Chapter 114: Devouring the Body

Hu Damao led Chunying, Chang Yisu, Hu Ji, Li Feng and a few prisoners of war had just settled the prisoners of war and turned back to the temple. When he saw people outside shouting horses neighing, he was in a mess and asked, "What's going on?"

"Old Hu, save me!"

Hu Damao was shocked, "Zhang Junmen, you...what is going on?"

"Zhu Huanwen pretends to be public and private, and wants to kill me to establish his authority!"

Hu Damao blinked and knew that there was nothing to ask from Zhang Yunlan. He ordered, "Wait a minute, wait until I have asked the Grandmaster before I will talk." Then he threw away everything and quickly walked into the wing room, "Have you seen the Grandmaster!"

"Old Hu, I know what you are going to ask. Zhang Yunlan did not listen to military orders before, and was humiliated and the emperor was behind. Therefore, I want to ask the king to kill him." Zhu Hongzhang said first, "You have a strong personal relationship with Zhang Junmen, but this time it is a business, so you don't want to speak out."

"The commander controls troops from several provinces. If a subordinate violates military discipline, he should be strict with the law and discipline. He dare not speak much; but Zhang Junmen..." Hu Damao sighed, "The commander, please ask the master to take away the outsiders. If you have something to do, you want to discuss with the master."

"No need! These people are all my green camp robes. If you have anything to say in person, you must discuss it in secret?"

Hu Damao's cheeks were bulging. Since Zhu Hongzhang was ignorant of politeness, he would not be able to hide it. "As the commander of a military force, he commanded hundreds of thousands of infantry to confiscate the war in Japan with all his might. This is certainly the emperor's holy heart relied on, but the general must not be without Zeng Wenzheng's way of using Zeng Wenzheng!"

Zhu Hongzhang's slightly red face instantly turned snow-white! "You mean..."

"Master General, since the fourth year of Xianfeng, Zeng Gong has trained troops in Tianjin.... The lessons of the past must be guarded!"

Zhu Hongzhang felt a tingling sensation on his back, and he knew that cold sweat had flowed down. Zeng Guofan was training in Tianjin, and although the emperor was the emperor's specialty, he was also attacked by Qingliu. In the end, he didn't know whether the emperor was due to the court officials' comments or was worried about him. Finally, he sent Sai Shang A and Yishan to Tianjin to help with military affairs, which was considered to be the suppression of such remarks.

Using the past to describe the present, I am commanding more than 100,000 troops in Japan. I am afraid that someone will pay attention to every step of my actions. If there is a mistake in the Qingliu attacking me, the "big tail cannot be lost" is probably even flooded with the Forbidden City. Now that such a drama has happened, what will others think and what will they think?

This is so bad! If you don’t mention Zhang Yunlan is the favorite general in the emperor’s heart, you will not threaten him just because he is rude and unruly. Everyone knows that Zhang Yunlan is just a reckless man, so why should he be afraid? What will others think if he wants to kill him for this reason?

Zhu Hongzhang's cold sweat fell, and he was a little chilling. He swept around from the corner of his eyes, and everyone avoided his eyes and did not communicate with him in a lot of eyes, "Then, Hu Junmen, you..."

Hu Damao smiled bitterly in his heart. Zhu Hongzhang was completely confused. Whether he could kill Zhang Yunlan was no longer the main thing. How to calm this link became the most important issue he had to consider. "Master, I am humble. It is natural for the Lord to deal with him. Why not temporarily imprison Zhang Junmen and submit the matter to the court and ask the emperor to give it a decision?"

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"If the Grand Marshal allows it, Bei Zhi is willing to report this matter with the Grand Marshal."

"If Hu Junmen is willing to provide help, no matter how good it is."

Zhu Hongzhang was relieved for a while. The Hu brothers were both the emperor's favorite generals and had been in favour of honor for the past twenty years. Although they could not be close to Tianyan, they would never stop rewarding each other during the holidays. If he was willing to report the title with him, he should be able to win back the emperor's heart. This is a desire in his heart, but I am really embarrassed to express my gratitude. Hu Damao took the initiative to propose it, which is naturally a great thing.

"Then, where is Zhang Junmen?"

Zhu Hongzhang wanted to send Zhang Yunlan back, so he comforted him a few words, but felt that there was no need: If that happens, his pretentiousness would be completely wasted, which would give Zhang Yunlan an impression of being a slash. It would be better to disappear here, so as not to cause trouble. "Closing him for the time being, and then dealing with the emperor's imperial edict after this."

"Master, what about the soldier robbing money on the battlefield?" Xiu Kun asked.

Zhu Hongzhang glared at him maliciously. If it weren't for you, there might not be such a change today! "This matter will be written into the memorandum, please decide."

Before the Zhang Yunlan incident occurred, someone had already submitted a memorial before the emperor's imperial case. It was nothing more than a nonsense saying "It was a one-stop promise to gather millions of soldiers together, which was not a blessing for the court." Some people even compared Zhu Hongzhang and Li Hongzhang to the young generals of the reign of Emperor Shizong, believing that if such heavy troops were delivered to Han ministers for a while, it would be fine. If it was delayed too long, they would only be afraid of being unjust.

The emperor ignored such words. If he did not have the determination to use troops overseas, how could he let the soldiers fight and use their lives? When he was bored, he would read these memorials and 80% of them were Han officials! This made him feel ridiculous and sad! Why did his own people be so energetic?

However, the memorials jointly submitted by Zhu Hongzhang and Hu Damao still shocked him. In addition to this memorial, Hu Damao also submitted a separate copy, and explained the cause and effect of the matter completely. Although the emperor did not think that Zhu Hongzhang had any other intentions, he had no strategy in advance. In order to establish his authority in the army, he still made him very dissatisfied! This kind of atmosphere of competing for merit could not be allowed to develop in the army - he thought so.

"Sushun, you are also an old man in the Guangwu army. Zhu Hongzhang, Zhang Yunlan, Hu Damao and others all have old friends with you. What do you think should you do about this?"

"I'm thinking that Zhu Hongzhang is certainly abrupt, but if the court issued an edict to hold him accountable, I'm afraid he would have no status in the army. In the future, it would be unfavorable to control soldiers and fight outside."

"I'm not asking you what the consequences are, don't say so many useless."

The emperor deliberately ignored his statement, which made Sushun feel very distressed. Zhu Hongzhang's move was so stubborn! Not only did he not obey his subordinates' requests, but he was still stubborn when Hu Damao secretly woke him up. It can be seen that he cannot be reused! But if he asked the emperor to abandon it, it would be useless to the overall situation. "I am thinking, thinking..." He thought for a long time, but he couldn't tell any reason, which made everyone funny.

The emperor ignored him, "Shen Baozhen, you are the Minister of War. What should you do about this?"

When the memorial arrived in Beijing, Shen Baozhen knew that Zhu Hongzhang had caused a big disaster. Not only did he take advantage of the situation, but he had to deal with Zhang Yunlan despite the fierce feelings of the soldiers, but he had committed a taboo as a military general in the court!

The lieutenant generals, especially those with first-rank military positions like Zhang Yunlan, have no mistakes that there is a clear and clear evidence of a crime of tyrannical rebellion. Those who have to take decisive measures cannot be killed with one knife. This is not only unfair to the deceased, but also easily leads to the bad result of the murderer deliberately controlling the entire army and executing all those who refuse to obey. In the past, Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, which was an example. If someone in the court was dissatisfied with him and took advantage of the issue, if Zhu Hongzhang failed to kill, he would suffer the disaster of extermination of the clan!

"I think Zhu Huanwen's move was a last resort. In the memorial, Zhang Yunlan, as the leader of the army, obeyed the orders and refused to obey the orders. Although there was something Zhu gained by himself, I think it was not entirely a speculation. Zhang Yunlan was rough and arrogant, and sometimes he had disrespectful words."

"Well, this matter, I know that Zhang Yunlan is brave and brave, but she is a little unconventional." The emperor said, "It's like in the early July of this year, when I summoned them at Ziguang Pavilion, everyone next to her was sitting upright, he was the only one, looking around, hey! This is still in front of me, turning her back, and the color of the person can be seen!"

"What the emperor said is," said Shen Baozhen. "I think that Zhu Huanwen, as the commander of the first army, did not follow the commander, and his subordinates were depressed and felt relieved. It was understandable that he would make an excuse. It would be better to issue an order to send these two people back to the capital, come to the emperor, and ask about the black and white Quzhi, that's it."

The emperor's eyes swept across everyone's faces. The military office lowered his head and said nothing. These people had been in the officialdom for a long time, and there was no expression on his face, which made him a little disappointed, "Let Zhu Hongzhang return to China to report on his duties. Hu Damao will temporarily take over the military affairs."

He said, "I also sent someone to tell Hu Damao that as autumn and winter approaching, soldiers cannot spend the night in the wilderness. I will repeat the order I gave them. Before the end of September, I must completely take down the capital of Yamagata Prefecture. The next move is to wait for my decree."

"Yes." Shen Baozhen wrote down one by one and asked again, "Emperor, there is another thing in the memorial of Zhu Huanwen and Hu Damao, that is, the soldier surnamed Li held a hand in the city of Asahi. Please make a decision."

"I thought about this matter, and we will do this." He had already made plans, so there was no need to ask the Military Affairs Office's opinions. Guan Zi said, "In the future, such things will be passed down one by one in the army as a prescribed rule. The soldiers have obtained silver and money on the battlefield or in Japan after the war. The court and the soldiers who received silver and money will be used as rewards in the form of 82 points."

"The emperor is wise." Su Shun said immediately, "Everyone is favored in one fell swoop. I think the soldiers will fight bravely after hearing this, and they will fight ten."

The emperor also felt that his idea was very clever, and his lips raised up and said, "But, in addition to rewards, there must be punishment; if someone hides his income and intends to take all the money into his private pocket, the court will definitely not be lenient and find that one kills the other. This will be passed on to the army one by one, so that the sinister soldiers will not be resentful because of the trial."

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