The so-called prison is nothing more than a temporary requisitioned house, which is cleaned daily by the orderly and has a good sanitary environment. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 There was a platoon of soldiers guarding the door outside the info gate, as if they were four commanders, not a temporary prison cell. When I came to the door, there was a man in the room who was learning Tan Beile to sing the empty city plan, and the sentence "I am watching the mountain view from the city tower" floated out along the wind.

Pushing open the door, in the room, a rather beautiful woman was sitting there, and another lupine scarf, dressed like a man on the stage, was singing with a goose feather fan in his hand.

Zhao Guanhou looked at Wu Xintian, who hurriedly introduced: "This woman is the top little four treasures in Yuezhou, and the one who sings is the four handsome." Zhang Sishuai is good at singing Zhuge Liang, and it is not a secret that the whole of Hunan is not a secret. ”

"Not only does he love to sing Zhuge Liang, the four marshals boast of Wolong on weekdays, and they also wear this in the barracks, and they ask their subordinates if they look like themselves, right? However, I heard that Si Shuai's biggest hobby is not to pretend to be Zhuge Liang, but to go to the homes of the rich to borrow their antiques to observe, but it has always been Liu Bei who borrowed Jingzhou and did not return it, and Kong Ming was a famous thief in Hunan. How unfortunate is the Marquis of Wuxiang, there is such a fan as Zhang Sishuai. ”

Zhang Zongtang saw someone coming at this time, and he also closed his mouth, but he didn't panic much, but said with a smile: "What, Guanshuai is here to negotiate?" What conditions do you want to offer, just say, our four brothers have the best relationship, and my eldest brother will not return the ticket for me, no matter how much food, guns and bullets he has. All you have to do is say the number, and you're good to go. You haven't met before, but this is the first time we've met. I'm going to be the east tonight, and I'm going to invite Guanshuai to dinner here. Although I can't leave the room, I will let you make a list of the dishes you want to eat. ”

Zhao Guanhou looked at Zhang Zongtang, "Fourth marshal, I'm afraid your life is not much worse than when you were the commander." There are dramas and singing accompanied by women, and when you are hungry, you call a banquet, which is simply a race against the gods. ”

"Why did Guanshuai say this, we are all Beiyang soldiers, and we are all doing things for the government. It's already a big mistake to fight in the same room, do you still want to treat me as a prisoner? I didn't break the law, and even if I did, it was under the control of the War Department. Brigade Commander Wu protected me because he was afraid that I would be harmed by the rebels, not because he wanted to disadvantage me. Our two troops have no grievances, and they are not hostile to each other, and the conflicts between us are all misunderstandings...... Right for misunderstanding. When the misunderstanding is explained, it is still a friendly army, and everyone's common enemy is the chaotic party in the south. If they are enemies of each other, it is not that the relatives are painful, and the enemies are happy. ”

"The words of the fourth marshal are right, the Lu army and the seventh division are both joint soldiers, and there is no conflict between the two armies in name."

Zhao Guanhou's voice was fierce, "But Zhang Zongyao and I are private, but we have grievances." In Tongguan, he deliberately betrayed the formation, causing me to lose hundreds of brothers. I haven't settled this account with him yet. Your brothers have perverted in Hunan, poisoned the living beings, and owed a lot of blood debts, and it is time to repay this debt. Someone! Arrest Zhang Zongtang! ”

The Shandong guards outside the door rushed in with the order, held Zhang Zongtang firmly, and then got on the rope. Zhao Guanhou said: "Take him to prison and wait for the Hunan public trial." I want to tell the elders and villagers in Hunan that I am not here to grab land with Zhang Zongyao, but to seek justice for the elders of Hunan. Whoever owes a blood debt must pay it back! ”

Xiao Sibao's frightened face was pale, and Wu Xintian's face turned even pale, and he hurriedly said: "Guanshuai, the humble position does not mean to favor the Zhang brothers. I just thought that the crown commander had a word, and the official would be saved from death......"

Zhao Guanhou waved his hand and said, "Don't do your business." I know that you don't have a good opinion of Zhang Zongtang, and you are willing to lead the team to surrender, but you don't want to be commanded by this four marshals. You can't be wrong about what you think, but ...... I would like to remind you of a problem, at the time of the Xuzhou Conference, Zhang Zongyao was only a division commander and not an overseer, and he was not in the scope of our overseer union, so he did not enjoy protection. Moreover, the debts of the Hunan fathers and villagers must be collected. Yao Shunyu soup, let's start with the smallest! ”

Zhang Zongtang always prides himself on Zhuge on weekdays, and even when the war started, he also rode the two of them to carry a sliding rod and walked towards the battlefield unhurriedly. Wu Xintian was born in the Beiyang army, went to a military school, and worked his way up in the army, and was a fierce general who was very capable of fighting under Zhang Zongyao. However, the fierce generals are not as good as their brothers, and when Zhang Zongtang sent generals, he always focused on his own brothers and righteous sons, and others could only serve in auxiliary positions.

If it was to fight the people's army or other troops, Wu Xintian would also admit his life as a deputy. However, the combat effectiveness of the Lu army was originally above that of the Seventh Division, and with two brigades to top the Lu army, Wu Xintian was not sure to ask himself. Even if you let yourself dispose of it with full control, you may not be able to fight well.

He knows Zhang Sishuai's ability, except for learning Zhuge Liang, or teaching women artificial human technology, he has nothing else to do. If he is willing to be a mascot with peace of mind, he can barely bear it. But he was still good at pointing fingers, always thinking that he was the reincarnation of Wolong, and he couldn't resist the Lu army unless he commanded it. Arbitrarily intervene in the formation of troops, and require that they must act according to their command, otherwise military law will be involved.

Seeing that if he really followed the wise leadership of the four marshals, the two brigades would have to be reimbursed in less than half a day, and the Luo family threaded the needle and sent someone to contact him, Wu Xintian finally decided to turn back.

As a general, what he is most afraid of is that the new master does not like it, he can't understand the attitude of Lu Jun, and he has a mortal enmity with the Zhang family without authorization, and it is difficult to be a man inside and out, so he has to respect Zhang Zongtang with peace of mind. But this doesn't mean that he really supports the four marshals, in his heart, he is no less resentful of Zhang Zongtang than ordinary Hunanese.

When Zhao Guanhou gave the public trial order, Wu Xintian was overjoyed and said: "Guanshuai, if you have this determination, the brothers will be at ease." Everyone was originally worried that if you and Zhang Zongyao pretended to make peace, the brothers would not be able to behave left and right. Now that he is going to fight with Zhang Jiazhen, this brigade is willing to fight the former enemy! ”

"Your brigade and Zhang Zongtang's brigade, I naturally have arrangements, I have learned about your affairs, for the sake of your initiative to surrender, I will treat the previous events as if they had never happened. In the future, I will protect you with a future! In the future, Hunan will organize and train the army, expand the number of men and horses to fight the southern army, and if you perform well, the commander of the seventh division, I recommend you to succeed you. You'll have to show some skills, though. You and your brigade are responsible for maintaining order in the public trial. ”

Wu Xintian was overjoyed, and he stood up and saluted, "I am willing to share the glory and disgrace with the commander!" ”

The public trial meeting was scheduled for two days later, and in order to ensure that someone came, the township and the local security team and the Lu army's propaganda team were mobilized. Originally, Zhao Guanhou was a little worried that the number of people who came was not enough, and the effect could not be achieved. Unexpectedly, the night before, Huo Qiu hurriedly asked the headquarters for help, "Send a little more brothers, only Wu Xintian has a brigade, I'm afraid I can't suppress it." ”

Villagers dressed in shorts, students dressed in Oriental clothes, small businessmen, and newspaper reporters. Before the time for the public trial came, tens of thousands of Hunan people filled the entire square. Even latecomers can only desperately squeeze in, or try their best to find a way to leave a place in front for themselves.

The newspaper people said anxiously: "Let's give way...... The public trial of the four marshals, this is big news, if I can't get the first-hand materials, the editor-in-chief will smash my job. ”

"The four handsomeness of the ball! It's a bandit. The villagers standing in front replied coldly: "Several bandits of the Zhang family have finally come to retribution." I don't know if Lu Jun is good or bad, I know that they have done a great deed, these people can be relied on! ”

Luo Chongxuan and others, although they knew that Zhang Zongtang was captured, they never thought that they could really try him. Even with Zhang Zongyao's evil, the slogan of the gentry was only to expel the toadstool rather than eliminate it.

Zhang Zongyao was not present at the Xuzhou meeting, so he could not be regarded as a member of the Beiyang Governor's Army, but after all, he was also the Supervisor of the Four Provinces and the Governor of Hunan. It is difficult to sentence him to death unless it goes through Congress. Since the founding of the Commonwealth, there has also been a precedent for the Overseers to be interrogated without a shooting. With the relationship between the Duan family and Zhang Zongyao, none of the gentry thought that their lives could really be threatened, and they just asked people to get out of Hunan.

The gentry were first shaken, and then moved, many people began to take Zhao Guanhou as a blue sky, and some people thought about seeing the results of the public trial, and then thinking about how to get along with Lu Jun.

By the time the trial began, Zhang Zongtang had lost his former composure, and was pressed by two soldiers in the center of the square, with deafening scolding in his ears, and no one could hear the voice of the judge or the defendant. No matter how the gavel is struck, it will not have a quiet effect, and the villagers have only one demand: "Kill him!" ”

Luo Xiaoxiao sat next to Zhao Guanhou, her face flushed, and she shouted with all her might, and Zhao Guanhou could hear it.

"In the era of Xia Ji, Xia Ji called himself the sun, but his people said, even if you are the sun, we are willing to die with you. The ancients were willing to die with Yao, but my Hunan father was willing to die with Yao Shunyu Tang. These four brothers owe us too many lives in Hunan, and what you hear today is the anger of the citizens. ”

"It seems that the public anger of the Zhang brothers has indeed reached the extreme." Zhao Guanhou nodded, said a few words to Gao Sheng, Gao Sheng came to the judge's side and bit his ear, and then the judge picked up the horn at hand, shouted a few times to be silent, and finally could only announce helplessly

"Zhang Zongtang's crime is conclusive, the evidence is sufficient, and he is hereby sentenced...... Death penalty! Execute it now! ”

Zhang Zongtang himself could hear the judge's voice, and when he heard the word death penalty, the person was already paralyzed and couldn't move, howling like a pig, "You can't kill me!" I am the commander of the communist brigade, and my official rank has been approved by the Ministry of the Army, and I am not a major general appointed privately, and the local court has no authority to sentence me to death! ”

Luo Chongxuan himself was also proficient in the common legal code, and at this time, he was supported by a servant and walked towards Zhao Guanhou, actually interceding for Zhang Zongtang.

"Guanshuai, the law of the Republic is sacrosanct, and we privately sentenced him to death, which is not in accordance with the rules and is tantamount to lynching. Contrary to the spirit of the law, Guanshuai has done a lot for the Hunan folks, but we can't just care about our own happiness and ignore Guanshuai's situation. In my opinion, it is better to take him into custody first, and then report the situation of the public trial to Jingshi, and ask the Hunan parliamentarians to exert their efforts in the National Assembly, so that Mr. Duan can make a wise disposition. ”

Zhao Guanhou pointed down, "Old Luo, our eyes can't just look at the top, we also have to look at the bottom, so many folks are here." If we don't kill Zhang Zongtang, how can we explain it in front of these villagers? This is a homely wish, and we cannot disobey it. When everyone's heart is warm, don't make it cold, the enthusiasm of Sanxiang's father is more important than the War Department or Duan Zongli. Zhang Zongtang must die today, and I will bear any responsibility. ”

Luo Xiaoxiao followed and stood up, "I am also willing to bear it." If he wants to pursue this matter, we will meet him in court! ”

The execution ground is still a beheading method with the characteristics of the Lu army, Zhang Zongtang has been frightened into soft mud, and he is pressed to the ground by four soldiers before the executioner can complete the execution. More than a dozen cameras were aimed at the law field, and several cameras were aimed at Zhao Guanhou, at this time, a fast horse galloped in the distance, and the cavalry on the horse shouted: "Dashuai...... Capital Emergency Power ...... Keep people under the knife! ”

The hateful gaze of the onlookers, I don't know how many holes were poked out of this cavalry, Zhao Guanhou looked at the cavalry, turned his head and ordered: "Execution!" ”

The knife flashed, and the head fell to the ground. More than a dozen pillars of smoke rose up, and the moment when Zhao Guanhou refused to listen to the message and killed the head first was permanently recorded. There was thunderous applause outside the court, and the children of Sanxiang have always regarded the north as an enemy since Zhang Zongyao entered Hunan, but this time, they sincerely shouted "Long live Zhao Guanshuai!" ”

Duan Zongli personally issued an order to send Zhang Zongtang to Beijing for investigation. It's good for you, you can cut it with a knife, this is clear that you don't give it to the general inside, I think, Lao Duan will not give up this time. You're going to have a reputation for being angry again. ”

The night was like water, and Zhao Guanhou and Su Hanzhi walked in the courtyard of the temporary office. This is Cao Zhongkun's trip when he was stationed in Yuezhou, and now it has become Zhao Guanhou's mansion. The telegram during the day was an urgent telegram from Beijing, requesting that Zhang Zongtang be sent to the War Department for processing. Xu guessed that Zhao Guanhou might be unfavorable to Zhang Sishuai, and it was specifically noted that he was not allowed to deal with the offender privately, and everything was left to the Ministry of War for judgment.

Zhao Guanhou openly disobeyed the War Department's telegraphic order, and there would definitely be other consequences. However, at the moment, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, even if Duan Zhiquan is furious, it will take a certain amount of time to reach Hunan. However, if the person is killed, the feud has been settled, and there must be no possibility of good between the seventh division and the seventh division, and the problem cannot be solved unless the sword and soldiers meet.

"Crooked nose wants to keep his subordinates, but I want to clean up the dead branches for him, in fact, he should thank me, Beiyang's reputation is about to be ruined by these guys. As the marshal of the Communist Army, I have the obligation to maintain the image of the Communist Army, and this is a struggle with the Yugoslav Army for the hearts and minds of the people. If we have more people here to support us, the Yugoslav army will have one less eyes and ears and one supporter. I bet that if we kill Zhang Laosi this time, it will be very easy for us to procure military rations or recruit troops. Zhang Zongyao's troops claim to be able to fight, but now that he has lost the hearts of the people, I want to see what he will do to fight me in this battle! ”

"Of course it is easy to solve Zhang Zongyao, I believe that my crown marquis is invincible in the world, not to mention, Zhang Zongyao is not comparable to the Orientals. What do you do with him, though? ”

Zhao Guanhou smiled and made a throat-cutting motion, "Dignified hand Zhang, Yao Shunyu soup, one, two, three, four, tiger, leopard, jackal." Since they were all wild beasts, they were naturally killed on the spot, lest they go out and harm others. ”

Su Hanzhi pointed his finger outside the wall, "Tigers, leopards, jackals, with sharp claws, if you kill them, you will be killed, what do you do with these toothless tigers?" Although they have no teeth, they are not necessarily inferior to toothed tigers, so don't underestimate them. ”