On the seventh day of May, Kaiping Guard commander Jin Xinpeng stayed up all night.
In the box given to him by Chen Zhong, there were letters between his son Jin Xiaoguo and the two groups of bandits, as well as a copy of the records of the castles, Qianhusuo and Baihusuo on the north road of Xuanfu Town during the Tianshun period.
A brochure about the fields in Juntun on Shangbei Road.
In addition, the three tied up alive were the two bandits who colluded with Jin Xinpeng, and the other one was Jin Xinpeng's eldest son, Jin Xiaoguo.
This is also his only son. He may have been overly pampered since he was a child. This Jin Xiaoguo has always been causing trouble. His father always wipes his butt, but every time he wipes his butt, this kid gets more and more trouble!
Although it cannot be said that Jin Xiaoguo has been full of evil, he has really done a lot of bullying over the years, and at least five people have died because of him.
Three times, the bandits had to be found to replace these charges. This also made the relationship between Jin Xinpeng and the two groups of bandits become closer and closer. They worked in collusion with each other and preyed on the military households.
Whenever Jin Xinpeng couldn't take action, the bandits helped to solve them. Jin Xinpeng's reward here was to take these two groups of bandits under his command and act as their protective umbrella.
But now, these are actually sent to his house by Zhang Cheng's number one confidant, what should he do?
Jin Xinpeng thought about it for a long time before he figured it out. Rather than thinking about it, it was better to make up his mind, or have a head-to-head fight with Zhang Cheng to see who would win!
But does he dare?
Jin Xinpeng didn't dare, this was a dead end!
Although Zhang Cheng is new here, he is not here alone. King Qin's army, which has made great achievements in battle, is in the Dushikou Fortress. How can he deal with it with more than a hundred servants?
Even though he has sent his elite to wipe out the bandits, now that the two strongest bandit leaders have been sent to his residence, those elite must have returned to Dushi.
After thinking about it, Jin Xinpeng finally kept mumbling: "No poison, no husband!"
In the early morning of May 8th, Jin Xinpeng called several confidants in the backyard of his house, beheaded the two bandit leaders on the spot, and burned all the letters and account books in the boxes.
Then, he ordered someone to tie Jin Xiaoguo to a house in the back garden and restricted him from going out. While it was still dark, he took the two heads to the general's office under the protection of his servants.
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Kaiping Guard Commander Jin Xinpeng, who was standing in front of the martial arts hall, still can't forget Zhang Cheng's cold eyes in the General's Office early this morning.
He knew that he was incomparable to this new general who had arrived in the branch. He was a devil-like existence, and he would not stay on this northern road for long. However, what happened to him in the future depended entirely on luck.
No, it was not just luck, but I still took refuge in Zhang Cheng. That would mean both prosperity and loss!
Not only did he donate his servants, but he also handed over all the farmland and hidden military households that he had occupied for so many years. If Zhang Cheng achieves great things in the future, he will not treat himself badly.
As Zhang Cheng said: "Follow me, if I succeed, you will be rich!"
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Here, Jin Xinpeng was preparing to distance himself from Xue Liangqing, the commander. In his opinion, this Xue Liangqing was greedy and short-sighted, and would be a disaster sooner or later. Fortunately, he had always been cautious and had no control over Xue Liangqing.
On the contrary, Yan Qingrong, who also commanded Qianshi, was different. Yan Qingrong was a cautious person. Although he served as a secretary in Kaiping Guard and was in charge of farming and military affairs, he always kept integrity and acted impartially.
At this time, Yan Qingrong said: "You think General Zhang is just fooling around, but I think General Zhang's eclectic behavior is really extraordinary!"
Jin Xinpeng looked noncommittal, and Xue Liangqing couldn't hold his breath. Just as he was about to retort, he heard a voice: "Oh, are those the bandit leaders who have been captured in recent days?"
He didn't care to refute, and hurriedly followed the sound. He saw teams of armored sergeants, two holding each other, pushing out rows of vicious men. The queue was very long.
"My mom, I'm over 20 years old, and they're still being escorted over there."
"This... I'm afraid there aren't... thirty of them..."
There were exclamations and discussions. As more and more bandits were brought up, the crowd of people watching gradually became quiet. This scene was so shocking.
This morning, I just heard that the new sub-defense general had returned from suppressing bandits and was going to behead the captured bandit leaders in front of the martial arts hall outside Nanguan as a warning to others. But I really didn't expect that there were hundreds of bandits who were escorted out.
There are so many people left.
"These... these people... are all... going to be beheaded?"
"That... isn't it... Demon King Chen... was also captured..."
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Zhang Cheng, wearing a golden helmet and armor given by the emperor and a bright red cloak, sat astride a tall pure white war horse and slowly walked out of the martial arts hall.
Behind him were his subordinates Chen Zhong and other generals, leading groups of sergeants to gallop out slowly. Many people's armors still showed dark red colors under the reflection of the midday sun.
That was the color of the blood condensed on the armor. The civilians of these military households in Dushikou had seen many armies, but this was the first time they had seen such a murderous team today.
More than 400 elite cavalrymen who had experienced many battles were arrayed beside the more than 100 bandits, which was enough to intimidate the entire audience. Zhang Cheng galloped his horse in front of the crowd of onlookers, and finally reined in his horse and stopped in front of the bandits.
Under the sunlight, Zhang Cheng's figure, which looked like a god in golden armor, made it almost impossible for everyone to look up at him. They saw him riding his horse and shouting loudly:
"I, Zhang Cheng, have been assigned to guard the Shangbei Road by the emperor's orders. As long as I am here, I will not tolerate these young people and cause trouble in the place that I am guarding. But those who follow my example will end up today!"
Zhang Chengce was on his horse, scanning the crowd with fierce eyes. After a moment, he shouted loudly: "You are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Your ancestors followed Emperor Yongle and went out to conquer the Mongolian Tatars many times.
Now, where has your blood gone?"
As he spoke, Zhang Cheng actually took out the imperial sword he wore on his waist and shouted: "In my hand is the precious sword gifted by the current emperor. The emperor ordered me to use this sword to kill the Tatars who invaded my Ming Dynasty land.
There are also those rogue bandits who are working as bandits and causing trouble in our Ming Dynasty. You think to yourself, can your necks bear the blow of the sword in my hand?
As my fellow citizens of the military household of the Ming Dynasty, you should be loyal to your king and serve your country. If you are unable to kill thieves on the battlefield, then you can safely reclaim wasteland, build canals, plow and farm, and support your relatives who can fight on the battlefield.
If there are those who are sneaky and sneaky, or who want to go into the mountains and become bandits within the jurisdiction of this general and cause trouble to the place, these people are your role models!"
Then, he shouted: "Executioner, come out."
The governor, He Biao, galloped out on his horse and loudly received the order: "Executioner, the governor, He Biao, receive the order."