Ming Dynasty: Summoning game players at the beginning

Chapter 287 His Highness’s Kindness Will Never Be Repaid

The Jin brothers' moods have undergone several 180-degree turns recently.

On the day they first entered Hanyang, the people along the street shouted "Long live" to them. They were as excited as if it were a festival. They felt that they had become heroes who saved the country and the people, and a strong sense of pride arose spontaneously.

But then the prince was placed under house arrest, and the official promises of "eliminating humiliation" and "rewards" were never fulfilled. When they and the volunteers went to the palace to ask to see the prince, they were all scolded and sent away by the imperial guards.

If the heavenly soldiers had not come to the rescue, the imperial guards outside the palace would have come up and beaten them up.

At that time, Jin Wu's mood fell to the bottom. The "noble default" that he had been worried about finally happened.

It feels like a worker who has worked hard for half a year but didn’t get paid a penny and was even escorted out by security.

However, when he was really let down by the nobles, he did not grit his teeth in hatred as he had in the past.

Perhaps it was because he had never expected anything from the nobility, or perhaps it was because he still had fifty taels of silver rewarded by the heavenly soldiers, so his achievement was not in vain.

At worst, he and his two brothers could still go back to Ming Dynasty with the heavenly soldiers to make a living.

But suddenly one night, he heard bursts of shouting and killing coming from the direction of the palace, and the next day he heard that the prince had suppressed the rebellion and ascended to the throne.

Jin Wu did not dare to doubt the prince's "loyalty", but he also knew that it was definitely a good thing for the prince to ascend to the throne!
As soon as the new king took office, he killed several "disloyal" ministers, and then sent people to frantically hunt down "pro-Tatar" officials.

Jin Wu didn't know who was actually colluding with the Tartars, but he knew that no fewer than thirty yangban in Beijing had their properties confiscated, and the number was constantly rising...

Then the new king waved his hand and announced that all the volunteers who followed the royal army south would receive rewards.

Commoners were rewarded with official land confiscated from criminals, and slaves were stripped of their status as slaves.

What surprised Jin Wu even more was that His Highness announced that the first 500 volunteers who had made great contributions should all enter the palace, and His Highness would personally commend them, especially the Jin brothers.

Even His Highness has heard of their feat in capturing the slave chief.

The Jin brothers were immediately shocked.

There is nothing more surprising than "reaching the ears of heaven", which means the remaining 4,950 taels of reward are secure!

Although the heavenly soldiers said that the capital was a city lying on a cesspool, it was extremely prosperous to them, and the palace was even more "grand".

The moment Jin Wu and Jin Liu entered the palace, they felt like ants in the grass, occasionally catching a glimpse of human toys, and were almost too excited to walk.

Jin Wu couldn't help but sigh, is a country bumpkin like him really worthy of entering the palace to be the king?
They and other volunteers knelt before His Highness, and the king ordered them to stand up in a loud and powerful voice.

Your Highness is so friendly and powerful!

Compared to the previously rude and arrogant imperial guards, His Highness was a hundred times more humble and polite to these former slaves!
His Highness personally crowned them with silver medals and announced that all the medaled volunteers were eligible to be directly selected into the Imperial Army, and those who passed the training could even join the Imperial Guard.

Jin Liufen longed for the prosperity of the royal capital and decided to join the Imperial Army without a second thought.

However, Jin Wu had been fighting in chaos for several years and was exhausted both physically and mentally. He didn't want to be dragged into the political whirlpool, so he had to enjoy the windfall he had made.

The king clapped his hands, and a group of guards came out carrying several heavy boxes.

When 4,950 taels of silver poured out of the box, and a few silver ingots even rolled to their feet, the Jin brothers seemed to see a mountain of silver in front of them.

The two men were so happy that their legs went weak and one of them sat down backwards without noticing. Fortunately, the imperial guards were quick to help.

The four imperial guards made a "bamboo basket" with their hands, held their buttocks and lifted them up, then carried them around the silver mountain for ten full circles.

Silver, silver, silver!

What does it mean to have wealth that cannot be used up by three generations? Jin Wu Jin Liu has never seen so much money in his life!

Converted into modern purchasing power, this amount of silver would be worth at least several million, while many ordinary workers could never earn several million in their entire lives.

The sensory stimulation brought by the silver seeped into their brains, and the Jin brothers seemed to be slightly drunk. They laughed foolishly and danced on the spot, shouting "Five thousand taels" from time to time, hehe...

Until the imperial guards slapped them both in the face and shouted in half-fluent Korean, "You beasts! What happened to you?"

They felt a pain on their cheeks and woke up instantly: this was not a dream, but a harsh reality!

The two men, realizing they had lost their composure, immediately knelt on the ground to apologize, and only stood up slowly after receiving His Highness's words of comfort.

The elimination of injustice is true, the five thousand taels is true, and even the promulgation of new laws by His Highness to benefit the common people is true!
They will never be able to repay His Highness's kindness in their lifetime!

Jin Wu secretly vowed that when he returned home to build a family business and enjoy himself for a few years, he would come back to serve His Highness!
In addition to the reward of silver and money, they also received an additional reward from His Highness - a slightly strange "headdress", which was said to be able to seek help from heavenly soldiers after wearing it.

The two brothers did not understand the deeper meaning of it, they only knew that what His Highness said should be beneficial.

Since the two brothers made different choices, they each received half of the reward, which was two thousand five hundred taels.

My younger brother plans to buy a house and a few shops in Hanyang, and then marry a beautiful wife and live together next year.

My elder brother bought ten acres of good land, more than ten agricultural tools, grain seeds, several mules and two trucks, and kept the remaining money in the trucks.

When they thought about buying so many things and still having a lot of savings left, they both felt that their future was bright.

The two brothers parted outside the gate of the royal capital.

Jin Wu followed a group of heavenly soldiers heading north and gained two great pleasures along the way.

Jin Wu sat in the truck and drove the mule forward, savoring the tranquility after the war.

The winter sun is bright, the snow is cool, and the whistling cold wind is like a mother's gentle caress.

The iron-studded horse hooves kept trampling the ground, stirring up patches of muddy snowflakes, like a soothing lullaby.

Only then did he realize how wonderful the world was after the war ended and freedom was restored.

Another great amusement is the activeness of the heavenly soldiers. They are much more lively and humorous than during the war, and they do not hesitate to show off their talents.

Dance, music, performance art, legendary stories... The dance and music under the campfire every night made Jin Wu linger and he was reluctant to close his eyes and fall asleep.

These days, by the light of the bonfire, he waited with great joy for the story time to begin.

This time, the Heavenly Soldier told a different story, still in Korean—

Legend has it that on a planet called Terra, a human hero ended the war and unified the world. He then created twenty generals who led powerful legions.

It was just an accident that caused the twenty generals to be scattered all over the place. The Emperor regrouped these generals while working to unify more worlds.

The first general to be found was appointed war commander, responsible for commanding all the legions.

But just as the empire was reaching its peak of glory, the once loyal warmaster was possessed by an evil demon.

The traitor then did everything he could to corrupt all loyal officials and turn them into his own lackeys.

Hearing the name of this disloyal traitor, Jin Wu thought it sounded so familiar.

It seems that the deputy commander of the Beiwei Army is called "He Lusi"!?

The rebel general who intended to rebel was the emperor's most trusted war commander, and this He Lusi was also the most trusted war commander of Marshal Zhang. Doesn't this mean that the deputy commander of the Beiwei Army wanted to rebel against Marshal Zhang?

Jin Wu thought about it carefully and felt that something was wrong.

After all, the word "emperor" to him meant "Son of Heaven." Only the superior kingdom of the Central Plains dynasty could be called the Son of Heaven.

If this were the case, the Emperor of the Central Plains was the "Emperor," and after Horus recovered Liaodong for the Emperor, he had already changed his mind and was planning to corrupt Marshal Zhang into his own lackey, and then oppose the Emperor?!

is this real? !

As if he had sensed a shocking conspiracy, Jin Wu suddenly felt a chill and looked around at the heavenly soldiers in fear.

Is this just a fabricated story that borrows the name of the deputy commander, or is it a rebellious propaganda that uses the story to express the purpose?

Why tell them, the Koreans, these stories in Korean?
Was he deliberately telling them which side they, Korea, should take if the Beiwei Army fought against the Ming Dynasty in the future?

However, the magical warships and technology in the story left him a little confused, just like the strange stories he occasionally heard in the market.

Jin Wu slapped his head suddenly and laughed at himself.

How could such a weird story be regarded as the "rebellious intention" of the Beiwei Army? He lamented that he had been thinking too much all day long and was too suspicious. When he first started the uprising against the enemy, he was always suspicious of this and that.

Now that the war is over, he can relax and live a good life.

Besides, it was not the business of a commoner from a small country like him to worry about the affairs of the Celestial Empire. He should think about how to organize people to farm and build houses after returning home.

The magical story is still going on. One day, the Warmaster launched a vigorous rebellion and plunged his weapon into the chest of his comrade...

Then the story breaks off.

Jin Wu and the other volunteers who accompanied him were stunned for a moment, feeling as if a thousand ants were crawling in their heads.

He didn't know what a broken-chapter dog was, and he just imitated the other heavenly soldiers and shouted, "Hurry up!"

The story could not go on because Jin Wu had already returned home. When several heavenly soldiers learned that he was the hero who captured the slave chief, they enthusiastically sent him home.

The king's newly appointed officials had already taken their seats before him, and many heavenly soldiers were patrolling around as "thieves catchers".

He knew that the eight provinces of Korea had been changed into eight prefectures, but there were no prefect-level officials. Instead, sixteen deputy prefects were appointed to govern the further divided administrative divisions.

Jin Wu's home is located in the jurisdiction of Heian East Prefecture, in a valley near the mountains.

He was originally a slave of a noble lord. His family had served him for generations. Unable to endure the oppression of the lord, he led other slaves in a rebellion.

Although the master's house was burned down, the vacant land was perfect for rebuilding a house. Maybe we could find some leftover building materials.

After all, the master was a nobleman of the Yangban class, and ordinary people did not dare to pick up his belongings, so the ruins of the broken walls became the foundation of his house.

But there is a problem right now. This place has experienced slave uprisings, government troops encirclement and suppression, and the Tartars marching south.

There are not many living people left within a ten-mile radius, and the former volunteers from his hometown also have their own reconstruction tasks. Where can they find enough people to work in this cold winter? They can't just spend the whole winter in a broken house, right?

Jin Wu is no longer a poor slave who can survive the winter by covering himself with a few layers of straw mats and hiding in a cave, but a wealthy commoner with countless properties!

Even if he could survive the cold winter, the mule accompanying him would not be able to withstand it.

Looking at the departing heavenly soldier's back, Jin Wu suddenly had an idea and took out the gift given by His Highness and put it on his head.

He coughed twice to clear his throat and uttered the Chinese words he had learned several times, "Brave adventurer, could you do the villagers a small favor?"

When several heavenly soldiers heard this, they shuddered as if they were electrocuted, then turned their heads stiffly and looked at Jin Wu with an expression of disbelief.

Jin Wu thought he hadn't said it correctly, so he recalled the pronunciation of His Highness and repeated it several times.

"Who taught this?! They even corrupted the NPCs!"

"Damn it! I can't resist this 'spell'."

"A mission, it's a mission, Shashasha... I want to do a side mission..."

Several heavenly soldiers seemed to be grabbed by a pair of devilish hands by their legs and feet. Although there was a look of resistance on their faces, their legs and feet moved forward involuntarily.

"Successfully..."

Jin Wu nodded in surprise, and the "exclamation mark" added to his headdress swayed back and forth as he nodded.

(End of this chapter)