But that's how people are. When you are in poverty, you may be fearless, full of endless courage and motivation, and dare to pull down the emperor even if you are willing to cut yourself off!
But once you have enjoyed wealth and glory and the beauty of the world, your courage will become smaller and smaller, and you will cherish your life more and more. As long as there is a chance of survival, you will not let it go easily.
As the saying goes, when people go to higher places, water flows to lower places.
It is difficult for people to climb to high places, but it may only take a moment to fall to low places.
People who climb to high places are very strong, but people who climb to high places but fall down are also very strong. After all, people always make mistakes, horses always make mistakes, and no one can guarantee that they will not make mistakes in their lifetime!
But those who can fall from a high place and get back up again are truly the strongest!
Throughout the five thousand years of Chinese history, there are only a handful of such heroes!
Those who are further away are like the big-eared thief of the Three Kingdoms, and Wu Zhao, a strange woman of a generation. Those who are closer are like Wen Zhenggong, the leader of the Hunan Army, and the great men in later generations who like to smoke red pandas.
Zhang Xianzhong naturally did not know about Wen Zhenggong and the great man, but he knew about the big-eared thief and Wu Zhao.
At this time, he only had one belief in his heart, 'Everything is still possible if he is alive! He still has a chance to make a comeback! But if he died like this in the hands of these unknown people, I am afraid that future generations of historians would not bother to mention him.
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"I am really Zhang Xianzhong! This is my seal! Call Liu Ruyi quickly, and he will definitely give you a fortune that is astonishing!" Zhang Xianzhong was really anxious and hurriedly took out his "Bada" from his arms.
Wang's fuse was given to the soldiers around him.
The soldier was also a little confused and hurriedly took Zhang Xianzhong's seal and looked at it carefully.
Most of the soldiers in the Caishi Army were literate, which was also a requirement that Liu Ruyi enforced.
Numerous historical facts from later generations have proven that the higher the level of education of an army, the stronger its combat effectiveness will be.
Just like the student army of the Communist Party of China, which was composed entirely of high school students, it caused our army to suffer a lot in the battle in northern Jiangsu.
"I-I said, Ma San, this, this seal is probably real! This, this guy is really a thief! You, your boy is really prosperous this time!"
After comparing several soldiers, they almost understood in their hearts that the traitor has always been strict, and no one in his army dared to pretend to be his seal!
"I said Ma San, did you burn some incense today? You can actually pick up such a huge amount of wealth! Ah~~! This is really..."
"The third master is so powerful! His promotion is just around the corner!"
The brothers around him hurriedly came forward to congratulate him, but Ma San, the private soldier who caught the thief with his own hands, was a little panicked.
Damn it! This, this is offering a thief? Are you dreaming?
Isn't he a fool? Just now, I seemed to have slapped him hard on the face. This...
Looking at the expressions of these soldiers, Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart.
Men cannot lose!
If you lose, let alone be a human being, I’m afraid you won’t even be able to be a ghost!
"Are you really a thief?" Ma San still didn't believe it, so he asked Zhang Xianzhong again.
Zhang Xianzhong nodded bitterly, "You will know if you hand me over to the hands of your prince!"
At this time, hearing the shouting, Jia Dazhuang also rushed over.
"General!"
"General!"
The soldiers hurriedly saluted Jia Dazhuang, but Jia Dazhuang had no time to pay attention. He hurriedly said to the soldiers beside him: "Quick, go to the river to get a basin of water and wash his face!"
"Yes!" The soldier hurried to the riverside, fetched some water from a kettle, and washed Zhang Xianzhong's face.
Jia Dazhuang carefully investigated and suddenly couldn't help but feel overjoyed, "He is tall and thin, with a slightly yellow face. He must be one foot and six inches! Hahaha! Hahaha! He is indeed a thief! Someone is here! I have tied him up. Report it to the Duke of the country as soon as possible."
Lord!"
"Yes!" The soldier was overjoyed and quickly got to work.
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"The thief has surrendered!"
"The thief has surrendered! Why don't you surrender quickly!"
In a moment, the news that Zhang Xianzhong had been captured had spread on the battlefield, and the sound was earth-shattering!
In the middle of the battle formation, Li Dingguo, who was fighting to the death with Zhang Mu, almost lost his temper when he heard this!
This, how is this possible? I have entangled most of the cavalry here, how come my father hasn't escaped yet?
This, this cannot be done!
But at this time, Zhang Mu also noticed that Li Dingguo was in a daze. The steel knife in his hand suddenly exerted force, raised his hand and stabbed Li Dingguo straight into the heart.
Li Dingguo instinctively blocked with his gun, but Zhang Mu just made a feint with his sword. In an instant, Zhang Mu jumped up high and kicked straight towards Li Dingguo's face!
Li Dingguo was restless. He never expected that Zhang Mu would be so mean. He had no time to react and was kicked to the ground by Zhang Mu. He was just about to struggle to get up!
But Zhang Mu laughed loudly and said: "You have some ability! It's not in vain that the Duke of Guo appreciates you so much! Brothers, tie them up! I will go to the Duke of Guo to ask for your credit!"
"Ouch~~!" The soldiers around him couldn't help but be overjoyed. They shouted wildly and pushed Li Dingguo to the ground and tied him into a rice dumpling!
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As the thief bowed his head, the frontal battlefield stabilized.
As for those 'small fish and shrimps', they have not harmed the overall situation!
At this time, Liu Ruyi also came to the front battlefield under the protection of the personal barracks and met the long-famous Xian thief.
Zhang Xianzhong also noticed Liu Ruyi, who was dressed in silver armor and wearing a helmet inlaid with gold.
In the Colored Stone Army, Liu Ruyi is the only one who can own gold ornaments!
"Is your Excellency the Duke of Qi, Liu Ruyi? Haha! I, Zhang, have admired your name for a long time!" Zhang Xianzhong sneered slightly, actually turning his back on his guests and taking the lead in saying to Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi also didn't expect that Zhang Xianzhong could still be so heroic at this point. He couldn't help but nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Ruyi has admired the reputation of the Eight Kings for a long time! It's a pity that although we have fought fiercely several times,
This is the first time we really meet!"
Looking at Liu Ruyi, who was more than ten years younger than him, Zhang Xianzhong smiled bitterly, "Duke Qi, Mr. Zhang is the defeated general, but he is not worthy of what Mr. Qi said! Zhang also hates it in his heart! It's a pity that we have fought many times.
, but Zhang didn’t even win a single victory!”
Liu Ruyi smiled and said, "The Eight Kings are also considered heroes in this world! If we are not enemies, I think we can become friends!"
Zhang Xianzhong sighed deeply, "Being friends with the Duke of Qi, haha? Zhang doesn't have this blessing! In my opinion, in this world, the person who can be friends with the Duke of Qi is probably not born yet, right?"
Liu Ruyi's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light, and after a moment, he laughed loudly and said: "Eight Great Kings, this world is actually very big! It is not the little land in front of you, Eight Great Kings! If possible, I can even help you go to Nanyang
, to America, to Africa, or even to Europe! In this way, we will have no conflict, and you and I will never be enemies again!"
Zhang Xianzhong was startled. He knew about Nanyang, but he didn't know where the Americas, Africa, and Europe Liu Ruyi mentioned were. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "I beg the Duke of Qi to clear up the doubts of the defeated general!"
Liu Ruyi smiled, waved his hand and ordered his soldiers to bring two jugs of wine, and as the fire on the side heated up a little, he handed a jug to Zhang Xianzhong, took a sip first, and then said: "Brother Zhang, what Ruyi means is very simple.
!There are many, many lands in this world! We are not the only ones in the Ming Dynasty! For example, the Japanese country in the east, Nanyang in the south, the Eurasian continent in the west, and the American continent across the sea! These are all rich enough lands! We Han people,
You should go out and not just focus on the little profit in front of you and fight to the death!"
Zhang Xianzhong understood Liu Ruyi's intention, and he couldn't help but feel a huge desire for survival in his heart. His voice was trembling, "Qi Guogong, you, you mean, are you still willing to give me, Mr. Zhang, a chance to atone for his sins?"
At this time, Zhang Mu arrived with Li Dingguo in his arms!
Zhang Mu knelt down on one knee, pointed at Li Dingguo beside him, and said respectfully to Liu Ruyi: "Master Guo, fortunately you have fulfilled your destiny. The young general has captured Li Dingguo!"
"Haha! Not bad! You didn't disappoint me! Get up! Come on, let's drink some hot wine to warm up first!" Liu Ruyi smiled and handed the jug in her hand to Zhang Mu.
Zhang Mu is so happy!
What an honor it must be to be able to share a jug of fine wine with the Duke!
Without thinking, he poured the wine from the pot into his belly. But when he realized what he was doing, he forgot what the wine tasted like!
"Commander Father, Commander Father, are you okay?" Although Li Dingguo was tied up, he looked in the direction of Zhang Xianzhong with concern.
Zhang Xianzhong shook his head rather bitterly, "Yichun! I, Zhang, regard myself as a lifelong hero, but today I met Qi Guogong and had a conversation, and I realized that I am just a frog in the well! I lost in the hands of Qi Guogong.
I’m convinced!”
Li Dingguo looked at Liu Ruyi on the side with some suspicion, but said nothing.
Liu Ruyi smiled and looked at Li Dingguo, nodded slightly, and said nothing, but turned to Zhang Xianzhong and said: "Brother Zhang, as the leader of an army, I think Brother Zhang also understands many things.
We can’t help ourselves!”
Zhang Xianzhong didn't understand what Liu Ruyi meant, but he nodded along.
Liu Ruyi smiled and took out the steel knife from his waist, "Brother Zhang, although I really hope to help you fulfill my long-cherished wish! But~~~, you have committed too many crimes in the Ming Dynasty! If I just let you go,
You, even if the court lets me go, I, Liu Ruyi, will still be punished by heaven! Therefore, today, I must keep your life! However, your adopted son, Li Dingguo, can be regarded as a dragon and a phoenix among men, and I can take care of you.
Leave it to him to fulfill your wish! Moreover, I can guarantee you here! As long as he is not on the land of China, I will definitely give him the greatest support!"
Zhang Xianzhong understood what Liu Ruyi meant at this time, and his face couldn't help but turn pale!
He suddenly realized that the young man in front of him could turn his hands into clouds and rain. He was like a dragon among men. He was really too naive to be his enemy!
"Qi Guogong, haha! Unexpectedly, I, Mr. Zhang, endured all the hardships, but in the end, I still had to die! Haha! I, Mr. Zhang, have been running rampant throughout the Ming Dynasty since I was young. Over the years, I have killed not only ten thousand people, but also eight
Thousands are worth it! But before I die, I hope you, Duke of Qi, can fulfill one of my wishes!" Zhang Xianzhong stared into Liu Ruyi's eyes and said.