Shi Mingzhi was very surprised, he didn't expect Yang Lin to say this, the content was so deafening, shocking, and terrifying. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The real surprise of info is that these words should not have been uttered by him Yang Lin, he should not have such remarks, such feelings.

If he said it himself, or his own Green Camp brothers, he Shi Mingzhi didn't think it was any strange, after all, he had encountered too much and experienced too much injustice.

And what about Yang Lin? In the entire city of Guangzhou, few people dare to provoke, as the president of the thirteen banks in Guangzhou, he has a background of Heshen behind him, and he should not have such rebellious thoughts and rebellious remarks.

At this time, Shi Mingzhi couldn't be allowed to think too much, only to see Yang Lin's body upright, sitting with a straight back, and exuding a faint aura that belonged to a soldier, the momentum of a king, his expression was solemn and serious, and he said again: "Brother Shi, the Manchurians are unrighteous first, and the Qing court is unkind first, why bother to beg for loyalty and follow each other?" ”

"Every man has a heroic dream, the love of the horse leather shroud, devoting himself to the battlefield, swaying his strategy to the fullest, fighting with the enemy, are you really willing to live so hard? Are you really willing to die for the Manchurian Tartars, even if you die unjustly, you will not regret it? ”

"Think about the three days in Yangzhou, the three massacres in Jiaqing, one by one, one by one, which one is not a bloody case? Which one is not a mark of hatred? ”

Yang Lin's words paused slightly, and he saw that Shi Mingzhi was a little moved, and the feeling of loneliness had long disappeared, and he was recalling his words. Seeing the effect, he said again: "Even if we can forget the hatred of the past, every blood debt can be bought and sold." But what about now? ”

"Not only are people divided into three, six, nine and so on, but the Han people are also the lowest status. For the Manchus, the Han were not their brothers, let alone their family. Rather, it is a slave who can be called at will, a subordinate who can be called to and fro, and an animal that can be slaughtered at will. ”

"No matter how big an official the Han people are and what kind of contributions they make, they can't get rid of such a potential cage, they can only face such a reality, without the slightest dignity at all, let alone resist."

"Just like you just said, the rulers of the Qing court are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, and they preach any Manchu and Han families, which are all deceitful and foolish to the people."

"Not to mention anything else, no matter when, no matter where it is, the children of the Eight Banners are all powerful? Committing crimes and killing people, which yamen dares to care? And what government dares to accept it? ”

After a few words, the atmosphere in the cabin was very heavy and depressing, making people uncomfortable all over the body, and there was a stuffy feeling.

At the beginning, as Yang Lin's speech deepened, Shi Mingzhi's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he was very agreeable and approving of his expression. However, when it came to the end, Shi Mingzhi's face became darker, and his whole body exuded a sense of powerlessness, helpless, and couldn't help muttering.

"I understand and understand all of this, but what can I do? Now I am just a fugitive, if I walk on the street, everyone must shout and beat, and someone will immediately report to the official. ”

As if hearing Shi Mingzhi's words to himself, and as if he had discovered something from his expression, Yang Lin's topic changed, and he said, "Brother Shi, you have been fighting with pirates for many years, what is your impression of them?" ”

For a while, Shi Mingzhi felt that Yang Lin's topic changed too quickly and spanned too much, and his thinking began to be a little unable to keep up. Because he was too familiar with pirates, as soon as the question came out, he reacted almost instinctively, and subconsciously replied: "Of course, it is cruel, treacherous, for the sake of the village, poisoning the coastal people, burning and plundering the passing merchant ships, a major cancer on the southeast coast, hated by the people." ”

Yang Lin neither denied nor affirmed, and asked again step by step: "Well... Is that true of all pirates? Burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil? ”

Looking at Yang Lin's meaningful expression, Shi Mingzhi hesitated a little, thought a little, and when he spoke again, the content was much more pertinent, and he was not beaten to death with a stick.

"It's not all, pirates like the Black Flag Gang and the Red Flag Gang, they plundered mostly foreign cargo ships and foreign merchants. In most cases, after killing those foreigners, it will also leave the lives of the Han people, and let them live. ”

"Even if they rob homes and houses along the coast, they rarely hurt people's lives, and basically rob people's food, intercept and kill officers and soldiers, and rob the treasury of the official warehouse. Therefore, the harm of these pirates is not so serious, and the people are not so hateful. ”

At this moment, Shi Mingzhi felt a little dazzled, wondering if there was something wrong with his vision? Because, he vaguely saw that Yang Lin showed his approval of his words, as if he was appreciating those pirates, and suddenly felt that there was a bad feeling in his heart for no reason.

Yang Lin smiled slightly, and as soon as the words came out, Shi Mingzhi was immediately stunned, looking a little dazed, and he didn't expect it anyway.

"Brother Shi, what do you think if you are asked to be a pirate? Would you like to? ”

At this moment, Shi Mingzhi's brain seemed to be short-circuited, and he couldn't react, and the traditional concept made him unable to accept it for a while. My identity has been reversed, and I have completely adjusted it. Once he becomes a bandit and becomes a member of the pirates, he is likely to fight and fight his former brothers one day in the future.

After thinking about it, Shi Mingzhi felt that his heart was in turmoil and he couldn't make a choice. The young man in front of him has not only helped him many times, but this time he has saved his own life, and his family will also be favored.

However, the comrade-in-arms made him scruple and couldn't make a choice. From beginning to end, Shi Mingzhi did not consider the question of betraying the Qing court. Because, even if Yang Lin really asked him to raise the banner of anti-Qing, he would not hesitate to raise it.

At this moment, his Shi Mingzhi's life does not belong to himself, but to Yang Lin.

Yang Lin had been observing the changes in Shi Mingzhi's expression, and when he saw that his face was blue and purple, he was very hesitant. Although his heart is as thin as a hair, it is impossible to fully understand the hearts of others, so he asked very sincerely.

"Brother Shi, don't you want to be a pirate? Can't accept this identity, can't get over the hurdle in my heart? ”

Shi Mingzhi shook his head and said slowly, "Brother Yang, it's not what you think. Rather, once I really become a pirate, I will inevitably meet my brothers in the Green Camp in the future, and I will definitely fight against each other at that time. When I think about it, I don't know what to do? How to face them? ”

Yang Lin showed a sudden brightness of expression, and saw that Shi Mingzhi was very sincere, and said loudly: "Don't worry, no, there won't be a day, you won't fight each other." ”

Shi Mingzhi was stunned, he didn't know the bottom of his heart, he didn't believe Yang Lin's words very much, he was thinking in his heart, the officials and bandits were the opponents, on the Pearl River, in the coastal waters, the green battalion was the main force to exterminate the pirates, how could he not meet them? How could it not be a knife to fight?

This time, Yang Lin understood and knew what Shi Mingzhi was worried about. The purpose of this trip is not only to replenish weapons and personnel to Thunder, but also to include Shi Mingzhi in this system, Thunder.

Although Shi Mingzhi did not have a high position in the Qing army's sailors, he was only a general soldier. But Yang Lin knew deeply that he was a true scholar, one of the few maritime generals, and had outstanding talents in naval warfare.

With Shi Mingzhi's participation, Thunder's overall tactics and naval combat quality will be greatly improved, and its military commanders will be more abundant, so that Thunder will be able to fight in many places, unify the pirate forces on the southeast coast as soon as possible, and make preparations for opposing the Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, Shi Mingzhi has been fighting in the waters of the Pearl River and the coastal sea for a long time, and like Zhuge Mou, he is well versed in every water area and every island along the southeast coast, and knows the distribution of pirates.

Thinking of this, Yang Lin put Shi Mingzhi as a senior general, so he no longer concealed it, and said directly: "Brother Shi, I won't hide it from you, the younger brother has a sea force named Thunder, which is beginning to take shape, and I want to invite you to join." (To be continued.) )