Lu Ming

Chapter 589 Showdown Moment

"Hahahaha!"

After Kong Youde said the key word "rebellion" so bluntly, Zhang Zhongqi looked up and laughed.The cramped cabin was filled with laughter for a moment, and Kong Youde, who was originally frightened, became a little dazed.

In fact, people with discerning eyes have always known that the actions of the traversing forces are all the "standard rebellion procedures" well known in the traditional royal society.

Besides the imperial court, which force would gather refugees on a large scale to train private soldiers?There are Yellow Turbans in the distance, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Zicheng in the near.

In other words, people who are not rushing to rebel will not do such things.

For this principle, it is not necessary to be rich and well-read poetry books, as long as the aborigines have the ability to understand storytelling, they can think of what the cross-travelers are doing.

The reason why this problem has never been brought up is not because the traversers have cleverly concealed it properly.

In the early days, it didn't attract attention, that's because the scale of the operation was small, and the traversers took advantage of the social chaos to fish in troubled waters.But in the later years, it was already considered the later stage, the giant beast had grown up overnight, not only at an astonishing speed, but also exposed its fangs and sharp claws with the help of King Qin.

By this time, the government and the opposition, including Chongzhen and his think tanks, although they did not say anything, they must all have a clear understanding in private: one cannot force a certain force to rebel, otherwise the harm will far exceed that of the Eastern Captives.

With this understanding, combined with the current bad situation "at home and abroad", then Chongzhen, and all those who have malicious intentions towards the traversing forces, can actually do little: "There are priorities and urgency, and we will wait for the court to get over this." Take a breath and then draw it slowly."

This mentality is the optimal solution under the current state of the imperial court, and it is also the only solution.

However, the traveler also thought so.

For a savagely growing industrial group, the strength of the group will increase significantly with each passing day, and its growth rate is far beyond that of a traditional agricultural society.

What's more, Daming is running around now, not to mention taking a breath, he is almost dying.

Today's genuine time-traversing people, because they not only have mastered history, but also have information artifacts such as telegrams and social statistics, they are very aware of the gap between their own strength and the current Ming society.

A more clear statement is that these people have long been lawless, because they know the fact that the court has nothing to do with their brothers.

This kind of insolent mentality is in the "actual control zone" in the south, and now there is no need to hide it.That is to say, in the north far away from the old nest, it is probably necessary to restrain a little.

This is also the reason why Zhang Zhongqi laughed out loud today: He never thought that the problem he was still trying to cover up, this little general who was only considered a "humble" member of the Ming system, would actually speak so openly come out.

Kong Youde's actions made Zhang Zhongqi both funny and vigilant.

It's funny because the mind is exposed.This made Zhang Zhongqi realize that it was too obvious what she wanted to do for an outsider who didn't blend in with the times, and was immediately noticed by the natives, making it ridiculous that she was still covering up.

The vigilance is also due to the same reason: after all, he is working in the "enemy-occupied area" in the north, and it seems that he has to restrain himself in the future, so as not to be seen through by the aborigines secretly.

After figuring out the problem, Zhang Zhongqi stopped laughing.

The next moment, he stared at Kong Youde with great interest, and uttered a very interesting line in later generations: "Brother Ruitu, I found that you have a lot of feelings?"

Before Kong Youde could answer, Zhang Zhongqi smiled and waved his hands again: "We won't create a rebellion. After all, Uncle Cao is loyal and brave. Everyone is loyal to the court. Everyone is a loyal subject. ,Am I right?"

"You don't need to be nervous, brother." Zhang Zhongqi continued to work: "Today we are mainly talking about the unity and joint construction between brothers and units. Why don't you get acquainted with an old brother?"

Kong Youde's expression was a little dull, his thoughts were chaotic at this moment.

To put it bluntly, after all, he is just a native young man, and his way of thinking is still that of a "normal enlightened person".So when Kong Youde found out that what he was caught off guard today turned out to be a "head-off" conspiracy, his nerves were completely tense.

But what surprised him was the other party's free and easy, bold, and meaningless.

Before, he thought that this should be a whisper under the shadow of a candle, a conversation among conspiratorialists that contained negative emotions such as hatred, threats, alienation, and solicitation.

But the reality is that the other party has no scruples to get straight to the point, using words such as "brother" and "unity" on their lips.What is brotherly solidarity?Changed to the way of speaking of the Ming people, that is, "the side will collude and conspire to commit crimes." Throughout the dynasties, this is a clear and obvious crime of copying the family and exterminating the clan.

Not only that, Kong Youde found that the other party seemed to be really unaware of the seriousness of the "private traffic connection".It seems that in Zhang Baihu's mouth, as long as the flag is not openly raised for rebellion, the act of "merely" providing some military supplies and food to "friendly troops" is only to the extent of "recognizing a relative" and is not considered rebellion?

The most exaggerated thing is, from the slightly joking words and expressions of the other party, Kong Youde found that this man really didn't take the emperor and the court seriously, and ignored the former in his words.

Normally, such audacious emotions are reserved for fools.So is this one surnamed Zhang a fool?Obviously not.

In other words, they have the confidence to be so arrogant.

Where is the confidence? 4000 real Tartar heads?Night vision skills?Strong guns?
So Kong Youde's expression was a little dull.

After a long time, Kong Youde, who had figured out the joints, finally digested it.However, when he wanted to say something, he opened his mouth a few times, but he didn't know what to say to the "lunatic" in front of him.

In the end, the confused Kong Youde had no choice but to grit his teeth, folded his fists and bowed, lowered his head and said, "Your Demeng Cao and all of you are so loving, I am very surprised."

"There is only one thing: this matter is of great importance. If you are virtuous, one person may not be the master. I hope you will be more tolerant."

"Good talk, good talk."

Kong Youde's reaction had been expected by Zhang Zhongqi.After all, among the generals in Dengzhou, Kong Youde is only the leader of the Dongjiang Alliance, and does not have the rank of a big brother who has the final say.For such a big matter, he at least had to go back and discuss it with his true sworn brother Geng Zhongming.

The next moment, Zhang Zhongqi raised Kong Youde's arm, and lightly patted the back of his hand twice: "Brother, please discuss with your colleagues when you go back, and plan carefully."

"As for me, there is no rush. It doesn't matter whether there is a result or not. From tomorrow onwards, we will continue as usual. We will always be friends."

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhongqi thought of something again: "But there is one thing, my brother needs to be careful."

At this time, Kong Youde saw that the other party was treating him gently, as if he understood Long Live, and his nervousness was also relaxed a lot: "Please advise me, my lord."

"The so-called monarch loses his ministers if he is not secret, and his ministers lose his body if he is not secret. My brother is going to prepare for this, so be careful not to leak the news."

Having said this, Zhang Zhongqi leaned back in the chair and took the teacup easily: "In case something goes wrong, brother, I will take a boat and go to Mr. Cao. The emperor is kind and probably won't say anything. It's just a brother." If you live under the fence, it will be difficult to explain to the court at that time."

"So this guy understands it in his heart!" Kong Youde knew very well that half of his foot had been dyed indigo by stepping on a pirate boat.However, as the other party said, he is alone and has no right to bargain with any force at the moment, so Kong Youde can only bow deeply, then turn around and leave the hatch.

The rest of the night was peaceful.

In the second half of the night, the fleet practiced regular night subjects off the coast of Dengzhou, and invited guests to observe it together.But at this time, Kong Youde was out of his mind, so naturally he was not in the mood to watch the exercise, so he went back to the cabin to rest early on the excuse of feeling uncomfortable.

Early the next morning, the fleet entered Dengzhou Water Gate and returned to Hong Kong to anchor.

After bidding farewell to their masters, the Dongjiang generals rode on the mounts brought by the soldiers who had been waiting at the pier, thumped out of the city, and returned to the barracks outside the city in a short while.

When we got here, it was the territory of Kong Youde's generation.So after everyone got off their horses, they quickly entered the camp official's house. After reaching the innermost small house, Kong Youde waved away all the soldiers and subordinates, and then locked the door with his backhand.

Geng Zhongming, who had already been hinted by Kong Youde on the way, saw his brother's behavior as if he was facing a big enemy, and immediately realized that he was connecting with the southerners.So his brows and eyes were full of excitement, and he opened his mouth eagerly to ask: "My dear brother, do you have your eyebrows?"

"looks?"

Kong Youde was not excited at this time, but looked exhausted, leaning his shoulder against the back of the door, and said with a wry smile: "There are eyebrows, there are big eyebrows."

After a while, after listening to Kong Youde's narration, several people were as dumbfounded as last night, and no one said a word for a long time.

How to put it this way, it’s a bit like a tiger being pushed to hunt by the public, but a dinosaur was accidentally dragged back, or he roasted himself and sprinkled salt and sesame seeds on the dinosaur lying at the door of the tiger’s den. The tiger’s nest now has some numb claws , I don't know how to deal with it.

The generals of the Dongjiang runaway clan were basically classified according to the "children and nephews" recognized by Mao Wenlong in Dongjiang Town.

Like Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, both were adopted sons of Mao Wenlong, while Li Jiuzheng was adopted grandson, so their seniority and status were fixed at that time.

Since Kong Youde was one of Mao Wenlong's adopted sons who were most valued by Mao Wenlong back then, he has been passed down along the way, and now he is also the nominal speaker of the Runaway Clan.

Now the speaker needs everyone's input.

In the end, Geng Zhongming, who was the most enthusiastic about contacting the southerners, stared at Kong Youde slowly after thinking for a long time and said, "This matter should be taken seriously! We finally settled down in Dengzhou, so why should we make trouble for that lord? "

Everyone was stunned when they heard this: No one expected that Geng Zhongming, who was originally the most enthusiastic, sang a cold tune instead.

I don't want to think about the next moment, but someone laughed dryly: "Brother Yuntai, don't put gold on your face. They have a boatload of cannons, guns, guns, food and silver, and we need to get millet out of the fire?"

"In my opinion." The voice sounded again coldly: "The person surnamed Cao is nothing more than an idler, no different from raising a dog."

(End of this chapter)