"Qing'er, don't be too sad and sad." Li Hongchang said. "Actually, it's not a good thing that your mother has died well after such a fate!"

Li Shiqing raised her red and swollen eyes like peaches and asked, "Why did my father say this?" ”

Li Hongchang smiled astringently, "I threw the corpses of the 80,000 Protector Army into the wilderness, and the city of Pingzhou is in danger." The imperial court has been busy tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, and now, the west wall has not been repaired, and the east wall has collapsed. In these troubled times, who dares to guarantee that they will be able to see the sun tomorrow?! ”

After speaking, he glanced at his daughter regretfully, turned around and instructed the maid: "It's windy, Pei Zhu, help your young lady go back, take care of her, don't let her suffer from the cold." ”

Looking at the back of his daughter's departure, Li Hongchang's eyes blurred, he lowered his head and grabbed a handful of new soil from the grave, and muttered: "Madam, my daughter is well-behaved and clever, but it's a pity that her life is hard." How will she deal with herself after I leave? ”

80,000 Protector Army was buried under the city of Pingzhou, although the main responsibility is not in his body, but as the head of the prefecture and county, Li Hongchang knows in his heart that once the court is blamed, he will not escape the involvement. The day the city of Pingzhou was broken, it was the time when his county guard died.

Thousands of miles away in the capital, Dazai-sama is also in pain. His original wishful thinking was to let his nephew lead the army, easily exterminate the red turban bandits who were still breathing, and after returning to Beijing, he was crowned a marquis, and everyone was happy.

not only squeezed out the disobedient Ma Yu, but also allowed his sons and nephews to easily obtain glory and wealth, and strengthen the family's power in the court. Who would have thought that the hateful red turban bandit Kou Xianyu turned over, and he even suspected that he had fallen into the trap deliberately set by Ma Yu. The army of 80,000 was wiped out, and the matter was so big that he didn't dare to hide it from the emperor, so he reported it head-on, and everything could only be left to fate.

The inner courtyard of the palace is deep and verdant, and the thick stone steps are spotlessly cleaned. In a side hall, green smoke came out of the red sandalwood burner, and there was a cool, comfortable faint fragrance in the air.

With a "hiss", a piece of music was torn in half and thrown to the ground. "Shechen misled the country!" With an angry roar, a young man in bright yellow clothes stood up after the Long Shu case.

Zheng Decai, an old eunuch with snow-white hair and wrinkled face, was taken aback, and hurriedly trotted to the front of the dragon book case, knelt down, kowtowed, and said: "The saint is angry, and I hope to take care of the dragon's body." ”

The young man waved his long sleeves and said, "Get up, it's none of your business!" Then he raised his head and pondered for a moment, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "That's okay, the old fox finally shows its tail." It's just that the price is too great! ”

Zheng Decai, who was slowly getting up, shrugged his brows and said in a low voice: "Holy Lord, this is going to make up your mind?" ”

The young man did not answer, but sat down again, stared at Zheng Decai with playful eyes, and said slowly: "Gonggong Zheng, I know that you have a very good personal relationship with the former Lord Shangshu of the Hubu, have you been waiting for this day for a long time?" ”

Zheng Decai was covered in a cold sweat, knelt down again and kowtowed: "The old slave didn't dare to hide it, and he and Wang Da did occasionally move around a little before his death, but they just appreciated some literary toys and calligraphy and paintings together, and they had similar interests." And the old slave risked his life to admit that the old slave --- the old slave always thought that Lord Wang was a loyal minister. ”

The young man smiled meaningfully and said, "What a like-minded one! When, where, and how did I say that he was a traitor? ”

Gonggong Zheng was shocked and couldn't help asking, "Then why did Your Majesty behead him?" ”

The young man sighed lightly, got up again, put his hands behind him, and paced slowly: "The old fox was in full swing at that time, and even the soldiers and horses patrolling the city were under his control. Wang Shangshu and the others are in a hurry to make a move, relying only on the Forbidden City's Praetorian Guards, if they don't get it right, they will set themselves on fire, and my personal safety will be in question. As a last resort, I must first stabilize the old fox. ”

Gonggong Zheng suddenly said: "No wonder the Holy Lord has been frequently mobilizing troops and horses, appointing and dismissing officials at all levels, and he had already planned to do so. ”

The young man hated and said: "It's not that I didn't give him a chance, on the birthday of the old fox, the four characters of the perch pillar of another country were to knock him on the precipice and turn back to the shore." Unrepentant, this guy has become even more unrepentant, and a group of clowns under him who jump off the beam are even more unscrupulous! This time, it's just right, all of them are all in one go, and all the doors are slashed, and no one is left! As he spoke, he took out a thick stack of rosters from his sleeves and threw them to Zheng Gonggong: "Pass the decree, according to this roster, start tonight, and don't let go of any of them!" ”。

Gonggong Zheng picked up the roster, kowtowed again, and was about to turn around and leave, when the young man suddenly said, "Come back."

Gonggong Zheng turned back tremblingly and stood with his hands down. The emperor didn't turn around, and was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "Wang Shangshu's body was collected by you, right?" The mass grave on the outskirts of Beijing is not a good place, move out of the thick burial! Also, what descendants does he have? ”

Father-in-law Zheng knelt on the ground in a sweat and returned: "The old slave is guilty!" The old lady Shangshu died of excessive fright that day, and her body was missing, and he also had a daughter who was far away in Pingzhou, and there should be no more descendants. There was another suffocating silence, the young emperor didn't say anything more, waved his hand, and Gonggong Zheng bowed and retreated.

Gonggong Zheng didn't have time to look through the death register, if he had the opportunity to look through it, he would find a more familiar name: Pingzhou County Shou, Li Hongchang. Lord Kensho has been worried that he will be convicted because of his father-in-law's involvement, but in the end, he is convicted in the name of his father-in-law's sworn enemy, Dazai's sworn party.

It was night, and most of the capital was windy, lightning and thunder, and torrential rain poured all night. The next day, after the rain, the sky was clear, the wind was beautiful, but the thick smell of blood in the air could not be dispersed for a long time.

"Zhang Daya" took two of his subordinates, bent down and bowed into Guan Yu's camp, his face was full of smiles like spring breeze and rain, and he arched his hand: "General Guan, I'm bothered, I have invited you to my big tent to drink a few times, you always use excuses to procrastinate, today I personally came to the door to invite, no matter what, I want to give my brother a face!" ”。

Guan Yu stood up with a wry smile, arched his hand and said, "Then Guan Mou is better to be respectful than to obey his fate!" ”。

Although "Zhang Daya" has a fierce appearance, his parents gave him a very simple name--- Zhang Baishun. Zhang Baishun's father was originally a catcher in the county government of Fu'an County, and he knew some kung fu, and his small life was quite passable. Originally, he was dedicated to cultivating this only child to study hard, so that he could gain fame in the future and be able to mix an official and a half-job. Who would have thought that Zhang Baishun's children would devote their limited energy to unlimited prank work with Mr. Teaching in the private school. His father had no choice but to teach him according to his aptitude and teach him some fists and kicks, so that his son could inherit his father's business in the future. In his early twenties, because of a quarrel with the mouth, he lost his hand and injured his life, so he fled from the county seat, and a few years later, he pulled a group of people to occupy Heifengling, and started the business of robbing houses and houses, and his life was also nourishing. The purpose of pulling all the brothers to join the Red Turban Army is simple and direct: robbery, of course, the more people the better, and the bigger the formation, the better you can grab!

Since "Zhang Daya" led his troops to defect to the Red Turban Army, bandits from nearby mountains of all sizes have come to join him, which has overwhelmed Liu Qian and Shi Tiangong for a while, and it is also quite a headache. These bandits are not like other army defectors, they have always gone their own way, they do not obey the restraints, and if they don't get it right, they will stab the mess. Later, Shi Junshi had an idea and sealed the official position of "Zhang Daya", and all bandits and robbers were gathered under his account, maybe the resounding name of "Zhang Daya" played a role, or maybe it was the smoother communication between the same kind, anyway, for the time being, everyone was safe and sound, and the world was peaceful.

"General Guan, I'd better make friends with bold people. I offended a lot last time, and I hope that my brother will bear with me for the sake of Chief Liu. ”

Guan Yu picked up the wine bowl with a smile and said, "Zhang Dutong is polite, since they are all brothers of the Red Turban Army, as long as you can restrain your subordinates, I am still willing to make friends." ”

"Zhang Daya" was overjoyed, held up the wine bowl and said to everyone: "Come, brothers, since General Guan thinks so highly of us, let's make a bowl together!" Let's make a fortune together in the future! ”。

Guan Yu glanced around, smiled and asked Zhang Dutong in a low voice: "What happened to the people I arrested last time?"

Zhang Dutong protruded the big tooth outside his lips with a silver light, and said with a smile: "Thank you General Guan for your concern, those few unfortunate little rabbit cubs each suffered a hundred military sticks, and the leader said that he was a newcomer, he didn't understand the rules, and he was also a first offense, so he was punished lightly." But your brothers are really ruthless, and those two broken bones are still not good! ”

Guan Yu said with a smile: "Zhang Dutong wants to feel that he has not found the field, and he wants to take revenge or something, Guan will accompany him at any time, whether it is a group fight or a heads-up." ”

Zhang Dutong's head shook like a rattle, "Don't dare, don't dare!" General Guan don't want to laugh, I heard later, General Guan is strong in martial arts, and he has beaten General Zhai down, although Zhang is vulgar, but he can live to this day, it all depends on a little self-knowledge. In the future, if the general needs my Lao Zhang's help, despite the squeak, up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, my Lao Zhang wants to blink his eyelids, it is Wang Basheng's! ”

Guan Yu laughed, raised the wine bowl and touched it with "Zhang Daya", and the two sides drank it almost at the same time. Guan Yu thought to himself, if this "Zhang Daya" can restrain the violent and banditry on his body and restrain his subordinates from doing anything wrong, it is not impossible to communicate.

The officers who were ordered to arrest Li Hongchang did not complete their task in the end, because they were blocked far outside Pingzhou City. In the second siege of Pingzhou City, the Shi Army Division mobilized almost all the Red Turban soldiers and horses that could be mobilized, and the huge Pingzhou City was surrounded by airtightness. Twenty official cannons with black and terrifying muzzles lined up and aimed at the Pingzhou City Tower. Liu Qian's golden helmet and golden armor, wearing a red robe on his shoulders, riding majestically on a red horse, shouted at the head of the city: "Call your county guards to come out and speak, and those who surrender to the city will not die!" If we don't open the city gate and surrender, we will bombard the city tower and set foot in Pingzhou! All armed resisters will be killed! ”