back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 246 News from Yamen servants

At this time, the landlords and squires were still very benevolent and moral. Except for a very few who were stingy to the extreme, they all knew the principle of accumulating virtue.Not to mention that Confucianism emphasizes "self-cultivation, family harmony, governance of the country, and peace of the world", even in the popular metaphysics of the Jin Dynasty, there were similar debates.

Coupled with the rise of Buddhism at this time, it pays more attention to doing good deeds and accumulating virtues, also known as accumulating yin virtues.Although it is not known that people have done good deeds in secret, there are ghosts and gods in the legend who have recorded them. Therefore, if someone accumulates a lot of evil deeds, the sky will reward him. "Huainanzi Renjian Xun" has a saying: "Those who have yin virtues must have yang rewards, and those who have yin deeds must have a reputation." It is to persuade people to do good deeds and not to do things that harm yin virtues.

After the ancient landlords and squires became prosperous, they all knew to do good deeds for their descendants, such as running free schools, building bridges and paving roads, or giving porridge and medicine to beggars, etc., which can be regarded as doing a lot of good deeds for the village.If the villages and counties want to pledge donations, these people will respond positively, because they understand a truth that they can only be stable when the court is stable.

If you are rich and unkind, you will be poked in the back by your neighbors, in this era when good things do not go out, and evil things go thousands of miles, I am afraid that few landlords and gentry can resist, unless it is shameless, and future generations do not want imperial examinations.Isn't there a saying called "A person is shameless, the world is invincible"?Otherwise, you still have to keep your reputation, even if you don't need it, future generations will need it!
The landlord class has been able to survive thousands of years of vicissitudes, and it must have played a role, at least in terms of stabilizing people's hearts.As for being defeated in the end, it is just that it hinders the progress of society.

Of course, there are good and bad landlords, and we cannot generalize.But in more peaceful times, landlords and squires were good, at least not as hateful as the so-called "Zhou Papi".Because in this era, Confucianism is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the Confucian ethics will be followed consciously regardless of whether they are literate or not.This is the subtle power of thought, and Confucianism has done a good job in this respect.

Of course, Lu Chenhuan, who was full of worries at the moment, didn't have the heart to think about these things.Now he has a headache, how to let a group of landlubbers cross such a wide water pond to attack the so-called water thieves.

Of course, the premise is that you have a boat, and someone can row it.

But now the imperial army basically walks on two feet, where can I get a boat?Is it impossible to requisition those small fishing boats?I don't know how big the water thief's boat is, it's just an ordinary warship, those small fishing boats that are just made up of sampans, I'm afraid they can't help being hit!

Even though he has never eaten pork, Lu Chenhuan has seen pigs run. Every Dragon Boat Festival, he goes to watch the dragon boat race on the Feng River, and he vaguely understands some principles of commanding a navy.

Water combat, in fact, is similar to land warfare, it all depends on the weapon configuration of both sides.The difference is that in the period of cold weapons, land battles focused on horse battles, and whoever had more cavalry would have the upper hand.In water combat, it depends on the comparison of the ships of the two sides, and the number of people is second.If the ship is completely victorious, there is no need for a boarding battle at all, and it will be more effective than anything else if it is aligned and rammed.

The soldiers who fell into the water, no matter how powerful they are in water, would be in vain.No matter how powerful you are, you still have to surface to breathe, right?Once the racket is down, you have no place to cry!

Besides, even if the fishing boat is requisitioned, such a short fishing boat can't even reach other people's ship's side, so why fight against the side?It's just a joke!Even if you shoot with a powerful crossbow, and someone rushes towards you unreasonably, what do you use to resist?It doesn’t mean that a small boat must be faster than a big boat. In addition to human power, the big boat can also rely on wind power. What’s more, it is a water boat, that is, a boat that is powered by multiple people stepping on it together.Such a fast boat is not affected by the wind and the water, and can be as fast as a flying fish. It is not comparable to those slow fishing boats.

If you want to encircle and suppress those water thieves, it is simply impossible to have no boats!
Just as Lu Chenhuan frowned and watched the auxiliary soldiers carry the grain and grass, the head of the government office who delivered the grain and grass came up and said: "I think this is Commander Lu, right? My eyes are so small, I can't recognize it for a while."

Lu Chenhuan was worried in his heart, how could he have time to listen to his gossip, glanced at him, and said indifferently: "It's the general, I don't know what's the matter with you?"

The yamen servant smiled and said: "The governor of the Qi government asked the young man to give a sentence to the commander, saying that if the general wants to cross the water pond and encircle the water thieves, it is best to go to the west of Dongping mansion. The water stronghold established by the Zhishui division has the ships that the general wants."

Lu Chenhuan's eyes lit up when he heard the words, he couldn't find any place to walk through the iron shoes, it took no effort to get it, just when he was about to doze off, someone brought a pillow, how could he not be surprised?
After the surprise, there was even more confusion, how did the Governor of Qi know that he led the forbidden army to encircle and suppress the water thieves?Could it be that the imperial decree of the little emperor was given to the Duke of Qi?If not, it is unreasonable. The imperial army's rapid march is at least eighty miles a day.Except for camping, almost no time is wasted on the road, eating is eating dry food while walking.Only when we reached a place with clear water did we take a short rest, fill up our water bags, and continue on our way.

Now that he has only set foot on Shandong Road for less than half a day, the governor of Qi Fu in Dongping Mansion already knows his purpose?
After Lu Chenhuan was pleasantly surprised, he asked the yamen servant this question very bluntly.The yamen servant smiled wryly, and said: "The bandits in the mountains and rivers of Liang are becoming more and more powerful. Not only my family's governor, but also other prefects and governors, are also very overwhelmed. It is well known in the world that the imperial army encircled and suppressed the Wang family in Taiyuan. There are not many, but there are many spies for water thieves. As soon as the general arrives on Shandong Road, not to mention water thieves, even the governor of my family knows everything about it..."

Lu Chenhuan was stunned. He thought that after marching in such a hurry, he should be able to catch the water thieves by surprise. Who knew that these water thieves were so alert and could detect the whereabouts of the forbidden army so clearly. What's the point of sneak attack?If I knew it earlier, I would walk over slowly and recharge my batteries.

But now there is still time to adjust the strategy, just don't attack rashly.After all, water thieves are more familiar with water.

Hearing what the yamen servant said, Lu Chenhuan felt something was wrong. The news about the water thieves was so well-informed, there must be many spies.There are so many spies, how can there be fewer water thieves?
Lu Chenhuan quickly asked: "May I ask how many water thieves are there in this pool?"

The yamen servant smiled wryly and said: "The general has seen that the water thieves have spies all over Dongping Mansion and even Jinan Mansion in order to plunder the rich merchants in the past. According to my little one, the water thieves in the water pool should be There are [-] people. The small natives of Dongping Prefecture have known the water thieves in the water since they were young, and the water thieves have become even more powerful in recent years..."

Hearing the number "five thousand", Lu Chenhuan almost fell off his horse!Even the intelligence of the Supervision Department can make mistakes. How powerful is this water thief?

(End of this chapter)