Chapter 287: Grace and Might
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In the turbulent river, six big ships went upstream, and they arrived at Wuchang at a moment's notice. On the bow of the boat, a big fat man of more than 200 pounds, supported by several attendants, looked in the direction of Wuchang.
"Hahaha, it's been almost two years, and this king is back!"
The attendants hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, the little people who have been wronged by you are all looking at it, who doesn't feel distressed when they look at it." ”
"Yes, it's always bad to send people under the fence, don't worry, as long as this king returns to Wuchang, you will have a good life!"
"Then dare to be kind, lord, I think we should get our land back first, those mud legs haven't paid rent for more than two years, and they should be liquidated together. The villain is going to settle the accounts now. ”
This big fat man is the current Chu King Zhu Huabi, who was originally his brother Zhu Huakui, and he didn't have his share, but in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong killed Wuchang, caught Zhu Huakui, put him in a cage, and threw him into the Yangtze River and drowned.
Zhu Huakui was finished, and a pie fell from the sky, which happened to hit Zhu Huabi. However, due to the disturbances of the imperial court, it has been making trouble for more than a year, and finally remembered the unemployed king of Chu, so he let Zhu Huabi attack the lord.
Just as they were about to leave, Zuo Mengeng and Wang Yuncheng had another civil strife, and they waited until they calmed down, and Zhu Huabi couldn't wait to rush to Wuchang.
"Lord Wang, I heard that Gu Zhenhua, the Duke of Jiguo, is particularly cruel and tyrannical, even more ruthless than Zuo Liangyu, there is such a character, a little worry!"
"What are you worried about!" Zhu Huabi waved his hand indifferently.
"I am the prince, and he is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty. And this king wants nothing but to take back my palace. Fields. If he even dares to take care of this, he is a traitor of the Ming Dynasty! ”
"Yes, yes, what the prince said is reasonable!"
Zhu Huabi's fleet was still moving forward, and suddenly something appeared on the surface of the river, floating over.
Zhu Huabi raised his eyebrows, "Go, see what it is." ”
The attendant hurriedly took the bamboo pole and picked it up. It was a human head that frightened the attendant to sit on the deck, and Zhu Huabi was also trembling.
"Quick, throw it away!"
The boat went further, and suddenly a large area of black pressure on the river surface, and the human head actually floated on the river like a water weed. Float down the river. Most of these heads had just been cut off, blood was still oozing, and their facial features were hideous, as if they could see the despair of death.
Under the human head, there are also a lot of fish gathered and gnawing on the head. It looks like hell. A huge crowd of people came to the side of the ship and surrounded it.
Zhu Huabi trembled with fright, his face was pale, and he spit sour water with a mouth, this pampered prince. I have never seen such a horrific scene in my life.
"Well, what's going on. Where do you have so many heads! ”
Zhu Huabi was completely frightened and didn't dare to go forward at all. His attendants could only ask hard. As a result, it took more than an hour before the attendants hurried over.
"Lord Wang, yes, it's An ** who is killing!"
"What? Didn't they finish the war, why are they still killing? ”
"Lord Wang, I heard that it is to punish the officers and soldiers who harm the people, and they have been cut down for five or six days in a row, and two or three thousand people are beheaded every day, and the rivers are dyed red!"
When Zhu Huabi heard this, the fat flesh all over his body trembled.
"Gu, why did Gu Zhenhua kill people?"
"I heard that these officers and soldiers robbed the common people of their property, seized land, and killed the good and risked their merits. Gu Zhenhua stipulated that anyone who robbed more than ten acres of land, or forced people to death, and the circumstances were severe, would be executed, and even the superior commanders would sit together! ”
"Let's go, let's go!"
Zhu Huabi's fat face failed miserably, and the fat jumped around.
Just kidding, if he robbed ten acres of land, he would die, and he could peel the daylily. Looking at the heads on the river, Zhu Huabi was cold from the bottom of his heart.
"You all listen to me, as long as Gu Zhenhua is still in Wuchang for a day, even if this king is drifting on the river, I won't go back to Wuchang!"
The king of Chu really did what he said, he didn't dare to go to Wuchang, and then went to Jiujiang, and in less than a month, he became ill, and the doctor's treatment was not good, and three months later, Zhu Huabi died in Jiujiang in a daze.
Of course, Gu Zhenhua didn't know that his battle actually scared a prince to death, but even if he knew, Gu Zhenhua would only be fearless, haha!
Since the beginning of the public trial, he has cut down more than 10,000 rebels. There are too many scum in the Huguang army, and as long as they are investigated, there is hardly a good person.
The greatest pleasure of the people these days is to go to the river and watch these wicked fellows teach. Those who have grievances can appeal directly, can tell who did it, find the stubborn, and all will be executed, and there will be no mercy!
Seeing the enemies being executed one by one, the common people knelt by the river and cried loudly, and some people directly built new words, burned incense and bowed, thanking Gu Zhenhua for his grace.
It's not just as simple as revenge, all the property and property looted have been exchanged for the common people. Moreover, more than 500 women were rescued from the barracks, and Gu Zhenhua also arranged for people to send them home.
Of course, more of these women have no home, and even if they have a home, they don't have the face to go back. Gu Zhenhua has also been enriched to the military hospital and trained them to be a nurse!
An ** thought of all aspects, and handled it very decently, and the people of Huguang, who had been in turmoil, were finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Grandpa Guo, Northern Henan Emergency!"
Wu Kaijie sent a piece of information to Gu Zhenhua, and Gu Zhenhua hurriedly took it and took a look. It turned out that this was the news that Li Jinao and their heaven and earth would send.
"The Tartars are frequently mobilizing troops in the area of the Daimyo's Mansion, and according to their estimates, there may be a big move!"
Wu Kaijie hurriedly said: "Grandpa Guo, according to my judgment, after a few months of rest, Tartar should have recovered some vitality. Now in May, it looks like the summer harvest is coming, and this summer harvest is related to the life and death of Henan, and its importance does not need to be said. I'm worried that the Tartars will take advantage of our summer harvest to launch an offensive against Henan. ”
Gu Zhenhua nodded: "You have to hurry up to Henan." Huguang's affairs can't be delayed. How do you think the killing in the past two days has been effective? ”
"Good!" Wu Kaijie said without hesitation: "In troubled times, this is the time to be ruthless." In the past few days, more than 13,000 people have been cut, and it cannot be said that there are no unjust, false and wrongful cases, but these soldiers are all veterans and ruffians, and they do not have a good reputation in the barracks. Kill them, the common people all applaud, and the powerful gentry are all frightened. Your prestige in Huguang has been thoroughly established. ”
"Hahaha, I was thinking of cutting off tens of thousands of more heads, but since the matter is urgent, let's let them go for the time being. Forget about Zuo Menggeng to be executed again, and the rest of the captives are all used as hard labor. Give me strict management, send it to Henan, and be responsible for transporting military supplies. Give it to me! ”
"Yes!" Wu Kaijie nodded without hesitation.
After waiting in Wuchang for two more days, Zhang Jinyan and Sun Cheng hurried over. Gu Zhenhua personally took them to the mansion.
"Mr. Zhang, I heard that Jiangnan officialdom gave you the nickname of King Zhang Yan, you are carrying a bad name for Benjue!"
Zhang Jinyan said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, killing the wicked is a good thought, and the wicked are afraid." Let the wicked scold, I think this is a good name! ”
"Hahaha, Mr. Zhang said it well, Benjue has something to fall on Mr. Zhang again."
"Grandpa Guo just commands, and I will bear it with all my might!"
"Good!" Gu Zhenhua smiled: "Mr. Zhang." Huguang's next step is to hand it over to you, and I appoint you as the governor of Huguang. This pile of messes has to be cleaned up by Mr. ”
Zhang Jinyan came back from Nanjing, and he has been waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback, and now Gu Zhenhua has entrusted Huguang to him, which just scratches the itch.
"Grandpa Guo, what do you need to do?"
"The first is to restore the economy, rectify the rule of officials, open up wasteland to help the people, and let the people settle down. The second is to rely on Deng Wenhuan's sailors and Shen Tingyang's navy to unite, and from then on, all the materials we need will take the Yangtze River route, and we don't have to be subject to the canal. At the same time, we should also encourage trade and sell our things overseas, make more money, and exchange them for more food. ”
Zhang Jinyan nodded: "Grandpa Guo, rest assured, he will definitely handle things well." ”
After Gu Zhenhua finished explaining, he smiled at Sun Cheng again: "Big brother, Huguang is the rear of Henan, it is too important, and it depends on you to be in charge." ”
"Didn't say that." Sun Cheng said with a smile: "There are many young generals in the army, so they should be given a chance." Besides, I am also good at training the whole army, and I promise to do it well. ”
Gu Zhenhua admires and trusts Sun Cheng the most, he does not fight for merit, does not steal the limelight, is honest and conscientious.
"Big brother, sitting in the upper reaches of Huguang must guard against Zhang Xianzhong, and the downstream must keep an eye on the four towns of Jiangbei and Nanjing, and in addition, you have to suppress the original military leaders, the burden is very heavy. Ma Jinzhong can be trusted, so let him be your assistant. You will strive to train 20,000 troops within a year, and you must be ready to replenish the losses at the front at any time. ”
"Don't worry, I promise to do it well!"
After arranging the personnel guarding Huguang, Gu Zhenhua was also a lot more relaxed, and immediately ordered people to pull out Zuo Mengeng, Li Guoying, and others, the general soldiers, deputy generals, staff generals, guerrillas, a total of more than 30 people, these people are all like defeated roosters, dejected.
The soldiers drove them to the edge of the Yangtze River, and the people who came at this time were crowded, and the darkness was overwhelming. How many people clenched their fists, stared at the beads of their eyes, and glared angrily.
Zuo Mengeng walked in the forefront, he looked up suddenly, and suddenly saw several soldiers dragging the headless corpse down, dripping with blood, stinging his eyes!
"Ahh Don't kill me, don't kill me! ”
This young marshal Zuo suddenly seemed to be crazy, and shouted loudly: "Ji Guogong, Uncle Gu, the little nephew is wrong, you can give the little nephew a way to live." We don't have a relationship, and we still owe it! If it weren't for the little nephew who was such a rice bucket, would you have been able to take Huguang down the line! A bed bug, why should you crush it to death! ”
Zuo Mengeng suddenly collapsed, crying and shouting. He got even more disdainful glances from the common people.
Gu Zhenhua sneered slightly, and only spit out two words: "It's late!" ”