In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

Chapter 250 Messenger

Brother Jiang Ning shouldered a heavy responsibility, guarding his small flag officer. When they stepped onto the mountain where Lin Kunlun was defending, their hearts could not help but tremble. The soldiers in front of them gathered around the campfire, full of energy, not showing any hunger or thirst. Their eyes were like blazing fire, as if they were ready to jump up at any time and cut down Jiang Ning and the other two.

"Is the intelligence wrong? Didn't they say they were short of water and food? Now it seems that they have enough water! These soldiers are obviously well-fed and well-clothed, and the number of injured is far lower than expected!" Jiang Ning walked and observed the situation on the mountain, with doubts in his heart like a fog. How could he know that the water that Lin Kunlun took out from the mysterious space would become the life-saving straw for the soldiers. After the lightly injured drank this magical water, their injuries improved rapidly; the seriously injured also received great relief. In addition, Lin Kunlun replenished the food when no one was prepared, so they were temporarily free of worries.

Jiang Ning came here reluctantly, and could only bite the bullet to avoid losing his composure. He knew very well that this trip was dangerous and he might become a sacrificial offering for the rebels! Lin Kunlun, Tie Feng and others sat on the rocks, staring at the two messengers with cold eyes. The bonfire was burning, reflecting their dusty faces, which looked extremely majestic. Although Jiang Ning was a down-and-out scholar, he did not want to die. In order to ease the atmosphere, he greeted them enthusiastically from a distance of several feet, repeatedly bowed, and squeezed out a stiff smile on his face. However, no one paid attention to his enthusiasm, only Lin Kunlun snorted twice in contempt, which was regarded as a response to his hospitality.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning made up his mind, stood up beside the fire, and asked Lin Kunlun with the arrogance and confidence of a winner: "Are you Lin Kunlun?"

Lin Kunlun replied calmly, "That's right. What does Governor Ye want you to do?"

Jiang Ning straightened his back and said in a loud voice: "The governor has seen that your troops have suffered heavy losses and are surrounded by enemies. It is impossible to escape. God is merciful and has given you a break. He orders you to surrender quickly to avoid being killed. If you are stubborn and dare to disobey orders, once the army approaches, everything will be destroyed, and no one will be left alive. It will be too late to regret. As the saying goes: He who knows the times is a hero. Please don't go to a dead end, surrender quickly!"

After that, Jiang Ning handed over the letter of surrender and continued, "This is the letter of surrender. Take a look at it yourself. Make a quick decision whether to surrender or not, so that I can go back and report to the Governor Ye."

Before Lin Kunlun could speak, Tie Feng could no longer suppress his anger. He stood up suddenly, drew his sword, strode across the bonfire, and shouted angrily: "How dare you, envoy, be so presumptuous! Wait until I chop off your head and sacrifice it to my flag!"

Jiang Ning was so frightened by this sudden change that the surrender letter in his hand slipped out of his hand and almost fell into the fire. Fortunately, it was only an inch away from touching the jumping flames. The small flag officer behind him instinctively drew his sword, but when he saw five or six rebel generals drawing their swords and surrounding them, he wisely sheathed his sword and quickly threw it to the ground to show that it was harmless. He knew that any resistance at this moment would be futile, and a good man would not suffer a loss in front of him, so as not to cause a disaster.

Jiang Ning's legs were weak and he could hardly stand. He had to hold on to the flag officer beside him to support himself. He shouted in a trembling voice: "You can't treat us like this! Since ancient times, warring parties are not allowed to harm envoys!"

Seeing this, Lin Kunlun knew that the deterrent effect had been achieved. He knew that the next question would be answered without reservation. So he waved his hand to signal the generals to retreat and return to their original positions.

Tie Feng looked at Jiang Ning and the flag officer sarcastically and sneered, "We have captured your two lieutenant generals today. I heard that General Ye Cheng has issued an order that there will be a huge reward for capturing General Lin and me, Tie Feng. Is this true?"

"Whoever captures Marshal Lin will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver. Whoever captures you will be rewarded with 5,000 taels of silver, plus a promotion of three ranks. Those who are deputy generals or above can also recommend the emperor and be promoted to the title of marquis."

"As an envoy, you dare to throw the document on the ground casually. This is a great insult to us!" Tiefeng looked at the letter of surrender on the ground with a smile.

Jiang Ning had to muster up his courage, bend down to pick up the letter of persuasion, and carefully handed it to Lin Kunlun. Lin Kunlun took the document, flipped it open, and just glanced at it. He had already seen through the content of it was just some false words of persuasion, with some meaningless promises of official positions. These official positions were all inferior military positions. He threw the letter of persuasion into the bonfire in front without thinking. You know, in modern society, he is a financial tycoon who can stir up the financial situation and an investment giant in many emerging industries. When has he ever been treated with such contempt?

Jiang Ning was stunned and took a half step back involuntarily, his eyes wandering between the burning letter of surrender and Lin Kunlun's calm face with a slight contemptuous smile. He never expected that Lin Kunlun would not even maintain the surface of politeness and directly adopt such an extreme attitude. Jiang Ning summoned up his last bit of courage and asked: "What do you mean by this? Don't you care about the lives of so many soldiers under your command?"

Lin Kunlun slowly stood up, stepped on the stone beside him, and said calmly: "Victory and defeat are common in the military, so my little setback is nothing! Besides, the court is now corrupt and incompetent, with floods in the southeast and droughts in the west. This is God's will for us to change the dynasty. It is natural to follow God's will. I would like to advise your Governor Ye not to make any more meaningless struggles. How can human power compete with God's will? We are God's will! Do you think that if you trap us in this mountain, we will succumb due to lack of water and food? Look, even God is helping us! There is not only an endless supply of water here, but also sufficient food! If you have the ability, just try to attack!"

"If the barbarians weren't invading the border now, could you stop the elite troops in Kyoto? Could you stop those border troops in the northeast?" Jiang Ning had already given it his all at this time.

After hearing this, Lin Kunlun took a step forward, burst into laughter, and then said, "Do you think we are the ones you want to deal with? As long as the drought continues, countless people will stand up! Do you think those soldiers in Kyoto dare to fight? As far as I know, even many border troops in the northeast do not get enough military pay and food! Do you think that under this situation, they can get rid of those barbarians and spare troops to deal with us?"

"Let's not talk about the future! You are now surrounded on all sides! I'm afraid you have used up the last of your food and water! Even if we don't attack, how long can you hold out? Don't choose to break out. We have deployed heavy troops for four or five weeks! Surrender is your only way out!" Jiang Ning still wanted to make a final effort.

"Shut your mouth! If you still want to rest your head on your shoulders! Shut up now!" Lin Kunlun glared at him fiercely. Jiang Ning immediately dared not speak again.