"I have been living in Fengxiang Mansion for so many years. How can I be willing to leave? Once I leave, the livelihood of the whole family will be cut off, so I ask the leader to forgive me." Xu Xiucai Su Dachao bowed deeply.
Su Da's face turned ugly.
Xu Xiucai, whom he valued, was unwilling to leave with him. Instead, he was determined to join the Tiger Flag.
"Bah, what is that?" When the thin-faced man heard Xu Xiucai's refusal to follow Su Da away, he immediately spat at Xu Xiucai's feet.
Xu Xiucai closed his eyes slightly, suppressing the discomfort in his heart, and ignored the provocation of the thin-faced man beside him.
"Since the military advisor is unwilling to leave with the brothers, I can't force him, so let's do it!" Although Su Da was unhappy, he didn't say anything to force Xu Xiucai to leave with him.
Xu Xiucai saluted again and said, "Thank you, chief, for your forgiveness."
"Everyone has his own blessing, as long as you don't regret it." Su Da said expressionlessly.
Xu Xiucai nodded slightly.
Knowing that the other party was very dissatisfied with him at the moment, anything he said would only irritate the other party, so he simply stopped talking.
"What about you? Do you want to stay with the military advisor?" Su Da asked the only rebel leader who chose to stay like Xu Xiucai.
The other party said: "I don't have any skills. I only know how to farm. I heard that the areas under the Tiger Banner will allocate fields to the common people. I don't want to fight anymore. I just want to live a stable life farming."
"Forget it, just stay."
Xu Xiucai has been left behind, and a less important leader of the rebel army is left. If he stays, he will be left behind, and there will be no loss to the rebel army.
"Thank you for your kindness, chief." The other party saluted Su Da very sensibly.
Su Da withdrew his gaze, looked at Xu Xiucai and said: "Since the military advisor has chosen to stay, why not do the brothers a favor and contact the envoy sent by the Tiger Character Banner to tell him what everyone means, and hope that they can Commitment."
"Okay." Xu Xiucai nodded and accepted the job.
Su Da said: "The envoy of the Tiger Character Flag is still waiting. The military advisor should go now. Brother Niu, you accompany the military advisor there."
The Brother Niu he mentioned was the rebel leader who chose to stay behind like Xu Xiucai.
"Brother Niu, let's go meet the envoy of the Tiger Flag." Xu Xiucai greeted the other party. He also knew that Su Da did not want the two of them to participate in the next thing.
The rebel leader surnamed Niu accompanied Xu Xiucai and left the room.
After Su Qing and others left Su Da, they were taken to a room not far away. There were rebel soldiers guarding the room outside the door in the name of protection.
"Are all the envoys of the Tiger Character Flag inside?" Xu Xiucai came outside the door and asked the rebel soldiers guarding here.
The rebel soldier guarding the door said: "Report to the military advisor, there are three people inside."
"Open the door. I am ordered by the leader to go in and see them." Xu Xiucai said to the guard outside the door.
The door was opened.
Xu Xiucai walked in with Brother Niu who was following him.
"I've really treated you too slowly, please forgive me." After entering the room, Xu Xiucai saw Su Qing and others, and took the lead in apologizing with clasped fists and a salute.
Su Qing asked: "When Mr. Xu came to my place, he must have already discussed it with Leader Su. Why don't we get straight to the point?"
"Special Envoy Su is quick to speak. Let me tell you straight. The leader has chosen to lead the army to leave Fengxiang Mansion. I hope the Tiger Banner can keep its promise and not embarrass them." Xu Xiucai brought the results of Su Da's choice.
Su Qing, who heard this, said: "As expected, Mr. Xu can tell Chief Su that as long as they don't hijack the people in Fengxiang Mansion, the Tiger Character Banner will let him leave."
"I would like to thank you in advance for the leader and the others." Xu Xiucai bowed and bowed.
Su Qing looked at Xu Xiucai in front of him and said, "Mr. Xu has a great reputation, so why would he join the uprising with Leader Su? Could he be under some kind of coercion?"
Scholars with a good reputation have a much better life than most common people, and they rarely choose to join others in rebellion.
"I'm not being coerced by anyone. It's just because I can't survive. Special Envoy Su doesn't know. There are constant disasters here in Shaanxi. The fields often have no harvest, but the government keeps pressing for taxes. Don't think I'm a scholar." The fame and the little money he earned were not enough to support his family. He really couldn't survive, so he had to join the rebellion with Leader Su." Xu Xiucai had a bitter look on his face.
After hearing this, Su Qing sighed.
Even famous scholars are forced to survive, which shows how miserable the people in Shaanxi are living.
"It will be fine in the future." Su Qing comforted the other party, "The Tiger-Character Banner will not be as inactive as the imperial court. I dare not say that everyone under the Tiger-Character Banner can fill their stomachs, but it will not be like now. In Shaanxi like this, the people cannot survive the oppression."
"I have heard that the Tiger-Character Banner implements good governance in Datong and Shanxi before. I sincerely support the Tiger-Character Banner to come to Fengxiang Mansion as soon as possible so that the people here no longer need to be oppressed by the government." Xu Xiucai expressed his goodwill.
Su Qing's heart moved when he heard this, and he said: "Since Mr. Xu supports the Tiger-Character Banner to come to Fengxiang Mansion, why not stay and join the Tiger-Character Banner, and also contribute to the governance of Fengxiang Mansion."
For a scholar like Xu Xiucai who is famous but not foolish and loyal, he is very happy to pull people into the ranks of the Tiger Flag.
"This is also the second thing I am going to say. Brother Niu and I have decided to stay and join the Tiger Flag." Xu Xiucai expressed his thoughts on staying.
Su Qing's face lit up and he said with a smile: "You two are welcome to join. With Mr. Xu's ability, you can be a small official first. There may not be any chance of being a pastor in the future. And this Brother Niu, as long as you are willing, I will We can recommend you to join the army, and if you make great achievements in the future, you can also be promoted and become an officer of the Tiger Flag."
"I stayed because I heard that the Tiger Character Banner would allocate fields to the common people. I don't want to join the army. As long as I am given a few acres of land, I can farm and support myself." Brother Niu on the side said.
Su Qing said with a smile: "Brother Niu likes farming. When the Tiger Character Banner takes over Fengxiang Mansion, not only will the fields be divided, but livestock and food seeds for farming will also be sent. In the future, Brother Niu will plant his own land and marry an aunt to live. .”
"Hey, that's a good relationship." Brother Niu smiled happily.
Raising a livestock, planting a few acres of land, and having an aunt at home, in his opinion, such a life is very beautiful.
"I would like to ask Special Envoy Su, can you tell me in detail about being an official under the Tiger Character Banner? Can a small official also become a county magistrate?" Xu Xiucai was very interested in how to serve as an official in the place under the Tiger Character Banner.
One of the reasons why he chose to stay was because he heard Su Qing personally mention that a scholar like him could have the opportunity to serve as an official in Tiger Flag.
