Feeling the unabashed threat in Ye Mingsheng's words, Zheng Xiaolin raised his head and looked at Ye Mingsheng and said calmly:
"Why are you here for this battle, sir?"
Seeing Zheng Xiaolin asking about this, Ye Mingsheng said lightly:
"I am an official and you are a bandit. It is natural for me to beat you. Why do I need a reason?"
"Your father is the boss of Liaoyang Green Forest in Zhensanshan. He has done evil, preyed on the common people, and harmed his neighbors for decades. The crimes he has committed are too numerous to list and are heinous... "
"As an official of the imperial court, I, Mr. Ye, live on the emperor's salary. I am loyal to the emperor. I should protect the country and the people, and restore a prosperous world to the Posuo Mansion. It is my duty to do this!"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's accusation against his father, Zheng Xiaolin's calm eyes finally showed a hint of anger, but perhaps thinking of something, he suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice:
"What a loyal minister and good general of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He speaks so openly and aboveboard. Can you believe it?"
Ye Mingsheng was not angry when he heard this, and said meaningfully:
“It’s enough for the world to believe!”
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Xiaolin was stunned. He thought that Ye Mingsheng, who was so hypocritical, would be speechless when asked, but he didn't expect that Ye Mingsheng would admit it directly.
This confused him!
But what Ye Mingsheng said is right. In the eyes of the world, he, Ye Mingsheng, is the great hero who suppressed bandits, and we are the heinous bastards. They don't care what Ye Mingsheng's real reason for attacking Baihu Mountain is... ·········
Thinking of this, Zheng Xiaolin felt a sense of despair in his heart, and his whole person was enveloped in pessimism.
Seeing Zheng Xiaolin bowing his head and being speechless after what he said, sitting there feeling sorry for himself, Ye Mingsheng was too lazy to talk nonsense to him and asked directly:
"Zheng Xiaolin, my time is limited, so just get straight to the point. What are your plans for coming to see me?"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Zheng Xiaolin came back to his senses, sorted out his emotions and said to Ye Mingsheng:
"I can lead people to surrender, but there are a few conditions. Please agree, Mr. Ye!"
Seeing Zheng Xiaolin use the word "must", Ye Mingsheng frowned slightly, but still said without breaking out:
"Tell me what conditions you have!"
"First Lord Ye, you must ensure the safety of our brothers, wives, children, and children on the mountain. You must not use troops to kill, and hold those responsible for the past accountable!"
"Second, if anyone in our department wants to leave, Mr. Ye, you must not stop him..."
Before Zheng Xiaolin finished speaking, Ye Mingsheng interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and then said with a sneer:
"Zheng Xiaolin, it seems that you haven't understood the current situation. How are you qualified to negotiate terms with me? All you can do now is surrender unconditionally!"
Seeing Ye Mingsheng being so domineering, Zheng Xiaolin also became angry and said in a deep voice:
"My lord, the Fengzhou Army may be powerful, but can they really defeat us?"
"General Ye, you don't think that this morning is the embodiment of our unit's combat power, do you?"
"Don't be afraid to tell your Excellency that our army intends to abandon these surrounding hilltop positions!
"Right now, all five thousand of our troops are guarding the main peak position. If you attack by force, you will definitely get a bloody head and suffer heavy casualties!"
"Master Ye, if you don't believe it, you might as well give it a try!"
Zheng Xiaolin's words immediately corresponded to the doubts in Ye Mingsheng's heart, which made his heart sink. This Zheng Xiaolin really has two brushes!
For the entire Baihu Mountain, five thousand men and horses are not enough to guard. There will definitely be loopholes in the defense. The Fengzhou Army can take this opportunity to kill a large number of defenders. Now Zheng Xiaolin is very wise to abandon the outer hills and only guard the main peak. It's very troublesome. Five thousand soldiers and horses guarding one main peak is more than enough.
What's more, there is no shortage of food and drink on Baihu Mountain, and there is a geographical advantage, so this main peak is really a hard nut to crack...
Even if our side is captured, casualties will probably be inevitable!
Although his heart was a little heavy, on the surface Ye Mingsheng pretended to be disdainful and said:
"So Zheng Xiaolin, do you think you can hold the main peak?"
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's words, Zheng Xiaolin shook his head and said:
"Master Ye, you don't have to be like this. I am self-aware. There is a huge gap in strength between your army and ours. Even if our army fights desperately and fights to the last soldier, it will not survive for seven days!"
At this point, Zheng Xiaolin changed his voice, looked at Ye Mingsheng and said very seriously:
"Although our unit cannot defend it, sir, you will not keep the things you want. If we all die, what is the use of keeping the things on the mountain?"
"The three hundred thousand taels of silver, five hundred thousand stones of grain, and other gold and silver belongings on the mountain should all be buried with us!"
After saying this, Zheng Xiaolin was stunned and continued to stare at Ye Mingsheng and said:
"My lord, you are so insistent on fighting to the end, all you want is the money and food that my father has saved. But if you continue to fight now, not only will you get nothing, but you will lose countless troops! You are responsible for this, sir. Make sure you think about it!”
I have to say that Zheng Xiaolin's words did make Ye Mingsheng a little scared. He believed that people will become extremely crazy before they die. Therefore, there is no doubt that as long as he continues to fight, what Zheng Xiaolin said will definitely become a reality!
But just compromising with Zheng Xiaolin like this? Do you agree to his conditions?
You may lose face by doing this, but at least you save your face...
In the face of face and lizi, some people may choose face, and some people may choose lizi!
But Ye Mingsheng is different. He is a greedy person, so his choice is to take it all!
No matter what the fuck, I want it all!
Ye Mingsheng, who had made up his mind after pondering for a while, looked at Zheng Xiaolin and said helplessly:
"You really gave me a difficult problem!"
"But I'm a little curious. Even if I promise you, how can you guarantee that I won't regret it after taking Baihu Mountain and can fulfill my promise?"
Seeing that Ye Mingsheng seemed to be showing weakness, Zheng Xiaolin said seriously:
"My father said that Mr. Ye, you are a hero among men and have ambitions in the world, so as long as you make a promise in public, you will not easily break your promise and get rich. Your reputation will be damaged for a few of our lives..." ····”
Ye Mingsheng shook his head in surprise when he heard this and said with emotion:
"I didn't expect your father to really think highly of me, Mr. Ye!"
Looking at the sighing Ye Mingsheng, Zheng Xiaolin seemed a little impatient and continued:
"Master Ye, can you please give me the right words?"
"Before I came, I told my brothers on the mountain that if I don't go back within an hour, everyone will set it on fire, so Mr. Ye, you'd better hurry up!"
Ye Mingsheng smiled and said calmly:,
"You are quite prepared!"
"But I may disappoint you. Mr. Ye never accepts coercion from others. As I said, you are not qualified to negotiate terms with me. Unconditional surrender is the best outcome that you and your brothers on the mountain can have!"
Zheng Xiaolin never expected that Ye Mingsheng would be so insistent, but now he can only continue to threaten:
"Master Ye, you think our brothers don't dare!"
Ye Mingsheng smiled and nodded:
"That's right, you just don't dare! Zheng Xiaolin, you are right. What I want is the money and food on your mountain. Now you can think about it, what will be the result if I don't get what I want? "
"If the information I got is correct, although you have five thousand fighting troops on the mountain, there are tens of thousands of wives, children, and children on the mountain!"
"Zheng Xiaolin, you are able to go to the meeting alone and come to my military camp to negotiate with me. I know you are not afraid of death, and I admire your courage!
"But you always have something you care about. Zheng Xiaolin, I bet you don't dare to set fire to me and fight to the death. Do you dare to bet?"
Understanding the implication of Ye Mingsheng, Zheng Xiaolin was stunned for a moment, and then said sharply in shock and anger:
"Ye Mingsheng, the sky net is so vast that it does not leak out. As a court official, how dare you be so unconscionable? Aren't you afraid of the verbal and written criticism from the people of the world?"
Looking at the furious Zheng Xiaolin, Ye Mingsheng said with a smile:
"Of course I don't dare to do this, but Zheng Xiaolin, how dare you!"
"When Baihu Mountain was destroyed, you and the other bandits went crazy and forced your wife and children to commit suicide by jumping off the cliff. What do you think?"
Zheng Xiaolin was completely off guard by Ye Mingsheng's words. He never expected that Ye Mingsheng would be so shameless and cruel.
Sitting on the chair, he gasped and stared at Ye Mingsheng fiercely. If eyes could kill, I believe that Ye Mingsheng would have been cut into pieces by him at this time, Lingchi executed... ···
Seeing Zheng Xiaolin's appearance, Ye Mingsheng knew that he was sure to win. He smiled and continued:
"Zheng Xiaolin, do you think the world will believe you, the bandit leader, or me, the general soldier of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
"Still, Zheng Xiaolin, you are not qualified to negotiate terms with me. Your best choice is to surrender unconditionally!"
Listening to Ye Mingsheng's words, Zheng Xiaolin felt very unwilling, and his eyes were full of annoyance and regret.
Although Zhen Sanshan had told him to surrender to Ye Mingsheng, as a son of a man, he naturally did not want to hand over the family fortune that his father had worked hard to accumulate all his life to Ye Mingsheng so easily, so what he first thought about was to give it to Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng deceived and entered Baihu Mountain for a last ditch effort.
But Ye Mingsheng's caution made his plan completely fail. Zheng Xiaolin knew very well the strength gap between Baihu Mountain and Fengzhou Army. As long as Ye Mingsheng was not fooled, no matter how hard they resisted, it was just a mantis trying to defeat the enemy. Just hitting an egg against a stone...
Now that there is no possibility of preserving the legacy left by his father, Zheng Xiaolin, disappointed, can only do the next best thing, hoping to lead the preservation of the remnants left by his father.
In order to make Ye Mingsheng compromise, he did not hesitate to risk his own life to express their determination to Ye Mingsheng to defeat them. But what he never expected was that he was ruthless, and Ye Mingsheng was even more ruthless than him!
Ye Mingsheng was right. He dared to bet because even if he lost the bet, Ye Mingsheng just didn't get the money and food. He could get it from other places.
But he, Zheng Xiaolin, didn't dare to bet, because if he lost the bet, the price would be the lives of everyone on the mountain. If he lost, not only would everyone die, but even if they died, they would be slandered by Ye Mingsheng and be stung for thousands of years... ··
Zheng Xiaolin really couldn't imagine how Ye Mingsheng could be so shameless. He was obviously an officer but looked more like a bandit than a bandit.
Although he wanted to rush over and kill Ye Mingsheng right now, Zheng Xiaolin had no choice but to hold back his anger and said to Ye Mingsheng:
"Even if we surrender now, won't you kill us?"
Seeing Zheng Xiaolin finally let go, Ye Mingsheng said lightly
"When Ye sent troops from Fengzhou more than ten days ago, he had no more than 10,000 troops, but now I have 20,000 people! Many of the extra 10,000 people were surrendered by you! You can see that I killed one person indiscriminately. ?”
"Also, you don't have to believe me, but you should believe in your father's vision. He knows that I am a person who can do great things. As long as you surrender honestly, I won't make it difficult for you!"
Zheng Xiaolin fell into silence when he heard what Ye Mingsheng said. After thinking for a while, he nodded doubtfully, looked at Ye Mingsheng and said:
"I will believe you for once. I hope you, Ye Mingsheng, will not break your promises or break your promises, otherwise I will do..."
Just as Zheng Xiaolin was about to continue speaking, Ye Mingsheng glanced over. Feeling the coldness in his eyes, Zheng Xiaolin not only trembled slightly, but he couldn't help but swallow the harsh words he was about to say.
Then Zheng Xiaolin, who didn't get any benefits from Ye Mingsheng, could only walk out of the camp angrily and walked towards Baihu Mountain, preparing to let the bandits on the mountain surrender.
After Zheng Xiaolin left, Ye Mingsheng rubbed his temples tiredly. Although he just sat here and said a few words, such a battle of wits and courage was also very tiring.
He Jingyun, who was standing aside at this time and saw everything that happened, looked at Ye Mingsheng hesitantly, as if he wanted to say something but was afraid of offending Ye Mingsheng.
Noticing He Jingyun's expression, Ye Mingsheng said lightly:
"If you have anything you want to say, just ask!"
After receiving Ye Mingsheng's permission, He Jingyun made up his mind and said:
"Sir, if this Zheng Xiaolin insists, do we really have to do that?"
Seeing that He Jingyun was asking this question, Ye Mingsheng turned to him and asked with a smile:
"What do you want to do?"
Ye Mingsheng's answer made He Jingyun a little surprised. Although Ye Mingsheng didn't say it clearly just now, everyone knew the meaning of Ye Mingsheng's words...
Seeing He Jingyun's expression, Ye Mingsheng stopped teasing him and explained:
"I don't know about you, but I would never have thought of doing that!"
"I just expected that Zheng Xiaolin didn't have the courage, so I just tried to scare him. Even if he really burned the money and food, I would not go out and kill people. That would destroy the military regulations and discipline of Fengzhou, let alone me. Someone’s behavior.”
If the person coming was Zhen Sanshan, I would just be humiliating myself by doing this, but this Zheng Xiaolin is different. He doesn't have the courage! "
"He seems to be a good person, and he is willing to take risks for the lives of others. Unfortunately, in today's world, good people usually don't end well!"
"To be honest, if Zheng Xiaolin offered a lower price, I might not be able to agree to it, but he is too greedy and the price is too high."
