Chapter 138 Hundred Forgings
Zhang Chong led the brigade and continued walking. Amidst the sparkling carriages and horses, they returned to Mount Tai.
As soon as he came back, Zhang Chong's father began to scold Zhang Chong:
"Second son, you are too distracted and don't take your life seriously."
He was about to beat Zhang Chong, but Duman, Zhang Dan and others stopped him. Zhao E, who was in the crowd over there, also looked at Zhang Chong with a look of resentment. As for the other generals, although they didn't say anything, there was a hint of confusion on their faces.
Zhang Chong did not take the initiative to explain anything, but led the brothers to the ancestral hall of Houfeng.
This ancestral hall is dedicated to the war dead of Taishan Fang over the years. On these incense tables, there are densely packed earthen jars of bones.
Zhang Chong took out the letter box from the bag he was carrying and placed it on a incense table. Then he turned around and sighed to the generals:
"This is a dog and donkey, I brought his head back."
People like Ding Sheng in the crowd immediately spat:
"Okay, these traitors will be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. Kill well."
Many generals thought the same way and all applauded.
Cai Que and Guo Zu, who had just bandaged their wounds, wanted to say something after hearing Ding Sheng's words, but they stopped when they reached their lips. After all, this guy is indeed a traitor.
Over there, Zhang Chong heard the noise and applause below, sighed, and said to everyone:
"I didn't kill the dog and donkey. He rushed into the enemy line and was stabbed to death in order to cover us. When I killed him, this was the only thing left of his head."
As soon as these words came out, the generals were confused? Aren't dogs and donkeys traitors?
Then I heard Zhang Chong say:
"The dog and the donkey are from Dasangli. He has always been very timid and cowardly. If he hadn't followed me to deliver water transportation, he might never have entered the mountains. I knew that he had no courage and could not be a brave warrior, so at first I So I transferred him to the supply camp, and later to the Holy Treasury. Later, he couldn't bear the hardships in the mountains, so he often went out to eat and drink in Dongpingling. They told the dog and donkey to come out of the mountain two or three times every ten days. After thinking about it, it must be from the greedy holy treasury."
Having said this, the faces of the little dad and Du Man who were in charge of the holy treasury instantly turned pale. After Gou Donkey's incident, they conducted a strict inspection of the holy treasury. From Gou Donkey's line, they arrested four or five more corrupt treasury officials. . Originally, I waited for Zhang Chong to come back to talk about this matter, but I didn't expect that Zhang Chong would say it in public now.
Zhang Chong continued to talk later:
"Let's not talk about the management of the holy treasury. Let's talk about dogs and donkeys. Dogs and donkeys often go to Dongpingling Tomb, which naturally attracts attention. Ever since the battle between Jinshibi and Dongpingling Tomb, people have not let us go. After Gou Donkey was caught, he directly told the details of our Taishan bandits. After all, Gou Donkey was afraid of death and was greedy. Then they used Gou Donkey as bait to trap his accomplices and me. , Azu and I were ambushed when they entered the Dongping Tomb. It was this comrade named Shan Ming who placed a rope over the city gate so that the three of us could survive."
With that said, Zhang Chong pointed to Shan Ming in the crowd with a grateful expression.
Shan Ming rebelled against Tang Zhou and naturally did not dare to go back. He was invited by Zhang Chong and came to Mount Tai together.
Zhang Chong not only talked, but also took Zhao E, Cai Que, and Guo Zu together to go to Shan Ming and bow deeply. Shan Ming was so frightened that he didn't dare to take it seriously.
After Zhang Chong thanked Shan Ming, he continued to say to everyone:
"Originally, I touched the dog and donkey, raped him and left. But the dog and donkey kept saying that he was not sorry for the old brother. At that time, I wanted to take him back to the mountain, sentence him to death in front of the brothers, and let him die. I understand. But when Gou Donkey himself rushed into the enemy camp and was cut to pieces, he only left one sentence before he died, asking me to give you a message, saying that Gou Donkey was not a traitor."
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After saying this, everyone fell silent.
They should be very careful. Can't this matter be simpler? Good people are good people and bad people are bad people. We already know that dogs and donkeys are bad people, and we have been hating them for a long time. Now you tell us, does this dog and donkey have any other reasons? They found this awkward.
But people who are familiar with dogs and donkeys, and even people who are not so firm in their hearts, actually feel sad when they hear the story of dogs and donkeys. Those who are familiar with Dog and Donkey know that Dog and Donkey value brotherhood, and their hearts are still warm. As for those who are not firm in their hearts, they can more or less understand dogs and donkeys. Originally, not everyone is that strong. Yes, if you don't become strong in this world, you won't be able to survive. But must the weak become strong? So many people are alive and well, but they don't seem to be going against the imperial court? So these people understand Goudu’s mentality of wanting to be an ordinary person.
The generals below listened in awe, while Zhang Chong continued speaking:
"Originally, the dog and the donkey died, and they did not die in my hands, so the book was over. But I felt a sense of injustice in my heart. Why did the dog and the donkey die, and the dog and the donkey and our people were still living happily in the city? Does it mean that no matter what, we are the ones who suffer? Then I will show these ribbons that if you dare to show your teeth to us, I will kill him. In the end, I broke the Dongping Tomb and forced a person to have two thousand stones. Self-immolation”
The generals felt emboldened after listening to Zhang Chong's previous words. Yes, dogs and donkeys are traitors and deserve to die. Shouldn’t those who set up a trap to harm dogs and donkeys die? That doesn't make sense.
But when Zhang Chongzhen said that he would kill a man for two thousand stones, everyone fell silent. Because they know what it means.
Duman opened his mouth and glanced at He Kui next to him, wanting He Kui to say something. He Kui sighed, stood up and advised Zhang Chong:
"Qu Kui, it's not a problem to kill some local tycoons. The Han court won't care about it and can't control it. But now we directly force him to kill two thousand dan, which is a full-fledged rebellion, and it is a rebellion that goes directly to Tianting. In these years, It’s not that there were no rebels. In the first case, the Yizhou Banzhen barbarians rebelled, and later the Kuaiji demon thief Xu Shengyu Juzhang was followed by the Hepu and Jiaozhi Wuhu barbarians, and the Jiangxia barbarians also rebelled. It seemed that all at once, rebels were everywhere and the war was raging. But what about the reality? The Yizhou barbarians rebelled, and the prefect Li Yong put them down; the Kuaiji demon bandit Xu Sheng rebelled, and the county commander Ma Sunjian put them down with thousands of people; as for the Hepu and Jiaozhi Wuhu barbarians, it can be said that these rebellions were put down. Without exception, they were all suppressed by the Han court. So, Qu Kui, don't look at the decline of the Han court now, but even now, it is easy for them to suppress us."
He Kui's words were echoed by some generals. Many of them were born in Guizhou Province and were born under the rule of the Han court, and they had a deep-seated respect for the Han court. When they are forced to die, they will indeed be willing to kill themselves, but when they are out of danger, they will start to shrink back and just want to find a stable place to live. This is the nature of the common people.
But some of the generals are retorting. They are generally from Shanliao or rangers. They were originally a group of people who were precarious in the Han Dynasty and needed constant struggle to survive. One of them, Ru Mengju, said:
"Qu, I'm very afraid of him. If the Han soldiers dare to come, we will destroy them. With our current strength, who in Qingzhou dares to attack us? For me, we don't have to be afraid at all. No matter what, let's go to this mountain. Hiding, no matter how many soldiers he comes, it will be in vain."
Zhang Chong nodded, turned to He Kui and said:
"Shulong, what you said is realistic. No matter how weak the Han Dynasty is now, we will not be able to deal with it. But the matter has come to this, we can only look forward. Many choices in life, sometimes are rational, sometimes they are rational. Impulsive. We can't always guarantee that every decision we make will be perfect. What we can do is, once we make it, we will accept the good and accept the bad. I believe. , A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.”
Seeing that everyone did not understand, Zhang Chong explained:
"In the short term, we destroyed Dongping Ling and killed two thousand stones, which is like a big tree attracting wind. But thinking about it from another perspective, we have gained a huge reputation in the entire Qingzhou. Everyone knows that we in Taishan dare to do things and do big things. Also, we will be surrounded and suppressed by the Han Dynasty later, but the so-called real gold needs fire to be refined. A few days ago, I saw Master Deng forging iron in Tieguan, and I had an idea, that is, this steel never falls off. , but forged by the hammer. The Han court's encirclement and suppression of us will be a beating. If we survive, we will be the steel army. If we cannot survive, we will need to be burned in the fire.
But there is no need to panic, our military strength now occupies an advantage in the entire Qingzhou. If the Han court wanted to carry out an encirclement and suppression campaign, it would only mobilize local troops at first. But the soldiers from the counties and counties in Qingzhou are not our opponents at all. Then they will mobilize the elite North and South soldiers for the second time. And this transfer will not come in a short time. We have enough time to deal with it. In short, I have the confidence to lead everyone to win the final victory. Do you believe me? ”
After Zhang Chong finished speaking, the other generals knelt down and worshiped together:
"I swear to live and die with Qu Kui."
After that, Zhang Chong asked Duman to count the seizures of the Dongpingling Tomb, and ordered that the armored battles be distributed to all armies in a timely manner. With this batch of armored soldiers, Taishan Fang's fighting strength will reach a higher level.
At the same time, Zhang Chong also asked about the cloth and silk in the holy treasury. When he learned that there were tens of thousands of pieces of cloth, he ordered to hurry up and prepare summer clothes for the whole army. He estimated that the fastest counterattack of the Han court would be this summer, so they had to prepare in advance now. Make summer clothes for the whole army.
Zhang Chong was also worried about the 600 craftsmen and 100 women who were coming, and asked his father to make proper arrangements. In order to allow these people to integrate into Taishan Fang smoothly, Zhang Chong also suggested that his father and the others could have a bonfire party at night. Let everyone relax.
The greatest wealth Zhang Chong obtained this time was these 600 craftsmen. It can be said that Dongping Ling has lost the ability to continue manufacturing at this moment. Except for some powerful Wubao and some craftsmen, Zhang Chong has basically wiped out all the official craftsmen of Dongping Ling.
The Iron Official Institute originally established by Zhang Chong was actually a technical reserve, but now that these craftsmen have supplemented it, his Taishan Fang's manufacturing capabilities have directly increased.
After explaining all this, Zhang Chong fell ill. He was really ill.
(End of chapter)