Chapter 77 Chuzhou (Part 2)
As an important official in the safety of local governments, Shi Mayisun could not tell him any more confusion and confusion. He was the envoy of Zhejiang East Xuanwei, and he was the pillar of the entire Zhejiang Army after Dong Tuanxiao. If even he lost confidence in the court, all Zhejiang East soldiers would be even more at a loss. The fertile land of thousands of miles east of Zhejiang will be about to fall into the hands of the "Huai Pirates".
Just as he was struggling to support his spirits, he suddenly heard the low voice of the sixth-rank capital Ye Chen, "Sir, there have been rumors recently that the court is preparing to regard this battle as a personal grudge between the Zhu thief and the Pu family in Quanzhou."
Shi Ma Yisun felt a trembling heart when he heard it, and immediately roared and interrupted, "That's nothing, what you heard from anyone, the civil and military officials in the court are not all fools, how could he let the butcher Zhu swallow the whole Zhejiang without any worries?"
"I also think that all the pillars in the court will not be so confused." Ye Chen quickly looked at both sides, sighing and shook his head, "But people's words are terrifying, especially during this stormy season, my lord, it has been a whole month since the day when Zhu Tuhu led the thieves to cross the river. In a month, even if the court's decision is cautious, it should be a reaction."
"This" Shi Ma Yisun also quickly looked around, then lowered his voice and ordered, "Don't guess randomly, the court is not like a local government, and you need to consider the overall situation when doing anything. Maybe Prime Minister Hama has already been dispatching troops and generals, maybe the court is playing a big game, you and me, you and I are just a long distance, the news is blocked, and I cannot understand the long-term intention of the court."
Even though he said so, in fact, he felt increasingly confused. Although Prime Minister Tuotuo was a bit domineering, he was a decisive and decisive minister of chaos. Hama was a kind-hearted person. Since taking office, except for making some achievements in filling the treasury, he was confused in all aspects and blindly tumbling around the subordinate ministries and local provinces, as if he was just a tramp.
At present, the "Huai Pirates" invaded the south. The most urgent thing the court needs to do is to make a quick decision. Even if they send a Yi soldier to the opposite side of Xuzhou City, whether they win or lose, they at least show an attitude that they will not allow the Huai bandits to annex Zhejiang and Fujian. As the prime minister, Hama, however, did not have such decisiveness and did not even issue a manifesto to scold Zhu butcher Zhu to provoke the war, let alone sending one army and one soldier.
"Sir, I have a few words for humble duties, I don't know whether to say it or not." The sixth-rank capital Ye Chen's words came from his ears again, as if the autumn wind before dawn was in full bloom, every word and sentence was filled with endless chill.
"After saying that, why are you and me?" Shi Mayisun had always listened to both sides, and forced a smile to nod and nodded slightly.
"Hu Shen, this person, may not be able to bear the heavy responsibility while walking." The sixth-rank capital official Ye Chen sorted out his thoughts and reminded him with a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"At least he also pulled up ten thousand righteous soldiers." Shi Mayisun smiled and refused to comment. It was his way to control the situation. No matter how Ye Chen "framed" Hu Shen, he would not really take it seriously.
"Now these days, there are refugees who are unable to eat food. As long as you raise the flag of recruiting troops, are you still worried about not having military rations?" Ye Chen, the sixth-rank capital official, curled his lips and added with a sneer.
"The Hu family is in Chuzhou, and he is also a great family. He is also well-read the books of sages and has made great achievements in military achievements." Shi Ma Yisun glanced at him and responded with a smile, "If I can't even a general with both civil and military power like him, who else dares to follow me from all over the eastern Zhejiang?"
This is the most critical issue. Although Hu Shen is a military general, he is the leader among scholars and has thousands of hectares of fertile land at home. Therefore, from the perspective of his teacher or from the perspective of family business, he is the natural enemy of Zhu butcher Zhu. He never left the gentry who could be exempted from duty and grain, but went to join Zhu butcher Zhu and was divided into most of the real estate, and then paid grain and paid taxes like ordinary people.
If he did not catch any exact handle, Shi Mayisun dealt with Hu Shen, which was equivalent to proactively announcing that he was no longer the protector of various gentry and wealthy families in eastern Zhejiang. In that case, he would not receive enough support from military rations, military pay, military sources, equipment, and equipment to the lower-level generals. When he fought with Zhu Tuhu, he would have no chance of winning.
It is said that if you play the piano and listen to the sound of the drums, although Shi Ma Yisun did not directly clarify the words, the sixth-rank official Ye Chen also understood his difficulties, so he sighed softly and turned the topic to the next part. "Since the adults have already made a conclusion, I will no longer talk about it, but I still want to persuade the adults to prepare for the future. If the court refuses to attack Zhu Tujia from the north, or the troops cannot conquer the Yellow River at all, and Chen Youding and the Pu family's reinforcements have not arrived yet, relying on the adults alone may not be able to defend for a long time."
"What do you mean? Why would the court refuse to send troops? How could Chen Youding and the Pu family stand by and watch?" Shi Ma Yisun's heart tightened again when he heard this, and he widened his eyes and asked.
"The low position is just a hypothesis." Ye Chen, the sixth-rank capital official, waved his hand and responded very calmly, "If this situation occurs, how should the adults deal with it? The military strategy is full of victories, and the less victories cannot win. Imagine more unfavorable situations, which will not harm our soldiers from east Zhejiang."
"Well,,." Shi Mayisun pondered in a low voice. The court was procrastinating. Judging from the current situation, even if the troops were sent, it would not be able to relieve the near thirst. But Chen Youding and the Pu family stood by and watched and thought about what they were thinking. Zhu Butcher went south this time, but it was obvious that the carriage and horses were going to directly attack the Pu family's old nest Quanzhou. Chen Youding was the envoy of Fuqing Xuanwei, and the Pu family was the actual controller of the Quanzhou Maritime Control Department. How could they wait for death?
"I heard that in troubled times, wise people should take control of their own country, guard their people, and treat the true emperor. If the true emperor comes out, he will be a founding hero. If the true emperor does not come out, he can also compete for the victory." Seeing that Shi Ma Yisun was moved by his words, Ye Chen made a brief consideration and slowly expressed his true intentions.
"You, please advise me." Shi Mayisun's heart twitched for the third time, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. "Don't talk nonsense. I am a famous minister in the founding country. How could I do such an unrighteous thing? You, don't mention this in the future, otherwise I will definitely not let you go."
"I know, the great-grandfather of the fifth generation, Ye Chen, the censor of the Taizu." The sixth-rank capital official Ye Chen continued to look at Shi Ma Yisun's eyes and talked happily, "But lord, before the fifth generation, Ye Xian, who is the descendant of the great-grandfather of the great-grandfather, I'm afraid that the surname Shi Mo is not a Mongolian."
This sentence, like a knife, pierced Shima Yisun's heart, "Shima clan, Xi, later entered the Khitan, was the Shuli clan in Liao, and was the descendant clan with Xiao, Jin destroyed Liao, and changed the Shulu to Shima clan.
Every word in the genealogy is clear. He did not study it in depth before, but now he suddenly realized that he was actually the top noble of the Great Liao Kingdom, and the royal blood of the Great Liao Kingdom flowed in his bones.
But soon, the Confucian classics I read since childhood emerged from his mind, swallowing up the words about the Daliao in the family genealogy, swallowing up the emperor's ambition that had just been lit up by Ye Chen. He shook his head a few times, and Shi Ma Yisun's eyes quickly became clear, "No need to say much about Ye, I understand your thoughts very well, but the righteousness is more important than the king and relatives. If you eat and don't do anything, you have no king; if your mother is in trouble, she has no relatives. If you have no king or relatives, you can still stand in the world."
These words were said with confidence, and all of them were in line with the true intention of the Confucian school. Ye Chen, who tried to persuade him to protect himself and wait for the opportunity to compete for the victory, blushed. After a while, he sighed again and said with a wry smile, "Oh, the fortune of being a man is a civil servant promoted by Lord Shima. Ye naturally wants to plan for the Lord. Since Lord has decided to hand over his life to the court, Ye has to accompany him to be a loyal minister in troubled times and never leave him."
"I know, I know." After hearing Ye Chen's honest words, Shi Mayisun nodded with red eyes. I know that you treat me sincerely. I swear that I will share good fortune and misfortune with you in this life."
"It is a blessing in Ye in this life to be able to follow the master." Ye Chen smiled bitterly and bowed, turned his head to look out the window, and said no more words.
Knowing that Ye Chen decided to live and die with him in order to repay his kindness. In fact, he did not like the Yuan Dynasty and his future at all. Shi Mayisun walked over with a smile, looking at the hillside outside the window and cheering him up in a low voice, "Even if Zhu thief comes, we may not lose to him. In the past few years, all kinds of heroes were defeated by Zhu thief, mainly because they were not adapted to the firearms, so they could only line up and be slaughtered. Now, the defects of the firearms are all in your hearts. As long as we don't pull the team to the flat ground and fight with them."
As he was speaking confidently, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be less sounds on the other side of the mountain that he had become accustomed to. He was stunned for a moment and blurted out his inquiry, "What's going on? Hu thief, why didn't Hu thief fire? Could it be that he had fired all the shells now?"
"It shouldn't be so fast. Although the gunners under Hu thieves are well-trained, they need two or three minutes for each six-pound cannon fire." Ye Chen's eyes quickly glanced at the clock he bought with a lot of money and responded anxiously, "It took only one hour, at most forty rounds of artillery. Huai thieves' cannons can be fired at least sixty rounds each time."
"Go to the top of the mountain to see." Shi Ma Yisun made a quick decision, turned around and rushed out of the central army tent, surrounded by his personal guards, and headed straight to the top of the mountain.
Ye Chen's movements were a little slow, but he also tried hard to follow him. He ran along the hillside for about two minutes. The two of them went to the highest point of Fanling, held up their telescopes, and went down to observe the enemy's artillery array from a high place. They saw several groups of Huai'an army's gunners discarding the artillery carts and shells, and fled farther away. A whistle of soldiers wearing Mongolian Yuan clothes was flying at lightning, and they only rushed to the Huai'an army's artillery.
"It's Hu Shen. He refused to squat in the trenches and was bombed. He took his brothers to kill them down the mountain." Chen Zhongzhen, a ten thousand household of Yi soldiers, spoke quickly and let out a series of low voices in surprise. "He, he immediately rushed into the cannon formation of Huai thieves. He, he caught him off guard!"
Chapter completed!