Chapter 59: Exoneration of Guilt and Meritorious Service
Wang Huazhen is not telling lies, he has just summed up, there are at least three major crimes that cannot be escaped, the first is that the people are not well settled, the second is the use of non-people, Xu Bangyan colluded with the Tartars and bandits, and the third is poor defense, and the Tartars are in the Kou.
In particular, he agreed to send Xu Bangyan to patrol the border. If Zhang Ke hadn't protected the people, defended the Daqing Fort, and didn't lose the city and land, he would have waited for the resignation of his official position and imprisonment! But even so, once he is known by the official, as a Shangguan, he can't eat and walk around, so it's better to resign early!
As soon as Wang Huazhen said this, Zhang Ke was dumbfounded. He can thrive in Daqing Castle, most of them rely on this banner, if he doesn't have this backer, he is not even an official official, anyone can crush him!
"Lord Wang, don't ask for your resignation, I think you are not only innocent, but also have great merit!"
Wang Huazhen smiled dejectedly: "Yongzhen, this official was ordered to settle the people who returned from Mongolia, and they were almost slaughtered by the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, is it not guilty?" ”
"My lord, these people are living and working in peace and contentment in Hewan Village, a few days ago, they fought with the Tartars with their blood, killing countless Tartars, and cutting nearly 100 levels, this is their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty! There is nothing wrong with your arrangement, please don't be harsh on yourself! ”
Of course, Wang Huazhen knew that Zhang Ke was helping him get rid of his crimes, but the people who returned were all under Zhang Ke's hands, as long as he was willing to help him, no one could say anything, but ......
"Yongzhen, what about the Mongols' entry into the Kou, the imperial court intends to draw Mongolia to deal with Jiannu, and the battle of Daqing Fort, I am afraid that the Mongols will not forgive, and then the court will find someone to blame."
When Zhang Ke heard this, he immediately smiled slightly: "My lord, I thought that Mongolia was the least worrying thing to worry about. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"Hahaha, the old slave rose up in Liaodong, my Ming Dynasty lost consecutive battles, it seems that we need the help of the Mongols. However, after all, the Ming Dynasty is the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, and the land in the Guannai is vast, and the family background is rich, and it can still hold on. But as for the Mongols, if Jiannu wants to grow, the conflict with the Mongols will inevitably intensify, as the so-called one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, unless one male and one female...... Is the old slave willing to be a mother, or is Hudun Rabbit (Lin Dan Khan) willing? ”
Wang Huazhen was amused and laughed: "Yongzhen really said that these two people are the assets of the heroes, and I am afraid that no one will be reconciled." ”
"That's right, Jiannu is cutting-edge, Mongolia is powerful, Hudun Rabbit wants to deal with Jiannu, and must ask for help from the Ming Dynasty, even the fried flowers are the same, I think to send a person who argues with tongues, knows the benefits, and then increases the mutual market, the Mongolians will be convinced."
"Well, what you said is reasonable, but there is also Xu Bangyan, this official sent him over, this beast killed the good and risked the merits, killed the people, colluded with bandits, and bent his knees, the crime cannot be punished, and the official is also to blame!"
"My lord, let me say a word from the bottom of my heart!"
"Speak!"
Zhang Ke's eyes rolled, and he secretly gritted his teeth in his heart, Wang Huazhen left only one mark in history, that is, the fiasco of Guangning, and finally ended up in a different place. But now, he and Wang Huazhen have been tied together, if Wang Huazhen is unlucky like in history, don't think about it!
It's up to him to listen!
"My lord, Xu Bangyan is acting absurdly, but this is by no means his own. The eastern side of Liaodong will be rotten from top to bottom. From the general flag at the bottom, counting from the hundred households, all the way to the commander, the commander, and even the higher general generals, it is all the same! ”
Wang Huazhen sighed, "Yongzhen, you're right, it's just that someone like Xu Bangyan is so unscrupulous, he is really lawless, as a courtier, guarding the royal side for His Majesty, I must not indulge such sinners!" ”
"The adults are upright and admired by the late students, but there is a sentence that the late students never dare to agree with, compared to Xu Bangyan in Liaodong, there are many people! Can the old slave say, from the eleventh year of Wanli to the forty-fourth year of Wanli called Khan, and then to the forty-sixth year of Wanli to break through the Qinghe Fushun, and the forty-seventh year of Wanli defeated my Chaotian soldiers in Salhu, more than 30 years, no one connived at it? ”
Yes!
Wang Huazhen's forehead was exposed, and her teeth were clucking!
The old slave seemed to suddenly emerge from the ground, swept through Liaodong, and beat the Ming monarchs and ministers in a daze, unable to find the north. Almost no one in the DPRK thought about how the old slave came out!
As Zhang Ke said, the old slave did not fall from the sky, he also experienced more than 30 years of southern and northern wars, unified the Jurchen tribes, and then dared to provoke the Ming Dynasty.
For such a long time, who indulged the old slave, and who sat back and watched the Jurchens grow......
The more Wang Huazhen wanted to breathe, the more rapid her breathing became, her face turned red, and all the confusion she had been in for such a long time disappeared, she suddenly stood up from her seat, gritted her teeth and said: "Yongzhen, I understand, it is Li Chengliang's father and son, and the Li family is my Ming sinner, and they are the ones who raise tigers!" The official must immediately write a book, and he must report to His Majesty that even if Li Chengliang is dead, he will dig up the corpse and whip the corpse! ”
"Slow down, adult!"
Wang Huazhen suddenly frowned and looked at Zhang Ke in surprise.
"Do you think that this official is not strong enough to bring down the Li family's apprentices and grandchildren?"
"My lord, you just said that raising tigers is a problem, and you have to dare to refute you in your later life, it should be that the tail is too big to fall, or even for the tiger! The Li family was restrained by the tiger claw raised by themselves! Illness comes like a mountain, and illness goes like a thread. Things have to be done slowly. ”
Wang Huazhen froze and was silent for a full quarter of an hour before sitting down in a chair.
"Yongzhen is right, what does this matter have to do with Xu Bangyan?"
"My lord, the relationship is too big, if you find out that Xu Bangyan colluded with bandits and Tartars, if the imperial court investigates it, pull up the radish and bring out the mud. The imperial court has just been defeated, and it is necessary to force the emperor to raise a big prison, but I am afraid that Liaodong will be in chaos immediately! ”
After saying these few words, Wang Huazhen was like a deflated ball, all the hearts and impulses just now ran out of the clouds, and all that was left was a complaint.
Wang Huazhen looked at Zhang Ke with a smile and sighed: "Yongzhen, I often hear people say that there is a talent from heaven, Wang didn't believe it in the past, but when I saw it today, I knew that you were born to be an official!" ”
Wang Huazhen walked to Zhang Ke's side, patted him on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "The two lists of Jinshi are all hometown wishes, Yongzhen, you should continue to study, enter the court as an official, maybe I want your help!" ”
Zhang Ke smiled bitterly: "My lord, the situation in Liaodong is like this, how can the late students have the heart to study, there are more than 1,000 people in Hewan Village, and they all point to the late students!" If it's convenient for adults, they will give more money and food to the late students, and then allocate the surrounding fields to the late students, and these people have not yet been registered, not the official people of our Ming Dynasty, you can take a look at ......"
Wang Huazhen laughed: "Yongzhen, don't worry, these things have been taken care of by the official, but I want to remind you that it is not Hewan Village, but Daqing Fort!" You take care of it all for me! ”
While he was talking, there was the sound of horses' hooves outside, and Ma Biao stood outside the door and shouted: "Lord Qiyu, General Sun is back and has arrested Xu Bangyan!" ”
"Good!" Wang Huazhen gritted her teeth and said, "Let's go, go out with this official to see this scum!" ”
Wang Huazhen and Zhang Ke walked out one after the other, and Sun Degong walked in striding in with a person in one hand, and when he arrived in front of Wang Huazhen, he slammed it and threw it on the ground.
"Lord Qiyu, I have arrested Xu Bangyan from my humble position!"
Wang Huazhen looked down and saw that it was Xu Bangyan on the ground, this guy had bruises on his face, two front teeth were knocked out, and his lips were swollen like bananas.
"General Sun, how did you catch him?"
"Back to my lord, the humble duty chased him all the way to Zhenyi Fort, Xu Bangyan hid in the valley with the remnants of his men, and let the humble post pull him out!"
"Good, good!" Wang Huazhen looked at Xu Bangyan and said without a trace of emotion: "Do you confess?" ”
"Confession, it fell into your hands, how dare I not admit my guilt!" Xu Bangyan sneered: "Of course I confess my guilt, but I'm afraid that adults won't dare to punish me!" ”
Wang Huazhen suddenly raised her eyebrows, and Zhang Ke hurriedly smiled: "My lord, let the late student bring Lord Xu in to talk, please wait." ”
"Well, then I'll leave it to Yongzhen."
Zhang Ke waved his hand, and Ma Biao led someone to carry Xu Bangyan to the wing. Sun Degong grabbed the handle of the knife, his face was unhappy, Xu Bangyan was caught by him, why did he let an unknown junior take it away, whose credit is it!
He had the heart to do it, but when he saw Wang Huazhen's face full of praise, he didn't dare to say more, so he could only swallow the words in his stomach.
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Zhang Ke came out of the wing room and came to Wang Huazhen's side with a smile.
"My lord, Xu Bangyan hanged himself, this is his confession!"
He's dead?
Sun Degong's eyes suddenly widened, he never imagined that Zhang Ke would look so ruthless, and he would be hanged in a blink of an eye! But he still looked like a light and breeze, Sun Degong secretly said in his heart that this kid can't be an enemy!
Wang Huazhen was calm on the surface, but his heart was tumbling, and he glanced at Xu Bangyan's confession, which said that he was unfavorable to suppress bandits, and the bandits went down the mountain to collude with the Mongols to enter the Kou, besieged Daqing Fort, and left the city lightly, defeated by the enemy, damaged the soldiers without calculation, insulted the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, ashamed, and committed suicide by hanging the beam!
Xu Bangyan didn't say a word about colluding with the bandits and Tatars, and even the matter of belonging to the people was gone, only saying that he was defeated and died in shame. Fortunately, Daqing Fort was defended, and the sin was not too big.
"Alas, Lord Xu is also a strong person, his family should take care of him when he dies!"
A big case that could have caused countless people to lose their positions and resign, and the heads fell to the ground, was gently brought over before it was investigated. In the midst of it, Wang Huazhen was also secretly lucky, and finally saved the black yarn hat.
Zhang Ke smiled with a smile on his face: "My lord, Xu Bangyan's matter is over, isn't it time to talk about the credit?" ”
"Yes, yes!" Wang Huazhen laughed: "It's time to be rewarded for meritorious deeds!" ”
When he cleaned the battlefield, he found a total of twenty-seven Tartar corpses, thirty-two bandit corpses, and the old man cut off more than ten heads of Xu Bangyan's subordinates for the sake of greed, adding up to seventy or eighty heads.
As for Sun Degong's pursuit of Xu Bangyan, he also killed forty or fifty people, and his heads were all cut off.
But Zhang Ke, who has the most credit, doesn't have a human head in his hand, and Sun Youguang is embarrassed.
"Brother, if I don't give you ten heads, it's enough for you to be promoted to the position of a hundred households!"
Zhang Ke laughed: "Don't bother Lord Sun, I don't lack a head in my hands!" ”
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