Chapter Ninety-Three: Single-handed
Hou Sui knows Lao Zhu's attitude, and he also knows Lao Zhu's resoluteness, if Zuo Liangyu really can't rectify military discipline, then Lao Zhu is really likely to directly rectify Zuo Liangyu.
Even if it will cost a huge amount of money, there is no room for relaxation.
Therefore, Hou Sui knew that he had to hold down Zuo Liangyu and let him honestly rectify military discipline.
Otherwise, then Hou Sui would have to find a way to kill Zuo Liangyu like Sun Chuanting killed He Renlong.
"Don't worry, brother, I know the severity."
Zuo Liangyu knew what Hou Sui meant, and sighed a little helplessly.
To be honest, he has really been domineering over the years, and even disobeyed the orders of the imperial court, but he felt that he couldn't be blamed for this.
In the past few years, what kind of things have been sent by the imperial court, a Xiong Wencan, he is not very good at fighting, but he is quite good at commanding, if it weren't for him, Zhang Xianzhong's head would have been cut off by himself.
There is also Yang Sichang, who has fought so many victories desperately, but he still wants to let He Renlong push himself down, why should this kind of person let himself die for him.
Of course, he didn't think there was anything wrong with his own preservation of strength and self-respect.
Now that Da Ming is like this, the only thing he can rely on is the soldiers in his hands, obviously he has no chance of winning, why should he put all his family into it.
It's just that although he has the heart of supporting the army and self-respecting, he has no intention of rebelling against the Ming Dynasty.
So if he really wants to turn his face with the emperor, he still has some scruples, and Hou Sui himself has come to supervise the army in person, so he is still unwilling to disobey Hou Sui's meaning.
It's just that now that the food is not in place, he can't forcibly restrain his subordinates, so he is in a dilemma.
"Brother, I've tried my best to restrain it, but if there is no military pay and it is forcibly rectified, I'm worried that the army will mutiny."
For Hou Xun, Zuo Liangyu had nothing to hide, so he simply said it directly.
At present, this situation is not something that he can rectify if he wants to, and if there is a mutiny at that time, no one will be able to control this army at that time, and it is possible that they will directly kill themselves and defect to Li Zicheng.
When Hou Sui heard Zuo Liangyu say this, his eyes were cloudy, and he knew that Zuo Liangyu definitely didn't tell him the truth.
Zuo Liangyu is a general, Hou Sui saw it very early, with Zuo Liangyu's control of the army, if he really wanted to rectify military discipline, it would be impossible for him to do it.
The reason why he is still complaining here is that he doesn't want to start, or he is reluctant, he is afraid that he will forcibly rectify and kill too many generals, hurt his vitality, and affect his control of the army.
Thinking of this, Hou Xun's eyes were a little gloomy, could it be that he really wanted to go to the last step?
Hou Sui really values Zuo Liangyu, if it is not a last resort, he does not want to kill Zuo Liangyu.
But if Zuo Liangyu really has the psychology of supporting the army and respecting himself, even if he is reluctant, he must be killed.
Just when Hou Sui's heart was full of murderous intentions, someone outside suddenly spread that there was a Jinyi guard Qianhu who asked to see him.
"Jinyi Wei Qianhu?"
The sudden episode broke the solemn atmosphere in the camp, and Hou Sui and Zuo Liangyu glanced at each other, obviously not knowing what the situation was with this Jinyi Wei Qianhu.
However, Jinyiwei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, although it is only a thousand households, it is not something they can neglect.
So Zuo Liangyu looked at Hou Sui, who also didn't know about this matter, and said outside: "Invite someone over." ”
After Zuo Liangyu let people in, a man wearing a black cloth coat, carrying a Miao knife at his waist, and a scar on the left side of his face walked in.
It's just that judging from this person's temperament, Zuo Liangyu feels that this person doesn't look like a brocade guard, but like a bandit, or a ** from the military.
The visitor's eyes first glanced around the tent, and when he saw Hou Xun, he was a little surprised, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
"The First Evolution"
After standing still, he saluted the two of them directly, and then handed over his token, "Jinyi Wei Qianhu Ding Xiu, I have seen the Waiting Inspector, and I have seen General Zuo." ”
"Oh, do you recognize this officer?"
Hou Sui was a little surprised, but he didn't take this matter too seriously, but asked directly: "I don't know if Ding Qianhu is here, what is his business?" ”
"Return to the superintendent, follow the edict of His Majesty, and see how General Zuo's military discipline is rectified."
Speaking of this, Ding Xiu straightened his waist, looked at Zuo Liangyu, and asked, "General Zuo, it's been more than two months now, I don't know if the rectification can be effective?" ”
Hearing this, Zuo Liangyu's heart sank slightly, in addition to being a little worried, he also couldn't figure out why the emperor would send Jinyiwei to ask him about this kind of thing at this time, and he only sent one Jinyiwei Qianhu over.
Although Zuo Liangyu's heart was in a hurry, he did not delay in the slightest on the surface, and said in a somewhat respectful tone: "I am tired of Ding Qianhu returning to Your Majesty, and I will say that the rectification of the ministers has achieved initial results. ”
"It's just that the bandits are in nature, and it's not easy to completely rectify them, and I hope Your Majesty can give your ministers more time."
"It's paying off."
Ding Xiu shook his head with some disdain, and said, "Isn't General Zuo a bully who doesn't understand the situation when he first arrives?" ”
"In order to rectify the military aircraft, General Zuo did formulate some military regulations, but is General Zuo really implementing them?"
"If the news of the humiliation is correct, just seven days ago, the army under General Zuo had just plundered a village, and half of the people in a village had died at their hands, and the leader of this army was General Zuo's adjutant Ma Shixiu."
"General Zuo knew what they had done, but he didn't care."
"Is this the so-called initial results of General Zuo?"
Hearing Ding Xiu's words, Zuo Liangyu's face was completely gloomy.
After he was silent for a moment, he looked at Ding Xiu coldly, and said slowly: "Ding Qianhu, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense." ”
"You say that General Ben's lieutenant was involved in the looting, where is the evidence? Have you ever thought about the consequences of slandering the court officials like this? ”
"Slander?"
Ding Xiu shook his head lightly and said, "My Jinyiwei never does slanderous things, since I open my mouth, there must be evidence." ”
"Today, the reason why the humble post did not return to Beijing to report, but came to General Zuo is to ask General Zuo to give an explanation of this matter."
"Haha, explain."
Zuo Liangyu laughed angrily at Ding Xiu's questioning words, "What if General Ben can't give you this explanation?" ”
broke into his camp single-handedly and asked him to give an explanation, which did not mean to put him Zuo Liangyu in his eyes at all.
Do you really think that if you are a Jinyi guard, you will be able to have no taboos?
But Ding Xiu didn't feel ridiculous at all, he pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife, and said softly: "Your Majesty has an order, if General Zuo is afraid of the enemy, he will not be strict in governing the army." ”
"Nian is now the time to employ people, and I am willing to give General Zuo a chance."
"But if General Zuo has no intention of rectifying military discipline, then he will be dismissed on the spot and escorted back to Beijing.
"Oh?"
Zuo Liangyu didn't have the slightest fear, he looked at Ding Xiu's hand pressed on the handle of the knife, and said with a smile: "You still want to arrest me?" Catch me in my big camp? ”
"As long as General Ben shouts, countless guards will take you down at any time, and you still want to arrest me?"
Although Zuo Liangyu didn't want to turn his face with the emperor, this didn't mean that anyone could be presumptuous in front of him.
Yang Sichang, the superintendent who was holding Shang Fang's sword before, gave him orders nine times, but he ignored them, and a few brocade clothes and thousands of households could be regarded as nothing.
If he really wants to force him, what can he do if he goes to vote for Li Zicheng.
"Then it depends on whether you shouted fast or I started quickly."