Another reason why the officials didn't dare to say that they surrendered was that Dong Xueli opened the killing ring and cut off the heads of dozens of soldiers who were shouting to surrender. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Why did Dong Xueli refuse to surrender? Because he had too much blood on his hands, and this blood debt was not only in the past few years, but owed as early as sixteen years ago. Back then, Li Zicheng attacked Meng County, Dong Xueli crossed the river to rescue, and killed thousands of peasant troops at once, and Liang Zi was deeply knotted. In the past few years, in the post of Huguang Governor, he first fought Guizhou, Bazhou, and then attacked Wushan, and captured no less than 1,000 Kuidong soldiers, and how many Kuidong family members were harmed. Therefore, anyone in this Wuchang city can descend, but he Dong Xueli can't!

So without Zhang Changgeng taking the lead, the officials really didn't have the courage to say surrender, in case Dong Xueli went crazy, they didn't dare to guarantee that the top on their heads could save their lives. With Zhang Changgeng taking the lead, it's different. The governor sent a message to surrender, Dong Xueli refused, his gang must listen, the ship is about to sink, the captain is going to die, and the crew may not want to die!

But Zhang Changgeng was still immersed in the old past, thinking of the moving place, and ignoring so many people looking at it, he wiped his sleeves on his face, and saw that the staff who had followed him for many years were sad: The benefactor is a person who misses the old, misses love, and loves righteousness!

"Your Excellency the Governor, I think that my lord should immediately open the treasury and reward the soldiers who defend the city with all the money in the treasury to boost morale, so that my Wuchang City will have a glimmer of life!"

Zhu Changxu saw Zhang Changgeng sighing and wiping his tears there, a little anxious, isn't this a fool of delay! A group of people have been sitting here for a long time, and they don't have a solid charter, they are really mediocre officials, and they are completely incompetent! Defend the city and defend the city, as long as there is silver, are you afraid that the soldiers will not give their lives? Are you afraid that there won't be enough Qingcheng in this city to go to the city? Therefore, it is imperative to get the money out as soon as possible, not to wipe any tears here!

Zhang Changgeng listened to Zhu Changxu's request to open the domain, but he was slightly stunned, and was about to say something, when He Zhenbo, the political envoy of Huguangbu, spoke first: "Lord Zhu, what you said is light, but how can there be any silver in this domain!" ”

"No money? Didn't you also solicit a batch of money to be put into the treasury a few days ago? ”

Zhu Changxu is very uncomfortable, He Zhenbo is not able to lose money, the Ming army has broken the city, and no matter how much money there is in the treasury, it is also people's! Besides, don't think he doesn't know, a few days ago, the Governor forcibly apportioned a handful, and insisted on asking for more than 70,000 taels of silver from those big families in the city.

He Zhenbo snorted slightly: "That batch of silver has long been taken away by Cao Shou and Ma Yulong, and now there is not a single tael of silver in the clan treasury!"

"Really?" Zhu Changxu was anxious.

"What did I lie to you!" He Zhenbo spread his hands, a picture of you don't believe it and look at it yourself.

Zhu Changxu was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhang Changgeng. Zhang Changgeng sighed lightly, although he didn't say anything, but his expression was to tell Zhu Changxu unmistakably that the batch of silver was really gone.

"Cao and Ma are greedy for life and afraid of death, they really deserve to be killed! Damn it! ”

Zhu Changxu was so anxious that he stomped his feet, there must be brave men under the heavy reward, but there is no silver, how can he expect the battalion soldiers recruited in the city to defend to the death! I also hated Zhang Changgeng for not knowing anyone, and he fed so much silver to two wolf-hearted things, and now Wuchang has nothing to rely on!

Seeing Zhu Changxu stomping his feet there, scolding and scolding, as if everyone sitting there was a waste, just like he was a loyal and capable minister. A Taoist couldn't help but snort: "No matter how much silver you have, you must always have a life flower, right?" The implication is that the Ming army is besieging Wuchang on a large scale, and the people in Shuiying choose to return to Ming, which is really a very wise choice.

Zhu Changxu glared at the platform, swept around, and found that a group of officials were all like dead fathers and mothers, and no one refused to come forward or fight like him, and he couldn't help but be angry.

He Zhenbo ignored him, and only asked everyone: "The hour given to us by the Ming army is approaching, whether to surrender or defend, do you have a unified opinion?" This is a matter of asking the people.

None of the officials and staff members spoke, but Zhu Changxu gritted his teeth and said: "I'd rather die than surrender!" After speaking, Zhang Changgeng, who was expressionless on the other side, said: "Your Excellency, Wuchang is in danger, the lower official is the official of the imperial court, eats the king's luck, bears the king's worries, the lower official doesn't care how the governor decides, anyway, the lower official would rather die than surrender!" ... The lower officials will go back to the yamen to organize the young and strong to assist in the guard, that is, they will scatter all their family wealth, and the lower officials will never be the ones who surrender! After saying that, he actually lifted his feet and left.

"Lord Zhu! ...”

An official who was familiar with Zhu Changxu hurriedly got up and wanted to stop Zhu Changxu, but Zhu Changxu stopped and went straight away.

Zhu Changxu left, and the hall fell silent. The officials and staff had different expressions, and everyone looked at Zhang Changgeng.

"I don't want there to be such a loyal person in this Wuchang City..."

Zhang Changgeng got up slowly, shook his head and sighed.

.......

After Zhu Changxu, the prefect of Wuchang, who resolutely fought the main battle and would rather scatter his family wealth, left the governor's yamen, he did not return to his prefect's yamen to move his family wealth to the city, but ordered the sedan chair man to trot all the way to the east gate.

Dong Xueli personally sat at the east gate.

When Zhu Changxu got down from the sedan chair, the first thing he saw at a glance was dozens of human heads hanging on the flagpole under the city. He was not afraid, nor did he need anyone to lead the way, and he went up to the city gate tower when he knew the way. In the building, Dong Xueli and a group of generals of the green battalion were waiting for him.

"How about it, is Zhang Changgeng willing to take the silver out?"

Before Zhu Changxu could catch his breath, Dong Xueli asked anxiously.

"No, nothing!" Zhu Changxu gasped and told the water camp about the batch of silver that had been put into the warehouse a few days ago. As soon as they heard that there was no money in the domain, the generals of the Huguang Green Battalion scolded them.

"What a noise! Shut up Lao Tzu! ”

Dong Xueli was upset when he heard this, and reprimanded a group of subordinates. Then he said to Zhu Changxu: "Is that Zhang Chang Geng surrendering or guarding?" ”

"When I came out, Zhang Changgeng hadn't made up his mind yet, but looking at him, most of them wanted to guard."

"I don't expect him Zhang Changgeng to surrender." Dong Xueli snorted, his tone prolonged, "But if he doesn't descend, he can't drag us to die together!" ”

Zhu Changxu had been waiting for Dong Xueli's words for a long time, and hurriedly nodded and asked, "Then Lord Admiral, this is going to open the city?" ”

Dong Xueli looked around and nodded violently: "Open!" He also instructed a group of subordinates who were in a hurry to open the door and surrender: "Look carefully, it's the Taiping Army in red clothes, don't vote for the wrong one, if you vote for Kuidong's gang, there will be nowhere to cry out if you die!" ”

"Admiral, don't worry!"

The generals of the green battalion smiled, those who know the current affairs are handsome, and the heads of those who do not know the current affairs are hung on the flagpole. I want to die and I want to pull everyone together, and I deserve to die!

Dong Xueli and Zhu Changxu were also about to go down to surrender, but as soon as they got off the city gate, they heard cheers from the south gate.

The two were taken aback, and Dong Xueli asked left and right: "What's the matter?" ”

Dong Xueli was worried about whether something had happened at the south gate, so he asked a cronie to bring a team of personal soldiers to take a look, and if there were soldiers who made a rebellion, they would suppress it on the spot.

As a result, after two pillars of incense, a personal soldier came back panting and reported that the governor of the south gate led a group of people out of the city to surrender to the Ming army, which would bring the Ming army into the city!

This news made Dong Xueli and Zhu Changxu stunned.

In the middle of the sound, Zhu Changxu scolded: "Okay, you Zhang Changgeng, human-faced and beast-hearted, are you worthy of the Qing Dynasty and the emperor!" (To be continued.) )