The uneasiness in Xiong Chu's heart is indeed not without reason, and this year is indeed not a good year to be able to celebrate the New Year in peace.

The alarm bell outside the customs has been ringing for a long time, and the domestic gunpowder smoke has not stopped, which is not like a peaceful and prosperous era.

Although it is not a peaceful and prosperous era, some people want to whitewash the peace and make it look like a peaceful and prosperous era, so the more Xiong Chu looks at it, the more uncomfortable he becomes.

It's a pity that the ancients have long said: meat eaters are despicable and fail to plan far.

Some people are worried about the country and the people, and they may be worried about the sky. Some people whitewash the peace and want more political achievements.

Whatever the reason, everyone has their own reasoning.

Xiong Chu followed Chang Delin into Fengyang City from the first gate of Nanzuojia, only to find that Tang Da was right, and it was indeed a lively scene in the prosperous years.

In the years when the mountains and rivers were broken, you can also say that the high-level stabilized the people's hearts and boosted morale, but this must be built on the basis of the high-level being prepared for danger in times of peace.

If the whole country is immersed in a false lively scene, it is a way to whitewash the peace and find your own death.

Emperor Taizu personally inscribed a couplet to the common people that year, "New Year's Yuqing, Jiajie Changchun", and asked each household to post couplets during the Spring Festival every year according to their own occupations, and cancel the original kind of "peach charm" that ordinary people could not afford.

Emperor Taizu not only personally inscribed couplets, but also paid a private visit every Spring Festival, if any of them did not post couplets, then there was a crime of defrauding the monarch.

Once passing by a family of casters as a business, Emperor Taizu sent someone to ask, and the owner of the family said that his profession was difficult to write, and he didn't know how to write at present.

Emperor Taizu pondered for a while, and personally wrote a Spring Festival couplet for the master, "Splitting the road of life and death with both hands, and cutting the root of right and wrong with one knife". Although the couplet does not mention the matter of castration, the meaning of the word "castration" is contained in it, and it is indeed an improvised pair, and everyone praises it.

As a generation of founding emperors, Zhu Yuanzhang's coercive measure is justified.

In the past, under the New Year's Festival, it was the rich families who celebrated the New Year, and the common people watched it, which Zhu Yuanzhang has had a deep understanding since he was a child.

"In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu. Thousands of households always replace the new peach with the old one. ”

This kind of scene can only be said by those of the scholar class, and the common people have never had the ability to do "new peaches for old charms".

Especially the kind of high-grade peach charm, one will cost hundreds of taels of silver. Don't say that ordinary people's homes, even medium-sized families can't afford to buy them at all.

Emperor Taizu believed that the Spring Festival was a day for the common people, and every family should be able to truly celebrate the New Year in order to have fun with the people.

A couplet of fifteen texts can be afforded by ordinary families.

Since then, the common people have become a rule to post couplets during the Spring Festival, and the Ming Dynasty has completed the great change of customs.

When Prince Xiong entered the city gate for the first time, he saw the couplets of various families connected together, which indeed gave people a prosperous scene.

If it is placed in the peaceful years, this is indeed a good thing for singing and dancing, which shows that the common people are still living a good life.

But what year is it?

The whole country was starving, the people were struggling to make a living, and millions of people rebelled against them. Soldiers everywhere are in trouble, and Fengyang City may be attacked at any time.

The common people don't know the situation outside, if the high-level officials of Fengyang City are also careless, and the whole city is not the slightest vigilant, maybe there will be a disaster.

The further he went, the more Xiong Chu's heart went up and down.

Because there were warblers and swallows everywhere, there were all kinds of colorful flags and lanterns, but I didn't see the army patrolling the city.

"Wine beckons gentlemen from all over the world, and fragrant tea treats guests from all over the world. ”

This is a couplet at the entrance of Mingxi Tower in Fengyang City.

Mingxi Building is the property under the name of the Fengyang Tang family, and it is also the place where Xiong Chu and them settled.

Mingxi Tower is a six-story high-rise building, which looks extraordinary. Six columns rise from the ground facing the street, and the six-story building is built accordingly.

The six cylinders are all germanium red and look like they were all painted just a few years ago, so they shine brightly. A pair of red lanterns on the lintel had already been lit, and the word Tangfu was shining.

Seeing Xiong Chu dismounting at the door, Yan Erniang suddenly greeted him: "Xianggong, come and see the lantern I tied!"

Xiong Chu looked at it intently, Yan Erniang was holding a lantern in her hand, a huge golden carp, and a chubby little boy was sitting on it. The workmanship is fine and vivid.

"A woman who is a mother is a complete woman. Erniang has been following me for so many years, and it seems that in the future, she should give up internal force control, and let her have a child. ”

This thought flashed, and the woman's enthusiasm could not be poured cold water lightly, Xiong Chu hurriedly smiled and said: "Send the child lantern, a good omen! You are running so fast, there will be no one in the blink of an eye, so I rushed over to tie the lantern." I've heard that every year the government has to evaluate lanterns, do you also want to participate in lantern competitions?"

The kitchen of the inn had been called three times to open the meal, and the girls finally each set up a lantern, and it was already the second watch in the evening.

"Jiuniang, I may have to work hard tonight, say hello to the brothers here, and report the situation outside. ”

During the interval between eating, Prince Xiong began to instruct the next precautions: "Erniang, the central capital is equivalent to the capital, you can go out for a walk." If you go out, you must be careful that if you say too much, you will lose. ”

A crow's mouth is a crow's mouth, and you have to make trouble if you have nothing to do.

On the night of the thirteenth day of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Mo Jiuniang, who had gone out to find a contact point, suddenly returned, and looked panicked: "Brother, things have changed dramatically, and our trouble is coming." ”

Mo Jiuniang's expression suddenly alarmed Yan Erniang and Mandale, and the twelve female soldiers also gathered around to hear what was going on.

Mo Jiuniang took a sip of the hot tea handed over by Yan Erniang, and then said in a low voice: "When we were in Xiangyang, Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king, was blocked from going south, but he turned around and went north into Shanxi with a false shot, and made peace with Gao Yingxiang and other sixty-three families, which caught Hong Chengchou off guard. ”

However, the imperial court reacted quickly, and the elite troops of the Jingying Guards mobilized also rushed to participate in the encirclement and suppression, led by Wang Pu, Ni Chong and others. He also sent four eunuchs, Chen Dajin, Yan Siyin, Xie Wenju, and Sun Maolin, to the army, and supervised the four armies of Cao Wenzhao, Zhang Yingchang, Zuo Liangyu, and Deng Xi, to supervise the war, urge food and wages, and record merits. ”

"Originally, this time the nine-sided encirclement and suppression was a great success, the rolling dragon and a lamp were killed in battle, and more than 30,000 people in two battalions were wiped out. The main forces of Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, Zhang Xianzhong, the eight kings, Cao Cao, Luo Rucai, Zhang Miaoshou, and Liu Guoneng of Chuangtian have lost their room for maneuver and are trapped in a narrow and narrow area. ”

"The east, west, and north sides of their station are the defense lines of the officers and troops, and the south is the Yellow River. Even if you pay a heavy price to break the encirclement of the official army, I am afraid that you will not be able to break out in the end. It is even more whimsical to cross the Yellow River south to get rid of the chasing officers and soldiers!"

"However, Wang Pu, the chief soldier of the Beijing camp, was anxious for quick success and made a big mistake here. After secret consultations between the main leaders of King Chuang, Sai Cao Cao, and the Eight Kings, they decided to repeat the old trick and surrender again. Zhang Miaoshou and Liu Guoneng, two guys who are not afraid of death, personally went to Wang Pu's military camp to offer a letter of surrender. ”

"If the official army increases the strength of the nine-way siege this time, even if the king of Chuang, Gao Yingxiang, Sai Cao Cao, Luo Rucai, and the eight kings, Zhang Xianzhong and others can escape, there will definitely be few people left. However, Wang Pu actually believed Zhang Miaoshou and Liu Guoneng's letter of deception, and ordered all to stop the attack. ”

Three days later, Zhang Miaoshou and 12 other people went to the camp in person and sent a list of leaders who agreed to accept Zhao'an, including Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, Li Zicheng, the eighth king, Zhang Xianzhong, and Cao Cao Luo Rucai. Wang Pu and the others believed it and immediately reported to the imperial court, and at the same time stopped all attacks, hoping for the court's reward. ”

The Xiong Chu didn't mean to be surprised, but smiled and said, "Soldier, it's treacherous." King Gao Yingxiang, Eight Kings Zhang Xianzhong, Sai Cao Cao Luo Rucai, these guys don't seem to be vegetarians, and they have two brushes under their hands. ”

"Zhang Miaoshou and Liu Guoneng are bold enough to dare to go to the enemy camp in person to offer a letter of surrender, which can be regarded as rare talents. It's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to get acquainted, let alone be of use to me. ”

"Wang Pu, the head of the Beijing camp, how could he know how to use soldiers and tricks? After being praised by Zhang Miaoshou and Liu Guoneng in front of him, he didn't know how many bowls of dry rice he had eaten, and he must suffer a big loss this time. ”

Mo Jiuniang nodded: "Brother's judgment is really good, but things are really weird." Originally, the rebels were exhausted, but God actually helped, and the Yellow River froze overnight. ”

"If you think about it, the officers and troops in the east, west and north have stopped advancing, and the Yellow River in the south has frozen overnight. The road leading to heaven suddenly appeared at the foot of the road, and the rebel army did not hesitate at all, and immediately crossed the Yellow River south in three ways and jumped out of the encirclement. ”

"The imperial court has gone through a lot of hardships and mobilized 600,000 troops, and I don't know how much food was wasted. As a result, Wang Pu's order was finally successful. If you want to say that the people are hurting the people, there is nothing stricter than this. ”

Yan Erniang shook her head: "The homeless rebels jumped out of the encirclement and escaped, this has nothing to do with us, Jiuniang, what are you nervous about?"

Mo Jiuniang wiped the cold sweat on her forehead, and then continued: "Erniang, you don't want to think about it, the rebel army crossed the Yellow River south from Yuanqu in Shanxi to Jiyuan in Henan, and Luoyang and Kaifeng were the first to bear the brunt." ”

Among them, the right army of Cao Cao and Luo Rucai besieged Luoyang, the left army of King Gao Yingxiang entered Kaifeng, and the eight kings of the middle army, Zhang Xianzhong, went straight to Xuchang. ”

"The worst thing is that Zhang Xianzhong's department suddenly gave up going south to the land of fish and rice in Xuchang, but turned around and went eastward, and went straight to the front line of Maozhou and Yingzhou, and the target was our Fengyang. ”

"The states and counties where Zhang Xianzhong's 100,000 troops passed were all celebrating the New Year, and they were not prepared at all, and the result was like a storm and clouds, and Yingzhou had fallen in almost half an hour. ”

"In such a chaotic situation, our dark line has no way to gain a foothold, so we can only be forced to retreat, and now we have retreated to the periphery of Fengyang County to hide. The news they brought back said that Zhang Xianzhong had already spoken that he must pick up the ancestral tomb of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and cut off the dragon vein of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Yan Erniang suddenly jumped up: "Okay, you Eight Great Kings Zhang Xianzhong, you really don't have a royal law, you dare to make an idea on my father-in-law's ancestral tomb! This matter is really very strict, because Yingzhou is less than five hundred miles away from us, and the cavalry can arrive in four days, but how is this good?"

Mo Jiuniang looked at the gloomy Xiong Chu and asked very carefully: "Brother, it's not okay for you to be silent, but to say something." Now that we're burning eyebrows, what are we going to do next?"

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