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Chapter 714 Mountain King vs. Emperor (1)

50000 taels of silver and [-] dans of grain and grass may be astronomical figures to some people, but to Ming Emperor Zhu Yousong, it is simply a drop in the bucket.

The Ming Dynasty was riddled with holes, the state treasury was poor, and it was in deficit every year, making ends meet, people's livelihood was in decline, and there were refugees everywhere.

This is all a portrayal of Ming society four years ago, but it is not the case now, and it was a portrayal of Jiangbei at that time.As for the south of the Yangtze River, the climate of the Little Ice River has not been affected much, nor has it suffered much from the wars, and it can basically be called a land of prosperity.

Especially in the past few years, Zhu Yousong has stabilized the government internally, cleaned up the disobedient warlords externally, drove the Tartars to the north, and wiped out the thieves in the southwest. recovery momentum.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong didn't take this bargaining chip seriously at all. Under his will, he didn't use the capital at all. The officials in Nanzhili were happy to help. Only the provinces in the south could quickly collect 50000 taels of silver or 10 dans of grain.

However, I heard that Zhu Yousong really wanted to prepare enough real food and grass for the bandits to redeem Tian Jianxiu, all the civil and military generals, with different attitudes.Some praised their majesty, for saving a general, he was willing to spend all his money, and he was worthy of being a peerless holy lord.

Some were astonished, how could Tian Jianxiu be given back so many benefits to the bandits?Besides, can this bandit keep his promise?

Seeing how confident their Majesty was, all the civil and military generals did not dare to speak too much.But they are full of confidence in their Majesty.

Within a few days, 10 dans of grain and grass were shipped together.Zhu Yousong ordered people to transport the 10 dan of grain and grass to Sandaogou, and Lu Kai, the owner of the small village patrolling the mountains, brought his minions to inspect the goods.

This time they found out that it was genuine grain and grass, and once there was a lot, Lu Kai drove the 10 dan of grain and grass to the mountain with his minion soldiers.

Yao Qisheng, who was sitting on a tiger-skin high chair in the middle of the Paomaling cottage, was sitting on a tiger-skin high chair, after listening to the report from the owner of the village, Lu Kai, he began to lose his composure. This time there is no adulteration at all, and the minion soldiers have not received any attacks. This should be a high-ranking official sent by the court, not Li Zicheng anymore, right?
"If you go back to the king, this time it is the Ming Emperor Zhu Yousong!"

"What are you going to say?" Yao Qisheng was so shocked that he couldn't sit still, he stood up from the tiger leather high chair, and Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong came to his cottage in person, which was something he never expected.

Not only Yao Qisheng couldn't believe it, but the heads and brains sitting on the cottage were also stunned. His Majesty the emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually visited their Tortoiseshell Mountain in person. This is unprecedented!
"Your Majesty, I didn't believe it at first. The Emperor of Ming could come in person. This person looks about the same age as your Majesty. He is handsome, wearing a dragon crown and a dragon robe. All the generals bowed down to him, opened his mouth to be the emperor, and kept his mouth shut for long live, and he called himself Zhen again. Isn’t the current Ming Dynasty an emperor? Who else can come if it’s not Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong?”

After listening to Lu Kai's words, Yao Qisheng walked back and forth several times, and then burst out laughing, which stunned Lu Kai and the village owners present.

If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty really came, the troops from all walks of life would surely follow. Although the Tortoiseshell Mountain was high and dangerous, how could they have more than 1000 people against the imperial court's thousands of horses and thousands of troops?This is tantamount to catastrophe.How could the master of the village still laugh?

Therefore, several leaders on the mountain looked at Yao Qisheng in confusion, with fear and worry already showing on their faces.

Lu Kai bravely said: "My lord, have we released the person surnamed Tian?"

Yao Qisheng said: "My lord originally planned to release him. Since we have exchanged 10 dan of grain and grass, my lord is also a trustworthy person. I should let Tian Jianxiu go. But now that Zhu Yousong has come in person, my lord Pay attention to the temporary change, the opportunity is so rare, I want to meet and see this Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong first, and then decide whether to release him or not."

Lei Dapeng, deputy head of Yao Qisheng's subordinate village, said: "Your Majesty, the enemy is strong and we are weak. I heard that Zhu Yousong, Emperor Hongguang, is extremely skilled. He is willing to donate 10 dans of grain, and he also goes out in person. It seems this time The comer is not kind, I think we should avoid him, so let him go quickly, it is the best policy for us to move the mountain, I hope the master of the village will think twice."

Yao Qisheng said disdainfully: "So what if the emperor is here? He thinks so much of us. If my lord runs away, I will be ridiculed. The opportunity is so rare, this time my lord will meet this great Emperor Hongguang!"

The village masters didn't dare to say anything now, thinking in their hearts, our village master is really daring. A king of the mountain wants to compete with the emperor of Ming Dynasty. Isn't this too presumptuous?

At this moment, some minion soldiers ran in to report that a large number of troops from the Ming Dynasty had passed Sandaogou and arrived at the foot of the mountain.There are at least tens of thousands of people, as well as cannons in red.

This time, the village owners in the hall became even more nervous. They looked at me and you, with panicked expressions on their faces.They fought against the army several times, relying on the strategy of the village master and the danger of the mountain, they won every time.

Those troops were only a few thousand people, and now tens of thousands of troops were sent, and the emperor of Ming Dynasty personally marched. This was the first time that such a large-scale war was fought. How could these bandits not be afraid?
But Yao Qisheng didn't care, and immediately ordered the whole mountain to gather, and soon, except for those who held the fortress in the pass, the remaining more than 1300 minions were all there.

Yao Qisheng brought 1000 people, and the remaining 300 people were handed over to Lei Dapeng, the deputy head of the village, and asked him to serve as generals for the various mountain pass fortresses.

Knowing that their Dazhai master not only wanted to fight against the Ming emperor, but also killed him down the mountain, a mere thousand people thought that the Dazhai master was crazy to the tens of thousands of people in the court.

But no one dared to disobey Master Dazhai's orders, so he had to obey them.

Yao Qisheng brought Tian Jianxiu, who was tied up in a big way, and waited for Lu Kai to take charge of guarding Tian Jianxiu. Yao Qisheng and the 1000 people rushed down the mountain.

Sure enough, not far from the foot of the mountain, there were troops from the Ming army. They formed a long queue on the mountain road. They couldn't see the edge at a glance, and they didn't know how many there were. Uniform, swords and guns like a forest, the generals of the Ming army, all of them are brightly armored.

The Ming army is encircling the mountain, and the soldiers of the Pao Battalion are choosing terrain to build a fort.

Yao Qisheng looked back at his thousand minion soldiers. In front of the soldiers and horses of the court, his image was shabby, and he was almost incomparable.

But Yao Qisheng didn't care at all. At this moment, he suddenly saw a yellow umbrella in the camp of the Ming army, and the person under the umbrella surprised him.

(End of this chapter)