Six Hundred and Fifty-Three: 1 Tongwanzhou (6)

Although the scholar was not smart, he was not without brains.

"I want to be quiet... This matter... This matter is a fraud... What is wrong..."

The scholar clenched his back teeth painfully, and waves of nausea came from his throat, and sticky sweat came out of the pores of his body.

His mind was muddled, like a ball of wool that was not cut clean and messy, and he could not find a clue.

Faced with this situation, the scholar subconsciously wanted to ask An Ting for advice... No... An Ting!

The scholar felt a flash of inspiration in his mind, and his blocked and muddled mind suddenly became clear. He knew what was wrong!

It was An Ting!

The scholar held the handrail tightly, barely supporting his body from falling down.

His eyes were fierce and full of murderous intent, and he gritted his teeth and asked someone to contact An Ting secretly.

If An Ting had not offered advice several times, how could there be the current situation?

This traitor seemed to be thinking about the Red Lotus Sect, but in fact he was hiding evil intentions. He wanted to put the entire Red Lotus Sect to death.

At this moment, it was probably the smartest moment in the scholar's life. Many seemingly insignificant details became extremely clear.

An Xuan initially determined that Liu Xi and his party would take the lead in attacking Fenghu County, because the mountain road leading to Fenghu County was short and convenient for a surprise attack.

What was the result?

The scholar believed An Xuan's inference, withdrew the garrison of Kinmen County, and guarded Fenghu County with trepidation. As a result, Kinmen County fell that night. The 3,000 ambush troops sent by the scholar failed to ambush, but were seen through by Liu Xi. In the end, he lost his wife and his troops.

Before Kinmen County fell, An Xuan went to Honglian County, and soon the second-in-command betrayed the leader and occupied Honglian County.

After that, the scholar received a secret letter from An Xuan, which told him that the leader of the Red Lotus Sect was captured by the second-in-command and taken to Qiuyu County.

As a last resort, the scholar had to split his troops into two groups, one to attack Kinmen County and the other to rush to Qiuyu County to rescue the leader.

When the scholar led his troops to confront and restrain the second-in-command rebels in Qiuyu County, Honglian County was lost and Fenghu County was captured.

From this point of view, An Ting not only played tricks on him,

but also played tricks on the stupid second-in-command by An Ting.

If An Ting had not helped in secret, how could Honglian County have fallen so quickly?

When the scholar thought of these joints, he felt a sweetness in his throat, and the iron smell surged from his throat, and he fainted directly.

"Military Advisor! Military Advisor!"

"Military Advisor——"

"Military Advisor? Come on, call the doctor over!"

The scholar's face was pale and his body was shaky, which made people feel distressed.

When he spit out a mouthful of blood, rolled his eyes, and fell to the ground, he frightened a group of people.

The scene was chaotic and out of control for a time.

As for the culprit who caused all this?

Seeing that the situation was not good, An Xuan had already used the trick of escaping from the shell and fled with his sworn brother.

The black-faced strong man asked in a muffled voice, "Brother, do you think that Liu Xi will keep his promise?"

An Xuan was wearing a cold-proof cloak, standing outside the cave and looking into the distance. His eyes seemed to penetrate the mountains and fall on Qiuyu County.

"Liu Xi will keep his promise."

The black-faced strong man said, "I don't think he dares... Brother has been busy with Liu Xi's affairs these days, and the whole person has lost two circles of weight."

An Xuan's lips curled up, and his eyebrows and eyes became a little sharper.

Sweeping away the previous decadence, he vaguely carried a long-lost spirit.

He knew very well how many troops the Red Lotus Sect had.

Liu Xi captured at least 50,000 prisoners!

According to the agreement of 10% of the population and money, An Xuan could get 5,000 to 6,000 troops and a generous amount of food and money.

With these assets, An Xuan also has the capital to join Dongqing to defend the king.

If it is operated properly, perhaps more troops can be borrowed and more top talents can be attracted.

By then...

He must fight back to his homeland and let the thieves of the four southern barbarians pay with blood!

Thinking of this, countless scattered scenes flashed before his eyes, each of which was filled with screams of terror, spreading blood, desperate cries, the enemy's wanton laughter, high-raised butcher knives, rolling heads, broken limbs, scattered internal organs...

Since his birth, An Xuan has been the noble son of the An family, the favored son of heaven pursued by everyone, when has he ever suffered such humiliation?

These are the sins committed by the four southern barbarians, and they should be paid with blood.

As long as An Xuan lives one day, he will not let go of this hatred.

There is no southern barbarians with him!

An Xuan's sworn brothers looked at each other, and they knew that the eldest brother was beginning to feel sad again.

Having just conquered the three counties of Honglian, Fenghu and Jinmen, the foundation is not yet stable. The Red Lotus Cult has been developing in Chengde County for many years, and there are many brain-dead believers.

In order to avoid a fall, Jiang Pengji ordered Qi Guanrang and others to consolidate the foundation, integrate the troops, and at the same time deeply understand the situation in the three counties.

Find out the details, so that we can prescribe the right medicine in the future.

Brain-dead believers are a minority after all, and most people still follow blindly.

The former is incurable, but the latter can still be saved.

For the people, it doesn’t matter who the officials are. What matters is whether the officials can bring them a good life and provide them with a place of shelter in troubled times. As long as we understand the difficulties of the people in the three counties and prescribe the right medicine, let everyone know that following her, Jiang Pengji, is far more promising than following the Red Lotus Cult, the people will naturally submit to her.

Of course... the Red Lotus Cult’s means of brainwashing believers gave Jiang Pengji inspiration.

The Red Lotus Cult can use transactions and propaganda to discredit others and build momentum for the "Holy Church", so Jiang Pengji can naturally do the same.

This method can also be used in military camps to teach soldiers to be loyal. Didn't the audience in the live broadcast room recommend the position of "political commissar" to her?

However, the position of political commissar requires people with certain knowledge. Jiang Pengji is currently in short supply of middle-level talents, so she can only put this plan aside. However, to "brainwash" the people, there is no need for such high-end talents, let alone waiting for future implementation.

During the rest period, Jiang Pengji was not idle.

"Jingrong, come and see, what do you think of this nursery rhyme?"

Jiang Pengji was dressed in a linen shirt and brown clothes, with long hair draped over her shoulders and no hair crown. She looked a bit unruly and romantic.

Going out to meet guests without a hair crown is an extremely rude and wild act, almost equivalent to sitting cross-legged to show people.

However, looking at her long dark blue hair, it was still wet, as if she had just taken a bath not long ago.

Yang Si swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth, and said, "It's cold today, how can you not take care of your body?"

The colder the weather, the more you should pay attention to keeping warm.

Jiang Pengji scratched her wet long hair and raised her eyelids carelessly.

"I am in good health. I have not had any minor disasters or illnesses all year round, not to mention that there is a charcoal basin burning in the house, which is very warm."

After saying that, she handed the bamboo slip in her hand to Yang Si.

Yang Si took it and looked at it, "What is this? Is this... a nursery rhyme?"

The bamboo slips were written with vigorous and powerful handwriting, which made people sigh that the handwriting is like the person.

Jiang Pengji said, "Wenzheng and Zixiao have been worried about one thing recently. There are too many remnants of the Red Lotus Cult lurking in the city, and they often cause trouble. Although they don't cause a big commotion, it's annoying if they happen too often. If we neglect them at a critical moment, they will join forces with the Red Lotus Cult members outside, and we're afraid we'll be in big trouble. So, we must find a way to solve this problem."