1

Wang Feng and Wang Yu stayed in the capital for half a month, and heard a lot of military and civilian information, and the two of them decided to go back to restore their lives. On this day, I was about to go out of the city, and just arrived at the city gate, I saw a group of people talking about something in a circle, Wang Yu was curious, and went in to take a look, it turned out to be an old woman starving to death on the street, only to hear everyone sigh: "It's so pitiful, starving to death." "If you look closely, it was Cao's mother, and I couldn't help but be shocked.

Wang Yu returned and told his brother, Wang Feng was also stunned, opened the crowd and went in to see, sure enough, it was Cao Yin's mother, and quietly retreated: "Mother Cao is pitiful, it stands to reason that we should bury her, but we have no relationship with her, and if we do this, it will arouse everyone's suspicion, and maybe it will cause trouble, I don't think we can control this matter." ”

The two galloped out of Beijing, inquired about the movements of the righteous army all the way, and learned that Li Zicheng defeated Zuo Liangyu and occupied Xiangyang, and had called the king of Xinshun in Xiangyang. Outside the city of Dengzhou, I heard rumors from the people that Dengzhou was also captured by the righteous army, and the general Lin Chengcheng led an army of 50,000 to defend it. Wang Yu said: "Isn't Lin Yangsheng known as the king of the world? How did you become a general? Wang Feng said: "Maybe King Chuang became the king of Xinshun, divided his generals, and gave him a general." Wang Yu said: "It doesn't matter if he is a king or a general, since it is our righteous army, let's go into the city to ask for a glass of wine, and inquire where our own men and horses are stationed, so we can go back as soon as possible." After Wang Yu finished speaking, he rode his horse towards the city, and Wang Feng hurriedly followed.

After the two entered the city, they saw groups of rebels patrolling back and forth in the city, and the people were not only fearless, but all of them were beaming, and the shops on the streets were full of business, and there was no scene of chaos. Wang Feng and Wang Yu led their horses to walk around, only to hear the people praise Xinshun Wang Renyi, and the two were overjoyed.

As he was walking, an old man came over with a basket of sweet potatoes on his back, and Wang Feng stopped him and asked, "Uncle, have you heard of where the army of Tang Hai, the generalissimo of the Evil Destroying Righteousness, is stationed?" ”

The old man said: "Marshal Tang Hai? He gave us the fields and cattle two months ago, but I don't know where they are now. ”

Wang Fengxi said: "How did he divide the fields and ploughing cattle for you?" ”

The old man said: "The old man is a native of Jiazhuang in the countryside of Dengzhou, and has been oppressed by the rich bully for generations, last year there was a court general named Zuo Liangyu, he led the troops to loot us, we shouted to the sky and no one answered, and everyone hated the officials and soldiers." Two years ago, I heard that the king was benevolent and righteous, and he fought the world for the poor, and later listened to the ballad 'Kill cattle and sheep, prepare wine and syrup, and open the city gate to welcome the king, The people of our village looked forward to King Chuang day and night, and waited for two years before they looked forward to a generalissimo Tang Hai, who said that King Chuang was sent, and after he came, he beat Zuo Liangyu's officers and troops away, and killed the rich bully, gave everyone rations, divided the fields, and sent ploughing cattle, and told everyone to farm and harvest by themselves, and King Chuang did not collect our rent and tax, oops, it was really a Bodhisattva. ”

Wang Feng was overjoyed and asked, "Then you don't know where Marshal Tang Hai has gone now?" ”

The old man shook his head and said: "Hey, who knows, the rebel army is moving back and forth, as long as our people have land to plant, what does it matter." ”

Wang Feng and Wang Yu were about to inquire with others, when suddenly five sergeants came and asked, "Where did you two come from, and why did you inquire about General Tang's whereabouts?" ”

Wang Feng saw them come out with their knives out, and their faces showed murderous intentions, knowing that they had mistaken themselves and Wang Yu for spies in the official army, so he smiled and said: "Under Wang Feng, this is Wang Yu, we are generals under Marshal Tang Hai, we went out on business on the order of our marshal half a year ago, and we came back on a business trip this time." ”

The sergeant at the head said: "The little one doesn't know the two generals, please follow me to the government to see my general, and when the identities of the two are verified, we will send someone to send the two to find General Tang Hai." ”

Wang Feng and Wang Yu followed the sergeant to the Dengzhou Mansion, and saw Lin Chengcheng sitting in the hall wearing a battle robe, and the sergeant explained the situation, Lin Chengcheng stared at Wang Feng and Wang Yu, and suddenly his face changed greatly, and shouted: "Bold and spy, dare to pretend to be a general of the righteous army, and tie me up." All the sergeants received the order, and they rushed up and tied Wang Feng and Wang Yu firmly.

Wang Feng argued: "King Zhengshi, we are indeed generals under Marshal Tang, the last time King Chuang held a meeting in Yiyang, the two of us stood behind my marshal, you and General Ma Shouying sat together, how can you indiscriminately accuse me and the two of us as spies?" ”

Lin Chengcheng laughed, beckoned to the sergeant, and said: "Let it go, I see that these two people are a little familiar, and I don't know exactly where they have met, so I deceived him, since he said it so carefully, I don't think it will be fake, quickly, let it go." ”

The sergeants let go of the two kings, and Lin Cheng said: "I am not the king of the world now, the marshal of your family is not a marshal now, I am the general, Tang Hai is also the general, you eighteen brothers except for Tang overseas, the others are what General Guoyi, mighty generals, my brothers are all all lieutenants and brigades, the more you win battles, the more the officials become smaller and smaller, what the world!" ”

Wang Yu said with a smile: "No matter what official General Chuang Wang Feng is, in Wang Yu's heart, the general will always be a true hero in the righteous army." Wang Feng also said: "Yes, yes, the title of King of the World, only you are worthy of the title of General in the world." ”

Lin Chengcheng laughed when he heard this, and said happily: "Listen to the two generals, this king, oh, this general likes it, come, set up wine to entertain the two generals." ”

Wang Feng said: "May I ask the general, my marshal, oh, where is my general stationed now." ”

Lin Chengcheng said: "General Tang is in Zaoyang, after eating, General Ben will send someone to send you over." ”

Wang Feng and Wang Yu were overjoyed, and Lin Chengcheng had a drink, and after thanking them, the three sergeants Guo Jiu, Xiao Ping, and Wang Kai went straight to Zaoyang.

The five of them ran all the way, and when they arrived at a river, they saw that a boatman was about to cross the river, Guo Jiu shouted: "Wait a minute, we will also cross the river." ”

The boatman was an old man, and when he saw Guo Jiu and the others wearing military uniforms, he knew that it was the rebels, so he hurriedly propped the boat back to the shore and said: "Oh, it's the rebel brothers, come, please get on the boat." ”

After the five people got on the boat, the boatman propped the boat and went to the other side, Guo Jiu, Xiao Ping, and Wang Kai saw that there were two village girls sitting behind the boat, about twenty-five or sixteen, all dressed in green clothes and cloth skirts, with beautiful faces, each carrying a basket and sitting side by side. Xiao Ping had nothing to say and asked, "Two eldest sisters, what is this river called?" ”

A village aunt said: "It's called Baihe, also called Qingshui." ”

Xiao Ping asked again: "The two eldest sisters are from the other side of the White River?" ”

The village aunt said: "Yes, my sister and I went to Dengzhou to buy cakes, and now we are going home." ”

Xiao Ping said again: "The villain is a sergeant under the command of King Chuang, and Xiao Ping is in charge of the brigade under the king of the world, and the two sisters will go to Dengzhou City next time, if there is any difficulty, just find the villain, and the villain will definitely help the two sisters." ”

Guo Jiu smiled and said: "Our General Xiao is deeply valued by the king of the world, and his future is immeasurable, and the fly in the ointment is that he still has no family, haha." Wang Kai looked at the two girls with a lewd smile, and said with a grin: "There is a way, ten years of cultivation can be crossed in the same boat, and a hundred years of cultivation can be cultivated together." Why don't the two sisters leave a name for my eldest brother, and they will know each other in the future. ”

At this time, the boat had reached the river, and the two village girls saw that the three people were rude and rude, and they were afraid, and they bowed their heads and did not dare to reply.

The boatman was happy when he saw that it was a rebel before, but now he saw that the three of them were frivolous, so he said angrily: "You are rude, how can you be presumptuous in broad daylight?" ”

Xiao Ping scolded: "Old man, don't talk too much, Lao Tzu has killed countless people, I don't care about you more." After Xiao Ping finished speaking, Guo Jiu and Wang Kai had already drawn their swords out of their sheaths, and when the boatman saw this, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say more.

Wang Feng comforted the three of them: "The king has strict military laws, don't crash into a catastrophe for the sake of being quick for a while." The three of them pondered that Wang Feng and Wang Yu were generals in the Tang Navy, and Tang Hai was the supervisor of the Righteous Army, so if Tang Hai knew about it, it would inevitably cause trouble, so they had to restrain their full of lust, and sit down to no longer be arrogant.

When they arrived at the shore, the five of them got off the boat, Guo Jiu, Xiao Ping, and Wang Kai turned around and glared at the boatman angrily, still hating in their hearts, and the boatman and the two girls were frightened and didn't dare to look at them. Wang Feng and Wang Yuqiang dragged the three of them away, and then a disaster was avoided.

The five of them walked for a long time, and finally arrived outside Zaoyang City, just saw a team of people returning to the city, and took a closer look, but the first to ride the horse was Liu Jia, Zhang Chuan, and Lu Qi, Wang Feng and Wang Yu were overjoyed, and shouted: "Three brothers." The three of them couldn't help but be overjoyed when they saw that it was the second king, and Liu Jia said: "You are back, the eldest brother was still talking about you yesterday." Wang Feng asked, "Where is the eldest brother?" Zhang Zhou replied: "It's in the city, let's go, let's go to see the eldest brother together." ”

Xiao Ping saw that Wang Feng and Wang Yu met his own people, so he said: "The two generals have arrived in Zaoyang, and my three brothers will not enter the city." Wang Feng said: "I am tired of sending the three of you, please be sure to go into the city to rest for the night, and it is not too late to return tomorrow." Xiao Ping said: "No, thank you for the general's kindness." Seeing that the three insisted on leaving, the two kings did not stay, and after sending the three away, they returned to the city with Wolf Ba, Zhang Chuan, and Lu Qi.

2

"Where did the three brothers go? Look at you like this," Wang Feng asked.

"The two brothers don't know, when attacking Chaoyang City, the garrison Lu Jie desperately did not surrender, the eldest brother ordered a strong attack, this dog officer killed more than 3,000 people of my righteous army, after breaking the city, this guy somehow escaped from the city, a few days ago the spy reported secretly, saying that he was hiding in Jiuligang, and the three of us were ordered to search and arrest, no, one hundred and twenty officers and soldiers of all sizes were captured alive by me, haha!"

Only then did the second king realize that there were more than 100 captives in the back of the long line. Wang Yu said: "Since this thief is stubborn and killed my 3,000 righteous soldiers, why don't you kill him with a knife and return him to do something." ”

Zhang Chuan said: "I also want to kill with a knife, but the two of them won't let me." Zhang Chuan pointed at Liujia and Lu Qi, quite complaining. Liu Jia said: "It's not for me, but before leaving, the eldest brother specially told him to capture him alive when he could capture him alive." Lu Qi smiled and said: "The brothers hate Lu Jie to the core, and they all shout that they want to see people alive and see corpses when they die, Brother Chuan, if you really kill them, we have to carry the corpse back, are you willing to take the living person or carry the corpse on your back?" ”

The five of them returned to the city with a smile, and the eighteen people gathered, all of them were happy, Wang Feng saw that Duan Qi and the wolf bully were also there, and asked: "The seventh sister and the big brother of the wolf bully did not return for a long time after going to Xiangyang last year, everyone is very anxious, when will you come back." Duan Qi and Wolf Ba smiled but did not answer, Tang Hai said: "Zhang Xianzhong saw that the military division was strategic, and the wolf Ba general was brave, so he invited them to attack Luoshan together." Duan Qi smiled and said, "Just kill a few insatiable county officials." The wolf said domineeringly: "Later, Zhang Xianzhong wanted to keep us and took us to Wuchang. ”

After laughing for a while, Tang Hai asked Liu Jia, Zhang Chuan, and Lu Qi: "I heard that the three brothers have succeeded and captured Lu Jie alive?" Liu Jia replied: "This thief and his 120 men hid by the pond under the Turtle Mountain, and we caught them all. Si Ren, Ye Yang and the others shouted: "Great, Lu Jie killed my 3,000 soldiers, and he had to cramp and peel his skin to relieve his hatred." Tang Haidao: "Today, I went to the street to investigate the people's situation, and I heard from the people that Lu Jie is diligent and honest, and loves the people like a son, although he resisted stubbornly and damaged my 3,000 brothers, as long as he abandons the darkness and turns to the light, we should not blame the past." "Xiaolong and Duan Qi's jaw are the first to say yes.

Tang Hai ordered Lu Jie to be brought in, and ordered Wolf Ba and Lu Qi to dispose of one hundred and twenty captives separately, and those who returned to the army were put into the team, and those who refused to surrender were killed. Zhang Chuan brought Lu Jie and forced him to kneel, but Tang Hai ordered him to loosen his ties and give him a seat.

Lu Jie kicked over the chair that Wang Yu moved over and said: "I am a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, you are the first thief in the world, how can I sit in the same hall with you, Lu Jie is a dignified man, you can kill but not humiliate, the seven-foot body is here, you can kill it, it can be chopped, it can be steamed, it is good to cook, you please do it yourself, don't say more!" After speaking, he looked up at the sky with an arrogant expression.

Everyone was furious and shouted to beat Lu Jie, Tang Hai said: "People say that the general is diligent and honest, and loves the people like a son. ”

Lu Jie said strangely: "What does this mean? I, Lu Jie, am the herdsman of heaven, to solve the worries of the people, to remove the suffering of the people, and to distinguish the grievances of the people, how can I not love the people? ”

Tang Hai said with a smile: "Love has big love and small love, the general relieves the worries of the people, this is a small love, now the Ming Dynasty from the Son of Heaven, down to the county government, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military officials bullying the people and humiliating the people abound, just like a terminally ill person is dying, general, although you have the heart to save people, how can you save people?" Tang Hai thought that at this time, the righteous people of the world should stand up, raise a banner to advocate righteousness, and save the people from fire and water. ”

Lu Jie scolded when he heard this: "What nonsense, if it weren't for you, the world's number one, who made my Ming Dynasty like this, how could the people suffer from this catastrophe!" You, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Luo Rucai are the thieves of the world, and the future generations will leave a reputation for eternity, and they will kill Lu Jie quickly. ”

Everyone was furious, shouting one by one to kill Lu Jie, Tang Hai saw that the anger was difficult to control, and he was in a dilemma, and suddenly saw Wolf Ba and Lu Qi escorting one person into the hall, and the wolf overbearing: "Marshal, there is only one person who will not surrender one hundred and twenty captives, and the two of us are about to behead him according to the order, but this thief is begging to see Lu Jie for the last time." ”

Tang Hai asked the man: "Everyone is willing to submit, why are you stubborn?" Your commander Lu Jie is also a dying man, what do you see him doing? ”

The man bowed and said: "I am deeply favored by the Ming Dynasty and Lord Lu, and I dare not forget it in this life and this life, how can I betray the Lord and steal my life?" The husband is not afraid of death, but before he dies, he should worship his benefactor and beg for permission! ”

Tang Haidao: "Accurate." ”

The man knelt down towards Lu Jie and bowed three times. Lu Jie sighed: "Ming'er, you are still young, why bother like this!" ”

The humane named Ming'er: "Lord Lu, my mother told me to follow my lord all my life, swear to live up to the court, and die for the country today, what a pity!" It's just that the old mother also confessed one thing before her death, so that Ming'er must find the righteous man who wrote the almighty revenge in that era, without his help, my sister's revenge is difficult to revenge, and Ming'er can't meet adults, so I donated my body today, although I have no regrets, I have never repaid the unknown righteous man, and I am ashamed of my mother after all. When he finished speaking, he wept bitterly.

Tang Hai, Shan Yong, Lin Yuan, Ye Yang, Liu Jia, and Zhang Chuan were shocked, and Tang Hai asked Ming'er, "Where are you?" Ming'er replied: "I am from Guangshan County. Then he asked Lu Jie: "Has the general ever been an official in Guangshan?" Lu Jie replied: "I once served as a county magistrate in Guangshan County, what's the matter?" ”

Ye Yang shouted at Ming'er: "The person who wrote a universal grievance letter to your mother back then was my brother, and now the benefactor is here, why don't you worship early?" ”

Lu Jie and Ming'er were taken aback when they heard this.

Ming'er said angrily at Ye Yang: "Nonsense! ”

Liu Jia approached, helped Ming'er and said: "Chongzhen seven years of Layue, my marshal six people passed through the territory of Guangshan, on the way to meet an old woman lying on the stone and crying, after inquiry, I learned that the old man's only daughter Qing'er was killed by the evil son-in-law Liu Xiong, and the only son Ming'er was put in prison by the filthy Liu De, and she herself had no way to complain, my marshal took pity on her, and wrote a universal complaint for the old man at that time and sent it to the county order to avenge her!" ”

Lu Jie asked Tang Haidao in surprise: "What kind of universal redress of grievances did you write?" ”

Tang Hai smiled slightly and replied: "Humane Dou E's injustice, Dou E's injustice is still seen in the sky." How many bends in the world, annihilation between spittle. ”

When Ming'er heard this, she knelt down in front of Tang Hai and said, "The benefactor is above, please accept Ming'er's worship." Tang Hai hurriedly wanted to help, Ming'er pushed Tang Hai away and said: "After worshipping, the benefactor will kill Ming'er again, and Ming'er will never complain." After three bows, he said: "When my sister died unjustly, my mother and I also had a grudge, I also wanted to go to the thirteen families seventy-two battalions and eighty-one anti-king, and then the benefactor avenged the grievances, Lord Lu enforced the law, the wicked Liu Xiong was beheaded, and the evil officer Liu De was roded, and my mother advised: 'There are still Qing officials in the Ming Dynasty, my son should always be loyal and filial, and do not be disobedient. Later, at the end of the day, he told again: 'My son will find a righteous man who writes the complaint on his behalf, and thank him for his great kindness.' After the death of her mother, Ming'er followed Lord Lu's loyal and filial piety court, and today she thanked the righteous man, and has fulfilled her mother's last wish, although she has no regrets in her death! ”

After saying goodbye, he got up and stood side by side with Lu Jie, Lu Jie said: "Tang Hai, please quickly kill me and Ming'er, and honor the two of us with loyalty and filial piety." With that, the two went hand in hand.

Si Ren and Ye Yang drew their swords to kill, but Shan Yong stopped and asked Tang Haidao, "Big brother?" ”

Tang Hai was full of grief and replied: "The righteous man kills people, whether it is good or evil, whether it is good or evil, whether it is right or wrong, whether it is good or evil, whether it is good or bad, the two of them ask for honor, how can I, Tang Hai, lose my own honor, let them go." ”

Lu Jie, who was about to walk out of the gate, listened, stopped and said to Ming'er: "I have heard that the first Kou in the world is a righteous man, and he is not in vain to break the evil and establish righteousness, although he will not kill you and me today, but once the two of us walk out of the barracks, people who don't know will say that you and I surrendered and betrayed and were released by Tang Hai, how to justify it at that time!" Ming'er said: "What the adults said is that it is better to die in the hall than to the mouth of the villain." Lu Jiexi said: "It is exactly what I want." With that, they slammed into the pillars of the hall, and both of them died under the honor.

Everyone was shocked, and Tang Hai sighed: "What do the people want? As long as the Ming Dynasty is a little nicer to the people, why is it so hot that the world is restless! ”

3

It was night, Tang Hai ordered a banquet for Wang Feng Wang Yu to catch the wind, eighteen people gathered around a big table, while eating and talking, Tang Hai will come out of Luoyang, the Central Plains in the east, capture Xiangyang and other situations to the two kings, and said: "King Chuang is the king in Xiangyang, put a hundred civil and military officials, I am no longer a marshal, I am no longer a general, Ala Tai, Brother Long, Shan Yong, Shi'an is General Guoyi, Tang Xi, Lin Yuan, Ye Yang, Si Ren, Liu Jia, Zhang Chuan, Qiuguang, Wolf Ba, Jinzi, and your brother and other twelve people are powerful generals, and the seventh sister is a military. ”

Wang Feng also told everyone about his activities in the capital. Knowing that Cao Yin not only had no way to practice the law, but also was forced to cry and behead his beloved disciples, he was in prison, and his mother was starving to death on the street, everyone sighed, only Yeyang, Siren, and Zhang Zhou applauded.

Ye Yang said: "Happy, happy, he wanted to arrest us, but he caught himself in." ”

Zhang Chuan said: "Now that Cao Yin is in prison, I'm afraid that even my intestines are repentant." ”

Si Ren said: "Such people who don't know what to do are good deserve to be imprisoned." ”

Tang Hai sighed and said: "Cao Yin has great ambitions and a good heart for the world, but unfortunately he is too pedantic and has become a legal idiot. ”

Shan Yong said: "When the time comes, let him see what the world is like together." ”

Duan Qidao: "General, do you think King Chuang can give the people of the world a righteous world?" ”

Tang Haidao: "Wherever our righteous army goes, there is no crime in the autumn, and in the future, we will rule the world, the monarch and the ministers will be of one heart, and the officials and the people will be happy together, so why worry about the injustice of the world?" ”

Ala Tai said: "Although King Chuang has strict military discipline, it is difficult to prohibit hundreds of thousands of soldiers, recently I went to Xiangyang with Siren, and found many rebel soldiers who disturbed the people along the way. ”

Wang Feng said: "Yes, the three sergeants who sent us today disregarded military discipline and openly molested the women who crossed the river in the same boat. ”

Wang Yu said: "Lin Chengcheng is obsessed with being a general, and he doesn't seem to be subject to control. ”

Tang Haidao: "Most of the sergeants under King Chuang are from rogue backgrounds, and it is not surprising that he is arrogant and domineering, but as long as he is dedicated to the public and does not forget his oath, sooner or later he will fight a peaceful world." ”

Duan Qi said: "I hope so, to be honest, my expectations for him are getting smaller and smaller." ”

Allah said, "Me too. ”

Liu Jia said: "The general is naked, and he is afraid that the generals under the command of King Chuang are not." ”

Tang Hai said with a smile: "Don't be suspicious, all the brothers have been fighting for years, the sergeants are strong, it is inevitable that there will be some violations of discipline, in the future, the world will be peaceful, and then use the law to finely reconcile, although I dare not say that the world is harmonious, but to achieve national peace and security, it is not difficult to think about it." ”

Jin Zi thought that Chen Lun was wrongfully killed by himself, so he said: "Even if the country and the people are really safe, it is not easy to completely avoid being afraid of anyone." ”

Tang Haidao: "Juntian is free of grain, the people live in peace, and then use the law to control corruption and restrain officials, I think it will be realized." You see, don't our sergeants kill innocents indiscriminately? ”

While he was talking, the sergeant came to report: "General, the king has issued an order, ordering the commanders of all armies to go to the palace in Xiangyang City tomorrow to discuss matters." Tang Hai said: "Got it." And they drank a little more, and then they dispersed and went back to their camps.

4

Early the next morning, Tang Hai led Duan Qi, Ala Tai, Siren, Shan Yong, Shi'an, Liujia, Jinzi, and fifty guards to Xiangyang on horseback.

Putting down the bowl, military Song Xiance stood up and said: "Generals, the king will gather here today for two things. First, the defeated general Sun Chuanting resurrected and led an army of 200,000 east out of Tongguan. It has been reported that this time, he used the squadron of General Gao Jie, the deputy chief soldier of the rebel army, the commander of the Sichuan army, Qin Yiming, who went out to Shang, as the horn, the general soldier of Yansui, and the general officer of Ningxia as the backbone, and Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Shanxi, to command the train battalion, and the deputy generals Niu Chenghu and Lu Guangxian as the vanguard to invade our border. According to another report from Tanmalay, Henan commander-in-chief Bu Congshan and Chen Yongfu sent 30,000 Luoyang officers and troops, and Zuo Liangyu sent 100,000 Jiujiang officers and troops up the river in an attempt to encircle and suppress our righteous army in Xiangyang. ”

When the generals heard this, they immediately became in an uproar, some were shocked, some were overjoyed, some whispered, and some shouted loudly.

Li Zicheng stood up and said with a smile: "Sun Chuanting was defeated in Tongguan and made great contributions, but Chongzhen put him in prison. Later, he was beaten alone in Zhuxian Town and Jiaxian County and lost his armor, but Chongzhen promoted him from Shaanxi Governor to the secretary of the military department. Generals, do you think Emperor Chongzhen is weird? ”

The generals laughed when they heard this, and shouted one by one: "Emperor Chongzhen is so confused, how can he be worthy of being the lord of the world?" ”

Niu Jinxing said: "The king should conform to the will of heaven, that is, the emperor's throne, save the people from fire and water, and build the foundation of eternity." ”

The generals were overjoyed and said, "Please obey the will of heaven, that is, the emperor." ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Thank you for the kindness of the generals, but I want the country to be peaceful and the people to have enough food, how dare I have hope again." ”

Song Xiance said: "Although Xiangyang is rich, it is not suitable to set the capital on all sides, so it is better to defeat Sun Chuanting, take advantage of the situation to take Xi'an, and then make a big plan." ”

Li Zicheng said: "Lone Zheng has this intention. ”

Lin Chengcheng shouted: "Gao Jie and Bai Guangen are traitors to the righteous army, and they will be captured alive and broken into thousands of pieces in this battle." ”

Li Zicheng said: "Not only Gao Jie and Bai Guangen, this battle will be destroyed together with Sun Chuanting, the secretary of the military department." All the generals were overjoyed and said: "Yes, destroy Sun Chuanting." ”

Whitden asked, "Strategist, what is the second thing, let's hear about it." ”

Song Xiance said: "Second, Luo Rucai and He Yilong secretly communicated with the imperial court and conspired to kill the righteous army, but fortunately they were discovered by King Chuang and have been beheaded under the tent. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and everyone looked at each other for a while, at a loss. Luo Rucai is known as Cao Cao, more than ten years of trouble, brave and strategic, is the pillar of the righteous army, He Yilong is also a veteran of the battlefield, several years of fighting, the official army is frightened, the two first and Zhang Xianzhong joined forces in a cross-river lake, last year and under the command of King Chuang, and the generals fought side by side, how to cooperate with the enemy in an instant?

Tang Hai saw that everyone was shocked, so he smiled and said: "These two thieves are greedy for wealth and wealth, and they destroy their future, and they are to blame for their own fate. Fortunately, the king had the foresight to eradicate the rebellion in time, so that we were saved from annihilation, which is really gratifying. Generals, how about I wait for a bowl of respect to the king? ”

Tang Hai raised the wine bowl, Duan Qi smiled slightly, and also held the bowl high, Hui Dengxiang, Lin Yangsheng, He Jin, Liu Xiyao and others saw this, and also followed one by one to raise the bowl, Niu Jinxing, Li Yan, Song Xiance, Li Shuangxi, Li Guo, Tian Jianxiu and others were overjoyed, and raised the bowl and said: "Thank you for the king for waiting for us." ”

All the generals raised the wine bowl, Du Alatai and the others sat still, Tang Hai glanced at him and several people, and Alatai and the others slowly picked up the wine bowl and held it high.

Li Zicheng saw that all the generals present raised their bowls, and then smiled, picked up the bowl and said: "It is the duty of the lonely to kill the rebel general, why bother to say thank you?" Come, Lone and all the generals will drink this wine together, and in the future, life and death will depend on each other, and blessings and disasters will be shared. "The generals were overjoyed and drank it all.

Li Yan said: "My lord, I heard that the imperial court has recruited a group of Mongolian cavalry in order to deal with our righteous army and the Qing soldiers of Liaodong, so you must be careful. ”

He Jin said: "What are the Mongolian cavalry afraid of. ”

Lin Yangcheng said: "Isn't there also two Mongolian generals under General Tang?" ”

He Jin let out an "oh" and asked, "Which two?" ”

Tang Hai pointed his finger at Alatai and Siren, and said with a smile: "This Alatai general, this Siren general, they are all Mongols. ”

Allah and Sren bowed to the crowd. He Jindao: "I heard that the Mongolians are very good at wrestling, and their knife skills are also good, I don't know if the two generals are good at wrestling or knife skills?" ”

Si Ren said: "I can cut off a horse's head with a single knife, my brother, haha, I can trip three cows with a random trip." ”

Suddenly, I heard a person laughing, everyone saw that it was a big man sitting behind He Jin, this person finished laughing, got up and arched his hand to Ala Tai and said: "Under General Xia Naihe, General Luan Yong, who loves wrestling since he was a child, is willing to ask General Ala Tai for wrestling techniques, I don't know if I am willing to teach him?" ”

He Jin scolded: "Luan Yong, Hugh is able to succeed in front of the king. Besides, if you win, won't you refute General Tang's face! ”

Tang Hai was about to speak, but Alatai smiled first: "It's okay, it's all a family, and whoever wins and who loses is not the same." He said to Tang Hai again: "General, Ala Tai also wants to learn a few wrestling techniques from General Luan." ”

He Jin said: "Okay. He said to Li Zicheng again: "King, since the two generals have this Yaxing, why don't you allow them, first, let the generals have fun, and second, they can also see the Mongolian wrestling skills." ”

Li Zicheng said happily: "Okay, they are all their own brothers, the two generals have ordered until now, I have a bowl of fine wine here, and I will reward the winner." Everyone was overjoyed, and they all said yes in unison, and the hall suddenly boiled.

Ala Tai and Luan Yong walked to the center, each rolled up their sleeves, Ala Tai first took his arm, Luan Yong tore the door one by one, Ala Tai suppressed it hard, and then grabbed his arm and threw Luan Yong to the ground.

From the beginning to the end, it was just a sip of tea, and everyone applauded. Luan Yong was not convinced, and got up to catch Alatai, but was pulled by Alatai and put down. Everyone cheered loudly, Luan Yong got up and pounced again, Alatai stopped his waist and hugged him, only to fall, and Luan Yong fell to the ground for the third time.

Li Zicheng saw that the disparity between the skills of the two was too great, so he said: "The Mongols are good at wrestling, so it is not surprising that they are slightly superior to General Luan." Alright, the two generals are here, come, please General Alatai drink this bowl full. ”

Luan Yong blushed and was extremely unconvinced, but the king gave the order, but he didn't dare to disobey, so he had to retreat. Ala Tai drank wine, thanked the king, and before he returned to his seat, another big man behind He Jin got up and said: "King, the last general admires General Siren's knife technique of cutting off the horse's head with one sword, please play with General Siren." ”

Tang Hai saw that it was He Jin's younger brother He Xiu, and said with a smile: "Wrestling is a Mongolian specialty, as for dancing knives, how can Mongolians be my Han opponents?" Besides, General He's knife technique is accurate and well-known, so in my opinion, there is no need to compete. ”

Li Zicheng also said: "Yes, yes, when it comes to sword skills, General He must win." ”

Si Ren was not convinced, and argued: "How can the king underestimate me Siren, Si Ren's skill in cutting off the horse's head is not boasting."

Li Zicheng said, laughed and said: "General Siren is really straightforward, good, even so, the two generals are also up to the point, don't hurt the brother's harmony." ”

He Xiu said: "The last general is greedy for a cup, and he also wants to invite the king to enjoy the wine." ”

He Jin scolded his younger brother and said, "Presumptuous, how can you ask the king for a reward?" ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "General He Xiu's invitation is reasonable, and the lonely party only rewarded the wrestling winner, and now he is trying to test the knife technique, how can there be no reward?" Li Zicheng stood up, personally poured a full bowl of wine and said, "The winner drinks this wine." ”

Si Ren and He Xiu received the order, each drew a knife and stood in the center, looked at each other for a while and then slashed and killed, that He Xiu and his brother He Jin have practiced martial arts since childhood, and the knife is proficient, although Si Ren is powerful, the knife is slightly worse. The two fought for a while, Si Ren slashed into the air and fell to the ground, He Xiuwu slashed Si Ren's hands, Si Ren hurriedly dodged, and had to let go and lose the knife.

He Xiu was overjoyed, thinking that he had won, and wanted to dance the knife to rush over, but he was very happy and sad, and stepped on the knife face that Si Ren fell to the ground, his feet slipped, his body pounced forward, and the whole person fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Si Ren thought to himself: I lost my knife and lost face in front of the generals, so I must kick the knife in his hand off. So he stepped forward and kicked He Xiu's hand with the knife, kicking the knife in his hand away.

Both sides lost their knives, and it was a draw, but the matter did not end there. Si Ren used too much force, and after the knife in He Xiu's hand was kicked away, he flew straight towards Tang Hai, and everyone present was shocked, and for a while, "Oops! "Ahh "Oops!" "Danger!" and other exclamations came one after another.

When everyone was shocked into a cold sweat, they saw Shi'an on Tang Hai's left and Shan Yong on the right lightning-like shots, Shan Yong's right hand firmly grasped the handle of the knife more than two feet away from Tang Hai, and Shi'an's right index finger and middle finger clamped the tip of the knife four or five inches away from Tang Hai's face.

The most frightened touched the Si people, if it weren't for Shan Yong and Shi An's quick hands, this step down, he could be regarded as killing his eldest brother himself.

It was so thrilling, all the people in the hall were stunned, their eyes focused on Tang Hai's skills, Tang Hai sat upright, not moving, seeing Shan Yong and Shi'an stabilizing the knife, Fang smiled slightly, raised his hand to take the knife over and looked at it carefully: "Good knife." Then he walked to the hall and handed the knife to the stunned He Xiu.

Tang Hai arched his hand to Li Zicheng and said, "King, General He first slashed Si Ren's knife to the ground, and General He won." ”

He Jin said: "The knife that General Siren threw first, and my brother He Xiu fell to the ground first, in my opinion, it is flat." ”

Li Zicheng said: "In this case, the two generals can be regarded as a draw. Li Zicheng poured two more bowls of wine and said: "The two generals are good at martial arts, come, respect the two generals alone." ”

Although Siren and He Xiu were not convinced, they did not dare to disobey the will of King Xinshun, so they had to go to the front and serve the bowl, and after thanking Li Zicheng, they drank the wine.