The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 181 The Title and Assassination

Hearing the wanton smirk of the masked man in black, Luo Qian felt a chill from the top of his head to his heels, and sat down on the grand master's chair all of a sudden, with a complicated expression, he said with a wry smile: "Why do you come here? It's just death in vain."

The man's laughter stopped abruptly, and he snorted heavily. He stared at Luo Qian with hatred and said, "We never thought about going back alive, but before we die, at least we have to hold you, a pair of dogs, on our backs." .”

"You! How did you release Biyu?" Luo Qian was irritated, and shouted in a deep voice: "As long as this general gives an order, you will not be able to die again!"

"Hey, you traitor, just give the order, let's die together! And the brothers must be very interested in your jasper, and your future child, hey, how pitiful!" The man in black smiled playfully, his eyes He stared at Luo Qian without any fear.

"You!" Luo Qian dodged his gaze, and sighed, "Actually, I know what your plans are. Even if I cooperate with you, the general will not be able to kill Heihu. Don't waste your efforts, just run away."

"Luo Qian, you really don't know how to live or die. Brother, I'll say it again, as long as you lead troops to rebel against the black tiger, as long as you kill King Huaxing, the benefits will be great. Otherwise, hehe, you can imagine it yourself." The man in black said again. Began to coerce and seduce.

"Brother Luo Wan, you are also a famous hero. Why do you need to sacrifice your life for that old thief Luo Xiaotian? Along the way, how are the people under King Huaxing? Can it compare to the north? Now Luo Feng is also a general. Leave your name, you will be named as a Marquis, and the defeated general will be just around the corner. Thinking back, the three of us were congenial and devoted to each other, although we are not real brothers, we are better than real brothers, so why make things difficult for the younger brother?" Luo Qian said with tears in his eyes, touching his heart.

It turned out that the masked man in black was one of Luo Xiaotian's three chief guards, and he didn't expect them to sneak into Jiangning City.

Luo Wan gasped when he heard this, a sour feeling ignited in his heart, and he roared again in a flash: "Luo is not comparable to you two rebels who are scrambling, well, since you are obsessed with obsession, you can Don't blame my brother for being ruthless."

"Brother, why is this so? What I said is true. Even if you rebel, you will die. Why bother?" The king was too shocked for him, but he clearly knew that more than ten thousand soldiers under him would never obey such absurd orders. If you enslave the Han compatriots, you will become a scum that will be infamous for thousands of years, and will be ridiculed by thousands of people.

Luo Qian is no longer the Luo Qian of yesterday, he finally made up his mind with difficulty, even if it cost the lives of his wife, children and himself, he still wants to disintegrate the Luo family's conspiracy. As soon as he was cold, and his mouth was covered, Luo Qian remembered that hesitation is a big taboo for warriors, not to mention that Luo Wan's martial arts are better than his. recede...

Luo Wan sneered, and muttered to himself: "Brother, don't blame brother, who told you to be murderous, don't worry, your son will be raised by someone."

After saying this, he recovered his normal expression, and took out a human skin mask, from then on he became Luo Qian.

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Luo Wan dealt with all the flaws, and then returned to the barracks with the guards. He had to observe slowly, familiarize himself with all affairs in the army, and thoroughly control the army. At critical moments, he would show his sharp dagger again. As long as he killed King Huaxing, Whether it is Man Qing or Wu Sangui, they will be grateful to themselves, and then the glory and wealth will be nothing.

Although the guards and lieutenant commanders around him noticed that General Luo Qian had changed a lot, they were just skeptical and didn't dare to do anything.

Three days later, Luo Wan was inexplicably horrified. He found that the general guarding the city could only command more than a hundred guards around him. These hundred guards were not confidantes, they were only responsible for protecting his safety, and it was fixed. Moreover, he cannot be recruited at will. The deputy generals, staff officers, and the chief of the military justice department can supervise him, and even the lieutenant can give advice. The remaining ten thousand soldiers and horses cannot be mobilized without the warrant of King Huaxing.

"I see, no wonder Luo Qian didn't agree!"

Luo Wan sighed unceasingly, the flaws he revealed had aroused the suspicion of the generals, even though he had covered it up, but after a long time, he would not be able to cover up the past.

Moreover, there are [-] elite guards around the Huaxing Palace. Except for cabinet ministers, idlers and others cannot lead troops in and out. Only officials above generals can enter and leave, but they cannot carry weapons.

He calculated that even if he succeeded in assassinating King Huaxing, he would not be able to escape. At this time, Luo Xiaotian sent people, so he had no choice but to arrange them in the guard's mansion. Thinking of his wife and children in the north, he was ruthless, There is no retreat, what is there to fear in death, and what joy in life?

Thinking of this, Luo Wan kept a straight face every day and didn't say much, but now all the soldiers became suspicious.

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Another day, when Jiang Tao returned to the Huaxing Palace, Cheng Zhang and others came to congratulate him, and Jiang Tao asked about the situation in Jiangxi.

Cheng Zhang said worriedly: "Your Majesty, Shang Zhixin from Guangdong has raised [-] troops and is eyeing the border of Fujian. Now that Jiangxi is in full swing, Wu Sangui is not afraid of the deadly attack of casualties, and has gathered more than [-] cannons to attack Jiujiang. Jiujiang has already The situation is at stake, Wu thief's intention is obvious, he wants to capture Jiujiang and invade Anhui, which is short of troops, and his subordinates have the courage to mobilize another [-] troops and [-] infantry artillery to Jiujiang, what is the current situation of the battle?"

Jiang Tao nodded, and said with confidence: "Now, the king can rest assured. He will send another three hundred tiger squatting guns, and give priority to the supply of military resources such as Huo Lei Bang to Jiangxi, and increase the production lines of the two major ordnance institutes again. In addition to the firearms purchased, our army will form eight sharpshooters and two sharpshooters, and the cabinet must make a plan."

"There is also the need to increase the production scale of combat vests and helmets. Nowadays, steel factories produce a lot of steel. The iron sheet in the middle of the combat vest can be replaced with a steel sheet to improve the defense of the combat vest."

Hearing this, Cheng Zhang said with a bitter face: "My lord, the cost of these two items alone is more than 500 million taels. Although there is still a lot of money in the internal treasury, there are too many places to spend money, and it is beyond the means."

"Hehe, third uncle, don't be afraid to spend money, we will earn money in the future." Jiang Tao laughed loudly, and said seriously: "Now we must put war first, and no one should slack off. By the way, now How are the provinces doing?"

Huang Zongyi caressed his beard and said solemnly: "I am ashamed of myself, Mr. Gu Ge inspected the place and found out many people who violated the law and disrupted the country, among them are my disciples, I also ask the prince to come down!"

"Forget it, people have ulterior motives, Mr. Huang don't have to worry about it, just act in accordance with the law." Hearing this, Jiang Tao couldn't help but feel a sense of loss in his heart. Corrupt officials are always unavoidable at any time. Hey, the salaries of officials have been greatly increased now, so angry Sharen, with a lot of thoughts, hurriedly added: "The order will continue, officials at all levels who take bribes of more than one thousand taels will be beheaded and their homes will be confiscated, and those who give bribes will be sentenced and fined three times the amount of bribes. Years, more than a thousand taels of bribes, more than five years of labor reform, and ordered the common people, as long as they report the matter, they can get one-fifth of the bribe amount!"

"My lord is wise, use heavy codes in troubled times!" All the cabinet ministers applauded loudly.

Jiang Tao thought for a while, and then said: "As of today, the moon ring of the county magistrate has been increased to 30 taels, and the rest of the officials at all levels have been increased by 30.00%. Well, those with outstanding achievements will not only be promoted to rank, but also have certain rewards. reward."

"My lord, how should the title be determined?" Wei Donglai hurriedly asked, Cheng Zhang, Huang Zongxi and others also stretched their necks.

Jiang Tao smiled and said: "For the time being, six ranks of titles are established, divided into king, duke, earl, marquis, viscount, and baron. Those who win the title will be awarded a badge made of gold by the king himself, and there may be a fiefdom in the future. .”

"It's absolutely impossible!" Huang Zongxi and the other three shouted in succession.

"It doesn't matter!" Jiang Tao knew their worries, and said lightly: "The person who obtains the title has no privileges, and it cannot be hereditary. The prince breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people. At this time, the law will never change. The reason why he can obtain the fief is all because of the fief. They are not in the country, they are all in other places, you don't have to worry, just pass on the order, and you will know it by yourself, from officials and generals to traffickers and pawns, as long as you make extraordinary contributions to Ming Dynasty, you can get extraordinary rewards. and specialize in editing the biography of the title, each one will be immortalized forever, and a shrine will be built, and after the death of the title, the portraits and heroic souls can be listed in it for future generations to look up to!"

"We should also edit traitor biographies for corrupt officials, traitors, and national thieves, build traitor temples, imitate Qin Hui's work, make traitor statues, display them, and make them notorious for thousands of years!"

But Jiang Tao didn't know that when this order came out, it greatly shocked the government and the public, and the officials of various ministries were even more surprised. One side was heaven, and the other side was hell, so that corrupt officials could not choose.

Since then, although the incidents of corruption and bribery have not been completely eradicated, the official and folk customs in Daming have been greatly cleaned up.

Moreover, being a painter has become a very popular profession, but since the research institute developed a camera, it has only given up.

Cheng Zhang and others looked at each other, and they all took a breath. Such a law that has never been seen before is really sharp, and they admired Jiang Tao's whimsical ideas, and they all sincerely praised: "Your Majesty is wise, I will definitely handle it well." This matter."

At this moment, the official of the Wangfu came to report: "General Luo Qian, the guard of Jiangning, begs to see the prince!"

Jiang Tao frowned. Now that he is discussing matters, what does this person have to report?
"Xuan!" Jiang Tao was stunned for a moment, and secretly said: "Could it be that he can't be idle anymore and wants to come to ask for a fight?"

"The subordinate is resigning!" Cheng Zhang waited for the generals from the army to arrive, so he couldn't wait any longer.

"By the way, there were countless casualties in the battle of Zaozhuang. Pensions and rewards must not be neglected. They must be given to individuals. There are a lot of wounded there. Send more doctors and herbs over there immediately." Jiang Tao nodded, and directly picked up the important memorial for review. .

Hearing the sound of footsteps step by step, Jiang Tao said with a light smile without raising his head, "Why can't Luo Qian rest?"

I don't want Luo Qian to walk five steps ahead of Jiang Tao, and said with a sinister smile: "Hehe, the prince is so arrogant, but this is probably the last time someone will call you the prince."

The laughter was extremely ugly, and it was mixed with excitement and madness.

Jiang Tao suddenly felt that something was wrong. Looking up, he saw that Luo Qian was holding a pistol in his right hand and pointing it at his head, and his left hand was holding a dagger with a cold blue light behind it.

"Luo Qian, what are you doing?" Jiang Tao was suddenly furious and scolded in disbelief.

With a bang, Jiang Tao's heart sank, and he closed his eyes and thought to himself: "Could it be that he died like this, but the great cause has not been accomplished, how can he die now? Could it be because he changed history?"

Jiang Tao didn't feel any pain, but he heard Luo Qian's screams. He hurriedly opened his eyes and saw Luo Qian's right hand exploded, bloody and bloody. Jiang Tao was even more shocked. Who saved him in time?

Luo Qian's eyes widened, and his eyes turned red. After a moment of hesitation, he continued to rush towards Jiang Tao with a dagger in his left hand.

Jiang Tao was even more horrified and inexplicable: "Is Luo Qian crazy? What's going on? Why did he assassinate himself?"

bang bang bang...

At the same time, more than ten gunshots sounded in Huaxing King's meeting hall. Luo Qian was immediately beaten into a honeycomb, blood spattered five steps, and died in a terrible state. Kneeling and saying: "This subordinate should be damned, for disturbing the prince, please punish him!"

At this time, Jiang Heng also ran over in a panic. He was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and he knelt on the ground and said, "Young master, my younger brother has arranged civilian guards in the palace hall without permission, and I ask the prince to punish him!"

Jiang Tao sighed, suppressed the shock in his heart, and said calmly: "Okay, the arrangement is good, otherwise the king will be assassinated."

"Everyone has made great contributions to saving the family. All of you have been promoted to a higher rank, rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, and won the title of baron. In the future, you should work hard to serve the court, continue to make contributions, and strive to obtain a greater title!"

Jiang Tao thought of today's lesson, and quickly ordered: "Jiang Heng immediately led a thousand elite soldiers to surround General Luo Qian's mansion, and sent someone to invite General Luo Feng, so that the generals above the command in the city should come to see this king immediately. From now on, no one is allowed to bring any weapons when entering the palace, Jiang Heng will strictly investigate this matter!"

All the commoner guards were overjoyed when they heard the words, they had just heard about the rarity of titles, and they were the first batch of soldiers to be knighted, and their achievements in saving them won the trust of the prince, their future prospects are immeasurable.

After a while, Wei Donglai rushed over when he heard the gunshots, and when he asked what had happened, everyone was terrified. Cheng Zhang said with a gloomy face, "Please arrest Luo Qian's confidants immediately, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

"No, most of the guards who came here from the Luo family have now become generals, and they are scattered all over the place. You can't implicate innocent people because of this. Wei Donglai, you come to investigate this matter thoroughly. Don't disturb too much, let alone mess up the soldiers in front. Military spirit!"

Jiang Tao believes that there are reasons and results. The assassination of Luo Qian is not that simple, and the former Luo family member had no chance to join forces with Luo Qian. He shook his head repeatedly and did not listen to Cheng Zhang's suggestion.

On that day, Jiang Heng arrested more than a hundred assassins in the General's Mansion, but they all committed suicide by swallowing poison, and found an unrecognizable corpse in the well. Three days later, when Luo Feng came back, the truth came to light. It turned out that Luo Qian was Luo Qian. Wan pretended.

Only then did Jiang Tao feel relieved, and Luo Qian was buried generously, but he did not find his pregnant wife, Biyu. Jiang Tao speculated that it must be the trick of the Luo family, and he was secretly vigilant.

Jiang Tao handed over the killing of the Luo family to the dark guards and commoner guards, but he didn't hold out hope for the time being, after all, Daming's influence was only in these five provinces.

(End of this chapter)