The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 142 If you reach out, you will be caught

Geng Zhangguang's mind was filled with what Liu Zhenhua said, if he destroyed the Ming Dynasty.

Geng Zhangguang knew that the Kitchen King definitely had such an ability. Even if the Kitchen King did not directly use his ability to sit on the throne, the transformation of food alone was enough to get him there, not to mention that the Kitchen King The king can also conjure weapons. Those magical objects and even the horses may have been conjured by the Kitchen King.

At the moment, the only weakness of the Kitchen King is probably that there are not many of them. Maybe it’s because the Kitchen King’s divine power has been sealed? Or maybe it was something else. Geng Zhangguang only knew that now was the only chance. If the Ming Dynasty was willing to mobilize the army and mobilize nine heavy troops to surround and suppress the Stove King, he could definitely take down the Stove King.

Unable to delay any longer, Geng Zhangguang seemed to still remember when he first met Liu Zhenhua. Less than a season had passed, and the Kitchen King had grown to tens of thousands of troops, with the cavalry accounting for a terrifying [-]%.

If it is delayed further, maybe by the beginning of next spring, the Kitchen King will have tens of thousands of elite soldiers and generals.

At that time, there will be a more powerful unit than the Liaobei cavalry, the Kitchen King's cavalry.

The most important thing is that the Kitchen King has crossed the nine-border defense line in Shaanxi, and they can penetrate directly into the capital.

"I have to go back and tell my father about this." Geng Zhangguang looked at Zhang Honggong seriously. This matter was of great importance. He had to take the bottle with him personally, tell his father about the situation here, and then let him go. Together with my father, I presented a petition to meet the Holy Father.

The latter knew that this matter was of great importance and immediately nodded, "That's fine."

This battle was considered a failure. Due to insufficient intelligence, these troops would definitely not be able to defeat the Kitchen King. He originally planned to pass the news back.

After getting Zhang Honggong's permission, Geng Zhangguang bid farewell to everyone and rode towards Datong. His mood was quite complicated, and he suddenly felt that his future was uncertain. He knew that what the people of this land may need is someone like the Stove King. Man, by doing this, he is cutting off the hope of the people.

Ugh.

Geng Zhangguang sighed and walked towards Datong.

"General Zhang, right now, there is a group of enemies coming from Yanchuan, ready to support Yonghe."

Hong Chengchou stared at Zhang Honggong. His opinion was that if they retreat temporarily, they are no longer a match for the Kitchen King. After all, the opponent has two thousand cavalry, and the geographical location of Yonghe County is just suitable for the cavalry.

Now the other side has reinforcements coming, and they can't intercept the reinforcements, and they can't capture Yonghe before the reinforcements arrive, so what's the point of not retreating.

Zhang Honggong's idea coincided with that of Hong Chengchou. As the commander-in-chief, he could naturally see the strength gap between the enemy and ourselves. Even adding Hong Chengchou's soldiers was not enough to defeat the Stove King.

"I plan to lead the troops to retreat to Shilou and control the Kitchen King's troops so that they do not dare to act rashly."

This is all that can be done for now, waiting for Geng Zhangguang to pass the news to the governor and wait for a decision.

"Okay, then I will withdraw to Yan'an and wait for the Lord's orders."

Yang He's jurisdiction does not include Shanxi. Originally, the Kitchen King fled to Shanxi and was no longer under Yang He's control. He had to wait until the news was informed to the Holy One and then wait for the Holy One's decision.

If the governor of Shanxi hadn't prepared to unite with them to suppress the bandits, giving them hope, they wouldn't have come here.

The two said goodbye. In order to avoid encountering Yanchuan's army on the road, they deliberately took a detour.

It happened to be staggered with the army led by Ren Hongli from Yanchuan.

After he arrived in Yonghe County, he was immediately attracted by the groups of snoring horses in the city. There were too many. "I didn't expect you, boy, to have so many cavalrymen under you after not seeing them for so many days."

Ren Hongli grinned when he saw Yang Lichao and rubbed his chest.

Yang Lichao looked like he was in pain, and when he saw Ren Hongli poking at him again with his finger, he smiled and dodged away, "It's all a conjuration of the Stove King. How come, it can definitely defeat tens of thousands of infantry."

"Awesome, even my Mo Dao team will be terrified when they see it."

Mo Dao is specialized in cutting down cavalry.

However, their number is too small and they can only deal with not many cavalry. Two thousand cavalry are difficult for them to fight against.

"Kitchen King."

Seeing Liu Zhenhua walking out of the county government office, the two of them hurriedly said seriously.

Liu Zhenhua nodded, "The other party has withdrawn their troops now. Ren Hongli, you go and lead people to clear out the rich men in nearby villages and towns. It's still the same as before."

For those wealthy people who are willing to hand over their fields and food, Liu Zhenhua can give them a way to survive and let them go there with their capital.

If you want to farm, do it.

Liu Zhenhua wants to break up all the land and let it belong to him. Only if it is in his hands, it is a good thing for these people, because he can guarantee absolute fairness. This kind of fairness is for the poor people in the world. Yes, Liu Zhenhua wants to capture this majority of people.

This large portion of talent is the cornerstone of his career.

"Yes!"

Ren Hongli said.

The current work of exterminating landlords can no longer make the slightest ripple in his heart.

After all, after these armies passed, the landowners would naturally surrender. The few servants under his command were so frightened that they peed their pants when they saw them. How could they dare to use weapons against him?

"Yang Lichao, you continue to train with the cavalry these days."

Judging from the conversation at the dinner table, Geng Zhangguang's heart is in the Ming Dynasty. After what he saw and heard in this city, if he fails to win over, the other party will definitely go back and tell his father.

Geng Zhangguang's father is the governor.

What should his father do when the time comes? No matter what, he has to think about it.

There is nothing wrong with letting the cavalry train.

"Yes!"

Being able to go out and race horses is better than staying in the city. They cavalry are born to ride horses everywhere.

Everyone followed Liu Zhenhua's instructions.

As for the people in Yanchuan, Yanchang and other places, they couldn't sit still.

The Kitchen King went to Shandong, and the court sent troops and horses.

The city gate is still closed now. Some of them are thinking about the Kitchen King, and some are thinking about the sweet potatoes outside.

You know, sweet potatoes are almost ripe.

This is the only crop in northern Shaanxi right now.

They still remembered what the Stove King once said, that the sweet potato could yield five dan per acre.

That's five stones.

How are the sweet potatoes? It's time to mature and they won't be picked by the people of the court.

This is what some people who grow sweet potatoes are most concerned about.

Invariably, these people gathered in front of the county offices of Yanchuan and Yanchang counties.

"General Manager Ren, when will the Stove Lord be back?"

"That's right. If the Kitchen God is not around, your hearts will be ruined."

"Manager, the sweet potatoes outside the city are almost ripe. What should I do if they are ruined by the imperial court?"

"That's right, let's go out and take a look. We are not afraid of those officers and soldiers. If anyone touches our sweet potatoes, we will fight them to the death."

This sentence was recognized by most of the people, and they all agreed.

Although they have not yet seen the magic of sweet potatoes, the people seem to regard sweet potatoes as their lifeblood.

Ren Zhuohuo was troubled by the noise from the people. Liu Zhenhua's original order was to close the city gate and prohibit everyone from entering or exiting.

But now the people are gathering together, and some people are even about to kneel down.

"Everyone, be quiet first."

Ren Zhuoyue stretched out his hands and pressed downward.

The surroundings gradually became quiet, and they stared at Ren Zhuoyue. "I can understand everyone's mood, but now the Kitchen King stipulates that no one can leave the city. However, I can send people offline to tell the Kitchen King about this matter and let the Kitchen King make a decision. Let's go back and wait for the good news from me. !”

The common people nodded after hearing the classic understanding + difficulty + solution. They did not dare to disobey the Stove King's order. They gathered together now to express their wishes and let Ren Zhuo Zhuo tell the Stove King their demands.

Seeing the people gradually disperse, Ren Zhuohuo hurriedly sent someone to deliver the message.

One wave after another, Zhao Shicheng rushed over in a hurry, with some anxiety and anger on his face.

When Ren Zhuohuo saw it, he knew something big was going on, otherwise Brother Zhao, who was considered the chief bookkeeper, wouldn't have such an expression.

"Speak slowly, speak slowly, I just finished handling the matter here."

Ren Zhuohuo hurriedly said that he was afraid that Zhao Shicheng's angry remarks would make things more confusing and difficult to understand.

Zhao Shicheng opened his mouth and was about to say something, then sighed and pointed at the county government office behind Ren Zhuozhou, "Go in and talk, go in and talk."

The two of them walked into the county government office with their shoulders crossed. They were not wearing official uniforms, and they did not appear to be in any violation of the rules.

"What's going on, you're so angry?" Ren Zhuohuo pulled up two chairs. After sitting down, he looked at Zhao Shicheng and asked.

Zhao Shicheng spread his legs and put his hands on his knees with an angry look. He said with a bit of hatred: "Someone reached out and got greedy."

"what?"

Ren Zhuohuo looked shocked when he heard this, "Who is it? Every high-ranking official enjoys the treatment of a heavenly soldier. He eats three good meals a day and gets a salary every month, which is either food or money. , is there anyone who is not satisfied with this?"

He couldn't understand how the heart of the person who stretched out his hand grew.

Is there really such a greedy person?

"People's hearts are so weak that snakes swallow elephants," Zhao Shicheng sighed sadly. "At least ten stones of grain, ten acres of farmland, and thirty taels of silver were stolen."

He held out three fingers and looked distressed. He and his subordinates were responsible for counting money, grain and fields.

Some people take advantage of their positions to put food in their pockets. The same is true when dividing fields. Even money can be put into their arms.

What do these people want from those things? The Stove King will give them everything, take care of food, housing, and salary.

"so much?"

Ren Zhuozhou was shocked again and said that the money embezzled from these things alone was more than the pension after Tianbing died.

Needless to say, the value of a thousand pounds of grain and ten acres of fields.

"Who is so bold? How can he have the face to meet the Kitchen King!"

Ren Zhuohuo stood up suddenly, stunned and then angry. He paced back and forth, his footsteps heavy.

"The Kitchen King led his soldiers and horses to lay down the land in front, and the heavenly soldiers and militiamen risked their lives to fight."

"Someone at home actually put something in his arms."

"It won't be an exaggeration if that person is cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!"

He turned around suddenly and looked at Zhao Shicheng angrily.

"Xu Deliang."

Zhao Shicheng named him, one of the few knowledgeable people in Yanchuan City.

At first he volunteered that he could read and do math and joined the accounting team.

"Where is he now?"

Ren Zhuozhou asked, he wanted to lead people to arrest the man now.

"Aren't you just trying to scare someone away?"

After reacting, Ren Zhuoyue said, you must know that Zhao Shicheng came over with an angry face.

"I've been pinned down. I'm in the accounting room. You sit down first."

Zhao Shicheng looked at Ren Zhuoyou helplessly, and now he was so angry that he was about to lose his mind.

"Just catch it."

After Ren Zhuoyue sat down, he supported his head with one hand and looked at Zhao Shicheng sideways, "This happened."

"I'm here to discuss with you how to deal with it."

"If you discuss it with me, we must wait for the Kitchen King to come back and take him into custody first," Ren Zhuo said with one hand spread out and a matter-of-fact expression on his face.

This is a big deal, and that person committed a serious crime.

With the Stove King's unbearable temper, that person will definitely not get any good results.

"Then do it."

Zhao Shicheng nodded. After all, it was Ren Zhuohuo who talked about the matter in the city. He would definitely discuss such a big matter with Ren Zhuozuo.

The two of them quickly rushed to the counting house with the soldiers from the county government.

Ren Fanyi and another person were staring at a bound person with evil eyes.

The man had a wretched look on his face and his eyes were a little blue, as if he had been beaten.

It's quite normal to be beaten. After all, there were such big loopholes in the face-to-face account reconciliation, and this person dared to commit corruption under the Kitchen King.

Most of them used to be ordinary people who hated corrupt officials the most.

If this man hadn't been asked to wait for the Kitchen King to deal with him, he would probably have been beaten to death.

"Take it down, find a place to lock him up, and wait for the Kitchen King to deal with him." Ren Zhuomo walked over and kicked the man in the face. He dared to embezzle.

I really want to beat him to death.

The two soldiers immediately went up to him like wolves and tigers and picked him up. One of them slapped him, "Be honest."

They were listening along the way. This man was so greedy that he could compensate three or four heavenly soldiers for dying in battle.

Xu Deliang's face was gloomy. He knew that such a day might come, but he did not expect that this day would come so quickly.

Looking at the white money and tempting food, he really couldn't help it.

In addition, although the Kitchen King is magical, he does not see everything like a god.

His courage grew.

Who knew that someone would find out by mistake.

All I can say in my heart is that fate plays tricks on people.

Thinking of the Kitchen King executing corrupt officials in the city, Xu Deliang's legs immediately tightened, and some filth flowed out from his lower body, all the way.

"You know how to be afraid, why aren't you afraid when you reach out, motherfucker?"

A soldier next to him sneered and slapped Xu Deliang on the back of the head.

The same goes for another soldier.

This kind of person should be cut to pieces and allowed to commit corruption! They hate corrupt officials most in their lives.

Two groups of fast horses left Yanchuan County one after another, both carrying this important news.

(End of this chapter)