stubborn thief

Chapter 464 Natural Enemies
Wang Ziyong took Suokang and others back to Suzhou City on March [-]th with the unarmed Pitu Taiji.

The people of this majestic giant city are still the people, and the streets and markets are still open;

Except for the five-party flag of the Marshal's Mansion on the top of the city, the Marshal's army squad standing guard on the cross streets, and the houses that were demolished in the chaos, nothing seemed to have changed at all.

He couldn't find any clues that Sanjie would exist in this big city at all.

This made Wang Ziyong both angry and discouraged. In fact, at the Jinta Temple outside the Great Wall, he secretly thought in his heart whether Liu Chengzong's army entering the pass would swallow up his Three Tribulations Meeting.

But thinking about it, Wang Ziyong is very clear that the decision on this matter is in the hands of Liu Chengzong. The brave and skilled army of the Marshal's Mansion enters the pass, and the weak Sanjie will not have the ability to resist them; It is only a matter of time before they are cleaned up by the Gansu army.

So all he can trust is Liu Chengzong's virtue.

But now it seems that Wang Ziyong thinks that he may have a little misunderstanding of Liu Chengzong's moral standards.

But soon, Song Xian, the commander of the Marshal's Mansion Suzhou Guard who welcomed him into the city, clarified this little misunderstanding with his actions.

The Sanjiehui is still in Suzhou City, and the camp Liu Chengzong arranged for them is on the east side of the Drum Tower in Suzhou. The intersection is the place where released prisoners are released.

The alleys on the north and south sides of the distribution cross have shochu workshops, so they are called South and North Shochu Alleys. The end of the north alley leads to Wenchang Temple, so it is called Wenchang Small Cross; the end of the south alley leads to the Shaanxi Guild Hall, which is called Guild Hall Alley.

Wang Ziyong followed Song Xian all the way to the alley of the guild hall, but he was very unconvinced.

This Song Xian is not a member of the Three Tribulations Congregation, but he just used the Sanjie Congregation in Suzhou and regarded their rebellion as his qualification for promotion.

Well now, Sanjiehui is gone in Suzhou, but Song Xian has become the commander of Cong Sanpin.

The camp of the Sanjiehui was in the Shaanxi Guild Hall built by Qin and Shang. When he walked to the Shaanxi Guild Hall, Wang Ziyong was dumbfounded. The hall was filled with white lotus and Beidou flags, but only a few dozens of people sighed.

At a glance, some of them are Langtou and Tu Tu from the Three Tribulations Society, and some Wang Ziyong has never seen it before. All I know is that there are only eighteen people in total.

Song Xian greeted his shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper Du, tell Wang Huishou what's going on."

Shopkeeper Du looked unhappy, saluted Wang Ziyong and said: "The leader, there were thousands of people in the congregation in Suzhou City, but when the Generalissimo entered Suzhou City, he first issued a notice to the people, robbing and chopping hands, killing people and beheading people." ; and built the Suzhou camp, recruiting troops and buying horses; later, the fields will be divided from house to house... the congregation will enter the camp and return home.”

Wang Ziyong was stunned for a moment with a complex expression, and then sighed. This reminded him of the light rain in Yanchang County many years ago. In that light rain, the rebels who were marching to the next county stopped. Grain, kowtowed to him and said that he would go home to farm.

Shopkeeper Du seemed at a loss for such a change, but Wang Ziyong was someone who had experienced it, and he could accept this result calmly. He even twitched the corners of his mouth, smiled with difficulty, and said to Shopkeeper Du, "Come with me."

Not long after, Wang Ziyong followed Song Xian to the first big cross on Gulou South Street. Because the parading sergeant of the Ming Dynasty Bingbei Road was at this crossroad, it was called the Parade Cross.

The alley to the west of Yuewu Cross is called Weimen Alley, where the yamen of the commander of the Suzhou Guard is located, and it is now the residence of Liu Chengzong.

When Wang Ziyong stepped into the Wei Yamen, Ji Tutaiji was complaining to Liu Chengzong about Zhang Tianlin's banditry in the main hall of the Yamen: "The big sweat came to judge, is my Chinese hard to understand? He is an officer who was born as a captain of the Ming Dynasty, and he actually said that he You're a rough man, you don't understand what I'm talking about!"

Liu Chengzong sat on the chair and listened to Chahar Taiji's complaint, and when he finished complaining, he shook his head and smiled slightly: "Guo Tianxing is not doing well, Taiji told me so today, he still has an open mind .”

It was not Zhang Tianlin who robbed the friendly army, but Zhang Tianlin who complained about insulting his Chinese level from the beginning to the end.

This matter can be big or small. Ji Tutaiji did not characterize Zhang Tianlin's behavior in the complaint. Naturally, Liu Chengzong would not place a big crime on the foreheads of the generals who fought in the front line. In fact, Zhang Tianlin had already written the situation from Linshuiyi City. Told him.

Ji Tutaiji nodded slightly after understanding Liu Shizi's implication.

What Liu Chengzong said was that Zhang Tianlin didn't do things well, not that he did something wrong. The difference of one word has too many associations that disappointed Ji Tu.

He said: "The Khan has said so, what can I do if I am not open-minded? I don't want horses and weapons."

Hearing this, Liu Chengzong frowned, waved his hands and said: "War horses and weapons, after the battle is over, he will give it to you, and if he wins a battle, he will return it twice... I said he did not do well, there is a reason for it , The main reason is me, the military equipment, money and food are all foreign objects, and it is fortunate that people have not lost a lot, and I can no longer criticize him."

Hearing what Liu Chengzong said made Ji Tutaiji feel a lot better, but he was still very annoyed because he didn't know who to blame.

Ever since his elder brother Lin Dan Khan died in Bajiao City, the Chahar family has been annexed by the Marshal's Mansion, but it is actually difficult to integrate into it, because there are too many Mongols in the Marshal's Mansion, and it was the time when the Mongolian Khan was not in his mind in the past The Mongols of the matter.

Huoluochi and above are Alda Khan's people, Xie Erhu of Yongxiebu is a savage who sprang out of the desert, Chuoke Tutaiji's Khalkha remnant, and the invincible Oirat Mongolia... say To put it bluntly, the Mongols in the Marshal's Mansion are less fond of the Richard Har people than the Han people in the Marshal's Mansion.

It's not a good feeling to live under the fence, especially for Jitu, who is used to being an idle prince. He is the leader of the Chahar tribe, so he must form an armored cavalry.

Jitu knew that he couldn't afford armored cavalry, and even Liu Chengzong couldn't afford to raise an armored cavalry, but he didn't set up this armored cavalry for war. The reason why he did this was to show the Mongolian savages in the marshal's mansion that Chaha The orthodox majesty of the Erhan court won respect for the remnants of Chahar.

This plan is not smart. It belongs to the rabbit who goes into the wolf's den to show off his innocence, and the direction of showing off is wrong.

But Ji Tutaiji had no other choice. He knew very well that the entire Marshal's Mansion only recognizes strength, and those who can fight are the ancestors, but Chahar really can't afford to fight a tough battle now.

There are quite a lot of people in Chahar, with a total population of just over 3, but there are more than 1 children and women in it, and more than [-] men, and half of them have been given as dowry by women and women, and have become the private property of the generalissimo .

The most bizarre thing is that there are thousands of men left, and they can barely make up a complete khan court. There is no shortage of noble officials from all walks of life in the khan court... That is to say, the real strength of the current Chahar department is more than 1000 soldiers. soldier.

If these more than 1000 men died in the war, the Chahar Ministry would become a cold historical term.

Chahar has no practical ability, so Ji Tutaiji can only retreat and form an armored cavalry army to give these more than 1000 men a strong momentum, so that his wife will not run away with the Han people who have single subsidies.

As a result, Jiaqi was robbed by Zhang Tianlin when he went out for a walk for the first time.

But he didn't blame Zhang Tianlin in his heart, he knew that Zhang Tianlin's robbery was the only reason, and Wang Ziyong, who was supporting Qi Lianshan, didn't handle his own affairs well.

But Liu Chengzong can blame Zhang Tianlin, Zhang Tianlin can blame Wang Ziyong, and Wang Ziyong can blame Hong Chengchou... Who can blame the precarious Chahar and the complaining Tutu?
Wang Ziyong entered the main hall of Wei Ya, and when he heard Ji Tutaiji chatting with Liu Chengzong, he was so ashamed that he dared not open his mouth. In the end, Liu Chengzong got up first, cupped his fists, and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, why did you come? The Three Tribulations will meet you." Brother made the first contribution to capturing Suzhou, and I was just about to talk to you about the next thing."

Hearing the words, Wang Ziyong clasped his fists in return first, then waved his hands and took a few steps around the hall, sighed and said: "The commander must know better than me, what kind of Sanjie meeting is there in Suzhou!"

Before Liu Chengzong could open his mouth, Wang Ziyong said, "Commander, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Tianshan Mountain, and I don't need to go there. The Marshal's Mansion has collected Hexi, and naturally has the ability to immigrate to Tianshan Mountain. There is no need for Sanjiehui to do so much."

Liu Chengzong waved his hand and said, "Brother Wang, don't be downcast. Please sit down first. What happened in Suzhou City this time has brought me a lot of inspiration. I think we should talk carefully... Actually, the Sanjiehui is still in Suzhou."

"There are only eighteen people."

Wang Ziyong's smile was tired, but it wasn't a wry smile. Instead, he felt relieved. He said, "You don't need to persuade me, Marshal. I've already thought about it on the way here. I don't have anything to ask for. I don't have anything to eat. Gather people, they will leave me naturally if they have food and clothing.”

Liu Chengzong nodded lightly when he heard the words: "It's good if you can think about it."

What he is most afraid of is that Wang Ziyong can't think about it, or has a misunderstanding about the Marshal's Mansion.

What happened in Suzhou is quite embarrassing. If you don't know the reason, it seems to outsiders that the Marshal's Mansion used the Three Tribulations to kill the donkey after seizing the city.

But that's not the case at all.

Wang Ziyong didn't seem to want to get to the bottom of the reason. After he sat down, he said, "Don't worry, Commander. I can think about it. It's not the first time that this kind of thing happened. Three years ago, a group of seven of me entered Liangzhou Wei, and now a city of Suzhou is given to you." I will leave [-] people... When the battle here is over, I plan to go to Ningxia."

He raised a finger: "This time there must be enough manpower. One year, Ningxia will be turned upside down!"

To be honest, Liu Chengzong admired Wang Ziyong's spirit of repeated defeats and battles. No matter the military defeat or the dissolution of the rebellion, he had never seen Wang Ziyong get discouraged.

However, Liu Chengzong was noncommittal about his idea of ​​going to Ningxia. After a little thought, he said, "Brother Wang, I saw something about the Suzhou incident this time, listen to me talk about it?"

Wang Ziyong clasped his fists and said, "Please tell me, Commander."

"This time when Shuai's army entered Suzhou, the relationship between the half-day army and Sanjiehui was not very good. This is a problem of the cooperation of friendly forces. The problem is not only with me, but also with you."

Liu Chengzong changed into a comfortable sitting position, put his palms on the tea table by his side, looked at Wang Ziyong and said, "I thought about it, I still want to give my brother an official position. Since you don't want to go to Tianshan, it doesn't matter whether you go to Ningxia or not." , General Zhaoyi, the third class, leading a Sanjie Battalion general; and a Sanjiewei Commander for Xiaoliu."

Wang Ziyong was meditating. He never regarded himself as an outsider. General Zhaoyi knew that the No. 12 rank in the Wu San rank of the Ming Army and the eighth rank in the Marshal’s Mansion San rank. It may be because of the connotation that he has repeatedly fought and failed.

Liu Chengzong interpreted this as Wang Ziyong's dissatisfaction with the official position, because he has never regarded the independent leader as a subordinate, so he explained: "Whether the elder brother takes the official position or not, there are brothers who fully support him, but the biggest benefit of accepting the official position is the future cooperation It is convenient, and the personnel organization is guaranteed, and there will be no such situation in Suzhou in the future.”

As he spoke, he shook his head and said, "Otherwise, my brother will inevitably repeat the same mistakes when he goes to Ningxia."

Wang Ziyong frowned and said, "Why?"

Liu Chengzong smiled somewhat complacently, raised his hand to tour between the two of them, and said: "Brother, you and I are both outstanding rebels in the world, and in this business, we are better than us." The two are not much better, so I will not hide it and say it openly."

Wang Zi talked about rebellion with his heart, who can be better than Liu Shizi, who founded the Marshal's Mansion?

He nodded resolutely, waiting for Liu Chengzong's high opinion.

Just listen to Liu Shizi said: "You and I have different ways. I am a rebel, and I can rely on the military today; you are a peasant uprising, and you are taking the way of folk associations. Jiao Nunnery, Sanjiehui is the Sanjiao Nunnery in the hearts of poor people."

In fact, Wang's own behavior pattern is the underlying logic of the White Lotus Sect. It does not have strict organization and strong political support, but relies on a statement that few people understand, but it may sound confusing to the bottom of the society. People get together.

Everything revolves around two words, eat and live.

To give them the hope of living, there are people who help with farming and mediate conflicts on weekdays, and in disaster years, people organize to eat big households and beg for food, and there are some witch doctors and funerals... In the final analysis, Wang Ziyong is the first person to make sacrifices, and those in need are more The more, the greater the power of the Three Tribulations.

The most ideal situation is that the secret society of the people kicks out the imperial court and local forces completely, and the poor and the poor become their own masters. In a sense, Liu Chengzong believed that the Three Tribulations would be a temple fair.

The people carry agricultural products to exchange what they need, worship gods and Buddhas all over the sky, and the power of the working people is gathered at one point, and they are more effective than the gods in the temple.

"But it won't work."

Liu Chengzong said very cruelly: "Thousands of ordinary people, there must be talents who are unlucky and unappreciated. However, it is difficult for these people to be promoted by folk associations, and more people have limited ability. Bad times, when there are no rules it's better to win than to lose... so most riots are riots, and like a child."

"I just felt uncomfortable, couldn't speak, and didn't know what to do, so I had to cry and fight. I didn't know what to do when the trouble was over. This is the situation in Suzhou City."

Wang Ziyong was a little embarrassed, and argued: "Then there are Shuai's troops who have entered the customs, and they don't have to worry about what to do when the trouble is over."

"This is another problem. If there is no army from the Marshal's Mansion, if the official army arrives, tens of thousands of ordinary people will fill the trenches with their bodies and hang their heads in the merit book. Hundreds of people will escape. Gain experience and grow."

Liu Chengzong spread his hands and said: "And the Marshal's Mansion is here, the situation is even worse, because the Sanjiehui can grow in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty is not its natural enemy, the natural enemy of the Sanjiehui is the Marshal's Mansion... the Sanjiehui will rebel The Marshal's Mansion was also born for rebellion, Sanjie knew how to mobilize the people to riot, and the Marshal's Mansion knew how to organize the people."

"What the civil society can do, the government can do. It just depends on whether you want to do it or not. The Marshal's Mansion will take care of all these things, and the Three Tribulations will naturally disappear."

Wang Ziyong sighed. He really didn't expect that Sanjie would be silently chewed to pieces and swallowed with bones when facing the Marshal's Mansion, and it seemed that as the Marshal's Mansion marched in Hexi, it would probably Wherever you go, you swallow it.

It's no wonder that the Three Tribulations are underdeveloped. The control power of the civil associations and the emerging hegemony over the local area cannot be compared at all.

He asked: "Then the commander-in-chief must have a solution to this matter in his heart, that is, me and Shiliu accept the official position of the commander-in-chief?"

"My idea is to divide the Sanjie Society into two parts in Hexi. Those who are good at fighting will be recruited into the Sanjie Camp; Ningxia, do what you want."

After Liu Chengzong finished speaking, he looked at Wang Ziyong and said, "However, in my mind, the best place for Sanjie to infiltrate should not be Ningxia. There are all frontier troops there, and those who should run are almost gone. Sanjie will not be able to develop... ...The Central Plains is where the elder brother can use his skills, Xi'an, Luoyang and Kaifeng."

　good evening!

　　
　
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