Chapter 548: Kidnapping a Border Town (5K chapter!)
Datong Zhenpinglu Guard, Weicheng General’s Mansion.

As Yang Jinshui finished speaking, the whole place fell silent.

But amidst this silence, a huge uproar broke out following the words of General Yang.

However, this time, it was finally clear that the generals and officials present were no longer flushed because of liquor, but because of anger.

Each one of them is like the red-faced Guan Gong.

Face flushed.

Sun Wu, the general commander of Datong, had flaming eyes and was eager to take action.

Fortunately, the governor of the three borders, Wang Zhigao, was quick-witted and reached out from under the table before Sun Wu had an attack and pressed down hard on his thigh.

Under Sun Wu's angry gaze, Wang Zhigao silently shook his head.

Everyone sitting around the table had a tense expression on their faces because of Yang Jinshui's words, and they kept observing the reactions of the people around them.

Wang Zhigao, the governor-general of the three borders, was also extremely angry, but he still retained a trace of rationality.

He looked at Yang Jinshui with a look of scrutiny and confusion.

He was the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and the Governor-General of the military affairs of Xuanfu, Datong and Shanxi. Last year, with the ascension of the new emperor, he was promoted to the Right Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate this year.

Logically speaking, he had already reached the highest position in the country and was a real frontier official.

But when facing Yang Jinshui, he showed enough respect from the very beginning today.

Just because the other party represents the emperor.

Everyone present today also knows that the reason why Yang Jinshui, as the military supervisor of the Northern Expedition Army, did not follow the army out of the border, but instead brought his men to Pinglu Guard alone.

original.

Everyone just thought that Yang Jinshui and Yan Shaoting had a conflict in the army, so if they could win them over, everything would be fine in the border area.

But what Wang Zhigao didn't expect was.

Drink a bowl of wine.

Yang Jinshui actually scolded them all as cowards without balls.

The key is.

This guy was scolded by a eunuch who really has no balls.

humiliation!

What a naked humiliation!
This is like squatting on your head to shit or standing on your ancestors' graves to pee.

What a shame!
If it weren't for Yang Jinshui's identity as a military supervisor, he would have patrolled the border on behalf of the emperor.

Wang Zhigao has ten thousand ways to make the other party disappear without a trace here, and the court cannot find out the truth even if it tries every possible way.

But he couldn't do that.

Because Yang Jinshui entered the Pingluwei City in front of everyone.

Compared to Sun Wu, the general of Datong, who was so angry that he almost slammed the table.

Wang Zhigao tried his best to restrain himself, but there was no smile on his face. He just silently watched Yang Jinshui who humiliated everyone in public today, and said in a cold voice: "Eunuch Yang, except for me, Wang Ruogao and Governor Wang, all the people present at the banquet today are military commanders of border towns. In recent years, the Mongols have repeatedly come south to attack the border towns. Although there have been many harassments in the border towns, and the bandits have entered the border to harm our border people, no one has ever been afraid of fighting and fearing the bandits. How many people have scars all over their bodies, so how can they be the cowards who have no balls as Eunuch Yang said?"

Although Yang Jinshui represented the emperor and was the military supervisor of the Northern Expedition Army.

But Wang Zhigao did not dare to forget his identity.

He was an important official in the imperial court and the governor-general of the three borders. His reliance had always been on the three borders.

After speaking for the military commanders present, Wang Zhigao said, "Even Wang Ruogao and Governor Wang have never slacked off in their duties at the border over the years. Although we are civil servants, we can also wield swords and ride horses, and we can also shoot a few arrows at the thieves on the border wall!"

He then made a distinction between himself and Wang Jiluo, the governor of Shanxi.

Wang Zhigao finally showed a trace of anger and dissatisfaction on his face: "Today, we heard that Eunuch Yang was coming, so we set up a banquet early and went out of the house to welcome him. Why did Eunuch Yang want to humiliate us like this? We have been guarding the border wall, suffering from the cold all year round, and have never complained. Even if we have no merits, we have worked hard. I would like to ask Eunuch Yang, why do you say that we are cowards without balls!"

Wang Jiluo, the governor of Shanxi, who was sitting opposite Wang Zhigao, also observed his words and expressions. He clasped his fists towards the capital and said in a cold voice: "Eunuch Yang is accompanying the army on this expedition on behalf of the emperor, so we dare not say much. Now that the enemy army is surrounding us, what Eunuch Yang did today may have the suspicion of disrupting the morale of the army. I will write down what happened today in my own handwriting and submit it to the emperor."

After Wang Zhigao and Wang Jiluo spoke one after another.

The military commanders at the border towns who were present immediately felt that they had a backbone.

Sun Wu, the general of Datong, finally spoke first: "I am trusted by the emperor and the court, and I have guarded the border for many years. Although I am not a general who has won every battle, I have never dared to lose the face of the court. I, Sun Wu, can sit in the position of the general of Datong, and I have fought for it with the knife in my hand! Eunuch Yang said this today, pointing out that we are cowards without balls. I will not argue with Eunuch Yang. After this matter, at most I will ask for permission to go to the capital in person, take off this robe, and show my scars in front of the emperor and the central government. Please tell me, my emperor and the central government, whether I am a coward without balls!"

As Sun Wu spoke.

In a moment, someone actually stood up angrily, took off his clothes in front of everyone, revealing the scars on his chest and back.

Just for a moment.

The public was excited.

However, Yang Jinshui was not afraid at all, as if he could not hear or see these people.

He just quietly picked up the chopsticks on the table and reached for the plate of food on the stove in front of him.

Pick up a piece of meat and put it into your mouth.

His nonchalant attitude immediately made those present even more angry.

However, Yang Jinshui chewed the meat in his mouth slowly, and then, under the gaze of everyone, he sneered with a clear and sarcastic look on his face.

Snapped.

Yang Jinshui slammed the chopsticks on the table.

Yang Jinshui took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, gently wiped his mouth, and then looked around at the extremely angry people present.

Like Sun Wu, he clasped his hands together and bowed towards the capital.

"This time the army is going out to fight, it is the will of the late emperor, the emperor personally appointed, now tens of thousands of troops are looking for the enemy outside the pass, from Xuanfu in the east to Ningxia in the west, every town has news of the enemy."

Yang Jinshui spoke calmly, but he sneered and disdainfully from time to time: "You have all been in the border town for a long time, and you all say you are loyal to your duties, but what I see is that you are dressed in fine clothes and eat delicious food. The soldiers endured the bitter cold, guarded the border walls, and fought outside the border, but you gathered here, not talking about border affairs, not supervising the border. I, Yang Jinshui, am a eunuch without balls, but you are not."

Wang Zhigao's face turned pale, but he said nothing.

Because what Yang Jinshui said was indeed true.

Yang Jinshui could use the fact that he was a eunuch without testicles as an excuse. Could Wang Zhigao really debate this with him?
Yang Jinshui looked at the faces of Wang Zhigao and others and sneered, "This time the army went out of Yanshan, Xuanfu sent 15,000 soldiers, and Lieutenant General and Guerrilla General Guo Yuchuang followed. When they arrived in Datong, it was really a great Datong Town! The General of the Northern Expedition only wanted 10,000 soldiers to follow him, and I saw with my own eyes that those 10,000 soldiers were all old, weak and disabled. How come? Did you, Sun Wu, want to gather the elite troops of Datong and personally lead the troops out of the pass to fight the enemy? Or did you, Sun Wu, hide something in your heart, fearing that the elite troops of Datong would be damaged, so you only sent the old and weak to follow the army out of the pass? Did you, Sun Wu, regard Datong as your Sun family's private land? Datong's surname is Sun!"

Sun Wu, the general commander of Datong, immediately had red eyes.

But Yang Jinshui was completely firing on all cylinders.

Anyway, even if these people hate me today, they dare not really kill me. At most, they will collude in private and submit a petition to impeach me as they said.

Impeach?

I'm afraid of an egg!

After Yang Jinshui finished scolding Sun Wu, he immediately looked at Shanxi General Shen Weiyue with a sneer.

He sneered sinisterly, which made Shen Weiyue feel a chill down his spine.

Yang Jinshui put away his sneer and said, "General Shen is stationed in Shanxi. Since last year, that villain Xin Ai Huang Taiji has led his army south. Now the court has sent troops to attack, but you, Shen Weiyue, are not stationed in Shanxi Zhenlaoyingbao and Piantouguan, but have come to Datong. Even if the governor of the three borders is here, you, Shen Weiyue, have no reason to abandon Shanxi and come here!"

He snorted coldly.

Yang Jinshui whispered, "I will tell you in detail later, Shen Weiyue. Because you, Shen Weiyue, failed to perform your duties faithfully, General Yan Hu, the Dragon and Tiger General under General Zhengbei, has personally led 3,000 Dragon and Tiger soldiers, each with three horses, and signed a military order. In three days, they will rush from Juqiangbao to Laoyingbao and Piantouguan to stop the Mongols from invading Shanxi from the south!"

When Shen Weiyue learned the news, his face suddenly changed.

Yang Jinshui sneered and stared at him: "Shen Weiyue, do you know that the Dragon and Tiger Army is the emperor's personal army? Do you know that the Dragon and Tiger Army followed the late emperor to fight against the Mongols in Changping? If you, Shen Weiyue, have any dignity, you should get out of here right now and take your people to Laoyingbao and Piantouguan. If the Dragon and Tiger Army fails to stop the Mongols and the enemy army enters Shanxi, you, Shen Weiyue, will chop off your head and have someone send it to the capital!"

There was a clang.

It was Shen Weiyue who stood up with an uneasy look on his face, knocking over the stool behind him.

He stared at Yang Jinshui. If it was true as Yang Jinshui said, that the Dragon and Tiger Army, the emperor's personal army, failed to stop the Mongols, it would only mean that the Dragon and Tiger Army and the enemy army were completely annihilated. And once the Mongols really entered Shanxi, Shen Weiyue would have to chop off his head and send it to the capital to absolve his family of guilt.

After subduing the two generals, Sun Wu and He Shen, Wei Yue, Yang Jinshui then cast a gloomy eye on the governor-general of the three borders, Wang Zhigao, and the governor of Shanxi, Wang Jiluo.

A burst of scornful laughter.

Yang Jinshui leaned back and said, "I have been in the palace for many years. I served the late emperor in the past. I have seen all kinds of people. You civil servants, I know I can't argue with you, and I can't write as well as you. You can impeach me, anyway, you are very familiar with this matter. But I have to explain it to you clearly. You know Hai Rui, right? I think you also know that he has come to the border town, but have you found him?"

Wang Zhigao and Wang Jiluo both had solemn expressions on their faces and stared at Yang Jinshui intently.

Yang Jinshui smiled again, "I won't keep you in suspense. Hai Rui was ordered to patrol the border this time to follow the will of the late emperor and do what the Qing army did. Over the years, the border towns have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but they were still repeatedly attacked by the Mongolian bandits. The towns have repeatedly petitioned for food and military pay. Do you really think that the court will accept everyone? Do you really think that you can use the border towns to gain respect? Or do you all want to raise troops to gain respect in order to rebel?"

As soon as the word "treason" came out.

Wang Zhigao and Wang Jiluo could no longer sit still.

The two stood up almost at the same time.

Yang Jinshui looked at the two people who stood up with amusement and shook his head. "Let me tell you the truth. You can't stop Hai Rui from doing what he wants to do. The affairs of the Qing army were decided by the previous emperor. I don't know what you guys have done in the border town over the years, but if you still want to keep your heads and wear official hats and robes, you should come here honestly now and let me see if you really have the balls, and if you are really like what you guys say, that you can pick up swords and mount horses and charge into battle. If you really have some courage, the court can forgive your past mistakes. If you still think about those petty tricks, the court's sword will not be in vain. Even if you want to rebel, you have to think about whether you can succeed!"

After finishing speaking.

Yang Jinshui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He said so much today, and spoke so harshly, almost like slapping these people in the face, just to urge them to move, mobilize troops from all sides to defend the Great Wall with all their might.

As long as the Mongols cannot get in, the Northern Expedition Army can surround the Mongols outside the Great Wall.

Yang Jinshui poured himself a glass of Fenjiu that Wang Zhigao brought from Shanxi.

Holding the exquisite wine glass, he drank it all in one gulp.

And in the house.

Finally, there was laughter.

Full of flattering smiles.

It is the edict of the Governor-General of the Three Borders.

Wang Zhigao bent down slightly, with a big smile on his face, and picked up the wine jug to fill the wine glass in front of Yang Jinshui with wine.

After pouring the wine.

Wang Zhigao still had a smile on his face: "Eunuch Yang, what are you talking about? As wise ministers, we were selected by the previous emperor and are now appointed. How dare we have any other thoughts?"

Yang Jinshui held the wine glass and glanced at Wang Zhigao: "Oh?"

Wang Zhigao bent his waist even more and lowered his head. "Eunuch Yang, you don't know. We heard that Eunuch Yang was coming here, so we borrowed tableware and cooks from the local gentry to entertain him. How can such things be used by us every day?"

Yang Jinshui didn't say anything.

He knew that this was the beginning of Wang Zhigao's explanation.

But as long as the other party does not turn hostile, it means that my goal today has basically been achieved.

really.

Wang Zhigao then said, "As for General Shen and Governor Wang, I also invited them here to discuss the border defense of Datong and Shanxi."

This officially cleared the name of Shen Weiyue and Wang Jiluo for not being in Shanxi but coming to Datong.

Then Wang Zhigao said, "Today we also want to take this opportunity to discuss with Eunuch Yang how our various towns can cooperate with the General of the Northern Expedition to strangle the rebel army and recover our dynasty's old territory in Hetao."

After finishing speaking, Wang Zhigao immediately turned his head and looked at Shen Weiyue, the general commander of Shanxi.

Shen Weiyue also understood what he meant and immediately bowed and clasped his hands.

"I didn't know about the Dragon and Tiger Army beforehand, but now that I know about it, I also know what the general is planning. I beg Eunuch Yang to forgive me. I will immediately lead my men to Laoyingbao and Piantouguan. Before the Dragon and Tiger Army encounters the enemy army, I will personally lead the troops out of the pass to support them and stop the enemy army outside the Great Wall!"

After finishing speaking.

Shen Weiyue bowed again and strode out of the house.

Not long after.

There was a sound of hurried horse hooves coming from outside, and the sound gradually faded away.

Then Yang Jinshui looked silently at Datong's general Sun Wu.

Sun Wu's heart tightened, and he clasped his fists and said, "I dare not deceive Eunuch Yang. Datong has already gathered 30,000 soldiers from the east and south routes. They are all Datong's elite. I will now beat the drums to gather the troops and rush to the western border wall of Datong!"

After saying this, the general who commanded nearly 100,000 troops in Datong quickly left under the gaze of everyone.

As the generals of the two towns left, the number of generals present visibly decreased and they all retreated.

Wang Zhigao and Wang Jiluo looked at each other.

Now the only ones left at the scene were the civil servants led by him and his companions.

At this time, Yang Jinshui spoke up, "Everyone, since we are here, Governor Wang just said that people who have been in the border town for many years can also ride horses and wield swords to kill enemies. I have always admired the men in the border town. In front of us are Ying'en Fort and Zhuhu Fort. Governor Wang, Wang, why don't you lead our troops there? Maybe we can lead troops out of the border, encircle the enemy army, and make meritorious deeds?"

The corners of Wang Zhigao and Wang Jiluo's eyes twitched.

Yang Jinshui forced Sun Wu and Shen Weiyue to lead their troops to the border wall in person, and even forced them to go out to kill the enemy.

But the two of them didn't dare to say anything more now, they could only clasp their fists and bow their heads to obey.

Yang Jinshui didn't say much, but led the two of them out of Pingluwei City.

Arrived outside the city.

Only then did Wang Zhigao and Wang Jiluo realize that thousands of soldiers and horses had gathered outside the city, and they were not the troops from Datong Town.

Zhu Shitai, who had been waiting for a long time, smiled slightly when he saw Yang Jinshui coming out with his men, and rode his horse forward.

"The Shanzi Camp has been ordered to come here, and we are at the mercy of the military supervisor!"

When Wang Zhigao and Wang Jiluo heard Zhu Shitai introduce himself and say that the thousands of soldiers who suddenly appeared here were actually from the Shanzi Camp, they felt nervous again.

Although they were far away in the border town, they knew everything about how Yan Shaoting suddenly entered Beijing with the Shanzi Camp and appeared in the Forbidden City last year.

This is Yan Shaoting’s personal guard camp.

Yang Jinshui turned around to look at the two men with uneasy expressions and smiled slightly: "Governor Wang, Governor Wang. This is good. I didn't expect that the general would be able to transfer the Shanzi Camp, our personal guard battalion. Why don't we gather more troops and quickly go outside the pass to find the enemy."

Wang Zhigao laughed dryly and saluted, "It is our duty to fight for the country and defeat the rebels. However, the military supervisors have to follow the army and experience the ups and downs of the battlefield."

Now he understood.

Yang Jinshui did so much today, all for the purpose of tying everyone together and going out to fight together.

How many years has it been since the Ming Dynasty took the initiative to go out and fight the Mongols?

Now, she was completely kidnapped by such a eunuch during a banquet.

Wang Zhigao, the governor-general of three borders, felt bitter.

But when I think of what Yang Jinshui said today about that coward without balls.

In addition, now we have been forced to this point.

Wang Zhigao also took a deep breath and turned to look at the generals following him.

"Did you hear everything?"

"Gather the troops and follow Eunuch Yang and me out of the pass to look for the enemy!"

"This time, your heads are tied up. Follow me and kill the enemy."

"But if you have any military merits, I will personally recommend you for the credit!"

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