Things went badly and completely out of control. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Bao Yong and Fu Congzhi both lost confidence and became uneasy, and hurriedly ordered the two battalions of sergeants to rush to the Assassin's Mansion as quickly as possible. Anyway, let's find Cao Hui and Yang Tianhong first.

Surprisingly, Bao Yong and Fu Congzhi had just entered the barracks, revealed their identities, and were immediately ordered to be taken down by Yang Tianhong. The military tent was full of Yang family guards, and a group of people swarmed up, not giving Bao Yong and Fu Congzhi a chance to talk at all, and the rope and cow tendons were thrown over, tying the two of them into a strong knot.

To tie up a person with something like cow tendon is tantamount to punishment. Yang Tong had a lot of strength, and the cow tendons were deeply strangled into Bao Yong's skin, and the deepest traces even oozing blood. Although Bao Yong struggled desperately, he could only make the cow tendon sink tighter. He roared in a furious voice: "Yang Tianhong, what do you want to do?" This general is the chief officer of the Ruifeng Battalion appointed by the imperial court, although the grade is not as high as yours, but it is also a seal issued by the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Officials has documents. You, you are just a yellow-mouthed child, what qualifications do you have to take people without authorization? Lao Tzu is not convinced, even if he sues His Majesty, he will have to distinguish right from wrong with you. ”

Yang Tianhong sat on the chair, took a sip of tea, looked at Bao Yong and Fu Congzhi who were thunderous, and said lightly: "If you don't accept it, will you? Then I will make you obedient and honestly admit your guilt." ”

Fu Congzhi stomped his feet next to him and shouted: "Confess your guilt, what is the guilt of me and General Bao?"

Yang Tianhong took a booklet recording the time from the hand of the military judge next to him, threw it in front of the two, and said fiercely: "From Jingshi to Anzhou, the Ruifeng Battalion and the Iron Armor Battalion actually walked for four months and nine days. For the same stretch of the road, it only took twenty days for the Xuanhuo Army under the command of Ben General. Officers Bao and Fu Ying, are you out to fight? Or are you going to go out for fun?"

Bao Yong roared hysterically: "There is no official road between Jingshi and Anzhou, and the road is rugged and difficult. The Ruifeng Battalion and the Ironclad Battalion have now arrived, and they are already walking fast. You can check the records of the Beijing division sending rescue troops to Anju over the years. General Fu and I have no excuses, and what we say is true. ”

Yang Tianhong glanced at the angry Bao Yong and said lightly: "Why should I go to see that kind of thing." It's a well-known fact that you're late. The more people enter the coward, the road is delayed for one more day. One more of my people will die. As a military general of the imperial court, he does not think about being loyal to the monarch and patriotism, and does not think about protecting the territory and the people, he can drag it out if he can, and he will be lazy if he can be lazy. If everybody is like you, how can there be a country, and how can there be an army?"

Bao Yong instinctively wanted to open his mouth and scold angrily, but Fu Congzhi, who was tied to him, stabbed his back with his elbow, and had to hold back his anger. Here, Fu Congzhi moved his shoulders that were tied to sore numbness. A trace of hatred flashed in his eyes, and he smiled with him, and said to Yang Tianhong: "General Yang, everyone is doing things for the imperial court. The Ruifeng Battalion and the Ironclad Battalion are indeed late, but this road is really difficult, and it is not our deliberate prevarication. Also General Yang Haihan. Since the Yue army has retreated, I and General Bao will no longer have a share of this credit. Let's write a fold together. The cause and effect of the matter shall be determined by the Ministry of War. Handle it like this. What does General Yang think?"

Yang Tianhong looked at Fu Congzhi with a smile on his face, and said calmly: "This time the troops are mainly sent by the Xuanhuo Army. As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Ben will have a question for the two of them. ”

Fu Congzhi suddenly had a bad feeling, but he didn't know the other party's roots, so he could only smile and nod in response: "Please also ask General Yang to show me." ”

Yang Tianhong's gaze gradually became cold. faintly revealed a bit of killing intent: "According to the regulations of the imperial court, the Ruifeng Battalion and the Ironclad Battalion are responsible for patrolling the Beijing Division, and there must be no shortage of soldiers and officers. Before setting off from the Beijing Division, Ben General had seen the list of two battalions in the military headquarters, and the total strength of Ruifeng and Tiejia exceeded 40,000. Other words. Under the command of General Fu and General Bao, there should be 20,000 people each. However, when I entered the camp before, Ben sent someone to count it, and there were only more than 18,300 soldiers in the two battalions under your command. This shortfall is more than 50%. General Fu and General Bao, should you give General Ben a reasonable explanation for this?"

Bao Yong's eyes widened suddenly, releasing fear, unease, and anxiety.

He saw Fu Congzhi's eyes, and his gaze was similar to his own. Even, Fu Congzhi's fear was much stronger than his own, and even his body was trembling violently, as if he might fall down at any time.

His intuition told Bao Yong that this time things might not be as simple as he imagined. Perhaps, the delay is just an excuse. Yang Tianhong really wants to be ruthless against himself. You must know that the phenomenon of shortages in various armies and battalions exists in almost all countries on the mainland. Even the most powerful state of Qin was inevitably lacking in the number of soldiers. If there is no such thing as a piece of silver that can fit into one's pocket, no one would want to be a general. Yang Tianhong now mentioned this matter, he ...... What exactly does he want to do?

Fu Congzhi obviously saw the situation more clearly than Bao Yong. He held back his fear and said tremblingly: "Dare to ask General Yang, I, I, I am willing to hand over the general's seal letter, and I only ask the general to report this matter to the military department as it is, and the adults in the court will make a decision." ”

Fu Congzhi has always been smarter than Bao Yong.

He had already seen Yang Tianhong's murderous intentions. Fu Congzhi regretted it very much, he was completely blinded by wealth and fame, but he didn't think of the key behind this, and crashed into Anzhou City in a daze. Now, it's too late to regret it, and I can only hope that Yang Tianhong will let him go. As long as he can leave Anju alive, there is room for the matter to turn around. After all, after operating in Beijing for many years, Fu Congzhi also has his own connections, and after moving up and down, he has a great confidence that he will be able to hold his position as the commander of the ironclad battalion. Of course, admonishments and punishments are indispensable, and even a large sum of money is required. But being directly cut off by someone else is already a very good result.

Bao Yong was not as thoughtful as Fu Congzhi thought. He immediately roared: "Old man, are you stupid? Why do you bother to beg him for mercy? It's a big deal, take the matter to the military department's court." I want to see if he, Yang Tianhong, doesn't even listen to Lord Shangshu's words? Dare to touch me? Believe it or not, Lao Tzu will let you spit out all the money and interest, and then he will die in vain!"

With a "plop", Fu Congzhi had already knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yang Tianhong repeatedly.

In terms of the way of being an official, Fu Congzhi is much more experienced than Bao Yong, and he is more experienced.

The battle was a big win. It's already a sure thing, and there can be no more doubts.

Annihilated tens of thousands of Vietnamese people and kept a state safe. These two feats were enough to make Yang Tianhong a marquis. However, this kind of thing is not just a matter of words, and Wenchen has always been wary of military generals. Emperor Shunming will also limit the strength of the generals from all aspects. Yang Tianhong is too young. is a member of the Guiyuan Sect again, and the secular rules do not restrict him much. It is conceivable that suddenly getting a reward must be infinitely beautiful.

Yang Tianhong is a very smart person. Maybe it's because of family genetics, or because you know what you can and can't do in terms of power. Fu Congzhi's fear also comes from this.

That's right, he and Bao Yong did delay time and missed the best opportunity to annihilate the Yue army. It's just according to the practice of the imperial court. This kind of thing can be big or small, and it is actually over when you turn a blind eye. The reason why Yang Tianhong clinged to it was that he wanted to use the heads of himself and Bao Yong to add more capital to himself.

As the commander-in-chief, of course, he is qualified to kill the military attachés under his command who do not obey orders. This kind of thing can be big or small. To put it mildly, it should be a serious move within the army to clean up the roots. Speaking in general, it can also be understood that the lord will be in power and have a brutal temperament.

The Imperial Historian is the kind of person who has nothing to do. The wind blows on small things like sesame skins. They will also boast on the song that it will turn into a terrible disaster that will be blown away by a tornado. On the matter of principle of safeguarding the unity of the country and the interests of the scribes, the imperial history will never make mistakes. Even if the Yue people invaded and plundered, the imperial history would still only condemn it from a moral standpoint. Fu Congzhi has long been surprised by similar things, even if it is the murderous Beidi Rongdi, Yushi still has the illusion of being able to educate him with the words of a saint.

In war, there will always be death. Not their own troops suffered heavy casualties. It's that the opponent has been killed countless times. All countries in the world have imperial histories, and these civil officials are simply full of food and have nothing to do. Regardless of victory or defeat, they will give the emperor a discount. In the eyes of the imperial history, if there are many dead on his side, the generals are mediocre and useless. Paper. This kind of mediocrity doesn't deserve to stay in the army and eat this bowl of rice at all, so he should be sent out early. But if you win and kill countless battles, the imperial history will play the court again, saying that God has the virtue of a good life, and it is useless to kill more. Chopping off the heads of thousands of enemies at once will inevitably cause the opponent to retaliate in the future, etc.

In a word, leading the troops out on the expedition is a hot potato, and it is very troublesome for anyone to receive it. Goshi does not see the suffering of ordinary people at all, and only understands the whole world according to their own unique and eccentric thinking. Fu Congzhi knew a lot about this way, so he picked up Bao Yong and walked slowly. After all, Anzhou was under the rule of Cao Hui, even if the fighter plane was delayed and Anzhou was captured by the Vietnamese, the Ruifeng Battalion and the Iron Armor Battalion would at most be "delayed". But whether it is won or defeated, someone has to stand up to resist the attack of Yushi. On this issue, many generals have become slippery, preferring to do nothing and definitely not pushing themselves to the forefront.

Of course, the most crucial person in deciding the issue is the emperor. Emperor Shunming is not an imperial history, of course he wants to see the victory report, and see the words such as countless beheadings. As long as Emperor Shunming is determined, there is no need to worry about the imperial history or something. To put it bluntly, Yushi is a group of watchdogs with unique thinking, and the owner stands up and shouts a few times, and no matter how fierce the dog is, he can only keep his mouth shut honestly.

Previously, when he learned the news of Anzhou's victory and 100,000 beheadings at the post station, Fu Congzhi was skeptical. However, Yang Tianhong's behavior made him completely dispel his original thoughts, and felt that even if the figure of 100,000 was slightly exaggerated, it should be no different from reality.

The Xuanhuo Army has made great achievements, and Emperor Shunming will definitely be happy.

However, Yushi will not let go of this opportunity to jump up and down in vain. They will never see Cao Hui fold words like "Anzhou Pingding", and will only firmly grasp the "100,000 Formations" to make a fuss. Fu Congzhi could know with his toes that as long as the Xuanhuo Army returned to Kyoto, or Hongling urgently reported to the imperial court, it would immediately cause an uproar against Yang Tianhong. The process is nothing more than the imperial historians' reproaches for Yang Tianhong and the Xuanhuo Army's due rewards, and it may even be a big thing to turn into a small thing, and a small thing to a small thing.

Yang Tianhong is not a literati after all. The generals will only make the imperial historians scoff. No matter what great merit you make, a military general is a military general, and when you see a civil official of a lower grade, you still have to kowtow honestly and obey softly.

This kind of thing is not without precedent. Hundreds of years ago, the Dingbian Marquis who went on expeditions to the West Sea won many great victories, but after the army returned to the dynasty, he was caught by the imperial history and the problem of military and material consumption was endless. Speaking of which. It is also that Dingbianhou himself is not clean, and the military expenditure and materials exceed the normal consumption by more than 40%. In the end, all the merits of the Marquis of Dingbian were thus eliminated, and his title was also swept to the end, and he became a cavalry lieutenant with only 300 knighthoods.

Fu Congzhi's thinking was flexible, and he had already thought that Yang Tianhong wanted to borrow his and Bao Yong's heads. Keep the merit he deserves.

The beheading of 100,000 won the heart of Emperor Shunming, and the imperial history could only target the two battalions of Ruifeng and Iron Armor, which were belated. Fu Congzhi originally thought that everyone was a military attaché, and he had a share of his military exploits no matter what. But who would have expected that Yang Tianhong would be so ruthless, and as soon as he entered Anzhou, he would use his head to block Yushi's mouth.

Only in this way can it be seen that he Yang Tianhong is strict and impartial. Otherwise, the Xuanhuo Army would have been defeated. will also be drowned by the overwhelming saliva of the imperial history. At that time, even if Emperor Shunming had the intention to maintain it, he had to give Yang Tianhong a reward for thinning down because of the two battalions of Ruifeng and Tiejia.

Fu Congzhi knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately. He had been scolding himself in his heart, why hadn't he thought of these problems earlier? It wasn't until someone put the knife on his neck that he had a flash of inspiration, and he thought about all the problems very thoroughly.

Yang Tianhong had a treacherous and cold smile on his face: "General Fu, General Bao, Ruifeng, and the Second Ironclad Battalion have a lot of problems. Again, the operation was long overdue. As the main general, Ben will speak of the word "faith". If you can't even punish the two generals who lead the troops. What about ordering subordinates?"

Without waiting for Bao Yong to react, and without waiting for Fu Congzhi to plead again, Yang Tianhong waved his hand directly and issued an order to the Yang family attendants standing next to him: "Push them out of the gate and behead them to show the public." ”

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The afternoon in Kyoto, Chu State, was as calm as usual.

The sound of horses' hooves came from afar, and the drowsy defenders with their spears were awakened. When I opened my eyes, I saw three Hongling hurrying horses and whips galloping over, although they looked tired, they were still shouting in their mouths: "Anzhou is a great victory, and 100,000 are killed".

The news travels faster than the wind. Blink of an eye. The large and small liquor shops and teahouses in the capital knew about the victory from Anzhou, and the idle man and the tea doctor who acted quickly had already taken the news of the victory as capital and exchanged it for a hundred and ten copper plates from the guests. For them, that's half a month's worth of income. If there is more news like this, even if you make a year's worth of money in a month, it will definitely not be a problem.

Emperor Shunming Xiang Zhong slowly drank a bowl of jade stem porridge, Empress Zhang sat next to him to serve, and there were several exquisite dishes on the table, although the style was simple, it looked very appetizing.

For women, the need for Xiang Zhong was far less intense than that of other emperors. The inner courtyard of the Chu Imperial Palace is not large, only one queen and three concubines. Since ascending the throne, Emperor Shunming has only chosen to pick women once. This approach was admired by many ministers, and many ministers thought that it was a violation of royal etiquette. In this regard, Emperor Shunming always laughed and did not answer.

The sinister gloom of the harem is far beyond the outside world. Emperor Shunming has understood this truth since he was very young. The last time the girl was selected, the harem was supplemented with more than 300 people. In less than two years, dozens of these pickers have died. Some of them died of a sudden illness, and some of them died in an inexplicable way, whether they fell down the steps while walking, or accidentally fell into a well. There were also a few who died more simply, and the palace people found the bodies hanging from the hanging beams in the room early the next morning.

Emperor Shunming knew this, but he was helpless.

I am diligent in government affairs and don't have much time to hang out in the harem. According to Dongfang Kong, the head of the chamberlain, those dead pickers are all good-looking. The parts that can survive in the harem are either ordinary-looking, or they are cautious and submissive to the queen and several concubines.

No woman wants to share her husband with others. The same goes for the concubines. Emperor Shunming even had the idea of releasing all those poor women from the palace, but the ministers thought that this was illegal, and they had no choice but to give up after repeated dissuasion.

Emperor Shunming felt very lucky, Xiang Guang, the king of Changle, was still a person who was more intimate with him among all the royal families. Daughter Xiang Wutian, that is, Xiaohe, grew up outside the palace, and she has an extra layer of security, and she doesn't have to be afraid every day in the palace. The only flaw is the large black birthmark on her daughter's face. The hospital was helpless about it, and years of seeking medical advice were fruitless. Every time he thought of this, Emperor Shunming felt extremely sorry, feeling that he had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father and could not find a satisfactory family for his daughter.

Counting, among several concubines, Queen Zhang is a kind woman with a gentle temperament.

Thinking of this, Emperor Shunming shook his head imperceptibly, picked up the porridge, and brought the bowl to his mouth.

At this moment, Dongfang Kong, the chief attendant, hurriedly ran in, holding a sealed letter with three red feathers in his hand, and his excitement was overflowing. He knelt down in front of Xiang Zhong, his cheerful voice a little louder than usual.

"Your Majesty, a great victory in southern Xinjiang. Yang Tianhong, the general of Pingnan, beheaded 100,000 Yue barbarians, and the dilemma of Anzhou was solved. (To be continued.) )