As one of the nine important towns in the Ming Dynasty, Ningxia is a strategic location. In the twenty years since Longqing paid tribute, there has been almost no fighting in Ningxia City, and the border guards have also lost the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. In order to survive, some people take desperate risks and take credit for their good deeds.
Using the heads of Ming people to pretend to be Tatar heads, and then receiving military honors, this inhumane thing must be strictly investigated. The new governor Dang Xin learned about this after visiting the people and was very angry. They sent people to strictly inspect and supervise the situation. After this investigation, I found something fishy.
One morning on February 20, the 20th year of Wanli, the governor Dang Xin was reviewing official documents in the government office after breakfast. Deputy envoy Shi Jifang stood beside him and said: "My lord, I have something you don't know whether to say or not? "
Dang Xin put down the brush in her hand and said with a smile: "Sit down, I've seen you look uneasy since you came in. What's going on?" Shi Jifang cupped his hands and said, "Sir, although Na Kuaibai is arrogant, I have punished him before. Nowadays, food and salary are withheld, winter clothes are not issued, and the low-ranking officials are worried that it will trigger a military rebellion."
Dang Xin stood up and said with a solemn expression: "Hmph, this Kuai Bai is a surrendered general from Mongolia, how can he be treated the same as our Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers? In recent years, he has been expanding his family, and he must have a plan. Such a wolf is ambitious. People must be on guard.
Give him food and salary, and allow him to continue to grow his strength so that he can go against the imperial court in the future? I am entitled to a salary from the imperial court, so I should be loyal to the emperor. If he was not held hostage, how could he be willing to obey the imperial court's orders? "
After hearing this, Shi Jifang sighed and said, "My lord, my lord's foresight is beyond my humble duty. But now the officers and soldiers are complaining. Do you want to appease the morale of the soldiers? Do you want your lord to make it clear?" Dang Xin's eyes sparkled, and she said calmly: "I have my own sense of proportion in this matter. "
Shi Jifang couldn't say any more, so she had to bow and retreat. But since last night, his right eyelid has been beating non-stop, and he feels really uneasy.
At this moment, the sounds of fighting and screams came from outside the gate of the government office. Shi Jifang suddenly felt that something was not good and said to the four guards with knives outside the door: "There are thieves making trouble. Please protect me as soon as possible."
With a bang, the two doors opened. A group of soldiers in armor quickly rushed into the inner courtyard and then divided into two groups. A young general with a strong back and a strong back walked out from among them. This general wears a goose-winged helmet, holds his hand on the handle of his sword, and has a heroic look on his brows.
Shi Jifang stood on the steps with cold hands and feet, and scolded her hard: "Liu Dongyang, what do you want to do?" Liu Dongyang showed an evil smile on his lips and said: "Of course I want to kill you for the King of Hell!"
Shi Jifang's expression changed and he said: "Did you know that murdering an official of the imperial court is punishable by death according to our Ming Dynasty Law." At this time, a dark-faced general came out from behind Liu Dongyang. The general sneered: "Has the imperial court in your mouth ever taken care of us? Life or death?"
Shi Jifang's heart sank. He knew that what he was most worried about had happened, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. At this moment, Dang Xin slowly walked out surrounded by several guards.
Dang Xin said: "You are a bold traitor, and you are committing the following crime. Are you guilty?" Xu Chao said: "You know your motherfucker, Dang Xin is a thief, today is the day you die." The military household behind Xu Chao also shouted: "Kill him Dang Xin, kill Dang Xin."
The crowd was furious for a moment, Dang Xin's heart sank, and cold sweat broke out on his palms. Xu Chao said loudly: "Brother Liu, stop talking nonsense with him, arrest him first and then talk about it." He said and rushed forward with his sergeants.
The four guards beside Dang Xin also resisted desperately, but the opponent was outnumbered, and soon the four of them fell into a pool of blood. Xu Chaoyang raised his sword and put it on Dang Xin's neck and said, "Come here, tie up the dog thief."
Commander Zhang Weizhong was even more frightened when he learned that the governor was kidnapped and was going to be beheaded. Just a few days ago, he had mentioned this matter to the governor, but Shangfeng refused to let go, and he could not continue talking. At this moment, I didn't expect that it would lead to a catastrophe.
Zhang Weizhong rode a horse and several personal soldiers towards Guandi Temple. When he arrived, he saw the governor and the guards had people tied up and pinned down on a wooden platform.
Zhang Weizhong, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, was weak by nature, so he couldn't help but panic when he saw such a battle. Someone in the crowd shouted: "General Zhang is here." On normal days, these soldiers would be respectful to him, but now with Liu Dongyang's support, these soldiers became unscrupulous.
Zhang Weizhong immediately turned over and dismounted, stretched out his sleeves to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and said to the swearing crowd: "Brothers, brothers, release the party governor quickly, everything can be discussed."
Liu Dongyang pressed the hilt of the knife and said: "General Bing, you are a good man. We want to kill Dang Xin, a bitch today, and it has nothing to do with you. But please, Chief Bing, please give me a memorial for the brothers, saying that we do not have any rebellious intentions, but It’s Dang Xin, a bitch, who bullies people too much.”
Zhang Weizhong said quickly: "Okay, okay. I'll write, I'll write. Release the governor quickly!" As he said that, he actually bent down and kowtowed.
??????????????????Dang Xin scolded: "Don't knock! Everyone will kill these traitors. Get up Zhang Weizhong!"
At this time, Xu Chao strode out. He knew very well that Dang Xin had the handle to kill him and take advantage of his pay. If he let the governor go, it would be like digging his own grave.
At this moment, he simply changed his mind, raised the long knife in his hand, and cut off Dang Xin's head with a click, causing blood to splash on the floor. Liu Dongyang also raised his knife and cut Shi Jifang.
Looking at Dang Xin's head rolling down like a watermelon, Zhang Weizhong turned pale and collapsed to the ground. A group of soldiers in armor shouted: "Dang Xin, the dog officer, deserves what he deserves. Brother Liu, chop this thief into pieces and feed it to the dogs."
Liu Dongyang cut off Dang Xin's arm and threw it on the ground. At this time, several vicious dogs suddenly sprang out with their white teeth exposed, feasting on the bloody thing.
As soon as the governor died, the commander-in-chief was placed under house arrest again. Ningxia city suddenly became chaotic. Liu and Xu even indulged their subordinates and burned, killed and looted. Many wealthy households in the city died unexpectedly.
In a magnificent mansion, two maids in blue were squeezing the shoulders of an old man with silver hair and beard. The old man's eyes were closed tightly, and he held two walnut-sized iron bladders in his hands.
At this time, a young man wearing armor and a resolute expression walked in. Two servants removed his armor, and he walked up to the old man and said, "Dad, did you know that Liu Dongyang and the others did something big today?"
The old man said with disdain: "What they can do is just kill a few salesmen and claim military merit." The young man said: "Dad, you guessed wrong this time. They killed Dang Xin and Shi Jifang, and also Dang Xin’s wife was stripped naked and paraded through the streets. Haha!”
When the old man heard this, he felt as if he was struck by lightning, and the two iron gall bladders in his hands fell to the ground in an instant. He stood up suddenly and said with a terrifying expression: "Say it again." The young man said with a smile: "Liu Dongyang and Xu Chao killed Dang Xin, and even cut her into pieces and fed them to the dogs."
Kuaibai lowered his head and suddenly roared: "You bastard." He walked up to his son, grabbed his collar with both hands and said, "Did you say you were involved?"
The young man said with an unnatural expression: "Aren't they all my father's subordinates? My father also teaches his son to get closer to them."
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Kuaibai shouted angrily: "Let me ask you again, were you involved in this matter?" The young man shuddered and said, "Dad, the child didn't... didn't..."
Only then did Kuaibai let go of his hand and said: "Killing the imperial governor is tantamount to rebellion. Although Dang Xin is hateful, he has only served for one term. What can he do to me? It's good to poke a huge hole."
Seeing that the anger on his father's face had not subsided, the young man took a step back and said, "Dad, now that Dang Xin is dead, the city of Ningxia is in chaos. Liu Dongyang and Xu Chao are robbing rich households to increase military pay. I came back just to tell you. , I will also take our generals to grab some and bring them back."
Kuaibaihu's eyes widened and he said loudly: "You are not allowed to go. They have committed a serious crime now, and you have to go with them. Ahem... Nizi, you really want to make me angry!" As he spoke, his chest heaved and he coughed again. .
The young man said: "Dad, Liu and Xu must have grabbed a lot of gold and silver at this moment. If I had gone too late, I wouldn't have been able to grab it." After that, he asked for the armor and walked out of the mansion.
But it was said that the commander-in-chief Zhang Weizhong was under house arrest and his seal was handed over. He thought about it again and again, but now he had made a big mistake and there was nothing he could do to reverse it. Put down the brush in his hand, find a belt and hang it from the beam, and hang himself.
In a hall, Liu Dongyang, Xu Chao, and Kuai Chengen were sitting together. The three of them all looked embarrassed. Liu Dongyang reached out and slapped the table and said, "Damn it, once Wei Zhong dies, our efforts to recruit him will be in vain. The current situation is not easy to deal with."
Xu Chaodao: "Brother Liu is right. The governor has died, and so has the commander-in-chief. The top priority is that everyone should elect a new commander-in-chief as soon as possible." Cui Chengen thought of his father's words and hesitated in his heart.
Xu Chao said again: "Brother Cheng'en, now that the city of Ningxia is in chaos, the imperial court will definitely send troops to clear it up. We should take precautions early. The old general Yi is highly respected, and my two brothers are his subordinates. The position of the commander-in-chief should be given by It’s up to him to take over.”
Kuai Chengen smiled and said: "Brother Xu's kindness is appreciated by me. To be honest with my two brothers, now that my father is ill and has to take charge of military affairs, I'm afraid he won't be able to do what he can. Brother Liu, you and I conspired to get rid of Dang Xin that day. At that time, everyone Everyone has elected you as the mastermind. If you want me to come and see it, why don’t you come and be the commander-in-chief, Brother Liu?"
Liu Dongyang stroked his beard and said, "That's fine, but this is an injustice to you, brother." Kuai Cheng'en said, "Brother Liu and his brothers are brothers, so you should be the same as our brothers in the position of commander-in-chief."
Liu Dongyang laughed and said, "Okay! Come and have a drink with us!" The three of them raised their wine bowls and clinked them together.
The rebels set fire to the government offices, released prisoners with money, and tortured animals to form an alliance. In just one month, they captured forty-seven castles west of the Yellow River, crossed the Yellow River, and lured Litu and Zaiseng into Hetao to invade Pinghai. Lu and Huamachi shocked the whole of Shaanxi.
After Emperor Wanli received the report, Long Yan was furious and promoted Wei Xuezeng, Minister of War, to quell the rebellion.
But they said that after Xiao Yunfan and Bai Ruoxuan met each other that day, they expressed their sincere feelings to each other. Bai Ruoxuan informed him that Zhang Sixiu had a confidant stationed in Ningxia City, and they planned to instigate Kuai Bai to proclaim himself king, and then unite with Mongolia to invade the border of Ming Dynasty.
The military situation was extremely urgent. After the two of them discussed it, Bai Ruoxuan went to Mongolia to meet with Shunyi King Chalik, while Xiao Yunfan went to Ningxia City for rescue. Bai Ruoxuan is a descendant of Mongolian nobles, so it is most appropriate for her to come forward to clarify the interests.
The four fairies are loyal to Ye Kongqun, and Xiao Yunfan is Ye Kongqun's adopted son. The four girls were also respectful to him. When they heard that he was going to Ningxia, they also wanted to accompany him. However, Xiao Yunfan had his own heart, and it was very inconvenient to take the four girls with him, so he appointed them to escort Ye Kongqun's remains to Zhejiang.
