"Where did you go?" Li Xiao was a little lacking in confidence when he spoke, and he ate the suckling pig of Tokugawa Ieyasu's house. Now when it comes to Li Hu, there is a meaning that only the state officials are allowed to set fires and the people are not allowed to light lamps.

"Director Yuan of Shanhaiguan came here and talked to him for a while." Li Hu whispered.

"Chief Yuan? Which Yuan is in charge? Li Xiao was a little surprised, but he didn't expect this kid to be busy with business.

"It's the one whose name is Yuan Chonghuan, the one who met with Mr. Mao on Changxing Island." Li Hu saw that Li Xiao was very interested, and hurriedly explained clearly.

In fact, Li Hu saw Yuan Chonghuan on the way here, and what he said was true. It's just a nod and a hello!

Li Xiao suddenly lost interest in talking to Li Hu, what was Yuan Chonghuan doing at this time. Could it be that something happened to Shanhaiguan? Probably not! The imperial court had reached a secret agreement with Nurhachi.

Besides, the general attacks of the Tartars are launched in winter, and now this time is the time to farm the land, and the horses and horses to graze. It's been so many years, and the Tartars rarely come out to fight in the summer.

"You go and invite Master Yuan to me!" Li Xiao thought for a while, and immediately asked Li Hu to invite Yuan Chonghuan.

"No!" Li Hu immediately ran out like an arrow in his buttocks, and if he didn't run at this time, what time would he wait.

Not long after Li Hu went out, he walked in with Yuan Chonghuan.

"Master Yuan, why are you here?" Although Li Xiao, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, received the will of the imperial court, Li Xiao did not perform his duties. The current Shanhaiguan general is still taught by Zhao Shujiao, Li Xiao is very puzzled why Yuan Chonghuan is looking for himself?

"See the Chief Soldier." To Li Xiao's surprise, Yuan Chonghuan actually took the initiative to give Li Xiao a gift, which was a big surprise to Li Xiao. Yuan Chonghuan is a very arrogant person, and Li Xiao thought that he would play a little temper when he saw him.

"Master Yuan is exempt! You're ......! ”

"My lord! Please allow Chonghuan to continue to stay in the Liao army, follow the lord to get rid of the Tartars, and restore my Han family Liaodong. Yuan Chonghuan was very polite, and knelt down when he saw Li Xiao come up without saying a word. was so panicked that Li Xiao was a little in a hurry, and the roast chicken knife next to him was pulled out.

"Director Yuan, what are you?" Yuan Chonghuan is an arrogant person, and he didn't even take the initiative to salute Li Xiao before. Now he actually fell to his knees on the ground, which can be called a shocking kneeling.

"Some time ago, Cui Shangshu of the Ministry of War personally went to Shanhaiguan. The Liao army was abolished, and many of the Liao soldiers were dismissed. Many of them are worthy of the First World War, so please raise your noble hand. Let them continue to stay on the border of the army to defend the country, and snatch Liaodong from the Tartars. ”

It turned out that it was because of Choi Chengxiu's disarmament, which was discussed in advance. The list of disarmament was also proposed by Li Xiao to be implemented by Cui Chengxiu. There is no way, the Ming court has no money. can't raise so many soldiers, in order to prevent Wei Zhongxian from attacking the gentry of the Donglin Party, he can only disarm. This is also the reason why Li Xiao can achieve the position of Liaodong General Army.

“……！” Li Xiao was speechless, this was obviously a coercion against the mastermind. The list was drawn up by himself, and Cui Chengxiu did things according to his own wishes. How could he go back and fight this lawsuit with Cui Chengxiu, besides! Now Li Xiao's mind is full of rubber, and with this thing he can make a steam engine. With the steam engine, there are so many things imaginable.

"My lord! These sergeants are ......! ”

"Lord Yuan, this is the strategy of the imperial court. I am not afraid to tell you that the disarmament of the imperial court is due to the increasing military spending, and your lordships do not want your majesty to tax the gentry. I think you know the way better than I do. So......! I can't stop it! ”

"Uh......!" This time it was Yuan Chonghuan's turn to be confused, he was not qualified to participate in high-level decision-making. He definitely didn't expect that the war in Liaodong would be eroded, and huge military spending would be. actually moved the cheese of the scholars, you must know that the current imperial cabinet is controlled by the scholars. They will surely fight to the death against anyone for their own benefit.

Yuan Chonghuan is a smart person, he knows. If he continued to stop this, it would be no different from the praying mantis in front of the cart.

After thinking about it again and again, Yuan Chonghuan suddenly raised his head.

"Lord Commander, please allow Chonghuan to follow you. Chonghuan didn't think about me and others all his life, but just drove out the Tartars. After Yuan Chonghuan finished speaking, he actually kowtowed to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao was stunned, and the one kneeling and kowtowing below was the famous Yuan Chonghuan. He didn't expect that the arrogant Yuan Chonghuan would be so insistent. Others will be laid off and the capital will be crazy, and the world of flowers in the capital will not be treated, who wants to stay in Shanhaiguan, where birds don't.

Now Li Xiao believes that Yuan Chonghuan in history is not a traitor to some wild histories. The person in front of him was a pure person, and his purpose was just to bring Liaodong back into the hands of the Han people. For the sake of this belief, he did not hesitate to bow down to himself, a young man. For the arrogant Yuan Chonghuan, it takes a lot of courage to knock his head on the ground.

"Lord Yuan, please get up!" Li Xiao picked up Yuan Chonghuan and helped him sit on the cushion on the side.

The damned Wa people all sit on their knees, and there are no chairs in the room, only cushions like futons.

"Since Lord Yuan said so, you will stay with me for the time being. The war of the Wa Kingdom has ended, and although this battle did not start a war with the Tartars, they captured the Tartars' Zhengbai Banner Lord, Emperor Taiji. I'm just looking for a proper person to send Huang Taiji back to the court safely, why don't you just let Lord Yuan work hard? "Anyway, capturing Huang Taiji is a big deal.

It is best to leave this matter to the imperial court to deal with, and also give yourself a young general soldier to settle down. After all, I guess eighteen years old, no matter how you look at it, it's too young. The entire army of Liaodong, not to mention Baylor. Even Niu Lu and other characters have not been caught, and now he is a Baylor as soon as he makes a move, and he is still the flag owner of the white flag. This face is a big show!

"What? Caught Huang Taiji? Yuan Chonghuan's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe that this was true.

It was only when he went to Changxing Island that he learned that Li Xiao had gone to the Wa Kingdom, and he had just come to the Wa Kingdom by asking someone to build a boat. I came to see Li Xiao, but I didn't expect Li Xiao to catch such a big fish in the Wa Kingdom. It is no wonder that at the moment of disarmament, Li Xiao actually came to the Wa Kingdom.

"Yes! I don't know if Lord Yuan is willing to make this trip? ”

"Yes! Naturally, I would like to! "Rao is Yuan Chonghuan has been in officialdom for many years, and now he is happy to see his teeth and eyes. For many years, there has been no capture of a figure of the level of Houjin on the battlefield in Liaodong. It is the high-ranking officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty, and the dead surrender to the dead. So much so that there is a legend in the army that the Jurchens are less than 10,000 and 10,000 are invincible in the world.

Both generals and soldiers were extremely afraid of the Houjin army. There were even cavalrymen who were unwilling to fight and starved their horses to death. Now that he has captured one of the other party's Baylors, it is a huge boost to morale.

"Then in two days, Lord Yuan will take Huang Taiji back to Beijing, and I still have some things to do. After escorting Huang Taiji to the capital, you will go back to Shanhaiguan to follow Mao Wenlong and Mao Supervisor. Just listen to Inspector Mao's dispatch! Li Xiao had a playful smile on his face.

"No!" Although Yuan Chonghuan saw that Li Xiao's smile was a little weird, he still agreed without hesitation.

He didn't know that in the history in Li Xiao's mind. Mao Wenlong and his grievances!

"It's been a long journey! Let's go take a break! Li Xiao was polite, and Yuan Chonghuan immediately said goodbye with interest. After being an official for so many years, I still have this bit of vision.

When I returned to the back house, I saw the little nurse stitching Zheng Sen's face, although his face was swollen and messy. But the little guy is still very strong, and Tagawa is already crying next to him. Tokugawa Chiki was beside her and shed tears, and from time to time she persuaded a sentence or two in Japanese.

"Big brother, it's amazing!" Tagawa Nanazaemon is not worried about Zheng Sen's broken appearance at all, and he admires his brother's fortitude even more.

"Huh! It's fine, the swelling will go down in a few days. Li Xiao smiled and comforted Zheng Sen, knowing that this kind of wound would definitely leave a centipede-like scar. However, with the Zheng family's background, Zheng Sen should not be able to find a wife.

"It doesn't hurt!" Obviously, his face was already twitching in pain, but Zheng Sen still gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words.

At such a young age, it's a hob meat, and when you grow up, you can pay it back? It seems that Li Xiao's experience is right, most of the people who have left their names in history have two brushes.

After comforting Xiao Zheng Sen a few words, Li Xiao summoned Li Hu to see Huang Taiji.

This is an important person, and he has been locked up for several days. Li Xiao is afraid that this Belle Lord will be locked up crazy, so it's better to take a look. If it is sent to Jingshi, it will not be beautiful if it is a mad emperor Taiji.

When Li Hu took Li Xiao to the place where Huang Taiji was held, Li Xiao found out. This isn't a fucking cellar at all, but an underground gold room, or treasure room.

Follow a secret door on the rockery to enter, and then there is a long road. The road is very long, and there are several bends. The ground and the ceiling on both sides are made of huge stones. The inside of the corridor was very damp, and the torches were shiny and shiny. The corner is covered with moss, and it looks like a Tomb Raider. As you descend the steps, the smell of damp musty begins to fill the air. His nasal cavity felt very uncomfortable, and Li Hu sneezed several times in a row.

The sound of footsteps echoed through the long corridor, and the torches could only shine not far away. This hellish place is so dark that the light seems to be swallowed up.

Li Xiao is a little worried now, he knew that Huang Taiji was locked up in this kind of place, so he would have come to see it a long time ago. It's been closed for days, but don't really go crazy.

Huang Taiji sat on a wooden chair, he had forgotten how long he had been in this one-foot square room. It could be days, it could be months, and even he suspected it had been locked up for years.

His feet were chained to the rings on the ground, which allowed him to maintain a radius of about five or six feet. Within five or six feet, there was a bucket and a table and a chair.

There was an oil lamp on the table, and a soybean-sized fire was lit on it. The fire didn't flicker at all, it just lit up. The light emitted was mercilessly swallowed up by the surrounding black curtain. Huang Taiji was very close, but he still couldn't see his hand.

It was damp, and the occasional sound of dripping water could be heard. Whenever he heard this voice, Huang Taiji would be excited for a while. Because, it was almost the only sound he could hear.

There is also a copper basin on the table with pickles and steamed buns. I don't know how often it will be delivered, and it doesn't matter if he finishes eating or not. The old copper basin was taken away, and the new copper basin was put in again with steamed buns and pickles.

If there's anything it feels like here, it's a word black. There was no other light than the limited light, which was a little bigger than the fireflies. Darkness seems to be capable of devouring everything, including reason.

Huang Taiji was very much looking forward to the time when someone would come and deliver the meal, because it was only then. He will have a feeling that he is still alive, this dungeon is too fucking evil. Perhaps because of the stonework, there wasn't even a single mouse in it.

I couldn't see a single person all day, and no one spoke. Except for the occasional dripping sound, not even a sound can be heard. In the face of this kind of torture, Huang Taiji thought that the way he tortured people in the past was too unlevel. Huang Taiji knew that if he continued like this, he would end up crazy.

He shook his handcuffs and shackles and roared like a wolf on the prairie.

But no one answered him except for the echo. He began to talk to himself, learning to talk to himself. Sometimes, a long paragraph even pops up in my head. Or he will imagine a scene where he bullies others or he is bullied by others.

There was another sound of footsteps in the corridor, and Huang Taiji was very excited. Although I can only see a mute who can't speak, I can see something that can move. It's so hard to see a moving thing in this damn place, not even a fucking mouse.

The footsteps were jumbling, proving that it wasn't just one person who had come in. Huang Taiji felt a little relieved, and the guy named Li Xiao finally remembered him. Now that Huang Taiji has been pulled out and stabbed in the neck, it is more comfortable than living here.

The small windows in the iron gate were opened, and the light of the torches flickered outside. A pair of eyes were looking at him through the window.

"Open!" Li Xiao commanded, and a jailer immediately came over behind him, took out the key and opened it.

The iron door "squeaked" open, and Huang Taiji, who was sitting on the bed, turned his head with a wooden face. He didn't sit up from his chair, and now his mind was a little dazed. Or maybe stupid!

Li Xiao went inside and glanced at the zombie-like Huang Taiji with a dull gaze. turned to Li Hu and said, "If you mess around again, my family will lock you up here." Same treatment as him, don't let people talk to you. The darkness has been living in this place for thirty or fifty years. ”

"Uh......!" Li Hu looked at the small cell, and the air was still filled with the smell of clean buckets. Let him live here, it is better to kill him with a knife.