Chapter 427: Sacrifice of Prisoners
It was only then that Huo Roufeng remembered an important matter.
When she saw Zhanhuai that day, she actually forgot to ask him, who was the captive he wanted to present to the emperor?
Thinking of this, Huo Roufeng pursed her lips and smiled again, she felt that if she went back to that day, she might forget to ask him.
There are only brothers and sisters around her, but these two people are not married, and Huo Roufeng's knowledge and understanding of men and women all come from listening to books, words and watching plays.
But now she really wants to find someone to talk to, she wants to tell people how good Xiaozhan is.
Xiao Zhan said that he had her in his heart.
Huo Roufeng buried her face in the square handkerchief and grinned.
Zhang Ting twisted his face to the side helplessly, since he saw Zhan Wuye that day, his own Ninth Master has been laughing until now, when he saw Ninth Master, Jiu Ye was laughing, as if he had picked up a treasure.
The emperor didn't like to ask about Hongchen, so the emperor appointed King Qing to replace him and lead hundreds of civil and military officials to the Wumen City Tower to hold a prisoner ceremony.
Playing golden drums and cymbals, King Qing wore a four-clawed python dragon robe, followed the horse road, came to the noon gate, and ascended the stairs to ascend to the seat.
Zhanhuai led twenty generals to kneel down the Wumen downstairs in turn, and Zhanhuai said loudly: "Zhanhuai, the general of the Western Expedition, is ordered to return to Beijing and offer prisoners!" ”
In the sound of drums and three cannon salutes, hundreds of officials stood solemnly, and some people quietly looked over, only to see twenty or thirty prisoners wearing torture instruments and being brought over, to their surprise, these prisoners were still wearing black cloth covers on their heads.
The celebrant officer shouted, "Take off the condom!" ”
It was not the people from the Criminal Department who came with the captives, but the elite soldiers brought by Zhanhuai.
The men turned a deaf ear to the words of the Ministry of Rites officials, and simply kicked the captives in the knee and shouted, "Kneel! ”
King Qing sat on the castle tower, staring intently at the captives, trying to tell who they were by their figures.
Among the officials who went to Zhending to meet the army of the west this time, there were also his people, but from Zhending to the capital, Zhanhuai did not reveal any news at all, and the Zhanjia army was very disciplined, and it was impossible to investigate among the guards at all.
King Qing's face was solemn, and he was waiting for Zhanhuai's order.
Zhanhuai looked up at the city tower, and his eyes met him unexpectedly.
King Qing is too familiar with these eyes, after three years of beacon fire and wolf smoke, these eyes are as bright as ever.
These are the eyes of an eighteen-year-old boy, and they are also the eyes of a brave man.
King Qing's breathing became difficult, he was a little suffocated, and a month ago, the conversation with the Queen Mother came to mind again.
"Fortunately, Zhanhuai is still young, but fortunately, the Duke of Min is not only this son, but also an unshaded one."
Zhan Huai is the youngest son of the Duke of Fujian, and the hereditary Meng Yin was given to his eldest brother Zhan Chen, and the Meng Yin of the Sanpin guerrilla general, who was given by another emperor, was given to his third brother Zhan Yue, and his second brother Zhan Yu was still the princess, who was a concubine from the third grade.
Only Zhanhuai started from feeding the horse soldiers and worked hard step by step. Three years ago, when he escorted the military rations to Henan, he was only a Wupin Wude general, and later became a pioneer, and was promoted to a fourth-grade Mingwei general, until two years ago, when he commanded an army of 100,000, he was only a third-grade guerrilla general.
Undoubtedly, although Zhanhuai was also born with a jade spoon, he was only a little more obedient than ordinary disciples.
The conditions that Zhanhuai talked to him about back then were the same, Zhanhuai wanted to break away from his father and brother and get ahead.
King Qing smiled, this move was not only right, but also the Queen Mother.
King Qing's smile was fleeting in the sun, but it fell into Zhanhuai's eyes.
Zhanhuai also smiled, and his smile was as bright as the sun.
He turned and clapped his palms, and the soldiers reached out and tore off the sleeves from the captives' heads.
For a moment, all the civil and military officials held their breath and looked intently at the captive standing in the middle.
Someone couldn't help but shout: "Tartar, why is it a Tartar?" ”
I saw that the man had a dark complexion, curly hair, and a pair of eyes like eagles glaring at King Qing on the city tower.
He was in chains, and he had been kicked to his knees by the sergeant on the side, and then suddenly stood up again.
"Is this the emperor of your Han people? Phew, it's just a yellow-mouthed child, and he doesn't deserve to let this king kneel, this king doesn't kneel! ”
He was not fluent in Chinese, and after saying these few words, he said a lot of words, King Qing frowned, he didn't expect that the prisoner offered by Zhanhuai would be a Tartar, he looked around and asked, "Is there an interpreter?" ”
The accompanying eunuch Bingbi looked bitter and said: "Lord Wang, no one thought that General Zhan would offer a tartar, alas, he didn't mention it on the fold in advance, and there is no interpreter in front of him at this time." ”
At this moment, I saw a person wearing a begonia red official uniform walking out of the crowd, he gave a deep salute and said: "The Xiaguan Metropolitan Procuratorate has experienced Huo Yan, and he understands the vassal language, which can be translated by the prince." ”
King Qing smiled slightly, he had forgotten that Huo Yan was also among the officials who greeted Zhanhuai. This Huo Yan is said to be proficient in Tatar, Warat, Goryeo, and even a little Japanese and Hongmao, so it is perfect for him to be a translator.
King Qing looked at Zhan Huai with a smile and asked, "General Zhan, you haven't told this king where these captives came from and who they are." ”
Zhan Huai said: "Back to the prince, when Weichen was in Xi'an, I heard that there were Tartar soldiers who committed Xuanfu, Xuanfu was originally occupied by Rong Rebellion, after Rong Rebellion fled in panic, Xuanfu was seriously insufficient, and the minister was afraid that the Tartars would wave troops in Shaanxi after conquering Xuanfu, endangering Xi'an, for this reason, the minister led his troops to Xuanfu, and then fought several battles, killed 20,000 enemies, and captured the Khan of Yebuya. ”
Everyone present gasped, when Zhanhuai was in Shaanxi, he had led troops to Xuanfu, and the capital didn't get any news about such a big thing!
There are sixteen tribes of Tartars, among which the Jebuya tribe is the most ambitious, and over the years they have repeatedly violated the border, robbing women of countless wealth.
And this time, Zhanhuai unknowingly captured the Great Khan of the Yebuya tribe alive.
"Impossible, why didn't the military department get any news, General Zhan, you said this is Doerha, what is the evidence?" Zou Yuhe, the secretary of the Ministry of War, had a blue face, and he never expected that it was Duoerha who offered his prisoners.
This slap was too hard.
A hint of mockery flashed on Zhanhuai's face, and he said to Huo Yan: "Please also ask Master Huo to translate Zou Gelao's words to Duo Erha, and ask Duo Erha what he said." ”
Sure enough, as soon as Huo Yan's words fell, Duo Erha became anxious, and far away, he pointed at Zou Yuhe's nose and shouted: "Useless Han people, do you dare to suspect that this king is fake?" This king was only careless for a while, and fell into the hands of this little child. ”
These words were spoken in Tatar dialect, and Huo Yan translated them, and the civil and military officials discussed it again.