Qin Liangyu was old after all, or in other words, the growth rate of his native soldiers could no longer keep up with Zhang Xianzhong's Western soldiers.
Outside Chongqing, in front of the governor Chen Shiqi, Zhang Xianzhong decisively defeated Zuo Liangyu, extinguishing the last hope of his city.
Qin Liangyu had to retreat from Shizhu and resist to the death.
In Chongqing City, all the officials had earthy faces.
Sichuan Governor Chen Shiqi 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 had not arrived at this time, so he simply stayed in Chongqing and supervised the war nearby.
He sent generals Zeng Ying and Zhao Ronggui to guard Zhongzhou and Liangshan (today's Liangping, Chongqing) respectively, but they were both defeated by Zhang Xianzhong's troops.
At this time, Shizhu's reinforcements were also defeated, and they were completely devastated.
But Chen Shiqi still stubbornly said: "Chongqing city is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and there is a city wall of tens of feet in the southwest. It is impregnable. Even a Western thief will have to lose a few teeth."
As a result, he refused Zhang Xianzhong's persuasion to surrender.
Sure enough, Zhang Xianzhong was furious, all the reinforcements were defeated, and he was still so stubborn.
One hundred thousand Western troops attacked Chongqing day and night, no matter the cost.
"Ask for help quickly!" Wang Xingjian, the prefect of Chongqing, looked at the ant-like Western Army and said in horror:
"I heard that Zhu Yixi, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan in Hanzhong Prefecture, had tens of thousands of troops and defeated Li Guo. With his help, we will be able to turn the crisis around."
Chen Shiqi then regretted: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Governor, when he got engaged, you wrote a congratulatory note yourself."
"I forgot about it." Chen Shiqi patted his head and said with a wry smile: "The Western bandits are threatening Sichuan since the first month of the year. I'm so busy. Then go to Hanzhong to invite General Zhu!"
"Governor, General Zhu has gone to Xiangyang now."
Everyone was helpless.
"Then go to Xiangyang to invite him!"
Chen Shiqi looked at the densely packed Western Army and said anxiously.
So, the bandits from the west gathered on the Yangtze River, and several small boats on the Fujiang River swung rapidly to spread the news.
In Nanyang, Zhu Yixi not only supervised the construction of fortresses and trained new soldiers, but important news suddenly came from Wuguan again.
But he said that Prime Minister Hui Deng has always felt uncomfortable since he was sent to Wuguan.
"How come I, the dignified commander-in-chief of Wuchang, seem to be a guard general?"
Prime Minister Hui Deng was quite surprised: "How can this be a meritorious service?"
When he was helpless, 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 following days, he looked forward to the canyon ahead, hoping to meet some old acquaintances of King Hanyang to intercede and let him leave Wuguan.
"General, look, there is a large group of people!"
"What, enemy attack?"
Hui Dengxiang was so excited that he woke up from his reverie and looked around.
"It seems like a wealthy businessman on his way."
The deputy general said softly: "These are fat sheep. If we pluck a few hairs, we will make a lot of money."
I saw hundreds of horse-drawn carriages and mule-drawn carriages moving slowly on the flat mountain road. A large number of guards were guarding and patrolling along the way. There were thousands of people there, which was extremely spectacular.
It seems that there is no end in sight at a glance.
The west side of Wuguan faces Guanzhong, and the terrain is relatively flat. The east side faces the outside of the pass, with winding mountainsides, high cliffs and deep valleys, making it narrow and difficult to navigate.
"Brothers, a big deal is coming!?"
Prime Minister Hui Deng said with great joy, but then he came to his senses: "Well, we are officers and soldiers, not bandits."
"A large unknown team is coming, so be prepared to prevent a surprise attack."
Therefore, Wuguan waited for the enemy, hoping to gain a lot of benefits. As a result, the opposite party directly sent someone:
"We are old acquaintances of King Hanyang."
"Who are you lying to?" Prime Minister Hui Deng said with disbelief: "We are also scholars, not those bandits. Are you, thousands of people, all old friends?"
"Just give this letter to King Hanyang."
The man said confidently.
Mr. Whidden was dubious.
Immediately, a few days later, Nanyang sent cavalry with two words: "Let's go!"
Xiang Huiden had no choice but to watch the huge team leave.
"Thank you, General, for letting me go. I hope you'll accept it if you're kind enough."
Finally, this group of people sent five thousand taels of silver.
Looking at the carriage going further and further away, Mr. Huiden felt heartbroken: "How wonderful it would be if they weren't the king's old friends!"
In mid-May of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, King Fu officially put aside his role as superintendent of the country and ascended the throne as emperor, with the next year being the first year of Hongguang.
And, as in history, four towns in Jiangbei were established, with Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, and Liu Zeqing in charge, and a supervisor was set up in Yangzhou to coordinate.
Shi Kefa was forced to leave Nanjing again and ran to Yangzhou.
At this time, the Nanjing court officially issued an edict stating that Zhu Yixi had regained Xiangyang Mansion and Chengtian Mansion, defeated Bai Wang, and added the meritorious service of killing Li Guo, and the Jin Dynasty named Zhu Yixi the King of Hanyang.
Along with it came the royal robe, crown, servants, eunuchs, maids, and ten thousand taels of silver for the construction of the palace.
This is officially the dust has settled.
Zhu Yixi didn't care about this, as long as he had the power to open the government.
In Nanyang, Zhu Yixi also met Shaanxi businessmen, friends from Wuguan.
To be precise, it is the identity of Shaanxi merchants, Shaanxi merchants in Weinan.
Such as the He family, the Zhan family, the Zhao family, the Yan family, etc. The TV series is about Shaanxi businessmen.
"Aren't you Shaanxi merchants fawning over Li Zicheng? Why did you suddenly leave Wuguan and join the Ming Dynasty?"
When Zhu Yixi faced He Zongcheng, the head of the Weinan He family, he couldn't help but chuckle.
The words are full of sarcasm.
He Zongcheng did not feel dissatisfied and sighed: "It is true that we are blind and do not recognize the real dragon."
"After Li Zicheng left Xi'an, within a few days, a steady stream of gold, silver and jewelry was transported to Xi'an City. By April, there were countless carriages running on the road, and he even died of exhaustion. Thousands of war horses.”
"Later, we learned that all the civil and military officials in Beijing were tortured and plundered, with hundreds of people killed and injured."
"Then, you quickly learned that Li Zicheng was defeated, so you couldn't wait to abandon him."
Zhu Yixi sneered and said: "He is indeed a businessman, and his ability to adapt to the wind is very impressive."
He Zongcheng's expression remained unchanged and he lowered his head and said: "We, the merchants, just want to protect our own family in troubled times, so we have to compromise."
Zhu Yixi was disdainful.
He has a thorough understanding of businessmen. This group of Shaanxi businessmen is very knowledgeable. I am afraid that they have guessed that Li Zicheng was defeated and needed more wealth to increase his troops and take revenge.
Therefore, they simply abandoned Li Zicheng, avoided the "rich family" again, and left Wuguan.
After investigation, he was the most suitable to be attached.
Historically, Shaanxi merchants were severely damaged by Li Zicheng. Later, in the early Qing Dynasty, they had to go south to Sichuan to obtain well salt, which restored their vitality and prospered again.
Seeing Zhu Yixi's face, He Zongcheng pulled his mouth, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, held it in his hand and said:
"To congratulate your Majesty on your new title, I and other Shaanxi merchants specially send you a congratulatory gift. This is the gift list——"
Zhu Yixi took it and took a look, her expression suddenly changed.
