The Chinese nation is not accustomed to migratory life after moving from Pangeng. The solid foundation of agricultural civilization makes the people deeply love their homeland, and they are full of unknown fear of Shijie, which is hundreds of miles away. Not to mention letting the people of Shanxi move to Shandong, even if they are allowed to move to neighboring counties, no one may be happy. Whether it is the trump card of sacrificing the distribution of land, or the rumors and smears of Li Chuang's thieves, there are very few believers.

Perhaps future generations will believe that Li Chuang used human flesh as military food, but the people of the Ming Dynasty in this era still have basic discernment and do not believe in this low-end rumor.

The Donggong guard battalion was a group of troops evacuated from Luoyang, escorting a small number of people who were willing to follow the crown prince. These people couldn't accept the rule of the thieves, and felt that although the Ming Dynasty was bad in a thousand ways, it was the country of their fathers and ancestors after all, and they still chose to believe in the court and the Zhu family.

This made Zhu Cihong very moved, although the propaganda has always said that the distribution of Gyeonggi land is a deceptive act, but it also made Zhu Cihong determined to protect these loyal seeds, otherwise no one will trust any propaganda of the imperial court in the future.

The Tongguan defense line was finally handed over to Bai Guangen, in order to ensure that the more combat-effective Donggong guard battalion could be repaired and maintained in combat effectiveness, and it also meant that the time to recruit people in Shaanxi would be shorter. It's just that in this way, the thirsty Zuo Junqian Headquarters is very resentful, as if the girl he fancy has been taken away by others.

"Let's talk about the battle of Haode Tongguan!" Xiao Donglou rode on the horse, covering his tearful eyes with one hand and banging on the saddle with the other.

Cao Ning rode beside him and snorted coldly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't plan to fight from the beginning, but he just wanted to boost morale when he retreated, and he had the same reason as Cao Cao's Wangmei to quench his thirst." You guys are too young, too naïve! ”

The more Xiao Donglou thought about it, the more angry he became: "Lao Tzu was bluffed this time. Even that stinky foreman kid dared to mock Lao Tzu! ”

"You're a fool." Cao Ning raised his fan: "Anyway, you are also a colonel, and you are on an equal footing with Xiao Mo, so you should also focus on the overall situation." When you look at the military discussion, which of those old East Palace officers speaks? You're making a lot of noise. ”

"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who said that brainstorming has something to say!" Xiao Donglou was unconvinced.

Cao Ning pouted: "Fart!" That's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, look at the people below, who can see far! If you don't look far away, it's nonsense, that's an ugly offering, do you understand the ugliness? ”

Xiao Donglou rubbed his fists and was silent for a long time. Suddenly, he said: "Do you think that the military department of the Chinese Central Army will slap Li Zicheng in the back?" ”

Cao Ning was about to laugh when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, from far and near. He reined in his horse and looked back, galloped over in a fiery red fat jacket, rushed straight to Cao Ning and Xiao Donglou, gave a military salute to the two, and turned to Xiao Donglou: "Colonel Xiao? ”

"Exactly!"

"Military orders." The soldier was full of anger, with no expression on his face, and removed a wax-sealed bamboo tube from his back. Lower in the past.

Xiao Donglou was about to be opened, but was stopped by Cao Ning, who first inspected the wax seal, and then opened the cylinder and took out the order inside. After reading it, Xiao Donglou handed it to Cao Ning, signed the attached receipt, and handed it to the soldier to take back, which can be regarded as completing the procedure of receiving the task.

Cao Ning also read the military order. Said: "Your Highness means that if someone refuses to leave. Shall we take it away? ”

"Look what that means." Xiao Donglou narrowed his eyes: "Why does Your Highness want so many people?" Is it really not a drop of grass left for Li Thief? ”

Only by taking people away can we ensure that the real wall is clear. Otherwise, the grain buried in the ground by the people will still be broken into the camp and become military resources. In this troubled world, human life is not as good as a dog, so much so that everyone thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince says that he wants the population, but in fact, he wants the food and utensils carried by the population. In order to implement the policy of clearing the wilderness.

Indeed, it is very unpleasant for the prince to say it, but it is much better to change it to save the people.

"Why do you care so much, just do what the prince says." Cao Ning didn't care.

Xiao Donglou smiled and raised his voice: "Listen to it to me!" The whole army has it. Run and go! ”

The crown prince ordered Xiao Donglou to assist Sun Chuanting in the migration of people, giving him the right to "act cheaply". This means that force can be used to persuade those who cannot be persuaded to leave. Although the military and civilians are in good condition, population is also an important strategic resource, and it is too wasteful to leave it to a short-lived regime like Li Chuang.

Even among the population, there is a distinction, and anyone who reads must be taken away. Since I have read the books of the sages, it is my duty to be loyal to the country. Daming's generous treatment of scholars has always been implemented, and as long as they can go to school, they will be exempted from their forced labor and part of the field tax. Since it has enjoyed the preferential treatment of the state, the country should naturally make some efforts if there is something to do, at least it must not leave the enemy.

The second is the prime-age workforce. For Donggong, these people are not necessarily qualified to be soldiers. But for Li Chuang, as long as he is a man, he can take up arms and go to the battlefield. Rather than let them die on the battlefield, it is better to take them away and undertake manual labor along the way, and when the time comes, they will also be the main labor force for the reclamation of Shandong wasteland.

These two big heads grabbed them, and the old people, women and children who were attached to them could only follow, otherwise they could only be trapped at home.

Strong labor is easy to grasp, but most of the scholars are from the gentry class.

Those who have constant birth have perseverance, and these people would rather change the dynasty than go to a place thousands of miles away with the prince. And most of these people have villages. The village courtyard of this era is similar to a cottage, but there is no tree flag rebellion. Under the protection of Zhuang Ding, it was also common for landlords to resist the imperial court officers and soldiers.

At this time, the East Palace guard battalion needs to come out.

Often such a person is more likely to become Li Zicheng's material warehouse, so it must not be let go. The only food needed for large-scale migration comes from such families.

Shanxi has been plagued by disasters year after year, and there is hunger everywhere, but it does not mean that there is no food, otherwise what kind of warehouse would Li Chuang open to put what grain? It's just that this grain is concentrated in the hands of the government and the wealthy. And the proportion of them is 10% in the government and 90% in the rich. These wealthy families worked part-time as grain merchants, hoarding grain, driving up grain prices, and eventually adding another layer of man-made disasters to the natural disasters. For such a person, Zhu Cihong has no sympathy, let alone any reputation, so he will take it first.

What's more, Zhu Cihong still has the killer weapon of "public opinion". If there were emperors like Zhu Cihong who knew so many methods of buying good names and controlling public opinion, there would definitely be more than a few holy emperors and kings in Chinese history, such as Yao Shunyu, Tang Sect, and Song Zu.

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Sun Chuanting, who was one step ahead, returned to Xi'an, and specially inspected Bai Guangen's garrison work in Tongguan. He originally wanted to leave Gao Jie on the west hill outside the south gate, but Gao Bai and Bai were both resentful and dissatisfied.

Sun Chuanting has received the holy decree, and his title of secretary of the military department has been stripped away, and he is only the governor of Shaanxi with the official of the military department, trying to atone for his crimes. He knew that this was the result of the prince's action, but he still couldn't vent his melancholy in his heart. For a while, the old handsome man only felt physically and mentally exhausted, thinking that he still had the trust of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the matter of Tongguan could only be done by the fate of heaven.

After returning to Xi'an, the Shaanxi military and political dignitaries went out of the city to greet them, and they were originally a little gloating, but when they saw that Sun Chuanting's entourage and guards were all strong troops with neat appearance and high morale, he couldn't help but wonder.

Lu Zhiqi, the political envoy of Shaanxi, gently approached Feng Shikong, the governor of Shaanxi beside him, and asked in a low voice: "Didn't you say that the governor was defeated?" It's not like a defeated army. ”

Feng Shikong was the governor of a province in the end, so his vision was higher, he lowered his voice, and said: "This is the guard camp of the East Palace, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the queen in person." ”

"The Overseer is here." Huang Jiong, the Shaanxi inspector on the side, reminded loudly.

Sun Chuanting's guard of honor soon walked in front of the waiting crowd, and a discerning person saw that the official title of "Shangshu of the Military Department" was missing from the card, and knew that the fate of the imperial court had arrived, so he silently changed the title from "Supervisor" to "General System" and "Marshal" in his heart.

"There is Lao Lie, Sun is ashamed." Sun Chuanting dismounted and greeted his colleagues. Although he is the governor of Shaanxi, without the title of the secretary of the Ministry of War, he only has three products.

Feng Shikong, who has the highest status, stepped forward and said: "The general system is willing to risk arrows, and the heart of loyalty to the country is admired by our generation!" Why do you say this humble? He also noticed that Sun Chuanting's expression was depressed, and he grinned: "The imperial court will definitely reuse the general system in the near future, why is the general system worried that it will not be able to make meritorious contributions to the thieves?" ”

Sun Chuanting knew that the governor of Shaanxi was disobedient to him, and secretly had a lot of tricks and tricks. Among the many impeachments against him, Feng Shikong is also indispensable. It was precisely because of Feng Shikong's main battle that Sun Chuanting was even more reluctant to use the strategy of Tuntian's stability in Shaanxi, and he was inevitably impatient, and finally embarrassed inside and out.

But on such an occasion, people can say such two sentences, which can be regarded as giving enough face. He looked at the other big and small bureaucrats in Shaanxi below, and said in his heart, and said secretly: My Sun Chuanting Rongma battlefield, how can you wait for the rotten Confucianism to know a thing or two?

Governor Sun perked up his spirits and said in a loud voice: "Although the front line is not determined for a while, Li Chuang is a thief who is about to die after all, and he may not have the day to be beheaded. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince held the festival on behalf of the Son of Heaven to personally march, and then arrived, up and down the Shaanxi Province, officials of all sizes, should act according to the orders of the crown prince. ”

"That's how it should be." The officials expressed their positions one after another, but their hearts were dissatisfied.

Who wants to suddenly have a mother-in-law on their head, or the son of the emperor! Whether it is a governor or a minister, as long as he is an official, he has to take care of the rules of officialdom and the reputation of Shilin. Shaanxi really suffered bad luck, first came a governor who didn't understand the rules, and then came a prince who was not a person in the officialdom, how to live this life? Alas, without the luck of those people in Henan, the crown prince didn't even enter Kaifeng City.

Seeing that everyone was expressing their opinions, Sun Chuanting did not wait to go back to reconvene the local officials' deliberations, so he announced: "All those in the province who are above all living beings are ordered to go to the provincial capital from now on to serve in the East Palace." As soon as the strong men of the rural city pass should be requisitioned, all prefectures and counties should be loyal to them and prepare for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

When everyone heard this, they all complained: This grandson has to scrape his skin again in Shaanxi! (To be continued......)