Chapter 35: Houjin's Evil Heart

The Houjin hinterland opened the original city, the suburban execution ground. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Wei Zhongxian refused to give any information about Duo Yanwei, and Wei Liangqing also did not give any useful information this time. Heshuo Belle, who was in charge of the interrogation, did not provide a trace of useful information when he saw the tongue that he had painstakingly caught, but he was also tricked away by Wei Zhongxian, and he wanted to Ling Chi this uncle and nephew in a fit of anger.

On the execution ground, Wei Zhongxian and Wei Liangqing were tied face to face on two cross wooden rafts. Wei Zhongxian has been cut more than 200 times, and he has been silent from beginning to end.

At this time, Wei Liangqing had already been scared to pee his pants, and when the executioner cut the first knife, he couldn't bear the pain and howled miserably.

Wei Zhongxian tilted his head and rebuked with pain and justice: "Liangqing, don't let this dog Tartar look at our Daming's jokes." Since we are the officials of the Ming Dynasty, we can't lose the face of the Ming Dynasty. Sooner or later, people are inherently dead, we are the substitutes, you have enjoyed the glory and wealth with me, why can't you endure the pain of this time? ”

Wei Liangqing clenched his teeth when he heard the smoke, and his tears flowed without shouting, "Uncle, I'm ...... That's enough......"

The executioner and the prison officer originally thought that as soon as the knife was flashed, the uncle and nephew would wag their tails and beg for mercy, but they didn't expect that these two people would be so strong-willed, they didn't say a word of forgiveness, and they were not arrogant or humble when they spoke.

Wei Zhongxian looked at the north with an infinite melancholy on his face, as if the nephew didn't cut his flesh, "Hey, I can't seem to go back to BJ City in my life, even if it is buried next to Xizong for his first grave." ”

Wei Liangqing's face was distorted, he knew that he wouldn't be able to survive this time, "Hey, I knew I wouldn't steal your old chess pieces, I can't see how the rice in Master Guan's mouth grows." There is no one in the world like our grandfather who is so generous, using his life as bait to fish, haha. After laughing, he cried, "I'm afraid, I don't want to die, but I don't want to sell your hard work, woo woo......"

Wei Zhongxian was in tears, but his eyes were full of love when he looked at Wei Liangqing, and he said kindly: "Good boy, when we arrive at Nai He Bridge, our uncle and nephew will be companions, don't be afraid." ”

At this moment, there was a whistling sound, and hundreds of horses galloped towards the execution ground. Although waving the banner of Houjin, the approach to the execution ground not only did not slow down, but rushed over desperately, and immediately surrounded dozens of procrastinating prison soldiers on the execution ground.

The prison officer saw that the person who came was waving the banner of the yellow flag, and it was the new Great Khan Emperor Taiji who knew about the capture of the prisoner, and hurriedly bowed forward and stammered. Who knew that before he could speak, the soldiers on the horse actually swung their knives and slashed, and suddenly, these dozens of soldiers and the prison officers were all cut down on the spot like cutting melons and vegetables. The two executioners were even more focused on taking care of them, and they were chopped into meat sauce under dozens of sabers.

It turned out that the more than 400 soldiers of the Yellow Banner were all disguised by the Kuwu and the Daning Iron Cavalry, and they had already heard that Wei Zhongxian had been escorted to Kaiyuan City after searching all the way. These more than 400 warriors of Yan Wei had already arrived outside Kaiyuan City, but the walls of Kaiyuan City were thick, and there were more than 1,000 soldiers guarding the city inside.

Things were far easier than imagined, Houjin was withdrawing troops from the Liaodong front, and Dai Shan in Kaiyuan City didn't know how many cavalry there were that suddenly appeared, so he didn't dare to rush out of the city to chase them. At this time, the soldiers in Houjin were also in a mess, and no one checked this group of fake soldiers in disguise along the way. In addition, Duoyanwei's soldiers chose the roads in the wilderness, and within a few days, they returned to Duoyan City without danger.

As soon as they entered the city, Wei Zhongxian and Wei Liangqing were sent to Langzhong's medical hall to be bandaged and treated, but fortunately, the executioner was afraid that the two would die if they couldn't bear the pain, and they were cut in non-fatal places.

Guan Shanyue looked at Wei Zhongxian and Wei Liangqing, who were lying on the bed crying wolf, and was shocked after listening to the narration of these two, and the respect on her face was beyond words. He pondered that if he changed to himself, although he wouldn't be able to speak, he would definitely not be able to achieve Wei Zhongxian's realm.

Guan Shanyue wanted to say a few words of greeting, but as soon as she said goodbye, she was stopped by Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian retreated left and right, and even Wei Liangqing let the dead soldier who was guarding him carry him down, and he lay on the bed and took Guan Shanyue's hand and whispered with a sad face: "Master Guan, something is wrong. We thought that Horqin West was going to the front station for Houjin, but in fact, they had already hooked up with Houjin, and they deliberately gave way to let Houjin take advantage of the void. Hou Jin now dispatched troops and retreated from the front line in Liaodong, on the surface, it seemed that they could not attack for a long time and turned to attack the Chahar Department relative to Lin Dan Khan, but in fact they also attacked our Ming Dynasty, but from the Liaodong line that our Ming Dynasty focused on defending to attack the relatively weak Xuanda line. The soldiers on the front line of Xuanda neglected to practice, and the military households fled and fled...... There are a lot of various problems, and the atmosphere of eating empty salaries and the like has been repeatedly banned when Xizong is in the past, and I am afraid that they will not be able to hold it at that time. ”

Guan Shanyue knew that this matter was not trivial, although the landless peasants in Duoyan City were relocated by their families, they were not relocated by their families, and there were countless relatives in Sene, and some people's fathers and mothers were still in their hometowns, once this news leaked out, the Han people who would attack Duoyan City without Houjin would definitely be in chaos, and the situation that had finally stabilized would no longer exist, and even Daning Dusi might be stillborn.

He knew that Wei Zhongxian had such a concern because he retreated, frowning and muttering for a moment, he judged that according to his limited historical knowledge, he only knew that this Houjin was from the same line of Xuanfu Datong, but he didn't know the specific time. Raising his head to look at Wei Zhongxian, he asked solemnly: "Brother Wei, it's not that I don't trust you, is your news reliable?" ”

Wei Zhongxian nodded firmly, and said with a sad face: "This information was taken out of Dai Shan's mouth, and he realized that he had leaked his mouth and the world was furious, and I judged that this information was eighty percent true." It's not that I'm most worried, we Han people can beat him up one by a hundred. What worries me the most is that Houjin has begun to equip arquebuses, and it is said that Huang Taiji's Zhenghuang Banner still has a few cannons, which is simply a big problem for my Daming. As long as time passes, this group of wild boar skins will mess with China. The Donglin Party of the imperial court only knows about party strife and looting money, and no one is really serving the imperial court. ”

Guan Shanyue was taken aback in his heart, he didn't expect Wei Zhongxian, a eunuch who couldn't read big words, to keenly see the fate of Da Ming more than ten years later, and sighed and said: "Brother Wei, the imperial court clearly wants us to fend for ourselves. Ever since Lin Dan Khan cut us off, they have ignored us. Although we have the heart, we are powerless to resist Houjin, and all we can do is to be strong. After the Houjin attacked the Ming Dynasty, Lin Dan Khan will definitely avoid its sharp edge and flee westward, our Duoyan City is like a wedge between the Houjin and the Mongolian tribes, they will definitely not allow the existence of our thorn in the eye, the next target will definitely be our Duoyan City, and it will be good if we can protect ourselves at that time. ”

Wei Zhongxian didn't know the form in the court, but he was really not willing to watch Da Ming being dragged down a little, and a sense of powerlessness arose spontaneously in his heart, "Hey, Brother Guan, I also heard a news from Dai Shan's mouth, since the Donglin Party came up, the imperial court will no longer levy the industrial and commercial tax of Jiangnan merchants and will instead send more Liao Xiang salary to the peasants, if the imperial court collects two million, it will become at least three million when apportioned to the peasants." SX last year's drought did not harvest the grains, and a liter of rice has been sold for a tael of silver. Hey, it's really a blessing and a curse! ”

Guan Shanyue pondered that this popular uprising was about to arise, and her brows furrowed into a pimple, "Brother Wei, the peasants will die if they can't eat, I'm afraid that this civil uprising will become more and more intense, and when the time comes, it will be impossible to suppress it, and the rogues will be more and more suppressed." Although it is said that it is better to caress than to puff, but the officials of the Ming Dynasty are all masters who are trying their best to fish, and they know how to feed back. Hey, there is no grain in the granary, and there is not much money in the emperor's treasury, so it would be good to be able to take out hundreds of thousands of taels. Even if you buy food, you can only feed for a while, and this group of people will still rebel if they have no food to eat. ”

Wei Zhongxian couldn't feel the pain of the wound when he was irritable, hit the head of the bed hard, and said excitedly: "As soon as this group of Donglin Party gained power, all kinds of basins were buttoned to the old man's head, and they licked their faces and said that we were "eunuchs", saying that we were misleading the country, and I think they misled the country more than us. The emperor is too, he actually listened to the slander of the Donglin Party and abolished Dongchang and Jinyiwei, isn't this self-cutting of his arm? Without an internal party to balance their external parties, I am afraid that they will behave even more lawlessly. This group of people is full of benevolence and morality, but they only know how to loot the people's fat and people's ointment, they are extremely selfish and selfish, and they don't think about me at all, and they really hate me. Why didn't the miscellaneous family uproot them in the first place? As he spoke, the wound burst open and stained the plastered bandage red.

How could Guan Shanyue not know that the Donglin Party members were all hypocrites, and as soon as the Qing soldiers entered the pass, it was their Donglin Party members who took the lead in surrendering, including their leaders, and hurriedly appeased: "Yes, they still go out to worship the prime minister when they change the dynasty, but the emperor has no way to retreat, it is really a mistake for the country." Father-in-law, there is still a Lin Dan Khan among us, and we are far from quenching our thirst, so let's find a red-haired devil to buy more weapons. I thought we couldn't hang ourselves from a tree, and then we would have a conflict with Houjin, and once they found out about the red-haired devils, they would definitely cut off this trade route, and then we would become a source of water. With our ability and technology, we can't do it to the point of imitating flint muskets, and we can't build Hongyi cannons, the key is that we don't have talents, and we really can't be self-sufficient at present. So I decided to open up another trade route before the war broke out, I don't know Brother Wei, do you think the ancient trade route to the west can go through from our Duoyanwei? After speaking, he cast an expectant glance at Wei Zhongxian, a logistics veteran.