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

Chapter 195 Helplessness (Happy New Year to all readers)

"King Stove, Yonghe is safe and sound recently. I'm too busy here. My soldiers train every day, but they never have a chance to fight. Your reputation has spread to the east, south and north of Yonghe. Now, there are dozens of people every day. I came to Yonghe and wanted to join your army. Without your approval, I dare not make a decision. Those people were unwilling to leave and stayed around Yonghe, and they have accumulated thousands of people."

"So I'm writing a letter to see if you can let me do something, expand the army, and attack the surrounding cities. With your reputation, plus the militiamen who have accumulated strength for a long time, the surrounding small counties , it’s just a matter of taking it easily.”

Looking at this letter, Liu Zhenhua smiled a little. The sentences in the letter were messy, and it was obviously written by Ren Hongli himself. Liu Zhenhua couldn't remember exactly how long it had been since he last sent Ren Hongli to garrison Yonghe.

If those militiamen had followed him, they would probably have become heavenly soldiers.

Liu Zhenhua is sitting in front of the desk, holding a brush in his hand. The reputation in his hand can now be upgraded to the number of heavenly soldiers. This time it is increasing, and the number of reputations gained every day will exceed 300,000.

Although it is not possible for Liu Zhenhua to have free sight of transport vehicles and tanks, he can at least have a Maxim every two days.

"Those stationed militiamen can be used directly," Liu Zhenhua considered.

At present, his territory is getting wider and wider, but it still cannot keep up with the pace of growth in strength. The Ming Dynasty is so big. If he only relies on troops and horses, he will fight until the year of the monkey. As early as the time of Heshui, Liu Zhenhua was considering Do you want multiple lines to bloom?

Some of his generals have been trained, and they are fully capable of taking charge on their own.

As for what to do if defeated, fight, there is no one who cannot fail. Even Liu Zhenhua cannot remain undefeated forever. Since these generals are given free rein to do what they do, Liu Zhenhua is not afraid that they will fail.

Geng Ruqi next to him was relieved that the Kitchen King was relieved to have such a magical weapon in his son's hands, which was enough to show the Stove King's trust in his son.

"Thank you, Kitchen King."

Geng Zhangguang made a listening gesture. He thought Liu Zhenhua had any other demands.

Three front battle.

Geng Zhangguang was an enemy of the Kitchen King before, so he naturally knew how powerful this deterrent was.

And Geng Ruqi, as the governor of Shandong, naturally has nothing to say in this regard.

The general meaning is that Ren Hongli has the right to expand and can expand the number of his militia to 5,000.

"I'm allocating you two magic weapon Maxims."

"I plan to take action against Shanxi's border towns and take over Shanxi's land starting from Yonghe," Liu Zhenhua said slowly.

This is the deterrent power of Kitchen King.

Henan, Anhui, Shandong, and Hebei, the junction of these four provinces is an extremely important place. It is said that whoever wins the Central Plains will win the world. Liu Zhenhua does not intend to go straight to the capital. The lean camels of the Ming Dynasty are bigger than horses. If pressed, It is also a troublesome thing. Keeping the Ming Dynasty can also contain the Liao people in the north.

Now that he finally had the opportunity to make a contribution, he was naturally extremely eager.

The letter was sent quickly.

Liu Zhenhua looked at Geng Zhangguang and asked with a smile: "Are you eager to make contributions?"

As long as they are not attacking Fucheng or some important towns, five thousand soldiers are enough. The most important thing is that Liu Zhenhua is going to send Geng Ruxi there to help Ren Hongli expand his territory. Ren Hongli has a very high talent in fighting, but in governing the people But it is not possible in the city.

With the Stove King's signature and two magical weapons, who can stop him along the way?

"Very good, I will give you five hundred militiamen and the right to recruit soldiers. You go south along Qingyang. Between Qingyang and Xi'an, the county towns, large and small, are your targets." Liu Zhenhua planned to multi-line Huahua, headed all the way to Shanxi, followed by Geng Zhangguang's army going south. After taking Xi'an, Shaanxi can be said to have basically fallen into the hands of Liu Zhenhua.

The soldiers led by Liu Zhenhua must be heavenly soldiers. As for the soldiers in other directions, if they are promoted to heavenly soldiers but are not with Liu Zhenhua, they will be converted into other rewards. Liu Zhenhua now has a huge reputation every day, which can naturally be exchanged for gold and silver.

"That's enough, five hundred is enough," Geng Zhangguang said, patting his chest. Five hundred soldiers is not a lot, but the right to recruit soldiers in the following sentence is already worth a thousand troops.

Liu Zhenhua stretched out two fingers.

With the golden sign of Kitchen King, his team can grow rapidly.

Besides, when a team is equipped with several Maxim machine guns, as long as the commander is not too stupid, it is impossible to fail.

Two people holding Maxim can withstand thousands of troops. Four people holding Maxim at a pass will kill as many enemies as they come.

"I already know it," Liu Zhenhua started writing line by line.

Liu Zhenhua asked.

This is a great thing.

Along the way south, there must be many victims of the disaster, and besides, he is known as the Stove King.

Ordinary people have to kill three people to become a heavenly soldier, but he just took a shortcut.

Geng Zhangguang was stunned at first, and then showed a look of ecstasy. Who doesn't know about Maxim? This name is so thunderous that the Stove King's extremely powerful magic weapon is called Maxim.

"How about it, is five hundred enough?"

Even in some small counties, when they heard the name of Kitchen King, they would probably open their city gates and give up resistance.

"That's exactly what I meant," Liu Zhenhua said with a smile. Talking to smart people saves effort. Geng Ruqi took the initiative to ask for help without him having to explain.

"In addition," Liu Zhenhua suddenly said.

Geng Zhangguang grinned.

Geng Ruqi and Geng Zhangguang looked at each other, already knowing in their hearts what Liu Zhenhua had called them to do.

Geng Ruqi and his son stood in front of Liu Zhenhua, "Kitchen King."

And he was preparing to lead his army down the southeast of Yan'an and go straight to Henan.

Geng Zhangguang was not embarrassed. Looking at Liu Zhenhua's obviously joking words, he nodded immediately, "This is natural, Stove King, we can't just have free rice."

"King of the Stove, I am willing to go to Yonghe and help the King of Stove take over Shanxi," Geng Ruqi said with cupped hands.

He felt a little uneasy eating those things every day.

"Kitchen King, what about me?" Geng Zhangguang said with an eager expression. Although he and his father had directly enjoyed the rights of heavenly soldiers after joining the Kitchen King's team, Geng Zhangguang felt that he deserved it.

"There is nothing else. You two, father and son, set off immediately. You can choose the five hundred militiamen yourself," Liu Zhenhua turned around and sat back behind the desk. He waved his hand.

The two of them responded, then turned and walked towards the outside of the government office.

"Dad, be careful," Geng Zhangguang turned to look at his father.

After all, my father is going to fight.

Geng Ruqi stroked his beard and said, "This time when I go east, my father will definitely have more troops than you. I don't think there will be much danger on the way, but it will be a disaster."

"Huh? Dad, although the Kitchen King only gave me five hundred soldiers and horses, there are two magic weapons after all."

"Going from here, we should be invincible and conquerable."

Geng Zhangguang was very confident, he could see the power of the magic weapon.

Who can stop him along the way?

"It is those two magic weapons that will put you in danger," Geng Ruxi followed Geng Zhangguang and walked side by side towards the barracks.

Geng Zhangguang was stunned by what he said. "Someone assassinated the Stove King a few days ago, which shows that there may still be spies sent by the imperial court in this city," Geng Ruqi said slowly.

"The Kitchen King's magic weapons are so precious. The fact that the Kitchen King can give you two of them is enough to show that the Kitchen King values ​​you. However, once this news leaks out, the court is likely to focus on these two people who are far away from the Kitchen King's camp. Taishen soldiers."

"It makes sense," Geng Zhangguang realized later, "but it doesn't matter. With five hundred soldiers and horses, plus two magic weapons, the imperial court will need at least five thousand soldiers and horses to be able to kill us."

Geng Zhangguang analyzed it and said, "The Stove King has intelligence and troops. If the court sends five thousand people, they will naturally not be able to escape the Stove King's eyes."

"No matter what, it's better to be careful," Geng Ruqi said.

"Don't worry, Dad."

"Didn't you guarantee that nothing would go wrong? Didn't you say that you had the Kitchen King's life and death in your hands? Why did you fail!"

Emperor Chongzhen slammed the memorial in front of him on Jiang Xin's face, and a red mark immediately appeared on the latter's face, which showed Emperor Chongzhen's anger.

The promised Kitchen King's fortune and life were already in his hands, but now he was told that the assassination had failed.

Jiang Xin knelt on the ground, feeling miserable in his heart, "Your Majesty, your subordinates don't know. The news came that the Kitchen King is..."

"What happened to him, and what happened to the Kitchen King?"

"Kitchen King, you are invulnerable!"

Jiang Xin suddenly knocked his head on the ground. Emperor Chongzhen couldn't believe this sentence.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen became silent after hearing this. After a while, Jiang Xin slowly raised his head with some doubts and saw Emperor Chongzhen sitting cross-legged behind the desk.

"Invulnerable," Emperor Chongzhen murmured. "A few days ago, Qingyang Mansion fell into the hands of bandits. The news came that the Kitchen King was in front of the battle. He shot with a strong bow but could not hurt him at all. In the city The morale of the soldiers was completely lost, so Qingyang fell."

"Now, if you assassinate the Stove King, you will be invulnerable." Emperor Chongzhen was in a state of confusion. Facing such an enemy, what should he do? What could he do?

The rogue bandits can still be dispatched to exterminate soldiers, and the Liao people can still be dealt with. But how is he going to deal with the Kitchen King who is invulnerable and can also transform into magical weapons?

Unable to seek peace, unable to win the battle, and unable to assassinate, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly felt suffocated.

Counting onwards, among the kings of all dynasties, who has faced such an insurmountable enemy like him?

"Jiang Xin, does the Kitchen King really have no weaknesses?"

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Jiang Xin and asked.

Jiang Xin was at a loss for words. What should he say? "If I go back to the emperor, I can't deal with the Kitchen King by poisoning him. The Kitchen King's daily meals are all changed by himself, so there is no chance."

"If the assassination fails, the Kitchen King will be invulnerable."

"If inducements fail, he will not waver in the slightest from your emperor's seal."

"It's just lust."

Jiang Xin explained the facts, and that was all he could do now.

"Yes, seduction, there is still seduction left," Emperor Chongzhen's eyes lit up, as if a drowning man had grasped a life-saving straw.

All other methods are useless, only this honey trap.

"I'll teach you how to handle this matter so that the Kitchen King doesn't notice it," Emperor Chongzhen suddenly stood up.

The color is like a bone-scraping steel knife, and the gentle village is the tomb of heroes. Please take care of yourself. As mentioned before, the Stove King once had two sets of twins by his side on his way to success.

"Yes, twins. Maybe the Kitchen King likes the blessing of everyone, so he comes to find the twins."

"I have three thousand harems, those maids, and other stunning ladies among the people. Go and try them all. I give you this right."

This is the only solution that Emperor Chongzhen can think of at the moment.

If this plan fails, we can only convene the six pavilions to brainstorm ideas.

However, he had implicitly expressed that he already had the Kitchen King in his hands.

"Go do it, go!"

"Yes."

Jiang Xin slowly retreated and then disappeared into the darkness.

In the middle of the court, the news that the Kitchen King had captured Qingyang had spread, and there were also rumors that the Kitchen King was invulnerable.

Some ministers vaguely guessed that perhaps the Stove King had escaped from Emperor Chongzhen's control, or perhaps Emperor Chongzhen had never held the Stove King's life or death in his hands.

What Emperor Chongzhen said in the hall seemed to have become a laughing stock.

"Good! Great!"

Ren Hongli slapped the desk of the county government office, and two cracks were opened on the desk of unknown material.

"The Stove King has allowed me to expand," he stood up with a happy face, and then walked towards the county government office.

He couldn't wait any longer. Zai Yong and he were almost losing their minds, and now they could finally let go and have a big fight.

Although he still has to wait for the men sent by the Kitchen King to come over, he can do a lot now. He can now recruit the refugees who have taken root outside the city and gather them under his command.

Outside Yonghe City, less than two miles away, there were a large number of refugees nesting in the ravines. These people came from nearby after hearing the name of Kitchen King.

The reason why these people are still alive today is all because of the food given by the Stove King, including sweet potatoes, their seedlings, roots and leaves.

Almost all the fields, large and small, outside Yonghe City are planted with sweet potatoes, and the last batch of sweet potatoes has been harvested long ago.

Now every household still has leftover sweet potatoes.

Take a closer look around these victims. Next to their temporary shacks, there are some sweet potato seedlings planted in suitable open spaces of various sizes. The tender green leaves represent the hope of life.

They regard these sweet potato seedlings as more important than their own lives.

"Dong dong dong."

"Good news, good news, the Kitchen King is recruiting local heroes! First come, first served, first come, first served!"

Some soldiers, beating gongs and drums, came to the place where the refugees were entrenched and shouted.

The refugees who had been huddled together suddenly rose up at an incredible speed, and then rushed towards the soldier.

"Don't come to me. There are two recruitment points at the west gate of Yonghe City!"

The soldiers were frightened when they saw Wuyangyang's group of people rushing towards them, and hurriedly said.

The refugees then gave up and turned towards Yonghe City.

(End of this chapter)