Chapter Sixteen The Inevitable Hongmen Banquet
Everyone present was stunned, and then became loudly loud. Speaking of which, no one had ever dealt with Li Mingxun. Instinctively, this person might be a bit arrogant, but he never thought that he would be so arrogant. He would smash the basin and bowl as soon as he met. How could he be so rampant!
Immediately someone stood up, and a general shouted loudly: "Li Mingxun, how rampant, don't think that the heavenly kingdom has no one to control you!"
Li Mingxun smiled slightly and said, "You guys have invited me. I'm coming from afar, a little worried that this is a Hongmen Banquet that takes human life."
Zeng Ying had originally expected Li Mingxun to repay him, but her face changed drastically and shouted: "Li Mingxun, you are arrogant! The emperor did not offend your origin in a barbarian land, and praised your naturalization intention. Xu You and others entered China. You did not want to serve him, but you did such a presumptuous act. It would be damned. If it were not for your determination to resist the enemy and kill the enemy outside the border, you would be rewarded with the court, and I would definitely kill you on the spot to relieve today's humiliation."
Zeng Ying gave Li Mingxun the steps, but Li Mingxun seemed to be unaware and clapped his hands hard. The sound was extremely crisp. Everyone was puzzled. They heard a noise in the cabin under their feet. The ground door at a corner opened, and seven or eight Jinyiwei rushed out, each holding a crossbow, and the doors and windows were also opened. There was a constant clang outside, and a large group of people approached.
Li Mingxun laughed and said to Zeng Ying: "Governor, I'm not wrong, this is the Hongmen Banquet!"
Zeng Ying's old face turned red, and she looked at Wang Chengen, who was in shock and looked gloomy and gloomy beside her, and asked, "Wang Jianjun..., is this your arrangement?"
Everyone looked at Wang Chengen in unison. Everyone knew that this night banquet was arranged by Wang Chengen, and this ship was also the excerpt ship when Wang Chengen came to Dengzhou.
Wang Chengen never thought that his arrangement would be seen through. He originally wanted to shock Li Mingxun and suppress his arrogance, and let Li Mingxun bring the fleet and the 6th army to the court's command, and it would be best to recruit him on the spot. When the matter of the Eastern Captain was completed, he took Li Mingxun to the capital to apologize, but he never thought it would turn into a Hongmen Banquet, which was a bit difficult to explain.
"So what if it is me?" Wang Chengen stood up and said seriously: "This barbarian is very arrogant. Seeing that the court had asked him for something, he repeatedly made harsh demands, not being recruited by the royal army, and not recognizing the official position of the Ming Dynasty. This is an act of humiliating the king and humiliating the country. The king and his ministers died. You are the officials of the emperor and herdsmen. You are worried about the people and cannot relieve the worries of the emperor and his father. But I am just a private slave of the emperor. If my master is humiliated, how can I sit down and watch!"
Luo Yangxing shouted: "Take this guy down!"
Several Jinyiwei stepped forward, unraveled the weapons of Li Mingxun and the other two, and put the knife on their necks. Wu Mu and Gao Feng did not resist. Only Li Mingxun shrank his neck and shouted to the small flag official of Jinyiwei who was holding the knife beside him: "Liang! Hiss, it's so cold."
The small flag official was slightly stunned. I wonder what Li Mingxun said. Li Mingxun twisted his neck and said, "Your steel knife is cold, take it away quickly. Lord Wang just lets you gesture, just put it on your shoulders, why are you really stuffed into your neck? Hiss, it's so cool in the cold winter month."
Many people laughed at Li Mingxun’s joke.
Zeng Ying glanced at Li Mingxun. He didn't quite understand why Li Mingxun became fish on the board, so why was he still so relaxed. When he thought that Li Mingxun had already realized that this was a Hongmen Banquet, he couldn't help but feel nervous, but he couldn't see anything. He quickly said to Wang Chengen: "Mr. Wang, you are confused. The emperor endured humiliation and burdened the East Fan Yi Bing. How did you end up doing this? It was useless to waste the emperor's efforts!"
Luo Yangxing said, "Governor, Li Zhe is the East Band, but Gao Feng is the general of the 6th Division of the East Band. These two people are in hand and there is no way to go."
Wang Chengen whispered: "Mr. Zeng, I wanted to be shocked, but I never wanted to end up in such a field."
Zeng Ying sighed and said to Luo Yangxing: "Sir Luo, let these three people sit down first, and say anything well."
Li Mingxun sat on the chair, picked up chopsticks, picked up food and ate it. Zeng Ying asked, "Mr. Li, how do you know that this is a Hongmen Banquet?"
Li Mingxun smiled and said, "I guess, Hongmen Banquet, either clap the high five or throw the cup, so I tried it. Unexpectedly, it was really Hongmen Banquet."
Zeng Ying praised Li Mingxun's alertness in her heart and said, "Actually, Lord Wang just couldn't bear to be humiliated in the world. He didn't want to kill you at this banquet, but......"
Li Mingxun put down his chopsticks and smiled: "I have heard of Lord Wang's loyalty to the emperor, otherwise I would not have asked Lord Wang to be the observer of my club. This Hongmen Banquet is no wonder, Lord Wang, it's okay. As long as Lord Wang is willing to let these Jinyiwei retreat, I will just take it as a joke."
Zeng Ying looked at Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen was hesitant, but Luo Yangxing said, "That barbarian is so unrestrained in front of angels and governors. If you don't deal with you today, how can Luo..."
Li Mingxun turned around and looked at Luo Yangxing who was too immersed in the play. He pointed to the Jinyiwei beside him. It was his weapon confiscated by the small flag officer. An exquisite flint gun was a gift from the envoy of the Dutch East India Company.
"Does the governor know about this object?" Li Mingxun asked.
Zeng Ying said: "I have seen the Westerners' self-produced musket in Fujian. I also have one in my hand, which was given by Zheng Feihuang."
As he said that, the flint gun came to Zeng Ying's hand. Zeng Ying fiddled with it a few times and knocked it slightly. The lead in the gun barrel and the gunpowder fell on the table. Zeng Ying pointed the trigger outside the window, and the flint hit the anvil. Sparks splashed everywhere, igniting the gunpowder in the medicine nest and the remaining gunpowder in the gun barrel, and a ball of white smoke spewed out of the muzzle.
Li Mingxun clapped his palms and said, "I admire you very much. This self-generated musket is also called a flintsket. Although it is more expensive than a flint gun, it is a bird gun, but it has many benefits. It can be used in wind and rainy days. The fire rate of a flint gun is 50% or 60%, but it can reach 70%. In other words, two of the three can be used."
"What do you mean by this?" asked an official.
Li Mingxun reached into his arms, took out a box, and said, "There is something in this box with a flintski, but you don't need to pull the trigger, you can ignite the fire with a fall."
As he said that, the box fell to the ground, and with a bang, a large ball of white mist exploded. Li Mingxun stood up, untied his armor, revealing the gunpowder column that was wrapped around his body. He pointed to an iron plate on his chest and said, "There is also something similar to the box just now. It will ignite the fire with one beat, but the twenty kilograms of gunpowder on his lower body will be ignited."
There was an uproar in the official hall. Li Mingxun clapped his hands and pointed to Wu Mu and Gao Feng behind him and said, "There is one of them on them. If we pat them all, at least forty kilograms of gunpowder will explode. Tsk tsk, no one can escape here!"
"You!" Luo Yangxing only understood why Li Mingxun wanted to change his clothes. It turned out that he had already guessed when he stopped him from taking the guards on the boat.
Seeing Luo Yangxing was ashamed, Li Mingxun said, "Sir Luo, don't do this. You should quickly remove the Jinyiwei here. There are so many Qiu Bas, so I can't drink."
Seeing that Luo Yang was still, Zeng Ying said, "Take the person off the ship, let the ship anchor and sail to the outer sea!"
"Honey Wang, things have come to this point, what's the point of stalemate?" Zeng Ying said softly.
Wang Chengen took a few heavy breaths, staring at Li Mingxun tightly, and finally his words emerged from his teeth: "As the governor said!"
Luo Yangxing asked someone to take off the boat, then he set sail. Wu Mu walked around the boat twice, but found nothing else, and then took off the gunpowder worn by the three of them and threw it outside from a distance. Only an explosion was heard. Li Mingxun shrugged and said to everyone: "There is a probability, there will always be an accident."
Of course, everyone didn't understand what he said. Seeing that he didn't take it to his heart, Zeng Ying said, "Mr. Li, I have such a courage. I have seen countless people. I have never seen a young man like you. After all, I am descended from my Chinese. Even if I live in a barbarian land, I will not hide my true nature!"
As he said that, Zeng Ying picked up the wine glass, Li Mingxun clinked the glass with him with a smile, and then drank it. Zeng Ying asked: "Mr. Li, I have a question. What would you do if the objects on your body were searched or were not fried?"
Li Mingxun smiled, suddenly stopped abruptly, got up and carried the box containing the gifts, rushed out of the door, and threw it into the sea.
Everyone was puzzled, so they went out to see that the box slowly sank into the water. After a while, a huge wave rose from the rippling water surface, and the flying sea water splashed down everyone. The waves were like spring water squirting, which was supposed to be because gunpowder exploded under the sea.
Li Mingxun wiped the sweat from his face and said, "Fortunately, the governor reminded me that I forgot about this thing."
Only then did everyone realize that the explosion was caused by the box that Li Mingxun had just brought on the boat. He couldn't help but be afraid, Zeng Ying asked, "What is that? Is it also created by Western barbarians?"
Li Mingxun waved his hand: "Although firearms are good at me, I am a Chinese, but I am far more skillful than the Thais. The box was just the ordnance of the community. According to some records in the Ming Dynasty, the mines that were ponded, like the objects I removed, were also learned from the Ming Dynasty."
Huang Fei suddenly stroked his palm and laughed, saying, "I remembered that in Wubei Zhi, there is a firearm called "Dragon King Under the Water" as a timed item, made of cooked iron, with six kilograms of gunpowder inside, and the incense is used as a fuse, and the timed strike is fixed."
Luo Yangxing's face changed and he said angrily: "Before getting on the boat, you said that it was a gift to the governor, benzoin, is it the reason for the fuse?"
Li Mingxun smiled: "It's just a trick of carving insects, hahaha."
"Everyone, I was negligent and almost killed everyone. I will punish myself here!" Returning to the official hall, Li Mingxun picked up a glass of wine and said with a smile.
Everyone looked at each other and picked up the wine glasses. When Li Mingxun saw Wang Chengen sitting without saying a word, he walked up to him with a smile, filled the wine glasses with his own hands and placed them in front of Wang Chengen, and said, "Honey Wang, today is abrupt, please don't blame me."
Wang Chengen knew that this was his fault. Li Mingxun was like this, so how could he continue to be stalemate? He simply picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one go. In this way, everyone relieved their hearts.
Soon, a small boat approached the boat, and several servants walked in with two iron boxes. Li Mingxun stood up and said, "Don't disturb everyone. This is not a dragon king under the water, but a gift prepared for you, a real gift."
While speaking, Li Mingxun opened the box and took out the brocade boxes. After opening it, it was filled with luxury items such as ginseng and fur. Whether it was of quality or value, it was extraordinary. Everyone accepted it with a smile, and Li Mingxun kicked another box and said, "This is a gift for the Ming Dynasty and the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. But after opening it, the meal is unpalatable."
As he said that, he had already opened his head and revealed two heads. Li Mingxun mentioned one of them and said, "This is the head of the Donglu County Prince Anping. Four years ago, he came to Shandong with the thief Dorgon to rob Jinan Prefecture. Now he is here, and he is avenging the people of Shandong!"
As soon as this statement was made, the generals applauded in unison. Huang Fei took out the seal with his own hands, and said, "It turns out that he is the eldest grandson of the old slave in Jianzhou, Du Du's head, haha, the thief slave has today, it's so happy, so happy!"
Zeng Ying said, "Mr. Li killed a prince from the Donglu outside the border. This time, he helped our Ming Dynasty and fought with the royal army, and he would definitely be able to kill the commander of the Donglu invading this time."
"Yes, Du Du, the prince, can be killed by Lord Li. The invading coach Abatai is just a belle, and he will definitely be captured and killed!" Someone immediately agreed.
Gao Feng raised another head and said, "Sir, I don't know if Abatai's head can be cut off, but this head belongs to Abatai's eldest son. Haha, this dog thief slave killed and tortured me, and I believe he would be very happy to receive this head!"
"Okay, I'll send someone to send this head to the Donglu's tent and suppress the Donglu's arrogance!" A young general was already laughing.
Governor Zeng Ying patted the table: "Don't be so arrogant. We need to discuss in detail tomorrow, how can we be so impulsive?"
Li Mingxun naturally understood Zeng Ying's concerns. Abatai had 60,000 or 70,000 troops in his hands, but because there were many defenders in Dengzhou, it was better to rob several prefectures and counties than to chew hard karma. Therefore, there were no soldiers in Dengzhou. If Bohetuo's head was sent away, Abatai attacked Dengzhou with desperate risk, and it would be hard to say that his victory or defeat was.
After hearing Zeng Ying's words, everyone calmed down a little. With such merits, the official hall was much more enthusiastic. Li Mingxun knew that the Ming generals had been bullied by the Eastern Captain for a long time, and a little victory could make them celebrate, let alone Ningguta's great victory.
In the second middle of the night, Li Mingxun said goodbye to everyone, but Wang Chengen said, "The emperor entrusts me to the army supervisor of Denglai, and actually sends me to Lord Li's army as an observer. Today I will go to Lord Li's army."
Wang Chengen boarded the boat, arrived at the temple island, entered the tent, and saw Li Mingxun busy making tea for himself, he asked, "Mr. Li, you just rely on Luo Yangling to not let you take the guard, so you will determine that it was a Hongmen Banquet?"
"Of course not." Li Mingxun saw Wang Chengen's serious face, put down the teacup and said, "Whether it is changing clothes or bringing various firearms on the boat, it is for people to see, not only for you, but also for people under me."
Chapter completed!