Daming kill

On the way back to the General's Mansion, Zhang Qing was always preoccupied.

Regarding the general's consideration for recruiting thieves, he had some things to say to Shouhou'er Yuanye and others, but there were also some things he didn't say.

This is not a question of trust or distrust, but that it is really impossible to talk about it.

As the battalion commander who was by Li Ping's side all day long, Zhang Qing knew very well that Li Ping had another important purpose besides showing that he would dare to kill anyone regardless of their status.

That is to attack the image of scholars and instigate distrust of officers and soldiers towards the most loyal Daoist groups, so that he can further firmly grasp the army, instead of allowing more and more scholars and court officials in the army to grasp or influence the army.

It is Li Ping who says that scholars have no bottom line, but it is Li Ping who strictly guards against scholars. This seems contradictory.

But it is not contradictory.

Because Li Ping is now an officer.

The scholars who went to Li Ping to join the army were fundamentally different from the scholars who wanted to be officials and went crazy and joined the peasant army.

Most of the scholars in Li Ping's army are very loyal to Daming, and many are even loyal fans of Daming who are resolutely unwilling to follow the thief in the face of adversity and life and death, including Yang Ming, who makes people feel contemptible.

Otherwise, Yang Ming wouldn't have chosen to run away and didn't look back when he almost died.

Faced with such a group of scholars, if Li Ping didn't do anything, he would only have a convulsion in his head.

Zhang Qing knew exactly that Li Ping had changed his mind, and Li Ping didn't hide it from him at all.

Zhang Qing still vividly remembers the scene when Li Ping talked about the exhaustion of Da Ming in front of him a few days ago.

Those present at that time were Ma Yong, Duan Qiang, Hu Zhongshan, Shi Lei, Qian Dongzi, Han Jiu, and Yan Ming.

Then there were a few guards, including him, and no one else.

All expressive.

Of course he was also shocked.

Although he had doubts for a long time, when Li Ping said it, he was still shocked.

Zhang Qing finally understood that it was not that simple for Li Ping to choose him as the battalion commander.

Then, more and more doubts in his heart were solved with the small-scale secret meeting that Li Ping began to organize, including the conviction of Yang Ming.

Li Ping, that is definitely a young man with a very complicated mind, a young man whose complexity is extremely inconsistent with his age.

Sophisticated and awe-inspiring.

But Li Ping is also jealous of evil, and he also has righteousness in his heart.

Beside him, you can deeply appreciate his good upbringing, his ideological integrity and his profound and vast knowledge.

Zhang Qing was very hesitant and confused.

At the same time, he knew that with Li Ping's formal operation on scholars and a series of other measures, Li Ping's mind would become more and more obvious, and he seemed to have no choice.

Although he is also extremely dissatisfied with the current world, but that is Daming!A great Ming that has existed for more than 200 years!A Daming who has gone through countless hardships and still stands proudly.

Is Daming really exhausted?

Zhang Qing was skeptical and couldn't believe it.

With thoughts in mind, Zhang Qing returned to the General's Mansion.

But before entering the door, he ran into Zhang Kuang, the military supervisor, who was walking out with his head down.

When changing clothes, Zhang Qing pulled Luo Xiaoliu, who was on duty in the hall just now, over and asked, "What's the matter with Zhang Jianjun?"

Since entering Sichuan, the newly formed guard battalion has undergone constant personnel changes, and since Zhang Kuang's arrival, most of the officers and soldiers in the guard battalion have worked in the peasant army.

The reason is naturally self-evident.

"Zhang Jianjun has already met Yang Ming and his group. It seems that the general agreed, and then Zhang Jianjun became even more annoyed." Luo Xiaoliu said with a strange expression.

On the day Li Ping said that Daming was exhausted, Luo Xiaoliu was also there.

"Oh?" Zhang Qing was a little surprised.

He knew that Zhang Kuang hadn't received any information about Yang Ming's affairs beforehand, so he was shocked at the time and was in a hurry.

Of course Zhang Kuang firmly opposed Li Ping's killing of scholars.

"How's the atmosphere?" Zhang Qing continued to ask suspiciously.

Luo Xiaoliu scratched his head and said, "The atmosphere is good. Zhang Jianjun is annoyed, but he is not too excited."

"The atmosphere is okay? What do you mean?" Zhang Qing froze for a moment.

Although Zhang Kuang is very smart, he is not pedantic at all, but at the same time he is a person who can distinguish right from wrong and has a stubborn personality.Before Li Ping said that Yang Ming and others were collaborating with thieves, Zhang Kuang's objection was mainly for Li Ping's consideration, not that Yang Ming and others should not be killed.

But now that the nature of the matter is completely different, especially the obvious difference in the way Li Ping treats He Zhuzi, Zhang Qing can imagine that Zhang Kuang will definitely be furious, and it is unlikely that he will let it go.

"Well, you don't know Zhang Jianjun's expression when the general said that since he has notified the whole army, they will never take it back. When the general made it clear and said that he would hand over to them civilians, corruption and poor conduct must be dealt with. The fate of these people is gone, the world is like this, you can't blame him for being willful, Zhang Jianjun's expression is even more exciting." Luo Xiaoliu laughed directly as he spoke.

"and then?"

"Then? Then Zhang Jianjun continued to say a lot of harsh words, and also said a lot of persuasive words, but the general was still unmoved. In the end, Zhang Jianjun could only sigh again and leave."

Zhang Qing was stunned by Luo Xiaoliu's words for a while, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment, and there was no need to dig into the corner now, and he had more important things to do.So by changing his clothes, Zhang Qing followed suit and asked, "Is there anyone else at the general's place now?"

Zhang Qing felt that after meeting Yang Ming, it was very necessary for him to report immediately.

"There is someone. The general went to the back house. Premier Song, Ms. Zhao and Miss Qian are here. They have been waiting there just now."

Song Baolai was formally appointed as the Premier Affairs Officer of the Guarantee Battalion during this restructuring, and then referred to as the Prime Minister. This was also a benefit that Li Ping sought for Song Baolai, satisfying his little vanity and vulgar taste.

At the same time, it can also clearly demonstrate Song Baolai's status.

It is indeed inappropriate to always call Song Baolai the battalion officer.

"Miss Qian? Back house?" Zhang Qing was taken aback for a moment.

He just met Yang Minghou and Shou Houer and the others for a while, but he didn't expect Qian Ying to come here directly, and they were waiting directly in Li Ping's back house.

This seems a little unusual.

With doubts, Zhang Qing first went around several guard points in the General's Mansion, and then went to see the guards guarding Prime Minister Song, and then logically went to the back house.

After this reorganization, the security battalion no longer provided security work for Song Baolai.

A guard team wearing black police uniforms and under the full command of Song Baolai was formed to be responsible for the security work of important figures in the security battalion.

At the same time, a guard convoy with thousands of troops and also wearing police uniforms was also formed.Its basic task is to provide military protection to the support battalion in order to liberate the army so that the army can fully focus on combat tasks.

Although the personnel power of this security guard is still in the hands of Li Ping, and similar to the commander-in-chief of the third headquarters of the army is Xu Changen, and the chief instructor is Qian Dongzi, Li Ping made it clear that the security guards will not be called in non-emergency situations. The garrison and guards are mainly under the direct command of Song Baolai.

In the end, this series of actions further enhanced and declared Song Baolai's absolute No. [-] status.

When he arrived at the back house, of course Zhang Qing couldn't choose to go in.

Since there are no guards at the gate of the back house now, Zhang Qing first glanced at the side rooms on both sides of the back house as if checking, and then seemed a little surprised, but he continued to pretend and walked around the entire outer courtyard. After turning around, he went straight to a wing room with its doors and windows open.

There, a dignified beauty with light makeup and hair was quietly drinking tea by herself in front of the window.

Ever since Zhang Qing entered the outer court, her gaze has been on Zhang Qing.

"Zhuang Shuban, let me chat with you for a while! So that you won't be bored." After entering the wing, Zhang Qing yelled in a loud voice on purpose, and sat down directly opposite Zhuang Ting without looking outside.

This made the two look familiar, and they didn't deliberately hide anything.

In fact, the two of them are really familiar, and the fake politeness may attract attention instead.

Zhuang Ting is one of the book offices that Zhao Lanyue relies on the most, and she is also the person who is with her most often. She is mainly engaged in the work similar to that of a secretary in later generations.

She is the daughter of a merchant and once had a wealthy family.

But because the business at home was peeped by the powerful and robbed by the powerful, and her parents fought hard because of unwillingness, sued the officials everywhere, and finally annoyed the powerful.As a result, her parents and her grown-up elder brother were both imprisoned on trumped-up charges, and soon died inexplicably. She, who was almost ten years old, was also abducted and sold to a brothel in Wuchang City.

When Zuo Liangyu retreated from Xiangyang to Wuchang, the [-]-year-old Zhuang Ting was taken into captivity. She was accepted by the Zuo Army to Zuo Liangyu because of her good rhythm, delicate figure, good looks, and she was only a performer. He was given to Li Ping by Zuo Liangyu, who was no longer close to women (probably due to illness).

When Li Ping left Huangpi, he sent Zhuang Ting back to Wuchang in a small boat along with other beauties and wives, but Zhuang Ting returned with the boat.

Zhuang Ting is keenly aware that Li Ping's army is a different army, and the main thing is that she wants to use this to escape from the devil's den.

Because of her proficiency in writing and ink, and her understanding of rhythm, she also practiced in the brothel to treat people and be more open-minded, and her background is also very reassuring. Zhuang Ting was quickly selected by Zhao Lanyue and focused on training.

After Zhang Qing became the commander of the security battalion, due to the nature of his work, he had to deal with Zhuang Ting, and even because of the special relationship between Li Ping and Zhao Lanyue, they would spend a lot of time alone. Zhang Qing, who was repeatedly stimulated by his sister, was quickly attracted by Zhuang Ting.

After all, Zhang Qing is not Liu Xiahui.

And women are the most perceptive. Since Lang is affectionate, Zhuang Ting is also very old in this era. In addition, she has been following Zhao Lanyue's side and her mind is more open. Of course, she soon has a heart.

There are many times that love is like this. It is not love at first sight, but gradually attracted to each other, which is the result of serious thinking.

Of course, in this era, very few people dare to fall in love at first sight without knowing the identity and status of the other party and a series of factors.

Because some people are unattainable, some people cannot be offended, some people are unacceptable, and some people must not have any wrong thoughts.

Zhuang Ting is a woman, and Zhao Lanyue is also a woman. Zhao Lanyue soon discovered the abnormality between Zhang Qing and Zhuang Ting.

Zhao Lanyue was naturally happy to see the results, not only deliberately created more time for the two of them to be alone, but also directly broke the matter.

However, Zhao Lanyue, who has been advocating free love to her subordinates, did not rush to spread the word to the world, but let the two of them have a good time in private first.

Zhao Lanyue was not in a hurry to tell the outside world, so naturally Zhang Qing and Zhuang Ting would not be embarrassed to say so, even Zhang Qing even kept his sister a secret.

Although this made the two of them somewhat sneaky and did not make a clear decision about their relationship, Zhang Qing also knew that it was impossible for him to extricate himself.

Moreover, he and Li Ping were bound tighter and tighter, and it was difficult to escape.

"Miss Qian is pregnant?" Zhuang Ting whispered as soon as Zhang Qing sat down.

"What?" Zhang Qing stood up in shock, but he immediately realized something was wrong, and looked around anxiously.

Everything around and in the yard was normal, no one was paying attention here, and Wang Xiaofeng happened to be walking out of the back house carrying something, which should have attracted most of the attention.

After sitting back in a hurry, Zhang Qing suppressed his voice and said in disbelief: "This is not a joke, it is impossible!"

Zhuang Ting also glanced at Wang Xiaofeng, then pursed her lips lightly, and said with some embarrassment: "How can I be joking about this kind of thing, Ms. Zhao said that it is not necessarily the reason of women who have children, sometimes it is actually men. thing."

Zhang Qing was stunned for a moment, and instinctively wanted to refute but found that he couldn't say anything. Then he was a little stunned, and finally he sighed and said: "When did it happen? Miss Zhao and Prime Minister Song are here today, right?"

"I just found out. I asked several doctors to confirm, and Ms. Gao also read it." Zhuang Ting looked at Zhang Qing closely and said.Then she paused, and then said: "I actually waited for you outside on purpose today. Ms. Zhao thinks it's better for me to talk to you first. If you haven't come back before we leave, I have to go find you." you."

Zhang Qing smiled wryly, and said, "I wonder why you didn't accompany Ms. Zhao with so many guests in the Hou Zhai today. It turns out that's the case."

"It's a good thing that you have to think about it." Zhuang Ting said first, a little worried.

Zhang Qing was stunned for a moment, and then said sincerely: "You don't need to persuade me, Miss Qian is a good woman, of course it's a happy event to be pregnant, I'm just a little surprised that I didn't expect it. I hope Premier Song will not treat her badly."

Seeing what Zhang Qing said, and her expression didn't seem to be fake, Zhuang Ting involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief, but then her voice suddenly became smaller and her face turned red and said:
"Miss Zhao means the same. She said that Prime Minister Song has been struggling for a long time, but no one is pregnant. Since Miss Qian is pregnant, it is a great event, and she must give her a name immediately, and the wedding must be arranged immediately. And since there is going to be a wedding, you can't kill people tomorrow, or it will be unlucky. That's why I hurried to discuss with the general."

"Yes, yes, a title should be given immediately. Ms. Zhao is really thoughtful." Zhang Qing said happily.

But at this moment, Zhang Qing noticed that Wang Xiaofeng was standing blankly at the door of the opposite wing with his back to them, thinking about something.

Zhang Qing was a little strange, and couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Zhuang Ting followed Zhang Qing's eyes curiously, and couldn't help being surprised.