Ming politicians

() The three people who were captured alive were brought before Su Tiancheng.

Part of the nursing home is already beside the official road, looking for a place to bury the brothers who died in battle.

Su Tiancheng looked coldly at the three people kneeling in front of him.

"Tell me about your history."

After 1 minute passed, no one answered, Su Tiancheng took the steel knife from Wang Dazhi's hand, walked up to someone, and without blinking, he swung the knife and chopped it down.

A stream of blood spurted out.

There was still a smile on Su Tiancheng's face.

"Let me ask again, what is your origin?"

The remaining two were a little stunned. Unexpectedly, the young man in front of him looked gentle and elegant, but he was so vicious. When he killed people, he didn't blink his eyes and could still laugh. I don't have such a bearing.

Still after 1 minute, still no one answered.

Before Su Tiancheng stepped forward, Xiong Zijian held up the steel saber, killing another person.

There is one person left.

Su Tiancheng smiled at the remaining one.

"You are the only one left. If you don't want to speak, just say so, so as not to waste time."

A miracle happened, and the man spoke quickly.

"We were sent by King Chuang to contact the rebel army in Henan. Who knew we would meet you."

"Oh, so you are Gao Yingxiang's subordinates."

"Yes, we are the soldiers by King Chuang's side."

Su Tiancheng nodded. The Peasant Rebel Army suffered some heavy losses during this period, especially when Hong Chengchou served as the governor of the three sides. He fought fiercely with Gao Yingxiang and other ministries in the Qingyang area and won a major victory. It has been transferred to remote areas around Zezhou, Lu'an Mansion, and Liaozhou in Shanxi, as well as Henan Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion in Henan.

"You come to Henan Mansion, who are you going to contact and where are you?"

"Let's get in touch with Mud."

Having said that, the man lowered his head, obviously not wanting to talk about the rest.

Buzhanni was originally named Zhang Cunmeng. Chongzhen surrendered to the imperial court in four years, and now he rebelled again.

Su Tiancheng frowned. In the early days, the peasant uprising army fought on their own. Until the beginning of the fourth year of Chongzhen, they began to unite slowly. In July of the fourth year of Chongzhen, they gathered at the 36th Battalion in Zezhou, Shanxi, which was obvious. sign.

"Say, where is Zhang Cunmeng?"

The man suddenly raised his head. Few people know Buzhanni's name. How can the young man in front of him know it so well? Could it be that he has been prepared for it a long time ago.

Su Tiancheng had a premonition that the non-sticky mud was nearby, and there was a big mountain more than a dozen miles ahead, where he could just hide. Of course, there was also a non-sticky army.

"It's just, it's in the mountains ten miles ahead."

Su Tiancheng smiled slightly.

"Dazhi, search everyone's clothes and find blueprints and talismans, bring them here immediately."

The person kneeling on the ground already showed panic in his eyes, and his body began to tremble.

"You, you know this so well..."

"Hehe, Gao Yingxiang asked you to come from Shanxi. How could you know so many details? The best way is to have blueprints, letters, and of course, talismans. Otherwise, will Buzhini follow you? "

With a mocking expression on his face, Su Tiancheng looked at the person kneeling on the ground.

"How about it, do you want to say it? If you don't want to say it, I won't force you."

The person kneeling on the ground lowered his head and began to murmur. . .

The letters, talisman cards and maps were all found, and there were still a lot of silver taels.

Su Tiancheng also knew all the situation, Buzhanni was in the mountain in front of him, there were not many soldiers around him, most of them were in Shanxi, Buzhangni brought hundreds of people to Henan Mansion, He wanted to recruit soldiers here, so Gao Yingxiang sent his own soldiers to contact Buzhangni. Unexpectedly, Buzhangni came to Henan, and the soldiers followed him.

These soldiers of Gao Yingxiang never imagined that they were on their way in the middle of the night, wrapped the horseshoes in sackcloth, and still encountered a catastrophe.

"Master Xiong, I have an idea."

"Young master, you arrange it, and I will do it."

Xiong Zijian seemed to have guessed what Su Tiancheng was thinking, and was eager to try it.

"Arrange 45 guards, put on the clothes of Gao Yingxiang's personal soldiers, and take letters, maps and amulets to contact Buzhangni. After seeing Buzhangni, kill him. There are only a hundred soldiers around him. Most of them should be resting."

"Young master, why don't you catch him alive without getting muddy? This is a great contribution."

"Kill him and cut off his head. Don't capture him alive. Be careful not to disturb other soldiers."

Xiong Zijian insisted on going out in person, and he set off with the Nursing Academy. He traveled for more than ten miles, and arrived in a short time. According to Su Tiancheng's calculation time, it would not take an hour to go back and forth.

If it takes more than an hour, then something is wrong.

Su Tiancheng didn't hesitate at all when he proposed the suggestion of killing Buzhanmu. Not only now, but in the days to come, he would do this to any leader of the rebel army he met, and he would never think of any policy of recruiting security. , decisively kill.Of course, improving the lives of farmers and allowing them to live and work in peace and contentment is the most fundamental way to quell the bandits.

It's not that Su Tiancheng is cruel, it's a choice of last resort.

After more than half an hour, the sound of horseshoes sounded on the official road.

Xiong Zijian came back with the nursing home.

Xiong Zijian had an excited expression on his face. He was carrying a cloth bag. There were fresh blood stains on the bottom of the bag.

"Young Master, it went very well. They killed Buzhanni and the six soldiers around him. They were not prepared at all. The 2000 taels of gold that Buzhanni was carrying were also found. The rest of the soldiers were resting and didn't care at all. Know."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Is the body buried yet?"

"It's buried. The sergeant who didn't stick to the mud won't know it in a short time. It will take at least a day to find out."

"Well, we still set off at Mao's hour, so everyone should be prepared."

The seven nurses who died in battle had already been buried in an open space three miles away from the official road.

The seven graves look lonely.

These nursing homes will stay here forever.

It is impossible to have a tombstone, and there is too little time.

Su Tiancheng walked to the grave and knelt down, and Xiong Zijian, Wang Dazhi and others who followed him also knelt down.

"Brothers, I, Su Tiancheng, am sorry for letting you stay here. Rest in peace under the Nine Springs. Soon, I will take your family members to Jiangning County and let them live a good life."

He kowtowed three times politely.

At Mao, the team set off again.

It's not too far from Luoyang City, but Su Tiancheng will not enter the city.

"Mr. Xiong, arrange for two brothers to bring a head that does not stick to the mud, as well as Gao Yingxiang's letters, maps, and talismans, to Luoyang City, find Lord Zhizhou, and hand in these things, and two seriously injured brothers, Stay in Luoyang City to recover from your injuries, and when your health recovers, come directly to Jiangning County. In addition, I specially asked the two brothers who reported the letter to be more flexible and tell the reason directly."

"Young Master, why do you have to make it clear? Wouldn't it be better to give this kind of credit to the prefect of Luoyang?"

"Hmph, I don't need to talk about the matter of giving credit. How can Luoyang Zhizhou not be jealous of such a big matter, but the lives of the two brothers are in jeopardy. There are many things about killing good people and pretending to be meritorious. Thanks, I was thinking of writing a letter to Luoyang Magistrate, but after thinking about it, it is unnecessary, I think that Zhizhou is smart, if he dares to touch my brother, I will let his official hat and head fall off."

"It's us who didn't stick to the mud, how could he pretend to take credit for it?"

"It's not that simple. With letters, maps and talismans, doesn't he know that sending troops to wipe out the rest of the bandits, isn't it their credit?"

Xiong Zijian patted his head.

"Oh, I didn't think of it. The young master arranged to bury the corpses that are not stained with mud. I haven't understood the meaning yet. It is unnecessary to think about it. The young master's thinking is really far-reaching."

On the road ahead, Xiong Zijian became more careful. Some changes occurred in his arrangement. The team was divided into three groups, with ten people at the front. According to the practice of the army, these people were responsible for scouting and exploring the way. , that is, the scouts, who set off at [-]:[-] every day, and if they find a problem, someone will come back and report it immediately.

Then came the big troops.

Finally, there is the finale team, choosing a strong nursing home, usually more than 20 people, mainly to observe, to see if there is anyone, and to follow secretly.

The speed of the brigade has also increased a lot. Sometimes, when it is too late to find a place to rest, the brigade camps directly next to the official road, and everyone gathers together.

On April [-]th, the brigade left Henan and entered the jurisdiction of Nanzhili. <Plowing season, there are a lot of farmers busy in the fields, basically no refugees can be seen.

Seeing this, Su Tiancheng's heart became even heavier.

The imperial court is controlled by scholars in the south. They protect the interests of the big southern landlords. No matter how difficult the court is, no matter whether the Ming Dynasty is facing disaster or not, they will never harm the interests of these big landlords. They blindly increase the burden on the peasants and make them unable to live. I had no choice but to rebel.

The irony is that these big landlords in the south lost all their wealth and even their lives when the Ming Dynasty fell to the ground.

With the plundering of the Qing soldiers, the south suffered a devastating blow, and their wealth was plundered. The famous ten days in Yangzhou is the best embodiment.

Choosing to go to South Zhili, Su Tiancheng's idea was to take action against these landowners. This was a very dangerous path, but it was also the only path he could think of. Speaking of it, the only path was to let the big landlords take part of their wealth. Relief to poor farmers, so that farmers can live and work in peace and contentment, and minimize the gap between rich and poor.