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

Chapter 377: Suppressing Bandits in Wengyuan County

That night, Longchuan County was very lively, with festive scenes decorated with lights and colors everywhere.

But although it looked lively and festive, the expressions of the people on the street were very cold, more like watching indifferently.

Because what happened today, everyone knows what happened.

If Zhu Chu hadn't arrived in time, the trouble would have gotten out of hand.

Originally, the people in the city wanted to help the Li family take back their Hakka daughter.

As a result, the Hakka daughter was about to get married where she was before she was taken back. What was going on?

Mr. Lao Li wore festive clothes and wiped his tears all the way to the hall. When the newlyweds paid their respects to Gao Tang, one of them couldn't help but twitch.

But no matter what, no matter how cold the wedding is, it is still complete.

In the evening, the bride and groom were sent to the bridal chamber, and all the things that should be done and should not be done were done.

If we hurry up, Mr. Li will be able to have his grandson in ten months.

Take asparagus.

But in fact, Zhu Zhen is kind enough. Really, he has countless ways to punish him. Even if he is more ruthless, the people in the city will not be left alive and they will all die.

But to put it bluntly, this is just a civil dispute, big or small, not even an ethnic dispute. Both parties are Han, so what kind of trouble is this?

Zhu Zhen had no choice but to make this decision.

Later, Zhu Chu also found the magistrate of Longchuan County. Fortunately, the magistrate never showed up. He was hiding in the government office drinking wine alone. Not to mention how happy he was.

When Zhu Chu came, he almost had his nose twisted with anger.

But the county magistrate also made sense.

"Your Highness, one of them is a Hakka, and the other is from Guangfu. What do you think I, a northern Shaanxi native, can do to cause trouble?" the magistrate said with an apologetic smile.

The officials from the north were transferred to the south, and the officials from the south were transferred to the north.

The co-author, the county magistrate, was transferred from Shaanxi, and he immediately made Niu Sheng, Peng Yue and other soldiers feel friendly.

Aren't they from Shaanxi, and they originally belonged to the guard station of Prince Qin's Mansion.

I’ve been out for a while, and I haven’t seen my fellow countrymen for a long time.

But they are not alone. After all, there are more than 10,000 fellow villagers around them.

The county magistrate already knew the whole story and had already submitted the memorial to the Guangzhou magistrate.

But the prefect of Guangzhou is also a man. He knows that this is all caused by the grudges between the Cantonese people and the Hakka people, so he doesn't want to get involved.

I just didn't expect it to become such a big deal.

"Guangfu people speak Cantonese, and Hakka people speak Hakka. If I speak our northern Shaanxi accent again, it will be confusing enough." The county magistrate himself felt dumbfounded, so he simply didn't bother to show up. No one would listen to him anyway. He had no military power and could not command the people, so he drank some wine at home, which was quite happy.

Zhu Ming was so angry that he, a dignified prince, came to mediate disputes and wipe their butts?

Good guy.

"Bring me a pot of wine," Zhu Zhen was not polite at all, and actually sat down and started drinking.

However, he was not greedy for wine, but started chatting with the county magistrate, hoping to learn more about the entanglements between several ethnic groups here.

The magistrate is not exactly a foodie, and he handles everything in detail.

"Originally, there was still some friction between the two companies, but that is all in the past. Now the overall situation in Guangdong is getting better and better, and the conflicts are not as big as before. It's just that we still can't help but look down on each other, but that's not the case. It’s not a big deal. It’s just that it’s really hard to talk,” the magistrate said what he learned about the situation.

Zhu Ming nodded secretly. After all, everyone has the same ancestor. For example, today's old leader Li and the Qianhu Guards named Li may have been the same family thousands of years ago.

We all share the same ancestry and origin as the Han people, so we won’t be beaten to a bloody head.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is differences in cultural habits and inconveniences in language communication that cause many conflicts and misunderstandings.

If the official Mandarin is implemented in the future, whether it is southern or northern Mandarin, only one language will be spoken in the world, or even one language will be used globally, will there still be contradictions and differences?

Of course there will be, and it can only be a conflict of interest.

"It seems that I have to write and write on the same track again," Zhu Zhen murmured.

The magistrate looked at Zhu Zhen in shock and astonishment, and for a moment he didn't know how to speak.

Your Highness, do you want to rebel? Even if you want to compare yourself to the First Emperor, you have to be an emperor. You are a vassal king. Do you still want to ascend the throne and sit in the palace?

People around Zhu Chu have long been accustomed to his sometimes shocking words.

Xu Miaojin also poured wine for him personally and served him meticulously.

Zhu Ming drank some wine, asked some questions, and then went to find a place to rest.

He is a powerful vassal king, and it is not easy to find a place to live.

However, there was only one thousand-household garrison in Longchuan County. In order not to affect the people, the army had to temporarily camp outside the city.

When the night passed and the uncooked rice was cooked, the Li family had no choice but to deny the marriage.

Old Boss Li could only comfort himself. At least this was a marriage arranged by the prince himself, so it would not be a shame to tell anyone about it.

I just feel sorry for his daughter, why did she marry a Cantonese?

After the incident happened here, Zhu Chu also transferred to Wengyuan.

However, it should be noted that what the prefect of Guangzhou said before was that "not long ago there were rebellions in the mountain villages of Yangchun, Jingyuan, Yingde, and Wengyuan, and there were also rioters in Dongguan and Longchuan counties."

In other words, Dongguan County and Longchuan County have been civil disputes from the beginning.

But Weng Yuan is different.

This is a matter of principle.

If you want to go to Wengyuan County, you need to pass through a mountain road called Goudao Mountain.

Nowadays, there are no major roads extending in all directions. They are basically mountain roads.

Originally this was nothing, but Zhu Zhen kept an eye on it and sent a small team of cavalry as spies in advance before entering the mountain road.

I never expected that a dozen people would actually be captured in the woods of Goudaoshan.

"We are good citizens, why do you arrest us?"

"Yes, we just go up the mountain to chop wood."

Those people were noisy all the way and tried to get through.

Zhu Zhen sneered secretly, this place is still far away from Wengyuan. Although Lianping County was built in this area in later generations, there is no such place now.

Chopping firewood in the mountains? Do you have to run so far?

Moreover, although these people were wearing common people's clothes, they were carrying weapons, including long bows and arrows, as well as machetes and spears. Who could believe it if they said they were cutting firewood?

"It seems that you really won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Come on, pull them down and chop them down," Zhu Zhen didn't bother to talk nonsense and just chopped them down.

"You can't kill us, we are common people."

These people still insist that they are just ordinary people.

Zhu Ming waved his hand impatiently.

Just when the people around were about to take them down for execution, one of them finally couldn't stand the pressure and said in panic: "Why don't you play your cards according to the routine? Even if you don't believe in our identity, then you ask, you Don't ask us what to say? How can you kill anyone when you come up? Aren't you officers and soldiers? Are you the bandits, or are we the bandits?"

There is no such thing.

What do you want to know? Just ask. If you don’t ask, how will you know whether we will tell you or not?

Zhu Xi smiled: "I thought you were some tough guys, but it turns out you are nothing more than that."

One of them suddenly shouted: "If you want to kill or cut into pieces, it's up to you."

Zhu Chu raised his eyebrows and winked at Wang Fu.

Wang Fu was also honest. He directly picked up the Guandao, pinched the horse's belly with his feet, rushed forward and chopped the man to death with a single blow, even his head was split open.

A large amount of blood was sprinkled on the bodies of the accomplices on both sides, and these people suddenly did not dare to scream.

Zhu Ming snorted coldly: "You can tell by your appearance. You guys talk about people when you see them, and talk about ghosts when you see ghosts. When you encounter officers and soldiers suppressing bandits, just say that you are common people. If you encounter common people who are unable to resist, or businessmen who are passing by, Where is the team? You are going to kill people and steal goods." Hua Mao had described it this way before, so it was difficult to completely uproot these bandits and pirates.

There are pirates on the coast of Guangdong and bandits in the interior. Not only is the whole territory in chaos, it is also not peaceful everywhere.

Especially since he knew in advance that there was a bandit rebellion in the Wengyuan area, Zhu Zhen would not be careless.

After looking at the remaining people, Zhu Zhen said slowly: "I'm too lazy to talk nonsense. I will only give one of you a chance to live, and the others will have to die. In other words, only one person can survive, it depends on Who can grasp it?"

A very simple differentiation strategy. First kill one person with thunderous means, which will serve as a warning to the monkeys, and then create internal conflicts. In addition, there is only one chance of survival, so they can still hold on.

As expected, there was no need for Zhu Ming to ask. In order to survive, these people, scrambling for their lives, revealed everything they could and could not say in detail.

Ahead is Wengyuan County. There is a cottage on the edge of Wengyuan County, which is the secret stronghold of this group and their headquarters.

But what Zhu Zhen didn't expect was that Wengyuan Village, that is, these people, were not bandits.

In fact, this group of people was one of the rebels when the uprising armies broke out in the late Yuan Dynasty.

But their scale was not large, and they were unwilling to submit to Zhu Yuanzhang and other major warlords, so they fled to Guangdong and hid in the mountains and forests, waiting for an opportunity to rise.

As for being mistaken for a bandit, it was because he had to do this in order to accumulate wealth and recruit soldiers.

Zhu Ming was shocked. It has been almost 30 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. How are you still living in the mountains and forests dreaming of dominating the world?

Brother, what era are you in?

In a few years, the Qing Dynasty will be dead.

But no matter what, now that we know about this, we naturally cannot tolerate it. Whether it is to eliminate hidden dangers to the country or for the safety of the people, Wengyuan Village must be wiped out.

So Zhu Ming immediately led his army, following the information he asked, directly to the gate of Wengyuan Village.

"You promised to let me live," the only person who survived was still taking chances until now.

Zhu Ming smiled and agreed: "Aren't you alive until now? Don't worry, as long as you help us open the village gate, I can let you survive."

In fact, the scale of this village is not small. It is only hidden in the deep mountains and old forests that it has not been discovered, and there are hidden agencies around it. Without this person to lead the way, it will be difficult not to be discovered, and it may even hurt some people.

It was precisely because of the leading party that Zhu Min's army could arrive in front of the village gate quietly.

No one in the village was aware of the impending disaster. As a familiar voice called outside the door, the people in the village opened the village door unprepared.

But the next moment, a steel spear pierced in, instantly piercing the throat of the person inside, causing his eyes to widen, and he looked at the Ming army that suddenly appeared in front of him with pain and horror. At this time, he wanted to sound a warning again, But he couldn't shout anymore.

Zhu Ming picked up a person's body with one hand, took a big step and rushed into the village gate first, kicked open the gate to reveal a larger space, and shouted: "Kill them all."

Behind Zhu Chu, the army immediately poured in, like a tide that was unstoppable.

Especially the cavalry, led by several generals, rushed into the mountain stronghold and started a one-sided massacre.

The people in the village didn't take any precautions at all. Now they can't even resist and are running away in all directions, crying.

It looks like these people are pathetic, but they have evil intentions, damn it.

What's more, during the years they have been dormant here, how many passers-by or caravans have been brutally murdered?

Zhu Ming did not kill the person himself. Instead, he turned to look at the ashen-looking leader, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You can go."

It is rare for him to be merciful. Obviously, with modern thinking, he can find any excuse at will. For example, although I promised to let you live, but others did not agree, I can let anyone in the army of more than 25,000 people Kill people.

But Zhu Ming didn't do that. He persuaded him with words: "It's rare for this king to be merciful. You must cherish the opportunity and be an honest and responsible person from now on."

The man looked at the scene of rivers of blood in the village, then looked at Zhu Zhen, and was so frightened that he turned around and ran away.

"Your Highness, do you really want to let him go?" The guard who stayed beside Zhu Chu stepped forward and asked.

Zhu Ming said: "After all, I promised him. And this is the top priority."

As long as this hidden danger can be destroyed, Zhu Zhen doesn't mind letting a fish that slips through the net go.

And just a moment later, a shrill cry came from the foot of the mountain, more like a person laughing or crying.

Because it was so miserable, I couldn't even tell whether the movement was human or not.

Under great pressure to face death.

And under the double blow of having to betray one's own people in order to survive, the Manzhai people were even slaughtered without any resistance.

Although Zhu Chu spared the man's life, the man was still crazy after all.

Zhu Ming just thought indifferently, do you think you are doing good things? Don’t you think you are some kind of righteous partners? Praise you?

In an instant, the village near Wengyuan County was completely wiped out.

The whole process didn't even take thirty minutes.

In the end, nearly three thousand people were killed.

Three thousand people are already a lot. At the beginning, Chen Zuyi only had two thousand people, but he had already disturbed the peace in the coastal waters of Fujian and Zhejiang.

No wonder the prefect of Guangzhou said that this place was a rebellion. The size of three thousand people was enough to threaten the defense of a thousand-household station.

Some people, both men and women, who had been kidnapped from Wengyuan County were also rescued.

Among them, the women were generally ruined, and the men were also injured. When they were rescued, these people could not believe it, and never thought that they could survive the disaster and be reincarnated as human beings.

Zhu Zhen had people inspect the stronghold and found a large amount of weapons, food and grass, and of course a large amount of money.

The dirty silver was sent outside the village, and then a fire was set on fire, burning the entire village and the dead bodies on the ground.

Zhu Zhen was worried that leaving this village might attract other bandits and bandits to occupy the place and become a new disaster.

Only in this way can you feel completely at ease.

As a result, this fire even attracted troops from Wengyuan County.

It turned out that people from Wengyuan County discovered the fire and realized that something might have happened in the village, so they came all the way to find it.

"The general manager of the Hundred Household Office in Wengyuan County, please see His Royal Highness the King of Dian," a Hundred Household Office who came all the way from Wengyuan County knelt down in front of Zhu Ming respectfully to say hello.

He didn't even dare to raise his head, because he had never thought in his life that he would one day meet a big shot of this level.

This is the prince, the first prince below the emperor.

Moreover, with such a huge army and the aura of calmness and self-restraint developed through years of fighting, ordinary people did not dare to look at Zhu Zhen.

"Get up," Zhu Ming was approachable and not so arrogant.

Because you have to watch the intensity of the fire so as not to accidentally burn the entire surrounding area with a fire. Even if you don't have to sit through a prison cell, you can't do that.

So Zhu Ming took advantage of the situation and asked: "Do you, the county magistrate, know that there is such a cottage here?"

Zhu Chu wanted to find out whether Wengyuan County knew about the existence of this group of people here and whether there was anyone secretly colluding with them.

The chief of the hundred households stood up and reported truthfully: "Your Majesty, this group of criminals is ruthless. People who pass by are either lucky enough not to encounter them, or they will not be left alive. So we don't know where they are hiding."

It is still a little far away from Wengyuan County, and there are not many ancient methods, so we cannot organize a large-scale Soushan inspection.

What's more, if the number of people scattered is too small and the small team encounters the people in the village, they will lose their lives.

So Wengyuan County knew that such a gang of gangsters existed, but it never knew their specific location.

"Just half a month ago, these guys were so bold that they actually wanted to attack our Wengyuan County. Fortunately, it was seen that these people had weapons hidden on their bodies, and the city gate was closed in time to prevent them from succeeding. Everyone commanded Lord Si Huamao, the envoy, had previously told us that the bandits would be coming to suppress the bandits at the end of the month, so we stayed put and stayed in the city to take precautions." The hundred households, who were very organized, not only explained clearly what they knew about the situation, but also reported I made some arrangements between the local government and Huamao.

Otherwise, everyone in Wengyuan County, as well as the prefect of Guangzhou and Hua Mao, who served as the commander of the capital, were all guilty of dereliction of duty.

What's more, Zhu Chu counted the days and it took him several days just to go to these places. What happened half a month ago didn't last long.

Maybe it was the last step before he arrived in Guangzhou.

"But now that the matter here has been resolved, there will be no future troubles," Zhu Zhen said without thinking: "I am going to Yingde next. I heard that there is also a rebellion there? Do you know what is going on?"

"Your Highness, according to the news heard by the last general, it is a rebellion in the Yao village."

(End of this chapter)