Wanli 1592

Chapter 881 An Lushan and Guo Ziyi

On October 25th, Xiao Ruxun made an oath in Nanjing for the Northern Expedition, leading an army of 12 under his command to advance by land and water, and dispatched to the north of the capital. There was no resistance on the way, and several small and medium-sized cities surrendered directly without resistance, so the marching speed was relatively fast.

On the first day of November, the army arrived at Huai'an Mansion. The prefect of Huai'an surrendered without a fight and donated Shanyang City and warehouses for Xiao Ruxun's use. In the camp of the Northern Expedition, he became a member of Shen Yiguan who went north to crusade against the national traitor.

Later, Xiao Ruxun's goal was Suqian.

Starting from Huai'an Mansion, Xiao Ruxun met many officials who were willing to resist. For example, in Taoyuan County, when he encountered resistance from the local magistrate and garrison, Xiao Ruxun sent people to charge and defeated the opponent's mob of less than 1000 people. The magistrate was captured alive.

Xiao Ruxun asked the county magistrate why he resisted, and the county magistrate was very angry and said, "How can a subject attack the emperor? You are rebelling!"

"It was Shen Yiguan who rebelled. Shen Yiguan forced His Majesty to abdicate, and supported the puppet in the throne. Our emperor is not that puppet, let alone Shen Yiguan. The purpose of the crusade is to restore His Majesty and restore orthodoxy. How can there be rebellion? Shen Yiguan supports that The puppet is not the Emperor of Ming at all!"

Xiao Ruxun asked the county magistrate back.

The county magistrate did not agree with Xiao Ruxun's statement: "Since ancient times, except for Guo Ziyi, there has been no one who has been crusading against rebels who did not harbor evil intentions! An Lushan also raised troops in the name of crusade against Yang Guozhong!"

"Did Yang Guozhong depose the emperor? Does this mean that I am Anlu Mountain? I raised troops all the way to strictly control military discipline, and Yu Minqiu did not commit any crimes. I only wanted to kill the traitor Shen Yiguan, not for my own selfishness. Why do you use Anlu Shan came to compare me but not Guo Ziyi? How do you know if I am An Lushan or Guo Ziyi?"

Xiao Ruxun was a little angry.

And the county magistrate also widened his eyes.

"You did nothing wrong with Minqiu? Then what are you doing for it? You don't do it for fame or gain, but you even buy people's hearts along the way. What are your intentions? I think whether Shen Yiguan is a national traitor or not, you are the biggest one." National traitor! You are An Lushan!"

"presumptuous!"

Ye Mengxiong couldn't listen anymore, pointed at the county magistrate and scolded: "You have no eyes but no eyes! Shen Guan's coup to force the emperor to abdicate is really a treasonous act! The whole world should attack him together! Not only do you not attack, but you help the evil, now You wronged General Xiao for harboring evil intentions, what do you want to do?!"

The magistrate of Taoyuan County said loudly: "He rebelled, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hands, and he went to the capital just to kill the traitors and help the emperor to the throne? I don't believe it! Those warriors are all blood-licking people, and they will do everything for fame and fortune. Come out! I'm afraid he won't be the next Zhao..."

"shut up!"

Ye Mengxiong glared angrily: "When the country is in crisis, it is rare to have a righteous man. You don't want to help, and you slander the righteous man everywhere! What is your intention? It is because there are so many people like you that there is only one Guo Ziyi in the ages! Drag it down, give me a hard..."

"Come on! Drag it down and behead it!"

Before Ye Mengxiong finished speaking, Xiao Ruxun stood up and shouted angrily.

The guards outside immediately stepped forward and dragged the county magistrate away.

The county magistrate laughed.

"It's not me who has blind eyes! It's not me! It's you! It's all of you! Hahahahahahaha..."

The guard raised the knife and dropped it, and a head fell to the ground.

The speed was so fast that Ye Mengxiong and Yuan Huang didn't have time to react. Xu Hongji watched with eyes twitching. Many other civil servants were also taken aback. The Huai'an prefect who had just surrendered was sweating.

"Humph!"

Xiao Ruxun left with a flick of his sleeves. Ye Mengxiong looked back at Xiao Ruxun's leaving back, looked at Yuan Huang with a little worry, and then the two nodded together, letting the others disperse first, and then Yuan Huang and Ye Mengxiong went to find Xiao Ruxun talked heart-to-heart.

Don't let him have a grudge, otherwise it will be very difficult to deal with.

The army was stationed in Taoyuan County today, and the army had already stopped to light a fire for cooking. Xiao Ruxun got off the big boat alone, and wandered around under the guard of the guards. It seemed to be relaxing. Yuan Huang and Ye Mengxiong hurriedly came behind Xiao Ruxun.

"Ji Xin, if you kill that person, just kill him. People with evil intentions really can't stay for long."

Yuan Huang comforted Xiao Ruxun.

"Yeah, Ji Xin, don't pay too much attention to it. Shen has always acted rebelliously and didn't see him raise his troops. You raised troops to fight against rebellion, but he raised his troops. This person can't see right from wrong. If he kills him, he will kill it. It's no big deal. of."

Ye Mengxiong also quickly comforted Xiao Ruxun.

Xiao Ruxun turned around and looked at the two elders, smiling wryly.

"Don't worry Ye Gong and Yuan Gong too much. I didn't take this matter to heart. I just feel very distressed. I devoted myself to fighting rebellion for the country. In the end, I was questioned and hostile. Those who conspired to rebel can calm down the world with an edict. And I have worked so hard to fight for justice but have not been recognized, I... oh..."

Seeing Xiao Ruxun's lost look, Ye Mengxiong and Yuan Huang felt uncomfortable.

Xiao Ruxun is only 28 years old today, but he has taken on too many things. Under the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, which emphasizes civility over military affairs, it is indeed easy to be misunderstood as a military general. be understood.

Even though they have shouldered so much, it is still so difficult. Ye Mengxiong and Yuan Huang can also understand the distress in Xiao Ruxun's heart.

"Ji Xin, don't pay too much attention to it. Some blind people don't understand you. It doesn't matter. I understand you. I know your innocence. I know your ambition in life. I will always support you!"

Ye Mengxiong made clear his attitude.

"Ji Xin, the old man followed you from the capital to North Korea, and then followed you to Burma. You should know that the old man has always believed that you can do something for Daming. Now you are going to do it. Believe in yourself even more. The words of those who have eyes but no eyes to help the tyrants doubt themselves, you have to believe that what you do is for the Ming Dynasty."

Yuan Huang also directly stated his attitude.

A smile appeared on Xiao Ruxun's face, and he nodded and smiled.

"Even if people in the world don't understand me, it's enough for Ye Gong and Yuan Gong to understand me!"

Seeing Xiao Ruxun relieved, Ye Mengxiong and Yuan Huang also became happy.

The three chatted about other things.

After a while, Xiao Ruxun looked at the slowly flowing river, his face became serious.

"The weather is getting colder and colder. Jiangnan is okay, but if we go further north, the rivers, lakes and even the inland sea will be frozen. I don't know if the Jianghai and Dahai troops can make it to Tianjin Wei before the freezing. Our army We must also be prepared to save the boat and go north on foot."

Ye Mengxiong and Yuan Huang also became solemn.

Going further north, the river is likely to freeze, and the weather will get colder and colder. How the army survives the winter will be a very serious topic.

The river is frozen, and it will become difficult to transfer food, and the logistics supplies of the 12 troops will also be affected, which is a little disadvantageous to the Northern Expedition, so Xiao Ruxun decided to slow down the marching speed, and the army slowly moved north, not to give too much to the logistics transfer troops pressure.

Without the help of ships, it can only be transported by mules and horses, which is still a bit difficult after all.

So we can only slow down the marching speed.

Give Shen Yiguan some time, and give Xie He some time.

(End of this chapter)