Mingshi

Chapter 708 Grassland
"Zigen, come in quickly." Luo Sheng greeted Fang Zigen warmly. After Fang Zigen came in, he saluted Luo Sheng:
"My lord, I checked the preliminary maps drawn by the scouts these days, and found that we need to build at least five big cities on Taiwan Island, plus the construction of docks and fortifications, and our supplies are still not enough. And we still need to build weapons, To build large ships, there is a greater demand for agricultural tools. Farm cattle, war horses, etc. are also needed.”

Luo Sheng felt a headache when he heard this, he waved his hands and said, "Is there a good way for me?"

Fang Zigen nodded and said: "I checked the national treasury. Besides the supplies we need, there are many useless things. For example, all kinds of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, treasures from Ming Dynasty, and a large amount of silk and porcelain. We can trade things like glass and pearls from the feudal kingdom. We can sell things from the feudal kingdom to Daming, and things from Daming to the feudal kingdom. Being able to sell all of them is enough for us to develop in Taiwan for five years."

Luo Sheng was deep in thought, and after a while, he patted the table and said: "We are divided into three groups. On the one side, I will lead fifty warships to Mongolia by sea, looking for Zhong Jinhatun, and buying war horses, cattle and sheep. One way Led by Liang Yu, he took fifty warships to the Ship Department of Hangzhou City, looking for his brother, and buying various supplies. We took away all kinds of supplies that were not needed in the treasury in exchange for the supplies we needed. The last route Father led a hundred warships lurking in the sea. Wang Zhi now occupies 36 islands off the coast of Japan. Father, you should find the best time to capture an island quickly, and leave immediately after robbing supplies. It is best not to let Wang Zhi, Xu Hai He Xin Wulang knew about us, let them fight foolishly. After returning to Taiwan, rest for a while, and then go to sea to wait for an opportunity."

"Will the army left on the island continue to attack various tribes?" Fang Zigen asked.

"Not yet!" Luo Sheng shook his head and said, "Defense is the main priority, and we will wait for our war horses to come back before proceeding to the next step.

Moreover……"

Luo Sheng smiled and said: "After our cattle and sheep are brought back, maybe more tribes will take the initiative to defect."

"Yes!"

Two days later.

Luo Sheng and Luo Ye stood side by side on the beach. At this time, the warships were full of supplies, and the soldiers stood proudly on the splints.Luo Sheng said with some worry:

"Father, my journey is fine. Liang Yu's journey is to Daming, and there may be Japanese pirates intercepting him."

Luo Ye shook his head and said: "Sheng'er, you don't have to worry. Whether it's Wang Zhi, Xu Hai or Xin Wulang, they don't have the energy to take care of the robbery at sea. At this time, both of them are red-eyed. Waiting for the father Going to add fire secretly, they will be even crazier. At this time, the sea is the safest, and Liang Yu will be fine. Even if you encounter Japanese pirates, with our soldiers and thunderbolt bombs, a small group of Japanese pirates will go straight to the sea. Just let them wipe out, there is no problem with self-protection for a large group of Japanese pirates."

"That's right!" Luo Sheng nodded and said, "As long as you don't meet Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and Xin Wulang should be fine. And... the current Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and Xin Wulang don't have time to worry about robbery." ?”

"Hahaha……"

The father and son laughed out loud.

"Father, be more careful!" Luo Xin solemnly said to Luo Ye.

Luo Ye waved his hand and said proudly: "Don't worry about being a father. We father and son will strengthen Taiwan as soon as possible and become Xin'er's powerful right-hand man. I hope Qing'er can also enter the grassland as soon as possible and become Xin'er's powerful right-hand man." arm."

north.

Datong.

A Ming army rushed into Datong protecting a carriage.

General military mansion.

A corpse that had been bitten by wild animals beyond recognition was placed on the ground.A general knelt on the ground and reported:

"My lord, we found General Luo's body."

Xiong Zhongbing stood up and came to the corpse. He saw that the corpse had changed beyond recognition, but he could only recognize Luo Qing from the clothes on his body.Can't help but sigh:
"Why does this make me want to explain to Luo Xin?"

"I can't blame you, my lord." A general stood up and said, "Master Luo only took one person to hunt, and his death...is his own business."

"Alas..." Xiong Zongbing sighed again: "Bull Master Luo and send it to the Luo family in the capital. I will personally write a letter to the Luo family, and I will also write a memorial to His Majesty.

This is really... really... oh..."

Beijing!

Luofu!

Shrouded in sorrow, there was a constant flow of people who came to express their condolences. Even Emperor Jiajing sent King Yu to express his condolences on his behalf, and named Luo Qing's wife, Zhang Yunniang, as the wife of the third rank, but everyone who came to express their condolences sighed in their hearts, Youdao is a general It is inevitable to die in battle.

However, the Luo family has only been in business for a few years?
Luo Qing and Luo Sheng died successively...

Longevity Palace.

Emperor Jiajing's face revealed a hint of joy, looking at Huang Jin standing in the shadows, he said:
"Huang Banban, Luo Qing and Luo Sheng were killed in battle one after another, but it was my heartache. Now Luo Ye is also returning to his hometown to work in agriculture, and Luo Xin has only Luo Ping left in the army."

Huang Jin stood silently in the shadows without saying a word.It was just that he was very worried about Luo Xin in his heart, but then he thought again, would the successive deaths of Luo Qing and Luo Sheng make Emperor Jiajing feel less jealous and more sympathetic towards Luo Xin?Thinking of this, he took a step, stepped out of the shadows, and sighed softly:

"This Luo family also has a lot of misfortune. They are dedicated to serving the country. They fought south and north. As soon as they started to rejuvenate the family, two males died. Alas..."

Hearing Huang Jin's words, Emperor Jiajing's expression couldn't help being sad, his lips moved, but in the end he didn't speak, but his face was no longer excited, and his mood was fading.

grassland.

A war horse galloped against the wind, and suddenly there was a dense sound of hooves on the opposite side. Luo Qing reined in the war horse and looked forward.

Naturally, Luo Qing would not die, but feigned death and escaped to the grassland.Before that, he had already sent his own soldiers from the southeast to sneak into the grassland to contact Lu Zhonglian and Liang Dazhu.

Luo Qing rode on the horse, narrowed his eyes slightly and looked towards the opposite side, and then his face was filled with joy, he urged the horse to gallop towards the opposite side, and shouted:
"Zhonglian, Dazhu!"

"It's the eldest son!"

Lu Zhonglian and Liang Dazhu on the opposite side also saw Luo Qing clearly at this time, excitedly urging their horses to gallop towards Luo Qing.When he was in front of Luo Qing's horse, he reined in the horse, jumped off the horse, knelt down on one knee and said:

"See Eldest Young Master."

"See Eldest Young Master!"

More than 1000 cavalrymen jumped off their horses, knelt on the ground on one knee, and worshiped Luo Xin.These people are Ming officers and soldiers secretly recruited from Lu Zhonglian and Liang Dazhu from the northern border. Shot Zhong Jinhatun's head.Therefore, the worship of Luo Qing by these 1000 people is second only to Luo Xin.

Luo Xin jumped off the horse, bent down and helped Lu Zhonglian and Liang Dazhu up from the ground, and said to everyone:

"Brothers, please rise up! We are fighting side by side again."

More than 1000 people stood up in response, looking at Luo Qing with excitement.

Back then, when they were recruited by Liang Dazhu and Lu Zhonglian, on the one hand, they couldn’t get along in Daming, on the other hand, the Shangguan bullied and exploited them too much; promise.But the most important aspect is that Lu Zhonglian and Liang Dazhu revealed to them that they followed Luo Xin.

These soldiers in the north may be able to secretly scold Emperor Jiajing, but they worship Luo Xin extremely.However, when they came to the grassland, they did not see Luo Xin for a long time, which not only made them suspicious.Although living here is very comfortable, Liang Dazhu and Lu Zhonglian also regard them as brothers, but they seem to have no backbone, and they don't know where the future lies.

However, when they saw Luo Qing today, their restless hearts finally eased.As if there was a backbone all of a sudden, the whole person became excited.

Who is Luo Qing?

That was Luo Xin's eldest brother, the one who beheaded Alatan Khan himself.Cutting off Alatan Khan's head is not important, what is important is Luo Xin's eldest brother.Luo Xin even sent his eldest brother to the grassland, which proves that Luo Xin never lied to them, they came to the grassland, but they were following Luo Xin.

"Brothers, let me go to your lair instead." Luo Xin said loudly.

"Okay!" Everyone smiled happily.

Luo Xin galloped in the middle, with Liang Dazhu and Lu Zhonglian one on the left and one on the right.Luo Qing looked around and said:

"Are these boys brothers in our army?"

"Yes!" Lu Zhonglian nodded and said: "This is just one of them. Now Dazhu and I have ten thousand brothers from the Han family. These ten thousand brothers from the Han family are all from the old ministry of Lord Hou at the northern border. With 1 people as the core, an army of 7 people has been formed, and it is still expanding.”

Luo Qing raised his eyebrows, and the blood in his body surged. He had never commanded an army of 7 people.He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked:
"Where is Zhong Jinhatun?"

Lu Zhonglian's face was a little dignified, and he said in a deep voice: "Zhong Jin has 13 troops."

Seeing Lu Zhonglian's serious expression, Luo Qing also became serious and said, "What happened? Does Zhong Jin want to stand on his own?"

Lu Zhonglian shook his head and said: "It's not that Zhong Jin wants to stand on his own feet, but since her father died in the battle with Grassland Tulu Khan last year, her second uncle recruited a group of people and began to attack our Han family. Repelled, and wanted to seize the position of Zhong Jinhatun, and now they are instigating everywhere, saying that Zhongjinhatun has defected to Daming, and the tribe is very unstable now."

"What about Zhong Jinhatun's attitude?"

"Zhong Jin Hatun tried his best to suppress this matter, and told us about the matter in detail, but with little effect. However, judging from Zhong Jin's behavior, she is still devoted to Master Hou."

"Yeah!" Luo Qing nodded lightly and said, "Do you know all those people who are hostile to us?"

"En!" Lu Zhonglian nodded and said, "Now that Zhong Jin's tribe has split, Zhong Jin still controls more than half of the power, but a small half of the power was recruited by Zhebie and settled in a distance from Zhong Jin. Ten miles south of the Golden Tribe."

Luo Qing frowned and said, "Zhong Jin is going to let him go?"

"After all, it is her clan, and she is also afraid that once her second uncle is killed, it will arouse the hostility of her clan and make things worse."

"Don't stop being disturbed by it! If it drags on like this, it will only get worse." Luo Qingning said: "Do they know I'm here?"

"I don't know!" Lu Zhonglian shook his head.

"How is Jebe's defense against you and Zhong Jin?"

Lu Zhonglian smiled wryly and said: "He seems to be convinced that Zhong Jin dare not do anything to them, and he is also determined that we dare not do anything to him. So he has no defense against us, but is busy instigating non-stop. People from the tribe go to him, and now people go to them every day, we can't stop it, it will only make the grassland tribes more hostile to us. This is why we dare not attack him, kill him It's simple, but the consequences are serious."

"What's serious?" Luo Qing snorted coldly and said, "If he had been killed just when he had the idea of ​​seizing power, he wouldn't be in such a big trouble now. On the contrary, it made him bigger and bigger, and our scruples became bigger and bigger, and we dared not do anything. If this continues to develop, we will either be driven away by him or wiped out by him. The younger brother asked you to come here as the master, and I am accumulating strength for the sake of my brother, not for you to be afraid here."

Luo Qing's long-standing aura exuded, and Lu Zhonglian and Liang Dazhu looked ashamed, and they cupped their hands at Luo Qing and said:
"My lord please punish me!"

"Punishment is unnecessary!" Luo Qingning said, "Call the brothers immediately, go straight to Jebe, and kill Jebe and those diehards. You know who is the diehard, right?"

"I know!" Lu Zhonglian nodded, and then hesitantly said: "My lord, if we do this, will it arouse the hostility of the grassland tribes?"

"Prairie people will not be hostile to the strong, they will only bully the weak. Here is the law of the jungle. Whoever is strong is the conqueror. Whoever is weak is the subject."

"Will it be Zhong Jin's side?"

Luo Qing pondered for a while and said: "Don't worry about Zhong Jin, I have a letter from Xindi to Zhong Jin, I hope she still loves Xindi and can obey Xindi's orders."

"Then... what if she doesn't listen?"

Luo Qing sternly said: "I hope she can be consistent."

Jebe now has 3 troops, but these [-] troops are not all gathered together, but scattered among various tribes. Only when the war starts, these [-] troops will gather under his tent.

this day.

Zhebe is having a big banquet. This time, the guests he welcomes are not the tribal leaders who have defected from Zhong Jin and Lu Zhonglian, but another big tribe on the grassland who is now fighting against Zhong Jin. A self-proclaimed emissary of the khan's catalog.

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