Ming Zuo

Chapter 384
After coming back to Laizhou after a lapse of three months, Sun Yuanhua found that the city had become a little strange.

Laizhou is no longer as majestic as it once was, and there are ruins everywhere.There is always a thick smoke from nowhere, and the whole city is suffocating.

In addition to the strange city, the people in the city are even stranger.

Countless eyes looked down, and when they looked at Sun Yuanhua, they were all filled with anger and hatred.

Many people walked by carrying dead bodies, and if there were no officers and soldiers to stop them, they would all rush in front of him.

It seems that the enemy outside the city is not the enemy, but the one in front of him.

"Zhongcheng, I'm afraid that you and I will die."

Wang Zheng, the military officer of Liaohai Supervision, felt the atmosphere of enemies on all sides, and his heart was sad.

He was recommended by Sun Yuanhua to serve as the Liaohai Supervisor.So far, nature and Sun Yuanhua are grasshoppers on a rope.

Sun Yuanhua's mind was chaotic, and he had lost the ability to think.

When he left from Dengzhou, he still had some confidence that he could persuade Laizhou Wenwu to recruit the rebels in Dongjiang Town.

But when he arrived in Laizhou, seeing the tragic situation here, his confidence was shaken.

Under the bloody feud, whether Laizhou civil and military, or the common people, who can accept the surrender of Dongjiang Town?

Sun Yuanhua didn't know that in the current situation, he was the only one who was thinking about comforting him.

Just when his front foot had just stepped into Laizhou City, there was a sudden scream of killing from the flank of the rebels in the distance.

Sun Yuanhua looked at it in amazement, but couldn't see what happened.

The only thing I saw was the soldiers of the rebels rushing towards the distance in a chaotic manner, as if something had gone wrong.

At this moment, Xu Congzhi, Xie Lian, Zhu Wannian, Yang Yufan and others came together.Like the soldiers and people of Dengzhou, they did not have a good face when facing Sun Yuanhua.

Zhu Wannian roared like thunder.

"Sun Zhongcheng, look at what you have done? How many people died tragically because of you!"

Sun Yuanhua was full of bitterness, but he had to keep calm and try to explain.

"Everyone, there must be a misunderstanding..."

Yang Yufan interrupted and snorted, "What other misunderstandings are there? Traitors have no plans to kill people, and the chaos is endless. To this day, only the traitors can't die."

Sun Yuanhua was in a hurry.

"Can you all ignore the overall situation?"

Xu Congzhi looked at the haggard Sun Yuanhua, and the pity in his heart flashed.

"Sun Zhongcheng, this is the end of the matter, and there is no need to say more. You don't know it yet. At this moment, Wang Xunjian has sent troops to attack the rebel camp. Please don't mention it again."

Sun Yuanhua was stunned and took a few steps back.

He thought of everything, even disregarding the infamy behind him.I just didn't expect that Laizhou's civil and military affairs were so strong that they took the initiative to attack, breaking the peace of both sides.

With Wang Daochun doing this, the rebels will no longer have the possibility of accepting consolation.

Yes, Wang Daochun did another puzzling thing.

When Sun Yuanhua arrived in Laizhou City, he sent troops to attack the rebels without authorization, causing the situation to expand.

Before Sun Yuanhua was still in Dengzhou, he repeatedly told Kong Youde and others that they were righteous and powerful, and persuaded Kong Youde and others to surrender.

That was the content of his letter to Yu Dacheng at that time.

For his efforts, the court also agreed.

But unfortunately, it didn't work out in the end.

what is the reason?

Xunjian Wang Daochun hid the imperial edict...

Twice in a row, Sun Yuanhua's courting efforts were destroyed by Wang Daochun.

Not to mention whether Kong Youde and others will change their minds for the time being, it is not surprising that there is such a troublemaker on this side, and the Wu Qiao rebellion is so serious.

Wang Daochun has made so many tricks in the whole process, why can he be safe in the end?

In fact, it starts with Daming's attitude towards rebellion.

As we all know, Daming has been very tough on rebellion since the founding of the country.Never make peace, and never pacify, it must be completely suppressed.

The suppression was successful, that is, Xuanzong destroyed the Han King, and Wuzong destroyed the Ning King.

If the suppression is unsuccessful, then it would be better to be broken than broken, such as Zhu Yunwen.

Because Wang Daochun's approach is actually to find out the context of Chongzhen.

Another, in fairness, the Wuqiao mutiny really cannot be compromised.

the reason is simple.

Kong Youde, Li Jiucheng, Geng Zhongming and others were not ordinary people who could not survive, but generals leading the army.

If this kind of people's rebellion is not completely suppressed, but they are appeased with food and drink, what will other leading generals think?
Isn't this the beginning of the birth of warlords?
Therefore, when dealing with the rebels in Dongjiang Town, complete suppression is the only option.

Sun Yuanhua couldn't see this clearly, so he sent himself to the dead end.

Because of Wang Daochun's arrogant proposition, Sun Yuanhua's plan to run back to Laizhou to advocate for appeasement failed.

He also has no room to maneuver.

Xie Lian said with a cold face: "Brother Sun, Your Majesty has an order, ordering you to return to Beijing as soon as possible, and do not stay."

Xu Congzhi was even more rude.

"Come on, arrange for them to go on their way."

A group of soldiers rushed over and surrounded Sun Yuanhua, Wang Zheng, and Zhang Tao.Obviously, once they do something unknown, these soldiers will probably immediately attack with swords.

Seeing this scene, the three of them felt that their eyes were darkened, and they knew that there was no reason to do so.

Xu Congzhi and Xie Lian arranged a team of soldiers, prepared a carriage, and kept sending the three of Sun Yuanhua out of the city and headed straight to the capital.

Seeing that Laizhou City was getting farther and farther away, Sun Yuanhua became much calmer.

"Liangfu, it was Brother Yu who harmed you."

Wang Zheng smiled wryly and shook his head.

"If it wasn't for the promotion of Zhongcheng, how could the lower officials have the opportunity to show their ambitions? It's just that God doesn't bless you, you and I have this catastrophe."

The two gathered together and sighed, and Zhang Tao next to him wanted to cry but had no tears.

If I had known today, when he was in Dengzhou City, he simply surrendered to the rebels.I can't say that I can still be a petty official. It's better than being escorted to the capital now, and my life and death are unpredictable.

The group left Laizhou City and headed westward.Because the battlefield was behind him, the road was not disturbed except that it was desolate.

On this day, I walked near the Mi River.

Because Qingzhou Mansion was most poisoned by the White Lotus Sect, people on both sides of the official road were cut off.Looking around, except for the weeds, it looks like a ghost.

In the quiet world, only the group of them walked slowly, which was more leisurely than traveling in the mountains and water.

Suddenly, the sound of breaking through the air came suddenly.

The soldiers surrounding the carriage did not react at all, and fell under the rain of arrows.

The leading Xiaoqi was about to open his mouth to warn, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a very short crossbow arrow coming straight to his throat.

When he fell, the last thought in his mind was: "The enemy is so close."

The soldiers of a small flag were all destroyed, and it only took a few breaths before and after.Then the world returned to tranquility, except for the strong smell of blood.

The three Sun Yuanhua in the carriage felt something different, and they pulled the curtain and came out.

Did they encounter robbers?
Just as they were stunned, there was a sudden rustling sound in the grass around the carriage, less than ten paces away.

Afterwards, they saw dozens of "straw people" rise up, all armed with crossbows, slowly stepped forward, and began to check the condition of their soldiers.

The three of Sun Yuanhua rubbed their eyes again and again, unable to believe what they saw just now.It is even more unimaginable that someone in the world can make a disguise so vividly.

The straw men ignored the three of them, and after the inspection, one of them whistled.

After a while, the sound of hooves came from the corner of the dirt road in the distance, and several horses came leisurely.

Being the first one, even sitting upright on a horse, is as majestic as a mountain.

The man came to Sun Yuanhua with a smile on his lips, and his tone was quite affectionate.

"Uncle Sun, congratulations on getting out of the disaster."

"Zhong... Zhongheng?"

Sun Yuanhua did not expect that the person who appeared in front of him and killed the official was actually Zuo Menggeng.

But then he thought of what Zuo Menggeng had done, but he was not so surprised.

What he couldn't accept was that Zuo Menggeng killed the official, which made him even more unable to deal with himself.

"Zhongheng, where are you doing this to the old man?"

Zuo Menggeng got off the horse and let his subordinates clean up, and said earnestly: "How can my little nephew sit and watch my uncle bear the blame and be wronged to death?"

Sun Yuanhua looked up to the sky and sighed.

"What this old man wishes for in his life is to report the kindness of the king and help the world. The way of loyalty and righteousness never dares or forgets. Even if I die nine times, I have no regrets. How can I allow my family to be shamed and their ambitions destroyed?"

From knowing Sun Yuanhua, Zuo Menggeng knew that he was a very stubborn person.

To deal with this kind of person, it is absolutely impossible to use softness.

The only way is to block all his escape routes.

"In the Dongjiang Rebellion, although uncle's actions are inappropriate, as the governor of Denglai, taking the overall situation into consideration, why is it wrong?"

Sun Yuanhua hummed, "Your Majesty must also be able to see things clearly."

Zuo Menggeng sneered.

"If that person can really see things clearly, Yuan Chonghuan will not die in vain."

Hearing him mention Yuan Chonghuan, all three of Sun Yuanhua's expressions changed.

It has to be said that Yuan Chonghuan's experience has now become a thorn in the heart of Da Ming's civil and military affairs.

No official wanted to repeat Yuan Chonghuan's grievances.

Sun Yuanhua's heart was bewildered, and he no longer had the firmness just now.

This time back to the capital, will he really become Yuan Chonghuan's second?

He is not afraid of death.

As a scholar-bureaucrat, he cared more about the name behind him than death.

This is why Zuo Menggeng came to rescue him, but he was furious.

But if he died on a disgraceful charge, what was the point of his persistence?

(End of this chapter)