Ming politicians

() Jiangning County is a plain county with few peaks, but there are still some small hills. There is a valley thirty miles away from the county seat. This valley is Ziwu Valley.

The surrounding area of ​​Ziwu Valley is very desolate. According to legend, when the Ming Dynasty was founded, Zhu Yuanzhang experienced fierce fighting here, killing and injuring many people. It's soul-stirring, and some people were even scared to death when they passed by here.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang also specially performed worship here, but the situation remained the same.

Because of such rumors, everyone felt scared, and even with this road, few people walked.

Sun Yuankun led two thousand soldiers and ambushed here.

After receiving the order, the inspection department acted quickly, and all the sergeants were mobilized. As for the mission, it will not be disclosed for the time being.

The [-] cavalry of the Inspection Department all arrived at Ziwu Valley, and the remaining [-] infantry also rushed to Ziwu Valley after an hour's rapid march.

The sky has slowly darkened.

It takes no more than an hour to ride a horse to this valley.

The cavalry were all in ambush on both sides of the valley, and the infantry were in ambush at the two valley entrances.

The team of smuggling salt passed here at Zishi.

Probably because this place is desolate, there will be no movement here, and the salt traffickers are used to walking, so they don't pay attention at all.

Sun Yuankun had already observed the movement around him, secretly admiring it, choosing such a place was excellent.It is located in a desolate place, and the killing will not cause too much shock. In a short period of time, the news will not be revealed, so that the next step is to conduct a large-scale search of Kuang Siming's mansion.

Qu Qingze's mood was extremely complicated, and the shock in his heart was hard to describe.

He didn't see the emperor, but he met Wang Chengen, the eunuch of Bingbi. He remembered Wang Chengen's entrustment very clearly, which was to keep track of Su Tiancheng's every move and report to him at any time.

Qu Qingze also analyzed it. Judging from Wang Chengen's words, the emperor trusted Su Tiancheng. As a sixth-rank county magistrate, it was rare for the emperor to attach such importance to him.

Qu Qingze also has his own dream, to have a smooth official career, to be able to honor his ancestors, and to cooperate with Su Tiancheng is very pleasant. Su Tiancheng seems to know everything, so his thinking has changed a long time ago. Too rigid.

Seeing the sergeants of the inspection department, Qu Qingze felt shocked. These sergeants were clearly experienced in many battles, and their aura was not simple at all. He didn't know Sun Yuankun, Liu Shiliang and Luo Chang, but after a short period of contact, he felt that this The three of them must have been generals in the army before.

These people, following Su Tiancheng and living in the inspection department, are supposed to be very wronged, but they can't see it at all. It can be seen that Su Tiancheng is really good at employing people.

Based on these reasons, Qu Qingze understood which things should be reported to the higher authorities, and which things should not be mentioned for the time being.

At the second quarter of Haishi, many sergeants were ready.

The scouts sent out came back.

"My lord, the smuggling salt team is less than five miles away from the valley. There are 65 horsemen in the team, and the rest are infantry. There are 37 carriages in the team."

Sun Yuankun nodded, it seemed that the fight was about to begin in less than a quarter of an hour.

He has absolute confidence in this fight. He leads 200 cavalry, fully armed, wearing armor, with bows, arrows, steel knives and spears. The remaining [-] infantry, all with spears [-] of them wore bows and arrows.

These [-] bows and arrows were all in stock in the Jiangning County treasury, Su Tiancheng took them all out in one go, and equipped them for the inspection department.

Look at the Yanding team, but there are 65 people on horseback, the rest are infantry, and there are 37 carriages to guard.

Although Yan Ding's combat power is strong, it is not worth mentioning in front of the personal army battalion that once galloped on the battlefield.Besides, I was well prepared, and the other party was lazy and unprepared, so I didn't expect that someone would rob and kill them.

Sun Yuankun and Qu Qingze rode above the valley, and there were twenty soldiers behind them. These soldiers would not participate in the fight. Their responsibility was to protect the safety of the two.

In Qu Qingze's heart, his opinion became more firm. These sergeants, who used to be warriors on the battlefield, were scouts out to investigate. They were so professional that the situation couldn't be clearer.

"Master Sun, we are about to act now."

"Don't worry, wait until Yan Ding's team has all entered the valley and act. We have to make dumplings, and we can't let anyone go."

"Master Sun has a thorough plan."

Sun Yuankun looked at Qu Qingze, smiled, and did not continue speaking. He knew Qu Qingze's identity, and Su Tiancheng had told him that Qu Qingze was trustworthy.

At midnight, torches could already be seen in front of the Ziwu Valley, and the team of illegal salt traffickers formed a long queue, heading towards the valley.

Sun Yuankun looked very quiet, squinting his eyes, looking at the long dragon, while Qu Qingze seemed a little nervous, after all, he had no experience in fighting in the army.

The illicit salt traffickers gradually approached the valley, and the voices of the riders could be heard.

Inside the valley, it was very quiet. It was hard to imagine that seven hundred cavalry were ambushing inside, and there was no sound at all.

The illicit salt traffickers actually stopped in front of the valley.

Qu Qingze was a little nervous, could it be that he was discovered, but he saw Sun Yuankun beside him with a serious expression, like a statue, and the sergeant beside Sun Yuankun did not move.

This is battle-tested performance.

Yan Ding's team finally made a move. It turned out that they were planning to pay homage in front of the valley. Many people died here. Every time they passed by, Yan Ding would pay homage. You can always feel at ease.

After the worship ceremony was over, the team slowly entered the valley, not a quarter of an hour before and after.

Suddenly the drums sounded.

Just when the illicit salt traffickers seemed a little confused and at a loss, a cannon rang out, and countless arrows shot out from both sides of the valley. These arrows, as if they had eyes, flew directly towards the horsemen, who commanded them on horseback. , screaming and falling off the horse.

The sergeants waiting on both sides of the carriage also became the focus of care and were shot by arrows one after another.

The screams came one after another.

After all, Yan Ding has some fighting power. At this time, charging towards the mountains on both sides is tantamount to courting death. It is best to break through from the front and back. The ambush team is obviously on both sides of the valley.

Immediately someone commanded, rushed forward.

There was another cannon blast, and arrows flew in front of them. Yan Ding, who was at the front, was hit by the arrow and fell to the ground, and the team was once again in chaos.Yan Ding, who was behind, realized that something was wrong, and ran towards the direction he came from.

Seeing such a situation, Sun Yuankun showed a gratified smile on his face. The sergeant beside him lit the ringing arrow in his hand. This ringing arrow was very similar to the fireworks hundreds of years later.

A sharp sound came, and two red flowers rose in the sky.

On both sides of the valley, countless cavalry rushed down, all of them were wearing armor, and under the light of the torches, they appeared to shine brightly, looking extremely mighty.

This was a one-sided killing. The few surviving Yan Ding who rode on horses were cut down under their horses before they had time to speak. The remaining Yan Ding found that the situation was wrong, and many of them knelt on the ground and raised their hands high.

The soldiers ambushing on both sides of the valley poured into the valley.

"Listen, I am Sun Yuankun, the inspector of the Jiangning County Inspection Department. I was ordered by the county magistrate to seize your illegal salt trafficking. According to the provisions of our Daming law, if you surrender, you can be lenient. If you resist in the corner, shoot and kill."

At the time of Sun Yuankun, two thousand sergeants had completely surrounded Yan Ding, who was trafficking in private salt.

The remaining strong man on horseback froze for a moment, then rushed over holding a steel knife.

At this time, there is nothing to say, only desperate, anyway, it is death.

"Brothers, fight hard, don't believe their nonsense, you will die anyway..."

"You can't overestimate your own strength, even a mermaid dares to shake a big tree. Well, I'll make it happen for you."

Sun Yuankun took the bow and arrow handed over by the sergeant beside him, drew out a ringing arrow, and aimed at the bow.

The sounding arrow was shot, and the brawny man floated to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

The remaining Yan Ding looked at the soldiers around him and dared not move at all.

Of course, Sun Yuankun will not kill them all. He has seen all the scenes just now. These salt men are of good quality, and they are all valuable sources of soldiers. Being able to recruit them is of great benefit to strengthening the army.

The illicit salt traffickers were mainly commanded by these 65 men on horseback. They were all shot to death now, before they even had time to fight. In the valley, there were already more than 100 corpses left. He groaned in pain, and if he didn't get medical treatment, he would die soon.

Seeing the rest of Yan Ding kneeling on the ground, not daring to move, Sun Yuankun smiled.

"My lord, you finally fulfilled your mission."

"Master Sun is really powerful. He took down all the salts without losing a single soldier. Qu has seen it. He will follow Master Sun in the future and learn a lot."

"Where is it, Mr. Qu, let me see if you and I divide the work. I will lead some sergeants and return to the county immediately to carry out the next step. You will bring some sergeants to escort Yan Ding and supplies, how about it?"

"I think so, I should take some sergeants and go to the county town."

"According to Master Qu's will."

Sun Yuankun gave the order.

"Immediately found the letter and handed it to Mr. Qu. Six hundred cavalrymen and four hundred infantry followed Mr. Qu to the county seat, leaving the sergeant behind and escorting Yan Ding to the county government with me. These 37 carriages cannot have Not the slightest loss."

Seeing Qu Qingze leave with the sergeant, Sun Yuankun showed a gratified smile. According to Su Tiancheng's arrangement, he still had things to do. Most of the 37 cars of gold and silver had to be transported to the mansion.