Li Beiyu, who was at the entrance of the beam room, carefully walked into the meeting room of the Revolutionary Army's base. According to his recent observation, he knew that this group of rebels did things in an orderly manner and followed the rules in everything they did. In order to manage a large group of bumpkins who knew nothing, they even did things in a rigid manner. There was a fixed place to meet and talk.
"This group of rebels is quite arrogant." Li Beiyu came with a shifty-looking middle-aged man. He looked wretched and his eyes drifted. He was the subordinate of the Gaizhou Guard Commander and was here to negotiate. This person looked left and right when he entered the base and tried to run around. He was stopped by the patrolling guards. "The camp is quite tight. There are many people in the camp but it's not chaotic. It's extraordinary."
There was not even a drool in the meeting room, which made people feel that it was a show of strength. The wretched man dealt with people from all walks of life and was exceptionally calm. In order to solve the mystery in the camp, he stood at the door and took out a few taels of silver to ask the guard on duty for information.
The guard was young and had not been in the army for a long time. He was quite tempted to see the silver but did not reach out to take it. The wretched man thought that the soldiers here thought the money was too little and thought that the appetite of this group of rebels was bigger than the gatekeeper of the commander's house.
Footsteps approached from afar. The young guard immediately straightened his back, stood with his legs together and put his hands on the seam of his trousers. The wretched man was stunned at first. He had already seen a man and a woman walking quickly, but he was even more surprised by the strict rules here. This group of rebels was even more strict than the official army.
"Chief Zhou, it's an honor to meet you." The wretched man took the initiative to step forward and cup his hands. His eyes swept over the faces of Zhou Qingfeng and Xu Bing. He had heard Li Beiyu say many strange things about the Revolutionary Army, but he was still surprised by the young leader's age and the beauty of the female leader.
Hearing this, Zhou Qingfeng stopped in his tracks. He frowned and looked at Xu Bing, who was beside him, and said, "The titles of all the management and commanders have been decided. Only my titles are too messy."
Zhou Qingfeng's titles were indeed messy. At first, the slaves called him 'master' and 'chief'. After returning to Fushun, he was called 'master' and 'master'. Now that he had become a rebel, he was called 'chief'. There was no fixed and formal title. Regardless of whether it was in the past or present, it was impolite to call someone by their name directly. It was better to have an awe-inspiring title.
For example, when Li Zicheng was called 'Roaming King', several hundred years later, when the word 'Roaming King' was mentioned, people would immediately know that it was referring to Li Zicheng. Xu Bing chuckled and said, "Calling him 'leader' sounds like a bandit. It's indeed not good. We are the Revolutionary Army, which is abbreviated internally as the Legion. How about calling you Legion Commander? "
Corps Commander? Zhou Qingfeng repeated it a few times in his heart, but he shook his head. He looked at the wretched man opposite him and said with a smile, "Let's call him 'Young Marshal'. This title is in line with the times and sounds more comfortable."
Young marshal?
The wretched man was very disdainful as he thought to himself, "This kid really dares to shout? Give yourself the title of 'Young Marshal'. " However, he was here to negotiate, so he naturally would not let go of any chance to flatter Yang Ming. He cupped his hands and shouted again, "Greetings, Young Marshal. Hahaha … My surname is Yang, and I'm a student of the Gaizhou Guards. I'm here to discuss some trivial matters with Young Marshal under the orders of the two commanders of Gaizhou and Haizhou. "
"There are so many people with the surname Yang in Gaizhou."
"Hahaha … Young Marshal, you must be joking."
Zhou Qingfeng led the way into the room for the meeting. He sat down on the seat of honor and asked bluntly, "Come, tell me something that makes me happy."
The wretched man was not used to the large table in the room, nor was he used to facing Zhou Qingfeng. He got up slightly and cupped his hands and said, "I'm here today to save Young Marshal's life."
The wretched man straightened his body and raised his head, looking extremely serious and serious. It made people feel that his words were very confident. However, the cheerful Zhou Qingfeng's face fell. He stood up and walked out. "Guards, drag this self-righteous fool out and hang him."
The wretched man maintained his status and shouted sternly, "Young Marshal, please listen to me. If I'm just trying to intimidate you, then you can hang me. However, I have a few words from the bottom of my heart that will decide your life and death! "
"What a waste of my time." When Zhou Qingfeng walked out of the room, he said to Li Beiyu, "Ask your superior to send a smart person over. Otherwise, I'll bring troops to talk to them."
Several guards rushed into the room like wolves and tigers and dragged the wretched man out without any hesitation. The wretched man had been fearless all this while. One moment, he was persuading them with righteous words, and the next, he was scolding them without any fear. Only when he found that the rope was around his neck did he exclaim, "Wait, are you really going to hang me? Young Marshal, put me down. We can talk this out. "
With a clang, the wooden support for his feet was kicked over.
That's it!
On the way to Yingkou Base, the wretched man had been acting like he had everything under control. But now, he was using his neck to swing. Li Beiyu, who was accompanying him, was in a daze for a while on the 'swing'. His mind was blank as he walked out of Yingkou Base. He rode his donkey back to Liang Fang Pass, which was five kilometers away. His expression was blank as if he had lost his soul.
However, when he reached the pass, there were two men in plain clothes waiting for him. When they saw him come back in a daze, the two of them asked anxiously.
"How was it? How did the negotiation go? "
"Why did you come back first? Where's Mr. Yang? "
Li Beiyu finally came to his senses when he saw the two of them. He immediately knelt on the ground and cried, "That traitor Zhou called himself 'Young Marshal'. Without waiting for Mr. Yang's advice, he hanged Mr. Yang. He asked me to come back and report to the two commanders. Next time, send a smarter person to negotiate. "
What?
Didn't they say that envoys are not to be executed when two armies fight?
Didn't they say that these traitors are very law-abiding and extremely benevolent?
Now, the person they sent to negotiate has been hanged?
This is different from what we expected!
The two men who questioned him were the commanders of the Gai Province and Haizhou Province Guards. When the news of the destruction of the Overlooking Sea Castle spread, the two of them were the most anxious. This was because the defenses of the two cities were not much stronger than the Overlooking Sea Castle. In addition, now that Shenyang in the north had been breached by the slave chieftains, the imperial army had suffered a crushing defeat, and all the people in the city had been captured as slaves, regardless of age. This really scared the officials all over Liaodong.
In comparison, what was a group of traitors?
After asking clearly what had happened, the commander of the Haizhou Province stomped his feet and scolded, "I said that this scholar's empty talk is useless. Does he think that military and state affairs are like opera? As soon as he opened his mouth, he used words to scare us. This traitor Zhou is such a vicious person. He established the 'Revolutionary Army', and it sounds like he wants to rebel. Why would he listen to advice? "
According to the words of Mr. Yang, who was already 'swinging', he wanted to use his' glib tongue 'to persuade that traitor Zhou to bind himself and surrender. The two commanders would have made a great contribution in recruiting envoys. At the very least, they would have stabilized the traitors and prevented them from invading the place. In the end, because they were too confident, they died with just one sentence.
"Li Beiyu, you go and talk to that traitor Zhou." The commander of the Haizhou Province was really afraid. In the past two days, he had secretly disguised himself as a peddler to investigate the base at the entrance of the camp, only to find that the sentries of the 'Revolutionary Army' were placed ten miles away. The camp was also drilled day and night, and the soldiers were strong and strong. Moreover, they attacked the place very quickly. The people around the camp were greedy for small profits and were bewitched by them.
If this went on, the city of Haizhou would collapse by itself.
Seeing that this unlucky task had fallen on his head, Li Beiyu had no choice but to turn around again. However, before he could come out, the soldiers on the wall suddenly sent a warning report, "Your Excellency, the traitors are coming."
What?
The two commanders were surprised for the second time. This time, they had taken a great risk to come here, but it was not to fall into the hands of the enemy. As soon as they heard that the traitors were coming, the two did not continue to negotiate and hurriedly ran away with their servants. However, before they could get into formation on their horses, they found that there were hundreds of traitors outside the wall.
This came a little too fast.
The two commanders groaned inwardly and regretted it too late. They saw the door of the beam room open automatically. The soldiers of the Ming Army inside the pass were jubilant as if they had been liberated and welcomed the soldiers of the 'Revolutionary Army' outside. The soldier who had previously acted as Sang Wenlai's guide walked at the front, leading the way for Zhou Qingfeng, who was riding a giant wolf.
When he saw the person in charge, Zhou Qingfeng could not help but laugh and say, "As soon as Li Beiyu left, someone reported that two Daming commanders were coming. I didn't believe it at first. I didn't expect the two of you to be so brave. "
The two commanders only brought a few dozen servants with them, and there was no lack of experts among them. The two of them also had a lot of official prestige, and they were not weak people. However, facing the 'number one in the world' Zhou Qingfeng, no one was confident that they could withstand him. Zhou Qingfeng was also very good at psychological attacks, so he directly summoned the 'Road Robber' to suppress the situation.
Seeing the mechanical equipment that was more than three meters tall, a group of servants surrounding the commanders immediately put down their weapons and surrendered. The two commanders were even more 'unresponsive'. No matter how strong their official prestige was, they could only stand up and admit their bad luck.
"Don't be afraid. Since you're here, don't leave. I'm a reasonable person. As long as my requirements are met, I'll move and leave Hai Province to Jin Province. It's just that I've encountered a lot of trouble along the way, so I can't make the trip, "Zhou Qingfeng said.
Hearing this, the commander of the Hai Province Guards shouted excitedly as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, "Is this true? You're going to Jin Province? "
So far, the 'Revolutionary Army' had not attacked any cities or territories, giving officials of the Daming an illusion that this group of rebels had no ambition and were content with a little wealth. That was because a true traitor wouldn't just stay in one place. Instead, he would constantly harass and attack cities.
And when Zhou Qingfeng said he was going to Jin Province, it had nothing to do with Hai Province. If someone were to die, it would be someone else. The commander of the Hai Province Guards could even report to his superiors to protect the border and pacify the people. He asked excitedly, "What do you want, Young Marshal?"
"First, 300,000 taels of silver, give it to me." Zhou Qingfeng raised three fingers. "Don't bargain, you can afford it. Send someone back to ask the rich families and officials in the city to donate. I only want 300,000 taels of silver. I don't care how much you can get. "
The two commanders looked at each other and did not speak easily, but they were pondering over it in their hearts.
Zhou Qingfeng said again, "Second, I want 300,000 dans of grain. I only want rice and flour, and I don't want any other grains. Third, give me all the craftsmen and their families in the city. Fourth, take in the refugees from Liaoshen, young and strong, men and women, even children are fine. As long as the above four conditions are met, I won't make things difficult for you two, and we can even make a fortune together. "
This was an exorbitant demand, and the price was not low.
But if it was not their own money, it would be another matter.
It was not like there were only a few people in the Daming Dynasty who had made a fortune in times of national calamity. Every time the border was in dire straits, didn't the officials in charge of money and grain try their best to make money? When the country was on the verge of collapse, monsters were everywhere.
"Young Marshal is a reasonable man." After hearing Zhou Qingfeng's conditions, the commander of Hai Province heaved a sigh of relief. "But we still need to go back and discuss it before we give you a reply."
However, Zhou Qingfeng laughed loudly. "I'm not here to bargain with you, and I have no intention of letting you go. The two of you can go home when you deliver the things I want. "
The two commanders were about to fly into a rage, but Zhou Qingfeng flashed back into the body of the 'Lu Ba', controlled the steel body, and punched the ground. With a boom, the ground seemed to surge. The waves of mud surged and drowned people. No matter how hot-tempered a person was, he had to behave himself.
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