A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 586 Let them play by themselves
The rumor is that Uncle Zhongyong may have colluded with the thieves and slaves. The worst thing is that he has the heart to support the bandits and self-respect. During the Jinzhou battle, he deliberately released the slaves and chieftains. Maybe most retreat?
You know, from the grassland, under the command of Uncle Zhongyong, he forced an army of one hundred thousand. It is not normal for the Tartars not to be completely annihilated.

It can also be understood why the slave chief left Yizhou's huge grain and grass to Uncle Zhongyong when he was so grateful. The grace of not killing is as heavy as a mountain.
As for Uncle Zhongyong's distribution of food and grass to the officers and generals of Yu Zhen, this further proves his strange intentions.The loyal soldiers of the towns were used by him as targets for his unscrupulous intentions, and his thoughts were so vicious that he shocked the world.

Driven by those who are interested in this rumor, several serial versions have been extended in Gyeonggi. For example, the rumor also refers to the recent robbery.

Obviously, Wang Dou has traces of collusion with the thief, and the worst thing is that he also has the heart of raising the thief!

With Wang Dou's bravery, how can he be the opponent of the Shunxiang Army back then?

Facts have also proved that Wang Dou was under the city of Luoyang at that time, defeated the intruders, and captured tens of thousands of soldiers.It's just strange. At that time, all the soldiers and crab generals who broke into the camp died. The thieves led most of the old camp to escape, and there were many backbone generals. Is there something unspeakable among them?

Also, Uncle Zhongyong was famous for being domineering and unscrupulous, and he was merciless in killing captives.

For example, in this battle of Jinzhou, he did not have the permission of the Holy One and the cabinet ministers, and he opened the frontier without permission, and privately sent [-] troops to attack Liaodong.

He even disregarded that Jin Zidian and others were important ministers of the Korean state. After killing them, it is very likely that the monarchs and ministers of the other country will be saddened by rabbits and foxes, and they will throw themselves into the arms of the Qing captives, and kill thousands of North Korean soldiers on the spot. Such people, Such a cruel and merciless character, could it be that he is afraid of slaughtering and subduing thieves?

Why didn't he kill the bandits who were captured at that time?

The most important reason for the rapid resurgence of the bandits is the fact that the soldiers who surrendered in the past, after being plundered in the past, all of them were restless and full of fighting power. The intruders were as powerful as a bamboo, and they captured many cities without any effort.

The thieves quickly took in an army of tens of thousands of people. This army has a stronger combat power than the old one. This is the scourge left by Uncle Zhongyong back then.

A large part of King Fu's death was attributed to Wang Dou.

This is a mass of rumors, what kind of loyal and brave man thinks that he is invincible in the world, has the meaning of adding a yellow robe to his body, and has a sharp eye? Rumors that when Wang Dou was born, he was really surrounded by fairy sounds and full of purple energy. His son Wang Zheng was born with the same radiance Road, singing birds and fragrant flowers.

The people on the East Road have always spread that Wang Dou descended from the stars. In fact, it was not the stars who descended to the wild to assist the Holy King, but the real dragon descended to fight against the current dragon and compete for the world.

Although these rumors only passed by in a flash, they were shocking.

Listening to the content of the rumor, it was reported again from Wen Daxing's mouth. After reading it again, everyone was still extremely angry. The Jingbian army fought bloody battles for the country, and the soldiers in the battalion suffered heavy casualties. Even Wen Daxing in front of them lost all of them The right arm, unexpectedly, got this result.

Gao Shiyin and Shen Shiqi almost jumped up again, Gao Shiyin roared: "I am so mad, needless to say, just one word, kill him, kill him, kill him, blood will flow like a river!"

Shen Shiqi also roared: "Just two words, kill!"

Seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd, Wang Dou sneered and said nothing, and praised Qin Yi quickly said: "Everyone, please calm down, don't fall into the tricks of the thieves!"

He asked Wen Daxing: "General Wen, the rumors of the villain's treacherous schemes are frightening. I don't know the Intelligence Department, but is there any way to deal with it?"

Wen Daxing looked at Liu Benshen, and Liu Benshen respectfully said to Wang Dou: "After the rumors about the capital came out, our intelligence department responded immediately, and basically suppressed rumors with rumors."

It can be said that rumors are boiling everywhere in Gyeonggi. It is said that the grain and grass seized by the Jingbian army in Yizhou was not tens of thousands of shi, but more than [-] million shi.

All the teahouses and wine shops are full of enthusiasm, and they are also talking about the new slave leader Dorgon's marriage to his wife. There are rumors in various versions.

Yan Dorgon brothers, how to seize the wives and concubines of Mrs. Hong, how to occupy the wives and concubines of nephew Hauge, etc., and some people showed blueprints and albums.

Also, the focus of the rumors turned to Zhou Shixian, the prospective son-in-law, and it was spread that he took care of the young man. After the scandal was revealed, Princess Kunxing was furious, the royal family was furious, and there was any collective promiscuity in the cabinet, etc., which made the people hooked .

Princess Kunxing is the jewel in the palm of the royal family. Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou regarded her as a treasure. When she was old, the royal family also selected a good family for her.

It seems that Emperor Chongzhen and others took a fancy to the son of the prince's servant, Zhou Jun, who was named Shixian, and planned to build Pingyang as a house. They didn't think of this, and Zhou Shixian's hope of becoming a son-in-law was in vain. , How can rumor hurt?

Due to various reasons, rumors about Wang Dou were circulating in the capital before, and few people controlled them. At this time, the reputation of the royal family and the cabinet was involved, and the only remaining power was Jin Yiwei in the capital, who started to investigate. But the more investigations, the more rumors flew into the sky. Rumors about Wang Dou have been ignored a lot, and many topics have been diverted away.

Wang Dou smiled slightly. He was satisfied with the response of the Intelligence Department. Rumors are something that avoiding rumors is useless. In ancient and modern times, no matter China or foreign countries, no matter what race or skin color, all have a bad nature and like to spread rumors.

The more the government prohibits it, the more it talks about it, the only way is to use rumors to fight rumors, the more absurd it is, the faster everyone will wake up.

It's just that the intelligence department's response involved Princess Kunxing. Her figure flashed in Wang Dou's mind. I can't help but feel a little sorry.

Wang Dou asked the people in the capital for their reactions, and Liu Benshen replied: "When the rumors first emerged, some people were incited to question and abuse, but there were still many people in the capital who stood on the side of the general. The two sides argued fiercely and even scuffled each other. , With the intelligence department's response, all kinds of rumors are everywhere, and many people are at a loss, hesitant, and don't know who to listen to."

Wang Dou nodded. It sounds a bit like Wang Fan and Wang Hei fighting, and then the people in the middle waver, or follow the flames and fuel the flames. Anyone and everything is like this. If there are people who support it, there must be people who oppose it. , just like fans of later generations, is irrational.

Those who support themselves resolutely support them, and those who oppose them, such as those whose interests have been damaged, or those who fled after the incident on the East Road, resolutely oppose, and then there is a large wave of centrists, who can be won over.

Generally speaking, because of the previous spread of rumors, the bright image of the Jingbian Army is still greatly damaged. If future generations are innocent, as long as they stay in prison or are invited to speak, others will look at them from now on. It's always weird, it's really falling into the latrine, it's not shit or shit.

In this country where morals are everything, after this rumor, Wang Dou and the Jingbian army under his command can be said to have been stained from then on. No matter what they do in the future, others will look at it with weird eyes and analyze it. Directly from the prestige and morality, hit oneself vitally.

However, Wang Dou calmed down quickly. After all, later generations have seen and heard a lot of such things. Compared with the generals around him, he has much more immunity.

He said lightly: "What did the cabinet say, what did the emperor say?"

Liu Benshen replied: "The cabinet remains on the sidelines. Only Chen Benbing said a few words for the general. It seems that the general in the rumors went out of the fortress without authorization, massacred Jin Zidian and others, and the remarks that did not take the emperor seriously were quite irritating to the emperor. The emperor is also suspicious about the food and grass in Yizhou."

"Eunuch Wang Dehua, after returning to the capital, tried his best to defend the general. There was also news that Princess Kunxing complained about the general and begged Queen Zhou, hoping that the queen could explain something to Her Majesty... ..."

Everyone in the tent collectively groaned, and Liu Ben lowered his eyelids deeply: "After many days of rumors, the emperor issued an imperial decree to say all kinds of rumors. Kind of, to deal with ulterior motives."

"However, the rumors about the capital keep going, presumably the emperor has suspicions in his heart, that's for sure."

"Also, due to the rumors, the court discussion about the general's appointment as a marquis has been suspended for the time being. Many officials have appealed that they hope that after the general arrives in the capital, he will explain it in the court meeting and then deal with it. The proposal of Feng Bo also came to a halt."

"The intelligence department analyzed that the emperor wanted to confer the title on a large scale, and the officials in the court were worried that there would be a powerful noble group in the country again. When the proposal was raised, there were great obstacles. Even Chen Benbing did not support it. The discussion, so I stopped here, and the intelligence department is paying close attention to the follow-up..."

Tears welled up in Zhong Xiancai's eyes: "It's not fair, the general's loyalty to the imperial court, I have seen it all, from Jingbian Fort, Shunxiang Fort, he fought bloody battles with slaves, moved to the north and south of the river, and sent troops to Liaodong Everywhere, how many soldiers died for the country? In the end, they have to suffer such injustice, what is the law of heaven?"

Wen Fangliang also sighed: "I really don't know what the gentlemen are thinking. Don't they understand all kinds of rumors? They don't know what those profiteers in Xuanda are doing? Why are they so laissez-faire?"

Han Chao sneered and said, "They are simply a nest of snakes and rats. Who in the cabinet didn't take advantage of them?"

Xie Yike was puzzled: "My Jingbian army has risen up, everything is going against me, even the Tartars have been defeated, why should those profiteers fight against us?"

Wang Dou stood up and paced in the tent. He said indifferently, "They have enjoyed the glory for a long time, and they miscalculated the situation, thinking that it is Wanli, Jiajing period? Li Lingzhi is stunned, a bunch of greedy and stupid guys!"

Thinking of those people in the capital in history, civil servants and military generals, in order to fight against thieves, Emperor Chongzhen asked them to donate, and they got very little money. As a result, Li Zicheng copied tens of millions of taels of silver in the capital. Interest groups have always been like this. tears.

After walking a few steps, a sneer appeared on Wang Dou's face: "Who do they think I am? If there is any problem, I will take it? Fenghou, do I care? Order the army to go directly to Changping, and return from there East Road!"

All the generals suddenly realized that they all laughed, and Gao Shiyin even laughed wildly: "That's right, we'll go home and let them stare blankly. What about speech officials, what court proceedings, let them play by themselves."

Amid the laughter of the crowd, Wang Dou looked at Liu Benshen: "Also, it will take many days to return to Donglu. Those profiteers may have already acted. How will they deal with me Donglu?"

(End of this chapter)