Li Chengdong was originally a person without the ability to make decisions. Now that this happened, he was immediately in a dilemma, not knowing what to do.
Suddenly, he thought of Mr. Xing's cold smile, and his heart trembled. Then he raised his head and said in a deep voice, "I wonder if Li Qianhu..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's cold gaze.
Then he saw several people behind Zhu Yuanzhang holding long swords tightly, as if they were ready to draw their swords and kill him at any time.
So he hurriedly changed his words and said: "At the end...the general will take the order!"
After hearing this, Li Benshen finally came to his senses and shouted: "Li Chengdong, you bastard, if you dare to kill me, my uncle will not skin you..."
Li Chengdong had just agreed against his will under Zhu Yuanzhang's pressure.
At this moment, hearing Li Benzhen's words, Mr. Xing's cold smile suddenly appeared in his heart.
Then he remembered that there were only a dozen people in Zhu Yuanzhang's party, and hesitation appeared on his face.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang winked at Zhang Dabiao.
The latter immediately kicked Li Benzhen towards Li Chengdong, and then dispersed with other cavalry, forming a siege to Li Chengdong's one hundred cavalry.
Li Chengdong had not seen Zhang Dabiao and others take action before, but now he saw that they were agile and carried the latest firearms. They were definitely the best among the best.
Although his one hundred cavalry were also elite, they had dismounted and lost their speed advantage. Once a battle started, they would probably be killed by the opponent in an instant.
In particular, the people behind Zhu Yuanzhang were eyeing him eagerly, and their positions were just right. If he dared to attack rashly, he would be the first to die.
Thinking of this, he sighed deeply, gritted his molars and said, "Execution!"
When Li Benshen heard this, his face turned pale with fear. He crawled over and hugged Li Chengdong's legs, begging for mercy: "Brother Li, you can't kill me, my uncle..."
"Li Chengdong, why don't you take action yet?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily and immediately suppressed Li Benzhen's pleading.
When Li Chengdong saw Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes full of murderous intent, his body trembled uncontrollably, and then he drew out the long knife from his waist in a daze and slashed at Li Benshen.
"ah!"
With a scream, Li Benzhen's head flew out immediately. After rolling on the ground several times, he still looked at Li Chengdong in horror.
After Zhang Liuqi and others were shocked, they knelt down and shouted long live.
Zhu Yuanzhang kindly helped them up and talked with them cordially.
At this time, Li Chengdong also came to his senses, and when he saw the corpses on the ground, he felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, the execution has been completed. Please give your Majesty's instructions!"
Li Chengdong knelt on the ground with a respectful look on his face and reported in a deep voice.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at everyone present and said: "Okay, send the corpses of those soldiers to Wu Sangui's camp and ask him to write a letter to explain to us!"
"As for Li Benzhen, send him to Gao Jie's military camp and ask him to display Li Benzhen's body to the public for three days as a warning to others!"
When Li Chengdong heard this, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in horror.
He thought that after beheading Li Benzhen, he had handed over the certificate of surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yuanzhang would protect him, but he did not expect that the other party still pushed him into the pit of fire.
"As for you, your strict enforcement of the law has won our hearts, so we will make you General Xinwu, dedicated to supervising violations of laws and disciplines."
"You have the right to kill anyone who violates laws and disciplines of less than 1,000 households and then punish them later. If there is anyone who obstructs law enforcement, you can go directly to the palace to see us!"
Just when Li Chengdong was panicking, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice sounded in his ears again.
Although Li Chengdong knew that this was not a good job, he was already riding a tiger and it was difficult to get off. And with this status, Gao Jie and others did not dare to make it too difficult for him, so they had to accept their fate and kowtow to thank him.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to stand behind him, and then said to Shen Zhanran who was beside him: "Shen Qing, please turn around and tell Ping Xihou that he should set up an grievance drum every five miles. If the grievance drum is sounded, the retribution, no matter how big or small, must be punished." Send us the results for review!"
Li Chengdong was shocked again when he heard this.
Because he originally wanted to use this job to please Gao Jie and others, but if he was wronged, he, the law enforcement general, was the first person responsible. If anything went wrong, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely hold him accountable.
Thinking of this, he looked depressed again.
On the other hand, Zhang Liuqi and others looked happy and thanked Zhu Yuanzhang repeatedly.
Zhu Yuanzhang chatted cordially with Zhang Liuqi and others for a while, encouraged them to persuade the tribesmen to go down the mountain and give birth in peace, and then left the village with Shen Zhanran and others.
Zhu Yuanzhang and his party traveled another twenty miles and saw roughly the same place as before, but the crowds were a little denser.
It's just that most of those villages are filled with lonely old people, and even some young people are scarred.
After careful questioning, it turned out that they were all injured when the officers and soldiers were robbing property, which made Zhu Yuanzhang's already gloomy face even more gloomy.
Then he specifically checked the situation of several surrounding county offices and found that the buildings were all empty and unattended. He pressed the jade belt around his waist even further.
Seeing this, Jiang Dejing thought that Zhu Yuanzhang had been very murderous in the past few days, and was worried that he would vent his anger on the officials, so he advised in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Li Yuzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is still lying in bed because of overwork."
"I believe that in some time, after Li Shangshu's health improves, he will be able to revive the county government and restore people's livelihood."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he glanced at Jiang Dejing in surprise.
Because in Chongzhen's memory, although Jiang Dejing was outstanding in talent, he was unreasonable and often argued with ministers, which was very unpopular.
But from Zhu Yuanzhang's observations in the past few days, Jiang Dejing was thoughtful and kind to others, so he couldn't help but have some doubts about Chongzhen's memory.
So he smiled and tried: "Jiang Qing, why do we feel that you are different from before?"
Jiang Dejing seemed to have known that Zhu Yuanzhang would ask this question, and immediately replied: "Your Majesty is resolute and courageous, so why do I need to add any unnecessary fuss?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he realized that his previous behavior of being unreasonable and speaking out for justice was actually to make up for Chongzhen's shortcomings, and his view of him changed greatly.
Then he thought that although Li Yuzhi had some talents, he was also a member of Donglin's party.
Now he has removed Wei Zaode, Zhang Jinyan and others, and most of the leaders of the DPRK, including Ni Yuanlu and Li Banghua, are Donglin Party members.
Although Fan Jingwen, the first assistant, is not a member of the Donglin Party, he is very close to the Donglin Party.
Now just because of the tense war, the energy of these people has not yet appeared. Once the war ends, I am afraid that the Donglin Party will be dominated by one family.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang was not without consideration. His original plan was to wait until Li Zicheng was defeated, then let Zhu Cixiang lead his army south to Nanjing to rectify the finances.
If they can do their job with all their heart, Zhu Yuanzhang will make arrangements as appropriate.
If they are colluding, then they will all be killed together to make room for the newcomers.
At this moment, he saw that Jiang Dejing knew the general situation so well that he was a suitable candidate for the Ministry of Personnel.
So he smiled again and said: "Jiang Qing, since Li Qing is lingering on the sickbed, I wonder if you are willing to take on this heavy burden?"
When Jiang Dejing heard this, he immediately got off his horse and knelt down to receive the order.
