Zuo Liangyu is a person with a clear distinction between grievances and grievances. He still remembers Hou Xun who supported him and Qiu Lei, who had saved his life even after more than ten years. His biggest starting point in his war work is his own interests. Anyone who treats him well will repay him with a lot of harm. If there is any harm, he will return it ten times. At that time, Yang Sichang did not receive nine edicts because he heard that Yang Sichang privately granted the "General of Punishing the Thieves" to He Renlong, so he was angry and refused to save him.

Based on Zuo Liangyu's personality and life trajectory, Zhu Cilang decided to explain it with kindness.

Understand it with reason and move it with emotion to see if it can change him.

Zuo Liangyu was worried that he would lose his troops and the court would take him to prison after the autumn. Zhu Cilang spoke like a swearing to remove his suspicion. If it were the governor who said this, Zuo Liangyu might not believe it, but what the crown prince and the future emperor said were all golden words, so Zuo Liangyu should have believed it.

"I dare not..."

Zuo Liangyu knelt on the ground, sweating profusely.

Zhu Cilang reached out and helped Zuo Liangyu up and looked at his eyes deeply: "I know that the General Kunshan is a loyal and righteous person, so I will openly talk to the general today. I am young and may have some abrupt and unrestrained words. Please don't be surprised by the general, but I am sincere in my heart to the general. I am a straightforward person. As long as the general does not let me down and fight bravely in Kaifeng, I will never let the general down! Even if there is any punishment on Your Majesty, I will take it for you."

Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty once instructed in a memorial to the famous minister Tian Wenjing: I am such a man! I am such a nature! I am such an emperor! If you and your ministers don’t let me down, I will never let you down. Encourage me!

Although Zuo Liangyu was strategy, he was illiterate and was also a warrior. Zhu Cilang felt that if he talked to him in profound words, he might not be able to fully understand his feelings. Yongzheng's comment was just right, so he took it out.

"Your Highness..."

Zuo Liangyu's eyes were red. He was not without loyal and righteous people. It was just because of current affairs. Civil officials did not know how to pretend to understand and command some wars. He could not agree with them. He could not send himself and his brothers into danger even though he knew the death situation, but could not object. The only way was to deal with it in a false way, or even disobey orders or orders, and gradually became domineering.

The court did not pay food and wages, so in order to raise soldiers, he could only steal the people.

After a while, his reputation became bad. Not only did the people hate him, but the governors were also very dissatisfied with him. In this way, he had to preserve his strength even more because he knew clearly that once there was no soldiers, the court would lose fear of him. However, talking about the defeats over the years, only the crime of robbing the people was enough for him to commit suicide. In the second year of Chongzhen, during the Jisi change, the governor of Shaanxi led troops to serve the king, because the Qin soldiers robbed the people on the way, and the censor impeached them. As a result, the governor of Shaanxi was imprisoned and executed.

This is true for civil officials and governors, let alone him as a military general?

Zuo Liangyu is extremely careful as a lesson from the past.

But the prince's sincere words completely aroused the loyalty and righteousness he had accumulated in his heart. He was very excited and could not control it for a while.

Throughout history, who doesn’t want to be a loyal minister and be a heroic son for generations? Zuo Liangyu is not a person who does not cherish his reputation, nor does he want to be a loyal minister and general. It’s just that due to the general situation, he cannot take into account both his life and reputation.

Zuo Liangyu knew his crime well. When he heard that the prince brought the sky to war, his first feeling was that the prince was targeting him.

For this reason, he had secretly discussed with his aides several times, and he wanted to fight in Kaifeng to deal with it, which made the prince not suspicious?

However, he never expected that the prince did not go around the corner and directly lifted the lid, put his self-protection and the constraints of civil servants and internal supervision over the years, and made a promise to him: as long as you work hard in Kaifeng, you will not blame him.

On the contrary, if he still wanted to preserve his strength in Kaifeng and fool the crown prince like fooling Yang Sichang, the crown prince would never forgive him. Not to mention that the crown prince is the identity of the future emperor, but to say that the crown prince brought 20,000 elite soldiers, it would be enough for him to drink a pot of it.

Under the pressure of both internal and external pressure, Zuo Liangyu had tears in his eyes and sweat on his body. He knew that he had no way out. Although he was helped by the crown prince, he knelt down again and said with a sigh: "I am ashamed. Your Highness's love and tolerance are rare in ancient and modern times. Even if I am broken into pieces, I will not repay you. Please rest assured that you will not wipe out the thieves in Kaifeng. I will never give up my troops!"

Zhu Cilang helped him up again and looked at him: "Please get up in Kunshan, I believe in you!"

"Thank you..."

Zuo Liangyu's face was full of water, sweat and tears.

Zhu Cilang gave a breath in his heart, knowing that he had bet right, Zuo Liangyu was still a little loyal and righteous. These tears and sweat could not be performed by acting alone. However, Zuo Liangyu just expressed his opinion that he would fight to the death in Kaifeng, but he did not mention the past and future events. Obviously, Zuo Liangyu still left some room for anything. After all, the prince is not the emperor, and he cannot decide everything he has in one word. He is still worried about His Majesty's "indifferent kindness" today.

Zuo Liangyu, who could not read a word, was quite scheming even when she was excited.

Looking at Zuo Liangyu's eyes, Zhu Cilang said emotionally: "There is another thing that I must tell the general. The matter in Xuzhou back then was that the court was sorry to the general."

In December of the 11th year of Chongzhen, Henan Governor Chang Dao immediately sent Zuo Liangyu to station in Shanzhou, while Zuo Liangyu's family stayed in Xuzhou. He did not expect that the government troops stationed in Xuzhou would undergo mutiny due to poor food and salary. Except for Zuo Menggeng, the only son who followed Zuo Liangyu, all the other family members of Zuo Liangyu were killed by the riots.

In history books, this matter was only mentioned a few times. It was not a big deal in the chaos in the late Ming Dynasty, but for Zuo Liangyu personally, this was definitely a heart-warming pain. That is, since then, Zuo Liangyu followed the imperial edicts to the court and obscenely deal with it more and more. As a time traveler in later generations, Zhu Cilang deeply knew the impact of family affection on a person, and also knew that the death of the whole family would definitely be a heavy blow to the death of one person. If he wanted to conquer Zuo Liangyu's heart, the Xuzhou incident must be raised.

Zuo Liangyu was moved.

Just now, he had tears in his eyes, but his body did not move. Now his body was trembling slightly. When he heard the news, he fainted on the spot. Who would have thought that he was killing the enemy in front and his family in the rear would be destroyed by the rioters? After being angry, he led his troops back to Xuzhou and removed the rioters from the rioters. But no matter how much he vented his hatred, his dead family would never come back. Apart from his only son Zuo Menggeng, looking around, there was no relative of his family in the world.

When people reach middle age, the whole family will be destroyed. This pain does not need to be experienced. Just think about it and you will know the pain. Although Zuo Liangyu later asked for a concubine, he could never forget his wife who died tragically. In recent years, the soldiers and the families under the account were happy. When they were singing and dancing, Zuo Liangyu sat alone, and the sadness in his heart was unknown.

After the incident that year, the court felt comforted, and Henan Governor Chang Daoli also apologized to him.

But no one's apology is as good as the crown prince.

Zuo Liangyu was trembling and couldn't speak for a moment.

"Your Majesty has issued an edict to postpone the honor of the woman as a first-class lady of imperial edicts, and the imperial edict will arrive soon." Zhu Cilang said.

After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu could finally speak: "... Thank you Your Majesty." He burst into tears for a moment, not for the name of a wife of imperial decree, but for the court that was finally no longer the cold, high-ranking, unable to get close to, and fearful, but a hint of warmth.

Of course, all changes were because of the crown prince, otherwise, because of the temperament of His Majesty Chongzhen and the ministers of the cabinet, they would not have remembered to enthrone his dead wife as an imperial edict.

Zuo Liangyu calmed down and wiped his tears, held his fists and bowed deeply to the prince: "Your Majesty's kindness, your highness's love, I will always remember it in my heart. It is not enough to repay it if you are crushed to pieces!"

Zhu Cilang comforted her warmly.

Zuo Liangyu is extremely important to the Battle of Kaifeng. At this stage, he must use all means and means to win him over.

At this time, a group of people hurried out from the camp gate. They were all civil officials in official robes. The leader was wearing green robes, but they were Ma Shaoyu, the doctor of the Ministry of War. This time, he left the capital, and the prince brought the half-year military pay owed by Zuo Liangyu and others. Ma Shaoyu, as the head of the Ministry of War, also came with the army.

Seeing Ma Shaoyu appear, Zhu Cixuan knew that the salary he had given to Zuo Liangyu should have been brought to the table, and the conversation with Zuo Liangyu was almost done, so he waved to Ma Shaoyu.

Ma Shaoyu came forward to see.

The military pay was 700,000 taels, and the Zuo Liangyu tribe had nearly 500,000 taels. At this time, the 500,000 taels of silver had been brought to the main campus in the center of Zuoying. The salary could be paid only when the Crown Prince and Zuo Liangyu arrived. During the process of Ma Shaoyu's report, Zhu Cilang clearly saw that the soldiers of the Zuoying next to him were all happy.

Zhu Cilang nodded: "Okay, then let's start."

Step back to Zuoying.

He didn't need to come in person to pay the salary. According to the regulations, it would be supervised by officials of the Ministry of War, but Zhu Cilang was unwilling to give up this opportunity to win over the morale of the army. He wanted all soldiers to know that the salary was sent by the court, not by Zuo Liangyu. Although everyone knows this fact, the salary was taken from Zuo Liangyu, and the soldiers below had a subconscious awareness that I was Zuo Liangyu's soldier and needed to listen to Zuo Shuai's orders.

"Fee is paid~~~"

The cheers spread from Zuo Liangyu's camp to the powerful camp, and all the soldiers were excited.

It is not that they pay the pay one by one, but that the officials of the Ministry of War will chant the number and receive the entire number of generals.

After receiving the salary, every thousand generals would shout to the north: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Unlike the Beijing camp where the troops in Zuo Liangyu camp exceeded the posts granted by the court. The military pay for 25,000 people, but they raised nearly 100,000 troops. It is not surprising that Zuo Liangyu's military discipline is not upright. But the elite troops of 100,000 were only 10,000, and the other 90,000 people were completely created by Zuo Liangyu. According to Zhu Cilang's standards, most of them should be abolished. It is appropriate for Zuo Liangyu to retain 30,000 troops. However, it is time for war, and Zhu Cilang has to take advantage of Zuo Liangyu's power to expand the army privately.

"General Kunshan thought, how should our army plan the Battle of Kaifeng?" Zhu Cixuan asked before leaving Zuoying.

Zuo Liangyu clasped her fists: "But listen to your order!"

Zhu Cilang smiled: "I said that, I am not a stubborn civil servant. I hope to hear the general's insightful views."

Zuo Liangyu hesitated for a moment: "I think that although our army has recovered Chenzhou and Guide, there are 500,000 bandits, and they are in full swing. It is not advisable to face their edge in a short period of time. Therefore, it is not advisable to march towards Kaifeng and should advance slowly and slowly. With our army behind, bandits will not dare to attack the city with all their strength."

Zhu Ciyang nodded slightly. Zuo Liangyu was still very accurate in military information, so he asked again: "If we march, the general thinks, how should our army be launched?"

"Snatch Zhuxian Town, form a horn with the Kaifeng defenders, and attack the thieves under the city." Without hesitation, Zuo Liangyu answered directly, obviously he had thought about this question carefully.

Zhu Cilang smiled and nodded, got on his horse and left.

Zuo Liangyu bowed to say goodbye until the prince left, and he stood up straight and looked at the prince's figure who was leaving, with a complex and weird expression.

Compared to the excitement just now, Zuo Liangyu has now calmed down.

When he returned to the tent, before he could take off his armor, a young general ran in excitedly: "Father, the Ministry of War has given us an extra 20,000 yuan in salary. Ma Shaoyu said that it was His Highness the Crown Prince who moved it from his military pay."

It turned out that his only son Zuo Menggeng.

Zuo Liangyu signaled everyone else to go out, then hung up his helmet, and glanced at his son with a cold expression: "Do you think this is a good thing?"

Zuo Menggeng was stunned and dared not say anything for a moment.

Zuo Liangyu shook his head secretly. His son, he had no courage and no plans, was not an exaggeration to say that he was a fool. If it weren't for this one, he would never have let Zuo Menggeng join the army.

"Yu'er, that's the silver for our Zuoying. We are soft-hearted and short-handed. This time in Kaifeng, we can't do it if we don't fight to the death." Zuo Liangyu sighed softly. After all, he is his own son. Although he is not a good person, he still needs to teach and explain.

"Why?" Zuo Menggeng was not stupid: "Because he is the prince?"

Zuo Liangyu nodded: "It's just one thing. In the past, we didn't work hard in the past, so we could use food and salary as excuses, and the governor had no choice but to deal with us. But today, the food and salary are sufficient, and the prince personally led the army and gave him an additional 20,000 yuan. What excuses do we have? After wandering around today, he saw the virtual and real things in our camp. He just said to his father just now, and he used both kindness and power, and used both soft and hard. If my Zuoying still wants to gain a foothold and I want to retain my reputation of loyalty and righteousness for my father, I will have to fight desperately in the Battle of Kaifeng!"

Zuo Menggeng understood and clasped his fists: "Don't worry, my father, I have 100,000 people in Zuoying, and it's not a problem to defeat the thieves."

Zuo Liangyu shook his head: "Li Zicheng is not Zhang Xianzhong, and his subordinates are not the mobs from eleven years ago. You have also seen Yancheng. If Wang Qiaonian had not emerged from Shaanxi and attracted firepower for us, it is still unknown whether my Zuoying could escape from Yancheng."

"What my father means..." Zuo Menggeng was a little puzzled again.

"We have to fight the battle, fight to fight, but we have to keep our minds." Zuo Liangyu said: "If we win, we have to seize the merits, and if we lose, we have to retreat first. We must not hesitate! Even if he is the prince, we cannot take the 100,000 troops of our Zuoying together with us!"

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