I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 27 Secretly Arranged
Since ancient times, there have been two roads from Mayi to Jinyang, one is a shortcut going south from Loufanguan to Taiyuan County, but this road is rugged and not easy to walk.There is another one that is a little farther away, bypassing Yanmen Pass, which will cross Yanmen County and then go south to Taiyuan County.

Li Shimin calculated the itinerary of his group, and arrived in Jinyang within a month, which was ample time. In addition, he also had his own plans for this trip to Jinyang.

Although he was from Bingzhou in his previous life and knew Bingzhou very well, but at the end of Han Dynasty, he still wanted to experience it himself.This will be the starting point of his future hegemony, and he must know the mountains, rivers, land, customs, and even the potential for war here.

On the other hand, I have to plan in advance. Although the world is full of chaos at the moment, and there is a tendency to collapse, but overall, the power of the Central Dynasty is still very strong, as can be seen from the defeat of Xianbei and the company this time.

The outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising was the last straw that crushed the Eastern Han Dynasty. He had to make good use of this power and make profit from the chaos.

Right now there are refugees everywhere, there are bandits and other rebellions everywhere, why can't I secretly cultivate a bandit force of my own, in the name of bandits, in fact, my team may have Miraculously, that's why he brought Gan Xinghan with him.

On the other hand, what I lack the most now is talents. Leading military generals and internal affairs advisers are all urgently needed by me.Thinking back to the Tiance Mansion, there were fierce generals like clouds and counselors like rain, they were all his right-hand men to seize the world, this trip to Jinyang also hopes to attract a few talents to come in.

Of course, talents are hard to come by, it can only be a matter of luck.

In the end, I also want to maintain good relations with the main officials of Bingzhou, such as Huangfu Jie, Linghu Chu, and Zhang Yi. In any case, at this stage, I can't turn against them. On the contrary, I have to support their work vigorously. Maybe there will be unexpected things good thing.

In the end, Li Shimin and his party rushed towards Yanmen Pass.

"My lord, should we pay a visit to the prefect of Huangfu? After all, we have reached his territory, and we should go there out of both emotion and reason." Gan Xinghan kindly reminded.

"Old General Huangfu, loyal, courageous and resolute, he is always strong and strong. He is a role model for us to learn from, and we should pay him a visit." Li Shimin also had the same intention.

Two days later, Li Shimin and his party arrived at Yanmen Pass and presented a letter of worship, asking to see the prefect.

Huangfu was very happy to see that Li Shimin had come. He had a good impression of this man and had high hopes for him in his heart, so he was invited in quickly.

Huangfu Jie is already seventy years old, so it is supposed to be time for him to be an official, and he will go home to feed his grandchildren and enjoy the happiness of life.Right now, he is still young and strong. After all, time is not forgiving. At present, what he cares most about is who will hand over Yanmen County, including Yanmen Pass in the future.

He poured so much effort into this majestic Yanmen, it was hard to give up, and he let it go all at once.

"Shimin, Governor Zhang summoned you this time, do you know why?" Huangfu Jie asked with a smile.

"Reporting to my lord, the lower officials are also at a loss, please give me some guidance." Li Shimin said sincerely.

"Haha, Shimin is a fan of the authorities, but a bystander is clear. It's always a good thing, you take good care of it." Huangfu Jie smiled and said no more.

Li Shimin still didn't understand why, so he simply ignored him.

Huangfu Jie also attached great importance to Li Shimin, so he brought his confidants over and introduced them to him one by one.

When Hao Zhao was introduced, Li Shimin's eyes lit up immediately, and he looked at him carefully.

He is also very familiar with Hao Zhao. Although this person is not strong in martial arts, he is very good at defense. It turns out that he studied under Huangfu Jie, no wonder.

According to historical records, "In the second year of Taihe (228), Zhuge Liang led his army to the Northern Expedition, which was blocked by Hao Zhao. He failed to persuade him to surrender, and was forced to retreat after more than [-] days of attack day and night." This battle made our Prime Minister Zhuge hate And retreat, regretting for life, it shows this person's ability to defend the city.

Li Shimin loves talents eagerly, and he thinks he must dig this person into his hands.

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Li Shimin headed south all the way, heading towards Jinyang non-stop.

Bingzhou is mountainous, with dangerous terrain, easy to defend but difficult to attack.From another point of view, it also created less fertile land. Unlike Jizhou and Sili, where the people are rich and the products are rich, the only land is the plain formed by the impact of the river.

Along the way, all Li Shimin saw was the scene of the end of the world where the people were displaced and refugees everywhere. When they approached Taiyuan County, things got better.

"The people are the most important, followed by the country, the king is the lightest, the king boats the people, and the one who wins the hearts of the people wins the world." Li Shimin sighed for a while.After hearing Li Shimin's words, Gan Xinghan was also secretly startled that the lord is really a man with the destiny of the world, and he became more determined to follow him.

Everyone hurried along the way, seeing that Yun Zhongshan was about to arrive in Jinyang, but they were robbed by bandits at an abandoned pass.

A group of ragged clothes and armed with various weapons, led by a tall, black-faced and bearded man, Wu Yang Wu Yang surrounded Li Shimin. From a distance, there were hundreds of people.

Li Shimin was secretly amazed that these bandits were so poor, all of them were sallow and emaciated, and they seemed to be hungry and malnourished for a long time.It was a complete mob, so Li Shimin was not afraid at all.

"Isn't this just sleepy and meeting pillows? Well done for these bandits." Li Shimin laughed happily.

On the contrary, Gan Xinhan was very vigilant, and the guards around him also drew their swords to face each other, as if they were facing a big enemy.They were very surprised to see Li Shimin not only not panicking, but also showing joy on his face.

The black-faced man yelled and said: "I opened this mountain, and I planted this tree. If you want to cross this road, you should save money to buy roads." scare them.

"Haha" this opening remark coupled with his funny performance amused Li Shimin on the spot.Li Shimin saw that the black man Kong Wu was powerful, the long knife in his hand was well-handled, and there was no treachery on his brows.

"You black thief, report your name quickly, my big sword can't kill nameless ghosts." Li Shimin also said bluntly.

"I am Zhou Cang, the king of the mountain who steals from the rich and helps the poor to do justice for the heavens. Who are you? If you don't offer all the gold, silver and jewels, I will spare your life."

Li Shimin thought about it in his mind. In his impression, there was no such person's name in the Three Kingdoms, and he might also be an unknown person.But it seems that he has some skills, so why not test it out first.

"It's useless to say more, I see the real chapter under my hand, if you win me, I will give you whatever you want, but if you lose, let me handle it, do you dare to take a gamble?" Li Shimin asked provocatively .

Zhou Cang saw that although Li Shimin's group was small in number, they were all well-equipped, and the accompanying guards exuded a faint murderous look, they should be veterans who had experienced many battles and were invincible.

Seeing Li Shimin again, he is white and clean, like a scholar, he looks like a rich man, he thinks his martial arts are not strong, so why not capture him and force these people to submit.

Immediately he responded, "Why don't you dare, let you see how powerful I am Zhou Cang."

In order to show a fair contest, Li Shimin jumped off his horse and fought with Zhou Canglu.

Zhou Cang carried a big knife and slashed at Li Shimin aggressively. Li Shimin remained motionless, and with a seemingly random blow from his horse, Zhou Cang's domineering momentum was dispelled.Only then did Zhou Cang realize that he had punched his eyes. It turned out that he was also a master.

Immediately, he didn't hold back any more, and used his Tiangang sword technique, the long sword was rolling, majestic, and the sword technique was simplified, which was really exquisite.

Only then did Li Shimin discover that Zhou Cang's saber skills are good and his strength is great, and he is also a rare brave general, so he immediately loves talents.But no matter how powerful Zhou Cang is, he is still no match for Li Shimin.Li Shimin didn't hold back any longer, and immediately took the initiative to attack.

The two sides fought for more than [-] rounds, Zhou Cang was overwhelmed, and gradually showed his defeat. Li Shimin exerted more strength, and with one move, Zhou Cang's knife was knocked down.

Zhou Cang was also convinced of the defeat, and quickly knelt down and said: "Young master's martial arts are world-class, I am invincible. If you want to kill or cut, I will let you dispose of it, I will never say anything."

Zhou Cang and his subordinates were also dumbfounded. They were supposed to be robbing, which was good. After a battle for no reason, his leader immediately surrendered. Why, with so many of us, can’t we defeat the dozen or so of them? They all expressed dissatisfaction and were ready to come up and do a fight.

Zhou Cang raised his sword and signaled everyone not to mess up. Everyone was convinced of the leader, so no one dared to make a mistake.

Li Shimin smiled and said to Zhou Cang: "General Zhou, take me to your cottage. It just so happens that I have something to tell you. You take all these people back."

Zhou Cang took Li Shimin and the others into his cottage. Li Shimin saw that there were many women and children on the mountain, all of them were sallow and emaciated. Obviously, they were some refugees who could not survive. They dragged their families to Yunzhong Mountain to become bandits.

Entering the middle hall of the cottage, Li Shimin only called Zhou Cang and Gan Xinghan in, and asked his guards to guard the gate to prevent anyone from approaching.

Li Shimin said straight to the point: "General Zhou, I am actually Li Shimin, the magistrate of Mayi County, Yanmen. This time I have something to go to Jinyang. Seeing that the general is very brave, I started to recruit him. I hope the general can help me clarify Yuyu."

"It turned out to be the county magistrate Li, who has been admiring me for a long time." Zhou Cang said with joy on his face, "We are all hard-working people who can't survive, and we have to become bandits when we have to. We only kill the rich and help the poor on weekdays, and never bully Kindness, so life is also very poor.

"The general is willing to accept the grassroots. I am really lucky in my life. However, my brothers are also people in distress. I don't want to abandon them. Let them go. I ask the general to think of a way." Zhou Cang said frankly.

"What's the difficulty? Of course I have made all the arrangements, and I will never break my promise." Li Shimin said seriously.

Seeing that his last worry was resolved by Li Shimin, Zhou Cang did not hesitate.Then bowed his head and bowed: "As long as you don't give up, the grass people are willing to do the work of dogs and horses, in order to repay the kindness of the master."

In fact, he had nothing to hesitate, he had something to say first.In addition, Li Shimin is a man with high martial arts skills and a heart for the world, and he does not look down on him because of his humble background. He is a person worthy of serving.

And I am a little bandit, so there is nothing I am not satisfied with.

"Haha, General Zhou Cang is like a tiger with wings added." Li Shimin smiled very heartily, and he liked this kind of simple-minded titan very much.

　Zhou Cang is a character in the novel. There is no such person in real history, but he was loyal to Guan Yu in the novel, and later he was worshiped as a god by the people together with Guan Yu.The author also likes this character very much, so he wrote him in his novel, please understand.

　　
　
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