For Mengzhu, Zhu Yongxing is very relieved. The heart is pure, and as a foreign race, he is cautious in what he says and does. Only when he is alone with Zhu Yongxing will he be coquettish and show the cuteness of his little daughter.

"Well, that's my baby." Zhu Yongxing knew that this was Mengzhu's guarantee, he would never help others hit the wooden clock, he would not blow the pillow wind, and he would not favor his own people, everything was decided by Zhu Yongxing.

After Zhu Yongxing rewarded Mengzhu with a deep kiss, he asked, "What is she asking you to do, ask for weapons?" Want land? ”

"She wants to move the stockade elsewhere in the future—" Mengzhu paused and said with some embarrassment, "It's the place that Your Highness told me before that is rich in grain and close to the sea. In the past, I would just talk about it casually when I was chatting, but I didn't expect Sister Yang to write it down. ”

Zhu Yongxing gently patted Mengzhu to show comfort, Mengzhu was not his own woman before, and this elbow couldn't tell the inside and outside, which was excusable. The central government's desire to move its own village to the Mekong Delta, which is still being planned, is also a relatively distant thing, and it is nothing. It's just that he feels that this woman is very adventurous, and seems to be quite far-sighted, or quite trusting in his own abilities.

The two talked for a while, and Zhu Yongxing forgot about this matter for a while, and snuggled up to each other and fell asleep.

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The firelight flickered and danced in the night, the sound of horses' hooves was mixed, and the shouts of killing sounded in Shiping City.

"What's wrong, what's going on outside?" Zheng Xiang, the governor of Shiping, woke up from his sleep, jumped out of bed barefoot, and pushed open the door. Asked the same confused state guards.

"Adults, small ones don't know what to do." The guards were very nervous, because the shouts of killing were getting closer and closer, and they were already approaching the state office.

"Hurry up and escort the adults through the back door." The guard hurriedly ran over from the front door, and with a few of his men, came to Zheng Xiang's side. He whispered: "My lord, it's a rebellion, someone has rebelled, let's go!" ”

Zheng Xiang was taken aback and asked tremblingly, "Do you know who rebelled?" What about the soldiers and horses sent by the prince? ”

"I don't know if it's marked, but I can't get rid of a few garrison generals in Shiping." The general manager dragged Zheng Xiang away in a hurry, and said guessingly: "The soldiers and horses sent by the prince are only a few hundred, and they are all defenseless, I am afraid that they will not be able to resist the rebels." ”

A thought flashed through Zheng Xiang's mind. The reason for the rebellion is likely to be the hundreds of men and horses sent by the King of Pingxi, and the rebel soldiers are estimated to be Gao Yingfeng, Xu Mingchen, and Lai Shixun stationed in Shiping. These three people were all generals of the Ming army who came over from Chengcheng, and Zheng Xiang, as a governor, also shouldered the responsibility of pincering them, and arranged for them to be stationed in Beimeiqingpo and Mabanlong. Unexpectedly, these three people still rebelled, and it should have been premeditated, as soon as King Pingxi's men arrived. They thought the wind was not good, so they suddenly started it.

The front door of the state government has been killed. The sound of banging on the door was like a drum, and the house was already in chaos, and the figures were shaking, rushing around. Zheng Xiang couldn't take care of too much, and under the protection of the soldiers, he quickened his pace, pushing and bumping. Disperse the people who were running around, and rush out of the back door.

The streets were even more chaotic, there were not many soldiers in the city, and most of them were temporarily recruited by Zheng Xiang and stayed in the city. The time is still short, and he has not undergone several trainings, let alone seen a real battle, and at this time he is already panicked and flees in all directions. The doors of the houses and shops were even closed, and I don't know how many people were shivering inside, praying and chanting.

"The official can't go." Zheng Xiang suddenly broke free of the soldiers' encirclement, and said loudly: "This official wants to live and die with the city, this official-"

The pro-soldier was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that Shiping could not be saved, Zheng Xiangruo died with the city, and he was considered to have fulfilled the minister's festival, and his family could be compensated. But if you abandon the city and flee, the crime of absconding with losing your land is enough to behead you, and your family will also be implicated.

"My lord, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of running out of firewood." The general of the soldiers hurriedly persuaded: "It is not the responsibility of the adults to rebel, and the imperial court will take the discretion of-"

"This official is an official of the imperial court, and he has the responsibility to defend the land, how can he abandon the city and abscond." Zheng Xiang interrupted the general persuasion of his own soldiers, and shook his head insistently, "You go quickly, go to Kunming to report the news, please turn the soldiers, and the traitors are worthy of this official." ”

"My lord, why are you so stubborn—" Seeing that the persuasion was fruitless, the soldiers looked left and right, and wanted to forcibly escape with Zheng Xiang.

There was a sound of horses' hooves, and a sentry rushed to the entrance of the street at the back door, wearing Qing army uniforms and eye-catching red scarves around their necks. Seeing the group of people at the back door, these rebel officers and soldiers paused for a moment, and then shouted and killed.

"Capture Zheng Xiang alive." "Don't let him run." ……

The pro-soldiers dragged Zheng Xiang up and ran away, and several pro-soldiers did not have the consciousness to intercept and resist, and fled with screams.

Ah, ah, the screams kept ringing out, the pursuers got closer and closer, and one by one the state soldiers who left their backs to the enemy were cut down and stabbed.

With a snort, the soldier always felt a bad wind in the back of his head, and he still had two moments, hurriedly lowered his head and jumped forward, and pushed Zheng Xiang forward. The weapon behind him failed, and the personal soldiers ran to death faster than the general commander, so they had to turn around and fight to the death.

The streets and alleys are not wide, which restricts the play of the chasing knights, but the experience of fighting in battle formations for a long time, as well as the condescending advantage, are still not something that the personal soldiers can parry. After only two or three combinations, he was pierced through the chest by a big gun, let out a terrible scream, and fell in a pool of blood.

"Xu, Xu Mingchen, you ungrateful traitor." Zheng Xiang sat on the ground, pointing at the knight on the horse and scolding.

Xu Mingchen controlled the war horse, walked around in front of Zheng Xiang, the head of the blood-dripping spear shook in front of Zheng Xiang's eyes, and sneered: "Mingzuo is endless, the man of the Han family, who has flesh and blood, there is no one who does not feel sorry for the slave chief." We waited for the opportunity to wait for, and finally this uprising was reversed. Er is a Han person, you read and know righteousness, but you are willing to drive for Rong Di. If thou wilt turn against evil—"

Zheng Xiang's face turned red, but he couldn't tell it at night, he interrupted Xu Mingchen's persuasion and scolded: "My family has respected Confucius and Mencius for generations, loyalty and filial piety, how can death and life take it!" The traitor should have died, but he also persuaded people with loyalty and filial piety? I advise you to be good at your own affairs, not to bear the favor of the court, and not to take the disaster of exterminating the clan. ”

"Traitor, it's not a pity to die!" The knight beside Xu Mingchen was very irritable, he had long been impatient with Zheng Xiang's verbosity, he raised his eyebrows and scolded, urging him to step forward, the sword flashed, Zheng Xiang's head had already landed, splashing a stream of dirty blood.

Xu Mingchen snorted, and if he kills, he will be killed, and he will only have some credit. He rode his horse and led his troops out of the streets and alleys, and went to the north gate.

With a bang, a door facing the street was suddenly kicked open, and with the cry of the woman, several soldiers with red scarves around their necks ran out happily with their burdens on their backs, and dragged two women with them.

Hmph, Xu Mingchen reined in the horse's head, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and slowly walked forward.

"General, General." A few soldiers who took advantage of the chaos to loot and fornicate found out and hurriedly knelt down on one leg to salute.

Although they violated the order issued by Xu Mingchen and other generals not to loot and fornicate, these soldiers did not realize the seriousness, and they could not be scolded or punished with military sticks. It's merit to follow and support anyway, so it won't be so ruthless, right?

"Violating military orders, looting and adultery - deserve to be killed!" Xu Mingchen didn't scold at all, a cold murderous aura burst out of his mouth word by word, and he stabbed a chaotic soldier to death on the spot with a wave of a gun.

Ah, the screams were followed by another exclamation and begging for mercy, but it was too late, Xu Mingchen just waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him had already rushed up, waving their knives and guns, and killing these chaotic soldiers on the spot.

"Behead the people, order the soldiers of the whole city, and those who violate the order and harm the people will be killed." Xu Mingchen gave an order with an expressionless face, and several soldiers cut off their heads, picked them up at the head of their guns, and scattered in all directions with loud shouts.

Xu Mingchen led the men and horses to continue to move forward until he took control of the north gate, and then lined up to wait.

"General." An officer leaned over and whispered, "Isn't it too harsh to kill if you disobey the order?" Anyway, they also have the merit to follow—"

Xu Mingchen's eyes flashed, staring at the officer, and immediately blocked his words.

"Do you know what His Highness Min hates the most?" Xu Mingchen asked coldly, paused and replied to himself: "His Royal Highness Min hates the most is the chaos of soldiers and harming the people, this is the same for the Qing army, and the same is true for his own army, and there is no mercy. How can our efforts today be ruined by a few young people? In the future, if you want to make meritorious contributions and soar, you must strictly restrain your subordinates, and those who commit crimes will not be forgiven, so as not to be hated by His Highness. ”

"My subordinates understood." The officer was terrified and remembered these words.

"We are people who are anyway, and we can't compare with those who have always followed His Highness, so we should be cautious and cautious in order to make a difference." Xu Mingchen softened his breath and said eloquently: "His Royal Highness Min is benevolent, and the rewards and punishments are also clear, those who serve early and contribute early will be rewarded, and the barbarian local officials are no exception. We will surrender and rebel, and we should work hard to serve and fight for the honor of the ages. ”

"The general's teachings are kept in mind by his subordinates." The officer immediately bowed down and thanked him.

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Although it is helpless and regrettable that the operational plan is very detailed and thorough, it cannot keep up with the changes, but it is a frequent occurrence. After all, no one can control the enemy's mind, and no one can make the enemy act exactly according to his own will.

As a prelude and preparation for the attack on Yuanjiang, Wu Sangui sent hundreds of men to Shiping, not because he really had the information that Xu Mingchen and other generals were going to rebel, but because he wanted to control the army more accurately. After all, Shiping is the closest to Yuanjiang and is an outpost position with no dispute.

But Wu Sangui didn't expect that his arrangement touched the nerves of Xu Mingchen, Gao Yingfeng and others, which can be described as a startling snake. Xu Mingchen, Gao Yingfeng and others were afraid that the situation would be violent, so they attacked first, and contacted Tuguanlong to praise the uprising anyway, and occupied Shiping in one fell swoop. (To be continued......)