Return to Ming Dynasty as Prince: Three hundred and sixty-four each catch each cicada

Although the war has not yet spread to the capital, and the imperial court does not believe that these two bands dared to attack the capital, the city ban is still becoming stricter. The number of officers and soldiers patrolling and guarding the gates in the nine cities has tripled. The officers and soldiers rushing to and fro reminds us that there is still a bustling and quiet people, and the world is at war.

Yang Ling sent Lu Shijie out of the South City Gate, a black-painted carriage, and four sturdy attendants leaning on their horses. Yang Ling said to Lu Shijie: "Brother Lu, although the war is not out of Hebei and Shandong, the journey is far away and it is always not safe. These four guards are responsible for escorting you to Jiangnan safely. Gu Dayong and Yan Song will arrange ships to send you to Japan. Great Ming Propaganda Envoy.

Now Jiangnan talented Tang Bohu is there, and he is well respected by big names from all over Japan. After Lu brother arrives, he can spread my Central Plain culture with Tang Bohu and cultivate the barbarians. I stayed there for a year or a half. After I got familiar with it, I asked Brother Lu to invite friends from Shilin to travel between China and Japan. Apart from business transactions, I will teach the culture of my country to other countries." /

Lu Shijie is a high-level associate of Liu Jin, but only a few close people around Liu Jin know this. These people have their heads beheaded now. Others only know that Lu Shijie and Liu Jin are fellow villagers, and they are close to each other. Such information was also erased by Dai Yi from the factory guard's interrogation record.

Actually, Lu Shijie could stay in Beijing as an official, but the last time he was looking at Zhuxi in Sichuan, Lu Shijie pretended to be arrogant. After being ridiculed by Yang Ling, he seemed to have a clear mind and really had no intention of career. Yang Ling tried to stay here again and again. Lu Shijie insisted on leaving, and was helpless. Yang Ling asked him to go to Japan to spread the culture of China.

Unexpectedly, Lu Shijie agreed in one word. He also heard that Jiangnan gifted Tang Bohu is now very powerful in Japan. Famous names and generals all over the world respect him like gods and dare not blaspheme a little. As a literati, he can have What kind of treatment does the husband want?

Lu Shijie smiled and arched his hands: "Don't worry, Mr. Lu will definitely live up to his expectations, so he will set off now."

Yang Ling also smiled and returned the courtesy. After Lu Shijie got into the car, he gave a big stick and said: "Go, go to the Ministry of War, and see how the latest battle is."

Yang Ling currently serves as the deputy commander of the four foreign military forces and has the responsibility of defending the capital. At the same time, the court has had foreign affairs in the past two years. Zhengde has always used Yang Ling to go out. This time, Banzhou and Qingzhou rebelled against the people. One has not attracted enough attention from him, and the other is that he can't bear to let Yang Ling run around all day, so he is only responsible for the security of the capital, and counsels the military aircraft, and often goes to the military to sit in battle.

The Ministry of War, which was originally the most leisurely yamen among the six, is now the busiest. It is filled with military post personnel in and out, conveying military information, applying for food and grass, servants, carts and horses, and so on. Then the Ministry of War will communicate to other departments, and the Pedestrian Department of the Ministry of War is busy.

Yang Ling hurriedly stepped into the main hall of the Ministry of Defense, and saw two sets of sand tables in the spacious hall, and huge maps hung on the walls. Some counsellors and members of the council were busy, and they hurriedly marked changes according to the latest information transmitted. mark.

Lu Wan, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, sat sideways behind the Eight Immortals' table, the table full of official documents piled up like a mountain, almost covering his head, and there was a person standing beside him talking to him. Seeing Yang Ling coming in, the man first yelled: "Master Guo!"

Yang Ling took a closer look and saw that it was Jiang Bin, and couldn't help but smile: "Jiang Bin, why are you here?"

Jiang Bin greeted me with a grin and said: "The emperor has appointed me to serve as a general, and will eventually lead his troops to return to Banzhou, looking for Liu Liu to fight against", and whispered: "You I also know that there is also my Xinna concubine, the charming beauty, and now I don’t know who is cheaper, mother, I won’t be reconciled if I don’t look for it."

Yang Ling refrained from laughing and said, "Well, you are a reassuring figure to lead soldiers to suppress bandits. When will you leave?"

Jiang Bin said with a smile on his face: "Why don't you come to visit Master Shangshu? The military situation is urgent. If you ask the general, do you have any instructions?"

Lu Wan also stood up after the Gongan, hurriedly walked around and bowed his hands and said: "I have seen the Lord of the Country."

Yang Ling hurriedly said: "Exemption of gifts and gifts, I came to understand the recent military situation, how are the movements of the chaos in the two places?"

When Lu Wan heard this, he frowned and said: "Duke Guo, this officer really has never seen such a battle. Even if the Tarzi outside the customs breaks through my border to attack the city and land, roughly where will he attack? How many troops there will be, as long as they fought a few battles, they can always have a similar estimate of their strength and combat intentions, but this Banzhou ringleader, Qingzhou White Army...".

He smiled bitterly: "There is no way to speculate about their purpose. They attacked the city and plundered the land, mainly looting, and at the same time threatened a large number of people to participate in the riot. It seems that there is no long-term plan."

He pointed to the two sandboxes and said: "In fact, those things are useless at all. The speed of the robbers is so fast that the imperial army can't catch up with them. The intelligence sent to Beijing has long been Outdated. According to the information obtained by the horse detective, there are currently more than 18,000 Banzhou bandits, mainly cavalry.

The local horse farmers of Banzhou raise horses at home, so they can easily obtain a large number of horse sources. In addition, they captured the city and robbed large households, and also obtained a large number of horses. There were about 30,000 horses of these 8,000 people. Each cavalry had two or even three horses. They changed rides in turn, and were shocked by wind and electric shock. Xu Tai The army could not find them to be hit hard. "

Jiang Bin pinched his chin and said fiercely: "Send a few more troops to encircle you, afraid that they will fly to the sky?"

Lu Wan shook his head and said: "There is no road at all in Pingchuan, and there are roads everywhere. How many troops need to be deployed? If so many troops can be mobilized, then there is no need to rebel. Their military expenses and food will be enough. The court dragged down."

Jiang Bin smacked and stopped talking.

Yang Ling asked: "How about Shandong?"

When I asked about Shandong, Lu Wan's expression became more solemn, and he said: "There are not many valuable military intelligence reports in Shandong, mainly because the situation is too chaotic. When Yang Hu was a bandit, he still paid attention to both thieves and thieves. , The rich and unscrupulous tyrants, tycoons and corrupt officials who started their hands, are now very harsh and unscrupulous.

After the thief got up, he deliberately sent some insurgents to set fire to the house and destroy the fields. The people who fleeed from the war returned home and were homeless. He left some people and brought food to solicit the people to rebel. The people had no other way to survive. Occupation. Yang Hu used this method to threaten hundreds of people. According to preliminary estimates, in just over a month, his soldiers and horses have approached 80,000. More than ten counties and towns under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou have now been completely degraded. Many villages have died or fled or escaped from thieves. The remaining young and old are less than half."

"Bang!" Yang Ling punched the table hard, breathing fire in his eyes, his face was blue, gritted his teeth and said: "Yang Hu!"

He never expected that Yang Hu would have lost his conscience in order to succeed. The innocent people were used to extinction, forcing them to rebel with themselves. This method was used by many insurgents. In the late Tang Dynasty, the great general Huang Chao had done similar things. After the defeat in Chang'an, he even grabbed people and pressed them into patties and carried them in a mill to drive away a large number of people. Used as military food, called two-legged sheep. After the Taiping Army captured the three towns in Wuhan, they also used methods of burning, killing, looting and forcing countless homeless people to rebel with them.

These rebels were initially treated unfairly and oppressed too much, but after the incident, once they have the power to seize life and death, in order to achieve great things, in order to recruit troops, they become lustful, threatening, killing indiscriminately, and unscrupulously. The people's lives are overwhelmed.

Yang Ling was infuriated, and a terrible thought suddenly flashed in his heart: Such an unscrupulous act, did the Red Lady go with him? If she does this kind of thing, God knows how to tolerate her? Thinking of this, Yang Ling suddenly became confused.

Lu Wan looked shocked when he saw him, and couldn't help but call out: "Duke Guo, Duke Guo?"

"Huh?" Yang Ling suddenly came back to his senses, Lu Wan accompanied with a smile and said, "Do you have any advice, Lord Guo?"

Yang Ling's thoughts flashed: "No, this time we must find a way to lead the army to prevent Yang Hu from committing more crimes. However, with my current status, I cannot take the initiative to ask for it. I must wait for an appropriate opportunity to ask the emperor. Request to preside over the suppression of bandits."

He calculated in his heart, and said casually: "The specific warfare should be played by the generals in battle. Fighters change rapidly. Master Shangshu sits at the center and must not act arbitrarily. From the overall point of view, Yang Hu comes from Banzhou, and there must be a thousand thieves with Banzhou. To prevent the two bandits from converging on the silky relationship."

Lu Wanshen thought so and nodded: "In the heavy land of Gyeonggi, Chen has 200,000 soldiers. They are mainly concentrated on the first line of the capital. In the near future, the lower officials will dispatch some people and horses into three lines of defense to prevent the two bandits from encircling."

Yang Ling said again: "Since Yang Hu threatens a large number of people as pirates, it will inevitably gain momentum in a short period of time, but then he will have a difficult problem to solve, that is, grain and grass. Shandong is already barren, and now it is In the beginning of spring, after a winter, there is not much food left. Even if all of them are taken into captivity, it will be difficult to support the survival of the army. If this person does not join the Banzhou ringtone, for food, he must go south, Henan and Jiangsu. Strengthen your guard.

Also, Jiangnan is the Great Ming granary, the source of taxation. This place is extremely chaotic. If Jiangnan is lost, Great Ming will be in danger. Jiangnan will be heavily armed and stand ready. If the rebels really break out of Shandong, Never let them take Jiangnan".

Lu Wanwei only said yes. Yang Ling glanced at Jiang Bin and said: "You should go to Banzhou as soon as possible and join forces with Xu Zongbing and Miao Gonggong, and strive to eliminate Liu Liu and Liu Qi bandits as soon as possible. Here in Shandong... …".

He took a long breath and said: "Fuel a little bit, don't fester, try to drag the white-clothed army to Shandong, gather and wipe them out, try not to let them break out. In this case, only * Shandong local officers and soldiers and In Tianjin, Baoding may not be able to do this with the helpers, and it needs to be deployed."

Lu Wan groaned: "According to the Guogong, Jiangnan must be heavily guarded, so there are only three sources for the deployment of troops, one is the northern frontier, the second is the Beijing camp, and the third is the southeast or southwest. It takes a long time to transfer troops to the southwest. I'm afraid that the distant water will not quench the near thirst. It is more practical to transfer troops from the Beijing camp or the frontier army.

Come on,

Although there are hundreds of thousands of troops in the Beijing camp, they need to defend the capital and the emperor’s feet, and nothing will happen. Now Xu Tai has taken the army all the way and cannot easily be mobilized. There are a large number of elite divisions stationed in the border area. What do you think about the deployment of troops from the border towns to Shandong to fight? "

Yang Ling nodded and said: "I'm just giving you some suggestions. If the specific arrangements are not good, I will do it on my behalf. You should discuss this matter carefully with the cabinet. The staff member Yang Shangshu is familiar with the situation of the frontier army. If you want to transfer troops from the frontier army, you can Ask him to help you refer to it."

He thought for a while, and said to himself: "Tatar and Oirad are fighting endlessly outside the customs. Bayan's general Garthib has led his troops to become independent again. Bayan can be overwhelmed and has no spare energy to attack the border. The border has been very peaceful. , Maybe... drawing troops from the border is the only method at present."

Central Plain has started fighting, how can all the barbarians, inside and outside, not be ready to move?

Jiubian, is it really peaceful?

Wuliangha grassland.

After a new rain, the sky is clear and green, the air is fresh, and a brilliant rainbow hangs from the sky, like a colorful bridge. The endless grassland has already rushed up to half a foot of green grass, dotted with various unknown wildflowers, and the white yurts glowing in the sun in the distance are scattered on the grassland like blossoming mushrooms.

With the sound of brisk horse hooves, Doyan Sanwei's chief leader Hua Dang slowly galloped under the blue sky, accompanied by several tribal leaders, and the horses were driven by the herdsmen, and the clouds flowed on the grassland. Standing on a high slope, looking up to the grassland, a silvery river like a jade belt winds across the grassland. The opposite side is still a high mountain, and the mountain is densely tall with birch forests. There was a silver light in the sun.

Mongolian horses are not tall, and their manes are not beautiful, but the horses are low, sturdy, and full of endurance. Hua Dang stroked his beard and looked at the growing horses, with a satisfied smile on his lips. Beside the flowing horse herd, there was a burgundy horse galloping towards him. Hua Dang smiled, put his awning on his hand and looked over there, and then laughed happily: "Oh, it's my son Als who is stunned. He is back. ".

Quickly up the hillside, Hua Dang kicked the horse and took a few steps forward.

"Call~" Als froze the horse, and the father and son gave a warm hug right away. Hua Dang laughed and said: "Als froze, you are finally back, what is so happy?"

Als stunned and said with a smile: "Abba, I heard a good news, Bayan is about to raise troops to attack the Great Ming border."

Hua Dang was startled, frowned and said: "What a daredevil. Gasbu led his tribe to move to Ordos. He violated Bayan and did not follow the orders. Huoshai and Oirad often fought with him again. Bayan is busy. He’s so burnt, his strength is now greatly damaged, do he have the courage to attack Great Ming?"

Als stunned and blushed and said: "Abba, this news is true. It was my An Da from the Roth tribe. There is something wrong with Great Ming. There are rebellions in Hebei and Shandong at the same time. At this time, they There is no time to take care of the frontier fortress.

According to the information I have received, Bayan is now in a very difficult situation. This winter, it has to slaughter a large number of cattle and sheep. Now that the earth is rejuvenating, they don’t even have cattle, sheep and horses to graze, and they have to do so."

Hua Dang’s general, Bayar, drove his horse to Hua Dang and asked: "This is a bit strange. With Bayan's current strength and situation, it is really impossible to send troops to capture Great Ming. How many men did he use?"[ Heavenly Kiss Hand Hit]

Als stunned his chest and said: "Uncle Bayar, Bayan has gathered the warriors of all tribes who are still loyal to him, totaling 16,000 people. When I came back, the army had already assembled and set off. It was indeed Xiang Xuan Mansion, Go to Datong."

Bayar said in a puzzled manner: "Master, is Bayan really at the end of the road? He suffered a loss in Great Ming before. When the tribal cattle and sheep are short, they will attack us and take food from us. This time However, it is difficult to discard the easy, and I chose Great Ming. With 16,000 soldiers and horses, to attack the high walls of the Han Chinese, I am afraid that the property that can be captured is very limited."

Hua Dang smiled reservedly and said: "Although it is difficult to fight Great Ming, he at least does not have to worry that the Han people will chase the grassland to retaliate against him. Now Bayan is no longer the overlord of the grassland, and the internal people are unstable. The fire screen and the Oirad department After the alliance, his troops are already above him.

Gathbu stood on his own and took away another elite soldier, his strength weakened. I heard that the Mandukhai queen is not dead, and now in the army of Garth, several tribes under Bayan have secretly voted for Garth. Bayan is now surrounded by powerful enemies, and dare to attack us and make enemies with me Hua Dang ? "

As soon as Baiyin heard the words, he was a little thinner and looked inconspicuous in front of the strong clansmen, but he was one of the main leaders of the Wuliangha tribe and the worshiping brother of Hua Dang. After listening to the conversations of several people, his eyes flashed, and he stared at Als thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "Als froze, Bayan sent troops to Great Ming, why do you say it is good news?"

Als's young face glowed with a strange look. Loudly: "Uncle Baiyin, don't you think this is a good opportunity? Our tribe has had enough of the oppression of the Bayan tribe, and now he has fallen. As long as we defeat him, we will have the possibility of dominating the grassland. This is our good Opportunity."

He looked at his father’s face and continued: “While Bayan secretly deployed all the elites to attack Great Ming, we can capture their tribe in one fell swoop, and we will be able to occupy a wider grassland for grazing. At that time, our strength Great increase, vast grasslands. It can attract a large number of tribes to join in. We have the ability to compete with Huosi and Oirad. Father, you have the opportunity to become a khan in the grasslands!"

Hua Dang was heartbroken when I heard it, looking at the endless oasis, imagined that he became the lord of the grassland, his heart could not help but heat up, but he thought of the prestige of Bayan and Huosie as the leader of a tribe. The long-term caution made him hesitate again.

After all, these two men have been deeply rooted in his image as a brave and invincible place in his heart for so many years. He is not afraid of conflicts with some small tribes in order to compete for pastures. If Bayan is leading the troops, he will **** his tribes, livestock and women. , That's a complete battle with Bayan, a tiger can't die, Bayan...that's a generation of heroes."

Bai Yin smiled, admiringly said: "Good boy, ambitious!"

He turned his head to Hua Dang and said: "Lord, it seems that Bayan is not only divorced, but also in a very difficult situation. If he really can't support it, he won't take this strange risk. Lord, we are now strong and strong enough to compete with Bayan. In a head-on battle, now Bayan mobilizes elites to rob Great Ming, we seize its territory, cut off its back, and we can defeat it in one fell swoop.

Huoshai and Oirad people, and even Garthbu, are ambitiously striving to be masters of the grassland. You are also a great hero on the grassland. Why not replace you when the time is right? No matter who his power falls in the hands, he will become our new and powerful adversary. "

Bayar raised a thick eyebrow and agreed: "It makes sense. There is a saying that takes you while you are sick and kills you. Now is when our powerful enemy Bayan is seriously ill, we should act decisively."

Several other people gathered around and responded. Hua Dang hesitated and groaned for a long time. He tapped the saddle lightly with a whip and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, if you know this, we have become Bayan. A grudge, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, now...how sure are we to deal with Bayan?"

Baiyin said: "My lord, as long as we attack the territory of Bayan, the Huosi, Oirad, and even Garthbu who heard the news may join in to **** this fat sheep, what threat can Bayan have? Giving up this opportunity, we can only get a moment of peace. Once they sit up, they will become the second Bayan. We are still their targets of plunder and oppression. The Bayan light cavalry attacked Xuanfu Datong, when it won’t be a long battle. It's fleeting, the prince must make a decision early!"

Hua Dang looked at the generals one by one. The heroes on the grassland were pressing the hilt of the knife with their hands on the hilt, with a resolute and bloodthirsty expression on their faces. Hua Dang lowered his head and thought about it, and said resolutely: Let's go back and make a plan. First, send someone to Bayan's territory to figure out his real movement so as not to fall into his tricks. If Bayan really goes to Datong and Xuanfu, we will immediately raise troops."

Baiyin smiled and said: "I want to send a letter to the commander of Great Ming Liaodongwei, saying that the prince, as the king of Shunming, is loyal to Great Ming. He was surprised that Bayan could once again attack the border town, so he sent troops to crusade. This way. Whether it succeeds or fails...".

Hua Dang suddenly laughed and laughed: "Yes, it's done, it can dispel Great Ming's suspicion. In the future, once you fight with Huosha, Oirad and other ministries, you can get the support of Great Ming. If it fails, you will drag Liaodongwei. In the water, they dare to see death without saving, and all the subordinates who surrender to Great Ming will be cold."

Bayar laughed and said: "A good plan! This way we will have no worries, but in my opinion, this is totally unnecessary. Bayan is not what it used to be, and we will be able to succeed. Lord, being the King of Shunming is worse than being a grassland. You will become the khan of the prairie, and we will become the master of the prairie!"

Nai Rentai said with interest: "By then, the Hua Dang chief who has unified the prairie, may be able to reproduce the wise power of Genghis Khan, and have a broader world!"

"Hahaha..., the group of heroes laughed. Hua Dang raised his whip and laughed loudly: "Go! "A horse takes the lead and gallops up the grassland. A few riders behind are followed by a few horses, with horses hooves, like a breeze.

Everyone just galloped to a huge tent, before they dismounted their horses, another rider flew in the distance. The horse was a red horse, red like a flame, but the people on the horse wore white robes and stood tall. On the horse's back, with his hands open as if riding a cloud, a black hair was blowing like waves in the wind behind his head.

Als stunned and said with a smile: "It's Yin Qi, this girl is naughty again."

The red horse arrived in no time, and the man on the horse was indeed a young girl, dressed in a fat white robe, but the horse was windy, and the robe was wrapped tightly around her body. The body that has gradually taken on the subtle appearance of a female body has shown a slight ups and downs, her hair is draped unfettered behind her shoulders, like a flying goddess, with bright eyes and white teeth, and her eyebrows are picturesque.

When the horse arrived, she suddenly fell short, straddling the horseback, strangling the horse halter, and smilingly called: "Daddy, brother!"

Hua Dang got off the horse, laughed and hugged her daughter off the horse, and said: "You girl, the grass is slippery after the rain, the horse is unstable, and you are careful to fall off the horse. She is a big girl and she is so naughty. ".

Yin Qi sticks out his tongue, makes a grimace at him, and whispers: "I'm not naughty. I have to ride a horse when I go out. I have to ride a horse every day. My legs become rounded and my hips become bigger. Don't become what you are."

Hua Dang is tall and burly, with thick eyebrows and wide-eyed eyes. It is very powerful when walking, but he is indeed a pair of round legs. In fact, they cross the grassland and live on horses. Almost all of them are round legs. Girls unless they are rich Large households do not need to ride horses and graze all day, otherwise they are mostly like this.

After hearing what her daughter said, Hua Dang laughed and said, "Okay, Daddy will send you a carriage another day. You don’t think it’s too much trouble. Then you can take the car when you go out, hahaha... ay, don’t bother your brother , We have important matters to discuss, go and get Daddy's kumiss."

Yin Qi glared at him displeasedly, and bounced to the back of the tent. Chief Baiyin watched her leave and smiled and said, "Qiqiqi is about to grow into a big girl. It's more handsome and beautiful."

Hua Dang sighed and said, "Yes, the children are all grown up... By the way, your son Sukhbaru is 18 years old, right?"

Baiyin laughed and said: "Yes, that child is much stronger than me. He wasn't as tall as a pony, but now, he really looks like a tiger. By the way, Lord, I talked about marriage last time. About...?"

Hua Dang laughed and said: "No hurry, no hurry, I am just such a daughter, she is only sixteen after the Chinese New Year. Besides, this kid’s temper makes me so accustomed to it. She said, if she doesn't agree, there is no way for my father."

Seeing that Baiyin’s face was unpleasant, Hua Dang laughed and grabbed his shoulders and said: "My answer, don’t worry, Sukhbaru is a rare warrior, both riding and archery For one thing, Yin Qi likes such a young hero. Let’s do this, next year’s Nadam meeting, I will publicly recruit for my daughter. If your son is a tiger on the grassland, let him grab it himself.”

When Bai Yin heard the haze on his face disappeared, he smiled happily: "Well, it's a deal. Haha, when I go back, this kid must be very happy. Looking at the whole Wuliangha, Riding, archery, and wrestling, there are very few that can compare to my son, well... Now he has to work harder to marry his sweetheart as soon as possible."

The two laughed and walked with their arms. Outside the tent, there were two maids slaughtering a fat deer. They cut the meat fluently with a sharp knife, and then threw them into a large pot next to it. The boiling water is tumbling.

Seeing the master and the chieftains come back, the two maids hurriedly bent over to give salutes, until everyone stepped into the camp and put down the tent, then they continued to operate.

A large piece of venison was thrown into the boiling water, the wood at the bottom of the pot was sprayed with red flames, and the deer head was cut off and placed on a wooden shelf next to it, staring at it with hollow eyes. The flames soared, boiled and burned his body...

In the Hua Dang camp, the plan to send troops to conquer Bayan Mengke is being negotiated and perfected.

A deer gallops on the grassland and eventually becomes the food of the hunter. A deer galloping on Central Plain, all parties compete for hunting. But the deer of Central Plain, who is the hunter? Who is the fat deer waiting to be slaughtered?

Xing, people suffer. Death, the people suffer. In the world, no matter who is a hunter or a fat deer, it will always be the innocent people who suffer all the time.

The water in the iron pan was sprayed with blood foam, and the crackled and burnt chairs were broken chairs. They were all fine mahogany and boxwood. The fire was literary articles and poem murals. Many wounded soldiers lay stumblingly in the hall.

Thousand-year rituals and music belong to Donglu.

Qufu, Kong Mansion!

"I just went to see it. Although the house is more beautiful than here, there is no gold or silver inside. It is a temple of other people. It is shameful to dig graves and demolish temples. Although we are pirates, Pirates also have a way. Order to go down, not to go to that...that Confucian Temple to destroy." The Red Lady walked and said.

Next to him, a big man with a big sword, a white cloak and a red headkerchief on his back said yes, turning around and hurried away.

This is the eastern neighbor of the Confucian Temple, Confucian Mansion. Confucius Mansion is not the residence of Confucius, but the hereditary mansion of Confucius's eldest son Yan Sheng. It is a grand mansion with more than 400 houses. It is second only to the imperial palace. It is magnificent and surpasses the style of the palace. .

The front is three halls and six halls, which are official offices. There are lobby, second hall, and third hall, as well as Guangou Hall, Baihu Hall, Zhiyin Hall, Zhangshu Hall, Classics Hall, Sile Hall, and Middle Road There are also prison facilities in the southeast corner of the front yard. There is a defensive bunker east of the inner house gate. Behind is the inner house and back garden. The place that was originally solemn and solemn is now full of soldiers.

The Red Lady’s army also rides on horses, even with double horses and three horses. The eastern and western courtyards of the Confucian Mansion, as well as the Dongcang, Xicang, Chalan, Horse Hao, Chai Garden and other places can’t fit. There are more horses than people in the yard, and these horses are not tied, and gnaw the flowerbeds and trees freely.

The Confucian family has a great cause. Although before the arrival of the Red Lady’s army, they carried dozens of vehicles of gold and silver and important cultural relics, all relocated and fled, but the mountain of rice that could not be carried was still Give a lot of money to the Red Lady. Except for food for the army and carrying as much as possible by herself, she ordered people to post notices and open the warehouse to release grain to help the poor.

The Confucian family owns nearly one million acres of land given by the emperors of the past dynasties, and there are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver each year. The financial resources are incomparable, and it is enough to clean the bottom of the warehouse casually, and it is enough for less than 3,000 people. The team has been eating for half a year.

The prefect has been captured by the Red Lady. Although this corrupt official is greedy for money, he is more afraid of death. He wanted to escape, but he also knew that once he escaped, he would only die. He heard that the number of people killed suddenly was less than 3,000. He did not disturb the people all the way. He only extorted money and food from the big gentry, except for the army. Outside of the battle, few people died in their hands. They didn't think it was too good, so they consolidated the city with a fluke mentality, transferred the people, and tried to fight.

Originally, the Confucius Mansion was very arrogant, and he also had an army. The army’s clothing and equipment were similar to those of the court’s regular army. This force could also use the moat. Unfortunately, this Fengwei Guard was a private army of the Confucian Mansion. Protecting Master Yan Sheng, he didn't listen to his dispatch at all. When the Red Lady's army arrived, the prefect knew how terrifying people's combat power was. Even with the Fengwei Army of Shenggong Yan, it would not last an hour.

The prefect tied their hands, and the people of the Red Lady gathered the people to count down the prefect’s crimes of corrupting the law, colluding with the officials and the gentry, and rejoicing injustices, and for the Shandong guard eunuch, he was really frustrated and punished the people. , Beheaded in public. Confiscated his property. Then the prison was opened, the prisoners were released, and notices were posted to recruit Minzhuang into the army.

After all these things were done, she hurried back to the Confucian Mansion. When she first came here, she rushed to the public prefecture before taking a closer look, and now she has time to take a closer look. After walking through the three halls, Cui Ying'er frowned and said, "Isn't this a high-ranking official? Why is this house so small? It's also inside, why is the aisle so narrow?"

Next to her was a new soldier named Zheng Daniu. He was originally a servant of the Confucian Mansion. Because of his low status, no one took him away. As soon as the white army arrived, he panicked and begged to join the rebels in order to protect himself. Seventh master Xie Zhongbao saw that this kid had the strength, was a local, and was familiar with the situation, so he let him stay.

When Hong Shuai asked, Zheng Daniu hurriedly took a few steps and said respectfully: "Hong Shuai, you will be the inner house when you enter this door. The rules of the Confucian Mansion, the idlers, etc. are not allowed to enter the inner house. The door is small. Good guards, this aisle is narrow, in fact, all the aisles inside are like this, and only one person can pass through, saving the servants from hiding in the aisle chewing their tongues."

Cui Ying'er sneered and said: "There are so many rules in the big family, and all these brains have moved here. Ay, what is the hole over there?"

"Well, it's called Shiliu. The water bearer is not allowed to enter the inner house. If you pick up water, you have to pour it into the stone trough, flow into the inner house, and then the people inside can use it."

Cui Ying'er was surprised and curious when she heard it. She had never heard of such powerful rules in a big family. What do you think of women? In fact, Zheng Daniel has limited knowledge, strict rules and stupidity, how about this? During the reign of Guangxu, the Chinese people had begun to contact the world, and the folk customs had become more open. However, a fire broke out in the Confucian House at that time. Because of the rules that outsiders were not allowed to enter, people were not allowed to enter the fire, so the fire was allowed to burn for three days. At night, the seven grand buildings burned to ashes, which is evident in the strict rules.

Cui Ying'er shook her head and refused to go to the inner house anymore. She turned to the side yard and walked. There is a large bluestone on the right side of the front door, and the stones are carved out with grooves, like a huge washing board. Two soldiers were carrying water and washing clothes there.

Seeing that the Red Lady is coming, the two hurriedly stood up and saluteed. The two were from the Cui family’s old village. Although the Red Lady could not tell their names, she was familiar with them, so she said, "You tell me to go down. , Tell you the leaders to restrain your subordinates, don’t mess around here, look, there are horse dung everywhere, we have to rest here for a few days, see this situation, there will be no way to live tomorrow.

A big man agreed with a grin, wiped his hands on the placket, and hurried away. The other guy smiled: "Hong Shuai is still a big family. This washboard is made of big slate. It’s really convenient to put it here."

When Zheng Daniu heard this, he explained in a serene manner: "The big brother, you...you are not right, it is not a washboard, it is...the kneeling person is punished, and if people violate the house rules, they have to be on the stone Kneeling on the board, suffering.”

"Ah! What's the matter?" The big man scratched his head and smiled dryly: "Fuck it, we are on this day, it is still a washboard, hehe, hehe".

At this moment, the big man who had just walked away to deliver the order of ‘do good environmental sanitation’ came back in a hurry, and shouted from afar: "Hong Shuai, Erye Cheng is looking for you."

The Red Lady turned her head and saw that Cheng Honest led a person in a hurry. At first glance, she looked like a white robe and a white scarf. It seemed that the man dressed up was a soldier in the Yang Hu army, with the pretty face of the Red Lady. It immediately became cold.

It wasn’t until the two of them came to the front that the Red Lady recognized that the man was a leader of Yang Hu who followed him in the Banzhou cottage, named Han Bai. This person has always had a good relationship with the Red Lady. After Yang Hu was froze, there was no chance to meet each other.

As soon as he saw him, Cui Ying'er's expression eased slightly. Han Bo hurriedly twice, grabbed his fist in front of Cheng Erye, and said respectfully: "Gang brother Han Bo, I have seen my sister-in-law."

Red Lady snorted: "Don't call me sister-in-law, I and Yang Hu go our separate ways, he walks his Yangguan road, I cross my single-plank bridge, you don't know."

Han Bai laughed dryly, not knowing what to do, Cui Ying'er glanced at him and asked: "Why did you come to Qufu? Qingzhou came down?"

Han Bo looked tense, hesitated to look around. Said: "Sister-in-law...Ah! No no, Hongshuai, please take a step to speak, brother has important things to tell."

The Red Lady looked at him suspiciously, led him to stand under a locust tree, and asked: "What the **** is going on?"

Han Bai whispered: "Hongshuai, Brother Yang is not in Qingzhou now. He..., you are down the mountain and go straight to Qufu. Brother Yang has been attacking Qingzhou for a long time, so he switched to Zibo and Zouping, and crossed Jinan. He reached Feicheng. Now, he has reached Liangshan."

The Red Lady was stunned, and wondered: "What did he do to Liangshan? Can't occupy the mountain again?"

Han Bai smiled bitterly: "Hongshuai, the eldest brother came to Liangshan, only to take a temporary rest. At the same time attacking the nearby Juancheng, Heze, and Fengxian areas, but the important thing is...the important thing is that he...he still has to do A big event".

Red Lady's eyes narrowed. Asked: "What is the important thing to do? You mean, dignified man, don't hesitate."

Han Bo rubbed his hands uncomfortably and said: "Not many people know about this. My eldest brother trusted me, so he told me. Logically speaking, I shouldn't let anyone know about it. But...this matter. The more I think about it, the more it doesn’t taste like, nothing else, the officials are forcing the people to rebel. We are also trying to survive. We don’t care if others live or die. If we will win the world in the future, we will treat them better.

But the eldest brother has to do this thing, this thing is really..., the younger brother will dare to tell his sister-in-law, the younger brother feels a little bit damaging, can we make a big thing if we do this? Once it spreads out, it will be a great disaster. I also tried to persuade my eldest brother, but now he trusts Mu Yun too much, because Mu Yun gave him a bad idea...".

Red Lady glared a pair of apricot eyes, and scolded: "When did you become such a mother-in-law? What is it? Long-winded!"

Han Bai gritted his teeth and said nervously: "Sister-in-law, no matter what you are having trouble with Big Brother Hu, you are always a family. Go and persuade him. You can't be confused."

The red lady was upset by his moji's willow eyebrows. She just wanted to show off, and Han Bai finally came up with the topic: "Big Brother Hu was instigated by Mu Yun to dig the Yellow River dam and flood Shandong."

He said with a trembling voice: "Sister-in-law, there will be tens of millions of people in that death, and there will be countless victims~IndoMTL.com~ we can immediately pull hundreds of thousands of troops to control the whole of Shandong. But... But such a big event will be spread out sooner or later. This is different from an excuse to fight a war and burn the house and trample on the crops. This is obviously killing the whole family. Once the news is leaked, this hundreds of thousands of troops can immediately become Enemies who are not afraid of death, turn around to deal with us, can’t do that!"

"Slap" Yingying jade palm slapped on the thick trunk of the ancient locust tree, the branches shook, the green leaves fell, Han Bai was startled, only the red lady's face was pale, and her beautiful eyes were spraying. An angry flame: "This beast, his conscience has been eaten by dogs! If the embankment is yellowed, he is not afraid of lightning strikes!"

The Red Lady's eyes flashed and asked: "Where is he going to do it?"

For the first time, Han Bai saw her making such a big fire, and tremblingly replied: "Big Brother Hu wants to... Before digging the embankment, first take the neighborhood abducted, and then attack Weishan Xiazhen, down the river, looking for Start at the right place."

"Go, take me to see him!"

Han Bonane said: "Sister-in-law, you have something to say, don't quarrel with Big Brother Hu face to face, he must listen to you."

Cui Ying'er gritted his teeth and said: "Don't worry! I will...please persuade him!"