Chapter 603: Vigorously and decisively kill everyone to make an example
Chapter 603: Acting vigorously and resolutely, killing one person to serve as a warning to others
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Shaoma Ying at the mouth of Heishan Mountain has been moved several times since the eighth year of Xuande's reign due to the flooding of the Yellow River and the inconvenience of defense. To read the latest chapter of this book, please go to Baidu search: 16kbook Novel Network Today's Heilongjiang
The mountain city was rebuilt during the Chenghua period. It was built with a mixture of stones and loess. Hundreds of stones of grain could be stored in the warehouse. There were also more than 300 sergeants in the sentry camp, but those were just the numbers on the books. The actual personnel
Only one hundred, fifty or sixty.
Due to the entrustment of Commander-in-Chief Jiang Han, Qiu Yue asked several of his subordinates to take Xu Xun to Zhenyuan Pass on the way the day before, while he rushed back to Ningxia Pinglu Qianhu Station to adjust grains. In the evening of that day, Xu Xun climbed the Great Wall.
, he was finally able to rush back to the Black Mountain Camp to take care of things. Although he had already guessed that the deficit in the warehouse was probably a big deal, however, when he forced Ambassador Nie, who was in charge of the warehouse, to open the door of the granary, he saw that there were countless bags of them.
Food, he was still livid for a moment.
"Sir Qiu, the Black Mountain Battalion has been relocated several times, and there is a huge difference between the food reserves on the books and the actual ones. This situation has been the same since I took over."
Ambassador Nie explained this. He and Deputy Chen Qianhu who was stationed at Heishan Camp looked at each other, and the latter added calmly: "That's right, General Qiu, we don't dare to lie.
If you don’t believe me, you can ask around. We transport the food from Zhenyuan Pass every month and we don’t dare to miss out on their food rations.”
"Don't you dare to cut off their food rations? According to the rules, this warehouse stores 600 dan of grain, which is enough to support the registered sergeants at Zhenyuan Pass for four months. But how many people are there in Zhenyuan Pass? Just the difference is so big, you must
I know best from the bottom of my heart!”
Even though Jiang Han had asked people to urgently transport food, the supply from Pinglu Qianhu Station was already in short supply, and the 240-mile journey from Ningxia City was not easy, and it would take at least seven or eight days to transport it.
, Xu Xun's investigation will definitely reveal his true colors. Although Xu Xun's sudden arrival this time, he has already seen a lot of chaos and ills in Ningxia Town. Maybe one less thing is always better. But the result is that now this
Bian actually didn’t even have a hundred shi of food!
"General Qiu, that's not what you said!" Although Qiu Yue is a guerrilla general in Ningxia, and his rank is much higher than that of Deputy Qianhu himself, Deputy Qianhu Chen thinks that his sister is Li Zeng, the current Ningxia garrison eunuch.
Mrs. Qiu Yue was naturally a little tough when facing Qiu Yue, "The loss in transporting grain has always been large. In addition, the grain is corroded and moldy after being stored for a long time. The number of spoiled old grain is not a small number. Besides, this
It’s not the fault of a humble person…”
"That's enough, you can explain this to Uncle Pingbei who is patrolling the border when the time comes!"
Mold? From the end of last year to now, it hasn’t rained much in Ningxia. Where did the mold come from?
Faced with those two clever bastards and the hole that couldn't be filled in a short period of time and couldn't be explained, Qiu Yue no longer bothered to look at the faces of Deputy Chen Hu and Ambassador Nie of Cangchang, and simply went with
The men and horses hurried to Zhenyuan Pass. As soon as he left, Deputy Chen Qianhu suddenly laughed angrily.
"I was just a soldier from a humble background. I got to the rank I am now with good luck. How dare I act arrogantly in front of me? Uncle Pingbei, the imperial envoy, who are you trying to scare? He is a close official of the emperor. He only goes out to patrol the border to show off his prestige. He is not there.
In the city of Ningxia, I enjoy the feeling of being worshiped by everyone from top to bottom, and I go to the far pass of Heishanying Town to blow in the wind and eat sand, so that I can hold on until I am full!"
After all, Ambassador Nie felt guilty and couldn't help but said to Deputy Chen Qianhu: "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the worst. The General Military Office will not send General Qiu to find trouble with us. It's better to be prepared!"
He said he didn't believe it, but Deputy Chen Qianhu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's good, let the people below prepare two hundred sacks, and tomorrow morning go to the nearby place to load two hundred bags of soil and mix them at the bottom. It's almost the same."
Even if Uncle Pingbei really comes, he will have to take a hard look on the horse and saddle and leave at most. By the way, if this man really comes, he is used to seeing wealth and wealth, so he will definitely not
Rare and ordinary things, find some of the best pickled bacon we have, as well as wild medicinal materials such as wolfberry, which is a specialty of the Helan Mountains, and find some good tea, but it is better than our tea leaves..."...
When Qiu Yue rushed to Zhenyuan Pass with dozens of sergeants, the night was already dark. Fortunately, these were his trusted followers who were accustomed to walking at night, so there was no misstep along the way. Knocking on the gate of Zhenyuan, he
So he went straight to see Xu Xun first, and learned that this person was going west from Zhenyuan Pass to the end of the section of the Great Wall connecting Helan Mountain. He couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart, and he felt more and more that this person was not patrolling the border this time.
He was just talking about it, but he was serious about it. For a while, he thought about the situation in the Black Mountain Camp, and finally decided not to report it for the time being, until Xu Xun saw it with his own eyes.
Early the next morning, Wei Sheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw Qiu Yue leading dozens of sergeants from Ningxia Town surrounding Xu Xun and his party in the direction of the Black Mountain Camp. An old soldier on the side knew what was going on.
, couldn't help but ask: "Master Wei, every time the Heishan Camp delivers food, it is always short of a catty or a tael. I heard that there is not much food in the warehouse. This time, when Uncle Pingbei went over and saw this scene, how could he?
Aren’t there a lot of people up and down over there that are going to suffer?”
"What does it have to do with me? Those black-hearted seeds, we are bleeding and sweating in the front, and they are deducting our food and wages in the back. They have been full for so many years, and now I have to spit them out!" Wei Sheng snorted viciously!
He shouted, and then said word by word, "Although Uncle Pingbei is young, he is also a sensible person. Allowing Qiu Yue, the Ningxia guerrilla general, to go to the Heishan Camp to fight in the front line first will give him a chance to make up for these gaps. But if he cannot make up for it,
Yes, that means there is a big mess. If he mentions his identity as an imperial envoy again, then no one will dare to say a word! Hey, let alone Qiu Yue, except for those of us who know the basics, I am afraid that even the officers of the General Military Mansion
I didn’t expect that the gap in Black Mountain Camp would be so big!”
The warehouse of Heishan Camp had been running low for a day or two. Although Deputy Chen Qianhu and Ambassador Nie had given their orders, they had already prepared 200 sacks. But this morning, they had not had time to order them all.
Someone packed soil in sacks and put it in the warehouse to show off. A young sergeant rushed into the room where Deputy Chen Qianhu was held in panic.
"Mr. Chen, what's wrong, there are...hundreds of people coming from outside, saying...that Uncle Pingbei, the imperial envoy, is here!"
"How is this possible!"
Deputy Chen Qianhu suddenly stood up and saw that Ambassador Nie was also ashen-faced. Only then did he understand why Qiu Yue, a guerrilla general, rushed to the Heishan camp in such a hurry. It was obviously to whitewash the peace.
Let this place be able to pass the imperial envoy's visit in peace. On the one hand, he secretly hated Qiu Yue for saying only half a sentence, leaving himself unprepared at all. On the other hand, he was worried that he would not even have time to pretend to be ignorant.
It was probably not easy to get through it, but the next moment he caught a glimpse of the frightened Ambassador Nie. In an instant, an idea popped into his mind.
"Old Nie, you first go to the warehouse to make arrangements and make it look like it was stolen. It depends on whether you can fool him or not!" Seeing that Ambassador Nie was still hesitant, Deputy Chen Qianhu patted him hard.
He patted him on the shoulder and said, "I sent two boys over to help you. I was holding you back. Don't worry, as long as you can get through it, it will be fine. Qiu Yue has no foundation after all, and he will not expose this scene.
Even if I fight for a downgrade and a salary penalty, as long as my brother-in-law is still there, there will always be a chance for him to make a comeback!"
"Okay, I'll go make arrangements now!"
Ambassador Nie thought about it and saw no other good opportunities, so he gritted his teeth and agreed. As soon as he left, Deputy Chen Qianhu summoned two close soldiers, whispered a few words to them, and then he
He straightened his clothes and said to the sergeant who had just come to report: "Go out, order your troops and horses, and go to the camp gate to meet the imperial envoy!"
After spending a day and two nights in Zhenyuan Pass, Xu Xun came to Heishan Camp for the first time this time. Although the clothes of his superiors and subordinates were much neater than those at Zhenyuan Pass, at least they were older. There were many young men in their twenties and thirties.
But he didn't have the spirit of optimism and optimism. But he was not a person who judged people by their appearance. This thought turned around in his mind and was temporarily suppressed. Not long after, an officer in his early forties ran forward to pay military tribute and followed closely.
Then, a large number of sergeants came forward to salute, and he couldn't help but compare them again...
Those sergeants in Zhenyuan Pass who are at least forty or fifty, in terms of momentum, at least completely beat the guys from the Black Mountain Battalion in front of them!
"Everyone get up!"
Xu Xun saw a group of people getting up in a mess, followed by the officer who came forward with a smile on his face. Pulling the reins, he said bluntly before he could speak: "Where is Cangchang, lead the way!"
Deputy Chen Qianhu had a lot of flattering words to say, but no one expected that without even saying a word, Xu Xun stopped him. Although he felt bitter in his heart, he still said with a smile on his face: "
Uncle Pingbei took the trouble to come to our place, but he had to drink tea first before going to Cangchang? Heishanying has no other products, but it has the best wolfberry. Even if it is not as good as those top-quality tribute teas, it is worthy of the price.
Drinking local mountain spring water is the best way to produce fluids, quench thirst and relieve fatigue..."
"Then let them prepare and drink later when they come back from the warehouse!"
Seeing that Xu Xun was so helpless, Deputy Chen Qianhu couldn't help gritting his teeth. But seeing that Xu Xun had already ridden his horse, he had no choice but to chase after him quickly, and then said with a smile: "
Uncle Pingbei, please wait a moment. Ambassador Nie, who is in charge of the warehouse, will be here soon. He is old and his steps will inevitably be slower..."
We rushed to Zhenyuan Pass before because there was nothing to see after dark. Xu Xun just called Wei Sheng to inquire about the military equipment and garrison at Zhenyuan Pass and the status of enemy engagements over the years, but Wei Sheng was very familiar with it. At this moment
Since Deputy Chen Qianhu said that he would wait for Ambassador Nie in Cangchang, Xu Xun thought for a moment and nodded, then asked: "I heard that the Black Mountain Camp was not here originally?"
"This..." Deputy Chen Qianhu was willing to come to this miserable place because Li Zeng told him that this place would not be held hostage by his superiors and that it had a lot of potential. He had never heard of this. At this moment, he saw Xu Xun
He stared at himself sharply, and for a moment he felt cold sweat on his back vest. Suddenly an idea came to him, and he immediately pointed at an old soldier next to him.
"Reporting to Uncle Pingbei, Mr. Xu Qi is the person who has stayed in the Black Mountain Camp for the longest time. He knows the connection between ancient and modern times."
Seeing Deputy Chen Qianhu actually pulling himself up to lift the vat, the commander-in-chief, whose hair and beard were already frosty white, was stunned for a moment, and then said in a difficult voice: "Report to Uncle Pingbei, in the eighth year of Xuande, because of the Heishan Mountains that year
The Zuixiao Horse Camp was flooded by the overflowing Yellow River, so the camp was built on another high ground nearby. In the 13th year of Zhengtong, Ningxia experienced long rains, and the river broke through the Han and Tang dams.
It was destroyed, renovated and then moved southward from the original place. In the fifteenth year of Chenghua, due to concerns about the freezing of the river and the invasion of pirates, a border wall was built southeast from Heishan Camp to Huamachi..."
Seeing Deputy Chen Qianhu's behavior, Xu Xun didn't have high expectations at first. However, he found that the boss Qi actually spoke eloquently, as if he had really witnessed the changes in the Heishan Camp. He couldn't help but be gradually moved by it. In the end, he
Just as he was about to ask a question, Deputy Chen Qianhu immediately rushed to answer: "Uncle Pingbei, Mr. Xu Qi is a scholar in our Heishan camp. Although he cannot fight with the superiors, he can do it according to the documents of the General Military Mansion or the decree of the imperial court."
I remember them all clearly.”
"Yes, he is a talent."
This comment about Deputy Chen Qianhu thought it was just a casual compliment from Xu Xun, but Chen Xiong, who knew Xu Xun's temperament well, knew that Uncle Pingbei was indeed interested in employing people. After all, most military households only
Who would bother to memorize all these useless things if they just perfunctory the errand in front of them? Therefore, when Xu Xun couldn't wait any longer and asked Deputy Chen Qianhu to lead the way to the warehouse, he looked at the person beside him.
A soldier ordered: "Go and find out the resume and details of the commander-in-chief just now."
The warehouse of Heishan Camp is at the highest point in the entire Heishan City. Since it can pass large vehicles, it can naturally be walked on horseback. However, when Xu Xun saw the flat drying field and the warehouses from a distance, he only saw a small
The principal stumbled out and when he saw their group, his knees softened and he knelt on the ground...
"Mr. Chen, Ambassador Nie...Ambassador Nie hung himself from the beam in his room!"
After hearing this, Xu Xun's first reaction was to go see Qiu Yue. Seeing the Ningxia guerrilla general's complexion suddenly change, he immediately looked at Deputy Chen Qianhu. His heart immediately brightened, and he shook the reins.
He galloped out quickly. When he arrived at the door of a warehouse where several sergeants were looking around, he jumped off his horse neatly and strode in. Sure enough, in the north corner, a rope hung from the wooden roof.
The beam hung down, and there was a middle-aged man hanging above him who was still staring at death.
"Old Nie, old Nie!"
Deputy Chen Qianhu then rushed in, yelling a few words, then suddenly turned around and shouted: "Come here, come here, put down Ambassador Nie quickly!"
"No one is allowed to move!"
Xu Xun suddenly shouted, then turned to look at the stunned Deputy Chen Qianhu, then glanced at Qiu Yue, and ordered in a deep voice: "Immediately count the grain stores, seal all the account books, and then check the Heishan Camp according to the military registration and grain book
Every military household up and down. In addition..."
After a short pause, he pointed at Deputy Chen Qianhu and shouted sternly: "Take this person down!"
Deputy Chen Qianhu never expected that Xu Xun would not even let go of Ambassador Nie who was hanging there with a horrible look of death, so he issued such a series of orders. What he didn't expect was that the last one was to take down himself. As two people
When the powerful bodyguard came up and grabbed him, he couldn't help but defended loudly: "Uncle Ping Bei, I really don't know anything in my humble position. This warehouse has always been managed by Ambassador Nie..."
"Stop his mouth!" After giving this order, he saw a guard found a ball of rags from nowhere and stuffed it directly into Deputy Chen Qianhu's mouth. Xu Xun just looked around at the dumbfounded people.
The sergeant of the Heishan Battalion asked word for word, "How did Ambassador Nie die? Who of you dares to tell the truth will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver and promoted to one level. If no one can tell the reason, then what happened to Ambassador Nie before?"
You died under strange circumstances. You were the only ones who discovered that this Black Mountain Camp is a military camp. I didn’t need to report it to the court, so I just beheaded you all in public on the charge of murdering Ambassador Nie, an official of the court!"
Xu Xun suddenly and thunderously captured Deputy Chen Qianhu, and then immediately abandoned such a generous reward and severe punishment. Jiang Bin, who was behind, felt his eyes were relaxed and shaken, and then he realized a little bit why such a person was not enough
A young man half his age could actually prosper in the capital. Mo Feng was even more excited. Although he made a bet with Wei Sheng last night that the Black Mountain Camp would not be able to cover up the shortcomings it had accumulated for many years.
But seeing this change with his own eyes, he still couldn't help but clenched his fists.
However, compared to these two, Qiu Yue was the one who was the most shocked. The power of the imperial envoy to behead first and report later is just a fiction in a novel and drama. The number of officials sent by the imperial court every year to count grain reserves and patrol the border areas is at least ten or twenty.
Most of the corrupt and corrupt people went up one by one to wait for the Holy Judgment, and almost no one killed anyone on the spot. Even if this was a military camp, it should be noted that there was no war at the moment. If the court made noise, even if Xu Xun was deeply favored, he would still be in trouble.
Seeing that all the sergeants were stunned and silent, Xu Xun said with a stern face: "My patience is limited, I will give you ten more breaths, if no one is willing to tell the truth after ten breaths, then you will bring it upon yourself!"
"
As soon as these words came out, a close confidant from behind read loudly: "One, two, three..."
When the number reached seven, one of the sergeants finally couldn't bear it any longer. He almost rolled forward and rushed forward. He knelt down and kowtowed several times, shouting in a tearful voice: "
Uncle Pingbei, spare your life. It's none of my business. Master Chen must have heard about your sudden arrival. He panicked and ordered someone to kill Master Nie to silence him. They pretended to have hanged themselves! They usually work together, and they don't know about thieves.
How much military rations were used to line their own pockets, and even military supplies such as bedding and clothing were deducted a lot..."...
As soon as he made his appearance, two other sergeants immediately kowtowed in the same way and swore that they had nothing to do with this matter and that it must be the two cronies of Deputy Chen Hu who did it. In an instant, the spearhead was focused on
The remaining two sergeants with ashen faces came up. Seeing Xu Xun's sharp eyes looking over, they both collapsed to the ground, and then both kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Uncle Pingbei, spare your life, Master Chen asked us to do this..."
"The granary in the Heishan camp is never full. It is sold to local rice shops, and then a batch of old grain is put into the warehouse. Moreover, there are too many vacancies at Zhenyuan Pass, so more than half of the grain can be deducted..."
Listening to these competing excuses and confessions, Xu Xun looked coldly at Deputy Chen Qianhu, who had a rag stuffed in his mouth and looked pale, and suddenly untied the Emperor's Sword that was tightly wrapped in blue cloth before leaving today.
He solemnly took off his sword and handed it to the accompanying junior colonel. He also put the Emperor's Sword on his waist. After a long time, he ordered: "Gather all the sergeants from the Black Mountain Camp here. I have something to say!"
When they lined up to greet Xu Xun at the camp gate, the sergeants above and below were just afraid of his status as an imperial envoy. But at this moment, they gathered at the entrance of the granary and saw that their deputy, Qianhu, was tied up like a rice dumpling and thrown to the ground.
There were five dejected sergeants kneeling on their knees. Even though the news that Ambassador Nie had committed suicide by hanging from a beam had spread throughout the entire camp like a whirlwind, they still felt panic in their hearts.
"I, Xu Xun, was ordered by the emperor to inspect various borders. I did not originally inspect the grain storage. The reason why I came to Heishan Camp to inspect the warehouse is because this is the biggest guarantee for Zhenyuan Pass. If something goes wrong here, Zhenyuan Pass ahead will
Once there is no food, it will be the biggest chaos during the war. Unexpectedly, before I saw a grain of food in the warehouse today, I witnessed a murder first!"
Seeing that all the sergeants were silent, he suddenly raised his voice: "What's even more ridiculous is that this murder was actually caused by two daring guys. They were afraid that when I came, the warehouse fraud would happen, and one would kill the other.
One of them pretends to commit suicide again, and plans to put all the blame on the other! In broad daylight, do you think I, Xu Xun, am blind?"
When he suddenly drank, he saw many people shrinking their heads, and only a few people showed expressions of relief, so he said nothing more. After a long time, he saw two or three primary school students running over quickly, and they came close.
He knelt down on one knee and performed a military salute and said: "Sir, the grain reserves have been roughly weighed. The total is ninety-seven dan, and..."
He suddenly stretched out his hands and raised his head above his head, saying, "They are all so fragile."
Xu Xun looked at the handful of brown rice, which had no real color at all, and then glanced sideways at Chen Qianhu, who was curled up in a ball on the ground with a frightened face, and suddenly pulled out the Emperor's Sword with his right hand. In front of everyone, he
He walked up to Chen Qianhu expressionlessly, and when he saw him shaking his head desperately, as if he wanted to defend something, he suddenly stretched out his left hand and took out the gag rag.
"Uncle Pingbei, have mercy on me. It's just my first offense to hold a low position. I won't dare to do it again next time!" Deputy Chen Qianhu clearly saw the murderous intent in Xu Xun's eyes. He felt more and more frightened in his heart. He hurriedly changed his words and said, "These low-level positions are in vain."
I am willing to accompany you as I am. Really, my humble brother-in-law is the Ningxia garrison eunuch Li Eunuch. He can vouch for his humble position..."
However, before he could finish his words, he saw Xu Xun suddenly straighten his sword, and then he felt a stinging pain in his chest. He lowered his head and saw the half of the sword exposed, and a patch of blood that quickly smudged out of his chest.
Bloody, he couldn't help but stay there, and struggled for a long time to ask the last three words.
"Why?"
However, Xu Xun didn't mean to answer his words at all. Instead, he ordered in a deep voice: "Come here, show the heads of Chen Zhan, Deputy Qianhu of Heishan Camp, and the two criminals to the public, and use the general flag Xu Lingming to act as Deputy Qianhu from now on!"
If it weren't for the fact that killing was easy, but beheading was a technical job, he would just cut off this bitch's head and use it as a ball!