Chapter 28 Escape
The Wating Pavilion is bathed in the afterglow of the sunset, beautiful and peaceful, but the people on the Waling Pavilion are full of resentment and murderous aura.
Zhai Rang was angry. Li Fengyun's plan worked and successfully rescued the Shan family, but pushed Zhai Rang and the Wagang people into a dead end. Next, Yingyang Mansion would definitely encircle Wating and kill all the Wagang people. Cui was still open-minded, and the Twelve Lady issued a warning in advance, asking the Wagang people to leave Dongjun quickly. However, although the world was big, there was no place for the Wagang people to stand.
Of course, Zhai Rang would not openly drive Li Fengyun away. At that time, the hearts of the brothers were cold and his reputation was damaged. Moreover, Cui and the powerful people in the East County would not give up on siege and killing the Wagang people. Since this is the case, they could only bury their anger in their hearts, act open-minded, polite, and responsibilities. In addition, Zhai Rang and a group of Wagang people were afraid of and afraid of the white-haired prisoners from the bottom of their hearts, and did not dare to provoke him at will, to anger him, so as not to cause disaster to themselves.
Although the two sides have only known each other for a few days, Li Fengyun has fully demonstrated his amazing strength. This strength is not only strong in martial arts, but also outstanding in wisdom and strategy. Li Fengyun is also a gangster, and is also a notorious thief. His arrogant, aggressive, and lawless violent personality makes him extremely strong in his behavior. This strength, coupled with the kindness of helping Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji and others, has quickly won a place in the minds of the people of Wagang and possessed a unique and important weight.
This is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and strength determines everything. If Zhai Rang insists on staying in Dongjun and Wating, he will have the advantage of the right time, place, and people, and will definitely be able to continue to lead the people. Once he leaves Dongjun and fles to a foreign land, his advantages will be lost. How can he lead the heroes of Wagang?
Zhai Rang's concern gradually eased as the debate between Wagang people discussing future survival strategies.
The people he trusted and relied most were the "comrades" people like Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji. Although the Zhai family was their benefactor and protected them within the sphere of influence, in fact, the interests between the two sides were too deep and had long been a community of interests. They prospered and lost. The facts proved that this was true. This was also the reason why Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji and other Henan tyrants rescued Zhai Rang and Zhai at all costs.
This kind of "group" that coexists due to interests will never fall apart if there is no greater interest that can impress them. Although Li Fengyun "takes a risk" to save Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji and some Wagang people in this crisis, Li Fengyun's "freedom" was exchanged for the Wagang people's lives. They have both kindness and kindness between each other, and it is impossible to say who owe anyone, so Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji will not turn to Li Fengyun as their benefactor just because Li Fengyun saved their family.
What benefits can Li Fengyun bring to them? Li Fengyun is mysterious. No one knows his past, nor does anyone know his secret. This is a crisis in itself. Secondly, Li Fengyun always wants to rebel, but he has nothing to do. He gathers a group of people to rebel, burn, kill and loot. Of course, it is good for him, but for Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji and others, there is no benefit, only endless disasters. Since this is the case, how could Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji follow Li Fengyun?
Zhai Rang suffered a lot and his confidence was severely frustrated, so he was too worried. Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji's consistent support for him not only made him feel the incomparable loyalty between his brothers, but also quickly restored his confidence.
In the survival plan of the Wagang people, except for Li Fengyun who insisted on raising the flag to rebel, others supported Zhai Rang's strategy and went to Xingyang County and Liang County to rob passing ships on the South Canal (Tongji Canal) that runs across the two counties to make a living. To put it bluntly, it is just a thief, not showing off the mountains and showing off, and it is very low-key. This way of life is very comfortable and will not attract excessive attention from the government. It is a typical gangster survival method.
Li Fengyun couldn't help but want to ask, how long do you plan to do this? Is it a great honor to be a thief? Is this your ideal life for life? Is it better to have a king, prince, general, and minister? Why can't you raise the flag of uprising like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, climb the high and shout, and create a new world?
The people of Wagang ignored it and thought that Li Fengyun was a madman, a madman who was forced to a dead end by the powerful and powerful in the dynasty, and a delusional person who was determined to be king and dominate and then take revenge on the powerful and powerful in the dynasty. Today's Middle Earth is the unified Middle Earth. Today's dynasty has a huge army of the Wei Mansion. Today's world's granaries are rich and the national strength is strong. Today's emperor led the Wei Mansion army to fight south and north, fight west and fight east, and fight all the attacks and are invincible. In today's situation, rebellion is purely a fool and seeking death.
The people of Wagang quickly evacuated. The Ji River went south for more than 100 miles from the Wating straight line. Then the Ji River went south for dozens of miles from the Ji River to the Tongji Canal running through Xingyang County and Liang County.
Xu is a tycoon of Henan shipping and the boss of the Henan Navigation Operation Association. All ships walking on the canals in Henan must follow the rules of the guild, which can imply the power of Xu in the canals of large and small rivers in Henan. This time, the Wagang people evacuated with the help of the Xu family's power. Xu's fleet was scattered all over the north and south of the rivers. After hundreds of Wagang people boarded the ship from different evacuation sites, they were like a handful of sand and gravel sprinkled into the river in a blink of an eye.
The current Wagang people mainly include Zhai and their sons and nephews, disciples and former officials, including Zhai Kuan and Zhai Rang brothers, nephew Zhai Mohou, disciples Wang Ruxin, and friends Jia Xiong and Shan Xiongxin.
Xu Shiji had the protection of Cui, and appeared in public in public, continuing to be his young master of Xu, which provided convenience for the escape and survival of the Wagang people. Other local tyrants such as Wang wanted the Han Wang Bo to be his brother, Wang Dangren, Zhou Wenju and Li Deyi to quickly calm the storm that occurred in Dongjun was spared. However, with the lesson of the Shan family, they were all extremely low-key and temporarily interrupted the contact with the Wagang people, so they avoided being caught by the government and suffered a miserable accident.
The Wagang people are weak, want money but no money, have no people but no territory, just like a group of stray dogs who are wanted by the government and flee everywhere. In this case, it is indeed unrealistic and absurd to say that they raise the flag to rebel. Li Fengyun always talks about Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. The ideas of the two sides are completely different, and there is no place to intersect.
Li Fengyun was very angry because of this. He locked himself in the cabin, except for eating or sleeping. He was neither willing to take the initiative to accommodate the people of Wagang, nor did he deepen his understanding, eliminate barriers and alleviate conflicts. This made the distance between the two sides farther and farther away, but due to their respective needs, both sides endure each other and can maintain a coexistence for the time being.
At dusk that day, the fleet moored on the canal dock in Songcheng, the capital of Liangjun.
Late at night, Li Fengyun, who was studying in the cabin, suddenly heard a rapid sound of horse hooves. He hesitated for a moment, put down the book, walked to the window and opened the curtain to look out. The moonlight outside was hazy, and the various lanterns on the pier and ships emitted dim lights, making the night look softer and warmer. Several strong horses galloped over, and immediately wore dusty towels on their faces, black robes, and black cloaks.
Li Fengyun's eyes showed a vigilant look and looked more carefully.
The man in black drove his horse to approach the pilot ship of the fleet. Before he could dismount, a sailor on the boat asked loudly. As soon as the man in black spoke, Li Fengyun heard the voice of Xu Shiji. Li Fengyun was secretly happy. During this period, he hid on the ship. After Shan Xiongxin, Jia Xiong and others disappeared one after another, only Zhai Rang and Wang Ruxin knew about it, but they could not find a common topic between them, so they were very depressed.
Xu Shiji got on the boat and first went to see Zhai Rang and Wang Ruxin, then entered the cabin where Li Fengyun lived. After a few greetings, he took Li Fengyun and Zhai Rang and Wang Ruxin to sit together using the excuse of drinking.
Zhai Rang was very generous. He did not deliberately exclude Li Fengyun because he had differences in his survival philosophy. Instead, he always regarded him as a member of Wagang and called him together to discuss whether it is big or small. Listening to both sides is clear, while believing in others is secret. Listening to opposition more at such critical moments is also a good thing. Zhai Rang's approach is deeply appreciated by Li Fengyun. Giving each other the necessary respect and trust to each other is the reason why both sides can tolerate each other.
"What's the situation in the White Horse?" Zhai Rang made the point straight and went straight to the point before he picked up the wine glass.
"The pursuit and suppression is very strong. Whether it is the censor or the county magistrate, they have to do what they should do before receiving the imperial edict of the Dongdu." Xu Shiji looked sad. "Although the thunder and the raindrops are small, the Twelve Lady is under too much pressure. After all, the case of the White Horse is too big. After the envoy of the Dongdu arrived at the White Horse, he would investigate it in any way so that he would explain it to Dongdu. However, the culprit of the White Horse case is not only not caught, but he fled without a trace. This is ultimately unfavorable to the people of Shandong."
Zhai Rang remained silent. Wang Ruxin, who was sitting beside him, couldn't help it, his eyes flashed, and he glanced at Li Fengyun who was eating and drinking on his own, and he wanted to speak but stopped.
Wang Ruxin was in his thirties, with a medium figure, white face and short beard, smart and capable, and had worked as a servant under Zhai Kuan for several years. He was very afraid of Li Fengyun and was worried that Zhai was burdened by him. He repeatedly suggested that Zhai Rang drive away the white-haired prisoner, but Zhai Rang refused.
"Did Cui have any hints?" Zhai Rang asked.
Xu Shiji smiled bitterly, looked at Li Fengyun and said, "The Twelve Lady vowed to cut off Brother Fengyun's head with her own hands, so she had left the white horse a few days ago and went south along the Tongji Canal to chase him."
Wang Ruxin laughed and was a little gloating, "This is Cui's hint, and Cui's target is the white-haired man."
Li Fengyun put down his wine glass, looked at Wang Ruxin with contempt, and sneered, "If Cui had only such a short-sighted wife, she would have been dead!"
Wang Ruxin changed color suddenly and opened his mouth and retorted.
Zhai Rang hurriedly stopped him, looked at Xu Shiji and asked, "Cui is coming to Songcheng?"
Xu Shiji looked solemn, and Zheng Keyou was on his head.
"Has she heard something?" Zhai Rang asked.
Xu Shiji shook his head, "She came to Songcheng with great fanfare, definitely not to chase Brother Fengyun."
A sharp light flashed through Zhai Rang's eyes, and suddenly punched the food table with a heavy punch, "Who is the traitor?"
Only then did Wang Ruxin realize the coming of the crisis and looked a little panicked, "Ming Gong, it may be that something happened to the Prime Minister of Korea."
"Ask to meet Han Prime Minister immediately." Zhai Rang said decisively, "I must see him tomorrow."
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Chapter completed!