Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 103 The Swordsman
Ji Dong's mental quality is as strong as his physical quality. He doesn't panic when things happen, and he can remain calm even in an emergency.

For a moment, Ji Dong made the worst plan in his heart.If it is really going to be exposed today, there will be a bloody battle in front of us.Even if it is a bloodbath at the Longmen Inn, this trip will not be done, and Wu Sangui can be eradicated. It is a worthwhile trip. The Shanhaiguan battle in a few years will definitely rewrite history. I would rather let Li Zicheng sit firmly in Dashun. It is also necessary to prevent the Tartars from entering the Central Plains and killing the Han compatriots.

From this point of view, I have fulfilled my duties as a frontier soldier of the Ming Dynasty, fighting to defend my hometown.

Therefore, Lin Yi's gaze was like a torch, watching Wu Sangui come before his eyes.

The two were very close, Wu Sangui stopped.Lin Yi found that this Wu Sangui was born with a good-looking talent, taller than himself by half a head, with regular features, a face like a silver basin, a metal armor suit, with a sword and a whip, majestic and dignified, even if he took off this layer of military uniform, he would still be A handsome man.

Such a look is difficult to connect with the image of a traitor and second minister.It seems that people cannot be judged by their appearance, and judging people by their appearance is definitely a mistake.

When Lin Yi was looking at Wu Sangui, Wu Sangui was also staring at Lin Yi.

Now Ji Dong's image is definitely a handsome and handsome young man, neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, with thin skin and tender flesh, handsome facial features, and a unique indescribable temperament between his eyebrows, the most stylish The most important thing is his eyes, bright as stars.

Wu Sangui's scrutiny made the hearts of Xiaoying, Zhang Hua, Erhu, Wang Qi, He Tao, Dongsheng and other personal guards almost jump out of their throats.

Next, Wu Sangui made a move that made the air even more tense.

He looked at Ji Dong for a long time without saying a word. He stretched out his hand and took pictures one by one from the soldiers around him. The picture on this picture was Lin Yi.

It's just that Lin Yi on this image is dressed differently from the Lin Yi in front of him. On the image, Lin Yi is dressed in military uniform and looks heroic. The Lin Yi in front of him is a handsome son of a wealthy family.

Wu Sangui took the picture, compared it with Lin Yi in front of him and looked at it for a long time, and his mind turned around. This kid is so similar to the person in the painting. Could it be that the young man surnamed Liu in front of him is Lin Yi's pseudonym?
No, I heard that Lin Yi is very good, and his reputation is spreading all over the place. He once defeated Yue Tuo and A Min, won three battles in Yongcheng, and defeated Abatai outside Yuyang City. In the Battle of Qianxi, surprise troops were dispatched, severely injuring Azig's men and horses, and a bloody battle in Zunhua finally forced the Tatars to retreat.

To be honest, the reason why I personally came to Yingzhou, which is a tiny place, was not because of Lu Xiangsheng, nor because of some thieves who attacked Eunuch Gao and Lord Yang. These were just excuses, and the main reason was to kill Guan Ning for him. The general Zu Kuan of the iron cavalry, the deputy commander-in-chief and the deputy general were killed, thousands of Guan Ning troops disappeared, and my uncle was furious.

But the kid in front of me looks like a jade-faced scholar. If you say that he is an ignorant, idle and slutty guy, he looks like a slugger, and he takes such a beautiful cousin with him when he goes out. No matter what, he can't tell that he will be so big. skill?Isn't there a lot of people who look alike in the world?must be cautious...

Wu Sangui's hesitation almost caused Lin Yi to lose his last patience. He was already ready to fight and kill at any time.

At this moment, Wu Sangui combined the image again.He looked at the people around Ji Dong again, and finally his eyes fell on Xiao Ying.

Xiaoying avoided the man's eyes on the woman, and cursed in her heart, this guy is not a good person, he is just like that son of the Fan family, how can he look at him like this?We're going to have a falling out in a while, my aunt looks good on you!

"Mr. Liu has a good-looking face. I seem to have seen it somewhere." Wu Sangui finally spoke, staring at Lin Yi with two eyes, penetrating deeply.

Ji Dong was amused, where did he see it, he saw it here, you are fucking blind, isn't the person in the painting the same as Lao Tzu?
It has to be said that the quality of this painting is not high. After all, it is hand-painted. The person who painted the portrait has never seen Lin Yi, but based on the dictation of Gao Qiqian and Yang Sichang, he drew it and revised it repeatedly. Gao Qiqian, Yang Sichang and others thought it resembled it. , This is the finalization, this is too different from the electronic photography technology of later generations, otherwise Lin Yi would have nowhere to hide what he said at this time.

Seeing that Wu Sangui was finally uncertain, the corners of Lin Yi's mouth curved upwards slightly: "Master Wu, you must be joking, Liu is ignorant, and stays at home all day long. This is the first time he has followed Cousin Yuer came to Yingzhou from Henan to run a business on behalf of her father, unexpectedly met an adult, if there is any offense, please forgive me." Lin Yi said, bowing slightly and cupping fists at Wu Sangui.

"He's from Henan, what kind of business does Young Master Liu do?"

"Answering people's words, I shipped a little big salt."

"Where are you going?"

"Customs."

"Selling salt to Tartars is a crime of U-turn. Someone, take them all away for inspection, and seal the goods!" Wu Sangui's face sank suddenly.

The officers and soldiers promised that they would fight when they came. Seeing that the battle was inevitable, Ji Dong's guards grabbed their sharp weapons and planned to give it a go. Of course, they couldn't just wait for Ji Yi's order.

But when Lin Yi heard Wu Sangui's words, he felt relieved.You can arrest people if you want, but you may not be able to seal the goods.This time, I don't need to stand in the way, the Fan family's uncles and nephews will never stand idly by, it's okay to let them display their energy, don't look at you Wu Sangui, you may not be able to fight against others in terms of power.

So thinking of this, Ji Dong didn't say a word, and began to watch the fire from the other side.

"Wait!"

Sure enough, the uncle and nephew of the Fan family quit, especially when the third son Fan Jimo couldn't bear it anymore, he also came to stop Wu Sangui with a few cups of alcohol. Can you take such a beautiful girl away?Do you think I don't know what you're planning?
Several bodyguards came over, those who used knives, guns, three-section cudgels, and double hooks. They stood behind their masters to cheer, and they were also ready to use force.

These people are bodyguards, thugs, martial arts teachers, housekeepers and others raised by the Fan family. They not only have strong martial arts skills, but also have extraordinary courage. They are absolutely loyal to their masters. Armed, just like the soldiers of Liaodong Patriarch Dashou's family.They eat the food of the Fan family, wear the clothes of the Fan family, and take money from the Fan family. Of course, they have to work for the Fan family.When going out, it is their duty to protect the safety of their master and goods.

Wu Sangui didn't take Fan's uncle and nephew seriously, and Fan's uncle and nephew certainly didn't take Wu Sangui seriously. Wu Sangui's actions, even the experienced and prudent Fan Yongzhong couldn't bear it.

Fan Yongzhong secretly thought, we don't care if you want to arrest this son from Henan. Now this batch of goods is ours, and it cost 3500 taels of silver. You can seal it if you say so?What happened to the guilty salt to the Tartars?Not to mention salt, ironware, firearms, explosives, intelligence, what hasn't been sold?As long as you can make money, you, a small forward and lieutenant general in the right battalion, still want to go against the sky?

"Master Wu, I and Mr. Liu are both law-abiding businessmen. When we do business outside the customs, we are also guided by officials. The golden signboard of the Dragon Inn is not something that just anyone can get. My lord is new here. It would be too arbitrary to be so reckless, my lord's duty is to defend the frontier, even if we are suspected of committing crimes, we should follow the lord Zhizhou and the chief secretary's office to take care of it, is it appropriate for your lord to act like this?"

Wu Sangui saw that he was indeed the leader of the merchants in Shanxi. He even dared to resist the orders of the general. They shared the same trousers with the merchants in Henan. Mr. Liu didn't look like a fuel-efficient lamp. With these people, they were all armed, and they looked like they were running around. If they were forced to do so, conflicts would be inevitable.

If things get serious, Master Zhizhou, Shanxi Yushi, and Mr. Han who is at home, I don’t know what other officials have been settled by them. If they put pressure on him together, let alone him, it will be him Father Wu Xiang and his uncle Zu Dashou couldn't take it anymore, and an excerpt from the imperial censor was on the Longshu case of Emperor Chongzhen. Who could bear it?
In addition, Wu Sangui is only suspicious of Lin Yi, and he is not fully sure. Isn't there a lot of people in the world who look alike?What if this Mr. Liu is really a businessman from Henan and he is caught wrong?It wasn't these two businessmen that he offended!

Wu Sangui's excuse for arresting Lin Yi and the others was committing crimes. Although the court had explicitly prohibited selling salt and doing business with Tartars, who would take this seriously?

These days, if you make money, you can do it. Those civil servants can get by, natural disasters and man-made disasters, eunuchs harm the country, factional disputes, Tartars have repeatedly invaded the Central Plains, they are free to come and go, they can't control it, and they don't want to control it. The Emperor Chongzhen stood there, doing everything by himself, they were happy to be free, and they could make money. Fan Yongzhong was right, but the key was that this was not his business.As a general, he is at most patrolling the thieves and defending the Tartars. Is he going to do something thankless?
Although Wu Sangui is young and full of vigor, he is defiant.But he is not an idiot, he knows the seriousness, and he will turn a corner at critical moments, otherwise, he would not have surrendered to the Tartars in the Shanhaiguan War and let Dorgon take action on his behalf to deal with Li Zicheng.

So Wu Sangui had to restrain himself after thinking about it.After leaving a few eyeliners outside, he withdrew his troops and went to another place to continue his inspection.

Lin Yi saw that it was a false alarm, this episode almost made him lose his mood, Wu Sangui left, we have to continue to make trouble, this business is done, the arrow has to be launched!

Therefore, Lin Yi calmed down and said to the uncle and nephew of the Fan family: "This Master Wu is really funny. He treats us like thieves. We don't look like thieves. By the way, you two, I wonder if this Master Wu wants to knock us down?" He's a bamboo stick, he deliberately found fault, he may be short of money, shall we send him some dry goods?"

"Ah bah, he deserves it too! Our family has a lot of money, but if we don't give it to him, a mere avant-garde lieutenant general of the Youying Battalion in Shanhaiguan is really overbearing in front of us." Fan Jimo pointed at Wu Sangui and the others' backs and began to yell. up.

Lin Yi knew that he was bragging, and said again: "What Mr. Fan said is true, but we should be more careful and gather the two batches of goods together. Anyway, we will leave early tomorrow morning and let the brothers go together." Let me help you take a look, there are many people and strength, just in case."

"Mr. Liu still has the foresight and insight. Mo'er, don't talk nonsense. Come and gather the two batches of goods together." Fan Yongzhong agreed with Lin Yi's words very much and ordered.

(End of this chapter)