Zhang Xianzhong was completely stunned now. After he adopted Li Dingguo, he gave him his own surname, and now his name is Zhang Dingguo.
The Marquis just denied knowing him, but he asked about Li Dingguo instead of Zhang Dingguo. Could it be that this Marquis knew about Li Dingguo's existence before he adopted Li Dingguo?
Suddenly, an incredible idea suddenly appeared in his mind. Could it be that Li Dingguo's child actually has relatives who are officials in the court? Please ask this Marquis to find him, or is he related to this Marquis?
But it seems wrong to think this way. At least one problem cannot be solved. How does the Marquis know that he has taken Li Dingguo in and is looking for him?
The people guarding Zhong Jinwei were confused when they saw this scene. Finally, Ma Xianglin asked Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, who is this Li Dingguo? Does he have anything to do with this bandit?"
Zhong Jinwei took his eyes away from Zhang Xianzhong, looked at Ma Xianglin, and said with a smile: "If I remember correctly, Li Dingguo should be one of his four godsons."
When Zhang Xianzhong heard this, he knew that the Marquis knew it in such detail. Could it be that he was really a relative of the child in Dingguo, and he had been found now?
Otherwise, as a marquis in the imperial court, how could he know about a ten-year-old orphan in Shaanxi?
Thinking of this, Zhang Xianzhong stuttered and asked, "You, who are you from Dingguo Boyer?" [
His question proved that Zhong Jinwei was right what he just said.
The people around him were as surprised as Zhang Xianzhong. They didn't know how Zhongxing Hou knew about this child and was still looking for him.
When Zhong Jinwei was asked this question by Zhang Xianzhong, he was stunned for a moment. Who is he? He is not anyone. He only knows about Li Dingguo's later anti-Qing deeds and admires him as a person. Now that he has met Zhang Xianzhong, he naturally wants to ask.
Looking at the expressions of Zhang Xianzhong and the people around him, he suddenly realized that they had misunderstood him. He wanted to explain, but found that he could not explain to them.
Zhong Jinwei had no choice but to put on an official air, and said with a cold face: "When I ask you where you are, just answer me. Don't worry about anything else."
Zhang Xianzhong woke up after hearing what Zhong Jinwei said.
Arrange the four of them at the westernmost end of the pontoon. If the war goes wrong, they should have fled to Qin."
When Zhong Jinwei heard that Li Dingguo and others were on the battlefield, he should not let this historical anti-Qing hero die prematurely because of his butterfly effect.
Thinking of this, he ordered Ma Xianglin: "Look for the corpse of a child on the battlefield. If there is, take him to identify it. If not, if you meet a child..." At this point, Zhong Jinwei asked Zhang Xianzhong again: "He
How old are you and how tall are you?"
Zhang Xianzhong heard clearly on the side and knew it was a good thing, so he quickly replied: "It is about as high as the sinner's waist. He is ten years old this year."
Zhang Xianzhong is relatively tall, and his ten-year-old child has reached his waist, which shows that Li Dingguo is not short either.
After hearing Zhang Xianzhong's answer, Zhong Jinwei commented secretly in his mind, and then turned back to Ma Xianglin and said, "If you encounter such a high-ranking gangster kid, bring him to me."
"Yes, Lord Marquis." Ma Xianglin answered with clasped fists, and then called a white-poled sergeant beside him to convey Zhong Jinwei's order to him, asking him to pass the order to his companions who were cleaning the battlefield and guarding the prisoners of war.
After Ma Xianglin finished dealing with it, he came back and advised Zhong Jinwei: "Master Marquis, you can go over there and rest. When the battlefield is cleaned up, the general will go and report to you."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he felt a little ashamed. This time, it was thanks to Ma Xianglin. He nodded to Ma Xianglin and said, "Okay, I'm lucky to have you this time."
Ma Xianglin just smiled and said nothing.[
Zhong Jinwei bowed his hands to Ma Xianglin as a thank you, then turned the horse's head and headed towards the top of the slope where he was standing just now.
That place is a high ground near here, with a panoramic view of the ferry.
When Li Laosi saw that Zhong Jinwei was about to leave, he quickly said: "Master Hou, this thieves, ah no, how should we deal with this common people?"
He looked at the fact that Marquis Zhongxing must be related to that Li Dingguo, and that he might be someone from Marquis Zhongxing, but it was difficult to speak in front of the public.
In this way, Li Dingguo recognized the gangster who had just been beaten horribly by him as his adoptive father. With this relationship connected, Li Laosi no longer dared to call Zhang Xianzhong a gangster.
He thought that since this man was related to Zhongxing Hou, he should let him go, or at least loosen his bonds.
But Zhongxing Hou seemed to have forgotten him and turned around to leave. Li Laosi had no choice but to ask Zhong Jinwei for his opinion on how to deal with it.
When Zhong Jinwei heard what Li Laosi said, he turned back to look at Zhang Xianzhong, thinking that this was a famous boss in history, so he had to watch carefully to avoid letting him escape.
But when Zhong Jinwei saw the blood on Zhang Xianzhong's face, he said to Li Laosi: "Treat his injury and then keep a close eye on him."
After saying this, Zhong Jinwei turned around and urged his horse to go to the top of the slope. His entourage and part of the white pole cavalry followed Zhong Jinwei closely to protect Zhongxing Hou, leaving Li Laosi there in a daze.
Li Laosi didn't expect that the order given by Marquis Zhongxing was to be under strict supervision, so he didn't let go. Is it because this man became Li Dingguo's adoptive father?
Li Laosi was scratching his head and thinking, and then looked at the back of Zhongxing Hou. He still couldn't figure out what happened, so he had to call two white-pole sergeants and ask them to deal with it according to Zhongxing Hou's wishes, and then quickly chased him.
Zhong Jinwei.
The white-poled sergeants near the ferry gathered the surrendered bandits into an open space a little far away from the bank of the Yellow River, and tied them to each other with their belts, leaving some of their companions on horses to monitor them.
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The rest of the people joined in the process of cleaning the battlefield. One was to clean the battlefield, and the other was to pay attention to whether there were children handed over by the Marquis of Zhongxing. It was often seen that Zhang Xianzhong was being escorted back and forth to identify whether it was Li Dingguo.
During this process, from time to time, the white-poled cavalry returned with the bandits who had lost their weapons and threw them into the ranks of prisoners of war.
About half an hour later, even the white pole cavalry that had pursued them the furthest point returned with prisoners of war.
After Ma Xianglin made statistics, he rushed to the top of the slope to report to Marquis Zhongxing: "Our army suffered eight casualties, including two dead. These two people accidentally fell into the Yellow River while seizing the pontoon bridge and hit the rocks and died.
There were about 5,300 bandits, 3,110 prisoners, and 563 corpses. About 1,450 bandits drowned, and one bandit slipped through the net in Shanxi.
Only a small number of bandits fled back to Qin."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he thought it was not bad. All the peasant soldiers in Shanxi were captured, which was equivalent to blocking their opportunity to harm Shanxi.
He looked at Ma Xianglin, nodded and praised: "Not bad."
When Ma Xianglin saw Zhong Jinwei looking at him, he thought that Zhongxing Hou was also very concerned about another matter, but he was embarrassed to say it, so he continued to report: "There are thirty-five children found alive or dead, but none of them have Li Dingguo.
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When he said this, he saw a look of regret on Zhong Jinwei's face, and quickly added: "It is possible that Li Dingguo fell into the Yellow River and was washed away, but the most likely possibility is that he escaped into Qin. That Zhang Xianzhong said
The four of them are the easiest to escape back to Qin. You might as well ask the local officials in Qin to look for them later. They should be able to find them. Please rest assured, Lord Marquis."
Zhong Jinwei nodded again when he heard this, thinking that it would be great if Li Dingguo was not dead. However, he felt that Ma Xianglin's words sounded a bit awkward, as if there was something in them.
Before he could ask, Gu Baichuan, who had returned to Zhong Jinwei, asked about the situation. When they heard that Zhongxing Hou was in danger just now, they were shocked and immediately expressed to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Hou, my subordinates
I am ordered by the Emperor to protect the Marquis Zhou Quan. If something happens to you, even if you are injured, your subordinates will not be able to report back to the Emperor. No matter what the Marquis wants to do in the future, please do not let your subordinates leave you again."
Wang Peng also nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, Lord Marquis, you must not have anything happen to you."
Zhong Jinwei didn't expect anything to happen. Now that he heard what they said, he felt a little sorry for them. If something happened to him, there was a high possibility that they would be held accountable, so he replied: "Okay."
Then he said to Ma Xianglin: "Let's go to the prisoner's office and have a look. We should be able to catch a lot of big fish this time."