Ming Zuo

Chapter 706 Agreed
The night was getting darker, but the Dingbo camp was hiding waves under the silence.

Wu Zhikui fidgeted in his handsome tent, looking at the sky from time to time.

A subordinate came in and whispered in his ear.

"President, brothers are all ready."

Wu Zhikui looked at his subordinates and asked for the last time: "This is tantamount to rebellion. If you lose, you will implicate the nine clans. Aren't you afraid?"

The subordinate smiled generously.

"Boss, you are not afraid, so why are you brothers? You have had enough of Bird Qi these years. Now that the goddamn court wants us to massacre our fathers and folks, who will do it? Not to mention, brothers Who in the family earns some living money by spinning and weaving. Since the construction of this textile factory, the life of the brothers has become a little easier. Since the dog official does not let everyone work, why should the big guy be polite to him?"

Wu Zhikui patted his subordinate's shoulder heavily.

"That's the reason. The imperial court doesn't take our people seriously, so why should we sacrifice our lives for him?"

The two were talking eagerly when suddenly someone broke in.

"General Manager, Baihu, General Hou is here."

The two were shocked, and Baihu's hand even touched the handle of the knife.

"Why did Hou Chengzu come here?"

Wu Zhikui was worried.

"I don't know, tell the brothers to light up their tricks and obey my orders."

What Wu Zhikui and Jiang Guan had originally discussed was that after the night attack started, Wu Zhikui would respond with a surprise attack, and should cooperate to defeat Jinshanwei.

But now that an accident happened, Wu Zhikui could only adapt accordingly.

Not long after, a young general walked in, about twenty years old.

But for this person, no one in Jinshanwei dared to neglect him.

Because this person is called Hou Chengzu.

According to court rules, Jin Shanwei's general should belong to his family.

Just because Hou Chengzu was still too young when his father died, Jin Shanwei's general was appointed to someone else.

If there is no accident, Hou Chengzu will take over his father's Enmeng in a few years and become the chief general of Jinshanwei.

Wu Zhikui and Hou Chengzu didn't have much contact, so I really don't know what the latter's purpose is at this critical moment?
Hou Chengzu walked into the tent, looking around.

"Brother Ang, I have something to ask. Please give me another chance, let's talk about it in detail."

Wu Zhikui looked cautiously, and after thinking for a while, he wanted all the people below to back out.

He didn't approach Hou Chengzu either, but took two steps back.While sitting down, his left hand rested on the handle of the knife seemingly unintentionally.

Outsiders will definitely not be able to see the tricks in this action.

But if Hou Chengzu wanted to get violent, Wu Zhikui would be able to draw the knife immediately.

It only needs two or three times of support, and the subordinates from outside rush in to ensure that Hou Chengzu can be chopped into meat sauce.

There was no one else in the tent, Hou Chengzu's face immediately became angry.

"Brother Ang, this Lu Quandao is going against the grain. He only cares about accumulating money and deducting military pay. He doesn't treat our Jinshan Guard as his own. Let him continue to torment, and our Jinshan Guard will collapse."

Ok?
Wu Zhikui was a little taken aback.

"Hehe, General Lu was appointed by the imperial court after all. He holds great power, so what can we do?"

Seeing Wu Zhikui's ambiguity, Hou Chengzu became anxious.

"Brother Ang, although our brothers don't have many friendships, you and I are all natives of our Songjiang Prefecture, and our roots are here. He Lu Quan was transferred from Zhejiang, and he will fly away after two years in Jinshanwei. He How can we care about our lives? Besides, this time Lu Quan took us to the city, is it true that our brothers are going to attack our fathers and fellow villagers?"

Wu Zhikui could smell it a little bit.

"Brother Hou, to be honest, I can't bear it on my conscience if I want to kill the elders in my hometown. Besides, what's wrong with me thinking about the cotton spinning?"

"That's exactly the reason!"

Hou Chengzu slapped his thigh, as if he had found a bosom friend.

"To tell you the truth, Brother Ang, my Hou family has also invested in cotton spinning. I have made a lot of money over the years, which has eased the situation of my Hou family a lot."

He took two steps forward and lowered his voice.

"My little brother once read the article by Commander-in-Chief Zuo of Shandong Province, and he found it quite reasonable. Recently, there have been many rumors in the market that what the government did this time was that those landlords and scholars wanted to counterattack us. At this time, my little brother must do whatever it takes Standing on the side of the elders in my hometown. I wonder if Brother Ang is willing to help the little brother?"

Wu Zhikui was very cautious.

"Aren't you afraid that Mr. Wu will inform you when you came alone to persuade me? Now everyone inside and outside is my people, as long as I give an order, it will be easy to capture you."

But Hou Chengzu showed no sign of fear.

"Hehe, Brother Wu, although my Hou family is far inferior to what it used to be, the Jinshan Guard has been under the control of my Hou family since the year of Hongwu. It's not my bragging. This Jinshan Guard goes up and down, inside and out, and only needs to be heard by the younger brother." Greetings, all of them are willing to sacrifice their lives for the younger brother. Brother Ang's Dingbo battalion is well-trained, and I still admire it. But Brother Ang feels that you alone can stop the entire Jinshan Wei?"

pop... pop... pop...

Amid the unhurried applause, Jiang Guan walked in from behind, his strange appearance made Hou Chengzu turn pale with shock.

"General Hou abandoned the dark and turned to the bright. Congratulations. With the help of General Hou in today's matter, there is no reason why it would not be impossible."

Hou Chengzu didn't know why.

"Who are you?"

Jiang Guan smiled slightly.

"I come from Fucheng."

Hou Chengzu was taken aback and realized something.

"You...you..."

Although this Hou Chengzu was a hereditary general of Jinshanwei, he was not as depraved as the other generals of Ming Dynasty.

The Hou family has always abided by the precepts of their ancestors, being kind to others, running Jinshanwei in an orderly manner, and everyone living and working in peace and contentment.

Therefore, for the Hou family, the members of Jinshanwei all supported and obeyed.

However, since the death of Hou Chengzu's father, the general Lu Quan sent by the imperial court has been greedy and greedy, which has caused many families in Jinshanwei to become increasingly impoverished.

Fortunately, with the rise of the cotton spinning industry, Jinshanwei's people followed Hou Chengzu to find another way out, and they finally subsidized their family and were able to make ends meet.

This time the government wanted to attack the cotton spinning industry, and even sent Jinshanwei to slaughter Sangzi, which immediately made Jinshanwei unacceptable.

Hou Chengzu keenly grasped this point, and immediately joined forces everywhere, intending to kill Lu Quan and join the fellow countrymen.

Wu Zhikui was the last person he wanted to persuade.

But he didn't expect that Wu Zhikui had already contacted Fucheng Nei.

This time the two sides hit it off, making the entire Jinshanwei restless.

In the original history, when the Qing soldiers attacked Jinshanwei, Hou Chengzu and his son resisted desperately.

After Jinshanwei fell, the father and son would rather die than surrender, and even his daughter-in-law chose to commit suicide to accompany him.

Such an upright person decisively chose to stand on the side of justice at an important moment.

　Thank you Xiangyang for your reward!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)