Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 451
Although these students in the hall are not famous, they are also from Confucianism. The commander-in-chief of his own, Sun Chuanting, knows that although there are shocking words from time to time, he really can't say much about the kind of sage who comes from a professional class. If you can't live with Sun Chengzong, it will also be a question whether these scholars will be completely loyal after they complete their studies in the future.

Sun Chuanting's back was sweating anxiously, but after coughing a few times, Song Qingshu stood up with a smile on his face, and spread his hands frankly.

"As everyone knows, this commander was born as a peddler, and he is not considered a true Miaohong. He has been a rebel for quite a while, and he was finally recruited to the court. He is considered a humble person."

"The commander-in-chief also knows that our culture is noble and the military is cheap. If we enter this martial arts hall, we will definitely join the army in the future. It is inconsistent with everyone's wish to educate one side. Maybe everyone will feel aggrieved!"

Many students below raised their heads in surprise, Sun Chengzong turned his face away in astonishment, and Sun Chuanting couldn't help tugging at the back of Song Qingshu's robe, but Song Qingshuque ignored him, still smiling so pleasantly look at everyone.

"Maybe I don't know as much as everyone else, so I can only tell you what I saw about our Ming Dynasty."

After pondering for a while, Song Qingshu's face became serious and his voice became heavy.

"This commander was born in Shaanxi, let's talk about Guanzhong first! Everyone knows that Guanzhong supported the strong Qin, destroyed the six kingdoms in the east, and also supported the strong Han, strong Sui, and strong Tang, but what is the fertile land in Guanzhong now? Raise a sample? Before the commander-in-chief started his army, he had opened a restaurant for a while, and he knew many scholars like you. Every year, there are many scholars who take the imperial examination in the provincial capital, but the ten scholars who passed the first year, the second Only five years have come, and there is only one left in the third year, do you know where he went?"

When it comes to scholars, it has something to do with his background, all the students below raised their heads, only to see Song Qingshu shaking his head with a sigh.

"Maybe you don't believe me, you starved to death!"

"Zhang Sheng in Ning County, farmers who couldn't afford to eat surrounded the county. For fifty days, they had no food left and their family starved to death. Li Sheng in Zheng County suffered severe drought. He failed the exam in three years. Zhao Sheng from Hexian County washed his home due to hunger and cold, and Xu Sheng from the same county was imprisoned by the government and died of starvation because his family was poor and unable to pay taxes due to rushing for the exam.”

"You are all scholars! Even if scholars are like this, everyone in Heluo, Guanzhong, and Hebei in the Central Plains are suffering from hunger and cold, you should be able to think about it?"

Sun Chengzong's face was a little ugly. Although Song Qingshu didn't directly criticize the court, but every sentence was to expose the chaos in the north. His words finally shook the court's image in the eyes of these scholars, and the scholars below showed some surprise , lamenting the chaotic images in the north, and at the same time feeling a little confused, not knowing what Song Qingshu meant by these words.

However, Song Qingshu obviously didn't mean to explain, and he still spoke slowly on his own.

"Also this time, the commander-in-chief went north to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Do you know what I saw? Jiannu's iron cavalry is like entering no one's land. In Gaoyang County, three thousand Jiannu can engulf as many as [-] people and force them to fight against the Qing Dynasty. As cannon fodder to attack the city, the officers and soldiers gathered an army of [-], but they could only retreat steadily. If Jiannu took one step forward, they would retreat one step. Ning’s [-] soldiers are hoarding in Jize, which is less than [-] kilometers away, and within three days, not a single soldier was rescued, and a single arrow was not fired!”

"Among the first [-] and the last [-] civilians of Daming who were kidnapped by Jiannu, many of them were scholars like you, who shouted to serve the country on weekdays, but even resisted and raped your wives and children, killed your parents, None of the robbers who burned your home had the courage!"

These words were a bit heavy, and more than a hundred scholars couldn't help their chests heaving with anger, but this time Sun Chengzong couldn't help drooping his head, because what Song Qingshu said was true.

"The commander-in-chief saw all this with his own eyes, and I have no intention of criticizing anyone! Here I just have one question for you. If one day, Jiannu is no longer satisfied with plundering the north, and crosses the Yangtze River to the south of the Yangtze River, Are you willing to watch your homes burn down and your wives and daughters raped, or do you want to show what you have learned now and beat those slaves and let their bodies float in the Yangtze River?"

After saying this, the entire school was silent again. A few minutes later, and who started, the shocked students kowtowed down their heads one after another.

Putting aside the loyalty of monarchs and ministers, throwing away all fame and fortune, and defending the hometown that people dream of is the strongest motivation that can support people to fight to the end. These students are not only not loyal to Song Qingshu, but also for themselves. Fight alone.

Just like the Jiangyin Anti-Qing Dynasty five years later.

On the 10th day, he led his allegiance to represent the people of the seventeen dynasties of Taizu. [-] people united to die for righteousness, leaving Daming for three hundred miles!
.........

Although the apprenticeship ceremony is important, it only took up half a day. On that day, the Jiangnan Lecture Hall began. A few veterans, and Sun Chengzong, who had personally experienced it back then, gathered around the prepared sand table and gave those stern-faced soldiers The disciples gave a detailed account of the brutal war that year, and these scholars also listened attentively. After paying homage to their teacher, Song Qingshu and Sun Chuanting went out from the other side of the villa quietly without knowing when.

As he was walking, Sun Chuanting nodded his head with emotion: "The commander-in-chief's speech just now is so heart-warming that even Sun Laoge has nothing to say. The commander-in-chief is really a natural leader."

"This is also my truth!" Song Qingshu also shook his head with emotion, and said with a sigh: "5 people! One person's saliva can drown three thousand Jiannu, but they are just like pigs and sheep. The messenger said, even if it is to die! Anyway, it is death, no one wants to turn around and resist, but will only call the sword to the same clan!"

"why?"

Sun Chuanting himself was speechless when he heard this. After a while, he solemnly clasped his fists at Song Qingshu: "It's a big event, the general can go by himself, and Anqing can be handed over to Chuan Tingting. At that time, make sure that the eighteen divisions are ready to go!"

Expansion of the army is a big deal, if it wasn't for Yingtian's real urgent matter, no matter what, Song Qingshu had to wait until the recruiting of soldiers was completed before responding to Tian. On the shoulder, staring at him and nodding, Song Qingshu turned around and praised the Wu Mingji that Lu Xiangsheng had sent him, and rushed towards Anqing with the guards.

The placement of Sun Chengzong this time and the establishment of a real Jiangnan lecture hall are the last things Song Qingshu does. The army expansion plan is left, and the division commander and battalion rate accept their fate. Song Qingshu has discussed with Sun Chuanting and Liu Zongmin in the past three days. Which division to transfer from has also been listed. This time, he didn't even come back to the Marshal's Mansion in time, so he went straight to Anqing Wharf.

There, Li Xiangjun, Song Qingshu's intelligence secretary, had already packed his luggage and was waiting for him there, and Song Qingshu didn't go back by himself this time. The famous general Zhou Yuji had already packed his bags and waited there.

On March [-]th, Anqing's hasty military expansion party ended, and Song Qingshu ran to the sky again in a hurry.

Going down the river, one day and one night of kung fu has already arrived, and the spirit of Dayu, who has never entered the house three times, was brought into full play by Song Qingshu. The carriage rushed all the way to the Longjiang Shipyard by the river.

It is still bustling here today. Dozens of boat ponds are full of clanging shipbuilders, but what is particularly eye-catching is the ship repair workshop on the other side, directly leaning on the river, surrounded by wooden In the built shed, the five Yingtian warships Nuhai, Shenyu, Kunpeng, Baofeng, and Lingbo docked there.

Shocking burnt marks covered most of the ship's hull, densely packed holes pierced by artillery were distributed on the side, and even the foremast of the Tempest was discounted, which can be seen from the tragic battle.

No wonder Shi Lang and Zhang Huangyan called him back in such a hurry, these are Song Qingshu's darlings!After taking a look at the shipyard, Song Qingshu went straight to the headquarters of the Songjiang Navy and Captain Longjiang in a hurry.

The equipment of the Navy has returned to the original paper home of the Qihuo Army. The steel armor is too easy to rust in the humid environment at sea, and the leather jacket armor is too thick and heavy, and it is not breathable. It is thick 150 six-layer paper The armor is accompanied by high-strength silk fibers. Since it can resist knives and has a good defense against bows and arrows, it has become a standard equipment again.

Seeing the horse team approaching, the guards at the gate of the army compound immediately acted as a block, but there was no one in the army who didn't know Song Qingshu, and even the first thing the logistics chef did when he joined the army was to salute and swear an oath to Song Qingshu's sketch photo stickers. Seeing that the commander himself arrived, a row of soldiers stood up and saluted neatly.

"Meet the Master!"

"Libi!"

Throwing the reins of the horse into the hands of the guard, Song Qingshu hurriedly stepped into the door again.

The entire headquarters was full of busy messengers, and the door of the meeting room was tightly closed. It sounded like an important military meeting was going on, but this naturally couldn't stop Song Qingshu, and the guards directly opened the door with a salute. , six division commanders, division commanders, and a chief of staff looked over together.

After all, Zhang Huangyan was still young. When he saw Song Qingshu striding in, he immediately stepped forward to salute, and said excitedly, "Greetings, Commander-in-Chief, the Commander-in-Chief is back, everything will be fine!"

Zhang Huangyan's evaluation of himself is quite high, but unfortunately, Song Qingshu does not have this confidence. As soon as he entered the door, his eyes were attracted by the charts hanging on the wall. The division's entire defense line at the mouth of the Yangtze River, as the outermost sea off Dajiao Island, was densely packed with boat shadows that almost covered half of the map, and the black boat painting was obviously not the Qihuo Army's own.

"How many times have you come?"

"Back to Commander, Zheng Zhilong is here!"

(End of this chapter)