Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 40 The False King Ji is in Shandong
When Zhu Cixiang heard this, he grabbed Wu Xiaosan's collar and said, "What? The whole province of Shandong has been beaten down?"

Zhu Cihong didn't expect that such a situation would happen. Suddenly, a clan that could not be defeated suddenly appeared, jumped out and was proclaimed King Ji. The most important thing was to drive away all the burglars in Shandong Province. out.

This is a bit magical and unbelievable, so Zhu Cihong couldn't believe it, and asked Wu Xiaosan by the collar.

"Your Highness, it's absolutely true, even ten heads are not enough for you to cut off, how dare you tell lies." Wu Xiaosan was startled by Zhu Cihong's appearance, and quickly knelt on the ground and said.

Seeing his frightened look, Zhu Cihong pulled him up with a look of disgust, and continued to say, "Stand up and talk to me."

"Then how many troops does Zhu Shuai have?" This is what Zhu Cihong is most concerned about. If that Zhu Shuai has 20 or [-] people in his hand, attracting him may become one of Zhu Cihong's most powerful trump cards.

"I don't know about this villain, but I heard that there are hundreds of thousands. In short, every prefecture and county in Shandong has landlords and officials who have stood up to respond to him. Calculated like this, there should be dozens." Wu Wu Xiaosan counted the number of Zhu Shuai's troops for Zhu Cihong with her fingers.

"A few hundred thousand people, a few hundred thousand people." After hearing Wu Xiaosan's words, Zhu Cihong paced back and forth in the courtyard, repeating the number Wu Xiaosan just said.

Suddenly, Zhu Cihong stopped, and said to Zhou Yuantong, "It seems that the people under your command are still useful."

"Liu Bao, reward Zhou Yuantong with 500 taels of silver, and reward Wu Xiaosan with 100 taels of silver."

Zhu Cixiang was very happy. These two strange people had proven Zhou Yuantong's vision. There was no need to look at the rest, and they probably wouldn't be that far behind.

But what made him most happy was the news that Wu Xiaosan brought him. A member of the Zhu family raised troops to launch an uprising and took back the entire Shandong. They did something that even the government and the army could not do now.

How could this not please him, not shock him.

But because Zhou Yuantong is Wu Xiaosan's superior, considering Zhou Yuantong's feelings, Zhu Cihong can't give Wu Xiaosan too many rewards, it must be much lower than Zhou Yuantong's.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhou Yuantong and Wu Xiaosan thanked in unison, but Zhou Yuantong still stood there clasping his fists together, while Wu Xiaosan firmly kowtowed to Zhu Cihong on the ground.

Wu Xiaosan had never seen so much silver, 100 taels, silver was still very valuable in the Ming Dynasty at that time, this 100 taels of silver was enough for Wu Xiaosan to buy a house in Jinling and settle down.

"Okay, that's it for today, Zhou Yuantong, come with me and let them disband." Zhu Cihong knew that the so-called King Ji raised troops in Shandong, and had an idea in his mind, so he wanted Zhou Yuantong to do something.

When he came to the study again, Zhou Yuantong sat down at the coffee table consciously. Zhu Cihong shook his head when he saw him. He had nothing to do with this guy, so he could only let him go.

"Zhou Yuantong, how much do you know about this King Ji?" Zhu Cihong asked Zhou Yuantong after he sat down.

"Your Highness, don't you understand? It's just a fake, but it's also because it's a fake, so it has a lot of value." Zhou Yuantong is a smart person, and once again thought of going with Zhu Cihong.

"Yes, in that case, then you can go to Shandong for me, take Wu Xiaosan with you, and I will ask Zhang Yong to lead twenty cavalry and twenty infantry to escort you on the road."

Zhou Yuantong never imagined that Zhu Cilang would say such a thing, and he would send him a mission to go to Shandong as soon as he came up.

"Your Highness, isn't this too hasty? This news should be verified carefully. Who knows if what Wu Xiaosan said is true." Zhou Yuantong felt that it was too risky for Zhu Cihong to do so, so he said.

How could he know what Zhu Cihong was thinking, Zhu Cihong was not from ancient times, he came from modern times, and the way he obtained information was different from Zhou Yuan and these people.

Just now, Zhu Cihuang thought of a book he had read before, which was the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty written by modern people. It was mentioned in it that it was not long after Li Zicheng was driven out of the capital by the Qing army.

A group of Shandong gentry who got the news hurriedly elected a Ming clan to lead the people in his name, and then raised troops in Shandong, and conquered the whole of Shandong in a short period of time.

They even brought down the Hejian Mansion in Beizhili incidentally, but it is a pity that their actions were only a flash in the pan, and they were quickly intimidated by the Qing army with force, and then they handed over Qianli Woye to others.

Afterwards, everyone knew that the Qing army could send only a few thousand people to Shandong at that time, not even one-tenth of the Shandong volunteer army.

But to a large extent, the responsibility should be attributed to Fu Wang and his gang. If they have a little bit of enterprising spirit, at least they can contact the rebels north of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, so that such absurd situation will not be caused.

"No, I'm sure that this news is true. Without further ado, you guys should set off today. Bring more money. By the way, I have a pair of jadeite Ruyi in my house. You can also take it and give it to me. That King Ji." Zhu Cixiang said.

"Your Majesty is really courageous." Zhou Yuantong didn't expect that Zhu Cihong would have such courage, so he made a decisive decision and sent them as soon as he told them to go on an envoy, and even gave a gift to the self-proclaimed king.

Zhou Yuantong felt that if he were here instead as the King of Fu, he would definitely not even bother to deal with the news, and maybe even drive out those people who came to deliver the news.

How did he know that Zhu Cihong was willing to do this, the intention was huge, he has no military power now, and only these few hundred guards around him now, relying on elites, he can still fight for a while.

But if it is compared with the local guards and the warlords in Jiangbei, it is nothing. The Ran family can kill Zhu Cihong and others with a few shots of arrows.

But with King Ji's hundreds of thousands of rebel troops in Shandong, it would be different. If Zhang Yong, Zhou Yuantong and the others could help Zhu Cihong to evacuate King Ji, then Zhu Cihong would have hundreds of thousands of soldiers in an instant.

Once he has military power and his political power complement each other, King Fu will be nothing in front of him, and those warlords who are willing to follow the wind may turn to support him.

Just before leaving, Zhu Cihong specially called Zhang Yong to his side, and told him, "Be careful on the road."

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There is a record of this period of history in "History of Nanming". It is said that Zhu Shuai, who was originally a county magistrate (the name of the Zhu family is too strange, I can't type the uncommon characters.) was recommended by some gentry in Shandong. Fake Jiwang.

(End of this chapter)