When he went to Suzhou this time, he soon realized the fear of the Red Turban Army in Suzhou, Jiangnan.

These Jiangnan gentry and wealthy families were very worried about the Red Turban Army's division of land among local tyrants in the Jiangbei area, lest the Red Turban Army go south and divide their family property among the poor.

Even a big businessman like Shen Wansan is very worried.

"The Mengyuan forces in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are already lost dogs, and we want to pacify them, but we don't want to do it yet."

In Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang's plan, if they want to pass through Jiangnan, they must have their own talent reserves to prevent the gentry and powerful in Jiangnan from holding local power, resulting in a situation where they only occupy the name and the gentry occupy real power.

Subsequently, Zhu Han asked Shi Nai'an about some Jiangnan experiences, as long as it was a matter of people's livelihood and public opinion.

However, it is a pity that Shi Nai'an's answers are not very satisfactory to Zhu Han.

After all, Shi Nai'an was born in Confucianism in the old era, and many angles and methods of looking at problems did not fit Zhu Han's meaning.

Zhu Han felt that he needed more accurate Jiangnan news.

Now that the Mengyuan court is divided internally, Liu Futong and others are likely to covet Jiangnan.

Moreover, even if there is no Liu Futong, according to the news from Huguang, because Zhu Han had eliminated the main force of the Yuan army in Huguang Province before, the Southern Red Turban Army under the leadership of Xu Shouhui and others had already swept the entire Hubei.

Once Xu Shouhui and they control Hubei, they will definitely go south downstream.

At that time, if Xu Shouhui and Chen Youliang robbed Jiangnan of Jiangnan, Zhu Han would regret his death.

However, if you want to plot Jiangnan, you have to change your previous strategy.

When Zhu Han was hesitating, the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang personally came from Dingyuan City to remove the state.

"Brother, why are you here in person?"

Zhu Yuanzhang came lightly, and only brought dozens of personal soldiers, which seemed to be urgent.

"On the seventh fiveth, Liu Futong sent someone to send a holy decree." When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he didn't really take the holy decree as a matter for a while.

After all, it is impossible for a fake Zhao Song royal Han Lin'er to convince Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Divine decree, what holy decree?" Zhu Han was also a little puzzled.

The so-called holy decree is just a name, and it is not all the meaning of the great prime minister Liu Futong.

"The holy decree said that the local rebel army in Haiqu and Jiaozhou in Shandong raised troops in response, and it was a good time for the army to march, so that they could go north from Huaidong along the East China Sea into Shandong to support the local anti-Yuan rebel army." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Brother, did you agree?" Zhu Han frowned slightly, and hurriedly asked.

There is still at least five or six hundred miles to go from the Huai River to Shandong, and although there are coastal areas and tributaries of the Huai River that can be used, it will take a lot of troops and material resources.

Obviously, this is Liu Futong quietly stumbling on Zhu Yuanzhang, wanting to consume Zhu Yuanzhang's strength.

The coastal area of Shandong belongs to the corner area of the traditional pattern of hegemony, because of the barrier of the mountainous area in Luzhong, it does not have much strategic significance.

"Hehe, we didn't agree, we just received the holy decree, whether we listen to it or not, whether we go to Shandong or not, it's not up to us to decide." Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.

The elder brother's decision made Zhu Han not surprised at all.

Their brother is already the most powerful force in the Red Turban Army other than Liu Futong, if they don't have this vision, they are afraid that they will be eaten and wiped clean by Liu Futong.

"Liu Futong and their all-out northern expedition to Bianliang concentrated all the more than 200,000 troops, and even Xuzhou next to them did not have extra troops to attack, not to mention the coastal corner of Shandong, let us go to support, but it is also said in the past." Zhu Han thought for a while and said.

In any case, Liu Futong and others still put the expulsion of the Tartars in the first place in their hearts, and it was also necessary to support the actions of the Shandong Righteous Army.

"However, we are too far away from Shandong, even if it is from the northeast of Huai, it is very far away, we have heard, the Tartars have deep roots in Shandong, there are tens of thousands of horses in the horse farm of Yidu Mansion alone, and the total strength of the generals of the Dalu Hua Chihan people is tens of thousands, and it will not work at all for us to send 1,800 people, not to mention tens of thousands of people, but so many soldiers and horses, the weight of grain and grass is more than the sky, and the people alone have to be twice as many as the soldiers to be enough." Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly.

It's not that their old Zhu brothers forgot to expel the great cause of expelling the Tartars and refused to rescue the rebel brothers in Shandong, but they really sent so many soldiers and horses to break their muscles and bones.

Liu Futong's Northern Expedition supported the supply of grain and grass, Zhang Shicheng of Huaidong supported the soldiers, horses and supplies, and now Dingyuan and Jiezhou are busy with spring plowing and preparing for the construction of workshops, which is also a time when it takes a lot of money.

But.

Zhu Han only thought for a moment, and immediately said with great certainty.

"Brother, the rebels in Shandong, we must go to support!"

"Seven-five, what do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly asked.

He knew that his brother was not completely sure, and he would not say such a certain thing.

"Brother, in order to solve the problem of lack of food, grass and silver, I thought of a way, that is, to go to Shen Wansan, a wealthy man in Jiangnan, to cooperate."

"Shen Wansan?"

"That's right, it's Shen Wansan, this person is shrewd, he must be able to see that Mengyuan's climate is not good, and there is basically no problem for us to cooperate with him."

"Is this reliable?" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little worried.

"Don't worry, I've already asked Shi Nai'an to go to Suzhou once and met Shen Wansan, which is basically reliable. It's just that there is another thing now, which also makes me a little difficult. ”

"Seventy-five, what's the matter?"

Subsequently, Zhu Han told him that he wanted to start Jiangnan in advance.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he also agreed.

"Seventy-five, what you said is right, the situation in Hubei is very good, Meng Yuan no longer has a single soldier in Hubei, Xu Shouhui is already a Guangbu official ruling Hubei, I heard that his general Chen Youliang has been trained to build a naval army, if we really go east to the south of the Yangtze River, we are really dangerous." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Because of the discord between the Red Turban Army of the North and the South, the Hubei Red Turban Army will not take Zhu Han, the Pingzhang of Jiangnan Province, in their eyes at all.

Once they go south, it will be the time when the Red Turbans of the North and the South will start a war.

"So we're going to lay out Jiangnan in advance."

"But we are short of manpower, didn't you say that we should use our people as much as possible in Jiangnan?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Since he had two base areas, Zhuzhou and Dingyuan, Zhu Yuanzhang has already realized the benefits of having his own full control.

Whether it is the military, the government, or the people's livelihood, it is the implementation of various policies without hindrance.

Once Jiangnan relied on the powerful family when he was governed, Zhu Yuanzhang felt troublesome when he thought about it.

"Time is running out, we can try Jiangnan while screening and appointing the powerful people." Zhu Han said.

The gentry in Jiangnan are strong, and some people are still knowledgeable and know how to cooperate, as long as the benefits are sufficient, they will not go too far, and Zhu Han also plans to implement a new imperial examination after conquering Jiangnan, giving the lower-class people a chance to serve themselves.

As long as the scholars who participate in their own imperial examinations, then encircle them for their own use.

"Well, then do it, it seems that there is no problem." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Brother, I plan to go to Jiangnan to see the local situation with my own eyes, and then know a thorough and suitable plan." Zhu Han said.

"What, you went to Jiangnan in person? That's dangerous. Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised.

After all, Jiangnan is Mengyuan's territory, and once Bolu and others have bad intentions, it will be too late for Zhu Yuanzhang to regret it.

He was not willing to let Zhu Han take the risk.

"Haha, brother, don't worry, there must be no problem, Liu Bowen has written many times, and he has already said it, Bolu and the others have already expected that Jiangnan will not be able to keep it, and they are worried every day, even if we are soldiers going south, they will definitely not dare to resist, not to mention that I will definitely be fully prepared when I go to Jiangnan, and no one will be able to hurt me."

Zhu Han has a hard grasp of the hearts of the high-ranking officials in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Mongolia and Yuan.

The Mengyuan court was defeated successively, not only killing the emperor, but also losing millions of troops, and now Dadu and Bianliang are falling into a split infighting, as long as they are not fools, they can already see that Meng's vitality has been exhausted.

"Okay, but you have to be very careful."

"Well, no problem."

Suddenly, Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "By the way, what you just said about supporting the Shandong Righteous Army, how do you support it?" ”

"This is also another purpose of my trip to Jiangnan, the powerful clans in Jiangnan are not only rich because of farming, I heard that they are all engaged in maritime trade, and they have many ships and ships, let them provide ships and transport grain, grass and weapons to Shandong, can't they support!" Zhu Han said.

"But it takes a lot of time." Zhu Yuanzhang was afraid that it would be too late.

Zhu Han smiled slightly, as if he was not worried about this problem at all.

"Brother, didn't you just say that the Shandong Righteous Army has just raised its troops, and there is no need for us to rush to support, let the Shandong Righteous Army prove its strength first, let the undetermined people among them be exposed, and save us trouble in the future." Zhu Han said.

Shandong is a place where the Mengyuan Dynasty has a deep business, and when the rebel armies of all walks of life arose, there must have been many opportunists involved.

It is necessary to let Meng Yuan fight back and screen out those who are not determined for the righteous army.

In this way, when Zhu Han sends people to support them, he can really help the right people, and it will also save the capricious situation in the future.

"Well, you have a point." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said.

Zhu Han didn't say anything polite to his brother, and finally said directly.

"Brother, you better hurry up and go back to Dingyuan, isn't my sister-in-law about to give birth?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled happily and contentedly when he heard this: "Haha, it's really fast!" We found a miracle doctor, and as soon as the pulse was diagnosed, he said it was a boy! ”

Before leaving, Zhu Han asked with a smile: "Brother, have you thought of a name for my soon-to-be-born eldest nephew?" ”

"Think about it, the big name is Zhu Biao!"

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Shandong, Haiqu County, two towns.

As a small town by the sea, the most important thing in the two towns is fishermen.

The farmland along the coast is barren, farming is a low-yield business, and going out to sea to fish is dangerous and hard to make a living.

Fishermen have always been the quintessential example of hard-working.

However, there is a limit to how hard you can endure hardships and stand hard work, and after the beginning of spring this year, various taxes and payments in the Mengyuan court will begin.

The levy of two taels of silver per boat is simply forcing the fishermen to their deaths.

The fishermen gathered to complain, and many thought of petitioning the government to get the court to lower the tax.

However, they left full of hope, but not only did they not receive tax reductions and exemptions, but they were beaten with a torture rod because of the official master's troubles.

Several fishermen's leaders were beaten to the point of dying, and after being carried back, they died in less than two days.

The anger of the fishermen was ignited in an instant.

Just as the fishermen gathered together did not know how to vent their anger, a voice came from them.

"King Ming descended, King Ming descended!"

"Expelle the Tartars and restore China!"

Everyone looked at each other in surprise, only to see a swarthy and sturdy Han man who didn't know when he appeared in the crowd.

Some people know him as a local fisherman Yu Deshui.

"Yu Deshui, what are you shouting nonsense?"

"The rhetoric of the red turban thief, shouting that he is going to raid the house and destroy the door!"

"Kill the whole family!"

In the face of everyone's questioning and panic, Yu Deshui was not afraid at all.

He pointed with his hand to the two fishermen's leaders who were about to be buried: "When are you still afraid of death?" ”

This Yu Deshui fell from a small family, and he can be regarded as a literate person who has read some books.

For some gods and ghosts, fishermen often come to him for advice, so his prestige is still good.

At present, when everyone heard Yu Deshui's words, they all gathered over.

Seeing this, Yu Deshui showed a smug expression.

He lowered his voice and said mysteriously.

"Last night, I got a dream from Taishang Laojun!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and hurriedly asked.

"Brother Yu, what did Tuomeng say?"

"That's right, Brother Yu, talk about it quickly!"

"Taishang Laojun came to save us?"

Yu Deshui showed a mysterious expression, he pointed to the sky with his hand, and then said.

"I got the words of Taishang Laojun in my dream, let us act according to the will of God, otherwise we will have five thunders in the sky, and we will never be able to live forever!"

When everyone saw him selling Guanzi, they were all unhappy, and urged him to hurry up.

Then, Yu Deshui cleared his throat, and then said: "Taishang Laojun said in his dream that his old man had already descended the Book of Heaven and buried it in the river beach in the east, let us see it for ourselves!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone showed a look of horror and suspicion.

These illiterate fishermen have to take a look at the biggest official they have ever seen on weekdays, that is, the county magistrate of Haiqu County, from a distance in the city.

Now when I heard that the heavenly immortal Taishang Laojun personally wrote a letter from heaven, they were all frightened and overwhelmed.

In the end, under the leadership of Yu Deshui, nearly 100 fishermen followed him to the river beach.

It is a river that flows to the sea, and the channel is covered with soft river sand.

Under the leadership of Yu Deshui, everyone began to look for the 'Book of Heaven'.

After a while, I heard Yu Deshui shouting.

"Found it!"

"Here!"

When the crowd heard the shout, they gathered around one by one.

I saw that Deshui had dug a shallow pit in the sandy ground of the river beach, and in it lay a stone man less than two feet high.

"And the words!"

Some fishermen immediately saw the cinnabar characters on the stone men and immediately shouted.

In this group of people, only Yu Deshui is literate.

He ordered someone to bring out the stone man, and then read it aloud.

"Mo Dao Shiren has one eye, instigating the Yellow River to rebel against the world!"

After listening to this, everyone reacted differently.

Some people looked puzzled, some thoughtful, and others looked scared and excited.

In the end, after Yu Deshui's explanation, they knew that the Red Turban Army rebelled back then, and it was also because they dug up a stone man who said 'Mo Dao Shiren has one eye, beating the Yellow River and the world is rebelling'.

"Taishang Laojun has appeared, this is to kill the Tartars!"

"Kill the Tartars, kill the Tartars!"

A few fishermen who had made good friends with Yu Deshui were young and strong, and they immediately became agitated.

Many fishermen are still not very reassured, they all know that the government is powerful, even if there are gods and spirits, they are not willing to rebel.

At this time, Yu Deshui suddenly sighed heavily.

"Alas!"

"It's already this time, and I won't hide it from you anymore!"

Seeing this, the fishermen were puzzled and did not know what kind of medicine was sold in Yude water hyacinth.

I saw Yu Deshui look up to the sky, take a deep breath and say.

"I'll tell you the truth, in fact, I don't have the surname Yu!"

"Not surnamed Yu? What's that last name? Immediately questions were raised.

Yu Deshui got up and stood on a big rock, and then said, "Actually, my surname is Zhao!" It is the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty, in order to avoid the pursuit of the Mongolian Tartars, the ancestors became fishermen incognito, according to the generation, I am the uncle of Zhao Lin'er, the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty in Yingzhou! ”

The news that the Red Turban Army reopened the Great Song Dynasty in Yingzhou has also spread throughout Shandong.

When the fishermen heard this, they all showed a look of sudden realization.

No wonder Yu Deshui received the dream of Taishang Laojun, it turned out to be a descendant of the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty.

Dragon son and dragon grandson, that is too reasonable.

In the face of the surprised group of fishermen, Yu Deshui continued to exert his rather sharp eloquence.

"I am the uncle of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, Taishang Laojun also said that two generals will be reincarnated to help us kill the Tartars and collect mountains and rivers in the Great Song Dynasty, one is the great prime minister Liu Futong, and it is the reincarnation of Di Qing! The other is Marshal Zhu Longxing, who is the reincarnation of Grandpa Yue Fei! ”

"What, Di Qing?"

"Grandpa Yue?!"

The fishermen immediately exclaimed, they had all heard of the prestige of these two leaders of the Red Turban Army.

In particular, Zhu Longxing, the marshal of the capital, heard that in Huaidong, he not only killed a million Tartar soldiers, but also killed the emperor of the dog Tartars, which completely invigorated the prestige of the Han people in the world.

In the eyes of these distant Shandong fishermen, they don't know the difference between Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Han, they just heard some folk tunes, and heard that Zhu Longxing, the marshal who kills Tartars and kills bullies, is basically a blend of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han.

With the news of Di Qing and Yue Fei's reincarnation, the fishermen were all excited.

Yu Deshui, oh no, it should be Zhao Deshui's leadership, these Haiqu fishermen successively contacted the green forest heroes entrenched in the area of Sishan and Kuishan, recruited them to join the gang, and then began to attack Haiqu County.

The unsuspecting Meng Yuan Haiqu County Commander and others were caught off guard by Zhao Deshui and others, not only killed and injured most of the officers and soldiers, but also lost Haiqu County in less than a day.

A few days after the Haiqu fishermen's riot.

Shandong, Jiaozhou Prefecture.

On a hill by the sea, hundreds of peasants who were supposed to be preparing for spring ploughing gathered together, each holding an iron fork and hoe and other farm tools, looking up at a man in the prime of life standing on a large rock.

This person's name is Li Ershan, and he is a well-eaten figure in the local township.

I only heard this man shouting loudly at the top of his voice.

"Folks, there's no way to live! The additional distribution of dog officials, this year's honest harvest is not enough to pay taxes! ”

"If he doesn't give us a way to live, we won't be able to bypass them!"

"To tell you the truth, I don't pretend anymore, in fact, I don't have the surname Li!"

The peasants, who were originally preparing to riot against taxes, were all very surprised and stunned when they heard this.

They originally planned to gather a crowd to make trouble, and went to the county government to force the county order to exempt the tax.

But Li Ershan, the leading brother who was promoted, why did he say such a clueless sentence?

The crowd gathered around immediately asked.

"Then what's your surname, Second Brother Li?"

"If you don't have the surname Li, what else can you have your surname?"

"Yes, how did you say that, Second Brother Li?"

I saw Li Ershan looking up at the sky, then sighed heavily and continued to say to everyone.

"Actually, my surname is Zhao! My ancestor is the eighteenth generation descendant of Emperor Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty, according to the generation, the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty of Yingzhou, you have to call me uncle, no, it should be the emperor's uncle! ”

These rustic Jiaozhou farmers never thought that Li Ershan, who farmed and soaked dung together on weekdays, would be the eighteenth generation of the Great Song Emperor.

However, there were also those who raised different opinions.

"Ershan, why do you say yes?"

"yes, show me the credentials."

In the face of these people's doubts, Li Ershan was not flustered, only to see him reach out and take out a foot of snow-white silk cloth.

"You see, this is the wordless book of heaven handed down by my ancestors, this is the certificate!" Li Ershan shouted loudly.

"What's that?"

"Isn't this just a white cloth?"

People became more confused and agitated.

Li Ershan ignored them, picked up a jug next to him, took a big sip of water in his mouth, and then sprayed it on the white silk cloth in his hand with a pop.

Suddenly!

On the originally blank silk cloth, a few large red characters immediately oozed out.

A few literate peasants immediately exclaimed.

"Emperor Song Wannian?"

"Emperor Song Wannian!"

Such a miraculous thing happened in front of him, and it immediately made everyone believe in Li Ershan's identity as a member of the Great Song Dynasty.

Li Ershan immediately struck while the iron was hot, raised his arms and shouted and agitated.

"I am the uncle of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, you have beaten away the Tartars with me, everyone is a hero, the hero is divided into a thousand acres of land, a three-entry mansion, and four women; The little hero is divided into 300 acres of land, five large tiled houses, and two women.

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"Don't be afraid of the Tartars, my Great Song Dynasty has a Meng general, Zhu Longxing, killed a million Tartar soldiers, and cut off the head of the Dog Tartar Emperor, as long as we take down the Jiaozhou Mansion, we can immediately let Zhu Longxing send soldiers to help!"

"Zhu Longxing's soldiers, all of them can fight tigers and kill bears, and killing a tartar is as crisp as eating a radish!"

Shandong, Laizhou.

A fortune teller named Huang Sanhu gathered a group of farmers who wanted to resist taxes on this day, only to see him suddenly sigh, which attracted the puzzled eyes of everyone.

"Alas, it's already this time, and I won't hide it from you."

"Actually, my surname is not Huang, but Zhao!"

"Speaking of which, I am the uncle of the Great Song Emperor...... Zhu Longxing is the reincarnation of Erlang Zhenjun to protect my Great Song Dynasty ......"

"You and Zhao Sanhu will kill the Tartars, and when the time comes, divide the fields and silver, and divide the girls!"

Haiyang County, Shandong.

Liu Sangui, a pirate leader wearing a dirty and tattered jacket, was drinking and eating meat with a group of younger brothers, but he picked up the wine bowl but didn't drink it for a long time.

The younger brothers on the left and right asked one after another, Liu Sangui sighed, showed his big yellow teeth, and then said.

"Alas, brothers, there is one thing I can't hide from you anymore!"

"Actually, my surname is not Liu, my surname is Zhao!"

"I'm the uncle of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty in Yingzhou!"

I only heard the freshly baked Uncle Zhao Huang continue: "Last night, I dreamed that the Jade Emperor had a dream, and he said that the four heavenly gods and the eighteen Arhats were reincarnated, which were Liu Futong, the prime minister, and Zhu Longxing, the marshal of the capital,,,,,。 ”

A group of pirates and water thieves, no one doubted why the Jade Emperor was in charge of the eighteen Arhats, anyway, after listening to it, they were convinced.

"I, Zhao Sangui, am the uncle of the Great Song Emperor, and I can't be a pirate anymore, so I'll take you to Haiyang County, kill the Tartar officials, and rob them of their silver and women!"

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In just one month, in the entire Shandong Province from Haiqu County to Yidu Mansion, more than a dozen thieves claiming to be 'Uncle Huang of the Great Song Dynasty' appeared.

They conquered the city all the way, instigated the already dissatisfied poor, and co-opted all kinds of green forest heroes and rogue rangers, and actually disrupted most of Shandong Province.

Previously, the red turban thieves in Jeju, Shandong Province, were already making a lot of trouble, but they didn't expect so many anti-thieves along the coast to emerge.

Shandong Province was the most important tax treasure in the hands of the Mengyuan Imperial Court, and the Empress Dowager Qi immediately ordered Liaoyang Province and Goryeo to prepare soldiers and horses, and immediately entered Shandong to kill the thieves.

At the same time, tens of thousands of horses from Yidu Mansion in Shandong Province were also requisitioned, and tens of thousands of cavalry were formed in an instant, killing all kinds of thieves in the eastern part of Shandong Province.

It's just that these cavalrymen in Shandong Province were all put together temporarily, and they had just been put into suppressing bandits for less than half a month, and they were beaten to the point of losing their armor and throwing their armor into a mess.

Most of the cities along the coast of Shandong Province fell into the hands of the 'Uncle Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty'.

Dayuan Jingshi, Dadu.

"Queen Mother, the military situation is urgent! Shandong Pingzhang Borto was ambushed by thieves in the Jiaoshui River, lost his soldiers, and he was seriously injured! ”

Jin Da, the chief supervisor of the palace, hurriedly ran into the palace of the Empress Dowager Qi to report.

"Rubbish!"

When the Empress Dowager Qi heard this, she immediately smashed the teacup in her hand to the ground in anger.

The palace maids and eunuchs next to them were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, and they didn't dare to come out.

Empress Dowager Qi's gorgeous and fair face was already flushed with anger, and she looked even more delicate.

However, Jin Da, the chief supervisor of the internal supervision, and others did not dare to look up to see this beautiful face, for fear of setting themselves on fire.

"Shandong Pingzhang defeated the army and misled the country, and ordered the dismissal of the official and the transfer back to Beijing to ask for the guilt!"

"Issue another gold medal holy decree, let Liaoyang Province and Goryeo hurry up and prepare to enter Shandong to suppress thieves!"

Empress Qi forced herself to calm down and issued two orders.

Not long ago, the Empress Dowager Qi reluctantly submitted to the new emperor Aiyou through her own wrists, soft and hard, so that the princes of the grassland tribes reluctantly submitted to the new emperor, and the capital she relied on was to use Shandong, Hebei and other places to pay grain and grass to buy and reward the grassland departments.

Now that the situation in Shandong is erosive, the money and grain and grass will definitely not be collected, and Shandong must be pacified immediately.

Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the more unstable the situation in the grassland will be.

"The Queen Mother, Liaoyang and Gaoli are all on the march, saying that it takes time to transfer troops and hoard grain and grass, at least more than a month." Another chief supervisor next to him, Pu Da, said.

"Incompetent, this thing is done so slowly!"

Empress Dowager Qi scolded weakly, but she didn't have any intention of punishing.

The Mongol and Jurchen tribes in Liaoyang Province were important sources of troops for the Great Yuan, and the Goryeo Kingdom was the maiden home country of the Empress Dowager Qi, so they could not be persecuted too deeply.

In particular, the Great Yuan Dynasty suffered successive defeats, and its prestige was really unable to force the vassals.

"The situation in Shandong is not good, Queen Mother, why don't we come to drive the tiger and devour the wolf?" Pu Da on the side said suddenly.

Park Da was originally the son of a civil minister of Goryeo, and the clan was punished and confiscated when he committed a crime, and he entered the Daewon Palace as a eunuch, and belonged to the think tank of the Empress Dowager Qi.

"Driving tigers and devouring wolves?"

"Yes, the slave maid heard that the Yingzhou Red Turban Thieves are preparing to attack Bianliang again, and Temur Hama and others have a small territory and few troops, and they have no money and food to back them up, if the Queen Mother can forgive their sins and let them send troops to suppress the Shandong thieves, they can suppress the thieves and weaken their strength." Park Da said with a sinister face.

Empress Dowager Qi immediately fell into deep thought.

Polo Timur, the king of Wei, who was elected by Pingzhang Temur, Hama, Chakhan Timur and others in Henan Province, had neither talent nor prestige.

A large group of people in the small court of Bianliang have been suppressed by the Empress Dowager Qi to the downside.

"What you say makes sense, if you let Hama and others go to Shandong to suppress thieves, I don't know if they will believe it?" Empress Dowager Qi was a little skeptical.

After all, she had pardoned Hama and others for failing to protect them before, but they still made a 'Wei Wang Jian Guo' in Bianliang.

"The Queen Mother, now that the red turban thieves are raging, Hama and others say that they are trapped in Bianliang, that is, they will definitely die, as long as they are not stupid, they will definitely accept the Queen Mother's pardon, and the Queen Mother can be gracious to them and send them over in person, showing the Queen Mother's trust in them." Park Dae continued.

Since Hama, Temur and others made trouble in Bianliang to make trouble for the Wei king's imprisonment, their relatives who remained in Dadu have been imprisoned.

"Okay, then you'll do this errand!" Empress Dowager Qi immediately said.

"Slaves obey!" Pu Da hurriedly took the order proudly.

Empress Dowager Qi's order was soon sent to Bianliang.

Temur, Hama and others in the city discussed it, and they accepted the order happily.

"Alas, now that Dayuan is in danger, we have to do it for the sake of the overall situation." Temur said.

"Judging from the situation recently, Queen Qi is still a little open-minded, if we strike the army, we shouldn't be liquidated, right?" Hama also said helplessly.

Most of the territory of Henan Province has been destroyed by the Red Turban Army, and there is not much grain and grass reserves, nor can it collect any new taxes.

The Yingzhou Red Turban Army is rearming and fighting every day, and it will fight under Bianliang City at any time.

If you really wait until Bianliang is breached, Hama and the others will not even have a place to run, after all, the princes and feudal feuds in Shanxi, grassland and other places have already been thrown into the arms of the Dadu court.

"However, we also have conditions, and we must agree to Queen Qi." Hama went on to say more.

"On what terms?" Temur asked.

Chakhan Timur, Li Siqi and others got the news, and they had just rushed over, and they all looked at Hama.

"We must let the imperial court guarantee the title and safety of the King of Wei, if even the King of Wei can't tolerate it, then how can we trust them?" Hama said.

When Temur, Chakhan Timur and others heard this, they all nodded and felt that what they said made sense.

For their request, the Empress Dowager Qi of Dadu quickly agreed.

Temur still served as the Pingzhang of Henan Province, and received the support of tens of thousands of grains, grass and silver from the Dadu Imperial Court, so that he could continue to hold on to Bianliang, and at the critical moment, Dadu would also send reinforcements.

Chakhan Timur, Li Siqi and other local regimental training generals in Henan were added to their respective ranks, and continued to serve in Henan Province to suppress thieves.

The right Cheng Hama and other former emperor's escort ministers not only forgave all their sins, but also maintained their original official positions unchanged, and moved to Shandong Province in one go, with Hama serving as the prime minister of Shandong Province, leading the officers and soldiers of Shandong to exterminate the red turban thieves and coastal thieves.

As for the original prison of Wei King Polo Timur, the Empress Dowager Qi showed her rare generosity as a woman, Polo Timur not only continued to be knighted by the King of Wei, but also his title of prison was not deprived, but continued to sit in Bianliang in the name of the prison country, as a representative of the Mengyuan clan royal family.

Moreover, the Empress Dowager Qi also added the title of an auxiliary minister to Timur as an auxiliary and loyal hero.

All of a sudden, the Mengyuan Imperial Court, which was originally likely to fall apart, quickly made a posture of uniting to resist the red turban thieves under the mediation of the Empress Dowager Qi.

The civil and military forces of the Mengyuan and Manchu dynasties were immediately impressed by the Empress Dowager Qi, a Goryeo woman, and no one dared to doubt the Empress Dowager Qi's governing methods.

Emperor Aiyou of the Great Yuan Dynasty ushered in the body of the first emperor Tuhuan Timur in Dadu and was buried smoothly.

As for the unlucky people, of course, there are also those monks who originally flattered Yuan Huizong and offered all kinds of beauties in the Western Regions, but they were all arrested and punished by the Empress Dowager Qi, and the east market entrance of the capital city was instantly full of heads of large and small bald donkeys.

The Mengyuan court in Dadu actually had an uplifting appearance.

Zhu Han, who was far away in the state, didn't care about these at all, he was ready to go to Jiangnan in person.

In addition to the state city, on the newly built docks.

Merchant ships are ready to go, loaded with sugar, glassware and other goods.

Before Zhu Han got on the boat, he told Hu Weiyong again.

"Military problems, no matter how big or small, must be reported to the Marshal Yuan, at least once a day."

"In terms of civil affairs, as long as it's not too urgent, you can handle it yourself, make a backup record, and wait for me to come back and check it."

After these days of getting along, Zhu Han is already very sure of Hu Weiyong's talent.

Although Hu Weiyong in history finally made a stupid and bad mistake and lost his life, in terms of ability, Hu Weiyong is really outstanding.

Anyway, in Zhu Han's opinion, among the strategists and civil officials under him and his brother, only Li Shanchang and Shi Nai'an can surpass Hu Weiyong.

Hu Weiyong has the advantage of being young, and he belongs to a group of people in the righteous army who must be focused on cultivating.

"The subordinate obeys the order, please rest assured, Hu Weiyong will definitely obey the order." Hu Weiyong said.

In Hu Weiyong's heart, he is also very grateful to Zhu Han, as the so-called scholar dies for his confidant, although the deputy marshal Zhu Han seems to be reluctant to have a deep friendship with him in private, but he has no doubt about his ability to do things, so many respected Confucian scholars in the shogunate, whether it is fame or moral articles, which one does not surpass him Hu Weiyong, but no one can catch up with his promotion speed.

In less than a year, Hu Weiyong has been promoted all the way from the clerk to the long history of the state capital, second only to Shi Nai'an's existence.

"Seven-five, it's all ready, it's time to go!"

The second brother-in-law, Li Zhen, whispered beside him.

Zhu Han nodded, waved his hand to Hu Weiyong and the others, and asked them to go back to the city of Zhuzhou, and then took his second brother-in-law Li Zhen, Shi Nai'an, the general capital, and Chen Baodao, Lan Yu and others to the merchant ship.

Except for the merchant ships departing from Zhouzhou, all of them are brand new large ships ordered from the south of the Yangtze River, and after entering the Yangtze River, the comfort of the large ships is immediately reflected.

Under the setting sun, the sunset is reflected on the rolling Yangtze River.

Zhu Han and the others stood on the boat, looking at the beautiful scenery on the river, and everyone felt comfortable.

For a moment, Zhu Han couldn't help but want to chant a song.

"The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes. Success or failure turns empty. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. On the white-haired fisherman river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet. How many things in ancient and modern times are laughing and talking. ”

As soon as Zhu Han's words fell, Shi Nai'an next to him couldn't help but high-five.

"Good! Wonderful! The deputy marshal's Linjiang Immortal can be called a quatrain for the ages! ”

Shi Nai'an said, he still didn't feel like it, and returned to the cabin and took out a pen and paper.

"Deputy marshal, can you do it again, Shi Mou wants to write it down and treasure it!" Shi Nai'an said hurriedly.

"Haha, Mr. is really good at learning, and when I heard it, I heard that it was the name of Linjiang Immortal." Zhu Han said with a smile.

Shi Nai'an smiled and said: "Since ancient times, there are two poems, and the lyrics and songs have their own flat rhymes. ”

"Okay, I'll do it again."

Zhu Han was thick-skinned, and his face did not change and he put this hand of "Linjiang Immortal" under his name.

After chanting again, Shi Nai'an looked at the words in his hand and still tasted them with amazement.

As for whether Zhu Han copied it, deceived it, or robbed such a wonderful word, Shi Nai'an didn't care at all.

Subsequently, Shi Nai'an's poetry flourished, and he created improvised poems on the spot, which caused Zhu Han to exclaim again and again.

"This is the level of ancient literature, and then there will be famous poems, which is much more powerful than the copyist who searches his stomach and scrapes his stomach."

Zhu Han was timid for a while, so he no longer sang peace with Shi Nai'an, but let his second brother-in-law

Zhen and the others took fruit wine, and beckoned everyone to enjoy the sunset over the river and drink together.

"Seventy-five, heavy eight but I told me, you are still young, and you won't let you drink." Second brother-in-law Li Zhen whispered.

"Second brother-in-law, let's have two drinks on this river, who knows? Moreover, it is just fruit wine, not intoxicating. Zhu Han said with a smile.

In his previous life, he liked to drink two glasses the most, but now because of his young age, his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang is dead and does not let him drink.

"It's okay, Shi Mou drank alcohol at the age of ten, and he can also take the imperial examination to high school, and the deputy marshal is talented and talented, and drinking some fruit wine is nothing." Shi Nai'an helped beside him.

"Sun and Moon"

"That's right, the deputy marshal is already fourteen this year, and you can marry a daughter-in-law in our hometown, so it's nothing to drink a little wine." Chen Baodao, the commander of the pro-soldiers, said with a grin.

"Second brother-in-law, you listen to what the big guy says, go get the bar." Zhu Han said.

Seeing this, the second brother-in-law Li Zhen no longer insisted on it, but told him not to let the marshal Zhu Yuanzhang know later.

Soon, several jars of fruit wine and snacks and pickles were put on the table.

Zhu Han, Li Zhen, Shi Nai'an, Chen Baodao, Lan Yu and others sat on the ground and began to drink.

Who knows, Zhu Han just took a sip, and he couldn't help frowning.

"Shhh

"It's not right."

Zhu Han said with a frown.

"We don't have any good wine on board, it's all fruit wine drunk by the boatmen themselves, and it's normal for it to taste bad." Second brother-in-law Li Zhen said.

Shi Nai'an, Chen Baodao and the others really drank calmly, as if they hadn't tasted the bitter taste inside.

"This fruit wine is all made from various fruits, and it is normal to have miscellaneous flavors." Shi Nai'an said.

Zhu Han suddenly remembered at this time that the bitter taste in fruit wine was generally caused by the tannins produced during brewing.

Tannins can give the wine a bitter taste, even after steaming, it will still affect the taste.

"Second brother-in-law, do you have any glycerin on the boat?" Zhu Han asked.

"Yes, what do you want to do with that, your hand is dry?" Second brother-in-law Li Zhen suddenly asked.

With the exception of the state workshops, which have been able to manufacture soaps and soaps in large quantities, there is a large amount of glycerin in the last residue.

Glycerin is a very good moisturizing and emollient product, for silk reeling, sailors and other people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, glycerin can protect the skin well.

"Go get some glycerin, I'll be useful." Zhu Han smiled mysteriously.

The second brother-in-law, Li Zhen, didn't understand what he was going to do, so he could only ask the little maid to go to the cabin and get a bottle of glycerin.

In addition to the state, glycerin is divided into three, six, nine and so on, which correspond to different prices, in addition to different packaging, that is, the number of impurities in each.

The bottle of glycerin that Zhu Han held in his hand belonged to the high-end goods in a white porcelain bottle, which could be described as pure.

The second brother-in-law Li Zhen, Shi Nai'an, Chen Baodao and others all cast curious glances.

I saw Zhu Han uncork the bottle and drip a few drops of glycerin into the jar where the fruit wine was kept.

Then, Zhu Han gently stirred it with a wine spoon, tasted it and felt that it was almost meaningful, and poured a few drops into it.

This time, when Zhu Han tasted it again, he finally showed a satisfied smile.