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167 After the rain, I don't know where the dragon is (5)

The Eastern Palace Guard Camp was crossing the river, opposite to the Jin soldiers led by Shanxi Governor Cai Maode.

Zhu Cilang sat in the central army tent and accepted Cai Maode's court. He completely followed the etiquette and rituals and said something, affirming Cai Maode's loyalty to the country and his hard work and great contributions. He did not know the status of this governor Cai in history, but it did not prevent him from observing Cai Maode's character.

Much like Feng Shikong.

This is the conclusion that Zhu Cilang came to.

Cai Maode's strength is that he dares to lead troops out and does not blindly defend Taiyuan.

This is one of the only ferry crossings at the junction of Qin and Jin. Cai Maode led his troops to stop Li thieves from crossing the river and just met the Eastern Palace team. At first, Governor Cai could hardly believe that the Crown Prince was actually the Crown Prince himself. As usual, he had to notify the local officials three or five days in advance to prepare for the welcome. There was never a situation where the provincial border had arrived, and the provincial governor had not received any news.

Zhu Cilang would rather no one know where he went, but just passed through the prefectures and was very powerful and could not hide his whereabouts.

Because Cai Maode is similar to Feng Shikong, Zhu Cilang naturally won’t make things boring. Just let the governor go out with gratitude after the formalities. Perhaps this matter will be exaggerated in the history of the Cai family, but for Zhu Cilang, this work has been finished.

He also has to worry about the news coming from Xi'an.

Feng Shikong, Huang Jiong, Wu Congyi, Cui Erda, Zhang Shangxiu and others died for their rituals. The court naturally had a gift, so the prince would not need to worry. The governor Lu Zhiqi, the governor of the Ministry of Personnel, lived in Song Qijiao, and the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Gong Yan and others surrendered to the thief. Li Zicheng had an important task. However, this was said by later generations, and Zhu Ciyang did not need to worry.

What really made Zhu Cilang feel troubled was that King Zhu Cunji of Qin surrendered to Li Zicheng.

Isn’t Li Zicheng a killer of a vassal king in history? King Fu also wanted to surrender, but was still killed by Li Zicheng. However, this time, after Li Zicheng broke Xi'an, he did not kill the vassal king of Huang Ming. Instead, he gave him the title of general and let him stay in the army. Why did Li Chuang suddenly change his character? Could it be that he wanted to leave a Qin king to exchange for Liu Zongmin with the court? It’s impossible! The court refused to compromise even the emperor was captured, let alone a Qin king! What’s more, the Qin king had lost his integrity!

The deeply stimulated Zhu Cunji did not expect to really save his life. Not only did he happily become the general of Li thief, he also published a manifesto, admitting that the Zhu family had harmed the world for a long time. Marshal Li advocated justice for heaven and helped the people to hang upside down... This manifesto was written by a counselor who broke into the camp, but also specifically mentioned that the crown prince was extremely cruel and wanted to massacre all the people in Shanxi so that the royal army could not support him. It seemed that he had a deep hatred with Zhu Cilang.

I believe that this manifesto will soon be spread to Beijing and to Emperor Chongzhen.

When King Fu died, Emperor Chongzhen cried and said, "I can't save an uncle." I just don't know what his Majesty would feel after reading the manifesto of this clan brother.

"If he wants to surrender, surrender. What kind of shit pot is put on my head!" Zhu Cilang wanted to swallow a fly and felt disgusting. He had thought about violently plundering the population of Qin and Jin, but as long as it was lighter than the Donglu, it was still possible to live one of the two. Think about the future after the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, he would chase Li Zicheng and fight. The generation of Shanxi and Shaanxi were repeatedly soldiers, and nine out of ten families were empty. Long pain was better than short pain. Isn't it good to follow the crown prince to Shandong to learn a lesson?

Of course. No one believed this. Perhaps they would have passed by before they died: if they had known today, it would have been better to follow the prince... but it was too late.

Wu Qi was used to the appearance of the Crown Prince in an extremely mature manner. He suddenly found that the Crown Prince was angry about this and was shocked. He advised: "Your Highness, Wei Wu was also scolded and broke out in a cold sweat back then. The two armies were facing each other. What was it not said by humans? Don't take it to your heart."

"He has a different identity!" Zhu Cilang was a little annoyed.

Fortresses are most easily broken from the inside. If the people in the world knew that even the Zhu family was opposed to Zhu Ming, who would still work for the royal family? Other vassal kings, the princes, saw the role model of the Qin King. Will they take out their property to reward the "righteous teacher" like those big families? The Qin King's manifesto did not care what he wrote, but cared about the passiveness that this behavior brought to the Zhu family in public relations.

"Mr. Wu, can you have a good solution?" Zhu Cixuan asked.

Wu Qian thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, there is no other way. And it may be worse."

"oh?"

"That thousand students." Wu Xuan said.

On that day, the students who watched the crown prince worship the ancestor Zhang Zi gathered in the Confucian Temple. They saw the majesty of the Tian family with their own eyes and listened to the reading of the tribute of the country. Unexpectedly, after the worship, the crown prince expressed his intention to hold a dinner party in the guard camp outside the city and invited all the students to go there. For a moment, they were dressed in a stairs and scarves like clouds, and they all went to the guard camp.

Who knew that there was a dinner party, but there was only meat soup and steamed buns. After eating, they did not let anyone go. They were all taken to follow the army. Someone wanted to make a fuss and no one came out to explain it from beginning to end. Wu Yan was frightened at the time, afraid that a few strong men would rather die than leave. Once he killed someone, his nature would be kidnapped and the reputation of the prince was completely defeated.

Of course, like Luoyang, there will definitely be no fewer people who take the blame for the crown prince, but it is a question of how many scholars can believe it.

"I'm not afraid." Zhu Cixuan said: "Those people rushed to the guard camp to have my supper, there are only two types."

Wu Qing's ears slammed, and he felt more and more that it was interesting to listen to the prince's analysis of people's hearts. Every time, the prince, who was not very old, became an experienced official. Although he was straightforward, he could hit the nail on the head.

"One is the one who is too poor to lose his money, and the so-called poor and difficult person is too poor." Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "These people are satisfied if they can have a decent life and eat well. They will raise them first in the past few days, and when they arrive in Shanxi, they can be selected as the lieutenant, and their wives and children can be left behind."

Although Wu Qi felt that the prince was too ignorant of his politeness, it was indeed the case. Many Jinshis never returned to their hometown after going to Beijing for the exam. The parents, wife and children at home took it for granted that he was an official in another place, and they had no human relationship at all. But of course, this cannot be said that they are greedy for official positions. They can only say that they are loyal and filial, and they cannot be loyal to the emperor first and then the parents.

"The other kind is those who are utilitarian and want to take shortcuts." Zhu Ciyang said: "Otherwise, what are they doing? I don't sell art and literature here and have not given scientific test questions. Are you here to see if you have the chance to make a name for yourself? Is this kind of speculative guy willing to joke about his own life?"

Wu Yan also felt something was right when he heard this. The Ming Dynasty held a vocational examination in Zi, Wu, Mao, and You years, which was called a vocational examination. If there was a major celebration, you could take the exam temporarily, which was a vocational examination. It was about to be the year of Jiashen, and the year of Yiyou in the following year will be the year of the vocational examination. If those students who are determined and are determined to take the imperial examinations must review their homework at home and prepare for the exam. Who will come out to wander?

Could it be that I was going to relax? A joke! Isn’t it a false statement for ten years of hard study? Except for a few monsters who never forget them, like the one who is a master of the 7th chapter, which Jinshi who came from turned a blind eye to the things outside the window and devoted himself to studying the books of sages?

"What if there is something that is accidentally mixed with it?" Wu Yan said seriously.

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "Then I am not worried, because people have a kind of herd heart. As long as the four conditions are met, they can domesticate their enemies into their own people."

"Oh? The enemy becomes his own person?" Wu Yan said in surprise: "Isn't this a saint's influence?"

"It's not that mysterious." Zhu Cilang said: "The human heart has its own 'reason', which is the principle of Neo-Confucianism, so I call it the study of psychology."

The principles of Neo-Confucianism can be simply understood as laws, and also have the meaning of original will. Zhu Cixuan did not work hard in the classics and did not dare to say too much to avoid showing his fear. He jumped to the content behind and said: "Ask: If A is captured by B, B may kill A at any time, will these two people have a grudge?"

"Of course, this is already a feud for killing." Wu Qian said seriously.

"It's such a grudge. As long as these four conditions are met, A can be willing to do things for B."

"I dare to ask for details." Wu Yan said.

"First, A must firmly believe that A B can kill him at any time." Zhu Cixuan said.

Wu Qi nodded.

"Second, A must bring him back when A is about to die, such as a sip of water and a piece of cake."

"This is natural, otherwise I'll die if A is really dead?" Wu Yan nodded again.

Zhu Cilang did not point out this point, which was actually a key issue. I think people of Wu Di would find out if they applied it in the future.

"Third, A can only give A some information about B's family, and no other information can be known to A."

"Cover your eyes and ears to break your heart." Wu Yan nodded again.

"Fourth, it makes A feel that there is no way out." Zhu Cilang chuckled: "As long as these four conditions are met, everyone can become a good citizen, at most ten days."

——In extreme conditions, three to five days are enough.

Zhu Cilang added a secretly in his heart.

After hearing this, Wu Yan felt a little incredible and asked in confusion: "Can you really do it?"

"really."

"Where did Your Highness know?" Wu Yan could not believe it just by relying on Zhu Cilang's empty words.

"This," Zhu Cilang sighed, "I see that the Eastern Captains plunder the Han people as slaves. After a careful analysis, there are only these four items."

Wu was speechless.

Although the Donglu is not the main enemy at present, the Donglu plundering the population is also a headache for the Ming Dynasty. Because the real slaves are sparsely populated and are not good at farming, they are actually a nation that hunts in the mountains and forests. Such nations become tribes at most. If they want to settle down and build a country, they will have to have a large number of agricultural and handicraft populations, and the Ming Dynasty becomes their population providing land.

Now there are also Han flags among the Eastern Barbarians who are invading the pass. As for the cannon fodder troops - Baoyi Aha, the ten of them are plundered Han people. The Ming scholars who are well-read in poetry and books have never understood why they were originally suffering people, so why did they follow Jiannu when they arrived in Liaodong?

This is the most direct example that proves that "taming people" is practical, and it is also the backbone of Zhu Cilang's courage to take advantage of the world and plunder the population. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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