Chapter 470: Nanjing Night (II) (Text)

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Xiao Zhiyan was stunned, and his trademark smile disappeared from the moment he heard the sound of fighting.

Hearing Zong Mao's words, he naturally remained silent. He is a member of the General's Mansion, no matter how much anger he has, he must know how to hide it in front of outsiders.

Is this what Zhai Zhe means? Then why didn't you inform me in advance? He felt abandoned.

Xiao Zhiyan and Zheng Sen stood side by side, and the two commanders of the Beijing camp stopped talking, and the situation was completely controlled by Zong Mao.

"Majesty!"

Zhu Yujian shuddered and pulled out half of the long sword, he was very strong, and he would be afraid.

"Counterinsurgency, counterinsurgency!" He is incoherent, he is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty at the moment, and he may become a prisoner the next moment.

"Kill, ......, rush!"

The fighting outside became more and more intense, like a knife whirling into his heart. It's a game and he can keep gambling. But if he loses, he won't have zΓ i, what else is there in the Ming Dynasty? Zheng Zhilong just cut off the nose of He Kai, the secretary of the military department, while Zhai Zhe was directly threatening his throne.

"Xiao Qing and Zheng Qing testified that I ordered Zhai Zhe to be the general, to lead the world's soldiers and horses, to quell the rebellion of King Lu, and to take charge of the war with the Qing Dynasty."

Word by word jumped out of Zhu Yujian's mouth like a steel hammer, he did not hide his hatred, and from then on, he and Zhai Zhe would be incompatible.

Zong Mao doesn't care, how much praise a person receives, how much jealousy he can bear. If hatred kills, why should Dodor wait for the Great General to do it.

"Please make a decree!"

"You, do you think I'm going to lie?" Zhu Yujian's face was distorted with anger.

Xiao Zhiyan and Zheng Sen watched from the sidelines, they looked like helpless children, and they also looked like accomplices in aiding and abetting, depending on which angle you look at them.

Zong Mao has no military power, but it does not prevent him from playing with all the generals who have military power on applause. Because, he is the head of the Pinglu General's Mansion, and in a sense, he represents Zhai Zhe.

The little eunuch offered pen and ink.

Zhu Yujian gritted his teeth, held the pen in his right hand and walked the dragon and snake on the yellow silk, and the edict was completed in one go.

Zong Mao had no scruples and made no secret of it, what he was doing was exactly what he wanted to do. People in the world are all mediocre people, and he wants to create a world with the general.

Outside the imperial city, the sound of fighting continued.

The guns at the head of the city and under the city shot at each other, and some people set fire to the houses on the side, and the firelight illuminated the center of Nanjing City

Because of anxiety, beads of sweat the size of beans flowed from Zhang Mingzhen's face.

"Siege, siege!"

They did not carry enough siege equipment. The defenders of the head of the imperial city resisted to the death, and he did not have the iron cannon to attack the city, nor did he have the ladder and the rushing cart. Iron-clad wrestlers approached the city gate with a huge axe, trying to cut it open with his flesh and blood.

Zhang Mingzhen originally thought that the gate of the imperial city would be opened as easily as the east gate of Nanjing City, but this time he was disappointed.

A column of fire dragons swam in from the east gate and approached the streets of Nanjing. The commander of the pro-soldiers who was on guard on the periphery came over in a panic and said, "My lord, my lord, Ning Shao's Meng General Soldier has led the army to follow!" ”

Zhang Mingzhen seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, "Go and send a letter to General Meng and come to attack the city." ”

At this moment, the city directly opposite erupted in cheers.

Zong Mao, Xiao Zhiyan and Zheng Sen appeared at the head of the city at the same time.

This is Xiao Zhiyan's defense area, and he conveyed the order: "Zhang Mingzhen held King Lu hostage and rebelled, the armies held the imperial city, and the reinforcements arrived soon." A lot of affection was pressed in his heart, he was very tired, and the strength of his whole body seemed to be drained. In his life, he has never done anything to be sorry for his friends, he doesn't care about power, he doesn't care about money, he only has morality in his chest.

Zhai Zhe was not such a person before!

But Zhai Zhe was not a general in the past!

He heard that power can change a person, so he had to wait for Zhai Zhe to come back and ask in person.

The appearance of Xiao Zhiyan and Zheng Sen stabilized the morale of the military.

Three or four hundred steps away, the cheers that burst out from the city head reached Zhang Mingzhen's ears, he couldn't see what was going on in the head of the imperial city, but he guessed that the situation was not good.

This is the dispute between the government and the government!

Seven years ago, Liu Suifeng told Zhai Zhe that the dispute between the imperial court has nothing to do with morality, and there are only things you want to do and what you want to achieve. Obviously, Zong Mao is much more talented than Zhai Zhe.

Zong Mao's figure appeared in the light of the fire at the head of the city, and the cavalry that responded disappeared into the chaos.

The soldiers and horses surrounded him, squeezing Zhang Mingzhen's army like a meatloaf against the hard city wall.

Meng Kang, dressed in dark armor, appeared in the rear army, and the soldiers surrounding him shouted loudly:

"On the orders of Lord Chen, the governor of Zhejiang, to pursue and suppress the rebellious Zhang Mingzhen army, those who surrender will not die!"

"Zhang Mingzhen held King Lu hostage and rebelled, and the soldiers who followed the thieves died, surrendered immediately, and they were still soldiers of the General Ping's Mansion."

"Zong Mao, you lied to me!" Zhang Mingzhen drew his knife in his hand, like the wail of a wounded beast, "Zong Mao, stand up!" ”

This incident is coming to an end, someone must take responsibility, who else will there be besides him Zhang Mingzhen? He is not a descendant of General Pinglu, but he is not a traitor either, he is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty.

Zong Mao stood at the head of the city, looking at Zhang Mingzhen who looked like a madman in the chaotic army. He could feel the hatred in the distance, and the cold, disgusted gazes around him. He doesn't care, there are many people in the world who can share poverty and lowliness and cannot share wealth and nobility, and of course there are people in the huge Pingyu General's Mansion who are not exempt from vulgarity. In order for the General's Mansion to achieve the order and prohibition, some people must be cleaned up.

Behind the Imperial City.

The soldiers and horses of Ningshao Town were mercilessly arrayed and oppressed.

"Release!"

"Bang bang bang ......!"

Zhang Mingzhen's rear army collapsed.

Commanding the soldiers and horses to release two rounds of firearms, Meng Kang personally walked in front of the formation and shouted inside: "General Soldier Zhang, for the sake of these 5,000 soldiers under your command, for the sake of your whole family, just capture it!" ”

In the chaotic army, King Lu was stunned, his two legs seemed to have roots and grew on the ground, and he couldn't move in the chaotic army.

Zhang Mingzhen waved the long knife indiscriminately, he was full of anger and hatred, and the sharp blade slashed through the night sky, unable to reach the opponent. The helmet fell to the ground, his head was scattered, and he tripped over a corpse under his feet, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.

A group of pro-soldiers rushed over him, surrounded him, and shouted: "My lord, we will escort you out of the encirclement!" ”

"The world is so big, where is there a place for me to go!" Zhang Mingzhen came to his senses, threw away the long knife, turned around and ran to King Lu, kneeling and bowing: "Lord, I can't stand you!" ”

King Lu bent down and stretched out his hand to hold Zhang Mingzhen's shoulder, "Zhang Qing, I don't blame you!" ”

"Lord Wang, without me by your side in the future, maybe you will be safer. I'm gone, you don't have to wait for God's throne anymore, and live your life in peace. ”

When a man is about to die, his words are good, and when a bird is about to die, his song is also mourning.

King Lu shed two lines of tears.

Kneeling down to King Lu, Zhang Mingzhen stood up, waved his arms and ordered: "Surrender, surrender!" ”

Without waiting for his order, half of them had already surrendered. He was surrounded tightly, and he was charged with rebellion, and he was really loyal to less than 100 people.

The imperial gates were closed, and the riots in the city did not subside, and the defenders did not dare to open the gates.

The soldiers put down their weapons, and Zhang Mingzhen stumbled in front of Meng Kang.

"Meng Kang, you are a good means!" He was laughing, laughing arrogantly, laughing sadly. Sure enough, the battlefield is the best destination for military generals, and if they talk about playing with methods, these warriors are as naΓ―ve as seven or eight-year-old children.

"Mr. Zhang!" Meng Kang gave up his hand and said, "You can go with confidence, your family will not be pursued, and your subordinates will not be held accountable." ”

Dying here is the best ending for Zhang Mingzhen, because it is a crime of rebellion.

Zhang Mingzhen drew a knife in his right hand and clamped it around his neck, and swirled it violently, blood spurted from his throat, and his body fell to the ground crookedly, crying behind him.

Meng Kang watched him fall with his own eyes, and waited for a quarter of an hour until there was no more blood flowing out of the wound.

The pro-soldier stepped forward, leaned over and stretched out his finger to put it on Zhang Mingzhen's mouth and nose, confirmed that he was not breathing, turned his head and nodded to Meng Kang in response.

"Collect the body of Mr. Zhang!"

Several soldiers carried a coffin, which was already covered with white silk, and the soldiers put Zhang Mingzhen's soft body into it, and then covered it with a wooden lid.

At midnight, the riots in the city of Nanjing subsided.

Zheng Sen left the imperial city, had no intention of staying here for a while, quickly returned to the Zheng barracks in Xicheng, and ordered someone to quickly whip the horse to inform his father Zheng Zhilong of the birth in Nanjing City today.

Zong Mao and Xiao Zhiyan came to Zhang Mingzhen's coffin together.

King Lu had been protected and sent out of the city overnight. The one who is already dead will bear all the blame, and nothing will happen to him, because he is still needed by the General Pingyu's mansion.

Xiao Zhiyan stroked the coffin and sighed, "He shouldn't have died here!" ”

Meng Kang and Zong Mao did not speak.

"What about Zhai Zhe?"

"The general is in Anqing Mansion!"

Xiao Zhiyan was slightly surprised, Meng Kang is here, will Zhai Zhe appear? Over the years, Meng Kang has been following Zhai Zhe's footsteps, without Zhai Zhe's will, how could Meng Kang dare to leave Ningshao and come to Nanjing.

"These are my ideas!" Zong Mao's face was stern, "But what I do is for the general." ”

Xiao Zhiyan had a cold smile on his face, staring at Zong Mao, as if he knew him for the first time, he slowly raised his hand to Zong Mao, and asked Meng Kang: "Will you listen to his orders?"

"I was ordered by the governor to quell the rebellion, and Lord Chen's documents are here!" Meng Kang took out a roll of paper from his arms. His brain is not as straightforward as his appearance, so he can always be trusted by Zhai Zhe, and this is the first time he has taken an adventure in more than ten years.

"Zongmao, you'll regret it!"

Xiao Zhiyan strode away.

He wants to see Zhai Zhe immediately, such a general soldier of the Beijing camp, it is not appropriate.

Zong Mao stood on the spot, watching Xiao Zhiyan's back disappear into the darkness behind the shining torches.

He respects Xiao Zhiyan very much, but the Pingyu General's Mansion is not the Han Department of the year, nor is it the Ningshao General Military Mansion a year ago.

Zhang Mingzhen really shouldn't die here! But should the millions of people in Yangzhou City die under the sword of the Qing Dynasty? Should the Han people in Jiangnan be shaved for refusing to shave? Morality can't tie his hands and feet, what is the use of moral saints like Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou to the Ming Dynasty?

The soldiers and horses of Ningshao Town withdrew from the city of Nanjing in the dark and were stationed outside the city.

The city defense guards cleaned up the corpses and blood stains outside the imperial city, and in two hours, it would be the time for the cabinet to go to court.