"Blood feud, how can I forget!"

"It is impossible for Lao Tzu to forget the blood debt owed by the imperial court when he dies!"

"No matter how high-sounding you say to Admiral Shen and Lin Zhuangyuangong, can the dead be said to be alive by you?"

"Avoid death? If Lao Tzu was afraid of death, he would not have rebelled! ”

The overwhelming rebuke came from all directions.

With just a few words, Deng Maoba completely reversed the unfavorable situation, put Shen Yichen and Lin Zhen on the opposite side, and replaced the court as the target of everyone's hatred.

In a sense, Shen Yichen's identity is indeed the spokesperson of the imperial court, and he enjoys the power of the dominant party, so he will inevitably have to take responsibility and consequences.

Angry reprimands and denunciations attracted more and more rebel troops to surround them, and many of the rebels who came later did not know the identities of Shen Yichen and Lin Zhen, they only saw people wearing court robes, surrounded by the king of bulldozing in the center.

And the blood and fire after the destruction of Quanzhou City wantonly prompted the fighting spirit and madness of the rebel army. When the number of people increased, the scene was not limited to verbal condemnation, and some people began to rush over and want to take Shen Yichen and the others directly!

"Protect the proprietor!"

"Guard the Admiral!"

Realizing that something was wrong, Canghuotou, Wu Rui and the others shouted at their respective subordinates. Then it shrank into a circle, firmly guarding Shen Yichen and Lin Zhen in the center, and his hand was already on the hilt.

You must know that not to mention the "rabble" of the rebel army, even most of the regular army of the imperial court, after the emotions are mobilized, it is easy to have a scene that gets out of control, especially when stimulated by the war environment.

It's like the "camp howling" that was strictly guarded in ancient wars, which is similar to the current out-of-control scene.

"Shangong, organize the brothers to control the scene, and you must not let Admiral Shen be hurt in the slightest!"

When Ye Zongliu saw this scene, he immediately ordered his confidant Chen Shangong to let the Fujian miner brothers go to control the scene.

He knew that the rebel brothers had a deep hatred with the court to a greater or lesser extent. But Ye Zongliu also knows very well that these hatreds have nothing to do with Shen Yichen, on the contrary, in the past few years, relying on the funding of the smuggling trade, I don't know how many lives of miners and furnace workers have been saved!

There is a wrong, there is a debtor, this matter cannot be blamed on Shen Yichen!

But what Ye Zongliu didn't expect was that Chen Shangong, a henchman who had always been obedient to his words, stood in place with a painful face this time without making any moves.

"Boss Ye, you have also seen my brother, a strong guy, but now he is lying on the bed and is a waste."

"I can't forget this hatred!"

When he said this, Chen Gongshan's tears couldn't help but surge.

At that time, he and his younger brother were miners in Baofeng Silver Factory, and their parents died early, and the two brothers depended on each other from childhood to adulthood, but they were caught by corrupt officials with their dog legs to the county government, and in order to intimidate the miners, they forcibly broke all their hands and feet and threw them back.

Chen Shangong understood that this grudge could not be remembered by Shen Yichen, but Deng Maoba's words just now deeply poked the most painful memories in his heart.

Now how can you organize your own brothers and guard the officials of the court?

"You can't forget your brother's hatred, and no one wants you to forget!"

"But you also can't forget, who has pointed out a way for us to live in the past few years, otherwise would your brother have survived to this day?"

Ye Zongliu didn't know why the situation became like this, his heart was also full of righteous indignation, no matter what Shen Yichen said, he was also a benefactor who saved the lives of tens of thousands of miners and furnace workers in Fujian.

Is it possible to forget the kindness for the sake of the hatred of the court?

Grace will take revenge, how can this be done by a great husband!

Ye Zongliu's words seemed to wake up Chen Gongshan in an instant.

That's right, if it weren't for the Zhenjiang River in the ninth year of orthodoxy, Admiral Shen pointed out a way to smuggle trade, and then let Xu Xianzun supply the source of goods for trading, maybe his brother would have starved to death on the sickbed.

In a sense, it was Admiral Shen who gave his brother a life!

"Boss Ye, it's me who is dizzy, and the sin is not Admiral Shen!"

After that, Chen Shangong yelled at the team of miners he led: "Brothers, we can't forget the hatred, and we can't forget the grace either. ”

"Admiral Shen has a life-saving grace for us, and he must be protected today!"

Chen Shangong's voice woke up many miners who were blinded by hatred, and they responded one after another.

"That's right, my whole family is dying of starvation in the ninth year of orthodoxy, if it weren't for Admiral Shen pointing out the way to live, it would have become a lot of bones!"

"And me, thanks to the care of Admiral Shen, it took ten years of orthodoxy to have winter rations, and this kindness cannot be forgotten!"

"Lao Tzu has clear grievances, what's wrong with Admiral Shen?"

"Brothers, you can't let Admiral Shen have an accident today, otherwise you will be poked in the future!"

With a shout, the miners in the rebel army began to rush forward to block the friendly troops who wanted to make a move.

The sudden change in camp made many peasant soldiers who followed Deng Maoqi's incident feel a little inexplicable.

After all, the smuggling trade with the Japanese is to try to keep the spread to a minimum, and even those close to them may not know about it, let alone these friendly troops who have known each other for only a few months.

Therefore, the miners reversed their identities to protect Shen Yichen's behavior, which made them completely incomprehensible. Even if Shen Yichen's officialdom reputation is good, and he still has the fame of Sanyuan and the first, is it really worth it?

When the soldiers meet in the future, Shen Yichen is destined to stand on the side of the court, how can he show mercy?

But such a scene is just the beginning, as time passes, when the news of Shen Yichen coming to Quanzhou City to recruit is spreading more and more widely. The other rebels in the city also rushed in the direction of the government.

"I am the miner Tao Deer, who dares to do it to Admiral Shen!"

With a gallop of horses' hooves, Ye Zongliu's hardcore subordinates, and Tao Deer, who could be called the second leader of the miners' volunteer army, led everyone to rush over.

He didn't know the cause and effect, but he learned from his subordinates that someone wanted to take down Shen Yichen, so he hurried over.

"Jiang Fucheng, the head of Youxi Stove, is here, Admiral Shen has a life-saving grace for us, and Jiang must be saved!"

In the east of the city, another team of several hundred people rushed over, they were Youxi Luding of Yanping Mansion.

Although Shen Yichen and Jiang Fucheng and others do not know each other, they have never met each other. However, since the orthodox nine years of smuggling trade, Youxi's tens of thousands of furnace diners have been able to survive with the help of Ye Zongliu and others in the face of the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes of the imperial court.

Especially in the past two years, Fujian has been either flooded or drought, and Ye Zongliu hoarded rice and grain from the Jiangnan area, and I don't know how many furnace deaths have been saved.

The root cause was the strategy that Shen Yichen laid out back then, so that they were able to survive. Da En didn't dare to forget, and after learning that Shen Yichen was in danger, Jiang Fucheng immediately led people to rush over to support.

"Admiral Shen, Zheng Xiang is here!"

There was another shout, and Zheng Xiang, who had been arranged by Shen Yichen to report the news in Fujian earlier, also led a team of people to arrive.

The time he spent with Shen Yichen was not as good as Canghuotou and Wang Neng and others, but when it came to gratitude and loyalty, it was no less than the latter.

Risking this life, it is impossible for Shen Yichen to be in danger in Quanzhou Mansion!

The rebels who were shouting endlessly, and the rebels who came to support in a steady stream surrounded the original Deng Maoqi and others.

In the face of such scenes, Deng Maoqi, who showed a steady victory from beginning to end, his face was extremely blue against the backdrop of the firelight. He never imagined that Shen Yichen's prestige could be so high, and the vast majority of miners and furnace masters were willing to pour out the fire for him!

You must know that the rebel army's grievances and revenge are in a sense deliberately promoted by Deng Maoqi.

He didn't think about any possibility of recruiting an from the beginning, and was willing to meet Shen Yichen and Lin Zhen in person, more because he planned to use the other party as a target of the imperial court to enhance his prestige and consolidate the cohesion of the righteous army.

After all, the temptation of the word "Zhao'an" is too great, even if Deng Maoqi can resist it himself, the clansmen and cronies can resist it, and the nearly 100,000 peasant tenants who followed, how many of them have made up their minds to fight to the death with the imperial court?

Only by cutting off their back road will they fight with themselves without hesitation!

But now the result is completely opposite, not only did not improve the cohesion of the rebel army, but on the contrary, a slight rift appeared between the Fujian miners and the peasant army under their command.

After all, he still underestimated Shen Yichen.

Seeing that the situation was developing towards signs of internal confrontation, Deng Maoqi understood that his strategy had failed, and he could no longer allow the confrontation to expand.

So he stood up and said: "Brothers, calm down, there is a debtor and a master, and Admiral Shen has nothing to be sorry for us, how can you mess up your own position because of this?" ”

"Deng Maoba, lead your people to retreat!"

"Big brother, it's ...... at this time"

Deng Maoba is a brother after all, he knows very well the intention behind Deng Maoqi, and if he doesn't take advantage of the situation to take Shen Yichen now, he will not be able to stop the spread of Zhao'an's ideology in the righteous army in the future.

"Stand down!"

Deng Maoqi shouted, ignoring the brotherhood.

It is true that the opportunity cannot be lost, but the problem is that if he forcibly takes down Shen Yichen, it will directly cause civil strife in the rebel army.

Don't look at the miners and furnace men, who only account for one-fifth of the 100,000 rebel army, but their combat effectiveness can be called half of the country.

Ye Zongliu and Jiang Fucheng did not cooperate, and Deng Maoqi was not absolutely sure that he could suppress these two rebel armies. It can only be said that the time is also fate, Admiral Shen Yichen came to Fujian too quickly, but if he gives himself another half a year, he will be able to completely empty Ye Zongliu and Jiang Fucheng!

"Yes."

Feeling that the eldest brother was serious, Deng Maoba didn't dare to have any more objections, and led his subordinates to retreat.

"Huang Qin, Liu Zong, Luo Hai, you also step down."

Immediately afterwards, Deng Maoqi ordered several people, these are his right-hand generals, and he had captured Jianyang, Shaowu and other fortresses during the Yanping Mansion period. Along the way, he was loyal, and only obeyed the orders of Deng Maoqiyi, and he would never withdraw without him speaking.

"Yes, the king of the bulldozers."

These people also obeyed the order, beckoning the righteous army to retreat behind Deng Maoqi, and the encirclement that originally surrounded Shen Yichen layer by layer dissipated in an instant.

"Admiral Shen, are you alright?"

Zheng Xiang was the first to rush to Shen Yichen and asked him a word of concern, his tone full of worry.

"With you here, how can I be fine?"

Shen Yichen replied with a smile, and then looked at Deng Maoqi, his eyes were very meaningful.

As if to tell the other party, even within the rebel army, the situation is not completely under your control, and I am also a chess player at the table!

"Jiang Fucheng, the stove head in Youxi, Xiafu, has seen Admiral Shen."

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Fucheng also came to Shen Yichen and respectfully saluted towards his fists.

After a few years of rescue, Jiang Fucheng never dared to forget it.

"I have admired the name for a long time, Jiang Lutou."

Shen Yichen bowed back, and at the same time indirectly used polite words to tell the other party that he knew it.

I haven't seen it, but I've heard of it for a long time.

"Admiral Shen, don't worry, I will definitely protect you in the future."

"I know."

Shen Yichen nodded, his expression was calm, he had never worried that he would be in danger in Quanzhou Mansion.

If the kindness of rescuing Fujian miners over the years can't even keep their own safety, it can only mean that they have looked away and helped a group of white-eyed wolves!

Seeing that Zheng Xiang, Jiang Fucheng and others had a posture of "loyalty" to Shen Yichen, Deng Maoqi stood up and interrupted: "A little misunderstanding has frightened Admiral Shen and Lin Zhuangyuan. ”

"It's okay, the official is actually very relieved."

The support of the miners and the furnace master made the offensive and defensive situation different, and Shen Yichen's words and attitude gradually became stronger.

For careerists, any weakness is appeasement.

"The situation is a little chaotic today, and Admiral Shen and Lin Zhuangyuan have traveled a long way, why don't you have a good night's rest first, and wait for someone to entertain the two of you tomorrow?"

"As Chief Deng said."

Regardless of whether it can be negotiated or not, at least willing to talk about it means a good start, and it also represents Deng Maoqi's regression in feeling that the situation is wrong.

Recruiting and persuading surrender is not something that can be solved in a few words, and it is impossible to "negotiate" in front of everyone. Politics is an art of struggle and compromise, and Shen Yichen and Deng Maoqi both need time to formulate their own hole cards.

"Leader Ye, I'm bothering you to settle Admiral Shen and Lin Zhuangyuangong."

Deng Maoqi pushed the boat down the river and handed over the matter to Ye Zongliu, and looked at him with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Since he chose to raise troops to rebel, he couldn't be indecisive and have unrealistic hopes for the imperial court, he originally thought that Ye Zongliu would become a hero in troubled times like himself, but now it seems that he is not a person all the way after all.

"Okay."

Ye Zongliu responded, a little dodging Deng Maoqi's eyes.

In fact, from beginning to end, he was in a dilemma, not knowing whether he should stand on Deng Maoqi's side or Shen Yichen's side.

Kindness cannot represent the imperial court, let alone determine the fate of himself and others in the future.

The "Water Margin" published at the end of the Yuan Dynasty has long been spread in the Orthodox Dynasty, and there are few people in the rivers and lakes who don't know what happened after the heroes of Liangshan were recruited.

Ye Zongliu didn't care about his life or death, if the imperial court could really keep its promise and exchange one life for ten thousand lives, why not?

But in all dynasties, there have been several kings who have made a name on the affairs of their families and countries.

Therefore, Ye Zongliu could understand Deng Maoqi's psychology and actions, and his guilt made him dare not look directly into the other party's eyes.

Similarly, for Shen Yichen, Ye Zongliu didn't know what to do.

The family and the country have never been in a thought, and since ancient times, the dilemma of loyalty and righteousness, the choice faced by Canghuo and others has now come to Ye Zongliu.

He had to choose his side overnight, with no middle ground.