Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

In early August, the weather in Fushan has turned cold.

It will be almost October in later generations, and the area from Laoshan to the seaside where the Fushan forts are located is cool and cool, and the sea breeze and mountain breeze meet, which makes people feel very comfortable.

It's just that the soldiers of the battalions under Fushan's control are still working as hard as ever.

The new army trained very hard. By August, they had trained for four months. Every day felt more bitter than the next.All the hardships and sins that the veterans of Fushan suffered back then were doubled and returned to these new troops.

After four months, when every soldier of the new army sees military sticks, they feel far more terrifying than firecrackers and cannons. [

Almost no one has not been beaten, and almost everyone has been treated by a medical officer... There is no survivor.

"Exchange the sweat on the training ground today for the blood of the enemy on the battlefield tomorrow."

This sentence was printed in super big characters and hung in any military barracks within the Fushan system. It can be seen everywhere from getting up to sleeping to eating and training every day.

These days, besides hard training, almost everyone is asking about one thing... Is Zheng Lu determined to go to war?

The imperial edict was sent to Fushan a few days ago. After Zhang Shouren received the edict, all the prefectures in Denglai, Qingji, and Dongchang were a sensation. These prefectures covered half of Shandong, and they were also where Zhang Shouren was powerful.

The control of Jinan and Dongchang is slightly weaker, but the business group in Jinan is becoming more and more powerful and powerful. The governor Ni Chong has to rely on the business group to solve any big or small problems. As we all know, the business group is Zhang Shouren The representative placed in Jinan, the farther the tentacles stretched, the more stable Zhang Shouren's power became.

From the first village to No.30 in Dongchang Mansion, dozens of Zhuangzi are spread all over the key places. A team of cavalry and a team of infantry are stationed at the southern end of Dongchang, and they cooperate with the Zhuang soldiers to prevent the invasion of Caozhou soldiers.

During the last bandit suppression campaign, Caozhou soldiers showed signs of crossing the Hebei River. Fortunately, Li Yongxin reacted quickly and defeated Li Qingshan's cavalry, successfully resolving the crisis.

At this time, Fushan's power in Dongchang is stronger, and the strategic situation is becoming more and more favorable.

Qingzhou almost participated in the change last time. When the news of Denglai came, Qingzhou's already weak gentry forces were frightened and immediately turned to cooperate.

The two prefectures of Denglei are already the out-and-out foundation.

In just over two years, from one hundred households to manage such a large site, such a strong strength, with an annual income of more than 500 million in silver, Zhang Shouren is really a gentry, common people and officials from all over the world. issues of great concern to us.

Although blatantly rejecting the imperial edict is tantamount to rebellion, there are a lot of domineering and lawless generals at this time, and the weakness of the court is becoming more and more obvious.

In the early years of Chongzhen, Yuan Chonghuan beheaded Mao Wenlong, the coach of Dongjiang Town. He had Shangfang Sword and was the supervisor, but Mao Wenlong was a first-rank general and also had Shangfang Sword.

Beheading without edict is called indiscriminate killing. No matter whether Mao Wenlong raised singing girls and adopted sons and grandchildren on Phi Island, he was not doing business, or the military exploits of Dongjiang Town were useless, but at least from a legal point of view, Mao Wenlong Such a first-rank handsome minister cannot be killed without authorization.Once this person died, Chongzhen was very jealous of Yuan, but for the five-year peace of Liao Dynasty, he could only endorse Yuan.

After this incident, the emperor lost the hearts of his military officials.

Over the next ten years or so, Chongzhen himself took the lead in despising laws and regulations one by one. The generals are strong and forbear big mistakes.

So far, Han Feizi's so-called methods, techniques, and power have been almost corrupted by Chongzhen himself.

Now the emperor is still ordering to kill civil servants at will, but the situation has become obvious. The generals have been domineering for a long time. The so-called emperor's orders only apply to the governors, but the governors' orders do not apply to the generals, and the orders of the generals do not apply to the army. [

If Zhang Shouren is not willing to do it, he can accept the imperial edict, but he can also obey it and violate it. There are many excuses, and the one of no salary is enough.

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"Tell Lin Wenyuan that Wu Chang was a villain, but the more villainous he is, the less he can offend him. This time, he recommends me to Yang Sichang. His heart is unpredictable. You'd better ask for the details and report to me."

"Write a letter to Prime Minister Xue, and then persuade him to retreat bravely. And write again, asking him to find the governor of Fengyang or the soldiers of Nanjing for my mentor. If not, he can be transferred to any servant of the capital. All expenses will be paid by There is no need to write down the expenses of the Fushan Guild Hall in the letter, just tell Lin Wenyuan."

"The Henan Bureau of the Military Intelligence Department needs to send people to infiltrate the Huguang area. I want to know the situation of the states and counties along the Denglai road to Huguang, including food storage, strong men, roads, bridges and rivers, etc. If possible, send people to Xunyang, In the Fang and Zhu areas, investigate the movements of Zhang Xianzhong and other thieves and their tactics."

Zhang Shouren said one thing, and the clerks below recorded one thing, writing like flying, writing very fast.

He just came back from Dengzhou, and he didn't even have time to go home, and he received an order to transfer troops halfway.

This time, Yang Sichang was ordered to be the supervisor, and the support from the imperial court was huge, with 50 taels of silver in cash, thousands of silver medals, plus military supplies such as silk and cloth, and countless armored battles. The support that Yang Sichang received has never been like that when ministers go out. There will be many more.

In addition to these, there is also a silver seal of the supervisor and assistant minister, and an imperial poem bestowed by Emperor Chongzhen.

The last time Chongzhen wrote a poem was when Qin Liangyu, a female chieftain from Sichuan, joined the capital in the second year of Chongzhen. It has been a full ten years since then.

These things add up to great glory and scenery, and it is an overwhelming authority that ordinary people cannot resist.

What Yang Sichang wanted to take with him to the south was a silver seal of the general who suppressed the bandits. This seal was used by him to win over Zuo Liangyu.

For Zhang Shouren, he also tried his best to win him over.

In addition to the emperor's edict, there is also a private letter, the words are very polite, expressing the misunderstanding of the past, please stop worrying about Zhang Shouren, Yang Sichang said that he will not interfere with the relationship between Zhang Shouren and Xue Guoguan, and it is not called Zhang Shouren committed himself to defecting. In this march and battle, Zhang Shouren can maintain his independence as much as possible in the military. He only instructs the strategy and will never intervene in specific battalion affairs.

These are already very generous, and Yang Sichang also said that if Zhang Shouren made meritorious service this time, there would be nothing to add to Zhang Shouren's rank and salary, but he could change from deputy chief township to chief township, and this battle would take one to two years to fight. At that time, Zhang Shouren's qualifications will definitely be enough, and You Shiwei will be transferred to the post of general town, and he will definitely get it.

In terms of money, Yang Sichang said that the rations provided to him are very generous, Zhang Shouren's subordinates will definitely get [-]% of the rations, there will be no discount, and if there is a beheading to win the battle, the rewards will not be deducted from him.

Yang Sichang almost agreed to all these things that were inconvenient to write in the edict, and now a deacon in a study in Yang's mansion is waiting in Fushan, and as soon as there is a reply, he will gallop back to the capital.

"So, what does your lord mean to allow him?" Zhong Xian who was beside Zhang Shouren asked indifferently.

There was no crowd in the festival hall. All the generals expressed no opinion on this matter. Some were eager to try, but most of them were indifferent.

As a military commander, of course he must beheaded first. It has been half a year since he returned from the capital, and it is time to regroup and go into battle.

Zhang Shouren understood the minds of the generals very well, and he asked Zhong Xian: "How about it, what do the civil servants think about fighting a battle?"

"Nothing is impossible."

Zhong Xian replied: "Since April, we have been unable to make ends meet, and reached a peak in June, with a deficit of nearly one million. Now, we have filled in the deficit last month. If you mobilize from now on, you can start in September or October. At that time, the supply of military supplies will be up, and the specific figures will need to be discussed after a joint meeting with all bureaus under our battalion affairs department, storage, general logistics, and staff."

"Mr. Li and Mr. Zhang Er, what do you think?"

Li Xin bowed his body and replied: "From a public mind, fighting this battle is the best, and it will greatly help your reputation. In terms of self-interest, fighting the bandits will gain military merit, train soldiers, understand the southern mountains and rivers, and fight well." Fushan Army's prestige, why not do it?"

Zhang Deqi also said: "My lord's reputation, so far, has both good and bad. And most of the people who praise you are common people, and most of them are in the north. Among the gentry, especially in the eyes of Qingliu, the image of your lord is not good, while among the gentry In my eyes, the thief is much more hateful than the Donglu..."

"I understand, I understand."

Zhang Shouren raised his hand, with a wry smile on his face.

He performed miraculously in the battle of Jinan, but his image in the mouths of southern scholar-bureaucrats and Qingliu has always been poor. Several disputes are because on the one hand, he is acting more and more like a feudal town in Denglai, but it is It made the scribes more vigilant.

This kind of wariness between civil and military forces cannot be completely eliminated, at least at this stage.

And Zhang Deqi also said very frankly that the gentry in the south had never seen what the Donglu was like, and the common people had never been tortured by slaves, so although Zhang Shouren's reputation was obvious, his image was manipulated by the gentry. We have to fight something that the gentry and common people in the south hate and fear more... the Shaanxi bandits.

At this time, the broad horizons and broad knowledge of the two scholars played a role. No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang strictly forbade the generals to associate with scholars. This is what really smart scholars do. Counselors, especially when it comes to not purely military topics, scholars do have a more outstanding performance than ordinary generals or civil servants.

In fact, the two people still have the deepest meaning that they haven't said clearly, but Zhang Shouren understands it in his heart.

He still has to keep looking after him!

Prestige is something that cannot be touched or seen. It doesn't seem to be an important thing, but it is actually reflected in people's hearts.If the prestige is not enough, if you do something forcibly, there will be a violent rebound. If the prestige is enough, if you have some things, it is like a foot of water, and you can pass it by lifting your legs.

Zhang Shouren smiled wryly: "Are you really going to act as an executioner and swing the butcher's knife at the uprising peasant brothers?"