Not to mention, after these people handed over the wasted land in their hands, some strangers who had been moving around them disappeared directly overnight, making them even more convinced of the rumors that permeated the territory of Datong Mansion.

As a result, in order to save their lives and protect their family honor, more and more people chose to cooperate with the General Military Office without hesitation.

In the next five days, except for those families who were ransacked by the 'bandits', all the abandoned land in the entire Datong Mansion fell into the hands of the General Military Mansion.

Not only that, but the ten-day looting also made the Haw Par Army gain a lot.

In addition to the silver taels consumed to redeem the wasted land, Zhou Shuyuan, as the chief steward, also received more than 35,400 taels of gold and 210,000 taels of silver from Wang Feng.

As for food, because of the deliberate hoarding of the major families, there are even more......

Of course, there are many gains, and this action has also brought a lot of dangers to Wei Zheng.

However, there is a good saying, Seon is not blessed. What seems to be dangerous on the surface, if it is used well, it is likely to turn into an opportunity for Wei Zheng.

In less than 10 days, more than a dozen gentry and landlords were exterminated, including many wealthy families who had family members in Beijing. It is impossible for such a big matter not to attract the attention of the imperial court.

Although the article of the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Wang had decided to cooperate with Zhang Junwu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, he deliberately elevated Wei Zheng and used the method of high merit to make Emperor Chongzhen suspicious of Wei Zheng step by step.

However, the sudden opportunity made Wang Wenwen feel. If you can make good use of this opportunity. Combined with the plan to deliberately elevate the Wei Zheng, it will definitely have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.

So, the next day, in the court. All kinds of performances of the Datong Mansion General Guard's Expedition were like snowflakes, constantly being sent to Chongzhen's dragon case.

After ......watching more than a dozen performances of Wei Zheng in a row, Chongzhen's clenched fist directly smashed on the dragon case in front of him because of anger.

Of course, this anger was not against the courtiers, but against Wei Zheng ....

I have high hopes for myself. Wei Zheng, who has maintained it in the court many times, is so unassuming. After the last great victory, the reward given to him by the imperial court has not yet been decided. Just messed with such a big deal for yourself.

However, anger turned to anger, and Emperor Chongzhen still endured it.

After all, Wei Zheng was pulled out by himself. And many times in front of all the courtiers. A courtier who has been maintained many times. If you directly punish Wei Zheng in front of the courtiers because of this matter in front of you, it will be a slap in the face.

Besides,

Chongzhen, who has been the emperor for two years, knows this truth very well.

So, angry, she could only suppress this anger in her heart. Then, he stared at the courtiers with a pair of eyes. I hope that the courtiers can give themselves a chance to break the siege.

Kneeling in the center of the main hall, he has been paying attention to Emperor Chongzhen's every move. After seeing Emperor Chongzhen's changing facial expressions. I was directly happy in my heart.

Because, in the end of the officialdom, he has already judged through these expressions of Emperor Guò Chongzhen. After more than a dozen letters of participation in Wei Zheng's bombardment, in the face of hard facts, Chongzhen already had suspicion of Wei Zheng in his heart.

However, this suspicion

With suspicion, he and Zhang Junwu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, will have a better chance of winning if they implement the next plan.

Under Wang's instruction, Zhang Junwu stood up very timely.

After quickly sorting out the thoughts in his mind, he said to Emperor Chongzhen with a slick smile: "Your Majesty, there are a large number of bandits in Datong Mansion, more than a dozen wealthy families, and hundreds of people have been killed. In such a big tragedy, Wei Zheng, as the general soldier of Datong Prefecture, bears an unshirkable responsibility. However, the lack of troops in Datong Mansion is not enough to defend every corner of Datong Province, which is also one of the important reasons. ”

"The old minister thinks that in order to give the general guard of Datong Mansion a chance to make meritorious contributions, the imperial court should allow the Haw Par Army to expand its army."

"At present, there are less than 5,000 elites in the Haw Par Army, and if they are used together, they can indeed play a very huge role. However, the Haw Par Army is currently defending Datong Province, not Mushroom Valley. In order to prevent bandits from coming to Datong Mansion again and plundering the wealthy families of Datong Province, the Haw Par Army must expand its army. ”

"As long as the Tiger and Par Army has enough troops, it will be able to disperse and defend every corner of Datong Province to avoid the danger of Datong Province being captured by the rebels. Therefore, the old minister implored His Majesty to give Lord Wei a chance to make meritorious contributions and expand the Haw Par Army..."

In order to make Emperor Chongzhen even more suspicious of Wei Zheng, as soon as Zhang Junwu's words fell, an objection came out of Yushi's mouth.

"Your Majesty, the minister opposes the expansion of the Tiger and Par Army..."

"We all know that the Haw Par Army was formed by Lord Wei, and it is branded by Lord Wei from top to bottom. To put it more directly, this Haw Par Army is Lord Wei's private army, and in the Haw Par Army, only Lord Wei's military orders are recognized and not the orders of the imperial court. In this case, if the Haw Par Army is expanded, the number of Lord Wei's private army will expand to the point that the imperial court cannot control. Therefore, for the sake of the stability of the imperial court, the minister resolutely opposed the expansion of the Haw Par Army. ”

At this time, a smile full of weirdness suddenly flashed from Zhang Junwu's face.

In order to make Chongzhen's suspicion of Wei Zheng deeper, Zhang Junwu hurriedly spoke: "Your Majesty, the minister opposes the idea of Zhou Yushi... The Chief Soldier of Datong Mansion is a confidant minister who has been raised by His Majesty, and he will definitely be loyal to His Majesty, so Zhou Yushi's worries are too much..."

"Even if the Haw Par Army really becomes Lord Wei's private army, as long as Lord Wei is loyal to His Majesty, defends Datong Mansion, and destroys the rebels, then there is nothing....so, please allow the old minister's petition and allow the Haw Par Army to expand its army."

Private Army ......

When he heard these two words, because of what Zhang Junwu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said, Chongzhen's calm face had just regained and became solemn again.

Regardless of the dynasties, as emperors, it is impossible to allow courtiers to have private armed forces that can threaten the stability of the court.

As a very conceited emperor, Chongzhen definitely took this kind of thing more seriously than other emperors. Otherwise, there would not have been Chongzhen's unjust killing of generals many times in history.

Therefore, after the incident of the brain bandits in Datong Mansion, Emperor Chongzhen, who had already become suspicious of Wei Zheng's ability, at this moment, his suspicion of Wei Zheng became even deeper.

At this time, the cunning Zhang Junwu once again added a fire to Emperor Chongzhen, so that Emperor Chongzhen's suspicion of Wei Zheng was completely deep in his bones and forever imprinted in his heart.

"Your Majesty, Lao Chen has a letter from General Wei sent to the military headquarters a few days ago, asking the military department to agree to the expansion of the tiger and leopard army. Otherwise, with the current strength of the Haw Par Army, it will not be able to guarantee the safety of Datong Province and whether the Haw Par Army will be able to stop the rebel attack. In addition, Lord Wei also said that as long as the imperial court agrees to the expansion of the Haw Par Army, the food and salary of the Haw Par Army after the expansion can be raised by Lord Wei himself, and the imperial court does not need to allocate a tael of silver. ”

If the content of this recital had been said a few days ago, Emperor Chongzhen would definitely praise Wei Zheng, thinking that Wei Zheng was sharing the worries of the imperial court. However, saying it at this time directly gave Chongzhen a different idea in his heart.

Wei Zheng, who he trusted, actually threatened himself with rebels......

If the Haw Par Army does not take a tael of silver from the imperial court, then the Haw Par Army has really become her private army of Wei Zheng, and she really only recognizes the Wei Zheng military order, not the imperial court order...

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Junwu finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen's face became gloomy.

Subconsciously, he wanted to veto this mentions, and transferred Wei Zheng from the Tiger and Leopard Army and from Datong Mansion to prevent the appearance of the ministers.

However, his words had not yet been spoken, and he had already seen everyone's purpose, and he boasted of being the Luo Yang character in the background of Wei Zheng, so he had to speak with an anxious face.

"Your Majesty, please... Lord Wei is absolutely loyal to His Majesty, please be aware of... If His Majesty doesn't believe it, His Majesty can send a prison guard to the Tiger and Leopard Army just like he did with other generals..."

"In addition, the current Datong Mansion is under the attack of the rebels, and there must be a strong military general to suppress the Datong Mansion. Once we no longer trust Lord Wei, or transfer Lord Wei out of Datong Mansion. Lao Chen was worried that this move of the imperial court would chill the soldiers of Datong Mansion, which would lead to the fall of Datong Mansion by the rebels and threaten the safety of the capital. ”

"Therefore, I beg your majesty not to listen to rumors, Lord Wei is absolutely loyal to your majesty, and has no dissent, please be aware of ......"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen's eyes lit up directly, and a way to get the best of both worlds came to his mind.

Although the suspicion of Wei Zheng in his heart has not decreased, there is a way to restrain and restrain him.

Not only that, once this method is implemented, Datong Mansion will never be contributed, and as the emperor, he is likely to really have a henchman army that belongs completely to himself.

When a sneer flashed across Emperor Chongzhen's face, he shouted to the courtiers, "Spread my will... In order to defend Datong Mansion and ensure the stability of Datong Mansion, I allowed Wei Zheng to make meritorious service and continue to serve as the commander-in-chief of Datong, defend Datong Mansion for me, and eliminate all rebels in Shanxi..."

"In order to strengthen the military strength of the Datong General Military Office, I have allowed the Haw Par Army to expand from the existing 5,000 people to 10,000 people.

"In order to show the importance that the imperial court attaches to the Haw Par Army, 15 supervisors were specially sent to the Haw Par Army to convey the imperial court's .......holy grace to the officers and soldiers of the Haw Par Army."

"In order to show the importance that the imperial court attaches to the Tiger and Leopard Army, the official department Shangshu was sent as the minister of the Qin Mission, and personally went to Datong Mansion to announce the decree........."