Hearing Shen Yichen's "praise", Ye Zongliu quickly reacted to Deng Maoqi's intentions.

If he was also a careerist, he would probably approve of such a move, which would mean that the strength of the rebels would increase greatly in a short period of time.

It's a pity that Ye Zongliu is not, he has never had the idea of splitting the earth and sealing the king, and his goal has always been just to find a way to fight for the oppressive and exploiting miners.

Now that Shen Yichen has come to Fujian to supervise the army, he is the one who is most likely to quell the war, if the strength of the rebel army is beyond his control, the next situation will be an endless battle with the imperial court.

"Heroes in Troubled Times......"

Ye Zongliu silently recited these four words, and many times he asked himself in his heart, whether Deng Mao's seven incidents were to fight against injustice or to compete in the world.

may have had both, but now Deng Maoqi has become more and more inclined to the latter.

"Leader Ye, continue to lead the way."

Shen Yichen saw that Ye Zongliu's expression was complicated, so he opened his mouth to remind him.

Regarding Ye Zongliu's temperament, although he has not had much actual contact in the past few years, Shen Yichen thinks that he still knows a lot.

He is like the Liangshan hero in "Water Margin", with his enthusiasm and righteousness, he raised the flag and raised the flag, as long as he can give them fair treatment and a way out, his inner subconscious is to hope that the court will recruit peace.

Deng Maoqi is more like Wagang at the end of the Sui Dynasty, who was born recklessly and wanted to compete in the world, but he encountered the Ming Dynasty at the end of his peak.

The helpless heart is higher than the sky, and the life is thinner than paper.

The two people chose different directions, but unfortunately they went to the same end and ended up in the same end.

It's like the different ways of life between Ye Zongliu and Bian He at the beginning, in Shen Yichen's opinion, there is no difference, and they are doomed to a dead end.

This is the power of "potential", which cannot be seen or touched, but it pushes the giant wheel of history to roll forward.

"Hmm."

Ye Zongliu nodded silently, turned around and continued to walk in the direction of the mansion, Chen Gongshan and other miners followed behind him.

The closer they got to the Quanzhou Mansion, the more chaotic the atmosphere became, and many people in Quanzhou who had not had time to flee were crying and begging the rebels to spare their families. There are still some officers and soldiers of the imperial court who have not been exterminated, and they are still stubbornly resisting in the ruins, shouting and shouting and killing.

The square in front of the government office was already densely packed with rebel soldiers, and in front of them was the yamen at all levels of Quanzhou Mansion that was burning with raging fire.

Setting fire to the official office is Deng Maoqi's standard process. Every time he conquered a town, he would burn the yamen along the way, break the prison and release the prisoners, and then open a warehouse to help the poor.

This is why, in just half a year, Deng Maoqi was able to develop a volunteer army of nearly 100,000 people, and responders from all over the country gathered. In addition to his natural leadership personality and personal charm, his methods are even more impeccable, and he may not lose Li Zicheng when he was born in the late Ming Dynasty.

The night sky of Quanzhou Mansion illuminated by the firelight in the sky was reflected on everyone's faces, but it was a look of happiness and revenge.

At this moment, a cronie came to Deng Maoqi's side and said to him: "Bulldoze the king, Chief Ye has returned from Zhangzhou Mansion, and he has also brought people from the court." ”

"Who?"

"Sanyuan and the first Shen Yichen."

"He's here in person?"

Hearing the name Shen Yichen, Deng Mao's seventh child, Kong Menglie, shrank for a moment, and then a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and said: "He is worthy of Admiral Shen, the entire Ming officialdom, he is the only one who dares to be in danger!" ”

Deng Maoqi has always regarded himself very highly, and in his eyes, the civil and military officials of Fujian officialdom are just a group of waste bags and rice bags.

But for Shen Yichen, Deng Maoqi has always been full of curiosity in his heart, and even has a hint of admiration.

As early as a few years ago, when Xiucai entered Beijing to take the exam, he dared to arrange Ye Zongliu and others to smuggle overseas with Japanese slaves in a completely different style, and he has always sat in the same boat as the "anti-thief" wanted by the imperial court all these years.

This strategy and means alone are enough to open people's eyes.

If there is anyone in Fujian who is regarded as an opponent by Deng Maoqi, Shen Yichen will not let it go!

"In addition to Admiral Shen, there is also Changtai Champion Gong Lin Zhen."

The cronies added that Lin Zhen's reputation in Fujian is no less than that of Shen Yichen, and he has to pay special attention to Quanzhou Mansion.

But what people didn't expect was that after hearing Lin Zhen's name, Deng Maoqi sneered.

"When Admiral Shen was in Shandong to control the water, but the killing was decisive and thunder orders were popular, why was he so naïve in Fujian, thinking of winning over Lin Zhuangyuan to persuade us to surrender?"

"It's really a disappointment for this king."

With that, Deng Maoqi turned around and walked towards the rear.

No matter what Shen Yichen's purpose was in Quanzhou Mansion, and whether he agreed with it or not, it was still necessary to meet.

Otherwise, if it is spread out that the righteous army will level the king, will the courage not be as bad as the imperial court?

On the straight official road in front of the government office, the two different groups of people looked at each other from a distance, moving towards each other step by step.

On the rebel side, Deng Maoqi walked at the forefront, surrounded by his clan starting team, basically all of them in full armor, in stark contrast to the group of "rabble" outside the city. Even the elite of Fuzhou Sanwei, which Shen Yichen inspected, may not be able to compete with it in terms of momentum, fighting spirit, and equipment.

On the other side, Shen Yichen had already dismounted and walked, and passed Ye Zongliu, who was leading the way, and stood at the front of his own crowd.

This is a "king to king" meeting, and it is impossible for Shen Yichen to weaken the other party in terms of momentum.

Fifty meters, twenty meters, five meters!

The two men stopped, and the two men looked at each other face to face.

For Deng Maoqi, Shen Yichen is much younger than he imagined, if it weren't for the majestic momentum of the superior who couldn't be concealed, saying that he was a young scholar, it is estimated that no one would doubt it.

But such a young man took control of the military affairs of Fujian Province and stood on the opposite side of himself.

Looking at Deng Maoqi in front of him, Shen Yichen was also a little surprised. He thought that this was a heroic temperament like Cao Cao, but what stood in front of him was a middle-aged man who was not good-looking, and his perennial work made his appearance even more vicissitudes.

Who would have thought that at the peak of history, this person led hundreds of thousands of righteous troops, from the earthquake of Fujian to the southeastern provinces?

After a few seconds of confrontation, Deng Mao Qicai hugged his fists and said: "Deng has seen Admiral Shen, Lin Zhuangyuangong. ”

The self-styled title of "King of Bulldozing" is impossible to be recognized by the imperial court, and Shen Yichen, who is also an official of the imperial court, will never identify with the rebels' "prince".

Deng Maoqi understood this very well, he did not call himself the king like he did with the righteous army, but used the title of Deng. At least on the surface, it gave Shen Yichen and Lin Zhen, the two leaders of the imperial examination, face.

"This official has seen Chief Deng."

In return for the favor, Shen Yichen did not call Deng Maoqi according to the standards of the thief army, and used the neutral leader title.

"The old man has seen Leader Deng."

The two sides greeted each other politely, and Deng Maoqi then said: "It stands to reason that if there are friends coming from afar, Deng should do his best to entertain the landlord." ”

"However, in this situation, Deng guessed that Admiral Shen definitely didn't have the heart to drink and talk, or he should go straight to the point and talk about business."

Hearing this, a surging smile appeared on Shen Yichen's face, and then he replied: "I don't know who is the host and who is the guest, but the official feels that he is the one who should do the friendship of the landlord." ”

The center of the imperial court has experienced too much deception, and Shen Yichen immediately heard the sharpness and show-off in Deng Maoqi's words. He was telling himself that Quanzhou City had fallen and was no longer the territory of the imperial court.

As the governor of Fujian, Shen Yichen should control all the state capitals in Fujian, and agreeing that Deng Maoqi is a "landlord" means that he is responsible for losing his land, and he will not be fooled by this kind of verbal trap.

It can also be seen from this point that Deng Maoqi's thinking and strategy are far from being as unattractive as his appearance.

"Quanzhou City is already in our hands, where did Admiral Shen get the friendship of the landlord!"

Shen Yichen broke through Deng Maoqi's words, and naturally made the clan cronies around him realize that the two were fighting openly and secretly.

His brother Deng Maoba immediately stood up and replied, they are not like Fujian miners and furnace masters, they owe Shen Yichen a favor, and there is no need to give face to the court officials too much.

Faced with this rebuttal, Shen Yichen didn't bother to reply at all.

The boss is negotiating here, what qualifications does the younger brother have to intervene?

Sure enough, Deng Maoqi understood that his side had crossed the line, and stretched out his hand to signal to his brother, asking him not to say more.

"Admiral Shen, presumably you didn't come here to do a war of words, please speak up if the court has any decisions."

Listening to Deng Maoqi's second emphasis on "speaking bluntly", Shen Yichen was silent on the surface, but his mood was much more solemn.

The reason is very simple, as long as Deng Maoqi has the intention of recruiting peace, he will definitely negotiate with himself in private to facilitate basic bargaining.

He must have known the intention of his arrival, but he insisted on making it public, which was tantamount to actively blocking the way to negotiations.

Deng Maoqi still has the style of acting in history, and he has never thought of compromising with the imperial court from beginning to end, even if he adds the prestige of his mentor Lin Zhen, he can't shake the other party's determination.

Although Shen Yichen had long been mentally prepared to not be able to talk, he couldn't even see the slightest hope of a "peaceful solution", and he was still a little secret.

"Your Majesty is merciful, and the grace of heaven is willing to give you a way to live, and those who are coerced will be pardoned, and those who follow will be safe."

Shen Yichen hid the last sentence and only punished the evil, in this case, if you want to say it, it will collapse on the spot.

Let's not talk about whether Deng Maoqi is willing to sacrifice himself to save the lives of his brothers like Ye Zongliu. Even if he was willing, his subordinates would never agree, and Shen Yichen had always been very clear about the chaotic decision-making caused by the group effect.

Sure enough, when Shen Yichen's words came out, the rebels left behind Ye Zong burst into disdainful laughter.

"Admiral Shen also underestimates us too much, dare to rebel and are afraid of death?"

"If you dare to pull the emperor off the horse, Lao Tzu has long been prepared."

"Your Majesty is merciful, when we were forced to die by the dog officials, where was the emperor?"

"This heavenly grace will be spared, we are not rare!"

Facing the ridicule of the rebel army, Shen Yichen was still calm, and Canghuotou, Wu Rui and the others standing behind him, but their faces were blue and clenched their fists!

What is called ignorance, this is it!

If it weren't for Admiral Shen's righteousness and compassion for the common people, it would be necessary for him to come here to recruit you thieves?

commanded the imperial army and killed a corpse all over Fujian, what impact did it have on Admiral Shen. On the contrary, he can make a contribution to quelling the rebellion, return to Beijing to discuss meritorious deeds, and as an imperial teacher, it is just around the corner to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister!

Just outside the city, Canghuotou and Wang Neng and others had hesitated about whether to order the Fuzhou Sanwei army to come over to conquest. Now they understand that Shen Yichen is far-sighted, and not everyone can understand the effort behind it.

Compared with the anger of the first-class martial artist of Canghuo, Lin Zhen turned his head and looked at Shen Yichen with an approving smile, pampering and humiliation is not shocked, the true character of the disciple has indeed grown a lot over the years.

After a period of commotion, Deng Maoqi said with some pride: "Did Admiral Shen see it, this is the real people's heart in Fujian." ”

After finishing speaking, Deng Maoqi's momentum changed suddenly, and he replied with an extremely firm expression: "How can we wait for someone who is afraid of death and asks for forgiveness!" The righteous army took Yanping, according to Jianning, attacked Quanzhou, and threatened Fuzhou. Spread the name south to Fujian, the whale swallowed half of the country, who dares to peep! ”

This is Deng Maoqi's confidence, he has seen that the Ming Dynasty is unpopular, causing anger and resentment. With a shout, the 100,000 rebels were like bamboos, and the whole territory of Fujian was not far away.

"Shura Warrior God"

wanted to use the condition of avoiding death to recruit peace, the court not only underestimated me Deng Maoqi, but also underestimated the Fujian Righteous Army.

The prince will have a kind of Xiangning, and he is also expected!

If Shen Yichen still regarded Deng Maoqi and others as the leaders of the rebel army who were forced to rebel, then the person standing in front of him now is an undisguised careerist.

"Leader Deng, it is too rigid and easy to break, Da Ming is not exhausted, and it is far from the situation where Qin loses its deer and the world chases it."

"Do you really want to lose the lives of your wife and children, for the sake of the ethereal Wang Tu hegemony?"

Just after Deng Maoqi's words fell, Lin Zhen's slightly desolate voice sounded, shouting out his heartfelt words as a Fujianese.

He knew very well that the vast majority of the rebels were coerced into joining in a desperate situation, and they were simple farmers a few months ago, and they had no idea of separating the territory at all.

Now in the face of the court's recruitment opportunity, are you really ready to ignore it and pull your wife and children into a desperate situation?

Or do they think that this small victory they have achieved is enough to overturn the entire Ming Dynasty?

Lin Zhen was unwilling to watch his parents and fellow villagers go to a dead end, and he was even more unwilling to watch them die in vain for the ambition of the heroes. Even if he dragged his sick body, even if he was extremely weak, Lin Zhen must prevent this from happening.

When the imperial army arrives in the future, this place will become a mass grave!

Lin Zhen's hoarse shout was far more effective than Shen Yichen's recruitment, after all, even if the latter was a good official in the eyes of the rebel army, he had vital interests, and it was impossible to really stand on his side and others, after all, he was a person in the court.

But Lin Zhen is different, he resigned as early as the sixth year of orthodoxy and returned to his hometown, and there is no possibility of developing in his career.

He is the "own person" who will really think about the old folks in Fujian.

Sure enough, when Lin Zhen finished speaking, everyone in the rebel army, who was still in high spirits before, fell silent in an instant, not knowing how to answer.

After all, there are a few people who do not take the imperial court into account, and the vast majority of them are in a state of mind where there is no turning back. The opportunity for recruiting peace brought by Shen Yichen is right in front of you, do you really want to refuse?

Sensing that something was wrong with the situation, Deng Maoqi, who was still full of confidence, had a solemn expression on his face.

He was ready to deal with Shen Yichen, and even wanted to use the other party's recruitment to counter the army and consolidate the state of the righteous army's hatred of the enemy. But Deng Maoqi didn't expect that Lin Zhen would come here, and vaguely leveraged the military spirit he had created.

At the critical moment, Deng Maoba stood up again and replied to Lin Zhen: "Lin Zhuangyuangong, when is our uprising for Wang Tu's hegemony, one of them counts as one, everyone is forced by the government to be cornered!" ”

"Zhao Xiaoqi, your father was beaten to death by General A, have you forgotten?"

"Cheng Shishi, in the ninth year of orthodoxy, the tax on your family's acres of land has tripled, and in order to pay the tax, your sister entered the kiln, have you forgotten?"

"Even you, Chen Shangong, the orthodox eleventh year dog official united with the eunuchs to guard the town, planning to annex Baofeng Yinchang, arrested your brother and broke his hands and feet, and now he is still lying in bed and becoming a waste, can this be forgotten?"

Every time Deng Maoba named a person's name, it was a history of blood and tears of the Fujian Righteous Army, and the imperial court had indeed done too many angry things over the years, and a little mention of it could ignite the anger in everyone's hearts.

Rather than die, it is better to rise up and survive, this is the heart of the Fujian Righteous Army!

Seeing the flame of the other party's anger burning again, Shen Yichen understood that even if he relied on the prestige of his mentor Lin Zhen, it would be difficult to resolve the past hatred.

This is also the fundamental reason why Shen Yichen has always been at a disadvantage, and the root cause is still in the unkindness of the court, no matter how clever you say that you can pardon Zhao'an, how can you erase the memory in your mind as if nothing had happened?

Exoneration is only the most basic condition, and what they want is justice!