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"What? Zhao Junchen went to Hujiazhuang? And he already knew about Hujiazhuang?"
In Yizhou City, Liaodong Left Road Commander Huang Shenming's expression suddenly changed after hearing the report.
Huang Shenming is thin and has a sallow complexion, but he is famous for being ruthless and reckless in Liaodong Town. He is also considered brave in combat. He also always hugs the thigh of Liaodong Commander-in-Chief He Yu, so he can climb up The high position of the general of the East and West Liao Road.
Huang Shenming knew very well what happened in Hujiazhuang.
In fact, the tragedy that happened in Hujiazhuang was largely due to Zhao Junchen.
It was precisely because Zhao Junchen wanted to come to inspect the Liaodong defense zone on behalf of the imperial court that the border troops from various places hurriedly moved around to frame a group of innocent people as rioters, and then quickly silenced them and died without any evidence, just to prevent Zhao Junchen At that time, we will try to investigate whether the civil unrest is true or false.
Of course, which people will be framed and killed by the Liaodong frontier army, and which people can survive, depends on whether the people everywhere are "sensible" and "filial". That's why the Liaodong frontier army went to Hujiazhuang. Asking for "food to help the army" and then killing and seizing the girl.
But Huang Shenming never expected that Zhao Junchen's journey would be so fast. Not only did he arrive at Liaodong territory ahead of schedule, but he also entered Liaodong territory silently, directly breaking through the actions of the Liaodong border troops. .
In fact, not only Zhao Junchen is extremely afraid of Liaodong Town's stubbornness and wanton behavior, but Liaodong Town is also afraid of Zhao Junchen, who is the elder of the imperial court and has the financial power of the temple. If Zhao Junchen is determined to become the enemy of Liaodong Town, Liaodong Town will also be afraid of Zhao Junchen. There is also no good fruit to eat.
Therefore, the generals in Liaodong Town were unwilling to conflict with Zhao Junchen unless they had to.
Now, Zhao Junchen has directly broken into the Hujiazhuang incident, which may be the fuse that triggers the conflict between the two parties!
For a moment, Huang Shenming felt that he had dug a huge hole. Not only would he be in trouble, but the entire Liaodong Town would also be implicated, so he was naturally panicked.
Seeing that Huang Shenming was just panicking, his staff Huang Shencheng quickly reminded: "Senior General, don't panic. According to the student's opinion, there is still room for maneuver in this matter. If Mr. Zhao Ge deliberately makes things difficult for Liaodong Town, After he broke into the Hujiazhuang incident, he must first submit a memorial to the imperial court to impeach the general, and then confront the general in person and wait for an opportunity to convict him!
But this time, he just sent a messenger to send a message to the General, asking the General to reconsider the riot crimes of the people in Hujiazhuang, and also hoped that the General would let the wives and daughters of Hujiazhuang be spared... In this case, it was obviously Zhao. Mr. Ge also doesn’t want to make the matter a big deal!
After all, although he is the elder of Chaozhongge, our Liaodong Town is also a big tree with deep roots. He may not have the courage to break up, so we still have a chance to settle the matter! "
Huang Shencheng is not only Huang Shenming's staff, but also Huang Shenming's distant cousin. However, he is nearly thirty years older than Huang Shenming. Moreover, he is also the most promising scholar in the Huang family for several generations. He actually has the reputation of being a scholar. Therefore, he has always been deeply valued and trusted by Huang Shenming.
Hearing Huang Shencheng's statement, Huang Shenming was stunned for a moment, but soon became overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Yes! Yes! What you said makes sense. Zhao Junchen must not want to make the matter a big deal, so he sent someone to report it to me. Xin, resolve it privately with me...that must be the case! Please tell me, what should we do next?"
After Huang Shencheng thought for a moment, he suggested: "First of all, Mr. Zhao Ge's face must be given. The matter in Hujiazhuang is just a trivial matter after all. He asked us to reconsider the riot crimes committed by the people of Hujiazhuang. Then we can exonerate Hujiazhuang. He Let us release the women from Hujiazhuang, then we will release them immediately, and not only must they be exonerated and released, but we must also spend some money to compensate Hujiazhuang. In short, we must do things beautifully so that Zhao Gechen's face can be bright and he can feel our respect. !”
Huang Shenming nodded repeatedly and immediately issued a military order, which not only exempted the people of Hujiazhuang from the crime of rebellion and released the women of Hujiazhuang, but also ordered people to take out fifty taels of silver and send them to Hujiazhuang.
As far as Huang Shenming knew, the border soldiers under his command had killed several people in Hujiazhuang yesterday. However, in Huang Shenming's eyes, the lives of the people at the bottom were not valuable, and he was willing to pay fifty taels of silver as compensation. , is already extremely generous.
After Huang Shenming passed the order, Huang Shencheng suggested: "Secondly, the General will also report this matter to General He immediately. There can be no concealment. General He is not only the backbone of our Liaodong Town, but also the matter of Hujiazhuang." Due to General He’s instruction, if something goes wrong, everyone should share the responsibility. If Zhao Junchen turns his back and refuses to recognize anyone in the future, General He will be able to step in and save the situation in time!”
Huang Shenming hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement.
He Yu, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, has been in charge of Liaodong for nearly ten years. All the soldiers in Liaodong Town are following him. He is not an easy person to fool. Although Huang Shenming was worried about He Yu's reprimand and punishment at this time, he did not dare to Concealing the truth from He Yu.
Huang Shencheng obviously understood what Huang Shenming was thinking, and said: "Finally, Sir General, you have to personally go to Hujiazhuang to greet Minister Zhao. Not only must you be as grand as possible, but you must also prepare a generous gift...
I heard that this Zhao cabinet minister is an extremely shrewd and powerful man, but he is also a corrupt official known to the world. As long as you flatter him and give you enough benefits, he will most likely give in and stop pursuing you! In this way, although you made a little noise about the Hujiazhuang matter, you also took action to settle the matter personally. When the time comes, General He will not only not blame you, but will also think that you are loyal and effective! "
Huang Shenming trusted Huang Shencheng very much. He immediately gritted his teeth and nodded: "In this case, blood must be shed! Cousin, it's up to you to go to the warehouse to select a few of the most precious treasures and five thousand Two silver coins, prepare the most solemn ceremony, and then go with me to Hujiazhuang to greet Mr. Zhao Ge!"
About half an hour later, Huang Shenming left Yizhou City with a large number of gifts and solemn honors, leading a troop of soldiers and horses, intending to go to Hujiazhuang to meet Zhao Junchen.
However, just as Huang Shenming's team left Yizhou City, they bumped into a messenger from Zhao Junchen again.
Then, Huang Shenming heard news that was like a bolt from the blue.
Zhao Junchen, a dignified court elder, the most powerful official in the temple second only to Zhou Shangjing, and the hero of the Shaanxi-Gansu annihilation of the Mongolian coalition, was actually greatly frightened after seeing several corpses in Hujiazhuang, and even survived. He was seriously ill and unable to move!
Upon hearing the news, Huang Shenming immediately panicked again and quickly asked Huang Shencheng next to him for countermeasures.
But this time, even Huang Shencheng was panicked.
If we talk about the previous situation, Huang Shenming still had the possibility of settling the matter privately, but now that Zhao Junchen was frightened into a serious illness because of the indiscriminate killing of civilians by the Liaodong border army, the nature of this matter has become serious, and it is obvious that no matter what, I can't hold it anymore.
For a moment, Huang Shencheng only looked at each other with Huang Shenming, but he couldn't come up with any ideas.
As a general of the border army, Huang Shenming, although not particularly bright-minded, was also decisive. When he saw that Huang Shencheng had no idea, he quickly made a decision and issued an order: "Cousin, you first send someone back to righteousness immediately." I went to Zhoucheng to find all the doctors in the city, and with the generous gifts prepared by those doctors and us in advance, I continued on to Hujiazhuang to see Zhao Junchen on my behalf! No matter whether Zhao Junchen’s illness was true or not, nothing could happen to him. , we must hold him steady!"
Huang Shencheng asked quickly: "What about Sir General?"
Huang Shenming gritted his teeth and said: "I have to rush to the Jinzhou camp to see Mr. He and personally explain the situation here to Mr. He! When things have developed to this point, I can no longer settle the matter. Mr. He must come forward in person. That’s it!”
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Among the nine border towns in the Ming Dynasty, Liaodong Town had the largest defense area, stretching from Fenghuang City in the south to Shanhaiguan in the west, with a total length of nearly 2,000 miles.
At the same time, Liaodong Town is also the strongest. Although it has only 150,000 troops on paper, it is significantly lower than the 200,000 troops in Xuanfu Military Town and the 170,000 troops in Datong Military Town. It is similar to Guyuan Military Town, but because Because they have been fighting against the Jurchens in Jianzhou all the year round, their military strength is much stronger.
However, within the defense area of Liaodong Town, Yizhou City, where the West Road is stationed, and Jinzhou City, where the general troops are stationed, are not far apart. In the administrative divisions of later generations, they were both affiliated with Jinzhou City, and they were at odds with each other.
Therefore, Huang Shenming, who traveled day and night and worked hard, rushed to Jinzhou City in just over a day and reported detailed information to He Yu, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.
He Yu is now at the age where he knows his destiny, but he looks a little younger. There is nothing outstanding about his appearance and figure, but his temperament is cold and stern, his eyes always flash with cold light, and there is an arrow on his cheek. Scars are intimidating.
It is said that when He Yu was young, he had a ruthless temper and would draw a sword at any disagreement. However, as he gradually became famous among the border troops, his original ruthless temper gradually subsided and became more and more... The city is deep and there is no joy or anger.
At this time, after listening to Huang Shenming's report, He Yu's expression did not change at all, but his expression became more cold and sinister. Huang Shenming, who was kneeling in front of him, couldn't help but his body began to tremble slightly.
Just like that, He Yu stared at Huang Mingyu coldly for a moment, then suddenly said: "Take off your armor!"
Huang Shenming's body was trembling more and more, but he did not dare to disobey He Yu's orders. He immediately took off his armor and clothes as ordered, and knelt shirtless in front of He Yu.
Then, He Yu raised his left hand, and his cronies immediately handed the riding whip into He Yu's hand.
He Yu walked up to Huang Shenming, quietly raised his riding crop, and whipped Huang Shenming hard on the back!
one time! Twice! Three times! ...Ten times!
Soon, Huang Shenming's back was dripping with blood and covered with wounds, but Huang Shenming also understood He Yu's temperament, so he gritted his teeth and refused to scream.
After being beaten ten times, He Yu, who cherished his words like gold, finally spoke again and asked: "Do you realize you are wrong?"
Huang Shenming endured the severe pain and said with a trembling voice: "Humble, humble, humble, I know I'm wrong!"
He Yu asked again: "What's wrong?"
Huang Shenming replied in a trembling voice again: "In my humble position, I shouldn't have allowed Zhao Junchen to discover those things about Hujiazhuang. It's too, too imprudent!"
When He Yu heard this answer, his eyes became colder and colder. He also raised the riding crop in his hand and struck Huang Shenming hard on the back again.
one time! Twice! Three times! ...Ten times!
Huang Shenming didn't know why He Yu wanted to flog him again, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to say anything because his gums were already bleeding due to the tight jaw.
After another ten lashes, He Ming asked again: "What's wrong?"
At this time, Huang Shenming realized that it turned out that he had answered wrongly just now. His mistake was not that he was careless and Zhao Junchen discovered what happened at Hujiazhuang, but for another reason.
But Huang Shenming was not a bright-minded person to begin with, and now he was even more frightened and in pain, unable to figure out where his real mistake was.
Finally, Huang Shenming cried: "General, General Bing, I know I made a mistake! But I don't know where I went wrong!"
He Yu didn't explain, just raised the riding whip again, and then whipped him hard again.
Ten more blows, each one without mercy!
Just like that, after thirty horse lengths, Huang Shenming could no longer see a piece of intact flesh on his back. Huang Shenming himself was completely paralyzed on the ground. His breath was weak and he was about to faint.
But He Yu still didn't intend to let Huang Shenming go, and asked again: "What's wrong?"
This time, Huang Shenming had no energy to answer. He just begged angrily: "Spare your humble position! Lord Commander! Please spare your humble position..."
Seeing that Huang Shenming still didn't give a satisfactory answer, He Yu raised his whip again.
But this time, someone reached out to stop He Yu and advised: "General He, if you continue to fight, General Huang Shen's life will be lost. I hope you will show mercy! Although General Huang is at fault, he I have always been loyal to you.”
Seeing this person stopping him, He Yu snorted coldly, but finally put down his riding crop and returned to his seat to sit down.
The person who stopped He Yu was named Shi Cheng, a Qianhu from Liaodong Town. He was not only the leader of He Yu's private army, but also an important staff member of He Yu. He was one of He Yu's most trusted confidants. At this time, it was also Only Shi Cheng dared to step forward to stop He Yu's whipping.
After stopping He Yu, Shi Cheng immediately summoned a military doctor to treat Huang Mingyu's injuries.
As the military doctor sprinkled a pack of golden sore medicine on Huang Shenming's back, Huang Shenming finally screamed out in pain. Because of this stimulation, Huang Shenming's gradually groggy mind finally became clearer again.
While Huang Shenming briefly regained consciousness, Shi Cheng squatted in front of Huang Shenming and said slowly: "General Huang Shenming, you must remember that your real mistake is not because of what happened at Hujiazhuang. In fact, Those things were originally ordered by Chief Soldier He... What Chief Soldier really hates you for is that you neglected defense and did not realize in advance that Zhao Junchen had entered your defense zone! For other things, Chief Soldier I can bear it, but your omissions in this kind of thing are too serious. The commander-in-chief whips you just to improve your memory!"
After saying that, Shi Cheng planned to call someone to move Huang Shenming to another room to rest.
However, before Shi Cheng called someone, He Yu raised his hand to stop him and said: "Let him stay here. Many guests will come in the future. I whip him not only to improve his memory, but also to improve his memory." Deliberately letting those guests see his miserable state!"
Shi Cheng immediately understood what He Yu was thinking, and immediately said with a solemn expression: "What the Commander-in-Chief said is reasonable... Wang Shizhen, Fang Zhenshan, Linghu Guang, Song Dahe, Wu Yingxiong... these guys will definitely be here soon. After receiving the news, I will definitely send someone to see the Commander-in-Chief!"
Hearing these names, He Yu couldn't help but frowned.
Wang Shizhen, the governor of Liaodong, this person is relatively easy to deal with.
Fang Zhenshan, the former Commander-in-Chief of Guyuan and now the Governor of Liaodong, had already made some famous names even though he had no foundation in Liaodong;
Linghu Guang, the general training soldier of the Liaodong regiment!
Song Dahe, Liaodong branch training general troops!
And Wu Yingxiong, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan!
Zhao Junchen has always believed that the most difficult thing to deal with in Liaodong Town is the internal unity of Liaodong Town. This idea is not wrong.
However, in the Liaodong region, the garrison forces are not just the Liaodong Town Border Army.
The reason why the Yangtang bandits in Liaodong Town were self-respecting and unable to lose their tail was a historical reason that developed over a hundred years. This situation was already obvious during the period of Emperor Wanli, and it was not due to the negligence of Emperor Deqing.
However, after Emperor Deqing came to the throne, he had always had a strong desire for control and was good at the emperor's mentality. Naturally, he could not tolerate the situation of Liaodong Town's self-respecting troops.
Therefore, Emperor Deqing has actually been trying to shake the indispensable importance of Liaodong Town over the years.
Under the various methods of Emperor Deqing, he continued to support several military forces outside Liaodong Town in Liaodong. Therefore, there are currently three and a half total troops in Liaodong, and He Yu is only one of them!
He Yu is the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town. He has 150,000 troops and is far stronger than the rest of the forces combined. However, the other two and a half commander-in-chiefs have always been eyeing him and want to take over the position of Liaodong Town at any time.
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