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Chapter 473: Great Purge

The voices of several people talking were so low that no one else could hear them.

As the conversation continued, the topics of several people gradually began to shift.

There were even some complaints against Bumbutai.

Hong Chengchou was already like this, why were he allowed to go south with the army?

What hatred, what grudge, to torment your old lover like this?!

Is it rare that the current new lover (Obai) is jealous of the old lover?

She is indeed the most poisonous woman!

The most popular gossip in the capital recently is what Obai and Bumbutai had to say about the three days and three nights.

But immediately afterwards, there are similar companion chapters such as the three days and three nights that Hong Chengchou and Bumbutai have to say, the three days and three nights that Dorgon and Bumbutai have to say...

The affair between Hong Chengchou and Bumbutai was also very hot.

After contacting each other, these imperial doctors were like blind monks who discovered Hua Dian.

Quite excited!

Of course, the reason why they complained about Bu Mu Butai was not because they sympathized with Hong Chengchou.

Instead, he complained that he was released from Beijing and went south with the army, enduring the hardships in the army.

If Hong Chengchou was not sent south by Bumbutai, wouldn't they have no need to leave the capital?

They were accustomed to the prosperity and comfort of the capital, and now they were asked to follow the army south, traveling thousands of miles. How could they not complain?

It's normal to complain!

Just as several imperial doctors were complaining, a middle-aged scholar stumbled over from a distance.

A middle-aged scholar named Xu Maoke was the Minister of War sent by the imperial court to accompany the army during the southern expedition.

Responsible for scheduling and regulating the relationship between the army and the state capitals along the way, such as the supply of food and wages, etc.

He is considered to be one of the most important figures in this southern expedition!

But he looked quite panicked at this time, without the slightest demeanor of a court official.

"Lord Hong!"

"It's not good, Mr. Hong!"

Xu Maoke strode toward the military tent where Hong Chengchou lived, but was stopped by several of Hong Chengchou's followers outside the tent.

"Master Xu, please stop. My master is feeling unwell and has finished drinking the medicine and fell asleep."

"Master Xu, it's better not to disturb me!"

Sweat was dripping down the contours of his cheeks in large drops, and the official robe on his body was also a bit messy. Xu Maoke said in a panic.

"Go and report!"

"Go and report!"

"Something serious has happened. I have something to ask Mr. Hong! There must be no delay!"

Several of Hong Chengchou's personal entourage saw this, but still had no intention of giving way.

One of them continued to politely refuse.

"Master Xu, you know that my master is not in good health."

"I've taken medicine and gone to sleep now, so it's best not to disturb me."

"If there is any health problem with my lord, Mr. Xu can't afford it!"

Xu Maoke's face was covered with sweat, and he still kept pleading.

"Something happened, something really big happened!"

"I'd like to trouble my little brother to report it. If Mr. Hong doesn't come forward, the consequences will be disastrous..."

But despite Xu Maoke's words, Hong Chengchou's personal followers still firmly refused.

While the people outside the tent were making a lot of noise, Hong Chengchou was also woken up.

He coughed a few times, then put on his clothes and stood up, walking slowly outside the tent.

He opened the tent curtain, held the doorpost of the tent, and asked Xu Maoke and others.

"What happened? Why the noise?!"

Hong Chengchou's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, full of weakness and obvious twilight.

When several imperial doctors who were boiling medicine heard the commotion here and saw Hong Chengchou walking out of the tent, they put down their hands and hurried over to greet him.

Hong Chengchou waved his hand and ignored the several imperial doctors. He just looked at Xu Maoke, and the meaning of his inquiry was very clear.

Seeing this scene, Xu Mao pushed aside Hong Chengchou's personal entourage who had been blocking him, and spoke.

"Master Hong, something bad is going on."

"Crazy! Lord Tuhai, he is crazy!"

"Today, the army caught a spy. After a preliminary interrogation of the spy, we learned that it was this spy who leaked the army's itinerary. After another interrogation, we obtained a list of so-called accomplices from the spy..."

"Master Tuhai is arresting people according to the list. The spies he arrested are almost directly executed without even interrogating them."

"Many high-ranking military officials have been implicated. Now, everyone in the military is in panic!"

"Now, the only person in the army who can possibly persuade Master Tuhai to stop him is Master Hong!"

"Master Hong, please come with me, please, to dissuade Master Tuhai from falling into the Ming thief's conspiracy, and to stop the current chaos in the army..."

Xu Maoke told Hong Chengchou the whole story. After hearing this, Hong Chengchou's expression changed.

He asked with a solemn voice.

"How many people did Lord Tuhai execute?"

Hong Chengchou needed more information to judge the seriousness of the matter.

Xu Maoke wiped the sweat from his forehead and answered.

"At least there are sixty or seventy people!"

Hong Chengchou took a breath of air, and the expression on his face kept changing, gradually becoming more and more solemn.

If it's sixty or seventy ordinary soldiers, it doesn't matter.

But most of the sixty or seventy people executed by Tuhai were middle-level backbones in the army.

This is a big problem!

Is Tu Hai crazy for executing so many people at once?

Hong Chengchou now also feels that Tu Hai is crazy. Doesn't he have any doubts about the results of the interrogation?

Aren't you afraid that this list is a conspiracy by spies?

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou, who realized the seriousness of the matter, couldn't sit still and hurriedly spoke.

"Quickly, take me to see Master Tuhai!"

Xu Maoke nodded hurriedly and led the way.



When Hong Chengchou came outside Tuhai's tent, the smell of blood hit his face, and many people were pushed out one after another and then executed.

But his expression didn't change much.

He once led troops to fight on the battlefield, and the scene before him was not enough to scare him.

Someone was sent to announce that Hong Chengchou was waiting outside the tent for Tu Hai to receive him.

Not long after, Hong Chengchou was welcomed into the tent by Tu Hai's soldiers.

Looking at Tu Hai sitting in the tent, Hong Chengchou put on his horse-hoove sleeves and bowed down.

"I have met the Governor!"

Tu Hai continued to read the Buddhist scriptures, but raised his eyelids slightly and asked.

"What's the matter?"

Hong Chengchou said more directly.

"Master Tu, I heard that your Excellency is arresting spies?"

Tu Hai raised his eyelids again and spoke.

"yes!"

"Those spies and thieves should all be killed!"

Hong Chengchou spoke again.

"But your Excellency executed so many people at once, many of them were unjustly accused."

"People in the army are panicked now!"

Tuhai nodded slightly and said.

"I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!"

"Our army's march south this time is related to the rise and fall of our Qing Dynasty. There must not be any spies in the army."

"Perhaps this purge will accidentally kill many people, but as long as the spies can be eliminated, it will be worth it."

Hong Chengchou asked.

"But such cleaning can easily cause the army to panic!"

Tuhai shook his head and said.

"It's okay. After the cleaning is completed, the governor will order a large reward for the entire army to appease the morale of the army."

Hong Chengchou nodded and said nothing more.

Moreover, he also realized the reason why Tu Hai believed the spy's words.


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