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

Chapter 361

This is the second time for Hong Chengchou to see Ji Dong. He didn't expect that Ji Yi could come in to see him at this time.

But for Hong Chengchou, this is no longer necessary, he thinks he is dying.Now I mention it as one, but put it in a pile, let him dispose of it casually, I'm afraid it won't work now.

Therefore, when Hong Chengchou saw Ji Dong, he was taken aback for a moment, then closed his eyes, as if he hadn't seen it, and directly ignored Ji Yi and others.

Lin Yi saw Hong Chengchou wearing shackles and iron chains on his hands, lying there lying there, thinking of an old dog who was dying of illness.

In fact, he wouldn't be able to escape even without such a heavy instrument of torture.Hong Chengchou is over 50 years old this year. In that era, a life span of 60 years was rare, and being able to live to 50 years old was a long life. Many people saw the king of Hades when they were 30 or [-] years old, and some died in their [-]s.

For example, Huang Taiji lived to be 51 years old, and both Dorgon and Duo Duo only lived to be in their 30s. The short lifespan of these three powerful characters can be seen from this.

An old man in his 50s like Hong Chengchou, who has been tossing so hard that he is now skinny, even if he let go of the barracks that allowed him to run 10,000+ soldiers, he would not be able to escape.

Don't think that he can command thousands of horses and horses, strategize, win a thousand miles, and beat Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong to squat in the mountains and dare not come out, but he is a civil servant with no power to restrain a chicken after all.

To deal with people like Hong Chengchou, Lin Yi already had a countermeasure.

Traitors are mostly ghosts who fear death, but Hong Chengchou is different from ordinary ghosts who fear death.Received an orthodox education in China, came from a Jinshi background, served as the governor of Shaanxi, the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi, and the governor of Jiliao. With such a high status and so many years of military career, he still has some common courage, at least he won't kneel down and beg for mercy like other ghosts who are afraid of death, begging for mercy with snot and tears.

That kind of person can't reach his level at all. If the national traitors and traitors can also be stratified, Hong Chengchou is undoubtedly the pinnacle of the traitors.

Ji Dong waved his hand at this moment, and Zhang Hua ordered someone to bring him the props.There are three things in total, a three-foot white silk, a bowl of poison, and a bright dagger.

Putting it in front of Hong Chengchou, Hong Chengchou squinted his eyes slightly, and it seemed that he had reached his limit today, why did he let himself die in three ways?

These three methods of death are much cheaper than torture such as Ling Chi, car cracking, etc., but the three-foot white silk is to hang himself, but he is not the Emperor Chongzhen. , Le's tongue sticks out so long, his eyeballs protrude out of his sockets, that kind of death can scare the living to death, one can imagine the feeling.

When Hong Chengchou thought about it, he lost all strength in his neck.

Then he looked at the bowl of poison again. It was black and smoking, like brown sugar water, with a layer of white foam on it, and it was spinning without wind.He knew it wasn't brown sugar water, it should be Babu Duanchang Powder.Don't talk about this bowl, just take a sip, and you will be able to see the blood in an instant, burn the internal organs, burn the stomach, and finally stretch your legs and stare, and the seven orifices bleed to death.

He trembled for a moment, seeing that the bowl of medicine had already been prescribed.Finally, his eyes fell on the sharp dagger.

This knife has a unique shape, like a boning knife used for butchering pigs. The whole knife is about a foot long, and the blade is about three inches wide, with deep blood grooves on both sides.

This guy wiped his neck or poked his body, and along the deep blood groove, he would bleed out.If it's fatal all at once, it's okay to die with one's breath, but if it's deviated, it's probably like killing a pig, draining all the blood before you die, what kind of pain is that!
Hong Chengchou shuddered when he looked at the sharp dagger.

It seems that it is not easy to die.

At this time, Lin Yi had already read it from Hong Chengchou's eyes. It seemed that he had prepared this move for him correctly. This was his weakness. He couldn't do it last time when he committed suicide. This timid look.

The eyes are the windows to the soul, it seems that the history is not wrong, he was indeed a traitor because he was greedy for wealth, greedy for life and afraid of death.

It's not to slander him, there are historical facts to prove it, because Fan Wencheng saw very clearly at that time that Hong Chengchou, who was captured and detained, had some dust on his sleeves, and he wanted to flick them off.This shows that he cherishes his elegant and luxurious clothes, but no matter how important clothes are compared with life, they are simply not the same.

Therefore, it can be concluded from this that Hong Chengchou is a person who is greedy for wealth and honor, greedy for life and afraid of death.

As for the gentleness of Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, it was just an inducement for Hong Chengchou to betray Ming Dynasty and surrender to Qing Dynasty, it was not the root cause.

Seeing this, Ji Dong felt confident.

Lin Yi sneered: "Lord Hong, you don't understand why I am here today, right? It's not just to visit you!"

Hong Chengchou remained silent, as if he hadn't heard, still closed his eyes and ears slightly, and seemed to be asleep.

"Why, Mr. Hong is too embarrassed to do it himself, do you want someone to help you? Can't you see that this prison country wants to leave you a whole body, and these are for women!"

Hong Chengchou's face became hot when he heard Lin Yi's words. These are indeed for women. The surname Lin is not ashamed of himself, he is not even as good as a woman!
As soon as he gritted his teeth, he really wanted to take the medicine bowl and drink it up, or take a dagger and cut his throat to die.

At this time, Lin Yi waved to Zhang Hua and other attendants under his hand. Zhang Hua understood, led the people out of the tent, and stood guard near the door.

Only Hong Chengchou and Lin Yi were left in the big tent.

Lin Yi came close to him and lowered his voice: "Master Hong, if you wish, you can actually live on."

Hong Chengchou's slightly closed eyes suddenly moved and then calmed down again. What does the surname Lin mean?Is he going to persuade me to surrender?Are you still testing me?Forget it, my redhead has been sorry to Daming for the rest of my life, and I must never be sorry to Daqing again, otherwise I will be infamous for thousands of years and criticized by thousands of people.

Thinking of this, he was still expressionless and indifferent, with his eyes slightly closed, as if he hadn't heard, but he slowly picked up the medicine bowl with one hand.

Lin Yi pretended not to notice, paced back and forth in front of her, and continued: "As long as you promise to help me with one thing, I can let you go. After all, we were all officials in the Ming Dynasty, although Now we are our own masters, but Mr. Lin can understand the situation of adults. The Ming Dynasty is the place where you were born and raised, and the favor of Emperor Chongzhen is so great. But these years you have been fighting for the Ming Dynasty to destroy the bandits, and the North refused. The Tartars outside the pass fought north and south, blocking east and west and killing each other. It can be considered exhausting. Huang Taiji is kind to you, and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang is gentle to you. Not only did you not harm you, but instead rewarded your official position , You have seen the corruption of the Ming Dynasty to the extreme. At dusk, the Western Mountains abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and repayed the kindness of Huang Taiji and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang. A prisoner. The past, Lin did not want to bring it up, so let it pass, and leave the right and wrong for future generations to comment on."

Lin Yi said, seeing Hong Chengchou's hand reaching for the medicine bowl stagnated, he continued: "But at this time, at that time, your Excellency should be able to see the situation in front of you now. The Qing Dynasty suffered repeated defeats and lost troops. Serious injuries, internal and external troubles, this war can't last for a long time. It's not that the prison country is talking big, the soldiers and horses of the Celestial Dynasty will be killed in the city of Shengjing just around the corner. 600 red cannons, 2 new muskets, 20 soldiers and horses, The capital of the Qing Dynasty can be turned into ruins overnight, so how can there be no eggs under the nest?"

"But Lin has the virtue of being good at life, and he is unwilling to do that. The main purpose of going out of Jinzhou this time is to sit down and talk with Dorgon and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and reach an agreement acceptable to both parties. Then Lin will Withdrawing the troops, from now on the Qing Dynasty and Daming will never interfere with the river water. The people on both sides will no longer suffer from swords and soldiers, and they will live and work in peace and contentment. Your Excellency, as an important minister of the Qing Dynasty, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Youqian Capital Censor, if you can go back, you can be with many If Ergon and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang mediate, Your Excellency will not only be a meritorious official of the Qing Dynasty, but also perform meritorious service for the cleansing of the Ming Dynasty.

"Is this true?"

Hong Chengchou did not expect Lin Yi to say these words at all. If what he said was true, Ming and Qing could sit down and negotiate peace and reach an agreement. The Ming army would retreat and the Qing army would not go south. The two sides lived in harmony. All are beneficial, reducing the suffering of swordsmen, which is of course the best ending.

He thinks that what Ji Dong said is not an exaggeration at all. If Ji Dong continues to fight and destroy the Qing Dynasty, it is a matter of time.

So he opened his eyes and couldn't help asking.

Lin Yi said sternly, "The above are all Lin's words from the bottom of his heart."

"Mr. Jianguo has a far-sighted vision, has the community in his heart, and cares about the common people. Hong admires him very much and is willing to serve him." Hong Chengchou's attitude changed suddenly.

"However, our country can't let you go now, and you have to wrong you for a few days. The reason is that the Chahar tribe of Bahrain and Erzhe has separated from the Qing Dynasty. They are all independent and free Mongolian tribes, and they are free to come and go. , but the Qing Dynasty bullied the weak and wanted to be superior to Chahar. Up to now, Bahrain and Erzhe's mothers are still being held hostage. I hope you will cooperate with this matter. The day when the two sides change generals is also the day when Lin will release you and return to Qingdu. Otherwise, now that Lin has let you go back, Dorgon and the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang may become suspicious and let you be killed again, which is not what Lin wants."

Hong Chengchou was very moved, "Master Lin is very righteous, everything depends on your master's planning."

As soon as Lin Yi saw it, he immediately called Zhang Hua and others over, and removed Hong Chengchou's shackles.

Zhang Hua and the others didn't know what happened, they were a little stunned, how suddenly they became like a family, could it be that Hong Chengchou betrayed the Qing Dynasty and then surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, can Master Lin tolerate him?But I dare not ask too much.

Lin Yi ordered Haosheng to look after Hong Chengchou, and then left the camp where Hong Chengchou was imprisoned...

(End of this chapter)