Nanming Engineer

Chapter 5 The Lobbyist
Li Tingyu narrowed his eyes, looked Wang Huan up and down, and asked in surprise, "Have you ever been a soldier?"

Wang Huan said: "The small family has been farming for generations, and has never been in the army."

Li Tingyu snorted coldly: "This general has been a soldier all his life, either on the battlefield or in the barracks, so where did you recognize this general?"

Wang Huan coughed and thought, "Of course it's in the history books."But he didn't dare to say these words, and when he rolled his eyes, he immediately had an excuse.

"Before the villain entered Yangzhou City, he lived outside the city. I was fortunate enough to meet him when he was on patrol, so he knew him." Wang Huan spoke eloquently, and he spoke impeccably.

Li Tingyu thought about it for a while, and remembered that when Liu Liangzuo and Liu Liangzuo went to deploy defenses near Yangzhou, they did patrol outside every day. At that time, there were refugees in a radius of tens of miles outside Yangzhou city. It was normal for someone to see him because of this.

Thinking about it this way, Li Tingyu lost [-]% of his guard, his tone eased, and he asked again: "The monk's house is lined up here, how did you know that I lived in this room as soon as you entered this courtyard?"

Wang Huan respectfully replied: "Sir General, it's very easy. The whole row of houses, only yours is still lit, and the others have already gone out to kill people and rob things. The house is dark and quiet, so I know Your Excellency lives here?"

Speaking of this, Li Yan behind Wang Huan sneered and said, "You have such a cunning mouth. Could it be that the one who stays here can't be someone else, but must be Lord General?"

Wang Huan smiled after hearing this, looked up at Li Tingyu, his eyes were as calm as a pool of autumn water, and said slowly: "Because I know that Lord General is not that kind of person!"

Li Tingyu's expression did not change, he stared at Wang Huan expressionlessly and said, "Oh? Then what kind of person am I?"

"Loyal to the king, protect the country, protect the country, endure what ordinary people can't bear, do what ordinary people can't do, a dignified man, a truly great husband!" Wang Huan met Li Tingyu's gaze without fear, and said.

These few words were spoken forcefully and resoundingly, and as soon as the words came out, the hut suddenly fell silent.

Wang Huan's heart was actually dripping with sweat, and these few flattery words made a lot of noise. Although Li Tingyu deserved these few words for what he had done all his life, he had to be thick-skinned if he wanted to speak righteously like Wang Huan just do.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Li Tingyu's face turned from black to blue, and then turned into a constant color. Wang Huan knew that he had been slapped on the ass of a horse, and he couldn't help being overjoyed.

After being silent for a while, Li Tingyu grinned at the corner of his mouth, chuckled a few times in a low voice, and asked with a smile: "Little monk, who taught you these words?"

Wang Huan suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said seriously: "It was not taught by others, it is all the words of the villain."

"Fart!" Li Tingyu's complexion changed, and he said angrily, "I turned my back on the battlefield and surrendered before the battle. What kind of man is he? You little bald donkey is talking nonsense, using words to tease and mock me! I cut you off! !"

The burly man was angry and made a gesture to draw the knife, but his movements were very slow, he didn't stand up for a long time, his eyes kept staring at Wang Huan without moving his nest.

Wang Huan was startled at first, and secretly thought that this soldier turned his face on what he said, without even saying hello, did he get used to beheading people?When he saw Li Tingyu's eyes, staring at his own face, his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly understood: So this soldier is still worried about him and wants to test himself!

With a sharp mind, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart: Damn you!People say that soldiers are upright and straightforward, with only one tendon in their brains. Why is this Li Tingyu with a fox-like brain, so cunning as hell!

Wang Huan twisted his neck and shouted in a hoarse voice: "The general doesn't believe me, and I can't help it. It's better to die under the general's knife than to die under the Qing dog's knife!"

Li Tingyu and Li Yan's expressions changed drastically when they heard the sound. One turned to take out a knife and covered Wang Huan's mouth, while the other lay on the crack of the door and looked outside with a nervous expression.

Wang Huan was overjoyed: Your grandma's bear told you to scare me, it's your fault if I didn't scare me to death!He had observed it when he came, and there were no ghosts in this monastery except for this house, so he dared to yell like this.

Li Yan lay on the door for a long time, and after confirming that it was safe, he turned around and gestured to Li Tingyu with a dark face.Li Tingyu let out a long breath, let go of the big hand covering Wang Huan's mouth, sat back on the bunk, grabbed the tea bowl on the table and drank it in one gulp, glared at Wang Huan and said, "You little monk, it's really true to say these words. Are you not afraid of beheading?"

Hearing his calm tone, Wang Huan knew that the big man had already developed a sense of trust in him, so he immediately struck while the iron was hot, and said in a sad tone: "Decapitation? The villain has put life and death aside from the day his family was killed. If you lose your family and die, if you stay here, you can't save the country and defend against the enemy, and you can't defend your family and benevolent, what's the difference between being dead and dying?"

Li Tingyu jumped up against the table and said in a low voice: "What a life and death disregard! Little monk, what's your name? Have you ever read a book?"

Wang Huan said: "The villain's surname is Wang, and his single name is Huan. He has read books when he was young, and he is proficient in writing and ink."

Li Tingyu clapped his palms and said with a smile: "Okay, I am short of a scholar, why don't you just follow me, and don't be such a boring monk."

Li Yan was very anxious when he heard the sound, and said: "My lord, this monk's origin is unknown, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to let him follow us!"

Li Tingyu smiled and said: "It's okay, people who dare to scold Qing dogs in the Qing army barracks in this world will not be greedy for life and afraid of death, servile and servile. Although Wang Huan is young, he is not young. Let him follow us. Maybe I can train a talent for the country, but it’s not necessarily true.”

Wang Huan was overjoyed, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "Wang Huan thank you General for taking me in!"

Li Tingyu supported Wang Huan's arm with his big hand. Wang Huan felt as if a crane was supporting him, and stood up involuntarily. I'm afraid I'll win a gold medal in weightlifting.

Li Tingyu said in a deep voice: "Let's talk nonsense, why did you say you wanted to save us?"

Wang Huan licked his lips, thought for a while and said: "General, but these few days are you planning to leave the Qing army and go west to Sichuan alone?"

Not only Li Tingyu, but also Li Yan, who was standing behind Wang Huan, was shocked. He almost drew his knife again, because Li Tingyu was unwilling to work for the Manchus and intended to escape and go back. Only the two of them knew about it, and they didn't even communicate with each other on weekdays. Ming said, how did this young monk know?

Wang Huan saw that Li Tingyu's face was ashen, and he stood still, but when he looked back, Li Yan seemed to be desperate to kill people, knowing that he could no longer pretend to be high-minded, and immediately said eagerly: "General, Wang Huan has a heart to expel Jian State slave, the idea of ​​restoring Daming's rivers and mountains, please don't dislike Wang Huan's poor background, this life will be given to the general from now on!"

If you don't show your loyalty at this time, if Li Yan's knife can't be controlled and cuts off, then everything will be over.

Wang Huan's tone was sincere and unaffected, Li Tingyu couldn't believe it, Wang Huan peeked and saw Li Tingyu's face was cloudy and cloudy, it took him a long time to calm down, he sat down slowly, let out a breath, and asked: "Little monk , I have taken you in, so I will naturally bring you by my side, but, how do you know that I am going westward?"

Wang Huanxin said: How do I know?Of course it's in the history books.

Thinking this way in his heart, he said another way: "The general speaks with a Sichuan accent, and the soldiers he leads are white soldiers. The villain concludes that the general must be under the command of Qin Liangyu, the general soldier of Sichuan. He served under Liu Liangzuo because of the imperial dispatch. After Liu Zongbing surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he was the commander-in-chief of the front. As his general, he should be in the same high position as him, but the general refused to accept it and was willing to be an ordinary soldier. This is unreasonable. I would like to join forces with the Qing dog, but it also shows that the general does not want to serve the Qing army. Since he does not want to be under the fence, he will leave sooner or later. If he wants to leave, it is better to leave sooner than later, because later will change, maybe Liu Liangzuo will be transferred If you go to other places, if the distance is far, it will be even more inconvenient to go back to Sichuan, so the villain boldly speculates that the general will definitely leave within a few days."

Wang Huan's speech was cadenced and clear, and Li Tingyu and Li Yan were dumbfounded, and every sentence spoke to their hearts. Li Tingyu was originally a soldier of Qin Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, and he followed the general many times. Participated in the battle against the Qing army and the extermination of the peasant army, and was promoted to a general after accumulating meritorious service. Because the Ming court had few combat-capable troops left, the white-armed soldiers in Sichuan were brave and good at fighting, so they were assigned to Liu Liangzuo to participate in the defense of Nanjing, but Liu Liangzuo was greedy and afraid Li Tingyu had nowhere to go, so he had to follow Liu Liangzuo and fled east and west until he finally surrendered to the Qing army.But Li Tingyu was very unwilling, thinking about going back to Sichuan all the time, and planned to take action in the past few days, but Wang Huan said nothing about it today, so he was shocked.

Li Tingyu opened his mouth for a long time before asking in surprise: "Little monk, are you really just a little monk?"

Wang Huan raised his hands to the sky and said: "To be honest, the teacher who learned to read when I was young was a great Confucian who was not born in the world. He was proficient in everything from astronomy and geography to Buddhist monks. The villain followed him for a few years and learned a little. That's all."

After saying that, he said sadly: "It's a pity that the old man is old and passed away several years ago."

Li Tingyu was relieved. No wonder this young monk was so mysterious. It turned out to be an expert professor. When he thought about it, it made sense. He was immediately overjoyed: This Wang Huan seems to be a talent. With such a few clues, he can deduce With so many Taoisms out there, be sure not to let the Qing soldiers snatch them away.

So Li Tingyu asked again: "But, you said you want to save me, so what happened?"

Wang Huan said: "General, do you intend to contact the old white-armed soldiers in Liu Liangzuo's army and return to Sichuan together?"

Li Tingyu and Li Yan were once again stunned. You know, they hadn't done it yet, they were just thinking about it in their minds. How did Wang Huan know about it again?

(End of this chapter)