On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Tianqi, Zhang Chun, the commander-in-chief of the Hejian Army, was jointly interrogated by the Dongchang Criminal Department of the Sanfa Division. He was eventually convicted of treason and assassination of the emperor and was executed by Lingchi at Caishikou. The remaining commander-in-chief and generals who participated in the rebellion totaled Twelve people were beheaded together and displayed in public. On that day, the capital was crowded with spectators. The people in the capital who had suffered from the war cursed one after another. The stones and rubble thrown almost drowned Zhang Chun and others. The scene was spectacular.
On the night of the eighth day of the lunar month, the heads of twelve rebel generals, including Zhang Chun, were piled neatly on the Protector's desk. Liu Zhaosun's cook, Tan Er, made Zhang Chun's skull into a wine vessel for later use when drinking.
Tan Er quickly said that he had seen pig heads and cow heads, but had never messed with human heads. He also wanted to explain that when he saw the murderous look on the Protector's face, he was so frightened that he did not dare to do anything, so he quickly used his butler's bone-chopping knife to kill Zhang Chun's head. Perform secondary processing.
Jin Yuji and Yang Qing'er looked at their husbands, both beauties showing deep worry.
The rebellion of his subordinates, the defeat of Shaanxi, Zhang Yan's death, Shen Lian's sudden death, Lin Yu's ignorance of life and death, and the successive blows. Liu Zhaosun endured everything silently. Long-term high-load work and huge mental pressure made this 26-year-old The young man's temples are a little gray, and his temperament has become more and more weird.
This is the twenty-sixth birthday gift given by fate to the time traveler.
"Make his skull into a chalice, and I will carry it with me."
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Except for a very small part of the rebels who fled into Shanxi, most of the rest were captured. After preliminary screening of these prisoners, the Kaiyuan Army executed the die-hards among them. The remaining prisoners were assigned to the mines in the Gyeonggi area to serve as cheap labor.
After this battle, Liu Zhaosun's rule in Shandong completely collapsed and he lost control of the canal. However, the Kaiyuan Army strengthened its control over various places in Beizhi. On the surface, the gains and losses were equal. Of course, a comprehensive analysis shows that the ruling order is more stable. At least in the Gyeonggi area, the original forces that opposed the Duke of Protector have been uprooted, and Liu Zhaosun's control over these areas is comparable to that of Liaodong.
Emperor Tianqi was stabbed to death by Zhang Chun. As the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king for a day. The emperor's eldest son Zhu Cixiang was less than two years old this year. He had not been named a prince before his father died. However, according to the ancestral system, Zhu Cixiang still inherited the throne. The country was supervised by the protector of the country and Yang Hao, the chief minister of the cabinet, and was known as Emperor Xian of the Ming Dynasty in history.
Overnight, wars broke out all over the Ming Dynasty, and the situation between the north and the south became critical.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, supporting the Lord Protector has become the wisest choice. Except for a few surviving nobles of the former dynasty and loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty, most civil and military officials have begun to seriously consider supporting him.
The twelfth lunar month of the second year of the Apocalypse was very cold. The severe cold weather caused by the Little Glacier climate had reached its extreme. After the war, the city of Beijing was extremely desolate and deserted. The number of shops on Chaoyangmen Street was half less than in previous years. The brothels and restaurants that used to be flourishing were also Become deserted.
After the Kaiyuan Army withdrew from Shandong, the North Canal lost control. Bandits and Qingpi immediately filled the power vacuum. Banditry was rampant up and down the canal. Affected by it, water transportation was intermittent. The capital, which relied heavily on the canal, was on the verge of collapse. People's hearts were floating, and prices were high. The prices are so high that around the end of the year, the price of rice and coal in the capital has tripled, and mink, pepper and other items are even more expensive and hard to come by.
The canals were not smooth and rumors spread, making life difficult for everyone. People froze to death and starved to death every day in the city.
Under this situation, everyone hopes to establish a new emperor as soon as possible. It seems that only when the emperor secures his position can order in the capital be stabilized and everyone can live a stable life again.
As for who to make emperor? The answer is ready to come out.
On the first day of the first lunar month, the new emperor changed his reign name to Yanguang. Considering that several vassal kings with close blood relations in the south of the new emperor had already claimed the title of emperor, Jiangnan, Southwest, and Southeast, in total, now have at least five or six reign names, so Sending troops to quell the rebellion is a top priority.
In the first year of Yanguang in the Ming Dynasty (1626, the first year of Wuding in the Qi Dynasty), on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Spring Festival, which was called "Zhengdan", in the early morning of this day, Emperor Zhu Cixiang of Yanguang sat in the Tai Chi Hall and accepted the worship of hundreds of officials.
An urgent military report broke the originally peaceful atmosphere, and the North Canal was in emergency again. The puppet emperor Hongguang took the Jiangnan slaves as the vanguard and marched to Shandong, seeking to control the canal and threaten the capital.
The young emperor Zhu Cixiang, whose parents both died, was indifferent to the tragedy that was about to happen, and could not even understand the military information in the Tang newspaper. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty had the Protector of the Country, and it was the Lord Protector who had the final say in everything.
Yang Hao, the chief minister of the cabinet, said that the canal is the lifeblood of the country and must not be lost. However, the canal canal troops have low combat effectiveness and may not be a match for the southern army, let alone the fierce thieves. Therefore, a strong army must be sent south for reinforcements. Let the rebels enter Shandong.
Qiao Yiqi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, seconded the proposal. He further pointed out that currently only the Kaiyuan Army to reinforce the capital can take on this task. The army is gathering in the capital and the supply of food and grass is tight. The so-called old teacher is short of food. Sending the Kaiyuan Army south can also reduce the supply of the capital. Supply pressure.
So who should be sent to lead the Kaiyuan Army south?
Then, the Protector appeared.
The protector at this time was the Grand Master of the Ming Dynasty, the Shangzhu State, the Grand Scholar of Jianji Hall, the Minister of the Ministry of War, the Chief Military Officer of Liaodong, the Governor of Korea, the Marquis of Pingliao, and the Archbishop of the East. In addition, Liu Zhaosun also had rich combat experience. There is no doubt that he is the best person to put down the rebellion.
Before the Protector set out for the southern expedition, rumors began to spread in the capital that "the grand master was the emperor."
Of course, the Taishi here refers to Liu Zhaosun, and there was a lot of rumors about the capital. However, despite the rumors, Liu Zhaosun himself seemed to know nothing. During the first month, his life was as boring and happy as ever.
Specifically, he was concentrating on marching and boosting morale every day. If he had to add one more thing, it would be lingering with his Mrs. Jin.
The capital has just experienced war, and no one wants to cause any more trouble.
On the second day of the first lunar month, Lord Protector led 50,000 elite soldiers out of Yongding Gate and headed south.
The people in the capital felt relieved when they saw that the Lord Protector was loyal to state affairs, and the ancient capital gradually returned to festive celebrations.
But no one expected that an earth-shattering event was about to happen at Marco Polo Bridge dozens of miles away.
It is said that at dusk on the third day of the first lunar month, the sun was setting in the west. The Guards were setting up camp at Marco Polo Bridge. The auxiliary soldiers and civilians were busy carrying water and cooking, and sentries and horses were roaming around to investigate.
A wandering Taoist stood on Marco Polo Bridge Avenue, looked up into the distance, pointed at the location of the former army's main tent, and said thoughtfully:
"How strange! One day after another, the black dragon Xi'an is born in the world!"
In other words, this Taoist actually saw two suns and a black dragon appearing, so he almost said that Liu Zhaosun was going to be the emperor.
The person who said this was the blind man Ke Zhene who told Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chuanting's fortune. After several years of hard work, Ke Zhen'e's fortune-telling business continued to expand, and now it has evolved into the art of prophecy. Because he told the fortune of Lord Protector, He became famous and had many believers in the Beizhili area.
This sentence quickly spread in the Marco Polo Bridge area, and things were going to change.
As a result, the Kaiyuan Army began to commotion. As if guided by destiny, the sergeants silently regarded Liu Zhaosun as the "second sun." Some people suggested that they simply make Liu Zhaosun king, so the soldiers became angry and petitioned one after another. .
Of course, just when everyone was pouring into the Lord Protector's tent, asking him to revolt and become emperor, Liu Zhaosun fell asleep drunk.
It’s no wonder, everyone knows that the Protector is a heavy drinker and will get drunk after just three drinks. However, when the soldiers were excited, they began to make noise outside the tent. The leaders were the supervisors Kang Yingqian and Qiao Yiqi, as well as Wang Erhu and Qi Jin. Waiting for some military bosses.
In the end, everyone unanimously decided to support the Lord Protector as emperor.
Of course, Liu Zhaosun was still sleeping soundly at this time. He was asleep and knew nothing about the mutiny.
When Liu Zhaosun finally woke up the next day, he had to say that the Protector's sleep had been very good.
He yawned, stretched, opened the curtain, and a yellow robe symbolizing the highest power appeared in front of him.
Kang Yingqian, Qiao Yiqi, Wang Erhu and others could not afford to kneel down.
"The generals have no masters, and I wish to make the grand master the emperor."
Before Liu Zhaosun could say anything, everyone rushed forward and wrapped their yellow robes around him.
At this time, all the soldiers knelt down and shouted "Long live".
Liu Zhaosun looked at the yellow robe he was wearing, with a look of horror on his face. He chopped off his feet and said:
"That's all, you people are greedy for wealth and honor, so you made me emperor, and I can't do it right. It's just that I have orders, can you obey them?"
Everyone shouted in unison: "I will obey my orders."
The next day, Kaiyuan's most elite troops returned home and returned to the capital.
Together with the various troops stationed in the capital, a total of more than 80,000 people surrounded the palace again. Until this time, Liu Zhaosun still acted very helpless. He made it clear to the ministers that he had not usurped power voluntarily, and choked up:
"I have been deeply favored by the late Emperor, but I was forced by the generals of the Sixth Army to do this as a last resort. I feel deeply ashamed and have betrayed heaven and earth. What should I do?"
