"killed?"

Yang Sichang looked at the servant with a stiff expression, and the servant said: "Kill, the head flew three feet away. I was closer, and the blood almost splashed on me."

The servant looked at Yang Sichang and said. After hearing this, Yang Sichang's eyes were empty. He sat down on the chair and laughed loudly: "Hahaha, dead, dead, Lu Xiangsheng is dead, hahaha..."

Smiling and laughing, Yang Sichang's voice suddenly turned sad and said: "The Ming Dynasty has lost a good talent, hahaha~"

Yang Sichang was crying and laughing, but the servant was dumbfounded. He stayed there and was at a loss. Fortunately, Yang Sichang came to his senses quickly. He quickly came to his senses, waved to the servant and said: "Go down, go to the accounting room to receive the second order."

Two pieces of silver."

"Yes, thank you, sir."

Saying that, the servant hurriedly ran out. Yang Sichang was sitting on a chair. After a while, he stood up from the chair and wrote a big word on the paper that had been laid out: "Ba".

Without Lu Xiangsheng, it was now time for Yang Sichang to occupy the court. Some people said that Zhou Yanru was still there at this time, but it actually didn't matter. In the first place, Zhou Yanru and Yang Sichang were in an alliance.

Secondly, the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil. As long as the bandits remain alive, the most powerful person in the court will always have military power. And he, Yang Sichang, is now in charge of the army in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to Hong Chengchou of Liaodong, there is another Qin army that he cannot mobilize.

All the remaining generals of the Ming Dynasty must listen to Yang Sichang and act based on his expression.

Thinking of this, Yang Sichang's expression gradually became exaggerated: "Hahaha, hahaha..."

Yang Sichang smiled crazily, but Zhou Yanru, who was also an important minister in the court, was very indifferent after hearing the servant's report. It took him a long time to say: "There is no more Lu Jiandou in the Ming Dynasty, alas..."

With a sigh, Zhou Yanru should do whatever he needs to do. After so many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he is used to seeing this kind of life and death, and even some of his interest is waning. After all, the death of an official feels like a rabbit dying to a fox.

The news was still being passed on, and soon the people from the Ministry of Punishment were ordered to enter the palace to report the situation. They met Wang Chengen outside the palace gate. Wang Chengen looked at the Minister of Punishment and said, "Have you killed him?"

The Minister of Punishment immediately replied: "Kill."

Wang Chengen nodded and said: "You go back, I will report to the emperor."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice left knowingly. At this time, Wang Chengen looked at the sun in the sky. Although it was high tomorrow, Wang Chengen felt a little cold for some reason. At this time, Chongzhen, who was reviewing memorials in the imperial study room, looked at Wang Chengen who crept in and said, "What's the matter?

"

Wang Chengen: "Your Majesty, Lu Xiangsheng has been beheaded."

"Ah, today?"

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, then his expression turned gloomy, and he sighed and said: "I am the pillar of the country, but, alas~ I ordered him to be buried according to the standards of a first-class official. His family... forget it."

As he spoke, Chongzhen raised his head and looked at Wang Chengen and said, "By the way, Lu Xiangsheng asked Zhan, how did the ministers in the court react, and how did the people react?"

After hearing this, Wang Chengen said: "The people were very silent. They didn't yell or complain along the street. They just watched quietly. According to the Jinyiwei report, there were no less than 100,000 people gathered today. Almost all the people in the capital were alarmed.

, running around telling each other."

"As for the ministers of the DPRK and China."

Wang Chengen was silent for a moment and said: "They were all silent too. I just sent a servant to watch the execution."

When Chongzhen heard this, he said, "No one in the court can complain about Lu Xiangsheng?"

Chongzhen's expression was gloomy and uncertain. Wang Chengen was silent for a moment and said: "Yes, the new right minister of the household department, Shi Kefa, burst into tears at the execution ground, saying, saying..."

"What did Yan say?"

Chongzhen's expression became gloomy, and Wang Cheng'en said: "It is a misfortune for the Ming Dynasty that the Ming Dynasty has lost a great talent with the death of Lu Xiang Sheng."

After Wang Chengen finished speaking, he thought that Chongzhen would be furious, and then pulled Shi Kefa out to question him. Unexpectedly, Chongzhen was silent. He said for a long time: "He is right. He is the only one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty who dares to tell the truth and obey orders. Shi Kefa is loyal and brave."

Jia, who worked hard without complaint during his tenure, was appointed censor of Youqiandu, governor of Anqing, Guangzhou and other prefectures and counties, and governor of water transportation."

"yes."

Wang Chengen was stunned after hearing this. He didn't expect that Shi Kefa would be a blessing in disguise. Not only was he not dismissed from office, but he was promoted to a high position. Shi Kefa used to be the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue. To put it bluntly, this position has great rights.

He is very young, just reading reports. After all, there is a top minister above his head, and there is also a left minister who is half a rank higher than his right minister. It can be said that his actual power here is very small.

But now, on the basis of the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the appointment of the censor of Youqiandu is added. In fact, it is not a big deal to add another censor. The most important thing is the four words of governor of the place and finally the governor of water transportation. You must know

Water transportation is a lucrative job, and it is something that many officials dream of getting involved in.

Mastering water transportation means mastering the channels of communication between the north and the south. With water transportation, among other things, there are hundreds of thousands of loads of grain and grass transported from the south to the capital every year, which is a fat shortage that cannot be fatter.

Such a position concerns the hearts of countless people all the time, and Chongzhen was very cautious about such a position. If he entrusted it to someone other than the right person, the loss would be great.

And Shi Kefa Chongzhen still knows that he is upright, courageous, and a bit pedantic, but judging from the fact that he dares to risk offending himself to save his friends, this person is still very upright, and water transportation is related to the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty.

The matter is suitable to be left to such a person.

Wang Chengen received the decree and went to draft it.

Chongzhen watched Wang Chengen leave and couldn't help but sigh. Lu Xiangsheng died because of his reluctance. This is a rare and capable person in the Ming Dynasty, but he can't keep him. The reason is not that he can't resist the decree.

Zun, arbitrarily wielding weapons, if that was all, Chongzhen was willing to use time and sincerity to slowly tame this person and let him be used for his own use. However, the facts proved that if these people got close to Lan Tian, ​​he would use the power of nine cows and two tigers.

It is impossible for them to get back on the warship of the Ming Dynasty.

People like Tonglan couldn't keep him, even if Chongzhen was reluctant to let him go, because keeping such people would be a disaster one day. Lantian was an eternal pain in Chongzhen's heart. It was like a thorn stuck in Chongzhen's heart, making Chongzhen feel like it was stuck in his throat.

, like thorns on the back, very uncomfortable.

Chongzhen rubbed his brows with a headache. If Lu Xiangsheng died, there would be a vacancy in the border defense in the north. He now needs to send a useful and capable person to resist. At least this person's ability cannot be too different from Lu Xiangsheng, otherwise

It cannot handle the defense of Xuanda Land.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen chose people among those currently available to the Ming Dynasty.

Zuo Liangyu? No, this person needs to be on guard against Lan Tian and cannot be taken lightly.

Liu Zeqing? This man has great ambitions but little talent. This time he fought against the slaves and suffered a series of defeats. He cannot be reused. Xuanda is the country's line of defense. If he is sent there, he may not be able to defend against the iron hoofs of the slaves.

At present, among the generals that the Ming Dynasty can use, if we talk about re-employing them, I am afraid that only those generals from Liaodong will be left, and, well, Sun Chuanting.

Thinking of what Chongzhen wrote on the paper, he promoted Sun Chuanting to the Governor of Xuanda and replaced Lu Xiangsheng to take over the defense of Xuanda.

In fact, in the eyes of Chongzhen, Sun Chuanting and Zuo Liangyu were the same level of generals, and they could both stand alone. However, the Ming Dynasty was now in a precarious situation, and it was necessary to guard against Jiannu breaking through again and becoming a invader, and guarding against Lantian's evil intentions, so

Both of these aspects must be guarded against.

Sun Chuanting and Zuo Liangyu are definitely the best candidates to carry out these two tasks. Sun Chuanting served as the governor of Shaanxi and had an old relationship with Li Chaosheng. Moreover, most of the Qin troops under Sun Chuanting were from Shaanxi, so you let the Shaanxi people defend Shaanxi.

Man, this is a joke.

Therefore, Sun Chuanting cannot be used to defend against Lantian. Since Sun Chuanting cannot be used to defend against Lantian, Zuo Liangyu naturally becomes the best choice. If Zuo Liangyu defends against Lantian, then Sun Chuanting will naturally take charge of Xuanfu Datong.

After making preliminary adjustments, Chongzhen stood up. At this time, Queen Zhou came in with a bowl of tomato and egg soup: "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten all morning. Please have a bowl of soup."

Chongzhen looked at Queen Zhou and sighed: "You will suffer if you follow me."

"Your Majesty, why did you say this?"

Empress Zhou looked at Chongzhen like this and couldn't help but said. Chongzhen heard this and held the empress's hand. Empress Zhou couldn't help but blushed at Chongzhen's hand. What are you doing in broad daylight?

Chongzhen sighed and said: "These hands are a bit rough. Queens have always been pampered. I'm afraid you are the only queen in the Ming Dynasty. You have done rough work and have to spin, grow vegetables and make soup like a peasant woman every day. After all,

It’s because of me that I’ve suffered so much for you.”

After hearing this, Queen Zhou said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this, and it's not that the queens don't work. When our Queen Taizu Ma was the queen, she often spun yarn in the palace. Compared with Queen Taizu Ma, the concubines are not as good as those of Queen Taizu Ma."

It’s not worth mentioning.”

Hearing this, Chongzhen laughed and said: "Okay, my queen is better than the founding queen Ma, so I will shamelessly work hard to be like Taizu, revive the Ming Dynasty, and let the Ming Dynasty prosper for another three hundred years!"

…

Lu Xiangsheng's head fell to the ground, and the spies in the capital were busy taking off. This was big news that could affect the world. Some people said that anyone can continue to move on if they leave the world, but there is still half of this sentence left unsaid, that is, some people are really

You can't leave. Even if this person leaves, the world will still be the same.

But the people who rule the world may have changed. Chongzhen's killing of Lu Xiangsheng was equivalent to cutting off an arm. This gave the ambitious people in the world a huge hope. There would be no more Lu Xiangsheng in the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty would be over.

At this time, Juxuan, a large restaurant in the capital, was said to have an official status, and Jiadingbo was said to have shares. At this time, in the backyard of Juxuan, the owner looked at a groom and spoke a piece of Manchu that no one else could understand.

"Harimu, put down all your work, pick a good horse and go out of the city immediately to deliver the news to the prince. Lu Xiangsheng is dead. Our biggest enemy in the Ming Dynasty was beheaded by their stupid emperor. Such good news must be received immediately

Tell the prince to make strategic arrangements, do you understand?"

"yes."

After hearing the news, the groom's eyes lit up. He took the customs clearance document from the shopkeeper, immediately mounted his fast horse, set off from the back door, and ran straight out of the city gate. Just when Halimu was leaving,

A man wearing ordinary civilian clothes took out a small book from his arms, and at the same time took out a charcoal pen and wrote on it: Juxuan, suspected to be a slave information station, to be verified.

Shaanxi old vinegar shop.

The shopkeeper hurried into the house and shouted: "Gua Wa Zi, hurry, hurry, prepare your horse."

"What's wrong, shopkeeper?"

At this time, a strong young man who was copying the Shaanxi dialect asked. After hearing this, the shopkeeper said: "Lu Xiangsheng's head fell to the ground. We must hurry up and inform the Eight Kings. The biggest obstacle to our uprising is gone."

"Ah, okay, shopkeeper, I'll prepare the horse right away."

The young man hurriedly prepared his horse.

Soon a fast horse ran out from the Shaanxi Old Vinegar shop. At this time, a young man squatting at one end of the street yawned, glanced at the Shaanxi Old Vinegar and said with a smile: "I checked this street three times and found nothing.

Any problem, it turned out to be this old vinegar shop, and it was indeed dark under the lamp. I had suspected this place before, but after a series of investigations, nothing suspicious was found. According to the judgment of the Secret Intelligence Department, it is impossible for these bandits to be stupid enough to let Shaanxi

People come to be spies, after all, Shaanxi itself is a taboo existence in the capital, and everyone is afraid that they are Lantian spies."
To be continued...