Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 305 Zuo Liangyu is second?
Uncle Liu's subordinates who lost the ship reacted very differently.

The sailors from Pukou were the first to find out. They spent a day of drinking and drinking. When they returned to the pier, they were dumbfounded when they saw that all the boats had disappeared. I thought my boat had been stolen.

These boats are Uncle Liu's boats, their first reaction was stunned, someone dared to steal Uncle Liu's boat!The second reaction was fear, they lost Uncle Liu's boat, what should we do?So these people lingered in Pukou for a whole day, not knowing what to do, and not daring to go back to face Liu Kongzhao's anger. You must know that they are all the children of the Weisuo in Nanjing, and they can't afford to offend an earl. Weeping and wandering in Pukou.

So the first one to report the news to Liu Kongzhao was the guard who came back from Caishiji instead of the sailors who were closer to Pukou.

Just a little bit of the art of quarrying guards reporting.

Early the next morning, under the leadership of his servants, the guard nervously saw Liu Kongzhao who had just been woken up, and told Liu Kongzhao that someone had stolen the big ship on the pier. The fact that he got off the warship and was snatched away, because he didn't know how Uncle Liu, who must be in a bad mood, would deal with the dereliction of duty general after a night of flirtatious night. If you steal, it can only be said that you are careless, and it is excusable.

Therefore, when Liu Kongzhao was in a daze when he heard that the boat had been stolen, he didn't pay much attention to it for a while, but immediately ordered someone to chase the boat back, but it was already too late, and Wang Pu took the boat back to Xinjiangkou.

It was already the third day when Uncle Liu really knew the truth. After Song Kun brought the boat back from Guazhou, he released everyone on board. There was a butler of Uncle Liu’s family on board, and this butler Knowing the inside story, he was the one who reported Yang Chao's robbing of the ship to Liu Kongzhao.

But if you think that Liu Kongzhao really found out that Yang Chao had robbed his ship after the steward came back, then you would underestimate the energy of an earl too much. Liu Kongzhao himself may be mediocre in terms of intelligence and ability, but his kind In the hereditary princely family, there are too many capable people in the family, and some staff members are even shrewd people.

So after the first news came, the staff had basically analyzed it, and it was only Yang Chao who robbed Liu Kongzhao's warship.

It's just that Liu Kongzhao didn't believe it at the first moment. The hereditary princes of the Ming Dynasty have never been bullied like this for hundreds of years.But rationality made him understand that it is very possible, it is very possible that his majestic earl was robbed by a military officer, if it was a big warlord like Zuo Liangyu, he would have endured it, but Yang Chao, a mere lieutenant general, dared to rob him Uncle Liu.

But this matter is easy to confirm, just send someone to Jiangkou to take a look, and the results of the inspection are even more shocking. Yang Chao has indeed robbed Liu Kongzhao's warship, and he even boldly and publicly provoked it by publicizing it on the pier. Declaring that whoever robs him will snatch it back.

When the news was confirmed, Uncle Liu didn't think of revenge at the first time, but trembled all over his body and couldn't speak for a long time. thing.

Naturally, Liu Kongzhao would not tolerate Yang Chao's provocation. He was a very messy person, otherwise he would not have dared to provoke the unspoken rules that have been formed for hundreds of years, openly asking the emperor not to have a civil servant to supervise him.

So it is impossible for him to accept the provocation of Yang Chao, a small military officer. He will definitely take revenge on Yang Chao and fight back against the provocation of their dignified founding hero.

But there seems to be no way to fight back. Send someone to fight Yang Chao?This is so nonsense, since Yang Chao has been famous in the world since Haizhou, the people in the entire Ming Dynasty who can control Yang Chao can be counted on one hand, and there is really no one in the entire Jiangnan except Zuo Liangyu Overwhelm him by force.

Besides, Yang Chao used to have only 500 people, but now he has 5000 people, who would dare to fight.

What's more, as a majestic Earl, it is impossible to disregard the laws of the Ming Dynasty and openly send someone to attack a general of the Ming Dynasty.

But if you don’t fight, you will only have to file a complaint. The dignified earl can only deal with a small lieutenant by filing a complaint, which makes Liu Kongzhao very unwilling.

While operating the complaint, Liu Kongzhao did not forget to send someone to threaten him, otherwise he would not be able to swallow the bad breath.

"Master Jia, we meet again!"

Liu Kongzhao sent Jia Shilu again. Jia Shilu has an old relationship with Yang Chao, and he has always been in charge of communicating among them.

It's just that this time Jia Shilu put on a bitter face, looking very helpless.

"Master Yang, you are too Meng Lang!"

"How did Meng Lang see it?"

Yang Chao did not admit that he did something wrong at all.

Jia Shilu sighed: "Uncle Liu said, let you hand over the boat immediately, there is still room for change, otherwise the emperor will have to order you."

Yang Chao said indifferently: "Then the holy judge, if Liu Kongzhao can rob me, why can't I rob him?"

Jia Shilu sighed: "Master Yang, are you not afraid of burdening your family?"

When mentioning family, Yang Chao snorted coldly: "I, Yang Chao, have family, but Liu Kongzhao has no family? As far as I know, the Liu family is the big family!"

Jia Shilu was stunned, and said in horror, "You! Do you still dare?"

The latter words were not spoken, meaning that Yang Chao dared to lead troops to attack the Earl's Mansion?
Yang Chao said coldly: "There is nothing you dare not do, you can let Liu Kongzhao try!"

Jia Shilu nodded: "Okay then, you guys fight, I've done enough with this middleman."

Yang Chao said: "See off the guests!"

Let people send Yanziji deputy general Jia Shilu away. Yang Chao intends to go to the Ministry of War. Shi Kefa has already sent someone to invite him, but Jia Shilu's sudden visit was delayed.

After setting off, Yang Chao thought about it carefully. He had to guard against Jia Shilu's warning, and he had to guard against Liu Kongzhao not playing cards according to common sense, because the power of the Liu family should not be underestimated.

There are basically three factions in the honorable class of the Ming Dynasty. One is the founding hero class who fought with Zhu Yuanzhang, and the second is the Jingnan hero class who helped Zhu Di launch the Jingnan Campaign to snatch his nephew's throne. The difference is that starting work The nobles have always settled in Nanjing, the capital city established by Zhu Yuanzhang, while the heroes of Jing Nan returned to Beijing with Zhu Di, and the third is the nobles that gradually formed from generation to generation, such as the Wang Yangming family who were awarded knighthoods because of their meritorious service. , such as marrying into the royal family of the royal family.

Compared with the first and second types of nobles, the third type obviously has a lower status and a shorter inheritance, so they generally have little real power.

Liu Kongzhao is obviously the first class of nobles, the one with the deepest roots in the founding of the country. The reason why they belong to the same class is because of marriages from generation to generation, and every family is in-laws. It offended the entire No. [-] noble, this kind of power is too huge.

So Yang Chao had to guard against it, but it was absolutely impossible to make him succumb. It was Liu Kongzhao who bullied him first. If he compromised, he would be ashamed. Compromise, what about changing the general trend of history, just wait for the Manchu Qing to enter the customs, lead the troops to surrender and become a well-fed slave.

Every time there is pressure, then resist the pressure, and every time there is difficulty, then solve the difficulty, so that step by step you will become stronger and stronger, and you will achieve your goals step by step.

But the threat of the Xungui Group is real. Yang Chao himself is not afraid, but it is inappropriate to endanger his family. Of course, in the eyes of ordinary people, it is unlikely that the Liu family will take the risk of fighting against a general like Yang Chao who was born as a commoner. But Yang Chao couldn't take the risk, because the lives of the Liu family were more valuable in the eyes of outsiders, but in Yang Chao's eyes, the safety of his own family was more important than anything else.

"Zhao Kang, you bring a hundred soldiers to my house immediately, and you are looking for thirty gunners from Li Wuliu. Starting today, the Yang family must be protected day and night!"

Zhao Kang also knew that the situation was serious, offending an earl was not so easy, they didn't have to be afraid in the barracks, but the aunt's family had to be careful in the city.

So he immediately said: "My lord, don't worry, I will definitely protect my aunt, uncle and cousin."

Yang Chao nodded.

Zhao Kang took a hundred soldiers and thirty bird gunners to Yang's house.

Yang Chao went to the city but only brought thirty soldiers with him, because Yang Chao didn't think Liu Kongzhao had the guts to intercept and kill him in Nanjing City, so he sent troops to his house just in case. A hundred killers may not be able to stop Yang Chao.

And if you bring too many people, you will appear timid and show weakness.

There were no twists and turns along the way, the carriage stopped in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, Yang Chao jumped off the carriage, and the soldiers stood guard outside the gate. They were much more cautious than Yang Chao, keeping their eyes on the passers-by.

Yang Chao looked back and saw the soldiers with sweat on their faces because of nervousness and walking. He thought to himself that it was time for these soldiers to learn how to ride horses. Hundreds of horses should be fine.

Shi Kefa was walking around in the back hall in a hurry, with a look of anxiety on his face, Yang Chao was too courageous, it was nothing to snatch Liu Kongzhao, but going to Caishiji to snatch the boat, the nature was different.

Quarrying is an important place for Jiang defense, but Yang Chao went somewhere to grab the warship, and he is a general who has just become famous all over the world. The political significance of this is too bad.

Originally, the imperial court was worried about military generals. The Ming Dynasty emphasized civil and military control for a long time. After the middle of Ming Dynasty, military generals were completely suppressed by civil officials. This is not only the control of power by the civil official group, but also the emperor's emphasis on stability. for.

Especially in the past few years, the world has been in chaos, and the generals have begun to be arrogant and domineering again. The imperial court has become more guarded against generals. I am afraid that another Zuo Liangyu will appear. At this time, Yang Chao does such a thing, which really makes Shi Kefa not worried. He didn't believe that Yang Chao would become a domineering and reckless man like Zuo Liangyu, but Yang Chao did such a reckless thing, which he really couldn't understand.

So as soon as he heard about it, he immediately sent someone to invite Yang Chao.

"I will meet Master Shi at the end!"

Yang Chao finally arrived at the back hall of the Ministry of War. When he saw Shi Kefa with a worried expression on his face, he immediately saluted.

Regardless of asking Yang Chao to sit down, Shi Kefa immediately frowned and asked, "Yang Chao, you are so confused, why is it such a ridiculous thing to sit down?"

Yang Chao stood up straight, and without waiting for Shi Kefa to give up his seat, he sat down by himself, with a relaxed expression, and said to Shi Kefa with a smile:

"Master Shi, the general will have his own considerations!"

(End of this chapter)