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"Brother Boya, if you don't believe it, you can give it a try and see if you can get out of this courtyard." Liao Wenguang picked up the bowl at hand and took a sip of tea.
Sun Chuanting looked hesitant.
He felt that there was no need for the other party to lie to him about this kind of thing, but when he thought about them being put under house arrest in the yard, he felt that it was unlikely. The other party had no reason to put them under house arrest.
The last time he came to Shanyin County, the rebels only named him and did nothing to him. Otherwise, with the few followers he brought with him, it would have been impossible to leave Shanyin County alive.
Liao Wenguang continued: "On the way here, I asked my servant to buy half a sheep. I will ask the people here to order firewood later. You and I might as well have a drink together to relieve our fatigue."
"There is only mutton and there are a few dishes. I asked my entourage to go to a nearby restaurant to order some dishes." Sun Chuanting said.
Liao Wenguang smiled and nodded.
Knowing that Sun Chuanting did not completely believe what he said, he still wanted to try to see if he could leave the yard.
He wasn't going to stop it.
If he can't get out of the yard, the other party will naturally give up. If he can get out, it will be better. He doesn't have to stay in the yard to eat potatoes. He can arrange for his entourage to go out at any time and ask a nearby restaurant to deliver some meals every day.
Sun Chuanting walked out of the room.
Standing in the courtyard, he summoned his entourage to explain a few words, and then he saw the entourage trotting towards the entrance of the courtyard.
Sun Chuanting stood in the courtyard without moving, looking in the direction of the entourage leaving, or in the direction of the courtyard entrance.
"return to!"
The guard in front of the courtyard stopped the entourage who was about to go out.
The attendant carefully smiled and said: "My master wants to book a banquet at a restaurant in the city, and I would like to ask some military masters to be accommodating."
As he spoke, he took out a dozen large coins from his sleeves and handed them to the guard closest to him.
"No one is allowed to step out of the courtyard without a warrant. Go back immediately." The guard did not accept the large sum of money handed to him. Instead, he pointed his bayonet at the entourage who wanted to go out.
The attendant thought it was too little, so he took out another piece of silver from his sleeve and handed it over, "Please have tea with the military master."
"go back!"
The guard took a step forward, his bayonet one step closer to the entourage, almost touching the tip of his nose.
The entourage was startled and stepped back, directly back into the courtyard.
Sun Chuanting, who was standing in the yard, looked gloomy when he saw this scene.
"Master, the guard at the door won't let you in, and won't even accept money." The attendant came to Sun Chuanting and complained.
Sun Chuanting looked at the door of the courtyard and said, "If someone gave you money and asked you to let him go out to a nearby restaurant to buy some food, would you accept the money?"
As he said that, he turned his eyes and fell on the follower in front of him.
"Take it, take it!" the attendant said hesitantly, "It's not like he won't come back, it's just letting him go, it's not a big deal."
Sun Chuanting narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "You have been accepting this kind of money for so many years in my Sun family, but these ordinary gangsters don't even look at such benefits, and are more loyal than a servant like you. "
"Young master, I have no doubts about you!" The attendant was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground and swore.
Sun Chuanting glanced at him and said, "Get up, I didn't mention you."
"Youngster is really loyal. Master, if you don't believe it, I can risk my life and break out of the courtyard right now." The entourage expressed his loyalty in front of Sun Chuanting.
Sun Chuanting comforted him and said, "Okay, I know you are loyal. Let's go to Councilor Liao's attendant and ask him if the mutton has been packed away."
Seeing that Sun Chuanting's face didn't look like he was being hypocritical, the entourage got up from the ground and took the errand to do something.
"What? Didn't you go out?" Liao Wenguang came over from behind.
Sun Chuanting turned around and said, "It doesn't matter whether we can get out or not. Councilor Liao, do you know that just now my entourage tried to bribe the guards outside, but failed to send the money out and was driven back instead."
"There's no mistake!" Liao Wenguang said subconsciously.
Even the servants on errands in the yamen could not avoid accepting benefits. How could a few ordinary rebels not take the benefits?
Sun Chuanting shook his head and said solemnly: "I saw it with my own eyes."
Hearing this, Liao Wenguang looked serious.
"The rebel bandits here in Datong are very unusual. They don't have access to too many people. There are some things that are not clear yet," Sun Chuanting said.
Liao Wenguang hesitated for a moment and said, "Maybe the guards outside the door are special, and it would be different if they were other rebels."
"I hope so too. I'm afraid that most of Liu Thief's bandits will be like the guards outside the door. That's the most terrifying thing." Sun Chuanting said worriedly.
Seeing the big from the small can reveal many things.
Both of them have been officials for many years, and they have been able to pass the imperial examination and have been local officials for many years. They are both talented people. Although it is just a small thing like not accepting bribes, it is normal for officials. It is very abnormal to put it on a few low-level rebel bandits.
"When the Wenxiang Cult rebelled, could those cult members do this?" Liao Wenguang subconsciously asked Sun Chuanting.
Sun Chuanting said: "They are said to be religious people, but in fact they are a group of rioters. They do a lot of vandalism, smashing and looting. If they conquer one place, they will cause harm to the other place. It is impossible not to see the benefits and not reach out."
"Let's take a look again!" Liao Wenguang said, "The last time I came to Datong, I had a vague feeling that it was a little different from other places in Ming Dynasty, but I couldn't think of any difference. This time, you come with me and you can help me see it. See what’s going on.”
Sun Chuanting nodded, and then asked: "I wonder what kind of official position the imperial court is planning to appoint Liu Thief?"
"Commander," Liao Wenguang said, "The last time we recruited Thief Liu, the court asked him to serve as a guerrilla in Datong. Naturally, this time the recruitment cannot be lower than the last time."
Sun Chuanting thought for a while and said: "The position of the general soldier is indeed not low, but it is suitable. I heard that Liu Thief is announcing that there will be no less than 100,000 troops."
"Not that many, at most 50,000 or 60,000, but the generals in Liu's army don't have any personal servants. All the soldiers and horses are camp soldiers." Liao Wenguang said.
Sun Chuanting rubbed his chin with his fingers a few times and said thoughtfully: "There are more than 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses. The peasants and soldiers we saw on the way to Shanyin County, these people just need a little training to be able to do it." Used as ordinary camp soldiers."
hiss!
Liao Wenguang suddenly took a breath of cold air.
"It seems that Counselor Liao has also thought of it." Sun Chuanting looked at Liao Wenguang and said in a confused manner,
Liao Wenguang said with an ugly face: "If you include the peasants and soldiers, even if the rebel bandits in Datong do not have all the people as soldiers, their military strength is probably not a small number."
