Chapter 164: The Fall of the Shaowu Regime VIII

Let's get down to business. Hu Tang immediately became serious and said: "Although Xia Guan has an identity as a cover in Guangzhou City, he still has some contacts with the leading figures in Guangzhou Mansion. ”

"Okay." Zhang Xuan said: "In this case, you are the prefect of Guangzhou." The pacification of the people of the city will be left to you. ”

"General Xie." Hu Tang was a little excited in his heart, he was not excited to be promoted, but he really followed the army to win the battle. It's the easiest to get promoted.

There is no other reason, once it is beaten, there are vacancies. And some vacancies can be put first, but some vacancies can't be placed. ，

For example, the chief official of the Guangzhou Mansion.

Conquering the city of Guangzhou is not the end of the matter, but the end of the matter.

Zhang Xuan was almost in a state of being attacked on three sides in Guangzhou, Chaozhou in the east, Che Chongshi, and Ding Chukui in Zhaoqing in the west. Even in the north, there is Ganzhou City, which is not under the fortified city, and the communication with Jiangxi is not very comfortable. The connection with Hunan is just a Wujiang River.

Even if it is transported by water, the Wujiang River is not a suitable waterway, otherwise why would the waterway dug by the Tang Dynasty gradually be abandoned in later generations.

Therefore, Guangzhou Mansion is his only base, and only by gaining a firm foothold in Guangzhou can he face a two-sided attack.

"One more thing." Zhang Xuan said: "It's just to find a way to contact the Zheng family immediately, where is Zheng Chenggong now?" ”

Hu Tang said: "I heard that Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Cai are at odds, Zheng Cai mainly attacks Chaozhou, and Zheng Chenggong is cruising on the sea, and it will take some time to contact Zheng Chenggong." ”

Zhang Xuan didn't know what the contradiction was between Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Cai at the moment. However, this news is not good news for Zhang Xuan.

Whether it is good news or not now, Zhang Xuan can only accept it.

"Where do you think Shaowu is now?" Zhang Xuan asked.

"I was in the school palace with Su Guansheng before, but now I don't know where it is?" Hu said.

"Su Guansheng, but that 'three don'ts' Su Guansheng?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Such a famous Qing official, Zhang Xuan still knows about it. The mainstream idea of this era is the worship of Qing officials, no, it should still be the case in later generations, otherwise Bao Qingtian would not be so popular.

Even Zhang Xianzhong killed innocents indiscriminately, but in the face of real clean officials, he would let it go. It's just that anyone who was a Qing official in the late Ming Dynasty had a habit of moral purity, and when they fell into the hands of the righteous army, most of them would only seek death.

"Exactly." Hu said.

"Where is he now?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Hu Tang said: "I estimate that in the post house, they came with Shaowu, and they have not been resettled for the time being, and they live in the post house." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Zheng Lian. ”

Zheng Lian immediately said: "The lower official is here." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "You take a team of people and invite Mr. Su over, remember that it is, 'please.'" ’”

Zheng Lian said: "Xiaguan understands. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Be careful, the city is not peaceful now." ”

Although Xia Jun has an absolute advantage. But the chaos in the city of Guangzhou will not end for a while.

"Yes." Zheng Lian said.

Just when Zheng Lian went to the post house to invite Su Guansheng, Su Guansheng also returned to the post house.

"Brother Su, what's going on?" One person asked.

This person's name is Liang Hong, and he is also one of Shaowu's ministers.

Su Guansheng was embarrassed, he never expected that the soldiers under his command would be defeated in a battle when they met the Xia army, and the two sides only clashed for a moment, and the rest was that the Xia army chased the north.

Su Guansheng did not wear a military uniform, so Sergeant Xia did not take Su Guansheng as the main target to catch up. But even so, when Su Guansheng threw off the pursuers, there was no longer a single soldier by his side, and seeing that it was not far from the post station, he staggered over.

Su Guansheng said: "It's over, the summer thief has already entered the city." Then he told the situation in the city in fits and starts. Finally, Liang Hong said: "What can I do now?" ”

Liang Hongzheng said: "Now is the time to die and die for the country. Life and death are small, and disconnection is big. ”

"Yes." Su Guansheng's face suddenly turned a strange flush, and said: "Yes, I am trusted by the first emperor and today, and I can't turn the tide, so I can only follow the first emperor underground, it's like this, Brother Liang, we will see each other in the next life." ”

"Okay." Liang Hong said it very easily.

The two entered their rooms separately, and Liang Hong threw Bai Aya over the beam, stood on the stool, and hesitated for a while.

Many things are easy to say, but when you really face life and death, it is not as easy as you say.

Liang Hong for a while, all kinds of thoughts came to his heart, and he didn't want to die in an instant. But he was embarrassed to face Su Guansheng. He felt ashamed of himself in the face of Su Guansheng.

After all, it's the same sage book that I read. Although he can't do a small matter of life and death, and a big thing about losing a festival, standing with those who can do it, Liang Hong will inevitably be a little restless.

Suddenly thinking about what he remembered, he kicked the stool down with a heavy kick. Make a loud sound.

Su Guansheng listened in the next room, and after hearing this voice, he sighed slightly and said, "I misunderstood Brother Liang." Su Guansheng also has some understanding of Liang Hong's usual life, and he is worried that Liang Hong will not be able to do it. After listening to the sound of the bench kicking down, I was relieved.

He secretly said in his heart: "I didn't expect that Brother Liang is informal, but when he encounters major events, he can stand up." ”

Su Guansheng took a deep breath, and it seemed that Liang Hong's behavior also encouraged him. He gently kicked the stool, and the whole person hung in the air, and his body struggled involuntarily. For a while, I kicked my feet. It's gone.

After a while, Liang Hong quietly pushed the door in. Seeing Su Guansheng's body hanging in the air, he fell to the ground with a "plop".

For a while, my heart was extremely complicated.

There is remorse, there is shame, there is fear, and there is a slight sense of relief. It seems that Liang Hong, a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, also died with Su Guansheng.

A feeling of breaking the jar came to his heart, and Liang Hong said secretly: "Brother Su, Brother Su, you are no longer here anyway, let my brother borrow your head to pave a road." ”

He lowered Su Guansheng from the beam and wanted to cut off Su Guansheng's head. I just used it a few times, but I couldn't do it, and finally decided to find a trolley, put Su Guansheng on it, and was about to go to surrender to Xia Jun, when he heard someone shouting: "Mr. Su is there?" ”

Liang Hong was startled, looked out through the crack in the door, and happened to see Zheng Lian. Although he didn't see Zheng Lian's identity, he could see that they were Xia Jun.

In fact, there is not much difference between the attire of the Xia army and the Ming army. The only difference is in the flag.

He immediately said, "Mr. Su has already gone." ”

Zheng Lian came in and saw Su Guansheng's corpse, bowed slightly, and suddenly a soldier came over, whispered a few words in Zheng Lian's ear, and told Zheng Lian about the situation just now.

You must know that although the post station has been in chaos, there is not no one without it, at least those little second cooks are still there. The guard only had to inquire lightly to know what had just happened?

Zheng Lian asked; "But I don't know where Your Excellency wants to send Mr. Su's corpse?"

"Just in front of the army." Liang Hong said: "I know that Su Guansheng disobeyed the heavenly soldiers, and I just said that Su Guansheng's body was sent to the army, and the general was invited to take a look." ”

Liang Hong also seemed to know that Zheng Lian knew what he had done. It's not disguised anymore.

Zheng Lian's eyes were scrutinizing, he looked Liang Hong up and down, and said, "That's fine." Then he waved his hand and said, "Take it away." ”

"Yes." The pro-soldiers around him immediately took away the bodies of Liang Hong and Su Guansheng.

By the time Zheng Lian came to Zhenhai Tower again, Guangzhou City had been calm for most of the time, and many riots had been quelled, which showed that Xia Jun's control over Guangzhou City was gradually deepening.

About this evening, Zhang Xuan can say that Guangzhou City is in his hands.

Zheng Lian came downstairs in Zhenhai, let Liang Hong be guarded, and went up to report the situation first, after Zhang Xuan listened, before he could speak, he heard Hu Tang shout angrily: "It's just shameless, such a rat, the general must not accept it." ”