"How can I forget the blood feud!"

"I will never forget the blood debt I owe to the imperial court even after I die!"

"No matter how high-sounding your words are to Admiral Shen and Duke Lin Zhuangyuan, can the dead be said to be alive by you?"

"Avoid death? If I were afraid of death, I wouldn't raise an army to rebel!"

Overwhelming angry voices came from all directions.

With just a few words, Deng Maoba completely reversed the unfavorable situation, putting Shen Yichen and Lin Zhen on opposite sides, and instead of the imperial court, became the target of everyone's hatred.

In a sense, Shen Yichen's identity is indeed the spokesperson of the imperial court. As he enjoys the power of dominating one party, he must bear the responsibilities and consequences.

The angry denunciations and denunciations attracted more and more rebels to surround them. Many of the rebels who came later did not know the identities of Shen Yichen and Lin Zhen. They only saw people wearing imperial uniforms being shoveled. Prince Ping gathered in the center.

Moreover, the blood and fire after the destruction of Quanzhou City wantonly aroused the fighting spirit and madness of the rebels. As the number of people increased, the scene was not limited to verbal condemnation. Some people began to rush over and wanted to kill Shen Yichen. Wait for someone to take it directly!

"Protect the proprietor!"

"Guard Admiral!"

Realizing that something was wrong, Cang Huotou, Wu Rui and others shouted at their subordinates. Then they shrank into a circle, firmly guarding Shen Yichen and Lin Zhen in the center, with their hands already on the handles of their swords.

You must know that not to mention "rabble" like the rebel army, even most of the regular army of the imperial court can easily lose control after their emotions are aroused, especially if they are stimulated by the war environment.

Just like the "camp roar" that was strictly guarded in ancient wars, it is similar to the current out-of-control scene.

"Shan Gong, organize the brothers to control the situation and never let Admiral Shen get hurt at all!"

Seeing this scene, Ye Zongliu immediately ordered his confidant Chen Shanggong to let the Fujian miners take control of the field.

He knew that the rebel brothers had more or less deep hatred against the imperial court. But Ye Zongliu also knew very well that these hatreds had nothing to do with Shen Yichen. On the contrary, in the past few years, relying on funding from the smuggling trade, he did not know how to save How many miners’ lives have been lost!

Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner. This matter cannot be blamed on Shen Yichen!

But what Ye Zongliu didn't expect was that Chen Shangong, his confidant who always obeyed his advice, stood there with a face full of pain and did not make any move.

"Boss Ye, you have also seen that my brother, a strong young man, is now a cripple lying on the bed."

"I can't forget this grudge!"

When he said this, Chen Gongshan couldn't help but burst into tears.

Back then, he and his younger brother were both miners at Baofeng Silver Factory. Their parents died at an early age. The two brothers had been dependent on each other since they were young. However, corrupt officials and their thugs took them to the county government. In order to establish their authority and intimidate the miners, they forcibly had their brother's hands and feet All interrupted and thrown back.

Chen Shangong knew that this grudge was not against Shen Yichen, but Deng Maoba's words just now deeply touched the most painful memories in his heart.

Now we have to organize our brothers and guard the court officials. How can we do this?

"You can't forget the hatred of your brothers, and no one wants you to forget it!"

"But you must also not forget who has pointed out a way for us to survive in the past few years. Otherwise, would your brother be alive today?"

Ye Zongliu didn't know why the situation had become like this, and his heart was also full of indignation. No matter what Shen Yichen said, he was the benefactor who saved the lives of tens of thousands of miners in Fujian.

Is it possible to forget all the kindness just for the sake of the hatred of the imperial court?

How can a man repay kindness with hatred?

Ye Zongliu's words seemed to wake up Chen Gongshan instantly.

That's right, if Admiral Shen hadn't pointed out a way of smuggling trade on the banks of the Zhenjiang River in the 9th year of Zhengtong, and subsequently asked County Master Xu to supply goods for trading, his own brother might have starved to death on his bed.

In a sense, it was Admiral Shen who gave his brother his life!

"Boss Ye, it was me who lost my mind, Admiral Shen is not to blame!"

After saying that, Chen Shangong shouted at the team of miners he led: "Brothers, we must never forget our hatred, and we must never forget our kindness."

"Admiral Shen has saved our lives, we must protect him today!"

Chen Shanggong's voice woke up many miners who were blinded by hatred. After they came to their senses, they responded one after another.

"That's right, my whole family was about to starve to death in the ninth year of orthodoxy. If Admiral Shen hadn't pointed out a way to survive, we would have been reduced to bones!"

"And I, thanks to Admiral Shen's care, it took Zhengtong ten years to have enough winter rations. I can't forget this kindness!"

"I have clear grudges, so what's wrong with Admiral Shen?"

"Brothers, don't let anything happen to Admiral Shen today, otherwise he will be stabbed in the back in the future!"

With loud shouts, the miners in the rebel army began to rush forward to block the friendly forces who wanted to take action.

The sudden change in the camp made many peasant soldiers who followed Deng Maoqi feel a little confused.

After all, things like smuggling and trading with Japanese pirates are tried to be spread as low as possible. Even people close to it may not know, let alone these friendly forces who have known each other for only a few months.

Therefore, the miners' behavior of changing their identities to protect Shen Yichen is completely incomprehensible to them. Even if Shen Yichen has a good reputation in the officialdom and has the honor of winning three yuan, is it really worth it for you to do this?

When the soldiers meet in the future, Shen Yichen is destined to side with the imperial court, how can he show mercy?

But this scene was just the beginning. As time passed, the news that Shen Yichen came to Quanzhou City to recruit people spread more and more widely. Other rebels in the city also rushed towards the government office.

"I am Tao Deer, the miner. Who dares to attack Admiral Shen!"

There was a burst of horse hooves galloping, and Tao Deer, Ye Zongliu's hard-core subordinate and the second leader of the miners' rebel army, led the crowd and rushed over.

He didn't know the cause and effect. He just learned from his subordinates that someone wanted to capture Shen Yichen, so he hurried over.

"Youxi Lutou Jiang Fucheng is here. Admiral Shen has saved our lives. Jiang must be saved!"

From the east of the city, another team of several hundred people rushed over. They were Youxi Luding from Yanping Prefecture.

Although Shen Yichen, Jiang Fucheng and others do not know each other and have never met each other. However, since the smuggling trade in the 9th year of Zhengtong, thousands of people in Youxi have relied on Ye Zongliu and others to do smuggling trade in the face of the imperial court's exorbitant taxes. Only with the help of profits can we survive hard.

Especially in the past two years, Fujian has been hit by either floods or droughts. The rice grains Ye Zongliu hoarded from the Jiangnan area saved countless lives.

Investigating the root cause, it was the strategy laid out by Shen Yichen that allowed them to survive. They did not dare to forget their great kindness. After learning that Shen Yichen was in danger, Jiang Fucheng immediately led his people to come to support.

"Admiral Shen, Zheng Xiang is here!"

There was another shout, and Zheng Xiang, who had been arranged by Shen Yichen to report to Fujian earlier, also arrived with a team of people.

The time he spent with Shen Yichen was not as good as Cang Huotou, Wang Neng and others, but in terms of gratitude and loyalty, he was no less than the latter two.

Even if he risked his life, it would be impossible for Shen Yichen to be in danger in Quanzhou Prefecture!

There were endless shouts from all walks of life, and the rebels who came in a steady stream to support them surrounded the original Deng Maoqi and others.

Faced with such a scene, Deng Maoqi, who had shown a sure winning streak from beginning to end, his face turned livid under the firelight. He never imagined that Shen Yichen's prestige could reach such a high level. Most of them The miners and furnace workers are willing to go to great lengths to help him!

You must know that the rebels' complaints and revenge were in a sense deliberately promoted by Deng Maoqi.

From the beginning, he never thought about the possibility of recruiting soldiers. He was willing to meet Shen Yichen and Lin Zhen. He intended to use each other as targets for the court to enhance his prestige and consolidate the cohesion of the rebel army.

After all, the temptation of the word "recruitment" is too great. Even if Deng Maoqi can resist it himself or his close relatives can resist it, and he is followed by nearly 100,000 peasant tenants, how many of them are determined to fight to the death with the imperial court?

Only by cutting off their escape route will they continue to fight against themselves without hesitation!

But the result obtained now is completely opposite. Not only did it not improve the cohesion of the rebel army, but it caused an imperceptible rift to appear between the Fujian miners and the peasant army under their command.

After all, I still underestimated Shen Yichen.

Seeing that the situation was developing towards signs of internal confrontation, Deng Maoqi understood that his strategy had failed and he could no longer allow the confrontation to expand.

So he stood up and said: "Brothers, calm down, everyone has their own fault. Admiral Shen has nothing to do with us. How can he mess up his position because of this?"

"Deng Maoba, lead your people and retreat!"

"Brother, at this time..."

After all, Deng Maoba is a biological brother. He is very aware of Deng Maoqi's intentions behind it. If he does not take advantage of the situation and capture Shen Yichen, he will not be able to stop the spread of the recruitment trend among the rebels.

"Back off!"

Deng Maoqi shouted loudly, not caring about brotherhood at all.

It is true that the opportunity cannot be missed, but the problem is that if he takes Shen Yichen by force, it will directly trigger civil strife in the rebel army.

Even though the miners and furnace men accounted for only one-fifth of the 100,000 rebels, their combat effectiveness accounted for half of the army.

Ye Zongliu and Jiang Fucheng did not cooperate, and Deng Maoqi was not absolutely sure that he could suppress these two rebel armies. It can only be said that time is a matter of fate. Admiral Shen Yichen came to Fujian too quickly. If only he had given himself another half year In just a short time, Ye Zongliu and Jiang Fucheng can be completely eliminated!

"yes."

Feeling that his elder brother was serious, Deng Maoba did not dare to have any objections and led his men back.

"Huang Qin, Liu Zong, Luo Hai, you also retreat."

Immediately afterwards, Deng Maoqi ordered several people, saying that these are his capable generals. During the Yanping Mansion period, they had captured Jianyang, Shaowu and other fortresses. They were loyal all the way and only obeyed the orders of Deng Maoqi. He will never leave without his words.

"Yes, the king of annihilation."

These people also obeyed the order and called on the rebels to retreat behind Deng Maoqi. The circle that originally surrounded Shen Yichen dissipated in an instant.

"Admiral Shen, are you okay?"

Zheng Xiang was the first to rush to Shen Yichen and asked him with concern, his tone full of worry.

"With you guys here, how can anything happen to me?"

Shen Yichen replied with a smile, and then looked at Deng Maoqi with extremely meaningful eyes.

It seems to be telling the other party that even within the rebel army, the situation is not completely under your control. I am also a chess player on the table!
To be continued...