Zhang Ximeng's entry into Tongling went smoothly and even exceeded his expectations.
After getting to know Zhang Ximeng, it became clear that the Peng Party and the Yuan Army had fought in the area along the river. Tongling, Anqing, and Chizhou had all suffered military disasters. The people were miserable and wanted to be cured.
And Zhu Jiajun's reputation has spread. Now Nan Xiaqiu has done nothing wrong, and he has naturally won the support of the people.
Zhang Ximeng was very excited, but he also knew that his strength was not enough at the moment. To put it bluntly, he was still a partial force, disintegrating the Yangtze River defense line for Zhu Yuanzhang.
So when it comes to capturing Jinling, I really think highly of him.
But it is important to go down the river and capture Taiping.
Taiping is located in the upper reaches of Jinling, guarding an important place. It is not only the land gateway of Jinling, but also an important place where the Yuan army's navy is stationed. The Yuan army stationed heavy troops here.
"Captain, as far as I know, the leader of the Yuan army currently stationed on Taiping Road is Ping Zhang Quan Zhe Bu Hua. His generals include Wanhu Naha Chu and Wan Jun, as well as Han generals Zhang Xu and Daruhua Chipu.
Lihanhuli, the general manager Jin Yi and others, have elite soldiers and strong generals, tens of thousands of horses, I am afraid it will not be easy to capture it!"
Tao An sighed: "I wonder how many people the governor brought?"
Zhang Ximeng grinned bitterly, "Excluding the navy, there are only 1,500 people."
"ah!"
Tao An and Li Xi were both shocked. They thought that Zhang Ximeng could march down to Tongling in one go, so he would naturally have strong soldiers and horses. There were still ten or twenty thousand people, but in the end there were only more than a thousand people. This was too few!
Li Xi reluctantly said: "There is a way to fight with more soldiers and horses, and there is a way to fight with fewer soldiers and horses. If you can't defeat the enemy, just outwit it, right?"
This is really like listening to your words.
Being unable to defeat someone is not the same as being outsmarted.
The question is who has this wisdom?
Zhang Ximeng had just arrived. The two old men were good at studying. If they were asked to fight and make plans, then it would be blind to ask.
The room was silent for a while, and suddenly Tao An slapped his thigh, "I think of a person, he can definitely do it!"
"who?"
"Brother Fenglin!" Tao An said with a smile: "He is full of great strategies, but it is a pity that he has no master. He has been wasting his time so far and can only teach at home. If he can come out of the mountain, the land south of the Yangtze River can be conquered!"
Tao An described Brother Fenglin as if he were a living god. Zhang Ximeng was also very curious. Who is this? Is he such a capable magician and living god Liu Bowen?
Li Xi took the initiative to introduce to Zhang Ximeng. By coincidence, this Fenglin brother was a member of the old Zhu family. His surname was also Zhu, his name was Zhu Sheng, his courtesy name was Yunsheng, and his nickname was Fenglin.
It can be said that Zhu Sheng came from a famous family. He and Zhu Xi were from the same clan, similar to the relationship between Zhang Ximeng and Zhang Yanghao. His mother was also a lady. Zhu Sheng studied at the age of eight and studied under famous scholars. He wrote many works in his early years.
He did not seek fame and wealth, nor did he covet fame. He just served as a scholar in Chizhou. Later, when the war broke out, Zhu Sheng returned to She County, where he farmed behind closed doors, taught students, and enjoyed himself.
It's not easy to get this old man out of trouble.
"Hey, in fact, we all know in our hearts that Brother Fenglin is very talented, which is rare in the world. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of nineteen. Later, he did not pass the exam until he was forty-six years old. After a few years of studying, he resigned.
It’s not that he didn’t pass the exam, but he didn’t bother to serve as an official for the Yuan Dynasty. But in this world, he also wants to honor his ancestors, so he has no choice but to take the exam for fame. Speaking of which, Brother Fenglin is also very depressed.”
"He is now over fifty years old. He has not obeyed the Yuan Dynasty, but has been a commoner of the Yuan Dynasty for most of his life. He has great ideas but no master. It is a pity that he has so much talent."
Li Xi obviously knew more about Zhu Sheng. At this time, this old man represented the mentality of many Confucian scholars.
They were conflicted about the Yuan Dynasty, and they were even more conflicted about the rebel army.
They were even more undecided on how to choose.
Zhang Ximeng listened silently to the introductions of the two old men. On the surface, he listened patiently, but in fact, he was already excited.
Zhu Sheng!
When mentioning this person, one cannot avoid the nine-character mantra: Build walls high, accumulate grain widely, and become king slowly!
It is no exaggeration to say that it was Zhu Sheng who revealed the key to Zhu Yuanzhang's success.
In fact, the content of the discussion between Zhang Ximeng and Lao Zhu, as well as the planned policies, are all consistent with these nine words.
Zhu Sheng, this old man, is definitely worth winning over.
In history, Zhu Yuanzhang also paid a considerable price to get this old man... First, Zhu Sheng helped Zhu Yuanzhang and persuaded the Huizhou garrison to surrender, thus avoiding the loss of life.
But Zhu Sheng did not immediately join Zhu Yuanzhang, but returned to She County. Then Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Wuyuan and encountered trouble again, so he thought of Zhu Sheng again.
This time he paid a visit in person, and Zhu Sheng played a trick. He left, leaving only a tip bag for Zhu Yuanzhang. As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang used the tip bag to capture Wuyuan.
This time Lao Zhu was anxious, this person must get it.
He disguised himself as a caravan, raided Zhu Sheng, blocked the old man at home, and asked him how to pacify the world.
Zhu Sheng said nine words, and was immediately invited by Lao Zhu to assist Zhu Yuanzhang...
Does this story look familiar to you? Zhuge Liang only wrote about visiting his ministers in a thatched cottage three times, and history books only wrote about Fan’s three visits.
Among the Three Kingdoms, where did the classic "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" come from?
It was roughly modeled on Zhu Yuanzhang's experience of visiting Zhu Sheng... Coincidentally, these two stories both gave strategies for pacifying the world. However, as everyone knows, the Middle Way collapsed and failed.
It is unknown to everyone that this time, the illustrious Ming Dynasty was created.
So regardless of whether the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is good or bad, it really confuses a lot of history.
How to get the old man out?
Zhang Ximeng thought over and over again, he definitely didn't have time to visit the thatched cottage, and he was not Zhu Yuanzhang, so it would be useless if he went there.
An old Confucian scholar like Zhu Sheng knows everything. As analyzed, he does not like the Yuan Dynasty, but he has been a member of the Yuan Dynasty for most of his life. If he wants him to come out and deal with the Yuan Dynasty, he must be given a sufficient
Reasons to convince yourself.
Zhu Yuanzhang moved the old gentleman with his sincerity, but Zhang Ximeng thought about it again and again, but he didn't have this ability.
But after he thought about it, he seemed to have another idea.
"Mr. Tao, Mr. Li, I can write a letter to Mr. Fenglin and ask him to come out. I hope you can send a leader."
Tao An saw that Zhang Ximeng was quite confident, so he called Yang Tianyang over without saying anything.
Zhang Ximeng called Lan Yu here again.
Obviously, Lan Yu has become Zhang Ximeng's special errand boy, a messenger boy.
"Sir, let me tell you, old man Zhu is acting weird. How sure are you that you can get people out of the mountain and they won't run away in vain?"
Zhang Ximeng glared at him and said, "You are running away in vain. How dare you negotiate terms with me? Get out of here. You are delaying something important. I will ask questions about your brother-in-law!"
Lan Yu had no choice but to take Zhang Ximeng's letter and follow Yang Tianyang to She County to visit Zhu Sheng.
Tao An and Li Xi didn't believe that someone could be transferred with just one letter.
The reason is very simple. At Zhu Sheng's age, he has already made up his mind and is not so impulsive. Moreover, this old man has been entangled all his life, which makes him have a very weird temper, which is looked down upon by ordinary people. If you try to be tough with him, he will compete with you.
You are stubborn and you beg him, but he is dismissive.
These two people had no clue how to impress such a stubborn old man who refused to take hard or soft food.
It can only be said that if Zhang Ximeng succeeds, they will fall into submission!
However, although it would take some time before Zhu Sheng could come, Zhang Ximeng's actions in Tongling were really clean and tidy.
Chang Yuchun took the lead in attacking Tongling, killing more than 300 Yuan soldiers and capturing thousands more. At the same time, a total of dozens of officials from the Yuan court magistrate to the county level were captured.
It's rare that Chang Yuchun didn't go on a killing spree, but left it to Zhang Ximeng to make the decision, and finally made progress.
Zhang Ximeng was not polite. Based on the reaction of the people, he executed more than 20 people who had committed the most heinous crimes and hung their heads on the flagpole... Then Zhang Ximeng announced that according to the land outline, he would begin to redistribute the land and the people from all over the country could return to their hometowns and towns to wait.
, specialized personnel will soon go to various villages to verify the number of people and acres of land and redistribute the land.
This order received an enthusiastic response immediately. The refugees returned home one after another, and they were very happy. With the Bodhisattva soldiers making decisions for us, no one of us is afraid!
Although Zhu Jiajun is called the Bodhisattva Soldier by the people, you must know that although the Bodhisattva has low eyebrows, he also has the angry eyes of Vajra!
After eradicating the officials, Zhang Ximeng divided Tongling's powerful people into three, six or nine grades based on Tao An, Li Xi, Chen Di, and visits to the common people.
Twenty-five of them have cooperated with Yuan Ting, and are mainly responsible for assisting Yuan Ting in collecting taxes... Some people say that Yuan Ting adopts a tax package system, but others say that Yuan Ting does not have a tax package system, and those who say that tax packages are laymen
, not worth discussing.
Just like many historical public cases, it is difficult to draw a conclusion, but the history of the Yuan Dynasty does clearly state that the Yuan Dynasty levied commercial taxes, and all warehouse and court officials were combined with officials, etc., and ordered various lawsuits to select people with property and business to fill them.
.Those who have property and practice don’t mean they have a certain industry and good character. To put it bluntly, aren’t they still powerful in various places?
Whether asking them to help with taxation counts as a tax package depends on how it is defined.
Anyway, in Zhang Ximeng's case, those who helped Yuan Ting collect taxes were naturally counted as powerful people who needed to be eradicated. As for whether they should be beheaded, it also depends on their daily behavior. If they don't have too many negative comments, they may be able to escape.
But it was found out that he was guilty, and there was absolutely no way out.
Zhang Ximeng used thunderbolt methods to give Tongling County a completely new look in just two days.
The homeless refugees returned to their hometowns, and the mess was cleared away.
The entire county has been completely renovated.
At this time, an old man, accompanied by two young people, rushed to Tongling County out of breath.
The person who came was none other than Zhu Sheng!
This old man is really here!
When they saw Zhu Sheng, Tao An and Li Xi were both stunned, "Brother Fenglin, why are you here?"
Zhu Sheng didn't even look at them, he could only snort angrily, "What a good thing you did!"
Then the old man walked inside, entered the second hall, and saw Zhang Ximeng face to face.
"You must be Mr. Fenglin, please take a seat!"
Zhu Sheng rolled his eyes and reluctantly sat down, but he didn't even drink the tea. He just took out the letter and pressed it under his palm.
"Who wrote this?"
Zhang Ximeng's smile never faded, "Mr. Fenglin, if Wansheng says this is written by me, would you believe it?"
Zhu Sheng looked at Zhang Ximeng carefully, a little confused. To be honest, he didn't think a young man could write these sixteen words, but these sixteen words really hit his heart.
Thinking of this, Zhu Sheng couldn't help but soften his tone, "I am a dead man and have no interest in worldly affairs, but these sixteen words are really not trivial. I cannot remain indifferent. I would like to ask, whose hand is this? Yes.
Is it written for fun, or does it have a deeper meaning?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Mr. Fenglin, this is indeed written by me, but it is also the voice of my lord. I can guarantee Mr. Fenglin that my lord will follow these sixteen words and steadily advance until he finally achieves his goal! No.
No one or anything can stop my lord!"
When Zhu Sheng heard this, he couldn't help being startled. The old man thought for a long time, and finally sighed and looked up, "It's true, I will do my best as a dog and a horse!"
Zhang Ximeng was delighted, "Mr. Fenglin, if we want to capture Taiping and relieve Hezhou's danger, do you have any clever strategies?"
Zhu Sheng said: "The chance of success in attacking Taiping is not high. I can go to Chizhou, recruit the soldiers and horses there, and then send a distress letter from Chizhou, mobilize the Taiping Yuan army to rescue, and then kill them halfway, then the chance of winning will be greatly increased!"
When Zhang Ximeng heard this, his eyes lit up. This old man had been a scholar in Chizhou for many years and had a deep foundation. He would never tell nonsense.
Recruiting this old man really makes a lot of money.
At this moment, Zhu Sheng slowly raised his hand, and there was a letter pressed under his palm. There were only sixteen words on it, which read: Expel the barbarians, restore China, divide the land equally, and save the people!
