Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

When Zhang Shun personally led a large army to approach Danyang

Not only did the magistrate of Danyang County surrender,

The garrison commander of Runzhou (Zhenjiang), which was even further away, also fled upon hearing the news.

Cai You, who was suppressing bandits in Yixing,

Taking advantage of the opportunity to kill Zhu Mian,

Offer amnesty to those rebel armies.

Suddenly I heard that Hangzhou was gone.

Moreover, the Ming army had already approached Danyang.

"It's over, everything is over..."

Cai You stared south in a daze.

His wife and children are all in Hangzhou.

It is estimated that he has been captured by the Ming army.

The valuables brought from Tokyo are certainly gone too.

Running away directly might be dangerous.

The news might leak out.

They were captured by the newly recruited rebel army.

Cai You decided to play the emotional card.

Summon the leaders of the rebel army and say to them...

"I'm sure you all know this,"

"The Ming army has captured Hangzhou,"

"The fate of the Song Dynasty is sealed."

"One who eats the king's food must serve the king faithfully."

"I cannot betray my former master and surrender to the Ming."

"Your rebellion was not your intention,"

"They were all forced by Zhu Mian and his son."

"Now that Zhu Mian and his son have been killed by me,"

"You may disband here and return home to serve the people,"

"They could also lead their troops to surrender to the Ming Dynasty."

"Capture me, and you can claim a reward in the new dynasty,"

"Gentlemen, let's get started."

The rebel leaders looked at each other in bewilderment.

They had a very good impression of Cai You.

Because Cai You killed Zhu Mian and his son,

Moreover, they were not made to suffer after being granted amnesty.

Now they are being shown the way.

After discussion,

The decision was made to release Cai You.

Then he led his troops to join Zhang Shun.

When Cai You walked out of the gate,

My legs were shaking.

We finally managed to fool those guys.

This fellow had already prepared the boats.

He fled with a few close followers.

After Cai You left...

The rebels did not leave immediately.

They took up arms and charged into Cai You's camp!

The military camp was full of Zhu Mian's private soldiers.

notorious,

Everyone wanted to eat its flesh.

.....

Runzhou (Zhenjiang).

Zhang Shun flipped through the list of confiscated goods sent from Hangzhou and asked,

"Has there been any major unrest in the prefectures and counties along the way?"

The officer in charge of delivering the documents said,

"Hangzhou, Xiuzhou, Suzhou, and Changzhou are all in perfect order,"

"Although there was some trouble in Wuxi,"

"But it's nothing serious."

"Over in Wujiang County..."

"What happened in Wujiang County?" Zhang Shun asked.

The officer said, "There's an uprising by remnants of the Manichaeism in Wujiang County."

"I don't know what they were thinking,"

"They actually refuse to submit to the Ming Dynasty,"

"Instead, they were using Fang La's name as a front."

"These Manichaeans were massacring local bullies in the countryside,"

"Magistrate Guo personally went to appease them,"

"I was almost killed by them too,"

"And they even besieged the county town."

"Commander Ji, stationed in Suzhou,"

"Lead three hundred soldiers to the rescue immediately,"

"We've finally defeated these rioters."

"But several of their leaders escaped,"

"The manhunt is still ongoing."

"Damn it, it's Manichaeism again!"

Zhang Shun said with a headache.

He was also afraid of being held accountable by Zhao Yuan.

So what we brought this time,

Besides the six thousand direct descendants of Kuizhou,

That's a thousand heavily armored guards.

As for the one thousand sand people recruited on Chongming Island,

Zhang Shun was always kept by his side.

They dared not let these new recruits run around.

His advance was too fast.

Only a small number of direct descendants can be separated.

They were stationed in the prefectures along the route.

The county seat was then placed under the control of the accompanying civil officials.

Local archers and local soldiers were used to maintain order.

That Arab merchant,

The reason they were able to get the goods back was

It was because Zhang Shun specifically instructed him to do so.

It is imperative to maintain order at the port.

Restore maritime trade there as soon as possible.

The maritime merchants of Ganpu Town,

Zhang Shun is very useful.

Therefore, five hundred of their loyal followers from Kuizhou were sent to take over.

It was emphasized repeatedly that no problems could be allowed to occur.

Chapter 1787 A Little Thought

"General, eight thousand righteous soldiers from Yixing County have come to join us,"

"They are now awaiting orders outside Changzhou City."

"They started their uprising two months ago,"

"He was later recruited by Cai You, who had killed Zhu Mian."

“Send them to Runzhou immediately,”

"No looting or causing trouble along the way,"

"Order the officials in Changzhou to provide some military rations."

Military rations were, of course, purchased by forcibly from wealthy households.

Zhang Shun didn't bring much food with him.

However, they had more than enough money to buy grain—Emperor Huizong and his officials brought a considerable amount of wealth from the capital, Kaifeng.

They also engaged in rampant exploitation in the southeast.

Now everything has been seized by Zhang Shun.

After finishing military affairs,

Mo Di, the prefect of Runzhou, was brought in.

The small southeastern court of Emperor Huizong of Song

In order to consolidate their rule,

He promoted a large number of local scholars from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

This Mo Di was a famous scholar from Jiangnan.

The Mo family was a prominent family in Yixing.

His father, Mo Junchen, had a very good relationship with Su Shi.

"I pay my respects to the General!"

Mo Di bowed respectfully.

Zhang Shun asked, "Are you familiar with Fu Moqing, the prefect of Jiangning?"