Lu Xiangsheng pointed to a clause and asked what was going on, Li Deming saw that this was the penultimate article of the clause, and its content was to the effect that if Lu Xiangsheng was dismissed and had no ability to repay his debts, Lantian had the right to ask Lu Xiangsheng to pay off his debts~

"This meat compensation?"

Sun Chuanting also frowned slightly when he saw this clause.

Lu Xiangsheng's face was also a little strange at this time, and Li Deming's expression was slightly amused when he saw this, because when he first started reading this clause, some inappropriate pictures also popped up in his head.

When the county honored him, he once asked the county honorable: "The county honorable, what is the meat compensation?" ”

After Li Chaosheng explained, Li Deming listened to it and said with a wry smile: "The county is such a meat compensation, but if you write like this here, it will make Lu Xiangsheng misunderstand, and even cause discomfort." ”

Hearing this, a sneer appeared on Li Chaosheng's face, and he was uncomfortable, hmph, his surname Lu had a bad heart and he was about to accept punishment, and Lao Tzu deliberately disgusted him.

"County Zun, if you do this, won't Lu Xiangsheng have a rebellious mentality, even if you sign the contract at that time, won't you perform it?"

Li Deming looked at Li Chaosheng puzzled at this time.

Li Chaosheng smiled instead: "Deming, you are a smart person, how binding is this paper treaty on a person who is bent on seeking death?" ”

Li Deming was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Li Chaosheng puzzled: "What does the county respect? ”

Li Chaosheng didn't answer at this time but said with a smile: "When a person has the will to die, there is nothing in this world that can restrain him, not to mention this paper treaty, it is the law, and even the holy decree that these feudal scholars value the most will will not work." ”

"Ah, county honor, do you mean that even if Lu Xiangsheng signs this treaty, he will probably not fulfill it?"

Li Deming looked at Li Chaosheng and asked, Li Chaosheng nodded slightly, smiled and said nothing, Li Deming heard this and said: "Isn't this transaction a loss for the county?" ”

Li Chaosheng laughed when he heard this: "The compensation is definitely not compensable, we spend tens of thousands of taels to make a batch of firearms, we can destroy thousands of Tartars, this is all profitable for us, we Lantian is not short of these tens of thousands of taels, but we Han people are really short of thousands of Tartars to repay the blood debt, in addition, I asked Lu Xiangsheng to sign this paper treaty, not to really let him pay back the money, I want to use it to save Lu Xiangsheng's life." ”

"Huh?"

Li Deming didn't understand, Li Chaosheng smiled and said: "I heard that you are the third in the School of Political Science, so did your teacher tell you about the obsession of feudal scholars?" ”

Li Deming thought for a while and said, "Foolish loyalty? ”

"That's right, a foolish and loyal doctor like Lu Xiangsheng who thinks he is loyal and dedicated to the emperor, the biggest enemy is himself, and the more loyal he is, the more stubborn he is, because their thinking has become a tendon, and they have even brainwashed themselves, sometimes they even know that they are wrong, but they still have to stick to their own ideas, it's not that he doesn't understand the pros and cons, but he puts himself on that height."

"At this time, if you want them to change their minds, it can only give them a new reason to live, even if this reason is absurd, but it is enough for them to cross this hurdle."

"Lu Xiangsheng is a very stupid and loyal person, he can be martyred but there is no reason for him, he will never live, in comparison, Hong Chengchou is not bad, his personal ethics are not as good as Lu Xiangsheng, if he is forced to a certain extent, he will choose to live instead of being martyred for the country."

Li Chaosheng looked up at the sky and said with emotion: "But I still like people like Lu Xiangsheng." ”

Li Deming heard this and knew in his heart that since ancient times, emperors loved loyal ministers, and it was not strange that Li Chaosheng liked Lu Xiangsheng.

Li Deming drove out the messy thoughts in his mind, looked at Lu Xiangsheng's puzzled face at this time, and then pointed to the bottom line of small words in the treaty.

Note: The meat compensation stipulated in this treaty only includes the act of creating value for the service of Lantian through labor, and does not include any unhealthy behavior that violates public order and good customs.

"Master Lu is very clear here, which means that if you are dismissed and can't pay back the hard-earned money of the people of Lantian, then you need to work for the people of Lantian to repay the debts until you pay off the debts."

After listening to Li Deming's explanation, Lu Xiangsheng was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Li Deming, always feeling that this treaty was setting himself up, thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Sun Chuanting on the side, Sun Chuanting said that this matter has nothing to do with me.

Lu Xiangsheng thought about it, anyway, he got this batch of things because he had to fight with Jiannu, and he might not have his life at that time, since he didn't have his life, then he still had a ball, even if the trap set by this contract was deep, could he still chase himself to the underworld to pay off his debts?

Therefore, the most important thing now is to get Lantian's firearms in hand first, and when the things are in hand, there will be room for no matter how you operate.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng directly waved his pen and signed.

Seeing Lu Xiangsheng's three words fall, the corners of Li Deming's mouth curled slightly, the task was completed, and Lu Xiangsheng was even more direct: "When will the firearms arrive." ”

Li Deming said: "This afternoon." ”

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng said: "Then you eat slowly, I still have something to do." ”

After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he ignored Li Deming, turned around and ran to the military map, Sun Chuanting also got up, and said to Li Deming: "You eat slowly." ”

After speaking, he followed Lu Xiangsheng to the military map, and then the two began to compare and draw on the map.

"If we can catch up, Jiannu can't go fast with 100,000 people, as long as we speed up, we can definitely catch up with them in Hebei, this is the place where Jiannu is buried."

Lu Xiangsheng pointed to a place on the map, and this place reads: "Hebei Julu!" ”

Li Deming looked at the empty wine table, and shook his head helplessly, this is really employing people forward, not facing backwards, Li Deming remembered a saying circulating in the academy, when you can use you, you are a sweetheart baby, when you don't need you, you are Mr. Li.

"Hey, I'll eat it myself."

Li Deming has a big heart, and everyone ignores him, but he pours himself drinks, drinks wine, and eats bacon.

……

On the 17th day of January in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, in the morning.

Lu Xiang ascended to the camp, Lu Xiang ascended his helmet and armor, and looked at the 10,000 Tianxiong army standing below.

"Soldiers, everyone has been fortunate for more than a month, you have abandoned your family and business, and here you and Lu Mou blocked Jiannu, so that Jiannu could not peep south, and protected many people in Jiangnan, I thank you for the people."

Lu Xiangsheng bowed to many soldiers, and then said: "This battle, logically speaking, we won, Jiannu retreated, and we recovered the lost ground, but did we really win?" No, the shameless Jiannu kidnapped 100,000 of our people before leaving, these are all our flesh and blood compatriots. ”

"Lu, I can't bear to watch our compatriots fall into the hands of Jiannu, driven like pigs and dogs, used as slaves, they are our sons of the Ming Dynasty, they should stand and live!"

"So I'm going to save them, and you don't have to go, in fact, the court has already issued an order, let us rest on the spot and wait for the reward from the court, so now, all the brothers who are not willing to follow Lu to save people, please leave the team by yourself and stay here, you will have a great future, you will be the heroes of the court, and Lu does not blame you."

"If you are not used to seeing Jiannu oppressing my Han people, treating Han people as pigs and dogs, and willing to go with me to save our Ming compatriots, then you will step forward and see the gunpowder in front of you? One pound of gunpowder per person, a bomb throwing group, five grenades per person, take these to fight with me and save my compatriots. ”

Lu Xiangsheng said, took a breath of cold air and said, "Next, the choice is up to you." ”

As soon as Lu Xiangsheng finished saying this, a high-ranking garrison official stepped forward and shouted: "Brothers, I don't know what you think, but killing Jiannu is my king." ”

After saying this, the garrison officer immediately stepped forward and took a pack of gunpowder and picked it up, followed by standing aside, seeing the garrison officer like this, the soldiers behind him also shouted: "Lao Tzu, his wife, children, and children have let Jiannu give disaster, Lao Tzu and they don't share the sky, count Lao Tzu as one, and kill this group of turtle sons." ”

"Damn, when Lao Tzu's own brother was fighting, he was hacked to death by Jiannu, this revenge will be avenged, count me in."

"Count me in."

"And me!"

"Damn, you all go, how can you not take me, is it enough brother!"

Saying that, a person stepped forward, took a pack of gunpowder and retreated, they didn't have such high-end goods as grenades, but even so, these people took gunpowder, and they felt full of energy.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at a person with gunpowder, his tears moistened for some reason, these people didn't have to fight anymore, they could stay here and wait for the reward, but because of his words, this time I don't know how many brothers will die on the battlefield.

One by one, the sons of the Tianxiong army received the gunpowder, and then stood back silently, and no one in the last 10,000 Tianxiong army flinched, Lu Xiangsheng looked at these brothers who were willing to swear to follow him, and couldn't help but say: "Brothers, this is just my Lu someone's selfishness, you don't have to be like this." ”

Hearing this, one of the people in the crowd shouted: "What do you mean by this, we have an enmity with the Jiannu country, how can it be a matter for the superintendent to kill Jiannu." ”

"That's right, Inspector, don't say anything else, we've seen a lot of life and death, don't say much about politeness, where is the Inspector, where are we!"

"Yes, the superintendent should give an order quickly, otherwise Jiannu's grandsons will run away, let's chase after them quickly."

"Yes, Overseer, give the order!"

A group of people looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said, Lu Xiangsheng's eyes regained his composure when he heard this, and the next moment he waved his hand and said, "Everyone listen to the order and go!" ”

The next moment, the army of 10,000 people lined up in a neat formation, silently walking into the distance, I don't know when the snow fell in the sky, in the snow can only see a man wearing black armor and a red cloak, commanding the army to silently move forward against the wind and snow.

In the snowstorm, the man glanced back at the old man who was standing on the platform and watched the army move forward, and arched his hand and said, "Brother Boya, the matter of the Ming Dynasty, please brother." ”

Sun Chuanting looked at the man in the wind and snow, and slowly hugged his fists and said: "Don't worry, Sun Mou will be in one day, and he will ensure that Daming will be forever!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng nodded when he heard this, and said, "I'm leaving." ”

"Brother Lu!"

Sun Chuanting shouted, but stopped halfway through his words, and then looked at Lu Xiangsheng's back and muttered, "Take care!" ”

"Once the hardships have been encountered, there are few stars around. The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind is fluttering, and the life experience is ups and downs. The panicked beachhead said panic, and the zero ding sighed in the ocean. Since ancient times, no one has died, leaving Dan to take care of his sweat. ”

"Brother Lu is here, forever!"

Sun Chuanting looked at Lu Xiangsheng's back and couldn't help moistening his eyes.

Some people know that there is no way back to do certain things, but he also has no hesitation, this is the righteousness, this is the hero.

"Brother Lu, what if you don't come back?"

"Haha~ If you don't go back, you won't go back!"

"Sir, the wind is blowing."

Sun Chuanting watched the army disappear into the wind and snow at the Dianjiangtai, and the old servant took Sun Chuanting's cloak and put it on him, Sun Chuanting put the cloak on his body and sighed: "Yes, the wind is up!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng led the army to chase north, and suddenly alarmed all the forces, and the actions of 10,000 horses could not be concealed if they wanted to, and the first to get the news were Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian, who were stationed in Gaotang, not far from Lu Xiangsheng.

After the two heard that Lu Xiangsheng led the army north to chase Jiannu, their first reaction was that Lu Xiangsheng was crazy.

followed Gao Qiqian and rushed to find Yang Sichang.

"Crazy, crazy, he's crazy."

As soon as Gao Qiqian entered the house, he shouted to Yang Sichang, Yang Sichang was eating breakfast under the service of the maid at this time, and when he saw Gao Qi sneaking into the house, he waved his hand to let the maid retreat.

Gao Qiqian looked at Yang Sichang and said: "Lord Yang, you still have a meal, Lu Xiangsheng is crazy, he actually led the army north to chase Jiannu, do you know?" ”

Hearing this, Yang Sichang put a piece of meat in the bowl and said, "I heard about it." ”

"Then you can still eat!"

Yang Sichang smiled when he heard this: "What can't be eaten, this is a good thing." ”

Gao Qiqian heard this and said: "What kind of good thing is this, Lu Xiangsheng pursues Jiannu, how can we deal with ourselves." ”

Yang Sichang heard this and said: "Just wait and see what happens." ”

"Ah, isn't that a ...... of this comparison?"

"Isn't it? Father-in-law Gao, don't talk nonsense, let us not be allowed to pursue, it is the emperor who is stationed on the spot, Lu Xiangsheng chased him out three days ago, and we are still a little difficult to ride a tiger, but now, he Lu Xiangsheng is called resisting the order and not complying, and what is wrong with us obeying the order. ”

"This~"

Gao Qiqian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then thought about it: "That's the reason. ”

Followed by Gao Qiqian and looked at Yang Sichang and said, "Lord Yang, do you mean to say that this time it was Lu Xiangsheng who found his own death?" ”

Yang Sichang laughed when he heard this: "Otherwise? ”

"Hehehe, that relationship is good, so you and I will have a big disaster in the middle of the court, Lu Xiangsheng, Lu Xiangsheng, there is really a way in heaven that you don't go, and there is no door to hell for you to vote for."

Gao Qiqian said excitedly, Yang Sichang didn't smile when he heard this, and a trace of loneliness appeared on his face and said: "Regardless of his position, Lu Xiangsheng is still worthy of admiration." ”

(End of chapter)