Chapter Seventy-Two: The Soldiers' Grievances

Zhang Biwu received the news that Ma Ziyang and the three were beheaded, and they were still executed in the name of Zhang Biwu! Zhang Biwu was dumbfounded, and he slumped in his chair.

Zhang Biwu was so surprised! Killed Ma Ziyang and the three in his own name! This, this...... This is clearly Chongzhen's political means! It doesn't matter! Like Ma Ziyang, the three of them don't have to die at all! The crime they committed was not big, but it was just a brawl and a fight! Can you use decapitation for public display?

For the hearts of Ma Ziyang and the others, Zhang Biwu is very sad, and the next question is how will he face the soldiers? He obviously told the soldiers that he would do everything he could to rescue Ma Ziyang and the other three, but he didn't expect that the matter had not been clearly proven, so why was he so eager to behead them?

Zhang Biwu also gave a note to Chongzhen, just to erase his credit for breaking the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and just wanted to save these three people, even if it was to punish Ma Ziyang and the three of them, but it was still too late to save them back. Zhang Biwu's heart hurts too much! And the origin of all this is because of the rumors in the city that he Zhang Biwu and Princess Kunxing are cuckolds together.

Zhang Biwu must go to the barracks, he wants to cremate the bodies of Ma Ziyang and others who he brought in, Ma Ziyang and the others died because of Zhang Biwu! Their families must be well settled!

Zhang Biwu did this thing, he came to the barracks, and he saw that the soldiers looked at him differently, and there was a little more strangeness in respect!

For a man, the most unbearable thing is to be a cuckold, even if you are a great hero, as long as you have this stain. Then your great achievements will be covered by this fatal stain, as if they were for nothing!

When the Han Chinese ruled in the Yuan Dynasty, because the Mongols savagely demanded the right of the first night. All brides have to be touched by the Mongols first, so there is a custom of throwing the first child. I just want to ensure the purity of blood. For this kind of humiliation, in the end, after "the stone man has one eye, instigating the Yellow River to rebel in the world", Zhu Hongwu restored the Han people's country and broke such barbaric regulations.

Since then, it has been very taboo. Including Zhang Biwu is the same! Your own woman is never allowed to be touched by others. But Princess Kunxing ...... After all, Zhang Biwu doesn't like her in his heart! It's because of a promise! Zhang Biwu really can't leave Princess Kunxing!

Although Zhang Biwu has a headache, he and Princess Kunxing are really bad in their previous lives! Princess Kunxing has saved him many times, but she has also repeatedly caused trouble for Zhang Biwu! Ningyuan City, Kaifeng. Including this time, there are many times of big and small troubles, Zhang Biwu thinks about it, what else can he do? I owe it to her! Let's pay it back!

Zhang Biwu was eager to find out what the soldiers thought, so he sent Lin Xiangfeng to investigate and report the thoughts of the soldiers to him.

Lin Xiangfeng told Zhang Biwu everything, saying that the soldiers thought that Zhang Biwu would never be with Princess Kunxing, and this rude and willful princess would cause trouble, and she would destroy Zhang Biwu in the future!

None of them were convinced by Princess Kunxing. I can't get used to Princess Kunxing! The best lady in their hearts is Qin Huaiyu, and no one can replace Qin Huaiyu.

Now the death of Ma Ziyang and the other three has made the soldiers complain a lot, and they did not complain about Zhang Biwu. is to secretly say Princess Kunxing. They also knew that Zhang Biwu wanted to return to them as soon as possible, but they were trapped by Princess Kunxing and couldn't come to the barracks to be with the soldiers. Princess Kunxing didn't think about Zhang Biwu at all, nor did she think about them. They won't have a good impression of Princess Kunxing, and they are also bored with her.

"Alas!" After Zhang Biwu heard it. He sighed, and he stood up. Look into the distance with your hands behind your back.

Lin Xiangfeng became very excited and said: "Lord Zhentai, now the whole army wants to return to Lingbao, they are like arrows!" Can you ask the emperor for your resignation! Alas! The death of Ma Ziyang and the three of them hurt the hearts of the soldiers very much! They fought desperately, but they didn't expect that in the end, the brother would die on their own! And if they are not convinced, don't they teach a lesson to those who insult their lord? Everyone in the army said that no matter who else they did, they would do it like Ma Ziyang and the other three! And if you hurt someone, you can be sentenced or exiled, which is considered serious, but you will behead them! They will not sin unto death! How can it! ”

In this way, Zhang Biwu understood, he felt sorry for Ma Ziyang and the three of them, but what could he do? Oh, yes! Let's go back! Go back to Lingbao, because it's not good to stay here for too long.

The soldiers were bent on going back, and if he let them stay outside Beijing any longer, the morale of the soldiers would change, and then there would be even greater trouble.

Zhang Biwu made up his mind, he made a concession to Chongzhen, and asked him to lead the army back to Lingbao to garrison in case of Li Zicheng.

Chongzhen approved, he just asked Zhang Biwu's generals to bring back his 5,000 men and horses back to Lingbao, but Zhang Biwu did not allow him to return Lingbao.

Chongzhen also knew that the 5,000 people of Lu Dao were stationed outside Beijing, and once there was a change, it would pose a threat to the safety of the Beijing Division, so Zhang Biwu and his men and horses were not trustworthy.

Chongzhen also knew that Zhang Biwu's men and horses were not loyal to him, not loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and his holy purpose was far inferior to Zhang Biwu's words in Zhang Biwu's army! He can't command Zhang Biwu's army at all, if he really kills Zhang Biwu, then Zhang Biwu's men will rebel!

Moreover, Lingbao is close to Li Zicheng, and Sun Chuanting wants to kill Li Zicheng again, so he can't add another strong army, and Chongzhen will not kill Zhang Biwu. Besides, I think that Zhang Biwu can serve the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has too few generals, too few......

Zhang Biwu has 7,000 Lian Yong in Lingbao, plus 5,000 outside Beijing, he has 12,000 people in his hands, not to mention his orphaned children's army, and after Ma Ziyang and others, the soldiers have long been discouraged by the royal family, and the Zhu family court has repeatedly not treated them as people, and they naturally do not want to serve such a court.

It can be said that Zhang Biwu's soldiers were not loyal to the imperial court. But now that the Ming Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, Zhang Biwu's army has become an elite, and it can be used to resist the Qing Dynasty or fight against Li Zicheng. In the first month, Li Zicheng captured Xiangyang and Chengtian, established the Dashun regime, and changed Xiangyang to Xiangjing.

Zhang Xianzhong, on the other hand, captured Wuchang at the end of May and established a state in Wuchang. Likely, the two bandit leaders have established a state. The entire Ming Dynasty has become a three-legged stand - Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong! And China, including Liaodong, which was occupied by the Manchus, was divided by the four heroes, and it depends on who is the lord of China.

There are no good generals in the Ming Dynasty, and there are Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the internal chaos, Chongzhen will not easily kill Zhang Biwu.

Zhang Biwu is a combination of the above factors, he feels that if he stays in the capital, there will be no danger.

It has been 16 years since Chongzhen, and Li Zicheng will enter Beijing next year! There is no need to rebel against the imperial court, and Zhang Biwu knows that there are Ming troops stationed around Beijing, he does not obey the emperor's orders to stay, and if he does not obey the order, then it is possible to provoke Chongzhen, and Chongzhen will not hesitate to kill.

At that time, his five thousand brothers were in danger, as long as the five thousand brothers returned to Lingbao and other places, it would be a force that should not be underestimated, and it would also make Zhang Biwu safe.

Of course, Zhang Biwu only let Huang Qi stay alone, and the others left with the army and returned to Lingbao. also brought Gu Yanwu news, so that Gu Yanwu could rest assured and boldly develop his strength. In this troubled world, strength is the most important!

Zhang Biwu sent his 5,000 men to leave the camp, his heart really wanted to leave with them, return to Lingbao together, return to his home, he was also homesick, Qin Huaiyu, his son Xiaoyao, and the strong Dai Lisi. It's a pity that he can't help it, he can only stay in Beijing.

Zhang Biwu also kept hearing that Sun Chuanting, who was urging Chongzhen, to send troops to exterminate Li Zicheng as soon as possible and recover Xiangyang and other places.

However, Sun Chuanting has just been reinstated as the governor of the three sides for a short time, and if you want him to send troops with an untrained army, then it is the way to defeat.

Even if Sun Chuanting has repeatedly been to Chongzhen, "it is not advisable to fight quickly, reclaim the tuntian, repair weapons, and store the strategic policy of grain." In order to deal with Li Zicheng's powerful cavalry and enhance the firepower and protection capabilities of the Ming army, Sun Chuanting specially produced 30,000 "trains" carrying artillery, which could resist the impact of cavalry when marching and defend in a circle when stationed. ”

Chongzhen simply ignored Sun Chuanting's suggestion to wait for the opportunity, so he appointed Sun Chuanting as the secretary of the military department, and supervised the military affairs of Henan, Sichuan, Shanxi, Huguang, Guizhou, Jiangnan and Jiangbei provinces, so that he could quickly go out of the customs and fight Li Zicheng in a decisive battle.

Sun Chuanting knew that Emperor Lu Dao was bent on going his own way, no matter how much he proposed, his suggestion was the best, but what could he do if he didn't adopt it?

Sun Chuanting knew that Lu Dao hurriedly fought a decisive battle with Li Zicheng with a new army, which was the way to defeat, but he could only hold the heart of death knowing that Lu Dao would not come back, and he did not want to be arrested and imprisoned again to fight against the sword and pen.

Sun Chuanting actively planned to prepare to go out of the customs and Li Zicheng to fight each other, and at the same time he also wrote to Chongzhen, if you go out of the customs, you must pass through Lingbao and so on, this is Zhang Biwu's territory. Moreover, Zhang Biwu has elite soldiers here, and if he has him, he has a better chance of winning.

It's just that Chongzhen has been hesitant, because he has previously obtained that Zhang Biwu has been in contact with Li Zicheng, if Zhang Biwu is released back to Lingbao now, his army will support Li Zicheng instead, wouldn't it be bad?

Chongzhen thought of this, and was suspicious that he couldn't go, so he didn't allow Sun Chuanting to invite, and Princess Kunxing didn't want Zhang Biwu to leave, so Chongzhen had no reason to let Zhang Biwu go.

Chongzhen was still not at ease, he also secretly ordered Jinyiwei and Dongchang to step up monitoring of Zhang Biwu to see what he did to be disobedient, if he really did, then he couldn't care so much and killed Zhang Biwu. (To be continued......)