Please ask me to be the emperor

Although Zhang Shun didn't know what Magistrate Bai was thinking, he also knew that the three large families and the magistrate would never be able to live in harmony again, which was exactly what Zhang Shun wanted.

Magistrate Bai was not a confused person, and he realized at this time that Zhang Shun must have a plan. He then asked: "What do you want to do, general? Now that I, the magistrate of the Lu family, and a big family in the city are all here, please speak clearly!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shun helped up the kneeling old men of the three wealthy families and said with a smile: "The four of you are indeed happy people. That junior Su made it clear."

"Although I came from a poor background, I was more or less a good citizen before. But now that I have been a thief for a long time, I recall the stable life of the past."

"First of all, I want to live peacefully in the city for a few days, and I also hope that no outsiders will disturb me. Why not, if I am in a bad mood, I will kill someone!"

"Secondly, in my opinion, you, the county magistrate, are powerless but incompetent. I recommend a smart and capable person as your staff to help you!"

"Three things, my name is very resounding, shall I guard it here to ensure that other rebels will not disturb you?"

"I wonder what you four think of my proposal?" Zhang Shun asked with a smile.

The four of them looked at each other in confusion after hearing this. What you mean is: First, you want to live here with us and we are not allowed to report it to the superior. Second, in order to prevent us from making small moves in private, we have to send a person to monitor the magistrate of Lu County. Third, if we can reach an agreement, you will help us drive away the thieves who are harassing us everywhere and prevent them from coming to "steal business."

Isn’t this deception? Don’t worry, the four of us are the best at this method!

Zhang Shun laughed when he heard this, and ordered people to bring vegetables, wine and meat, and set up a banquet to entertain the guests from afar. For a time, the big families in the city, the county magistrate of the Lu family, and the rebels from afar were having a great time, enjoying themselves as guests and not thinking about Shu.

Zhang Shun was afraid of disturbing the people, so he had already ordered the rebels to guard the city gates and patrol the streets. The people in the city were doing everything as usual, as if nothing happened.

It turned out that Zhang Shun had a conversation with Zhang Shenyan before he was about to leave Shunwangping camp. Zhang Shenyan told Zhang Shundao: "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been different from previous dynasties. Since the establishment of Beijing, the emperor has guarded the country's gates and established nine borders. To resist the northern invaders. Namely: Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Shanxi Town, Yansui Town (also known as Yulin Town), Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town (also known as Shaanxi Town), and Gansu Town Nine Towns .”

"These nine towns have strong soldiers and horses, and they fight against the northern barbarians all year round. They are the most adept frontier troops. They are called Yubian, and they can also suppress bandits. In this way, the imperial court can guard Shaanxi, Shanxi and Zhili areas with these nine borders."

"Therefore, the general believes that Shanxi has high mountains, rich mineral resources, gold and iron, abundant food and grass, and a large population, which can serve as the foundation of the rebel army. In fact, it is a big mistake. Taihang is called the 'Spine of the World'. If the general lives here, he will be eastward." Threatening the Zhili, short of Shaanxi in the west, bordering the Tartars in the north, and looking down upon the Central Plains in the south, it is absolutely unacceptable to the imperial court."

"When the nine towns from the east and west are attacked and blocked by the Yellow River in the south, won't the general risk his own death?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shun understood Zhang Shenyan's conclusion. It is precisely this Shanxi position that is too important for the imperial court to lose. Once the rebels show any signs of entrenching here, Ming Dynasty will mobilize the power of the whole country to carry out a devastating blow. This is one of the reasons why after the rebel army entered Shanxi from Shaanxi, it was like a fish in water at first, but later it became more and more difficult.

The nine-sided military town established by the imperial court was just like a long snake formation, guarding Shaanxi, Shanxi and Zhili. If you want to dominate one place, you must first defeat the elites of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty. This is probably more difficult than when Hou Jin occupied Liaodong.

It was precisely because Zhang Shenyan revealed the key to Zhang Shun that Zhang Shun made up his mind to cross the Yellow River south.

But after crossing the Yellow River south, where should I stand? Zhang Shun thought about it over and over, and took a lot of Zhang Shenyan's suggestions into account, before initially choosing the target near western Henan.

This place is at the intersection of the three mountains, namely Laoshan, Xiong'er and Funiu, and belongs to the two major river systems of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. To the west is the Qinling Mountains of Shaanxi and its branches, while to the south and southwest are the Wudang Mountains, Daba Mountains and other Jingxiang Mountains.

If we are aggressive, we can follow the Luoshui River to the east and drive directly to Luoyang and enter the Central Plains; to the south, we can enter Nanyang and directly access Jingxiang, Huguang and Huguang; in the north, we can jump over the Yellow River and take the east side of Shanxi River; in the west, we can flow to Hanzhong and Shaanxi.

It just so happens that this place is not within the Nine Borders to the north, there is no shortage of ships and horses to the south, and there are many metal ore deposits, which can be used by soldiers, so it is the foundation of one's own.

It's just that this place has all kinds of good things, but it has two shortcomings.

One is that although the mountains here are dangerous, they suffer from insufficient depth. If the officers and soldiers launched a large-scale encirclement and suppression, I would have to hide elsewhere.

The second is that although this place has high mountains and lofty mountains, it is a bitter and cold place. There is no fertile land to cultivate, and there is not enough land to feed the army to grow and develop.

But after thinking about it, whether there was any other suitable place in the world where he could settle down, Zhang Shun had no choice but to settle here first.

Therefore, Zhang Shun's first step when he arrived at the Lu family was to hijack the county magistrate and the important people in the city, so that they could help him hide his identity from others.

Magistrate Bai happened to have another conflict with a big family in the city, and Zhang Shun was not afraid that they would join forces to deal with him.

County Magistrate Bai was quite bitter when he heard this, but there was nothing he could do about it. First, the big family in the city fell out with him. If he offended this "thief chief" again, I'm afraid he would have no choice but to die.

But if people can live, who is willing to die? County Magistrate Bai thought for a while, as long as he deceived his superiors and concealed the situation and did not report the thief's entry into the Lu family, who would know that such a thief lived here?

Now that the three big families in the city betrayed the county magistrate and took refuge with the thieves, they didn't even dare to expose the matter. Why wouldn't I do it?

Baizhi County immediately agreed to this matter. When Wang, Li and Lu heard this, they looked at me and I looked at you, but they had no choice but to agree.

They had suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck, and finally made up their mind to betray the county magistrate without anyone noticing, and they met such a cunning "evil thief".

The three surnames saw that Bai Zhixian had already agreed, and they didn't have to worry about this person betraying their three families, so they agreed in one fell swoop.

Seeing that everyone had no doubts, Zhang Shun had a hearty meal of wine and did not mention resting.

The next day, Zhang Shun claimed that he was a senior official whose ancestral home was here. Now the old man was homesick and returned to his hometown to build a villa for the elderly at home.

So he sent people to monitor the movements of the magistrates and large households in the city, and at the same time sent people to the mountains to explore places suitable for establishing a stronghold, and prepared to establish a base there.

Haven't you always wondered where the author chose as the base for the protagonist? Now it's clear. This place is not far from Shangluo Mountain where Li Zicheng is hiding. Li Zicheng and other rebels have set up camps and lurked near here many times, barely able to gain a foothold.

However, this cannot be regarded as a real base, at most it can be regarded as a step for the protagonist. The good thing here is: firstly, there are a large number of mineral deposits, secondly, there are high-quality soldiers "Mao Hulu", and thirdly, they understand the situation in the north. It is very suitable for the protagonist to accumulate some strength and prepare for further progress in the future.

Some readers mentioned that Jingxiang Huguang is also very good as a foundation, but the location is too far south and not far enough south. For the protagonist in the early stages of development, it is difficult to come into contact with the war horses and advanced combat tactics of the north, and it is difficult to come into contact with the advanced technology from the west. The author will not take this place for the time being.