Zhu Yongxing was very at ease with Mengzhu. He had a pure heart, and as a foreigner, he was careful in his words and actions. Only when he was alone with Zhu Yongxing, would he act coquettishly and show off his cuteness as a little daughter.
"Well, this is my good treasure." Zhu Yongxing knew that this was Mengzhu's guarantee that he would never help others bang the wooden clock, blow pillow wind, or favor his own people. Everything was decided by Zhu Yongxing.
After Zhu Yongxing rewarded Mengzhu with a deep kiss, he asked: "What does she want from you? Weapons? Land?"
"She wants to move the village to another place in the future -" Mengzhu paused and said with some embarrassment: "It's the place that is rich in food and close to the sea that His Highness told me before. I used to talk about it.
I just said it casually, but I didn’t expect Sister Yang to write it down."
Zhu Yongxing patted Mengzhu gently to express comfort. Mengzhu was not his woman before, and his elbows could not tell the inside and outside, which was excusable. The central government wanted to move his village to the Mekong River Delta, which was still planned, which was also relatively
Distant things were nothing. It was just that he felt that this woman was very adventurous, seemed to have a lot of foresight, or she believed in his ability.
The two talked for a while, and Zhu Yongxing temporarily forgot about this matter, and fell asleep leaning on each other.
The firelight flickered and danced in the night, the sound of horse hooves was heard, and the shouts of death rang out in Shiping City.
"What's wrong? What happened outside?" Zheng Xiang, the magistrate of Shiping, woke up from his sleep. He jumped out of bed with bare feet, opened the door, and asked the guards of the state government who were also confused and uneasy.
"Sir, even the young ones don't know." The guard soldiers were very nervous because the shouts of killing were getting closer and closer. They were already approaching the state government office.
"Hurry up and protect your Excellency and leave through the back door." The guard general ran over from the front door in a hurry, brought several of his men to Prime Minister Zheng, and said in a low voice: "My Lord, there is a military rebellion, and someone has rebelled. Let's go quickly.
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Prime Minister Zheng was shocked. He asked tremblingly: "Do you know who rebelled? Where are the soldiers and horses sent by the prince?"
"I don't know what the bid is, but I can't escape the few garrison generals in Shiping." The general pulled Zheng Xiang away in a hurry and guessed: "The soldiers and horses sent by the prince are only a few hundred people, and they are completely defenseless. I'm afraid it will
Can't stand the rebels."
An idea flashed through Zheng Xiang's mind. The reason for the rebellion was probably the hundreds of troops sent by King Pingxi. The rebel soldiers were probably Gao Yingfeng, Xu Mingchen, and Lai Shixun who were stationed in Shiping. These three people all surrendered.
The Ming army generals who came over, Zheng Xiang, as the governor of the state, also shouldered the responsibility of suppressing them, and arranged for them to be stationed in Beimeiqingpo and Mabanlong. Unexpectedly, these three people rebelled, and it should have been premeditated. Pingxi
As soon as the king's men arrived, they thought the news was bad, so they suddenly launched into action.
There was already a killing noise at the front door of the state government office, and the banging of the door was like a drumbeat. The house was in chaos, with figures shaking and running around. Zheng Xiang could no longer care too much and quickened his pace under the protection of the soldiers.
Pushing and bumping to disperse the running people, he rushed out through the back door.
The streets were even more chaotic. There were not many soldiers in the city. Most of them were temporarily recruited by Prime Minister Zheng and stayed in the city to restrain the surrendering generals and soldiers. They had not been trained for a few times, and they had never seen a real battle. , at this time, they were panicked and fled in all directions. Houses and shops even closed their doors. I don’t know how many people were shivering inside, praying and chanting scriptures.
"I can't leave." Zheng Xiang suddenly broke away from the soldiers and said loudly: "I want to live or die with the city, I -"
The general of the soldiers was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Shiping could not be saved. Zheng Xiangruo died with the city. He had fulfilled his duty as a minister, and his family could receive compensation. But if he abandoned the city and fled, he would only be charged with losing land and absconding. It's enough to behead him, and his family will also be implicated.
"Sir, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood." The general of the soldiers hurriedly advised: "It is not your responsibility to rebel. The court will consider it as appropriate -"
"I am an official of the imperial court, and I have the duty to defend the territory. How can I abandon the city and flee?" Zheng Xiang interrupted the soldiers to persuade the general, and shook his head firmly, "You go quickly, go to Kunming to report the news, and invite soldiers If you turn around and kill the traitor with your own hands, you will be worthy of me."
"Sir, why are you so stubborn?" The soldiers tried to persuade the general manager to no avail, winked to the left and right, and tried to force Prime Minister Zheng to escape.
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and a group of men and horses rushed out of the street at the back door. They were dressed in Qing army uniforms, but they all had eye-catching red scarves tied around their necks. Seeing the group of people at the back door, the insurrectionary officers and soldiers paused for a moment, then shouted "kill" Came over.
"Capture Prime Minister Zheng alive." "Don't let him escape."...
The soldiers dragged the general manager up and ran away. Several soldiers did not have the consciousness to stop and resist, and ran away screaming and screaming.
Ah, ah, the screams kept sounding, the pursuers were getting closer and closer, and the state government soldiers who left their backs to the enemy were chopped down and stabbed to death.
With a cry, the soldier commander felt a strong wind at the back of his head. He still had a moment, lowered his head and jumped forward, pushing Zheng Xiang forward. The weapon behind him fell flat, and the soldier commander knew that he would be more likely to die if he ran away. Quickly, I had to turn around and fight to the death.
The streets are not wide, which limits the performance of the chasing knights, but the experience of long-term battles and the advantage of being at a commanding height are still not something that the soldiers can resist. After only two or three strikes, they were penetrated by the big guns. He hit his chest, let out a shrill scream, and fell into a pool of blood.
"Xu, Xu Mingchen, you are a traitor who betrays your gratitude." Zheng Xiang sat on the ground, pointing at the knight on the horse and scolding him.
Xu Mingchen controlled the war horse and walked in front of Zheng Xiang. The bloody spear tip swayed in front of Zheng Xiang's eyes and sneered: "Ming Zuo is endless, there is no man of the Han family who is not a man of blood who does not grieve and gnash his teeth at the slave chief. I Waiting for a long time, the uprising will finally happen. Are you a Han Chinese, do you study and understand the meaning, but you are willing to drive for the army. If you can return to the right and fight against the evil - "
Prime Minister Zheng's face turned red, but he couldn't tell the difference at night. He interrupted Xu Mingchen's attempt to persuade him to surrender and cursed: "My family has respected Confucius and Mencius for generations. Loyalty and filial piety can't be taken away by life and death! The traitors deserve to die, so why not?" Do you want to persuade others with loyalty and filial piety? I advise you to take good care of yourself, do not betray the favor of the court, and do not risk the annihilation of your family."
"It is not a pity to die for a traitor!" The knight beside Xu Mingchen was very irritable. He could no longer bear with Prime Minister Zheng's nagging. Dirty blood.
Xu Mingchen exclaimed, "Just kill him, it's just a lack of credit." He rode his horse and led his troops out of the streets and headed towards the north city gate.
There was a crash, and a door facing the street was suddenly kicked open. Accompanied by the woman's cry, several soldiers with red scarves around their necks ran out happily carrying their bundles, dragging two women with them.
Humming, Xu Mingchen reined in the horse's head, with a cold look in his eyes, and slowly moved forward.
"General, general." Several soldiers who took advantage of the chaos to rob the body discovered it and hurriedly knelt down on one leg to salute.
Although they violated the order issued by Xu Mingchen and other generals not to rob people, these soldiers did not realize the seriousness. At most, they would be scolded or beaten with military sticks. Following and supporting them would be meritorious anyway, so they would not be so ruthless, right?
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"Violating military orders, looting and committing adultery - you should be killed!" Xu Mingchen did not scold him at all, word by word, cold murderous intent burst out of his mouth, and he stabbed a rebel soldier to death on the spot with a wave of his gun.
Ah, the screams were followed by another cry for mercy, but it was too late. Xu Mingchen just waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him had already rushed up, waving their swords and guns, and killed these rebel soldiers on the spot.
"Cut off the heads and order all the soldiers in the city. Anyone who disobeys the order and harms the people will be killed without mercy." Xu Mingchen gave the order expressionlessly. Several soldiers chopped off the heads, put them on the heads of their guns, and dispersed with loud shouts.
Xu Mingchen led his men and horses to move forward until they took control of the north gate, and then lined up to wait.
"General." An officer came closer and whispered: "Isn't it too harsh to kill someone who disobeys an order? At least they have the merit of supporting and following -"
Xu Mingchen's eyes flashed, staring at the officer, and immediately blocked his next words.
"Do you know what His Highness Min hates the most?" Xu Mingchen asked coldly. He paused and then asked and answered: "What His Highness Min hates most is the chaos of soldiers harming the people. This is true for the Qing army and the same for his own army.
No one should be spared lightly. How can our achievements today be ruined by a few young people? If we want to make great achievements and prosper in the future, we must strictly restrain our subordinates. Those who have committed crimes will not be forgiven lightly, and we will not serve Your Highness.
What is evil."
"My subordinate understands." The officer was frightened and remembered these words firmly.
"We are upright people anyway. We cannot compare with those who always follow His Highness. We should be cautious in order to get ahead." Xu Mingchen softened his tone and said softly: "His Highness Min is kind and has clear rewards and punishments. Those who
Those who surrender early and contribute early will be rewarded with equal rewards, and the barbarian officials are no exception. We who surrender and rebel again should work harder to serve and strive for eternal glory."
"The general's teachings will be kept in mind by my subordinates." The officer immediately bowed and expressed his gratitude.
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Although the battle plan is very detailed and thorough, it cannot keep up with the changes. Although this is helpless and regrettable, it is a common thing. After all, no one can control the enemy's mind and cannot make the enemy act according to his will exactly.
As a prelude and preparation for the attack on Yuanjiang, Wu Sangui sent hundreds of troops to Shiping. It was not that he really had the intelligence that Xu Mingchen and other surrendered generals were going to rebel, but that he wanted to control the army more accurately. After all, Shiping was the closest to Yuanjiang.
It is an uncontroversial outpost.
But Wu Sangui did not expect that his arrangement would touch the nerves of Xu Mingchen, Gao Yingfeng and others, which could be said to be a warning. Xu Mingchen, Gao Yingfeng and others were afraid that the situation would be ruined, so they took the initiative and contacted the local official Long to praise the uprising.
Anyway, I conquered Shiping in one fell swoop. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)