Hu Maozhen captured Jidu, and Hong Chengchou surrendered, which attracted the attention of King Jing, who was in charge of the country. He then asked his confidants Guan Shouzhen, Sun Jinding, He Wuzou, Zheng Feng, Liu Maoxia, and Jiang Tianbiao.
"Hu Maozhen, the supervisor of the country, was originally a member of Gao Jie's army in the four towns of Jiangbei during the Hongguang Dynasty. He was very brave. Gao Jie must take him as the vanguard in every battle," Guan Shou Zhen said.
"Huh, Hu Maozhen, you are a villain! I heard that Hong Chengchou had great trust in this guy. He praised him for his intelligence and bravery, his ability in conquering and fighting, and guaranteed him to be the commander-in-chief of the Ning Kingdom. Unexpectedly, when Hong Chengchou was arrested today, he showed no mercy." Sun
Jin Ding dismissed it.
"In the supervision of the country, Hu Maozhen, together with Zhang Tianlu and Yu Yongshou, committed numerous blood debts against our Wannan rebel army. Although he did not massacre Jing County with the two thieves, he committed many crimes in Qimen, She County, Yi County, and Xiuning area
, killed countless righteous people, and the people of Huizhou wanted to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin," Jiang Tianbiao said bitterly.
Zhu Hengjia nodded, Hu Maozhen’s crime was very serious! But he captured Ji Du and Hong Chengchou. With such a feat, he could not be killed, but he still deserved a reward!
"Please tell me, gentlemen, how should we deal with this Hu Maozhen?"
Jiang Tianbiao suddenly said: "Jianguo, you have said before that those who are killed in formation or captured Jidu will be granted the title of marquis. If you have no joke, you should be granted the title of marquis."
Zhu Hengjia was surprised: "Jiang Qing, your brother died in the hands of these two ministers. Don't you hate them? You actually protected him as a marquis?"
"I hate this thief to the core, but as a king, how can I not keep my word? In order to supervise the country's affairs, I should make him a marquis."
Zhu Heng praised: "You are the best person to be selfless."
It's an exaggeration to praise, but I still feel uncomfortable about making two ministers a marquis. Besides, so many loyal and brave soldiers are not allowed to be a marquis. If these two ministers are allowed to be made a marquis, what will those soldiers who fought bloody battles think? Think about it.
Go, Zhu Hengjia thought about it, but he still couldn’t seal it. However, to supervise the country in a dignified manner, but to be dishonest and to lose his prestige. What should be done about this matter?
When Zheng Feng saw that Zhu Hengjia was silent, he immediately understood in his heart and said immediately: "Jian Guo, you did say that 'those who are killed in formation or captured Jidu will be granted the title of marquis', but that is for our soldiers, not for our soldiers.
To those two ministers, before attacking the city, you had people shout to the city, "If you kill the heads of the captive chiefs and surrender, and offer the city to surrender, you will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver." This is also the king's order. You have no joke, and you will be rewarded with silver.
A thousand taels will suffice.
"Really? I have said such a thing before? Oh, yes, I remembered it, I did say it. Well, I will issue a decree to commend Hu Maozhen and give him a thousand taels of silver."
"The sage who supervises the country!"
"Supervising the country, I thought that General Wang Guoxi was ordered to pretend to attack the west gate and block the Qingyi River waterway. He did not use a small army to attack the west gate violently and ordered Jidu. Hong Chengchou could not escape. The slave chieftain was captured this time and could not be attacked. He should be sealed
"Jue", Liu Maoxia said.
This Liu Xuanchu is so considerate!
Zhu Hengjia secretly praised. Any emerging force must first consolidate its own direct forces, which is called the basic base, and then it can win over other forces and develop and grow. Hu Maozhen was given a thousand taels of silver for a mere general who was demoted.
Veteran and loyal ministers who conquer the world should be rewarded generously. Otherwise, they will lose their support.
"What Liu Qing said is true. Wang Guoxi has repeatedly made military exploits and should be named Wu Jingbo. Other generals who have made meritorious deeds will be generously rewarded."
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"Jianguo, Pan Yongxi, and General Wang Boxheng are asking for an audience." Zhu Hengjia was handling military affairs and came to report.
"Oh, hurry up!"
Pan Yongxi and Wang Boxheng were both leaders of the rebels in the Wuyuan area of Huizhou. These rebels were of great help to the Ming army in the Northern Expedition. In these years, no matter how difficult the environment was, they hid in the mountains and refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Zhu Hengjia greatly admired their integrity.
Yes, very polite.
"Please ask the prison country to avenge us!"
Unexpectedly, when the two of them saw Zhu Hengjia, they immediately knelt on the ground and burst into tears.
"Oh, Pan Qing, Wang Qing, why is this? Please get up quickly!"
"The traitor Hu Maozhen, who was in charge of the country, massacred many of our righteous people in southern Anhui. Chen Jiusi, Wang Laowu, and Wu Guozhen all died in his hands. Please kill Hu Maozhen to comfort the spirits of the heroes in heaven!"
When Zhu Hengjia heard this, he understood that Hu Maozhen was willing to serve as a hawk of the Qing court and brutally suppressed the Huizhou rebels. Countless Huizhou rebels died in his hands. Chen Jiusi, Wang Laowu, and Wu Guozhen were all their friends, and they wanted to avenge their friends.
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But he can't be killed! This Hu Maozhen captured Ji Du and Hong Chengchou came to surrender. If he were to be killed, who would dare to surrender in the future? Besides, he had just given him a thousand taels of silver and then killed him, where is the trustworthiness?
Zhu Hengjia had no choice but to comfort them with kind words, saying that he also wished to kill Hu Maozhen to comfort the heroes, but after all, Hu Maozhen had made a contribution to the capture of the captive chief, and his death was ominous. He would talk about it in the future. "In the future" was a heavy blow.
Just as he was comforting these loyal ministers, he came to report again: "In the supervision of the country, there are elders from Jing County who have come to petition."
When Zhu Hengjia came out of the camp, he saw that there were tens of thousands of people kneeling outside the camp.
With so many people, it was impossible to interview them all, so we had to select dozens of highly respected village elders for questioning.
"Fellow elders, what do you wish for when you see me alone?"
"Zhang Tianlu, the prisoner of the country, massacred Jingxian County in Yongshou. His crime was heinous. Please ask the prisoner to kill the two thieves to show the anger of the people!"
"In the prison state, there were originally more than 50,000 people in Jingxian County, but after the Yiyou disaster, there were less than a hundred people. It's pity that my second son's family was massacred. Please be kind to the prison state and kill these two thieves to avenge us!"
"That day, the little old man's son and daughter-in-law took their grandson to the city to do business, but unexpectedly they had to say goodbye forever. Please ask the prison country to make the decision"??
When Zhu Hengjia heard this, he understood that the people of Jingxian County had too many hatreds between the country and the family that needed to be vented! He had to express something, otherwise he would be sorry for this loyal city.
He immediately bowed deeply to the village elders and said, "Don't worry, elders. Please take the villagers home first. I will give an explanation to the people of Jingxian County."
After seeing off Pan Yongxi, Wang Boxheng and the Jingxian elders, Zhu Hengjia urgently summoned Zheng Feng for discussion.
"Zheng Qing, the righteous men and people of Huizhou, hate Zhang Tianlu and Yu Yongshou deeply. Do you want to kill these two people in Jing County to show the anger of the people?"
"To supervise the country, just punish these two people. If the refugees and the people are angry, we should also punish Hu Maozhen together."
Zhu Hengjia was shocked: "Hong Chengchou was responsible for Hu Maozhen's capture of Jidu. If he killed him, no one would dare to surrender in the future. This is not allowed."
Zheng Feng smiled: "I'm just joking, but to quell the anger of the rebel army and the people, just killing Zhang Tianlu, Yu Yongshou is not enough. One more person has to be added."
"Oh, who is it?"
"Hong Chengchou".
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In Jingxian County Prison, Hong Chengchou was tied up with five-flowered ropes. It was a dark night and a gloomy cage.
Since ancient times, the only difficulty is death!
Back then, I was defeated and captured. If I had not surrendered, I would have made a name for myself in history now. It’s a pity that I surrendered! What’s even more sad is that even though I surrendered, I didn’t end up with a good death. Even at the age of sixty, death is inevitable. If I had known this,
It would be better to die for the country in Songshan.
Hong Chengchou didn't want to die, so he suddenly shouted: "I want to see His Royal Highness Prince Jing of the Prison State!"
The jailer sneered: "You want to see His Royal Highness Prince Jing, what do you want?"
"I am willing to surrender Jiangning City and all the prefectures in southern Zhili for the supervision of the country!"
Hearing that Hong Chengchou wanted to recruit the various prefectures in southern Zhili for him, Zhu Hengjia couldn't help but laugh. "At this stage, the old thief still wants to live? Tell him, hasn't he always wanted to know whether the Duke of Yangzhou Pavilion is dead? Soon.
Then you will know."
The original words were passed on to Hong Chengchou, whose face was ashen.
At that time, Shi Kefa died for his country, and Hong Chengchou was afraid that he was still alive. He interrogated the righteous soldier Sun Zhaokui and said: "Sir, when he was in the army, the interrogator knew that the old official of the Yangzhou Pavilion was dead, but he was not dead?" Sun Zhaokui satirized him: "Jinglue came from the north.
, the judge found out that Songshan was martyred and the governor Hong Gong was dead. Is he still alive?" Hong Chengchou was very angry and called his subordinates to drive him out and kill him.
King Jing of the Supervisory State said that I would soon know whether Shi Kefa was dead or not, so he wanted to send me to the underworld to verify it!
"Come here, I want to eat meat and drink wine!"
Hong Chengchou roared, tears streaming down his face.
"You can eat whatever the old thief wants to eat," Zhu Hengjia sneered, "Watch this thief carefully to prevent him from killing himself."
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On May 3rd, the 25th year of the reign of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, Hong Chengchou, Zhang Tianlu, and Yu Yongshou were kidnapped and taken to the vegetable market in Jing County. King Jing ordered that their feet must be cut off 3,357 times.
There were many people watching the execution, and there was a sea of people.
With a clean cut, Hong Chengchou ended his sixty-year-old life.
An executioner held up a tray of meat, "This is the meat of the Hong thief, who wants it?"
The crowd stirred. The executioner threw the meat into the crowd, and there were many people fighting for it. There were even righteous men from afar who wanted to eat Hong Chengchou's meat to vent their anger. They couldn't fight, and countless people beat their chests and feet.
After the minced meat of Zhang Tianlu and Yu Yongshou was brought out, the crowd was in an uproar. After all, it was these two thieves who massacred Jing County, not Hong Chengchou.
There are husbands who snatch meat and their wives cry bitterly, and women who snatch meat and sacrifice it to their husbands. There are even eighty-year-old women who come with a stick and beg for minced meat and eat it. While eating, they cry: "My dear grandson, my grandmother has avenged you!"
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Guan Shouzhen, a great scholar, lamented that the officials were beheaded and wrote the poem "Zhehong":
It is strange to cherish the clothes in the dust, but the world laughs at me for living in secret.
The splendid article conveys the classics, and the two ministers are led by gold-threaded clothes.
The reincarnation of good and evil will eventually be rewarded, and the broken bones will have nowhere to rest.
How could Songshan look up to Bei Xuanji when he risked his life?