Chapter 77 The Oriole (Part 2)

"Then Su Mingzhe has always been cautious in his work. If he hadn't obtained the real evidence," Zhu Chongba was anxious and blurted out a string of big truths. Then, he quickly closed his mouth and asked blankly, "Sir, sir, what he meant is to ask the boy to blame Yu, Yu."

"How can those who accomplish great things be constrained by small matters?" Zhu Sheng breathed a long sigh and interrupted with a shake of his head.

My lord is good in other aspects, but he is always hard to get rid of the aura of a world of martial arts. He always thinks that one person can do things and be one person, but he doesn't know that as long as you sit in a certain position, you are no longer alone, and it is even more impossible to have anything to take on alone.

"This matter was agreed upon by Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang, and the specific executor was Yangbi, the head of the Guard Department. Since Yangzhou cut down all the detailed works of several Guard Departments, it must have obtained enough evidence." Zhu Chongba lowered his eyelids awkwardly and whispered, (Note 1)

The price of artillery sold by the Huai'an Army is high, and the firearms equipped by the Huai'an Army are far better than those sold to the outside world. However, the Hezhou Army has always been helpless in developing long-range artillery, so he had no choice but to adopt a very risky worst strategy and send someone to Yangzhou to steal the division. Unexpectedly, he had just obtained some insights and was copied clean by the inner security department of the Huai'an Army and the melons and monsters.

Losing a few meticulous tasks is not a big deal. The Guard Department has already gotten on track and can quickly extend its tentacles into the place they want to go. However, how to explain to the Huaiyang General Administration made Zhu Chongba scratch his head. To be honest, with his current strength, Zhu Chongba really was not sure to compete with the Huai'an Army. Even if most of the main forces of the Huai'an Army were attracted by Tutuo, the Fourth Army left behind and the Chuzhou Army, which was under Mao Gui's troops, jointly advanced westward, could still bring a catastrophe to Anqing.

"The head of the Guard Department, Yang Xiwu, was once your personal assistant." Zhu Sheng's tone still did not change at all, as if he didn't know the comparison between his and Huaiyang's strength. "From his usual style of conduct, he should be a person who can endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens, and he can also understand the urgency."

"This?" Zhu Chongba was stunned for a moment, with a clear expression of unbearableness on his face.

According to Zhu Sheng's proposal, Yang Bi, the head of the Guards Department, gave him his instructions to the Huaiyang General Administration and handed his head back to the messenger to take him back, so that Su Mingzhe and others could calm down the anger of his snooping into the secrets of firearms. However, Yang Bi has always been loyal to him. If he could not withstand the pressure of the Huai'an army, he would throw him out as the scapegoat mentioned by the Cross Sect, and he would have any face to face the other brothers under his command in the future.

"The name Yang Bi is not good, it is really bad. Bi is a snare, Yang is a huge tree, Bi is a scattered tree, Bi is a scattered bird," he could not see Zhu Chongba's undecisive appearance, Zhu Sheng gave him a light look and added very casually.

"Do you always say?" Zhu Chongba's face immediately shone with sunshine, staring at a pair of phoenix eyes, dancing, "Let me find a guy who looks similar to Yang Bi to kill him, take the head back to the envoy of the Huai'an Army, and then ask Yang Bi to change his name and go somewhere else for a few more days. When the storm is over, it will not be too late to compensate him slowly."

"Well, that's right." Zhu Sheng's old face immediately showed a gratified expression. "If you can take out something that will make Huai Yang excited, it's better to compensate them. After all, the two families are allies, not enemies now. As long as your existence is still beneficial to them, they should not be willing to take on the reputation of being a brother's wall."

"Hiss,." Zhu Chongba inhaled gently.

What can make the Huaiyang General Administration excited by himself is probably grain and iron ore, especially the latter, which are essential materials for launching wars. Huai'an, Yangzhou, Gaoyou and other places do not produce iron.

But the strength of the Huai'an Army and the Hezhou Army is so different. I am still rushing to send the iron ore to the iron ore. Isn't it because I'm afraid of dying too slowly? The Huaiyang Baigongfang Latte ore has been refined into fine steel and made into weapons, and just came to the door with me.

While hesitating, Zhu Sheng's hoarse question came to his ears, "With our army's current strength, can we prohibit traders from communicating between the two places?"

"Of course not." Zhu Chongba responded very simply without thinking. Although the Huai'an army needed the grain and pig iron produced in Hezhou and Anqing areas, the Hezhou army was more dependent on Huai'an. Although after having an independent territory, he had tried his best to establish various workshops, and even went to Huai'an to learn skills without shame, the output and quality of weapons, armor and various siege equipment were still far inferior to the other party, and far from meeting the needs of military expansion and launching foreign wars.

"Wang Kerou, Zhang Shicheng, Guo Ziyi and others, can you follow your proposal and reduce the delivery of various materials to Huaiyang?" Zhu Sheng smiled mysteriously and asked knowingly.

Zhu Chongba's face turned red in an instant, and he closed his mouth tightly, speechless.

The answer is obvious. Whether for the sake of survival and expansion, or to obtain various luxury items, other heroes will not stop transporting food and pig iron to Huaiyang, and they do not have the courage to propose a joint initiative against Huaiyang. Otherwise, they may send the letter the day before, and the next day, the above-mentioned princes joined forces to Anqing City, and even their nominal superior Guo Zixing would immediately destroy their relatives.

"Oh." Zhu Sheng didn't force himself too much, and sighed softly, closed his eyes and said nothing.

In terms of strength comparison, the difference between Zhu Chongba and Zhu Chongjiu is no less than that between Liu Bei and Cao Cao before the Battle of Chibi. In terms of fame and popularity, Zhu is far inferior to that of Zhu. However, Zhu knows that polite and nobles are the principles of the country, knows that the restoration of etiquette and righteousness, cultivates benevolence and virtue, and governs the world with the law of the Tang and Song dynasties. However, Zhu is in disorder, and there is no etiquette and righteousness. From all officials to peddlers and barracks, everyone has a good word and speaks of profit.

The wise wise man Xu Heng once said, "Governing the country with power is not the present world; governing the country with profit is not as good as that of the three generations; governing the country with virtue is not as stable as long-term." (Note 2)

Looking at the history, it has never been heard of for thousands of years. In the past, Guan Zhong of Qi opened a girl's house and valued merchants. Qi became rich. When Guan Zhong died, Duke Huan soon died of the treacherous hands. When the Qi army went to fight, there were rare victories. Some people even threw away wealth and goods in front of the battlefield to disrupt the morale of the army. Qi generals robbed them one after another, disregarding military orders, and then collapsed hundreds of miles.

Now Zhu Chongjiu has gone further than Guan Zhong. It can be foreseen that it will not take long to conquer the rituals and music, morals will be declining, eunuchs will lose their rule, scholars will forget their studies, those who farm will abandon their land, power and money will collude, tigers and wolves will be everywhere, and those who have no money or power will die but have nowhere to complain about their injustice.

The more I thought about it, the heavier Zhu Sheng's mood became, and the sense of responsibility and mission on his shoulders became stronger and stronger. The chaotic world that the ancient sacred foresaw was about to come. The tragic scene may even surpass the bloody sweeping Jiangnan in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. As a Confucian scholar who inherited the learning of the past sacred, he must stand up and assist a hero, help the world to rectify the chaos.

The afternoon sun shines through the carved glass windows into the car, casting colorful shadows on the human faces. As the wheels move, the sunlight outside the windows flickered and darker, and the colors on the human faces also changed.

After a long time in silence, the tranquility in the car was broken again by Zhu Chongba's sigh, "Oh,, step by step, and follow, but I hope it is running away." (Note 3)

"Your heart is dead. If you die, you will surrender now and you will never lose the position of Qi and Liang in the future." Zhu Sheng finally raised his eyelids, and two rays of light appeared in his eyes.

King Han Xin of Qi and King Peng Yue of Liang were both generals under Emperor Gaozu of Han, and made extraordinary achievements in the war to wipe out the world. Emperor Gaozu of Han was like Zhu Chongjiu now, with a humble background but a grand demeanor. However, shortly after the world was pacified, King Han Xin of Qi was demoted to the Marquis of Huaiyin. Although he was careful to leave the door and thank the guests for many years, he still could not escape death. Peng Yue was attacked and captured by Emperor Gaozu of Han without any defense, and finally killed the three clans.

Although Zhu Chongba was a brave warrior, his ink was not as much as an ordinary scholar. When he heard this, he immediately "shocked" and started a cold war. He raised his head and responded from his teeth, "Boy is the politeness of his father. Why should he insult your boy? If you have a plan to clear the sky, just say it, and you will follow the rules."

He respected his father's etiquette, because King Wu of Zhou treated Jiang Ziya, Duke Huan of Qi treated Guan Zhong, and Xiang Yu treated Fan Zeng, all respected him extremely. Although Zhu Chongba was weak in power, he had always regarded the latter as a wise elder since he invited Zhu Sheng to come out to help. Therefore, even if Zhu Sheng felt so dissatisfied with him, he had long been moved and swallowed without a trace.

Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang said the word Shangfu, Zhu Sheng's eyes began to turn red. He pondered for a while and said softly, "Look at your impatient attitude, have you said I wouldn't help you? But at this moment, the combat power of the state army and I are not as good as the eleventh Huai'an army. Many strategies cannot be implemented. So now you can only endure for a while. When you should give in, you must give in and give others the benefits. Do everything, slow down your heart a little bit, lazy in your plan, and let him focus all on the Mongolian Yuan side, then use Anqing as the foundation, cultivate politics internally, refine armor and soldiers externally, base Confucianism, use all crafts and miscellaneous studies as the purpose, and then build high walls, accumulate food, and wait for the changes of the times."

After a pause, he said, "Then Zhu is the eight-fold grass of the people and the sages and officials are not aware that the civil and military officials under his command have long been the sects. During the life and death, people are entrusted with their lives and do not care about their selfishness. Of course, their government orders are smooth, and every policy is made, they will be fully implemented from top to bottom. After the external troubles disappear, who will be willing to be brothers and brothers with the peddlers? If it is really as he claims, no one is high or low, and they are born equal, then who are the generals who fight to the death? If the peddlers can also sit with all officials and discuss the truth, what are the plans for the wise ministers and good generals? Therefore, if the external troubles are all alleviated, they will be in chaos. When the chaos arises, it will be an opportunity for me and the state army to win the world."

Note 1: Yang Bi and Yang Xiwu were later renamed Yang Xian. In official history, they were originally Zhu Yuanzhang's personal clerk and were deeply trusted. They once supervised all officials for Zhu Yuanzhang. Later, because they offended Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, they were impeached and executed on their crimes.

Note 2: Xu Heng, a great scholar in the early Yuan Dynasty, was the one who massacred the Mongol Yuan and proposed that the barbarians enter Xia and Zexia.
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