Ming Zuo

Chapter 194 How difficult is it to seek equality! 【Ask for a monthly ticket】

The thieves fled in a rout, and the rear battalion pursued them.

After a full chase... for a mile, he finally caught up with the thieves who were running in the front.

There were also some who ran away on horseback, and the two-legged soldiers from the rear battalion couldn't catch up.

Zuo Shi's cavalry brigade was eager to try, and they ran for [-] meters with their horses and whips. Five soldiers fell off their horses.

Zuo Shi had no choice but to stop at this point, causing the ridicule of other brothers, and he couldn't hold his head up at all.

Cavalry training is really a long-term effort.

Seeing the captives all over the ground, Zuo Menggeng was in a good mood, and immediately called Huang Zongxi and Zuo Fu.

"The next job is up to the two of you. One is to identify the captives and find out the White Lotus believers among them. Those who have just joined the religion, and those who are not seriously bewitched and can be saved, can be let go. Heinous crimes and demagogues , must be dealt with. We must not have these strange things in our army."

Zuo Fu took the order and led the intelligence department staff to shuttle among the prisoners to carry out the screening work.

Next is Huang Zongxi.

"In the final analysis, most of these rioters are people who can't survive. They take risks because they can't survive. Are they wrong? From our point of view, what they did couldn't be more correct. Wrong, it’s just a method of struggle. What you have to do, the Military Affairs Department, is to go among them, to promote our policies to them, and to tell them how to fight for their rights. Only in this way can these poor people join us willingly in the ranks."

The more Huang Zongxi listened, the brighter his eyes became.

"It's really better to listen to what you say than to read ten years of books. With your method, the soldiers you get are definitely the best in the world."

There was really nothing to clean up on the battlefield, and the army escorted the prisoners and began to move south.

On the way, Huang Daozhou, Dang Huanchun, Huang Zongxi, Liu Yiyuan, Mao Yuanyi and others came hand in hand.

"Zhongheng, we have encountered a problem in our discussion, and I want to ask you what you mean."

Zuo Menggeng knew that it would be difficult to unify his mind, so he had already prepared for it.

"What's the problem?"

Mao Yuanyi spoke on behalf of everyone.

"You say that in the new world everyone should be equal, so how big is this concept of equality? Is it just the equality of the monarch and the subjects, or does it include the equality of men and women? If we follow this concept of equality, then is it true that parents are to children? Should they be equal? ​​If so, do parents still have the right and obligation to discipline their children?"

Huang Daozhou added: "According to your theory of equality, do you want to abolish servants? But today's big families are full of servants. If we implement this idea, can we still get the support of big families? As far as I know, Zuo Mansion, Liu Mansion, and Zhang Mansion, even my own family, also need servants. If we really cancel the servants, will our existing allies become enemies?"

See, that's how hard it is to start a new business.

Just at the beginning, they are facing the problem of disintegration of the camp.

But to be honest, Zuo Menggeng is not sure how to do it, whether there is a way to get the best of both worlds, or insist on true equality.

Politics is different from military.

If it is a war, no matter how difficult it is, he has the confidence to win it.

However, the complexity and danger of politics will test the ability, vision, mind and means of the executor.

For a moment, Zuo Menggeng didn't know where to start.

He thought about it and gave this suggestion.

"We have all thought about the problem, and we know that we have to face and solve it. But how to solve it is better. No matter how much we think here, we are just working behind closed doors. I don't think it is worse than this. This topic is temporarily put on hold. When we returned to Linqing, we called more people to have a big discussion. All parties and people expressed their views and viewpoints. Reasonable, unclear. If you listen to one side, you will be dark, and if you listen to both, you will be clear. Such We need to be more careful about this matter.”

After hearing this, everyone thought about it carefully, and found that it was safer to do so.

From Dezhou to the south, Linqing is not far away.

As soon as the battle against Xu Yaqing was over, Zuo Menggeng ordered the messengers to go ahead with great fanfare and to report victory to everyone in the city.

In fact, Linqing had already received the report on the Battle of Qingshuiguan.

But this time, there is another deep meaning in it.

"The great joy of victory can more or less wash away the pain of life and death, and it can also make the family members who have lost their loved ones feel better."

Although the Houying won a big victory, more than [-] people were sacrificed.

More than [-] families have to experience the pain of losing their loved ones. If there is no plan, this kind of joy may spread to the entire army, which will make everyone feel war-weary and fearful.

It is a good way to deal with the victory and the atmosphere of celebration in the city.

At the very least, when everyone in the entire city is immersed in the joy of victory, the spread of negative emotions can be limited to the greatest extent.

Zuo Menggeng also grew up very fast, and already has the means to deal with these things.

In the afternoon of the second day, the city of Linqing appeared in front of everyone.

Eight months later, the back camp is finally back.

On this day, almost all the members of Linqing City were mobilized, crowded outside the city, rejoicing at the return of the rear battalion.

Originally, the back camp was only in the corner of Zuozhuang, and the main members were also refugees from other places. The local people did not have much affection for this army.

However, the achievements made by Houying after going north made Linqing's name resound throughout the world.As a Linqing person, it is impossible not to be proud of it.

In any era, people are proud of their hometown.

Then the White Lotus Sect rebelled, and tens of thousands of troops ravaged Dongchang.The collapse of Liu Yuanqing's Linqing Association cast a shadow over everyone in Linqing.

Especially when the Bailian thieves rushed straight to Linqing City, many people felt the fear of the doomsday.

At the critical moment, it was the reserve soldiers who stayed in their hometown in the rear battalion who stood up.

Just outside the city, a great battle repelled the Bailian thieves and preserved the peace and tranquility of Linqing.

At this time, the local people in Linqing finally had a different understanding of Houying.

An army that can protect the hometown will naturally be supported by the local people.

The reserves are so strong, how strong should the regular soldiers be?
Now that Zhengbing has returned, he has returned with a huge victory over Donglu, which immediately aroused the enthusiasm of all the people.

They spontaneously prepared colorful flags, firecrackers, and organized musical instrument performances, which stretched all the way to the north of the city, a full length of several miles.

Ordinary people are already like this, let alone the people in Zuozhuang.

Today, except for those who stayed behind, everyone in Zhuangzi ran over, mingled with the common people, eagerly looking forward to the return of their relatives, and bragging to strangers at the same time.

Because among those who defeated the Eastern Captives, there were their relatives.

The grand welcome scene made Zuo Menggeng feel a little bit flustered, so he hurriedly gave orders to the whole army to get everyone to cheer up and hold their chests up, so that they must not fall into the prestige of the rear camp.

He even asked the soldiers to show off the well-maintained muskets and artillery, so as to leave a deep impression on the people.

In the future, conscription will have to be selected from among the local people.

The people of Ming Dynasty did not have a good impression of the army.

Because these troops are no different from bandits.

In many cases, it harms the common people, and it is more vicious than the bandits and Tartars.

The reason why they came out to welcome the Houying was that officials from Zhizhou, Bingbeidao, etc. all came.Since all the officials have come, the soldiers should not attack ordinary people, right?

Secondly, the reserve forces of the rear battalion just defended Linqing City.

The most important thing is that the people were not disturbed before and after the battle, even the people living outside the city were not harmed.

The officers and soldiers of the rear battalion also helped the common people move, and the property of the common people was counted afterwards, and nothing was missing.

Word of mouth has made many people realize that this local army seems to be different.

Three, Houying defeated Donglu, which made Linqing feel proud.

Everyone wants to see what such a powerful army looks like.

The army of the rear battalion came from a distance, giving people a completely different feeling.

The soldiers lined up in four rows, and the formation was strict. Everyone walked in the same order. The footsteps of 咵咵咵 were very oppressive, which not only shook the ground, but also covered the atmosphere of the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers.

Such a powerful momentum gradually approached, so many people were shocked and speechless.

Qu Shiqi and Zhang Jimeng led the way and stood at the city gate, feeling even stronger from the front.Especially Zhang Jimeng, who has been to the Houying so many times, it is the first time he finds the Houying scary.

"No wonder it was able to defeat five thousand Tartars and kill Amin in battle. The government has never seen such a strong army."

Zhang Jimeng nodded in agreement.

"There are only a few thousand people, so powerful. If the army is tens of thousands..."

He didn't go on, but Qu Shixu understood what he meant.

Once there are tens of thousands of such an army, who in the world can be it?
(End of this chapter)