73 The kindness of a woman
Most of the Ming captives who did not surrender couldn't help but burst into tears when they heard Hu Guang talk about the tragic scene that their home might encounter.
Who doesn't want to live? But if you live, your relatives at home will suffer!
Even if you surrender these thieves, you can't see where the way out is, it's just that you die late! In this case, they chose to die, maybe they could still save their loved ones.
And most of the rebels looked at Hu Guang with a little disapproval, this kind of family ruin, life and death, most of them have experienced it, and they have long been numb, otherwise they would not have embarked on this road.
Hu Guang didn't care about the reactions of others, just stared at Wang Jiayin with a gloomy face, and continued to say sincerely: "But they are soldiers, and we are thieves to them." They came to arrest and kill us on orders to protect the country and the people, is it wrong to do so......
"Fart, according to you, we deserve to be caught and killed by them?" Don't get muddy and seize the opportunity, and ask in a foul mouth.
Hu Guang glanced at him, with a little disdain in his eyes, this mud is like a clown, jumping out from time to time to show his sense of existence.
He didn't know that he didn't get mud in the original history, and he also tied up Wang Ziyong, who succeeded Wang Jiayin and became the general leader of the rebel army, and dedicated it to the Ming army as a gift of surrender. If you knew, you wouldn't even be as good as a clown if you didn't get mud.
However, in this case, Hu Guang also had to answer his question, only to hear him say loudly: "This is what you said, I didn't say it." Didn't you see us fight back against them and defeat them in the end? ”
After finishing speaking, he no longer paid attention to the mud, turned his head, and continued to say sincerely to Wang Jiayin: "We have become the so-called thieves in their eyes, is this what we are willing?" It's not that he was forced to have no way out, so he got up and killed the official to survive! I believe that everyone has the right to live, except, of course, the heinous wicked! ”
At this point, he pointed to the group of captives, swept his gaze to all those present, and asked in a loud voice, "Are they all heinous and wicked?" In fact, they are all poor and suffering people like us, and they are military households oppressed by the officials, just like my brother and Brother Liu, they ......"
Hu Kuan, Liu Daneng and other people from military households, after hearing this, their expressions became a little solemn, and their eyes swept over these prisoners wearing tattered military uniforms, isn't this their former self! Thinking like this, I can't help but feel a trace of sympathy.
Of course, it cannot be denied that among them there may be wicked people who oppress the people. But I believe that the vast majority of them are ordinary people like us! If we leave Yan'an Mansion, we will all be considered fellow villagers! ”
"If we kill them at will, wantonly deprive them of their lives, and cause the wives and wives of many families to be separated and their families destroyed, then how different is there between us and the officials who oppress us......
Wang Jiayin's face was gloomy, and he suddenly waved his hand, interrupting Hu Guang's speech, and asked in a cold voice: "What do you mean, do you want to let them go, and then continue to come and be our enemy?" ”
The rebels who had fallen silent and were listening to Hu Guang heard Wang Jiayin's words, and they all had a commotion.
In the whispers, Hu Guang could hear clearly, they were all expressing their own opinions, that is, they could not be let go and could not increase the enemy.
Hu Guang knew that his thinking was a bit detached from the masses, but he still had to insist, immediately looked back at Wang Jiayin, nodded, and said loudly: "Yes, my suggestion is to let them go, as long as they don't have the blood of our righteous soldiers in their hands......"
His loud announcement immediately attracted everyone's attention again, and they all stopped talking and turned their heads to look at each other in bewilderment.
Those Ming army prisoners, with expectations on their faces, but also a trace of surprise and excitement, looked at their last straw.
These people are basically people who turned around and fled before they arrived at the battlefield, so it is impossible for them to kill the soldiers of the righteous army, and they are all among the pardons mentioned by Hu Guang.
"Since we kill the officials to survive, there is no way out, and the imperial court will definitely send troops to suppress us. In that case, what is the difference between coming to them and coming with other soldiers? No matter what kind of soldier he is, if he wants to come, he will not be afraid of the battlefield confrontation! ”
Hu Guang's words are full of confidence, and what he wants to say has a positive auxiliary effect.
Either felt his heroism, or understood what he meant, this time, few of the righteous soldiers whispered against Hu Guang.
But Wang Jiayin still had a cold face, pointed at Hu Guang and said, "You are a woman's kindness!" ”
Listening to what he meant, he still didn't want to let these prisoners go. Hu Guang's brows furrowed, and he really wanted to reason with Wang Jiayin again. But looking at his expression, he didn't want to hear it.
He took a breath, faced Wang Jiayin and asked, "Brother Wang, you said that this time it was my greatest credit, and you should reward me well, right?" ”
This is what Wang Jiayin said loudly before, and he can't deny it when so many people hear it. Therefore, he nodded expressionlessly.
"Well, in that case, I don't want any reward, I only have one request, if I haven't killed the prisoners of our rebels, let them go, and let them go home to reunite with their wives and children!"
Hearing that Hu Guang actually exchanged it for this, many people looked at him and were a little puzzled. And those prisoners of the Ming army looked at Hu Guang gratefully, and looked at Wang Jiayin with anticipation.
But Wang Jiayin kept a calm face and didn't speak, just looked at Hu Guang.
"Big brother ......" Hu Kuan called Wang Jiayin on the side, although he didn't say the latter words, he also understood the meaning, he expressed his support for his own brother.
This time, Wang Jiayin finally moved, and he said coldly: "The benevolence of a woman!" He agreed, expressed his dissatisfaction, and then took the reins and went to the city.
When those Ming army prisoners saw it, they cried with joy one by one, not only did they pick up their lives from the ghost gate, but the key thing is that they could go home and reunite with their relatives, which was really unexpected!
They struggled to straighten their bodies and kowtowed to Hu Guang, thanking him for his words of rescue.
Yang Liu and the others all followed Wang Jiayin, but Hu Kuan, Liu Daneng and others did not leave, and continued to stay where they were, waiting for Hu Guang to return to the city together.
Hu Guang still stood on the mound and didn't come down, looked at these Ming army prisoners, and said sincerely: "As I said just now, in fact, we are not thieves who rob and kill. We are just ordinary people, forced by the government to live anymore, so we have to resist them as a last resort, just to survive. ”
"When you go back, tell others about us. Those officials know about it, and they won't bully you like before in the future. Because there are examples like ours, if they bully them hard, even if they are sheep, they will bite people! ”
The Ming prisoners didn't expect Hu Guang to say such a thing again, and they all nodded their heads one after another, and their gratitude was even greater.