The Ningxia Guard mentioned by Chen Dao actually refers to the Ningxia Town area, which is today's Yinchuan area. In Ningxia Town, in addition to the Ningxia Guard, there are also Ningxia Qianwei, Ningxia Zuotunwei, Ningxia Youtunwei, and Ningxia
Zhongtun Guard and other guards have no affiliation with each other and are all under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Dusi. Around Ningxia Town, there are also Ningxia Pinglu Station, Xingwu Camp, Lingzhou Station, Ningxia Qunmu Station, etc.
Together they formed the northern gateway of Shaanxi Dusi, guarding against the invasion of the Mongolian tribes in the north.
Due to the remote location of Ningxia Town and the complicated military and political relations, the Ming Dynasty specially appointed the Ningxia Governor in Ningxia Town as the highest military and political officer in the area.
Today, Ningxia Governor Dang Xin was very unhappy because he heard another complaint, saying that the soldiers of the Ningxia Guard harassed the people and robbed people of their property.
Concubine, this girl was originally promised to someone else, but now her mother-in-law's family and the prospective mother-in-law's family have stopped taking action, and the lawsuit has been brought directly to Dang Xin.
"Call Kuai Bai!" Dang Xin ordered his subordinates.
The city of Ningxia is not big, and within a short time, Kuai Bai, who was serving as deputy commander-in-chief, rode his horse to the governor's Yamen. He got off his horse outside the Yamen, threw the horse to his guard, and then strode in
After leaving the Yamen, he came to Dang Xin's courtroom.
"Your Majesty, please pay homage to your Majesty the Governor." He bowed and saluted.
Dang Xin sat behind the public case, looking at Kuai Bai who was as tall as a black tower, and felt very unhappy in her heart.
This Qibai was originally a small Tatar chief. Because he had a conflict with the chief of the tribe, he led his troops to join the Ningxia officers and soldiers and became a general. Because of his strong martial arts and bravery in battle, he repeatedly made military exploits and received successive official titles.
He was promoted and eventually became the hereditary commander of the Ningxia Guard.
Two years ago, Liang Wenmeng, who was the governor of Ningxia at the time, felt that Kuaibai's power was too great and was worried about something happening, so he asked the court to grant Kuaibai the title of deputy general soldier as a condition for him to become an official and leave the army.
.Since Kuai Bai's position was hereditary, after he resigned, his eldest son Kuai Chengen inherited this position and became the commander-in-chief of the Ningxia Guard.
Although Kuai Bai retired in name, he actually still held great power. Since the Ningxia Guard was the most powerful among the guards in Ningxia, Ningxia Chief Military Officer Zhang Jizhong became an empty frame and was unable to control the situation in Ningxia Town.
After Dang Xin took over as the governor of Ningxia, he tried to weaken Kuaibai's power in various ways, but with little success. In many cases, things around Ningxia Town still needed to be solved by Kuaibai, and Dang Xin really couldn't get things done.
Even more shocking. What makes Dang Xin even more annoyed is that a few days ago, the imperial court sent a censor named Zhou Honghe to inspect the border affairs of Ningxia. I don’t know what kind of soup this man was fed by Kuaibai, but he actually treated him.
The Yi family army valued them very much. After returning to the court, they praised Kuai Cheng'en and Kuai Bai's Tu Wenxiu. Kuai Yun and others were generals, and suggested that they be reused, which made it difficult for Dang Xin to curb Kuai Bai's power.
Done.
A month ago, Gansu Lintao and Hezhou areas reported to the police that they had been invaded by the Tatar tribe. After hearing the news, Kuaibai took the initiative to apply to Dang Xin to lead troops to relieve the siege of Lintao. Dang Xin had always distrusted Kuaibai and knew the Kuai family.
Military discipline was broken. If they were sent out on an expedition, they might take the opportunity to plunder people's property, so they rejected Kuei's request.
Kuai Bai could not find support from Dang Xin, so he turned to the manager Zheng Luo. Zheng Luo was worried that he had no troops to send, so when he saw Kuai Bai volunteering for military service, there was no reason why he should not allow it, so he immediately agreed to Kuai Bai's request.
Dang Xin had no choice but to let them go, and as he expected, Kuaibai drove away the Tatars and looted the people along the way, making everyone resentful.
"Kai Bai, this time you are marching west to Lintao. What did I tell you before leaving?" Dang Xin asked Kuai Bai with a solemn face.
"The governor has repeatedly warned us not to disturb the people," Kuai Bai replied.
"Then have you done it?" Dang Xin asked.
"I have asked Quanzi Cheng'en to strictly control the soldiers. Our troops will not do any harm to the people along the way." He replied without blinking. Of course he knew what his subordinates had done, but
He didn't care, just blatantly pretending to be stupid in front of Dang Xin, he was sure that Dang Xin couldn't do anything to him either.
Dang Xin didn't expect that Kuaibai could be such a rogue. This was simply telling lies with open eyes. So many people brought their lawsuits to the governor's office, but Kuaibai could actually say such things as Qiu Wuzuo.
"You put it... let it go..." Dang Xin wanted to curse "fart", but felt that it was not appropriate for him to say such vulgar words in his own capacity. He swallowed the last word hard and said: "You still
Dare you ask that bitch of yours? Didn't you know that Qi Chengen raped a common girl as a concubine during the Western Expedition?"
"Robbery? No way. I have also seen my son's newly adopted concubine. She and my son are in love with each other and there is no intention of forcing her." Kuaibai said.
"This girl has been betrothed to someone else for a long time, and there is a marriage contract to prove it. Now that the marriage contract is in my hands, can you still deny it?" Dang Xin slapped the table, and he was really furious.
Kuai Bai was very dissatisfied with Dang Xin's actions, but he still had to put on a show of face. He lowered his head and said, "So that's it. I don't know about this matter."
"As an official of the imperial court, you robbed a daughter of a common man. How do you think this should be punished?" Dang Xin grasped an excuse and refused to let it go.
"He should be punished severely." Kuaibai said, "I will punish him with 20 military sticks when I get back to serve as a warning to others."
Dang Xin said: "There's no need to wait until you get back. I've already sent someone to call him. Since you said you wanted to beat him with 20 military sticks, I can just arrange someone to carry out the execution."
"This..." Kuai Bai was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect Dang Xin to be so tough.
As he was talking, Kuai Chengen was indeed taken away. As soon as he entered the lobby in confusion, he heard Dang Xin ordering to the people around him: "Come on, drag Kuai Chengen down and give him 20 military sticks."
"Master Governor...Dad! What's going on?" Monk Cheng'en, the second monk, couldn't help but scratch his head. Seeing his own father standing aside without saying a word, he couldn't help shouting.
Kuai Bai's expression suddenly changed, he was about to get angry, but he couldn't find the reason. He told the story about the 20 military sticks himself, originally just to deal with Dang Xin, but unexpectedly, Dang Xin caught up with him. What happened now
, he could not say any more objections, and could only watch helplessly as the guards on both sides pulled Kuai Chengen down. After a while, the execution and the sounds of Kuai Chengen's shouts were heard.
Dang Xin wants to attack the Kuai family and his son, which is no longer a matter of a day or two. The Kuai family and his son control the troops of the Ningxia Guard and have considerable power, but Dang Xin is convinced that Kuai Bai does not dare to do anything to him as the governor. After all,
There are soldiers and horses from other guards in Ningxia Town. Is it difficult for them to worship and dare to rebel?
Dang Xin originally disapproved of the Kuijia Army's westward expedition. Now that he caught the Kuijia Army's crime of disturbing the people, if he didn't punish the Kuijia father and son, wouldn't these people become even more lawless in the future?
Twenty army batons were used, and Kuai Chengen's body was beaten to pieces. The guards took him back to the court and threw him on the ground. Kuai Bai stood aside and looked at his son's miserable condition, feeling heartbroken, but he had a profound knowledge and knew that
At this time, I need to be patient, so I still stand still with a calm expression on my face.
"Hey Cheng'en, do you know why I beat you?" Dang Xin asked arrogantly, sitting behind the public case.
"I don't know what a humble position is." Kuai Chengen replied. Rape of civilian girls was a common occurrence for Kuai Chengen. He never expected that Dang Xin would beat him for such a thing. He is also a dignified commander of the capital after all.
, it is really a shame and a great humiliation to be beaten like this.
Dang Xin bowed his finger and said, "This is the result of my discussion with Deputy Commander-in-Chief Commander-in-Chief. It was Deputy Commander-in-Chief who proposed that you should be punished with 20 military sticks."
"Dad, is that true?" Kuai Chengen looked at Kuai Bai in confusion.
Kuai Bai nodded to his son without explaining the reason. He cupped his hands to Dang Xin and said, "Kai Bai, thank you, the governor, for teaching Quan Zi. If there is nothing else, I will say goodbye to Quan Zi first."
"Go ahead, and when you get back, carefully investigate the behavior of your soldiers during the Western Expedition. Those soldiers who harassed the people must be held accountable," Dang Xin said.
Kuai Chengen received a beating, but he didn't understand why. Seeing his father's attitude, he knew he couldn't fall out with Dang Xin. He stood up reluctantly, saluted Dang Xin, and then limped along with Kuai Chengen.
Bai left the governor's office.
When they arrived outside the Yamen, the servants of the Kuai family came to greet them, lifted Kuai Chengen on a soft-bag stretcher, and returned to the Kuai Mansion. Kuai Bai rode beside the stretcher, his face ashen.
"Dad, what happened today?" Chi Chengen asked while lying on the stretcher.
Baibai said: "Dang Xin used this topic to warn my father and son."
"What does this man named Dang want to do? When we were on the expedition, he made things difficult for us. He replaced our horses with weak horses and deducted our food and wages. Now he dares to attack me. This is not right.
Do my family take it seriously?" Kuai Chengen said angrily.
Kuai worshiped: "When Liang Wenmeng forced him to become an official for his father, he wanted to weaken the power of our family army, but he didn't dare to do it openly. This party has gone further than Liang Wenmeng. I bow to the imperial court
He has gone through life and death, and has made so many military exploits, the imperial court is now going to kill the donkey."
"Damn it, the court won't let us have an easy time, and we won't make it easy for the court. If we get angry, we will rebel!" Kuai Chengen said fiercely.
Those who carried the stretcher for Kuai Chengen were all loyal servants of the Kuai family. On weekdays, the Kuai family's father and son taught them to be loyal to the Kuai family, not to the court. Such treasonous remarks were made many times by the Kuai family's father and son.
Well, this time Kuai Chengen threatened to rebel, the servants did not find it strange or alarmed at all.
"It's not the right time yet," Kuaibai said. "Ningxia Town has more than just our own troops. We alone can't make it happen. We have to wait a little longer."
"Then just wait. When the time comes, I will definitely kill Dang Xin and avenge today!" Chi Chengen said through gritted teeth. (To be continued.)