Meng Yishan stopped the harrier soldiers from throwing Liu Li into Dingli.

The 10,000 taels of military salaries are a heart disease. If General Liu died, the imperial court would inevitably send someone to investigate and find out the misappropriation of military salaries, and Lord Meng would not be happy, so he had to come forward to stop it.

Lao Meng hurriedly stepped forward and shouted to the rebels, "The main one comes out to speak." ”

He shouted loudly, and for a moment suppressed the clamor of the rebels.

After a short silence, two people stepped out of the rebel ranks, and in front of them was a big man in a mandarin duck red battle jacket, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a broad forehead, and a pair of iron halberds, which looked majestic.

The man behind the big man had thin cheeks and a tall body, one hand pressed the narrow-edged saber at his waist, and his eyes glared at Lao Meng sharply.

Lao Meng looked at the two people in front of him, and saw that although the halberd man looked dignified, his military uniform had been washed and faded, and his armor was still a little damaged. The man who grabbed the knife behind him was also in old clothes and armor, and his military uniform showed some coldness inside and out.

This is the lead officer of the Harrier Soldiers? Seeing more than 1,000 soldiers behind the two of them, there were countless old sewings on their uniforms. But the swords and spears in the hands of these people were all maintained to be shiny and shining in the sun.

"This harrier soldier doesn't look easy to deal with!" Meng Yishan secretly said in his heart.

There has been no war in Luoyang for a long time, and the armor of these soldiers is still so broken, in addition to the quartermaster's deduction, I am afraid that the frequent training is also the main reason. Lao Meng frowned, and said in his heart, "These two leaders, it's best to find an opportunity to capture one of them, so that they can negotiate." ”

Meng Yishan made this calculation, and as soon as he took two steps, he heard the sound of the crossbow winding on the opposite side, and dozens of strong crossbows in the harrier army poked out and quickly aimed at Lao Meng.

Master Meng's heart couldn't help but sink, in less than a hundred steps, the power of the hard crossbow was enough to break through three layers of cowhide, and the flesh and blood would definitely shoot through. He knew the power very well, and he didn't dare to take another step beyond the thunder pool, so he was forced to stand still, and opened his mouth to greet the two people: "I am Meng Yishan, the inspection department!" What do the two generals call them? ”

The halberd man's eyes lit up, obviously he had heard of Lao Meng, he hugged his fists and replied: "Lord Meng, it's been a long time!" In Xia Yao Wenzhong, it is now Luoyang Xuanwu Wei Qianhu. He also pointed to the man beside him: "This is my deputy Zhang Guangyuan, and the deputy of the health office Qianhu." ”

That Zhang Guangyuan's expression was indifferent, and he was arrogant with a knife in one hand. Meng Yishan was not annoyed.

The two sides passed the names, Yao Wenzhong spoke first, and asked bluntly: "Lord Meng is here to intercede with Liu Li?" ”

"Of course not" Lao Meng hurriedly denied it, saying in his heart that Lao Liu Ke had deducted the military salary and drank the blood of the soldiers, and Lao Tzu directly admitted that he interceded for him, and it was reasonable to be a little shorter first.

Master Meng said solemnly at the moment: "Liu Li owes you money, I don't care how you toss." It's just that the method of this fried ghost is too ruthless, I can't see it, so I'm here to mediate. ”

Yao Wenzhong frowned and said, "How do you want to mediate?" ”

Meng Yishan leisurely put his hands behind his back and said, "You let Liu Li go first!" Collect the troops and return to the camp. As for the arrears, brother, I will find a way for you. ”

Yao Wenzhong didn't speak when he heard this, and looked down at Meng Yishan, wondering if he was delaying time.

Zhang Guangyuan, a thousand households, hurriedly said to Yao Wenzhong: "Brother Yao! Liu Li can't put it. ”

Yao Wenzhong nodded, looked at Meng Yishan and said, "Liu Li can't escape death today, don't bother Lord Meng." ”

Meng Yishan was very unhappy, and persuaded according to his temperament: "Isn't it just that I owe you a month's salary, toss a bird!" This official will give you a bi-monthly salary, as long as you release people, you will give it now! ”

He didn't want to dwell on it, he just wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible. The heart said that Lao Tzu would be the one who was wronged and would smash you to death with silver.

The double salary did not impress Yao Wenzhong, he looked at the sky without saying a word, and his refusal was obvious.

Zhang Guangyuan glanced at Lao Meng with a sneer, turned to the harrier soldiers and shouted, "Hurry up and add firewood!" When the oil burns and boils a little more, throw the dogs in it! After some cruel words, Liu Li before hearing Ding Wok was chilled and depressed.

Lao Meng was a little anxious, and said angrily: "Tie up the ticket on the green forest road, and you need a ransom silver!" You can tear up the ticket casually! There are no rules! ”

Yao Wenzhong looked at Lao Meng with blazing eyes and shouted, "Ransom? We don't! What Liu Li owes to me is a blood debt! He shouted, "Carry me up!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the harrier soldiers moved out of the way, and several soldiers walked slowly over with the old felt blanket of the bed, and the blanket rolled up with two frozen corpses.

Yao Wenzhong went over and uncovered the felt carpet on it, and the faces of two young soldiers appeared under the blanket, both wearing Ming army uniforms, their eyes were wide open, and they looked difficult to see.

"These two were patrol soldiers outside the barracks last night, thinly clothed and poorly fed. Lost in the wind and snow, frozen to death! ”

Lord Yao looked sad and shouted angrily: "It's winter, and we won't be given winter clothes to keep out the cold!" Two lives are just around the corner, where is the fucking conscience of Liu Li! ”

Lao Liu's heart sank, and he hurriedly denied it, shouting: "Liu loves soldiers like a son, how can there be such a thing!" It must be the quartermaster who is greedy for ink! It has nothing to do with me. ”

In front of these subordinate generals and the Luoyang Guards outside, if he frankly admits to deducting military salaries and treating soldiers harshly, he will not be able to mix, Lao Liu refuses to admit it.

The two soldiers who were guarding him became angry, and immediately gave Liu Li two big slaps, and then another punch and an elbow, beating Lao Liu's body and almost falling into the hot oil ding.

No one dissuaded him, Meng Yishan watched from the sidelines, and did not interfere, saying that he deserved it.

When Liu Li took a breath, he realized that his mouth was salty, and there was a smell of blood, and he was really beaten. Liu Zongbing thought to himself that he was beaten anyway, and now he is even more discouraged by begging for mercy, so he might as well be tougher and die as a hero.

He shouted loudly: "This general soldier stands up to the sky, you don't want to accuse me of innocence." Yao Wenzhong! You detained the generals of the imperial court without authorization and insulted the commander......"

Before Liu Li could say a word, he was beaten with a punch and his face was covered with blood, only to feel that the world was spinning, the pain was deep to the bones, and the bridge of his nose was probably broken.

Commander Yao hated Liu Li very much, and the two soldiers continued to beat Liu General with his acquiescence. Mr. Liu is like a remnant in a rainstorm, and he has no power to fight back.

The harrier soldiers present, with hatred in their eyes, kept shouting and cheering for the two people who beat Liu Zongbing, and shouted noisily:

"Good fight!"

"Kill a son of a bitch!"

Not only the harrier soldiers, but even the Luoyang army surrounded outside also had many people shouting that Lao Liu's popularity was so bad that he was home. For a while, the crowd was angry, and many soldiers waved their fists and sleeves, ready to rush forward to relieve their hatred, but fortunately they were stopped by Yao Wenzhong immediately.

Otherwise, Lao Liu may not be beaten to death today. Rao was like this, he was also beaten and bruised, and he was paralyzed on the ground.

The fists and kicks that flew towards Liu Zongbing finally stopped, and at this moment, Liu Li's eyes were stunned, and the blood flowed straight out along the corners of his mouth, looking like a tiger falling into Pingyang.

Lao Meng slowly spoke at this time, and said to Yao Wenzhong: "I said that it is useless for you to kill Liu Li, so be it!" In the families of the two soldiers, I will compensate each family with a hundred taels. ”

Commander Yao's expression was a little gentle, he was still noncommittal, Liu Li's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly shouted: "I will also pay another hundred taels of silver for each family, and the family can also give a small flag!" He was in good spirits now, and promised vigorously, for fear that Yao Wenzhong would not agree.

The surrounding soldiers were in an uproar, a hundred taels of silver, and a small flag was sealed! For a moment, the eyes of envy and jealousy fell directly at the two deceased. Being a soldier for a lifetime may not be able to save enough for this hundred taels, plus a small flag officer? Some soldiers slapped their thighs hard, hating that it was themselves who were lying on the ground. The heart said that these two guys are lucky! Three generations of the family have no worries about eating and drinking.

There is that filthy heart is already thinking, I wonder if these two dead ghosts have married wives? If you leave a widow and Lao Tzu marries her, won't the family property and the quota of 100 households be your own descendants?

Lao Meng stepped up and urged: "What I said before remains the same, the salary owed by the harrier soldiers, Lao Tzu will immediately open double salary, as long as you collect the troops and return to the camp!" ”

Yao Wenzhong raised his head and glared at Meng Yishan, gritted his teeth and said, "Yao can't use the lives of his comrades to make compromises, this is a blood debt!" I want Liu Li's blood debt to be repaid! ”

Meng Yishan was furious and shouted: "Toast and don't eat and drink!" You killed Liu Li, and the Luoyang army besieged it, and you can resist it with these thousand birds? ”

"Fight Handang to the battlefield to the death!" Yao Wenzhong said stubbornly.

Lao Meng was so angry by his words that he sneered: "Okay! Today, the harrier soldiers died on the battlefield, and tomorrow Lao Tzu will lead people to take your family members into prison and distribute them! ”

"You!" Yao Wenzhong was so angry with him that his face turned pale, and he couldn't wait to rush up and poke Lao Meng into a hole with a halberd, so that he could be happy.

"As long as you kill Liu Li, it will be a rebellion. When the time comes, it will be difficult to protect yourself, and everyone's family will be affected, think about it! Lao Meng is now relaxed and thinks he has grasped the situation.

Yao Wenzhong's expression was a little confused, the consequences of killing Liu Li were indeed serious.

Meng Yishan urged again: "If you don't surrender again, wait for the results of the discussion between the domain and the prefect of Luoyang, and then inform King Yi, and then give the court a note after you are destroyed, why bother!" ”

Zhang Guangyuan glared at Meng Yishan and said, "Collect troops? How can you guarantee that you won't settle accounts after the fall? At that time, we didn't even have the strength to fight. ”

Lao Meng patted his chest and said: "The harrier soldiers were forced to make trouble, they were all harmed by Liu Li, I will explain this matter to all the adults, and explain it to the prince, and it will not be difficult for you." ”

He said it easily, but no one believed it.

Yao Wenzhong thought for a while, and finally spoke: "Master Meng, let's not talk about the future. If we disband the formation, the army in front of us can wipe out the harrier soldiers, and I can only choose to fight! ”

Meng Yishan's heart was really fighting, and Liu Li was definitely the first to be sacrificed. He was embarrassed for a while, and finally said helplessly: "I'll go and retreat the surrounding Luoyang army!" Let them go back to the camp, and then how about you release them? ”

Zhang Guangyuan's face was surprised, and he asked suspiciously: "Can you really say that the Luoyang Guards are moving?" ”

"I just want Liu Li, and then it doesn't matter if your harrier soldiers are disbanded and return to the camp or if they all run away as deserters."

Lao Meng had a benevolent and righteous expression on his face.

Meng Yishan stretched out his hand and grabbed the broken saber on his waist, and snorted coldly: "This is a treasure knife given by King Yi Chitose, and I am allowed to deal with officials below the third grade in Luoyang cheaply." With this knife, it is the prince's own order! ”

He was full of firewood, and he was not afraid of being exposed, and said in his heart, "You little Qianhu, can you still ask the prince in person, can I do anything with this knife?" ”

Yao Wenzhong's thoughts were a little confused, and he said with a headache: "Master Meng, wait for a while......"

He pulled Zhang Guangyuan out of more than ten steps and whispered, "Guangyuan, what should we do?" ”

Zhang Guangyuan thought for a while and said: "The harrier soldiers mutinied, and afterwards, the general army and the imperial court will definitely use our heads to establish their authority. The future is treacherous. ”

Yao Wenzhong nodded, deeply convinced. Then he asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Run! hypothetically released people and deceived the Luoyang Army into retreating. When the time comes, kill Liu Li and go out of Luoyang! Zhang Guangyuan said resolutely.

Commander Yao was extremely embarrassed, and said: "If you really want to break through, you will become a rebel army completely, who is the big in the world, where can you and I be accommodated?" ”

Zhang Guangyuan was speechless, there was really no way out. I couldn't help sighing: "I wanted to follow General Ma and fight the Warats!" Unexpectedly, the general died, and all of us became outcasts......"

Yao Wenzhong let out a long roar and said angrily: "Yao Mou led the harrier soldiers to fight a hundred battles, killing people and burning cities wherever they passed, and they didn't dare to do anything!" Today they are trapped here and suffer from this filthy breath! He angrily threw his twin halberds to the ground, "Why be afraid of death!" It's just that the families of the brothers are here, and they can't be abandoned! ”

The two sighed at each other, upset. They are very good at commanding the army to fight to the death, but it is difficult to cope with the internal turmoil from within the Ming army. In order to eliminate dissidents, Liu Li forced the harrier soldiers to the desperate point step by step, even if it didn't break out today, he would find a gap in the future to disintegrate the team.

Yao Wenzhong finally decided that no matter what, he would deceive the Luoyang army on the periphery first, and then talk about other things. Now it doesn't matter whether Liu Li is killed or not, the key is to save the lives of the thousands of people under him.

"General Yao! Make a decision! Lao Meng's urging voice was heard in the distance.

Yao Wenzhong called Zhang Guangyuan, the two walked back, and General Yao replied to the old Meng Zhengse: "Lord Meng, we have decided to release Liu Li, but for the sake of everything, you have to let the Luoyang army retreat first." ”

Meng Yishan was very happy: "No problem! Lao Tzu did it all. ”

Yao Wenzhong hesitated for a moment and said, "Also, we are not deserters, so we have decided to surrender!" But there was one condition, the imperial court had to promise not to hold accountable for this mutiny. ”

Lao Meng looked at him, shook his head, and said, "I can only talk to the adults for you, it's hard to say whether you agree or not." The heart said: "Don't pursue it? You support the army and kidnap Lao Liu, make such a big fuss, it's no wonder that the domain doesn't get angry and kills people! ”

Yao Wenzhong said with a strong attitude: "You can't just talk about it! The adults in the Henan officialdom must promise not to pursue the case, and they must also write a letter of pardon in their own handwriting. In black and white, we can only release people with this guarantee. ”

Lao Meng looked embarrassed, and replied slowly: "If you want to say that I still have a little face in front of the feudal lord and the prefect, as well as the envoy, I can do it more or less to plead for you, but it's just ......" Meng Yishan pondered for a while, "It's just that this mutiny is quite big, and if you don't deal with a group of people, you can't get over it on your face!" You see if you have pushed out a few people to act as the leaders of the mutiny, you and Zhang Qianhu are coerced. That's how it can be explained. ”

Commander Yao didn't appreciate Lao Meng's affection at all, and said disdainfully: "If you want to find this person who is guilty!" Yao is willing to deserve it. ”

Meng Yi praised in the mouth: "Good man! Responsible! "If you have the heart to toss, you will toss it to death!"

In Lao Meng's view, from the moment the general soldier was kidnapped, more than 1,000 people were already dead. Don't say that Liu Li is dead, these people have to accompany the funeral. Even if Lao Liu is released alive, in order to save Liu Li's prestige and the whole army is subdued, he will also instruct General Liu to kill. When the time comes, it is indispensable for thousands of families to cry together.

If he really wanted to risk angering the imperial court, he would intercede for these harrier soldiers against the dragon scales, but Meng Yishan didn't have that plan yet.

But he felt that it was a pity to let these thousand people die in vain. This is a strong force, and Ma Wenming, one of the tiger generals of the Ming army, stayed with his family, and died under the faction like this?

His heart shook, and a thought arose, "If you take these thousand people into your own hands......

The Ming army is not satisfied, and the full salary is invincible!