Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 201 Guiding the Country
Pei Yuan looked at Zhao Sui and thought to himself, this Crazy Zhao is really Crazy Zhao.

How can you commit suicide like this?
No matter what you say or what you say, don’t make fun of your big brother’s name.

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang launch a literary inquisition that resulted in a bloodbath?
Isn't it just because of the name?
During the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was a hero named Zhang Jiusi. After his business became big, he felt that his name was not decent enough, so he asked a scholar to help him come up with a good name.

Although this scholar thinks that Brother Jiu Si is good to me, what can a wild boar like you eat?
I'm just a coolie transporting salt, look at what you can do.

It's a pity that I studied hard for nine years, but I didn't expect that I would have to work for someone like you.

So the scholar got clever and gave him a name that was both meaningful and meaningful, "Shi Cheng."

This Brother Jiu Si is the hero who dominated the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, Zhang Shicheng!

Later, Zhu Baba next door also became successful in his career, so Baba asked someone to give him a more impressive name.

Called Yuanzhang.

On this day, someone said to Babage, "Babage, what do you think of the name Zhang Shicheng?"

The eight brothers praised each other for their business, "Shicheng is a good name. Treat people with sincerity, which is very generous."

So the man took out a copy of "Mencius" and showed it to the octopus.

Then on a certain page, I suddenly saw a few circled words, "Shicheng is a villain."

Books of this era have no punctuation marks, and you can only circle the sentences while reading.

The punctuation of that sentence should be: The scholar is truly a villain.

However, those who understand will understand.

That scholar was deliberately doing this to disgust Zhang Shicheng.

"You are an uneducated idiot! What's the big deal if you become the overlord of a region? You won't even know if you are scolded by others! Hahaha!"

So Brother Baba got angry, thinking how could the hearts of scholars be so dirty!

Aren’t these guys secretly cursing at me too?

——I’m going to kill kill kill kill kill!

From then on, Zhu Baba not only studied hard, but also insisted on reading the memorials from court officials.

Handling political affairs is secondary. I have finally learned all these skills, and I just want to know if anyone is secretly cursing me.

I kill kill kill kill!

Pei Yuan thought silently, if the Bazhou rebels could really succeed, they would achieve their wish of establishing a country and supporting talented people.

I'm afraid that this crazy Zhao Sui will be the first one to be dragged out and hacked to death.

This Crazy Zhao seemed to notice that Pei Yuan was looking at him, and suddenly turned around and smiled at Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan was startled, but then his face returned to normal.

Then he heard Zhao Sui staring at Pei Yuan and continued, "Come, tell me where Liu Xuande came from."

Without waiting for Pei Yuan to reply, Zhao Sui smiled and said to himself, "Liu Xuande is the uncle of the Han emperor and a relative of the Han royal family. Could the person you are talking about also be a member of the Zhu Ming royal family?"

Pei Yuan felt more and more that Zhao Sui was really good at what he did.

Pei Yuan organized his thoughts and was about to speak.

Zhao Sui suddenly asked, "Prince Ning?"

What the hell!

Pei Yuan was stunned. Is this a devil? I just started a conversation and you just exposed my trump card?

Zhao Sui smiled again and said, "Haha, I'm just kidding, go ahead and say your thing."

What else can I say about this?
Pei Yuan felt a little regretful.

What was I talking about Liu Xuande just now? Why didn’t I talk about Wang Ergou?
but.

Pei Yuan's heart moved, this seemed to be an opportunity.

Pei Yuan then asked Zhao Sui, "Sir, why do you think it will be Prince Ning?"

Zhao Sui laughed and said, "When Prince Yan Zhu Di rebelled, he deceived Prince Ning Zhu Quan of tens of thousands of troops and agreed with him to divide the world equally. In the end, Prince Yan got the throne and threw Prince Ning into the mountains and rivers of Jiangxi."

"The old King Ning is open-minded, but it's hard to say about his descendants. I heard that the current King Ning is raising bandits and pirates everywhere, occupying land in Jiangxi and robbing merchants. I wouldn't be surprised if he rebelled."

Pei Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this.

What the hell is this a great assist.

These words coming from Zhao Sui, a member of the Bazhou rebels, are much more reliable than if they were said by myself.

However, after Zhao Sui finished speaking, he deliberately emphasized to Liu Liu and Liu Qi, "That King Ning is not a good guy. What he did is even worse than what we did."

Pei Yuan didn't refute it after hearing it, and agreed, "It's really not a good thing."

After that, he said to the three people in a serious tone, "But this time he really asked me to come. As for the purpose, Mr. Zhao just said it very clearly. He wants to rebel, and he thinks you can help him achieve his great cause, so he came to invite you."

Liu Liu and Liu Qi both burst out laughing when they heard this.

Liu Qi said disdainfully, "I have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. What does he have? How dare he recruit me without knowing his own strength? When I defeat Lu Wan's army and seize Beijing, what will the Zhu family have to do with me then?"

Pei Yuan listened and sighed at the right time, "It's difficult."

Liu Qi was a little unhappy when he heard this, but he didn't show any anger. He looked at Pei Yuan and smiled, "What? Brother, you look down on me?"

Pei Yuan shook his head quickly and said sincerely, "The Bazhou Army swept across Hebei, Henan, and Shandong in just over a year. Not only has its momentum not weakened, but it is still at its peak, with more than 100,000 soldiers. Starting from humble beginnings, they have achieved what they have today. Even Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, and Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, were no better than them."

After hearing this, Liu Liu and Liu Qi burst out laughing and looked at Pei Yuan with a more favorable attitude.

Zhao Sui didn't say anything, wanting to hear what Pei Yuan had to say next.

Pei Yuan recounted the achievements of the Bazhou Army since its uprising, "At the beginning of the uprising, the heroes captured Boye, Raoyang, Nangong and other places in Hebei, and then entered Shandong, conquering more than 20 counties such as Rizhao, Tai'an, Qufu, and intimidating the Ming vassals in Qing, Yan, Yi and other places."

"Then the army entered Henan and Shanxi, fought everywhere, attacked Cangzhou to cut off the grain transport, and entered Jining to burn the grain ships."

"He also entered Hebei several times and besieged the capital several times. It can be said that all the northern provinces were full of military exploits."

Liu Liu and Liu Qi were very proud and laughed, "I didn't expect that my brother is such a thoughtful person."

Pei Yuan smiled and said to Liu Qi, "Can I borrow the Bazhou sword?"

Liu Qi suddenly realized, and then said, "It was originally a gift for you. Patrol sentry, bring it to me as a token of trust, and I will return it to you now."

After saying that, he went to the table in the tent and took the Bazhou knife.

Pei Yuan took the Bazhou knife and said, "Forgive me."

Then, in front of everyone, he slowly pulled out the Bazhou Sword.

Seeing that the ground was flat, he used his knife as a pen and drew a map of the north on the ground, regardless of the fact that he was still in the general's tent.

Liu Liu and Liu Qi were both rough men who didn't care much about etiquette. They watched Pei Yuan's sketches for a while and roughly guessed what they were, but they just couldn't understand it.

Pei Yuan has become very familiar with drawing maps these days, and he has finished drawing the maps of several northern provinces in a short while.

Then he pointed with his knife, showing everyone the locations of various prefectures and counties.

Seeing this, Liu Qi was overjoyed and said, "It is said that those who are capable can know everything from astronomy to geography. With this skill alone, I don't know how many people you are better than."

Liu Liu also encouraged him, "Why don't you come and join us? We'll make you a marshal."

Pei Yuan, "..."

Good man, you really need to give me a few minutes to think about this.

Pei Yuan weighed the pros and cons for a while and felt that Han Qianhu was unlikely to follow him to do such a hopeless thing, so he had to decline politely, "My family is still there, so I can't agree to it for the time being."

Liu Qi also said to Liu Liu, "After all, it's a rebellion, everyone should act according to their own will, don't force anyone to do it."

Zhao Sui was obviously more interested in the map on the ground. He observed it for a while while comparing it with Pei Yuan's description, nodded and commented, "It's very accurate."

Pei Yuan's map was rather crude, and could only clearly show the location and distance of each place, without any other details.

But in this era, it is already a remarkable thing.

Not to mention these common people, even for the officials of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they have not worked in the Ministry of War, this thing is something they cannot access.

Of course, high-level military generals are a different matter.

Pei Yuan used the Bazhou sword to draw a line on the ground and said, "These are the first few battles that the heroes fought when they started the uprising."

When Zhao Sui saw Pei Yuan drawing a few arrows on the ground, he immediately stopped him and said, "Don't draw, just talk."

Pei Yuan understood and knew that Zhao Sui treasured the map and wanted to copy it down later.

However, this is an important tool that Pei Yuan uses to persuade these people. If it cannot be used, the effect will be much worse.

Pei Yuan then said to Zhao Sui, "I will leave you a clearer map later with pen and ink."

After hearing this, Zhao Sui nodded in satisfaction and said nothing more.

So Pei Yuan used the Bazhou knife to draw on the ground, reviewing the battle process of the Bazhou army over the past year.

Liu Liu and Liu Qi nodded frequently. Zhao Sui watched for a while, and when he saw that with the passage of time and the progress of the war, the land representing Hebei, Shandong and Henan was torn into pieces by lines representing the advance, his face gradually became solemn.

Liu Liu and Liu Qi still didn't notice.

At this time, the map had been drawn to the point where the time was approaching, and Liu Liu was still heartlessly adding details to help Pei Yuan improve their previous marching route.

Pei Yuan had expressed what he wanted to express clearly enough, and he no longer had the heart to paint.

Liu Liu saw Pei Yuan's Bazhou sword stopped and asked in confusion, "Why don't you draw anymore?"

Pei Yuan paused, sighed again, looked at the three people present and said slowly, "Don't the leaders understand yet?"

"What?" Liu Liu asked blankly.

Pei Yuan pointed to the maps of the provinces on the ground, which had been shredded by the gullies and were beyond recognition, and said softly, "These provinces in the north have experienced so many wars in just one year, and they are already in tatters."

Upon hearing this, Liu Liu was speechless for a moment as he looked at the soil on the ground that had almost been turned over by the blade.

Liu Qi understood, his face darkened, and he asked Pei Yuan.

"Are you here to blame us?"

Pei Yuan quickly shook his head and explained to Liu Qi, "That's not the case. I just heard that the Bazhou army already has more than 100,000 troops. The food and necessities for the troops must be high. I heard that you leaders intend to break through the imperial blockade and head north. So, where in the north can you afford to support your army?"

The three leaders looked at the northern land that was torn into pieces by the blades and fell silent for a moment.

Pei Yuan also said at the right time, "It takes a year to plant in spring and harvest in autumn. Even if you leaders are interested in the north, you should think about it."

After these words were spoken, the general's tent became even quieter.

After a while, Zhao Sui suddenly said, "You are indeed a living Jiang Gan. It seems that you came here this time to persuade us."

Liu Liu and Liu Qi also looked over when they heard this.

Pei Yuan quickly shook his hand and said, "I don't deserve it. I have no such intention."

Zhao Sui thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Then in your opinion, if the Bazhou Army wants to find a way to survive, they should go south."

Pei Yuan immediately rejected the suggestion, "Of course not. The Huai River in the south has been damaged by the Yellow River, and there are many lakes and water networks everywhere. The most elite troops of the Bazhou Army are the cavalry. Once they enter the Huai River basin with rich water networks, they will inevitably fall into a desperate situation."

"It's already spring, and although it's still cold, summer is still coming no matter how cold it is. Once the Bazhou Army takes advantage of the frozen rivers and quickly moves south, it will be too late to turn back."

"When the imperial court presses on step by step and pushes heavy troops to Huai'an, there will be the sea to the east, the Yangtze River to the south, the continuous Dabie Mountains to the west, and the imperial court's siege to the north. The Bazhou army can only move between rivers and lakes, and won't they be at the mercy of others by then."

The three of them looked at each other and said nothing.

Pei Yuan immediately made a judgment based on this subtle movement.

It seems that the top leaders of the Bazhou Army also realized this, which is why they refused to go south and tried to break out of the imperial court's encirclement and return to the north.

Pei Yuan thought about it and directly drew on the ground with a knife, adding the map of Huai'an Prefecture at the bottom of the previous map that was drawn badly.

The locations of various prefectures and counties, including the locations of the various military headquarters and the garrison headquarters, were also specifically mentioned.

After finishing the map of Huai'an Prefecture, Pei Yuan drew the terrain of Yangzhou with a few simple strokes below.

Then he drew a line in the south of Yangzhou and said to the three people, "This is the Great River! In the past, Cao Mengde led thousands of generals and millions of soldiers, and wrote poems with his spear in hand. What a spirit!"

Pei Yuan's voice became louder and louder, and then suddenly dropped, "It is still blocked by the Yangtze River."

Then Pei Yuan pointed to the east and said, "This is the sea."

He drew a few more strokes and said, "This is the Dabie Mountains."

As a result, everyone understood more clearly from the map the situation that Pei Yuan had just described, and they felt heavy in their hearts.

Liu Liu and Liu Qi were even a little confused for a moment.

No, I have thousands of elite cavalry and a hundred thousand auxiliary troops. Why does it sound like I can already consider my future affairs?
Although I also find it outrageous, why is there such a heavy mood?

Zhao Sui looked at the map for a while and said leisurely, "If you say so, then we can't go anywhere, right?"

Pei Yuan smiled and said, "You all have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. Where in the world can't you go?"

After hearing Pei Yuan's words, everyone felt relieved and the depression they had just felt was relieved a lot.

Although I was clearly confident in my heart, it seemed that hearing these words from his mouth made me feel particularly safe.

Liu Liu couldn't help but blurt out, "Then can you help us figure it out?"

There will be a weather vane tomorrow, and I won’t be sleepy anymore.

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(End of this chapter)