Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 248 Jiannu Fiasco
Yan Yingyuan and Fan Zhongjie had already returned to Dongcheng.

At this moment, the two of them were standing on the west gate tower and watching the monstrous fire in the opposite city.

Even though they were separated by two city walls and the canal, Yan Yingyuan and Fan Zhongjie could feel the scorching heat. One could imagine what would happen if they were in the city.

"Fu Zun, virtuous brother." Zhi Tingjian came to the top of the city.

Fan Zhongjie and Yan Yingyuan also bowed to Zhi Tingjian.

"My dear brother, here are three letters from Mr. Maoxiang." Zhi Tingjian took out the three letters from his sleeve, but no one noticed that Zhi Tingjian's address to Maoxiang had been changed to Mr. Maoxiang.

"Mr. Maoxiang repeatedly told me to hand it over to you."

After Zhi Tingjian finished speaking, he solemnly handed over the three letters to Yan Yingyuan.

Yan Yingyuan took the letters, and saw that one of them was written "My brother Wu Heng personally wrote it", and the other letter was written "Brother Wu Heng please present to the emperor on behalf of the emperor", obviously it was written to the emperor.

On the last envelope is written "To Parents", which is a letter from home.

Yan Yingyuan put the two letters written by Maoxiang to Chongzhen and his parents in his bosom, opened the letter written by Maoxiang to him in front of Zhi Tingjian and Fan Zhongjie, and then read it aloud.

"Brother Wu Heng: When I wrote the letter, I was alone in the world of the sun, but when I read the letter, I am afraid that I am already a ghost in the underworld."

"Parents are still there, unable to be filial to the knees of the elders, wives and concubines who are young and young, unable to accompany each other in the boudoir, children who are still young, and suddenly lost their father's upbringing, my brother writes and thinks about it, and I feel sad, attached and guilty. "

"However, a man can do something and not do something in the world. When the world is in turmoil, I can only leave my family for the country."

"Brother said this, it's not entrusted by my parents, wife and children. My pretended family is a rich Rugao family with considerable wealth. After my brother died for the country in Shanyang, he should also have a pension. Parents, wife and children can live comfortably."

"My brother clearly learned, my brother changed the plan of death without authorization, not for greed."

"It's all because my Ming Dynasty can live without Maoxiang, but I can't live without Yan Yingyuan."

"A brother has the loyalty to die for the country, and a brother should also have the righteousness to die for the brother."

"That's why, my younger brother has the courage to replace him with his body, and keep a pillar for our Ming Dynasty."

After reading this, Yan Yingyuan was choked up and couldn't make a sound, and couldn't read any more.

Fan Zhongjie also let out a long sigh, and his dissatisfaction with Mao Xiang disappeared.

Mao Xiang made his own claim and changed the death plan without telling the two of them. This move was really out of consideration, and it did make Yan Yingyuan's death plan greatly discounted, but his starting point is still commendable, and he did not do it. He is greedy for merit, but just wants to leave a pillar for Daming.

For this reason, Mao Xiang even sacrificed himself.

Not to mention ability, such a mind can also be called a national scholar.

This alone is enough to be enshrined in the Hall of Martyrs.

"They are all scholars of the country." Zhi Tingjian said even more, "They are all scholars of the country."

At this moment, Zhi Tingjian already had a brand-new understanding of Shiziying.

……

Duoduo and others couldn't stay on the top of the city tower, and had already fallen outside the city.

After reaching a safe distance outside the city, Duoduo continued to beat Hou Fangyu with a whip. This time, he beat Hou Fangyu much harder than he beat Fan Chengmo before.

After more than a dozen lashes, Hou Fangyu's flesh and blood were already ripped apart.

Although the pain penetrated into the bone marrow, Duoduo controlled it very well, so that Hou Fangyu would not faint.

So Hou Fangyu could only curl up into a ball, whimpering not like a human from deep in his throat.

Duoduo still couldn't let go of his hatred, he still brandished the whip, and whipped Hou Fangyu one after another.

Seeing Hou Fangyu trembling in pain, Fan Chengmo felt an inexplicable pleasure. As long as someone in this world is worse than him, it is a good thing for him to be thankful for.

On the contrary, He Luo would be a little bit disappointed.

"Master." He Luohui persuaded in a low voice, "If you hit him again, you will be killed."

"Why? Are you distressed?" Duoduo was about to lose his anger at first, but after hearing He Luohui's words, his anger flared up again, and he immediately slapped Hou Fangyu again.

Now the sound from Hou Fangyu's voice directly changed from a puppy sound to a mouse sound.

He Luohui was also too frightened to speak out easily, for fear of arousing Dodo's anger even more.

However, it was too late, Doduo's anger had been completely aroused by He Luohui, and just whipping Hou Fangyu was not enough to relieve his hatred.

Staring at Hou Fangyu curled up and trembling on the ground, Duoduo felt helpless when facing Yan Yingyuan and Mao Xiangshi, faced the hatred of the Han people and the shame of being defeated in the Shanyang City, like boiling magma gushing out, so An evil thought even more vicious than killing Hou Fangyu came out unstoppably.

You dog slave, caused me to bury a full elite of Niulu in Xiangbaiqi, caused a catastrophe of one Jiala and five Niulu in Zhengbaiqi, and even ruined the reputation of this king, and became a laughing stock of the Eight Banners from then on , but you still dare to mess with the generals and Bao Yi under the king's command?It makes sense!
At that moment, Duoduo turned his eyes to He Luohui, and said in a hateful voice: "He Luohui, put this dog slave as a slave!"

"Ah?" He Luohui looked at Doduo dumbfounded, and Fan Chengmo who was next to him was also stunned when he heard the words.

The one who was even more surprised was Hou Fangyu. He never expected such a punishment. If he was really killed, what kind of power would he have in life?
At the moment Hou Fangyu couldn't care less about the pain, he turned over and knelt down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "My lord forgave this servant, my lord forgave my servant, I really don't know about this, my servant was also raped by Maoxiang and Yan Yingyuanmeng." In the dark, the slave is innocent, my lord, my lord, you can't treat me like this..."

"Can't I treat you like this?" The hatred in Duduo's eyes became more intense, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

"No, my lord, that's not what a slave means, no." Hou Fangyu was so frightened that he slapped himself quickly.

But Duoduo turned to He Luohui again, and said coldly: "He Luohui, you are not reluctant, are you? This dog slave is very happy to serve you, isn't it?"

He Luohui felt ashamed and indignant when he heard the words.

There are actually many such things as the habit of breaking sleeves among the nobles of the Eight Banners.

But it's still embarrassing to say it in front of everyone.

It is even more embarrassing to be exposed by Duoduo that He Luohui is actually a subject.

Fan Chengmo who was standing next to Duoduo was very surprised, wasn't he?I think something wrong?
Those Ba Yala soldiers with the white flag even subconsciously moved a few steps to the side, trying to stay as far away from He Luo as possible, as if getting too close would make them sick. Unexpectedly, He Luo, who is big and thick, would be a victim.

Duoduo turned his gaze to Fan Chengmo again: "Fan Chengmo, He Luohui won't do anything, come here!"

"Hey!" Fan Chengmo would not be soft-hearted, immediately took out the dagger from the elbow pads, and asked, "Master, do you want to save his dog's life when the gelding is over, or don't have any scruples."

The death rate of gelding is actually very high, and you will die if you shake your hand casually.

"You dog slave, are you quite knowledgeable?" Duoduo scolded angrily, "Let him live, and send him to Prince Rui's residence as an errand after returning to Beijing."

"Hey!" Fan Chengmo replied.

Hou Fangyu's eyes went dark and he fainted on the spot.

Instead of being beaten, she fainted, and was so frightened that she fainted.

……

Dongcheng, Ximen Tower.

Fan Zhongjie said quietly: "Although I don't know if Duoduo was burned to death, the thousands of Jiannu who went to the city must have been burned to ashes. After such a big defeat, Jiannu should not come to fight the East City again, right?"

"That will definitely not happen." Yan Yingyuan nodded and said, "Jiannu was severely injured in Shanyang, and his morale has been drained. If he comes to attack Shanyang Dongcheng at this time, he will really be courting death."

Zhi Tingjian went on to say: "Besides, it is already the end of April, and it will soon enter May. In previous years, the Huaihe River and even the Yellow River have already thawed out at this time. Although this year is much colder than usual, it should not take a few days for the Huaihe River to thaw. Now, if the army of founding slaves continues to waste in Shanyang, they will be unable to leave even if they want to."

Fan Zhongjie frowned and said, "It's the silver buried in the cellar of Shanyangku, what should I do?"

"This is indeed a matter." Zhi Tingjian nodded and said, "When the fire is extinguished, Jiannu will definitely enter the west city again. Our Shanyang townsmen can barely defend the city. Street fighting is definitely not Jiannu's opponent. The nearly one million taels of color silver in the cellar are all owned by Jiannu, so what should we do?"

Yan Yingyuan shook his head, and then said: "As long as they take the silver, I'm afraid they won't take the silver."

Fan Zhongjie and Zhi Tingjian were both stunned when they heard the words, and asked with some puzzlement: "What do you mean by what you said?"

Yan Yingyuan said to Zhi Tingjian again: "Didn't my brother just say that the weather will get warmer in a few days, and the Yellow River and the Huaihe River will thaw, but the fire in the West City will not be extinguished within three days. , even after the fire is turned off, no one will dare to enter within two days, which means that if Jiannu wants to withdraw money, he will have to wait at least five days."

"Five days?" Zhi Tingjian's eyes lit up. "After five days, the ice layer of the Huaihe River and the canal will become thinner. The Jiannu troops may still be able to pass through, but the Hongyi Cannon will certainly not be able to pass through."

"People and horses can't pass." Yan Yingyuan said solemnly, "Because five days is just a conservative estimate."

"Oh, yes, yes, yes." Zhi Tingjian suddenly said, "Although our Shanyang's Xiangyong can't beat Jiannu, it's still okay to harass them while Jiannu is taking money, so we can run for ten It's been eight days."

Fan Zhongjie hummed lightly, and then said: "So, Jianu can want this money, but he has to exchange the lives of at least a thousand Jiannu, plus all the Hongyi cannons."

Yan Yingyuan finally said: "I'm afraid Duoduo doesn't want this money."

"Not necessarily." Fan Zhongjie said, "Perhaps Duoduo has been burned to death."

Zhi Ting remonstrated Jie said: "If Duoduo is really burned to death, and the slave master who succeeded Duduo is greedy for money, this time we may really have a chance to rebuild the slaves with the help of the navy."

Fan Zhongjie said: "Let's see."

(End of this chapter)