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Chapter 394, I don't allow him to surrender, no!

Hubei, Zhang Xianzhong's camp, Zhang Xianzhong looked at the sky and was a little dazed. Unexpectedly, Brother Gao Yingxiang was captured alive. This Daming's fortune really has no end.

It is also fortunate that I went ashore early and accepted the court's order in advance, otherwise I am afraid I will live a miserable life, but the court is unreliable after all. After all, the emperor of the court is named Zhu, and he dug their family's ancestral grave. It's impossible for him to kill himself, the reason why he agreed to Zhao'an now is because of the force of the situation, and when Daming turns around, it may be the day of catastrophe.

But before that, Da Ming probably won't do anything to him, after all what Da Ming needs most now is to recuperate.

And what Zhang Xianzhong is looking forward to most now is that the imperial court can really assign Lantian to himself. Lantian is the place he dreams of. He has been clear about the wealth of Lantian in these years. Lantian occupies the first place, and I am afraid that even the capital city will have to give up, such a rich city will give it its own territory.

Zhang Xianzhong's hala is about to flow out, and Zhang Xianzhong quickly throws out his thoughts. Although Lantian is good, it is the place of the Fourth World War after all. The imperial court was vain and submissive, and waited for an opportunity as much as possible.

What is the chance?

Wait for Qin Liangyu to die.

That's right, the main reason why Zhang Xianzhong accepted the imperial court's order was that he wanted to kill Qin Liangyu. Qin Liangyu is now in his 60s, and people in their 60s in this era have already buried their necks in loess. This is Zhang Xianzhong's opportunity.

Sichuan is humid and full of miasma. An old lady at such an age may get sick and die at some point. As long as Qin Liangyu dies, Zhang Xianzhong feels that he can lead troops into Sichuan. Sichuan is the place Zhang Xianzhong most wants to occupy.

Zhang Xianzhong is not a person with great ambitions. What he has always wanted is not a great tomorrow, but a separate regime to become king. It is Zhang Xianzhong's dream to occupy Sichuan and become the king of Shuzhong. As for plotting the whole world, Zhang Xianzhong feels that he has no hope. Having passed the frontier army, I know how cruel the Tartars are, so it's really not enough for the Tartars to beat the Tartars with these minion soldiers.

But occupying Sichuan is different. The Shu Road in Sichuan is the most dangerous place in the history. Tartars like to ride and shoot, but occupying the Shu Road, how can the Tartar cavalry go over? As long as you have an elite guarding the Shu Road, You can enjoy prosperity and wealth in Sichuan.

Are there any elites guarding the Shu Road?

Have.

That is the elite troops trained by Li Dingguo. Li Dingguo's troops are the most elite among Zhang Xianzhong's many sons. Others like Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu like to use refugees as vanguards, but Li Dingguo has never been training his own ace troops. .

This army is used by Zhang Xianzhong to guard the Shu Road. As long as he guards the Shu Road, he can sit back and relax. From now on, he will be a local vassal in Sichuan, happy and happy, and it’s good to live a happy life. ?
Zhang Xianzhong was thinking, when the military adviser came in and said that Sun Kewang was back.

Hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong was so angry that he asked him to attack Lantian County. As a result, the 5000 refugees were exhausted in an instant, and his elite troops lost [-] people. Zhao Ding, one of the generals whom he was very optimistic about, all folded in, which made Zhang Xianzhong angry just thinking about it.

"Let him get in."

After hearing this, the military adviser immediately let Sun Kewang in, and Sun Kewang scrambled in, looking embarrassed.

"Foster father, righteous father."

At this moment, Sun Kewang crawled to Zhang Xianzhong, Zhang Xianzhong took a look at Sun Kewang and said, "Who will show this pitiful picture? Look at the good deed you have done."

After hearing this, Sun Kewang knelt on the ground, looked at Zhang Xianzhong and said, "Father, the child knows that he has made a mistake, please punish him."

"Punishment? Okay, how do you say I should punish you? I won't say anything about the loss of 5000 refugees, but your elite troops also lost [-] people, and you even lost the fourth child to me. Now, how do you ask Lao Tzu to punish you?"

Hearing this, Sun Kewang kowtowed his head like garlic: "My child knows that I was wrong, so I ask my adoptive father to punish me. Punish me severely. No matter how my adoptive father punishes me, my child will never say anything."

While talking here, the military advisor from the other side came in again: "Eight Great Kings, the Third General asks to see you."

"Let him get in too."

Zhang Xianzhong yelled angrily, and ran in after Liu Wenxiu, who was still bandaged, and kowtowed as soon as he entered the room.

"Father, the boy made a mistake. He lost a lot of troops in the defeat and lost his fourth brother. Everything is my fault. Father, please punish him, severely punish him."

Liu Wenxiu kowtowed as she spoke, the arrow wound on her shoulder broke free due to the violent movement, and blood flowed out.

Zhang Xianzhong looked at the two unsatisfactory things and shouted angrily: "Okay, I can still fight and cooperate. One front and one back, come to fool me. If you have this idea, you put it on the battlefield, okay? When you set off, you thought it was a piece of fat. Meat, dumped the second brother's troops, and left first, and in the end, the second child was in front, tell me, how can you catch up with the second child?"

Sun Kewang and Sun Kewang knelt on the ground and listened to this without saying a word, but they hated the second child. Damn, if my father is scolded, you will be praised. Second child, wait for us.

Zhang Xianzhong glanced at the two of them, and a different look flashed in his eyes. He deliberately provoked Sun Kewang and made him maintain hatred towards Li Dingguo. Well, it will be difficult for him as a father at that time.

Zhang Xianzhong needs them to fight, and only when they fight to the death can Zhang Xianzhong maintain his balance and take advantage of the current.

Zhang Xianzhong glanced at the two of them, and then shouted angrily: "Get out, get out, I get angry when I see you, now release your military power, hand over your troops, and go back to the camp to think about your mistakes behind closed doors."

Sun Kewang kowtowed when he heard this, it was within his expectation, he fought Liu Wenxiu and Ainengqi like this, if he didn't punish him, it would be really difficult to convince the crowd .

So Zhang Xianzhong had to put on a show and take back the military power, and he would definitely return it to them in the future. After all, this kind of thing didn't happen once or twice. He took back the military power after a defeat, and returned it when they needed them to check and balance Li Dingguo. For them, this set has been played for years.

And before leaving, Sun Kewang looked at Zhang Xianzhong in order to express his brotherly love: "Father, the fourth child?"

After hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong glanced at Sun Kewang and said, "You don't have to worry about it, you have to make arrangements for your father."

"Yes."

After Zhang Xianzhong said this, he waved his hand, and Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu withdrew.

After leaving Zhang Xianzhong's handsome camp, Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu wiped the sweat from their foreheads together, and this matter is considered to be over.

The two looked at each other, separated and went back to the camp, thinking about their mistakes behind closed doors.

The arrest of Gao Yingxiang had a huge impact. It represented the failure of the first stage of the peasant uprising, and it also gave Emperor Chongzhen a shot in the arm, allowing His Majesty to regain his confidence and feel that he is doing well again.

On the third day, early morning.

Emperor Chongzhen walked up to the steps in a fast pace, and sat down on the dragon chair. The eyes of Wang Chengen, who followed behind, were all brightened. His Majesty really looks more and more like an emperor, and he walks vigorously.

All the ministers in the audience peeked at the emperor at this time, secretly slandering in their hearts, and would be embarrassed after winning the battle.

But no matter what they said in their hearts, all the ministers still knelt down and shouted: Long live my emperor, long live, long live.

"Everyone loves to be flat."

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen raised his hand, all the ministers stood up, Chongzhen looked at the ministers below and said: "Everyone, have you heard about the Shaanxi matter?"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, calm down the world and capture the leader of the bandit."

Chongzhen nodded and said: "Well, this morning, we are mainly discussing. Regarding the treatment of the leader of the bandit Gao Yingxiang, all the ministers express their opinions."

After hearing Chongzhen's words, the ministers did not answer immediately, but looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. There is nothing to discuss about this. The crime of treason should be punished by the nine clans, and executed by Ling Chi.

Isn't this a national policy established since the founding of the country?
Many ministers did not understand what Chongzhen meant, and they remained silent for a while.

Seeing that all the ministers were silent, Chongzhen called for a roll call: "The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment is here."

"The minister is here."

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment immediately came out and bowed to salute. Chongzhen looked at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment and said: "Master Shangshu is in charge of the criminal law of the world. What does Shangshu mean by this conviction?"

After hearing this, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice said: "Here, Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the bandit, gathered a crowd to rebel. The evidence is sufficient and irrefutable. According to the laws of our Ming Dynasty, the rebels will punish the nine clans, and the bandit leader should be executed Ling Chi, so as to serve as an example to others."

Chongzhen nodded.

"What Aiqing said is true, what do you ministers think?"

Chongzhen asked, and many ministers clasped their hands together and said: "The ministers and others seconded the proposal."

Chongzhen said: "Well, the conviction is over, the next step is to discuss the place of execution."

After hearing this, the ministers did not understand again. At this time, Chongzhen said: "Yesterday, Lu Xiangsheng wrote to me in the memo that Li Zicheng of Shanxi and Gao Yingxiang had a close relationship. The accident happened, so Lu Xiangsheng asked if Gao Yingxiangming could be punished on the spot in Shaanxi."

As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, the following ministers immediately started arguing. This issue is worth discussing. Killing Gao Yingxiang on the spot can avoid future troubles, and the next series of actions of the provincial bandits will save a lot of unnecessary trouble. This proposal Very tempting.

But those who oppose it are also very reasonable. Gao Yingxiang is the leader of the bandits in the world. The symbolic meaning it represents is far beyond that of ordinary bandits. thing?

It was as if the imperial court was afraid of the rebels, the harm far outweighed the benefits, maybe there would be accidents on the way to escort Gao Yingxiang, but no matter how big the accident was, Gao Yingxiang had to be escorted to the capital, under the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor Sentenced to the death penalty, so as to deter the world and demonstrate the majesty of the court.

These two arguments are very reasonable. One is that you are afraid of long nights and dreams, just like Journey to the West. If a group of monsters catch Tang Seng, you should eat it quickly. Sun Wukong and the others set aside time for rescue.

There is also Water Margin, if you catch a Liangshan hero, you will kill him on the spot?No, I have to make a big show, and then let the other party come to rob the magic field, and the bamboo basket fetches water in vain.

Therefore, many people believe that in extraordinary times, extraordinary means should be used, and it is better to act first, and there may be changes in the latter.

And the second one is more reasonable, and it is also an explanation of the first thinking. We are the government, and the government pays attention to doing things aboveboard. If I want to kill you, I have to go through the three divisions and go through the legal procedures. Kill, do things in accordance with the law.

However, Chongzhen still attaches great importance to his own identity. Therefore, after some arguments, Chongzhen still decided to let Lu Xiangsheng escort Gao Yingxiang to Beijing. The punishment shows the majesty of the court.

"Well, what you ministers said is very reasonable, since that's the case, Wang Cheng'en."

"The old slave is here."

"Purpose."

"Yes."

After hearing Chongzhen's words, Wang Chengen immediately responded, and then prepared the imperial decree. At this time, Chongzhen said: "The crime of Gao Yingxiang, the leader of the thief, is extremely heinous. His crime will not be forgiven. It should be known to the world. Today, Lu Xiang is promoted to the escort officer, and Gao Yingxiang is escorted to the capital immediately. This is the official punishment of the Ming Dynasty."

After Chongzhen's order was finished, Wang Chengen immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty has prepared it."

Chongzhen nodded and said: "Send eight hundred miles to send it there urgently."

Wang Chengen nodded respectfully, and the matter was considered to be over. At this time, Chongzhen looked at the audience in the audience and said: "This is the case for the time being, and the next thing to discuss is more important. Gao Yingxiang was captured, and the power of the rogues was greatly damaged. But There are still two unresolved, one is Li Zicheng who is entrenched in Shanxi, and the other is even worse, Zhang Xianzhong who is entrenched in Hubei."

Chongzhen said here: "I intend to order Hong Chengchou to lead troops to destroy Li Zicheng like Shanxi, and Sun Chuanting to lead troops to Hubei and Sichuan to attack Zhang Xianzhong together with Mrs. Qin. I must capture this dog thief to comfort the ancestors of the Zhu family, everyone. What do you think?"

When Chongzhen said this, he gritted his teeth. He hated Zhang Xianzhong too much. The guy who dug his family's grave. After hearing this, all the ministers looked at each other and stopped talking. This is indeed a good time to take advantage of the victory. .

Everyone thought about it and just wanted to second, when Yang Sichang suddenly stepped out, knelt at the front and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to play."

Hearing this, Chongzhen frowned slightly. At this time, Yang Sichang said: "Yesterday, I received a letter of incrimination from Zhang Xianzhong in Hubei. Zhang Xianzhong said that he has committed a heinous crime and is terrified of what he has done. Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to forgive me and give him a letter of guilt." An opportunity to serve the imperial court, this is Zhang Xianzhong's letter of apology, please read it Your Majesty."

Yang Sichang held up the petition, Wang Chengen was ready to take it when he saw it, but Chongzhen yelled angrily: "No, I can forgive everyone, but Zhang Xianzhong can't, I won't allow him to surrender, no!"

(End of this chapter)