It is rare to meet a genuine scholar. Naturally, such a high-end talent cannot be let go. Even if he is not willing to make suggestions for the Tang Dynasty, it is still good to let him teach the children in Huangzhu Mountain.
Today's Tang Dynasty really lacks literate people, otherwise it would not be possible for those who can only read and write a few common words to become officials one by one.
However, although this Yang Xiucai is considered important, Li Xuan does not intend to waste too much time on him and play a recruitment game that lasts for a year and a half. This person is not Zeng Ziwen who has rich military theories.
Important military talents who can quickly get the new army of the Tang Dynasty on the right track.
It was not worth Li Xuan spending so much energy to recruit, so he planned to use a simpler and more straightforward method to take the people away directly, and even threatened the lives of the Yang family in order to make him surrender more quickly.
Yang Xiucai didn't stay in the small building for long before he was kicked out and was taken to a wing by Qian Mengjiu.
Qian Mengjiu threw him a lot of documents and said: "Mr. Yang, please handle these official documents first. I will give you other instructions later!"
Hearing the title Yang Langzhong, Yang Xiucai couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Just now, Li Xuan didn't give him any chance to object, and just forcibly arranged for him an official position as Langzhong, Military Officer of the Ministry of War.
After Qian Mengjiu said that, he saw Yang Xiucai's worried look and thought he was worried about his family. He immediately said: "I'm afraid you won't be able to go back in the next two days, but don't worry, your family will be fine. I will give orders."
Arrange them well and we will take them with us when we leave!"
"What, they are going to be taken away too?" At this time, Yang Xiucai finally spoke, with panic in his words.
By now, Yang Xiucai knew very well that unless he was killed now, it would be difficult to get rid of the so-called "Mr. Zhong" forcibly arranged by these pseudo-Tang thieves.
But it was fine that he was forced to work for the bandit army, but his family could not be restrained by him, let alone mix with him among the puppet army of the Tang Dynasty. He immediately said: "Mr. Qian, you have a large number of people, and you can still
Please spare the whole family below!"
However, Qian Mengjiu did not answer him directly, but said: "Mr. Yang, please feel free to do things. His majesty is wise and will definitely not treat me and other ministers badly. Also, Mr. Yang should pay attention to his address in the future. If he talks nonsense, he will be criticized by those few people."
A warrior heard this, I'm afraid it won't end well!"
Naturally, Qian Mengjiu would not make any promises to Yang Xiucai, let alone promise him to let their family go and take the Yang family with him. This was an important step to coerce Yang Xiucai to serve the Tang Dynasty.
If only Yang Xiucai is brought along, what if this Yang Xiucai fails to work and refuses to work? Or what if he simply wants to flee or commit suicide?
Without his family as a threat, Yang Xiucai could not willingly work for the Tang Dynasty, so it was very necessary to take his family as hostages.
However, after Yang Xiucai saw Qian Mengjiu's firm attitude, he changed his mind and said to Qian Mengjiu: "My father is old, the younger ones are still young, and the women all have their feet bound.
I'm afraid they can't bear the travel, so I ask Mr. Qian to be considerate and let them stay, and I will take my wife with me to join the army!"
Hearing this, Qian Mengjiu hesitated for a moment, and then said after a while: "Your father and your brother's family can stay, but you, your wife, and your children must go together!"
The old man was so old that he would probably die within a few days of traveling with the army, and it would be a burden to carry him with him. Maybe after his death, he would still have the courage to fight to the death in Yang Xiucai's heart.
As for Yang Xiucai's younger brother and his family of three, it's better to bring them with them than without them. It's nothing if they don't. Anyway, Yang Xiucai's wife and a pair of children are here, so there is no fear that Yang Xiucai will not obey.
If Yang Xiucai didn't even care about the lives of his wife and daughter, threatening the lives of his brother and his family would be of little use.
After hearing Qian Mengjiu's words, Yang Xiucai wanted to argue a few more words, trying to get his two daughters to stay, but at this time Qian Mengjiu ignored him and walked out directly.
Looking at Qian Mengjiu walking out, Yang Xiucai sighed deeply. Today's development was beyond his imagination. He had imagined that his wife and daughter would be ruined, and he had imagined that his whole family would be killed and silenced.
, but they never expected that these bandits from Huangzhu Mountain would actually want to work for them.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but worry again. What if the court knew that he was working for the bandit army? What would his family do?
No, we must find another way to do this!
Yang Xiucai, who was in a state of confusion, had no intention of dealing with these so-called official documents. After thinking hard for a long time, he finally had the courage to ask to see Qian Mengjiu, who was handling official business next door.
Qian Mengjiu saw him, raised his head and asked, "I have arranged for people to send food and clothes to your family. Why, is there anything else?"
Immediately Yang Xiucai said: "Master Qian, I have an unkind invitation!"
"Say!" Qian Mengjiu said: "As long as the matter is not serious, I can make the decision for you!"
Yang Xiucai said: "Please help me forge a death certificate!"
"Do you want to pretend to be dead?" Qian Mengjiu stared at him for a long time, and he guessed what Yang Xiucai was thinking at that moment. He was just afraid that the court would find out that he was working for the Tang Dynasty, which would in turn anger his family.
Isn't it just pretending to be dead or even changing his name? What's the big deal? It's not like the Tang Dynasty has never done it before. After Zeng Ziwen surrendered and directly became the doctor of the Privy Council's War Division, for the safety of Zeng Ziwen's family, the Tang Dynasty did not
It has never been publicized that Zeng Ziwen is still alive.
He also changed his name to Zeng Ziwen, from Zeng Ziwen to Li Congwen, in order to confuse the Ming Dynasty officials outside. However, this name change was only used in official documents and external titles. In private, everyone could still call him whatever he wanted.
Now it is not a big deal for Yang Xiucai to pretend to be dead or even change his name. Qian Mengjiu immediately said: "Well, I will ask someone to handle this matter!"
While Qian Mengjiu and Yang Xiucai were talking, Li Xuan and Zeng Ziwen, or Li Congwen, were writing and drawing on a simple hand-drawn map in the small building.
"Your Majesty, according to the report of the reconnaissance cavalry in the morning, a Ming army patrol with about fifty people was found twenty miles south of Yangjiacun!" Zeng Ziwen said while writing down a Ming army on the map.
The military sign, and at the same time kept saying:
"Based on the movements of this Ming army, they are most likely coming from Zhengtai County. Coupled with the two Ming army patrols we discovered two days ago, we have now seen three waves of Ming army!"
Li Xuan frowned and murmured: "What do they want to do?"