Chapter 516: The Rise of Northern Jin (23)

"Youngster... Younger..."General Liu snorted, not knowing what to say for a while.

He didn't know what Zhao Guerrilla could think of, but General Liu believed that this governor would not come here all night just to charge them and kill them.

It's very simple to kill them, and to do it in the mutiny just now, tonight's incident, General Liu Shen consciously has seen it very clearly, the main messenger behind the scenes is the governor in front of him, as for what the governor is plotting, he hasn't figured it out yet.

Anyway, Governor Geng's residence is not in Zhangjiakou, and their generals are dead, and they have little to do with him.

After the matter calms down, he can also openly say that he led the troops to quell the chaos, even if it is not a great achievement, at least it is a merit and demerit, and the court will not ask him for blame.

"Youngster... Convicted! General Liu knelt on the ground, his hands on the ground, and his forehead was pasted.

Anyway, now it's a man-made knife disaster, and I'm a fish and meat, so let's admit that it's soft first, and I think the Governor will give me a way out.

"Well, it's good to know the guilt." Geng Ruqi nodded, very pleased, "But when it is critical, you can be regarded as loyal, lead the troops to attack in time, and kill all the fine works..."

As soon as he said this, someone behind Governor Geng stepped forward more and more, and threw a bunch of things in front of General Liu Shen, General Liu looked at it slightly, either the Jiannu with the tail of the money rat, or the bareheaded Beilu, and wondered in his heart, where did the Zhenyi head come from.

When I looked closely, I realized that there were a few people who were quite familiar, and they were several of the guards among the eight grain merchants in Zhangjiakou.

The eight grain merchants headed by the Fan family have been walking outside Liaodong for a long time, they all know that there are many Jurchens and Mongolians among the guards, which is not unusual at all, and a few people even hold high positions in these eight mansions, and General Liu is quite familiar with these people.

Are all these people dead? That... Thinking of the fire in the fort just now, General Liu's body couldn't help but tremble like chaff.

“... It's just that these dogs jumped over the wall in a hurry, and in order to hunt them down, they failed to extinguish the fire in time, causing a lot of losses inside and outside the fort," Governor Geng continued, "Hundreds of houses were destroyed, and thousands of people were killed or wounded, alas..."

Hearing this, General Liu Shen was like being poured a bucket of cold water from head to toe, and his whole body was cold and cold, and he finally understood what the Governor had done tonight.

He didn't know what means he used, bewitched his subordinates, and while putting the generals in Zhang's mouth under house arrest, he wiped out the eight grain merchants, and after reaping the benefits, he burned the eight mansions cleanly, leaving no trace.

As for where did the Jurchens come from, hehe, on the eight grain merchants' mansions, many guards are, cut off their heads, and they can also report to the imperial court.

After all, in the past few years of fighting against Dongyu, there have always been more defeats and fewer victories, and the real slave heads obtained are all rare, and these heads can be regarded as a great achievement.

Those houses that were burned down will not be cared about today, and the eight dead grain merchants, their backers may attack the Xuanda officials led by Governor Geng, but these real slave heads can guarantee that Governor Geng will be fine for a while.

It's really a good scheming and a good means.

The words he said now first deducted a crime, and then seemed to be excusing the generals, but in fact, he was forcing General Liu to express his position.

"It's all up to the adults to strategize and win a thousand miles." General Liu had no choice but to prostrate himself and said.

He knew that as soon as he said this, he would be on Governor Geng's ship and one with him.

"Well," Governor Geng nodded, "in that case, you will give an excerpt to the imperial court tomorrow, and tell me about the situation tonight, and my excerpt will be sent to Jingshi in a few days." ”

"Yes, I will obey the Governor's orders." General Liu Shen did not raise his body, he kept lying on the ground, but his heart was full of bitterness, as soon as he got this fold, he could no longer turn over, and he was destined to be pinched to death by the governor.

Leading the troops to quell the chaos and obtain the head of the real slave is a great achievement, but it is also a hot potato.

Eight grain merchants died overnight, their backers in the court, will not give up, they are stationed in Zhangjiakou, and the eight families have fought hotly in the past, this time not only did not lose, but made the credit of killing slaves, to say that there is no cat greasy, who will believe it.

In this way, it can be regarded as a complete reversal with the backers of the eight grain merchants, and if you want to save your life and not lose your official position, you can only rely on the Governor.

After all, the Governor's Mansion is not in Zhangjiakou, and he only bears a small responsibility for what happened here, and the subsequent twists and turns only need to recount what happened, who would believe that these things were controlled by him.

"Okay, General Liu." After Governor Geng said this, a smile suddenly bloomed on his face, "Come on, don't hurry up and loosen the ties of General Liu, and find some clothes to put on him, don't freeze to death." ”

"Lord Xie cares."

"You're welcome, well, I'm a little tired, and I won't talk to the rest of the people one by one..."

"The last general will convince them."

"You're good, General Liu." After Governor Geng finished speaking, he turned and left.

"Governor, Governor..." After Geng Ruqi walked out of the way, General Liu remembered that he should ask the Governor for a favor for his family, it was really difficult to stay outside on this cold day.

He also thought that the kidnapping of these family members was to force him to surrender, and now that he had surrendered, he should return the people.

Geng Ruqi was as straight as he didn't hear it, so he led the horse into the darkness, and it seemed that he had gone back to the city.

At first, Governor Geng was actually not in favor of taking the families of these generals as hostages and sending them to Dalintai, but Song Xiance didn't know how to persuade He Wenrui, He Wenrui repeatedly emphasized in his letter to Geng Ruqi that after this incident, Governor Geng was needed to block the open guns and arrows from above the court for them, and these generals were all two-faced and three-sworded people, and it was inevitable that they would be bad behind their backs.

If you want them not to dare to make a mistake, it is a good choice to take their families as hostages, He Wenrui knows that the Zhuolu Trading Company is not weak in the grassland north of Zhangjiakou, and the rolling crowd of people who go out of the customs is not fake, and it has the ability to ensure the safety of these people, and the terrain outside the fortress makes it difficult for these people to escape even if they want to.

After listening to the student's statement, Geng Ruqi felt that it was reasonable, and no longer insisted on the original proposition, but he felt that it was still a bit excessive, and he was the governor of the palace and detained the family members of the lower officials as hostages, he couldn't say this kind of thing, so he simply pretended to be deaf and dumb, ignored it, and let others worry about this matter.