Traveling back to the admiral's youth

Chapter 216 (216) It is easy to cure the thieves in the mountains, but it is difficult to cure the thieves in the heart
Beacon smoke from all sides rises obliquely.

The bandits were frightened by the explosives, and when they regained their composure, they saw that they were already besieged on all sides.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, the officers and soldiers seized the pass and blocked five exits each.

"Bang... bang... bang!"

"Whoosh ... whoosh ... whoosh!"

The official army's guns and bows work together.

The bandit leader Xie Zhishan originally planned to stick to the Hengshui bandit nest, so he sent elites to the four gates to resist the government army, but he saw that Ji Cheng came with tens of thousands of soldiers, so he had to abandon the nest and flee in embarrassment.

With the dragons without a leader, the officers and soldiers from all walks of life swept Hengshui and Zuoxi, two bandit nests, on the same day.

The bandit's nest was burned, and the bandits fled in all directions.

After two days of fierce fighting, Ji Cheng personally led the army to sweep the lair of Tonggang, and the sentries continued to wipe out the bandits in Nan'an.

In the two months before and after, Jicheng destroyed 84 bandit nests, large and small, captured Xie Zhishan and other bandit leaders, wiped out nearly 4000 bandits, and captured nearly 2000 bandit families.

And they participated in the battle with more than 20 officers and soldiers, with no more than 3 casualties and less than taels of silver.

However, it is thanks to Princess Weiyang who worked day and night to develop the Super Kongming Lantern.

If it hadn't been for the initial explosion that disturbed the bandits, then the ensuing battle to suppress the bandits would have been fierce.

The bandits were familiar with the terrain, and set up rolling logs and rocks, dug traps, buried bamboo sticks, installed poison-quenching crossbows, and blocked the road.

If their officers and soldiers wanted to suppress the bandits, they had to climb cliffs and walls, and those who stumbled and fell and were killed were probably thousands.

Ji Cheng rewarded other people's achievements neatly, but he must reward the little lady several times.

In fact, he really wanted to reward the little lady for consummating the house and giving birth to a baby, but she was afraid that she would be shy, so he had to change the method for the time being.

Therefore, he wrote the achievements of the Super Kongming Lantern to the imperial court together with the results of the battle.

Xia Ou, as the roundworm in the stomach of the admiral, naturally understands his care.

In the matter of suppressing bandits in Southern Jiangxi, the officials sent by the imperial court did nothing except call for disorderly actions.

In this way, they will fall into a vicious circle. The officers and soldiers are not effective in encircling and suppressing them, and they need to explain to the court. Some officials often kill innocent people indiscriminately, counting their heads, which incites the common people to join the bandits, and the suppression will last for a long time.

Those officials knew that they had caused a catastrophe, so in order to avoid the wrath of Emperor Daoren and keep the black hat, they chose to conceal it and not report it.

Even, these officials accommodated the bandits in every possible way, and only after giving and begging, they slowly "cede land and pay compensation" to save their lives.

As a result, the bandit leaders all became kings, only to be discovered by Emperor Daoren.

It seemed to be an unsolvable dilemma. Emperor Daoren understood that the root cause was the chaos and corruption of the officials, which led to the unresolved banditry.

Only then did Ji Cheng be promoted out of the ordinary and sent him to take up the post.

It didn't take long before Yanjing wrote again, and Emperor Daoren also gave Ji Cheng the post of general affairs admiral, and asked him to concurrently hold it.

But he turned a blind eye to Xia Ou's achievements, and even less so for others.

Ji Cheng could only pay out of his own pocket to reward the soldiers.

However, Xia Ou was not disappointed because there was no reward this time, because the admiral finally became the real admiral.

Ji Cheng had never seen anything in his previous life, so why would he care about such rights?

However, he was also happy when he saw the little lady's arrogant and petite appearance.

While he has more power in his hands, he also has more work.

Suppressing bandits is only a temporary solution, but if you want to cure the root cause, you must let people have a conscience.

It is easy to control the thieves in the mountains, but difficult to control the thieves in the heart.

He ordered the refugees to be governed, the county to live in peace, and the refugees to settle down, instead of continuing to work as bandits when they can't live.

Then, it is necessary to open up the wisdom of the people and let them understand what is right and what is wrong.

He summoned literate officers and soldiers to act as teachers to give lessons to everyone.

Ji Cheng also asked the Ice Army to tell them that within his jurisdiction, as long as they live diligently, they can live and work in peace and contentment.

If there are still those officials and gentry who bully them in the future, they will come and tell themselves that he will call the shots for the sufferer and seek justice.

For a moment, Ji Cheng almost became a fairy-like existence.

In fact, if one can be a good citizen, who would want to be a bandit who robs houses?
Ji Cheng has already defeated Zhan Shifu and Xie Zhishan, and made those refugees become good citizens, with families and lands. This action attracted the bandits in the other places, and they all moved.

Even King Zhengnan is in the mud, and they are afraid that they will have to finish the game.

Scratching his head and cheeks every day, racking his brains to figure out a way to survive.

It seems that there is no other way except Zhao'an...

At this moment, Ji Cheng issued another letter of surrender.

It said that these bandits were all Admiral Ji's compatriots, and they were forced to go astray to become bandits.

Lu Ke, the weakest of the big bandits, was once a benevolent squire, but he was invaded by a big family and forced to rebel.

The mountain was blocked by the imperial army for several months, except for what Ji Cheng wanted them to know, the rest of the news was unknown.

However, Ji Cheng's words can be said to have touched his heart, so it can be seen that this official should also have good...

Immediately, Lu Ke brought his men to surrender.

Today, it is raining continuously.

After Lu Ke reported his intention, he was invited by Ji Li to the tent of the Chinese army.

As soon as he saw the admiral sitting in the main seat, thinking that he was here to surrender, he prepared to behave better and knelt down to salute.

But Ji Cheng got up and avoided the other party's salute.

He was dressed in a crimson gold-woven robe, which set off a stern and solemn aura, and raised his hands and feet with an elegant and noble air like a literati, which diluted the hostility.

His eyes locked on the overly thin figure of the other party, and his calm eyes slightly fluctuated.

Seeing that the admiral was silent, Lu Ke always had a feeling of being seen through, so he couldn't help but panic.

It was such a young man who strategized in the suppression of bandits and became a virtuous official who made the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty ashamed.

He clasped his fists together and said, "Admiral Ji, I am here to surrender. All the mistakes are my fault alone, and have nothing to do with my brothers. They all follow my orders and go astray..."

"Mrs. Mu, Mu Yuetan, the human skin mask is well pasted." Ji Cheng said lightly, not a question, but an affirmation that no one could question.

The little lady told him many things in her dream, including Mu Yuetan who was killed by Mrs. Gao and then resurrected.

Lu Ke: "..." He clenched his fists tightly, not knowing what to say.

Her name is taboo, a forgotten existence.

Years of camouflage, so easy to see through?

She gently closed her eyes...

Then, he opened it slowly, and his eyes gradually became clearer, and he was able to see the young official's face more and more clearly.

Inexplicably, I feel a little kind, where did I see it?

However, she has grown up quite handsomely since then, and I don't know whose daughter will be cheaper in the future...

　The full name of the admiral is the admiral, the chief military officer.Responsible for the command of a province's land or waterway officers and soldiers.

　　Its system began in the Ming Dynasty, but at that time it was not a fixed official title, and there were no posts, nor permanent positions.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)