Zhang Xianzhong is dead!
Very irresponsible to die!
He doesn't want to imitate Li Zicheng and pretend to be lively, but he imitates Li Zicheng and doesn't have a son... that's all if he doesn't have a biological son, but he doesn't even have a nephew who can watch him grow up!
What's even more irresponsible is that Zhang Xianzhong doesn't even have a serious wife! When he proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu, he married Lady Fang and made her his queen. She was the daughter of Chen Yan and Chen Ge Lao who wanted to vote for Li Zicheng but failed and ended up killing the flag-sacrifice. A teenage girl, fresh and tender, could be the "Queen Mother of the West" if she were still alive. But the devil Zhang Xianzhong got tired of playing with her for more than ten days, and had Empress Chen strangled to death...
This is not the most irresponsible thing. The most irresponsible thing is that Zhang Xianzhong did not appoint a successor before his death!
If he, the Western Taizu, dies, who will take over? He has four adopted sons, each with their own abilities, and each has a team of people.
Seeing Zhang Xianzhong die like this, the four adopted sons were all dumbfounded. You look at me, I look at you, no one knows what to do?
Now the Daxi Kingdom is in turmoil and is about to be destroyed. The brothers don’t even dare to have internal strife!
"How about we kowtow to Lao Long live first," Zhang Kewang said first, "and then ask Wu Xiaolian to find a coffin to contain Lao Long live, and we brothers can do a good job together?"
"That's all we can do..."
"It all depends on my brother."
"Then let's kowtow to old Long Live Ada."
Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Wenxiu, and Zhang Nengqi didn't have any objections, so the four of them lined up in front of Zhang Xianzhong's body and kowtowed three times and nine times. After kowtowing, they called in Wu Xiaolian, who was guarding the outside, and ordered him to find it. A good coffin was first installed for Zhang Xianzhong - Zhang Xianzhong was now the late emperor, so he would definitely be buried in a grand ceremony, but he could not be buried in Luoyang. Because Luoyang is about to lose its defense, and Dorgon is good at digging graves and fighting upside down...
While Wu Xiaolian was looking for a coffin, the four brothers gathered together in front of Zhang Lao Wansui's body that was still cold.
It was Zhang Kewang who spoke first: "Since Lao Longzai has said that he won't pretend to be alive, we can no longer work hard for him. It's just that the country cannot be without a master for a day! Now that Lao Longzai is gone, who will be in charge of our Daxi country? Woolen cloth?"
When he said this, he was actually waiting for others to support him!
He is the eldest of four adopted sons, like a brother and a father...
But there was dead silence in the room. Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Wenxiu, and Zhang Nengqi didn’t speak!
Zhang Kewang's face became more and more green, and the atmosphere became more and more depressed. I don't know how long it took before I heard Zhang Dingguo whisper: "How about we brothers make the decision together?"
What?
"Making the decision together?" Zhang Kewang said with a sullen face, "Four emperors? That means the First Emperor, the Second Emperor, the Third Emperor, and the Fourth Emperor?"
Zhang Wenxiu shook his head: "Isn't it appropriate to have four emperors?"
"Inappropriate, absolutely inappropriate!" Zhang Kewang nodded repeatedly and looked at his good brother Zhang Wenxiu with expectant eyes.
Zhang Wenxiu continued: "Otherwise...we don't want the emperor, not even one."
No need for the emperor... Zhang Kewang's face was so gloomy that he was almost dripping with water.
Zhang Kewang asked coldly: "If you don't want the emperor, then do you still want Daxi Kingdom?"
"Yes!" Zhang Nengqi nodded, "How can Daxi Country not want it? That is what Lao Long live left for us."
"What's the name of the leader of Daxi Kingdom?" Zhang Kewang asked.
"Let's call them the Lord of the Kingdom!" Zhang Dingguo said, "The Lord of the Great Kingdom, the Lord of the Second Kingdom, the Lord of the Three Kingdoms, and the Lord of the Four Kingdoms."
Still four...Zhang Kewang was still unhappy, with a livid face and remained silent.
Zhang Wenxiu looked at Zhang Kewang, then at Zhang Dingguo, and whispered: "How about one king and three kings... Big brother, you will be the king of Daxi, and the three of you will also be kings of North and Anxi." , King of Funan. We, brothers, will work together on military and state affairs."
When Zhang Xianzhong proclaimed himself emperor for the first time, he made four righteous sons kings: Zhang Kewang was the king of Pingdong, Zhang Dingguo was the king of Anxi, Zhang Wenxiu was the king of Funan, and Zhang Nengqi was the king of Dingbei. Among them, Zhang Kewang also had the official positions of Zhu Guo, Grand Master, Supervisor of the Army, and Controller of Civil and Military Affairs, ranking above the kings and ministers.
In addition, each of the four kings has the title of General Pingdong, General Anxi, General Funan, and General Dingbei. They are regarded as the four commanders of the Great Western Army.
While canonizing the four righteous sons, Zhang Xianzhong also established the fifth military commander and the third navy commander. The returning army was divided into 120 battalions. He also established four guard camps to divide the military power of the four righteous sons.
However, as the Daxi Army left Sichuan and entered Shaanxi, the military struggle situation it faced became increasingly severe, and Zhang Xianzhong had to let the four righteous sons have more power. Therefore, most of Daxi's military power is now in the hands of the four adopted sons.
Zhang Dingguo nodded: "This is a good idea... There are already three emperors in the world today, one is the Supreme Emperor, one is the Emperor Ama, and one is the Prince of Fujun. Let's do some other methods in Daxi, let's do this Four kings rule together, one king is the leader and three kings are the auxiliaries.”
Zhang Nengqi also said: "The four kings can cure it together. We can discuss things together. We can't do what we did when Lao Wansui was alive..."
Zhang Kewang breathed out, there was nothing he could do! Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Wenxiu, and Zhang Nengqi all held heavy troops. If they cannot unite with themselves, the Daxi Kingdom will fall apart.
"Then where should we go next?" Zhang Kewang asked again, "I'm afraid we can't stay in Luoyang..."
"Go back to Guanzhong!" Zhang Dingguo said, "Didn't I tell you before I left? I want our brothers to join forces with Li Guo."
The current situation is completely different from the time when Zhang Xianzhong died in the Phoenix Mountain battle in history. At that time, Nanming was already dying, Dashun had collapsed, and the Qing Dynasty had once again dominated the world.
If the rest of Daxi wants to establish a base in the southwest, cooperation with Nanming is the first choice. On the one hand, Nanming still has considerable influence among the powerful chieftains in the southwest; on the other hand, Nanming no longer has strong armed forces and must rely on the rest of the Western Region to survive.
But now, the Southern Ming and the Northern Qing are still evenly matched, and the Southern Ming even has the upper hand. If the rest of Daxi defected to Nanming, it would be difficult to maintain their independence and occupy a certain territory.
After Dashun retreated to Sichuan, it still occupied a lot of territory. Taking advantage of the battle between the main force of the Ming army and the Qing army, it gradually stabilized the situation.
Under this situation, it is only natural for Daxi Yubu to choose to live together with Dashun.
Zhang Kewang frowned: "Go back to Guanzhong? Fight Wu Sangui again?"
"Fight him!" Zhang Nengqi gritted his teeth, "If you take the lead, you will die at worst!"
Zhang Dingguo shook his head: "Don't be impulsive, we still have to make a careful calculation...Wu Sangui is so powerful that just fighting hard won't work."
Zhang Wenxiu said: "How about you surrender?"
"Fake surrender?" Zhang Dingguo frowned, "Can he believe us?"
Zhang Xianzhong has a bad record of faking surrender, could Wu Sangui be fooled? Besides, Zhang Xianzhong and his gang fought in the Fengyang Imperial Tomb! Now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is a twenty-five-filial emperor. How can he spare the remnants of Zhang Xianzhong?
In addition, Wu Sangui was a big loan shark, and even took advantage of Zhang Xianzhong's many years of robbery to settle the account! How could it be possible to agree to the surrender of the rest of Daxi?
"Then let's use the road!" Liu Wenxiu had another idea.
"Borrowing the road?" Zhang Kewang asked, "Where to go by borrowing the road?"
"Go to Sichuan to vote for Li Guo, no, vote for Li Zicheng." Zhang Wenxiu said, "We have to enter Hanzhong from Dashan Pass... So we asked Wu Sangui for a way, and the Xi'an Prefecture will pay him."
Zhang Kewang said: "Aren't you afraid of someone named Wu plotting against us?"
Zhang Wenxiu said: "I'm afraid he won't count on it!"
"What do you say?" Zhang Kewang asked.
Zhang Wenxiu snorted and said: "Wu Sangui dare not leave Xi'an Mansion unoccupied... He has to be named a Tongguan guard before he can be assured of being his northwest king. Otherwise, if the Donglu squeeze into Tongguan again, he will He has to be the grandson of Donglu again. And his sister is now the Empress of the Ming Dynasty. Can Dorgon tolerate him, the uncle of the Ming Dynasty?
Therefore, he must find elite troops to occupy Xi'an and Tongguan, and there will be fewer soldiers who can use them to plot against us! "
