Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 381: The true battle of foundation! Become famous and leave your name in history! Daqing's scabies!
The Daqing court finally responded to itself.

With the governor of Beijing camp and county earl Wang Ziteng as the commander-in-chief, he dispatched an army of 100,000 and marched south along the canal. They arrived in a few days.

In the Yangzhou prefectural government office, Luofu's civil and military officials gathered together and stood on both sides.

On the civil service side, the Lin family is the core. Even if they are not from the Lin family, they have a great relationship with the Lin family. It can be said that in the civil service system, the Lin family even has the tremendous power to undermine Luofu.

It is a pity that, apart from Lin Ruhai, no one knows that Luofu’s real confidence has never been the forces under his command, but his own invincible strength that can sweep the world. Even Luofu’s elite army of more than 16,000 people is not Luofu’s confidence.

Not to mention Lin Ruhai, who had taken the Yuan Energy Seed, it was impossible for him to have any second thoughts.

Even if there is, once it is put into action, it will be met with Luofu's thundering attack in an instant.

Before the country was founded, Luofu was afraid that it would stir up a Hu Weiyong case.

"Your Majesty." A man with a strong build and a rough face, who used to be a thug of the Cao Gang, but was gradually trained by Luofu to become a backbone of the army, said with fighting spirit: "It's good that we don't fight this bird court of Daqing. He actually dared to fight us at this time. It's simply courting death. Your Majesty, just give me two thousand soldiers and horses, and within three days, the 50,000 troops of this bird court will be completely wiped out."

Lin Ruhai stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I was thinking before that if we just go south to Nanjing, will the world really mistake us for bandits? Now, Your Majesty, we only need to defeat the 50,000 troops of the imperial court, and then we will have the confidence to occupy Jiangnan and rule it by dividing the river. This confidence is for the world to see. Going south to Nanjing can wait, but defeating the 50,000 troops cannot be delayed for a moment."

Compared to Lin Ruhai and the generals' camp, they are full of confidence.

The Lin family literati who were dragged to the battlefield of Luofu by Lin Ruhai were more inclined to maintain their previous plans.

After all, although Daqing is in decline, it is not the end of the dynasty. In the minds of many people, Daqing's troops are still very capable.

This is also what they don't know. Luofu's army is full of elite soldiers. If you pick one of them and put him in the Daqing army, he will be able to serve as a military officer of the rank of Qianhu.

But no matter what they think in their hearts, Lin Ruhai is still the leader in the civil service camp.

"Then fight!" Luo Fu said nonchalantly, "Two thousand is a bit too conservative. I'll give you one thousand more, but I have one request. I want you to completely defeat the power of the Daqing court with the force of thunder and lightning, so that the Daqing court will not be able to interfere with my plan to occupy Jiangnan in a short period of time."

The burly man who had volunteered was overjoyed when he heard this.

The seed of energy only guarantees their loyalty to Luofu, but it will not change their own will on a large scale.

Many people are well aware that this time the 50,000-strong army sent by the imperial court to quell the rebellion is almost equivalent to a real battle to establish the foundation for the Luotian army.

In the future, when dynasties change and Luofu becomes emperor, he rewards his meritorious officials. This battle must have been a remarkable achievement known throughout the world.

Its importance is almost equivalent to the Battle of Poyang Lake between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang.

And given the powerful strength of Luofu's subordinates, there is almost no possibility of losing this battle for the foundation.

In this situation, the others were just a beat slower to react and were overtaken by this burly man.

For a moment, countless people showed expressions of envy, jealousy, and disappointment.

After arranging 3,000 soldiers to defeat the imperial court's 50,000-strong army, Luofu himself still did not slow down his intention to march south to Nanjing.

Except for the 3,000 people who were specially dispatched, the remaining 12,000 troops began to cross the river south according to the previously established plan.

The reason why there were more than a thousand extra people was that most of them were members of the Lin family recruited by Lin Ruhai.

In fact, the Lin family alone has more than a thousand people, but there are not many of them who can really be useful. Moreover, there are some who, like the aristocratic families in the past, choose to bet on both sides.

One side stood on Luofu's side, while the other side remained loyal to the Daqing court.

Regardless of who wins or loses, for the Lin family, the continuation of the family can be guaranteed.

If Luofu changes dynasties smoothly, then the Lin family will be the first family of the founding of the country, second only to the emperor Luofu. If Luofu is suppressed by the court, then the Lin family, who did not participate, only need to hide their identities and still ensure the continuation of the family.

Luo Fu was naturally well aware of this, but he did not get angry about it.

In addition to the Lin family, there were a very small number of people in Yangzhou City who chose to surrender to Luofu.

There is no shortage of speculators at any time.

Naturally, there were people in Yangzhou city who could see the strength of Luofu's army of more than 16,000 enemies. After realizing the strength of Luofu's army, naturally there would be people who wanted to become a duke for generations.

These people just don't form a system, otherwise, they might become a force under Luofu that can compete with the Lin family.

Although Luo Fu saw clearly that the forces under his command began to divide the territory so quickly, he had no intention of interfering.

After all, Luofu, who had learned the art of slaying dragons and applied Marxist-Leninist theories in a reverse way, how could he not know what it meant to have no factions within the party and to have all kinds of strange ideas?

On the Luofu side, it seemed as if they did not take the imperial court's 50,000 troops seriously at all.

Twelve thousand troops arrived at the north bank of the Yangtze River in a mighty force, preparing to cross the river and head south to capture Nanjing.

The news of the battle of Yangzhou in the north also reached Luofu's ears as soon as possible.

Obviously, the imperial army was ten times larger than the Luotian army, but the final result was that the 30,000-strong army was defeated at the first blow by the 3,000-strong Luotian army. The defeat was disastrous, except for Wang Ziteng, who was in charge of the army. Seeing the bad situation, he boarded a speedboat in advance and fled north.

The 30,000-strong army was completely wiped out. More than 15,000 people were killed by the Luo Tian army on the battlefield, and an astonishing 6,000 people were missing on the battlefield. Of the remaining 9,000 people, only 1,000 or 2,000 managed to escape. About 6,000 to 7,000 people were captured by the 3,000 people as if they were frightened out of their wits.

Such a record may seem amazing at first glance, but it is actually not exaggerated at all. You know, if there are 3,000 enemies and each person kills five, you can easily achieve the effect of beheading 15,000 people.

When Luofu learned the news, he thought about how the court claimed to have 100,000 troops, but on paper there were 50,000, but in reality there were only 30,000 soldiers and horses, and how they were wiped out so quickly at the hands of the 3,000 Luotian troops. Chu Yunfei's angry expression emerged in Luofu's mind.

In fact, the imperial court received the news just one day later than Luofu.

And now, it is just as Luofu thought.

in the hall.

"Wang Ziteng is a waste. He is bringing disaster to the country and the people. Fifty thousand troops, fifty thousand troops, collapsed in one encounter? Even if fifty thousand pigs rushed over, the Luo thief could not catch them all." The emperor was furious and cursed Wang Ziteng for bringing disaster to the country and the people in front of all the civil and military officials in the court.

"Is this my governor of the Beijing camp? He has lost power and humiliated the country to such a degree?" Jin Shang was so angry that he felt dizzy.

Standing on the dragon throne, looking down at the many civil and military officials in the hall below who were silent as a cicada, he gritted his teeth and said, "Come! Tell me, what on earth is Wang Ziteng doing? How incompetent must he be to be able to wipe out my 50,000 troops in such a single encounter? Could it be that the thief Luo is a celestial soldier from heaven? That Luofu kid was just a scholar in Daqing a year ago. He is the governor of the Beijing camp, but he couldn't even take down a mere scholar, and he also lost 50,000 troops in the Beijing camp. I... I..."

The more he spoke, the more his eyes went dark and his body suddenly swayed.

This frightened the two eunuchs Dai Quan and Xia Bingzhong who were serving beside him.

Accompanied by the exclamations of two eunuchs.

The civil and military officials kneeling in the main hall were also somewhat panicked.

If Wang Ziteng had not so easily lost 50,000 troops, few civil and military officials would have taken Luofu seriously.

After all, in their eyes, Luo Fu's resume was just that of a former scholar.

As the saying goes, it takes ten years for a scholar to rebel.

In the eyes of all the ministers in the court, Luofu was at best a minor problem for Daqing. The fear was that his move to capture Yangzhou with the help of internal and external forces and cut off the canal would attract ambitious people to follow suit.

Now, 50,000 troops were lost in an instant, and Luofu became famous overnight. Now everyone knows about it, and it is even possible that many ignorant and unruly people will be bewitched and eventually cause greater disasters.

An assistant minister of the Ministry of War realized that this was an opportunity for him.

Wang Ziteng is now destined to become the target of public criticism. If Wang Ziteng can be completely crushed to death, it will be a chance for him to become famous and leave his name in history.

"Your Majesty, I am reporting Wang Ziteng's ten major crimes."

When the emperor finally calmed down a little after being comforted by the two eunuchs, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War arbitrarily charged Wang Ziteng with ten crimes.

Among these, six or seven are just far-fetched, but it is undeniable that Wang Ziteng’s defeat in Yangzhou City alone was the end of both himself and the Wang family behind him.

The student made up a few charges, which only made it even more difficult for Wang Ziteng to recover.

With the Vice Minister of War taking the lead, a large group of civil servants immediately came in like flies seeing shit; they swarmed in and began to criticize Wang Ziteng, as if Wang Ziteng was the source of all the sins of the Daqing court.

Not killing Wang Ziteng will not be enough to appease the public anger!

Jia Zheng of the Jia family and the two brothers of the Shi family were really frightened by this excited scene.

At the same time, they knew very well that the moment Wang Ziteng was defeated, he had completely lost the possibility of turning things around. At this time, let alone the four major families of Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue, now was not the time to be of the same blood.

The best thing to do is to cut ties with Wang Ziteng as soon as possible and preserve one's own family first. As long as one can get through this time, one may be able to maintain the family in the future. If an outstanding child appears in the family in the future, it may be possible to revive the family.

But if the whole family suffers misfortune along with the Wang family because of Wang Ziteng’s involvement, then there will be no chance.

The Shi brothers followed the excited civil officials and stepped on Wang Ziteng. With the Shi brothers taking the lead, the so-called alliance of the four kings and eight dukes was broken. Some people among the military heroes also began to belittle Wang Ziteng, but there were still many smart people. While stepping on Wang Ziteng, they also knew that the real key point for them was how to solve the problem of Luo Tianthief next.

While Wang Ziteng was being stepped on, some military heroes also began to volunteer.

Some reported Wang Ziteng, some defended Wang Ziteng, some volunteered... all the civil and military officials in the hall were suddenly in chaos.

But everyone knows that in the current chaos, there are only two top priorities.

One is to solve the problem of Luofu, and the other is to deal with Wang Ziteng.

The former is obviously much more important than the latter.

Unfortunately, the Beijing Camp itself was not very useful, and Wang Ziteng lost 50,000 troops at once, although only 30,000 of them could be considered combat soldiers.

But at any time when marching or fighting, the number of civilian laborers and logistics cannot be underestimated.

For example, Wang Ziteng, his 30,000 soldiers, if you add the logistics personnel responsible for transporting food and grass, the number is much more than the 50,000 on the court's books, which is why the court claims to have an army of 100,000.

This wave almost exhausted the confidence of the four major families. What's more crucial is that among the people who followed Wang Ziteng to the expedition, there were many die-hard fans of the four major families, and now they were all defeated by Wang Ziteng.

After the quarrel, the court quickly decided on how to deal with Wang Ziteng.

Luofu is growing stronger. At this time, the most important thing to do is to distinguish between rewards and punishments, reward those who have made contributions and punish those who have made mistakes. Set an example for the people below.

As expected, Wang Ziteng was dismissed from office, and after a joint trial by the three judicial officials, his entire family was eventually exiled.

Compared with punishing Wang Ziteng, for the imperial court, the fact that the battle of Luofu wiped out the imperial court's 50,000-strong army was more worrying.

"What losses did the Luo bandits suffer?" The emperor asked his ministers immediately after he calmed down.

The civil and military officials looked at each other for a moment, then all lowered their heads in unison.

In truth, the course of this battle was so fast that it caught people off guard. Even many spies could not figure out the exact losses suffered by the imperial court. They only knew that Wang Ziteng's tens of thousands of troops were almost destroyed like dry weeds and rotten wood. The battlefield was littered with corpses and rivers of blood. The water in the canals within several miles of the battlefield was dyed red with blood.

It can be said that the fighting power of Luo Tianjun really brought unparalleled shock to the court.

"Speak up! Are you all mute?" The more the emperor looked at these silent ministers, the more furious he became.

"Reporting to Your Majesty." The head of the intelligence agency, which was similar to the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, stepped forward and said, "The Luo Tian thief has amazing combat power and should not be underestimated. The loss... the loss has not been found yet, but... but it should not be too big."

The emperor laughed in anger, gritting his teeth and said, "The thief Luo lost 50,000 of my essence in one battle, so he won't stay in Yangzhou and enjoy the prosperity of Yangzhou, right? What do you think this thief Luo will do next?"

For a moment, everyone was horrified.

Just as the emperor said, they defeated the 50,000-strong imperial army in the battle of Luofu, and they were full of pride and triumph. Will they then be foolish enough to wait obediently for another expedition from the imperial court?
An old civil servant with white hair and beard suddenly froze, his eyes showing deep fear, and he said in a trembling voice: "Oh no, it's Jiangnan. If this thief Luo abandons Yangzhou and leaves, his next move will definitely be Nanjing, which is just a stone's throw away."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the entire court.

Although Yangzhou is rich, its political status is far from comparable to that of Jinling.

The Daqing court system is somewhat similar to that of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but in terms of the capital, it is closer to the Ming Dynasty, with its system of two capitals in the north and south.

More importantly, Jinling is the birthplace of Daqing, the place where Taizu proclaimed himself king and established the system, and it is also the capital where he ascended the throne and became emperor.

Once Jinling falls into Luofu's hands, the reputation of Luotian Army will be completely different. Even the people of the world will no longer regard Luofu as a simple bandit.

So people are scared by this possibility.

The emperor turned even paler, and said, "Quick! Send a message to Jinling, we must not let this Luo Tian thief succeed."

Amid the discussion of the people who were united in their determination to firmly defend Jinling, a civil servant suddenly seemed to have thought of something and said, "Your Majesty, that thief Luo is a scholar from Northern Zhili, and the Luo family was once a prominent family in the previous dynasty. Now that Luo Fu has rebelled and committed such a heinous crime, should we arrest the Luo family?"

This was like a reminder to the emperor. After coming to his senses, the emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Of course, pass on my order. All nine clans of that thief Luo are captured by me. No, no need to capture them. Kill them on the spot. All the relatives of that thief Luo, regardless of gender, age or seniority, from top to bottom of the nine clans, leave no one alive."

The emperor really hated Luofu.

Although Luofu's ancestors were nobles in the previous dynasty, Daqing had been established for a hundred years. From the fact that Luofu's family had fallen into the status of rural landlords and could not even be considered as gentry, one could feel that the Luo family was at best only slightly better than the common people.

When Luofu became a bandit who shook the country of Daqing, no one in the court would speak for the Luo family when the emperor was furious.

Before Luo Fu left Northern Zhili, his words to his second uncle Luo about destroying his entire family had come true just a few months later.

But there were also some upright people in the court. What Luofu did was indeed an unforgivable crime punishable by the death of nine generations of his clan in the Daqing court.

But the root cause of this is that Luofu, who was once a scholar, ended up in this situation because of the oppression of the four major families that could not be washed away.

Several upright ministers who knew Luo Fu's previous experience did not have the courage and position to speak for Luo Fu when they saw that the emperor was planning to kill all nine clans of the Luo family. However, they would not give up such an opportunity to strike at the military merit group of the four kings and eight dukes.

"Your Majesty, Luo the thief is an unforgivable criminal, but he was once your Majesty's son. The reason why he has come to this day is all due to the persecution of the evil Jia family."

When this was mentioned, the emperor felt sick to his stomach.

After all, after Luofu raised the banner of rebellion, the current emperor specially ordered someone to investigate Luofu, and even read Luofu's examination paper himself.

In the eyes of the emperor, Luo Fu may not be a peerless genius, but he is also a talented writer. If there is no pressure from the servants of the four major families, it is almost inevitable that he will be selected. He may even have a seat in the court in the future.

Unfortunately, all of this was ruined due to the stupidity of the Military Merit Group. Not only did they destroy a good candidate for civil service, they also created a serious threat to the court.

When the emperor thought of this, he naturally became more disgusted with the military merit, whom he already disliked.

"Your Majesty!" Jia Zheng was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He threw himself on the ground and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, I have failed to discipline you. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."

Jia Zheng’s reaction made countless people shake their heads secretly. Is this the time to admit his mistakes?

As expected, Jia Zheng's almost stupid performance made the emperor even more unhappy. He snorted coldly, intending to take advantage of this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone and get rid of both the Jia family and Wu Xun.

But the current emperor is also clear that the military merit cannot be moved until the rebellion started by Luofu is completely quelled.

After all, to some extent, military honors are the military's trump card.

It was the face of the imperial court. The military officers fought bloody battles, wasn't it for wealth and glory? It could be said that military honors were the ultimate pursuit of military officers. Without assessing the Luofu rebellion, using military honors would instead cause the military officers to waver in their hearts.

The current emperor attaches great importance to civil servants, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand the emperor’s mind at all.

The emperor glared at Jia Zheng unhappily, then gritted his teeth and said, "Strictly order the Rongguo Mansion to clean up the house. Your ancestors were so brave. As the descendants of the late Ning and Rong, even if you cannot emulate your ancestors, you cannot be like this now."

Although he was pedantic, Jia Zheng knew that with the emperor's words, the Jia family had escaped disaster this time.

While feeling relieved, Jia Zheng also hated those servants who acted on their own.

After the court meeting ended.

The expressions of the civil and military officials were more serious than each other, and the ugliest among them was undoubtedly Jia Zheng.

After returning to Rongguo Mansion, Jia Zheng immediately called the housekeeper and servants and began to inquire about who was so audacious as to provoke a powerful figure like Luofu.

In the Daqing court, preparations for the next move against Luofu began.

After learning that outside the city of Yangzhou, the 3,000 Luo Tian soldiers destroyed 30,000 soldiers of the Beijing camp in one battle, beheaded 15,000 of them, and almost all the generals, big and small, were wiped out, only the commander-in-chief Wang Ziteng escaped by chance.

Under Luofu's command, both the newly joined civil service group headed by the Lin family, and the military group centered on the backbone of the Cao Gang, all showed excitement.

Especially those who joined Luofu in Yangzhou. If they had been thinking of taking a gamble before, this time, they really felt that Luofu had the possibility to succeed. There was a real chance to change the dynasty.

As the leader of the Luotian Army, Luo Fu waved his sleeves and crossed the river.

Jinling is much closer than the capital.

Before the capital received the news, Nanjing already knew the outcome of the Battle of Yangzhou.

At the beginning, the people of Jinling regarded Luofu, a bandit who had occupied Yangzhou by surprise with the help of the Cao Gang, as a bandit.

Many people even believed that even if Luofu occupied Yangzhou, it would be nothing more than a minor issue for the Daqing court, which had not yet reached the end of the dynasty.

It won't take long to pacify it.

But when a detachment under Luofu's command annihilated the 50,000-strong imperial army, Jinling was completely panicked.

An unknown number of people immediately began to pack up their belongings and fled Jinling with their families.

(End of this chapter)