Xie Ming
Chapter 25: Profiting from Chaos
Chapter 25: Profiting from Chaos (Part )
Gu Changting told the whole story of what happened in the fishing village, and Xiao Jingchuan wanted to stage a good show of executing Ma Su with tears!
"Wang Chuanwu! Capture Liu Wenbing, Gong Yonggu, and Qiu Zhizhong for me!"
"I'm going to kill a general as a sacrifice today!" Xiao Jingchuan's face flushed and he shouted angrily.
"Yes!"
As Wang Chuanwu led his men to arrest Liu, Gong and Qiu, Xiao Jingchuan led the way, walking northward into the woods with his hands behind his back for dozens of steps.
Here, Sun Peizhong has assembled more than 500 soldiers and horses according to orders.
Xiao Jingchuan breathed heavily, jumped onto a big rock in the forest, and ordered Wang Chuanwu to lead the three men to the center of the circle surrounded by soldiers.
"Soldiers!"
"The country has its own laws, and the army has its own regulations!"
"I, Xiao Jingchuan, said before in the narrow sky that every one of you here is my uncle or brother!"
"I value you! I need you! But I will also protect you with iron discipline!"
"If you have made a contribution, you will be rewarded!"
"If you have done it, you will be punished!"
"Today, I have three military orders in my hand!" As he said that, Xiao Jingchuan took out the orders from his arms and showed them to the soldiers.
"It says on it that if I fail, I will be beheaded!"
"It's these three people under me! Liu Wenbing, Gong Yonggu, and Qiu Zhizhong!"
"He failed to do his job well and his identity was exposed."
"You all just heard the sound of artillery fire not far away!"
"According to Gu Changting, one of them, a servant of Lord Liu Wenbing, betrayed his country and deserted the army. He has already sold out the location of you, me, and the Crown Prince to the bandits!"
"Putting my entire army in danger!"
"How can I, Xiao Jingchuan, tolerate such improper command that brings chaos to the entire army?"
"Someone come here!" Xiao Jingchuan shouted without any hesitation.
"exist!"
"Here!" Two soldiers holding swords and axes stepped out on both sides of Xiao Lang.
Hearing the noise, Wang Chuanwu and the soldiers who were escorting the three men kicked Liu, Gong and Qiu to their knees from behind.
"Although our Xiao family army is a new army, our military orders are as important as the sky!"
"I have all three military orders. Kill those three criminals!"
"Today, I will use your blood to sacrifice to the soul of the Ming army!"
Veins popped out on Xiao Jingchuan's forehead, and his face was filled with pain, but his words were merciless, and his angry rebuke was delivered in one breath without a single flaw!
Not far away in front of the arena, Li Huchen and Sun Peizhong, who were standing opposite Xiao Lang, were shocked when they saw this scene!
As generals leading the same troops, they naturally knew how difficult Xiao Jingchuan's situation was at the moment.
Liu Wenbing and Gong Yonggu are okay, but who is Qiu Zhizhong? He is General Xiao's right-hand man!
In the eyes of Li and Sun, if Xiao Jingchuan is like the great ancestor (Zhu Yuanzhang), then Qiu Zhizhong is the undisputed candidate for the first strategist, Liu Bowen!
Now, even though we are facing a powerful enemy and are in danger, it is not the time to cut off our own arms.
Therefore, when Li Huchen and Sun Peizhong heard Xiao Jingchuan's decision at the round table, they certainly could not stand idly by.
So, the two of them waited for Xiao Lang to finish his orders, looked at each other, and then suddenly took a step forward and stood out!
"General!"
"General!" The two generals knelt on one knee, clasped their fists and spoke.
"Killing a general on the battlefield may bring bad luck, General!"
"Although these three people returned in defeat and made many mistakes, please give them lenient sentences considering that they are first-time offenders!" Li Huchen advised.
"Yes General!"
"Master Qiu assisted the general and protected the prince all the way out of the capital. He has made great contributions!"
"The merits and demerits offset each other, so let's spare Mr. Qiu's life!"
"General, I, Sun Peizhong, am willing to use my life as a guarantee to give Mr. Qiu a chance to atone for his crime!" Sun Peizhong risked his life to protect Qiu Zhizhong. Upon hearing this, Li Huchen also guaranteed it.
"General Xiao, I, Li Huchen, am also willing to use my life and property to guarantee Qiu Zhizhong. Please spare his life and let him take his place. We can see the effect later!"
"No!" Xiao Jingchuan rejected it immediately.
"Stop talking to each other, the two of you!"
"I will kill these three people today without mercy!"
Xiao Lang stood on a big rock, his expression and actions showing an unusually resolute determination.
"General, forgive me!"
"General, forgive me!"
"General, forgive me!"
At this time, Ma Minglu, who was guarding another part of the circular arena, saw the situation and secretly lowered his hand, calling several soldiers beside him to kneel on the ground and beg Xiao Jingchuan to show leniency.
His kneeling seemed to have a demonstrative effect. Hundreds of soldiers around the circle also knelt down one after another when they saw him, in order to make a show and persuade the general to spare the life!
Of course, the fact that this scene could appear was actually different from the guarantee of Li Huchen and Sun Peizhong. The two of them gave advice and persuaded Qiu Zhizhong completely out of their own will and sincerely wanted to protect him.
But Ma Minglu's move was arranged by Xiao Lang in advance!
After all, there is no perfect plan in this world. It is true that he tricked Liu and Gong, and it went smoothly in the early stage, but who can guarantee that there will be no mistakes in the end? !
Therefore, before Qiu Zhizhong and others returned, Xiao Jingchuan gave instructions to arrange this for Ma Minglu.
The purpose was very clear, that is, if the ministers could not be lured into the game, then Ma Minglu could lead the entire army to persuade them to save the emperor, which would also give him a way out, so that the atmosphere would not be so choked that he would not be able to back down. That would be a serious problem, and his own embarrassment would not matter, but it would mainly affect the general's prestige and morale.
If you fail to subdue the other ministers and then get yourself involved, it will definitely not be worth it!
"General, forgive me!"
"Please forgive me, General!"
Ma Minglu took the lead, and Li and Sun consciously supported each other. For a moment, all the soldiers in the army seemed to be incited by the atmosphere and began to shout.
When Xiao Jingchuan saw this, he was surprised and indecisive!
He placed his hands behind his back on a large rock and paced hurriedly back and forth.
It seemed as if General Xiao was struggling with his own orders, wavering between whether to kill or keep him.
But only Xiao Jingchuan himself knew that he was indeed anxious now, but what made him anxious was why the court officials headed by Ni Yuanlu had not come out to persuade him.
He was really anxious!
"Eh"
"Make way, make way!"
"Xiao, General Xiao!"
"General Xiao, please show mercy!"
Finally waited for him!
Minister of Revenue Ni Yuanlu took action!
He was seen clumsily leading three colleagues from the court behind him, squeezing in from the soldiers on one side of the circular arena, and bowing to stand a few steps in front of Xiao Jingchuan.
"General Xiao, you can't kill him. You absolutely can't kill him!"
"This Liu Wenbing is the nephew of Empress Xiaochun Liu. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, he was granted the title of Marquis of Xinle. He is a kind and honest person, and a relative of the emperor!"
"Gong Yonggu was also the son-in-law of the Emperor Guangzong of the Ming Dynasty, who married Zhu Huiti, the eighth daughter of the Emperor Anle."
"Not only are these two people of noble status, they are also loyal to our Ming Dynasty!"
"This time the Crown Prince is in danger, and he urgently recruited people to come to the throne to protect him. The two of them abandoned their homes and careers, and rushed here without caring about their lives."
"Given his loyalty and courage, General Xiao, please show some mercy!"
The old minister Ni Yuanlu is very cunning, and Xiao Jingchuan finds it difficult to tell whether he is sincere.
But when he looked around, the old man looked like he was giving good advice and was extremely anxious.
So Xiao Lang's mind changed, and he decided to add more firewood.
Burn him well!
(End of this chapter)
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