My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 133 I'm just a farmer, you send a hundred thousand troops to attack me?
At this moment, Zhu Cilang waved his hand and said:
"I've already said this before. Tell me everything you know. If the information is useful, I'll forgive your sins."

When Zhang Ansheng heard this, he didn't dare to hesitate at all and immediately told him all the information he knew.

This even includes how Li Qingshan rebelled.

It turned out that since last year, Shandong, Henan and other provinces have suffered from severe droughts and locust plagues for consecutive years, with almost no harvest, and at the same time, the plague has been prevalent.

But in this situation, the government still imposed heavy taxes and levies, causing a large number of people to be unable to survive.

Li Qingshan was originally just a butcher. He saw a businessman making things difficult for the common people and he couldn't bear it, so he stood up for the common people and a conflict occurred. He ended up accidentally killing the businessman.

Li Qingshan knew that he could not escape the blame and did not want to sit and wait for death, so he gathered thousands of people to revolt.

After the uprising, he continued to improve the military system, gather manpower, and intercept the grain transport.

It has now grown to about 30,000 people.

In order to obtain military pay and food, any merchant ship that wanted to pass through the canal had to pay three-tenths of the cargo before being allowed to pass.

In addition, he attacked provincial capitals, plundered nearby counties, and then distributed the landlords' land to the people.

When Zhu Cilang heard these words, for some reason, his anger subsided a little.

Because after all, this is all because of hunger.

Then he asked again:
"The news that the imperial court is mobilizing a large army to attack Liangshan Lake should have reached them by now, right? What's their attitude now?"

Zhang Ansheng did not dare to hide it and quickly said:

"Your Highness, the news that the imperial court is mobilizing a large army to attack Liangshanpo has indeed reached Liangshanpo."

"Li Qingshan and the others were terrified after hearing the news. Just yesterday, the students had attended a meeting organized by Li Qingshan."

"They were discussing what to do next."

"Some suggested directly confronting the government, but this proposal was rejected by Li Qingshan because he felt they could not possibly be a match for the imperial court."

"Some people also suggested that Li Qingshan go and join Li Zicheng to conquer the world together, but Li Qingshan rejected this idea because he felt that Li Zicheng would not be able to achieve great things in the future."

"Some people also suggested that Li Qingshan surrender to the imperial court. Although Li Qingshan did not agree at the time, the students felt that Li Qingshan must be willing to surrender to the imperial court."

When Zhu Cilang heard this, a smile appeared on his lips.

My guess was correct. Li Qingshan really wanted to surrender to the court.

This is probably the Shandong people's obsession with organization.

Moreover, in history, Li Qingshan also wanted to surrender, but he did not expect that the court would not accept his surrender and insisted on killing him.

There was actually nothing that could be done about it. The imperial court was originally very tolerant of peasant uprisings, and Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong had surrendered several times.

As a result, those guys surrendered and rebelled again and again, which made the imperial court lose patience, so from then on they would not accept the surrender of the peasant army.

Of course, there is another more important thing, that is, the Liangshan Uprising obviously regarded Chongzhen as Song Huizong. In anger, Chongzhen would not accept surrender.

At this moment, Zhu Cilang suddenly thought of something.

That is, he might not have to wait for Chongzhen to come before he could persuade Li Qingshan to surrender.

After all, the purpose of this trip is not to start a war, but to seek surrender.

If he could directly persuade Li Qingshan to surrender, he could start reforming the commercial tax on the canal transportation as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, a perfect plan had already brewed in Zhu Cilang's mind.

Then, he looked directly at Zhang Ansheng and said:
"I have a task for you to do. If you do it well, not only will your previous sins be forgiven, but you will also be given a small official position."

When Zhang Ansheng heard this, he immediately burst into tears of gratitude.

"Your Highness, please tell me that I am willing to die in return."

Zhu Cilang said calmly:

"I want you to take me to see Li Qingshan."

what?
When Zhang Ansheng heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, several more screams of horror were heard.

"Your Highness, you can't do that!"

"This is absolutely unacceptable!"

"Prince, no!"

The people who spoke were none other than Li Ruolian, Fang Zhenghua and Zheng Chenggong.

At this moment, they were all panicked.

They had accepted Zhu Cilang's previous mischief, after all, they were still able to control the situation.

But now Zhu Cilang actually wants to go directly to see Li Qingshan. This is completely like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.

They absolutely did not dare to let Zhu Cilang do this. If something really happened, they would be blamed for it.

Zhu Cilang looked at the anxious people and calmly waved his hand, signaling them not to get excited. Then he said:

"You all heard it just now. Li Qingshan was unwilling to go to war with the imperial court, nor was he willing to surrender to Li Zicheng. In other words, he did want to surrender to the imperial court, but he didn't know how to do it."

"In that case, we might as well go there ourselves."

"But of course, I will not go as the Crown Prince."

"Brother-in-law, do you have any brothers who are about the same age as me?"

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he was a little confused at first, but still said:
"My sixth brother looks about the same age as Your Highness."

"What's his name?"

Zhu Cilang said again.

"Zheng Shimo."

"very good."

Zhu Cihong laughed.

"Then from now on, I am your younger brother Zheng Shimo."

"This time we will go in your name, the son of the Fujian general and the brother of the crown prince's concubine."

"Of course, don't talk about surrendering when you go there. Let's see Li Qingshan's attitude first."

Zheng Chenggong was still a little worried when he heard this.

The same goes for Li Ruolian and Fang Zhenghua standing by!

But Zhu Cilang was not going to discuss this with them, so before they could open their mouths, Zhu Cilang simply waved his hand to interrupt what they wanted to say.

"I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore."

"And if Li Qingshan does anything unusual by then, I will kill him without hesitation."

Having said this, Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian's expressions changed instantly.

He seemed to recall the scene where Zhu Cilang blew up the thousand-pound boulder effortlessly.

If you think about it carefully, their worries seem a bit unnecessary.

Although the prince is still a mortal now, he still has the power of an immortal. If he wants to kill anyone, it's just a matter of thought, right?
No matter who Li Qingshan is or how many tens of thousands of rebels there are, they are nothing to the prince.

Thinking of this, they stopped talking.

Only Zheng Chenggong, who didn't know the reason, still wanted to persuade him, but was stopped by Li Ruolian.

"Master Zheng, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has made his decision, then let's do as he says."

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he was instantly shocked and looked at Li Ruolian with an incredible look.

He never imagined that this guy Li Ruolian would dare to let Zhu Cilang take such a risk?

At this moment, Zhu Cilang stood up, patted Zheng Chenggong on the shoulder and said:

"Don't worry, brother-in-law, everything will be fine."

"Everything is under my control!"

Afterwards, Zhu Cilang signaled Li Ruolian to untie Zhang Ansheng. After Zhang Ansheng stood up again, Zhu Cilang said:
"It's better to go sooner rather than later. Let's go now."

"Once this matter is completed, I will not hesitate to reward you!"

Zhang Ansheng was also a smart man. He knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he nodded quickly and said:

"I will follow the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Soon, everything was ready and several large ships began to set off towards Liangshan Lake.

On the other side, the Liangshanpo Gathering Hall.

This is the place created by Li Qingshan based on the Liangshanpo Gathering Hall described in Water Margin.

He hired many craftsmen and spent a lot of money to create the magnificent Liangshanpo Gathering Hall.

But at this moment, Li Qingshan no longer had the aura of a former leader. Instead, he drank strong liquor with a worried look on his face.

It looked as if his parents had died.

Sitting on either side of him was his military advisor Wang Linchen.

One is his chief marshal Ai Shuangshuang.

Of course, there is nothing special about these two people. One is a poor scholar and the other is a magician.

Some other big men also came from the likes of canal workers, butchers, fishermen, etc.

At this moment, these people also had sad faces, and they were just drinking without talking.

Li Qingshan never imagined that his rebellion would develop to such an extent, completely deviating from his plan.

He had a good plan, which was that he would first start a rebellion and create a certain impact. At that time, the imperial court would definitely send troops to suppress him, and then he would take advantage of his strong military strength to defeat the army sent by the imperial court.

In this way, the imperial court would see his strength and recruit him, and he could naturally become an official.

After all, that’s what’s written in Water Margin.

But he never expected that just when he was getting better, the imperial court would send 100,000 troops to destroy him.

And the troops coming here are the Guanning Iron Cavalry, the White Spear Soldiers, and the Qin Army.

No matter how stupid he was, he knew that the Guanning Iron Cavalry, the White Spear Soldiers, and the Qin Army were the three most elite forces of the Ming Dynasty.

This means that the imperial court is now determined to kill him.

Li Qingshan was clear about his own strength. He knew that relying on such a small number of people under his command, it would be like trying to fight against the imperial court's 100,000-strong army.

I'm afraid that by the time these troops arrive, his brothers will have run away.

In fact, many people have started to run away in recent days. If he hadn't killed some people to maintain military discipline, they might have disbanded now.

But he couldn't figure out what the court was trying to do?
He was obviously just a farmer, so why did the imperial court have to go to such great lengths to kill him?
If you have such thoughts, why don't you fight Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and the Jiannu?
Why bother competing with him, a farmer?

And yesterday he gathered people to discuss it, and finally came up with three solutions.

One option was to fight the court to the death, but this was rejected by Li Qingshan.

Another option was to join Li Zicheng and conspire to rule the world, but this was also rejected by Li Qingshan.

The last option was to surrender to the imperial court. To be honest, this was the path that Li Qingshan really wanted to take. After all, as a Shandong native, the establishment was a hurdle that he could never overcome.

In fact, his brothers thought the same as he did. After all, the first two paths were really difficult to take, and if they were not careful, they would die without a burial place.

If the last path is successful, they can directly cleanse themselves and become officials.

After all, that’s what’s written in Water Margin!

Although the people in Water Margin all had bad endings, that was because they did not know how to restrain themselves.

Li Qingshan felt that if he was recruited, he would not end up in such a miserable state like Song Jiang.
But then again, there must be a chance to surrender!

Now that the imperial court has summoned so many troops, it is obvious that they want to kill them. I am afraid he won’t even have the chance to surrender!

Thinking of this, Li Qingshan suddenly felt even more worried.

Seeing that no one spoke, he finally couldn't help but speak:

"Brothers, don't hold it in any longer, let's talk about what to do next."

"There is only one way left for us now, and that is to surrender to the imperial court."

"But we still have to work out a way to surrender."

Military Advisor Wang Linchen sighed when he heard this, and then said:
"Chief, do you think the imperial court will really accept our surrender? Those 100,000-strong army is not just for show."

"What if the court refuses to accept it?"

"We can't defeat the imperial army!"

When Grand Marshal Ai Shuangshuang heard this, he suddenly dropped the wine bowl in his hand and said angrily:

"If the imperial court really refuses to accept our surrender, it will force us into a desperate situation. At that time, we will have no choice but to seek refuge with Li Zicheng."

"You can't die here, right?"

When Li Qingshan heard this, he sighed again in his heart.

If he could surrender to the imperial court, Li Qingshan would certainly be willing to surrender.

But if the court was unwilling to accept it, he could only take his brothers to join Li Zicheng.

Anyway, he knew in his heart that he would never be able to defend Liangshanpo.

As long as the imperial court sent troops to surround this place, they would be trapped and die in Liangshan Lake.

At this moment, someone suddenly asked:
"Chief, even if we surrender, we have to find someone to surrender to, right? But we don't know anyone, so who should we surrender to?"

"Should we go to the Governor of the Grand Canal or the Shandong General?"

When everyone present heard this, they all fell silent.

Because what that person said was right, even if they wanted to find someone to surrender now, they had no way to do so because they didn't know who to find.

They also didn't know which general or nobleman the court had sent to lead the troops this time. They were completely in the dark now.

It seemed that the only options were to wait for death or surrender to Li Zicheng.
Suddenly at this moment, a servant came to report:

"Chief, Military Advisor Zhang requests an audience."

Military Advisor Zhang is Zhang Ansheng.

Li Qingshan was not in the mood to see Zhang Ansheng, because he had realized during this period that this guy was just a fool with some knowledge.

He's okay at writing articles or something, but it can't help me with big things.

But considering that his brothers were not well educated, he finally kept Zhang Ansheng by his side.

At this moment, he was about to tell Zhang Ansheng to get out, but suddenly he thought of something and finally said:
"Let him in."

Not long after, Zhang Ansheng walked in with a happy look on his face.

Li Qingshan saw Zhang Ansheng like this and asked in frustration:

"Military Advisor Zhang, do you have any good news? You look so happy."

Zhang Ansheng hurriedly bowed and said,

"I'm here to tell the chief some great news! It's a great event!"

Annunciation?

What a fucking happy event?

When Li Qingshan heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched.

He is almost dead now, what good news is there?
He felt that Zhang Ansheng was just playing tricks on him.

But in the end, he still forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart and asked:
"Then tell me, where does my joy come from?"

Zhang Ansheng said as planned with Zhu Cilang and others:
"Chief, guess who I just met at the dock at Liangshan Lake?"

Li Qingshan had lost his patience at this point, suppressing his anger and asking:

"Who?"

Zhang Ansheng hurriedly said:
"The two sons of Zheng Zhilong, the Fujian General."

what?
When he heard this, Li Qingshan stood up instantly, his anger disappeared without a trace, and his face was full of surprise.

Because he monopolized the canal transportation, he had some understanding of the Ming Dynasty's navy. He knew that the largest Ming Dynasty navy entrenched in Fujian was Zheng Zhilong's navy.

At the same time, he was also afraid that the court would send Zheng Zhilong from Fujian to deal with him, so he was always on guard against Zheng Zhilong.

But he didn't expect that Zheng Zhilong's two sons would come here.

The next second, Li Qingshan hurried down, then took Zhang Ansheng's hand and asked:
"Military Advisor Zhang, please tell me what's going on. How did you know they were the two sons of Zheng Zhilong, the Fujian General?"

Zhang Ansheng smiled and said:

"Your Highness, you may not know that when I was studying at the Imperial College in Nanjing, I was a classmate of Zheng Zhilong's eldest son, Zheng Chenggong."

"So of course you know him!"

"I was originally going out for a stroll today, but unexpectedly I ran into Zheng Chenggong at the dock."

"After some investigation, I learned that Zheng Chenggong's sister had actually married the current Crown Prince."

"In other words, the Zheng family has become a royal family."

"I thought these two might be able to help the leader, so I specially invited them to Liangshan Lake to have a talk with the leader."

When he heard this, Li Qingshan's face turned red with excitement.

Zheng Chenggong's sister was the prince's concubine. Doesn't that mean Zheng Chenggong is the brother-in-law of the Ming Dynasty's crown prince?
He is not only the son of Zheng Zhilong, the general of Fujian, but also the brother-in-law of the current crown prince. These are two real big figures!
If he could establish good relations with them, and then pass on the news of his desire to surrender to the prince through him, wouldn't that mean there would be hope for them to surrender to the court?
Thinking of this, Li Qingshan quickly patted Zhang Ansheng on the shoulder and said with gratitude:
"Military Advisor Zhang, ah, Military Advisor Zhang, I was right about you. You've really helped me a lot this time!"

"By the way, take me to meet these two distinguished guests."

After saying this, Li Qingshan called out to the other brothers:

"Come on, come on, come with me to meet these two distinguished guests."

"Remember, you must be respectful when you see them. If anyone dares to speak nonsense, I will kill him directly."

When everyone heard this, they dared not say anything and just responded in unison.

"Don't worry, brother. We know what to do."

"Don't worry, big brother. We are not fools. How could we offend such a person?"

Immediately afterwards, the group left the gathering hall and headed straight for the inn at the foot of the mountain.

At the same time, in the inn at the foot of the mountain, Zhu Cilang and others were leisurely drinking tea.

Because we were going deep into the enemy camp this time, we couldn't bring too many people with us. At most, we only brought more than 30 guards.

However, these people are all without exception the most elite warriors of the Ming Dynasty. It is no exaggeration to say that one is worth ten.

If they really encounter danger, they will swear to protect Zhu Cilang and leave.

However, in Zhu Cilang's opinion, these are actually unnecessary.

Because he knew that as long as Li Qingshan was not stupid, he would not take action against them, unless Li Qingshan really wanted to go against the court.

If that were the case, he would have no choice but to kill Li Qingshan and his men.

And this time he killed him himself!

You know, he has never used the system to kill people, so this is a good opportunity to test the power of the system.

The method is also very simple. Just exchange a large amount of white phosphorus in the system, and then choose the location in their body. When the white phosphorus comes into contact with the blood and then encounters the air, the person will burn immediately.

And it is burning from the inside out, even gods cannot save it.

Of course, Zhu Cilang still didn't want things to develop to this point.

Because along the way, the so-called rebels he saw were actually canal workers, fishermen, farmers, and peddlers.

If the Ming Dynasty was still relatively stable, these people should have lived quietly in the place that belonged to them instead of coming here to gather and rebel.

so.
If he could avoid it, Zhu Cilang would not kill anyone!
Not long after, there was a sudden noise outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Cilang saw Zhang Ansheng rushing in with a group of big men.

The dark-faced man in the lead should be Li Qingshan!

Because they received Zhu Cilang's order, Fang Zhenghua, Li Ruolian and others did not take any action and continued to stand aside obediently.

After entering the inn, Zhang Ansheng quickly pointed at Zheng Zhilong and Zhu Cilang and introduced them:

"Look, Chief, these two are the sons of Zheng Zhilong, the general of Fujian!"

Li Qingshan hurriedly bowed and said:
"I'm so sorry for not welcoming you both, so sorry for not welcoming you."

As he spoke, his eyes were filled with excitement, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

At the same time, Zheng Chenggong and Zhu Cilang also bowed and said:

"You're welcome."

However, their attitude seemed quite indifferent.

But Li Qingshan didn't care. After all, his current identity was a rebel, and the two people in front of him were royal relatives, so it was normal for them to look down on him.

Then, Li Qingshan warmly invited:

"You two must have been exhausted from the journey. I have prepared some wine and food at Liangshan Lake. Would you be so kind as to have a chat?"

"To be honest, I have something I want to discuss with you two."

When Zheng Chenggong heard this, he pretended to ponder for a moment and said:
"Since the boss is so kind, it would be disrespectful to refuse."

Seeing Zheng Chenggong agree so readily, Li Qingshan was stunned for a moment.

He originally thought Zheng Chenggong might refuse, but he didn't expect Zheng Chenggong to agree so readily. He was a little overwhelmed for a moment.

But fortunately, the military advisor beside him pushed him, and he finally reacted and said with a smile:

"Hahaha, thank you both for your presence! Please follow me."

Then, the group headed straight for Liangshan Lake in a mighty manner.

(End of this chapter)