Chapter 162 Do You Dare to Send Troops? Grant Me the Entire Tianjin Guard!

Cangzhou.

Tianjin Left Guard Station.

Commander Chen Lang was furious.

The reason was simple, he didn't know why Tianjin Right Guard Commander Chen Bao suddenly went crazy.

Who was the Changlu Transport Commander Zong Yue?

He was the God of Wealth of the entire Tianjin Guard!

He gave every year a lot of silver, and he was very generous.

Although the bulk of it was taken by the Pingjiang Earl's Mansion, the three guards commanders also got a lot of silver, which was more than a hundred times better than the other guards commanders!

After all, Tianjin was not only a grain transportation center, but also a grain trade center, and it also had a Changlu Salt Field. It was conceivable how lucrative the profits of grain and salt were.

Because of this, Chen Lang didn't understand why Chen Bao refused to send troops, so that Zong Yue, the God of Wealth, came to him for help.

If we really want to talk about distance, Tianjin Right Guard is stationed in Tianjin Town, Tianjin Left Guard is stationed in Cangzhou, and Tianjin Guard is stationed in Jinghai, where there is a shipyard, guarding the water transport hub.

The number of soldiers in the first guard is 5,600, but not all of them are combat soldiers, because the main responsibility of the guard is not to fight but to cultivate the land!

Cangzhou is definitely not as close to Changlu Salt Field as Tianjin Town. If he leads the troops there, he will probably have to travel all night.

So Chen Lang was very unhappy. After scolding his cheap cousin Chen Bao, he immediately summoned his men and prepared to rush to Changlu Salt Field overnight to suppress the rebellion.

Because according to the Ming Dynasty guard system, the guards are from top to bottom in the order of the Duzhishisi, Weizhishisi, Qianhusuo, and Baihusuo.

The officers below the self-defense commander are all hereditary, including Chen Lang, the guard commander.

Because they had just walked out of the camp, a rain of arrows shot at them, frightening Chen Lang so much that he fell off his horse and was covered in dust.

Chen Lang really found it difficult to understand, or to say, he didn't understand what was going on.

This was his first time leading troops to fight, but he was blocked at the door!

"Oh, Pingjiang Bofu, you are so arrogant!"

"I still like your unruly look just now, how about you recover now?"

"You dare to attack Tianjin Zuowei, do you want to rebel?"

Accompanied by a burst of sneers, figures slowly walked out of the night.

"What?"

And the soldiers who suddenly appeared in front of them, at a glance, were no less than 5,000 people, and they were all elite soldiers in armor!

Tianjin Zuowei was a garrison established by Emperor Yongle himself, and it had never experienced any war so far.

Are these people crazy? Dare to attack Tianjin Zuowei?

There is no difference, it can be confirmed that they are rebelling!

Let alone fighting them, even if they only send out half of their troops, the three thousand soldiers of Tianjin Zuowei would not dare to be cut by them!

So Chen Lang panicked immediately, and his tone softened immediately.

"I am Chen Lang, the commander of Tianjin Zuowei, from Pingjiang Bofu!"

A thousand households have regular thousand households (rank five), deputy thousand households (rank five), and pacification (rank six), and their subordinates are clerks; a hundred households have hundred households (rank six), general flags, and small flags.

Chen Lang saw this point, so he decided to send troops overnight. If he could kill more "rebels", maybe he, Chen Lang, could report to the court and make a great contribution, and even show his face in front of the little emperor, and it would not be a luxury to rise to the top in the future.

Senior military officers such as the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief are not hereditary. They are promoted by the court from hereditary officers or appointed from military candidates.

Moreover, this time, the suppression of the kitchen households and salt workers was not solved by killing a few people, but a serious "suppression of rebellion"!

That's right, aren't these kitchen households and salt workers rebelling?

Disrespecting the government and beating officials, is there any difference between this and rebellion?

The Duzhishisi has the Duzhishi (second rank), Duzhitongzhi (second rank), Duzhiqianshi (third rank), and his subordinates include the Experience Department Experience (sixth rank), Dushi (seventh rank), Dushisi Dushi (sixth rank), Fududushi (seventh rank), Limu, etc.

Because he was in charge of the lucrative job of Tianjin Zuowei, Chen Lang's wealth was rich, and he was not too strict with his soldiers. Based on daily training, Tianjin Zuowei still had 3,000 combat soldiers, and the other 2,000 people either embezzled military pay or became farmers.

"Where did this bastard come from?"

The guard had commanders (rank three), commanders (rank three), commanders (rank four), and guards (rank five). Their subordinates included experienced (rank seven), governors (rank eight), clerks (rank nine), warehouse ambassadors, and deputy envoys.

"You don't dare to fight when you find you can't win?"

"Your people from Pingjiang Marquis' Mansion were very arrogant just now?"

Hearing this, Chen Lang's face flushed with anger, and he wanted to fight this bastard to death.

Killing innocent people and claiming credit is the basic skill of guards, especially inland guards, which don't need to fight with the northern barbarians, and there are no Japanese pirates from the coast to send heads. If they want to get military merits, they have to rely on themselves to find ways.

You must know that in the military merit system of the Ming Dynasty, the heads of bandits are not worth much, but the heads of rebels are precious!

After he finally struggled to get up from the ground, he immediately jumped up like thunder.

To put it bluntly, this kind of large-scale riot by the kitchen workers and salt workers rarely happens, which gives Chen Lang a great opportunity to gain military merit.

When Chen Lang saw this soldier suddenly appearing, his uneasiness became more intense.

The leader was none other than Lei Xiong, the commander of the Zhanpei Camp. The scar on his one eye looked particularly ferocious under the moonlight.

To put it nicely, this is called "integrating soldiers with farmers and guarding the villages." To put it badly, it is to use the sergeants as livestock, and their main responsibility is to cultivate the fields.

Therefore, the only people under Chen Lang who can really fight are these three thousand people.

He took the initiative to step forward and clasped his fists in salute, saying, "May I ask this general's name? Why are you stopping here on the way down?"

After all, it has been a rule since ancient times to use people's money to eliminate disasters for others.

Lei Xiong laughed loudly when he heard this, his words full of ridicule and contempt.

However, just as Chen Lang put on his armor and went into battle, got on his horse and walked out of the station with his three thousand men, he was stunned for a moment.

However, the situation is stronger than the person. If they really want to take action, he is probably dead now!

"The general is joking!"

"Since we are both soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, why should we..."

"Bah!" Lei Xiong spat heavily on Chen Lang's face.

"You are the bastards who prey on the common people and oppress the people, but you still have the nerve to call yourself soldiers of the Ming Dynasty? It's really an embarrassment to your grandfather and me!"

"One-eyed dragon!" Chen Lang was also angry, "Don't bully me too much. If you have the ability, just do it and kill my Tianjin Zuowei!"

One-eyed dragon?

Lei Xiong immediately became furious. He hated people calling him one-eyed.

"Fuck you, uncle, do you think I dare not..."

"Commander Lei, stop playing!"

In the night, a cold voice came.

Seeing that Lei Xiong was about to cause trouble, the Jinyiwei Baihu couldn't help but warn him.

"The order from Marquis Zhongshan is just to block the left guard of Tianjin. How dare you disobey?"

Upon hearing the words "Zhongshan Hou", Lei Xiong suddenly trembled, and then snorted coldly.

"Chubby!"

"Take your soldiers and go back!"

"My Lord Marquis has spoken out. If the left guard of Tianjin dares to step even half a step out of his station, he will be slaughtered!"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Lang's expression suddenly changed.

"Marquis Zhongshan?!"

"Are you the Beijing Army?!"

The Beijing army is the main force of the Ming Dynasty!

Well, it used to be that in the Ming Dynasty's military model, the Beijing army did the main battle and the guards guarded the border.

However, as the Beijing camp became increasingly corrupted, its combat power was no longer comparable to that of the Nine Border Guards who had been fighting with the barbarians all year round, so the Beijing army gradually became a joke.

Until... Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao was born!

But why did the Beijing army under the command of Zhongshan Hou come to block his own door?

For a moment, Chen Lang had thousands of thoughts in his mind, but every one of them was a desperate conjecture!

"Commander Chen Lang!"

In the night, that cold voice sounded again.

"Your Majesty has personally given the Marquis of Zhongshan the right to control local troops and horses!"

"The Marquis of Zhongshan now orders Tianjin Zuowei not to send troops without receiving the general's orders. Otherwise, it will be regarded as conspiracy and the crime will be punished!"

"do you understand?"

It was really the Marquis of Zhongshan who came to Tianjin in person!

At this moment, all the thoughts in Chen Lang's mind turned into fear from the bottom of his heart.

So he knelt down on the ground without hesitation and shouted loudly: "I accept the order from my humble position. The left guard of Tianjin will never send troops unless ordered!"

"Bah, you bully the weak and fear the strong!"

Lei Xiong spat out a mouthful of phlegm again, and then led his troops away.

There's definitely no fun in blocking the door.

He couldn't draw his sword to kill people, so he could only block the door and curse, which was boring.

But it was boring, and the Marquis still had to obey his orders. After blocking the door, he had to go to the salt field immediately to prevent the situation from getting out of control.

Damn it, this is so annoying!

Lei Xiong cursed and led his troops away, but Chen Lang instantly collapsed to the ground.

All the confidants came forward and could only look at each other in shock.

Chen Lang looked at them, and then at the rows of arrows stuck on the ground.

No matter how stupid he is, he understands a fact at this moment.

Changlu Saltworks and Tianjin’s officialdom are about to be transformed!

"Send a message back to Beijing immediately!"

"Please help me, uncle!"

At this point, the only person who can save Chen Lang is Pingjiang Bo Chen Xiong!

At the same time, Tianjin Wei Pier.

Han Wen and Tu Yu had just disembarked from the boat, and before they had time to take a breath, a Jin Yiwei came forward.

"Da Si Nong, Tu Zongxian, please rush to the Liujia Town Salt Farm!"

Hearing this, the two tired-looking people suddenly felt their hearts in their throats.

"what happened?"

"Did Marquis Zhongshan take action?"

Han Wen asked hurriedly, his face looking very ugly.

The Jinyiwei's expression also became strange, and he hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

When Tu Yu saw this, he shouted sharply: "To put it bluntly, what is the situation now?"

Jin Yiwei smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"The Marquis of Zhongshan took all the transportation officials to Liujia Town Salt Farm!"

Hearing this, Han Wen and Tu Yan looked at each other, and both saw the horror in the other's eyes.

"What does Tang Hao want to do?"

“There are nearly a hundred officials from the Transportation Department of Changlu Salt Farm!”

"And all of them are imperial officials and came from Jinshi ranks!"

"Does the Marquis of Zhongshan still dare to kill them all? It's really lawless!"

Tu Yu couldn't help but angrily yelled, extremely angry at what Tang Hao had done.

Upon hearing this, the Jin Yiwei said in a deep voice: "Looking at what Marquis Zhongshan means, he doesn't really want to bloodbath the officials of the Transportation Department..."

"He just ordered all the officials of the Transportation Department, including Zong Yue, the Du Yun Envoy, to boil salt. If he couldn't boil a pot of salt in one night, he would kill people..."

Korean: “???”

Tu Yu: "???"

ah?

ah? ? ?

Can you still play like this?

It’s not that you’re going too far in humiliating people!

Han Wen and Tu Yu looked at each other, and finally sighed together.

"Take us to Liujia Town immediately!"

"The Marquis of Zhongshan is waiting for us to go!"

Han Wen's eyes were deep and revealed Tang Hao's intention.

All these corrupt officials could be killed, but Tang Hao did not kill them. Instead, he asked these guys to boil salt, and he chose this moment to wait for him and others to pass.

The Marquis of Zhongshan, from the beginning, was trying to help the imperial court restore the old system of paying grain and opening up the country by taking advantage of the corrupt officials of the Transportation Department of Changlu Salt Field. As for the fate of these corrupt and bribed Transportation Department officials, he really didn't care too much. ah!

At this moment, Han Wen suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

The civil servants and gentry who shout about the justice of their family and country all day long play a disgusting role in this farce.

On the contrary, the infamous Marquis of Zhongshan actually acted as a butcher and executioner who was loyal to his country but suffered infamy for the sake of his family and country!

Great Ming Dynasty, when did it fall to this point!

Sad and deplorable!

"The horses have been prepared. Please set off with your humble duties, sir!"

Jin Yiwei led a group of people to get on their horses and then galloped towards the Liujia Town Salt Farm.

By the time they arrived, it was almost midnight, which also meant that it was almost dawn.

As soon as Han Wen and Tu Jian dismounted, they saw a group of disgraced officials from the Transportation Department, coughing and stirring the brine in the pot. Some even went to rob others because there was not enough firewood.

At this moment, the elegance and dignity of civil servants and officials were reduced to a joke.

And all around were standing quietly, densely packed with countless Zaohu Yanding. They were black and thin, and they were not human-shaped, but at this moment, their deep-set eye sockets all burst out with unimaginable light. !

Han Wen and Tu Yu immediately found Tang Hao.

The Marquis of Zhongshan was lying on a chair at the moment, sleeping peacefully.

Seeing the real master arriving, Tang Mu immediately coughed a few times, and then Tang Hao opened his eyes.

"Hey, Da Sinong came here in person, which really impressed me!"

"Are you hungry? Da Sinong, do you want to try these Zaohu salt cubes?"

Hearing these sarcastic words, it's strange that Han Wen's face looks good.

After all, the transportation departments of the six major salt fields are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue. Now Tang Hao's slap is almost swollen the face of Han Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

"Zhongshan Hou, what do you want?"

"The Suppressing and Transportation Department has resumed grain payment. I can guarantee that there will be no mistakes. Is that all right?"

Han Wen spoke almost in a pleading tone. After all, the initiative was now in Tang Hao's hands.

If this bastard Marquis Zhongshan continues to cause trouble, Han Wen will no longer be able to become the Minister of Household Affairs.

Tang Hao frowned when he heard this, but did not answer the question, but looked at Tu Feng aside.

"This one is quite familiar. Who is the Lord from the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

"I, Tu Tong, am currently the censor of Youdu. I wonder if the Marquis of Zhongshan has any advice?"

Tu Yu replied expressionlessly, having an initial impression of Tang Hao's arrogance and domineering attitude.

"Tu Yu? What does Tu Xun have to do with you?"

Tang Hao frowned subconsciously, then stood up and walked towards Tu Yu.

When Han Wen saw this, his face turned pale with fright, and he immediately explained: "Don't get me wrong, Marquis Zhongshan, they have no relationship. Tu Zongxian is from Yin County, and Tu Xun is from Jiaxing!"

"Oh." Tang Hao nodded, "What? Tu Zongxian has deep opinions on me?"

Tu Peng glanced across the whole place and saw Zong Yue boiling salt there in disgrace, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Marquis of Zhongshan, you have to be merciful and merciful. If you humiliate the scholar-bureaucrats like this, you will attract a lot of criticism!"

"Are you fucking blind?" Tang Hao yelled angrily: "There are so many people around here who have been cooking salt for a lifetime, and they have been mutilated into human shapes. You, Tu Jing, can't see it, but you only see these scholar-bureaucrats?"

Faced with the furious scolding of Marquis Zhongshan, Tu Jun remained calm and explained in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, this is the order since ancient times!"

"The Zaohu salt is fried and boiled with salt. It has been inherited from generation to generation and cannot be changed. This is also the ancestral system set by Emperor Taizu Gao. Does the Marquis of Zhongshan want to violate the ancestral system?"

"Ha!" Tang Hao could hardly contain the killing intent in his heart, "What an ancestral system! You guys..."

Before he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred.

Tang Hao seemed to have seen something, and suddenly his expression changed, and he quickly crossed the crowd and rushed towards the distance.

Everyone looked confused when they saw this, and then all followed him.

Tang Hao hugged Liu Dashan's wife who was covered in blood. The latter's lower body was blurred and one of her legs was broken. She could see deep white bones. She did not know what kind of inhuman torture she had suffered. She was on the way here. , is a bloody road full of blood!

She crawled all the way through!

"Brother Ritian...save...nanny...save..."

After Liu Dashan's wife said this, she breathed her last on the spot.

But those eyes full of despair refused to close. When Han Wen and Tu Yu saw them, they unconsciously avoided the terrifying gaze.

Tang Hao stared at the scene in a daze, then reached out to smooth the woman's eyes.

"Tang Mu, mobilize the troops!"

"Give me the entire Tianjin garrison!"

Hearing this, Tang Mu's heart was shocked, and Zuo Yidao's face changed wildly.

It's over!

It's completely over!

The two looked at each other, but in the end they didn't dare to speak.

They all understood that this time Tang Hou was really crazy, the kind that even His Majesty the Emperor couldn't stop!

Tang Hao roared with a hideous face, and his bloodshot eyes suddenly turned to look at all the transport officials.

"This Hou wants you bastards to be buried with her!"