Please ask me to be the emperor

He Fu died, Zheng Jiadong surrendered, but Puzhou City still did not fall.

Everyone was gearing up to accomplish this great feat. Zhang Shun couldn't help but smile and sent someone to deliver a letter into the city.

Han Xu, the former chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, opened it and saw that it read: "...There are many opinions on taking this city."

"For one thing, everyone is admonishing me, taking advantage of the new defeat, pretending to be defeated and defrauding the city. This is not a trustworthy soldier, so I won't take it!"

"Secondly, everyone is admonishing me, why hang the heads of the defeated soldiers outside the city to demoralize the defenders. These are not righteous soldiers, and I will not take them."

"Third, everyone admonished me. I lined up fifty red barbarian cannons and fired them all at once. The city walls were all reduced to powder. This is not a wise soldier, and I will not take it."

"Fourth, everyone is admonishing me to take your only grandson and threaten you to surrender. It will damage his human ethics. This is not a courtesy soldier, and I will not take him."

"Fifth, everyone admonished me for plundering the good people and driving them to attack the city. But when the city was under the city, I promised not to seal the sword for three days. This is not a benevolent soldier, so I will rebuke him."

"I thought Master Han was a man of benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, so he would not let my disciples travel back and forth!"

When Han Xu received this letter, a chill suddenly came to his heart.

He lives in Hanyang Town. Although he has two sons, he never thought that the third generation would only have a single seedling.

The "shun thief" even inquired and understood this, did he really have to wait for him to take action?

Not to mention, just when He Fu decided to "surprise King Shun" last night, he had already decided to hold on if he succeeded, and "muddle along" if he failed.

"It seems that now is the time to 'just settle down'!" Han Xu, the former chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, couldn't help but sigh, and then led thousands of households in Puzhou to reward themselves and tied themselves out of the city and surrendered to King Shun.

When Zhang Shun received the news that Han Xu, the former chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, had asked to surrender, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He quickly took off his shoes and walked out to greet her.

Zhang Shun left the camp and took a look outside the city. He saw an old man and a strong man binding their arms and kneeling outside the city surrounded by people.

He quickly stepped forward and took dozens of steps to help Han Xu, the former chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

I saw that although Han Xu had white beard and hair, his face was rosy, fair and fat, and he looked like a rich man.

While Zhang Shun personally untied him, he scolded him: "Can Shun'an accept such a great gift? Sir, you really shame me!"

"I have heard of you sir for a long time. Now that you have your help and guidance, you can always listen to your teachings. How can this world be so virtuous?"

"I don't dare, I don't dare, there are dead bones in the tomb, I don't dare to be praised by King Shun like this!" Han Xu said humbly after hearing this.

Are you kidding me? Daming is about to be ruined by you. How can I dare to teach you?

I really have this ability, why is it my turn to kowtow to you today!

The two of them greeted each other politely, and then untied the rope for Zhang Shang, a Qianhu in Puzhou, before welcoming him into the rebel camp.

While Zhang Shun sent Sun Shoufa to lead his soldiers to take over the city and pacify the people, he also sent people to call Song Xiance, Sun Chuanting, Xu Ziyuan and others to accompany him.

There was nothing wrong with Song Xiance. After all, he was a person that even King Hongtai of the Later Jin Dynasty had met, and he was not short of the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty who became an official.

But that was not the case for Xu Ziyuan. This was the first time in his life that he had seen such a big official, and he couldn't help but behave quite cautiously.

Even Sun Chuanting, who was both civil and military, was much more honest this time and looked respectful.

Zhang Shun saw this and asked people to prepare the banquet as quickly as possible, while humbly saying: "Sir, please take a seat at the table!"

Where would Han Xu dare to sit?

He quickly gave in and said humbly: "With King Shun and all the great civil and military talents here, how can I be a good old man?"

"As long as King Shun thinks highly of me and gives me some leftovers, I will be satisfied!"

Good guy, what is high emotional intelligence? This is called high emotional intelligence!

Zhang Shun glanced at Han Xu in surprise, and couldn't help but look at him three points higher.

This Han Xu has experienced the Wanli, Taichang, Tianqi and Chongzhen dynasties. He was not only one of the elders of the Donglin Party, but also served as the first assistant during the Tianqi and Chongzhen years.

Even though he is now serving as an official at home, as the last chief minister of the Donglin Party in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Han Xu was not considered a second person in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty in terms of reputation and influence.

If a person like him joins the rebels, he will definitely be in a high position. If he is not careful, he will arouse the dissatisfaction of other important officials of the rebels.

His humility not only made Zhang Shun a good person, but also offset the bad feelings of others to a certain extent.

The two were humble for a long time. Under the compliments of Sun Chuanting and Xu Ziyuan, Han Xu had no choice but to sit down and accompany him to the next table.

At the banquet, Zhang Shun frequently served Han Xu with dishes and toasts, which frightened him so much that he almost left the table to thank him.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone was slightly tipsy. Zhang Shun smiled and said, "I know your husband is a great talent and I dare not disturb him with vulgar things."

"I wonder if Sir, can you stay with me and serve as Grand Master, so that I can always listen to your teachings?"

In the Ming Dynasty, Taishi, Taifu and Taibao were the three masters, with the first grade; the young master, Shaofu and Shaobao were the three orphans, with the first grade.

Han Xu was promoted to the title of Prince Grand Master and Young Master because of his contribution to quelling the rebellion of Xu Hongru of the White Lotus Sect.

Now that Zhang Shun opened his mouth to call him Grand Master, he couldn't bear it immediately and refused quickly: "As the saying goes, no reward will be paid without merit. If King Shun thinks highly of the old man, just let me be a sinecure who praises paintings. "

"If this is the case, wouldn't it be a joke to everyone in the world!" Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

"My husband is worthy of being my teacher. Who dares to disapprove?"

Han Xu tried to shirk it again and again, but when he saw that he couldn't shirk it, he retreated and tried the next best thing, saying, "I've heard that if something is strong, it will break easily, and when things go to extremes, they will turn upside down."

"How can I dare to be at the head of a hundred officials and regulate yin and yang when I am incompetent and virtuous?"

"If King Shun doesn't abandon me, I'm so old and shameless. I'd like to be at the bottom of the Three Dukes!"

At the end of the Three Kingdoms period, he became the Taibao.

Zhang Shunxin said: You are already very old. If you are a kind of eunuch, what can you do to protect yourself?

Zhang Shun couldn't help but said decisively: "Let's do it this way. Your husband wants to be the Taibao, and I want your husband to be the Grand Master. We can't argue."

"It's not like this. You and I each take a step back, and you, sir, will serve as my king's tutor. No more words!"

What could Han Xu say when he heard this?

He kowtowed three times and thanked her nine times, and only then did his heart rest in his stomach.

Why do you think so?

It turned out that the Taifu Han Xu was very scheming. Although he had decided to demote Zhang Shun, he was afraid that he would not understand his own value and cut him off on a whim.

Therefore, he made humility gestures again and again, just to test Zhang Shun's true thoughts.

Now that I see Zhang Shun not only treating him with courtesy, but also insisting that he take up the position of the Three Lords, I can't help but feel at ease.

Of course, Han Xu had Han Xu's plans, and Zhang Shun also had Zhang Shun's thoughts.

He repeatedly appointed Han Xu, the former chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, not only to recruit this great talent who knew the center of the Ming Dynasty well, but also to recruit Shanxi civil and military officials by "buying horse bones for a thousand gold".

For Zhang Shun, Shanxi is not the end but the starting point.

It turns out that the original land of Shaanxi was almost a cultural and educational desert, rich in military generals but short of officials.

Although there are many talented people in Henan Prefecture in western Henan, they are still stretched thin for the rebels who need a large amount of land for governance.

Today's Shanxi is a land of outstanding people and prosperous literary style.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Shanxi officials rose up, with five people serving as prime ministers and assistants, and more than 30 people serving as ministers, ministers, censors, governors, and general soldiers. Compared with the rebel army, which was extremely short of manpower, it was simply A treasure land.

Therefore, Zhang Shun's importance to Han Xu cannot be overemphasized.