"At this time, you don't have to be so polite. I just came to see my brave and loyal people. The horses have already told me that you are all the elite of my Ming army, the pillars of the country, and the loyal ministers of the ages. Chongzhen looked around, his tone was calm, and he said in a gentle voice:

"If it is really the wind knows the strength of the grass, the road knows the horsepower, and only when the country is in danger can we see the true courage and loyalty. When I come to Nanjing in the future, I will definitely not treat you badly, and I will not be stingy with gold and silver rewards. ”

This time to the south, the only thing Chongzhen can rely on is these generals, so he is the emperor, and he does not dare to slack off at all, incentives and promises are essential, at least the pie must be drawn first.

And these dozens of officers, after listening to Emperor Chongzhen's words, were also inspired and excited. is still the same sentence, the opportunity to escort from the dragon, I'm afraid this is the only time in this life!

It can only be said that as soon as Emperor Chongzhen opened Chrysostom, these two sentences alone would be more effective than what Zhou Shixian said.

The identities of Zhou Shixian's concubine and Li Banghua's ministers are still not enough, but Emperor Chongzhen only needs one sentence to be enough.

And since Emperor Chongzhen has already appeared, there is no need to discuss the matter of transferring elite soldiers from the four army leaders to form a "Wu/Wei Battalion". Even, there are officers vying to go, Sun Hu and Weng Dajie want to take the opportunity to perform.

It's just that at this time, Zhou Shixian suddenly looked at Liu Xin, who had already shrunk to the side:

"General Liu, the Holy Lord is here, do you still want to sneak away on the road with military salaries and grain and grass?"

When Liu Xin heard this, his heart suddenly tightened, and he immediately realized that Zhou Shixian's eyeliner was beside him, his legs were weak, and he quickly knelt down, and he didn't dare to hide it anymore, and begged for mercy: "Spare your life, the last general will be confused for a while, and I won't dare anymore." ”

Of course, Liu Xin didn't dare to hide it, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen was in front of him, if he said the wrong word, it would be the crime of bullying the king, and he would lose his head because of this, and he would not be wronged.

Moreover, there are moles around me, even if you quibble, what's the point?

Liu Xin still understands this truth, he can only hope to escort him south, it is the time to employ people, Chongzhen can forgive him and let him make meritorious contributions.

"That's why you've repeatedly obstructed this pony, yes or no?" Zhou Shixian asked again.

"Shengshang, Wechen was confused for a while, so the Sage spared Wechen, Wechen didn't dare anymore." Liu Xin crawled directly towards Emperor Chongzhen, crying and begging as he crawled.

However, before he could climb a few steps, he was stopped by Wang Chaodong. How could Zhou Shixian let such a person get close to Chongzhen at this time?

It's just that Liu Xin never expected it, and to everyone's expectations, Emperor Chongzhen, who was originally sitting on the top seat, suddenly spoke:

"The affairs of the army have long been decided by the horses, and from now on, when the generals see the horses, they must be as if they saw me, and they should no longer be offended!"

"Your Majesty!" Zhou Shixian naturally wanted to shirk it first.

"Shixian, I don't know as well as you about the affairs in the army, how to deal with this matter, you personally preside over it, you must be convincing, don't let me down." Emperor Chongzhen said again.

"Command!" Zhou Shixian couldn't shirk it at this time, so he immediately responded.

And this time, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen's golden mouth opened, no one dared to make a noise anymore, and all that responded to Emperor Chongzhen was the sound of these officers rubbing the cloth with their hands and fists, and a neat "whoosh".

What does this mean, they all understand, Emperor Chongzhen is going to hand over the command of the entire escort army to Zhou Shixian, what kind of trust and grace does this have!

Chongzhen Dynasty 17 years, Ming Dynasty nearly 300 years, when was there such a precedent?

At this moment, these officers present also understood a truth - there is absolutely nothing wrong with following this unfathomable colt in front of them.

After all, they are just small soldiers and generals in the Beijing camp, not the leaders of the big armies in Liaoxi who command thousands of troops and horses and have seen the world, nor are they the peasant army who rebelled early in the morning and later accepted Zhao'an, and Emperor Chongzhen is full of deterrence for them.

"Your Majesty, when the country was in danger, Liu Xin, the criminal general, not only did not want to serve the country, but conspired to lead his soldiers to wait for the opportunity to break away from the escort army.

Fortunately, the soldiers and generals under his command were all loyal to the country and sacrificed their lives to thank Jun'en, and they sternly refused, so as not to let such a disaster happen. ”

Zhou Shixian wanted to deal with Liu Xin, but he didn't want to kill too many people, so he had to take out the others when Liu Xin was convicted, so that he would isolate the military leader.

As he spoke, he took another step closer and shouted: "Liu Xin, the holy golden mouth has been opened, do you admit this crime or not." ”

"Your Majesty, it's not like this, it's not like this, he, he, and him, the three of them also agreed that night, and it's not just Weichen."

Liu Xin knew that he couldn't escape, and cried and stretched out his hand to point to the officers under his command behind him, as if he was planning to pull more people into the water, and not to blame the public: "And Kong Tao, Weichen asked him that night, and he ......"

"Holy shit, you bastard spewing blood!" Kong Tao didn't wait for Liu Xin to finish speaking, as soon as his temper came up, he was about to rush up and beat the other party, completely forgetting that Emperor Chongzhen was still here.

"Bold, Your Majesty is here, who dares to roar?"

Zhou Shixian immediately shouted to stop the chaos, Sun Hu and Weng Dajie also hurriedly stepped forward to stop Kong Tao, but the three officers who had just been pointed out by Liu Xin were at a loss for a moment and quickly knelt down.

At this time, in front of the big tent outside Zhou Shixian's city, most of the generals and leading officers who escorted the army gathered here, Xue Laoer, Zhang Hong, Wu Xingye, and Wang Chaodong, the four old people with stable status, were all observing coldly, just in case.

And Sun Hu, Weng Dajie, Kong Tao, the three newcomers, and the officers behind them, were nervous, for fear of being affected by this incident.

Emperor Chongzhen is watching a play, such a scene, he is not timid, but how to deal with Zhou Shixian, in order to suppress everyone's curiosity.

"Shixian, can you find out about this matter?" Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand, motioning for Sun Hu and Weng Dajie to let them go, and then frowned and asked.

At this time, the power of the seventeen-year-old king was well demonstrated by Chongzhen, and the scene was controlled in an instant.

"Your Majesty, the minister has already found out, and now this Liu Xin is simply spewing blood." Zhou Shixian's face did not change, and he replied with his hands clenched into fists.

As soon as these words came out, not only Kong Tao, but also the three officers who had just been pointed at were immediately relieved, but they all glared angrily at Liu Xin's back at the same time.

"Your Majesty......" Liu Xin was simply embarrassed at this time, with a handful of snot and tears, but he still wanted to quibble.

"Shut up, what a bad general, when did I ask you?" Emperor Chongzhen shouted angrily, and then turned his head to look at Zhou Shixian: "Then how do you plan to deal with this matter, Shixian?" ”

Let's say that after the night when the capital city was broken, Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have repented a lot, but at this time, he didn't make his own decisions and command blindly as before.

Wang Chengen, who was on the side, saw that Emperor Chongzhen actually asked Zhou Shixian's opinion on such a matter, and he couldn't help but show a surprised expression on his face, but he quickly retracted it.

"Your Majesty, this matter should be handled in accordance with military law, so that people's hearts can be reassured." Zhou Shixian paused, and said: "The more times like this, the more we have to talk about the rules, and the affairs in the army should be handled in accordance with military law." ”

"Well, that's a good point." Emperor Chongzhen nodded in agreement. "The state has national laws, and the army has military regulations, so this matter is in accordance with military law, and I am approved."

As soon as he heard Emperor Chongzhen's words, Liu Xin was completely disheartened, and his head hung weakly.

"According to military law, Liu Xin's crime should be beheaded to show the public as an example!" After Zhou Shi showed Chongzhen's affirmation, he immediately turned around: "What are you three still doing in a daze, arresting Liu Xin for Your Majesty." ”

The three officers who had just been involved were stunned when they heard this, and then quickly got up and set up Liu Xin who was kneeling on the ground, and Liu Xin had no power to resist in such a situation, so he could only keep begging for mercy in his mouth, and even soon lost his voice.

Seeing this, Sun Hu, Weng Dajie, and Kong Tao did not dare to make any rash moves. After all, Zhou Shixian's move is justified, and according to military law, this crime should indeed be beheaded.

As Zhou Shixian said, the more times like this, the more you have to abide by the rules, and the more you have to abide by the military rules in the army, which is the authority of the Ming Dynasty, and the authority of Emperor Chongzhen, and it is also a sense of security in the chaos.

In other words, these newly attached military leaders are also afraid that they will be killed in vain, and they also need to know clearly what can and cannot be done.

If it is in accordance with military law, then there will naturally be a sense of security, and there will naturally be less suspicion.

And this is Zhou Shixian's "imperial strategy", which not only needs to be restrained and balanced, but also needs to be reasonable, so that people can be convinced.

However, at this moment, Liu Xin, who was set up by the two, suddenly shouted like crazy:

"This saint is fake, this saint is absolutely fake, hundreds of thousands of thieves, how can the saint escape, this is absolutely fake...... Woo woo uh woo woo ......"

Before Liu Xin finished shouting, his mouth was immediately blocked by another officer, although the three of them were originally under his command, but at this time, they were already eager to cut him with a thousand knives.

As for Zhou Shixian, after getting Chongzhen's consent, he had already drawn out a Qi knife at this time, and he wanted to personally cut off this ill-intentioned military leader.

At this time, Zhou Shixian naturally couldn't be soft-hearted, and the people who should be killed must be killed, otherwise Emperor Chongzhen would be completely unable to control his military leaders. What's more, the other party just said such nonsense.

Now is not the time to win the hearts and minds of the military by mercy, when to do something, it is necessary to conform to reality, and it is also necessary to look at who it is. Otherwise, it's self-defeating.

Seeing this, the two officers who held Liu Xin kicked Liu Xin's knee from behind at the same time, Liu Xin was in pain, and immediately knelt down, his whole body was already weak at this time.

And the other officer, in a hurry, grabbed Liu Xin's hair and pulled it forward, and the other party's neck was exposed in front of Zhou Shixian's eyes.

These three Liu Xin's henchmen are now involved in the beheading, and they will have different intentions in the future, and Liu Xin's old department may not believe them.

"Ahh A scream.

In the dark night, a black blood stain flew out and slid down on the loess, and Liu Xin's headless corpse moved on the ground a few times, and then completely stopped moving.

Zhou Shixian calmly withdrew the Qi knife, as if he had killed a chicken, and there was no trace of fluctuation on his face.