Take the warehouse back to the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 613

"With less than 3000 people, how can this city of Luoyang be defended? Once the Zhao bandits approach the city of Luoyang, how will my Fu Wang lineage be safe? How can we be safe?"

Fu Wang Zhu Changxun kept walking back and forth in the yard, his face was full of gloom.

King Fu has enjoyed the blessings for so many years, but he has never encountered such a thing.

When Li Zicheng and other thieves were raging in Henan, they did not take down Luoyang City. At that time, King Fu was still very confident in Luoyang City. After all, Zhao Wen had not raised troops at that time.

But this time it was different. This time Zhao Wen came with a menacing force and powerful weapons. In addition, the defenders in Luoyang City were less than 3000 people. By that time, Zhao Wen would be able to take Luoyang City even if he did not use artillery.

"Sun Chuanting, Sun Chuanting, if you say that your Yellow River defense line is not good enough, you should leave some soldiers and horses for the widow to defend the city. If you take all the soldiers and horses away at once, just leave a few crooked melons for the widow Jujube, aren't you letting the widow die?

The widow admits that when you built the defense line of the Yellow River, the widow gave little money, but the widow did pay anyway. How can you be so ungrateful? "

King Fu looked in the direction of the Yellow River defense line and kept cursing Sun Chuanting.

"Father, what should we do now? There are only a few crooked melons and jujubes left in the city's defenders. It is a certainty that the city will be breached. Our lineage of King Fu is gone after one generation. We are really miserable. " Zhu Yousong looked at Zhu Changxun with a mournful face.

"What can the widow do? What can the widow do now? There is no way at all." King Fu looked at his son impatiently.

At this moment, a palace guard hurried in from the outside.

"My lord, the magistrate of Henan Province please see me!" The guard stopped in front of King Fu.

"What is he doing here? What is he doing here now? What is he doing here instead of managing the city defense, recruiting troops and buying horses?" King Fu said with a dissatisfied expression.

"My lord, the younger one doesn't know. The magistrate said there is something important to see, but the younger one doesn't know what it is." The guard replied.

"What can be important? There is only one important thing now, and that is to defend Luoyang City." Fu Wang said a few words in dissatisfaction, and then said: "Let him come to see me."

A moment later, the magistrate of Henan Prefecture, led by the guards of the palace, hurriedly came to King Fu.

King Fu sat on a stone bench in the yard, and his son Zhu Yousong stood beside her.

King Fu looked at the magistrate of Henan Prefecture standing in front of him, and said coldly: "Master Ma, why don't you recruit troops and buy horses in the city, gather young and strong to defend the city, and why come to the widow?"

The magistrate of Henan Province, surnamed Ma, was Ma Tingyu, a middle-aged man in his 40s.

Wearing a T-shirt, he stood respectfully in front of King Fu.

"My lord, I'm here to defend the city." Ma Tingyu said.

"I came here to defend the city? If you don't go to the city wall, what's the use of coming here? This is not a city wall. What's the use of you coming? I tell you, in terms of seniority, I'm the uncle of the current emperor , if something happens to the widow, the current Holy Majesty will definitely not spare you."

At this time, where is Fu Wang still flustered just now?The prince's airs are bigger than anyone else, and he looks like you will die if you don't protect me well.

Ma Tingyu quickly replied: "Of course the lower officials mentioned by the lord are clear, it's just that Mr. Sun took away almost all the soldiers and horses of Henan Mansion when he went to the Yellow River defense line. Except for Luoyang City, the people around Luoyang City There are no extra soldiers and horses in the county.

There are only less than 3000 troops left in Luoyang City today, and these 3000 troops are still some miscellaneous soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is worrying.Although Mr. Sun built a lot of forts on the city wall before, but there are no gunners who can fire cannons, so the artillery on the top of the city has become a decoration..."

"Don't worry!"

Before Ma Tingyu could finish speaking, King Fu interrupted Ma Tingyu's voice.

"What does what you said have anything to do with the widow? The widow doesn't have a gunner who can fire." King Fu looked at Ma Tingyu with a puzzled expression.

"My lord, it's like this. If there are no gunners who can fire, then more troops must be sent to defend the city. But now the number of defenders in the city is scarce, so the lower officials are thinking whether the prince can let the prince's guards out , let them assist in defending the city?

At the same time, I hope the prince can come up with some money and food, so that the subordinate officials can recruit troops in the city. After Ma Tingyu said that, he looked at King Fu with a worried face.

King Fu is well known for his greed and stinginess. If he hadn't been forced to do nothing, Ma Tingyu wouldn't have come here at this time.

Sure enough, as soon as Ma Tingyu finished speaking, Fu Wang shouted in surprise. He patted his thigh and shouted: "What? What are you talking about? Do you know what you are talking about?
There are only more than 1000 guards in the widow's palace. These guards are not enough to protect the widow. How can they guard the city for you? "

At the beginning of the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, one vassal king could command the soldiers and horses of three guards, totaling 9000 people.

But the 9000 guards are only available to King Sai who guards one side. As for the other princes, the number of guards ranges from [-] to [-].

After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he followed Zhu Yunwen's policy of reducing the feudal vassals and reduced the troops of the vassal kings.

After Zhu Di, almost every emperor will reduce the soldiers and horses of the vassal kings.

In the end, the number of guards a vassal could have ranged from 700 to 700.

Fu Wang Zhu Changxun is the beloved son of Emperor Wanli. According to the "Records of Ming Shenzong", Emperor Wanli assigned Zhu Changxun a total of [-] guards. Although it does not seem to be many, it is much better than other vassal kings.

But these 600 people are Zhu Changxun's personal guards, who are dedicated to protecting him. How could he be willing to let these people guard the city?
"Impossible, impossible, these guards are to protect the widow, how could they be handed over to you? If they are handed over to you, who will protect the widow?

And what you said about providing money and food is even more impossible.The widow was a vassal in the 31st year of Wanli. It is only more than [-] years ago. The widow's family property is not comparable to those of the vassal kings who have been passed down for hundreds of years. How can the widow have so much money for you?What's more, Sun Chuanting took away a lot of money and food from the widow before, but now the widow really has no money and food.

The widow has only been in the feudal domain for more than [-] years. His family background is shallow and he has no extra money.A few days ago, the widow got sick and was not willing to let the doctor see, so he just carried it over.There are so many people in the palace to support, it is too difficult for the widow, the widow really has no extra money and food. "

King Fu looked at Ma Tingyu reluctantly, telling his sorrow.

There is only one characteristic of Fu Wang, that is, he is stingy.

In history, when Li Zicheng attacked Luoyang, he was unwilling to take out his family fortune, let alone now?

Ma Tingyu looked at King Fu, although the expression on his face didn't change much, but in his heart he scolded King Fu as shit, "You still have the nerve to cry poor in front of me? Who doesn't know that your Fuwang family has a great career, and the emperor of the temple loves you the most. Leaving Luoyang to you, when you became a feudal clan, you were rewarded with a large amount of land and property. I dare not say that the entire Luoyang belongs to your family property, at least half of it belongs to your Fu Wang's family property.

Now you cry poor in front of me?Are you really stingy?Don't you know that once Luoyang City is breached, you will have nothing to eat? "

"But my lord, if the city cannot be defended and Zhao bandits attack the city, it will be bad." Ma Tingyu said.

Ma Tingyu didn't say it clearly, but the meaning inside and outside the words is obvious. If you don't take out these things, once Zhao Wen invades the city, you will be finished.

"Are you threatening me? My widow tells you that Sun Chuanting was the most responsible for the fall of Luoyang City, and then you, Ma Tingyu, are the most responsible.

The widow is the royal family, the prince is honorable, and it is the responsibility of you and other civil servants to protect one side and protect the vassal. What does it have to do with the widow? " Fu Wang glared at Ma Tingyu.

King Fu is the most beloved son of Emperor Wanli. In order to make King Fu the crown prince, Emperor Wanli and his courtiers spent a lot of time arguing.

Although King Fu was still not made the prince in the end, this did not affect Emperor Wanli's love for King Fu.

It may be that Emperor Wanli loved him too much, which made King Fu a little ignorant of world affairs, stingy and selfish.In the words of later generations, Fu Wang is that kind of exquisite selfish ghost.

"My lord, it's not that the subordinate officials are threatening. It's just the fact that the Zhao bandits are powerful. If they don't have enough soldiers, they won't be able to defend Luoyang City at all.

My lord, the number of defenders in the city is now scarce, and the money and food in the treasury have long been used by Mr. Sun to build the Yellow River defense line.As long as there is a little way to go down to the official, he will not come to the prince.

Your lord, Luoyang City is your fiefdom, you can't ignore it. " Ma Tingyu became anxious when he saw that King Fu would not enter. He eagerly persuaded King Fu, and even knelt down for King Fu.

"Don't talk about it anymore, the widow's family really can't stand the toss, and the widow has no money. As for these guards, the widow can't give you either."

No matter what Ma Tingyu said, Fu Wang just said one thing, that is, not to give.

Ma Tingyu saw that King Fu was so stubborn, so he stopped persuading him.

"Oh!" Ma Tingyu sighed, turned around with a lonely face, and walked outside.

When Ma Tingyu walked out of the gate of Fu Wang's mansion, he turned his head and glanced at Fu Wang's mansion.

"It's really a stone in the latrine. It's smelly and hard. You can take it easy. After Luoyang City is taken by the Zhao thief, I'll see how you can escape. The matter of King Jin is right in front of you. I don't know how to change it. I really have nothing to say. Can say."

Ma Tingyu flicked his sleeves, and then walked away with the entourage standing outside the palace.

After Ma Tingyu left, Zhu Yousong looked at his father and asked in confusion, "Father, why don't you agree to Ma Tingyu's request?"

"What do you know?" King Fu gave Zhu Yousong a blank look, "Even if we don't hand over the guards and money to Ma Tingyu, Ma Tingyu will find a way to defend Luoyang City.

Since he will find a way to defend Luoyang City, why should we give him guards and money?

Today's sage is not a widow, but the son of that person.Although the widow is his uncle, do you think that if the widow's guards suffer heavy losses in the battle of defending the city, will the current emperor give the widow additional manpower?Our family's money and food have been accumulated through hard work. If it is squandered in the battle of defending the city, will the current emperor give it?
Back then, the widow and that person fought non-stop for that seat. Although he won it in the end, the former emperor still doted on the widow.When the widow was in the vassal state, he valued the widow quite a lot.

Today's foundation was given by the former emperor. Our family is not like a family that has been passed down for more than 200 years like King Zhou and King Qin.

It's also fortunate that that person died early, otherwise, it would be impossible for us father and son to live a peaceful life.

The widow is the uncle of the current emperor, and there is no way to prevent him from dealing with us father and son openly.

But if our family loses everything in this battle to defend the city, he might be able to laugh in his sleep.

Furthermore, some things cannot be started at the beginning. Once a precedent is set, it will not be easy to refuse in the future.

Today Ma Tingyu can come to ask for guards and money and food, and tomorrow he can let our father and son go up to the city wall to defend the city.It's Ma Tingyu's business to defend the city, so what's the matter with our father and son? "

King Fu explained to Zhu Yousong why he disagreed with Ma Tingyu's request.

Standing beside Fu Wang, Zhu Yousong quietly listened to his father's teaching, showing a sudden realization expression from time to time.

When Ma Tingyu returned to the magistrate's yamen, all the officials in the prefecture city had been waiting in the back hall of the yamen for a long time.

Just as Ma Tingyu entered the hall, all the officials waiting in the hall greeted him.

"Master Ma, how is the matter going? Did the prince agree to borrow guards and provide money and food?"

Liu Zeli, the magistrate of the Henan government, hurried up to greet him, and looked at Ma Tingyu expectantly.

Ma Tingyu let out a long sigh, frowned tightly, and said in a low voice: "You can't get in oil and salt, you can't live without a rope, you don't know what's going on, and you don't know what's good or bad!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood that King Fu must have refused.

"Ah, what should we do now? There are only less than [-] soldiers in the city, and there is no money or food in the treasury. Even if you want to recruit young and strong people, at least you have to feed them." Liu Zeli said with a look on his face. Said sadly.

"What should I do? How do I know what to do? Let's finish with Luoyang City. I can't conjure soldiers and horses to defend the city out of thin air. What can I do? There is no way, there is no way." Ma Tingyu sat He took the main seat in the hall, picked up the teapot on the table with a dull face, and drank in a muffled voice.

"My lord, don't say such angry words. King Fu doesn't want people to pay, but the city still has to be defended. Is it possible that we still go out of the city and kneel down to welcome Zhao thief into the city?" Liu Zeli said anxiously.

"What is this!"

"Don't King Fu know about King Jin? At the beginning, King Jin was unwilling to pay people and money. In the end, King Jin's lineage was taken away by Zhao thief. Doesn't King Fu have a long memory?"

"That's right, doesn't King Fu have a long memory?"

For a while, discussions arose in the hall.

(End of this chapter)