In the early morning, a horse-drawn carriage bumped past. The once dense forest was now only bare branches. The snow on the roadside was rolled by the wheels and turned into sewage, exposing the muddy land. Sleeves, leaning against the car to rest, he is about 30 people, white face and no beard, thin body, no strength to hold chickens, the boy sitting next to him handed him the water bag, the hot water in it will cool early, and there is still a little residual temperature.
Robben took a sip of water and asked the servant, "It's hard to travel, have you ever seen someone nearby?"
The servant shook his head: "Most of the villages along the way are deserted."
The people fled, and Robben sighed.
He has ambitions to become the king, but now Fang Guozhen has surrendered to the Yuan, Liu Futong has retreated, and the Red Turbans have raised their voices, but most of them are not a climate.
After he got the letter of appointment from Gaoyou, he thought again and again, but in the end he couldn't match his inner desire, and finally chose to go to Gaoyou.
Robben has the ambition of Kunpeng, but he has no place to show his strengths.
The servant asked, "Why is your son so worried?"
Robben: "Lin Yuan, I can't figure it out."
This man occupied Gaoyou, Taizhou. These two places are clearly important places, but he did not see the imperial court sending troops to fight. This man appeases the people and win over people's hearts, and at the same time makes a fool of himself with the imperial court. Could such a person be plotting that one mu? three points?
But he did not see any act of becoming king, and the people only praised him for being merciful and kind.
If this person is ambitious, he will be able to show his strengths. I just hope that this person is not just a nameless, short-sighted person.
The groom let out a long cry, tightened the reins, the horse stopped, and the carriage stopped outside the outer city wall under construction. He was looking for the gatekeeper when he saw a man in an orange vest approaching. The man was standing beside the carriage. Ask: "What are you doing here? Are you defecting or looking for relatives? What did you bring? What evidence do you have?"
The servant got out of the carriage, stepped on the ground and bowed to the man before saying, "I'm here to apply, this is the letter of appointment."
As he spoke, he handed over the letter of appointment written by Lin Yuan.
The little official in the orange vest hurriedly said, "Please come with me. The house has already been set up for Lord Luo. Nan Bodhisattva has instructed earlier that Lord Luo is his beloved and must be treated with care."
The ancients have always been numb, and Lin Yuan has become more and more numb recently.
Thinking about it, if you call your confidant Aiqing Qingqing, the monarch and minister are still very happy, and it's nothing to talk about your beloved.
Robben in the carriage also heard it, and he couldn't help being stunned. After all, he knew that he had nothing to do. He studied at the age of seven. After his mother died at the age of fourteen, he started business with his father. However, he had no interest in business, so he went to Cixi to study with Zhao Baofeng. , he is famous in the local area, where can he spread to Gaoyou?
Nan Bodhisattva actually still loves him?
Robben was in a trance for a while, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.
All the way into the city, Robben lifted the window covering of the carriage and looked at the street. It was different from the dilapidated and desolate he saw along the way. The people of Gaoyou lived and worked in peace and contentment. Walking on the street with a knife yamen, I didn't see everyone retreating, nor did the yamen scold the vendors and ask for money.
Robben asked the leader in a loud voice: "If you ask this adult to explain, why are these women..."
The person leading the way in front replied: "Lord Luo doesn't know anything, these are all the rules set by the Southern Bodhisattva. The rise and fall of the world is everyone's responsibility. How can you distinguish between males and females?"
"If the burden is only entrusted to men, and women only have children, where are there so many men today?"
The guide smiled and said, "Most of the men go to the army. If the women don't farm or go out to earn money, the people of Gaoyou will inevitably stay in their houses to fend for themselves."
Robben was stunned: "Women are weak, how can they be called like this..."
The guide said, "My lord, I don't know, they are enjoying themselves. In the past, women had no private property, and Nan Bodhisattva took pity on them, fearing that they would be scolded by others. Now they can make money by making clothes and cooking. Who wouldn't? Relying on this to earn money, isn't it still the same job at home?"
Robben was shocked: "Their parents and brothers didn't stop them?"
Asking all the women in the family to go out to work, this face is completely lost.
The leader: "What are they blocking? The whole family goes out to work, the mother goes to the laundry, the father finds a job, whether it's land reclamation or doing a handyman, you can find a job, the same is true for brothers, daughter Can you go to make clothes, or be a kitchen lady, and earn no more than before? Everything else is fake, and the money you get is real."
"Now calling them back, I'm afraid none of them will."
When the former widow lost her husband, it was not necessary to say that she had to be pointed out by others. If she remarried, she would not dare to go out.
But if they don’t remarry, there is no way to live. Now the widows can choose to work and earn enough money to chew on themselves. They are not afraid of being snatched by their parents’ brothers. a long queue.
What's more, people are gregarious animals and have a herd mentality. Sixty out of a hundred people do the same thing, and the remaining forty will eventually do it, and they won't even think about whether it is right or not, so Lin Yuan promotes women. When going to work, they first forced the women in the refugees to work. When these women worked for a long time, naturally some of the poor family members came out to find work.
Slowly it became the climate.
When most women start to work, a small number of women will come out because of herd mentality.
Robben closed his eyes slightly, wondering what he was thinking.
Robben asked again, "Why do these yamen always patrol?"
The guide said: "We call that patrolling, specializing in troubles and fights, petty thefts, if foreigners come, we can ask them for directions, if there are vendors who deceive the guests, they will be in charge of them, and if you have something to do, you can also call them ."
This is the first time Robben has seen such an officer.
"Why are there strange lines on this road?" Robben saw the red line beside the carriage.
Leader: "There are sidewalks on both sides of this red line, and there are car dealers inside."
Robben nodded: "This is a convenient rule."
Robben's carriage was parked in front of a mansion. The mansion had two entrances and two exits. It wasn't too big, but it wasn't too small, and at a glance, it was clear that it had been cleaned. Clean and tidy, it really shows how much Lin Yuan attaches to him.
The guide said again: "You take a break, I will be waiting outside."
Finally able to rest, Robben asked the boy to boil a pot of hot water and finally drank hot tea.
He also changed his clothes and tidied up his appearance again, and finally felt a little more refreshed.
After noon, the leader outside shouted, "Sir, the carriage is here to pick you up."
Robben walked out of the gate almost impatiently and got into the carriage.
Lin Yuan was also waiting for Luo Ben in the study at this time, that is, the arrival of Luo Guanzhong. Luo Guanzhong arrived earlier than Song Lian. It is conceivable that he left earlier, which also shows that Luo Guanzhong will be more excited than Song Lian.
After all, Luo Guanzhong is not as famous as Song Lian.
When he saw Luo Guanzhong, Lin Yuan's eyes lit up. He almost took three steps at a time, and looked at Luo Guanzhong with lingering eyes: "Sir is finally here, I have been waiting for many days."
Luo Guanzhong didn't expect Lin Yuan to look like this. This was clearly the morning of a young man, with a smile on the corner of his mouth and a gentle temperament. Those who didn't know it thought he was a rich boy.
"After I received the book of the son, I missed the son day and night." Luo Guanzhong also said sincere words.
The two held hands and walked hand in hand.
Lin Yuan: "Sir, please take a seat."
Luo Guanzhong sat on the chair. Lin Yuan's study was very large. It was not so much a study as a place to discuss matters.
After Luo Guanzhong took his seat, he realized that he was not the only one sitting in the room.
Lin Yuan introduced: "This is the business manager, Song manager."
Luo Guanzhong and Song Shizhao met.
Lin Yuan also introduced: "This is my righteous brother, the battalion commander of the third battalion also serves as the grain envoy, and the battalion commander Yang."
Luo Guanzhong met Yang Zian again.
After the introduction, Song Shizhao and Yang Zian stepped back with a wink. Although they didn't know what Luo Guanzhong was capable of, they might be someone who could be called Lin Yuan's attention.
After the two of them left, Lin Yuan smiled at Luo Guanzhong and said, "Sir, have you come across any trouble along the way?"
Luo Guanzhong: "On the road, I see farmers without fields, village women without support, children without food, and the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled without a place to live. Compared with them, what kind of trouble can I encounter? The suffering of the people makes me sleepless. ."
Lin Yuan also sighed: "I'm not capable enough, and now I can only rest in a corner. My gentleman's compassion for the people makes me ashamed."
Luo Guanzhong hurriedly said: "Why do you blame yourself? Today, Gaoyou, Taizhou, has a reputation in the south of the Yangtze River, and is truly loved by countless people. The world is big, and there are many heroes and heroes, but there is no one like you who cares about the people."
Lin Yuan waved his hand, covered his face and sighed: "It's a pity that Yuangu's palm is hard to cry, and there are very few people who can use it."
Luo Guanzhong: "I am willing to drive for you."
Lin Yuan hurriedly stood up and gave Luo Guanzhong a solemn salute: "It is a blessing for Yuan and the people to be able to win Mr. Yuan!"
Luo Guanzhong was also very excited by what Lin Yuan said.
The two joined hands in a happy relationship. Luo Guanzhong was familiar with poetry and books, and was familiar with history. The conversation was full of humor and humor.
Lin Yuan left him to eat, and at night, he talked with candles and slept on his feet.
It is a polite corporal who is very in line with the times, and is eager to seek talents.
In history, Luo Guanzhong helped Zhang Shicheng to repel Zhu Yuanzhang's army, and Lin Yuan also prepared to make the best use of his people, and asked him to be a military adviser. When the time came to attack Changshu, he also looked at his ability. Anyway, with Zhu Yuanzhang and Yang Zian, they were not afraid to come. bad times.
The news that An Lao Si sent back was very detailed, and even the factions and conflicts among the officials in Changshu were clearly remembered, and they even brought Changshu Tongzhi to the pirate ship.
The plan to attack Changshu is on the agenda and is imminent.
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Jiang Zheng's life has been very good recently. Since he and An Lao Si have been connected, gold and silver jewelry has flowed into his house like flowing water. In the past, the cloth was not even comparable to the coarse cloth and ge clothing of the peasants. Countless exquisite utensils were placed in the house, but he didn't need to worry about it, he only needed to make it easy for the old man.
In the past, he had to worry about the filial piety of the people below him, but now even without the filial piety of those people, he can still live a luxurious life.
An Lao Si also searched for beauties for him. He was fat and thin, and he had everything. After all, he was young and vigorous, and he had little resistance to women.
If he is weak because of the bed, An Lao Si will give him a medicine that does not hurt his body, tell him to show his glory again, and ask the beauties to cry for mercy on the bed.
He has money and beauty, even if he is an emperor, he may not have a better life.
But his desire for power also inflated, and under the instigation of An Lao Si, he began to intervene in the army's food and grass. This was not under his control, but he was able to get through with money.
He also kept offering beautiful women to Sukhbaru.
In Changshu, his status has also become higher and higher, and the people below him are counting on the benefits he gives, and naturally appear loyal.
Sukhbaru, who was above him, took advantage and closed his eyes.
This is called Jiang Zheng's mind, and he gave birth to a mind that he shouldn't have.
An Laosi sat on Jiang Zheng and started, and the dancers in the hall were dancing with music. Their movements were immortal, their waists were flexible and graceful, and their eyebrows were full of spring affection.
"It's still Jiang Tongzhi who knows how to enjoy it." An Lao Si sighed, "It's not like An, who earns a fortune, but always runs around. It's not as good as the servants at home to enjoy."
Jiang Zheng was also a little complacent.
An Laosi is so busy, but it's hard to find time to sit down and take a breath.
Where is he like, leisurely, sitting and getting money, whatever you want.
Jiang Zheng also laughed: "Brother An is a rare talent, but when it comes to this, he is not as good as me."
An Lao Si hurriedly said: "Hey, I am born to work hard, and I am destined to run. If I can work and know..."
Jiang Zheng's eyes widened, his face stern: "Brother An! Keep quiet! Do you know what you said?"
An Lao Si hurriedly knelt down, but raised his head and said with a firm face, "Sir! If An did not know an adult, he would never be able to think like this!"
An old man took a few steps on four knees: "I see your lord, it is God's guidance! Your lord is not only popular in Changshu, but also holds great power! Your lord!"
Jiang Zheng calmed down quickly after the initial shock. He sat on a chair so that people couldn't see his expression clearly, and after a while, he said: "Brother An, be careful, you don't need to say this! Let the third person know!"
An Lao Si: "Sir, you treat people with sincerity. Has Lord Zhizhou ever treated you with sincerity?"
An Lao Si tried his best to persuade: "Sir! It's not worth it!"
Jiang Zheng finally couldn't help covering his face and said, "Brother An, only you know my pain, but if I follow what you said, would I still have a chance to save my life? There is no turning back if I open the bow!"
An Lao Si knew that the opportunity was coming, and quickly said sincerely: "Fang Guozhen turned against the imperial court, and the imperial court presented each other with the rule of law. The adults and talents, where can only one rule the center? My lord, the world is full of flames, and the court cares about one thing and loses the other. This is why Luck is your luck, lord! You are the one chosen by God, why should you underestimate yourself and look ahead?"
Jiang Zheng waved his hand: "I have to think about it, I have to think about it..."
An Lao Si did not press on him step by step, but only said: "If your lord is interested, I would like to help you. If your lord has anything to do with it, you will die! Even if it is a sea of swords and flames, An will also go!"
This remark made Jiang Zheng have to be moved. He hurriedly walked down the steps and took An Lao Si's hand: "Brother An, you treat me with the heart, I understand that if one day, I will enjoy the wealth and honor with you!"
An Lao Si held back his tears and cried bitterly, "I can see the sun and the moon from the sun and the moon! If there is a false statement, I will be struck by lightning!"
The two looked at each other and felt that they saw what they wanted in each other's eyes.
Since then, An Laosi has come to the door every day. He has made plans to help Jiang Zheng win over the minor officials. The minor officials may seem inconspicuous, but they are the parents of the common people. People's livelihood, they are connected in series, and it is also a force that cannot be underestimated.
What's more, the life of the little officials is not easy now. They can't get oil and water from the people below, and the big people above don't care about them. As long as Jiang Zheng gives a little benefit, they will naturally bow their heads. An Laosi will teach Jiang again. Just how to lead them to the pirate boat, when they found out, they had become grasshoppers on the same rope, and they could only follow Jiang Zheng.
Jiang Zheng also discovered the benefits.
In the past, almost no one took what he said, but now it is different. What he wants to do, he only needs to pass a password, and many people want to help him do it.
This fueled his lust for power.
Slowly, he didn't even look at Sukhbaru.
But a reckless man, he felt that he was more powerful and popular than Sukhbaru.
The more power he desires, the more he desires.
He initially wanted everyone to respect him.
Then hope everyone listens to him.
Now he hopes that more people will listen to him.
After the beginning of spring, An Lao Si felt that the time had come, so he said bluntly: "Sir, the time has come."
Jiang Zheng: "Brother An, tell me in detail."
Fang Guozhen can be a rebel against his head, how could he be willing to be a fellow acquaintance for the rest of his life, with a Sukhbaru who he despises on his head?
He wants to take Changshu, he wants to be king!
He wants the people to kneel at his feet, and he wants to accomplish the supreme pursuit of a man!
An Laosi passed on the day when Jiang was about to launch to Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan was shocked when he saw An Laosi's letter. He thought that An Laosi could only cause chaos in Changshu, but he didn't expect that An Laosi would directly turn the court's order against him...
What kind of motivation is this?
Even Song Shizhao was speechless and said: "This person... has a deep mind and is very useful."
Luo Guanzhong said: "When the time comes, we will raise our troops and go to Changshu. We will take the opportunity to win, and the cost will be minimal."
Lin Yuan took out the map of Changshu and pointed to three places: "This is the grain depot, this is the military warehouse, this is the military camp, and these three places are the most heavily guarded."
Luo Guanzhong said with a smile: "The sound of the east hit the west."
Lin Yuan nodded: "Yes."
Luo Guanzhong also got started and said: "Send someone to the grain depot, but the goal is the Hyogo. It is three-way leading troops. Changshu's troops are less than 10,000. When the people flee, it is our opportunity."
Lin Yuan smiled at Luo Guanzhong: "I will entrust it to Mr.
Luo Guanzhong was shocked.
Lin Yuan: "I forgot to say that in this attack on Changshu, Mr.
Luo Guanzhong never imagined that he would be reused just over a month after he came here, and after returning to his senses, he quickly said, "I can't take Changshu, so I will see you at the lower official!"
He adapts quickly to his status. When he has no official position, he calls himself a servant, and when he has an official position, he becomes a lower official.
His ambition was high, and he was finally able to use it.
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In April of the 12th year, in spring, the earth recovers and dead trees sprout.
Jiang Zheng was standing in the courtyard, letting the housewife put on the armor for himself. He is a civil servant, but he just thought about the addiction of wearing armor. Today is a big day. It's done. He has a bright future. But Jiang Zheng felt that he would never lose.
He believed that he had to do his best as a commoner, and all the lower officials depended on him, and even the generals in the army were also favored by him.
He gave them favors, and they professed their loyalty to him.
The people around Jiang Zhengchao said, "Are you all ready?"
The man was wearing bunts and had strong muscles: "If you return to Tongzhi, you are all ready."
Jiang Zheng smiled and said, "Where's Lord Zhizhou?"
The man: "Still hunting outside the city."
Jiang Zheng snorted: "A rude person."
"Call someone to close the city gate, and when Sukhbaru returns, kill him outside the city! Don't let one go!"
Sukhbaru brought out all the people around him. None of these people were Han Chinese. They were all Sukhbaru's confidants. Jiang was planning to block the entire city after taking Changshu so that no one would leak the news.
Drag to the court to send troops to attack other rebels, and then establish himself as king.
He has even sealed the prime ministers left and right.
This is still what An Laosi taught him, using a false position to win over some people, when the time comes, whether he wants to ban or not, isn't it a look at him?
Sukhbaru was bringing people back to the city at this time, hunting in spring. This was his habit. Every year, the prey that came would be shared with his confidants. At that time, the soldiers and guards at the city gate would come to greet him and praise him. Mongol warriors.
But today, when he came back from the hunting ground, he saw that the city gate was closed. He was riding a horse, and the horse was pacing in the same place. Open the gate!"
The words fell, and the soldiers who opened the door did not see it, but there were many soldiers with weapons in the small gate of the city wall, and there were also archers on the city wall.
Sukhbaru's eyes widened: "You want to rebel?!"
On the city wall, wearing armor made of gold, Jiang Zheng looked down at Sukhbaru and his party of more than 200 people, and shouted: "The Yuan Dynasty is over, if you obey me and kneel down and beg for mercy, you will not die, if you don't From then on, the official can only send you on the road!"
"I, Sukhbaru, will never bow to you and other villains!" Sukhbaru gritted his teeth and raised the epee in his hand, "I'll kill you!"
Jiang Zheng's expression changed, and he shouted, "Release the arrow!"
The archers fired arrows in unison.
Sukhbaru threw his heavy sword, and the arrow that lost its strength fell to the ground.
He was surrounded by brave Mongolians, and in the rain of arrows, very few were hit.
However, the horses couldn't dodge in time. Someone rolled off the horse's back, and the huge momentum caused them to instantly break their legs and fracture.
After the arrows were fired, the soldiers on both sides charged with their weapons on foot.
The two sides fought together. Sukhbaru was only wearing a hunting cloth and no armor. He was also wounded, and his eyes were stained with blood.
"Jiang Zheng! You shameless villain!" Sukhbaru pointed his sword at the city wall, "In the future, I will kill you without a place to be buried!"
After speaking, he shouted to his cronies: "Withdraw!"
Jiang Zheng shouted: "Catch up with them! One or two gold per head!"
"Whoever cuts off Sukhbaru's head, I will make him a general!"