Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 142 Hurry up and invite Zhu Zongbing
Qin Liangyu was old after all, or in other words, the growth rate of the native soldiers could no longer keep up with Zhang Xianzhong's western soldiers.

Outside the city of Chongqing, in front of Governor Chen Shiqi, Zhang Xianzhong defeated Qin Liangyu decisively and wiped out the last hope for the city.

Qin Liangyu had no choice but to retreat from the stone pillar and resist to the death.

In the city of Chongqing, all the officials had earthy faces.

Chen Shiqi, the governor of Sichuan, was dismissed as early as December last year. As soon as he arrived in Chongqing, Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan and blocked the way out.

The new governor hadn't arrived at this time, so he simply stayed in Chongqing and supervised the battle nearby.

He sent generals Zeng Ying and Zhao Ronggui to guard Zhongzhou and Liangshan (now Liangping, Chongqing), but they were all defeated by Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers.

At this time, Shi Zhu's reinforcements were also defeated, and it can be said that all thoughts were lost.

But Chen Shiqi still stubbornly said: "Chongqing City is surrounded by the river on three sides, and there is a city wall of tens of feet in the southwest.

As a result, he rejected Zhang Xianzhong's persuasion to surrender.

Sure enough, Zhang Xianzhong was furious, and all the reinforcements were wiped out, and he was still so stubborn.

One hundred thousand Western troops stormed Chongqing day and night, at any cost.

"Call for help!" Wang Xingjian, the prefect of Chongqing, looked at the ant-like Western Army, and couldn't help saying in horror:
"I heard that Zhu Yixi, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan in Hanzhong Mansion, had tens of thousands of troops and defeated Li Guo. With his help, we will surely turn the crisis into safety."

Only then did Chen Shiqi regret: "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Governor, when he was engaged, you wrote a congratulatory note."

"I forgot." Chen Shiqi patted his head, and said with a wry smile: "The western thieves are threatening Sichuan in the first month. I'm really confused. Then go to Hanzhong to invite Zhu Zongbing!"

"Governor, Zhu Zongbing has gone to Xiangyang now."

People are helpless.

"Then go to Xiangyang to invite him!"

Looking at the densely packed Western Army, Chen Shiqi said anxiously.

So, the thieves gathered on the Yangtze River, and several small boats on the Fujiang River shook quickly to report the news.

In Nanyang, Zhu Yixi not only supervised the construction of the bastion, but also trained the recruits. Suddenly, important news came from Wuguan again.

However, since Prime Minister Hui Deng was dispatched to Wuguan, he always felt uncomfortable.

"I am the mighty general of Wuchang, why does it seem like I have become a defender?"

Xiang Huiden was quite surprised: "How can you do meritorious service?"

In desperation, someone suddenly passed the test, and he was an old acquaintance of King Hanyang, which made him overjoyed.

If you come a few more times, wouldn't it be a great achievement?

Therefore, in the next few days, he was looking forward to the canyon ahead, and wanted to have some old acquaintances with the King of Hanyang, intercede and let him leave Wuguan.

"General, look, there is a large group of people!"

"What, enemy attack?"

Hui Deng was shocked, and hurriedly woke up from his reverie, looking around.

"It seems to be a wealthy businessman on his way."

The lieutenant general said softly: "These are fat sheep. If you pluck a few hairs, we will make a lot of money."

I saw hundreds of carriages and mule carts moving slowly on the flat mountain road, and a large number of guards, protecting and patrolling along the way, thousands of people, it was extremely spectacular.

It seems that there is no side at a glance.

Wuguan faces Guanzhong in the west, and the terrain is relatively flat. It faces outside the pass in the east, with twists and turns on the mountainside, high cliffs and deep valleys, making it difficult to walk.

"Brothers, here comes the big deal!?"

Prime Minister Whedon said happily, but then he came to his senses: "Well, we are officers and soldiers, not bandits."

"There is a large group of unknown troops attacking, and the whole level is ready to prevent surprise attacks."

Therefore, Wuguan waited for the enemy up and down, hoping to reap a lot of benefits. As a result, the opposite side directly sent a person:
"We are old acquaintances of King Hanyang."

"Who are you lying to?" Hui Deng said with disbelief on his face: "We are also scholars, not those bandits. Thousands of you are old friends?"

"You just hand over this letter to the King of Hanyang."

The man said confidently.

Whedon was skeptical.

Immediately, a few days later, Nanyang dispatched cavalry with two words: "Let go!"

Hui Deng looked helpless and could only watch this huge team leave.

"Thank you, General, for allowing me to let you go. I hope you will accept it."

In the end, the group sent 5000 taels of silver.

Looking at the carriage going far away, Prime Minister Hui Deng felt distressed: "It would be great if they weren't old friends of the king!"

In the 17th year of Chongzhen, in mid-May, King Fu officially threw off the hat of supervising the country, ascended the throne as emperor, and set next year as the first year of Hongguang.

And, as in history, four towns in Jiangbei were established, led by Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, and Liu Zeqing, and a supervisor was set up in Yangzhou to dispatch them.

Shi Kefa was forced to leave Nanjing again and went to Yangzhou.

At this time, the Nanjing imperial court officially issued an edict, using Zhu Yixi to recover Xiangyang Mansion and Chengtian Mansion, defeating Bai Wang, and adding the meritorious service of killing Li Guo, Jin made Zhu Yixi King of Hanyang.

Along with it, there are royal robes, crowns, servants, eunuchs, court ladies, and 10,000 taels of silver to build the palace.

It's officially the dust has settled.

Zhu Yixi didn't care about this, as long as he had the power to open the government.

While in Nanyang, Zhu Yixi also met a friend from Wuguan—Shaanxi merchants.

In a precise sense, it is the body of Shaanxi merchants, the Shaanxi merchants in Weinan.

For example, the He family, the Zhan family, the Zhao family, the Yan family, etc., the TV series are about Shaanxi merchants.

"Aren't you Shaanxi merchants currying favor with Li Zicheng? Why did you suddenly leave Wuguan and return to Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yixi couldn't help but chuckled when facing the head of Weinan He's family, He Zongcheng.

The words are full of sarcasm.

He Zongcheng didn't think it was disobedient, and sighed: "It's really because we are blind and don't know real dragons."

"Since Li Zicheng left Xi'an, within a few days, a steady stream of gold, silver and jewels were transported to Xi'an City. In April, there were even more countless. A thousand war horses."

"Later, we found out that all civil and military officials in Beijing were tortured and looted, and hundreds of people were killed or injured."

"Then, you quickly found out that Li Zicheng was defeated, so you couldn't wait to abandon him."

Zhu Yixi sneered and said: "Sure enough, he is a businessman, and his ability to adapt to the wind is very good."

He Zongcheng's expression remained unchanged, and he bowed his head to be petty: "I wait for merchants, and I only want to protect myself in the troubled times, so I have to make compromises."

Zhu Yixi felt disdainful.

He has a thorough understanding of merchants. This group of Shaanxi merchants has a lot of knowledge. I am afraid that they have guessed the situation of Li Zicheng's defeat, and they need wealth to increase their troops and take revenge.

Therefore, they simply abandoned Li Zicheng, avoided the "ranking rich family" again, and left Wuguan.

After investigation, he is the most suitable to be attached to.

Historically, Shaanxi merchants were severely injured by Li Zicheng, and later in the early Qing Dynasty, they had to go south to Sichuan to obtain well salt, regain their vitality, and prosper again.

Seeing Zhu Yixi's face, He Zongcheng pulled his mouth, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, cupped his hands and offered:

"To congratulate Your Majesty on his new title, I and other Shaanxi merchants specially sent a congratulatory gift. This is the gift list—"

Zhu Yixi took a look, his face changed suddenly.

(End of this chapter)