Chapter 101 Persuasion
Canghui Mountain is a strange mountain range on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, divided in half by strange rocks and dense forests. On one side is the dense forest, where the Jinlin Gang led by Qi Yaojie set up camp.
On the other side was a rocky valley with complex and varied terrain. It was here that the bandits and the Turkic army caught the thousand-man pursuit team led by Chen Jiang in a trap and easily took the head of a general of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Inside the Jinlin Gang, Qi Yaojie was celebrating with his gang members, indulging in revelry.
Qi Yaojie actually came from a martial arts family in the outer city. His father and grandfather had all worked in the government and had a set of inherited "Qi family spear skills". It was precisely with this set of spear skills that he was able to secure his position as one of the three major forces in the north.
"Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations, Your Highness! You have become famous with this battle and avenged your brothers!"
A man with a pointed face and monkey cheeks came forward to toast him in a flattering manner, calling him "Prince" with great sincerity.
Qi Yaojie felt relaxed and happy after hearing this. With wine in hand and beauty in arms, he couldn't help but feel complacent: "That's right. If it weren't for that Turkic prince who insisted on retreating after the battle, I would have taken the head of Deputy General Chen Wei!"
He is only 25 years old this year, much younger than the other two old guys, and has more drive and courage to build achievements, instead of just settling down in the mountains after fleeing from those cannibalistic places.
The gang members naturally cheered and echoed his words: "I think He Lanxiu is also a cowardly rat, not half as brave as the prince."
"He is just hiding in the back, it's all conspiracy. When the fight really starts, we will have to rely on us, especially since the prince is fighting in the front!"
"Now that Chen Jiang is dead, I'm sure the other two gang leaders have also seen your ability. If they are really willing to cooperate with us, we can kick out that Turkic barbarian and do it ourselves!"
There are many examples of peasants rising up in history, some successful and some unsuccessful. Now that the Zhou Dynasty has become so rotten, let them be the first to rewrite history!
Even if they succeeded in conspiring with the Turks, they could not wash away the stigma of treason. They were all ambitious men, and they also wanted to gain a good reputation.
When they thought about the possibility of being granted titles and appointed as prime ministers in the future, these people became more and more wild. They wanted to rebel right now and directly break through the city gates of Shengjing!
The invincible Northern Border Army had fallen at his hands, so Qi Yaojie's confidence naturally increased. He laughed and said, "I believe that Gang Leader Wu and Gang Leader Jiang are both people with vision. If the three of us were to unite as one army, we would have at least tens of thousands of elite soldiers!"
As he was talking, a peasant came running in with a thick accent, "Report! Your Majesty, Boss Wu and Boss Jiang are here!"
Qi Yaojie also invited the other two gang leaders to tonight's celebration banquet. This was not the first time he extended an olive branch to the other two, but it was the first time he received a response.
These two old guys really need to produce some actual results to show them, only then will they feel that I am serious about this.
As they were talking, two men with very different styles came into the room.
The one with a square face, a sturdy build and a mature and steady look is Wu Kun, the leader of the Huaishui Gang. Most of his gang members are villagers who fled with him from various villages in the Huaishui area in the south.
The other fair-skinned man whose age could not be determined and who looked like a graceful scholar was Jiang Kang, the leader of the Hongguang Gang. He was gently waving a feather fan in his hand with the word "book" written on the front and "scroll" written on the back. He always had a smiling face with his lips raised, like a good old man.
The two men came in one after the other, and the several young men following behind them were all stopped at the door. When they were about to attack, they were stopped by their respective gang leaders.
"Just wait for me here."
"Awen and Wu, don't be so violent. I'll be back soon, don't worry."
Qi Yaojie was looking for cooperation with them. Although he would not be as arrogant as he was in front of the gang leader, he came down to greet the two of them in person, laughing heartily: "It's really not easy for me to invite you two brothers to come once. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Jiang Kang waved his fan, seemingly smiling with his hands covering his lips, but in fact he calmly pushed away the man's hand: "Boss Qi, you are joking. You have been very popular recently, so how dare we disobey you?"
Wu Kun didn't give him any face at all. He shook off his hand and frowned, "You have people blocking the gate of our village. What on earth do you want us to come for?"
Qi Yaojie, the scoundrel, had no guilt for what he had done, and said as a matter of course: "I am only trying to cooperate with you guys."
"Is this your attitude towards asking for cooperation?" Jiang Kang's eyes flashed with disgust, but he hid it very well: "If someone doesn't know, they would think that your Golden Scale Gang got help from the Turks and wanted to annex us."
Even the most open-hearted person could hear the sarcasm in these words, and Qi Yaojie's expression changed. "If I hadn't done such a great deed, you two probably wouldn't even look at me."
"You call treason an achievement?" The usually steady Wu Gang leader was almost amused by his shamelessness: "Chen Jiang has been protecting the Great Zhou territory at the border for several years. Do you know how many people he has protected? In the end, he died at the hands of you...you..."
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Kang next to him gently nudged him with his elbow.
After all, this is still someone else's territory. Even if Wu Kun is extremely angry, he cannot lose face for Qi Yaojie too much. Otherwise, what will they do if this shameless villain gets angry and makes them unable to return?
Wu Kun took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, calming his thoughts: "Qi Yaojie, although I, Wu Kun, hate the injustice of this world and the emperor's stupidity, I would never do anything like collaborating with the enemy and treason.
I won't cooperate with you. I just want to lead the people of our Huaishui Gang through this troubled times in peace and not get involved in anything. ”
Jiang Kang listened and thought to himself that it was too direct. This rejection method was still too direct.
This rough guy named Wu really doesn't know how to speak in a roundabout way. If this directly angers Qi Yaojie, Canghui Mountain will really be in turmoil.
Jiang Kang currently does not want to break the current situation of three-way checks and balances. With him and Wu Kun around, Qi Yaojie will never lead less than 10,000 people to fight and die with 500,000 Northern Border Army. Naturally, he will also choose to preserve his strength and not conflict with either of them.
Therefore, seeing Qi Yaojie's face was not right and he was about to get angry, Jiang Kang hurriedly said: "Boss Wu, what you said is a bit too much, but people with different beliefs cannot work together, and some things really cannot be forced."
"Boss Qi, please allow us to reconsider this. You are a local tyrant. Nearly 10,000 of us have fled here from other places. It is not easy for us to survive along the way."
"We can't just take them to their deaths so rashly."
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