"Report to the general. According to those who inquired, this rebel is called Zhang Rui. Because he is ranked sixth, he is also called Zhang Liu. It is said that he was not a rebel at the beginning, but just organized troops to suppress bandits. I don't know what happened. He was turned into a rebel by our Holy Lord Qianlong." Because he could receive the silver reward, Li Ling said excitedly at this time.
"Is there such a thing? Why didn't I hear anything from the court?" Li Shiyao sounded a little confused. He had never heard of such a person.
"It's like this. This is a secret document from the Holy Spirit and has not been discussed by the court. So it's normal that the court doesn't know about it." Li Ling recalled the information he had inquired about.
"So that's the case, then it's no wonder I've never heard of such a person. But it's hard to say that a person who privately organizes troops to suppress bandits doesn't have the intention of treason. I, the Shengming Emperor, have far-sighted vision, and I must not have framed him." Li Shiyao said. Bow to the north
Li Ling saw Li Shiyao like this, how could he dare to kneel down stupidly. He also kowtowed three times.
"The general is wise. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven. He naturally sees thousands of miles away. He is definitely not wrong about Zhang Rui. As the saying goes: In the whole world, there is nothing but the king's land. On the shore of the land, there is nothing but the king's ministers. Since ancient times, if the king wants his ministers to die, the ministers cannot. Immortal. Now that he refuses to surrender obediently, doesn't it mean that he has the intention to rebel?" Li Ling suddenly knelt straight and said to Li Shiyao with a serious and determined look on his face.
After hearing Li Ling's strange remarks, Li Shiyao couldn't help but admire in his heart: "What a slave."
You have to kill others, and you want others to stand obediently and be killed?
Although Li Shiyao is also loyal to the emperor. However, he felt that he could not say such bizarre remarks as Li Ling. What's more, he couldn't do what Li Ling said. He was accused of being a rebel for no reason, and he still had to stand there obediently and be killed.
However, what are the thoughts of this slave. Li Shiyao must not point it out, but also praise him.
"Well, Li Ling, you are indeed a loyal person. It is rare for you to have such an awareness. I will definitely ask for a reward for you if I have the opportunity in the future." Li Shiyao looked at Li Ling and nodded with satisfaction.
When Li Ling heard Li Shiyao's words, he became very excited. I never thought that this news about Zhang Rui could give me so many surprises. Maybe he would be my "lucky star". I'm really worried that he might just die.
"I thank the general for his kindness. I am willing to die for the general, for the imperial court, and for the holy emperor." Li Ling was so happy that he was a little incoherent.
"Okay, okay. Your loyalty is known to me, the court, and the Holy One. Let's continue talking about Zhang Rui. Why is Gualjia Sitku so afraid of him?" Li Shiyao stretched out his hand to the sky. After suppressing it and calming Li Ling's emotions, he asked
"Okay, General. It's like this. It is said that the intelligence at that time was wrong. Governor Yang and General Sitku thought that Zhang Rui only had about a hundred people, so they took less than two thousand people to encircle and suppress Zhang Rui. Ben I thought that nearly 2,000 people could wipe out Zhang Rui and his gang, but I never thought..." Because he kept talking, Li Ling paused for a moment, preparing to take a breath before speaking.
But Li Shiyao asked hurriedly: "There are more than a hundred of them? How many hundreds?"
"It's not just a hundred, it's not just a few hundred, there are thousands of people." Li Ling took a breath and quickly answered Li Shiyao's question.
"What? Did Zhang Rui develop so quickly and gather so many people?" Li Shiyao questioned in disbelief, but he already admitted it in his heart. Otherwise, Li Ling would not have said that, and there would be no way to explain what happened later.
"Yes, General. At that time, Governor Yang and General Sitku did not expect that Zhang Rui had so many people." Li Ling replied
"What kind of troops did Governor Yang and Sitku bring? How could they lose to that Zhang Rui?" Li Shiyao was very angry at the defeat of Yang Yingju and Siteku.
At the same time, he believed that what Yang Yingju and Sitku brought with them should be those useless soldiers from the Green Battalion. If they brought with them the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers who were "invincible" in his mind, this would definitely not be the case.
Then, what Li Ling said next made him even more crazy.
"Back to the general. It is said that Governor Yang brought more than 800 green battalion soldiers from the Governor's Mansion at that time, and General Sitku brought three troops."
"Three assistants and nearly a thousand combat soldiers." Li Shiyao murmured after listening to what Li Ling said.
Suddenly, he remembered. At the same time, the tone of voice also increased
"Three assistants? Are you saying that Sitku led the Eight Banners soldiers with three assistants or were they defeated?"
"That's it, general." Li Ling looked a little strange at Li Shiyao's excitement.
"Are they from the Eight Banners of the Han Army?" Li Shiyao asked still unwillingly.
"No, they are from the Eight Banners of Manchuria and Mongolia." Li Ling still wondered why Li Shiyao asked, but she still told him the truth as she knew it.
When Li Shiyao heard Li Ling's answer, the first thing he thought in his mind was that this slave was lying to him, or else the information he inquired about was wrong.
The Eight Banners of Manchuria were still invincible in his mind, how could they be so defeated?
Just when Li Shiyao was about to reprimand Li Ling, a slave, he saw him still kneeling there.
"I guess he didn't mean to lie to me." Li Shiyao thought to himself. So, Li Shiyao said to Li Ling, "Get up and answer the question!"
"Thank you, general." After hearing Li Shiyao's words, Li Ling quickly thanked him. Then slowly stood up.
"Well, tell me what you know in detail. For example, how did they lose? Even if the rebel Zhang Rui had thousands of people. But Yang Yingju and Sitku also brought nearly two thousand soldiers, how could they still defeat them? What about losing to Zhang Rui? Is there anything fishy about it?" Li Shiyao said in confusion.
"The general is wise."
Li Ling, who had been kneeling for some time, now moved the joints of his knees slightly. He didn't dare to move too much, for fear of attracting Li Shiyao's attention and making him unhappy.
"Actually, I couldn't figure it out at the time, so I asked him. He told me that the main reason was that Zhang Rui was too cunning. He sent his men out in advance to serve as guides for Governor Yang's men, and then sent Governor Yang and Sitku The general's troops led into the place where they had laid an ambush." Li Ling said, looking very angry.
"This makes sense why Governor Yang and Sitku lost. In this way, they were not defeated unjustly." Li Shiyao seemed to have gotten the answer he wanted at this time, and he was relieved. stand up
Li Shiyao followed up and said: "I think Zhang Rui ambushed Governor Yang and Sitku and they also lost a lot of troops! Who told you this? Does he know the situation on the battlefield?"
