What should we do if we want the folks in Chuzhou to see the imperial army killing people but not let the folks in Chuzhou actually be killed?
Huang Chao said: "We can control the people who were killed by the imperial army. The chief envoy of Chuzhou has agreed to cooperate with us to fight against the imperial army. My plan is..."
As Huang Chao narrated, everyone understood his plan: to use alchemy and witchcraft to create fake people to replace the people in Chuzhou City, and transfer the real people of Chuzhou City to other places.
This will not only prevent them from being affected when confronting the imperial army, but also allow them to see the cruelty of the imperial court and the emperor.
Huang Chao and others believed that the imperial army would reveal their true true colors after entering Chuzhou City.
If this plan is successfully implemented, the people of Chuzhou will see the cruelty of the imperial army and see the emperor's face clearly, so they will no longer take chances and have illusions about the emperor, and will side with them.
Only with the support of hundreds of thousands of people in Chuzhou and the resources of Chuzhou alone can they truly have the ability to change the world.
Only when we have resources can we develop. Only when we have sufficient population can we cultivate more talents and develop faster.
The plan is a good one, but there are many problems, such as how to make the people of Chuzhou willing to cooperate with the transfer. Many people may not be willing to transfer before they actually see the imperial court's butcher knife. If you want to avoid being discovered by the imperial spies in advance, you must
It is not easy to move so many people and cover up such a big movement...
Sun Xuanji and Zhong Li already understood at this time that these people invited them to attend the meeting because they wanted their help in making dummies using alchemy.
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Chuzhou City, Zheng Mansion's study room, looking at the people in front of him, Zheng Xinghuai frowned.
Although he had decided that if the imperial army came to massacre the people of Chuzhou, he would come out to resist, but he did not want to completely associate with the rebels, nor did he want the rebels to grow stronger.
In Zheng Xinghuai's heart, he is a minister of Dafeng and should be loyal to Dafeng!
Xu Qian just brought back the news that the gang of rebels agreed to fight with him against the imperial army, but he was a little reluctant to the plan they proposed.
Transfer all the people in Chuzhou City, what do the rebels want to do?
To be able to become the chief envoy of a state, Zheng Xinghuai is certainly not stupid.
Removing the people in the city will indeed prevent them from being affected during the confrontation with the imperial army, which is good for the people, but it will also allow the people of Chuzhou to see the cruelty and darkness of the imperial court.
So after seeing this, can the people of Chuzhou still be willing to be the people of Dafeng?
Zheng Xinghuai has the answer in his heart. He is afraid that they will rise up and join the rebels to rebel against Dafeng!
Doesn't this increase the strength of the rebel gang?
This is what makes Zheng Xinghuai unwilling. He not only wants to stop the evil deeds of the court, but he also doesn't want the people to rebel against Dafeng.
In his concept, even if there is a problem with the emperor and the court, the people cannot rebel. The problem will be solved by ministers like them. The people should be obedient and be good citizens.
At the beginning, he had not stopped the gang of rebels from leaving Chuzhou City. He already felt that he, the chief minister of Chuzhou, had neglected his duty. Now, the strength of the rebels may continue to grow, and the entire Chuzhou may rebel... Of course he does not want to see it!
Although Zheng Xinghuai is a good official, he still has a typical Confucian official mentality!
In the study, besides Xu Qian and Li Miaozhen, there were several other people who were sent by Huang Chao to contact Zheng Xinghuai.
Seeing Zheng Xinghuai frowning, one of them said: "Master Zheng, you won't still miss the Dog Emperor and the court, right? Even if this time passes, the Dog Emperor will not give up, he will only get worse, and the people of Chuzhou will still be in danger.
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Zheng Xinghuai said nothing, and another person said: "Master Zheng is not worried that after this time, many people from Chuzhou will join us, and our strength will increase, right?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the study room looked at Zheng Xinghuai!
Zheng Xinghuai did not hide anything, and admitted: "Yes, Zheng is worried about this matter. Although your Majesty and the court have problems, they are not the reason for your rebellion, let alone let the entire Chuzhou become a group of rebels."
"Rebel?"
One person mocked: "Master Zheng is really loyal to the Dog Emperor and the bastard court! Since Master Zheng is so loyal, what are we discussing here? Wouldn't it be better to let the Dog Emperor's minions come and chop off our heads? Who are you?
Officials of the emperor or officials of the people?"
The last sentence stunned Zheng Xinghuai, and he replied: "All the people in the world are your Majesty's subjects. Zheng is not only your Majesty's official, but also the people's official!"
The man who mocked said: "If there is a conflict between the emperor and the people, like now, and the dog emperor wants to kill the people, which side are you on? Master Zheng, I originally thought you were a good official and would side with us, but now look
Come on, you are still a pedantic, foolish and loyal person..."
Zheng Xinghuai also got angry and said: "You? Who do you think you are? Do you think you can represent the people? They are just a group of rebels! Do you know what rebellion means and how many people will die because of it? Your rebellion is nothing more than a group of rebels.
For your own selfish desires!"
Seeing that the smell of gunpowder on both sides was getting stronger, Xu Qian smiled and said: "Don't let the two of you hurt your harmony. We will work together now to overcome this difficulty together. As for the folks in Chuzhou... I think it depends on how they do it."
The choice, not Master Zheng or Brother Chen, decides for them."
This statement seemed impartial, but Zheng Xinghuai understood that it was not good for him.
If the imperial army really came to massacre the city on the orders of Emperor Yuan Jing, once the people of Chuzhou knew about it, many people of Chuzhou would choose to rebel.
The people of Chuzhou are willing to be obedient subjects of Dafeng, provided that the emperor and the court can allow them to live, not to mention stability, food and clothing, as long as they can be saved and not too cruel, many people will not rise up to resist
, on the contrary, they would also expect the emperor and the court to implement benevolent policies one day.
But now, the emperor and the court do not want them to live, but they want to take their lives. This has gone beyond the premise. How can they not resist?
This is the plan of this gang of rebels - to make the people of Chuzhou feel rebellious!
Zheng Xinghuai did not refute Xu Qi'an's proposal, but secretly sighed, hoping that the coming imperial army would not massacre the city, otherwise the entire Chuzhou would rebel.
While Huang Chao and others were cooperating with Zheng Xinghuai to formulate plans and seize the time to prepare, the army dispatched by Emperor Jing of the Yuan Dynasty was on its way to Chuzhou. The army was led by Cao Guogong Song Shanchang.
When the army went out, the official order was that there were rebels in Chuzhou, and they were going to quell the rebellion. However, Song Shanchang knew very well that they were specifically there to vent the emperor's anger. The King of Zhenbei died, and the emperor was angry and wanted to let him go.
Everyone in Chuzhou was buried with King Zhenbei.
However, during the march, Song Shanchang did not reveal this purpose. Instead, he asked the soldiers to abide by the rules and regulations along the way, acting as if he was just going to aid Chuzhou instead of having any other agenda.
This is to paralyze the people of Chuzhou and directly make it clear that they are here to massacre the city and bloodbath Chuzhou, which will definitely arouse the people of Chuzhou to resist.
Doesn’t this create obstacles for yourself?
But if they behave well now, even if some people in Chuzhou know that their motives for coming are not pure, more people will be lucky and think that they will not dare to bloodbath Chuzhou. Resistance and vigilance will definitely be better than their purpose.
weak.
This will help them go deep into the hinterland of Chuzhou, enter Chuzhou City, and give Chuzhou a fatal blow!
Song Shanchang was very excited when he thought of the scene where he deceived the Chuzhou city gate, showed the butcher knife in the astonished eyes of the Chuzhou chief minister Zheng Xinghuai, and chopped off his head with one knife. He had not yet cut off the state chief minister's head.