Chapter 590: Discovery
Zhang Xianzhong is dead, and the short-lived Onishi regime will not appear, whether he really slaughtered hundreds of people in Sichuan or not, he has closed his eyes forever.
Dozens of guns were fired together, and the bullets kept piercing the body, flying far away with large pieces of flesh, and only a hornet's nest was left on the ground.
When the accompanying soldiers saw that Zhang Xianzhong could no longer die, they suddenly let out a wow, and they all scattered, turned around and ran. But the gunfire behind them was incessant, and they fell down one after another, and died in the vast wheat fields, blood flowing down the ditch, everywhere, and the sky was filled with a smell of blood.
Qiao Fu took a big stride and came to Zhang Xianzhong's corpse, and looked carefully, only the head was still intact, one arm was flying, and even the war horse under the crotch was full of holes and was already dead.
"Phew!"
After taking a sip, Qiao Fu scolded: "Just with your virtue, you still want to share the world with the prince, and you don't know what you have changed!" Someone came, cut off his head, and immediately sent him to the capital. ”
The soldier hurriedly agreed, cut off Zhang Xianzhong's head, put it in a wooden box, sprinkled some quicklime, and sent it to the capital at an expedited speed of six hundred miles.
When the soldiers arrived in the capital, it was already seven days later.
"Great victory, great victory!"
"The culprit of the burning of the imperial tomb, Zhang Xianzhong was killed!"
"The giant is dead, and the spirit of the ancestor in the sky can be comforted!"
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Running all the way, shouting all the way, and everywhere they passed, the people cheered. In their simple thinking, the emperor will never be wrong, and those who dare to rebel against the emperor should all be damned!
The good news has been passed to the hands of Chen Xinjia, the new secretary of the Ministry of War, who just took office and got such a big gift package, Chen Xinjia was simply happy.
He was afraid that there would be a fake, so he asked people to bring the head. Examine carefully. The Yizhou soldiers have always been careful in their work, and Qiao Fu ordered someone to send the soldiers' letters and letters to testify to Zhang Xianzhong's identity.
After checking again, there was no problem, Chen Xinjia trembled with excitement, turned his head and ran outside, not long after, ran back again, and forgot the paperwork of reporting victory......
The dignified book of the military department. To this extent, in fact, Chen Xinjia is not to blame, but Zhang Xianzhong died too much, too timely!
Fengyang was lost, the ancestral tomb was shaken, Chongzhen had to run to the Taimiao to ask for guilt, crying so much that he died and came back to life, gritting his teeth, and wanting to avenge his ancestors.
It's just this time. sent Zhang Xianzhong's head, let's be regarded as the culprit, at least Chongzhen can explain to the ancestors.
The emperor was comforted and was happy. Is this a small credit?
Panting all the way, he rushed to the palace, but to Chen Xinjia's surprise, Chongzhen had already known the news in advance. University scholar Wen Tiren was sitting opposite Chongzhen. Monarchs and ministers talk loudly.
"Your Majesty, offering the thief the head, Nanzhili will be as stable as Mount Tai. can let the chief soldier Qiao Fu transfer troops to Henan. With the Yizhou soldiers in front, the rogue will definitely flee from the shadows. Coupled with Yang Butang's strategizing and commanding ambushes on all sides, the other thieves will definitely not be able to last long. ”
"Well, Wen Ge is old and serious, and he has a way to seek the country." Chongzhen said approvingly, this emperor's temperament is a bit of a cat and a dog for a while, if it is pleasing to the eye, it will be successful, if it is not pleasing to the eye, even if it is done right, it is necessary to lose his head.
At this time, Wen Tiren looked at the emperor's eyes, and Chongzhen sighed, "Elder Wen Ge, just now Zhang Ke sent a letter to me again, requesting an increase of one million taels of silver and two million stones of grain to appease the people, and in addition, it is necessary to allow the requisition of land on the spot to settle the captive rogues. Calculated together, the amount is staggering, and Aiqing knows that the situation of the household department has long been empty, and there is not much money left in my house. The grain in the southeast can't be transported, and the millions of households in Beijing are short of food. ”
When Wen Tiren heard this, he hurriedly stood up and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have the courage to say that soldiers should be rewarded for their meritorious service, not to mention the great merit of killing Zhang Xianzhong, if they are not rewarded, I am afraid that others will also be cold." ”
There is more than one Yizhou soldier in the world, not to mention others, Yang Sichang has hundreds of thousands. In fact, Zhang Ke is honest, and the court has owed a lot of food and salary over the years, and Zhang Ke has not asked for it. Now that he has been ordered by the imperial court to fight in the south, he can't help but give a reward.
Chongzhen also understands this truth, but who made him a poor ghost.
"Elder Wen Ge, do you have any good ideas?"
"This ......" Wen Tiren was silent for a while, and said: "Long live, the minister really has a way, but it's just ......"
"Just say it, even if it's wrong, I won't pursue it."
"Thank you for your magnanimity, and the minister will say it." Wen Tiren paused and said: "Long live, there are two difficulties at the moment, one is to reward the three armies, and the other is Cao Yun, the minister thinks that these two things can actually be put together." ”
Chongzhen's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What does Aiqing mean?" ”
"Let the Yizhou soldiers protect the canal, and the governor's food and salary will be enough."
I have to say that Wen Tiren still has some skills, and he actually came up with such a solution.
Zhang Ke and they can't afford to provoke them, and they can't help it in the southeast, so they just let them eat dogs and make trouble! It's best that the Yizhou soldiers can get through the luck, even if they get more silver, it doesn't matter. Even if he can't do it, Zhang Ke is embarrassed to care about the court and stretch out his hand!
Chongzhen's miserable little face actually showed joy, this idea is indeed good.
At this time, someone came to report, saying that Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department, asked to see him, Chongzhen was in a good mood, and hurriedly ordered him to be brought in.
After seeing the salute, Chen Xinjia said respectfully: "Qi Shengshang, the giant Zhang Xianzhong has been killed in the south of Fuyang City seven days ago. The remnants of the existing thieves are still making trouble around. The minister implored His Majesty to reward the three armies, and ordered General Qiao to work hard to exterminate all the thieves in Nanzhili. ”
"Well, haha, I know what Master Chen played. Qiao Fu did a good job, rewarded him with a brave and resolute uncle, and concurrently served as the governor of Caoyun, and told him that as long as the grain from the southeast was collected, I would allow him to intercept the army. ”
The earl is nothing, after all, Zhang Ke has been crowned king, and the governor of Caoyun is a big fat difference, and he used to be a civil official, and he never fell into the hands of a martial artist.
But after thinking about it, it also makes sense, civil officials have no choice, so they can only use military generals.
"Minister, obey!"
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"My lord, we found this in the signing room of the yamen, please take a look."
Qiao Fu took it and looked at it casually, all of them were letters, and there were a lot of gift lists. Zhang Xianzhong laid down Fengyang, many Lianghuai, and even wealthy businessmen in the southeast could only send gifts in order to ensure their lives and the safety of their trade routes.
When Qiao Fu saw this, he suddenly slapped his face and laughed: "God help me!" (To be continued......)