Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 44

"No, my lord, my lord is merciful." The second master of Guandong was so frightened that his legs trembled when he heard that the magistrate was going to do this.

Fifty boards is not too much, and it is not much. Although it can't kill people, the taste is absolutely unbearable to ordinary people. When the board is finished, they probably can't even walk.

It's a pity that their begging for mercy is useless, Huang Youren has already made up his mind, not because he hates evil, but because he is sure that Zhou Yuan and the others are the prince's emissaries, so he intends to curry favor with them.

Otherwise, if you want to beat up the second master of Guandong and the others, you have to go to court no matter what, go through the procedures, and then beat them again.

Soon, the arrogant and arrogant Second Master of Guandong and other scoundrels were beaten soundly by Huang Youren's soldiers. After beating them fifty times, they could no longer walk.

"In that case, let's take my leave. We want to see King Ji as soon as possible and convey the prince's will to him." Zhou Yuantong raised his fists and was about to bid farewell to Huang Youren.

"Hey, Brother Zhou, there may be some unscrupulous people on the way to provoke you, why don't I write a letter, asking the governors of the prefectures and counties along the way to provide you with convenience as much as possible." Huang Youren was so enthusiastic that he wanted to write a letter. The letter to Zhou Yuantong and the others was just to make their journey along the way smoother.

"Okay, thank you very much." Zhou Yuantong was not polite, he knew that Huang Youren's letter would definitely bring them great help.

But after he finished writing the letter, Zhou Yuantong led the team away immediately. It was still early in the morning, so speed up, maybe he could arrive in Jinan tomorrow morning.

I have to say that Huang Youren's letters are really useful. Wherever Zhou Yuan and them go, as long as they show the letters to local officials, they will provide Zhou Yuan and them with food and shelter, and even if Zhou Yuan and them choose There were many courtesies, and some peasants were sent to help.

Early the next morning, sure enough, Zhou Yuan arrived at Jinan City with them, entered Jinan City easily, and met King Ji.

"It's really His Royal Highness's seal." A literati said while holding Zhou Yuantong a letter written by Zhu Cihong.

After finishing speaking, he handed the letter to King Ji for reading.

"Great, with the support of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there is hope for the revival of the Ming Dynasty." When King Ji saw the letter, he shed tears excitedly.

"Your Highness King Ji, don't be so excited. His Highness has not yet ascended the throne and cannot give you much help. You may have to rely on the resources of Shandong for a long time." Zhou Yuantong said to Ji, who was in high spirits. A basin of cold water was poured over the king's head.

"It doesn't matter, at least with the support of His Royal Highness, I have the confidence to guard Shandong." King Ji said confidently.

"By the way, some words are inconvenient to write in a letter, so His Royal Highness wants me to dictate to you." Zhou Yuantong suddenly thought of Zhu Cihong's instructions before leaving, so he leaned into King Ji's ear and said.

"There is no way to give you a real title now, but after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince succeeds to the throne, he promises to make you the King of Ji, and he will be a vassal of Jinan."

"However, because you were only the head of one county before, the prince was afraid that you would not be able to do anything, even Shandong, so he sent us to help you."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yuantong pointed to Zhang Yong and said, "Look at that man, he looks fierce and has the courage that no man should deserve. If he is a general, he will definitely be able to lead troops in battle."

It was only then that King Ji noticed Zhang Yong. He was tall and majestic without anger. Just because of his appearance, he was a natural general.

"Okay, he is indeed a warrior." King Ji said.

"My lord, since he is a warrior, we can't bury his martial arts skills. It's better to make him a general and let him lead the army in battle." The literati who verified the authenticity of the letter just now said suddenly.

King Ji thought about it for a while, and felt that it made sense, Zhu Cihong sent so many people over thousands of miles, he must have wanted to appoint them himself, and he really lacked talents, why not use them.

So King Ji said, "Then I will make you General Dangkou, lead three thousand troops, and garrison Dongchang Mansion."

"Thank you, His Highness King Ji." Zhang Yong didn't know why King Ji wanted to make him a general, but under Zhou Yuantong's look, he still thanked King Ji with his hands and fists.

Then, Zhou Yuantong chatted with King Ji again. The two chatted a lot, and it took a while before they came out.

Zhou Yuantong, Zhang Yong and the others walked out of the palace, and met a person who had been waiting for them here.

"Why is your honor waiting for us here?" Zhou Yuantong saw that it was the literati who was beside King Ji just now, so he asked.

"It's inconvenient to talk here. I know there's a good teahouse. Let's go and have a look together." After saying that, he turned around and left. Zhou Yuantong and Zhang Yong followed without hesitation.

"Shopkeeper, a pot of clear tea." After finding a clean place, he greeted the shopkeeper to serve tea.

Zhou Yuantong sat down without waiting for him to speak, and asked, "I still don't know who you are and what your name is."

"My name is Zheng Shiyuan. As you can see, I am a civil servant next to King Ji." Zheng Shiyuan said, holding the teapot in his hand, and poured tea for Zhang Yong and Zhou Yuantong.

Zhou Yuantong was also not polite to him, and directly grabbed the tea that Zheng Shiyuan poured for him and drank it. Chatting with King Ji just now cost him a lot of saliva.

"You can't be that simple. Let me guess, there must be some connection between you and me, but I don't know, otherwise you wouldn't come to me." Zhou Yuantong stared into Zheng Shiyuan's eyes and said, as if the answer lies in his eyeballs It's written on it.

"Haha, you are really smart. I really don't know where His Highness the Crown Prince found someone like you." Zheng Shiyuan suddenly laughed out loud.

"That's right. I used to be a guest of the prince in the East Palace, but later I moved to another place and came to Shandong. A year ago, bandits occupied Shandong, so I left my official position and took refuge in Jinan Mansion."

"Unexpectedly, a group of gentry came out, supported Zhu Shuai, and made him the king of Ji, so I followed suit and came to him as an official." Zheng Shiyuan narrated his own experience.

"Oh, that's rather strange." Zhou Yuantong felt that Zheng Shiyuan's experience was quite interesting.

"But what do you want to do when you come to me?" Zhou Yuantong asked. As the saying goes, if you have nothing to do, go to the Three Treasures Hall. Zheng Shiyuan came to look for him and was still waiting for him outside. There must be something important, otherwise it would not be like this .

"Since everyone is smart, I'll get straight to the point, but can this one get out of the way first?" Zheng Shiyuan pointed to Zhang Yong.

He thought that Zhang Yong was a brave and foolish martial artist with no status, so he wanted to keep him far away, so as not to disturb his conversation with Zhou Yuantong, let alone leak their words.

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