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Black flags are flying on Yuchun Mountain.
Qin Mu is a dark-skinned man, and all his men know this. His big flag with the word "Qin" on it has always been black with red characters.
The Five Elements of the Ming Dynasty are fire, and the color red is favored. The uniforms of the Ming army are generally red in color, such as the fat coat often worn by soldiers, which is knee-length, with narrow sleeves and filled with cotton. It is red in color, so it is also called the "red fat coat".
Now Qin Mu's troops still belong to the Ming army, and the military uniforms they wear are still the Ming army uniforms which are mainly red.
However, if the superior likes something, the subordinates will like it even more.
As the commander-in-chief, Qin Mu favored black, so naturally his men followed suit. Except for the military uniforms which could not be changed for the time being, all the flags were painted black.
Looking around, there are naturally black flags fluttering on Yuchun Mountain: deep black, cold black, solemn black, mysterious black, and full of symbols of strength and power.
At least that's what Lin Hongwei felt when he set foot on Yuchun Mountain.
After entering Qin Mu's camp, what made Lin Hongwei even more unbelievable was that most of the soldiers he saw had their faces painted with black paint, making it impossible to see their faces. They looked hideous and mysterious, cold and weird, like murderous demons, making people feel scared and their legs weak.
Qin Mu had just finished training several hundred soldiers in horsemanship. After defeating Zhang Qi's 20,000 troops, Qin Mu had captured nearly 600 war horses. It takes a long time to train a qualified cavalryman, but it only takes a few days to train a person to learn to ride a horse. Qin Mu did not expect the 600 men to immediately become qualified cavalrymen who could fight on horseback. It was enough as long as they could move quickly on horseback.
He had just returned to the tent and washed his face when he saw Zhu Yijin leading someone in.
Zhu Yijin was very interesting this time. After bringing the person in, he just smiled and didn't introduce him.
Qin Mu had been staying in Yuchun Mountain for the past two days, and he was as idle as a melon. Apart from training with the soldiers every day, he had nothing else to do. Lin Hongwei came to his door, so he could be his lapdog.
"Who are you?" Da Ma Jin Dao sat down behind the handsome table and stretched out his hand. Li Shi was like a waiter in Bao Yue Tower, and accurately delivered a cup of tea into his hand.
Lin Hongwei replied calmly, "I am Lin Hongwei, sent by my master, the Great Western King, to visit Master Qin."
"The King of the Great West? What is the King of the Great West?" Qin Mu was not asking Lin Hongwei, but Li Shi.
Li Shi cooperated tacitly, tilting his head and thinking hard, and finally he suddenly snapped his fingers and answered as if he had suddenly realized something: "Sir, I remember that the Great Western King should be Tathagata Buddha, and he is the greatest in the Western Paradise."
"No way, how could I be so virtuous as to alarm even the Buddha?" Qin Mu was greatly surprised and kept saying, "Oh no, men, hurry up and patrol the mountain. See if there are any heavenly soldiers and generals coming to attack us?"
"Hey, it's your turn, shout quickly!" Zhu Yijin pointed at Lin Hongwei and urged him very seriously.
"What am I shouting?" Lin Hongwei was a little confused and asked in a flash.
"You should shout: The king sent me to patrol the mountains!"
Qin Mu laughed loudly, patted the low table and corrected him, "Wrong, wrong, Yi Jin. You should shout this sentence. He is the messenger sent by Tathagata Buddha. How can you let him play a small minion?"
Lin Hongwei finally reacted. His eyes were bloodshot and covered with red veins. Fortunately, he remembered the mission of this trip in time and did not dare to show off his majesty as the King of the Great West.
"Sir Qin, my Great Western King has heard about your deeds and is very impressed. He is willing to put aside past grudges and make friends with you."
"Oh, really?"
"Indeed, Lord Qin. To show our sincerity, my king sent me to bring you some gifts. Please accept them." After Lin Hongwei finished speaking, he gestured. The attendants outside placed two boxes beside them. They did not carry them in, but opened them outside the big tent. The boxes were full of jewels and precious stones.
This time, not only Qin Mu's eyes lit up, but the soldiers outside the tent also saw it and were in an uproar.
"You are such a useless person. How can you not know the etiquette? Hurry up and bring the box in." Lin Hongwei then scolded the followers, and then turned around to apologize to Qin Mu, "These rough people don't know etiquette, I hope Sir Qin won't blame them."
"It's okay, it's okay. As long as they bring gifts, I am always very tolerant." Qin Mu's eyes were very bright, almost catching up with Yun Qiaoer's jewel eyes.
Lin Hongwei smiled faintly and said, "Master Qin, my Great Western King sincerely wants to befriend a hero like Master Qin. A small gift is nothing. If Master Qin is willing to submit to my Great Western King, my Great King is willing to take the throne."
Qin Mu asked in surprise: "What? Your king wants to take me in? No way, I just killed 20,000 of his elite troops a few days ago. Your Great Western King really doesn't mind?"
"Master Qin is overthinking. With the broad mind of my Great Western King, 20,000 troops are nothing. My king has said that a hero like Master Qin is enough to defeat a hundred thousand troops. As long as Master Qin is willing to submit, my king will promise him a high position."
"Tell me, what kind of high position does your Great Western King intend to grant me?"
"Second to one man, above ten thousand people, are you satisfied, Lord Qin?"
Li Shi suddenly jumped up, drew his knife and pointed it, and immediately shouted as if he was going to kill someone: "What? You mean to make my master squat under the ass of your big toad?"
Qin Mu waved to Li Shi first, then turned to ask Zhu Yijin: "Yijin, is my lunch ready?"
"My lord, everything is ready. Would you like to eat immediately?"
"Since it's ready, why didn't you serve it earlier? Yijin, you're getting worse and worse at doing things. You've wasted so much of my time."
"Lord Qin, you..." Seeing that Qin Mu suddenly ignored him at the critical moment, Lin Hongwei couldn't help but interrupt.
Qin Mu said lazily: "I accepted the gift from your king with reluctance, but I still have to say something to your king. He doesn't understand me at all."
"Why do you say that, Lord Qin?"
"If your king knew me, he would know that I don't like dead things, but living things. Although I am stationed in Yuchun Mountain now, there are no beautiful women here, and I can't buy prostitutes. I can't sleep alone every night. I am so lonely and helpless. Sigh, your king didn't send me some living things, but these dead things. Does he not know me very well? He wants me to follow someone who doesn't know me at all. Tell me, what's the point for me?"
Qin Mu was suddenly surrounded by strange peaks and clouds. Lin Hongwei couldn't help but think of the black flag he had just seen. It was so weird and mysterious that it made people feel like they couldn't see through it.
Of course, Qin Mu had been teasing him from the beginning, which Lin Hongwei saw clearly. What he couldn't see clearly was Qin Mu's character.
Logically, there is no reason for him to act so frivolous in front of me. Is it possible that he is so frivolous by nature? Isn't this even more unbelievable
Lin Hongwei was a little confused. Fortunately, the ultimate goal of his trip was not to really persuade Qin Mu to surrender to Zhang Xianzhong. Of course, it would be better if he could persuade him.
"Master Qin has misunderstood. My king never takes women with him when he goes on a march, so I have no choice but to send you some treasures. As for beauties, as long as you are willing to submit to my king, you can have as many as you want. How about this, I will go back now and ask my king to prepare a few beauties for you."
"No need, you should go to Yuanzhou first. Our Commander Lu also intends to submit to your Great Western King, but he just can't find a way. It's just right that you're here. Go talk to our Commander Lu and make him happy."
"What does Lord Qin mean?" Lin Hongwei's expression suddenly changed.
"Hasn't what I meant been clear enough? Yijin."
"I obey your orders."
"You should personally escort Envoy Lin. Commander Lu is probably eager to submit to the King of the Great West. Go quickly."
"Yes, sir."
"Qin Mu, you can't do this. As the saying goes, when two armies are at war, envoys should not be killed. I came here with good intentions to send a great gift on behalf of my king, but it would be fine if you didn't agree to submit, but you want to kill me..."
"Who wants to put you to death? Didn't I tell you that our Commander Lu is willing to submit to the Great Western King and asked you to contact him? If this is successful, will your Great Western King not get much credit from you?"
"Qin Mu, you... you treacherous villain, you will not die well..." Lin Hongwei knew that there was no hope of escape, and could not help but curse.
Qin Mu laughed and waved his hand to let Zhu Yijin take the people away. Damn it, from the moment those followers opened the boxes outside the tent door, Qin Mu knew what Lin Hongwei was up to this time. This method of alienation was too obvious.
I really don't understand, are all Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates a bunch of rotten guys
But think about it, Zhang Xianzhong was actually just a nouveau riche this time, and at that moment, no real talent was willing to join him.
Well, so, reputation is still very important. Only with a good reputation will real talents be willing to join you.
What would be the use even if Zhang Xianzhong occupied the entire Hu Guang? Could he hold on with these inferior creatures
.(To be continued..)
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