Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 264 Dealing with the Thieves

When Yuan Zongdi, Liu Tichun and others heard what they said, they were confused by them, and quickly asked what was going on: "It's going to be hacked into pieces, and it depends on what kind of person the emperor is. Say, what do you mean?"

Li Guo didn't say anything, but Li Laiheng immediately told the story, roughly said it, and finally said: "If the adoptive father stays, he will probably be killed. You can persuade my adoptive father?"

"Laiheng, it's all right!" Li Guo heard this, but said to him first, "King Chuang is my uncle, no matter what, if he can see the fate of the left thief, he will be killed by the officers and soldiers. Underground, I can also talk to my uncle, so that my uncle can have fun too!"

Having said that, he turned his head to look at Gao Yigong and the others and said, "Hurry up and leave!"

A group of people waited, listening to the words just now, they couldn't help but looked at each other in blank dismay.

No wonder the number of officers and soldiers suddenly decreased a lot. It turned out that they were transferred by the emperor to save people?
But... But how could the emperor be such a good emperor?It shouldn't be!

Most people have this kind of thinking, and it is a little difficult for them to accept this reality for a while.Hao Yaoqi even questioned: "The current emperor has been on the throne for so many years, why has he never heard of such a good thing before? If it is really so good, why has our Qin land been plagued by disasters for years, and the emperor has never seen it like this!"

"It's possible that the emperor didn't know the real situation among the people, and was deceived by those treacherous officials!" Li Guo said after a moment of pondering, "But I don't care about these, the most important thing is, I'll just bet this time to see if Really cut this little bastard in front of the left thief!"

Having said that, he urged again: "Don't delay any longer, go quickly, I will be enough to bring this little bastard to the officers and soldiers!"

Not everyone has this thought and is willing to deliver it to their door.If he could escape, he would naturally choose to escape.Otherwise, after falling into the hands of the government and the army, they would be considered old thieves, and they might be killed by the court.

Therefore, the seventy people had different choices.Some decided to run away immediately, while others hesitated, feeling as if they were not loyal by leaving. Others expressed that they wanted to stay and follow Li Guo and Li Dingguo to see the leftist thieves taste the loss of their families.

In the end, only Li Guo, Li Dingguo, Li Laiheng and Liu Tichun remained, and the others were driven away by Li Guo whether they wanted to stay or not.

Seeing a large group of people going away, Li Dingguo turned to look at Zuo Menggeng with some uneasiness about the future. He looked at Zuo Menggeng, and he covered his mouth and nose and said, "This guy is incontinent." Already!"

Speaking of which, Zuo Mengeng was blessed by his father and did not suffer many hardships. He was usually served by people and drank here and there. He enjoyed life very much, which also led to him being greedy and fearful. Dead personality.

Originally, he thought how terrible it would be to be hacked to death by these thieves.However, after hearing it, he heard that his father was caught by the emperor, his ass was beaten to pieces, and he wanted to take him back, and cut him into pieces in front of his father. It takes too many knives to die, it's strange if you don't incontinence!

In fact, at this time, he was actually willing to be hacked to death by these thieves. However, it was obvious that these thieves would not kill him.

Zuo Menggeng, desperate!
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In Nanyang City, more than 1 officers and soldiers participated in the rescue operation. At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen finally did not have to participate in person.After repeated persuasion by Chen Qiyu and others who came after hearing the news, Emperor Chongzhen took a hot bath and changed into a dragon robe.

However, he did not stay in the feudal palace.Instead, he went to the top of Nanyang City, where he could see the rescue progress of the whole Nanyang.

One of the nice things about having the military involved in the rescue is that it's very organized.The area to be rescued is allocated according to the military establishment, and an order is given, just like fighting a war, with command, and they are all young and strong.Therefore, the rescue efficiency is very high.

From time to time, generals in the army reported the rescue situation to the top of the city, and the death toll was better than expected.

This has something to do with the fact that most of them are just bungalows today. If the high-rise buildings of the later generations were replaced, the houses would really collapse, and the death toll would definitely be much higher.

But even so, Chen Qiyu, who followed Emperor Chongzhen, couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It's all thanks to His Majesty helping the people in time, otherwise, I estimate that at least several times more people would have died."

Hearing this, instead of being proud and happy, Emperor Chongzhen sighed and said, "It's the imperial court that didn't do well enough to make the people despair of the imperial court, and that's why so many people became thieves!"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, and asked Chen Qiyu, "How is the situation of the thieves over there?"

When Chen Qiyu heard this, he quickly replied: "There is no place to detain them for the time being, so the officers and soldiers are guarding them in the field. So far, more than 6 points have been arrested, and the sorting out is still going on."

At this point, he paused, took a peek at the emperor's face, and then continued: "It has been confirmed that Liu Zongmin, under the leadership of the bandits, has been killed, and there are others..."

After Chen Qiyu reported the names of more than a dozen people, he said helplessly: "The situation is chaotic. The rest of the thieves have not been sorted out yet. They may be hiding among the captives, or they may escape in the wilderness. As long as they are among the captives, the Liu Guoneng, the general in charge of suppressing thieves, will check and find out sooner or later. As for those who have not been caught, I think... I think it will be a bit difficult to arrest and bring them to justice!"

Emperor Chongzhen was slightly disappointed to hear that he didn't have the few names he had heard in later generations, but that was all.He also heard that, according to Chen Qiyu's meaning, those gangster leaders who are still on the run basically cannot be caught.

After thinking for a while, he told Chen Qiyu, "Forget about the others, but Zuo Menggeng already has a portrait, and it will be distributed to all armies, especially the cavalry army. They must be arrested and brought to justice!"

In an era without photographs, people could only be identified through portraits.However, it goes without saying how unreliable the portrait is.If someone flees for his life, he will definitely change his appearance. It will be difficult to catch him!

"My minister obeys the order!" Chen Qiyu knew that Zuo Menggeng was going to be arrested and hacked into pieces to guard against all those thieves who don't take people's lives seriously, so he said quickly, "My minister is coming to Nanyang Before that, I have already found a painter and let General Liu go to confirm the portrait."

Obviously, Chen Qiyu had thought of it first and was doing it.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen nodded, relatively satisfied.

"Your Majesty, there are so many thieves, I don't know how to deal with them afterwards?" Chen Qiyu, as the governor of the five provinces, was the No.In addition, in the past, he made a mistake in arranging the thieves, which almost caused him to be destroyed. Therefore, seizing the opportunity, he asked Emperor Chongzhen for instructions.

Emperor Chongzhen had already considered this.But now, when he looked at the ruins of Nanyang City in front of him, something changed.

I only heard him say to Chen Qiyu: "For the bandits who came from the frontier army, as well as those old thieves, all are sent to Governor Lu. If Dongjiang Town is to be reopened, an army capable of fighting is indispensable. That side is considered to be behind enemy lines. , these thieves roam around all the year round, so it should be more suitable for that side, and I believe that Governor Lu can restrain them!"

Speaking of this, Emperor Chongzhen paused, his face became serious, and he said in a stern tone: "If these thieves do not make trouble, they will all be killed. Even if there are escaped halfway, they must be hunted down to the end. Never There is still the possibility of amnesty; but if they go, I will pardon their previous crimes and treat them like ordinary soldiers, as long as they make meritorious service in Dongjiang, I will reward them as well!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Chen Qiyu and said, "Whether these rogues rebelled in the first place, were they forced? At least one fact is that they have harmed many people. If all the rogues were killed in one go Well, it hurts Tianhe, so let's do it, I will give them a chance to redeem their sins!"

"Your Majesty is wise and lets these bandits fight against Jianlu. No matter who dies, the court will kill two birds with one stone!" After hearing this, Chen Qiyu immediately said with admiration.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen actually did not have this idea, but these rogues became the main force against the Manchu Qing in the original history, and some even paid a huge price for it.In any case, it once reflected the bloodiness of the Han people.

If in the original history, if there were no these thieves who resisted the Qing Dynasty, the officials of the original Southern Ming Dynasty and the Han people would be completely humiliated by them.

For this reason, there is no way to say it, and Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to say it.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with the remaining thieves?" Seeing that the emperor stopped talking, Chen Qiyu asked again.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen did not answer right away, but glanced at Nanyang City, and suddenly asked Chen Qiyu, "Is there any news about the food?"

"Return to Your Majesty, there should be some news about coming back within these two days." Chen Qiyu hurriedly replied, "There is a war here, even if there is food, it will definitely stay outside the battlefield, but my minister I have sent people to investigate the situation before, and I believe that the food that has arrived nearby will definitely arrive, and the other food that has not arrived should also know the reason!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, and then pointed at Nanyang City and said: "Rescuing the people affected by the disaster this time from the ruins is only the first step in disaster relief. I thought that the remaining thieves would be organized to let them If you work for a certain period of time or perform well, you can be pardoned and go home, and even those who have made meritorious services can be rewarded. For example, let them clean up the ruins and help the people of Nanyang rebuild their homes. If they do well, they can Some of them were pardoned on the spot. As for the rest, building roads, bridges, water conservancy projects, etc. all require a lot of manpower."

Hearing this, Chen Qiyu understood why the emperor asked about the food first.Only when there is food can these bandits have the physical strength to work.

In this way, all these bandits have been arranged. Those who have the ability to fight will be sent to Dongjiang; those who have no ability to fight will be used as laborers. This differentiated placement method is indeed better than just letting them go to Dongjiang in the first place. It's so much better to all go home!

Thinking of this, Chen Qiyu respectfully said: "Your Majesty is wise, in this way, I believe that I can solve the problem of these thieves and prevent them from rebelling again!"

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head when he heard this, and said: "The root cause of the rebellion is that they cannot see the hope of surviving, or the oppression is too severe. Therefore, the food must be in place. In addition, as long as these thieves work hard, Don't discriminate, and don't deliberately squeeze them. Clear rewards and punishments are also needed."

"I understand!" Chen Qiyu had fully realized the emperor's understanding of the thieves' troubles at this time, and he could see from it that the emperor really wanted to solve the problem of the thieves once and for all, so as not to repeat it.

At the same time, he also knew that he might be required to come for the final aftermath, so the emperor repeatedly explained to him.

Chen Qiyu was thinking about it, when suddenly, he heard a crazy voice coming from the direction outside the city, after listening for a while, he could tell that it was Zuo Liangyu's crazy voice.I couldn't help but feel a little strange, this guy was hanging at the city gate, looking like a dead man all the time, why suddenly, he shouted like crazy?

Emperor Chongzhen naturally heard it too, and he was also a little strange, so he took the lead to go to the battlements to see the situation outside the city.

I saw Zuo Liangyu staring at a group of people on the official road back to the city, crying out in pain.On the official road, a group of cavalry escorted five people back.However, it can be seen that these officers and soldiers seem to have a good attitude towards four of them, and only one of them was tied away.

Liu Yue, who was already a thousand households of Jin Yiwei, was always by the emperor's side, and after seeing the situation outside the city, he said with a little surprise: "Your Majesty, the person who is tied up is Zuo Menggeng, the son of the traitor Zuo Liangyu! "

"Oh!" Emperor Chongzhen understood why Zuo Liangyu went crazy when he heard it.

Chen Qiyu also heard it, and couldn't help playing happily: "It seems that the left thief has done too many evil things, and God will not let him go. He was able to catch his son. God has eyes!"

Emperor Chongzhen naturally knew that it would be very difficult for the thief who had escaped for a day, especially when he had ordered the army to come back to rescue the disaster.After all, the portrait is inaccurate, and he doesn't know where he fled to. Even if the people below catch him, they may miss it.

Of course he didn't know that he was able to catch Zuo Menggeng not because of God, but because of Emperor Chongzhen himself.

The others, needless to say, are Li Guo and Li Dingguo.He took the initiative to greet the rest of the officers and soldiers who were still searching, and just like that, he came back to Nanyang City.

This cavalry team also won their favor because of their performance.

It was an unexpected surprise for them to come out to surrender so actively, and also brought the thief who the emperor had determined to catch.

Therefore, when Li Dingguo, Liu Tichun and others couldn't help asking about the emperor when they came over on the road, these officers and soldiers were also very proud, so they all told them about the emperor.

What these officers and soldiers didn't expect was that after they finished speaking, the thieves fell silent, and no one spoke again, as if they were very thoughtful.All the way to the Nanyang city, I saw Zuo Liangyu hanging there.

(End of this chapter)