Fengxiang Mansion, Qishan Camp of the Wu Family Army.
Pingxi King Wu Sangui stood in front of a huge map in his central army tent, with a soldier holding a candlestick to light it for him.
By defeating Zhang Kewang and Zhang Wenxiu and seizing the opportunity of Fengxiang Mansion, Wu Sangui completed the thousand-household system reform in a short period of time. Now his Pingxi General's Mansion can raise an army with a large number of people and not weak combat effectiveness at a relatively low cost. In the current troubled times, it can be regarded as a powerful party.
But his strong foundation is a bit weak - King Pingxi suffered a loss! I don't have much money in my pocket now. The rewards for the battle against Zhang Kewang and Zhang Wenxiu in the last episode were paid out with loan sharks borrowed from Jabs.
The usurious loan borrowed from Jabs can be repaid slowly, but Wu Sangui has to pay for the military rations for the Dianji army to besiege Xi'an - the 80 people from each thousand households are supported by the Qianhu, but the additional Dianji army cannot Pointing to Qianhu’s place to eat, Qianhu’s place is also poor!
But Wu Sangui’s family didn’t have much food left, so they couldn’t afford to feed so many people. Besides, there were places to borrow money, but there was no way around the food...
Fortunately, the territory of Fengxiang Mansion now belongs to him, and he can finally make up for it a little bit. The Fengxiang Prefecture is located in the west of the Guanzhong Plain, and the subordinate Fengxiang County and Fufeng County have large plains. Moreover, this prefecture has been owned by Li Zicheng since the 16th year of Chongzhen. After that, it became a battlefield for the Shunqing Dynasty, and the landowners and gentry were almost gone. Therefore, Wu Sangui easily turned nearly two million acres of land in the two counties into military fields under the jurisdiction of Pingxi General's Mansion (actually paying grain to the General's Mansion). If the rent can be collected according to the standard of one acre and one bucket of flour, Qiu Hou can also get 200,000 shi of flour, which is enough to support a 100,000-strong army to besiege Xi'an.
But before the autumn harvest, Wu Sangui could only stay here in Qishan and watch the world.
However, the rapid changes in the world situation were far beyond his expectation.
The first news that came was that the Qing Emperor Amadorgun and the auxiliary Yingjun Prince Azige broke Jiang Yu and Tu Datong, and finally pulled out the hard thorn stuck in the throat of the Qing Dynasty for nearly four years.
This news frightened Wu Sangui, who was on both ends of the spectrum. He almost thought that Dorgon Amma would deal with him soon. He quickly wrote an apology note and wanted to invite "Duo Amma" to photograph the governor and come to Shaanxi.
But as soon as his announcement was sent out, the situation in the world changed again. The "Loan King" on Luliang Mountain actually made a big profit. He succeeded in a surprise attack on Jiezhou. He not only looted Jiezhou Yanchi, Siyancheng, Anle Town and Xiezhou City, but also seduced Nikan who was guarding Tongguan to go to Jiezhou. As a result, Zhang Nengqi, who was stationed in Huayin, got the opportunity to attack Tongguan, opening the way for Zhang Xianzhong to advance eastward. Then Zhang Xianzhong's army of 100,000 troops marched eastward and captured Luoyang City in one fell swoop before the Qing army returned for reinforcements from Shanxi.
After capturing Luoyang, Zhang Xianzhong tore off the sign of Dashun Xiwang and publicly called him Emperor Daxi. He also held a second enthronement ceremony in Luoyang - among the four emperors in the world, only Zhu Cihong ascended the throne once, and the other three emperors all ascended the throne twice. Ascension to the throne can be regarded as a spectacle.
Zhang Xianzhong's two enthronements in Luoyang seemed to have angered the Qing Emperor Amadorgun, who had never held a coronation ceremony.
So Dorgon ignored the acting king Zhu Cijiong who ran back to Luliang Mountain, crossed the Yellow River south on June 22, and stationed in Zhengzhou on the 25th. Starting from the Zhengzhou stronghold, they gathered green-flag troops from Henan and Shandong, and put themselves in a posture to counterattack Luoyang. Moreover, he sent envoy Qishan a few days ago to order Wu Sangui to send troops to attack Xi'an after the autumn, and cooperate with Dorgon's main force of the Qing army to suppress Zhang Xianzhong.
With the strength of the Nine Banners of the Qing Dynasty and Wu Sangui, it would be easy to destroy Zhang Xianzhong, but would Nanming stand by and watch?
This is the best time for Zhu Cixi's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains... Don't miss it!
Looking at the comparison of the situations of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Shunxi and Wu on the map, Wu Sangui murmured to himself, as if he was also asking and answering questions.
"Dorgon would not fail to guard against the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition...but could he guard against it?
The advantage of the Ming Dynasty navy is too great. There is no need to contend with Dorgon in the Central Plains. Liaodong, Liaoxi, Tianjin Wei... can attack everywhere! Moreover, the Ming Dynasty does not need to seek a quick victory, it only needs to delay the time... The Qing Dynasty cannot afford it..."
"Besides, there is a Dai king on Luliang Mountain...and I in the northwest...basically don't send troops. Dorgon also has to guard against him, and he can also contain many of his troops. If Dai and I The king wants to take action... The Qing Dynasty is about to be finished!"
"It seems that I, Wu Sangui, have an opportunity to strike back... This way, the Wu family can become a Duke of the Three Kingdoms, and the third sister can also become the queen!"
Having said this, Wu Sangui seemed to have made a lot of determination and turned back to look at Liu Sheng and Wu Guogui standing behind him.
"You all have to go on a long trip!"
Wu Guogui asked: "My lord, where are you going?"
Liu Sheng said: "Your Majesty, are you going to Xiangyang at the end?"
Now Wu Sangui's brother Wu Sanfu is in charge of the army in Xiangyang. If Wu Sangui wants to change his mind anyway, he should naturally contact Wu Sanfu.
Wu Sangui shook his head and said to Liu Sheng: "You should go to Nanjing...Liu Sheng, don't you have no connections?"
"Connections..." Liu Sheng's heart trembled, he already understood that Wu Sangui had known about his Emperor Hongxing's spy for a long time!
But it doesn't matter, because Wu Sangui is finally going to change things!
The Qing Dynasty is coming to an end...
"Yes!" Wu Sangui nodded, "I'm going to Nanjing to meet the saint, and I also have to meet the old man..."
"My lord, what did you say?"
Wu Sangui thought for a while and said: "I am appointed General Pingxi. The military and government affairs west of Xi'an and Yan'an and north of Hanzhong and Gongchang are all under the jurisdiction of General Pingxi. The court also gives General Pingxi every year. The government's military expenditure is three million taels...and a one-time reward of five million taels!
In addition, the third sister must be sealed immediately!
As long as the imperial court agrees, I will raise troops after the Imperial Northern Expeditionary Army lands at Dagukou and march directly to the city of Beijing! "
Wu Sangui is a lion talking loudly!
But he had to open this door... He had 330,000 households under his command, and the number of 100 households was as many as 3,300! There are countless military leaders, big and small, and all of them are so poor that their eyes are red. If they are not given any sweetness, will they fight with their lives?
In addition, if Wu Sangui cannot get benefits from Zhu Cixiang, he will not be able to convince the public!
Why do the warlords in Gansu and Shaanxi who aspire to advance to become ministers praise Wu Sangui? Isn't it because the Wu family is the most favored ministers and nobles of Emperor Hongxing?
Only by supporting Wu Sangui can they get benefits from Nanjing!
There is no benefit, who will rebel?
Therefore, Zhu Cixang made Wu Sanmei his queen and gave Wu Sangui a heavy reward, which were necessary conditions for Wu Sangui to command the leaders of Gansu and Shaanxi troops to fight hard.
"Your Majesty, I understand!" Liu Sheng nodded, a proud smile on his dark face.
This is a great achievement! How can I be made an earl?
"Your Majesty, where will the last general go?" Wu Guogui asked, "Will the last general also go to Jiangnan?"
Wu Sangui shook his head, "Go and invite two people for me!"
Wu Guogui was stunned: "Invite someone? Who?"
Wu Sangui said: "One is Sony, and the other is named Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso! Remember, you must treat each other well and never hurt them... Our hostages in Beijing are all pointed to them for protection. !”
Sony was the bachelor sent by Dorgon to Qinghai and Tibet. Last time, he was almost frightened to death by Wu Sangui's soldiers who were wearing the wrong clothes.
Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso is a great god invited by Sony from Tibet, a great living Buddha of the Gelug sect of the Yellow Sect, and the fifth great lama.
Dorgon invited Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso to Beijing to make a big deal - the great lama is the leader of the Yellow Sect, has great influence in Oirat Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia, and has many believers. If Dorgon can get his support, he can become the Emperor Ama on the prairie! Now that the Qing Dynasty is not developing smoothly in the Central Plains, it has to pay attention to Mongolia and its hometown in the Northeast. So after capturing the great lama, Dorgon had to exchange the hostages Wu Sangui placed in Beijing.
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