Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 321 Blackwater City

More than a month later.

The outskirts of Heishui City (formerly Yijinai City).

In the wilderness, there is a small and inconspicuous temple called Anning Temple.

At this time, dozens of corpses of monks were lying on the ground in the front yard of the temple, and the sound of fighting and killing could be heard in the backyard.

These monks killed by the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were all spies planted by Wala in the Ming Dynasty.

Wu Kezhong, the military admiral of the First Shaanxi-Pu Army, had just personally led a team of Shenji soldiers into the temple, and surrounded a dozen or so Ora spies who were stubbornly resisting in the temple in the backyard.

"Surrender without killing."

Wu Kezhong raised his hand to stop the soldiers of the gods holding flintlock guns beside him, and then looked at the blood-covered Ora spies in front of him and said loudly.

These Wala spies had lived in the Ming Dynasty for a long time, so they naturally understood what Wu Kezhong was talking about.

However, they are not stupid people, and of course they understand that the consequences of surrender will inevitably be torture.

So, the leading Wala spy raised his machete and shouted in Wala language: "I would rather die than surrender, brothers, kill me!"

"Since you don't want to live, don't blame Wu for being ruthless."

Wu Kezhong waved his hand and ordered: "Kill these Wala spies on the spot, leaving no one behind!"

Following his order, many divine machine soldiers simultaneously pulled the triggers of the firecrackers, touching the flints to ignite the fire, and bursts of "bang bang bang" sounds of the firecrackers erupted.

More than a dozen Wala spies were quickly beaten into sieves and fell into a pool of blood, forever stopping breathing.

"Uncle, what should we do next?"

Wu Ying, captain of the Shenji Soldiers, came over and saluted Wu Kezhong and asked.

Wu Kezhong walked to the well next to the courtyard wall and sat down under the willow tree. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and ordered: "Search the whole temple and be sure to find where the thief's treasure is hidden."

"Yes."

Wu Yinggong, captain of the Shenji Soldiers, said.

A quarter of an hour later.

"Uncle, we searched the entire temple three times, but we never found one tael of silver or one silver dollar."

Wu Ying came to reply.

"What the hell!"

Wu Kezhong couldn't help cursing at first, and then he pondered: "Our people clearly saw those Walas monks smuggling three boxes of treasure into the temple in an ox cart. Could it be that this treasure can grow wings on its own and fly?"

"Uncle, treasure cannot fly, but it can burrow into the ground."

Wu Ying followed Wu Kezhong's words and said.

"Yes, dig, dig for me. Those treasures must be buried underground."

Wu Kezhong slapped his thigh and said, "Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we still have to find those treasures."

When he said this, he suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty will arrive in Blackwater City soon. If we can find these treasures and present them to Your Majesty, it will be a great achievement. You must be more careful!"

Zhu Gaoxu was preparing to use troops against Oara, so he naturally had to inspect the fortresses in northern Xinjiang first.

Although the imperial court spent great efforts to build many roads in Liaodong and Nurgandusi during the Yongle period, Liaodong had high mountains and long roads, so inspections were time-consuming and labor-intensive.

In addition, several fortresses in Liaodong and Nurgan are important military towns that were built during the Hongwu period. They are now heavily guarded, so inspections are of little significance, as long as they serve to deter the Tatars.

Therefore, after Zhu Gaoxu left Beijing, he would inspect seven military fortresses including Xuanfu, Dongsheng, Ningxia, Liangzhou, Suzhou, Heishui (Yijinai), and Hami.

"Uncle, we have dug almost three feet into the ground and still found nothing."

Half an hour later, Wu Ying led several chiefs to the willow tree and reported to Wu Kezhong who was enjoying the shade.

"Are there any missing parts of the temple that have not been excavated?"

Wu Kezhong asked in a deep voice.

Wu Ying thought for a moment, and then replied seriously: "If there is anything missing, there is indeed one."

"Lead the way, this time I will dig it myself."

Wu Kezhong stood up instantly and said anxiously.

"Uncle, that place is right behind you."

Wu Ying said with a smile.

Wu Kezhong slapped his head, said "Oh!" and said, "Why did you forget this well?"

He pointed at Wu Ying who had just spoken and said, "You, go down and take a look."

"Yes." Wu Yinggang wanted to shirk, but when Wu Kezhong glared, he immediately saluted.

Wu Kezhong turned his attention to the two chiefs behind Wu Ying and said, "You two use a rope to let him down."

"Yes."

The two chief ministers saluted.

"Uncle, I found it. There are eleven large boxes under the well, containing gold, jewelry, and silver."

After a while, Wu Ying's cry came from the well.

Wu Kezhong was overjoyed when he heard this. He quickly walked to the well and leaned over and said loudly: "Okay, I will personally pull you up."

After all the underground treasures are salvaged.

Wu Kezhong looked at the treasure in front of him, which was initially estimated to be equivalent to more than 120 million taels of silver dollars. He looked around at the officers and soldiers with a smile and said: "I will definitely ask your Majesty for your credit!"

"Thank you, Admiral! Thank you, Uncle!"

Wu Ying and others quickly saluted.

a few days later.

In Heishui City.

The original army deployment office of Shaanxi and Pu was now outside the camp of Emperor Qianxi.

The respectful uncle Wu Kezhong stood at the door anxiously waiting with uneasiness.

Prince Zhu Zhanyu sent someone to tell him late last night that the current emperor had learned about his "fraud" in Heishui City.

He didn't know whether Zhu Gaoxu would be furious and punish him for bullying.

"It is reported that the commander-in-chief of the First Army of Shaanxi and Puzhou has an audience with Bo Wu Kezhong."

Kang Ping's voice came from the camp.

When Wu Kezhong arrived at Emperor Qianxi's temporary study, Zhu Gaoxu was looking down at the roster of officers and soldiers of the four battalions of the Shaanxi-Pu Army. Prince Zhu Zhanyu was standing by his side, and Kang Ping was guarding the door of the room.

"Your Majesty, the humble minister is guilty."

Wu Kezhong bowed and saluted.

"What's your guilt?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked without raising his head.

Wu Kezhong bowed and said with great respect: "Heishui City actually hid a spy from Ola. Weichen was originally the commander of Jiezhi Yijinai, but he ignored it for many years and only discovered it a few days ago. Weichen's dereliction of duty is blameless. Forgive me!"

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu was still silent, he quickly changed the subject and said: "Your Majesty is also happy. The ministers took out treasures equivalent to more than 120 million taels of silver yuan from the lair of the Wala spies. With this unexpected receipt, the imperial court will have more military pay for the expedition against Wala." ”

Zhu Gaoxu put down the roster in his hand, raised his head and looked at Wu Kezhong and said, "Who is the leader of the Wala spies?"

"The Dharma's name is Shaofeng. He is originally a monk from Wala. His identity in the Ming Dynasty is the abbot of Anning Temple in the southern suburbs of Heishui City."

Wu Kezhong replied.

Zhu Gaoxu asked: "Where is this person now?"

"Wei Chen was a step too late. Shaofeng escaped from Blackwater City alone under the cover of his party members."

Wu Kezhong lowered his head and said.

"Snapped!"

Zhu Gaoxu slammed the table, glared at Wu Kezhong, and reprimanded: "My northern tour was smooth sailing, but you had an accident in Heishui City."

The five fortresses of Xuanfu, Dongsheng, Ningxia, Liangzhou, and Suzhou that he inspected earlier were all under strict military discipline and orderly under the management of the defenders.

Not to mention Tatar or Ora spies sneaking in, even if local merchants of the Ming Dynasty wanted to enter the city, they had to go through layers of interrogations, and after entering the city, they had to live together and accept the supervision and management of officers and soldiers.

These five fortresses are important military towns where military control is implemented in the true sense.

"A small minister who is closely guarded but a careless one may almost cause a catastrophe."

Wu Kezhong quickly followed Zhu Gaoxu's words.

Zhu Gaoxu hated the fact that iron cannot be made into steel and said: "Look at what Heishui City looks like now. You are so sparse and dense!"

"How long has that Shaofeng monk been staying in Blackwater City?"

Zhu Gaoxu decided to find out the details, so he suppressed the anger in his chest and asked slowly.

PS: I will have a rest tomorrow morning, code at home, and try to update as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)