Chapter 11 Qiu Hejia
Although Jiang Yi understood, unfortunately, Yang Xiong and Gao Meng were still full of doubts. Li Xin sighed. Jiang Yi might not be as good as Yang Xiong and Gao Meng, but if he was so alert, the latter would be far inferior to the former. It was as if Jiang Yi was a commander during a war, while Yang Xiong and Gao Meng could only be generals charging into battle. This is the difference between the two, so Li Xin ordered Jiang Yi.
Another hour later, a huge city appeared in front of everyone. Everyone couldn't help but take a breath. Even if Li Xin saw the modern high-rise buildings, this was not the first city that Li Xin and others saw. It was also the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing City, which had seen in the Ming Dynasty, but at this moment, it was unprecedentedly shocked to face Jinzhou City. But I think it was true that on this vast Guandong Plain, the city was originally very rare. More importantly, this Jinzhou City was the last line of defense in Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty did not know how much effort it took to build this place. The city was no less solid than that in Beijing City.
"Young Master, are you watching that boy waiting?" Gao Meng suddenly pointed at a group of people under the city gate and said. Everyone looked at him, "Who is Zu Zerun?" He was leading a team of cavalry under the city gate. Although he couldn't see his expression clearly, he could imagine it. He was probably looking proud on his face!
"What a villain." Yang Xiong said disdainfully. Jiang Yi's mouth twitched, and a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.
"Haha! He is an official, and I am a criminal, it's nothing." Li Xin waved his hand and said, "Besides, although I am a criminal, I will not be under his control when I arrive in Jinzhou. Governor Qiu will not let me, a scholar, be insulted by him!" Li Xin said this correctly. In the Ming Dynasty or, since the Song Dynasty, the status of a literati increased greatly. In the Ming Dynasty, the military commander of a province was called the general, but in front of the governor, the general had no status, and even in front of ordinary county magistrates, the general was the general.
There is no way to do anything about it. This shows how the status of scholars in the Ming Dynasty was. Although Li Xin was a descendant of the official, in the eyes of Qiu Hejia and others, no matter whether he was a descendant of the official or not, he was a scholar, and his identity did not change at all. Let Li Xin work hard with the criminals and be bullied by the military gangsters. Once this kind of thing is spread, Qiu Hejia's reputation in the scholars will be destroyed. It is also because of this that Li Xin has such thoughts and is not afraid of Zu Zerun.
"Haha, isn't this Mr. Li's? Why did you bring this wooden shackle again?" When everyone walked downstairs, Zu Zerun knocked on the war horse slowly, raised the whip in his hand and pointed at Li Xin, sneering: "No matter what your identity is, remember that this is Liaodong. In this Liaodong, my Zu family has the final say. Haha!" Zu Zerun laughed out loud.
"So, your ancestor's family is the King of Liaodong. I really don't know when Your Majesty has appointed a King of Liaodong. Or your ancestor's family is preparing to become independent in Liaodong." Li Xin's face was cold, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he snorted coldly: "Zu Zerun, you are so brave. Do you want to rebel, or do your father Zu Dashou want to rebel, or maybe you have already colluded with the Donglu to exchange Liaodong for your identity as the King of Liaodong?"
"You, you are being presumptuous, you are slandering." Zu Zerun looked frightened, and looked around with his eyes wandering, as if he was afraid that someone would overheard him. You should know that this was the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei, the East Factory and the West Factory's spies were all famous. More importantly, his father is still hiding in the military camp, fearing that the Jinyiwei will come to him. At this time, if Li Xin's words were heard by those spies, his family would become even worse than Li Xin if they were not well done.
"I'm arrogant? I think you are bold." Li Xin sneered with power in his eyes, "You spread your horse and snare your troops, showing off your power. Our court has a clear order. It is not when the Ministry of War mobilizes or fights, and it is considered to be a rebellion. How many cavalry have you called now? It's not for marching and fighting, but for taking your treasure bow. Zu Zerun, can you really think that the Guanning Iron Cavalry belongs to your ancestors? Remember, this is Jinzhou, the land of the Ming Dynasty. Here, the emperor is the heaven, and the emperor's final word. What are you? Can you replace His Majesty the Emperor?"
"You, you are pure slander." Zu Zerun's eyes were full of horror, and there was no such thing as the rampant just now. At this time, Li Xin in front of him was the demon who ate people and did not vomit bones. He didn't dare to show up in front of Li Xin at all, for fear that Li Xin would say something next. He was so scared that he quickly led his cavalry and roared away, and he didn't dare to stay here. His expression was extremely embarrassed.
"Leave?" Yang Xiong looked at the cavalry in surprise, with his eyes wide open. He didn't understand why Zu Zerun, who had just shown his might, retreated so easily, and his expression was extremely embarrassed.
"If he doesn't leave, the young master will kill him." Jiang Yi also looked at Li Xin with curious eyes. Originally, he was thinking about what method to save Li Xin's life, but he didn't expect that Li Xin would scare Zu Zerun away in just a few words. Although he might not cause trouble for Li Xin in the future when he reacts in the future, it is not now. And after that, as long as he joins Qiu Hejia's military soldiers, he and others can save Li Xin's life.
"Young Master, I have disliked him for a long time. I just wanted to cut him off." Gao Meng said with a muffled groan.
"Don't worry, there are opportunities." Li Xin looked at the towering Jinzhou City in front of him, and a trace of thought appeared in his eyes. He was thinking about how to get close to Qiu Hejia. On the land of Liaodong, Li Xin faced death at any time, and in front of him, the Jin army invaded at any time, and there, Zu Zerun would obviously not let him go.
"Is Mr. Li Xin and Mr. Li in front?" At this moment, a man dressed in a yamen runner rushed out on a war horse.
"The villain is Li Xin." Li Xin looked at the person in front of him with curiosity, not understanding how anyone in Liaodong would know him. He thought he was just a prisoner, but he was called a young master by the other party. A scholar can be called a young master, but if he was just a scholar who made a mistake, how could he be respected?
"After Governor Qiu's yamen runner Sun Er, on the order of Governor Qiu, came to ask the young master to go to the government office to speak." When the yamen runner saw Li Xin, he did not dare to be arrogant. He jumped off his horse and quickly bowed his hand and said.
"Governor Qiu invites me?" Li Xin looked at the yamen runner named Sun Er in surprise. He didn't understand why he didn't know Qiu Hejia, so how could he know him? And he came so coincidental that he was discovered by the other party as soon as he arrived in Jinzhou. Is there really such a good thing in the world?
"That's true. The villain dares not deceive the young master." Sun Er said quickly.
"Since that's the case, please ask Captain Sun to lead the way." Li Xin thought about it and decided to see Qiu Hejia. Don't say that he was thinking about how to defect to Qiu Hejia now. The most important thing is that looking at Sun Er's attitude, it seems that Qiu Hejia still has a good impression of himself. Since this is the case, it is possible to rely on Qiu Hejia to find a way out.
"Young Master is so lucky to be able to escape from General Zu Zerun." Sun Er led Li Xin and others into Jinzhou City. This Jinzhou City was probably located in the border area, and most of the people who caught Li Xin's eyes were heroic people.
"The Major General Zu probably just scares villains." Li Xin was secretly surprised that Qiu Hejia had inquired about Zu Zerun and his affairs clearly. How long did it take to know his affairs? Now it seems that Qiu Hejia is not a simple person. He is probably also arranged for attention in Zu Dashou's army.
"He is not scaring the young master. In this Jinzhou City, Major General Zu killed countless people, and I don't know how many thugs died at the hands of the major general." Sun Er sneered: "Only the young master is a honest person, can he say that thug like this."
Li Xin just laughed dryly when he heard this, but sighed in his heart. In this border area of the Ming Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty was eyeing each other, and civil officials and military officials were still fighting each other. How could the Ming Dynasty not perish in this way?
Everyone passed the street, and there were constant hawking sounds along the way. With the brief victory of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, Jinzhou City gradually became lively. There were countless merchants coming and going from south to north, and there were even more people like Zhang Yifu. However, these people were very curious when they looked at Li Xin. Although they were wearing prison clothes, they were at least coming. The yamen runners around did not look like escorts, but rather were like servants serving. It was very surprising.
In less than a moment, a huge building appeared in front of Li Xin, with the words "Jinzhou Government Office" written on it. Under the plaque, an old man in his forties and fifties could stand under the eaves of dripping water in his Taoist robe. His cheeks were deep, his temples were faintly white, his eyebrows were frowning, and although a trace of depth appeared in his eyes, it was more solemn.
"The villain takes Master Li back." When Sun Er saw the old man, he quickly bowed.
"Little man Li Xin pays homage to the governor." Seeing this, Li Xin didn't know that the person wearing Taoist robe in front of him was Qiu Hejia, the governor of Liaodong. What he didn't know was that Qiu Hejia not only came out to greet him in person, but also wore Taoist robe. In the Ming Dynasty, Taoist robe was just a regular clothing for people, not the kind of Taoist robe that became monks and Taoists.
"You don't have to be too polite to nephew." When Qiu Hejia saw Li Xin, he quickly stepped forward and helped him up. His thin hands seemed extremely powerful. Although Li Xin was full of courage, he was unwilling to worship others and stand up again.
"My brother Ren Zhi can have a son like you, even if he is in the nine springs, he can still keep his eyes closed." Qiu Hejia looked at Li Xin for a moment, then took Li Xin's hand and patted gently: "It's a pity that I am far away in Liaodong. If I hadn't gotten the letter from my brother Resurrect, I wouldn't know about Ren Zhi." Qiu Hejia sighed in his words.
Chapter completed!