Sun Yuan dragged his heavy steps and walked numbly down the street.

The streets were full of scattered bands of soldiers, and large forces of the peasant army had already marched into the city. If there were only about 200 thieves in the city last night, now it is 20,000, and the big city in the middle capital can be regarded as completely falling.

In order to escape last night, he presented Liu Zongmin with a way to put a seal.

Liu Zongmin thought so, and after sealing the Hubu warehouse, he took him around the city to search for valuable targets. After all, there were very few people in the peasant army who knew how to read and write, at least not among the two hundred dead soldiers who entered the city in advance. In this way, Sun Yuan finally has the value of being used, and he did not die under Liu Zongmin's knife.

After a long night's work, it's finally over. So, Sun Yuan, Liu Zongmin and other twenty or so people kicked open a tavern, pulled the trembling boss out, and ordered him to cook on the fire.

In a few moments, hot food and wine were served, and twenty or so people poured hot wine down their throats as they watched the soldiers who had just entered the city outside the street.

Looking at this group of people again, after a night of fighting, all of them were soaked in blood, like living ghosts who had just crawled out of hell.

Even Sun Yuan got a bowl of rice wine and a plate of mutton just out of the pot, tired all night, his stomach was hungry, but he didn't have any appetite. As soon as he saw the plate of half-cooked and bloodshot meat, Sun Yuan suddenly remembered the innocent people who died under the knives of Liu Zongmin and others last night, and his heart was sick one after another. What a night it was, countless blood, countless screams, and so much life...... As soon as he closed his eyes, there were always creatures that died under Liu Zongmin's knife flashing in front of him.

Sun Yuan sat on the chair, and his whole body was numb.

At this moment, he just wanted to find a place to sleep well, and as for whether Liu Zongmin and the others would kill him, he didn't have the strength to care.

Looking at his hands stained with human blood, Sun Yuan smiled bitterly and rubbed it, and the black blood that had condensed turned into dust and drifted into the wine bowl.

In fact, at this time, Liu Zongmin and the others probably didn't have the intention of killing him Sun Yuan. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to find a short leather armor to put on his body, and throw him a waist knife, so as not to let this hard-won scholar die in the chaos of war.

"Dang!" A long knife full of notches was thrown in front of Sun Yuan, and there was still red blood on the gap of the blade.

Sun Yuan raised his head numbly, his expression uncertain.

Liu Zongmin shook his body and walked over, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "What's your name as this bird feather show?" ”

Sun Yuan: "Sun Yuan, a native of Rugao, Yangzhou." ”

Liu Zongmin had probably drunk a lot of wine, and he was already a little drunk, so he poked Sun Yuan's shoulder with his finger: "Sun Xiucai, it's good, speaking of which, you are right Lao Liu, my appetite." I was busy all night last night, so many people died, and other people who had never been on the battlefield would have been scared into a paralyzed mud, and you didn't even frown at the ****. Also, what's even more rare is that you are good at martial arts, and the kick that kicked me hurt his mother to the bone marrow, I really want to make someone chop you. ”

Sun Yuan said weakly: "Why don't you do it, general?" ”

Liu Zongmin shook a finger: "No, no, no, it's a pity to kill your ****, I have a specific idea." ”

Sun Yuan raised his eyebrows: "Please also ask." ”

Liu Zongmin: "People like you who have studied are treasures, you want to enter school at the age of six alone, enter a private school, and get a tuition fee of ten taels a year." How old are you this year...... Well, eighteen years old, that's twelve more years, one hundred and twenty taels of silver...... Belch. ”

There was a loud wine gap again, and the smell of bad breath came to my face: "There are also the expenses required to take the exam, the money for thanking the teacher, and the travel expenses for the study tour, add them together, how can you get three hundred taels." It's easy to kill you, but it's just a knife. But you are Lao Liu's prisoner, this knife goes down, more than 400 taels of silver are gone, you say, am I at a loss? ”

Sun Yuan was amused in his heart, and added angrily: "Besides, I can still go into battle to kill people, how can I be worth two hundred taels of silver." If General Liu kills me, he will lose at least 600 taels. ”

"Haha, haha!" Liu Zongmin laughed loudly, then kicked Sun Yuan's waist, and his face became hideous: "Sun Yuan, Lao Tzu can't see your self-righteous appearance the most, don't think that I really don't want to kill you." To tell you honestly, I will spare your life, it is because Gao Jie's birdman didn't know where to get a show to be a master, and he was embarrassed in front of his grandfather all day long. Hehe, grandpa arrested you just to let you be my master. He is a Xiucai, you are also a Xiucai, and your handwriting is better than his master. Lao Tzu can't wait for you to come out and show off. However, you figure it out, you are now my Liu Zongmin's captive, grandpa is unhappy, you have your account at any time, we haven't paid back that one-foot account, do you know? ”

Gao Jie and Liu Zongmin are both subordinates of Li Zicheng, the general of Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, and when he talks about his ability to fight and lead troops in the camp, he is a step higher than Liu Zongmin.

In real history, because Gao Jie had an affair with Li Zicheng's wife, he simply took King Chuang's wife to accept Zhao'an, and turned into the main force of the official army to suppress the peasant army.

After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Gao Jie led his troops to defend Xuzhou and became one of the four towns in the north of the Southern Ming Dynasty and the great warlord of the Hongguang Dynasty.

This kick made Sun Yuan feel unbearable pain, and he almost spit out the rice wine he had just drunk. He was furious in his heart, and nodded with a calm face: What a person surnamed Liu, let's take a long time in the future, this revenge will have a chance to be avenged in the future. But now I can only endure it.

Several other thieves also laughed at the same time: "Brother Liu is right, if you meet Gao Jie's master later, ask them to compare and see who is more powerful." ”

Someone shouted: "No, have we ever read a book, the two showmen compared, and we couldn't understand the things in the books, so let's just ask the two masters to fight." Our Master Sun is very good at fighting, and Master Gao Jie Birdman is as weak as a chicken, and he is probably not Master Sun's opponent. ”

"Lu Yang, what the hell are you talking nonsense, what kind of fighting are scholars."

"Haha!" Everyone laughed.

Liu Zongmin looked at Sun Yuan fiercely: "Okay, since that's the case, you can stay in the barracks for me honestly, and if I have a bite to eat from my old Liu, you will naturally be happy." ”

Sun Yuan let out a long breath and arched his hand helplessly: "I am willing to serve General Liu." He knew that as long as he showed even a hint of resistance, what was waiting for him was a knife in the head, and it was important to save his life first, and talk about it later.

As he spoke, there were more and more peasant troops on the street, and a group of cavalry passed by the team quickly, shouting: "King Chuang and the Eight Kings have orders, each army will take its own military supplies for two days, and tomorrow the sun will set and seal the sword on time." ”