After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 54 Shandong will not surrender!

Zhu Yiyuan led the crowd to pay homage to Zhu Yuanzhang's portrait, then he got up and walked to Tan Qiye's side, and Qiye also stood up, "My lord, do you have an order?"

"Well, I want to ask you, do you want to worship Emperor Taizu?"

Qi Ye was startled, and immediately said: "I would like to, the Emperor Taizu is a hero, he should pay homage to him."

Zhu Yiyuan looked at Zhao Yingyuan in the crowd again, and asked, "General Zhao, you hate the Ming Dynasty and asked you to worship the Emperor Taizu. Do you have any complaints?"

"No!" Zhao Yingyuan said bluntly: "I know that Emperor Taizu cherished the people and punished corrupt officials. The emperor has passed away for more than 200 years, and I am willing to worship him."

Zhu Yiyuan looked at Zhao Shizhe again, without him asking, Zhao Shizhe said directly: "Emperor Taizu is clothed in a commoner body, carries a three-foot long sword, commands the division of bears and tigers, chases the Great Yuan north, and establishes a foundation. As a Ming minister, I wish that Emperor Taizu would be reborn and save the common people from suffering."

Zhu Yiyuan nodded again and again, and then set his eyes on the eight words "expel the barbarians and restore China".

"Folks and soldiers, are you willing to drive away the Qing court and restore the clothes of the Han family?"

"Willing! Willing!" Among the crowd, roaring and tsunami waves erupted, and Zhu Yiyuan's enthusiastic response shook Zhu Yiyuan's body, and he showed a gratified smile.

"I just asked a few people for advice. There are ordinary people, there are old generals of King Chuang, and there are famous scholars... Everyone thinks that we can worship Emperor Taizu. Emperor Taizu is right. Then we should refer to Emperor Taizu With his deeds, he embarked on a successful path against the Qing Dynasty.”

"Externally, we want to expel the Qing court and restore the Chinese clothes. Internally, we must learn from the emperor Taizu, equalize the land and eliminate corruption, be close to the people and love the people, and care about the common people. In this way, why not worry about major events?"

When Zhu Yiyuan said this, everyone present, regardless of their background, nodded their heads in agreement.

The depression just now was also swept away.

For Zhu Yiyuan, the biggest problem is that the composition of his subordinates is too complicated... There are scholars, ordinary people, the original Chuang Wang Yijun, and even some big-minded gentry who hate the Qing court.

Although these people came together temporarily, there were many internal conflicts, and there was a deep grudge between them.For example, the Hongguang Dynasty was a chaotic hodgepodge. Although it held up a shelf, it had no combat effectiveness and collapsed at the touch of a touch. Shi Kefa defended Yangzhou and collapsed within a day.

On the contrary, the 81 soldiers and civilians in Jiangyin, with one heart and one mind, persisted for [-] days.

Only when all people are united can we unleash ten thousand times the fighting power.

It's just that it's easier said than done.

How to knead together the power of a plate of scattered sand is definitely not an easy task. In addition to equalizing the fields, a symbol that can concretely unite people's hearts is needed.

This is also a question that Zhu Yiyuan pondered for a long time in the Pichang Temple, and finally he chose Zhu Yuanzhang.

The only hero who conquered the world from south to north.

The sage and hero who restored the rivers and mountains of the Han family.

A good emperor who cherishes the common people and eats clothes and food.

The most important thing is the person who can be accepted by all the forces now.

The people like Taizu's love for the people and diligence in government, restraining the powerful and severely punishing corrupt officials.At this juncture, some ambitious scholars also hope to follow the example of Taizu, expel the Hulu, restore the Han family, and leave a name in history.

All in all, there is really no one more suitable than Zhu Yuanzhang for a while.

After Zhu Yiyuan finished speaking with everyone, he immediately ordered that everyone from Xintai and Zichuan gather in Laiwu to discuss the most important matter.

Song Lian, Song Jicheng, Huang Pei, even Yu Dayou, and dozens of gentry and ordinary villagers all came.

On the Zichuan side, fathers and mothers, old men Pang Qing, Zhang Lin, and many old folks from the start-up also crossed the original mountain and came to Laiwu one after another.

In addition, uncle Ye Tinglan, rich businessman Pu Pan, old man Jiang Qi, the people of Laiwu, including Grandma Han, were all invited here.

There are hundreds of people, and there is not enough room in the Laiwu lobby.

Zhu Yiyuan chose to hold the meeting in the courtyard, and everyone sat on the ground, full of people.

The big guys stared at Zhu Yiyuan, wanting to hear what he had to say, but suddenly, they found an extra portrait behind Zhu Yiyuan.

On both sides of the portrait, there are four words on each side, "Expel Hulu, restore China".

Old Man Zhu blinked his eyes, the portrait is of Emperor Taizu, and the eight characters come from the imperial edict of the Central Plains.

This kid is going to do something!
Song Lian, Song Jicheng, and Zhao Shizhe, who had read a lot of poetry and books, were also dumbfounded when they saw this scene, and their hearts were pounding. As for the gentry and merchants present, their brows were slightly frowned, feeling uneasy.

On the contrary, the common people are the most calm, especially Grandma Han, she firmly believes that Zhu Yiyuan is a good person, no matter what, such a good person will not harm the common people.

Her old eyes can't be wrong.

After everyone sat down and calmed down, Zhu Yiyuan said slowly, "The news just now is that not long ago, Jiangyin City, which had persisted for 81 days, fell. Almost all of the [-] soldiers and civilians were killed. There are corpses everywhere in the city. It's full of bloody corpses."

Zhu Yiyuan looked solemn, "The overall situation of fighting against the Qing Dynasty has reached the most critical moment. The mountains and rivers are broken, and China is in decline. There are still many anti-Qing forces in the south, and Emperor Longwu is still in Fujian. But in my judgment, it is difficult for them to defeat the Qing Dynasty." Army, the Northern Expedition to recover the homeland."

"We can only rely on ourselves and rely on our strength to defeat the powerful Qing court. Needless to say, our situation is very critical and there is a risk of failure at any time. But I always believe that we will win, because what we have done is The right thing is something that conforms to the will of the people, and it is something that will win the support of the people."

Everyone's heart is sinking for all the above, but the last few sentences suddenly lifted their hearts.

Zhu Yiyuan turned his head to look at the people under him, asking the big guy to introduce the situation.

Zhang Lin was the first to stand up, "Master Zhu, these days, we have implemented the equalization of land in Zichuan County, and we have allowed more than a dozen villages, more than 2000 households, and more than 1 people to get land. Recruiting soldiers There are more than a thousand horses and three thousand shi of food accumulated. The most important thing is that we have resettled tens of thousands of refugees. These refugees generally come from Anqiu and other places. If they are allowed to attack Gaoyuan and other places, the Shandong rebels will only suffer. Even greater losses. At present, there are still 7000 refugees who are still in Zichuan, and the remaining [-] people have arrived in Laiwu and other places one after another, and less than [-]% of them died on the way. The virtue of the son of the living people is recreated with kindness."

After Zhang Xiucai finished speaking, Jiang Qi, the cell leader, stood up again, "Indeed, the autumn harvest in Laiwu has already been completed. The reason why it can be done so quickly is that the refugees from Zichuan acted as laborers to assist the people in Laiwu to harvest the wheat and thresh it back to the warehouse." Next, the equalization of land in Laiwu has begun to be implemented. The people in Dawen Village and other places have already obtained their own land. The people have food in their homes and land deeds in their hands. They are eager to join the army, recruiting 500 elite soldiers and more than three Thousands, and the rest of the people are young and strong, and there are thousands of people."

After the two finished talking, it was Song Lian's turn, and he also took stock of the situation in Xintai, "Because of boycotting the Confucian government's land rent, the people of Xintai now have food, and some villages have begun to equalize their fields. More than 2000 people."

After a preliminary understanding of the situation in the three counties, everyone present was cheered up, and it seemed that the situation was really good.

Zhu Yiyuan concluded: "We have just defeated a 3000-strong Qing army and captured the general soldier Ma Degong. It is this beast who captured Emperor Hongguang and dedicated it to the Qing court. At this time, he has become our leader. prisoners. And this incident also proves that the Qing court is not invincible, we can win!"

Zhu Yiyuan said loudly: "So I think that at the moment when Jiangyin is lost and the great cause of fighting against the Qing Dynasty suffers setbacks, our Shandong elders need to stand up! Hold up the banner of expelling the Hulu and restoring China."

"It's here! Establish the Shandong Capital of China, immediately reorganize the troops, consolidate the territory, look for opportunities to attack the Qing court, and the lackeys of the Qing court. Shandong is the hometown of rituals in China and the home of sages. We... will not surrender!" Zhu Yiyuan Be categorical.

(End of this chapter)