"Where have you gone?" Li Xiao said a little less confidently. He ate the suckling pig from Tokugawa Ieyasu's house. Now talking about Li Hu, it seems that only the state officials are allowed to set fires and the people are not allowed to light the lamps.

"Headmaster Yuan from Shanhaiguan came and talked with him for a while." Li Hu said softly.

"Master Yuan? Which Chief Yuan?" Li Xiao was a little surprised, but he didn't expect that this guy was still busy with business.

"It's the man named Yuan Chonghuan, the one who met Mr. Mao on Changxing Island." Li Hu saw that Li Xiao was very interested and hurriedly explained clearly.

In fact, Li Hu saw Yuan Chonghuan on the way here, and what he said was true. He just nodded and said hello!

Li Xiao suddenly lost interest in talking to Li Hu. Why did Yuan Chonghuan come here at this time? Could it be that something happened at Shanhaiguan? Probably not! The imperial court had reached a secret agreement with Nurhachi.

Besides, the Tatars generally launch their attacks in the winter, and this is the time to farm and herd horses. For many years, the Tatars rarely go out to fight in the summer.

"Go and invite Chief Yuan to me!" Li Xiao thought for a moment and immediately asked Li Hu to invite Yuan Chonghuan.

"No!" Li Hu immediately ran out as if he had been hit by an arrow in his butt. If he didn't run away now, how long would he wait?

Not long after Li Hu went out, he walked in with Yuan Chonghuan.

"Master Yuan, why are you here?" Although Li Xiao, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass, received the order from the court, he did not perform his duties. The current commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass is still Zhao Lejiao, and Li Xiao is very confused as to why Yuan Chonghuan is looking for him.

Coming?

"See the Commander-in-Chief." To Li Xiao's surprise, Yuan Chonghuan actually took the initiative to salute Li Xiao. This was a big surprise for Li Xiao. Yuan Chonghuan was a very arrogant person, and Li Xiao thought he saw him.

Will have a little temper.

"Master Yuan, no courtesy! What are you...!"

"Sir! Please allow Chonghuan to continue to stay in the Liao army, follow your master to eliminate the Tatars, and restore my Han family in Liaodong." Yuan Chonghuan was very polite. When he saw Li Xiao coming up to him, he knelt down without saying a word. Li Xiao was so panicked that he was a little confused.

The roast chicken knife was pulled out.

"Master Yuan, what are you doing?" Yuan Chonghuan is an arrogant person. He didn't even take the initiative to salute Li Xiao before. Now he actually knelt down on the ground. This can be called a shocking kneeling.

"Some time ago, Cui Shangshu of the Ministry of War personally went to Shanhaiguan to announce the disbandment of the Liao Army. Many soldiers of the Jiliao Army were dismissed. Many of them are soldiers who are worthy of fighting. Please show your kindness and allow them to continue to serve in the army to defend the country.

Guard the border and snatch Liaodong from the Tatars."

It turned out that it was because of Cui Chengxiu's disarmament, which was discussed in advance. The list of disarmament was also drawn up by Li Xiao and Cui Chengxiu would implement it. There was no way, the Ming court had no money. It could not raise so many soldiers, so in order to prevent Wei Zhongxian from going eastward.

The gentry of the Lin Party could only disarm. This is why Li Xiao was able to achieve the position of commander-in-chief of Liaodong.

"...!" Li Xiao was speechless. This was obviously a threat to accuse the mastermind. He drew up the list himself, and Cui Chengxiu acted according to his own wishes. How could he go back and fight this lawsuit with Cui Chengxiu?

!Now all Li Xiao can think about is rubber. With rubber, he can build a steam engine. With a steam engine, there are too many things that can be imagined.

"Sir! These sergeants are all...!"

"Master Yuan, this is the strategy of the imperial court. I'm not afraid to tell you that the imperial court's disarmament is due to the increasing military expenditure, and your lords don't want your majesty to tax the gentry. I believe you understand this better than me. So...

…!I can’t stop it!”

"Uh...!" This time it was Yuan Chonghuan's turn to be confused. As a boss, he was not qualified to participate in high-level decision-making. He never expected that the war in Liaodong was corrupt and the huge military expenditure started. It would actually touch the cheese of scholars, you know.

The current imperial cabinet is controlled by scholars. They will definitely fight to the death with anyone for their own interests.

Yuan Chonghuan is a smart man. He knows that if he continues to block this matter, he will be no different from the praying mantis in front of the wheel of the cart.

After thinking again and again, Yuan Chonghuan suddenly raised his head.

"Master General, please allow Chonghuan to follow you. Chonghuan's only intention is to drive away the Tartars." After Yuan Chonghuan finished speaking, he actually kowtowed to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao was stunned. The person kneeling and kowtowing below was the famous Yuan Chonghuan. He did not expect that the arrogant Yuan Chonghuan would be so insistent. If others were laid off, the capital would be overjoyed. Who would want to stay in Niaobu, leaving the flowery world of capital alone?

Shit Shanhaiguan.

Now Li Xiao believed that Yuan Chonghuan in history was not a traitor as some unofficial historians said. The man in front of him was a pure man, and his purpose was just to return Liaodong to the hands of the Han people. For this belief, he did not hesitate to do anything to his own

The young people knelt down and worshiped. For the arrogant Yuan Chonghuan, it took a lot of courage to knock his head to the ground.

"Master Yuan, please get up!" Li Xiao helped Yuan Chonghuan up and helped him sit on the cushion on the side.

Damn Japanese people all sit on their knees. There are no chairs in the house, only futon-like cushions.

"Since Mr. Yuan said so, you will stay with me for the time being. The war in the Japanese country has ended. Although this battle did not start a war with the Tatars, they captured the Tatars' Zhengbai Banner, Huang Taiji. I am looking for a suitable place to stay.

Why don't you let Mr. Yuan do the hard work of bringing Huang Taiji back to the court safely?" In any case, capturing Huang Taiji is a big deal.

It's best to leave this matter to the imperial court and give yourself, the young commander in chief, something to do. After all, I guess he is eighteen years old, which is too young no matter how you look at it. The entire Liaodong army, let alone Baylor, even

I haven't caught many people like Niu Lu, but now I am a Baylor and the leader of the Zhengbai Banner. This is really showing off my face!

"What? Caught Huang Taiji?" Yuan Chonghuan's eyes widened and he couldn't believe it was true.

He didn't know until he went to Changxing Island that Li Xiao had gone to Japan. He asked someone to build a boat and had just arrived in Japan. He came to see Li Xiao. He didn't expect that Li Xiao had caught such a big fish in Japan. No wonder at the time of disarmament, Li Xiao

Xiao actually came to Japan.

"Yes! I wonder if Mr. Yuan is willing to make this trip?"

"Yes! Of course I do!" Even though Yuan Chonghuan has been in the officialdom for many years, he is still happy to show his teeth. For many years, no one of Hou Jin's level has been captured on the Liaodong battlefield. But the high-ranking officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty were dead.

They surrendered so much that there was a legend in the army that if the Jurchens were not to exceed ten thousand, they would be invincible in the world.

Both generals and soldiers were extremely afraid of Hou Jin's army. There were even cases where the cavalry was unwilling to fight and starved their horses to death. Now that one of the opponent's Baylors has been captured, morale will be greatly improved.

"Master Yuan will take Huang Taiji back to the capital in two days. I have some things to do. After escorting Huang Taiji to the capital, you will go back to Shanhaiguan to follow Governor Mao Wenlong. Just listen to Governor Mao's orders!

"Li Xiao had a joking smile on his face.

"No!" Although Yuan Chonghuan saw that Li Xiao's smile was a little weird, he agreed without hesitation.

He didn't know that in the history in Li Xiao's mind, Mao Wenlong and his grievances and grievances!

"It's been a long journey! Let's go and take a rest first!" Li Xiao was polite, and Yuan Chonghuan immediately left wisely. After being an official for so many years, he still has this bit of vision.

When I returned to the back house, I saw the little nurse stitching up Zheng Sen's face. Although his face was completely swollen, the little guy was still very strong. Mrs. Tagawa was crying beside her. Chiki Tokugawa was accompanying her.

She shed tears, and from time to time she would say a word or two of persuasion in Japanese.

"Brother, you are so awesome!" Tagawa Nanaemon, who was young and toothless, was not worried at all about Zheng Sen's disfigurement. He admired his brother's perseverance even more.

"Haha! It's okay. The swelling will subside in a few days." Li Xiao smiled and comforted Zheng Sen. He knew that this kind of wound would definitely leave a scar like a centipede. But with the Zheng family's family background, Zheng Sen should

I can't find a wife, right?

"It doesn't hurt!" It was obvious that his face was throbbing with pain, but Zheng Sen still gritted his teeth and squeezed out two words.

At such a young age, you are just a knives. How can you be better when you grow up? It seems that Li Xiao's experience is correct. Most of the people who have left their names in history have two brushes.

After comforting little Zheng Sen, Li Xiao invited Li Hu to see Huang Taiji.

This is an important person, and he has been imprisoned for several days. Li Xiao is very afraid that this Lord Baylor will go crazy after being imprisoned, so it is better to take a look. In case he is sent to the capital, he is a mad emperor.

Tai Chi is not pretty.

When Li Hu took Li Xiao to the place where Huang Taiji was imprisoned, Li Xiao realized that this was not his mother's cellar at all, but an underground gold storage room, or a treasure room to be more precise.

Go in through a secret door on the rockery, and then there is a long corridor. The corridor is very long, and there are several turns. The ground and ceiling on both sides are made of huge rocks. The corridor is very humid, and the torches shine on it.

It was shiny. The corners were covered with moss, which looked a bit like Tomb Raider. Walking down the steps, a damp musty smell began to permeate the air. I felt very uncomfortable in my nasal cavity, Li Hu.

I sneezed several times in a row.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the long corridor, and the torch could only illuminate a short distance. This ghost place was so dark that the light seemed to be swallowed up.

Li Xiao is a little worried now. If he had known that Huang Taiji was being imprisoned in a place like this, he would have come to have a look. He has been imprisoned for several days, so don't go crazy because of it.

Huang Taiji was sitting on a wooden chair. He had forgotten how long he had been in this one-foot-square room. It could have been a few days, or a few months, or he even suspected that he had been locked up for a few years.

His feet were tied to an iron ring on the ground by an iron chain, which limited his movement to a radius of about five or six feet. Within these five or six feet, there were only clean buckets, a table and a chair.

There was an oil lamp on the table, and there was a light as big as a soybean on it. The light did not waver at all, it just stayed on like that. The light emitted was ruthlessly swallowed up by the surrounding darkness. Huang Taiji was very close, but he still couldn't see.

into your own hands.

It's very humid here, and occasionally you can hear the sound of dripping water. Whenever he hears this sound, Huang Taiji will get excited because this is almost the only sound he can hear.

There is also a copper basin on the table, with pickles and steamed buns in it. I don’t know how often it will be delivered, and it doesn’t matter if he finishes eating. The old copper basin was taken away, and the new copper basin contained steamed buns and steamed buns.

The pickles were put in again.

If there is a feeling here, it is darkness. Except for the limited lights that are a little bigger than fireflies, there is no other light here. The darkness seems to be able to swallow everything in people, including reason.

Huang Taiji really looked forward to the time when someone would come to deliver food, because only then would he feel like he was still alive. This dungeon was so damn evil. Maybe it was because it was made of stone, but there was not even a mouse in it.

None.

No one could be seen and no one spoke all day long. There was not even a sound except for the occasional drip of water. Faced with this kind of torture, Huang Taiji thought that the way he tortured people before was too poor. Huang Taiji knew

, if you continue like this, you will definitely end up crazy.

He shook his handcuffs and shackles and roared, his voice sounding like a wolf on the prairie.

But except for the echo, no one answered him. He began to talk to himself and learned to talk to himself. Sometimes, a long paragraph would even appear in his mind. Or he would fantasize about a scene,

He bullies others or he is bullied by others.

The sound of footsteps came from the corridor again, and Huang Taiji was very excited. Although he could only see a mute who couldn't speak, he still saw something that could move. It's very difficult to see a moving thing in this damn place.

, not even a fucking rat.

The footsteps were messy, proving that there was more than one person coming in. Huang Taiji felt a little relieved, and the guy named Li Xiao finally remembered him. Now that Huang Taiji was pulled out and stabbed in the neck, he felt more comfortable than living here.

.

The small window on the iron door was opened, and the light of the torch flickered outside. A pair of eyes looked at him through the window.

"Open!" Li Xiao ordered, and immediately a jailer came over behind him, took out the key and opened them.

The iron door creaked open, and Huang Taiji, who was sitting on the bed, turned his head with a dull expression on his face. He did not sit up from the chair, and now his mind was a little confused. Or rather, he was stupid!

Li Xiao came inside and took a look at Huang Taiji, whose eyes were dull and zombie-like. He turned around and said to Li Hu: "If you continue to act up, my family will lock you up here. You will be treated the same as him, no one will talk to you.

.I can live here in this dark place for thirty or fifty years."
Chapter completed!