Jie Jingbang gave a long speech, and Li Zicheng listened with great interest.
"Old Jie, that means you are older, otherwise it would be great to come out and be a prime minister for me."
"I am too young to be a thief! A large family is serving as officials in the court. Our two sons are also Jinshi and editors of the Hanlin Academy. Why bother?"
"Yeah? Well, for your sake, I won't torture him after I break the capital. Is he called Xie Yinyue?"
"It's just you? What can I beat you with?"
"... Let me think about it, you can live for at most two years. In these two years... Han Xu has no choice but to retire and return to his hometown... I can't remember the time. Qian Xiangkun, the bachelor of June, Liang Tingdong, the minister of the Ministry of War
He was dismissed by Xiong Mingyu; in July, Yang He, the right minister of the Ministry of War of the Trilateral Governor-General, was arrested and imprisoned, and Hong Chengchou came to power; in August, Houjin surrounded Daling City; in September, Zhu Youjian reinstated the eunuchs and supervisors; in November,
Cui Jingrong, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, died..."
"Do you want me to continue?"
"..."
Jie Jing Bangyuan opened his cloudy eyes, inexplicably horrified.
Li Zicheng smiled and said, "It will be June soon, and it will come true soon. Just wait and see!"
"..."
Interpreting the Bible is like looking at ghosts.
Li Zicheng took a sip of tea and said, "Old man, you are useless. Think more about your children and grandchildren. When you finally figure it out, let your son go to the three alleys of Qingfangfang in the capital. There is a wall with the words 'Heavenly Father and Earthly Mother' written on it."
'Four words, you know!"
"..."
Jie Jingbang's face was flushed, he was panting like an ox, and he couldn't speak.
Li Zicheng is panicking, you must not belch in advance! Otherwise, I will surrender your son with a miracle.
"Excuse me, have a good rest, I will say goodbye to you! See you later!"
The commander-in-chief originally wanted to exchange some money and food with him, but this fell through.
The revolutionary army stopped at Zhubei Village and waited to cross the river.
Li Zicheng stopped by Wei Jingyuan's house and greeted his parents, wife and children. The old and young were very nervous. 1
He also found Wei Zhengu's home and said, "Study hard and you will be a Jinshi in the next competition year. Brother, I will teach you a word, remember, those who know the current affairs are heroes." 2
"..." Wei Zhengu was both panicked and happy.
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"The Yellow River comes from the west to conquer Kunlun, and roars thousands of miles to touch the Dragon Gate."
Dayu dug mountains and dredged rivers, which was called Yumen.
Big fish gather together, and the one on top is a dragon, called the Dragon Gate.
The Yellow River rushes down along the canyon from north to south. The stone cliffs on both sides of the ancient road are shaped like gates. The yellow waves roll through the "gate" and come out, suddenly opening up.
"Beautiful, the rivers and mountains are solid!"
Li Zicheng impromptuly copied a poem, which was inscribed on a monument as a souvenir.
Feng Qilong said happily: "This time we will skip the dragon gate and let the fish enter the sea when we reach Shanxi. We can swim freely."
Sun Xianzu, the commander-in-chief of Ningwu, once wrote to Shu: There are more than 200,000 thieves, and they are being suppressed day by day. There are only 2,000 officers and soldiers, and they are unable to support them. I beg to send more troops to the capital or to mobilize five or six thousand border cavalry to assist in the suppression.
Chongzhen ordered the military ministries, commissions, and governors to be authoritarian. He was short of troops and pay, but things didn't work...
Therefore, there are not many soldiers in Shanxi. This is why the anti-kings of Shaanxi often go to Shanxi.
Everyone in the revolutionary army was also in high spirits.
A few months ago, they were farmers digging in the fields, walking ten miles to catch the next market. A trip to the county seat would brag to the whole village for half a year. To them, Shanxi to the east of the Yellow River is like the end of the world.
Already.
It's a pity that the logistics workers are unwilling to follow us across the river. We should give them money to send them away.
Li Zicheng pointed to the Yellow River, "In the future, we will control the river at the source, relocate people and plant trees, block the embankments in the middle and lower reaches, store up the water and paint it yellow, and then divert the water. Maybe we will not have to worry about the Yellow River floods for a hundred years. The project is huge, let's do it fifty
Ten thousand Tatars took prisoners and made them do hard labor."
Take northern Shaanxi as an example. It was a bare, real loess plateau before it was managed by later generations. Now there are still large tracts of woods, which can be saved. Moreover, the current population is small, so there is no need to cultivate land on the hills, and soil erosion will not be more serious.
Feng Qilong hurriedly offered a bunch of rainbow farts. Look at the situation of the generals. Although they are being chased away by the army, they are already planning the country. There is a bright future!
Longmen Ferry is the key point of the river and a dangerous blockage in the middle reaches. Just before the river surface was wide open, the two banks were only seventy or eighty steps apart.
It is a pity that the local government does not deal with personnel matters. In fact, a cable bridge can be built here to connect Shanxi and Shaanxi and benefit all people. 3
There was no readily available bargain, so the revolutionary army had no choice but to build their own boat bridge.
An old man steered the boat out first, with a boatman on top holding the pole, and another boatman anchored forward, using the momentum of the water to push the boat across.
Li Zicheng praised it, saying that fifty taels of silver was worth it.
Subsequent civilian ships set off one after another, dragging hemp ropes, and they were about to communicate with the two sides.
At this time, dozens of small boats suddenly floated down from the upstream. The scouts quickly signaled, but the leader saw that they could not reach them, so they had to lead the boats to the shore.
As the Yellow River flows down from the mouth of the Hukou, its flow speed slows down and the river channel widens, making it suitable for navigation. However, the stone nests circling near Longmen are the most dangerous. For many years, as soon as the boat exits north, they celebrate with each other, until there are people singing gold, beating drums, and wearing red sails.
The lower ones.
Old man Liu was forced to dock, but he was not in the mood to wear red. He could only cry secretly. This business could not be saved.
His nephew Huang Shoucai volunteered to go to the mountain king to intercede. Old man Liu said that I would go alone and you should just stay there.
Old man Liu was brought to the commander-in-chief, and he immediately knelt down and shouted: "Common people, please pay homage to your Majesty! I wish your Majesty a hundred battles and success!"
Li Zicheng stepped forward to help him, "No need to be polite, please get up. Relax, the revolutionary army has done nothing wrong."
Old Man Liu burst into tears with a cry of "Wow" and struggled to kowtow again, "Long live the Commander-in-Chief..."
Running a boat on the Yellow River is hard!
The only thing the boat needs to eat is water from the Yellow River. If you scoop out a bowl of water, you won't get half a bowl of clear water.
When going upstream, the boatmen have to go ashore and carry ropes on their backs to pull up step by step. 4
Usually the boatmen on the same boat cannot pull one boat. They usually wait until four or five boats come together, and then everyone tries their best to pull one of them first, and then the other.
They have to sail as far north as Jiuyuan (Baotou), Ningxia Prefecture (Yinchuan), Lanzhou and other places, and a round trip takes at least half a year. The hardships are unimaginable.
The flow of the Yellow River seems to be easy, but if you are not careful, the boat will capsize and people will be killed. The boatman is simply exchanging his life for money.
Old Man Hu spread his palms and said, "This is a callus. When pulling a boat against the current, if the current is strong, no matter what the situation is on the ground, you have to kneel down immediately and use your legs to pull the rocks hard. You cannot let the boat move backward. Wait.
The water flow slowed down, and the trumpet leader called out "Hello!" Then he stood up and moved forward while following the trumpet call."
Li Zicheng became interested, and Old Man Hu immediately summoned the boatmen to perform a performance.
"Oh——(Hello), Oh——(Hello)..."
"The sun is a little red when it comes out (Hiyo Hiyo), and there is a Zhao Zilong from the Three Kingdoms (Hiyo Hiyo)..."
"It's hard to find workers (hey yo), but if you work in the first month, they will be full in ten (hey yo); you have to suffer the hardships of cattle and horses (hey yo), and you have to eat pigs and dogs (hey yo)..."
"At noon for several consecutive days, the sun was due south (feeding number), and Mother Guanyin built a flower boat (feeding number)..."
Li Zicheng was filled with emotions. In this situation, how could he do it without copying songs?
"You know how many bays there are in the Yellow River?
There are dozens of boats on dozens of bays~~
There are dozens of poles on dozens of boats~~
Dozens of boatmen came to move the boat..."
Old Man Hu wiped away tears when he heard this. It turned out that the commander-in-chief was a fellow-minded person.
After singing, two rows of boats were lined up on the Yellow River. The boats were covered with planks, and the revolutionary army crossed the bridge.
There is a flat land of more than 20 acres on the east bank, on which the Yu Temple of the Han Dynasty was built. It has a screen pavilion, painted beams and carved edifices, and is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It has a majestic appearance.
There was originally a general stationed at the temple to guard Longmen Ferry, but at this time he was taken into custody by Zhang Hong.
This was the first official prisoner of the army. Li Zicheng was so happy that he rewarded each of them with five taels of silver.
Money is so powerful that eight people immediately turned to thieves.
As soon as the "thief" left, a dozen people from the Inspection Department ran back.
They saw that instead of being hacked to death, a group of Qiu Ba got money. They all regretted it--if they had known better, they would not have escaped.
"No, let's catch up and ask for it?"
"Then you go."
"..."
Forget it.
There was a courageous person among them who gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and really went after it. He disappeared...
The revolutionary army marched eastward along the Fenhe River. They passed Hejin and Jishan without any hindrance. On May 24, they camped at Xigujiaopu, Jiangzhou.
There used to be an express store here, but it was abolished due to the mass layoffs. Only a few soldiers were left living in dilapidated houses.
When Li Zicheng crossed Jishan, he set off earlier than the main group and headed for Jiangzhou with only a few followers and light cavalry.
Jiangzhou has been known as a dock for floods and droughts since ancient times.
Department stores in Southeast Shanxi and Beijing-Tianjin can be sold along the Fen River, Yellow River, and Wei River to the northwest and Henan; fur and livestock products from Shaanxi and Gansu can also be transported upstream to Jiangzhou, so the transportation is convenient.
Jiangzhou City, in the shape of a lying cow, is located on the north bank of the Fen River. It is built on the Yellow Plateau. The city is nine miles and thirteen steps. The west is four feet high, the northeast corner is three feet eight feet high, and the east and south are both three feet high. There are only two gates.
Chaozong is in the south and Wujing is in the north.
Li Zicheng entered the south gate and just sat down in a restaurant next to the bell tower——
"Boom boom boom boom..."
The rapid and loud sound can cause pain in the ears.
There is a five-hundred-year-old bell hanging in the bell tower. Every impact of the bell can be heard dozens of miles away.
It is estimated that the county has learned that the "rogue bandits" are approaching and is calling the police.
The shop assistants no longer cared about entertaining the customers and rushed to close the windows and doors.
Li Zicheng slapped the table and said, "Shopkeeper! The thieves can't get in, so hurry up and serve a copper hot pot first. I'm so hungry."
The shopkeeper apologized and quickly asked the waiter to prepare.
"Don't close the door, I'll be entertaining distinguished guests later."
The shopkeeper bared his teeth in worry, but he couldn't chase people away. Besides, the big black man guarding the door looked unkind, so he had better serve him with caution.
Tian Jianxiu came back not long after his departure, and the spy who accompanied him had been lurking in Jiangzhou for three months.
Li Zicheng asked him some questions and then sent him away.
Tian Jianxiu went out again, and when he returned, he brought an old acquaintance with him. This chapter has been completed!