When Li Guangyuan heard the commotion outside, he secretly screamed in his heart, knowing that it was his turn to appear.
He opened his mouth and said to the many miners in the shack.
"Did you hear everything?"
"Did I lie to you?"
"I have already said that my brother Yu is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It's fine if Master Shi doesn't know. If he knows, how can he dare to be disrespectful to him?"
"I, Brother Yu, have received instructions from Lord Hongwu and will drive out the Tartars, restore China, and rebuild the Ming Dynasty!"
"I wouldn't tell most people this!"
Li Guangyuan said with a proud face.
But at this moment, Zhu Hongyu opened the curtain of the shack and walked in, glared at Li Guangyuan and said.
"Guangyuan, what are you talking about? Are you telling everyone about everything?"
Seeing this, Li Guangyuan quickly got up from the hay and cleared a relatively clean place for Zhu Hongyu to sit down.
Then he apologized.
"Brother Yu, I was wrong, I shouldn't have talked nonsense!"
After apologizing to Zhu Hongyu, he turned around and said to the many miners in the shack.
"Everyone, what I just said was all nonsense. You must not take it seriously!"
After that, he pretended to apologize to everyone around him.
The miners looked at each other in confusion. The more Li Guangyuan denied it now, the more convinced they became that what Li Guangyuan just said was true.
Almost everyone is starting to have some excitement deep in their hearts...
Is the Ming Dynasty really going to be revived?
Do you want to go to Zhu Hongyu’s place now to increase your presence, so that you can become a hero of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty in the future...
…
Late at night, the shack became quiet again, but the miners in the shack were all occupied with their own concerns and did not fall asleep.
Zhu Hongyu fell into a deep sleep and began to mutter in his sleep.
"Northern...Northern Expedition!"
"Drive out...the Tartars and restore...China!"
"Recovering sight..."
"..."
The miners who were secretly paying attention to Zhu Hongyu heard his sleep talk, and all of them had different expressions.
Li Guangyuan poked the man not far from him and spoke in a low voice.
"Come outside with me. I have something to tell you!"
"..."
…
The next day, Zhu Hongyu woke up and opened his eyes. Everyone in the shack knelt in front of him.
Li Guangyuan took the lead and said.
"Brother Yu, please accept the brothers!"
"Brothers are not willing to continue to live a life worse than death in this mine. Brothers all want to follow you to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. They will live and die without regrets!"
After saying that, Li Guangyuan knocked his forehead heavily on the ground.
The same was true for all the miners, as if they had rehearsed, they touched their foreheads to the ground and spoke in unison.
"Revolt against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and you will never regret it even if you live or die!"
"Revolt against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and you will never regret it even if you live or die!"
"..."
Zhu Hongyu and Li Guangyuan looked at each other. Zhu Hongyu showed an expression of approval on his face, and then spoke to the miners.
"Do you really mean what you say?"
All the miners said one after another.
"Master Zhu, please accept me and wait!"
"I don't want to continue to be squeezed by the red hair and live a life that is worse than death!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded vigorously.
"Since you brothers have trusted me and put your lives in my hands, from today onwards, Zhu and you brothers are brothers in life and death."
"Together we live and die together, and we share wealth and honor!"
All the miners responded in unison.
"Together we live and die together, and we share wealth and honor!"
"Together we live and die together, and we share wealth and honor!"
"..."
…
Everyone left the shack together and went to work in the mine.
After a morning's work, a group of miners gathered together to eat and rest. Shi Yongxin came over, gave Zhu Hongyu a look, and then quickly walked towards another group of people.
Zhu Hongyu followed, and the two walked side by side. Zhu Hongyu asked.
"You weren't noticed by the supervisor, were you?"
Shi Yongxin shook his head and said.
"No, the supervisors have also gone to eat. Now is the time when the supervisors are at their lowest, so they can't see me waiting."
Zhu Hongyu nodded and asked again.
"Is your son doing better?"
Shi Yongxin looked grateful and said.
"After eating some garlic, my son's condition is much better! Although he still has diarrhea, he is more energetic."
Zhu Hongyu nodded.
"That's good!"
The two came to the middle of the crowd, and Shi Yongxin introduced Zhu Hongyu.
"Master Zhu, this is Brother Liushan Tailiu."
"This is Brother Hu Dinggao!"
"This is Brother Wang Youcai!"
"These brothers were brought here by these two brothers."
Standing in front of Zhu Hongyu were three tall and strong men.
In other words, almost everyone in the mine is strong, but this strength is illusory and is squeezed out by high-intensity labor.
Because there is not enough food to eat, and there is not enough oil and water, it is useless to look strong now. In two or three years at most, the person will be completely useless.
Most of these miserable miners will not live past the age of thirty!
This shows how harshly the Spaniards exploited the miners.
Shi Yongxin introduced Zhu Hongyu to the three of them.
"This is Master Zhu, the eldest son of the King of Chu after Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty!"
Liu Shantai said doubtfully.
"Brother Shi, are you sure this kid isn't lying to us?"
Hu Dinggao frowned and said suspiciously.
"Boy, are you really the Queen of Emperor Taizu? Can you really lead us to successfully resist?"
Wang Youcai also spoke.
"Yes, if everyone wants to cause trouble, they will risk their lives. You can't just talk in vain without any evidence, so you want us all to risk our lives with you, right?"
Zhu Hongyu was not annoyed and answered.
"You all know about Brother Shi's son's condition, right?"
The three of them nodded. Wang Youcai nodded to Shi Yongxin and said.
"There is no cure for dysentery in Manila. My condolences, Brother Shi!"
Zhu Hongyu said.
"After taking the prescription I gave, Brother Shi's son is much better now!"
"That prescription is the palace prescription!"
The three of them were somewhat convinced, but Hu Dinggao still said.
"But this doesn't prove anything. Maybe it's a folk remedy you found somewhere?"
Zhu Hongyu showed a mocking expression.
"I won't force you!"
"If you believe me, just follow me!"
"I promise that I will not treat my brothers badly in the future. If it succeeds, I will definitely share the blessings and share the hardships!"
"If you don't believe me, you can continue to wait for death in the mine, wait until you are drained of all your value, and then die worthless in the mine."
"You can bet on how long you can survive under the fatigue and torture of the mine overseer!"
"Or you can also pray that one day the red-haired society will be kind enough to give you freedom and let you go home!"
"Are you even trying to bullshit me?"
"We have all been caught in this mine. Apart from resisting, is there any other choice?"
The three of them all looked ugly when Zhu Hongyu said it, but they could not refute.
Because they know that what Zhu Hongyu said is true.
The three of them looked at each other, then clasped their fists towards Zhu Hongyu and said.
"Master Zhu, the brothers have done it with you!"
Zhu Hongyu's face softened and he spoke in a very sincere tone.
"From today on, you and I are brothers of life and death!"
"In the future, brothers, if I can uphold Taizu's legacy, drive out the Tartars, restore China, and rebuild the Ming Dynasty, I will all be the founding heroes!"
"I promise to give my brothers the wealth and glory of being princes for a hundred generations and retiring with the country!"