1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 651 "Joint Thieves Strike Slaves"

On August 1650, 8, South Changshan Island.

Yang Weizhi, the former deputy envoy of Daming Yunnan, stood up weakly with his waist supported, and looked at the noisy scene at the pier.

Countless Qi soldiers in black military uniforms were filing down from the boat, and then lined up in neat rows, and then, led by the officers, they walked towards a city in the distance.The whole team is strict and solemn.The soldiers carried muskets on their shoulders and walked with their heads held high. Everyone seemed to be unaffected by any sailing, maintaining high morale and abundant energy.

Well, this is a strong army!

Yang Weizhi nodded secretly, then went to an office at the pier, waiting for the Ming officials stationed on the island to come and greet him.During his trip, he crossed thousands of miles of sea and traveled all the way to Denglai by boat from Guangxi. On behalf of Sun Kewang, the former leader of the Great Western Army, he came to meet Emperor Yongchu, expressed his allegiance, respected Ming Zhengshuo, and asked for a reward from the court.

After the death of Zhang Xianzhong, the Great Western Army pushed Sun Kewang as the main force, maintaining the unity of the army and keeping the team together.

Four years ago, the Great Western Army fought against Wu Sangui in southern Sichuan and Chongqing for a year, then suddenly went south, conquered Qijiang, and entered northern Guizhou.Afterwards, they took Zunyi, crossed the Wujiang River, occupied Guiyang, Yongning, and all the prefectures and counties in southwestern Guizhou.

Unlike the Dashun Army that is wandering around, the Daxi Army, under the leadership of Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and others, based on Guizhou, rested and reorganized its troops, fought steadily, and prepared to actively develop its own power.However, the land in Guizhou is barren and the people poor, and the development is not smooth.

Coincidentally, Sha Dingzhou, chieftain of Ami Prefecture in Yunnan Province (now Kaiyuan City under the jurisdiction of Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan Province), launched a massive rebellion, conquered Kunming, expelled Mu Tianbo, Duke Qian of the Ming Dynasty, and dominated one side.Mu Tianbo's general Long Zaitian had an old relationship with Sun Kewang when he feigned surrender in Zhang Xianzhong's Gucheng, and when he heard that the Great Western Army was stationed in Guizhou, he sent someone to ask for help.

After Sun Kewang heard the news, he was overjoyed. Yunnan is much richer than Guizhou.Then he drove the army into Kunming, and quickly defeated Shadingzhou. Except for Pu'er and Dongchuan, all eighteen prefectures in Yunnan were brought under the jurisdiction of Daxi Army.

And two years ago, after Li Zicheng died in Changsha, the Dashun Army fell apart. Li Guo, Gao Yigong, Yuan Zongdi and others led most of the Shun Army to Guizhou and Yunnan to join the Daxi Army.As a result, the two armies merged, gathering nearly [-] soldiers and horses, and the momentum was huge. The armies were still dominated by Sun Kewang, and began to attack Sichuan, Hunan, Guangxi and other places.

When they first moved to Yunnan, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and others, in order to calm down the situation in Yunnan as soon as possible, made an appointment with officials of Ming Dynasty, such as Mu Tianbo and Yang Weizhi, the deputy envoy of Daming Yunnan. Manage Yunnan together with Mu Tianbo and others.

In addition, before Zhang Xianzhong died, he also told Sun Kewang in his last words, "When I die, I will return to the Ming Dynasty. It cannot be unjust." banner.Whether it is the Daxi Army or the Dashun Army, they used to fight on the move, massacre the gentry, plunder and kill the common people, and they were somewhat "notorious".Therefore, when attacking strategic areas, the peasant army played the banner of Ming Dynasty to reduce unnecessary constraints and obstacles.

On the other hand, although Sun Kewang was promoted by the Western Army and the Shun Army as the number one family member, he cannot compare with the absolute authority of Zhang Xianzhong back then. His status is basically comparable to that of Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi, and Li Guo Equal to others.In order to stand taller than Li Dingguo and others, Sun Kewang accepted the suggestion of Jin Weixin (formerly known as Jin Gongzhi), a student from Kunming, and raised the banner of Ming Dynasty to honor Emperor Yongchu as Zhengshuo.I want to pass the canonization of the Yongchu court of the Ming Dynasty, so that I can stand taller than others.

Therefore, Sun Kewang sent Yang Weizhi as the main envoy and Gong Yi as the deputy envoy, carrying a letter from himself, 100 taels of gold, 5000 pieces of amber, and [-] taels of silver, and sailed from Qinzhou, Guangxi to see Yongchu in Denglai. Emperor, asked for "joint recovery and suppression", and gave himself the title of King Qin.

When Emperor Hongwu established the empire, he canonized his 24 sons and one grandson as kings, and divided them into various places. Among them, Zhu Min, the second eldest of the old Zhu family, was named the king of Qin, known as "the first vassal in the world".However, in the 16th year of Chongzhen (1643), Li Zicheng broke through Xi'an and captured the No. 13 King of Qin Zhu Cunshu, causing the demise of the King of Qin's vassal state in 270, when Xi'an was founded.

Sun Kewang coveted King Qin as the number one king among all the vassals, so he specially asked to be named King Qin, in order to overwhelm Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu and others (Ai Nengqi died in battle when he conquered Dongchuan Mansion, and Li Guo died of illness), and became the king of Yungui Lake. (Hunan) Guang (Guangxi) local forces in the true sense of the speaker.

He Tengjiao, Jin Shengheng, Jiang Yu, and Li Chengdong were defeated one after another. The Yongchu court was in crisis in military strength and finances, and its reputation fell to the bottom. In addition, it was isolated on the Shandong Peninsula and was besieged by the Qing army.At this time, Sun Kewang took the initiative to make friends, which was definitely a timely help.

At present, among all the anti-Qing forces, Sun Kewang's Daxi Army and Dashun Army's joint venture is the strongest. Yunnan under its jurisdiction is currently the most prosperous and stable region in the country, which is enough to serve as a large base for anti-Qing.Therefore, Sun Kewang asked the Yongchu court to be king of Qin without any psychological obstacles, and his confidence was also based on this foundation.

The emissaries sent by Sun Kewang, Yang Weizhi and Gong Yi, set off from Qinzhou Port, and when they stopped in Guangzhou for repairs, they happened to encounter a huge fleet-the Qi State Navy.When they heard that the other party was also rushing to Denglai, Yang Weizhi and others immediately identified themselves and asked to go with them.

Hearing that they were envoys sent by the Peasant Army, all the military officers of Qi State were overjoyed.A few years ago, the State of Qi wanted to get in touch with the other party, to provide support and support to a certain extent, and to jointly fight against the Qing Dynasty.However, the other party has been active in the Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei and Hunan regions, and later hit the Yunnan-Guizhou region, so that the Qi State could not send people deep into the inland to contact them.

Now, hearing that the other party has acquired most of the land in Guangxi and the seaport in Qinzhou, how can the people of Qi not be refreshed.Whether it’s combat power or fighting will, the Peasant Army is far superior to the anti-Qing forces everywhere, not to mention personal morality, at least in the later period they did not have a large-scale surrender to the Qing (except for Sun Kewang’s failure to fight for power with Li Dingguo) Afterwards, the Qing Dynasty was lowered).

On the way, Luo Rucheng specially invited Yang Weizhi and others to take his flagship "Han Ping" and discussed with him about cooperation between the two parties in the future.

When Yang Weizhi was in Yunnan, he also heard that this small overseas country of Qi Fan was dedicated to supporting and protecting the Yongchu court of the Ming Dynasty. In the face of a strong enemy, he has been standing still, which greatly inspired the morale of the army and the people of the anti-Qing forces in various parts of the country.

Regarding the olive branch thrown by Qi State, although Yang Weizhi had doubts in his heart and felt that the other party must have plans, he did not reject their good intentions, but said that he would report their intentions to Sun Kewang when he returned to Kunming after meeting with Emperor Yongchu.

It may be that the battle in Penglai City on the mainland on the other side has not yet ended, and a group of emissaries from Yunnan waited for a long time at the pier, but no officials from the Yongchu court stationed on Changshan Island came to greet them, which made Yang Weizhi and others very embarrassed.In the end, Luo Rucheng, the deputy governor of the Qi State Navy, invited him to enter the city together, arranged for a good building, and asked the attendants to give him a good reception.

When more and more warships appeared at the pier, and under the cover of artillery fire, gray-clothed thieves (country soldiers) landed on the pier and stationed in the nearby fortress.The coach of the Qing army, Nikan, knew that there was no chance for his side to capture Penglai City.Immediately without any delay, after leaving some soldiers and horses to garrison in Huang County (now Longkou City, Shandong Province), he led the army to temporarily retreat to Ye County, and sent a fast horse to fly to Beijing, waiting for further instructions from Dorgon.

With the retreat of the Qing army from Penglai, the Denglai War, which lasted three months, came to an end, and the two sides temporarily confronted each other over Xidahe (now the Huangshui River near Longkou, Shandong).The Yongchu court was compressed by the Qing army to Penglai, Fushan, Ninghai Prefecture, and a corner of the Wendeng coast.At the same time, the Ming army of Yong'an Hou Li Ben was cut off by the Qing army on the Yizhou, Juzhou, and Jiaozhou sides, cutting off the connection with the Yongchu court on land. The situation facing the Yongchu court suddenly became extremely dangerous.

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On August 8, Penglai City, temporary palace.

Regarding the matter of Sun Kewang and other peasant troops bringing Yunnan, Guizhou, Huguang and other places to the Ming court, and Sun Kewang's request to be named the king of Qin, the Yongchu court has been arguing for more than [-] days and has not yet made any decision. For speechless.

Nima, the Denglai territory was almost wiped out by the Qing army, the troops were almost completely lost, and the supplies and personnel were also lost.At this time, someone suddenly surrendered the entire Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, more than half of Guangxi, Hunan, and several prefectures and counties in southern Sichuan, with more than [-] soldiers and horses, all to the Yongchu court.This is no pie in the sky, it's like God threw a huge gold ingot to you!

There is nothing to discuss about this, as for Sun Kewang's request, all of them should be complied with.Isn't it just to make him a king of Qin, open a mansion and build teeth, and decide everything by himself.As long as people are willing to help you defeat the Manchus in the Yongchu court, it's not a problem!

However, Huang Daozhou, Chief Assistant, Wu Zhenyu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and others continued to hostile to the peasant army from the perspective of "rogue bandits", saying that there is no balance between officials and thieves.

However, Yang Weizhi analyzed the interests and disadvantages of the court as an old minister of the Ming Dynasty and an envoy of Sun Kewang, saying, "Sun Kewang is strong and strong, and he can be used by the court. How can he be regarded as a traitor? If the court can not be stingy with a name and clean up people's hearts, then The great cause of restoration of Ming Dynasty is just around the corner. What's more, treating him as a thief, wouldn't it be another powerful enemy for the court?"

Yang Weizhi also suggested that if the imperial court couldn't make Sun Kewang the first-word king, it might as well make Sun Kewang the second-word king, and make Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, Yuan Zongdi and others princes.

For this reason, he also confided Sun Kewang's thoughts to Emperor Yongchu and Pan, saying that Sun Kewang asked to be named King of Qin. .

Inspired by Yang Weizhi's words, Qian Bingdeng, a cabinet courtier, actually suggested that the attachment of Sun Kewang and others could be accepted, but he might as well take advantage of the opportunity of being knighted to stage a Yongchu version of "Two Peaches Killing Three Yings", that is, Feng Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, etc. Liu Wenxiu and Yuan Zongdi were both dukes, and Yuan Zongdi, Gao Yigong and others were dukes, and then they sent people to Yunnan to provoke them, so as to create a situation where "all the heroes are out of hope and fighting for power with each other". Let them kill themselves.

Luo Rucheng, He Yunfeng, Li Fade and other Qi military and political personnel heard the "conspiracy" discussed by the above-mentioned ministers of the Yongchu court, they couldn't help but look at each other, and then they all yelled at the Yongchu ministers for being villains, for wanting to do such a thing. It is a happy thing for relatives and enemies.At this time, I don't want to unite all the forces that can resist the Qing army, but treat Sun Kewang and other peasant troops with hatred.

Brothers fight against the wall, but the more important thing is to resist their insults from the outside world, unite to the outside world, and fight against the Tartars together!

But these courtiers in the Yongchu court, what the hell are they doing?

As the highest military and political officer of the Qi State stationed in Daming, Luo Rucheng immediately brought He Yunfeng and others to meet Emperor Yongchu.

"Is Your Majesty going to be a prisoner of the slave class?"

"Presumptuous!" Huang Daozhou, the chief assistant of the cabinet, snapped, "How dare you be so rude to His Majesty, a minister of Fanbang!"

"Your Majesty, Lord Huang!" Luo Rucheng cupped his hands towards the two, and said in a deep voice: "Now that the establishment of slaves is very powerful, we should unite with any forces in the world who are willing to resist the Tartars. Dare I ask why the Ming court is so hostile to the west of Yunnan, Guizhou, and the West?" The remnants of Junhe Shunjun? Are you planning to push them to Jiannu so that they can wait for death here in peace?"

"...Bold!" Huang Daozhou pointed at Luo Rucheng, his beard and hair all stretched out, "You... are extremely rude! Get out quickly!"

"Master Huang, do you want me to withdraw from this palace, or let our army from Qi State withdraw from Denglai and return to the mainland of Hanzhou?" Luo Rucheng asked reflexively.

"You..." Huang Daozhou was angry and anxious, but rationally, he didn't say anything about driving back the Qi army.

"General Luo, you have something to say, but it's okay to say it." Emperor Yongchu secretly exhaled a foul breath, and said in a deep voice.

"Sun Kewang and the rest of the Western Army and the Shun Army have now occupied large areas such as Yunnan, Guizhou, Huguang, etc., with a population of more than [-]. They should be the most powerful of all the anti-Qing forces. At this time, Denglai was besieged by Jiannu At this time, His Majesty should let go of all prejudices and unite all the anti-Qing forces to attack the Tartars. Sun Kewang will submit several provinces and respect Ming as Zhengshuo. Your Majesty should accept him and canonize him as King of Qin. Take it for help."

Emperor Yongchu gave a wry smile, looked at Huang Daozhou, saw that he seemed to be about to have another attack, and quickly said: "General Luo, Sun Kewang and other Western Army remnants occupy several provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Huguang, and have more than [-] soldiers. Strength does not necessarily mean loyalty to support and protect our Ming Dynasty. They just want to use the banner of our Ming Dynasty to implement the reality of separatism. If they restore the rivers and mountains in the future and revitalize the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't Sun Kewang and his like become the tail of the imperial court? ?”

"Your Majesty, let's discuss the matter later." Luo Rucheng said solemnly: "Looking at the current situation, if Your Majesty does not have strong support to divide up the slave soldiers, Denglai will face life and death at any time. If Your Majesty encounters an accident, The imperial court is defeated, do you still need to worry about the big and small things in the future? My family's king once said that fighting the Tartars together is the most important thing for people of insight in today's world, and nothing else matters. If the power sweeps across China, the world will perish, and China will perish!"

"At that time, all Han people will be slaves of the Tartars. How can we talk about the most important thing in the future? Your Majesty, Master Huang, for the inheritance of China, the fate of the Han people, Sun Kewang's entrustment, you must be careful and think twice before acting!"

"...Alliance with thieves to attack slaves?" Emperor Yongchu's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but look at Huang Daozhou, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

"Alliance bandits... strike slaves." Huang Daozhou murmured.

(End of this chapter)