258 The Proposal of the Thief
When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he couldn't help but worry about Turge's fate. He didn't know how Huang Taiji would punish him after he returned to Liaodong. He ruined the Tumote tribe and gave so many livestock to the Ming Dynasty, especially war horses, which was a rare military material. This "credit" was great enough!
I hope Huang Taiji will show mercy, otherwise it would be a pity for the "Class A Eavesdropping Seed" on Turge.
After reading this, Emperor Chongzhen swept over the eavesdropping seeds on others. He found that Sun Chuanting, the governor of Ji Liao who was stationed in Shanhaiguan, seemed to have begun to implement his governance measures after several months of peace, which is the strategy of "clearing the treasury and replenishing the salary".
The reason why Sun Chuanting seemed to be a little concerned about the Zu family power headed by Zu Dashou. It doesn’t matter, let him continue to do it. Anyway, he has to support him, and see what else Zu Dashou can do!
Emperor Chongzhen thought about this and went to see Lu Xiangsheng again.
There is not much trouble here. Lu Xiangsheng has been busy with military affairs such as shipyards and training soldiers. Most of the civil affairs were handed over to his deputy, namely, the governor of Denglai Chen Hongxu.
Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen was a little depressed. He didn't know how Zheng Zhilong was doing. If he really didn't know the truth, he would definitely fight. However, in this way, he would consume countless money and food, and delay the plan to rebuild Dongjiang Town. Without Dongjiang Town, he might have to wait until winter and they might have detoured the Mongolian grasslands to invade the pass.
Although the bandits have been basically put down and the army has been greatly improved, and we are not afraid of fighting a good battle with the Qing army. However, if this battlefield is within the pass, it will be very unfavorable to the recovery of people's livelihood in the pass. Especially if the Qing army avoids the main forces of the three major battalions and specifically attacks other places, it will have a greater impact on people's livelihood in the pass.
If possible, Emperor Chongzhen would definitely not want the war to happen again in the pass.
After thinking in my heart, if Zheng Zhilong set off after receiving his secret order, no matter how late he was, he would have to arrive in Denlai within one month, right?
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen decided to wait for another month before talking. Anyway, he only defeated the thief and had a lot of things to do, and it might take another month to do anything.
For example, if you want to search for bandits in the next few days, there must be bandits running away. In this way, the soldiers and horses on the periphery are approaching, and the soldiers here are searching for bandits, squeezing the space of bandits. Even if they go to heaven and earth, they will be searched for bandits.
The next step is to place ordinary thieves, at least to make them survive so that they will not continue to rebel.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but frown, because based on the Class A eavesdropping seeds on Chen Qiyu's body, he knew that the grain transportation in Jiangnan and other places was not completed as planned, and at least Chen Qiyu did not receive much food.
Now that the war has ended, the urgency of the food problem is a bit high. It is also a blessing for me to be here, so I must strictly entrust it. If there is any problem, it must be solved immediately.
Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about things one by one, and relatively speaking, he was relatively idle. However, at this time, there were many thieves fleeing on the mountain deep in Wolonggang.
This area is actually the Nanyang Basin, and there is no high mountain to hide. Therefore, they must continue to escape, either to go south or north. If they can escape to Wudang Mountain or even Daba Mountain a little further away, then the government army will definitely not be able to catch them. Or the Laojun Mountains, that is, the Funiu Mountains, is OK, and even to escape to the Qinling Mountains, that would be the best, and the government army will not want to catch them again.
However, the official army was obviously very clear about this. The cavalry teams searched these places, cut off traffic, and prevented them from escaping.
After being tired all day during the day, and then running so far in the darkness at night, it was so tired that these thieves finally stopped to rest.
Seeing the bright moon in the sky covered by dark clouds and the earth fell into darkness, there was a thief who couldn't help but curse. He looked up at the sky and cursed in a low voice: "God, even you have been putting in trouble and not even giving a little moonlight. Is this not giving us a way out, right?"
Without the moonlight, they dared not rush on the torch, and they were all black and could not rush on the road. Once it was daytime, the imperial cavalry searched everywhere, and it was impossible for them to escape. Therefore, the thief was also anxious, and even the thief God cursed.
As soon as someone cursed, there was a movement from the mountain not far away. Someone shouted in a low voice: "A tiger, are you?"
The one who was cursing just now was Li Zicheng's nephew, Li Guo, who claimed to be a tiger. When he heard the voice, he could not help but feel a little surprised and said, "Great Yigong?"
The people there were Gao Yigong, a general under Li Zicheng. After confirming it, they were also happy and hurriedly came to meet up. However, they looked at each other and there were only more than twenty people in total. They remembered that Li Zicheng's head was chopped by Zuo Liangyu, and they couldn't help but feel very depressed. For a moment, they were silent.
At this moment, a young voice suddenly came from the nearby mountain and said, "But the subordinates of the King of Chuang? We are the adopted sons of the Eight Kings!"
After hearing this, Li Guo and others responded. No matter what happened before, they were all brothers and brothers at this time. Not to mention, there was a slight surprise in their hearts.
After a long time, Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son brought people to him and then signed up one by one, namely Zhang Kewang, Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Nengqi, the four most famous sons of Zhang Xianzhong.
They found that the other party was actually similar to theirs, with only more than ten or twenty people left, and for a moment they were silent. The youngest Zhang Nengqi couldn't help but cry in a low voice when he remembered the past.
Hearing the crying, a voice that was also young suddenly cursed: "Cry, cry, what's the hardship? At worst, you can die. You will be a hero again in 18 years!"
"Laiheng, shut up!" When Li Guo heard this, he knew that it was his adopted son Li Laiheng who was talking, so he scolded him, and then asked the darkness opposite him, "The Eight Kings were also killed by the left thieves, and the government army won again. What are you going to do in the future?"
Zhang Kewang is the oldest. When he heard a tiger question, he replied: "If we can escape, we plan to change our surname and go back to our hometown to take a look."
Speaking of this, he might be afraid of misunderstandings, so he quickly added: "But we will definitely avenge our adoptive father and cut the left thief into pieces!"
Hearing this, Li Laiheng suddenly sneered and said, "I think so well! I'm still thinking about escaping back, didn't you hear it? The government army shouted, "For peace, kill, do you know what this means?"
"The court thinks that we are causing chaos in the world, so we have to kill us all!" Zhang Dingguo, who should be called Li Dingguo at this time, immediately answered Li Laiheng, "So he will definitely search for us with all his might and kill us all, right?"
Hearing this, Gao Yigong suddenly whispered and said angrily: "Is this what we want to rebel? The court forced us to survive! The emperor was incompetent, and local corrupt officials were rampant, with severe drought, severe drought, severe drought, and locust plagues, locust plagues, and locust plagues. They all turned a blind eye to us and forced us to pay land taxes, and even added Liao pay, selling children and daughters, and selling us all, which was not enough to pay the money. At this point, how can we not rebel?"
"Dog Emperor, Dog Official, there is no good thing!" Li Laiheng immediately cursed in a low voice, "I will turn around and continue to do it, kill the Dog Official, kill the Dog Emperor, and kill them all!"
When Li Guo heard this, he whispered and said, "Shut up, I'm just a young man, who are you calling me in front of me?"
He was Li Laiheng's adoptive father. After such a scolding, Li Laiheng shut up.
However, Li Guo was moved by what they said, and he whispered: "Now there is no way for the people in the world. Even if we don't want to rebel, we will escape home or live in vain in another place, but with the dog emperor and those corrupt officials rampant, we will definitely have to rebel in the end!"
Hearing this, Sun Kewang nodded, and then immediately remembered that the other party could not see it in the dark night, so he whispered: "That's right, when his adoptive father was in Gucheng, he was troubled by those dog officials, saying that his adoptive father usually robbed so many gold, silver and jewelry and asked his adoptive father for it. The court was incompetent, the dog emperor did not distinguish right from wrong, and the loyal and treacherous did not argue. There was no way for the people in the world!"
These people are all thieves, so they naturally sit on the side of the thieves. When they say these words, they naturally ignore the harm they bring to the people of the world.
Hearing this, Li Dingguo sighed and whispered in a low voice: "There is no good official in this world who truly cares about the people!"
After saying this, no one spoke for a moment, and the mountains and forests became quiet.
At this time, they realized that the wind seemed to be blowing even louder than before, making the mountains and forests "rattle".
Gao Yigong looked up at the night sky and couldn't help but curse, "This thief, it seems that it's going to rain!"
I ran away in a hurry and was hungry. If it was going to rain again, although it was August, it would be very uncomfortable to get wet at night.
After a while, Li Guo suddenly whispered: "I want me to say that since the government does not give us a way to live, then we will find a way to live by ourselves. According to my uncle, we will be free from taxes. In this way, if the people have hope, they will hope that we can win, and maybe we can make a comeback!"
"A tiger, do you still believe this?" Gao Yigong couldn't help but say a little hateful when he heard this: "Where is the deceiving ghost Song Xiance? He also said that the King of Chuang is the eighteenth son and the main artifact! Don't think that your surname is Li, it's on your head!"
When Li Guo heard this, he was a little stunned and quickly explained in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, when did I think so? That Song Xiance is a liar in the world. He doesn't know where he is now. When he sees him, he will definitely chop him up with one knife!"
After explaining, he picked up the topic just now and said: "I just said, think about it again, if the disasters in various places are serious and everyone can't survive, we tell them that if we follow us, we can equalize the land and exempt the tax. Then, if it were you, would you like to work with us?"
"Of course, I can't survive anyway, so I can only bet on my life!" Gao Yigong thought about it and replied.
On the other hand, Li Dingguo suddenly interrupted and said, "If I can't survive, I will definitely do it. Not rebelling is death, and rebelling is also death. But no matter what, if you rebel, you can live a few more days. Maybe if you really succeed in rebelling, you will have land to divide and you don't have to pay taxes again. That's great!"
These thieves obviously do not have the knowledge of the old people that day, so it is impossible for them to continue to have equal land and exemption from taxes. Otherwise, the new emperor and his government would not all go farming on their own, right?
However, at this time, all the thieves agreed with this statement. They felt that everyone in the world would not be able to survive. Since they had such hope, they would definitely follow them.
Speaking of it, even Li Guo did not expect that the morale of these people would recover a lot. He could clearly feel that everyone had the fighting spirit again.
Sure enough, after being excited for a while, Sun Kewang, as the boss, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Then... we won't go either, so let's work together and do it again!"
"I agree!" Li Dingguo agreed without hesitation.
"I do!" Liu Wenxiu immediately expressed his opinion. Even the youngest Ainengqi no longer cried sadly, but said with a little excitement: "Kill the dog official again, kill the dog emperor!"
The two sides, about fifty people, decided to decide the future direction. After discussing for a while, they decided to take a tiger, Li Guo as their head, and then continue to rebel after escaping.
Li Guo looked at the night sky and found that the clouds were covered with dark clouds and the mountain wind was blowing faster. He whispered: "It seems that there must be rain before dawn. I hope this rain can last longer, so that it will help us escape from the pursuit of the government army!"
Speaking of this, he ordered the people present to move forward hand in hand, in the dark, and to transfer as soon as possible.
Speaking of which, these thieves have lived a life of desperate life like this. Therefore, after accepting their current situation, they adapted quickly.
They followed Li Guo's instructions, held hands and started moving forward in the dark. Even if the person in front stepped on the air or fell off a cliff or something, there would be no problem if the person behind them held him.
Just like that, they continued to flee.
When the sky in the east showed a little whiteness, Li Guo and other bandits had already touched a mountain again, and were about to reach the foot of the mountain. Taking this opportunity, they had to transfer as soon as possible. Although the imperial cavalry was there, they had little hope of escaping, no matter what, they had to try to escape.
Li Guo thought about it in his heart. With the help of the slight morning light, he was about to speak when he suddenly saw the person in front of him shaking, and he felt that he couldn't stand it.
Chapter completed!