After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 97
Wang Jun personally cut open Tong Yangliang's chest and abdomen, took out his heart and liver, and enshrined it in front of Chao Yuguang's coffin, then beheaded Tong Yangliang's head and hung it on the flagpole for public display.

Tong Yangliang was born in the Tong family. This is not comparable to those surrendered generals such as Ma Degong and Liu Zhiqian. He is a serious general of the Qing army. Now that he died in Shandong, the consequences can be imagined.

But for Zhu Yiyuan, he has no time to think about it now,
After Tong Yangliang died, Yizhou was empty, so he just took the opportunity to take it down.

Yizhou is the Linyi of later generations, and its geographical location is quite superior, much better than Yishui.And after occupying Yizhou, you can seize Haizhou to the east, get the crucial seaport, and break into the Huaihe River and Huaihe River to the south, and the transportation of salt is all terrible things.

It is no exaggeration to say that the victory of Yizhou will open up the whole situation.

Zhu Yiyuan chose the Yimeng Mountains as his base, not only because he wanted to hide in the mountains and play hide-and-seek with the Qing court, but also to go out and make a difference.

Now is the perfect opportunity.

"As for Zhu Qian, I am willing to be a pioneer and attack Yizhou immediately." Wang Jun asked for orders.

Zhu Yiyuan pondered slightly, and said: "General Wang led three thousand households to Yizhou, and asked Mr. Ning Ren to go with you."

Zhu Yiyuan ordered Gu Yanwu, it is not difficult to take down Yizhou, the difficulty is the next governance, Wang Jun is a martial artist who can't do well, so it is appropriate to let Gu Yanwu go.

After arranging Gu Yanwu, Zhu Yiyuan said to Tan Deyu: "Qi Ye, although Tong Yangliang is finished, there is still Ke Yongsheng, and Juzhou, we must go north immediately."

Tan Deyu immediately agreed, and the whole army went north immediately.

However, there was also a problem, that is, this time, thousands of Qing soldiers were captured. If the main force of the rebel army left, they might riot, and taking them with them would slow down the marching speed.

"The last time, Zhang Lin suggested to slaughter all the captives. That time, he didn't agree, but let them go. This time, Tong Yangliang's subordinates are all Han army flags. Their crimes are heinous, and I'm afraid we can't just let them go. .”

If you can't let it go, you have to kill it!

Zhu Yiyuan thought for a moment, and then said: "Take all the officials out of them and lock them up alone. For the remaining soldiers, arrange for people to understand the situation. If they are guilty, they will be punished severely. They will be killed as soon as they are needed. It is true that they are just ordinary soldiers, and there are no soldiers. What evil deeds, as hard labor."

Up to now, Zhu Yiyuan's subordinates are already quite powerful, and they must pay attention to rules in everything.

In any case, Zhu Yiyuan couldn't directly kill thousands of people indiscriminately.But it is impossible to escape punishment casually.

Especially this kind of Han army flag that has followed the Qing army for many years, if they are not severely punished, they will be sorry for the sacrificed soldiers and countless people.

And since then, a set of norms has been formed. All captured generals must be strictly investigated, and the soldiers below must be thoroughly reformed.

Those who have followed the Qing court for a long time and participated in many battles must serve hard labor, and a decision on whether to release them depends on their performance.

Those who are young, and those who are really coerced, need to explain the truth clearly, mobilize them, and join the rebel army.

That is to say, if you are labeled as a person, you can be caught in the Qing army casually.Being captured by the rebel army, one can definitely be reborn.

After Zhu Yiyuan made the arrangements, he and Tan Deyu led the elite soldiers to the north quickly.

They passed by the south of Fulai Mountain and went straight to Juzhou.

When Zhu Yiyuan arrived, the city gate of Juzhou was opened, and the county magistrate, naked from the upper body, knelt on the ground, holding books in his hands and surrendering. Behind him, there were other officials and gentry in Juzhou.

It turns out that the news of the battle at Gegoudian has already come.

And the news spread more and more mysteriously. Some people even said that tens of thousands of Qing soldiers were all killed by the rebels.

Of course, everyone said this out of a kind of good expectation, Zhu Yiyuan said that he will work harder next time.

It's just a good thing to scare Juzhou into surrendering.

"Where are the monks and soldiers of Dinglin Temple in Fulai Mountain?" Zhu Yiyuan asked suddenly.

County magistrate Tang Guang trembled all over, "Return, if you return to General Zhu, the monks and soldiers have already returned to Dinglin Temple. They have no intention of making enemies with the general. I thought it would be better not to touch the pure place of Buddhism."

Zhu Yiyuan laughed loudly, "They set up monks and soldiers as enemies against me. They raided the land, squeezed the people, and resisted the rebels. Do they have the slightest sense of purity in what they do?"

Zhu Yiyuan turned his head and said sharply: "Commander Tan, immediately dispatch two thousand households to surround Dinglin Temple. Tell the people inside that they must either surrender and wait to be punished, or burn everything together! There is no third way."

Tan Deyu hastily agreed, and decisively led the troops to set off.

After defeating Tong Yangliang this time, not only the morale of the rebel army was reborn, but also the equipment on their bodies was greatly improved.

Among the 2000 people led by Tan Deyu, the rate of wearing armor reached an astonishing [-]%.

Although those monk soldiers were fierce, they didn't have much armor. After all, hiding armor is a serious crime of treason.As for swords and swords, the imperial court didn't care much about them.

It can be seen from this regulation that armor is the real killer, especially in the era of cold weapons, armored warriors are simply crushed.

It is impossible for the monks of Dinglin Temple not to know this.

Half a day later, an old monk came to visit Zhu Yiyuan.

"General Zhu, this old monk is wise. Some time ago, it was just to protect the folks from the war. Now that the general and Wang Shi are here, the old monk has asked them to disband and go home. I absolutely dare not have the intention of disobeying the general."

Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "Grand Monk, I understand what you said. Let me ask you, did the Ming Dynasty stipulate that temples are not allowed to pay taxes?"

Huizhi was stunned for a moment, then said after a long time: "If you go back to the general, the temples of all dynasties don't accept gifts, and monks receive alms from all parties, which is also convenient for all parties. What they ask for is nothing more than a meal and gruel."

Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "You mean that the temple has no income, so there is no need to pay?"

Huizhi pondered for a while, and said bitterly: "That's what I mean, but if General Zhu lacks food and salary, the temple is willing to donate some money and food..."

"No need!" Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said, "I have already inquired. There are three pawnshops in Juzhou City, all of which are opened by you. The business of pawnshops has always been to bully the poor and take advantage of their danger. A brand new piece If your fur coats are in your mouth, they will become worms and rats, and they are worthless. How about this, the pawnshop bank in your hands, and the money and food you borrowed, will be written off.”

Huizhi was taken aback, "Amitabha, General Zhu, owed debts and repaid the money. This is a matter of course. Not only did the monastery not bully the people, but they even gave up porridge and clothes. It is known far and near."

Zhu Yiyuan laughed and said: "The wool comes from the sheep. You collect [-]% of the wealth from the common people, and spend [-]% to buy the reputation. Do you still expect the common people to thank you? Let me tell you that under my rule, monks are not allowed to do business, and they will liquidate the monastery later." Besides, the imperial court has rules, not everyone can be a monk, they have to pass the assessment, and they have to be reviewed regularly, let Song experience arrange these things."

As soon as Zhu Yiyuan came up, he pointed the finger at Dinglin Temple. This was not his whim.

In fact, the fact that Juzhou has survived until now is related to these monks' resistance to equal land.

Strictly speaking, they are much more stubborn than those big households.

Moreover, they gathered hundreds of monks and soldiers at every turn. If they didn't deal with it quickly, if Ke Yongsheng came to kill him, they would cooperate with the inside and outside, which would be a bad thing.

Zhu Yiyuan decisively sent troops to investigate thoroughly.

The soldiers went for less than half a day, and they came back to report to Zhu Yiyuan that they had encountered some trouble and wanted to ask him to go over it.

Zhu Yiyuan could only rush to Dinglin Temple, the soldiers led Zhu Yiyuan to the front of a warehouse, and they opened the door.

All of a sudden, the golden light inside flickered, blinding people's eyes.

Zhu Yiyuan felt his heart beating wildly... No wonder the soldiers asked him to deal with it, it was a bit too much.

Zhu Yiyuan, you can't be knocked down by money!
After thinking silently three times in his heart, Zhu Yiyuan stepped in...

(End of this chapter)