Gou was a member of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 271 Audacious
One of the guys was kneeling there. Although he lowered his head, there was an extremely hateful look in his eyes. When Zhu Shenzhui glanced over, the guy lowered his head even lower, trying to deliberately avoid Zhu Shenzhui's gaze, but he never expected that Zhu Shenzhui saw all of it clearly.

Frowning slightly, Zhu Shenzhui asked who the boy was. The people around him told him that this was one of the youngest sons of Dilibor Taiji, who was less than six years old this year.

Hearing this answer, Zhu Shenzhui laughed. He raised his hand to signal Wang Hai who was standing beside him. Wang Hai walked towards the boy and picked him up with his hand.

Held in Wang Hai's hand, the boy struggled and shouted desperately. His brothers and sisters, including his biological mother, looked up in horror, with fear in their eyes.

Wang Hai pulled out the knife with a calm expression and cut the boy's throat with one stroke as if he was killing a chicken. The boy's whole body convulsed violently and blood spurted out of his throat like a column of water.

Then, Wang Hai threw the boy to the side. He fell to the ground but did not die for a while. His eyes were wide open. He wanted to scream but no sound came out. He could only make a hissing sound. He licked his legs hard a few times, and his movements slowly slowed down after a while. In the blink of an eye, he was out of breath. Until he died, the boy's young face still had an expression of fear and disbelief.

A living person, a child under six years old, was killed by Wang Hai as easily as killing a chicken. This scene frightened everyone. Not to mention the other children, even the older ones were scared to death and trembled with fear.

Seeing their reactions, Zhu Shenzhui was very satisfied. He waved his hand and ordered people to take them all away and imprison them. As for the seriously injured Batu, if he could be cured, he would be cured. If he couldn't be cured, he would be killed quickly to avoid wasting food.

Zhu Shenzhui was not a bad guy, but he was definitely not a good guy either. He had killed many people over the years, not to mention the killings during the gunfights when he was smuggling salt. If we count the number of people who died in his hands this month, it would not be a small number.

It was better to kill them with his own hands. Human life was nothing to Zhu Shencui. This was an era of the survival of the fittest. If you didn't kill others, others would kill you. Moreover, Zhu Shencui had just seen in the eyes of that child the immense hatred and determination for revenge. Zhu Shencui would never leave such a wolf cub full of hatred behind. He would not let him go just because of his young age. Zhu Shencui also needed to use this method to remind Dilibortaiji's wife and children that their lives and deaths were in their own hands. They should never attempt to challenge their patience, otherwise it would be easy to send them to see Changshengtian.

"Master, do you want all these people to...?" After taking them away, Wang Hai returned to Zhu Shenzhui and asked in a low voice.

Waving his hand, Zhu Shenzui rejected Wang Hai's suggestion. If Dilibor Taiji was also captured, Zhu Shenzui would naturally not show mercy. Killing them all would only take a glance.

But now Delibor Taiji has run away, and Hatulig has led people to chase him. It is very unlikely that he will be caught up. After all, the grassland is too big, and Delibor Taiji runs fast. After such a long time, it is difficult to find his trace.

At this time, killing all of Dilibor Taiji's family members was not the best option, even though Zhu Shenzhu had thought about it. But reason told Zhu Shenzhu that although he won the battle, he must not be careless about how to deal with the tribe and these people.

In the end, Zhu Shencui did not do anything cruel. Except for the unlucky child, the lives of the others were temporarily saved. Next, Zhu Shencui planned to send all the family members of Delibortaiji to Ligdan Khan as captives. He once sent troops to fight in the name of Ligdan Khan, and the reason was also to punish the disloyal. It would be more appropriate for Ligdan Khan to deal with these people.

As for the herdsmen and cattle and sheep of the tribe, Zhu Shenzhui would not let them go, and would directly migrate them to his own tribe and then annex them. This was basically how the grassland tribes dealt with each other, and it was a very normal thing on the grassland. There were many things to do next.

Just when Zhu Shenzhui led his troops to defeat the tribe of Dieliboltaiji, thousands of miles away in Liaodong, Liaodong Governor Sun Chengzong was cursing someone with a grim face.

The person who was scolded was none other than Yuan Chonghuan, the former head of the Ministry of War. Yuan Chonghuan was now the military governor of Shanshi, and was in charge of the affairs of Guan Ning, the former military governor, and was highly valued under Sun Chengzong.

"You...how could you do such a thing?" Sun Chengzong scolded in frustration.

"Your Excellency, I am doing this on the orders of the Governor..." Yuan Chonghuan replied with a bow. Although he lowered his head respectfully, there was still a hint of disapproval in his expression.

Sun Chengzong slammed the table, his eyes wide open, "You still dare to quibble? Let me ask you, what did Lord Yan ask you to do?" "My Lord, Lord Yan sent me to inspect the new soldiers and verify the ranks."

"In that case, has Lord Yan granted you the royal banner or the imperial sword? Has he given you the power to make decisions on the spot?"

"This..." Yuan Chonghuan was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

Sun Chengzong continued to ask, and Yuan Chonghuan shook his head helplessly and told Sun Chengzong that there was no such thing.

Hearing his answer, Sun Chengzong became even angrier. He directly criticized Yuan Chonghuan, saying that since the governor Yan Mingtai only asked Yuan Chonghuan to inspect the new soldiers and verify the empty squadrons, then Yuan Chonghuan only needed to do this task. Why did he kill people directly when he got there? He almost provoked a mutiny in the army?
Yuan Chonghuan hurriedly explained that he did not kill people indiscriminately, because when he was reviewing the new recruits and verifying the empty squads, Yuan Chonghuan found that there were two captains in the camp of the garrison Mo Da Gong who were impostors. Since they were impostors, they were empty squads. He was the military governor and had the power to control military affairs. Empty squads in the army were not a trivial matter. Yuan Chonghuan did nothing wrong in executing the two men by military order. As for mutiny, although the army was indeed unstable for a while after the killing, he, Yuan Chonghuan, had already solved this problem and suppressed it with his troops. Now it has been more than a month since this incident, why mention it again?

Seeing that Yuan Chonghuan looked indifferent and even thought he had done nothing wrong, Sun Chengzong became even angrier.

He never expected that Yuan Chonghuan, whom he valued, was such a person and so bold and presumptuous.

Immediately, Sun Chengzong asked Yuan Chonghuan, you have neither the royal flag nor the imperial sword, so you are not qualified to kill the military school at will. Moreover, the governor Yan Mingtai only asked you to inspect the new army, and did not authorize you to make decisions on the spot.

If that's the case, you found problems during your inspection of the new army, you should have reported the real situation directly. Why did you take the initiative to kill people directly? What's more serious is that you, Yuan Chonghuan, did not ask for permission before killing people, and did not report after killing people. You even concealed the fact that you almost provoked a mutiny in the army. If you hadn't learned about this from other people, this matter would have been covered up by Yuan Chonghuan. You, Yuan Chonghuan, still don't care until now, and don't understand where you went wrong?
Sun Chengzong became more and more angry. The court has its own laws. Human life is not leeks. The head you cut off with a knife can't grow again.

As an official appointed by the court, you should deal with them according to the law. Not to mention that the two lieutenants who impersonated others are not guilty of death, you killed people without following the procedures, which is a violation of the law as an official. What's more, you didn't report before and after the incident. Where do you put your leader? It's even more serious that you almost provoked a mutiny. The situation in Liaodong has just stabilized. Once there is a mutiny in the army, it will not be a trivial matter. The Later Jin Jiannu in the east are eyeing them covetously. You are confused because of this. If something big happens, the Later Jin Jiannu will take advantage of the opportunity to enter, which will surely lead to a disaster!

Yuan Chonghuan was scolded by Sun Chengzong like a fool, his face was red and ears were red, he was unable to refute. Sun Chengzong was right, he did not think carefully about this matter, but Yuan Chonghuan felt that it was not because he was wrong to kill someone, but he thought that it was wrong for him to kill people without the royal flag or the imperial sword, and he did not report it afterwards, which was indeed a problem.

Yuan Chonghuan secretly made a note that he must have the Royal Flag and the Shangfang Sword to kill people in the future. With these two things, killing people would be no problem. As for reporting to the higher-ups after the killing, he would not be held responsible in this way.

After suffering a loss, Yuan Chonghuan decided to remember this lesson. He looked up at Sun Chengzong, and when he saw that the old man was still glaring at him angrily, Yuan Chonghuan quickly bowed his head and apologized, saying that he had indeed done something wrong and asked Sun Chengzong for forgiveness.

Seeing this, Sun Chengzong sighed and waved his hand to let Yuan Chonghuan go. After Yuan Chonghuan said goodbye and left, Sun Chengzong felt very upset. This matter was not a small matter, nor a big matter. Fortunately, it did not cause serious consequences. However, the problem was that Yuan Chonghuan's actions made Sun Chengzong very dissatisfied, especially that this guy was too bold. A civil servant was bolder than a military officer. He did things recklessly without considering the consequences. How could this continue?
If it was someone else, Sun Chengzong would not have called him in and scolded him, but would have directly suspended Yuan Chonghuan's post in the name of the commander-in-chief, and then wrote to the court to have him dismissed from office. But this person happened to be Yuan Chonghuan, so Sun Chengzong had to consider whether he should do this.

Since Yuan Chonghuan came to Liaodong, Sun Chengzong found that Yuan Chonghuan had a lot of insights into the situation in Liaodong, and many of his views and opinions were to his liking. In his daily work, Yuan Chonghuan also did a good job. As a civil servant, he was able to get along well with the military generals and share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, which was rare among the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.

Sun Chengzong has always intended to train Yuan Chonghuan to be his successor. After all, Sun Chengzong is not young anymore, and no one can guarantee how many years he can stay in Liaodong. It is impossible to solve the Liaodong problem in a short time with the current strength of the Ming Dynasty.

Yuan Chonghuan was a young man he was optimistic about. If he could be trained to succeed him in the future, Liaodong would be worry-free. But Sun Chengzong never expected that Yuan Chonghuan would do such a thing. Moreover, Sun Chengzong could see that although Yuan Chonghuan finally confessed his guilt, he was still a little unconvinced in his heart and seemed not to fully understand his mistakes.

For a while, Sun Chengzong even thought of asking Yuan Chonghuan to return to Beijing. His character and temper were not suitable for him to stay in Liaodong. He had made a small mistake now, but what if he made a big mistake in the future? But after thinking about it, Sun Chengzong suppressed this idea. After all, talents are rare, so he should teach Yuan Chonghuan a lesson in the future. If Yuan Chonghuan could remember this profound lesson, he would be his best successor in terms of his talent.

(End of this chapter)