Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 386 Prepare to go south

After dinner, Zhao Yi lay in a simple tent, stroking his round belly, and stared blankly at the top of the tent.

"It would be great if we could live like this all the time." Zhao Yi let out a deep breath and murmured in a low voice.

"Brother Zhao, I still can't figure out why these people provide us with such good food. Even those local rich people don't eat as well as we do." The boy from before moved closer to Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi sat up, spread out the hay under his body, and then lay down again.

"Why do you care so much? Don't you like the current food?"

The boy nodded hurriedly, "I like it, of course I like it."

"As long as you like it, go to sleep quickly, and you have to hurry tomorrow." Zhao Yi whispered, and then fell asleep soundly.

For Zhao Yi, having a good night's sleep after eating and drinking is considered a great happiness.

At this time, Zhao Wen was sitting quietly in the hall of the Zongbing Yamen.

He looked at Zhao Daniu who was standing in front of him, and said, "Let's rest here for two days, and after taking down all the land near the town of Shanxi Town, we will fight south.

I am writing a letter now, you send someone to Xuanzhen, remember, it must be fast. "

The purpose of Zhao Wen's letter is to ask Liu Wenzhong to send some civil officials over, and Zhao Wen will keep some of these captives, so that they can cooperate with the sent civil officials to repair Shanxi towns and cities.

Now Shanxi Town can be said to be Zhao Wen's own territory, and it will be impossible to manage it well.

After a while, Zhao Wen sat in front of the table and began to write freely with a brush.

It has been several years since I came to Daming, and Zhao Wen's calligraphy has become more and more fluent. Although it may not be as good as Liu Wenzhong's civil servants who have been writing calligraphy since childhood, it is not bad.

After a long time, Zhao Wen put down the brush in his hand and dried the ink on the rice paper.

Zhao Wen asked Zhao Daniu to find a bamboo tube, then rolled up the rice paper on the table and stuffed it in.

After sealing the mouth and covering it with wax, Zhao Wen handed the bamboo tube to Zhao Daniu.

"Send this bamboo tube to Xuan Town." Zhao Wen pointed to the bamboo tube in Zhao Daniu's hand.

Zhao Daniu stuffed the bamboo tube into his arms, and patted himself on the shoulder, "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely have someone deliver your letter in time."

The content of the letter written by Zhao Wen is very simple, that is, to ask Liu Wenzhong to send some civil officials over, and at the same time bring the reserve soldiers from Xuanzhen.

There are also Zhao Wen's requirements for local governance, the most important of which is to clean up the gentry.

Of course, at present the focus is on cleaning up the evil gentry and bullies.

In Zhao Wen's vision, he would use his own regular army to fight the world, and use the reserve army to govern the world and stabilize places.

Although the reserve army is not as good as the regular army, it is still possible to deal with some enemies such as bandits and thieves.

The establishment of the reserve force is similar to that of the regular army, but the training and weapons used are not as good as the regular army.

Now the firearms used by the regular army in Zhao Wen's hands, 56 punches account for a considerable part.

In the reserve service, 56 and a half are used, and the number of 56 and a half is only half, and the rest are all spearmen and sword and shield soldiers.

Holding the bamboo tube in his pocket, Zhao Daniu hurriedly called for some personal guards, and after a few instructions, he asked them to bring the bamboo tube to Xuanzhen.

Chen Dehai, who escaped from birth, led several guards behind him and ran towards the south without stopping. From being released by Li Xiaosan to now, Chen Dehai has run for nearly 40 miles.

Chen Dehai stopped in a ruined temple, panting heavily.

"My lord, let's rest for a while. Since they let us go, they can't go back and chase us after us." A personal guard said out of breath, holding on to the wall of the ruined temple.

"Yes, yes, let's rest for a while, or we will run to our death."

These guards all began to persuade them.

Chen Dehai sat on the ground and took a few deep breaths.

"In that case, let's take a rest first." Chen Dehai sat on the ground, leaning against the wall of the ruined temple, and adjusted his breathing.

"My lord, do we still have to hurry tonight?" A personal guard looked at Chen Dehai.

Chen Dehai nodded, "We must hurry, we are not far from the Fen River, when the time comes, we will run to the edge of the Fen River, get a boat, go down the river, and go directly to Taiyuan Mansion.

Take a good rest quickly, and in half an hour, we will set off quickly. "

"But we are already the brave of the defeated army. According to the court's law, once we escape to Taiyuan Mansion, we might be arrested by the court." A personal guard looked at Chen Dehai with some anxiety.

If they led a large number of people to escape to Taiyuan Mansion, even if the imperial court wanted to deal with them, at least they had to weigh the strength of their troops.

But now they are just bare rods, and the court can handle it as they want, and they may even lose their lives.

Chen Dehai frowned tightly.

That's a good point, if you go to Taiyuan Mansion like this, you might be arrested by the court.

But if you don't go to Taiyuan Mansion, then the defenders in Taiyuan Mansion will not know how strong Zhao thief is.

If Taiyuan Mansion doesn't make plans early, it will definitely be taken down by Zhao thief at that time. By that time, once Taiyuan is lost, the whole of Shanxi will be gone.

Chen Dehai thought for a moment, slapped his thigh, and said decisively: "Go, go to Taiyuan Mansion, we can't run for our lives just because the imperial court wants to arrest us.

We are soldiers and horses of the imperial court, with the salary of the imperial court, even if the imperial court wants to punish us, we must inform the imperial court of Zhao Wen's strength.

Otherwise, the entire Daming would be in danger. "

The personal guards that can be picked out by Chen Dehai are all Chen Dehai's hardcore confidantes, no matter what Chen Dehai says, they will obey unconditionally.

"In that case, if your lord is going, we will follow you." These personal guards said in a deep voice.

After resting for half an hour, Chen Dehai led his personal guards and ran towards the Fen River in the south.

Time passed little by little, and the night became darker and darker.

Under the darkness, the entire Great Ming is different, some people are fleeing for their lives, some are enjoying themselves in peace and contentment, wishing to die in a gentle village.

In the Prince Jin Mansion of Taiyuan Mansion, Zhu Shenxuan, the current heir of the King of Jin, sat in the side hall of the Prince Mansion and invited all the famous people in Taiyuan Mansion.

Among them, the governor of Shanxi, the chief envoy of Shanxi, the chief soldier of Taiyuan, the envoy of the inspector and other officials were sitting on both sides of the side hall, admiring the singing and dancing of the dancers in the side hall with smiles on their faces.

Among these people, almost all of them were smiling, without any anxiety.Although they already knew that Zhao Wen had breached Yanmen Pass, in their eyes, Yanmen Pass was far from Taiyuan, and what happened at Yanmen Pass had nothing to do with them.

The current king of Jin, Zhu Qiugui, is very weak, and he is about to die, so Zhu Shenxuan is the main man in the entire mansion of King Jin.

And Zhu Shenxuan is a complete waste, he only knows how to seek pleasure and indulge in wine and meat.

But not all officials are like this.

Governor of Shanxi Wu Xuan sat in the lower seat of Jin Wang Shizi Zhu Shenxuan, holding a wine glass, although his eyes were fixed on the dancing girl in the side hall, his face was full of worry.

Wu Zhen drank the wine in the cup in one gulp, sighing non-stop.

The prince of Jin saw Wu Zhen with a worried face, and looked at Wu Zhen with a smile on his face while holding a wine glass, "Why is Master Wu unhappy? But what's on your mind? Why don't Master Wu speak out, maybe this prince can help you You guide and guide."

Everyone in the hall also put down their wine glasses one after another and looked at Wu Sheng.

Wu Xuan sighed and shook his head, "Your Highness, the rebel Zhao Bandit had already breached the Yanmen Pass before, and with Zhao Bandit's strength, it is estimated that the towns and towns in Shanxi would also be easily breached by Zhao Bandit.

Once the Shanxi town is lost, there will be no place in the north of Shanxi that can resist the Zhao bandits. The whole of Shanxi will be defenseless. "

Jin Wang Shizi Zhu Shenxuan laughed disapprovingly, "Haha, Mr. Wu, is this too much worry? Shanxi Town is one of the Nine Sides. Although I dare not say that it is the most powerful of the Nine Sides, its strength is not high enough. No, no matter how powerful the Zhao thief is, it is impossible to attack the entire Shanxi town in a short period of time.

Besides, even if bandits Zhao captured Shanxi Town, what does that have to do with my son?At that time, the imperial court will naturally send troops. Once the imperial court army arrives, the Zhao thieves will be wiped out in an instant. "

"Yes, Master Wu, what are you worried about? Besides, Yanmen Pass is still far away from Taiyuan Mansion, and we are not short of this time. Oh." Li Tianhe, the chief soldier of Taiyuan Town, said disapprovingly.

"Master Wu, I think you're overthinking. Today His Royal Highness is hosting a banquet for us, so let's not talk about these political affairs." Shanxi Chief Envoy Wang Gubo also persuaded.

When Wu Hao heard these words, he immediately became anxious, "How can you say that? You know that there will be no eggs under the overturned nest. If Shanxi Town is lost, the Taiyuan Mansion will not be able to stop the Zhao thief at all." attack.

Nowadays, a banquet costs hundreds of taels of silver. If the money is used to update armaments or recruit soldiers and horses, it is unknown how many armaments can be updated or how many soldiers and horses can be recruited. "

Zhu Shenxuan's face became gloomy, "Master Wu, I don't like listening to you. What do you mean, this prince should recruit soldiers for the imperial court? Taiyuan City will let this prince to guard?
This son is not the governor of Shanxi, let alone the general soldier of Taiyuan. What does this matter of guarding the city have to do with this son?This is all your business. "

Zhu Shenxuan's language was very cold, and Wu Xuan's heart was even colder when he heard it.

He looked at Jin Wang Shizi Zhu Shenxuan, heaved a long sigh helplessly, and then stood up, "Your Highness, I still have some things to deal with, so I will take my leave first, and please don't blame me, Your Highness."

"Let's go, let me go quickly. It's really disappointing." Zhu Shenxuan put the wine glass in his hand heavily on the table, and shouted impatiently.

Wu Xuan saluted Zhu Shenxuan, then stepped back and exited the side hall.

After Wu Xuan left, the chief eunuch standing next to Zhu Shenxuan looked at the direction of Wu Xuan's departure with a look of displeasure, and said in a strange way: "Your Highness, it's obvious that Wu Xuan doesn't take His Highness seriously.

The power of these civil servants is getting bigger and bigger, and now they don't pay attention to the sons and grandsons of the dragon. "

"Hmph, don't care about him, he's just a servant of my Zhu family." Zhu Shenxuan snorted coldly.

After walking out of the palace, Wu Zhen sat in a carriage with a gloomy expression on his face.

"What a heroic figure Taizu was back then, why are his descendants like this? He is really a waste like a wine bag and rice bag." Wu Yan sat in the carriage and cursed angrily.

The groom sitting outside driving the carriage hurriedly said: "Master, please don't say that. This is Taiyuan Mansion, the territory of King Jin. The old King Jin is about to die. If the son of King Jin hears what Master said, I'm afraid It's going to be a lot of trouble."

"Trouble? I, Wu Yan, sit up straight, and I'm not afraid of any trouble at all. All right, don't talk about these things, just go back home."

In history, Wu Tong was a native of Xinghua, Jiangsu Province, and a famous doctor of his generation. He was upright and capable, and was quite trusted by Chongzhen.

"Now that the bandits Zhao have breached Yanmen Pass, they are already on the verge of sweeping Shanxi, so we have to guard against it."

Back home, Wu Xuan changed a piece of clothes, washed his face, shut himself in the study and wrote the memorial to Chongzhen.

……

At noon the next day, news came from Song Hu and Liu Wu.

It is said that now Song Hu and Liu Wu have each broken through more than a dozen military forts and military settlements, and now most of the entire Shanxi Town has been taken down.

Moreover, the rest of the military forts also surrendered after seeing the large army of the two, and directly gave up the city.

In this way, the speed of the two became much faster.

Now the two of them have divided the soldiers and horses in their hands into nearly twenty teams, and let these teams divide into more than a dozen groups to attack, and attack the remaining military forts and military camps in Shanxi Town. Shanxi Town won.

At this time, Zhao Yi and the others finally came to Xuanzhen.

Not long after entering Xuan Town, Sun Yuanhua led a large group of people to appear in front of them.

"What are we doing with me?" Zhao Yi looked at Sun Yuanhua and others who suddenly appeared, with a puzzled look on his face.

Sun Yuanhua stood on a small soil bag, and beside him were a dozen strong men, these men were used to convey Sun Yuanhua's voice.

Sun Yuanhua shouted at these people: "You are a group of prisoners now, from now on, you must obey me, and do whatever I tell you to do.

Now all of you must follow me, remember, don't think about running away, there are our people around here, if you run away and get caught, don't blame me for being rude. "

These captives looked at Sun Yuanhua with disapproval in their hearts.

In their opinion, why run away now that they have food and drink.

Sun Yuanhua looked at the calm crowd, and shouted again: "Now all of you line up for me, first register you, and after registration, all of you will follow me."

(End of this chapter)