Chapter 1 Life on the Line
"Um~~"
Li Xin woke up slowly, but his chest was stuffy and his neck was in a state of pain. When he opened his eyes, he found that he was hanging on the beam of the house, his feet were in the air, and his eyes could see his tongue sticking out.
Before the next thought could be turned, a large piece of information suddenly poured into my mind.
Traveled through time by myself!
In his previous life, he was an international arms dealer who had been circulating in the underground arms world for 20 years. Later, his confidants were bribed. He was ambushed by the CIA and the local government on the Turkish-Syrian border. He was hit by a rocket and died. However, he did not expect that if he died, his soul would penetrate Li Xin of the same name in his life!
It was the autumn of the 13th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty. In 1640 AD, the location was the prison of Qi County, Henan Province. Li Xin was also the later Li Yan. However, Li Xin was not the son of the legendary former Minister of War Li Jingbai, nor was he a juren during the Tianqi period. He was a white-faced scholar who was only nineteen years old. His parents died early and had a difficult life. He just got the exam for the fame of scholars last year. Because of his sympathy with the poor people, he repeatedly spoke out for righteousness and was asked by the county magistrate to remove his fame and reputation by the county magistrate and was arrested in prison for treason.
After listening to the outside carefully, there was a faint shouting of killing. Li Xin could confirm that Li Xin was probably the one who married Hong Niangzi and later defected to Li Zicheng.
However, Li Xin had no time to sigh at the bizarre world. He wanted to make a living. Out of instinct, he had to raise his last bit of strength, tied the rope with both hands, so that he could barely breathe.
"Oh, this Young Master Li is very tough. Didn't he look like he was so angry just now?"
"Hey, the great master ordered him to kill him. He could survive if he struggled for two. Come here and pull his legs!"
The jailer in the cell was laughing like watching the fun, and two people walked out with their arms shaking.
"Wait, Li has something to say. After saying it, it's all right to die or live. Otherwise, I won't let you go if I become a ghost!"
Li Xin called out in a hoarse voice.
The ancients believed in the sayings of ghosts and gods. If Li Xin was hanged, the prison guards would say a few words to his body, "What kind of injustice is the main debt, and the county magistrate is the county magistrate, and if you want to take your life, you have to go to the old master, so they all hesitated and looked at the prison chief one after another.
The prison head waved impatiently and said, "Let him say, can it be a rebellious?"
"Ahem cough ~~"
Li Xin coughed so hard that the noose was placed on his neck, unable to talk a lot, so he reluctantly said: "All the big brothers can do it to the end. Can you put a stool on the students' feet? The students are so grateful."
"Oh! You guy is getting more and more arrogant!"
The prison head was so angry that he sneered: "I tell you, don't think about procrastinating. Sooner or later, I will die. Let me give him a last word."
A prison guard brought a stool and put it under Li Xin's feet. When he stepped on the real thing, Li Xin immediately sighed and asked quickly: "Brothers, is the Red Lady outside attacking the county government?"
The prisoners hesitated for a while. In fact, it was because Hongniang led people into the county town and claimed that it was to rescue Li Xin that the county magistrate wanted to execute Li Xin and cook the raw rice.
Li Xin knew it and smiled: "Have you ever thought that if Li died, you might live alone?"
"Shadowless!"
A prison guard said disdainfully: "The leader of Mrs. Hong is just a mob. Where did she get the ability to break the county government?"
“Hahahaha~~”
Li Xin laughed: "What kind of combat effectiveness does a few hundred guards have? Where is the enemy of the rebel army led by Hong Niangzi? Don't you see that Hong Jianjun (Hong Chengchou) and Sun Baigu (Sun Chuanting) joined forces with Cao Bianjiao, Zuo Guangxian, Ma Ke and He Renlong in Tongguan, and tens of thousands of people were deployed to encircle and suppress Li Chuang, but he led more than a thousand troops to escape into Shangluo Mountain. He could not catch up with him. I heard that Li Chuang's troops were revived not long ago and took down Nanyang, but this was the case?
Let’s see Zhang Xianzhong and Cao Cao surrendered and rebelled again, with hundreds of thousands of people, and their momentum was greatly boosted. In the past ten years, bandits in the world have been suppressed in endlessly. Isn’t it because the soldiers and horses in the court are incompetent? Everyone, the shouts of killing outside are getting closer and closer. Hong Madam will soon rush in to save me. If I die, I will kill you all in anger. Li Xin, I will put aside my words. If I live, I will speak well in front of Hong Madam and swear to ensure that you are perfect!"
The jailer looked at me, and I looked at you, obviously, he was moved.
In the Ming Dynasty, thousands of households were stationed in the capital city, and there were only a hundred households in the county, with a total of 120 people. The garrison system had long collapsed. It would be great if half of the garrison soldiers in Qi County were allowed to have half of the garrison soldiers. In addition, the yamen runners, constables, and idle soldiers were killed and brought in three or four hundred mobs. It was okay to scare the people, but when they encountered real bandits, they were almost defeated.
When it comes to combat effectiveness, in addition to the border troops, the Biao battalion personally led by the governors and governors can still fight, but how could there be a Biao battalion in Qi County? This is also the main reason why the Hong Niangzi easily invaded the county town.
The Hong Madam clearly came for Li Xin. If she killed Li Xin, can she survive?
A prison guard hesitated and said, "Zhang Tou, Mr. Li's words are reasonable. We will just guard the prison. There is no need to pay our lives, but how can the old man explain it?"
Li Xin smiled coldly: "Do you still have the fate to survive? Everyone, life in troubled times is like grass, and living is the hard truth."
The prisoner's surname was Zhang, and he called Zhang Quan. He took a deep breath and said, "Young Master Li, brothers have offended you so much, please forgive me. Come and help Mr. Li down!"
Several jailers helped Li Xin off the horse stool with all their might. Li Xin breathed a sigh of relief. As an international arms dealer in his previous life, he not only had skill but also had a brain. He was not worried about living as long as he had the opportunity to speak. If even several jailers could not convince him, he would not be worthy of being in the international arms industry and was respectfully called Mr. Li by people in the circle.
However, what he had planned did not stop there. Since he had traveled through the troubled times, it would be impossible to say that he had no idea. What's more, even if he ran to Jiangnan and was willing to be a commoner, he would have to end up paying off money. Therefore, he intends to build his own team and is not willing to be controlled by Hong Niangzi.
You should know that in history, Li Xin was forcibly committed by the Hongniang, which is a great deal. If there were not many brothers on hand, he would probably be rescued and then tied up and sent to the bridal chamber.
The surname of Hongniang is Xing, and his name is Matchmaker. He is from Daming Mansion. Last year, he led his team to perform in Qi County and was bullied by local bullies. Li Xin stood up and saved Hongniang. Speaking of which, Li Xin's imprisonment may not have nothing to do with this matter, but Li Xin did not have a deep impression of Hongniang. Instead, Hongniang was betrayed by kindness and led his army to attack the county town. This is not only a manifestation of his emphasis on love and friendship, but also shows his strength in his personality.
Li Xin bowed: "Thank you brothers for not killing me, but Li asked more, do you have any plans for the future?"
Zhang Quan smiled and said, "Mr. Li, Madam Hong is the leader of the thief, who came to save you. Could you bring us into the gang? Although we brothers are not a good official, we are also a thief. How can we follow you?"
Li Xin waved his hand and said, "Brother Zhang is such a bad word. Since the founding of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, it has been 271 years since the founding of the country. Now there are Jianlu outside, Chuang Wang, Zhang Xianzhong, Cao Cao, Lao Huihui and other rebels. After ten years of war, the people have lived in poverty. This is the scene of the last year of the dynasty.
The auxiliary minister Yang Sichang was a Lot Party, colluded with Gao Qiqian, selling the country for peace, and making things difficult for Lu Zheng's army (Lu Xiangsheng). As a result, thousands of troops in the Bian camp were short of food and clothing, and were besieged by Jianlu, and died in a fierce battle. The court and the country were disheartened. With such a stingy rule, the country would be destroyed. How could the country not be destroyed?
Although the emperor has transferred Hong Jianjun and Sun Baigu to the capital to serve the king, the result of this battle is unknown, but Li has heard that although General He Renlong suppressed the rebel army and succeeded repeatedly, he heard that the general was fighting against Jianlu, and the army mutiny and half of them fled. With such morale and morale, how can he win when encountering the Tartars?
But when the gourd was pressed down, Hong Jianjun and Sun Baigu had just left, Li Chuang, Zhang Xianzhong and Cao Cao rose again in the east. The court was worried about internal and external troubles, and the troops were stretched. The emperor was blinded by traitors and did not observe the situation of the subordinates. How could the Ming Dynasty not be destroyed?
Think about it carefully, from the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Song Dynasty, how could there be a dynasty that lasted for three hundred years?”
"How do we know if what you are saying is true or false?"
A jailer muttered.
“Haha~~”
Li Xin laughed: "When you are waiting for the frog in the well, how can you know that the world outside is vast? Since I, Li Xin, have already lived, there is no need to do anything else. I just wait for the Hong Madam to come and ask for your life for everyone. But you have the kindness of living with me, how can I bear to sit there and see you not be able to die well in troubled times? Therefore, if you are willing to follow me, I treat each other as brothers. If you don't want to, you will not force it. From now on, life and death have nothing to do with it."
Zhang Quan said unhappily: "Mr. Li, don't be intimidated. We are locals in Qi County. Even if we are not an official and plow the fields with peace of mind, who will pay the food as usual, so how can we not die well?"
Li Xin stretched out three fingers: "There are three causes of death. First, the county magistrate was killed. As a soap official, who dares to say that he will not be implicated in the future?
Secondly, all the fishing people in the village usually say that there are countless unjust souls who died in this prison. Even though the Hong Madam doesn’t care, will the persecuted people and their families give up?
Third, I really think that taking food can survive? The soldiers are like combs, and the bandits are like combs and the gangs are just playing around. Life is the most valuable in troubled times. If you are a strong man, you will be able to survive and smoke will be emitted from the ancestral grave.
There were at least a few hundred people in Hongniu's hands, and Li Chuang was just like this when he first started the army. Why can't I, Li Xin? Li said this and would like to follow me to treat my brothers. Those who don't want to do so will never force me."
"this……"
The prisoners felt cold, yes, there was no way to survive.
Another jailer muttered, "Will you just be a thief if you follow you?"
Li Xinha smiled: "Since ancient times, success and defeated bandits, what is a thief? Our Ming Dynasty Taizu was a beggar and was also a bandit in the Yuan Dynasty. Besides, if Li Chuang invaded Beijing in the future, we have to respectfully call him "The Emperor". Don't worry, I, Li Xin, are not a ungrateful person. I, Li Xin, will never die just now. Can I still take everyone to death? I have not been in a long time, so you will make a decision."
The prison guards looked at Zhang Quan one after another. Zhang Quan's expression changed drastically. This is the same reason. Especially Li Xin had to rely on his fair share of 300-inch tongue to find a way out. He was afraid that few people could achieve this ability. He dared not think about winning the world. However, Li Xin became Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai (nicknamed Cao Cao) should not be a problem. If he really accomplished a big thing with him, he could also enjoy the delicious food.
So he shouted and bowed heavily: "Mr. Li, you have forced us into a dead end. It's okay, I've lost a big scar on my head. I'll entrust my life to Mr. Li. I'll be here to come and see Mr. Li?"
"See Mr. Li!"
Chapter completed!