Chapter 117 A briber and a brothel are both my good sons! (Please subscribe!!)
"We have only recruited five thousand young men. Ouyang Lun, this guy, has recruited very few young men to build county roads and government offices. They all rush to get better pay."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression began to change, his smile faded, he stared at Jiang Wei, and asked in a deep voice: "What did you just say?"
Jiang Wei's head shrank. In fact, when he got the news, he was also confused, and he was extremely confused about whether to tell Zhu Yuanzhang about it. But if he didn't tell Zhu Yuanzhang about it now, he would be unlucky if he later found out about it from other channels. But it’s him.
So after weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Wei decided to report the truth. Anyway, this matter was done by Zhu Yuanzhang's son-in-law and had little to do with him. The Jinyiwei rarely interfered in the internal affairs of the royal family. This was what Mao Xiang, the commander of the Jinyiwei, had always emphasized to him. .
"Back to Your Majesty, Commander Mao sent information. Bandits and bandits were rampant in Beizhili in the past few days, and the situation in Yong'an Mansion is not optimistic. In order to solve the banditry problem, Prince Consort Ouyang Lun established a new government agency called the Temporary Task Hall. ." Jiang Wei said seriously.
"Temporary mission hall, what is this?" Although he didn't quite understand it, with the "jewel in front" of the stock exchange, Zhu Yuanzhang was also interested in this "temporary mission hall".
"According to Commander Mao's explanation in the intelligence, this temporary mission hall is somewhat similar to our government's wanted bounties, but this temporary mission hall is more concentrated, and there are many tasks issued, such as catching spies, suppressing bandits, etc., and the rewards are also very large. High." Jiang Wei said truthfully: "In addition to these more dangerous tasks, there are also some life-related tasks, such as recruiting workers, seeking marriage, etc."
"What is the attitude of the people towards this?" Zhu Yuanzhang was more concerned with the people's thoughts.
"Intelligence shows that the people are very enthusiastic about this temporary mission hall. Now the temporary mission hall is the busiest place besides the stock exchange." Jiang Wei added, "It is said that when Ouyang Prince Consort's mission to recruit young adults came out, only one At this time, all five thousand young men have been recruited."
Um! ?
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed. Does this kid already have such great appeal?
"Hmph! Ouyang Lun was able to recruit common people to suppress bandits. Thanks to Ouyang Lun, those bandits are all extremely vicious people. Even if there are many ordinary people, they are no more than cattle and sheep in their eyes!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "I think Ouyang Lun's suppression of the bandits must have been in vain this time. It's just that the suppression of the bandits failed. If some people lost their lives because of this, I don't know how many censors will impeach him. Moreover, his prestige in Yong'an Mansion is afraid. We will hit rock bottom even if we do!”
"Do you know who the bandits Ouyang Lun wants to destroy? How many are there? How strong are they?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked hurriedly.
"They are a group of bandits entrenched in Black Tiger Cliff. They are said to be the most powerful bandits in Yong'an Prefecture. The leader is Song Shui, with a strength of 3000. They are all ruthless bandits who have claimed several lives. Mao Youfu When I was the prefect, I had nothing to do with these bandits." Jiang Wei replied.
"The black-hearted tiger Song Shui?" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice.
"Yes, this is Song Shui, and His Majesty actually knows him!" Jiang Wei was a little shocked that a bandit leader was actually remembered by His Majesty the Emperor.
"A few years ago, Mao Youfu wrote me a memorial, which mentioned the bandits in Yong'an Prefecture. Among them was the name of the evil tiger Song Shui. Mao Youfu said that this person was as cunning as a mouse and extremely difficult to deal with. At that time I planned to send border troops to suppress it, but later it was shelved due to other reasons."
"However, according to the evidence collected by Mao Youfu at that time, the bandits headed by Song Shui were not weak. They were all desperadoes, and they could also use battle formations. To wipe out this group of bandits, we would need to mobilize three times more troops. If Song Shui now had 1 men, he would have to send [-] men to have a chance to annihilate the bandits' army. This meant that all the soldiers from the Kaiping Guard, Funing Guard, and Shanhai Guard in Yong'an Prefecture would have to gather together. "Zhu Yuanzhang analyzed himself, "Ouyang Lun was unable to mobilize the soldiers of the garrison, but he chose to summon five thousand young and strong people to exterminate the bandits. This is simply a way to die."
"Ahem, Your Majesty, I forgot to tell you that the five thousand young and strong people recruited by Ouyang Lun have captured the Black Tiger Cliff bandits and captured the bandit leader Song Shui alive." Jiang Ying said quickly.
Forehead.
Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to brag again, but when he heard this, he was immediately choked.
cough cough.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily.
When I heard the news, I started analyzing it myself, asking questions, but didn't give me a chance!Jiang Wei felt aggrieved in his heart. Of course, he could only think about these words in his heart and would never dare to say them out.
"I know I was wrong."
"Hmph, I didn't expect that Ouyang Lun actually won with five thousand young and strong people. There must be a lot of casualties." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered and looked at Jiang Wei.
Jiang Wei immediately reacted and said quickly: "It is said that a total of 2000 people were injured! It is said that these young and strong people were too excited to go to the battlefield for the first time, and many of them fell down, so they were injured. .”
Uh-huh! ! ?
After hearing Jiang Wei's answer, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely shocked.
Gathering [-] people to defeat [-] bandits and winning with zero casualties is something you wouldn't even dare to write in a novel!
"Are you telling the truth?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in disbelief.
"The intelligence sent back to the capital by Commander Mao was clearly written. I dare not hide anything!" Jiang Wei was extremely determined. He did not conceal anything about this matter, and he was also glad that he made the right choice.
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang fell into silence. Neither Mao Xiang nor Jiang Yu dared to deceive him. Zhu Yuanzhang was still sure of this. In other words, Ouyang Lun really led [-] young people to conquer the enemy that originally required [-]. Only the Ming army could capture the Black Tiger Cliff Bandits!
There must be something strange in this.
Have the martial virtues of the people of Yong'an Prefecture become so strong?
Or what method did Ouyang Lun use? !
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a deep voice: "If there is any other news from Mao Xiang, tell me all!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Jiang Wei thought about it in his mind, and then said: "These five thousand young men only trained for seven days."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "."
"In the seven days of training, we only trained on superficial movements such as forming a queue. No fighting skills were taught at all. Many people can't even use knives, bows and arrows."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "."
"The weapons of these five thousand young men are all sickles, wood knives, etc."
Zhu Yuanzhang: "."
"Oh, by the way, I'm going to teach these young adults how to use the red cannon. It seems to be larger than the unified cannon on the warship."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, "Red Cannon!!" "Now I finally understand why Ouyang Lun and his five thousand young men were able to win."
Jiang Wei was a little surprised, "Your Majesty, do you know about this red cannon?"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "This red cannon is far more powerful than the unified artillery on the Ming Dynasty Navy. One shot can flatten a small slope!"
"Those bandits encountered this thing. If they fired one shot, everyone would be stunned. If they shot it again, except for surrendering, the rest would go to see the King of Hell."
"Hiss—" Jiang Wei took a breath, "No wonder Commander Mao's intelligence said that it was suspected that Yong'an Mansion had developed a powerful weapon. On the day of the suppression of the bandits, the sky and the earth roared and the earth shook, and then the Jinyiwei went to fight. Exploring the battlefield, we found that two hillsides of Black Tiger Cliff have been razed to the ground!"
"Huh, sooner or later I will also use this red cannon!" Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "About the matter of the red cannon, you Jin Yiwei must work hard to investigate in Yong'an Mansion, and keep it secret outside Yongan Mansion! I don't want too many people. Know the existence of the red cannon.”
"It's your Majesty!" Jiang Wei also understood Zhu Yuanzhang's words very well. It was just that his father-in-law was covetous of his son-in-law's good things, but he didn't have a good excuse to take them over yet, but he didn't want outsiders to know. It was as simple as that!In a word: the meat will rot in the pot!
"By the way, how are King Yan and King Xiang doing in Yong'an Mansion?" Zhu Yuanzhang was still very concerned about his son, but he was still anxious inside. On the one hand, he hoped that Zhu Di and Zhu Bai could learn their true skills from Ouyang Lun. After all, No matter how greedy or cowardly Ouyang Lun is, he is still very capable. If his son can learn it, it will be much easier to guard the border and manage the fiefdom in the future!But on the other hand, Ouyang Lun has all kinds of strange methods, and many of his measures are based on the "Da Ming Law". His thoughts are completely different from ordinary people. Few people can keep up with Ouyang Lun's thinking, and they are worried that this will put them at risk. The son is a bad boy!
After weighing the pros and cons, Zhu Yuanzhang still chose to let Zhu Di and Zhu Bai go to Yong'an Mansion.
Jiang Wei said truthfully: "Commander Mao's intelligence mentioned King Yan and King Xiang. The attack on the Black Tiger Cliff bandits was commanded by His Highness King Yan."
Oh!
Hearing that his son Zhu Di led the troops to eliminate the Black Tiger Cliff Bandits, Zhu Yuanzhang had a smile on his face that he had not seen for a long time.
"This kid is good!"
Jiang Wei looked a little embarrassed, "But..."
"But what?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused. Is there something fishy in this?
"However, according to intelligence, the reason why His Highness King Yan was able to become the commander of the five thousand common people's army was mainly because His Highness King Yan took 30 taels of silver from Yong'an Mansion." Jiang Wei said softly.
"what!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he never thought that his son would also do the dirty thing of paying bribes!
"Spend 30 taels of common people to buy the leader of a group of common people." Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know whether to feel sad or angry for Zhu Di.
"Ouyang Lun is really good at business!"
"Wait, the 30 from the Fourth Brother?"
"Back to Your Majesty, His Highness King Yan bought a lot of stocks in the stock market and made a lot of money. In order to become the commander-in-chief of the people's army, he sold almost all the stocks and raised 30 taels of silver." Jiang Wei responded quickly .
"It must be Kaiping Bonds!" Zhu Yuanzhang felt heartbroken again. He didn't buy Kaiping Bonds at the beginning, so he could see his son making money!
"Where is Lao Twelve? What is he doing?" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.
"His Royal Highness King Xiang seems to be obsessed with a Beiyuan woman in heaven and earth, and he stays in heaven and earth every day."
"enough!"
Before Jiang Yu could finish speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted angrily.
"They are all my good sons! One spends money for bribes, and the other lives in a brothel every day. I can't give you these, right! I have to go to Yong'an Mansion to embarrass myself!"
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang regretted sending Zhu Di and Zhu Bai to Yong'an Mansion. They were there to learn their skills, but they were clearly going to fall!
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Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that his back teeth chattered.
Wang Zhong and Jiang Yu in the Hall of Supreme Harmony did not dare to show their anger for fear of attracting Zhu Yuanzhang's wrath.
Zhu Yuanzhang gradually calmed down. Facing the situation of Zhu Di and Zhu Bai, he now has several methods. The first is to order Zhu Di and Zhu Bai to return to the capital directly for accountability!The second method is to let Zhu Di and Zhu Bai temporarily stay in Yong'an Mansion to observe the effects, but they still have to order a reprimand!The third method is more direct. He goes directly to Yong'an Mansion and kills Zhu Di, Zhu Bai, and Ouyang Lun in one pot.
The first method is too hasty, and once Zhu Di and Zhu Bai are recalled, it means that his previous plan has failed. The third method is currently difficult to implement. It is now a troubled time in the court, and the war in northern Xinjiang and floods are all needed Zhu Yuanzhang dealt with it in time.
So currently only the second method is most suitable.
"That's all, I'll come to settle accounts with them after I finish my work for a while." Zhu Yuanzhang said solemnly: "Let the people from Jinyiwei give a message to the fourth and twelfth sons so that they can take care of themselves!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Jiang Yu had no choice but to accept this task. It was too difficult to be caught between the emperor and the prince. However, the most difficult thing was not him, but the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Mao Xiang. If he could not persuade the two princes, Zhu Yuanzhang might not It is possible to attack King Yan and King Xiang, but it is very possible to attack Mao Xiang.
What?What do you mean about Mao Xiang?
Haha, just because the emperor makes you unhappy, you don’t think much of the emperor’s son!
Yong'an Mansion.
With the Heihuya bandits Song Shui and his gang being wiped out, the first battle to eradicate the bandits has begun!
Zhao Tianming, the magistrate of Yong'an Mansion, found out where the commander was, and according to Ouyang Lun's instructions, discussed the cooperation between the soldiers of the guard station and the people's army to suppress the bandits.
The People's Army successfully captured Black Tiger Cliff, which can be said to be the finished product of World War I. In addition, they also collected information about other mountain bandits within the territory.
The two sides hit it off immediately and began to join forces to suppress the bandits.
The mode is also very simple. The guard posts tasks in the temporary mission hall, recruits people, and then both parties join forces to take action.
This can be said to be a win-win situation. Firstly, it relieves the tight military strength of the guard station. Secondly, the people of Yong'an Mansion can bring their own armors and weapons. As long as they have money, they can even hire a red cannon squad to help out!
For the common people, veterans can learn combat skills and get a hefty mission reward.
The guards, the people, and the government also had a tacit understanding and did not choose to catch all the bandits in one go.
The guards gained military merit and wealth, the government gained fame and political achievements, and the people's pockets bulged. Of course, there would also be casualties, and the government would give a pension to the casualties.
For a time, every family in Yong'an Prefecture learned martial arts and practiced military affairs, and their martial virtue became more and more abundant.
(End of this chapter)
