This one-sided massacre ended with the entire attacking force being annihilated.
Chen Kan witnessed the entire process of their deaths, and his face was too pale.
He thought that without seeing any hope, those people would retreat and then make other plans.
But unexpectedly, they all chose to die in battle.
He didn't understand what kind of belief was supporting them. Even though they knew there was no possibility of success, they would come one after another to seek death?
What kind of benefits did Zhu Jixi give them that would make them die for him without hesitation?
Chen Kan's values were greatly impacted. He couldn't understand how people in this era would sacrifice so many lives to save a disabled person. This was a very uneconomical thing no matter how you calculated it.
"does it worth?"
His heart surged, but Chen Kan forced himself to hold it back.
After sitting in the room for a day and a night, Chen Kan stepped out on the deck again. Being isolated from the world for a long time can easily drive good people into madness.
After feeling disappointed for a long time, Chen Kan accepted the reality.
This is a world where if you don’t kill, you will be killed. At the same time, this is also a world where there are many good moral qualities such as propriety, justice, integrity and so on.
Even people like Zhu Jixi had so many people willing to die for him. Chen Kan suddenly had more confidence in life.
If you can't go back, then accept this world.
From today on, Chen Kan plans to live a good life in the Ming Dynasty seriously.
Time passed by, maybe all the people who were still loyal to Zhu Jixi were dead, or maybe they had given up on Zhu Jixi. Until Chen Kan saw the tall city wall of Kaifeng Mansion from a distance, the fleet was not attacked again. .
Arriving at Kaifeng Mansion means that this waterway has ended, and then we will start trekking through mountains and rivers.
After declining the warm reception from Kaifeng Mansion, Chen Kan watched with his own eyes as Shi Wen led people to invite Zhu Jixi to the prison car.
After bidding farewell to Song Qing and watching the navy warships turn around and go back, Chen Kan set off on the road again.
Of course Chen Kan knew how to ride a horse. In the early Ming Dynasty, martial arts became popular and scholars respected the Six Arts of a Gentleman, especially riding, archery and the three arts, which were included in the imperial examinations.
It was only after the Tumubao Incident and the rise of the cabinet that the powerless scholars were allowed to occupy the court.
After passing Kaifeng Prefecture and crossing the Yellow River, there is Zezhou Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Chief Secretary.
Zezhou, known as Jincheng in ancient times, is the southeastern gateway of Shanxi Province. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is known as "the gateway of the three Jin Dynasties, and Taihang is the first to attack." It is an important road connecting Guanzhong, Henan, and Shandong.
After crossing the Yellow River, the scenery on the earth suddenly changed. I saw more of the green and delicate scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. When I suddenly came to the Northland, I was inevitably attracted by the roughness and heroism of the Northland.
In the endless dry fields, densely packed wheat straw piles form hills.
Farmers are replanting autumn crops in their fields.
Millets and soybeans are the main crops grown in the north for thousands of years. Soybeans and soybeans are still the main rations of the people throughout the year.
As for wheat and rice, they still appear on the tables of landlords as valuable grains to this day.
Part of the wheat and rice grown by the people has to be used to pay taxes to the government, and part of it has to be traded on the market for some necessary daily necessities. It is difficult for farmers to afford such fine grains.
Looking at the busy scenes of farmers on both sides of the official road, Chen Kan suddenly thought of the phrase "Those who are covered with silk are not silkworms."
The people on both sides looked at this huge convoy with a look of fear on their faces.
But the look of fear disappeared without a trace after the army left. Bending down and continuing to work was their only choice to survive in this world.
Chen Kan knew very well why they had such expressions after seeing the army.
In the past few years, the country has been at war everywhere, with troops coming and going at any time. More often than not, the harm caused by the military to them is far more serious than bandits and natural disasters.
After experiencing too many disasters, they have become numb.
Their numb faces and fearful eyes deeply hurt Chen Kan's heart.
Riding on horseback, I couldn't help but think of the two types of grains introduced in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, potatoes and corn.
If there were these two crops with extremely high yields, these people would have a little more hope of surviving when they encounter wars and natural disasters.
"Zheng He went to the West. Should we let him go to America to look for these two things?"
In Chen Kan's mind, another plan gradually took shape.
The Age of Discovery is coming. As the most powerful country in the world, how could Ming give up this opportunity for rapid development?
Not to mention that he had traveled through time to a dynasty like the Yongle Dynasty, which was full of congenital conditions.
The sea ban is a bit troublesome. Zhu Di is now shouting every day to restore the ancestral system. Emperor Hongwu's decree not to go to the sea has been discussed over and over again by the Confucian scholars.
If you want to take the lead in the great voyage, it is obviously not enough for Zheng He to go to the Western Ocean. You must also find a way to invalidate this decree and encourage the people of the Ming Dynasty to start a craze for treasure hunting in the sea.
You have to figure this out carefully when you return to the capital.
Just when Chen Kan was deep in thought, a captain in Jinyi rode up to Chen Kan and whispered: "Sir, Zhu Jixi wants to see you."
A smile appeared on Chen Kan's face.
Zhu Jixi couldn't wait to enter Shanxi.
With the horse and column aside, Chen Kan quietly waited for Zhu Jixi's prison car to come forward.
The people guarding the prison car now are Shi Wen, Xing Fang and Fang Xu. These people are Chen Kan's confidants.
They were also the few people in the Jinyi Guard who escorted Zhu Jixi who knew Chen Kan's plan. In front of them, Chen Kan didn't need to hide anything.
Zhu Jixi in the prison car was still bound by heavy iron chains. Perhaps because he returned to a familiar place, his complexion was much better than when he came out of the capital.
Leaning towards the gap in the wood, Zhu Jixi looked at Chen Kan and asked, "How have you considered what this king told you?"
Chen Kan stepped closer to the prison car and responded calmly: "The people I sent out haven't come back yet, so I still can't trust you."
Hearing this, Zhu Jixi's eyes flashed with shame and anger.
After answering, Chen Kan turned his horse's head and speeded up to the front of the team.
"Tell Huang Gou'er to come see me!"
After giving instructions to the captain in Jinyi beside him, Chen Kan fell into deep thought again.
Chen Kan has always chosen to be coy with Zhu Ji, just thinking about how to get more benefits out of him, but now it seems that if he doesn't let go and wants to get something out of him, there is no hope.
