Zhang Shuye and Fan Qiong took away the Shandong army to serve the king, and Shandong became empty of troops.
Then, a swarm of thieves arose!
First, Li Cheng of Hebei raised troops in Liaocheng and captured Yunzhou, Qizhou, and the western part of Zizhou.
Li Yu and Zhang Yu again raised troops in Rencheng and captured Jeju, and then captured the southern part of Yanzhou.
The Jinan thief Sun Lie, who had "one hundred thousand troops", was recruited by Zhang Shuye to serve the king. Sun Lie's general Teng Xu, who had fled into the Yimeng Mountain area, has also come down to occupy the northern part of Yizhou.
Zhoucheng.
Zhang Bor raised troops in Puzhou under the banner of Ju Ming. The main enemy was not the government, but thieves of all sizes in Puzhou, as well as the armed landlords who formed strongholds to protect themselves.
Although Li Cheng, Li Yu, Zhang Yu, Teng Xu and others occupied so much territory in Shandong, they actually had countless armed landlords under their rule. Basically, they were a few big landowners, leading many small landowners and farmers to take up arms.
Defending the country not only prevents thieves, but also resists the government's tax collection.
For example, Li Cheng occupied two and a half states, but could only rule the city and its surrounding areas. The rural landlords did not care about him at all.
Li Cheng also fought with these landlords' armed forces. It was not difficult to win a few battles, but it was really not worth the gain and it took too much energy.
The two sides quickly reached a tacit agreement, and the landlords paid a symbolic payment of taxes, which was regarded as recognition of Li Cheng's dominance. Li Cheng acquiesced in the existence of the landlords' armed forces and gave them certain protection, and sometimes helped them exterminate bandits.
Shandong has descended into anarchy!
After all, Zhang Bor came from a well-known family, and with Ju Ming's endorsement, it was easier to gain recognition from the landlords.
After wiping out several groups of thieves, Zhang Bor wrote a letter in the name of Ju Ming, inviting the landlords in Juancheng County to form an alliance.
Everyone agrees on three chapters:
First, the landlords changed their allegiance to Marshal Zhu, and the landlords' armed forces were unified under the command of Zhang Bor.
Second, Puzhou's taxation, including exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, was restored to the standards of the Yuanfeng period. In addition, the horse administration was completely abolished.
Third, each family was promised to select their children and go to the Hanzhong Economic and Strategy Mansion to seek official positions.
Relying on this, Zhang Boring recruited more than 3,000 troops and then went to the city to negotiate with the prefect.
The prefect's name was Li Mida, and his reputation as an official in Puzhou was polarized. The wealthy and powerful families resented his excessive taxation, while small landowners and farmers thought he was a good official, but everyone recognized his actions of building water conservancy and restoring production.
This man did not agree with the alliance with Jin to attack Liao, and advocated inciting Liao and Jin to attack each other, so that the Song Dynasty could enjoy the benefits of being a fisherman. During the Jingkang period, he also promoted Han Shizhong and Li Yanxian.
However, he had a high self-esteem and was very independent. He served as an adviser to Li Gang and Lu Yihao successively. He offended both Li Gang and Lu Yihao because of his objections, and was suppressed and demoted by the two prime ministers in succession.
"You guys wait here, I will go to the city in person to persuade you to surrender!" Zhang Bor said to his generals.
Most of the officers under his command were children of landlords, and they all advised them not to take risks.
However, Zhang Bor insisted on his opinion and rode to the city gate alone.
Li Mi hung him up on the city wall in a large hanging basket, and then ordered: "Tie him up!"
Zhang Bor responded with a smile, let him be bound, and said: "What is the use of the prefect to tie me up? Those rebels outside the city have pledged their allegiance to Marshal Zhu and openly betrayed the Song Dynasty court. If I am still able to restrain them, how can I restrain them?"
If they die or go to jail, they may become thieves. Who will take care of the trouble they cause?"
"The traitors are causing trouble, you are not worthy of being a famous minister!" Li Mida scolded.
Zhang Bor asked: "The prefect is a first-class good official in Puzhou to crack down on powerful people, stabilize grain prices, build water conservancy projects, and encourage farmers to teach farmers. There are no large groups of thieves in Puzhou, all because of your governance. Zhu Jinglue and Marshal Zhu are here
Chuanxia also governs the people in this way. If you are willing to correct yourself, you will be reused and appreciated."
Li Mida sneered: "Am I one of those people who turns his back on the Lord and seeks glory?"
"The structure of the prefect is still too small," Zhang Bor said. "The prefect is mainly focused on the foolish emperor, Zhu Jinglue, but Marshal Zhu is the main protector of all the people of the world. The prefect protects one country and one name, Zhu Jinglue, but Marshal Zhu protects the world."
Common people, I wonder which sage's book teaches the prefect to be so foolish and loyal? If your Majesty knows this, I'm afraid he will scold you for being unfilial."
Li Mi said angrily: "Let's discuss the matter and don't insult our ancestors!"
Zhang Boring said: "Your Majesty has been a prefectural and county magistrate for more than thirty years, but he was not even promoted to the prefecture. Why is this? Because he cares about the people and frequently offends the superior officials for the sake of people's livelihood. When he was a county magistrate, he dared to
He argued with the transfer envoy and even resigned from office to protect the interests of the people. If your Majesty is still alive, he will definitely serve Zhu Xianggong, and he will definitely not serve as a guard dog for the Song Dynasty court!"
These words made Li Mida's face look uncertain.
Zhang Bor continued: "The foolish king Zhao Ji abandoned the country and fled. The foolish king Zhao Huan ceded territory to seek glory, and the people in all walks of life were deprived of food and clothing. Does the governor want to be so foolish and loyal that the world will be in chaos for a few more years and millions more people will die? And
Ask the prefect, if you want to protect the Song Dynasty, do you have any way? Even if you have a way, how can you make the foolish king and treacherous ministers listen to you?"
Of course Li Mida was not a pedantic person, otherwise he would not have offended the two prime ministers Li Gang and Lu Yihao in succession, nor would he have the insight to become the boss of Han Shizhong and Li Yanxian.
Han Shizhong and Li Yanxian were both promoted by Li Mi when they were most destitute and showed their talents to the fullest.
Zhang Bor asked again: "If you kill me, can the prefect manage Puzhou well? Even if Puzhou is managed well, there are many bandits in Shandong. Li Cheng and Li Yu have captured many prefectures and counties. If they come to kill them, how can the prefect stop them?"
?At that time, the people of Puzhou will kill and injure many innocent people due to the selfish interests of the governor, and many people will break their homes and flee!"
Li Mida asked: "After taking Puzhou, do you want to lead troops to Tokyo?"
Zhang Bor shook his head: "Marshal Langjun asked me to clean up the situation in Shandong."
Li Mida asked: "How to deal with Shandong?"
Zhang Bor said: "First capture the Guangji Army and Xingren Mansion, and unite with the Nanjing (Shangqiu) Rebel Army. Then capture Jezhou and control the water transportation throat of Shandong..."
"Wrong," Li Mida corrected, "Jeju only needs to occupy Jinxiang and strangle the waterway, and then immediately go south to attack Xuzhou. Xuzhou has many iron mines and is connected to the Huaihe River. It can get soldiers, money and food. Prepare the army in Xuzhou.
If you use force, you will get twice the result with half the effort. Why should the Shandong thieves worry about injustice?"
Zhang Bor said with a smile: "Thank you, Grand Administrator, for your advice."
Li Mida added: "I can change the flag, but the soldiers outside are not allowed to enter the city."
Puzhou City was captured, and Zhang Bor immediately led troops to attack other counties in Puzhou. Wei Dian, the archer promoted by Ju Ming at that time, also led troops to Leize County to surrender.
Before Zhang Bor could reach Xingren Prefecture, Li Bao's wife clan raised troops in Chengshi to respond, scaring the Chengshi County Magistrate into fleeing.
As for Li Mida, after surrendering to the thieves, he also let go and began to clean up the Puzhou officialdom.
All corrupt and mediocre officials were expelled. Some of the officials with a bad reputation were directly beheaded by Li Mi to vent the public's anger.
Immediately, Li Mida attacked the monks and Taoist priests again.
At this time, Wang Laozhi had died of illness, but his son controlled the Taoist temple and occupied more than 10,000 acres of temple land.
Li Mida, with the archers he personally promoted, ransacked the homes of Wang Laozhi's descendants, destroyed Taoist temples, and confiscated temple fields to use them to resettle refugees and landless people.
Several big families in Puzhou that Ju Ming wanted to kill were successively eliminated by Li Mi. Then he built water conservancy and encouraged farmers to cultivate mulberry trees.
In Shandong, which was in chaos, Puzhou was in great control.
In ten months, Zhang Bor quickly captured Xingren Mansion and Guangji Army, and encountered little resistance during the siege.
When they arrived in Shanzhou, the prefect king went ten miles out of the city to greet him.
"The king of guilty ministers, together with the officials and celebrities of Shanzhou, respectfully welcome the general to Shanzhou!" This guy was so cowardly that he bowed in obeisance and almost knelt down in front of Zhang Bor.
Zhang Boring took a glance and found that there were actually women in the team.
Wang followed his eyes and introduced quickly: "This is my cousin, Li Qingzhao, a layman of Yi'an. This is his husband Zhao Mingcheng. He and his wife took refuge here, and I happened to be the eunuch, so I took care of them."
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Li Qingzhao and his wife have been on the move in recent years, and their life has been particularly difficult.
Wang is also a bastard. He says he is taking care of his cousin and cousin-in-law, but in fact he is coveting their collection.
Fortunately, both sides took what they needed. Even if Wang did not reach out, Li Qingzhao and his wife would have abandoned some valuables when they fled. By the time they fled south across the river, there were no books, scrolls, or antiques left.
In such a predicament, as long as the Jin people were not wreaking havoc, the couple no longer cared about whether it was a red thief or not.
Zhao Mingcheng stepped forward and bowed: "Meet General Zhang!"
Li Qingzhao followed her husband and said a blessing.
Zhang Bor was invited to the state capital for a banquet and was very dissatisfied with the king's luxurious ostentation.
But the king took the initiative to offer the city, and it was inconvenient for Zhang Bor to fall out. Even if he wanted to punish corrupt officials, it would be Zhu Guoxiang's business.
Wang is the grandson of former prime minister Wang Gui, and Qin Hui is Wang's cousin-in-law.
Historically, this guy relied on Qin Hui's power to dominate and dominate in the south.
The Juebao Temple in Suzhou was occupied by the king and turned into the Wang Family Ancestral Hall. During the devastated war years, Wang was an official and did not want to restore production. Instead, he rebuilt the Qiyun Tower in Suzhou and spent people's efforts to build it into a magnificent building. Then next to the Qiyun Tower,
He built a villa for himself. Then he built the west building, which was gorgeous, luxurious and beautiful.
"Cough cough cough cough..."
During the banquet, Zhao Mingcheng coughed from time to time.
Li Qingzhao advised him to drink less, but Zhao Mingcheng was impatient. The displaced scholar and celebrity were now living under someone else's roof, what else could they do except drink to drown their sorrows?
Previously, he had successively captured two states and one army. Because the soldiers looted the people, Zhang Bor had killed more than 20 people and beaten more than 300 people with military sticks. The military discipline problem was basically solved.
At least, no soldiers dared to rob in the city. At most, they could have a few overlord meals quietly.
When Li Qingzhao returned from the banquet, he saw that the rebels "had no crime in autumn" and patrolled the streets to maintain law and order. He couldn't help but admired: "They are really benevolent and righteous soldiers. I heard that these rebels were recently recruited by Zhang Boring. All recruits can do this, Hanzhong
Veterans are definitely better."
Zhao Mingcheng was drunk and sneered disdainfully: "No matter what, he is still a traitor."
This guy had a lot of resentment in his heart. Shandong bandits were repeatedly attacked, and the couple abandoned their home and fled several times.
Every time the officers and soldiers defeated the bandits, not long after they returned to their hometown, another bandit came to kill them, so they continued to escape with their belongings.
Zhao Mingcheng now hates all thieves, including the Zhu family and his son. In his eyes, they are also evil people.
Isn't it good to live a peaceful life in a peaceful world, feasting, having fun, reciting poems and composing poems?
Why be a thief?
Li Qingzhao said: "In troubled times, it is not easy to restrain the soldiers."
Zhao Mingcheng leaned in the carriage, feeling drunk, and closed his eyes to fall asleep.
"Cough cough cough cough!"
Suddenly he covered his mouth and coughed. When he opened his hands, his palms were already covered in blood.
After resting for two days in Shanzhou City, Zhang Bor led his troops to Xuzhou.
Before arriving at the border of Xuzhou, Gao Qiu sent someone to report: "General Zhang and my family, Mr. Gao, have arrested Zhizhou and returned to justice. He regrets his past mistakes and asks the general to quickly take over the thirty-six iron smelting yards in Xuzhou."
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Zhang Boring was quite surprised: "Is this the surrender?"
The messenger replied: "My husband-in-law said that it is difficult to dissuade two generations of ignorant kings. Fortunately, wise men have raised troops to help the world. My husband-in-law has changed his mind and is willing to help Ming Gong rebuild the country. When the world is at peace, my husband-in-law will never be greedy for power.
, when the time comes, I will definitely go back to the countryside to cultivate myself and learn Taoism.”
"He's quite aware of current affairs." Zhang Bor didn't take Gao Qiu seriously.
He is not even qualified to be ranked among the Six Thieves, so what kind of traitor can Gao Qiu be?
