golden scales

The Donggong Guard Battalion was crossing the river, facing the Jin soldiers led by Shanxi Governor Cai Maode. .

Zhu Cihong sat in the big tent of the Chinese army, accepted Cai Maode's audience, and said something in full compliance with the etiquette and rituals, affirming Cai Maode's loyalty to the country and his hard work.He didn't know the position of Governor Cai in history, but it didn't prevent him from observing Cai Maode's behavior.

Much like Feng Shikong.

This is the conclusion Zhu Cihong came to.

Cai Maode's advantage over Feng Shikong is that he dared to lead troops out, and did not blindly defend Taiyuan.

This is one of the few ferry crossings at the border of Jiangnan. Cai Maode led troops to prevent Li Bandit from crossing the river, and just now he ran into the Donggong brigade.At first, Governor Cai could hardly believe that the Crown Prince himself was in front of him.With an identity like the crown prince, when leading troops to travel, it is customary to notify the local guards three or five days in advance to prepare for the drive. It has never happened that a person has already reached the provincial border, and the governor of a province has not yet received the news. .

Zhu Cihong would rather that no one else knew where he had gone, but that he was just traveling across the state and across the government with such a great momentum that it was impossible to hide his whereabouts.

Because Cai Maode was similar to Feng Shikong, Zhu Cihong naturally wouldn't make fun of himself, and it was enough for the governor to go out in tears after the cutscene.Perhaps this matter will be greatly exaggerated in the Cai family history, but for Zhu Cihong, this work is over.

He also has to worry about the news from Xi'an.

For Feng Shikong, Huang Jiong, Wu Congyi, Cui Erda, Zhang Shangyi and others who died at the festival, the imperial court would naturally grant them gifts, and the prince did not need to bother.Li Zicheng entrusted Lu Zhiqi, Li Zicheng's envoy, Song Qijiao, Song Qijiao, and Ti Xueqian to surrender the bandits.However, posterity can comment on this, and Zhu Cihong doesn't need to worry about it.

What really bothered Zhu Cihong was the fact that Qin Wang Zhu Cunji surrendered to Li Zicheng.

Isn't Li Zicheng in history the killer of feudal lords?King Fu also wanted to surrender back then, but was still killed by Li Zicheng.However, this time, after Li Zicheng broke Xi'an, he did not kill Huangming's vassal king, but instead gave him the title of general and asked him to follow him in the army.Why did Li Chuang suddenly change his surname?Could it be that he wanted to leave a King of Qin in exchange for Liu Zongmin with the court?impossible!The imperial court refused to compromise even if the emperor was captured, let alone a Qin king!What's more, the king of Qin has lost his integrity!

Zhu Cunji, who was deeply stimulated, did not expect to get his life back. Not only did he happily become Li Thief's general, but he even published an article, acknowledging that Zhu's family has been a disaster for the world for a long time. Yu Daoxuan... I don't know which counselor from Chuangying wrote this proclamation. It also specifically mentioned that the Crown Prince was extremely tyrannical and wanted to slaughter all the people in Shanshan and Shaanxi, so that the king's teacher would not support him. It seems that he has a deep hatred with Zhu Cihong.

It is believed that this proclamation will soon be passed to Yanjing and to Emperor Chongzhen.

When King Fu died, Emperor Chongzhen wept unceasingly after hearing the news, saying: "I can't save my uncle." I just don't know how His Majesty the Emperor would feel after reading the proclamation of this clan brother.

"If he wants to surrender, he will surrender. Put some shit on my head!" Zhu Cihong felt as sick as if he wanted to swallow a fly.He had thought about violently plundering the Japanese population, but as long as he was lighter than Donglu, it was still possible for one of the two to survive.Think about the future after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, chasing and beating Li Zicheng desperately, the Shanshan generation was repeatedly beaten by soldiers, and ten rooms were empty.Short-term pain is worse than long-term pain. Isn't it good to follow the crown prince to Shandong to live a lesson?

Of course, no one believed this.Maybe they will flash before they die: If I had known today, I might as well have followed the prince...but it was too late.

Wu Zhen was used to His Highness the Crown Prince appearing in an extraordinarily mature manner, and he was a little horrified when he suddenly found out that the Crown Prince would get angry because of this kind of thing.He persuaded: "Your Highness, when Wei Wu was scolded and broke into a cold sweat, the two armies faced each other. What words are not spoken by others? Don't take it to heart."

"His identity is different!" Zhu Cihong was a little annoyed.

Fortresses are easiest to breach from the inside.If people in the world knew that even the old Zhu's family opposed Zhu Ming, who would sacrifice their lives for the royal family?When other vassal kings and county kings saw the example of King Qin, would they spend their wealth to reward the "righteous teachers" like those big families?King Qin's proclamation didn't care what he wrote, but the passivity this behavior brought to the Zhu family in terms of public relations.

"Mr. Wu, is there a good way to resolve it?" Zhu Cihong asked.

Wu Xuan thought for a while, and said, "Your Highness, there is no good plan. And I'm afraid it will be worse."

"Oh?"

"Those more than a thousand students." Wu Sheng said.

That day, the students who watched the crown prince pay homage to the ancestor Zhang Zi gathered in the Confucian Temple. They saw the majesty of the Tian family with their own eyes, and heard the national script read the sacrificial text. They were inexplicably excited.Unexpectedly, after the worship, the crown prince said that he would hold a dinner in the guard camp outside the city and invite all the living beings to go.For a while, all the clothes and scarves were like clouds, and they all went to the guard camp.

Who knew that there was a dinner party, but there was only steamed buns in broth.They didn't let them go after eating, and they were all detained and set off with the army.If someone wanted to make a fuss, he would be whipped, and no one came out to explain it from the beginning to the end.Wu Zhen was terrified when he saw it at the time, he was afraid that some staunch ones would come out, and he would rather die than leave.Once someone is killed, the quality will be hijacked, and the prince's reputation will be completely ruined.

Of course, like Luoyang, who is full of mourning, there will definitely be many people who take the blame for the crown prince. It's just a question of how many scholars can trust.

"I'm not afraid." Zhu Cihong said: "Those people rushed to the guard camp to eat my dinner, there are no more than two kinds."

Wu Zhen's ears perked up, and he found it more interesting to listen to the prince's analysis of people's hearts.At this time, the prince who is not very old next year will become an experienced old official. Although he is straightforward, he can hit the heart of the heart.

"One is those who are so poor that they can't get rid of it, the so-called poor people." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "These people are satisfied if they can have a decent job and eat enough food. Let's raise them for a few days, and when we get to Shanxi, we will pick them out and let them go. Poor, the wife and children at home can leave everything behind."

Although Wu Xuan felt that what the prince said was too disrespectful to gentleness, it was true.Many Jinshi have never returned to their hometown after going to Beijing to rush for the exam. Their parents, wives and children take it for granted when they know that he is an official in a foreign country, and they have no sense of human relations at all.But of course this cannot be said that people are greedy for official positions, it can only be said that loyalty and filial piety cannot be both, first loyalty to the emperor, and later affairs of relatives.

"The other type is those who are utilitarian and want to take shortcuts." Zhu Cihong said: "Otherwise, why are they here? I don't sell arts and literature here, and I don't take exam questions. Why don't I just come here to see if there are any?" Opportunity to get ahead. Is this kind of speculator willing to take his own life as a joke?"

Wu Zhen also felt that it made sense when he heard it.In the years of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You in the Ming Dynasty, there were courses to select scholars, which were called Zhengke.If there is a major celebration, you can add the test temporarily, it is for Enke.It's almost the year of Jiashen, and the next year of Yiyou is the year of the official examination. Those students who are determined and willing to take the imperial examination must study hard at home and prepare for the next exam. Who will come out and hang around?

Is it possible to come out to relax?joke!Is it a lie to study hard for ten years?Except for a few evildoers who have a long-term memory, such as Tong Suhui, which Jinshi who was born in Qipian didn't keep his ears to the outside world, and devoted himself to studying the books of sages and sages?

"What if someone accidentally gets mixed up with it?" Wu Zhen asked seriously.

Zhu Cilang said with a smile: "Then I'm not worried, because people have a heart of conformity. As long as the four conditions are met, the enemy can be domesticated."

"Oh? The enemy has become one of our own?" Wu Tong asked in surprise, "Isn't this the work of a saint's influence?"

"It's not that mysterious." Zhu Cihong said: "The human heart has its own 'reason', which is the principle of Neo Confucianism, so I call it the science of psychology."

The principles of Neo-Confucianism can be simply understood as laws, and there is also the meaning of original will in it.Zhu Cihong had never worked hard on Confucian classics, so he didn't dare to say too much to avoid showing cowardice, so he directly skipped to the following content and said: "Let's ask: If X is captured by X, X may kill X at any time, Are there any feuds between these two?"

"Of course, this is already revenge." Wu Zhen said seriously.

"It's this kind of enmity, as long as these four conditions are met, A can be willing to do things for B."

"Dare to ask for details." Wu Sheng said.

"First, certain A must firmly believe that certain B can kill him at any time." Zhu Cihong said.

Wu Xuan nodded.

"Secondly, certain B wants to pull certain A back when he is about to die, such as a sip of water or a piece of cake."

"Naturally, otherwise A would really be dead." Wu Zhen nodded again.

Zhu Cihong didn't point out that this is actually a key issue. People who think that people at Wu Sheng's level will find out when they apply it in the future.

"Thirdly, X can only give X some news about B's family, and X cannot let X know any other news."

"Cover your eyes and ears to break your heart." Wu Chen nodded again.

"Fourth, let a certain A feel that there is no way out." Zhu Cihong said with a light smile: "As long as these four conditions are met, everyone can become an obedient citizen, and it will only take ten days at most."

- In extreme conditions, three to five days are sufficient.

Zhu Cihong secretly added something in his heart.

After hearing this, Wu Tong felt a little unbelievable, and asked doubtfully, "Is it really possible?"

"really."

"How did Your Highness learn about it?" Naturally, Wu Tong couldn't just rely on Zhu Cihong's empty teeth to believe it was true.

"That's it," Zhu Cihong sighed, "I see that the Eastern Captives plundered the Han people as slaves. After careful analysis, there are only four of them."

Wu Xin was at a loss for words.

Although the Donglu is not the main enemy at present, the plundering of the population by the Donglu is also a headache for the Ming Dynasty.Because the population of the real slaves is small and they are not good at farming, they are actually a people who hunt in the mountains and forests.Most of these peoples became tribes, and if they wanted to settle down and establish a country, they needed a large number of agricultural and handicraft populations, and Daming became their population provider.

Now there are also Han army flags among the Donglu army that invaded the pass. As for the cannon fodder troops-coated Aha-, more than ten out of ten are looted Han people.The scholars of Daming, who have read poetry and books, have always wondered why they were originally suffering people, so why did they decide to follow Jiannu when they arrived in Liaodong?

This is the most direct example that proves that "taming people" is feasible, and it is also the backhand behind Zhu Cihong who dared to risk the world's shame to plunder the population. (To be continued.)