The inner fort of Li Zhuang was crowded with people, but it was like an empty castle, and everyone's minds were grabbed out of their bodies by Lin Dashu's words, and they were dangling in mid-air, until an old Taoist priest appeared holding something, which made everyone's souls return to their places.

It was Yi Ming Lao Dao, who was shaking his head and smiling, his face full of tears.

"It's been more than sixty years, more than sixty years, and I thought that this secret would be brought into the soil by the old way."

Lao Dao parted the crowd, walked to the steps, and stood the long pole on the ground, and everyone saw that it was a wrapped flag. With a sigh, Lao Dao unfurled the flag, and on the old white flag, the words were like knives, engraved in the hearts of everyone.

"Daming Loyal Battalion Huaihou Liu"

Camp Loyalisty!

This name is like lightning, the memory fragments of Li Xi's previous life were split out, Li Zicheng was killed in Jiugong Mountain, Dashun was destroyed, his wife Gao and nephew Li Guo took the West Route Army from northern Shaanxi to the south, and reached an agreement with the Southern Ming Dynasty to jointly resist the Qing Dynasty, and this Li Zicheng's family team was reorganized into a loyal battalion.

But Li Shi only knew so much, the loyal battalion wandered all the way in Hunan and Yunnan, and later joined the rest of the rest of the Shun army and withdrew to Kuidong, with the so-called "Thirteen Families of Kuidong". Fifty years ago, Li Guo's adopted son Li Laiheng died in the battle in Kuidong, and the thirteen families in Kuidong were destroyed. What does this have to do with him Li Shi, no, Li Si's father Li Chai?

This matter is estimated to be a long story, but some of Li Shi's previous doubts have been answered, for example, in the area of Fengtian Village and Liu Village, people's accents and words are very strange, such as calling his wife "Aunt Mother-in-law", and Guan Xuan ...... It turns out that Guan Xuan is an authentic Mizhi aunt, but she is a bit of an atavistic phenomenon, showing the blood of the ancestors of the party, the same as Li Zicheng. 【1】

"My father is the Marquis of Dashun Huai, the deputy general of the Ming Loyal Battalion Liu Guochang! And my real name is still written down in the barracks document of the Shaozhou Mansion thirty years ago! Just call Liu Yi's life! My mother was born to me when she retreated to Shaozhou with my father and fought against the Qing army. At that time, I didn't expect to live, just hoped that God might show mercy and spare me my life......"

Hearing this, Li Xian sighed, the previous joke was not a joke, Yiming said the old way, it was really called "stay a life".

"The fourth brother's father, Li Chai, is actually my cousin."

Lao Dao turned back to the topic, and this sentence answered a doubt about Li Xian, Uncle Guan and Uncle Tian have said that they are actually equals.

"Li Chai's mother is my sister-in-law and married Li Chixin. My father was originally for Li Chixin, so he also took her ......"

Hearing this, Li Xian's heart was in a trance again, I haven't heard of this, Li Chixin is Li Guo, isn't there only one adopted son Li Laiheng? And...... Well, I really can't remember who Li Chixin's wife is in the historical records, the history of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties was too chaotic, and it was even more chaotic when it came to Dashun and Nanming.

"It's really after the king!"

"I know that the fourth brother is not an ordinary person!"

"Just like King Chuang, he came down to save the suffering!"

Some of the villagers shouted, and Li Xian's brows furrowed tightly, this direction ...... Not what he wanted. Then he looked at Yiming Lao Dao, wondering if this old Dao deliberately pulled him to Li Zicheng, and put another layer of bright powder on him, so as to capture Zhuang Min, and even make a name for the incident?

It seems that even if there is a rebellion, people's hearts are different, Li Shi sighed.

"Our Fengtian Village is the artisan battalion of Liu Hou of the loyal battalion back then, Liu Village, either Liu Hou's personal soldiers, or the craftsmen of the baggage battalion, used to be a well-known Dashun army!"

Lin Dashu shook out the background of the two villages, and Li Shi was relieved, no wonder there are many blacksmiths in Fengtian Village, and there are many people in Liu Village, all for a reason.

When Li Shi looked at Duan Hong, the old man also frowned, feeling Li Shi's gaze, he slowly spoke, telling a complicated and incomprehensible history.

"Sixty-four years ago, that is, in the fourth year of Yongli and the seventh year of Shunzhi, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao attacked Guangzhou. The Yongli Dynasty sent Li Yuanyin, Du Yonghe and Chen Bangfu to aid Guangzhou. The loyal battalion entered Guangxi at this time, and agreed with the Yongli Dynasty to send troops to aid Guangdong, in fact, they wanted to return to Hunan from Shaozhou to the north, because they had nowhere to rely on in Guangxi and their food and salary were poor. ”

"The generals of Nanming belong to Dongxun and Xixun [2], which were originally incompatible, and they were even more excluded from the outsiders of the Loyalty Battalion, for fear that the Loyalty Battalion would occupy territory in Guangdong. Gao Yigong and Li Chixin sent Huaihou Liu Guochang to go first, and when the army arrived in Sanshui, Li Yuanyin and other generals reported that Liu Guochang was opposed, and it is unknown what the truth was [3]. ”

Huaihou retreated north into Shaozhou, in this Yingde Ruyuan Yangshan area with the Qing soldiers, Shunzhi eight years, the Qing army raided Longxi, defeated the Huaihou brigade. Huaihou retreated into Changxi Mountain and disappeared, these are all accounts that the division saw in the old files of the Shaozhou military room. And the remnants of the Huaihou ...... settled down in the remote area of Huangzhai Capital and turned the army into a civilian citizen. ”

Duan Hongshi looked at his old Yiming and shook his head slightly: "This old Taoist was trained by the Huaihou pro-soldiers when he was young, and he did not forget the enmity of his family. The so-called 'white-headed thieves' and 'white-felt thieves' in Shaozhou are talking about them. ”

The Dashun army is wearing white felt, so it is called white felt thieves, and the so-called "red felt thieves" should be those bandits who claim to be the remains of the Ming army.

Li Xian asked directly: "Teacher, am I really the queen of Li Chixin?" ”

Duan Hongshi shook his head: "This matter ...... How do I know if it's true or not? I only heard it from Yiming Lao Dao, your father Li Chai's mother is Huaihou's sister, this matter should not be fake. ”

Li Xian was dumbfounded, and looked at Liu Xingchun, who was also in a daze, this guy ...... It's still cousin with him.

"King Chuang! Okay, that's it! ”

Yan Sanniang clapped her hands and smiled, she was very happy, first, she was about to rebel, and second, her own man was still the king...... What a hero.

Li Xian looked at the excited Yan Sanniang and shook his head slightly, Yan Sanniang saw that his expression was wrong, so he stopped applauding very obediently, and his head drooped, thinking to himself what he said wrong? Chuang Wang ...... yes, he didn't just want to break in.

Stretching out his arms to stop the Zhuang people who were making noise, Li Shi took the banner in the hand of Yiming Lao Dao, everyone thought that he was going to raise it high and take over the name of the king, but he stroked the stained flag and was silent.

"This flag, more than sixty years ago, the blood on it has long since dried up."

After a long time, Li Xian slowly spoke, without his previous excitement, with a deep sadness.

"What is written on it is the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, and the Marquis of Huai is the title of the Great Shun, this blood, is it to the Ming Dynasty, or to the Great Shun?"

Li Shi's question, Yiming Lao Dao and Lin Dashu were stunned, which was difficult to answer.

Stepping on the ground again, Li Xian sighed: "Under this land, in Guangdong alone, millions of loyal souls and martyrs are buried, who do their heroic souls belong to?" ”

It was a little ethereal, and thousands of people stared blankly.

"They all return to Heaven!"

He stiffened his neck and roared.

"I, Li Shi, came down from heaven to bring you wealth and wealth, with your clear intentions, and inherited the grace of God! It's not the grace of King Chuang, it's not the grace of the Ming Dynasty, it's not the grace of all things that have been buried in dust by heaven! ”

Li Xian looked at the guards, the originally neat team also had a slight confusion because of the name of the king, and the king was ...... King Chuang came and didn't pay for food, this is too different from the usual teachings of the General Division, and even the things of the Heavenly Punishment Society, is it that the General Division just wants to be the King of Chuang after all?

"I, Li Shi, came down from heaven and brought you with me, who am I fighting for!? For you! For me! For him! For God! ”

He pointed at the guards and lit them one by one, like a big drum, with a roaring tremor, gathering their originally somewhat sluggish minds, and the original doubts and gloom also dissipated at the same time.

"It's not about letting your blood go back to King Chuang, and then to what Ming Dynasty, but to yourself! Belong to me, Li Xi! Return to Heaven again! ”

Li Shi stretched out his arms to the sky, and his expression was extremely reverent.

"I'm Li Shi, there is nothing else above, only heaven!"

was originally acting, he couldn't pass on the word King Chuang, and it was impossible for him to rebel in the name of King Chuang. He didn't have a good impression of Li Zicheng, he was a complete history-stirring stick in the last days, he had no achievements, and the only thing he could take was the spirit of resistance, the wolf-like spirit of resistance.

Just like the previous subjugation of Ba Zheng in Hong Kong, he must throw away the historical baggage of the past. It is simply impossible to turn over the name of more than 60 years ago and gather hatred against the Qing Dynasty. This is Li Zicheng, Hong Kong Bazheng is Taiwan's Zheng family, the south is Nanming, there are many that can be used in the future, and the name of King Chuang brings to others is probably not the same hatred, but bloody memories.

So he learned early on that hatred is not power, at least not the power he can use, because hatred cannot be aggregated.

Interests can be aggregated, but interests must be supported by people's hearts, otherwise there is no skeleton, and the wind will fall, which is the so-called "righteousness".

So what really brings people together? What is his righteousness?

Later, his words became more and more heartfelt, and his righteousness was the way of heaven.

This deep cry blew away the word King Chuang like light smoke, and the Zhuang people woke up from the mixed memories brought by King Chuang, yes, King Chuang, after all, it was sixty or seventy years ago, and what they have experienced now is completely different from what King Chuang has done.

"I have nothing to do with King Chuang......"

Li Xi retracted his arms and chest, and his voice was lighter, but the resoluteness and determination in his words made everyone feel that he was talking about iron fighting...... No, the fact that steel is forged.

"I'm not the king, God and I know this matter."

Everyone believes it, the fourth brother is a fairy, he said it so clearly, it seems that it is really not after King Chuang.

The breath in the dam is back to the way it was before, everyone is dignified, but the heart is full.

"Old Dao, this flag, you can keep it......"

Li Shi wrapped the flag again and handed it back to Yiming Lao Dao. "They have done too much to let their Heroic Souls rest in peace. We, the younger generations, will offer incense to commemorate their fertility and continue their bloodline. The next thing, the later history, has nothing to do with them. ”

Wing Ming Lao Dao sighed loudly, took the flag tremblingly, nodded deeply, and said no more.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Farmers farm, craftsmen smelt iron, and merchants do business. What are the responsibilities of a guard? It is to protect everyone's property and protect everyone's safety. And I, Li Shi! will take them with them, and stand in front of you forever! ”

In a succinct closing remarks, Li Xi announced the end of the rally, and at the same time sent a clear signal that all the bankers should not talk about the matter to the outside world. Of course, it is difficult to leak secrets for a gathering of thousands of people, but the pros and cons are balanced and there are more advantages. At least he can rest assured that his backyard will not catch fire when he bears the weight of Yinzhen and the government. As for censoring the matter of secrecy, let Yu Hanyi use his anger on it.

In the Tingtao Building in the Inner Fort, a high-level secret meeting was held. At this meeting, there was no need for Li Xi to pose as a magic stick, he patted the table, and asked Yiming Lao Dao and Lin Dashu with a blushing face whether he made it up or guessed what he said after Li Chuang. As soon as they stirred up, they almost ruined the entire overall situation of Li Shi.

"I listened to my dad, my dad...... Listen to what Uncle Liu said. ”

Lin Dashu was very weak-hearted, because Li Shi asked him to swear by God to prove the truth of his words. Sure enough, the source of the news was on Yiming Lao Dao.

Li Shi didn't accuse Lin Dashu, this person has always been loyal to himself because of this rumor, but now that he removes that rumor, his loyalty will not change, after all, his vision and experience are no longer the honest farmer he used to be. After coming out to preach King Chuang just now, he didn't understand Li Shi's direction wrongly, so he just wanted to help Li Xi win people's hearts.

Then Li Xi "interrogated" Yiming Lao Dao Liu Yisheng, just now he talked too much and was too thirsty, Li Xi picked up the teacup, slowed down his tone, and nodded at Yiming Lao Dao and said, "Say, what's going on?" ”

Yiming Lao Dao was entangled for a while, his face was pale and uncertain, Guan Tian and the others around him were holding their arms and staring at him, Duan Hongshi also put a cold face on him, and then he realized that if he had any scruples and didn't reveal the truth, he really couldn't explain it, so he had to sigh.

"Your grandfather...... It could really be Li Chixin. ”

Li Xiangang swallowed a sip of tea, almost choked by these words, what is it called...... Possible?

"But it may also be Li Yuanyin......"

Then Li Yan coughed violently, Yan Sanniang patted her back, and Guan Xuan rubbed her chest, so that Li Yan eased up.

This Li Yuanyin is naturally not as famous as Li Chixin, but he is also a loyal martyr. Originally Li Chengdong's adopted son, loyal to the Southern Ming Dynasty, resisted the Qing army in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, and finally committed suicide in defeat.

Yi Ming didn't stop, and threw out another sentence, so that Li Xian, who was drinking water again, finally squirted out.

"It may also be Li Dingguo......"

Grass...... What a mess!

Li Xian's forehead was full of smoke, this could be or that, could it be that his grandmother was the master of Li Feng?

"When the loyal battalion entered Guangxi, the situation was very difficult, and my father asked your grandmother to encircle the general of Nanming for the future of the loyal battalion. Li Dingguo also went to Guangxi from Guizhou, and my father also ...... I also dedicated your grandmother, so ...... Hardly. ”

Yi Ming's face is wrinkled like a frosted eggplant, no wonder it is so embarrassing, this is really not a good reputation. It's a shame that Li Shi's identity is not so strong, otherwise he would definitely not be able to listen to it.

"My father said that when your grandmother was pregnant with your father, she only said that her surname was Li, and among the people she came into contact with, there were only two generals surnamed Li, so it was possible. At the same time, Li Chixin is also having an affair with your grandmother, you know, your grandma is really a beauty......"

"Alright, shut up!"

The more the old Tao spoke, the more suddenly he became, but Li Xi couldn't listen to it anymore, his grandmother was really a long-sleeved stunner who was good at dancing, a "political record" who dedicated her body to the ethnic group, and a strange woman who couldn't help but be in awe, but this was also the sadness of that era and the helplessness of that troubled era.

"Anyway...... I'm not after Li Chuang! ”

It's best to be Li Dingguo, Li Shi thought so, but naturally there is no way to find out the truth.

"Solved" his identity problem, Li Xi looked at Duan Hongshi again.

"Teacher, what about you?"

Li Xian remembered a long time ago, the two of them had a heart-to-heart and came up with an anti-word, at that time to test the roots, Duan Hongshi joked that he was the former Ming clan, and he responded that he was Li Zicheng, which was really a "prophecy"...... Now it seems that Duan Hongshi was not joking at that time?

"This ...... Just go and ask God. ”

Duan Hongshi said mysteriously, but Li Xian sighed, sure enough!

Whatever it is, anyway...... Li Xi looked at the important people in this room, and said in his heart that the place where he fell from the sky was originally a nest of anti-thieves.

Then again, going back sixty or seventy years, except for the Guan, where are there no anti-Qing people? Where is there no unjust soul created by the Tartar?

"I'm Li Shi...... It is to reconnect this broken bloodline! ”

He muttered to himself in a deep voice.

(To be continued)