Zhang Yangquan turned over Dao Yi Zhi Lue in his hand, feeling surprised and happy in his heart.
Unexpectedly, in this period, there would be a talent like Wang Dayuan.
He went to sea twice in total, both starting from Quanzhou. The first time lasted five years and the second time lasted two years. Although he did not bring a large fleet like Zheng He, he visited far more places than Zheng He! Zhang Yangquan took a deep breath and closed the book.
"Is this Wang Dayuan still alive?" he asked Song Lian.
Song Lian said: "This man should be about the same age as me. It is said that he lives in Quanzhou. I think he should still be alive!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded, thinking that after conquering Quanzhou in the future, he must meet this Wang Dayuan.
When the time comes, there will be a lot of awards and awards, so that others can be encouraged to follow his example and go out to explore the sea!
Song Lian suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the common people come here this time to do something besides presenting books!"
Zhang Yangquan stretched out his hand and said: "Mr. Song, please speak."
Song Lian cupped his hands and said: "The common people want to ask the king for an official position!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned and said happily: "Mr. Song, are you willing to serve in our army?"
Song Lian smiled and said: "As long as the king doesn't dislike it, ordinary people are willing to edit the history collection of previous dynasties for the king!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned and said: "You want to study history?"
Song Lian said loudly: "Yes, your Majesty must have understood the importance of books after reading the Yi Zhi Lue of this island. Since the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, Confucianism has been suppressed, and many historical collections and classics of the predecessors have been lost. If they are not re-included as soon as possible, they will be lost very soon.
You may never get it back!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded.
Song Lian still wanted to sort out the books of his predecessors, but he knew that his own abilities were limited, so he came to use his own strength.
The two had made an agreement before, so Zhang Yangquan naturally would not refuse. After thinking about it, he said: "Then I will appoint you as Taishi Ling, responsible for revising the historical collections of previous dynasties!"
Song Lian said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "You go back and wait for two days. I will first order someone to help you choose a yamen, and then find some people to serve you."
Song Lian hurriedly said: "There is no need to set up a new yamen! He Jijiu from the Imperial College is collecting classical and historical books and has set up a library in the Imperial College. I have already talked to him and he is willing to hand over the library to me to manage!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Well, your yamen is located in the Imperial College. If you need manpower, you can directly ask He Jijiu!"
Song Lian said happily: "It's best, I'll resign!" He turned around and left.
Zhang Yangquan picked up Dao Yi Zhi slightly and looked through it again.
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In the 14th year of Zhizheng, on December 20, Jiangdu's army divided into four directions, from Huzhou, Jiaxing, and Jiande, with a total of 180,000 troops, advancing towards Hangzhou Road.
Da Shi Timur had already concentrated all his troops in Hangzhou City, so wherever he passed along the way, all the counties and cities watched the wind and fell.
On December 28, Wang Da's troops were the first to arrive at the north gate of Hangzhou City and set up camp five miles outside the city.
One day later, Xu Baisheng's army also arrived outside the west gate of Hangzhou, and two days later, Shan Zhu and Zhao Desheng's troops arrived at the east gate and south gate respectively.
After the four troops were in position, they did not attack the city immediately.
According to the plan, at midnight, the monks from Lingyin Temple will raid the north gate and put Jiangdu's army in.
The outside of the city was besieged by Jiangdu's army, and the people in the city were naturally full of uneasiness.
The street was deathly silent, and there was no one on the street.
Every household is hiding at home, and some people are even using hammers and boards to nail the windows and doors shut.
Faced with the war, even the wealthy gentry began to become nervous.
Hangzhou was captured once, by the Tianwan Army led by Xiang Pulue.
When the city was broken, soldiers broke into the homes of countless families, robbed their property, raped women, and burned down their houses.
Especially wealthy households are more likely to be targeted.
The He family in Shuangcheng Lane, the Lu family in Ma Tou Lane, the Xu family in Hengheqiao, and the Qian family in Qingyin Lane are some of the oldest families in Hangzhou.
As a result, on the day when the city of Hangzhou was destroyed, both the He family and the Qian family were destroyed by the military disaster.
Because of this, Lu Yuanwai sent his son to Jiangdu early for activities.
It's a pity that the son is useless. The leopard that was given as a gift was killed halfway. When he wanted to give the gift again, Jiang Dujun had already attacked him.
Since the morning, Member Lu had been looking uneasy. He called Lu Wanwan over several times and was scolded every time!
Lu Wanwan was naturally filled with anger, so he vented his anger on the Leopard Master, hung him on a tree, whipped him, and then threw him out of the house.
The Leopard Master's eyes flashed with malice, he struggled to get up and ran towards the Prime Minister's Mansion.
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It's late at night, and there's only a quarter of an hour left before midnight.
Wang Da walked back and forth in the tent, glancing at the corners of the tent from time to time.
The otter is placed next to the brazier.
The monkey closed his eyes and meditated. Geng San took a piece of cloth, dipped in butter, to take care of his beloved gun.
After a long time, Wang Da suddenly stopped and said: "It's time!"
The monkey opened his eyes, glanced at the moment, stood up and said: "Let's go!"
The three of them left the camp together.
A dozen generals stood neatly outside the tent, all of them in high spirits and ready to go.
Wang Da said nothing, only waved his hand, and the generals immediately dispersed and returned to their own teams.
The monkey took a look at the night sky. The bright moon was bright and clear like water.
"The moon is very bright tonight, perfect for a night attack!" he thought to himself.
The mood of the three people now is completely different from that when they attacked Zhenjiang.
At that time, when I was just starting out, I crossed the river alone and fought alone, which can be said to be very cautious.
This time, surrounded by armies from all sides, and with help from within, there was nothing to worry about, so everyone was very relaxed.
A quarter of an hour later, the army quietly left the camp without lighting torches. They walked forward in the dark and slowly approached the city gate.
The terrain outside the city gate is open, and under the moonlight, you can already see the hill-like Hangzhou City ahead!
When the army arrived about two miles outside the city, they did not get closer to avoid being discovered by the night watch soldiers on the city wall.
Next, it’s time to wait quietly.
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The fire was bright and the crystal light was dazzling, Zhihai's heart kept sinking.
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The Yuan troops holding torches stared at them expressionlessly, forming a semicircle at the foot of Lingyin Mountain.
Da Shi rode on the horse, staring coldly at Zhi Hai and a thousand monks, and said: "Master Ru Tong, it's so late, where are you going?"
Zhihai suddenly admired his senior brother because the latter could still remain calm under such circumstances.
"Back to Prime Minister Zuo, in the name of Master, we are going to the city gate to help you defend the city!"
Da Shi sneered: "Really? Let me ask you, have you ever left Hangzhou in the past month?"
If the face does not change color: "No!"
Da Shi said angrily: "Everyone says that family members don't tell lies, but I think you bald donkeys are better at telling lies than anyone else!"
At this moment, Monk Zhihai said quickly in Rutong's ear: "Brother, please quickly take everyone back to the mountain and defend the temple!"
After speaking, he roared angrily: "All the disciples of Luohan Hall will follow me and rush to kill these dog Tatars!"
Holding the crescent shovel, he rushed towards Da Shi.
As soon as he charged, the Yuan army immediately gathered towards Da Shi. Monk Rutong made a prompt decision and withdrew the temple with other monks!
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The moon has passed the zenith, and it is now the second quarter of the twilight hour.
Wang Da looked up at the moon and frowned: "What's going on? Why hasn't the spy succeeded yet?"
Geng San, who had the best eyesight, stared at the city wall in the distance and said: "There is something really wrong. There is no movement on the city wall. They don't seem to be attacking the city gate!"
Wang Da touched his forehead and said, "Did they remember the time wrong?"
The monkey said angrily: "How could you remember the time wrong for such a big event? Something must have happened in the city!"
Wang DaDao: "What should we do?"
The monkey said: "The king said that the four armies will be unified and controlled by Marshal Xu. Since the situation is unclear, it is better to report to Marshal Xu as soon as possible!"
The scouts sent to report came back more than an hour later. Xu Baisheng's order was simple and clear: attack the city!
The monkey hurriedly asked: "Does Marshal Xu have anything else to say?"
The scout said: "Marshal Xu said that the internal agents did not take action immediately. There is only one possibility. They have been exposed and there is no need to count on it. The morale of our army is strong, and the king only gives us one day. We must break through the city gate tonight!" p>
Wang Daha laughed and said: "That's right, twice as many troops can't defeat the Tatars. Brothers, come with me!"
Holding the Yanyue Sword high, he took the lead and rushed toward Hangzhou City!
Geng San hurriedly brought his cavalry squad with muskets and followed closely behind.
After this period of production, there were more than 500 muskets. Geng San selected 500 of the best cavalry archers from the battalion to form this musket cavalry team!
When the team arrived forty feet away from the city wall, the soldiers dismounted and loaded bullets and gunpowder.
Just listen to the sound of "Bang! Bang! Bang!" suddenly sounded, breaking the silence in the dark night.
In the blink of an eye, several soldiers on the city wall were shot and fell to the ground.
At this moment, a deafening shout of death was heard from the city wall, and a large group of Yuan soldiers rushed to the crenellations of the city wall and fired arrows at the bottom.
However, Jiangdu's army was fully armored, and each musket soldier was accompanied by a large shield soldier. When the musket soldier loaded his bullets, the large shield soldier would raise his shield in front of him.
Therefore, the effect of bows and arrows is not ideal.
After the two sides exchanged fire for a while, most of the opponent's arrows were bounced away. As long as the muskets of Geng San and others hit the enemy, they would immediately break the armor and shield, and they would be seriously injured even if they were not dead.
For a time, the siege area that Geng San was responsible for suppressed the Yuan army on the city wall.
Wang Da was commanding the siege under another city wall. He looked around and saw the situation on Geng San's side, and shouted: "Geng San, you are not a bad blunderbuss!"
When Geng San held the gun in his hand, he seemed to be a different person. He said calmly: "What's the point?" He raised his gun and aimed at a Yuan soldier between the wall stacks.
"Bang!"
The moment the gunfire rang out, there was a small hole in the soldier's helmet. Blood flowed out of the hole. With a pop, the body fell to the ground.
Wang Da laughed loudly, turned around and yelled at the soldiers behind him: "Soldiers who climbed to the camp first, let's not lose to the Shenji Camp, follow me and charge!"
He turned over and dismounted, tied the Yanyue Sword to his back, pulled out a horizontal sword, took a large shield from his subordinate, and rushed towards Geng San's area.
The soldiers who arrived at the camp first hurriedly carried the ladder and followed him closely.
Viewed from a high altitude, almost at the same time, the Jiangdu Army from the other three gates also attacked the fourth gate.
The sound of horse hooves and fighting broke out everywhere, and the city of Hangzhou instantly turned into a bloody purgatory!