Zhang Haoran never imagined that Liang Jun was so strong!
Moreover, the Supreme Divine Thunder is also extremely suitable for attacking cities.
This caused the original plan to collapse instantly. Liang Jun only needed a few days to break the city each time, and his reputation for being good at attacking shocked the world!
Today, there is only the last Daqu Mansion left in Xuzhou.
And Liang Jun even increased instead of decreasing, there are still 80,000!
Although all the spies and spy leaders shouted that it was impossible and that there were no more troops in the south, and that they were suspected of being insane or suffering from hysteria, Zhang Haoran had already regarded them as incompetent and had just killed one of them.
After all, instead of increasing the number of troops in the south, couldn't it be the result of Xu Lingzi's conjuration?
Zhang Haoran did let people spread rumors that Xu Lingzi was a demon, liked to eat babies' hearts, killed people and made corpses into soldiers, etc., but these rumors had no great effect.
Should those cities surrender or surrender? After all, if you don't surrender, you will die!
Nowadays, everyone is betrayed and separated from their relatives, and they are miserable and depressed, which makes Zhang Haoran want to cry bitterly.
He climbed down the city wall and returned to the mansion.
The Zhang family is a millennium-old family, and Zhang Haoran's mansion is also top-notch luxurious. Although there is nothing visible on the surface, random ornaments and hangings may have been made with the painstaking efforts of a certain craftsman.
But at this time, Zhang Haoran no longer had any thoughts of appreciation and wrote several letters in front of his desk.
"Someone is coming!"
"master!"
"Send these letters north to the address above."
Zhang Haoran ordered someone to deliver the letter, and then went to the backyard and outside a study room.
In the study, a young man wearing a moon-white gown and as handsome as jade was writing.
His writing is like a dragon and a snake, and he can write an article in just a moment. Just by looking at it, Zhang Haoran feels that the article is full of clouds and endless aftertaste.
"Okay...Ju Shi, if this article of yours were to be used in normal times, I would definitely find a jug of good wine and read it slowly so that I could drink with it."
Zhang Haoran sighed in admiration.
The boy who wrote the article was a relative of his. He was smart when he was young and was accepted as a student. His name was Zhang Jushi.
This Jushi has a quick mind, a photographic memory, and the ability to draw inferences from one instance to another.
Zhang Haoran has always regarded him as a disciple of Yiman, and even believed that he must be the one to revive the Zhang family.
"Ju Shi, you have this article. The heat has come. If Dasong is still there, it will be easy to take the Jinshi exam..."
Zhang Haoran stumbled and sighed: "It's a pity, it's a pity..."
Looking at the handsome and elegant young man, he felt even more fondness in his heart, but at this moment, he could only grit his teeth: "Ju Shi, kneel down!"
Zhang Jushi was startled, and then he knelt down in front of the saint's portrait: "Teacher, please give me instructions..."
"Now that the army is besieging the city, my Zhang family is facing unforeseen consequences..."
As Zhang Haoran spoke, his heart was burning.
"Teacher, this disciple must follow Liang's thieves..." The young man's face turned red.
"No!"
But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhang Haoran: "I want you to stay useful and join Daliang... Even if you can't read the Four Books and Five Classics, you have to be patient!"
"teacher?"
Zhang Jushi's eyes widened. Is this the same teacher who talks about starving to death and talking about minor indiscretions and major indiscretions?
"Liang Jun is brutal, and my Zhang family may be in danger of overthrowing!"
Zhang Haoran said.
Zhang Jushi's eyes widened.
He doesn't believe it.
There were many dynasties changing, but no one dared to attack the Zhang family. Instead, they had to recognize the canonization, land and houses of the previous dynasty, and give them extra gifts to appease them.
"You don't understand... that Xu Lingzi is different, he is a demon! He even dealt with the Taoist family he was born in, how can he be soft on Brahma?"
Zhang Haoran smiled bitterly: "What frightens me even more is that...the southern method can indeed govern the country, and it can be governed very well...but if it succeeds, where will my famous teaching be?"
"That's why the teacher mobilized the whole state to break the rising momentum of King Liang?" Zhang Jushi seemed to have some realization.
Unfortunately, it failed in the end.
"Yes, I really don't understand military affairs, which led to successive defeats. Now there is no need to say it again...but you are responsible for the important task of reviving our famous religion!" Zhang Haoran said: "Now that Xuzhou has been conquered, King Liang has gained a foothold in the north.
, King Jin and King Kang may not be able to compete with them, so King Liang is very likely to win the world! You must remember that when you go to Liang Kingdom, you must be loyal!"
"Loyalty?"
Zhang Jushi seemed to understand something.
"The foundation of my famous religion depends on the word loyalty. You must remember to be loyal to King Liang. Even if King Liang asks you to die, you must be willing to go to Jiuquan with a smile!" Zhang Haoran said: "How can a Taoist be selfish?
We Confucians have the character and character? King Liang is young at this time, but he will definitely understand in the future!"
"I see, I understand!" Zhang Jushi nodded.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion ahead.
Faintly, there seemed to be the sound of fighting!
"What's going on?"
Zhang Haoran's expression changed, and he suddenly grabbed Zhang Jushi and hid him in a secret pavilion nearby, while he sat calmly, waiting for the final trial.
The shouts of death gradually approached.
In the end, a Zhang family housekeeper broke his hand and was kicked in: "Master... something bad happened... Lu Xiaoyi rebelled! He even gathered the big families in the city and led troops to surround our house!"
"What?"
Zhang Haoran couldn't believe it, and looked at a scholar who was walking in, and said coldly: "I'm really blind. I didn't expect that you, the disciple, was the first to betray me!"
Although he has high hopes for Zhang Jushi, he is still young after all and is just a close disciple.
The one Zhang Haoran values the most now is his disciple Lu Xiaoyi.
But he didn't expect that it would be the other party who led the troops to destroy his mansion.
"teacher!"
Lu Xiaoyi bowed first and then said: "Teacher, please be kind and give us a way to survive..."
"You? All the big family members in the government have turned against you?" Zhang Haoran sneered: "Many of their relatives died under Liang Jun's butcher's knife! Fortunately, you are still scholars!"
He probably understood.
The most negative people are scholars!
Because I have read more books, gained more knowledge, and experienced more, I always like to think about things when I encounter them, and then seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
But the dog-slaughterers went ahead and did it with enthusiasm.
This is of course different.
For the gentry in this city, although their relatives and friends may have died at the hands of Liang Jun, if they don't surrender, their whole family will die!
After weighing it all, I can only kneel down!
"Teacher... Prime Minister Liang has hated the teacher for a long time. Please ask the teacher to get on his way as soon as possible."
Lu Xiaoyi said lightly, and ordered the soldiers next to him to deliver Bai Ling, poison...
"You...are you planning to kill your master?" Zhang Haoran's fingers trembled, and Zhang Jushi, who was hiding in the secret room, couldn't help but cover his mouth.
"Not only teachers, but also the entire Zhang family... When students prepare to serve as King of Liang in the future, they must give them a meeting gift."
Lu Xiaoyi said softly.
This gentle expression made Zhang Jushi's hair stand on end.
"Okay, I was really blind at the time, I didn't see that you were still this good..."
Zhang Haoran sneered several times and then said: "Bring the wine!"
"Students should see off their teachers in person."
Lu Xiaoyi personally held the pot, poured wine for Zhang Haoran, and watched him drink it all in one gulp.
He turned around, ignoring the teacher who was lying on the ground and twisting in pain, and said to the person next to him: "You can send the signal to the outside. I will welcome Master Wang into the city!"
…
"Daqu Mansion unexpectedly surrendered?"
Looking at the white flag hanging above Fucheng, even Aaron felt a little dramatic.
"Yes……"
Tang Xun's face still showed the shock when he had just received the surrender: "It is said that the Lu family took the lead in taking action, united with the big families in the city, and attacked and destroyed the Zhang family together. They only asked for our army's help..."
"Of course, I'm not a murderer, so I won't attack those who have merit..."
Aaron smiled: "Anyway... in the future, there will naturally be tax collectors to teach them how to be a new person!"
This is actually the difference between killing with a quick knife and cutting with a slow knife.
It doesn’t make much of a difference in the end anyway!
"Both the Lu family and the family where Zhang Haoran's disciples belong are like this..." Tang Xun smacked his lips: "It's really scary if a scholar becomes ruthless..."
"Stop talking about this, let the army enter the city."
Aaron made a quick calculation in his mind and ordered: "Finally, within this year, Xuzhou will be at peace. I'm glad and congratulated. I'm glad and congratulated."
At that moment, the army entered the city and came all the way to the government office.
Lu Xiaoyi led hundreds of officials to kneel down and greet him: "The sinner pays homage to the Prime Minister. May the Prime Minister be blessed and safe!"
"You can kill Zhang Haoran with merit and no fault."
Aaron laughed and said, "I think you are a talented person. Would you like to join me, the Supreme Master, to participate in the scientific teaching? It should be noted that in the future, the selection of officials in Xuzhou must go through public examinations, and all the questions are from scientific subjects.
road."
"Students are willing to learn and pay their respects to the Taoist Master!"
Lu Xiaoyi did not hesitate and gave another big salute, which made Tang Xun secretly despise him.
Aaron then looked at the other officials: "Just in time...Xuzhou is under the new rule, and I, King Liang, must immediately promulgate a decree...to levy religious taxes, commercial taxes, and start landholding immediately!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone below felt like they were mourning for their heirs.
But Aaron couldn't be bothered with that.
At this time, with the power of great victory, when you can kill people at will, if you don't carry out the difficult-to-implement laws, will you wait until the time of peace in the future?
Machiavelli said in "The Prince" - 'Pain should be given once and for all quickly, because the shorter the time they have to taste the pain, the less they will be irritated. On the other hand, when giving
When you benefit people, you have to give it little by little, step by step, because only in such continuous giving can people feel your benefits to the greatest extent.'
Of course, there might be some trouble in Xinping, Xuzhou.
But what Aaron likes most is chaos. Do you really think that the sword of the Rokko Divine Weapon is not sharp?
When the time comes, whoever jumps out will be killed.
…
The group of people patrolled the city in a lively manner, and then came to the vicinity of Zhang Haoran's mansion.
"Why are there so many dead people?"
Aaron frowned deliberately and asked.
"Prime Minister, Zhang Haoran heard that the city was destroyed and he drank poisonous wine and died..." Lu Xiaoyi bowed and said: "Then some unscrupulous people made trouble and broke into Zhang's house to rob the wealthy women. The killing was brutal... I waited with great difficulty...
The suppression continued, but the Zhang family was almost extinct."
"In this case, it would be the last act of kindness to distribute all the land deeds of the Zhang family to his tenants."
Aaron laughed and dealt with it casually, which made the landowners who followed him feel cold in their hearts.
At this moment, another young man was seen holding a straw mat and wrapping a body.
"Who is this person?"
Aaron saw it and asked casually.
Lu Xiaoyi's expression changed slightly: "This is Zhang Haoran's close disciple and distant relative - Zhang Jushi."
"Zhang Jushi has met the Prime Minister."
The young man stood up, dressed in pure white, like a orchid and a jade tree, and bowed.
"Aren't you afraid of our military law if you dare to collect the bones of sinners?" Aaron laughed and asked suddenly.
The young man raised his head, his eyes dark: "Wherever righteousness goes, even if there are thousands of people, I will go there!"
"Be bold!"
Tang Xun snorted coldly, and the soldiers around him had already drawn their sabers.
"That's all... I'll spare your life."
Aaron waved his hands, suddenly feeling a little disinterested.
Chirp!
At this moment, an eagle fell from the sky and landed on the arm of a soldier nearby.
The soldier quickly unpacked the message and handed it to Aaron for viewing.
"Not bad, not bad... Double happiness comes today. General Zhan Da and others finally put down the rebellion in the south, although Hei Er unfortunately died in battle..."
Aaron spoke calmly, as if he didn't seem to have much sadness: "There's just one thing... there was a war in the north before. King Jin led his troops south, wanting to take over the Central Plains, and was fighting King Kang."
King Kang was also from the Daosong clan. He was not in the capital before and escaped a disaster. It can be said that he inherited the Daosong orthodoxy.
After the official was captured, he gained the attention of the northerners, and a large number of sergeants and civilian officials swarmed in, and tens of thousands of people were mobilized in a short period of time.
Unfortunately, the south has been occupied by King Liang, and King Kang is blocked in the north. Unless this person can quickly defeat King Jin, he may still have a chance to fight the south, but there is little hope...
…
Northern plains.
Hundreds of thousands of troops were fighting fiercely together.
One side is King Kang, who mostly has infantry, and the other side is King Jin, who has tens of thousands of cavalry.
At this time, the cavalry was divided into two groups, one equipped with heavy armor, and suddenly began to charge, like heavily equipped tanks, charging rampantly.
The other group is light cavalry, which can shoot on horseback. They don't fight directly with the pine soldiers at all. Instead, they shoot a round of arrows and stay away, then get closer and shoot another round - just like a pack of wolves hunting, and again
It's like kiting tactics.
It didn't take long for King Kang's army to collapse.
One of the Hu cavalry generals even rode into the camp alone and captured King Kang!
…
A Taoist temple.
"Kang Wang has inherited the remaining energy of the Great Song Dynasty. This battle can only be won, not defeated. Once defeated, there will be no chance at all."
An old Taoist made tea and said slowly: "Kang Kang actually has an extraordinary destiny. He has the order of the emperor, and his subordinates have the name of Yue. Niu Yaojin is also a first-class general... but the location is unfavorable! The great master of Chongming Tao planned and laid out carefully.
In the end, it ended up in such a mess. This kind of trick of God is really terrible! Fortunately, we didn't get involved, otherwise it would have been tragic!"
A female crown next to her, with peach cheeks and almond-shaped eyes, just smiled when she heard this: "This time the world fights for the dragon... everyone involved is miserable. Needless to say, the north, the south Wuxiao Sect, Changjin Temple... aren't they all broken?
?”
"Xu Lingzi has great courage and wants to overthrow the three religions, establish the avenue of science, and rank above our three religions!"
The old Taoist priest sighed: "This man... is really an anomaly!"
Suddenly, he looked at the sky again and shook his head: "Dasong's destiny is completely cut off. The future ownership of China will be between Jin and Liang."
"What about Chongming Road?" Nu Guan suddenly asked.
"Chongming Dao, all the disciples of the great disciples have fought back to death when King Jin destroyed the capital, and the blessed land of Shanmen has also turned into a bad place... It's miserable, it's too miserable to look at!"