Ming politicians

In less than a quarter of an hour, the fight was over.

Except for more than a dozen soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion who were seriously injured, all the sergeants of the so-called inspection department fell down. Falling does not mean death. There are not many real deaths, especially those who were hit by flintlock guns, lying on the ground , the expression was very painful, but few people cried out, obviously they were all enduring the pain.

The soldiers of the scout battalion surrounded these people and waited for Su Tiancheng's order before they started to attack.

During the fight, Su Tiancheng had been paying attention to the situation. It was precisely because of his feeling that the soldiers were prepared to deal with this sudden attack. Although the other party had made a lot of preparations, they set up a Checkpoint, it's a pity that these people are not familiar with the rules of the officialdom, and they still stick to the principle when they see the regular cavalry. Such a thing is impossible to happen in the mainland of Ming Dynasty. Let the shit go, how dare you talk about the inspection, and don't even allow everyone to leave.

These people's personal skills are good, but it's a pity that they don't have a unified command, and they don't have the awareness of arranging troops. Relying on their personal abilities, thinking about attacking the army is almost the same as sending them to death.

Su Tiancheng has a preliminary judgment on the identities of these people. He can conclude that these people are not Ming Dynasty sergeants. Whether it is a sergeant from the guard station or a sergeant from the inspection department, the basic military common sense is clear. , will pay great attention to their own formation and protect each other, and the sergeants of the guard station and inspection department are not as good as them, let alone have the courage to go forward. If they encounter a little trouble, they will disperse like birds and beasts .

Could it be that these people are so-called quacks?

After crossing, Su Tiancheng has never found any people from the world, maybe the scope of his contact is different.Most of them are people in the officialdom, followed by the army, and they rarely have the opportunity to learn about other aspects of the situation, so that ten years have passed, Su Tiancheng thinks, they have read a lot of books before.The description of what happened in the Jianghu is completely fabricated, and there is nothing the same. When Su Tiancheng was the three governors of Shaanxi, he had the opportunity to visit the Shaolin Temple, but he didn't go because of his understanding of the Jianghu. .

If it is said that these soldiers who fell to the ground are all so-called quacks, he needs to figure out the reason for this.

Who sent these people to assassinate themselves.What is the purpose? Is it to kill himself and cause chaos in Da Ming, or is he just thinking about scaring himself, not thinking about the real assassination being successful.

He didn't ask to kill all these people immediately, and he still needs to figure out what's going on here.

The reason why these people assassinate themselves is the most important. Recently, Su Tiancheng has become extremely careful.The situation in the court is not clear, Lu Shanji's letter.After telling all the things, in fact, you can see Zhu Youjian's anxious figure, what the civil and military ministers in the court think, and the emotions of envy, jealousy and hatred must exist. Will someone be mad.Thinking of assassinating himself, as for Hou Jin's Huang Taiji, he always thinks that he can die, so that Huang Taiji can sit back and relax, and there is another possibility.It is not completely ruled out, that is, although the rogues have been wiped out, there are still some fish that escaped the net. These people are the cronies of Li Zicheng and others, and they are always looking for opportunities to assassinate themselves.

Anyway, after entering Dezhou in Shandong, Su Tiancheng was very annoyed that such a thing happened unexpectedly.In broad daylight, some people dared to set up checkpoints on the official roads, and carried out assassinations through this form. It can be seen what the officials in various places in Shandong are doing, and it can also explain that there may still be the possibility of using this form to exploit the people in various places in Shandong .

Su Tiancheng didn't open his mouth to speak. Of course the soldiers below understood what he meant, and soon someone picked out a dozen of them from the soldiers who fell on the ground, and escorted them to the side.

A few minutes later, the screams began to come out. Needless to say, the scouts used different methods. Their missions were different. They were very good at assassination, espionage, etc. Anyone who was interested, fell into their hands. Even a stone can be squeezed out of something useful.

Half an hour later, a soldier came to report.

"My lord, my subordinates have interrogated, and two of them have confessed that they are from the Blood Killing Alliance."

Su Tiancheng was stunned for a moment. He had never heard of the name Blood Killing League. After crossing, it was the first time he heard such a name with a Jianghu flavor. Could it be that in the Ming Dynasty, there really were so-called Jianghu sects? .

"What is the Blood Killing Alliance?"

At this time, a soldier next to Su Tiancheng spoke.

"My lord, the Blood Slaughter League is a sect in Jianghu. The main task of this sect is to kill people for others. After they accept the silver, they complete the tasks assigned by their employers. It is said that this Blood Slaughter League has a great reputation in the south, and the government also There's not much you can do about them."

Su Tiancheng looked at the soldiers around him.

"What's your name?"

"My lord, my subordinate Zhang Yu is scouting Xiaoqi."

"Well, what else do you know, let me tell you all, and let me introduce the so-called Jianghu situation by the way."

Zhang Yu seems to have been prepared for a long time.

"My lord, this subordinate used to be in Wudang Mountain, but after going down the mountain, he was coerced by bandits, so he had to meet Master Liu and entered the scout camp."

Su Tiancheng nodded, it turned out that Liu Yu was in Wudang Mountain before, no wonder he was so clear about the situation in Jianghu.

"The four recognized sects in Jianghu are Shaolin, Wudang, Emei, and Hengshan. These four sects are also recognized by the imperial court. Shaolin and Hengshan belong to Confucianism, and Wudang and Emei belong to Taoism. Apart from these four sects, there are countless others. The small sects are basically derived from the four major sects, Tingling and the four major sects."

"In addition to the four major sects, there are also some so-called alliances. The blood killing alliance belongs to one of them. These alliances basically do not follow the rules of the world. The four major sects have a very clear requirement, that is, not It is a very strict rule to have any relationship with the government and not to intervene in any matters involving the government. Anyone who violates this rule will be punished by the sect at a light level, or even have their martial arts abolished. So, for so many years, the four major sects have been able to stand tall and have received the support of the court. However, due to the continuous war, some alliances have been formed in the Jianghu. These alliances have no principled position. They can be employed by a certain wealthy gentry, and sometimes they are also employed by the government, and what they do is assassination and bodyguards."

"My subordinates have a little understanding of the Blood Slaughter League. The Blood Slaughter League should be an alliance headquartered in Sichuan Province. It has a great momentum. The leader of the Blood Slaughter League once visited Shaolin and Wudang to learn skills, but it has not been able to do so. "

"Later, the leader of the Blood Killing Alliance found many other alliances to compete in martial arts. It is said that this leader has extraordinary martial arts. Taking advantage of the opportunity to learn martial arts, he joined many alliances."

"Things in the rivers and lakes are all resolved by themselves, and the government will not be troubled. Moreover, the inspection department in the government is also aware of these rules. Anything that involves assassinations in the rivers and lakes, after the inspection department investigates clearly , will not be held accountable, and will be resolved by the various sects or alliances themselves."

"Because of these circumstances, adults don't know much about the affairs in Jianghu."

Su Tiancheng nodded, and finally understood that in the Ming Dynasty, Jianghu still existed, but the organizations in the Jianghu did not have any contact with the government. Any connection, under such circumstances, Su Tiancheng, who is an official of the imperial court, of course doesn't know about these things, even if Su Tiancheng went to Shaanxi to serve as the governor, no one would suggest him to visit the Shaolin Temple.

"Is the Blood Killing Alliance planning to assassinate me this time?"

"My lord, this subordinate is still asking. These two people said that they don't know the specific arrangement, but this subordinate found a picture from them."

Su Tiancheng looked at the portrait on the picture. Although the portrait was very simple, he could tell at a glance that it was himself.

"Since there are more than a hundred people, there must be a leader and leader. Find out this person, the rest of the staff, Zhang Yu, your suggestion, how to deal with it."

"My lord, the subordinates believe that the leader should be kept, and all the rest will be killed, leaving no one behind."

Su Tiancheng looked at Zhang Yu, a little surprised, he didn't expect Zhang Yu to say that.

"My lord, the disputes in the rivers and lakes, grievances and resentments are often difficult to separate clearly in a short time. The four sects hate these alliances in the rivers and lakes very much, because what these alliances do has already involved the four sects. At the same time, the vast majority of those responsible for the assassination are desperadoes, and their attacks are vicious, even when facing women, children, the elderly and the weak, they will not show mercy. In Jiang Hu, these desperadoes are deeply hated."

Su Tiancheng thought for a while.

"Leave the two people who spoke, and at the same time find the leader among them, continue the interrogation, and kill the rest."

Once the order is issued, it is very simple to execute.

The soldiers of the scout battalion were very skilled in their actions. After beheading the members of the Blood Killing Alliance, some soldiers dug a big pit not far from the official road, and the other part of the soldiers buried all the corpses. , and threw them into the big pit. After all the corpses were thrown into the big pit, the soldiers who had already prepared began to bury them.

An hour later, the official road returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

Su Tiancheng was not calm anymore, he never imagined that he would still have contact with Jiang Hu. (To be continued..)