While Chang Yu was having a few drinks at Dongliu and Huang Degong, drinking and bragging happily, hundreds of miles away in Wuchang, a middle-aged man was sitting alone in the hall, holding a cup of tea and looking at the letter on the table. , lost in thought.
This middle-aged man was Zuo Liangyu, the thief general who was stationed in Wuchang to support his troops and respect himself. The most praised person in history books was that he was self-sufficient. Zhang Guowei looked down upon Xiong Wencan and refused to listen to their orders, which made Yang Sichang angry to death.
Looking at what he did in his military career, it can be said that he is on par with Liu Zeqing and others. The most common thing he did was to rob and rob as a thief while fighting with the thief army. He robbed people and women and did more evil than the thief army. Many of them had committed crimes for the court several times, but later used generals to atone for their sins because there were no generals available in the court.
But there is one thing to say, he is also the general who fought the most times among the rebels, winning and losing 50-50. In one battle, Zhang Xianzhong shot two arrows at the opponent and almost killed Zhang Xianzhong with a knife. At that time, Lao Zhang couldn't bear it. Zuo Liangyu knew he was about to surrender and continued to attack, but was stopped by Xiong Wencan. Otherwise, where would Zhang Xianzhong come to Sichuan to become bigger now?
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642), Hou Xun, as the governor, gave 500,000 yuan to reward Zuo Liangyu's subordinates. Zuo Liangyu and Li Zicheng fought in Zhuxian Town. Zuo Liangyu was defeated and retreated to Xiangyang. Kaifeng fought again, but Zuo Liangyu did not dare to fight. Li Zicheng then attacked Xiangyang, and Zuo Liangyu withdrew his troops to Wuchang. Zuo Liangyu asked the King of Chu for soldiers and food and wages, but received no supplies, so he plundered Wuchang, including grain and salt ships. After arriving in Jiujiang, he gathered 200,000 troops to wait and protect himself. Later, Zhang Xianzhong defeated Wuchang, and the imperial court strictly ordered to send troops. Only then did he go out to defeat Zhang Xianzhong, who was not yet stable, and regain Hanyang. After Zhang Xianzhong entered Shu, he sent troops to regain Wuchang.
In other words, since the year before last, for more than two years, Zuo Liangyu has been holding troops in Wuchang and watching. He does not rebel and does not obey orders. I just watch quietly, and I can tell from this that he is awesome. degree.
After introducing Zuo Liangyu’s resume, let’s talk about his current location, Wuchang.
Many people confuse Wuchang and Ezhou, and it is indeed easy to confuse them because Ezhou was also called Wuchang in ancient times. In many cases, Wuchang was called Ezhou and Ezhou was called Wuchang. Not to mention ordinary people and experts are confused. , some people may even think that Wuchang where Zuo Liangyu is based is actually in Ezhou.
To elaborate, this incident is actually related to Sun Quan. The name of Wuchang began at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms. In order to compete with Liu Bei for Jingzhou, Sun Quan moved the capital from Jianye (today's Nanjing) to E County (today's Ezhou City) in 221 AD. The name was changed to "Wuchang", which means "ruling the country with force to make it prosperous", and Wuchang County was established. This is the earliest origin of the name Wuchang, so Wuchang at that time was actually Ezhou today.
. Then the name of Wuchang belongs to Ezhou, so why did Wuhan appear again? This has to start with Sun Quan.
Not long after Sun Quan changed E County to Wuchang, he built a city to the north of Sheshantou in Wuchang, now Wuhan City. Because the other side of the Yangtze River was the outlet of the Han River (called Xiashui in ancient times), it was called Xiakou City. The county seat at that time was located in Jinkou (now Jinkou Town, Jiangxia). During the Southern Dynasty and Song Dynasty, Xiakou City was the seat of Jiangxia County in Yingzhou, so Xiakou City was also called Yingcheng. During the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and Song for hundreds of years, Ezhou County was established as the seat of Jiangxia County, and Xiakou City was expanded and renamed Ezhou City, so the current Wuchang was called Ezhou at that time.
Until the Yuan Dynasty in 1297 when Ezhou Road was changed to Wuchang Road, Jiangxia County still existed. This may be the earliest reason why Xiakou and Ezhou were called Wuchang in ancient times. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was Jiangxia County, Wuchang Prefecture. In the Ming Dynasty, there was also a vassal palace in Wuchang City.
Friends who are interested can search for information about the love and hatred between these two places. I won’t go into details here, but what is certain is that the Wuchang where Zuo Liangyu was based is now Wuhan Wuchang, which is built on Jiangxia Mountain (a part of today’s Snake Mountain). Wuchang City (where the Crane Tower is located) to the north was later expanded and Snake Mountain became the central mountain of the city. At the foot of the south mountain is the Prince of Chu's Mansion.
The city was built along the river, covering an area of seven to eight square kilometers. Today's Wuchang city center is located in it. The city's tall and thick walls have nine gates, just like Beijing. The only remaining Uprising Gate is the southeast gate among the nine gates. Hemen, unfortunately, was demolished as a "feudal fortress" within three years after the Wuchang Uprising.
In addition, things have changed over time. Not to mention that the original historical sites are hard to find, even the Catfish Tao (a river that flows into the city) outside the south gate of the city has disappeared, not to mention that several beautiful lakes in the city at that time have long since disappeared. Become fertile farmland.
Across the river from Wuchang City are the Han River (today's Han River) and Hanyang City. In short, Wuchang's strategic location is so crucial. It is easy to defend, difficult to attack, and self-sufficient. It is no wonder that it is located here. Zuo Liangyu had an idea. I love
And as the situation in the court worsened, Zuo Liangyu's thoughts became stronger and stronger. Regardless of the general environment, when he was in Wuchang, he would first think of one person, Sun Quan.
When I think of Sun Quan, I think of the Three Kingdoms.
Thinking of the Three Kingdoms... Well, with an army of 200,000 and the natural danger of the Yangtze River, why not...
At this time, the imperial court was suffering from internal and external troubles, the treasury was empty, and there were no soldiers or generals. Why should he be cannon fodder? Zuo Liangyu's ambition began to expand. The traces of his ambition can be seen from one point, and he began to repair the Chu Palace.
The Prince of Chu’s Mansion is worth mentioning.
The first King of Chu was named Zhu Zhen, not the host of Shanghai TV, but the sixth son of Zhu Yuanzhang. He was born in Wuchang when Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Wuchang, and he was later simply named King of Chu.
The family affairs of the King of Chu are very exciting. Here we will only talk about the last King of Chu, Zhu Huakui. As for whether he is a bloodline of the old Zhu family, it is still a mystery because he is a posthumous son.
Later, the clan members successively reported that he was not the blood of the previous King of Chu, but actually the child of his brother-in-law. This matter was once brought to the attention of Emperor Wanli who requested a thorough investigation. Then Zhu Huakui bribed Shen Yiguan, the chief minister at the time, with a large sum of money. It turned into a fierce battle between the cabinet and the Donglin Party. Finally, Emperor Wanli said that it had been too long without investigation, so it was left unsolved and became an unsolved case. Friends who are interested can check out the case of the fake king of Chu. That's quite bloody.
In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, such cases of fake kings and fake heirlooms were not uncommon. During the Chenghua period, King Yin of the Han Dynasty in the Han Dynasty raised a son with a different surname and pretended to be his own. After the incident, although he was deceased, he was deposed, and his descendants Almost all were executed. The younger brother of King Fangshan of the Jin Dynasty also did something similar. His brother-in-law’s child was raised by him and a large number of people died. The old Zhu family was very strict about blood, but it happened to Zhu Huakui. It has to be incomprehensible.
Zhu Huakui's life experience is unknown, but he reigned for more than sixty years and lived into his seventies. In ancient times, he was definitely a long-lived person. If Zhang Xianzhong hadn't killed him in Wuchang, he might still be alive. Although Zhang Xianzhong was vicious, he killed Zhu Huakui. People can't help but applaud, why?
Because this guy really deserves to die. Let me just say one thing. The palace is so rich that it rivals the country. But before the rebels attacked the city, the officials in the city gathered at the palace to beg him for donations. Zhu Huakui pointed to a gold-wrapped chair in the hall that was given by the emperor during the Hongwu period: "This is But Zuojun, he has nothing." The meaning is simple and clear, take it if you want it, and you won't get a penny for anything else.
Then after Zhang Xianzhong broke through the city, he ransacked his home, got millions of gold and silver each, loaded them into hundreds of carts, and then put Zhu Huakui in a cage and threw him into the Yangtze River.
By the way, the Prince of Chu's Mansion was also burned down, and Zuo Liangyu actually started to secretly repair the Prince's Mansion after running the business in Wuchang. What do you think he wanted to do?
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