Chapter 501: Sacrifice by the Hunhe River
"Elder Cui Ge, I don't know where Pingliao Gong is, please ask him to take the order."
The person who spoke was Yang Jingchen, who had just arrived in Liaodong, this person was a Jinshi in the forty-first year of Wanli, a first-time Hanlin editor, and then promoted all the way, from Zuo Chunfang to Zhan Shifu, and then promoted to the Ministry of Rites and Hanlin Bachelor, the standard Qingliu promotion route.
Except for the Ministry of Rites, none of the other ministries have done it, and they have no local experience. According to reason, it will not be his turn to run to Liaodong. But Zhang Keguang's recovery of Liaodong is too big!
It's bigger than you think!
When the Yizhou soldiers sent out their troops, they were sure of victory, not to mention that there was still a lot of land that had not been recovered, so Zhang Ke was not in a hurry to celebrate, and urged the men and horses to march on the one hand, restore order on the other, appease the people's livelihood, and deal with traitors.
For the capital, and even the whole world, snatching back Liaodong from Jiannu's hands is a shame, and it is a great joy that has not been seen for many years.
After confirming the accuracy of the information, from Guangning, Yizhou, to Shanhaiguan, and then to Jingshi, to the south, to Shandong, Lianghuai, and Jiangnan, there were laughter and laughter everywhere, and people everywhere were enthusiastic celebrations.
The people set off firecrackers, dragon and lion dances, and the teahouses and opera gardens all over the country were full, and almost everyone was talking about Liaodong and Zhang Ke!
The name of Pingliao Gong is known all over the world, and no one knows it! How many people give a thumbs up when they say it, and praise it: Giving birth to a child should be like Zhang Yongzhen!
Even the most picky and mean scholars praised Zhang Ke this time, and squires and celebrities from all over the country jointly signed a book of 10,000 words, mentioning yì and rewarding Zhang Ke.
Above the prince can only be the prince, not to mention that Zhang Ke also had an agreement with Tianqi that if he did not recover Liaodong, he would not be subject to the throne.
Now that Liaodong has been restored, it has become inevitable to be crowned king.
Of course, there is a difference between the princes, and some people in the court mentioned that they wanted to be crowned a king, that is, a prince, but after some debate. It was still decided to be crowned the king of the county, and the Ministry of Rites discussed for three days and came up with the title of King Anton.
In order to show respect for Zhang Ke, Tianqi specially issued an order to send Yang Jingchen, a waiter of the Ministry of Rites, to ask Zhang Ke's opinion, if he didn't say it, he would be crowned king immediately, and let Zhang Ke enter Beijing, sacrifice prisoners at noon, and accept Danshu gold coupons. If you are not satisfied with the ban. Replace it again.
It can be said that the arrangement of the apocalypse is quite intimate. But after Yang Jingchen arrived at Fengji Fort. It was empty, Zhang Ke was not in the house.
"Yang Shilang, maybe the prince is in a hurry, after all, Liaodong is a battlefield, is it different from other places! You need to be more considerate. Choi Chengxiu tried to persuade.
Yang Jingchen was noncommittal, sat for a quarter of an hour, and Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly ran in from outside, and said: "Qiqi two Qincha, Grandpa Guo led the army to Shenyang last night. I walked suddenly, but I couldn't answer the order, and I asked my lord to forgive me. β
Cui Chengxiu didn't care, and said with a smile: "Is the military urgent matter?" Take Shenyang back, it's not too late to announce the decree, let's leave first. β
Yang Jingchen had a gloomy face and followed Cui Chengxiu to the door. Suddenly said: "If you don't leave early or late, just catch up with this time to go, I'm afraid you want to avoid me!" β
Lu Xiangsheng suddenly narrowed his eyes. sneered: "My lord is a Qincha, who dares to avoid you?" β
Yang Jingchen kicked in and out of the door, and stopped his steps.
"This official came with a holy decree to canonize the prince and return to Beijing to be rewarded, some people have ghosts in their hearts, covet power, and disrespect the decree. Isn't it clear at a glance to find a way to avoid the official! β
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he laughed, and his ears hurt with his ears.
"What a sharp tooth, the black can be said to be white, the grandfather of the country personally braved the arrows and stones, recovered Liaodong, made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and the world, and in your mouth, it became so unbearable! Lord Yang, please take back your words, otherwise I won't dare to touch you, but my knife is not afraid of you! β
Cui Chengxiu heard it next to him and almost fell down in fright. He had long heard that Lu Xiangsheng was carrying a big knife of more than 100 catties, galloping back and forth in the army of 10,000 horses, killing Tartars as if drinking water. Peek at the saber under the ribs, it's really, thick and wide, cold light, and when you look at it, a cold air rises from the back of your neck.
Cui Chengxiu scolded in his heart, and said that Yang Jingchen was a bad thing, you think Liaodong is the Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy! Everyone has to provide for you, how precious it is!
If you put it in Liaodong, you are a fart, you don't have any self-knowledge, and Lao Tzu will let you hurt sooner or later!
"Lord Yang, the general will not be affected by the order of the foreign monarch, the reward will be knighted sooner or later, the difference between the sister and the knight, killing the Tartars, and retaking Shenyang is important, you say yes!"
"Hmm!" Yang Jingchen snorted, turned around and strode away.
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"Grandpa Guo, there is the Hunhe River ahead!"
Zhang Ke stood on the top of the soil slope, looking at the surging river, extremely clear, once upon a time, a river was dyed red, and countless loyal and brave soldiers fought the muddy river bloody, and recreated slaves!
Revisiting the old place, my ears seem to be reminded of the tragic war song again.
Zhang Ke whipped the war horse violently, rode from the hillside, rushed to the river, and restrained the war horse.
"General Chen, General Tong, General Qi, General Qin!" Shouting these names, Zhang Ke's eyes unconsciously turned red, and tears rolled.
Zhang Ke raised his head, didn't let the tears flow, clasped his fists and arched his hands, and shouted loudly to the heroic spirit in the sky: "Dead brothers, Zhang Ke and I are back again, and I will come back with tens of thousands of troops!" We succeeded in the first battle in Liaoyang, killing tens of thousands of the main force of Jiannu, and now the Eight Banners have been wiped out, and Shenyang is in front of us, and it is within reach. Let's win! β
roared out the last sentence vigorously, and Zhang Ke's tears could no longer be stopped.
Behind him, Yu Weiliang, Yue Zixuan, Qin Minping, Zhou Dunji and others all gathered around, everyone held wine jugs and wine glasses in their hands, silently poured three glasses of wine, and slowly poured them into the river.
"Brethren, all of you have a drink! Thank you for the blessing of the Heavenly Heroic Spirit, allowing us to kill the Hunhe! β
"New hatred and old hatred, we will forget it for you, Jiannu will taste an unforgettable punishment!"
"The brothers' lives will get better and better, and Grandpa Guo has taken out millions of acres of land to reward the hard-working soldiers. Even if you die, your family will also get the land, don't worry, everything in your family is fine! β
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Standing by the river, everyone has endless heartfelt words, and a group of big men cry for a while and laugh for a while. They not only commemorate those soldiers, but also are proud of themselves.
In a few years, they have made themselves into steel. Completely trampled the invincible Jiannu under their feet, everyone has reason to be proud, they did it, no matter what, Jiannu's dirty hands and claws will never touch the Central Plains again. History has changed completely!
Zhang Ke wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, stood up with his head held high, and shouted: "Brothers, cross the river!" β
"Cross the river!"
"Cross the river!"
As a few years ago, the Ming army quickly erected a pontoon bridge, and the soldiers of the brigade stepped on the sturdy bridge deck. Stepping on the land on the other side, he killed Shenyang.
The city, renamed Shengjing by Jiannu, had just undergone a coup d'Γ©tat, and Dolgon had taken the throne of Khan after killing his brother and nephew. But the people in the city were not very interested in this coup, they were more concerned about when the Ming army would be killed!
The first thing the new Khan did when he ascended the throne was also to send an envoy to the Ming army to sue for peace, and the Khan was already willing to use the most humble posture to prostrate himself in front of the strong. Just ask for a chance to survive, and there is nothing you can't agree to.
For them, it's not that difficult, it's just a return to a few decades ago. The boar skin business is a nightmare.
Although he kept comforting and convincing himself, when the Ming army really came, Dolgon, who was drinking freely in the palace, instantly broke his wine glass and splashed the wine on his body. Not in the slightest.
"Brother, brother!" Duoduo shouted anxiously.
Dolgon finally regained a trace of his spirit, and hurriedly said, "Zilharang. You and Dodor lead the troops up to the city, and I'll be there!" β
Just as Duoduo and Zilharang had not gone far from the palace, they suddenly heard a loud noise, and the entire south gate was blown open, and a hole more than ten zhang long appeared.
In fact, Zhang Ke would not be idle these days, he secretly sent people to infiltrate Shenyang, and sent people to instigate the rebellion of the Han army. Everyone saw that Jiannu was in turmoil, and there was no hope, so they quickly gathered a group of people.
When the Yizhou soldiers came, they decisively blew open the city gate.
Without the cover of the city wall, Shenyang was like a lamb exposed in front of him, and under Zhang Ke's order, the Ming army rushed down the mountain like a tiger and rushed into the city.
Jiannu's elite has long been lost, and where can the remaining old, weak, sick and disabled people be able to stop the wolf-like Yizhou soldiers. The sound of firecrackers, howls, and sounds of help spread throughout the city.
The battle lasted for most of the day, and the Qi family army led by Zhou Dunji was the first to rush into the palace. They did not find Dorgon, who had just ascended the throne, but found the body of Huang Taiji in the side hall.
Although the weather was getting cooler, there was still a rancid stench that could not be hidden, but Zhou Dunji didn't care about it, opened the coffin, and looked at it carefully.
I saw Huang Taiji stretching out his tongue, staring at his eyes, and there was a deep mark on his neck, it was obvious that someone strangled him to death!
After looking around twice, Zhou Dunji suddenly burst out laughing, and the laughter echoed in the empty hall.
"Huang Taiji, chief slave! I didn't expect you to be strangled to death by your own people, you really have eyes in the sky, and the retribution is not happy! Retribution is not pleasant! β
He slammed down on the coffin board and said sharply: "Don't be complacent too early, it's too cheap for you to die like this, I want to use you to sacrifice the dead heroic spirit!" β
Sure enough, according to what Zhou Dunji said, the soldiers searched the palace again, and in addition to Huang Taiji, the corpse of the old slave wild boar skin and the queen Yehenara clan were there. Although Huang Taiji had already selected a mausoleum for his father, due to the continuous war, he had not had time to build it, and he also saved the Yizhou soldiers from digging graves and robbing the tombs.
The coffins of the two generations of Jiannu emperors were carried to the bank of the Hunhe River, and at this time the banks were already full of Yizhou soldiers, and there was a flag-bearer every five steps, and countless colorful flags fluttered in the wind. Under the color flag, the soldiers wore strips of white cloth on their heads, and their expressions were solemn.
Not far away, dozens of artillery pieces lined up neatly.
Zhang Ke came to the front of the two coffins, and his subordinates sent a whip, which Zhang Ke held tightly in his hand.
"Dead heroic spirits, people who died in vain, take a good look in the sky, the culprit, the time has come to subdue the law!" Zhang Ke used all his strength and shouted: "The whipping corpse begins!" β
The leather whip made a crisp sound in the air, and it was slammed into the coffin, and suddenly the dragon robe was shattered, Zhang Ke whipped it three times in a row, and handed it to the person behind him...... (To be continued......)