Mao Wenlong was so confused that his legs trembled and he knelt on the ground with a plop.
He opened his mouth and begged: "Wen Long is rebellious. Wen Long is guilty. He knows he deserves to die. I beg you, Master Supervisor, to have mercy. Spare my life. From now on, I am willing to lead your horse and push you. I will never have second thoughts."
Yuan Chonghuan turned around, turned his back to him, and never looked at him again.
"You have been ignorant of the laws of the country for a long time. If I don't kill you, this piece of land will not be owned by the emperor!"
Then he kowtowed to the west to ask for Shang Fang's sword, and ordered Zhao Yizhi, the commander-in-chief of Shuiying, and He Lintu to oversee the execution.
Two strongmen from the Zhenfu Division held Mao Wenlong down, one with one foot, and stepped on the crook of his legs. They grabbed his arms with both hands to prevent him from moving. The other strongman took off Mao Wenlong's hat and grabbed him.
Bun, pull forward.
Flag officer Zhang Guobing held Shang Fang's sword, raised the sword and cut off Mao Wenlong's head in front of the tent.
Mao Wenlong's eyes widened in horror, and with a puff, blood spurted out from his neck more than one meter high. A big head was lifted into the hands of the strongman.
Everyone in Dongjiang Town was shocked and burst into tears.
They were in dire straits, living overseas, living under the shelter of others, surrounded by crises, and living in precarious conditions all day long. They relied on Mao Wenlong as their parents. At this time, watching Mao Shuai being killed, they lost control of their emotions for a while.
The ground cried loudly.
Even the officers and soldiers of Guan Ning Army were affected by the emotion and felt uncomfortable for a while.
Yuan Chonghuan turned his back, and even though he didn't look, he couldn't help but the corners of his eyes twitching, and he felt irritated. At this moment, he couldn't help but wonder if he had killed him wrongly.
However, he quickly dispelled the negative emotions in his heart.
This matter must be handled properly. After all, there are still 3,000 people surrounding us outside.
"Shuai Mao started his career in the army and was ordered to fight when the army was defeated. He had to fight hard to open up the Dongjiang River. In more than ten years, he fought hundreds of battles and made great contributions to the country. The merits of this department are very clear, and it is easy to build a team of good wood.
Coffin, properly bury the head and body.”
He turned around and walked towards Mao Jian, and said warmly: "You are Mao Shuai's close servant. It is up to you to escort Mao Shuai's coffin to Hangzhou and hand it over to his relatives. There are three thousand taels for the funeral here, which is considered a pension from the court.
Give it to his relatives together."
Mao Jian looked at him with hatred. He didn't want to accept it. He felt like he was insulted.
But thinking that I was just a domestic slave, I had no right to comment on the matters of these important people. I had no choice but to put away the banknotes with red eyes and put them in my arms.
Mao Jian turned his head away from looking at him.
Yuan Chonghuan was also very embarrassed. He could only smile, turned around, and said to everyone: "Shuai Mao and I have no personal grudges. His Majesty ordered him to be killed today. It is not my business."
Everyone was a little agitated, but when they heard the word "Your Majesty," they immediately didn't dare to say anything. They all returned to their respective positions in fear, not even daring to cry.
"Today, I will only kill Mao Wenlong. To pacify the soldiers and civilians overseas, I will kill people to pacify the people. You will continue to serve as usual, and each will bear your surname. You are not related by blood to Marshal Mao, and your surname is not Mao. It is a crime to serve the country.
If I am not as good as you, there is no need to worry."
When the generals heard this, they felt at ease. It turned out that Governor Yuan had no plans of a general purge.
They would not be implicated. And although the supervisor announced Mao Shuai's crimes, he had no intention of pursuing the entire army. It was just that Mao Shuai refused to obey the supervisor, so the supervisor only killed him.
Now that the Superintendent has killed the eldest in Dongjiang Town, the other younger ones are afraid. This is the end of the matter.
Yuan Chonghuan said to Mao Da: "Now that Marshal Mao is dead, how should Dongjiang Town be resettled?"
Mao Da was so frightened that he peed his pants. He killed Mao Wenlong whenever he asked. Mao Wenlong dared to fart before his blood was dry. He quickly raised his hands and said, "It all depends on the supervisor. It all depends on the supervisor."
The other generals also handed over their hands to the superintendent for instructions.
"The Benbuyuan has no grudge against Marshal Mao, and now his family will never be implicated. From now on, the 28,000 Dongjiang soldiers will be divided into four confederations. The Benbuyuan will kill his father, use his son, and let Mao Chenglu take charge of one confederation.
Soldier."
When everyone heard this, they were relieved. He even used it on Mao Wenlong's son. Naturally, he wouldn't do anything to others.
Mao Chenglu, a native of Anshan, Liaodong, was an important general of the Pidao Army and the adopted son of Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief of the Pidao Army.
He successively served as the right-wing guerrilla of the Pidao Army, the staff general of Neding, and the deputy commander-in-chief of the Dongjiang Army.
He once commanded Mao Wenlong's army of servants, including his adopted sons and grandsons, and Jurchens for a long time. He ranked first among Wenlong's disciples and was known as "Mao Da".
Mao Da did not expect that Governor Yuan would actually reuse him, and he was overjoyed.
"Use flags, drums, and Xu Fu to manage the troops of one association. I will decide on two alliances, and the remaining two alliances of troops and horses will be discussed by yourselves and the public will recommend people who are talented and virtuous and can convince the public." Yuan Chonghuan said.
This time, everyone was completely reassured. Yuan Chonghuan did not even have military power to interfere with his own people. This shows that he has no ambition to annex Dongjiang Town.
At this time, he believed his claim that he secretly received an oral order from His Majesty to kill Marshal Mao.
After discussing it for a while, all the officials in Dongjiang protected Liu Xingzuo from the guerrillas, and two deputy generals, Chen Jisheng, took charge of it.
Liu Xingzuo was from Dingyuanbo, but he stayed in Dongjiang for several years after fleeing Liaodong.
Liu Xingzuo had a prominent position in Jiannu and was a very good person. He got along well with the generals in Dongjiang. At this time, everyone trusted him, so they asked him to come back to preside.
Chen Jisheng is a veteran and the oldest person in Dongjiang. Everyone is convinced.
Yuan Chonghuan had no objection to Chen Jisheng, but Liu Xingzuo had obviously gone to the sect of Uncle Dingyuan, and it was Uncle Dingyuan who introduced him to the emperor. This matter was a bit difficult to handle.
But now that the matter was urgent, he still agreed. He would explain it to the court and Uncle Dingyuan later.
Ten days later, the news of Mao Wenlong's murder spread throughout the government and the public. For a moment, it was like a magnitude 10 earthquake, shocking everyone who heard the news.
Xiong Tingbi did it once when Shang Fang's sword killed the general. Commander Yuan, who now admires Xiong Tingbi, also did it once. Mao Wenlong became a general in vain.
But Mao Wenlong had a left governor, which was different. This matter seriously exceeded his authority.
When he heard the news, Chongzhen was eating with his concubines. He was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks.
He originally calculated that Yuan Chonghuan would most likely find an opportunity to capture Mao Wenlong, then deceive his subordinates, tell them about their duties, take Mao Wenlong away, and then reorganize the troops of Dongjiang Town.
As for how to deal with it, there is no rush. Seize the military power first, and the rest can be done slowly. It depends on the wishes of the emperor and the cabinet.
However, Yuan Chonghuan killed the person directly. This incident made Chongzhen very uncomfortable.
For the first time, he discovered that Yuan Chonghuan still had this problem. He was so bold.
It is not a good thing for a frontier official to have such irrational problems. If he gets mad that day and does some irrational things, it will be extremely destructive.
In the emperor's view, this was a huge security risk.
Just like during the 1898 coup, Yuan Shikai came to inform. Cixi put on her glasses and looked at Yuan Shikai carefully for a long time. Yuan Shikai was frightened to the point of peeing.
In the end, I didn't kill him just in case. I just saw that this man was timid.
But Governor Yuan was so bold, the emperor was also a little embarrassed.
Chongzhen suddenly thought carefully about Governor Yuan's resume. He considered it carefully.
Looking at Governor Yuan from another angle, the more I thought about it, the more uneasy I became. It turned out that he was such a bold and daring person. Over the past ten years, every step of his promotion was achieved by taking huge risks.
He can risk his fortune and life in order to climb up the ladder. But the emperor cannot do that. Who will accompany you to gamble?
He was just dissatisfied with what he did before, but in view of the restoration of Liao in five years, he can bear it.
However, when he looked again at this time, his mentality changed, and his views also changed.
It seems that we need to make secondary preparations for Liaodong's affairs. He thought silently in his heart.
