"The punishment is due to despicable incompetence and Lu Ziming was fooled!" Zhang Fan's body was as arched as a shrimp, and his face was as red as a cooked shrimp.
"In terms of punishment, that man named Cui is really hateful. Let's just kill him with one knife to avoid having Wang Jinglue become soft-hearted again after he is taken back!"
"Isn't it true? I sent Lu Ziming away secretly, and I still want you to forgive him. How can anything be so cheap in the world?"
"Don't blame Zhang Tiha, Cui is really cunning!"
"Cui is a cunning person. Keeping him here will definitely be a disaster in the future!"
…
Although Wu You, Li Yu, Liu Hong and others did not participate in the negotiations, they felt that their faces were shameless. They all gritted their teeth and made suggestions beside them.
They blocked the rebels on a barren mountain with no water source, built walls, dug trenches, buried mines, and laid many traps. In the end, the thief chieftain still managed to escape from his shell. This matter is embarrassing no matter how you explain it.
And Cui Huaisheng, the rebel leader who put everyone in such an embarrassing situation, actually wanted to take advantage of the loopholes in Han Tixing's previous promise and escape severe punishment under the national law. This is even more intolerable.
If this person is allowed to go home unharmed, won't he have the ability to brag in the future? And every time he brags, everyone's face will have to be reduced again.
"Since you promised to surrender and not kill him, you can't go back on your promise. Otherwise, nearly 10,000 prisoners will be panicked, which will be a big trouble!" Han Qing himself was also very depressed by Cui Huaisheng's behavior. However, as a twenty-one
A visitor of the century, but he didn't like killing people randomly to vent his anger. Therefore, he suppressed his anger and waved his hands with a smile.
"Wouldn't that give him too much advantage?!" Wu You and others frowned and protested in low voices. "If a person like this takes advantage of a loophole once, he will definitely want to take advantage of it a second time..."
"Then just leave less loopholes for him to take advantage of!" Han Qing smiled again and interrupted very confidently, "Besides, he would rather risk being punished by me than send Lu Ziming away first, which is not a loss of loyalty.
."
The second half of the sentence struck the hearts of Wu Mata and others, and immediately the murderous look in everyone's eyes quickly diminished.
Soldiers are always on the verge of life and death, and have always respected loyalty. A person who would rather be punished than betray your robe is more worthy of respect than a guy who will immediately use you to block arrows when in danger.
Although Cui Huaisheng's behavior made everyone itch with hatred, this person was impeccable in terms of loyalty in the world!
"I won't see them anymore, Li Yu. He and the man surnamed Ma will be left to you. You take them two to appease and gather the prisoners. Pick out all the incense masters and above, imprison and screen them. Put the ordinary minions away.
, let them go in batches." Seeing that everyone no longer insisted on killing Cui Huaisheng, Han Qing thought about it and quickly began to assign tasks.
"This..." Li Yu was serious about it. He didn't want to see Ma Xiu, who surrendered just last night, and Cui Huaisheng, who had just surrendered his weapons and became a prisoner. He hesitated again and again before bowing and accepting the order, "I understand!"
"These two are both talented people. If used properly, they can be better than an army of three thousand!" Sensing the resistance in his heart, Han Qing thought for a moment and explained in a low voice, "Take them both for screening and release."
Prisoners, no matter whether the two of them are willing to work hard or not, in the eyes of the minions, they have become people on the government side. If their escape route is cut off, they will naturally not be able to make waves in the future!"
"The punishment is a clever trick. It doesn't kill people, but it hurts the heart!" Li Yu finally understood Han Qing's intention and handed over his hand with sincerity.
He smiled and motioned for him to go down and carry out the mission. Han Xin turned his attention to Zhang Fan again, "Okay, you don't have to apologize. It is not easy to make tens of thousands of Chunyang Sect soldiers disarm and come down the mountain. As for Lu Ziming, arrest him
It doesn’t matter if you can’t catch it!”
"Thank you for the punishment!" Zhang Fan's face was still very red, and his shoulders were as slumped as an earthen wall soaked in water.
"If you are unwilling, bring a team of cavalry to chase him. There are only three guards around Lu Ziming, and he doesn't bring much food, so he shouldn't be able to run very far!" Seeing all his performance, Han Qing shook his head and whispered.
Replenish.
"Thank you for your punishment!" Zhang Fan immediately became energetic, crossed his hands and saluted, and then strode towards the door of the temporary Chinese army tent.
However, Han Qing called him from behind and continued to whisper, "Wait a minute, bring some more copper coins or silver ingots, they should come in handy!"
"Yes!" Zhang Fan didn't know why he had to bring extra copper coins or silver ingots, but he believed that Han Qing's instructions must be reasonable. Therefore, he agreed simply and neatly.
"Liu Tiha, take a few brothers who are good at riding and go to the surrounding villages to convey my orders. Anyone who can capture Lu Ziming or kill him will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver and ten pieces of silk!"
After glancing around, Han Qing grabbed another command arrow and gave instructions to Liu Hong.
"I have the order!" Liu Hongzheng was worried that he could not find a chance to express himself, so he agreed and stepped forward to receive the order, and then strode away.
"You are punished. Are you willing to help Brother Zhang with your humble position? Lu Ziming is not bad at it. He dares to escape here, which means there must be villages along the way, secretly colluding with the Chunyang Sect." Seeing that everyone has almost completed the task, but he himself
But there was nothing to do. Wu quickly raised his hand and asked for help.
"No need. Even if there are some villages around that have had contact with the Chunyang Sect in the past, they will not take him in now!" Han Qing frowned lightly, and then quickly responded, "It is even possible to kill him for us.
He, to prove that he has nothing to do with Chunyang Cult! If you are not tired, lead the troops to help Li Yu calm down the situation. There are too many prisoners, and if they are gathered together to deal with them, it is very easy to cause trouble."
"Yes!" Wu You seemed to understand, and then resigned.
"Huh..." Han Qing breathed out and shook his head slightly.
The reason why he did not follow everyone's advice to kill Cui Huaisheng before was that, on the one hand, he truly believed that his attitude towards this man would directly affect the other nearly 10,000 prisoners. On the other hand, he believed that it would be difficult for Lu Ziming to leave alive.
Laizhou!
This is what he learned from the history books of the 21st century.
Although the writers of the book are generally sympathetic to the peasant uprising, they also clearly tell the readers that when the rebel army is defeated, most of its leaders will die due to the betrayal of the minions or the betrayal of the gentry and local tyrants.
Counterattack.
According to this rule, even if Lu Ziming escapes Zhang Fan's pursuit, he may not be able to get very far.
On the one hand, in order to prove that their family has nothing to do with the Chunyang Sect, the local gentry needs Lu Ziming's head.
On the other hand, the Chunyang Sect, like the Red Lotus Sect, also vigorously developed its power in local government and even intervened in the appointment and dismissal of some positions.
If the Chunyang Sect becomes as powerful as before, or defeats the official army, those officials who have received favors from the Chunyang Sect will definitely continue to collude with Lu Ziming secretly.
At this moment, the more than 20,000 troops of the Chunyang Sect were all wiped out. Those officials, even if it was just to protect themselves, would try every means to silence Lu Ziming.
‘Am I the executioner who suppressed the peasant uprising?’ Thinking of this, Han Qing slumped down on his seat and muttered secretly in his heart.
At this point in the battle, the work was basically over. A feeling of physical and mental exhaustion surged unstoppably throughout his body, causing him to lean on his seat, not even bothering to lift his fingers.
However, his brain was speeding up uncontrollably. Many things that he had no time to think about before were also poured into his mind.
Although the two souls have been completely integrated, Han Qing still cannot completely regard himself as a Song Dynasty person in his bones.
Influenced by his view of history in his previous life, he could not help but understand and sympathize with the peasant uprising. However, in this life, he was a "vested interest". No matter how hard he tried, he could not succeed with the peasant uprising.
accomplice.
This inherent contradiction could be completely ignored when he was busy fighting. After the overall situation was decided, it quickly occupied his mind again. He couldn't stop thinking about it, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt like his head was spinning.
fight.
Fortunately, the time when his head was as big as a bucket didn't last long.
The door of the temporary military tent was suddenly pushed open by Wu You. The latter strode up to him, bent down and saluted, "I'm going to punish you, Ding Shu is here. He said that he has a very important matter that needs to be discussed with you. Please.
