After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 98

Zhu Yiyuan admitted that he was indeed dizzy. Although it didn't take long, he lost to Qian. If he lost, he had to admit it, and when he was beaten, he had to stand at attention.

There is no way, Dinglin Temple is a thousand-year-old temple!
I have to say that there are quite a lot of historical things in this place in Shandong.

The Confucian Mansion is 2000 years old, and the Dinglin Temple is shorter, more than 1000 years old.

Although there have been several disasters in the middle, it has been passed down as a whole. In the cellar of the temple, there are a large number of gold utensils, many of which are simple in shape, and the gold content is not very high, and some are whitish. There is no doubt that these are old antiques .

And the recent gold and silver utensils are even more astonishing. A box, a box, is full of gold bricks and ingots... Roughly estimated, there are more than 13 taels of gold and more than 20 taels of silver, all of which are converted into silver. , There can be as many as 150 million taels!
Zhu Yiyuan followed Xie Qian to ransack the Zhang family, and he himself ransacked Zichuan County, and also ransacked the Qi family, and just now wiped out Tong Yangliang, and seized very much.

But no matter which sum, or even the sum of all of them, it is not as good as a Dinglin Temple.

There is just so much gold and silver. In this temple, there are still 30 stones of grain, more than [-] cattle, horses and livestock... These are all good-hearted masters who took them out to help the poor.

Of course, as a poor person, you have to be sensible. You can owe money to ordinary people, but if you owe money to Buddha, you will go to the [-]th hell.

Therefore, anyone who borrows temple animals must repay double.

This is another way for monks to make money.

Zhu Yiyuan also noticed that these monks have extraordinary financial acumen, they fiddle with pawnshops, set up money houses, commercial firms... Basically, they do whatever they want to make money.

What's more, they still do what they do well, do what they do and love what they do. In Dinglin Temple, there are even a group of young monks who specialize in playing with the abacus and settling accounts for the master.

Faced with this situation, Zhu Yiyuan cast his eyes on the ground, said nothing, confiscated all of them, and was not polite at all.

The property of Dinglin Temple is still very large and needs to be carefully liquidated.

Zhu Yiyuan can only leave it to other people, after all, his main energy is still on military affairs.

He and Tan Deyu led the army and continued northward to meet Ke Yongsheng. The forwards of both sides met north of Mount Mal, and a fierce confrontation began immediately.

As for the rebel army, the morale was high, which took a lot of advantage, but Ke Yongsheng was also an old soldier, so he didn't rush forward, but took the initiative to retreat ten miles, relying on Zhucheng to defend.

Ke Yongsheng has 5000 people under his command, relying on the defense of the strong city.

Zhu Yiyuan initiated several attempts, but all failed.

"It seems that it is a bit difficult to eliminate two general soldiers of the Qing court at once!" Zhu Yiyuan sighed slightly. It is a bit too much to say this... What do you mean by the general soldiers of the Qing court?The leeks you want to cut?
Tan Deyu also said: "It seems that Ke Yongsheng is frightened. If he dare not go south to attack, we will leave a small number of soldiers and horses to restrain him."

Zhu Yiyuan is still a little unwilling, after all, only by annihilating Ke Yongsheng and eliminating the threat can he let go of development.This guy was so focused on being a coward, it made it difficult for him to deal with it.

Zhu Yiyuan is still looking for an opportunity, but Ke Yongsheng, the general soldier of Jiaozhou, is not scared, but frightened... Tong Yangliang is the flag of the Han army. Such a person might be swallowed in one gulp.

So Ke Yongsheng desperately wrote a letter to Chen Jin, governor of Denglai, and summed it up in two words: Seeking profit!
The thief is too fierce to run away.

Chen Jin didn't get permission from the Qing court, so naturally he wouldn't let Ke Yongsheng retreat, but he didn't want to lose his capable generals... That's why he strictly ordered Ke Yongsheng not to leave Zhucheng for thirty miles, be careful, don't ask for merit but for nothing Pass.

Ke Yongsheng used the skills of the old turtle to dig ditches desperately, build a strong camp, and be careful not to give Zhu Yiyuan any chance.

In this way, the two sides were in a stalemate, but soon a letter was delivered to Zhu Yiyuan, forcing him to give up Ke Yongsheng.

"Qiye, Wang Jun urgently reported that we not only captured Yizhou, but also collected Fei County!"

When Tan Deyu heard this, he was overjoyed, "Fei County is also a place that Wang Jun and the others used to fight for. This time, it was a great achievement to take it all at once."

The smile on Zhu Yiyuan's face remained undiminished, "Qi Ye, besides Fei County, there is another county that has also fallen into our hands."

"and also?"

Tan Deyu was quite surprised. Besides Fei County, where else?
"Could it be Yi County?" Tan Deyu said: "It's not far from Taierzhuang, but the canal is going to rush. If it is taken down, the water transportation will be on our lips."

Zhu Yiyuan shook his head, "It's not Yi County, it's Tancheng!"

"Tancheng?" Tan Deyu couldn't sit still all of a sudden, and stood up instantly, his vicissitudes of face were full of surprises.

This place in Tancheng is too important.

It connects Yimeng in the north and Huaihai in the south.

It is the gateway to South Lu, the throat between Su and Lu.

Obtaining Tancheng means that the territory of the entire Yimeng mountainous area is complete.

Zhu Yiyuan can rely on the entire Yimeng mountain area to deal with the Qing court.

And getting Tancheng also means getting the key to marching into Nanzhili.

Attack and retreat with ease.

There is no doubt that this is the benefit of eliminating Tong Yangliang.

With Yizhou in his hands, Fei County and Tancheng were attached as gifts. Zhu Yiyuan directly controlled as many as eight counties, and there were about 50 people under his rule.

The whole situation is completely opened up.

The biggest thing now is to consolidate the newly occupied areas, quickly implement the New Deal, and keep the people in their hands.

There is also the expansion of soldiers and horses to form combat power at the fastest speed.

Because not only the Qing army in Shandong, but also the Qing army in Nanzhili will join the ranks of encirclement and suppression.

Soon, Zhu Yiyuan will realize what it means to be afraid of being famous and afraid of being strong.

"Qi Ye, leave a thousand households behind, and we will go south immediately."

Tan Deyu nodded in agreement. Although Ke Yongsheng was not eliminated, it was acceptable to scare him too much to move.

They returned decisively. Along the way, they got more and more news and figured out the detailed process.

Since Tong Yangliang was almost completely wiped out, those who fled back told the people in Yizhou City that many officials and gentry rushed to flee and lost their leaders. Wang Jun easily entered Yizhou.

Then he decided to attack Fei County. At this time, the Qing army in Fei County was very weak. After two days of fighting, Fei County fell into Wang Jun's hands.

But at this time, in Tancheng, a scholar named Wu Changfeng raised his troops angrily... He was over 20 years old and had studied for [-] years.

Some time ago, he took the examination of the Qing court, sorry, he also failed.

Wu Changfeng, who is almost 35 years old, is completely disappointed... The Ming Dynasty failed the exam, and the Qing Dynasty also failed the exam. The world is as black as crows. If he wants to get ahead, he must find another way out.

Coincidentally, he got three articles. After Wu Changfeng read them, he immediately realized...these three articles were written for him.

The Ming Dynasty was already rotten, and the Qing Dynasty bullied people again. If you want to live well, you must reunite people's hearts. Coincidentally, some time ago, Zhu Yiyuan took an exam and selected a group of officials.
Wu Changfeng resolutely dispersed his family wealth and gathered [-] brave men from the countryside.

The county magistrate of Tancheng was also in a daze. He heard that Tong Yangliang had died in battle and that the bandits had come to kill him.

In this way, Wu Changfeng swaggered and led the troops into Tancheng. Then he arrested the county magistrate and opened the city to welcome Wang Jun.

At first, Wang Jun couldn't believe it was true. After repeated confirmation, he led the troops into Tancheng and sent news to Zhu Yiyuan.

When Zhu Yiyuan arrived, it was already February, and he met Wu Changfeng.This man has a majestic appearance, with a high forehead and a straight nose, with a tenacious and indomitable energy.

"Zhu Qian, I don't want to be your official for no reason, you give me a question... I don't believe it, I can't pass any exams in this life!"

Zhu Yiyuan really nodded, "Okay, then you can write an article to analyze how I will develop and grow in the future, how about it?"

Wu Changfeng nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll write it now."

(End of this chapter)