Dang Shousu said: "It doesn't have to be any military power, but it was so forcibly taken over by Zhu Youdong, and I always felt a little uncomfortable." Yuan Zongdi said: "What are you uncomfortable about?" Your army didn't move, but it was the three of us who moved. ”

Dang Shousu said: "Besides, when we are in Kuidong, we can hand over the army, who cares about the military power." Now that the army has been reorganized several times, we can actually control very few armies. What I'm worried about is whether the King of Jin and their army, if they suddenly have to hand over all their military power, will they agree. ”

Liu Tichun said: "This is indeed a problem, if they are not willing to hand over their military power, will there be a conflict at that time." Li Laiheng said: "I see that Zhu Youdong does things on weekdays, and he is not a reckless person, I believe that he can handle the affairs of King Jin well." ”

Dang Shousu said: "People's hearts are unpredictable, and now that the emperor is killed in Burma, it is difficult to ensure that these people are still loyal to the Ming Dynasty." In my opinion, we still have to bring in some more troops just in case. ”

Yuan Zongdi stopped: "Don't, today the Marquis of Pingyu just took away our military power, you go to transfer the army now." When the time comes, the yellow mud will fall into the crotch of the pants, and no one can tell. Only then did everyone remember that Zhu Youdong had taken over the military power today, and they were all a little helpless.

Li Laiheng said: "Okay, don't talk about it, I believe that Pingyu Hou has already arranged these things." What we are worried about here may not exist at all. "Now that everyone has been taken into the army, they have to think like this.

Although Li Laiheng said it with confidence, he waited for the others to leave. Still alone, I went to Zhu Youdong and told Zhu Youdong about my worries. When he learned that the king of Jin did not bring troops to Chongqing, he was relieved.

In the days that followed, the atmosphere in Chongqing suddenly became tense, first Pang Zhiyong, who was an accomplice with He Qi, was arrested, and then the other five conspirators were also arrested one by one. Then it was rumored that they were plotting to disrupt the army and sabotage the anti-Qing resistance.

Since these people are all people who have surrendered, they are now being arrested. For a time, all the officials who surrendered were in danger. Even some people who had never formed a party before now hide at home and dare not go out, for fear of getting into trouble.

As for those who have already taken action, such as Yang Mingyu, Hou Tianci, Deng Jiushao and others, they know that they are going out to find a way now, that is, they are telling others that they are also involved.

But seeing the continuous arrests in the past few days, I had to go out to find a relationship. Yang Mingyu has no other relationship, and the first thing that comes to mind is his old boss Yuan Kuoyu. I heard that Zhu Youdong was a little different from Yuan Kuoyu, and he talked to Yuan Kuoyu alone several times, and he didn't care about anything else, so he directly looked for Yuan Kuoyu's residence.

When Yuan Kuoyu saw Yang Mingyu, he said: "Why do you dare to look for me at this time, aren't you afraid of being said to be a party?" Yang Mingyu said bitterly: "Lord Governor, I am here for this. ”

Yuan Kuoyu was startled and said, "What? Are you involved in this? Yang Mingyu didn't dare to hide it, so he was fooled by He Qi a few days ago. wanted to win over some generals to support Tan Shuanghua, and then formed an alliance.

When Yuan Kuoyu heard this, he immediately said urgently: "You, what did I say about you?" Is this Pingyu Marquis a good match? How dare you do such a thing? Yang Mingyu said: "How did I know that this Pingyu Marquis would directly kill him, I have heard of the Daming party struggle before, and I have never seen anyone in Zhulian." Hongguang, Longwu, Yongli, these emperors, which one of the DPRK and China is not a constant party dispute, and there is a miasma. How did you become like this here in Pingyuhou. ”

Yuan Kuoyu pointed at Yang Mingyu and said, "You, ouch, my God." Don't you look at the current situation, Pingyu Hou was beaten out of the sea of blood in the corpse mountain by himself, is Hongguang, Yongli These people can compare? You use the same way to deal with them to deal with Pingyuhou, you are looking for death. Think about the time when the Ming Dynasty was founded, Taizu and Chengzu were two. They just went to the battlefield to kill, they killed people, but there was a time for softness? Hurry up, get out of here, and don't get me into trouble. ”

Now Yuan Kuoyu is Yang Mingyu's only savior, no matter how Yuan Kuoyu urges, Yang Mingyu just refuses to leave. Yuan Kuoyu said: "No one can save you from this, let's go." Whether you can escape from Chongqing or not depends on your own creation. ”

Yang Ming was willing to go, and begged: "Lord Governor, please save me." Anyway, we also entered Yungui from Huguang together, and we were in Kunming together. Now that the lower officials are in trouble, you can't see death without help. ”

Yuan Kuoyu said: "Who dares to save you in your situation?" The Marquis of Pingyu would rather bear the name of slaughtering the scholars than clear up this party dispute, do you think this is a joke? Yang Ming dragged Yuan Kuoyu to death and didn't let go, and said: "Lord Governor, the Marquis of Pingyu often asks you for advice alone, you must say something in front of him, please save my brother, as long as you help me survive this catastrophe, I will report you as a cow and a horse in the future." ”

Yuan Kuoyu said: "It's not that I don't save it, but I can't save it at all, no matter how much you say, it's useless." "Yang Ming met no matter how much he pleaded, Yuan Kuoyu was unwilling to come to the rescue. Then he said: "The governor really doesn't want to come to the rescue? Then I had to tell Ping Yuhou that Governor Yuan slaughtered the Ming soldiers in Biyuan, and it was you who led Li Ruchun and Wang Ping to intercept and kill Yang Wu, so that Sun Kewang ran away to the Qing court, and it was you who helped Sun Kewang surrender to the Qing Dynasty. Then let the Qing army enter Yungui, causing the catastrophe of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Hearing Yang Mingyu's nonsense, Yuan Kuoyu suddenly wanted to strangle Yang Mingyu to death. But Yuan Kuoyu was in the Qing camp at the time, who could say these things clearly. Yang Ming was stunned when he saw Yuan Kuoyu, and he looked like he wanted to kill himself.

Suddenly, Yang Mingyu knelt down in front of Yuan Kuoyu and said, "Lord Governor, there is no way to humble your duties, please save me." "Yuan Kuoyu didn't care too much about Yang Mingyu's accusation just now, but Zhu Youdong cared, if he alienated himself because of this matter, wouldn't he be able to get benefits from both the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Seeing Yang Mingyu kneeling in front of him, he remembered that he was also a comrade who was also in Yungui at the beginning, so he said: "It's not that I don't help you, it's true that I can't speak, Pingyuhou is different from others, everything is in his heart, and he will not be moved easily." ”

Yang Ming was relieved when he met Yuan Kuoyu, who cares about it now, and said: "But only the governor can speak, and he can also persuade the marquis, if the governor doesn't make a move, there is really only a dead end." ”

Yuan Kuoyu said: "If you want others to intercede for you, it will definitely not work." The Marquis of Pingyu will definitely not take care of this, and maybe he will think that we have already formed a party. Besides, we are generals, where is there any situation to talk about. I think you only have one way to go, and maybe there is a glimmer of life. ”

Yang Mingyu immediately said, "Lord Governor, please speak." Yuan Kuoyu said: "Actually, it's not a clever way, it's just to bear the guilt." You can go to Pingyu Hou now, and you don't have to look like you're crying. Just be as it is, explain your affairs clearly to the Marquis of Pingyu, and then honestly admit your mistakes, maybe there is still a glimmer of life. ”

Yang Mingyu thought he had misheard, and said, "That's it?" Can this be alive? Yuan Kuoyu said: "So I'm not sure, but this is your only life." If the Marquis of Ping scolds you or punishes you, you will be considered to have passed this catastrophe, but the pain of flesh and skin will definitely be indispensable. ”

Yang Mingyu said: "The pain of flesh and skin is nothing compared to life. But what if the Marquis is not punished? Yuan Kuoyu said: "If the Marquis of Pingyu ignores you, he will not beat you and punish you." Most of the time there is no hope, so you can prepare for your future. I have already shown you the way, and the outcome is up to your own creation. ”

Now Yang Mingyu has no choice, so he simply turned his heart and said: "It's all caused by He Qi's old dog, if I can escape this catastrophe, I will definitely kill the whole family of that old dog." After speaking, he kowtowed directly to Yuan Kuoyu and said, "No matter whether you can go this time or not, I have written down the governor's kindness." If there is a coming day, Mingyu will definitely repay it. ”

Yang Mingyu listened to Yuan Kuoyu's words and decided to take a gamble. In the afternoon of the same day, he came directly to Zhu Youdong, and when he entered the courtyard, he didn't speak, and knelt directly in the patio. When Zhu Youdong heard about it, he ignored him. Yang Mingyu knelt down until it was dark, and seeing Zhu Youdong ignoring him, Yang Mingyu's heart also sank to the bottom.

In the afternoon, Wang Xing, Hu Yiqing, Li Rubi, Ma Bao, Long Haiyang, Wu Zongxiu, Xia Guoxiang and others, who were still running outside, heard that Yang Mingyu was kneeling at Zhu Youdong's residence, and several people did not dare to delay it any longer. Directly neatly and neatly, they all knelt down to Zhu Youdong.

Only Deng Jiushao, Du Xue, Yang Guoyong, and Hou Tianci disagreed, thinking that Zhu Youdong had killed He Qi and others. If you kill these generals again, I am afraid that no one will surrender like Zhu Youdong in the future. Zhu Youdong considered this, and he would definitely not kill them.

What's more, since these people are themselves, they surrendered to Zhu Youdong when Zhu Youdong was not yet powerful. At that time, Zhu Youdong had not even captured Sichuan. No matter what they say, Zhu Youdong is also a veteran. Especially Hou Tianci and Deng Jiushao, who are in charge of the transformation of prisoners of war, which is now an important department for the Restoration Army. But they haven't heard of how many Eight Banners Zhu Youdong slaughtered in Yungui and how many Qing troops he killed.

Ma Bao, Xia Guoxiang and others made this move, and everyone else understood that it was these people who participated. Seeing these people come out, they all went to Zhu Youdong to confess their guilt, and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

By the time Zhu Youdong finished his day's work, it was already close to the hour of the evening. found that Deng Jiushao, Du Xue, Yang Guoyong, and Hou Tianci still did not come. Zhu Youdong sneered and said: "It seems that these people have never seen me kill, and they seem to think that I won't kill anyone." ”

Zhao Shichao didn't dare to speak on the side, and Zhu Youdong said: "You immediately arrest Deng Jiushao and the other four, and let the people kneeling outside come in." Let me know why they're doing this."

The few people who were kneeling heard that Zhu Youdong was finally willing to see him, and they had some expectations in their hearts, but most of them were nervous and worried. No one knows what Zhu Youdong is going to do with himself. Especially Ma Bao and others, when there were 30,000 Eight Banner soldiers, Zhu Youdong killed them, but they didn't blink their eyes.

Looking at the people who came in one after another, Zhu Youdong did not speak. After Wang Xing and the others came in, they didn't dare to sit, and they all knelt in the hall. At this time, no one dared to beg for mercy, but only knelt with their heads bowed.

Yang Mingyu was the first to start kneeling, and by this time he had been kneeling for three hours. When I came in just now, I felt that my legs were numb, and I didn't feel anything at all. still relied on Li Rubi and Wu Zongxiu to help them in.

Seeing that Zhu Youdong still ignored them, he was still closing his eyes and recuperating. Yang Mingyu turned his heart sideways and thought secretly: "Sooner or later, it will be the same, why suffer more now." It's better to die than to live here. ”