Although he had already thought about it, a trace of surprise still flashed across Xia Xun's face.【】
Tang Yaoju smiled and said: "Yes, it is the White Lotus Sect. If it weren't for Brother Yang's status now, even though you and I have a life-long friendship, my brother would not reveal this matter to you, let alone drag you along.
Join us. My brother doesn’t want anything from you, I just want to help you. But only by making you my godbrother can I ask a few guardians to help you, so that you can change your appearance and live freely from now on, without fear of being raped by the court.
wanted."
Xia Xun now understands what a protector is. The protectors are not like the so-called protectors in martial arts novels. They are all heroes with outstanding martial arts skills. They usually do not hold administrative positions in sects or gangs. This is why he is given a role of only one.
The protector of the title. In fact, the so-called protector is a believer who has contributed more to the church gang, so his prestige and status are superior to others.
If Tang Yaoju dared to protect him and was confident that he could protect him, then the religious circle where Tang Yaoju was located must have had considerable potential power in the local area. At least some famous and prestigious squires and government officials in the local area had become their
Teach disciples. But now Xia Xun is not the imperial court’s special envoy to arrest bandits. Hearing the news, he could only refuse: "Thank you for your kindness, brother, but I don’t want to join the religion..."
Tang Yaoju's expression changed, and he said displeasedly: "Why, brother Yang can't trust me. Do you really think that our White Lotus Sect is a cult where men commit thieves and women commit all kinds of evil, as the court claims?"
Xia Xun hurriedly said: "No, no, no, Brother Tang has misunderstood. Brother has a family, a business, and a family. Now they have been arranged in a proper place. Soon, brother will have to go to see them. It is impossible for him to stay here for a long time."
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Tang Yaoju was greatly disappointed when he heard this. Xia Xun thought for a while and reminded: "Brother Tang, it's okay just to teach. I know that from the Southern Song Dynasty to the present, the White Lotus Sect has spread all over the world and has been passed down from generation to generation.
I don't necessarily know that something will happen, but since the White Lotus Rebellion in Shaanxi, the court has been very strict in arresting White Lotus followers. If Brother Tang only teaches disciples and has a good reputation, that's all. Don't imitate Tian Jiucheng of Shaanxi and Niu Bu of Jinan.
Go wild, otherwise, you will definitely get into trouble."
The eager expression on Tang Yaoju's face cooled down, and he sighed softly: "Brother Yang has both martial arts skills, and I have the heart to accept him. Now that the world is in chaos, it is the time for heroes of our generation to show their talents. I didn't expect that Brother Yang would have to retire."
That’s all, everyone has their own ambitions, and I won’t force it on you.”
Xia Xun's expression changed slightly, and he asked urgently: "Show me your skills? What does Brother Tang want to do? Listen to your good advice, Brother Tang must not have any plans. Once the White Lotus Sect wants to take advantage of the chaos and raise troops, not only the imperial court will be severely encircled and suppressed, but
Even if the Yan army arrives, they will definitely not show mercy. The current chaos is just an internal dispute within the Zhu Ming royal family. No matter which side they are, they will never allow the White Lotus Sect to take advantage of the situation and influence the Ming Dynasty's ideas, especially at this moment.
, a large number of imperial soldiers and horses have gathered in Shandong Mansion. If there is any slight disturbance, it will be an immediate disaster."
Tang Yaoju laughed loudly: "Brother, you are worrying too much. I said to show off my skills, I just took advantage of the chaos in the world to attract more followers and form a crowd to protect myself. Why did I want to rebel? You didn't see me taking my wife
We have brought all the children, are there any such rebels?"
When Xia Xun heard that it made sense, he smiled with relief...
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"I have received accurate news that Li Jiujiang is scheduled to attack Peking again in April next year. Currently, he is building twelve consecutive cities in Texas. Wake up, he no longer plans to succeed in the first battle. He is going to confront us for a long time.
Already."
After hearing what Zhu Di said, Zhang Yu was a little worried and said: "The imperial court is rich and has a constant supply of soldiers and materials. However, the resources we have are limited. Once they are depleted for a long time, it will be very detrimental to us."
"The king naturally knows."
Zhu Di smiled coldly: "Li Jinglong doesn't have such knowledge, this must be...hey"
He knew that this must be his brother-in-law Xu Huizu who gave Li Jinglong advice. He was so angry that he hated it, but he didn't want to say it in public. Although everyone knew it, they clearly said that his brother-in-law stood firmly on his side.
The emperor was in trouble with him, which was ultimately a discouraging thing.
Zhu Neng said: "In this case, Your Highness, we should seize the time to strengthen the defense of Beiping. At the same time, we should calm down the rear as soon as possible before they send out troops, so as to avoid being constantly harassed by the rear during the battle with Li Jinglong."
Zhu Di nodded and said: "I have this intention. If you want to consolidate the rear, you have two options. One is to attack Liaodong, and the other is to attack Xuanfu. One in the northeast and one in the northwest can attack me at critical moments.
Insert a sword, this is a serious problem, I would like to discuss with you where to attack."
As soon as the generals heard this, they immediately started talking in various directions, each expressing his or her own opinion. The debate was very lively. Zhu Di and Monk Daoyan sat at the top, just listening and not speaking.
Ning Wang Zhu Quan relied on his status and did not speak at first. Later, when he saw that the generals were at a stalemate and it was difficult to come to a conclusion, he raised his hands to Zhu Di and said: "Fourth brother, I think we can attack Liaodong. Liaodong's soldiers and horses can leave Shanhaiguan at any time."
, approaching Peiping, the most serious disease. Although Shanhaiguan Pass is indestructible, Songting Pass is now in our hands. As long as we leave Songting Pass and go eastward to attack Liaodong outside the pass, Shanhaiguan cannot be moved. Even though it is dangerous, it is still in our hands.
What’s the use?”
Zhang Yu thought for a while and then said: "Your Highness Prince Ning, I think it is most appropriate to attack the Xuan Mansion."
King Ning was relatively familiar with Liaodong and was sure of defeating Liaodong, so he was very unconvinced by Zhang Yu's words. He glanced at him and asked, "Why do you see this?"
Zhang Yudao: "The reason is very simple. The supplies for the soldiers and horses in Liaodong mainly rely on transportation within the customs. After His Majesty raised troops to pacify the crisis, the original connection with Liaodong has been cut off. Liaodong now relies entirely on the grain and rice accumulated in the past and exploited from the Jurchen tribes."
They are unable to move south to attack Peiping. They only have the power to defend, not to attack, so it is not a top priority."
Ning Wang said: "Then the Datong area of Xuanfu is a powerful threat to us? It should be noted that Liaodong is different from Xuanfu. The King of Liao took the initiative to surrender to the court, and his old troops naturally obeyed the imperial court's dispatch. However, Xuanfu is not the same. Now if
The king of Dai is here, and he will lead the troops to attack me in Peiping, which is a serious problem for us. Unfortunately, the king of Dai was killed by the emperor before my fourth brother and I. Now the whole family, young and old, is imprisoned in Sichuan.
The emperor did not dare to use Dai Wang's old troops in Xuanfu; the imperial troops in Xuanfu had to be used to check and monitor Dai Wang's old troops. In this case, the possibility of sending troops from the northwest to attack our heart in Beiping is not much greater than that in Liaodong."
Zhang Yu smiled slightly, nodded and said: "What His Highness Prince Ning said is true. In terms of threat, whether to attack Liaodong or the northwest is the same for us. The reason why I think we should attack the northwest is because
, attacking the northwest has more benefits.”
Prince Ning wondered: "What's so special about attacking the northwest...ah, yes."
Prince Ning was not a mediocre person. In fact, he was extremely intelligent. Compared with Zhang Yu, what he lacked was the training of actual combat. As soon as he was halfway through his words, he realized that the Northeast was a barren land at that time, and the food, grass and supplies for the garrison officers and soldiers were mainly important.
The supply comes from within the pass, but not in Xuanfu. The Shanxi area has experienced little war, and when the former heroes fought for hegemony and suffered heavy casualties, the northwest area has always been peaceful. Later, a large number of immigrants from Shanxi to Shandong were because the population of Shanxi was flourishing and there was no
Due to the impact of the military disaster.
The farming industry in the northwest region is also relatively developed. Although it is not as good as the land of fish and rice in Suhu, the long-term peace and development of farming industry, coupled with the imperial government's tax reduction and exemption, farming and reclamation, disaster relief and restoration of business, and frontier troops' farming, are absolutely outstanding in terms of grain and rice.
There is no problem, but the most serious problem restricting Beiping is food.
Zhu Di couldn't help but smile after listening to their discussion. In fact, he already had an idea in mind. He asked the generals for advice, just to unify the generals' understanding through this debate process. In addition, it was also a way for him to train generals.
If it is said that the dynasty lacks generals who can take on important responsibilities, it is actually not true. Although the old generals are almost dead, the generals who followed them in the east and west to fight hundreds of battles have now matured, and there are many generals among them.
Talent, if one of these people was chosen to lead the 500,000-strong army, Zhu Di would never be in such a lucky situation now.
Fortunately, the emperor sent Li Jinglong, and even more fortunately, Li Jinglong's army of 500,000 was completely defeated, and he was not dismissed from his post. He became the commander-in-chief of the army of 600,000, but none of the generals under Li Jinglong were experienced.
In a hundred battles, no one is easy to fight.
What makes King Yan laugh and cry is that everyone wants to win the war, but now he is actually a little afraid of winning the war, because as long as he wins another big victory, it will be difficult for Li Jinglong, a pig, to continue to sit in this position, whatever.
If a general who has actually led troops comes out and relies on such a huge disparity in strength, Zhu Di will be a great threat to him.
On the other hand, what does King Yan have here? The five armies with the highest general positions under him are all commanded by Zhang Yu. He was originally just a guard commander who commanded the left guard of the three guards of Yanshan. He only led a mere three thousand soldiers and horses at most. He was more powerful than the generals of the imperial court.
Gao Ming? Xu Huizu, Qu Neng, Ping Baoer, Yu Tongyuan, and Teng Ju who gathered in Dezhou this time are all veterans who are not weaker than him, and they have superior troops. Zhu Di must train his generals step by step.
Train your generals to become famous generals who can stand alone.
No one is born a famous general, they all grow up in actual combat.
Seeing that the generals had initially reached a consensus, Zhu Di smiled slightly and said: "Shimei's words are reasonable, so let's use this time to strengthen the defense of Peiping on the one hand, and on the other hand, attack Xuanfu to support the war.
Besides, haven't you thought about how to use this battle to gain some other benefits for us?"
"Is there any benefit?"
The generals were very surprised and looked around, but no one could answer. Monk Daoyan laughed and stroked his beard and said: "Generals, Li Jinglong is preparing for war, and is preparing to send troops to attack Peiping in early April. This battle will
How to fight, when to fight, do we have to follow his agreement? We are attacking Xuanfu, and Li Jinglong's troops are closest, will he send troops to assist? It is bitterly cold now, so I led him to walk northwest with all his strength.
Even if he can still send troops in April, won't his army be exhausted by then?"
"Wow!" All the generals were waking up from a dream, gearing up one by one, their eyes shining.
Zhu Di smiled and said: "When we go to war, we can't let him idle. Let's walk Li Jiujiang's legs and let him follow him for a while!"
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Lao Jia was so angry that he scolded Shopkeeper Xia to his face. He returned home angrily, cut out a little paper figurine and began to poke and poke it. After the little paper figurine was broken, he suddenly realized that it was his parents who provided him with food and clothing.
Yeah, if you offend someone, where will you make money to support your family in the future?
Lao Jia started to panic, and rushed to Baiquan Huntang with a shy face to talk nonsense to the shopkeeper. Xia Xun was busy implementing the second plan, and had no time to pay attention to him, so he kicked him out.
Lao Jia was so angry that he cut out another paper figurine when he returned home, and continued to poke and poke with the big needle that held the shoe sole...
This continued until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, when Baiquan Huntang started construction. Lao Jia shamelessly went there and was surprised to find that the shopkeeper had actually been replaced. After asking others, Lao Jia knew that it was said that shopkeeper Xia's boss
His father was seriously ill, so shopkeeper Xia hurriedly took out Hundang and hurried back to the north. Old Jia Dale did not expect that poking the villain would have such a miraculous effect.
The new shopkeeper's surname is Xu, and his name is Xu Jiang. He is not as easy to talk to as Xia Xun, but after Old Jia made a flirtatious greeting, Xu Jiang actually allowed him to work here. Old Jia was overjoyed and his job was finally saved.
, the only thing that made him unspeakably melancholy was: that young and charming sister-in-law, gone forever...
Dezhou Pier is ten miles away from Dezhou City. During the water transportation season, this place is very busy with ships coming and going. Travelers, stevedores, and dragons and snakes are mixed in the most chaotic way. When winter comes, the water transportation stops, and the place becomes even less quiet. In the distance,
On the official road, groups of Ming soldiers wearing mandarin duck jackets came and went, sometimes mixed with laborers carrying spades and pickaxes, while on the docks there were cheap brothels and smoky semi-open gambling houses.
Lively.
Sometimes soldiers who had changed into civilian clothes would steal some military supplies. They would first go to the black market behind a row of warehouses on the pier to exchange some money, and then dive into the gambling house. Those who lost would return empty-handed to the barracks and win.
The frustrated ones left the gambling house and then plunged into the brothel. In the end, they returned to the barracks empty-handed and "lazy".
"Keep an eye on that Tang Yaoju at the Baojiacheng construction site, right! You don't need to do anything, just keep an eye on his every move."
In a small room between the underground gambling house and the half-opened brothel, Xia Xun gave an order, and one of his men hurriedly walked out. Xia Xun was worried. If the battle between the Ming army and the Yan army was used, Shandong
If there are any horse thieves or religious bandits, it will really bring disaster to the country and the people. Tang Yaoju may not be bad, but if anyone expects those so-called rebels from ordinary people to be more disciplined than officers and soldiers, then they will have their heads kicked by donkeys.
, this kind of thing must not be allowed to happen to him.
"Alas, we are planning something big for King Yan here, and the White Lotus Sect has come to interfere again, which really adds to the chaos!"
Xia Xun just sighed with emotion when he heard a very coquettish and enchanting voice coming from behind the wooden wall on the left: "Ah, ah, ah, good brother, good man, work hard, work hard, my family will be so happy!" Immediately afterwards!
From behind the wooden wall on the right came a group of men shouting wildly: "Throw a leopard and kill them all, kill, kill, kill!"
"Damn, what kind of place are you looking for for me? Alas, my gang of flying dragon spies still need training..."
Xia Xun smiled bitterly and sighed.
Ah! Awesome! Use your strength, kill all the time, and be sure to take out all the tickets. In the end, you will be empty-handed and "out of energy" before you can sleep!!!