Chapter 232 Zhao Tong, what are you going to do?(1/2)
In the early morning, Zhao Qi stood up. He didn't drink much wine last night. In such a place of tigers and wolves, the only thing he could really control was to keep his mind clear.
He walked out of the room. The mansion was not big, and he only looked like he was five or six. However, in this Luzhou city, it was also a top-notch house.
Wang Qing rewarded the ten generals with a house and gave him three more days off. Therefore, he did not have to go to court to discuss matters within these three days, and he could do whatever he wanted.
Zhao Qi heard a lot of military information at the banquet last night, all of which were things that were impossible for the scouts to find out.
Wang Qing has a total of 130,000 to 40,000 people, which is very different from the originally estimated that Wang Qing only had 100,000 people.
Eighty thousand people were stationed inside and outside Luzhou City, while the rest were distributed in Shouzhou, Shuzhou, Qizhou, Guangzhou, Huangzhou, Hezhou, Lu'an Army and other places, with about 5,000 people in each place.
At present, except for Luzhou, other places can be said to be in chaos.
Not only did Wang Qing lack generals, but he also had no internal talents. Even the prefectures and counties below were still governed by the original officials of the Song Dynasty. Some local officials did not know the current affairs, so they were directly cut off, and they were managed by adjutants. They were promoted to magistrates, and the county magistrates were appointed as magistrates. After the thief army plundered them, these fake officials searched again, and nine out of ten families were empty, and the people were in trouble.
Zhao Jie stood in the yard and thought for a moment. According to Wang Qing's current situation, he could not raise so many people. He neither governed nor operated, and only relied on levying heavy taxes. It was easy to say that the time was short. After a long time, the people were plundered almost the same, and the military pay, food and grass could not be provided, and the morale of the army would inevitably be disintegrated.
Wang Qing only has one way at present, that is, continue to attack other Luzhou and use war to support the war.
This time, he was in Luzhou, and he was obviously recruiting generals to suppress the army. He secretly meant that he wanted to continue attacking other places, and was afraid that he would not have enough troops to lead the troops, so he recruited them from the green forest.
As for the invitation to robbers from all over the world, such as Tianhuliangshan Dongting Lake, they might as well use the idea of dividing the Song Dynasty.
Just when Zhao Qi was thinking, Yao Pingzhong came back from outside, holding a pottery basin in his arms. He saw Zhao Qi and said, "General, I bought breakfast and come back."
Zhao Qi nodded. Now he is still a commander-in-law. After Wang Qing was granted the title of Guan'er, he has not assigned any rights.
"General, I see that girl Dia!" Yao Pingzhong put the pottery basin on the stone table, and after opening it, there was a mutton soup cake inside.
"Oh?" Zhao Qiong said: "Where did you see it?"
Liyanaza was also there at the banquet last night, but in order to avoid suspicion, the two did not say a word. Later, Liyanaza left first because of injuries. Zhao Qi didn't know where her mansion was divided.
"Well, right next door!" Yao Pingzhong pointed to the house next to him and said, "Master may not know that this place was the residence of some big merchants in Luzhou. Before the King of Huai entered the city, they all ran away. The size of these houses was about the same. I asked the patrol soldiers on the street, and all the ten generals lived here."
"Next door..." Zhao Qi looked at the side of the house, with a large blue brick wall, which was meter tall, and he couldn't see the scene.
"It's next door. The girl Dia said that General Shangguan had suffered several injuries, and it seemed that he had a hidden weapon at the end. Fortunately, it was not poisoned." Yao Pingzhong said while looking at Zhao Qi.
"I understand." Zhao Qiong said lightly, and had already taken Yao Pingzhong's small movements into his eyes.
At this time, Huang Gu brought a bowl from the room, and the three of them ate mutton soup cakes in the yard. After eating, Zhao Qi turned around and walked out.
There were two soldiers standing at the gate of the mansion. Wang Qing sent the guards. Zhao Qi looked at them and looked pale and thin. They should be refugees who were thieves.
Wang Qing's army originally had the largest number of bandits, but later it grew stronger little by little, and joined refugees and officers and soldiers. Among the officers and soldiers, there were also surrendered imperial guards in the capital, while most of the bandits became officers.
Zhao Qi walked out of the mansion. There were not many pedestrians on the street at this moment. Most of the Green Forest heroes who came to compete left early. Only a few stayed and took the initiative to join Wang Qing's army, and they got a small position.
He walked towards the house next to him with his hands behind his back. The houses looked almost the same outside, and soldiers stood in front of the door.
Zhao Qi went up the steps to explain his purpose. The soldier was about to go in and report it when he saw Dia coming out. It was Zhao Qi who was hurried to greet him. Zhao Qi smiled and said, "I'll come over and see General Shangguan."
Dia led Zhao Qie into the front and saw that the layout was the same, both of which were five or six. However, the yard was planted with flowers and plants, which was more vibrant than his.
There is a central hall in the second room, and there is no one inside. After passing through, I see the third room entering the main room.
Zhao Qiong said as he walked: "How is your general's injury? Could it be that he can't even get up?"
Before Dia could answer, she heard an unhappy voice coming from the window: "You can't get up!"
Zhao Qie haha, it was obvious that Liyanaza in the room heard the words, and he walked to the door and knocked them a few times.
Without replying in the room, Zhao Qi looked at Dia. Dia blinked her agile eyes, looked at Zhao Qi, then looked at the door of the room, and took a small step away.
Zhao Qi couldn't understand what the meaning was, and he didn't quite understand the Uighur etiquette, so he had to knock on it a few more times, but still no one said a word, so he pushed the door and walked in.
There was a suite inside, and there was no one in the outer room. He wondered, could he really not get up?
But it was always a bit bad to walk into the woman's bedroom at will. He was hesitating and heard it say, "What are you doing?"
Zhao Qiong said: "I heard from Dia that you have injured a few places, come and have a look."
After a while, he said, "Since it's a visit, why don't you come in?"
Zhao Qiong didn't know the Uighur etiquette. He thought that Liyanaza didn't treat him as an outsider, so he walked forward. After entering the bedroom, he saw Liyanaza lying on the couch with a pale face, looking at him with bright eyes.
He frowned, looked at the other party's bad expression, and asked, "Did you have any medicine?"
Liyanaza just looked at him and didn't reply for a long time. Zhao Qi had to say, "If there is no medicine, I will bring it there. I will give you some when I look back."
Liyanaza moved when she heard this and suddenly said, "Help me up."
Zhao Qi saw that she was covered with a thin blanket with white wrists as snow. She struggled to get up, but her expression changed slightly, as if she was a little painful, and she bit her lips and frowned slightly.
Zhao Qi shook his head and said, "Can't you admit it yet?"
He walked over and looked at it, and saw that the blanket was slightly lifted, with a small white silk coat inside, which could be seen as convex and unconsciously had no idea how to start.
Liyanaza said: "There are injuries on the arm and back, but it is not serious. It will not be a problem in three or two days. Just support me and get up."
Zhao Qi narrowed his eyes slightly and did not take action.
Liyanaza asked in confusion: "What are you waiting for? Help me up and have something to say to you."
Zhao Qi thought for a while, put his hand under the silk blanket, and suddenly felt warm. When he was fumbled to the waist, it was soft and tight. He couldn't help but pause his palm slightly, and then gently lifted it up.
On the other side, Liyanaza supported the bed with one hand, and the other hand had nowhere to focus, so she pulled Zhao Qiong's sleeve.
The two were very close at this moment, and Liyanaza looked cold and could not tell what she was thinking.
Zhao Qi helped her sit against the wooden couch. Liyanaza breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly looked at Zhao Qi and said, "Don't you let go?"
Zhao Qi smiled and pulled his hand back from his waist, saying, "What do you have to say?"
Liyanaza said: "I forgot to ask you what to do in Luzhou City?"
Zhao Qi thought to himself, don’t you know what I’m here to do?
He said, "It's really about defeating Wang Qing."
Liyanaza said: "Is this worth your own risk?"
Zhao Qi shook his head and said, "Looking at the situation in the city these days, it's not worth it, but it's still worth it to discover the existence of the Ming Cult in the Central Plains."
Liyanaza was silent for a moment and said, "I will take some of Wang Qing's people in the future."
Zhao Qi shook his head and said, "The imperial guards in the capital have also defected to Wang Qing, so you can't take these imperial guards away."
Liyanaza said: "They believe in the Ming Cult and worship Ming Zun, they are people in the Ming Cult. If they want to leave, no one can stop them."
Zhao Qi pulled over a chair and sat down and said, "Although these people are not good at fighting, most of them have parents, wives and children in Tokyo and need to be maintained and raised. If you take them away, it will be a little worse for their family."
Liyanaza said lightly: "They believe in Mingzun and want to go to various places to build temples and Pope Xuanbo, and I have no choice but to do this."
Zhao Qi shook his head and said, "Even if they believe it, they may not necessarily go with you, right?"
Liyanaza asked in confusion: "They believe in Mingzun, can you still feel assured that they will return to Tokyo? You are not afraid..."
Zhao Xiao tapped the armrest of the wooden chair with his fingers and smiled, "What am I afraid of? In short, you can't take any of the Gyeonggi Imperial Army who believed in the Ming Cult."
Liyanaza suddenly fell silent and said for a moment: "Li Fei, what do you want to do?"
Zhao Qiong said: "The etiquette of the Central Plains, calling a man's name directly is rude and disrespectful."
Liyanaza snorted coldly: "I am not from the Central Plains. I don't know these rules of yours. There is no such statement in the Uighurs!"
Suddenly, he said, "I asked you something else, do you dare to respond?"
Zhao Qi immediately smiled and said, "Why are you involved in this? In short, the imperial guards in the Gyeonggi could not be taken away."
Liyanaza said: "It's really for the parents, wives and children of the imperial guards?"
Zhao Qi immediately said: "There is still fake. Many military households rely on salary to support their families. If they can't go back, at most, they can receive a pension. How long can they last? In the future, they will take back the money and ask for guilt."
Liyanaza looked at Zhao Qiong: "But they have already entered the Ming Cult and become disciples of the Ming Cult, so you are not afraid..."
Zhao Qiong said: "As long as you don't spread or spread, you can do whatever you should do and what will happen."
Liyanaza said lightly: "I suddenly forgot something. You are now the bright envoy of my Ming Cult. If these people go back, wouldn't you respect you? You can fight with me..."
Zhao Qi stood up and interrupted her and said, "General Shangguan, you have injuries, so it is not advisable to sit for a long time."
He said as he walked over, holding Liyanaza's slender waist with one hand and putting his hand into the silk blanket.
"Zhao Qi, what are you going to do?" Liyanaza immediately whispered in a low voice.
Zhao Qi groped and reached the bend of Liyana's legs, picked her up slightly, then put her down flat, let her lie down again, and said, "I think General Shangguan is better off lying down and recuperating, otherwise he will be confused when he sits up."
Liyanaza said annoyedly: "You..."
Zhao Qiong said: "I'm back. If you take the imperial guards as a believer, I don't care. In short, you can't take one away."
After he said that, he turned around and just arrived outside the suite door, he heard Liyanaza say, "This matter is big and needs discussion. The Iron Buddha Temple will open the doctrine the night after tomorrow, and we will discuss it later."
Zhao Qi paused: "The day after tomorrow... I'm sure your injury can go to the Iron Buddha Temple to preach the teachings?"
Liyanaza said: "You don't have to worry about this. This matter must be discussed before deciding. How can I say that I, the person I have finally accepted after accepting is not taken away!"
Zhao Qi smiled and said, "If you have nothing to do with your injury, then just open it."
After he finished speaking, he went out the door, but saw Dia standing outside, and immediately said with a straight face: "What did you hear?"
After the battle in Longyou, Dia was a little afraid of Zhao Qi, so she hurriedly lowered her head and said, "I don't dare to listen to the generals."
To be continued...