"Well... okay." Wang Yongji held the wine glass. Although he felt helpless in his heart, he also expressed his understanding.
Once any organization becomes big and powerful, it will pose a threat to the court and the emperor.
These organizations either accepted the imperial edict of amnesty or were eliminated by the imperial court.
For Ma Chaoxing and Hu Dedi, this is a way of self-protection.
As for whether Ma Chaoxing and Hu Dedi would rebel against the Ming Dynasty in the future, Wang Yongji didn't care at all.
Future generations will take care of things, and now the other party is helping him, so he doesn't need to think too much.
"Let me put it this way," Hu Dedi said, "We have another identity, disciples of the Yonghua Hall of the Southern Branch of the Shaolin Temple."
"The Yonghua Hall in the south branch of the Shaolin Temple, the ancestral temple?" Wang Yongji was shocked.
How could he not know Yonghua Hall?
The Yonghua Hall of the Southern Court of Shaolin Temple, also known as Shaolin Yonghua Hall or Shaolin Southern Court, was founded in the 20th year of the Wanli reign.
Since the entire temple was funded and built by the Ming royal family, Shaolin South Branch is very loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
As the saying goes, if you eat the emperor's salary, you should do your best to serve him.
The Southern Branch of Shaolin Temple was ordered many times to summon its martial monks, medical monks and lay disciples to form Shaolin monk soldiers to support the Ming army in battle.
Not only did they participate in the three major expeditions of the Wanli period, the Ningxia Campaign, the Korean Campaign and the Bozhou Campaign, they also fought against the Jiannu in Liaodong and wiped out bandits in the interior.
“Since you are disciples of Yonghua Hall, I will not ask any more questions.” Wang Yongji smiled and raised his glass again.
When the food and wine were almost finished, Wang Yongji took a sip of tea and asked, "My two good men, I have something else to ask you."
"Excuse me, Governor."
"What is your purpose in meeting me in person? It's not just for this banquet, right?" Wang Yongji said with a smile on his face.
"There is indeed another purpose." Ma Chaoxing wiped the oil stains from his mouth and grinned.
"Tell me, you guys have made the greatest contribution to the capture of Jinzhou. As long as your request is not too unreasonable, I will satisfy you."
"We don't want money, we just want to tell the Governor something." Ma Chaoxing and Hu Dedi looked at each other and said.
"What?"
"If we can be of any use to you in the future, we will go through fire and water without hesitation."
"What a brave man!" Wang Yongji raised his glass. "That being said, how can I contact you when I need you?"
"You don't have to look for us, we will show up at the right time."
"Are you two the ones who appear every time?" Wang Yongji asked.
"Not necessarily. Besides us, there are many other members. They are all heroes with special skills and great ideals."
“How do we tell whether their identities are genuine?”
"There is a couplet. Sir, you say the first line, and the other party can answer the second line, then they are your people. Or the other party says the first line, and you answer the second line."
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