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

Chapter 612 Persuasion
After the decision was made that day, Wang Dou summoned Wang Pu and Li Yunshu to talk. On the morning of the 22nd, Yang Guozhu came to look for Wang Dou.

"Are you really going to go this far?"

Yang Guozhu understood Wang Dou's temper, and knew that he was not a person who would let things go. Sure enough, when asked about Wang Dou's next step, Wang Dou did not hide anything, and briefly mentioned his plan. Even Wang Pu and Li Yunshu would participate in the planned action.

"If this is the case, the government and the public will boil again, and the voice of questioning Guoqin will become even louder. The Holy One..."

Yang Guozhu's face was full of worry: "How about reporting the matter of profiteers to the imperial court and waiting for a ruling? Maybe the Holy One will give Guoqin an explanation, just like the matter of the capital this time."

Wang Dou still shook his head, and said calmly: "Your Majesty can deal with Beijing officials and civil servants, but local gentry, merchants, military generals, powerful nobles... Yang Shuai, if His Majesty has the ability to influence them, state affairs will not be corrupted like this .”

Wang Doudao: "Yang Shuai is a pure soldier, and he doesn't know much about the dogs in the camp, or he has ignored them."

He silently fetched some information, put it in front of Yang Guozhu, and sighed: "...the actions of these profiteers are shocking and indescribable. Perhaps, it can be said that the word is too many to describe. In their eyes, is there still a country? Can those people they associate with be called human beings?"

Yang Guozhu flipped through the information, his hands trembling involuntarily.

When he saw the intelligence evidence above, Shanxi merchants smuggled for nothing, and they even had an extremely serious crime, which was to provide all kinds of information for Houjin, or later Manchu Qing, and even be responsible for leading the way and selling stolen goods .

When he saw in the information that every border town, even the names of the guards at each pass, the number of soldiers, and the specific equipment were described in detail, and there were even a considerable number of military intelligence pond reports, Yang Guozhu's face was livid and angry. It looks like it's about to burst into flames.

He suddenly slammed his palm on the desk, making a loud bang, and roared angrily: "Bastards, these rats, do they still have the country in their eyes? Do they have the slightest heart for the country and the people?"

Wang Dou was watching Yang Guozhu's extremely angry expression, and he said coldly: "Because of these national thieves, the rise and invasion of the Tartars are always beneficial, and attacking the city is just a matter of leisure. Yang Shuai, think about it. Shenyang, Liaoyang, Tieling, Changping, which city is not deep? As long as the defenders use a little bit of care and the siege ability of the Tartars, which city can be easily captured? Seriously, they attacked a city in a row , the state capital, or even the county seat does not have the ability!"

"But why did these important cities fall one by one? Dongnu invaded several times, why do dozens of cities fall each time? It is the internal thieves and the internal response!"

"They open their doors to offer their city, they confuse people's hearts, they disregard their family and country, just for their petty profits!"

Wang Dou sneered: "Don't the profiteers understand what the profiteers are doing, the people behind them, the protectors? Are they really blind? No! They are very clear and even have the benefits of participating in the carve-up. They would rather do You are so blind! Just to allow yourself to continue digging into the walls of the country, until the country is crumbling!"

Wang Doudao: "Maybe Yang Shuai knows that I sent my subordinates to distribute evidence of the crimes of profiteers everywhere. What do you say when you know the umbrella behind them? They said that this matter is purely false. They call it a frame-up, saying that I am framing them. No matter how many criminal evidences there are, they still ignore them!"

Wang Dou looked at Yang Guozhu: "Shuai Yang, if you were me, tell me, what should I do?"

Yang Guozhu shook his head in pain: "Guoqin, I don't know, I really don't know..."

He murmured: "You know, I just want to fight for my country with peace of mind, other things... I'm not good at..."

With trembling hands, he picked up a love letter, which recorded that some officers under his command, even the officers and generals of the main barracks, more or less took advantage of profiteers, even Guo Yingxian, his own general in the Chinese army, could not avoid.

Looking at the deeds above, and then imprinting his judgment on his own experience, Yang Guozhu knew that this information could not be false, his eyes straightened: "Why is this?"

He closed his eyes in pain: "Why?"

He didn't know what to say, but he just shook his head: "Guoqin, you know that I am a person who fights the Tartars with real guns and real guns. I am not afraid of other things... I always avoid those conspiracies and calculations... It's just that many things often come to the door, such as... the new army field under my command, there are many officials and businessmen who want to get involved, I just work hard to protect it, but I often feel powerless."

Yang Guozhu slowly shed tears: "This time the brothers in the new army camp suffered a lot of casualties, but they didn't complain. I want to go to Ji Town. They didn't say anything, and they were all willing to follow me. It's just...Guoqin, I really want to I'm very scared, I'm afraid I'll disappoint my brothers..."

The veteran finally burst into tears: "Let me go to the battlefield. I am not afraid. I am afraid that I will betray my brothers. In the end, I will not even be able to protect their family property and fields. My family will suffer from hunger and hunger. I am afraid."

Seeing this veteran on the battlefield, crying like a child, full of fragility and powerlessness, Wang Dou felt a pain in his heart.

He put his hand on Yang Guozhu's shoulder, and said word by word: "Shuai Yang, just feel at ease, the new army field in Xuanfu Town is Yang Shuai's painstaking effort. Anyone who dares to take the sergeant's field will take my field." , I will kill him!"

Yang Guozhu raised his head and nodded gratefully to Wang Dou,

He sighed deeply, took a deep breath, and said to Wang Dou seriously: "Don't worry, Guoqin, I will take care of my subordinates' affairs."

Wang Dou shook his head: "Shuai Yang doesn't have to be like this. The generals under your command still have relatively little ties to the traitors. If we really want to be more serious, the officials and generals in the three towns of Xuanda can avoid death, not one out of ten."

He said: "Because the matter is of great importance, this time, I only target profiteers, and the rest are traitors. I will deal with them slowly in the future."

"The noble class in this country is too complacent. The government treats them too much, making them selfish and domineering, stupid and arrogant. Someone should clean them up and pour cold water on them!"

Wang Dou looked at Yang Guozhu: "And this person is me! This is also the mission that God sent me to Daming and arranged for me. Yang Shuai, I must do this, otherwise, not only Daming will perish, but our civilization will also die." Will fall into the abyss of eternal doom!"

Yang Guozhu sighed deeply, and said, "Guoqin, this time..."

Wang Dou raised his hand to stop: "This time, Yang Shuai doesn't have to participate."

He said: "As long as Yang Shuai understands me."

He said: "You know, at my current status, I don't have many friends anymore."

Yang Guozhu nodded heavily, and then sighed: "I just hope it ends as soon as possible, with less bloodshed."

Wang Dou said: "Don't worry, Shuai Yang, our Jingbian army is not a rebel or a bandit, so it will naturally not affect the innocent."

Yang Guozhu said: "I believe it."

He thought for a while, asked Wang Dou to unfold the map, pointed to a place and said, "I don't know much about Xuandayu Town, but Xuanfu Town, this family entrance, and the local situation, I can explain it to you in detail."

(End of this chapter)