From beggar to emperor: I am not Zhu Yuanzhang

The door opened, and a little book boy with delicate features poked out.

The little book boy looked at these uninvited guests with confusion: "What do you want from me?"

Just as Tao Ya was about to speak, Yang Xingmi stepped forward and pulled him away, saying first, "Please inform Mr. Yuan that Yang Xingmi from Luzhou is visiting."

The little book boy looked apologetic: "I'm so sorry, my husband just went to bed."

"Hey, didn't you just come back just now? Why did you fall asleep so quickly? Who are you kidding? I tell you, call him out quickly, or I will break in and pull him out..."

Tao Ya was angry.

"Fourth brother, don't make mistakes." Yang Xingmi stopped Tao Ya.

Yang Xingmi asked patiently: "I wonder when Mr. Yuan will wake up?"

Little book boy: "Oh, let's have to do it at night. My husband is a night owl. He stays up all day and comes out at night. He sleeps during the day and gets up to read at night."

"Then let's wait until night." Yang Xingmi understood.

After saying that, he sat on the stone bench under the shade of the tree and looked at the end game on the table with interest, which was half of the Go game played by Yuan Qi.

Little book boy: "How about inviting everyone to sit in the hall."

Yang Xingmi waved his hand: "No need, it's fine under the shade of the tree."

Tao Ya and Dai Yougui looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes, but didn't say anything.

In this way, a few people waited until the sun went down, until the moon rose above the treetops, and until the lights came on in the house.

I only heard a lazy cry from inside the room: "Qiao'er, when will you turn on the lamp?"

Yang Xingmi looked up at the night sky. The stars were shining brightly. It was not time to hold the lamp now.

It was probably because the little book boy told him that there was a visitor outside the door that there was movement in the house.

The little book boy came out in small steps and said, "Sir, please invite General Yang in."

Tao Ya suddenly became angry. This guy must have too much arrogance. Our brothers have been so arrogant since morning.

Yang Xingmi didn't care, got up and walked in. After taking a few steps, he saw a middle-aged man dressed in commoners and straw sandals coming out of the house.

"I didn't know that General Yang was visiting. It was a sin to miss the welcome from afar."

This person is Yuan Xi whom Dai Yougui mentioned.

Yuan Xi was a native of Lujiang, Anhui Province. He had been addicted to books since he was a child. He read a lot of books and learned from ancient and modern times. He was proficient in hundreds of schools of thought and even studied fortune telling. He is a god-like figure in Lujiang, known as Yuan Banxian.

Yuan Xi was dissatisfied with the darkness and injustice of the government, so he simply gave up taking the imperial examination and lived in seclusion on the outskirts of Luzhou. He planted an orchard of his own and made a living on weekdays by selling some fruits and writing letters for others. He lived a leisurely and contented life, like a wandering crane.

After Yang Xingmi entered the room, the two sat opposite each other. Yuan Xi asked the little book boy to watch tea. Taking advantage of this gap, the two of them secretly observed each other.

Yang Xingmi spoke first: "I've heard Mr. Yuan's name for a long time. It's a great honor to meet him today."

Yuan Xi smiled slightly and said: "The general has newly arrived in Luzhou and shoulders the important responsibility of protecting the country and the people. Why did he come to see me in my humble residence?"

Yang Xingmi sighed: "To be honest, although Xingmi invaded Luzhou, he was surrounded by powerful enemies. He was frightened at every step and did not dare to take it lightly. Recently, Gao Pian even sent heavy troops to kill Luzhou. Xingmi is exactly For this reason, I came here to ask Sir for advice on how to defeat the enemy."

"Gao Pian is a mediocre person. He is short-sighted and indecisive. He favors the alchemist Lu Yongzhi and is obsessed with heresy. This person is nothing to worry about. The general need not worry."

Yuan Xi was chatting and laughing, seemingly not caring about Gao Pian.

Yang Xingmi was overjoyed and asked, "Could it be that Sir has some strategy to defeat the enemy?"

"Yu Gongchu and Yao Guili have always been arrogant and arrogant. Gao Pian sent them here with no chance of winning. To deal with these two people, you only need to use a little trick to capture them."

"Appreciate further details."

Yuan Xi took out a bag of tips from his sleeves, handed it to Yang Xingmi, and said, "General, we'll see when we get back. As long as we act according to the plan, we will be able to defeat the invading enemy."

Yang Xingmi carefully put it away as if he had found a treasure. The two of them talked about some more topics, and before they knew it, the night was getting dark.

Tao Ya dozed off outside the house, snoring loudly.

Suddenly Dai Yougui woke him up: "Hey, don't sleep, big brother is out."

Yang Xingmi and Yuan Xi were seen walking out of the house one after another, and Yuan Xi sent Yang Xingmi to the door.

Yang Xingmi thanked him and said, "Sir, please stay. It's getting dark. Please go back."

Yuan Xi thanked him with his hands.

Tao Ya and Dai Yougui looked at each other, wondering what they had said.

A few days later, the mighty army from Yangzhou arrived thirty miles east of Luzhou City, where they set up camp and prepared to attack Luzhou.

Yang Xingmi opened his bag of tips and followed Yuan Xi's strategy. He first ordered the top general Tian Kai to lead the elite main force out of the city to ambush on the only way into the city, and then ordered Gao Xu and Liu Wei to lead the most elite hard crossbow team of Crouching Tiger Camp to defend the city.

Finally, Tao Ya was sent to lead the most powerful logistics team into battle to challenge the enemy.

Tao Ya thought she had heard wrong, and jumped up in shock, shouting: "Brother, are we, Old Tao, only qualified to lead old and weak soldiers? When will we also be the main force?"

Yang Xingmi comforted him: "Fourth brother, don't get excited. The most important task assigned to you this time is yours. Success or failure depends on you."

"Oh?" Tao Ya became more energetic.

Yang Xingmi warned: "Listen carefully, your mission is to use all possible methods to lead Yu Gongchu and Yao Guili to the gate of Luzhou City. If they escape halfway, I will take it upon you."

"This..." Tao Ya was dumbfounded.

"Don't ask so many questions. If you win this time, I will give you credit."

With Yang Xingmi's promise, Tao Ya opened her heart, took the order and turned away.

Yangzhou Army Camp.

The scout sent by Yu Gongchu came back, and he brought back the news that Luzhou opened the city gates and let the people escape from the city. The scene was extremely chaotic, and the picture was too beautiful to bear to look at directly.

Moreover, there were very few soldiers guarding the city. From visual inspection, they were all weak soldiers. It seemed that Yang Xingmi was ready to run away.

"Hahaha--"

After hearing the news, Yu Gongchu spit out his wine and laughed.

He happily drank several bowls of wine and said triumphantly to Yao Guili next to him: "Brother Yao, what do you think? What I said is right. You and I don't need to deal with Yang Xingmi, a clown." Xue Huai That good-for-nothing was killed for no apparent reason, it’s such a disgrace that he was thrown into my grandma’s house.”

Yao Guili was a little more sober. He thought for a while: "Brother Yu, could this be Yang Xingmi's deception? I heard that his Crouching Tiger Camp is also very powerful, with good combat effectiveness, and has defeated Xue Huai's troops several times. Biao Yong camp, why did it fall into chaos before we even started fighting this time?"

Yu Gongchu disagreed: "Brother Yao is worried. It's easy to understand. This shows that these people are just a false reputation. Now facing my powerful Yangzhou army, they have naturally revealed their true colors."

"Then how should we respond?" Yao Guili asked.

Yu Gongchu drained a bowl of wine and slammed his fist on the table: "Inform all the battalions to set off early tomorrow morning and attack Luzhou. I will capture Yang Xingmi alive."

Yao Guili silently wiped the cold sweat from his head...