Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 162 Two-pronged approach, reappearing Xuefeng

Capital City, Xing'anbo Mansion.

Xu Xiang followed Chen Youliang in his early years, and later surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang in Jiangzhou.

In September of the fourth year of Jianwen, Xu Xiang was rewarded by the imperial court for meritorious deeds. Xu Xiang was ranked No. 16 among Jingnan meritorious officials.

Although the second generation Xing'anbo Xu Heng was granted the title of Marquis because of his military merits, the third generation Xu Xian had leg problems and did not serve in the army, and the fourth generation Xu Sheng had already declined.

Although Xu Sheng won the earl, he was not outstanding in stature, and because there were too many senior generals in the army, he was not able to serve in the army.

The reason why Tie Xiangshan was able to be called here before was because Tie Xiangshan's grandfather was a soldier of the second generation Xing'anbo, and Tiexiangshan's lineage had always produced fierce men, so he was valued and wooed by Xing'anbo's mansion.

It was this critical step that made things develop in the direction they planned.

Xu Sheng held a banquet in the flower hall in the afternoon, and toasted the invited people: "The success of this time is all due to your son's strategizing, and I respect you a toast!"

"Uncle Xing'an is too famous!" Cheng Guogong's son Zhu Fu raised his mouth slightly, but raised his glass modestly.

Xu Sheng drank the wine in one gulp, then raised his hand in a fawning way and said, "My lord, please eat!"

Zhu Fu looked at the ordinary dishes on the table, and knew that Xingbo Mansion hadn't served in the army for a long time, and with less income, life was tight.

Because of this, when he approached Xing'an Bo's mansion, Xing'an Bo Xu Sheng almost agreed without even thinking about it.

Among the three Dukes in Beijing today, they are undoubtedly the most prominent in Cheng Guo's mansion. Not only have they weaved a network of relationships through marriage, but his father has already cultivated intensively in Nanjing.

Xu Sheng looked at Zhu Fu who was holding the meat with his chopsticks, and asked in doubt: "Benbo has something that I don't understand, can you explain it?"

Although he participated in it this time, all he did was invite Tie Xiangshan to treat him with good wine and food, and then waited for the opportunity to put some laxatives in the wine.

As for the subsequent series of operations, in fact, he is already an outsider.

"Please tell me!" Zhu Fu ate a piece of crispy pork, it seemed that Zhizhu was holding it authentically.

Xu Sheng looked into Zhu Fu's eyes, and asked the biggest doubt in his heart: "Even if Annan's envoy Li Guangdu bought the Xuefeng knife, how can he really use this knife to kill the Champa envoy?"

Under their ingenious operation, although the Xuefeng Knife was successfully delivered to the envoy of Annan Li Dynasty, even if killing people with that knife can quickly get rid of the suspicion, the envoy Li Guangdu of Annan may not do this .

After all, killing another envoy is not a small crime. Although the Annan Mission has always been arrogant and domineering, it is more disciplined than the Dongying Mission.

"That's a good question! My ancestors had a lesson: those who want to achieve great things should seek the overall situation!" Zhu Fu swallowed the meat in his mouth, looking very proud and authentic.

Xu Sheng found that the other party didn't intend to tell the truth, so he raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Benbo toasts you again, and please ask your son to explain my doubts to you!"

Zhu Fu only drank half a glass, but he chose to be a fool and said: "Uncle Xing'an, there are some things that cannot be said directly, but I can give you four words! If you can understand it, you will naturally know the strategy! "

"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty!" Xu Sheng said humbly after his appetite was whetted.

Zhu Fu always thought that his strategy was as good as that of his ancestors, so he used wine as ink and his hand as a substitute for writing, and slowly wrote four words on the table: two-pronged approach.

While they were enjoying food and wine in this flower hall, a confrontation appeared on the post road hundreds of miles away.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, Annan's tribute route returned by land from Hunan, but this Annan mission of more than 30 people had just stepped into the territory of Henan when they were caught up by the Jinyiwei sent by Zhu Ji.

"You are going to slander us for killing Wen Jin, the envoy of Champa, don't want me to go back with you!" Facing Jin Yiwei who rushed to intercept the road and asked them to return to Beijing, Li Guangdu, who has always been arrogant and domineering, directly refused. .

"Master Qianhu, what shall we do?" Li Gang, who was accompanied by a hundred households of Jinyiwei, saw that the opponent's number was superior, and couldn't help looking worriedly at the leader of the Jinyi Qianhu, Zhu Wei.

Zhu Wei came in front of Li Guangdu, looked at the Annan envoy who was a head shorter than himself coldly, and said: "This is Daming, and it's not up to you Annan people to decide to stay! If you are sensible, follow this thousand households back to Beijing obediently." , or don’t blame Ben Qianhu for using the knife!”

Although there are more and more Jinyiwei with Wen Yinwu, the mainstream is that the children of Wu Xun join the Jinyiwei, and Zhu Wei is the second son of Zhu Yong, the dignified Funing Hou, and now lives in Jinyiwei with thousands of households.

A person with such a strong background, who was ordered to call the mission back to the capital this time, naturally would not take this little Annan envoy seriously.

"Listen to the orders and prepare to meet the enemy!" Li Guangdu took a step back and threatened with his sword drawn.

Seeing that a small envoy dared to draw a knife in front of him, Zhu Wei also ordered angrily: "All generals obey the order! If they dare to use the knife, they will be punished on the spot!!"

For a moment, the atmosphere became tense, and the accompanying officials from the Daming Siyi Pavilion directly hid away.

"These Ming people must know something, kill them!" Li Guangdu was a cruel person, but he suddenly ordered to do it.

Earlier, he felt uncomfortable about being kicked out of the capital because he punched the Englishman, but now Daming suddenly sent someone to stop his way. It might be a bad luck to return to the capital, so he decided to firmly hold his fate in his own hands inside.

"kill!"

The vast majority of Annan's mission were members of Li Guangdu's subordinates, and even after receiving the order, they rushed over, and one person rushed directly towards Zhu Wei.

Li Gang, a hundred households of the Jinyiwei, couldn't believe his eyes. The people from the Annan Mission in Daming dared to defy their Jinyiwei.

"Looking for death, go!" Although Zhu Wei only came here with only twenty Jinyiwei, but he was confident enough to deal with this group of people, so he gave an order.

He can stand out among Jin Yiwei not only because of his father, but also because of his martial arts that he has always been proud of.It has always been rare to meet an opponent in the capital. If it comes to the border, I am afraid that it will at least match up with the deputy commander-in-chief.

Facing the oncoming blade, his figure easily dodged to the side.Just as he was about to draw the knife back to slash, a cold light flashed from the other side, making his eyes widen in shock.

puff!
As a white blade swung across Zhu Wei's neck, blood splashed immediately.

what?
Jin Yiwei who was present was stunned for a moment, never expecting that the members of the Annan mission would dare to resist, let alone beheading their Lord Qianhu.

You know, their Qianhu is the second son of the Marquis of Funing, but he is someone who even Commander Zhu wants to save face, and no one in Jinyiwei dares to touch him.

It's just that the world suddenly became crazy, and their adults from a thousand households were beheaded by a small foreign mission. This is a miracle that has never happened in the Kingdom.

Although the Japanese Mission also killed people twice, they killed only civilians.

Li Guangdu saw that the handsome Zhu Wei was easily beheaded by him, and found that these Ming people in brocade clothes were not to be feared at all, but he was confident to kill them all here.

"Let's avenge Zhu Qianhu, kill him!" Li Gang, a hundred households accompanying him, saw that Zhu Xuan was beheaded, but he knew that this matter could not be done well, so he encouraged his morale.

There were only 20 Jinyiwei who chased them this time, not because they were arrogant, but because they really did not expect that the members of the Annan Mission would dare to resist in the territory of Daming.

puff!puff!
The two Jinyi guards rushed towards the Annan mission from both sides of the official road. The Xiuchun knife in their hands was extremely sharp, and they immediately beheaded four members of the Annan mission.

As people on both sides continue to die, this conflict has escalated into a battle of either you or me.

It is impossible for Jin Yiwei to be all idiots, many of them are well-trained soldiers. Although their numbers are quite declining, they are slowly gaining the upper hand.

In this official road, more than a dozen corpses have fallen in the blink of an eye, and many people were wounded and fell to the ground crying.

"These Ming troops are hard to deal with, general, run away!" Annan's mission found out that they had indeed caught a glimpse of these soldiers in brocade clothes, so they couldn't help suggesting to Li Guangdu.

Li Guangdu's body is strong, but not tall. Seeing that his side has been damaged by more than half, he knows that he has indeed kicked the iron plate.

It just made him slightly puzzled, the leader is so weak, why are all his subordinates so brave?
Li Guangdu saw two of his subordinates being beheaded again, and seeing that his side was indeed at a disadvantage, he turned around and fled with two guards.

"General, get on the horse!" One of his men found the horse, and Dang Shi helped Li Guangdu onto the path.

Li Guangdu just got on his horse and was about to run away, but when he saw what was in front of him, he was suddenly stunned.

A cavalry of more than 20 people rushed from a distance, wearing the same costumes as the Jin Yiwei just now, but the murderous intent of this group was obviously stronger.

"kill!"

The leader was a sturdy young man who only glanced at the battle situation here, and immediately gave orders.

Even though they haven't figured out the situation here, but these Annan people dare to attack Jin Yiwei, then they naturally don't need to be polite.

puff!
Before Li Guangdu had time to flatter the horse, his arm had already been cut by a sharp Xiuchun knife, and he fell off the horse's back.

"Mu Bin?" Li Gang recognized the person who rushed over, and Dang even said happily to himself.

The last time Mou Bin faced the saint, he was disgusted by the emperor because he was too arrogant, and his backer directly rejected him, and even relegated him from the capital to be promoted to a local Jinyi Baihu.

This time he was ordered to help stop Annan's mission. Unexpectedly, there was a conflict here, and he naturally wanted to help his own people.

puff!puff!
As the Jin Yiwei led by Mu Bin joined the battle group, those members of the Annan Mission who were still resisting fell to the ground with knives, and some were directly beheaded on the spot.

This battle has become without any suspense.

Huh?
Mou Bin quickly noticed Zhu Wei lying in a pool of blood, and couldn't help but get off his horse in great surprise to check.

Although the other party's martial arts skills were mediocre, he was the dignified Fu Ninghou's second son. No one dared to give him some face, but he was killed by the Annan Mission.

This time, I am afraid that it will be impossible to be like Chenghua Dynasty, even if the Japanese mission kills people, they will not be held accountable.

"Damn it, take your life!" Li Gang came in front of Li Guangdu, immediately raised the Xiuchun knife in his hand and said.

When Mou Bin saw that Li Gang wanted to kill Li Guangdu, he immediately stopped him and said, "Li Baihu, absolutely not!"

"Mou Bin, don't stop me, I have to avenge Zhu Qianhu!" Li Gang pointed at Li Guangdu who was injured and fell to the ground, but said firmly.

Mou Bin actually guessed Li Gang's small thoughts, but he still firmly blocked him: "Li Baihu, if you really want to take revenge, it should be the Marquis of Funing. If you kill this person now, you can't follow him. Marquis Funing, explain! Besides, this person is Annan's envoy after all, you should escort him back to Beijing Commander and hand him over to His Majesty's holy judge, venting your personal anger like this may cause you to burn yourself!"

The current matter has actually risen to the diplomatic level, regardless of who is at fault in this conflict, now only Li Guangdu can be left to explain to the court.

Li Gang frowned slightly, and his heart was already shaken.

Although he really wanted to solve Li Guangdu himself so that he could directly explain to Zhu Ji and Funinghou, but beheading Annan's envoy would indeed be held accountable by the court.

Offending Zhu Ji and Funinghou will affect his personal future, but if he is pursued by the court like this, then his life may be in danger.

"I'm an envoy of the Li Dynasty! Don't you Ming claim to be a state of etiquette? If the two armies fight, you don't kill the envoy. Let me go back, and we will see the truth on the battlefield!" Li Guangdu didn't want to return to the capital, so he shouted authentically.

Li Gang glanced at the yelling Annan envoy as if he was looking at a dead man, and immediately waved his hand and said: "Come on, shut his mouth and take him back to the capital!"

Not to mention Zhu Wei's detached identity, and now Jinyiwei is the emperor's own army, and this little envoy from the foreign vassal actually killed the dignified Jinyi Qianhu with his own hands, this little fate must be accounted for here.

There were quite a few people injured this time, and they treated their wounds here one after another.

When Li Gang saw Zhu Wei's death, he was busy with the court, but he left the battlefield to Mou Bin, and he hurried back to Beijing with Li Guangdu along with Zhu Wei's body.

Huh?
Mu Bin was a very careful person. When inspecting the items carried by the Annan mission, there were many prohibited items, and a very strange knife caught his attention.

Jinyi General Banner next to him came over, saw the knife in Mou Bin's hand, and couldn't help asking curiously: "Master Baihu, why is this knife so strange?"

"This should be the Xuefeng knife specially prepared by the Aegis Battalion, but why did it fall into the hands of these missionaries?" Mou Bin looked at this Xuefeng knife, looking very puzzled.

A gust of mountain wind blew gently, blowing away the bloody smell permeating this official road, as if it was telling unknown mysteries one by one.

(End of this chapter)