Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 281 The Second Eastern Expedition ([-])

The policy of bandits is very appalling. Although it has improved somewhat now, the reputation of the bandits before has already made people tremble with fear.Home raids, labor reforms, and criticism, all of which make people palpitate.So far, no high-ranking official who surrendered to the bandits has been appointed within the bandits system.The best ending for these people is that of a rich man, but most of them stay in labor camps all their lives and make final contributions to local infrastructure projects.

It can be said that the labor camp already practiced slavery, and the prisoners who stayed in it were slaves.Although the food for these people can be guaranteed, the high-intensity work that is almost year-round has slowly exhausted these people's energy, and most of them end up exhausted to death in the end, and very few people can escape the labor camp.The labor camp is also a policy that makes the rest of the forces hostile. Mentioning this makes people hate it.However, for the security corps, the labor camp not only saves the cost of the prison, but also greatly reduces the construction cost of the project, so that the projects in various prefectures and counties can be started in large quantities.The leveling of the road also greatly reduces the transportation cost, which is why the security team can quickly mobilize 30 troops and 60 civilians.

For the Security Corps, the labor camp system is a favorable policy, but for King Lu, the labor camp is hell.When the relationship with the security group was friendly before, they didn't feel anything, but now the two sides have turned their faces, and King Lu broke out in cold sweat when he thought of the word "reform labor camp".Thinking of his defeat or surrender and being arrested and sent to a labor camp for labor reform, King Lu felt that he might as well die.

"Can't surrender, definitely can't surrender!" King Lu Zhu Yihai roared in his heart.So he blocked the way to surrender.

Seeing that King Lu refused to surrender, some of the ministers below were rejoiced, and some were extremely regretful.Speculators always think that bandits will buy bones with a lot of money, but in fact the security team has not yet established a real united front line.This is also due to Qiu Tianxing's lack of confidence in himself, and he always feels that after the United War, the security team will lose power.If Qiu Tianxing was a real hero, he would never be like this. Before the victory, he would win over the neutral forces with sweet words, and then clean them all after the victory, in various names.At that time, the power was in the hands, and the world was determined at that time. Even if Qiu Tianxing broke his promise, who would dare to say no?
It's just that although King Lu refused to surrender, it didn't help the overall situation.The regiment bandits have taken Hangzhou, and the soldiers are pointing directly at Ningbo.

"Hmph! Then the old man is going to ask Dingxihou. Now that the regiment has a million troops coming, I don't know how Dingxihou will deal with it?" University scholar Zhang Kentang was dissatisfied with Zhang Mingzhen's persuasion of King Lu, and snorted coldly.

Hearing Zhang Kentang's words, everyone looked at Zhang Mingzhen to see what good solution Zhang Mingzhen could come up with.

Seeing that he had attracted the attention of the audience, Zhang Mingzhen pondered for a while, and then said.

"The gangsters came to the east to start the war on their own initiative this time, regardless of Ming Yigong's surrender to my Ming Dynasty. The gangsters' actions are extremely rampant! This has made all the people with insight in the world recognize the gangsters' wolfish ambitions! Now Ming Yigong has surrendered, and the bandits attacking Ming Yigong is to start a civil war without authorization. The bandits don't think about going north to attack the Tartars, but going east to destroy their own people. This kind of relatives and enemies are bound to disappoint countless people. .And the bandit Ye Su Division has already attacked the Great Western Army Liu Wenxiu Division in Sichuan, resulting in Liu Wenxiu's death on the spot. The regiment bandits have angered the Great Western Army by doing so pervertedly, and the two sides have made a big move in Sichuan."

Zhang Mingzhen paused, seeing that everyone was listening carefully, and then continued.Zhang Huangyan on the side brushed his beard and nodded with satisfaction while listening. What Zhang Mingzhen said was something he and he had discussed a long time ago.

"Firstly, the bandits offended the Daxi army, secondly, they offended our dynasty, and thirdly, Ming Yigong, Ming Degong, and Ming Zhonggong were all in the same spirit. If the king of Gui raised the banner of begging for bandits again, then the regiment bandits could be regarded as the best in the south of the Yangtze River. They are enemies everywhere! Even if the regiment has millions of troops, it will eventually be overwhelmed by tens of millions of loyal and righteous men!"

What Zhang Mingzhen said was impassioned, which aroused the enthusiasm of others.

"Yes, although the bandits are powerful and have a large number of people, he offended all the heroes in the south by doing this. You must know Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Li Laiheng, Mu Tianbo, Wu Sangui, Zhu Chenggong, Shang Kexi, Geng Jimao, Jin Li, and others. You are not a vegetarian if you have yourself and others! The gangsters are now going to be enemies of the entire south!"

Many ministers thought so one after another.Gradually, some people who were originally ashen-faced and worried began to breathe a sigh of relief.Zhang Mingzhen's words let them know that no matter how powerful the gangsters are, they are no match for all the heroes in the south.The early rafters rotted first, since the gangsters dared to start the war first, then just wait for the end of being beaten by the gang.

What's more, they shouted loudly on the spot: "The Tartars have already encircled and suppressed the bandits twice, and this time our Southern heroes will encircle and suppress the bandits for the third time!"

Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan looked at each other, feeling very relieved.Finally, the fear of my colleagues was dispelled, so that I had the confidence to fight.

At this time, Zhang Huangyan stood up again and said.

"My lords, my lords, Qiu Tianxing, the leader of the bandits, once said, 'If you lose your land, everyone will lose their land, and if you lose your land, everyone will save your land'. Now Shaoxing Mansion is unable to defend itself from the bandit attacks after a long period of war, and neither is Ningbo Mansion. A place to guard for a long time. If you abandon Ningbo and go to Zhoushan, you can’t. The bandits are vigorously developing naval forces. Although the scale is not large, Zhoushan is not far from Ningbo and cannot resist the offensive of the bandits. Therefore, I think it is better to abandon Ningbo and Taizhou. , went to Wenzhou. Wenzhou is close to Fujian, so it can lengthen the regiment's bandit front, and secondly, the mountains in southern Zhejiang can resist the regiment's bandits with mountains as soldiers, and sit back and watch the heroes of the world respond to the bandits. At that time, the imperial court can calmly go north After all, it is not impossible to regain Nanjing!"

When Zhang Huangyan talked about recovering Nanjing, almost everyone's breathing became short of breath.Nanjing is now the only famous political city that can compete with Beijing. If you regain Nanjing Jianguo, you will no longer be Jianguo, and you can even call yourself emperor directly.How can the King of Gui inherit the Datong when he is hiding in Guangxi?The court of the Lu Dynasty, which owns the famous city of Nanjing, is the real Zhengshuo of the Ming Dynasty!Some people were so excited that they almost suffocated when they thought that they might become the meritorious officials of Zaixing Daming.

It can be said that obscenity is not the monopoly of modern people, but ancient people can too.Before the horoscope of recovering Nanjing was written, the courtiers began to make up their minds about what happened after the recovery of Nanjing.Unfortunately, Nanjing is still called Jinling now!
For a moment, the officials in the palace fell into ecstasy. They were so happy that they almost forgot that the bandits were only hundreds of miles away.

But at this time, someone came out to pour cold water on it. Huang Zongxi, the former envoy of the King of Lu sent to Jinling, stood up and shouted.

"What Zhang Shilang means is that he wants to throw all the hundreds of miles of land and mountains that I sacrificed in exchange for tens of thousands of soldiers to the regiment bandits?"

(End of this chapter)