As for how to arrange between Du Yinxi and Yuan Jixian, Zhu Cihong took a lot of thought.

Gu Yinxi is good at handling internal affairs, and Yuan Jixian is good at training soldiers, especially sailors.

What Zhu Cihong has to do is to apply it according to their characteristics.

After He Tengjiao and Zuo Liangyu were punished, Huguang lacked a person in charge.

Huang Degong, Jin Shenghuan, and Ma Jinzhong are all military generals, and they obviously can't take on this role. In addition, none of the three of them obeyed anyone, and if Zhu Cihong appointed one of them to lead the other two, he would have to explode.

It was Zhu Cihong's decision to appoint Du Yinxi as the governor of Huguang, which was equivalent to letting him take over He Tengjiao's position.

In addition to continuing to serve as the "governor of the four provinces", Yuan Jixian also concurrently served as the governor of Caojiang, responsible for all river defense matters from Jingzhou to the mouth of the Yangtze River.

This is equivalent to Zhu Cihong granting Yuan Jixian the power to comprehensively train the water master in disguise.

As for the original Admiral Cao Jiang, Hou Sui was transferred back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to listen to Kan.

For Zhu Cihong, the current situation is already very critical.

Huguang and Shandong must be defended, as long as one place is not defended, it is inevitable to repeat the mistakes of the Southern Ming Dynasty in history.

Of course, what is better than the original history is that he has basically swept away Zuo Liangyu, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and other forces, and the Ming Dynasty is relatively united and stable.

What the Ming Dynasty needs most now is to win victories one after another, and give confidence to the soldiers and the people through victory.

Only in this way can we gain a steady stream of motivation in the long duel with the Manchus.

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Early in the morning of November 10, the 17th year of Chongzhen, a grand ceremony was held outside the noon gate of the Forbidden City in Nanjing.

Zhu Cihong was dressed in a bright red twelve-chapter gown, and took the public opinion all the way from the inner palace to the noon gate.

Surrounded by the chamberlain and the general of the Han Dynasty, Zhu Cihong climbed the morning gate tower and overlooked the crowd of people under the afternoon gate.

The civil and military officials are arranged on both sides, as solemn as the previous dynasty.

It's just that unlike in the past, hundreds of rebel prisoners were escorted by the Han general to kneel outside the noon gate.

The military department Shangshu Lu Zhenfei said loudly: "Sacrifice prisoners!" ”

After that, the assistant leader was in place, and the musician knelt down to play Kaile. The co-ordinator raised his command, puffed up, and arranged music.

At one point, the golden drums sounded in unison, and the music shook the sky.

Happy, Lu Zhenfei, the secretary of the Ministry of War, continued: "I am ordered to quell the rebellion of He Tengjiao and Zuo Liangyu, and the prisoners I have captured, I would like to present your majesty and go to the city of Cao to be executed, please order." ”

After Lu Zhenfei finished saying this, it was time for Zhu Cihong to speak.

He had two choices, one was to release the prisoners of war as a sign of the emperor's grace, and the other was to order the prisoners to be taken and handed over to the Ministry of Punishment to be beheaded according to the law.

Zhu Cihong knew that these captives were all generals in Zuo Liangyu's army, and some of them had some strength. But rebellion is rebellion, rebellion is rebellion, if these people are not punished, then who will fear the law of the Ming Dynasty in the future?

In order to make an example of the chickens and monkeys, these people must also die.

"Take it!"

As soon as Zhu Cihong gave the order, he pronounced the fate of hundreds of generals of the Left Army.

After Zhu Cihong spoke loudly, the two Han generals beside him shouted: "Take it!" ”

After that, two became four, four became eight, and eight became sixteen, until 360 Han generals shouted in unison.

In addition to acting as spies, one of the most important duties of the Ming generation brocade guards was to serve as the emperor's honor guard.

Therefore, in addition to their burly figures, their voices are also very loud, ready to chant at any time.

Three hundred and sixty people shouted in unison, "Take it," and the sound was like thunder.

"Obey the order!"

At this time, Ma Shiying, the secretary of the criminal department, stood up.

After receiving the order, he rushed to the left and right and ordered: "All escort away, verify the identity, and go to the city to be executed!" ”

The sacrifice of the prisoners is just a ceremony, but the actual execution is not here.

The execution of the Ming Dynasty was in Xishi, and these rebel generals were all sentenced by the Son of Heaven to be executed, and they would be escorted to the execution ground to be executed until they were verified.

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It's been a long time since Nanjing West Market has been so lively.

Hearing that hundreds of rebel generals were about to be executed, the people in Nanjing rushed to see the excitement, crowding the West Market.

Because of the large number of prisoners to be executed, the executions had to be carried out in batches.

But this made the people of Nanjing even more excited, which meant they could watch it for longer.

The first group of prisoners were brought to the court and led to kneel before the anvil.

The warden looked at the sky, and when he saw that the hour was up, he threw the red stick.

The executioners pulled out the wooden plaques stuck behind the prisoners' necks and slashed them with their swords.

Twenty heads rolled down, and the headless corpses fell to the ground.

It stands to reason that after the execution of a group of criminals, the executioner will pour water on the torture table to wash the blood, but because there are too many people to be executed today, there is no need for this. Otherwise, after splashing water and cleaning, you have to cut a batch of pieces, which is equivalent to a waste of effort.

When the head fell, the onlookers let out a cry of surprise, followed by a burst of ecstasy.

"Good kill!"

"Kill all these rebels!"

"The court is mighty, the saint is mighty!"

The impact of the killing freed the pent-up emotions of these flat-headed people for many years, and they raised their fists in high air, very excited.

Another group of rebels was brought in, and the executioners were efficiently harvesting the lives.

The people shouted excitedly, and before they knew it, most of them were hoarse.

Li Guoying was one of the last rebels to be executed.

When he was guillotined, the people threw rotten leaves at him.

Li Guoying was tied with his hands and couldn't remove the vegetable leaves, so he simply closed his eyes and let the people throw them at him.

He was reminiscing about his life in his mind.

started as a small soldier, was valued by Zuo Liangyu, promoted to a personal soldier, and then made meritorious contributions all the way to become Zuo Liangyu's confidant general.

When Zuo Liangyu raised troops on the 'Qingjun side', he did not hesitate to respond to support.

Of course, he understands that the so-called 'Qingjun side' is just a cover. The moment Zuo Liangyu raised his army, it meant a rebellion.

But he will still choose to follow Zuo Liangyu to rebel.

Because his allegiance is only to Zuo Liangyu, there is no imperial court.

His glory and wealth were all given by Zuo Liangyu, not the imperial court, so he and Zuo Liangyu were both prosperous and loss-making.

Not to mention that Zuo Liangyu wants to be 'Qing Jun's side', that is, Zuo Liangyu wants to change the dynasty and become the emperor himself, Li Guoying will not have the slightest hesitation, and will definitely persuade him as soon as possible.

It's a pity that Zuo Liangyu was defeated, so these generals who supported Zuo Liangyu deserve to die.

If Zuo Liangyu wins, won't they all be the founding heroes?

As for the possibility that the civil strife may allow the Qing army to take advantage of the situation, in Li Guoying's opinion, it is nothing at all.

If Zuo Liangyu really seized the country, it would be a big deal to cede several provinces to the Manchu Qing Dynasty and make a river to rule.

It's a pity that it's all over now.

The winner is the king, and the loser is the villain, and the loser is not qualified to live in this world.

The knife rose and fell, and Li Guoying's life ended on November 10, the 17th year of Chongzhen.

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