Zhu Nao

Dai Shi finally agreed to back down.So soon, the results of the negotiation were sent back to Chengdu Mansion, and also to Liu Buxing's army.

This is a major matter related to the future of everyone in the army. During the negotiation process, all the soldiers in the army are very concerned about this matter.When the result came out, the result quickly caused an uproar in the army.

Early in the morning, before they had breakfast, several soldiers were discussing by the well where they fetched water.

"Hey, have you all heard about the results of the negotiations between Vice General Dai and the Chengdu government?"

"Of course I heard about it. Damn, I thought we'd go to the Chengdu Mansion, so we wouldn't have to worry about food and pay in the future. The Chengdu Mansion is so generous with their new recruits, five taels of silver every year. Why only give us three taels a year? Do they look down on our brothers?"

"Yes, they are all soldiers. If they can get five taels, we will get three taels. How can it be so unfair?"

"After all, he was raised by his own mother. We did bring it from General Liu. Isn't it like the one raised by his stepmother? There's nothing we can do about it."

"To tell you the truth, the Chengdu government gave us this kind of treatment, do you still expect us to be loyal to them?"

The soldiers were complaining about the results of the negotiation. Someone looked around and saw that there were no officers around, so he lowered his voice and said, "Don't you know? It's no wonder that we can only get three taels of military pay." On the head of Chengdu Mansion."

The others were taken aback, and quickly asked: "Why don't you blame the Chengdu government? Didn't they pay us the military salary?"

"Yeah, but didn't our general send Vice-General Dai to talk to them? They didn't just talk about our military pay. Think about it, our general was named 'General of Chengdu', He also received an official title and a fiefdom. If the Chengdu government really adopted us as stepmothers, why did they only give such a high reward to the general? And Vice-General Dai, who was negotiating, even he was assigned a high official position by the Chengdu government Woolen cloth!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and soon they all came to their senses.

"You mean, General Liu and Vice General Dai deliberately refused to fight for our military pay for the sake of getting rewards for themselves?"

"It's not just about not fighting for it? Think to yourself, we have five thousand soldiers here, and Chengdu Mansion also has five or six thousand soldiers, and that Yu Changming has been with Zhu Fu Yin for many years. How could he not give the title to Yu Changming, but give it to him?" General Liu? General Liu must have given something in exchange to persuade him."

"!!!"

"So, General Liu and Vice-General Dai have sold us all and regarded us as a stepping stone for their own promotion and fortune!"

"...Damn it! We've been with Liu for so many years, and we've been acting like cows and horses for him, yet he treats us like this?!"

The soldiers soon became outraged.

Liu Buxing's soldiers and horses were not recruited by him himself, but assigned to him from the former military household system.Prior to this, the status of soldiers had never been high, and they didn't have a good life under Liu Buxing's men.But the reason why they still stay in the army is that the military law is strict. If they dare to violate the discipline, they will be punished with a stick or executed if they are serious; There is also some friendship between the chiefs, and the days are muddling along.

However, after entering Shu, the hearts of the soldiers were a little fluctuating.For nothing else, just aiming at Chengdu government's reform of the military service system is enough to have a great impact on their hearts.

The military household system has been abolished, and military households are no longer born to be soldiers; the status of soldiers has suddenly increased, and the people in Sichuan no longer discriminate against soldiers; more importantly, soldiers can also receive generous pay, You can let your family live a good life!How can this make the soldiers who have been squeezed for half their lives not think about it?No matter how much affection there is, I can't hold it back.

More and more soldiers came out to fetch water in the morning, more and more people gathered around the well, and more people joined the discussion.

"When we were in Qianzhou, General Liu also promised that as long as we can take Chengdu, we will expand the army, so that all of us can be officers, and the money we robbed from Chengdu will be shared with everyone. What happened? Didn't see him Instead of sharing the money with us, he rushed to sell us and seek his own future!"

"If I had known this earlier, I would have run away when I was in Qianzhou. How good would it be if I ran to Chengdu Mansion to enroll in the army? The military pay is high and the treatment is good."

"That's right. I have met people from Langzhou nearby in the past two days. I heard from them that General Yu of Chengdu Mansion has been very generous to his subordinates since he was in Langzhou. If the soldiers have a headache, or if something happens at home, he will use his own money to make up for it. If I had known it earlier, I might as well have gone to him!"

"Is it too late to leave now?"

"I don't know when Chengdu Mansion plans to recruit more troops..."

When everyone was discussing agitatedly, Xu Zhuben came over from a distance, and also wanted to fetch water from the well.Seeing so many people gathered by the well, Xu Zhuben frowned and said, "What are you doing here?"

When the soldiers saw Xu Zhuben, they immediately dispersed.

Soon, the news spread throughout the entire barracks.In every corner of the barracks, soldiers could be seen gathering in twos and threes to whisper.And when the officers appeared, the soldiers quickly dispersed.

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"What?! Someone really said that?!" Liu Buxing was shocked, "Are there many people who say that?"

When all kinds of rumors in the army finally reached Liu Buxing's ears, the rumors had been spreading for three to five days.

Xu Zhuben, who reported to him, was full of perplexity: "General, this news... I'm afraid... has spread all over the barracks..."

Liu Buxing was dumbfounded: "P, spread it all over the barracks..."

No wonder when he walked in the barracks recently, he always felt that the soldiers nearby were pointing at him, and the soldiers looked at him differently than before.But the soldiers were more restrained. He felt that something was wrong and those people immediately walked away, so he didn't take it to heart.Until now, he didn't understand why.

He suddenly jumped up from his chair, pacing back and forth anxiously: "Are there many people who believe in this statement? Do they really think that I am deducting their salary in exchange for my own future?"

Xu Zhuben said cautiously: "The general is wise and martial, and has always been generous to the soldiers. It is said that the soldiers should love the general. But..."

Seeing the change of Liu Buxing's face, Xu Zhuben hurriedly stopped talking, stopped talking about the content behind, and changed the subject: "I think this is because someone deliberately incited rumors in an attempt to sway the morale of the army. Some unwise people have been fooled , will be renounced to the general. The general must thoroughly investigate this matter."

Liu Buxing was stunned for a moment, and finally enlightened.He slapped the table hard, with a gloomy face, gnashed his teeth and said, "Zhu! Nao! It's him! He deliberately designed to harm me!"

It wasn't until this moment that he finally understood why Zhu Nao was so generous in other things, except for the soldier's food and pay - Zhu Nao's plan was clearly to make his soldiers renounced!But at that time, he was confused by the title of the general and a lot of benefits and prospects, and he really believed that Zhu Nao was born as a businessman, so he cherished money like his life.

In fact, did he really not realize that the low salary would make the soldiers complain?Not really.What he didn't expect was that this was a trap dug for him by Junao, and he thought that the little complaints of the soldiers would not have much impact.

Liu was so angry that he felt a little dizzy.He still hasn't figured out what Zhu Nao's plan is to instigate his soldiers, and then what?Evacuate his authority?So the General of Chengdu Mansion that was promised to him still counts?If it doesn't count, is this a complete scam?Or maybe he was overthinking, and it wasn't Zhu Nao's fault?

His head was buzzing, and he couldn't sort it out for a while.But he also knows that it is a very serious matter to shake the morale of the army, and the most urgent task right now is to quickly dispel the rumors and stabilize the general's morale.

Liu Buxing turned around and kicked Xu Zhuben to the ground: "It's all your fault! When the general asked you if you could agree to this condition, Jia Cong knew it was wrong to persuade me, but you were talking nonsense and fooling me." General Deben fell into your tricks and agreed to the condition. What crime do you say you deserve?!"

Xu Zhuben suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

He is well versed in the rules of the power field. If good things happen, you may not be rewarded with merit, but if bad things happen, someone must take responsibility.What Liu Buxing said just now is clearly to push the blame on him, and the next step is probably to release the news, either accuse him of collaborating with the enemy, or charge him with dereliction of duty, in short, put the blame completely Buckle it on his head, and cut off his head sacrificial flag.This will appease the whole army.And he, Liu Buxing, was completely clean himself.

How could Xu Zhuben sit and wait like this?Before he came, he was already prepared to be held accountable by Liu Buxing, and he had also thought of countermeasures, but seeing Liu Buxing being so heartless at this moment, he couldn't help feeling a bit of hatred in his heart, and immediately wailed: "General, you are wronged! As I said, someone is deliberately spreading rumors to shake the morale of the army. I know who that person is, and I came here to report to the general today!"

Liu Buxing was slightly taken aback, then stared, "Who?"

Xu Zhuben said: "It's Staff Officer Jia!"

Liu Buxing was startled again, and was about to scold him, when Xu Zhuben hurriedly said: "I heard it with my own ears, and I have witnesses! If the general doesn't believe it, just ask Lu Changshi, Ping Junhou and others, and they all I heard it!" The names he reported were all trusted aides he had colluded with.

When Liu Buxing saw that he could find a witness, he was a little dubious.He questioned, "If it's really Jia Cong, why would he do this?"

Xu Zhuben said: "He, he has always looked down on the general, and he is bitter about the general not following his suggestion to go south to Guiliu. He feels that the general is not worthy of the title of 'General of Chengdu', and he can't manage the land and more troops. But the general accepted my suggestion, but he didn't adopt his, so he held a grudge and deliberately spread rumors to disturb the morale of the army, hoping to make the general pay attention to him. The general has always had great prestige in the army, if he hadn't come forward to stir up people's hearts How could the soldiers believe such nonsense?"

Liu Buxing remembered what Jia Cong said earlier that he would not be able to defeat Zhu Nao, and suddenly his back molars became sour, and his anger rose again.

Xu Zhuben continued to fan the flames and said: "General, he can no longer stir up people's hearts. This matter must be dealt with immediately. Otherwise, if the rumors spread for a few days, the morale of the army will be really messed up, and it will be terrible!"

Liu Buxing shouted outside the tent: "Come on, call Lu Changshi and Ping Junhou!"

Not long after, all of Xu Zhuben's so-called "witnesses" were called into the military tent.Liu Buxing asked them if they really heard Jia Cong spreading rumors. The two had colluded with Xu Zhuben for a long time, and now they described it vividly, which confirmed Jia Cong's criminal evidence.

Liu Buxing was furious, and immediately ordered: "Send someone to arrest Jia Cong immediately! Then go and inform my personal guards that something is wrong, and strictly investigate who is spreading rumors under the tent. Anyone caught spreading rumors All rumorers will be dealt with by military law!"

Everyone immediately went out to arrest people.

……

"Let go of me! Why did you arrest us? We stood there perfectly, doing nothing. What crime did we commit?!"

Several soldiers were talking at the edge of the tent, when they were restrained and tied up by the guards who suddenly jumped out.They knew that being captured by the guards was no small matter, so they fought hard.

The guard said: "You spread rumors and slander the general behind your back. You have committed a serious crime of shaking the morale of the army. You must be punished by military law!"

The captured soldiers were dumbfounded.They did get together just now to discuss the matter of military pay, but this matter has been discussed in the barracks for many days, and no one expected to be arrested suddenly.

They were terrified when they heard the military law. They struggled and defended: "We didn't spread rumors, we also heard from others. Everyone is talking, why should we be arrested?"

The guard said: "Who else said it? You can point it out to me!"

The soldiers said: "Everyone is talking, everyone is talking!"

The guard said: "Report all the names!"

The soldiers thought that the law should not blame the public, and they rushed to report a long list of names.However, after they reported their names, the guards did not let them go. They wrote down the names they said, and still took them to the temporary military prison.

Soon, there were guards arresting people everywhere in the barracks.Batch after batch of soldiers were tied up by the guards and taken to the military prison. There were scolding, begging for mercy and screams everywhere.

No one in the barracks dared to gather together to speak quietly, and the rumors seemed to subside quickly, but the atmosphere in the army was more serious than before.

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Two days later in the evening.

Liu Buxing's personal guards opened the tent of the school lieutenant Zhou Kui, only to see that besides Zhou Kui, there were four other officers gathered together in the tent.The guards couldn't help being taken aback.

In the past two days, the pro-guards have scratched their heads hard at catching those who spread rumors. When they see people talking together, they can't help but feel alarm bells in their hearts.He immediately asked: "Why are you all together? You are not discussing those rumors that slander the general, are you?"

Zhou Kui said coldly: "Why, is it possible that you want to arrest us all?"

The guards were stunned, and seeing the cold gazes of the officers, they realized that they had made a slip of the tongue.He hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Don't dare. I made a slip of the tongue."

Zhou Kui asked, "What are you doing here?"

The guard hurriedly said: "I'm here to deliver a message for General Liu. General Liu would like to ask you to go to the general's tent to discuss matters. Since you are all together, it will save me from passing on one by one."

The five officers looked at each other.After a while, Zhou Kui said: "Understood, we will go there right away."

The messenger saluted and withdrew.

In the military tent, the five officers exchanged glances with each other.

Zhou Kui said unhurriedly: "I think it's almost time, what do you guys think?"

Some of the other four agreed, some nodded, some touched their sabers, and some had tacit smiles on their faces.

After a while, the five officers left the tent together and walked towards Liu Buxing's tent.

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Liu Buxing paced anxiously in the tent.

Originally, he wanted to make an example to the monkeys and suppress the rumors, but he didn't expect to kill the chickens all the time.In just two days, nearly a hundred people have been arrested for the crime of "shaking the morale of the army". He has a total of 5000 people.And even a large number of deserters began to appear in the army.The severity of the situation has far exceeded his imagination.

He had to summon the officers urgently to discuss countermeasures.

When all the officers under him arrived at the scene, Liu Buxing scolded them one by one: "How do you discipline your own soldiers? Look at the rumors in the army now, you are all dry food If you don’t know how to lead soldiers, don’t bring them! A bunch of useless bastards!”

He hadn't slept well for several days, and he was so restless that he wanted to beat anyone up if he caught him.

"I warn you, whoever is caught by me spreading rumors, I will punish you together! Anyone who doesn't want his head can try it!"

He cursed again, spraying the bloody scolding of the officers, all of them lowered their heads and did not dare to say anything, they could only slander in their hearts.

It was Liu Buxing and Dai Shi who recruited this matter themselves, but if other officers were to blame, who wouldn't feel resentful?What's more, Liu Buxing wanted to achieve success by himself, but he ignored the interests of the entire army. This is a fact, which is chilling enough.Every officer's subordinates were arrested, and some officers even had their cronies arrested, and they hated and feared even more.

Liu Buxing pointed at everyone's noses and scolded indiscriminately. He vented his anger on others, and he finally felt more at ease.He said unhappily: "The current situation in the army is like this. Everyone of you is at fault. If anyone has a good idea to stabilize the morale of the army, he should quickly speak up and make up for it."

None of the officers dared to speak up.

Seeing this, Liu Buxing was about to lose his temper again, when suddenly someone stood up, it was Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui said, "General, I have a plan."

Liu Buxing hurriedly said, "Say it."

Zhou Kui looked around and said in a low voice: "This plan involves a lot, and I dare not let others know. The subordinates can only tell the general."

Everyone still has to discuss matters at this moment, it is impossible for Liu Buxing to let all the people in the tent go out to avoid suspicion.So he waved impatiently, beckoning Zhou Kui to come closer and report.

Zhou Kui stepped forward and whispered into Liu Buxing's ear, "General, this subordinate thinks..."

Liu Buxing was full of anticipation, hoping to hear some good ideas, but Zhou Kui continued: "Now if you want to comfort the whole army and stabilize the hearts of the soldiers, the only way is to use the general's head to sacrifice the flag."

Liu Buxing was taken aback.He suddenly realized that something was wrong, but it was too late when he wanted to get up and retreat——Zhou Kui pulled out the saber suddenly, and the sharp blade slashed across his neck, cutting open his throat, and the blood flew several feet away in an instant!

Liu Buxing's eyes were wide open, and when he was about to speak, he could only make a "ho ho" sound from his throat.He twitched all over and gradually became immobile.

The officers in the tent were frightened by the accident, and they all sat in place and did not dare to move.Only Dai Shi and Wang Si, who were most loyal to Liu Buxing, jumped up suddenly, wanting to rush to catch Zhou Kui.However, before the two of them got close to Zhou Kui, the cold knife behind them pierced their bodies.

Dai Shi turned his head in disbelief, and saw that besides Zhou Kui, four other officers in the tent also drew their swords and stood up.And these four people are obviously Zhou Kui's accomplices, their knives are not pointed at the traitor Zhou Kui, but they hold down the others and are not allowed to move.

Dai Shi said: "You...you..."

Before he could finish speaking, someone stabbed him in the neck, and he couldn't speak anymore.

Liu Buxing, Dai Shi, and Wang Si were dead, Zhou Kui looked around at the other officers in the tent, and said loudly: "Liu Buxing and Dai Shi are both idiots who are ungrateful for profit. Wealth and wealth, disregarding our entire army, really chills the entire army! Today we seek justice for the entire army, kill the dog thief, and turn away from the dark to the bright from now on. Do you have any opinions?"

Among all the officers in the army, only Dai Shi and Wang Si are the most loyal to Liu Buxing, and the rest are just doing errands in the army, so they can't be said to be loyal or disloyal.Seeing this change, and listening to Zhou Kui's words, all the officers have roughly understood what happened.

No one stood up to object, at most some people turned their heads away with a look of resentment.

Others applauded: "Okay! Good job! Damn, why didn't you tell me earlier, I would have done it with you! Liu Buxing is a bastard, I don't want to be angry with him!"

Someone reminded again: "Lieutenant Zhou, there is another one you missed over there."

Zhou Kui turned her head when she heard the words, and saw a person lying on the ground, crawling cautiously towards the tent door, trying not to make any noise—if this person is not Xu Zhuben, who is it?

Zhou Kui frowned, stepped forward, and grabbed Xu Zhuben's hair.

Xu Zhuben screamed in fright, begging for mercy with snot and tears: "Don't kill me, Captain Zhou, please don't kill me! You...you did a good job, you did a great job! Liu Buxing The dog should have died a long time ago! I, I hated him to death, I am with you!"

Zhou Kui sneered and said, "Commander Xu, you don't have to do this kind of thing. I can't let anyone go. You usually gossip and sow discord in front of the general, just for your personal career. How much flattery did you have? How many bad ideas did you come up with? Let’s just say that this time, you were the one who persuaded the general to accept the conditions of the Chengdu Mansion and withhold everyone’s salary, right? You have the nerve to plant it on Staff Officer Jia’s head.”

Xu Zhuben shook his head again and again: "I'm not, I don't!"

How could Zhou Kui care about him?He threw him to the ground, stepped on his back, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't kill you tonight. Tomorrow, I will kill you, a slanderer, in front of the whole army!"

Outside the tent, some of his subordinates rushed in, tied up Xu Zhuben's hands and feet, and dragged him away.

The general situation has been settled, and the officers who started the incident looked at each other and smiled tacitly.

There were also people who had a slight chug in their hearts.

This time their uprising can be so smooth, the credit is not all their own.All the opportunities were created for them by the people in Chengdu.Whether they used the negotiations to dig holes for Liu Buxing, spread rumors in the army, or even find a few of them... Zhu Fuyin of Chengdu Mansion calculated accurately step by step.

Now that they killed Liu Buxing, it was also a gift from Chengdu Mansion.Now that the army is in chaos and the soldiers are separated, they killed Liu Buxing and Xu Zhuben, which is actually a good opportunity to win people's hearts.In the future, personal prestige in the army will inevitably increase.

And that Zhu Fu Yin of the Chengdu Mansion really has no plans... For such a person, if anyone is against him, it would be a terrible thing to think about...