Dragon Soul in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 108

After being anchored by wooden piles, it was like adding bones to the flesh. Facing hundreds of thousands of officers and troops again, Zhu Gan was completely confident in guaranteeing his logistics.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not overwhelm a local snake. In the past, the red-clothed army attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold. Although there were occasional resisters, these people were not considered a local snake. Now suddenly there is a strong man who is not considered a local snake, but a real local snake. dragon.

With a deep scheming and a fierce attack, and more importantly, he has a lot of money behind him. Counting these countless conditions that are powerful to Li Mingyang, the balance of victory has gradually tilted towards the army, and the [-] troops are no longer generals. The imaginary number they are paid for is empty, but the real [-]. In addition to the training and integration for a period of time, the combat power of the officers and soldiers who already have a foundation has soared in a straight line.

Facing such a powerful army, Zhu Qian was naturally cautious, and he even took the idea of ​​Lu Xiangsheng who was dormant while studying.

In the quiet private courtyard, there were no guards, only a few servants. Zhu Qian came with a group of people and glanced at the servants in the courtyard. Most of them were soldiers from Sichuan, and they went out to fight with Lu Xiangsheng. They are loyal to Lu Xiangsheng and willing to serve him, but they don't know Zhu Gan's true identity.

Seeing Zhu Gan walking in, they were already used to it. Many of their brothers joined the Red Clothes Army, and Zhu Gan also regarded them very highly. Head, they have no ill feeling.

Boom!Knocked on the door twice, but there was no response. Zhu Gan opened the door curiously, and saw Lu Xiangsheng sitting behind the table, reading a book with eyes focused, sometimes smiling stubbornly, sometimes frowning in thought, with a wonderful expression .

I lamented that Lu Xiangsheng, a military general with both civil and military skills, was imprisoned by himself, which had worn down the vigilance of this big tiger. Perhaps he was too relieved of himself!He coughed twice, and said, "Dou Zhan, what book is so engrossing in reading?"

Lu Xiangsheng was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his body tensed and straightened suddenly. At that moment, Zhu Gan suddenly saw a peerless sword unsheathed. When Lu Xiangsheng saw that it was Zhu Gan, he immediately relaxed and panicked. Kneeling and saluting: "Your Majesty, I didn't know His Majesty came and neglected Your Majesty. I deserve death."

It seems that he is still unwilling to rebel with him. Seeing him respectfully kneeling on the ground, Zhu Gan felt angry for no reason. , it can no longer be easily eliminated, and I really want to follow the meaning of the two.

He exhaled deeply, suppressed his anger, waved his hand lightly, and said lightly: "You are not guilty, how could you be guilty, get up!"

"Your Majesty." Lu Xiangsheng was keenly aware of the change in Zhu Qian's mentality, and raised his head in surprise. He didn't expect when the emperor became so patient, and said in a low and slow voice: "Your Majesty, I would like to lead you One army."

Um!Zhu Gan didn't hear clearly, nodded softly, looked back at the people who were far away, suddenly came back to his senses, and asked in disbelief: "What did you say, are you willing to lead an army?"

You must know that he leads an army alone with the honor of the emperor. Without knowing his true identity, he may feel normal, and the position of the head of the dragon is vacant, and this position is exactly what Zhu Gan left for Lu Xiangsheng Unexpectedly, Lu Xiangsheng was willing to come out to lead the army, and suddenly felt a sense of guarding the clouds and seeing the moon.

"But I hope that Your Majesty can fulfill a trivial wish of this minister..." Lu Xiangsheng knocked his head on the ground, his voice was a little erratic.

Zhu Gan was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "Speak! But as long as I can do it, I will agree."

"If your majesty wants to reorganize the rivers and mountains, I only hope that your majesty can play a majestic banner, and the brilliance of heaven will surely be able to awe the world and make people with lofty ideals come to serve." After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he kowtowed deeply and waited for Zhu Gan. reply.

Zhu Gan's heart suddenly jumped. It seems that Lu Xiangsheng is still unwilling to follow him, but he is a compromise in disguise. Although he has inherited Zhu Youjian's identity, after all, he is another independent personality. He didn't object to the inheritance left to him by the inspector, but now that Xindan really encountered this situation, he still felt a little uncomfortable.

Now that Lu Xiangsheng also gave in, so what if he gave in a few steps, and said softly, "Now is not the time. When the time comes, I will naturally use the banner of 'Chongzhen', which means 'reformation'."

"When." Lu Xiangsheng raised his head and looked at Zhu Gan. As long as Zhu Gan played the banner of the emperor, he would be branded and put on shackles for the Red Army, and let them set a certain limit in doing things and not overdo things. Absolutely.

And the reason why he agreed to come out to lead the army was because he saw the destructiveness of the red army, and this power is constantly strengthening. Maybe Zhu Gan can really do it, once again tempering the mountains and rivers. Zhu Gan, who shows strong hostility, will make the world's scholars no longer have a foothold in the future. This is by no means a blessing for the people and scholars of the world.

So he had no choice but to join in, to let this scourge of war wake up before it once again exerts its power to cause destructive disasters. It is with such a feeling of salvation that he is willing to sacrifice himself, and he doesn't care about his reputation.

Zhu Gan doesn't care what he thinks in his heart, as long as he boards the pirate ship, he won't think about it. He has been patient for so long, and he doesn't care about this time: "I'm afraid you have seen it now. The powerful enemies around are looking around, and the southern gentry are watching. In the past, there was Ning Tieqi, and later there were people like Li Mingyang who were as scheming as a sea. Leaving aside these immediate troubles, natural disasters continued, and the imperial court had no money to relieve disasters. The money that has been made is divided up by the people below, which makes the common people how to live. It is strange that the peasant army does not rebel. Have you thought about this? I really think that if we don’t dig out the roots and shovel out the source of evil, how can we wipe out the peasant army.”

Although every time he came, Zhu Gan would instill such truths in him, but Lu Xiangsheng never wavered in his heart, and this time was no exception, he shook his head lightly, and said disapprovingly: "Your Majesty is right, I will save you."

Zhu Gan gritted his teeth with hatred, the stone in the latrine was really hard and smelly: "You are now the commander of the Red Army with the dragon head, train well in the future, and I will inform the whole army of your name. "

Looking at the back of Zhu Gan leaving, the name he was thinking of was spread by Zhu Gan, and he was confirmed as a traitor, and he felt bitter for a while. The emperor can go down a step, after all, as a courtier, no matter how old-fashioned he is, he can't help but speculate on his intentions.

But for him to bear this infamy, he felt extremely bitter in his heart. After all, it was for the sake of the common people in the world, and he comforted himself in his heart.

A piece of news spread from the Red Clothes Army. The course of the battle outside Dezhou city also flowed out quickly along with this piece of news. The whole army was excited and their morale increased greatly.

The red-clothed army did not hide this news, and spread it quickly, letting all the major forces know that in the battle of Dezhou City, the Tianxiong army led by Lu Xiangsheng was not completely annihilated, but was defeated by the red-clothed army. As a prisoner, Lu Xiangsheng, who was 'dead in battle', did not die at all, but joined the Red Army.

As soon as this news spread, people's first impression was not shock, but disbelief. Thinking of him, Lu Xiangsheng was blessed with grace, admired Fangjian, and became the prime minister of the military affairs of the three provinces of Jiangbei, Henan, and Shandong. How could such a person take refuge in a famous man? A traitor who doesn't speak well.

Although this anti-thief has a good reputation, he is an anti-thief after all. If history is judged in the future, Lu Xiangsheng's reputation may be destroyed in one day, and he will be engraved in the "Record of Two Officials" and be reviled by future generations.

This news was too shocking. It was even more shocking than Zhu Gan’s capture of Tianxiong’s army, and no one escaped. Everyone was too eager to know the truth of this matter. At that time, public opinion in the world was in turmoil.

Zhu Gan was also paying attention to the movement of the world at all times. Although he thought that Lu Xiangsheng's defection to the Red Army would cause waves, but he never thought that what would be caused was not waves, but huge waves.