He was stunned and even forgot to move forward. Is all this really what he wanted? What was he pursuing when he followed Leader Wu?
Isn’t the world peaceful and the fathers and mothers have clothes to eat and food to eat?
At some point, a gust of wind came to Wang Yan, with blood on his face and excitement. Li Yangchun said nothing and stepped over. Wang Yan was a little dazed, wondering where he had offended Li Yangchun.
In the government office, looking at the dozens of corpses in the lobby, Li Yangchun sighed dejectedly, without the joy of a winner at all, and just asked lightly: "No one alive?"
"King Li Tian sent his troops, all of them died. These people were killed by Gu Tongjun..."
"Is that so?" Li Yangchun squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, shook his head and smiled, "Maybe it's a good thing, at least he won't have to suffer any more. Brother Hua, please let Gu Tongjun and Ren Xiangshan be buried well.
"
Hua Xiaorong nodded lightly, looked outside the house, hesitated for a moment, followed Li Yangchun, and whispered: "Brother Li, look at the situation in the city. Is it really right for us to do this?"
This time, Hua Xiaorong did not call Li Tianwang, but called Brother Li. This title was rarely used anymore. Li Yangchun was stunned for a moment, and he naturally knew in his heart why Hua Xiaorong asked this question. Perhaps, it was also because of the relationship between the two.
Hua Xiaorong dared to ask about the relationship between them.
Walking into the back hall and walking in the small bamboo forest, Li Yangchun thought for a long time before sighing: "Does it matter whether it's right or wrong? Things have already happened. Maybe King Chuang needs to be like this. Brother Hua, be careful with your words in the future.
Okay, don’t say what you said today to others, especially Wang Yan.”
"But... everyone will think that these things are your orders!"
Li Yangchun curled his lips and sighed helplessly: "Is there anyone more suitable than me? Do you think King Chuang is willing to bear this reputation? Or, let Li Zicheng bear it? People have to bow their heads under the eaves. King Chuang is not Wu
Leader, just understand some things in your heart."
Li Yangchun somewhat understood why Wang Zuoguan took refuge in the Living King of Hell. Perhaps, Wang Zuoguan had already discovered that the path he took at that time was not what he thought.
One day later, Wang Yan and Hua Xiaorong in Nanyang City had a conflict. Regarding how to deal with the bodies of Gu Tongjun and others, Hua Xiaorong naturally wanted to give them a grand burial, but Wang Yan wanted to chop off the heads of those people and show their heads to the public.
Finally, Li Yangchun came forward and scolded Hua Xiaorong. Wang Yan was satisfied and chopped off the heads of Gu Tongjun, Ren Xiangshan and others, and hung them on the top of Nanyang City.
.......
Nanyang Prefecture Counselor Gu Tongjun died in battle with Ren Xiangshan, and Nanyang City was turned into a purgatory by the peasant army. This matter was deliberately planned by Wang Yan and others, and spread like wind throughout the Central Plains, even in the north and south.
Li also heard the bad news.
In the capital city of Beizhili, the entire Sixth Department Yamen looked busy, especially Cheng Jiming and others, who looked sad. Because of Henan affairs, they had not left the Cabinet Office for two days. When the bad news came, they became even more worried.
It deepened the fear in the hearts of several elders. Once Nanyang is broken, the rogue bandits will be able to move eastward or westward without any hindrance. Once the rogue bandits go east and plot south of the Yangtze River, the foundation of the entire Ming Dynasty will be smashed by the rogue bandits. All matters are close to home.
Most of the officials in the imperial court were really anxious about their interests.
The cabinet bypassed the Ministry of War and directly sent the message to South Zhili. Soon after, after emergency consultation, the six departments of South Zhili transferred all their troops from Jiangning Prefecture and Luzhou Prefecture to garrison in Runing Prefecture, Henan. Almost at the same time, the South Zhili Ministry of War Shangshu Chen Daochuan sent an order to the Zhejiang Capital Command to gather troops and go north to the Zhoukou area of Henan. It only took three days for the South Zhili side to assemble heavy troops in southeastern Henan. Their intention was very obvious. They wanted to block the rogue bandits. Outside of Tianfu, as long as the rogue bandits not only respond to the prosperous land of Tianfu in the south of the Yangtze River, they will be allowed to wreak havoc in Henan.
The actions of South Zhili completely angered local officials in Henan. Rogue bandits poured into the Central Plains, and the enemy was ahead. Min Zhengyuan, the prefect of Kaifeng, and Yu Chenglong, the prefect of Henan, temporarily put aside their grudges. Min Zhengyuan, Li Zhengqian and others rushed to Luoyang urgently. to discuss the next matters. When they arrived at Luoyang City, the Zhejiang soldiers and horses had not yet entered Henan. They thought there was still room for change. However, the Zhejiang soldiers and horses stationed in the Zhoukou area, completely cutting off the remaining thoughts in their hearts. think.
Because of the situation in Henan, Yu Chenglong almost didn't think about food and drinks. In the past ten days, he seemed to have aged a lot. Looking at the official document in his hand, even though Yu Chenglong was steady, he couldn't help but tremble with anger, "That's unreasonable. What are they thinking?" Why? I wrote a book to Nanzhili several times before, hoping that Nanzhili would send troops to help suppress the bandits, and this is how they helped?"
Min Zhengyuan was even more furious, "In order to protect Jiangnan, they really did everything they could, but have they ever thought that if the Central Plains were in ruins, could they really withstand the impact of rogue bandits? If the Central Plains could not be protected, Jiangnan would not be protected. It's definitely not good, it's really..."
Ordinarily, as members of the Donglin Party, they should hold on tighter and help each other at this time. However, Min Zhengyuan never dreamed that Nanzhili would launch a posture to drive the rogue bandits to Luoyang and Kaifeng. It was really a disaster. Everyone has their own concerns, but isn't the appearance of Nanzhili too ugly? It is understandable that Nanzhili did this. What Min Zhengyuan was really angry about was that Nanzhili didn't even discuss it before.
How could Yu Chenglong not know this truth? The Central Plains is the foundation of the world, and in some respects it is even more important than Jiangnan. The Central Plains is densely populated, and once rogue bandits wreak havoc in the Central Plains, it is estimated that within half a year, under the influence of the rogue bandits, they will be able to There are hundreds of thousands more rogues, or even millions of rogues. Thinking about this number, it feels scary. A million rogues, how can they stop them with the few soldiers and horses in Nanzhili?
Yu Chenglong did not send a message to Northern Zhili. It is useless to say more at this time. If Southern Zhili dared to mobilize troops like this, it must have got the tacit approval of the Northern Zhili cabinet. Without the tacit approval of the cabinet adults, it was just a matter of the Ministry of War. Shangshu Hou Shilu could not mobilize the troops of Nanzhili at all. From a certain point of view, he and Min Zhengyuan had been abandoned. What would happen to Henan in the future could only depend on his ability.
Soon, Yu Chenglong discussed with Min Zhengyuan and wrote a letter. This letter was not sent to the cabinet, but to Hou Shilu. Now the only ones we can count on are Hou Shilu and His Majesty. Elite soldiers and horses must be mobilized into the Central Plains. Well, now Qin Liangyu's Bashu troops and thousands of Liaodong soldiers and horses led by Zhao Zhijiao and Zuo Liangyu are blocked in the north of Bashu. The distant water cannot save the near fire.
In fact, some things should not be said by Jackie Chan, and Hou Shilu also understood the importance of the Central Plains. In the Wenhua Hall, the lights were bright, Chongzhen summoned Hou Shilu alone, and asked with a heavy heart: "Hou Aiqing, I want to hear you tell the truth today, Henan
How is the situation going?"
Hou Shilu frowned deeply, thinking about what to say to Chongzhen. After thinking for a moment, he said frankly: "Your Majesty, now the rogue bandits are in Nanyang Mansion, and their morale is high. The soldiers and horses in Xiangyang have also been beaten out of Jiangling Mansion, and then they can't get out of Jiangling Mansion.
With the opening of the Nanyang Cave, more and more rogue bandits are pouring into Henan, and they are no longer controllable. The troops and horses of various departments in Henan have been sparse for a long time, and many guard posts are seriously empty. With the troops and horses of Henan Province, they may only be able to defend Luoyang.
Zhengzhou and Kaifeng are several important places. But Runing, Ruzhou and other places are afraid that they will be ruined by rogue bandits."
"If a large number of elite troops are not mobilized to enter Henan, I am afraid that the rogue bandits will take advantage of the Central Plains granary to rapidly expand their strength. It will be even more difficult to deal with them when the time comes."
The Central Plains is not as barren as the northwest. It has a large population and sufficient food. Once the bandits really gain a foothold here, with their behavior, they will quickly grow to hundreds of thousands or millions of people, which will be a huge blow to the Ming Dynasty.
A devastating disaster.
Chongzhen was full of anxiety. He had always tried to appease the civil unrest. However, things did not develop as he expected. The civil unrest intensified and even spread from Shaanxi to the Central Plains.
"Hou Aiqing, is it really impossible to drive out the bandits with the help of Henan soldiers and horses?" Chongzhen looked bitter. He also wanted to mobilize heavy troops into Henan to suppress the bandits, but the reality was cruel. The treasury was empty. This is not a joke. The Ming Dynasty was majestic.
It can't even support a 100,000-strong army to suppress bandits.
Hou Shilu knew what Chongzhen was thinking. He shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, if there is a way, I will not say this. Before the rogue bandits become big, we must mobilize heavy troops to suppress the bandits."
"But the money in the national treasury is poor. What should we do? Is it really necessary to increase the agricultural tax..."
Hou Shilu was shocked and said hurriedly: "This must not be done. Although doing this will solve the urgent need, it will make the people of the world resentful. Once the rogue bandits attack, there will be countless of them. Doing this is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.
Destroy the foundation of our Ming Dynasty."
Chongzhen didn't know the consequences of increasing the agricultural tax, but he was really pushed into a corner. In the past, he thought that things would be much better if Liaodong no longer sucked blood endlessly. However, he found that Liaodong sucked less blood, but the money in the treasury was still the same.
Not much, the money and food used to suppress bandits is still far from enough.
There just isn't enough money, but when the Ming Dynasty was the richest in the world, where did the money go?
Chongzhen was impatient, so how could Hou Shilu not be impatient? When marching for a war, money and food were insufficient, how could we fight the battle? In the final analysis, war is all about money and food. The bandits did not have to worry about this, because they could rob, and what they robbed was theirs. But
The imperial court cannot do this, especially the one about raising agricultural taxes is even more vicious.
The people of the Ming Dynasty have already been under a heavy burden in recent years. If the agricultural tax is increased, wouldn't this push the people to death? If the people cannot survive, they will have to rebel with the bandits.
In fact, Hou Shilu had an immature idea in his mind, but he was still a little hesitant. Seeing Chongzhen's slump, he couldn't bear it and sighed softly: "Your Majesty, I have a plan, you might as well give it a try."
Chongzhen raised his eyebrows and said anxiously: "Hou Aiqing, there are no outsiders here, it's okay if you just say so."
"Why don't Your Majesty try to transfer Tie Mo to Henan? Maybe he has a way to solve the current predicament."
Chongzhen was so shocked that he waved his hand quickly without even thinking about it, "Let Red go to Henan? Even if he has great power, he can't break this predicament. How can he still make money?"
In the past two years, Tie Mo has often worried about Chongzhen. Coupled with Sun Chengzong's relationship, Chongzhen has already regarded Tie Mo as his close confidant. At this time, he threw Tie Mo to Henan and asked him to find a way to make money.
, this is harming him. Chongzhen relied heavily on Tie Mo, and naturally he did not want Tie Mo to be ruined in Henan.
Hou Shilu smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty will protect Tie Mo, and I know it in my heart. However, I have been observing this son for a long time, and I can see that this son can win over Shanxi merchants and dominate the vast sea even though he is completely destitute. It shows that this son has extraordinary abilities. Now.
The military situation is urgent, and perhaps only he can solve Henan's dilemma."
"this......"
Chongzhen was very hesitant and couldn't make a decision for a while.
.......
When the Ming Dynasty was shaken by Henan, Shanxi, which is close to Shaanxi, had a peaceful scene.
Yuci County, Taiyuan Prefecture, after the tax protest, the county quickly returned to its former prosperity. The neat long streets and renovated shops all show that this county is full of vitality.
Zhiyuan Restaurant is a newly opened restaurant in the city, but its business is extremely popular. I heard that the female shopkeeper of Zhiyuan Restaurant is extremely beautiful, and her beauty is as good as that of the eldest lady of the Chang family. Over the past few months, people have come to admire her appearance.
There was an endless stream of people, but they were all blocked by the purple veil on the face. However, the guests did not feel annoyed, and this veil actually added a bit of mystery.
In fact, just by looking at her graceful figure, one can tell that this woman is definitely extraordinary.
In a quaint room on the second floor, the female shopkeeper was playing with the potted plants in front of her. Not long after, a man opened the door and walked in, "Madam, there is a letter from sir."
"Okay." The female shopkeeper opened the letter, read it patiently, and then frowned.
"You take people to deliver the goods from the warehouse to Yueyang Truck Shop. Be sure to take care of them on the way!"
The man quickly handed over his hand and said, "Madam, don't worry, I will deliver the goods safely to Yueyang."
The man left in a hurry, but the female shopkeeper frowned more and more. She didn't know what that batch of goods was. Since arriving in Shanxi, she has opened this restaurant, but in fact it is just a cover for others to transfer goods.
To this day, she doesn't even know what role she plays in it.
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Hequ City, after a great battle, this dilapidated city ushered in a brief period of peace.
Man Gui has rushed back to Datong Prefecture, where Tie Mo is in charge. For more than ten days, Tie Mo just defended the Hetao and did not act rashly. Zhang Da received Chen Bing's troops to secure the city and had already prepared for it. His troops left the Hetao and attacked Yan'an Prefecture.
, I’m afraid I won’t get any benefit at all.
The officers and soldiers did not move, and the peasant army did not dare to move.
Tie Mo was living quite comfortably, but a letter made him worried. The letter was sent by Zhang Yan. According to what the letter said, His Majesty and Hou Shilu intended for him to go to Henan.
I really don’t have any confidence at all when I go to Henan at this time.
Why should he annihilate the peasant army when his subordinates are short of soldiers, food and money? Tie Mo was very distressed, but he knew that since Zhang Yan had written the letter, it meant that the matter was close to close.