Chapter 189: The Great Purge
Wang Yue, who did not know that the great painter had quietly begun to take revenge, then set off from Tianjin and returned to Yanshan City.
But he didn't see Wang Anzhong.
Lao Wang is not stupid, Tong Taishi really wants to leave him behind, and then let him kill Wang Yue, in order to show favor to Wang Yue and temporarily mend the de facto confrontation between the two sides, but Lao Wang is very smart to abandon his post and run away, not only Wang Anzhong, but also those officials who have been appointed in various places under Yanshan Fulu before all abandon their posts and flee for various reasons......
Although the great painters actually wanted them to be able to stick to their posts.
After all, Wang Yue was only a pacification envoy appointed by the imperial court, and he did not have the power to appoint officials from various prefectures and counties, and these people were appointed by the imperial court, Wang Yue had no right to drive them away, and they could intrigue with Wang Yue from within the scope of Yanshan Mansion Road.
Use this to contain him.
But......
Are those officials stupid?
Wang Yue can even behead the three dukes in public, and turn around and let them be stolen and killed, fall into the water, and choke to death by eating, isn't this just a sentence?
Everyone is an official to make money, not to commit suicide.
What's more, the Jurchens will inevitably go south next, and they have been killed by Xiao Gan several times in Yuyang before, and the Jurchens will not care whose officials they are when they come again, in short, it is his business for the official family to love how to fight with Wang Yue, but these officials would rather not be officials than run away.
The fine tradition of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty.
Originally, in the first battle of Kaifeng in history, before the Jin army crossed the Yellow River, there were already records of more than 50 officials fleeing on the same day in Kaifeng City.
When Wang Yue stepped into Yanshan City, except for those in the Changsheng army system, there was no longer a Great Song official here.
Seongnam Tsuba.
The Yanshan Victorious Army, which has been expanded to 20,000, is arrayed.
And on the city wall behind them, the 20,000 Yan King guards were also waiting for them.
In front of them, the 12,000 Kaifeng Changsheng army was waiting for them, and Yan Guogong was fully armored, dragging his giant Mo knife slowly through the middle, the blade rubbed sparks on the ground from time to time, and the piercing friction sound made the entire field a strange silence......
"I don't want to say anything more!"
Wang Yue said as he walked.
The cacophony of grinding continued to ring behind him.
"I know that some people are sorry for me after I leave, but they are all old brothers, and I don't want to embarrass them too much, now I want them to come out on their own, admit what they have done, I will spare his life, and then let him take his family to the territory of the imperial court."
He continued.
The generals of the Yanshan Winning Army looked at each other.
Then Han Chang walked out......
"Back to the marshal, Wang Anzhong took 5,000 silver coins to the last general, saying that the marshal would not come back after entering the court, and he would want the last general to listen to him in the future, and the last general said that the last general would be an official of the imperial court, and he had the military salary of the imperial court, so he didn't dare to take his money anymore, so he pushed it away, and later he took 3,000 silver coins, saying that the marshal was in the capital and had been killed by the imperial court, and the last general said that this was a rumor and returned it to him."
He knelt down and said.
"You didn't disappoint me, but I'm sorry for what I said!"
Wang Yue said.
Then he beckoned, someone behind him carried a box over, Wang Yue picked up the box, the axe in his hand appeared and instantly cut off the lid, and in a moment the entire box of money fell from the top of Han Chang's head, and in an instant Han Chang was overwhelmed by the golden rain......
"You're rewarded!"
Wang Yue threw the box in front of him and said.
Han Chang screamed like madness, and suddenly threw himself into the world of gold.
"Then ask one last time, who has ever done something to be sorry for me?"
Wang Yue asked again.
In the end, none of the generals came forward to admit it.
Wang Yue sighed helplessly.
"Then you all missed the opportunity I gave you, now, start reporting!"
He went on to say.
The soldiers and the middle and lower rank officers looked at each other, and then a small officer walked out......
"Zhao Hu, the sentry commander of the second battalion of the first infantry brigade, reported the battalion commander He Zhong, and declared in public after the marshal left, we are all soldiers of the imperial court, and the Wang pacification envoy was sent by the imperial court, we only need to listen to the words of the Wang pacification envoy, it is the same whether the marshal comes back or not, and later said that the marshal was beheaded by the court for making a rebellion in the capital."
He saluted.
"You framed you out of thin air, the handsome Mingjian, the last general never said it."
Originally, Zhang Linghui was so frightened that He Zhong ran out and knelt down and said.
"Big marshal, the small one is Li Wu, the personal soldier of Battalion Commander He, and the small one testified, he did say it, and he also received a box of silver money from Wang Anzhong."
A soldier came out and saluted.
Then immediately after more officers and soldiers came out to testify, He Zhong lay there and cold sweat flowed instantly.
"Then you can cut yourself!"
Wang Yue walked up to him and said.
"Da Shuai, the small one reported the first brigade commander Zhen Wuchen, he received five thousand silver from Wang Anzhong, those words were deliberately spread by him in the army, he said that Wang Anzhong wanted to deal with the big marshal, and following the big marshal was to be the enemy of the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and the military salary and food would be gone in the future. Following Wang Anzhong is to follow the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, in the future, if you want money, money, women and women, the marshal will inevitably refuse to hand over the military power when he arrives in the capital, and he will inevitably let the small ones make trouble and persecute the emperor, and then the small ones will just ignore it. ”
He Zhong said as he lay at his feet.
"How do you smear people's innocence out of thin air, when did I say this?"
Zhen Wuchen said angrily.
But then several of his battalion commanders stood up to testify against He Zhong, these people are not stupid, Wang Yue made it clear that he wanted to clean up, I am afraid that these things have long been known, they have all received money, and the most important thing at this time is to sell him to save his life.
Zhen Wuchen stood there with a cloudy face in the testimony of these guys.
"So, are you going to do it yourself or do you want me to do it?"
Wang Yue said with a smile.
"Brothers, we have all received the benefits of Wang Anzhong, do you want to sit still?"
Zhen Wuchen suddenly yelled at Liu Shunren and the others.
At the same time, he suddenly drew his knife, but before he could stab Wang Yue, the arc of the Mo knife in front of him slashed, and then he broke into two halves and fell to the ground......
"Looks like you're asking me to do it."
In his scream, Wang Yue said indifferently.
Then he looked at Liu Shunren a few, and the next moment Liu Shunren suddenly turned around, and just ran out of a step behind the Mo knife roaring, and the Mo knife that was spun and thrown out instantly cut him off, and he was stuck in the place with blood, and he also fell to the ground in half like Zhen Wuchen.
"The last will be self-cutting, the last will be self-cutting, just ask the big handsome to spare the small family!"
Zhao Heshou was so frightened that he knelt down and screamed.
"Yes!"
Wang Yue said.
His whole family should have been killed by Jerodashi, but it is clear that the real situation is that a lot of escapes have been made.
The unlucky Zhao Heshou had no choice but to pull out the knife and wipe his neck without tears......
"All those who received Wang Anzhong's money can be the same as him now, I will spare your family, but if it is reported, then the whole family will be killed together!"
Wang Yue said.
He Zhong shuddered and pulled out the knife, but he couldn't pull it down, and the other battalion commander next to him also pulled out the knife and couldn't do it, and then the two looked at each other, silently put the knife on each other's necks, and then pulled it down hard at the same time......
And in the formation behind, there are also people who have stepped out one after another to join the ranks of suicide.
Wang Yue watched quietly there, and there was silence on the entire field and the city wall behind......
No, there is also the happy laughter of Han Chang who drew gold, this guy was obviously stimulated to forget everything.
Wang Yue had to carry out a purge.
He had actually been gone for four months, and Wang Anzhong had already wielded a silver bullet to settle these generals and officers, and according to the black accounts collected by Xiao Ta Buyan, at least two-thirds of the officers above the battalion level and the three brigade commanders except Han Chang had all been bought by Wang Anzhong. These people patted their chests and assured Lao Wang that they would not accept him even if he came back, and even some of them collected extra money before Wang Anzhong left, ready to make trouble for him when necessary.
These people must be thoroughly cleansed.
They were all potential betrayers, and Wang Yue didn't want to have a bloody war with the Jurchens when someone suddenly deliberately sold his back to the Jurchens.
Before Wang Anzhong left, this was the task for some of them.
As for the cruelty......
This place doesn't recognize those who cared for something, so they recognized whose means were more ruthless, and the Jurchens killed them more ruthlessly in the original history, and they all ended up being honest dogs.
"Everybody likes gold and silver, but you have to understand that you can't take silver and gold that you don't have to spend.
You can take the gold and silver I gave you, and you can spend it as much as you want, but you can't take the gold and silver that the court gives you, and you will not spend it if you take it.
I am your master.
I will make sure you all have gold and silver to take.
If I can't, then I'm not worthy to be your commander.
If I can make sure that all of you have gold and silver to take, then you can't take what others give, and if you take what others give, you are sorry for me, and I have only one way to deal with those who are sorry for me.
Let him die!
So now you tell me, are you still willing to recognize me as a handsome? ”
Wang Yue said.
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
……
The soldiers in the formation shouted.
In fact, it was only the generals who were bought, and Wang Anzhong was not interested in buying thieves and matching the army, in fact, on the contrary, he was still encouraging the Song army, that is, letting the generals eat empty salaries, deducting military salaries, and cutting food and clothing, in short, it was completely Song Army, so the Songting Pass garrison defected to Xiao Gan because of the arrears of salaries. But when Wang Yue was there, not only did he have enough food and clothing, but he also had no shortage of five yuan a month, although he actually commanded them for a month.
But that month really made the soldiers extremely satisfied.
"Very well, then, gold!"
Wang Yue said.
Immediately after that, boxes of gold were lifted to the field, and one by one the lids of the boxes were opened, and the gold shone brightly in the sun.
"Two for one soldier, four for one non-commissioned officer, sixteen for one lieutenant, one hundred for the colonel, and one box for the general, but unfortunately only Han Chang is qualified to receive it, and they all come over to get your share, and Wang Anzhong's previous arrears of military salaries are all made up according to the standard I set. Send the money first, and after the money is distributed, we will reorganize together with these brothers who came with me, and our military uniforms will be changed to new ones, and we will eat three meals a day in the future, and you will eat whatever I eat, as long as you see that I eat differently from you, then smash your bowl on my head. ”
He simply kicked over a box of money and said.
There was an instant boiling cheer in front of him......