"The general spares his life, the general spares his life!" Under the hall, Liu Xi, the patriarch of the Liu clan, who was known as the first wealthy family in Xuzhou City, heard Zhang Shihua shout such words, and was dragged to the hall by two tall guards, who had always been quite a city government, couldn't help but panic completely, so he had to beg Zhang Shihua for mercy so helplessly. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Zhang Shihua did not pay attention to this, but also copied a copy from the table, and looked at the copywriter and read it aloud: "In March of the seventh year of Zheng, Liu Xi forcibly seized Zhao Da Tian in Zhaojia Village, and instructed his subordinates to kill Zhao Da; In February of the ninth year of Zheng, Liu Xi robbed Pan's daughter; April ...... of the 10th year; In March of the twelfth year of Zheng, that is, not long ago, your Liu family funded three thousand taels of silver at once. One by one, you Liu Xi don't deserve to die! ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but shout angrily. Hearing Zhang Shihua's angry shout, the other people standing in the hall couldn't help but tremble with their bodies.

After all, no one with a wealthy family like them is clean under their buttocks. So if Zhang Shihua continues to use this as an excuse, then none of the people present will be able to escape.

Therefore, after thinking about this, under the threat of death, these people can't help but forget the last bit of luck in their hearts.

"No, this group of black-clothed thieves will really kill us, compared to their own lives, money and food are nothing." Thinking like this in their hearts, these people couldn't help but have a plan while looking at the cold sweat that kept dripping from their foreheads.

And in the same way, just when they had a new plan in their hearts, a sturdy soldier covered in blood couldn't help striding up to the lobby and reported to Zhang Shihuayu: "General Qiyu, the thief Liu Xi is still ambushed!" ”

"Liu Xi is dead!" Hearing this, after feeling the awe-inspiring murderous aura in these words, the two wealthy heads of the wealthy families who were a little less timid couldn't help but be so frightened that their legs weakened and collapsed to the ground. And in addition to the two people who were so frightened that they collapsed, the rest of the people were also scared into a cold sweat.

Under the stimulation of blood, these people can really be said to have a blank brain, and there are no bad thoughts.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since the evil leader has been ambushed. So I think now we can move on to what we just said about you funding money, right? Zhang Shihua, who sat back in the main seat, waved his hand to let the blood-stained guard retreat, first picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, and then looked at these people with a gloomy face, and couldn't help asking.

And hearing Zhang Shihua's abrupt question, the rich men in the hall who were filled with fear couldn't help but react one after another.

"The general, the general, spare. The villain is willing to dedicate all his family wealth to the general, and only asks the general to spare the villain's life and the villain's life! After reacting because of Zhang Shihua's question, the rich man, who was paralyzed by fright, couldn't help but kneel down to Zhang Shihua and say mercy.

However, in this regard, Zhang Shihua not only did not show joy, but his face sank, put the teacup on the table, and said angrily: "Where is the Wang family master, are you treating this privy as a thief who cuts the path!" ”

"This, the villain doesn't dare, the villain is a capital crime, the villain is a capital crime, the general spares his life, the general spares his life!" Hearing Zhang Shihua's angry shout, the head of the family surnamed Wang, who collapsed to the ground, was so frightened that he couldn't help kneeling on the ground and kowtowing, obviously frightened.

And Zhang Shihua, who had been sitting high in the main seat, saw this scene, and his already impatient mood was naturally even worse. This is not after Zhang Shihua shouted "enough" to the man, he couldn't help but look at the wealthy families in the hall again and said: "Let me tell you, this privy is not a thief who cuts the path, but the privy of the Red Turban Army who begs Yuanmeng in the sky." ”

"This time, I didn't let you wait for you, and I didn't want to turn over the old accounts of you. After all, 'no one can do anything wrong unless he is a saint or a sage', and those who have passed, the Privy Council is willing to let them pass. But before that, the Privy Council also needs to see your sincerity. Wait this time, do you understand? ”

When he said this, Zhang Shihua could be said to be expressionless, and his voice was very flat.

However, hearing Zhang Shihua's words, these wealthy people in the hall seemed to have caught some hope. Especially the head of the family surnamed Wang, who knelt on the ground, saw that he immediately stood up from the ground, and then hugged his fists at Zhang Shihua with great respect: "The Yuanmeng Tartar is really the feud of my Han people, the general is willing to ask for this feud for the villain, and the villain is also willing to offer five thousand taels of silver and five thousand stones of rice and wheat to ask for the tartar only for the general." ”

After saying this, the eyes of the head of the family surnamed Wang couldn't help but turn red. After all, this is eighty percent of the wealth that their family has accumulated, and it is all he can take out now, if this does not satisfy Zhang Shihua, then he can only die. Therefore, his current mood can really be said to be extremely worried.

But this time his luck finally came, hearing his words, Zhang Shihua, who had always been gloomy, couldn't help but show a smile on his face.

"Okay, good, the head of the Wang family is really a benevolent and righteous person!" Finally, Zhang Shihua, who was smiling, said such a word of encouragement to the head of the family surnamed Wang.

And after hearing Zhang Shihua's words, there was something in the hall that still didn't understand what Zhang Shihua meant.

So in the next step, before Zhang Shihua could say anything, these people rushed to Zhang Shihua to express the maximum sincerity they could bear.

And Zhang Shihua himself naturally laughed at this. After getting nearly 30,000 stone of grain and 35,000 taels of silver, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but smile and asked his subordinates to serve them a cup of soup boiled with licorice herbs (Note 1).

Seeing this, these guys who want to save their lives and become active still don't know what Zhang Shihua means. So after the soup was served, these people didn't have time to drink, so they all said goodbye to Zhang Shihua, and went back to prepare the money and food they promised for Zhang Shihua as soon as possible.

And it wasn't until all of them left, and the sweet herb soup that exuded a strong smell of Chinese medicine was removed, Zhang Shihua picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and then couldn't help but say: "The crows in the world are really all black." This group of guys are all 'no tears if you don't see the coffin'. ”

And Zhang Shihua's words of emotion couldn't help but be heard by Li Wu, who had been guarding Zhang Shihua's side. So after Zhang Shihua sighed, Li Wu, who was a little hated for the rich because he was born at the bottom, couldn't help but ask Zhang Shihua in puzzlement: "General, in this case, why don't you directly punish this group of incorruptible and shameless villains, and then raid their homes?" ”

"The last general privately thinks that although you have spared one of them, not only will these people not be grateful for your kindness, but will also hold a grudge against you, and even secretly slander you. In this way, it is better to kill it with a knife. After saying this, Li Wu couldn't help but quietly look at Zhang Shihua. Obviously, he really couldn't understand why Zhang Shihua, who had always been extremely wise, would do such a thankless thing in his opinion.

And Zhang Shihua also knows this in his heart.

So after Li Wu asked this incomprehensibly, Zhang Shihua looked at Li Wu and couldn't help but say: "Ah Wu, in my opinion, the easiest thing in the world is to kill someone." As long as he holds a sharp blade, even a five-foot child can still kill an eight-foot man. So, in my opinion, there is really nothing to show off about the murder. ”

"Therefore, sometimes it is better not to kill, or try not to kill. After all, once this opening is opened, it will be the biggest disaster in the world. Can you understand this? These words were said to himself, but Zhang Shihua couldn't help but think of Li Zicheng at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng led the rebel army to enter Beijing and establish the Dashun Dynasty, which can be said to have opened a new chapter in the Central Plains.

But I don't know what this thing is, he is obviously because of those traitorous ministers under Chongzhen, and he was able to enter Beijing City without much effort and destroy the Ming Dynasty.

But after this goods became the emperor, he instead picked up the grievances for Emperor Chongzhen, and engaged in some kind of recovery and help.

Okay, this chase is indeed chasing a lot of stolen money. It is said that more than 700,000 taels of silver were chased out from the queen's house alone. You must know that according to some wild historical records, after the death of Emperor Chongzhen, Li Zicheng only received more than 200,000 taels of silver from Emperor Chongzhen's treasury.

It is even said that some of Emperor Chongzhen's dragon robes were patched. Of course, the truth of the patching on the dragon robe is unknown, but the "Ming Ji Beiluo" recorded in the "Ming Ji Beiluo" "After Li Zicheng entered Yanjing, he searched out the inner money from the palace "37 million silver ingots, 10 million gold ingots", "37 million ingots of the old town treasury gold accumulated for a year, the ingots are all 500 taels, and the Yongle character is engraved" These must be.

Fools know that if Emperor Chongzhen could have this money, the Ming Dynasty would have lived a long life, and there would have been nothing to do with him Li Zicheng and the group of people outside the Guan.

And then again, let's talk about Li Zicheng's pursuit of stolen goods. According to historical records, in the city of Beijing, there were more than 800 officials of all sizes who were killed by the pursuit of stolen goods.

And it is precisely because of him that Li Zicheng took the lead in opening this head, and under the effect of the upward and downward movements, the soldiers under him also learned from him.

And the results of this study can also be imagined. The originally prosperous city of Beijing suddenly became a ghost in the underworld. Li Zicheng took the lead in copying the "corrupt officials", and the generals under him began to kill the rich who were "unkind to the rich", and the soldiers below naturally began to kill the "Diao people".

And this killing, Li Zicheng also took half a month very successfully, and he completely ruined the good reputation he had accumulated. Then, he cut himself off from the landlord class, and he took him and his Dashun Dynasty together, and was completely crushed into powder by the angry landlord class and the lucky Qing soldiers.

So after having this lesson from the past, Zhang Shihua became extremely cautious about killing the rich and helping the poor.

Of course, judging from the universal values of this period, these guys who are rich and unkind and those who later received the favor of the Ming Emperor but did not know how to serve the country are a group of extremely damned bastards.

But sometimes killing doesn't mean you can kill. "If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if people are observed, there will be no fugitives", not to mention that these guys who should be killed are still of great use. If his behavior is misinterpreted by his subordinates as doing it to those rich families for the sake of money and food, Zhang Shihua will definitely not be able to bear the consequences.

After all, in the minds of these people, "Since my general's lord can kill those rich and unkind people for money and food, then why can't we kill a few people for money and food?" And once such an idea is born, it will be difficult for Zhang Shihua to restrain the army as perfectly as he is now.

Besides, in today's era, Zhang Shihua himself actually doesn't want to offend the landlord class too much.

After all, they are not rogues who change places with one shot, they have their own bases. Therefore, Zhang Shihua didn't want to lead the troops to fight against the Tartars in the front, and the unbearable landlord class in the back who were exploited by himself were ready to open the city gates in all directions to welcome the king.

Therefore, after thinking about this, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Hey, sometimes it is really more difficult to govern the world than to fight the world!" ”

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There are two flowers, one on each branch. It is said that Zhang Shihua just "received a large amount of funding from Xuzhou with his personal charm". In the east, hundreds of miles away, he also fought a decisive battle with Liu Futong first, but he couldn't help but fall into a stalemate of confrontation.

It must be said that emaciated camels are bigger than horses. Although it is said that the Yuan and Mongolian courts' ability to govern the world is not very good, but this great empire with a territory of thousands of miles, the accumulation of a hundred years of heritage, still does not dare to let anyone underestimate it. For example, now, in the area of Tongxu and Nanqi, after the continuous support of reinforcements from the north, the soldiers under the command of Ye Xian can't help but be more and more day by day, day by day, anyway, until now, the army under the command of Ye Xian has expanded to 150,000 crazily, and the number of troops is enough to a jaw-dropping extent.

And because of this, the first side couldn't help but blow out the slogan of 300,000 Wang Shinan to quell the rebellion.

However, what is embarrassing is that although there are many soldiers and horses on the side of the Yuanmeng court. But compared to their enemies, they did not have much advantage in terms of numbers.

Yes, in terms of expanding the army and strengthening himself, Liu Futong is indeed a real expert. Anyway, in order to bring enough certainty to his victory, Liu Futong, who recruited troops everywhere, was wanted by people, and at this time, he couldn't help but expand his troops to a huge scale of 150,000 or 60,000.