After the official business was finished, Chongzhen asked Sun Xuanhuai to go back early to rest and recuperate, as there was still a lot of things for him to do tomorrow.
After Sun Xuanhuai said goodbye gratefully, Chongzhen handed over some of his personal guards to Wang Chengen and asked him to lead Song Xiancai back to the Song Mansion to take care of them.
"Is your wife and daughter okay?"
"I went to check it out before I came here. I slept soundly!"
"Well, take that old man with you and let him be the concierge. I have something else to do, so you can go."
"Yes, your majesty, please take care of your holy body. Please retire."
When there was no one else in the hall, Chongzhen stood up and did a set of stretching exercises to move his muscles and bones. At this time, Chen Zhuo came in with a lunch box in both hands and said, "I have asked my servant to cook some food for your majesty."
He was so busy that he didn't eat even a drop of rice, so he was actually a little hungry. He took half a bowl of rice, randomly picked some vegetables, and ate while walking with bowl and chopsticks in hand.
"Come on, come with me to see the results of tonight's battle."
"Ah, yes." Chen Zhuo didn't react for a moment and hurriedly followed with the lunch box.
Your Majesty seems to be different from what I imagined...
There is a large open space outside the government office, and the seized money and food items are placed in different categories, forming "hills". Soldiers walk among them and count the items one by one. Occasionally, when others are not paying attention, they sneak a piece into their arms.
On the other side, the captured Shun army prisoners were crowded in a dark mass, huddled on the ground, surrounded by Ming soldiers holding torches.
Everyone's eyes were looking at one place at the same time. There was a man who was tied up and kneeling on the ground, speaking obscene words and yelling incessantly.
The kidnapped man was none other than Zhang Tianlin's trusted lieutenant Zhang Heihu. He was enjoying his time in the brothel when a group of people suddenly broke in and kidnapped him and escorted him here. He was so angry that he started throwing tantrums at anyone he saw.
"This guy is quite smart." Chongzhen took this scene as a condiment, chewing rice with his mouth full, and said to Chen Zhuo.
"Your Majesty, I know this person from my humble position. He is Zhang Tianlin's confidant Zhang Heihu. He usually robs wives, daughters and shops in the city. He has done all kinds of evil and deserves to be killed."
"Oh? With such a character, wouldn't it be cheaper to cut him off with a knife? He will be imprisoned and I will personally interrogate him tomorrow."
"yes."
While the two were talking, a Ming army commander came to Zhang Heihu with a long whip. When Zhang Heihu saw him approaching, he became violent and his hands and feet were tied and could not be used. He stretched out his head to open his mouth and bite, and his upper and lower teeth "boom boom"
It makes a loud noise and looks like a vicious tiger.
Some timid soldiers felt frightened when they saw Zhang Heihu's ferocious energy, and subconsciously moved back.
The commander-in-chief of the Ming Army did not take it seriously. He circled around Zhang Heihu, laughing and cursing: "Zhang Heihu, Nai Gong is going to beat your breast tiger today, haha."
"Ma Yaozi, I'll fuck your mother, untie the rope if you have eggs, and grandpa will eat you alive."
"Untie? Why do you have to untie it? It's so much harder to tie it up and whip it, don't you think so, brothers!" The words of the commander, who was called Ma Yaozi by Zhang Heihu, caused the surrounding Ming army to burst into laughter. On the contrary, there was silence among the prisoners of the Shun army.
Silent, only eyes mixed with hatred watching silently.
Zhang Heihu scolded and Ma Yao struck him. If Zhang Heihu refused to beg for mercy, Ma Yao would stop. It was not until Zhang Heihu's skin was torn all over and he fainted from the pain that he passed out.
Chongzhen looked at it carefully. He saw that the kite was eight feet long and looked quite handsome from a distance, but he looked like a rough man, which was a bit interesting.
Seeing that Chongzhen was staring at him, Chen Zhuo stepped forward and explained: "Your Majesty, this Ma Yaozi was originally an orphan surnamed Li. He was adopted by the bandits in the camp. Later, he was adopted by the king's general as his adopted son, and his surname was changed to Wang.
, named Fuchen, Ma Yaozi is his usual nickname."
In the past, Jiang Yu's soldiers were often beaten, scolded and humiliated when they broke into the camp. Beating Zhang Heihu in public would be beneficial to the morale of the army. However, in the presence of many enemy prisoners, it is easy to cause chaos when sharing the same hatred with the enemy, which is beneficial.
Disadvantages, mutually.
Chongzhen thought for a moment and asked Chen Zhuo to call the baggage officer responsible for counting the supplies for questioning.
After a while, the baggage officer was followed by several soldiers who were conducting inspections. Chen Zhuo was accompanying him with a sullen look on his face, which was noticed by Chongzhen.
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Logistics is the foundation of the army. The fat official in charge of money and food is usually the chief and general's confidant. The fat man with a mustache in front of him has a nepotistic relationship with Jiang Yu.
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Not many people in the army knew about Chongzhen's true identity, so the baggage officer could only think of him as someone who was close to the commander-in-chief, so he should be treated with filial piety.
Before Chongzhen could ask questions, the baggage officer pinched his mustache and handed over a package with an ambiguous expression. Chen Zhuo's face turned red when he saw this and he quickly lowered his head.
Chongzhen took it, pretended to be puzzled, and asked with a smile: "What do you mean by this?"
Seeing that Chongzhen accepted it, the official of the baggage train felt that he was very humane and sophisticated. He clapped his hands and said flatteringly: "Your Majesty, you're welcome. This is some sentiment from my humble position. Please take care of me."
"What kind of care is this? It's my first time working in the military, so I don't know much about it."
The baggage officer approached Chongzhen, covered his mouth with one hand and whispered: "Commander Chen said that the list of seizures this time will be reviewed by the Lord. I am telling the truth. I have two lists in my hands, one is the upper one and the other is the lower one. Haha."
The baggage officer thought to himself, now that we have said this, your Excellency should finally understand.
"Can you be more specific? What is up? What is down?"
Oh, how could this guy come out of nowhere and be so dishonest? The baggage officer was dissatisfied, but he didn’t know the other party’s details at the moment, so he had to force a smile and continue to explain: “Well, of course it’s for the superiors to see, and of course, it’s for the superiors to see.
As long as we know it well."
Chongzhen had such an expression on his face, he also covered his mouth and whispered: "I once heard that there is a business that uses the heads of common people as the heads of thieves and bandits. Do I have to find you too?"
Hey, it turns out he's not a young man. The baggage officer nodded proudly and replied: "But there is nothing to do now. Who can I ask for the money? The emperor has already changed."
Chongzhen patted the baggage official on the shoulder and said: "I will accept these thoughts, but please show me the upper and lower volumes so that I can understand all the mistakes."
The baggage officer was overjoyed, handed over the two lists, and added the icing on the cake: "Your Excellency, you are really reasonable. I will thank you greatly for my humble position after the work is done. I will never treat you badly, haha." After saying this, he turned around and left.
Chen Zhuo waited for the people to go away and knelt down on the spot, feeling ashamed and embarrassed.
Chongzhen squinted at the list and said: "Get up, pick out the bandit leaders like Zhang Heihu, and put them all in the government prison. Ordinary soldiers will be divided into five and scattered outside the city to guard them. They will be given food and not tortured.
To prevent chaos."
Chen Zhuo felt a burning sensation behind his ears and ordered him to go quickly.
Earlier, he heard from Jiang Xuan that there were fleeing civilians outside the city who wanted to enter the city. Chongzhen was worried, so he asked his soldiers for a horse and rushed to the east gate alone. This chapter has been completed!