Chapter 404: Chongming Qi (Chinese) (Text)

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Zhai Zhe returned to Xiaoshan with his front foot, and Zuo Ruo's urgent report was delivered with his back foot.

If he hadn't made this trip to Hangzhou, he would definitely blame Zuo Ruo for being too anxious. After staying in Hangzhou City for three days, inspecting the layout of the city defense, and understanding the various emergency measures prepared by Feng Qin, he let go of his twelve hearts, even if he stayed there by himself, he could not do better than Feng Qin.

The expectation of this line is to inspect the city defense, so it is better to send warmth.

The court decides the battlefield.

Now is the time when the lives of the three armed forces are needed, and improving the status of the soldiers is the first knife he is ready to open in the court. In the past few days, he and Chen Zilong carefully consulted, and decided to jointly write to the imperial court, and each of the regular soldiers and soldiers in eastern Zhejiang could be exempted from paying 20 acres of land at home for three years.

The so-called regular army is the soldiers who belong to the roster of the Xiaoshan camp, and the rebels recruited from all over the country are not counted.

This strategy can not only make the soldiers return to their hearts, but more importantly, put the decision of the regular army in the hands of Zhai Zhe. At present, eighty percent of the soldiers and horses in eastern Zhejiang are under the command of Zhai Zhe, and the statistics of the regular army by the Xiaoshan camp are feasible and convenient, and this strategy does not show much power at present. But in the future, if the tide of the war in eastern Zhejiang is reversed and more territory is recovered, this strategy will show great power, or danger.

This is actually an opening in the military department and the household department, so that the Xiaoshan camp can bypass the cabinet and interfere in the government affairs.

"Three years first" is just a pretense, Zhai Zhe's real purpose is to implement this measure permanently, which will allow soldiers to have the same rights and status as literati, just like literati can see that officials do not kneel when they are in the show, and they will have more privileges if they are promoted and even if they are selected.

A further step in this strategy is to reduce military salaries. The people sold grain and handed over the silver to the government, and then handed over to the imperial court by local officials, and then from the household department to the military department, and then to the military town, and finally put it in the hands of the soldiers, which is the whole process of the Ming army's salary. Every process here has to bear at least one percent of the loss, since the benefits are ultimately in the hands of the soldiers, it is better to directly exempt a part of their field taxes as part of the military salary, so as to reduce the pressure on the current military salary.

Soon after the memo written by Chen Zilong and co-signed by Zhai Zhe and him was sent to Shaoxing Mansion, the cabinet and King Lu completed their approval and agreed to their request. The so-called exempt Tian Fu is now just a piece of paper, and Ning Shao and Zhedong's Tian Fu are all in the hands of Zong Mao.

King Lu didn't think about it so much, and now he was afraid that Zhai Zhe would make more excessive requests, and he would be able to agree. Because the envoy of the king of Tang has arrived in Jinhua Mansion.

After guarding Hangzhou, the prestige of eastern Zhejiang grew, although the king of Lu was late in prison, but he seemed to have the prestige to confront the king of Tang, if he could recover Nanjing, I was afraid that the king of Tang himself would not have the courage to edict the king of Lu, and this qiē had to rely on Zhai Zhe.

On the penultimate day of leap June, a group of pedestrians who looked like a caravan arrived at the camp in Xiaoshan.

The soldiers reported to the big tent of the Chinese army, "My lord, the messenger of the Tang King, the military department, asked Liu Zhongzao to see him in the matter!" ”

Zhai Zhe didn't know that King Tang had ascended the throne in Fuzhou, and King Tang didn't know that Ning Shaojunzhen had made such a big move here. Liu Zhongzao stayed in Jinhua Mansion for a day and dared to come to Ningshao only after understanding the situation in eastern Zhejiang.

"Taking the credit of Hangzhou Junjun Town, the situation in eastern Zhejiang is all determined by Zhai Zhe alone." This is Zhu Dadian's original words, in which there is respect, dissatisfaction, envy, and helplessness.

"Let him in!" Zhai Zhe sat in the big tent and didn't move. According to the title of King Lu, he is the Duke of Yueguo, of course, he does not have to meet a seven-grade gift.

Liu Zhongzao entered the camp in Xiaoshan and did not see many soldiers and horses. The camp was full of piles of supplies, and they went to Hangzhou through the water gate every day.

Fang Jin asked him to enter the account.

Seeing Zhai Zhe, Liu Zhongzao's lips trembled for a long time, and he bowed down and said, "Meet Yue Guogong!" ”

He has the heavy responsibility entrusted to him by the Tang King, and some things must be decided immediately. The Tang Dynasty named Zheng Zhilong as the Hou of Zhenhai, which was one level lower than Zhai Zhe, the Duke of Yueguo, but if Zheng Zhilong could go north and recover such an important town as Hangzhou, it would be natural for him to be crowned.

Zhai Zhe motioned for him to sit down and said, "It's not easy for Mr. to go north!" ”

"Although the mountain road is difficult and dangerous, if I knew the major events of the general's line, I would have come to Xiaoshan to follow them!"

Liu Zhongzao is really a talker, Tang Wang picked the right messenger this time, and there was not a word that made Zhai Zhe uncomfortable.

"According to the days, the Tang King ascended the throne in Fuzhou two days later, and Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi and Huguang have all been listed. Tang Wang didn't know that the general showed his might so much in eastern Zhejiang, and he was defeated and captured under the city of Hangzhou, otherwise the reward would have been sent to the army. ”

Liu Zhongzao first explained the shape of Fuzhou that the accession of the Tang King to the throne was a certainty, testing Zhai Zhe's attitude.

"Hey, hey!" Zhai Zhe played with the teacup in his hand.

"Since the righteous master in eastern Zhejiang, Tang Wang was unaware, and he was willing to go back to Fuzhou to ask for merit for the general."

Zhai Zheru Xu Shu entered Cao Ying, and without saying a word, Liu Zhongzao couldn't figure out his attitude.

Tempted left and right, seeing that Zhai Zhe did not take the bait, Liu Zhongzao simply picked out the matter and said: "The country cannot have two kings, and it is the great plan of the country to resist the Qing captives at the moment, and King Lu stepped forward in times of danger, and the world admired him, but he ......"

Zhai Zhe waved his hand and said: "I am just a martial artist, and some fleshy men under my command are unwilling to shave, and they are struggling to support in Hangzhou City, and King Lu is in charge of the country in eastern Zhejiang, which is of great help to me." ”

Liu Zhongzao's face became a little unsightly, and he muttered, "Exactly, exactly." ”

Zhai Zhe changed his words, and then said: "At present, the war situation in Jiangnan is tense, I only know that it is for the Ming Dynasty, as for the affairs of the court, there are cabinet scholars in Shaoxing, and there is no place for me to speak." ”

"The general is too modest!" Liu Zhongzao couldn't figure out Zhai Zhe's true thoughts.

At this point, Zhai Zhe decided to say his bottom line, saying: "The day before yesterday, I received an urgent report that there were righteous people in Jiading, Kunshan and other places in Songjiang Prefecture, and I was preparing to go to Chongming Island to inspect the situation over there, and I only hope that there will be no chaos in eastern Zhejiang." ”

The dispute between the Tang King and the Lu King, he must not express his position at will now.

Although the king of Tang had the advantage of succeeding to the throne first, the eastern part of Zhejiang supported the king of Dailu. For example, Qian Sule, Sun Jiaji, Zhang Guowei, Zhu Dadian and others have unclear attitudes, and Zhang Mingzhen and Fang Guoan also have their own ideas, and once he makes a mistake in handling it, it is very easy to cause chaos. Ning Shao and several counties in eastern Zhejiang worked hard to support the Hangzhou army, and even some gentry donated half of their family property, these people are his foundation.

Besides, Liu Zhongzao asked him to abandon King Lu to welcome King Tang, and he couldn't just rely on one mouth. He now needs someone to share the pressure and provide food, and Tang Wang has the support of those places, so he should always show a little.

Liu Zhongzao was already very satisfied with this answer, and replied: "I understand!" ”

Before coming, he had even prepared for the worst, Zhai Zhe might not see him, he might expel him from Ning Shao, and he might express his firm support for King Lu.

But now, Zhai Zhe's attitude is very ****.

Liu Zhongzao stayed in Xiaoshan camp for a day and left for Shaoxing. Before he arrived at Shaoxing Mansion, Zhai Zhe's recital was sent to King Lu's desk first.

When Liu Zhongzao and his entourage entered eastern Zhejiang, they were stared at by countless pairs of eyes, and the people of Shaoxing Mansion knew that these people had been camping in Xiaoshan for a day, and they were immediately nervous. King Lu's wine and meat are not fragrant, and he can't stand the singing and dancing, so he can't wait to immediately issue an edict to invite Zhai Zhe to Shaoxing for an interview.

So for the first time, I studied Zhai Zhe's twists and turns, and summoned Zhang Guowei, Song Zhipu, Zhu Dadian and Fang Fengyuan.

He handed over the recital to the four of them to circulate and asked, "What does it mean that the Duke of Yue Guo asked for orders to go to Chongming Island to open up the battlefield of Songjiang Mansion?" ”

After asking, he turned his body uneasily in his chair and continued: "Is it inappropriate for him to switch to Chongming before the war in Hangzhou is over?" ”

Zhang Guowei was named the Supervisor, and said first: "General Zhai actually made such an arrangement, it naturally makes sense, if someone in Songjiang Mansion raises troops, it can also play a role in containing the Qing captives." ”

In fact, he was not good at military affairs, but was famous for managing the floods of Taihu Lake and the Yangtze River, and wrote the "Complete Book of Water Conservancy in Wuzhong". After Chen Xinjia was convicted and disposed of, Chongzhen randomly ordered the mandarin duck score and put him in the position of the secretary of the military department. After the defeat of Songjiang, the immortals had nothing to do about the situation of Daming, of course he was not able to turn the tide.

"What Elder Ge means is that Gu should agree with his suggestion."

What else can you do if you don't agree? Several ministers looked down at the ground at their feet.

"The Duke of Yue Guo invited Wang Zhiren, the chief soldier of Wu Song, to be the first to be, and it is naturally deserved!" King Lu raised his head, "Yue Guogong is going to Chongming Island, do you want to send an overseer?" ”

This question stumped everyone, Hangzhou has Zhejiang Governor Chen Zilong, if Zhai Zhe marched into Songjiang, it should be sent to the supervisor, but Zhai Zhe did not mention this matter in the memoranda, and rashly sent a supervisor I don't know if it will anger him.

Unless Zhang Guowei goes in person, because he has been recognized by Zhai Zhe.

Several people's eyes fell on Zhang Guowei, Zhang Guowei was almost about to come forward, changed his mind at the last moment, and said: "Yue Guogong may not stay on Chongming Island for a long time, and there is no need to send a supervisor in the eyes of Weichen." ”

Liu Zhongzao didn't arrive in Shaoxing, and he didn't feel at ease to leave. Zhai Zhe invited troops to Chongming Island at this time, although the reason was very good, but his attitude was very strange. Zhang Guowei didn't believe that Zhai Zhe could stay out of the Tang and Lu rivalries.

A day later, Lu Jianguo quickly whipped the edict and sent it to the Xiaoshan camp.

Zhai Zhe summoned Zong Mao to sit in the Xiaoshan camp, and ordered Meng Kang to be in charge of Ning Shao's soldiers and horses, and Xiao Zhiyan to be in charge of the Xiaoshan camp, all of which acted according to Zong Mao's orders. Sooner or later, people like Zong Mao will come to the forefront, and he is still hiding behind the scenes.

The messenger sent to Chongming Island by King Tilu was a young man with a very thin face, but a strong body, and he actually came on horseback, which was very different from ordinary literati. Zhai Zhe only watched a few movements when he got on and off the horse, and knew that this person's riding skills were not bad.

In the grasslands of Jiangnan Africa, the people are good at driving boats, not good at riding horses, Zhai Zhe saw his posture on the horse, and asked jokingly: "What is your name, can you ride a horse, and can you also shoot arrows?" ”

The man bowed down and replied modestly: "In Xia Zhang Huangyan, he also touched the bow and arrow. ”

"Zhang Huangyan!" Zhai Zhe nodded silently, he remembered the name.

The next day, Wenlin Zhu supervised eight large ships of Zhoushan Shui Division to Linshanwei, Bao Guang led a thousand soldiers and horses to escort him, and Zhai Zhe led Zhang Huangyan and others to get on the boat and ride the wind and waves to Chongming Island.

Stay away from here, Zhai Zhe can see the true attitude of everyone, and only by really finding out the details of those people can he make Zhedong not cause trouble because of this matter.

Zhedong is not the king of Lu, nor is it the king of Tang.