subvert the late Tang Dynasty

The next day Zhu Wen entered Yunzhou City, arranged for his cronies to serve as officials at all levels, and repeatedly warned them to be close to and love the people, not to embarrass the Bianzhou army, let alone let the common people poke their backs.In addition, people were arranged to post safety notices in the city, so that the common people could take care of their duties.

Over the years, Zhu Wen’s reputation has been great. The people in the area under Zhu Wen’s jurisdiction live and work in peace and contentment, and the taxes are not heavy. If there is any drought or flood, the government will open warehouses to release grain, and banks can also lend money. People in the disaster-stricken areas can also get loans. , the interest can be halved.As a result, those loan sharks lost their jobs. They wanted to make trouble, but although they knew people in both black and white, how could these social cancers linger and make trouble for no reason in Zhu Wen's jurisdiction?Dozens of yamen servants were sent over, and the gang of usury ruffians who were beaten with sticks ran out of Zhu Wen's territory directly, crying for their father and mother.

Since there is no place to stay here, this group of people are just gangsters, so where is it different?Immediately ran to Yunzhou, but within a few days after arriving in Yunzhou, it happened to be a war. After a melee, Zhu Xuan was defeated and fled, and Yunzhou became Zhu Wen's territory again. Although everything is not perfect now, But these frightened birds couldn't sit still, they immediately packed up their things and ran away.

At any rate, Zhu Wen is now the overlord of the separatist side. There are many things that don’t need to be done by himself. Naturally, someone below arranges these things for the people. A series of government orders that benefit the people have been issued one after another. Regardless of your identity, as long as the case is illegal, it will be handled accordingly.The common people in Yunzhou City could see that the co-authored prince was really a man who made decisions for the people, and there was an endless stream of people complaining, giving plaques, giving gifts, and asking for officials.But Zhu Wen didn't see him at all. With newly appointed officials at all levels, he didn't have the energy to take care of these trivial matters.

Because Shi Pu was ready to move in Xuzhou, he frequently mobilized people to gather in Yongzhou (now Yongcheng City). Yongzhou is the border between the Probation Army and Xuanwu Army. Bozhou is 150 miles to the west, and Songzhou is [-] miles to the northwest. Songzhou is far away from the jurisdiction of Songzhou Xiayi County below is less than a hundred miles away.

Xiayi County, Dangshan County and other places have already been covered by Zhu Wen's spies, including Yongzhou, Xiaoxian and other places where spies are active.Especially Dangshan County, which is the hometown of the prince!Zhu Wen's elder brother, Zhu Yu, is not used to living in Bianliang, and is now studying in his hometown, so of course he has to take care of him.So of course there must be a garrison in this kind of place, and it must be elite soldiers.

Now Zhu Wen's old boss, Liu Chong, is not comparable. Now he has been appointed as the county magistrate of Dangshan County.His father is also a serious scholar of the Eight Classics, and he has also passed Juren, but unfortunately he died early, and he didn't even get an official job. Liu Chong moved from Xiao County to Dangshan with his widowed mother to work in agriculture, although he also read in his spare time. Write a book, but also half-baked.

This time, thanks to Zhu Wen's blessing, I got a county magistrate Dangdang, so I'm so happy, besides being a bit stingy and cowardly, Liu Chong is also a good person, otherwise with Zhu Wen's temperament , even if it is based on affection, it is impossible to let him become an official, at worst, give him some money.

After Liu Chong became an official, he was very grateful to Zhu Wen, but now that Zhu Wen was fighting everywhere all year round, Liu Chong never saw him, even if he wanted to, a small official like him would not have the chance.But Liu Chong is very smart, Zhu Yu is not there, but Zhu Yu lives in his hometown in Dangshan.Liu Chong is now living in the county government office, and he also bought a big house in the city. He refurbished the original Liu family's big house in the country and gave it to Zhu Yu to live in.Although Zhu Yu refused again and again, he couldn't hold back Liu Chong. Besides, his younger brother became a Jiedu envoy, so if he lived in that kind of hut, he would embarrass his younger brother, wouldn't he?

But now is an extraordinary period, and Dangshan is no longer safe. It is impossible for Liu Chong not to hear the news that Shi Pu assembled 7 horses in Yongzhou.The couple started discussing again that day, and his wife said: "I said, the head of the family, now Yongzhou has assembled an army of [-], and they can fight over at any time, but Zhu San hasn't moved at all. This is not a solution, just in this county. These five or six hundred soldiers can do nothing. The Songzhou camp is still a hundred miles away from here. If we really fight, we won’t be able to reach it for a while. We can’t wait here to die. You have to think of a way Bar."

Liu Chongdao: "What do you women know? Now Zhu San's name is also yours? He is now a prince, not the old Zhu San. Be careful when you speak in the future. He will move his fingers casually, pinch him If we die, it's like we're playing."

Liu Chong's wife turned pale with fright at what she said, and she felt relieved when she saw that there was no one outside the room.He muttered in a low voice: "It's just the two of us here, and there are no outsiders, what are you afraid of?"

Liu Chongdao: "It's better to be careful, just in case the wall has ears. Forget it, let's not talk about it. You don't have to worry about safety. Zhu Yu is still living in Dangshan. He is the eldest brother of the prince. He is not afraid of him, but we are afraid of him." What? No matter how precious you are, is there someone else’s elder brother, Jingui?”

His wife thought about it too, and felt more at ease, but she still muttered: "There is also that stupefied Zhu Zhen who brought troops to occupy Shipu's Tengxian and Peixian counties. He patted his ass with the soldiers and left, which made us worry here."

Liu Chong glared at his wife, and said angrily: "You will die if you don't say a few words? Now Zhu Zhen is a great general, with tens of thousands of people under his command, and the people killed on the battlefield alone are probably more than the people we have seen. There are many. If this word is to be known, we don't have to live, and hang ourselves directly to avoid suffering..."

Madam Liu is not happy about this, Zhu Wen is the prince, she is indeed a little scared, but Zhu Zhen was only a teenager when she was in Dangshan, although ten years have passed, I heard that he became a general, But she wasn't afraid at all. After all, she hadn't seen him for so many years. The impression Zhu Zhen left on him was that of a teenage boy, so she didn't have a trace of fear at all. She muttered: " Seeing how promising you are, everyone is as frightened as a grandson, you are now the magistrate of the county, the imperial court official of the Tang Dynasty, you are afraid of his brother bird!"

Liu Chong curled his lips and said, "You still don't believe that you are a woman, and you don't understand anything. What is the magistrate? If he crushes us to death, it's as easy as crushing an ant. Why don't you still order an official from the court? Isn't Shi Pu also appointed by the court?" How can we say that we will fight with us? Aren’t the two county magistrates of Peixian and Tengxian also ordered by the court? Zhu Zhen hung their heads at the gate of the city, and their wives and daughters were sold to Jiaofangsi. Sent to be a lowly servant..."

This frightened Mrs. Liu so much that she didn't dare to say anything on the spot. Originally, she thought that the county magistrate was already a big official. When she was in the countryside, she felt that the county magistrate was simply a high-ranking official. Oh, it turned out that he was so young, he would die if he said he would die.Afraid in his heart, he said: "I said that the family is in charge, our family and Zhu San... oh... the prince has some friendship, you see, your mother is still living in Daliang, and the relationship between your mother and the prince is not as good as Zhu San. Is Zhen a distant cousin who has been far away for many generations? If it is not possible, you can be a godson to the prince, after all, where is the relationship between the old lady and the prince..."

As soon as these words were said, even Liu Chong felt his old face blush. This kind of words should not be said indiscriminately. I heard from Zhu Yu that Zhu Wen is now married to the lady who used to be the governor of Songzhou. She is famous in Songzhou Beauty, think about the image of your own mother. If you want to talk about beauty, it was 30 years ago. How can someone see it now as a prince?

While the couple were thinking wildly, the yamen servant from the county yamen came to report that people from the Songzhou camp had arrived, and they were all soldiers. I don’t know how many there were. Marshal Ding Hui Ding, as well as the pioneer officer Niu Cunjie General Niu.

Liu Chong hurriedly changed the government office, and trotted out all the way, without sitting in the sedan chair, he got on his horse and went straight to the city gate.He was in a hurry, and a Jiedushi came. Although it is still a stay, everyone knows that the current stay and Jiedushi are actually the same concept, and the two words "stay later" just go.This is a high-ranking official, who is at the same level as Zhu Wen, how can he be negligent?

It turned out that Shi Pu's troop mobilization could not be hidden from Zhu Wen at all. If there was any move on his side, he would immediately report Shi Pu's movements to Zhu Wen so that Zhu Wen could make the next step in time.These spies are all directly following Zhu Wen’s orders, and the local states and counties can’t intervene at all. Most of the members of these spies are from Zhu Wen’s personal soldiers, and they have been mixed in the rivers and lakes before. , There are also many acquaintances in the Jianghu, so it is perfect to inquire about the news.

When Shi Pu reported to Zhu Wen that he had gathered 1 troops in Yongzhou, Zhu Wen ordered Ding Hui and Niu Cunjie to lead 1 horses to Dangshan, Zhang Cunjing to sit in Songzhou, and Pang Shigu to lead [-] horses to Dangshan. Bozhou, plus Bozhou's own [-] troops, is still far behind Shi Pu's troops.

But Zhu Wen wasn't worried at all, because Ding Hui and Niu Cunjie both brought muskets and grenades, as well as some large explosive bags.Presumably with these sharp weapons, although he may not be Shi Pu's opponent, it is more than enough to defend the city.

It happened that the battle between Zhu Zhen and Li Tangbin in the north with Luo Hongxin in Weibo Town had come to an end, so Zhu Zhen might as well rush back.Zhu Zhen was far away, so she should still be on the road now. Ding Hui and Niu Cunjie were originally in Songzhou, and it was only a hundred miles away from Songzhou to Dangshan, so they arrived earlier.

This time Zhu Wen still planned to let Zhu Zhen be the commander-in-chief, with Li Tangbin and Pang Shigu as his assistants, but Huo Cun was sent to Heyang to sit in the town for the time being, to support each other with Hu Zhen from Huazhou and Zhang Quanyi from Luoyang. Even Li Keyong of Hedong didn't dare to go east easily, and the other feudal towns didn't dare to move around. Who is Zhu Wen now?Who in the world doesn't know how powerful he is?In just a few years, he has transformed from an ordinary general to the overlord who governs several towns in the Central Plains. Apart from Li Keyong, there are only Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu who are threatened by Zhu Wen. The three unlucky guys dared to compete with him.