please make me king

Chapter 1240 The situation has changed drastically
"In the first month, Anyi was hit by strong winds, thunder, lightning, and snow, and this month it was hit by a severe drought." Lei Chong, the newly appointed prefect of Pingyang, reported to Zhang Shunhui sternly.

"Jishan locusts are more plagued than locusts; summer locusts are severely drought-affected, and Hejin, Wenxi, and Jiangzhou are famines!"

Lei Chong also knew that it was inappropriate to mention these things now, but he still couldn't help reporting the truth to Zhang Shun.

"Jiangzhou?" Zhang Shun still remembered the scene outside Jiangzhou city in late spring and March, where men and women were laughing and laughing. Was there any sign of disaster?
"Everyone's sorrows and joys are not connected. There is 'the rich man's wine and meat smell', and naturally there is also the 'the road has frozen bones'." Lei Chong was silent for a while, and said in a low voice.

"There are gentry and wealthy households in the city, who are well-clothed and well-fed, and naturally there are also foolish men and women outside the city who sell their children and daughters."

Zhang Shun was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he reacted, and couldn't help saluting, "You've been taught!"

Lei Chong was startled, and hurriedly avoided kneeling down, repeatedly declaring "death crime".

Only then did Zhang Shun realize that it was no longer the time when he had just raised his army. I am afraid that no one in this world could afford such a gift from him.

He couldn't help laughing wryly, shook his head with a bit of nostalgia and said: "Hejin, Wenxi and Jiangzhou are close to the Fen River, and there are some large ships that are available, and five thousand shi of grain is allocated for emergency use."

"Anyi and Xia County are close to Henan, so we mobilized three thousand stones from the Henan government for relief!"

"It's time for the rebel army to use their troops on a large scale, and their own food is also quite tight. Let's rescue the emergency first!"

"The most urgent task now is to restore order in various places as soon as possible, and bring all states and counties under the rule of the rebel army."

"Wait until the summer harvest in May and June, everything will be fine."

"The area of ​​Xiezhou, when Yu Chongxiao is defeated, I plan to transfer Li Jiqi, the magistrate of Huazhou, to take charge of the salt law."

"Part of the income from the salt law is used for disaster relief, and part of it is used to pay for the army. I don't know what Lei Zhifu thinks?"

Li Jiqi was the first batch of scribes recruited by Zhang Shun on the Shangyuan Festival when he was in Henan Mansion.

This person has good abilities, and he was promoted from county magistrate to prefecture magistrate in just two or three years, so Zhang Shun promoted him again this time to serve as the governor of Hedong Salt Law.

How could Lei Chong refuse to accept Zhang Shun's benevolent government and love for the people?

He quickly responded: "King Shun is benevolent and righteous, and I will do my best to assist King Shun."

"These days Taifu Han has recruited more than [-] students in the government school, and with the demoting of officials from various places, most of the places have been brought under the rule of the rebel army. Please rest assured, King Shun."

"Okay, I heard that Pingyang Mansion is the second largest mansion in the world, with a tax of one million, which is almost equivalent to half of Shaanxi. I also ask Prefect Lei to encourage me to do it." Zhang Shun nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, just from the fact that Lei Chong was able to report the disaster situation in various places to Zhang Shun and ask for relief, it can be seen that the rebel army has established a preliminary rule.

These are inseparable from Zhang Shun's virtuous corporals, the good military discipline of the rebel army, Han Xuan's advocacy and recruitment, and Lei Chong's meticulous management.

Seeing that everything was almost done, the magistrate Lei Chong resigned wisely.

Zhang Shun took a sip of the residual tea and couldn't help standing up and looking north.

"Is the master worried about the war in the north?" Seeing the guests leaving, the servant went up to clean up the tea bowl, saw Zhang Shun's expression, and couldn't help asking.

"It's a dilemma!" Zhang Shun nodded when he heard the words.

"After all, it can't compare to the South and North Wars. I did it alone. I can fight or not, win or not, I have my own measure."

"Nowadays, it's always a bit difficult to control when I delegate everything to others."

The waiter was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help being horrified.

The word "control" is the most important to Ren Jun. Once he feels that things are out of control, he will probably bleed like a river.

Therefore, the difficulty of being a minister is not how to be loyal, but how to win the trust of the king.

The servant pondered for a moment, and couldn't help persuading in a low voice: "The matter of using soldiers is beyond what I, a woman, can talk about."

"But I heard that since ancient times, the benevolent kings have employed people without doubting others, so they can win the world. Please be careful, King Shun!"

Zhang Shun was just expressing his thoughts casually, but the servant unexpectedly said such a truth.

To be honest, this kind of person is very unlikable, he will go online at every turn, and preach to you like an old lady, who can stand it?
However, we can't talk nonsense because of people, Zhang Shun decided to accept his words first, and then find out what's wrong with her, and take revenge slowly.

For example, tonight is not bad, find a stick by yourself, and teach her a lesson.

"Your Highness, the military situation is urgent!" Just when Zhang Shun's heart was full of charm, he unexpectedly shouted and interrupted his reverie.

"Come in!" Zhang Shun smacked his lips regretfully, and said involuntarily.

As soon as the words were finished, there was only a creak, and the door opened a crack, and then one eye glanced inside, and then pushed the door open and walked in.

No, what do you mean?
Zhang Shun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and was about to reprimand him, when he saw Wang Jinyi report with a serious face: "Pioneer Sun Chuanting sent an urgent report that the rebel army has occupied Huozhou and Lingshi successively, breaking the Ming army's camp."

"Successively captured Wang Shunzheng, the prefect of Pingyang, Wei Quanzhong, the prefect of Huozhou, Dong Yongwen, the left deputy general of the Zhanshen Shuying, Wang Yuncheng, the general, and Sun Yingyuan, the general."

"There was only one remnant soldier about a thousand cavalry, led by his general Huang Degong, and fled all the way north."

"Sun Xianfeng knew that it was empty, so he led the two battalions of Zhang Dashou and Wei Zhiyou, who were full of stars, and chased them all the way north."

"Staying alone, Shetatian and Li Wanqing besieged Hongdong and Zhaocheng counties, and Zhang Dashou's [-] troops were stationed in Huozhou."

"Tsk!" Zhang Shun couldn't believe his ears when he heard the words, is this the end?
The entire Pingyang Mansion is actually a complete plot mainly composed of the Linfen Basin and the Yuncheng Basin.

Lingshi County to the north of Huozhou is the dividing line between this complete block and the Taiyuan Basin.

Regardless of the fact that the rebel army has been attacking the city and plundering land for more than half a month, and has made rapid progress, if they cannot seize the important areas near Lingshi and defend them, once the Ming army arrives, they will still be in a strategically passive position.

He never expected that Sun Chuanting not only occupied Huozhou before the officers and soldiers arrived, but also took back the Lingshi, leading the war to the hinterland of Taiyuan Basin.

Zhang Shun quickly took over Sun Chuanting's letter and glanced at it hastily, only to realize that it was Wei Zhiyou's contribution to capturing Huozhou, and it was Sun Chuanting and Zhang Dashou's contribution to capturing the Lingshi.

"Let's shoot down the sky and Li Wanqing doesn't care about Hongdong and Zhaocheng, he can march into Huozhou and Lingshi, and guard these two places to death!" Zhang Shun reacted very quickly. Stone emptiness.

Regardless of the fact that the Ming army is now defeated and heading north, there is actually another Ming army stationed nearby, and that is the Shanxi governor Yang Wenyue's department that is facing off against Li Xin's department in Luzhou.

If Yang Wenyue got the news and sent soldiers into Qinyuan to take the Lingqin trail to raid Lingshi, I am afraid that Sun Chuanting, Zhang Dayu, and Wei Zhiyou would be cut off from the rear, and the lone army would go deep.

"Let Yang Chengzu, Zhang Rujing and Wang Zhongbu get on the boat as soon as possible, and follow me to Huozhou!" At this time, he didn't know whether to praise Sun Chuanting's rapid march or scold him for not obeying the command.

His attack didn't matter, it not only disrupted Zhang Shun's plan, but also left a vacancy in the originally tight front.

Of course, this matter is true for the rebel army, and it is even more unavoidable for the Ming army in person.

Suddenly a thought popped up from the bottom of Zhang Shun's heart: If done properly, Sun Chuanting's actions might be able to end the battle between the two sides ahead of schedule!
(End of this chapter)