There are always so many things to do after a big chaos. Everyone is so busy that time flies by so fast. In a blink of an eye, it is already late May in the twelfth year of Kangxi's reign and almost June.
During the period after the Guangzhou Rebellion, the entire Guangdong and Guangxi areas were definitely not at peace. After Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao broke through Guangzhou and destroyed Wang Shang's family in Pingnan, the big battles between Guangdong and Guangxi disappeared, but small battles continued.
First, Guangxi general Sun Yanling and Guangxi admiral Ma Xiong ignored the dissuasion of Wu Sanwei and Guo Yi and took advantage of Wang Fuchen and Kong Sizhen to lead the main force to fight in Guangdong. They jointly attacked Liuzhou. However, Cai Yuan, the general under Wang Fuchen, blocked Liuzhou's capital city. Ma Ping stayed under the city for many days, until Guangzhou was captured and news of the destruction of Pingnan Palace reached Guangxi. Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong failed to succeed, so they had to retreat in despair.
However, strictly speaking, this Battle of Maping cannot be regarded as the aftermath of the Guangzhou Rebellion. The two battles happened almost at the same time.
Shortly after the Guangzhou Rebellion and the Battle of Maping, the Guangdong Township Army sent by Wang Zhongxiao completed the pacification of the entire Guangfu except Lianzhou. Then he personally led 10,000 Guangdong Township Army into Shangzhijie, Shaozhou Mansion guarded by the two brothers Shang Zhiying.
Shang Zhijie and Shang Zhiying were sent by Shang Zhixin to manage the retreat routes in Shaozhou and Nanxiong Prefecture before the Guangzhou encirclement was formed. The two of them also each brought a thousand vassal soldiers as their "military base", and brought many blank official photos issued by Shang Zhixin in the name of King Pingnan of the Ming Dynasty.
Originally, with these official photos and Wu Sangui's momentum, they could still win over some wealthy families in Shaozhou and Nanxiong Prefecture. After all, the land equalization law implemented by the Wang family in Guangfu made these wealthy families in Shaozhou and Nanxiong very unhappy. Moreover, the Shang family did not kill many people in Shaozhou. Shaozhou was not close to the sea, and Shang Kexi had not been specially slaughtered by Shang Kexi.
But before they could finally negotiate a price with the two Shang brothers, Guangzhou was captured by the Wang family. Now no one with a blind eye from Cantonese wanted to be buried with the Shang family, and the Shang family's rule in Guangdong collapsed.
Shang Zhijie and Shang Zhiying didn't have the guts to confront the menacing Wang Zhongxiao, so they quickly packed up and ran away. They didn't even dare to stay in Nanxiong Prefecture, nor did they dare to go to Hunan, which was about to be controlled by Wu Guogui - they had already left Wang Shirong. Where did I get the news that Wang Zhongxiao had married Wu Xiaotuo, the daughter of Wu Guogui? How could I dare to seek refuge with Wang Zhongxiao's father-in-law?
Therefore, the two of them had no choice but to escape to Nan'an Prefecture in Jiangxi Province under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. Even when they were desperate, they fought hard and took the lead in laying down the Meiguan Ancient Road. Then they seized Dayu in Nan'an Prefecture and marched along the Zhang River. The water was pushed to Nankang in one breath, and it was taken in another fight.
They were so ruthless in Nan'an Prefecture that they scared the Qing army in Ganzhou Prefecture next door to Nan'an Prefecture!
Because Shang Zhijie and Shang Zhiying’s troops were under the banner of Wu Sangui!
Needless to say, the beating was so severe, it must have been Wu Guogui’s vanguard army coming!
Wu Guogui is coming soon, can they not be afraid?
And just when "Wu Guogui's vanguard" came to Ganzhou Prefecture, Li Zicheng also led his troops across Jiugong Mountain, the "place of rebirth", and captured Yining Prefecture and Wuning County below Nanchang Prefecture.
This is too scary. Li Zicheng is in the north, Wu Guogui is in the west, and the Qing soldiers in Jiangxi are about to be wiped out!
The frightened Qing army in Ganzhou had no choice but to close the city and defend, while reporting to Wang Fuchen, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao, who received the emergency, could not spare any extra troops to go to Jiangxi for a while. They’ve been “eating” a bit too much lately! They captured half of Guangfu and the entire Shaozhou in one fell swoop, and also announced that Huizhou, Nanxiong, Lianzhou (a subordinate state of Guangfu) and Qiongzhou were decided!
So much territory, it will take a while just to digest it!
Before completing the digestion, Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao had no interest in expanding. Moreover, the relationship between the father, son and brothers of the Wang family also needs to be sorted out. Therefore, they have no energy to go to Jiangxi for the time being.
However, Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao could ignore Jiangxi's emergency, but Kangxi's imperial envoy sent to Guangdong to mediate minister Mingzhu could not ignore what happened in Jiangxi.
Wu Guogui and Li Zicheng have entered Jiangxi. Then he should not go to the north of Jiangxi, so as not to get together with Wu Guogui and Li Zicheng. There is nothing to join in the excitement, so he should go to Fujian!
Fujian is great, Fujian has Geng Jingzhong, a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty!
This Geng Jing was very loyal. I heard that 20,000 Fujian soldiers had been gathered and were preparing to go north to Fuyuan to serve under General Jie Shu.
To the south of the outer city of Guangzhou, on the Tianzi Pier on the bank of the Pearl River, a dozen or so galleys were preparing to raise their sails and pull out their anchors, taking advantage of the westerly wind that had just risen on the Pearl River to head toward the Dongjiang River.
Since Guangzhou is still in a state of ruin, there are almost no merchants on the pier, only a large group of Qing soldiers without braids who are boarding the ship dejectedly - they are undoubtedly still dressed as Qing soldiers, wearing He wore a uniform and a red tassel hat, but the braid on the back of his head that proved his loyalty was cut off.
In the current Guangdong, this kind of pigtailed Qing soldiers can only be the subordinates of the Qing general Chen Shikai and Chen Tietou who were ordered to escort Mingzhu and his party north.
This Chen Shikai was standing on the Pearl River Pier at this time, also dressed as a "braidless upright official", looking at a bunch of "people and cars" on the pier and sighing.
Of course, there are people with cars in this pile of "people and cars", and the cars among them are all prison cars! It's a prison cart with a cage on a cart and a thief locked in the cage.
There are three such prison cars, and they contain Shang Zhixin, Zhu Guozhi, and Li Lan respectively. Next to the three prison cars are a large group of family members and servants with gloomy faces, all tied in strings with ropes, all of whom are guilty. body.
Among them, Shang Zhixin had the most family servants around him, and they looked the most miserable.
Shang Zhixin himself looked completely broken. He just sat leaning against the wooden fence and looked up at the birds flying above the Pearl River. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Zhu Guozhi and Li Lan looked much better. Although they were also punished by Kangxi for "removing their posts, seizing titles, and taking them to Shaanxi". But in fact, the two of them were not guilty of any serious crime but were suspected of treason. They might be Shang Zhixin's accomplices.
Among them, Li Lan also committed two additional crimes, one is the crime of "cutting pigtails" and the other is "the crime of ordering pigtails to be cut."
The braids of Chen Shikai and his green camp soldiers were all cut off according to Li Lan's order!
If these two crimes had been committed a few years ago, they would have been executed in Lingchi. But nowadays, there are so many people cutting their braids that it is no longer a problem. Moreover, whether or not they have braids does not necessarily have anything to do with whether they are loyal to the Qing Dynasty or not. Doesn’t it mean that Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao don’t have braids? Did Kangxi dare to say that they were not loyal ministers of the Qing Dynasty?
So Li Lan felt that he could still be saved
Zhu Guozhi was even more relieved. There was a braid hanging on the back of his head that could prove his loyalty!
Now there are few braids belonging to men in Guangdong!
Of course Mingzhu also has pigtails. He is leaning on a cane and standing by the dock to say goodbye to Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao.
"Teacher, according to the students, the world today is most likely in troubled times! Although the emperor is young and wise, he has bad luck. Wu Sangui is already difficult for him to cope with, and now there is another Li Zicheng. And this Li Zicheng is another Having occupied the upper reaches of Jiangnan, they are now beginning to advance towards Jiangxi. It is estimated that they will take the overland route to open up Jiujiang Prefecture.
If the surname of Jiujiang Prefecture is Li, I am afraid no one can stop Li Zicheng from going to Jiangnan. Once Li Zicheng takes Jiangnan, the world will really be divided into three parts! And it’s no longer the time of the Three Kingdoms. Today, the wealthy population of the Central Plains is far less than that of the Southeast! If Li Zicheng wins the Southeast, the prophecy of "Eighteen Sons Rule the World" will really come true! "
Just after Wang Zhongxiao finished speaking, Wang Fuchen also said worriedly: "Duanfan, if the situation in the Northern Dynasty is not good and you are not satisfied, just bring Gege to Guangdong. Guangdong is now a world of its own. No matter who rules the world, there will never be any more." After experiencing great chaos, it might be a paradise for celebrities from all over the world to take refuge.”
I have to say that although this Wang Fuchen is not very loyal to the male master, he is still quite interesting to the female master. At this time, he can still think about Wulin Zhugege. This pearl really takes a few breaths to suppress the fire.
"Wang Zhijun, Shikai, just defend the two provinces!" Mingzhu said with a cold face, "Jiang Ning can't be lost! The emperor has appointed Shi Lang as the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy, and the navy will be practicing in Poyang Lake soon. Jingnan Wang Ze has prepared 20,000 elite troops and can send troops to Jiangnan at any time. With the Poyang Lake navy and the elite troops of King Jingnan, as well as the elites under the command of Jiangnan and Jiangbei admirals and Su Song mobilized by Prince Kang, Li Zicheng will not be able to do anything in Jiangxi. What a big gain."
"That's good, that's good!"
Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao nodded repeatedly, expressing their relief.
At this time, the wind on the river became stronger, and the west wind was blowing towards Huizhou.
Mingzhu cupped her hands in front of Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao and said: "The wind has picked up, now is the time to go down to Huizhou with the wind, let's say goodbye!"
"Teacher, the student has already sent a letter to Liu Shuai of Chao Town. He will personally lead his troops to Haifeng to greet you, and will also lead his troops to escort you into Fujian. This business will definitely be foolproof!"
"Okay, I'll lend you my good words." As she spoke, Mingzhu waved her hand and said, "Come here, generals Shang Zhixin, Zhu Guozhi, Li Lan and their family members will all be escorted aboard and we will go back!"
Jiugong Mountain, Ruiqing Palace, Emperor Yongchang of Dashun is walking.
Li Zicheng lived in the Taoist temple called Ruiqing Palace on Jiugong Mountain these days. While recalling the glorious past, he commanded his army to outflank Jiujiang Prefecture along Mufu Mountain.
The outflank commanded by Li Zicheng was not to seize Jiujiang in one fell swoop, but to force the enemy to occupy Wuchang County and Huanggang County.
The city of Wuchang is called Jiangxia, and Wuchang County is located to the east of Jiangxia County, across the river from Huanggang County in Huangzhou Prefecture.
After the Qing army withdrew from Jiangxia County, Hanyang Prefecture, and Hankou Town, the Hubei Governor's Yamen and the Wuchang Prefecture's Yamen withdrew to Wuchang County together. Wuchang and Huanggang also became the "Twin Cities Defense Line" for the Qing army to guard the Yangtze River, and they were also the first line of defense to defend Jiujiang.
But for Li Zicheng, who is now old and strong, these arrangements made by Jieshu are simply not worth mentioning. When he had been hiding in Jiashan Temple with nothing to do these years, he had read military books a lot.
In the past, he relied on his talent to fight and didn't know much about the art of war, so his performance was very unstable. When he fought well, the battles he fought were classics. But when you play poorly, it's incredibly bad.
But now, Li Zicheng's military skills are not only high, but also stable. Anyway, a character like Jieshu is completely applauded by him.
But it seems a bit difficult to conquer the world. After all, he is old.
A burst of footsteps sounded behind him. Li Zicheng listened carefully and said with a smile: "Laishun, Yiqiang, Wanlin, Zhisheng, Dingshan, you guys are all here."
Those who came were the civil servants and generals who followed Li Zicheng, namely Li Laishun, Hu Yiqiang, Huang Wanlin, Huang Zhisheng, and Xue Dingshan.
Five civil servants and generals lined up in a row and saluted Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng, who was standing on a barrier in Ruiqing Palace and leaning on the railing, turned around and looked at the people in front of him with a smile, "What's the big news? Is it Wuchang?" Have the Tatars in Huanggang County and Huanggang County retreated?"
"There is no Ada yet. I just got the Tang newspaper sent by Uncle Yihu from Yuezhou." Li Laishun immediately handed over a memorial, "The situation in Guangdong has changed dramatically!"
"Guangdong." Li Zicheng took the memorial handed to him by Li Laishun, without opening it, and asked directly, "Did Wang Fuchen take Guangdong?"
Huang Wanlin nodded: "Shang Kexi is completely finished. Wang Fuchen is now the lord of Guangdong. Moreover, he also asked Wu Sangui to be granted the title of Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Minister of Nanyang, and Governor of Tiannan. He also begged for titles for his four sons, Liu Jinzhong, and Qiu Hui. Envoy."
"Okay!" Li Zicheng shouted, which also attracted a few puzzled looks.
Li Zicheng glanced at everyone with one eye and said with a smile: "Wang Fuchen was born in Chuangying after all. And his original surname was Li! The prophecy that the Eighteenth Son will rule the world may not be attributed to his forehead, but to him. !”
"Ada. Why did you say that?"
"Your Majesty! Who is he? A slave with three surnames!"
"Your Majesty, since ancient times, no one has conquered the world based on Guangdong and Guangxi."
The few people below didn't seem to believe that Wang Fuchen could win the world.
Li Zicheng waved his hand and said: "The way of heaven is unpredictable! In the past, no one could rule the world from Guangdong and Guangxi. It does not mean that there will not be in the future. As for the three surnamed family slaves, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, there were many emperors who recognized their godfathers. ?”
The old man Huang Wanlin went to Li Zicheng and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to form an alliance with Wang Fuchen and then use him to work for Dashun?"
Li Zicheng smiled and said: "There will always be an end to troubled times, and there will always be a true master in the world. I am old and can't see this day anymore. But Laishun, Laixing, Lai'an, one tiger, one gun, one Farmers and others should have the opportunity to see the world return to oneness. It is better for the world to return to Li than to return to Wu or Qing!"
Huang Wanlin already understood.
The old prince of Dashun felt that his days were numbered and he wanted to arrange a good ending for his followers as much as possible.
If the world returns to Wu or to the Qing Dynasty, Li Zicheng's disciples and grandchildren will definitely not end well. But if Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao rule the world, these disciples of Li Zicheng will definitely be reused and given preferential treatment in the new dynasty.
Li Zicheng glanced at his successor Li Laishun, and then smiled and said: "Laishun. Wang Fuchen didn't say he wanted to take over the world, and he didn't use Li Zicheng's name. You didn't claim to restore the world. So you and Wang Fuchen We can both advance and retreat, so why not form an alliance first, and if there is a chance in the future, we can conquer the world together! If there is no chance, we can stick together to protect ourselves. Laishun, do you know how hard we have worked so hard?"
"Ada, uh, I understand." Li Laishun nodded.
"Okay, then which of you will go to Guangdong?" Li Zicheng looked at the people in front of him.
"Your Majesty," Huang Wanlin said, "let Quanzi take a trip to Guangdong for you!"
"Okay!" Li Zicheng nodded, "Zhi Sheng, why don't you go and talk to the Wang family about forming an alliance!" He paused, "Back then, a large group of people who rebelled against the king formed an alliance first and then broke up with them. They formed a rope and finally overthrew the Ming Dynasty!"
Xi'an, the Qing Emperor is here.
Kangxi was sitting on the throne in the south study room, holding two invitations to the war in his hands, looking over them over and over, with an expression of relief on his pockmarked face.
These two petitions for war were written by two princes of the Qing Dynasty, and one of them was written by Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan!
Geng Jingzhong is obviously different from Wu Sangui and Shang Zhixin.
He is loyal! Loyal to the Qing Dynasty! Loyal to him Kangxi!
Now that the situation in the Qing Dynasty is so bad, he is still willing to lead 20,000 troops to Jieshu's tent to help resist Li Zicheng, which is really loyal.
Moreover, under his inspiration, Liu Jinzhong, who helped Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao suppress the rebel Shang Zhixin, was also willing to lead five thousand troops and follow Geng Jingzhong northward.
With these 25,000 people, the Yangtze River Defense Line should be able to sit back and relax!
Kangxi thought: Although I misjudged Shang Zhixin, I still saw Geng Jingzhong correctly.
And another loyal minister is Burni, the prince of Chahar!
This man is extraordinary, he is a direct descendant of the Great Mongolia, the heir to the central Chagatai Ten Thousand Households, and the grandson of Lindan Khan, the last great Khan of Mongolia.
After the unlucky Lin Dan Khan was defeated, most of his wives and arrangements were swallowed up by the group of leaders of the Qing Dynasty. Those who originally belonged to the Chahartai Ten Thousand Households either became the Eight Banners of Mongolia, or became the banners of the Chahar Alliance under the jurisdiction of the Qing Dynasty. This part of the Mongolian people managed by the Qing Dynasty was called the Inner Mongolia. Mongolia.
There were still some scraps left, and they became the subordinates of Prince Chahar - this part of the Mongols was ruled by the hereditary lord Zasak and became part of the many Mongolian tribes in the outer vassals.
Now this chahar's leftover prince is actually willing to spend 5,000 Mongolian cavalry to serve in Xi'an.
Although the five thousand nomadic cavalry of Prince Chahar are not very effective in combat, they can play a very good leading role. If more Mongolian princes from outer vassals can bring their tribes to help Kangxi, then the situation will soon When the Qishan-Longyou battle begins, the advantage is huge!
(End of chapter)
