Chapter 116: Fu Bureau
Earlier, on Qian Yuchuan's order, several Nanyang counties such as Xinye, Dengzhou (today's Deng County), and Tangxian (today's Tanghe) kept transporting people to Nanyang Mansion to be consumed by Guan Shengyun, and it was already mostly empty. When the people in the wilderness saw that Nanyang had fallen, their pride suddenly disappeared and they returned to their usual cowardly and humble state. Knowing that their hometown and county town would not be safe, many people did not dare to go home at all, so they scattered in the mountains to avoid the disaster. When Gu Baihua and Gong Derun entered Xinye, it was as if they were entering an uninhabited land: the city gate was open, the magistrate and the minister were hanging beams in the Yamen, and the county magistrate and others were missing.
When the news came back, Nanyang had already been looted. Guan Shengyun lit a huge fire in the Tang palace and marched to Xinye.
In the past, every time he captured a state capital, Guan Shengyun used the treasury to replenish his supplies, and then he would often distribute the remaining grain and supplies to the people who were surviving the disaster. But he didn't do it this time, because of anger and, of course, unspeakable fear. All the supplies that he couldn't carry were burned to the ground. While the soldiers were busy looting, the auxiliary army was not idle either. Most of them went out of the city to catch the people scattered in the fields, and then asked them to carry the bodies to the Feishui River. The remaining half were forced to escape before they could escape. The people in the city demolished the city bricks, and the removed city bricks were smashed on the spot. By the time the army was ready to leave, the four walls of Nanyang had almost turned into half adobe. It was completely impossible to build them again - a large project would take a year or two even if there were sufficient personnel and materials, let alone now?
Afterwards, the whole city of Nanyang almost fell into a sea of fire! Guan Shengyun did not massacre the city, but he could not easily let go of those who almost killed him. Not only that, on the way to Xinye, Gao Tengdou's three flying beast battalions and You Futian's two water-shaped battalions deliberately detoured from Tang County and Dengzhou respectively - the generals' idea was simple: since you If you are in the first grade of junior high school, don’t blame me if you are in the fifteenth grade!
Tens of thousands of floating corpses in the river scared the people along the way and fled away. The furthest along the Han River actually floated all the way to Chengtian Mansion (today's Zhongxiang)! The morale of Guan Shengyun's headquarters is unprecedentedly high: This is the consequences of opposing our army!
The Ming Dynasty had the theory of four capital cities: "two capitals" and "two capitals". The so-called "two capitals" are Shuntianfu in Beijing and Yingtianfu in Nanjing, while the "two capitals" are Fengyangfu in Zhongdu and Chengtianfu in Xingdu. It sounds confusing, but in fact, it is not difficult to distinguish these place names as long as you have the know-how to understand them.
Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing is the place where Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, established his tripod. During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, Nanjing was called Jiqing. Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor here and changed its name to Yingtian Mansion, which means that he gained the world "in response to the destiny of God". Note that at that time, Nanjing was not called Nanjing yet.
Prince Zhu Biao died early. After Zhu Yuanzhang died, the throne was passed to his grandson Zhu Yunwen. Emperor Jianwen still made this his capital. Not long after, Zhu Yunwen was killed by his fourth uncle Zhu Di and disappeared. King Yan was successfully promoted to Emperor Yongle. But Yingtian Mansion is Zhu Yunwen's hometown after all, and Zhu Di feels uneasy. After much deliberation, he still slept peacefully in his own territory, so he shouted loudly, "The emperor guards the country's gates" and ran back to Peiping. Peiping was called Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang changed the name to mean "the north is pacified and there will be peace from now on." He asked the most capable Lao Si to establish a vassal here to beat the Mongolian compatriots, and the title of the king was King Yan. After Zhu Di ran back from beheading his nephew, he set up the capital here. No matter how you say it, it's a bit unjustifiable for the uncle to kill his nephew. He had to prove that he didn't actually kill his nephew, but was "complying with God's will", so he changed his name to Shuntian Mansion. At this time, Yingtian Mansion in the south already had a set of six ready-made teams. Whether it was because many people were unwilling to go north, or because Zhu Di was worried about using his eldest nephew, or because "I will personally command the defense when I go to the north to build the army." The mentality of "Guomen is not afraid of you, let alone distrustful of you", Ying Tianfu's team has continued to remain. Zhu Di established a new team in Shuntian Mansion. This is the real "imperial court". As a result, Yingtian Mansion and Shuntian Mansion have the colloquial names of "South" Beijing and "North" Beijing respectively - the team in Nanjing has become a decoration. Those who failed in the power struggle are not favored by the emperor and are inconvenient to kill. Those who were cut off... were all sent there to drink tea, watch newspapers and watch videos, and their treatment remained the same.
As an aside, after the Revolution of 1911, Sun Zhongshan (typo) took office as the interim president in Nanjing, but the real strength was with Yuan Shikai in Beijing. Cannon has been struggling for a long time, insisting that Lao Yuan go south to take office. If Lao Yuan doesn't do it, Cannon can't do anything. No matter what we say, we must not suffer any loss, we have to emphasize the status of "capital capital", so Nanjing is called that to this day.
Needless to say, Fengyang Mansion in the central capital, Zhu Yuanzhang’s hometown, is called the Land of Longxing. No one dares to say anything bad about Taizu's hometown, but the Holy Spirit himself would not go to places where birds don't poop, so he gave it a good name and raised the administrative level, and that was it. It is located in the sun of Phoenix Mountain, hence its name.
Not many people know about Chengtian Mansion in Xingdu. Emperor Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao died at a young age without leaving any sons. In line with the principle of "brothers eventually descend to younger brothers", one of the Kineda clan kings must be chosen to inherit the throne. The nearest one was King Xing Zhu Youzhi. King Xing was already dead at this time, and his posthumous title was "Xian", so we generally call him "King Xian*". The title of King Xing was inherited by Zhu Houcong. So everyone welcomed Zhu Houcong to the north to become the emperor... and then the famous "Great Ceremony Meeting" broke out: a group of ministers did nothing serious and pestered him all day long to insist that Zhu Houcong accept the death of his uncle Xiaozong Zhu Youtang as his father, so that he could be regarded as the father of Emperor Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao. "Kiss" the younger brother - the book of sages talks about "brothers eventually marrying younger brothers", not "brothers eventually marrying cousins"! Since the sages cannot make mistakes, it can only be the parents who made mistakes and have to correct them! It is only in line with the etiquette of a country that you recognize your dead uncle as your biological father and your aunt as your biological mother, and call your biological father uncle and your biological mother as your aunt... After three years of tossing, Zhu Houcong was completely pissed off. It stopped. Zhu Houcong never stops doing anything, and of course, there will always be flatterers to help: the place where the vassal is established must be a very auspicious place, and it must be renamed with a noble name! What should be changed? Taizu is the "Ying" Heaven, Chengzu is the "Shun" Heaven, I inherit according to the will of God... OK, let's call it "Chengtian Mansion"! However, because of the "Great Ceremony" incident, Zhu Houcong, also known as Emperor Jiajing, was extremely unpopular among civil servants - don't forget, history books are all written by civil servants*! Therefore, by accident, this Chengtian Mansion is rarely mentioned by people intentionally or unintentionally, and it is not as well-known as the first three...
Whether it is "ying", "shun", or "acceptance", the word "天" must be added at the end - do you see, it all means God (God said: "Your uncle")! It just emphasizes the divine right of kings.
Normal - anyway, whoever wins in the end can speak on behalf of God. Well, it can also be said to be the choice of the people of the Ming Dynasty.
The next day, Luo Shifan came to Xiangyang Mansion again.
Luo Shifan guessed that it would be easier to talk this time. For this reason, we also made relatively complete preparations and brought along Sun Chunlong and several other entourages.
However, he was wrong.
It was so easy to talk about, so passionate!
The prefect's Yamen opened the middle door to welcome Luo Shifan in!
Of course, Luo Shifan, who was born in an official family, knew that the middle door would only be opened under three circumstances: "to welcome angels, to arrive at a superior official, and to take office as a new official." He was just a commoner and a "rebel", so he couldn't help but be stunned. After all, he is not a rough guy like Takagu who doesn't understand anything. Luo Shifan subconsciously declined: "My lords, this... is not allowed, right?"
Mo Qiushui changed his attitude from yesterday and laughed loudly: "Mr. Luo, there is no need to be too modest! Since your army has the intention to serve the imperial court, and God's grace is so great, there is absolutely no reason to deny it. The commander-in-chief of your army must not be granted the title of commander-in-chief. Deputy Marshal, that is the official rank of the second rank and the second rank. To take on this important responsibility at a young age, sir, he must be the third rank and the third rank! From now on, the future is even more limitless. The lower official is only a fourth rank official. Sooner or later, all of you will be Mo A certain Shangguan, you should treat your husband with the courtesy of welcoming a Shangguan, hahaha."
Zhang Kexin, Gan Zhihai and others followed suit and started shouting: "Mr. Luo, please don't give in. Let us all take advantage of it! Let's go together, together!" Without any explanation, Luo Shifan was pushed in from the middle door.
Deng Sen stood stupidly outside the door, scratching his head and feeling confused: "I am a serious second-grade deputy general. Let alone the middle school, I am looked down upon like a dog by all the civil servants. Why on earth is this? " Mo Qiushui turned around and glared fiercely. He shrunk his neck in fright and hurriedly followed him with his head lowered.
The faces of several officials were full of joy, and they were so affectionate that they were like meeting a nephew whom they had not seen for many years. Luckily for Luo Shifan, other generals would not be able to cope with such a scene.
There were only a few minor changes to the supplies listed on the list. The young military advisor could tell at a glance that they must really not be in the Xiangyang Mansion's treasury - because they had already taken the initiative to make enough compensation elsewhere, even for their favorite items. Zhang Youzhi, who took advantage of the situation, would be speechless after reading this!
As for the garrison in Gucheng, Zhang Kexin even took out the order written to Jiang Zhonggang (also known as Zhengcao), the magistrate of Gucheng, stamped it with the bright red magistrate's Yamen seal in front of Luo Shifan, and handed it to the latter solemnly: "Mr. Luo, Since your army has been doing good deeds, your virtues are widespread, and your Majesty's children are all over the world, we will be a family from now on. Please send someone to deliver this order to Gucheng." He stared at his eyes and spoke of the alliance under the city. Luo Shifan didn't know how to respond, so serious and refreshing, so he had to take it with both hands respectfully and reply: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang."
Mo Qiushui felt somewhat embarrassed. The Xiangyang Prefecture is easy to talk to and can be fooled no matter what, but some terms require the acquiescence and cooperation of the Huguang Third Division, which is a bit tricky. However, Luo Shifan had already been prepared. As soon as Mo Qiushui said something and clapped his hands, Sun Chunlong and others carried up two large wooden boxes and placed them on the ground.
Luo Shifan said with a smile: "Everyone knows that our army is sincere, but my commander-in-chief knows that, separated by mountains and rivers, the adults of Huguang Third Division may not be completely aware of it for a while. These things may be of some help to our army. Please express your feelings to the adults, and I would like to trouble you to convey them to you."
Guan Shengyun's seizure included many cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings, gold beads and jade. Carrying these things to fight thousands of miles is cumbersome, but it is perfect to use them here, so Luo Yonghao picked some and asked Luo Shifan to bring them.
He nodded to Sun Chunlong and opened the box. The eyes of all the officials were immediately attracted to it and could not be separated from it: the small bronze tripod with mottled patina, the gleaming animal-headed agate cup, the crystal-clear jade pendant... Luo Shifan casually took out the scroll. The painting scroll: "This is the "Picture of Ruihe" written by Emperor Huizong." Then he took out another picture, "This is the "Tie of Quick Snow and Clear Scenery" by Mr. Wang Youjun (Wang Xizhi)..." He spoke without leaving his eyes. The officials observed for a while and asked with a smile: "My lords, can this make the adults of the Huguang Third Division understand our sincerity?"
"That's enough, that's enough." The overjoyed Mo Qiushui finally moved his eyes away from the two wooden boxes with difficulty, thinking to himself, "Not to mention the Third Division of Huguang, I think it makes sense to the adults who came to the capital!"
Gan Zhihai's heart was moved and he suddenly said: "Mr. Luo, there is something I need to explain clearly about the responsibilities of the lower official. Don't be surprised, sir. Your envoy mentioned that you want to set up a liaison office in Xiangyang Prefecture. How many people are you going to send? If there are too many people, So many, it shocked King Xiang and his thousand-year-old king..."
Luo Shifan did not answer directly: "Don't worry, Mr. Gan, the liaison office is just to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, and there won't be too many people. You adults should know that the reason why we are like this is really because we have no choice but to live." Now if we can settle down, we can't wish for it. Who will disturb Prince Qiantose's peace? The Huguang Third Division and the Capital Master will even bother Prince Chitose to say a few words for us." After saying that, he made a gesture to Mo Qiushui. wink.
Mo Qiu Shui understood immediately and continued: "Brother Nachuan, Mr. Luo is right. Everyone is here for the imperial court. Chitose must rely on brother Nachuan. The three divisions are all senior officials of Brother Yu. Chitose is better than me." It’s more than a hundred times more effective…”
Gan Zhihai sighed: "Brother Wang, Brother Weiting, you and I are in the same spirit. Needless to say, Gan should do his best."
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The negotiations with the Fu Bureau are concluded!
Knowledge points in this article.
*Wangjue and king title: As mentioned before, the prince's title is one word. Before the Qing Dynasty, the names of countries in the Spring and Autumn Period were often used, such as King of Yan, King of Qin, etc. In order to distinguish each vassal king of a certain prince, when he dies, a posthumous title will be assigned to distinguish him. For example, Zhou Ding Wang Zhu Ji, Zhou Xian Wang Zhu Youdun, Zhou Jian Wang Zhu Youjuan... Note that those who are called this way are all dead, and those who are still alive are all called Zhou Wang. The county king is one level lower than the prince. The king's title is two characters. The name of the county must be used, followed by the two characters "prefecture and king", such as Zheng Chenggong, Prince of Yanping County.
*History written by civil servants. See the previous section about Ming Wuzong's battle with the little prince: In the battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, even the little emperor "killed an enemy with his own hands", only a dozen Mongols were killed in total, and the Ming army died more than fifty... Who? letter? Another example is Wei Zhongxian, who has never had trouble with the common people. Why is his reputation among the people so bad? One of the important reasons is that he did something when he was in charge of Dongchang: Aren't some civil servants trying their best to gain fame by getting a beating from the imperial cane? When I went to court, I wore thick cotton trousers in advance and had a mat sewn on my buttocks. The person who did it was not really spanking... Old Wei gave the order: strip your buttocks naked and spank them to death...
