After He Zhen entered the tent, she first bowed respectfully to Gong Yonggu, then raised her hand to Zhu Yuanzhang and said loudly: "Ping Xihou, I will report important military information at the end!"
After he finished speaking, he stopped talking, but his eyes glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang from time to time.
Gong Yonggu attached great importance to He Zhen because of his outstanding talents. At this moment, he was worried that his rudeness would offend Zhu Yuanzhang, so he immediately said in a deep voice: "General He, what do you have to report here?"
He Zhen was stunned when he heard the words, and then bowed and said: "Report to the Western Marquis of Ping, when one of the general's banner generals inspected, they found that Wang Yuncheng's Ma Decai of a hundred households was killing people, and immediately stepped forward to dissuade him. Unexpectedly, he not only refused to obey, but also The flag general who also attempted to kill the last general was silenced."
"During the fierce battle between the two sides, Ma Decai and more than ten of his men were killed. The bodies have been brought back and asked to be dealt with by Marquis Pingxi!"
Gong Yonggu frowned and said, "Why did you kill them all?"
He Zhen said helplessly: "Ping Xihou, you also know that Ma Decai has always been cruel. If it weren't for the nonsense... he was so ridiculous, the general's men would never take action!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Gong Yonggu worriedly.
Because he knew that Gong Yonggu was an elegant man and always put the overall situation first. He tolerated most of the harm done to the people by Wang Yuncheng and others. Even if they caused too much trouble, they would only give him a beating with a military stick and never kill him. people.
Therefore, he was worried that Gong Yonggu would settle the matter again in order to maintain the overall situation, and Hu Siliu might become a scapegoat, so he did not name Hu Siliu.
Then he saw the hesitation on Gong Yonggu's face, and hurriedly added: "Ping Xihou, although this matter has gone too far, those people have gone too far. If they are not stopped, they may lose the support of the people. !”
Gong Yonggu glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang and saw that the other party had no intention of speaking. He thought for a while and said, "That's it, just kill him."
"Send someone to send those corpses to Wang Yuncheng's camp and ask him to restrain the soldiers. If not, I will personally go to hold him accountable!"
He Zhen felt relieved after hearing this, and then hesitantly said: "Ping Xihou, Wang Yuncheng has been quite irritable recently. In order to prevent him from taking the opportunity to cause trouble, should Wu Sangui go and persuade him? After all, last time It was also he who persuaded us to make peace.”
Gong Yonggu thought of what happened before, and a surge of anger immediately surged into his heart.
However, he immediately suppressed his anger and said coldly: "No need, I rule the army with military laws. If Wang Yuncheng dares to act nonsense, I will use him to establish my authority!"
After saying that, he suddenly exuded a fierce murderous aura, quite like a bloody war god.
He Zhen saw that Gong Yonggu had swept away his previous sorrow and regained the energy he had when he attacked Juyongguan, and the sorrow in his heart also eased a lot.
After he bowed in agreement, he was about to turn around and go out when he heard Gong Yonggu's voice: "General He, please immediately send an order to all the generals to gather at my camp in an hour. If there is any violation of the order, , punished by military law!"
Hearing this, a gleam flashed in He Zhen's eyes, and she responded loudly: "The last general takes orders!"
After that, he walked out of the big tent boldly, completely different from before.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my transgression just now!"
After Gong Yonggu waited for He Zhen to leave, he knelt down to apologize to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to see Gong Yonggu's talent, so he kept silent.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little dissatisfied with Gong Yonggu's initial attitude, and even once doubted whether he was still suitable for the position of commander-in-chief.
Because a person's talents, learning and other abilities can be cultivated, but his character is difficult to change, especially since Gong Yonggu is already thirty years old and his character has already been formed. If he doesn't have that fierceness, even if Zhu Yuanzhang gives him some advice, he may not be able to change it. Dacheng.
But when he saw the murderous aura behind Gong Yonggu, this worry eased a lot.
At this moment, seeing Gong Yonggu kneeling down to plead guilty, he helped him up with his own hands and said: "Ping Xihou, you are worrying too much. We are just here to listen. All military affairs should be decided by you!"
After Gong Yonggu thanked him, he remembered the gift Zhu Yuanzhang said, bowed and asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder what gift you are talking about?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Didn't we give you our gift just now?"
Gong Yonggu was stunned when he heard this, and then said with some surprise: "Your Majesty said that Ma Decai and others were killed under your order?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said in a deep voice: "After we entered Yu County, we found many corpses of people along the way. We happened to see Ma Decai killing people, so we ordered him to be killed."
When Gong Yonggu saw Zhu Yuanzhang's angry face when talking about Ma Decai, he hurriedly knelt down to apologize.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not help him up this time, but continued to say in a deep voice: "Ping Xihou, we know it is not easy for you, but if the military discipline is not strict and you can't follow the orders and prohibitions, how can you command the entire army?"
When Gong Yonggu heard this, his body trembled and he said, "Your Majesty taught you a lesson, I must remember it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "Then what are you going to do next? Are you going to angrily rebuke the generals?"
Gong Yonggu shook his head and said: "No, the generals have not returned to their hearts yet. Angry accusations will only make everyone alienated. In addition, the war is imminent, and it is not appropriate to cause conflicts at this moment."
"Moreover, Ma Decai, a mere member of a hundred households, dared to violate national laws repeatedly. Wang Yuncheng must be behind it. In addition, Zuo Liangyu is coming soon. If Zuo Liangyu takes the opportunity... it will be detrimental to the overall situation."
"So I am prepared to deal with this matter in public. Even if Wang Yuncheng is dissatisfied, Wu Sangui and others will smooth things over and the trouble will not go too far."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little relieved to see that Gong Yonggu had realized the seriousness of the problem, but when he saw him talking about Zuo Liangyu, he stopped abruptly, and he felt a little unhappy in his heart.
So he nodded and said: "Well, it seems that we were wrong before. Judging from these incidents, Wu Sangui is actually a loyal minister. Ping Xihou, you must make good use of him!"
Hearing this, Gong Yonggu glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang in surprise. After a moment's hesitation, he kowtowed and reported, "Your Majesty, I feel that Wu Sangui appears to be loyal, but in reality he is treacherous. He is by no means a loyal minister. Your Majesty, please be more careful."
"Not a loyal minister?"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, then looked at Gong Yonggu with dissatisfaction and said, "Tell me, why is he not a loyal minister?"
Gong Yonggu also heard the dissatisfaction in Zhu Yuanzhang's words, but he did not shrink from it. He still said with an upright face: "According to the news from the minister, nearly 20,000 of the 30,000 to 40,000 people brought by Wu Sangui are Shanhaiguan senior officials." No. 1 troops and horses."
"But after the battle in Beijing, not only Wang Yongji died in the battle, but more than 20,000 people were also killed and injured, but his people were basically unharmed. This is one of the reasons."
"The second is that he attacked Guangling without asking for permission, which caused Gao Jie, Ma Jinzhong and others to follow suit, but he withdrew on the grounds of conspiracy."
"This matter was reasonable, but after he saw through the conspiracy, he did not first notify Gao Jie and others who were closer to him. Instead, he only wrote to his ministers. As a result, Gao Jie and others were defeated and lost nearly 10,000 people."
"Finally, and most importantly, the recent instability in military morale is mostly caused by rumors. However, I secretly investigated and found that many rumors came from the military camps of Wu Sangui and Wang Yuncheng. This shows that their intentions are not good. Your Majesty, please be more careful!"
After Gong Yonggu finished speaking, he knocked his head heavily on the ground again, and his body trembled slightly.
Because his words were very easy for Zhu Yuanzhang to misunderstand, thinking that he was taking the opportunity to shirk responsibility, but if he didn't say it, he was worried that Zhu Yuanzhang would be misunderstood by Wu Sangui.
He was a loyal and upright person by nature, and he always kept in mind Zhu Yuanzhang's previous words of "planning with all his heart". After hesitation, he said them all in one go.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Gong Yonggu who was bowing his head on the ground, with a smile on his face.
It turned out that when he saw the murderous aura exuded by Gong Yonggu earlier, although he was satisfied, he was also worried that Gong Yonggu was just angry for a moment, not his true nature.
In addition, he was also worried that Gong Yonggu's temperament would change after he gained power. Especially what happened to Zuo Liangyu just now made him doubtful, so he deliberately used Wu Sangui to test it.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Gong Yonggu was not afraid of coercion and spoke up to him. He knew that not only his character had not changed, but his mind was much stronger than before. He smiled and helped him up and said: "Okay, since you think Wu Sangui has ulterior motives, then you How are you going to respond?"
Gong Yonggu was stunned and said: "I am going to use his hypocrisy to win this battle first. As for his crime, it will be decided by His Majesty."
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said: "Ping Xihou, do you think you are the only one who knows Wu Sangui's hypocrisy?"
"Moreover, the country has no two masters, and the army has no two commanders. Even if it is a temporary solution, if you give someone the authority, if he gives up the challenge at the critical moment, wouldn't you have wasted all your previous efforts?"
Hearing this, Gong Yonggu immediately understood and said: "Your Majesty, I want Wu Sangui to serve as the supervisor of the army. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Okay, we will write you an imperial edict later. In addition..."
Gong Yonggu nodded repeatedly after listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and the long-lost smile finally appeared on his face again.
