Chapter 51: The power of the white-haired veteran
At this moment, two teams of people were fighting outside the Chief Secretary's Yamen.
Mao Xiang was not idle during this period of time. He suddenly launched an attack on Hangzhou Jinyiwei Qianhu, captured Hangzhou Jinyiwei Qianhu, integrated Qianhu Jinyiwei, and Mao Xiang's own manpower, it was enough. Arrest Guo Heng and others.
But Mao Xiang never expected that he would meet the Hangzhou avant-garde and the Hangzhou right-back here. These two guard posts in Hangzhou city suddenly appeared here.
The two sides collided with each other and there was no time to explain. There was a fight on the long street outside the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang Province.
It should be noted that the combat effectiveness of the guards these days is quite good. There are more than 10,000 people in the two guardhouses. There are very few vacancies. Moreover, many officers at all levels are veterans who participated in the founding war of the People's Republic of China, and their combat effectiveness is very good. The Jin Yiwei are indeed elite, but there are too few of them. It was also because the streets in Hangzhou Prefecture were not too wide that the two sides were in a stalemate. If they were in the wilderness, the winner would have been decided by now.
Mao Xiang held the embroidered spring knife in his hand and said through gritted teeth: "Shout loudly to me. The Jinyi guards will take care of Guo Huan on behalf of Your Majesty. Anyone who refuses to comply will be punished with the same crime and will be killed without mercy."
So, hundreds of Jin Yiwei shouted loudly. The sound spread far to the other side.
The inspector Wang Zhong's face was livid, and next to him was the Hangzhou vanguard commander whose face was pale, and his round face was full of panic. He immediately said: "Sir Wang, what should we do?"
Wang Zhong's face was ashen and he said: "What should we do? What else can we do? You also took the money. You are in a house in Hangzhou, a manor outside the city. How did the beauties in the house come from. Now at this time, we are at a loss. What will it be like? You are also an old man who follows His Majesty. Don’t you know what His Majesty will do?"
This command caused the pale face to turn to livid, and then turn red.
To be honest, when this commander was young, he fought hard in the blood and fire. Step by step from a small pawn to now. However, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, there were many powerful generals. His ability to climb to this position was considered his own limit.
He originally served as the commander of the vanguard in Hangzhou to retire.
He was dragged into the water by Guo Huan.
The wealth and splendor of these more than ten years had already worn away most of his former vitality. Just thinking about His Majesty's methods today made him feel chilled to the bone. Gritting his teeth, he shouted: "Protect the Chief Envoy. Opposite is someone disguised as a Jinyiwei. The original Jinyiwei Qianhu of Hangzhou has been killed by thieves."
"Kill the enemy quickly."
Therefore, the two sides were unable to fight each other.
There was a trace of cold sweat on Mao Xiang's forehead. If he really wants to provoke everyone in Hangzhou to rebel, this is his crime. Such a serious crime is enough to kill Mao Xiang.
The reason for this situation. It was Mao Xiang who underestimated Guo Huan. Mao Xiang's attention has always been on the noble man He Xi, and he has never looked at Guo Huan seriously. What a joke, were there still few ministers in the Imperial Guard Office back then?
A mere chief envoy means nothing.
However, Mao Xiang never thought that when he appointed those ministers, they were all in the capital, with Zhu Yuanzhang in charge and more than a dozen capital camps present. As for the garrison in Hangzhou, there are two guard posts with tens of thousands of people. As for the other guard troops, part of them was conquered to suppress bandits in various states.
Even if there are some left, they are still far away from Hangzhou.
It is difficult to save a fire that is near by water far away.
At this time, Mao Xiang suddenly felt the ground shaking slightly. Mao Xiang was immediately startled and secretly said: "They are cavalry. At least a hundred cavalry."
It’s not that the Ming Dynasty didn’t have cavalry. Most of the Ming Dynasty's cavalry were in the north. All parts of the south are dominated by infantry. Even in the city of Hangzhou, there are not many cavalry. That is to say, officers have horses to ride on, but there is no cavalry in the formal system.
On the one hand is Ma Shao. On the other hand, the terrain of Jiangnan is also used a lot.
Now this horse riding came out of nowhere.
Mao Xiang was worried that it was Guo Huan's hidden trump card. For a moment, sweat appeared on his forehead and he felt a little overwhelmed.
"咻-----" The sharp sound could almost pierce the eardrums. This was nothing else. It's Mingdi. That is to say, empty the arrow. As the arrow flies, air passes through the hole. Make a sharp sound.
A shower of arrows hit the place where the two sides were fighting. A large part of it hit the ground, and most of it bounced off the bluestone slabs on the ground. Only a dozen or so scattered ones penetrated the ground. A considerable number of them were shot into the bodies of the soldiers on both sides of the war, leaving several corpses behind for a while.
"Click." This is the sound of horseshoes hitting bluestone. But he saw a gray-haired veteran, dressed in armor, riding on a horse, surrounded by more than a dozen horsemen behind him, and behind him was a big banner: "Tang."
This is Tang Shengzong, the Marquis of Yan'an in the Ming Dynasty.
Tang Shengzong's eyes were like lightning, he glanced around and said, "What are you doing? Put down your weapons."
The Jinyiwei side could still withstand Tang Shengzong's roar, but the soldiers of the Hangzhou vanguard, like quails, immediately threw their weapons on the ground. Don't dare to disobey in the slightest.
The power of a general is as great as this.
Although Tang Shengzong was not considered the first-rate general of the Ming Dynasty, he was a veteran general. Follow Zhu Yuanzhang and you will fight in the north and south. Tang Shengzong has fought countless difficult and dangerous battles, and in the past two years when suppressing bandits in Zhejiang, Tang Shengzong has seen all the officers in the guard station.
At the same time, these middle and lower-level officers had also met Tang Shengzong.
Of course, although Tang Shengzong had great prestige, he did not have the power to command thousands of troops to overcome changes with one roar. After all, Ming Dynasty is a new dynasty. Still very understanding. Guo Huan was able to bribe middle- and upper-level officials, but he was unable to bribe most of the middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers.
In fact, soldiers are not fools.
Shangguan had just asked for a beating, so they had no choice but to obey. It’s not that I don’t doubt whether there is something fishy in it. Now Tang Shengzong appears. Not to mention that Tang Shengzong had the power to control all the troops and horses in Zhejiang because of the suppression of bandits, and he was still above the commander of the Zhejiang capital. Simply speaking, Tang Shengzong was a marquis.
He is also a veteran who follows His Majesty. In the hearts of the soldiers, they represented the court better than their immediate superiors.
Of course, they didn't know that there was also a rift between the veteran general and His Majesty.
He Xi wrote a letter very early asking Tang Shengzong to return to Hangzhou.
With this decision, He Xi could not find any excuse for Guo Huan in Hangzhou, so he had already made up his mind to invite Tang Shengzong back.
The reason is very simple. Hangzhou is monolithic. He Xi is very worried that if he finds out anything, he may not be able to escape unscathed. Of course, this was just a precaution. If nothing happened, it would not be too late for He Xi to apologize to the old general. Anyway, he had the support of the prince.
He Xi has room to do many things.
Even if Tang Shengzong didn't give He Xi face, he would still give the prince face.
It's just that He Xi didn't expect that this matter would actually evolve into what it is now. What He Xi was waiting for outside Hangzhou was Tang Shengzong. Tang Shengzong did not disappoint He Xi. Even if he only brought more than a hundred personal guards, he would seize the military power of Hangzhou City as soon as he showed up.
This was the prestige of the founding general, and perhaps the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid.
As soon as Tang Shengzong appeared. The whole situation was doomed.
Guo Huan's expression could no longer remain calm, and he heard voices outside. His face was pale without a trace of blood. He knew he was dead. He turned his head and looked at He Xi, shouting hysterically: "Come here, kill him, kill him."
The whole person is like crazy.
Wang Qianli let out a cry, unsheathed his sword, and stood in front of He Xi. His face was determined, and his lips were bitten to the point of bleeding. It seemed that Wang Qianli was prepared to sacrifice his own life to protect He Xizhouquan.
Guo Huan's staff were all slow to react. Although the swords and guns were unsheathed, no one was ready to take action.
He Xi was stunned and immediately seized the opportunity.
Although Wang Qianli is an official of hundreds of households in the East Palace, He Xi doesn't know what his abilities are. But he knew one thing. With Zhu Yuanzhang's character, the loyalty of officials who could serve in the East Palace was reliable. Just like Wang Qianli, he not only thinks about himself, but also thinks about his family. If he dies here now, the East Palace will definitely compensate his family. But if he survives today, He Xi will die. He himself will die, and his family will also be implicated.
Therefore, Wang Qianli not only dared to fight for his life, he even felt like he wanted to die. After all, the ratio between the enemy and the enemy was too high. There were dozens of people on the other side, but he was alone. He probably couldn't protect He Xi. All he had to do was fight to the death before He Xi died. This way you will be guiltless.
But don’t look at the crowds at Guo Huan’s side. But in fact, it doesn't work at all.
It's not that these people are not good at martial arts. But all Guo Huan can give them is money. But they have already felt the situation outside. It would be easy to kill He Xi, so they would have no way to survive. Especially when the army is defeated, everyone will obey Guo Huan's orders. But I'm afraid I care more about my own life in my heart.
He Xi saw this clearly and immediately said: "I am the secretary and supervisor of the Ming Dynasty. I have been ordered by your majesty to investigate Guo Huan's corruption. If you abandon the secret and turn to the light, you will be free of your previous sins. Otherwise, what will happen when the soldiers come in? You yourselves know that.”
Guo Huan said crazily: "If you kill He Xi, you will be rewarded with thousands of taels of gold. By then, wherever you go, you will be a rich man."
"Although gold is good, only the Flower of Life is good." Suddenly a person said: "Master He, what you said is true."
He Xi said: "A gentleman's words are hard to catch up with."
"Okay." The man suddenly turned the long knife upside down, put it on Guo Huan's neck, and said: "Master Guo, I'm sorry Zhang. Thank you Master Guo for taking care of you over the years, but Zhang still has to serve his brother. For their sake.”
Guo Huan looked at the long knife on his neck and suddenly became decadent. He sneered twice and didn't want to speak anymore.
At this time, there were urgent footsteps outside the door. There was a sound of armor and scabbards clashing, and He Xi knew it was the soldiers coming in from outside. He suddenly let out a sigh of relief and felt that today was too rough. No matter what, you can't gamble with your own life.
Still, he won.
It feels so good.
Fighting with others is endless fun.
