After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 57 Steamed Bread
Fang Dayou had a very headache. It was easy to recruit Shandong at the beginning, so why is it so difficult now?First Xie Qian, then Zhu Yiyuan, this gang of thieves can actually buy people's hearts.

This is no ordinary thief, he must punch hard!

After the Qing army entered the customs, they pursued Li Zicheng with all their strength, and the huge Shandong had no time to take care of it.

At that time, the Yuyuan Rebel Army was determined to join forces with the Ming Army to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Yan Ermei led seven thousand townships to Yangzhou to persuade Shi Kefa to go north to Xuzhou and recover the land of Qilu. As a barrier, Xu Tu recovered.

Facing the golden opportunity, what did Shi Kefa do?

Did nothing, just guarded Yangzhou, doing nothing.

If you want to say that the Nanming court really couldn't see the value of Shandong?

No, as early as June of the 17th year of Chongzhen, Emperor Hongguang appointed Wang Xie as the governor of Shandong and Qiu Lei as the commander-in-chief of Shandong. Wang Yun is the governor of Denglai Dongjiang and other places... These four ministers have been appointed, should they take office immediately?
I'm sorry, I'm all on the Huai River, timid and hesitant to move forward.

It turned out that the Hongguang court was afraid of the Qing army and entered Shandong to border the Qing court. What if they didn't beat Li Zicheng and turned around to beat them?
So we can only sit back and watch the opportunity be lost.

Of course, you can’t just say nothing. For example, the chief soldier Qiu Lei was about to set up a Xingyuan in Shandong, but Liu Zeqing took Ma Shiying’s order and chopped off his head...

The big guys are doing nothing, why are you so prominent?

If we don't kill you, wouldn't it appear that we are too incompetent?

Sure enough, the Nanming court was a good medicine for treating low blood pressure.

And when the Hongguang court was in chaos, Fang Dayou led thousands of people to the south, successfully recruited Shandong, and took the position of the first governor of Shandong in the Qing Dynasty.

It's just that the next thing didn't go so smoothly. The heroes of Qilu land raised their troops one after another, and there were as many uprisings as a cow's hair.

Xie Qian aimed his spearhead at the gentry, first destroying the Zhang family and then the Han family. He heard that Han Yuan in the capital heard that all his family members had been killed. suicide.

At this time, there is even Zhu Yiyuan, who actually wants to be a bandit, allocate land and grant land, and even play the banner of expelling the Hulu and restoring China. Do you think you are the Ming Taizu?
"This kind of bandit must be killed! If you let it grow bigger, you will suffer endless disasters."

Fang Dayou gritted his teeth, Zhu Yiyuan's equalization of land is ten thousand times more abhorrent than the Qing court's staking.In the past, he just stared at Xie Qian, but he didn't even pay attention to such a fierce tiger.

"My lord Zhongcheng, I don't need to care too much about my humble position. Ma Degong is too arrogant, so that he was raided by thieves while resting and eating, and suffered a disastrous defeat. The Zhu thief released so many prisoners, which can certainly shake the morale of the army. , but it also revealed his details."

Xin Youliang, the chief envoy, said with a smile: "The Zhu thief started from Zichuan. If Ma Degong's surprise attack fails, then use a dignified army to deal with it. Mr. Zhongcheng can send Liu Zeqing's nephew Liu Zhiqian to lead two thousand soldiers and horses to join them. Zheng Longfang and Yao Wenchang, with a total of [-] soldiers and horses, took the main road, went straight to Zichuan, and killed one man and turned his back on his back."

Xin Youliang said again: "At this time, Xie Qian is trapped in Gaoyuan, and it is already at the end of his strength. Your Excellency can also mobilize Qingzhou soldiers and horses to help in the battle. It is easy to wipe out the red thieves."

Fang Dayou thought and thought, and finally nodded, "Indeed, the Zhu thief made too much noise, Xintai fell, even the servants of the Confucian family were killed, and Shandong's food and wages could not be raised. Yan Shenggong has already sent a letter to the capital to plead guilty. It's just that he is No matter what happens to the saint seedlings, it’s us who must work together!”

Shandong officials, big and small, all nodded their heads when they heard this.

It's ironic that these traitors and scum, when it comes to life and death, know that there is no way out, so they can fight to the death.As for the group of modest gentlemen, life and death are minor matters, and party disputes are major matters... If you don't fight for three lives and three lives, you will never give up!
After receiving the order, Liu Zhiqian did not dare to be negligent, and ordered troops to set off immediately... His uncle Liu Zeqing was one of the four towns in Jiangbei. In the capital, the soldiers and horses under his command were also arranged everywhere.

Liu Zhiqian also understood the suspicion of the Qing court, so he stepped on his horse and supervised the troops to advance without stopping for a moment. Soon the soldiers and horses passed through the empty Zhangqiu County and arrived in the territory of Zouping.Join Zheng Longfang and Yao Wenchang, both generals of Liu Zeqing's troops.

"How much do you know? What is so special about this Zhu thief?"

Zheng Longfang pondered for a while, and said helplessly: "I just heard that Zhu Thief is a clan of the Ming Dynasty and is good at deceiving people. Originally, he was Xie Qian's subordinate. Later, Xie Qian left and he stayed in Zichuan. I don't know what happened. It got stronger all of a sudden.”

Yao Wenchang added: "I heard that the Zhu thief dug a lot of tunnels in Zichuan, and people can hide food in them, which is very powerful."

"True? It turned out to be a mouse. Ma Degong was defeated by this kind of local bandit, and he is also a worthless." Liu Zhiqian said with a smile: "Let's kill them now and see how capable they are."

After a short rest, they led their soldiers and horses to the territory of Zichuan... But after entering Zichuan, they found something was wrong. There was no one on both sides of the road.

Looking around, the wheat fields are bare and there is nothing.

After entering the village and town, the house is still there, and all the furniture inside is gone, especially crucial, the wells are also sealed, and there is nothing usable...

Liu Zhiqian was not a waste snack either, he immediately realized that something was wrong, "Hurry up and kill Zichuan."

When they arrived at Zichuan County, an even more terrifying scene appeared. The county town looked like it from a distance, but after entering, they found that all the houses in the city had been demolished. There were no bricks, stone slabs, wood or tiles at all. Keep.

Even the layer of bricks covering the outside of the city wall was transported away.

The treasury in the city is empty, and the shops and houses are also empty.

Desolate, nothing.

"What a ruthless Zhu thief!" Liu Zhiqian wanted to burn, kill and loot, but nothing was left behind.

"Go to Qingshiji, isn't that the vermilion thief's lair? See if it's also demolished!"

The Qing army was thirsty and tired, and could not grab the common people, so they could only eat some dry food and get some muddy water from the river to drink.Then they headed towards Qingshiji.

When we arrived at Qingshiji, it was almost dusk, and when we looked around, it was still empty and there was nothing.

"I don't believe that they can hide in the underworld!" Liu Zhiqian asked Zheng Longfang to lead [-] cavalry, no matter what, he wanted to find someone alive.

Zheng Longfang took the order to go, and it took about half an hour before he led the people back.

"Caught a young boy, and he was peeping in the bushes, and I saw him."

Saying that, Zheng Longfang threw a young boy to the ground hard.

"Say, where are people hiding?"

The boy didn't say a word, Zheng Longfang immediately raised the horsewhip, and whipped it down fiercely, the clothes on the boy's back were torn apart, leaving a deep bloodstain.

He snorted and didn't speak.

Zheng Longfang was furious, "Little brat, your bones are tougher than my whip!"

After he finished speaking, he frantically swung his whip, and in a short while, the boy was covered in bruises and beaten to the brink of death.

Seeing this, Liu Zhiqian jumped off the horse, waved his hands to make Zheng Longfang stop, then squatted down, and said with a smirk: "Little brother, don't hold on, what good has he done to you?" Ah? Say it, say it, you can have whatever you want, let’s say it.”

He asked several times in a row, the young man seemed to have regained consciousness a little, and he slowly uttered two words, "Man...tou...do you have any?"

Liu Zhiqian laughed, "So I want to eat steamed buns, so give it to him!"

A Qing army handed the dry and hard steamed buns to the young man. The young man barely opened his mouth, took a bite, and chewed carefully. The sweet taste permeated. It turned out that the steamed buns that the mother said were like this, but it was a pity that the steamed buns were not eaten by the mother. , it must be more delicious, a hundred times better than the dirty things of these beasts!
Liu Zhigan smiled proudly: "Is it delicious? As long as you tell me, I will guarantee you to eat steamed buns."

The boy ignored him, but lay on his back on the ground, threw away half of the steamed bun left in his hand, and said with a smile: "No need, yours is not clean. My mother, my brothers and sisters, will clean every day from now on." Mantou...I feel relieved."

After finishing speaking, the boy closed his eyes, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became even wider...

(End of this chapter)