Nanming Engineer

Chapter 189 Great Compassion Temple

With a crisp sound of "Dang Clang", Wang Yingxiong flicked his hand in a panic, and knocked the teacup on the small table beside him to the ground, smashing it to pieces.

Wang Yingxiong, who had seen the big wind and waves, was completely stunned. He raised his head and his face was full of horror, his eyes were in a daze. He stared at Wang Huan and forgot the disparity in their identities. He suddenly felt that what he was facing was not a small general. , but a god of killing, a madman who dares to turn the world around and turn the court upside down.

"You, you, you are too arrogant." Wang Yingxiong stammered: "Who are you and me? But a commander-in-chief and a governor-general dare to help this governor to get the first store position. This governor has never dared Think about it, how dare you dare to make such wild claims? Moreover, since Emperor Hongguang, the Ming Dynasty has not yet had an emperor succeed to the throne. King Tang and King Lu were just supervisors of the country. Who knows which of them will take the throne? Needless to say the reign name. Whose reign is Yongli?"

Wang Huan smiled slightly, took two steps back leisurely, and sat down on the seat. While motioning for Xu Tiezhu to bring Wang Yingxiong another cup of tea, he raised Erlang's legs and said with a relaxed expression: "Yongli's year name, in the future, my lord will naturally Knowing who it is, now my lord only needs to keep an eye on King Gui, and bring him to Sichuan at any time. And if the general dares to say these words, he will naturally be able to do it. Don't doubt it, my lord. Before the end of the year at the latest, the final We will definitely put Zhang Xianzhong's head in front of the Great Hall."

When Wang Yingxiong heard this, he burst out laughing and clapped his hands and said, "Well done to you, Wang Huan. Just now, you were saying the same thing. I was so confused by you that I almost believed you. Zhang Ni." Who is he? One of the two most powerful bandit leaders in this dynasty. He has more than a million people under his command. He is too modest to wave his whip across the river. He has driven heroes like Zuo Liangyu everywhere. You will kill him with just one word. Put your head in front of my hall, how can you make the governor trust you?"

Wang Huan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "Your Excellency, you'd better believe me, because if I lose, the entire eastern Sichuan and southern Sichuan will fall into Zhang Xianzhong's hands. Your Zunyi is only a short distance away from southern Sichuan, and your lips are cold." Tooth death, when the time comes, you will not be able to escape."

Wang Yingxiong was choked up, and hummed dissatisfiedly: "If you and Zeng Ying are fighting against each other, and you can barely fight with Zhang Ni, now you are alone in the enemy, what should you do?"

He paused and then said: "I see your civil government and military system, farming and opening up wasteland, without losing the demeanor of a general. Considering your age, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are young and mature, and have a bright future. If you can listen to the governor's point, you will be loyal to the court." , you and I work together to be invincible."

Wang Huan said with a smile: "As the commander-in-chief, of course he must be loyal to the court, but I don't know which court the Governor-General is talking about?"

Wang Yingxiong frowned and said, "What do you mean?"

Wang Huan said: "Your Excellency, you don't know yet? Just two months ago, under the support of Jingru Bo Zheng Hongkui and Nan'an Bo Zheng Zhilong, the Tang King of Fujian succeeded to the throne in Fuzhou. Fuzhou; and King Lu of Zhejiang, with the support of Wang Zhiren, the former anti-Japanese general, and generals Fang Guoan and Zhang Mingzhen, also succeeded to the throne in Shaoxing, and continued to use the Hongguang reign title. , worship Zhang Guowei as the supervisor, and also claim to be the son of heaven. The two kings are both clans, my lord, tell me, which one should we regard as orthodox? One country cannot have two masters, so we can’t recognize both of them."

Wang Yingxiong stood up in amazement, and asked with his eyes: "Is there such a thing? No wonder a few months ago I even got a secret letter from the two governors, urging the governor to visit Shaoxing and Fuzhou. So that's what happened! The post road has been cut off for a while, and the governor is a little bit blocked, and has not received any new news, how do you know?"

Wang Huan waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, there is no need to doubt, this news is absolutely reliable, just ask Your Excellency, the court is in such a mess, how should the Governor-General deal with himself?"

Wang Yingxiong frowned and sat down, bowed his head and muttered for a while, before saying: "This matter has not yet been decided, there are many gentlemen in the court, and there is a sense of propriety, the governor should not act arbitrarily, it is better to wait and see."

Wang Huan laughed and said: "This is the end, let the adults in the court do their work, let's do ours, and when they have had enough fighting and figured it out, we will also destroy Zhang Xianzhong and regain the whole of Sichuan. When the time comes, no matter who is in charge in the court, they will not dare to underestimate the lord. If there is a general in Sichuan, and the lord returns to the court, at least he will be a scholar, and it will be very easy to persuade King Gui to come to Sichuan."

Wang Yingxiong glanced at Wang Huan, and said calmly: "Among you and me, who is the governor and who is the general?"

Wang Huan suppressed his smile, and replied faintly: "As long as you and I are still working together, I will recognize you as the governor!"

Wang Yingxiong slapped the armrest, stood up abruptly, looked at Wang Huan fiercely with his blue face and bulging eyeballs, his eyes seemed to bite him fiercely.

Wang Huan didn't even look at him, he played with the lid of the teacup in his hand, and continued coldly: "My lord, don't forget, now the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan have the strongest military force, and I, the chief soldier of Kuizhou, believe it or not, I If you want to reach Zunyi tomorrow, drinking at the head of the city will never be delayed until the day after tomorrow! I am looking for you to join forces, not to beg you, but to flatter you!"

The tone is very light, but it seems extremely domineering when you say it. The meaning is very clear. The governor of the three provinces is just a joke. It is not because of the general soldiers below. go.

Wang Yingxiong's face was pale and pale, with bruised veins on his forehead, he was so angry that he almost went crazy, but he didn't dare to attack, because what Wang Huan said was right, he, the governor of the three provinces, used to rely on Zeng Ying, once Zeng Ying fell, Who else can I rely on?It must be to defeat Wang Huan, who is stronger than Zeng Ying.

I'm embarrassed to say that my troops in Guizhou are all miscellaneous soldiers recruited by bandits, and it's okay to bully the people. Once they go to the battlefield, they can't do anything but escape. How can they rely on them?
So Wang Yingxiong stood for a while, sulked for a long time, and finally had to sit down resentfully, holding a cup of tea that Xu Tiezhu had re-served to drink in embarrassment.

"My lord is really a hero. The last general was rude just now, so please forgive me." Wang Huan waited for him to drink a sip of water, and then said a few words in a hypocritical manner.

"Oh, what did Wang Zongbing say? Wang Zongbing has a fiery temper and is upright. He is the pillar of the dynasty." Wang Yingxiong put the cup down, and in the blink of an eye, he changed into a spring smile: "If you have something to say, Nai Wu On the right way, Ben Du doesn’t like those flowery intestines, twisting and turning around and overflowing with sourness, you are very angry with Ben Du.”

Wang Huanxi said: "Since this is the case, if you don't dislike him, if you don't promise to respect you as a brother, wouldn't it be beautiful for you and me to be brothers in the future?"

Wang Yingxiong's face twitched a few times, he was almost sixty years old, and Wang Huan was only seventeen or eighteen years old, they called each other brothers?

But Wang Yingxiong stopped the change on his face, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm always the commander-in-chief, and I seem to be born. You and I are destined to be close, so we should get close to each other. Okay, brother Wang, brother will call you virtuous brother from now on. .”

The two called each other and laughed together, the harmonious laughter echoed in the hall, as if the tension just now was a dream.

Xu Tiezhu's back was dripping with cold sweat, he lowered his head and didn't dare to make a sound, feeling horrified in his heart, he secretly thought that this is the old fox, he negotiated an exchange of benefits while talking and laughing, Daming's death was not wronged.

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Sichuan Chengdu Mansion, Dabei Temple in Chengdu City, at night.

Dabei Temple is located in the north of Chengdu. It was built in the Jin Dynasty. It has three halls and rows of meditation rooms. It is a relatively well-known temple. The original name of the temple was not this. It is rumored that Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty took refuge in Sichuan and used to burn incense here for Ma Huaipo. Concubine Yang Guifei, who was damaged in jade, set up a spiritual seat to send lovesickness, and cried bitterly every night, so she changed its name to Dabei Temple.

At the moment, there are nearly 8000 people living in Dabei Temple. Students and scholars from all west of central Sichuan are gathered here. They come from all directions. In order to go to Daxi Dynasty for the second enke the day after tomorrow, Emperor Daxi Yongchang was particularly gracious and allowed the abbot to open the monk's room. The Buddhist monastery provides students with free accommodation and fast meals.

Scholars who come here, regardless of whether they are willing or not, rich or not, must live in this temple, and they are not allowed to choose another place to live, otherwise they will be regarded as secret spies and will be beheaded, so no one dares to disobey and leave obediently into the temple.

The hard work of the long journey has already made the students feel physically and mentally exhausted. When they arrived at the place, no one wanted to turn on the lamp to read at night. Luoluo's hungry snoring sounded one after another in the silent temple.

On a hillside outside the Dabei Temple, countless torches were lit up. In the light and shadow, a burly man with a yellow face and long beard was dressed in a yellow dragon robe, sitting under a silk canopy, staring at him with deep and emotionless eyes. The Great Compassion Temple turned into a dim phantom in the darkness, the cold air was deep on the cold face, a cruel and murderous aura that penetrated to the bone pierced the skin, evaporated from every pore on the body, and filled the air.

"Father, the men and horses are all ready, and they can strike at any time." A general in iron armor bowed forward, knelt in the mud and reported softly.

"Have you counted all the heads? Are there any missing ones?" The man in the dragon robe was none other than Yongchang Emperor Zhang Xianzhong. He squinted his eyes and asked calmly.

"We are all here. When we entered the city gate, we recognized the directions and compared the characteristics. There are no fake ones. After all, the emperor's mandate is as strong as a mountain. If you don't come, your family will be confiscated and your clan will be destroyed. Scholars are most afraid of this. They dare not not come." Kneeling on the ground. The general responded in a deep voice.

"Okay!" Zhang Xianzhong suddenly raised his voice a bit: "It's done well, I hope my son, you order Wang Shangli to lead the Huwei army to guard the four directions, and not let anyone escape, otherwise he will be the only one to ask! Order Long Tao and Ying Yang The Second Army entered the temple and killed people, then set fire to the ruined temple, and burned this filthy place to nothing!"

Sun Kewang, who was kneeling on the ground with his iron armor clattering, couldn't help shuddering slightly when he heard the sound, he didn't dare to lift his head, and said respectfully: "Yes, my child takes orders!"

Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand, Sun Kewang got up and backed away slowly, he retreated for more than ten steps, then turned around and strode away, and walked to the distance at the bottom of the hillside, there were three young generals who were about his age and in their twenties Gathering together, waiting anxiously.Seeing him coming, he huffed and surrounded him.

"How is it? Brother, what did the emperor say?" Ainengqi, the youngest, hurriedly asked first. Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu also looked at Sun Kewang eagerly, with anxious expressions.

Sun Kewang sighed and said: "Sure enough, the emperor wants to kill all the Chinese in the temple. He has already ordered me to order the two armies of Long Tao and Ying Yang to enter the temple and slaughter them, and then burn the temple to cover up the blood on the corpses."

When the three of them heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, their faces turned pale with surprise. Li Dingguo frowned and said, "In this case, what will the world think of us? Doesn't my father consider our reputation?"

Sun Kewang sighed again: "Father believes that scholars are the source of injustice in Sichuan, and no one dares to persuade him. Those who persuaded him were all beheaded. I have no choice but to accept orders."

After saying that, he raised his head and glanced at the hillside. The gorgeous yellow umbrella cover stood tall in the firelight. When he thought of Zhang Xianzhong's murderous intent under the umbrella cover just now, Sun Kewang shuddered again.

"It's useless to persuade you now. Let's use troops. Otherwise, we will offend our father and our brothers will not be able to bear the consequences." Sun Kewang tightened his grip on the long knife at his waist and said in a deep voice.

The three of Li Dingguo looked at each other, although they all looked worried, but no one dared to say "no", they all clasped their hands together and said: "Brother, please give me an order!"

Sun Kewang pursed his lips, looked at the sleeping Dabei Temple in the distance, shook his head, stomped his feet, and led the three righteous brothers, striding towards the armored soldiers lined up in the field.

The autumn wind blows the night and cools the night, and the military tent is filled with murderous aura.

A moment later, the fire rose from the temple, accompanied by the cries and wailing of countless people, the killing began, and the people within a few miles had been moved away. The army, no one can hear it anymore.

Zhang Xianzhong on the hillside stood up, listened carefully to the shouts in the distance, closed his eyes, took a deep breath of the air that smelled of fireworks and blood, and smiled.

(End of this chapter)