Nanming Yiming

Chapter 199 Qian Mo annexed Jiangxi, and Yongli was crowned king again

The Qing army attacked fiercely, and within a short time, the Ming army on the city had already suffered more than 3000 casualties. Seeing that the Qing army was about to attack the city, Jin Shenghuan shouted: "Hurry up and throw fire oil down the city!"

It was also thanks to Liu Yichen who reminded himself to bring some fuel oil to set off, otherwise Ruichang City would really be unstoppable.The Qing army came from afar, so they certainly didn’t waste time building more complicated and durable ladders, they must have been greedy for the convenience of building simple bamboo ladders, as long as this wave of burning is over, they probably will stop cooking.

Soon the Ming army on the city risked being shot and killed by the Qing army, and smashed the jars containing fierce kerosene down the city, and then fell with a torch, and the city was instantly ablaze.

The Qing army who had just boarded the city was also killed by the Ming army because there was no support from the follow-up troops.At this time, the city was already in flames, and many Qing troops who were on fire ran towards the moat in the distance, making bursts of piercing cries.

Looking at the miserable situation of the Qing army below the city, Jin Shenghuan laughed out loud. He was beaten by Boluo in Nanchang for so long, and today he finally let out a breath of anger.

At this time, Boluo's face was ashen, and the muscles on his face began to twitch. The Ruichang City blocked his way, and the main force of the Ming army behind him could outflank him at any time.Now all the bamboo ladders of the Qing army have been burned, and it would take a lot of time to rebuild them, which is really abominable.

Suddenly he saw Jin Shenghuan who was laughing loudly. He was so eye-catching in the city wearing a golden armor.Bo Luo's gaze became sharp and fierce. He took out the carved bow hanging from the saddle, aimed at Jin Shenghuan on the city, and drew the bowstring without hesitation.

A sharp arrow shot towards Jin Shenghuan like lightning, the arrow pierced through the air, the speed was too fast for people to react.By the time Jin Shenghuan, who couldn't stop laughing, realized that the danger was approaching, it was already too late to avoid it.

The arrow hit Jin Shenghuan's throat with incomparable accuracy, he felt a sharp pain, blood gushed out instantly, and quickly flooded his neckline.He covered his throat with his hands, and his eyes were full of unwillingness and helplessness.

Manchu was already good at riding and shooting, and Boluo had amazing arm strength. This Baodiao Bow was a four-stone bow, and it still hit the target accurately even at a distance of a hundred paces.

After Jin Shenghuan fell, Liu Yipeng, the chief soldier of Ji'an, took over from him and continued to command.Although the Qing army had a clear advantage at this time, without ladders, they could not climb the city wall with bare hands, so Boluo had no choice but to retreat.

He Luohui said: "General, let's rebuild the siege ladder. Within an hour, the final general will definitely be able to take Ruichang."

At this time, a war horse came galloping, and the man said: "General, Jiujiang is lost. Now Wang Deren's troops have joined the Ming army that captured Jiujiang. In addition, the cavalry that Jin Shenghuan stayed in De'an before, there is enough Tens of thousands of people are coming to kill here."

After speaking, the man fell off the horse, and He Luohui quickly helped the soldier up, only to see several feathered arrows stuck in his back.He Luohui and Bo Luo looked at each other, and said, "The feathered arrows are Mongolian cavalry, and Qian Mo's troops have already killed them!"

Even though Ruichang City was already within reach at this time, Boluo really didn't dare to spend another hour under the city. If the cavalry of the Ming army killed the city, the entire army would be in danger of being wiped out.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty did not have much capital, and Boluo didn't dare to gamble. He said helplessly: "He Luohui, you take 3000 troops and set up an ambush at the mountain pass in the south to prevent the Ming army from Ruichang from chasing. The army will follow me from Qingyi We retreated to Xingguo Prefecture first, and then turned to Wuchang."

Seeing the dust rising outside the city, Liu Yipeng knew that the Qing army was about to run away, and at this moment he also let out a sigh of relief for Shu Ke.If Boluo insisted on attacking him by force, the more than 3 people would have to explain all of them here today.

More than two hours had passed when Huang Yu and Liu Yichen led the cavalry of the Ming army to arrive.

They were also very surprised when they heard the news of Jin Shenghuan's death in battle.Seeing that Liu Yichen's gaze gradually became sharper, he scolded loudly: "General Liu, although Lord Yu unfortunately died for the country, but you, as the highest commander of the Ming army in Ruichang, why didn't you send troops to chase after the Qing army escaped? ?”

Liu Yipeng was bewildered by this sudden attack, and he quickly explained: "Outside the city is the main force of Boluo, with tens of thousands of cavalry from the Qing army, it would be good if Ruichang can hold it, and the general will go to chase the Qing army and go out of the city to die ?”

Liu Yichen said: "Don't Marquis Jianwu and Duke Yu know that the main force of Boluo is cavalry? In order to keep the main force of the Qing army, they led the troops out of Nanchang City without hesitation."

"You are so fearful of war, let go of Boluo's main force, are you worthy of Duke Yu under the Nine Springs?"

Liu Yichen spoke so loudly that Liu Yipeng felt very ashamed. Before he could react, Liu Yichen said again: "Liu Yipeng, the chief soldier of Ji'an, fears the enemy like a tiger, and delays the opportunity of the war. He will be dismissed for now and sent back to Nanchang to wait for his punishment."

Then he ordered the left and right to detain Liu Yipeng.

Huang Yu was quite puzzled by Liu Yichen's operation. He just wanted to speak up to excuse Liu Yipeng, but Liu Yichen signaled with his eyes not to act rashly.

At this time, no one else was present, and Huang Yu asked: "Although Liu Yipeng's failure to attack is a waste of opportunity, it cannot be said that he is guilty. It is wise not to attack at this time, so as to prevent the troops from being eaten by the Qing army. Why should he be punished?" ?”

Liu Yichen looked at Huang Yu, thought that the Marquis of Moling was too kind, and said: "When we arrived at Mount Lu, Wang Deren was seriously injured and fell into a coma. Now that Jin Shenghuan died in battle, the Jiangxi Ming army has no leader. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. "

"Liu Yipeng, the commander-in-chief of Ji'an, is the most prestigious commander-in-chief in the Jiangxi army. My move is to cut off the possibility of him taking over as the admiral of Jiangxi, so as to prepare for our annexation of Jiangxi."

Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren lost more than 5 horses in this attack. Fortunately, the Shenji Battalion provided timely support and recovered Hukou and Jiujiang. The Ming army also wiped out 14000 Qing troops.

Although it was said that the Qing army was driven out of Jiangxi, Boluo successfully withdrew nearly 7 Qing troops to Wuchang, temporarily stabilizing the situation in Hubei.

Yongli was also shocked when he learned that Jin Shenghuan died in battle and that Wang Deren was unconscious, so the court made Jin Shenghuan the king of Hongdu County and Wang Deren the Duke of Gan.

Wang Deren was in a coma, and Yongli also wanted to take the opportunity to take down the 7 Ming army in Jiangxi, but at this time Qian Mo went to Jiangxi to rectify the army, and Jin Shenghuan had already handed over 2 people from Nanchang to Qian Ning; Guangling The military salary of the county king is much more reliable than that of the Yongli court, and soon the Jiangxi army was taken over by the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Governor's Office.

Qian Mo's move was too fast, and he quickly took control of the Jiangxi 13th government.The Yongli court wants Qian Mo to spit out the fat in his mouth, how easy is it?

The most important thing is that Wang Deren is not dead. Yongli has just sealed him up, so he can't directly deprive him of his territory.If you really want to do this, what will the other big officials in the frontier think?
So he had to announce that Wang Deren would succeed Jin Shenghuan as Admiral of Jiangxi, then Qian Ning would serve as Deputy Admiral of Jiangxi, and veteran Jiang Riguang would serve as governor of Jiangxi.

It’s not that Yongli doesn’t want to install his cronies as the deputy admiral of Jiangxi to take charge of the army. It’s just that Jin Shenghuan borrowed a large amount of grain from Huizhou merchants in order to defend Nanchang, and owed them a full 78 shi of grain. Due to the war in northern Jiangxi, there is not much taxation After repaying the grain, the remaining taxes would not be enough to support soldiers; now Jiangxi soldiers can only rely on Qian Mo to support them, so he had to compromise.

In addition, it is estimated that Qian Mo will need 100 million taels of silver to repair the Nanjing Palace City. Yongli can't allocate any money at all. In fact, Yongli has handed over all the military and political power in Jiangxi to Qian Mo.

While the Ming army launched a massive attack in Huainan and Jiangxi, Wu Sangui was not idle either. Taking advantage of the scuffle between the Ming and Qing sides and having no time to look west, he sent troops to sweep Ningxia and Gansu.

Since Khalkha Mongolia has already recited it, and Shaanxi has been occupied by Wu Sangui, these two places have in fact become an enclave without any supplies at all.

So Wu Sangui began to adopt the model of "waving a big stick while giving you sweet dates".Let Xia Guoxiang lead the troops out of Pingliang Mansion to approach Lanzhou, and at the same time send Meng Qiaofang to persuade him to surrender.

At this time, the Qing Dynasty was already a broken ship with leaks everywhere, and there was a risk of sinking at any time. Naturally, everyone wanted to find a more reliable safe haven.

Meng Qiaofang did not disappoint Wu Sangui, and soon the defenders of Ningxia Wei, Jinglu Wei, Taozhou Wei, Minzhou Wei, Lintao Mansion and Gongchang Mansion surrendered to him one after another.

As a result, the strength and territory of the Duke of Ji in the Ming Dynasty have been rapidly expanded. After incorporating 10 green battalions from Ganshan and Ningxia, Wu Sangui eliminated 2 of them, old and weak, considering the lack of food and grass.Coupled with his own 5 Guanning Army, Wu Sangui has already supported 13 troops at this time, and he is a pivotal prince!
In today's troubled times, strength is the capital, and even the Yongli court had to confer Wu Sangui.Originally, the Yongli court only wanted to recognize Wu Sangui's Ji Guogong and the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, but did not want to make him king.

However, the Chief Assistant Qian Qianyi believed that the Manchus had already granted Wu Sangui the title of King Pingxi, and if the imperial court only recognized Duke Ji, Wu Sangui would definitely be dissatisfied.After all, this Ji Guogong was conferred by Emperor Hongguang back then, and now Wu Sangui can be regarded as a hero with few hands and heavy troops, so the imperial court should reward him to reassure him.

Qian Qianyi's suggestion was very reasonable, and soon won the support of many ministers, even Qu Shixu, who had always been against him, also agreed.

Of course, Qu Ge always had his own little plan. After He Tengjiao died in battle, he had no foreign aid. Now that Qian Mo is powerful, giving Wu Sangui the title of king can just dampen Qian Mo's arrogance and prevent him from dominating the Jiangsu-Zhejiang governor's family.

In addition, in order to make friends with Wu Sangui, he even sent someone to send the news to Xi'an in advance, expressing his willingness to speak for Wu Sangui in the court.

Qian Qianyi is Qian Mo's person, since he said so, Qian Mo will definitely not be unhappy because of this matter, so Yongli agreed to add Wu Sangui as Lintong County King.

After Wu Sangui's matter was resolved, how to deal with Sun Kewang was also put on the table.As early as July last year, Sun Kewang took the initiative to send people to Zhaoqing to express his willingness to serve Daming, but the premise was to make his brothers kings.

At that time, there was no precedent for being crowned king in the Yongli Dynasty, and they saw Sun Kewang as nothing more than Zhang Xianzhong's remnant, and Yu Daming didn't have much credit for it, so it was ridiculous to ask to be crowned king.Therefore, the officials of Ming Dynasty who surrendered to assist Yan Qiheng and descended unanimously opposed to making Sun Kewang king.

In history, Sun Kewang tried to become the king of Qin, but he killed 30 Nanming University scholars in one go before the Yongli court compromised.At that time, Yongli was chased by the Qing army and hid in Tibet and did not let go. Now that Daming is in full swing and has regained half of the south of the Yangtze River, naturally he will not agree.

However, from time to time, now that the Yongli court already has two county kings, Qian Mo and Wu Sangui, it is not a bad idea to confer a county king on Sun Kewang.

After all, Sun Kewang had quelled the "Shadingzhou Rebellion" in Yunnan at this time, and even occupied southeastern Sichuan and part of Guizhou.There are also more than [-] horses under his command, many of whom are veterans who followed Zhang Xianzhong in the Southern and Northern Wars, and their combat power should not be underestimated.

Qian Qianyi said: "In today's world, my Daming has firmly occupied 6 points. As long as Sun Kewang is willing to surrender, the Southwest will be completely unified. The minister suggested that Sun Kewang be canonized as the king of Pingdong County to reassure him and make him work for our Daming." .”

Qian Qianyi's ability is obvious to all. Since he became the chief assistant, several important affairs of the court have been handled very well. In addition, he has Ma Jixiang's help inside and Qian Mo's support outside. He gained a certain prestige; in addition to those officials who went south from the north, many local people from Guangdong and Guangxi also turned to him.

Once this proposal was put forward, it was supported by many ministers.

But Yongli himself was still hesitant. He said: "Sun Kewang wants to be a prince. Can a county king satisfy his appetite now? In addition, four of his brothers want to be kings, and now he is the only one. I'm afraid he won't." promise?"

Qian Qianyi is an old fox, of course he knows that it is absolutely impossible to seal Sun Kewang alone. This is tantamount to increasing the power of Sun Kewang alone, making the others more obedient to him, which is extremely unfavorable to the court.

He deliberately left this flaw for Yongli to break through, so that he can show his majesty's brilliance, which is also the way of being an official; if the subordinate always thinks about showing off, and always seems to be better than the leader, then congratulations, one The foot has stepped into the gate of hell.As smart as Yang Xiu, in the end he could only bring about a disaster for himself.

It's just that Yongli has little experience in governing after all, so he didn't see the essence of the problem, but it doesn't matter, Qian Qianyi will naturally speak out for him.

I saw Qian Qianyi showing a look of sudden realization, and said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. I didn't think carefully. It is indeed inappropriate to confer Sun Kewang alone. But as far as I know, Ai Nengqi has already died in battle. Now only The three remaining brothers are Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu."

"Your Majesty must have wanted to remind me that Li Dingguo can be conferred the title of Prince of Xining at the same time; in this way, the three brothers will definitely have a rift in their hearts. This is Qi Yanzi's scheme of 'killing three scholars with two peaches'. The old minister has been taught."

I have to say that Qian Qianyi's rainbow fart made Yongli feel very comfortable. He said with a smile on his face: "Qian Aiqing really knows everything, I am so relieved!"

Ma Jixiang was dumbfounded watching this coquettish operation, it seems that Jiang is still old and hot, and Qian Qianyi's flattery is even better than his own!

So he quickly took the lead and shouted: "Your Majesty is holy, I am so impressed!"

These words made Yongli very useful. At this moment, he saw Qian Qianyi and Ma Jixiang more and more pleasing to his eyes, they are really sensible!

So he asked, "Which Aiqing is willing to go to Yunnan to persuade Sun Kewang?"

Now those ministers who shouted "Your Majesty is wise" just now fell silent.This is a head-scratching job, and Sun Kewang is not a fool, if he is dissatisfied with the title of county king, and sees through this so-called "two peaches kill three scholars", he may directly kill the envoy to vent his anger.

Confucius said, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall." This kind of head-losing work cannot be done by oneself.

Seeing that there was no response from below, Yongli's excited face instantly stretched out!

Ma Jixiang also felt a drum in his heart. This is indeed a good opportunity to make meritorious service to the court and show his face in front of His Majesty, but is the risk greater?
At this moment, his gaze unconsciously turned to Qian Qianyi, and he saw that old fellow kept winking at him.

Fortunately, Ma Jixiang also went all out. After all, he had already left a bad impression on His Majesty because of the matter of returning to Nanjing last time. This is a good opportunity to make meritorious service and atone for his sins.

So Ma Jixiang said: "Ma Jixiang, the commander of Jinyiwei, is willing to go to Yunnan to announce the decree. He will live up to the emperor's kindness and persuade the grandson Kewang to be loyal to Ming Dynasty."

After saying this, Ma Jixiang felt that his image had grown a lot in an instant, and soon he saw the approving gaze from Yongli.

Yongli said loudly: "Yong'an Marquis Ma Jixiang is loyal to the country, I am very relieved, if this matter can be done, I will directly give you a promotion."

Yongli's words made Ma Jixiang kneel and kowtow excitedly, shouting long live.

After the court was over, Ma Jixiang hurriedly found Qian Qianyi. How many catties he had was still from the early Qing Dynasty, so he probably screwed up this job.

But Qian Qianyi told him to relax, Liu Yichen would meet him in Guilin, and he would just listen to Liu Yichen.

Ma Jixiang and his team finally arrived in Kunming, Yunnan after nearly a month's long journey.

I saw a 30-year-old man wearing a boa robe greeted me in the east city of Kunming.This person is Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qian. He is the eleventh grandson of Mu Ying.

However, after experiencing the Shadingzhou rebellion, Mu Tianbo no longer had the strength to control Yunnan; he had no choice but to use the power of the Western Army to quell the rebellion, but unexpectedly, Sun Kewang's ambition was even more ambitious than Shadingzhou's.

After Sun Kewang pacified Yunnan, he confiscated all the seals of Nanming officials and replaced them with his own people. If he hadn't taken into account the deep-rooted relationship between the Mu family and various chieftains in Yunnan, he might have taken down even Mu Tianbo.

As early as 2 years ago, the four brothers of Sun Kewang became kings one after another, and Sun Kewang became the lord of the country, with the reign name Xingchao.Although due to Ming's deterrence, the title of national lord has been removed, but in Yunnan and other terrains, they are self-reliant.

Mu Tianbo quickly welcomed Ma Jixiang and others to the posthouse, and said: "Sun Kewang is training near Dianchi Lake, and I'm afraid he won't meet you in the next few days. You have worked hard all the way, so why not rest here for a few days."

Ma Jixiang was not happy when he heard this, and said eccentrically: "This Sun Kewang is so arrogant, does he still have the court and His Majesty in his heart?"

Liu Yichen glanced at Ma Jixiang, and said: "As far as I know, Sun Kewang has never put the imperial court and His Majesty in his eyes. Before that, Sun Kewang advocated sending troops to Guangxi, but Li Dingguo strongly opposed it. In addition, my Ming Dynasty rose rapidly. Just give up."

Liu Yichen's words made Mu Tianbo's eyes brighten. It seemed that the imperial court still understood someone, so he asked, "May I ask who Yong is?"

Ma Jixiang also realized that he had made a slip of the tongue just now, so he said: "This is Liu Yichen, the commander of the intelligence department under the command of King Qian Mo of Guangling County, who specially accompanied this envoy to Kunming to enshrine Sun Kewang and others."

When Mu Tianbo heard that it was Qian Mo's person, he immediately felt that there was a joke. Although Sun Kewang didn't have much interest in the Yongli court, he was quite afraid of the Guangling County King. Strong deterrence.

So he cupped his hands and said, "With the intervention of the King of Guangling, I believe Sun Kewang will not dare to act presumptuously!"

Liu Yichen asked, "How is the relationship between the Sun Kewang brothers?"

Mu Tianbo said: "Originally there were four of them. The fourth brother, Ai Nengqi, was on Sun Kewang's side. The second child, Li Dingguo, has always been against Sun Kewang. Although the third child, Liu Wenxiu, has a good relationship with Li Dingguo in private, he is a good guy and always So Sun Kewang basically has the absolute right to speak. But now that Ainengqi has died in battle, the two of Sun and Li are evenly matched, and even Liu Wenxiu is more inclined to Li Dingguo."

Liu Yichen nodded, and said: "As far as I know, it is Li Dingguo's idea to belong to the imperial court. This Sun Kewang has always wanted to stand on his own. It doesn't matter if he doesn't see us, we will go directly to visit Li Dingguo."

Li Dingguo's mansion was full of Sun Kewang's eyes and ears, and soon news of Yong'an Hou Ma Jixiang's visit to Li Dingguo reached Sun Kewang's ears.

Although they just chatted for a few words, it still aroused Sun Kewang's suspicion, especially when he heard that Qian Mo gave Li Dingguo a gun in his own name, which aroused his imagination.

What does Qian Mo mean by this, is he trying to imply that Li Dingguo will get angry and kill me?
So Sun Kewang couldn't sit still any longer, and hurriedly summoned Ma Jixiang and others in the martial arts arena beside Dianchi Lake.

He specially assembled the most elite cavalry and elephant soldiers, hoping to show his strength to the court.But he didn't expect Liu Yichen to bring the most elite firearms team from the Shenji Battalion and show off a firearm in front of him.The rapid-fire rifle of the Ming army easily penetrated the thick wooden boards wrapped in armor at a distance of 120 steps, especially the extremely fast rate of fire scared Sun Kewang and others.

In desperation, he had no choice but to accept the canonization of the imperial court. On March 1649, the third year of Yongli (3), Yongli canonized Sun Kewang as the king of Dongping County, Li Dingguo as the king of Xining County, Liu Wenxiu as the Duke of Dian, and Ainengqi posthumously. He is the Duke of Sichuan, and his son Ai Chengye inherits the title.

Sun Kewang also gave up his original identity and officially enshrined Yongli as Zhengshuo!
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