Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 505 Soldiers Arrive in Guilin
Hearing that Huang and Zhang were captured, the chieftain at the yamen banquet and the gentry in eastern Guizhou were all overjoyed, and asked Gao Yigong to be the master, but Gao Yigong considered that there was still an interrogation about the matter of welcoming the army. It is not appropriate to let the chieftain know about the conflicts within Daming, so the chieftain and the gentry can only be allowed to retreat temporarily, and then the soldiers push Huang and Zhang into the hall.

At this time, only Gao Yigong and other 20 generals from the East Route Army were left in the hall. They watched Huang and Zhang being pushed and kicked into the hall by the soldiers with their hands cut behind their backs. Showing disdain.

The army worships the strong and respects those who can fight. These two pretend to fight to the death. If they really make the Eastern Route Army trapped in the city and resist more fiercely, they may be looked down upon. But these two guys have no self-knowledge at all. The gesture was very fierce, but the city was destroyed for a long time, and the whole person was ashamed.

The two were escorted to the hall, and the officer immediately kicked their shins, and they knelt down.

Among the two, Zhang Xianbi wore armor and looked like a military general, while Huang Chaoxuan put on a black Miao suit, his face was smeared with ashes from pot bottoms, so he couldn't see his true colors, he knelt on the ground and didn't dare to lift his head. shivering.

Gao Yigong frowned when he saw this, both of them were Dian generals, they were transferred to Huguang to fight against the bandits in the early years, although they lost more than they won, but after all they fought in battles, leading nearly ten thousand horses, they should be more or less courageous Well, why do you look like this?

Seeing this, Gao Yigong said nonchalantly: "Both of you, raise your heads."

Zhang Xianbi guessed that he had no way out and didn't want to be tortured. Gao Yigong said what he said, and immediately raised his head, but Huang Chaoxuan replied tremblingly: "I dare not commit crimes!" Kicking him, he yelled loudly, "Damn tell you to raise your head, you should raise your head, what a lot of nonsense!"

Huang Chaoxuan was kicked and fell to the ground, terrified in his heart, he quickly got up and knelt down, and obediently raised his head.

Gao Yigong glanced at the two of them, and asked in a cold voice: "This town brought troops here, why didn't you two obey the order and resist? Is it because the imperial court can't order you, or do you think this town can't do anything to you?"

"Gaodu Town is so powerful in Jingxiang, how can the general know the crime~" Huang Chaoxuan lowered his head and said, Zhang Xianbi at the side saw him, turned his head away, and resigned to his fate: "I know that if I am escorted to Guangjing , will inevitably die, so it is better to give it a go. Now that I am captured by Gaodu Town, I have nothing to say, but I want a happy one."

Gao Yigong looked at the two people, Huang Chaoxuan's appearance could only make people look down on him even more, Zhang Xianbi still looked like a general, so he said to Zhang Xianbi in a deep voice: "You also know that you should be punished for welcoming the army. Die. Then the town asks you, why didn’t you stop your troops and save Ganzhou from danger? Didn’t you welcome the emperor to go out of danger?” Zhang Xianbi listened and replied: “This is the order of Beifu Fu Shangrui. He doesn’t want your majesty to move to Huguang, so as not to The power in my hand was taken away by the imperial court, so please don't welcome your Majesty into Hunan!"

Gao Yigong narrowed his eyes, "Fu Futai is an important minister of the imperial court, so don't slander the minister with irresponsible words. Do you have evidence for what you say?"

"People who are about to die don't dare to lie. When Governor Wan of Ganzhou sent someone to ask for help, I saw that the situation was critical, so I wrote to ask Fu Shangrui. His reply is still there, so I can testify!"

Regardless of whether Fu Shangrui instigated or not, the two of them, as the commanders of the army, could not escape death. Zhang Xianbi understood this, and just said it, which was considered some merit. Perhaps the dish punishment could be replaced by the head of the owl, and the death would be easier.

Gao Yigong checked his eyes with several generals after hearing this, and then said: "Very well, what you explained is very useful. If it is true, I believe your family will suffer less. Come and take them down , sent to Guangjing, tried by the Ministry of Punishment, and dealt with according to the law."

Hearing the order, the soldiers immediately stepped forward and dragged the two of them out of the hall, but Huang Chaoxuan's face turned pale, and he quickly kowtowed: "Sinner, I am willing to give up all my family assets, and I also ask Gao Duzhen to let me live. The whole family must be grateful for Duzhen's kindness."

After Gao Yigong heard this, he hated Huang Chaoxuan even more, "You will exploit the people's fat and anointing in the east of Guizhou, and this town will confiscate it. How can you let me change your life! Drag me out of this town!"

The soldiers immediately dragged them away, but Wang Ji came up and said: "Duzhen, the general thinks that these two people should not be taken to Guangjing, it is better to kill them directly!"

"Why is this?" Gao Yigong asked in confusion, and it was the imperial court's order to send the two of them to Guangjing.

Wang Ji clasped his fists and explained: "The imperial court is thousands of miles away, so they don't know the truth. The final general said that killing them directly has two advantages. First, the army entered Guizhou and needed the support of the local chieftain. Huang and Zhang did a lot of evil in the east of Guizhou. , the public opinion was raging, and the chieftains wanted two people to die. There is a saying that it is difficult to offend public anger and public opinion. Killing two people will help the army to use Guizhou as the foundation to compete with the Qing Dynasty for Sichuan. Second, since this matter is related to Beifu Fu Shangrui is related, and he has a lot of influence in Hubei now. He rashly escorted the two of them into Guangzhou, and let Fu Shangrui know the news. It is inevitable that something will happen that will make Hubei's defense leak! So it is better to kill them directly. The confession and the letter of Fu Shangrui's collusion with the two were secretly sent to Du Futai and Chu Du to make them take precautions."

After listening to Gao Yigong, he was silent for a long time, and ordered: "General Wang is right, then this matter will be handled according to the law. Zhang Xianbi is the head, Huang Chaoxuan's car is cracked, his wife and daughter are officials and slaves, and father, brother and son are punished." If the child is under fifteen, he can avoid death. The other family property will be confiscated to be used as military funds."

After finishing speaking, Gao Yigong added another sentence, "Since Zhang Xianzhen surrendered first, then don't touch him yet."

That day, Zhang Xianbi, Huang Chaoxuan, dozens of members of their families, plus dozens of military officers who fought against the corner, totaling more than a hundred people, were beheaded in front of Shiqian people, gentry, and chieftain, in front of Shiqian Mansion Yamen. Huang Chaoxuan broke the five-horse chariot.

When the two were executed, the Han and Miao people in eastern Guizhou clapped their hands and applauded, because the crime was so heinous that the common people hated it.

When the execution was over, Zhang Xianzhen collected the corpses for Zhang Xianbi's family. Most of the other corpses were also buried by rich local people out of humanity, in the spirit of doing good deeds and showing mercy, but only Huang Chaoxuan's family was willing to be buried for them. convergence.

The body lay there, and it stinks quickly in the heat.There was no other way, so the soldiers had to carry it out of the city and dig a hole to bury it.

At the same time that the East Route Army pacified Shiqian, Wang Yan's Chinese army also went upstream along the waterway, and the army arrived at the city of Guilin.

A struggle within the Ming Dynasty gradually became fierce as Wang Yan revealed his original intentions.

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