Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Menglou Market is at the junction of Henan and Hubei, a famous place with one street and two provinces.

The breakfast here is also very unique, including hot dry noodles and soup noodles from Hubei, as well as spicy soup, soy milk, fried dough sticks, steamed buns and wozi noodles from Henan.

When the two former generals who were deceived and lame arrived, Zhu Youjian had just finished training.

"sit!"

Zhu Youjian pointed to the seat and sat down first.

The two of them saw that the emperor wanted them to have breakfast together. Although it was just an ordinary meal on the street, they were extremely moved.

After thanking him again and again, he sat down on the stool.

"You're welcome, hurry up and eat, you two have something to do later!"

As Zhu Youjian said this, he had already picked up a bowl of noodle soup and started eating.

Both of them were fighting men in the army. Seeing that the emperor's words were taken to this level, they no longer hesitated and immediately began to eat happily.

Zhu Youjian has been in school for more than 20 years and eats very quickly.

In a few moments, the bottom of the bowl of noodle soup was already gone.

He picked up a glass of soy milk, put the straw made of wheat straw into it, and drank it slowly.

In fact, it was to wait for the two generals.

The two hurriedly finished their meal and waited for the emperor's orders.

"Have you eaten? Just eat if you're not full, don't be in a hurry!" Zhu Youjian said with a smile.

How dare the two of them ask the emperor to wait for them? They immediately said that they had already eaten, even though they were seventy percent full.

Zhu Youjian waved his hand and asked people to clear away the dishes, and he said to the two of them:

"Both generals are heroes who rose from the ranks of the common people. They should understand how miserable the lives of the common people are."

Li Laiheng and Liu Tichun looked at each other.

The two of them were about to talk about the sufferings of the people in Shaanxi, but they saw that the emperor had already clapped his hands, and Fang Zhenghua sent a stack of secret seals.

These were all spies secretly sent by Zhu Youjian to collect information on the gentry from various places in Nanyang who had invaded fields and roamed the countryside.

The more they looked at each other, the more frightened they became.

These spies were originally proficient in writing and writing selected by Zhu Youjian from among the refugees.

What he writes is not parallel prose like eight-legged essay writing, but rather simple and easy-to-understand vernacular.

For example, so-and-so of the Li family, where and how many acres they have, when did they do something bad...

Li Laiheng and Liu Tichun both became literate after getting involved with the generals. If they were holding official documents, they would look very confused.

This kind of vulgar language is not suitable for the elegant vernacular, but it is read with relish.

The spies collected a lot of information, and almost all of the illegal activities of various families running rampant in the countryside and bullying men and women were investigated.

The two of them became more and more angry.

He raised his head and glanced at the emperor with a frosty look on his face. The two of them felt frightened...

Soon...

Li Laiheng and Liu Tichun's faces were covered with cold sweat, and they were shiny under the sunlight.

Zhu Youjian sipped the soy milk. After drinking it, he held the large porcelain bowl in his hand and suddenly waved it down.

"Oh!"

The big bowl fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

The two of them were startled and hurriedly avoided their seats and were about to kneel down.

"Stand up straight!"

Zhu Youjian shouted angrily:

"There are no outsiders here, so I might as well just tell you!"

"I'm very angry!"

The two of them had cold sweat in their eyes. Their stinging eyes were burning and painful, but they didn't dare to reach out and rub them.

Hearing this, they all spoke in unison, wanting to capture Xiao Xiao for the emperor.

Zhu Youjian waved his hands with an angry look on his face:

"The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are loyal to me.

However, they are all gentry themselves. Even if they don't stop me at such a pass, how can they work hard for me? "

Zhu Youjian's face was ashen:

"The only people I can trust now are you, the Qing family who came from humble beginnings!"

The two of them stood up straight in a hurry: "Your Majesty, don't worry, even if a minor minister dies in battle, I will kill them all for Your Majesty!"

"No!"

"These people can't be killed yet."

The expressions of the two changed.

Somehow, my mind recalled the incident when the emperor ordered Liu Fangliang to blackmail the gentry when he was in Wuqiang...

Could it be that the emperor wants to do it again?

Zhu Youjian sneered: "Li Laiheng, I have an important task, do you dare to fulfill it?"

Li Laiheng lifted his robe and knelt on one knee: "I dare not die!"

"it is good!"

Zhu Youjian pulled him up with his own hands: "Do you remember what I promised you?"

Without waiting for Li Laiheng to answer, he asked and answered himself:

"Your loyalty camp, I grant you full power just for this moment!

Li Laiheng, take your loyal camp and invite all the surrounding gentry to Pengjia Town.

I want them to watch a good show! "

Li Laiheng didn't know why the emperor didn't kill those gentry who brought disaster to the country and the people, but thinking about the emperor's journey, everything he did was in order.

The emperor must have other plans at this time!

Li Laiheng's mind turned:

No matter how much he cares, the emperor is not a person without importance, he just needs to execute it!

He took the order and turned to leave.

Zhu Youjian said to Liu Tichun:

"I asked you to take the thirty unscrupulous families, but are they all ready?"

Liu Tichun stood up straight:

"Your Majesty, don't worry!

Earlier, I followed His Majesty’s instructions to add artillery carriages to the Heartless Cannon, and even made special improvements according to His Majesty’s instructions.

These vehicles can withstand artillery fire!

As long as the heartless cannon in my hand is dragged to the right place, the shell can be fired within ten breaths! "

"good!"

Zhu Youjian clapped his hands and praised: "In this case, you will accompany me until General Li 'invites' the surrounding gentry to put on a big show for them!"

……

Li Laiheng led his troops and horses and headed straight for the official road in the direction of Dengzhou.

But less than half an hour later, we arrived at Linbaji Town.

Dengzhou is located in the northwest corner of Nanyang Basin, and further to the northwest are mountains.

And the emperor was heading southwest to Guanghua-Xiangyang area.

Therefore, the gentry in Nanyang gathered in the other market towns surrounding Pengjia Town, forming a semi-arc.

After Li Laiheng arrived at Linpa, without any explanation, he asked the soldiers to drive the gentry towards Pengjia Town, which was more than ten miles away.

However, he took most of his troops and continued northward, driving all the gentry who were watching in the market town not far from Pengjia Town outside Pengjia Town.

After rushing around, I found that there were quite a few wealthy gentry!

Li Laiheng was shocked. No wonder the emperor mobilized surrounding troops before taking action!

Once such a big family rebels, it will be really powerful!

Now that all armies are gathered in Nanyang, these gentry are just lambs to be slaughtered even if they want to rebel...

……

Nanyang is one of the five largest capitals in the world. It is surrounded by high mountains and densely covered with rivers. It is a world-famous granary, so it has always been full of wealthy gentry.

After Peng Ershu was persuaded, he directly took action against the King of Tang. The gentry in Nanyang all rushed to the area around Pengjia Town to wait for the matter to unfold.