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

Chapter 382 Guangxi falls into plague

Generally speaking, if the normal rebellion process is followed, this Hou Dagou must die.

Not only Hou Dagou had to die, but his whole family had to die, and the nine tribes also had to die.

But after Zhu Chu understood the inside story, he could not kill Hou Dagou now.

First of all, Hou Dagou spontaneously eliminated the chieftain family of the Yao people in Guangxi. After entering Guangdong, he also rectified some places where the Yao people lived.

Originally, it would have been a very troublesome thing for the imperial court to do. After all, there are still Zhuang people in Guangxi, and there are more than 300 chieftains in total. This kind of thing can be big or small. A bad move can even trigger a strong backlash and resistance from all of Guangxi. It is not an exaggeration to say that the chieftains rebelled together.

But Hou Dagou did this, which saved Zhu Chu and the court a lot of trouble.

It is equivalent to saying that the problem of chieftains of the Yao people in Guangxi has been solved.

Secondly, Hou Dagou said it was a rebellion, but it was more like he had to rebel. If an extremely serious plague epidemic really broke out in Guangxi, and the government officials sent by the court did not act, then would it be considered excusable?

What's more, Hou Dagou didn't hurt the people. This is the key.

Finally, Zhu Chu still had to consider one issue, which was that Hou Dagou had now become the leader of the Yao people, and he was supported by the Yao people wherever he went.

It is not difficult to kill him, but the key is how to quickly regain the hearts of the Yao people.

This is already the case for the Yao people in Guangdong, let alone the Yao people in Guangxi.

At this time, Hou Dagou is left alone. As long as he comes forward, there is no need for Zhu Chu to think of a solution. The problem regarding the Yao people can be solved directly.

What surprised Zhu Ming the most was that this boy seemed to be a loyal believer of him. He was as pious and loyal as Wang Fu.

With systematic guarantees in this regard, Zhu Zheng decided to trust Hou Dagou and even handed over 70,000 captive Yao militiamen to him again, so that Hou Dagou could appease the Yao people and avoid unnecessary conflicts and unnecessary casualties.

The two armies were at war before, and it was inevitable for each other to suffer casualties on the battlefield.

Zhu Zhen is no longer naive, otherwise, there will be no other ethnic groups in Yunnan, and almost all of them will be slaughtered.

But don't forget, 200,000 surrendered soldiers from Silunfa's army were released home.

What's more, Dao Ganmeng, Etao and others were from the same ethnic group as Silunfa, and they all belonged to Luchuan at the beginning.

In addition to Dao Ganmeng seeking his own death and finding a way to kill himself, doesn't Zhu Zhen also have no way to settle accounts with his queen?

Therefore, Zhu Chu planned to let Hou Dagou lead the 70,000 Yao militiamen at the front to gather the Yao people along the way.

Moreover, Zhu Ming also wrote a letter in his own hand. It was not a memorial, but he told Lao Zhu in private about Hou Dagou and how he dealt with it.

At least for the time being, Hou Dagou cannot be killed. Those who achieve great things will not stick to trivial matters. Accepting Hou Dagou will be more effective than killing Hou Dagou.

So even if Hou Dagou rebelled, he still captured many cities along the way, and even beat them to death last night.

But after one night, Hou Dagou became Zhu Chu's 'dog', and even the 70,000 Yao people who were captured were not used to it. Looking at the Ming army who were still fighting on the battlefield last night, they didn't know what to think.

At this time, it was Hou Dagou's turn to perform hard, shouting among the tribesmen for Zhu Chu's benevolence and righteousness, and also clearly explained Zhu Chu's deeds of returning to Yunnan.

"This is the army of His Highness Zhu Zhen, King of Dian. This is His Highness the King of Dian that we have longed for. Folks and elders, we used to go hungry for nine meals in three days, but as long as we follow the King of Dian, we will have our own fields and our own Wife, you don’t have to worry about being bullied by the chief toast, and you can have a full stomach.”

"Why did I lead you to revolt in the first place? It's not because we have no way to survive. Do you want your children to be slaves to others from the moment they are born?"

"Although His Royal Highness the King of Dian is a Han Chinese and the Prince of the Ming Dynasty, His Highness never treats people of all ethnic groups differently. If you don't believe me, you can go to Yunnan in the future to see the lives of other Yao brothers."

The Yao people live mainly in Guangxi and Yunnan. There are also some in Guangdong, but not many.

"And His Highness has promised me that he will go to Guangxi to treat diseases and save people, and to help us solve the problem of the plague. How many folks are still waiting to die in my hometown? No one cares about our life or death. Only Your Highness will not give up on us, even if the plague has already When things get serious, His Highness doesn’t care about his personal safety. How dare His Highness, Renyi, refuse to die in service?”

"What's more, when we started the uprising, we didn't intend to rebel. It was just an internal problem of our Yao people. We just wanted to get back our own land. Later, we escaped because of the plague. It was the government officials who regarded us as traitors. The bandits are encircling and suppressing us, so we have to resist."

"Now His Highness has given us a chance to repent and make a new start. If we don't accept it now, when will we wait?"

Hou Dagou's words were still very contagious.

Zhu Zhen watched this scene from a distance and couldn't help but said to the people around him: "This is a chivalrous man."

Although Hou Dagou started his career as a rebel, he was considered quite chivalrous and was deeply loved and convinced by the Yao people because Hou Dagou's uprising was for the sake of the Yao people and not for his own selfish interests.

It is precisely because of this that during the Tengxia Bandit Rebellion Battle that occurred in history, even though the imperial court issued an edict to arrest Hou Dagou and awarded him the rank of Thousand Gold Lord, he still could not be captured.

At this time, under Hou Dagou's passionate speech, the 70,000 Yao people finally gave up their resistance completely and followed Hou Dagou. Under the gaze of the surrounding Ming troops, they all knelt down in the direction of Zhu Chu to show their submission.

At the same time, Zhu Xi also got confirmation through the system that the 70,000 Yao people had indeed surrendered, but their loyalty was definitely not high.

However, Zhu Chu was not worried, knowing that as long as he worked well, it would not be difficult to win people's hearts.

For example, the Guangxi plague, this is his opportunity.

So Zhu Min no longer delayed, and after Hou Dagou led 70,000 Yao militiamen to completely surrender, he issued an order: "The whole army marches straight to Yangshan County."

We have already sent people to the temporary camp where we set up camp last night, bringing Qian Gui and Gu Wen, as well as the logistics supplies. Now we only need to withdraw the entire army from Yingde County in an orderly manner, and then head west to Yangzhou. The boundaries of Shan County.

Further west from Yangshan County is Lianshan, and beyond Lianshan is Guangxi.

It's just that Zhu Zhen's original plan was to go all the way to Yunnan along the coast, and also wanted to visit Qiongzhou Prefecture, which is also Hainan Island.

Today's Hainan Island is not much better than Xiaoliuqiu. After all, Shenzhen and Hong Kong are still just Xin'an County. It is said that in the early days of the People's Republic of China, Hainan Island was simply a small fishing village.

But it is an island after all. Based on Zhu Chu's future strategic goals for overseas, Hainan Island and Xiaoliuqiu occupy a very high position. Not only can they completely control the South China Sea, they can even further develop into the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and even control Australia. Continental march.

It's just that the situation in Guangxi is more important now, so Zhu Chu had to change his route.

On the top of the city wall of Yingde County, Hua Rong looked at the retreating army and sighed in his heart: "No wonder my father has such high regard for His Highness. The military can conquer the world on horseback, and the civilized can govern the country and bring peace to the country. And he has such a big heart. . It makes people have to accept it.”

There are 70,000 heads. For a man who is so happy about his achievements, why not behead them all so that he can claim his merits from the court?

After all, Hou Dagou was rebelling. If he killed them, he might even be promoted to three levels in a row.

On the contrary, Zhu Ming may be suspected of covering up at this time. Once he is taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, how should he explain it?

In fact, after the imperial court learned of Zhu Zhen's method of handling Hou Dagou and the Yao rebellion, he was indeed impeached by numerous civil servants.

That was already a month and a half later.

But because Zhu Yuanzhang received Zhu Chu's private message, he already understood the cause of the matter, and learned that Hou Dagou did not harm the people. Instead, he swept away all the Yao chieftains in Guangxi, saving the court a lot of trouble.

If they weren't afraid of bad influence and wanted to praise Hou Dagou, they wouldn't have killed him.

Moreover, a bigger battle had already occurred at that time, and it was impossible to kill him.

However, this is not mentioned for the time being.

The chaos in Guangdong was internal, and most of it was civil disputes for many reasons.

Although there are also some bandits and pirates, they can be solved by Hua Mao's method of petitioning the court.

So after Zhu Ming solved the biggest problem, which was the Yao rebellion, he could safely leave other problems in Guangdong to the prefect of Guangzhou and Hua Mao.

Three days later, the army arrived in Yangshan County.

Yangshan County has also been conquered by Hou Dagou and is now occupied by the Yao people.

When the army came to the city, the Yao militiamen in the city were just about to take precautions when they heard Hou Dagou shouting from the city: "Brothers and sisters, we are opening the city to welcome the King of Dian. There is no need to fight anymore, and there is no need to make trouble anymore. King of Dian Now that we are here, we can look forward to a good life."

The corner of Zhu Chu's mouth twitched, and another voice sounded in his heart: "Welcome King Chuang, King Chuang will not accept food when he comes."

But Chuang Wang Li Zicheng wants to kill the old Zhu family, so he can't shout.

With Hou Dagou coming forward, Yangshan County was recovered effortlessly.

After opening the city gate, Zhu Zhen saw that the Yao and Han people in the city got along harmoniously, and there were no conflicts or fights. Even the Han people were more worried than the Yao people after seeing the Ming army.

After all, they did not resist for fear of being liquidated.

But Zhu Zhen could even let the Yao people go, so how could he kill his own compatriots?

So after Zhu Ming entered the city, he immediately posted a notice saying that the Yao rebellion had a cause, so he would not let it go. However, if someone had taken advantage of the troubled waters, he would never let it go.

What surprised Zhu Zhen was that the magistrate of Yangshan County was still alive.

"Because the county magistrate was afraid that the war would harm innocent people, and because Yangshan County was only a small county with only one hundred-household garrison, Kaicheng surrendered. I saw that he was a good official for the people, so I didn't Injure his life," Hou Dagou said proactively.

After all, Hou Dagou had an army of 100,000 at that time, which was not something a county could resist.

As for whether the magistrate of Yangshan County is trying to survive for himself or really for the people, that's a matter of opinion.

Zhu Min had no intention of pursuing the matter at this time. After regaining Yangshan County, he continued to lead the army to Lianshan.

Because the Yao militia led by Hou Dagou took the lead, the recovery of Lianshan County was not a problem.

It was just that when Hou Dagou and others fled the Guangxi plague, they were encircled and intercepted by Lianshan County, and there were fierce conflicts and battles, so the officers and soldiers of Lianshan County had been wiped out.

Zhu Zhen sighed secretly.

The Yao people have their reasons, and the government also has its responsibilities. Both sides are right.

What's more, 30,000 Yao people were killed in the previous battle. If they continue to hold grudges, there will be no end.

So Zhu Chu asked people to post a notice again, saying that he would forget the blame, but he also gave a stern warning that if anyone dared to rebel again, he would not be spared lightly, and even the entire family and the Nine Clans would be killed.

At this point, Lianshan was also recovered, but it was only necessary to wait until the court re-sent officials and troops before the organization of Lianshan County could be restored.

Moreover, Lianshan is already at the junction of Guangxi and Guangdong, so there are not only Han and Yao people in Lianshan County, but also a large number of Zhuang people who have fled here, and a small number of Miao people.

Moreover, because Lianshan is at the junction of the two provinces and a large number of people fled from Guangxi, infections have begun to appear in the city.

Malaria was one of the viruses that caused plague in ancient times. Even in modern times, malaria has not been completely eliminated, and there are still cases of people dying from malaria.

What's more, this was still in ancient times.

Moreover, malaria is a highly infectious disease. It is not only affected by the environment and hygiene, but can also be transmitted through mosquito bites. Therefore, when Lianshan began to become ill, the source of infection also came with him.

It was already the beginning of July in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, and the weather began to get hot.

Zhu Ming did not dare to look down upon it. Even if there was a system on his side, he knew that once the scale of the plague reached a certain level, it would not be a local problem, but would likely sweep across the entire province and even the whole country.

So Zhu Chu quickly entered the state and directly asked 70,000 Yao militiamen and his 15,000 Ming troops to conduct a military blockade of the entire Lianshan County.

Everyone knew the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to neglect it.

Fortunately, Zhu Chu had experienced it before. At that time, a group of people brought back by Shen Rong from the Central Plains contracted malaria because they lived with livestock in a simple camp, which almost caused a catastrophe.

At that time, it was Zhu Zhen who relied on the system to turn the tide.

Now Zhu Chu is not only familiar with it, but also has rich experience.

The first is to have people make masks out of cloth to prevent secondary cross-infection.

The second step is to post information and promote tips on drinking hot water.

Boiling hot water can kill many bacteria, and now that malaria is rampant, God knows if the water is still drinkable.

In fact, not all ancient people could afford to drink tea. Most ordinary people drank raw water directly. Nowadays, Chinese people are accustomed to drinking cold boiled water, which is also a habit developed in modern times.

Therefore, Zhu Chu still has to educate people today about the fact that there are germs in water and must be boiled before drinking.

In addition, Zhu Chu also took out the previous prescription for treating malaria, and asked people to gather doctors in the city, and called the pharmacies in the city to prepare a large number of special medicines.

Because Chinese medicine also has a formula for treating malaria, there is no need to use Western medicine in the system, so it is not yet time for Zhu Chu to reveal his secret.

In addition, Lianshan belongs to Guangdong after all, and the condition can be controlled.

After a few days of busy work, Lianshan County is finally out of danger.

But Zhu Ming didn't relax at all. There are even infections here. You can imagine what it is like in Guangxi.

At the moment, Zhu Zhen could not care about welcoming the love of the people, and immediately led his army straight to Guangxi.

In fact, this trip was extremely dangerous. Even Qian Gui and Gu Wen hesitated to speak several times. In the end, they couldn't help but advise: "Your Highness is a rich man, why did you risk your life to come to the source of the plague in person?"

Today, the emperor can only be called a body of ten thousand gold, and other members of the royal family can only be called a body of ten thousand gold.

Even they have expected that the situation in Guangxi will only get worse, and may even develop into a terrifying plague area. Especially in the summer, even more terrifying viruses will form after the death of patients.

This is also the reason why it is difficult to contain the plague once it breaks out and spreads.

Places such as Lingnan and Yunnan are already prone to miasma, and you have to be careful about contracting various viruses. Especially in Yunnan, there are red umbrellas, so ancient people talked about these places with disdain.

Despite the development of modern Guangdong, during the Song Dynasty, it was a place of exile, also known as the land of foreigners.

Not to mention Yunnan and Guangxi, it is really a shame to talk about it. It was once thought that there were man-eating beasts in the mountains, and they would definitely die if they came.

Now that we know that the plague has occurred, to be honest, if it weren't for Zhu Zhen's strong personal charm and the loyalty of all the soldiers in the army, there might be a mutiny.

But Zhu Ming said: "The people of Guangxi are also our people of the Ming Dynasty. And we know that they are suffering. If even I want to abandon them, who can they expect? If we abandon them, what will happen to them?" How can you blame people for wanting to rebel?”

This is also one of the reasons why Zhu Zhen did not delve into the Yao rebellion.

Just listen to Zhu Zhen say: "I have made up my mind, no need to persuade. Even if the plague spreads in Guangxi, as long as I come, as long as there is one person who is not dead, I will never give up. I will cure the plague in Guangxi." "

After hearing this, Hou Dagou was moved to tears and strengthened his belief in his heart. At that time, after hearing that the one who came to quell the rebellion was the Dian King, he originally planned to die to express his ambition, but he chose the humble one. Surrendered because he wanted to try, thinking that he might be able to save his compatriots in his hometown.

It seems that he made the right choice. The King of Dian is definitely not those dog officials, and he will never sit back and watch their life or death.

At the same time, the loyalty of the Yao militiamen also began to increase rapidly.

A few days later, Zhu Chu came to Pinglefu in Guangxi, and then he saw a scene he would never forget.

According to Hou Dagou, it has been two months since the malaria outbreak began in Guangxi.

Because malaria is not obvious at first, it even has an incubation period, and the longest incubation period can last several months.

Therefore, it was not taken seriously at first. When malaria began to break out on a large scale, it became unstoppable.

As Hou Dagou said, it was really a village-by-village infection, and a county-by-county population fell.

When Zhu Zhen passed by a village, there was no living person in the village, and there were many rotting corpses on the paths in the village. The whole village was dead.

Zhu Zhen sighed silently and asked people to gather the corpses in the village and burn them on fire.

God knows what kind of viruses are lurking on these corpses. We can only hope that the flames can burn them out.

But this was just the beginning. As we headed all the way to Pinglefu, every village we encountered on the road was either dead or empty. Every household that was still alive had white hangings hanging on it, and people were dying every day.

Is Guangxi almost terminally ill?

(End of this chapter)