CHAPTER XLII
"So we want to surrender them, we can't say that they surrender directly to us, but only to surrender to our Emperor Ming - this face, this credit, I think they can't not understand, right? The most important thing is, maybe Bonev and Ma Chao will not care, and Jiang Qi will not care? He's a Han exile here! Qiao Dong, who admires the culture of the Central Plains, is also likely to be tempted! If you don't try it, how do you know? We only have more than 4,700 people left, how long can we hold out? ”
Jiang Fei's words aroused Bo Lian's approval, and he nodded again and again: "This method can be tried!" How do I contact them? ”
A sinister smile appeared on Jiang Fei's face: "Send the envoy in directly!" Talk to them individually! ”
The next day, the Cangtou army, who was preparing for the battle, was surprised to find that a little white-faced man was standing in front of the camp without fear, with his hands behind his back, squinting at the sky.
An experience officer shouted at the little white face: "Someone! Catch him in here! ”
The little white face patted his clothes: "No need, I'll come in by myself!" With that, he walked in with his head held high.
So the Cangtou soldiers looked at this little white face who was not afraid of death in surprise and swaggered into the camp of Jiang Qi.
Jiang Qi looked at him with interest, looked up and down, and slowly opened his mouth: "Who are you?" ”
"Han Chinese." The little white face also responded slowly.
Jiang Qi was a little discolored. In his big tent, in the cangtou army full of Tatars, this little white face dared to say such a thing, was he looking for death?
"My Pale Head Army only has the people of Lord Bobai!" Jiang Qi was also unceremoniously, and at the same time summoned his own soldiers: "Drag it out, cut it!" ”
"Slow!" The little white face shouted, and the soldiers who surrounded him couldn't help but pause.
"Do you have any last words to confess?" Jiang Qi stood up disdainfully.
"Before I die, I just want to ask you: Have you ever thought about your parents? Ever thought about your family? Have you ever thought about being buried in your ancestral grave after death? ”
Jiang Qi was trembling all over. After so many years away from his homeland, he never wanted to go home. It's a pity that in the third year of Wanli, there was a great earthquake in Beijing, and he was originally put on death row for murder, but the emperor pardoned the world and was exiled to Ningxia, which is far away from his homeland. I never saw my family again. He still doesn't know what happened to his wife and son. My son should be fifteen years old, right? He was only two years old when he was put on death row.
He didn't speak for a long time, but said to Xiaobai with a gloomy face: "I don't have a family anymore!" I'm afraid my ancestors have forgotten me! ”
"Oh, it turns out that Senno-sama is so unlucky! It seems that Lord Bobai has a good eye! would actually use a person who can even abandon his ancestors and family to make a thousand households......"
"Shut up!" Jiang Qi kicked the table over: "Say! What exactly are you trying to say? ”
"Lord Qianhu, isn't it inconvenient to speak now?"
Jiang Qi's face was cloudy. He waved his hand irritably: "All out!" No one is allowed within three feet of the big tent! ”
After the soldiers withdrew, Jiang Qi pulled out his saber: "Say it!" No matter what you say today, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out alive! Do you think I'm a reckless man? ”
Xiao Baimian still smiled indifferently: "I just want to give Master Jiang a way out: do you think there is a future for following the Bobai rebellion, or is it promising for following the emperor to follow the right path?" ”
Jiang Qi was stunned. It's not that he hasn't thought about glorifying his ancestors, and it's not that he hasn't thought about washing away his humiliation. But he had no choice at that time, only by doing things for Bo Bai, he could wash away those shames on himself step by step. Jiang Qi didn't know that these Tatars were quietly calling him the nickname of a thief and a soldier behind his back.
"Your Majesty? Ha ha...... Will the emperor remember me as a nobody? Will the emperor issue a decree to clear my name? Jiang Qi laughed unscrupulously and burst into tears.
When he was in his hometown in Changping, the son of the lord Bo went to the countryside to collect grain, because he fell in love with his daughter-in-law, when he tried to get involved, he found out, and Jiang Qi, who was angry, cut off the head of the son of the lord Bo without hesitation. The ending after that is very easy to imagine, he was tortured on death row, and he was almost tortured to death by the jailers. Just a few days before he was about to be killed, there was a sudden earthquake in Jingshi, followed by a fire, and all the officials wrote to the emperor to advise the province. So the emperor issued an edict to pardon the world and exempt the death penalty. Jiang Qi escaped death at this time. After that, he was sent to this side of the frontier. Who knew it would be ten years! How many decades are there in life?
He was already dead. It's just that when he gradually grew old and gradually became more and more powerful, Jiang Qi's thoughts about his wife and children increased day by day. After all, this Ningxia Wei is not his hometown, and he has no relatives here.
Looking at Jiang Qi, who was touched, Xiao Bai's face smiled lightly: "The emperor remembers you because you are a thousand households of the Cangtou Army." Da Ming needs you more than Bo Bai, what Bo Bai can give you, Da Ming can give you; What Bo Bai can't give, Da Ming can also give! But you remember, no matter what you encounter in your hometown, only the emperor can represent the Ming Dynasty! And not those corrupt officials! ”
This last sentence deeply touched Jiang Qi!
He stood up: "You-why do you represent the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?!" ”
"Just because I can take back these 5,000 people from Bobai's hands, because these 5,000 people can fight to the death for the Ming Dynasty, just because I am a knife from the Jinyi Wei Baihu Zhu Yidao." Lao Zhu crooked his mouth very sharply, and suddenly had an urge to smoke.
Jiang Qi's eyes widened suddenly: "You are Zhu Yidao?!" ”
Lao Zhu's eyes widened: "How do you know me?!" ”
Jiang Qi laughed, his expression was much more relaxed, and he kept looking at Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu was furious by this kind of look, he didn't have a habit of liking men.
"You certainly don't know who I am. And that bastard certainly didn't tell you who I was. Jiang Qi still kept looking at him, "I heard that you are very young and interesting." And so it was! Now you're a hundred! It looks like we're all getting old! ”
Lao Zhu was a little creepy. Who is this guy? How could he know his details?!
"Haha......" A middle-aged man walked out from behind the screen, laughing and walking towards Lao Zhu.
“…… Shen Yun?! You're not dead!! Lao Zhu was completely dumbfounded!
"You just want me to die?! Alas, I wanted to surprise you, it seems...... People are not as good as heaven! ”
Shen Yun laughed and hugged Lao Zhu, who felt that his whole body was about to break. He really didn't expect that Shen Yun was not dead, and he actually appeared here!
"Old Jiang, don't tease him! To be honest, I didn't expect you to come up with such a solution to this dilemma! Very good, very good! How about Lao Jiang, my vision is good, right? Shen Yun looked at Zhu Yidao carefully and proudly. I haven't seen him for a long time, this guy is a little stronger, a little darker, but still a little thin, and it's still the same little white face.
Zhu Yidao still didn't come back to his senses. After fainting for most of the day, Shen Yun told him why he was here.
When Shen Yun wandered in Ningxia, he already knew Jiang Qi, who had just been assigned here at that time. At that time, Jiang Qi felt that Shen Yun had a very good appetite for himself. Slowly, especially after knowing Shen Yun's life experience, he was even more embarrassed. The two then became righteous brothers.
Shen Yun later left Ningxia, but Jiang Qi still chose to stay here, and step by step stepped into the position of the Cangtou Army Thousand Households. After that, when Shen Yun was in distress in Runing Mansion and desperately fled there. After leaving, he knew that he would definitely bring trouble to Lao Zhu, and his daughter would be safer in Lao Zhu. simply went straight to Ningxia and hid in Jiang Qi to take refuge and recuperate.
At the same time, Jiang Qi had a conflict with the other thousand households of the Cangtou Army, and Shen Yun persuaded him that instead of struggling in Ningxia, a place where chickens don't lay eggs and birds don't, it is better to return to Daming. His home is not here, and his roots are not here. So Jiang Qi has been waiting for an opportunity to bring a part of the Cangtou army back to Daming.
Unfortunately, Bo Bai actually rebelled against the Ming Dynasty after extinguishing the fire Luochi. It's a whirlpool, but it's also an opportunity. Coincidentally, Zhu killed Bo Chengen and Bo Yun with a knife. The internal contradictions of the Cangtou Army were exposed at once. Jiang Qi planned to take this opportunity to return to Daming with his army.