Chapter 57: The Money-Hungry General Lee

Because they felt that the force they sent was not strong enough, or they were ambushed by the enemy, and only in this way would the more than 1,000 people be 'heard from again', so the heads of these three 'big households' gathered together again, but this time at the gathering, there was one more person among them, and this person was the commander of the defenders of Xiangyang City-General Li.

"General Li, it is your responsibility to exterminate the 'bandits'! How can you shirk it?" said the head of the Liu family very angrily.

"Alas...... Xiangyang City is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it cannot be moved lightly! If you want to exterminate the 'bandits,' then you have to make an order from the imperial court yourself!" After listening to the words of the head of the Liu family, General Li immediately said helplessly.

"General Li, that 'bandits' are just a group of 'rabble', therefore, General Li only needs to send a small number of soldiers to the battle, so the group of 'bandits' hiding in the mountains can 'fall apart' in an instant!"

"Come on, bring things in. "Seeing that General Li was still hesitant, these three 'big households' had no choice but to use their killer skills.

Immediately afterwards, a group of people who looked like family members brought in three rather heavy boxes from the outside, and when the boxes were opened, the light of the 'gold, silver and jewelry' inside suddenly shook General Li's eyes, and the sad look on General Li's face turned into a smile on the spot, and nodded implicitly.

"General Li, be careful. Not a tribute. Please smile!" Seeing that General Li's face finally showed a more satisfied smile. So the head of the Li family immediately seized the opportunity, and then said extremely respectfully.

However, in the heart of the head of the Li family, he said coldly: "Hmph! I have already learned from a disciple who was planted in the beggar gang that more than half of the more than 1,000 people have been captured, and the beggar gang seems to be merging into the 'Wentianmen', so these three boxes of 'gold, silver and jewelry'. I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy it!hehe......"

"Hehe, since you are so gracious, then I will reluctantly accept it, don't worry! On the next day, I will gather my troops and horses to eliminate those 'bandits' entrenched in the mountains, okay, I still have official business, so it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time, farewell!"

Seeing that the purpose of this trip has basically been achieved. So General Li hugged his fists, and then left Liufu with his entourage. As for the three large boxes full of 'gold, silver and jewelry', naturally someone would send them to the General's Mansion, and General Li was not worried about this at all.

At this time, seeing that General Li had already gone away, the head of the Liu family suddenly said with some ill will: "This General Li is really a wonderful person! I wonder if he can come back when he goes out of the city this time?"

"Hehe, if we can't come back, then isn't it just what we want? You know, my nephew's position as the commander of General Li has long been 'coveted'!"

"Hmph...... When we really grasp the power of the defenders of Xiangyang City, will we still be afraid of this small group of 'bandits'?" Thinking of his dead son, the head of the Li family immediately gritted his teeth and said.

"Exactly, exactly! I believe that this day, in the near future, is coming soon!" The head of the Liu family also echoed and said.

At this time, Ip Man was still busy recruiting disciples from the Beggar Gang! It's just that today is the last day for 'Ask Heaven Gate' to recruit disciples from the Beggar Gang, that is to say, if he misses today, then it will be impossible for the remaining Beggar Gang disciples to join the 'Ask Heaven Gate'.

For this, Ip Man is also very helpless, after all, the more people, even if Ip Man can't train all of them into a qualified 'Ask Heaven Gate' disciple, but Ip Man can train them all to become a qualified believer!

Some people may wonder, since Ip Man wants to recruit more beggar disciples, why did Ip Man set the recruitment time to three days?

You must know that the beggar gang disciples are all over the Great Song Dynasty, and there are even many beggar gang disciples, and they don't know what kind of sect 'Ask Heaven Gate' is!

In fact, Ip Man has such a setting, which is also selfish, because Ip Man set the time for recruiting disciples as 'three days', and the main purpose is to recruit disciples from the beggars on this side of Xiangyang City.

Because the beggar disciples on this side, they have really helped the 'Asking Heavenly Gate' a lot during this period of time, so Ip Man took this opportunity to naturally recruit them all into the 'Asking Heavenly Gate', in other words, this can be regarded as a reward for Ip Man for them!

As for the beggar disciples in other regions, if they could come back in time, then Ip Man would also include them in the 'Asking Heaven Gate', but after three days, Ip Man could only say 'I'm sorry!' regretfully.

After all, 'Ask Tianmen' is not the time to recruit disciples on a large scale, so after comprehensive consideration, Ip Man set the time for recruiting disciples to three days.

"A few more hours, the three-day time to recruit disciples is coming soon! But there are still beggars outside who have come from all over the country! Look, are we going to extend the recruitment time?" At this time, Mu Nianci walked to Ye Man's side, and then said inquiringly.

"Mother, no need, after three days, I will ask the disciples to close the entrance to and from the 'Asking Heaven Gate', and at that time, these beggar disciples who came to the sect, they will naturally go back, after all, our 'Asking Heaven Gate' has only just been established, and we can't absorb so many beggar disciples!" After listening to Mu Nianci's words, Ye Man immediately responded.

"Okay! I'm going to inform the disciples guarding the entrance, so that they can close the exit on time in three days. Knowing that what Yang Wen said was the truth, Mu Nianci had no choice but to nod and say in agreement.

So, a few hours later, the exit in and out of the 'Asking Heaven Gate' had been closed by the disciples of the 'Asking Heaven Gate', and those belated beggar disciples, when they saw this situation, could only return in place. (To be continued......)