"Li Shi, hit the signal flare!" Wang Jian commanded.

One of these flares is a kind of firework, which is used by Wang Jian to report the news.

Li Shi took out the signal flare he was carrying and shot out.

On the other side, Zu Dabi saw that a signal flare was raised at the west gate of Changyi City, and ordered: "The whole army obeys the order, goes out of the trenches, and retreats to the west gate!" ”

And at this moment, Kong Youde was almost mad, he didn't know where such a strange enemy came out of nowhere, the battle was different from the enemies he had encountered before, they dug a bunch of pits, everyone hid in the pits, only showing their heads, and then took the fire gun in their hands is a random shot, their own side organized several attacks, and finally rushed to within two hundred steps from the hill, and was repelled by countless scattered fire guns. In just half a day's effort, they lost thousands of people.

Outside the big tent, a general who paid close attention to the movement of the hill opposite asked, "Lord Wang, it seems that the people on the other side are going to retreat, do they want to pursue?" ”

Kong Youde jumped like thunder and said: "Pursuit? How to pursue? Is it on two legs? Do you think that there are not enough corpses sent by this king? ”

The other generals outside the tent saw that even the most trusted generals of the prince had been reprimanded, and they didn't dare to speak.

The enemy on the opposite hill slowly retreated, Kong Youde chased and did not dare to chase, this battle he fought more aggrieved and aggrieved, he crossed the sea by himself, did not bring cavalry, the only red-coated cannon that could reach the small hill was destroyed again, the battle lasted for a long time, and more than 1,000 people were killed and wounded without even touching the shadow of the enemy. I don't know how much ammunition the other party has, and if he chases down, he may be in danger of being wiped out, these people are his life-root, one less to die, how can he be willing, how can a Han man without soldiers gain a foothold in the Qing court?

Since the Han Dynasty, there have been thirteen states in the world, and the chief executive of each state is called "Mu", what is "Mu"? That is, the meaning of free-range livestock, and Kong Youde has already regarded himself as a Qingzhou herd. In his opinion, the people of Dengzhou and Laizhou are all cattle that he raises. He got the news that Chongzhen sent people to relocate the people of Laizhou and Dengzhou, these people are like his captive livestock, if they really migrate, it is tantamount to cutting off his money, grain and grass, how can he bear it? But after a pursuit, countless casualties are not cost-effective, he calmed down, left the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, this time across the sea, the merit is the best, it doesn't matter if there is no merit, the most afraid is that the merit will also lose the general. So he didn't dare to let people chase after him, watching those people disappear in front of his eyes.

And Zu Dabi is also very glad that his ammunition is less than thirty percent left, fortunately, Kong Youde does not have the courage to fight to the end, otherwise it would not be a tough battle, the infantry battalion practices shooting and the like on weekdays, and almost no cold weapons have been drilled, and it is difficult to predict the outcome of the fight.

Soon Wang Jian waited for Zu Dabi, who came to meet him, he didn't dare to stay in Changyi for long, and after crossing the white waves, he destroyed the horse's head and the ferry, and ran to the west. The army had been walking for a day and had finally caught up with the migrating army. Then Wang Jian ordered Li Shi to break off, and he took Air Force One to personally escort 600,000 people, and slowly rushed to Yidu City, the capital of Qingzhou Mansion. After three days of marching, the army finally saw the towering walls of Yidu City.

On this day, Wang Jian took a bath comfortably, and went to visit Cui Dazhuang again, the young man was in good health, and under Yao'er's careful treatment, he recovered quickly, and now he can ride a horse.

Watching Cui Dazhuang gallop on a horse regardless of his injury, Wang Jian was very envious, he had studied in the military camp for more than two months, and he couldn't learn it alive or dead. It's okay to ride a horse, but as soon as he runs, he can't ride it, and he falls off the horse several times, which provokes merciless ridicule: who let her learn it after half a day.

Subsequently, Confucius Shimeng asked: "Your Majesty, what should be done with the more than 500 rebels captured a few days ago?" "Those more than 500 people, according to Cui Dazhuang, it is best to kill, but without Wang Jian's will, he did not dare to dispose of them at will, and he always sent people to watch them.

Wang Jian thought for a while and said, "It's simple, you go to a few famous professors in Qingzhou Mansion, and then take turns to teach them." ”

"Class?"

"Well, it's the ethics and morality of the reader, why, you don't? Do you want to teach you? ”

Confucius Meng smiled "hehe" in his heart, and he shook his head again and again: "Your Majesty, the minister knows what to do." He also failed the imperial examination many times, and because his name was not treated by the sour and rotten Confucianism, he entered the Dongchang without anger, and became one of the thirteen Taibao, so he naturally did not feel interested in the set of scholars.

Wang Jian knew his thoughts, and with his retributive character, it was estimated that the group of professors and the rebels would be unlucky, and he reminded: "Just be angry, don't go too far." When those men had almost finished reading, they were sent to repair the city walls. ”

Confucius Master Meng got the will, and found the most famous rotten Confucian in the city to take turns to teach these rebels, so that they could see what it means to be a show and meet a soldier, and it is unclear why. At first, the professors who taught the rebels were either scolded or beaten, and the rebels saw that no one stopped them, and they became even more presumptuous. Finally, when the professors reached the limit of patience, Confucius Meng sent someone to beat the rebels fiercely, and both sides were honest at once, especially those rebels, since they took the old professors' classes, they all showed great loyalty to Daming. Later, Wang Jian also used this trick all the time, all the soldiers who surrendered, first closed and then fought and then educated, tried and tested.

Although Yizhou City is a big city, there are more than 600,000 people at once.

Wang Jian is also worried about this matter, these people under him are all military generals, and they have a set of wars, but they are not good at placing people.

Confucius Meng said: "Your Majesty, there are many young and strong among these people, it is better to gather the merchants and squires in the city, and the two sides will buy and sell voluntarily. ”

Wang Jian was silent, Confucius Shimeng has a good brain, he also has ideas, and he can share his worries, but some of them are insidious and vicious. If you use it well, it will be good to deal with the enemy, but you can use it against the people, and you can't do anything.

Confucius Meng saw Wang Jian frowning, knowing that he had made Wang Jian unhappy, and said: "The emperor is merciful, he is really a saint of the ages, and a few days ago, the minister also strongly persuaded General Cui to recruit young and strong people to join the army, but he would rather die than allow it, which made the minister admire," he patted Cui Dazhuang's ass slightly, and then said: "The minister implores the emperor to allow conscription." He was afraid that the emperor would be suspicious of the generals and would not recruit soldiers, so he disgusted Wang Jian first, and then put forward his true intentions. But he didn't know that among the generals leading the army, Wang Jian's most trusted person was Cui Dazhuang, otherwise he would not personally bring people to the rescue.

Wang Jian immediately decreed that all young and strong people between the ages of 16 and 40 who had families and who intended to serve as soldiers could report to the barracks, and their families could be resettled in Yidu City, and the government was responsible for distributing houses and land to them. The rest of those who are unwilling to become soldiers can follow the Son of Heaven back to Jinan City.

After everyone received the order, Confucius and Meng wondered: "Your Majesty, the ministers don't understand, where did the money and land come from?" ”

Wang Jian said: "You don't have to worry about this, I will return to Jinan tomorrow, and when the time comes, you can ask Cui Dazhuang, and I will explain to him to do it." ”

After everyone left, Wang simply left Cui Dazhuang alone to explain.

There were 30,000 people who originally intended to serve as soldiers, and more than 100,000 people with their families, all of whom were left in Yidu City.

Early the next morning, the streets of Yidu City were crowded with people, and the people watched the emperor's royal car, and the yellow carriage slowly left the city until it disappeared at the end of the official road, and they were reluctant to leave for a long time.

"Hey, have you heard? The emperor drove the expedition this time, and killed Kong Youde's anti-thief fart. ”

"Yes, yes, I've never seen such a grand scene in my life, look at this military appearance, this momentum."

"Yes, I also heard about it, and said that the emperor saved 600,000 people from fire and water, which is really a rare good emperor."

In the crowd, a masked girl quietly listened to people's discussions, and a small servant next to her said: "Hmph, there is no good emperor in this world, let me tell you, he left nearly 100,000 displaced people, these people will rob your house, your land, do you mean it?" ”

The people who were still singing the emperor's praises just now listened to his words and stammered: "This... With so many people, how can I do it? ”

The girl sneered, and sang the praises of the emperor for saving the people, but when the back foot heard that others were going to divide their land, they were unwilling.

The little guy sighed and said: "Hey, in this cannibalistic world, you can only pray to the Holy Mother to come down to earth to save the common people from fire and water." ”

Yidu City Guard.

"General Cui, the official's mansion has been besieged for a day, and there are people everywhere who ask for houses and land from the official, what should I do?" It turned out that after the emperor left, Confucius and Meng were so disturbed that they didn't dare to go back to the palace on an errand.

Cui Dazhuang smiled "haha" and said, "Don't worry, come, I'll introduce you to someone." ”

Confucius Shimeng noticed that there were two people standing in the room, the two stood separately from the master and servant, a brocade girl in a black flying fish suit, and the other was wearing a python robe and a jade belt.

"This is Wang Jian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Lord Wang." Cui Dazhuang introduced.

Wang Jian wore a human skin-mask, and even Confucius Meng didn't recognize it.

Zu Dabi escorted more than 400,000 people to leave first, and Yao'er and Li'er were sitting in Air Force One before, and he and Qi'er stayed behind to deal with the resettlement of the remaining people.

After the two of them saw each other, Confucius Meng said: "Lord Wang, I don't know what the emperor's will is before leaving?" ”

I don't want Wang Jian to sneer, and said: "The emperor is benevolent and can't bear the suffering of the people, but this official can't manage so much, this official heard about it, Kong Youde went and returned, for the sake of insurance, in order to preserve his strength, he decided to temporarily avoid the edge, and tomorrow he will withdraw to Jinan with General Li Shi Li." ”

Confucius Meng was taken aback when he heard that Wang had run away briefly: "Lord Wang, don't do it!" He also knew that it was an impossible task for the emperor to let Wang Jian stay to deal with the resettlement of the displaced people, but what he didn't expect was that this Lord Wang was actually a greedy person who was afraid of death, and his first thought was not how to complete the emperor's task, but to escape!