Li Shouzhen sent messengers to the Liao Kingdom many times, and each time he had great expectations. However, most of these messengers were captured by the cavalry under Dong Zunhui, who was responsible for the northern defense line. The rest were either sinking into the Yellow River while swimming or escaping from the sky.

Li Shouzhen also sent many messengers to the Southern Tang Dynasty, but was captured and killed by the Rangers of Wang Shenqi, who were responsible for the south direction. Just when Li Shouzhen was frowning, two disciples volunteered to ask Li Shouzhen for his appointment.[]

These two people, one is Shu Yuan, a native of Chenqiu, and the other is Yang Ne, a Taoist priest from Songshan. In the past, he heard that Li Shouzhen was famous, so he served as a disciple. Now, seeing that Li Shouzhen was frowning, the two of them felt that Li Shouzhen was a dead end, and they also felt that staying in the city was a dead end, so they volunteered.

Li Shouzhen was overjoyed. The wind was strong and the strong grass was strong. The slander knew the loyal ministers. At this most deadly moment, my years of hard work in raising scholars was finally in vain. He quickly praised the two of them and wrote a letter of help to Nan Tang, sewing them into Yang Ne's Taoist robe.

Fearing to reveal his identity, Shu Yuan changed his name to Zhu Yuan and Yang Ne changed his name to Li Ping. The two of them quietly walked down the city and quietly headed south at night.

At this time, the fortress in the south was attacked by Li Shouzhen's troops a few days ago. It was being repaired. Many gathered civilians were busy filling the soil and building stones there. Zhu Yuan and Li Ping were mixed in. The soldiers' management of civilians was relatively loose, and the extra two people did not arouse the soldiers' suspicion. Anyway, as long as they can work, the more people, the better.

Zhu Yuan and Li Ping suffered a lot since childhood. Later, they were greedy for wealth and honor and devoted themselves to Li Shouzhen's tent. Although they enjoyed a lot of wealth, the calluses on their hands still existed. Although they were a little difficult to do their jobs, they could still hold on. The two of them looked for opportunities many times, but the soldiers in the fortress were constantly patrolling, and there were cavalrymen in the distance to reconnaissance, so they had no chance to escape, so they could only continue to work.

On this day, the two were working on the construction site, and suddenly they heard the supervising soldiers making a loud order: "Today, Guo Shuai sent Lord Shi to express condolences to everyone and brought a lot of wheat cakes. At noon, everyone can not only eat as much as they want, but also have a reward after meals! Everyone put down their tools and lined up to wait."

When they heard the order, all the farmers were cheering, and even Zhu Yuan and Li Ping were very happy. When they were in the city, they still had certain advantages in terms of food and accommodation, but their food rations were also decreasing day by day, so they could barely eat enough. I heard that in addition to being half full in the army, the people had begun to lose food. After the two of them got into this civilian camp, they always ate some mixed grains and wild vegetable cakes on weekdays. Now they changed their tastes and ate wheat cakes, and they could eat enough. What a happy thing!

Soon, Shi Shouxin brought Yidu soldiers and carried a basket full of wheat cakes to the middle of the camp. Under the supervision of the soldiers, the civilians lined up in an orderly manner to take the wheat cakes from Shi Shouxin's soldiers one by one, and kept thanking them.

It was finally Li Ping's turn. He almost drooled and took the wheat cake from the soldier. He was about to leave, but was stopped by Shi Shouxin. Li Ping's heart trembled. Could it be that I had no flaws? I had been working here for four or five days, and no one had questioned me. There should be no loopholes! He looked around secretly, except for his ragged Taoist robe, he was almost exactly the same as everyone else.

Shi Shouxin bowed to him and said, "This Taoist priest, how did you fall into these farmers?"

Li Ping quickly bowed his head and returned the greeting, "This general, I am a Taoist priest from Youfang, who travels around to find the truth and ask the Tao. However, if the war is in chaos today, even if I have achieved some success, I have to worry about food and clothing. Although it is a bit hard here, I can understand the public's opinion and cultivate the Taoist heart...the most important thing is that I can still eat a full meal..."

Shi Shouxin was very satisfied with the title of "General" mentioned by Li Ping. He is now just a small head, and is still far from the title of general. Shi Shouxin joined the army in Kaifeng at the age of 16. At first, he arranged to patrol the Privy Council. He worked there for more than three years before he became a team leader. After Guo Wei went to war, because of his strong height and cleverness, Shi Shouxin became Guo Wei's personal guard and was promoted to the head of Chengdu.

Shi Shouxin was quite satisfied with Li Ping's last few words. Now the war in the west is in chaos and he can't get food at all. If he wasn't very hungry, which Taoist priest would come here to do cool labor! Hearing the Taoist priest say that he had achieved something, Shi Shouxin couldn't help but be curious and asked, "I don't know which aspect the Taoist master is good at, whether it's divination or Feng Shui house?"

Li Ping bowed his head and said, "I will not hide it from the general, I can only look at the face."

Shi Shouxin became more and more curious. Generally, such Taoist priests in the Youfang would boast about their abilities. It is rare to see a humble Taoist priest like Li Ping. Maybe he really has some skills. Shi Shouxin bowed to Li Ping solemnly and asked respectfully: "Can the Taoist priest look at my face? Although the last one does not have much savings, Cheng Yi will also send it to him."

When Li Ping heard the word Cheng Yi, he was immediately moved. It was not that he was greedy for these two money, but that he could send him away safely from Shi Shouxin's meaning and also gave him money. In fact, Li Ping also had some real skills, otherwise he would not have been valued by Li Shouzhen and accepted as a guest. So he nodded gently and looked at Shi Shouxin's face. The more he looked at him, the more frightened he became, and he couldn't help but frown.

Shi Shouxin was a little surprised and asked in surprise: "Master, is there something wrong with my face?"

Li Ping whispered: "To be honest, your face is the appearance of a noble person. This fate is very different, and you are the most prosperous! You were born in Kaifeng Prefecture and grew up in the military. You will surely achieve great achievements! The clouds vaguely rushed out of the top, red qi gathered, and yellow qi was about to be born. According to your natal clouds, you will not only be able to serve as a general in the future, but also be able to station one side, serve as a high position in the Jiedushi, and even have the reward of being granted marquis and dukes! But..."

Shi Shouxin was shocked when he heard the Taoist priest say that he was "born in Kaifeng Prefecture and was good at the military." This Taoist priest was really capable, and he could calculate it. He quickly listened carefully, and he was so happy that he was so handsome. He heard the Taoist priest suddenly speaking, Shi Shouxin quickly asked, "But what, Taoist priest, you can just say it together, I can bear it."

Li Ping frowned and said, "But your face shows that your birthday is not long, and there will be twists and turns when you are fifty or sixty years old. But now it seems that your fate is a little longer and your wealth remains unchanged! Have you asked someone to judge you about your fortune? Is there any expert who has given you any advice?"

Shi Shouxin was disappointed when he heard that his birthday was not long, but then he was very happy that Li Ping said that his life would be extended. He shook his head and whispered: "I have never asked anyone to do a fortune, nor have I done any rituals."

Li Ping frowned. It was strange. How could his face change? What was going on?
Chapter completed!