Zuo Liangyu's envoy introduced himself, the elder was He Dahua, the presiding officer of the Shen Ya Catholic Church, and the girl was He Dahua's daughter.

"Come, what do you have to say?" Qin Jinxiao sneered. Zuo Liangyu seems to be really poor in donkey skills, and he even tried in vain to rely on the monk to open the mountain pass.

He Dahua said respectfully: "Zuo Shuai let the contemptible people make peace." In order to preach, he traveled to and from various states and counties in Chu all the year round, and he was no stranger to Zhao Ying. I also know that these Ming officers in front of me were all thieves who killed people and sold goods and licked blood with knives at first, but they didn't dare to offend half a point in their words and attitudes.

"Say peace? How does he want to reconcile? Qin Jinxiao motioned to Yang Zhaofeng not to move first, and deliberately asked in an arrogant tone.

He Dahua said with a pleasant face: "Zuo Shuai said that he hoped that Guijun Shankou could loosen a crack and let him pass." ”

"What about his soldiers?"

"The soldiers and horses went back to Siping Township to wait for news."

Hearing him say this, Qin Jinxiao frowned and said, "Is there anything else?" ”

"It's gone."

Qin Jinxiao snorted, turned around and told Li Yanlang and Yang Zhaofeng about Zuo Liangyu's request, Yang Zhaofeng said: "Listening to the meaning of the surname Zuo, I want to meet the lord alone." ”

Li Yanlang echoed: "Although Zuo Liangyu is said to be weak, after all, he is reinforcing the general army, and the final disposal must be decided by the lord. ”

Yang Zhaofeng said: "Yes, anyway, he can't pass the soldiers, and he is afraid that he will turn the sky upside down?" ”

The two had the same opinion, and then looked at Qin Jinxiao together.

Qin Jinxiao wanted to beat the water dog, and no matter how much he humiliated and humiliated the ordinary arrogant Zuo Liangyu, although he was unwilling, he could still distinguish the priorities, and nodded in agreement.

"Go back and tell your Zuo Shuai that he is the only one who can get out of the mountain pass, and the others will go back."

When He Dahua got this result, he first thanked him, and then said with a straight face: "General, the contemptible person is a man of God, not a man of Zuo Shuai." God is merciful, unwilling to sit idly by and watch the world continue to commit crimes or suffer sins in vain by natural and man-made disasters, and to preach on behalf of God. ”

Qin Jin Xiaoxiao said coldly: "You say so, what is the difference between the Lord and the Buddha?" ”

He Dahua's face became more serious at this time, and he said with a glance: "Everyone in the world is guilty, and everyone lives to atone for their sins." If you can't wash away your sins, then you will inevitably go to that miserable hell after death, and you will not be able to gather in the kingdom of bliss with good people and good people. As long as you believe in God and have faith in God, you will be able to reduce your sins step by step, until the moment of final ascension, and enjoy the joys of heaven forever. ”

Qin Jinxiao said disdainfully: "According to what you said, everyone in the world is guilty, but some people are born to be indiscriminately good people and have never done anything wrong, are they also guilty?" ”

He Dahua said solemnly: "But mortals are born with sin, and even all the saints and sages under the throne of God can transcend the world because they are free from all sins." ”

"Is murder a sin?"

He Dahua was not afraid that he would suddenly ask this question, and nodded hesitantly after a moment: "Count ......" A pair of green eyes looked at Qin Jinxiao's hand hanging on the handle of the knife uneasily.

Qin Jinxiao said with a cold face: "I started killing people at the age of thirteen, how can I count the number of people I have killed with my own hands or borrowed from others?" If ordinary people still spend a lifetime to atone for their sins, how many lifetimes will it take me? Instead of struggling day and night in atonement, it is better to be as chic and happy as possible while you are still alive, at least go to hell, and this life will not be in vain. ”

He Dahua was stunned and speechless, but the girl beside him said: "It's a good thing that you promised to let Zuo Shuai go over the mountain." God will see your efforts, and it is up to God to judge how much of your sin can be attested. No matter how difficult the process is, at the end of your life, God will give you a fair verdict. This voice is melodious and tactful, and the official dialect is slightly mixed with some Chu charm, almost as light and smart as a mountain stream.

It was He Dahua's daughter who spoke, the girl relieved her worried father, looked at Qin Jinxiao with a smile, her face was like a blooming white orchid, and people couldn't help but feel happy when they saw it.

"Is this your daughter?" Qin Jinxiao never couldn't bear to be interjected, and his anger rose to a high point, but the moment he saw the girl, he fell to the bottom suddenly.

Without waiting for He Dahua to open his mouth, the girl generously replied: "You should paint clothes, just call me paint clothes." ”

Yang Zhaofeng said with a smile: "What is your father's surname, your surname Ying, is it with your mother's surname, or is there a custom in your country?" ”

He Dahua replied with a red face: "She was born in Daming and grew up in Daming, which is different from contemptible. Her mother is a native of Shenya, and she doesn't have the surname Ying ......."

Eyi explained: "My name is not random, but it has a history. Then he cleared his throat, as if he was learning to speak in his father's tone, "Shen Ya originally came to a Xiucai who went to Wuchang Mansion to take the exam, and was received by my father, so he chanted a poem for me. There is a sentence in the poem, "It should be a place of merciful spring flowers, and the lead is painted with colorful clothes", which I think is good, so I take the words "should", "painting", and "clothes" to form the Chinese name. Everyone looked at her serious appearance and was a little coquettish, and they all laughed.

Maybe it was infected by Ei's cheerful personality and smile.,The atmosphere that was a little cramped suddenly became lively.。

Qin Jinxiao's cold face was also like ice and snow melting, a lot gentler, and said to He Dahua: "You go back, Zuo Liangyu wants to go out of the mountain pass alone, I will let him go." ”

He Dahua thanked him again, but his feet did not move, Yang Zhaofeng saw this and asked, "Do you still have something?" ”

"Yes......" He Dahua smiled awkwardly, "When I visited northern Chu not long ago, I heard that there were some Francophone people in your camp?" ”

Yang Zhaofeng replied: "Yes, are you also a Francophone person?" ”

"Yes and no......"

"Red-haired man?"

He Dahua had no choice, but said: "The contemptible man was born in Franco, but he grew up east of Flanders in Europa, where there are many large and small feudal states, not to mention as many as three or four hundred, don't mention the name." ”

Almost 20 years ago, Julius, a Taixi missionary who came to the Ming Dynasty to preach, had already distinguished between Western countries in his books such as "The Complete Map of All Nations", "The Outer Records of the Staff", and "Western Xuefan". He made friends with Xu Guangqi, Ma Chengxiu, Yang Tingyun, Ye Xianggao, and other officials or Catholic friends who were interested in Fanyi's learning, so he was widely known to Shilin. In his book, he boldly replaced the ancient Chinese words such as "Taixi", which refers to the West, and transliterated "Europa" to refer to the continents further west such as Tianzhu and Dashi, and named the countries located in Europa as "Italy", "Flanders", "Mosgovia" and so on. Before He Dahua came to Chu, he first settled in Fujian, and spent a long time with others in the "Sanshantang" in Fuzhou, where Julius preached, and also applied what Julius had created. In addition, he also knew John Tang, who was currently serving in the Ming Dynasty Qin Tianjian in Beijing, and the two were classmates before coming to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, even if he deliberately said some broad place names and country names, it was still foggy to Yang Zhaofeng and others.

The communication was not smooth, He Dahua smiled astringently, and did not say any more. Yang Zhaofeng arched his hand to him and said: "Mr. has a relationship with the Buddha Langji, and he can come to Xiangyang when he has leisure." My father-in-law has the most respect for a person of insight like my husband, and he will not be contemptuous. Yang Zhaofeng usually pays great attention to Zhao Dangshi's words and deeds, and he thought that Zhao Dangshi was reusing the group of Francophone people hired from Haojing Ao during this period, and he sent an invitation to He Dahua in line with the principle of being able to pull one for talented people.

He Da gave Yang Zhaofeng a bow to the Han etiquette, which was regarded as a thank you for his invitation: "With this intention, I will definitely visit him when I have a good opportunity." ”

At that moment, the two sides had nothing to say, and they were about to separate, Qin Jinxiao turned to the side slightly, and suddenly heard the sound of painted clothes like a silver bell: "Big brother, the ring on your left ear is so beautiful." ”

Qin Jinxiao turned his eyes to look at her, and when he glanced over, the bright eyes of the painted clothes as clear as the lake were looking at her. Qin Jinxiao, who was born in the Tusi family, is not Han Chinese, so he wears it on weekdays, and he also likes to wear some bracelets, earrings and other accessories. But since Zhao Ying was appeased and served, he had the heart to clean up a lot of his clothes that were not like the Han family, and so far there is nothing else, only the silver earring of the left ear was given by his mother when he was weak in the crown, and it is not conspicuous under the long hanging sideburns every day, so it has not been removed. At this time, he was standing on the top of the mountain, and the angle was just facing the sun, perhaps reflecting some light, and sparkling to attract the attention of Ei.

"Big brother?" Forty-year-old Qin Jinxiao looked at the painted clothes that were still in his prime, and laughed and laughed. No one has ever dared to comment on their clothes, and no one has ever dared to call themselves "big brother" directly. However, Ei's innocent goose egg face made him unbearable to deny it.

"Eyi, let's go." He Dahua called, and Painted Yi replied obediently, and before leaving, he didn't forget to stick out his tongue mischievously to Qin Jinxiao.

I don't know how the ghost makes the gods, Qin Jinxiao looked at the backs of the father and daughter, and suddenly shouted: "Slow! ”

He Dahua was startled, turned around and said, "General......"

Yang Zhaofeng and Li Yanlang knew that Qin Jinxiao's temperament was unpredictable, for fear that he would make something out of line, and were about to dissuade him, but seeing that Qin Jinxiao had walked forward in three steps and two steps, they were not embarrassed by He Dahua, but took the silver earring on his left ear in his hand and handed it to Huiyi: "If you like it, give it to you." The tone was still cold.

Eiyi's eyes widened, her thin eyelashes trembled slightly, and she said in surprise: "Really? ”

"Hmm." Qin Jinxiao didn't say much, only nodded lightly.

Painted Yi was obviously not as restrained as an ordinary Han girl, took the earrings, and said with a hearty smile: "Thank you, big brother!" And he said, "I don't have any gifts with me right now, but I'll have the opportunity to give you something interesting in the future." ”

Qin Jinxiao smiled indifferently and watched the father and daughter go down the mountain together. Walking back to the rattan chair, he saw that Li Yanlang and Yang Zhaofeng had doubts in their eyes, and coughed twice: "It's nothing, but when I saw the girl, I couldn't help but think of my sister." ”

The shadow of the sun is gradually slanting, and Zhao Dangshi, who is in the city for a day, sits under the canopy decorated with a ring and drinks tea.

In Dongchengtou, Gucheng County, there is a familiar figure, it is Chen Hongfan who was held hostage by Gao Jinku and Zhou Fengwu.

Han Gon squinted his eyes and looked into the distance: "Lord, Chen Shuai has been standing there for several hours. ”

Zhao Dangshi said leisurely: "Just don't see it, it has nothing to do with the overall situation." The more we care, the more energetic the left side becomes. And said, "Gao and Zhou are using Chen Shuai as a talisman, thinking that they can rely on this to keep the county." "Take a sip of tea," let Chen Shuai work hard today. ”

When the golden sun turned orange and red, several horses galloped on the official road covered with the afterglow of the setting sun.

The crowd dismounted, and Yang Zhaofeng led the way and said first: "Lord, Zuo Shuai has arrived." ”

Zhao Dangshi put down the tea and got up to look, the remnant sun was twilight, and Zuo Liangyu's shadow was stretched obliquely and long, and it was desolate.