Text Chapter 46 The people in Linqu City are in turmoil 3
Mingxiong was stunned for a long time, sighed, and sat down again.
Mingxiong knew that what Ming Shijie said was right, everyone in the world knew that Menghu was strong, and the Han people were lowly, except for those Han magnates and gentry who catered to the Menghu court, the rest of the Han people existed in the world like water and fire. Although he is a low-level official in the Han army, not to mention that in the eyes of those Menghu magnates, even in the eyes of beggars, he is just a usable dog. But if you really follow this nephew's words, the road to rebellion is unpredictable, not to mention abandoning the current family business, if you fail, not only your own life is not guaranteed, your beloved wife and relatives will be affected, Menghu has no kindness to the family and children of the sinner, especially when it involves the crime of rebellion, it is an unforgivable crime.
Seeing that Mingxiong let go of his fierce color, Ming Shijie knew that the fourth uncle was moved in his heart, but he was nostalgic for his current status and stable life, and he was reluctant to take risks.
"Fourth uncle, the little nephew has given up his body and is willing to advance and retreat with the adults of my family. Plotting to seize Hujiazhuang, the nephew also made a contribution, this time our army sought to take the county, the little nephew led the army order, secretly mixed into the city, this time secretly came, or hope that the fourth uncle made a decision as soon as possible, now the fourth uncle is guarding the south gate, it is a good opportunity, if the fourth uncle abandons the dark and turns to the light, the big thing can be done! Lord Yu once made it clear that as long as the fourth uncle dedicates the city, not only will the officials be promoted to thousands of households, but the soldiers and horses can also be replenished, and the appointment of subordinates will be decided by the fourth uncle. ”
"Are you sure you haven't been noticed by others?"
"It is absolutely guaranteed that the little nephew knows that if he is discovered, it will be difficult to explain how he escaped and returned, and he also showed his face in Hujiazhuang, once someone has a secret report, it doesn't matter if he loses his life, but if he misses the big thing of the adult, he will die and cannot be redeemed."
Mingxiong stood up and paced the room several times, unable to make up his mind. Ming Shijie is a hot-blooded man, except for the old mother in the family, he can be said to be alone, and his family is really reluctant.
"Find a place to stay in seclusion, and don't stay at home, or you will be easily discovered. I'll think about it again, it's a big matter, and I can't make a mistake! ”
"Fourth uncle, this matter should be sooner rather than later, and it should be interrupted and constantly disturbed!"
"I know, go ahead and don't be discovered!"
"Okay, the little nephew has retired. When I have the opportunity tomorrow, my little nephew will come again. Ming Shijie said goodbye, went out to cover it, and went over the wall again. The family didn't dare to stay overnight, thinking about it, the City God Temple could be temporarily inhabited, and seeing that there was no one around, they hurriedly returned to the City God Temple.
This City God Temple was the first place of contact in Neiding, and Ming Shijie quietly returned to the wing where he was hiding, and there was already a fine work resting inside.
"Shui Bo, everything is alright?" Ming Shijie recognized this person by the moonlight as a meticulous person who had infiltrated the city with him. Carefully ordered to call Shui Bo, about fifty years old, only because the family borrowed money, for several years can not be paid off in time, and finally the interest rolling, has been unable to repay, the family sold the house and land, and finally to pay off the debt, into the slave registration, the master of the family saw that Shui Bo was old and frail, felt that it was useless to stay, sold him as a coolie to the quarry. Fortunately, the time for Shui Bo to go was still short, and Ming Shijie recognized him again, and he took care of him when he worked on weekdays, so Shui Bo left a life.
Shui Bo was saved together this time, he was grateful for Yu Zhilong's kindness, and thought that there was a distant nephew in the family of Lord Daru Huachi in the county who was doing chores and errands in the house, and if he could find out some news from him to return, he could just repay Yu Zhilong, so he also volunteered to try to enter the city, because it was not easy to move around during the day, and he was temporarily hiding in the temple.
"I don't have a chance to see you today, that nephew is waiting in the mansion tonight, and I will try again tomorrow. Can the little brother have a harvest? ”
"I didn't answer in person, I'll ask him again tomorrow."
"I hate that you and I have made no progress today, and if it is the same tomorrow, wouldn't it be a mistake for the leader's great affairs? Today I found that the city gate has been strictly checked, and it is difficult for ordinary people to enter and exit freely. ”
"Shui Bo doesn't need to be anxious, the adult once said that it is best to have an internal response, if not, it is just a forcible seizure. The attack of a district and county town was not put in the hearts of adults. The adults just told me to be careful, and not to risk my own life for this matter. ”
"I'm too weak to fight, I just hope to get useful news to report to my lord, my lord's kindness, and it's hard to repay my broken bones! If there is a letter tomorrow, I will rush back and inform my brother here. ”
The two chatted for a few words, and another fine work slipped in, but it was a man named Yan Wei, who was originally a guy in the city, and usually followed the shopkeeper of the business to escort the travel of wealthy merchants, official eunuchs, and family members, or to guard the transfer of goods and goods. The year before last in the restaurant with friends to eat, and later drunk after drinking, and a few Mongolian people in the restaurant to eat a conflict with the severity, he did not know the severity, in the fight will be a Mongolian beating to injury, according to the law of the Yuan court, should have been sentenced to death, the loss of the shopkeeper and the guy up and down, to the bitter lord to offer property, bitter begging, and asked someone to beg the county Yin, and finally the county Yin Xie Lin's subordinates showed mercy, from which to mediate. After receiving the money and compensation, the sufferer no longer demanded the punishment of the felony.
It's just that the capital crime is exempted, but the living crime is unforgivable, and under the repeated questioning of the county Dalu Huachi beggar, the county still sentenced Yan Wei to a heavy sentence. Within half a year of being imprisoned, the beggar felt that the felons were being detained in the prison and were empty of rice and grain, so he found an interface and sent all the felons in the prison to work in the Mayu Quarry, and the natural tribe from the quarrying went into the pockets of the beggars. Several fellow inmates in the same cell could not stand the fatigue and died in the quarry one after another, Yan Wei finally survived because of his physical strength, until Yu Zhilong and others attacked the Mayu quarry.
After entering the city, he secretly returned to his original line, met with the shopkeeper and some old friends, and explained what was going to take the city.
Yan Wei was very appreciated by the shopkeeper when he was doing things, and he had a deep friendship with some guys, and after he suddenly came back to talk in secret, Yan Wei learned that since he was imprisoned, the shopkeeper and his old friends spent a lot of money in order to clear the lawsuit for him. However, in the past two years, the world has been in turmoil, the harvest is not good, and the business is bleak, and the shopkeeper has to fire some of his fellows, but some of the remaining people are barely living. Seeing Yan Wei come back safely, everyone was naturally happy, and listened to Yan Wei's explanation of Yu Zhilong's ambitions and plans.
The business content is not to fight for people, but to provide protection along the way for those who go out, such as eunuchs, wealthy merchants and their families. The game was mainly flourishing in the early Qing Dynasty, and the prosperity of Shanxi's financial industry was one of the main reasons for its rapid development.
Yan Wei informed Ming Shijie of the results of his persuasion in detail, and Ming Shijie was overjoyed. Before leaving, Yu Zhilong asked Ming Shijie to be in charge of the general contact, and how to act was completely left to Ming Shijie's discretion, and now there is finally a person who has obtained the internal response, although the number of people is small, as long as it is used properly, it can still achieve a lot of results. The three of them spoke again, and finally fell asleep.
During the daylight on the second day, the three men covered their faces and went their separate ways again. Ming Shijie walked the streets and alleys, and secretly contacted a few children of the broken household who were very friendly and bold, and agreed to start an incident together. In the afternoon, he sneaked to the south gate again, peeked in the distance, observed the defensive arrangement of the city gate, and happened to see a convoy coming in from outside the city, carrying several old men and women, as well as a dozen domestic servants and handlebar attendants. The soldiers at the city gate stopped it, and after carefully identifying the head of the sign and the yacha, they recognized it as Mingxiong's clansmen, and did not dare to put it in without permission, so they invited Mingxiong to come over, and after a few words, Mingxiong personally led them into the city and temporarily placed them in an inn near his house.
Ming Shijie had sharp eyes, and he had already recognized that two of the servants were Sun Xing and Luo Cheng. After everyone dispersed, Ming Shijie saw that the second child in the store was not paying attention, and quickly slipped in to meet Sun Xing and Luo Cheng, explaining that Ming Xiong was still hesitating to meet last night.
Luo Cheng was in charge of this trip, because after all, Luo Cheng had lived in Linqu for a period of time and knew more about the situation in the city, but Sun Xing was an old man who followed Yu Zhilong, and he was a pro-soldier of 100 households. Now that he has entered the city, he has placed all Mingxiong's relatives in the backyard of the inn, and ordered a few of his subordinates to keep a close watch. Mingxiong was not suspicious of his relatives coming to vote, and now a large number of thieves are entrenched outside the city, and the rich people outside the city either bring their families and money to the city for refuge, or directly take refuge in other places, just recently there are seven or eight large families in the city. Because the relatives were hostages in the hands of Zhilong, they didn't dare to be ghosts along the way, even if they saw Mingxiong, they only explained that they went to the city for refuge, and then thanked Mingxiong, and the two sides briefly greeted for a while, Mingxiong took the initiative to leave because he was worried about military affairs.
During the whole process, Sun Xing pretended to be a servant and waited beside him.
When Ming Shijie wore a felt hat and took the initiative to come in to meet, Sun Xing and Luo Cheng were very happy, knowing that Ming Xiong had not yet made up his mind, Sun Xing comforted Ming Shijie that he did not need to be impatient.
"It doesn't matter, more than ten of us have already entered the city, all of them are brave warriors, even if there is no internal response, tonight we will sneak attack the city gate on time, as long as we hold for a moment and open the city gate, our army will arrive immediately. I look at today's celestial phenomena, the clouds are thick and there is no wind, there will be no moon and no stars tonight, and people and horses outside the city can take the opportunity to wait not far from the outside of the city. Sun Xing said.
"Now that we have successfully agreed on some internal responses, and summoned all of them, we will gather here tonight, and we will be in time to do something!" Luo Chengdao, "Those relatives of the Ming clan who came with us should also be strictly guarded, let them rest in the house first, and only allow them to go after we move at night." ”
Ming Shijie said: "That's exactly how it should be! I'll summon him first, and I'll go to meet the fourth uncle later, and I'll definitely want the fourth uncle to return to his heart! These clansmen were coerced by Yu Zhilong, but Ming Shijie did not have any dissatisfaction, the main reason was that Ming Shijie's family was poor when he was young, and there was almost no care in the clan except for Mingxiong's more care, and Ming Shijie thought that he had no sympathy for these people.
"Then I will go with you!" Sun Xingdao.