When Duke Xingguo walked up to him, Li Dingguo was a little at a loss.
To be honest, he was only twenty-one years old at this time. Although he had met the vassal king before, at this time, as a subordinate, he met a powerful prince of the dynasty.
Suddenly, he heard Duke Xingguo ask him kindly, if he was General Li Dingguo? The words were filled with politeness and respect, which was beyond his imagination!
Even though Duke Xingguo wanted to show his surrender to his subordinates so that they could feel at ease, he was so polite and respectful that it seemed like he was going too far!
After coming back to his senses, Li Dingguo dared to neglect him. He quickly clasped his fists, knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and replied: "He is the sinner. He has met Duke Xingguo!"
"Haha!" Zhang Mingwei laughed when he heard this, and wanted to step forward, but at this moment, Liu Jin flashed in front of him, not daring to let him get close. Obviously, he was worried that if Li Dingguo rebelled, it would threaten Duke Xingguo.
Although Li Dingguo lowered his head, he could see this scene and didn't feel anything was wrong.
Because after all, he is one of Zhang Xianzhong's most famous adopted sons, so others can understand if they don't believe him.
But who would have expected that Duke Xingguo immediately reached out and pushed away the guard who was blocking him, then leaned down, stretched out his hands to hold Li Dingguo's arms, and while exerting force, he said with a smile: "Why are you so polite? Come on. I'll tell you the truth, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time!"
In the original history, Li Dingguo was really a tragic hero comparable to Yue Fei. Even from a certain perspective, he was even more miserable than Yue Fei.
Because what he has to face is not only the aggressive Jianlu and lackeys, but also his former sworn brothers, and even the Nanming officials who are like pig teammates.
It was in such a bad situation that the sworn brothers either surrendered to the Jianlu or were killed in a surprise attack. However, Nanming was suffering from serious internal strife and was retreating steadily in the face of the Jianlu, with no power to fight back.
However, Li Dingguo still persisted in his beliefs and eventually sacrificed his life to defend the Han people who still have backbone after all.
What is a hero? Li Dingguo is a hero!
Zhang Mingwei has always been looking forward to allowing such a hero to be remembered in history in the plane he traveled to, instead of ending with the bandits being wiped out.
Therefore, he had always wanted to recruit Li Dingguo, and even planned a lot for it. Today, he finally saw Li Dingguo coming to surrender, how could he not be happy!
However, his words made Li Dingguo dumbfounded again. So that he was helped up by Zhang Mingwei, but he didn't know it yet, so he just looked at Zhang Mingwei blankly, and he was very surprised: Why did the Duke say that he had been looking forward to this day for a long time? Why does he want to be recruited so badly? How could I be so virtuous and capable that I bothered Duke Xing to value him so much?
While he was in a daze, he heard a woman's voice speaking in a relaxed and cheerful tone: "Ah, so you are the famous Li Dingguo!"
Needless to say, the person speaking was Princess Zhu Ainao of Kunxing. She saw the documentary on the day Zhang Mingwei traveled through time.
No matter what it is, whenever it comes to the history of Nanming, two people will definitely be mentioned, one is Li Dingguo and the other is Zheng Chenggong. Relatively speaking, Li Dingguo is even more stalwart!
Therefore, Zhu Yu'ao understood Li Dingguo's deeds in the original history, and when she saw the real person, of course she couldn't help but sigh.
When Li Dingguo heard her words, he immediately came back to his senses and began to be in a daze again: Who is this person? Why does a woman seem to know him and admire her from the tone of her voice? Are you that famous?
Zhang Mingwei saw that he was acting silly, so he introduced him with a smile: "This is Princess Kunxing."
When Li Dingguo heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded. It was still Princess Kunxing. He was so frightened that he quickly wanted to kneel down on one knee to greet her.
However, Zhang Mingwei supported him and said to him with a smile: "Stop being so tacky, let's go and eat and chat!"
After saying that, Zhang Mingwei originally wanted to turn around and leave. However, fragments of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" flashed through his mind, and as soon as his heart moved, he dragged Li Dingguo's hand and pulled him enthusiastically before leaving.
Li Dingguo's head has been a bit down. He couldn't figure it out even to death, why did Duke Xingguo and Princess Kunxing treat him so enthusiastically? When he thought about this problem, he even turned to look outside the camp gate, wondering if he had mistaken the wrong person?
The people around Zhang Mingwei, including the surrounding soldiers, were stunned when they saw this scene.
When Zhang Mingwei and his party returned to the Zhongjun tent and there was no Shangguan here, they discussed it.
"This thief general is actually treated with such courtesy by the Duke of the Kingdom. What a blessing he has earned over several lifetimes!"
"No, I followed Duke Xing from the capital. Until now, I have never seen anyone receive such courtesy from the Duke!"
"..."
Incredible, really incredible.
Because of this, this matter spread in the military camp at an extraordinary speed. Even as the army officers and soldiers left the camp, the news began to spread outside the camp.
Not long after, the news spread everywhere that the thief general Li Dingguo was treated with great courtesy by Duke Xingguo.
As a result, those Li Dingguo's men who had surrendered were a little uneasy at first. After hearing the news, they completely let go of their worries. Some people even regarded themselves as officers and soldiers of the imperial court.
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In the Chinese military tent, after a long period of buffering, Li Dingguo came back to his senses and completely believed that Duke Xingguo was really treating him very politely.
If he was originally forced to surrender by his personal guards, and he was somewhat reluctant, or felt a little guilty towards Zhang Xianzhong and others, at this time, his heart was full of the kind of "a soldier will die for his bosom friend" "a feeling of.
After chatting for a while, Zhang Mingwei looked at Li Dingguo and asked him, "I wonder what your plans are next?"
At this point, he added: "Don't worry, just put forward your idea. If I can agree, I will definitely agree. At the beginning, Li Laiheng proposed to me that he did not want to fight his former brothers and would rather go to Liaodong. I also agreed to the fight against Jianlu."
When Li Dingguo heard this, he couldn't help but fell silent.
Seeing that he lowered his head and said nothing, Zhang Mingwei was not in a hurry and waited quietly. Even Liu Jin's expression of indignation was frowned upon by him.
But Zhu Ya'ao stared at Li Dingguo curiously, guessing that based on what she knew about Li Dingguo, he probably wouldn't want to hit Zhang Xianzhong, right? Maybe he will make the same choice as Li Laiheng!
When she was thinking about it, she saw that Li Dingguo had raised his head with a determined expression, obviously determined.
When Zhang Mingwei saw him, he smiled slightly to show encouragement, and then waited for him to speak.
I saw Li Dingguo asking sincerely: "Excuse me, Duke, if my adoptive father and other brothers are willing to accept the recruitment, will the court pursue them?"
Unexpectedly, he asked such a question. Zhang Mingwei didn't think about it for a moment, so he immediately answered without thinking: "As long as they are willing to truly accept the recruitment, they can end the war as soon as possible and give peace to the people of the world. They can live and work in peace and contentment as soon as possible." In a peaceful day, I can guarantee that the court will not investigate."
"Then what will the court do?" After hearing this, Li Dingguo immediately asked again.
Just now, he didn't ask the court what to do with him. The first thing he asked was how to deal with his adoptive father and his brothers.
Hearing this question, Zhang Mingwei finally pondered for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Li Dingguo and said: "They must accept the court's arrangements, they can serve the people, or they can continue to fight for the country, and use their military merits to win the opportunity to be their wives and children. In this regard, everyone must be treated equally. Li Laiheng is an example. He went to Liaodong and made great contributions, so the emperor named him Uncle Liaodong."
It is impossible for people like Zhang Xianzhong to serve the people, even in this life.
However, it is possible to continue fighting for the country and follow Li Laiheng's path.
With this in mind, Li Dingguo said to Zhang Mingwei seriously: "In this case, I am willing to go and persuade my foster father and other brothers to surrender and accept the imperial court's offer of peace!"
When he said that before, Zhang Mingwei had already made a guess. But now, when he heard him say this, he shook his head.
Before he could speak, Li Dingguo, who was staring at him, misunderstood and immediately asked with a slight change of expression: "Is the Duke afraid that I will not come back?"
If this is the case, then you don't believe him. The previous ones are actually all false.
To be honest, Li Dingguo would feel sad if this really happened.
Zhang Mingwei listened and nodded. Seeing Li Dingguo's expression change again, he immediately said with a smile: "I'm afraid you won't come back, but it's not that I don't believe you broke your promise, but I'm worried that Zhang Xianzhong and the others will be unfavorable to you and kill you." You vent your anger. This is the last thing I want to see!"
When he heard this, Li Dingguo couldn't help but feel a little moved, and immediately said without hesitation: "I'm going to persuade you. Firstly, I can thank my adoptive father for his kindness and find a real way out for him; secondly, it can also save the people from the disaster of the war as soon as possible. The suffering. This is killing two birds with one stone. As for myself..."
At this point, he paused, but then immediately continued: "This should be an opportunity for me to make up for my past mistakes!"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei still shook his head and said: "If you die, I don't have the magic to resurrect you! I believe you should be able to play a greater role and leave your name in history. If you die like this , it’s so worthless. As for Zhang Xianzhong and others, even if they don’t accept the idea of recruiting people to live in peace, I can clearly say that they are also grasshoppers after the fall!"
Li Dingguo didn't expect that the Duke of Guo had such high expectations for him and took him so seriously, and he immediately became excited.
