Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

After hearing this, the servants could only resign and leave.

Then he returned directly to the palace with Zuo Guoliang's message.

After receiving Zuo Guoliang's reply, Mr. Wang couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

"Guoliang probably means that this matter is very troublesome, but it won't cost me my fortune or my life!"

As one of the most wealthy gentry in Nanjing, Mr. Wang is also an old fox.

Naturally, he could understand the profound meaning of Zuo Guoliang's words!
  After hearing this, several gentry all breathed a sigh of relief.

But they also understand that although this incident will not kill them, if they want to fool them, they will definitely have to bleed heavily.

……

The Ming army there began to blockade Nanjing City and prepared to clean up spies in Nanjing City.

Zhu Jing'an turned around and gave instructions again.

"Zhang Jin, go and call him now and ask him to meet Gu in the study."

To this extent, he is the current commander of the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty.

During this period of time, he has been responsible for the cleanup work in Nanjing!
  But as of now, the degree of work is undoubtedly dereliction of duty.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jin nodded to express his understanding, turned around and left.

Not long after, he was called to Zhu Jing'an's study.

Zhu Jing'an sat behind the desk with a gloomy face. There was an oil lamp in his hand to provide light for the study.

Half of his face was hidden in the darkness, and half of his face was exposed to the light, making the expression on his face become more and more uncertain.

He obviously knew about Zhu Jing'an's assassination today. As soon as he entered the study, he knelt down to apologize.

"The assassination of His Highness was a result of the general's dereliction of duty and his failure to clean up the traitors in Nanjing City. Please forgive me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he knocked his head on the ground, looking terrified.

Zhu Jing'an was assassinated in Nanjing, and Jin Yiwei must have had something to do with it. This was a huge dereliction of duty on the part of Jin Yiwei.

As the commander of Jinyiweidu, he is the first person to bear the brunt of this matter.

When Zhu Jing'an heard this, he didn't say a word, and he didn't even look at the level. He just tapped his fingers lightly on the table, making a rhythmic clicking sound.

The atmosphere in the air was so oppressive that it seemed like it could drip water.

Every time Zhu Jing'an's fingers tapped on the table, it seemed as if they were tapping on his heart.

It brought him great psychological pressure!

The more Zhu Jing'an said nothing, the more scared he became.

If he had a choice, he would rather Zhu Jing'an get angry at him or even fight him directly.

Not like now, not even looking at him.

After a long time, until his legs and feet, which were kneeling on the ground, were numb, and the cold sweat on his back had completely wet his clothes, Zhu Jing'an finally spoke.

"Get up first!"

After hearing this, he got up from the ground with a face full of fear.

He stood in front of Zhu Jing'an with his hands tied up very respectfully, waiting for Zhu Jing'an's announcement.

Zhu Jing'an snorted coldly and then spoke.

"This time, Gu Yu was assassinated in Nanjing City. Are all the Jinyi Guards doing nothing?!"

"Gu asked you to clean up the slave-building activities in Nanjing City. Is this your reply to Gu?"

"The Ming Dynasty spends millions of taels every year to support you royal guards. Is all this money wasted?!"

After hearing this, he said with some fear.

"The general will be convicted! Please punish me, Your Highness!"

He didn't mean to make excuses at all, he just confessed honestly.

Because he knew that Zhu Jing'an was not the kind of superior who did not tolerate the mistakes of his subordinates. If he consciously admitted his mistakes and actively admitted his mistakes, Zhu Jing'an might be punished with three drinks of wine, and this would not be the case next time.

But if he talks hard and quibbles, that's a different story!
  Those in a superior position can tolerate the mistakes of those below, but they may not be able to tolerate the harsh words and sophistry of those below!
  Zhu Jing'an's expression improved slightly after hearing this, but he still had a cold face and spoke.

"Now that you know your crime, tell me how I should punish you?"

Hearing the words, Zhou Yu didn't dare to say anything, he just lowered his head and said.

"The general neglected his duty and almost made a big mistake. I am really ashamed of myself!"

"It is up to Your Highness to decide how to punish him. The general will never complain!"

Zhu Jing'an snorted coldly.

"Okay, that's it!"

"Then from today onwards, you will no longer wear the hat of commander of the Imperial Guard. When the slave-building activities in Nanjing City are cleaned up, you can resume your official duties at any time!"

Hearing this, Xu Shi was visibly relieved, knelt on the ground again, kowtowed, and spoke.

"General, I will obey your orders. Thank you for your forgiveness, His Royal Highness!"

"Next, I will personally lead a team to clear out the slave-building activities in Nanjing City. I guarantee that Nanjing City will be returned to a clear and sunny day, and I will give an explanation to His Highness!"

As far as I know, this level has passed.

Zhu Jing'an only gave him the title of Commander of the Imperial Guard, but did not deprive him of his real power.

This shows that Zhu Jing'an still trusts him and is not prepared to do anything to him!
  As long as he can complete the tasks ordered by Zhu Jing'an, I believe he will be reinstated soon.

Zhu Jing'an still had a cold face, but nodded slightly.

"very good!"

"But this explanation is not for Gu, but for brother Paoze who sacrificed his life!"

Degree nodded again.

"I will understand at the end!"

Zhu Jing'an continued.

"Also, Gu's assassination cannot be in vain. We, the Ming Dynasty, must retaliate against the Manchus..."

In the next few days, Nanjing City began to implement comprehensive martial law.

The defenders cooperated with the Jin Yiwei and began to search the entire city of Nanjing, cleaning up the Qing army's details in Nanjing...

……

Capital City, Ministry of Punishment Prison!
  The time has come to the end of the forty-third year of Qianlong's reign. As the new year approaches, the lives of the prisoners in the Prison Prison of the Ministry of Punishment have become much easier.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the jailers will not deliberately torture people at this time.

But for big shots like Agui and Chatai, it's actually not bad.

Because even under normal circumstances, the jailers would not dare to trouble them.

Although Qianlong has already made a decision, two people must participate in the battle to conquer the dynasty, and the merits will be reduced.

However, since the army had not yet completed preparations for departure, Qianlong did not issue an order to release the two men from prison.

Instead, they are planning to let the two of them spend a new year in prison so that they can remember each other for a long time!
  Agui was still looking at the wall covered with maps, studying and reviewing the war.

However, among the battles he reviewed now, there was another battle of Jiangning.

The specific evolution of the battle in Jiangning comes from Chatai's retelling.

After painstakingly studying the battle with the Ming thieves for such a long time, Agui came to a conclusion.

To fight the Ming thieves, you either have to build a stronghold and hold on for as long as possible.

Either you don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, take the initiative, seize the initiative on the battlefield, fight quickly, and don't be led by the thieves.

Otherwise, half the battle will be lost without fighting!
  If Agui is allowed to lead his army to fight against the Ming army again, he will never lose so ugly again.

Chatai on the side was writing something at his desk, the brush in his hand moving very fast.

One by one, quite square and elegant fonts appeared on the paper.

Chatai has not been idle since he was imprisoned. He constantly used his connections to write letters to many important figures in the court or the powerful people in the Eight Banners for help. Although for the time being, there is not a single reply.

However, Chatai still enjoyed writing letters asking for help.

"Masters, today is the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month. What do you two want to eat? Tell me and I will take care of it for you!"

The head of the Tianlao came to Agui and Chatai's cell with a flattering expression on his face, and spoke with a flattering voice.

As the cell leader, he could get wind of the situation.

I know that these two men will be able to go out after the Chinese New Year.

In this case, he will naturally not let go of this opportunity to flatter and build relationships.

Agui heard this and said without looking back.

"It's time to work, just do as usual."

"We are in jail after all, so we can't be too showy!"

On the other hand, Chatai on the side stopped the pen in his hand, raised his head and said.

"The general is right, it is indeed not advisable to be too showy."

"If the prison chief is interested, he can send me and the general two jars of wine, and the rest will be spared."

Agui heard this and did not object.

Seeing this, the prison boss nodded hurriedly and said.

"Don't worry, gentlemen, I will take care of it now."

After the prison boss left, Agui and Chatai continued to work on the matters at hand.

At night, a jailer, on the order of the cell leader, brought a jar of fine wine and several plates of exquisite dishes to the two of them.

The two began to drink across an iron fence.

At the same time, snowflakes were also falling in the sky outside.

Snowflakes drifted into the cell through the skylight, and the temperature in the cell began to get lower and lower.

In addition, it is relatively humid and cold inside the prison, so the cold winter nights are quite tiring.

Agui gathered her fur, picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

The strong alcohol entered his throat and made his head feel dizzy, but it could not make his body feel any warmth.

As he got older, Agui found that he could no longer bear the cold.

Agui drank several glasses of strong wine in succession, until she felt her body getting colder and colder, and sweat began to break out on her forehead.

The fur wrapped around him became tighter and tighter, but even so, his body began to tremble slightly.

Gradually, I bowed like a shrimp...

Opposite him, Chatai was already drunk, leaning against the wall, muttering.

"I escaped from the battle of Changsha, I escaped from the battle of Yuezhou, and I escaped again from the battle of Jiangning, but all my brothers died in the battle!"

"I'm sorry for my brothers, I'm sorry for the Qing Dynasty!"

"I deserve to die, I really deserve to die..."

Chatai was able to escape repeatedly on the battlefield. In addition to his own good luck, the important reason was that his soldiers fought to the death to protect each other.

Every time he thought of those brothers who died fighting for him, Chatai couldn't help but want to cry.

Normally it's okay, he can tolerate it.

But today is Chinese New Year!
  When he thought that the brothers who died on the battlefield had become lonely ghosts and could no longer be reunited with their families, Chatai could not hide the guilt in his heart.

Coupled with drinking some wine, Chatai couldn't help crying anymore.

However, suddenly he felt a cramping pain in his abdomen. Chatai held his stomach and couldn't help but scream.

On the opposite side, Agui was already lying on the ground without any movement...

……

In the darkness, Qin Shun withdrew his gaze from where Agui and Chatai were.

He straightened the collar of his jailer uniform, sneered, turned around and walked out.

His mission was completed, so naturally it was time to leave!
  It's just a pity that the identity of the jailer that was obtained with great difficulty is about to be abolished!

But it was worth it. Using a jailer to exchange the lives of two generals, Agui and Chatai Qingting, made the Ming Dynasty a bloody profit.

Qin Shun is one of the secret chessmen of the Ming Dynasty Jin Yiwei in the capital.

After receiving the order to retaliate against the Manchus, the person in charge of Jin Yiwei in the capital gave the order to Qin Shun and asked Qin Shun to execute it.

The reason why Qin Shun chose to assassinate Agui and Chatai was not because other high-level officials in the Qing Dynasty could not afford to kill them, but because it was more cost-effective to kill Agui and Chatai.

These two people were imprisoned by Qianlong, and they had no protection at all.

Just find a random jailer and put some poison in the food they eat, and that's it.

Because no one will test for drugs for them!

Probably no one could have imagined that the Ming Dynasty would take action against these two criminals who were imprisoned by the Manchus.

Killing them is easy!
  Chatai's screams alerted the other jailors in the sky prison. One by one, the jailors ran towards the direction where the screams came from, causing chaos in the sky jail.

Qin Shun took advantage of the chaos and left the prison.

Then he fled non-stop towards the outside of the capital...

……

Chatai lay on the ground, bowed like a shrimp.

He clutched his stomach and screamed.

"Ahhhhh!"

"There's... there's... poison in the drink. Save me, save me... ah!"

The cell leader, with a fearful expression on his face, walked towards Cha Tai. Looking at Cha Tai, who was wailing incessantly, the prison leader froze on the spot.

"Grandpa, what's the matter with you?"

Chatai's face turned pale, his lips were black and blue, and his whole body was already weak. He only spoke in a trembling voice.

"There is...poison! There is poison in the wine...there is poison in the wine..."

Seeing this, the prison boss hurried forward to pick up Chatai, who was rolling on the ground, and wanted to carry him to the bed.

But he had just carried Chatai to the bed. As soon as he turned his head, he saw Agui lying motionless on the ground. He had no idea whether he was alive or dead.

In an instant, the cell leader froze on the spot.

He opened his mouth and hurriedly shouted to the guards behind him.

"Quick, go see how the general is doing, and help General Agui to the bed!"

After hearing this, several jailers stopped being dazed and opened the door of the cell next door to check on Agui.

Soon, there were reports from the jailer.

"Boss, it's bad, I'm already hardened..."

Seeing this, the cell leader's face was obviously panicked, but he still forced himself to regain his composure and continued to give instructions.

"Go and ask the doctor to come over!"

"Go and ask the doctor to come over!"

Not long after, a doctor who was stationed in the prison was invited over.

But at this time, Chatai had only his last breath left...

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PS: I haven’t recovered from my cold yet, and I still haven’t recovered from my condition today. I still only have [-] words left.

Try to resume the normal update of [-] words tomorrow... (End of this chapter)