Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

Zhang Shikang still didn't say anything, but walked straight towards Gao Qiquan with his sword in hand.

Gao Qiquan's two bodyguards immediately drew their swords to stop them, but Zhang Shikang's bodyguards put the swords to their necks.

Zhang Shikang remembered a passage he had read before: People will encounter a tiger, and it wants to eat you. Are you going to reason with it?

"Sir Zhang, don't do anything reckless! It's not worth it. It's not worth it for me. His Majesty will be angry!" Lu Xiangsheng advised anxiously.

Of course he knew that Zhang Shikang came to find this man with a raised brow for his sake.

Lu Xiangsheng originally thought that Zhang Shikang was only here to question Gao Qiquan, or at most to express his attitude.

After all, Gao Qiquan was a military supervisor sent by the emperor. In theory, only the emperor could hold him accountable.

But he never expected that Zhang Shikang would start a fight as soon as they disagreed with him, without considering the possible consequences.

“Lord Lu, there is no need to reason with such people.

I said I would seek justice for you, but I will do it in my own way."

After saying that, Zhang Shikang said nothing more and rushed towards Gao Qiqian with his sword in hand.

Gao Qiquan was almost scared to death. Although he had been a military supervisor for many years, he had always lived a life of luxury and had never exercised. With his fat body, he was sweating profusely.

"Admiral Zhang, even if we are wrong, the emperor has to come to question us. I am the military supervisor. Without the emperor's order, how dare you do this?"

"Do you recognize the Emperor's Sword? Since His Majesty is not here, this admiral will kill you on His Majesty's behalf!" As he said that, Zhang Shikang stabbed Gao Qiqian in the belly with a sword.

As he tried to dodge, the sword pierced his thigh, causing blood to gushed out immediately. The air was filled with the stench of blood and the fishy smell of some unknown liquid.

"Master Zhang, please spare my life! Master Zhang...ah——"

Zhang Shikang swung out another sword, and Gao Qiqian was injured in the thigh and could not dodge, so the sword pierced his chest.

The world is finally quiet.

"Pooh!"

Zhang Shikang spat at Gao Qiquan to suppress the nauseous feeling in his chest and abdomen.

This was his first time actually killing someone. If it were in modern times, he would probably have been so scared that his hands and feet would have gone limp. But at this moment, he had just experienced a bloody battlefield, and apart from feeling a little nauseous physically, he was mentally calm.

Lu Xiangsheng sighed, his brows filled with worry.

"Alas! If Lord Zhang behaves like this, Yang Sichang will surely have someone impeach him. I'm afraid His Majesty will also be angry!"

Although his revenge was achieved, Lu Xiangsheng was very worried that Zhang Shikang would lose the emperor's favor, which made him feel that it was his own fault.

"Who cares? There are so many people who have impeached me. Who is Gao Qiquan? If His Majesty knew what Gao Qiquan had done, he would probably be angrier than me.

Lord Lu, don't worry about the rest. I wonder if you have calmed down now?"

Zhang Shikang wiped the blood on the sword on the silk on Gao Qiquan's body.

What I mean is that although I don’t play by the rules, just tell me whether it feels good or not, right?

Lu Xiangsheng did not give a direct answer when he heard this. He pondered for a moment, walked in front of Zhang Shikang, then bowed deeply to Zhang Shikang with his hands clasped and waist bent.

Zhang Shikang was shocked. Lu Xiangsheng was almost forty years old this year. He was a Jinshi and a good fighter. He felt a little uneasy when being saluted by such a legendary tough guy. But before he could return the salute, he heard Lu Xiangsheng say.

"I have been thinking about what Lord Zhang said yesterday all night. When the nest is overturned, no egg will remain intact.

From now on, I will do my best to help Lord Zhang and Your Majesty."

Lu Xiangsheng still bowed his body while speaking, as if he was grateful to Zhang Shikang and also as if he was expressing his sincerity.

In fact, he was arrogant by nature, and even to Yang Sichang, Lu Xiangsheng had never performed this ceremony.

But for his sake, Zhang Shikang not only rushed thousands of miles from the capital to rescue him, but also risked the whole world's condemnation for him, just to help him vent his anger and just to let him continue to help the court.

But even without these, even if he is still constrained, can he really ignore the suffering of the people of the world? Can he do it?

After ten years of drinking ice, the hot blood is hard to cool down.

The teachings of the saints did not allow him to do so, and even the loyalty in his heart did not allow him to do so. He could not do it.

"Hahaha! This is really the happiest thing for this admiral in the past few days. With Lord Lu's help, great things can be expected!"

How could Zhang Shikang not be happy when he heard this? All the resentment in his heart just now disappeared. He walked over to help Lu Xiangsheng up, and said with a smile.

“After killing Gao Qiqian, the troops in the city will become more troublesome.

Lord Lu, if those soldiers knew that I killed Gao Qiqian, they wouldn't come and kill us, right?"

Although he knew that Gao Qiquan was unpopular, he had killed the leader of this group of soldiers after all, and the Beijing Camp was still outside the city.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little scared.

"This matter is easy to handle. Those soldiers are my soldiers. They will not dare to act rashly when they see me." Lu Xiangsheng shook his head.

Gao Qiquan was the military supervisor of Xuanda, but Lu Xiangsheng was the governor of Xuanda. Gao Qiquan was good at wielding power, but he was very bad at leading troops. If he had not trained these soldiers with strict military discipline, how could Gao Qiquan rest easy?

With that, the group headed straight for the Zhao County military camp. In front of the generals of the Zhao County military camp, Lu Xiangsheng bitterly recounted Gao Qiquan's numerous crimes and told the truth that this man had been executed by Zhang Shikang with the Emperor's Sword.

Those generals were originally Lu Xiangsheng's subordinates. After hearing this, not only did none of them speak up for Gao Qiquan, they were even very happy, without any doubt at all. Only then did Zhang Shikang feel relieved.

The Beijing troops had gone through yesterday's battle. Although they were not seriously injured, thousands of them were wounded. Zhang Shikang ordered the Beijing troops to camp outside Zhao County for rest.

The killing of Gao Qiquan was such a big deal that Zhang Shikang naturally wrote a letter to Brother Chongzhen, listing Gao Qiquan's crimes one by one, and also told Brother Chongzhen about Lu Xiangsheng's experience.

Two days later, Zhang Shikang received a letter of accountability from Yang Sichang. In the letter, he was extremely shocked by Zhang Shikang's killing of Gao Qiquan, and expressed indignation that he would impeach him to the emperor.

Zhang Shikang just glanced at the letter and threw it directly into the brazier. He didn't even dare to curse directly, but had to quibble with the words, which was really annoying.

He also wrote a reply letter to Yang Sichang, which was much simpler than Yang Sichang's letter, with only eight words.

It's none of your business, you can impeach me at will.

On October 12, a group of eunuchs suddenly came to Zhao County to convey the imperial edict from the palace. If it was an ordinary decree, there would be at most one eunuch and four or five guards.

But this time, there were only five or six eunuchs and more than twenty guards. These people were dressed gorgeously and solemnly, and their leader was none other than Wang Chengen, the chief secretary of the Imperial Household Department.

After meeting Zhang Shikang, Wang Chengen did not engage in idle chat. He only dared to express his goodwill to Zhang Shikang with a gentle look, and then solemnly took a golden imperial edict from the person behind him.

"Beijing Camp Commander Zhang Shikang, please listen to my orders."

Zhang Shikang was actually a little confused. Why was it so serious? Hadn't he been very casual before?

But no matter what he said, he had to do as the local customs do, so he quickly bowed.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said:

Zhang Shikang, the son of the Duke of England, was intelligent and knowledgeable, and had great strategies. Although he served as the commander-in-chief of the Beijing Camp for only a few months, he ensured that the military discipline of the Beijing Camp was strict and the morale was high. What a great talent.

In the battle of Jiazhuang, he commanded the troops with great strategy, killed over ten thousand enemies, captured the leader Yuetuo, and defeated the Jiannu's morale. This was a great achievement.

The Jiannu have been tormenting the Ming Dynasty for decades, often treating our soldiers and horses as lambs. Now, for the first time in twelve years, the Jiannu have suffered a setback. This will enhance our country's prestige and teach the Jiannu that China has its people.

The emperor conferred the title of Marquis of Guanjun on Zhang Shikang, the commander of the Beijing Camp, and granted him an iron certificate, the title of Commander of the Light Chariots, a python robe, and a reward of 300 taels of gold.

Announce it to the world and let everyone know.

Admire this. "