Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 107 Big Nephew Zhu Biao?to be born

Chapter 107 Big Nephew Zhu Biao?to be born
When he went to Suzhou this time, he quickly realized the fear of the Red Scarf Army in Suzhou, Jiangnan.

These Jiangnan gentry and aristocrats are very worried about the Red Scarf Army's raiding of the local tyrants in the Jiangbei area to divide their fields, lest the Red Scarf Army go south and divide their property to the poor.

Even a big businessman like Shen Wansan was very worried.

"The Mongolian and Yuan forces in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are already bereaved dogs. We want to put them down, but we just don't want to do it yet."

In the plan of Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, if they want to manage the south of the Yangtze River, they must have their own talent pool to prevent the gentry and tyrants in the south of the Yangtze River from controlling local power, resulting in a situation where they only occupy name and the gentry occupy real power.

Afterwards, Zhu Han asked Shi Naian some news about Jiangnan, as long as it was about people's livelihood and public opinion.

Unfortunately, Shi Naian's answers were not satisfactory to Zhu Han.

After all, Shi Naian was born as a Confucian scholar in the old era, and many angles and methods of looking at problems did not suit Zhu Han's intentions.

Zhu Han felt that he needed more accurate news about Jiangnan.

Now that the Mongolian and Yuan courts are divided internally, Liu Futong and others are likely to covet Jiangnan.

Moreover, even without Liu Futong, according to the news from Huguang, because Zhu Han had wiped out the main force of the Yuan army in Huguang Province before, the Southern Red Scarf Army, led by Xu Shouhui and others, had already swept across Hubei.

Once Xu Shouhui and the others control Hubei, they will definitely go south.

At that time, if Xu Shouhui and Chen Youliang robbed Jiangnan, Zhu Han would regret it to death.

However, if you want to plot Jiangnan, you need to change your previous strategy.

When Zhu Han was hesitating, his older brother Zhu Yuanzhang came to Chuzhou from Dingyuan City himself.

"Brother, why did you come in person?"

Zhu Yuanzhang came here in light clothes, and only brought dozens of soldiers. It seemed that there was something urgent.

"July [-]th, Liu Futong sent someone to send an imperial decree." When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he didn't really take the imperial decree seriously for a while.

After all, it is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to be really convinced by a fake Zhao Song royal Han Lin'er.

"Imperial decree, what imperial decree?" Zhu Han was also a little puzzled.

The so-called imperial decree is just a name, and it's not all the meaning of the great prime minister Liu Futong.

"The imperial decree said that the local rebels in Haiqu and Jiaozhou in Shandong responded with troops. It was a good time for the army to advance. Let them go northward from Huaidong along the East China Sea to Shandong to support the local anti-Yuan rebels." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Brother, did you agree?" Zhu Han asked hastily, frowning slightly.

From Huaihe North to Shandong, there are at least five or six hundred miles away. Although there are coastal areas and tributaries of the Huaihe River that can be used, it will take a lot of military and material resources.

Obviously, this is Liu Futong secretly tripping Zhu Yuanzhang, trying to consume Zhu Yuanzhang's strength.

The coastal area of ​​Shandong belongs to the corner area in the traditional hegemony pattern, because of the barrier of the mountainous area in Zhongshan, it does not have much strategic significance.

"Hehe, we didn't agree to come down, but we just received the imperial decree. Whether we will listen to it or not, and whether we will go to Shandong or not is up to us." Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

This elder brother's decision did not surprise Zhu Han at all.

Their brothers are already the most tyrannical force in the Red Scarf Army other than Liu Futong. If they don't have this kind of foresight, they will probably be wiped out by Liu Futong.

"Liu Futong and the others went all out to attack Bianliang in the north. They gathered more than 20 troops. They didn't even have any extra troops to attack Xuzhou, let alone the coastal corner of Shandong. It makes sense for us to support them." Zhu Han After thinking for a while, he said.

In any case, Liu Futong and others still put the expulsion of the Tartars first in their hearts, and it is necessary to support the Shandong rebels.

"However, we in Chuzhou are too far away from Shandong. Even if we go from the northeast of Huaihe River, it is still very far away. We have heard that the Tartars have a deep foundation in Shandong. There are tens of thousands of horses in the horse farm of Yidu Mansion alone. , the Daluhua Chihan generals have a total of tens of thousands of troops. It is useless for us to send 800 people. At least tens of thousands of people will do it. But with so many soldiers, food, grass, and supplies are so much in the sky, The civilian husbands alone have to be twice as many as the soldiers." Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly.

It's not that their old Zhu brothers forgot to expel the Tartars and refused to rescue the rebel brothers in Shandong.

Liu Futong's Northern Expedition supported the supply of food and grass, and Zhang Shicheng of Huaidong supported the soldiers and supplies. Now Dingyuan and Chuzhou are busy with spring plowing and preparing for the construction of workshops, and it is time to spend a lot of money.

but.

Zhu Han only thought for a moment, and immediately said with certainty.

"Brother, we must support the rebels in Shandong!"

"Qiwu, what do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked hastily.

He knew that his younger brother was not completely sure, so he would not say such certain words.

"Brother, in order to solve the problem of lack of food and money, I thought of a way, that is to cooperate with Shen Wansan, a rich man in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Shen Wansan?"

"That's right, it's Shen Wansan. This person is very shrewd. He must be able to see that the weather in Mengyuan is not good. We basically have no problem finding him to cooperate."

"Is this reliable?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little worried.

"Don't worry, I have asked Shi Naian to go to Suzhou once, and met Shen Wansan, basically it is reliable. However, there is another thing now, which also makes me a little embarrassed."

"Qiwu, what's the matter?"

Afterwards, Zhu Han told him that he wanted to attack Jiangnan in advance.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard it, he also agreed with it.

"Seventh Five-Year, what you said is right. The situation in Hubei is very good. Meng Yuan has no soldiers in Hubei. Xu Shouhui has already ruled Hubei with widely distributed officials. I heard that his general Chen Youliang has already started training. If a naval army really enters the south of the Yangtze River, we are really in danger." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Because of the discord between the northern and southern Red Turbans, the Hubei Red Turbans would not take Zhu Han, the Pingzhang of Jiangnan Province, seriously.

Once they go south, it will be the time when the North and the South will send the Red Turbans and the war will start.

"So we have to lay out Jiangnan in advance."

"But we are short of manpower. Didn't you say that we should use our people as much as possible in Jiangnan?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Since the establishment of Chuzhou and Dingyuan bases, Zhu Yuanzhang has realized the benefits of having complete control over himself.

Regardless of whether it is the military, government and people's livelihood, various policies are implemented without hindrance.

Once Jiangnan was governed by aristocratic families and powerful families, Zhu Yuanzhang would find it troublesome to think about it.

"Time doesn't wait. We can plan Jiangnan and at the same time screen and appoint powerful people." Zhu Han said.

The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are powerful, and some people still know how to cooperate. As long as they give enough benefits, they will not go too far. Moreover, Zhu Han plans to implement a new type of imperial examination after capturing Jiangnan, so as to give the lower-level people and scholars a chance to serve him. .

As long as the scholars who take part in their own imperial examinations are recruited for their own use.

"Well, let's do this, it seems that there is no problem." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Brother, I plan to go to the south of the Yangtze River to see the local situation with my own eyes, and then I will know a thorough and suitable plan." Zhu Han said.

"What, you go to Jiangnan in person? That's too dangerous." Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised.

After all, Jiangnan is the territory of Mongolia and Yuan Dynasty. Once Bolu and others have evil intentions, it will be too late for Zhu Yuanzhang to regret it.

He was not willing to let Zhu Han take risks.

"Haha, brother, don't worry, there must be no problem. Liu Bowen has written many times, and he has already said that Bolu and others have already predicted that Jiangnan will not be able to keep it. They are worried every day. Even if we are soldiers going south, they will definitely not dare Resistance, not to mention that I will definitely be fully prepared when I go to Jiangnan, and no one will be able to hurt me."

Zhu Han's feelings towards the senior officials of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties are already firmly grasped.

The Mongolian and Yuan courts were defeated one after another. Not only did the emperor die, but they also lost millions of troops. Now Dadu and Bianliang are divided and infighting. Anyone who is not an idiot can already see that the power of Mengyuan has been exhausted.

"Okay then, but you must be extremely careful."

"Well, no problem."

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "By the way, what you just said about supporting the Shandong Rebel Army, how did you support it?"

"This is also another purpose for me to go to Jiangnan. The powerful families in Jiangnan are not only rich in farming and other riches. I heard that each of them is engaged in maritime trade and owns many ships. Let them provide Ships, transporting food, grass and weapons to Shandong, can provide support!" Zhu Han said.

"But this way, it will take a lot of time." Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that it would be too late.

Zhu Han smiled slightly, as if he wasn't worried about this problem at all.

"Brother, didn't you just say that the Shandong Rebel Army has just raised its troops, and there is no need for us to rush to support it. Let the Shandong Rebel Army prove its strength first, let those who are not firm be exposed, and save ourselves in the future Trouble." Zhu Han said.

Shandong belongs to the place where Mengyuan has deep management. When the rebels from all walks of life rise up, there must be many speculators involved.

Meng Yuan must be allowed to counterattack and screen out those who are not firm for the rebels.

In this way, when Zhu Han sent people to support them, he would be able to really help the right people, and it would also save him from capricious situations in the future.

"Well, what you said makes sense." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said.

Zhu Han didn't show courtesy to his elder brother either, and finally said directly.

"Brother, you should hurry back to Dingyuan, isn't sister-in-law about to give birth?"

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a happy and satisfied smile when he heard the words: "Haha, it's almost there! We found a doctor who is a genius doctor, and the pulse will be said to be a boy!"

Before leaving, Zhu Han asked with a smile: "Brother, have you decided on a name for my soon-to-be born nephew?"

"Think it over, your name is Zhu Biao!"

. . .

Shandong, Haiqu County, two towns.

As a small town near the sea, the most indispensable thing in the two towns is fishermen.

The coastal farmland is barren, farming is a low-yield business, and fishing is a dangerous and hard job.

Fishermen have always been a typical example of hard work and hard work.

However, there is a limit to hard work and hard work. After the spring of this year, the various tax increases of the Mongolian and Yuan courts will begin.

The tax of two taels of silver per boat is simply forcing the fishermen to die.

The fishermen gathered together to complain, and many wanted to go to the government to petition the court to lower taxes.

However, they went away full of hope, but not only did they not get tax relief, but they were beaten with a torture stick because of the attack of the official.

Several fishermen's leaders were beaten to the brink of death, and died within two days after being carried back.

The anger of the fishermen was instantly ignited.

Just when the gathered fishermen didn't know how to vent their anger, a voice came from among them.

"King Ming is coming to the world, King Ming is coming to the world!"

"Expel the Tartars and restore China!"

Everyone looked in surprise, only to see a dark and strong Han appeared in the crowd at some point.

Someone knew him as Yu Deshui, a local fisherman.

"Yu Deshui, what are you yelling?"

"The irony of the red scarf thief is to ransack the house and destroy the house!"

"Kill the whole family!"

Facing everyone's questioning and panic, Yu Deshui was not afraid at all.

He pointed to the two fishermen leaders who were about to be buried: "What time is it, are you still afraid of death?"

This Yu Deshui fell from a low family background, and he can be regarded as a literate person who has read some books.

For some gods and ghosts, fishermen often come to him for advice, so his prestige is still good.

Now when everyone heard Yu Deshui's words, they all gathered together.

Seeing this, Yu Deshui showed a proud expression.

He lowered his voice and said mysteriously.

"Last night, I got a dream from Taishang Laojun!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and asked quickly.

"Brother Yu, what did Tuomeng say?"

"Yes, Brother Yu, tell me quickly!"

"Taishang Laojun came to save us?"

Yu Deshui showed a mysterious expression, he pointed to the sky with his finger, and then said.

"I got the words of the Taishang Laojun in my dream, let us act according to God's will, otherwise there will be five thunders from the sky, and we will never be reborn forever!"

When everyone saw that he was playing tricks, they were all unhappy, and they kept urging him to speak quickly.

Afterwards, Yu Deshui cleared his throat, and then said: "The Taishang Laojun said in his dream that he has already lowered the heavenly scriptures and buried them in the river beach to the east. Let us read them ourselves!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone showed horror and suspicion.

These illiterate fishermen had seen the biggest official in their daily lives, that is, the magistrate of Haiqu County, and they had to take a look at it from a distance in the city.

Now when they heard that the heavenly god Taishang Laojun personally wrote down the heavenly book, they were all frightened and at a loss.

Finally, under the leadership of Yu Deshui, nearly a hundred fishermen followed him to the river beach.

This is a river that flows to the sea, and the river is full of soft sand.

Under the leadership of Yu Deshui, everyone began to search for the 'Book of Heaven'.

After a while, Yu Deshui was heard shouting.

"found it!"

"it's here!"

When the crowd heard the shout, they gathered around one by one.

Yu Deshui dug a shallow hole in the sand of the river beach, in which lay a stone man less than two feet high.

"There are still words!"

Some fishermen immediately cried out when they saw the cinnabar characters on the stone man.

Among this group of people, only Yu Deshui could read.

He ordered people to carry out the stone man, and then read it aloud.

"Mo Daoshi's one-eyed man provoked rebellion in the Yellow River world!"

After hearing this, everyone reacted differently.

Some people have doubts on their faces, some people are thoughtful, and some people have faces of fear and excitement.

In the end, after Yu Deshui's explanation, they knew that the Red Turban Army rebelled back then, and it was also because they dug up a stone man with the words "Mo Dao stone man with one eye, jumping the Yellow River to rebel against the world".

"Taishang Laojun has appeared, and he wants us to kill the Tartars!"

"Kill the Tartars, kill the Tartars!"

The young and strong fishermen who had made good friends with Yu Deshui immediately became agitated.

Many fishermen are still not at ease. They all know that the government is powerful, even if there are gods appearing, they are unwilling to rebel.

At this moment, Yu Deshui suddenly sighed heavily.

"Ugh!"

"It's already this time, and I won't hide it from you anymore!"

Seeing this, all the fishermen were puzzled, not knowing what kind of medicine Yu Deshui hyacinth was selling.

Yu Deshui looked up to the sky, took a deep breath and said.

"Let me tell you the truth, my surname is not Yu!"

"Isn't your surname Yu? What's your surname?" Someone immediately raised a question.

Yu Deshui got up and stood on a big rock, and then said: "Actually, my surname is Zhao! I belong to the royal family of the Song Dynasty. In order to avoid the pursuit of the Mongol Tartars, my ancestors became fishermen incognito. According to seniority, I am Yingzhou. Where is the uncle of Song Emperor Zhao Lin'er!"

The news that the Red Scarf Army reopened the Great Song Dynasty in Yingzhou has also spread throughout Shandong.

After hearing this, the fishermen all showed a look of sudden realization.

No wonder Yu Deshui was entrusted with a dream by the Supreme Lord, who turned out to be a descendant of the Song royal family.

Dragon son and grandson, that is too reasonable.

Facing the surprised fishermen, Yu Deshui continued to display his rather sharp eloquence.

"I'm the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. The old gentleman also said that two generals were reincarnated to help us in the Great Song Dynasty to kill the Tartars and collect the mountains and rivers. One is the great prime minister Liu Futong, and the reincarnation of Di Qing! The other is the Marshal Zhu Longxing , is the reincarnation of Grandpa Yue Fei!"

"What, Di Qing?"

"Grandfather Yue?!"

The fishermen immediately exclaimed again and again, they had all heard of the prestige of these two leaders of the Red Scarf Army.

Especially the Marshal Zhu Longxing, who heard that he not only killed 100 million Tartar soldiers in Huaidong, but also the emperor who killed the dog Tartars, completely inspired the prestige of the Han people in the world.

In the eyes of these distant Shandong fishermen, they don't know the difference between Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Han. People blend into one person.

With the news of Di Qing and Yue Fei's reincarnation, all the fishermen cheered up.

Yu Deshui, oh no, under the leadership of Zhao Deshui, these Haiqu fishermen successively contacted the green forest heroes entrenched in Sishan and Kuishan, recruited them to join the gang, and then began to attack Haiqu County.

The defenseless Meng Yuan Haiqu county magistrate and others were caught off guard by Zhao Deshui and others. Not only were most of the officers and soldiers killed and injured, but Haiqu County was lost in less than a day.

A few days after the Haiqu fishermen rioted.

Shandong, Jiaozhou Prefecture.

On a hillside by the sea, hundreds of farmers who were supposed to be preparing for spring plowing gathered hundreds of people. Everyone held iron forks and hoes and other farm tools, and looked up at a middle-aged man standing on a big rock.

This person's name is Li Ershan, and he is considered a well-known figure in the local village.

I only heard the man shouting loudly.

"Folks, there is no way to survive! The additional dispatch of the dog officials, the harvest from honest farming this year is not enough to pay taxes!"

"If he doesn't give us a way out, we won't be able to bypass them!"

"To tell you the truth, I don't pretend anymore. In fact, my surname is not Li!"

The farmers who were planning to riot against the tax were all surprised when they heard this.

They originally planned to gather a crowd to make trouble and go to the county government to force the county magistrate to exempt from taxes.

But why did Li Ershan, the eldest brother who was elected to take the lead, say such a nonsensical sentence?
The crowd gathered around immediately raised questions.

"Then what's your last name, Brother Li?"

"If your surname is not Li, what else can your surname be?"

"That's right, how do you say that, Brother Li?"

Li Ershan looked up at the sky, then heaved a heavy sigh, and continued to speak to the crowd.

"Actually, my surname is Zhao! My ancestors are eighteen generations of descendants of the Emperor Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty. According to the seniority, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty of Yingzhou has to call me Old Uncle, no, it should be Emperor Uncle!"

These rustic Jiaozhou farmers never imagined that Li Ershan, who usually farms and retting manure together, is the eighteenth generation descendant of the Song Emperor.

However, there were also different opinions.

"Ershan, why do you say yes?"

"Yes, take out the proof."

Faced with these people's doubts, Li Ershan didn't panic, he stretched out his hand and took out a square of snow-white silk cloth.

"Look, this is the wordless scripture handed down by my ancestors, this is the proof!" Li Ershan shouted loudly.

"what's that?"

"Isn't this just a piece of white cloth?"

People became more confused and agitated.

Li Ershan ignored them, directly picked up a jug next to him, took a mouthful of water in his mouth, and sprayed it on the white silk cloth in his hand with a puff.

suddenly!

On the originally blank silk cloth, a few big red characters immediately ooze out.

Several literate farmers immediately exclaimed.

"Emperor Song Wannian?"

"Emperor Song Wannian!"

Such a miraculous thing happened right before their eyes, and immediately made everyone believe that Li Ershan's identity as the Song royal family.

Li Ershan immediately struck while the iron was hot, raised his arms and shouted to encourage him.

"I am the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. You beat the Tartars away with me. Everyone is a hero. The great heroes are divided into one thousand acres of land. One is divided into three mansions and four women; the lesser heroes are divided into three hundred acres of land and five rooms. A big tile house, two women..."

"Don't be afraid of the Tartars. I have a strong general Zhu Longxing in the Great Song Dynasty who killed millions of Tartar soldiers and cut off the head of the dog Tartar Emperor. As long as we take down Jiaozhou Mansion, Zhu Longxing can immediately send soldiers to help!"

"Zhu Longxing's soldiers are all capable of killing tigers and bears, and killing a tartar is as crisp as eating a carrot!"

Shandong, Laizhou.

A fortune teller named Huang Sanhu gathered a group of farmers who wanted to resist the tax that day, and he suddenly let out a long sigh, which attracted everyone's doubtful eyes.

"Oh, it's already this time, and I won't hide it from you."

"Actually, my surname is not Huang, but Zhao!"

"Speaking of it, I am the Emperor of the Song Dynasty...Zhu Longxing is the reincarnation of Erlang Zhenjun, to protect me from the Song Dynasty..."

"You and Zhao Sanhu kill the Tartars, and when the time comes, divide the fields and money for the ladies!"

Shandong, Haiyang County.

Liu Sangui, a pirate leader wearing a dirty and ragged jacket, was drinking and eating meat with a group of younger brothers. He picked up the wine bowl but didn't drink it for a long time.

The younger brothers on the left and right asked one after another, Liu Sangui sighed, showing his big yellow teeth, and then said.

"Hey, brothers, there is something I can no longer hide from you!"

"Actually, my surname is not Liu, but Zhao!"

"I am the uncle of Emperor Song of Yingzhou!"

Uncle Zhao Huang, who was fresh out of the oven, continued: "Last night I dreamed that the Jade Emperor had a dream. He said that the four great gods and eighteen arhats descended to reincarnate. They are the prime minister Liu Futong and the capital marshal Zhu Longxing...

A group of pirates and water thieves, no one doubted why the Jade Emperor was in charge of the Eighteen Arhats, anyway, after listening to it, they believed it.

"I, Zhao Sangui, is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty. I can no longer be a pirate. I will take you to Haiyang County, kill the Tartar officials, and rob their money and women!"

. . .

In just one month, more than a dozen rebels who claimed to be the "Uncle of the Great Song Dynasty" appeared in the entire Shandong Province from Haiqu County to Yidu Prefecture.

They conquered the city all the way, agitated the already disaffected poor, and recruited all kinds of green forest heroes, rogue rangers, and even disrupted most of Shandong province.

Previously, the red scarf thieves in Jeju, Shandong Province were already making a lot of noise. I didn't expect that there would be so many rebels along the coast.

Shandong province is the most important taxation land in the hands of the Mongolian and Yuan courts. Empress Dowager Qi immediately ordered Liaoyang province and Koryo to prepare troops and immediately enter Shandong to suppress the rebels.

At the same time, tens of thousands of horses from Yidu Prefecture in Shandong Province were recruited, and tens of thousands of cavalry were formed in an instant, and they killed all the rebels in the east of Shandong Province.

It's just that these cavalry in Shandong Province were all put together improvised. They had just joined the bandit suppression for half a month, and they were beaten to the point of throwing away their helmets and armor.

Most of the cities along the coast of Shandong province fell into the hands of the 'Uncle Song Emperor' rebels.

Dayuan capital, Dadu.

"Queen Mother, the military situation is urgent! Shandong Pingzhang Borto was ambushed by bandits in Jiaoshui River, and lost troops and generals. He can't afford to be seriously injured!"

Jin Da, the chief inspector of the palace, ran into the palace of the Empress Dowager Qi in a panic to report.

"waste!"

When Empress Dowager Qi heard the words, she immediately smashed the teacup in her hand to the ground in anger.

The maids and eunuchs next to her were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

Empress Dowager Qi's beautiful and fair face was already flushed with anger, and she looked even more beautiful.

However, Jin Da, the head of internal supervision, and others dare not look up at this stunning beauty, for fear of getting burned.

"Shandong Pingzhang defeated the army and wronged the country, ordered to be dismissed from office and transferred back to the capital for questioning!"

"Issue another gold medal imperial decree, let Liaoyang Province and Koryo prepare for the war, and prepare to enter Shandong to suppress the bandits!"

Empress Ki forced herself to calm down and issued two orders.

Not long ago, the Empress Dowager Qi forced the princes of the grasslands to surrender to the new emperor Aiyou through her own means, both soft and hard.

Now that the situation in Shandong is corrupt, money, food and grass must not be collected, and Shandong must be pacified immediately.

Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the more unstable the situation in the grassland will be.

"The Empress Dowager, both Liaoyang and Goryeo have written memorials, saying that it will take time to dispatch troops and stockpile food and grass, and it will take at least a month." Pu Da, another director of internal supervision, said.

"Incompetent people, this thing is done so slowly!"

Empress Dowager Qi cursed weakly, but she didn't have any intention of punishing her.

The Mongol and Jurchen ministries in Liaoyang Province are important sources of soldiers for Dayuan, and Koryo is the mother country of the Empress Dowager Qi, so they should not be persecuted too deeply.

In particular, the Great Yuan Dynasty suffered successive failures, and it was really impossible to suppress the vassals in terms of prestige.

"The situation in Shandong is not good. Empress Dowager, why don't we drive tigers and wolfs away?" Pu Da said suddenly.

Pu Da was originally the son of a civil servant in the Goryeo Kingdom. His clan committed a crime and was fined and confiscated. He became an eunuch in the Daeyuan Palace and belonged to the brains of the Empress Dowager Qi.

"To drive away tigers and devour wolves?"

"Yes, I heard that the red scarf bandits in Yingzhou are planning to attack Bianliang again. Temurhama and others have a small territory and few troops. Is there any money and food backing? If the Queen Mother can forgive their sins, let them send troops to suppress Shandong Bandits can suppress bandits and weaken their strength." Park Da said with a sinister face.

Empress Dowager Qi immediately fell into deep thought.

The Wei King Polo Timur elected by Pingzhang Temur, Hama, Chahan Timur and others in Henan Province had neither talent nor prestige.

A large group of people in Bianliang's Jianguo small court had already been suppressed to a disadvantage by Empress Dowager Qi.

"What you said makes sense. If Ha Ma and others are sent to Shandong to suppress bandits, would they believe it?" Empress Dowager Qi asked with some doubts.

After all, she had pardoned Ha Ma and others for the crime of ineffective escort, but they still caused a "Wei Wang supervises the country" in Bianliang.

"Queen, now that the red scarf thieves are raging, Ha Ma and others say that they are trapped in Bianliang, and they will surely die. As long as they are not stupid, they will definitely accept the queen mother's pardon, and the queen mother can be kind to them and send their relatives there , It shows the Queen Mother's trust in them." Park Da continued.

Since Hama, Temur and others made a scene in Bianliang to supervise the state of Wei Wang, their relatives and family members who stayed in Dadu were imprisoned.

"Okay, then you will handle this errand!" Empress Dowager Qi said immediately.

"Your servant obeys!" Pu Dalian complacently accepted the order.

Empress Dowager Qi's decree was sent to Bianliang soon.

Temur, Ha Ma and others in the city discussed it and accepted the order happily.

"Hey, Dayuan is in danger now, and we have to do this for the sake of the overall situation." Temur said.

"Looking at the situation recently, Empress Qi is quite generous. If we stop fighting, we shouldn't be punished, right?" Ha Ma also said helplessly.

Most of the land in Henan Province has been destroyed by the Red Turban Army, and there is not much food and grass reserves, and no new taxes can be collected.

However, the Yingzhou Red Scarf Army is preparing for battle every day, and it will attack the city of Bianliang at any time.

If Bianliang was breached, Ha Ma and others would not even have a place to run away. After all, the princes and feudal princes in Shanxi, grasslands and other places have already been thrown into the arms of most imperial courts.

"However, we also have conditions. Empress Qi must agree to it." Ha Ma continued to talk.

"What conditions?" Temur asked.

Chahan Timur, Li Siqi and others had just rushed over when they got the news, and they all looked at Ha Ma.

"The imperial court must guarantee the title and safety of King Wei. If even King Wei can't tolerate it, how can we trust them?" Ha Ma said.

When Temur, Chahan Timur and others heard the words, they all nodded and felt that what they said made sense.

Regarding their request, the Empress Dowager Qi of Dadu quickly agreed.

Temur is still serving as Pingzhang of Henan Province, and has received tens of thousands of grain and silver support from the imperial court of Dadu, allowing him to continue to stick to Bianliang, and Dadu will also send reinforcements at critical moments.

Chahan Timur, Li Siqi and other Henan local regiment generals were promoted to ranks, and continued to serve in Henan Province to suppress bandits.

You Cheng Ha Ma and other criminal officials who escorted the emperor, not only pardoned all crimes, but also moved to Shandong province with their original official positions unchanged. Ha Ma served as the prime minister of Shandong province and led the Shandong province Dayuan officers and soldiers wiped out the red scarf thieves and all kinds of thieves along the coast.

As for Bolo Timur, the original prisoner of Wei, the Empress Dowager Qi showed her magnanimity, which is rare for a woman. He was deprived, but continued to sit in Bianliang in the name of supervising the country, as a representative of the Mongolian and Yuan clan royal family.

Moreover, the Empress Dowager Qi also added the title of a loyal and heroic assistant to Polo Timur.

All of a sudden, the Mongolian and Yuan courts, which had the possibility of falling apart, were coordinated by the Empress Dowager Qi, and quickly made a gesture of uniting to resist the red scarf bandits.

Civil and military officials of the Meng Yuan Manchu Dynasty immediately admired Empress Qi, a Korean woman, with admiration, and no one dared to doubt Empress Qi's ruling methods anymore.

Emperor Aiyou of the Yuan Dynasty welcomed the body of the former emperor Tuohuan Timur in Dadu and was buried smoothly.

As for the unlucky people, of course there are some. Those monks who originally flattered Yuan Huizong and presented all kinds of beauties from the Western Regions were all arrested and punished by the Empress Dowager Qi. The head of a donkey.

The Mongolian and Yuan courts in Dadu actually looked excited.

Zhu Han, who was far away in Chuzhou, didn't care about these at all, he was already ready to go to the south of the Yangtze River himself.

Outside Chuzhou City, on the newly built pier.

One after another merchant ships are ready, loaded with sugar, glassware and other commodities, ready to go.

Before Zhu Hanlin boarded the boat, he urged Hu Weiyong again.

"Military issues, no matter how big or small, must be reported to Marshal Dingyuan, at least once a day."

"In terms of civil affairs, as long as it's not too urgent, you can handle it yourself, make a backup record, and check it when I come back."

After getting along with each other these days, Zhu Han is very sure of Hu Weiyong's talent.

Although Hu Weiyong in history made a stupid and bad mistake and lost his life in the end, but in terms of ability, Hu Weiyong is still really outstanding.

Anyway, in Zhu Han's view, among the advisers and civil officials under him and his brother, only Li Shanchang and Shi Naian can surpass Hu Weiyong.

Hu Weiyong has the advantage of being young, and he belongs to a group of people who must be trained in the rebel army.

"Your Majesty obeys the order, please rest assured, Hu Weiyong will definitely obey the order." Hu Weiyong said.

In Hu Weiyong's heart, he is also very grateful to Zhu Han. As the saying goes, a scholar dies for a confidant. Although Zhu Han, the deputy commander, seems to be reluctant to make friends with him in private, he has no doubts about his ability to do things. There are so many respected Confucian scholars in the shogunate, no matter whether it is fame or moral writing, which one is not better than Hu Weiyong, but no one can catch up with his own promotion speed.

In less than a year, Hu Weiyong has been promoted all the way from clerk to Chuzhou Mansion, second only to Shi Naian.

"Qiwu, everything is ready, let's go!"

Second brother-in-law Li Zhen whispered beside her.

Zhu Han nodded, waved to Hu Weiyong and others, let them go back to Chuzhou City, and then boarded the merchant ship with his second brother-in-law Li Zhen, chief officer Shi Naian, personal guards Chen Baodao, Lan Yu and others.

The merchant ships departing from Chuzhou were all brand new large ships ordered from Jiangnan. After entering the Yangtze River, the comfort of the large ships was immediately reflected.

Under the setting sun, the sunset glow is reflected on the rolling water of the Yangtze River.

Standing on the boat, Zhu Han and others looked at the beautiful scenery on the river, and everyone felt relieved.

For a moment, Zhu Han couldn't help but want to chant a poem.

"The waters of the Yangtze River are rolling in the east, and the waves have washed away the heroes. The success or failure is empty. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. The white-haired fisherman is on the river Nagisa, and I used to watch the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet. , all in a joke."

As soon as Zhu Han's words fell, Shi Naian next to him couldn't help clapping and applauding.

"Okay! Wonderful! The deputy commander's song Lin Jiangxian can be called a quatrain through the ages!"

After Shi Naian finished speaking, he still felt that it was not enough, so he returned to the cabin and took out a pen and paper.

"Deputy Marshal, can you do it again, Shi must write it down for collection!" Shi Naian said hastily.

"Haha, sir, you are really talented and learned. When you first heard it, you could tell it was the name of Linjiang Immortal's Cipai." Zhu Han said with a smile.

Shi Naian smiled slightly and said: "Since ancient times, there are two kinds of poems and lyrics, and the lyrics and music have their own rhymes. Although Shi is not talented, he still has this ability."

"Okay, I'll do it again."

Zhu Han had a thick skin, and without changing his face, he put this "Linjiang Immortal" under his own name.

After singing it again, Shi Naian looked at the words in his hand and still savored them with astonishment.

As for whether Zhu Han copied it, cheated it, or robbed him of such a wonderful word, Shi Naian didn't care at all.

Afterwards, Shi Naian became popular in poetry, and he created impromptu poems on the spot, which caused Zhu Han to exclaim in his heart.

"This is the level of the masters of ancient literature. Afterwards, famous poems come out, which is much better than the copycats who searched for themselves."

Zhu Han lost his timidity for a while, so he stopped singing with Shi Naian, but asked his second brother-in-law Li Zhen and others to fetch fruit wine, and invited everyone to enjoy the sunset and drink with the river view.

"Qiwu, Chongba told me that you are still young, so you are not allowed to drink." Second brother-in-law Li Zhen said in a low voice.

"Second brother-in-law, who knows if we drink two glasses on the river? Besides, it's just fruit wine, not intoxicating." Zhu Han said with a smile.

In his previous life, he liked to have a drink or two the most, but now because of his young age, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang would not let him drink alcohol.

"It doesn't matter, Shi has been drinking since he was ten years old, and he can still pass the imperial examination for high school. The deputy commander is talented and talented, so drinking some fruit wine is nothing." Shi Naian chimed in.

"That's right, the deputy commander-in-chief is already fourteen this year. You can marry a wife in our hometown, and drinking a little wine is nothing." Chen Baodao, the commander of the soldiers, said with a smile.

"Second brother-in-law, you listen to what the big guy said is reasonable, go get the bar quickly." Zhu Han said.

Seeing this, the second brother-in-law Li Zhen no longer insisted on it, but told him not to let the marshal Zhu Yuanzhang know about it later.

Soon, several jars of fruit wine and snacks and pickles were placed on the table.

Zhu Han, Li Zhen, Shi Naian, Chen Baodao, Lan Yu and others sat on the ground and began to drink freely.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Han just took a sip, but couldn't help frowning.

"hiss!"

"This drink is not right."

Zhu Han frowned and said.

"We don't have any good wine on board. This is the fruit wine that the boatmen drank themselves. It's normal for the taste to be poor." Second brother-in-law Li Zhen said.

Shi Naian, Chen Baodao and others really drank calmly, as if they hadn't tasted the bitter taste inside.

"This fruit wine is all made from various fruits, and it's normal to have mixed flavors." Shi Naian said.

At this time, Zhu Han suddenly remembered that the bitter taste in fruit wine is usually caused by the tannins produced during brewing.

Tannin can make wine have a bitter taste, even after steaming, there will still be residues that affect the taste.

"Second brother-in-law, is there any glycerin on board?" Zhu Han asked.

"Yes, what do you want that for? Your hands are dry?" Second brother-in-law Li Zhen asked suddenly.

The workshop in Chuzhou has been able to manufacture soap and scented soap in large quantities, and there is a large amount of glycerin in the final residue.

Glycerin is a very good moisturizing and moisturizing product. For silk reelers and sailors in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, glycerin can protect the skin very well.

"Go get some glycerin, I can use it." Zhu Han smiled mysteriously.

The second brother-in-law Li Zhen didn't understand what he was going to do, so he could only ask the boy to go to the cabin to get a bottle of glycerin.

The glycerin produced in Chuzhou is divided into three, six, and nine grades, which correspond to different prices. In addition to the different packaging, that is, the amount of impurities.

The bottle of glycerin that Zhu Han held in his hand was a high-end product packed in a white porcelain bottle, so it could be said to be very pure.

Second brother-in-law Li Zhen, Shi Naian, Chen Baodao and others all cast curious eyes.

Zhu Han unscrewed the cork and poured a few drops of glycerin into the jar of fruit wine.

Afterwards, Zhu Han stirred it gently with a wine spoon, took a sip and felt that it was not quite interesting, and then poured a few more drops into it.

This time, when Zhu Han tasted it again, he finally showed a satisfied smile.

(End of this chapter)

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