Dang Shousu, He Zhen, Hao Yongzhong and others also came to persuade, seeing this, Zhu Dashan stopped talking, and waited for everyone to help Wen Anzhi sit down, Zhu Dashan waited until Wen An's anger subsided a little before saying: "Wen Inspector, there are so many loyal and righteous people in the world." From the beginning of the entry of the Qing army, civil ministers, generals, squires, scholars, and small officials. Which line and which industry have fewer loyal and righteous people, but what is the court doing? For the sake of the so-called orthodoxy and the so-called righteousness, I watched one loyal and righteous person after another perish under the butcher's knife of the Qing army. The imperial court is still pouring into each other, and their own people are killing each other. The more Zhu Dashan spoke, the more depressed he became, and he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness coming over him.

Although Liu Tichun and others also felt helpless about some of the practices of the imperial court, they were not as extreme as Zhu Dashan thought. Zhu Dashan continued: "The common people watched one hope after another appear, and then they were ruthlessly shattered. When Hongguang was in that year, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the imperial court guarded the Yangtze River, and everyone thought that the Qing army could not cross the river, and we could still live a good life. But it's only been a few days, and the court is busy rehabilitating everyone every day, and whoever is a traitor. The result? As soon as the Qing soldiers came, the imperial court was gone, and how many people died again? Then the king of Tang was in Fujian again, obviously guarding well, but it was gone, and then the king of Lu was in Shaoxing again, which really thought of resisting the Qing Dynasty? Everyone is fighting for righteousness and loyalty. The good world has been made into what it is now, and the first two years were a little better, but something happened to King Qin and King Jin again. What is left of Daming now? Do you still want to fight? If Inspector Wen thinks that I, Zhu Dashan, am not loyal to the court and not loyal enough, then ask Inspector Wen to take this Baoning Mansion as well. In the end, Zhu Dashan was already disheartened.

Liu Tichun and the others looked at Zhu Dashan in amazement, not knowing why this young man who had vigorously conquered Baoning Mansion suddenly couldn't figure it out. Wen Anzhi was also a little caught off guard and said: "Ping Yu Hou said that he laughed, how could the old man He De accept Hou Ye's Baoning." Liu Tichun and others also said: "Ping Yu is too worried, and the Wen Inspector is also unintentional for a while. ”

Seeing this, Wen Anzhi had no choice but to say: "Ping Yuhou, the old man was rude just now, I really said something unintentionally just now." Zhu Dashan said: "Inspector Wen doesn't have to apologize, it's true that I, Zhu Dashan, feel tired." If the people in the world who resist the Qing Dynasty can't join forces, I Zhu Dashan alone can't recover the Ming Dynasty, if you have this ability, you want to take Baoning as a starting point, I, Zhu Dashan, am happy to offer, I have never thought of fighting, and I just want to plant a few acres of land at the beginning. ”

Dang Shousu said: "Joke, Pingyu Hou can fight this Baoning Mansion empty-handed, if you don't have this ability, we can't do it, more than a dozen of us haven't even beaten down the small Kuidong now." Liu Tichun also said: "Yes, I will say it now, if Pingyu is reorganized here, I will immediately bring people and horses to Baoning." ”

When Zhu Dashan heard everyone say this, he hurriedly said: "Don't say it, look at it, it seems that I am trying to force everyone to come to me, and I have become an army that insists on absorbing everyone." I don't dare to say that anymore. Seeing that Zhu Dashan was no longer depressed, everyone said: "Look at it, this is still what we ask you to reorganize." They all laughed.

Wen Anzhi thought for a while and said: "Just now Ping Yu was right, now our main thing is to resist the Qing Dynasty and drive out the Tartars, as for what loyalty, what righteousness cares about him, the old man may not be able to live to that day." Liu Tichun also said: "Inspector Wen is right, whatever, he will think about these when he lives to that day." Zhu Dashan didn't want to say anything hypocritically, so he had to say: "If there really is a day, we will sit down and have a drink, maybe when we think of today, we will definitely feel that it is unfounded." Maybe someone would have solved it without us having to think about it then. ”

Only then did a few people open their minds, and Wen Anzhi said: "In this case, I also agree with the reorganization of the army, and let Yuan Zongdi and Li Laiheng from Kuidong and Xunyang also come over, so that everyone can be powerful together." Liu Tichun also said: "Yes, they have a hard time on Xunyang's side, it's time to come out and breathe." ”

Zhu Dashan objected: "I don't think it's good." The atmosphere that had just been a little active suddenly froze, and He Zhen said: "Does Ping Yuhou think there is anything wrong?" Zhu Dashan said: "The old and weak, women and children over there can come over, and we will settle here, and the army will all be reorganized on the spot." Liu Tichun said: "You mean you still have to guard over there?" Hao Yongzhong said: "The road over there is not passable, and I am afraid that the consumption of money and food will be too great to guard." Ta Tianbao also said: "Indeed, Brother Zhu, you haven't been to Kuidong and Xunyang, or you should give up." ”

Zhu Dashan said: "Compared with Guizhou, how is Xunyang and Yunnan?" Wen'an's way: "Yes, now that the imperial court is left with Guizhou and Yunnan, can we give up guarding such a place?" Zhu Dashan said: "It's not that we are reluctant to give up that bit of land, but that we have to change our strategy and no longer fight like before." ”

Ta Tianbao said: "How can this battle be fought?" Aren't they all the same? Zhu Dashan said: "Of course it's different. When Zhu Dashan was about to say the shocking theories of later generations, suddenly Jia Si ran in and said, "Master Hou, General Zhou is looking for you everywhere, as well as Lord Hou and Inspector Wen." ”

Zhu Dashan frowned and said, "What do you want us to do." He Zhen joked: "Yes, what did General Zhou do when he asked us to report on military affairs?" Jia Si hurriedly said: "General Zhou said that it is not a military business, and he wants you to go to the governor's yamen immediately." ”

Wen Anzhi: "In that case, let's go over and have a look, it just so happened that everyone talked about it all afternoon, and we also went out for a walk." Liu Tichun and the others said: "Yes, my ass hurts." Zhu Dashan said: "Okay, let's go right away, who else did Zhou Dazhu notify?" Jia Si said: "All the officials in Boryeong have called." ”

Zhu Dashan was shocked and said, "What is he going to do Zhou Dazhu?" Wen Anzhi and the others also felt that the situation was serious, and hurriedly said: "Pingyu, then let's go and take a look." Isn't something big wrong? Zhu Dashan had no choice but to take everyone to the governor's yamen and dare to go.

When Zhu Dashan and his entourage arrived at the governor's yamen, there were already many people sitting inside, and Wang Qing, who had rushed back from Pengzhou, was also there, and when they saw Zhu Dashan and others coming in, they all got up and saluted. Zhu Dashan motioned for everyone to sit down, but he didn't see Zhou Dazhu. Zhu Dashan saw Liu Yingnan sitting in front of him, so he asked, "What about Zhou Dazhu?" Why don't you see people? Liu Yingnan said: "I don't know, we didn't see it when we came, and I heard the guard at the door say that it was in the back office." But we were about to go over, and we were stopped by the guards inside. ”

When Zhu Dashan heard this, he asked Liu Yingnan to wait outside first, and himself, Wen Anzhi, and Liu Tichun entered the back office. Dang Shousu and others were waiting outside. Zhu Dashan and the others turned the corridor to the backyard, and saw that there were guards guarding the door of a wing room, so they went directly. The guards didn't stop Zhu Dashan and the others, waiting for the three of them to walk into the room to take a look. I found that there was a person lying in a normal suit, and I saw that this person was very thin and weak, and he felt that he had not eaten and was hungry for a long time.

Zhu Dashan was looking at this person, Zhou Dazhu walked out of the room, and when he saw Zhu Dashan, he hurriedly said, "Master Hou is here." Zhu Dashan saw Zhou Dazhu come out, and pointed to the man who was lying down: "Who is this person?" Zhou Dazhu glanced outside, turned around and looked at Wen Anzhi and the others. Zhu Dashan said: "Inspector Wen and the Duke of Anhui are not outsiders, so they have something to say in a hurry." ”

Zhou Dazhu said: "I don't know the specific situation, this person was sent from the south, and the person sent by Huang Boyuan from the southern county said that this person's identity is not ordinary, so let's not slack off." When Zhu Dashan heard this, he said angrily: "Just such a, you will gather everyone?" Do you know how much this delayed? ”

Zhou Dazhu panicked: "Master Hou, it's not that I want to make a big fuss, but it's a big deal." Wen Anzhi also felt that Zhou Dazhu was a little excessive, and said: "For this unidentified person, it is unsafe for General Zhou to do this. Zhou Dazhu hurriedly explained: "It's not him, it's someone else." Inside, the doctor is still treating. ”

Zhu Dashan's anger also disappeared at this time, and he felt a little inexplicable why he started a fire. Zhu Dashan saw that Zhou Dazhu had a reason, so he said: "Why is there still someone treating him, who is this person?" Zhou Dazhu said: "What is the name of King Qingyang in the south, everyone doesn't know where a King of Qingyang came." Zhu Dashan listened to what Zhou Dazhu said, and after thinking about it, he couldn't think of any character of King Qingyang in his mind. turned his head to look at Wen Anzhi, but Wen Anzhi and Liu Tichun were also at a loss. The main reason is that the title of the Yongli court is too chaotic, and it is constantly changing, one moment is the marquis, and the other is the prince. In addition, Wen Anzhi and Liu Tichun have both been in Kuidong for many years, and they don't know that the imperial court has sealed those titles.

Zhu Dashan said: "Since he is a prince, then treat him well and try to save him back." Zhou Dazhu hurriedly agreed. At this time, the doctor inside came out, and Zhu Dashan hurriedly grabbed him and asked, "How are the people inside?" The doctor was a little embarrassed: "The injuries and body of this person are okay, and the old decay can be treated with all his might, but this person seems to have suffered a great change, so the desire to survive is very small." ”

Zhu Dashan pointed to the person lying outside: "What about this person?" The doctor said, "This man is fine, he is just a long-term hunger and some fatigue recently." Zhu Dashan was relieved when he saw that the doctor said that he was fine, and then let the doctor out.

Zhu Dashan walked up to the lying man and patted the man with his hand, but the man just didn't wake up. Zhu Dashan patted hard again, and the man woke up slowly, and when the man saw Zhu Dashan, he said, "Who are you?" Where am I? Zhu Dashan said: "This is Baoning, and I am Zhu Dashan in Damingping." Tell me who you are and how did you end up in Boryeong? ”

The man: "My name is Peng Changbao, I was originally the personal soldier of Chen Guoan, the general soldier of Chengdu, and later defected to the enemy from Chengdu, I escaped with the general, and when Yang Youcai chased him to Xinjin, he was killed by the Qing soldiers, I fled to Lezhi with a few people, and stayed there for a while, Lezhi was barren and there was no one to eat. We couldn't stand the hunger, I heard that Baoning's side was recovered, so we thought about coming over to eat, but when we were in Suining, a group of defeated soldiers came from the Shehong side and went to Pengxi. Originally, we wanted to sneak out, but as soon as we wanted to go out, another team of Qing soldiers came in, and there was a person in custody. ”

Zhu Dashan was a little speechless, just such a deserter just made such a big move in the south with a sentence. Although this person was verbose, Zhu Dashan didn't want to hear it because he knew his identity, and said to Zhou Dazhu: "Look at what you did, go and inform them to disperse, what to do." Zhou Dazhu was also panicked at this time, promised to go out, and suddenly came back and said to Peng Changbao: "You yourself are a deserter, where is the waist card on your body?" ”

When Peng Changbao saw Zhou Dazhu asking, he took off the waist card from his waist and gave it to Zhou Dazhu and said, "I just want to say this, who knows you don't want to hear it." This waist card was snatched from the Qing soldiers, and I was thinking about whether I could exchange it for a few taels of silver. ”

Wen Anzhi also paid attention to this waist card, and shouted to Peng Changbao: "You dare to lie, and you don't honestly explain what is going on, otherwise I will cut you now." Zhu Dashan said curiously: "Master Wen, is there a problem with this waist card?" At this time, Liu Tichun also saw the waist card and said: "Ping Yuhou, this waist card is the waist card of Yan'an King Ainengqi, since the first year of Yongli died in Dongchuan Mansion, this waist card should have been put away by Feng Shuangli when he received his army, how could it suddenly appear on the body of this deserter?" ”

Wen Anzhi saw that Zhu Dashan didn't understand, so he said: "Feng Shuangli was knighted as the Duke of Xingguo." Zhu Dashan turned his head to Peng Changbao and asked, "Did you really get this waist card from the Qing soldiers?" ”

Peng Changbao said with a bitter face: "It's true, I just want to exchange it for some silver, but the person who is unconscious inside is the one who was escorted by the Qing soldiers." When Zhu Dashan heard this, he turned his head to look at Zhou Dazhu, and Zhou Dazhu said: "The people inside have been in a coma, and the southern side also heard this Peng Changbao say that the person is the king of Qingyang." Peng Changbao saw that everyone was looking at him again, and hurriedly said: "It's not me shouting, the Qing soldiers shouted over there, and when we rescued this person and left, the Qing soldiers kept shouting, 'The King of Qingyang was robbed by them', and I knew that the person was the King of Qingyang." If you don't believe me, ask the people who came with us. ”

Just as Zhu Dashan and the others were talking, suddenly there was a cough from inside, and Zhu Dashan and the others immediately rushed into the room.