Pick all the cold branches

When I arrived at the execution ground, I saw that the person was already in custody.

As usual, Jiafei asked the person's name and surname, and took Hu Jingcheng's letter to read.

Guo Xin wanted to struggle at first, insisting on insisting that Hu Dutang had explained that this letter must be handed over to Prince Jing "by hand", and yelled for someone to let him go first, but Yuqing kicked him to the ground, baring in pain. His teeth were cracked for a long while before he made a sound.

Jiafei opened the letter and saw that there were two pieces of paper inside, each with three words written on it:

Set the mountains and rivers, bear the common people.

This Hu Jingcheng, do you still want to give him a question?

Jiafei couldn't help chuckling, and handed the two pieces of paper to Zhen Xian beside him.

When the letter was taken out, Zhen Xian had actually seen it, and after receiving the two pieces of paper, he turned them over and placed them on the desk.

"What do you think, Your Highness?" He lowered his eyelashes and asked in a low voice.

"What do you think?" Jia Fei asked with a chuckle.

Zhen Xian was silent for a moment, then slowly raised his eyes, "I have the same thoughts as His Highness."

Although he spoke in a low voice, he possessed a firm tenacity.

Jiafei couldn't help but wanted to take a few more glances.

There is no apprehension in my heart, but a tranquility.

He suddenly felt more at ease than ever before.

Probably because he was finally sure that no matter what happened next, Xiao Xian would be by his side, accompany him, and become his most steadfast support.

Jiafei retracted his gaze, turned to look at Guo Xin who was kneeling at the bottom of the steps, and asked with a smile, "Does Guo Dusi know why he was tied here?"

"The last general was reckless, rode his horse into the camp, and even beat His Highness's men." Guo Xin's expression was still dissatisfied.As he spoke, he gave Gu Sanniang a hard look, and said indignantly, "But she...she's a woman—"

"So what?" Kafei asked back.

Guo Xin sneered, "The Great Patriarch taught that women are not allowed to enter the military camp, and offenders will be punished with death. I just gave her a whip—and I didn't know beforehand that she was... the prince's person..."

Such a statement seems to accuse His Highness Prince Jing of harboring women in the military camp for lust.

Since the recruitment of troops to the south, His Royal Highness Prince Jing not only took the lead but also sympathized with the soldiers, which has won the hearts of the people.And Gu Sanniang, as the only girl in this barracks—and a girl who is going to outdo the men in every way, is treated like a treasure by these rough men, loved and feared at the same time.Now I saw that the surname Guo beat Gu Sanniang with a whip, and the crowd was already furious. Hearing this kind of remarks, the crowd suddenly became more angry and scolded one after another.

But Guo Xin didn't seem to understand why he attracted so many angry looks at him. Although he was obviously a little guilty amidst the scolding, he still stared fiercely.

It would be too disrespectful for His Royal Highness King Jing to personally defend such foul language.

Seeing this, Zhen Xian said: "Emperor Taizu Gao Shengming ordered women not to enter the military camp. The ban is to raise military prostitutes to lose their morals and kill their fighting spirit. But this Mrs. Gu is a thousand-year-old in the army. She personally killed more Japanese pirates on the battlefield than Guo Dusi has ever seen in his life."

His voice was not too loud, but it was solemn and majestic, and it quickly calmed everyone down.

Guo Xin, however, looked unconvinced, sneered and asked mockingly, "She? Can she make a thousand households?"

Zhen Xian didn't look sideways, and immediately continued:

"The armor she wears is no different from what a man wears, and the battle wounds on her body are no less than that of a man. The enemies she killed and the battle achievements she made are far better than many men. Her achievements are far beyond those of some corpses. Above all the officials of a province that harmed the country and the people. Guo Du Si is the commander of the Zhejiang capital, how can Gu Sanniang not be a thousand households?"

Meaningful, no cover-up.

Guo Xin was pushed back by Rushi, he was dumbfounded for a while, and he turned his eyes away in embarrassment and hummed: "Who are you... you deserve to teach me?"

Seeing that this person treated Zhen Xian unreasonably, His Highness Prince Jing frowned, and he winked at the guards beside him.

The two guards stepped forward knowingly, one left and one right immediately pinched Guo Xin tightly.

"Guo Dusi, please raise your head and take a good look at this Gu Qianhu. Do you still recognize her?" Jiafei continued to ask in a deep voice.

Guo Xin was still grumbling and struggling in every possible way, and glanced at Gu Sanniang disdainfully, but his eyes were full of bewilderment.

Naturally, he would not remember such an insignificant little girl.Gu Sanniang is more than one of the worthless people who came to Zhejiang Province and their families were ruined because of the officials.

Jia Fei called out in a low voice: "San Niang."

Gu Sanniang, who had been waiting for a long time, her eyes were already red, and she even forgot the injury on her face. She took a step forward and yelled angrily: "The dog officer surnamed Guo! Do you still remember Gu Changsheng, the sang farmer in Jinhua County?"

This roar was like a thunderclap.

Guo Xin was stunned for a moment, and finally turned pale.

"You... you're that girl! You're not—"

In Guo Xin's vague memory, Gu Sanniang's name and appearance have long since disappeared.But he still remembered the name Gu Changsheng.After all, these days, it is very rare for "troublemakers" who dare to take the lead in asking the government yamen for an explanation.Especially since this trickster died at their hands.

He originally thought that the daughter of this unscrupulous person had already been killed, but he never expected that this little girl was not only alive, but she also got close to His Royal Highness Prince Jing for some reason—obviously, she had sued him severely in front of Wang Jia. One shape.

Guo Xin swallowed hard unconsciously, feeling his throat tighten and hurt.He suddenly regretted that he underestimated His Royal Highness Prince Jing, and unknowingly underestimated that meek-looking Hu Jingcheng in the years of exhaustion.He really shouldn't have accepted Hu Dutang's errand called "sending letters" but actually "sending his life" by mistake.

Gu Sanniang was still red-eyed and cursed: "The dog officer will pay back my parents' lives!"

Guo Xin couldn't help but raise his voice to defend himself: "It's Lu Gonggong and Gan Tingyu who want to kill your father, and it's Hang Ningyuan and the others who kill your father! I'm just a sitter! As for your mother...your mother is even more What do the elders in your family have to do with me?" It was like dying.

How could this fellow justify himself like this, as if he was really innocent.

However, as a second-rank official placed by the imperial court in a province, he knew that the people were wronged and did nothing, and even participated in it.How much more heinous sin does this person want to admit?Could it be that only those who kill with their own hands are dead?

Seeing this unrepentant look, Zhen Xian couldn't help feeling tight in his chest, and couldn't help coughing twice, his throat suddenly became sweet.

Only then did he realize that he hadn't gotten the medicine he entrusted Yuqing to buy.But at this time, there was no way to ask Yuqing for it.

He was also very afraid that His Royal Highness Prince Jing would notice something abnormal about him and delay the business because of him, so he endured it and took a step back quietly.

That Guo Xin was pinned down by two guards, and desperately cried out for injustice.

King Jing Jiafei called Zhang Er also forward, and asked: "This Zhang Qianhu, do you still recognize him?"

If you say you recognize it, you naturally don't recognize it.The nobleman Guo Dusi forgets a lot, and it is even more impossible to remember every sergeant in the army.But Zhang Er's memory of Guo Xin is still fresh.All the guards in Zhejiang were under the jurisdiction of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Commander, and the warrant to kill Zhang Er was signed by Guo Xin, the Metropolitan Commander himself.

But compared to Gu Sanniang, Zhang Er was much calmer, with a rare look of indifference on his face, but he refused to look at Guo Xin more.

He just clasped his fists and saluted Jia Fei, and said in a rather haughty voice:

"My lord, Zhang Er used to be a deserted soldier. His lord Meng never gave up and took me under his command again, and even let me make this thousand households... Mr. Guo is a general, and I am a soldier. I dare not say anything about his generals. I just think that the old Zhang Er is dead. The current Zhang Er is the prince's soldier! For the prince, for my holy dynasty, and for the people of the world, even if I, Zhang Er, risk my life, it is worth it!"

He spoke in a simple and sincere manner, and many people present congenial to him, they all shouted and applauded him.

Jiafei waited for everyone to calm down before speaking again slowly.

"Like Gu Qianhu and Zhang Qianhu, I'm afraid there are still others in this barracks. Do you need to call out one by one and let Guo Dusi recognize them in person?"

Guo Xin's face was ashen.

"The prince wants to kill me, what reason do you need...?"

He sneered coldly, but he didn't accept his fate. Instead, his eyes shone with a more ferocious light than a wild beast.

"But does your lord know that there are people in the court who don't want to wipe out the Japanese pirates? Not to mention the ones surnamed Chen, the ones surnamed Cao—"

This guy suddenly mentioned "the one surnamed Cao".

This is the meaning of planning to drag Mr. Cao Ge into the water in public.

But once Mr. Cao Ge is involved, it means that the entire cabinet cannot be excused.

In particular, Mr. Cao Ge is still his and Xiaoxian's mentor.Jia Fei's eyes turned cold, he interrupted Guo Xin, and asked sharply: "Whoever it is, what does it have to do with me? What does it have to do with the people of Zhezhi?"

Guo Xin was reprimanded, but instead laughed wantonly, "Does the lord really think that the world is already in his pocket?"

With what Guo Dusi did in Zhejiang, he still has the face to mock others like this.

Jiafei couldn't help laughing when he heard it.

"Although the world is not mine, it is not yours, nor is it someone else's."

He took one last look at Guo Xin seriously, and there were thousands of emotions in his voice.

"I killed you for the emperor today. You probably won't accept it. It doesn't matter. If you don't accept it, you can go slowly when you get to it. Anyway, your cronies and friends will naturally go to accompany you soon."

As soon as the words fell, the two guards who were holding Guo Xin knew how to make a move, one pressed the person, and the other pulled out the saber from his waist.

Guo Xin only had time to wail half a sentence, "My lord, please—" before he could say the word "fate", his head rolled to the ground.

The blood in the neck cavity spurted out, turning red like a slaughtered pig.

The cold light of the Xiuchun Knife reflected the first touch of blood that shook the southeast, and at this moment, it was particularly shocking.

This man killed too simply and neatly.

Since they formed the army, they have only seen His Royal Highness King Jing feed them, dress them up and accompany them to fight Japanese pirates, but they have never seen a prince kill someone—especially a second-rank general in the dynasty. There was an instant silence.

Jing Wang Jiafei looked around the scene quietly, and ordered in a deep voice:

"I wrote a letter to inform the Ministry of War and the various guards: Guo Xin, the commander of Zhejiang Province, has repeatedly disrespected the orders, delayed the war opportunity, indulged the enemy and harmed the country, violated military discipline, tyrannized the corporal, and murdered Zhongliang. I have already killed him. Since I can't actively To defend against the enemy, there is no value in the yamen of the capital. From today onwards, all officials affiliated with the command and envoy of the Zhejiang capital will be suspended pending investigation. The five armies and guards in the southeast are under the control of the governor's office, and the frontline wars are only for Hu There is no need to be under the control of the capital when dispatched by the order of the capital. If anyone refuses to obey the general order and miss the war and the country, he will be executed without mercy."

He then whispered to Yu Qing beside him: "You pick five hundred capable ones yourself, take San Niang with you, take down Qingqi in plain clothes, take down the Yamen of the capital of Zhejiang Province, and then ransack Guo Xin's house. Be quick, clean, and don't disturb them. People from the East Factory."

Yuqing responded without daring to delay, and jumped away like a rabbit.

There was a bloody smell in the air.

Jia Fei exhaled lightly, and turned to look at Zhen Xian beside him.

Xiaoxian's complexion is not very good, a little too pale, I'm afraid it's because he can't get used to decapitation and is frightened...

Jia Fei was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously grabbed Zhen Xian's hand hidden in his sleeve, but felt that hand was extremely wet and cold.

But just for a moment, Zhen Xian quickly withdrew his hand and was busy with drafting a letter for him.

In addition to the notices sent to the various guards, the military newspapers submitted to the Ministry of War and the memorials to His Majesty the Emperor must be carefully written, and it is indeed very busy.After all, if you kill a second-rank senior member first and then play it, big trouble will happen if you are not careful.

Jiafei felt a little weird in his heart, but he couldn't tell what was wrong, and he didn't dare to forcefully criticize him, so he had to let him go busy again.

In the early morning of the next day, Hu Jingcheng, Governor of Zhejiang Province, received a head sent by a fast horse and a letter from His Highness Prince Jing in his tent.

It was still the same two pieces of paper that Hu Jingcheng sent back then, but with one more word added to each of them:

Keding mountains and rivers, live up to the common people.

On the head of the person contained in the box, the blood color had solidified into a deep black red, but the eyes were still open, and the facial features were distorted and extremely ferocious.

Hu Jingcheng looked back and forth between these eight characters and a human head many times, and called the guards who sent the order in.

"Send this and these two pieces of paper to Eunuch Lu for a look. As for the meeting, you must respectfully tell Eunuch Lu that the war is imminent and the military affairs are very busy. It happens that one of my old illnesses is relapsing violently. , I had to stay for a while and the war slowed down a bit, and my body got better, so I went to the door to apologize to my father-in-law."