please make me king

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As a "rogue", it is difficult to have a rest day. Although Zhang Shun got a moment of respite in Runcheng Town, but with his cautious character, he did not dare to relax at all. He had already released Chen Changliang's cavalry , Acting as a scout to investigate the military situation around Runcheng.

As for the city, although he seems to be leisurely wooing local merchants, he is actually working hard in two aspects.

One is to collect surrounding information through these merchants. Although these merchants are inconspicuous, they are actually the most knowledgeable about information.Since they dared to take the risk of coming to Runcheng to do business at this time, they must have already inquired about the surrounding military situation.If not, not only the business may lose money, but also life may not be saved.

On the other hand, Zhang took the opportunity to discuss the intention of buying and selling with some interested merchants.For example, we negotiated the Western artillery business with Wang Qingzhi, and negotiated the gunpowder business and intelligence business with some merchants.

In short, Zhang Shun took the opportunity to develop them into his own intelligence network and logistics network.For these merchants, the life and death of the people in Shanxi has nothing to do with them, and only money has anything to do with them.

But for Zhang Shun, he could not eat or drink so much money he had blackmailed and kept in his hands. Zhang Shun was not a miser, so it was the best choice to find a way to exchange for real strength.

As a result, after Zhang Shun chatted with these merchants in turn, he really discovered some important information.The first piece of information was that Song Tongyin, governor of Shanxi Province, was dismissed from his official position by the imperial court because of the fall of Zezhou and the earthquake in the Three Jin Dynasties, and Xu Dingchen, the imperial envoy of the capital of Youqin, replaced him.

This person is from Wujin, Changzhou Prefecture, Ming Dynasty. He is named Erxuan and named Dingyu.Judging from his resume, it is unremarkable, and Zhang Shun doesn't know whether this change is a good thing or a bad thing for himself and others.However, it will definitely cause the government to change its previous strategy, so you have to be more cautious.

In fact, Zhang Shun didn't know that this rotation just happened to cheat the half-hearted Zhang Shenyan. If not, Zhang Shun might encounter a lot of trouble.

The second piece of information is that because the rebel army besieged Huaiqing Mansion before, the imperial court mobilized Zuo Liangyu to lead the Changping Army to sit in the town and wait for the opportunity to encircle and suppress the rebel army.

This Zuo Liangyu was also well-known in the late Ming Dynasty. In the eyes of many people, this person has always been known for his "sickness" and "courage".It is said that this man runs as fast as the wind when he meets a thief, and is as brave as a tiger when he kills the good and takes meritorious service.

Although these things do happen from time to time, it does not negate the fact that this person is more capable of fighting.This man was originally a Liaodong frontier army, who was promoted by Hou Xun. In July of the fourth year of Chongzhen, he led a team to fight against the Qing army in Songshan and Xingshan, ranking first in merit.It is precisely because of this that Henan governor Fan Shangxie deliberately went to the court and invited Zuo Liangyu to help.

Hearing this, Zhang Shun couldn't help but think of retreating.He knew that "there are three fires for a new official to take office", so after Xu Dingchen took office, he would definitely launch a new round of encirclement and suppression against the rebels.And that Zuo Liangyu was sitting in Huaiqing Mansion, looking at it like a tiger. It is estimated that the rebels wanted to go over the Tianjing Pass to attack Huaiqing Mansion as they did last time in Zezhou.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun couldn't sit still anymore.It was late at that time, so Zhang Shun ordered everyone to pack up their belongings and run the city immediately the next morning.

As a result, the plan did not change quickly, and that night Zhang received the news of the scouts sent by Chen Changbing to deliver food.Zhang Shun opened it and saw that it was the "Zijin Liang" and other rebels who were besieged by officers and soldiers on the bank of Qinshui River.

It turns out that the situation has changed in the past few days. After Han Tingxian was asked to go back by "Zijin Liang", he knew that he had been suspected by "Zijin Liang", and he often felt uneasy.So he secretly contacted Zhang Daojun through a messenger and informed him of two things.

One is that the right servant of the original punishment department is the father of the bandit "Optimus Prime", and he often conveys news about officers and soldiers with the bandit "Optimus Prime", so officers and soldiers are always passive in combat.The other thing is that Han Tingxian wanted to sell "Zijinliang" in exchange for wealth.

Of these two things, the first one deceived the treacherous and cunning Zhang Shenyan, and the second one deceived the "Zijin Liang" who was bent on surrendering.Counting left and right, it was the imperial court that suffered the greatest loss, and it was unknown whether Han Tingxian was a traitor planted by the imperial court among the rebels, or a traitor planted by the rebel army among the court.

That day when Zhang Shun was in front of Zezhou City, Han Tingxian encouraged "Zijin Liang" and said, "Although Zezhou is big, it can't just sit and eat the mountains and empty mountains. The 'Optimus Prime' search method is very good, and the city of Zezhou was searched by him alone." It is really no small matter to have paid tens of thousands of taels of silver."

"If I wait to guard this city and let it plunder wantonly outside the city, I'm afraid that in Zezhou, there will be no strong men to use, no women to prostitute, no money to use, and no food to eat! "

"Zijin Liang" was also shocked when he heard this, since he became a bandit.Since he first followed Wang Jiayin as Zuo Cheng, and later recognized himself as the "second master", we have seen a lot of vicious and vicious people.

All of them are ruthless and ruthless people who commit all kinds of crimes, such as burning, killing, prostitution, and looting, but none of them can loot so much property as easily as this "Optimus Prime".

He couldn't help but red eyes again, and asked: "What can I do for it?"

Hearing the words, Han Tingxian's face showed a fierce look, he swung his hand down in a slashing gesture, and said, "Grass must be overfire, stone must be over knife, and people must be changed! Kill them all, naturally there is nothing to squeeze."

"Zijin Liang" couldn't help being shocked when he heard the words, no matter how cruel he was, he couldn't think of such a vicious idea.The Daoist Wuxu who was with the old god was also anxious, and quickly advised: "Since the second master wants to recruit peace, it is better to do less crimes. Otherwise, when the time comes, the imperial court will tolerate you, and the world will not tolerate you! The imperial court will not tolerate you." What can I do if I don’t kill him to calm the wrath of the world?”

"Zijin Liang" just came back to his senses, and said with an embarrassed smile: "I've said it, I've said it. How can my second boss do it?"

"However, since 'Optimus Prime' can search, I can also search, call the big fire, and set off tomorrow, we will also go to sweep and search for some money."

So, Han Tingxian led "Zijin Liang" and others to plunder all the way, and went to the Qinshui River.Originally, Han Tingxian's strategy was smooth all the way, but when he was approaching the ambush site on the bank of the Qinshui River, the Taoist Wuxu came out and said to "Zijin Liang", "I heard that a rich person counts one as ten, and one as a hundred, and the poor are ten." One, a hundred is not worth one. Today we plundered seven or eight villages, and there was nothing to gain except killing some foolish people and women."

"Why don't we go and attack the big family nearby. I heard that there is a man named Gai Ruzhang here, who is as rich as an enemy. If we plunder this family, we can make two hundred families. If we kill this one, we can make two hundred people. Why bother with the second head of the family?" What a waste of time?"

After hearing this, "Zijin Liang" thought that Taoist Wuxu was right, so he agreed to his proposal and ordered the team to turn back north and kill Gai Ruzhang's manor.

As expected, Gai Ruzhang is indeed a big family with nearly a thousand members. After Gai Ruzhang distributed a lot of rewards, he desperately resisted the attack of the "Zijinliang" peasant army.

In a hurry, you can't conquer this place quickly.At this time, Han Tingxian felt uneasy when he saw that "Zijin Liang" began to listen to the advice of Taoist Wuxu.He was suspicious, thinking that "Zijin Liang" should have discovered his plot, so he ran away secretly.

As a result, by accident, Han Tingxian happened to meet Liu Wei's team under Zhang Daojun who came to investigate, and he hurriedly told Liu Wei about the situation of the rebel army.

At this time, the rebel army under "Zijin Liang" discovered Li Wei's team, so they gave up attacking Gai Ruzhang's manor, and instead pursued Liu Wei's troops.

This chase didn't matter, and he chased to the ambush circle of the officers and soldiers on the bank of Qinshui, and the "Zijin Liang" handed over the officers and soldiers.Without waiting for "Zijin Liang" to get away, Zhang Daojun smuggled over from the upper reaches of Qinshui, completely sealed off the retreat of the rebel army, and besieged the "Zijin Liang" and the leaders of the rebel army he had summoned.

Regarding this matter, Zhang Shun's first reaction was: Haha, "Zijinliang" you have your day too!
However, after Zhang Shun finished gloating, he looked carefully at the information sent by the scouts, but he couldn't be happier.

It turned out that the besieged rebels not only included the "Zijinliang", but also the "Rolling Mountain Call", "The King of Chaos", "The King of Chaos", and "Mantianxing" and other rebels.

Zhang Shun knew that his strength was limited. If the officers and soldiers wiped out this large rebel army this time, I am afraid that the uprising strength of the peasant army in Shanxi would fall into a trough.

At that time, Xu Dingchen's new official will take office and lead a large number of officers and soldiers to attack. I am afraid that I will be alone.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun had no choice but to get up quickly, call out his generals, and prepare to set off overnight to rescue the besieged brothers of the rebels by the Qinshui River.

Zhang Shun is also considered a chicken thief. He ordered his soldiers to cook at the third watch, set off at the fourth watch, and arrived at the bank of Qinshui at the fifth watch.

At this time, the sound of killing by the Qinshui River shook the sky, and Qinshui was stained red with blood.There are also many corpses from which side they don't know, drifting down the river from time to time.

Fortunately, Zhang Shun's headquarters was located in the upper reaches of the river, so he could not see such a miserable scene.Zhang Shun only saw the flames in front of him. The officers, soldiers and rebels all lit torches and fought each other.It has long been impossible to form an array, or to form a column, but it is just a chaotic battle.

There is only one highland, where a group of people who have never participated in the battle are bombarding the crowd with more rebels with artillery.

Looking at it, Zhang Shun knew that this was where the commander of the officers and soldiers, Zhang Daojun, was located. He quickly ordered Li Shi'an to find the location, and set up artillery to bombard him with live ammunition.

As expected, Zhang Daojun was on the high ground, watching the battle by the light of the fire, and his lieutenant general Liu Wei said to him happily: "After this battle, the bandits and bandits have suffered greatly. Take it to the next level!"

Zhang Daojun also thought so, but he said modestly: "Where, where! It's all thanks to your concerted efforts. When these gangsters are eliminated, I will ask for your credit."

Before he finished speaking, only a few cannon shots were heard, and the soldiers around him screamed in pain.Zhang Daojun turned his head to look, and couldn't help being shocked. He saw that more than a dozen soldiers under his command were killed by artillery from nowhere.

　It’s too late to go home today, only one more three thousand words, I’m sorry, please don’t wait

　　
　
(End of this chapter)