Please ask me to be the emperor

When Li Sanniang took over the Lu family, Zhang Shun personally selected a house for them, and Lu Xiangsheng's family of four settled in the palace.

Zhang Shun was not in a hurry to look for Lu Xiangsheng in the prison. As the saying goes, "Put a long line to catch big fish."

Threatening people to surrender with their family members is a wait-and-see strategy.

If you meet someone with a strong temperament, it will be like mud falling into your crotch, and it will be shit if it is not shit.

Aren’t you, Lu Xiangsheng, a loyal hero? Then I won’t surrender you first. I’ll surrender your family members first. Let’s see what you say!

As for Hong Chengchou's method of recruiting and surrendering, Zhang Shun was also prepared to follow suit.

He had already sent his men to Quanzhou, Fujian Province, traveling thousands of miles to earn his family.

Although this guy was a traitor in history, he extremely hated the peasant army, and Zhang Shun was not sure about surrendering to him now.

Rather than doing this, it is better to kill with a dull knife. First, use the skill of water grinding to recruit these two people to surrender.

The matter was settled like this, and Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Lu and others settled down like this.

Li Sanniang knew Zhang Shun's intentions and came to visit with her children from time to time.

Later, Lady Hong, Ma Yingniang, Li Xiang and others found out about it and came to visit one after another, which made Old Madam Lu envious.

When no one was around, she couldn't help but hold Mrs. Lu's hand and said: "Tell me the truth, is it impossible for me to live there?"

"How come I have three wives and four concubines, but when I come to him, I don't want to be a womanizer?"

"Mother-in-law, what are you talking about!" Mrs. Lu's face turned red with embarrassment. She couldn't help but squirm. After a while, she responded like a mosquito, "It's either impossible, or... there aren't many all year round."

"I see that King Shun has a lot of wives and concubines, and many children bring happiness. I must have some method!" Mrs. Lu couldn't help but muttered, "Later, the Li family is here. You can find a way when no one is around. No!"

"How can I ask this?" Mrs. Lu couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"If you don't ask, I'll ask! What's the shame in that?" Old Madam Lu said with a smile, "Let my son Duo and King Shun walk around again, and they may get into this lustful habit. When the time comes, you guys will have a baby. Big fat boy, I, an old woman, don’t have to worry about this!”

"Mother-in-law!" Mrs. Lu couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't help but hide her face and run away.

It is said that ever since Mrs. Lu decided on the strategy of "my son" walking around with King Shun, two young men, Lu Xiangjin and Lu Xiangguan, became her test subjects.

Therefore, Zhang Shun inexplicably discovered that the two young men Lu Xiangjin and Lu Xiangguan had become his "little tails".

These two people were knowledgeable and talented in wielding swords and guns. Zhang Shun had intended to recruit them, so he kept them by his side.

Na Lu Xiangjin, whose courtesy name is Jinhou, is now twenty-five or six years old. Although he is not as good at reading as his younger brother Lu Xiangguan, he is good at martial arts.

Lu Xiangguan, on the other hand, had not yet reached the crown, and his martial arts skills were not as good as those of his brother. However, at the age of fifteen, he ranked first in the college examination and passed the examination, and he was regarded as an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs.

These two people first followed Zhang Shun, and they were quite arrogant. As a result, he was beaten twice by Wukong and Wang Jinyi, and he became more honest.

Not to mention what Zhang Shun planned, but also that the merchant Cheng Jia had traveled both ways since he left Luoyang, all the way over the mountains and ridges to the city of Yuzhou, and then took a boat straight down the river, along the Shaying River, Huaihe River, and Yangtze River, directly to Yangzhou.

Then, he went straight to meet his nephew and mentor Cheng Dagong without stopping.

"What kind of person is King Shun?" As soon as the two met, Cheng Dagong ignored the politeness and asked directly.

"See the dragon!" Cheng Jia picked up the tea and took a sip.

"Book of Changes" Qian hexagram: Ninety-two, seeing a dragon in the field is a good way to meet an adult!

Ninety-two refers to the second position of Yao in the lower hexagram, which means that the dragon has appeared in the wilderness, which is conducive for talented and virtuous people to get out of the world and stand out.

The Cheng family in Huaitang was a Confucian businessman, and Cheng Dagong had also recited the Four Books and Five Classics, so he immediately understood what Cheng Jia meant.

"How can you see that?" Cheng Dagong is obviously more calm than Cheng Jia. At his age and status, it is long past the time to make a desperate move when his brain gets hot.

Only after repeatedly considering the pros and cons will they make a cautious bet.

"King Shun wants to buy five million dan of grain!" Cheng Jia said with a smile.

"What?" Cheng Dagong was also shocked, then calmed down and said calmly, "That's it?"

"That's it!" Cheng Jia said with a smile, "Sage Kong said: enough faith, enough food, enough soldiers! From what I see, the fields of potatoes and wheat along the road under the rule of the rebel army are endless, and the people in Luoyang City live and work in peace and contentment. It is far better than the desolate fields elsewhere. , so many people have been displaced!"

"Only where the officers and soldiers were fighting, the people were scattered and the fields were deserted. However, there were many porridge shelters outside the city to rescue the people. He can be called a benevolent gentleman!"

"The people under his rule have no food, and all industries are prosperous. He also has strong soldiers and horses, and he uses troops like a god. He has defeated officers and soldiers in a row. He can be called the master of a party!"

"Since King Shun is in urgent need of food and grass, why is he like this? The art of war says: show the inability when you can, and show the inability when you use it. Could it be that this is King Shun's 'eyesore'?" Cheng Dagong frowned and asked.

He is a businessman, so of course he knows that as many people as there are people eat, and as many crops as there are crops produce as much food as possible.

Although the rebels now occupy two prefectures and one state, only one prefecture in Henan can actually stabilize their rule and straighten out the order of money and food.

This place has been hit by military disasters again and again. How can it support tens of thousands of troops?

"This can't be done. My mentor, Cheng Jia, knows this!" Cheng Jia said confidently, "In addition to Luoyang City, I also secretly visited villages outside the city and other cities I passed by."

"Everyone says that King Shun is benevolent and righteous, and his subordinates are the masters of benevolence and righteousness. They do not kill and do not attack. The people take it for granted and live and work in peace and contentment!"

"Sometimes they were tortured by the officers and soldiers, and some people even took the initiative to inform them so that King Shun's rebel army would not be driven away by the officers and soldiers!"

"Then what does he need five million stones of food for?" If he lacks nothing, then going to work is not a business! Cheng Dagong said strangely.

"From this we can see that King Shun has high aspirations!" Cheng Jia said with a smile, "Although King Shun did not tell me the purpose of these five million stones of grain, he insisted on telling me where to pick up the goods."

"One million stones are prepared in Nanyang, one million stones are prepared in Yuzhou, and another one million stones are prepared in Luoyang. Judging from this, King Shun wants to use large-scale troops to conquer all directions!"

"That's true!" Cheng Dagong nodded and said, "The annual income of rice and wheat in Henan Province is only two million dan. Even if they are all collected in full, they can only support more than a hundred thousand soldiers."

"If we can really transport five million stones, the rebel army can expand to 300,000 troops, and it will not be an exaggeration to cover the four seas!"

"You have convinced me on this matter, but not to mention these five million stones, even two to three million stones are not something you and I can do. You still need to return to your hometown in Shexian County and convince the chief of the Cheng family to combine the efforts of the whole clan. Only then can we do it reluctantly!”