Chapter 407

The death of Cao Wenzhao also brought great shock to all parties, and the imperial court was also very shocked. Emperor Chongzhen heard the news, he was eating. He threw away his chopsticks angrily, and then gave Hong a will, that is, to eliminate the roving bandits within six months, otherwise he will not be severely punished.

Because Hong Chengchou made a big mistake in Jiangnan, the people's livelihood of the whole Jiangnan withered. The whole Jiangnan hated him and denounced him. If he could not show some dazzling achievements to prove himself, the emperor would think he was useless and could send someone to replace him at any time, he would be finished.

Hong Chengchou also understood that now was the moment of life and death. If he could not wipe out the wandering bandits for his majesty, it was estimated that his fate would be very miserable.

But now he is also in a dilemma, that is, the roving bandits are not as weak as they think, and they are not as vulnerable as outsiders show. They are chased and beaten by officers and soldiers all day. In fact, they have strong combat effectiveness.

People always grow up. Even though they are a group of hungry farmers who rebel because they have no food to eat, after so many years of struggling to survive, sleeping in the open air and fighting in all directions, they have become qualified soldiers. If they are unqualified, they have become the spoils of merit for the officers and soldiers. Hong Chengchou knows this, So he knew that he had to change his current strategy, otherwise they had been chasing after the bandits, and there was no way to destroy each other.

Dengzhou, Shandong

Since he became governor of Denglai, Liu Yuanqiao has been on duty in Penglai County, Dengzhou. As for his former position as governor of Laizhou, he has also been given to a virtuous person promoted by Jingyun office, which is also held by local people.

There is a custom in the Ming Dynasty, that is, senior officials are not allowed to serve within 500 miles of the local area, but these rules and regulations have been broken. Governor Denglai, the No. 1 person here, is a native to the letter.

As soon as this opening was opened, it was a great deal. First, governor Denglai, then governor Dengzhou and governor Laizhou, were successively served by local powerful factions, which made their Denglai area vassal and privatization serious.

The officials sent by the imperial court to local areas are called Liuguan, which means that they must be transferred after a full term of office. If they don't go, they will easily take root in local areas and form separatist forces.

Liu Yuanqiao has become a local power faction and the most influential figure in the local area, which is also related to his consistent policy.

After the Wuqiao mutiny, so many Denglai governors failed to do well, but they could stabilize the situation, quickly bring the place to peace and resume production. Naturally, they would win the favor of the people and the recognition of everyone. Liu Yuanqiao was able to gain a firm foothold in this place, not because he was a local faction, but because he had the ability to quickly stabilize the place, Let the local people live a good life, restore local production, and ensure the interests of local squires and dignitaries, so he can stay here.

Liu Yuanqiao was supposed to be in high spirits, but he seemed a little worried. It is reasonable to say that the Liu family is in a good situation, which is unprecedented. In particular, Liu Bunan has achieved brilliant success. Originally, many people thought that the imperial court sent Liu Jiajun out in the idea of weakening Liu Jiajun's strength. Who knows it didn't weaken their strength, On the contrary, it made the Liu family stronger. Liu Bu won the war of Anqing, successfully became the general army of Fengyang, and set up the situation of incubating silver, but it made them earn money that they can't earn for several generations. If they don't have political ambition, they can live a good life with this batch of silver alone, and they don't have to struggle in the future.

But it is precisely because of this batch of silver that Liu Yuanqiao's heart began to be confused and he can no longer sit still. Now he has an idea that he should lose his deer and I should replace it. However, this is too risky. If they succeed, the Liu family will successfully climb to the top and become the first family, but if they fail, They will become the same as those who failed to revolt in history. They will not only lose everything in front of them, but also be killed by the nine ethnic groups. Therefore, Liu Yuanqiao has a lot on his mind. It is really difficult to make a choice.

The old Buddha, Liu Yuanqiao's mother, knew all this. The old Buddha seldom asked about Liu Yuanqiao. She knew her son's ability and could handle all things well. She never had to worry and worry about her. But this time, she was surprised. Why did Liu Yuanqiao worry so much when the family situation was very good.

Accompanied by the servant girl, the old Buddha took a bird's nest and entered Liu Yuanqiao's study. She asked curiously, "why is Dalang so worried?"

Liu Yuanqiao was silent. He was thinking about these things alone. He always handled the family affairs alone. He rarely told his mother because he didn't want his mother to worry. His mother worked hard for most of her life and let her take care of her for thousands of years. He then said, "it's all right."

The old Buddha said, "I gave birth to you, Dalang. Don't I know what you think? Even if you are mature now, I don't know what you are thinking, but I can know that you are worried and unhappy."

Liu Yuanqiao said to him, "the child is unfilial, which worries his mother."

The old Buddha said, "now that you have become the governor, you are in the third grade of the official residence, and you are promising in celebration, and your granddaughter-in-law is pregnant. What else can you worry about?"

Liu Yuanqiao said: "now our Liu family is in its heyday and at the peak of our career, but if we don't advance, we will fall back. As a fisherman in Fushan Liu family, we have become a generation of rich people today, but now we are facing the situation of prosperity and decline. If we don't advance, we will fall back. The child is thinking about how to break this dilemma."

Master Buddha said to her: "I'm an old woman. She has long hair and short knowledge, but I know one thing. The family business has always been like this. If we don't advance, we will fall back. The Liu family can reach its peak today thanks to the efforts of several generations. We can change from a fisherman to today's rich family by our continuous self-improvement and hard work. If we retreat, we won't have today The status of. "

Liu Yuanqiao sighed, "I'm afraid if we fail, we just want to go back and be a fisherman."

The old Buddha said, "why should we go back to be a fisherman? We Liu family can have today's scenery, prosperity and honor. Do you enjoy it? Even as a royal family, we all lose the world one day. Why can we Liu family be rich and prosperous forever?"

Liu Yuanqiao was surprised when he saw his mother say so. He said, "children should do their best to keep our family prosperous and strong."

The old Buddha also said: "Dalang, you will certainly strive to ensure the prosperity of the family, but you must understand that even the royal family will lose its world one day. Why can we the Liu family be an exception? Anyway, just go all out to strive for it."

Liu Yuanqiao was surprised when his mother said this. In fact, he was obsessed with whether to give up his current prosperity and strive for more things. Originally, he was hesitant and obsessed. The main entanglement must be that once he failed, he would affect the family, and the wealth of the Liu family for decades would disappear and no longer exist. Now it seems that his family will lose His mother looked more open and free and easy than him. He couldn't help feeling a little excited that she was not limited by these rules.

In fact, Liu Yuanqiao is a filial son. He attends to his mother with filial piety. He can do whatever his mother tells him. This is also the case of scholar bureaucrats in this era. It is called governing the country with filial piety. His children and grandchildren have their own blessings. They will not consider the affairs of their children and grandchildren. However, if his parents are involved, it is extremely unfilial. Now with his mother's enlightenment, he believes that he will succeed You can let go and have a big fight.

The Liu family has successfully transformed and risen from a fat sheep to a tiger, but who is not afraid of a tiger? Liu Yuanqiao also knows that there are many officials in the court who began to taboo and began to prepare to suppress their Liu family. Now their Liu family has really become the point of retreat if they don't advance. If he can't lead the Liu family If they advance bravely in this era, they will fall back and fail.

Liu Yuanqiao was originally a hero. He had a lot of ideas in his heart. Now the royal family has lost its previous authority. The southwest is rebellious. They have fought for ten years and can't calm down. JianNu outside the pass is making trouble. He can't calm down, but also lost the whole Liao town. Even the current bandits are making trouble, and the imperial court can't calm down. This shows that now The imperial court in has completely lost its previous authority. The imperial court has lost its authority, which is the time for them to take advantage of the situation.

We should know that Zhu Yuanzhang in the past was even worse than them. He took advantage of the situation in troubled times and established great rivers and mountains. Only then did he have the scenery of today's Daming for more than 200 years. But now, just like the end of the imperial dynasty in history, he saw the complete decline of Daming and the signs of its demise. Liu Yuanqiao had some ideas.

Liu's father and son are not good people. After they have strength, their ambition begins to grow. Although they have not planned together, they both think about this.

Now the Liu family's father and son can be regarded as the pole of scenery and ministers in other people's eyes, but they all know the same thing, that is, they can't maintain the scenery and wealth in front of them for a long time.

Now the situation of the Liu family is very good. Liu Yuanqiao sits in Denglai and guards the home on the governor's side. His son goes out to attack the four sides. Now he has successfully opened up a new base area and has become the general army of Fengyang. On the guard side, he is also an important minister.

However, they know that the perfect configuration in front of them can not last long. The imperial court will transfer Liu Yuanqiao away and will not let him hold this position for a long time. The imperial court will also transfer Liu Bu away and send him to deal with JianNu or hunt down rogue bandits. It is impossible for him to stay in your position of Fengyang commander in chief forever. That's when they have to break the game.