Zhu Guodong, the former governor of Shanyong, Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, and others have been under house arrest. As time went by, of course they knew Duke Xingguo's "malice" towards them, but they had no way of doing anything about it.
At most, I regret it and laugh at myself for being too naive. It turns out that there are people in this world who not only fail to do things after receiving money, but will actually make things worse.
For this reason, some people cursed Duke Xingguo, while others wanted to make amends quickly. In short, people with different personalities had different reactions.
On this day, they suddenly heard the sound of drumming and gathering. Just as they were wondering what was going on outside, groups of Jinyiwei broke in and took them all away.
In this way, these people all know that the moment has come to decide their fate. As a result, many people became nervous and quickly thought of countermeasures to try to pass this hell gate.
Wu Sangui has always been relatively quiet and does not speak, but his eyes move from time to time, looking at the movements around him. What surprised him a little was that they did not enter the lobby or military tents, but were escorted to the school grounds.
When he arrived at the school grounds, he was a little surprised to find that there were all people here, some he knew and some he didn't. On the general stage, Duke Xingguo was indeed there.
But what surprised him even more was that beside Duke Xingguo, there was actually a woman wearing a princess costume, and there were also officials wearing scarlet robes, all of which he had never seen before.
In front of the general ordering platform, there is an incense table with pig heads and other sacrificial items.
What made the attentive Wu Sangui a little worried was that when they were escorted by the Jinyi Guards, many of the soldiers on the campus showed anger towards them, which made him feel very bad.
Sure enough, after a group of them were escorted to the general stage, the imperial guards who escorted them shouted to them, "Kneel down!"
Some people knelt down as instructed, but Zhu Guodong, the governor of Shanyong, did not kneel down. He held his head high, looked at the general stage and shouted loudly, "Xingguo Gong, why do you treat this official like this? After all, this official is Shanyong." Governor..."
With him taking the lead, Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu also shouted, "Master Guo, did you make a mistake? You took our money, are you going to turn your back on it?"
The others, on the other hand, were shrewd and looked at each other without speaking, just waiting to see what Duke Xing Guo would do with them.
Zhang Mingwei looked at Shanyong Governor Zhu Guodong with a sneer and said coldly, "As Governor of Shanyong for four years, have you inspected the Great Wall defense line and observed people's livelihood? After the defeat of Songjin, how much money did you receive?" Excuse these people who run away from battle?"
Zhu Guodong had actually guessed what his crime was when he heard the loyal uncle Zhou Yuji tell them that he wanted them to rewrite their military merits and not allow them to see Duke Xingguo.
Originally, he actually thought that the imperial court would not be able to mobilize all the troops at once. After all, the court needs them, and they must all have their own people in the court. With this in mind, he accepted the money. It didn't require him to do anything anyway, he just kept his eyes open and acted like a blind man.
Therefore, during the many days he was under house arrest, he had actually thought about how to deal with this crime. When he heard this, he immediately shouted, "The Duke of the country also asked the official to report the secret!"
"Huh?" Zhang Mingwei didn't expect that there was something hidden, so he couldn't help but be a little surprised, so he looked at him, wanting to hear what he had to say.
I saw Zhu Guodong pointing at the six general soldiers beside him, and loudly reported to Zhang Mingwei, "My lord, these six general soldiers had their food and grass cut off and fled back. Although the whole army was wiped out, they still have a lot of strength, especially It was Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, and this was his sphere of influence. After escaping back, he quickly pulled in some more people. And Xiaguan was not sure how many people on Shanhaiguan side were on their side. If Xiaguan was exposed If we want to arrest them and put them in jail to wait for the imperial decree, the lower officials are afraid that they will defect from the Ming Dynasty, join the Jianlu, and endanger Shanhaiguan!"
"..." Zhang Mingwei was speechless. He still had such a reason?
Although he believed that this Zhu Guodong was most likely to be greedy for money and connivance, he must say this, and it seemed to make sense!
"My lord, I have kept all the money they gave me. I haven't touched any of it. Your Excellency, please go and check. Everything I said is true!" Zhu Guodong almost burst into tears as he spoke, seemingly extremely emotional.
According to what he said, not only did he have no fault, but he also made meritorious deeds, stabilizing these six generals for the imperial court!
But after he finished speaking, the six commander-in-chiefs, including Wang Pu, who had relied on his father Yu Yin to sneak into the position of commander-in-chief, would certainly not agree, and all of them suddenly started shouting injustice.
"Duke Mingjian, I am a military general of the Ming Dynasty. I am a member of the Ming Dynasty by nature, and I will be a ghost of the Ming Dynasty even if I die! Mr. Zhongcheng is evading responsibility and slandering us!"
"My lord, Mr. Zhongcheng is such a slanderer!"
"..."
Bai Guangen, the commander-in-chief of the reinforcement and suppression force, sadly reported: "Sir, during the Battle of Songjin, the last general's son was captured by Jianlu. This rebellious son actually wrote to the last general to persuade him to surrender, but the last general severed the father-son relationship on the spot. The last general How could you betray your father if you are deeply favored by the emperor?"
"Please think about it, my lord, if the general surrenders and builds captives, what will they do if the general and his family are all in the capital?" Wu Sangui also reported, "Although the general is defeated, he immediately wants to regroup and fight again. How can you have the slightest idea of surrendering to Jianlu? If this is the case, why not just offer Ningyuan?"
When Zhu Guodong heard this, he turned to look at them and sneered, "To put it nicely, you warriors are like mothers if you have breasts. You are greedy for life and afraid of death. Otherwise, why would you run away from battle and still think about lying about your military exploits?"
At this time, the dead Taoist friend is not the poor Taoist, let’s go through the test on our own first.
Wu Sangui and others were naturally unwilling to be said like this by him and refuted one after another. However, when it comes to words, the six of them combined are no match for Zhu Guodong, a civil servant.
Watching them arguing there, many of the soldiers who heard their words were a little confused.
Zhang Mingwei was just a little surprised at first, but when he heard that they were arguing all the time and had no new ideas, he shouted coldly, "That's enough!"
When he got angry, of course the few people below didn't dare not listen, and immediately calmed down.
Zhang Mingwei stared at Zhu Guodong and asked him coldly, "If you really wanted to stabilize them, then why didn't you report this to me after I led the Yongwei battalion into Shanhaiguan? Could it be that you forgot or wanted to Let’s look at the limelight, or is there no such thing at all?”
"This..." Zhu Guodong broke out in sweat as soon as he heard this.
This reason of his cannot be explained at all. If he was really dedicated to serving the country, he should report the truth as soon as Duke Xingguo arrived. However, he did not do this. Then, his reason is untenable.
Seeing this, Zhang Mingwei, who was on the general stage, shouted coldly, "Come on, put him in a prison car and escort him to Beijing for punishment!"
Although he has the King's Order Flag and the Shang Fang Sword, he can theoretically kill him first and then kill him, but he is not Yuan Chonghuan, and he really dares to kill the border official. Even if Emperor Chongzhen trusted him again, he would still have the minimum IQ.
Just like that, Zhu Guodong was immediately dragged down by the Jin Yiwei, took off his official hat, lay down in his official uniform, and stuffed him into the prison car.
The next step was to deal with the six general soldiers. When Zhang Mingwei turned to look at them, he saw that they were all very nervous.
Just listen to Zhang Mingwei shouting in a cold voice, "You didn't just run away from the battle, but you also tried to take credit for the soldiers who died in battle. What's there to say?"
This matter on the battlefield, even if the entire army was wiped out before, but which group of people and horses are marching, what troops are fighting against the Jianlu, and so on, just a little inquiry can be known. As a result, you were clearly facing Zhenghuangqi, but you said you killed Jianlu of Zhengbaiqi. Who would believe it? Only those in the court who don't know the details don't know these situations.
"Come on!" Seeing that they had nothing to say, Zhang Mingwei immediately shouted, "According to law, anyone who escapes from battle will be killed!"
Upon hearing this, the captain of the Imperial Guard immediately wanted to drag them away.
No matter what happened, these six general soldiers would never be killed like this, so they all started shouting again.
"My lord, it is clear that we did not escape from this battle. In fact, our food and grass were cut off and the entire army was defeated!"
"To investigate the responsibility, the Minister of War must be the first to urge the army to advance! He is the culprit, otherwise, our army may not be defeated!"
"Wang Pu ran away first. The morale of the army was shattered, and there was nothing the general could do!"
"Yes, originally we were going to have a decisive battle with Jianlu, but it was Wang Pu who ran away first, causing the entire army to collapse!"
"Sir, when Wang Pu ran away, the morale of the army was in chaos. The general originally wanted to preserve his strength and wait for an opportunity to fight again, but who knew that as soon as Jianlu's ambush came out, the entire army collapsed!"
"..."
All the spearheads were finally pointed at Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong. He knew it was not good, and immediately said with a sad face, "Sir, the food and grass are cut off, and the soldiers have nothing to eat, so how can we fight? It's a fatal situation!"
Seeing Zhang Mingwei's gloomy face and not speaking, these general soldiers panicked again.
Ma Ke quickly said: "My lord, the general will help the bandits and fight countless bloody battles before he can accumulate the merits of the general. Among the officers and soldiers of my imperial court, besides General Cao, who else has the bravery of the general! No general. Credit also comes with hard work, so please give me another chance based on my past achievements!"
After hearing his words, other general soldiers who reacted began to talk about their previous achievements.
Not to mention, five of these six general soldiers, in the past, whether they were bandits or ordinary soldiers, they all led the army and fought countless bloody battles for the Ming Dynasty.
If the original historical development was followed, most of them would have either surrendered to Li Zicheng or to the Jianlu in the end. But before that, when the Jianlu invaded at the end of this year, they had killed many Jianlu.
Although later generations believed that every time Jianlu invaded, the Ming army was frightened and did not dare to fight. However, the fact is not like this. The Manchu Qing concealed the true situation, which explains why Jianlu had no intention of plotting within the pass before.
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