Chapter 14 Chapter Ten Killing Two Birds With One Stone

The heads of Atai Zhangjing and Aixinjueluo were quickly delivered to Li Chengliang. At this moment, Li Chengliang looked up to the sky proudly and smiled; then, he looked down at the two blood-stained heads again. "Okay, okay, that's really great!" He nodded in satisfaction: "Now, this bandit chief can no longer play tricks!" "Father Commander Congratulations!" Li Rumei immediately led Li Ruwu and Li Rugui brothers to bow down and congratulate Li Chengliang: "Father Commander's military achievements are outstanding, no one can match them!"

"That's right! This is the Lord's blessing!" Nikan Wailan, who personally sent the head into the tent, knelt down in a hurry, kowtowed several times, and his face was full of flattery. With a smile, he couldn't stop singing praises: "My lord's military merits are the number one person in my Ming Dynasty, his meritorious achievements are unmatched, and his might is unmatched!" "Well, well, get up!" Li Chengliang showed his rare joy to his subordinates, and also demonstrated the principle of clear rewards and punishments that he has always adhered to in governing the army.

"Nikan Wailan——you finally paid for your crimes and made meritorious service. Therefore, the lord let you atone for your crimes, so you will not be held accountable for your mistakes! In addition, I will reward you with something to make up for your hard work You take people there now, count the property and livestock captured in Gule City, put one third into the warehouse, reward the three armies with one third, and give you the remaining third!" Upon hearing this, Nikan Wailan was of course overjoyed, and quickly knelt down again, kowtowing his head loudly: "Thank you, Sir, for the reward! Thank you, Sir, for the reward!"

Li Chengliang waved his hand, ordering him to stand up, and added to him: "You go - remember! Serving as a errand for the Lord will definitely benefit from you!" "Yes! Yes! Yes! His lord's grace, Nikan Wailan will obey his orders all his life!" He was full of words of gratitude, admiration, and flattery, but Li Chengliang listened impatiently, and made a gesture to Li Rumei. Li Rumei bowed immediately, then turned to Nikanwailan and said, "Hurry up and get down to business, don't worry about it." I'm grinding my teeth here!" "yes……"

Now, Nikan Wailan didn't dare to say any more, kowtowed again and respectfully left the tent; after he left, Li Chengliang lowered his head again to look at the two blood-stained heads in front of him again. "What a pair of mandarin ducks with the same fate..." He nodded and spoke with a triumphant smile, revealing his white teeth; but at this moment, he suddenly remembered something, so he immediately turned to look at Li Rumei, and asked him: " I seem to remember, this aunt, does she have a son?" "Yes, my father, my son also remembers that they have a son who is about three years old." Li Rumei replied respectfully.

Li Chengliang frowned, and told him: "Consider it, be careful, don't let that child slip through the net! Cutting the grass does not remove the root, and the spring breeze blows it again! This lady is the orphan left by Wang Gao. After all, it took me a lot of trouble! Remember this lesson, don't let that child grow up and make trouble again!" "yes." "Do it right away—give me the head, too, so I can rest assured after seeing it myself!" "Yes, handsome father!" Li Rumei responded, and immediately withdrew; Li Chengliang sat tall, tilted his head and lost his mind for a while, and then he was sure that there was nothing left to do; so he ordered his followers to retreat Go down and go back to the back camp.

The attack on Gule City can be regarded as a great success, and the worries of Atai Zhangjing have been eliminated, of course he is happy, so he looked around at Li Ruwu and Li Rugui brothers who were with him and said: "Tomorrow, I can arrange for the teacher to go back to Shanghai. It's sunny—well, this trip has gained a lot, so it's worth celebrating!" "Father, can you send someone to hurry back to the mansion first, to announce the good news?" Li Rugui stepped forward to ask him for instructions. "That's good!" Li Chengliang nodded and said: "Good news, report it back early, and let the mansion get involved sooner!"

So, Li Rugui took the order to send someone to announce the good news; but at this moment, Li Rumei hurried in. "Report to Commander-in-Chief, a general who attacked Gule City just arrived, and has something important to report to Commander-in-Chief..." "What's the big deal?" Li Chengliang asked, "But did you find Mrs. Tai's son?" Li Rumei said: "No - this person came to report that when he attacked Gule City, Ah Tai had already committed suicide, so he led a group of soldiers to attack Ah Tai's mansion. Unexpectedly, in Ah Tai's mansion, Two people said to him that they wanted to see his father commander and asked him to come and report to him—these two claimed to be court officials, Jue Changan, the commander of the left guard in Jianzhou, and his fourth son Ta Keshi; Trapped in Gule City by mistake, the little lieutenant general didn't dare to make a decision, so he rushed back all the way and reported the matter to his father!"

Hearing this, Li Chengliang had several thoughts in his mind, but he asked lightly, "Where's the person?" "The boy ordered him to wait outside the tent to pass!" "Call him in!" "yes." Li Rumei immediately went to get the assistant to come in and asked Li Chengliang to ask in person: "What do those two people look like?" "They are dressed as Jurchens, and they look like father and son. One is about 60 years old, and the other is about 40 years old; the old man can speak Chinese, and his speech is extraordinary and dignified." The captain bent his knees. , Kneeling on the ground to report to Li Chengliang.

"Is there anything else? Did you two bring anything with you? Did you see any tokens of Jianzhou Zuowei?" "Nothing—they didn't even bring weapons, and they didn't take out the token of Jianzhou Zuowei; however, that old Jurchen was holding a child in his arms, who was only three or four years old!" A ray of light flashed quickly in Li Chengliang's eyes, but he still waved his hand lightly to the officer and said: "Okay, I understand, you go down and rest!" After he left, Li Chengliang's expression began to change drastically. He frowned at first, but then stood up from the seat movedly, with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth squarely.

Li Rumei and Li Ruwu who stayed beside him didn't know why, but they didn't dare to ask. The two could only exchange a suspicious look, and then fell into the waiting helplessly. The surroundings were terribly quiet, so the sound of Li Chengliang's pacing was very clear. His steps were slow and heavy, as if he was stepping on people's hearts with every step. However, after a few rounds of walking, he had already made a decision in his heart; he stared at Li Rumei, paused every word, and ordered him very clearly: "Go and tell Nikan Wailan that the captured Two people dared to pretend to be officials of the imperial court, under the guise of Jianzhou Zuowei Commander, bluffing and cheating in Gule City, they really deserve death! You asked him to kill these two people with his own hands, together with the child in their arms, a total of three A human head, take it to see me as soon as possible!" Li Rumei was slightly taken aback when she heard this, and then she stepped forward and said, "Father, the Commander of the Left Guard of Jianzhou is indeed an official ordered by the imperial court. There is no imperial order, how can he kill them casually? Besides, Jianzhou Zhou Zuowei said big or small—in case, these two people are really Jue Changan and Tu Keshi from Jianzhou Zuowei, kill them—this is a big matter, please Father, think twice!" Li Chengliang glared, and shouted in a deep voice: "Nonsense! These two people are obviously fake! The commander of Jianzhou Zuowei is the imperial court official of our Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he was ordered to guard Jianzhou Zuowei. How could he come here?" To cause trouble in Gule City? These two are obviously fake villains, and they must be killed quickly, so as not to insult the reputation of the commander of the left guard in Jianzhou!" When he said this, Li Rumei could only respectfully obey: "Yes, father, let's do it now, my son!" After finishing speaking, he immediately turned around and backed out, but before he had taken a few steps, Li Chengliang stopped him again, and added in his usual indifferent and calm tone: "Remember—ask Nikan Wailan to go to this matter." Do it! Moreover, let him continue to speak, and capture the two villains pretending to be officials of the imperial court, and behead them for public display!" "yes……" This response, Li Rumei suddenly understood in her heart; only then did he really have a deeper understanding of the father-in-law whom he had always been in awe of, with careful thought, thoughtful handling, deep scheming, and good strategy—— The power of this foresight is really beyond the reach of others - after he suddenly realized it, he admired him all over the place. So, he turned around and knelt down on the ground, saying in his mouth: "Yes, the child knows what to do!"