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

Chapter 235
Tian Jianxiu, courtesy name Yufeng, this is Li Zicheng's general who has both civil and military skills. He is gentle, eloquent, educated, and literate. , has the style of Confucianism.

This time Li Zicheng sent an envoy to meet Lin Yi.

Lin Yi let him in, sent an order to raise the account, and his generals stood on both sides, and Lin Yi sat in the commander's seat.

As soon as Tian Jianxiu entered Ji Dong's camp, he felt murderous, and many people glared at him.

Tian Jianxiu didn't care, and acted as if she hadn't seen it. After coming in to see Ji Dong, she bowed to salute, and then gave the gift list first.

Someone took it and presented it to Lin Yi. Lin Yi saw that 50000 taels of silver was not a light gift, but a thief should be cautious when giving gifts to the officers and soldiers.If you are polite to others, you must ask for something.

"What is the meaning of this?" Lin Yi looked at Tian Jianxiu and said.

"General Lin's name is like a thunderbolt. Although we are in the same situation, Tian still admires General Lin in his heart. He manages the army well, and his literary and military strategy is not inferior to the sages. It is far beyond the comparison of those corrupt officials. This time I have the honor to visit, Tian is really lucky."

"Oh, I don't dare to be the one, but I'm glad to meet you." Regarding Tian Jianxiu's flattery, Lin Yi smiled modestly.

Then Tian Jianxiu explained the purpose of coming. First, he tested whether Li Guo and Li Laiheng and his son were killed. Guo and Li Laiheng.

If it were someone else, it would be difficult to talk about it, and they didn't even have the courage to step into Ji Dong's camp.But Tian Jianxiu was different, she was neither humble nor overbearing, she talked eloquently without any cowardice.

He used the rules set by Lin Yi in the army to persuade Lin Yi, saying that Lin Yi treated the captives preferentially, and his consistent policy towards captives was not to kill and surrender, but to obey their wishes. In this case, Li Guo and his son were also his captives, and they were unwilling to surrender. , just let him go.

When Lin Yi's generals heard this, they couldn't help but laugh. Li Zicheng and the others could really imagine that they would be able to dream of spring and autumn in broad daylight.With 50000 taels of silver, you want our general to let them go?It is simply whimsical!

Lin Yi laughed out loud when he heard this, and had to admire Tian Jianxiu's courage and eloquence.According to what he meant, he could only let him go and get 50000 taels of silver, which has many benefits.If you don't let go, then you don't abide by the policy of treating captives that you set yourself.

"General Tian's words are a bit unsatisfactory. Yes, I, Lin Yi, do treat prisoners like this, but this prisoner is not another prisoner. The people released by Lin Yi are all those who voluntarily surrendered, and they are unwilling to fight against Lin. , according to his wishes, after being persuaded to disarm and return to the land, as a obedient citizen of the Ming Dynasty, he will no longer be against the court. Those who fought desperately against Lin, and I, Lin Yi, dare to assert that if their father and son are released, they will still fight against Lin and fight against the court to the end. General Tian, ​​can this be the same?"

Tian Jianxiu saw that he had secretly changed his concept, and that the strategy of using one to rule the other would not work, and Lin did not give in, so he did not say any more.Then he came up with a second set of plans, took out Li Zicheng's own handwriting, and presented it to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi took a look, did this come from Li Zicheng?There are really a lot of words written, but he is so famous, this word is really not flattering.Crooked, far from my own handwriting.

Although I am not from this society, and I have not been in this society for a long time, I only took time to practice calligraphy for a few days, but it is much better than Li Zicheng's writing.

But it can be seen that Li Zicheng wrote very seriously, at least there is no lack of arms or legs.

But Ji Dong knew that Li Zicheng had been a monk since he was a child, and later he herded cattle and sheep for landlords, and then he became a soldier, and then he rebelled and became a thief. There is nowhere to escape, how can I have time to read and practice calligraphy?

It is estimated that he learned such characters when he was a courier. Otherwise, he may not even know how to write his own name. This cannot be blamed on him. In such a society and such an environment, even if he is willing to learn, no one can write it. teach him.

But if he can't write well, he can find someone to write it for him. There are thousands of people under his command, don't they have any knowledge?However, Lin Yi thought again that these were all thieves, most of them were hungry people, or the officers and soldiers rebelled and surrendered, how could there be literate, a bunch of reckless people, at this time, that Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, what else is Mr. Li, These learned and powerful people must not have joined their team yet.

Thinking of this, Ji Dong no longer struggled with his words.After reading it patiently, I understood what Li Zicheng meant.

In his letter, Li Zicheng advised him that those who do things at the right time are heroes, and what kind of court is the current court? Let him see the situation clearly. , the criminals are doing their best, the people of the Li people live in misery, and the officials force the people to rebel.Our opposition to the imperial court is an act of doing justice for the heavens and eliminating violence and peace.

In addition, the flying birds are exhausted, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked.Don't you see the fate of Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting?

After reading this letter, Lin Yi had to praise Li Zicheng for being a character. Although he was illiterate and his handwriting was crooked, what he said showed the demeanor and wisdom of a leader of the peasant army.

As for this letter, I wrote it crookedly for a long time. If Lin Yi wanted to summarize the central idea of ​​this composition for him, it would be two points. As for the matter of suppressing thieves, as an official of the imperial court, he will do it as soon as possible, so there is no need to take it too seriously.If the thieves like them are really wiped out, what's the use of him as a general who suppresses thieves?If the mice are gone, will cats still be revered?
Ji Dong couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

Lin Yi's generals also laughed, including Zhang Hua, Dong Sheng, Xiao Ying, Zhe Zhe and others.Although they don't know what the letter is about now, Li Zicheng probably had no good intentions in writing it to Lin Yi.But this is General Lin who came to beg them to let them go. He must have said all the good things, pretended to be pitiful, offered benefits, cultivated relationships, and pretended to surrender. It was nothing more than these routines.

How wise is our Master Lin, how can we be fooled like this?This man surnamed Tian is waiting to be kicked out, or killed in a fit of rage.

When Lin Yi was reading the letter, Tian Jianxiu was also staring at Ji Dong's expression. It wasn't until a smile appeared on Lin Yi's face that Tian Jianxiu felt a little hopeful.

This is Lin Yi putting the letter on the table: "Okay, this letter and General Yin Ziben have been kept, and Li Guo and Li Laiheng will be handed over to you to take away. Come here, let them go."

As soon as this remark came out, the generals under Lin Yi were a little dumbfounded, thinking that their ears had heard it wrong, or the general was wrong.Just let it go?Is it just for 50000 taels of silver?Both Li Guo and Li Laiheng are enemies of ten thousand people, and if they let the tiger go back to the mountain, there will be troubles later.How could you just let it go like this?
He looked at Ji Dong in puzzlement for a moment, with a silly expression on his face.

What was even more surprising was Tian Jianxiu. He thought that Ji Dong would put forward some conditions, but he didn't expect that he agreed to release him just like that. Is it true?Could it be that my ears are hallucinating?Therefore, Tian Jianxiu also stared at Ji Dong with a bewildered expression.

When Lin Yi saw that the soldiers under him were indifferent, they all looked in disbelief, so he had to repeat one sentence.

"Why, you didn't hear what I said? Let them go!"

"promise."

This time, I heard everything clearly. It was absolutely true. Someone had already agreed to pick him up.

Lin Yi's generals, Zu Keyong, Zhang Hua, Dong Sheng, Xiao Ying, Zhe Zhe, Wang Jian, Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan, and so on.They all looked in disbelief, and finally looked at each other.But on such an occasion, no one dared to say a word, only dared to whisper in private.

Tian Jianxiu hurriedly looked very grateful, and saluted Ji Dong again, for fear that Lin Yi would change his mind.

"The general is really high-spirited and upright. He is a world-class hero who understands current affairs. Tian admires him. I will help us Chuang Wang and Li Guo and his son. Thank you for your kindness."

"General Tian doesn't have to be like this. Lin still has a feeling of ruthlessness. I wonder if General Tian can be the master?"

"Oh?" Tian Jianxiu was taken aback, "If you have something to say, the general, please speak face to face. If you can, you must do things of loyalty."

(End of this chapter)