Surrounded by several people, Lao Zhu led his troops and continued towards Linhuai Town.
There was the sound of horses' hooves and the strong wind, but everyone's thoughts were different.
Needless to say, Zhang Ximeng, Lao Zhu has a bright future when he develops alone. His stage is suddenly broader, his road is wider, his mood is better, and he even hums a song unconsciously... We ordinary people, what a real person today
Happy……
Tang He and Fei Ju didn't expect that much. They just thought that Zhu Chongba was much better than Guo Zixing and that they would have a future with him. Moreover, they were from the same hometown. Tang He had played with Lao Zhu since they were young, and they were closer than others.
If there is any good thing, I will not treat them badly.
I would rather be the mouth of a chicken than the queen of a cow.
What a man wants is to be happy!
Compared to their joy, Zhu Chongba frowned slightly and fell into thought.
What Zhang Ximeng talked about was just the general direction.
If you want to truly establish a foothold, carve out a territory, and develop your own strength, you still need a lot of hard work and luck. Not to mention others, Han Shantong got into trouble and had his head chopped off by the county government, and Xuzhou's Sesame Li, in a few months
That's it. Bu Wangsan from Nanyang is the same.
Even the first step may not be possible, let alone what happens next.
Subordinates may not think about it, but those in power cannot think about it.
With Jia Lu's defeat, even if the Yuan Dynasty wanted to counterattack, it would have to mobilize troops and generals. It would take several months. It was even hard to say whether it would be able to mobilize troops again because of the war.
Right now, the biggest threat to them is not Yuan Ting, but Guo Zixing!
In terms of status, Guo Zixing is still the red scarf commander of Haozhou, and Zhu Chongba is just his subordinate.
In terms of friendship, Guo Zixing married his adopted daughter to Zhu Chongba, showing the kindness of knowing each other.
No matter what dirty things Guo Zixing and his precious son Guo Tianxu did, these two points are irrefutable.
If Zhu Chongba wants to develop independently, he must not quarrel with Guo Zixing and fight to the death...not to mention that Guo Zixing has more troops and is more powerful, and Zhu Chongba is no match at all.
Just the crime of falling out with his father-in-law and having a son-in-law who bit his master could make Zhu Chongba infamous.
Some people may think that in troubled times, anything weird or contrary to human ethics may happen. As long as you are strong enough, you don't have to care about worldly opinions and can do anything, no matter what despicable means.
But in fact, those who achieve great things must win over people's hearts and gain the support of the majority of people. Not only their power, but also their character and conduct must be established and recognized by the people.
As a superior, any action may bring unexpected consequences... Cao Cao massacred the city and killed him happily, but he didn't know that his actions forced a young man to leave his hometown and go to Nanyang to farm. This young man would later become the nightmare of Wei State.
...Prime Minister Zhuge.
Emperor Wu of Wei caused trouble to his descendants.
At the beginning of starting a business, how did you get the sincere support of a hero when you had a falling out with your father-in-law and benefactor, and got a reputation of being ungrateful?
Therefore, this time for independent development, not only can we not fall out with Guo Zixing, but we must also use Guo Dashuai's name to use the banner as a tiger skin to gain a firm foothold.
But then again, Guo Zixing is not a generous person. They have already fallen out. Zhu Chongba thought about leaving Marshal Guo aside. Why would Marshal Guo help you?
Isn't this a dream?
Maybe Guo Zixing has already deployed his troops to kill Lao Zhu.
"Old man Jia Lu opened a river and harmed the people, and everyone in the world reviled him. This time we captured the old man and gave it to the commander-in-chief. It will be regarded as a gift from us to the commander-in-chief." Lao Zhu said in a deep voice.
Tang He and Fei Ju had nothing to say. If allowed, they would rather kill Jia Lu with their own hands and make the old man into slices of meat.
Zhang Ximeng sighed slightly, a genius in water control died like this.
"My lord, can you let me talk to Jalu?"
Zhu Chongba was stunned, "What are you talking about? Do you want to persuade him to surrender?"
Zhang Ximeng smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't have that ability. I just want to learn from Jia Lu about the manuscript of water control."
"What do you want this for?" Zhu Chongba asked.
Zhang Ximeng said: "Although the current river control has disrupted the world of Dayuan, the overflowing Yellow River will have to be controlled sooner or later. But in this world, there is not one great talent who can control the river in a hundred years. My name is Jia Luba
His experience will be kept here, so that when the world is at peace in the future, my lord can control the river again."
When Zhu Chongba heard this, he was also startled... Will he also control the river in the future? Will he also mobilize hundreds of thousands of people, which will waste people and money?
Zhu Chongba shook his head. He would not do anything to bring down the Yuan Dynasty... But just as he shook his head, Zhu Chongba noticed the Huaihe River not far away.
The turbid current surged, roared and rolled, like an old dragon.
He remembered that Zhang Ximeng had said that the Yellow River did not burst suddenly today, but that it had continuously changed its course and burst its banks since the Northern Song Dynasty.
In particular, the Yellow River flows south to capture the Huaihe River. The Yellow River is large and the Huaihe River is small. During the rainy season, the water in the river surges and it is easy to burst and flood... From this point of view, regulating the Yellow River is really an unavoidable matter.
"Sir, we heard people say that most of the emperors are immoral and traitors are in power, causing natural and man-made disasters in succession. If the king is kind and God bless him, the world will be fine, right?" Zhu Chongba stared at it.
The rolling Huaihe River, with a little thought.
Zhang Ximeng couldn't help being shocked, and said loudly: "If you are really kind-hearted, why bother to bring trouble to the people? You should be the one to rain down thunder and strike down most of the foolish kings!"
Zhu Chongba was startled and couldn't help reining in his horse... Zhang Ximeng continued: "Historical records record that Dayu controlled floods and failed to enter his house three times. After working hard for thirteen years, hundreds of rivers flowed eastward, and the people were spared the suffering of floods. But.
God will take action and dig out mountains and rivers!"
Zhu Chongba took a breath and couldn't help but nodded vigorously, it was indeed true.
"Controlling water is not easy, sir, just ask Jia Lu!"
While they were talking, they had already arrived in Linhuai... This was a small town. Due to the war, most of the people had fled, and the remaining residents were very few. 80% of the buildings were empty, which was just the time for Fei Ju to take over.
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Jia Lu was imprisoned in a tile house, and eight civilian men recruited by Zhang Ximeng were carefully guarded.
Zhang Ximeng came in after asking.
To his surprise, Jia Lu didn't panic, and even felt a little better. He raised his head and just said lightly: "But you are sending me on my way?"
Zhang Ximeng did not answer his words, but raised his hand, "When I was in the army, I was lucky enough to collect some old gentleman's manuscripts. The discussion on water control in them is quite clever. I came here this time to ask for advice."
Jia Lu looked strange and couldn't help but laugh: "Red scarf thief, someone actually wants to control the water. I thought everyone in the world thought that river control is a huge sin, which wastes people and money!"
Zhang Ximeng's voice was low and he recited: "Even after the death of the Sui Dynasty, this river has been connected to the waves for thousands of miles. If there was no dragon boat incident in the Water Palace, Yu and Yu would not have much merit." Zhang Ximeng read a poem that later generations praised the Grand Canal.
, sighing: "So many things are done for the sake of future generations, but the merits are in the future!"
Jia Lu nodded slightly, "You are young, but you have some knowledge. Among the red scarf thieves, you are..." Suddenly, he struggled to prop up his upper body with his elbows and stared at Zhang Ximeng.
"You, do you know Zheng Sixiao? Lu Fangweng and Wen Tianxiang, are you the one who told those red scarf thieves?" Jia Lu was emotional and his old face turned red. He always felt that there was an expert in the city, but he never expected it.
, is actually an underage boy!
"who are you?"
Zhang Ximeng sighed, "I can tell you, my surname is Zhang and my name is Ximeng."
"Zhang Ximeng?" Jia Lu frowned and murmured: "Why is it the same as Mr. Yunzhuang? He is my mentor!"
"Mr. Yunzhuang is your mentor?"
"When I was compiling history, Mr. Yunzhuang gave me a lot of advice, especially when it came to poetry, and he was generous in giving me advice. However, I have no talent at all, and I failed to live up to Mr.'s good intentions."
Zhang Ximeng saw that Jia Lu didn't seem to be hypocritical, and said slowly: "I am Mr. Yunzhuang's grandnephew. My father originally named me after his old man. His original intention was to let me imitate his old man. But now that I think about it, it is too abrupt."
My ancestors all blamed my father for being ridiculous. He is indeed a bad person." The figure of the middle-aged scholar who was a bit pedantic and a bit naive appeared in front of Zhang Ximeng's eyes again, and he felt very heavy in his heart.
"oh?"
Jia Lu was startled and asked hurriedly: "Then, where is your father? He is in Haozhou City?"
Zhang Ximeng shook his head, "No, he has already died in the hands of the Tatars!"
Jia Lu stayed for a moment, lying heavily on the bed, with his head raised, breathing heavily. After a long while, he said in pain and helplessness: "It seems that the Yuan Dynasty deserves to die!" Then Jia Lu added: "I still have some at home.
I'll write a letter to the manuscript collection, and you can send someone to pick it up at my home. It's better to give it to you than to let ignorant people ruin it."
Zhang Ximeng nodded. He didn't expect it to go so smoothly. He wanted to say something, but Jia Lu had already closed his eyes.
"I have committed a heavy crime by serving Yuan Ting. No matter how I end up, it is natural. You don't have to worry about me."
What else could Zhang Ximeng say? He could only get up and go to get paper and pen. At this moment, Zhu Chongba suddenly came in from outside. He glanced at Jia Lu, turned to Zhang Ximeng and said: "Find a good doctor. Be sure to find a good doctor."
Cure Mr. Jia’s illness!”
Zhang Ximeng was shocked. Didn't he just say that he would dedicate it to Guo Zixing?
Zhu Chongba smiled, "We just thought about it again. To achieve great things, we cannot do without talents! Even if this talent has some shortcomings, we can only tolerate it."