"I am Dongbo of Daming Town, Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian!"
"How dare you be so presumptuous!"
In Songpu Town, Zhang Mingzhen captured the city gate under the banner of Chen Wu's troops, and Zhu Yihai led his troops into the city quickly. A sudden battle started suddenly and ended quickly.
Chen Wu and others were still drinking and chatting, and even hugging the women who had been snatched in their arms. They were enjoying themselves, but they were taken away from them. The majestic general was dragged naked to the waist and dragged like a dog to Zhu Yihai.
Zhu Yihai looked at this guy. He was indeed tall and strong. If he wore armor, he would look like a door god. It's a pity that such a general of the imperial court, in these troubled times, instead turned around and rode on the heads of the people to show his authority.
blessing.
"Shut up!"
Chen Wu was forced to kneel in front of Zhu Yihai. He cocked his neck and looked at the young man.
Shen Wenzhong stepped forward and said loudly, "The person standing in front of you is the tenth grandson of Emperor Gao, the great ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, the eleventh generation of King Lu of the Ming Dynasty, and the current Highness of the Supervisor of the Kingdom, and he still doesn't kneel down to worship!"
"King Lu?" Chen Wu rolled his eyes, "I'm afraid your highness still doesn't know that we have supported King Yiyang in Chongming as the superintendent of the country, with the support of three governors and eight town commanders, as well as 200,000 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. Three Wu
The gentry and gentry from all over the counties responded with righteousness and bravery."
"I am the Earl of Zhendong, the governor of Yiyang, and the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. Is there any misunderstanding, Your Highness?"
He emphasized the words "three governors, eight generals, and two hundred thousand soldiers and horses."
But Zhu Yihai just looked at him disdainfully.
"Chen Wu, you are also a native of Ningbo. Cixi is only a few dozen miles away from your home in Shangyu. How could you be so cruel to the villagers? You are ashamed of the landscape that raised you!"
"You live up to your military uniform!"
"As a native son and a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, but you don't think about protecting your homeland and the country, guarding the territory and ensuring the safety of the people. When facing the Tartars, you escape in the middle of the battle and let down the country. When facing the fellow villagers, you launch troops and plunder, which is the heart of the beast.
thing!"
"As a soldier, you can't serve the king and protect your country. You can't defend your country and protect your fellow villagers. How can you have the dignity to call yourself a general of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Here comes the sword!"
Yang Boxing stepped forward with a big sword.
Chen Wu looked timid.
"You can't kill me. I am Dong Bo of Daming Town, I am the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, and I am the king of Yiyang who supervises the country and supports the founding of the country!"
"By doing this, you are provoking a war between the two families. You cannot afford to offend King Yiyang's 200,000-strong army!"
Zhu Yihai took his sword out of its scabbard, holding the sword in both hands and approaching step by step.
"The Tartars are extremely ferocious and I have never been afraid of them. How can I be afraid of deserters like you who are rebellious ministers and traitors and bring harm to the people?"
"What I killed was just a deserter who harmed the people."
"I don't want to go to war with King Yiyang, I just want to eliminate harm for the people!"
"Hold him down!"
Two brothers, Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Mingyang, pressed one side to the other. Chen Wu could not move, and he was so frightened that he exerted force fiercely. Although he was known as a flying tiger, Zhang Mingzhen was also a warrior on the battlefield.
Zhu Yihai stood still with his sword in hand.
"Even if you move out of Taizu Emperor Gao today, I won't be able to tolerate you!"
This is the square in front of the Town God's Temple in the town. It is usually a place for temple fairs and social dramas. The venue is very large. Countless captured rebel officers were tied and kneeling on the ground to watch.
There were also many gentry and common people in the town who had just been robbed by the rebels, and they also stood and watched.
Seeing this scene, the rebel generals turned pale with fright. They were so proud when they looted the people, but when they became the slaughtered lambs, they were no better than ordinary people.
The people began to cheer.
"Listen, this is the judgment of the people on you!"
"Chen Wu, you are the general in charge of the imperial court. The country is in trouble, but you run away from the battle. Instead of serving the country and protecting the people, you plunder the people and bring disaster to the countryside. Today, as a supervisor of the Ming Dynasty alone, I sentence you to be executed to bring peace to the countryside! "
The sword is raised.
Chen Wu cried loudly and begged.
Zhu Yihai ignored it and slashed down with his sword.
He did not let anyone else execute the sentence for him, but decided to execute Chen Wu himself.
It's not that he is bloodthirsty, but he hopes to remind everyone of his attitude.
The sword fell, blood spattered, and the head fell.
The crowd cheered and reached a climax.
Blood also splashed on Zhang Mingzhen's brother's face, and they had different expressions.
Zhu Yihai turned around and stood still under his banner.
Then came the treatment of other officers under Chen Wu. Zhu Yihai did not spare any officers above the ninth rank. After a collective trial, they were all executed.
These guys who ran faster than anyone against the Tatars and bullied the people more ruthlessly than anyone else, did not deserve sympathy. Even though Shen Chenquan and Zhang Mingzhen persuaded them that it would be better to just kill the first culprit, Zhu Yihai did not agree.
He also knew that if he killed like this, other officers of the Ming Dynasty's weak army might be afraid of him in the future, but he had to kill him if he should.
You can't count on this kind of person anyway.
Killing them is like opening the pustules completely. It's not scary to see some blood or even some pus. If you leave them unpicked, they will only get worse and worse, and they will never get better on their own.
What's more, doing this in front of Zhang Mingzhen and other new army officers and soldiers will also have a warning effect, especially when the new army has just been established, the effect will be more obvious.
More than a hundred people were killed in one go.
Blood filled the air in front of the City God's Temple, and many onlookers were excited at first and then vomited.
Zhu Yihai persisted in reading it.
"Your Highness, what should we do with the remaining rebels?"
"I'll lock them up first and cross-examine them. Those whose hands are stained with the blood of the people, those who murder and commit adultery, will be chopped off. In troubled times, these people are a scourge and are useless."
"As for the rest, let them help repair the city walls, damaged houses, etc. in this town, give them a beating with a military stick, and give them two hundred dollars to send them home."
Zhang Mingzhen hesitated and said, "Many of Chen Wu's men originally went to fight outside the customs. Why not keep them and divide them into various battalions to enrich them?"
Zhu Yihai refused directly.
"These are Chen Wu and his servants you are talking about, right? Even if these people are not full of blood, there is no need to keep them. What I want to rebuild is an army of righteous kings, not a group of deserters, robbers, and gangsters. There are so many thieves and bandits. Keeping them will only destroy my military discipline and affect my military morale."
These servants were raised generously by Chen Wu and others in the past. Although they are somewhat capable, they are also the most difficult to change. The current few battalions of recruits already have many veterans of the old army. The number of recruits is insufficient. If we get another batch of these people, , then his new army may have little hope.
What he needs now is not just numbers, but a force that can both fight and follow orders.
Otherwise, he would not have only had these ten or so battalions along the way, with less than 10,000 troops. Instead, he might have scraped together one or two hundred thousand soldiers.
"Let the families take back the women who were robbed by the thieves."
"The property looted by the thieves will also be returned to the people!"
"Also, provide some money and food subsidies to the people who have been tortured by the rebels."
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Zhu Yihai was a bit listless as he made arrangements for the aftermath, "The common people have suffered from the rebellion, so don't disturb the people any more, and don't collect food and donations anymore."
"People from each camp were sent out to capture all the rebels who were still outside causing harm to the people. Kill those who deserve to be killed and disperse those who deserve to be dismissed."
Zhang Mingzhen hoped that he would cheer up.
"According to the rebels' account, Chen Wu has already ordered General Zhang Guozhu to attack Dinghai and Ningbo, and he has also sent people to invite Wang Chao to come here to meet up first, with the intention of attacking Cixi and His Highness together."
Zhu Yihai thought for a while, "Let Wang Zhiren lead three thousand men, and two battalions of the fifth army will immediately return to Dinghai to aid Dinghai and capture this Zhang Guozhu."
"You and I will stay here together. The Gonghou Dynasty will arrive first!"
"Send the order, Chen Wu's flag is still up on the city."
"Your Highness, are you going to let the dynasty surrender themselves first?"
Zhu Yihai waved his hand, "Go ahead and sleep for a while. General Zhang is busy outside."
"Thank you for your hard work, Your Highness. I'll leave this to you outside."
Zhu Yihai walked a few steps, then suddenly stopped and turned around.
He looked at Zhang Minzhen and stepped over.
He reached out and patted Zhang Mingzhen on the shoulder, and then tied the bloody sword that just killed Chen Wu to Zhang Mingzhen's waist.
"This is the sword that killed the rebellious ministers and traitors, so I gave you the title of Shangfang Sword."
"You have done great service in pacifying the rebellious ministers and traitors for the country, so I will confer upon you the title of Earl of Zhendong, and you will be admitted to the Zuo Dudu Mansion as the Zuo Dudu Tongzhi."
Zhang Mingzhen was stunned for a moment.
Then immediately kneel down.
"How dare I accept this great title for my humble service? Please take back your decree."
Zhu Yihai waved his hand, "Can a bastard like Chen Wu be granted the title of Dong Bo? A guy with evil intentions like Huang Binqing can also be granted a title. Is it possible that a trusted general who is dedicated to serving his country is not qualified?"
"O Marquis, the country is in dire straits and we need good generals. The more we are at this time, the more we need you and I, the monarch and my ministers, to work together to support us."
"Among the soldiers and horses under Chen Wu, if you feel that there are those who are good at riding and shooting and understand military formations, then select some of them and put them in the camp. You, the dignified commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province, really need more men and horses."
After speaking, Zhu Yihai patted Zhang Mingzhen on the shoulder, turned around and left.
Zhang Mingzhen knelt on the ground, feeling a little uneasy.
I don’t know what the meaning of His Highness Jian Guo’s sudden words is. Could it be that Your Highness is dissatisfied with his various performances today, and that’s why he’s so angry?
Or is it that because King Yiyang Jianguo suddenly appeared with an army of 200,000 people, His Highness Lu Jianguo felt a sense of crisis, so he gave him the title of earl to show his favor?
Zhang Mingyang pulled up his brothers.
"Your Highness has gone far."
Zhang Minzhen stood up and looked at his brother, but said nothing.
"Actually, you don't have anything to worry about. His Highness is someone you can follow." Zhang Mingyang said.
Zhang Minzhen thought for a while, "Then His Highness just said that he would not accept Chen Wu's men, but now he asked me to recruit some to strengthen the Zhejiang troops. What does it mean?"
Zhang Mingyang has been following Lu Jianguo these days, and seems to have some understanding of His Highness the Jianguo. He said, "I thought the Jianguo really hated those deserters and rebels, but the situation is very urgent now. There is an army of bandits in the north."
The situation is under pressure, and now King Yiyang suddenly appears to supervise the country in Wudi, so we must also strengthen our strength."
"Then I'll recruit people?"
"Second brother, it's best to carefully select and screen the soldiers. Also, it's better to break up the useful soldiers and replenish them evenly to each battalion, rather than sending them all to Zhejiang Town."
Zhang Mingzhen nodded, "I understand, let's go and screen together."
"Second brother, you can go on your own. I will guard your highness here."