When the eight locust merchants heard this, they were frightened on the spot.

Now that the emperor has suddenly issued this order, even if there are people in his court, the Xuanfu will be able to operate now, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape.

Fan Yongdou shouted: "Your Majesty, the grass people are wronged, Your Majesty!" ”

Chongzhen smiled: "Wronged? You are waiting for reselling materials, smuggling iron tools, grain and grass, and you are waiting for you in vain? ”

Fan Yongdou immediately howled miserably: "Your Majesty, we are all businessmen!" We are all doing business in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Chinese law! If you kill us, who else will be willing to implement the law in the future, Your Majesty!? ”

Chongzhen said angrily: "Open the middle law?!" Did you ever ask you to sell border intelligence to Jiannu? Even gunpowder and firearms are smuggled, right?

If I don't punish you and others, how will I face the thousands of soldiers and people who have died in vain because of you?! ”

After saying this, Chongzhen said to Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qianhu again: "What happened to what I asked Qing and the others to do?" ”

Gao Qianhu immediately said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has ordered someone to go to see the family members of these families, and they will not get rid of any of them." ”

Chongzhen said: "Okay." Where is Ma Xianglin? ”

Ma Xianglin, who had been hidden in the army, came out of the crowd and knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general!" ”

Chongzhen said: "Qing led the white pole soldiers of the headquarters, and went to Datong with my hand, and Gao Qianhu sent Jinyi Guards to cooperate. Be sure to seal up all these people's businesses in Datong, and lock all their families here. ”

After a pause, he said: "Li Xiang, the general soldier of Datong, can't be loyal to the country, and he will be locked up and taken back to Beijing to ask for the crime." If there is resistance, they will be summarily executed. In addition, I told the officers and soldiers of Datong that they would be loyal to state affairs from now on, and I would not investigate the past. Tomorrow there will be an edict to pass. ”

After instructing Ma Xianglin, he said to the people in front of him: "Yang Zhengxin, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, can't be loyal to the country, and his virtue is at a loss. Lu Xiang was promoted to the governor of Xuanda, and the governor of Xuanda, Shanxi and other military food affairs. Wangqing can care about Chinese affairs and guard the gateway to northern Xinjiang for the Ming Dynasty. ”

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was extremely excited, and immediately saluted: "Minister Lu Xiangsheng has decreed, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Chongzhen glanced coldly at Yang Zhengxin, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu who was paralyzed on the ground. When they went to the scorched earth they saw on the road, they were eager to cut these bastard officials and the eight locust merchants alive on the spot.

It's just that these people can't die today. These officials also need to be brought back to the capital and checked again from top to bottom. As for the eight locust merchants, they were tried and killed alive in this Xuanfu today! Thinking of this, Chongzhen ordered Lu Xiangsheng to prepare for the public trial, and then ordered Jinyiwei to go to the city to spread the news.

After a toss at the city gate, the time was almost noon, and Chongzhen didn't care about resting after entering the city, so he directly ordered the Xuanfu reserve road guard to take him to the Xuanfu military camp. I have just issued a series of arrest orders, I am afraid that the people in the Xuanfu military camp will be panicked, if there is a mutiny, it will not be a joke.

When I arrived at the barracks, I saw that all the sergeants were at a loss one by one, and if someone provoked it at this time, it would have to cause a big mess.

When the Xuanfu army saw Chongzhen, who was dressed in gold armor, he entered the camp first, and there were chamberlains next to him, so they hurriedly knelt down to ask for peace.

Chongzhen didn't pay attention to it, but just went straight to the school. When I arrived at the school, I went directly to the stage after the chin.

Chongzhen said to Fang Zhenghua, the Eastern Sect Leader who had been following him inch by inch: "Beat the drums, order the soldiers!" ”

After all, Xuanfu was an important military town at that time, and the quality of the sergeants was still much higher than that of ordinary guards. As soon as the three-way drum fell, all the soldiers gathered under the point general's platform.

Seeing that the assembly was completed, Chongzhen stepped forward and said, "Soldiers, no matter what mistakes you have made before, I am not to blame for the past!"

The Xuanfu chief soldier Yang Zhengxin was taken down, which is my will!

I don't want to do that. However, he Yang Zhengxin colluded with the merchants in the Xuan Mansion to sell weapons and grain and grass to Jiannu, so that Jiannu could eat the grain and grass that was originally given to you by the imperial court, and came to kill you with the weapons issued to you by the imperial court!

You say, 'Can I keep such a man?' ”

This pot is a bit big. After all, Yang Zhengxin accepted bribes from the eight locusts merchants and allowed smuggling, but there is really no evidence that he dared to directly resell military rations and ordnance.

But how do the soldiers of the Xuanfu know the truth or falsehood? They shouted, "No! No! No! "After all, this is directly related to his own life, and no one wants to follow such an unreliable Shangguan.

"I know that you may have done a lot of wrong things with Yang Zhengxin before. However, the sin is not waiting for you, I have just said it, and I am not to blame for the past! Then, Chongzhen changed his tone and said, "I also hope to live a good life." But the soldiers, Jiannu won't let you. These barbarians knock again and again, burn and loot, what should we do?

Can we get back? Behind us are your parents, wives and children, our home! If we retreat, we will push them under the butcher's knife of Jiannu! Soldiers, can we retreat? ”

When all the soldiers heard this, they shouted together: "You can't retreat!" No refund! ”

Chongzhen continued: "Very good. Of course we can't go back. But are we just going to stick to it? I tell you, no! I want you to practice your skills hard and kill Jiannu!

I will give you your bread in full. In the future, you don't have to hoard all over the land, I just need you to practice your skills hard to kill Jiannu! Each Jiannu person will be rewarded with two taels of silver!

Don't worry about the end of the battle after you die, the Martyrs' Shrine has started construction in the capital, and all those who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty will enter the Martyrs' Shrine after death! The Ming Dynasty is not extinguished, and the incense is eternal!

At the same time, I will send an army of supervisors, the lowest level will be up to the hundred households. These overseers will not interfere with your battles, but if you have any grievances, just look for them! If anyone withholds your wages, go to the overseers! Someone is greedy for your military exploits and is looking for a prison army! You are being driven to work and find the overseers! They are my eyes in the army, and they are also the bridge between me and you! ”

When the soldiers heard this, it was the first time that they felt that this prison army was not as hateful as the previous prison army.

The previous prison soldiers were all eunuchs in the palace, greedy and blind in command, and they did it more ruthlessly than anyone else! If the current prison army is really as the emperor said, except for those generals who are less greedy for money, the soldiers below are very welcome.

Chongzhen didn't care what the generals below thought, in his opinion, as long as the soldiers at the bottom were loyal to him, even if the generals wanted to choose, it was useless. When the Ming bank's bank is established in the future, and the military salary is distributed through the bank, the imperial court's control over the army will be further strengthened, and private soldiers or anything will cease to exist in the future.

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "In this Xuanfu City, there are people who want to kill me and the soldiers!"

The eight merchants colluded to build slaves and smuggle weapons, grain and grass. Now the evidence is conclusive!

I will put this traitor on trial in the city. Soldiers, go with me! ”