About half an hour later, He Bandit, He Rensheng, Li Zehe, Gan Cheng, Xu He, and Li Shijie finally led their troops back to the camp. Zhao Junchen, Huang Shenming and others also came out of the camp to greet him in person, and then took He
The bandits and others brought He Yu's body and explained the current situation in detail to He bandits and others.
Just like Shi Cheng and Liu Xiong, He Bandit and He Rensheng are also die-hard confidants who are loyal to He Yu. However, after seeing He Yu's body, their performance was much stronger than that of Shi Cheng and Liu Xiong.
, at least he didn’t pass out on the spot.
After all, He Yi lost his mother when he was young and his father when he was young. He lived in a bandit den throughout his childhood and was repeatedly bullied. After joining the army, he was also controversial because of his origin. He Rensheng also failed to succeed in many trials. After joining the army, it was even more because of his personality.
However, they suffered constant setbacks and endured a lot of cynicism, so compared to Shi Cheng and Liu Xiong who generally had smooth sailing, these two people's psychological endurance was much stronger.
However, He Bie's slightly trembling body still proved the ups and downs of his inner emotions. As for He Rensheng, his eyes were distracted and at a loss at this time, with tears streaming down his face but without realizing it.
He Rensheng and He Rensheng silently observed He Yu's body. After another incense burning time, He Rensheng finally calmed down a little. Then he walked to He Yu's body with his tears and stretched out his hand to close it.
He Yu's eyes were still wide open after his death.
He Bandit shouted loudly and asked sharply: "Ren Sheng! What do you want to do?"
He Rensheng, who had always been obedient to He Bandit, showed no sign of cowardice this time. He turned around and replied in the same stern voice: "I want to close my uncle's eyes. Do I have to let him die in peace like this?"
Seeing that He Rensheng was not as afraid of him as before, He Ji was stunned for a moment. Not only was he not angry, but a trace of relief flashed in his eyes. He felt that after being hit repeatedly for so long, he finally met someone.
A good thing.
At least He Rensheng has slightly changed his cowardly character.
Afterwards, He Gao's tone became slightly calmer, but his expression became colder, and he slowly said: "Let the Lord Commander continue to open his eyes like this. With the character of the Lord Commander, if he can't see us with his own eyes, why?"
If he takes revenge, that is the real way to die with one's eyes closed! So, Ren Sheng, don't do unnecessary things. If you really want to close your eyes for Lord Commander, then you have to wait until we take revenge!"
After He Rensheng was stunned for a moment, he finally retreated to He Bandit's side bitterly.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Junchen, who had been silent for a long time, knew that Bandit He had calmed down, and finally spoke out to persuade: "He Qianhu, the living is like this! I also know that you have followed Mr. He for many years and regard him as
He Zongbing is a father and a brother, but now is not the right time to be heartbroken. The top priority is to inherit He Zongbing's legacy, make every effort to stabilize the situation in Liaodong Town, and find a way to avenge He Zongbing! ... Of course, this
The government will definitely give its full support."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, He Biao turned around and looked at Zhao Junchen, Huang Shenming, Shi Cheng, Liu Xiong, and Huang Ke.
While looking around, even He Bandit himself didn't notice that when his eyes swept towards Shicheng, a trace of irritation and rejection flashed through his heart.
This is because when Zhao Junchen and others came out of the camp to greet He Bandit, Zhao Junchen just said two words with a sad expression after seeing He Bandit and others, one was "My condolences and surrender", the other was "I will definitely do this"
"We will fully support Liaodong Town General Soldier's revenge," and then fell silent.
Zhao Junchen knew very well that after receiving the news of He Yu's death, He Biao must have been grief-stricken and upset. It was not appropriate to talk too much to him at this time, otherwise it would only arouse He Biao's boredom and anger.
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But Shi Cheng didn't understand this. Ever since he saw He Bandit, he completely ignored He Bandit's emotions and kept talking. At one moment, he asked He Bandit to check the Forbidden Army soldiers one by one, and at the next moment, he said that he couldn't.
Completely ruling out the suspicion of the Jurchens in Jianzhou and the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, and then asked the bandits to concentrate their forces to eliminate all hidden dangers in the territory...
As a result, He Biao felt extremely annoyed. Not only did he not listen to a word of Shi Cheng's suggestions, but he subconsciously felt a strong sense of rejection and disgust towards Shi Cheng.
In the end, it was He Bandit's loud shout that stopped Shi Cheng's ramblings.
One of the things that people who have achieved great things have in common throughout the ages is that they are not affected by their own subconscious and various emotions when doing things. All important decisions are based on reason and reality.
But He Bandit is just a Liaodong cavalryman, and he obviously does not have this advantage.
At this time, it was also due to the influence of his subconscious that He Bandit did not first consult Shi Cheng's opinion. Instead, he nodded to Zhao Junchen and said: "Thank you Zhao Junchen for your concern. I am flattered by this humble position. Liaodong Town is indeed experiencing constant internal and external troubles. If we can
It would be best to have Zhao Gechen’s full cooperation.”
As he spoke, He Biao emphasized the word "cooperate".
Then, He Bandit looked at Huang Shenming again, took a deep breath, and said: "General Huang Shen, I was very upset just now, and I didn't listen to many things. I hope you can explain the current situation to me again."
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Huang Shenming did not refuse, and immediately told He Bandit in detail all the things that had happened in the past few days.
Of course, when Huang Shenming made his complaint, he naturally tried his best to distance himself from any responsibility.
After listening to Huang Shenming's story, He Gao's expression became more and more serious, and he said slowly: "In other words, the biggest suspect who killed Mr. General... is the Jianzhou Jurchen?"
However, before He Qianhu finished speaking, Shi Cheng couldn't help but interjected: "He Qianhu Mingjian, all the evidence collected so far are too obvious, and more like a frame-up method! I still insist that we should be the first to do so.
The Imperial Guards who broke into the dense forest are also suspected, and must be interrogated and investigated one by one. The group of dead soldiers who committed suicide by poisoning and whose origins are unknown are also major suspects, and their identities and origins must be continuously investigated."
Zhao Junchen immediately frowned and said: "Shi Qianhu, when I first met you, I slapped you twenty times for your rude behavior, but in this situation, I hope you can give up."
For personal grudges, don’t just focus on avenging them publicly!”
In just a few sentences, Zhao Junchen described all Shi Cheng's actions against him as personal grudges.
The best way to disrupt the situation is to characterize pure matters of right and wrong as competition for interests and personal grudges, and then many things will no longer be clear.
When he was at the center of the temple, once someone impeached Zhao Junchen for various violations of laws and disciplines, Zhao Junchen would characterize the relevant impeachment as a party dispute, and he would be able to escape smoothly every time.
Sure enough, after hearing what Zhao Junchen said and thinking about the past grudges between Shi Cheng and Zhao Junchen, as well as the fact that Shi Cheng had been deliberately targeting Zhao Junchen's performance, many people suddenly looked at Shi Cheng with more doubts.
It also shakes the credibility of what Shi Cheng said.
Faced with Zhao Junchen's confusion of right and wrong, Shi Cheng was naturally furious, and then began to loudly refute Zhao Junchen's nonsense.
However, before Shi Cheng could finish his refutation, he was interrupted again.
But this time, the person who interrupted Shi Cheng was Li Zehe.
"Shi Qianhu, we'll talk about your thoughts later! There are more important things right now!"
After shouting like this, Li Zehe turned to look at the bandit He and urged him urgently: "He Qianhu, don't blame me for speaking frankly. Investigate the real culprit of General He's death, and why the General must take revenge."
, is certainly something that our Liaodong Town must do in the future, but the current top priority is the appearance of Wu Yingxiong, the governor of Jiliao!
Wu Yingxiong led a large number of Guan Ning cavalry to suddenly appear in Liaodong this time. He was obviously taking advantage of the situation and had great ambitions, so we should give priority to this matter. If Wu Yingxiong is allowed to take the opportunity to control Liaodong Town, we people will have no choice but to attack Shanhaiguan.
The Wu family is obedient, and even if the real culprit who killed Mr. He is found, there may not be a chance for revenge!"
As Li Zehe finished speaking, Gan Cheng, Xu He, Li Shijie and others also expressed their support.
"The Wu family in Shanhaiguan has always been ambitious and covets the power of our Liaodong Town. This time it appears, it must be out of good intentions. We must be prepared to be prepared!"
"If the Wu family of Shanhaiguan is allowed to take control of Liaodong Town, we people may not be able to reap the benefits!"
"Yes, He Qianhu, we in Liaodong Town must not let the Shanhaiguan Wu family take advantage of the opportunity to control it. We must resist it with all our strength. This must be Mr. He's legacy!"
Regarding the appearance of the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, the senior military attachés in Liaodong Town felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Although Li Zehe, Gan Cheng, Xu He and others saw that He Yu was kidnapped, they quickly joined forces to usurp the throne. Li Shijie also only took advantage of the opportunity to expand the influence of the general Li family, but He Yu
In the past, when they could still control the situation in Liaodong Town, these people were also loyal to He Yu and served him wholeheartedly.
It can only be said that the person they have always been loyal to is He Yu, who has the power in Liaodong and takes life and death, not the He Yu who is trapped in the hands of thieves and whose life and death are unknown... After He Yu was kidnapped, they were no longer loyal to them.
target, he would naturally have no hesitation when it comes to betrayal.
Therefore, when Liaodong Town was fighting secretly with the Wu family of Shanhaiguan in the past, these people also actively responded to He Yu's call and became enemies of the Wu family of Shanhaiguan. They also forged many conflicts with the Wu family of Shanhaiguan. If the Wu family of Shanhaiguan was allowed to
After annexing Liaodong Town, even if these people will not be retaliated by the Shanhaiguan Wu family, they will definitely be gradually squeezed out of the top leadership of Liaodong Town by the Shanhaiguan Wu family and completely lose their power status.
Therefore, instead of investigating the truth about He Yu's death and He Yu's revenge, they are now only thinking about how Liaodong Town should resist the annexation of the Wu family in Shanhaiguan - He Yu is already dead and is not worth their concern.
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On the other side, Zhao Junchen had been trapped in the camp and cut off external sources of information. At this time, after hearing the persuasion of Li Zehe and others, he learned that Wu Yingxiong, the governor of Jiliao, had appeared in Liaodong, and he quickly asked about the situation.
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Li Zehe did not dare to ignore Zhao Junchen, and quickly told Zhao Junchen in detail all the situations they had encountered during this period.
When he heard that the Liaodong Town army was fighting with Fang Zhenshan and Wu Shilin's coalition forces, and was about to win a complete victory, he hurriedly retreated because of the news of He Yu's death. Zhao Junchen glanced behind Li Shijie out of the corner of his eye.
, did not find Jiang Quan, a member of the Imperial Army, and immediately guessed that Jiang Quan had taken advantage of the opportunity to get in touch with Fang Zhenshan, Wu Shilin and others, and his mood became more relaxed.
When the situation has developed to this point, Zhao Junchen's various plans are progressing smoothly. The only unexpected thing is the situation of Ximen Sheng. Zhao Junchen never expected that Ximen Sheng would delay the appearance of the Wu family in Shanhaiguan.
Zhao Junchen actually took the initiative to see Wu Yingxiong, which was like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, so Zhao Junchen had to find a way to rescue Ximen Sheng.
While Zhao Junchen was thinking deeply, Li Zehe began to persuade Zhao Junchen again, saying: "Zhao Gechen, the situation is urgent now, so I won't talk in circles because of my humble position! The reason why Your Majesty set up a separate post of commander-in-chief in Shanhaiguan is that
They also arranged the governor's office of Jiliao in Shanhaiguan, and let the Wu family inherit the positions of governor of Jiliao and commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan. This is to allow the Wu family in Shanhaiguan and our Liaodong town to check and balance each other, so that no one can dominate!
Therefore, you are a minister of the imperial court and a confidant of His Majesty. You cannot just watch the Shanhaiguan Wu family annex and control our Liaodong Town, otherwise His Majesty's painstaking arrangements over the years will be in vain."
It has to be said that Li Zehe could become the biggest flaw and variable in Zhao Junchen's series of plans. He did have merit. He could actually gain insight into Emperor Deqing's methods of imperial control.
However, Zhao Junchen really could not tolerate the Shanhaiguan Wu family's successful annexation of Liaodong Town, so after pretending to think for a moment, he immediately nodded and said: "Of course I will not tolerate the Shanhaiguan Wu family's arbitrarily meddling in Liaodong Town."
After saying that, Zhao Junchen also turned to the bandit He and persuaded him: "General He, what the generals said is reasonable. Even if it is to avenge General He, we should do our best to prevent the Wu family in Shanhaiguan from taking advantage of the situation. Otherwise, in the future
Even if the real culprit who killed Mr. He is found, the opportunity for revenge will be completely lost!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen said pointedly: "Speaking of which, just after General He Yu died, Wu Yingxiong suddenly appeared. This timing is really a coincidence!
There is also the group of dead soldiers who committed suicide by poisoning and whose origins are unknown. They can escape from the pursuit of the Liaodong cavalry many times. They obviously have extraordinary origins! Although the current evidence shows that this group of dead soldiers are spies of Jianzhou Jurchens, except for Jianzhou Jurchen,
In addition to the Jurchens in the state, the Wu family in Shanhaiguan is also capable of cultivating such well-trained warriors... After all, anyone can make pigtails at short notice."
Zhao Junchen's hint is very clear. If the real culprit behind He Yu's death is the Wu family of Shanhaiguan, if the He bandits just watch the Wu family of Shanhaiguan annex and control Liaodong Town, how will they seek revenge in the future?
Zhao Junchen's suggestion was so well-founded and logically consistent that not only did He Bandit's body tremble immediately, but even Shi Cheng did not dare to continue to entangle him.
However, again, after all, He Bandit is just a small Liaodong cavalry Qianhu. If he is asked to lead his troops in a small-scale battle, he is naturally capable of doing the job, but if he is asked to deal with the situation in front of him, he is limited.
His knowledge and mind were suddenly helpless.
So, Bandit He turned to look at everyone again and asked: "In that case, please tell me, how should we resist the Wu family's robbery in Shanhaiguan?"
After hearing He Bandit's inquiry, everyone present was helpless.
After all, Wu Yingxiong was the Governor of Jiliao and originally had the power to control Liaodong Town. After He Yu's death, these people had no confidence and no reason to refuse the orders of Governor Jiliao.
What's more, Wu Yingxiong still has at least 3,000 Guan Ning cavalry under his command, and there may be more rear army support. When he joins Wu Shilin, there will be at least 5,000 Guan Ning cavalry.
The total strength of Liaodong Town's troops in Hujiazhuang is more than 16,000, but the Liaodong Cavalry that can compete with Guan Ning's cavalry only has about 6,000 people. Their strength still has the upper hand, but the advantage is not.
It was as obvious as before, so it was impossible to use force to force Wu Yingxiong to give in. At best, the situation could only remain in a stalemate.
Of course, as long as Liaodong Town is given time, Liaodong Town can mobilize more troops to support Hujiazhuang and create a greater military advantage. However, Wu Yingxiong is already close at hand, and Liaodong Town has no time to mobilize troops to support.
Seeing that everyone in Liaodong Town was unable to make effective suggestions, Zhao Junchen said: "According to this pavilion, after the death of Mr. He, Liaodong Town is already leaderless. If you want to resist the Wu family in Shanhaiguan, the top priority is
It is better to recommend a new commander who can convince everyone, and this person will take over the position of Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong. All the military attaches in Liaodong Town will also jointly submit a memorial to the imperial court, and jointly recommend this person to become the new Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong.
, Only in this way can Liaodong Town be united as one, be united in dealing with the outside world, and not feel too guilty when negotiating with Wu Yingxiong!
This pavilion also knows that He Qianhu has the final say in Liaodong Town. After all, He Qianhu has the largest number of troops under his command... But it is a pity that He Qianhu's military status is too low. It is up to him.
Being responsible for negotiating with Wu Yingxiong will only make Liaodong Town even more disadvantaged!
Therefore, I believe that the new commander of Liaodong Town should be selected from among several generals!"
Upon hearing Zhao Junchen's suggestion, the eyes of several generals lit up, while He Bao frowned.