Chapter 632 General
Gao Huan's words shocked Zhao Ming.
Zhu Yihai is a banner that Zhao Ming relies on. Before Zhao Ming's power grew to a certain extent, with Zhu Yihai there, Zhao Ming had the opportunity to develop. Now Zhu Yihai is controlled by the court, which will be very passive for both Zhao Ming and the Zhejiang clan.
If Zhu Yihai, the chess piece, is gone, Zhao Ming has to stand up and face the various suppression and entanglements of the court directly, and his energy will be restrained in internal friction and he will not be able to concentrate on development and expansion.
Furthermore, without Zhu Yihai, relying on Zhao Ming's reputation alone would not be enough to call on the Zhejiang clan to fight against the Longwu court.
Although Zhao Ming has a high prestige, he cannot be compared with Zhu Youjian. After all, no matter how good his minister does, his contribution will be counted on him.
This is like Liu Xiu and Gengshi regime. Liu Xiu and Liu Yan won the Wancheng and Kunyang victory. It can be said that the Gengshi regime was established by the two brothers. However, after Liu Yan was killed by Emperor Gengshi, Liu Xiu, who had just won the Kunyang victory, chose not to raise an army to confront the Gengshi regime, but to give up military power and go to Wancheng alone to confess his guilt. This is because although the Liu Xiu brothers made great contributions, they were carried out in the name of the Gengshi court. Emperor Gengshi was the co-lord of the world. Liu Xiu knew that he was not an opponent of the Gengshi regime.
When Gao Huan saw Zhao Ming's expression, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Why, the Duke of the State is afraid?"
"Just!" Zhao Ming sneered, "Do you think that just saying something can scare this vassal?"
Zhao Ming was indeed shocked, but he was not as scared as he was.
With the strength of Donghai Town today, even if things fail, it is not a problem to travel far to Nanyang, establish a country, and be a founding king, so Zhao Ming does not need to be afraid at all.
"The news just arrived last night, and it won't take long to come to Hangzhou. If the Duke of China doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate." Gao Huan looked at Zhao Ming and said, "Duke of China, those who know the current affairs are heroes. The Duke of China is surrendered now, and can continue to enjoy wealth and glory. Otherwise, it will be a pity to not only gain a reputation as a rebel, but also be defeated in the end, life and death!"
In the current situation, if Zhao Ming accepts the reduction of the vassals and hand over the military power, he may be able to get a title and live a life of living a life of scattered life and waiting for death, but this is not Zhao Ming's ideal.
Zhao Ming smiled and said, "Gao Huan, you fell into the hands of this vassal. You are considered a man when you come back to persuade this vassal! But the ambition of this vassal is not just about glory and wealth? You underestimate this vassal too much. Now this vassal gives you a chance to follow this vassal, are you willing to?"
Gao Huan's face became ferocious after hearing Zhao Ming's words. His ambition was not just about glory and wealth, but about planning for the world.
Gao Huan suddenly cursed, "Sure enough, everyone can punish the thief who is against the country. If I want me to betray Your Majesty, don't have to think about it!"
Zhao Ming also became angry. Gao Huan was just a Jinyiwei hawk. He first mocked him as Zhu Yihai's slave, but now he called him a traitor and the thief was called by the Bodhisattva, and he was also angry.
"Ignorance, can you tell the difference between the Qing Dynasty and the lord? Since the rebellion of this vassal, I have saved the country from danger, so how can the younger generation be humiliated!" Zhao Ming slapped the table.
Gao Huan was not afraid at all, "Rebel is a rebel, don't argue. In my heart, the country is the king, and the king is the country. You have indeed made contributions to the country, but today you betray Your Majesty, you are the thief who opposes the country, and everyone can punish him."
When Zhao Ming met such a person who was uneasy, he couldn't help but be furious, but then he frowned again.
Gao Huan seemed to be unable to be convinced, and he was a lord of a vassal and had no need to argue with his subordinate hawk.
Zhao Ming won, but the benefits were limited, and he was not glorious. He couldn't win. He didn't feel bad about it, but he also lost his reputation and became a joke. Besides, in the conversation just now, Gao Huan was obviously a foolish and loyal person who was no longer saved.
Zhao Ming had a calm face, pressed the sword in his hand, pressed the handle down, and said coldly, "Take it down!"
The guard who had been unhappy with Gao Huan immediately stepped forward and raised Gao Huan with black boxing and kicking her feet. After Gao Huan fell into Zhao Ming's hand, he did not think about surviving. He cursed Zhao Ming and was dragged out of the lobby when facing Zhao Ming.
Gao Huan is the governor of the North Fufu Division of the Jinyiwei. He has mastered a large number of secrets of the Jinyiwei and also has a secret pillar, which is of great value.
Now, since he is already an enemy, Zhao Ming is naturally not polite and ordered the Military Information Department to torture him severely. However, during the trial, Gao Huan just cursed and did not reveal any secrets of the Jinyiwei.
At this time, Qian Sule and others who were caught from prison came to Zhao Ming's headquarters to state the crimes of Fang Guoan and the Jinyiwei in Hangzhou, and demanded severe punishment for the traitors who were killed in Zhejiang.
Seeing this, Zhao Ming ordered Gao Huan and several officials and generals who participated in the hunting of Zhejiang Clan in Hangzhou, and beheaded outside the city.
After ordinary people are beheaded, most people in the city will help collect the corpses, just treating them as doing good deeds. However, Gao Huan and others offended the gentry of Zhejiang too ruthlessly, and no one will collect the corpses.
In the end, Zhao Ming couldn't stand it, so he asked someone to find a few coffins, picked up Gao Huan and others, and buried them in a mass grave outside the city.
After Zhao Ming got the news that Zhu Yihai was controlled by the court from Gao Huan, he was quite shocked. On the one hand, he caused him to block the borders, cut off contacts with Nanjing, control the spread of news, and sent people to prove the authenticity of the news. On the other hand, he urgently summoned Zhejiang warlords to discuss major events, stabilize people's hearts, and control the situation.
If Gao Huan's words are false, it is naturally easy to say. If Gao Huan's words are true, the situation will be complicated.
By then, the Zhejiang warlords will definitely be shaken again. Zhao Ming must first control Zhejiang, and then meet with Li Chengdong and Zhang Mingzhen to discuss the next countermeasures.
At this time, in the city of Hangzhou, in the head of Zhao Ming, all large and small warlords from Zhejiang, which were close to Hangzhou, gathered together, and the atmosphere was warm.
"Master, from now on, we will follow you!"
"Yes, Magistrate Zhao leads us. We will enter Nanjing, support Your Highness to ascend the throne, and be a hero in the Jingnan Dynasty!"
"Nanjing is really not a thing. I forgot about the great contributions of our Zhejiang Group. I will not say anything about the rewards and plot against His Highness. It's really outrageous!"
Everyone was full of indignation, either supporting Zhao Ming or fighting against the Longwu court for life.
Zhao Ming was quite pleased to see this. If he controlled these troops, he would basically control Zhejiang, and the strength of Donghai Town would inevitably increase greatly.
Zhao Ming shouted: "The soldiers are not moved, and the snake is not able to do without a head. Today, you all support me. This vassal announced that he would take the post of General and command the army. He would definitely rescue His Highness and seek justice from the court! Without further ado, our troops will be sent to Zhenjiang and meet with the two generals Zhang and Li to join in the righteous act!"
"We all listen to the general!" Everyone saluted quickly.
There was a response below. Zhao Ming returned to his army and took Hangzhou with one move. He led all the generals of the Zhejiang ranks to be highly motivated and expressed his approval.
Zhao Ming nodded with satisfaction, and it seemed that the silver was worth spending, so he immediately said in a deep voice: "This vassal is a general, and you must obey the orders. Otherwise, don't blame the ruthless military law of this vassal! I will give you the last chance to consider. If there are unwilling people, leave immediately. This vassal will never stop it, but if you stay, you will have to obey the orders in the future."
Zheng Cai and others looked at each other, "We swear to follow the general to the death!"
Everyone was waiting for the success of Jingnan to be a hero, but no one left.
Chapter completed!