With an uneasy feeling, Zeng Ziyun walked into the large brick and wood house in front of him, which was what the bandits called the meeting hall.
At the entrance of the meeting hall, there were more than a dozen guards holding spears standing in two rows on the left and right. These guards looked like they were only half-grown men, and the spears they held in their hands were taller than them.
However, although these guards looked young, they stood like pine trees with firm expressions. They stood at the door like iron pillars, motionless.
When the young bandits and Zeng Ziyun passed by them, the young guards didn't even look at them, as if they didn't exist. Not to mention turning their heads, they didn't even turn their eyes. .
Seeing these young guards, Zeng Ziyun was a little surprised. Although he was young and had little experience in fighting. He was defeated and taken prisoner the first time he went to the battlefield, but it did not mean that he had no vision.
He could tell at a glance that these young guards must have been trained for a long time, otherwise they would never be able to do this.
Don't look at them simply lining up, let alone look at them simply not moving, but even so, it is not something that ordinary people can do.
For example, the young and strong bandits who brought him over were not as good as the escorts of these half-grown men. Although these young and strong bandits all looked tall and fierce, Zeng Ziyun knew that these bandits with knives were just They were just bandits. Not only did they look carefree, but they also walked crookedly and hunched over, giving them a bit of a soldier look.
Not to mention these young bandits, even the soldiers he once led, there are very few who can stand as tall as these young guards and treat people as if they are nothing.
These young people are weirdly tight.
With surprise, Zeng Ziyun stepped into the door of the meeting hall. After entering, the first thing he saw was a young man wearing a yellow dragon robe sitting at the top.
He had already met this man three days ago. It was Li Xuan, the pseudo-Tang Emperor who Su Jiakang had always wanted to catch.
At this time, the young pseudo-emperor opposite seemed to be looking at him, and he kept staring at him.
At this time, Zeng Ziyun suddenly heard a loud shout: "Bold maniac, why don't you kneel down and kowtow to our emperor!"
Zeng Ziyun turned around and saw a middle-aged man wearing Taoist robes and a goatee, with a dissatisfied look on his face.
He had also seen this person three days ago. He was Liu Bagou, the fake Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. Like the fake Emperor Li Xuan, he was also famous in the surrounding counties. There were big rebels who arrested him everywhere.
After hearing Liu Bagou's words, Zeng Ziyun remained motionless and showed no intention of kneeling down.
Although he surrendered and became a prisoner, he was still a member of the fifth rank of the Ming Dynasty and an official of the imperial court. He had his own pride, and this pride made him never surrender to a rebel.
Even when he was defeated and surrendered in Luohu Valley three days ago, everyone around him, including the soldiers, knelt down, but he did not kneel down!
How can a man kneel when he has gold at his knees?
Absolutely not!
So at that time, he lay stubbornly and persistently on the ground, and did not get up and kneel down until the last moment!
Today, he still insisted on his idea and would never kneel!
Even though Liu Bagou looked at him with sharp eyes, even if the bandits who escorted him over glared at him, he remained unmoved.
He has his own pride, and this pride cannot be easily broken by a group of rebels, unless someone puts a knife on his neck!
He raised his head arrogantly, with a look of disdain on his face!
At this moment, a bandit next to him pulled out half of the sword in his hand, and then snorted coldly. Although he didn't say anything, the meaning was obvious. If you don't kneel down, the sword will be directly placed on your neck.
Seeing this scene, Zeng Ziyun looked sad and angry, and then he couldn't control his knees and knelt down.
At the same time, I thought silently in my heart, my pride is still there, if there is no knife on my neck, I will not kneel down to a rebel under any circumstances.
Looking at Zeng Ziyun, who had quite expressive facial expressions, Li Xuan felt a little strange. How should I put it? He felt like a villain, using strong methods to force a good woman.
When did I become such a ghost and become a villain!
Could it be that you did something wrong?
Absolutely not!
This is all the fault of Liu Bagou and Fang Dongquan. If it weren't for these bastards who fooled around, how could he have become this nondescript emperor? If he hadn't become the bandit emperor, how could he have become like this.
You bastards, sooner or later I will chop you all down!
After a flurry of thoughts flashed through his heart, Li Xuan saw Liu Bagou was about to say something again. He knew without guessing that what Liu Bagou was about to say was definitely not a good thing, it was just forcing Zeng Ziyun to say something against his will.
, such as long live the emperor and so on.
Li Xuan immediately pressed his hand and signaled Liu Bagou to stop talking nonsense, be your prime minister, and stop messing around all day long.
Then he asked: "Zeng Qianhu, how have you been these days?"
Hearing Li Xuan speak, Zeng Ziyun looked up at the pseudo-emperor Li Xuan again and found that the young pseudo-emperor was much kinder than Liu Bagou and the others, especially the bandits with knives behind him. Originally, he
He was determined not to speak.
But at this time, he changed his mind and said immediately: "Humph, I can't die yet!"
After saying this, he seemed to have found the confidence as an official of the imperial court. Although he was still kneeling, he continued: "You are so brave, you dare to rebel and commit such a heinous crime.
Aren't you afraid that the imperial court will behead you and confiscate your home, implicating the nine clans?"
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter in the meeting hall, and in the laughter, Bai Yunqi stepped forward and snorted: "My wife, children, parents, and more than 300 people in Lijia Village died tragically at the hands of the Ming army. Now you
Tell me about the nine tribes implicated, haha, do I still have people from my tribe to implicate you?"
Zeng Ziyun said: "You have committed the serious crime of treason, and you deserve what you deserve!"
As soon as Zeng Ziyun finished speaking, the bandit who was watching him took a step forward, even pulled out his knife, and put it directly on Zeng Ziyun's neck: "Say it again, who deserves it? Before I entered the mountain, Dad
My mother starved to death, and my only brother later died in the hands of your officers and soldiers. You told me that you deserved it, but believe it or not, I will chop you with a knife now!"
Hearing these words, especially when he could still feel the coolness of the steel knife on his neck, Zeng Ziyun suddenly lost his proud expression, and quickly lowered his head and said nothing.
Seeing that several people in the audience were excited, Li Xuan said directly: "Everyone, stand down!"
When the bandit heard Li Xuan speak, he put away his knife and stepped back, muttering something at the same time.
At this moment Li Xuan said: "Zeng Qianhu, I think you are a sensible person and should understand your situation, so I won't say more. I asked you to come here today because I just want to ask you a question!"
Zeng Ziyun is now considered smart. He did not refute directly and then cursed rebels or something like that. Instead, he said: "What are you talking about?"
At this time, Li Xuan nodded slightly towards Liu Bagou, and then Liu Bagou on the side said: "My emperor cherishes your generals and does not want you to be in the dust. As long as you are willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty and serve my emperor, you can be a prince or a prince."