please make me king

Chapter 1323 Water Depth
"Urgent report, urgent report! Zuo Zhuguo Zhu Xieyuan, Xuanda Governor Zhang Fengyi, Datong Governor Ye Tinggui, Xuanfu and Changping Governor Zhang Weishi, Datong General Soldier Wang Shiren, Xuanfu General Soldier Li Guoliang, and Changping General Soldier Chao Pichang Youling, bring Datong Town, Xuanfu Town, and Changping Town, the three towns of people and horses, surrendered to King Shun in honor of Tian Changyi."

"Ah? Are we going to be thieves now? Traitors, traitors, all of them are traitors!" The messengers sent by Ye Tinggui and the others held a cloak and made noise along the way.

However, these discussions did not stop, and another group of knights came galloping.

These knights all held gongs and drums, made a noise, and then yelled loudly: "I would like to follow the order of King Shun, confer the title of Zhu Xieyuan of Zuozhu Kingdom as King of Jin, proclaim Zhang Fengyi, Governor of Datong, as King of Liao, Governor Ye Tinggui of Datong as King of Zhenshuo, Zhang Weishi, the governor of Changping, is the king of the town, Wang Shiren, the general of Datong, Li Guoliang, the general of the Xuanfu, and Chao Pichang, the general of Changping, are the dukes."

"All the deputy generals and deputy envoys of military preparations are all made marquises, and the generals and above are all made earls, and the soldiers are paid a stone of rice and grain every month. This is it!"

"Listen, listen, what kind of people are they!" Someone had long ago said with grief, "The rewards of eating the emperor, the matter of being loyal to the emperor, these people used to talk about it one by one in the daytime, once the thief comes."

Those people were agitated, criticizing each other, but just halfway through their yelling, when they heard the sentence "soldiers are paid a month's salary, they will be given a stone of rice and grain", they were immediately speechless like a crowing rooster being strangled by the throat.

"Hahaha, Master Zhu, Dushi Zhang, Ye Fujun, and Zhang Fujun, although their virtues are flawed, they are actually justifiable!"

"Ah, that's right, it's just extenuating circumstances!"

"excusable!"

Are you kidding me, what does Zhu Xieyuan and others have to do with these Qiu Ba?

However, "soldiers are paid monthly, and rice and grain are distributed for a stone", which is a real benefit for almost most of the Xuanda and Dazhen towns whose families are young and strong and join the army.

Daming pays four or five qian per month, and they still have to eat nothing, drink the blood of the soldiers, and pay in arrears. The money they receive every month is only ten or twenty catties of corn.
What is loyal to the emperor and patriotism, what is "the reward of eating the emperor, and the matter of loyalty to the emperor", just listen to these words and forget it, who can take it seriously?

However, shortly after this group of cavalry galloped away, another group of cavalry came galloping again.

However, this wave of people did not preach any more. Instead, they warned: "Eastern captives invaded and locked up the door. If you have money, you can contribute money, and if you have the strength, you must guard the city and camp, so as not to destroy your family!"

"Liaodong is bitter and cold, and there is no food or drink. There is no clothing to cover the body, and there is no food to eat."

"When you see clothes are taken away, when you see people plunder people. Men are slaves, women are prostitutes, young children are soup, old people are firewood!"

"Avoid it, don't leave clothes and food behind. After a while, the rebel army will arrive. To drive out the Tartars, it's up to King Shun!"

"Oh, is Gou Dazi coming again? Run, run!" Everyone was watching the excitement there, but they panicked after hearing these words, and ran home one after another.

The two towns of Xuan and Da are located at the frontier of the frontier, directly facing the Mongolian tribes such as Tumed and Chahan'er, and are often harassed.

Therefore, except for some prefectures and counties, guards and fortresses are almost everywhere, and everyone has mastered a certain degree of military technology.

Once they heard the warning, they naturally cleaned up the shops and workshops outside the city, and hid back to the guards and castles one after another, organizing themselves to guard and defend.

Good guy, after Song Xiance's torment, the whole town of Xuanda became lively.

Xinzhou was only five hundred miles away from Datong, and it only took two or three days for this "news" to reach the ears of Liu Wenzhong, the eunuch in charge of Datong.

"What do Zhu Xieyuan, Zhang Fengyi and others want to do!" Liu Wenzhong couldn't help being surprised and angry when he heard the words, "Everyone is shameless, deeply indebted to the emperor, and openly surrendering to the thief. They really deserve to be killed!"

"Emissary, the most urgent thing is to recruit soldiers and horses into the guard, and beware of Datong Yanghe being acquired by thieves!" Zhu Jiashi, who is guarding the North Ji Road, hurriedly stepped forward and advised.

It turned out that Datong City was the residence of the governor, general soldier and guarding eunuch, and the governor's general soldier's battalion was also stationed nearby.

It's just that after Xuanda Governor Zhang Fengyi, Datong Governor Ye Tinggui, and General Soldier Wang Shiren led the main force to go south, Datong City and its vicinity were empty.

Except for the city guards, there are no soldiers or generals, and the situation is quite dangerous.

In Datong City, apart from Liu Wenzhong, the imperial eunuch guarding Datong, only Zhu Jiashi, the deputy envoy who guards northern Hebei and is in charge of Datong East and West Road, can preside over military affairs. Why don't you let him be in a hurry?
"Yes, yes, yes, what Deputy Envoy Zhu said is very true. Immediately mobilize troops to defend Datong and wait for help!" Liu Wenzhong, who was originally panicked, couldn't help but react when he heard the words, and quickly ordered.

"Order Huairen, Yingzhou, Hunyuan Prefecture and Zhenhebao to immediately lead the guards into the defense, there must be no mistakes!"

These four places are located around Datong, and they are important places to defend Datong City, but now the situation is critical, and the field elites have been withdrawn by Zhang Fengyi, Ye Tinggui and Wang Shiren, Liu Wenzhong has no choice but to do so.

"Alas!" Zhu Jiashi, the deputy envoy of Beibei, couldn't help but sighed when he heard the words, and had to accept the order to retreat.

Do you know why?

It turns out that at this time of year, there are enemies everywhere in Datong. Yanghewei in the north is the residence of Governor Xuan, and the defenders must not move lightly.

Weizhou in the east covers the Bauhinia and the two passes of the horse, which is related to the safety of the capital. If Liu Wenzhong is given a few heads, he will not dare to touch the soldiers and horses here.

As for the lightest pressure on the west side, Yang Guozhu, the deputy commander in chief, and Tang Tong, the general in charge, had already been mobilized southward by Zhang Fengyi and Ye Tinggui, and there was no extra troops available, so Zhu Jiashi, the deputy military commander, had no good solution.

The two of them spent a lot of effort, two days of hard work, and managed to mobilize the four guards and troops into the city, before they had time to catch their breath.

A soldier came to report a long time ago: "Urgent report, urgent report, Fujun and Zongzhen have led three to five hundred troops outside the city, and they keep saying that they want to return to the city, so they will not let go?"

"What? They still have the guts to come?" Liu Wenzhong, the guardian eunuch, was almost amused, and couldn't help laughing at the left and right guards.

"Let's go out with the miscellaneous family to see what kind of medicine they sell in their gourds!"

"Hey, the Chinese envoy sits in the city, closes the door and lets him go, why bother with him?" Zhu Jiashi, the deputy military envoy, was a little afraid of Ye Tinggui from the bottom of his heart, so he couldn't help persuading him.

It turned out that Ye Tinggui did not perform particularly well in the battle against the rebels due to limited conditions, but he was actually a ruthless person.

In the eighth year of Chongzhen, not long after he took office as governor, Datong Town, which had just been ravaged by Hou Jin, was once again invaded by Eastern captives.

Ye Tinggui led his troops to help Mabao and attacked Fengzhoutan by surprise. He not only defeated the Houjin army in one fell swoop, but also wiped out more than [-] enemies and captured more than [-] people. .

But Liu Wenzhong, the guarding eunuch, didn't think so, he thought to himself: "Now that Datong city is well-defended and its soldiers and horses are complete, why should I be afraid if I sit in the fortified city?"

Thinking of this, he rejected Zhu Jiashi's proposal, the deputy envoy of military preparations, swaggered up the tower, and came to the tower of Qingyuan Gate, the west gate of Datong City.

He couldn't help cursing: "Slave who suffered from the plague, the governor of Datong, the commander-in-chief, you don't sit down, but you betray the emperor's favor and turn to the thief. What face do you have today to see the miscellaneous family?"

Unexpectedly, Ye Tinggui and others were astonished when they heard the words, and they all called out to Qu: "Why did the Chinese envoy make such a statement?"

"We were fighting with the thieves outside the city of Taiyuan, but Donglu suddenly appeared behind our army and attacked our army."

"Our army was out of reach, and under the attack from both sides, we couldn't help but collapse. Now Zhu Xieyuan of the Zuozhu Kingdom died in battle, and Zhang Fengyi, the governor of Xuanda, is nowhere to be found."

"Before I waited for hundreds of people to barely escape from birth, and rushed back to Datong Town to take charge of the overall situation, why did the Chinese envoy shut us out? Could it be that you have become a thief?"

"Nonsense, nonsense, now that there is a lot of noise outside, it is clear that you guys have joined the thieves, how dare you beat them back?" Liu Wenzhong couldn't help being furious when he heard the words, so he refuted.

"Women and children's rumors, how can you believe them?" Ye Tinggui couldn't help laughing bitterly when he heard the words.

"As a wise man, the ambassador should understand that the more critical the moment, the more confused the fish will be."

"In this battle, we lost the banner and seal again. I am afraid that the city gate will be opened by fraud. Losing the city is not a big deal. If we fail the emperor's grace, we will fight!"

"This...have you never been a thief?" Liu Wenzhong saw their sincere words, and also heard that Zhu Xieyuan of the Zuozhu Kingdom had died in battle, and Zhang Fengyi, the governor of Xuanda, had disappeared. These kinds of rumors contradicted the rumors, so he couldn't help but waver again.

"I am a dignified member of the imperial court, shepherding one side, enjoying the glory and wealth, and I am not a mud leg without food, what kind of rebellion are you creating!" Ye Tinggui couldn't help but ask back when he heard the words.

"Besides, the 'Shun thief' kept saying that this king and that duke, he himself is just pretending to be a false king, so how can he make others?"

"This... this is true!" Liu Wenzhong immediately reacted when he heard the words.

"That's right, it stands to reason that the 'Shun thief' himself only calls himself a prince, so how can he be called a prince again?"

"Okay, come here, Fu Jun opens the city gate and invites him to enter the city!"

The guarding eunuch Liu Wenzhong straightened his clothes and said in his heart, "It's not easy to offend Ye Tinggui this time. Let me greet you personally, and it's an apology!"

He was walking down the city while thinking, but he couldn't help but hear someone shouting loudly: "No, absolutely no!"

Liu Wenzhong was about to step forward to explain, but unexpectedly heard a commotion at the gate of the city. He turned his head and saw Ye Tinggui, Wang Shiren and Li Guoliangka beheaded and killed several people, and then charged over.

He was about to make a move, but suddenly his heart turned cold, and half of the snow-white blade emerged from his chest.

Liu Wenzhong tried his best, turned his head and looked, the person who assassinated him was one of the four guards he called.

It's just that he and these four people have only met a few times and are not very familiar with them, so he couldn't recognize which guard it was for a while.

"You...you...you..." Liu Wenzhong didn't understand why this happened, so he couldn't help raising his arms, pointing at the guard in front of him, trying to ask something.

"The water in Datong is too deep, you can't grasp it!" Unexpectedly, the guard sneered, "The Governor Ye is much smarter than you, so he was promoted to a higher rank, and you died!"

(End of this chapter)