Chapter 1156 Tong Ying's Loyalty

Tong Ying... committed suicide?

The news brought by Tong Ying's personal soldiers made Yun Zheng stunned.

Commit suicide?

Why would Tong Ying commit suicide for no reason?

After being stunned for a while, Yun Zheng finally came back to his senses, "Are you really Tong Ying's personal soldier?"

He seriously doubted this man's identity.

He even suspected that this man wanted to play a trick on Tong Ying, taking the opportunity to trick him into the military camp and ambush him.

"I am indeed General Tong's personal soldier."

The man knelt on the ground, slowly took out a letter from his pocket, and said in a tearful voice: "This is General Tong's last letter to the prince..."

Suicide note?

The guards beside Yun Zheng hurried forward, took the letter from the visitor and handed it to Yun Zheng.

Yun Zheng was secretly puzzled and immediately took the letter and opened it.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Yun Zheng's heart couldn't help but tremble.

He did not recognize Tong Ying's handwriting, but judging from the tone, this was indeed Tong Ying's last letter.

Tong Ying bluntly stated in the letter that he was nearly forty years old and had been deeply favored by the court, but had not achieved anything.

This time when Yun Zheng led his men to attack Gan Tang, he originally wanted to find an opportunity to kill Yun Zheng and gain merit.

However, he knew that the men and horses under his command were no match for Yun Zheng's personal guards. Moreover, many soldiers in the camp admired Yun Zheng. If he did this, many soldiers in the camp would probably rebel directly, and the people of Gan Tang would also suffer from the war.

After thinking it over, he finally gave up the crazy idea in his mind.

But he felt unworthy of the court's grace and his only way to thank the court was to die.

At the end of the letter, Tong Ying handed over all of Gan Tang's troops to Yun Zheng, and begged Yun Zheng to treat these soldiers well.

"when did it happen?"

Yun Zheng suddenly looked up at the person who came.

The visitor's eyes were red, and he tried hard to hold back his tears. He choked and answered, "Half an hour ago..."

Tong Ying has been acting strange these days.

These personal soldiers had always thought that Tong Ying was considering whether to surrender to Yun Zheng and work for Yun Zheng.

They even implicitly advised Tong Ying to work for Yun Zheng, but Tong Ying did not respond.

This afternoon, Tong Ying was finally back to normal with a smile on her face.

They all thought Tong Ying had figured it out.

Tong Ying stayed in the barracks alone in the afternoon. When they found something wrong, Tong Ying had already committed suicide in his barracks.

They found two letters in Tong Ying's barracks.

One of the letters was left for Tong Ying's family.

The other one had the words "From the Prince of Jingbei" written on it...

After hearing the visitor's words, Yun Zheng's brows furrowed even more tightly and his mood became more complicated.

He is not familiar with Tong Ying.

After that day, there was no more contact.

He originally thought that he and Tong Ying would always have such a tacit understanding.

However, he never expected that the next time he received news from Tong Ying, it was the news of Tong Ying's death.

To be honest, he had looked down on Tong Ying before.

This was not because of Tong Ying's good or bad character, but simply because he looked down on Tong Ying's ability. He felt that Tong Ying was too indecisive and lacked his own judgment, and was not suitable to be a general commanding 9,000 troops.

But when he saw Tong Ying's suicide note, he couldn't help but respect Tong Ying.

No matter how many shortcomings Tong Ying has in his character, his loyalty alone is admirable.

Unfortunately, such a loyal general committed suicide because he could not get over his own psychological barrier.

I didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me.

Yun Zheng felt a little guilty, but he remained vigilant. He called a guard and whispered in his ear, asking him to take people to check whether Tong Ying had really committed suicide.

After the guards left, Yun Zheng asked the visitor, "General Tong's family is in Gan Tang, right?"

The visitor nodded slightly.

"Have you notified General Tong's family?"

Yunzheng asked again.

The man choked up and replied, "Another brother went to General Tong's mansion to report the death."

Yun Zheng sighed softly: "Then you go back first! I will personally see General Tong off later!"

……

Later, Yun Zheng and Miao Yin arrived at the army.

Soon after entering the camp, they heard bursts of crying.

When they walked into Tong Ying's room, Tong Ying's family members were already crying.

Seeing those people crying heart-wrenchingly, Yun Zheng couldn't help but sigh helplessly in his heart.

To be honest, Tong Ying died unjustly.

If he knew his father's true thoughts, he would not have taken such a desperate path.

They, father and son, are acting without telling anyone in the world, and ultimately innocent people will be implicated.

But there are some things they have to do.

There is not so much mercy.

Small kindness is the thief of great kindness!

When they are in this position, they no longer consider the honor or disgrace of any particular individual.

Tong Ying lay there quietly, with the horrific wound on her neck still clearly visible.

Compared to when he saw Tong Ying a few days ago, Tong Ying was obviously thinner.

It can be seen that Tong Ying also suffered a lot before making the decision to commit suicide.

Yun Zheng did not go to comfort Tong Ying's family.

To some extent, Tong Ying was forced to death by him.

When he went to comfort Tong Ying's family again, he always felt like the cat crying over the rat.

Yun Zheng and Miaoyin bowed three times to Tong Ying's body, then ordered people to assist Tong Ying's family in handling Tong Ying's funeral, and slowly left the barracks.

"Do you feel sorry for Tong Ying?"

Miaoyin sensed Yun Zheng's emotions and asked him with concern.

"I do feel a little sorry for him."

Yun Zheng nodded gently, "But don't worry, I won't live in guilt for this. This is his own choice, and I respect his choice! The only thing I can do is to help him settle his family and ask the court for some rewards for him."

"That's good."

Miaoyin was relieved, "I thought you would blame yourself for his death!"

"It's not that he's complaining about himself, but more of it is self-blame and regret!" Yun Zheng sighed: "If he had talked to me before he committed suicide, maybe I could have persuaded him to stop, or let him go to the Northwest Protectorate. Even if he wanted to die, I could have let him die gloriously on the battlefield..."

Perhaps, Tong Ying is not a good general.

But he was definitely a loyal minister.

It is a blessing for Daqian to have such a general.

Such a general could have had a better ending.

Tong Ying's death was a heavy blow to him.

No matter how great Yun Zheng's achievements are, there are still people who are loyal to the court.

If he really raised an army to rebel, it is estimated that many generals would lead their troops to fight him to the death.

“It’s a bit of a pity indeed.”

Miaoyin sighed with regret and asked, "What are you going to do with Gan Tang's troops?"

Even if others don’t know, how could she not know?

Yun Zheng didn't want Minzhou at all.

The reason why Yun Zheng stayed in Minzhou was just to ask Yun Li for some benefits.

But Tong Ying handed over Gan Tang's troops to Yun Zheng in his last letter. Now how to deal with these troops is also a troublesome matter.

"Let's talk about it later!"

Yun Zheng gently rubbed his head. "It happened suddenly. I didn't think too much about it for a while. I'll think about it carefully and make plans later."