Chapter 107: The eldest nephew Zhu Biao is about to be born
"Haha, we didn't agree. We just received the imperial edict. It's not up to us to decide whether we will listen to it and whether we will go to Shandong or not." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
This brother's decision did not surprise Zhu Han at all.
Their brothers are already the most powerful force in the Red Scarf Army besides Liu Futong. If they didn't have this foresight, they would probably be wiped out by Liu Futong.
"Liu Futong and the others went all out for the Northern Expedition to Bianliang, and gathered more than 200,000 troops. They didn't even have the extra troops to attack the neighboring Xuzhou, let alone the coastal corner of Shandong. It makes sense for us to support them." Zhu
Han thought for a while and said.
In any case, Liu Futong and others still put the expulsion of the Tartars first in their hearts, and it is also necessary to support the actions of the Shandong Rebels.
"But our Chuzhou is too far away from Shandong. Even if we go from Northeast Huaibei, it is still very far. We have heard that the Tatars have deep roots in Shandong. The horse farm in Yidu Prefecture alone has tens of thousands of horses.
, the Daruhuachi Han generals and families have a total strength of tens of thousands. It is useless for us to send 1,800 people. At least it will take tens of thousands of people. But with so many soldiers, horses, food, grass and baggage, it is too much.
, the civilian men alone must be twice as many as the soldiers." Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly.
It's not that they, Lao Zhu, forgot about the great cause of expelling the Tartars and refused to rescue the rebel brothers in Shandong. It was really a pain to send out so many soldiers and horses.
Liu Futong's Northern Expedition supported grain and grass supplies, and Huaidong's Zhang Shicheng supported soldiers, horses and supplies. Now Dingyuan and Chuzhou are busy with spring plowing and preparing to build workshops, and it is also a time to spend a lot of money.
but.
Zhu Han only thought for a moment and immediately said with absolute certainty.
"Brother, we must go to support the rebels in Shandong!"
"Qiwu, what do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked quickly.
He knew that his brother was not completely sure and would not say such a sure thing.
"Brother, in order to solve the problem of lack of food, grass and money, I have thought of a way to cooperate with the rich man Shen Wansan from Jiangnan."
"Shen Wansan?"
"That's right, it's Shen Wansan. This person is very shrewd. He must be able to see that the climate in Mongolia and Yuan is not good. We will have no problem finding him to cooperate."
"Is this reliable?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little worried.
"Don't worry, I have asked Shi Naian to go to Suzhou once and meet with Shen Wansan. He is basically reliable. However, there is another thing that makes me a little embarrassed."
"Qiwu, what's going on?"
Later, Zhu Han explained his plan to attack Jiangnan in advance.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he also greatly agreed.
"Qiwu, you are right. The situation in Hubei is very good. Meng Yuan no longer has a single soldier in Hubei. Xu Shouhui has already spread officials to rule Hubei. I heard that his general Chen Youliang has already started training.
If a navy army really marches eastward to the south of the Yangtze River, we will be in real danger." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Because the two factions of the Red Scarf Army in the north and the south are at odds, the Hubei Red Scarf Army will not take Zhu Han, the Pingzhang of Jiangnan Province, seriously at all.
Once they go south, that's when the Red Turban Arms and War between the North and the South will begin.
"So we have to plan for Jiangnan in advance."
"But we are short of manpower. Didn't you say that we should use our people as much as possible in Jiangnan?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Since the two base areas of Chuzhou and Dingyuan were established, Zhu Yuanzhang has realized the benefits of having complete control of his own.
Whether it is military affairs, government or people's livelihood, various policies are implemented without hindrance.
Once the governance of Jiangnan relied on powerful families, Zhu Yuanzhang would find it troublesome just thinking about it.
"Time waits for no one. We can plot Jiangnan while selecting and appointing powerful people." Zhu Han said.
The gentry in Jiangnan are powerful, but some of them are sensible and know how to cooperate. As long as they give enough benefits, they will not go too far. Moreover, Zhu Han also plans to implement a new type of imperial examination after conquering Jiangnan to give the lower class scholars a chance to serve him.
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As long as the scholars who participate in their own imperial examinations can win over them, they can be used for their own purposes.
"Well, let's do it this way. It seems there is no problem." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"Brother, I plan to go to the south of the Yangtze River to see the local situation with my own eyes, and then I will come up with a thorough and appropriate plan." Zhu Han said.
"What, you go to Jiangnan in person? That's too dangerous." Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised.
After all, Jiangnan was the territory of the Meng Yuan Dynasty. Once Bolu and others had evil intentions, it would be too late for Zhu Yuanzhang to regret it.
He was not willing to let Zhu Han take risks.
"Haha, brother, don't worry, there must be nothing wrong. Liu Bowen has written many times and already said that Bolu and others have predicted that Jiangnan will not be saved. They are worried every day. Even if our soldiers go south, they will definitely not dare
Resistance, not to mention I will definitely be fully prepared when I go to Jiangnan, no one will be able to hurt me."
Zhu Han was already very careful about the feelings of senior officials in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Meng Yuan.
The Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties were defeated one after another, not only killing the emperor, but also losing millions of troops. Now most of the capital and Bianliang are falling into divisions and internal strife. Anyone who is not a fool can already see that the Meng Yuan has exhausted its strength.
"Okay, but you must be extremely careful."
"Well, no problem."
Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "By the way, what exactly did you mean by supporting the Shandong Rebels?"
"This is also another purpose of my going to Jiangnan. The powerful families in Jiangnan not only made their fortunes from farming, but I heard that they are all engaged in maritime trade and own many ships. Let them provide
Ships, transporting grain, grass and weapons to Shandong, can provide support!" Zhu Han said.
"But this will take a lot of time." Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that it would be too late.
Zhu Han smiled slightly, as if he was not worried about this problem at all.
"Brother, didn't you just say that the Shandong Rebels have just raised their troops? There is no need for us to rush to support them. Let the Shandong Rebels prove their strength first and expose the unsteady ones among them, which will also save ourselves in the future.
Trouble." Zhu Han said.
Shandong is a place where Mongolian and Yuan operations are strong. When various rebel armies arise, there must be many speculators involved.
Meng Yuan must be allowed to counterattack and screen out those who are not determined for the rebel army.
In this way, when Zhu Han sends people to support them, they will be able to really help the right people, and avoid erratic situations in the future.
"Well, what you said makes sense." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said.
Zhu Han did not be polite to his brother, and finally said directly.
"Brother, you'd better go back to Dingyuan quickly. Isn't my sister-in-law giving birth soon?"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he showed a smile of happiness and satisfaction: "Haha, it's really close! We found a miracle doctor, and after diagnosing the pulse, he said it's a boy!"
Before leaving, Zhu Han asked with a smile: "Brother, have you thought of a name for my nephew who is about to be born?"
"I've thought about it, my name is Zhu Biao!"
Shandong, Haiqu County, Liangcheng Town.
As a small town by the sea, the most indispensable thing in the two towns is fishermen.
The farmland along the coast is barren, farming is a low-yield business, and fishing at sea is a dangerous and hard-working business.
Fishermen have always been hardworking and hardworking.
However, no matter how hard you work, there is a limit. After the spring of this year, the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasty's various tax increases will begin.
A tax of two taels of silver per boat was simply driving the fishermen to death.
The fishermen gathered together to complain, and many thought of petitioning the government to lower taxes.
However, they left with high hopes, but not only did they not get tax relief, but they were beaten with torture sticks because of the official's revolt.
Several fishermen leaders were beaten to death and died within two days after being brought back.
The anger of the fishermen was instantly ignited.
Just when the fishermen gathered together didn't know how to vent their anger, a voice came from among them.
"The Ming King comes to the world, the Ming King comes to the world!"
"Expel the Tartars and restore China!"
Everyone looked around in surprise, only to see a dark and muscular Han man who didn't know when he appeared in the crowd.
Some people know him as Yu Deshui, a local fisherman.
"Yu Deshui, what are you yelling about?"
"The irony of the red scarf thief, shouting that he wants to confiscate the house and destroy the family!"
"Kill the whole family!"
Faced with everyone's accusations and panic, Yu Deshui was not afraid at all.
He pointed at the two fishermen leaders who were about to be buried: "What time has it been? Are you still afraid of death?"
This Yu Deshui came from a small family and was considered a literate person with some reading.
Fishermen often come to him for advice on some mysterious things, so his prestige is pretty good.
Now that everyone heard what Yu Deshui said, they all gathered around.
When Yu Deshui saw this, he showed a proud expression.
He lowered his voice and said mysteriously.
"Last night, I received a dream from the Supreme Lord!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this and asked quickly.
"Brother Yu, what did Tuomeng say?"
"Yes, Brother Yu, tell me quickly!"
"The Supreme Lord is here to save us?"
Yu Deshui showed a mysterious expression, pointed to the sky with his hand, and then said.
"I received the words from the Supreme Lord in my dream, telling us to act according to God's will, otherwise we will be struck by five thunderbolts from the sky, and we will never be reincarnated!"
Everyone was unhappy when they saw that he was lying, and they kept urging him to speak quickly.
Afterwards, Yu Deshui cleared his throat, and then said: "The Supreme Master said in his dream that he had already sent down the Book of Heaven and buried it in the river beach to the east for us to see for ourselves!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked horrified and suspicious.
These illiterate fishermen had usually seen the biggest official, the magistrate of Haiqu County, from a distance in the city.
Now when they heard that the heavenly deity Taishang Laojun personally wrote down the heavenly book, they were all frightened and at a loss.
Finally, under the leadership of Yu Deshui, nearly a hundred fishermen followed him to the river beach.
This is a river flowing to the sea, and the river channel is full of soft river sand.
Under the leadership of Yu Deshui, everyone began to search for the 'Book of Heaven'.
Not long after, I heard Yu Deshui yelling.
"found it!"
"it's here!"
When everyone heard the shout, they gathered around one by one.
I saw that Yu Deshui had dug a shallow pit in the sand of the river beach, and inside lay a stone man less than two feet tall.
"There are still words!"
Some fishermen immediately saw the cinnabar characters on the stone figure and shouted.
Among this group of people, only Yu Deshui was literate.
He ordered someone to bring out the stone man, and then he read aloud.
"One eye of the stone man could incite rebellion across the Yellow River!"
After everyone listened, they all had different reactions.
Some people looked confused, some looked thoughtful, and some looked scared and excited.
Finally, after Yu Deshui's explanation, they found out that the Red Scarf Army rebelled because they dug up a stone man with the words "One eye of the Mo Dao stone man, beating the Yellow River and the world rebelling".
"The Supreme Lord has appeared and wants us to kill the Tatars!"
"Kill the Tartars, kill the Tartars!"
Several young fishermen who were close friends with Yu Deshui immediately started to encourage him.
Many fishermen are still not at ease. They all know that the government is powerful and they are unwilling to rebel even if gods appear.
At this moment, Yu Deshui suddenly sighed heavily.
"well!"
"It's now time, I won't hide it from you anymore!"
A group of fishermen were very confused when they saw this. They didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the water hyacinth.
Yu Deshui looked up at the sky, took a deep breath and said.
"To tell you the truth, my surname is not Yu!"
"Isn't your surname Yu? What's your surname?" Someone immediately asked.
Yu Deshui stood up and stood on a big rock, and then said: "Actually, my surname is Zhao! I belong to the royal family of the Song Dynasty. In order to avoid being hunted by the Mongolian Tatars, my ancestors became a fisherman incognito. According to seniority, I am from Yingzhou.
Where is the uncle of Emperor Zhao Liner of the Song Dynasty!"
The news that the Red Scarf Army reopened the Song Dynasty in Yingzhou has spread throughout Shandong.
When the fishermen heard this, they all looked enlightened.
No wonder Yu Deshui received a dream from Taishang Laojun, and it turned out that he was a descendant of the Song Dynasty royal family.
Son of the dragon, grandson of the dragon, that makes perfect sense.
Facing the surprised fishermen, Yu Deshui continued to use his sharp eloquence.
"I am the uncle of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. The Supreme Lord also said that two generals will be reincarnated to help us in the Song Dynasty kill the Tatars and reclaim the mountains and rivers. One is the Prime Minister Liu Futong, and he is the reincarnation of Di Qing! The other is the Marshal Zhu Longxing.
, but the reincarnation of Grandpa Yue Fei!"
"What, Di Qing?"
"Grandpa Yue?!"
The fishermen immediately exclaimed again and again. They had all heard of the reputation of these two leaders of the Red Scarf Army.
Especially Zhu Longxing, the marshal of the capital, heard that in Huaidong he not only killed a million Tatar soldiers, but also killed the emperor who was a dog Tatar, which completely inspired the prestige of the Han people in the world.
In the eyes of these distant fishermen in Shandong, they don't know the difference between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han. They have only heard some folk songs. They have heard that Zhu Longxing, the commander-in-chief of the city who killed Tatars and bullies in the minor songs, basically compared Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han to the two.
People merge into one person.
With the news of Di Qing and Yue Fei's reincarnation, the fishermen all became excited.
Under the leadership of Yu Deshui, oh no, it should be Zhao Deshui, these Haiqu fishermen successively contacted the green forest heroes entrenched in Sishan and Kuishan areas, roped them in, and then began to attack Haiqu County.
The unsuspecting Magistrate of Haiqu County of Meng Yuan and others were caught off guard by Zhao Deshui and others. Not only were most of the officers and soldiers killed and injured, but Haiqu County was lost in less than a day.
A few days after the Haiqu fishermen riot.
Shandong, Jiaozhou Prefecture.
On a hill by the sea, hundreds of farmers who were supposed to be preparing for spring plowing gathered. Everyone was holding forks, hoes and other farm tools, looking up at a strong man standing on a big rock.
This man's name is Li Ershan, and he is considered a well-known figure in the local village.
Just listen to this man yelling at the top of his lungs.
"Folks, there is no way to survive! The extra money from the dog officials and the harvest from hard work this year are not enough to pay taxes!"
"If they don't give us a way to survive, we can't go around them!"
"To tell you the truth, I don't pretend anymore. In fact, my surname is not Li!"
When the farmers who were originally preparing to riot to resist the tax heard this, they were all surprised and stunned.
They originally planned to gather a crowd to cause trouble and go to the county government office to force the county magistrate to exempt taxes.
But why did Li Ershan, the elected leader, say such a meaningless sentence?
The crowd gathered around immediately raised questions.
"What's your last name, Brother Li?"
"If your surname is not Li, what else can you say?"
"Yes, how did you say this, Brother Li?"
Li Ershan looked up at the sky, then sighed heavily and continued to speak to everyone.
"Actually, my surname is Zhao! My ancestor is the eighteenth generation descendant of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty. According to the seniority, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty in Yingzhou has to call me uncle. No, it should be the emperor's uncle!"
These rustic Jiaozhou farmers never imagined that Li Ershan, who usually farmed and retting dung together, was actually the 18th generation descendant of the Song Dynasty emperor.
However, some people also put forward different opinions.
"Ershan, why do you say yes?"
"Yes, show me your voucher."
Faced with these people's doubts, Li Ershan did not panic. He stretched out his hand and pulled out a foot square of snow-white silk.
"Look, this is the wordless heavenly book handed down from my ancestors. This is the proof!" Li Ershan shouted loudly.
"what's that?"
"Isn't this just a piece of white cloth?"
People became more confused and agitated.
Li Ershan ignored them, picked up a jug next to him, took a large sip of water in his mouth, and then sprayed it on the white silk cloth in his hand with a pop.
suddenly!
Several large pale red characters immediately seeped out from the originally blank silk cloth.
Several literate farmers immediately exclaimed.
"Ten thousand years of Emperor Song Dynasty?"
"The Emperor Song Dynasty will live forever!"
Such a miraculous thing happened before their eyes, which immediately convinced everyone of Li Ershan's identity as the Song Dynasty royal family.
Li Ershan immediately struck while the iron was hot and started shouting and agitating.
"I am the uncle of the Great Song Dynasty. You and I have defeated the Tatars. Everyone is a hero. The big hero is divided into one thousand acres of land, a big house with three houses and four women. The small hero is divided into three hundred acres of land and five rooms.
Big tile-roofed house, two women..."
"Don't be afraid of the Tatars. I have a fierce general in the Song Dynasty, Zhu Longxing, who killed a million Tatar soldiers and chopped off the head of the dog Tatar emperor. As long as we capture Jiaozhou Prefecture, Zhu Longxing can immediately send troops to help!"
"Every one of Zhu Longxing's soldiers can kill tigers and bears. Killing a Tatar is as crispy as eating a carrot!"
Shandong, Laizhou.
A fortune teller named Huang Sanhu gathered a group of farmers who wanted to resist taxes on this day. He suddenly let out a long sigh, which attracted everyone's suspicious looks.
"Well, it's already this time, and I won't hide it from you anymore."
"Actually, my surname is not Huang, but Zhao!"
"To put it in perspective, I am the uncle of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty... Zhu Longxing is the reincarnation of True Lord Erlang and came down to earth to protect my country of the Song Dynasty..."
"You and Zhao Sanhu will kill the Tatars, and then we will divide the fields, the money, and the women!"
Shandong, Haiyang County.
A pirate leader named Liu Sangui, who was wearing a dirty and shabby coat, was drinking and eating meat with his younger brothers. He picked up the wine bowl but did not drink.
The younger brothers on the left and right asked questions one after another. Liu Sangui sighed, showed his big yellow teeth, and then said.
"Hey, brothers, there's something I can't hide from you anymore!"
"Actually, my surname is not Liu, my surname is Zhao!"
"I am the uncle of the Emperor of Song Dynasty in Yingzhou!"
Just listen to the freshly baked Uncle Zhao continue to say: "Last night, I dreamed about the Jade Emperor. He said that the four great gods and the reincarnations of the Eighteen Arhats came down, namely, the Prime Minister Liu Futong, the Marshal Zhu Longxing,,,,,."
Among the group of pirates and water thieves, no one doubted why the Jade Emperor was in charge of the Eighteen Arhats. Anyway, after hearing this, they were convinced.
"I, Zhao Sangui, am the uncle of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. I can no longer be a pirate. I will lead you into Haiyang County, kill the Tatar officials, and steal their money and women!"
In just one month, in the entire Shandong Province, from Haiqu County to Yidu Prefecture, more than a dozen rebels claiming to be the 'Uncle of the Great Song Dynasty' emerged.
Along the way, they captured cities and territories, incited the already dissatisfied poor people, and recruited all kinds of heroes and rogues, and actually disrupted most of Shandong Province.
Previously, the red scarf thieves in the Jeju area of Shandong Province were already causing serious trouble. Unexpectedly, so many rebel thieves appeared along the coast.
Shandong Province was the most important tax treasure land in the hands of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties. Empress Dowager Qi immediately ordered Liaoyang Province and the Koryo Kingdom to prepare troops and horses to immediately enter Shandong to suppress the rebels.
At the same time, tens of thousands of horses from Yidu Prefecture in Shandong Province were also mobilized. Tens of thousands of cavalry were formed in an instant to kill the rebels in the eastern part of Shandong Province.
However, these cavalrymen from Shandong Province were all put together temporarily. They had just been engaged in suppressing bandits for less than half a month, and they were beaten so hard that they lost their helmets and lost their armor.
Most of the cities along the coast of Shandong Province fell into the hands of the "Uncle Emperor of the Song Dynasty" rebels.
The capital of the Great Yuan Dynasty, Dadu.
"The Queen Mother, urgent military information! Bortuo, Pingzhang, Shandong, was ambushed by bandits at the Jiaoshui River. He lost his troops and generals, and he himself cannot afford to be seriously injured!"
The palace supervisor Jin Dae hurriedly ran into Queen Mother Qi's palace to report.
"waste!"
When the Empress Dowager Qi heard this, she immediately smashed the tea cup in her hand to the ground angrily.
The maids and eunuchs nearby were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and did not dare to express their anger.
The beautiful and fair face of Queen Mother Qi, which was already flushed with anger, actually looked even more delicate.
However, the Internal Control Supervisor Jin Da and others did not dare to raise their heads to look at this beautiful face, for fear of getting burned.
"Shandong Pingzhang lost his army and harmed the country. He ordered him to be dismissed from office and transferred back to the capital to hold him accountable!"
"Issue another gold medal edict and ask Liaoyang Province and Goryeo to prepare for war and prepare to invade Shandong to suppress the bandits!"
Queen Qi forced herself to calm down and issued two orders.
Not long ago, Empress Dowager Qi used her own tricks, both soft and hard, to get the princes of the grassland tribes to reluctantly submit to the new emperor Aiyou. The capital she relied on was to buy and reward the grassland tribes with taxes and grain from Shandong, Hebei and other places.
Now that the situation in Shandong is corrupt, money, food and grass will definitely not be collected, and Shandong must be pacified immediately.
Otherwise, the longer it is delayed, the more unstable the grassland situation will be.
"The Empress Dowager, Liaoyang and Goryeo have both submitted memorials, saying that it will take time to deploy troops and generals and stockpile food and grass. It will take at least more than a month." Pu Da, another internal supervisor next to him, said.
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Empress Dowager Qi cursed feebly, without any intention of punishing her.
Mongolia and the Jurchen tribes in Liaoyang Province were an important source of troops for the Yuan Dynasty, and Korea was the natal country of Empress Dowager Qi, so they could not be pushed too far.
Especially since the Yuan Dynasty suffered successive defeats, its prestige was really no longer able to overpower the vassals.
"The situation in Shandong is not good, Queen Mother, why don't we drive away the tiger and devour the wolf?" Pu Da suddenly said at the side.
Park Dae was originally the son of a civil servant of the Goryeo Kingdom. His clan had committed crimes and was punished by having his tools confiscated. He became a eunuch in the Yuan Palace and was a think tank of Empress Dowager Qi.
"Driving the tiger to devour the wolf?"
"Yes, I heard that the Yingzhou Red Turban bandits are preparing to attack Bianliang again. Temulhama and others have a small territory and few troops. Do they have the backing of money and food? If the Queen Mother can forgive their sins and let them send troops to suppress Shandong
It can suppress thieves and weaken their strength." Pu Da said with a sinister look on his face.
Empress Dowager Qi immediately fell into deep thought.
Polo Timur, the king of Wei, recommended by Temur, Hama, Chahan Timur and others in Henan Province had neither talent nor prestige.
A large group of people in the small imperial court in Bianliang were suppressed by Empress Dowager Qi to a disadvantage.
"What you said makes sense. If Hama and others were asked to go to Shandong to suppress bandits, would they believe it?" Empress Dowager Qi said with some doubts.
After all, she had previously pardoned Hama and others for failing to protect the country, but they still caused a "Wei King Supervising the Country" in Bianliang.
"Your Majesty, the red scarf thieves are raging now. Hama and others say they are trapped in Bianliang, so they will definitely die. As long as they are not stupid, they will definitely accept the Queen Mother's pardon, and the Queen Mother can be kind to them and send all their relatives there.
, to show the Queen Mother's trust in them." Pu Da continued.
Ever since Hama, Temur and others caused trouble in Bianliang and broke out of the Kingdom of Wei, their relatives and family members who stayed in Dadu were imprisoned.
"Okay, then it's up to you to do this errand!" Empress Dowager Qi said immediately.
"My slave, you obey!" Pu Da quickly accepted the order proudly.
Empress Dowager Qi's order was quickly sent to Bianliang.
Temur, Hama and others in the city discussed it and accepted the order happily.
"Well, now that the Great Yuan is in danger, we have to do this for the sake of the overall situation." Temur said.
"Looking at the recent situation, Queen Qi is quite ambitious. If we stop the army, we shouldn't be liquidated, right?" Hama also said helplessly.
Most of the territory in Henan Province has been destroyed by the Red Scarf Army. There is not much food and grass reserves, and there is no new tax collection.
The Red Scarf Army in Yingzhou is preparing for war every day and is ready to attack Bianliang City at any time.
If Bianliang was captured, Hama and the others would not even have a place to escape. After all, the princes and feudal lords in Shanxi, grassland and other places had already surrendered to the imperial court.
"However, we also have conditions. Empress Qi must agree." Hama continued.
"What conditions?" Temur asked.
Chahan Timur, Li Siqi and others had just rushed over after receiving the news, and they all looked at Hama.
"We must let the court guarantee King Wei's title and safety. If even King Wei can't accommodate him, how can we trust them?" Hama said.
When Temur, Chahan Timur and others heard this, they all nodded and thought it made sense.
The Empress Dowager Qi of Dadu quickly agreed to their request.
Temur still served as the Pingzhang of Henan Province, and received tens of thousands of grain and silver support from the imperial court, allowing him to continue to hold on to Bianliang. When the critical moment came, most of them would send reinforcements.
Chahan Timur, Li Siqi and other local regimental training generals in Henan each received promotion to the rank of nobility, and continued to work in Henan Province to suppress bandits.
Youcheng Hama and other former emperor's escorting ministers not only pardoned all their sins, but also moved to Shandong Province without changing their original official positions. Hama served as the prime minister of Shandong Province and led the Shandong people.
The officers and soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty wiped out the red scarf thieves and bandits from all along the coast.
As for Polo Timur, the original king of the Wei Kingdom, Empress Dowager Qi showed her rare generosity for a woman. Polo Timur not only continued the title of King Wei, but also lost his title of supervisor.
He was deprived, but continued to sit in Bianliang in the name of supervising the country, as a representative of the Mongolian and Yuan clan royal family.
Moreover, Empress Dowager Qi also gave Polo Timur the title of a loyal and loyal assistant to the government.
For a moment, the Meng Yuan court, which was at risk of falling apart, quickly formed a united stance to resist the red scarf thieves under the mediation of Empress Dowager Qi.
The civil and military officials of the Mongolian, Yuan, and Manchu dynasties immediately looked at Empress Dowager Qi, a Korean woman, with admiration. No one dared to doubt Empress Dowager Qi's governance methods anymore.
Emperor Aiyou of the Yuan Dynasty welcomed the body of the late emperor Tuohuan Timur in Dadu and buried it smoothly.
As for the unlucky people, of course there are some. Those monks who originally curried favor with Yuan Huizong and offered various beauties from the Western Regions were all arrested and punished under the order of Empress Dowager Qi. The Dongshikou of the capital city was instantly covered with large and small bald people.
The head of a donkey.
The Mongolian and Yuan court in Dadu actually looked excited.
Zhu Han, who was far away in Chuzhou, didn't care about this at all. He was already ready to go to Jiangnan in person.
Outside Chuzhou City, on the newly built pier.
Merchant ships are ready one after another, loaded with sugar, glassware and other commodities, ready to set off.
Before Zhu Hanlin boarded the ship, he warned Hu Weiyong again.
"All military issues, no matter how big or small, must be reported to Commander Dingyuan, at least once a day."
"In terms of civil affairs, as long as it's not too urgent, you can handle it yourself, make backup records, and wait for me to come back to check."
After getting along with each other these days, Zhu Han was already very sure of Hu Weiyong's talents.
Although Hu Weiyong in history made a stupid and bad mistake and lost his life in the end, when it comes to ability, Hu Weiyong is still really outstanding.
Anyway, in Zhu Han's opinion, among the counselors and civil servants under him and his brother, only Li Shanchang and Shi Naian could surpass Hu Weiyong.
Hu Weiyong has the advantage of being young, and he belongs to a group of people who must be cultivated in the rebel army.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that Hu Weiyong will obey your orders." Hu Weiyong said.
In Hu Weiyong's heart, he was also very grateful to Zhu Han. As the saying goes, a scholar will die for his confidant. Although the deputy commander Zhu Han seemed reluctant to have a close relationship with him in private, he had no doubts about his ability in doing things.
, there were so many highly respected Confucian scholars in the shogunate, no matter in terms of fame or moral articles, none of them surpassed Hu Weiyong, but none of them could keep up with his promotion speed.
In less than a year, Hu Weiyong had been promoted from a clerk to a long history officer in Chuzhou Prefecture, second only to Shi Naian.
"Qiwu, everything is ready and ready to go!"
Second brother-in-law Li Zhen whispered beside him.
Zhu Han nodded, waved to Hu Weiyong and others, and asked them to return to Chuzhou City. Then he took his second brother-in-law Li Zhen, general manager Shi Naian, and personal guards Chen Baodao, Lan Yu and others to board the merchant ship.
The merchant ships departing from Chuzhou are all brand-new large ships ordered from Jiangnan. After entering the Yangtze River, the comfort of the large ships is immediately reflected.
Under the setting sun, the sunset glow is reflected on the rolling water of the Yangtze River.
Zhu Han and others stood on the boat, looking at the beautiful scenery on the river. Everyone felt relaxed.
For a moment, Zhu Han couldn't help but want to recite a poem.
"The rolling waters of the Yangtze River pass by, and the waves wash away the heroes. Right and wrong, success and failure are all gone. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red a few times. The white-haired fisherman on the river is used to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine happily meets. So many things in ancient and modern times.
, all in a joke."
As soon as Zhu Han finished speaking, Shi Naian next to him couldn't help but high-five him.
"Great! Wonderful! The deputy commander's poem "Linjiang Immortal" can be said to be an eternal quatrain!"
After saying this, Shi Naian still felt that it was not enough, so he returned to the cabin and took out a pen and paper.
"Deputy Commander, can you do it again? Shi will write it down and treasure it!" Shi Naian said hurriedly.
"Haha, sir, you are really talented and knowledgeable. When you hear it, you can immediately tell that it is the name of Linjiangxian's Ci Pai." Zhu Han said with a smile.
Shi Naian smiled slightly and said: "Since ancient times, poetry and lyrics have their own rhythm and rhythm. Although Shi is not talented, he still has this ability."
"Okay, I'll do it again."
Zhu Han was so thick-skinned that he put this "Linjiang Immortal" under his own name without any hesitation.
After singing it again, Shi Naian looked at the words in his hand and still tasted them with astonishment.
As for whether Zhu Han copied it, lied to it, or snatched such wonderful words, Shi Naian didn't care at all.
Later, Shi Naian became very popular in poetry, and he composed impromptu poems on the spot, which caused Zhu Han to exclaim repeatedly.
"This is the level of ancient literature masters. Then they come up with famous poems, which are much better than the literary copycats who plunder their own souls."
Zhu Han lost his timidity for a moment and stopped singing harmony with Shi Naian. Instead, he asked his second brother-in-law Li Zhen and others to get fruit wine, and invited everyone to enjoy the sunset over the river and drink together.
"Qiwu, Chongba told me that you are still young and not allowed to drink." Second brother-in-law Li Zhen said in a low voice.
"Second brother-in-law, let's have a drink on the river. Who knows? Besides, it's just fruit wine, not intoxicating." Zhu Han said with a smile.
In his previous life, he liked to have a drink or two. Now, because of his young age, his brother Zhu Yuanzhang will not let him drink at all costs.
"It doesn't matter. Shi has been drinking since he was ten years old. He can still pass the imperial examination and high school. The deputy commander is talented and talented. Drinking some fruit wine is nothing." Shi Naian helped from the side.
"Yes, the deputy commander is already fourteen this year. In our hometown, you can marry a wife, so drinking is nothing." Chen Baodao, the commander of the personal soldiers, said with a smile.
"Second brother-in-law, listen to what the big guy said. It's very reasonable. Go and get the bar." Zhu Han said.
When the second brother-in-law Li Zhen saw this, he no longer persisted, but Qian warned him not to let the commander-in-chief Zhu Yuanzhang know about it later.
Soon, several jars of fruit wine and snacks and pickles were placed.
Zhu Han, Li Zhen, Shi Naian, Chen Baodao, Lan Yu and others sat on the ground and began to drink.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Han just took a sip and couldn't help but frown.
"hiss!"
"This drink isn't quite right."
Zhu Han frowned and said.
"We don't have any good wine on board. This is all the fruit wine that the boatmen drink themselves. It's normal for the taste to be inferior." Second brother-in-law Li Zhen said.
Shi Naian, Chen Baodao and others drank calmly, as if they didn't taste the bitter taste inside.
"This fruit wine is made from all kinds of fruits, so it's normal to have mixed flavors," Shi Naian said.
At this moment, Zhu Han suddenly remembered that the bitter taste in fruit wine is usually caused by tannins produced during brewing.
Tannin can give wine a bitter taste, and even after cooking, there will still be residue that affects the taste.
"Second brother-in-law, do you have any glycerin on board?" Zhu Han asked.
"Yes, what do you need that for? Are your hands dry?" Second brother-in-law Li Zhen suddenly asked.
Chuzhou's workshops have been able to produce soap and toilet soap in large quantities, and there is a large amount of glycerin in the final residue.
Glycerin is a very good moisturizing and moisturizing product. For silk reelers, sailors and other people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, glycerin can protect the skin very well.
"Go get some glycerin, I can use it." Zhu Han smiled mysteriously.
Second brother-in-law Li Zhen didn't know what he was going to do, so he could only ask the boy to go to the cabin to get a bottle of glycerin.
The glycerol produced in Chuzhou is divided into three, six or nine grades, which correspond to different prices. In addition to different packaging, they also have different levels of impurities.
The bottle of glycerin Zhu Han held in his hand was a high-end product in a white porcelain bottle. It could be said to be very pure.
Second brother-in-law Li Zhen, Shi Naian, Chen Baodao and others all cast curious glances.
Zhu Han unscrewed the cork and poured a few drops of glycerin into the jar of fruit wine.
Then, Zhu Han stirred it gently with a wine spoon, took a sip and felt that it was a little bit interesting, and poured a few more drops into it.
This time, when Zhu Han tasted it again, he finally showed a satisfied smile.