Chapter 561 Are you worthy?

Since the Ming Dynasty.

Struggles in the court continued one after another.

The ways of fighting between them can be said to be varied.

There are secret methods of killing people without them being seen, and there are also methods of directly greeting all the female ancestors of the family for eighteen generations.

However, since the founding of the country by Emperor Hongwu, today is the first time that someone has compared the ministers of the Ming Dynasty to the treacherous Qin Hui of the Song Dynasty.

Wang Zhigao's curse was a precedent.

As soon as Qin Hui of the Ming Dynasty uttered the curse.

The entire camp suddenly became quiet and silent.

Even Wang Jiluo, the governor of Shanxi Province, who had previously made eye contact with him, had his mouth slightly open, his eyes full of surprise and shock.

Shen Weiyue, the general commander of Shanxi, who had been struggling, now stopped moving. With his mouth blocked, he shrank his head and quietly hid behind Sun Wu, the general commander of Datong.

It's really scary.

How dare Wang Zhigao?

Who gave him such courage?

Don't you see who the tens of thousands of soldiers around are following?

Zhu Shitai narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Zhigao who was right in front of him, with murderous intent in his eyes.

On the school field.

The soldiers who were originally led by Qi Jiguang to conduct training also stopped. Thousands of them turned around and stared silently at Wang Zhigao, the governor of the three borders.

Don't forget that when these officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp were in the capital at the beginning of the year, they had young teachers from the Changping Academy teaching them to read every night.

Even if we don't mention this.

Qin Hui's name is also known to everyone.

And what he did is also known to everyone.

And what about General Yan?

The silver was fully paid before the expedition, and as long as one gained something on the battlefield, a bounty would be given immediately upon return. Not to mention that one was always provided with meat and even had extra meals every now and then.

That official who came from nowhere actually dared to call the general Qin Hui?
If it weren't for military discipline and law, the thousands of people on the parade ground would probably have drowned Wang Zhigao to death with their spit or trampled him into a pulp with their feet.

And on the high platform.

Wang Chonggu's face was also filled with horror. He looked at Wang Zhigao, who was standing in the distance with his head held high but seemed to be avoiding him with his eyes. Then he looked at Yan Shaoting, who was standing in front of him and remained calm and silent until now.

The governor-general of the four borders was already in an uproar.

Although during his interactions with Yan Shaoting, the young man always maintained a high level of self-restraint, and even when commanding tens of thousands of troops, he still appeared gentle and elegant. But Wang Chonggu knew very well that this young man had a fierce heart.

Otherwise, he would not have dared to lead troops into the palace at the order of the emperor when the previous emperor passed away last year, and use military force to suppress the civil and military officials in the court.

Wang Zhigao must have lost his mind!

Wang Chonggu could not help but step forward and said, "General, calm down. This happened today. I will report the truth to the court and expose the evil words and deeds of the Three Border Governor Wang Zhigao, so that the court can issue an order to severely punish this person!"

Yan Shaoting just shook his head.

He jumped off the platform in front of Wang Chonggu and everyone in the camp.

Qi Jiguang, who was standing on the parade ground, immediately stepped forward with a questioning look in his eyes, but Yan Shaoting just stretched out his hand to stop him.

Wang Chonggu, who was originally standing on the high platform, could only grope his way down with a sullen face and follow behind him.

The soldiers on the parade ground began to move to make way for the general.

"General!"

"Please give the order, General. I will execute this man in front of you!"

"General, please give the order!"

The soldiers have already begun to call for Wang Zhigao to behead Yan Shaoting.

The sound is getting louder and louder.

Later.

These people ignored the military orders and drew their swords.

"General, today the thief insulted us, we are willing to take the blame and kill this thief!"

The anger was ignited instantly.

Wang Zhigao, who was under the spotlight of the crowd, staggered and took a step back.

His face also began to turn pale.

If not for so many people watching, Wang Zhigao would have wanted to slap himself a few times.

I was really confused.

Even if he scolded Yan Shaoting like Wang Jiluo, how could he have cursed out the words of Qin Hui of the Ming Dynasty?

Although the curse was satisfying, it just came out so easily that I said everything.

Now the whole camp was filled with anger, to the point of rage.

Even Wang Zhigao was frightened.

As Yan Shaoting's figure continued to grow larger in his sight.

Wang Zhigao's eyes began to move left and right.

He started to panic.

When the sound of Yan Shaoting's footsteps began to reach Wang Zhigao's ears, his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Wang Gaoruo."

Amid the cries of countless soldiers requesting to be executed, Yan Shaoting, who had already walked up to the front, looked calmly at the pale-faced Wang Chonggu in front of him and called out his name in a low voice.

Wang Zhigao trembled all over, and his legs began to shake.

Yan Shaoting glanced sideways at Zhu Shitai standing beside him.

The latter immediately stepped forward, reached out from behind and grabbed Wang Zhigao so that the other party could still stand in front of Yan Shaoting.

Wang Zhigao’s face was as pale as wax: “General Yan… General…”

Yan Shaoting smiled slightly: "What's wrong with Governor Wang? You can't even stand steadily?"

"I……"

Wang Zhigao's voice was trembling.

Yan Shaoting's face was full of amusement: "Although I just met Governor Wang for the first time, I have been fascinated by him for a long time. Speaking of which, I admire Governor Wang very much for what he did in the past."

No one present had expected that Yan Shaoting, who was called Qin Hui of the Ming Dynasty by Wang Zhigao, would open like this.

There was fear and confusion in Wang Zhigao's eyes.

Yan Shaoting turned to look at Wang Jiluo and the others with a smile on his face: "In the past, Yang Jisheng reported my grandfather. Regardless of who was right or wrong at the time, I, a junior, remember that when Yang Jisheng was arrested and sent to the Northern Pacification Office, before he was tortured, it was Governor Wang who sent the anaconda gall and wine."

I heard Yan Shaoting mention this.

Wang Zhigao could no longer hold on, and even with Zhu Shitai holding him from behind, his whole body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.

Everyone present had a strange look on their face.

Because what Yan Shaoting said actually happened.

And when Wang Zhigao sent boa constrictor gall and wine to Yang Jisheng, there was a follow-up story.

At the beginning, Wang Zhigao told Yang Jisheng that he could take the anaconda gall and wine he sent him, which was naturally intended to give Yang Jisheng courage before he was tortured.

But Yang Jisheng replied: "I, Jisheng, have my own courage, why should I use the gall of a boa constrictor?"

Now that Yan Shaoting has brought it up again, the meaning is naturally self-evident.

Yang Jisheng is courageous.

But his king's edict was cowardly.

Wang Zhigao now fell to the ground.

Yan Shaoting was still smiling brightly, and said with a big smile: "Northern Expedition Army, listen to my orders!"

"The humble position is here!"

moment.

Throughout the military camp, tens of thousands of soldiers responded in unison.

The noise was so loud that Wang Jiluo and others trembled with fear.

Yan Shaoting continued loudly: "Pass on my military order, the army will enter Yinshan to catch anacondas for Governor Wang!"

After a moment of silence in the camp, there was a sudden burst of deafening laughter.

Immediately.

Some people began to lead troops out of the camp and go to Yinshan Mountain to look for the anaconda.

Wang Zhigao's pale face began to turn red.

What a shame!
What a shame!
He originally wanted to curse Yan Shaoting, but the other party wanted to give him courage to catch the anaconda.

Wang Chonggu looked at Yan Shaoting from the side, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

He knew that this young general who was in charge of the Northern Expedition had a ruthless nature in his bones.

Not to mention what will happen next.

After this incident, Wang Zhigao's reputation was completely ruined.

I’m afraid I can’t continue to hold this position as an official.

Because he is cowardly.

And be confident in front and respectful later.

The crowd that was originally clamoring to denounce Yan Shaoting was completely silent. Yan Shaoting walked up to the gagged Shanxi General Shen Weiyue.

He watched as Yan Shaoting actually left Wang Zhigao behind and walked up to him.

Shen Weiyue couldn't help but take two steps back.

But Yan Shaoting still walked up to him.

He reached out and removed the smelly cloth that was blocking Shen Weiyue's mouth.

Yan Shaoting whispered, "I think it's General Shen. Now I'll take off the gag for you, and you can speak freely now."

Shen Weiyue's face flushed red, his eyes were filled with resentment, but he did not dare to lose his mind like Wang Zhigao, he just said coldly: "Yan Shaoting! How dare you treat us like this!"

Yan Shaoting narrowed his eyes and glanced at Shen Weiyue indifferently.

Just a glance.

Not a word.

Shen Weiyue felt cold all over.

He knew that Yan Shaoting really should kill himself.

After suppressing Shen Weiyue.

Yan Shaoting walked back to Wang Zhigao who was sitting on the ground.

His face was still full of smiles, as if in a spring breeze.

"Governor Wang is really good at speaking. In just a few words, he compared me to Qin Hui of the Song Dynasty."

Wang Zhigao's lips trembled: "I... not me..."

He probably wanted to say that that was not what he meant, but after what happened, he couldn't even finish his words.

Yan Shaoting chuckled and shook his head: "Our Great Ming has rebuilt the orthodoxy of the Central Plains and has become the Han Dynasty. The country has been in existence for nearly 200 years. The previous emperor and the current emperor have worked hard to govern the country, and now there are signs of revival. Governor Wang just said a few words and compared me to Qin Hui and himself to Yue Fei. Is Governor Wang saying that the Emperor of our Great Ming is the incompetent ruler of the former Song Dynasty?"

Wang Jiluo on the side said quickly: "General, please calm down. We have no such intention and we dare not make any accusations. This... Governor Wang... said the wrong thing..."

"Wrong words?"

Yan Shaoting immediately stared at Shanxi Governor Wang Jiluo who started to explain.

He snorted coldly.

Yan Shaoting finally put away the smile on his face and looked at everyone coldly.

"I am from the Yan family."

"There are different political views from many officials in the court, and there have always been conflicts between them."

"It's fine even if you compare me to Qin Hui..."

Yan Shaoting sneered and looked down at Wang Zhigao who was sitting on the ground.

There was contempt and sarcasm on his face.

"But do you dare to compare yourself to Yue Wumu?"

"You deserve it too?!"

A cold shout came from Yan Shaoting's mouth.

His tone was full of sarcasm.

Wang Zhigao finally regained some consciousness, his face full of anger and grief.

He knew that after this incident, he had no hope of success in the officialdom.

Wang Zhigao raised his head and glared at Yan Shaoting.

"Yan Shaoting!"

"Even if I die here today, you still can't keep lying!"

"My king, if I call you Qin Hui today, what does that matter?"

"Qin Hui deceived the Emperor of Song, recalled Yue Fei, and murdered loyal officials."

"We came here today, and you arrested us without explanation. Aren't you just like Qin Hui, trying to do something that was not true?"

"Yang Jisheng fought against your Yan family in the past, and although he died bravely, my king Gao, even if he is not as courageous as Yang Gong, is not someone that a kid like you can easily humiliate!"

Amidst the angry cursing, Wang Zhigao also stood up from the ground.

Facing Yan Shaoting, the Governor of Sanbian was filled with anger.

Wang Jiluo originally wanted to pull Wang Zhigao back, but the other party spoke too fast and he didn't have time to cover up for him.

Therefore, the governor of Shanxi wisely chose to retreat and stay away from Wang Zhigao.

He was really afraid that Wang Zhigao would be killed on the spot and the filthy blood would splash all over him.

Yan Shaoting found it a little funny.

He thought that if he slowed down the march this time and didn't let Xiao Que'er and the Dragon and Tiger Army charge forward with three men on horseback, the Mongols would probably invade Shanxi in the same way, and the Shizhou Incident would happen again, with tens of thousands of Shanxi people dying at the hands of the bandits.

If it weren't for the people.

Once the Shizhou Incident occurs, Wang Zhigao, Wang Jiluo and others will not need to take any action themselves, the court will punish them severely.

There was a burst of laughter.

Yan Shaoting smiled again: "Good! Wang Zhigao is still quite courageous!"

"You said that I am like Qin Hui, doing something that is not true."

"Well!"

"I will not do this today!"

A loud shout.

Yan Shaoting took a few steps back and looked at Wang Zhigao and others with murderous eyes.

"Last year, Huang Taiji, the leader of the Mongolian Altan tribe, led an army of 100,000 to attack the border wall of Xuanfu. Xuanfu reported the incident to the court, but Datong was slow to respond."

"The thieves come, but the three sides don't come out."

"The enemy has reached the Hetao area in the west, but there are no scouts from Datong and Shanxi, and no reinforcements have been seen on the border wall."

"This year, the court decided to march north. Xuanfu sent 15,000 elite soldiers, while Datong sent more than 10,000 old, weak and sick soldiers. Shanxi did not do anything."

"When I went out of the pass, I didn't see any reinforcements from the Three Borders Governor's Office, nor did I see any troops coming from Piantou and Laoyingbao."

Yan Shaoting's tone was cold.

If Shanxi and Datong had not been constrained and afraid of fighting, the Northern Expedition Army would have suffered countless casualties in the process of achieving a great victory and recovering Hetao.

He looked coldly at Wang Zhigao, the governor-general of Xuanfu, Datong and Shanxi, at Wang Jiluo, the governor of Shanxi, at Sun Wu, the general commander of Datong, and Shen Weiyue, the general commander of Shanxi.

"You are the border generals of the Ming Dynasty, guarding one side. Your job is to protect the border wall and the people living on the border."

"When war breaks out, they are afraid to fight, retreat, provide support slowly, and do nothing."

"The bandits have occupied the Hetao area for many days. They have countless soldiers and armor in their camp, and they have no shortage of money and food, as well as plenty of tea and salt. However, salt, iron, tea and cloth are not produced outside the Great Wall. Where do these things come from?"

"You are the civil and military officers of the border town, but you have not stopped the traffic between the border walls, and you have supported the bandits, nurturing the bandits for your own benefit, usurping power, and causing more casualties in the army."

on site.

The atmosphere became increasingly solemn.

And those soldiers from the Beijing camp who followed the army to the battle were filled with anger.

Although Yan Shaoting said that he was going to do something that was not true, the border town actually did these things over the years.

Collude with people outside the pass and engage in smuggling across the border wall.

If they don't, they will act immediately once the war starts.

There won't be so many casualties in the army this time.

After scolding Wang Zhigao and others, Yan Shaoting suddenly turned around and glanced at Wang Chonggu indifferently.

The latter shuddered all over and felt a slight numbness on his back.

What does he mean?
Wang Chonggu's heart was pounding when he saw Yan Shaoting's eyes.

But Yan Shaoting had already withdrawn his gaze and waved his hand.

"Put all these people in cages. When I return home, take them to the capital and report their crimes!"

This is going to completely destroy Wang Zhigao and others.

And they immediately started shouting.

But no one wanted to listen to them anymore.

Shen Weiyue was gagged again, and Wang Zhigao, Wang Jiluo and Sun Wu were also gagged.

Looking at Wang Zhigao and others who were taken to the cage in the rear camp, Wang Chonggu felt his heart beating faster. Thinking back to the look Yan Shaoting had given him just now, he began to feel a little flustered.

Just when he was panicking.

A hand was placed on his shoulder.

This frightened Wang Chonggu so much that his shoulders trembled.

When he looked clearly, he found that it was Yan Shaoting who was staring at him with a smile.

Yan Shaoting, with a smile on his face, asked softly, "What happened to Governor Wang?"

In an instant, Wang Chonggu's expression became interesting.

Looking at Yan Shaoting who was staring at him with pure eyes.

Wang Chonggu felt as if he was being stared at by a cunning and vicious snake.

He opened his mouth, but could hardly make a sound.

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