Nanchang Mansion City.

Xiong Wencan was shocked: "What, Raozhou City is gone?" Did King Huai escape? ”

"I'm afraid, there is more luck than luck." The messenger replied.

Xiong Wencan suddenly sat back, chilling all over, like falling into an ice cave.

Civil officials have always not taken the vassal king seriously, and if they have nothing to impeach, they can continue to brush up their prestige and political achievements, and the monarchs and ministers of the court are also happy to see it.

But it is one thing for a civil official to impeach a vassal king, and another thing for a vassal king to be killed by a thief!

There is a tradition of rebellion in southern Jiangxi, and there is also a tradition of rebellion in northeast Jiangxi, because there are also mountains and poor people.

Duchang County, which was occupied by the anti-thieves this time, made a disturbance a few years ago, and Gujianshan used to nominally belong to the troops of the Duchang anti-thieves. And the Raozhou Mansion, which was occupied by the anti-thieves, also made a fuss, and all the family members of King Huai were killed.

The king of Huai was also unlucky, after the whole family was killed, he returned to the palace and did not settle down for two years, and the city of Raozhou was attacked by anti-thieves.

Xiong Wencan's throat was dry, and he asked, "The anti-thief of Raozhou Mansion is also under the banner of Zhao Yan?" ”

"No," replied the spy, "under the banner of King Zhao Tianwang is the Duchang Ding thief." This Raozhou Lu thief was originally Ding Jiasheng's subordinates, but because of the indiscriminate killing and Ding thief's disagreement, he divided his troops halfway. The Ding thief attacked Duchang County, and the Lu thief went to Raozhou Mansion. Huai Wang ......"

"Go on, don't hide it!" Xiong Wencan scolded.

The spy said: "The last time the thieves broke the city, King Huai was robbed of all his savings, and after returning to Raozhou, he was aggressively exploited. Raozhou was first hit by drought this year, and then flooded, but the king of Huai still did not relent, and the political secretary of the government department strictly urged the payment. As soon as the thief arrived, the people of Raozhou rebelled, and tens of thousands of soldiers were supported in half a month. ”

Xiong Wencan had nothing to say, he could imagine what kind of life the people of Raozhou lived.

First the drought, then the flood, before the vassal kings exploited, and then the government urged. This is a pot of boiling oil, which burns when it sticks to sparks, how can someone take the lead in rebellion not blow it up?

To tell the truth, if the people of Raozhou do not rebel, countless hungry people will inevitably come to Nanchang to beg, and tens of thousands of hungry people will gather in Nanchang Mansion, which is also a headache.

Now things are even more tricky, Ding Thief occupies Duchang County, plays the banner of Zhao Tianwang, and learns from Zhao Handou to divide the landlords. The Lu thief occupies the Raozhou Mansion and has more troops in his hands, but he kills innocents indiscriminately, which is just the kind of traditional anti-thief.

And the government, on the other hand, has no power to levy it at all.

There are still some officers and soldiers, but after many major defeats, they have long lost the heart of war, and they want to flee when they see the thieves.

Xiong Wencan could only wait anxiously, he had already written to Zhao Han, hoping that Zhao Han could help suppress the thief. Don't talk anything about luring wolves into the room, because Jiangxi has long been surrounded by wolves, and Zhao Hanneng can suppress thieves on the surface.

After waiting for a few more days, the Datong army finally came.

Gu Jianshan led the naval division troops, and Li Zheng led the army to take a boat and docked directly outside the city of Nanchang Prefecture.

What are you doing here?

Of course, it's asking for money, it's normal to help the court suppress thieves and get a fee. This year's catastrophe, the Datong army has no surplus food, Xiong Wencan must express.

In desperation, Xiong Wencan could only raise money as much as possible, and even forced those big households to donate money.

Originally, there were still some big families who wanted to go to the court, but Xiong Wencan did this, and the gentry and heroes had no thoughts.

What's the matter?

The government and large households provide money and food to fund the Luling Zhao thieves to expand their territory!

There must have been countless complaints from officials and gentry, but when the impeachment letter was sent to Beijing, it was like a mud cow entering the sea, and there was no response at all.

After extorting a sum of money and grain, Gu Jianshan and Li Zheng immediately drove from the Ganjiang River into Poyang Lake, and came to Duchang County in two or three days.

Ding Jiasheng got the news and immediately led his troops out of the city to greet him. He held the "Datong Collection" in his hand, knelt on the ground and shouted: "In Xia Ding Jiasheng, I am willing to serve Mr. Zhao!" ”

Gu Jianshan and Li Zheng glanced at each other, and they were both very surprised, this thief was really willing to sacrifice the city and join it.

Gu Jianshan hurriedly helped him up: "Brother Ding, the town is not allowed to kneel, everyone in the world is born equal." ”

"The world is the same, this is also my life's ambition." Ding Jiasheng stood up and said.

Gu Jianshan returned to the ship of the sailor, Ding Jiasheng took Li Zheng into the city, pointed to the land outside the city and said: "Around the county, more than 2,000 acres of land have been divided, but the ability is limited, and chaos occurs frequently when the fields are divided. ”

Only then did Li Zheng believe that Ding Jiasheng was really his own person, and said: "I can write to the head town to tell the general town, then the Raozhou Lu thief is Brother Ding's old department?" ”

"No," Ding Jiasheng said, "Xiucai in Shimen Town, Xianai, begged all the way because of famine, and raised troops to rob the landlord to open a warehouse and release grain. And that Lu Xiangyou, but he was a smuggler of salt, and he led the crowd to join the army halfway. I restrained my subordinates from burning, killing and looting, but Lu Xiangyou killed innocents indiscriminately, and many volunteers fell to this person. In desperation, he could only part ways with it. I led 3,000 people to seize Duchang County, and he led more than 10,000 people to capture Raozhou Mansion. ”

"This man is extremely brutal?" Li Zheng asked.

Ding Jiasheng replied: "This person is reckless in the rivers and lakes, regards his brothers as siblings, and the people as mustards. And he was greedy for money and lustful, and I traveled ten miles with him, and this man not only robbed him of countless money and food, but also took six women captive as concubines. He also robbed money and women, distributed them to many rebel leaders, and even lured my generals over. The people along the way were coerced and coerced by him. The big clans they encountered were slaughtered at every turn. ”

"Damn it!" Li Zheng gritted his teeth.

Staying in Duchang County for a day, Ding Jiasheng stayed to garrison the city, Gu Jianshan and Li Zheng marched from Raohe and led the troops to Raozhou City.

The capital city of Raozhou is the county seat of Poyang.

The waterway transportation here is convenient, and the porcelain of Jingdezhen must pass through the capital city of Raozhou. Moreover, the land was fertile, and the people should have lived in great abundance. It's a pity that they have to support the lineage of King Huai, who can stand a lot of children and grandchildren?

Li Zheng spread the news that "Zhao Tianwang's 50,000 army is coming" along the way, and hundreds of people are looking forward to it.

Halfway through, there were even children of the old Zhu family who came to vote. The rations of the children of these clans were all withheld by the vassal kings and the county kings, and they were not able to engage in all kinds of industries, and their resistance was not lost to the tenants and military households.

Zhu Yirong, who once took the initiative to go to Fengcheng to serve as a thief, was also brought by Li Zheng this time, he served as a military Chinese official, and also brought a group of clansmen.

Coming to the outside of Raozhou Mansion, Zhu Yirong led the clan to publicize everywhere that the descendants of the Zhu family could also divide the land and become officials.

After several days of siege, more than 400 clansmen gathered, all dressed like beggars. There are reasons for fleeing, and there are reasons for being poor.

"Can the clan really divide the fields?"

"Didn't Mr. Zhao kill the entire clan? This thief hunted down and killed the clan everywhere. ”

"Will we be able to work and farm in the future?"

“……”

These clans are gossiping and constantly asking all kinds of questions, and for them, it is very happy to be able to work and farm to support themselves.

Zhu Yirong smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao is the master of the people, and the low-level clan is also the people, so he naturally treats everyone equally. As long as there is no evil in the past, the clan can also be an official, and the clan can also divide the land. Like me, I am a member of the clan, and I have become an official under Mr. Zhao. What else are you worried about? You first fill your stomach in the army, and then you scatter everywhere to help with the propaganda. In addition to the clan treating everyone equally, it is also necessary to tell the local people. It is said that Mr. Zhao is benevolent and knows that Raozhou Mansion has been affected, and then he will bring food to help the people. As long as Mr. Zhao occupies Raozhou, this year's Raozhou Tianfu will be exempted! ”

"Long live Mr. Zhao!"

"Long live Mr. Zhao!"

Hundreds of Zhu Yuanzhang's children and grandchildren stood there cheering, and many even cried with joy, they can finally be normal people in the future. Under the strict rules of the clan, they were not allowed to work hard and get rich.

These children of the clan were open to eat in Li Zhengjun, and the long-lost feeling of satiety made them extremely happy.

Immediately, they became volunteer propagandists, running around the neighborhood to preach policies. The same words, spoken from the mouth of the clan, increase their credibility exponentially.

Why?

Because of the previous rebellions, they all caught the clan and killed them.

Now, Zhao Han not only did not kill the clan, but also let the low-level clan be an official, and also gave the low-level clan a land. The clans that are hated by the anti-thieves all have this kind of treatment, and their ordinary people must also be treated well.

Li Zheng led 1,000 soldiers to surround Raozhou City, which was garrisoned by 20,000 rebels.

He also divided several troops, a team of 500 people, and went to various places to recruit the thieves who were entrenched in the townships. Everywhere along the way, people came to report that there were many thieves in such and such a place.

Lu Xiangyou, who was born as a salt dealer, was originally trapped in the city and did not dare to come out.

When he saw that Li was dividing his troops, he thought it was a trick to lure the enemy, and he didn't dare to act rashly. Moreover, a large number of gold and silver beauties were rewarded, for fear that the leaders under his command would surrender.

However, some can't hold it down.

When these leaders heard that King Zhao Tianwang had sent troops, they were all trembling with fear, and they couldn't resist at all.

Half a month passed, and a force of 500 people came back after exterminating the target thieves.

Li Zheng sent people to shoot books in the city, announcing that only the main evil would be punished, and the low-level officers and ordinary thieves would be properly accommodated.

The morale of the army in the city suddenly became even more fluctuating.

Lu Xiangyou felt that he couldn't go on like this, so he summoned the leaders and said, "Zhao Tianwang is also a human, where are the heavenly soldiers and generals?" There are only more than a thousand enemies outside the city, but we have 20,000 people, and we can't win a battle against one out of ten? Come out of town with me and fight! ”

These big and small leaders are not within the scope of forgiveness, they either flee or fight. And Lu Xiangyou gave many beauties and treasures, but they definitely couldn't take them away, which made them reluctant.

Then hit!

The next day, 20,000 thieves came out of the gates, and there was even congestion when they left the city.

Many of the rebels fled immediately after leaving the city, and the leaders of the rebels could not stop them at all.

"Queue up!"

Fifteen hundred Datong troops, lined up in a neat military formation, walked towards the city without hurry.

"The heavenly soldiers are coming, run!"

Facing the thieves of the Datong Army, there was still half a mile away, and they suddenly fled in a swarm. Hearing such a shout from outside the city, the thieves in the city became even more anxious, and frantically wanted to squeeze out of the city gate.

There were two gates, and the urn city was crowded with people, and in order to escape from the city as soon as possible, they began to kill each other.

Lu Xiangyou was stunned in place, his mind full of question marks. I have more than 20,000 people, and there are only more than 1,000 people on the opposite side, how can the whole army be defeated before the battle has started?

When the news of the extermination of the thieves came back to Nanchang, Xiong Wencan was very happy and immediately wrote a chapter to report his merits. The general content is: Raozhou and Nankang were first affected by drought and floods, and the feudal kings and the government urged them, resulting in civil unrest. Under the coordination and command of the governor, the officers and soldiers broke the rebels, but unfortunately the king of Huai was killed.

The proclamation has not yet been sent, but the decree has been sent.

Xiong Wencan was promoted to the right deputy imperial envoy and transferred to the prime minister of the six northern provinces to assist the governors of the six provinces to exterminate the liukou.

Xiong Wencan took the holy decree and wanted to cry: Your Majesty is confused, I really don't have that much ability!