Be the emperor from the postman

Chapter 1052 Surrounding Wuchang
He Jinzhao didn't stay in Xiangyang too long, leaving some people with the newly defected locals to maintain local law and order, and after reconciling with Xu Yixian, they went straight to Wuchang City.

The people of Xiangyang City thought that the Hammer bandit army had left, but unexpectedly another wave of troops came, and they became more and more happy.

This means that the hammer bandits can continue to support them.

Those former landlords and gentlemen who wanted to make trouble behind their backs had to weigh how many heads they had.

When He Jinzhao left Xiangyang, he finally met people who dared to occupy the city and guard against the hammer bandits.

"Mr. Xu, take a look." He Jinzhao handed him the battle report sent by Gao Yigong:
"All the officials in Wuchang City fled, but some gentry gathered their troops to hold on."

"Mostly the upper echelons of the gentry have this method of distributing money to recruit guards, and drive out hundreds of servants in their families. It's enough to stand on the city wall and bluff people."

Xu Yixian was also born as a gentry, but only from the lower class.

The gentry consisted of two hierarchies.

One is Qingjin, that is, some students, commonly known as scholars, are the lower class of gentry;

The second is the gentry, for some bureaucrats who became officials after having achieved the fame of Juren and Jinshi, or those squires who returned to their hometowns after returning to their hometowns, they are the upper class of gentry.

The popular concept in the Ming Dynasty is that the book has its own golden house, the book has its own Yan Ruyu, and the book has a lot of horses and chariots.

So they had to spend all their energy in the first half of their lives on the imperial examination.

After enrolling in the imperial examination and becoming an official, the stereotyped essays will be shelved.

How to do things?

How to get into politics?

Issues such as national, ethnic, and social issues are all ignored, and they use all their energy to seek material and spiritual enjoyment.

It's true that I have struggled for most of my life before I was admitted to fame, so can't I enjoy it?

Generally speaking, most of the gentry in the Ming Dynasty were full of food all day long and had nothing to do.

Blindly seek comfort in life and develop various interests and hobbies.

"His spirit tends to be more and more like the joy of seeking harmony in the field and ringing the bell." Xu Yixian stroked his beard and said with a smile:

"The King of Qin doesn't know that this group of gentry is very prosperous, good at home, good at raising maids, good at child prostitution, good at fresh clothes, good food, good horses, good lanterns, good fireworks, good pear gardens, good propaganda, good antiques, Good flowers and birds, even have to write on their own epitaph."

He Jinzhao has never been in contact with this kind of dandy's life in his life, so he nodded his head again and again:

"You fucking know how to play!"

Xu Yixian also showed envy, he had never lived this kind of life either.

Who can have such capital?

"And I'm just a poor pedant in the countryside." Xu Yixian looked at the river water and said, "We are really poor, but those rich gentry like to talk about being poor, and even cry about being poor."

There are a lot of poor students in the Ming Dynasty, which is already a trend in the late Ming Dynasty.

Because the number of lin students is far less than that of Zengguang and Affiliated students.

There is a quota for granary students.

There are forty students from prefectural schools, twenty from county schools, and hundreds of affiliated schools.

Those who can get the money and food from the government, one out of ten.

Most of the students do not have enough to eat, and the lights are green in the evening rain, but they are not supported by the imperial court, so they are poor.

Second, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, corvée labor became heavier, taxes increased greatly, and taxes accumulated day by day, and there was nothing to pay for a long time.

The third is to be exploited by school instructors. The instructors only ask the students how much Shu Xiu, gold and silver, and Zhi respect, regardless of the students' family background.

There are even some instructors, either under the pretense of public expenses for making books, or under the guise of welcoming and sending off counties and counties, to suppress poor students and seduce others to enrich themselves, which leads to the impoverishment of students.

So in Chongzhen, the only benefit of raising them by the government was very considerately revoked, just like the abolition of a post station.

As a result, a large number of scholars also began to join the anti-thief camp, serving as military advisers, and they were often reused.

If you can't be Huang Chao, being Huang Chao's partner is also very good.

In short, Daming, if you don't keep the last bit of decency for me, then you don't need this fig leaf.

It is better to die than to live.

That's how Xu Yixian joined Zhang Xianzhong's team, and he worked for He Jinchao again and again.

As far as the current situation is concerned, most of the people at the bottom are united to resist the privileged upper class.

Because no matter how great the disaster is, these people will eat and drink, play prostitutes and listen to music.

A large number of literati surrounded the "Jinling Twelve Beauties", "Qinhuai Four Beauties", "Qinhuai Eight Beauties", etc., and even published a collection of poems to rank prostitutes.

As for whether the people outside the Qinhuai River have enough to eat, whether they rebel or not, we don't care!

Perhaps it was the fact that the Hammer bandits wanted to distribute land to the poor, which stimulated the gentry in Wuchang.

These people were able to be so united, to do the final defiance.

After Xu Yixian followed He Jinzhao to the Hammer bandit's territory for a while, Xu Yixian found that he was like a fish in water.

Because of the imperial examination, He Jinzhao is nothing!
He Jinzhao would never look up to you just because you passed the Jinshi examination in the previous Ming Dynasty, but because he thought you could do things, he would value you.

Xu Yixian communicated on a daily basis, and the King of Qin did not reveal that he wanted to conduct imperial examinations, but that he wanted to set up middle and high-level schools to select talents and all walks of life.

Compared with Daming, He Jinzhao paid special attention to craftsmen.

And the return of the artisans is also very good, so many excellent cannons, firecrackers, armors, weapons and the like.

"When the King of Qin arrives in Wuchang, is he going to start a massacre?"

"Yes."

He Jinzhao replied that if he dared to resist the military might of the hammer bandits, he would have to be killed.

The gentry in Wuchang rushed to deliver chickens, how could they not slaughter them.

Xu Yixian didn't persuade them either, he didn't bother to tell how many evil things those gentry had done.

There is no wrongdoing if one is chopped down.

Besides, the hammer bandit's name scares them.

Xu Yixian believed that King Qin had established a political power and declared the reign name to the outside world, which was his intention to establish a new dynasty.

Is it a bit bad to still call it a hammer bandit to the outside world?

Especially in the first year of the sledgehammer, Xu Yixian was really unable to complain, it was so weird!

But Ji Gui and the others laughed out loud. After King Qin occupied the whole country and killed these gentry, the title of Hammer Bandit could be cherished.

As for the year number and the like, they don't even care.

As long as the commander himself likes it, it's fine for the soldiers below to like it.

The boat went down the river and arrived at Wuchang Ferry.

He Jinzhao got off the boat on the wooden plank, Gao Yigong and Li Dingguo both came up to meet him: "King Qin, Commander."

"Hahaha, good job."

With one arm around his brother-in-law and the other around his eldest nephew, He Jinzhao walked into the camp.

At this moment, Niu Youcai waited for the others to file down.

Xu Yixian couldn't stand still, fell directly into the river, and started to thump.

"Save people quickly, Master Xu can't swim."

Only then did He Jinzhao come back to his senses, watching several bodyguards jump into the river to rescue Xu Yuxian.

After lifting him up, he watched someone give him first aid.

He Jinzhao didn't know what to say.

Before the war started, a military division was almost lost, but he was still drowned.

"puff."

Xu Yixian finally spat out and opened his eyes. The wind was so strong today that he was almost blown into the river and drowned.

But the shore was not deep, and he just couldn't stand up and was constantly being watered.

He Jinzhao squatted down and looked at Xu Yixian, who was staring at him in bewilderment: "All right?"

"I can't die." Xu Yixian laughed dryly.

"If you survive a catastrophe, you will surely have good fortune." He Jinzhao ordered a whole stretcher to carry Staff Officer Xu into the camp.

Looking at Xu Yixian's appearance, Ji Gui and Zhang Fuzhen were speechless for a moment.

What is this called?

At this time, the Hammer bandits had completely surrounded Wuchang City, and were slowly digging trenches.

He Jinzhao entered the tent and first listened to their report.

Wuchang City is very strong, this time the artillery has also been transported with the ship, and it can be bombarded tomorrow to frighten those who defend the city.

"King Qin, the king of Chu in the city is not willing to pay a penny, so he is not as generous as the king of Zhou."

He Jinzhao snorted, it was only normal for the Daming King to be like the King of Chu.

If it is like King Zhou, King Qing, and King Tang, it is a rare breed.

"It happened to be cheap for us."

He Jinzhao was a little indifferent to the treasures of the Ming vassal.

Each one has been accumulated for more than 200 years, and Chongzhen can manage the world properly with a few princes' property.

In most cases, it is not that Daming has little money, but that there is too little money in circulation.

Once the money is not in circulation, the people will naturally live in poverty, and there will be a money shortage.

The imperial court could not collect taxes either.

Compared with the relaxation and comfort of the hammer bandits outside the city, the faces of the guards on the city were even more ugly, because they could see the hammer bandits coming wave after wave of reinforcements.

The boats on the banks of the river were so lined up that they couldn't see the momentum.

Everyone was chatting in the tent, and a soldier came to report:

"Commander, there is a man called Yang Chengzu who claims to be a fake Cao Cao and Luo Rucai's subordinates."

"Ok?"

He Jinzhao was a little surprised. With Luo Rucai's treacherous appearance, it was impossible for him to join him.

Didn't it start acting too?
"Yang Chengzu has always been brave, but he is one of the best generals under Luo Rucai." Xu Yixian, who had already changed his clothes, stroked his beard and said, "King Qin, he needs to be careful when he comes to serve."

"Luo Rucai is not a master who has lived under others for a long time." Zhang Fuzhen squinted his eyes and said, "Could it be that he feels that the hammer bandits are powerful and wants to make trouble behind their backs?"

The enemy is actually nothing, because everyone can see the decline of Ming Dynasty.

But sometimes allies don't see you well.

"Let him come in and tell the story."

He Jinzhao waved someone to bring Yang Chengzu into the tent to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

Yang Chengzu ran all the way to Wuchang with most of his soldiers and horses. After staying fifty miles away, he was actually discovered by the sentry cavalry of the Hammer Bandit. He shouted to leave his team and asked to meet Commander He.

Li Guo led his men to chase him, trying to persuade him to come back, but they failed to catch up.

Yang Chengzu ordered the soldiers placed by his confidantes, and only then did he bring a dozen people on horseback with the Hammer Bandit sentry cavalry.

At this time, he was standing outside the camp of the Hammer Bandit, watching the Hammer Bandit soldiers push a large number of artillery in, and the soldiers standing guard around them were fully armed, and even the armor on the ordinary soldiers looked better than him.

He Jinzhao has integrated the resources of the three provinces and fully supported military products, which is by no means comparable to what Daming can produce.

For a while, Yang Chengzu felt a little unconfident.

He claims to be a man who can fight, but he hasn't seen him for a few years, and he never thought that the head coach's strength would become more and more tyrannical.

Yang Chengzu followed the Hammer Bandit soldiers into the camp, and then looked at the layout of the camp and classified them into different categories. It was definitely not something they could do. It seemed that he had no skills other than being willing to work hard.

After he handed over his weapon, someone lifted the curtain and entered the tent, and he knelt on the ground without hesitation: "The last general Yang Chengzu has seen the chief coach."

"sit."

He Jinzhao waited for Yang Chengzu to sit down, carefully identified and laughed twice: "I really dare not recognize each other."

If you want to call He Jinchao the head coach, he must be an old man from the Shaanxi Uprising.

"The chief coach was the captain of the No. [-] team who didn't get involved in the mud, and I was just a soldier who lived for nothing at that time. Fortunately, the chief coach gave some advice, so I came to marry."

Yang Chengzu was honest, when He Jinchao emerged, it wasn't just Li Zicheng who was [-] years old and stood like a minion.

There are many people who are younger than Li Zicheng, but with the continuous rebellion, most of the people who were in the past died, disappeared, and surrendered to the army.

There are also a small number of minions who have naturally grown up and become a big boss, or the confidants of the big boss, with more strength.

He Jinzhao agreed with his explanation: "You are from Luo Rucai, why do you want to join me?"

"The commander-in-chief doesn't know, then Li Zicheng killed my elder brother Luo Rucai."

After Yang Chengzu's words fell, the people in the tent looked at each other.

The two of Li and Luo cooperated well, why did they suddenly merge?

In the name of hosting a banquet, Li Zicheng invited Luo Rucai, He Yilong, and He Jin to the old camp for the banquet.

Luo Rucai was skeptical and frightened, so she declined with excuses.

Er He came at the invitation.

During the banquet, Li Zicheng immediately ordered the soldiers lying in ambush to execute He Yilong to death.

He Jin immediately expressed his surrender, and would never serve He Jinzhao, and followed King Chuang wholeheartedly in his career.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Zicheng led more than a hundred elite riders to Cao Ying, saying that he had something important to discuss with Luo Rucai.

After Li Zicheng entered Luo Rucai's bedroom, he swung a knife and killed him without waiting for Luo Rucai to speak.

Then Li Zicheng lifted Luo Rucai's head, and announced to the Cao Ying soldiers that Luo Rucai had "collaborated with the enemy", explaining that his execution was a last resort.

No one expected that Li Zicheng would do this suddenly, and everyone was caught off guard.

But Luo Rucai has not been in vain for so many years, and many of his subordinates are dissatisfied.

But King Chuang's troops surrounded Luo Rucai's old camp, and Li Zicheng tried every means to win them over for several days before slowly calming down.

But Yang Chengzu resolutely refused to surrender to the person who killed his eldest brother, so after stabilizing Li Zicheng, he led his troops to escape.

Some subordinates also said that we go directly to the army, not only is the road short, but we can also be a high-ranking official.

Yang Chengzu didn't think it was a good idea to seek refuge in the Ming army at this time. They couldn't even beat Li Zicheng's men. Wouldn't he take the initiative to join the army and wait to die?

If you want to take refuge, you have to take refuge in He Jinzhao.

Everyone still has at least a little sense of fellowship in Shaanxi, and the title of chief coach of the 80 uprising army in Shaanxi is not for nothing.

Besides, the Hammer bandits have won one-third of the world. Yang Chengzu believes that it is very possible for He Jinzhao to unify the world.

He Jinzhao raised his eyebrows slightly: "What Li Zicheng did is outrageous!"

(End of this chapter)