Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

"Let the king of Shu come out!"

"The King of Shu, come out!"

"Zhu Zhishu! You have the guts to come out and meet us mud legs!"

The shouts of hundreds of thousands of people resounded through the sky, and the defenders of the entire Chengdu Mansion felt their bodies trembling. Outside the city walls of Chengdu Mansion, as far as the eye could see, the endless crowd of people was like a tide.

The common people were dressed in rags, their faces were yellow and thin, they looked like weeds after autumn, and they might fall to the ground and die at any time.

But there are more than 30 hungry people here!

And that number keeps growing!

The prefect of Chengdu already hated Zhu Zhishu to the core. If possible, he wanted to slap Zhu Zhishu a few times to wake him up. Would you like to see what he did? !

It brought hundreds of thousands of hungry people to Shu, and these hungry people have now turned into mobs and rebelled!
There must be no pressure for the imperial court to suppress these hungry people, but the crimes of the people must be reversed. Is Zhu Zhishu alone?

The impact of these hundreds of thousands of hungry people is too bad.

Over the years, the imperial court has been preaching that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the world is peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, which is a world of great rule.

Now in the land of abundance in Sichuan and Shu, hundreds of thousands of hungry people rebelled. This is a slap in the face of the court and the emperor.

What's more, who doesn't know the great things that the imperial court is currently doing its best?

Military mobilization, money and food mobilization, it is said that the people in Shandong, Zhili and other places and even the herdsmen in Chahar have been included in the logistics list. At that time, each prefecture, county, and banner will have its own tasks. There are no fewer than hundreds of thousands of people.

And the army that has shown signs of mobilization is more than one hundred thousand.

It is obvious that the imperial court did not intend to cover it up at all, it just wanted to tell the people of the world that the imperial court was going to pacify Liaodong, and it was very likely that the emperor's personal conquest was the result of such a massive battle.

At this juncture, especially at the New Year's Eve, when such a major event occurs in the land of Sichuan and Shu, it is not just a slap in the face of the emperor, it is a repeated slap in the face of the emperor!

How would that majesty be furious?
The prefect of Chengdu couldn't think of it, he only knew that he was in a catastrophe, no one in the whole Chengdu government could escape, and the surrounding state capitals couldn't escape either!
"Prefect, those mobs have raised their banners and are about to attack the city."

Hearing that the mob was going to attack the city, the prefect of Chengdu’s expression changed, and he hurriedly ran towards the city wall. He couldn’t control Zhu Zhishu’s immediate reaction, but he couldn’t let the mob really invade Chengdu, otherwise it would be death. Can't escape the blame.

"The king of Shu is tyrannical!"

"Despotic government harms the people!"

"eye for eye!"

"Officials force the people to rebel!"

Looking at the white cloth banners gathered one after another in the dark crowd outside the city, and the bloody words on them, the prefect of Chengdu's heart has already risen to the throat, it's over, it's really over!

"Hurry up, defend the city wall quickly, and never let the mob come in. Support from all over the world will arrive soon!" The prefect of Chengdu shouted, and was immediately helped off the city wall.

The defenders also tried their best to defend the city. As the magistrate said, they can't let the mob come in. Their families are all in the city. Although they know that these mobs are poor people, they can still control them if they kill them. Are you watching someone else?

What's more, the adults have said that Zhu Zhishu, the king of Shu, is still in the city. As long as he is still there, other state capitals must send troops to rescue. In a few days, reinforcements from the surrounding state capitals will arrive.

Moreover, in order to defend the city, Zhu Zhishu generously took out a sum of money and food, and the powerful and gentry in the city also paid for food one after another. The defenders were full and had money in their hands. .

And there are now tens of thousands of people in the rebel army outside the Chengdu government. The food, chickens and ducks brought out from the villages of the Shu kings are enough for tens of thousands of people to eat for ten days and a half months, and all kinds of weapons that have been seized It also greatly increased the strength of the rebels. Now the rebels are holding high the banner, and they are going to ask Zhu Zhishu, king of Shu, to give an account.

In fact, even now, the common people don't want Zhu Zhishu to pay for his life, but just ask Zhu Zhishu to give an explanation.

Therefore, the intensity of the rebel army's attack on Chengdu Mansion was not high, and the defenders saw that the rebel army's desire to attack the city did not seem to be strong, so they shot arrows one by one, shouting to kill and resist for a while, for fear that the rebel army would be forced to ignore it All siege.

Both sides have scruples, and they fight very timidly, which looks more like playing house.

But even so, the shouts and howls frightened the nobles and gentry in the Chengdu mansion. They closed the gates tightly and asked the servants to guard the courtyard walls, for fear that the mud legs would really come in.

"Kill!"

"rush ahead!"

"Zhu Zhishu, come out!"

"The king of Shu quickly give us an explanation!"

"Break into Chengdu Mansion and capture Zhu Zhishu alive!"

The shouts of killing outside the Chengdu mansion made everyone in the Shu palace terrified. After all, those muddy legs came for Zhu Zhishu!
At this time, the gate of Shu Palace had already been closed, and the whole palace was in panic.

In the luxurious and magnificent Chengyun Hall, Zhu Zhishu paced back and forth anxiously. He is not really a fool, knowing that something like this happened, for the sake of the clan's reputation, it is good for him to be imprisoned in the future.

But now hundreds of thousands of mobs want him to give an explanation, what explanation?
Is that to be explained?That is my own life!
He doesn't want to think about other issues now, he just wants to know how to escape, this Chengdu Mansion is no longer safe!Once those mobs attack the city tightly, someone in Chengdu must have betrayed themselves in order to survive!
In order to prevent being betrayed by the Chengdu Mansion, Zhu Zhishu decided to betray the people in the Chengdu Mansion first!
"Steward! Steward!"

Although outside the rebel army and the common people have already approached the city and began to attack the city, Zhu Zhishu's remaining prestige is still there, and the housekeepers and guards of the palace are naturally integrated with the palace. Only when the prince is alive can they survive.

Now hearing Zhu Zhishu's call, Steward Wang hurried over with his stewards, all sweating and panicked, obviously frightened by the mob outside.

"Take your guards and load all the gold, silver and jewels that the palace can take away. Hurry up and load them! Chengdu can't stay here for long."

Hearing that Zhu Zhishu wanted to run away, the eyes of the housekeeper and the stewards also brightened. As long as the prince is willing to run away, they can survive.

Soon, chickens and dogs jumped up in the closed gate of the Shu Palace, and the guards and maids hurriedly packed up all kinds of gold and silver, jewelry, calligraphy and paintings, carefully packed them into boxes and put them on the carriage.

In the backyard of the palace, dozens of carriages have already parked here. Sun Baihu, Zhang Baihu, and Li Baihu are guarding with the palace guards. They also know that the situation is critical now, and it stands to reason that they should abandon the wealth of the palace. It is right to run lightly, but who makes the prince reluctant?

"Where's the prince?" A strong man in iron armor hurried over.

Sun Baihu, Zhang Baihu, and Li Baihu hurried forward: "Wang Qianhu, the prince is in the Chengyun Hall."

"understood."

At this time, Zhu Zhishu was sitting on his nanmu throne, listening to the shouts like stormy waves coming from outside the Chengdu mansion, he tried to calm down, but actually he was sweating profusely.

"My lord!" Wang Qianhu bowed loudly to Zhu Zhishu.

Seeing Wang Qianhu, Zhu Zhishu's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help Wang Qianhu: "General, what's the matter?"

Wang Qianhu looked serious: "My lord, don't worry, now the mobs are mainly around the south gate, and there are not many mobs in the other three gates, especially the north gate, which is even rarer."

Zhu Zhishu breathed a sigh of relief: "This king already knows that these mobs are unbearable, and hundreds of thousands of mobs still want to block the water around the Chengdu government?"

After a big stone fell to the ground, Zhu Zhishu asked again: "Is the North Gate reliable?"

Wang Qianhu nodded: "The guard at the north gate is the younger brother of Xiaozhi. When the time comes, he will open the city gate and escort the prince away with the guards of the north gate and Xiaozhi together."

"it is good!"

When Zhu Zhishu heard that he could still be escorted by the guards at the north gate, he became even more energetic: "Then I will leave the king to the general."

After Wang Qianhu left, Zhu Zhishu breathed a long sigh of relief, and now he was not anxious anymore, and he had the energy to drink tea.

Looking at the maids and guards carrying the property of the palace, think about the dozens of large carriages
In fact, dozens of large carriages are enough?
The accumulation of the entire Shu Palace for more than 200 years is more than this?
This is just some floating wealth that was taken away. The real wealth is hidden in the secret room. Even if the mud legs rush into the Chengdu mansion, they are guaranteed to find it!

Zhu Zhishu was drinking tea triumphantly, waiting for the night's escape plan. As for what to do with the defense of Chengdu Mansion and what to do with the people after he escaped and took away the guards at the north gate, Zhu Zhishu didn't care at all!

He is a vassal king, and it is their duty for the common people and officials of Chengdu Mansion to use their lives to hold back those mobs.

In the middle of the night, dozens of large carriages had been loaded. Zhu Zhishu took his concubines and concubines into the carriage in the middle. The back door of the Shu Palace was quietly opened, and the carriages left the palace under the guard of the guards and headed north. The door drives away.

Now that Chengdu Mansion has entered a wartime state, there are patrolling sergeants everywhere on the streets, and the curfew is very strict, and anyone who violates it will be taken down by the soldiers.

But at this time near the north gate, the patrolling sergeants were indifferent to the long convoy and guards, and even took the initiative to step forward to provide guards and vigilance.

With such cooperation, Zhu Zhishu's convoy arrived under the north gate safely, and the guards at the north gate of Chengdu Mansion immediately came down to meet Zhu Zhishu: "My lord, I have ordered people to prepare."

Zhu Zhishu took a deep breath: "Okay, open the city gate, let's go!"

The north gate of Chengdu Mansion opened quietly in the middle of the night, and the defenders of the north gate quickly gathered beside Zhu Zhishu's motorcade, and escorted Zhu Zhishu's motorcade out of Chengdu Mansion together with the royal guards.

Everyone knows how powerful the Ming Dynasty is now. As a powerful dynasty that deters the world, the mere rebellion of the mob will not cause any disturbances. As long as they protect Zhu Zhishu, the future prosperity and wealth are doomed, because no matter what What mistakes Zhu Zhishu made has nothing to do with them, they just protected Zhu Zhishu's safety.

The convoy of dozens of carts left Chengdu in a hurry, and thousands of palace guards and defenders protected the convoy and ran quickly towards Xindu.

Zhu Zhishu had already planned the running route. First, he went to Xindu to rest his feet, and then followed the smooth official road to Guanghan, Deyang, and finally Luojiang.

When you arrive at Luojiang, you can take a boat.

Stepping out of the carriage and looking at the dark Chengdu Mansion behind him in the dim night, Zhu Zhishu sighed lightly: "My King's Chengdu Mansion, I will already be back."

"My lord, it's cold at night, you'd better get in the carriage, you won't run into mobs along the way, it's safe in the carriage." Wang Qianhu persuaded.

When Zhu Zhishu heard this, he immediately retreated into the car.

That's right, there are inevitably some refugees and bandits along the way, so it's better to be safe in the car.

And it wasn't just Zhu Zhishu's family who took action in the middle of the night.

The rebel army also discovered the problem after sieging the city in the daytime. If they continue to hesitate like this, let alone break into the Chengdu Mansion or ask Zhu Zhishu to give an explanation, they will be in danger as soon as the reinforcements from the local government arrive in a few days. .

Therefore, the leaders of each rebel army discussed and decided to attack at night.

"Brothers, we were all forced to revolt by the king of Shu when we were cornered. Since the uprising, people from all over the country have joined our army one after another, and our army has never committed any crimes against counties and prefectures. forgive."

"In the future, if we want to get forgiveness from the imperial court, if these hundreds of thousands of people want to survive, we must catch Zhu Zhishu. Only when Zhu Zhishu admits his crimes can we live."

The leaders of the surrounding rebels agreed with this. They are all ordinary people in Shu, at most they have a little prestige on weekdays, but in the land of abundance in Shu, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and live a comfortable life. , who will rebel?
If you want a way out right now, you really have to follow this plan. If you catch the King of Shu, everything will be over!
"During the day, we purposely only attacked the south gate, and ignored the east, west and north gates. The defenders must have thought that we didn't understand anything and ignored the north gate, but in fact, the north gate was our key target."

"Tonight, we will attack the north gate at night and put all the siege equipment on. In the dead of night, the defenders at the north gate are unprepared, so we will go straight in!"

"But everyone remembers that we must not attack the people in the Chengdu mansion, nor the government. We are an uprising, a desperate uprising, not a real rebellion. As long as we catch Zhu Zhishu, we will win Already!"

Everyone agreed and got ready.

Soon, the main force of the rebel army, equipped with leather armor, large shields and steel knives, and even some elite main force of shotguns arrived at the north gate. All kinds of siege equipment were also ready, and they were only waiting for an order to attack the north gate. attack.

Unexpectedly, at this time the north gate opened by itself, and under the suspicious gaze of the rebels, a long row of carriages came out of the dark Chengdu mansion.

The leader of the rebel army was suddenly pleasantly surprised: "That must be Zhu Zhishu's carriage! Zhu Zhishu must have been scared and wanted to escape at night!"

"Big guy, did you see that? We are facing Zhu Zhishu face to face!"

"What does this mean? It means that God is helping us, and we are right!"

"Rush up and grab Zhu Zhishu! Rush!"

The rebels were also extremely excited, they actually ran into Zhu Zhishu before attacking the city, isn't this God helping them?
Immediately, the fighting spirit of the rebel army was high, and with an order, all kinds of rockets were shot out in disorder: "Kill!"

The long-range attack force of the rebel army is not much, most of them are temporary bamboo bows, and some hunting bows of Orion. Still pretty scary.

Zhu Zhishu was secretly rejoicing that he had the foresight to get rid of those mud legs, when suddenly there was a sound of shouting and killing, and when he opened the curtain, he saw a bunch of rockets shooting towards him, so scared that Zhu Zhishu hurriedly hid in the carriage.

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

"Catch Zhu Zhishu!"

The elites of the rebel army rushed forward with bamboo spears and shotguns in their hands. Wang Qianhu looked in amazement at the mobs rushing towards them with torches in all directions. His mind froze for a moment: where did these mobs come from? !

The next moment, Wang Qianhu came back to his senses, and drew out his knife with a clang: "Everyone! Protect the prince!"

"Let's fight and retreat, return to Chengdu Mansion!"

The sergeants were well-trained, and immediately gathered around Zhu Zhishu's carriage, with shields and spears in front, bows and arrows in the back, the army formation was neat, and they looked elite.

But such a lineup also directly exposed Zhu Zhishu's location, and soon the rebels rushed forward.

Wang Qianhu shouted at the top of his voice: "Let the arrows, let the arrows go, the spearmen line up to block these mobs!"

The archers quickly shot arrows, and at the same time, their shields were in front of them to resist the rushing rebel army. With waves of howling and wailing, many people among the rebel army had already fallen.

The rebels were all father and son brothers, and they were all forced to die by the King of Shu. The teams were formed from one village to one township, and the captains were selected from the most prestigious people in the village.

Now the casualties are not just colleagues, but also brothers, relatives and friends.

The rebels are also getting ruthless now, holding bamboo spears and spears and rushing to stab each other. At the same time, the archers are also shooting arrows with hunting bows and bamboo bows, and the guards of the palace are constantly shooting each other. the fall.

The sound of wailing and shouts of killing resounded through the north gate, and Chengdu Mansion was alarmed.

The prefect of Chengdu woke up from his sleep, and suddenly heard that Zhu Zhishu opened the north gate at night and took the north gate guards to escape, but was surrounded by the rebels outside the north gate. He was stunned: "This Zhu Zhishu, Is he a stupid pig?"

"It doesn't count if you are looking for death, but you want to kill the entire Chengdu mansion?!"

Even though he said so, the prefect of Chengdu still sent people to rescue Zhu Zhishu. He couldn't really watch Zhu Zhishu die outside the north gate.

The noisy movement in the Chengdu mansion made the rebels more urgent. The leader of the rebels shouted and sent people to the north gate to stop him, and sent more people to catch Zhu Zhishu, the culprit!
The rebel army and the defenders of the palace were fighting, and their relatives and friends kept falling beside them. All the rebel soldiers were red-eyed and fought desperately, only thinking about breaking through the army formation to catch Zhu Zhishu.

The sound of shouting and roaring, the sound of gold and iron clashing continuously, Zhu Zhishu hid in the carriage, curled up and shivered, the shouting outside made him lose his mind in fright, at this time he couldn't care about the concubine's room, he was full My mind just thinks about how to survive.

In front of tens of thousands of elite rebels, the army formation of the palace and the north gate guards, which consisted of no more than a thousand soldiers, was still too small.

Under constant consumption and confrontation, the elite rebels had completely overwhelmed the guards' obstruction. Wang Qianhu, Sun Baihu and others were stopped by the rebels, and a group of rebels shouted and rushed directly to the carriage of the King of Shu.

Under the watchful eyes of the only remaining guards and generals of the palace, these red-eyed rebels directly opened the door of the carriage.

As the Wang Ergou who rushed to the front, he was the first to tear open the door curtain wearing a padded armor, holding a shield and a big knife, and then he was confused: where is the king of Shu?