Chapter 32: Disappearing into the Invisible
As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar.
No one thought that the mastermind behind this greedy military salary was actually the chief soldier Xu Ning.
Those unknown soldiers couldn't hold their faces a little, they were not Xu Ning's cronies, but they were deceived by Xu Ning's cronies, so they followed and killed them in a daze.
But now that a lot of people have been killed, and the matter has become bigger, he learned from the mouth of the Qincha that Xu Ning is the real corrupt official, and for a while, all the names of justice have become evidence of rebellion.
"Bang dang!"
As soon as someone's hand was released, the weapon fell to the ground and made a sonorous sound, and the sound seemed to be contagious, and the sound of clanging immediately became endless.
It wasn't until these people put down their weapons that Yang Rong shouted inwardly at the cronies who were standing: "Take it for me, take it down!" ”
Zhang Ru was angry and shouted: "Stop!" ”
The mutinous soldiers, who thought they had played all their lives, immediately knelt down to Zhang Ru and begged for mercy as if they had seen the savior. said that everything was the fault of Xu Ning's cronies, and it was they who picked up their own swords to force them to pay military salaries; Some also said that they have an old mother and a wife and children, and they can't live without military salaries.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Ru deliberately scanned the crowd and found that there was no weapon in his hand but there was no one kneeling.
He couldn't help but be a little disappointed, he didn't expect that in the huge Datong Town, there were thousands of sergeants and soldiers, and none of them had a seed.
Yang Rong limped in front of Zhang Ru with the support of his cronies, and bowed deeply, as if he didn't care about Zhang Ru at all to stop his order.
was stabbed twice in the leg, and there was a knife and a foot long hole on the back of his hand, Yang Rong fell into the pit he dug this time, and the injuries on his body were not light.
Zhang Ru helped him for a moment and said with concern: "The chief soldier is injured, let's go back and rest first, the matter here is handled by Zhang, and the problem should not be big." ”
Yang Rong said in his heart, you say this as if I am here to stay.
Anyway, if he wasn't there, he couldn't stop what Zhang Ru was going to do, Yang Rong nodded very brightly, and then asked his subordinates to help him go home.
Zhang Ru snickered in his heart, after coming to Datong, he had not been involved in the border army, but he had just set up a name to occupy the general military mansion. It's not because he's afraid of these reckless men who are bloody with knives, it's not that he doesn't have the ability to control a part of the border army, but he can't find a good breakthrough.
He has lived in the General Military Mansion for nearly twenty years, and he has never had half a word of criticism about the border army.
Now that he wanted to sleep, Yang Rong sent a pillow to him, which was exactly what he wanted.
For Zhang Ru, Datong cannot be monolithic, otherwise he will be completely isolated in Datong and it will be difficult to move an inch. However, in terms of the external environment, the little Tatar prince Batu Munk has been committing crimes for many years, and Datong must be monolithic. Under the contradiction between the two, Zhang Ru has only one choice, that is, to turn Datong into his own iron plate.
The farce needs a suitable ending, Yang Rong is gone, and this farce can only end with Zhang Ru.
One by one, the soldiers were pressed to their knees in front of the point platform, and everyone's hands were tied.
The wounded soldiers on the ground were carried to the military medical hall for disposal, and the dead bodies were lined up and placed next to the point table.
Zhang Ru stood on the podium, looking at those young and immature or unruly faces calmly, everyone was holding their breath, and they didn't even dare to come out.
What will come next, I am afraid that only the young Chincha-sama knows, whether it is dead or alive, it is all in the thought of the Chincha-sama.
Many people figured it out, so the big guys looked at Zhang Ru with expectant eyes.
didn't speak for a long time, and the atmosphere became more and more dull, Zhang Ru didn't feel it, because he was testing the human nature of these people. Many leaders don't like naughty subordinates, Zhang Ru did the opposite, he just wanted to see if there were any disobedient rebels among the more than 2,000 rebels alive.
Xu was oppressed by the atmosphere, and those eager and expectant eyes disappeared a lot, because they lowered their heads.
"Dare to ask your lordship, what to do with us? If you want to kill or chop, you can give an explanation. A young man stood up.
Looking at that appearance, he was eighteen or nineteen years old, similar to his own age, Zhang Ru was in his heart, but his face became more and more serious: "Why, even the rebellion has been done to punish the nine clans, is it possible that you are afraid to kneel on Dianjiangtai for a while?" ”
"Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated, we make mistakes first, adults want to kill and give a charter, why humiliate people in vain." The young man shrunk his neck, and when he saw that no one stood up to help, he couldn't help straightening his spine and said with a stiff neck.
Zhang Ru said loudly: "I let you kneel, not for you to kneel for me, but for you to kneel for the ancestors who died on this hot land." They shed blood on the battlefield, some gave their lives, some ended up with lifelong disabilities, and some even became beggars on the streets.
But if they have a spirit in the sky and see that in the land they have worked so hard to protect, the descendants of their robed brothers don't know that the soldiers are pointing at the Tartars, but aim at their own people, they will not be able to turn a blind eye under the nine springs.
One by one, they are experts in fighting in the nest, and when they meet the people of the Northern Yuan, they become turtles with shrunken heads.
Wang Zhi is just a eunuch, and he still has the heart to serve the country, what about you? The bird in your crotch is still there, but it's not as good as a birdless person like Wang Zhi, you still have a face?
Lao Tzu is a scholar, and Lao Tzu is also a military general of Jinyiwei. Lao Tzu doesn't care who you are, and it doesn't matter what reason you have a riot. Lao Tzu only knows one fact in front of him, that is, you brutally killed your own Paoze brothers.
Stare your dog's eyes wide to see if these brothers' eyes are open. ”
Most of them lowered their heads, and they were all ashamed of Zhang Ru's words.
But what Zhang Ru wants is not their shame, what he wants is to arouse the blood of these people.
The Ming border has been plagued for a long time, and the most headache is Tatar and Warat. Those Mongolian light cavalry came and went like the wind, and their combat effectiveness was more than one grade stronger than that of Ming Jun. Every time the Tatars attacked, the Ming army could only shrink out of the wilderness except for the strong walls.
It is basically impossible to change this atmosphere in a short period of time.
Therefore, Zhang Ru's first purpose when he came to Datong border town was to rectify the atmosphere of the border army, and he did not allow any mistakes in Datong, which was only a few hundred miles away from Beijing.
The young man had already lowered his head, but suddenly seemed to think of something, and suddenly raised his head: "Dare to ask my lord, without military salary, how can a family feed themselves?" Isn't it possible for a man to let a family drink the northwest wind? When we serve the country as soldiers, we naturally have to serve our families, not for the country and for the sake of our people, and not for our families to be sons of men. ”
Zhang Ru said: "Everyone can say the truth, but not everyone understands right and wrong." On the premise that you don't know who is greedy for military salaries, you use Deputy General Soldier Yang Rong as a punching bag, which is a violation of national law and military law. The official only has an eight-word evaluation: his feelings are pitiful, and his crimes should be punished! ”
The soldier said proudly: "The military salary is paid, and the subordinates are at the disposal of the adults." ”
Zhang Ru waved his hand: "I believe what he said is what most of you want to say, Xu Ning's house has been copied by me, and the silver has been temporarily deducted, but the military salary is still to be paid, and the consent of the Ministry of War is still required." Even if the Ministry of War agreed, it would be in vain for Governor Ye to disagree. ”
"Your Excellency is a messenger and has the right to arbitrary." Young people are neither humble nor arrogant.
Zhang Ru said with a smile: "This official naturally has the right to be arbitrary, so your military salary will be paid in three days." As for whether the millions of taels of silver are enough, and how much silver Xu Ning has sent, the official can't guarantee it. But the official can guarantee that everyone will get a sum of money. ”
The young man knelt down on his knees when he heard this: "The subordinates are willing to accept the guilt, but they are killing and letting the adults call the shots." ”
After killing so many of his own people, there must be a responsibility, and he doesn't know why he believes in Zhang Ru so much, he always feels that this person can do what he says.
Zhang Ru said lightly: "I let you kneel, it is a punishment for you, this punishment is just to let you remember, keep your strength, go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, don't fucking fight with Lao Tzu." This mutiny can't be concealed, so I will truthfully report to Lord Zhang of the Shuntianfu Military Department. As for how Lord Zhang will deal with you, I don't know. As for now, I will definitely kill someone, but I will only punish the evildoers, and the rest of the people will not be held accountable. ”
The young man's head slammed on the ground three times: "Your Excellency is merciful." ”
Zhang Ru feigned anger and said: "Don't kowtow, the man has gold under his knees, and this official is not a person who likes flattery." What is your name? ”
The young man chuckled in his heart, his heart was not good, this adult didn't seem to have much energy!
But when he had the courage to say what was in his heart, he was prepared, so he said very simply: "Subordinate Ma Xuan." ”
Tang Long, who temporarily represented Datong Jinyi Wei Qianhu, was afraid that Zhang Ru would kill this stunned young man, so he hurriedly whispered in Zhang Ru's ear: "Nanjing Hubu Shangshu Ma Wensheng is the only son. ”
Zhang Ru said coldly: "I heard that you are the only son of Ma Shangshu?" You are not waiting for the ministry to be elected, what are you doing in this poor country? Don't you think that your father is the secretary of the military department of Ying Tianfu, so the official will not dare to touch you? ”
If you can give up your good future, you can't run to this ghost place, Zhang Ru has already glanced at Ma Xuangao. The reason why he is accountable is just to scare Ma Xuan.
Ma Xuan said: "After several years of Datong, I saw countless robes sighing because they had no military salaries, and I really couldn't bear to see them go on like this, so I spoke up." ”
Zhang Ru nodded slightly: "Okay, since you want to speak up, it's not easy for the official to say anything, point out who instigated this mutiny, and the official will believe you." ”
Ma Xuan hesitated for a moment, but still stood up and walked over to the inciting officers.
Every time one was pointed out, a brocade guard stepped forward and put the embroidered spring knife on the necks of those people. After a while, more than a dozen thousand generals were always arrested and lined up.
Zhang Ru didn't blink his eyes: "Cut it off, send the head to Jingli." ”
A row of heads were cut off by Qi Brush, and blood spurted three feet high, completely shocking the soldiers who followed the rebellion.