In the second year of Hongguang, on the second day of February, the day when the dragon raised its head, Gu Zhenhua personally led the third and fifth brigades from northern Henan into Shanxi.

Along the way, the spring was cold, but everyone was exceptionally happy. Dolgon's commanders retreated, and the rivers and mountains in Shanxi easily fell into the hands of An **.

At the beginning, Gu Zhenhua formulated the tactic of peeling bamboo shoots, which aimed to take Shaanxi and Shanxi, and now it has been basically completed. What is even more gratifying is that in seizing the land of the two provinces, An ** only used some partial divisions, which greatly saved troops and consumed the vitality of the Tartars.

Gu Zhenhua is also very proud, and he is getting closer and closer to completely defeating the Tartars! They came to a hill and looked into the distance, only to see a black, foggy city in front of them.

"Staff Officer Wu, where is the front?"

"Back to the prince, it's Pingyao."

"Pingyao? Is it the nest of Jin merchants? ”

Wu Kaijie said with a smile: "That's right, Lord Wang, don't underestimate here, there are no less than a dozen Qianzhuang ticket numbers alone, and the trade is all over the country, I heard people say that the underground of Pingyao is full of secret rooms for Jin merchants to hide silver." ”

Wu Kaijie said as he spoke, his eyes lit up, Zhou Yingjie, who had just been promoted to the commander of the Fifth Brigade, couldn't hold it back for a long time, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, I am willing to ask for an order to arrest Jin Shang and confiscate family property!" ”

Xie Bin also said: "Lord Wang, I haven't done anything for a long time, so leave this job to the lowly position!" ”

Gu Zhenhua smiled slightly: "You don't need to, you concentrate on leading the troops to fight, someone has done this kind of thing!" ”

"Who?" Wu Kaijie's eyes rolled.

Gu Zhenhua smiled and didn't say anything, just urging the horse forward. They all followed behind, and when they were still ten miles away from Pingyao, a group of people were already kneeling there on the side of the road.

"The sinner Geng Zhongming (Geng Jimao) knocked on the king of Zhongshan. The prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old! ”

Gu Zhenhua smiled and waved his hand: "The ground is cold and damp, hurry up!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!"

The father and son had been kneeling on the ground for more than half an hour, and after they were defeated in Taiyuan, Dolgon sent Qing soldiers to chase after them, and they were like lost dogs, running away. ran his subordinates scattered, from the initial two or three thousand people. Today, there are less than 200 people.

Along the way, many of his subordinates wanted to assassinate their father and son, and give their heads to Dorgon in exchange for glory and wealth. The two of them almost lost their heads. ran to Pingyao, and finally met the vanguard sent by Sun Cheng, with An **, they finally saved their heads.

But it's not safe either. The two of them obviously felt Ann's indifference to them. Or even contempt. Especially when they met, all their weapons were confiscated, and the two of them became completely meat on the chopping board, at the mercy of others!

Geng Jimao struggled to help his father up from the ground, and the two of them bowed down, not daring to raise their heads.

"The sinner Geng Zhongming knew that he was deeply guilty, and from then on, he was willing to eat fasting and recite the Buddha, and he lived a dead life. Please also ask the prince to be gracious! ”

Gu Zhenhua's gaze swept over the two of them, these few months. Geng's father and son were also tortured, their faces were already thin and out of shape, Geng Zhongming's sideburns were white, the corners of his mouth were all blistered, his voice was dumb, and the whole person was like a prawn.

"Hahaha, Geng Zhongming, do you want to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot? It's a bit difficult to see this king! ”

Yes!

When Geng Zhongming heard this, his body softened, and he knelt on the ground.

"Lord Wang, please spare your life, give sinners a way to live!"

Geng Jimao also knelt on the ground, his head slamming on the cold ground.

"Lord Wang, our father and son know that they are guilty, but they have already done it anyway, and they have been fighting with the Tartar for two months, without merit, and there is hard work, my father and son are all scabies, and the spots are visible. Please also ask the prince to reward a way of life, our father and son are willing to eat fasting and chant Buddha, and pray for the prince every day. ”

"Excuse me!" Gu Zhenhua said: "Although Buddhism is wide, not everyone wants it. ”

When the father and son heard this, it was like a thunderbolt hitting the top, and the voltage of 100,000 volts passed through the body, and it was over! Geng Zhongming's whole body was soft, like dough, and he collapsed on the ground.

"Don't you want to go to the Buddha Gate, I don't know if you are willing to do this Shura evil ghost!"

Geng Zhongming wept bitterly, all thoughts were lost, and said: "Lord Wang, you are bent on killing sinners, sinners have nothing else to say, but the sinner has an eldest grandson under his knees, named Geng Jingzhong, who is just three years old, and asks the prince to show mercy to Geng Men and leave a descendant for Geng Men!" ”

Gu Zhenhua said with a smile: "Geng Zhongming, you misunderstood, this king wants you to deal with some people." ”

"Lord Wang, do you still keep us?" Geng Jumao asked in surprise.

Gu Zhenhua said: "The eight Jin merchants colluded with the Tartars and betrayed the Ming Dynasty, and the crime cannot be punished. Although Fan Yongdou has already subdued the law, but there are other people, you have raided a batch in Taiyuan, and you can be regarded as having experience, and the task given to you by this king is to completely clean up the Jin merchants. Anyone who colludes with the Tartars will be severely punished! ”

There is still a way to live, Geng Zhongming and Geng Jimao all came to the spirit, and Geng Zhongming struggled to kneel at Gu Zhenhua's feet.

"Rest assured, sinners will do their best, and they will never let go of a guilty person!"

Use traitors to deal with traitors!

Wu Kaijie couldn't help but stretch out his thumb on the side, the prince's trick is clever, Tartar is good at using Han to control Han, and its practical traitor is a truth. The traitors themselves are deeply guilty, and when they deal with their own kind, they absolutely do not dare to engage in any favoritism, and they will only be more ruthless and ruthless than others.

Wu Kaijie walked over with a smile and said, "Lord Wang, I think I should add a little thing to the Geng family's father and son. Since the rebellion, this Tartar has done many angry things and slaughtered many Han people. How many officials of the Ming Dynasty willingly defected to the enemy and became shameful traitors. There must always be an explanation, I think we should let Geng's father and son tell everything they know, verify them one by one, record them, and publish them all over the world! ”

"Sinners willing, sinners willing!" Geng Zhongming hurriedly said: "Sinners must think carefully and write everything down!" ”

Gu Zhenhua nodded: "Geng Zhongming, Geng Jimao, as you said, the first battle of Taiyuan is indeed meritorious, if you do your best to do these two things, this king can forgive your past sins." In addition, the number of Tartars is approaching, you understand the situation outside the pass, do more homework, and when this king marches outside the pass, you will have to act as a vanguard! ”

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

The two of them lay on the ground and kowtowed desperately.

"Lord Wang, don't worry, sinners will do their best, bow down and die!"

"Well, Geng Zhongming, you will now be the ambassador of the inventory, Geng Jimao will be the deputy envoy, and it will be under the leadership of Vice Chief Wu of the General Staff, do a good job!"

Hearing Gu Zhenhua's arrangement, Xie Bin and Zhou Yingjie simply prayed silently for all the Jin merchants.

"Amitabha!"

"What do you mean by this, do you question what our prince does?" Wu Kaijie's eyes widened.

Xie Bin patted Wu Kaijie on the shoulder: "Our prince is too wise!" ”

Zhou Yingjie also sighed: "A bad species, coupled with the lack of virtue of the father and son, shouldn't we mourn in silence!" ”

"You dare to call me bad, it's unreasonable!"

They were fighting and laughing, and the whole army marched into Pingyao. The ancient city of Pingyao was a scenic spot in later generations, but now it is a heart of the world!

The streets are all paved with bluestone, smooth and smooth, and the storefronts on the street are lined up one after another, all of which are Qianzhuang ticket numbers, pawnshop warehouses, and you can't see the end at a glance. Don't look at the war, all the facades are tightly closed, but just from the street weather, you can see the prosperity of Pingyao.

"Hey, Jin Shang's ability to make money is the best in the world, but it's a pity, they didn't use their skills for the benefit of the country and the people, but they were mercenary, and they actually colluded with Tartars and were willing to be ghosts, which is really hateful!" Xu Fang said with a snort.

"Lord Wang, if you think that you are a businessman, you should take it as a warning. Promote morality, with the words of saints, correct people's hearts, eliminate evil thoughts, so that the world will be governed! ”

Hearing Xu Fang's words, Gu Zhenhua was noncommittal, but smiled and looked at several civil officials behind him, including the first batch of Tuntian officials Zhu Chenghai and others, who came to Shanxi this time to rebuild the administrative system and manage Shanxi.

Seeing the inquiry in Gu Zhenhua's eyes, Zhu Chenghai stood up.

"Lord Qiqi, I think what Lord Xu said is very clever, but the indoctrination has been said for thousands of years, even if the saint is in the day, it is still a bad etiquette, and it has no effect at all, so it can be seen that the words of the saint can be cultivated, and governing the country may not be possible!"

Dare to question Master Confucius, if you run into those stubborn readers, I'm afraid that your mother won't know you if you can chase and beat you. However, Gu Zhenhua appreciated it very much and gave him an encouraging look.

Zhu Chenghai said boldly: "Lord Wang, the world's capital is profitable, just like the return of water to the sea, which can only be guided, not forced." The reason why the Jin merchants were evil was that the court was not clear about the law, mismanagement, and could not be properly guided. In particular, the court was controlled by civil officials and was unwilling to share power with merchants. Naturally, Jin merchants with amazing financial resources will resort to illegal means to seek huge profits. The traitors should be eliminated, but the root of this evil cannot be left uncured! ”

"Well, well said!"

Gu Zhenhua laughed: "Zhu Chenghai, what you said is wonderful, in this way, you will temporarily take the post of political envoy of Shanxi, mainly responsible for restoring Shanxi's economy, and give this king a set of methods for managing business!" ”

"Obey the orders of the prince, and you will do your best!"

On the third day of Gu Zhenhua's arrival in Pingyao, Yue Polu led the cavalry from Datong. The north and south roads will meet each other, and the overall situation of Shanxi has been decided. Geng Zhongming's raid work is also about to start, although the eight imperial merchants have escaped a lot. But the monks can't run the temple, and a lot of their family business has been pulled out, and there are new gains every day.

The soldiers are well fed, and Gu Zhenhua is preparing a plan to advance next. Suddenly, a six-hundred-mile rush was sent from Sichuan.

"Lord Wang, this is sent by Mr. Xia, Zhang Xianzhong is dispatching troops and preparing to attack the stone pillar, please make a decision!" (To be continued!)

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