When Zhu Yuanzhang came to the village entrance, he saw that seven or eight soldiers who had harmed the people had been killed by Zhang Dabiao and others, and there were four or five people left hiding behind Hu Siliu and others, trembling.
It seems that because of the dead people, most of the villagers have disappeared, and only a few brave ones are still looking from a distance.
As for the woman who had been insulted earlier, she was slumped on the ground with a dull expression and half-clothed clothes. Her brother Erniu looked at her with a guilty look on his face.
"This flag general would like to tell you that although Ma Decai and others deserve to be killed, they can only be killed according to the law. Your abuse of lynching is also a violation of national law."
"If you can just stop here, we can always ask General He for mercy. If not, our banner leader will have no choice but to treat you as a mob!"
Because Hu Siliu's previous good words and persuasion were ineffective, and now he saw Zhang Dabiao and others pressing closer, he shouted loudly with a righteous face.
"ah!"
Just as Hu Siliu finished speaking, Zhang Dabiao took the opportunity to kill another soldier who was harming the people.
Hu Siliu was furious when he saw this. Although he knew he was no match for the opponent, he still attacked with a sword.
Zhang Dabiao couldn't help but reveal a fierce look on his face when he saw that Hu Siliu didn't know how to advance or retreat.
You must know that Jinyiwei has always been domineering. Not to mention that Zhang Dabiao and others are the elites of Jinyiwei. Even an ordinary Jinyiwei will not take a small flag general seriously.
If Zhang Dabiao hadn't known that Zhu Yuanzhang disliked bullies, and was afraid of accidentally injuring Hu Siliu and others during the fight and angering Zhu Yuanzhang, he would have taken action against Hu Siliu.
At this moment, when he saw Hu Siliu slashing at him with a knife, he did not retreat but advanced. After dodging Hu Siliu's attack, he was about to teach the other party a lesson when he suddenly heard Zhu Yuanzhang's voice: "Stop!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dabiao immediately retreated.
Hu Siliu was shocked when he heard the cry. He wanted to stop, but due to his poor martial arts skills, he was unable to withdraw his strength in time and staggered forward.
Before Hu Siliu could completely stabilize his figure, he hurriedly looked sideways. After seeing the person clearly, he shouted in surprise: "Your Majesty..."
"ah!"
Hu Siliu just yelled one word when his jaw was dislocated by Zhang Dabiao and he let out a scream.
At the same time, the other three people also took advantage of Hu Siliu's men's distraction to kill the remaining soldiers who harmed the people, and then returned to Zhu Yuanzhang.
When Hu Siliu saw this, he realized what was happening. Regardless of his dislocated jaw, he hurriedly knelt down to apologize to Zhu Yuanzhang.
When the other soldiers saw this, although they looked confused, they also knelt down.
"Zhang Dabiao, after you take care of this place, come over with Hu Siliu to see us!"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhang Dabiao, then glanced at the people peeking secretly from the window, then turned his horse and walked forward.
Originally, with Zhu Yuanzhang's character, even if he could not reveal his identity, he would still appease the people.
However, he just saw on the hillside that the people were being bullied without blood, like pigs and dogs waiting to be slaughtered. He was a little angry when he saw the people who rescued them standing by and watching in danger.
Because he was planning to implement the garrison system after taking Shanxi, but when he saw these people, especially those strong men who were just spectators, he did not want to stay here for a moment.
After Zhu Yuanzhang drove his horse forward for tens of meters, he stopped in front of a hillside. Looking at the terraced fields and blue sky in the distance, his mood improved slightly.
"Your Majesty, Hu Siliu has been brought!"
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, Zhang Dabiao's voice came from behind him.
He looked sideways and saw Hu Siliu following behind Zhang Dabiao in a panic. After seeing his gaze, he immediately knelt down and apologized: "Your Majesty, I don't know that they are your personal guards. Why don't you please?" Forgive me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that although he was nervous, he was much stronger than when he first met him. He also thought that he was still able to defend the national law even though he knew he was defeated, and he admired him in his heart.
After Zhu Yuanzhang turned over and dismounted, he smiled at him and said: "It doesn't matter, they didn't reveal their identities. It's not your fault. Besides, you would rather die than stick to the law just now. It can be said that you have merit and no fault!"
Upon hearing this, Hu Siliu stood up tremblingly after repeatedly saying he didn't dare.
Zhang Dabiao on the side felt that Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be dissatisfied before, but now it seemed that there was something in his words. He hurriedly knelt down and apologized: "The general was reckless for a moment. Not only did he kill people in front of His Majesty, but he also almost injured General Hu Qi. Please forgive me!"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhang Dabiao was so alert, and he recognized him more in his heart. He said solemnly: "Dabiao, you are acting according to our will, so why are you guilty?"
"Furthermore, you were worried that Hu Siliu would reveal our identity just now, so you were forced to take action. It is a meritorious service to respond appropriately."
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he actually helped Zhang Dabiao up with his own hands, which made Zhang Dabiao doubt whether he was really too sensitive.
In fact, Zhang Dabiao's feeling was not wrong. Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed a little dissatisfied with him just now, but the dissatisfaction was not with what he said, but because he felt that Zhang Dabiao and others were acting too domineering, and he was worried that Jin Yiwei's domineering problem would be nourished, which would lead to disaster in the future. Lose.
However, when Zhu Yuanzhang was meditating just now, he thought that now that wars are raging, it is the time when the Jin Yiwei's service is needed. As long as the Jin Yiwei obeys him, it doesn't matter even if they exceed the rules.
Otherwise, if they are allowed to base everything on national laws, it will tie their hands and feet and be detrimental to the overall situation.
It's just that although Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved, he still had this thought in his heart and revealed it unintentionally. Unexpectedly, Zhang Dabiao noticed it, so he personally helped Zhang Dabiao to reassure him.
Then he ordered Zhang Dabiao to take some silver to appease the people, because he had already figured out just now that there were many people in the world with different personalities, and not everyone was suitable to be a soldier.
It is a pity that those people have no blood, but it is precisely because those people have no blood that they become his people, otherwise they would already be rebels or bandits.
Therefore, he cannot give up on them, but must protect them. Only in this way will the people of the world return to their hearts.
After Zhang Dabiao bowed in agreement, he turned around and walked towards the village.
Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to ask Hu Siliu about the situation in the army. Seeing that he looked nervous, he first asked about his current situation.
Hu Siliu was flattered and told all the previous events.
It turned out that after Hu Siliu whipped Li Guozhen that day, many people advised him to be careful, and he also felt that his life would be in danger, so he was worried.
Unexpectedly, Liu Wenyao went to find him the next day, comforted him personally, and encouraged him to kill more enemies and not to betray His Majesty's trust.
Hu Siliu was greatly encouraged by this, so he was particularly brave when defending the city.
Because of his outstanding performance, he not only became a small flag, but also received several acres of land.
Later, when Liu Wenbing formed the new army, he selected him and assigned him to He Zhen's command. He successively participated in the battles of Chaoyangmen and Juyongguan, and was finally promoted to the general banner.
Hu Siliu never dreamed that he, a big-head soldier with no background, would not only own land in less than a month, but also become the general flag, and receive more rewards than some of the junior officials in the same camp. I want to be rich, and my heart is full of gratitude to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Because he felt that the rebels were going to be detrimental to Zhu Yuanzhang, he fought more bravely, and was appreciated by He Zhen for this.
After they arrived in Yu County, He Zhen found that the soldiers disturbed the people too seriously, causing the people to complain and flee one after another, so he asked him to lead the team to enforce the law.
Originally, as long as he appeared in the beginning, those soldiers who harmed the people would admit their mistakes.
However, since the news suddenly spread in the army the night before last that Ma Jinzhong and others were defeated because Gong Yonggu failed to see through the rebel conspiracy, the number of soldiers who harmed the people has increased sharply, and their attitudes have become very arrogant.
However, although those people were dissatisfied, they only cursed a few words and did not dare to be too presumptuous. This was the first time he encountered someone like Ma Decai...
After listening to his story, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Ma Decai was just a small flag, and that he dared to be so presumptuous, there must be someone behind the scenes.
But what is the purpose of the other party doing this? Could it be that he wanted to cause civil strife and surrender to the enemy to take credit?
Then he thought that both Ma Jinzhong and Gao Jie had been bandits, but Gao Jie had already decided on Li Zicheng, so it was impossible for him to be Gao Jie, so only Ma Jinzhong, who was once nicknamed "Hundred Thousand Hundreds", was the most likely.
So he tried again: "Is this Ma Decai Ma Jinzhong's flag?"
Hu Siliu shook his head and said: "No, Ma De is Wang Yuncheng's 100 households!"
"Hundred households?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised and said: "Why does he, a member of a hundred households, wear Xiaoqi's clothes?"
As soon as he spoke, he immediately thought of a possibility, and his face instantly sank.
Hu Siliu didn't notice Zhu Yuanzhang's change, so he thought for himself and said, "I don't know much about this. Maybe he doesn't want others to recognize him..."
At this time, Zhang Dabiao returned after pacifying the people. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Hu Siliu to cut off the heads of Hu Decai and others and bring them back, and then hurried towards Gong Yonggu's military camp with Zhang Dabiao and others.
