stubborn thief

Chapter 205 History Sinners
In fact, Liu Chengzong wanted a commander of the Xining Guard.

He doesn't even need a commander, as long as he can lead the team through Liupan Mountain safely.

After passing Liupan Mountain to Longxi, the sea is wide enough for fishes to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly.

Official position is not important, anyway, looking at Yang He like this, he can't be the governor of the three sides for long, so he went to Longxi to find a place to recuperate for a year and a half.

After the imperial court withdrew Yang He, they planted a counter-flag and defeated Lintao, Lanzhou and Minzhou.

If you don't ask me, if you ask me, Mr. Yang, who comforted me, was dismissed, and I feel uneasy.

But when the words came to his lips, he mentioned the Qinghai Consolation Envoy. To be honest... I really want it.

Because from a rational point of view, this is the closest path to survival, and the court is also the easiest to accept from the perspective of driving tigers and wolfs away.

But emotionally, the court is not rational.

The Jiji system is essentially a compromise. Regional strongmen, Yang Yinglong, She Chongming, An Bangyan, and even Nurhachi can also be counted. They are all products of the compromise of Emperor Shan Gao.

However, below the average talent level of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, the word compromise does not seem to exist.

At least when Sunday Qiang heard the word Yongzhen Situ, he was already irrational.

His heart trembled for a long time before he realized that the imperial court did not have Qinghai Propaganda Envoy.

Zhou Riqiang had made sufficient psychological preparations, no matter what Liu Chengzong said, he would not hold back.

But he couldn't bear it anymore, and he said, "General, you are just daydreaming! You want the imperial court to set up a Qinghai Consolation Commissioner, and I can speak for you, but it is impossible to give you a Consolation Commissioner and return it to Xining at the same time." Commander, I will give you the west gate!"

Liu Chengzong directly fell back and was in a daze. Isn't Qinghai's comfort envoy worth a Xining envoy?

After reacting, he said: "Then what do you do if you take the west gate and shut me out? There is a Xining guard, I lost the fight outside, and there is still a place to repair supplies."

Sunday forcefully raised his hand and waved: "What if you hook pirates into customs? Impossible, there is no discussion."

"I hook the pirates to enter the customs?"

Liu Chengzong seems to have heard the big joke: "First of all, the west of Xining is not closed, and secondly, how much food is there outside? My group of people have to rely on robbing and beating when they go out to work. Zhou Zhizhou, do you know that you are now Where do I stand in history?"

Where do you stand in history?
Sunday forcefully pressed his tongue against his lips and swallowed his saliva.

He said to himself, look at the person sitting in front of him!
The officers and soldiers were defeated one after another, from the general to the general, and the troops crossed counties and states.

There is no decoration in the military tent, he is not greedy to enjoy the simple life, he is super courageous, has the ambition to rise above the clouds, and he has won the hearts of the army and despises the imperial power.

The most important thing is that you are young, and you can fight the court for another 40 years!
Yang He is a sheep shit bastard, and His Majesty the Emperor doesn't look too smart, if they really agree to this matter.

Zhou Qiang took a deep breath: "Historical sinner."

Liu Chengzong was very unexpected. To be honest, he thought that he was the only one with historical heights. He did not expect that Zhou Zhizhou could also think about the present from a historical perspective.

It's just a little silly to come to this conclusion.

Unexpectedly, Sunday Qiang repeated it again and again: "If I agree to you, I will be a historical sinner, and future generations will poke my back."

"No!"

Liu Shizi categorically denied it, and strongly signaled to Sunday: "Zhou Zhizhou is expanding the territory of Ming Dynasty. The imperial court does not have Qinghai Propaganda and Consolation Commissioner. This is a great cause of opening up the territory!"

"General Liu, you can't fool me."

Sunday forcefully tidied up his clothes, shook his head and said, "You don't have any intention of belonging. You just entered the West Sea to avoid crusades. Although, as you said, it is to open up territories, what's the benefit of opening up territories in the country?"

"Even if the Minister of Propaganda and Consolation is really established, can you still pay taxes to the court? Not only are there no taxes, but there are more than thousands of soldiers and civilians who follow you. The court has lost the population tax and will give you the west gate."

"Pirates and barbarians lack a lot of iron, but you have countless good craftsmen who can go out to mine and smelt iron. Lintao Town is still able to resist pirates. If you give you time to recuperate, how can they stop you?"

Too much.

Can these things be explained?

Liu Chengzong frowned and said: "Zhou Zhizhou, Ningzhou has been governed by you to such a virtue that there are no chickens crowing in the wild grass, so there is no need to show your patriotism in front of me, right?"

Hearing this, I became anxious on Sunday. You can doubt my loyalty to the imperial court, but you can't doubt my ability or even intelligence!
He said: "What can I do if the imperial court pays heavy taxes? Do I want to send soldiers to arrest and make the naked people desperate for justice?"

When he was in a hurry, Liu Chengzong became calm and peaceful.

Liu Shizi looked at him quietly for a while, then said very easily: "Then you should know better than me, this is not a problem with the hungry people and the army, it is not a problem with me, but a problem with the court of the Zhu family."

Sunday Qiang wanted to cover his ears, and even turned his head to go out. At this moment, he thought of the Mongolian standing on the millstone in the field to encourage the bandits.

What kind of person is this? Zhou Riqiang has many examples of heroes in his mind. They have many things in common, such as a simple life and strict military discipline, but they are not as good as Liu Chengzong.

At this moment, Liu Chengzong asked: "Is Zhou Zhizhou a Jinshi?"

Shaking his head strongly on Sunday, he said, "Juren from Lixian County, Baoding Prefecture."

"You are the chief official of a state. There are tens of millions of people in the world, but the state officials are only a few hundred. You are the elite of the elite, the noble of the dignitaries. You should be wise and have a long-term vision. Do you know what it means to be a gentleman?"

Liu Chengzong raised his finger and pointed at Zhou Riqiang: "A high-ranking official with super talent and learning, a person who is qualified to lead the future of the world, but he doesn't know where he is in history. He is ignorant and lives in a daze."

"Since Emperor Taizu expelled the Tartars, the people have lived in peace for more than [-] years. Now the imperial court has suffered from old diseases to protect the imperial power of one family and one surname. The people in the world are in dire straits, and the world is full of wives and children. How can you bear to witness the tragedy?"

Liu Chengzong bent down and looked at Zhou Riqiang: "I, Liu Shizi, am just a small frontier soldier. I can say that I am helpless and incompetent. You Zhou Zhizhou is the parents of the people. How can you say helpless? Big and useless!"

My brain is buzzing on Sunday, you rebel leader taught me to be an official?
Who doesn't understand the fucking truth, but in Ningzhou, with the imperial salary, you have to tear the skin and bone to suck the marrow, and if you want to solve the status quo, you have to raise a flag and rebel.

But he wants conscience and doesn't want to rebel, so he can only report tax arrears to the court every year, and the people hide when they hide, what can they do.

"Da Ming is very good. For more than 200 years, Datang has persisted for [-] years after Wu Zhou. Now you know where you stand?"

"I may not be the generation of Huang Chao." Liu Chengzong raised his chin slightly and squinted, pointing at Sunday and said forcefully: "But you people, the building is about to collapse under the raging waves, and you don't have the ability to hold the sky with one hand, so you have to think about it." What shall we do next?"

Zhou Riqiang was stunned and very magical.

He had never heard of what Liu Chengzong said, and naturally he had never thought about what would happen after the Ming Dynasty fell.

But this seemingly esoteric question has an obvious answer in Zhou Qiang's mind: just pour it down and build a new one.

Sunday Qiang said: "But Daming hasn't fallen yet, and I don't think you can bring Daming down."

"How can I bring down Daming." Liu Chengzong smiled happily, he opened his arms, lowered his head to see himself clearly: "If this tall tower of Ming Dynasty is going to fall, the pillars will fall first, and I, Liu Shizi, just fall down. One of several pillars."

After all, he couldn't help showing pride: "But my pillar is still intact even if it fell down. You saw my people. This is because after entering Qingyang, there are leaders attached to it, and there are some hungry people in the team."

"But my [-] frontier soldiers all shed blood for the imperial court. They are used to fighting. The imperial court wants us to starve to death. We are powerless on the side wall. When I come out, I will take them to eat and drink."

Liu Chengzong sat down again: "The frontier army follows me and is more disciplined. It is meaningless for you to recruit security, even if I keep 1000 people as generals."

"The remaining 2000 people will still rebel. They are not farmers. If they are released, they will still be unable to defeat the three-sided hungry army. And without my restraint, they promise that they will not plunder local people like they are now."

Sunday Qiang also recognized this problem.

Before he came here, he thought like most people, thinking that recruiting security was just old and weak, and it would be good to leave one-fifth or even one-tenth of the troops ready to fight in the end.

But I didn't expect that even with Liu Chengzong's current team size, in terms of soldiers worthy of battle, it would exceed five thousand.

He sighed silently: "It is impossible for the imperial court to confer the post of Chief Military Officer to General Liu."

"That's why I said, I will give you a solution, Qinghai Consolation Commissioner, a non-existent Consolation Commissioner, as long as the court gives me a name, in fact, it is for your own good, just open the door and let me Just go west, and I don’t want to fight here, the ones who die are all our people.”

Liu Chengzong looked at Sunday and said forcefully: "You are from Northern Zhili, and the eastern captives have already established a country, but because the imperial court suppressed the hungry soldiers in the inner Wufan town and foreign missions, who will take over the world when the Ming Dynasty collapses?"

"impossible."

Zhou Riqiang is full of confidence: "The front line of mountains and seas is as solid as gold, how can the Eastern Captives use their small ones to make big gains?"

"Huang Taiji thinks so too, but it's really as solid as gold. How come the Western Army is king? I've read many battle reports about the changes I have made. The country is weak and deceitful. I can see it. Can't Huang Taiji not see it?"

"Mountains and seas are as impregnable as gold, what about Wanquan, what about Xuanda? The imperial court only has mountains and seas as impregnable as gold. In northern Shaanxi, I received the Mongols attached to the frontier in the melee, and the eastern captives will soon become northern captives! How can there be any military expenses on the nine sides? There are holes everywhere except Liao Town."

Zhou Qiang showed doubts on his face, and after careful consideration, he still felt that it was too ridiculous for Donglu to win the world after the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

He sat upright, smacked his lips, and looked at Liu Chengzong very sincerely: "General Liu, you said that the Ming Dynasty is about to perish. Although I don't like to hear it, sometimes what I see is hard to describe."

"But if you talk about what happened after the fall of the world, if you tell me with certainty that you can take over the world, I just think you are too crazy."

"But you said Donglu would win the world. I thought you might as well call him a living Lu Bu. After all, you are so smart, and I'm afraid it's far from winning the world."

Liu Shizi glared at that moment, this grandson, why are you still swearing when you talk nicely to you?

But then he smiled and said: "If you can restore Yang He's life in this way, then I will feel at ease. Liu is only a martial artist, so you should help me facilitate the westward journey."

"Why is this?"

"It's good for you. I'm not as strong as a middle-aged man. You can play and applaud. If you ask me to be active between Shaanxi and Gansu, it will inevitably cause external disasters on three sides and internal destruction of the four kings. The damage will be much greater than the loss of 2 people. The number of officers and troops defeated by me alone is already tens of thousands."

Zhou Qiang squinted his eyes. This sentence is very threatening. It doesn't matter if the three parties are harmed externally. If the four kings are destroyed internally, I don't know how many people will lose their heads.

At least Yang He's official position will definitely not be kept.

For the first time, he leaned forward, leaning on the Kang table with his arms, and said, "General Liu, destroying the four kings internally will kill the way to recruit security. You have to think carefully about it!"

"hey-hey."

Liu Chengzong pursed his lips and snorted softly. Seeing his worried expression, he was very satisfied. Then he restrained his smile and said, "My people will no longer protect the Zhu family emperor, so don't count on things like Xiong Wencan recruiting Zheng Zhilong, but I can Let them not cause harm to Shaanxi and Gansu."

"If the imperial court can stop the Eastern captives, and the drought will end in another year or two, Liu must be very obedient as a chieftain in Qinghai. At worst, he will not communicate with the imperial court. What is there to be afraid of?"

This is also what Zhou Qiang pondered.

During this period of time, he analyzed Liu Chengzong very clearly. Although Liu Shi was strong, he just took advantage of the drought.

The officers and soldiers can't plunder the Quartet and they can't beat him if they can't eat enough. If the officers and soldiers can eat enough, he won't be a problem.

But the current threat of Lion Camp is tangible, and no one can bear the responsibility of deliberately capturing the feudal kingdom based on what he said.

If he was thrown into Qinghai, after two years the drought would be over and the supplies of soldiers and rations would come up. Even if he wanted to make a rebellion, the two sides of Lintao, Gansu might not be able to resist the attack.

Thinking of this, Sunday smiled and cupped his hands and said: "These things are not up to me to decide. I will tell my followers and let them tell Governor Yang. I hope General Liu will be safe and stay on the plateau for a while. day, there will be a response."

"Okay, by the way, I have to tell you two things. You must tell Yang He. First, Cao Wenzhao is the one Liu is afraid of, so don't move troops around, and kill other people's lives in vain."

Afterwards, Liu Chengzong got up and said emphatically: "There is also the matter that I want Qinghai to be a consolation envoy. Governor Yang must tell the emperor that this is a good thing to expand the territory. It doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't agree. Yang He don't refuse without authorization."

"After all, if this matter doesn't work out and I make a big fuss later, don't let the emperor blame Governor Yang. I'm afraid he won't be strong enough, and he will be killed by Chongzhen again."

Sunday Qiang didn't pick up on him, that was too mean.

His own guards followed Sunday Qiang to find his relatives to send a message, and he reported the news to Liu Chengzong not long after. He said that it was okay, he only said that Liu's troops were elite and would not disperse easily, and he also relayed the requirements of Qinghai and Xining.

As for the tattoo on the hand and the conversation between the two, nothing was said, only the news that Liu Chengzong was afraid of Cao Wenzhao was revealed.

The corner of Liu Chengzong's mouth raised a smile, and immediately sent an order to the troops to leave the camp in half an hour, and leave Wang Wenxiu's rear post, Han Chaozai, and Hu Sanzuo's troops here to guard Yang He's reinforcements.

On Sunday, Qiang just sent his entourage away, and asked the whole army to pull out the camp. He hurried to Liu Chengzong and asked, "What's the matter with General Liu, I will reply in a few days at most, you!"

"Yang He wants to report the matter to the imperial court, and it will take half a month to go back and forth. I just sit here and wait for the officers and soldiers to come and suppress them?"

Liu Chengzong smiled and gave left and right glances. His own guards controlled Zhou Riqiang and his entourage. He said: "Yang He is here, and all the troops will come to Ningzhou to rescue him. Ningzhou is a poor place, so Zhou Zhizhou will work hard." , let’s go to Guyuan for a stroll.”

"When I come back again, Cao Wenzhao is almost here, just in time to deal with him."

Sunday Qiang's eyes widened: "You, aren't you afraid of Cao Wenzhao?"

"I was afraid that he would go find someone else, and that others would not be able to stop Guan Ning's well-fed gang, so I asked Yang He to call him here through Zhizhou's mouth."

Liu Chengzong smiled and shook his head: "I can eat enough, who is afraid of the Eastern Army and the Western Army?"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)