The white porridge and pickled mustard is enough, why am I wearing a royal robe?

Chapter 100 Go to Shaanxi immediately (big chapter)

"Do you think the Kitchen King's transformation is true or false?"

Emperor Chongzhen asked.

All the ministers were stunned, why would there be such a question? Wouldn't a discerning person know that it is a lie? But then they thought, no, if this matter is false, wouldn't Ma Maocai have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor? This is a crime that requires beheading.

Judging from the methodical and logical way Ma Maocai recited the memorial just now, it doesn't look like he is out of his mind.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at these ministers. If it were an ordinary rebel who could hide thousands of elite soldiers in Qinzhong, he would have kicked the desk aside in anger. But now, in the memorials of the ministers, this rebel has a shocking appearance. The power of change made him fall into doubt. Is it true that the change of the rebel thief was true, or was it true that Ma Maocai was out of his mind.

If one person's brain is broken, it's easy to explain, but so many people
"Bring those attendants up," Emperor Chongzhen shouted when he saw that the ministers were silent.

Not long after, two soldiers led some people with their faces covered in blood into the hall.

Ma Maocai closed his eyes in pain when he saw that they were his followers. These people protected him all the way and followed him into the den of thieves and came out unscathed. However, they were tortured like this again by the emperor's messengers. Ma Maocai could almost imagine them. suffered severe torture.

"If it were the Kitchen King, would it be like this?"

Ma Maocai was puzzled.

'The Kitchen King loves his people like his own son, and distributes both fields and grain. '

'The Stove King is so kind, my family is actually a little baby. '

"Don't talk about your little baby, the Kitchen King actually treats us as human beings. How can this heaven, this earth, and this emperor ever treat us as human beings?" '

"These people all followed Ma Maocai to the land of Qin. They all hid in the den of thieves with Ma Maocai and saw the Kitchen King's power of transformation."

Emperor Chongzhen's voice rang in the ears of the ministers.

"This"

"This"

The ministers only uttered a brief word. These followers were obviously tortured, but they were still able to say the same words as Ma Maocai. It was obvious that there was no collusion in advance, nor was Ma Maocai's brain broken.

The ministers felt that their brains were going to be broken. All this pointed to the result that the Kitchen King was real.

Even if there is someone who can still hold on under the torture of Jin Yiwei, that person is only one in a million. It is impossible for so many followers to hold on.

This also means that the truth is that the Kitchen King does exist.

"I believe that regardless of whether the Kitchen King is real or not, we can send troops to annihilate him. The difference lies in whether to kill the leader of the thief, the Kitchen King. If the Kitchen King is fake, he should be killed directly. Hiding armor and hiding troops in Qin is a capital crime. If so, The Kitchen King is real and can be connected to the court. We will observe his transformation skills before making a decision."

Wen Tiren gave his advice.

I have to say that this suggestion is comprehensive, mentioning all two possible outcomes, and providing solutions.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, "Just do as you say."

"Yang He, do you understand what to do?"

He looked at Yang He, who had been appointed as the governor of the three provinces. The governor of the three provinces had the power to mobilize people from the three provinces and gather troops to suppress the bandits in the three provinces under his jurisdiction.

In the late Ming Dynasty, part of the reason why rogue bandits were so difficult to exterminate was that rogue bandits always moved across provinces. Soldiers in their own provinces were not very motivated to fight rogue bandits. Once those rogue bandits went to other people's territory, they had direct reasons not to do so. Take care of these bandits. After all, if you send troops across provinces, it is almost the same as rebellion.

In fact, there were people in the Ming Dynasty who could fight, Sun Chuanting and Chen Qiyu. The two of them killed some rebels and routed them to pieces. Li Zicheng almost died in the hands of Chen Qiyu. If the latter hadn't pretended to surrender and Chen Qiyu believed it, of course, there were also rumors that it was Chen Qiyu. His subordinates accepted bribes from Li Zicheng and told Chen Qiyu every day that the peasant army had repented and wanted to surrender, and that the history of the late Ming Dynasty might have to be rewritten.

"Understood, when I arrive in northern Shaanxi, the first thing I do is to capture the Kitchen King. If the recruitment is useful, I will recruit him. If the recruitment is useless, I will kill him directly."

Yang He cupped his hands and said, his original plan was to recruit a large group and massacre a small group, using carrots and sticks. If you accept the recruitment, you will not only survive, but also earn well. If you do not accept the recruitment, you will die. Now this The Kitchen King's power is not small. If he can recruit people, it is better to recruit people. If he cannot recruit people, he can only send troops to destroy them.

There are only a thousand people. Their Ming Dynasty has elite soldiers and strong generals. It is not easy to kill a thousand people.

Chongzhen was very satisfied with Yang He's attitude. It was originally planned that Yang He would take office next year, but because of the appearance of the Stove King, he had unpredictable abilities and thousands of elite soldiers. He was like a spark. The longer it was delayed, the more intense it burned. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen Urgent preparations were made for Yang He to go to Shaanxi immediately and take office.

On the second day, Yang He took [-] silver, [-] shi of grain and [-] gold donated by Emperor Chongzhen, and took Ma Maocai, Hong Chengchou and others to Shaanxi to take over the trilateral military affairs of Shaanxi from Wu Zhiwang.

"It's grown! It's grown!"

Chen Mingyou almost ran to the county government office. After being released by the militia, he rushed directly to the government office. He knelt on the ground and looked up at the Kitchen Lord in front of him.

"Speak slowly, don't rush."

Liu Zhenhua looked at this man. Chen Mingyou was one of the people who was selected to plant sweet potatoes a few days ago. He used to grow the best crops, so Liu Zhenhua sent him to be a special group of sweet potato breeders, responsible for the cultivation and cultivation of the first batch of sweet potatoes. Maintenance, and subsequent sweet potato planting and propagation work.

"Kitchen King, after the sweet potatoes were planted, they were wilting at first, but now they have turned green and the growth is gratifying."

Chen Mingyou's face was full of excitement. What the Stove King said was true. This kind of potato fruit was really drought-resistant, and it actually survived after being planted.

And they are growing well. All they do is wander around the ground every day and watch these growing sweet potatoes. The most they can do is follow Stove King's method, take the beautiful bottle, pierce a small eye, and sprinkle some water on it. That’s all.

Just such a small amount of water would not even be enough for four or five wheats to survive when growing wheat on a normal day, but with this sweet potato, it can make an acre of sweet potatoes grow gratifyingly. "Haha, as long as you are alive, you can continue to keep an eye on the sweet potatoes. When they mature, I will take credit for you."

"Thank you, Kitchen King."

Chen Mingyou lay on the ground with his legs spread like a toad, and his head hit the ground.

"carry on."

Liu Zhenhua said, and after he left, Zhang Heizi walked in from the door.

"Report to the Kitchen King, the rebel king Zuo Guai is attacking Yichuan County!"

Zhang Heizi was selected as the leader of the investigation team by Liu Zhenhua. Liu Zhenhua knew the importance of intelligence, and these people would also be equipped with horses in the future.

The nearest large county to the south of Yanchuan is Nayichuan County, which is only one extension away from Yanchuan. Wang Zuogao was also a peasant rebel who was revolted by Wang Er and then directly rose up.

"Repeated battles and defeats."

Liu Zhenhua had some impression in his mind that this word was similar to that of Monk Wang. They were both courageous but incompetent people who always failed in every battle.

"Approximately how many people."

Liu Zhenhua asked.

"Returning to the Kitchen King, there are no less than five thousand, but there are not many soldiers capable of fighting. There are even old and young people sitting on wooden chariots."

"How's the battle going?"

"The confrontation is ongoing, and Yichuan County is obviously on guard. The county magistrate is practicing local bravery, and the city walls are heavily guarded."

Zhang Heizi knelt on one knee and raised his hands and said, although Wang Zuogao's number seemed to be large, they were not elite soldiers. Zhang Heizi felt that with a thousand militiamen they might be able to capture these rabble.

Liu Zhenhua leaned slightly against the back of his chair. Yichuan County is the county seat surrounding Yanchuan County, and it is also the place that Liu Zhenhua will capture in the near future. He did not expect that Wang Zuogao would take action first.

Based on the virtues of the northern rebels in the late Ming Dynasty, no grass grew in their path. They massacred cities, towns, and villages. From the officials, landlords, gentry, to the common people, all were left behind. They were forced to join or die.

This also led to the peasant uprising army in the north being surrounded and suppressed by the Qing army and the landlords and gentry.

When Liu Zhenhua entered Yanchuan County, he did not execute all the landowners, but those landowners did not have a hard time. From a big boss to a small poor peasant, one can imagine the gap in his heart.

Liu Zhenhua wants to completely eliminate the class of landlords, rural gentlemen, and clans. These classes have a lot of power and may be difficult to deal with if they are replaced by other rebel armies. But Liu Zhenhua's team is different. This team is well-equipped and can evolve. Who can withstand this?

This Wang Zuogua is attacking Yichuan, and Liu Zhenhua intends to take a wait-and-see attitude. Whether he can fight or not, it doesn't matter to Liu Zhenhua.

It can be said that the rebels in the north never stay in one place for a long time. They often capture a county and loot it before moving on to the next place. After all, they have no food and grass, so they can only fight to support the war.

Liu Zhenhua has no need to conflict with these people now.

Don't take action, don't stop, just cultivate your health and recuperate. The county has a population of nearly 2. Liu Zhenhua has a huge military reserve. He does not need to worry about food problems like the rebels.

Even if the remaining grain is used up.

There are currently 500 people in Tianbing, and they have [-] portions of white porridge, pickled vegetables, and eggs every day. Just diluting the white porridge and adding porridge is enough to feed tens of thousands of people. Of course, they will definitely not be full, and at most they will not starve to death.

At the moment, what Liu Zhenhua is most concerned about is the news from the imperial court. He is sure that his news has appeared in Chongzhen.

"It would be great if there was someone in the court."

Liu Zhenhua secretly thought in his heart that he would be able to know Chongzhen's reaction.

"Continue the investigation and send some more people to Yonghe County to investigate, along with the extension."

Liu Zhenhua said that he had analyzed the map and found that the three counties of Yanchuan, Yanchang, and Yichuan formed an angle. Yanchang was that angle, the closest to Yan'an. If the court sent troops, they would either send troops from Yanchuan or Taiyuan.

Therefore, Liu Zhenhua's next goal is Yanchang County and Yonghe County. Of these two places, one can control Yanchuan and the other can control Taiyuan.

Liu Zhenhua once had a question: The ancient city was so big, why not go around and attack other places? The following comments are very interesting. What do you think the two idioms mean of being attacked from both sides and being attacked from both sides?

Capture these two counties, and while continuing to expand the army, repair Yanchuan County, strengthen and heighten the city walls. If the court really sends out an army that Liu Zhenhua cannot match at present, he will only need to rely on the city walls to defend.

The city gate was sealed with cement and a ten-meter-high wall was built. With Liu Zhenhua here, there is no shortage of food at all. All he needs to do is increase his reputation. By then, the court will know what 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi are. Even at the current speed of gaining reputation, In one year, Liu Zhenhua was able to pull off a tiger pose that swept the world.

"Pass the message of this deity to recruit people and build the city wall! Anyone who comes to work has two choices. One is to have white porridge and pickled mustard twice a day, but no wages are paid. The other is to take care of two normal meals a day. , pay wages, and pass on Manulife," Liu Zhenhua said to Zhang Heizi.

Reinforce the city wall and prepare to attack Yanchang County!

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