There are no windows in the dark room, even in the evening, it is pitch black, He Xiaomi has already lit the lamp and candle, under the dim candlelight, there is a pile of firewood and grass in the corner of the wall, and there are three people lying on the firewood and grass, all dressed in prison clothes. Fastest updates

The two people on the inside were lying flat, and the outermost prisoner was lying on his side inward, and he couldn't see his face clearly, but there were many black spots of different sizes on the prison uniforms, which should have dried up bloodstains.

The three of them remained motionless, as if they were asleep, and did not react to the candlelight or footsteps.

He Xiaomi's face was solemn, and he said, "Governor, when my subordinates came in just now, I heard someone talking!" ”

Li Zicheng said in his heart, they must have thought that someone from the county government had come in, and deliberately ignored it, so he said: "Xiaomi, wake them up and look at their injuries!" ”

"Governor, they're just prisoners......"

"Don't worry, if they are the most heinous thieves, I will replace the magistrate of Qixian County and execute them with capital punishment," Li Zicheng said in a low voice: "If they are wronged, I will also give them justice!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" He Xiaomi stepped forward in person, walked among the three prisoners, and gently pushed the outermost prisoner, "Hey, wake up!" ”

The man was awakened, motionless, and seemed impatient, and said, "Going to the hall again?" Needless to say, I still say the same thing, if you want to kill, you will kill! ”

Li Zicheng was stunned, seeing that this person was not even afraid of death, he was really a thief, how could ordinary people not be afraid of death? He couldn't help frowning, and said in a deep voice, "Who are you and why are you locked up in the dark room?" ”

The two people on the inside moved their legs and feet, as if they had just woken up, but they didn't speak, and the person on the outside slowly turned over, glanced at He Xiaomi and Li Zicheng, and said, "You are not from the county government, who are you?" ”

"We are the people of the Heavenly Mandate Army," He Xiaomi said: "The Heavenly Mandate Army has already broken through Qi County, and the people of the county government have long run out!" ”

"Manifest Destiny?" There was a glimmer of light in the eyes of the man on the outside, which obviously did not match the filthy prison uniform on his body, but the essence flashed away, "You are not the army of the imperial court?" Why are you wearing the armor of the imperial court? ”

Li Zicheng smiled faintly, although this person was not lightly injured, his eyesight was still good, and he could see at a glance that the armor on his body must not be ordinary people, no wonder he was locked up in this dark room, "We are indeed not people from the imperial court, the Mandate of Heaven Army, that is, the rogue in the mouth of the imperial court!" ”

"Rogues?" The man put his hands on the ground, wanted to sit up, maybe he touched the wound, the corners of his mouth grinned, and he didn't make a sound, but he lay down again, rested for a while, slowly turned over, and continued to lie on the firewood and grass with his face outward, muttering in his mouth: "I said that if you continue to increase the endowment, sooner or later you will force the people to rebel...... Well, you don't seem to be from Kaifeng, and the accent is wrong......"

Under the serious injury of this person, he can still see the details, Li Zicheng secretly admired, but, listening to his meaning, it seems that he opposes the endowment and leaves a way for the people to live!

His identity is unknown, if he is a small official and gentry in Qixian County, at least he is an enlightened person, he can see the general trend of the world, Li Zicheng wants to see his age, but unfortunately, the candlelight is too dim, and this person's face, in addition to blood, is a sloppy and messy beard stained with grass clippings, which is really impossible to distinguish.

"You already know that we are the Manifest Destiny, and now you can tell me your identity?"

The prisoner paused, seemed to be thinking, and finally said: "It's okay to tell you, I'm already penniless, and I'm not afraid of you and other loots, my name is Li Yan, and I am a lifter in the Apocalypse!" ”

"Lift people?" Li Zicheng frowned lightly and said, "As far as I know, you don't need to pay taxes to lift people, why are you penniless?" Why are you being held in this darkroom? ”

"Naturally, it's in the dark room, and you can't see the light," the prisoner seemed to be injured a lot, and when he said these words, he gasped for breath in his mouth, and said: "I scattered all my family property and asked for my life for the people, but I was slandered by Song Qiu as a rogue, and I was imprisoned, because I didn't dare to pronounce the sentence in public, so I had to keep ...... in the dark room."

"Oh?" Li Zicheng suddenly flashed a flash of inspiration in his heart, thought for a moment, and said, "You say, what is your name?" ”

"Li Yan, Shiju Qi County!"

"Li Yan?" Li Zicheng felt that this name seemed to be very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while, he looked at Li Yan's face carefully, it seemed to be extremely unfamiliar, obviously he had never seen it.

The name "Li Yan", like a beating note, keeps hitting Li Zicheng's heart, but it is difficult to cross the heart, and I really can't remember the origin of this name.

Just when Li Zicheng was hesitating, Li Yan said, "Has the military master already come to Qi County?" Ever heard of a celebrity with villains? ”

Li Zicheng shook his head lightly, "You have never been to Qi County, are you very famous?" ”

"In Qi County, and even in Kaifeng Mansion, the reputation of the villain is indeed not small," Li Yan said with a wry smile: "However, in the official mansion, the villain is not a good reputation, otherwise, he will not end up in prison!" ”

"What are you talking about asking for the lives of the people?" Li Zicheng said: "Are you openly resisting taxes? ”

"Taxes are set by the imperial court, how dare the villain resist taxes?" Li Yan's expression was sad, and he said: "The villain just persuaded Song Qiu that Henan is in a series of droughts, and no more taxes can be added, and the taxes should be reduced to support the people, otherwise something is likely to happen...... Song Qiu not only didn't listen, but also said that the villain's gossip confuses the public, and it must be a gang of rogues, and the villain will be imprisoned in this dark room, neither pronouncing the sentence nor releasing ......"

Li Zicheng's heart moved, looking at this person's thoughts, it is somewhat similar to the Heavenly Mandate Army, and he can realize that reducing the amount of money to support the people and ensuring stability, in this era, I am afraid it is rare, such a character should be very special, is it because his status is too low, or he was assassinated in prison by Song Qiu, the magistrate, and there is no name in history?

He silently muttered in his heart: Henan, Kaifeng, Qixian......

Suddenly, his heart moved, his shoulders trembled, his right hand was raised unconsciously, and he pointed at Li Yan and said, "You said your name is Li Yan?" ”

"I'm already a person who is going to die, there is no need to deceive people," Li Yan said: "Besides, villains have always acted above board, and they don't disdain to do that deceptive deception!" ”

Li Zicheng directly ignored Li Yan's confession and said, "Do you have a name, called Li Xin?" ”

"How does the military master know?" Li Yan was surprised, "This is the name that the villain gave himself after he was imprisoned, the villain said to himself, if he dies in prison, he will never see the light of day again, he can only be Li Yan, if he is lucky enough to get out, after leaving the prison, the villain will change his name to Li Xin, adhere to the original belief, as long as he does not die, his faith will not change, and he will always ask for the life of the people!" ”

That's good, it's this person! Li Zicheng was ecstatic in his heart, he didn't expect to meet Li Yan in Qixian County, which was smiling, this trip to Henan, to get this person, he would not be vain, even if he lost some soldiers and horses, it was worth it!

He stabilized his body, tried to calm the excitement in his heart, and said, "Li Yan, how is your body?" ”

Li Yan didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "The military master hasn't said yet, how did he know that the villain was going to change his name to Li Xin......

Li Zicheng smiled, this question is indeed difficult to answer, pondered for a while, and said: "After the Heavenly Mandate Army entered the county office, there were still some jailers and officials who could not escape, and they listened to what they said, otherwise we have just entered the county government, how can we know that there is a dark room here?" Maybe you said something in your dream and they overheard it! ”

He Mi wondered in his heart, how could the Metropolitan Governor know about the dark room, didn't he tell him? Could it be that before he came to the darkroom, the Metropolitan already knew about the existence of the darkroom? Fortunately, he searched carefully, and if the darkroom was allowed to exist, if the prisoners in the darkroom escaped, it would even be detrimental to the Daduke......

Li Yan nodded, and said: "It turns out that Song Qiu, the villain, arranged for someone to eavesdrop on me talking in prison...... paused, and when he saw Li Zicheng's concerned gaze, he said: "It's all skin injuries, no injuries to the muscles and bones, and it shouldn't be able to die......"

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "It's good that you don't hurt your muscles and bones," and pointed to the two people inside, "Who are they?" ”

Li Yan said faintly: "They are the villain's cousins, Li Mou and Li Wan," he turned around and glanced at the two of them, and said: "Hey, they are all implicated by the villain, if it weren't for the villain, they wouldn't have suffered......"

"Big brother, don't say it, we're all volunteering!" One of the people inside said cautiously, and I don't know if it was Li Mu or Li Wan.

Li Zicheng glanced at the three of them, but turned around and said: "Xiaomi, find the best Langzhong in the city, treat the three of them first, and in addition, they are injured now, let the firefighters boil some batter and send them over!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" He Xiaomi didn't understand why the Metropolitan Governor was so sad about the three prisoners, but the Metropolitan Governor ordered, he could only do it, and just about to pull out his legs, Li Zicheng said again: "Xiaomi, cleaning a dry house is conducive to healing wounds, and arranging for the brothers to guard day and night, don't let people disturb you." ”

Li Yan's eyes flickered, and after a while, he saw that Li Zicheng had already gotten up and left, and hurriedly said, "Who are you?" Why do you want to heal us? ”

"Although I don't know you, I have heard of your reputation, and the person who can put the people in his heart must be a good person, no matter what his identity is," Li Zicheng turned around, and saw that Li Yan's eyes were full of expectation, so he said: "You take care of your injuries first, and when your body recovers, we will talk about wine!" ”

"You are a rogue ......," Li Yan hurriedly said, "Will you stay in Qi County?" As soon as the words came out, I felt that it was wrong, the whereabouts of the Heavenly Mandate Army, it was a military secret, how could people casually tell themselves about this stranger? There was some chagrin on his face, but the words had been spoken, but he couldn't take them back.

Li Zicheng smiled faintly, his face was like a spring breeze, and said: "I might as well tell you that the Heavenly Mandate Army will not stay in Qi County for a long time, but it can still afford to wait for a day or two!" ”

He originally didn't take a fancy to this small county town, Qixian is different from Nanyang, it is not only the hinterland of the Central Plains, but also close to Kaifeng, the capital of Henan, even if the soldiers are left, it is difficult for the lonely city to last, and sooner or later it will be taken by the imperial court.

But for the sake of Li Yan, Li Zicheng was willing to wait for a day or two, as long as Li Yan was better, he could transfer with the Heavenly Mandate Army.

Li Yan said: "Who are you from the Heavenly Mandate Army?" ”

"You'll soon learn that it's important to take care of yourself first!" Li Zicheng smiled faintly, arched his hand towards Li Yan again, turned around and walked out of the dark room slowly.