In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 195 Finally there is a scholar

In the valley, nearly [-] Han people who were exchanged were placed in various places according to different ages, genders and identities.

Since they came in batches and belonged to three days, it didn't cause much confusion.

Most of these nearly 10 people are just ordinary young men and women. Among them, women account for [-], and men only [-].

It can be seen that when the Jurchens plundered during the Ming Dynasty, they mostly robbed women, or the men were killed because of resistance, while the women were more likely to be captured alive because they were weak.

At this moment, Zhang Xiuying, Sister Niu, Xiaocui, Gouwa Wang Wu and other elderly people were comforting different groups of people.

Zhang Xiuying took the responsibility of comforting the ladies from wealthy families and patiently explained to them.

Sister-in-law Niu led people to comfort the ordinary village women and girls, Xiaocui comforted the girls aged fourteen or fifteen, Gouwa led people to explain to the ordinary young people, and Wang Wu explained to the craftsmen. Tell.

With such equality of status and the consolation of the emotional explanation, everyone quickly felt at ease.

I also got to know the Lin Jiajun, and my heart was full of gratitude. I was grateful to the Lin Jiajun for saving them from the slaves.

Even those ladies and ladies, with Zhang Xiuying's relief, accepted the reality. Those who originally planned to find opportunities to commit suicide gave up the idea of ​​committing suicide. After all, everyone has a herd mentality.

But there were more than 200 scholars, and there was no suitable person to explain to them, so Lin Rui had to take action himself.

Among this group of scholars, there are only 30 to [-] people who are truly famous, and only two are candidates for the exam. The rest are all scholars.

Only half of the remaining people had participated in the imperial examination and were considered real scholars. The other half could only read a few words and do some arithmetic. Most of them were either account managers or the middle-aged children of wealthy families.

Although only half of them are considered true scholars, Lin Rui still attaches great importance to these people, and the treatment is the best. Not only do they eat refined salt and refined rice, but they also live in the most comfortable and clean thatched cottages.

After carefully understanding everyone's situation, Lin Rui said: "Everyone, our Lin family army is now at the time of employing people. If you are willing to stay and serve me, I will definitely use you. Of course. If you are unwilling to stay and want to leave, I will not force you to do so, and will send people to escort you back to the Ming Dynasty. I wonder if you want to leave or stay?"

No one answered immediately.

The nearly [-] bookkeepers looked at me and I looked at you, all looking hesitant, while the nearly [-] scholars secretly looked at Lin Rui, and then made their own calculations.

Lin Rui did not rush them, but ordered someone to bring a stool to sit on, and said with a gentle face: "Don't be anxious, after all, it is about your future and destiny, you can think carefully before making a decision."

"This time, the commander-in-chief saved me. I am really grateful. I should have stayed and served the commander-in-chief to repay the kindness of the commander-in-chief for saving me. However, I still have a loving mother who needs to be taken care of at home. I hope the commander-in-chief can forgive me. !”

The two candidates were both in their 30s. After looking at each other, one of them stood up and bowed to Lin Rui with a look of reluctance in his eyes.

"Hey, as the saying goes, my parents are not far away. Mr. Huang cares about his family and his pure filial piety. I admire him very much. Naturally, it is inconvenient to force him to stay!" Lin Rui waved his hand.

"Thank you, handsome!"

Huang Juren was also very happy and hurriedly thanked him again.

Everyone was a little worried at first, but seeing that Lin Rui was so easy to talk to, they were convinced that he was indeed a benevolent person.

So many people stood up one after another. First they expressed their gratitude to Lin Rui for his help, then they praised Lin Rui's benevolence and righteousness. Finally, they said that they still had relatives at home and it was really inappropriate to stay there. Grassland can only repay Lin Rui's kindness in the future.

In the end, more than 200 people chose to go back to the Ming Dynasty, and more than 20 of them chose to go back. Among them, more than [-] scholars and scholars all chose to go back.

Seeing this scene, Lin Rui's face finally fell. He glanced at the scholars and the two candidates and sneered: "Haha, you are all famous talents. When you return to the Ming Dynasty, you will not only be able to continue to live a good life, but also have a good life." Master, you can also enjoy the privileges of taking the imperial examination and becoming an official. It is indeed more comfortable than staying in this remote grassland. Once you are in high school, you will be a civil servant, which is much better than following me, a grass-head king." "Big, handsome, the student is willing to stay Come down and repay the commander-in-chief for his great kindness!"

"Commander, the students are also willing to stay..."

More than 30 scholars were frightened when they saw Lin Rui's sudden change of expression and his tone of voice, and they immediately rushed to change their words and wanted to stay.

At this time, everyone was filled with regret and secretly thought that they were careless. If Lin Rui hadn't been too sincere just now, coupled with his young age, and everyone wanted to return to the Ming Dynasty, they would never have expressed their desire to go back to the Ming Dynasty in such a hurry. Go back.

"No need, forceful melons are not sweet, Takuyan, since these gentlemen want to return to the Ming Dynasty in a hurry, you will be responsible for sending them on their way without further ado!"

Lin Rui waved his hand and then gave instructions to Takuyan.

It is said that every time a man of righteousness kills dogs, a person who betrays his heart is always a scholar. He didn't believe it at first, but now he firmly believes it.

"Yes! Commander."

"Gentlemen, please mount your horses!"

Takuyan immediately called a group of cavalry and drove more than [-] horses to the scholars who were going back.

"Commander, please spare my life..."

"Commander, we are willing to stay and work for him from now on..."

These scholars were not stupid. They were so frightened that their legs became weak. They knelt on the ground and begged Lin Rui for mercy. They did not have the backbone of a scholar at all.

But this is normal. If you have the backbone, you won't be captured by the Jurchens.

"Everyone, I have gold at my knees. You are all distinguished scholars. I am not a slave, and I cannot bear the gifts from you. You should get up quickly. It is getting late, so don't delay. Get on the road quickly!”

In fact, what makes Lin Rui most angry is that the wives and daughters of these people were raped and arrested by the Jurchens, and their parents and children were also killed. However, not only did they not care whether their wives and daughters were still alive, they did not even think about keeping them. In the grassland to avenge his relatives, he only wanted to return to the Ming Dynasty and continue to live a happy life.

The cavalrymen didn't care about these scholars' pleas for mercy. After hearing this, they immediately grabbed them from the ground, forced them onto the horse's back, then turned over and mounted another horse. Under the leadership of Takuyan, they carried the scholars on their backs. Then he left and disappeared into the valley in a short time.

Lin Rui then stood up and said to the remaining scholars: "I don't want to follow you here anymore, no matter you are really smart people, or you are grateful and really want to stay, or you want to follow me to make a career." I won't care about your future. As long as you work in a down-to-earth manner from now on, I guarantee that your future will be absolutely bright. Although the conditions for my Lin Jiajun are a little more difficult now, they will get better when we get to the Loop. "

"Don't worry, Commander, I will never be like those wolf-hearted people who refuse to repay kindness and are unworthy of being a man. The student is willing to work hard for the Commander in the future!"

"The students are also willing to follow the commander to the death to repay the commander for saving his life today!"

Those scholars who stayed behind were extremely happy at this moment, and they all quickly expressed their loyalty and determination, and also angrily expressed their shame towards those people just now.

In terms of acting skills, these scholars are definitely movie kings. Lin Rui doesn't bother to care whether what they say is true or not, just treat them as true.

After all, there are so many people and materials, and without some capable and knowledgeable people to manage them, if you want to walk to the Loop, there will be many troubles on the way.

However, in the case of the thirty or so scholars, although Lin Rui would still entrust the remaining scholars with important responsibilities, he would not trust them easily.

(End of this chapter)