A Thousand Hills

Chapter 256

Although the fifth prince was chilled by Jiang Xingyun's cold water, fortunately, he had estimated the situation in the south of the Yangtze River before he came. Although he didn't expect it to be so bad, it was definitely expected that it would not be good.

Therefore, even though he poured cold water on Jiang Xingyun, the Fifth Prince had his own ideas. He was not in a hurry, but said, "Fufeng would like to talk about the current military deployment of Jingjiang."

Liu Fufeng continued to introduce the situation in the Jingjiang army to the fifth prince, "Prince Jingjiang has three generals under his command, one is Feiyu General Feng Wan, Feng Wan was born in Jingjiang's son-in-law family, and he showed his talent as a general when he was young. Xiuwu, he took the lead in this Jiangnan battle, and is now stationed in Jingjiang. The second is King Jingjiang's senior general, General Lin Fan, and General Lin Zhenxiangyang. The third is General Zhennan who accompanied King Jingjiang. Zhao Yang."

The fifth prince felt wrong when he heard it. He was also a feudal lord who had presided over one party's affairs. Although he didn't know how to fight, he was very familiar with military affairs. The fifth prince said, "King Jingjiang is strange. Why is it Lin Fan who is stationed in Xiangyang City?" According to the rules in the officialdom, when generals conquer territory, whoever conquers it should be the one who appeases the place.The fifth prince didn't believe that King Jingjiang didn't know about this rule. "And that Zhao Zhennan, who is the general of Zhennan, followed Jingjiang to the north? This is also strange. By the way, the one who was defeated by Fufeng in the first place was old Lin Fanlin, right?"

Why do you like to deal with the fifth prince? You can tell that the fifth prince is a sensible person as soon as you hear the words.

Liu Fufeng's expression was much more relaxed, and he said in a gentle voice, "Your Highness, you can tell at a glance. It's no secret that Jingjiang prefers the third son. Now that Feng Feiyu has made great contributions in the battle of Jiangnan, how can the family of Jingjiang's third son sit back and watch the family of the eldest son?" Situation, Feng Feiyu's withdrawal from Huguang was due to the operation of the third son's family. General Zhennan is a general of the third son's family. Although Feng Feiyu withdrew from Huguang, he will be replaced by Zhennan general of the third son's family, so how can the first son's family give up In this way, in the end, the two parties compromised, and General Lin from the Jingjiang King’s direct line was stationed in Huguang, Feng Feiyu was in Jingjiang, and Zhao Yang, the Zhennan General Zhao Yang from the third prince’s lineage, followed King Jingjiang to the north, commanding the imperial capital.”

The Fifth Prince said, "Misfortunes are always born from within. This truth will remain unchanged for thousands of years." Scratching his chin, "Xingyun's words earlier chilled my heart, and after listening to Fufeng, this king My heart is stable again." King Jingjiang's family is no better than his family.

"What is King Jingjiang going to do? With a son, and making the third son so arrogant, it's just a mental illness. Isn't this calling two brothers to fight? How stupid." The fifth prince sighed again.

The fifth prince's words fell into the ears of Liu Fufeng and Jiang Xingyun, neither of them knew whether the fifth prince was good at doing things after returning to the imperial capital for more than a year, or he was mentally ill!If the Fifth Prince can revitalize Jiangnan's defeat, Nima, how much do you think your position will be better than the current Jingjiang Third Prince?

Liu Fufeng and Jiang Xingyun didn't speak in tacit agreement, Governor Su praised, "Your Highness is right, this is a good opportunity for civil strife in Jingjiang, but I'm afraid we will have to wait until King Jingjiang returns to the south before we can provoke one or two. "

The fifth prince said, "The princess and I had already ordered people to carry out the separation, but the effect was not obvious. After all, there was an old man like Jingjiang suppressing it. But Fufeng Haosheng told me about the battle in the south of the Yangtze River. Who came up with the idea of ​​distributing to the common people? Could it be that Feng Feiyu's troops didn't plunder Jiangnan?" The five princes felt that this was inconceivable.

The person who answered the fifth prince's question was Jiang Xingyun. Jiang Xingyun said, "It's the Mu San family. Since Feng Feiyu won the first battle, he said that he wants to win the hearts of the people in Jiangnan. It's best not to let the soldiers loot Jiangnan. To supervise the army. It is the matter of dividing the land to the people, and it is also the meaning of supervising the army.”

The fifth prince said, "What a fool. Since I have been fighting and marching, how many soldiers have blood stained the battlefield when the blades of war come. On weekdays, the salary is so much. I don't agree with robbing the common people. How many taels of silver can the common people have at home? , but if you meet a big family and don’t ask the sergeant to make a small fortune, how can the soldiers be willing to use their lives. Could this Feng Feiyu just accept his fate?"

"That's not true." Jiang Xingyun said, "Feng Feiyu made people seize the handle of the supervisory army. Feng Feiyu and his subordinates got seven of the money from the Jiangnan battle, the supervisory army got one, and Jingjiang got two."

"Remember this matter first. When it is cheap, it is better to tell King Jingjiang to know, so that King Jingjiang will not be deceived by this." The fifth prince thought for a while, and then said, "Let's talk about King Jingjiang's distribution of the land of the big households first. Is it something for the common people? I have never seen such a thing in my life, and the property of a big household is also limited. How should it be distributed? To whom? Why should it be distributed to these people? Is there a unified standard in Jingjiang?"

Of course, people have standards, according to household, according to head, anyway, it is very popular.The fifth prince heard this and said, "This is not a bad thing. Looking at the dynasties in history, most of the dynasties died because of too serious annexation of land. Even in the past, when you followed me to inspect various places, you also saw people everywhere. , there is no big requirement. Food and clothing are warm, and the world is fairer. They can live on, have children and raise daughters, and have something to look forward to every year. It is said that in the last years of the former dynasty, good land and land were all in the hands of the aristocratic family. Not only did they grow up, but also the people suffered. They lost their own fields, so they had to be tenants, and as tenants, they met good owners and lived well. When encountering mean people, people are so run on that they can’t survive. If they are not bandits, they are bandits. Jingjiang distributes the large households’ land to the local people. Whether it is buying people’s hearts or stabilizing the situation, it is the people who benefit. But, What Jingjiang did is not without flaws."

The Fifth Prince said, "There is never the best of both worlds. For example, scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen may have no distinction in the beginning, but now, scholars are respected and businessmen are inferior. The same is true for high and low. No one wants to have a great harmony in the world. But it is very difficult. Even during the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, there were also high and low. It is as if Jingjiang now distributes the land of the big families to the people, and new big families will still be born in the future. I never hate the big families, in fact Well, capable people, of course, will strive for a better position. This is obtained by ability, not stealing, nor robbing. I just regret that Guan Jingjiang's move is not a person who does not know right and wrong, so why risk the world Don't do it, do this treasonous thing."

After listening to the fifth prince's nagging, Governor Su said first, "If you know right from wrong, you won't seek rebellion. In the end, it's greed."

Jiang Xingyun said directly, "Wait for Jingjiang to be executed, Your Highness, you can ask him why."

Liu Fufeng said, "Jingjiang's move is too ruthless, now Huguang and other people regard him as a god, even if we go with a large army, it will be difficult to occupy our feet."

The fifth prince said, "The people are the foundation. Jingjiang divided the land, and we can't get it back. Besides, the owners of these lands may have been killed by Jingjiang. Fortunately, since Jingjiang is willing to divide the land to the people, it can be seen that Jiangnan There is still a bit of vitality. But there is one thing. No matter how many people in the world, from agriculture, industry and commerce to three industries, they still need to be governed by scholars. The division of land in Jingjiang will definitely harm the interests of scholars. Why not take this good deed of Jingjiang to the lair of King Jingjiang Let him spread the word and see if the gentry will be worried. Also, Xingyun, didn't you say that it is difficult to do things in Jiangnan? I have a way. Now Jiangnan gives King Jingjiang a share of the land. He has won the hearts of the people. Our people don't have to go against Jingjiang's strategy, it's better to follow him. The people are also human, and they are greedy. When they divide one acre of land, they naturally want to divide the second acre. After dividing the second acre, they want to divide it. The third acre."

Jiang Xingyun seemed to realize something, "Your Highness means to persuade the people in the south of the Yangtze River to divide the land of other big clans who surrendered to Jingjiang."

"That's what it means." The fifth prince said coldly, "There is not much difference between people in the world. Even the common people, some are good and some are not greedy. Since Jingjiang wants to win the hearts of the people, it is to push the gentry from Jiangnan to us. gone."

Governor Su said, "Right now, Jingjiang is spreading a lot of rumors to us, saying that once King Jingjiang comes, he will distribute the land to the common people. Although the state governments have been paid attention to it, the effect seems to be mediocre. If there is no other way, it would be good if the states are under martial law." A little bit, but not illegal."

The fifth prince cursed, "This bastard is so good at provoking people's hearts!"

The Fifth Prince said, "Gather together all the officials, gentry, rich and wealthy, and tell them to be more honest with me! Don't think that Jingjiang will come to a good end! Fufeng, you can recruit troops, it doesn't matter whether you can recruit them or not. The soldiers made it clear that the imperial court does not want any of the proceeds from this war, and rewards the soldiers! It is the land! When Jingjiang is calmed down, everyone will have a share!"

The fifth prince then ordered Governor Su, "Prepare a memorial ceremony. This king wants to pay homage to the innocent souls who died under Jingjiang's hands!" Thinking of Governor Su's hometown of Huizhou, the fifth prince said, "Old Su, don't worry too much. It's more difficult, there will always be a time to get over it." Don't look at King Jingjiang killing many dissatisfied big families in the south of the Yangtze River, the No. 1 Hui family of the Su family, King Jingjiang did not move.

The fifth prince also specially instructed Jiang Xingyun, "If you instigate the people of Huidi, don't let them rob Old Su's house."

Jiang Xingyun responded, "Yes."

Governor Su sighed, "I am inexplicably grateful for your highness's love. However, your highness must not miss a big deal because of the Su family. Right now, there is nothing more important than taking advantage of Jingjiang's unstable foothold in Huguang and other places to quickly regain the territory."

Jiang Xingyun said, "Your Majesty, just rest assured, I have someone take care of your people in private. Although it is difficult now, it is not good. The people in Jingjiang have been closely monitoring the Su family. I am afraid that Jingjiang is determined to think that the people in the court will fight with you." Contact the Su family."

Seeing that Jiang Xingyun understood what he meant, and Governor Su was also a sensible person, the fifth prince stopped talking.

The fifth prince is going to bring the rich and powerful families in Fujian Province to pay homage to the dead from all over the world. For those families killed by King Jingjiang, the men are killed, the women are slaves, the family property is robbed, and the land is divided equally.

The fifth prince said, "Everyone earned money from the seaport. I know you, and you also know this king. I won't say anything unnecessary. I will sacrifice them today. If one day's luck is bad, Fujian will be killed." Break through, I hope that future generations can sacrifice like this, let me wait."

Some of these wealthy households are local, and some came from other places to do business because of the war and were unable to go back to Fujian and did not know the safety of their clansmen. Now that the fifth prince brought the list of large households destroyed in Jiangnan, some secretly rejoiced that their families were fine, and some With tears streaming down his face, he was determined to find Jingjiang desperately.When the fifth prince said this, the one whose family had been wiped out said with red and swollen eyes, "As long as His Highness can expel the rebels, the villain is willing to donate his family fortune to pay for the army!"

After such a commotion, a batch of silver payment was donated.There are even those who are full of blood, not only donating their family property, but also leading people to join the army, vowing to avenge their family's blood hatred!
The five princes summoned all the state capitals, and ordered them all to pay homage to the dead. With a new round of conscription orders and rewards for super rank in the army, it really greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the soldiers. The lie of defending the family and the country, the five princes come to the truth, as long as they win, they will give the officials, the nobles and the silver, and the territory you have won will be as much as you rob, and the court will not take a single point.

Translated, this is the truth.

The first battle for the five princes to return to Fujian started on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

(End of this chapter)