Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 333 Going down to Jiangnan, the Zhang family in Liyang?

Outside the capital, an army was rushing toward Zhenjiang.

It is now the first day of March in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, and Zhu Chu's tax system has once again collected 8.05 million in resources.

This allowed Zhu Zhen to replenish some of the more than 10 million resources he had spent to save Xu Da and Tang He, and now he still has 116 million resources.

However, if the 10 million resources had not been spent before, it would have been more than 120 million now, and next month it would be 130 million.

Who would think that there is too much money?

It's a pity that it's too late to say anything now. If I had known that if I saved Tang He, I would be forced to marry Tang Xin, it would be better not to save him.

Zhu Min had nothing to do and glanced at the total number of resources on the system interface. No one else could see it anyway, so he was just passing the time on the road.

By March, he was still inspecting the world as the Imperial Envoy, replacing Zhu Yuanzhang.

Coming out this time is actually more important than going to investigate the cause of death of Qin King Zhu Ping a few years ago.

As mentioned before, this time Zhu Min came out in the name of inspecting the world on behalf of the emperor, with the intention of testing the reaction of the people of the world. If the crown prince was to be changed one day, whether the people of the world would be able to easily accept it.

In addition, Zhu Ming still has many tasks ahead of him.

He has to deal with the Jiangnan family, seaside defense, Japanese pirates, and even the affairs of the Western Regions.

He didn't really come out to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

"Uncle Eighteen, Uncle Eighteen, really, why are you running so fast?" A voice came from behind Zhu Chu.

Zhu Ming frowned, very bored.

Turning his head, Zhu Ming looked at Li Jinglong not far behind him expressionlessly.

"Why do you want to follow me? Isn't it good to stay in the capital and be popular and drink spicy food? Go back, go back and be your playboy," Zhu Zhen waved his hands, showing his disapproval of Li Jinglong impatiently.

Li Jinglong said innocently: "Uncle Eighteen, you promised me at the beginning that you would help me speak to this army in Xi'an so that I can help my nephew when he goes to Xi'an to train. But now you have to take care of this army." The troops have been abducted, what else can I do if I don't follow you?"

As Li Jinglong said this, he turned around and saw that Zhu Chu's team was very large. Not only were all the 14,000 soldiers who had returned from the grassland army followed, but they had also replenished several guard posts in the capital in the past few days. The total number of soldiers organized is 15,600.

In addition, they also brought sufficient logistical supplies, food and baggage. They did not look like a team of imperial envoys at all, but more like a team going on an expedition.

Even the two generals Peng Yue and Niu Sheng, and of course Wang Fu, were also among them.

Good guy, after Qu Neng, the commander of the Sichuan capital, Zhu Zhen has kidnapped two generals from Xi'an again.

Li Jinglong was secretly surprised. Your Majesty really prefers Uncle Eighteen. He must hug this thigh tightly.

Zhu Zhen didn't know what Li Jinglong was thinking. He gritted his teeth and glared at the boy: "My father asked you to go to Xi'an to train troops, not to become a commander. The training is for new soldiers. You can recruit them yourself. Who asked you to train them? Already?"

It just so happened that Zhu Yuanzhang also planned to allocate a new guard force to Zhu Shangbing as a palace guard after Zhu Shangbing inherited the title of King of Qin. Didn't this give Li Jinglong a chance?

Li Jinglong shook his head quickly: "I don't."

Are you acting coquettishly with me?

Zhu Chu's eyes widened, he didn't want to do this.

Then I heard Li Jinglong say: "And my uncle the emperor also agreed, asking me to follow you and fight with you. Uncle Eighteen, my father is Li Wenzhong, your father's great nephew. You can't ignore me. I Knowing that I was a bastard and a playboy before, no one cared about me."

Zhu Chu has already started to have a headache. You know what's going on with you, and you still come to harm me?

"Besides, the Emperor's uncle also said that you are also a bastard, but your ability to fight has made you an invincible general in the world today. By following you, I can learn skills that will be of infinite use. Anyway, this is the Emperor's will. You Can you still resist and disobey the order?" Li Jinglong became more and more proud as he spoke, completely unaware that Zhu Chu's face had already become extremely dark.

You are the bastard, and your whole family is bastard.

But this guy has carried out Zhu Yuanzhang's will, what else can Zhu Zhen do?

I really don’t know what Lao Zhu is thinking.

Fortunately, he didn't send his biological brother Zhu Song here. He is not a nanny. One of them would be enough to cause a headache. How about another one? He has to go crazy.

'puff'.

A chuckle came from the side.

Because they were not marching in a hurry, nor were they really going to march to fight, not only was Zhu Zhen riding a horse at the front of the team, but the carriages riding by Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin were also beside him.

Tang Xin's voice came from the carriage: "I didn't expect that the majestic King of Dian would be at a loss."

Xu Miaojin simply opened the curtains, propped her chin up and looked at Zhu Zhen, who was riding a tall horse, looking majestic, and said with a smile: "Let him follow, it won't be in the way."

Originally, these people had become familiar with each other since the founding of the country. Li Jinglong even came closer and said to Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin in the carriage, "Thank you two aunts for speaking to me."

The two women immediately blushed.

Xu Miaojin could still deal with it calmly.

Tang Xin turned around and spat: "Bah, what nonsense are you talking about."

Li Jinglong said with a smile: "It's not like I wasn't there that day. Uncle Eighteen defeated all the civil and military officials in the court and wanted to marry two aunts at the same time. Who doesn't know about it in the capital now?"

Zhu Zhen almost didn't curse, was it because I was overwhelming all civil and military officials? Doesn’t that mean that your uncle-in-law insists on bundling the two of them for sale? Otherwise, I can hold the beauty in my arms.

"Stop making trouble, go ahead and learn from Niu Sheng and the others. Even though it's just a march, there are a lot of truths in it. Don't think it's enough to just let the whole army go." Seeing that he couldn't drive away Li Jinglong, Zhu Chu had no choice but to Let him go to the back and stay out of sight.

Then Zhu Chu turned to Wang Fu and shouted: "Wang Fu, why did you fall so far away?"

Wang Fu helplessly shrugged at Peng Yue and Niu Sheng. They were chatting while walking, talking about their experiences on the grassland, which was quite interesting.

Now that he was summoned by Zhu Chu, he had no choice but to speed up and ride to Zhu Chu's side.

Although the army is huge, because the entire army is a cavalry unit, the speed is not slow.

After Zhu Ming sent Li Jinglong away, he asked Wang Fu in a low voice: "Is there any news from Li Gui?"

Wang Fu's expression suddenly became serious, he nodded and said: "In front of you is Zhenjiang Mansion. There are two aristocratic families, namely the Ding family and the Song family. Among them, the Song family moved here not long ago, and their reputation is not very high. On the contrary, The Ding family has continued from the Northern Song Dynasty to the present day, and is especially famous in Dantu County."

Then, Wang Fu detailed the information sent back by Li Gui for Zhu Zhen, especially the news about the Ding family.

The current head of the Ding family is Ding Ning. He has passed the imperial examination and holds the official position of Jianning right guard. He is a minor official that even Zhu Chu has never heard of.

According to the results of Li Gui's secret investigation with Jin Yiwei, the Ding family can be said to have a promising heritage and numerous talents.

Although he belongs to a well-known local family, he has been devoted to Confucianism for generations and has a particularly strong reading culture.

"Then what are we going to do?" Zhu Zhen looked at Wang Fu speechlessly.

Do you know why they are here? Just want to beat the Jiangnan family and give them a little shock.

But according to the news sent by Li Gui, the Ding family is simply a model of morality.

Even Shen Wang had said before that the Ding family bought some cattle with their own money and planned to wait until spring when the farming season is busy to help the people cultivate the land.

There seems to be no point in going to Zhenjiang Mansion?

He didn't go to deliver the banner.

The two women on the carriage looked at each other.

"Your Highness, why did you come out this time?" Tang Xin asked thoughtfully.

Zhu Miao glanced at Xu Miaojin, who gently shook his head.

In fact, this matter has always been a secret. The matter about the Jiangnan Family is just a tacit understanding between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Zhen. Even Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to openly say that he wanted to deal with the Jiangnan Family.

After all, there are now 248 Jiangnan aristocratic families, and the capital is at the core of Jiangnan. Aren't you afraid of arousing strong resistance from all Jiangnan aristocratic families?

But Xu Miaojin definitely knew something about it, but she never mentioned it to Tang Xin.

So Tang Xin only thought that Zhu Zhen was really here to inspect the defense issues along the coastline and the issue of pirates and Japanese pirates.

Who knew that from the moment he came out, the entire Jiangnan area was the subject of Zhu Chu's inspections.

Zhu Zhen frowned, a little irritated.

It’s not that I think the Ding family is bad, nor that I have to cause any trouble.

I just feel that if he makes a big-picture attitude towards the Jiangnan family, I am afraid it will chill families such as the Ding family and the Zheng family who are quite responsible and have strict, honest and upright family traditions.

But don’t forget that there are four things in Jiangnan: the money of the Liu family, the talents of the Zhang family, the face of the Pang family, and the house of the Gu family. These aristocratic families have to deal with it, right?

"It seems that we have to find out a typical family first, and we can't make drastic changes right away, otherwise we might be able to scare the snake away," Zhu Xi thought to himself. If he really dared to make a big show of it, he would clamor to attack the Jiangnan family as soon as he left the capital.

I'm afraid that as soon as he comes out, the court over there will impeach him.

And once the entire Jiangnan resists strongly, even Lao Zhu will be unable to withstand the pressure. He is afraid that he will not be able to get out of Jiangnan and will be recalled.

Therefore, the best way is to keep quiet first, and then start to use thunderous means to scare Xiao Xiao after he has grasped the handle.

Thinking of this, Zhu Miao winked at Xu Miaojin and asked her to talk to Tang Xin to distract Tang Xin.

At the same time, Zhu Min asked Wang Fu in a low voice: "Where is the Zhang family?"

Wang Fu's heart moved, and he immediately said with understanding: "Changzhou."

Zhu Ming nodded and said, "Then we won't go to Zhenjiang Mansion and go straight to Changzhou."

"But Your Highness," Wang Fu thought for a while and then said: "Although the Zhang family is originally from Changzhou, Master Yan Shitaiyan actually once served as a county magistrate in Liyang. The Zhang family is not small. The Zhang family was punished by Master Yan. The children are the Zhang family in Liyang County, not the Zhang family in Changzhou."

When a family becomes too large, it will be divided into separate families. There is a difference between the main family and the branch families.

Liyang was originally a prefecture, but was changed to Liyang County in the second year of Hongwu. Logically speaking, it was subordinate to Yingtian Prefecture, which was under the jurisdiction of the capital.

However, Liyang County is closer to Changzhou, and sometimes Changzhou manages it on its behalf.

For example, there were children of the Zhang family who committed crimes, and Yan Shitai was upright, so he punished the children of the Zhang family regardless of the power of the Zhang family.

Logically speaking, according to Lao Zhu's character, if he could really listen to the gods, not only would he not punish Yan Shitai, but he would also praise him.

It was because those aristocratic families had complicated relationships that they concealed it, and instead exiled Yan Shitai to Yunnan.

Are they really not afraid of death? Aren't they afraid of having their homes confiscated and the nine clans being implicated?

But this is the power of ancient aristocratic families. Many people sometimes don't even know who the emperor is, especially in remote areas. The emperor's orders not to go to the countryside are not just for words. Sometimes it is these aristocratic family squires who come to follow the imperial court's orders. Help manage the people.

Once they go against their will, it is not easy to fool the people.

Not to mention how serious it is that officials protect each other.

But Zhu Ming didn't care about this and directly issued an order: "We will not go to Zhenjiang Mansion. We will go to Liyang County instead."

There was no hesitation in the entire army regarding Zhu Chu's order. Even the slightest hesitation would be disrespectful and disloyal to His Highness.

So in Li Jinglong and Tang Xin's shock, the army, which was almost halfway to Zhenjiang Mansion, immediately changed direction and headed straight for Liyang County in the south.

"Is this what military orders prohibit?" Tang Xin's beautiful eyes flashed with a strange light.

Xu Miaojin on the side said with a smile: "This is nothing. Back on the grassland, as long as His Highness ordered it, even if we had to leave behind the logistics, food and baggage troops, even if we had to be in the ice and snow, there were no tents or bonfires, we could only hug together to keep warm. Then No one questioned it."

Tang Xin was shocked.

She is not an ordinary rich girl, but a true descendant of Tang He. Naturally, she understands how terrible the impact of harsh environment on morale.

If there is not enough prestige, it will trigger a mutiny in the entire army.

Because if you follow you, you will die, if you rebel, you will die, and if you rebel, you may still have a way to survive. After all, the law does not punish everyone.

Tang Xin knows that the cold winter on the grassland can freeze people to death.

But can this army really follow them to the death?

Tang Xin couldn't help looking at Zhu Xi's figure and thinking, what kind of charm does he have that can make the general follow him to the death even if he gives up his future? How can he make all the soldiers in the army follow him without fear of life or death?

This made her more and more curious about Zhu Zhen and wanted to find out.

Zhu Ming didn't know this, but he still took the lead and led his troops to Liyang County.

In front of the army, he couldn't go to the carriage and chat with Xu Miaojin, not to mention he couldn't drive Tang Xin out of the carriage, right?

Li Jinglong would come over from time to time, marveling at Zhu Chu's training and wanting to ask for advice.

Zhu Ming naturally had no good impression of Li Jinglong at first, but he gradually realized that although Li Jinglong was a playboy, he actually sincerely wanted to learn skills at this time.

In the end, Zhu Chu finally put aside his prejudices for the time being and shared some of his thoughts during the march.

"But I don't know the basic training methods. I can only lead troops, and the orders I give are passed down level by level. If you really want to learn skills, it is best to start from the grassroots level and visit those hundreds of households. How do you mobilize your subordinates?" Zhu Zhen was also very practical. He had a very high starting point. If he had to say how shrewd his military training methods were, he actually couldn't tell.

Because Zhu Chu had never experienced systematic military training, he relied entirely on his own unique situation and slowly developed his own style.

To put it bluntly, it is very simple. With his title as a prince, he can eat and live with the soldiers. As long as he maintains the character of loving soldiers as his own son, he can quickly gain the recognition and following of the entire army.

After that, as long as he is not a stupid donkey leading his troops to die, as long as he has some means and leads the troops to win several battles, coupled with his strong personal force and his image of leading by example, he will not be afraid that the whole army will not swear allegiance to the death.

But his method is not suitable for everyone. After all, his identity is extremely special.

If Li Jinglong is really ambitious, he wants to sharpen his ambitions.

Zhu Xinxin said that they were somewhat related after all, so it didn't mean that he couldn't be given a chance.

However, Zhu Ming also had to carefully observe Li Jinglong's situation. He would never easily give Li Jinglong the opportunity to lead the army alone.

Along the way, even if they were not talking and laughing, they were still in a relaxed atmosphere. Three days later, on the fourth day of March, the army finally arrived outside Liyang County.

Liyang County is said to be a county, but in fact Liyang has also had a glorious history, and was even named Lizhou, Liyang Prefecture, and Liyang Road.

Therefore, the scale of Liyang is still considerable, with a high city, thick walls, and a strong army.

Because Liyang is not a border town after all, there is at most one military force, and it is impossible to set up a guard station level.

At this time, facing a terrifying and powerful cavalry force of more than 15,000 people who suddenly arrived outside the city, the defenders on the city were all trembling, and some of them had pale faces, showing expressions of despair.

"Could it be that the Tatar cavalry from the steppe fought all the way here?" someone cried sadly.

Outside the city, Zhu Zhen almost lost his breath and vomited blood when he heard this.

Didn't you see my big banner with the word "Dian"? Or are you saying that you can't recognize our troops wearing the Ming Army's standard armor?

Fortunately, you can speak out, and the Tatars have come here. Doesn't it mean that the Ming Dynasty has been trampled to the ground?

This is the hinterland of Jiangnan. If the steppe Tatars can attack here, the entire Central Plains will cease to exist.

"This king is Zhu Zhen, the King of Dian. Now, according to His Majesty's order, I am going to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fuzhou and other coastal places to inspect. I will take a break here for a while," Zhu Zhen shouted loudly.

Naturally, he would not rush to reveal his identity as an imperial envoy, and he emphasized that he was going to coastal areas such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not words. Today Zhejiang is divided into eastern Zhejiang and western Zhejiang. Jiangsu and Zhejiang not only include the two Zhejiang, but also include Jiangsu and other places.

There is also Fuzhou. Today's Fujian Province is divided into eight prefectures: Fuzhou, Jianning, Yanping, Shaowu, Xinghua, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Tingzhou, so there is this saying.

The defenders on the city breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the Mongolian Tatars didn't attack.

The main reason is that such a large force suddenly appeared, especially if all members were cavalry, which inevitably made people think wildly.

"Just a moment please."

The defenders on the city first stabilized Zhu Zhen and the army, and after some confirmation, finally opened the city gate.

Zhu Ming winked at Wang Fu.

Wang Fu immediately nodded understandingly.

They wanted to investigate the Zhang family, but they couldn't alert the enemy, so they had to do it secretly.

At the same time, Li Gui did not come out alone, but led the establishment of a hundred households, with more than a hundred Jinyiwei spies.

They came out so long in advance, it's impossible that they haven't found out the results yet.

In addition to the statistics about Jiangnan aristocratic families, as long as you find the Jinyiwei spies who have been deployed there, you can know the situation of the local aristocratic families.

If there are people who commit crimes, there will definitely be evidence.

Zhang family? Let’s start with you.

(End of this chapter)