Beiyang new warlord

Dongjiang's reward is very high, 30 taels of silver per head, but these heads are in Mao Jue's hands, but they can't continue to report to the court. I can always think of you, but on the other hand, it's useless to repay your merits. Mao Jue, the deputy general, hasn't received his full salary for several years, and giving a general soldier is only a big seal, so it's useless.

Even if it was a head that cost money, according to Mao Jue-Grandet's personality, he would have to dig out two catties of oil, so Mao Jue ordered people to cook these heads, and the skin and flesh would rot away, leaving only the skeleton , piled up here to build the ancient Beijing Temple, symbolizing the Wuwei of the Dongjiang River.

Don't look at just a bunch of heads, here is also the pride of Dongjiang people, it is the proof that they have overcome obstacles in troubled times and built this rare paradise. Whenever outsiders look at these heads and tremble, there are always local people proud Thumbs up.

"Shouldn't you just tap your head? We Dongjiang people have chopped off a lot, what's the fuss?"

Of course, there was no one in the carriage to explain to Cao Xi, so he could only tremblingly look at the Skull Mountain Jingguan in a daze, and then he muttered tremblingly for a long time.

"Okay, okay, what a cruel and vulgar martial artist, really, really, really murderous, how many people do you have to kill?"

The majesty of the military commander really comes from his military exploits. Regardless of who these heads belong to, this one arrived at the Tieshan post house in the city. From Yu Dacheng to the eunuch Cao Xi, they all treated Mao Jue a little politely when they got off the bus. The eunuch Cao did not Let's talk about kneeling or not kneeling.

This is also the business practice of the Ming Dynasty. Except for the major events of emergency military affairs, such as the siege of Kaifeng and the battle of Songjin, the officials who come down must first eat, have fun, and sleep comfortably before they can start official work. After all, they are their own husbands. People, Mao Jue prepared quite enough for this welcome banquet. Stewed pheasant chicken with ginseng, roast venison, sea fish special from Dongjiang, and a large table of dishes. characters, but no one has much appetite.

It was really uncharacteristic. After the meal, the two of them didn't even go to the Baimashan hot spring arranged by Mao Jue to experience Japanese women's customs. They just blocked Mao Jue in his study.

Yu Dacheng obviously had a lot to ask. The old guy was afraid of fighting, and Mao Jue was well-informed. The one who played the White Lotus Sect in Shandong was ugly, but as an old man in the officialdom, he was not without brains. The eunuchs Cao Xi and Yu Dacheng who squeezed over forced their words back first.

Whether or not we can get land in Dongjiang this time is actually secondary. The first thing to bear the brunt is to urge Mao Jue to send troops, no matter how many people die, to earn the face of the court, so that the emperor, Shoufu University scholar and Eunuch Cao can be decent The most important thing is to earn merits and suppress those fly-like clear streams in the court. If he can't complete the task, he won't even think about returning to the capital. Holding the imperial decree, the dead eunuch asked impatiently .

"There is an order from the Ministry of War, ordering Dongjiang to send troops to Japan on the fifth day of October to escort the young master of the Toyotomi family back to the country. Deputy General Mao, I ordered you to prepare the soldiers and horse boats immediately, and the miscellaneous families will inspect them tomorrow!"

"Can!"

Still with that arrogant look, Mao Jue shrugged noncommittally.

Chapter 271. The Use of Eunuchs

Mao Jue really counted on his words. Early the next morning, he gathered all the eight regiments near Tieyi and gathered them in the Tieshan City University Campus. However, compared to the past, the army was neat and orderly. It turned into a pied army, dressed in a mess of everything.

But even so, Mao Jue who watched was quite dissatisfied, and muttered to Fatty Su in a low voice while scolding.

"I don't want to tell you, let the soldiers prepare the most ragged clothes and dress like beggars, so that they can bargain with the court?"

"Returning to the general, these are the most worn-out clothes, and any more worn-out clothes will be taken away and sold!"

It's a crime to be rich!With a mournful face, Su Changmei replied helplessly.

This year is not like the later generations. Clothes are thrown away when they are old, and the cloth can even be worth the common currency. A family can’t afford a new dress for several years, and often a piece of clothing has to be worn by the eldest child and given to the second child. Wear it to the third child, and then pass it on to the youngest, and even to the next generation, but this principle doesn't work for Dongjiang Army Mao Jue's subordinates.

In the army for three or four years, there were several battles, big and small, the first rank was rewarded with silver plus military pay, and the worst one was worth 100 taels of silver. In the army, four sets of clothes were issued throughout the year. In Dongjiang, the pro-corps is the warrior class. There is no shortage of money in the pocket, why wear old ones?I have some old clothes, throw them directly to the pawn shop, and replace them with new ones if they are broken.

"Give me an order to send the order to the logistics. Every soldier's family has to prepare a beggar's clothes for me. If I don't have one next time, I will be fined for three months!"

"The last will obey!"

Below, Mao Jue muttered softly there, above, this eunuch Cao appeared on the stage full of joy, holding the imperial decree, he looked like the grand dame in the Longmen Inn pretending to be Cao Huaqing, a spark with lightning, pretending to climb up After pointing to the platform, the imperial decree was stretched and unfolded.

"Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor, said: In the whole world, is it the land of the king, and the shore of the land, is it the king's minister! Only the Ming Dynasty's vassal state Fusang was in trouble, and there were treacherous officials who rebelled. Yu Da, the governor of Denglai Road, was appointed as the supervisor and prime minister. The troops in Denglai Town, the eunuch Cao Xi, the eunuch who supervises the horses, supervises the army, the admiral, and the Sixth Division, to fight traitors and rebels, and send troops today, hereby!"

The obscure classical Chinese written by a lot of literati was read by the dead eunuch as smelly and long as the old lady's foot wrap. After reading for half an hour, it was the last sentence that hit the point. Those soldiers who listened Everyone yawned, but Cao Xi himself was completely intoxicated, and he got the job done!

These days the Ming Dynasty still exists like a god in the hearts of these small people in Dousheng. Even if there are soldiers, the imperial decree is read aloud in front of the whole army. At present, there is no army that will resist the decree. If the generals want to disobey, It would also greatly damage his prestige, so Cao Xi was afraid that Mao Jue would not let him see the Dongjiang army. Once the imperial decree was issued, the matter of sending troops was basically three fingers pinching the snails, and it was almost certain.

What's more, there is still money to be paid this time! After clapping his hands, the dead eunuch shouted like showing off again.

"Come on, pay the army!"

The big boxes were opened one after another, and the accompanying Jinyiwei also brought the big cities of the capital, looking down on the hillbilly attitude, opened the roster underneath, and chanted their names.

"Zhao Tiehan!"

Needless to say, this payout is unprecedentedly conscientious, and it is the first time in the seven years of Chongzhen that such a large denomination has been deducted as a rule of three taels of silver!

Not to mention, this Zhao Tiehan is really into the show, he is the most ragged, his buttocks show a hole, his expression is also in place, he ran up to the stage full of joy, took the money, and then, the surprise was too much Disappointment, disappointment turned into anger, the complicated expression was interpreted by this guy with all his strength, if in later life, he would be able to enter Hollywood.

"Why is it only three taels? This year's military salary has not been paid, and we are going to send troops to fight, so why should we have 12 taels?"

"Hey, the emperor's kindness is mighty. Letting you send troops to fight desperately is to look down on you. It's right not to give you money. It's good to give you two or three taels. What the hell are you doing? If you don't thank you, get out!"

Full of arrogance, Jin Yiwei, who was on the roll, yelled and cursed disdainfully, waving his hands like chasing flies away, and then, Zhao Tiehan's acting skills made Mao Jue admire even more, as if he was extremely shocked, holding up the silver, this guy returned Turned around and shouted loudly.

"It's only three taels of silver! My old Zhao's life is worth three taels of silver!"

I mentioned it a long time ago, but many of them were sincere, and a large group of soldiers shouted chaotically afterward.

"It's only three taels of silver! As a big family, if I die, how can we live on three taels of silver?"

"If you don't agree to pay a year's military salary for an expedition, how can you only get three taels of silver!"

"Wo Kingdom is thousands of miles away, and we still have to cross the sea, so we have a narrow escape! Only three liang of silver is given, and the court is so mean? Do you want us to sacrifice our lives?"

In a short period of time, 6000 people have turned against Yingtian, and they are unusable. Looking at the mutiny in front of them, these Jinyiwei realized that it was not good, and anxiously pulled out their knives and pointed at Zhao Tiehan's nose. with.

"Poor soldier, shut up! If you dare to confuse people with false words, I will kill you!"

Unfortunately, it was already too late, the roaring Dongjiang pro-army swarmed up, easily knocked down a few guards in brocade clothes, snatched the knives, slapped the ground, everyone has seen the world , just three taels of silver to fool everyone into working hard?He even put on a show in front of the general! His grandma is such a leg, look for a fight!

He even grabbed the silver in the box, and a group of big money from Dongjiang smashed it on the table.

Holding the imperial decree, Cao Xi was dumbfounded, how could there be a mutiny after the money was distributed?Everything is planned, why don't you Dongjiang play your cards according to the routine?Just when he was staring at it in a daze, a piece of silver suddenly hit him on the forehead, and with a bang, it hit him all over the place and fell off the platform.

"Ouch! Father-in-law!"

"Cover the father-in-law quickly! Withdraw quickly!"

Amidst the chaotic yelling, those Jin Yiwei who survived behind snatched a few shields, turned around to protect Cao Xi and fled.

Iron Mountain Station!

"Aiyo~Aiyo~"

There was a big bruise on his forehead, and he was clutching a towel. This dead eunuch looked like a plague chicken, and he couldn't stop smoking cold air. He was fine. The other Jinyiwei who gave out money were beaten like pigs. His lips were swollen into sausages, and he muttered somewhere.

"What's more! Mustard belly can be mustard! You always want to avenge you! (Elder-in-law! You can't let this matter go like this! You always want to avenge us!)"

The eunuch was the most cautious, after this blow, he felt like going crazy, and even reminded him with a few Jin Yiwei, grinning his teeth and looking at the door, Cao Xi directly yelled and cursed bitterly.

"This bunch of cheap mud legs, man, I'm sorry"

As soon as he exerted force, the swelling on Beng's forehead hurt again, and the dead eunuch grinned from the pain.

There was a rush of footsteps outside the kung fu gate, seeing Mao Jue showing his head, the eunuch's anger finally exploded, his voice was as sharp as Pavarotti's, and he roared.

"Mao Jue, what kind of soldiers and horses are you bringing? Despise the imperial decree and attack the imperial envoys. Our family will report to the imperial court, and your father and son will be dismissed and investigated!"

"Oh? Eunuch Cao really wants to do this? Good! Come and present a memorial!"