Late Yuan Dynasty: I am the true emperor

Chapter 29: The Man Who Restored the Country (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

All the Chaohu generals who came to participate in the ambush this time knew in advance that Lu Jin was planning to surrender Zhu Liangzu, otherwise there would be no need to go through the trouble of capturing him alive.

After what happened to Ye Sheng and Yin Congdao, they are no longer so averse to the idea of ​​recruiting traitors.

Especially this time, Lu Jin boldly used Ye Sheng who had just surrendered, and Ye Sheng also completed the task excellently, which made the generals impressed by Lu Jin's boldness in employing people. So it wouldn't matter if he recruited another one.

As long as they are talented and willing to submit sincerely, they will be accepted. Just like the two battles that Lu Jin led them to fight, the more they fought, the more soldiers and generals they had, and their strength continued to expand, so that they could conquer more territories.

Even though Zhu Liangzu had beheaded Miss Jinhua before, what did Miss Jinhua have to do with them? They didn't really believe in that damn Maitreya religion, and they also felt uncomfortable letting this group of grown men listen to the orders of a woman.

And the magic of Maitreya is far inferior to that of Lu Jin, the descendant of Gongshu. Can you light a lamp with lightning? Can you build a car that can run by itself?
The most important thing is, do you understand the art of war? Can you lead them to victory after victory?
Can't do anything? Then just die.
Therefore, the Chaohu generals did not have much hatred for Miss Jinhua's death, so they did not have much aversion to surrendering Zhu Liangzu. Besides, this guy was quite good at fighting, and if he was really subdued, he would be a powerful general.

But no matter how Lu Jin tried to persuade him, the guy still looked stubborn, which immediately made Yu Tonghai angry. He said on the spot that he had no tact and should just be beaten to death.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Liangzu immediately looked at Lu Jin, then at Ye Sheng. Thinking of himself being captured alive, he immediately realized that this man wanted to recruit him? !

Sure enough, I heard what Lu Jin said.

"I originally thought you were a brave warrior, so I wanted to recruit you, but now it seems that you are not very willing to do so. So forget it. Maybe we are not destined to be together."

Zhu Liangzu was so angry that his eyebrows stood up when he heard this.

"Since you want to recruit me, why did you kidnap my family? Is this how you recruit your people?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jin immediately laughed and clapped his hands. Immediately, soldiers led a carriage out from the village post station, and Zhu Liangzu's parents and wife were all there.

When his son Zhu Xian saw his father being held to the ground by the Chaohu generals, looking miserable, he shouted angrily, "Dad, you are not hurt, are you? You bad guys, let my dad go!"

When Zhu Liangzu's parents saw their son lying on the ground, beating him with knives and sticks, their faces changed. They never expected that their son, who was always so good at fighting and so famous outside, would one day be completely wiped out and captured alive.

"See? I just invited them to be my guests temporarily. They are fine, not a single hair is missing. Your son still has the energy to scold me."

Zhu Liangzu was relieved to see that his family was fine, but he continued to be stubborn.

"Hmph, even if you beat me, so what? There are so many states and counties in this world, and so many marshals like me. Don't think you can fight against the court just because you can win once or twice.

"When the imperial court reacts, it will gather hundreds of thousands of troops to suppress the rebellion. Then we'll see how you guys respond. I don't want to die with you guys."

Hearing this, Lu Jin sighed and couldn't help but feel regretful.

"The imperial army, what is that? I, Lu Jin, have never been afraid of it!

"If I were born at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, I might not have rebelled. Did the people live a good life under the rule of the former Song Dynasty? I don't think so!

"On the other hand, Emperor Shizu of the Yuan Dynasty was a wise ruler. He settled refugees, reclaimed wasteland, built water conservancy projects, reduced taxes, built canals, compiled agricultural books, and opened up maritime trade, creating a scene of great peace and order in the country.

"I understand astronomy and geography, as well as military tactics. If I were born in the early years of my country and was allowed to lead troops to conquer Japan, I would surely kill its king and destroy its country easily, and achieve unprecedented merit!

"What a pity! It's a pity that I was not born in that era. Since the death of Emperor Taizu, look at what the court has become like now.

"The royal family was killing each other, the court was dominated by powerful officials, and the atmosphere was full of evil. Yan Temur poisoned Emperor Taiding and deposed and enthroned the emperor, openly splitting the country. He led Dadu and Shangdu to fight the war between the two capitals, causing people's livelihood to wither and the land to be in mourning. In the end, it was all for his own selfishness.

"Later, he became even more powerful, causing chaos in the imperial palace. He slept with the empress dowager, the queen, and the princesses. He was so bold and lustful that he aged prematurely due to excessive sexual intercourse and died at the age of forty." The later Grand Tutor Bayan was even worse. He openly proposed to kill all the Han people with the five major surnames. Even the Tartars could not tolerate such an outrageous act. So Tuotuo joined forces with Xiao Tieguo to launch a coup and exiled his uncle Bayan to Guangdong. They staged a drama of son killing father and father killing brother. It was really ridiculous.

"Is the current prime minister Tuotuo a good person? In the past few years, natural disasters continued in Hubei, Henan, Anhui and Shandong, and the court did not care. The people were in dire straits, the dead were lying on the road, there were thousands of starving people, people exchanged their children for food, and there were more than a million corpses. Did the court do anything about it? No!

"It's their own world, and they don't care about themselves!"

Lu Jin took a deep breath and continued.

"In the past two years, the Yellow River floods finally reached the capital city. The incompetent emperor and his powerful ministers could no longer pretend not to see it, so they forced the people to control the river. How many people died of exhaustion? This led to the Red Turban Disaster.

"They can't pay workers, so they print money on a large scale, use new money to buy old money, and take the opportunity to plunder the wealth of the people. They have no shame and no bottom line! In just a few months, the price of goods has increased by dozens or even hundreds of times! Isn't this a sign of the country's demise?
"If you have read history books, you would know how much money a stone of rice sold for when the Song Dynasty was about to fall!
"Hahahaha!" Lu Jin suddenly laughed wildly.

"You actually used the imperial army to intimidate me. Given the relationship between the tyrant emperor and the powerful ministers, who do you think they would trust to command the hundreds of thousands of troops you mentioned?
"Will the emperor lead the army himself? Will Prime Minister Tuotuo agree?
"Is Prime Minister Toghto going to lead the army? Doesn't the emperor see the lesson of Yan Temur? Isn't he afraid that the prime minister will depose and enthrone the emperor again?
"Now, there are rebel armies in the Central Plains, Jianghuai, Jiangxi and several other provinces. The Red Turbans cover half of the country. If the imperial court has too few soldiers, it will be impossible to suppress them. If the imperial court has too many soldiers, guess what will happen?

“If Prime Minister Tuotuo dares to lead hundreds of thousands of troops here, I won’t even have to fight him. The emperor will issue 20 golden medals to force him back. They are both treacherous ministers and incompetent emperors. Do you think Tuotuo’s fate will be much better than Yue Fei’s?
“The ancients often said that the barbarians would not last a hundred years. Now I see that it is indeed true!

"This violent Yuan Dynasty will soon come to an end, and I, Lu Jin, will be the one to restore the country!"

There was total silence in the field.

The generals in Chaohu all looked at Lu Jin stupidly, and were shocked in their hearts. Before, they only knew that Lu Jin was smart, had read military books, knew how to fight wars, and was good at using strategies. But now was the first time they heard Lu Jin talk about these royal court secrets, and the first time they heard him analyze the general situation of the world.

These things are not something that ordinary people at the bottom can know, let alone something that people of their class can have! Everyone immediately looked up to Lu Jin even more.

Zhu Liangzu was sweating profusely after listening to what Lu Jin said. It seemed that the Yuan Dynasty was about to end. Thinking along his lines, it made sense. If Prime Minister Tuotuo also had the same fate as Yue Fei, then...
"Hmph, what you said makes sense, but what does it have to do with me? What if I refuse to obey?"

"Hahahaha, you can obey me or not, and you really think you are a dish. You are a defeated general! Without you, I can't conquer the world?" Lu Jin laughed disdainfully.

"Then can you let me go?" Zhu Liangzu asked tentatively in doubt.

Lu Jin is very generous.

"It's okay to let you go, but not now. I have to be responsible for my brothers. I also need you to take down Lu'an. This battle cannot be fought in vain, and it can't be caught in vain. After we take down Lu'an, I will let your family go.

"How can I be afraid of you? If I can beat you once, I can beat you twice, three times. You are nothing in my eyes! You are just an insignificant warrior. There are many warriors in this world, and we don't need you!"

"well said."

Yu Tonghai, who was standing beside him, immediately assisted, "Brother Lu thinks highly of you by recruiting you to surrender. You, the defeated general, really think you are an important figure. You are shameless, bah!"

Yu Tingyu also looked at Lu Jin and asked.

"Brother Lu, what should we do next?"

Lu Jin said without thinking.

"First tie this guy up, along with his family and the captured soldiers, and take them to Luzhou. Zuo Junfu must be anxiously waiting for reinforcements, so we will help him send them over right away."

"Hahahaha." Everyone burst into laughter when they heard that.

(End of this chapter)