A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 378 Long live the King of Yue
A notice was posted at the door of the government office, informing all the people of the final outcome.

Someone stood next to the notice and read the contents of the notice loudly.

The dozen tenants standing in front listened most carefully. When they heard the relevant punishments, they were startled at first, then became excited, and even tears fell from the corners of their eyes.

When the officials of the prefecture and the supervisory office colluded with the landlords, they once thought that the military government had rapidly degenerated. After all, the prefect before was also the Qingtian Lord who enforced the law impartially. Who would have thought that one day he would help the tyrants do evil.

They even thought that these captured officials and the landlords who exploited them were just showing up, and would only be warned and given a small punishment before they would come back to continue exploiting them.

Unexpectedly, the military government did justice to them and gave them land as compensation.

Some people felt guilty for having doubted the military government, and some even choked with sobs and knelt down on the spot, kowtowing in the direction of the military government headquarters.

The people watching around were also very concerned about this matter. Although this does not actually involve them, if the military government does not take action this time, they will follow suit sooner or later.

The current behavior of the military government undoubtedly makes them extremely excited. Seeing the excited tears of the tenants, they couldn't help but feel excited.

"Long live the military government! Long live the King of Yue!"

Because of such a trivial matter, it would inevitably make them feel uncomfortable to end up in such a situation.

The reaction of officials and landowners was different from that of ordinary people.

"I have sent someone to contact His Majesty. He said that the Shun army cannot get away now, but he assured us that he will come to rescue us sooner or later... But I think these are all excuses. Most of them are from the previous battle with the Ming army. The losses are considerable and we need to recuperate. It seems that there is really no hope in the short term."

At the end of the article, he wrote:
"With the people's sentiments like this, we can already tell that the King of Yue will conquer the world!"

Sometimes a scholar passed by this place, and his heart was trembling when he saw it. After returning to his hometown, he wrote an article and recorded what happened.

Of course, when the landlords and scholar-bureaucrats who were already dissatisfied with the Jiangsu and Zhejiang military governments saw this situation, they became even more angry and ready to take action. Some people even joined in because of this. After all, in the previous dynasty, it was just basic practice.

……

Immediately, the shouts grew louder and louder, and finally gathered into an ocean.

At the same time, the punishments meted out to those landowners also alarmed other landowners and gentry, who then consciously kept a distance from the officials. After all, making less money is still a small matter. If you lose both your life and property like those landlords and gentry, then you will lose more than you can lose.

This was undoubtedly a deterrent. Officials at all levels were frightened and no longer dared to violate the law. They also drew a clear line with the landlords and gentry within their jurisdiction. They are even more active in implementing a series of measures to show the government that they have not been corrupted.

"What does His Majesty Emperor Dashun mean? Now the scholar-bureaucrats in the entire military government's jurisdiction have their hearts set on him. As long as His Majesty can go south and call from a high place, we will definitely follow him. Why not take advantage of such a great river and mountain?"

I don’t know where this voice came from.

"These people in the military government do not observe etiquette and music, and do not respect Confucius and Mencius. They are just like barbarians. I can no longer bear to be under their rule..."

"Be patient..."

"It's really not possible, even Emperor Zhang of Daxi is not impossible!" The gentry complained secretly, venting their dissatisfaction. But Wang Chongzu didn't respond, so they had no choice but to endure it and wait for the day when their "savior" would come.

But what they didn't know was that when they were discussing secretly, there would sometimes be a figure who was listening attentively at the door of the secret room. Among the gentry who were discussing, there were always a few with furtive eyes.

Although the merit of following the dragon is good, the merit of counterinsurgency is also coveted. And this risk is much smaller in comparison...

……

Just when a series of events in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang military governments were in full swing, the entire world was no longer peaceful.

It was now May of the second year of Hongguang. After more than half a year of repairs, although it could not be said that the forces of all parties had become stronger, at least a lot of vitality had been restored.

The peasants are gradually becoming idle, and they can be recruited for war.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, not to mention that at this time, there are three emperors in the world, and there is also a Yue king in the south of the Yangtze River who has not yet proclaimed himself emperor. Naturally, they all dislike each other and want to defeat the other opponents. Unify the world.

All parties worked together to reserve food, build ordnance, train troops, and consolidate city defenses, waiting for the moment when the war broke out.

Zhang Xianzhong was the first to take action. He sent his adopted sons Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi to march toward Guizhou with 200,000 troops.

His sons were all brave, and their military strength was superior. By the middle of June, they had completely occupied Guizhou.

This victory made Zhang Xianzhong even more satisfied, and he had thoughts of further expansion in the south.

However, he still didn't want to touch Sichuan. The three brothers Qin Bangping, Qin Liangyu, and Qin Minping there were really powerful. Among them, Qin Liangyu was the most skilled in fighting, and the white-poled soldiers under his command were even more brave. It's not that he has never invaded Sichuan, but he was "bigly defeated" soon and was driven out directly. Although Qin Bangping led three thousand elite soldiers to the north and King Qin has not returned yet, he really didn't want to touch it until he was not completely sure.

So he set his sights on Yunnan, where he coveted the well salt and minerals.

Soon after, he ordered Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi to continue leading their troops towards Yunnan.

Sun Ke, Prime Minister Zuo, didn't want to see this, but he tried to dissuade him:

"Your Majesty, my second brother has worked hard in the south and north, and it's time to come back and take a rest..."

He lowered his voice and said again:

"Third brother has been in the capital for a long time, it's time for him to move around."

But he saw that Li Dingguo's military exploits were accumulating more and more, and now he had reached the position of prime minister on the right. If he attacked the city again and made great achievements, he might not be able to climb to his head, or even his position as prime minister of the left. , there is a possibility that he will not be saved, so he is unwilling to let him continue to fight.

After listening to what he said, Zhang Xianzhong realized that it made sense after thinking about it. Now that he is the emperor after all, he needs to take everything into consideration. Li Dingguo has made great achievements in his previous southern expeditions and served as commander and vanguard many times. It is also time for his remaining adopted sons to gain more. Achievements.

So he transferred Li Dingguo back and sent his third son Liu Wenxiu out.

(End of this chapter)