Either farm or die, even a fool would not choose c. All the Jurchen prisoners immediately picked up their hoes and started plowing the land.
But they were accustomed to riding horses and holding knives, but they were still unfamiliar with hoes. They were sweating profusely and were still much slower than the guardsmen on the nearby farmland.
The guards sent some people over to teach the Jurchens how to farm. The Jurchens were surprised, learning and communicating at the same time.
"Aren't you soldiers? You know how to use swords and guns, and you are a soldier, so how can you farm?"
The guard soldier said embarrassedly: "This is what our Ming guard soldiers are like. They serve the people when they are free and serve as soldiers in war. This is called the farming system."
A tall and strong Jurchen's eyes lit up: "This is really a good system! If we Jurchens had known about such a system, we might have revived it long ago!"
The soldiers at the guard station were speechless. What kind of system is this? The soldiers are not like soldiers, and the people are not like the people. But the Jurchen was very serious and praised him repeatedly.
"If I can be in power in the future, I will definitely carry forward this magical system. Well, if we organize our Jurchens into several brigades, we can farm in our spare time and go into battle during war, we will definitely be invincible!"
The Ming army officer guarding them smiled and said: "You just thought of it. The imperial court had thought of it a long time ago. Mr. Xiao of the cabinet wrote a proposal to unite the soldiers and civilians outside the pass, whether Jurchens, Mongolians or Han Chinese, into the Eight Guards.
They farmed in peacetime and served as soldiers in wartime. They lived in mixed places and intermarryed with each other. Open up territory and serve the country.
The Ming Dynasty does not classify people into different classes like the Yuan Dynasty. Everyone is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty and enjoys the same court policies.
How about it, since you are captured, just farm the land well. As long as you behave well, serve the court like the three guards of Jianzhou, and ride on war horses, there will be plenty of opportunities! "
The Jurchen snorted and expressed disdain: "This time you relied on your muskets to catch us by surprise.
If there is a war, you are no match for our Jurchen warriors. Even the Mongols are just relying on the strength of their numbers. If we really want to fight with equal strength, we Jurchens are the best in the world! "
"Who said that, stand up and let me see what the best warrior in the world looks like?"
Everyone was shocked. Xiao Feng was passing by on horseback with the three hundred musketeers. Hearing someone say this, he led the musketeers to a stop.
The Jurchen was brave and said loudly: "You are so powerful with a musket that you attacked us sneakily. You are not considered a hero!"
Xiao Feng smiled slightly: "I ordered the musket to be used out of compassion, but you are so ignorant!"
The Jurchens were furious: "You beat us with muskets, and you still talk about compassion. Isn't this fart?"
Xiao Feng smiled and said: "In a small group of enemies, let you Jurchens see the power of muskets as soon as possible to avoid rash actions again.
You don’t even think about it, if the situation really comes to an end and both sides are fighting with tens of thousands of troops, and we all hold muskets, won’t you be exterminated? "
The Jurchen was suddenly speechless and speechless, because what Xiao Feng said was indeed the truth. But he didn't know that Xiao Feng was just bragging.
The technical and scientific examinations have not yet begun, and there are not enough high-level craftsmen in Shiguan. These 300 new muskets are already the entire wealth of Shiguan.
But for Xiao Feng to say this, it is as if the Ming Dynasty already has tens of thousands of new muskets. If this is true, there is really no need to fight.
Seeing that the Jurchens were dejected but still dissatisfied, Xiao Feng knew that he had to punish himself today to ensure that these Jurchens would obey the arrangements honestly.
He immediately threw the musket to his subordinates, pulled out his Xiuchundao and shouted: "Give him a horse and a sword. Today I will be one-on-one with him to show him how powerful the Ming Dynasty soldiers are!"
The Jurchen looked at Xiao Feng in surprise. This guy was dressed in blue and white. He was not an army, not a civilian, not a monk, not a Taoist. He's not short, but he's not too stout.
Is he blind? Can't he see that he is so tall, mighty and full of flesh? I should be able to chop him down with one knife!
It's just that this guy seems to have a high status. If he really kills him with a knife, these Ming soldiers will probably kill him on the spot without respecting martial ethics.
So he shook his head: "I won't fight you, you are too thin, find someone bigger to fight with me!"
Just as Xiao Feng was about to speak, the officer of the Ming Army who was guarding him came out and raised his hand to Xiao Feng.
"Sir, you can't kill a chicken with a bull's-eye, I'm willing to fight in this lowly position!"
Xiao Feng looked at him and said with a smile: "This battle is related to the prestige of the Ming Dynasty. You must think carefully and don't show off."
The man nodded firmly. Seeing Xiao Feng agreed, he immediately got on his horse and pulled out the steel knife. The Jurchen also raised his sword and mounted his horse, and the two faced each other from a distance.
Xiao Feng said loudly: "The competition between you two is fair and just, regardless of death or injury. If the Jurchens win, they will be free. If they lose, they must swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty!"
If you agree, let's start fighting. If you don't want to, it's still too late to stop now! "
The atmosphere has been heightened to this point, and no one is embarrassed to disagree. The Jurchens are a people on horseback. As soon as they got on the horse, their aura immediately increased by ten points, and the murderous aura all over their bodies immediately radiated out.
The Jurchen captives immediately started making noises, shouting for their warriors.
Although the Ming army officer was not so fierce in appearance, he showed no fear and was as calm as a rock. The Ming army also shouted to cheer for their colleagues.
The two sides clapped their horses and rushed towards each other, slashing at each other with their swords. The Jurchen was strong and heavy, and slashed with the sword. The Ming army officer blocked the blow with his sword in both hands, and sparks suddenly flew everywhere.
The two sides chopped without any fancy, and soon there were scars on their bodies. The Jurchen was furious, roared, and swung the knife with both hands, only attacking but not defending.
After all, his strength was slightly better than that of the Ming Army officer. When he wielded the knife with both hands, the Ming Army soldier's knife was chopped off! He laughed wildly and raised his knife to strike again!
The Ming army officer calmly faced the danger, swung his legs out of the stirrups, jumped up, hugged the Jurchen around the waist, and dragged him to the ground.
The Jurchen's knife also flew away, and the two of them rolled on the ground and fought hand-to-hand. Their fists touched the flesh, and their faces were covered with blood. Everyone around them was frightened.
This fight was different from fighting each other on horseback. The Ming army officer's fist and kick skills were obviously better. I don't know how long they fought. In the end, the two separated and stood up unsteadily.
The Jurchen shook a few times and fell to the ground. The Jurchens around were all dejected. The Jurchen struggled to get up and knelt on one knee.
"I abide by the rules. I lost and will be loyal to the Ming Dynasty from now on. But I was defeated by this warrior. I hope to become his servant!"
Xiao Feng jumped off his horse, walked up to the Ming army officer, and patted him on the shoulder: "Very good, what's your name?"
The officer wiped the blood from his face with a ruthless and calm look on his face, as if he was not the one who was fighting a life-and-death fight just now.
"The sixth-grade military academy of the Shanhaiguan garrison, Li Chengliang."
Xiao Feng's eyelids twitched: "Okay, from now on, these Jurchen prisoners will be incorporated into the branch led by you. But I have a request for you.
From now on, these Jurchens must wear Ming Dynasty clothes and learn to cultivate the land. In a few days, a school will be established here, and they will also learn the cultural etiquette of the Ming Dynasty! "
Li Chengliang was stunned: "Sir, the school is for children. There are not even women here, let alone children. What's the use of opening a school?"
Xiao Feng smiled: "Women like a stable and prosperous life. Wherever there is stability and prosperity, there will be no shortage of women.
When you have a woman, you have a home, and when you have a home, you have a baby. If you can make this land stable and prosperous, I will ensure that you will not lack women here. "
Li Chengliang nodded silently: "My lord, I understand my humble position. In fact, the so-called nomadic people are not what people want. Human nature is the same. With a stable and prosperous life, who would want to live in the open?"
Xiao Feng got on his horse and said, "I'll leave the gun for you. There must be more Jurchens and even Mongolians coming for revenge. You're afraid of them if you fight them!"
From today on, you are the fifth-level commander of the Ming Dynasty. This newly cultivated land will be under your protection and control! If you make great achievements again, I will promote you to an official position again!
But you have to remember one thing, I am not asking you to massacre the Jurchens. Whether it is the Jurchens or the Mongols, they must use both kindness and power, and attack the heart first.
The Ming Dynasty cannot be the king of the Great Wall within the Pass. The land outside the Pass is also the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the people outside the Pass are also the people of the Ming Dynasty! "
Li Chengliang sent Xiao Feng away with his hands, and his subordinates came to congratulate him one after another. Li Chengliang looked at his opponent kneeling in front of him and the farmers who were working hard, and he felt proud.
"Please rest assured, sir, I will definitely live up to my entrustment. I will turn the land of Guandong into fertile land for the Ming Dynasty, and make the people of Guandong the people of the Ming Dynasty!"
The weather is getting dryer and drier.
The land that has not been moistened for a long time is like Princess Chang'an who has not seen Xiao Feng for many days. It is extremely dry... and dry.
Especially when she heard that Xiao Feng was called to a small meeting by Jiajing as soon as he returned to the capital, she immediately exploded, took Ru Hua into a sedan and ran to Xiyuan to ask for someone.
Unexpectedly, I was shocked as soon as I arrived at the gate of Xiyuan. The courtyard was full of ministers, all of whom were civil servants. There's not even a place for a plug.
Like playing a squid game, Chang An was helped by the painting to jump over the ministers in the yard and arrive at the monastery.
Then I found that there were several people kneeling in the monastery, led by Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others were also kneeling.
There were only three people standing in the room, one was Huang Jin, one was Lu Bing, and the other was Xiao Feng. Jiajing sat with a dark face and a sinking expression.
Chang An originally planned to act coquettishly and take Xiao Feng away. When he saw the current situation, he immediately knew that the situation was not good and immediately changed his tactics.
"I heard that my father has been worried about important matters in the court recently, and my daughter is worried about it, so she came here to visit her. I didn't expect that so many adults are here.
Father, please take care of your health. No matter how big the deal is, it is not as important as your father’s health! "
Jiajing's expression softened slightly, he looked at his daughter lovingly, and snorted: "Chang An is still sensible, unlike some people who have to force me to death to feel at ease!"
Xu Jie knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Long live these words, hundreds of officials will have no place to be buried! I just want to ask the long live heavenly master to pray for rain. How can I have such a rebellious and unrighteous intention?"
Chang An was stunned and looked at Xiao Feng, who smiled helplessly. As soon as he entered Beijing, he was summoned to Xiyuan, and then faced such a situation.
The chief minister of the cabinet, together with all the cabinet ministers and officials, requested Jiajing to issue an edict on the grounds of a severe drought, asking the Taoist master to pray for rain as he did.
Not all officials participated in the petition. For example, Ding Rukui, Liu Tong, Pan Huang and others did not participate, but they did not dare to express opposition.
Because there is a severe drought in the world, all officials have issued an edict to pray for rain. This is a very routine and standard operation. Anyone who dares to object is an enemy of the people!
Chang An blinked and asked Xiao Feng silently with his eyes: "Just pray for rain. Why are you so tense?"
Xiao Feng also blinked and answered her silently: "You know nothing. Hurry up and hide back to the princess's mansion. There will be swords and swords here soon. Don't bleed all over your body."
Chang An understood, gave Jiajing a slap on the shoulder, weakly supported the hand that entered the painting and walked out of the monastery, out of Xiyuan, and ran back to the princess mansion in a hurry.
With Chang An's age and experience, it is indeed difficult to understand the situation Jiajing is facing at this time, and it is also difficult to understand the brilliance of Xu Jie's move.
Xu Jie, as the leader of the scholars at this time, was naturally opposed to Jiajing's practice of Taoism, but Jiajing had already proved with countless butts that anyone who dared to oppose his practice of Taoism would be just like opposing his ancestors' entry into the Ancestral Temple, which would not work.
So Xu Jie thought of such a move. Don’t you believe it? Well, we believe it too! Now that there is a severe drought in the world, we firmly believe that Taoists can pray for rain and save the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Long live, you have worshiped Taoism for so long, it’s time for them to show their true skills. Take two steps, if you have the ability, take two steps!
What? They don't dare? Then why do you still believe what they do? This shows that they are all a bunch of liars who eat and drink and get their reputation! You will be embarrassed to trust them again in the future!
What, you don’t want to issue an edict? Long live we believe in you, and we believe in the Taoism you believe in. If you don’t have confidence in the Taoism yourself, that would be unreasonable.
This move is called pushing the boat along with the current, or borrowing strength to fight. Compared with those ministers who sacrificed their butts or even their heads to support Jiajing, I don't know how much better it is.
Now that Jiajing has been put on the fire, he is indeed riding a tiger.
With his intelligence, he could certainly see the real intentions of these bastards, but he couldn't get angry, and he was somewhat looking forward to it.
Because these guys quoted scriptures and took the moral high ground. If the drought is like this, the emperor must have something to do with it. They didn't force Jiajing to issue an imperial edict, which was already a great honor.
This is the power of etiquette! Although Jiajing acted like a hooligan during the ceremony, he still had reasons to say, and it was also reasonable to use strong words.
But now facing this group of scholars who are totally taking advantage of the situation, even the emperor is helpless. After all, he doesn't want to be a fatuous king who will be notorious for thousands of years.
What's more, what if praying for rain succeeds? I will become an eternal sage and prove to the world that I am absolutely wise and correct in believing in and advocating the Tao!
"Junior brother, what do you think of this matter?"
Xiao Feng looked at Xu Jie and others. Xu Jie didn't look at Xiao Feng at all, but faced Jiajing seriously. Gao Gong had a high-minded attitude and did not look at Xiao Feng.
Only Zhang Juzheng secretly glanced at Xiao Feng, but as soon as their eyes came into contact, Zhang Juzheng ducked away with a guilty conscience.
Xiao Feng knew that no matter what, he had to shoulder the responsibility of his senior brother. Who made him the number one in the Taoist sect?
Besides, you are not willing to take the blame for your senior brother. How can you be expected to carry your senior brother on his back and ascend in the future?
"Senior brother, what you all said makes sense. Senior brother has issued an edict to the Taoist disciples all over the world, asking everyone to show their talents and pray to heaven for rain.
If it works, it's best. If it doesn't, it's just a waste of energy. The time is right, and it is hard to disobey it, so just do your best. "
Jiajing nodded, and the junior brother found a step. He had to get down quickly. Just as he was about to speak, Xu Jie suddenly spoke first.
"Long live, if the imperial court issues an edict, I don't know if the real Taoists will obey the order, and the people of the world don't know if the imperial court is doing its best.
The Taoists pray for rain. This is an act of concern for the country and the people. It should be known to the people all over the world. In this way, no matter whether it succeeds or not, the people can know that Banzai cares for them.
In a year of great calamity, it is crucial to appease people's hearts, so I suggest that real people from all Taoist sects be ordered to gather at the Temple of Heaven, and each perform their magical Taoism to pray for rain for the Ming Dynasty! Call the world to calm the people's hearts! "
Xiao Feng's heart sank, and he looked at Xu Jie with a hint of anger and disappointment in his eyes.
Xu Jie's approach was brilliant. He asked Daoist disciples to come to the capital, and broadcast live to the people of the capital like the last Taoism conference, which would embarrass everyone in the Daoist sect in public.
This is a plan that kills three birds with one stone. In terms of intelligence alone, it is not inferior to Yan Shifan.
Xu Jie didn't want to pray for rain at all, and he also knew that those Taoist priests couldn't pray for rain.
But if this happens, the Taoist sect will plummet in the eyes of the people, and Jiajing will lose face. This is the first bird.
Jiajing was a man who cared about face, but he could not vent his anger on these scholars who occupied the commanding heights of morality and etiquette. After all, there was a severe drought, and it was extremely politically correct for officials to ask the court to pray for rain.
Therefore, Jiajing will vent his anger on those Taoist priests and real people who have no effect. Even if they don't fall out on the spot, they will feel that these people are liars, and their devotion to Taoism will inevitably fade. This is the second bird.
Without the trust of the emperor and the worship of the people, the Taoist sect will inevitably decline, but these two birds are still just birds flying in the sky.
The fattest and largest bird is actually Xiao Feng squatting on the tree.
Xiao Feng is the number one person in the Taoist sect. As Jiajing's trust in the Taoist sect weakens, naturally his trust in Xiao Feng will also weaken.
Emotions are based on trust. If trust weakens, Jiajing's feelings for Xiao Feng will naturally weaken. From then on, Jiajing will alienate Xiao Feng and have to rely on the civil servants headed by Xu Jie.
This hidden divine hand is similar to Xiao Feng's use of mature women in the harem to reverse Jiajing's underage perverted tastes. Its purpose is to isolate the perverted resonance of Jiajing and Yan Shifan.
Feeling Xiao Feng's gaze on his back, Xu Jie finally turned his head and faced Xiao Feng with a smile, with the same humble attitude as before when Xu seconded the proposal.
"Master Xiao, as the second assistant of the cabinet and a Taoist disciple, will never disapprove of Baiguan's suggestions no matter from which point of view, right?"
