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In the spear room that barely sheltered from wind and rain, there was an oil lamp on a rotten table spliced ​​together with some tree trunks. A small candlelight could barely illuminate the area of ​​the table. Three faces gathered together and stared at a map on the table.

"Guofeng, this is a good opportunity." Chen Changfu pointed to the map and said.

"You asked me to take these men to fight such a well-equipped team. If you weren't Chen Changfu, I would have suspected that you were the tyrant of the government army." Tian Guofeng glanced at Chen Changfu dissatisfiedly: "This is not going to rob, this is going to die."

Chen Changfu, the third brother of the fourth Chen brother, laughed: "Who said we are going to attack Zhu Youzhen? This army is an elite army of Liang. Our few people are really not enough for others to eat. But Guofeng, don't you think this is a good opportunity for us to serve them?"

Tian Guofeng stared at Chen Changfu with wide eyes, as if he was looking at a gorilla. After a while, he said, "Do you think that a bandit like us, the dignified third prince of Daliang, will look down on us?"

"Of course I didn't just run to him to recommend myself." Another person dressed in a silent scholar spoke: "As long as you show your value, it is worth recruiting for Zhu Youzhen now."

"We are bandits!" Tian Guofeng seemed to be more respectful to the person dressed by this scholar than Chen Changfu. "He was born to be against them. Mr. Xu, this matter is probably even more difficult."

Xu Xiang, a native of Tai'an, went from Tai'an to Wuyi three years ago, and then studied at Wuwei Academy. A year ago, he was sent back to the Pinglu Jiedu rule with Chen Changfu to engage in secret work.

Tian Guofeng and Chen Changfu were just like those of Chen Changfu, but Xu Xiang was a serious scholar. Since he went up the mountain, he took over this bandit team of thousands of people. Under his management, the team slowly settled down and was well disciplined. When should we go down the mountain to grab things, when should we be honest in pursuing land and farming on the mountain to hunt, everything was arranged by him, even how to grab things and who we should grab them, Xu Xiang arranged them all.

After a year, this team has become famous in the Pinglu area and has become the eldest brother among the bandits. The leader Tian Guofeng naturally becomes the eldest brother of the bandits of the Pinglu.

"It's not difficult!" Xu Xiang shook his head. "Just plan carefully, everything can be made natural."

"Mr. Xu, this Zhu Youzhen is the prince. Can he look down on us bandits?" Even though he admired Xu Xiang very much, Tian Guofeng still seemed a little incredible.

"This Zhu Youzhen is very weak now." Xu Xiangzhan smiled: "This time he came to Pinglu, he only brought such a little man. Hou Xiyi holds a large army. Zhu Youzhen does not want to be a spectator in Pinglu, but wants to hold real power, naturally the more chips in his hand, the better. In my opinion, Zhu Youzhen must want to take the initiative. Eighty-most of us are from Tai'an, basically from Pinglu. If we show that it is useful to Zhu Youzhen, then he will naturally want to recruit us for our own use and help him charge in the battle."

Tian Guofeng looked at Xu Xiang with strange eyes, and then said for a while: "Mr. Xu, Zhu Youzhen came to Pinglu, but he came to fight the Tang army. Could we help him fight Zuo Xiaowei then?"

"Zhu Youzhen arrived in Pinglu, but she might not have fought with the Tang army. He is likely to be a military supervisor." Xu Xiang smiled and said, "Zhu Youzhen is the third prince of the pseudo-liang. If we can lurk to him and gain trust, it will definitely be helpful in the future. I don't think that in the battle between Pinglu, we can do this Zhu Youzhen!"

"If we are really as you wish and we are recruited by him, wouldn't we be by his side? If we catch the opportunity and cut him with one knife, wouldn't we make great contributions?" Tian Guofeng said in a longing.

Xu Xiang laughed: "First, even if we are recruited, we cannot get close to him so quickly and assassinate him. Second, Pinglu is within our ability to kill him. Zhu Wen only lacks a prince, and he is a prince who is not valued. He must have made merits, but it is not a great achievement. Third, Guofeng, I don't want to be a short-lived ghost. I really have the chance to kill Zhu Youzhen. Can we escape by ourselves? If we die, what's the use of the credit?"

Tian Guofeng was a little confused, "Mr. Xu, what do you think we should do?"

"Become his person first, and then gain his trust in the process of helping him and gain greater power. One day, our Tang Dynasty will fight against the pseudo-liang. Until that time, it is time for us to show our skills. If we don't move, we will make the pseudo-liang hurt our muscles and even fall down as soon as we move. That is what a great contribution is made. Guofeng, when we really come back with honor, what is the difficulty of being a minister?" Xu Wu thought.

Tian Guofeng was stunned for a while before saying, "I have never thought about the title of a minister and a minister. I will be satisfied if I can get a general at that time."

"What's the difficulty?" Xu Xiang burst into laughter.

On the official road to Tai'an Prefecture, an army slowly moved. It was the team led by Zhu Youzhen and Cao Bin to Qingzhou. Tai'an Prefecture was their first stop.

"Your Highness, the governor of Tai'an, Wu Kejin, was born into the Wu family of Tai'an. There are rumors that the land of Tai'an is at least 30%. In addition to various shops, the Wu family is extremely rich." A memorial master who came to pick him up, who was affiliated with Fan Sheng, introduced the situation in Tai'an to Zhu Youzhen in detail.

"Thirty percent of the land?" Zhu Youzhen widened his eyes in surprise, "Is this a bit untrue?"

"It is really hard for outsiders to know how much it is. The villain is from Tai'an, but he also knows more or less the methods of the Wu family over the years. Anyway, the Wu family is in Tai'an, and he is just a word." said carefully.

"Don't Hou Xiyi care about it?" Zhu Youzhen said with a dark face.

"Every year, Wu's tribute to Hou Jiedu is extremely generous. The villain is fortunate to participate in an escort, and that time it is worth more than 100,000 guan."

"I think it's all people's money and money!"

"Yes, so Tai'an is also the most serious place in Pinglu bandits. The Taishan bandits are famous for Pinglu. The bandit leader Tian Guofeng gathered in Mount Tai and attacked Tai'an Prefecture many times." said Xiu Zuo.

"Does the bandits actually have the ability to attack Tai'an Prefecture?" Zhu Youzhen was a little surprised.

"This Tian Guofeng is quite capable and has a very famous reputation in Tai'an. There are many people in the local area." said carefully: "The villain was also ordered to inquire about the details of this person. This person was originally a small wealthy family in Tai'an. He was inherited from the ancestors. He was targeted by the Wu family and failed to buy land. He framed this person for collusion with the Tang State, destroying his clan and seizing his property. The Tian family, only a few people escaped, and later there were famous Taishan bandits. Wu Kejin entered the suppression many times, and at first he was able to make some achievements, but in the past year, he has been defeated repeatedly. Instead, he was bullied by Tian Guofeng to the doorstep. The troops controlled by the Wu family could only be retracted into the city and did not even dare to leave the city."

Zhu Youzhen was a little curious: "So, this person is quite capable of fighting?"

"In the eyes of villains, this person is very good at fighting." Xiu Zuo said: "The key is that Tian Guofeng was originally quite famous in Tai'an, and there were many people who sympathized with him, and countless people who had the same experience as him. So in the past two years, one has become stronger and stronger, while the other can only retreat into the palace. Wu Kejin asked Marshal Hou for help many times, but how could Marshal Hou take care of this small bandit?"

"It's really interesting!" Zhu Youzhen laughed: "Is our Magistrate Wu really rich?"

"Of course, I heard that the toilets of Master Wu's Gong Gong were made of gold!" Xi Zuo said very enviously.

Zhu Youzhen burst into laughter.

While speaking, a sudden sound of horse hooves came from the front. Several scouts rushed over and rushed to Zhu Youzhen. They ran to Zhu Youzhen before turning over and dismounting.

"Your Highness, the Taishan bandits attacked Tai'an Mansion."

Zhu Youzhen looked at Cao Bin beside him, but he really didn't expect that they were just talking about the Taishan bandits. In a blink of an eye, the Taishan bandits appeared under their noses.

"How many people?"

"No less than five thousand." said the scout.

"So many people?" Zhu Youzhen was also surprised.

"Your Highness, as far as I know, the elite among the Taishan bandits can fight at most is one thousand people, and the others are just ordinary villagers. Every time the Taishan bandits go down the mountain, many villagers join in, so the number of people increases. Once they retreat, these villagers will return home. This is also the reason why the Taishan bandits have repeatedly suppressed them." Xiu Zuo said on the side.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Cao Bin with a wry smile and said, "This is really a bandit who picks up a knife, and a people who gets it. It's hard to separate the bandits and the people who get it. How unpopular Wu Kejin is, that's why there is such a scene!"

"Bandits should be wiped out. Your Highness, it's better for us to intercept the Taishan bandits' retreat so that they will never go back." Cao Bin said.

"General Cao, based on his subordinates' experience, this time I was afraid that Tai'an Mansion would not be able to withstand it. I sneaked in and spyed for a while. The Taishan bandits had attacked the city many times. As long as they came three or five times, Tai'an Mansion would definitely be lost." The scout said.

Zhu Youzhen pondered for a while and said, "General Cao, you lead half of your troops and still block the retreat of Mount Tai bandits. I will take my other half to help Tai'an Prefecture."

He glanced at the few people, with a strange look on his face. Zhu Youzhen seemed to guess his thoughts and sneered: "Just bandits, we are not waste snacks like Wu Kejin."
Chapter completed!