The generals sat down, Liu Zhengfeng took out Yidu's letter, and explained the reason, he knew that some people were not very literate, so he specially ordered a literate soldier to read it again, and everyone was surprised or delighted when they heard it.

Yu Shichang immediately jumped up and said, "What is this? If you lose the battle, you want to recruit peace? Do you think we are Song Jiang? I'm at odds with the Tartars, let's put the words here first, which messes with my army's heart, I'll be the first to not let him go! ”

Xia Houen took the letter and looked at the text and the big seal carefully, he knew some words, and said suspiciously: "This war has just ended a few days, why did the Tartars think about recruiting An?"

Qin Zhanshan licked his thick lips and said, "We won the battle, this is because the Tartars are scared and want to recruit us to serve them." ”

"What do you think, big boss? Does this Tartar really want to recruit us all? That's all it used to be? When Liu Qi heard the news, he couldn't help blinking, and then plucked out his ears, thinking that he had heard it wrong, after being a thief for so many years, there was suddenly an opportunity for him to become an official and soldier, just like a beggar who had been displaced for many years suddenly met someone and told him that he was the only child of a large family who had been separated for many years, and he couldn't believe the wealth in front of him. Besides, this happened suddenly, and there was no news about it at all!

"This Yidu is now at the inn, and I have asked them to wait there for news, but the person who brought them here is the one who has been sent to receive the corpse day by day, and there will be no falsehood. Brother Yu still looked at this letter and saw what the problem was? Liu Zhengfeng said, let the generals forward the letter to Yu Zhilong.

Previously, Wan Jinhai, Qin Zhanshan, and Liu Qi all took the letter and took a look, but they were almost illiterate, except for seeing that the paper of this letter was elegant, with a faint sandalwood fragrance, and the vermilion lacquer seal on it was even brighter, which was by no means ordinary, and the rest was unknown.

Yu Zhilong has a special identity and strong strength, so Liu Zhengfeng attaches great importance to Yu Zhilong's opinion.

Yu Shichang said indignantly: "Whether this belief is true or not, what is the use? Even if it's true, it must be a trap if the Tartars are so kind and willing to really recruit us! ”

When Yu Zhilong first heard it, he also felt strange, and it was not unreasonable to think about what Yu Shichang said. He took the letter, read it carefully several times, and then looked at the vermilion official seal, and felt that it did not look like a fraud.

"This letter should be true, presumably the identity of the person who came is also true, our army has won a big victory, presumably the officials of Yidu have been beaten, and the plan to lure me to cross the river has been leaked again, and I can't think of Zhao'an for a while." Yu Zhilong said slowly.

"I'll just say, this Tartar court must have no way to take us, so we have to bow our heads! Now is not the time to be picked up like a rabbit by them! Since it is Zhao'an, I don't know what the rewards of the letter are? It's not okay if the price code is low! Liu Qi listened, leaned comfortably on the chair, and said happily.

"You dare! Dare to say that if you descend the Tartars, I will slaughter you! Yu Shichang suddenly jumped out when he heard that he was greedy for money, he was a few steps away from Liu Qi, and wanted to pounce on him and reach out to pinch Liu Qi's neck. When the generals saw this, they hurriedly pulled him away, and a Liu Zhengfeng's personal soldier pressed him firmly on a chair in the distance to prevent him from being impulsive again.

"When Lao Tzu was fighting with the Tartars, you kid was still playing with mud! Dare to sprinkle with Lao Tzu! Don't forget, you're already dead! Liu Qi was so angry that he jumped to his feet. Qin Zhanshan pulled him away and sat on the opposite side.

Liu Qi didn't mention Yu Hai, but Yu Shichang heard that Liu Qi didn't respect his father, and his mood that had calmed down a little was teased again, and he jumped up and scolded: "You are a master who is cheating and cheating, greedy for money and lust, and you are also worthy of being called a general?" ”

Liu Qi was even more embarrassed, and replied: "Uneducated children, sooner or later they will be cut down!" ”

"They're all brothers, why do you have to do this!" Qin Zhanshan, Yu Xiahouen, and a few personal soldiers finally appeased the two of them several times.

After a lot of commotion, everyone sat down again.

Yu Zhilong said: "Yidu came to recruit An, but I am afraid that he may not have good intentions, this should be a last resort after the defeat of the Tartars." We are all members of the Han family, and in the eyes of the Tartars, we are non-nationals, so how insignificant is life and death, honor and disgrace! Now although we are forced to raise swords and soldiers to oppose the Yuan, we have long been guilty of crimes in the eyes of the Yuan court. Let's not mention how the Tartar court really planned, that is, a certain view of the history of the Han, Tang, Song and Jin dynasties, but there are people who have been recruited to die well? ”

"What's more, today's Yuan is tyrannical, and the people are not happy, my generation should be like the words of the text: clear the Central Plains, restore my rivers and mountains, and return the people of the Han family to a bright and prosperous world, if you abandon your previous will for your own wealth, wouldn't you be a treacherous person? How can you face your soldiers at that time? ”

Yu Zhilong's question, the generals couldn't help muttering in their hearts. At the beginning, the flag was written in black and white, and it was ironclad and strong, and if it was repentant, it was really difficult to explain it to his subordinates.

Although Yu Shichang usually didn't wait to see Yu Zhilong, after hearing him say this, he punched a few times on the table and said loudly: "That's right!" The husband must avenge if he has revenge, he must redress his grievances, and he is a hero from the beginning to the end! ”

Yu Zhilong continued: "In the eyes of the Tartars, we are all from bandits, even if we are recruited, it is just a change of skin, how can the Yuan Court rest assured?" At present, Liu, Zhang, Guo and others are raising troops against the Yuan, and the Tartars should not be able to free up their hands for a while, otherwise, they will not consider recruiting an even if they lose a battle anyway. ”

In fact, the anti-Yuan turmoil in various places, the Yuan court ordered all over the country to encircle and suppress, if the strength of the Yuan army was not caught, it vigorously advocated the local rebel army to help suppress, and even in the later period, these rebel armies became the main force of the anti-Yuan forces in various places. However, there are not many deeds of the Yuan court taking the initiative to recruit and rebel, the most famous of which is Zhang Shicheng, in real history, several times Zhao'an, several rebellions, and finally Zhang Shicheng actually got the high rank of Tai Lieutenant, and the Yuan court has nothing to do, which is also an outlier.

However, at this time, Zhang Shicheng was still trapped in several cities in Gaoyou, and under the siege of escape, he was like a trapped beast.

"Besides, most of the officers and soldiers of our department are composed of people who are unable to make a living in various places, and there are more than 10,000 family members outside the city, and they all need land and houses to survive. Are these all the local Mongolian and color fields and mountains? Although most of them have been beheaded, how can their relatives outside the country take a break easily? ”

When everyone in the audience heard this, they all felt that their heads were big, Liu Zhengfeng looked at Yu Zhilong and said, "According to your wishes, this road is not feasible?" ”

"We have already played the banner of expelling the Tartars and restoring China, and many of our soldiers have come to me because of this, if we lose our trust today, it will be difficult for the army to stabilize in the future, and it may be difficult to restrain it again. Therefore, the subordinates think that this road is not passable! ”

"That's a human tongue!" Yu Shichang sat in the distance and said loudly. When Yu Zhilong heard this, he smiled embarrassedly, this Yu Shichang spoke thoughtlessly, and he didn't know whether it sounded derogatory or praised.

Liu Zhengfeng was reluctant to take this road, but where to go, he had to listen to the thoughts of the generals, and this matter was not easy to arbitrary. Now Yu Zhilong and Yu Shichang have clearly opposed, so Liu Zhengfeng's eyes turned to Wan Jinhai and others.

Today's matter is very high, Liu Zhengfeng first summoned these generals to discuss the matter, he thought that if there was a result, he would issue it step by step.

Wan Jinhai twisted his eyebrows, and he hesitated.

In the battle that day, the strong combat power of the Tian Clan Righteous Army and Tang Wuwei gave him a huge impact. In the past, the scale was mostly less than 1,000 people, Wan Jinhai also experienced birth and death several times, I thought that now the strength of the Shuntian army has risen greatly, and his subordinates are also strong and strong, but I did not expect that in this large battlefield of 10,000 people, the number of people is not the decisive factor in victory or defeat, the training and equipment of soldiers, the coordination and command of various departments, as well as morale, terrain, etc. are all important links that affect victory or defeat. It's ridiculous that I was full of self-confidence at the beginning, and I had the ambition to go anywhere in the world.

Although Wan Jinhai didn't like Zhilong's rise to prominence, he became a general and was in the same column as himself, but he still couldn't say anything about the combat power of Zhilong's department. In retrospect, if it weren't for Yu Zhilong's brave battle, he first achieved results in the rear of the Yuan army, and shook his right wing and the Chinese army, I am afraid that he would have suffered a crushing defeat that day.

In contrast, the battle of 10,000 and others was unfavorable, almost leading to collapse, and which was stronger and weaker was immediately apparent. And Yu Zhilong has always been interested in making friends with himself and others in a low-key manner, and now Wan Jinhai's perception of Zhilong has greatly improved.

"I wonder what else the Yidu people said?" Wan Jinhai asked.

Liu Zhengfeng then repeated the original words of Yu Bo and Tan Ziqi.

The comparison of the strength of the two sides mentioned by Yu Bo is true, and Linqu really can't afford to lose. The so-called tree is a big move, and there are many people and horses in Linqu, which naturally attracts the attention of the Yuan Court, not to mention that Liu Zhengfeng and others have already erected anti-flags and issued a message.

Thinking about what happened to Sesame Li and Liu Futong, and then looking at the current situation of Zhang Shicheng being firmly besieged, everyone is calculating the benefits and losses in their hearts.

Wan Jinhai was a little frightened by the beating, and Xia Houen and Qin Zhanshan were no better, and they could barely resist the charging of the Yuan army with all the strength of the three divisions. Since then, there have been some shadows in the hearts of several people.

"Zhao'an is rich and rich, but Lao Wan is no more trustworthy than a Tartar!" After pondering for a while, Wan Jinhai finally made a statement.

Seeing Liu Zhengfeng looking over, Qin Zhanshan scratched the bun on the back of his head, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is not easy to make rash decisions, I need to ask my subordinates before I can reply." Wan Jinhai and Xia Houen are also postscripts.

Liu Zhengfeng looked at Liu Qi again, and Liu Qi said hesitantly: "This matter is related to the future of the brothers, and it is not for Liu to make a decision. ”

Liu Zhengfeng paced back and forth in the room several times, and he was also worried in his heart, now there are many officers at all levels under his command, if their minds cannot be unified, it is inevitable that some people will do something out of the ordinary in a hurry. Look at the generals in the hall now who have different thoughts, not to mention the people below.

Liu Zhengfeng pondered for a long time, and said: "The matter of Zhao'an is related to everyone's future, since the matter discussed today has no result, you should go back to the ministries and explain to your subordinates, when you have a decision tomorrow, we will discuss it again." You must master your subordinates, never allow mutiny or internal conflicts, first say good, everyone has their own ambitions, want to leave the recruited, I Liu Zhengfeng is not forced to stay, but must leave the knife and gun, do not cause conflicts, everyone is good to say and disperse, otherwise, if you are a ghost below, don't blame me for being ruthless! Liu Zhengfeng said this, which has already indicated his attitude.

The generals left Liu's house, returned to the headquarters, and convened subordinate deliberations.

Liu Zhengfeng returned to the backyard with a heavy heart, and as soon as he entered the courtyard gate, he heard his mother-in-law commanding the maidservants to wait for the sundries. The newly attached butler shouted loudly and urged his subordinates to speed up their movements. When I came in, I saw that the people were moving all kinds of large boxes, small boxes, brocade silk cloth, antique jade, etc. to the wing room in the side yard.

Her mother-in-law had sharp eyes, and when she saw Liu Zhengfeng coming in, she immediately came over happily, took Liu Zhengfeng's arm, and told the origin and quantity of these things one by one with great interest. It turns out that these are mostly the filial piety of the big families after the war. Because the original storage room was full, it had to be placed in the courtyard on the other side.

Liu Zhengfeng is called the king, and this mother-in-law was naturally renamed the princess by her descendants because she was the original match. She was overjoyed in her heart, and every day when she had nothing to do, she counted all kinds of precious jade, porcelain, and a box of gold and silver in the house, and all the house keys were on her, and the list was carefully stored in a delicate small box. For Liu Zhengfeng's new concubines, they no longer raise their eyebrows and raise their eyes. used to compete with Liu Zhengfeng from time to time, but now he is much more obedient.

The new housekeeper hurried over to greet him and offer his courtesy. Liu Zhengfeng just frowned, and went back to the inner room to consider Zhao'an. The butler offered tea, cakes, and fruits, and when he saw that his face was uncertain, he left a few of his servants to wait carefully, and covered the doors and windows, not daring to go in and alarm him.

Liu Zhengfeng and his mother-in-law were originally ordinary farmers, but now they have gradually accepted the style of the big family, and they have a lot of enjoyment in their daily life.

Liu Qi and Qin Zhanshan later sent a lot of silk and satin, gold and silver, and Liu Zhengfeng accepted them, and no longer pursued Liu Qi and Qin Zhanshan's private occupation of the county treasury.

Liu Zhengfeng was not in the mood to pay attention to these miscellaneous matters, and entered the backyard hall alone, quietly thinking about how to deal with it. Soon, the heirs summoned Shichang, Qu Bo and his henchmen at all levels to discuss with each other in the mansion.