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Chapter 146 I laugh at those Liu thieves who are so resourceful and resourceful that they show off their acting skills
As far as Ge Wenyou knows, from the first year of Chongzhen, Baishui Wang Er killed officials and rebelled, to the subsequent kings Wang Jiayin, Gao Yingxiang, Wang Ziyong, etc., to the giant bandits such as Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, etc. who are still running around today.

Although the Ming Dynasty was unable to eradicate them for more than ten years, and instead grew stronger, none of the countless bandits and bandits opened a government office like Liu Thief.

In addition, Ge Wenyou also knew that when Emperor Taizu (Zhu Yuanzhang) first opened a government office, he only called himself "Marshal Taiping Xingguoyi".

Not only did Liu Thief learn from Emperor Taizu, he actually had a title that was one level higher than Taizu from the beginning.

How pretentious and audacious!
But having said that, although there may be hundreds of bandits and bandits that have appeared in the past ten years, there are none like Liu Thief who occupy the land of two counties and a city.

Those who can grow stronger and make it difficult for the court to exterminate are rogue bandits who plunder everywhere.

As for the sitting bandits, they either huddle in the mountains and don't raise the anti-rebellion flag. Once they raise the anti-rebellion flag and stay in one place, they will definitely be surrounded and suppressed by heavy troops from the imperial court.

Looking at it this way, it is inevitable that the Liu thief has occupied the place and rebelled, and opened a government office.

In terms of madness, it is nothing compared to some rebels who occupied a small county town in the past and blatantly appointed "a hundred civil and military officials" and created "three palaces and six courtyards".

After calming down the shock, anger and other emotions in his heart, Ge Wenyou continued to read a lot of content at the end and almost couldn't help laughing.

Then he suppressed his laughter and said to the attendants on the left and right: "Don't look any further, let's go."

After taking his entourage to catch up with the caravan that had not gone far, Ge Wenyou laughed heartily after sitting in the car.

One of the attendants asked curiously: "What are you laughing at?"

Ge Wenyou looked at the crowded streets and said in a normal voice: "I laugh at that Liu thief who is so resourceful and resourceless that he occupied the land of three counties and opened a government office.

The most ridiculous thing is that there are more than a dozen yamen similar to the six departments set up under the political hall, which is modeled after the center of the imperial court, known as three divisions and twelve divisions.

The work of the Ministry of Household Affairs alone has been divided among the three departments: the Financial Department, the Taxation Department, and the Household Affairs Department. "

The relative was stunned when he heard this, "My dear, isn't that just fifteen movies? How many officials are needed to support it?"

Ge Wenyou smiled and said: "That's why Liu Thief posted a notice to publicize the establishment of a government office, saying that there are many vacancies in the three divisions and twelve divisions, and they are in urgent need of talented people to join.

Such wanton abuse of officials may have some effect in winning people's hearts, but it will certainly not last long.

When I was trying to figure out Liu Thief in Kaifeng and Futai, I thought he would become a serious problem for the court.

Now it seems that Thief Liu is not much different from those ignorant and foolish thieves who are eager to become emperor after occupying a county.

In other words, the thieves under his command have some appearance, and they look like they can fight a little.

When the imperial court transferred the army that was encircling and suppressing the giant bandits such as Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai from Sichuan to Henan, they could be wiped out with a single hand. "

A group of personal followers had seen outside the city that the rebel army was well-disciplined, not accepting bribes, and the equipment looked no worse than that of the official army. When they thought about going deep into the thieves' den, they felt a little heavy and scared.

At this time, listening to Ge Wenyou's analysis, everyone felt much more relaxed, and the atmosphere in the team became slightly more lively.

Later, Ge Wenyou found an inn to stay in and sent someone to contact Zhang Jian.

In less than half an hour, Zhang Jian came over.

"You're not being followed, are you?" Ge Wenyou pays great attention to safety issues.

"Counselor, don't worry, Wan Sheng is smart."

Ge Wenyou was relieved when he saw that no one was following him.

Then he reminded Zhang Jian, "We are all in the den of thieves. For the sake of safety, please call me Ge Yuanwai."

"Yes, Mr. Ge."

"You have been in Ruyang for a few days, right? What valuable news have you heard?"

Zhang Jian knew that the time had come to show the results, and he said calmly: "King Chong is probably not dead, and was imprisoned in the palace by Liu Thief..."

Immediately, Zhang Jian told all the information he had heard in the past few days.

When Ge Wenyou heard Zhang Jian refer to the "recruitment order" as the "recruitment order", he couldn't help but burst out laughing. Thinking of the notice about opening a government office and establishing a government office, he felt that his previous judgment was correct.

After Zhang Jian finished speaking, he smiled and said: "From the information you have gathered, we can see that Liu Thief seems to be impressive on the surface, and his army is not bad, but he doesn't know how to hide his power and bide his time, let alone govern the place.

Not to mention the 'recruitment order', he actually dared to publicly judge the big families in the city - even if he only uncovered a few evildoers, it would definitely make the other gentry and landlords feel that they had no dignity left, and that they were being harmed by others.

It can be seen from this that this Liu thief is the rabbit's tail - it cannot grow. "

In addition to the public trial, Zhang Jian generally agreed with Ge Wenyou's other analysis of the rebels, so he lowered his head and said, "That's what Ge Wenyou said."

Ge Wenyou got excited and continued: "When we come here this time, we not only want to redeem King Chong, but also try to stabilize Liu Thief. It is best to prevent him from launching troops before the snow melts next spring.

If it succeeds, Futai can mobilize heavy troops to wipe out Liu's thieves after the beginning of spring.

After Ruyang City was recaptured and Prince Chong returned to the palace, even if the matter was brought to light, the court would not blame Futai too much. "

Zhang Jian nodded.

They are all vines clinging to the tree of Li Xianfeng. If they want to rely on Li Xianfeng to enter the officialdom or even become successful, they naturally do not want Li Xianfeng to fall.

Zhang Jian originally thought that his mission would end here. After Ge Wenyou talked with Liu Thief, he could return to Kaifeng Wodong.

Unexpectedly, Ge Wenyou touched the goatee on his chin again and said: "You just said that the rebel army currently has more than 1 people, of which the main force is nearly [-] comparable to the official army, and they are still recruiting young refugees to train. .

The fighting strength of the rebel army is indeed impressive. If there are too many people, even if all the troops from the Henan camp who went to Sichuan come back, there will not be enough.

However, if someone can infiltrate the Liu bandits and act as an internal agent, Futai will be more likely to wipe out the Liu bandits next year. "

At the end, Ge Wenyou stared at Zhang Jian.

These words and gestures almost made it clear.

Why doesn’t Zhang Jian understand?
He smiled bitterly in his heart, then cupped his hands and said: "Wansheng is willing to join Liu Thief as an internal minister of the imperial court."

When Ge Wenyou heard this, he smiled all over his face, stood up and said, "Wenjian (Zhang Jian's character), I knew you could be of great help to Futai.

It just so happens that Liu Thief has just opened a government office and is recruiting talents. With your talents, it shouldn't be difficult to get reused after applying.

After the Liu thieves are wiped out next year, I will definitely describe your contribution and ask Futai to recommend it to the court.

At that time, His Majesty may specially appoint you as a tribute, and your career will rise from there. "

Will Bagong survive and rise to the top?

After hearing this, Zhang Jian felt that Ge Wenyou's painting was too fake.

Even though His Majesty is indeed a bit eclectic in employing people and prefers to promote people, at present, except for a very few people, most of them are worthy of being the chief officials of the state government.Zhang Jian would certainly not offend Ge Wenyou foolishly, so he pretended to be happy and excited, bowed and said: "Wan Sheng will do his best for this matter!"

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Chongwang Mansion.

Nowadays, a plaque with the name "Generalissimo's Mansion" has been hung here.

The rebel army's political affairs hall, military affairs hall and other institutions and subordinate departments in Ruyang are currently located in this former royal palace.

Considering that he would take the refugees to Tianmu Mountain in two days, Liu Sheng processed some official documents this morning and prepared to visit the refugee camp outside the city.

Unexpectedly, before leaving the house, a guard captain came over to report.

"Commander, someone outside the house asked to see him, and he also sent a letter."

"Oh?"

Liu Sheng motioned to his bodyguard to take over the letter.

After opening it and reading it, Liu Sheng smiled.

"It's not too late - go and bring that person over. Then go to the political hall and invite Mr. Li over."

Prince Chong's mansion is not small.

The main hall where Liu Sheng works is some distance away from the main gate of the palace, but the political hall is right next to the main hall.

Therefore, Li Changwen arrived first.

As for Song Xiance, he was only the counselor of the Military Affairs Hall and had not long since joined the rebel army. He was still struggling to understand the various rules and regulations of the rebel army. Naturally, he would not be called by Liu Sheng to participate in such important matters.

"Commander, what's important?" Li Changwen asked Liu Sheng after bowing.

Since Liu Sheng officially opened the government yesterday, everyone in the rebel army has changed their name to "Generalissimo" or "Generalissimo".

"Li Xianfeng sent someone here." Liu Sheng smiled and handed over the letter he had just received.

After Li Changwen finished reading, he sighed and shook his head, "In order to avoid being blamed by the court, Li Xianfeng really wanted to use food to protect the lives of Wang Chong and his family.

I don’t know if they don’t take our rebels seriously, or if they are selfish and just want to preserve their official positions, regardless of the safety of the country. "

Liu Sheng smiled and said, "It should be both."

"What should the commander do?"

"They have all sent people here, so of course we want to talk."

The two said nothing more because the person had already been brought.

Ge Wenyou, an aide who worked very hard, came in person in order to negotiate the redemption of King Chong.

"Ge Wenyou, the governor of Henan Province, has met Chief Liu."

As if Ge Wenyou didn't know that Liu Sheng considered himself the commander-in-chief, he only called him "chief" and bowed to him.

Liu Sheng didn't care either.

He said directly: "My conditions were stated in the letter to Governor Li. One hundred thousand dan of grain will guarantee the lives of Wang Chong and his family for one year. No bargaining."

Ge Wenyou pretended to smile confidently and said: "Does Leader Liu really think that this kind of 'business' can continue year after year?
If the court knows about this, I'm afraid you will be blackmailed once at most, and then heavy troops will be sent to annihilate you. "

Liu Sheng also showed off his acting skills and said fiercely: "Then I will kill Prince Chong's family!"

Ge Wenyou sneered, "Then the court will kill you all and leave no one behind!"

"Are you here to negotiate? I think you are here to die on purpose!" Liu Sheng looked at Ge Wenyou with a fierce look in his eyes, "Someone, take this guy who is not afraid of death and cook him alive!"

The guards in the palace knew that Liu Sheng would not cook people alive, but they cooperated and came fiercely one by one.

Ge Wenyou was extremely frightened and thought to himself that he must not lose it. He quickly shouted: "Wait a minute! I have a plan to help Leader Liu get more food and grass!"

Liu Sheng signaled his guards to stop and said, "Let's talk and listen."

Ge Wenyou said: "It is impossible for Chief Liu to want the court to provide [-] shi of food and grass a year for King Baochong and his family.

It's not that the court can't afford this food and grass, but it can't afford to lose this person.

Therefore, why didn't Leader Liu consider asking the court to provide more money and food to redeem King Chong's family? "

Ge Wenyou deliberately confused the imperial court with Li Xianfeng in order to make Liu Sheng afraid and prevent him from opening his mouth.

Liu Sheng didn't want to rely on King Chong for long. In other words, he knew that it was impossible for the Ming court to stop beating him to save King Chong's life, so he was quite interested in this proposal.

So he asked: "What kind of atonement?"

"Shou Liu first asked me to take King Chong back to Kaifeng and obtain the trust of the court. When we come back, we will send 10 stones of grain and grass and [-] taels of silver."

Hearing this, Liu Sheng smiled, but murderous intent burst out in his eyes, "Do you think I'm a fool? How can you give me money and food as promised if I win King Chong?"
Moreover, if you only add 10 taels of silver and want to redeem Prince Chong's family, you are too fanciful!

Or maybe you don't have the sincerity to negotiate at all - the guards obeyed the order and pulled this person out and chopped him down! "

Again?

When Ge Wenyou saw several personal guards approaching, he hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute! When discussing business, you have to ask for a high price and pay back on the spot. If Leader Liu thinks that the money and food are low, we can talk again!"

Liu Sheng sat on King Chong's golden chair with an angry look on his face and said nothing.

So several personal guards grabbed Ge Wenyou and dragged him outside.

Now Ge Wenyou was really frightened. While struggling, he shouted: "Add 20 taels of silver!"

Liu Sheng turned his head and ignored him at all.

"Add 30 taels!"

Liu Sheng dug his ears and seemed not to hear.

Seeing that he was about to be pulled out of the hall, Ge Wenyou was afraid that he would lose the chance, so he could only grit his teeth and reveal the bottom line——

　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)