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Chapter 324 Li Banghua’s unwillingness and Yan Yingyuan’s change

Li Guofan came from the army and was not one to beat around the bush, so he simply said: "Your Majesty ordered all provinces to recommend talented people. I heard about Mr. Li's name and admired him a lot, so I came here to ask Mr. Li to serve as an official in Dawei."

Nowadays, although the official documents of the Wei tribe still refer to themselves as "崋部", civil and military officials and the people under their rule believe that the Wei tribe will replace the Ming Dynasty sooner or later and change dynasties, so they often change their name to "Da Wei" in private.

'Sure enough, the person who came here is evil. 'Li Banghua thought.

As soon as Li Guofan came to announce his identity, he had a hunch that the Wei army would probably force him to serve as an official.

I just don’t know by what means.

High-ranking official with generous salary and inducement?Or even coerce the future of relatives and descendants?
Thinking of this, Li Banghua's heart sank.

He blinked his eyes and said: "Your Excellency, you should know that this old man was originally the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing of the Ming Dynasty. Although he is mourning at home, he is still regarded as a minister of the Ming Dynasty. Now that he is an official in the Ming Dynasty, how can he be an official?"

Li Guofan said: "Emperor Chongzhen is fatuous and immoral, and the Ming Dynasty is in a state of decay. I, Dahei Geding, have replaced him with the one who obeys the will of heaven and the people.

In such a situation, for the sake of the common people in the world, shouldn't Mr. Li lend me a helping hand? "

Li Banghua said expressionlessly: "I am old and frail. I had planned to become an official for retirement. Even if I wanted to do something for the people of the world, I was powerless. Please don't persuade me anymore, please come back."

After saying this, Li Banghua was quite nervous.He believes that at this point, Li Guofan will not be able to be "soft" and will probably use coercion and inducement.

Unexpectedly, Li Guofan sighed, "That's such a pity - I hope Mr. Li will take care of himself and be able to see how I, Da Wei, have turned this land of China into a peaceful and prosperous age."

Then he stood up, cupped his hands to Li Banghua, and said, "Farewell."

Li Banghua was slightly stunned.

I thought: Is this the end?
What about the expected temptation of high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and the coercion of relatives and descendants?

Li Guofan had already walked out.

Hou Tong once stood up to leave, but finally turned around and said: "Mr. Li's talents are known to both the government and the public, but the Ming Dynasty could not use them, so he wasted his time.

But I think Li Gong is still in good health, is he really willing to bury his talents and ideals in the loess?Please also ask Li Gong to think carefully about it. "

After Hou Dongzeng also left, Li Banghua finally came back to his senses.

In fact, Li Guofan's superficial persuasion made him feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

I even couldn't help but think: Could it be that I, Li Banghua, am not that important to Liu Wei?That's why the other party just casually persuaded her without any force?

Before Li Banghua had thought about this problem clearly, he saw a family of servants running over and saying with a strange expression: "Master, most of the troops in the village have withdrawn, leaving only one sentry."

The Yi army also withdrew most of it?

Has the importance of me, Li Banghua, really declined in the Eijun army?
After receiving this inference, Li Banghua felt inexplicably disappointed.

Thinking that all his talents would be buried in a small place like Jishui, he felt very unwilling to do so.

···
Nanjing.

southern suburbs.

Yan Yingyuan was repairing the road with a group of Ming army prisoners.

In-service officials like him in various prefectures and counties in southern Zhili who were captured by the Wei army but refused to surrender were punished with hard labor and sent to Nanjing for unified management.

Yan Yingyuan originally thought that most of the hard labor was similar to slave labor, and the Yi army would probably use them to death. On weekdays, they would probably be beaten with whips and make various threats.

It will be miserable anyway.

Because the Ming Dynasty only exiled criminals to work in a certain place. If the background is not strong enough and there are no connections, they will be used as slaves. Not only will they live a miserable life, but they will also be in danger.

Therefore, at first he was even prepared to find an opportunity to escape.

What he didn't expect was that his mother, wife, children, and sister were also sent to Nanjing for resettlement—not as hard labor, but to do chores in the camp for the families of hard laborers.

What he didn't expect was that the Wei army's treatment of hard labor was not as cruel as he expected.

There are three meals a day. Although they are all porridge and the vegetables are boiled, they are somewhat full of oil.Not too full, but not too hungry either.

This was naturally a far cry from the meals he had in the past when he was at home and serving as Jiangyin Dianshi.

But Yan Yingyuan is not an ignorant person - when he brought his family from Tongzhou to the south to take up a post, he saw many miserable and hell-like scenes along the way.

It is common for hungry people to eat grass roots, tree bark, and Guanyin soil. What is even more terrifying and uncomfortable is that some hungry people exchange their children for food, and human flesh is sold at low prices in the market. In order to fight the famine, many people have become inhuman and ghostly. ghost.

If these hungry people knew that the hard labor of the Yi army could provide them with three meals a day, they would probably rush to do hard labor for the Yi army.

In addition, the Tai army also had a method that shocked Yan Yingyuan and even secretly called him "invincible".

That is to regularly dispatch "military and political officers" from the army to "teach ideological lessons" to the hard laborers.

At first, he told some interesting stories and taught the hard laborers some words.Even he, because of his literacy, was appointed as a substitute teacher in hard labor, and his treatment such as food and accommodation was improved.After the military and political officers came several times, they gained the initial trust of the hard laborers and took them to hold a "grievance meeting."

Let the hard laborers talk about their own suffering experiences one by one, gradually opening up the hard laborers' hearts, and even making the hard laborers regard military and political officials as confidants and teachers.

After each grievance meeting, the military and political officers would guide the hard laborers to summarize and find the reasons for everyone's suffering.

And in the end they all point to the same direction: the Ming emperor was incompetent, the court was corrupt, the officialdom was dark, and the administration was corrupt.The inaction of the emperor, the court, and local officials was the root cause of everyone's suffering.

To solve everyone's suffering, we must overthrow the rule of the Ming Dynasty and establish a new dynasty!

Only in the new dynasty will there be a new atmosphere and everyone's suffering may end.

Every time after a grievance meeting, Yan Yingyuan thought deeply about it and felt that the Eijun was both terrifying and respectable.

The scary thing is that in addition to hundreds of thousands of soldiers who are capable of recruiting and good at fighting, the Wei army will also use this method to gradually transform many prisoners and hard laborers into new soldiers of the Wei army, and even supporters of the Wei tribe.

What is admirable is that the Tai army did not conquer the world simply for the wealth and honor of a few people, but to end the troubled times and the suffering of the people and establish a peaceful and happy new dynasty.

As a result, Yan Yingyuan no longer resisted hard labor and no longer thought about escaping - in fact, it was difficult for him to escape with his family around.

He started doing things seriously.

During the day, he worked with the hard laborers to build roads, bridges, and ditches. At night, he would teach the hard laborers how to read by the light of fire.

Even if he could only teach a few words in one night, he felt that this "errand" was more valuable than being a Ming Dynasty historian.

this evening.

After Yan Yingyuan finished his work of teaching the hard laborers how to read, he returned to his camp residence, an independent tent.

It consists of two tents, one for his mother and sister, and one for him and his wife and children.

Yan Yingyuan's family used to be considered small landowners, with servants and tenant farmers, and their life was very good.The current conditions are really rough and difficult for their family.

But compared to those hard labors where ten people sleep in a tent, it is already a very good condition.

Seeing that his wife had already boiled hot water, Yan Yingyuan was about to take a bath, but was stopped by his mother.

"Ying Yuan, come here."

Yan Yingyuan walked into the tent and asked, "Is mother feeling unwell?"

The conditions are simple and life is difficult. What Yan Yingyuan is most worried about is his mother's health.

Yan Mu shook her head, "This little pain is nothing, my body is fine."

"What's the matter with mother?"

Yan Mu sighed and said: "Ying Yuan, I know you value loyalty more than life, and this is correct.

But you must have seen these days that the Yi army was not the hateful bandits or rebels that the previous court declared, but a real rebel army.

Apart from anything else, under the rule of the Yi army, hard labor could lead a better life than many ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, there is really no need for us to oppose others. "

Yan Yingyuan smiled bitterly after hearing this, "Mother, the child didn't want to rebel."

Yan Mu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this and said, "That's good, that's good." Then he hesitated for a moment and said, "My son is a capable person. If the Wei army establishes a new dynasty, there will be someone useful. If When the military and political officials come to persuade Yu Qian to surrender, don't be stubborn any longer."

Yan Yingyuan also sighed, nodded and said, "I understand, kid."

As he got to know more about Wei Jun, he really didn't want to be stubborn anymore - if he was stubborn, he would become someone who was just trying to gain fame.

Besides, seeing his mother, wife, children, and sister living such a simple and difficult life because of him, he felt very guilty.

next morning.

After Yan Yingyuan drank two bowls of porridge, he was about to go to work with the hard laborers. However, he saw a fast horse rushing into the camp and loudly asked the officer in charge of the Yi army: "Is Yan Yingyuan, the former Jiangyin Dianshi, in this camp?"

"exist."

The officer answered and asked Yan Yingyuan to be called over.

Yan Yingyuan discovered that the person who came seemed to be a soldier of the Yi army, but judging from the armor, weapons, mounts and spirit, he should be the best among the best.

The visitor asked: "Are you Yan Yingyuan, the former Jiangyin official?"

"Yes." Yan Yingyuan replied neither humble nor arrogantly.

The visitor said: "I am the king's bodyguard, and I have been ordered to summon you to the palace for an audience."

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)