Chapter 606: Vicious
Song Dahu was really tempted by Bai Jin's proposal.
But even though Song Dahu was very tempted, he did not make a decision immediately. Instead, he called several of his earliest confidants to discuss the matter together.
Although Song Dahu compared himself to the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Taizu, and seemed a little arrogant, he always remembered the founding emperor's style of respecting the wise and humble.
So, no matter what the matter is, he will discuss it with others before making a decision.
If a person wants to succeed, he must have something outstanding.
Even short-term success may have been due to luck, but there must be some undeniable secrets. For example, Song Dahu's ability to become a prominent figure in the Qiping Prefecture uprising and gain the support of the Jieyun Dao was certainly not entirely due to luck.
His courtesy and respect for others, even if it was just for show, was a great contributor to his success.
When Song Dahu first started the rebellion, he was followed by four people. As Song Dahu's power grew, these four people naturally followed suit, and each of them led a large number of people.
Now that Song Dahu has become the leader, he still relies heavily on these four people and does not abandon them just because he has gained some strength.
When Song Dahu told Bai Jin about his idea, two of his four brothers agreed without much thought. These two men were strong but simple-minded, and were considered Song Dahu's tough generals. The other two thought for a moment and expressed their opposition.
"Brother, it's not that I'm jealous of someone with talent, but this time, the military advisor was careless!"
The one who spoke was the youngest of the four.
Gou Sheng had studied for a few years, but due to his family's decline, he was eventually forced to work as a minor official in the government. However, he and Song Dahu had been friends since childhood, and he was considered his best friend. He was also the closest to Song Dahu among his four subordinates.
At this moment, when Gou Sheng expressed his opposition, Song Dahu was really surprised.
The four men under him all called him "Big Brother" on the surface, but the one whom Song Dahu truly regarded as a brother was Gou Sheng.
"Old Five, tell me!"
Although Song Dahu did not like Gou Sheng's opposition very much, years of friendship made him believe that Gou Sheng was definitely not opposing just for the sake of opposing.
When they were together, Gou Sheng was a smart guy, and Song Dahu admired him very much.
"Brother, we brothers have all lost our elders, and we are all unmarried, so we don't have many relatives."
"But the people under our command are not like this."
"If we send all the elderly away and only keep the young and strong, that's unrealistic!"
"Furthermore, the banner we are flying is to act on behalf of heaven and to plead for the people."
"Brother, if we really do what the military advisor says, it will shake our foundation."
Gou Sheng said it very seriously.
Song Dahu fell silent. He wasn't stupid. Although he had been a little bit high-spirited recently, he hadn't reached the sky yet. Gou Sheng's words made Song Dahu shudder.
He only thought about the lack of food, but forgot that without the support of the people, how could he gather so many people? Those young and strong people were willing to follow him in the rebellion, wasn't it because he could feed them and their families?
Why did he rebel?
It’s because my parents starved to death!
"Old Five, you're right. I was not thoughtful enough this time."
"Forget it, let's just leave it at that!"
Song Dahu sighed, "But our number is increasing, and many of us have families with us. We don't have enough food!"
"Brothers, do you have any good ideas?"
Since we can't shoulder the responsibility, we have to find a way to get more food.
"Brother, I've thought about this too!"
It was still Gou Sheng who said, "If Jieyundao can provide us with food, then they must have a lot of food. We are now more or less strong in both military and military. Since Jieyundao has food, why don't we go to Jiangnan Prefecture instead of Xiangyi Prefecture?"
"Xiangyi Prefecture also suffered a disaster last year. This spring, with the late spring frost, just like our Qiping Prefecture, we are unable to plant crops on time. This year's harvest is not going to be very good either."
"We can definitely change direction and go directly to Jiannan Prefecture!"
"If all else fails, let's go to Jiangnan!"
"Jiangnan has not suffered any disasters. It is known as the granary of the Tang Dynasty. There is no reason for us to rush to Xiangyi Prefecture. There are Marquis Wucheng and Earl Yongwu there. They are tough opponents."
"Even if our second and fourth brothers are known for their bravery, can we defeat the bravest man in the world, Earl Yongwu?"
"Second brother, fourth brother, I'm not looking down on you, but we have to be realistic."
"Don't say that, Old Five. The brothers all understand!"
Neither of the two people who were named by Gou Sheng felt embarrassed. It was not shameful to admit defeat. After all, their martial arts skills were indeed just that good.
They might not even be able to defeat some of their own men, so how could they be so self-righteous as to think that they could compare with the brave Earl who could charge into the ranks of ten thousand cavalrymen alone?
"Old Five, what you said makes sense!"
Song Dahu did not deny Gou Sheng's judgment, but he had to go to Xiangyi Prefecture.
"We brothers have been friends for many years. I will not hide the reason why we went to Xiangyi Prefecture."
"Don't look at how big our display is, but without the blessing of the Dragon Vein of National Destiny, we will be doomed sooner or later."
"Although Jieyundao has done a lot of bad things, they have some tricks that even the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty would respect."
"Xiangyi Prefecture, there is a dragon vein!"
"Whether we can achieve our great cause depends on whether we can occupy Xiangyi Prefecture."
"Even if we can't find the dragon vein, as long as we occupy Xiangyi Prefecture, the dragon vein will be within our territory."
"When that time comes, we won't need to do anything. As long as we hold on to Xiangyi Prefecture, we will be a country, and you brothers will be the founding nobles and princes!"
Song Dahu inadvertently painted a big picture for Gou Sheng and others.
At first, they just wanted to fill their stomachs, but as their army and strength grew, their ambitions naturally grew.
"Brother, if that's the case, then let's fight it out!"
"But no matter what, we can't exclude the elderly, the weak, women and children. On the contrary, my brother thinks we should be nicer to them."
"No matter if it's Marquis Wucheng or Earl Yongwu, no matter how powerful they are, they can't kill the unarmed elderly, weak, women and children!"
"Old Five, you are awesome, really awesome!"
When Song Dahu heard Gou Sheng's remarks, he immediately gave him a thumbs up.
That’s right!
No matter who it is, if he kills the elderly, the weak, women and children, if the news gets out, he will be drowned by the spit alone.
(End of this chapter)
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