Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 80 A small sign that can ward off evil
Zu Kuan's 800 Ningyuan Army quickly trapped more than [-] people of Ji Yi's, and there was a firefight in an instant.

This is exactly what Warrior Zu Ke worried about. The enemy is strong and we are weak. Not only can Zu Kuan and Li Mingfu not be killed, but he and Lin Yi will suffer greatly from it.

This is also what Ji Dong does not want to see. No matter who wins or loses, it is a tragedy.Because whether it is the Ningyuan army or the Tianxiong army, they are all Ming's troops first, and the enemies they face should be Tartars and bandits, not killing each other.

However, Lin Yi had been prepared for a long time. He had already expected such a scene before he did it. This time, Lin Yi mainly killed Zu Kuan and Li Mingfu, two traitors.

Therefore, Ji Dong saw that the two sides were going to have a large-scale firefight, and shouted: "You all have seen clearly, what is this? Let's see which one of you dares to move!"

As Lin Yi said, he took out something from his waist and held it up high.

This is a golden sign, about the size of a palm, and it becomes more eye-catching under the sunlight. The word "Dongchang" is impressively engraved on it in seal script.

This trick really worked, both Ning Yuan's army and Tianxiong's army were suppressed.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Changwei was too powerful. Dongchang and Jinyiwei were the two major secret service agencies of the imperial court, and Jinyiwei was a dog raised by Dongchang. Their power was in the hands of eunuchs, who were directly responsible to the emperor.

Leaving aside, from the dead Wei Zhongxian to the current Cao Huachun, which one is not in power?Of the two factory owners, one can be said to be nine thousand years old, while the other is Wei Zhongxian the second.

After Emperor Chongzhen came to power, the first thing he did was to eradicate the Eunuch Party headed by Wei Zhongxian.However, when Emperor Chongzhen took care of Wei Zhongxian, he was nothing more than an emperor and a courtier.

This is by no means the end of the eunuch's monopoly, let alone the demise of the factory guards, but the strengthening of the power of the factory guards.

Because Emperor Chongzhen was self-willed and suspicious.Coupled with the influence of the climate of the Little Ice River during this period, natural disasters continued in various places, and the imperial court was corrupt. Not only did the relief not be timely, but the corvee and taxes were increased. The common people suffered unspeakably and lived in dire straits.

Under such circumstances, many ordinary people took the risk, turned themselves into thieves, rose up, and blossomed everywhere, especially in Shaanxi.In order to maintain their own rule, the government can only suppress. These thieves can't resist the officers and soldiers and can only run around. This is one of the gravediggers of Emperor Chongzhen.

During the process of Emperor Chongzhen's suppression of rogues, many court officials became rogues, and many rogues surrendered to the court and became members of the government. This forced the suspicious Emperor Chongzhen to strengthen the power of factory guards to identify and supervise them.

On the other hand, the slaves outside the customs repeatedly violated the border, and what's more, they killed outside Beijing.The Tartars were the second gravediggers of the Ming Dynasty.During Emperor Chongzhen's fight against the Tartars, many court officials also surrendered to the Tartars, such as Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, who held heavy soldiers, and the Tong family, a prominent family in Liaodong, openly surrendered to the Tartars, represented by Tong Yangjia and Tong Yangxing. Became a traitor.

In addition, Yuan Chonghuan, a feudal official guarding Liaodong, also communicated with Hou Jin secretly. At least Emperor Chongzhen thought so. In a rage, he had to execute Yuan Chonghuan Ling Chi and cut a total of more than 3000 knives. It can be seen that Emperor Chongzhen was so angry. degree.

Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that Emperor Chongzhen, who was suspicious by nature, distrusted every courtier. In order to find out whether the civil and military officials and even everyone were loyal to him at any time, the only way was to strengthen the factory guards. power to monitor.

Now that Cao Huachun is in charge of the East Factory, the power of the factory guards has been strengthened unprecedentedly, and it can be said that they are all-pervasive. The appearance of the factory guard Lu Ming next to Lu Xiangsheng shows that the power of the factory guards has penetrated into the field army, from the emperor's relatives, civil and military officials, down to the common people The common people, workers, peasants, businessmen and soldiers are all under the supervision of factory guards, there is no vacuum zone.

As long as the factory guards find someone who is disloyal to the imperial court, no matter who they are, they can immediately arrest or kill them. They don’t need to go through the Sanju Department. They have their own criminal office. If they are killed by the factory guards on the spot, they are considered lucky of.If they are caught and thrown into a big prison, it is for the edict prison, and entering the edict prison is tantamount to entering hell on earth. It is said that very few people can come out of the edict prison alive.

As for whether there were unjust, false or wrongly decided cases, I don't know. Emperor Chongzhen didn't ask at all, and he didn't have time to ask, because he was too busy.

Under such circumstances, it is no wonder that the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty changed their colors when they talked about Dongchang.It is conceivable that Cao Huachun's power is more powerful than that of Wei Zhongxian back then.

Regarding the intimidating power of the factory guards, Lin Yi had witnessed it with his own eyes, but it wasn't just hearsay.However, the factory guard can deter others, but he can't deter Ji Dong. As a time traveler, he knows the tricks here too well, and he doesn't want to be a victim here.

So after he beheaded the factory guard Lu Ming, since this little sign is so powerful, why not keep it?Ji Dong is a caring person, bold, careful, and alert.

Today, this little sign finally came in handy, and it was shown in public, and it was indeed amazingly powerful.Those Ningyuan troops were shocked, and those Tianxiong troops were also shocked.

"Factory guard? Lin Yi is actually a factory guard?"

Especially Li Mingfu and Zu Kuan, when they saw this small sign, they also felt that today's unlucky time had come. They had doubts about what Lin Yi had said before, but today they saw that Lin Yi was indeed a member of the factory guard.

No wonder he, a little leader of the frontier army, dared to offend his superiors, and fought with this vice commander-in-chief.If you can't mess with anyone, why did you mess with Ji Dong?

Both Zu Kuan and Li Mingfu regretted it now.Of course they knew what would happen if they offended the factory guards. Up to now, their immediate boss, Zu Dashou, who was heavily armed, had not dared to approach the capital.

Ji Dong saw that this small sign was really useful, and it could ward off evil spirits at critical times.But I have to say a few more words about this matter, these generals will not dare to act rashly.

"Brothers of the Ningyuan Army, Lin Yi was ordered by Shangfeng to punish these two rebellious officials and thieves. Zu Kuan and Li Mingfu, with the imperial salary, did not work for the imperial court. Framed Lin, that's all. They dared to leave the camp to the Tartars, fled before the battle, and now they come back to serve as heroes. Such a treacherous villain will not be punished. If there is anyone who obstructs, it will be the same crime as the second criminal."

As soon as Ji Yi said these words, the soldiers of the Ning Yuan Army didn't dare to move anymore, and many of them whispered and whispered to each other.

Because many people are simply not used to Zu Kuan and Li Mingfu's cunning and fickleness, and they don't approve of it.Among other things, the matter of running away in battle is not the work of a hot-blooded man, and people despise it.

Ji Dong sees that it will be easier if you don't intervene, and the rest will be mine.

"Li Mingfu, do you want to die or live?"

"My lord, please forgive me..." Li Mingfu was even more frightened when he saw Lin Yi's double identity.

"If you want me to spare you, it's fine. Tell me what you and Zu Kuan did, to prove that Lin didn't just create something out of nothing."

This time Li Mingfu was really obedient. In front of all the soldiers, from front to back, he told everything about the two of them plotting to kill Lin Yi and running away, which was exactly the same as what Lin Yi said.Of course, in order to wash himself off, he put the main blame on Zu Kuan, almost making Zu Kuan faint.

The soldiers of Ningyuan Army and Tianxiong Army were outraged after hearing this.

"You've said it all, but the truth?"

"My lord, what I said is absolutely the truth, I dare not deceive even a single word, please forgive me..."

"Hmph," Lin Yi sneered, "I, Lin Yi, can spare you, but the imperial court can't spare you, go to hell!"

As Lin Yi said, with a strong wrist, the one-foot-long dagger was thrust into Li Mingfu's chin.

Like bloodletting a pig, Li Mingfu yelled, pawing his hands and kicking his feet, blood gushing, and soon Li Mingfu collapsed into a corpse, staring at Ji Dong with unwilling eyes.

The soldiers present stared at him, feeling that Ji Dong's knife was very relieved.

At this time, Zu Kuan quit. Covering his stomach with one hand and pointing at Lin Yi with the other, Zu Kuan shouted, all covered in blood. Of course, the content of the shout was to let his soldiers kill Lin Yi.

But now these officers and men of the Ningyuan Army all looked at each other in blank dismay, indifferent, and he, the deputy commander-in-chief, was unable to command effectively.

Ji Dong came towards him with a dagger that dripped blood, "It's your turn!"

Seeing that no one listened to him, Zu Kuan had no choice but to go it alone.Furious, he grabbed a sword and rushed towards Ji Dong shouting.

If he charged on horseback, the current Lin Yi would definitely not be Zu Kuan's opponent, but if he abandoned the horse and went to a one-on-one fight, the situation would be reversed.

What's more, Zu Kuan was stabbed today, so he is not Ji Dong's opponent.

The small dagger clashed with the three-foot long sword. After a few clinks, Lin Yi kicked Zu Kuan out for a walk, and the long sword in his hand bounced to the ground.

Before Zu Kuan could get up from the ground, Ji Dong's foot was on the ground again, and Zu Kuan fell again.

This time, Ji Dong stood there, waiting for him to get up staggeringly. Zu Kuan was covered in blood, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. Now he couldn't see clearly. Ji Dong in his eyes had turned red.

He gathered the last of his strength and rushed towards Ji Dong again.

Lin Yi dodged to the side, and kicked again, Zu Kuan's heavy body flew up, and fell to the ground again, like a ram, Zu Kuan spat out a mouthful of blood.

This time he couldn't get up anymore, Lin Yi came to him gently, bent down and cut out the dagger in his hand, a head rolled into his palm, blood splashed on the ground, staining the ground red.

The soldiers present, whether it was the Ningyuan Army, the Tianxiong Army, or the personal guards of Lin Yi and Zu Keyong, watched quietly, and the needles dropped by so many people could be heard.

They were all shocked by Lin Yi's unique way of killing people, most of them had this idea: Mr. Lin is worthy of being the court's factory guard, so ruthless!

(End of this chapter)