Chapter 521: Joining the Army in Prison

Chapter 521: Joining the Army in Prison

It is not easy to form a rebel army. The Chu army is already insufficient in number. It is impossible to divide the troops to Nan Zhijin. Go to the hero. He doesn't know him. He is standing on the street and recruiting people. I guess no one will pay attention to him. Almost figured out a way.

He goes to jail.

Nan Zhijin asked for a pardon through Qu Zixi. All prisoners, no matter how big or small, if they were willing to join the rebels and go to the battlefield, they could be exempted from the crime and released immediately.

He first went to the prison of the Ministry of War, where some criminal soldiers were locked up, and he was the main force in his eyes. "Die in prison or die on the battlefield, you choose."

Some people are willing to die on the battlefield, and more than 40 people voluntarily follow Nan Zhijin. There is only one request, to restore their identity. In this case, the family will no longer be affected.

Nan Zhijin sent people to handle it on the spot to restore the original military status of these people, so more than 20 people joined.

Nan Zhijin wants to come to the armor, and these people are no different from normal soldiers after wearing them.

In the early hours of the morning, he led his troops to the Jingzhaoyin Mansion Prison. The prisoners were held here, mostly ordinary people. The city was chaotic in the past two days, and more people were arrested, and the prison was crowded with people.

"You have the courage to make trouble, but have the courage to follow me to fight the enemy?"

Everyone looked over, but no one answered.

Nan Zhijin said again: "For those who join the army, each person will be issued a hundred taels of silver, and one family member can be escorted by the government to leave the capital."

"The capital is about to end, why don't all the people leave the city?" a voice shouted.

Nan Zhi Jin followed the prestige and saw that it was an old woman. There were too many prisoners in the prison, so it was impossible to detain them separately. Several women who were temporarily arrested were also locked in the men's prison, but they had one cell to themselves. The old woman was the most courageous, not only Dare to speak, still staring at the officials.

"There are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital, plus the number of people outside the city, no less than one million, so many people are crowded on the road, no one can walk, and when the enemy arrives, those who escape without the protection of the city wall will die. But we have to go in batches to ensure that the road is smooth.”

The court hadn't figured out how to evacuate the people, so Nan Zhijin said casually, but the prisoners believed it and nodded.

It was the old woman who said, "I would like to join the army, but I don't want any money. Just let my son leave Beijing."

Nan Zhijin didn't want the old woman, but this was the beginning, he immediately said: "Okay, is there anything else? Do you want to eat prison food here, waiting for the enemy to attack the city, or eat military rations, and make achievements with me..."

"Go! The Huns don't have three heads and six arms, so what are they afraid of? I'd rather be a hero than a bear!" a male prisoner roared, slapped his palm on the wooden fence, causing the wood chips to fly.

The people could not tell the identity of the enemy, and thought they were the Huns.

Nan Zhijin took one more look and wrote down this person.

There were a lot of people who responded. Nan Zhijin walked all over the Jingzhaoyin Mansion's cells and recruited more than 800 people, more than half of them came in the past few days.

Nan Zhijin immediately summoned military officials and made up a roster. One was to manage the army conveniently, and the other was to hand it over to the court for corresponding rewards.

The old woman stepped forward and said, "My surname is Hou, Hou Xiaomo, not a female, but a moth. Can you write?"

The military officer turned his head to look at his superior standing next to him, and said Nan Zhijin: "Women don't allow men, but this is a war, and women are not needed. I think your crime is only to intercept the prime minister's sedan chair, it's not a big deal, go home. ."

"I'm not going back, I'm going to fight in the army." Hou Xiaomo raised his fist, "Don't think women can't fight, call a man out and watch me beat him down with three punches and two feet."

The surrounding soldiers and prisoners all laughed, and no one believed it. The old woman was short and strong, and she looked strong, but she couldn't beat a man.

Hou Xiaomo was furious, turned around and kicked the male prisoner who laughed the loudest behind him. After landing, he threw himself at a nearby soldier, punching three times in a row. unplug.

A strong man stepped out of the team and jumped in front of the old woman, "I'll pick you up."

The old woman didn't talk to her, she just threw her fists and punched, and the strong man fought back several times, but he couldn't gain the upper hand.

Nan Zhijin hurriedly said: "The two heroes stop, I'm staying."

The strong man stepped back, and the old woman chased after him and punched three more times. Then she stopped and raised her eyebrows: "I'm a hero?"

"You are a hero." Nan Zhijin cupped his hands.

Hou Xiaomo came to the army officer's desk again and shouted, "Is my name written correctly?"

The military officer nodded again and again, and turned the book for the old woman to read.

"I don't know how to read." Hou Xiaomo waved his hand, but still glanced at it, "Well, I recognize 'Xiao', and I recognize Wormbian."

The officer asked, "My husband's name?"

"already dead."

"Then leave a name."

"The last name is Luo, I forgot what it is called. There is a son named Luo Shifu, the 'shifu' who is 'ups and downs with the world'. After all, you have to send him to a safe place. He is weak and can't bear it. "

Nan Zhijin was slightly surprised when he heard it, although the old woman was vulgar, her husband might be a scholar.

The strong man also came over, "My name is Hu San'er, known as Tietou, I have no family and no business, give me all the money, and I don't need anything else."

Nan Zhijin checked the records and quickly found out the crime of Tietou Hu San'er. It turned out that he hit someone when he lost a bet and was turned over to the government by the victim.

"Follow me from now on." Nan Zhijin said.

Hu San'er glanced at Nan Zhijin, "What kind of official are you?"

"The censor of the right side of the Censor Terrace, and the forward general of the Ministry of War." Nan Zhijin made up an official name.

Hu San'er nodded, "It's alright, it's not ashamed to follow you, wait for me to find a few more people, it's crowded."

Nan Zhijin was really worried that this person would never return, so he hesitated.

Hu San'er said with a sneer, "I don't have any doubts about hiring people, but I don't need to use people who are suspicious. I see a bigger official, and it's much more refreshing than you."

"I'll give you two hundred taels of silver, and come back before dark."

Hu San'er handed over and said goodbye, and led Yinzi away in stride.

Nan Zhijin kept the soldiers in Jingzhaoyin Mansion, and only brought five people to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.

There are not many people detained by the Ministry of Punishment, but they are all repeat offenders. Many of them are officials. Therefore, the prison guards are very cautious and carefully check the official documents. Nan Zhijin will not make mistakes in this kind of thing. Without any flaws, he was soon allowed to go to jail.

He said pretty much the same thing, thinking that felony officials were more willing to join the army to atone for their crimes, only to get a more obvious cold reception.

"I know you, Nan Zhijin, you have offended the emperor, and you want to make a contribution to atone for your sins, no, you want to die, you were ready to die, but unfortunately the emperor didn't allow it, you didn't die. Sorry, I don't want to make this up. lively."

Nan Zhijin looked at him and recognized that it was Yin Cuo, the son of the former prime minister Yin Wuxian, who was imprisoned for the Bingnu case.

"With Great Chu, only the emperor and ministers, and only the rivalry between monarchs and ministers. Now that Great Chu is in danger, any battles in the court should be put aside and focused on fighting the enemy. Nan wants to make his ambitions clear with death, but not to express his ambitions to His Majesty. , is to make it clear to the great Chu, and to make it clear to the people of the world. Think twice, whether you are defeated by your body or your name, or whether your name will be passed down through the ages, all in this dynasty."

Still no one answered, Nan Zhijin sighed lightly. He didn't have much hope at all, and turned to leave. A voice came from the innermost cell, "Come and let me see you."

Nan Zhijin was stunned for a moment, but he still walked over. The jailer followed with a lantern and whispered, "That man's name is Luo Huanzhang, and he has been in prison for several years."

Nan Zhijin remembered that Luo Huanzhang was originally a scholar of Hongru, but he was arrested and imprisoned because of his involvement in the Cuijia palace change.

Nan Zhijin stood in front of the prison door, with a pair of eyes showing from the food delivery hole on the door, "The emperor hasn't changed?"

"no change."

"Where's the Cui family?"

"The Cui family was seized, the eldest son Cui Sheng died in the army, and the second son Cui Teng was sent to the frontier, but the queen was still the Cui family, and Mrs. Cui was changed to the Minister of War."

Luo Huanzhang laughed, and then asked, "Where's the King of the East Sea?"

"Go out with your majesty."

Luo Huanzhang laughed again, and suddenly put away his smile, "Where's Chunyu Xiao?"

Nan Zhijin shook his head, "I don't know much. It is said that there is no Chunyu Xiao at all. It is just a book. The book has been destroyed, and there will be no more demagogic hopefuls."

Luo Huanzhang sighed, "If we could have succeeded back then..."

"If you are successful, Da Chu is still in the midst of civil strife today. There are various places, and there are no leaders. Da Chu Jiangshan surrenders to others. You and I are both slaves of foreign races."

"The little emperor does have some skills."

"Your Majesty has grown up and is more capable. I am willing to join the army to fight the enemy. The most important reason is to believe that Your Majesty can save Da Chu in the end. Even if I die in the battle, it will not be a sacrifice in vain."

"What I have committed is the crime of treason, which according to the law will never be forgiven."

"There are a lot of things according to the law, but the enemy army did not stay outside the fortress according to the law, but went straight to the capital. Today's affairs are not according to the law."

"Can you call the shots?"

"The prime minister, Lord Zhuo and Lord Censor Qu, are the masters. Your Majesty is not the kind of person who holds grudges. Both the Cui family and the King of the East Sea can be forgiven, let alone others?"

Luo Huanzhang stepped back, his face disappeared, and only the voice came out, "My crimes can be erased, but my stupidity will always be there, well, I would like to join the army, I can't hold a gun, I can still hold a pen, a pen is useless, and You can shout, it’s useless to shout, you can always make up the number of people.”

"welcome."

There are a few more people who are willing to join the army, but there are not many.

Nan Zhijin walked to Yin Cuo's prison door, took a look inside, remembered Prime Minister Yin Wuxian, felt emotional, but didn't say anything, turned and left.

The capital was under martial law, and there were not many people on the streets. It was already afternoon when Nan Zhijin returned to Jingzhao Yin’s house. Hu San’er had already returned and brought dozens of people with him. Most of them were dressed as street gangsters. The police in the house recognized these guys. , Xiang Nan Zhijin shook his head quietly, but Nan Zhijin didn't care and focused on praising it.

"No matter how many people are willing to join the army, they will set off tomorrow morning."

Hu San'er said, "I can call some more people after I leave the city."

One of the gangsters brought by Hu San'er squeezed in, but he was dressed in normal clothes, like a hawker, but his eyebrows were quite heroic, and he said straight to the south: "Please come to the side and talk."

When Nan Zhijin was employing people, he was more polite to everyone. He stepped aside and cupped his hands, "Didn't you ask your honorable name?"

"My surname is Yao. I haven't used a cheap name for many years, and it's not worth mentioning. I was given a nickname called 'Don't Live'."

"You're...you're Yang Feng's entourage?" Nan Zhijin had a little impression, but the name of this person was really weird, and he could remember it at a glance in the official document.

Don't hesitate to nod, "It's not a follower, I owe him, it's just a favor. I'm here today to replace Hu San'er."

"Which one?"

"Hou Xiaomo."

"Do you recognize her?" Nan Zhijin was surprised, looking up, Hou Xiaomo was wielding a short knife in a corner of the yard, no one dared to approach.

"She is Yang Feng's wife, and His Majesty has been looking for her for a long time."