() When Zhang Ruitu and others were planning to make money from the treasury, they never thought that they would cause such a big trouble. It would be fine to say that the emperor who originally promised not to interfere in Jiangnan affairs suddenly broke his oath and announced that he would go south. After all, he
His identity is displayed there. The so-called king's land in the world, and now that the imperial power is soaring, he can go wherever he wants. Anyway, the remaining sycophants from his scholars cannot make much of a splash! But!
Why is that damn fat guy just messing around? To quell the mutiny of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in Xin'an, does he need to personally lead the fully armed general's guard? If you really want to deal with those reckless men, why don't you just send me a message? Don't look at me Jiangnan
I have no fighting spirit, but it’s okay to do this little thing... .
Just when the whole Jiangnan was getting popular and the scholars were panicking, the spies who had been lurking in Luoyang for a long time finally came back with a piece of good news that General Zhenguo wanted them to know. It turned out that the damn fat man was not following the emperor this time! He
Leading an army south will not only have to deal with possible mutinies, but also have to take people to negotiate with the Western Yi, and they will not be involved in the small matter of disaster relief!
The scholars would never believe this kind of excuse to deceive children. In their opinion, the fat man's entry into the smelly land was nothing more than supporting the emperor and directly threatening Jiangnan from behind to prevent anyone from plotting evil while the emperor was going south.
The scholars are extremely contemptuous of this. That damn fat man is too contemptuous of others. With your invincible army, why should we make trouble for ourselves and run away to rebel? That kind of nonsense is only done by soldiers who have not studied for a few days.
Only ruffians can do it. As gentlemen, we are responsible for only deceiving the emperor! Of course, this news is not completely useless. The scholars at least saw a glimmer of hope. Perhaps this time, the emperor should be given to the servants and let him return to the capital as soon as possible.
, they should be able to muddle through. And it was Zhu Youcong's actions along the way that gave them such confidence. This damn fat man rarely even entered the city, let alone interfered with local affairs. Could it be that he really became a married woman?
son?. .
"Sister Zu'e, I heard that there are a lot of thieves in the Huguang area. Why haven't I encountered them all the way?" Zhu Youcong didn't know what extraordinary things Chongzhen would do when he arrived in Jiangnan. He didn't want to know either;
And how those ministers who accompanied the king, who spoke of benevolence and morality but were full of bad ideas, would deal with the Jiangnan scholars was a state secret. Of course, the generals who set the rules of the game with the emperor could not take the lead in violating the rules and secretly inquire about them. Likewise,
, now the little fat man has no intention to pay attention to what the scholars have to say.
"Isn't this all caused by you?" Zhang Yan has a headache. Why doesn't this little husband refuse to be honest? The scenery outside is so good and he still wants to be robbed? Do you think those bandits are all?
Fool, the most important thing for people in this business is to keep informed. Otherwise, if they choose the wrong target during the robbery, will their work be in vain? If they still don’t know that the entire Ming Dynasty, except the emperor, is yours, you can’t afford to offend them.
Then how can you eat this bowl of rice?
"No, this is my first time going to Jiangnan!" Zhu Youcong had a serious lack of understanding of his destructive power. He didn't know that these bandits had been busy moving when the army passed through Nanzhao. The reason is very simple.
Now that you can no longer survive and are forced to rebel against the court, you will not be held accountable. As long as you have a good reason, you can even get an official position. However, robbery without reason is the patent of the general who governs the country. Anyone who dares to steal work from him... The north is
Those colleagues who were annihilated are examples!
"Brother Cong, can't you just be quiet for a while?" Even after they got married, the three of them did not change their previous names. The little fairy yawned with sleepy eyes and said dissatisfiedly: "When I passed Yuezhou Mansion a few days ago, I said
Okay, you went with us to climb the tower to watch the lake, but you just ran to the lake to suppress the bandits! What was the result?"
"Mistake! Mistake! That time was purely an accident!" Zhu Youcong felt a little aggrieved when he mentioned this matter. When he was in Baling, he heard that there were two powerful lake bandits on Dongting Lake. In order to relieve the worries of the people,
He also specially forcibly transferred several broken ships from the Imperial Navy. And the start went smoothly. The lake bandits thought that General Zhenguo didn't know how to swim and had no intention of escaping. They were blocked in their respective lairs without warning. The process was so long.
Needless to say, the combat effectiveness of the general's guards was not exaggerated. After a volley of fire, the lake bandits immediately announced their surrender. Then... General Zhenguo, who carried the infantry cannon to the boat and fired it twice without hitting anyone, was fine.
.But he also caused his own boat to flood, and had to squeeze onto the lake bandit's boat to make a triumphant return.
"Husband, why didn't you punish the navy general?" Zhang Yan was extremely dissatisfied with this matter. The dignified general of the Ming Dynasty actually turned into a drowned rat after winning. If word spread, the world would not laugh out loud.
Strange!
"Why should I blame them?" Zhu Youcong smiled bitterly, and then said: "Sister Zu'e, you have also seen, what kind of life did those navy officers and soldiers live? In recent years, we have only focused on development in the north. But we have ignored the
Attention from the South. Even I have always thought that the Jiangnan soldiers have lost their blood a long time ago. They are just a group of cowards waiting to die. To be honest, when I issued the military order, I really didn’t expect them to come. But when
When these soldiers who were driving a broken ship and could be regarded as beggars if they were not carrying flags appeared in front of me, I was really ashamed..."
"Even so, you don't have to recruit them into the army and ask them to go south together!" The selection of Zhu Youcong's army has always been extremely strict. Not only must they be physically strong, but they must also be able to read and write, and their origins are even more important.
Even if a family tree cannot be found for three generations, one must have relatives and friends from the same village to vouch for it. Zhang Yan was very puzzled that he violated his principles this time and directly took under his command that group of navy officers and soldiers with unknown origins.
"Is this the case..." Zhu Youcong said with a thief smile: "Do you know who is being transferred to lead the troops this time?"
"Isn't he just an unqualified deputy envoy of the Wei Commander's Department? What's there to be happy about?" This time, the scholars did give Zhu Youcong enough face, in order to delay his journey south so that the two young masters Zhang Ruitu could
Being fully prepared, they secretly instigated the Navy to send the shabbiest ship and select the most inconspicuous general. If the general's guards were not too powerful, the two groups of lake bandits alone might be able to defeat the general.
On Dongting Lake!
"This guy's name is Shen Shouyue!"
"Is it him? Shen Yourong's fourth son?" Zhang Yan didn't know that according to the original history, Shen Shouyue would be beheaded for actively supporting Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan's fight against the Qing Dynasty. But she tried to beat up Qi Jiguang after he was transferred to Guangdong.
Taking advantage of the situation, Xiao Abuhu and others were all over the place looking for teeth. They defeated the Japanese pirates in the east of Taiwan and sneaked to Penghu to deal with the Dutch. However, the fourth place in the Wanli Seven Years Yingtian Martial Arts Examination was deeply remembered.
"That's not the case! Hehe... now you know why my husband spent three hundred taels of silver to treat them to dinner? The imperial navy is worthless, but those soldiers are priceless!" Zhu Youcong, who never wanted to suffer a loss, did it this time. He had made a lot of money. He had spent a full 500 taels on Lu Xiangsheng when he tricked King Fu, but this time he used 300 taels in exchange for eight fierce generals and a group of navy officers and soldiers who were not afraid of death! "He has promised me, not only We will immediately send a message to the brothers in the family to join the army in Xin'an. We will also ask Shen Shouchong, who is serving as the governor and magistrate of Fujian, to apply for transfer to Guangdong!"
"But you are not afraid of another Zhao Kuo in the army?" Zhang Yan's worry is not unreasonable. Although Jiangmen Huzi's words are correct, who can guarantee that the Shen family will not have a group of descendants who are talking about war on paper?
"Don't worry about this. Even if these eight brothers join the army, they will have to start as ordinary soldiers. I just provide them with an opportunity to become famous in the world, but whether they can grasp it depends on themselves!" The only person who rose to a high position in the New Army without any meritorious service was Li Zicheng, a genius of rebellion. Even then, he showed his hand when quelling the civil strife in Shaanxi, and now he has even toiled the stick to the point of complaining and came all the way to recognize his ancestors. Returned to the clan. As for the other generals, it is easy to become an official. They can go to the battlefield and use the enemy's head in exchange. Anyway, these days, the competition is bigger than the fist. There are still so many disobedient guys around the Ming Dynasty. The war has lasted for ten years and eight years. The new year will never end!
"Brother Cong, you are so blatantly robbing the emperor, aren't you afraid that he will come to our house again and refuse to leave?" The little fairy was really afraid of the shameless Chongzhen. This time he wanted to have two more people when he went south. The helper actually stayed in Zhu Youcong's courtyard all day regardless of the newlywed Yan'er, and did not leave until the little fat man agreed to give Han Xu to him.
"Hehe... Meng'er, don't worry, I guarantee that he won't have time to pay attention to me this time!" Every time he got a good minister or a strong general, Chongzhen would take him away at any time, which had already made Zhu Youcong wary. .Fortunately, he was going to Jiangnan this time, otherwise he really wouldn’t be sure to fool him.
"Husband, wouldn't you..."
"Sister Zu'e, don't make blind guesses! I just want to follow the queen's wishes and add some people to the palace!" Zhu Youcong has many ways to deal with others, but now he is deceiving the emperor. If there is no legitimate reason, The reason is really not good, even if this guy is a shameless brother. It just so happens that the former queen who came out this time complained to Zhang Yan privately. She said that there were too few concubines around the emperor to show the royal style, and she, the queen, also because of this He was often criticized privately by courtiers.
"Brother Cong wants to seduce the beautiful lady for the emperor?" The little fairy is not Zhang Yan. She is very concerned about other women appearing around her husband. Even if she is helping the emperor to do something this time, if this little fat man suddenly gets distracted, give them two It’s not fun for sisters to have a companion!
"What kind of beautiful girl should I choose? This time I spent the last of my private money to buy it for him!" Zhu Youcong felt very distressed. Although there was a lot of money in the palace, his military expenses were still stored in the treasury. But what really belonged to him was He only had so much for his own personal use, and this time he had taken out a lot in revenge for the emperor!
"purchase?"
"Yes, I can't rob civilian girls, but there are a lot of beauties on the Qinhuai River! I have asked Gao Yingxiang to accompany the most famous madam in Luoyang City to bring money there, and I have to do it this time no matter what. Two boats of young shepherds entered the palace..."
"Two ships? Husband, how much money did you ask Mr. Gao to bring?" Zhang Yan was scared. She had no idea about the current prices, but she also knew that it would definitely cost a lot to buy so many people!
"Five hundred thousand taels?" the little fairy screamed. Seeing Zhu Youcong's fat hand, she wanted to kick this fat man out of the car! This much money is enough to feed their family of three for decades.
, now you actually spend so much money to find a wife for the emperor?
"You think I have too much money and no place to use it?" Zhu Youcong was also shocked by Ning Meng's statement, and corrected him with a livid face: "Fifty taels is scary enough, why don't you pay me back?"
It’s doubled ten thousand times! Is it possible that you don’t want to wear new clothes anymore and buy rouge pollen?”
"Five...fifty taels?" The two women wanted to open Zhu Youcong's head to see what was inside. Fifty taels of silver was not enough to buy two boats of people, not to mention two boats of potatoes.
!
"Too many? In fact, I feel the same way!" After sighing, Zhu Youcong answered: "There are so many wealthy gentry in Jiangnan. I originally didn't even want to give them a tael of silver, but Gao Yingxiang didn't even want to give him a tael of silver before the emperor ordered his house to be confiscated.
He must have food and drink? I can’t treat my subordinates too badly, right?”
"I...I feel unwell, husband, please don't say anything!" Can Zhang Yan not have another headache? This little husband is too out of tune. He even solves the emperor's personal problems and has to wait for an opportunity to commit robbery.
I'm afraid he is the only one in the world who can do such a thing blatantly! (To be continued.)