Nanming Engineer

Chapter 42
Zu Bian clasped his fists, cupped his hands at Li Tingyu and said: "Master Li has treated my brothers from my ancestors with great kindness. My ancestors will always remember this in their hearts. In the future, they will definitely obey orders and repay your kindness!"

Li Tingyu heheed twice, responded casually, squinted his eyes and smiled and said: "Zu Bian, this person is a high-ranking official, kill him, you will have no way out, you have to think clearly."

This was what Wang Huan had just taught him. He said it now just to stimulate Zu Bian and make the idiot's nerves more excited. As long as he kills Li Wancai, he will no longer think about surrendering to the Qing court. From then on From now on, I can only work for myself wholeheartedly. This can be regarded as a pledge of honor.

Li Tingyu didn't have this idea at first, he just wanted to give Zu Bian a favor, as to whether Zu Bian killed Li Wancai, it didn't matter, anyway, even if Li Wancai fled back, he would have already gone far away.Wang Huan saw much farther. He knew very well that when the white soldiers left, there would be only a few people left on the lake, including Ma Quan. Zu Bian's killing of Li Wancai is an insurance policy, which can effectively prevent the pirates from going back on their word and killing a third-rank official of the Qing court. With the character of a Manchurian, will he still greet you with kind words?

So Li Tingyu said the most insidious words on his lips, and at the same time he was slandering in his heart: "Students are vicious, this trick seems simple, but it cut off the back road of the brothers of the ancestors. The palm of my hand is in the palm of my hand, but I am still hypocritically persuading, this is really cheap and good-looking. It is still ruthless enough to consult!"

Sure enough, when Zu Bian heard Li Tingyu's words, the blue veins on his forehead bulged a few times, and he walked quickly towards Li Wancai who was on the ground without saying a word. The blade of the knife came out.

Li Wancai was so distraught that he twisted his tied body on the ground and screamed: "I am a third-grade official. If you don't kill me, you can say anything. Give me money if you want..."

Before he could say what promise he was going to make, Zu Bian's knife had already slashed his neck like a flash of lightning. The light of the knife flashed like lightning, and Zu Bian threw the knife casually, "嘡啷"It fell to the ground with a sound, and Wang Huan glanced at it. There was not even a little blood on the blade.

The second half of Li Wancai's sentence was stuck in his throat, and he stood stiffly on the ground, maintaining a horrified expression, as if he had been immobilized, and remained motionless until Zu turned around and walked away. It just fell from the neck with a bang, and a column of blood more than a foot high spurted out, flew into the air, and then turned into a blood rain and fell all over the sky.

Although Zu Bian had already walked away, a few drops of blood rained onto his face, making his ferocious face look even more terrifying. Wang Huan's calf flickered involuntarily. It was the first time I saw it, but Wang Huan, who had traveled through time, was still not used to it. Seeing the head rolling on the ground, and the contents of his stomach swirling around his throat a few times, he finally managed not to spit it out on the spot.

"My lord, since Zu Bian and my elder brother are lucky enough to be human again, they will cherish them in every possible way. Please rest assured, my lord, we only care about Mr. Li in our hearts. As for Qinggou, even if there is no adult to recruit this time, we will I don't care about it, the brothers of the Zu family have never thought about whether there is a way to retreat or not!" Zu Bian walked to Li Tingyu and said loudly.

Listening to his words, Wang Huan didn't mention Ming Ting half a word, and his words were all Master Li, and he knew in his heart that this was a common practice in the army at the end of Ming Dynasty.Since the last years of Chongzhen, the generals and governors of various places have been independent warlords. They have supported their own troops in their respective territories, and the imperial court has no way of controlling them. They have formed independent kingdoms. Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang has even controlled the tax revenue and the appointment and removal of officials, which is even more arrogant than the emperor.These situations are very clear at the ancestral side where the Li family, the ancestor of the Liaodong warlord, stayed.

Moreover, the imperial court has not paid any troops other than the four major towns for many years. Therefore, Zu Bian surrendered to Li Tingyu, and then he was Li Tingyu's private soldier. Naturally, he should be loyal to Li Tingyu, not to the Ming court.This is also an important reason why the Ming army was huge but vulnerable at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Shi Kefa defended Yangzhou alone, but no one responded to the rescue order issued by the Guiwei Pavilion, which is a typical example.Everyone has their own little calculations, who cares about the survival of your court.

Li Tingyu was very straightforward, and directly pulled Wang Huan to his side, and introduced Zu Bian: "Zu Bian, this is the counselor in our army, Mr. Wang Huan, the trusted military advisor of the general, and all the strategies and plans are from the counselor Wang Huan." Hand, he is the brawn in our army, without him, I am afraid that this general would have died countless times, from now on, his words will be equal to this general's words, you must strictly follow the counselor's order."

Wang Huan clasped his hands in a salute, and said with a smile, "Lord Zu, Wang Huan is being polite."

Although the Zubian people are a bit straightforward and honest, they are not stupid. From the beginning of the confusion, Wang Huan pointed at his nose and cursed, he felt that this bald boy had an extraordinary position in Li Tingyu's army. Think about it Hey, a boy with no hair at all, dare to stand up and scold the opponent's general when the two armies are facing each other. This kind of courage is extraordinary. Those scoldings with righteous words are still in my ears. , Depressing.And from Li Tingyu's introduction, this person seems to be the brains of the white-armed soldiers, and he is the number two figure in the army. Although he doesn't look like a person, Li Tingyu said it himself, so it can't be fake!
So Zu Bian hastily cupped his hands and returned the salute: "My lord, I offended you at first, so please forgive me. From now on, please take care of me. Zu Bian will definitely remember it, and respect the orders of the military advisors."

After saying that, the three of them looked at each other and smiled, and the murderous aura dissipated immediately.

At this time, it was getting late, and after a day, Mudun Island had changed. The banner of "walking for the sky" was taken down. The future development direction is waiting for Wang Huan to clarify.

Li Tingyu brought all his men to Mudun Island, preparing to rest on the island overnight, while Zu Bian, with the cooperation of Ma Quan, was busy. The water thieves on the island who were willing to stay would continue to stay on the island. , re-register and verify the number of people. From now on, these people will have fixed pay, which will be paid according to the standards of Ming soldiers.Those who don't want to stay will be given a small severance package and left to fend for themselves.Of course, it doesn't mean that you can stay if you want to. Wang Huan and Ma Quan personally checked and lined up to check all the water thieves. The focus was to ask about their life experience and visually inspect their bodies. Anyone who has a wife and children to support at home, or an only son. , The thin and useless ones, the timid and cowardly people who are just living for food, are all sent away, and only the elite and strong ones are left.

Wang Huan made a very clear plan. In the next one or two years, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River will become more serious every year, and the chaotic situation will not change much. Springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain, various forces take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. In this situation, a large number of people is of no use. On the contrary, a capable soldier can make a difference in a messy environment, so stay weak Strong, Ma Quan and others can have the strength to grow according to their own ideas.

(End of this chapter)