Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5: Lying on the salary and tasting the guts

Chapter 1: Training Anmin Town Tongzhou

Section 5: Combating Corruption (3)

After Liu Yunwei ordered the whole army to attack and arrest the relevant criminals, Wen Poyu divided the iron cavalry soldiers of the Changshui Department into dozens of teams and went to various parts of Beijing and Hebei to arrest people, and he also took a division of more than 700 horses and iron cavalry to Changping Prefecture.

According to the records in the confession, the Tongzhi and the judge of Changping Prefecture and several thousands of men were involved in the embezzlement of the new army's food and salary. When Wen Poyu led the army to the outside of Changping City, he was worried that the news would be leaked, so he directly led the army into the city to take people separately, and did not greet the Zhizhou and the general soldiers of Changping Prefecture at all.

Wen Poyu personally took two hundred iron cavalry soldiers to the home of a thousand generals involved in the case, and after knocking open the door, he led people to rush in, and after a while, a large number of gold and silver goods were found, as well as real estate title deeds. And according to the salary of the thousand total money, it is impossible for him to have so much property even if he lives ten lifetimes!

"Load all these stolen goods into a car and take them away!" Wen Poyu stood in the courtyard of this Qian Zong's family and said loudly.

Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting from outside the courtyard, and then a hundred general managers ran over and said, "General Qiqi! The defenders of Changping Prefecture rushed over, asking us to put down our weapons and wait for the fall, the leader of the troops is the thousand president of this family, and now he is fighting with our brothers! ”

When Wen Poyu heard this, he immediately became angry, and shouted loudly: "The general has an order!" Anyone who resists will be killed! Kill me! ”

In the blink of an eye, the men and horses brought by Mr. Qian were killed by the wolf-like iron cavalry soldiers, and Mr. Qian also died in the chaos. Looking at the blood and corpses all over the ground, Wen Poyu's heart was full of happiness, and he said to the soldiers around him: "The country is so difficult, these miscellaneous pieces not only do not serve the country, but embezzle the food and salary of our new army, which is simply looking for death!" ”

The surrounding soldiers were also full of righteous indignation, and at this time, Wen Poyu learned that the iron cavalry soldiers who went to the rest of the houses had found stolen goods, evidence, and prisoners, so he ordered all the horses to immediately return to the Tongzhou camp with the found property and prisoners.

After more than 700 iron cavalry soldiers met at the south gate of Changping Prefecture, they escorted more than a dozen temporarily requisitioned carts back to the Tongzhou camp. About an hour later, Wen Poyu had just led his army to the territory of Huailai Prefecture when he received an urgent report that he would not receive it at night: "The general army of Changping Prefecture led a thousand soldiers and horses to chase after him. ”

Wen Poyu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then sneered: "Hmph! There are really people who are not afraid of death! Although there is no name of the chief soldier guarding the tomb on this confession, it cannot be said that he is innocent! Command, form a formation to meet the enemy! ”

More than 700 iron cavalry soldiers first gathered all the carts behind the army, and then formed a cone-shaped cavalry formation, quietly waiting for the general army guarding the mausoleum.

After a while, Wen Poyu saw thousands of soldiers and horses rushing in front of him, including about two hundred cavalry, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were infantry. When he got closer, a general came out and shouted, "Bastard thing! Where are you? You dare to arrest people and raid your home in my Changping Prefecture, do you have an order from the imperial court? ”

Wen Poyu first saluted the chief soldier guarding the mausoleum, and then said: "Lord Hui General Soldier, I am the subordinate of Liu Yunwei, the garrison of Tongzhou. These corrupt officials are suspected of embezzling the food and salary of our Hanwei army, and we have sufficient evidence in our hands, and we have also found a large amount of stolen money in the homes of these people......"

Before Wen Poyu finished speaking, the chief soldier of the tomb guard scolded loudly: "What evidence? It's just nonsense! These people are clean officials! Release the people to me, and then you immediately let your soldiers and horses lay down their weapons and follow me back to Changping Prefecture to wait for the fate! ”

Wen Poyu was furious and shouted, "Forgive me! The last general has to go back to Tongzhou to resume his life, and there is no time to talk to the adults here, so I will leave! ”

"Bastard thing! I'm the commander-in-chief! Who are you talking to? ”

Wen Poyu's eyes were full of murderous aura, and he said coldly: "My family guard has an order, and anyone who obstructs the arrest will be killed!" Please do it yourself! ”

The chief soldier guarding the tomb was suddenly furious and shouted: "Someone! Take down these rebels for me! ”

As soon as the words fell, a thousand men and horses behind the general soldier swarmed up and rushed towards Wen Poyu's headquarters. Seeing this, Wen Poyu was not ambiguous, and gave the order to charge with a loud shout.

More than 700 iron cavalry soldiers charged on horseback, the momentum was very terrifying, and the soldiers exuded a thick murderous aura, like a group of messengers from the underworld. The soldiers and horses under the general guards of the tomb were still aggressive just now, and they didn't expect the hundreds of cavalry in front of them to dare to resist; At this time, seeing hundreds of iron horsemen roaring and killing, almost everyone's hearts were cold, their feet slowed down, and even some timid people had begun to retreat.

In an instant, Wen Poyu led the iron cavalry soldiers into the opponent's formation, and immediately killed the men of the general army guarding the tomb to the point that they were on their backs, and they had no power to fight back at all. It's no wonder that the chief soldier guarding the mausoleum is only stationed in Changping Prefecture on weekdays, responsible for guarding the imperial mausoleum, and his soldiers and horses have never been on the battlefield at all, and they have never even killed anyone, never seen blood, and lack of strict training on weekdays.

At this time, Wen Poyu led the army to scatter the thousand men and horses with only one charge, and there were routs fleeing everywhere. And the chief soldier guarding the tomb was staring at the scene in front of him blankly, and he couldn't believe that Wen Poyu would really do it.

Wen Poyu looked at the chief soldier guarding the tomb who had fallen into a sluggish state, and was very contemptuous in his heart, and said secretly: "Such a waste can also become the chief soldier of a town?" It's a joke! ”

Looking at the surrounding situation, Wen Poyu saw that the other party had collapsed, so he ordered his soldiers not to chase and kill anymore, and immediately collected his troops and continued to hurry, and at the same time sent Ye Bushu to report the matter to Liu Yunwei.

After waiting for Wen Poyu to lead the army to leave, the general soldier guarding the tomb came back to his senses, but he was still in extreme fear. After a long while, the general soldier guarding the tomb regained some courage a little, and after collecting the rout, he made a rough inventory, and more than 100 soldiers and horses under his command were killed and more than 100 were missing.

"Tongzhou garrison Liu Yunwei? I'll be in the military department right away! Sue you for arson, and see how you deal with it! ”

At the same time, when Gao Hongguang caught the prisoners in Tongzhou City, he also encountered resistance. When arresting a thousand households involved in the case, his soldiers stepped forward to stop him, and injured many of Gao Hongguang's soldiers, one of whom died of his injuries.

When Gao Hongguang heard the news, he was furious, and immediately mobilized a thousand men and horses to rush over, surrounding the mansion of the thousand households, and also surrounding the residence of his subordinates.

"Rush in for me! Anyone who resists will be killed! Kill me! Gao Hongguang roared angrily.

The equally angry soldiers of the Eagle Yang Department carried heavy bumping logs and kept banging on the gate of the Thousand Households, and after a while the gate was slammed open, and the angry soldiers rushed in with a shout, and the courtyard was instantly filled with murderous sounds; In less than a stick of incense, the corpses of the thousand households were scattered all over the house, almost all the men were slaughtered, and the thousand households were also tied up and thrown in the courtyard by the soldiers.

And Gao Hongguang also received the news that all of Qianhu's subordinates had been disarmed and were being detained.

"Someone! Immediately report the matter to the general. Also, search for me immediately, and find out all the stolen money that has been embezzled by this miscellaneous for me! ”

The next day, Liu Yunwei led the main force of the Hanwei army of more than 10,000 troops to a place ten miles east of the Beijing division. Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Yunwei ordered to camp on the spot, preparing to send people into the city early tomorrow morning, while waiting for news from Yuan Mingxuan.

As soon as the soldiers set up the camp, Li Linbin rushed over in a carriage, and after seeing Liu Yunwei, Li Linbin immediately shouted: "Liu Yunwei! Are you crazy! You are making trouble, you don't understand! ”

Liu Yunwei took out the confession, as well as the many pieces of evidence that he kept receiving on the way to Beijing, and said, "Master Li, you should take a look at these first." ”

Li Linbin blushed and stared at Liu Yunwei viciously, snatched the scroll over, and exclaimed after reading it for a while: "How is this possible!" How could the rulers of Gyeonggi be so corrupt! ”

Liu Yunwei said coldly: "Lord Li, as far as I guess, this is just the tip of the iceberg, I did order my soldiers to arrest people according to these evidence, but I did not interrogate those criminals without authorization, nor did I expand the scope of arrest without authorization. If this matter is dug to the end, I think the court will be completely in chaos, and this matter is too widely implicated. ”

Li Linbin's face turned pale and shouted: "Then you are still so reckless!" How does it end now! ”

Liu Yunwei roared loudly with a look of resentment: "Reckless? What can I do? I have not only tens of thousands of soldiers, but also 180,000 thieves and prisoners, and 100,000 exiles! The food and salary put down by the imperial court are not very much, and these bastards have to take forty percent! Is there any reason for this? If I swallow my anger and let others slaughter it, it won't take a year for these captives and exiles to riot in the land of Gyeonggi, and then not only will I and the soldiers of the Hanwei army die without a place to be buried, but even the national dynasty will be greatly damaged! What can I do? Master Li, tell me what the hell am I going to do! ”

Li Linbin lowered his head, his eyes were full of tears: "Why! State affairs are already so difficult, why do these people still be corrupt and pervert the law, is it that the Ming Dynasty is gone, can they continue to enjoy themselves? ”

"In their hearts, there is no Ming at all, there are no people, only themselves, only gold and silver goods! These people should all exterminate the Nine Clans! ”

Li Linbin wiped his tears and asked, "Yunwei, this is the land of Gyeonggi, you can't mess around!" We've got to think of a complete aftermath, you know? ”

At this moment, Wen Poyu and Gao Hongguang's urgent report was also delivered, Liu Yunwei looked at it and handed it to Li Linbin, and said: "Lord Li, now that the situation has begun to get out of control, I think you should go back to Beijing first, Lord Yuan Mingxuan has already gone to find Huang Shangshu." As for how to deal with the aftermath, you should discuss it with Huang Shangshu and Lord Yuan. All I want is results, all the soldiers want is justice! Early tomorrow morning, I will lead the army to advance five miles and set up camp outside the Dongzhi Gate! ”