An hour before the city wall of Changshu was breached, Jiang Zheng ordered An Lao Si to be tied up, and he was preparing to run away with his slenderness and his family. It was too late to ask for help from the imperial court. What would happen if someone caught him? The family spent an hour discussing, an hour cleaning up, and the last hour to run away. Even the last troops in Changshu were summoned by Jiang Zheng to protect him from leaving. Changshu, fled to Huzhou.
With so many people, even if Jiang Zheng escaped, it was noticeable.
Chen Bosong and Zhu Yuanzhang, who had already rushed into the city, looked at each other.
"drive!"
The two rode their horses almost at the same time, and the cavalry behind them also rushed over.
Whoever wins Jiang Zheng, whoever wins, will get even more credit.
They don't have to think at all, the body has already taken a step forward.
"Let's go!" Jiang was sitting on the carriage. He almost shouted to the groom who was driving the carriage in front of him. His parents were also in the carriage, and the two old people seemed very calm.
Father Jiang said, "Tell them to stop."
Jiang Zheng looked back at his father in disbelief. His father was the previous Tongzhi and the current head of the Jiang family. He had twelve sons, but in the end he chose Jiang Zheng, the concubine's son to inherit. As for his own position, he thought that this son had ambition and courage, but he never expected that such a son would be enough to be a fellow scholar, but he could not hold a higher position.
It is not wrong to be ambitious.
What is wrong is that his intelligence is not enough to match his ambitions.
Jiang's father sighed: "We can't run away, we surrender, and now dedicate the city, maybe we can keep the Jiang family."
Jiang Zheng: "Dad! They will kill me! They will definitely kill me!"
Jiang's father looked at his son, who looked a lot like him. He finally said, "Even if you and I die, as long as you can keep a trace of Jiang's blood, it's worth it."
"Compared to the family, our survival is not important." Jiang's father shouted to the driver, "Stop."
The driver was also flustered and scared, but he could only stop - he did not resist the master's request.
Jiang Zheng rushed to save Jiang's father's leg: "Father! I don't want to die!"
He was snotty, his nose covered his face, he had never been so embarrassed.
At this time, Jiang's mother took Jiang's father's hand and smiled at him: "It's rare to come out with you."
Jiang's father glanced at his old wife. Since he was over thirty, he has treated his old wife with respect and loves young beauties more, but now, in the midst of life and death, she is the only one who is by his side. Jiang's father sighed. : "Yeah, many years."
Jiang's father took Jiang's mother's hand and got off the carriage together.
Jiang Zheng was lying in the carriage crying bitterly.
His whole body was shaking.
He could hear the hooves of the enemy.
Jiang Zheng got up with difficulty, got out of the car with trembling legs, and stood beside his parents. He is the son of the Jiang family, and he sheds the blood of the Jiang family. For the sake of the family, he should not be stingy with his own life.
"Father." Jiang Zheng grabbed his father's arm.
Jiang's father: "Son, time is also fate, you can't force it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Bosong had already brought people over, and the two sides confronted each other, but they had not yet fought.
Chen Baisong was the first to shout, "Where is Jiang Tongzhi?!"
Father Jiang patted Jiang Zheng's arm, Jiang Zheng took a deep breath, looked up at the man on the horse, and said with the greatest courage in his life, "I know Jiang Zheng from Changshu!"
Zhu Yuanzhang next to him raised his crossbow and shot through Jiang Zheng's chest.
Seeing the arrow flying over, Jiang Zheng couldn't move at all, he wanted to escape, but his feet seemed to have taken root on the ground, his eyes widened, his breathing was short, and then—he didn't even feel the pain, he just lowered his head and sighed. Seeing the arrow in his chest, he fell backwards.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang said to the soldiers protecting the Jiang family: "Disarm and kneel down and don't kill!"
The soldiers looked at each other until one of them knelt down, and then they knelt down like a wave of wheat.
Only Jiang's father and Jiang's mother were still standing.
They didn't even take a look at the fallen Jiang Zheng.
"I don't know the general's name." Jiang's father bowed his hands in a salute.
Zhu Yuanzhang held the reins: "Under the seat of a certain Nan Bodhisattva, Zhu Yuanzhang."
Jiang's father sorted his clothes, and together with Jiang's mother, he slowly bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Bosong, and gave a big salute.
Zhu Yuanzhang sneered: "If Lord Jiang had dedicated the city earlier, my lord would have saved his life. Now that he has released his family, how many people will he have to release in the future?"
Jiang's father didn't look up, his voice trembled and said: "Please let the adults let go of the child!"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Bosong looked at each other, and Chen Bosong ordered: "Family, young and old, kill them on the spot."
From beginning to end, Jiang's father did not raise his head, he could only cry silently.
One wrong step is irreversible.
They only saw the imperial court, but not Gaoyou, and their ambitions eventually ruined the Jiang family.
In his ears were the screams and beggings of the clansmen.
His great-grandchildren are still ignorant children, they don't know what happened, they only know how to cry.
The ground was stained with blood, Jiang's mother said to Jiang's father: "The sisters are gone."
Jiang Zheng's wives were surrounded and killed by Jiang's mother in the old house. Only two pregnant women were taken away by her order and did not escape with them.
Father Jiang understood what she meant, and he suddenly felt that he was full of power!
The Jiang family is not dead! They still have blood!
Mother Jiang said with a smile: "I always scold you for being immortal, but now it looks like you're going to die, and I'm a little reluctant to bear it."
Father Jiang: "I'm sorry for you for so many years."
Jiang's mother smiled at him: "Between husband and wife, there is nothing to be sorry for, before I got married, my mother said to me: "After you get married, you and your husband will depend on happiness and misfortune, and sharing life and death is the duty of a wife. "After we go down, I go to see my father-in-law and my mother-in-law, and I can say that I have nothing to be ashamed of."
The two elderly people in their sixties looked at each other with a smile on their lips, and they went to death calmly.
Looking at the corpse on the ground, Zhu Yuanzhang said to the soldiers, "These two should be well restrained."
Soldiers promise.
They are about to start taking over Changshu. The soldiers are all experienced. Some of them appease the people and hold the gongs to announce that Changshu is already the place of Nan Bodhisattva, and Nan Bodhisattva will not embarrass the people.
Others rushed into the homes of big families in Changshu. Some of these big families were huddled at home, and some had already run away with some valuables. After running away, they were cleaned up. Those who didn't run away were invited out by the soldiers, except for their belongings. Nothing else is allowed, and their money will be confiscated unless they do meritorious deeds.
So these big households whose properties were "confiscated" began to bite each other, indicating that the other party and Jiang Zheng were in the same breath, and they fished the common people.
All these people were put into prison, and when they came out, it would depend on when Lin Yuan arrived in Changshu and freed up his hands to take care of them.
Probably because the reputation of "Nan Bodhisattva" is big enough, and the people found that these soldiers did not bully women and children, nor did they rob them of their property, and even opened the Changshu granary in front of them and looked at the grain in the granary, The people finally couldn't bear it anymore, and knelt down and cried bitterly.
Many of their relatives and family members starved to death and did not survive last winter.
But there are so many grains, all of which are grown by them. What is the reason for this
Chen Bosong looked at these people, holding a water bag in his hand, and after taking a sip of water, said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Easier than expected."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at An Lao Si who was loosened by the soldiers not far away, and said with a smile: "The villain also has the usage of the villain."
Chen Bosong glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang.
Although the two of them were colleagues, they did not have much daily contact. Chen Baisong even guarded Zhu Yuanzhang consciously or unintentionally.
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally also found out that he did not take the initiative to get close to Chen Bosong, and the two unexpectedly maintained a balance.
After conquering Changshu, they will not withdraw for the time being. At this time, a strong force is needed to suppress the rest of the forces in Changshu, but Li Congrong and Yang Zi'an have to bring their soldiers back. After all, Gaoyou can't live without people.
Jiang Gui is now in Taizhou, in charge of Taizhou's affairs, and can't move away.
As for the original soldiers in Changshu, they have now become prisoners. Chen Bosong asked people to enclose a piece of land outside the city and enclosed them like pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep. After being taken away, he had the guts to kill the guards and escape at night, but the final result was that they were all beheaded, and none of them survived.
After a few groups of people died, the remaining people were finally a lot more honest.
Every day, someone will bring them food, although it is only some beans, but in order to survive, no one will dislike eating it.
People are also registered separately by men and women, and they will all receive their own small wooden signs—that is, ID cards.
The people found that many of the "adults" who engraved wooden plaques for them were children who were not taller than their waists. These "little adults" sat in the room early every day and carved them according to the words on the paper for half an hour. You can take a break for a cup of tea. Now that the weather is getting warmer, there is no need for a charcoal brazier in the house. They have hot water at hand.
There are still such small officials in this world, which shocked the common people in Changshu. Many people rubbed their eyes, thinking they were wrong. The common people's children are also about the same size, looking at sitting in the room. The "little adults", each with a longing look on his face.
Sitting in such a beautiful room, they won't be blown by the wind or exposed to the sun, and they also saw someone delivering meals to the little adults, all of which had meat and vegetables, the fragrance wafted out, and the ears were full of "" Gurg" belly growl.
The manager said to them, "Don't be envious, these little adults used to be just like your children, who didn't know a single big character. It was only after the arrival of Nan Bodhisattva that they learned to read. Now they are free from illiteracy and can do things. , earn no less than me a month."
The people couldn't believe it.
How can such a little doll earn as much as a manager
He asked boldly: "Sir! Can our baby be able to do it in the future?"
The manager smiled at him: "Now you are all the people of Nan Bodhisattva, do you think it is possible? Could it be that you have not heard the name of Nan Bodhisattva in Changshu?"
The people have heard of it, but they only listened to it. It is clear that Gaoyou is not far away, but many of them have never left Gaoyou in their entire lives, let alone go to other places. They don’t even have time to think about it. They have to be busy. Making a living, busy with supporting the family, where do you have time to think about the future and the outside world
It seems that Changshu is better in the hands of Nan Bodhisattva than in the hands of the imperial court
The people are confused.
But as long as life goes on, they will not leave Changshu.
This land is where they have lived for generations. If they hadn't been able to survive, they would never have left here.
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"Little lord, have something to eat, you've been busy all day." At night, the oil lamp was lit in the house, and the servant came over with the meal and brought it to a little man in his early ten years sitting in the house, the little man was wearing He was dressed in cyan clothes and held a carving knife in his hand. His fingers had calluses due to the long-term carving, and they did not hurt as much as before.
The little master's surname is Zheng, and they call him Zheng Xiaoer. He thanked him, but he put down the wooden sign and the carving knife after the meal in the other's hand. He ate slowly and carefully, chewing slowly. , it can be seen that he once had a very good family.
Zheng Er was once the direct grandson of Gaoyou Zheng's family. Their family was a big family, with Zhuangzi and land. They were one of the largest landowners.
But when Nan Bodhisattva came, everything changed. The old servants in the family became common people, and they couldn't live in their big houses. After the servants were gone, their family could only live in a small courtyard, with more than 30 members in a family. live.
Zhuangzi and Tian are not theirs anymore, the family has to go out to find work, otherwise they will not be able to eat enough.
That is, at that time, the "school" run by Nan Bodhisattva opened. He was also taken to study because he was within the range of schooling. Since I was just over ten years old, I started doing things.
He remembered that in the beginning, his parents and uncles always frowned. He was young, but he also understood that their family could not return to the glorious days before. They were just like ordinary people. They had to go out and earn what they wanted.
The sisters also began to learn how to make clothes and weave so that they could exchange money.
But Zheng Xiaoer thought it was very good. He used to live in a big mansion and told a lot of rules. Everyone had guns and sticks in their mouths. Even the servants were divided into factions. Look in the eyes, just don't say it.
After school, Zheng Xiaoer heard a lot of truths from Mr.
Now working outside, Zheng Xiaoer doesn't feel bitter at all.
He thinks he can do it, as long as he works harder and works harder, he can revive his family one day.
His goal is to become a magistrate, or a district chief.
The husband said that everyone has to have a goal, otherwise they will be like walking dead, so what books should they read? Isn't it nice to be a fool
Zheng Xiaoer thought so.
Therefore, when his companions complained that he was too tired, he would not say a word and bury his head in his work.
He sometimes wonders, what kind of person is Nan Bodhisattva
Is he really a bodhisattva? Have you had a chance to meet him
The "little adults" who were resting outside returned to the house one after another, packed up their belongings, and went back to the room they had arranged to sleep in. Zheng Xiaoer also packed up their things-their carving knives, and today's carved knives. If a good wooden sign is lost, it will have to be re-engraved at that time.
Zheng Xiaoer left the room, and someone was waiting for him outside.
"Master!" The boy who was slightly older than Zheng Xiaoer ran over excitedly and took Zheng Xiaoer's small burden, "Have you eaten? Today is chicken with spices!"
Zheng Xiaoer had a smile on his face, and said in an adult-like manner: "Don't call me young master again, the master said, we are all the same, and we are all the people of Nan Bodhisattva."
The boy stuck his tongue out. He focused his energy on literacy in class. He actually didn't understand the other things that the teacher said. He was not as smart as the young master. In the boy's eyes, the young master is the smartest in the world. Humans are only a little worse than Nan Bodhisattva.
The two walked towards the dormitory together. The dormitory was renovated from a large house, and soldiers were sent to guard it day and night.
Zheng Xiaoer lives in the same room with the boy and two other children. The two share a bed. The men and women live separately. The girls live on the other side.
No one thought that girls could read and read, and then go out and do things.
But no one has any doubts, because Nan Bodhisattva said that in his eyes, the world is all the same, regardless of gender. It would be unfair to the boys if only boys were allowed to do things and girls would be idle.
Although the people don't understand what's unfair about this, the boys can support the family when they find something to do.
But Nan Bodhisattva said so, and it seemed to be very reasonable, so the people accepted it easily.
Compared with boys, girls can still do some small work in the house. They have now learned to sew. Although their craftsmanship is not comparable to that of adults, they can still be used after sewing. Most of them are sewing small things, such as Socks and the like, even if the sewing is ugly, no one can see it.
"How much have you saved?" the little girl asked her companion.
The companion sewed a sock and smiled at her.
What her mother told her, no matter how much money you have, more or less, you can't tell others.
The little girl couldn't ask, so she stopped asking, she whispered, "My mother took all my money."
She said she was saving it for her. She knew that she had bought things for her little brother.
I didn't feel that way before, but now I feel a little uncomfortable.
The companion said to her: "Then when you are fourteen years old, you will go to the government office and move out your account, and your mother will not be able to get your money."
The little girl didn't dare, so she could only sigh like an adult.
"I just saw someone about the size of us outside." The little girl suddenly remembered something and said, "She has a big head, a big belly, and her arms and legs are very thin, so strange."
The little girls in the room stopped their work, and a little girl whispered: "I heard my mother say that such a person is not enough to eat, drink water every day, and will die soon."
"Really?"
"How common this is, my neighbors starve to death like this."
The girls shivered and continued to work.
The more money they earn, the better their chances of survival.
Because girls can also work, my mother will not drown her sister or throw it away now that she has given birth to a sister.
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Changshu quickly regained order. The people didn't feel much touched by the change of court in Changshu. They didn't have any beliefs. The only belief was to survive. In addition, life was obviously better now. As long as they entered their identities, With your own wooden sign, you can go to the place where you are recruiting to find work.
If there is no food at home, there is still some food, enough to survive the first difficult days.
The female relatives also went to work. Both husband and wife can earn food rations. The whole family relies on the husband and wife to earn money and food. Not to mention meat, but they can eat enough.
Lin Yuan arrived in Changshu a month after the capture of Changshu. He would not stay in Changshu for a long time, but would send someone to take charge of Changshu.
Regarding this candidate, Lin Yuan has not decided yet.
There are too few civil servants under him.
Jiang Gui was in Taizhou, Song Shizhao didn't want to leave him, Luo Guanzhong just wanted to be a military division.
Song Lian was still on the way - Lin Yuan didn't know if he could see him this year.
For some other minor officials, Lin Yuan didn't have enough time to investigate.
"Sir." Zhu Yuanzhang walked beside Lin Yuan, reporting on his work during this period.
Lin Yuan pondered while listening, and then asked, "Among the officials accompanying me this time, are there any outstanding performances?"
Zhu Yuanzhang reported a name.
Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, it turned out to be him.
Wu Changqing was the one who followed Changshu this time. He used to be a county magistrate in Gaoyou. He heard that Changshu needed people, so he immediately signed up and promoted the people under his command. Yes, being a district mayor would be awesome. Going to Changshu seemed to be in danger, but it was his chance.
Having been left out for so long, Wu Changqing had long since figured out what he had said wrong.
He has considered every item, but he has not considered that Nan Bodhisattva is really a soft-hearted and upright person.
This made Wu Changqing sigh while becoming more loyal to Lin Yuan.
After all, Lin Yuan is soft-hearted towards Zhu Yuanzhang and the others now, and one day he will be soft-hearted towards him.
It is better to follow a soft-hearted master than to follow a cruel one.
He regained his position, preferring to start as a clerk in Changshu.
Lin Yuan said to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Look again."
The selected officials must be able to understand his meaning and faithfully implement every order he issues.
He needs to be smart, but never have ambitions that go beyond the bounds.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, he understood Lin Yuan's concerns.
"The Jiang family escaped two people, and now they have been caught. They are all women who are pregnant with Liujia, Jiang Zheng's concubine."
Lin Yuan thought for a while: "Lock it up first, and when the child is born, take the child away."
Unborn children are without sin.
"As for those two women, take them to the laundry, and if they behave well, they can visit their children every month."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.
Lin Yuan stood by the window, he felt that his heart was getting harder and harder.
In the past, he couldn't say anything like eradicating the Jiang family.
The wind was blowing outside, not cold, but Lin Yuan tightened his collar.