Chapter 185 Oath
Jiang Qingzhi walked into the military camp on a drizzling morning.
"The soldiers are training." Jiang Ce accompanied them.
On the parade ground, soldiers shouted and fought all day long, looking very majestic.
Jiang Ce glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and saw that he was looking across the training ground with a calm expression. He couldn't help but laugh in his heart at this man's pretense.
"Uncle Ben wants to ask some questions." Jiang Qingzhi said.
"I will arrange it right away."
After the drill, Jiang Qingzhi walked among the soldiers.
"Have you received all the military pay?"
The sergeant lowered his head and said, "I've got them all."
"Tell the truth." Jiang Qingzhi looked at the sergeant.
The soldier said, "My Lord, what I said is all true, I dare not lie."
Jiang Qingzhi asked many people in succession, and they all said the same thing.
Jiang Ce smiled bitterly, "The soldiers in the front are fighting for their country, but there are always people behind them trying to stop them. We warriors are of low status and dare not argue. Please speak up for us, sir."
Jiang Qingzhi turned around.
Jiang Ce smiled.
"Your face makes me sick!"
Jiang Qingzhi left. Jiang Ce watched him leave the barracks and sneered, "Tell the general that Jiang Qingzhi is angry and embarrassed. Add fuel to the fire."
Turning back, he looked at the soldiers.
"Today, there is enough wine and meat!"
"Thank you, Lieutenant General!"
Amid the cheers, Jiang Ce said sarcastically: "Look, just use their money to buy some wine and meat, and then they will be grateful. They will want to kneel down and thank you for your kindness."
The attendant said: "It's like a dog."
"A pack of dogs!"
……
"here you go!"
Qian Jun laughed after learning about the situation.
"General, the deputy general is here."
Wang Yuanfa came in angrily, "General, why did you kill those soldiers?"
"Disobeying military orders, but not being killed but kept as seeds?" Qian Jun said coldly.
"What orders did they disobey? They just complained that we were cowards and allowed the enemy to plunder us. Does that count as a punishment?"
Wang Yuanfa was furious.
"This is the General's Mansion!" Qian Jun's staff said calmly, "Deputy General Wang, please be careful of your identity."
The military has strict rules and regulations. Is it possible for subordinates to overthrow their superiors? Not true.
On the contrary, a higher-ranking official can crush people to death.
Wang Yuanfa left angrily.
The staff member said: "General, could this person be colluding with Jiang Qingzhi?"
"We have done everything to avoid him, what can he do? And if he colludes with Jiang Qingzhi, he will be cutting himself off from Xuanfu!" Qian Jun's eyes were cold, "Tell Jiang Ce to be alert to Wang Yuanfa."
"Yes."
Qian Jun stood up, with his hands behind his back, looking outside the hall, "Also, pass the news of Jiang Qingzhi's setback to the capital. I think Prime Minister Yan and his men have been waiting for this news for a long time. There aren't many opportunities to give a downtrodden dog a beating."
"Even I like to practice Tai Ping Quan when I have nothing to do."
The staff and Qian Jun smiled at each other.
……
"Sure enough, the army is run by Qian Jun and others like this."
Xu Wei and Xia Yan went to another place to inquire today, but returned empty-handed.
"The weather is dry, prepare some soup and food." Jiang Qingzhi gave the instructions, and Sun Chonglou ran to the kitchen.
"Eat, eat, eat. Sooner or later you will become a pig." Dou Jialan shouted.
Jiang Qingzhi glanced at her, and Dou Jialan realized that she had lost her composure and hurriedly explained. "Uncle, stones often make people angry."
"That's good."
Jiang Qingzhi felt that Dou Jialan was like a prisoner in a circle, but now he was more lively.
He sat down and Dou Jialan came over to light a cigarette for him.
"If you want to go out for a walk, just go ahead." Jiang Qingzhi said, "Don't treat yourself as an outsider."
"Yeah." Dou Jialan glanced at him, then went out and stood outside the door, looking around vigilantly.
The ability of the Lord to win people's hearts is always in places that are difficult for you to detect... This is what Hu Zongxian said. Xu Wei watched from the sidelines at this moment and found something different.
Jiang Qingzhi's kindness towards the people around him comes naturally, that is, from the heart, rather than being pretentious.
Xu Wei had a strong sense of inferiority and hated others' hypocritical sympathy for him the most.
"Old Xu, why are you in a daze? Speak!" Jiang Qingzhi called out.
"Yes." Xu Wei calmed down and said, "When Lord Xia asked questions today, I watched from the sidelines and found that many of the soldiers had blank expressions. It was obvious that they were not sincere."
Xia Yan sighed, "I never knew the army had become like this. I am to blame."
"Mr. Xia, the Ming Dynasty is so huge that you were unable to take care of everything when you were in power." Jiang Qingzhi comforted him.
"Qian Jun and his men are deeply rooted in Xuanfu, and the soldiers in the army dare not offend them." Xu Wei's eyes were filled with arrogance, "Qian Jun is so arrogant, he thinks he can stop us with this? If we want to break the situation, I think the only way is to use force!"
He looked at the crowd and said confidently: "My Lord is an angel. He can summon those soldiers to talk individually. If ten people don't speak, I will summon a hundred people. I don't believe that no one dares to expose the embezzlement of military pay!"
"It's a bit of a clumsy method, but it's a quick and easy way to cut the Gordian knot, which is just right for the moment." Not knowing what Xu Wei had done to Xia Yan, it was rare for Old Xia to say something good about this arrogant junior.
Everyone looked at Jiang Qingzhi, waiting for his decision.
Jiang Qingzhi glanced at Ma Fang, who was sitting in the corner and content to be an unknown person.
The literary ones include Xia Yan, Hu Zongxian, Xu Wei, and Xiao Zhuo, and the martial arts one includes Ma Fang. My team can be said to have been initially established.
"Uncle."
Chen Bao came in, looking quite angry. "Enemy scouts were shouting and cursing outside the city before, and the people on the city wall did not dare to attack. More than ten soldiers, led by a small flag, lowered down the city wall and fought with those enemy scouts..."
"As cowardly as a mouse!" Xu Wei sneered, "If it were me, I would dare to draw my sword even if I was defeated."
A long knife suddenly appeared in front of him, and Xu Wei was startled.
Xia Yan held a long knife in his hand and said, "Qingzhi, go and take a look."
……
More than a dozen Ming troops on foot were fighting with more than a dozen enemy scouts.
Jiang Ce rushed over upon hearing the news and said with a gloomy face: "I said we should be quiet recently. Who gave the order to go to war?"
The commander on the city wall had a bitter face and said, "Commander Jiang, it was Mo Zhan who secretly led his men to fight. They followed the ropes out of the city and I was unable to stop them..."
"Mo Zhan?"
"That's the idiot who claims to be the best swordsman in Xuanfu."
"Sound the horn!" Jiang Ce said.
Dangdang Dangdang!
At the sound of the horn, Mo Zhan, who had just killed a man, jumped onto an empty horse, rushed forward, and with just one slash of the sword, he killed the most ferocious enemy scout off his horse.
"Brothers, let's go back!"
Mo Zhan was tall, with thick black eyebrows that looked like he had an extra pair of eyebrows. He led his brothers back easily.
The city gate opened a crack, Mo Zhan rode his horse in, and said coldly: "Here is the head!"
He threw several heads on the ground, and as soon as he got off his horse, two soldiers handcuffed his hands behind his back.
Mo Zhan struggled to break free and shouted, "Why are you holding me?"
The two soldiers were furious and said, "This is the order from Lieutenant General Jiang, Mo Zhan, are you going to disobey it?"
Mo Zhan hesitated for a moment and was then pushed down.
"This guy is fierce. Tie him up."
Mo Zhan and his men were tied up and taken to the top of the city wall.
Jiang Ce's face was as gloomy as water. "You are so brave to disobey the order to leave the city, Mo Zhan."
Mo Zhan raised his head and said, "Commander Jiang, the enemy has just been defeated. If we let them yell and curse, it will be very frustrating for us brothers! They are just a few thieves. I can kill them all by myself..."
"Bitch!" Jiang Ce said coldly: "If you violate my military order, you will be executed!"
"Leader!"
More than ten soldiers rushed over and held down Mo Zhan and his men. Several soldiers who were enforcing military law came over with their swords drawn and stared at Jiang Ce.
Jiang Ce raised his hand and looked at the sun.
"kill!"
The long knife was waved.
Four heads fell to the ground.
Mo Zhan struggled hard, his eyes were red with anger, "Why did you kill these good brothers, Jiang Ce, you bastard, you are jealous of others' talents..."
Jiang Ce looked at him indifferently, as if he was looking at an ant.
Several soldiers who were enforcing military law came over, and one of them walked to Mo Zhan's side.
Raise the knife.
The knife flashed coldly in the sunlight.
"I don't accept it!" Mo Zhan roared, "I served my country, why was I killed? Why?"
"Behead!" Jiang Ce shouted.
"stop!"
A voice came from below the city.
Jiang Ce saw the man coming and shouted, "Kill him!"
Several soldiers hesitated for a moment, and just then, a group of guards rushed up from the city. Sun Bu Tong pointed at these soldiers and said, "My Lord is here. If you have the guts, why don't you kill one of them?"
Jiang Qingzhi came up.
The smell of blood was strong on the city wall.
Four headless corpses lay there.
Jiang Ce sneered at the side.
"Who can tell Uncle Ben what happened here?" Jiang Qingzhi said.
Mo Zhan struggled hard and was able to break free from the two soldiers. He was tied up and fell to the ground. He raised his head and looked at Jiang Qingzhi, crying, "Master, I deserve to die!"
"Tell me why you deserve to die?" Jiang Qingzhi took out the medicinal cigarette.
Sun Chonglou lit it for him.
There is a stronger smell of medicine on the city wall.
"Enemy scouts were shouting and cursing at the foot of the city. My request to fight was rejected. I couldn't help it, so I took my brothers down the city wall and killed five enemy scouts in one battle. But as soon as I came back, I was captured. Those brothers!"
Mo Zhan looked at the four corpses. "Li Laosi risked his life to charge into the enemy for his comrades, and was wounded more than ten times. Last year, Zhao Du discovered that the enemy was coming, and he stayed up for three days and three nights just to come back and report the news. Three of his fingers were frozen...
These good brothers did not die at the hands of the enemy, but died in... I don't accept it! I don't understand why it is a crime to kill the enemy for the country! I..."
Mo Zhan raised his head and cried out, "I don't accept it!"
Jiang Ce said calmly: "Bitch, military orders are as heavy as a mountain."
Jiang Qingzhi was silent for a moment.
Xia Yan looked at him and said to Xu Wei, "Qingzhi is wrong."
Xu Wei nodded, "But Master Bo was able to suppress his anger... To be honest, I wanted to kill that bastard."
"What is a military order?" Jiang Qingzhi asked softly, "What is a warrior? A warrior is someone who protects his country. A warrior who kills the enemy for his country dies at the hands of a cowardly general."
Jiang Qingzhi walked up to the corpses, and a feeling of grief and anger suddenly surged up in him.
People in later times said that the army of the Ming Dynasty was corrupt in the middle and late period. Yes, it was corrupt.
Jiang Qingzhi just follows the crowd.
But when he saw that these passionate soldiers did not die at the hands of the enemy, but were killed by these incompetent generals, Jiang Qingzhi knew why they were corrupt.
When a general is only concerned with personal gain and only knows how to manage his own personal forces, turning the army into his own private army, no matter how brave the soldiers are, they will never be able to succeed.
This is a big melting pot. Those who are not afraid of death will either be afraid of death from now on, or wait to be killed by their own people.
But what about the Ming Dynasty?
When the foreign butcher's knife came, the people screamed in pain.
When the land of China sank and the stench of blood spread all over the place.
Who will save them?
Who will save the Ming Dynasty?
Ten days in Yangzhou, three massacres in Jiading, eighty-one days in Jiangyin, nine out of ten houses in Shu were killed...
Jiang Qingzhi's eyes seemed to be filled with blood.
Those wailing sounds seemed to be right next to my ears.
Where was the backbone of the Ming Dynasty at that time?
It was all interrupted at this moment, and then by these beasts!
The name of these beasts is Zu Dashou.
His name is Wu Sangui...
Choking!
The long sword is unsheathed.
Jiang Qingzhi turned around suddenly.
kill!
Jiang Ce knelt down almost subconsciously. A strong wind blew over his head, making his head feel cold. A bunch of hair and his helmet fell off.
"Uncle!"
Xu Wei's face changed drastically and he rushed over and hugged Jiang Qingzhi.
"Uncle, stop it!"
This was not the battlefront, and Jiang Ce was not guilty. If Jiang Qingzhi killed him, even Emperor Jiajing would not be able to withstand the attacks from the court officials.
"Xu Wei, fuck! Let go!"
Jiang Qingzhi struggled with red eyes and kicked Jiang Ce in the face.
"Qingzhi, calm down!" Xia Yan came over and hugged Jiang Qingzhi's arm.
Jiang Ce rolled and crawled to the side, his face pale, "You...are you crazy?"
Jiang Qingzhi was held by Xu Wei and Xia Yan. He roared, "Jiang Ce, I swear here today that I will kill you, you beast!"
(End of this chapter)
