Seeing how arrogant the man was, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but press the jade belt. Just when he was about to order Zhang Dabiao to capture the twenty or so people, he heard Zhang Liuqi's voice saying: "My lord, have you forgotten that general?" Any words before leaving?"
A look of panic flashed across the face of the wretched man, and then he laughed and said: "Zhang Liuqi, you really think of yourself as a person. I am Ping Xihou, how can I remember you, a pig and dog like you!"
"And even if he comes, I won't be afraid. You didn't see him yesterday and you didn't dare to do anything to me!"
As he spoke, he suddenly saw Zhu Yuanzhang and others.
He saw that although the six or seven people behind Zhu Yuanzhang were strong and sturdy, they were only dressed in coarse cloth, and they were probably ordinary people.
After being stunned for a moment, he said arrogantly: "I don't change my name in business, and I don't change my surname in office. Li Benzhen is me. I am not only the nephew of Uncle Zhongyi, but also a thousand households under the command of Uncle Pingxi. I have the merit of being protected by King Qin... ."
As he spoke, he secretly observed everyone's expressions.
He found that after he reported his identity, Zhang Erhu and others looked panicked. Although they were still surrounding him, their bodies could not help but retreat.
And Zhang Liuqi hugged her daughter tightly, who had just ran out of the house, with a look of grief and anger.
Only Zhu Yuanzhang and his party looked normal, as if they didn't take him seriously.
He couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and he increased the intensity of his bragging.
After listening to Li Benshen's boasting, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that he should be the product of the combination of Wu Sangui and Gao Jie.
Gong Yonggu was also aware of this, and was afraid that severely punishing him would trigger conflicts between the reinforcements and the Beijing army, so he only gave a warning and did not use military law.
I didn't expect that Li Benzhen would be so bold. He, a mere thousand households, turned a deaf ear to Ping Xihou's words. This shows how arrogant the reinforcements are.
Then he thought that the reason why he was so deserted along the way might have something to do with the reinforcements.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that if he could not kill one person as a warning to hundreds, he would not be able to suppress the soldiers who harmed the people.
So he subconsciously pressed the jade belt again, and at the same time winked at Shen Zhanran who was aside.
Seeing this, Shen Zhanran stepped forward slowly and said in a deep voice: "Master, since you claim to be Qianhu, do you still remember what the imperial edict in front of Chaoyang Gate said this morning?"
Li Benzhen had some doubts in his heart, but when he heard Shen Zhanran's words, he was shocked again.
He looked Shen Zhanran up and down, and saw that Shen Zhanran was just an ordinary scholar, and that there were fewer people accompanying him than his soldiers, so he relaxed a little and yelled angrily: "Where did you come from, so poor that you dare to discuss the government here?" , but are you tired of living?"
As he spoke, he slowly pulled out the long knife from his waist and stared at Shen Zhanran with a fierce expression.
Shen Zhanran smiled slightly, took a few steps forward, looked at the two dozen soldiers behind Li Benzhen and shouted: "Your Majesty has a clear decree. Anyone who robs the people will be killed without mercy!"
"He doesn't want to live anymore. Do you want to die with him? Why don't you retreat quickly?"
When all the soldiers heard this, their faces showed panic, and then they looked at Li Benzhen.
Li Benshen saw that Shen Zhanran was upright and dignified in his speech, and there was a hint of the aura of a superior person. He suspected that Shen Zhanran was a censor in Beijing, and he couldn't help but feel guilty.
Because he knew that the literati and censors in the court were the most difficult to deal with. If he was targeted by them, there would be almost no peace.
Moreover, what he did was illegal. If Shen Zhanran was really the censor, it would definitely be a fight to the death.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but become murderous and wanted to kill Shen Zhanran and his party.
Because he had a plan to massacre the village, he brought all his brothers who had died.
In addition, with the current war and chaos, even if he killed the censor, it may not be possible to find out as long as no one makes any announcement.
So he waved the big knife in his hand and shouted loudly with a fierce look on his face: "Brothers..."
"Well......"
Just when he opened his mouth, he suddenly felt a pain in his waist, and he immediately fell off his horse.
At the same time, the people behind him also fell off their horses, looking at Zhang Dabiao and others in horror.
It turned out that not long after Li Benzhen arrived, some people from the Eighteen Iron Cavalry hid in the dark under Zhu Yuanzhang's instruction.
Seeing that Li Benzhen was about to take action, they immediately attacked.
Because they were all masters of the Jinyi Guards, although they could not be said to be one against a hundred, they were more than enough to deal with these twenty soldiers. Therefore, Li Benzhen was captured by them before he could finish his words.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Liuqi and others looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in panic.
After Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and appeased everyone, he said to Zhang Dabiao with a cold face: "Take them all down and behead them!"
Li Benshen was shocked when he heard this and shouted: "Who are you? How dare you kill me? Do you know...ah!"
Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked over by Zhang Dabiao and let out a scream.
At this moment, there was another rapid sound of horse hooves outside the village.
Zhu Yuanzhang followed the sound and saw that Li Chengdong came in with a group of cavalry.
When Li Benzhen saw Li Chengdong, he hurriedly shouted for help and struggled continuously.
But Zhang Dabiao stepped too hard, and he still lay on the ground like a dead dog.
Li Chengdong was furious when he saw Li Benzhen being captured. He was about to order a rescue when he accidentally saw a man in the village staring at him with a livid face.
He had seen Zhu Yuanzhang from a distance when he besieged Li Zicheng. Although the man he saw now was dressed in plain clothes, his description was very similar to the Zhu Yuanzhang he had seen.
Then he saw Shen Zhanran and Jiang Dejing again, and knew that the man was Zhu Yuanzhang.
So he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, went forward and knelt down to salute, while secretly complaining in his heart.
It turned out that Gao Jie felt a little uneasy after returning from Chaoyang Gate, so he asked him to go find Li Benzhen to find out about Wu Sangui.
Unexpectedly, he came to Li Benzhen's camp and found out that Li Benzhen had taken people out of the camp.
He wanted to leave his message and go back, but he found that the soldier looked different.
He was suspicious, and after questioning, he found out that Li Benzhen was unhappy after being reprimanded by Gong Yonggu, the Marquis of Pingxi, and had taken people to massacre the village today.
After Li Chengdong learned about this, he was worried that Li Benzhen would be scolded by Gao Jie if he made a mistake, so he rushed over with a hundred cavalry. Unexpectedly, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang here.
Judging from the current situation, not only could he not be able to save Li Benzhen, but he might even be punished, so he repeatedly pleaded guilty.
Zhang Liuqi and others were stunned when they saw Li Chengdong salute before. When they heard what he said, they were all dumbfounded. They were stunned for a while before kneeling down and saluting.
And Li Benzhen, who was struggling, looked even more frightened, forgetting to even struggle.
After Zhu Yuanzhang kindly helped Zhang Liuqi and others up, he said to the kneeling Li Chengdong: "We are about to behead these people who violate laws and disciplines. Since you are here, you will enforce military law!"
Li Chengdong was shocked when he heard this. He must know that Li Benzhen was not only an important chess piece of Gao Jie, but also deeply loved by the Xing family.
If he killed Li Benzhen today, even if he was forced by Zhu Yuanzhang, I am afraid that Gao Jie and his wife would not spare him lightly.
But if he didn't take action, Zhu Yuanzhang would kill him.
And even if Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't kill him, his official career may be over.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly regret why he had to take a trip into this muddy water.
