Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 353 The Death of Shang Kexi

This time, North Korea was determined to capture Shang Kexi alive, so it invested a lot of troops, regardless of casualties.There were only more than 30 followers brought by Shang Kexi at the inn. No matter how brave and skilled they were, in less than half an hour, the remaining five people, including Shang Kexi and Ban Zhifu, were blocked in a room.

Groups of North Korean soldiers were staring at the outside, Ban Zhifu peeped through the gap to see the situation outside, suddenly a little desperate, turned around and said to Shang Kexi: "My lord, there is still no chance to break through!"

Shang Kexi also expected it himself, his eyes were very red, and he didn't know if it was because of drinking before.At this moment, holding the blood-dripping knife, he suddenly laughed out of desperation: "Hahaha..."

When his subordinates saw it, they couldn't help being taken aback, and couldn't help turning their heads to look at him.In such a desperate situation, there is still the mood to laugh.

Outside the room, Lin Qingye also heard Shang Kexi's laughter, so he shouted loudly outside: "Shang Kexi, I advise you to surrender obediently, maybe the governor will kill you. If you don't realize it, it won't change any results. Finally, I will give you a stick of incense time to think about it!"

When he said this, he quietly ordered his personal guards to come in to adjust the hooks and sickles. After a while, they were ready to knock down the doors and windows with force, and then attack when their sight was unobstructed.Otherwise, if he killed Shang Kexi by mistake, he would be sorry for the request of the Governor of Ming Dynasty to capture him alive.

Inside the room, Shang Kexi didn't care about the movement outside at all, but after he finished laughing, his face suddenly turned pale, and he muttered to himself: "I think I, Shang, have spent a lifetime in Liaodong, regardless of the rain of guns and arrows, mountains of corpses and seas of blood. They were all killed. Even if they were in a desperate situation, they would eventually turn the corner, and even be granted the title of king with a different surname by the Qing emperor. But...but I never thought that this would be the end of someone I Shang!"

Ban Zhifu saw something was wrong and wanted to persuade him, but he opened his mouth and couldn't speak because he didn't know where to persuade him!
Just as he was thinking about it, Shang Kexi turned to look at him, and asked with a wry smile, "Old Ban, you and I have known each other for many years, don't lie to me, the so-called dead lights are just a wave of loess, and there is nothing wrong with it." There is no underworld, right?"

"..." Hearing this, Ban Zhifu opened his mouth again, but he still couldn't open it.But seeing that Shang Kexi kept staring at him, he had no choice but to reply: "It is said that there are gods standing three feet above the head, but, my lord, how many good people have we seen die in this life? And those children who don't understand the world, babbling They didn’t do evil things, but they all died. From this, it can be seen that if the gods say it, it must be false. If there are no gods, the underworld might not exist.”

After saying this, he himself was silent, with a gloomy expression.

Ever since they decided to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, they began to choose to believe that there is no such thing as the so-called underworld, and that people die when they die.

However, now that they are facing a desperate situation, both Shang Kexi and Ban Zhifu himself are actually starting to worry about this matter again.

"Hahaha, that's right, that's right, how can there be an underworld in this world!" Shang Kexi regarded his words as a life-saving straw, laughing wildly and praising, "I don't believe it, I'm not afraid, haha Ha ha……"

When he started speaking, he spoke very loudly, but later on, his voice slowly became lower, and eventually became quieter and quieter, and finally disappeared.

Suddenly, Shang Kexi shook his head violently, then blinked his eyes vigorously, with a hint of panic on his face, and said in a voiceless voice: "Father, mother, you... Aren't you dead?"

Ban Zhifu and the others were taken aback by what he said, feeling a little creepy.Because they all knew that Shang Kexi's parents were killed by the Qing army very early on.

"Little sister, put on your clothes, don't come here, father, mother, don't come here, the boy has set up an incense hall to enshrine you!" Shang Kexi stepped back while talking, "Brother, what are you doing with the knife? I... I was forced to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, you were killed in battle, why did you come to me?"

Seeing Shang Kexi's words and deeds, his bodyguards showed shock on their faces.They clearly saw that there was nothing in front of Shang Kexi, but they could see what Shang Kexi meant, as if all his dead relatives had appeared, this... this...

Subconsciously, these personal guards were a little far away.It took Ban Zhifu a long time before he came back to his senses, and hurriedly shouted at Shang Kexi: "My lord, you drank too much and have hallucinations, it's fake!"

Before that, Shang Kexi happened to be drinking, and drank a lot.Therefore, Ban Zhifu Ningyuan believed that Shang Kexi was drunk because of his strong alcohol, and his eyes were dazzled at this time, rather than Shang Kexi's dead relatives coming out.

When he finished shouting, he deliberately looked out of the window. Through the gap, he could clearly see that there was sunshine outside.

However, Shang Kexi suddenly fell to his knees and cried into the air: "Father, mother, brother, little sister, I... I also have my own reasons. If I don't surrender to the Qing Dynasty, I will die. It’s decided, I...ah...no...Dad, mother, don’t hold your head in your hands, the child is afraid, little sister, put on your clothes quickly, brother..."

Seeing Shang Kexi like this, Ban Zhifu was a little uncertain.You know, the prince has always been very shrewd, he should be able to distinguish between illusion and reality, right?

However, Shang Kexi is like this, as if there is something real, not fake.

The faces of the guards had changed, they looked at each other, and then stepped back a little further, they were also scared!

"Marshal, why are you here? No, it's not that I want to surrender, it's that they want to kill me..."

When Ban Zhifu heard this, he knew that the commander-in-chief referred to by the prince was Huang Long, who had helped him to be promoted and saved his life, and was also a very important benefactor in his life.

Do you know that we are going to die, so these people all come out?
Thinking of this, Ban Zhifu was also afraid, but after all, he was killed on the battlefield.His ears were sensitive, and suddenly he heard footsteps coming from outside, and many people approached the room.

Immediately, he became anxious, and quickly wanted to shout "alert", but at this moment, something happened.

"No, no, no... don't force me..." Shang Kexi, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly jumped up, swiped a knife in his hand, and started slashing wildly. At the same time, his face became ferocious, and he shouted sharply, "Who wants me to die?" , I want someone's life, no one can come, kill...kill..."

Shang Kexi looked like a mad tiger, his personal guards didn't expect it at all, they didn't pay attention for a moment, and he chopped down two of them immediately.

"The ghost is on you!" A guard suddenly shouted in fear, then he didn't care about anything, threw the knife, turned around and ran out the door.

But at this moment, a sound of "Puff puff puff" was heard, and the tips of the hooked guns pierced through the door with a cold light, and just happened to hit the bodyguard who was running to the door, and then the hooked guns pierced through the door. The guns were pulled back vigorously, and the guards, doors and windows were all pulled down.In the house, the light suddenly brightened.

The occurrence of this unexpected situation caused Shang Kexi, who was in madness, to pause for a while. Suddenly, he went crazy again. He put the knife on his neck with his backhand, and pulled it hard, and a stream of blood spurted out.

"My lord..." Ban Zhifu exclaimed when he saw it, but it was too late to stop him.

This scene was also seen by Lin Qingye, who was in charge outside, and he couldn't help being stunned. He didn't expect Shang Kexi to commit suicide!
He actually didn't care about Shang Kexi's life or death, but the key was that the Governor of Baoding in the Ming Dynasty asked North Korea to capture him alive and escort him to Pidao.It’s okay now, but I can’t finish this matter.

In this case, Lin Qingye came to his senses and rushed over with his sword in hand. However, if he had not rescued Shang Kexi, his head would have almost fallen off, and even the gods could not save him.

Lin Qingye's goal is Shang Kexi's confidant, Ban Zhifu, if he is captured alive, he will be able to explain something to him.

At this time, Ban Zhifu just opened his eyes wide and looked at Shang Kexi's limp body lying on the ground, occasionally trembling there, his whole body was stunned.

Therefore, he didn't have much defense, so Lin Qingye and his men threw him to the ground and successfully captured him alive.

After a lot of manpower and energy, North Korea finally captured Ban Zhifu and a personal guard of Shang Kexi. The others, including Shang Kexi, were either killed or committed suicide.

However, then, rumors slowly spread in Seoul.It is said that Shang Kexi committed many evil deeds and surrendered to his enemies despite his family's destruction. Before his death, King Yama sent his dead relatives to ask for their lives.Ungrateful and forgetful of his ancestors, he is probably suffering in the eighteenth level of hell and was punished by the Lord of Hell.

This rumor is well-spoken, and some related news is spreading more and more mysteriously.Not only did it spread in North Korea, but later, after North Korea sent Ban Zhifu, Xu Erxian and others, as well as Shang Kexi's head, to Phi Island, it also spread on Phi Island.In the end, even Lu Xiangsheng heard it.

In this regard, Lu Xiangsheng was born as a serious Jinshi and a warrior on the battlefield. He is a child of Confucianism and does not believe in Buddhist theories.Therefore, he is unbelieving.However, the emergence of this rumor is of great benefit to Daming.

After carefully inquiring about the origin of the rumors, he made a decision.

Shang Kexi's leader and Xu Erxian were sent to the capital, while Ban Zhifu and the surviving bodyguard were dropped by the Ming navy on the ground of Jinzhou and sent back to Jianlu.

Regarding these matters, Emperor Chongzhen basically knew all of these things in advance through the eavesdropping seeds on Lu Xiangsheng, and he didn't have to wait until the messenger arrived in the capital.

Lu Xiangsheng captured Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhenying Erdai, which was a surprise to Emperor Chongzhen.With Turg's example, at least the use value of this Yingerdai will not be low.This will definitely be of great help to the recovery of Liaodong in the future.

In addition, in North Korea anyway, Jianlu is equivalent to missing a place to suck blood.Even if he is not reconciled, it will definitely take a lot of effort to do things.If Huang Taiji sent troops to reconquer North Korea, Lu Xiangsheng would be there to contain them, and it would be useless if there were fewer troops.If there are too many troops, it might be another chance for the imperial conquest!

Emperor Chongzhen even looked forward to this, wondering how Huang Taiji would respond?

As for the death of a traitor like Shang Kexi, it was considered a worthy death.He appreciates Lu Xiangsheng's approach.The rumors before Shang Kexi's death should be spread in Liaodong and let other traitors listen. No matter how strong their traitor hearts are, this rumor is still very powerful for the people of the country.

When Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he felt that it was a pity that there was no entrustment to use in North Korea.Otherwise, it will be even better if you let Tuo fan the flames.Not only can it incite those Han people who still have a little conscience to resist the rule of Jianlu, but it can also propagate how North Korea does not take Jianlu seriously.This incident in North Korea is such a shame for Jianlu, etc. In this way, Huang Taiji can be forced to make decisions about North Korea.

However, it is best if these things can develop as expected.Even if it doesn't work, now that the Liaodong Jianlu has formed a strategic advantage, Emperor Chongzhen is confident that he can put down the Liaodong rebellion in the next few years.

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy, and a servant came to report that Wu Ke, the Youfang doctor who had been looking for him before, had come to the capital again, and he was staying at the post, saying that he wanted to meet the king.

In fact, after Wu Youke appeared in Jiangnan, Emperor Chongzhen knew the situation through Jin Yiwei and had a grasp of his whereabouts.

The waterlogging in the south of the Yangtze River receded, and after the follow-up epidemic prevention and disaster relief were almost done, Wu Youke went north.It was only at the border of Shandong that small outbreaks occurred one after another.This Wu Ke's nature was hard to change, so he started to stay again, so he didn't arrive in the capital until the end of the year.

In fact, if it is in the original history, Daming is still a year of hardship for the people.

There was a great famine in Puzhou Prefecture, and all the plants and trees were eaten up. The officials dug a pit outside the city gate to bury the starved dead. The burial was full, and the starving people rushed to the pit to cut and eat their flesh. There were even father and son couples who ate each other. .

There is a locust plague in Yizhou, Shandong. The locusts are everywhere, hundreds of trees are leafless, the ground is bare for thousands of miles, and there are two thousand buckets of wheat.People dug up grass roots and peeled off tree barks, fathers and sons ate each other, bones lay everywhere, babies were abandoned all over the road, many people put up grass signs for sale, and those who wandered through the gullies were in vain. In 1641, the spring epidemic broke out and more than half of the people died.

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Such disasters have been alleviated a lot in this plane.

For example, during the famine, the north benefited greatly from the opening of sea and water transportation, especially Shandong.Food from Nanyang was continuously transported north through the Zheng family's fleet, and it also had to land in Shandong or Tianjin. Therefore, although famine still occurred, it was not the kind of large-scale famine.Correspondingly, the epidemic caused by large-scale deaths of people has slowed down a lot, and the big epidemic has turned into a small epidemic.

As for the locust plague in Shandong?The rich family who just got up and heard the news bought it for a big price!The emperor said that this is delicious, and there are fakes!

What Wu Youke saw and heard all the way north to the capital made him eager to finally meet Emperor Chongzhen himself.

　I have been sick for a few days and have a lot of things to do. Please forgive me. I am on a business trip today. I will update every day. It will not stop.Will come back next week.

　　
　
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