First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 6: On Defending the City

   Lu Anmin was dragged out of the handsome mansion. When he got outside, the people who didn't know where they came from, pointed and cursed. Among them, An Feng ran over.

   "I'll be this dog. A few years ago, he passed the Jinshi exam. At home, he was beautiful and beautiful. He set up an archway for him and ate the running water table for half a month..."

   The imperial examination was suspended for a long time in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was not resumed until the time of Yuan Renzong. Coincidentally, Zhang Ximeng's uncle Zhang Yanghao was the examiner of the first subject. A total of 16 imperial examinations were held throughout the Yuan Dynasty, and the number of admissions each time was very small.

   therefore came out a Jinshi, which is indeed worthy of a big book.

   Hometown elders, and You Rongyan.

   But in a blink of an eye, the Yellow River was flooding and Anfeng was also hit by the disaster. Some people wanted to ask Lu Anmin to help his hometown and ask for tax exemptions...Unfortunately, Lu Anmin didn't dare to let go, just enjoy his Yan Ruyu, the golden house with peace of mind.

   "You don't care about the life or death of the elders, and now you are a running dog for Yuan Ting! You beast!"

   I don't know who grabbed a handful of rotten vegetable leaves and smashed them on Lu Anmin.

   This ignited emotions, and even the people in Haozhou City were angry. How could they know the virtue of the court? If this group is allowed to enter Haozhou, no one will survive.

   dared to persuade him to surrender, and beat him to death!

   Instantly rotten vegetable leaves, clods, stinky shoes, eggs... everything greeted Lu Anmin.

   The Red Scarf sergeant who was responsible for dragging Lu Anmin were all affected.

   "Guys, the two armies are at war, don't cut the army, the commander asked us to send him out!"

   "If you don't kill him, we don't want to kill him, can't we just sip him?"

When this dignified scholar quit Haozhou, his body was filthy, his head and face were broken... What made him even more frightened was his reputation throughout his life. He was completely ruined. At least in his hometown in Huaixi, no one would say him. That's good, it's really better to kill him!

   is the opposite of Lu Anmin, Zhu Chongba has never been so beautiful in his life, even if he marries his wife and enters the bridal chamber, he can't compare it!

   We, a stinky monk who hadn't been to school for a few days, sat on the ground with a jinshi background and scolded a civil official, sweating and discolored, just like a dog falling into the water.

   What else can I say, just two words: Happy!

Not only did he breathe out, Zhu Chongba took refuge in the Haozhou Red Scarf for less than a year, but because of his outstanding combat performance, he became a soldier of the commander and married his goddaughter. Yes.

   Naturally, there are a lot of messy arguments. Zhu Chongba's heart is strong enough to carry it down, but he also wants to prove himself.

   refutes Lu Anmin, but it is not just a verbal advantage.

   Jia Lu sent someone over to divide the Haozhou Red Scarf, to undermine morale, and to seize the opportunity. Even if Guo Zixing and others will not surrender, if they deal with the left and the right, they will lose face and even gossip in the city will shake the military's mind.

  Who said that war must be met with swords and soldiers, and the exchanges of messengers, verbal and swordsmanship, are also confrontational battles.

   Zhu Chongba won a good start for Haozhou.

   Not only Guo Zixing was pleased to see this son-in-law, but other people also showed admiration, especially Peng Da, who was pleasantly surprised.

  Good boy, have the courage!

   Don’t look at us losing in Xuzhou, this time in Haozhou, we have to win if we have tried our best!

   Even Guo Zixing looked at his son-in-law differently, and he even allowed Zhu Chongba to participate in the discussion. That is to say, a ninth chief in a district can express his opinions in front of several generals. This is a treatment that Guo Zixing’s son Guo Tianxu does not have.

   He Zhu Gongzi finally made his mark in the army and became a figure!

  ……

   "Little sir, thanks to your teaching, we have to accept your love." Zhu Chongba came back in the evening with two silks and a small bag of golden beans.

   Although the Yuan Dynasty mainly used paper money, there were still a lot of gold and silver jewelry from the wealthy. Besides, Peng Da was a handsome man in the red scarf, and some gold and silver was reasonable. Otherwise, he gave Zhu Chong Bayi sacks of treasure money, that would be a big joke!

   Zhu Chongba was placed in front of Zhang Ximeng, and said seriously: "Peng Da gave it to us, even if it is Shuxiu, let me accept it!"

   Zhang Ximeng looked at it and was very excited. After all, a normal person saw a packet of Huang Chengcheng, how can he calm down? However, Zhang Ximeng has lofty ambitions, as the confidant of the future emperor, how can he be confused by a little gold!

"Benevolence rewards, the kid is naturally happy. But to achieve great things, you must distinguish between rewards and punishments. It is not good to be stingy with money, but it is not good to give generous rewards. Benevolence gives too much this time, it will make life proud and indulgent. Xin, overestimating his status. I thought that without me, I would not be able to do anything. If this continues, I don't know how many kilograms and how bold I am, and that is the right way to die."

   Zhu Chongba listened silently, seemingly touched, but in the end he still shook his hair and laughed.

   "Little sir, you are teaching us how to be a handsome man!"

   Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyelids, isn't the pattern smaller!

   I teach you to be emperor!

Zhu Chongba sighed, stretched out his hand to grab a dozen heavy golden beans, and stuffed them directly into Zhang Ximeng's hands. Then, without waiting for him to refute, he directly asked: "Mr. ?"

   Zhang Ximeng was slightly startled, thinking in his heart, and at the same time stuffed the golden beans in his sleeves.

   "En Gong, the art of war says that you know yourself and the enemy in a hundred battles, what do you think of this Jialu?"

After a pause, Zhu Zhong said: "We are also a little bit confused. It stands to reason that the people hate Kaihe and change money. This Jialu is the one who presides over Xiuhe. We should hate him and wish to eat him. Meat. But we wondered again, wouldn’t it be more sinful for the Yellow River to burst and not to repair the river? We heard that Jialu is still a man who understands river work and is a clean official. There are many things that he can’t have the final say. ."

   Zhang Ximeng nodded repeatedly, "En Gong, Yuan Ting has long been decayed from top to bottom. At this time, whether you are right or wrong, as long as you do it, the good will become worse, and the bad will become worse! The dynasty is at the last juncture, most of the time."

   Zhu Zhong frowned and said slowly, "Little sir, is Jia Lu a good official?"

"But he does things for Yuan Ting and acts as Yuan Ting Eagle Dog. The more capable he is, the greater the harm!" Zhang Ximeng solemnly said: "I heard that in order to repair the river, on both sides of the Yellow River, there are more than a dozen prefectures and government offices. One hundred thousand...Jia Lu may not be very good at fighting, but he has the ability to deploy troops, build equipment, and siege cities.

   Zhu Chongba thought about it seriously, and immediately nodded, "Yes, the little gentleman thinks highly, this Jialu is an arch enemy. Little gentleman, the commander allows us to participate in the meeting of the handsome hall, what do you think we should do?"

   Zhang Ximeng said: "En Gong, knowing the enemy is finished, we should say confidant. I have thought about some war cases, in fact, it is good for the defender."

"Tell me in detail." Zhu Chongba leaned forward, approached Zhang Ximeng, earnestly asking for advice~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Let’s not talk about it. During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Soochow Sun Quan besieged Hefei several times. Hefei city with no fewer than a few thousand people. There was also Zhang Xun, who was in the Anshi Rebellion, who stayed at Suiyang for ten months and continued for one hundred and fifty years of Tang Guozuo. During the Jingkang period, Taiyuan Wang Zi also blocked the Jinren West Road army for more than 250 days. These are examples of battles involving thousands of people, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands. As long as the scheduling is proper, the use of people is appropriate, and it is not difficult to defend the city! "

  Zhu Chongba immediately asked: "How to schedule? And how to use people?"

"First of all, it is natural to have one heart and one mind. The iron barrels built in the city should be similar. Arrange people to patrol day and night, divide the area, and patrol in pieces. The people are not allowed to go in and out at will, and they are not allowed to pass on gossip and disturb the morale of the army. Yes, we must be severely punished." Zhang Ximeng paused, then said: "Speaking of which, the most important thing to defend the city is food and ordnance. The food in the city must be controlled and a strict distribution system must be implemented... to ensure food for the soldiers. Let the people stutter, and we must take precautions against hoarding and driving up prices. In short, as long as you stabilize yourself, let alone Jia Lu, even if the prime minister comes with the soldiers, he may not be able to capture Haozhou!"

   Zhang Ximeng said, Zhu Zhongba nodded again and again.

   "Little sir, every word is crucial, you, you are under our hands, really betrayed the talent!"

   Zhang Ximeng laughed and shook his head, "My benefactor is wrong, he can say thousands of things, but there is nothing that can be done. The safety of Haozhou depends on my benefactor!"

  Zhu Chongba gradually clenched his fists. He remembered the tense scene of Xiao Shu he had seen on the market with Zhang Ximeng, and couldn't help his scalp tingling.

   "Little sir, let's go see the handsome now!"

   Zhu Chongba turned around and left. Zhang Ximeng had a hunch, fearing that someone would be unlucky.

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