The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 146

Chapter 144

When Yang Xuan thought about his dream of becoming a female general, his dream hadn't come true yet, so Lu Changle took the lead.
I can't be a general, but Yang Xuan is very interested in conquering generals, and suppressed the newly promoted general of suppressing thieves all night,

The next day Lu Changle went out with a pair of panda eyes, and his footsteps were still a little wandering.
On the contrary, Yang Xuan, who had been tossing all night, was still in high spirits the next day, giving people a sense of radiance and surprise.

The flowers are irrigated, and the old cow is overdrawn.
As soon as he went out, he saw Gan Hui walking towards him in a hurry,
Before he could say hello, Gan Hui said with a heavy face, "General, uncle and nephew Zheng have sent troops."

Lu Changle said calmly: "It's almost time to send troops, Uncle Hui, when did you receive the news?"

"Just a quarter of an hour ago, Kamata's eyeliner sent the news with flying pigeons that Zheng Du assembled [-] cavalry, [-] sailors, [-] auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands, known to the outside world as [-] elite soldiers. Set off"

"Zheng Zhibao led [-] cavalry, more than [-] auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands, and set off from Zhangzhou Prefecture to march north."

Lu Changle said with a sneer: "A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and there are so many people in this mess."

Zheng Zhilong led most of the people to retreat to Jilongshan, Zheng Du and Zheng Zhibao could still gather so many people,
Not bad.

"Do you want to send a team of surprise soldiers to disrupt his logistics?" Gan Hui asked.

There are more than 3 people, of which [-] are regular troops, and their strength should not be underestimated.

"No, reply to the message and ask them to pay more attention to Zheng Du's actions. By the way, ask Uncle Qi to take in some people who were persecuted by Zheng Du. Let's publicize it to the second son of the Zheng family."

With this batch of firearms and the title of General of Peaceful Thieves, Lu Changle is really not afraid of Zheng Du.

"Understood, I'll go right now."

For some reason, seeing Lu Changle so calm, Gan Hui also calmed down.

Fujian, Huaxing Prefecture, Dagan Village, Xianyou County.

Lizheng Chen Duoshou led 230 people from the village to kneel on the ground,

Because of fear, the whole person was shaking like chaff,
Surrounded by people from the Zheng family, they aimed murderously at those kneeling on the ground with knives, guns, bows and arrows.

"General, spare your life, spare your life, we are all peaceful people." Chen Duoshou cried and begged Zheng Du, who was sitting on the grand master's chair, for mercy.

The villagers in Dagan Village were working when suddenly several groups of vicious soldiers came and drove them all to the open space in the center of the village without saying a word, even the elderly and children were spared.

Zheng Du sneered and said, "Where is the King of Troubled Times hiding, tell me, and I will spare you from dying."

"General Mingchao, we don't know the King of Troubled Times, so we really don't know where he is hiding," Chen Duoshou quickly explained.

The King of Chaos is a bandit leader in Xianyou. When the county magistrate of Xianyou was going to the countryside, he intercepted and killed the county magistrate and county magistrate halfway. He was a cruel person.

"Bold, you dare to argue in front of the second son." A confidant kicked Chen Duoshou to the ground and cursed loudly: "Chen Jiaming in your village is the subordinate of the King of Troubled Times. Half a month ago, Chen Jiaming returned to his hometown. You also took away five carts of food, how dare you say you don’t know him?”

"General, it's true that Chen Jiaming is from our village, but what he did has nothing to do with us. The five carts of food are money for life. He said that if we don't pay, the king of troubled times will wash Dagan village with blood. It is to exchange food for peace, the general is clear." Chen Duoshou cried.

Chen Jiaming is a lazy idler in the village. He usually likes to steal chickens and dogs. The villagers hate him very much.
Two years ago, Chen Jiaming couldn't get along in the village, so he went outside to beg for a living. Unexpectedly, he joined the team of the King of Troubled Times.
He went back to the village and said that he needed to raise food. If he was not in a hurry, the King of Troubled Times would personally bring people to grab it.

At that time, a little food would not be enough to solve the problem.

There is no other way, just treat it as a waste of money to prevent disasters,
There are quite a few people who have been blackmailed by the King of Troubled Times, why are they only focusing on themselves?
"Second son, this old man refuses to talk about it." The confidant reported to Zheng Du.

Zheng Du leaned back against the grand teacher's chair and closed his eyes. He didn't lift his eyelids when he heard the words, and said coldly: "It's an unforgivable crime to have an adulterous relationship with a traitor. The women will stay as camp prostitutes, and kill the rest."

Some ants are just nothing, kill them as soon as they are killed.

This is called killing one as an example to others.

The confidant of "De Ling" quickly responded.

Soon, the cries of women, the screams of villagers and the unscrupulous laughter of soldiers continued to resound,

A strong smell of blood soon permeated the scene
Zhao Yifei is a scholar in Yongfu County, Fuzhou Prefecture. Recently, besides reading poetry and books and practicing articles, he also has another hobby.
read newspaper.

To be precise, it is to read Minnan Express.

The name of the Hokkien Express is correct, and soon, there are some news that have not been reported by the Dibao, but the Hokkien Express has already appeared.
It usually takes one month for the Di Bao to come out, and sometimes you don’t see a copy for two or three months.
Some news is known even to the common people who are farming, and the Dibao is long overdue. It is like the Minnan Express, which only has one copy every three to five days.
The news is fast and accurate. In addition to national events, there are many articles and novels that have never been seen before.

Sometimes he criticizes the government and officials for not eating vegetarian meals, which opened Zhao Yifei's eyes.

After breakfast, Zhao Yifei deliberately came to Moxiang Study: "Dude, is there a new bulletin?"

"It turned out to be Mr. Zhao, yes, I just got back, do you want a copy?"

"have a serving"

After spending three Wen, Zhao Yifei got a copy of the latest Hokkien Express.

Looking at the front page, Zhao Yifei's eyes lighted up. The headline on the front page was "Pull the Thieves General Lu Changle",
Unexpectedly, the emperor actually ordered Lu Changle, the chief trainer of the militia, to be the general of Fujian's suppression of thieves. What an honor it must be,

The imperial court finally did something serious, Zhao Yifei said inwardly.

Other prefectures and counties have suffered from bandits. Since Lu Changle, the head coach of the militia, established the rural protection team, Fuzhou has become a restricted area for bandits.

In the battles of Min'an Town and Changle County, more than [-] thieves were killed. Which thieves are not afraid?
Looking at other news, Zhao Yifei's heart slowly began to sink,
The imperial court ordered Zheng Zhilong to be reprimanded, and his second son Zheng Du was dismissed from office.
However, Zheng Du didn't take it seriously at all, and split up with Zheng Zhi's leopard soldiers to suppress the bandits.

This is a good thing, but the people in Fujian are panicked, including the people in Yongfu County, including Zhao Yifei,

The newspaper said that Zheng Du was cruel and easy to kill, and that the Zheng family’s army was lax in discipline. During the epidemic, they did a lot of evil, robbed money, robbed civilian women, confiscated other people’s property by making up crimes at will,

When passing through Hui'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture, Zheng Du was not satisfied with the materials rewarded by the local county magistrate, so he asked his subordinates to take off the county magistrate's clothes and pull the cart. Walk,
As a result, many people fled when they heard Zheng Jiajun.

Is there still the law of the king, is there still the law of heaven, this Fujian has become the back garden of the Zheng family, and you can do whatever you want.

His name is Mingchen, but he is actually a Ming thief. No wonder the common people say that the surname Zheng is a dog that can't be changed and eats shit, and a pirate is a pirate.

There is another piece of news below. According to insiders, Zheng Du's southern expedition will be set off by water and land. The land team will be led by Zheng Du himself. The team will start from Quanzhou. The first stop is Huaxing Mansion.
The waterway, led by Lieutenant General Zheng Zhenchuan, consisted of 26 large ships and 37 small boats, headed for Changle County, Fuzhou Prefecture in a mighty manner, preparing to attack with Zheng Du, and threatened to pacify the whole of Fujian within a month.

Changle County?
Zhao Yifei immediately frowned, Changle County has a new General Pingzei, what is there to fight?

Zheng Du was dismissed from his position. Is this a fake general attacking a real general?

Open rebellion?
When I was reading the newspaper, there was a sudden noise outside. I walked out of the study and saw a large group of people marching on the street, dragging their children with their children and carrying large and small items.
Shopkeeper Yang at the side sighed: "It wasn't so chaotic during the plague. The Zheng family's army was notorious. The common people were more afraid of them than the plague."

In Zhao Yifei's heart, for the first time, he had the thought of not welcoming Zheng Jiajun.

Not only did the newspapers spread it, but private news about the Zheng family was flying all over the place.
Wherever the Zheng family's army went, the local government and the people would send rewards, and they would not be satisfied with less.
Those who have dealt with bandits, paid money for their lives, or joined bandits are also charged with extortion and extortion.

If they disobeyed slightly, they ransacked their homes and beheaded them in the name of fornication and thieves. It is said that even girls of a few years old were not spared.

Those thieves and bandits who occupy the mountains as kings are not afraid yet, but the officials, gentry, and rich men in Fuzhou Prefecture can no longer sit still.
They rushed to Changle County to visit Lu Changle, the new general who suppressed bandits.

Inquire about Lu Changle's views on Zheng Jiajun, and persuade Lu Changle to come forward to keep Zheng Jiajun out of Fuzhou Mansion.

Both the Flying Tiger and the Huntian Demon King were beheaded. Now the people of Fuzhou Prefecture live and work in peace and contentment. There are no bandits.
If Zheng Jiajun came, based on their performance during the epidemic and what they did in Huaxing Mansion, it is estimated that three feet of land would have to be scraped off.

At that time, I don't know how many people's families will be destroyed.
That's not suppressing thieves, that's entering thieves.

Everyone also expressed that if Lu Changle could keep Fuzhou safe, he would not only encourage his children to actively join the army, but also actively donate food and money,

Lu Changle hesitated for a moment, and finally made a solemn promise that the village protection team will definitely protect the folks and elders, and never let Zheng Du and the Zheng family army harm the Fuzhou government.

When the news came out, Lu Changle's reputation in Fuzhou Prefecture rose again.

Zheng Du and Zheng Zhibao threatened to wipe out the thieves and bandits in the province within a month, and mobilized their whole bodies, and the whole Fujian was in motion.

There are thieves who migrate overnight, and there are also daring thieves who are unwilling to let go of their hands and save their "foundation".
He united eleven groups of people, large and small, known as the Twelve Routes of Heavenly Soldiers, and vowed to drive the Zheng family out of Fujian.
Less than three days after Zheng Zhibao dispatched troops, the food convoy was ambushed by the Three-Eyed King’s men and horses, and a large amount of military rations were burned. It is said that Zheng Zhibao was furious and beheaded all the more than 200 auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands who were in charge of food transportation and survived. .

That night, more than 2000 auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands fled overnight.

Chen Qi and Liu Rufeng also got busy, fully operating the intelligence system that had been built up with a lot of money, using horses, boats, and carrier pigeons to send news and information from various places to Changle County as soon as possible.

Driven by the Hokkien Express propaganda and the second uncle's secret dissemination of news, the common people's resentment towards the Zheng family increased day by day.

The original master of kings has now become synonymous with scourge and pirates.

From the moment Zheng Zhilong abandoned Fujian, he was also cast aside by the people of Fujian.

Zheng Zhibao's cruelty and Zheng Du's lawlessness accelerated the speed of spurning,

Lu Changle was a little surprised to find that with the advancement of Zheng Du, a large number of people flooded into Yanping Mansion and Fuzhou Mansion every day, because there are rural protection teams that don't bully the people here.

Zheng Du was still advancing slowly in Huaxing Mansion, and Zheng Zhenchuan was advancing by water at a very fast speed.

Depart from Quanzhou Wharf on March [-],

On March 22, it has arrived at the Changle County Wharf.

"Come, beauty, drink"

"Hahaha, okay, drink again"

52 meters long, 15 meters wide, and three storeys high, inside the main warship, Zheng Zhenchuan has a beautiful woman upstairs, flirting with the beautiful woman for a while, enjoying singing and dancing for a while, it is simply a joy that does not know the time,

In Zheng Zhenchuan's view, it is not difficult at all to clear up some muddy legs who wash their feet and go to the fields.
This time the bandits are suppressed, it is a public tour, and by the way, a windfall,
They came so far to suppress the bandits and protect those untouchables. They can get food and grass, and they can be filial.

Everyone is happy if they know each other. If they don't know each other, it's no wonder that they are ruthless.

When he was drinking to his heart's content, his confidant Huang Zisong suddenly reported outside the door: "General, the Changle Wharf is here."

coming so soon?

Zheng Zhenchuan's eyes lit up, he pushed the two women in his arms, stood up all of a sudden, walked quickly to the cabin door and opened it,
Sure enough, far away was the tall city wall, and the city of Changle, which I carefully selected, had arrived.

When you come out to suppress bandits, you must pick a fat sheep to slaughter for the first time.
There is a street of goldware in Changle County, and there are many rich merchants in the city. It is said that when the Huntian Demon King attacked Changle County, he threw a lot of goods, and those goods were seized by Lu Changle, the head coach of the militia.

No matter what kind of militia head coach he is, even the governor, in this three-acre land in Fujian, he has to act according to Mrs. Zheng's face.
Save some face for him by cooperating. If you don't cooperate, kill him directly.

At that time, it is said that he died of the plague or was killed by bandits. Anyway, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
Both the Second Young Master and General Zheng have said that now the Emperor of Ming Dynasty has been devastated by Liaodong, so he doesn't care about it at all.

Now that Fujian is in such a state, the imperial court doesn't even dare to give a fart, it will only order to reprimand, and then fine the salary,

That little salary is not enough for the commander-in-chief to eat a meal.

Thinking of the countless gold, silver, jewels and beauties waiting for him in Changle City, Zheng Zhenchuan's heart became hot,
However, Zheng Zhenchuan's face sank because the entire pier was empty,

There is no welcoming ceremony and music, and there is no welcoming crowd,

Only one small boat approached the fleet in a panic,
Judging from the attire, they belong to our own people.

"Zisong, what's going on, didn't you send someone to inform you?" Zheng Zhenchuan asked with a cold face.

I came here to suppress bandits and protect these untouchables. After working so hard, this is the only treatment?
Huang Zisong, the captain of the personal guard, said respectfully: "If you want to return to the general, I have sent people to Changle County to deliver the letter half a day in advance, and asked them to greet the general at the Changle pier, but the two messengers have not returned, and the younger one has sent more. The two of you are going to deliver the letter, please look at the general, they are back."

Fearing that the subordinates who were sent there for the first time were too late for fun, Huang Zisong sent two people there again.

Soon, the two soldiers who delivered the letter were picked up on the handsome boat. As soon as they saw Zheng Zhenchuan, they knelt down and said, "General, it's not good. Chen Ergou and Mei Renxing were detained by the yamen, saying that they entered The city does not give money for food, and even molested girls from good families."

"What, those who dare to detain me, are they impatient?" Zheng Zhenchuan was furious on the spot, and quickly asked: "Who, why is no one coming to the pier to welcome this general?"

Zheng Zhenchuan also knew who his subordinates were, the two subordinates were not important,

The important thing is that you can't lose face.

(End of this chapter)