The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 117 Don’t Spread the Word
Yue Wenxuan: "That's good! Tell me what to do next."

Qian Zhuoqun said quickly, "Wash his soiled prince's robes and have him wear them. Keep him in Wangjiazhuang Fortress as a prince. Meanwhile, let the salt workers and soldiers spread the news of his arrival at Guanhai Salt Field. Spread the word well first. The people in the surrounding counties will surely be skeptical... When the Jin soldiers arrive, we'll have him step forward and, in his name, issue a letter to the governor of Laizhou and the magistrate of Jiaoshui County, urging them to surrender. Then, those who have heard the rumors will easily turn to us, and they will have no choice but to surrender the city."

Yue Wenxuan gave a thumbs up and said, "Very good! Let's do it this way."

Madam Gong Er and Qian Zhuoqun quickly arranged for people to wash the prince's clothes that Zhao Zai had changed out of. At the same time, they issued a light gag order, asking everyone not to spread the news that Prince Zhao Zai had come here.

This kind of half-baked gag order would definitely leak out eventually, and that's exactly what Yue Wenxuan wanted.

Sure enough, within two days, the news spread throughout Guanhai Salt Field and Dongmiaozi Village...
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Two days later, early in the morning, Yue Wenxuan got up and looked at the revenue from the Douyin platform. He was very satisfied. The figures in the shared car were still selling well.

Looking at Dongmiaozi Village again, the newly practiced vehicle formation seemed more and more skilled.

When I eavesdropped on the villagers' conversation, I heard that many of them were talking about Wang Zhaoye.

Very good, everything is going smoothly.

There doesn't seem to be anything I need to take care of today.

So what can I do now? Think hard!

Suddenly he remembered that he had left Su Qi'er in Jimo County for several months without taking care of him. He had originally placed Su Qi'er in Jimo County because he wanted to go there at any time to "secretly check" and see if Cui Weihua had embezzled his disaster relief grain.

Later, he found that Cui Weihua was a good person and had done nothing evil, so he rarely looked at him and soon forgot about Su Qier.

Forget it, let’s cut over and see what he is doing. If it’s useless, just take him out of the sandbox.

Yue Wenxuan focused his attention on Su Qier...

After all this, I saw a very amazing picture.

A large group of beggars were sitting around Su Qier, there were at least more than five hundred of them, each holding a broken bowl in the left hand and a bamboo pole in the right hand.

They are now in a small woods outside Jimo County. Why are so many beggars gathering here?
Yue Wenxuan was just curious when he heard the beggars singing in unison: "We walk forward with the beat of bamboo clappers, and we arrive at the busy market. When we see a gentleman, we greet him, and he will bring us good fortune, longevity, and treasure. We don't want treasure today, just give him a steamed bun to fill us up..."

After the song was over, an old beggar stood up from the crowd and shouted, "The song is over! Everyone, be quiet and listen to what the gang leader has to say."

Yue Wenxuan: “???”

I saw that all the beggars were looking at me.

I'm the gang leader? Oh, no, Su Qi'er is their gang leader!
He suddenly understood that a few months ago, the order he gave to Su Qier was: to be a beggar in Jimo County, a very promising career.

Su Qier just played freely according to his own settings.

The setting of this figure is that of the 52nd leader of the Beggars' Sect. He will act according to the setting and of course continue to be the leader of the Beggars' Sect.

In the past few months, he has actually recruited more than 500 gang members. However, these gang members are not martial artists like the beggars in martial arts novels. They are all old, weak, sick and disabled, unable to work and earn money normally, and have become beggars.

This is an unexpected gain.

Yue Wenxuan handed control of the figurine back to Su Qier himself. He cleared his throat and said loudly, "I declare! The first meeting of the Jimo County branch of the Beggars' Gang has officially begun." The beggars applauded enthusiastically, broke their bowls, and pounded the ground with bamboo poles...

Su Qier: "Today is our first meeting. I want to tell everyone that we beggars are easily bullied. We must unite! We must be as close as brothers..."

When Yue Wenxuan heard this, he thought to himself: Talking nonsense?

Forget it, stop talking about this nonsense, I'll take over and tell you something useful.

Swipe! Take over!

The beggars only saw the gang leader speaking passionately, but suddenly he was stunned for a moment, and then the expression on his face suddenly became gentle, and his eyes seemed to become more lively.

The gang leader then cleared his throat and spoke again, changing the subject: "Not long ago, I received news that the Jin thieves are about to attack our Song Dynasty again."

The beggars were well-informed and naturally knew about it long ago: "Boss, we heard about this too."

"I wasn't a beggar originally. It was the last time the thieves came and robbed and burned my house that I became a beggar."

"Should we run away?"

"Boss, what should we do?"

Yue Wenxuan raised his hand and said, "Don't panic! Although the Jin thieves are fierce, this gang leader has already prepared a plan to deal with them. This time, this gang leader called everyone to a meeting to announce that we will mobilize the entire gang to fight against the Jin."

The beggars were shocked: "Huh? Fight against the Jin? We...we are old, weak and useless beggars, can we really fight against the Jin?"

Yue Wenxuan: "What are you talking about? Others look down on us Beggars, but we must not look down on ourselves. What is our most powerful strength? Intelligence! There is nothing in the streets and alleys that we don't know, and there is no news that we can't deliver."

The beggars thought about it carefully and realized that it seemed to be true.

Yue Wenxuan: "I have a piece of news now. I'm quietly telling you all, please don't spread it... As far as I know, there is a prince who was captured by the Jin bandits. He escaped from the Jin Kingdom and settled in Jiaodong. He is preparing to organize an army here to resist the Jin... You guys just keep it to yourself, don't spread it. When we find this prince, we will follow him to fight the Jin bandits."

The members of the Beggar Gang quickly responded to the order.

Yue Wenxuan said, "Master of the Jimo branch, come out."

A middle-aged beggar came out and asked, "What instructions does the gang leader have?"

Yue Wenxuan: "Next, our gang leader will go to other branches. You must take good care of the Jimo branch. If you encounter any difficulties, you can go to Master Yue who delivers food and porridge to the county. He will help us. You can also send someone to Jiaoshui County to find me. I will stay in Jiaoshui County for the next one or two months, and may go to Laizhou City after that."

Hall Master: "As you command!"

Yue Wenxuan then ordered Su Qier: Go to Jiaoshui County and build a branch of the Beggar Gang in Jiaoshui. At the same time, tell the beggars in Jiaoshui County that a prince has arrived, and ask them not to spread the news.

Su Qi'er left the grove, wearing tattered clothes, holding a broken bowl and a broken bamboo pole, and walked towards Jiaoshui County.

(End of this chapter)