Chapter [Letters Persuaded to Surrender, Da Ming Loyalty and Martyrdom] Next
Long Qingyun said anxiously: "Mu Shuai, this is a great opportunity for us. If the enemy's coach is detained by us, we can use it as a threat!"
Mu Linfeng ignored Long Qingyun and quickly raised his hands to Shi Kefa and said, "Master Shi, please come back now!"
Shi Kefa was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and asked curiously: "Are you really going to let me go back?"
Mu Linfeng nodded and said: "Yes, Mr. Shi, please come back!"
Shi Kefa was silent for a long time, and when he turned around and was about to leave, he heard Mu Linfeng say: "Although Mu admires Mr. Shi's courage and conduct, Mu's patience is also limited. I hope Mr. Shi will think more about it now."
Please give me an accurate message from Mr. Shi on whether it will be war or surrender within half an hour. Moreover, if the war breaks out this time, Mu will never cease fire before occupying Yangzhou City. If the war breaks out, you will have to
Knowing that this artillery fire has no eyes, if it hurts the people in the city, don’t blame Mu, because all this is thanks to Master Shi!"
Shi Kefa turned to look at Mu Linfeng, snorted coldly after listening to his words, and slowly walked towards the city gate. The soldiers on the city tower had already exploded. When they saw the coach being captured, they immediately sharpened their swords, ready to charge at any time.
After coming down, I saw that the coach was back safe and sound, and then I slowly calmed down.
After Shi Kefa entered the city gate, Long Qingyun asked: "Mu Shuai, why did you let Shi Kefa go?"
Mu Linfeng said: "If we capture Shi Kefa, it is true that the opponent will not have a coach, but after all, we have to deal with 70,000 to 80,000 troops. Do you think we can really be sure of victory? I just gave Shi Kefa this time
A chance to think, second brother, you won’t understand!”
Of course Long Qingyun didn't understand that the meat that was so good to his mouth was put back again. How could he figure it out? However, he knew that Mu Linfeng had always done things according to his rules since he was a child. Even though he couldn't figure it out, he had to give up.
Mu Linfeng sat under the city wall, looked at the officers and soldiers on the wall, lit a cigarette, and handed one to Long Qingyun. Long Qingyun had never seen this kind of cigarette before. It was very novel. He pinched the sponge mouth and walked directly
Study it.
Seeing that half an hour was approaching, Mu Linfeng quickly called the steel gunners to prepare, thinking: "Is this Shi Kefa really willing to use the lives of the people of Yangzhou City as a bet?"
This is what Mu Linfeng least wants to see. Firstly, Mu Linfeng is not a murderous person. Secondly, even if Yangzhou City is captured with artillery fire, it will only be a ruin. It will cost a lot of money to rebuild and resume production.
, want to share it? Mu Linfeng is not here to play virtual cities.
At this time, I saw Shi Kefa escorting Wang Chengen out of the city gate, followed by a group of civil and military officials. Mu Linfeng thought: "As expected, Wang Chengen must be the one who is causing the obstruction and is firmly opposed to surrender!"
Shi Kefa escorted Wang Chengen to Mu Linfeng and said: "Mr. Mu, I hope you will keep your word and don't kill anyone in vain after entering the city!" He turned around and pointed at the lieutenant general behind him and said: "These are hundreds of households.
, Qianhu, generals above the military gate, Shi Mou will bring out and ask Mu Linfeng to accept the letter of surrender!" Shi Kefa held the letter of surrender in his hand and was about to kneel down as he spoke.
Mu Linfeng supported Shi Kefa and said quickly: "Master Shi, you must not do this!" He said and held Shi Kefa up.
Wang Chengen cursed from the side: "Shi Kefa, do you know what crime you committed?"
Shi Kefa said: "Father, it's not like you haven't seen the power of this artillery before. How do our army's weapons compare with these firearms?"
Wang Chengen sneered: "So Mr. Shi has been discouraged by these firearms?"
Shi Kefa said: "Shi has done things in a measured way since he was a child, but the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Yangzhou are in Shi's hands. Shi can't play with it, and he doesn't dare to play with it!"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "Master Shi understands righteousness so well, I really admire him!" Then he pretended to ask: "I don't know who this father-in-law is..."
Shi Kefa said: "This is Wang Cheng'en, the general manager of the palace, Mr. Wang."
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly and said: "It turns out to be the prince, how disrespectful. I originally thought that I could meet the prince in Jinling, but due to various reasons, I can only regret it in the end. I don't think you and I are destined to be together, and we can't meet in Jinling.
It happened to me in Yangzhou!" He said and laughed.
Wang Chengen snorted coldly and said: "You are a traitor..." Before he could finish his words, Long Qingyun stuffed his mouth with a cloth, and he was humming indiscriminately, but he could no longer hear anything clearly.
Mu Linfeng ignored him and looked behind Shi Kefa, but he could not see the young master who had just appeared. He quickly asked Shi Kefa: "Master Shi, I wonder where that young master Zhuge is now?"
Shi Kefa's expression changed when he heard this, and he said: "That's just a guest in Shi's house, not a Yangzhou soldier, so..."
Mu Linfeng nodded and said, "Oh!" Then he asked, "Who is the young master who accompanied Mr. Shi just now?"
Shi Kefa looked at Mu Linfeng, his face changing constantly. Mu Linfeng smiled quickly and said: "I think Mr. Shi must have misunderstood. Mu didn't want to cause trouble for them, he just admired the courage of these two young masters and wanted to make friends.
"
Shi Kefa then said: "The man just now is the son of Hou Fangyu, the son of a family friend of Shi!"
When Mu Linfeng heard the words "Hou Fangyu", his heart trembled and he said, "So this kid is Hou Fangyu?" But his face remained calm and he said, "You are indeed young and promising!"
Shi Kefa turned around and moved out of the way, cupping his hands and saying, "Mu Linfeng, please come into the city right now!"
Mu Linfeng glanced at Shi Kefa, then at the officials behind Shi Kefa, then looked up at the officers and soldiers on the tower, and said: "It's not that I, Mu Linfeng, are petty, but after all, your army has more than 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers in Yangzhou City.
All the soldiers, for the sake of peace of mind for you and me, please ask Mr. Shi to order them all to retreat from Yangzhou City!"
Shi Kefa's face changed, but before he spoke, Mu Linfeng said again: "Since Mr. Shi sincerely surrenders, why should you be afraid of this? Unless Mr. Shi still sets a trap for Mu to take advantage of!"
Shi Kefa said: "Master Mu, you should be cautious!"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "Be careful, it's just a ten thousand year ship!"
Just when Shi Kefa ordered all the defenders in the city to withdraw from Yangzhou City, Mu Linfeng said again: "Master Shi, please withdraw through the north gate, while our army enters through the south gate, so that unnecessary conflicts can be avoided."
Shi Kefa had no choice but to follow Mu Linfeng's method and ask all officers and soldiers to evacuate through the north gate. Mu Linfeng secretly said to Long Qingyun: "Let all brothers be on guard. It is most likely to cause trouble at this time, especially at the north gate.
"
However, everything was not as complicated as Mu Linfeng thought. The officers and soldiers successfully withdrew from the north gate, and Mu Linfeng's army also successfully entered Yangzhou City. After Mu Linfeng entered the city, his impression was that Yangzhou City was definitely not behind Jinling.
, I only occasionally saw a few collapsed houses, which were also the products of the steel cannons just now. There was no common people on the avenue, they must have fled the war.
Mu Linfeng strictly demanded that the soldiers not disturb the people and not touch the people's needles and threads. He also imitated Liu Bang and gave the soldiers three chapters of instructions: "Behead those who murder, behead those who rape wives and daughters, and behead those who rob people of their finances!" However, these are only for those who enter the city!
The laws for soldiers and other civilians remain the same.
Shi Kefa saw this and couldn't help but praise: "Master Mu is indeed a man of his word."
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "Mu is not Bai Qi, Xiang Yu, and I don't want to be Bai Qi. Xiang Yu, no one wants to destroy the huge Yangzhou City!"
Mu Linfeng immediately asked Chen Dahan and Long Qingyun to set up defenses to prevent any sudden changes. He moved all the steel cannons onto the tower and immediately turned them into city-defending artillery.
Shi Kefa was surprised and said: "It is said that Mr. Mu came back from Nanyang. Could it be that these weapons are from Nanyang?"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "Nanyang? Nanyang's weapons are not as advanced as those in Master Shi's hands!"
Shi Kefa was slightly stunned, knowing that Mu Linfeng would never tell anyone, so he stopped asking and quickly planned to hold a banquet for Mu Linfeng in the government office.
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "This banquet is unnecessary. Mu is not here to eat, drink and have fun in Yangzhou!"
Shi Kefa asked: "I wonder how Mr. Mu will deal with the 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers outside the city?"
Mu Linfeng thought: "Yeah, how to deal with such a huge team? If it were Xiang Yu and Bai Qi, they would definitely kill them all to avoid any future troubles, but if I do this now, I will end up taking the wrong path after all!"
Mu Linfeng asked Shi Kefa in return: "I wonder what Mr. Shi's opinion is?"
Shi Kefa said: "Shi really doesn't know!"
Mu Linfeng glanced at Shi Kefa and thought to himself: "It's not that you don't know, you just don't dare to say it!" Then he said: "In this way, these soldiers who are willing to surrender are just like Mu's army, and those who are unwilling to surrender are just like Mu Linfeng.
If they are sent home with travel expenses and want to continue serving the Ming Dynasty, Mu will definitely release them!"
Shi Kefa heard this and said: "Master Mu's words are true!"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "If not, can Mu imitate Xiang Yu Baiqi and trap and kill them all?"
Shi Kefa was startled when he heard this, but Mu Linfeng laughed loudly and said: "Master Shi, Mu is joking with you!" Then he ordered Long Qingyun and Chen Dahan: "The officers and soldiers outside the city will do as I just said.
, those who are willing to stay stay, and those who are unwilling to stay are sent away!"
Immediately, Mu Linfeng asked Shi Kefa and a group of local officials from Yangzhou to accompany them to inspect the various roads and four city walls, and then others began to repair the city gates.
When Mu Linfeng passed by a street, Mu Linfeng felt that this place was just like Qinhuai in Jinling. It was a brothel and tavern. He actually saw the name of Meixiang Tower in it. Mu Linfeng couldn't help but thought: "Could this be related to the Qinhuai in Jinling?"
What's the connection with Meixiang Tower?" Then he thought: "By the way, isn't this Xu Erniang also coming to Yangzhou? I really want to come and have a look after the things at hand are settled!"
But at the end of this street, there was a very conspicuous building, which said: "Lanshe". Mu Linfeng felt that the name seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
Shi Kefa saw Mu Linfeng looking at the signboard of Lanshe in a daze, and quickly explained: "This is a poetry club, hosted by Zheng Yuanxun, a celebrity in this city, and Zheng Daguan. There is also one in Jinling. Master Mu, haven't you been there? It's for some talented people.
The place where talented ladies gather to recite poems and compose poems is usually not open! If Mr. Mu is also interested in elegance, he might as well come and visit someday."
When Mu Linfeng heard this, he clapped his hands and said, "By the way, it's the Poetry Club!" He thought to himself, "By the way, it's the Lan Club. It is said that Ma Xianglan, Li Xiangjun, and Dong Xiaowan all wrote poems and sang songs here!" Then he felt refreshed and said
: "Haha, I don't want to capture Yangzhou, but I have a chance to meet Dong Xiaowan. However, it is said that Ma Xianglan was born the earliest among the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai. I wonder if she is still alive at this moment?"
Seeing Mu Linfeng's strange reaction, Shi Kefa said that there was someone he knew well in the Lan Society, so he didn't say much, and then introduced Mu Linfeng to a bunch of officials in Yangzhou City, ranging from the magistrate to the county magistrate, as well as a bunch of civil and military officials.
There were actually dozens of people, and a detailed roster was submitted.
Mu Linfeng took it and took a look. His head was spinning. He quickly handed it back to Shi Kefa and said, "Linfeng is still good at leading troops in battles. But when it comes to building and governing a place, he is really not good at it. It seems that we still have to rely on the backbone ministers like Yangzhou."
!" Then he bowed his hands to the officials and said, "Linfeng will be completely dependent on you in the future!"
Everyone had admired Mu Linfeng's name for a long time and returned the favor repeatedly, for fear of falling behind others.
But at this moment, someone shouted: "Shi Kefa, you are so bold, you actually arrested the prince. Since you have surrendered and rebelled, why did you secretly send someone to escort me out of Yangzhou?"
Shi Kefa's face changed greatly when he heard this, but Mu Linfeng heard that the voice was "Zhuge Cuo" shouting from the tower. Mu Linfeng turned around and saw Zhuge Cuo standing on the avenue, looking at Mu Linfeng and Shi Kefa angrily.
When Mu Linfeng heard this, he felt a chill in his heart and said, "Shi Kefa secretly sent Zhuge away by mistake? Could it be..."
Mu Linfeng didn't have time to think about it, and turned to look at Shi Kefa, only to see that Shi Kefa's face was very ugly. After a long while, Shi Kefa handed over "Zhuge Cuo" and said: "Young Master... Young Master!"
"Zhuge Cuo" rushed up and stretched out his hand to hit Shi Kefa. Mu Linfeng grabbed "Zhuge Cuo's" hand and said with a smile: "Master Zhuge, Mr. Shi is kind enough to let you go back. Why can't you tell the difference between good and bad?"
"Zhuge Cuo" was grabbed by Mu Linfeng's arm, with an angry look on his face. He quickly shook off Mu Linfeng's hand and shouted: "Who wants him to pretend to be kind? If he is a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how dare he do such a treasonous thing? My father...
My father will never forgive him lightly!"
Shi Kefa stood aside sadly for a long time, and then said: "Shi Kefa is a minister of the Ming Dynasty, but he has rebelled against the Ming Dynasty. He deserves to be punished with death. If the Holy Spirit is not allowed to take action, Shi will commit suicide..." As he said this, he took out his long sword from the body of the military commander on the side.
If you want to use a knife, you have to ask yourself to apologize.
Mu Linfeng saw this and immediately reached out to stop him, grabbed Shi Kefa's hand and said, "Master Shi, it is better to die lightly..."
"Zhuge Cuo" said coldly on the side: "You are acting here, do you think I can't see it? The two of them are really the same as each other..."
Mu Linfeng suddenly turned around and shouted: "No matter what, Mr. Shi lets you go home, so what do you mean by making sarcastic remarks here?" Then with a look, the soldiers on him rushed forward and caught "Zhuge Cuo".
Shi Kefa kept saying: "Young Master Mu, you can't..." As he said that, he knelt down in front of Mu Linfeng and said: "Young Master Mu, it was Shi's fault for secretly letting him out of the city. Shi is willing to bear the responsibility, but please
Please let Mr.… Young Master go…”
"Zhuge Cuo" said coldly: "Who wants you to be hypocritical!"
Mu Linfeng understood what Shi Kefa was thinking. Although he surrendered, the Ming Dynasty was still there after all, and he had always regarded himself as a loyal minister who would serve the Ming Dynasty. At the critical moment, he was still worried about the safety of the prince. Mu Linfeng did not resent Shi Kefa at all.
, just because Shi Kefa did this, it made Mu Linfeng appreciate him even more.
After all, in Mu Linfeng's heart, Shi Kefa should be a perfect person. After he actually said he would surrender, he felt that Shi Kefa was not as he imagined. When Shi Kefa escorted Wang Chengen to surrender, Mu Linfeng was somewhat disappointed.
But now that he knew that he secretly sent someone to escort "Zhuge Cuo" out of the city, the knot in his heart was completely relieved.
Mu Linfeng quickly reached out to help Shi Kefa and said: "Master Shi, please get up!"
Shi Kefa refused to get up and said: "Young Master Mu must let go... Young Master!"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "Mu didn't say what he was going to do to him, nor did he want to embarrass him. Moreover, it was not Mu's intention to capture him to threaten the emperor. He just saw that he was not good for Master Shi, so..."
As he spoke, he winked and signaled the soldiers to let go of "Zhuge Cuo".
Shi Kefa then stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Since Mr. Mu has already noticed that Mr. Mu has an unusual identity, he is still able to do this. Shi is very grateful!"
Mu Linfeng thought in his heart: "Even if I catch him and force Chongzhen to give up the throne for me to sit on, will he be willing?" But he said: "Master Shi has promoted me!"
As Mu Linfeng spoke, he held Shi Kefa's hand and said meaningfully: "Now Linfeng has just settled on Yangzhou. In the future, Yangzhou will still have to rely on you. If you talk about life and death lightly again, you will have beaten me, Mu Linfeng."
His face!"
Shi Kefa was shocked when he heard Mu Linfeng's words. If Mu Linfeng was Long Qingfeng's subordinate, even if Mu Linfeng captured Yangzhou, the appointment of officials should still be decided by Long Qingfeng.
Moreover, listening to Mu Linfeng's tone, he thought that Yangzhou belonged to Mu Linfeng alone. Could it be that there was something between Mu Linfeng and Long Qingfeng? Shi Kefa was a smart man, so he could naturally see the clues.