golden scales

"Fucking thief! When did my father suffer such a big loss!" Li Zicheng's face was blackened, and he stomped his feet and cursed. . Where there is half a dragon's spirit, it is purely the energy of the village barbarian.The guards were all listless, their bodies and faces were covered with burn holes, and many of them had their eyebrows and hair scorched off by the fire, leaving only scorched yellow stumps.

After coming out of Shangluo Mountain, Li Zicheng has never suffered a bigger loss than this!Even if he lost an eye when he opened the seal, it was only his personal injury, and it didn't change much in the overall situation—he used one eye to conquer the Northwest and establish the country.But Liu Zongmin was arrested by mistake, the grain and grass in Longmen Town were burned, the gunpowder depot in Hancheng was bombed, and now... all of them were direct blows to Dashun's hegemony.

Right now, this matter has to start from the nineteenth day of the first lunar month...

After Li Zicheng waited for three days, the Yellow River froze again. The army crossed the river carefully, and found that Hejin City had only scattered people, and it was almost an empty city.

In other words, it looks like an empty city.

On the night after the army moved in, the city government office first heard the sound of a cannon.Soon, the whole city heard the sound of cannons one after another.It was the landmines left by the Ming army when they retreated, and they were hidden in various parts of the city with incense as a fuse.Taking the sound of these cannons as a signal, Xiao Tugeng's Department of the Donggong Guard Camp lurking in the city ignited the gunpowder and kerosene arranged in various vital points according to the established plan, turning the entire Hejin City into a fiery hell.

The fire burned for a full day and night, and the city of Hejin was completely destroyed.

Thinking that Hejin was not big in the first place, the only ones who could stay overnight in the city were the commanders of the battalions, at least they were generals of great power.These people were all the elite of the headquarters, and they suffered heavy losses in the fire, and only half of them escaped from the city.On the contrary, the cannon fodder, auxiliary soldiers, and miscellaneous departments left outside the city... were preserved because they were not qualified to enter the city.

In this world where cannon fodder is plentiful like mouse ants and elites are invaluable, the death of so many elites really made Li Zicheng heartbroken, even more painful than fleeing into Shangluo Mountain with eighteen knights that day.

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In this era without the "Confidentiality Regulations", Xu Dun easily obtained a lot of information from inside Li Chuang that was useless in the eyes of ordinary people.The intelligence extracted from these news can shock everyone.

For example: After Longmen Town was burned, Li Zicheng ordered the whole army to gather across the river and take Pingyang within three days.This clear order could only tell the people of the world that the food and grass in the Shun army was insufficient, and it would take at least three days to transfer the food and grass from the rear, and the food stored in the camp could only last for three days at most.

Another example: After the gunpowder depot in Hancheng was burned, Li Zicheng ordered that all gunpowder should not be hidden in wooden buildings.This means that when they entered the camp, they used residential houses to store gunpowder, and did not even dig a temporary cellar.Although Hancheng was almost burned, the ruins of the ruins are still there, and the number and scale of the destroyed houses can be seen, and the amount of gunpowder and kerosene hoarded at the time of the camp can be estimated.

Zhu Cilang read the Xunyue intelligence sent by Xu Dun, and had a higher evaluation of Xu Dun's work ability.It is not difficult to obtain these information, as long as you put your heart into it, what is rare is that he can calmly complete the transmission of information hundreds of miles away, this organizational ability is what Zhu Cihong values ​​more.

"Your Highness, Mr. Wu and Sun are here." Tian Cunshan didn't dare to step forward, but only raised his voice outside the door.

"Please come in." Zhu Cihong collected the information on the desk, put it aside, straightened up and took a sip of water.

Wu Tong and Sun Chuanting stepped in to greet Zhu Cihong.Zhu Cihong asked the two to sit down, and glanced at the pamphlet sent from Yanjing, which was the information collected by Song Hongye from officials in Shanxi.

This job was found by Song Hongye himself, not by the order of the East Palace.As soon as Zhu Cihong entered Luoyang, Song Hongye started to do this work, but he didn't expect that Henan officials would not even see the prince, so it was useless.The crown prince stayed in Xi'an for a short time, and when the resumes of Shaanxi officials arrived, Zhu Cihong was already in Shanxi.

This time, the resumes of the main officials in Shanxi were not delayed, and they were a great inspiration to Zhu Cihong, so Wu Yu and Sun Chuanting were invited to discuss.

"Is there any way to transfer Cai Maode to the curtain of the East Palace?" Zhu Cihong asked straight to the point.

Wu Zhen and Sun Chuanting knew that Dong Gong usually did not reveal his thoughts, and once he had an idea, he would probably not behave in a proper manner.

Cai Maode is the governor of a province and a big official in the frontier. How can he be transferred as soon as he says it?Cai Maode can sit in this position, is it the emperor's intention?Or is he himself superior?no!At least not all!

It was a big net woven by fellow villagers, the same year, teachers, disciples, cronies, etc., which pushed Cai Maode to this position.He sat in this position, and he also had to feed back to this big net—because in the "net" of some other officials, Cai Maode himself was also an important longitude and latitude.

"In the early years of Chongzhen, he served as the deputy envoy of Tixue in Jiangxi. Now many of those scholars should be officials in the court." Zhu Cihong asked.

Wu Xin counted the time and said, "Jiangxi is a major province of imperial examinations, and there should be many scholars who entered the court. However, in the usual practice, the vice envoys only have the title of teachers and not the name of masters. The ones who worship the teachers are Xuezheng. Not deputy envoys. As for those scholars... most of the Jinshi in the Chongzhen year are still below the fifth rank, and they are in the prefectures and prefectures in the localities, and they are members, principals, or in Taiyuan in Beijing."

"Oh, I don't want to take advantage of his popularity." Zhu Cihong said: "I value this person's resume: Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli, awarded as an official in Hangzhou; later transferred back to the Ministry of Rites to be the head of the Ministry of Rites, and entered the temple as a sacrificial priest named Wailang In the early years of Chongzhen, he proposed to learn from Jiangxi; Zhejiang right participated in politics, divided Jiaxing and Huzhou, and wiped out a group of robbers. Then he went to Jingxing to prepare for the army, and was transferred to Ningyuan, guarding Songshan and building a fort. .

When Yang Sichang was in power, he was named Jinan Dao, and he alone took the seal of two divisions and three dao.Although it is called Jinan Road, I think it is actually similar to the governor of Shandong Province.Then he was promoted to the inspector of Shandong, the governor of Henan, and the current governor of Shanxi.This resume is so beautiful that I have no choice but to save it. "Speaking of which, Zhu Cihong laughed to herself.

Wu Xuan nodded and smiled, thinking to himself: This is the standard ups and downs in the official career!If you can be an official, how can you keep going around?Having the qualifications to participate in politics in Zhejiang is enough to be transferred to the sixth department, not to mention that he has served as a student before, so if he is willing to make a living, he can directly enter the Ministry of Rites.Even if you don't try to gain ground, you can enter the Ministry of Criminal Justice or the Metropolitan Procuratorate with the qualifications of the Shandong Procuratorate.

"Cai Maode is upright, but he is a bit pedantic." After all, Sun Chuanting is the commander of the army, not as polite as Wu Sheng.He said bluntly: "Back when Gu Bingqian was in power, he and Cai Maode were both from Kunshan. Cai Maode refused to communicate with him, so he could not be reused. And because he refused to visit Wei Zhongxian Temple because of his illness, he was pushed out of Beijing. I don't know if His Highness has seen him. "Provincial Overcome" and "Zhiping" two books?"

"That's not true." Zhu Cihong shook his head and said.

"It's his expression to persuade the king and minister," Sun Chuanting said with a smile, "He believes in Buddhism himself, and his life is the same as that of ascetic Toutuo. Isn't it pedantic to ask others to learn from him?"

Zhu Cihong smiled after hearing this, and said: "It's really a bit roundabout. I was entangled in my heart because of the king of Jin urging him to go back. But I still want this person to be transferred to Shandong. With his qualifications as the governor of Shandong, it is more than enough." Cai Maode Proficient in the chief secretary and the administrative affairs of the procuratorate.He also did military preparations, went to Ningyuan to defend Songshan, built forts, and made meritorious service, so he is no stranger to military affairs.Even if there are still such talents in the entire Ming Dynasty, there will definitely not be many.

What's more, once you have your own base, cleaning up the administration of officials is a very important task. It is better to appoint a self-disciplined ascetic like Cai Maode than to appoint a corrupt criminal with high morals and low morals.

"If you just appoint Cai Maode as the governor of Shandong, it will not be difficult." Wu Sheng grasped the difference between "murder" and "governor".A member of Donggong's sect can act as a governor, but the governor may not be a member of Donggong's sect.Wu Xuan believed that with the merits of the prince's defeat of Li Zicheng several times and the influence of the big men in the court, it would be no problem to appoint a governor of Shandong.However, it is impossible to persuade Cai Maode to join the East Palace, at least on the bright side.

What's more, Cai Maode is so pedantic, in case of committing a "sickness" by twisting his strength, it will be ugly at that time.

"Although with his surname, it is absolutely impossible to disobey me." Zhu Cilang paused: "But Shandong is the place where I want to live for a while, and it can be regarded as a home. I must not hand it over to an unreliable person. Feng Shikong This is an example, he claims to be a minister of the country. Although he has proved that he is indeed a staunch and loyal minister, it is precisely because of his self-righteousness that Li Chuang owns all the people and things in Guanzhong!"

The three of them were talking, when Zhu Cihong suddenly noticed a figure shaking outside the window, it seemed to be Tian Cunshan.He rang the bell and called Tian Cunshan: "Is there something urgent?"

Tian Cunshan couldn't tell whether the matter was urgent or not, so he said with a bitter face, "It was Shanxi governor Cai Maode who asked to see His Highness. He said that there was something urgent, but it didn't look like it... the servants are also a little uncertain."

Zhu Cihong's heart was filled with joy: "Cao**Cao** is here."

"Let him come in," Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "This kind of people who have learned the Buddha's teachings are like this, and all the big things are illusions."

Only then did Tian Cunshan completely relax, and he came out in response.

When Cai Maode entered the East Palace study, he was also taken aback. It turned out that the old Wu Shen of the old pavilion and Sun Chuanting, the governor of the Qin Dynasty, were all there, which made him wonder whether he should speak out.

"Why did Yunyi come here?" Zhu Cihong called him by another name, showing goodwill.

Cai Maode even said that he did not dare, looked at Wu Tong and Sun Chuanting, and then said again: "Your Highness, the handwriting of the King of Jin has repeatedly urged me to return to the province. I dare not let Your Highness be alone in a dangerous place, dare to ask Your Highness to drive, and I will escort you to Taiyuan Bar."

Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "Is Pingyang gone?"

"The minister has ordered Chen Shangzhi, the deputy general, to stay in Pingyang." Cai Maode said, "I will only take Fubiao back."

Zhu Cihong smiled at Wu and Sun and said, "Mr. Yun Yi obviously wants to borrow my guard camp."

Sun and Wu also laughed, but Cai Maode felt a little embarrassed when the crown prince blatantly pointed out his thoughts.After seeing the bravery of the Eastern Palace guard camp, who would dare to underestimate the military strength of the Eastern Palace?If it weren't for Li Chuang's army of more than [-], such an elite of [-] would be enough to sweep several provinces.

"Okay, let's go tomorrow." Zhu Cihong said: "Tell Chen Shangzhi that if you can't hold it, you don't have to stick to it. Take away the food in Pingyang, and distribute the food that can't be shipped to the people on the spot, and reserve the army to return to Taiyuan. Now we are exchanging space for time, exchanging cities for generals and bravery, and we will fight back when Thief Li is exhausted!" (To be continued.)