Mingshi

Chapter 1341
"Looking for Your Majesty?" Hu Zongxian looked at Luo Xin in surprise.

"Yes!" Luo Xin took out a letter, handed it to Hu Zongxian and said, "Look at it."

"Who is this letter for?" Hu Zongxian took the letter.

"For Your Majesty!"

Luo Xin's voice was soft, but it shocked Hu Zongxian, and then he hesitated and said:

"Here... I see... this letter... okay?"

"It's nothing." Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "Help me see if I can pass the test."

Hu Zongxian thought that it was because of him that Luo Xin fell into the current predicament. If he could help Luo Xin, he would naturally not refuse, so he nodded, lowered his head and opened the letter.

In a short time, Hu Zongxian finished reading the letter. He suddenly raised his head and said, "You have already prepared to attack the mountain people by force, and you never thought of recruiting them?"

"No!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "Didn't I send people to recruit them? If they are willing to talk, I can give them justice. Of course, they once caused harm to Ming's army, so if you want justice, you must It must be paid, they will bring Zhang Daoyuan's head to me."

"How is this possible?" Hu Zongxian shook his head and said, "Even if they don't help Zhang Daoyuan, they won't go against Zhang Daoyuan. They are a little ignorant, but they are not stupid. They are not stupid about this kind of thing that we treat as a gun. will do."

"Then they have to pay the price, the price of their lives, to atone for their sins." Luo Xin spread his hands.

"But..." Hu Zongxian glanced down at the letter in his hand, then raised his head and said, "You took the charge of massacring the mountain people on yourself, then resigned from all official positions, and returned to your hometown. The price is too high for you to do this." gone."

"Not much!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "Brother, first of all, we must end this war quickly. If we delay for too long, even if we win in the end, our end will not be good. And I'm worried that we won't be able to wait. On that day. If it drags on for longer, I'm afraid the imperial court will send new officials to replace us, and we will be taken back to the capital to wait for His Majesty's punishment. At that time, even if we want to return to our hometown, we may not be able to do so .”

Hu Zongxian sighed and said: "I know this. I estimate that if we fail to make significant progress within two months, His Majesty will send new officials to replace the two of us. You should be able to There is a great possibility of returning to my hometown alive, and I..."

Hu Zongxian said bitterly: "This life will be entrusted to His Majesty. No problem, I hope you will take care of my family if you are able."

"It's not that eye-catching, listen to me." Luo Xin waved his hand and said: "As my brother said, we must achieve a major breakthrough within two months. And if we want to achieve a major breakthrough, do you think the surrender can be successful? ?”

"No!" Hu Zongxian shook his head resolutely and said, "Don't talk about your harsh conditions, you just don't have that condition, and it gives great benefits to the mountain people. Maybe they will accept the surrender. But they will still give Zhang Daoyuan their hearts secretly. We Still taking Zhang Daoyuan in the deep mountains and old forests? There is no way. Therefore, if you want to surrender and destroy Zhang Daoyuan, this road is dead.

But it is not easy to slaughter the mountain people and Zhang Daoyuan together.Eighteen villages are easy to defend but difficult to attack.And even if they are captured, they will enter the old forest, and it is even more difficult for us to move an inch in the unfamiliar old forest.So, I really don't know if there is anything you can do to resolve the fight in two months. "

"Let's not talk about this, anyway, there is no way. So, I wrote these reasons clearly to His Majesty in my heart. Now the mountain people are rebels. If they kill our 12 soldiers, they are not rebels. Who is the Rebel?
So, after I gave them a chance, if they still refuse to accept the surrender, there is only massacre.Although the massacre hurt the peace of heaven, but I, Luo Xin, fully bear it and am willing to resign and return to my hometown.

This is the second point of what I want to do. I will bear all the charges, and I will free Your Majesty, and will not bear the charges of a tyrant.In this way, His Majesty must feel guilty towards me. "

Hu Zongxian's eyes lit up and said: "You want to send this letter to His Majesty before launching the attack, not after winning the victory?"

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "I made it clear to Your Majesty in advance that I will bear all the charges. This will let Your Majesty know that I am not under his pressure to bear this charge, but for His Majesty's reputation. , Take the initiative to bear this crime. Only in this way can His Majesty feel guilty.

Your Majesty is a person with a cold nature. It is not easy for him to feel guilty, so he has to do everything he can. "

Hu Zongxian said silently for a moment: "Yes, if you do this, His Majesty will feel very guilty. Although you request to resign and return to your hometown, His Majesty will definitely not agree. At most, you will be demoted from the capital and demoted to a local place. As long as there are With this official status, you will have a chance to make a comeback."

"No! I will not take advantage of His Majesty's guilt to retain my official status. I will ask Your Majesty to let you return to your hometown alive and try to show you dignity."

"No weapon!" Hu Zongxian, a strong man, couldn't help but his eyes turned red at this moment.

Luo Xin patted Hu Zongxian's shoulder with a smile and said: "So, both of us will lose our official status and return to our hometown. We will have plenty of time to drink and chat together."

"No weapon..." The tears in Hu Zongxian's eyes finally flowed down.

"Being looked down upon, please help me analyze first, whether I can get the result I want by doing this."

After thinking for a while, Hu Zongxian nodded and said: "There should be no problem. It's just that my brother is already old, so I will go back to my hometown. It's a pity that you are so young. How about..."

"Brother, don't try to persuade me. You should have a good rest." Luo Xin took the letter and walked out.

A few more days passed.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

A soldier came in holding a wooden box, his eyes were red and he said, "Lord Luo, a mountain man left this box in front of the camp and ran away. We opened it and it turned out to be... actually..."

"Open!" Luo Xin yelled.

The soldier opened the wooden box, Luo Xin's eyes were fixed, there was actually a human head inside, it was the head that Luo Xin sent to the Eighteen Villages to surrender.

"Crack!" Luo Xin slapped the desk, his face full of murderous intent.After a while, he waved his hand and said: "Go down first. Go to General Wang and arrange the funeral of this brother."

"Yes!"

Luo Xin stood up, walked back and forth in the big tent, his eyes flickered.He sent eighteen to deliver the letter, but the letter did not mention that if those mountain people wanted to surrender, they had to bring Zhang Daoyuan's head.I just told Shibazhai that if you are interested, you can choose a time and place to discuss in detail.

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