"You can rest assured about this. As long as he is as benevolent and righteous as you say, he will definitely come over." Li Shiyao said with a calm expression.
Although Li Shiyao said so calmly, he actually had no confidence in his heart. After all, from ancient times to the present, which rebel has been as benevolent and righteous as the poor say?
This benevolence and righteousness is just a way for them to deceive those wishful thinking people when their interests are not affected. When his life is really in danger, he will definitely run away with both feet.
Seeing Li Shiyao's calmness, Yang Yingju thought that he had a plan in mind and became optimistic.
Now everything is ready, just waiting for Zhang Rui to jump into the pit.
The clock is ticking
An hour passed
Li Shiyao, Yang Yingju, and Sitku were chatting and looking at the beautiful scenery in the mountains.
All parties had a good conversation
Another hour has passed
All parties were extremely bored, so they all returned to their tents to rest.
Another hour passed
The sun has gone down
Waiting is so boring.
The scenery in this deep mountain and wild ridge is so boring.
As night approaches, the night wind blows from the mountains. The silent mountain scenery in the distance brings with it the sound of insects chirping, vegetation, and wind, which looks a bit scary.
The scouts who had been sent out came back to report, but found no news of the arrival of Zhang Rui and his group.
late at night
Torches and braziers were lit everywhere in the camp.
Except for patrols and sentries on duty, no one is allowed to move around in the camp. Even if it's pooping or peeing, it can only be done in the open air not far from the tent to prevent people from walking around and causing a camp noise.
At this time, Sitku, who was bored in every possible way, went to Yang Yingju's tent to have a drink with him.
Although drinking is prohibited in the military at the moment, who dares to say anything in their current status?
In normal times, Yang Yingju would not be able to condemn Sitku. But Yang Yingju, who had had a day's rest today, had no intention of sleeping. He was so bored that he accepted the wine glass from Sitku with the following excuse.
I think the two parties have been cooperating for nearly two years, although there have been disputes. However, now Sitku will also be transferred to Xinjiang.
It may be impossible to meet again in a lifetime.
Originally, the two parties did not have much feelings for each other, but fate is not as good as fate. After going through the Zhang Rui incident together, the two parties established a relationship.
So, after the two opened the topic. We started chatting tirelessly.
Not far from Yang Yingju's tent was Li Kaifu's tent. At this time, he saw the figure appearing in Yang Yingju's tent and knew what was going on.
I saw that there was also a close soldier of his in his tent.
"Are you sure that the letter has been handed over to Zhang Rui personally?" Kaifu Li asked the confidant in front of him.
"Yes, sir. He expressed his great gratitude to you and said that if you have any difficulties in the future, he will be obliged to help you if he can." The soldier replied
"No one noticed you!" Kaifu Li asked a little worriedly
"Don't worry, sir. I have disguised myself, so no one will be able to recognize me." The soldier replied, patting his chest.
"That's good. If I have any difficulties, let him help me. Whether he can escape this disaster depends on his luck." Li Kaifu murmured with some emotion.
"Thank you for your hard work, Li Xin. You can use this little silver to eat something delicious!" As he said that, Li Kaifu handed over a ten-tael silver ingot in his hand.
"Thank you, sir, but no need. Sixth brother... Zhang Rui, you have given me a lot of money." Li Xin pushed away the money handed over by Li Kaifu and said gratefully.
He had to be grateful, because Zhang Ruike generously gave him fifty taels of silver, which was equivalent to his monthly salary for two years.
"What Sixth Brother gave was given by Sixth Brother, and what I gave was given by me. You're welcome, just accept it!" Li Kaifu did not take back the money, but continued to hand it to Li Xin and said
Li Xin couldn't push it away after two more attempts, so he accepted the money. He knelt down and thanked Li Kaifu: "In that case, I have to thank you for your humble position."
"Well, get up and talk!" Li Kaifu said to Li Xin who was kneeling on the ground.
"Yes, thank you, sir." Li Xin also stood up on the ground, and then put the silver rewarded by Li Kai into his arms.
Feeling the money in his arms, Li Xin couldn't help but sigh: It has been said since ancient times that wealth can be found in danger. The ancients really didn't lie to me!
"Sir, why are you sending a message to Brother Six? Governor Yang and the others need to know about this matter. It will not be easy for you. There is really no need to take such a risk." That is, Li Xin thought that he was somewhat related to Kaifu Li. Ask, if it were someone else, they wouldn’t say that if I beat him to death.
"What else could it be for? Maybe I was crazy at the time. If you give me another chance, I will never let you send him a letter again. Do you believe it?" Li Kaifu said jokingly
"Haha, I don't believe it." Li Xin replied with a smile.
"Oh? Why do you think so?" Kaifu Li was surprised by Li Xin's answer.
"Because adults are adults, even if I give you another chance, you will still do what you want to do. And..." Li Xin stopped here, as if he didn't know what to say next.
"Moreover? If you have anything else, feel free to say it." Seeing this, Kaifu Li encouraged Li Xin.
"Yes, sir. I think that sixth brother is a very good person. To be disrespectful. If he can escape this disaster, I don't think he can really succeed. In that case, we will live well. Look at their hair, and then look at Looking at our hair, I don’t know why I still think their hair looks good.” Li Xin fearlessly expressed his opinion.
When Li Kaifu saw what Li Xin said, he knew that he must have been influenced by Zhang Rui's people.
"Sir, maybe we..."
"Okay, stop it." Kaifu Li interrupted what Li Xin wanted to say next.
"Yes, sir." Li Xin was frightened by Kaifu Li's reaction and stopped talking.
"You go out first!" Li Kaifu said in a weak tone.
"Yes, sir." Li Xin said, knelt down to Li Kaifu, and then left the accounting room.
"You all know how to act on a whim. Have you ever thought about your family? This rebellion is a major event that will destroy the nine tribes. Don't I know that braids are ugly? But from the older generation, we have left our hair alone and left our hair alone. Braids are ugly. Is it important to have a head?" Looking at Li Xin's back unwilling to leave, Li Kaifu couldn't help but said
Late at night
Outside the camp gate, a pair of Green Camp soldiers on sentry duty were enduring the attacks of mosquitoes.
Although winter is approaching at this time, the climate in Guangdong and Guangxi has not completely cooled down, so there are still a few "remnants" of mosquitoes surviving.
"Little Sanzi, let me tell you. If you encounter Sixth Brother's team and the battalion officer asks you to rush up, don't rush so fast and let others go first. Do you understand?" I saw an older soldier. He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and whispered to the young soldier standing guard next to him.
