"Brother, we are trapped in the canyon."
A dark-skinned middle-aged man chewed betel nuts.
"Give me one." Hou Dagou is from the Yao people. He is short, muscular, and has a fierce face.
When he was young, he participated in the Lan Ai Er Yao people's uprising, defeated the Ming army many times, and made great achievements in battle.
After Lan Ai'er died, he became the leader of the rebel army.
The Ming army suffered a lot from him.
Hou Dagou was also chewing betel nut, showing his black and yellow teeth: "Find a way to break out."
"I can't break out!"
Fatty smiled bitterly: "This Ming army is not a guard army. They don't use swords, they use crossbows and wolves. Our people can't get close at all."
The Langzhen was invented by the rebel Ye Zongliu during the Zhengtong period. It was made of large moso bamboo. The front end has a sharp blade used to assassinate the enemy. It is as sharp as a spear head. The bamboo handle retains the intertwined branches and leaves.
"Damn it, how could they learn our weapons!"
Hou Dagou had no iron in his hands and could not make standard weapons. He could only use local materials and soaked bamboo in oil repeatedly to make the bamboo soft and hard.
If the condition is good, install the iron tip on the top.
If you don't have any conditions, just use bamboo poles.
This kind of weapon is difficult to operate and requires the cooperation of multiple people. It requires frequent practice and familiarity with each other.
"They should also learn how to beg for food!" Hou Dagou was angry.
If there was a knife and a sword, who would be willing to use such a broken weapon.
But the Ming army learned this crap!
"Brother, the Ming army trains on the hillside every day. With shields, swordsmen, and fire guns, their combat effectiveness is much stronger than ours."
Fatty saw the Ming army drill with his own eyes.
That battle made it clear to him that the Ming army generals were going to take action!
"Damn it, learn how to beg for food! Is the Ming army too poor to have food?"
Hou Dagou cursed angrily: "Where is the person who incited us to burn the ship? Let him contact the master behind him and ask this group of Ming troops to retreat and make way for us!"
Jigglypuff smiled bitterly.
The core of this rebel army is the remaining forces of the Lan Ai'er uprising group, plus the natives who are constantly attracting them, they are all old thieves.
A thief has his own way, and Fatty had already found out the identity of the new Guangxi Commander-in-Chief.
That is the emperor's in-laws.
"What the hell, Liu Pu also has a title!"
"Why don't you still get beaten to a pulp by us!"
Hou Dagou sneered: "What about the emperor's in-laws? Can he stay in Guangxi all his life?"
"Huh, isn't it just to get military glory? Every official is like this!"
"When have we ever rebelled without their instigation behind us?"
"The rebellion was put down, and military success came."
"Everyone knows it."
"Does Fang Ying dare to break this rule?"
"To put it bluntly, our rebellion is to cooperate with these officials to get promoted and get rich!"
"How can Fang Ying get serious with us?"
"Pang Ding, pick two old people with smart minds to talk to Fang Ying."
"The worst case scenario is that we listen to him. As long as he lets us go, we will give him military exploits if nothing happens in the future. We will give him whatever he wants. It's the best of both worlds. How great!"
But Jigglypuff didn't move.
"Why don't you go?" Hou Dagou spat out the betel nut and stared at him.
"Brother, I'm afraid it won't work this time!"
Jigglypuff scratched his hair: "Didn't you realize that we conquered the city before?"
"Those guardsmen will attack the city like crazy and drive us out of the city."
"The guardsmen only care about the officials in the city and don't care about the people outside."
"But Fang Ying didn't. He took his time and allowed us to occupy the city, but he surrounded the city without fighting, squeezing our living space little by little."
"I don't care about the life or death of the officials and old wealthy men in the city."
"I also heard that the emperor was furious because we burned down the shipyard, so he sent Fang Ying to kill us!"
"Rather than saying that we retreated to Dateng Gorge, it is better to say that Fang Ying drove us to Dateng Gorge."
"Half a month has passed and there has been no news from outside."
"Before, Fang Ying could no longer bear the pressure and would either attack or negotiate with us for recruitment."
"There's nothing now."
"Fang Ying is slowly training on the hillside."
"Explain that Fang Ying is a person sent by the emperor. No one on the ground in Guangxi dares to mess with him, and no one dares to say a word for us."
"Fang Ying is cruel and wants to kill us!"
Fatty was considered a strategist. He put another betel nut into his mouth with a sad look on his face.
Hou Dagou panicked.
There is a shortage of food in Dateng Gorge and we are almost exhausted.
They are wandering thieves. Wherever they fight and eat, there is no food at all.
You can’t eat the women and property you stole!
"What should we do?" Hou Dagou asked.
"Brother, please surrender..."
Before Fatty could finish his words, Hou Dagou choked him: "Have you been bribed by someone? Surrender?"
"I'm rebelling with Boss Lan. They've been rebelling for almost 20 years. Are you telling me to surrender?"
"Lao Dabai is dead?"
"All my brothers died in vain?"
"Are you still my fucking brother?"
Hou Dagou said fiercely: "Even if I die, I will not surrender to those Han dog officials!"
Jigglypuff kept rolling his eyes and was about to be strangled to death.
Hou Dagou let go of him.
Jigglypuff greedily breathed the fresh air, curled up on the ground, and kept coughing: "Brother, do you want to surrender?"
"Isn't there nothing we can do about it?"
"You can still live if you surrender."
"It's been so hard for a few months. We don't even have to attack with officers and soldiers. We're all f*cking starved to death!"
Jigglypuff slowly got up: "Who can forget Boss Lan's revenge? But you can only get revenge if you are alive! Brother!"
Hou Dagou stared at him and said word by word: "Then I won't surrender either!"
He put his arms around Jigglypuff's neck, carefully observed his surroundings, and said in a low voice, "We're not at the end of the road yet."
"Dateng Gorge is so big, it's easy to find an army of tens of thousands."
"But finding a few people is as difficult as climbing to the sky."
"At worst, we abandon the army and hide it in the mountain stream."
"If we don't come out, the officers and soldiers will never find us. As long as the property is still in their hands, why don't we have a chance to make a comeback?"
Hou Dagou doesn't want to let go of his power.
Jigglypuff nodded quickly, but felt nervous in his heart.
Even the leaders of the rebel army retreated, not to mention the panic-stricken mob. These people were not good at fighting, but they were all good at internal strife.
Once the camp is bombed, the consequences will be disastrous.
And outside the canyon.
Ou Xin and Tao Cheng trained their troops step by step, but some generals were lazy.
However, they worked diligently and practiced with the soldiers. As a result, the soldiers in these two teams rarely complained about fatigue, and their combat effectiveness was visibly improved.
All this was recorded by the censor and put into Fang Ying's hands.
Fang Ying sent a total of twenty generals, each with a thousand men, and a total of 20,000 troops to completely surround Dadeng Gorge, forming a closed loop.
But three uninvited guests came to the General Military Office.
One is the head of the Ye family in Guilin, Ye Kai.
The other two are Tao Quan, the magistrate of Wuzhou Prefecture, and Lu Xuan, the eunuch guarding Guangxi.
Because Fang Ying surrounded and refused to suppress him, he came to put pressure on Fang Ying.
"Mr. Fang, our family has direct access to Tianting. Whatever you do in the local area, our family will report to the emperor." Lu Xuan held the orchid and said with a smile.
In the General Military Office, Lu Xuan was actually sitting in the main seat.
On the contrary, the commander in chief, Fang Ying, sat in the second position.
"Fang has no regrets. Your Majesty will naturally make decisions impartially and directly. I am willing to wait for His Majesty's decision!" Fang Ying did not dare to offend Lu Xuan.
On his way to Guangxi, someone mentioned him.
The Zhenguo Army did not have a garrison eunuch. This Lu Xuan spent money to find many connections in Beijing and wanted to be the garrison eunuch of the Zhenguo Army.
But the emperor did not send one. Lu Xuan thought that Fang Ying was slandering him, so he hated Fang Ying.
"snort!"
Lu Xuan sneered: "Why don't you send troops to suppress the thieves immediately?"
"Father, our army is not familiar with the internal terrain of Dateng Gorge. If we attack hastily, we may suffer heavy losses."
Fang Ying explained sincerely: "Hou Dagou is trapped in the Dadeng Gorge. It won't take long for his troops to be naturally defeated."
"It won't take long, how long will it take?" Lu Xuan asked.
"If I go back to my father-in-law, I think it could be as short as one month or as long as two months." Fang Ying lowered her attitude.
Lu Xuan immediately shouted: "Your Majesty is waiting to report a victory, how can he wait for you for two months? The soldiers of the Ming army have to wait two months before reporting their victory?"
Fang Ying didn't speak.
"Send the order, enter the Dateng Gorge immediately and destroy it!" Lu Xuan shouted sharply.
"Father, I am the chief military officer of Guangxi."
"Military orders must come from the hands of the subordinate. This was given by His Majesty personally when the official left the capital!"
"How can my father-in-law overstep his authority to act as a servant?"
Fang Ying will not hand over military power.
"My father-in-law is a close official of the emperor. If you, Fang Ying, neglected the opportunity to fight, I have the right to take over the state-controlled army. When the time comes, I will naturally tell the emperor the whole story!" Lu Xuan shouted.
The two sides were in a stalemate.
Tao Quan, the prefect of Wuzhou, smoothed things over and said: "Don't worry, you two. You are both working for the country and your majesty. Just be harmonious."
"Humph!" Lu Xuan snorted coldly and turned his head.
Fang Ying gave a bitter smile: "Prefect Chen, the Hou bandits have broken Wuzhou Mansion. You know the strength of the Hou bandits and rush in to suppress them. It is still unknown what the outcome will be."
Tao Quan's face fell. He was an orthodox Jinshi for ten years, and Shang Ren, Zhang Lun, Ye Sheng, Yuan Jie, etc. who were on the same list as him were already highly respected ministers.
And he was just a small prefect, but Wuzhou Prefecture was broken down by the rebels, and it was difficult for him to keep his title as prefect.
"The lower official understands the commander-in-chief's plight."
Tao Quan smiled bitterly: "That's why I invited my friend Wang Lao Ye from Guangxi. My friend Ye comes from a prominent family in Guangxi."
"The intention of the lower official is to trouble my friend Ye and go to Hou Dagou to make peace with him, recruit him to make peace with him, and eliminate the military disaster."
"What do you think of the commander-in-chief?"
This is the real deal!
I came to intercede for Hou Dagou.
Fang Ying looked at the old man named Ye Kai.
Ye Kai, wearing a square scarf, bowed respectfully: "I've met Mr. Commander-in-Chief."
The reason why Tao Quan called him friend was because Ye Kai was a candidate, and he was talking about classmate ceremony.
"Mr. Ye, do you have any clever ideas to teach Fang?" Fang Ying was neither anxious nor angry.
"If the commander-in-chief is interested, I can go to Hehou Dagou on behalf of the commander-in-chief and ask him to recruit him." Ye Kai said leisurely.
The Ye family is a big family in Lingnan.
The name of his family that goes down in history is Ye Zongliu, a rebel. It was Ye Zongliu's rebels who invented the wolf trap. The biggest rebellion in the Zhengtong Dynasty was caused by Ye Zongliu, which invaded the three provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi.
But Ye Zongliu is from Zhejiang, but Ye Kai said that he and Ye Zongliu belong to the same family, and they share the same genealogy.
"What do you think, father-in-law?" Fang Ying did not make a decision, but looked at Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan sneered: "According to my father-in-law's wishes, there is nothing to be done to appease him. Hou Dagou is weak, so we can just send troops to suppress it."
"Eunuch Lu's words are wrong. People will die in war. Since Hou Dagou has been forced into a desperate situation, it is better to recruit him and make him serve the country." Tao Quan said with a smile.
Watch these two singing together.
Fang Ying snorted and laughed.
Lu Xuan looked at him angrily.
"Do you know what your Majesty means?" Fang Ying asked slowly.
Lu Xuan was immediately solemn: "As long as the emperor issues an imperial edict, even if Guangxi is wiped out, my slaves will not hesitate!"
Tao Quan and Ye Kai were both solemn.
Like three great loyal ministers.
"My father-in-law is loyal and courageous. Your Majesty must be able to see it."
Fang Ying knelt down in the direction of the Forbidden City, respectfully took out a memorial from her clothes, raised her hands high and said, "This is the imperial edict given to me by the Holy One!"
"Kneel down!"
Fang Ying shouted sharply.
Plop!
Lu Xuan was startled and quickly knelt down in front of the imperial edict.
Tao Quan and Ye Kai did not dare to neglect and prostrated themselves on the ground.
"Your Majesty has made it clear that we will investigate the Hou Dagou rebellion!"
Fang Ying's eyes were sharp: "No matter who it is, find them all and kill them without mercy!"
Plop!
Lu Xuan's body softened and he lay on the ground.
Although he was far away in Guangxi, he often had activities in Beijing. He was the emperor's personal attendant, and his power came from the emperor.
To be precise, the source of his power is Feng Xiao.
Therefore, he knows very well about the affairs in Beijing.
What kind of person is the emperor? Feng Xiaoke has beaten him. Once the emperor gets angry, he, Feng Xiao, will die too! What does Lu Xuan want to do?
"This slave is guilty! This slave is guilty!"
Lu Xuan slapped himself in the mouth hard: "This slave received 10,000 taels of silver from Ye Kai before helping Ye Kai to do the buckle. I want to redeem Hou Dagou, please forgive me!"
The emperor was far away in the capital, so he relied on an imperial edict.
He frightened the guarding eunuch who was showing his teeth and claws like this.
Even Fang Ying was shocked.
From the moment he entered the court, Lu Xuan didn't take Fang Ying seriously, and his tone was extremely disrespectful.
But when he took out the emperor's imperial edict, Lu Xuan kept kowtowing and slapping himself.
This shows the emperor's intimidating power.
Ye Kai was also dumbfounded.
Lu Xuan is the garrison eunuch of Guangxi. He is good at everything, and he dares to do anything. In recent years, Lan Ai'er and Hou Dagou have rebelled, and he has been collecting money.
Unexpectedly, Fang Ying took out the imperial edict and frightened Lu Xuan like this.
"Ye Kai, why did you bribe the servant?"
Fang Yingxing placed the imperial edict in the court hall, faced it respectfully, and questioned Ye Kai.
"I'm asking Eunuch Lu to do something small..."
Snapped!
Fang Ying Duotou slapped him on the face: "Why don't you just recruit him from the truth?"
"How dare you lie in front of His Majesty's decree?"
"Somebody come!"
"Pass this order from the General Soldier to apprehend the Ye family in Guilin! Go!"
Fang Ying roared.
Ye Kai was even more stupid.
Is this still an official of the country? Are you sure he's not a robber?
Ye Kai winked at Lu Xuan, but Lu Xuan was lying on the ground, not looking at anything.
Tao Quan was also frightened by Lu Xuan's actions. In Guangxi, Lu Xuan was the biggest official, and he never looked good on Xue Xuan.
But why are you so frightened by an imperial edict?
He didn't dare to protect Ye Kai.
"Please spare my life, Commander-in-Chief!" Ye Kai could only save himself.
Fang Ying looked back and stared at him: "If you want your nine tribes to survive, tell the whole story honestly."
"If you dare to lie in front of His Majesty, you are deceiving the Emperor!"
"Eunuch Lu, tell him, how should he be punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor?"
Lu Xuan's face was covered with sweat, and he trembled and said: "Execute, punish the nine tribes!"
Ye Kai was frightened: "No, I don't dare."
"Then let's recruit from the real situation!"
Ye Kai didn't dare to hide it.
He said that Hou Dagou was supported by the local gentry and would rob farmers when he had nothing to do, and then split the money 50-50.
Later, Hou Dagou became so ambitious that he rebelled, destroyed the city, and killed officials.
The local gentry did not dare to cooperate with him anymore, but Hou Dagou relied on the gentry, like a piece of dog-skin plaster, which he could not get rid of.
"Will this commander believe it?"
Fang Ying sneered: "Ye Kai, the crime of deceiving the emperor is unforgivable!"
"Drag him out and kill him!"
Two soldiers came in from outside the hall and dragged Ye Kai out.
"Sir, have mercy on me! Have mercy on me!"
Fang Ying ignored him and looked at Tao Quan with twinkling eyes: "Prefect of Wuzhou, Wuzhou city was destroyed but you are still alive, and now you are working with Ye Kai to intercede for Hou Dagou!"
"It doesn't matter if Ye Kai doesn't say anything."
"This is the Holy Purpose. My commander-in-chief sends people to Guilin to start a killing spree. There will always be people who are afraid and will speak out!"
"Tao Quan, do you want the Nine Clans to die? Or will you bear the responsibility alone?"
Tao Quan's body went limp.
He understood why Lu Xuan was so afraid.
The emperor wants to plow Guangxi.
Fang Ying became the commander-in-chief of Guangxi, not to pacify the little Hou Dagou, but to completely plow Guangxi.
Just when Tao Quan hesitated, Ye Kai's head was brought in.
Tao Quan exclaimed: "The official is here! All of them are here!"
He confessed to more than a dozen gentry.
They are all confused with Hou Dagou.
Tao Quan's face was ashen, he would definitely die, he just wanted to save the Tao family.
"Zhu Yong!"
"Follow the list and catch them!"
Fang Ying asked Zhu Yong to do it himself.
"I obey my orders!" Zhu Yong did not dare to neglect.
It became more and more clear why Fang Ying surrounded and refused to suppress.
Just fishing.
Look at the Guangxi gentry, which one is a human being and which one is a ghost.
Hou Dagou is not difficult to calm down.
What's difficult is figuring out the intricate relationships behind Hou Dagou and uprooting them.
As a result, Ye Kai arrived at his door.
"Eunuch Lu, it's your turn." Fang Ying looked at Lu Xuan with a sinister look.
Lu Xuan was peeing and pooping.
Sobbed: "Master Fang, please spare my life!"
The corners of Fang Ying's mouth curled up.
Lu Xuan didn't know who was supporting Hou Dagou. He was responsible for collecting money and managing relations in Beijing.
Lu Xuan is also a ruthless person.
He gave gifts but left a gift list, which was all recorded. He gave the gift list to Fang Ying and asked Fang Ying to go to Beijing to check.
Fang Ying suddenly turned bitter. This is a big trouble.
There were all dignitaries in the capital, and it was not that Fang Ying couldn't afford to offend them, but that he didn't want to offend them. Once the list was sent to the emperor, it would be Fang Ying who would be the unlucky one.
Lu Xuan was taking revenge on him!
Lu Xuan knew he would die, so he dragged Fang Ying with him to explode.
"Lu Xuan!" Fang Ying gritted her teeth.
"This guard belongs to the Emperor. To kill me, I need the Emperor's approval!"
Lu Xuan smiled strangely and said: "Master Fang, it is best that you never return to the capital in your life, hahaha..."
After laughing, he burst into tears.
There is no tomorrow, the emperor will definitely execute him.
If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have boarded Ye Kai's pirate ship.
Zhu Yong is arresting people.
Fang Ying sent Zhu Yi to Guilin to arrest people.
Earthquakes began throughout Guangxi.
On the other hand, no one took Dateng Gorge seriously, and Hou Dagou and other rebels became abandoned sons.
But the abandoned son didn’t want to die either.
There is an increasing shortage of food in Dateng Gorge, and the country is in trouble both internally and externally.
Hou Dagou was worried about rebellion, and ordered the soldiers not to talk to each other, and those who spoke would be killed.
As a result, on the thirty-second day of the siege, civil strife broke out in Dateng Gorge. Leaders such as Hou Dagou and Fat Ding were killed. The hungry rebels killed each other and surrendered to the Ming army after dawn.
The good news was sent to the center.
It's already mid-July.
"Fang Ying did a good job."
Zhu Qiyu looked at the victory report and said with a satisfied smile: "More than 30,000 people have been recruited."
"Hou Dagou is not a personal thorn in the first place."
"It's just a whetstone used to train the national army."
"Send an order to Fang Ying to order the prisoners to dig mountains and build roads, regardless of death."
"Don't kill the gentry who participated in supporting Hou Dagou's rebellion. They will all be taken as prisoners and we will open mountains and build roads to make their deaths worthwhile."
Zhu Qiyu tapped his fingertips: "Order Fang Ying to reorganize the Guangxi Army and temporarily place it under the organizational structure of the Zhenguo Army...Give me 100,000 troops and bulldoze the chieftains for me! Completely plow Guangxi!"
"Ou Xin and Tao Cheng didn't grab any credit, they understood the overall situation."
"All twenty generals were rewarded, promoted to one rank, and still affiliated with the Zhenguo Army."
"Xue Xuan was appointed governor of Guangxi, Fang Ying was appointed governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhu Yi was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of Guangxi, and Zhu Yong was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of Guangdong to cooperate with Chen Wang and Weng Xin."
"Zhu Yong went to garrison Guangzhou Prefecture and guard the Shibo Division."
"Tell Fang Ying to do two things in Guangxi, build ships and train troops!"
Zhu Qiyu didn't care at all about which gentry he found.
Just treat them all as prisoners and consume them.
Those who were lucky enough to survive were demoted to military households and served as soldiers.
As for the shortage of Han people in Guangxi, then we should immigrate there from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
The palace examination is being held in Fengtian Palace.
Li Jin and Mao Sheng have already led their troops out of Beijing, and elite soldiers drawn from various towns have also entered Beijing one after another, and are temporarily under the control of the Fifth Army Governor's Office.
Yu Qian and Cao Yi have already passed through Tongzhou and will be able to meet them tomorrow at the latest.
Zhu Qiyu handled government affairs in Fengtian Hall.
When the students met you for the first time, most of them were trembling during the palace examination, their minds went blank, and it was difficult for them to perform at their normal level.
But there are also down-to-earth candidates, most of whom come from famous families.
The imperial examination is all about mentality.
They didn't know that the emperor had no interest in looking at them at all. The emperor was dealing with government affairs with a frown on his face.
Feng Xiao handed over the victory in Guangxi to Bai Gui.
Bai Gui, the examiner, was also depressed. He was the most miserable examiner since the Ming Dynasty.
Opening the memorial, he immediately frowned.
He quickly walked to His Majesty Dan. He was far away from the emperor and needed to shout when speaking. However, candidates were taking exams and no noise was allowed.
It could only be written with a pen and handed over to the emperor by Feng Xiao.
Zhu Qiyu unfolded it and saw that Bai Gui was worried that the Zhenguo army would not lose its tail, so he asked the emperor to send eunuchs to supervise the army.
If there are eunuchs, there is naturally a need for civil servants.
Bai Gui's ulterior motives can be seen to the end at a glance.
"Huaien has returned to Beijing, let Qin Cheng go."
Zhu Qiyu said: "Guangxi indeed has too many honorable ministers. Let him recommend someone."
Bai Gui recommended Xue Yuan and Zhang Lun.
Both men are in jail.
They are all Yingfu sects and people from Zhu Qizhen.
Zhang Lun was imprisoned in Jingtai for five years, and Xue Yuan has been imprisoned since the beginning of the year.
However, Bai Gui chose these two people to take charge of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Recently, the people in Zhu Qi Town have been on the rise.
This was the result of deliberate promotion by the courtiers and was used to check and balance the imperial power.
"Bring these two people here and kneel at the door!"
Zhu Qiyu had a playful expression on his face: "It would be too boring if you didn't choose the color scheme for the student hall exam."
Feng Xiao understood the idea and went to do it immediately.
Soon, two prisoners, wearing shackles, knelt at the door of Fengtian Hall.
The candidates did not dare to look, but they still saw that although these two men were wearing prison uniforms, they were neatly dressed and looked upright.
Bai Gui's face turned pale.
He quickly lowered his head and eyebrows, not daring to speak.
Zhu Qiyu had a playful expression.
With the completion of the three questions of essays, essays, and poems, the palace examination officially came to an end.
Zhu Qiyu stood up slowly and walked down from Danbi.
All the students turned around and knelt down towards the emperor.
"Does anyone recognize these two?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhang Lun and Xue Yuan.
Of course the candidates don’t know each other.
But Bai Gui knows him.
"His name is Zhang Lun!"
Zhu Qiyu pointed at him: "In the fifth year of Jingtai, he wrote a letter to persuade me to make Zhu Jianshen the crown prince. I will abdicate in favor of someone worthy of the throne, and the crown prince will inherit the throne. I will be the supreme emperor!"
Snap!
Some candidates dropped their writing brushes on the ground.
Is this Zhang Lun crazy?
How dare you say such a thing?
They seem to have forgotten that at that time, Zhang Lun sent a letter to the emperor, and the scholars applauded, and they did not stop cheering for Zhang Lun.
Otherwise, Zhang Lun has been imprisoned for three years. Why is his prison uniform neat and tidy, his body white and fat, and he has not received any abuse?
"Zhang Lun, say what you said in the letter again." Zhu Qiyu had a smile on his face.
Zhang Lun's eyes were firm and he said loudly: "In the five years since Jingtai and I have been together, we have written a letter stating fourteen suggestions including cultivating morality and eliminating disasters..."
"Today, I dare to speak out!"
"Filial piety and brotherhood are the foundation of all walks of life."
"I hope that after your Majesty retires from the imperial court, he will see the empress dowagers of the two palaces and practice the etiquette of greeting, watching, and eating."
"The Emperor has reigned over the world for fourteen years and is the father of the world."
"Your Majesty was personally canonized and is a minister of the Emperor."
"Your Majesty and the Emperor, although they have different bodies, are actually the same person."
"I read the edict to welcome the emperor back to the palace and said: 'Etiquette can only increase honor and cannot lower it; righteousness can only honor by humiliation.'"
"I hope your Majesty will fulfill this promise."
"Perhaps on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month, or on the New Year's Day, leading the ministers to meet the emperor at Yanhe Gate to show brotherly love. This is really the highest wish of the world."
Zhang Lun is sonorous and powerful, striking to the ground.
The candidates in Fengtian Hall were all frightened. Can you say this casually?
This is the memorial to Zhang Lun in the fifth year of Jingtai.
Snapped!
Suddenly there was a whip sound.
Zhang Lun, who was reading aloud, screamed.
There was a bloody mark on the prison uniform, and the skin and flesh were torn. His straight waist stooped, his body convulsed, and then he fell to the ground.
"How dare you be rude in front of the emperor?" The eunuch sneered from behind.
Snapped!
Another whip struck Zhang Lun's body.
Zhang Lun's body twitched in pain.
"Keep reading!" The eunuch sneered.
Zhang Lun gritted his teeth and said: "Eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in foreign affairs, sycophants are not allowed to steal power, and sensuality is not allowed in the harem. Please prohibit all such things as yin and yin."
Snapped!
Another whip struck Zhang Lun hard.
After three whips, Zhang Lun's back was covered in blood and he couldn't even look at it.
Zhang Lun's body kept shaking and he whimpered. It was so painful that he couldn't help but want to scream.
Snapped!
Another whip, Zhang Lun fell to the ground, his shackles got stuck on the stone slab, and he couldn't get up at all.
The candidates in Fengtian Hall shivered when they saw this scene with their own eyes.
Bai Gui's face turned pale, and at some point, he also knelt on the ground.
"Keep reading." Zhu Qiyu was still smiling.
Snapped!
Another whip.
But Zhang Lun was in so much pain that he couldn't get up.
"The emperor asked you to read, are you mute?" The eunuch's cold voice sounded behind his head.
"Pooh!"
Zhang Lun spat out a mouthful of blood: "Dog eunuch!"
Snapped!
What greeted him was another crack of the whip.
Zhang Lun vomited blood again, but still insisted on getting up.
Snapped!
As long as he doesn't speak, the whip will fall.
Xue Yuan was right next to Zhang Lun and saw with his own eyes the cruelty of the whip.
When the whip moved, he trembled.
His face became increasingly pale.
"He is a tough guy! He has backbone!"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and stopped whipping.
"I'm asking you, do you know you were wrong?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
Zhang Lun vomited blood and slowly crawled up with his head: "Weichen is right!"
Zhu Qiyu raised his eyelids and said: "Bai Gui told me that I want you to go to Guangxi as a patrol envoy to take charge of the national army."
"If I give you military power, will you rebel?"
Zhang Lun was surprised. He thought the emperor wanted to ridicule him.
But he didn't expect that the emperor would actually use him.
"Wei Chen is willing, Wei Chen is willing!"
Zhu Qiyu ignored him.
Zhang Lun gritted his teeth and said: "The king is the king and the ministers are the ministers. The humble ministers will always be ministers. They will never dare to rebel!"
"How could I believe what you said?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Since you say you are loyal, show it to yourself."
Snap!
A short knife was thrown at Zhang Lun's feet.
A eunuch untied his shackles.
Zhang Lun looked at the knife and smiled miserably.
He said he was loyal to the king, so he had to prove it.
If he takes a knife and stabs the emperor, he will be recorded in the history books and become a sycophant for the ages. His remonstrance memorial will be stink and his family will be harmed.
Only by taking a knife and cutting out your own heart can you prove your innocence.
How could he do it!
Xue Yuan just looked at it, he was so frightened that he was paralyzed.
Zhang Lun slowly picked up the knife and couldn't put it down!
real.
If you can commit suicide, how can you kill yourself?
Zhu Qiyu looked at him like this: "Prove your loyalty to me."
Everyone in Fengtian Hall was kneeling.
The candidates were also dumbfounded. This was the consequence of offending the emperor.
Let Zhang Lun cut his own heart to prove his innocence.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty..." Zhang Lun wanted to beg for mercy, but when the words came to his lips, he couldn't say them out.
"Can't you do it? Are you disloyal to me?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Then you are loyal to King Mobei, right? Face Nangong and show your loyalty to Nangong. I don't blame you."
Zhang Lun still couldn't move his hand, and the hand holding the knife kept trembling.
“Are you also disloyal to Nangong?”
"Then why do you ask me to go to Yanhe Gate to see King Mobei every day?"
"I am the emperor! He is just a prince!"
"Why should I see him in court?"
"You stipulated it!"
Zhu Qiyu shouted loudly: "Come here, arrest the nine Zhanglun clans! Lingchi!"
ah?
The candidates in Fengtian Hall were horrified.
Zhang Lun's face turned pale and he threw himself on the ground: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty! Please spare my life!"
"Aren't you a tough guy?"
"Don't you have any backbone?"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "Is he a tough guy who has been whipped a few times? Does he have the backbone to be whipped a few times?"
"It's too cheap!"
"Why? You don't even dare to prove your loyalty?"
"Instead, they told me to tell me how to meet the Mobei Dynasty."
"Why don't you come to see me?"
"ah?"
"Do you have shit in your fucking head?"
"Go, open his head, let me see if there is shit inside!"
Zhu Qiyu curled his lips and sneered.
What a tough guy, where did the tough guy come from!
In the face of life and death, who can not be afraid?
If you, Zhang Lun, were not afraid, you would have committed suicide in prison out of fear of crime!
Are you pretending to be a wise minister in front of me? Pretending to be a remonstrator?
Aren't you just stepping on me to fulfill your reputation?
Will I be infamy for eternity?
good! I will help you!
Two eunuchs came over, one holding an iron hoop and the other holding an ax, ready to split Zhang Lun's head.
"No, no!" Zhang Lun looked at the ax and his body went limp.
Kneel once, kneel forever.
For the first time, I was stunned, and I was really not afraid of death.
But as long as they survive, they will be extremely afraid of death, a hundred times more afraid of death than ordinary people.
Zhang Lun fell to the ground, tears streaming down his face: "Wei Chen realizes his mistake, please be merciful to Your Majesty, please spare Wei Chen! Please spare Wei Chen!"
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand to signal to stop and asked him: "Then are you loyal to King Mobei? Or are you loyal to me?"
"I am loyal to the Holy One, loyal to the Holy One!" Zhang Lun kept crying.
"Since you are loyal to me."
"Why are you asking me to pay homage to King Mobei every day?"
"He is just a prince, I am the emperor!"
"One moment he scolds the eunuch, the other moment he scolds me, and he still wants to help the prince ascend the throne!"
"snort."
"I think your mind is not normal."
"Open it and take a look, maybe it's full of maggots."
Zhu Qiyu turned around and looked at the palace examination candidates: "In the future, you will also become officials in the court."
"Weigh it carefully, whose dog you are!"
"I can give you power, and I can also let you nine tribes die!"
"Did you hear that?"
Zhu Qiyu's face showed a fierce look.
"Students, please obey the Holy Instructions!" The candidates were lying on the ground, trembling.
This emperor seems to be different from the folk rumors.
Such a frightening scene made everyone's bodies weak and unable to get up at all.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Xue Yuan saw with his own eyes that Zhang Lun was immobilized, an iron hoop was placed on his head, and the ax was raised high...
He was so frightened that he howled.
"Trash, why are you crying?"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "Open his eyelids and let him stare. As long as he dares to close his eyes, the second one will chop his head!"
Xue Yuan was stunned.
The emperor is so cruel, why is there no one to dissuade him?
Zhang Lun fainted from fright when he saw the flashing axe.
This is not a matter of a few whips or a few boards, but to be killed in the most violent way. Fortunately, he will not be lonely on the road to hell, and his family will follow him.
Wow!
A basin of cold water splashed Zhang Lun awake.
Zhang Lun opened his eyes, collapsed and cried: "Please forgive me, please forgive me! I want to be your Majesty's dog, your Majesty's dog..."
Xue Yuan kept kowtowing: "I don't dare to disobey Your Majesty anymore. I don't dare anymore. Please Your Majesty, woo woo woo!"
Zhu Qiyu looked at them.
This is a civil servant. In the face of life and death, he is nothing.
There are only a few people in ancient and modern times who can die generously.
Do those who study hard in Hanchuang and get Jinshi do it just to die?
Zhang Lun and Xue Yuan were both people seeking fame and reputation. They simply knew that Emperor Jingtai would be emperor soon, so they showed favor to Zhu Qizhen.
How can there be absolute loyalty in this world?
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and signaled the eunuch to put away the tools: "Two poor wild dogs."
Zhang Lun and Xue Yuan, as if they were pardoned, crawled over like dogs and kept kowtowing: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Zhu Qiyu stared at them, what should they call them?
"Woof woof woof!"
Zhang Lun and Xue Yuan competed to imitate dog barking.
No regard for propriety, justice or shame.
Not caring about the students who will take the exam this year.
Seeing this scene, something broke in the hearts of the students.
"Stop barking, the bark is worse than an old wild dog."
Zhu Qiyu said calmly: "I give you the opportunity to be a dog. You must cherish it. There will be no next time."
"Wei Chen knows his mistake, Wei Chen knows his mistake!" Both of them were frightened.
Being able to escape death is already a blessing.
What kind of courtesy and integrity is there? That thing can’t survive!
"Zhang Lun, Xue Yuan."
"You two are indeed talented."
"Otherwise, both of your heads will be split open by me."
"You two took a dog's life, and you have to know who to sacrifice your life for in the future."
The two people fell to the ground: "From now on, I will be your majesty's loyal dog, your majesty's loyal dog!"
Zhu Qiyu sneered:
"I am sending you to Guangxi."
"Zhang Lun, you will be the patrol envoy to Guangxi;"
"Xue Yuan, you will be the envoy to Guangdong;"
"Concurrently serves as military counselor of the Zhenguo Army."
"There is a war in Guangxi. You went there and you deserve credit. As long as you work hard, I will reward you where you deserve it."
Zhu Qiyu said slowly.
"I will obey the imperial edict!" Zhang Lun and Xue Yuan kowtowed, with tears streaming down their faces.
If you have known each other so long ago, why should you suffer?
"Zhang Lun, you are injured. Please bring an imperial doctor out of the capital."
"It just so happens that you two may not be used to the climate in Guangxi, so you can rest in Beijing for a few days before leaving the capital."
Zhu Qiyu said bluntly: "I will give Fang Ying three years. I want to see Guangdong and Guangxi completely become the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Just like the inland provinces, there will be no chieftains!"
"No one is allowed to rebel!"
"At that time, it will be the day when I conquer Jiaozhi in the south."
"Both of you have diplomatic talents. I may ask you to go to Annan as an envoy at any time, so be prepared."
"In these three years, we must Hanize the native people and turn the soil into Han."
"It's done. After three years, I will allow you to join the cabinet and grant you the position of supreme minister!"
"Go down."
Zhu Qiyu explained a few words.
"I thank you for your grace!" Zhang Lun and Xue Yuan saved their lives, so they should indeed thank them.
Zhu Qiyu gave Feng Xiao a look.
Feng Xiao pursued him and ordered the Zhang Lun and Xue Yuan clans to move into the capital, otherwise they could not leave the capital.
This is the reason why the emperor does not allow them to leave Beijing for the time being.
What if you leave the capital and surrender to the enemy?
It must be guarded against.
Zhang Lun and Xue Yuan were so tortured that they both wanted to kowtow to Feng Xiao, how dare they say no.
"Are you satisfied?" Zhu Qiyu tilted his head and looked at Bai Gui.
Bai Gui was horrified.
The emperor is killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.
Not only beating the candidate, but also telling him and the civil service group behind him.
Don't be careful.
What about the people of King Mobei?
Do they dare to rebel against me?
I can use whoever I want.
"Wei Chen didn't think too much when recommending talents!" Bai Gui dared to admit it.
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "It doesn't matter who you are, as long as you work hard for me, it's all for the good of the Ming Dynasty. Bai Shangshu, am I right?"
"Wei Chen is guilty, Wei Chen is guilty!" Bai Gui kowtowed as if he was pounding garlic.
Zhu Qiyu walked up to Danbi and sat on the dragon chair: "You are indeed guilty. Even as an examiner, you don't understand. Mud can't hold up a wall. Go back and reflect on it."
Bai Gui's forehead was covered with sweat and he kept kowtowing.
"Stop knocking and go back."
Zhu Qiyu was tired of him.
A good imperial examination has turned into a mess, and I have to clean up the mess for you. What can I do?
Bai Gui was heartbroken.
As a human minister, the most terrifying thing is not the emperor's punishment, but the emperor's disgust.
"Wei Chen excuses himself." Bai Gui kowtowed, looking lonely.
Zhu Qiyu looked down at the candidates and said coldly: "Everyone is optimistic, this Fengtian Palace does not support idlers."
"If you have some evil thoughts, let me take them away. If I find out, your nine tribes will suffer!"
"Work for the officials and enjoy the power."
"You have to take responsibility."
"Whether it is in the center or in a local area, the capable ones are on top and the weak are on the bottom."
"You should know very well who you owe your allegiance to."
"Don't reach out when you shouldn't."
"Don't do what you shouldn't do."
"This is the first time that you will remember all the advice I gave you."
"Never violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty."
"Ten million, tens of millions."
Zhu Qiyu sneered twice: "Everyone, please step back."
"Students wait for His Majesty to discipline, and the students will retreat!" Candidates were scared, and they couldn't get up for a long time.
There was no shit, because I didn't dare to eat last night.
Worried about farting in Fengtian Temple, he was disqualified by the emperor.
Fortunately, if you really have a shit and urine, the nineteen people have to suffer.
How many people can Zhu Qiyu look at their back?
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