Chapter One Hundred and Eight: Liu Zeqing, the Chief Soldier of Shandong
At this time, Liu Zeqing was worried that the intruders had not captured the capital and that His Majesty had succeeded in escaping. He kept drinking with a pot of wine, and the few good-looking maids around him could not catch his eye at this moment.
If the capital falls and His Majesty is captured or dies, he will naturally not be held accountable for what he did before. But now His Majesty has actually escaped and heard reports that there is a ten thousand Guan Ning army with him.
Iron cavalry.
In other words, the Ming Dynasty has become an empty frame in its current situation. And Liu Zeliang can be regarded as a very good support pillar on this empty frame. Even if there was some disrespect before, His Majesty will never kill him.
After him, what he was really afraid of was the 10,000 Guan Ning cavalry.
Thinking of this, I felt depressed and drank more wine unconsciously.
At this moment, an armored general strode in. Seeing his commander-in-chief like this, he hurriedly stepped forward to drive the maids away, then supported Liu Zeqing and said anxiously: "My commander-in-chief."
, stop drinking, you have something to do."
"What's more important than me drinking?" Liu Zeqing was obviously drunk. He broke away from him and almost fell to the ground. The general quickly helped him to the bed aside.
Seeing his commander-in-chief being so drunk, the general had no choice but to say loudly: "Sir, according to reports from spies, Your Majesty has arrived in Tianjin! He is probably going to Yingtian by boat!"
This sentence suddenly woke up the drunk Liu Zeqing, and his expression was immediately horrified. He never expected that His Majesty would be so fast and arrive in Tianjin in just a few days! According to the speed of the sea ship, if the wind direction is also favorable,
Wouldn’t it be possible to reach Yingtian within two days?
Immediately, he woke up and sat on the bed, panting heavily.
Then, after calming down for a while, he looked at the general on the side and asked: "Dong Chuan, is your news reliable?"
"Sir, the news about the late general came from spies from the capital and Tianjin. There is no question whether it is true or false. But the main reason is that I am afraid. The news has been gone for a day. Where is your majesty now?"
Dong Chuan also said with a serious face that Liu Zeqing deliberately claimed that he fell off his horse and could not go to King Qin, and he was also involved. If His Majesty regains power, it will be extremely detrimental to him.
"It's time to think of a way. There are soldiers over there in Yingtian. If Your Majesty reaches Yingtian safely, once he is investigated, we will definitely behead him."
All he wanted was glory and wealth, but now he was in this situation because of a wrong step. It made him a little annoyed, but it is estimated that His Majesty has already boarded the ship at this time, how can she be used? Is she rebelling?
For whom to rebel? He is just a general soldier in Shandong, with only tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. How can he have the strength to rebel? Shandong is not far from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. As long as he raises troops to rebel, Ying Tianfu will quickly send troops to quell the rebellion.
Betrayal. Now, we are really in a dilemma.
"The villain has a way, it depends on whether the adults are willing to do it?" After thinking deeply, Dong Chuan still felt that he should say it. After all, they are grasshoppers on a rope now. If Liu Zeqing is punished, he will not be able to escape.
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"Tell me, what can I do?"
Liu Zeqing was also very anxious at this moment. He never planned that His Majesty could escape, and even took a boat to patrol the south. Now that something like this happened, he must find a way to deal with the crimes he committed before.
"My lord, I apologized to the court before and said that I fell off my horse and injured my leg. This is why I cannot serve as king. Even if your Majesty hates you for this, if your Majesty really breaks your leg, your Majesty insists on punishing you. This matter will be dealt with by other generals."
I'm afraid it will be very disappointing." Dong Chuan's eyes were moving rapidly and he had many thoughts on his mind.
"If His Majesty wants to punish someone at that time, be so cruel as to break your own leg. The fake fall turns into a real fall, and then you encourage some people who often disobey discipline to rebel. Then you will say that you were originally a Qin King. Who knows?
Suddenly there were rebels who rebelled, and this was delayed. What else can your Majesty say to you?"
After saying that, he even smiled cruelly, looking like a villain who has succeeded.
Although this method is too cruel, it does not mean that it is cruel to encourage unruly people to rebel. Just kill those people as they are worthless, and maybe you can ask for some rewards from the court. It is just that this method will break your own legs, which will be harmful to him.
It was really uncomfortable for him, and he was not someone who wanted to suffer.
Seeing Liu Zeqing's hesitation, Dong Chuan persuaded him again: "Sir, you have to think clearly, if we don't do this, are we going to surrender to the intruders? We have strangled the intruders before, and we have a deep hatred for them.
They definitely have the same idea, and now they can only compromise."
After hearing these words, Liu Zeqing, no matter how reluctant he was, could only do this. But he was still a little reluctant to deal a cruel blow to himself, so he had to say to Dong Chuan: "Find a doctor who is good at treating this and wait outside. As long as
Come in and heal me immediately."
"Yes!" Seeing that he agreed, Dong Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and hurried out to find the doctor.
Liu Zeqing thought about breaking his legs for a while, and couldn't help taking a breath. Wasn't this going to torture him to death? But in order to prevent himself from being beheaded, he had no choice but to do this.
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Here, Zhu Ling is still riding the Kirara in front, accompanied by Wang Jiayan and Wang Guoxing on horseback. Wang Chengen is also accompanying him from the rear, followed closely by Meng Zhangming and Fan Xianchao.
Sima Jingru was sent out with a hundred people as a vanguard to detect the enemy's situation. Although he was about to reach the border of Shandong, which was relatively peaceful than other places, he still needed to be careful.
"Your Majesty doesn't know what to do with Liu Zeqing after he goes to Shandong? Should he kill him or demote him?"
In his heart, Wang Jiayan was extremely disgusted with Liu Zeqing, the scum of the court. He knew that this man had bad conduct, but he had soldiers. The court was unable to punish him before, so he was very domineering. Today, he finally arrived in Shandong, especially with the people behind him.
With a large team of people, confidence is naturally enough.
"What do you think?" Zhu Ling did not answer, but first asked for other people's opinions. Although Meng Zhangming and the others will not be able to take charge of one side in the future, they are still seedlings to be commander-in-chief. Naturally, seedlings must be cultivated early.
"Meng Zhangming, please speak first."
When his name was called, Meng Zhangming immediately drove his horse forward a few steps, and then said respectfully: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the general's intention is that this person should be killed, but there is no rush to kill him."
"Tell me why."
"Liu Zeqing still has some soldiers in his hands, and these soldiers are different from the soldiers who fought during the war. These are his most central soldiers. It can be said that they are his family soldiers. What's more, he has been in Shandong for a long time.
, also has some strength. If the imperial court directly declares that it wants to kill him, judging from his character, he will definitely not be captured without mercy."
After Meng Zhangming finished speaking, Zhu Ling just nodded and then asked Fan Xianchao to speak.
"The general's intention is basically the same as that of General Meng. Instead of killing him, it is better to evacuate his power and seize his military power. At that time, even if he wants to rebel, it will be impossible." Fan Xianchao's thoughts are also the thoughts of most of them.
I feel like I shouldn’t kill him in a hurry.
However, what Wang Jiayan said later caused everyone to talk about it. He said: "I think this beast should be killed as soon as possible without delay. What the two generals said does have some truth, but they are still younger and more merciful."
"Uncle Wang, what I said is not not to kill, but..." Meng Zhangming wanted to explain his point of view, but was interrupted by Wang Jiayan.
"I know, but what you said is a good idea in normal times. But what is the situation now? Half of the Ming Dynasty has been ravaged by thieves. When we arrive in Shandong, the thieves are very likely to attack here. If we still wait
The timing is right, isn't it just waiting to be defeated by the intruders?"
Hearing this, Zhu Ling finally spoke: "I still think Wang Shangshu's idea is more realistic."