Chapter 86 Convergence

Tianjieshan

At this moment, Tianjie Mountain is still unknown.

But there was a good person in later generations who made the beauty of Tianjie Mountain famous all over the world. This was Xu Xiake, the first donkey traveler in the Ming Dynasty.

In Tianjie Mountain, there are all kinds of strange rocks and vines, each with its own posture, as if it were a large bonsai created by the nature of heaven and earth.

However, such a situation is naturally a source of poetry for the literati and poets, but the generals who are using the army can't help scratching their heads just by looking at it.

This is also Guo Deng. He just walked around the foot of the mountain and gave up the idea of ​​​​attacking.

Deng Maoqi was relatively close to this area. When he was working in Shaxian County, he came here. He wanted to use the special terrain here to ask the army to pursue him.

However, Ye Liuzong came over the mountains from the north.

Ye Liuzong gathered only about 5,000 defeated troops, some of whom were old, weak, sick and disabled, and even lost all their supplies. If there had not been a civil uprising in Shaxian County, and the imperial army was biting Ye Liuzong's tail, Ye Liuzong could only turn to war step by step and fall into collapse.

But the civil uprising in Shaxian County saved Ye Liuzong's life.

Ye Liuzong had no choice but to join forces with Deng Maoqi in order to survive. After all, Deng Maoqi had more men and had just sacked Sha County. He still had plenty of food in hand.

And Deng Maoqi also had his own strength. He had no more than 300 men who followed him into the county town. Most of the rest were afraid of the army and fled to the mountains.

It is far from feasible to actually start a war.

No matter how depressed Ye Liuzong is now, he is much stronger than Deng Maoqi. After all, Ye Liuzong is the one who has fought with the imperial army for eight times. Even if the army is defeated, it is not something that Deng Maoqi can deal with.

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At the foot of Tianjie Mountain, Deng Maoqi greeted Ye Liuzong from a distance. When he saw Ye Liuzong, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted and said, "I have met the prince."

Ye Liuzong laughed loudly, got off his horse, grabbed Deng Maoqi's hand, and said: "Brother Deng, why are you so polite? This prince or something is just for outsiders to hear. If brother Deng doesn't think I'm crazy, just call me

Call me big brother."

Deng Maoqi said knowingly: "I have met Brother Ye."

Ye Liuzong said: "Good brother, show me Tianjie Mountain."

Ye Liuzong's intention to turn against guests was hidden under his politeness, but it was very obvious. At this moment, Ye Liuzong did not look discouraged at all.

It seems that dozens of days ago, the person who ruined the army and even killed the most capable general was not Ye Liuzong.

Deng Mao received Ye Liuzong in a ruined temple at the top of Qishan Mountain. The host and guest were delighted for a while. Ye Liuzong took advantage of the power of wine and said, "I was very happy when I saw Brother Deng. I have a presumptuous request, brother, let's see if it's okay."

Deng Maoqi said: "Brother, please speak."

"You and I met very late, and we share the same goals. How about we become sworn brothers?" Ye Liuzong said.

Deng Maoqi's pupils shrank slightly, and then he laughed and said, "Being able to become sworn brothers with my eldest brother is something that my younger brother can't even imagine."

Ye Liuzong gave the order and immediately asked the people below to prepare the incense case. Ye Liuzong and Deng Maoqi made a pact with each other to work together to fight against the imperial court. They did not want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but they wanted to die in the same year, the same month and the same day.

A blood-based alliance.

Ye Liuzong said to the people around him: "I have come here to see the second master. Since I am angry today, the second master's words are my words."

"Greetings to the Second Master." Ye Liuzong's subordinates saluted in unison, in a military style.

After Deng Maoqi received a salute, he waved his men to come and pay homage to Ye Liuzong. However, the people under his command were not as uniform as Ye Liuzong's men.

They seemed to be saluting Ye Liuzong lively, but compared with Ye Liuzong's troops, they were just a mob.

When Ye Liuzong saw this, he laughed and said, "Reward."

Although Ye Liuzong lost a lot of baggage, he still had a lot of gold and silver.

For a time, the voices of Deng Maoqi's subordinates addressing him as uncle sounded somewhat sincere.

After a feast, they dispersed.

Deng Maoqi was helped back to his room and placed on the bed. Then he stepped back and lay down.

Deng Maoqi suddenly opened his eyes. Although his eyes were bloodshot, there was no trace of drunkenness. He carefully considered the strength of both sides and sighed softly in his heart. He said to himself: "Let's let it go. Now we are safe and sound."

Let’s be the second master.”

Deng Maoqi may not have had the idea of ​​overthrowing Ye Liuzong, but his strength was inferior to others, and the imperial army was at the foot of the mountain, so he had no choice but to endure it.

Stay low and be small with peace of mind.

Ye Liuzong returned to his army.

There are only a few small temples on Tianjie Mountain.

There were so many rooms, and Ye Liuzong didn't trust Deng Maoqi too much, so it was safest to live in a tent in his own army.

Ye Liuzong called Chen Gongshan over and asked, "What kind of person do you think this brother Deng is?"

Chen Gongshan said: "Brother, this Deng Maoqi is not a good person. In fact, he is not too willing."

Ye Liuzong held a bowl of hangover soup and said: "He is not a good person. I am not worried. Smart people know when to act and when to cooperate. I am afraid that it will be difficult to deal with a fool."

When smart people cooperate with smart people, they can tolerate each other and cooperate for the sake of greater interests. Of course, once the time is ripe, the two sides will fall out as quickly as they do against each other.

But before that, cooperation can still be carried out. I am afraid that those who seem to be smart but are actually stupid do not know the priorities at all, and just for the sake of temporary anger, they harm others and do not benefit themselves.

If Deng Maoqi was such a person, Ye Liuzong would have gotten into a fight even if he didn't want to.

Chen Gongshan said: "I don't think Deng Maoqi is a fool."

Ye Liuzong said: "Just try it tomorrow. Go to him to borrow food tomorrow. There is a lot of food and grass in the army. Let's see how he reacts."

Ye Liuzong's tribe and Xie Mao's seven tribes worked together little by little on the mountain and formed an encirclement, and memorials from Fujian also flew to the capital.

Zhu Qizhen watched the three people's joint performance and fell into deep thought for a while.

According to his original intention, it would be best to kill all Ye Liuzong's troops.

This is different from the chaos in Guangxi.

After all, the number of Yao people in Guangxi is not large, and most of the troops in Guangxi are chieftains. If chaos breaks out, the court will not suffer much losses, and the court can collect taxes from the chieftains of Guangxi.

Therefore, if the Yao people are in trouble, he cannot spread it. This is a real scabies disease, and there is no need to go to war over it. Even the greater the commotion, the greater the reaction.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen has become accustomed to the rebellion against the Yao people. He has been fighting intermittently in the past few years. As long as he is not defeated, it will be fine.

Ye Liuzong is a Han, and almost all of his troops are Han. This is the essential difference. It is possible for Ye Liuzong to become powerful.

Sitting in this position in Beijing, how could Zhu Qizhen forget the words Li Zicheng? Naturally, he had to pay great attention.

When Li Zicheng was defeated and fled to Shangluo Mountain, who would have thought that he would be able to conquer the Central Plains a few years later. Coupled with the civil uprising in Shaxian County, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but think of the great uprising in the late Ming Dynasty.

He had a desire to refute this plan, urge them to attack the mountain immediately, transfer military pay from Beijing, and eliminate Ye Liuzong in the shortest possible time.

But he quickly suppressed this idea.

He knew very well that most of what he was thinking was to scare himself, and the Ming Dynasty had not yet reached this stage. Even if there were floods, droughts, and locust plagues, relief would be provided in time.

People are struggling to survive, but there is still a way to survive.

Shaxian County is just a special situation, and this special situation just shows that Fujian has a heavy burden due to the war. If the burden is further increased.

It might have the opposite effect.

That is, the more troops are sent, the more unbearable it is for the people, and the more people rebel, creating a vicious cycle.

Zhu Qizhen clarified his thoughts. Any action taken by the imperial court was not simply to annihilate or kill anyone, but to maintain his rule.

For the sake of peace of the people.

You can't go against it. As long as the people are safe, what if Ye Liuzong lives one more year?

Zhu Qizhen immediately approved it.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen didn't think this matter was over. Every bad news caused some hidden dangers in the court, and every time a hidden danger appeared, it was the best time for Zhu Qizhen to take advantage of the trend and promote reforms.
Chapter completed!