All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 56: General Zu, is it delicious?

"I know your routine very well."

Chen Ran had long despaired of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. "Stay in prison first, while the masters, classmates, relatives and friends outside rush to help. Together, we can fool the emperor and finally get a lighter sentence."

"This scumbag." He pointed at Zhang Chun. "With the help of your teacher, maybe he can wear the official robe again."

"And then?" Chen Ran's voice suddenly rose, and he pointed to the south. "What about the tens of thousands of people he killed? Are they really just bones lying on the bank of the Daling River?"

He took a step forward, and locked his gaze on the white-haired old man with a condescending look. "Aren't you afraid of tens of thousands of wronged souls?"

Sun Chengzong, with a pale face, remained silent.

He knew very well that what Chen Ran said was the reality.

For many years, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty have been following this routine. Usually, the worst that could happen to them was exile and they would not lose their heads.

Only in a few cases, like that of Xiong Tingbi, there was no way to save him.

He turned to look at Zhang Chun, who had a pleading look on his face. Tens of thousands of wronged souls~~~
Sun Chengzong, who seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, ignored Zhang Chun's pleas and turned away in despair as he walked towards Dalingh Fort.

He is a civil servant who still has some conscience, so he will be hit hard.

If it were someone without conscience, no matter what Chen Ran said, they would just pick their noses.

"Chen Zihou!" Seeing Sun Chengzong going away, Zhang Chun, who knew he could not escape, stared at him with hatred in his eyes, "You lowly mud-legged peasant, despicable soldier! You dare to kill me? You dare to kill a civil servant? The court will not let you go."

Shang Kexi, who was standing by, pulled out the goose-feather knife with trembling hands and feet, and hit Zhang Chun's mouth hard with the handle of the knife.

He had been intimidated by Sun Chengzong before and was unable to react for a moment, allowing Zhang Chun to say so many humiliating words to the Marshal. Now he was furious and the handle of the knife in his hand kept falling, knocking out all his teeth.

"So much nonsense."

Chen Ran frowned and said, "Drop into the manure pit."

He dealt with Zhang Chun and others not only because they were defeated in the battle and lost their troops, but also because he intervened in Liaozhen.

The Tatars, who had suffered heavy losses one after another, had almost lost their ability to launch strategic offensives. The next step was to attack their lair.

When the Jiannu army was destroyed, there would only be Chen Ran left in Dongjiang Town, who would not be able to do anything big and would have to strengthen his strength.

Liaozhen, which is nearby, is the best choice.

Let’s swallow Liaozhen first.

Zhang Chun and dozens of captured civil and military officials were the backbone of Liaozhen, so they naturally could not be let go.

In Dalinghhe Fort, Sun Chengzong, after calming down, went to find Zu Dashou.

"Commander-in-chief." He Kegang stopped Zu Dashou in front of the door of his general's mansion.

"Well done." Sun Chengzong forced a smile. "You did a good job. You defended Dalinghe Fort. Well done."

"It's all thanks to the commander-in-chief." As a typical Ming military general, He Kegang naturally pushed the credit to the civil officials. "It's all thanks to the commander-in-chief's effective command on the battlefield."

Sun Chengzong blushed at the flattery and fled to Zhang Chun.
"Where is Fu Yu?"

"General Zu is not feeling well." He Kegang carefully concealed the truth, fearing that others would know that Zu Dashou liked to eat feces.

"Ah?" Sun Chengzong would never think in this direction, and immediately stepped into the general's residence. "He has made great contributions in defending Dalinghe Fort. I have to go and see him."

"Supervisor, Supervisor~~~"

He Kegang subconsciously tried to stop them. When the two were entangled, Zu Dashou, with a red face, came out and said, "Supervisor~~~"

Looking at Zu Dashou who was performing his loyalty in front of Sun Chengzong, He Kegang subconsciously looked away.

He didn't dare to look at him, because once he saw him he would think of the scene of him squatting next to the chamber pot, holding a ladle.

Zu Dashou, however, stared at He Kegang with a cold gaze.

All the personal soldiers and servants who witnessed that scene had been dealt with by him, leaving only this guy!

The group left Dalinghhe Fort and went straight into the camp to look for Chen Ran.

"What's that smell?" Not long after entering the camp, everyone was attracted by the fragrance in the air.

Several rows of large pots were set up not far away, with boiling oil and water constantly bubbling in them.

A large number of cooks were holding knives and cutting the washed and peeled potatoes on the chopping board.

Cut into thin slices, place in a basket, and fry in the oil pan.

There are also many fried chickens that are processed and coated with various spices and flours, and the same operation is performed.

In the camp, the sound of frying food could be heard everywhere.

Sun Chengzong became interested and walked over to pick up the finished product and looked around. "What are these?"

"The Marshal said these are potato chips and fried chicken."

"Oh?" Sun Chengzong wanted to say something, but suddenly he heard a "Ugh~~~" from behind him.

Everyone turned around in surprise and saw Zu Dashou bending over and vomiting.

"What happened to Fu Yu?"

No one knows except He Kegang.

"What else can I do?" He Kegang looked at the yellow potato chips and fried chicken with pity, shaking his head repeatedly. "Seeing something reminds me of something else."

All the Ming troops, whether from Dongjiang Town or Liao Town, tried the novel potato chips and fried chicken.

Except for Zu Dashou who fled back to Dalingh Fort in a panic due to illness.

Also missing out on food were the Jizhen cavalry led by Zhao Shier.

Together with the Dongjiang Town cavalry, they were frantically chasing the fleeing Jin soldiers.

Zhao Shier had read the report on the Battle of Gaizhou in the battle report, and he also knew that the Jin soldiers had subsequently dealt a heavy blow to the pursuing Dongjiang Town cavalry.

But he had no personal experience and didn't take it seriously. As a result, he was slapped hard by Yuetuo.

If Zhu Laitong had not had experience in being beaten and had not brought the Dongjiang Town cavalry to reinforce, Zhao Shier would have suffered a great loss.

The cavalry on both sides fought each other for several days. Seeing that the battle line had been pulled to the bank of the Liaohe River, the Ming cavalry, fearing that they would be ambushed, did not dare to cross the river and finally had to retreat.

At the same time, Chen Ran, who was eating potato chips and fried chicken, saw two lines of subtitles floating before his eyes again.

'Historical records: When Emperor Chongzhen learned that the Liaozhen reinforcements had returned in defeat, he was extremely angry and ordered Sun Chengzong to be dismissed and investigated.'

'Note: You can modify two of the words.'

After wiping the oil off his mouth, Chen Ran fell into deep thought.

"The emperor learned about the Liaozhen incident earlier, but I haven't received the news of my victory yet. This time the target is Sun Chengzong. Do you want to protect him?"

It is not difficult to protect Sun Chengzong. Just remove him from office, investigate and correct the situation.

But Chen Ran had to consider himself. If he wanted to intervene in and annex Liaozhen, Sun Chengzong would have to leave.

Liaozhen was almost entirely built up by Sun Chengzong himself. He had great influence and was also a cabinet minister. As long as he was around, he would not be able to swallow up Liaozhen.

"So." After a slight hesitation, Chen Ran raised his hand and changed 'dismissal and investigation' to 'dismissal and imprisonment'.

"I'm sorry, Lord Sun, I'm doing this for the people of the Ming Dynasty! You civil servants should be swept into the garbage dump of history!"

I can't tell who is the good guy and who is the bad guy, so I'll just sweep them all together.

Liu Youfu was called in, and Chen Ran handed him three letters. "Send them to the capital by express horse, and give them to the two ministers and the Duke of Ying."

"General." Liu Youfu carefully took the letter and said, "I heard that the Duke of Ying was ill."

It sounds easy, but in reality, it’s almost done.

After a moment of silence, Chen Ran nodded and said, "Got it. Go and deliver the letter."

After Liu Youfu left, Chen Ran, who was feeling down, looked at the remaining potato chips and fried chicken in front of him and simply stood up and said, "Take some food with you and follow me to find General Zu to give it to him."

When you're in a bad mood, just find some fun.

"General Zu, try these potato chips and fried chicken. Are they delicious?"

Forbidden City, Imperial Study Room.

The atmosphere here was very bad. The eunuchs serving all kept their heads down and dared not breathe loudly, for fear of incurring the emperor's wrath.

"Sun Chengzong! He betrayed my trust!"

The young emperor, who was both adamant and independent in character, threw the battle report in his hand to the ground in frustration. "Eighty thousand troops! That's eighty thousand troops! They were gone in one day!"

According to the tradition of the Ming army, there were indeed 80,000 soldiers on the register, but in reality only half of them were there.

It's not a big deal to draw a salary without doing anything. This is the national condition of the Ming Dynasty.

Several cabinet ministers would not say these things. After a glance, the de facto Prime Minister Zhou Yanru stepped out and saluted. "Your Majesty, although Liaozhen was defeated, the reinforcements from Dongjiangzhen have arrived. I believe that General Chen will definitely be able to defeat the Jiannu and lift the siege of Dalinghe Fort."

Wen Tiren followed and saluted, "Your Majesty, General Zhao of Jizhen has also arrived at Shanhaiguan. General Zhao has defeated the Tartars many times, and this battle will surely save Dalinghe Fort."

They both knew tacitly that it was impossible for them to flatter Chen Ran in front of the emperor.

In that case, it would not be helping Chen Ran, but cheating him. The emperor in front of him did not have a broad mind and tolerance.

It is inevitable to pull people out to fight.

"Your Majesty." Xu Guangqi, who didn't know what was going on, followed suit and saluted. "And the Xuanda General Man Gui is also on his way overnight to reinforce Liaozhen. The elite troops of the three camps are also at Shanhaiguan. I think it won't be long before they report victory."

Several people persuaded him together, and the emperor gradually calmed down when he remembered that he still had so many elite troops.

Chen Ran, Zhao Lujiao, Man Gui, Zhang Zhiji.
There are still so many elite soldiers and generals, and they often defeat the Jiannu, so there is no need to be so panic.

The emperor hesitated a little "Sun Chengzong"

"Mr. Sun has outstanding abilities and is the most popular choice." Wen Tiren praised him first, then changed the subject, "But he may not be suitable for military affairs. I remember when Mr. Sun left Liaodong, he recommended Yuan Chonghuan?"

The top six’s attack was different. With one strike he grasped the shadow in the emperor’s heart.

When Yuan Chonghuan was mentioned, Emperor Chongzhen's face immediately turned dark.

I trusted Yuan Chonghuan so much at the beginning, but
This is his Achilles' heel and cannot be mentioned.

"Issue an order that Sun Chengzong be removed from office and imprisoned, and handed over to the Three Departments for trial!"

Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren looked at each other and saw the pride in each other's eyes.

Finally, we got rid of this old man.

There's no hatred, he's just in the way!

"Your Majesty." Xu Guangqi was devoted to the country. "If Sun Xueshi is imprisoned, what will happen to Liaodong? The elite troops of various towns have gathered in Liaodong. If there is no important official to take charge, there will be mistakes."

Use culture to control force!

With so many troops gathering in Liaodong, the emperor and his ministers would feel uneasy if there were no important officials of the court to control them.

Zhou Yanru and Wen Tihen, their eyes lit up almost at the same time, and stepped out to salute.

"I wish to go to Liaodong!"

They are all smart people. They know that they will never lose with Chen Ran around, and they all want to take the credit.

Fortunately, before they could trip each other up or do anything dirty, new battle reports arrived.

"Big victory, big victory!"

Cao Huachun waved the memorial in his hand, staggered and screamed as he rushed into the imperial study, "Your Majesty, God bless the Ming Dynasty~~~General Chen, we won~~~"

(End of this chapter)