The Jin army and Wu Bingzhong camped in the tent, and entered the tent of Shen Linzi.
The firelight on the candlestick flickered. The three people were sitting around, or cross-legged beside a low couch. They were all preoccupied. Could it be Uncle Shen and the two personal guards who had come thousands of miles to deliver the message? However, one was wearing armor and the other two were dressed as civilian husbands, which looked very strange.
Uncle Shen is a dark-faced man in his thirties with a full beard. Among the people in Wudi, he seems to be quite unusual. The long scar on his face that runs through the bridge of his nose also shows how ferocious this man is. As for the other two messengers dressed as civilian husbands, one is tall and one is short, one is fat and the other is thin, especially the short and thin man, whose eyes are rolling around, exuding a shrewd air.
The fat messenger looked around and said in a low voice: "Lin Zi has been away for so long and hasn't come back. Is there something wrong?"
The thin messenger sighed: "I said just now that we shouldn't let him go like this. If something like this is not done secretly and the news leaks out, it will be over. Brother Uncle, I think we should hurry up Leave, at least, let us leave first, and we can’t leave any witnesses behind for them.”
Uncle Shen gritted his teeth: "I don't think Lin Zi will betray us. If he really had this intention, he would have asked the soldiers outside to capture us when he left just now. Why wait until now? We should still persuade him Things are not going well for Yunzi and Tianzi, after all, they have already reached high-ranking positions as county magistrates and generals, so it is not easy to make them give up right away."
The fat messenger's expression softened slightly and he said: "Brother Uncle Chang is right. However, Liu Yu killed so many of our relatives, friends and tribesmen. We were forced by the situation and could only temporarily seek refuge with him. Now that the rebels are fighting back, God The cult has come back to kill us again, and it’s time for us to take revenge, so I don’t know what they have to hesitate about.”
The thin messenger nodded: "Yes, what's so great about a mere county magistrate or a general? If the divine religion conquers the world, these official titles will only be higher. The five brothers of the Shen family have a grudge against the Beifu army for killing their father. How can you be so willing to serve the enemy, Brother Uncle, if they are unwilling to join us in raising an army, what will we do?"
Uncle Shen sighed: "If they really don't want to join us, then we might as well raise our own troops. Then we will shout that the Wu soldiers have rebelled and create chaos. Even if the Shen brothers don't want to do it, they still can't get rid of it." Suspicion."
The thin messenger frowned: "I'm afraid this won't work. Just relying on our soldiers and horses, even with the Shen brothers, we can't kill Liu Yu's base camp. If we attack at this time, we will die."
A trace of doubt flashed across Uncle Shen's face: "Didn't you ask us to start the uprising? Why, are you going to regret it at this point?"
The thin messenger shook his head: "What Brother Chiyun means, or what Tianshi Dao means, is not to start an uprising for the time being, and follow Liu Yu's army back to Jiankang. When the two armies are in a stalemate, they can switch sides at the critical moment." One blow to reverse the situation. Now here, without foreign aid, I am afraid it will not be easy for us to raise an army alone. Moreover, the brothers' family properties are all in Wu. If the uprising fails here, I am afraid there will not be many. Those who are willing to stay with us.”
Uncle Shen's brows relaxed and he said: "They are indeed people from the divine sect. It's so far away. I knew that the world would belong to them sooner or later. The Shen brothers and Liu Yu had a grudge against their father. I thought, In the worst case, they won’t betray us. At most, they will wait and see. Then I will slowly tell them our interests on the road. Rumors have spread in the army these days, all about how cruel and vicious Liu Yu is, and how His previous hypocrisy is completely different. Over time, the minds of soldiers will change, which is not a bad thing for us."
At this point, he paused: "However, just in case, you two had better leave first. Fatty Liu Muzhi has many eyes and ears. Maybe he will notice something is wrong and report back to Chi Yun as soon as possible after returning. The two leaders of Heshen Cult say that I, Uncle Shen, am always waiting for his call."
The fat messenger laughed: "Brother Uncle, I have always wanted to ask you. If the five tigers of the Shen family have a grudge against Liu Yu for killing their father, then it is easy to say that they will switch to the divine religion, but you do not have any hatred towards Liu Yu. Ah, you have made a lot of achievements since you switched to him, and now that you have the position of military leader, you are not treated badly. Why did you agree immediately this time?"
Uncle Shen laughed: "That's because what I want, Liu Yu can't give it to me, but the Shen Cult can. I'm not a direct descendant of the Shen family, just a branch, so my family has been very poor since I was a child, unlike the five Shen family members. Like a tiger, he grew up with a big family and a great career. To me, these official positions and titles are all empty. Only property and money are what I want."
"I'm afraid you don't know. When the God's Cult was in trouble, I immediately knew that my opportunity had come. On weekdays, we have to be in charge of those children of the aristocratic families and work for them, and we can't get ahead. Even if the Jin State is in trouble and conscripts troops temporarily and sends us back to our hometown after the war, there will be nothing. Only the divine religion gives us a chance to stand up and let us show off to those children of aristocratic families who are sitting on our heads and shitting and pissing on us. Let’s take revenge!”
The fat messenger looked solemn and nodded: "That's right, we are all Wu people who have been enslaved and bullied by those powerful people for generations. To us, they are more ferocious and terrifying enemies than the Hulu. We have been from our grandfathers. We have been enslaved by them since the beginning, and if it weren’t for the divine religion, our descendants would still be enslaved for generations to come.”
The thin messenger sighed: "One of the important reasons why Brother Chiyun turned to the divine religion again is that the children of the aristocratic families who fought against us back then have returned, and these vampires have returned to Wudi's manor. Of course, brother uncle, you have become an army officer, and the children of those aristocratic families will not bully you, but we people are in misery, because we have joined the divine religion before, and there is no one to protect us. Galileo bullies. If not, how could we risk annihilation and rejoin the divine religion?"
Uncle Shen nodded: "Yes, the rich and powerful in the world are all in the same group, and Liu Yu is their watchdog. It turns out that we thought Liu Yu was the hero of the world and would lead us The poor man turned around, so he followed him. As a result, this guy didn't allow us to earn what belongs to us based on our ability. He didn't allow us to plunder after we won the battle. It was far worse than when we served under Master Sun. The territory we finally won was returned to us. Those children from aristocratic families, what else are we trying to do? Find a new master and steal money, food, and women!"
(End of chapter)
