The rebel duo became rebel self-employed, and among the two, the one who can make decisions is still Geng Zhongming. Now that the one who can make decisions has entered, only one who cannot make decisions is left.

Wen Tiren chatted with Geng Zhongming for a while, and then entered Dengzhou City again with fearless spirit and regardless of his own safety.

It was obvious that Shilang Wen was really able to speak. Early the next morning, the city gate of Dengzhou was opened. Kong Youde led his troops out of the city gate and was forced to surrender under Li Xiao's bayonets and cannons.

Sun Yuanhua seemed not to have suffered any abuse. He was dressed meticulously in official uniform. His three long beards were fluttering in the wind, and he looked very elegant.

Li Xiao had a cold face. He was a die-hard Donglin Party member. Moreover, he had always looked down on Li Xiao, the governor who was considered a die-hard eunuch. When he took office in Jinan, he did not even see this guy.

Okay! At this stage, you still dare to fight with me.

"Master Fu, I have finished both my errands and my errands. It's all right now. The rebels have left the city and surrendered. This officer, Sun Yuanhua, is going to take him back to the capital to give an explanation to Mr. Qian and the others." Wen Tiren

Looking at the team filing out of the city, there was a hint of pride on his face. After all, he had contributed a lot here. If I go back this time, if I am happy, I might be able to get a promotion.

When the minister is promoted to a higher level, he will be the minister. It is also unknown whether he will join the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister in the future!

"You can't take Sun Yuanhua away!" Li Xiao shouted coldly, and the smile on Wen Tiren's face froze once again.

"Lord Fu Zun, you promised...!"

"I just promised not to resort to large-scale military action in Dengzhou and focus on pacifying him. I also didn't promise to leave Sun Yuanhua to you!" Li Xiao looked at Wen Tiren with cold eyes.

"You...!" Wen Tiren regretted that he had never said this before.

"Sun Yuanhua's mismanagement of personnel led to a rebellion that wreaked havoc on Dengzhou. As a result, the commander-in-chief Zhang Ke was martyred, and the mercenary troops of Fo Langji, Xi Laojing, Lu Weilue, Fulang Yalanda, Fangsi Valley, Ehonglue, and Gong

Twelve people, including Sahe, Anni, Ami'er, Sacong, Anduo, Wu Ruowang, and Boduohe, were killed, and fifteen others were seriously injured. Many officials from prefectures, prefectures, and counties also died!

These are all caused by you, Sun Yuanhua, who led thieves into the house. Come here, arrest Sun Yuanhua." Li Xiao gave an order, and several guards rushed out from outside. Without saying a word, he grabbed Sun Yuanhua like a chicken, and twisted

He held Sun Yuanhua by his shoulders and held him up.

"Li Xiao! I, Sun Yuanhua, am the governor of Denglai appointed by the imperial court. If you dare to arrest me, you are overstepping your authority!" Sun Yuanhua was furious. At first, he thought everything was fine. It only took him two days to arrive at Jingcheng Pass, and then he could operate in the six departments.

There was a boss or something inside. Unexpectedly, Li Xiao arrested him openly.

"Long live the oral message! Instruct Li Xiao to act expediently! I will naturally report your guilt to the court and give you a canonical punishment."

"Li Xiao...!" The guards immediately took Sun Yuanhua down without waiting for him to reply.

"Li Xiao, don't do things too badly. It won't be good for you. As I said before, everyone has a narrow path." For the first time, Wen Tiren's face lost the smile, and his eyes were like a bastard's.

Staring at Li Xiao fiercely.

"I've already given you face by not killing him in front of you. How about I ask for the royal flag and kill him on the spot? You know that even if I kill him now, you can't do anything to me.

." Li Xiao was obviously confident.

"You...!" Wen Tiren was stunned and speechless.

"I will report this matter to the truth. It should be your credit, Sir, and Li Xiao will not be greedy. But it is better for you to leave this noisy matter alone. Please!" Li Xiao shouted and urged.

The horse came to Kong Youde.

"Kong Youde, the terms of surrender must have been made clear to you by Minister Wen. I promised Geng Zhongming to wipe out the bandits in Shandong. He is the general of Jining Prefecture. And the one promised to you is the general of Laizhou Prefecture.

This treatment is not bad! Come out with your skills and wipe out the banditry in Shandong. The benefits will be yours!" Li Xiao looked at Kong Youde who was kneeling on the ground.

"No! I definitely don't dare to violate the orders of the Lord!" Kong Youde lowered his head.

"I will send someone to watch you and ask your men to take back their claws. If I know that you have robbed people and killed good people for credit, I will use your heads to bear their guilt."

"No!" Kong Youde lowered his head, not daring to disobey even a single sentence.

"From now on, all your food and fodder will be provided by me. No violation!"

"promise!"

Li Xiao said something, and Kong Youde responded. Since they have surrendered, don't pretend to be tough guys. No one in the Ming army doesn't know how powerful the Liao army is, and they were not at a disadvantage against the Tatars in Liaodong. Not to mention defeating their shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

!

The several cannons that were fired that day really frightened Kong Youde. Such a big city tower collapsed with one shot, and the turret on the city wall. With one shot, the Franconian cannon was blown down the city.

The city wall of Dengzhou is strong, but it can't stand the bombardment like this. The original plan to go out to sea was blocked by Li Xiu's five-masted ship in the port. Kong Youde knew that Li Xiu was holding back, otherwise the bombardment that day would have targeted the port.

A few hits inside and all the ships will turn into pieces of wood.

"I heard that you and Geng Zhongming are both filial sons. His parents, wife and children will be brought back to Jinan by my government for proper resettlement. They will avoid being displaced by you people!"

"promise!"

The person had to lower his head under the low eaves. It was obvious that he had taken a whole family hostage. But there was nothing he could do about it. Why did Li Xiao believe that he would not rebel again? Kong Youde knew in his heart that Li Xiao was not

The soft-hearted Sun Yuanhua. If he and Geng Zhongming really turned against each other, the whole family would be forgiven.

"Li Xiao, you are very clever. I have returned to Beijing to resume my duties!" Seeing that Li Xiao did not kill Sun Yuanhua, Wen Tiren immediately ran away. As long as Li Xiao does not take action and moves around in the court, he is not afraid that Li Xiao will not send people to

Go inside the capital. In fact, if Sun Yuanhua can be saved from death, Wen Tiren has already given an explanation to Qian Qianyi and the others.

Dengzhou City was occupied for more than 20 days because Li Xiao quickly blocked the city. The damage caused by this rebellion was not great. Only some residents of Dengzhou City died on the day the rebels attacked the city.

, but these days are very peaceful.

After the peace notice was issued, Sun Chuanting was left to finish the work. Li Xiao simply took Li Xiu back to Changxing Island by boat. The New Year will be celebrated in a few days. In the past two years, he has traveled northeast and west and has not had time to celebrate the New Year.

.I don’t know how busy I will be next year. This year I will spend a good year with Xiaoyu and the others.

"Brother, if you leave Shandong behind and accompany us to celebrate the New Year, aren't you afraid of any trouble in Shandong?" The five-masted ship has been renovated and has a bridge with glass windows. The wide glass windows allow people to have an unobstructed view.

At the same time, the glass windows also blocked the biting cold wind.

In the past, no one was willing to do the work on Jianqiao in winter. Now it's better, the stove is lit in the house. The heat makes people drowsy. Compared with before, it's like heaven and earth.

"Mr. Sun is watching, nothing serious will happen. Over the past year, I have been running around here and there. I haven't even spent a few days with my family. Xiaoyu is a little strange when he sees me. By the way, how is Xiaohao?"

Li Xiao remembered that his youngest brother Li Hao was still on the boat.

"I found a veteran, Youzi, to take me with me, and I've made some progress. I was fighting with someone a few days ago, and although I was beaten, if I dare to take action, I'm making progress!"

"Yes! In the past, our Xiao Hao was just a master who only took beatings without fighting back." Li Xiao nodded, but he was still a little surprised. Someone actually dared to beat his own brother!

"They are all children with some backgrounds. Mr. Sun's two grandsons, some kind of relative of Mr. Man. There is also the godson whom Sister Qiao recognizes, the grandnephew of old Chen Fu, and the grandson of the old fisherman are also here. Yu Nao Inatomi

My grandson was also sent here. Now almost all of our children from Pi Island are on my ship.

Only I can suppress them. If we let Chen Laohu go, he won't be able to control them!

I grouped them all together and gave them the hardest, dirtiest and most tiring work on the ship. They were all young men. I thought that if I tired them to death every day, they would not have the energy to fight. But I didn't expect that,

These guys still fight a lot.

Sometimes they have a lively fight together, but when they see their little friend being bullied, they will still rush to him." Li Xiu smiled and shook his head, with a bit of envy in his eyes.

As Li Xiao's second brother, Li Xiu is destined to be lonely.

His identity is too special. Although he is only an eighteen-year-old child, he has already had many thoughts floating on the sea. His originally fair face is now darkened by the sea breeze. Kindness cannot lead an army, and justice cannot gather wealth!

He has been leading troops since he was fourteen years old, which gave Li Xiu a fierce look in his eyes. The soldiers he led were all afraid of him! In fact, people living on the water in the Bohai and Yellow Seas are now afraid of him.

No one dared to underestimate this eighteen-year-old young man. When he was encircling and suppressing Chen Hailong's men, his ruthless tactics made everyone look at him with suspicion. Li Xiao heard that someone had given Li Xiu a nickname, called Sea Wolf! It means Li Xiu.

Don't be as cruel as a wolf!

It doesn't matter what Li Xiao is called, as long as he can control these subordinates.

"No matter whose relatives you belong to, you just need to strictly manage them. Although the Liao army belongs to our family, they are all supported by the big guys. Without Master Ao and Master Man, how can I let go and leave Shandong to go home for the New Year? No.

After seeing Yuan Chonghuan and Zu Dashou, can Jinzhou make people feel at ease?

Without Mr. Sun, Shandong's government affairs alone would be a headache.

Let’s just say that your big boat can be so powerful without Yulao’s weapons?

Now there are as many as 800,000 people who eat with your brother. Our family needs these people to support our world. Do you understand?" Li Xiao patted Li Xiu on the shoulder. This younger brother has always been

The person he feels most at ease with is that as long as he leaves Li Xiu to do anything, it will be done properly.

"I know, big brother, our family can't take care of this business just because we have three heads and six arms. Just like the emperor, he has to rely on his ministers to manage the world. These children may not look young now, but they are of the same mind as us. They will be in the future.

Available people!”

"Yes! Your brother first took care of Shandong. Years of banditry and the imperial court's exorbitant taxes have made the people of Shandong miserable!" Li Xiao sighed. From the day he landed in Penglai, Li Xiao saw the true situation of the people of Shandong.

Many families live on half a year's food and half a year's wild vegetables. When they are free, they eat sparingly and when they are busy, they eat dry rice. The so-called dry rice is actually just thick porridge mixed with wild vegetables. Those porridges can reflect the silhouette of people.

People worked numbly in the fields. When the year was better, there was a bumper harvest of food, but the rents of the bosses also increased. The villagers could only keep the food they could make a living!

Exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes are so numerous that many people have no choice but to sell their land to those scholars who have a good reputation, because they have a good reputation and do not have to pay taxes.

Land was being annexed every year, and Li Xiao marched for a day at a time. But he was still on the land owned by a big landlord! These guys are getting rich, but the court's tax revenue is decreasing every year. So much so that the office funds of the Shandong government are now stretched thin.

.Not to mention things like building water conservancy roads.

"I don't know much about the truth. I started sailing with Liu Laoliu when I was fourteen. I knew that my achievements in this life were at sea. They called me Sea Wolf. I think this name is pretty good! No matter what you do, brother,

The Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea belong to our Li family. Anyone who dares to cross here must ask about my cannon." After leading troops for many years, Li Xiao found that Li Xiu also had a hint of domineering.

The two brothers chatted for a while, and Li Xiao went down to the cabin to see Li Hao.

I haven't seen him for a few days, and Li Hao has become darker and thinner. But his body is very strong. In the dark cabin, his eyes are shining brightly with the candlelight. He is surrounded by a group of little brothers, and they don't look very honest.

child.

The young men are always happy together, and the boring voyage will be full of joy. I don’t know what they are talking about, but there is a roar of laughter in the cabin!

With the arrival of Li Xiao, all the children were like mice after seeing a cat. The children who had just laughed stood up straight. Li Hao turned his back to Li Xiao. When he saw everyone standing up, he also turned around and stood up.

stand up.

Seeing that it was his eldest brother, Li Hao's lips moved, but he still didn't speak. It seemed that several months of sailing life had taught him to observe discipline.

"Everyone, sit down! Xiaohao, come out!" Li Xiao waved to Li Hao.

Li Hao followed Li Xiao out of the cabin. The corridor was also dark. Wooden ships were still in an era where fireworks were strictly prohibited. If there were many people in the cabin, candles could be lit, but there was no need in the corridor.

Basically, everyone walking in the corridor is walking in the dark. Most people rely on their memory and habits to walk smoothly in the dark.

Li Xiao didn't have this ability, but fortunately Shunzi in front held up a lantern to light up.

Even in the Bohai Bay, the sea breeze in winter is very strong. The corridor was shaking left and right, and Li Xiao felt like he was shaking the Lantern Festival. His head hit the wooden wall, making a "dong" sound. Li Xiao rubbed his head and stood up.
Chapter completed!