Things happened too suddenly, the defenders on the city tower were dumbfounded, the Ming Dynasty was founded for so many years, only Huang Degong and Gao Jie of the four towns of Jiangbei had such a sword and soldier meeting between colleagues.

Hou Xuanyan turned over and led his troops into Changsha, the largest army in Changsha City, which was the overseer army recruited by He Tengjiao from southwest Guangxi and other places, with a total of 30,000 people. It was the subordinates of Wu Chengzong, the general of the overseer army, who defended the city, and he saw with his own eyes that He Tengjiao's three people and his own soldiers were cut off their heads, and he felt that He Tengjiao had the grace of knowing him, Wu Chengzong ordered strangely: "Archery, where is the rolling stone?" Smash me! ”

The black-clothed cavalry, like a torrent, rushed into Changsha City. The soldiers beside Wu Chengzong on the city tower hesitated, and Wu Chengzong was furious: "Do you want to rebel?" ”

His adjutant frowned, and said in a low voice: "General, that's Wu Yuebo." ”

Wu Chengzong scolded: "So what, you can't see that they just killed Governor He?" ”

Wu Chengzong came from Guangxi, and Yao Youxing, another overseer general from Guizhou, came over and said, "Old Wu, Governor He Tengjiao is dead, and now only one governor is still alive. Hou Xuanyan has 300,000 soldiers and horses under his hands, which is not something you and I can provoke. ”

Wu Chengzong scolded angrily: "Yao Youxing, you want to be a traitor? Wu Chengzong's men drew their swords one after another and aimed them at Yao Youxing's men.

Yao Youxing sneered: "The surname Wu, don't be embarrassed, you have to be a filial son and grandson of He Tengjiao, don't implicate our brothers to follow you to die." Hou Xuan's Fengzi Battalion, chasing Duoduo in Yingtianfu, do you dare to do it with the Tartars? If you are a man, you can go to He Tengjiao to take revenge by yourself. Don't bring your brothers in life and death to send them to death, everyone is old and young, and no one is afraid of longevity. ”

The person behind Wu Chengzong slowly lowered the hand that raised the knife and hung weakly on the ground.

Wu Chengzong saw what the people wanted, sighed helplessly, and fled from the city with his henchmen taking advantage of the chaos. Yao Youxing and the others, with the overseers recruited by He Tengjiao, surrendered to the Fengzi Battalion.

Hou Xuan evolved into Changsha, first sent troops to occupy various government offices, and then detained officials large and small to the governor's office.

The scattered personal soldiers escorted the officials to the government office, Hou Xuanyan frowned, and asked, "Why are there only a few people?" ”

There was a thin, black, sharp-mouthed young official in the government office, who stood up and sneered: "The general doesn't know, half of the officials in Changsha City have been imprisoned by He Tengjiao. ”

When Hou Xuanyan heard this, he almost laughed out loud in his heart, this is not God helping me. He Tengjiao's gang is just self-inflicted and can't live, so it is much easier for him to eliminate the consequences of killing He and stabilize Hunan as soon as possible.

"Go to the prison, release your lords, and please come here to meet me."

After a while, the governor's office was full, and the Changsha prefect stared at the three heads placed in the office on Tuesday and was surprised. Although on the way from prison, someone had already told him that He Tengjiao had been killed, but he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.

When I saw the young man sitting upright in the hall, although he was young, he already had the bearing to be in the top position for a long time. Tuesday Nan knew that this must be Wu Yuebo's Hou Xuanyan, so he saluted and said: "Xiaguan Tuesday Nan, I have seen Wu Yuebo." ”

Hou Xuanyan said with a smile: "No need to be polite, this governor is under the secret order of His Majesty to eliminate He Tengjiao, a rebel minister." What He Tengjiao did in Huguang, you all know better than me. This guy is incompetent, and greedy for power. Contempt for the holy will and refusal to welcome His Majesty into Hunan is one of his crimes; The increase in the distribution of free salaries and the accumulation of private soldiers made the tax on the land of the people of Huguang increase by six times, and the people were miserable, and more than half of them died, which were his two sins; Cowardly, sit back and watch Yinxi trapped in Jingzhou, this guy does not send a single soldier, these are the three deadly sins.

One of the above three criminals is a crime that cannot be punished, and the three criminals He Tengjiao can be described as a heinous crime. But you and the others are all loyal ministers and good generals, and they were persecuted and imprisoned by He Tengjiao. Hou Xuanyan pointed to the three heads and continued: "Now that He Thief has been ambushed, all the officials have been reinstated, and those who have had a close relationship with He Tengjiao and the three of them in the past will not be held accountable. ”

In the lobby, the officials whispered to each other. There are some civil officials who have been deeply poisoned, and some of them have not been purged this time, and they are all unhappy in their hearts. After all, although He Tengjiao is stupid and incompetent, his reputation in Shilin is very high. These officials and masters can not care about the life and death of the small people, and they can't see the big soldiers in Jingzhou, in their eyes, He Tengjiao is the governor of Huguang.

One of the middle-aged men with a goatee stood up and said, "Wu Yuebo, the subordinate Liu Chengyin, there is something unclear, and I want to ask for advice." ”

As soon as Hou Xuanyan saw his style, he knew that this grandson was out to find fault, and if he wanted to suppress these officials, he must have a chance to kill chickens and make an example. He squinted and said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Liu Chengyin put his hands behind his back and said proudly: "Wu Yuebo has served the holy will one by one, I don't know if there is a secret decree of His Majesty?" ”

Hou Xuanyan laughed and said: "Since it is a secret decree, how can it be revealed?" ”

Liu Chengyin thought that he had grasped Hou Xuanyan's weakness, so he was even more excited, and raised his voice and said: "That is to say, Wu Yuebo can't show any will, and just a few words, he will kill the second-rank master of the dynasty?" You are only the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, can you kill Lord He, who is also the governor, with soldiers and horses? The more Liu Chengyin spoke, the more excited he became, the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty have always been proud of insulting their superiors, and if someone scolds the emperor, they can even quickly become famous in Shilin. Liu Chengyin felt dizzy at the moment, surrounded by the awe-inspiring gazes of his colleagues, and he even foresaw the reverence that all the scholars in Changsha would have when they saw him in the future.

In fact, he himself has no feelings for He Tengjiao, because He Tengjiao did not promote him. But what he enjoys is the feeling of not being afraid of power and arguing on the basis of reason. They have their own set of ideas about life, and as long as they are a little different from them, they are heinous. In his opinion, Hou Xuanyan's unauthorized killing of He Tengjiao is a heinous act.

Hou Xuanyan stood up, pressed the hilt of the sword with his hand, and propped it on the ground. Looking down at the officials under the hall, he said: "This governor is instructed by His Majesty to kill He Tengjiao, which is in line with the will of heaven and the will of the people." This guy is talking nonsense here, opening his eyes for the criminals, it can be seen that he is He Tengjiao's party. Hou Xuanyan picked up the sword in his hand, pointed to He Tengjiao's head in front of the hall, and said: "Since you are loyal to him, this governor will fulfill you." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, several guards pulled out steel knives and cut off Liu Chengyin's head above the lobby. The splashed columns of blood sprayed on the surrounding officials, and the bloody atmosphere filled the entire lobby of the government office, making people sick.

Everyone was silent, and no one dared to come out to theorize with Hou Xuan anymore, and asked for a look at the secret decree.

"At present, the Great Enemy, the First Battle of Jingxiang is a battle of national fortunes, and once the war starts, there will be disturbs the morale of the army, take this as an example."