Chapter 77: Temple Battle (6)

The emperor closed his eyes slightly and listened to Li Hongzao finish reading the memorial from Qi Yuanling, "How did the Military Affairs Office discuss it?"

"I think that Zhou Cheng killed innocent people indiscriminately. Although he made contributions to the battlefield, this trend must not rise! The court should punish him a little."

"How to punish?"

Yi was a former emperor for many years and had a unique skill in observing words and expressions. When he heard this, he knew that the emperor did not agree with the military affairs department's report. He coughed dryly and went out. "My brother thought, I would simply not reward Zhou Cheng's life on the battlefield, and he would not punish the mistakes of the soldiers, and he would not punish the small punishments and commandments."

"Qi Yuanling is the censor and has the right to hear the news. Don't mention whether he said it right. The suggestions mentioned in this chapter are all state affairs. How can you be so tall as you live in the temple, but you only want to be a clique and do things that are old? I think you are getting smoother as you get older?"

Although he had a smile on his face, every word he said was a heart-wrenching statement. Yi hurriedly knelt down, "Yes, what the emperor taught him is that this matter is indeed my negligence! My brother asked for an order, and after he stepped down, he went to the Ministry of Youyuanling to seriously ask if the matter was true, and then went to the imperial court to answer the matter."

"No need!" The emperor waved his hand, took off his flower glasses and put them aside, and said slowly, "You people only have the way of kindness and forgiveness in their hearts, but they will not consider the position and situations they face in the Green Camp soldiers. The soldiers were stationed in a foreign country, surrounded by powerful enemies from all over the world. If there were no such thundering methods as Zhou Cheng, there would be no place for the Bodhisattva to use his heart in the future. I see, Zhou Cheng killed one person and shocked the whole body. If the Japanese could follow the decree and be willing to be good people, those living people would be grateful to him! The order was issued that Zhou Cheng had made contributions to killing the enemy first, and used thunder to shock the people of the country, and wore three-eyed peach feathers and yellow jackets. He asked Lishang Chongshi to go once."

The emperor's attitude was so clear that Yi and others secretly complained that it was nothing great to reward Zhou Cheng. They were afraid that the army would follow suit and use such a cruel method to all the Japanese people in the future. They wanted to persuade him a few more words, but they dared not.

"Emperor, I'm thinking that Zhou Cheng was praised by the emperor for a moment, he might be arrogant. If someone uses this as a law in the future, he will slaughter the Japanese people, and will be slightly tarnished by the emperor's love for the people." Su Shun said at the right time, "Therefore, the servant thought that the officer should be praised, but he might as well send someone to cross the sea with a boat and privately to express his reprimands! Not only Zhou Cheng, but other generals in the army under Zhang Yunlan might as well handle the same. Let them know that in addition to the vast holy grace, there is also unexpected power! It is more worrying to act, and it is also very beneficial for the emperor to demonstrate the way of educating the kingly way in Japan in the future."

With such a reply, Yi couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration from the bottom of his heart. No wonder Su Shun was in power over the government and the country for more than ten years but did not fall. Just these few words were said in full and all parties were tolerated by him! "Your Majesty, what Lord Su said is very true, and I will discuss it."

"I'll also discuss it."

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"Then according to Sushun, send Yang Saner to the sea with the fleet to declare my wish." The emperor also felt very happy. Sushun really knew how to speak! It's not in vain to pick him up and pull him into the military service office. It seems that he has made great progress in the past decade! "Everyone kneel down and rest."

Yixiao bowed and took a few steps back, turned around and left the hall, and returned to the north office of the Military Affairs Office. After sitting down, Li Hongzao smiled and said, "People say that the world is sophisticated and wise, and the world is sophisticated. It seems that it is true that it is worthless in its name!"

Su Shun was also very proud and nodded to Li Hongzao and smiled, "Where, what I said is just the voice of the emperor, that's all. As a minister, he should do this, how dare he be praised by Lord Li?"

After a while, Zhang Jing on duty prepared the imperial edict and sent it to various departments. It was fine if the people around him were left alone, but Yang Saner felt like she was losing her parents! Last time, Xiao Liangzi and others from the Insider Office were sent to the Nanbei and Nanyang Navy ship to declare the emperor's will. After returning, he walked for four or five days. I remember that I was laughing at them at that time, who thought it would be his turn today? I thought this whole life and I hated Zhou Cheng: If it weren't for you, Mr. Yang would have to suffer this hard work?

After hatred, he still had to do his job. He entrusted Liu Fu and others with his duties. Yang San followed the Minister of Rites Chongshi to Weihai by train, boarded a boat and traveled to the ocean. After a few days, he arrived at Hegang Mansion.

This time they went out to sea with the soldiers of the Green Camp in Shandong, Shanxi, Henan and Sichuan Provinces. Nearly 10,000 soldiers were crowded on the four ships of Dingyuan, Wanchun, Wanqiu and Wanzang. The Yuan-class ironclad ship was fine, with a huge hull. The other three first-class gunboats, and even the passages in the cabin were filled with soldiers. There is no need to mention Shanxi. The soldiers from various provinces in Henan have never made ships in their lives. The waves on the sea were surging, and these people were vomiting in the dark. The pungent smell was so pang that they wanted to vomit!

The navy soldiers were both disgusted and funny, and nicknamed all the land ducks, called Stinky Pig, "Hey, Stinky Pig! Put away your legs! Hey, Stinky Pig, clean up all the water you poured out! Hey, Stinky Pig, clean up your cabin! Hey, Stinky Pig..."

The soldiers of the Green Camp vomited so much that they were all weak and had a green face. Even if they were dissatisfied with these naval soldiers, they knew that based on their current state, they really should not provoke the other party, so they had to swallow their anger and accept it.

Fortunately, the sea journey was not very long. Four days later, the Dingyuan once again put down the anchor chain on the sea surface of Hegang Mansion and began to anchor. Chongshi and Yang San were accompanied by Deng Shichang, standing on the deck of the bow of the boat and looking out to the coast. There were men with their upper bodies everywhere. A bare head was busy, carrying the unloaded materials from the boat from the coast like a group of hard-working ants, carrying the supplies unloaded from the boat onto the big truck onto the coast. Then several people pushed the cart together and pushed the cart backwards. In the distance of their eyes, there were balls of black smoke rising into the air, and the sea breeze blew, bringing a foul smell.

Yang San pinched his nose with his hands, his voice a little out of tune, "What does this taste like? Why is it so smelly?"

"This is probably burning the bodies of the Japanese soldiers who died in battle." Deng Shichang explained to him, "If you don't deal with it quickly in such weather, the bodies will smell bad in less than two days. If this is the case, it's nothing, I'm afraid there will be a plague rampant at that time, which will be a huge trouble!"

After Deng Shichang finished speaking, he curled his lips and warned him kindly, "Eunuch Yang, although you are the one around the emperor, these Qiu Bas have been rushing back and forth in the blood and fire. You must be careful when you speak for a while."

"Just!" Yang San deliberately pretended to be indifferent, "I am Dai Tian, ​​what else can they do to me?"

"Natural, natural." Deng Shichang laughed a little. He knew that the eunuch was not a narrow-minded and timid person. He pointed out a few words to him, and could also sell Yang's favors. That is, if he was really ungrateful, it would have nothing to do with him. He ignored him now and turned to talk to Chongshi.

"Zhengqing?" Chongshi asked, "Who are these people? Why don't they wear clothes? What will it look like if people see this?"

Deng Shichang was also a little puzzled. He had never seen such a scene when he left a few days ago! "Please forgive me for being ignorant. Please wait a moment to ask Lord Zhang Junmen?" He pointed to the distance with his hand, "Look, someone is here! Maybe it's Zhang Junmen."

Chongshi and Yang San looked over and found that there were indeed dozens of horses galloping from behind the high slope. The horse's hooves raised a large area of ​​sand and dust on the shore, splashing on the man passing by, on his face and on his head; but the knight didn't even look at it, and continued to gallop, looking extremely majestic!

After waiting for a while, the war horses stopped in front of the beach, and hundreds of people boarded the landing craft, tilted straight into the ocean, and climbed the rope ladder down the boat. It was Zhang Yunlan, "The battle between Zhang Junmen and Hegang Mansion shocked the Japanese islands and promoted the prestige of the Qing Dynasty. I was in the capital, but I was also a heroic act for the great masters, and it was a big deal!"

After Chongshi finished speaking, Zhang Yunlan turned around and looked around, "What are he talking about?"

Everyone laughed! Zhang Yunlan also laughed. Although he was very rude, he didn't know anything about the words. He naturally knew what it meant when he said it was deliberately joking with Chongshi, "Sir, I have been rewarded. As a soldier raised by the court, I went to fight to kill the enemy and repay the emperor's kindness with all my strength."

Everyone said a few words on the bridge, turned around and walked into the command cabin on the Dingyuan ship, where a temporary incense case had been arranged. Zhang Yunlan and others were served by their respective listeners, changed into court clothes, and performed the ritual ceremony of the monarch and ministers. Chongshi stood in the south and read out the imperial edict, with four characters and six words, but the general intention was to praise Cheng Xiang, Zhang Yunlan and others for the combat achievements. All the camp managers participating in the green camp were awarded a third-class double dragon star; Zhou Cheng, Du Xinyuan, Giltoa and others were given a yellow jacket and a three-eyed peach feather; the most special thing was that a team leader named Ma Wenshun was also specifically mentioned in the imperial edict, saying that he was able to start on the plane when the battle was fierce, and he could still make new artillery fire. He was young and wise, and rewarded a second-class double dragon star for rewards. He was also promoted to Ma Wenshun as the deputy general.

Ma Wenshun's official position was small and he was not allowed to board the ship to receive a reward. However, Zhang Yunlan temporarily held the Double Dragon Treasure Star Medal awarded to him. After returning to the army, he would be awarded in public.

Chongshi recited the decree, and when everyone met and thanked him, he stood aside and gave Yang San a wink. The latter stepped forward and asked, "Who is General Zhou Cheng, the manager of the Third Battalion?"

Zhou Cheng suddenly clicked his name for some reason, stepped forward, bowed and bowed, "The humble position is Zhou Cheng."

"Oh, it's you." Yang San looked at him and nodded, stood up, and said, "I have an order! Ask Zhou Cheng."

Zhou Cheng had never had such experience and did not understand the rituals in this regard. He couldn't help but feel panicked, and he was a little helpless. Zhang Yunlan quickly mentioned beside him: "You have to kneel down to receive the order!"

When he knelt down straight, Yang San said slowly: "According to the emperor's will, I ask Zhou Cheng, someone in the capital is involved in your army and killing innocent people indiscriminately, but some?"

Only then did everyone know what was going on, and they felt very hatred! The soldiers on the front line fought bloody battles, and the master couldn't see these. They killed a Japanese who was cunning and lying in person, and they jumped out in a hurry. It can be seen that none of these scholars are good things!

Zhou Cheng hurriedly met, "I have never said anything to the emperor! I have to use cruel means to sanction the resentment of the people of Hegang Prefecture in the Qing Dynasty. The person who was killed was still dead. When the general in our army asked him, he was talking nonsense. I had no choice but to deal with him to kill him to warn him."

"Well,..." Yang San slowly turned his head and said, "The emperor said that in order to fight in a foreign country, attack the heart first. Killing is certainly a way to use it, but you must also be kind and kind. You must know the method of slaughtering, the city is full of wilderness, and the final gain is only a single island. I hope you can check it out in detail! The emperor also said that these words are not only Zhou Cheng, but also to tell Zhang Yunlan and others that you know. I am here!"

Zhang Yunlan was confused when he heard this. How did he say it was the "available way"? What was the best way to attack the heart? Was he just talking to him? He was about to ask a question, but Giltoa pulled the corner of his clothes behind him, so Zhang Yunlan guessed that the latter might have other opinions, so he should ask him for advice after getting off the boat?

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Chapter completed!