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

Chapter 260

The sun is shining brightly and the river is surging.

The west gate of Jingzhou City.Zhang Xianzhong brought his two godsons Sun Kewang and Ai Nengqi, as well as his brains Pan Duao and Xu Yixian, generals Liu Jinzhong, Bai Wenxuan, Ma Weixing and other general civil and military personnel to appear in the Ximen tower.

Outside the west gate, beside the moat, soldiers are like mountains of soldiers, and generals are like a sea of ​​generals. They are all the troops of Ming Dynasty, with swords, spears, swords and halberds. In the bright sunshine, they dazzle people's eyes, and they seem like a forest of steel.

The flags of various colors fluttered high, stretched in the wind, and fluttered.Among them, the words "Prince Taishi Ping the Thieves and General Miyun Zongbing" on the banner of the coach are particularly conspicuous.

Lin Yi was sitting on a group of yellow pumas under the command of the coach.

Lin Yi wears a silver-white helmet, a silver-white armor, a red battle robe, a single sword hanging from his waist, and a bow and arrow on his back.

Under the bright sunshine, this outfit looks like a silver doll.

Standing at the top of the city, Zhang Xianzhong's gaze had already locked on to the majestic and majestic Lin Yi, who was immediately on the Huangpu.

Zhang Xianzhong saw Lin Yi for the first time. He didn't expect such a famous and prestigious Grand Master Lin, General Lin, and Zongbing Lin to be a young man in his twenties, on par with the most beautiful Li Dingguo in his army.

Now they also know the experience of Lin Yi's rising like a god of war. In just a few years, he became a big official in the frontier and a member of the court. This is simply too legendary!
At this time, Lin Yi also saw Zhang Xianzhong at the crenel on the top of the tower. After being instructed by his subordinate general, Lin Yi also fixed his eyes on this legendary figure in the late Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Xianzhong was born tall and tall, with a golden helmet on his head, a chain armor with golden chains, a green war robe, and a sword hanging from his waist. He looked at a big face with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a yellow beard, and his age was about 40. Young and old, majestic and majestic, with a dignified appearance.

After Lin Yi saw it, he nodded in his heart. He really looked good.Zhang Xianzhong, who claims to be the Eight Great Kings, is as famous as Li Zicheng, and has been the separatist emperor for a few days, originally looks like this, which is completely different from the image of the actors selected by the directors in later generations of film and television dramas.

At this time, Lin Yi waved his hand, and the orderly soldiers clattered, and they dodged a road behind, and a prison car came from behind.

Lin Yi shouted to the above: "Zhang Xianzhong, do you know this person?"

Zhang Xianzhong had seen it a long time ago. A person sitting on the prison cart had disheveled hair. When he raised his head and looked up, Zhang Xianzhong was shocked. The prison cart was filled with none other than his godson Li Dingguo.

Although he is godfather and son, Zhang Xianzhong has not given birth to a son so far. In addition, his four godsons are more brave than the other, and they are all brave and good at fighting. His own right-hand man.

The reason why he was able to break through the heavy siege of the government and the army in the past few years was due to the contribution of the four godsons, especially in the battle in Sichuan.If his four sons hadn't fought bloody battles and risked their lives to accompany him, even though Zhang Xianzhong had eight lives, he would have gone to see Lord Yan now.

Among the four sons, there is of course a ranking in terms of talent, merit, and status.The eldest is Sun Kewang, the second is Li Dingguo, the third is Liu Wenxiu, and the fourth is Ai Nengqi.

After the Daxi regime was established, that is, after Zhang Xianzhong proclaimed himself emperor in Sichuan, these four godsons were all crowned kings, and they were called the Four Generals.

Especially Li Dingguo, who is handsome, filial and capable, apart from Sun Kewang, Zhang Xianzhong likes and values ​​him the most.Therefore, although it is not your own life, it is better than your own life.

Now that Li Dingguo has become a prisoner in the car, no one thought that their father and son could meet each other under such circumstances.

Zhang Xianzhong also believed that Li Dingguo had already been killed by the officers and soldiers, or sent to the Beijing Normal University for dismemberment.Li Dingguo, who had been imprisoned for more than a year, did not expect that Lin Yi could arrange for their father and son to meet here.

One city and one city can be said to be close at hand, or they can be said to be far away.When Zhang Xianzhong saw that Li Dingguo hadn't seen him for just a few days, he completely changed.

Once upon a time, Li Dingguo was known as Xiao Yuchi, with a halberd in the horse's palm under his crotch, one horse with three weapons, in an army of ten thousand horses, taking the enemy's head was like picking something out of a bag.But now he has become a prisoner, but although he is a bit embarrassed, he doesn't seem to have any injuries on his body, and his face is not too thin. Maybe it's because the surname Lin didn't torture him much?To meet him like Ji Dong, Li Dingguo can be regarded as meeting a good person.If it was replaced by another officer, Li Dingguo would have had his head chopped off, or he would have been sent to the capital for emotional injuries. Not to mention that he could not see him, even if he saw him at this time, he would be covered with scars, and he could not see any injuries on his body. When it comes to the hands of officers and soldiers, this can be regarded as a miracle.

Both father and son were a little excited at this time. It would be okay if they didn't meet each other, but the parting of life and death when they met would make people cry even more.

Li Dingguo gritted his teeth and tried hard to control himself, so that the tears didn't fall down in the circles of his eyes. Zhang Xianzhong's nose was also a little sore, and the circles of his eyes were a little red.The chests of the father and son rose and fell, and they could not speak a thousand words.

Sun Kewang and Ai Nengqi are also a little excited and sad at this time. After all, they are brothers, fighting side by side, going through life and death, and fighting against each other. In the next second now, watching Li Dingguo probably lose his head, the hearts of the two of them are also together one volt.

"My surname is Lin, if you kill my brother Li Dingguo, I swear to tear you to pieces!" Sun Kewang, as the eldest brother, couldn't help shouting at Lin Yi in the city.

Lin Yi, who had been watching for a long time, smiled and felt that their reaction was relatively strong. It seems that there is something going on today.

Ji Dong pulled Li Dingguo out, of course he had his own purpose, and it wasn't just to make them emotionally reminisce about the old days.

"Your boy is Sun Kewang, right? It's not certain who will cut whose body into thousands of pieces, but I can tell you clearly that today my grand master didn't intend to kill him. Let Zhang Xianzhong answer. You, a junior, don't have the qualifications!"

Lin Yi now also knows that this person is Sun Kewang, with a slightly dark face and a treacherous face, which is not a fun look for people to see. It is related to the rest of his life and his consequences. I think the person and the name are quite right.

After the death of Zhang Xianzhong in history, the Onishi regime was in jeopardy.The power fell into the hands of Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo.But the two had different political views. Sun Kewang advocated fleeing overseas, while Li Dingguo advocated uniting Ming Dynasty against Qing Dynasty and avenging Zhang Xianzhong.

In this way, the two parted ways. If that was the case alone, Sun Kewang would be considered a character. The brothers were at odds, and the father and son had turned against each other a lot, but Sun Kewang later surrendered to the Manchu Tartars and became a shameful traitor. Li Dingguo and others fought against their enemies and helped the Manchu Tartars enslave and kill Han compatriots. They would be infamous through the ages and nailed to the historical shame frame, and they would never be able to get off.

Of course, Lin Yi knew this history well, so after he knew Sun Kewang, he looked at him with colored glasses, so he knew that it was not a good thing, and it might be a problem of mentality. He just shut up.

Hearing what Lin Yi said, Zhang Xianzhong felt that there was still a way to go. He was right not to kill Li Dingguo.There will definitely be no pie in the sky, and the surname Lin will never release Xiao Yuer unconditionally. No matter what the conditions are, as long as they can accept it, it is better to get Xiao Yuer back. Thinking of this, Zhang Xianzhong quickly put his chest on Standing straight, he said to Lin Yi at the bottom of the city, "I, Zhang Jingxuan, am here!"

As soon as Lin Yi waved his hand, someone pushed Li Dingguo down, making it inconvenient for him to talk at the scene.

"Zhang Xianzhong, my Grand Master has a few words, would you like to listen?" When Lin Yi said this, he almost stroked his beard.

"Master Lin, if you have something to say, please speak face to face. Zhang will listen to you." Zhang Xianzhong was also polite.

"That's good, my Grand Master intends to let Li Dingguo go, are you willing?"

Zhang Xianzhong was naturally surprised and happy when he heard this, but he knew that there must be a follow-up, "Master Lin, Mr. Zhang would like to hear more about it, and tell me about your conditions."

Lin Yi smiled and said: "As expected of the Eight Great Kings, he has a really good brain. He can tell what the grand master is trying to do when he speaks. The grand master thinks that Li Dingguo is a man, and intends to let him go, but I, Lin Yi, are at a loss. I never do business. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but I captured Li Guo and his son in Nanyang, but didn’t kill them. In the end, Li Zicheng redeemed the father and son with 50000 taels of silver. How much do you plan to pay Li Dingguo today? Silver?"

Outside Nanyang City, Lin Yi used Li Guo and his son to extort 50000 taels of silver from Li Zicheng. Zhang Xianzhong really heard about this, but he couldn't believe it. It was true and he thought it was a rumor.Now that Lin Yi said it himself, he thinks it is absolutely true.

After making a fuss for a long time, the person surnamed Lin came asking for money, and he never killed Xiao Yuer, nor sent it to the capital. It turned out that he had an idea, and this kid is really good at making money. After all, he is still a corrupt official.But it's a good thing for us.Whether he wants money or land, as long as I, Zhang Xianzhong, can accept it, I will give it to him. What is money?
But this kid is not afraid of exchanging Li Dingguo for money, when the time comes, the court will ask him to settle accounts?It's not a light crime to use the court's repeated crimes in exchange for money, isn't it?Did Chongzhen blame him and not chop off his head?Can the Ministry of War spare him?This is a guy who wants money but not life!

It doesn't matter whether he is dead or alive in the future, it is better to be killed, and there is one less opponent.For now, if this is the case, it will be easier to deal with him in the future.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xianzhong said: "Lord Lin, please make a price. As long as I, Zhang Xianzhong, can afford it, I will definitely not be stingy."

"It's so refreshing." Lin Yi said, "Then let's compare the prices of Li Guo and his son. Li Guo is Li Zicheng's nephew, and Li Laiheng is Li Zicheng's grandson. It doesn't matter whether it is dry or wet, it is the same. Li Dingguo is you again. Godson, it stands to reason that sons should be worth more than nephews and grandsons, two steps are not as close as one step, how about you also pay 50000 taels of silver?"

Zhang Xianzhong was overjoyed when he heard that. If 50000 taels of silver could be exchanged for Li Dingguo, it would be too cheap. He thought that Lin Yi would open his mouth like a lion. .

I, Zhang Xianzhong, brought more than this amount of silver from Sichuan. Now I have taken Xiangyang, Yichang, Jingzhou and other places. The silver in the hands of these local officials and wealthy households belongs to me. There are plenty of 5 taels of silver.

"Okay, 50000 taels is 50000 taels." Zhang Xianzhong readily agreed, but he didn't expect that Lin Yi would have a follow-up, so he was fooled.

(End of this chapter)