Nanming Yiming

Chapter 69 The Track of History

Now Jin Shenghuan can be said to be full of energy. In less than a month, he has already occupied the eleven prefectures in Jiangxi, with nearly 30 troops under his command.

He became the warlord with the largest number of subordinates in the Yongli court.

Now that the people's hearts are available and the morale is booming, it is time to take advantage of the situation to expand its influence, but where to fight has made him difficult.

Although Jin Shenghuan is ruthless, he seems to be a person with a lot of ideas, but in fact, whenever he encounters a big event, he often hesitates and looks forward and backward.

This time, if Wang Deren and Huang Renlong hadn't repeatedly instigated and cooked "raw rice into cooked rice", Jin Shenghuan might not have dared to make up his mind to raise the flag anyway.

Although Qian Mo was afraid that Jin Shenghuan would repeat the mistakes of history, he deliberately arranged this "excerpt".

Jin Shenghuan also publicly stated that he would raise his troops to the north and regain Nanjing in one fell swoop.

But after seeing off Qian Ning, Jin Shenghuan started to mutter again.

Regarding the next move, the civil and military forces under Jin Shenghuan also had serious differences.

The former officials of the Ming Dynasty, led by university scholars Jiang Yueguang and Yu Yinggui, advocated taking advantage of the emptiness of the Qing army and directly raising troops to the north to conquer Nanjing in one fell swoop.

Jiang Yueguang said excitedly: "Nanchang raises troops, and the world is shaking today. People everywhere are looking forward to it."

"The Duke of Yu only needs to lead his troops northward from Raozhou, conquering the Second Mansion of Huixuan all the way; the Marquis of Jianwu diverts water from Jiujiang all the way down the river. In this way, the land and water advance together, and the army of the Marquis of Dingxi is supported by the side. Drum down."

"At that time, it is only necessary to take His Majesty Yongli back to Nanjing, worship the Xiaoling Mausoleum and announce it to the world, and the south of the Yangtze River can be settled. In this way, there is hope for my great Ming Dynasty, Duke Yu, and Marquis Jianwu will also be famous in history!"

In fact, the strength of Nanjing City at this moment is really very empty. If Jin Shenghuan made up his mind early, there is still hope to capture Nanjing.

After all, at this time Ma Guozhu's main forces were all attracted to the Susong area, and Jin Shenghuan led the army northward, and they would basically surrender along the way.Coupled with the support of Qian Mo and Zhang Mingzhen, it is reasonable to conquer Nanjing.

Of course, it is not certain whether it can be held. After all, the main force of the Eight Banners will still go south, and there will definitely be some contests, but the situation in Jiangnan must be very different.

From a strategic point of view, Jiang Riguang's suggestion is the best policy.

In history, Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of the emptiness of the Yuan court's troops in Nanjing and established the foundation of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop after taking Nanjing.

Nanjing's influence on Jiangnan is unmatched by any other city.

At this time, Wang Deren, who raised troops with Jin Shenghuan, advocated sending troops to Huguang, and it would be best to conquer Wuchang in one fell swoop.

Wang Deren's reasons are also very good.

After his army occupied the Jiujiang area, the Fuming forces in many places in Hubei and Anhui in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River responded quickly, and the situation was quite impressive.

Rebels from all walks of life in the north of the Yangtze River rose up one after another, and sent people to contact them to express their willingness to vote.

Wen Ruilin recorded: "On the first month of Wuzichun, Jiangxi Jinsheng Huan came and returned, and east of Jiujiang, Wangfeng is close." The anti-Qing forces in Taihu (the name of Anhui county), Susong, Qianshan, and Yingshan rose one after another, and each set up a cottage, dedicated to Nanming. Zhengshuo of the Yongli court.

On February [-]th, all the rebels in the Shanzhai made Zhu Tongqi, a descendant of Ming Ning Fan, as the king of Shicheng, who lived in Feiqi Village in Qianshan. Kedao, Ministry, and General Town belong to Xianbei.

Those who did not pay homage to other villages surrendered with soldiers.Those who conferred positions in the Ministry and Academy included Fu Mengbi, Fu Qianzhi, Guichan, and monk Yitang.Therefore, there were 24 villages in Tongqifu, and because they contacted the 48 villages in Qihuang, the people who came to pay homage to each of them received different jobs."

Zhu Guocai of Luzhou prefecture took the pseudonym Feng Hongtu, "falsely called the Shige Department (Kefa)" and raised troops in the name of "Falsely Calling Shigebu (Kefa)". He first conquered Chao County, and then colluded with Wu Guangyu, the eunuch of Wuwei Prefecture, Shen Shijian, Wu Qiansheng and others, and joined forces inside and outside on the night of the 29th day of the first lunar month. , Conquer Wuwei State.

Wang Deren was not as timid as Jin Shenghuan, he directly sent troops to fight.

On February 28, an army under Wang Deren arrived at the city of Qizhou in more than [-] ships, and more than [-] horsemen on land also attacked the south gate.

Although Qizhou was not captured due to the steadfast defense of the Qing soldiers, Wang Deren's army had occupied Huangmei, Guangji and other counties, and sent civil and military officials.

Qishui County's Fuming forces are also very active. The county annals record, "In the fifth year of Shunzhi, Jiangxi Jin rebels arrived in Jiujiang. Qi, Huang, Ying, and Luo's villages misunderstood it. Linked with Xiongchang, stretching hundreds of miles The Qidongbei area was also fooled. After several years of attacking the city and plundering the countryside, the civilians fled. Ji Chouxia, the governor Chi and Ke led his troops to recruit them. The search changed again, the soldiers went back, and recruited them again. However, the women's huts Separation is very disturbing"

"Macheng County Chronicles" records: "In the fifth year of Shunzhi, Jin Shenghuan, Jiangxi, rebelled against the provincial capital. It was heard that Jiangbei, Zhou Chengmo and others, because of advocating chaos from Beixiang, stretched southeast mountains and Ying and Huo Valleys, and gathered together. Xu Ding, the county magistrate, invited soldiers to seek peace. Of."

Later, Luo Xiujin, governor of Qinghu, Guangchuan and Sichuan, said in a memorial: "Jiangyou Jin rebelled against the army and reported rebellion in February of the fifth year of Shunzhi, and the people who responded to the rebellion in the Yellow area except Huangpi had no land but were thieves. The counties are all fortified against thieves, and at that time there was no danger of guarding the city, so how can we ask about the collection of taxes?"

The book also specifically pointed out that Qizhou, Macheng, Luotian, Qishui, Huangmei, Guangji, Huanggang, and Huang'an counties were "occupied by local thieves and the fields were abandoned" in the fifth and sixth years of Shunzhi.

Even in Xiaogan County, northwest of the provincial capital Wuchang, rebel forces are on the rise, and local officials are in constant panic.

However, after the Qing court received the report of the Jiangxi uprising, it immediately ordered Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi who had entered Hunan to lead their troops back to Hanyang.

Kong Youde saw that people's hearts were not stable, so in order to prevent internal changes, he even killed Liu Chengyin, the former Ming Anguo Gong who had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in Hunan, and Fu Shangrui, the governor of Pian Shen, and others.

Although the anti-Qing uprisings in various places in Jiangbei continued to fall, due to the failure of Wang Deren's attack and the quick response of the Qing court, the main force was transferred back in time to defend Hanyang and Wuchang, stabilizing the situation in Huguang.

At this time, if Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren can concentrate their main force to go northward, there is a good chance of winning.

Moreover, it will become extremely difficult for the Qing army to supply food in the south of the Yangtze River if Huguang, the "granary of the world", is taken down.It can also be connected with the Nanming forces in Guangxi and Hunan.

Although it is not as influential as winning Nanjing, capturing Wuchang is definitely much stronger than defending Jiangxi.

Wang Deren's suggestion is not a good strategy, and the actual effect is not necessarily worse than winning Nanjing.

After all, from the perspective of the overall situation and Qian Mo's own perspective, it is the best policy for Jin Shenghuan to send troops to Nanjing.

But from Jin Shenghuan's own point of view, it may be more beneficial to win Wuchang.

However, the move of the Qing army to shrink its troops in Huguang relieved the pressure of the Ming army in Hunan, Guangxi to a certain extent.

It is a pity that He Tengjiao, governor of Huguang in Nanming at this time, did not send troops in time to support Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi after the Qing court suddenly withdrew his troops.
Instead, continue to be keen on infighting.

By the time he realized it later and sent troops to recover the lost ground, he had already missed the best time.

After all, in this era, both Jin Shenghuan and He Tengjiao are quite lagging behind in intelligence.

Even the intelligence of the Qing court is far inferior to that of Qian Mo's intelligence department. After all, with Qian Mo's "God's perspective", the intelligence department is much more targeted.

Of course, the profitability of the intelligence department is also very strong now, and the intelligence department also has a commission for the income of reselling "scalper tickets" in Nanchang.

Today, among the ministries of the Suhu Governor's Mansion, although the intelligence department's profitability is not as good as that of the industry department under the chief minister, it can be said to have the most various welfare commissions. This is also the reason why the intelligence department can grow rapidly .

No matter it is Nanjing or Wuchang, no matter which one Jin Shenghuan decides to attack, it will be extremely beneficial to Nanming.

It's a pity that no matter Jiang Riguang, the head of the civil servants under Jin Shenghuan's command, or Wang Deren, the head of the generals, can't compare to the next Huang Renlong in terms of ability to fool.

It was the man who falsely claimed that "Long Wu is alive" and forged edicts to Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren.

In fact, history often undergoes major changes because of some small people.

Qian Mo may never have imagined in his dreams that the tearful "excerpt" he arranged so painstakingly could not be worth Huang Renlong's deception at all.

If Qian Mo's history can be learned better, remember that it was because of this man's deceit that Jin Shenghuan bumped into the "iron plate" of Ganzhou in history, I am afraid that this Huang Renlong would have been assassinated by the intelligence department long ago up.

Just as Jiang Riguang and Wang Deren were fighting and chattering endlessly, Jin Shenghuan was also having a hard time choosing between Nanjing and Wuchang.

Huang Renlong, the "big fool", finally made his debut.

Due to his previous "excellent" performance, Jin Shenghuan now attaches great importance to the opinion of Huang Renlong, the former aide.

Huang Renlong himself doesn't have any outstanding talents. Although he has read some history books, he doesn't have much real talent in his stomach.

But he is good at trying to figure out Jin Shenghuan's mind, and he is even more daring to lie and deceive, as can be seen in the operation of "Longwu is not dead" before.

At this time, he had just been appointed by Jin Shenghuan as the Minister of War of the five provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan.

Although he is not as talented as Jiang Riguang, he is not as brave as Wang Deren.But how could he, who was working so hard, be defeated?
As soon as Huang Renlong opened his mouth, he overruled everyone's correct opinions.

Said: "Attack Nanjing and Wuchang? You are all blind, and you can't see Mount Tai."

"Didn't you hear about King Ning's rebellion in Nanchang during the Zhengde period? Don't you know that Ganzhou is still under the control of the Qing army?"

Jin Shenghuan didn't read much, so naturally he didn't understand what Huang Renlong said, so he asked, "How do you say that?"

Thus, Huang Renlong began to shake his head and show off his historical knowledge.

Said: "Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao rebelled during the Zhengde period. The situation is similar to ours now. At first, it was very powerful in Jiangxi, but why did Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao fail in just 43 days?"

"It's because he only wanted to capture Nanjing quickly so that he could occupy half of the south of the Yangtze River, but he ignored the threats around him and didn't capture Ganzhou in time. As a result, when Zhu Chenhao attacked Nanjing, Wang Shouren, the governor of Gannan, took the opportunity to send troops from Ganzhou to capture After leaving Nanchang, they directly copied Zhu Chenhao's lair."

"Zhu Chenhao's tactic of focusing on the head and disregarding the back is not advisable. Once the backyard is on fire, it will be difficult to take care of the end and the end, and it will inevitably lose sight of the other."

After Huang Renlong's explanation, Jin Shenghuan finally understood.

What he meant was to stabilize the rear first, and then expand outward, that is, to fight against the outside world, one must first secure the inside.

I have to say that Huang Renlong's statement was quite deceptive. For a while, everyone felt that what he said was not unreasonable. Even Jiang Riguang and Wang Deren did not refute him in time.

Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with the policy of "to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down at home".

However, it is obviously inappropriate to compare the current situation in Jiangxi with the situation when Zhu Chenhao rebelled.

The so-called "this time, that time", when Zhu Chenhao rebelled, the whole world opposed him.

It is easy for him to risk sending troops to Nanjing to "catch fire in the backyard".

But now Jin Shenghuan's actions have not only won the support of most people in Jiangxi Province, but even the surrounding areas have responded positively.

On the contrary, Ganzhou, where Liu Wuyuan, the governor of Southern Gansu, is relatively isolated. Not only the surrounding Jiangxi prefectures have announced that they are going anyway,

Even the adjacent places such as Binzhou in Hunan are also Nanming's chassis.

Jin Shenghuan only needs to leave some troops in Ji'an Mansion to guard Ganzhou.

Liu Wuyuan only had a few thousand troops in his hands. If he dared to take the opportunity to attack Nanchang, he might lose Ganzhou before he reached Nanchang.

The "stealing behavior" in Ganzhou that Huang Renlong is worried about is purely unfounded.

Originally, with Jin Shenghuan's indecisive character, he probably still struggled a bit.

But by coincidence, the envoy who went to Nangan to surrender came back at this time.

The envoy reported that Liu Wuyuan, governor of Southern Jiangxi, and others refused to surrender, and accused Jin Shenghuan of surrendering and then rebelling. He was actually a "family slave with three surnames".

Now Jin Shenghuan couldn't bear it anymore, he was already responding to every call at this time, the aloof Duke Yu of the Ming Dynasty was no longer the little character that was manipulated by others before.

Immediately ordered Wang Deren to lead his troops to guard the Jiujiang area and closely monitor the movement of the Qing army in the direction of Wuchang.

And I have to do my best to raise an army of 20, advancing by land and water.If you don't flatten Ganzhou, you will never withdraw your troops.

Unwilling, Jiang Riguang dissuaded him: "Duke Yu said in public that he would send his army northward to recover Nanjing. How can he break his promise to the world at this time?"

At this time, Jin Shenghuan was angry, and under Huang Renlong's flickering, he had already completely forgotten the heroic words of "conquering Jinling and recovering the southern capital" before.

However, considering that he is now a dignified Duke of Yu, who is also a person of status, it is really inappropriate to say nothing.

So they sent [-] troops to the north to support Raozhou, and ordered Pan Yongxi, the defender of Raozhou, to lead his troops to attack Nanjing tentatively.

Seeing that the deal was done now, Jiang Riguang knew that Jin Shenghuan would not be able to change his mind, so he invited the governor to join Pan Yongxi in the Northern Expedition to recover Nanjing.

Then Jin Shenghuan ordered the troops of Fuzhou and Jianchang to harass Guangxin Mansion and drag the Qing army here to cooperate with Jiang Riguang and Pan Yongxi's Northern Expedition.

Jin Shenghuan himself led an army of 10,000+ to Ji'an Mansion, preparing to join Liu Yipeng and Li Shiyuan and conquer Ganzhou in one fell swoop.

Although Qian Mo's butterfly wings were flapping desperately, it seemed that he still couldn't shake the track of history, and it was just that Jiang Riguang, a partisan of the Northern Expedition, was added.

Jin Shenghuan's main force still rushed to Ganzhou, the "land of broken dreams" in Nanming in history.

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