Nanming Engineer

Chapter 252

Although Ma Xintian was calm, he couldn't help but change his expression after seeing the contents of the letter, and shouted out loudly. Li Tingyu was even more anxious, snatching the letter from Ma Xintian's hand, read it carefully, and looked at Liu with wide eyes. cloud.

"why?"

Li Tingyu asked.

This news was too unexpected. Even though Ma Xintian and Li Tingyu were well-informed, they couldn't believe it. The eyes they looked at Liu Yun were half suspicious and half confused.

Zhang Xianzhong and the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers have fought large and small battles for nearly 20 years. They know each other well, and their understanding of each other is similar to that of their own wives, except that they have sex. Therefore, Ma and Li are deeply suspicious. This person named Liu Yun was really sent by Li Dingguo. Could it be another false surrender?
After all, Zhang Xianzhong is more famous than his bloodthirsty, that is, his capriciousness. It is absolutely common for him to surrender and then rebel. His subordinates, Li Dingguo, who is a hard-core follower and adopted son, who is officially named the King of Anxi, probably have the same temper as him.

Liu Yun met the unkind eyes of the two, without fear, stood on the ground with his head held high, and replied calmly: "Emperor Yongchang met King Anxi before he passed away, and issued an imperial edict: If the holy master dies and goes to the west, King Anxi must rectify it." There must be no mistake when the army returns to the Ming Dynasty. King Anxi is famous for his benevolence and filial piety, so he dared not violate it. will find it here."

After hearing this, Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian looked at each other, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes. Could it be that Zhang Xianzhong had changed his temperament before he died, and how could he say such kind words? Could it be that he really answered the old saying: Will he die, and his words are good?

The room became quiet, Li and Ma were surprised, digesting Liu Yun's words, while Liu Yun stood firmly, watching their reactions, and remained silent.

"Uh, um, you said you were a general of Li Dingguo, and this letter was also written by Li Dingguo, but we don't know you, nor Li Dingguo's handwriting, what proof do you have?" When he came back to his senses, he remembered a key question and asked.

Hearing the sound, Liu Yun's expression was calm, as if anticipating Li Tingyu's question, he said to Li Tingyu, "Two generals, please take a look." With his arms outstretched, he untied his belt, and suddenly took off his sackcloth, revealing his whole body. With muscular muscles, the sun-tanned skin is shiny, and the tendons are bulging. It is comparable to the body of a bodybuilder. It is covered with various criss-crossing scars of different shades, which makes it intimidating.

But none of these could attract Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian. What made them keep their eyes on each other was Liu Yun's huge tattoo on his back after he turned around slowly.

The tattoo is red, and it is a seal character "Xi" in cinnabar pattern, which occupies almost the entire upper back.

After showing the tattoo, Liu Yun turned around, bared his chest and said, "In the Daxi Army, only the guards of the Suwei Army who are in charge of guarding the royal family and princes are eligible to have tattoos on their backs. There are no such tattoos, but there are only a few dozens of people with Western characters, and it is even rarer, only generals in the old guard can get tattoos, so this is the proof of my identity."

Li Tingyu nodded, obviously he knew about it, but his eyes changed, obviously he didn't take it seriously.

"Many people know about this matter, so it's not enough to prove it." Li Tingyu said.

Liu Yun's complexion remained unchanged, and he reached out to take off the straw sandals again, and pulled out a thing wrapped in oiled paper from the seam of the soles, and carefully peeled off the oiled paper, revealing a small gold seal in the middle.

"This square seal is engraved with the name of King Anxi. It is used by the prince in his daily writing. It is always with him and never leaves him. It is the only one in the world. The prince is afraid that the king will not believe it, so he will bring it to the general. Please check it with the general. "Liu Yun put the golden seal on both hands, and said in his mouth.

The gold seal is shiny and full of color, no bigger than the thickness of a thumb, but there is a unicorn carved on it with fine workmanship. The unicorn stretches its teeth and dances its claws, which is very vivid. It looks like it was made by a skilled craftsman, which is unusual for gold and silver.

Li Tingyu took it, examined it carefully, and then handed it to Ma Xintian. Ma Xintian didn't say anything, just picked up the gold seal and stamped it in the ink pad on the table, then stamped it on the letter paper Liu Yun handed over, leaving a Red stamp.

The word "Li Dingguo" on the stamp is clear and unmistakable.

Ma Xintian and Li Tingyu exchanged glances, knowing that Liu Yun was indeed sent by Li Dingguo.

Because the gold seal is so exquisite and precious that ordinary craftsmen can't get it out at all. The carving of that unicorn, at least requires royal craftsmen to have that kind of craftsmanship, and it is basically confirmed that it is indeed from the Onishi Royal Family.

Now that the identity has been clarified, all that remains is to confirm what kind of medicine Li Dingguo is selling.

To put it simply, is he also imitating Zhang Xianzhong to feign surrender? After all, the Daxi Army has already destroyed the country, Zhang Xianzhong's head was cut off by the Tartars, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered, and the million-strong army that once covered the sun with banners died. Fleeing and fleeing, three of the four great princes died, and the remnants who rushed into the mountains of northern Sichuan were only Li Dingguo, who had tens of thousands of horses in his hands, and had the possibility of a comeback.

Wang Huan is not Chen Qiyu, the method of false surrender is not feasible in his army, if he is not sure, he will not accept the surrender.

"General Liu, please sit down, let's sit down and talk." Li Tingyu pondered for a while, then pointed out politely, and showed Liu Yun the seat.

"General Li is too polite. General Liu Yun is not worthy of having a seat in front of the two of you. Moreover, King Anxi is still waiting for the general's reply in the mountains. Time is running out. Please also send the letter to Mr. Wang quickly so that the general can I wish I could go back and return to my life as soon as possible." Liu Yun finally showed a hint of urgency on his resolute face, seeing that Li and Ma believed in him, he could no longer suppress the anxiety that had been concealed for a long time, and said in an urgent tone.

He couldn't help being in a hurry, Li Dingguo's army was about to run out of food and grass at this moment. In the mountains in northern Sichuan, there were few people and it was not easy to find food. Those who were less injured were not healed, wailing in pain and eventually died. Today's Li Dingguo has reached the verge of desperation. If it continues, the only way is to disperse the soldiers and hide in the mountains.

And the most important thing is that Li Dingguo was injured. He was shot in the back by a spiked arrow. Although he didn't hit the vital point, the injury became more serious due to lack of medicine.

Li Tingyu hesitated after hearing this, because Wang Huan was alone, how could he tell him that Li Dingguo was about to surrender?He couldn't reveal what happened to Wang Huan in Hanzhong, so he had to look at Ma Xintian. Ma Xintian had already calmed down, so he said bluntly: "General Liu Yun, to tell you the truth, Mr. Wang led the army, and he has already left for another place. It is hard to find, and he is not here." In the meantime, I don't know where I delivered this letter, and I can only report it to Lord Wang when he returns to the teacher, or if we have news, so we have to wait for a while."

When Liu Yun heard it, he felt as if he had been hit by a giant hammer, and his whole body loosened in vain. The exhaustion from climbing mountains and ridges and climbing rocks for several days suddenly came to his mind, his eyes lost their spirits, as if he lost his heart for a moment, and almost collapsed On the ground.

"Two generals, now King Anxi is trapped in the deep mountains, and food and clothing are hard to find. Can you, can you let us get closer to the Ming Dynasty army, donate some supplies and food, and arrange a doctor to treat Anxi King's injuries so as to tide over the difficulties?" Liu He hesitated, lowered his head a lot, and looked at Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian with hope in his eyes. When he said this, he suddenly knelt down on his knees, fell down in front of the two with a "plop", gritted his teeth and said: "The two generals Rumeng Promise, Liu Yun is willing to sacrifice his life for Daming as a soldier!"

What kind of people are Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian? They are as careful as hair. When they heard this, they immediately grasped the key points and asked in unison: "Is Li Dingguo injured?"

Liu Yun frowned sadly, almost choked with sobs, knelt on the ground and wept: "Exactly, King Anxi's surrender this time was indeed in accordance with the holy order, and there was nothing false. The two generals don't need to worry. To help, Liu Yun is willing to guarantee with his life that King Anxi will never say anything to Daming from now on, he will be loyal to the king and serve the country until his death."

The room fell silent again, Li Tingyu and Ma Xintian were silent, Li Tingyu touched his chin, Ma Xintian maintained a poker face, calm, but the glint in his eyes showed that he was thinking nervously.

After a while, Li Tingyu looked at Ma Xintian, and when Ma Xintian met his eyes, he understood what he was thinking, then smiled and nodded.

Li Tingyu looked at Liu Yun, first stretched out his hand to help him up, and then said solemnly: "Liu Yun, you must first remember that if our Kuizhou army is surrendered by the remnants of the Daxi Army, and we supply food and grass for you, and treat your illnesses and injuries, you What we should be grateful for is not the Ming court, nor the emperor, but the King Huan of Kuizhou!"

(End of this chapter)