Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

"Bah! The surname Zhang has gained power again... What the hell is this called? Our Daming can't choose a good general to be the governor, and put such a guy to guard Shandong?"

Amidst the cheers from the whole city, those who could make such an untimely voice with a tone full of resentment were naturally the third master Kong and his gang who had flung themselves around Jinan City and finally returned home with broken wings.

A group of people are either rich or noble, but this time they all changed into ordinary clothes, a dozen people crowded into a large car, and their bodies were almost falling apart due to the bumps. Even so, there were still many people who didn’t Get in the car.

They are either from Caozhou, or they are representatives of big families in Yanzhou Prefecture, or the owners of commercial firms, or they are the agents of Huaiyang merchants. This time, the various forces have invested funds, and they are all focused on Liu Zeqing's superiority. The forces behind him wanted to return to Jinan and Dongchang, and regain the lost territories and interests.

In the past two years, the commercial profits of Jinan, Dezhou, and Linqing in Shandong have increased day by day, and the forces behind these people are very jealous. [

The layout is ingenious, the timing of the launch is also ingenious, and the strength is even stronger. The agent Liu Zeqing who supports him can be regarded as a hero of the moment, with strong strength... It is a pity that the result is backfired. Everyone has suffered a lot, and the result is still making wedding clothes for others... Shandong Township is the last person they want to see.

This is the most terrible thing!

Zhang Shouren is not an ordinary town general. He not only has military strength, but also has strong strength in the business and political circles. He has the talents and skills to manage his own territory, and he also has a prestige that ordinary people can't match.

After the imperial court issued an order, and heard that the Fushan army was rushing back to Shandong, Kong San and his gang were in a panic. As soon as the imperial court ordered them, they packed up their parcels and started fleeing to Yanzhou.

"The commander can only guarantee everyone to return to Yanzhou and Huaiyang, and he must hurry up."

When sending them away, Liu Zeqing's expression was very gloomy, and he was in a bad mood, but at least he had a beginning and an end, so he sent soldiers and a cart to send them out of the city.

If there is a delay of a few days, when the merchant group and the city guards interrogate the suspicious people in the city, it is doubtful whether they will be able to escape.

Who is behind Liu Zeqing? The Chamber of Commerce in Jinan is very clear in their hearts.

However, Kong San and his group didn't feel any gratitude towards Liu Zeqing... This Liu Zeqing looked like a character in Yanzhou. , I was frustrated everywhere, I didn’t do a good job, and I seem to be a cowardly character... Such a person, even if he returns to Yanzhou in the future, will everyone still praise him and treat him as a The characters are also not mentioned later.

"Third Master, don't worry, the sky is still long."

Someone comforted Kong San and persuaded him: "Yanzhou has its own structure, the palace and several big families are not something that Zhang would dare to touch, and the Huaiyang salt merchants are definitely on our side. , who else can compare to them?"

What he said was so true that the representatives of several salt merchants present also nodded.

Of course, the influence of Huaiyang salt merchants is not limited to Huaiyang. Nanjing, Huguang, Shandong, and Henan are all their spheres of influence, and the composition of salt merchants is also very complicated. To be precise, there are three local Huaiyang merchants, three The power of the Shanxi merchants and the third of the Huizhou merchants combined together to form a huge Huaiyang salt merchant group.

This force is already strong enough, not to mention those Xunjiu, eunuchs, military officials, etc. behind him, except that they are not very powerful among civil servants, among the eunuchs and Xunjiu, salt merchants have been in business for more than a hundred years.

"After you go back, you must explain to everyone that Zhang Shouren is an extraordinary person. If he wants to live a peaceful life, he must not take it lightly. A failure like this one must never happen again."

Although everyone comforted him, Kong Sanye was still unhappy.

He escaped from Jinan in a panic last time, and this time the result was the same.Once he failed, Zhang Shouren became stronger... He couldn't imagine what the next time would be like.

After he spoke, several representatives of the salt merchants winked at each other... The Huaiyang salt merchants have a huge territory, and it is a trivial matter not to be able to take back the Jinan market this time. His family is basically in Yanzhou, and he and Zhang Shouren will be in the same territory in the future. After this incident, it is hard to say how he will come back with revenge. typical.

This group of people are all human sperm, whoever agrees sincerely and whoever laughs, Kong San knows very well. [

At the moment, he just sneered in his heart, and said in his heart: "Zhang Shouren is amazing, I'm afraid you don't know anything about it, anyway, let's ride a donkey to read the account book, we'll see!"

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Under the eager anticipation of all parties, Zhang Shouren led his troops back to Shandong almost at the speed of the gods, saving all the way without delay in anything. The young man on duty suddenly saw a group of cavalry.

There were around a hundred of them, and they were very scattered. Although there were only a few hundred riders, they looked like thousands of horses.

Under the red cherry helmet is a crimson short armor, and some military officers are wearing bright red cloaks behind them. After being blown by the wind, they add a bit of mighty aura.

Horses are good horses, the most handsome, and the people are also elite, everyone is armored, and the long soldiers in their hands are not the iron spears commonly used by the Ming cavalry, but all kinds of weapons, including many horses. , this kind of equipment, and the majestic aura that overwhelms everything when riding a horse galloping. Self-dug binocular.

"Dengzhou Town is here, the General is here!"

The ringing of the bell startled all the civil officials and military generals in Linqing City. I knew that the civil officials and military officials below the prefecture, headed by Zhou Hongmo, climbed to the top of the city amidst the bell.

Seeing the crimson battle flag and the hundreds of cavalrymen, Zhou Hongmo was overjoyed even though the civil servants were still hesitant, hugging the battlements, he burst into tears: "Dengzhou soldiers are here, the general is here, and our lives are worthless!" It’s been picked up.”

As a result, the civil servants also sighed, everyone's eyes were red, looking at the blackened battlements in front of them, and the densely packed feather arrows on the towers, there were dead and wounded soldiers everywhere on the city walls, everyone's heart was filled with fear. It's very emotional... It's really close to death!

Tens of thousands of thieves besieged the city for more than a month, and attacked the city three times, each time was more intense. If the imperial court had not issued a death order, Zhou Hongmo, a general, would have been quite capable. Lost it ten times.

"Your Excellency has made great contributions in defending the state city, and the imperial court will definitely reward you generously. Congratulations to your lord."

"Congratulations to my lord for my lowly position. I also hope that after my lord is promoted, I don't want to be promoted to be a lower official."

"Congratulations, my lord, congratulations, my lord."

For a moment, the city was filled with joy, while the blood flowed on one side, and the stench was suffocating. The wounded soldiers and civilians had no one to heal them, and they all endured at the top of the city, surrounded by stench and groans. Unbearable, let alone injured people, but these things, like those hovering flies, will not be taken seriously by officials.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, military generals only counted beheading, without beheading, everything is false, and most of the achievements of capturing or defending the city belong to civilian officials, and military generals only account for a small part.

This time defending Linqing, the city was successfully defended several times, but the bandits were the main attackers, and no one was killed on the city. The total beheadings were less than fifty levels. Waiting for Shangzhou to stand still in the encirclement of tens of thousands of rogues, this defense is enough for this Zhizhou to be promoted several levels.

Thinking about it this way, Zhizhou is very happy, and then remembering that he has been defending the city for more than a month, and asked the gentry and merchants in the city to contribute money several times. The generals were divided into sevens and eights. This time, no one would have thought that they would be able to defend the city. Therefore, all the civil and military personnel in the city had boats on the side of the Linhui River. If something went wrong, they would fly from the north Escape... Anyway, Linqing doesn't have many soldiers, so you can't kill them if you lose the city, right?

Originally, he wanted to go home with a rich eunuch bag and live in idleness, and become a rich country gentleman. Now that he has successfully defended the city and made a fortune, he can wake up laughing from a dream.

When he was proud, he looked at Zhou Hongmo and others and smiled, his heart was full of contentment.

While discussing and laughing, everyone saw a large group of Fushan cavalry rushing to the battlefield.But seeing the flags flying like a sea of ​​crimson, large groups of cavalry arrived first, their swords and guns dazzling, and when they lined up, the rumbling sound of riding was like thunder.Zhizhou at the head of the city has a bit of experience, so he asked with a smile on his beard: "Have you seen the picture of the Grand Review? The situation in front of you is similar to the situation on the review map of the Forbidden Army. It is said that General Rong Chengbo is good at governing the army and leading the army. Today Watching him marching in the army is really extraordinary, it is really exciting." [

The state official praised it, and everyone was about to follow, but they were speechless because of the shock of what happened next.

The Fushan army came across the Huitong River from the west. The houses and trees on the Linqing side have been demolished and felled. Looking around, you can see groups of soldiers carrying shiny spears, or Holding the firecracker high, there is also a cold light on the barrel of the blunderbuss, which makes people feel palpitations when they look at it.

Such groups of soldiers came over and marched at an extremely fast speed, almost at the same speed as a trot, but the formation of the entire army was still very well maintained. There were corresponding numbers of people under each banner. When the flag is waved, there must be soldiers making corresponding actions to respond.

In this way, although there are only a few thousand people, they are mighty, like an army of tens of thousands of people rushing over.

Under this kind of momentum, even people who don't know soldiers can feel a majestic atmosphere. Many people are shocked and speechless, and ordinary soldiers and civilians on the top of the city can also see it Dumbfounded, many people felt numb all over their bodies. For no reason, they wanted to dance and even shout for joy. This feeling was unprecedented. Many people were ecstatic, but also vaguely afraid.

After a long time, the magistrate of Linqing murmured: "Since I was taught, I have never seen the power of soldiers so far, nor have I ever thought of seeing the power of soldiers so far!"