Situ Qiao didn't wait for Liu Yong to finish speaking, then shook his head and said, "These Wenchen generals mentioned by Mr. Liu are indeed great figures at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that these people are even inferior to the people I'm talking about. ”

Deng Yao, Lin Yilang and others scolded in their hearts: "Look at your ghostly appearance, it's just bragging!"

Murong Danyan suddenly clapped his hands and said happily: "I know! That person must be Lord Liu Bowen Liu!"

As soon as she said this, Liu Yong and the others suddenly realized, and thought to themselves: "Damn! How did I forget this person?!"

Li Qiufeng saw that Murong Danyan's voice fell, so Situ Qiao nodded, thinking, "Sure enough, it's him!"

But I heard Situ Qiao say: "You guessed right this time." Yes, the person who gave Emperor Taizu the idea to rebuild the temple was Liu Bowen and Lord Liu. I don't need to say much about this Lord Liu's name, as long as it is the people of the Ming Dynasty, there is no one who doesn't know him. Although there are many rumors in the market, there are many absurdities, but this person is full of scheming, and he is more than Zhuge Kongming, which is undoubtedly true. At that time, Wei Qianhu had not finished speaking, and Lord Shi said in a trembling voice: "Could it be that Lord Liu Ji and Lord Liu can't do it?"

When Situ Qiao said this, he sneered and said, "Although you are martial arts heroes, you just don't read too much. The martial arts surnamed Shi may not be as good as those present, but I don't know how many times higher I know. It is to read more books and read useful books, and there is nothing wrong with it. ”

When everyone heard him say the three-character scripture of "read more", they ridiculed everyone for not knowing how to write and ink, and they were furious. Deng Yao took a sip and scolded loudly: "You fart! The one surnamed Shi is an official in the officialdom, so he naturally knows some old things about the imperial court." I always told Hanako to beg all her life, but she would sing Lotus Fall. You can sing as a reader?!"

Lin Yilang and the others coaxed on the side, shouting at Situ Qiao: "Sing, you are singing!" There was a lot of noise in the stone cave, and there was chaos on the ground.

Liu Yong hurriedly stood up and motioned for everyone to be quiet. He said to Situ Qiao: "Mr. Situ, we people have not read any books. It's just that the dozen or so gang leaders and heads standing in front of you are all hot-blooded men. Today, I am in a desperate situation, but I don't want to be a tiger and I am unwilling to be coerced by the wicked and do bad things that will harm the country and the people. If they want to be prosperous and rich, they only need to be the eagle dogs of the court, and the high-ranking officials are just around the corner. It's just that we are in the rivers and lakes, but we also know the truth of 'doing something, not doing something'. Liu advised Mr. Situ not to despise all the friends in the rivers and lakes. ”

Although he said this peacefully, he made sense of every word, and after hearing this, the gang leaders and heads of the gang secretly admired it in their hearts, and they all thought: "I can't say this." The star-picking swordsman of the Huashan faction can be literate and martial, and his reputation is well deserved! If I have such insight as him, I will not be humiliated by Situ Qiao, a bastard. ”

Deng Yao said loudly: "What Mr. Liu said is right. Others can laugh at us recklessly. What kind of onion are you, kid? I think I've read a few books, and I think I'll treat the heroes of the world like mustard, and when the time comes, I'll have to suffer from you, a bastard!"

Liu Yong saw Situ Qiao's face flushed, but he couldn't refute it, for fear that he would be annoyed and angry, which would be unfavorable to everyone. hurriedly reassured everyone again, and then said to Situ Qiao: "Everyone take a step, don't dwell on these details." Mr. Szeto, what happened?"

Situ Qiao was also secretly ashamed of Liu Yong's words, and when he asked like this, he gave himself a step down, and then continued: "Wei Qianhu heard that Lord Shi mention Liu Ji's name, and immediately smiled: 'What Lord Shi said is good. When Taizu set the capital of Nanjing, this city was not called Nanjing, but called Yingtian. Emperor Taizu originally wanted to set the capital, but it was not Yingtianfu, but Fengyang, Taizu's hometown. Among the military generals who founded the Ming Dynasty, there are not a few who were born in Fengyang. With the birth and death of Emperor Taizu, the ministers laid down thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and it was the time to return to their hometown. It's just that Lord Liu thinks that Fengyang is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and there is no danger to defend, and as the national capital, it is an extremely dangerous place. Emperor Taizu listened to Lord Liu's words and had to dispel the idea of moving the capital. As for Ying Tianfu, although it had also been a capital before, the dynasties that built the capital here were all small courts that were located in a corner, and the final outcome was not very good. Lord Liu thought that although Yingtian had water everywhere, it could be used as a city defense, but although this water could block the enemy army, it could also be used by the enemy army. If the commander of the enemy army uses a water attack, the sky will be in danger. Once the enemy army comes to the city, Ying Tian will die. Now that the world has been decided, we should look for the mountains and rivers on the surface as the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It's just that Lord Liu has a lot of miraculous achievements, which arouses suspicion, and he will soon be famous. It's just that before he left Yingtian, he had several secret talks with Emperor Taizu. One of them was to remind Taizu that the place of the capital should be determined as early as possible to avoid complications. In the place of the four battles of the Heavenly City, if the disaster breaks out and the wall falls, there is a risk of overturning, so it is necessary to prepare early. He suggested that Emperor Taizu that the place where the Zhongjiao Temple was located was not far from the imperial palace, and the terrain was open and accessible in all directions. If a secret room is set up in Zhongjiao Temple, even if someone intends to be unfavorable to the emperor, he will suddenly attack. The emperor can also temporarily take refuge in the secret room of Zhongjiao Temple, and send troops to wait for backup. Emperor Taizu listened to Lord Liu's suggestion, and asked people to rebuild the main hall of Zhongjiao Temple, and opened up a secret room in this hall, which is the room where we are located. ’

"When Lord Shi heard this, he let out a sigh of relief and said to Wei Qianhu, 'I see. Emperor Taizu and Lord Liu were far-sighted, and the two monarchs and ministers were indeed dragon and tiger. The gold, silver and jewelry in this secret room are believed to have been hidden by Emperor Taizu at that time. When things change, the gold and silver will be used for military expenses, and the troops and horses will be gathered in an attempt to restore the ......'

Before Lord Shi's words fell, Wei Qianhu shook his head and said, "Lord Shi, you guessed wrong this time. These rare treasures are not hidden by Emperor Taizu. Although Emperor Taizu listened to Lord Liu's suggestion and rebuilt the main hall of Zhongjiao Temple, he dug a tunnel from the palace and went straight to the secret room of the main hall of Zhongjiao Temple. It's just that after Lord Liu gave office, there were constant turmoil in the court, and Emperor Taizu tried his best to deal with the political situation, and successively eliminated Hu Weiyong and Lan Yu, the two major factions of Wen and Wu. In his heart, he already had the intention of moving the capital. The death of the crown prince Zhu Biao is also somewhat related to this matter. Under all the turmoil, how could Emperor Taizu have time to collect gold, silver and jewels and fill the secret room?'"

Situ Qiao said this, paused for a moment, and then said: "Everyone, the relocation of the capital of the Ming Dynasty is indeed a major event. Although the surname Wei said that although his mother-in-law and mother-in-law, but the prince Zhu Biao died due to the relocation of the capital, he was not wrong. ”

Everyone thought to themselves, "This man is too long-winded." Originally, it was just about Zhu Di's origin, but after a big circle, he actually talked about the death of the prince Zhu Biao. If you continue to talk like this, I'm afraid that you won't be able to finish it for three days and three nights!" It's just that everyone knows that Situ Qiao has a strange temperament, but they don't want to argue with this person, so they have to forcibly suppress the anger in their hearts and listen to him.

Situ Qiao said: "After Taizu decided to move the capital, he sent the crown prince Zhu Biao to survey several cities that could be used as the capital. When Zhu Biao arrived in Xi'an, he was very satisfied with this place, and specially asked a painter to draw a map of Xi'an, and then returned to Yingtianfu, wanting to suggest to Emperor Taizu to move the capital to Xi'an. However, he contracted an illness on the way, and died shortly after returning to Yingtian. If he didn't die, the Ming Dynasty would be a different story. Wei Qianhu said something to Lord Shi, to the effect that it was the same. In the end, I only listened to Wei Qianhu's words: 'After the Battle of Jingyan broke out, the Yan army attacked Yingtian, and the main force of soldiers and horses naturally went straight to the palace, but another strange army killed Zhongjiao Temple, and it was Zheng He who commanded this strange army. At that time, he had not been given the surname Zheng by the emperor, and was still called Ma Sanbao. The reason why King Yan sent this strange army was that Neiying, who he placed beside Emperor Jianwen, revealed the news that there was a secret passage in the palace leading directly to Zhongjiao Temple, so he sent his henchman Ma Sanbao to lead troops into Zhongjiao Temple to prevent Emperor Jianwen from escaping from here. Lord Shi might as well think about it, in the chaos of the army, if this secret room is full of rare treasures, no matter how strict Ma Sanbao's military discipline is, I am afraid that these things will also be snatched up by the chaotic army, how can they be left to this day?'"

Everyone heard Situ Qiao say this, but they nodded secretly. Among these people present, except for Li Qiufeng, Murong Danyan and Situ Qiao, they are all the leaders and heads of various gangs, and each of them has participated in a lot of battles and battles in the rivers and lakes. It is because everyone knows in their hearts that when they are facing the enemy, they must move to their advantage, and only those who help the people will work hard. This "profit" can be divided into "power" and "money". People in high positions naturally work hard for their helpers and heads in order to gain more "power". As for the ordinary gangers and disciples, they will only serve for the sake of "money". At the time of the fight, the leaders of the various gangs turned a blind eye to the people under their men who took advantage of the chaos to plunder their property.

The vendetta fight in the rivers and lakes is no more than a few hundred people at most. On the battlefield, the soldiers and horses on both sides are often tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands. In order to boost morale, the commander-in-chief often promised to loot for several days after the enemy was broken. Before the Warring States Period, when the countries were at war, they still followed the etiquette and lined up in a dignified array, and when the enemy was defeated and fled, they did not burn and loot. It's just that when the Seven Heroes competed for hegemony, after the Qin State Shang Ying changed the law, the soldiers acted treacherously and attacked the six countries of Shandong on a large scale. Because of the difficulty in supply, they advocated "giving food to the enemy", which was actually to rob the enemy's granaries and the people's grain for military use. Later, "because of food for the enemy" became "because of wealth for the enemy", and the sergeants often took advantage of the chaos to loot gold and silver property on a large scale. In the past dynasties, when the army was short of the enemy, the commander-in-chief often did not restrain the looting behavior of the sergeants within a few days after breaking the enemy, just to boost morale. Even the famous ministers and generals turned a blind eye to this matter.

Looking at the two thousand years from the Warring States Period to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were only two generals who could openly restrain soldiers from looting. One is Zhao Yun, a general under Liu Bei's account during the Three Kingdoms. After Liu Bei captured Chengdu, the Jingzhou soldiers looted in Chengdu, and only Zhao Yun's troops did not commit any crimes. When Liu Bei was ready to distribute the Tianshan Mansion in Chengdu to the generals, it was Zhao Yunli who admonished Huo to go to the sick story and persuaded Liu Bei to return the Tianzhai to the people. The other person was Cao Bin, a general in the early Song Dynasty. The battle of the Song army to attack Shu, Cao Bin's military discipline was the strictest, after the Song army attacked Shu generals occupied Chengdu, the troops plundered the people and the property of the troops, only Cao Bin restrained the generals under his command, and they were beheaded when they grabbed something. It was when the rebels rose up in Shuzhong due to the corruption of the Song army's military discipline, except for a few generals such as Cao Bin, the rest of the generals who attacked Shu were punished. When Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, ordered the destruction of the Southern Tang Dynasty, he took Cao Bin as the commander and finally destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty. Li Yujun's ministers and the people of Jiangnan did not suffer too many casualties, which was also related to Cao Bin's extremely strict restraint of his subordinates.

In addition to these two people, looking at the famous generals of the past dynasties, there are very few people who can restrain their subordinates from killing and looting without wanton. Many generals with troops have no good ends, although there are reasons for the high merit and shock the master, most of them are because the killing is too heavy, and the disaster will affect themselves and their descendants, because they think that the generals must not be merciful. For example, the generals of the Qin State, Bai Qi and Meng Tian, when they were dying, they lamented that they were too heavy to kill and poke in the battle array, but it was too late, and they only left a laughing stock for future generations.

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