Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 45 One thousand seven hundred dollars, proud Liu Zeqing

In the early morning of the next day, outside the north gate of Linhuai City.

All the soldiers and common people in the city gathered here, and there were huge crowds of people.A high platform was set up in the center of the open space, and Liu Liangzuo was tied to a wooden stake.

White flags fluttered around the high platform, and many soldiers threw paper money and shouted "the soul is back" in a drawn-out tone.The paper money spread all over the sky and covered the sky, and the musicians played mournful and mournful music.

In a dignified and solemn atmosphere, people saw the emperor stepping up to the high platform step by step.The emperor wore a white cloth around his waist, with a sad and angry expression on his face, and one hand was always tightly holding the hilt of the sword.

"Soldiers, fathers and folks, you have all seen that I am wearing mourning. Who am I wearing mourning for? Let me tell you that the Qing soldiers attacked Liaocheng a few days ago. After the city was broken, they massacred for ten days and killed 17 people. life, I will wear mourning for the 17 people in Liaocheng!"

As soon as this remark came out, the crowd immediately exploded, and all kinds of curses rang through the sky.

Li Cunming waited for the people to scold enough, signaled to be quiet, and asked loudly: "My brave soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, my citizens of the Ming Dynasty, are you willing to shave your hair and change clothes?"

"I don't want to!" The answer was a tsunami.

"Are you willing to surrender to the Tatars?"

"I don't want to!"

Li Cunming drew out the seven-star sword, pointed it at the sky, and roared: "Jokes are thirsty for the blood of Jiannu, and ambitions are hungry for the meat of the Tartars! Now that the Tartars are attacking Xuzhou, I am determined to fight to the death and avenge the people of Liaocheng!"

The shouts of the people were overwhelming, and the waves were higher than the waves:
"Laughing and thirsty to drink the blood of Jian slaves, and ambitious to eat the meat of Tartars!"

"Vengeance, revenge!"

After a long time, Li Cunming waited for the shouts to subside completely, pointed to Liu Liangzuo and said: "This thief secretly colluded with the Tartars and was willing to be the dog of the Tartars, so I sent troops to punish him. The heinous crimes committed by the Tartars in Liaocheng, this account Let's start with Liu Liangzuo!"

"Kill him, kill him..."

Liu Liangzuo's face was pale, and he shouted with his neck stuck: "Your Majesty, you can't kill me. You agreed to sacrifice Li Chengdong's surrender and forgive the big crime. You can't count your words..."

"Hmph, I have no reputation with beasts!" Li Cunming snorted coldly, his eyes showing murderous looks, "Besides, your brother Liu Liangchen sent an assassin to assassinate me. The assassin died in front of me last night. What else do you have to say?"

"17 people died in Liaocheng, and I will let the executioner cut you [-] knives. One knife is worth [-] lives, which is considered cheap for you. Come on, let this villain who worked as a tiger be executed Ling Chi, you must cut [-] knives. Seven hundred knives, not a single knives less!"

"Chongzhen, you don't keep your word, you will die badly..." Liu Liangzuo cursed endlessly.

Ling Chi is a brutal form of torture, as well as a technical skill.The most powerful executioner can guarantee to cut more than 1000 knives, and the prisoner is still alive.

Liu Liangzuo was very unlucky, and Li Cunming chose a skilled executioner for him.The pieces of meat were cut off, and the common people rushed to take them away, chewing them and eating them raw on the spot.

"Ding, get Liu Liangzuo's negative emotion value of 1000"

"Ding, get Liu Liangzuo's negative emotion value of 1200"

……

With every cut, Li Cunming can gain Liu Liangzuo's emotional value, but he can't be happy at all, and he always thinks about those tragic deaths in Liaocheng.

This kind of torture could not be completed in one day, and Li Cunming did not want to wait any longer, so he shouted: "All soldiers, follow me back to Xuzhou and kill the Tatars!"

"Long live my emperor!" The soldiers shouted and started to move.

The common people respectfully sent the emperor and the army away, and watched the executioner with great interest.Someone yelled: "Slow down on cutting, and torture this dog thief for a few more days! If you don't do good Han people, you will go to be dogs for the Tartars. It's really embarrassing for us in Linhuai!"

……

Huai'an, the residence of Liu Zeqing.

The scale of this mansion is magnificent, with high walls and deep yard, resplendent and magnificent, deep gardens, and numerous swords and guards.

In a pavilion shaded by flowers and trees, the sound of silk and bamboo is melodious and euphemistic.The singing sounds drifted across the lake, making it more and more ethereal and dreamy.

Yao Wenchang, Liu Zeqing's lieutenant general, stood by the lake and listened for a long time. He was very envious and said to himself: "You really know how to enjoy yourself, you are really like a general, and this life is not in vain!"

Immediately, he remembered that he still had something to report, so he hurried around the lake to the gazebo, and said respectfully, "Report to Commander, the Qing soldiers have already surrounded Xuzhou."

Glancing secretly into the pavilion, he saw Liu Zeqing holding a delicate woman in his arms, and the beautiful prostitutes playing musical instruments next to him were all beautiful, and they were even more envious.

"Okay, that's great!" Liu Zeqing clapped his hands and laughed loudly, and said, "The Qing soldiers finally came, and I should get through my hard life. Haha, Xu Dingguo and Liu Liangzuo were in bad luck. Back then, the three of us secretly agreed to surrender to the Qing court." , who knew that they were all cleaned up by the old emperor. I can only enjoy the great glory and wealth, hahaha..."

Yao Wenchang flattered and said: "The commander-in-chief is full of blessings, and the younger ones are all covered. Commander, there is still good news. Chongzhen went back to Xuzhou and took away all the soldiers and horses in Linhuai; besides, Huang Degong is leading the troops to cross the river." Jiang seems to be going to guard Nanjing."

"Really?" Liu Zeqing pushed away the woman in his arms, stood up, rubbed his hands, and paced around.

Then he said triumphantly: "Hey, the Qing soldiers are here. Chongzhen knows that he is afraid and dare not attack Lao Tzu, so he can only return to Xuzhou to be a coward. I released news a few days ago, saying that he was going to attack Nanjing City. He cheated Huang Degong away. Now it’s all right, I’m invincible in the Jianghuai area!”

"What's the commander-in-chief going to do next?" Yao Wenchang asked.

Liu Zeqing said: "Both Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo are dead, Huang Degong crossed the river, and the north of the river is completely empty. If so many territories are not occupied, wouldn't it be a waste of money and a missed opportunity?"

Yao Wenchang said: "To occupy these territories, do we have enough manpower? Why don't we just hold Huai'an and Yangzhou with peace of mind, and after the Qing soldiers take down Xuzhou, we can just surrender there, why take risks?"

Liu Zeqing glared and said, "You know what! The more land you have, the more money you have, the more Manchurians will look up to us, and the more willing to pay high officials. Surrender requires strength and capital!"

"The commander-in-chief is far-sighted, and the general admires it. The general will make arrangements to divide the troops to occupy Sizhou, Hezhou, Linhuai and other places."

Liu Zeqing was overjoyed, and said to Yao Wenchang: "You kid has been peeping at my woman. For the sake of your good news, you can choose any woman in the pavilion, and take away whoever you like."

"Thank you, Commander!" Yao Wenchang smiled wryly.

Just as he was talking, another general came to report: "Commander, Huang Degong's deputy general Weng Zhiqi led 1 horses to surrender. The army is stationed [-] miles outside the city. This is Weng Zhiqi's letter of surrender. Please have a look at it, Commander."

Liu Zeqing hurriedly took the letter of surrender and read it. It said that Weng Zhiqi disagreed with Huang Degong crossing the river.

"Do you think this matter is credible?" Liu Zeqing handed the surrender letter to Yao Wenchang.

After Yao Wenchang saw it, he considered it and said: "I'm afraid it's a fake surrender! But it's not difficult to see through it. I sent someone to inquire again, first to see if Huang Degong's army really crossed the Yangtze River, and secondly to see if Weng Zhiqi really suffered. Board. If these two points are true, Weng Zhiqi is definitely not cheating."

Liu Zeqing nodded and said: "This statement makes sense, let's do it this way. Don't be afraid of false surrender. He, Weng Zhiqi, has entered Huai'an City. I will definitely arrange him to be obedient!"

A few days later, the spies brought back the news that Huang Degong's army had already gone to Nanjing, and Weng Zhiqi had indeed been beaten, her buttocks were bloody and bloody, and she was still lying in bed.

Liu Zeqing was overjoyed, and said: "Weng Zhiqi was the No. 13 martial artist in Chongzhen for [-] years. The commander has always wanted to recruit him, and today he got his wish. Come, arrange banquets and guards of honor, and welcome Weng Zhiqi into the city."

(End of this chapter)