Chapter 98 The unlucky guy who has tried and failed
Chapter 98 The unlucky guy who fails after repeated attempts
Zhu Yiyuan admitted that he did faint. Although it didn't last long, in the end he lost to money. If you lose, you must admit it, and if you are beaten, you must stand upright.
There is nothing you can do, Dinglin Temple is a thousand-year-old temple with great integrity!
I have to say that Shandong has a lot of historical things.
The Confucius Mansion is two thousand years old, and the Dinglin Temple is shorter, more than a thousand years old.
Although it has experienced several disasters, it has been passed down as a whole. In the cellar of the temple, there are a large number of gold objects. Many of them are simple in shape, the gold content is not very high, and some are white. There is no doubt that these are old antiques.
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The recent gold and silver vessels are even more astonishing. One box after another is filled with gold bricks and ingots... A rough estimate is that there are more than 130,000 taels of gold and more than 200,000 taels of silver. All are discounted.
Turned into silver, there can be as much as one and a half million taels!
Zhu Yiyuan followed Xie Qian and raided the Zhang family. He also raided Zichuan County. In addition, he also raided the Qi family. He had just annihilated Tong Yangliang and captured a lot of items.
But no matter which one, even if they are all added up, it is not as good as Dinglin Temple.
There is only so much gold and silver, but there are still 300,000 shi of grain, more than 500 oxen, horses and livestock stored in this temple... These are all given by the masters who are kind-hearted and use them to help the poor.
Of course, as a poor person, you have to be sensible. You can owe money to ordinary people, but if you owe money to Buddha, you will go to the eighteenth level of hell.
Therefore, anyone who borrows livestock from the temple must pay back double the amount.
This is another way for monks to make money.
Zhu Yiyuan also noticed that these monks had extraordinary financial acumen. They set up pawnshops, established banks, commercial firms... basically whatever they wanted to make money, they did.
Moreover, he is good at what he does and loves what he does. In Dinglin Temple, there is even a group of young monks who specialize in playing with the abacus and settling accounts for the master.
Faced with this situation, Zhu Yiyuan fell to the ground. He had nothing to say but confiscated everything without any courtesy.
The property of Dinglin Temple is still very large and needs to be carefully liquidated.
Zhu Yiyuan could only leave it to others, after all, his main focus was still on military affairs.
He and Tan Deyu led their troops and horses to continue northward to attack Ke Yongsheng. The forwards of both sides met north of Malshan, and a fierce battle ensued.
As for the rebels, their morale was high and they had taken a considerable advantage. However, Ke Yongsheng was also an old soldier and did not rush forward rashly. Instead, he took the initiative to retreat ten miles and rely on Zhucheng for defense.
Ke Yongsheng had five thousand men under his command, relying on the fortified city for defense.
Zhu Yiyuan launched several attempts, but all failed.
"It seems that it is a bit difficult to eliminate two general soldiers of the Qing court at once!" Zhu Yiyuan sighed slightly. It was a bit too much to say this... What do you mean by being the general soldier of the Qing court? You can kill them if you want.
Chinese chives?
Tan Deyu also said: "It seems that Ke Yongsheng is frightened. If he does not dare to go south and invade, it will be enough for us to leave a small number of troops to contain him."
Zhu Yiyuan was still a little unwilling. After all, only by annihilating Ke Yongsheng and eliminating the threat could he let go and develop. This guy was bent on being a coward, which made it very difficult for him to handle.
Zhu Yiyuan was still looking for an opportunity, but Ke Yongsheng, the commander-in-chief of Jiaozhou, was no longer afraid, but frightened... Tong Yangliang was a Han army flag. He could fight better than himself and had more people than him. He actually wiped out the whole army easily.
A person like this would probably be swallowed in one gulp.
So Ke Yongsheng desperately wrote to Chen Jin, the governor of Denglai, which he summed up in two words: seek nourishment!
The thief is too fierce and cannot run away.
Chen Jin did not get permission from the Qing court, so he naturally would not let Ke Yongsheng retreat, but he also did not want to lose his capable generals... Therefore, he strictly ordered Ke Yongsheng not to leave Zhucheng for thirty miles, and he must be cautious, not seeking merit but seeking nothing.
Pass.
Ke Yongsheng used his old tortoise skills to dig trenches and build strong fortresses, taking precautions and not giving Zhu Yiyuan any chance.
There was a stalemate between the two sides, but soon a letter was delivered to Zhu Yiyuan, forcing him to give up Ke Yongsheng.
"Seventh Master, Wang Jun is reporting urgently. Not only did we capture Yizhou, we also took over Feixian County!"
When Tan Deyu heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "Fei County is also a place that Wang Jun and others often fought for in the past. It is really a great achievement to win it in one go this time."
The smile on Zhu Yiyuan's face continued, "Master Qi, in addition to Fei County, there is another county that has also fallen into our hands."
"besides?"
Tan Deyu was quite surprised. Besides Feixian County, where else could it be?
"Could it be Yixian County?" Tan Deyu asked: "It's not far from Taierzhuang, but the canal is at a critical point. If we take it down, water transportation will be right at our doorstep."
Zhu Yiyuan shook his head, "It's not Yixian, it's Tancheng!"
"Tancheng?" Tan Deyu couldn't sit still at this moment, and stood up instantly, with surprise on his weathered face.
Tancheng is a very important place.
It borders Yimeng to the north and Huaihai to the south.
It is the gateway to Lunan and the throat between Sulu and Sulu.
Obtaining Tancheng means that the territory of the entire Yimeng Mountain Area is complete.
Zhu Yiyuan could rely on the entire Yimeng Mountain area to deal with the Qing court.
And getting Tancheng also means getting the key to march into southern Zhili.
Attack and retreat with ease.
There is no doubt that these are the benefits brought by the elimination of Tongnuo.
After acquiring Yizhou, Fei County and Tancheng were given as gifts. Zhu Yiyuan directly controlled as many as eight counties, and the number of people under his rule was about 500,000.
The whole situation was completely opened up.
The biggest thing now is to consolidate the areas occupied by the new attack, quickly implement the new policy, and keep the people in hand.
There is also the need to expand troops and horses to form combat effectiveness as quickly as possible.
Because next, not only the Qing army in Shandong, but also the Qing army in southern Zhili will join the encirclement and suppression.
Zhu Yiyuan will soon realize why people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong.
"Master Qi, leave one thousand households behind and we will go south immediately."
Tan Deyu nodded in agreement. Although he did not eliminate Ke Yongsheng, he was so scared that he dared not move, so it was acceptable.
They returned decisively. Along the way, they got more and more information and figured out the detailed process.
As Tong Yangliang's army was almost wiped out, the people who escaped told the news to the people in Yizhou City. Immediately many officials and gentry rushed to flee. Without the leader, Wang Jun easily entered Yizhou.
Then he decided to attack Feixian County. At this time, the Qing army in Feixian County was very weak. After two days of fighting, Feixian County fell into Wang Jun's hands.
At this time, there was a scholar named Wu Changfeng over in Tancheng, who revolted angrily... He was over thirty years old and had studied for twenty years. In the Ming Dynasty, he failed in many examinations and was not even admitted as a scholar.
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Some time ago, he took the Qing court exam, but I'm sorry, but he also failed.
Wu Changfeng, who is almost thirty-five years old, is completely disappointed... He could not pass the exam in the Ming Dynasty, and he could not pass the exam in the Qing Dynasty. The world is as dark as crows. If you want to get ahead, you must find another way out.
By chance, he got three articles. After Wu Changfeng read them, he immediately realized...these three articles were simply written for him.
The Ming Dynasty was already in ruins, and the Qing Dynasty was bullying people again. If you want to live a good life, you must reunite people's hearts. Coincidentally, not long ago, Zhu Yiyuan also conducted an examination and selected a group of officials.
Wu Changfeng decisively dispersed his family wealth and gathered 500 local warriors.
The county magistrate of Tancheng was also confused. He heard that Tong Yangliang died in the battle and the bandits came to kill him. He actually summoned the local warriors from all over to guard Tancheng.
In this way, Wu Changfeng led his troops into Tancheng in a swaggering manner. Then he arrested the county magistrate and opened the city to welcome Wang Jun.
At first Wang Jun couldn't believe it was true. After repeated confirmations, he led his troops into Tancheng and sent a message to Zhu Yiyuan.
By the time Zhu Yiyuan arrived, it was already February and he met Wu Changfeng. He had a dignified appearance, a tall forehead, a straight nose, and a sense of perseverance and perseverance.
"Zhu Qianshi, I don't want to be your official for no reason, so you give me a question... I don't believe it, I will never pass any exam in this life!"
Zhu Yiyuan really nodded, "Okay, how about you write an article analyzing how I will develop and grow next?"
Wu Changfeng nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll write it now."
