The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 218 Don't Lose Your Youth
Chapter 216

Li Dingguo was originally Zhang Xianzhong's right-hand man,

Captured while sneaking into Fujian,
Inspired and inspired by Lu Changle silently and latently,

Because of value issues, Zhang Xianzhong was suspicious,
Finally, he was rescued by his confidants,

After escaping, it was difficult to find Lu Changle for a while.

I heard that Jianlu was raging in Shandong, so I wanted to try my luck in Shandong.
Halfway there, I heard that Jianlu had withdrawn.

Lu Changle, governor of Fujian, swept Jianzhou, and they went back to rescue,
Unexpectedly, Lu Changjun's rural protection army not only harassed,
but sweep,

When Li Dingguo heard the news, he felt admiration and regret at the same time.

If I stayed in Fujian that day and joined the Rural Protection Army,

This kind of exciting and earth-shattering event,

How can I miss my share,
The following events were more shocking than the last,
Lu Changle captured the old village with three cannons, conquered the Jianlu Eight Banners, defeated Li Zicheng, entered the capital, etc.,

Li Dingguo was a little numb,
All the subordinates persuaded Li Dingguo to join Lu Changle,
Li Dingguo was tempted for a while, but in the end he still didn't make it.
When others need me, I don't contribute,
Wait until someone else is successful and famous,
That's not taking refuge, that's hugging your thighs,
Li Dingguo is also a proud person,
Although there was regret in his heart, he still didn't act.

Determined to break with the past self,

Along the way, Li Dingguo no longer robbed his house,

Nor let the twelve brothers do illegal things,

The people left in a hurry and fled without much money,
One kind traveled to Tongcheng, Hubei, and spent the last bit of money and food,

To fill my belly,

A few people make money by performing arts on the street,
This is the most chaotic time,
There is no distinction between officials and bandits, and there are as many forces as a cow's hair,
People are in panic, rich people are looking for someone with high martial arts skills to guard their homes,

Li Dingguo and his party were favored by Xie Anfu, a local landlord known as Xie Bancheng.
employed as a nursing home,

Li Dingguo, who is outstanding in force, was appointed as the captain of the nursing team.

Of course, Li Dingguo's name cannot be used,

Li Dingguo used the pseudonym Guo Li.

Xie Bancheng is by no means in vain,
The land deeds for almost half of the shops in Tongcheng are in the hands of Xie Anfu.

There are more than [-] acres of land in the family,

Not counting mountains and trees,
It is said that Xie Bancheng's relationship can lead to the capital,

It can be said that rich and powerful,
Xie Anfu was kind to the people of Tongcheng,
They build roads and bridges on weekdays, and set up porridge sheds to distribute porridge and medicine in disaster years.
The local reputation is very good,
When the local county magistrate took office, the first thing he did was to visit Xie Anfu at Xie's house.

Otherwise, the seat will not be stable.
As the most powerful person in Tongcheng, Xie Bancheng raised more than 300 nursing homes,

In times of crisis, organize tenants and hired workers,
At least there are 3000 people,

With Xie Bancheng around, the small group of bandits didn't dare to break through the city.
As the head of the Xie family's nursing team, Li Dingguo's task is relatively easy.
Sitting in the Xie Family Courtyard on weekdays,

Just arrange more than 300 nursing home patrols.

Li Dingguo commanded more than [-] mobs at the most,

There are more than 300 people in the area, and Li Dingguo is not needed.
Xu Zhenwei, Guo Quan and the others can handle it.
For Li Dingguo, today is another boring day,
After arranging people out,
Li Dingguo, Xu Zhenwei, Guo Quan, Ji Tong, and Qian Xin hid in the side room to drink,

After the housekeeper of the Xie family found out,

Not only is there no blame,

I also asked the kitchen to make some small dishes for them to drink,
This is Xie Bancheng's order, no matter what, he must win over Guo Li (Li Dingguo),

When Li Dingguo and his party were performing arts, Xie Bancheng happened to be drinking tea on the second floor.

He saw that the group downstairs looked good,
Send his most capable guard, Fat Tiger, to test the opponent's quality,

I thought to myself that these people are of good physique, and I will accept them if they can withstand Fat Tiger's three moves.

Unexpectedly, just a face to face, Fat Tiger let Li Dingguo down with a punch,
More than a dozen nursing homes rushed forward, wanting to avenge Fat Tiger,
They all used knives and sticks.

If half a cup of tea is not available, Li Dingguo will bring it all down with his bare hands.
Xie Bancheng immediately personally invited Li Dingguo, whose alias was Guo Li,

Committed to the utmost respect and freedom,
So, penniless Li Dingguo settled down in Xie's house with the twelve brothers who rescued him.

"Brother, come on, let's go!" Xu Zhenwei raised his wine bowl.

Li Dingguo raised one hand, the two touched each other lightly, and then drank it down.

Guo Quan handed over a pair of chopsticks: "Brother, it's not good to eat a la carte and drink on an empty stomach."

Zheng Jiashu and Qian Xin also sat down with a smile, and wanted to drink with Li Dingguo.

The five of them drink well,
A jar of ten catties of wine soon lost half of it.

The faces of the five people present were slightly red, and they were all drunk.

Seeing that Li Dingguo was not in a high mood, he sighed silently,

Qian Xin couldn't help but said, "Brother, what's bothering you?"

"Brother must have regretted it. Master Xie gave him two pretty maids last night, and asked them to serve him, but he declined. You regret it now." Guo Quan said with winks.

The crowd couldn't help but burst into laughter.

When it comes to beauties, men always have endless topics to talk about.

When everyone is done laughing,

Li Dingguo said with some shame: "Brothers follow me and suffer."

In the Great Western Army,
These subordinates are all characters, hugging left and right one by one,

Big bowls of wine, big pieces of meat,
In order to save myself, I almost lost my life,

Along the way, everyone slept in caves,
Hunted in the mountains, fished in the river,

Finally reduced to street art,

What moved Li Dingguo was,

Those twelve brothers, when they arrived in Tong County, there was still not a single one missing.

Always follow by your side.

Xu Zhenwei immediately said: "How can elder brother say such a thing, where is the suffering, the life we ​​are living now, we are living happily!"

"That's right," Zheng Jiashu echoed, "Following Huang Hu, I'm afraid every day, because I'm afraid that one day he will be in a bad mood, chop off his head with a knife, and run around every day, tired like a dog, not like now, delicious Delicious, sleep well at night until dawn”

"Brother, stop talking, we are all from poor families, I really can't bear to bully those ordinary people anymore"

"My life was saved by my elder brother, follow him, it will not be hard"

Everyone comforted Li Dingguo with your words and my words.

Along the way, everyone was very interested in Li Dingguo's experience in Fujian,
Li Dingguo also took the opportunity to tell his brothers what he saw and felt,
Everyone was fascinated when they heard it,

Under Li Dingguo's silent sublimation,

Xu Zhenwei, Guo Quan and the others also understood right and wrong, and corrected many bad habits.

Qian Xin suddenly said: "A good horse has to turn back. With the talent of the eldest brother, being a nursing home is simply overqualified. Now it is said that Governor Lu is the right man, why not join him?"

"If the elder brother feels embarrassed, just start from a low level"

"The world is uncertain, the world is not peaceful, and there are many opportunities to make contributions"

"With the talent of the eldest brother, the brothers will also give full support, and they will surely create a new world."

"Who dares to gossip if you get promoted by relying on real merits?"

Li Dingguo's heart moved, and he said with some hesitation: "This."

Seeing Li Dingguo's heartbeat, Xu Zhenwei struck while the iron was hot and said, "Didn't the elder brother say that many of the Governor-General of the Mainland are bandits and rebels? , Governor Lu also dares to use it, even if he takes refuge, the eldest brother doesn't have to be half a point inferior to others."

"A manly man, with ambitions in all directions, big brother, we all support you to revive your reputation." Zheng Jiashu also expressed his position.

"Don't think about it anymore," Guo Quan persuaded: "The old saying is good, you can learn martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family. The elder brother has such good martial arts, and he is still young, so even if he can't be appointed as a general, he should not be buried." it's here."

Li Dingguo was finally moved, stood up and said proudly: "My brothers are so supportive, if you push it again, you will be cowardly. Okay, let's go and seek refuge with the Governor-General of the Mainland."

Brothers risked beheading to save themselves,
Follow yourself without complaint or regret, never leave at the lowest point,

Even if Li Dingguo doesn't think about himself, he has to think about these good brothers.

Soon, Li Dingguo was in trouble again: "It's not good to go empty-handed like this. Even if you go to seek refuge with the Governor-General of the Mainland, you have to prepare a decent meeting gift."

Lu Changle is someone Li Dingguo admires,
Serving Lu Changle, Li Dingguo had no objection in his heart,

But it's less interesting to just go empty-handed like this.

How about a meeting gift?

Lu Changle has no shortage of gold and silver treasures, and neither does Li Dingguo.

It's good to send a beautiful woman,
The problem is, neither did Li Dingguo,

When Li Dingguo, Guo Quan and others were thinking about what gift to give,
Zhang Xiaosong suddenly rushed in from the outside, panting while running, and said, "Big brother, it's not good, big brother, it's not good."

"Xiao Song, don't worry, just speak slowly." Li Dingguo comforted him.

Zhang Xiaosong was one of the 12 people who rescued Li Dingguo that night.

(End of this chapter)