Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 39 The First Appearance of Sticky Rod
Zhu Cilang stretched out three fingers and said, "Old literati who have entered the officialdom, young scholars who have not passed the imperial examination, and people who uphold orthodox ideas."

Among them, the elderly literati refer to the Donglin Party, because most of this faction has already gained fame and become an official.

And the young literati are naturally talking about young scholars like Fushe. They have not yet been exposed to the darkness of society, they don’t know how bottomless the officialdom is, how ugly political struggles are, and they still have great hopes for the future of the country. vision.

As for those who uphold the orthodox concept, they have nothing to say, and they are not very loyal to Daming or the Zhu family. They are just used to being comfortable and do not want to change.

Such people will appear in every era, such as Boya and Shuqi during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, would they really be so loyal to Shang?
That being the case, why not mention the three-foot sword, step into the battlefield, fight bloody battles with the Zhou people, and defend the honor and disgrace of the Shang king.

You must know that the literati in the pre-Qin period were not weak scholars like the scholars who took the imperial examination today, and even Confucius was tall and proficient in martial arts.

"Oh, so that's it." Liu Bao said thoughtfully. Unknowingly, he felt that this person who was younger than him actually knew more than him.

Just when Liu Bao was silent, and Zhu Cihong was also proud of his supporters, suddenly a person rushed into Zhu Cihong's study room, without even looking at Zhu Cihong, he knelt down on the ground.

"Your Highness, Director Zhou has gathered the people at Sticky Post. He said that Your Highness would be invited to review." The person who spoke was the guard arranged by Zhu Cixiang in the mansion, a member of the Fifth Army Battalion wearing armor and carrying a sharp knife at his waist. Heavy infantry.

Because Zhu Cihong had quite a lot of troops, his mansion was almost entirely filled with soldiers summoned by these systems, and they took on jobs such as gatekeepers, guards, and bodyguards.

"Okay, I'll go now." After finishing speaking, Zhu Cihong put the list in his hand into a drawer. Although this list is not very important, there must be a similar copy on the King of Fu's side, but this one is of great significance to Zhu Cihong , so keep it safe.

Surrounded by four or five soldiers with long swords on their waists, Zhu Cihong and Liu Bao came to the front yard, where Zhou Yuantong gathered the subordinates he had recruited.

"This is your person?" Zhu Cihong pointed to the group of skinny, sallow and emaciated people in front of him, who looked like beggars on the street, and said to Zhou Yuantong with a smile.

He didn't think how strange and funny these people looked, but he was pissed off by Zhou Yuantong.

At the beginning, he gave Zhou Yuantong 2000 taels of silver to purchase equipment and recruit manpower. Unexpectedly, he brought him twenty or thirty people who were neither human nor ghost.

"Master Zhou, hurry up and admit your mistake to the crown prince, the crown prince is angry." Liu Bao had served Zhu Cihong the longest, and he could tell whether he was happy or worried, whether he agreed or refused as soon as he heard Zhu Cihong's tone of voice.

But Liu Bao never imagined that Zhou Yuantong would turn his face to him. He turned his head and said, "Admit it, what's wrong, I, Zhou Yuantong, have nothing to admit."

"I should receive the reward according to merit. If you don't believe me, you can ask His Highness what to say."

When Zhu Cihong heard Zhou Yuantong's words, he knew that there must be something fishy about the matter. Zhou Yuantong had something he didn't say to himself, so he thought of giving him a chance to explain.

I saw Zhu Cihong raised his hand, made a gesture of invitation, and said, "Then tell me what merit you have, and what reward should I give you."

He has already thought about Zhou Yuantong's future fate. It depends on how he answers himself later. If Zhou Yuantong can really describe these beggars as if they are civil and military stars descending from the sky, then how much Zhu Cihong will reward him. It's not impossible to let him go out to eat, drink, whore and gamble every day with a hundred taels of silver.

"Your Highness, don't think that I'm here to cheat money. Since ancient times, there have been so many capable people, loyal ministers and good generals in the Jianghu. It's a pity that no one has ever been able to discover them. It's a pity."

Zhou Yuantong sighed, not knowing whether it was for himself or for others.

"Your Highness, please look at this lame Chen. He looks like a beggar, but he is actually very strong. He overturned an ordinary two-meter-high courtyard wall in one fell swoop."

Zhou Yuantong pulled over a beggar who looked like an old beggar in the "Kung Fu" movie, and introduced it to Zhu Cihong.

After listening to Zhou Yuantong's words, Zhu Cixiang remained silent, thinking to himself, if you say he can climb over the wall, he can climb over the wall. I know whether it is true or not.

Seeing Zhu Cihong's disdainful expression, Zhou Yuantong knew that he didn't believe it, so he pointed to a three-meter-high courtyard wall in the courtyard and said, "If your Highness doesn't believe it, you can let him climb over this wall."

"Yes." As soon as Zhu Cihong finished speaking, the beggar ran towards the wall, kicked off his left foot, grabbed it with both hands, and climbed up like a gecko.

"Okay." Zhu Cihong applauded.

With this ability to climb walls, letting this beggar go out to spy on other people's mansions and steal things is like a divine help. It would be best if he could train Zhu Cihong's subordinates. If all his subordinates can do it, their combat power will definitely be great. soared.

Seeing that Zhu Cihong was very satisfied with this person, Zhou Yuantong immediately pulled over a young man in his early twenties who was wearing coarse shorts, and said, "This is Wu Xiaosan, a northerner who is good at riding horses, driving carts, and driving donkeys and cattle. Ordinary boats can operate."

"What's even more commendable is that, with the wind under his feet, he runs almost like a galloping horse. It takes an ordinary person ten days to walk a thousand miles, but he can do it in five days."

Hearing what Zhou Yuantong said, Zhu Cihong felt a little interesting. This Wu Xiaosan actually gave him the feeling of an enhanced version of the Supreme Protector Dai Zong.

Just when he wanted to say yes, and then asked about other people's situation, unexpectedly, Wu Xiaosan stood in front of Zhu Cihong, bowed and clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, Caomin has some important news for you. It's very important. You must listen to it." listen."

Zhu Cihong didn't expect that such a small person would dare to talk to him directly, unlike that lame Chen just now, who didn't even dare to look at him, and when he stared at him, his head was immediately stuck in his crotch.

"Oh, tell me." Zhu Cihong was aroused by him.

"The grassroots came from the north and brought some news from the north. I believe His Highness will be very interested." Wu Xiaosan said.

"Before I went south, I heard that Mr. Zhu Shuai, the magistrate of Xianghe County, was supported by several masters to become a kind of King of Ji. In just a few days, the whole province of Shandong responded. All the officials sent before the robbers was chased away."

(End of this chapter)