Chai Shihua's head rolled on the ground a few times, and finally stopped facing the sky.

The expression of horror, the eyes of despair opened wide, as if he wanted to say something, but he could no longer speak.

With the rise and fall of Azig's hand, Chai Shihua's life was whimpered, and this matter was conclusive.

The leader of the Chahar tribe was relieved to see this. Fortunately, Prince Zheng is wise, otherwise, this time there would be a big trouble.

The leaders of the Urad Department, who had not spoken, looked at the dead head on the ground, and to tell the truth, they felt that this Chai Shihua had been wronged nine times out of ten. Because after Chai Shihua betrayed the Ming Kingdom, he dealt with them the most, so he knew Chai Shihua better.

However, when they were arguing just now, they didn't dare to say a fair word to Chai Shihua. This is not to say that they want to defend the Chahar tribe, which is also Mongol. In fact, they wish the Chahar were dead! The reason why I didn't say it was because I didn't want to get into trouble, so as not to be attacked by the Chahar Department and drag them into the water.

As for Chai Shihua's unfair treatment, it is very likely that he will be unjustly killed, this is a matter of the Urad Department!

At this time, Zilharang didn't look at the head on the ground, raised his head and comforted the leaders of the Chahar Department and said: "The matter has come to light, it is this Chai Shihua who wants to ask the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom for credit, not only did he sell so many grain and grass materials, but even sneaked back to continue to inquire about our military situation for the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom." This eats something inside and out, and he dies like this, it's really too cheap for him! ”

Hearing this, the leaders of the Chahar tribe hurriedly nodded in response, and all of them praised Zilharang's wisdom, and spat a few mouthfuls of saliva on the corpse on the ground by the way.

Zilharang really didn't want to listen to the sycophants of these Chahar leaders, because he actually knew in his heart that this Chai Shihua was probably dead. But there is no way, who made him useless, and the Qing Dynasty still needs the Chahar Department to provide supplies, and the elite of the Chahar Department is also needed to fight for the Qing Dynasty. In this way, the dispute between the two sides of them, who loses and who wins, is clear at a glance.

Thinking so in his heart, he stretched out his hand to stop the sycophants of the leaders of the Chahar Department, and then said loudly: "Spread the head of this Ming State to the whole army, so that everyone knows that the traitors in the Ming Dynasty have been eliminated, and then, the whole army will work together to fight this battle." If anyone dares to have the same dissenting intentions as this Chai Shihua, this king will see everything, this is the end, and he will not tolerate it! ”

Speaking of this, his eyes swept over the leaders of the Mongolian tribes underground, and then continued: "After that, send the head to the Ming army, let them know that the traitor has been eliminated by this king, so stop daydreaming and come to hear the news of this king." This kind of little trick is useless to this king, if you have the ability, you will see the high and low on the battlefield! ”

As soon as his guards heard this, they immediately received the order, picked up the head of Chai Shihua and strode out to carry out the military order.

Afterwards, Zilharang said to everyone in the hall: "The minions of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom have been removed, and it is likely to attack Guihua City." The armies are ready to kill the Ming army without leaving a single piece of armor! ”

"Kill the Ming army without leaving a piece of armor!" Everyone in this hall knelt on the ground one by one and shouted in unison, as if they were strong.

After the leaders of the Mongol tribes finished speaking, they wanted to ask Zilharang about the grain and grass. However, they did not expect that when they shouted, Zilharang had already strode towards the back office, and there was no one to be seen.

Seeing this situation, they were also helpless, so they could only go back and mention it again.

At the same time, in the important town of Yulin, Emperor Chongzhen was also speaking to the civil and military generals under the court: "The suffering of the people in the northwest comes from the rebel general Chai Shihua. If this person is not removed, I will also be ashamed of the people who have been affected by the war in the northwest. However, this man is cunning by nature, and he will run away as soon as there is a disturbance, and he is more timid than a rabbit. In addition, it is on the Jianyu side, and it is generally impossible to remove this fang. Therefore, when I issued an order to General Wu, I had already set a plan for discord. If it weren't as I expected, Jianyu would have killed him and offered the head of this fang! ”

Hearing this, the civil officials and military generals below couldn't help but be surprised, the emperor was just sitting in Yulin, but he was already dealing with the enemy on the grassland? Not only does it consume food and grass materials, but it even puts traitors to justice?

If someone else had said it, they probably wouldn't have believed it. After all, Jianlu is not a fool, not to mention that the commander of Jianlu on the other side of Naturalization City is the well-known Jianyu commander Zierharang, he will fall into the divisive scheme?

However, it was Emperor Chongzhen who spoke at this time, and he had already done it several times, and the things they thought were impossible were realized one by one in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen. Therefore, although the matter of killing Chai Shihua in the air is impossible for others, since Emperor Chongzhen said it, it is absolutely no problem.

Thinking so, the civil officials and military generals below were overjoyed and complimented the emperor together.

After this matter spread, one of the things that the Ming soldiers paid the most attention to in their daily lives was when would Jianyu send the traitor's head over?

What they didn't expect was that on the second day, the cavalry soldiers who were on duty to go out of the customs to fight the scout battle had already roared when they returned to the customs: "Jianyu has been caught in a divisive scheme, and the head of the rebel general Chai Shihua is here, long live the emperor!" ”

The Ming soldiers guarding the pass looked over one after another when they heard the voice. I saw the cavalry comrade at the head, holding an uncovered box in both hands; And his companions next to him were shouting excitedly.

From the top of the city, looking down, although I can't see clearly, I may know that it is indeed a head.

Fellow cavalry soldiers, since they all shouted so, then this head must be the rebel general Chai Shihua. So, they also shouted, and their excitement was overflowing: "Jian Yu fell for the emperor's discordant plan, and the rebel Chai Shihua's head was sent!" ”

This news, one by ten, ten by hundred, just a moment of effort, the entire Yulin Town people will know.

It can be said that the prestige of Emperor Chongzhen has risen by one point with the arrival of Chai Shihua's head.

Is there such a powerful emperor?!

Hearing that even the chamberlain complimented him with joy, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled faintly and said, "This little thing is nothing at all." Spread my will, spread the head of the rebel general Chai Shihua all over the army, spread it all over the nine border towns, take this as a warning, whoever dares to betray the Ming Dynasty, this is the end. Finally, take this head to pay tribute to the general soldiers of Wang and his soldiers who died in battle, and pay tribute to the people of the Ming Dynasty who were killed by Chai Shihua, a dog thief, in the northwest! ”

He saw the news from the eavesdropping system, and clearly knew that Chai Shihua was killed by Jianyu, and he would send the head back, so by the way, it is always right to increase his prestige. A faint smile, it is indeed a faint smile, not pretending, after all, this matter, any person with an eavesdropping system can do it!

"Yes!" The chamberlain Lan Tianbao listened, happily agreed, and immediately went to deliver the decree.

These little chamberlains, under the protection of Emperor Chongzhen, are not accustomed to seeing all kinds of human feelings, and they have not been dyed by the big dye vat of officialdom, so they still have the kind of idea of black and white, and they are clear. For what this rebel Chai Shihua did, it can be said that he hates it to death. Now that evil is rewarded, of course, I am very happy.

When Chai Shihua's head was demonstrating in Yulin Town, the general army of reinforcement and suppression finally arrived in Yulin Town with the population and materials that were snatched back, and came to pay the order.

On the city gate, the head hanging is particularly eye-catching, and on the wall on the side, there is a big notice, and you can see at a glance the words "the head of the rebel general Chai Shihua".

When Wu Sangui saw it, he was stunned at first, and then suddenly understood that the reason why the emperor ordered him not to catch Chai Shihua and others was that there was a trick! Unexpectedly, in the end, the head of Chai Shihua's rebel general actually arrived in Yulin Town before himself.

He has also fought with Chai Shihua many times, and knows that this traitor is extremely cunning, he runs at every turn, and he can chase more than a rabbit, but now he only has the first level, look at how he runs!

Compared with Wu Sangui, who just sighed with emotion, those young men who returned with him were indeed excited when they learned that the head hanging on the city gate was Chai Shihua. Many people cried on the spot, their wives were separated, their families were ruined, and it can be said that the culprit is this Chai Shihua.

Originally, they thought that they didn't know if they could live or not, let alone take revenge. As a result, they didn't expect that they were not only rescued by the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, but even Chai Shihua, the big enemy, had already been beheaded by the imperial court!

When the soldiers of the Ming army saw them like this, they could understand their feelings, so they comforted them and said: "The emperor is wise and martial, and he killed the rebel general Chai Shihua with a divisive strategy and avenged you." There are also Jianju in Naturalization City, as well as those Urat and Chahar tribes, which will also be pacified by the emperor sooner or later, you can rest assured! ”

"Yes, you can rest assured, the emperor has forced Jianyu to the point of desperation, you are optimistic, you will be able to destroy them soon."

“……”

Hearing this, these young men were naturally grateful to Emperor Chongzhen.

They would rest here for a few days before heading west back to their hometown. However, after hearing the words of the soldiers of the Ming army, many people strongly demanded that they should also be soldiers, and they should also kill the enemy with the army, even if they will be military households for future generations, it doesn't matter.

In the past few years, the life of military households has been much better. However, before the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the military households at the border pass were miserable, and there were many people who had not been paid military salaries for more than ten years, and there were many people who sold their sons and daughters. So that no one wants to be a military household anymore, and often flees and becomes a savage, or a mountain king, or a thief or something.

These people have naturally seen it, and before the change, they would definitely not want to be soldiers and do not want to become military households. But at this time, they couldn't care about it, so they thought about killing the Tartars.

Some of them, the whole family died, and he was the only one left; Some people, and some relatives were imprisoned in Naturalization City, and they thought about saving their relatives themselves.

In the face of their request, Emperor Chongzhen's heart suddenly moved, and he saw them, on the school field of Yulin Military Town.

More than 4,000 young people stood under the point general platform, surrounded by the elite of the three major battalions, and the civil and military generals surrounded Emperor Chongzhen and stood on the point general platform.

However, Emperor Chongzhen did not take a seat, but walked to the front of the stage, looked at the young man below, and said loudly: "I also know your situation; I have understood your requirements......"

The first time I saw the emperor with my own eyes and heard the emperor speak with my own ears, all the young people did not dare to gasp and listened attentively.

“…… In the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, there are many barbarians, and it is far away from Beijing, if there is a sudden war, it is likely to suffer losses if it only relies on the officials and soldiers of the imperial court. Today, this time, is a lesson. Emperor Chongzhen continued to say loudly on the platform, "Look at you, all of them are young and strong, so many people, if you can pick up swords and guns to fight the enemy, if you know the art of fighting in military formations, you can make up for the lack of officials and soldiers in the imperial court, and you can also give a heavy blow to the enemies who come to invade your homeland." The so-called defending the country is like this. ”

Speaking of this, he paused, and saw that the young men below seemed a little puzzled. Turning his head sideways, he looked at the civilian and military generals behind him, and seemed to be a little puzzled, so he turned his head, looked down, and continued to say loudly: "Therefore, I have decided that in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty, starting from you, all men will become soldiers as long as their physical conditions allow them to become adults, for a period of three years. In these three years, you can lead the army and learn the art of fighting in the army. At the end of the three-year period, you can retire to the people, or you can choose to continue to serve in the army, it is all a voluntary choice, are you willing? ”

Emperor Chongzhen said this, in fact, it is similar to the compulsory military service system in later generations.

If this matter is implemented in Jiangnan, it will definitely attract strong opposition. The status of the martial artist itself is low, and all adult men, who are physically able, must be soldiers, are you crazy? Did that dynasty ever have such a thing?

However, this matter is possible in the northwest region of the Ming Dynasty, in the context of today.

First of all, the people in the northwest are fierce, and it can be said that they are more military and less civil, because they are often invaded by the Mongols, so they have to do so. And the closer you are to the Great Wall, the more important the town is in the nine borders, the more military households, the more troops, and the more you will be discriminated against as a soldier like Jiangnan.

And now, as Emperor Chongzhen said, these young and strong, not soldiers, have no killing skills, and in the end they can't keep their homes and relatives, and they have no strength, but in the end they can only become cattle and sheep slaughtered by others.

At this time, these young people felt that it made sense when Emperor Chongzhen said this. And this matter, the emperor still said in public, to be a soldier for three years, receive a salary for three years, and then retreat to the people, or continue to be a soldier, it is all up to you to choose. This kind of thing is not a bad thing for them, so no one is against it.

And the civil and military generals behind Emperor Chongzhen, their thoughts are a little different from these young people.

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