Vow to die at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 299 The First Anti-Bandit Alliance (24

After being asked righteously by Zhu Shugui, Zhu Chenggong was a little dazed for a while, he murmured, not knowing how to answer.The atmosphere at the scene was very dignified, and there was silence for a while, and there seemed to be some faint opposition between the two factions.

At this time, Chen Yonghua, who was standing behind Zhu Chenggong, looked at Wang Zhongxiao, the Minister of War standing behind Zhu Shugui, with a complicated expression.Chen Yonghua's father, Chen Ding, was born in the former Ming Dynasty. He once served as an instructor in Tong'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture. Later, when the Tartars went south to Fujian, Chen Ding committed suicide.Because Zhu Chenggong took Quanzhou Mansion a few years ago, Chen Yonghua became a citizen under Zhu Chenggong's rule.Later, Wang Zhongxiao, the Minister of the Ministry of War, discovered Chen Yonghua's talent and recommended him to Zhu Chenggong, so Chen Yonghua became Zhu Chenggong's personal follower and bodyguard.It can be said that Wang Zhongxiao is Chen Yonghua's bole, who has the grace of knowing and encountering.

Therefore, no matter from the background of the Chen family or Chen Yonghua's personal factors, Chen Yonghua should approach Wang Zhongxiao.However, when Chen Yonghua became Zhu Chenggong's personal bodyguard, Zhu Chenggong favored Chen Yonghua and vigorously cultivated him.Chen Yonghua was also brought to this extremely important meeting.

It is really difficult for Chen Yonghua to choose between Bole on one side and benefactor on the other.Especially after staying by Zhu Chenggong's side for a long time, Chen Yonghua also knew that his benefactor was not a foolish and loyal person, and his subordinates also had their own interests. Same as Daming.As the leader of the tribe, his benefactor must also protect their interests, otherwise he is not a qualified leader.Therefore, Zhu Chenggong had cooperation and conflicts with the Yongli court.

People in troubled times live by the strong, not to mention that he is still under Zhu Chenggong's command, so Chen Yonghua slowly closed his eyes, the image of Wang Zhongxiao in front of him gradually disappeared, and Chen Yonghua's heart gradually moved closer to Zhu Chenggong.

Unlike Chen Yonghua's entanglement and determination, Liu Guoxuan was very indifferent.Liu Guoxuan is a native of Tingzhou, Fujian. He once defected to the Tartars for his livelihood, served as a guard and as a guard, and once served under Shi Lang's command.At that time Shi Lang surrendered to the Tartars along with his uncle Shi Fu, Zheng Zhilong's fifth younger brother Zheng Zhibao, and others, and served as a false post for the Tartars for a short time.

When Zhu Chenggong became famous and established a base in Jinmen, Xiamen, Liu Guoxuan admired Zhu Chenggong.Later, Zhu Chenggong captured Zhangzhou in one fell swoop by taking advantage of the security regiment's capture of Jinling, which led to the transfer of Fujian's troops to the north. At this time, Liu Guoxuan was finally able to join Zhu Chenggong's army openly, and he could have what he wanted.

After entering the army, Zhu Chenggong also favored Liu Guoxuan. Although Liu Guoxuan had only been appointed as the deputy leader in the military because Liu Guoxuan had only entered the Zhu family army for a short time, but this meeting brought Liu Guoxuan into it. sign.

So Liu Guoxuan just looked at all this indifferently at the moment, with only loyalty to Zhu Chenggong in his heart.Whatever my lord points out, I will fight, no matter what.

Compared with Chen Yonghua and Liu Guoxuan who have already stood out early at this moment, Feng Xifan, one of the three heroes of Taiwan in the future, is still waiting hard, waiting for Zhu Jin, the son of his benefactor Zhu Chenggong, to grow up.

As the atmosphere at the scene gradually became dignified, Zhu Chenggong finally spoke, and he smiled at Zhu Shugui.

"The king originally wanted to invite the supervising army, but only heard that the supervising army was ill recently, so he didn't bother. At this time, the generals were summoned to discuss the matter of sending troops to Jinling."

It just so happened that Zhu Shugui really felt unwell these days, so he went down the slope and agreed with Zhu Chenggong's explanation.After all, it still depends on Zhu Chenggong to send troops in the end, and it is better not to turn his face.

Seeing that although Zhu Shugui was still stern, he was no longer aggressive, so the atmosphere at the scene gradually calmed down.

Zhu Chenggong also breathed a sigh of relief, and now he doesn't want to fall out with the court.Although there are many constraints under the banner of the imperial court, there are more benefits to be gained.

"I don't know when the prince will send troops to Jinling?" Zhu Shugui did not take the seat vacated by the generals, but continued to ask while standing near the door.

"This? Whether to send troops is still under discussion." Zhu Chenggong said hesitantly.At this moment, Zhu Shugui was standing condescendingly looking down at Zhu Chenggong who was sitting, which made Zhu Chenggong feel very uncomfortable.

"This matter still needs to be discussed? The gangsters went against the grain and abolished my famous religion. If they win the country, the people of the world will no longer know the courtesy and respect it. How is it different from animals if people don't know the courtesy?" Zhu Shugui roared angrily.

"The beauty of clothing is called Hua, and the beauty of etiquette is called Xia! The bandits not only abolished the etiquette, but also abandoned the clothes! The Hu people left the left lapel and the Han people had the right lapel, and the bandits used the double lapels directly! How can the bandits return such poor clothes? Who has the face to call himself Huaxing? Where is the beauty of the double-breasted jacket? During the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty in Hongwu, officials and civilian infantry were banned from wearing double-breasted jackets, but they were allowed to wear double-breasted jackets when riding horses. It's a pair of breasts, and it's not a cloth button but a copper button!"

Zhu Shugui cursed one after another, making all the generals present dizzy.In fact, the double-breasted dress was popular as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, and it was also very beautiful to wear, but it was rarely used in the Ming Dynasty.So this is also Zhu Shugui's private product, just to express his indignation against the bandits.Can Zhu Shugui not be angry at this moment?The bandits want to compete with Lao Zhu's family!If the gangsters take over the country, wouldn't the remnants of my old Zhu family be punished?
"The gangsters are more of a disaster than the Tartars! Although the Tartars are aliens, they still know how to respect scholars and peasants and suppress industry and commerce. How can merchants govern the world without righteousness? But the regiments abolished the imperial examinations and abandoned scholars, and the scholars they cultivated did not teach Famous scholars say that these scholars can only be officials and not officials after they complete their studies. Isn’t this trampling on the personality of scholars? Moreover, there is no preferential treatment for scholars, and there is no tax exemption policy. Wouldn't it be insulting to the gentleman? As for farmers, they are even more uneasy about farming. Instead, they are chasing stocks, making them smell like money like businessmen. And businessmen can become officials and enter the Ministry of Industry and Commerce in a grandiose manner. Yamen, doesn’t the bandit leader know about the chaos of Lu Buwei in the former Qin Dynasty?”

After Zhu Shugui's private talk, the generals at the scene were unmoved, without any hint of indignation.Some people even thought what Zhu Shugui said was very interesting, so they simply listened to it as if it were a storytelling book, and they still listened with gusto.Zhu Shugui secretly hated these Qiu Ba for being ignorant, so he could only make wild stories.

"The gangsters are ruled by one family and one party! If the gangsters take over the country, you will die without a place to die! Even if you can survive under the gangsters' rule, there will be no fertile land, beautiful houses, beautiful wives and concubines, and no What is the meaning of this life with rich clothes and fine food? Bandits value businessmen and their own people, if you surrender to bandits, you will end up in labor camps, and will eventually die in labor camps!"

At this moment, everyone was moved.In the past, the generals enthusiastically supported the fight against the regiment bandits just to make contributions, just to get more land and houses, and more wealth and meritorious deeds.But in the roar of Zhu Shugui, they knew that they and the bandits were in opposing positions, there was no possibility of peace between the two sides, the only thing was life and death.

This is not a mere change of regime, but a revolution in which one class is about to replace another.Just like the feudal system replaced the slave system, 2000 years have passed, and the capitalist system is about to replace the feudal system.Although everyone can't think through these things thoroughly, and even though they don't understand that they have become an old force that hinders social progress, it doesn't mean that they don't feel weird and strange, and they don't feel the conflict between themselves and the bandits.This is a big change that has never been seen in thousands of years!This is a completely different revolution from the previous dozens of dynasties!This is not the emperor taking turns to redistribute the interests of the same class who came to my house this year, but the capitalist class wants to replace the feudal landlord class!
The ass determines the head, and the interests determine the position. This is an eternal truth.Some generals who were afraid of bandits before began to change their attitudes at this moment, and began to wholeheartedly support the conquest of bandits.

In fact, when the generals called for the battle before, Zhu Chenggong had already been shaken.After Zhu Shugui's narration, he finally understood the importance of this battle.The bandits have become the natural enemy of people like themselves, and only one of them can survive.The strength of the regiment is increasing every moment, it is better to fight early than late, and it is time for war!
This is also the limitation of Zhu Chenggong's thinking, otherwise he would have summed it up in one sentence, that is - when ethnic contradictions weaken, class contradictions become the main contradiction again.

In the end, under the courage of the crowd, Zhu Chenggong agreed to lead the army to the Northern Expedition and go straight to Jinling.

(End of this chapter)