Chapter 217: Death Row
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After a few more days, Yang Xiaoshan had been looking for an opportunity to persuade Zhang Mengzhu to join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, but Zhang Mengzhu still seemed to be a little undecided, and seemed to be a little worried. On the contrary, it was his son Zhang Zongbao who pestered Yang Xiaoshan to ask questions, and he simply became his little fan, curious about everything.
Yang Xiaoshan didn't have time, because Luo Xuan had already led the team to Guide to find him and convey the will of the East King.
Zhang Mengzhu personally saw Yang Xiaoshan off and sent him all the way to the outside of the Shili Bridge.
"Brother Yang, my brother wants to ask you a question, your brother was born in the family of a landlord and a gentry, and he has bought and sold private salt, and it is precisely because of some family backgrounds that he has pulled up this team, but my brother only robbed the demons, and has never done anything harmful. Can you Taiping Army accept me in my situation? After so many days of getting along, Zhang Lexing and Yang Xiaoshan have already called themselves brothers, although Zhang Lexing is one round older than Xiaoshan. When it was time to separate in the end, Zhang Lexing expressed the hesitation in his heart, and the Taiping Army's consistent policy of fighting local tyrants made him a little afraid.
"Brother Zhang, don't worry about this, Wei Changhui, the northern king of our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, is also a landlord like you, but he is also welcome to destroy his family for the Kingdom of Heaven and relieve the suffering." Yang Xiaoshan hurriedly explained.
Seeing that Zhang Lexing didn't speak, Yang Xiaoshan continued to persuade: "Brother Zhang, brother is here to say a heart-to-heart word. Although you are now the leader of the Twist Army, I can also see that it is still a little difficult for you to directly command the other Lu brothers these days. If one day you don't have the most people, how long can you be the leader of this alliance? Will anyone disagree with you then? โ
Yang Xiaoshan grabbed what Zhang Lexing was most worried about, and seeing that he didn't say anything, Yang Xiaoshan continued: "Brother, I really think about you, eldest brother, as long as you join the Taiping Army, you will definitely be the biggest official." When the time comes, you will occupy the greatest place. It's impossible for others to think more than you. You can take this opportunity to integrate all walks of life justifiably, and in the future, there will be only one head of the army, which is you Zhang Lexing. โ
Yang Xiaoshan's words were very sincere, and he was completely thinking about the problem from Zhang Lexing's point of view and thinking about him.
Zhang Lexing was a little moved, but he still said: "I have to go back and discuss this with my brothers." โ
Yang Xiaoshan knew that he couldn't be in a hurry, and he couldn't force it, and the twisted melon was not sweet, so he could only say kindly: "It's okay, if Brother Zhang wants to come to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom one day, you can go to Luzhou, Anhui to find Chen Yucheng, and he will take you to Tianjing to find me." โ
"Okay, brother, I remember." Zhang Lexing did look a little moved.
After separating Zhang Lexing, Yang Xiaoshan and Luo Gang set off to Tianjing together, and Tan Shaoguang and other 600 young soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army also followed them.
Yang Xiaoshan told Luo Outline what happened during this time.
Luo Xuan's heart was pounding when he heard this, "Xiaoshan, what do you ask me to say about you, I can't stop you even if I can't stop you." Let me tell you, the king of the east is really angry, and it may be a death sentence. If you don't want to go back, I'll go with you. โ
Yang Xiaoshan was grateful to Luo Xuan for being so loyal to him, but he didn't think that King Dong would kill him.
"No, we have made such a great contribution to the west, and it is impossible for my father-in-law to kill me. I rescued the last of the soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army this time, and I don't think my father-in-law will embarrass me too much. What's more, I want to bring the ashes of the West Queen back to Tianjing and bury it well, and the young King West can't have no place to worship his mother. After Yang Xiaoshan returned to Germany, he found Hong Xuanjiao's body, she was thrown into the wild, and the body was decomposed, and finally she could only burn it and bring the ashes back.
"Don't mention Hong Xuanjiao in front of the East King, this name is already a taboo in the army, and the East King will be angry when she is mentioned. How dare anyone steal the military order of the East King, which can only be done by the West Wangniang. Luo Xuan admonished.
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As soon as Yang Xiaoshan arrived in Tianjing, he was announced to the Dongwang Mansion, and the hall was full of officials at all levels, as if they were waiting for him.
Yang Xiaoshan walked into the hall and felt that the atmosphere was wrong.
"Don't tie up Yang Xiaoshan yet!" Yang Xiuqing patted the chair and said with a blushing face.
The knife players on both sides did not dare to move directly, and looked at the East King hesitantly.
"Don't go yet, it's hard for me to do it myself." Yang Xiuqing confirmed.
Only then did the swordsmen come over and tie up Yang Xiaoshan.
Yang Xiaoshan didn't struggle, he knew that Dongwang was using himself to establish power. If you really want to kill yourself, you will do it a long time ago, why delay until this time.
"What crime should Yang Xiaoshan be guilty of?" Yang Xiuqing asked everyone.
"Violating military orders has always been a capital crime, and Yang Xiaoshan, as a marshal, knows the law and violates the law, and it is the most important." Cheng Xueqi immediately said.
As soon as the words "capital crime" came out, there was a commotion in the hall.
"King Dong, by all means. Yang Dashuai returned victoriously from the west, and for the sake of this great merit, he also asked the king of the east to take it lightly. Lai Wenguang, as the prime minister of the East Palace, was the first to jump out and speak to Yang Xiaoshan.
"Yes, isn't this capital crime too serious, although Xiaoshan didn't come back at the first time, his soldiers still arrived in Tianjing on time. This time, he saved more than 600 small soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, so let's offset the merits. Prime Minister Chen Chengying rarely spoke, and he also interceded for Yang Xiaoshan.
"What do you see?" The king of the east deliberately consulted the other people's intentions.
Everyone disagrees with the capital offense.
Yang Xiuqing didn't want to kill Yang Xiaoshan, he just wanted to show his selflessness in front of everyone, afraid that people would say that he was protecting his shortcomings and shielding Yang Xiaoshan.
Since everyone did not agree to the death penalty, Yang Xiuqing pushed the boat down the river and said: "The capital crime can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, pull him down and beat him with thirty military sticks as a punishment." Xiaoshan, what else do you have to say? โ
"Xiaoshan knows his mistakes and has nothing to say, let the East King punish him, but there is one thing to ask for." Yang Xiaoshan knelt on the ground and raised his head to look at Dongwang.
"What's the matter? You said. Yang Xiuqing waved his sleeves and asked.
"I implore the King of the East to let the ashes of the Queen of the West be buried in the West Palace." Yang Xiaoshan said slowly, he knew that he couldn't say it, but he still had to say it.
"You! Darn! How dare you mention this man! Yang Xiuqing is like being scarred, after all, losing the military order is not a glorious thing, especially for a face-saving person like Dongwang, he can't even mention it.
"Please also ask my father to fulfill it." Although Yang Xiaoshan's voice was not loud, it was very firm.
"I ask you, do you want your own life, or do you want to fulfill the traitor." Yang Xiuqing changed her face and said sharply.
"Please fulfill my father." Yang Xiaoshan insisted.
"Okay, Xiaoshan, you're out now, even I dare to contradict it. Come, put him on death row, and no one will let him out without my orders. โ
The swordsman did not dare to disobey the will of the East King, and escorted Yang Xiaoshan to death row.