The small temple hall, although it is called the main hall, is pitifully narrow, the size is equivalent to a hall, the original statue of the god has long been gone, there are two Taishi chairs in the middle, there are a few stools on each side, plus some table decorations, the hall is almost stuffed, Wang Tao is a little embarrassed to introduce Li Tingyu and Wang Huan and other three people into the hall, and the rest of the people can only stand outside the door under the eaves and watch.

A water thief offered several cups of tea, Wang Tao rubbed his hands, and said crampedly: "In the mountains and wilderness, there is no good tea to entertain distinguished guests, and please take care of it." ”

Li Tingyu sat on the Taishi chair on the left, didn't touch the teacup, and said slightly sideways: "The king leader doesn't have to be polite, he will be a horse all his life, not so much exquisite, and our banner people are not like you Han people, poor and long-winded, since we are here, let's get straight to the point." ”

These words were said harshly, indiscriminately counted all the Han people, and listened to follow Wang Tao into the main hall and sat on the right bench, several small leaders had a fever, and their hearts were angry, but they saw Wang Tao with a very happy face, sitting there with half of his buttocks on the chair, listening quietly, so he couldn't have a seizure, only sat sullenly and didn't speak.

And Wang Huan and Li Yan, who were sitting on the bench on the left, glanced at each other awkwardly, and said in their eyes: Li Laosan is so deep in this play, but he didn't know that he also scolded himself with these words!

Li Tingyu was unaware, and a little proud, feeling that he had pretended to be full of Tuhai's expression, and continued: "I heard in Huai'an that the leader of the king was originally a good citizen, and he was once rich and benefited the township, but he was framed by the officials of the Ming Dynasty, his family property was robbed, and his wife and concubine were robbed. ”

Wang Tao burst into tears when he heard this, his round face was distorted, and he was almost about to cry out loud, this is the noble person who understands himself! Every word speaks to the depths of his heart, how many years, he has been reduced from a prominent family of rich and noble families to a water thief and grass coward who has changed from a wealthy family, and his ancestors have lost all their family business in their own hands, and the famous family has become the boss of the thief's den, which makes him beat his chest and head when he dreams back in the middle of the night, tears flow, and he feels shameless to see the ancestors underground, and he is ashamed of his ancestors.

This has become a lingering pain in Wang Tao's heart, although the days are moist, happy to kill, large pieces of meat and large bowls of wine are wanton and chic, and in front of his subordinates, he looks like the past is passing by, in fact, the pain in his heart is like a person drinking water, and he knows his own warmth and coldness.

And Li Tingyu's words were like a clear spring flowing into the dry land, instantly moistening Wang Tao's already dead heart, like the dawn and morning light flickering in the night sky, and seeing the bright hope.

Wang Tao didn't dare to think that as long as he could return to the previous state, so that he could worship his ancestors in the ancestral hall of the Huai'an royal family openly, return to the city mansion and continue to live in a dignified manner, and walk on the street decently.

The Ming Dynasty was bitter and bitter, Wang Tao had no hope at all, but the Qing Dynasty was different, he had no enmity with the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the past and no grudges in the near future, and he couldn't make a death cut. Hungry?

The heart is full of ups and downs, and the reaction on the face is full of excitement. Wang Tao was just sitting in vain, but after listening to Li Tingyu's words, he jumped up suddenly, bowed down and said with great sadness: "My lord is wise!" The grass people are indeed good people who were forced to go to Liangshan, the grass people were originally in the boundary of Jiangsu, on both sides of the Huai River, and they were also considered to have a small family fortune, and the ancestors also had a few Jinshi people, and the grass people themselves are also the local governors appointed by the government. It was all forced by corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty! ”

Speaking of this, Wang Tao's eyes blinked, and a string of tears could no longer be controlled, and they burst out blindly, and tears were sprinkled on the spot. A reckless figure wept in public, talking about the dilapidated things of his own home, which made the atmosphere in the hall suddenly bleak and sad.

The water thieves inside and outside the house looked at each other, their faces were capitalized bewilderment, the boss snorted and tearfully recalled the dusty past, and the sentences were full of infinite nostalgia, and the original life was an endless yearning, so what is it now? What are we? Robbers also have self-esteem, and you can't sell us all like this, boss!

Li Tingyu added a fire at this time, and he said in a heavy tone: "Leader Wang, you sit down and talk, don't worry, I came this time to listen to what you said." ”

These words were like a gust of spring breeze, blowing open the door of his heart that had been closed for many years, Wang Tao's emotions were mobilized again, he seemed to have finally found the underground workers of the organization, he agreed repeatedly, sat down again, and said in a loud voice.

"My lord, please forgive the grass people for their gaffes, it is really the great Qing Dynasty, the heavens are boundless, and the grass people are like nectar in a long drought. A few days ago, the Lord sent a messenger to come, although the words were not detailed, but the grass people and others had already understood, and they made up their minds at that time to pay this good body to the Qing Dynasty, only hated that the time was too short, and it was not easy to shave the hair, but please rest assured, although the hair was not shaved and the clothes were not easy, but in our hearts, the Qing Dynasty was regarded as the main lord of China. ”

Wang Tao got up again, stood in front of Li Tingyu who was sitting upright, was short, knelt down, and shouted with his head: "Please be merciful, recruit An Caomin and others, we are all good people on Hongze Lake, since the rebellion on the mountain, such as rootless water, drifting duckweed, no king and no father, very pitiful, although the official has killed people, but that is the old thing of the previous dynasty, as long as the Qing Dynasty can rain and dew the grace falls, the grass people and others will know the grace and retribution, and return to the pastoral home, vow to be the Qing Dynasty Shun people, never betray!" ”

After that, Wang Tao knocked his head a few times, and looked angrily at the small bosses who were standing on the side in a daze, these little bosses who followed him to the main hall to discuss matters were all his confidants, and followed him all the way to the role of the black, at this time, although things changed too fast, I couldn't figure out what the boss had fallen into, but I was still faintly aware of it on weekdays, knowing that the boss had never forgotten the past, and had never given up on Zhao'an, so although I was shocked, Wang Tao's eyes were horizontal, and these little leaders were reluctant or not. They all walked over immediately, knelt behind Wang Tao, and said in unison: "Please be gracious!" ”

In this scene, more than a dozen water thief leaders knelt in front of them in an orderly manner, their heads knocked on the ground with a "bump", praying like dogs, and overwhelmed Li Tingyu, who was sitting upright.

Things were going so well that he didn't know what to do.

This discordant scheme was carried out so smoothly that not only the perpetrator was pushing, but the caster was also desperately pushing, rushing to cooperate, as if it was uncomfortable not to jump into the fire pit.

Li Tingyu maintained a calm appearance, touched his beard for thought, and muttered silently. The group of water thieves led by Wang Tao were a little confused, so they had to kneel still, their heads hung low, waiting for the adults on the Taishi's chair to speak.

In fact, Li Tingyu was winking at Wang Huan frequently, wanting to ask what to do in this situation, whether to continue to frame them as fools, or to directly express his attitude.

His eyes were handed to Wang Huan, Wang Huan's mind was also spinning rapidly, things were going too smoothly, far beyond his expectations, and the steps planned with him were several orders of magnitude ahead of schedule, which also caught him off guard. In his plan, this kind of situation of water thieves crying and begging for peace should be two or three days later, after several rounds of negotiations between the two sides, they have figured out each other's weight and bottom line, and their own side will only appear when they appropriately reveal the order flag of Prince Yu Duoduo seized from Tuhai. At that time, there must be two or three masters who are unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and there is a contradiction with the dragon leader Wang Tao, so they only need to provoke a little between the three people, and they will naturally pick the two sides of the fire, although Wang Tao is the master of the water thieves, picking up and cutting people to fight, but not necessarily the opponent of the second or third master, when Wang Tao died, his side changed again, changed back to the identity of the Ming army, and then took some money to recruit the remnants of the water thieves, then it was done. Taking a step back, if it is Wang Tao who wins, the water thieves after the fire will definitely be greatly damaged, with Li Tingyu's five hundred men, forcibly swallow them, just kill Wang Tao and gather his subordinates, the same can achieve the goal, but it will only have to pay some price.

But after thousands of calculations, I didn't count Wang Tao's acquaintance, the big brother of the water thief who has killed and repelled several times in the past few years, the iron-clad man, actually knelt directly on the first side, begging for peace with snot and tears, and the second and third masters over there have not been contacted, what is the attitude, the contradiction of turning the face has not been exposed, how should this discord be carried out?

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Wang Huan's forehead, his brows were deeply furrowed, and one thought flashed in his mind, but he was denied by himself one by one. And Li Tingyu over there couldn't sit still, and began to twist like a needle under his buttocks, and moved uneasily, obviously, it was not a way to drag on without speaking.

At this moment, a figure outside the door flickered, and a water thief hurriedly broke in, and saw a dense group of people kneeling on the ground, first stunned, and then saw Wang Tao's figure in the crowd, hurried over, and whispered a few words in Wang Tao's ear, Wang Tao's face changed suddenly, and obvious anger appeared on his face.

Wang Huan saw it, his heart lit up, like a stone falling to the ground in his heart, at this time Wang Tao would be angry, except for the internal strife among the water thieves, there would be nothing else.

Wang Huan also stood up, walked to Li Tingyu's side, and said a few words simply, Li Tingyu was relieved, as if he had received a holy decree, he immediately threw away the appearance of not knowing what to do, and shouted loudly to the kneeling crowd with a lively spirit: "Everyone, please get up, this general came this time, and it was the royal order of the prince of Yu who brought it!" ”