Liu Xun laughed when he heard pets asking for five pounds of gold, and said: "Our military has always rewarded and punished clearly. You need to make merits before you can reward you."
"The general misunderstood, I want gold to be useful, not to reward money," Xiang Chong explained.
After Liu Xun heard it, he readily handed over five catties of gold to Xiang Chong. Xiang Chong borrowed silk clothes from a wealthy hunter, changed his armor, and looked like a businessman.
Get ready, bid farewell to everyone, and walk straight up the mountain.
The mountain Xiang Chong went to was named Longshan, and it was only fifteen miles away from Jiangling City. This mountain is composed of Badao Chongling, so it is also called Baling Mountain. Longshan stretches for thirty miles from north to south, like a group of dragons. The scenery in the mountains is very beautiful, with lush clouds and green tea and pine waves, making people linger. Xiang Chong was walking on the road, recalling the scene when he and three or five partners were catching hares on the mountain when he was a child, as if it had been yesterday, and was embarrassed.
Xiang Chong's actions had long been discovered by the bandit sentry in the mountains, and reported to the mountain king. The mountain king ordered a small boss to lead a few soldiers to check.
The little boss leader will surround the pet group and ask loudly, "What are you doing, dare to come here to be wild."
Xiang Chong pretended to be frightened and panicked, and replied tremblingly, "I am a leather merchant and come here to collect animal fur."
The little boss took a closer look at Xiang Chong, and saw that Xiang Chong was indeed dressed like a businessman. However, based on the principle of caution, I was still preparing to bring Xiang Chong back to the cottage and hand it over to King Shan.
The soldiers escorted Xiang Chong to the mountain. Xiang Chong was very happy, because everything was in his own plan.
When he reached the mountain, Xiang Chong saw a narrow passage, which became wider as he went in. Walking to the gate of the cottage, Xiang Chong saw a bandit guarding the gate. Entering inside, the cottage is spacious and bright, not very humid, it is a good place. Xiang Chong saw a burly man sitting on a chair and sleepy behind the hall of the cottage. He should be the King of the Mountain. Seeing the other bandits were not very energetic and lifeless.
The little boss walked to the back and whispered a few words in the ear of King Shan Dawang. He didn't know what to say. The voice was too small for Xiang Chong to hear.
Mountain King lazily raised his head to look at Xiang Chong, and asked, "I heard that you are a fur merchant, come here to sell fur?"
Xiang Chong nodded quickly and said yes, with a very respectful attitude.
"Look at your clothes as a businessman, and the businessman must be very rich, so hurry up and hand over all the valuable things from you. Otherwise, I won't blame Lao Tzu for being polite," the mountain king said viciously.
When Xiang Chong heard it, he threw a plop, knelt down, yelled for mercy, and took out the gold in his arms, shaking with fright, as if she didn't even dare to breathe.
When the mountain king saw Xiang Chong like this, he laughed and said, "I am Liao Hua. Everyone knows that I am the most faithful. Since you took out all the money, I won't kill you. ,do not be afraid."
Seeing that Liao Hua was not so vicious, Xiang Chong relaxed a lot. Hearing Liao Hua said that he was very faithful, he burst into laughter.
Seeing Xiang Chong mocking himself, Liao Hua said sharply, "What are you laughing at?"
"People who speak faith will also be thieves?" It seems that Xiang Chong dismissed Liao Hua's statement.
Liao Hua was not angry, but sighed and said, "I can't help myself. Our family originally had hundreds of acres of fertile fields in Jiangling. Unexpectedly, the Cai family in Jingzhou saw that our fertile fields were fertile, and they wanted to occupy my family's property. I am. His parents were mad at them, and his wife could not bear the poverty, and left me. I was mad, but one day I took a few brothers and arrested Cai Bao’s son Cai Bao and gave him a beating. After Cai Hao knew, We became angry and sent people everywhere to arrest us. We had no choice but to fall into the grass. After several years of development, we gradually gathered hundreds of brothers. Hearing that Longshan is rich in resources, we came here."
"I didn't see the Orion along the way, where did they all go?" Xiang Chong pretended not to know, the Orion ran away, trying to test Liao Hua to tell the truth.
"They all ran away, I said, we will not hurt them, we will only steal money from the rich. But they didn't believe it, they ran away, and we couldn't stop them." Liao Hua seemed helpless.
Through the conversation with Liao Hua, Xiang Chong realized that the Orion might have misunderstood Liao Hua. However, Liao Hua's words cannot be fully believed, and he needs to report to General An Han before deciding what to do next.
After making up his mind, Xiang Chong said to Liao Hua, "I've given you all the money. You can let me go."
"Don't worry," Liao Hua said, "Since we have taken your gold, we have to entertain you. And it's getting late now. It's better to eat and drink here, take a rest, and go back tomorrow."
In order to prevent Liao Hua from becoming suspicious, Xiang Chong readily agreed.
The next day, just after dawn, Xiang Chong got up and said goodbye to Liao Hua, and then walked quickly down the mountain.
At this moment, Liu Xun was waiting anxiously at the foot of the mountain. Because Xiang Chong didn't come back last night, Liu Xun was afraid that Xiang Chong would encounter accidents, so he was very anxious and couldn't eat.
Zhao Yun was very moved when he saw Liu Xun caring about his subordinates so much, and stepped forward to comfort Liu Xun. Zhao Yun said: "I know that the general cares about his subordinates very much. However, I don't think that the pet is a person who is waiting for a while, and he can definitely probe the enemy's situation. The general does not need to worry.
As he was talking, a soldier yelled that Xiang Chong was back. When Liu Xun saw Xiang Chong come back safely, a big rock in his heart finally fell to the ground.
Xiang Chong told Liu Xun about what he had discovered, and said: "I don't think Liao Hua is a bad person, he should have been misunderstood by the hunters. It would be a shame if Liao Hua was wiped out."
After Liu Xun listened to Xiang Chong's suggestion, he asked Xiang Chong to eat something, and then take a good rest. From Xiang Chong’s introduction, Liu Xun learned that Liao Hua seemed to be a hero too. However, to be on the safe side, Liu Xun decided to catch Liao Hua first.
Liu Xun ordered the soldiers to bury the pot and cook, eat and drink enough, and attack Liao Hua's lair tonight.
At night, Liu Xun named Xiang Chong as the vanguard and guided the army to attack Liaohua's camp.
Liu Xun and Zhao Yun led the white-eared soldiers to follow Xiang Chong. Xiang Chong knew the path clearly, so the army quickly reached Liaohua's camp.
Arrived at the entrance of the cave, Xiang Chong dashed up, and killed the bandit guarding the door with a knife. The bandit was killed if he didn't come and called for help. After seeing this, everyone admired Xiang Chong's knife skills.
However, after all, Liao Hua was not a person waiting to be idle, there was a hidden whistle in the cave, which Xiang Chong did not find. Seeing an enemy attack, the secret post hurriedly shouted. The bandits were all awakened, shouting and surrounding.
Faced with the sudden change, Liu Xun did not panic, shouting, "If you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins", and he was ready to lead his army to kill Liao Hua.
At this moment, Liao Hua shouted, "Wait...", everyone stopped and looked at Liao Hua.
Liao Hua stepped forward and asked loudly, "I have no grievances with you, why come to beat my camp?"
"For the homeless Orion," Liu Xun replied.
"They weren't driven away by me," Liao Hua explained.
"There are so many of you, who usually live by robbery, who would dare to live near your cottage. I, Liu Xun, hate those who bully innocent people the most," Liu Xun said, getting more and more excited.
"Liu Xun? Are you the Anhan General Liu Xun?" Liao Hua asked loudly.
"It is underneath," Liu Xun was surprised by Liao Hua's sudden change of attitude.
Liao Hua suddenly knelt down and cried bitterly, "I didn't want to be a thief, but I was persecuted by the Cai family. I have heard that the general is benevolent and righteous, and I would like to follow the general and do my best.
Liu Xun quickly stepped forward to help Liao Hua and said, "Xiang Chong has already told me about you. I know you are not bad guys. Since you are willing to abandon the secrets and join our army, we can't ask for it."
Liu Xun said to everyone again: "If you are willing to follow our army, stand on my left hand, and if you want to go home, stand on my right hand."
In the end, about 400 people were willing to follow Liu Xun, and only a few dozen were willing to go home. Liu Xun asked Liao Hua to pay more travel expenses to people who went home, and did not discriminate against them.
That night, Liao Hua took out all the meat and wine in the cottage to entertain all soldiers and soldiers. Everyone had a good time. Liu Xun was also very happy to get a strong general.
The next day, Liao Hua burned the cottage on fire, and then went to Xiangyang with Liu Xun.