Section V

Lin Feng stood in the living room, looked at the guests in a daze for a long time, and then asked hesitantly, "You...... Could it be that Your Excellency is Mr. Chen Jinnan?! ”

The old man opposite him looked rather obscene, his face was full of sad wrinkles, the gray hair on his head was scattered and almost could be counted, short and thin, as if a gust of wind could blow him away, and he was dressed in a set of standard clothes for the toiling public, and at first glance he looked like Uncle Wang who sold roasted sweet potatoes on the other side of the street. This appearance really scared Lin Feng so hard that he looked at it politely for a long time.

"Under the subordinates of the king of Yanping County in the Ming Dynasty, Chen Yonghua, the chief of Dongning, has seen General Lin!" A smile flashed in the old man's eyes, and he bowed his hand, although his image was not good, his words and deeds were neither humble nor arrogant.

Lin Feng swallowed hard and asked tentatively, "What about Mr. Chen Jinnan...... Who is it?! ”

"Hehe, that's the name of walking around the rivers and lakes, which makes the general laugh!"

It's really incredible, I can't imagine that this Chen Jinnan is actually like this, doesn't it mean that his face is like a crown of jade, elegant and graceful? The so-called life does not see Chen Jinnan, it is in vain to call him a hero, even if he is not a super handsome guy in his imagination, he should at least have a personality, but no matter how you look at it now, it looks like a certain trick, Lin Feng's mood became very low, and he waved his hand in disappointment, "That...... Mr. Chen, please take a seat! ”

Chen Jinnan bowed deeply, "General Lin led the righteous division to strangle the head of the Tartars in one fell swoop, avenged the great revenge of thousands of Han people for me, and even made the Ming Dynasty prosperous, and thanked the people of the world in the next place!" ”

"Oh?!" Lin Feng touched his head suspiciously, "It's just a matter of avenging the Han people, what about the Ming Dynasty...... It doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, does it?! - Uh, this Mr. Chen, don't you bow and bow at the same time, aren't you tired at such an age?! Sit down and talk, sit down and talk. ”

Seeing Chen Jinnan sit down, Lin Feng asked with a smile, "Mr. Chen is not an official in Taiwan, what are you doing in Beijing?" You didn't come to see me, did you? ”

Chen Jinnan said with a smile, "The general is an anti-Qing righteous man, and he doesn't dare to hide it, this trip to the mainland is to explore the military situation for my Ming Dynasty and contact heroes from all sides to discuss righteous deeds!" Unexpectedly, halfway through, he heard that the general had done such a big thing, so he made a special trip to ask for advice! ”

"Oh, so that's the case, by the way, I heard that you are still the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society, and you are so famous in the rivers and lakes," Lin Feng glanced at ** Sheng and said with a smile, "I have admired the name for a long time!" ”

"Don't hide it from the general, Heaven and Earth will be under the jurisdiction of the King of Yanping County, and he will spy on the Tartar army for my Ming Wangshi, and he is entrusted by Prince Zheng, so he doesn't dare to do his best!" Chen Jinnan looked at Lin Feng strangely, this matter is actually not a secret, it can be said that most of the officials of the Qing court know that he came to the north this time, in addition to collecting intelligence, another purpose is to supervise and rectify the Heaven and Earth Society, and by the way, supplement the funds for the next step of activities.

Only then did Lin Feng completely understand that Chen Jinnan was originally the spy leader of Taiwan's Zheng Jiajun, specializing in spy work, no wonder he grew into this virtue and was the most suitable for underground work. Thinking of this, he smiled bitterly, "Since we are all good friends in the rivers and lakes, then let's not be polite, open the skylight and say something, what is the matter with Mr. Chen looking for me this time?!" ”

"Here is the future of the general!"

This seemed to be very familiar, Lin Feng suddenly remembered that it seemed that similar scenes often appeared in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and he pursed his lips, "Didn't Mr. Chen persuade me to join the Zheng family?!" ”

Chen Jinnan's face changed, he stood up and arched his hand towards the south, and said solemnly, "Why did the general say this?" Prince Zheng is also a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and he is persuading the general to join my Ming Dynasty! The so-called world is ......"

"Come on, you!" Lin Feng grinned, and playfully played a sentence of the Beijing film he had just learned, "I don't know the Zhu family well, and I haven't had much contact with it before, and to be honest, there are few emperors in the dynasty that I can look at, so I have no plans to belong to the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"The world's anti-Qing righteous people all belong to the Ming Dynasty, and those who generously stand up all take the 'anti-Qing and Ming restoration' as their own responsibility, this is the desire of the people, since the general is anti-Qing, why not belong to the Ming Dynasty?!" Looking at Lin Feng's arrogant appearance, Chen Jinnan was a little angry, he adjusted his tone and patiently persuaded him.

"Who said that if you oppose the Qing Dynasty, you must regain your sight? It seems that you heaven and earth will do this, right? Lin Fengqi said, "Those emperors of the Ming Dynasty have harmed the people so badly, the people of the world should have snickered if they didn't trouble his Zhu family, his own family has no ability to guard the country, let the Tartars come in and kill such a Han people, why would he ask others to support him out of thin air to 'restore his sight'?" I said that these people surnamed Zhu still want to be faced? He glanced at Chen Jinnan and said disdainfully, "Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen, you don't have a rusty head yourself, why do you still pull others into the water?!" ”

Chen Jinnan was so angry that he trembled all over, and almost wanted to brush his sleeves away, but Lin Feng was not in a hurry, and turned his head to ** Sheng and said, "Haisheng, isn't there another Yang Qilong?" Where are the people?! ”

**Apologetically glanced at Chen Jinnan, stood up and replied, "My lord, Mr. Yang Qilong and Mr. Chen seem to be a little wrong, it seems to be 'supporting Tang', 'supporting the prince' or something, Mr. Yang didn't come in with Mr. Chen, and was drinking tea in the side hall right now!" ”

Lin Feng's heart was clear, it turned out to be a nest fight again, he looked up at Chen Jinnan, at this time he had stabilized his emotions, the two looked at each other, Chen Jinnan said in a deep voice, "Since the general is unwilling to follow the Ming Dynasty, he can't be reluctant to do so, but I still hope that your army can form an alliance with my Ming Dynasty and fight against the Qing army together!" ”

Lin Feng felt a little strange, at this time, the Zheng family should be competing with Geng Jing Zhongshang Zhixin, even if they passed the level, there were also Wu Sangui and Prince Kang Jieshu, how could they still have the energy to take care of the northern side, he asked suspiciously, "Ally with me?" It doesn't feel like we're doing each other any good! ”

Chen Jinnan's face turned red, and he whispered, "It's not a secret, the Tartars in the northern provinces have gone crazy recently, and our heaven and earth will suffer heavy losses in the northern hall. ”

"So what's in it for me?!" Lin Feng said with a smile, "For such a big thing as forming an alliance, you, Mr. Chen, are you a Dongning general, have you done the master?!" ”

"General rest assured, I, Chen, am still able to speak in front of Prince Zheng, not to mention that this matter is harmless to you and me, and the prince will definitely give it to you...... If the general agrees, my brothers in the north of the Heaven and Earth Society are also willing to inquire about the military situation for the general! ”

Intelligence cooperation doesn't seem to be bad, Lin Feng thought about it for a long time, and felt that this matter didn't seem to be a loss, he laughed, patted his chest and made a righteous appearance, "Mr. Chen, don't be angry, in fact, my brother was just joking - our heroes on the rivers and lakes pay attention to a righteous word, Mr. Chen rest assured, as long as the brothers of the Heaven and Earth Society enter our territory, I will protect his life!" ”

Having said that, it seems that there is nothing to talk about anymore, the first diplomatic activity between the Han army and Taiwan's Zheng Jiajun is over, Chen Jinnan did not have a diplomatic mission this time, and this activity is only a tentative contact by the way, although I feel that Lin Feng's attitude towards Daming is not very friendly, but in terms of the results of the negotiations, it is still satisfactory, at least for Taiwan's secret service agencies on the mainland to obtain a legal base. In fact, before discussing with Zheng Jing, Chen Jinnan did not have the right to conduct further negotiations, in the end, Lin Feng's side is still an emerging force, and it is still unknown whether he can survive the encirclement of hostile forces, and many situations need to be further observed. However, from the point of view of the anti-Qing position, Chen Jinnan is also willing to provide some intelligence help to the Han army, which can confuse the Central Plains and weaken the war potential of the Qing army, and also have many benefits for the Zheng army's military operations to counterattack the mainland.

After sending Chen Jinnan away, Lin Feng immediately met with Yang Qilong.

Compared with Chen Jinnan, an obscene old man, this Yang Qilong's appearance is much better, his skin is fair-skinned and handsome, he seems to be very cultivated in his gestures, and his faint smile looks very graceful and luxurious, giving people a pretty good first impression.

The only fly in the ointment is that this person doesn't seem to have much respect for Lin Feng, and when facing Lin Feng, he neither bowed nor bowed his hand, but just nodded his chin slightly, signaling that he had saluted.

Lin Feng thought it was very interesting to see him like this, because according to the report of ** Sheng, this guy is just the head of the Shiro Club, although the Shiro Club is a large gang and is very famous in the rivers and lakes, but in terms of status, it is naturally not the same as the princes of a party like Lin Feng, seeing his arrogant appearance, Lin Feng didn't say anything, but the soldiers next to him couldn't help but hum at the same time.

With a snort, Yang Qilong shook the folding fan, sat down on the chair, and chuckled, "General Lin, can't you control your subordinates?!" ”

"It's okay, it's okay," Seeing his pretentious tone, Lin Feng couldn't help but burst out laughing, he didn't pick up his stubble, turned his head and greeted the soldiers, "Don't stand stupidly, come here, serve tea to Mr. Yang!" ”

The two of them were polite for a while, Lin Feng learned a lesson this time, and made up his mind not to talk about the substantive issues first, Yang Qilong wanted to get around the topic several times, Lin Feng talked about him left and right, and pushed back and forth with Taijiquan, when Yang Qilong finally couldn't bear it after changing the tea four times, and took the lead in speaking, "General Lin is really bold, Yang has been in the door for so long and didn't even ask about my intentions!" ”

"Don't dare to be bold, I'm a hospitable person, if you have anything to say, you can say it, if you don't want to say it, I will never force it, in short, drink tea now, let's eat at some point, I will prepare a guest room if I want to spend the night here, I will send someone to call if you want a little girl, I have never been a friend in the rivers and lakes!" Lin Feng picked up the teacup, took a shallow sip, and said unhurriedly.

Yang Qilong was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Lin Feng to say such a thing, where is this like a general of the army, just like a street gangster, he smiled bitterly, put away the folding fan, and his face was solemn, "Since General Lin is so bold, then I will be straightforward," he stood up, "Yang Qilong is just another name for me walking on the rivers and lakes, my real name is actually called Zhu-Ci-Jiong!" "One word at a time, and the last three words bite very hard.

"Oh?!" Lin Feng was slightly stunned, and then smiled heartily, "That's Mr. Zhu, I'm glad to be happy - I don't know what you want to eat for dinner?!" I'll call the kitchen master here to prepare. ”

Yang Qilong was stunned for a moment, the blood surged upward, and his long white face turned purple in an instant, and it took a while to ease up, he tried to stabilize his voice, and said slowly, "I am the third prince of Zhu!" ”

Lin Feng frowned and said suspiciously, "Third Prince Zhu??" Which third prince Zhu?! ”

"Da Ming...... Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty...... The crown prince!! Yang Qilong tried his best to suppress his anger and calm his voice.

"Ah——! That's really...... It's an honor!! Lin Feng exclaimed, and then comforted, "Don't be nervous, no one in Beijing dares to do anything to you now!" ”

"This ...... General Lin, I wonder if you have your heart set on Daming?! Even if Yang Qilong's reaction was sluggish, he could see that Lin Feng was entertaining him at this time, but since everything had been said, it seemed useless to play falsely, so it was better to tell the truth.

"Mr. Zhu, it seems that you also persuaded me to serve Daming this time, right? That's what Mr. Chen Jinnan meant just now," Lin Feng smiled and said with a straight face, "But people still have territory and an army, and it seems that there is still a bit of a spectrum in the past, but it is much better than you!" ”

"They?! …… How can a rebel and a thief who usurps power be compared to me?! Yang Qilong slapped the tea table, angry.

Lin Feng smiled and said nothing, this guy seems to be a little nervous, he has to rely on strength to speak these years, and an empty prince is just used to deceive fools, how can he even dare to fight my idea?

"General Lin, let me tell you the truth, since the martyrdom of the first emperor, I have been dormant among the people, hand created Shilang Society, after many years, fortunately the ancestors and ancestors of the ancestors, to this day there are millions of congregations, scattered in Henan, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and other Central Plains places, loyal and righteous people carry the volume, not I boast, as long as I raise my arms and shout......"

"Ahem...... Cough...... Mr. Zhu seems to have called out, right? - Didn't you contact the righteous people in the capital to raise troops earlier?! It seems that after entering the palace, he was defeated by some eunuchs and palace maids, right? Lin Feng interrupted his tirade and asked suddenly.

"That's ...... That's a conspiracy and bad thing......" In a hurry, Yang Qilong looked a little embarrassed, and his face was red.

"I also know these things, Shiro will do a good job in the north, Mr. Yang, you are also a character, let's be real - what are you looking for me?!"

Yang Qilong took a deep breath, stood up and solemnly arched his hand towards Lin Feng, "Now the poison is flowing in the world, and the soldiers are starting from all directions, if the general is still a Han Chinese, please also help me Daming Sheji, if the general can lead the army to be loyal to my Daming Zhengsu, to be driven out of the Tartars, the day when the country is restored, the generalissimo of the world is not the general!" ”

Lin Feng looked at this Yang Qilong with a strange look, he was uncomfortable, after listening to his words, Lin Feng was already 90% sure that this guy was an impostor, the great officials of the Ming Dynasty were gone, and the important positions of commanding the army were the chief system of the general system and the superintendent of the university or something, but this "generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses" had never heard of it, it was hard to imagine that a prince with a palace education would throw out such a special term for a storyteller in such a serious negotiation, he shook his head and said with a wry smile, " When did this Han man get involved with Daming? Do you mean that if I don't support the Ming Dynasty, then I won't be a Han Chinese? What kind of logic is this? - This is strange, my brother is so old, he has never borrowed money from the Zhu family, and he doesn't owe the Zhu family favors, why does a random guy tell me that he must be mixed with this surnamed Zhu? ”

Seeing Yang Qilong's face full of anger, as if he was about to stand up, Lin Feng raised his hand and motioned for him to sit down, "Mr. Yang, don't get angry, what I'm saying here is the truth, if you don't like to listen to me, I can't help it, just tell you, our brothers were born and died, and it was not easy to lay down such a little bit of territory, it will never be handed over casually, our future and life have to be decided by our brothers, no one wants to come and pick peaches under any name, don't say anything about the Ming Dynasty, and neither can the King of Heaven!" As he spoke, Lin Feng looked at ** Sheng and the group of personal soldiers next to him with a smile.

"Yes, my lord is right!!" **Sheng immediately stood up and said angrily, "Let's do our own business, no one wants to come over and take advantage!" As he spoke, he looked left and right, and the soldiers guarding the living room also looked excited, nodding their heads.

Yang Qilong couldn't hold it back, and stood up angrily, although he had expected this result, but he didn't expect this Lin Feng to speak so directly, without saving face at all, he looked at Lin Feng fiercely for a long time, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "Hmph, I thought that the general was easy to wear, and he was a loyal man, but I didn't expect it to be a wolf's ambition......"

"Poof", without waiting for Lin Feng to give the order, several pro-soldiers in the living room drew their waist knives at the same time and glared at Yang Qilong angrily, Lin Feng sat on the chair without moving, and waved his hand gently, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, put the guy back - it's really useless, let's use the knife when people talk about it, isn't it smashing my signboard when it goes out?!" He turned his head and said to Yang Qilong with a pleasant face, "I said Lao Yang, you have been in the rivers and lakes for so long, why are you still so impulsive?" Say all this nonsense with less oil and no salt! Come on, come on, sit down, sit down, and speak slowly! ”

Seeing that Lin Feng was actually unangry, Yang Qilong couldn't help but be slightly stunned, sat down, and sneered in his mouth, "Since General Lin refuses to assist the Ming Dynasty, the so-called Tao is not the same, what else do we have to say?!" ”

"How can there be no words? Although I don't want to work for Daming, aren't we all fighting Tartars now? There should be many opportunities for cooperation! Lin Feng said with a smile, and with a wave of his hand, the attendants next to him retreated except for Li Ergou, "Brother Yang, you want to revive the Ming Dynasty, this ...... I admire Brother Xiongtu Dazhi very much, but I have to send you a piece of advice: the so-called own country, you can't always rely on others - your grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang swept the world and created a two-hundred-year foundation, relying on a knife and a gun to fight on the battlefield, but I haven't heard that he picks peaches everywhere! ”

Yang Qilong frowned, these words were indeed very unpleasant to hear, but this time he endured it and said patiently, "What the general said is extremely true!" Fit ...... Fit ...... Zhu was reckless! ”

"That brother is here to tell you about the general trend!" Lin Feng stood up, turned his head to ** Sheng and Li Ergou and said, "You two look around, idle people and others go farther, I'll talk to Mr. Yang about some business!" ”

Seeing Lin Feng so solemn, Yang Qilong also came to the spirit, and after the two of them were on guard outside the door, Lin Feng spoke, "You have also seen that the Tartar Emperor and the Central Imperial Court have now been destroyed by my brother and me, and now the northern provinces are in chaos, Mr. Yang, don't you have a million congregations in your hands?" This one...... What should I do about this, don't I remind you, brother?! ”

Yang Qilong thought for a while, suddenly gritted his teeth, as if he had made some decision, and said categorically, "Don't hide it, the day when our Shiro will do something is in the near future!" This time I came to see the general, just to ...... This is a big deal! ”

"Yes, to be honest, I already know what you want to do, here I will say it in front, if you want to pull a team in Beijing and on my territory, brother, I will never allow it," Lin Feng said with a smile, "If you must go your own way, then don't blame me for fighting in the same room and fratricidal!" ”

Yang Qilong glared at him fiercely, but Lin Feng was not cowardly, he looked at him coldly, and was silent for a long time, Yang Qilong looked away, and said dejectedly, "That...... I hope the general will teach me! ”

"I know you've put a lot of effort into Beijing, I'm afraid there are quite a few of you in my army, right? But the so-called time is also fate, this time I took the lead, and there is no way to do it! Lin Feng said with a smile, "Brother, the reason why I am open to you now is because I don't want us Han people to beat ourselves up and let the Tartars see jokes!" ”

Yang Qilong smiled bitterly, "So what? The general won't allow me to do anything, what else can I do?! ”

Lin Fengqi said, "How can there be no way?" Doesn't Shirokai have halls in the northern provinces? What does it matter if you don't do anything in Beijing? You can go to Shanxi, you can go to Henan and Shandong, now the governors and governors of the Tartars are messing around, brother and I have made a big move here, attracting all their attention, isn't this better than the opportunity in Beijing?! ”

Yang Qilong frowned and said, "But...... The land of Gyeonggi is only full of armor and abundant money and food, and I am afraid that other places will ...... To tell you the truth, although our Shiro Club has saved some military salaries, we have no armor and a shortage of equipment! ”

"Hehe, I knew you had fallen in love with the treasury in Beijing," Lin Feng laughed and waved his hand boldly, "If Mr. Yang can give me someone Lin a face and don't make a mess in Beijing, then I should repay the favor, so I will support you with 500,000 taels of silver and 5,000 sets of armor and weapons - are you satisfied now?!" ”

Yang Qilong's body was shocked, the silver was fine, the fine ordnance was a priceless treasure, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, stood up and bowed deeply to Lin Feng, and said gratefully, "Thank you, General!" I...... If I have a successful day, I will never forget the generosity of the general today! ”

Seeing Lin Feng smiling and silent, Yang Qilong suddenly had a trace of extravagant hope in his heart, he hesitated slightly, and said hesitantly, "I heard...... I heard that the general has a lot of artillery firearms in his hands......"

Lin Feng frowned, this guy still has to look at Shu, he is really greedy, "Cannon, it's not a brother, I don't want to give it, this thing is not as good as weapons and armor, it's not easy to carry......" He thought for a while, "If Mr. Yang can succeed in his move, he can come to me after he has the territory - but I won't give it away in vain, you have to exchange it for real money!" ”

Yang Qilong was slightly disappointed, but he was also expected, seeing that Lin Feng didn't say anything to death, he said happily, "It's okay!" - According to the general, among the northern provinces, where is the best place to do things?! ”

Lin Feng groaned slightly, and said slowly, "Since the three feudatories raised troops, the Kangxi Dynasty naturally raised military funds in many ways to quell the war, so the north has been harsh for a long time, and Mr. Jiu should also know in the north that after the Eight Banners enclosure, the people north of the Yellow River are everywhere, and the people have no food and clothing, so it can be said that there is nothing that cannot be done," Seeing that Yang Qilong was a little disappointed, Lin Feng said with a smile, "I expect that it will definitely be even more unbearable now, this time the brothers entered Beijing, the world was shaken, and the northern provinces were definitely shocked, and they had to reorganize their armies to war-if they reorganized their armies, they would definitely need a large amount of food and wages." If you want a large amount of food, you have to be harsh to the people, the so-called officials force the people to rebel, Mr. Yang, you just wait and see, in a few months, I expect a big chaos! ”

Yang Qilong was in high spirits, applauded and sighed, "General talent!! ”

"I can't afford it, Mr. Yang, if Shiro really wants to do something, I suggest you do it in Henan, where the Yellow River is overflowing, nine disasters in ten years, and the people's livelihood has withered, if there is a harsh government, it will definitely be easier to respond than elsewhere!"

Yang Qilong was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at Lin Feng with a suspicious gaze, "Why did the general say this?" The land of the four wars in Henan...... I'm afraid...... It's not easy to operate, right?! ”

Lin Feng snorted, "Mr. Yang, aren't you confused?" You are not raising troops to cut off the king, but to restore the Ming Dynasty, although Henan is the land of four wars, isn't Beijing? - Do you think I'm not on all sides now? There is Shanhaiguan in the north, the governor of Zhili in the south, and Tianjin Wei in the near place chokes my throat, but I think that I can attack Liaodong in the north, and enter Baoding and Shandong in the south, and Henan is not the same, the so-called things are man-made, if you really have the ambition of Lingyun, then take out some skills!! ”

These words were like an initiation, Yang Qilong came to his senses when he ascended, and when he arched to the ground, he said sincerely, "What the general said is extremely true, if according to Henan, you can skip Shanxi and take Shaanxi, Zhu has been taught!" ”

He straightened up and said high-spiritedly, "I echo the north and south with the general, and great things can be done!" ”