The Chongqing Mutiny ended with Xu Keqiu's death.

No matter how much he hated him before, not many soldiers would really want to kill him, even Wang Shouzhong and Huang Shoukui initially just wanted to use the excuse to uphold justice for Ma Hong.

No matter what Xu Keqiu did before, before the imperial court ordered, he was still the governor of a province, and the official robe was added, and killing him was equivalent to rebellion!

Looking at the governor who gradually fell silent on the ground, all the generals in the school field were dumbfounded, and the blood aroused before was suddenly diluted by the coolness that penetrated into the bones.

After nightfall, the city of Chongqing is eerily quiet.

Dark clouds cover the sun, and there is no figure in sight in the huge street market, only the lights swaying in the breeze accompany the empty long street.

The death of the governor soon alarmed the civil officials and military generals throughout Chongqing.

Such a big man died in the mutiny, the emperor investigated it, and the civil and military forces of the whole province of Sichuan were in turmoil, and it was only in the afternoon that Sun Haogu received the news that Zhu Youxiao was about to arrive in Chongqing.

In the Battle of Nanchuan, the emperor drove his own expedition and defeated more than 100,000 rebels of Yu Chongming, and won a complete victory. It is said that in that battle, the bones of the rebels were piled up in the valley of Nanchuan.

Sun Haogu consulted with Li Jizhou, the deputy envoy of the Imperial Expedition and the deputy envoy of the Eastern Sichuan Army, and decided to impose a curfew in Chongqing before the emperor's arrival.

The people were in a hurry, and what was more feared than the rebels entering the city was the rebellion.

On this night, only those children who do not know the world can sleep peacefully.

While waiting anxiously, many people suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of neatly marching footsteps outside the door.

A child was awakened and cried out in panic in the house, and the woman, too, was helpless, and at the man's urging, she quickly hugged the child who was crying loudly.

At this moment, the man looked out the window.

I don't know when the two sides of the street were full of solemn officers and soldiers, as well as soldiers patrolling the streets and alleys with torches, which made them even more nervous.

"What's going on?"

This is the inner thoughts of many people at this moment.

Many people immediately woke up their families, packed their bags, and gathered nervously together, ready to deal with sudden changes.

In such troubled times, ordinary people like them are the least worth mentioning.

"Here we are..."

The initiator of this mutiny, Wang Shouzhong, the chief soldier of Jiangjin, was sitting in the dim courtyard at the moment, quietly waiting for this moment to come.

The courtyard was silent, and there was no light, but his mind was unusually bright.

During the time of waiting, Wang Shouzhong thought of countless possibilities, and when he saw the fire a few streets away, he laughed even more self-deprecatingly, and trembled.

"The head town, it's the emperor who is here, and the extravagant Chongming is defeated!"

The courtyard door was hurriedly knocked on by the soldiers, and because they did not hear Wang Shouzhong's answer, the soldiers said:

"The civil and military officials in the city have all gone to greet them, the head town, let's go and have a look, in case this matter takes a turn for the better..."

The soldiers outside the door shouted, but there was still no answer in the courtyard, and they also became depressed, and were about to leave, but the courtyard door was suddenly opened behind them.

"I thought about it, if the emperor wants to blame, it is my own sin."

In the darkness, Wang Shouzhong's expression at this moment could not be seen clearly, and his personal soldiers could only hear it, and his voice was extremely firm.

......

"What about Xu Keqiu?"

Immediately on the corner of the street, Zhu Youxiao glanced around, pressed the imperial sword in his hand, and said: "I heard that Xu Keqiu didn't ask for merit for the soldiers, but there is such a thing..."

When the words landed, the generals who had already prepared for the worst in their hearts were all surprised.

I thought that the emperor was here to ask the master, but I didn't expect that it was for them to call the shots.

Wang Shouzhong and Huang Shoukui in the crowd were even more ashamed, and the former first stood up and said in a trembling voice:

"Back to Your Majesty, Futai is dead-"

"Dead?" Zhu Youxiao's eyes tightened, and the hand pressed on the sword was also stunned, and after a moment, he said calmly:

"How did he die?"

Wang Shouzhong and Huang Shoukui exchanged glances, but the former continued to speak.

"Back to Your Majesty, it was the minister who didn't manage his subordinates well, and he made trouble in the school field, and it was also the minister's poor protection that such a serious thing happened..."

When Huang Shoukui heard this, his eyes widened angrily, he didn't think about it, and said:

"Your Majesty, don't blame him, it was the minister's secret manipulation that made Deng Qian kill Futai, Your Majesty's crime of punishing the minister!"

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, did not speak, but with a clamp under his feet, he drove his horse along the street and kept moving forward.

Half an hour later, the group came to the Cangli Gate.

Zhu Youxiao dismounted, handed over the mount to Huang Degong, pushed open the gate, stepped into the courtyard with one foot, looked around for a while, and then asked:

"How long is the grain stored in this barn enough for the defenders of the whole city?"

"Back to Your Majesty, if the rebels continue to besiege the city, the grain stored in Cangli will still be enough for the defenders to eat for more than a year...", Sun Haogu, the Sichuan envoy, said respectfully.

"What if Kuraguri is burned?" Zhu Youxiao came to Cangli Zhongzhong, looked around, and said when he came out:

"How long can you eat it?"

Sun Haogu had doubts in his heart, and said, "Less than three days..."

"Then according to me, this Ma Hong is a great hero!" Zhu Youxiao clapped his hands, "Call him to see me!" ”

After a while, an officer and soldier in armor came up and said tremblingly: "Take the chief Mahon, see Your Majesty." ”

"I..." Without waiting for Zhu Youxiao to speak, Ma Hong knelt directly on the ground, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty-"

Seeing this, everyone looked at each other.

Zhu Youxiao smiled on his lips, bent over to help him up, and said, "You are not guilty, I said, you have merit!" ”

Hearing this, Ma Hong was stunned and didn't know why.

Zhu Youxiao walked out of Cangli, turned over on his horse, squinted at the many civil officials behind him, and said coldly:

"You say, who told you to say that you just confessed your sin?"

"This..."

Ma Hong hesitated, and at the same time was secretly surprised in his heart, he didn't tell anyone about this matter, how did the emperor know.

"If I tell you to say it, you will say it." Zhu Youxiao sneered a few times and said, "I'm afraid it took a lot of effort for a meritorious person to confess, right?" ”

"You are so bold!"

Mahon was a little scared, but still refused to speak.

Zhu Youxiao didn't continue to ask, but just took out a secret recital, slapped Sun Haogu in the face, and sneered:

"Sun Aiqing, my good courtier! You should say something, right? ”

What was thrown over was the secret music that the Jinyi Guard's army had heard in one step into Sichuan, and since the day of the expedition, it was sent to the imperial front once every three days, and it never stopped.

When Zhu Youxiao was still in Luoyang, in fact, he already knew everything about the big and small things in Sichuan.

The matter of Xu Keqiu and Ma Hong, as well as the collusion and stubbornness of Sun Haogu and others, in order to protect their own face, completely disregard the overall situation of counterinsurgency, have long been known.

If it weren't for this Ma Hong who kept Cangli safe and let the rebels capture Chongqing in advance, it is really hard to say what the battle situation would be like now.

"Your Majesty, ministers, ministers, this is also for the sake of the country!" Sun Haogu fell to the ground and trembled:

Ma Hong beheaded the gatekeepers and trespassed into Cangli, this time just in time for the spies to set fire. If there is no spy like fire next time, and others use this as a basis to break into Cangli, will they be punished or not? ”

"Besides, Xu Keqiu is a feudal official, and he died in the school field, His Majesty can't ignore it, and it chills the hearts of the ministers in the world!"

Zhu Youxiao's gaze swept over him, and he naturally knew in his heart that he was exploiting the loopholes of the Ming law, and this matter alone really couldn't be handled.

At this time, a Han general brought a child and said, "Deng Qian always knew that he had committed a big crime, left this child, and committed suicide at home..."

Hearing this, Wang Shouzhong's eyes tightened.

This surnamed Deng Qianzong, his mother-in-law died in childbirth two years ago, he had to be a soldier, but also had to take care of the baby, and the food and salary were often in arrears, so it was already difficult to live such a day.

He wanted to take the blame on himself, why couldn't he think about it like this?

Just thinking of this, he saw Zhu Youxiao dismount again, came to Sun Haogu, and ordered: "Look up." ”

Sun Haogu was at a loss and did as he was told.

In the blink of an eye, Zhu Youxiao raised his foot and kicked over, and heard Sun Haogu scream miserably and rolled to the ground.

Zhu Youxiao sneered and said, "I came this time to condemn you!" ”

"Spread the word, take the post, go to prison, Jinyi Wei escorted back to the Beijing Division, tell Wei Zhongxian, let him check carefully!"