Eleven giant leveling cannons have been built.

The morale of the defenders in the city has become more and more depressed, and this is the result of being trapped in a lonely city.

In the Xixian County Order, he was escorted by Li Jinyi, and the escorted soldiers said: "General, this Fu County Commander has an excellent reputation, and the officials, gentry, businessmen, and people of Xixian County all say that he is a good official." Even the wealthy businessman under house arrest said he was a good official. Commander Li couldn't bear to kill him, so he asked me to send someone over. ”

The man in front of him was in his thirties, and although he was covered with dirt, he had an awe-inspiring bearing.

Zhu Ming looked familiar, recalled it carefully, and said with emotion: "Brother Confucius, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

"Phew, traitor!"

Fu Xingzhong glared angrily and spat out.

The two are fellow scholars, and after the roll call, they changed their official uniforms together in the side hall, and participated in the Wenxi banquet together on the hairpin flower parade.

Zhu Ming was spat on for the second time, wiped his sleeves dry, and joked: "Are you willing to be a thief?" ”

Fu Xingzhong said angrily: "You also know that you are a thief!" ”

"I seem to remember that the Fu family has been an official for generations, and they must be unwilling to be thieves," Zhu Ming no longer persuaded him, waved his hand and said, "Let it go." ”

That's it?

Everyone was stunned, and even Fu Xingzhong froze.

Zhu Ming said: "Since you refuse to be attached, I can't bear to kill it, it's useless to say more, it's better to let it go." You can go wherever you like, but it's best not to run around. When I lay down the Xingyuan Mansion, I will let a few officials go, and then you can go the same way. ”

Fu Xingzhong was quickly untied, confirmed that he had really regained his freedom, and couldn't help but say: "Don't be coy, such hypocrisy, you can only coax fools and foolish women!" ”

Zhu Ming actually said the truth: "I specially released good officials and capable ministers, and when you return to Tokyo, you will definitely not be reused, but you will be punished." I can not only gain a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, but also make the able ministers and the court separate from morality. Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone? ”

Fu Xingzhong was stunned when he heard it, pondered a little, and found that this statement made sense, and then trembled angrily: "Traitor, traitor!" ”

Zhu Ming put away his joking expression and said: "If you are loyal, I am loyal to all the people in the world." The second Confucian brother's family has been an official eunuch for generations, why is it only a county order for many years? Because you're too loyal. Loyal and upright officials who love the people like sons cannot be promoted and reused, and there are sycophants and traitors inside and outside the court. How can it be better in this world? I raised my army to make sure that good officials could display their talents, that traitors would no longer be in high positions, and that the people of the world would be able to live and work in peace and contentment. ”

"It's nonsense, no matter how quibbling it is, it's a traitor!" Fu Xingzhong sneered.

Zhu Ming asked: "In the four counties of Xingyuan Mansion, in addition to Your Excellency, which one else is an official who is worthy of the fat and ointment of the people?" ”

The rune line closed his eyes and was silent.

Zhu Ming didn't say anything anymore, but only ordered: "Be on guard and attack the city tomorrow." ”

The runes were indeed free, and were even allowed to walk around the barracks, but were not allowed to touch anything, especially anything with fire.

He looked around blankly, as if in a big dream.

I stood stupidly until mid-afternoon, when the army began to make rice, and there was a burst of fragrance.

A firefighter brought a meal and held it in front of Fu Xingzhong: "Fu County Order, General Wu said that you invited him to dinner in Tokyo, and this meal is his invitation, don't dislike it." The soldiers of our army eat the same food, only the generals, warriors and the wounded and sick can add more meat and vegetables. Your meal is the food of the warriors. ”

Fu Xingzhong didn't bother with the soldiers, and took the meal and looked at it carefully.

The rice is cooked with a mixture of white rice, aged rice, and corn, and it is estimated that this is the case for the whole army, which is different from what the officers and men eat.

On the side of officers and soldiers, only middle and high-ranking officers can eat rice. Other stale rice and miscellaneous grains were given to the officers and soldiers at the grassroots level, and they were not necessarily full.

Just looking at how to eat, Fu Xingzhong knew that Hanzhong was definitely gone, and most of the land of Bashu was gone.

Fu Xingzhong's anger gradually subsided, his mind became calmer and calmer, and he began to think about why Zhu Ming rebelled.

His family was very wealthy, and when he was first conferred an official position, he invited fellow scholars many times, one of which invited Zhu Ming. Although he didn't talk a few words, Zhu Ming left a deep impression on him.

A person who can write "Song of Righteousness", a person who riskes death to directly admonish and scold the traitorous party, is it really for the sake of glory and wealth to rebel?

Tanhualang was born and became a court official at a young age. In this kind of situation, as long as you don't offend the emperor and the traitorous party, you can sneak into the court and be in a high position, so why risk being beheaded all over the house, and insist on rebelling against the court?

Fu Xingzhong began to believe Zhu Ming's statement, and he could even understand it.

However, by no means agree!

He also hates traitors, he also hates corrupt officials, and he also complains about the emperor. I can't wait for the emperor to die immediately and be replaced by a well-known crown prince to succeed him.

The only thing is that you can't rebel.

Fu Xingzhong finished his meal and said to the sergeant who was guarding him, "I want to see Zhu Ming." ”

After Zhu Ming finished inspecting the barracks, he went back to his account to eat, and by the way, he read the battle report sent by Li Jinyi.

Shi Yuangong sat next to him and laughed at himself: "My divisive plan seems to be only useful in dramas, and you have to use military strategy to really fight." ”

Zhu Ming said: "That is the county order to defend the city, if it is replaced by someone else, Mr. Shi's strategy will definitely work." ”

Shi Yuangong said: "It's a pity, useful talents are all dedicated to the imperial court." ”

Bai Qi interjected: "Do you want to persuade again?" ”

Zhu Ming laughed: "People are Jinshi, and the family has been an official for several generations, and it is impossible to serve us rather than die." ”

Bai Qi said indignantly: "Obviously, we are right, we are killing corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and fighting the world is also for the common people!" ”

Bai Qi's temperament is deeply influenced by Zhang Guangdao, and he also has the people-oriented thinking of the Zhu family's father and son.

Zhu Ming said: "Defeat Hanzhong, and then defeat the invading officers and soldiers, the gentry and merchants in Hanzhong will no longer blindly treat us as thieves." If the whole of Sichuan is conquered, the officers and men will never be able to exterminate us, and the people of the world will no longer blindly treat us as thieves. At that time, there will be an opportunity to recruit non-commissioned officers. If you want others to look at you, you have to do it yourself. ”

"What the general said is extremely true, and the words of the real gold stone are also!" Shi Yuangong was amazed.

Zhu Ming put down the battle report: "This Li Jinyi is very good, brave and strategic, but he can be reused." ”

Bai Qi said: "I will indeed fight, if I lead the troops, I guess I can't think of this way." ”

Zhu Ming thought to himself, that is the Jade Qilin Lu Junyi.

Although he knew that "Water Margin" was made up blindly, from an emotional point of view, Zhu Ming was somewhat affected.

"General, Fu County Commander asks to see you!" Gu San said outside the account.

Zhu Ming said: "Please let him in." ”

Fu Xingzhong stepped in, very polite, and actually waved towards Zhu Ming.

Seeing his style, Zhu Ming smiled and asked, "Persuade me to recruit peace?" ”

Fu Xingzhong said: "Exactly." ”

Zhu Ming said angrily: "You think this is Wang Huang singing with the emperor, playing the role of a thief in the morning, and being a loyal minister in the afternoon?" What am I drawing? ”

There was a pause in the middle of the rune.

Zhu Ming said: "I know what you want to say, it is nothing more than the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, nothing more than the declaration of the country, nothing more than the three outlines and five constants." Don't discern with me, you can't discern me! ”

Fu Xingzhong still plans to try: "The person who killed the king and rebelled since ancient times......"

"I haven't heard of killing the king, and I've heard of a husband!" Zhu Ming interrupted directly.

Fu Xingzhong can only remove the word "killing the king", and change the strategy: "Those who have plotted rebellion since ancient times have all become infamous and have been infamous through the ages." And the loyal ministers and good looks, blessed the people during his lifetime, and left his name in history after his death. With your talents, why not be a good person? It can still help the people, and it can also leave a good name for both loyalty and righteousness. Your Excellency can use the banner of the Qing monarch to force the emperor to abdicate. No matter what the victory or defeat is, as long as he can survive, the crown prince will inevitably be reused when he ascends the throne! ”

Zhu Ming asked: "Not to mention Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, just talk about Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, they are anti-thieves, have they ever been infamous through the ages?" I can't do it, Liu Bang is also good to be Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, there will be latecomers to overthrow tyranny! ”

Fu Xingzhong said: "Qin Shi Huang is a tyrant through the ages, even if he is mediocre today, he will never be able to compare with the first emperor." ”

Zhu Ming sneered: "It really can't be compared." The first emperor swept Liuhe, the book is the same text, the car is on the same track, the disaster is at that time, and the benefit is in the future. How can he Zhao Ji be able to compare with the First Emperor? ”

Hearing this, Fu Xingzhong couldn't cry or laugh, and it really couldn't be compared.

Zhu Ming also said: "Your Excellency advises me to be a loyal minister, and asks Your Excellency, can King Shu be regarded as a loyal minister?" ”

"King Shu strictly changed the law, enriched the country and strengthened the army, so he was naturally regarded as a loyal minister." Said in the line.

Zhu Ming said: "I have self-knowledge, no matter how talented and virtuous, I can't compare with King Shu." What King Shu can't do, can I still do it? It is no longer possible to change the law to strengthen the country, it is easier to rebel. ”

Fu Xingzhong was puzzled: "Rebellion is easier than changing the law?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "The Great Song Dynasty has accumulated deep shortcomings, and it is difficult to break the old and establish the new. Ding toe, profit out of no. This Jiuding of the Great Song Dynasty, I don't care about its weight, I just want to turn it upside down and shake the dust. Don't break it, don't stand it! “

Fu Xingzhong smiled bitterly: "If you don't break it, you can't stand it, it's the first time I've heard someone interpret the trigram like this." It's really teachable. ”

As the so-called "Ding Ge", Ding Hexagram is about innovation.

The first line of the trigram is: Ding toe, whether it is profitable or not.

That is, turning the big tripod upside down is conducive to removing the dregs inside.

Zhu Ming pointed to the north: "The current situation is the ninety-second hexagram, and it will soon be ninety-three or ninety-fourth." Within ten years, it will be 65 and 9! ”

"Color, wonderful!" Shi Yuangong clapped his hands and applauded.

Fu Xingzhong was so shocked that he almost jumped up: "Ding hexagram is not solved like that, otherwise wouldn't it be to persuade people to rebel?" ”

Zhu Ming said: "The Dingdu is upside down, can the host and guest not be replaced?" ”

Bai Qi sat next to him and couldn't understand it, because he hadn't studied the Book of Changes for the time being.

The ninety-two of the trigram, the tripod is full of food, which is beneficial to the monarch.

Ninety-three, the ears are broken, it is difficult to move, and the monarch has no chicken to eat.

Ninety-fourth, the foot was broken, the prince's food was overturned, and the splash was full of filth and ugly.

Sixty-five, put new ears on Ding, the golden cancan is really beautiful. Good luck, invincible.

On the nineth, the tripod is inlaid with jade, which is even more beautiful. Good luck, invincible.

The traditional solution, the six hexagrams, are dominated by kings, representing a top-down innovation.

Zhu Ming insisted on saying that the last two lines have been transposed, and Xin'er and Meiyu are both achievements after the establishment of the new dynasty.

Zhu Ming got up and patted Fu Xingzhong on the shoulder: "Whether the Great Song Dynasty has reached the point of not breaking or standing, you know very well in your heart, go back and read the Book of Changes." In fact, from another point of view, the Book of Changes can also be solved. The city will be attacked tomorrow, and if the officers and soldiers do not dare to come to rob the camp tonight, it means that the city has completely lost its fighting spirit. ”

(End of chapter)