Chapter 254: It's not the imperial court that wants to be thanked
Although Ma Xintian was calm, he couldn't help but change his face after seeing the content of the letter, and shouted out in a lost voice, Li Tingyu was even more anxious, snatched the letter from Ma Xintian's hand, read it carefully, and looked at Liu Yun with wide eyes.
"Why?"
Li Tingyu asked.
This news was so unexpected, even if Ma Xintian and Li Tingyu were well-informed, they couldn't believe it, and looked at Liu Yun's eyes, half of them were suspicious, half of them were confused.
Zhang Xianzhong and the Ming officials and soldiers have fought large and small battles for nearly 20 years, and they know each other well, and they know each other about the same as their own wives, so they almost don't have the same room, so Ma and Li are deeply suspicious, if this person named Liu Yun is really a person sent by Li Dingguo, will it be another fraudulent surrender?
After all, Zhang Xianzhong is more famous than his thirst for killing, that is, his capriciousness, surrendering to Zhao'an and then rebelling again is absolutely commonplace, sometimes just surrendered and walked out of the predicament and immediately turned his face and did not recognize people, as his subordinate, the hardcore follower plus the righteous son, Li Dingguo, who was officially named the king of Anxi, is not much different from his temperament.
Liu Yun met the unkind gaze of the two people, his face was fearless, he stood on the ground with his head held high, and replied indifferently: "Before Emperor Yongchang died, he met with King Anxi and issued a holy edict: If the saint dies in the west, the king of Anxi must return to the Ming Dynasty with the whole army, and there must be no mistakes. The king of Anxi is famous for his benevolence and filial piety, so he does not dare to disobey, and the last general of the special task force will climb the mountains and wade through the water, looking for the Ming official army, and the middle of the river is now all in the pocket of the king of the general army of Kuizhou, so the last general will find here. ”
Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian listened, looked at each other, and saw full of surprise in each other's eyes, Zhang Xianzhong had changed his personality before he died, how could he say such a good thing, could it be that he really responded to the old saying: When a person is about to die, his words are also good?
The room was quiet, Li Ma and the others were surprised, digesting Liu Yun's words, while Liu Yun stood firmly, watching the reactions of the two, silent.
"Well, that, you said that you are Li Dingguo's general, and this letter is also Li Dingguo's handwriting, but we don't know you, and we can't recognize Li Dingguo's words, what proof do you have?" After thinking about it for a long time, Li Tingyu came back to his senses, remembered a key question, and asked.
When Liu Yun heard this, his expression was not shocked, as if he expected Li Tingyu to ask this question, and said to Li Tingyu: "Two generals, please take a look." With his arms outstretched, he untied his clothes and suddenly took off his sackcloth, revealing a body of muscular muscles, his sun-tanned skin was shiny, and his tendons were bulging, comparable to the size of a bodybuilder, and there were criss-crossing scars of various shades, which were intimidating to see.
However, none of these attracted Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian, and what made the two of them keep their eyes fixed was a huge tattoo on Liu Yun's back after he slowly turned around.
The tattoo is red, and it is a seal with cinnabar pattern, "Xi", which occupies almost the entire upper half of the back.
After showing the tattoo, Liu Yun turned around, brisked his chest and said: "In the Great Western Army, only the guards of the Su Guard Army who are responsible for guarding the royal family and the prince are qualified to tattoo on the back, which is an honor, ordinary people do not have this kind of tattoo, and those who tattoo Western characters, but there are only dozens of people, and it is even rarer, only the generals in the Su Guard Army can be tattooed, so this is the proof of my identity." ”
Li Tingyu nodded, obviously he knew about it, but his vision changed, obviously he didn't think so.
"Many people know about this matter, and it is not enough to rely on." Li Tingyu said.
Liu Yun's face did not change, and he took off his straw sandals again, pulled out a thing wrapped in oiled paper from the grass crack in the soles of the shoes, carefully peeled off the oiled paper, and revealed a small gold seal from the middle.
"This seal, engraved with the name of the king of Anxi, is used by the prince in his daily writing, and he takes it with him on weekdays, never leaving his body, and he is the only one in the world. Liu Yun put the golden seal on his hands and said in his mouth.
The gold seal is shining, full of color, the size is not the thickness of the thumb, but there is also a unicorn carved with fine work, the unicorn opens its teeth and dances its claws, vivid and abnormal, at a glance, it comes from the hands of famous craftsmen, extraordinary gold and silver.
Li Tingyu took it, examined it carefully, and then handed it to Ma Xintian, Ma Xintian didn't speak, he directly picked up the gold seal and poked it in the ink on the table, and then stamped it on the letter paper handed over by Liu Yun, leaving a red stamp.
The three words "Li Dingguo" on the stamp are clear and undoubted.
Ma Xintian and Li Tingyu exchanged glances, and they both knew the bottom of their hearts, this Liu Yun seemed to be indeed a person sent by Li Dingguo.
Because the gold seal is so delicate and valuable, ordinary craftsmen can't get it at all, and the carving of the unicorn is at least necessary for the royal craftsmen to have that kind of craftsmanship, and it is basically from the Onishi Royal.
Now that the identity is clear, all that remains is to confirm what medicine Li Dingguo is selling.
To put it simply, is he also learning from Zhang Xianzhong, to deceive the set, after all, the Great Western Army has been destroyed, Zhang Xianzhong's heads have been cut off by Tartars, the trees are scattered, the millions of troops who once covered the sun with flags have died and fled, the four princes have died and fled, and the remnants of the mountains and mountains in northern Sichuan have also become the establishment of this Li Dingguo, with tens of thousands of horses in his hands, and there is the possibility of a comeback.
Wang Huan is not Chen Qiyu, and the means of deception will not work in his army, and he will not accept surrender unless he is convinced.
"General Liu, please take a seat, let's sit down and talk." Li Tingyu groaned slightly, and politely stretched out his hand to show Liu Yun a seat.
"General Li is polite, Liu Yun is a general, he is not worthy of having a seat in front of the two, and the king of Anxi is still waiting for the last general to hear back in the mountains, the time is urgent, and the two generals are asked to quickly hand over the letter to Lord Wang, so that the last general can go back as soon as possible." Liu Yun's resolute face finally revealed a trace of eagerness, and seeing that Li Ma and the others believed in themselves, the anxiety that had been hidden for a long time could no longer be suppressed, and said in an urgent tone.
I can't help him not be in a hurry, at this moment in Li Dingguo's army, has been about to run out of grain and grass, in the mountains of northern Sichuan, it is already sparsely populated, it is not easy to find food, every day in the meal to rely on the digging of wild vegetables to barely satisfy the stomach, and lack of medical treatment, many injured people have not been treated, wailing in pain and finally dying, now Li Dingguo, has reached the edge of desperation, and then drag on, only to disperse the soldiers, in the mountains to hide a road.
And the most important thing is that Li Dingguo was injured, and he was shot in the back by a wolf's tooth arrow, although he did not hit the vital point, but because there was no medicine, the injury became more serious, the wound has been infected and suppurated, and he has begun to have a fever in recent days, which has a tendency to deteriorate.
Li Tingyu heard this, but he was a little hesitant, because Wang Huan was alone, how could he inform him of the news that Li Dingguo was going to surrender? I couldn't reveal what happened to Wang Huan in Hanzhong, so I had to look at Ma Xintian, Ma Xintian had already calmed down, so he said bluntly: "General Liu Yun, don't hide it, Lord Wang led the army, and he has already gone to other places, and the trace is difficult to find, not here, this letter, I don't know where to hand it over, we can only wait until Lord Wang returns to the teacher, or we have news, we can report to him, so we have to wait for a while." ”
When Liu Yun heard this, as if he was hit by a giant hammer, his whole body was relieved in vain, and the fatigue of climbing over mountains and mountains and dangerous rocks for several days suddenly came to his heart, and his eyes lost their brightness, as if he had lost his heart for a moment, and he almost collapsed to the ground.
"Two generals, now that the King of Anxi is trapped in the mountains, it is difficult to find food and clothing, can we, can we move closer to the Ming official army, receive some supplies and food, and arrange for Lang Zhong to treat the wounds and diagnose the King of Anxi to tide over the difficulties?" Liu Yun swallowed and vomited, his head lowered a lot, his eyes were full of hope to look at Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian, speaking of this, he suddenly knelt down on his knees, bowed down in front of the two of them with a "plop", gritted his teeth and said: "If the two generals agree, Liu Yun is willing to sacrifice his life for the Ming Dynasty as a soldier!" ”
Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian are such people, they are as careful as a hair, and when they heard this, they immediately grasped the key point and asked in unison: "Li Dingguo is injured?" ”
Liu Yun frowned with sadness, almost choked up, knelt on the ground and wept: "Exactly, the surrender of the king of Anxi this time is indeed in accordance with the holy order, and there is no falsehood, the two generals do not need to worry, if the Ming officials and troops can help, Liu Yun is willing to guarantee with his life, and the king of Anxi will have nothing to say to the Ming Dynasty in the future, and will be loyal to the monarch and the country until death." ”
The room was quiet again, Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian were silent and did not speak, Li Tingyu touched his chin, Ma Xintian kept his poker face and remained silent, but the glint in his eyes showed that he was thinking nervously.
After half a ring, Li Tingyu looked at Ma Xintian, Ma Xintian made eye contact with him, and he knew what he was thinking, and then smiled slightly and nodded.
Li Tingyu looked at Liu Yun, first stretched out his hand to help him up, and then said solemnly: "Liu Yun, you have to remember first, if my Kuizhou army is surrendered by the remnants of the Great Western Army, and supplies you with food and grass, and heals your illnesses and injuries, what you have to be grateful for is not the Ming court, nor the emperor Tianzi, but the king of Kuizhou, King Huan!" ”
(End of chapter)