Yang Jiamo, the chief soldier of Gansu, has endured all kinds of hardships in the past few days, and when he was first captured, he was fully prepared, and if the leader of the thieves came to beat him, he would scold the thieves and then die generously. In this way, not only will he be famous for eternity, but the children and wives of the family will also be rewarded by the court, which is the last thing he can do for his family.

But it was not that simple, the thieves escorted him back to Yanchang, and then locked him in a small room, leaving him alone. Every day, he brought food to him without opening the door, only bringing food in through a small hole in the door, and then taking the bowl away from the hole, without even saying a word. He once angrily dropped the rice bowl, and there was no food for two days after that, so he could only collect the fragments of the rice bowl in a regular manner and place them at the entrance of the cave, so that someone put the fragments away, and he ate again. He had plenty of time to constantly reminisce about the good times with his family, the delicacies of the mountains and seas he had eaten, and his subordinates gathered around him to praise his great achievements, but when he opened his eyes, it was all gone.

When Yang Jiamo thought that the leader of the thieves had forgotten him, he was taken to a room, and two interrogators sat behind the table in the room, and asked him his name and official position with an expressionless face, and recorded them one by one, and finally someone spoke to him, Yang Jiamo not only said his name and official position, but also took the initiative to talk about many things in the official army, as long as someone talked to him, no matter what he said.

The interrogators didn't seem interested in any of this, but just took notes and asked a question or two occasionally.

Yang Jiamo was sent back to the hut again, and still no one answered him again, and he was very uneasy. Could it be that the security guards were not satisfied with his answer, or that what he said was of no merit at all, and searched for everything he knew, to see what he could buy for his life. If the security forces think that they have no use value and do not want to waste any more food, it will be too uneconomical to kill him. He decided that if he was interrogated again, he must take advantage of the opportunity, and the ample time for reflection made him feel how wonderful it is to be alive.

A few days later, he was actually lifted out of the hut, and the people who saw him this time looked different from the previous ones, and the guards were very respectful to the people who came. "Mr. Yang, you have a chance to live, it depends on whether you can grasp it." The person who came looked at the materials in his hand and said. "As long as I can live, let me do anything." Yang Jiamo can't care about integrity or anything now. Through the observation in the past few days, it can be seen that the security army does not regard him as very important, and if he does not hurry up and perform, he may have no chance. "That's a good attitude, it doesn't require you to do anything very difficult, as long as you write two letters." The person said expressionlessly. "I write! I write! Don't know who to write to.? "Yang Jiamo can't wait to pick up the pen and write now." One letter was addressed to the Governor of the Trilateral Provinces, Hong Chengchou, Lord Hong. The name that came from the person scared Yang Jiamo. Lord Hong, you won't listen to me. Yang Jiamo knew Hong Chengchou's character, and if he was asked to write a letter to persuade him to surrender or withdraw from the army, Hong Chengchou would not agree. When the current affairs came, the thief became angry and lost his life, so he had to explain it first. "It's not for you to be persuaded to surrender, Lord Hong was originally our man, this attack was just a show, I didn't expect you to run faster than others, how do you think we know you're coming." The words of the person made Yang Jiamo stunned on the spot for a moment, how could this be. No, the thieves must be lying to me, how could an official as big as Governor Hong collude with the thieves. This counter-plot is too clumsy. But he didn't dare to say anything there, it was a matter of life and death for him. "You write a letter to Lord Hong, and say that we have decided to let you go back, but we will redeem it with 50,000 taels of silver, so that Lord Hong can take your letter and ask the court for money. This is our reward for thanking Lord Hong for helping this time, and as for your own life, you have to ask for your own life. The person who came put the pen and paper in front of Yang Jiamo. How do I save myself? Yang Jiamo asked cautiously. Write a letter to your family, and ask them to secretly send 50,000 taels of silver to ransom people, and send it to Yanlai within ten days, and if we don't see the silver by then, we will ask Governor Hong to write to the court, saying that you have surrendered to us, and we will announce to the public that you have become our great official here, and then send you to dig coal, and when we have dug enough coal for 50,000 taels of silver, we will release you. After listening to the words of the visitor, Yang Jiamo sat on the ground, he didn't have the heart to think about Hong Chengchou, he was just thinking, 50,000 taels of silver is going to bankrupt his family. After being an official for so many years, he has collected so much money. There is also the question of whether the family is willing to pay so much money to save him. But digging 50,000 taels of coal is too exaggerated, although he has never dug coal, but he also knows that digging 50,000 taels of coal is not something that can be dug in this life. "I write, I write." Yang Jiamo struggled to get up from the ground, he knew that bargaining with the thief was to find death, first to live and then talk, the money is gone, you can make it again, and if your life is gone, nothing can be saved.

Although Yang Jiamo was a military general, he could still write simple letters, and he quickly wrote two letters. The visitor was very satisfied with the letter, sealed the letter and said to Yang Jiamo: "Lord Hong Chengchou has sent his master Zhang Shaotang, Mr. Zhang came over to discuss the aftermath, he wants to see if you are intact, if the court spent money to redeem it but lacks arms and legs, and the half-stupid waste Lord Hong can't explain to the court, you personally hand over the letter to Mr. Zhang." "Okay, okay." Yang Jiamo has already accepted his fate.

Yang Jiamo was escorted with Guo Xiyuan to Zhang Chu's residence.

The meal had not yet been served, Zhang Chu was chatting with Zhang Shaotang, when Yang Jiamo walked in and scared Zhang Shaotang, he originally thought that Yang Jiamo died in the chaos, but he didn't expect him to live very well with all his eyes.

Yang Jiamo saw Zhang Shaotang raise his eyes to look at him, and in order to show that he was not lacking anything, he turned forward in a circle. This made Zhang Shaotang even more puzzled, isn't this Yang Zongbing stupid after being arrested, the two of them are old acquaintances, and they didn't find out that Yang Jiamo had this problem before.

Yang Jiamo walked over with the letter in his hand and said, "I also ask Mr. Zhang to forward these two letters to Governor Hong and my family, and I hope you will save the life of the young general with a few kind words for me." “

Zhang Shaotang said in his heart: "I don't know if my little life is there, how can I save you." "I turned my eyes to Zhang Chu, and thought to myself, which one are you playing.

Zhang Chu waved his hand and asked Yang Jiamo to take him down, and then said to Zhang Shaotang: "Don't be surprised, just ask Mr. Zhang to bring a word, let Mr. Zhang see that Yang Jiamo is alive and well." Go back and talk to Governor Hong and ask him to bring 50,000 taels of silver, and I will release General Yang. ”

"Fifty thousand taels of silver, you can figure it out, Governor Hong will not make a deal with you." Zhang Shaotang immediately said angrily. He knew that not to mention 50,000 taels of silver, even 500 taels of silver was difficult for Governor Hong to hold, and now what the Ming Dynasty lacked was silver.

"If you can't get the money, you're welcome." Zhang Chu said viciously. (To be continued.) )