The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 173
Han Gushan immediately cupped his hands and said: "The Song Dynasty Zeng Yun said that during the Jingkang period, the price of human flesh was lower than that of dogs and pigs. From Huainan to Jingzhen, there were people who kept walking and eating, and they were called 'two-legged sheep'. In fact, it was from the end of Han Dynasty. From the beginning until the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, there were many soldiers who took two-legged sheep to satisfy their hunger due to insufficient food and grass.

"This 'grain' is not only available everywhere, but also like shepherding sheep, it can be driven along with the army and eaten immediately. In this way, the matter of food and grass will be solved immediately."

Two-legged sheep, human flesh?Although Azig is used to massacres and looting, the mention of cannibalism still makes him sick to his stomach, and he can't help but look coldly at Han Gushan who is waiting for his praise with a flattering face.

He couldn't understand that this southerner, who had learned the sage books since he was a child, such as "If you want to stand up, build up others, and if you want to achieve yourself, reach others", could come up with such a "brilliant" idea.

He wanted to give up after scolding Han Gushan, but suddenly realized that this was indeed a solution to the food problem, but he couldn't let the Jianzhou warriors eat it.

He smiled slightly at Han Gushan, "General Han Shen is doing a good job."

"Master Xie Belle's praise! It's just a small skill." Han Gushan said happily.

Azige continued: "Then from now on, the rations of the 4000 green battalion under your command and the [-] men under Li Chengdong's command will be reduced by [-]%, and the lack of food and grass will be made up with two-legged sheep."

"Lord Belle, I..."

Han Gushan froze when he heard the words, and then heard Azig say: "From now on, you will go out with Tulai's people to rob food, and bring back your 'sheep' along the way. Remember, you must not reveal your whereabouts!"

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Jian'an is the second largest town in Fujian. After continuous management in the past dynasties, it has a large population and is prosperous and prosperous. The origin of the name "Fujian" is a combination of the first characters of Fuzhou and Jian'an, the most prosperous places in Fujian.

Zhu Linming stared at the majestic walls of Jian'an City, but her mind was not on how to attack the city—in fact, with Shi Lang as her internal support, it would be no difficulty at all to take down this city guarded by only a thousand Jian'an captives.

It was the internal affairs of Daming that annoyed him the most.

Nearly ten days ago, he had learned that the throne of the Ming Dynasty had been passed on smoothly, that Longwu's youngest son had ascended the throne, that the world was amnesty, and that the country was named Taizheng.

Although it was different from his original plan to conceal the news of Longwu's death, the transfer of state power did not seem to cause too much disturbance, which made him slightly relieved.As long as Daming's internal stability is stable, he has the confidence to lead Daming out of the haze of Jianlu's invasion and return to a prosperous and prosperous age.

But soon, Empress Dowager Zeng sent eunuchs to exaggerate his military exploits, praised him in the name of the emperor, and circulated copies of it to the world.

Zhu Linmei originally thought that the Empress Dowager Zeng was trying to boost the confidence of the people of Ming Dynasty by taking advantage of the great victory, so it's okay to exaggerate a little, so she didn't think about it.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yinghua, the new Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also came later, but on behalf of His Royal Highness the Assistant King, he came to commend him for his great victories in Xianxia Pass and Quzhou.

After careful questioning, he found out that the "assistant king" was Zhu Yu'ao, the former Tang king who was in charge of the country.

That Wang Yinghua was very respectful and gave a lot of gifts, his words were full of wooing.

Especially before leaving, Wang Yinghua hinted that as long as he supported Zhu Yu'ao, if the king of Tang could make further progress, he would grant Ganzhou to him as a vassal and add the title of "Prince Shang".

further?Zhu Linming was greatly surprised, then Zhu Yu'ao was already the auxiliary king, so if he went further, he wanted to rebel and proclaim himself emperor? !
After Wang Yinghua left, he immediately asked people to inquire about the situation in the court, and only then did he learn that Zhu Yu'ao had planted his cronies as important positions in the court long before the crown prince returned to Tianxing Mansion, and transferred Su Guansheng's Xinwei army to serve as the imperial camp Guarding the palace ban, almost holding Tianxing Mansion in the palm of his hand.

But then Empress Zeng and the crown prince rushed back to the capital, surrounded by the guards of Huang Mingjun's troops, and suddenly announced the news of Longwu's death in the court hall with lightning speed.Immediately afterwards, the edict of Longwu was read out, the prince succeeded to the throne, and Huang Daozhou, Lu Zhenfei, and Yang Tinglin were appointed as the three divisions and ministers of Gu Ming.

In the end, she abruptly appointed Zhu Yu'ao as the assistant king and continued to rule the government.

Zhu Linmei thought about that day when the Empress Dowager Zeng and Zhu Yu'ao sent people to curry favor with her, and immediately understood the reason.

This is obviously because Zhu Yu'ao had learned from somewhere that Longwu had collapsed beforehand, so he had an indiscriminate idea.Before he could do anything, Empress Zeng quickly made the crown prince enthroned by relying on the will and righteous name, but she was afraid of Zhu Yu'ao's power in the court, so she made him the assistant king to reassure her.

Just judging from what Wang Yinghua said, this Zhu Yu'ao is still ambitious.

"Internal fighting, internal fighting again!" Zhu Linmi felt a burst of boredom, for every strong fortress was breached from the inside.

Especially in Ming Dynasty, all kinds of internal struggles have almost never stopped in history.First, Emperor Taichang fought for the foundation of the country, then the Donglin Party fought against the three parties of Zhejiang, Qi, and Chu, the Donglin Party fought against Wei Zhongxian, and then the entire Wenchen Group fought against Chongzhen.Until the Southern Ming Dynasty, King Lu Jianguo and Longwu were still fighting internally.

This series of internal strife finally exhausted the last sliver of strength of the huge country. It can be said that all the various disadvantages of Ming Dynasty in history were rooted in internal strife.

He thought of how he had tried his best to save Daming from danger, but these people continued to undermine the government, so he felt angry and said to himself angrily: "The country is in dire straits, yet they still have the desire to fight for power! Do you have to toss Daming away to be reconciled?!"

Shi Lin on the side was stunned when he heard the words, and immediately signaled the surrounding soldiers to retreat, then walked up to Zhu Linmei, cupped his hands and said, "Master, I have something to say, which I have kept in my heart for a long time."

Hearing that he changed his address, Zhu Linmei felt a little strange in her heart, and couldn't help turning her head.

Shi Lin continued to say in a deep voice: "My lord, I'm just a suckling baby today, what can I accomplish? The Tang king has supervised the country for nearly half a year, but he hasn't seen any political achievements, but only fights for power."

He took a deep breath, his expression a little excited, "If you want me to say, you have to take charge of this Great Ming Dynasty to have any hope! As long as you bring the army back to Tianxing Mansion and ascend to the throne, I'll see who dares to say no..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Zhu Linmei glared at him and interrupted sharply.

"I speak from the bottom of my heart..."

"Shut up! Don't mention this matter again!"

"This is……"

As a modern person, Zhu Linmei doesn't have the idea of ​​being loyal to the emperor.What he wants is the prosperity of Ming Dynasty, the protection of the common people from being slaughtered by foreigners, and the bright future of the entire Chinese nation!

It's not that he didn't think about becoming emperor himself. If it was beneficial to Ming Dynasty, he would ascend to the throne without hesitation. With the fighting power of the army in his hands, no one in Fujing could stop him.

But judging from the current situation, if he really becomes the emperor, it will have a very unfavorable impact on Daming, which is definitely not what he wants to see.

(End of this chapter)