Chapter 385 In the hometown of Annan,
King Jing has grown up in the royal family since ancient times. Although he is greedy for money and loves to have fun, he understands the cruelty of royal struggle.
Although King Jing and King Yu fought openly and secretly before, they did not participate in the final battle for the heir.
The internal struggle within the Zhu Ming royal family was also fierce.
Originally, if King Jing lived well in De'an, a vassal prince like him would basically end well as long as he didn't make any big mistakes.
But since King Jing has raised troops according to the imperial edict, the nature is the same as King Ning's rebellion.
What will be the fate of King Ning?
Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty executed Zhu Chenhao in Tongzhou and eliminated King Ning's vassal.
As for the political commitment mentioned by Zhang Juzheng, didn’t Chengzu say that he would be on the side of the emperor when he raised his army? Didn’t Emperor Jianwen’s whereabouts remain unknown in the end?
In all the dynasties, no one who raised an army to seize his legitimate son could still end well!
King Jing is not stupid, he understands the consequences of surrender.
In this case, it is better to invest in Southeast!
Su Ze never sticks to his background when employing people. Why was the Zhu Ming clan appointed as the prefect of Fengyang?
Moreover, Su Ze did not damage the imperial mausoleum in Fengyang, the imperial palace in Nanjing, or the Forbidden City when he was in the capital. King Jing felt that with his talent, if he could still lead troops to surrender, he should be entrusted to Su Ze. heavy responsibility.
Zhao Zhenji was in a state of chaos now, and when he heard what King Jing said, he actually started to think about it.
King Jing raised an army and was defeated. King Jing might not be executed immediately.
When the new emperor ascends the throne, he certainly does not want to bear the eternal infamy of killing his younger brother.
But he, the man who advised King Jing and led the troops in battle, was definitely dead.
Not to mention the bad idea of asking the emperor to confer King Jing as the governor of Huguang, which was proposed by Zhao Zhenji.
Therefore, Zhao Zhenji is bound to die.
In this case, it is better to surrender to the southeast and save your life at least.
Moreover, Zhao Zhenji has another idea. The Southeast New Army now has troops stationed in Jiujiang, and can reach Wuchang as long as it follows the Yangtze River.
If he could sacrifice Wuchang City to surrender, he would be able to gain a foundation in the southeast with such merit, right?
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhenji said to King Jing:
"Your Highness, if you want to vote in the southeast, you need to vote for the title."
King Jing had regained consciousness at this time, and he immediately said: "Zhao Ge always talks about this Wuchang City?"
Zhao Zhenji immediately said Said: "Yes! Southeast has garrison in Jiujiang, as well as navy, strong ships and powerful artillery." "
As long as we can offer Wuchang City, then His Highness will have merit in Southeast!"
King Jing immediately said:
" That's right! That's right! If Mr. Zhao Ge has someone you can trust, please contact Jiujiang immediately and ask them to take over Wuchang City."
Zhao Zhenji said: "Your Highness, the most important thing now is to defend Wuchang first. Please transfer the money in the house to Use them all to reward the soldiers, and then recruit young men from Wuchang City to defend the city. If the city is destroyed and we flee to the southeast, we will have no capital at all!" Although King Jing was greedy for money, now it was time to make a dilemma between money and life
. .
King Jing decisively chose to die. This time he listened to Zhao Zhenji and took out all the gold and silver he had collected. As expected, the morale of the defenders was greatly boosted.
Zhao Zhenji immediately recruited troops in Wuchang City and distributed all the weapons in the city.
Wuchang City was inherently dangerous. Jiangxia and Wuchang were separated by the Yangtze River. Although the Jingxiang Navy had controlled the river, the current was so strong that it was still impossible to land.
But King Jing was determined to hold on, and Zhang Juzheng really had nothing to do against Wuchang for a while.
King Jing's envoy also went down the river non-stop, heading to Jiujiang to the southeast to discuss the surrender of the city.
However, at this time, Su Ze had not yet realized that the Ming court royal family was fighting internally and wanted to give him such a big gift.
The Nanjing Metropolitan Government welcomed a special guest.
Su Ze also put down the gear set in the workshop, put on a Confucian shirt, opened the door of the Governor's Mansion, and greeted the guest in person.
Qi Jiguang is now thirty-six years old, the golden age for a general.
Since being relieved of military power by Su Ze, Qi Jiguang has been unwilling to serve in the southeast.
Su Ze did not restrict his freedom, nor did he force him to serve as an official. Qi Jiguang simply began to travel in several southeastern provinces.
Qi Jiguang walked around the southeast and saw with his own eyes the current scene of the southeastern provinces. He returned to Nanjing today and immediately asked to see Su Ze.
People near the Dudu's Mansion were surprised to see the door of the Dudu's Mansion open. You must know that the days when Su Ze moved into the Dudu's Mansion and opened the door to welcome guests were numbered.
What kind of distinguished guest is worthy of Su Ze opening the door to welcome him like this?
What surprised the people around him even more was that Su Ze actually stood in front of the gate to greet him!
When Qi Jiguang, who was dressed in civilian clothes, dismounted, Su Ze greeted him:
"Yuan Jing! It has been several months since we last said goodbye to Fuzhou. I have prepared a family dinner. Come in quickly!"
Su Ze pulled Qi Jiguang and walked into the house. Qi Jiguang also didn't expect that Su Ze would stand at the door of the house to greet him, and he would be so enthusiastic!
You must know that things are different now from when the Fuzhou uprising occurred.
Su Ze was the southeastern governor who owned the entire southern Zhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, half of Jiangxi, and almost half of the Ming Dynasty.
Su Ze also personally led the army and defeated the Ming court's cavalry in Dagu.
But Su Ze still went out in person to greet Qi Jiguang, which made Qi Jiguang feel warm in his heart.
Although he was highly regarded by the Ming court, his status as a military commander was never high.
At that time, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou fought against the Japanese under Hu Zongxian's command, and they were known as Yu Long Qi Hu. He and Yu Dayou were also teachers and friends.
Later, during the imperial court partisanship, Yu Dayou was decisively abandoned by Hu Zongxian and became a victim of the imperial court partisanship.
Qi Jiguang was demoted by the Ming court because of several unfavorable battles.
The Ming court's attitude towards military generals can be seen. Qi Jiguang traveled around the southeast and decided to serve as an official to Su Ze, but he did not expect to be treated so politely by Su Ze.
Su Ze pulled Qi Jiguang into the house, and sure enough, a sumptuous family dinner had been prepared at home.
Su Ze also asked Fang Ruolan to bring his son to meet Qi Jiguang, and said to Qi Jiguang:
"Commander Qi, if this son has the ability to lead troops in battle, can you teach him the art of war?"
Qi Jiguang immediately said with fear and fear:
"The Commander-in-Chief is the master of the art of war in the world. Everyone, why do you need a vulgar soldier like me to teach the prince?"
Su Ze smiled and said,
"Shuai Qi has forgotten that I am also from a military household, and the top brass of our Southeast New Army are all vulgar military households."
Su Ze said this Said that it even narrowed the distance with Qi Jiguang.
Qi Jiguang held up the wine glass and said, "If the Governor won't give up, I dare not obey my order."
"Then I will choose a teacher for this boy."
Su Ze was overjoyed. It seems that Qi Jiguang has decided to become an official in the southeast. After three rounds of drinking, Qi Jiguang said:
"Grand Governor, my subordinates are here this time for the war in Guangxi."
Guangxi?
Su Ze immediately understood what Qi Jiguang meant.
The Fourth Brigade of the Southeast New Army is a team led by Qi Jiguang himself. Recently, "Jingshi Bao" has been following and reporting on the war in Guangxi.
Su Ze guessed another meaning of Qi Jiguang.
As a military general with a military background, Qi Jiguang's official career was relatively smooth, and he was not framed like Yu Dayou and his son. Unlike Tan Lun, a civil servant who had seen the deep-seated problems of the Ming Dynasty, he still had the remaining thoughts of "loyalty to the emperor" towards the Ming Dynasty. exist.
Su Ze understood that this was not something he had done badly. Even his father-in-law, Fang Wanghai, and Hu Zongxian, who was almost forced to death by the Ming court, this was a concept that they had been influenced and instilled in their growth process, and it was not so easy to reverse.
Guangxi is a border war. Qi Jiguang took the initiative to mention the war in Guangxi because he did not want to lead troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty.
Su Ze understood his thoughts, so he followed the trend and said,
"Qi Shuai has thoughts about the Yao Rebellion in Guangxi?"
Qi Jiguang shook his head and said,
"The Yao Rebellion in Guangxi has been settled, and the subordinate is not talking about Guangxi."
"Not Guangxi?"
"Annan."
Qi Jiguang said: "When I was young, I read the biography of General Fubo of the Eastern Han Dynasty and determined to learn the art of war and martial arts. Now that there is civil strife in Annan, it is a good time to follow General Fubo's example and regain Annan!" General Fubo was in the early Eastern Han Dynasty
. The famous general Ma Yuan.
Ma Yuan once led troops into Annan, put down the Erzheng rebellion, and re-incorporated Annan into the territory of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Ma Yuan was Qi Jiguang's idol since childhood, so it was natural that Qi Jiguang would never forget Annan.
Qi Jiguang placed bowls and chopsticks on the table and talked about the situation in Annan.
"The Li Dynasty of Annan was founded in the Chengzu period. At that time, the Chengzu Dynasty sent generals to conquer Annan. However, because Annan had been far away from China for a long time, and the civil servants and generals sent to stabilize Annan were impatient, Annam continued to rebel." "Li Li, the leader of Houli Kingdom
, Taking advantage of the chaos, he named himself Li Taizu. Later, after the Ming Dynasty suffered a defeat and retreated from Annam, it named Li Li the King of Annam. The two countries established a rule that the Li clan should pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every three years. The Ming Dynasty did not interfere in the internal affairs of Annam and designated Annam as the king of Annam. A country without conquests."
"Several generations later in the Li Dynasty, the powerful minister Mo Dengyong seized the throne of the Li family." "Vu Wenyuan, an old minister of the
later Li Dynasty, 'taken advantage of Dengyong's rebellion and took control of Xuanguang', and supported ten thousand troops with the intention of To attack the Mo Dynasty, in the 16th year of Jiajing, he asked the Ming court for help, hoping that Ming troops would go south. However, the Ming court rejected Wu Wenyuan's request to send troops on the grounds that Annan was a 'country without conquests.'" "The current situation in Annan
is The Mo Dynasty was entrenched in the north of Annan, and the old Li Dynasty was in the south, forming a confrontation between the north and the south." "
And in the old Li Dynasty, the leader of Li was just Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and those who really controlled the affairs of the old Li country were the two generations of powerful officials from the old Li Dynasty. ."
"First, Ruan Gan assisted the Lord of Li, occupied Thanh Hoa Mansion in Annan, and rebuilt the old Li court. After Ruan Gan was poisoned to death, now the person in charge of the old Li government is Ruan Gan's son-in-law Zheng Jian." "After Ruan Gan's death
. , his son-in-law Zheng Jianfeng was appointed as the general, and he controlled all the water steps and camps. He was also responsible for the internal and external affairs of the military and state. Power."
"At this time, the leader of the Mo Dynasty is Mo Fuyuan, the son of the powerful minister Mo Dengyong. There are endless fights within the Mo Dynasty. Last year, Mo Dengyong put down the rebellion of his younger brother Mo Zhengzhong and stabilized the situation in the Mo Dynasty. "
Now in Annan, it is the time when Northern Monan and Nanli are fighting, and it is also the best time for us to intervene in Annan affairs."
Qi Jiguang looked at Su Ze. He kept asking about Annan's situation along the way, and also asked in Chaozhou. I met many businessmen in Annan and finally found out the current situation in Annan.
The situation in Annan is so complicated that it condenses the history of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties in the Central Plains. Each powerful minister is yours and my own. The whole Annan is full of rebels, and dynasties have changed many times in just over a hundred years.
Before the rebellion of the Mo Dynasty was firmly established, the Ruan family supported the restoration of Jiu Li and occupied the south. However, the Ruan family's powerful official died, and his son-in-law Zheng Jian took control of Jiu Li.
And the history that Su Ze knows is even more exciting than this one.
In the historical timeline before he traveled, when the Mo Dynasty in the north was still there, the old Li was divided again.
After Zheng Jian, the powerful official of old Li, defeated the Mo Dynasty in the north, his brother-in-law, Ruan Huang, the son of Ruan Gan, the powerful official of old Li, fled to the south and established the Ruan Dynasty.
Bei Zheng and Nan Ruan continued to fight for several generations.
Su Ze looked at Qi Jiguang and said:
"Annan is my hometown in the Central Plains. Using the Central Plains clothing system, I originally wanted to regain Annan." "
But the lessons of Ming Chengzu have been learned before. How can we send troops to Annan?"
Although Annan is now pulling his hips. , but Su Ze did not underestimate this place.
Annan has mountainous areas in the north and dense forests in the south. It is very difficult to occupy and conquer.
I don’t know how many big countries suffered from Annan in later generations.
Qi Jiguang said:
"The wealth of Annan is all in Jiaozhou, which is where the Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi was. Now Annan calls it Tokyo." "The wealth of Jiaozhou has always been the seat of Annan.
It is the granary of the plains and is now the capital of Jiuli." The capital of the country is located."
"As for the reason for sending troops."
Qi Jiguang said with a smile:
"Wu Wenyuan, an old minister of the Later Li Dynasty, once asked the Ming Dynasty to go to Annan to quell the rebellion in the name of the Lord of Later Li." "The younger
brother of the current Lord of Bei Mo, Mo The center is in Guangxi."
Qi Jiguang looked at Su Ze, waiting for him to make a decision.
But Su Ze shook his head and said:
"Both Houli and Beimo are puppet dynasties. Do we want to send troops to fight for the puppet dynasty? If we capture Annan in the future, won't we have to support the puppet lord again?" "These tyrants and rebellious ministers in
Annan , is the source of Annan's inability to be naturalized. Today, a false leader is supported, and tomorrow someone will come out to rebel under the banner. Will the Ming Dynasty have to suffer again?" Qi Jiguang lowered his head
.
Su Ze said: "Annan has been my homeland in the Central Plains since ancient times. Since we want to send troops, why do we need to use the name of these puppet dynasties?" "
The leaders of the Yao rebellion in Guangxi fled into Annan. According to our intelligence, they have been taken in by the puppet Mo Dynasty in Annan. , I have asked Yu Zigao to issue an order to the Bei Mo Puppet Dynasty to hand over the rebellious Yao bandit leaders and the rebels who fled to Annan within a time limit."
Su Ze then stood up and said: "I want to worship Qi Shuai as the general of the Southern Conquest. Guangdong and Guangxi formed the sixth brigade and marched southward to Annan."
Qi Jiguang looked at Su Ze in surprise, not expecting that Su Ze would choose such an option.
He immediately cheered up and regained the old land since ancient times. This slogan was just right for him!
Qi Jiguang said: "Since most governors have entrusted important tasks, Qi asked some questions in advance."
"How many people are there in the Sixth Brigade? Where are the officers selected from and how are the weapons and equipment equipped?"
Qi Jiguang looked at Su Ze and said, "Grand Governor, how many troops will you give me to recapture Annan?"
(End of Chapter)