Chapter 83 The Wise King

The advantage of Kaifeng is that the king of Zhou established his vassal state here.

Objectively speaking, the descendants of the old Zhu family emerged in large numbers, each one more outrageous than the last, especially in the late Ming Dynasty. The performance of the entire Zhu Ming Dynasty during this period can almost be described as "weird".

If a person is stupid and naive, and his decision-making depends entirely on his own head, then there must be a few things he does that are right - this is a matter of probability.

If a person is stupid and bad, and none of his decisions are right, and even every option is always the worst one - this can also be said to be a skill.

If a large group of people are like this - it can only be said that this is a strange miracle - or... this dynasty has really run out of strength, and it will be unjust if it does not perish.

Such was the situation in the late Ming Dynasty. We have every reason to say this: Even after Chongzhen hung on the southeast branch, King Fu, King Lu, King Tang, King Gui...even if there was one normal person among them...well, better than normal people

It’s fine if it’s worse—the direction of history will be completely different!

There is only one exception.

Unlike most of the other vassal kings who were ignorant and ignorant, the lineage of King Zhou was a bit different: he could really pick out some pretty good ones.

The first King of Zhou was named Zhu Ju (pronounced "speed"). In order to distinguish it from normal people's names, Zhu Yuanzhang invented many strange characters for future generations to use in naming, and the seniority was reflected by radicals. From his son's

Starting from the first generation, the five elements are arranged all the way down according to the order of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. The foresighted Lao Zhu prepared

There are so many words that even when the Manchus killed them and cut off their descendants, they still didn’t use them up - as the saying goes, turning waste into treasure, Lao Zhu’s hard work was not in vain. When translating the periodic table of chemical elements, those unheard-of names were used as ism

(Lao Zhu invented most of the uncommon characters next to the character "钅" on the list), who was the fifth son of Grandpa Taizu.

This Zhu Ji has a brother named Zhu Di, born from the same mother!

Because of this relationship, the honest and honest King of Zhou during the Jianwen Emperor was the first to be deposed. Of course, after Zhu Di cut off Zhu Yunwen until he lost contact, he immediately restored his brother's royal title.

Zhu Ting had no ambitions. In order to show his true intentions and avoid false accusations of rebellion from time to time, he simply handed over the three guards of the palace to the court. His hobby was medicine and he compiled a book "Pocket Prescriptions". The book included various common

There were more than 3,000 prescriptions for the treatment of diseases, which were widely circulated and became a famous prescription to help the world at that time.

What is commendable is his other illustrated book "Herbal for Famine Relief", which records more than 400 kinds of plants that can be used to feed hungry people in famine years, which is of great benefit to people. Scholar Li Lian commented: "In times of famine, the plants can be used according to the pictures.

If you ask for it, it can be found anywhere. If you get it without any difficulty, if you eat it properly, you can survive. This book will be of great help to people's livelihood!"

After Zhu Xi's death, the king of Zhou was succeeded by his son Zhu Youdun (I wrote it correctly and you read it right, it was stew). What is worth mentioning is that this child had a father-like character and was kind, and he wrote a letter to the court before his death.

, requesting that the princess and six ladies be exempted from burial - you agree

You read that right: before the Yingzong Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, every time an emperor or prince died, a large number of concubines and palace maidens would be martyred inhumanely! Although these people had already "actively" sacrificed themselves to death when the edict agreed by Yingzong was delivered, Zhu You

Classmate Duan really deserves praise.

btw, no matter how you evaluate Ming Yingzong, it was he who issued an edict before his death and completely abolished the cruel system of human sacrifice. After Zhu Yuanzhang died, 46 concubines, 15 maids, and more than 30 people were buried in Zhu Di.

...As for the method of "martyrdom", generally speaking, people are buried with three feet of white silk hanging from the beam. There are also records of living people being sealed directly in the tomb (I have personal doubts about this - according to Lao Zhuduo

With a suspicious character, he would not have thought that the living people in the tombs might destroy the coffins to vent their anger), and some unofficial historians said that in order to maintain their appearance and allow the ghost emperors to continue to be pleasing to the eye, some people were poured with mercury and died...

No matter what, human sacrifice is a bastard system. Just for abolishing human sacrifice, classmate Zhu Qizhen also deserves a big "like"!

btw Again, many people think that Zhu Di’s slaughter of Fang Xiaoru’s ten clans was too cruel and perverted, so they think that Emperor Jianwen was a somewhat stupid “good guy”, and have deep sympathy for his disappearance...

Is this really the case?

hehe.

Think about the concubines and maids who were buried with Zhu Yuanzhang - here comes the question: so-called burial, does it mean that Zhu Yuanzhang must be dead before he can be buried with him? In other words, this must happen after Lao Zhu's death!

So... who ordered the killing of these people?

you guess!

History is by no means only good and bad, black and white.

After Zhu Youdou, there was Zhu Ziyi (a polyphonic character with one sound "di", a variant of "di", and one sound "fang", a variant of "fang". It should be pronounced "fang" here to avoid the taboo of Zhu Di, the ancestor).

He became the king of Zhou Dynasty. He did even better: when he was first granted the title of King of Tongxu County, he opened two "Huimin Pharmacy Bureau" in Tongxu County to provide free medicine and treatment for the people. Then

One year he was nineteen years old! At the age of thirty-four, Zhu Zizhen was promoted to King of Zhou, so he opened the "Huimin Pharmacy Bureau" in various counties and counties in Kaifeng to provide "free medical treatment" to the poor, and "expanded the medicine field by 120 liters".

", and will "organize planting, cultivation, harvesting, and concocting medicines with your own hands and distribute them to various places in need"! Well, six hundred years ago in the Ming Dynasty, Yu Province started free medical care for all.

Later, there was Zhu Tong, the king of Zhou Dynasty (pronounced "boil", a copper pot for cooking). When the Yellow River burst its embankment, he did not play any word tricks that attached great importance to personal deployment. Instead, he walked out of the palace and rolled up his sleeves to climb the embankment himself.

Lead the masses to fight floods and provide disaster relief.

…

To sum up, the lineage of the King of Zhou is really quite good - to express respect, the names of the King of Zhou are all given by their real names in the article, and the following is the same as Zhu Gongzhen.

The current King of Zhou was called Zhu Gongzhu (pronounced "Xiao", which means empty. The idiom "Xu Fu Cong Gong" means to deal with official affairs when hungry), and he had a reputation as a virtuous man. People at the time agreed that: King Zhou was a thousand years old and his character and insight were not inferior to those of his ancestors.

, Courage and strategy will lead to greater victory.

With King Zhou Xian to rely on, Lu Shen felt faintly lucky in his heart.

Sure enough, before Lu Shen left for the palace, the order from the King of Zhou arrived (the order from the emperor is called the imperial edict, the order from the prince/prince is called the order, and the order from the empress dowager/empress is called Yizhi. "Yi": female virtue) arrived: please lead the seven

Civil officials of rank above 4, and military officials of rank 4 or above go to the palace to discuss matters.

Lu Shen led Wei Buqun (also known as Zhuoran), the prefect of Kaifeng, and Shi Kaidi (known as Wendeng), the prefect of Henan Province. Liang Hui (also known as Mingguang), the governor of Guanhe, and Sang You, the governor of Guanhe

Rong (named Yaozu), Ji Shu (named Xianglin), the official of Kaifeng Prefecture, Dong Xie (sounding "Xianglin"), magistrate of Xiangfu County

"Xie", which means to reconcile. The courtesy name is Yunzhong), the commander-in-chief Yang Zhongguo (the courtesy name is Xiao Fei), the Henan military commander Jiang Shide (the courtesy name is Xiuping), the deputy general Yuan Ping, the commander-in-chief Wu Yi, the guerrilla Gao Qian, Zhang Dechang and others hurriedly arrived

Arrive at the Prince of Zhou's Mansion. Xia Hongfei (alias Zhenyu), the left-hand official of the Prince's Mansion, is already waiting outside the door.

Everyone saluted, but Zhou Gongzhen did not exchange too many greetings. He briefly asked about the military situation, and then said straight to the point: "The Kaifeng Mansion must be defended, and the Luo Mansion must not be missed. All the dear ministers have their own duties, so you can do whatever you want.

, I will never overstep my authority. Those who have made meritorious service in defending against the enemy will be rewarded by the court, and I will not hesitate to reward them. Generals Lu Aiqing, Wei Aiqing, Yang, and Jiang, the defense of our government is a top priority, and you must also think of something to do.

The law is going all out to aid Luo Mansion. Luo Mansion is safe, and Kaifeng is naturally safe. But we must also prepare for a rainy day. Last year, when there was a river disaster, the palace sent out relief supplies, and there was not much food left. Please convey the decree of the solitary king to the soldiers and civilians: I, the king

Assistant salary five

Ten thousand taels of refugees were recruited, and they bought rice and wheat, made rice noodles day and night, and rewarded those who guarded Pi (pronounced "pi", meaning the city wall)! From now on, if there are other needs for defending the city against the enemy, they will be rewarded at any time.

Benefit, absolutely correct!"

Everyone was overjoyed, thanked him and left.

When Xia Hongfei sent the officials away, the right commander Shi Kezhi (named Gancai) cautiously said: "Qiansui, Kaifeng's treasury is very rich. You can't always coddle them. If there is any trouble, they will ask you to help. Wang

The silver is your own money..."

Zhu Gongqiu waved his hand: "Confused! 'The city wall is trapped and the body is not there, how about the gold? The city can be protected, so why worry about the lack of gold'!"

Lu Shen, Wei Buqun and others who returned to the Chief Envoy's Yamen quickly carried out a series of tasks:

Arrange a six-hundred-mile postage to rush to report the banditry to the court.

A messenger was sent to Guide Mansion to ask Governor Yan Dai to return to the provincial capital quickly.

Notify the capital, Shandong, Nanzhili, Huguang, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other neighboring provinces of a request for assistance. Of course, everyone knows the rules of the imperial court. Without an express order from the imperial court, the military and horsemen of each province cannot be mobilized across provinces. The request for assistance is just a reminder to the neighboring provinces to make preparations in advance.

Meaning.

Orders Zhangde Prefecture, Huaiqing Prefecture, Weihui Prefecture, Ruyang Prefecture, Nanyang Prefecture, Runing Prefecture, Guide Prefecture, etc. to send troops to assist in the battle.

Qi Xiaoguang was ordered to stay in Luoyang and wait for reinforcements.

Lists were posted in surrounding counties and counties to announce the news and rewards for recruiting troops to assist in the defense.

…

Although the vassal king was inactive and inactive, there were virtuous and loving Zhou kings from all generations who were here to control the situation. The folk customs and environment of Kaifeng Mansion were incomparable with other places. Not only did the people not run away from trouble, but on the contrary, many people

They even made their own weapons and spontaneously organized themselves to climb the wall to defend themselves.

During the three to five days, although Nuo Da's Kaifeng Mansion was much busier than usual, everything was still in good order, and the soldiers and civilians were well prepared and ready.

At the same time, Guan Shengyun organized two tentative attacks on Hangu Pass. In such a hurry, he did not even build a few rush vehicles, let alone a watchtower. The main force was also auxiliary soldiers, carrying ladders and ants to climb the walls.

They were blocked back by Qi Xiaoguang and Sun Fugui. Because it was a test, the offensive was not fierce. More than 20 people were killed and less than a hundred wounded. The generals watched from a distance for two days and had a good idea.

In the Second Hall of the Xin'an County Government Office, Guan Shengyun and the generals were having a military discussion.

Gao Tengdou said: "Looking at the king's flag, the main force of the defenders is mostly the guards of King Shou, and together with the auxiliary troops, there are almost more than two thousand. At the beginning of the battle, the dog officers and soldiers will not leave a reserve team. If the enemy is to be lenient, let's count it as more than three thousand.

.This battle can be fought.”

Gu Baihua, who had a bad temper, responded: "What do you mean you have to fight! I can see clearly that those guards have no battlefield experience. We fired arrows not long after we started. Who can we shoot down in two hundred steps? How many can we shoot?"

Wheels, my arms are sore and numb. According to my advice, build more ladders and make them five, six, seven or eighty. Get a few big carts, load them with firewood and pour them with oil. Then fight again and call them.

The men shouted and made noise from a distance, leading them to fire arrows. After one round of arrows, they walked quickly for a while. When the second round of arrows came, they stopped and raised their shields, and then walked quickly... leaving thirty or fifty people on the road, they arrived at Guanxia. They burned the door.

At the same time, they set up ladders and swarmed up! I'll take the lead. Just wait until I occupy a section of the wall and you can follow. Anyone who can't beat me is a bastard!"

Guan Shengyun's army didn't have so many etiquettes, and Gu Baihua had always looked down on Gao Tengdou's cautiousness, so despite the difference in job level, he always spoke straightforwardly. The other generals had long been accustomed to this barbarian's straightforwardness, and no one cared.

"Bah! What a great idea you have!" Gong Derun was laughing and scolding, "You are the one who takes the lead every time? You are the only barbarian who can fight, right? In the battle of Shaanzhou, you were clearly asked to guard Xia Shiguan, you I just brought a group of people back to join in the fun, and I got a wife for nothing! This time I’m here! I didn’t get the chance to fight in Shaanzhou, and the sons and daughters are all holding their breath!” Then the topic changed, “To attract the defenders to shoot arrows. It's a good move, I borrowed it! Maybe I can also pick up a wife, hahaha."

When it came to picking up a wife, Gu Baihua was a little embarrassed, scratched his head and laughed.

You Futian chatted: "Old Gong is having a sweet dream. I can only find a wife in the village or city. I haven't heard of any mother-in-law at the pass! I will take the Tianyi Battalion with you tomorrow. The Nutao Battalion in Shaanzhou is doing well. I told them to look at the baggage, it's time for Tianyi Camp to see blood."

Gao Tengdou was robbed of a few words, and he was a little anxious: "You barbarian can't understand the Central Plains dialect, can you? When I said there are some, I mean you can fight! Commander, in the next game, all three of my battalions will attack. Let's attack This bastard knows that no one is vegetarian!"

Before Guan Shengyun could speak, Luo Yonghao coughed slightly and stopped everyone: "Generals, Luo believes that with the power of our army, we can definitely break through the pass. But have you ever thought about attacking Hangu Pass? How much damage did the army suffer? After breaking through the border, were many of the wounded left behind, or were they carried along thousands of miles along the way?"

The hall suddenly became quiet.

Indeed, what Military Advisor Luo raised was an issue that must be taken seriously: Carrying a large number of injuries and illnesses will definitely slow down the progress, and the provincial officers and soldiers will have the opportunity to mobilize and assemble. Under heavy pursuit and interception, the future of the army is uncertain. But if they are abandoned like this Next, not to mention that these people will undoubtedly die when the officers and soldiers come back. If they are left alone in the wilderness, the wounded may not survive for a few days... There is still a long way to go. With this precedent, if we encounter a tough battle again, the soldiers I’m afraid no one dares to work hard anymore!

Guan Shengyun smiled slightly: "Since you said so, the military advisor must have a clever plan. Don't lie."

All the generals clasped their fists and said, "All of them follow the orders of the military advisor."

Luo Yonghao returned the greeting: "Thank you, Marshal. In the past few days, Luo has been thinking, what will happen after our army breaks through the barrier? Attack Luoyang, and then open the barrier? What about after that? Will Runing fight? This If we continue fighting all the way, we won't be able to reach Huguang, and we may kill all the men!" At this point, Luo Yonghao paused and looked around at everyone, "Generals, don't worry, I'm waiting for someone, count the time, it's time Back."

Before he finished speaking, Guan Yehuo burst into the second hall: "Report to the commander-in-chief, military advisor. The young master is back."
Chapter completed!