Ping An Biography

Zhu Yong gathered more than 5000 main force from the prefectural and county guards in the west of Dongting to occupy Luxi, and he was very proud of his wonderful move.This place controls the way out of Chenxi County in the south, the direction of Donkey Chisi in the north, and blocks the front road for the Miao people to return to the old village. It should be the finishing touch.At this time, more than 2000 reserve army households newly mobilized and recruited from Changde are gradually gathering at Longtou Temple.Longtou Temple is located to the east of Chenzhou Prefecture, and has formed a flanking attack on the Miao people; in addition, the city of Chenzhou Prefecture is strong, so it is not a problem to guard it for a few months.According to Zhu Yong's words, the Miao people's situation is like a mouse in a bellows receiving air at both ends, with a rivet in the middle, not even a place to stand as a barrier.

In Zhu Yong's eyes, the more than 1 Miao armed forces have become a tool for him to use his military exploits to advance to the title of knighthood.Maybe after this battle, it is quite hopeful to return to the court to seal a crown prince again.The Zhu family is not only the surname of the country, but his father Zhu Neng was the hero who died for the Taizong family in the battle of Jingnan. Zhu Yong himself fought for the three emperors. not a problem.

Unexpectedly, Yongdingwei's urgent report came into his hands at this time, which made him feel troubled.

"Useless fool!" Zhu Yong threw the urgent report directly on the big case of the Chinese army's tent, and then fell to the ground, all the generals in the tent looked sideways.

At the beginning, Zhu Yong dispatched troops to recruit seedlings, and emptied all the guards in the west of Dongting Lake, leaving more troops and weapons for Yongding Guard.Unexpectedly, the commander, Liu Heju, fought more than 1000 rebels against a group of hundreds of rebels.

After a while, Cao Shan, who was wide and fat with an indifferent face, came in. I don't know how he got the news.Cao Shan has a good temper. When he saw the urgent report on the ground, he bent down to pick it up, went to the chair next to him and sat down to read it.Although the inner court after Yongle had not set up an inner school to improve the culture of the eunuchs, but because the emperor paid more and more attention to the eunuchs, their literary talents were obviously higher than before. After all, there were few students like Wang Zhen, but they could There are quite a few eunuchs who can read and write sentences, and Cao Shan is one of them.

After reading the urgent report, Cao Shan said, "Mr. Cheng calmed down. It's not too bad. Luckily, Liu Heju didn't get rid of Yongdingwei."

Zhu Yong was furious, and sneered: "He has more than 1000 people defending the city. If hundreds of people break through the city, it will really become a legend! Why don't you let a book bag that shakes your head lead the troops."

He took a sip from the teacup casually, put it heavily on the table, and said with a slight sigh of relief: "Eunuch Cao's words are not bad, and things are not too bad. The lost Cili and Shimen counties have weak defenses and It’s normal to lose soldiers without soldiers. Rebels can’t overthrow the sky, and after I deal with the Miao people, it won’t be too late to deal with them.”

Someone below carefully reminded: "Lizhou may not be safe, King Huayang..."

"Hmph!" Zhu Yong looked disapproving, but he didn't want to say anything bad verbally.Then why Huayang Wang used the word "king" to bluff others, including Zhu Yong?Ordinary bureaucrats are a bit fussy about the royal family, but to Zhu Yong, the son of the king of Shu, who is a son of the king of Shu, who holds the treasury salary every year and has no use for rice worms, has so many layers of relationship with the emperor; Now, back then, their father and son fought for Lord Yongle one after another, who was closer to the emperor?

At this moment, Cao Shan said: "Could Duke Cheng take a step to speak?"

After hearing this, Zhu Yong waved his hand immediately, telling the generals to leave and go out of the tent.He is not a person who takes credit for himself and is looked down upon by everyone. On the contrary, his sense of smell is not dull, and the eunuchs who look down on the world can treat each other with courtesy. In addition, Cao Shan is also a eunuch who is easy to talk, so the two usually get along well. .

After all the irrelevant people left the tent, Cao Shan said: "Our family doesn't want to talk about King Huayang..." Because someone was mentioning King Huayang just now, Cao Shan said that he wanted to take a step to speak, maybe many people would I thought he was going to tell Zhu Yong privately about King Huayang.

Cao Shan paused and said: "Chengguo's soldiers are like gods, and our family only knows about military matters on paper, and usually dare not talk too much. When I first arrived in Huguang, because of the evil sect and the chaotic party, I fled into the mountains. The Great was not peaceful, so it was not inappropriate for Cheng Guogong to use troops against the Miao people first; but at this time, the rebel party killed officers and soldiers and occupied two counties. After writing the letter, they soon quarreled with the emperor. Prioritize everything... After all, no matter how violent the Miao people are, they are just a small tribe in the southwest. The Chenzhou mansion is enough for them to spend there. What else can they do? ? If our family explained it more clearly, Cheng Guogong, you should have heard some news...The rebellious party of the evil cult is related to the remnants of Jianwen..."

"Okay, okay." Zhu Yong stood up and paced back and forth a few steps, "But now we have to turn the road to the north, and the army is walking, the road is far away, the mountains and rivers are intertwined, it is really inconvenient; and it will delay the great opportunity of fighting and let the Miao people go in vain. "

Cao Shandao: "If the Miao people want to run to their hometown, let them run, what's the harm?"

Zhu Yong thought for a while: "It is better to dispatch troops from Luxi than to dispatch troops from Yuezhou Prefecture. In comparison, the distance is the same. Although it takes a little twists and turns, it is not much worse. Besides, there are only a few hundred rebels. It will be no problem for the state government to quickly mobilize 2000 troops from various places temporarily, and I will send another general to lead the troops to defeat the chaotic party in one fell swoop."

Cao Shan pondered for a moment and said: "That's fine. However, it would be better if the Yuezhou government could mobilize more troops. Wouldn't Liu Heju of Yongdingwei lose with more than 1000 troops? It's best not to add fuel to the lamp, and defeat the best strategy in one fell swoop." .”

"Eunuch Cao's words are very true." Zhu Yong thought for a moment, and immediately said, "Let Tan Yousheng go, and I will write a letter of appointment for him immediately. Tan Yousheng once fought with me in Jiaozhi, and the use of troops is very stable, so there will be no delay."

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Guided by Wang Dianshi and other officials, Zhang Ning entered the county government office again. He first walked into the signing room and looked around. He found that the pile of sand for the sand table in the middle of the room and the door panels were gone, and other furnishings were similar to last time.He asked again: "Where is Wangzhi County? Are you sent to the capital?"

Wang Dianshi said: "Not yet, it's still in the county prison."

"Heh! He has a big fate. I will do my best to save him once more, and you will release him to continue serving as magistrate. Anyway, he will be sent to the capital for punishment, and there are not many charges; there should be no need to look for him now. Did Gao Tang persuade you?"

"The family members are all dead, and there is no one to persuade you even if you want to persuade them." Wang Dianshi said softly.

Zhang Ning asked in surprise, "How did you die?"

Wang Dianshi hesitated to speak at first, and then said with some hesitation: "Hang yourself."

Zhang Ning saw his expression in his eyes, and said coldly: "No. Officials commit crimes and beheaded. The extermination of the nine clans is not the treatment that ordinary people can enjoy. Wangzhi County's family should not. You must have something to hide from me. "

Wang Dianshi looked left and right, and finally couldn't help gossiping, approached and whispered: "Duke Cheng Guo came to Shimen County once, and occasionally saw the wife of Wangzhi County beautiful. He shot Wang's wife first and then killed him, and threw his youngest son to death on the spot. People dare to talk too much, but it's useless, how can the emperor kill a family member of a criminal official who betrayed him? Not only is it useless, but it will offend people for no reason and cause trouble for the upper body."

"There is such a thing..." Zhang Ning was startled.Suddenly I thought of the Zhang family in Nanjing... Damn, the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. The emperor took the lead in doing such a thing, and Xungui was also extremely cruel.

Wang Dianshi whispered again: "Wang Zhixian didn't kill him for a while, maybe because Cheng Guogong's subordinates wanted to show off and killed him on the way to send him to Beijing. No one cares."

"Let him go." Zhang Ning said, "Let him come out to be the county magistrate. If the county is taken back by the government at that time, you have something to say."

Wang Dianshi was stunned, and after a while, he complained slightly: "Wangzhi County has no power in the first place, and this time I can't push him."

Zhang Ning patted him on the shoulder: "Perhaps Shimen County will not change hands in the future, so you can rest assured."

Wang Dianshi: "..."

Zhang Ning then came to the backyard. When he walked to the front of the house where Wang Yu's family was imprisoned, he gently opened the window and took a look inside. The building was empty.Things are different.

A woman who doesn't even know her surname, has only seen two sides.For some reason, he felt a little sad at this moment.

... Zhang Ning led his army to rest for a day in Shimen County, and immediately led his troops into|forced Lizhou.This time the situation was completely different. Threats to Lizhou were no longer feints: the mobile forces in Jiuxiwei and other places were transferred away without any restrictions; the total force in Zhang Ning's hands increased to 1000.Lizhou, a small and remote city, has no regular army and weak defenses; Lizhou is very close to Shimen County, and the people know that Shimen County will be safe after it is destroyed, so they don't have the motivation to defend it desperately.There is no reason to defend this city.

On the other hand, Zhang Ning sent someone back to Fengxia Mountain to deliver the news.First of all, let Monk Yao send the staff of the Weapons Bureau out of the mountain as soon as possible, and then have soldiers and horses to respond (the size of Yongdingwei is a threat); secondly, notify those sub-altar masters who wanted to join the army before, and send people to Cili County to contact , Discuss and formulate the itinerary for personnel exchanges.

So urgently dispatched the weapon bureau, not for anything else, just to make artillery.

In Yongdingwei, Zhang Ning had fully tasted the feeling of being helpless against a relatively well-defended city because there were no siege weapons.All he needs is one magic weapon: a large-caliber mortar.

The real siege weapon is not the Hongyi cannon but the large-caliber mortar. This gadget requires low craftsmanship and does not require fine grinding of the barrel, but it can really make the classical city tremble.Even Constantinople, the only unfallen city in the world, has a big hole broken under the yin|power of artillery, let alone a city like Yongdingwei.

(Constantinople has continuously reinforced the city wall with stone materials for hundreds of years. The height and thickness have reached the point where any ancient army has completely lost hope of attacking the city. It is known as the city that never falls in the world and the last fire of the Roman Empire. But it is still In the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops, it finally fell under the roar of artillery. From then on, the end of an era in the West is also the beginning of an era.)

Just like the red leaves on the top of a maple tree, new buds will surely emerge after falling, so why lament those lost magnificence?