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Li Yuanqing was stunned immediately and couldn't react for a while.

Kong Youde.

Kong Youde...

Is this, is this the famous leader of the Three Mines of Dongjiang, the King of Obedience of the Qing Dynasty, the man who changed the fate of the Chinese nation?

this……

Li Yuanqing looked at Kong Youde in a daze, as if he had seen an unparalleled beauty, and could not recover for a long time.

Kong Youde was also a little stunned. He didn't understand why the famous Li Yuanqing looked at him like this. It was like...

Kong Youde suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Could it be that the famous General Li was actually...

Zhang Pan, Zhang Pan, Chen Zhong, Mao Chenglu and others also noticed that something was wrong. Li Yuanqing rarely acted like this.

Zhang Pan hurriedly touched Li Yuanqing and said, "Yuanqing, what's wrong? Have you met Brother Kong before?"

Only then did Li Yuanqing react and said with a smile: "No. Brother Kong looks very similar to one of my deceased brothers. I'm a little distracted."

After hearing what Li Yuanqing said, everyone finally realized what they were saying and couldn't help but laugh.

Kong Youde was also very excited. Li Yuanqing said that he looked similar to Li Yuanqing's brother. Doesn't that mean that Li Yuanqing would favor him more?

In Dongjiang, especially in Liaodi, Li Yuanqing's name has long been known to everyone.

He, Chen Zhong, and Zhang Pan were known as the Three Heroes of Dongjiang.

In particular, Hu Erhan, the assistant minister of Jin Dynasty after Li Yuanqing was captured, has already become a favorite among all Liao people.

Zhang Pan smiled again and said: "Everyone happened to be here. You guys, let's introduce them together."

A man who looked somewhat similar to Kong Youde, but was half a head shorter than Kong Youde, knelt down on one knee and respectfully saluted Li Yuanqing, "Kong Youxing, a humble official, has met General Li."

Zhang Pan smiled and said: "Youxing is Xiao Kong's elder brother."

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, patted Kong Youxing's shoulder affectionately, and helped him up.

Kong Youxing was greatly moved. The famous Li Yuanqing was so gentle to him, which made him glow and felt that his future in Dongjiang was bright.

This is especially true for Kong Youde. He is still extremely young at this time, probably less than 0 years old, and his smile is almost reaching the back of his head.

Next to them, two very young and strong young men knelt down on one knee and saluted Li Yuanqing, "Geng Zhongming and Geng Zhongyu, who are in humble positions, have met General Li."

Li Yuanqing had adapted by now and hurriedly helped them up, smiling and saying a few words of encouragement.

Okay.

Is this the Ming Dynasty or the Manchu Qing Dynasty?

In addition to the Shang brothers, the Manchu Sanshun King, the Ming Dynasty Pingxibo, and the Manchu King Pingxi, they all came together.

Li Yuanqing also deliberately looked at Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming. Both of them were extremely young at this time, full of vigor, their eyes were full of hope, and they were full of the excitement and ambition of young people who had just arrived in a new place. At the same time, they had characteristics that their peers did not have.

of maturity and confidence.

After the introduction, Zhang Pan said with a smile: "Don't just sit around here. The commander-in-chief has business today, so our brothers should not be idle. Let's go, I will be the host today."

"That's how it should be. Lao Zhang, we have been waiting for a big player for a long time. Love, Yuan Qing came to have this face." Zhang Pan joked with a smile.

Everyone couldn't help laughing and followed Zhang Pan to his mansion.

The servants were ordered to go to the kitchen to order the food and drinks. Li Yuanqing and others started chatting in the living room across the sea from north to south.

Soon, Li Yuanqing also learned about the arduous process of brothers Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming rushing to Dongjiang.

Kong Youde's father was the leader of the Tieling miners. They were all pure people of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally they were not willing to be subject to the rule of Houjin's boar-skin slaves. Since last year, they had been fighting guerrillas to resist the rule of Houjin.

However, Hou Jin was powerful. After the Lushun Defense War this year, Lao Nu returned to Shenyang and stepped up the suppression of his rule. Soon, the Kong family's small team suffered a fatal blow. Dozens of Kong Youde's father and brother were killed in the battle. people.

As a last resort, they had no choice but to run away.

Fortunately, Lao Nu's son-in-law Liu Aita managed to protect them, and they passed Fuzhou and rushed to Lushun, and then to Pi Island.

Kong Youde is just 0 years old this year, younger than Li Yuanqing. Brothers Geng Zhongming and Geng Zhongyu are even younger at this time. Geng Zhongming is only 17 years old, and Geng Zhongyu is two years younger than him. This, this is completely a bunch of child soldiers.

After Kong Youde finished speaking, his face was already full of tears, "These bastard Tatars, in my lifetime, I will definitely kill them all and dig up their ancestral graves so that they will never be reincarnated."

Brothers Kong Youxing and Geng Zhongming also had sad faces.

Their fathers, brothers, and clansmen all died at the hands of Hou Jin's Tatars. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they had sworn hatred.

Li Yuanqing also realized at this time that in this situation, neither brother Kong Youde nor brother Geng Zhongming would make even the slightest compromise with Hou Jin.

But why, later on, did they want to be Manchu eagle dogs?

When Xiang Yu was trapped in the Wujiang River and committed suicide, he said, "The times are not good, but the good will not fade away. What can be done if the good things don't fade away!"

The environment can shape a person, but it can also change a person.

But at this moment, both brothers Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming were like small upright trees without a single branch.

Geng Zhongming was a little gloomy, Geng Zhongyu was still a child, and Li Yuanqing didn't have much feeling. However, Kong Youde was very clear and organized in both conversation and thinking, and Li Yuanqing also developed a love for talents.

If he could settle down and start a family early, perhaps the tragedy would never happen again...

The most brilliant general of the Chinese nation no longer has to be reduced to a hawk of the Qing Dynasty.

But Zhang Pan was just a middleman, responsible for the placement of sundries. In this regard, he had no say but Mao Wenlong nodded, and Li Yuanqing also endured.

Soon, the food and drinks were served and several bowls of white wine were consumed. Everyone felt quite drunk and the atmosphere became more and more lively.

Kong Youde also revealed an important piece of news: Lao Nu’s consort, their fellow villager and elder Liu Aita, was willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

As soon as Kong Youde said this, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

Liu Aita was the name given to him by Hou Jin. His real name was Liu Xingzuo, and he was from a wealthy family in Kaiyuan.

Previously, when Zhang Pan took over Lushun, it was because of Liu Xingzuo's great help that he successfully established a foothold in Lushun in a short period of time. However, due to various reasons, Liu Xingzuo did not join the Ming Dynasty and still served in Houjin.

Because he was smart and handsome, he was recruited as his son-in-law by the old slave.

But not long ago, because of a small matter, a simple dispute between the Jurchens and the Han people, Liu Xingzuo handled it impartially and did not favor the Jurchens, but he was scolded by the old slave.

This is also a habit of old slaves in their later years. If they look at anyone they don't like, especially the Han people, whether it is Li Yongfang or anyone else, they will be whipped in the face.

This incident caused a heavy psychological blow to Liu Xingzuo. He also realized that in Houjin, even though he was the consort, he was still an outsider.

"Brother Kong, has General Liu said who he wants to vote for? When will he come over?" Li Yuanqing looked at Kong Youde and tried his best to soften his tone and not put too much pressure on him.

During the surprise attack on Zhenjiang, Chen Jisheng wanted Li Yuanqing to go on his behalf to persuade Liu Aita, also known as Liu Xingzuo, to surrender, but Li Yuanqing avoided it because he wanted to take credit for his achievements. It was Chen Jisheng who went to Jinzhou to talk to Liu Xingzuo in person. Zhang Pan then went

take over.

This means that Li Yuanqing and Liu Xingzuo have never met, and they have no friendship.

Kong Youde said: "General Li doesn't know this even though he is in his humble position. General Liu once expressed this intention to our brothers, but we can't say exactly when."

Li Yuanqing looked at Zhang Pan, who shook his head. He had no clue. He had not received any news from Liu Xingzuo in Lushun.

Zhang Pan said: "This Liu Xingzuo is not a mortal. Does he think that our Dongjiang boats are too small and we have to rely on big boats?"

"It shouldn't be possible, right? The commander-in-chief is now the prince's junior master." Chen Zhong said.

Zhang Pan also shook his head. He had received favor from Liu Xingzuo, so it was hard to express his position at this time.

Li Yuanqing's eyes narrowed slightly, remembering some things in history.

Liu Xingzuo did eventually defect to the Ming Dynasty, also within the Dongjiang system. However, the person he surrendered to was not Mao Wenlong, but Yuan Keli of Denglai.

Perhaps, he felt that Yuan Keli was more important than Mao Wenlong.

This is not difficult to understand. When people go to higher places, water flows to lower places.

Yuan Keli is naturally more influential than Mao Wenlong.

However, this matter is still just a rumor at this time. Liu Xingzuo should still be in Shenyang and has not been promoted to the leader of the Southern Four Guards.

Moreover, history has changed. With the strength of the three southern Liao tribes, the old slave may not be worried and hand over the southern four guards to Liu Xingzuo, a Han Chinese.

"It's hard for us to speculate on this matter now. General Liu has made a wise decision and will definitely not act rashly. When the time comes, we just need to do our best to deal with it. Come on, don't be dumbfounded. It took a lot of effort for our brothers to get together. Come on.

, drink and drink." Li Yuanqing smiled and enlivened the atmosphere.

Everyone also came to their senses, started laughing and eating and drinking.

Brothers Kong Youde and Brother Geng Zhongming had been in Liao for a long time, and now they were even more relaxed, drinking and eating at the same time.

Li Yuanqing, Zhang Pan, Zhang Pan, Chen Zhong, and Mao Chenglu were all elders and superior officials, and they were willing to take care of these children. Zhang Pan ordered his servants to add several plates of meat for them to enjoy.

After three drinks and five dishes, the atmosphere became more and more lively.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "By the way, I remember that there is a little brother named Shang, who is also a heroic man. Brother Mao, why don't you see him?"

Mao Chenglu smiled and said: "Yuan Qing, are you talking about the Shang brothers? Shang Kexi, Shang Keyi and them, right? They went to Shuiying. They seem to have gone to Haikou today and are not on the island."

Li Yuanqing also remembered that the Shang brothers were masters in water warfare. At this time, the Dongjiang navy was short of men, but the army was overcrowded. It was reasonable that the Shang brothers had positions first.

"Haha, if I have time, I would like to meet them. We, Dongjiang, are getting stronger and stronger now. Brothers, come, let's have another bowl for the sake of a better tomorrow for our Dongjiang." Li Yuanqing smiled and picked up the wine.

bowl.

Everyone laughed and picked up their wine bowls, looking forward to a bright future.

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After a banquet that lasted from noon to evening, everyone almost lay down, even Li Yuanqing, who felt a little awkward when walking.

They were all brothers. Li Yuanqing had almost no reservations and would not refuse anyone who came. Even though he was an iron man, he was a little overwhelmed.

Everyone was carried back to their respective mansions and residences by the soldiers. Li Yuanqing was the only one who walked out of Zhang Pan's mansion standing.

After washing his face in the stream at the door, Li Yuanqing was about to go back to the post house to rest. At this time, Mao Wenlong's soldiers came over and said, "General Li, are you okay? The commander-in-chief wants to see you."

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Chapter completed!