The next day, when the sun rose in the east, barely revealing the slightest bit of forehead, Zhu Kui and his fellow civilians had already moved out of the camp to close the camp. They quickly organized everything, and five hundred horses lined up at the foot of Shu County City. This military appearance can be discussed in isolation.
, definitely a strong military force.
Similarly, people from the Prefect's Mansion and the Zhou family had already sent grain and grass over. Looking at the carts of rice, Zhu Kui smiled bitterly. It seemed that he could not complete the ten-day trip to Yingchuan from Haikou that he had boasted about yesterday.
The food and fodder may not be able to keep up with the speed of one's own march, but as the saying goes, the three armies go first before the food and fodder are used. When there are more marches and battles, the generals must first cooperate with the food and fodder.
In addition to the five hundred cavalry, Zhu Kui had no choice but to hire a hundred young farmers to help escort the grain and fodder. The manpower was already tight, and the extra three thousand stones of grain and fodder added to the delay.
Therefore, he considered leaving fifty more cavalry to help Zhou Tai escort the grain and grass, and he led the main force to take the first step.
Zhu Kui was on good terms with Lu Xian, who was a guest of the Lu family. Lu Kang naturally looked at him differently and saw him off personally. However, the head of the Zhou family, Zhou Shang, did not come back in person. He sent food and grass, and the friendship was over.
Soon, that was all he could do, and Zhu Kui could not afford more gifts from him.
"Your Excellency, please stop here and see me off. Huai Ming is very grateful. We will see you someday."
After saying goodbye, Zhu Kui was about to mount his horse and set off when the sound of horse hooves came from the gate of the city. He saw Chen Wu and others, and hundreds of people, lightly dressed and dressed in simple clothes, rushed over. These hundreds of horses were all the official horses in Shu County.
They quickly dismounted their horses and knelt down in front of Lu Kang: "The general will pay homage to your lord and inform him that he and his group of brothers would like to follow Xiao Langjun to the north to exterminate the Yellow Turban bandits. I hope your permission will be granted."
When Lu Kang heard this, he felt displeased, "You were promoted by me. You are about to be conquered and stamped with the Lu family's mark. You are an ungrateful warrior. You are crazy to want credit."
Lu Kang knew what Chen Wu was thinking at a glance. There was war in the world. It was the day when these warriors rose to prominence. They became generals and became marquises. Therefore, it was the dream of those who practiced martial arts. Although Dai Feng, the yellow scarf thief, had a share of the credit for the destruction of the yellow turban thief yesterday, it was a small one.
Unfortunately, if you want to make meritorious deeds, you have to stay in Lujiang County for who knows how many years to get ahead.
"Think of an excuse and push it away." Lu Kang thought.
"I didn't expect that the captain under the prefect's command had a passionate and patriotic heart. I think everyone couldn't help but sigh when they saw it, so they respected the captain and the important people." Zhu Kui once again spoke out some high-sounding words first.
Lu Kang was stunned. He didn't want Zhu Kui to put a tall hat on him. He didn't know whether it was an ulterior motive or an unintentional statement. He couldn't refuse. There were so many people around him watching, laughing at him for preventing him from being loyal to the country.
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"Zi Lie, since you are determined to kill the thief, how can I not allow it? I will wait for you to win and return to Lujiang County."
Afterwards, Zhu Kui and his party rode away on horseback.
Along the way, Zhu Kui had been thinking about what to do after going north. He was still waiting for news from the front. The most important thing in ancient wars was intelligence, which was more important than any military strategy.
Two days later, a man who claimed to be Wang's trading company caught up with his team and came to pay him a visit.
"The villain, King Qian, pays homage to the lord."
Wang Qian was in his forties and had a round face and a big belly. Zhou Tai and the other three looked at each other and did not recognize each other. Zhu Kui excused himself and said with a smile: "As soon as I heard that he was a businessman named Wang, I knew he was from the Wang Zhong sect.
You came. He did not disappoint my expectations. You were able to come directly to my military camp. You have really worked hard on the intelligence."
"Thank you for the compliment, my lord. This is the atlas of Yingchuan that you asked for, lord. It records the landforms and distribution of cities and counties in Yingchuan." After saying that, he took out a piece of silk cloth from his sleeve with dense ink marks. He handed it over and said: "Since The outbreak of the Yellow Turbans has greatly affected spies from all over the country. Otherwise, my lord should have drawn up the painting before going on the expedition, but it has been delayed until now. Please forgive me."
"Okay, I know you have worked hard, there is no need to blame yourself." Zhu Kui looked at the topographic map, nodded with satisfaction, and circulated it to Gan Ning and the others...
But he said that this topographic map clearly marked the county seat, official roads and mountains and forests, which was very rare in ancient times.
"Where are Huangfu Zhonglang and Zhu Zhonglang now, and how is the battle going?" Zhu Kui asked with concern.
Later generations only recorded the general process of suppressing the Yellow Turbans, and the specific fighting process was rarely mentioned.
"You Zhonglang, General Zhu Jun, hastily led 20,000 troops out of Sheyuan Pass at the urging of His Majesty. He was defeated by Peng Tuo. He lost the first battle and now retreated to Runan. Huangfu Zhonglang's progress was also not smooth, and he fought with the bandits in succession. There will be victory or defeat, Chen Bingchangshe."
"Sure enough." Zhu Kui secretly said that the main force of the Yellow Turbans was very brave in the early stage, and the Han army was defeated again and again. "To Changshe, or to Runan, ah! It's a pity that there is no one who can make suggestions. If Ma Jun is here, there will be someone who can discuss it." "
Although Zhu Kui was familiar with Wang Jian's military books and knew the battle formations, his planning was based on one person's shortcomings and two others' long-term planning.
"Yingchuan is so talented." Zhu Kui suddenly thought of this sentence and suddenly asked: "Do you know Yingchuan Academy? How is the situation there?"
Wang Qian was stunned. He didn't know why he asked about something unrelated to the war situation, but it had nothing to do with him, so he told him what he knew: "It is said that not long before the Yellow Turban outbreak, the Yingchuan Academy was closed, and the students returned to their hometowns." .”
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Zhu, with Danzhu as the ancestor of his surname, is rumored to be a direct descendant of Emperor Yao. Later, King Wu defeated Zhou, established the Zhou Dynasty, and divided the vassal states, and the Zhu state was born.
During the Warring States Period, the Chu State destroyed Zhu, and the Zhu people were forced to leave their homeland where generations had lived and died. The Zhu people took the country's name, changed their surname to Zhu, and moved around. Most of them lived in Chu, Wu, and Yue. Three places.
The Zhu family of Wu County originated from Zhu Zhen, a native of Chu in the Western Han Dynasty. He followed Liu Bang and served as the captain. Later, he was granted the title of Marquis of Yanling for his military exploits. Later, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty killed the Hou of Piyang, a minister of Empress Lu, and Zhu Jian was implicated in it, which may affect his family, so He committed suicide first, and then his family moved to Jiangdong, taking refuge in the barren land of the Western Han Dynasty. After four hundred years of business, the Zhu surname in Wu County has become the fourth most prominent family in Jiangdong.
The Zhu family in Wu County had a close relationship with the Shanyue clan. After leaving Wu County in his early years, he hid in the neighboring Kuaiji County and developed. Unfortunately, Xu Sheng from Juzhang rebelled in Kuaiji. The Zhu family had a great influence and suffered a lot of losses in reputation and wealth. , the four major families in Jiangdong are at the end of their sweating process, and their name is almost no longer worthy of their name.
Wu County, the old residence of the Zhu family in Wu County, occupies a large area, has dozens of houses, and four or five courtyards of various types, making it a magnificent mansion. In the entire Wu County, only the ancestral residences of the Lu, Gu, and Zhang families can be compared. The scale of the prefect's government office cannot be compared with it.
In the backyard, the water in the pond is sparkling blue. Two dragonflies fly when they touch the water. The pond becomes green and lush. A pavilion is built next to the water, which is very tasteful.
Next to the sandalwood, three people were sitting across from each other. They were both dressed in Confucian robes. They were quite similar in appearance. They had thin lips and high foreheads, and there was gloom and melancholy between their brows. These two people were Zhu Fa and Zhu Yang. The two brothers, the generation surnamed Zhu in Wu County, are even more withered. They were originally seven brothers, but unfortunately none of them died in the rebellion in Kuaiji County a few years ago.
The last person is a young man in his late thirties, with long eyebrows and sharp eyes, a broad face and a tall body, giving people the impression of being both wise and courageous. The young man's name is Zhu Zhi, and he is the only adult among those named Zhu in Wu County. The descendants and other direct descendants are still young and still need experience.
The two brothers Zhu Fa and Zhu Yang frowned at this moment, thinking in their minds that in the Jiangdong area, the four surnames from Wu County, Lu, Gu, and Zhang, have been rising in family power over the past few years. One of their descendants, Lu Kang, is already the prefect. Gu Yong worshiped the famous Confucian Cai Yong as his disciple, and he was determined to be a high-ranking official in the future. Although Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao were affiliated, their reputations spread far and wide from Jiangdong to the Central Plains.
Among the descendants of his family, although his eldest son Zhu Zhi is both civilized and military, he is relatively advanced. He was promoted as a filial and honest man at the age of twenty. Now he is considered to be working in the Wujun Prefecture, but compared with others, he is much unknown. .….
"That Moling Zhu Kui has already set off? Going north to fight against the Yellow Turbans?" The person who asked the question was Zhu Fa, the current head of the Zhu family.
His second brother Zhu Yang heard the sound, nodded and replied: "According to the news, they fought a battle in Lujiang, helped Lu Kang annihilate the ant thieves who invaded the city, and then went to Ying without stopping. Sichuan, he should have taken refuge under the command of the general Huangfu Song."
"Huh!" Zhu Yang snorted with disdain. Recently, there was a rumor in the counties and markets in Jiangdong that the Zhu family of Wu County had sunk to the west and was no longer the same as before. And the Zhu family of Moling, the storyteller Lang is rising like a new star. Although he is young, he is loyal and resourceful. He has built a large business in just a few years. He is known as the fastest and fastest rising squire in Jiangdong.
Ever since, someone suggested that among the four surnames in Jiangdong, the Zhu family from Wu County should be removed and replaced by the Zhu family from Moling. This rumor reached Zhu Yang's ears, and he was naturally furious. Several wine tables.
"This boy is so arrogant. He also writes novels, builds sedan chairs, establishes escort agencies, and does good deeds everywhere. He looks so hypocritical. Now he is asking for death and wants to go north to join the volunteer army and help the court fight the yellow turban thief. This yellow turban thief is so Is it easy to fight? Regardless of the victory in Lujiang, it was just a small group of Yellow Turban thieves. In Yingchuan and Jizhou in the Central Plains, there were hundreds of thousands of people rebelling. He was giving people away, and five hundred people were filling their teeth. If there aren’t even enough seams, you’re dead.”
Zhu Yang spoke angrily, constantly scolding Zhu Kui and cursing him to die early, but he didn't know when the two of them forged a deep hatred.
"Well!" The eldest brother Zhu Fa did not comment on the second brother's abuse. He nodded, but he seemed to agree. He asked: "Stop talking nonsense. No matter how others seek death, it is none of our business." , but earlier we wanted to buy the new table and chair furniture he painted, but he was unwilling to do so. Ling Ke put the table and chair project at a standstill, and he was not willing to cooperate with me, the Zhu family of Wu County, but it was too much. "
"But this man does have some tricks up his sleeve. He is in Moling and it is difficult to deal with him. Now that he is gone, he has no backbone. But he wants to avenge the previous time and try to snatch away all the drawings of the tables, chairs and furniture, and His marketing plan.”
Zhu Fa discussed with his younger brother. He knew that the Gu family had made a fortune with Zhu Kui's new method of making salt, the Lu family had made a fortune with the "Fashion Policy", and even the little Zhao family had made a fortune with the "Storytelling Policy" in the past few years. Having made a fortune, the Zhu family in Wu County has experienced shrinking finances in recent years, so naturally they want to get the new furniture from Zhu Kui and make a lot of money.
"Why don't you say anything? What do you think?" Zhu Fa asked again.
At this time, Na Zhu Zhi looked at his father and his second uncle Zhu Yang, knelt down straight, straightened his body, and came to his two elders. First, he talked to his father for a while, and then to his second uncle.
A few words were whispered into my ears.
These few words from Zhu Zhi made both of them's eyes light up. Zhu Yang clapped his hands and praised: "Well done, Zhi'er is indeed very talented. Next month will be the memorial ceremony for my Zhu family in Wu County. I really deserve to invite him."
Come."
"That's right!" Clan leader Zhu Fa nodded, the matter was settled and the discussion was over.