Chapter 77: Under the State As an important minister who was concerned about the safety of the local government, no matter how much confusion and confusion Shi Moyi Sun had in his heart, he could not express it openly.
He is the envoy of Xuan comfort in eastern Zhejiang, and he is the pillar of the entire Zhejiang army after Dong Tuanxiao.
If even he loses confidence in the imperial court, all the soldiers in eastern Zhejiang will be even more at a loss.
The sacred land of thousands of miles in eastern Zhejiang will fall into the hands of the "Huai thieves" in the blink of an eye.
Just as he was fighting hard to hold on, the low voice of the sixth-rank governor Ye Chen suddenly came to his ears, "Sir, there have been rumors recently that the imperial court is planning to treat this battle as a private matter between the Zhu Pi and the Quanzhou Pu family. resentment" Shi Mo Yisun felt his heart tremble when he heard it, and immediately interrupted with a roar, "Nothing, who did you hear such ridiculous words from?
The civil and military officials in the dynasty were not all fools, how could they let Zhu Butcher do nothing?
Swallow the whole Zhejiang without worries.”
"I also think that the pillars of the court will not be so confused."
Ye Chen quickly looked to both sides, sighed and shook his head, "But people's words are scary, especially in this precarious season, my lord Zi Zhu Butcher led It has been a full month since the thieves crossed the river.
Even if the court is cautious in its decision-making, it is time for some reaction."
"This" Shi Mo Yisun also quickly looked around, and then lowered his voice and ordered, "Don't make random guesses.
The imperial court is not like a local government.
Everything needs to be done with the overall situation in mind.
Maybe Prime Minister Zaha Ma has already deployed troops.
"Okay, maybe the imperial court is playing a big game of chess.
You and I are just far apart and have little information, so we can't fathom the imperial court's long-term intentions."
Although he said this, in fact, he felt increasingly confused.
Although Prime Minister Tuotuo was a bit domineering, he was a decisive and decisive minister in fighting chaos.
Hama, on the other hand, is of a gentle nature.
Since taking office, except for some achievements in filling the national treasury, everything else has been muddled.
He just messed around with the various ministries and local provinces, as if he was just a puppet.
Now that the "Huai bandits" are invading south, the most urgent thing the court needs to do is to make an immediate decision.
Even if they send a group of volunteers to the opposite side of Xuzhou City twice, no matter whether they win or lose, it will at least show an attitude that they will not let the Huai bandits annex Zhejiang and Fujian.
As the prime minister, Hama did not have such decisiveness.
He actually didn't even send out a memorandum scolding Butcher Zhu for provoking the war, let alone sending out a single soldier.
"Sir, I have a few words about my humble position.
I don't know whether I should say it or not."
The words of Ye Chen, the sixth-ranked minister, came from his ears again, like the autumn wind before dawn, and every word was filled with endless chill.
"After all, there's no need to be polite between you and me."
Shi Moyi and Sun always had the ear to listen, so he forced out a smile and nodded gently.
"Hu Shen is a man who walks like a wolf and looks like a hawk.
I'm afraid he can't be entrusted with such an important task."
Ye Chen, the sixth-rank governor, organized his thoughts and reminded him in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"At any rate, he also raised 10,000 volunteer soldiers."
Shi Moyisun smiled and was noncommittal.
His way of controlling his subordinates was to maintain a certain degree of conflict between his Han generals and their Han advisors.
Therefore, no matter how Ye Chen, the sixth-rank commander, tried to "trap" Hu Shen, he would not really take it to heart.
"These days, there are hungry refugees everywhere.
As long as the recruitment flag is raised, why don't you worry about not having enough military rations?"
Ye Chen, the sixth-rank governor, curled his lips and added with a sneer.
"The Hu family is one of the most powerful in Chuzhou.
He has also read the books of sages and made great achievements in battle."
Shi Moyisun glanced at him and responded with a smile.
"If I can't tolerate a general with both civil and military skills like him, who among the heroes from all over eastern Zhejiang would dare to follow me?"
This is the crux of the matter.
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Although Hu Shen was a military general, he was a leader among scholars, and his family also owned thousands of hectares of fertile land.
Therefore, he is the natural enemy of Zhu Butcher of Huai'an, both from the perspective of his inheritance and his family business.
There is absolutely no reason why the wealthy gentry who could enjoy tax exemption and grain exemption would go to join Zhu Butcher, get most of their real estate taken away, and then pay grain and tax like ordinary people.
And if there was no definite clue, Shi Moyisun would deal with Hu Shen.
It is tantamount to actively announcing that he is no longer the protector of the wealthy gentry families in eastern Zhejiang.
In that case, he will no longer receive enough support from military rations, military pay, troop sources, equipment to low-level generals.
When fighting against Butcher Zhu, the chances of winning became increasingly slim.
As the saying goes, play the zither to listen to the meaning, and play the drum to listen to the music.
Although Shi Mo Yisun did not clarify his words directly, Ye Chen, the sixth-grade governor, also understood his difficulties, so he sighed softly and took the initiative to turn the topic to the next part, "Since you have made a conclusion in your heart, I am humble.
No more nagging.
However, I still want to advise you to take precautions.
If the imperial court refuses to attack Zhu Tutu from the north, or if the soldiers and horses cannot attack the Yellow River at all, and reinforcements from Chen Youding and the Pu family are delayed, you may not be able to defend the defense on your own.
"It will last forever" "What do you mean by this?
How could the imperial court refuse to send troops to Chen Youding and the Pu family?
How could they just stand idly by?"
Shi Moyisun's heart tightened again when he heard this, and his eyes widened as he asked.
"The humble position is just a hypothesis."
Ye Chen, the sixth-grade governor, waved his hand and responded very calmly, "Assuming this situation occurs, how should you deal with it?
The art of war says that those who are more likely to win will win, and those who are less likely to be unlucky will not win.
Imagine several unfavorable situations. , it will not do any harm to our soldiers in eastern Zhejiang."
"Yeah" Shi Mo Yisun muttered in a low voice.
The imperial court is procrastinating in doing things.
Judging from the current situation, even if it sends troops, it may not be able to quench the thirst.
But what were Chen Youding and the Pu family trying to do while they stood by?
That Zhu Butcher went south this time, but it was clear that his carriage and horses were going straight to Quanzhou, the Pu family's home base.
Chen Youding was the envoy to Fuqing and the Pu family were the actual controllers of Quanzhou Shipping Company.
How could they just sit there and wait for death?
"In a humble position, I heard people say that in troubled times, a wise person should stand alone.
Shepherd and protect the people, waiting for the destined emperor.
If the destined emperor comes out, he will be the founding hero of the country.
If the destined emperor does not come out, he can still aspire to win the throne."
See Shi Moyisun was moved by what he said.
Ye Chen thought about it for a while and slowly revealed his true intention.
"You, please advise me."
Shi Mo Yisun's heart twitched for the third time, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
"Don't talk nonsense.
I am a famous official who founded the country.
How can you do such an unjust thing?
You, you, don't mention this again in the future, otherwise, I will definitely not let you go."
"I know this humble position, your lord's fifth-generation great-grandfather is also the ancestor, and the imperial censor of Taizu" Ye Chen, the sixth-grade governor, was not afraid and continued to look into Shi Mo Yisun's eyes and talk eloquently.
"But sir, the fifth generation ancestor is also here.
Who is your lord?
The surname Shi Mo is probably not Mongolian."
These words, like a knife, pierced Shi Moyi Sun's heart.
"The Shimo family, a native of Xi, later entered the Khitan.
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In the Liao Dynasty, he was the Shulu family.
Together with the Xiao surname, they are descendants of the clan.
The Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao Dynasty and changed Shulu to Shimo.
Every word recorded in the family tree is clear.
He didn't delve into it before, but now, he suddenly discovered that he was actually the top nobleman of Daliao Kingdom, with the royal blood of Daliao Kingdom flowing in his bones.
But soon, the Confucian classics he had read since childhood came to his mind again.
It swallowed up the words about Daliao in the genealogy, and swallowed up the imperial ambition in his heart that Ye Chen had just awakened.
Shaking his head vigorously a few times, Shi Mo Yisun's eyes quickly became clear, "Ye Doushi, there is no need to say more, I understand your thoughts very well.
But the righteousness should not be more important than the king and relatives, and you can live without doing anything, This means that there is no king; if the mother is in trouble and she does not go there, she has no relatives.
If there is no king and no relatives, it is still possible to establish a relationship between heaven and earth."
These few sentences are very reasonable and every word is consistent with the true meaning of Confucianism.
Ye Chen, who was trying to persuade him to defend himself with troops and wait for an opportunity to compete for the title, turned red in the face.
After a long while, he let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile, "Oh, eating people's salary is a matter of loyalty.
Ye is a civil servant promoted by Master Shi Mo, so Ye will naturally plan for him.
Since you have decided to surrender your life to the imperial court, Ye has no choice but to accompany you and be a loyal minister in troubled times, never leaving you."
"I know, I know."
Listening to Ye Chen's frank words, Shi Moyi nodded with red eyes.
I know that you treat me sincerely, and I swear that I will share weal and woe with you in this life. " "It is Ye's great fortune to be able to follow you."
Ye Chen made a bow with a wry smile, turned his head to look out the window, and did not say another word.
Knowing that Ye Chen decided to live and die with him out of repayment for his kindness, in fact he was not optimistic about the future of the Meng Yuan court and himself.
Shi Moyisun walked over with a smile, looked at the hillside outside the window and encouraged him in a low voice.
""Even if the Zhu Thief comes with all his troops, we may not lose to him.
In the past few years, heroes from all walks of life have been defeated by the Zhu Thief, mainly because they are not used to firearms.
All we can do is line up and be slaughtered.
But now, the shortcomings of firearms are all in our hearts, as long as we don't pull our troops to the ground and fight them in formation."
As he was talking confidently, he suddenly felt that the other side of the mountain seemed to lack some of the sounds he was used to.
He was stunned for a moment, then blurted out his question, "What's going on, thief?
Why didn't the thief stop firing?
Could it be that he has fired all the shells now?"
"It shouldn't be so fast.
Although the gunners under Hu Thief are well-trained, each time the six-pound cannon is fired, it still takes two or three minutes."
Ye Chen quickly glanced at the clock he bought with a lot of money and responded anxiously. , "It only takes an hour, at most forty rounds of shelling.
The Huai bandit's artillery can fire at least sixty rounds each time."
"Go and have a look at the top of the mountain."
Shi Moyisun made a decisive decision, turned around and rushed out of the Chinese military tent.
Surrounded by his personal guards, he went straight to the top of the mountain.
Ye Chen's movements were a little slower, but he tried his best to follow behind him.
After running along the hillside for about two minutes, the two of them arrived at the highest point of Fanling.
Holding binoculars in hand, they observed the enemy artillery array from a high position.
Only a few groups of Huai'an Army artillerymen were seen, abandoning the artillery carriages and artillery shells, and fled further away in a chaotic manner.
But the soldiers and horses wearing Meng Yuan uniforms were flying at lightning speed and only attacked the artillery of the Huai'an army.
"It's Hu Shen.
He refused to squat in the trench and be bombed, so he led his brothers to kill him down the mountain."
Chen Zhongzhen, a volunteer soldier with thousands of households, spoke quickly and let out a series of low shouts in surprise.
"He, he immediately rushed into the Huai bandit's artillery formation and killed him.
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He killed the Huai bandit by surprise."
"Damn" Shi Mo Yisun's face showed no joy.
He pushed Wanhu Chen Zhongzhen hard and shouted loudly, "Quick, take your men and horses to block the tiger's mouth.
Damn it, if the Huai thieves are allowed to cross the tiger's mouth, , detouring behind you and me, the whole state is in danger":