Chapter 218 Persuasion

I finally caught a big fish this time! The soldiers smiled happily. Most of them were Xinghua people. They hated the evil deeds of Yin Lizheng in the county. Although their root cause is the social system, the most direct root cause is the corruption of the law, which is Yin Lizheng, a county in the evil county.

They looked at each other and untied their trousers without hesitation, and a stream of heat gushed out.

"Woop." With a small stream of hot air, it poured on Li Zheng's head.

In the endless darkness, Li Zheng felt that his brain was slowly waking up. He slowly opened his eyes, and his brain was still a little painful. In the light, he saw a stream of "clear springs" flowing to his head, a little hot and a little scratchy.

It's not water, it's urine! Li Zheng couldn't help but get angry and said, "What are you doing! Aren't you afraid of losing your head?"

"Haha!" The soldiers around him rolled around the birds and turned around, "Lord Yin, we are scared to death!"

Li Zheng saw clearly that the soldiers guarding the city around him had disappeared for a long time. Now it is the group of turbulent people around him! He suddenly trembled all over and had no strength. If he fell into the hands of these people, could he have a good end? He no longer has the feeling of being superior in the past. So many rich households in the east of Xinghua have been killed by the promiscuous people, and I'm afraid he will not have a good result.

Li Zheng was tied up, and his head was full of water. As soon as the cold wind blew, he felt the boundless cold and went deep into his heart. He staggered on the familiar road, but he was not arrogant.

"Bang!" Somewhere, a rotten egg flew and hit Li Zheng on the head.

In a low house by the roadside, a white-haired old man appeared. He pointed at Li Zheng with a crutch, and his eyes were full of hatred.

"Kill Li Zheng! Kill Li Zheng!" The big families in Xinghua City have run away for a long time, and what is left are all civilians. They are looking forward to it. Finally, they look forward to the uprising army. Each of them has five mu of land, which has a great attraction. Now, the county Yin of the fish and meat people has been caught again. They all hate this local overlord. They followed the rebel army and walk to the county government. Go.

Zhang Yang led the base camp, quickly entered the government, and heard the call from outside.

"Brother, we have caught the county Yin Lizheng." Lu Zhen shouted.

Li Zheng, who was tied up, was brought up, and the crowd was blocked at the door of the government office, waiting to see how to deal with the corrupt official.

"Lord, this matter cannot be delayed. Li Zhengming must be punished and win the hearts of the people." Shi Nai'an said.

"That's true." Zhang Yang looked at Li Zheng, who was kneeling below. In this case, improper handling will have a negative impact on the masses. Water can carry the boat and overturn the boat. Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world.

Zhang Yang sat on the desk, with the mirror hanging high, and he patted: "Li Zheng, do you know the guilt?"

Li Zheng was shocked. That was his position. Now he has become the defendant: "Your Excellency, the little guilty, the little guilty, please forgive me!"

"What's your crime?" Zhang Yang asked.

Li Zheng doesn't know how many times he has greeted Zhang Yang's female relatives in his heart. What's wrong with me? It's you who are guilty. What you have committed is the great crime of rebellion to destroy the nine races! Instead, ask me what's the crime?

"The small should not rebel against the adult's army, and rebel against the adult's peak. I really don't know the little one! Please give the little one a chance, and the little one will never dare again. Li Zheng said.

"Li Zheng, you are wrong. As an official of the imperial court, it is not at fault that you lead the army to resist. However, in so many years of being an official, the fish and meat people only want to get promoted and get rich. The whole people of Xinghua County can't live, and they also impose taxes. The Yellow River flood, and the imperial court allocated two silver to Xinghua County to control the waterway. All of them were embezzled by you, and the farmers were forcibly recruited to serve corvée. Do you understand the truth that the officials forced the people to rebel?

"I understand, I understand. I dare not do it next time." Li Zheng kowtowed and said tremblingly.

"Is there another time?" Zhang Yang said, "Listen to the voice of the crowd!"

"Kill Li Zheng!"

"Kill Li Zheng!" The people outside raised their hands and said in unison.

Li Zheng's face turned white. At the beginning, he was superior. In Xinghua County, he was the local emperor. When would he think of this day? Retribution comes so fast!

"Your excellency, spare your life! Li Zheng broke his head.

"Li Zheng, you are a smart person. Do you think I will let you go?" Zhang Yang suddenly said harshly, "Come on, drag him out, behead him, and hang his head on the west gate!"

"Zhang Shicheng, if you lead the crowd to make trouble, the court will not let you go! I won't let you go if I'm a ghost!" Li Zheng was dragged out by two people, struggling and shouting.

Suddenly, the crowd outside knelt on the ground: "Thank you for eliminating harm for the people!"

Over the years, they have been poisoned by Li Zheng. Now, they finally see the ambush of evil heads, and they are very happy. For the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, the people did not have much sense of identity in the first place. In addition, they were treated unfairly. No one felt that rebellion should not be. Officials forced the people to rebel, and the people had to rebel. Now, following Zhang Shicheng and having fields, there is hope of survival. Three years of exemption from taxes, this is simply a great gift. They all accepted the change with joy.

"Everyone get up," Zhang Yang said, "The Tatars are immoral. They don't treat us Han people as people. We just want to live, but Tatars don't give us the hope to live. Now I, Zhang Shicheng, have risen up, not for glory and wealth, but only to let the people live a stable life. Each person has five mu of land and is exempted from tax for three years. This It's my Zhang Shicheng's unchanging promise!"

"Thank you, my lord!" The people shouted gratefully.

I don't know who was the first to shout, "Long live your excellency!"

All the people shouted, "Long live your excellency!"

Zhang Yang looked at the excited crowd, and his heart was also surging. This is the heart of the people. Only those who win the hearts of the people can win the world. Why did Chen Youliang be defeated? Because of his vicious annihilogism, he was unpopular, and even Xu Shouhui was killed by him. This kind of person can only be a hero in troubled times.

"Let's go back. Each person's five mu of land will be distributed to everyone immediately." Zhang Yang said.

When the crowd dispersed, Zhang Yang looked at his generals and fell into a moment of meditation.

It's just a very simple thing to take Xinghua City. After all, there is even a big city like Taizhou. It's not a big deal at all. What Zhang Yang is worried about is that he will develop step by step, fight the territory and collect the population, which will definitely arouse the vigilance of the court. How will the court fight back? How violent will it be? It's all unknown. What he needs now is time, two months, to digest and integrate the resources of Taizhou and Xinghua, divide the land, and gain the support of the people. More importantly, with two months of buffering, Tianque can equip a large number of troops. At that time, I will have enough ability to divide the territory and split the territory, and I am not afraid of the cavalry troops of the tars at all.

"Brother, is our next step to take down the Gaoyou Mansion?" Bian Yuanheng asked. The last time he attacked Taizhou, he mainly attacked the North Gate and made his first contribution. This time, he took the lead in attacking Xinghua. He is eager to know whether the next attack on Gaoyou can still take on the heavy responsibility of the main attack.

"At this moment, we should not attack Gaoyou." Shi Nai'an said.

"Why?" Bian Yuanheng and Lu Zhen asked together.

Hit the salt field, hit Taizhou, hit Xinghua, all the way down, the next goal is Gaoyou, why don't you fight?

"Yunyun." Shi Nai'an shook the fan and said these two words.

Caoyun, indeed, the guard of Gaoyou Mansion is not as good as that of Taizhou. However, compared with Taizhou, Gaoyou Mansion has an important place. The main road of Caoyun passes through Gaoyou Mansion.

In this era, it is quite laborious to travel by land. The south has been the hometown of fish and rice since ancient times, while the north is short of food. The food in the south wants to be transported to the north. If you take the road by land, it will take a long time and lose a lot. If you transport one stone of rice to most of the capital, the loss will be at least two stone of rice.

Therefore, there is a canal. Although the cost of the canal is relatively high when the canal is exquivered, after the canal is successfully exquished, the benefits are huge. The south is full of waterways and water networks. According to the direction of the river, from south to north, there is a canal leading to most of the capital.

And Gaoyou Mansion, which happens to be on this canal, if it seizes Gaoyou Mansion, it will be equivalent to stroking the canal. The Yuan Dynasty will certainly not ignore it, and there will be a big battle. Now this force is more than enough to deal with the Tartars in Taizhou and Gaoyou, but if it is to deal with the Tartars coming from the country, I'm afraid There will be danger.

Everyone usually doesn't pay much attention to this Caoyun, because as Jiangnan people, they are familiar with every river here, and they have not transported goods to most of the capital, so they don't attach much importance to Caoyun. Now, Shi Nai'an reminded that everyone reacted that the salt farm, the court endured it, Taizhou, and the court has not yet If you don't have time to react, you will be able to hit Gaoyou. If you hit Gaoyou, you will completely hurt the tar, but you will stab the hornet's nest. Gaoyou is not a military town, but it is more important than a military town.

"Mr. Shi's words are reasonable," Zhang Yang said. "So far, we are not suitable to continue to attack Gaoyou. Now the most important task is to improve our combat effectiveness, consolidate these places, and conscientiously implement our policies. Get the support of the people.

"Then shall we not fight?" Lu Zhen asked.

"It's just that we don't fight now. After waiting for two months, our Tianque will be equipped with a large number of troops. Are we still afraid?" Zhang Yang asked rhetorical.

"Well, the eldest brother is right. At that time, give us the third battalion equipment first!" Lu Zhen said happily.

"The fourth battalion has the least equipment in the fourth battalion. Give the equipment to the fourth battalion first!" Bian Yuanheng also rushed to say.

As he was talking, Shi Xin hurried in and said, "Brother, Yin Li Qi of Gaoyou Mansion asked to see you."

Yin Li Qi of Gaoyou Mansion? Zhang Yang was a little surprised. What did he do here?

Li Qi did come. He didn't want to come, but there was nothing he could do now.

When he learned that Taizhou had fallen, Li Qi had a sense of relief. He just felt that since he had developed in the south, he must have fallen in love with Yangzhou, Pingjiang, these rich places. In contrast, Gaoyoufu could no longer satisfy the other party's appetite. Within three months, it was impossible to achieve this task to defeat the rebels. Now, the traitor has rushed out of the Gaoyou Mansion, so it's not about the Gaoyou Mansion. Yangzhou should also take care of it, right? If the province comes forward, it will certainly be able to quickly calm down the rebellion.

Li Qi wanted to suppress the rebellion and serve the court, but he didn't have that ability. Nasshaddin died. The new Hadan Battle was incompetent, and his soldiers and horses were only 1,000. How to fight? The anti-thieves can even take down Taizhou, which is guarded by 20,000 people. In contrast, Gaoyou Prefecture is simply a pediatrician.

"Your Excellency, send me an official document as soon as possible." The governor came in and said to Li Qi.

"What official document?" Li Qi took it over and looked at it. His face became more and more ugly.

"Your Excellency, what's the matter?" The governor didn't read the content, so he sent it directly.

Last time it was the court, and this time it was a province. Did their brains be kicked by donkeys? How to give such an order? Li Qi is helpless.

A few days ago, the official documents of the imperial court asked the Gaoyou government to suppress the rebellion within three months. Now, the official documents given by the province are also to recruit anti-thieves. Now we don't take advantage of the lack of the anti-thiefs footing to eliminate them. When they sit up, I'm afraid they will take more effort. Li Qi does not want to recruit people. Zhao'an not only shows the incompetence of the court, but also It fueled the arrogance of the anti-thieves.

However, there is nothing he can do. He must obey the order of the province. The province actually let him be the master of recruitment. This is a thankless job. If you can't do it well, you have to lose your surname.

Xingsheng is simply playing the piano randomly, or they are just talking nonsense. Even if it's Zhao'an, it's not Li Qi's turn. At least he has to be a big member in the province. What conditions can he agree to the anti-thief? The anti-thieves want Gaoyou Mansion, do you want to give it yourself? If you want to be the Yin of Taizhou, will you give it to yourself? The official document only says that everything is fully exercised, which is not easy to grasp the scale. If something happens in the future, the court will blame it, and it must be a scapegoat.

However, Li Qi knew this, and he still began to prepare for Zhao'an without hesitation. He knew that he could not do it. This was stupid or loyalty. Li Qi was loyal to the court.

As soon as he left Gaoyou Mansion, he went straight to Taizhou, but he accidentally met the defenders who escaped from Xinghua. It was said that the rebel had captured Xinghua, and Li Qi went straight to Xinghua.

"Shixin, why did you tie up Lord Fu Yin? Untie it!" Zhang Yang got down from his seat, took three steps and two steps, went straight to Li Qi, and personally untied the rope on his body. "Lord Fu Yin, I must punish these soldiers heavily when I come down. Why are they so ignorant?"

"Quick, give me a seat!" Zhang Yang said hello.

Li Qi moved his arm, sat in the chair, held a bellyful of fire, and suddenly swallowed it back, but did not send it out.

As the governor of Gaoyou Prefecture, he came to visit Zhang Shicheng with more than 20 guards. He thought that he had to be treated with some courtesy. The two countries did not exchange soldiers. However, as soon as he approached the city, he was captured by a group of strong soldiers and tied up without hesitation, just like treating prisoners!

He wanted to lose his temper, but he looked at the head hanging at the gate of the city, which was Yin Lizheng of Xinghua County. Li Qi still swallowed and smeared it. If he died in the hands of these big soldiers for no reason, it would be worth it.

After holding back his words, he wanted to see the Lord and scolded him righteously. However, when he arrived here, he came up in person to untie him and let him sit down. It was just like treating his relatives. Li Qi's fire could not be released.

"I don't know what's the matter when Lord Fu Yin comes here?" Zhang Yang asked with a smile.

Li Qi thought for a moment and said, "Brother Shicheng was originally the Gangsi tooth of the Baiju Salt Farm. He usually holds the poor silver issued by the imperial court, which is also a member of the imperial court. Why did he suddenly rise to war and a dispute, resulting in the continuous war in Gaoyou Mansion and the displacement of the people?"

Displaced people? Don't you see how much the people support me? Those who are displaced are the big families who are rich and unkind, right? Zhang Yang thought so in his mind, but he said, "Lord Fu Yin knows that I am the Gang Si Yaqi of Baiju Salt Farm. Do you know how much money I have in a month?"

"It should be 300 articles!" Li Qi said that he remembered that this kind of position was ten cents a day, and it should be about three hundred cents a month.

"Lord Fu Yin's memory is really good." Zhang Yang said, "But why do I get less than 100 yuan a month?"

Memory? Li Qi hasn't heard of this word yet, but the second half of Zhang Yang's sentence surprised Li Qi a little: "It's three hundred articles. Why do you only have one hundred articles?"

"Because, they were all skinned by the superiors. When it came to my hands, there were only so many. Lord Fu Yin didn't know this? What a pity." Zhang Yang said, "Si Cheng, the commander of the salt farm, has earned most of our money. Even a small archer, Qiu Yi, wants us to give filial piety. Do you think I can eat enough for 100 cents a month? In the salt farm, I still make a lot of money.

The sweat on Li Qi's back suddenly oozed down. Although he disdained these means of officialdom, it did not mean that others would not. He believed that the man in front of him did not lie.

"And the people everywhere make a living by farming, paying a huge amount of land rent, and all kinds of corvée. Do you think the people can make a living?"

"Then you shouldn't rebel against the court, should you?" Li Qi said that his words were very weak. He knew that these were the truth.

"It was you who sent troops to attack me first. I just wanted to sell some salt, make some money, and make a living. However, the people in the murder port were attacked by you, and the people in the victory lake were also attacked by you. I had no choice but to recruit." Zhang Yang said. Naturally, you can't all tell the truth when you talk to this governor. First, put out the governor's words and pretend that you have no choice but to recruit soldiers. Let's see what the governor said.

The ball was kicked back. Li Qi was a little angry. You sold private salt, which was originally a felony to kill the head. It was a felony to train soldiers secretly. Of course, I sent troops to destroy it. Of course, it was the right thing to do. However, he can't say that. His purpose was to persuade him to surrender.

"So that's it. In fact, Brother Shicheng doesn't want to rebel against the court?" Li Qi asked.

"If you can survive, who is willing to do this killing business?" Zhang Yang did not answer Li Qi's question directly, but said so.

"Well, I have a solution." Li Qi said.

"What method?"

"You might as well surrender to the court! There are many soldiers in the imperial court. If you go on like this, you can only die. Li Qi finally said the most important words.

Surrender? Hearing these two words, Zhang Yang's eyes straightened, Shi Nai'an's eyes straightened, Lv Zhen, edge hum, Shi Xin, Shi Wenbing, their eyes were straight.

Surrender?

(to be continued)