Zhu Youtang immediately gave an order to call his two brothers-in-law, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, to the palace.
After some instructions, the general idea was that the two brothers of the Zhang family should lead troops to Linqing Prefecture to assist the Zhang Zhouping bandits.
Moreover, they set off immediately. The Beijing camp had one thousand cavalry and forty light cannons, plus cannonballs and yellow gunpowder. This was because Zhang Zhou was afraid that Zhang Zhou would not have enough firearms in this battle and could not directly defeat the enemy, so he sent Zhang Zhou to The brothers delivered the firearms.
"Your Majesty, if you let Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo go, will it delay important events?" Li Rong felt that the emperor was too nervous.
Zhang Zhou sent a message from Dongchang Mansion and would immediately lead troops to suppress the bandits.
If the capital sends more troops, it will basically be too late.
Zhu Youtang said, "I just want to express my attitude, and also to prevent other young people from daring to take advantage of the situation. Even if I can't help, at least I can let Bingkuan concentrate on him."
Li Rongyi I think the emperor is still thinking carefully.
If there are other bandits who are afraid of being blamed by Zhang Zhou in the future and want to take the opportunity to form a partnership with Su Twenty-eight and Zhong Twelve, then Zhang Zhou may have less than a thousand soldiers and horses on hand. Not quite enough.
“I will order the local government to fully cooperate with this bandit suppression. From the Chief Envoy, the local state government, to the health station and the inspection department, we must fully cooperate. If anyone fails to do his job, I will punish him. Resign him from his post and hand him over directly to justice."
Zhu Youtang also took action.
"Old slave, I will draft the edict right now." Li Rong also hurriedly acted.
The Zhang brothers were anxious and led their troops to Shandong, and the news soon spread in the capital.
When the officials returned home from work that afternoon, they heard the outrageous news. Many people did not even know what was happening in Shandong.
As soon as Zhong came out, he met Wang Shi, the newly appointed Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice. Wang Shi said, "Perhaps because there are bandits on the river doing evil things, your Majesty sent troops to protect the canal."
< p>Zhong Zhongdao "The news came from the Ministry of War""No." Wang Shi said, "It is said that it was said by the two Zhangs themselves, and it came from His Majesty's order. The prince has not returned to Beijing yet. I don’t know if it’s related to the fact that the prince’s return to Beijing was blocked.”
After all, neither of them worked in the government office, so they knew too few details.
On the other side, Xie Qian got on the sedan after leaving the palace, but was blocked by Ma Wensheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
According to the news, Zhang Bingkuan led the local troops to suppress the bandits. The reason was that there were bandits on the canal. "
Xie Qian said, "It's already winter, and it's freezing everywhere. , do river pirates have to cause trouble at this time? Don’t they know that Zhang Bingkuan wants to return to Beijing and they have to touch his head?"
Ma Wensheng hesitated when he came to the meeting, but still explained, "It is said that the prince is also here. Among them."
"How do you know this?" Xie Qian was a little surprised.
Ma Wensheng did not evade the taboo, saying, "The prince and Zhang Bingkuan went north together. Your Majesty was anxious to lead the troops south with Shouning Marquis and Jianchang Bo. He also issued an order to the local government to express the urgency of the matter. Perhaps Zhang Bingkuan wanted to use This may have something to do with the prince’s willfulness to train the prince.” Ma Wensheng knew the prince’s character, and this boy especially liked to cause trouble.
In Ma Wensheng's view, Zhang Zhou's plan to quell thieves was probably to "coax the children." It was precisely because the prince liked this tone that Zhang Zhou would engage in such activities.
Xie Qian frowned and said, "If the prince's move south was not instigated by Zhang Bingkuan, but the prince did it without authorization, then how can we say that Zhang Bingkuan did not know the importance of the safety of the Ming Dynasty's crown prince?"
Ma Wensheng said, "Leading the troops in person does not mean charging into the battle."
Xie Qian said, "I understand. I will find a way to advise His Majesty later. I always feel that Zhang Bingkuan is licking blood from the edge of a knife, always doing There are many improper things, and ministers should protect the stability of the prince, but he seems not to know the impact of this, and taking risks is a crime."
In the view of traditional civil servants, ministers should be prudent First.
If you don’t make mistakes, you will have merit, or it is said that "a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall."
But Zhang Zhou is different. He always likes to do things that others dare not do, and he always likes to play something big.
For Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng, this was a bit unreasonable, but for Zhang Zhou, it was perfectly normal.
Who is Zhu Houzhao? To ordinary courtiers, he is just a child who has not grown up. His character has not yet been finalized. Others do not know what he will experience in the future. But Zhang Zhou is familiar with history. Teaching children is an "open book test".
And Zhang Zhou didn't think it was dangerous to take Zhu Houzhao to fight two groups of bandits.
The army quickly passed Boping, and as they walked further towards Qingping, they arrived at the base camp of the first group of bandits, Zhong Twelve. Because they had to march without disturbing the enemy, the team moved forward very quickly. The local government was not alarmed.
The team will be stationed first, and before nightfall, they will send Jin Yiwei to investigate the specific situation on the mountain, find out where the mountain gate is, and then formulate a strategy.
Zhu Houzhao said excitedly, "We'll fight tonight, right?"
Zhang Zhou said, "Prince, you don't want to fight in person, right?"
"Otherwise," Zhu Houzhao said He patted his chest and said, "Give me a firecracker and I will aim there. I will never get a hundred steps closer to them."
Zhang Zhou pointed to the corner of the ground and said, "The prince should be prepared to stay. Here, I will wait to intercept the bandits who fled down the mountain. I will let the soldiers of Hirayama Guard rush up overnight and blow open their camp gates with mighty gunpowder. Then I will use the cavalry to rush in. A divine cannon will be responsible for the cover, and you, the prince, will guard. Here, there is also a powerful cannon, which will be fired upon when anyone comes. The troops of Pingshan Guard are still used to arrest people."
"Where is Jinyi Guard?" Zhu Houzhao asked.
Zhang Zhou put down the baton in his hand and said, "Jin Yiwei is responsible for protectingProtect you. "
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Zhu Houzhao then realized that he seemed to be a big burden on the battlefield.
Liu Jin on the side persuaded, "Your Highness the Prince , this is your first time to go into battle, there is no need to rush to the front, a job that can get credit is a good job, the credit of captured prisoners will be yours, this is Master Zhang creating opportunities for you. "
"Really?" When Zhu Houzhao heard this, it turned out that this was a good opportunity for me to receive the results of the victory.
This is a good intention.
Zhang Zhou said, "Put on your armor, Eunuch Liu, you must raise your shield. If the prince has any shortcomings, we won't get any good results." "
"Yes, yes. "Liu Jin smiled.
He once went to Pianguan to serve as a guard eunuch, but he still didn't get a good opportunity to make a career.
Originally, it was a serious crime to accompany the prince south this time. He didn't expect that he would have an opportunity to make military exploits before returning to Beijing. He naturally knew that he would need to seize this opportunity carefully.
It would be easy to attack a mountain with a thousand men.
Moreover. Zhang Zhou found out early on that none of Zhong Twelve's main men were in the mountain stronghold. To put it bluntly, their main force was out preparing to ambush the caravan and plunder everywhere.
They were just left behind in the mountains. Women and children, as well as some old, weak, sick and disabled people,
In the Ming Dynasty, bandits were also a profession, and it was very common to take care of their families, and bandits were also willing to kill people in order to develop. It is very taboo to pursue wealth but not life, so that orderly development can be achieved, but if they really want to go all out, they have certain strength.
Cao Bao personally led 200 cavalry to prepare, and then left. The pioneers went to the camp gate overnight, buried yellow gunpowder, and ignited it with a fuse.
"Boom"
With a loud noise, the camp gate was blown open.
Before the bandits inside figured out the situation, the Ming Dynasty’s cavalry launched an attack from the bottom of the mountain. The bandits’ sentinels halfway up the mountain discovered the clues, and it was too late to notify the mountain. Two hundred Ming soldiers were killed along the way. The cavalry rushed to the camp smoothly.
The bandits are also very experienced in escaping. In order to avoid being surrounded and suppressed by the government, they also have backup plans.
Dang. When they found out that officers and soldiers were coming to clean up, they quickly loaded their things into the car and fled down the mountain from the back. The paths in the forest were even opened by themselves, but they were already under Zhang Zhou's control.
Soon the camp on the mountain was basically occupied by the cavalry, and the deserters from the bandits also entered the ambush circle set by Zhu Houzhao himself.
"Kill"
p>Not to mention how excited Zhu Houzhao was
He just saw a bunch of dark figures moving in the woods, and Zhu Houzhao seemed to be shocked.
Then he was shocked. Zhu Houzhao's mission was clearly to rush out of the ambush and rush into the dense forest to capture the bandits who were dragging his family with him.He wanted to defend the back mountain, but he could no longer care about anything else and insisted on riding a horse to "kill the enemy" himself.
In the end, it was Yang Peng who "plucked" him off his horse.
"What are you doing?" Zhu Houzhao yelled at Yang Peng.
The light from the torch came.
Zhang Zhou came over from a short distance away and rolled his eyes at him. Zhu Houzhao instantly became honest.
Zhang Zhou said, "The prince has forgotten how to formulate a strategy. If a coach does not even follow the strategy, when you are in danger, your rash actions will bring about the destruction of the entire battle. You thought it was a battlefield." Is it possible to win if you fight bravely?"
"I know, Luo Suo." Zhu Houzhao was in high spirits, and naturally felt unhappy after being scolded by Zhang Zhou.
Liu Jin ran back from a short distance away and said excitedly, "Caught, more than thirty people."
"Only more than thirty" Zhu Houzhao was very dissatisfied with the number.
When Liu Jin saw Zhang Zhou, he suddenly felt something was wrong, especially when he saw Zhang Zhou's stern eyes.
Yang Peng reprimanded, "Eunuch Liu, Master Zhang clearly asked you to hold up a shield for the prince and protect the prince. Where are you?"
"I was ordered to go and suppress the bandits." ." Liu Jin had no choice but to carry Zhu Houzhao out.
Zhu Houzhao said, "I asked him to go there. I can't go there myself, and it's not enough to let people around me go there."
As he said this, the people who collected the nets from all walks of life also came back. .
Zhang Zhou said, "As long as nothing happens, let's clean up the mess and return to the camp."
Zhang Zhou personally "escorted" Zhu Houzhao back to the camp this time.
Summary of the results of the battle, Yang Peng said happily, "The stronghold was defeated in one fell swoop. Four thieves were killed, 45 men were captured, and 72 women and children were arrested. The twelve Zhong family were captured. Their mother-in-law, concubine, daughter and mother-in-law, but it is said that they also have a village in the north of Linqing Prefecture. The only way to know where is is to send troops."
Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, "It's not San. More than ten would be fine. It would be too embarrassing to only capture thirty people after such a big effort."
Zhang Zhou said, "Winning is the most important thing. After tonight, the number of prisoners killed is not the key." , if we want to fight Su Nianba again, it will not be easy. We can leave for the north and return to the capital."
"What?" Zhu Houzhao said in surprise, "If you don't fight, sir, you won't do it because I want to go into battle today. When killing the enemy, just stop halfway on purpose."
Zhang Zhou asked, "Prince, do you know what strategic intention is?"
Zhu Houzhao blinked and asked, "What is strategic intention?"< /p>
Zhang Zhou said, "The strategic intention of this battle is to capture Zhong Twelve's mountain stronghold, catch them off guard, and let Zhong Twelve know that the officers and soldiers are now clearing them out and making them restrain themselves. This is for us to pass the temporary Qingzhou, and allow the canal's caravans and travelers to pass smoothly."
Zhu Houzhao said, "No, I think our strategic intention should be to maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty."
Yang. Peng said hurriedly, "TooYour Highness, that is not your task, that is the magistrate’s. You and Master Zhang have more important things to do. How can you deal with a few local thieves here and worry about your safety? From a big perspective, it is much more important than killing a few thieves. . "
"But I haven't fought enough yet." Zhu Houzhao looked aggrieved. "Sir, let's fight again and catch Zhong Twelve. At least otherwise, I will return to the capital. I will fight again in the future." Think about it, if you don’t have a car, don’t even think about it. ”
Zhang Zhou said, “Now we should move from darkness to light. If there is still a fight along the way, then fight. Otherwise, just stay calm.” "
"Sir"
"It is not negotiable," Zhang Zhou said sternly.
It seems that apart from Zhu Youtang, there is only Mr. Zhang Zhou. You can talk to the prince so unceremoniously.
This battle between Zhang Zhouping and the pirates is a direct attack on the opponent's lair. It is based on good intelligence work and the ability to march secretly without leaving any trace.
After the battle, the bandits on both sides of the canal immediately withdrew.
The government even sent officers and others to protect the river. With the support of the government, they were detained. The caravans and travelers in Linqing Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture finally had the confidence to continue their journey by boat
"Okay"
After Li Zhaoxian learned the good news, he quickly came back to inform his wife. and sister.
Only his wife was there, but his sister was not.
Li Zhaoxian asked in surprise, "Madam, where has she gone?"
Xu Shi said, "Someone from Cai Guogong's mansion came to invite me earlier, and they have already gone to the magistrate's office. "
"Ah"
Li Zhaoxian was surprised.
"Did your husband say hello to the prefect's Yamen before?" Xu also wondered why the local government could Come to the inn.
Li Zhaoxian sighed, "I was afraid that my father would be worried, so I wanted to send him a letter with the help of the local government. Who would have thought otherwise? My sister has always admired Lin Shangshu's daughter and praised her. I guess that’s why I met him as a female gentleman. ”
As Li Zhaoxian expected, it was Lin Yi who invited Li Jue there.
Zhang Zhou led his troops to quell the bandits, and it was impossible for Lin Yi and the others to go together. , so Zhang Zhou left people in Dongchang Prefecture. The Dongchang Prefecture magistrate's office was responsible for supplying food, etc., and the Jin Yiwei and the guards around Zhang Zhou were responsible for security.
When the Dongchang Prefecture magistrate knew that Li Zhaoxian's brother and sister were also there. In the Dongchang Mansion, Lin Yi thought of inviting Li Jue over when the female family members around Zhang Zhou knew about it.
In fact, Lin Yi knew that Li Jue was there when she was in Nanjing, but she just looked for her at that time. I don’t have a chance to invite, and I don’t know where Lin Yi lives.
“Mr. "
In the other courtyard, Li Jue was very happy to see Lin Yi sitting in the pavilion. Three steps turned into two steps and she ran forward, with a bright smile on her face like a little girl.
Lin Yi stood up and saluted Li Jue
In terms of status, Lin Yi was not the same.Although she was not taller than Li Ju, Lin Yi had always felt inferior because she was a commoner.
After sitting down, Lin Yi took the initiative to explain the purpose of the invitation, "There are some things that must be made clear to Miss Li. The previous words were not intended for you to read, but were ghostwritten by my family."
Lin Yi smiled and said, "The female teacher is so good at studying, so why worry about being known?"
"I am only average in studying. That poem was not written by me, but by my husband." "Lin Yi felt it was necessary to make it clear once and for all. ,
"Really?"
Li Jue didn't feel too surprised.
After all, Zhang Zhou’s reputation in the literary world is so high that even his own brother has become Zhang Zhou’s fanboy and calls him “Sir” directly. Zhang Zhou’s reputation in the literary world is now equivalent to that of half the world. Mr. Scholar.
But she still shook her head, "How could those beautiful words come from a man's hand?"
"I don't know either." Lin Yi also said this with a smile. Face confused.
She also couldn’t understand how Zhang Zhou could not only thrive in the officialdom, but also create a reputation in the literary world, and write poems that moved her heart. < /p>
Lin Yi glanced at Li Jue.
I thought to myself, they are all girls of the same age, but her birthday is a few months older. She looks like an innocent little girl. Why does she feel like a harem? No wonder the master often feels like this. Talking about me, it turns out that I have too many worries
"I'm not angry with anyone"
Lin Yi even wanted to say, I was afraid that you would look down on me.
You are the most beloved daughter of the bachelor, and I am just an inconspicuous concubine of the Lin family. After getting married, I will only be a concubine, and you will definitely be the legitimate wife of some big family in the future.
It’s because I don’t dare to face you that I don’t want to see you.
Just as he was talking, Wang Mingshan's maid came in safely and said, "Young madam, someone just came back with a message saying that the master has won the battle, and we will leave for the north tomorrow."
"Well." Lin Yi said, "I'll go back and clean up right away."
Li Jue asked, "Can you go? Did Mr. Zhang win the battle?"
Lin Yi asked curiously, " Why does Miss Li call her husband sir?"
"That's how they are called now." Li Jue pursed his lips and said with a smile, "It's also because Brother She often calls him that way. I just follow suit. Brother She is right. Mr. Zhang also praised it. Female sir, we have no one to protect us along the way. Can I go back to the capital with you?"
"I'm afraid this is not appropriate." Lin Yi quickly wanted to dissuade Li Jue. kind of idea.
Li Jue said, "We don't need to go together. As long as the ship is closer, if we encounter bandits, you have officers and soldiers who can protect us. Is this okay?"
"Then I will let our wife go." I don't know if it's possible to ask the government officials. I can't guarantee it.. ”
Lin Yi seems very unsure.
Compared with Li Jue’s liveliness and playfulness, she seems very reserved and can’t let go. Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website without any Anti-theft free reading