In the late spring of the 12th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, as Jiannu invaded the main force of the Ming Dynasty evacuated Zhili one after another, the Ming army began to regain lost land with Jiannu's butt. The Ponu Army's personal guard camp stationed in Zhangjiazhuang, and Li Chunyang's troops, who came to reinforce from Zhujiawan, launched a large-scale attack on Sanhe, the storage area of ​​Jiannu's supplies. In this battle, the Ponu Army and the Ming army's Tianxiong Battalion joined forces to rescue the 50,000 people who were plundered by Jiannu and seized 60,000 stones of food. As for how much gold and silver the Ponu Army intercepted Jiannu, the memorial of the Xuanwei envoy in the Ponu City stationed in Beijing was unknown. The court officials had long ignored this situation. They all knew that the shameless Ponu Marquis loved gold and silver, so that he would not think about letting him spit out the food he ate.

Fortunately, the Po Slave Army did not leave behind the rescued Ming people and food, so they even handed over 200,000 taels of silver to the Ming court to show their goodwill. The main force of Jiannu came out of customs and took away more than 700,000 people and three million stones of food. According to the court's post-war estimate, Jiannu's population was only considered young and strong, and the number of women and children robbed by Jiannu would double. However, these bloody numbers were too much slapped in the face, and no one dared to say it. As for the gold and silver intercepted by Jiannu, it was even more impossible to count. After Jiannu came out of customs, he naturally had to settle the people responsible for this. First, Emperor Chongzhen issued another self-criticism to be responsible for this time Jiannu entered the customs. (After studying in the iron blood, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda who dared to fight face to face with Jiannu, became the most responsible person among the ministers.

Gao Qiqian, who commanded the main force of the Ming army as a military supervisor, could have summoned a group of familiar officials to put the defeated Jize pot on Lu Xiangsheng's head. Taking advantage of the injustice has always been the strengths of the castrated people to attack their opponents. However, Gao Qiqian, who has always been very active, strangely remained silent on the grounds of serious illness. In order to shirk his responsibilities, officials from the cabinet masters all pushed them to others one by one. According to the common sense, Yang Sichang, Minister of War, the General of Ji Liao, the Governor, and the governor of various places, the most responsible persons, and the general Zhongzu Dashou and his family were also directly responsible for the Jiannu invasion. They will bear all the blame for the invasion of the Jiannu. However, there are too many officials who have reached out to the fat piece of Liao Xiang, and most of the officials in the court are more or less deeply involved.

The court is moderate and peaceful, and any faction will be damaged in the interests of any faction. Every year, the Liao capital is more than millions of taels of silver. If the lid of corruption is opened, no one will discuss the matter. If everyone wants to cover the dark side of Liao capital, there must be a political compromise. The result of this compromise is that everyone is fine, and the emperor has found a stolen ghost. Why not follow the emperor's will to kill a Lu Xiangsheng in exchange for a harmonious relationship in the court? After discussing a result in private, the court naturally came to a conclusion. Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, feared the enemy and war in front of Jiannu, resulting in the defeat of friendly troops by Jiannu. Chang Liang, deputy general of the Wanquandu Department of Xuanfu Town, gathered troops to rebel and destroy the walls and escape from the Ming Dynasty. Lu Xiangsheng, as the governor of Xuanda, was unable to escape the blame.

During the court discussion, no one dared to say too much about Chang Liang's rebellion. Now the Ming Dynasty cannot even defeat Jiannu. If Chang Liang defected to Ponu City, the Ponu Hou, who was more powerful than Jiannu, would definitely rebel. Everyone made this ambiguous statement and could only give Ponu Hou a face. When dealing with the issue of Lu Xiangsheng, Ponu Hou had to make concessions in politics. Ponu Hou did not pursue Chang Liang and sent hundreds of thousands of people to Ponu City. The important officials of the court all believed that Ponu Hou, who liked to settle accounts, would definitely settle the matter. It would be more appropriate to use Lu Xiangsheng alone to exchange hundreds of thousands of people. Sure enough, during the court discussion, Ponu Hou and his officials became mute under the leadership of the left deputy censor Mao Yujian.

The officials of Ponuhou pretended to be deaf and dumb, and then the punishment for Lu Xiangsheng was much smoother. In the end, the cabinet masters and the people with the greatest responsibility were all fined half a year to one year's salary, which was the most ruthless one, and the one who was in the written order, were fined 1,000 taels of silver in writing. Lu Xiangsheng was appointed to destroy the three tribes, and the "Da Pi" (beheading) was sentenced to a large punishment in autumn. When the result of the court discussion was released, Mao Yujian, who had not spoken, began to fight back after the newspaper was published in the newspaper. Mao Yujian joined forces with a group of censors who were picking on the bones in the eggs, and sent memorials every day to ridicule the shameless behavior of the important officials of the court. The censors shouted that the emperor could issue an edict to guilt, and these most responsible people could get out of hundreds of taels of silver. To be counted in this way, Lu Xiangsheng's guilt was only three hundred taels of silver.

Mao Yujian led a group of censors to jump up and down, causing the whole court to turn upside down, and the important officials were watching Ponu Hou's next move. After waiting for nearly ten days, Ponu Hou Zhang Ping'an submitted a memorial to plead for Lu Xiangsheng. Lu Xiangsheng had fought against Jiannu with Ponu Army. Ponu Hou said in the memorial that even if Lu Xiangsheng had no merit, he had worked hard, and he was still tired. For such a meritorious court, he had to consider his face. From the memorial of Ponu Hou Zhang Ping'an, these old bureaucrats immediately understood the subtext of Ponu Hou, that is, to leave a face for Lu Xiangsheng. This punishment means that the punishment of great destruction is a bit too much. People must leave a whole body to die if they die. Naturally, they should not mention the matter of destroying the three tribes.

So, Yang Sichang had a political transaction with Qu Guozheng, the new manager of the Ponu Hou Mansion. Lu Xiangsheng was captured and sent his family to the Ponu Cheng Xuanwei Envoy Office, nominally giving him a punishment of three thousand miles. As for Lu Xiangsheng's own punishment, the two sides reached a compromise, changing the heavy punishment to poison (thirst drinking poison to quench thirst is how it came about) to keep Lu Xiangsheng's body. Because the officials in the court all hoped that Lu Xiangsheng would die sooner, Lu Xiangsheng's death could be completed earlier, and the important officials with shit could be truly liberated. Qu Guozheng waited for more than ten days and finally agreed to Yang Sichang's request to kill Lu Xiangsheng earlier. Qu Guozheng's exchange was that the body after Lu Xiangsheng's death was brought back to Ponu Cheng by the Ponu Army returning from the Beijing.

Faced with this harmonious situation where everyone was happy, the Jinyiwei who arrested Lu Xiangsheng was particularly nervous, especially their commander Luo Yangxing was even more restless every day. A major event was decided by the important officials in the court and could sing and dance with peace of mind. They should hold silver and play with women. As the time for the execution of Lu Xiangsheng approached, Luo Yangxing felt even more inexplicably pressured. No matter where he went, he could detect someone was following. What made Luo Yangxing even more frightened was that the two mute eunuchs next to Xiao Changshun, the emperor's think tank who had been protecting the small courtyard of the Fufusiate, had always been sick for no reason recently. Xiao Changshun quietly told Luo Yangxing that Ponuhou, who was thousands of miles away, had begun to take action. As for what big things Ponuhou wanted to do, the wise Xiao Changshun was silent.

Just two nights before Emperor Chongzhen gave medicine to Lu Xiangsheng to the country's loyalty, another leader of the Ponu Army, Xu Yian, visited Luo Yangxing's residence. Even if Luo Yangxing was stupid, he found out the plans of Zhang Ping'an, the Marquis of Ponu. The two leaders of the Ponu Army gathered in the capital at the same time. Luo Yangxing ordered the Jinyiwei to be on high alert to prevent the Bonu Army from robbing the imperial prison. Xu Yian visited Luo Yangxing and took out 20,000 taels of gold Ponu City gold coins, saying that he was asking Luo Yangxing to raise his hands and allow Qu Guozheng to drink a farewell wine for Lu Xiangsheng. The water became deeper and deeper, and Luo Yangxing, as the commander of the Jinyiwei, was suspicious. He accepted the gold sent by Xu Yian and personally stayed at the Jinyiwei Yamen to mobilize two thousand lieutenants and strong men to prevent the Bonu Army from robbing the prison.

There were not many people sent by the Jinyiwei Zhao Prison. Qu Guozheng only brought a carriage and six black-haired tulle-wearing people to accompany him. The ten plates of wine and dishes in the three boxes of cages were even tasted in front of Luo Yangxing. Moreover, Qu Guozheng changed the robes prepared by the Jinyiwei in front of Luo Yangxing, and told Luo Yangxing that there were no prohibitions on him. Luo Yangxing arranged a spacious room, and he took ten personal lieutenants to monitor the wine table five feet away. When the six Jinyiwei prisoners escorted Lu Xiangsheng to the house, his hair was combed in a slight mess and his white robe was very neat. However, his once tall and mighty body was slightly hunched today. Lu Xiangsheng, who had a pale face, looked calm and his eyes were full of faintness. There was no sign of panic about his impending death.

Faced with the old acquaintance of Qu Guozheng, who came to see him off, Lu Xiangsheng did not say much greetings but thanked him. Lu Xiangsheng knew that Zhang Ping'an, the Marquis of Ponu, had put a lot of effort into saving his family. His three sons were exiled to Ponu City seven days ago. Before leaving, the guards of Qu Guozheng sold the imperial edict to let them meet. Lu Xiangsheng did not explain too much to his sons. He believed that Ponu Hou was a very nostalgic person. According to the servant Lu Zhong, Lu Xiangsheng had kept the two residences of Ponu City and Ping'an City waiting for him to go back. The slave servants were cleaning every day, and the money and grain were distributed for a month. The family would not suffer any grievances in Ponu City. Lu Xiangsheng knew the truth that too much would lead to mistakes. It was not easy for Ponu Hou to do this step today. If he was not speaking properly, it would inevitably bring disaster to Ponu Hou.

There are only Qu Guozheng and Lu Xiangsheng on the table in the lobby. Several feet away are Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and his ten personal lieutenants. The candlelight in the lobby without windows is bright, two round benches, one table, two pairs of wooden chopsticks, and two small wine glasses are full of dishes. The dishes add a hint of sorrow. Since Lu Xiangsheng did not eat meat during his filial piety, Qu Guozheng and Lu Xiangsheng both started to eat two bites silently. Qu Guozheng picked up a few slices of beef and put them in the bowl opposite Lu Xiangsheng said: "Brother Lu should eat some meat," Zhang Dashuai said that he would not have been grinding his teeth before leaving. He would have lost his energy when he left. A few months ago, he was drunk and beaten up by the Dashuai. The Dashuai said that if he had not drunk too much in his previous life, he would not have been in this chaotic world."
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