Chapter 801: The Man Behind the Pot
Armies came from far and near, from all different directions, towards the barbarian shanty towns that lived on the river banks, forming a great encirclement that completely encircled the area. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info This caused panic among all the barbarians, who emerged from their low shacks and looked with horror at the approaching army, the men clenching their weapons tightly in their hands.
Some of them are holding in their hands nothing more than kitchen knives, sheep forks, hoes and other farm tools, and sharpened wooden sticks are the most numerous and easiest things in their hands. What is the difference between these weapons and burning sticks in front of a heavily armed army?
The women and children were surrounded in the middle, and the men stood on the periphery, and all of them had a look of grief and indignation on their faces, and in the hearts of all of them, they thought that the Akito had finally become angry and had revealed their true colors, and was going to kill them all.
These days, all kinds of rumors seem to have been confirmed. The women, clinging to their children, sat in the middle of the line, sobbing lowly for their impending tragic fate.
The army in the distance stopped, did not approach any further, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance, a group of cavalry quickly drove from the direction of the county seat, the foot soldiers surrounding the barbarians separated on both sides, making way for a passage, and a large banner of the sun and moon came into the field of vision of all the barbarians.
With the yellow-edged Sun and Moon Banner, and the flaming Red Flame Sword Skull Banner, some older barbarians of status understood what these two banners represented.
The emperor of the Ming Kingdom actually came to this place in person.
The two banners stopped, stood solemnly, covered with armor, and the murderous cavalry brought a huge sense of oppression to the barbarians, even if they held rudimentary weapons in their hands, but in front of such an army, a sense of insignificance involuntarily rose from the depths of their hearts, if the conflict broke out, the other party or just a charge, it would be enough to solve all the barbarians here.
Like the infantry, the cavalry stopped, but behind them there was a steady stream of wagons, wagons with bags of unknown things.
The carriages did not stop, they kept moving forward, and when they were only a few dozen paces away from the barbarians, they stopped, and one of the generals also rushed over at this time.
Riding his horse to the front of the carriage, the general turned over and dismounted, his hands empty, without any weapons, and he did not see any weapons all over his body.
He strode towards the barbarians.
I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the Ming people's gourd, the barbarians look at this Ming military general vigilantly, and also look at the carriages behind him.
"It's Wang Gui!" Someone in the crowd shouted. Wang Gui once held a high position in Murong Hong's Yan Kingdom, and among these barbarians, there were also many former Yan Kingdom nobles, of course, they recognized this past Yan State military general who led tens of thousands of people.
Because they knew Wang Gui, there were riots among the crowd, and in the hearts of the barbarians, if it weren't for Wang Gui's rebellion in front of the formation, or if the Yan Kingdom would not have been defeated so quickly, they would not have fallen into such a field as they are now.
"This traitor!"
"Kill him!"
Someone in the crowd roared, but they were immediately suppressed again, obviously, now it is not a question of whether they can kill Wang Gui, but a question of how Wang Gui will deal with them, not to mention that now the banner of the emperor of the Ming Kingdom is fluttering in the distance, and Wang Gui alone is enough to easily kill them all.
For the hustle and bustle of the barbarians, Wang Gui's expression did not move, and he did not stop at his feet, but kept moving forward and walked in front of the barbarians.
Standing at the forefront of the barbarian team was a former nobleman of the Yan Kingdom, an elder of the barbarian Murong Clan, and now, the spiritual leader of all the barbarians in Heyi County.
"Elder Murong, I'm late." Wang Gui clasped his hands into fists and saluted the other party.
Murong Chong glared at Wang Gui coldly: "General Wang, are you here to send us back to the West today?" ā
Wang Gui smiled: "Elder Murong, you are too worried, today Wang Gui is here to ask for sin, the four counties of the northern land are newly returned to the Ming Dynasty, and the four counties are combined into one county, and the war is beginning to extinguish, everything is complicated, Wang Gui did not pay attention to this for a while, so that the traitors were blinded and you suffered." Today, Wang Gui accompanied the Ming Emperor here, which is to follow the order of His Majesty to set things right, and also to let you no longer suffer. ā
Murong Chong stared at Wang Gui, but his face was full of distrust.
Wang Gui smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and beckoned back, and in the distance, several soldiers dragged a paralyzed man over. When he arrived in front of Wang Gui, he threw the man to the ground, and the man wriggled like a maggot, his face was full of horror, and his mouth was full of lotus, but he couldn't say a word. It is this Heli County's county order Huo Kun.
"This person is lawless, and he has succumbed to His Majesty's words about your placement, his methods are bad, his character is inferior, and it makes people sick, the Ming Emperor is aware of everything, and he must not allow such a villain to spoil the court's policy, so today in front of you, he will be executed to show the sincerity of the court." After saying this, Wang Gui raised his chin.
A soldier behind him stepped forward, choked and pulled out his knife, his hand rose and fell, and Huo Kun, who was struggling on the ground, suddenly lost his head, blood splattered on the spot, and the barbarians nearby suddenly screamed.
Murong Chong's face was a little complicated, staring at Huo Kun in a pool of blood.
Killed a person, but Wang Gui couldn't see a trace of discoloration on his face, and pointed to the dozen or two carriages behind him, "Elder Murong, this is some of the grain we have transported, Your Majesty is very heartbroken when he learns that you have not eaten a full meal these days, don't say it first, you take away these grains first, make a fire to cook, eat a full meal first, and then we can sit down and talk slowly, okay?" ā
"Since we're talking, what does it mean that your army is surrounding us?" He asked coldly.
Wang Gui smiled slightly, "Elder Murong, you have also seen that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has arrived here, as a general, the county guard of Fuyuan County, he must be responsible for the safety of the emperor, this is also the proper meaning, I must think of all possibilities and take due precautions, Elder Murong is also in charge, I think I can understand my distress." And His Majesty does not have any ill will towards you, and if there is, Your Majesty has no possibility of coming here, do you say? ā
Murong Chong nodded, no matter what happened next, but these grains were enough for everyone here to have a full meal, even if they died, they could be regarded as being a full ghost.
"Go and haul the grain. Make a fire, cook. He yelled.
Seeing the barbarians take the reins of their horses from the hands of the soldiers and drive the carriage towards the crowd, Wang Gui's face showed a satisfied smile.
When he arrived at his cousin Wang Yun's fast horse to report the news, he didn't delay for a moment, only led a dozen personal soldiers, and ran all the way from Fuyuan to Ningyuan, and arrived in Heli County.
When the emperor decided to kill Huo Kun today, and the main reason was to abuse the barbarians, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the emperor had found a backstabber for him. Of course, with this backstabber, it means that the emperor does not intend to trouble him on these issues.
Wang Gui breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, but also secretly vigilant, he has always been in charge of the army, for these governance places, dealing with contradictions and chores are not good at all, he is more accustomed to cutting through the chaos with a quick knife, when the barbarians are not willing to be dismissed obediently according to the emperor's will, his first reaction is not to appease, to explain, but subconsciously adopted a more radical strategy, if you don't go, I will force you to go. This intensified the contradiction between the two sides, it was originally rumors, Wang Gui came the same, but it confirmed these rumors, if it wasn't for the emperor to come to inspect, I am afraid that Fuyuan County, which has just settled down, will make waves on the ground again, and when he really arrives at that step of the field, then he, the party who is in charge of the army and the people, will not be able to escape responsibility, and it is not a Huo Kun who can carry this big black cauldron.
It seems that how to be a good county guard, I still have to learn hard. Jin Ge Iron Horse, vigorous and resolute, is not suitable for local governance at all!
And in the distance, seeing the smooth handover of grain between the two sides, Qin Feng also breathed a sigh of relief.
Huo Guang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this first step has finally gone out smoothly." With the blood of Hokun and these grains, the hostility of the barbarians was also dissipated a lot. But speaking of which, this Huo Kun finally did not die in vain, speaking of which, although this person's character is a little inferior, but the charge of abusing the barbarian is forced on him, but he is really wronged by this guy. ā
The corners of Qin Feng's mouth twitched slightly: "What?" Could it be that I put these charges on Wang Gui? Wang Gui is my general, and he is an important chess piece in my governance of Fuyuan County, and these decisions he made have led to the deterioration of the matter, and now although he is making up for it, we still need someone to carry this pot for him, and this Huo Kun is the best candidate. Besides, even if this person does not have this crime, other crimes such as perverting the law and running rampant in the township are still enough to cut off his head, and the left and right are a death, so it is better to carry one more crime, which can be regarded as making a little contribution to Daming and accumulating a little yin virtue for his descendants. ā
"Your Majesty is right!" Huo Guang shrugged, the emperor was right, if he really wanted to be investigated, Wang Gui would be responsible, but now Wang Gui is indispensable in Fuyuan County, and it is impossible for the emperor to treat Wang Gui's crime because of this matter, so he can only be vague and let this unlucky Huo Kun accept all the blame.
"It's a good start, and hopefully the next negotiations with them will go well. This Ningyuan is the main settlement of the barbarians, and Heli County is the place where the most barbarians in Ningyuan are fighting. Qin Feng said: "It seems that the barbarians are still organized and led, and they are not a group of rabble, so this is much easier." ā
"But there is an organization and leadership, isn't it more troublesome!" Huo Guang was puzzled.
Qin Feng smiled: "As long as they agree to our conditions, it will become a plate of loose sand in the future, and they will no longer be able to gather together." ā