December 30, the twelfth year of Kangxi's reign, was New Year's Eve.
In the Yamen of the Minister of Management of the Jiangdong Camp of the Qing Army located in Dantu Town, Dantu County, Zhenjiang Prefecture, Jiangsu Province, there were a lot of people saying hello and wishing them a happy new year. In the entire hall of the Chinese Army, there were generals from the Eight Banners and Green Camp of the Qing Army wearing linen coats and official hats of various colors. Because they are all warriors who lead troops, the fact that they were called to Jiangdong Camp to manage the Yamen today should not be for official business, but to have New Year's Eve dinner, so naturally they were more relaxed, and each voice was better than the other, loudly and fiercely. chatting and laughing with each other.
These military leaders generally came from two sources. Some of them came to Zhenjiang from Jingzhou with the victory of Prince An Yue Le, "Gambler" Eza, and Huguang Governor Cai Yurong who had lost all his territory. Although these people have just experienced a thousand-mile transfer, their morale seems to be quite high - because most of them came from Jingzhou with their families and Xiruan, and Yue Le also arranged for their family members to move to Hezhou Yangzhou is across the river from Zhenjiang. Yangzhou is located in the north of the Yangtze River and is the headquarters of the Jiangbei camp. It is much safer than Zhenjiang, which is located in the south of the Yangtze River.
If something bad happens, it will be much easier to run back to Beijing from Yangzhou or Zhenjiang.
Therefore, the Qing troops from Jingzhou currently stationed in Zhenjiang, like the Eight Banners soldiers from Shaanxi and Gansu, take turns to go back to Yangzhou to reunite with their families during the holidays. Those who do not have family members go to Yangzhou to visit the fireworks and willow lanes. Life is still very nourishing.
As for the other Qing soldiers who took Shi Lang Navy's ships from Wuhu to Zhenjiang or fled to Zhenjiang with Echu from Nanjing, their morale was not very good. Most of their family members were trapped in Nanjing, and the family members of the banner soldiers were all gone! Some of the Green Camp soldiers were also missing - during the Jiangning Incident, some of the Green Camp soldiers' family members also felt that the city was safe, so they fled in confusion. As a result, they were all destroyed when the city was breached.
But today is the day to celebrate the New Year after all. Regardless of whether the morale is good or not, today we have to put aside our worries for the time being and get drunk today.
In addition, rumors about "drawing rivers to rule" were also spread in Jiangdong Camp during this period. Today, everyone gathered together, and this matter has become the focus of discussion.
Some people support "dividing the river and governing". It seems okay to let Prince Zhu San serve as "Zhu Gou", so that superior forces can be concentrated to attack Wu Sangui first.
Others firmly objected, saying that Jiangnan was the money box and rice bag of the Qing Dynasty. Although "Zhu Gou" can still be asked to pay the Sui coins after "drawing the river to rule", collecting the Sui coins is definitely not enough to directly rule Jiangnan!
Now the four major camps of Jiangbei, Jiangdong, Jiangxi, and Jiangnan alone take away one million taels of silver every month from the two chief envoys of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to serve as military expenses!
If the river is divided and ruled, how much can "Zhu Gou" give him in a year? How is it enough to feed this camp and that camp?
When it comes to real interests, the voices of this group of warriors are of course getting louder and louder.
Mingzhu, the Governor of Water Transport, and Ma Hu, the Governor of Jiangsu, were also sitting nearby. They did not join the discussion, but were thinking with their brows furrowed. One of them was responsible for negotiating with Prince Zhu San, and the other was responsible for the two camps in Jiangdong and Jiangbei. Raise wages. It’s normal to feel bad!
Especially that pearl, who was watching Zhu Guozhi being killed by Ling Chi in Nanjing City.
At this time, the sound of boots came from behind the screen. Mingzhu and Ma Hu looked at each other, and both stood up from their chairs. Ma Hu said sternly: "Stand on your shift, be careful of indecency in front of the army!"
The flag-han generals buzzed and returned to their positions in a chaotic manner. They bumped into each other and others, and they were noisy for a while.
As soon as they stood in class according to grade, they saw Prince An Yue Le turning out from behind the screen with Ezha and Cai Yurong with a straight face. The generals below hurriedly made a thousand salutes one by one and shouted together: "Greetings to the prince, and wishing the prince a happy new year!"
The generals under the Anqin Dynasty smiled faintly and glanced at them one by one. Without returning the salute, they slowly raised their hands in the air: "According to the Holy Order! I have been appointed as the Governor of Liangjiang and the Imperial Envoy to supervise the Minister of Military Affairs of Liangjiang, Zhejiang and Fujian. .The naval and land armies in Liangjiang, Zhejiang, and Fujian have full authority to dispatch and act according to convenience. All generals should have a sacred heart, fear military discipline, be cautious when receiving orders, be diligent in doing things, and be brave in battle!"
The generals below were stunned for a moment, and then they realized something was wrong.
It’s all about “ruling across rivers”, so how can there be “imperial envoys to supervise the military affairs ministers of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian”?
Could it be that the imperial court was using the guise of "drawing rivers to rule" to deceive the third prince Zhu in Nanjing, and wait until he relaxes his vigilance to give him a cruel blow?
If this was really the case, it would have to be hidden too tightly, and it would definitely catch Prince Zhu off guard!
When they thought of this, the generals below immediately became energetic, and they all felt angry from their stomachs, and then shouted: "嗻!"
This loud roar caused the entire military hall to buzz.
Seeing that the morale of the people below him had increased, Yue Le showed a satisfied smile on his face - everyone has this kind of morale, which means that everyone is not convinced by the third prince Zhu's stealing of Jiang Ning, and also by the traitor Geng Jingzhong. Not afraid.
If the opponent were Wu Sangui, I'm afraid he wouldn't be as motivated.
"Well done!" Yue Le picked up Thumbs up and praised him, then waved his hand, "Everyone, get up!"
Seeing that all the generals below had stood up and returned to their respective positions, Yue Le said again: "Everyone must have guessed why the emperor gave me such a powerful power! That's right! The emperor never wanted to fight with Zhu San. The prince crossed the river and ruled! However, the troops could not be mobilized in time before, and he was not sure of exterminating them in one fell swoop. So he first used the strategy of appeasing the enemy to paralyze the rebels in Jiangning.
But now, our troops have been deployed, and the rebels in Jiangning have been deceived by us. According to reports, these days, Prince Zhu San and Geng Jingzhong were busy moving troops westward to occupy Chizhou, Taiping, Huizhou and other places to prevent Li Zicheng from going east after King Kang evacuated Jiujiang; The remnants of the old people and the envoys of the rebels from all over the country are planning to hold a conference in Jiangning right after the New Year to announce the restoration of the Ming Dynasty. Haha, it is really ridiculous! "
What Yue Le said was so confident that all the generals who retreated became eager. They may be reluctant to fight against Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng, but they are all eager to fight against Prince Zhu San who is entrenched in Jiangning!
Beating Zhu San is revenge for someone with a grudge, but someone without a grudge can also make a fortune!
Although the whole city of Jiangning was massacred by Geng Jingzhong, and he was doing things according to the old rule of the Qing Dynasty that "if you insist, you must massacre", the third prince Zhu was the one that everyone hated the most.
Moreover, Jiangning, where Zhu San is entrenched, is the richest place in the south of the Yangtze River, second only to Suzhou. If this could be done again, wouldn't everyone be able to save enough for a lifetime?
Even if Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng were to gain control of the south of the Yangtze River in the future, they would really have to conquer it by crossing the river. With this windfall, I will no longer be poor after returning to Beijing!
Yue Le's face also darkened, "Soldiers, it's all about deception! Even if the enemy is not that strong, we still have to use all our deceptions and kill the two chickens, Prince Zhu San and Geng Jingzhong!"
Now that our trick has been completed, the next step is to choose a surprising time to send troops. Everyone, how do you feel about this Chinese New Year? "
high!
It's so high!
First use "draw the river to rule" to paralyze the third prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong, and then suddenly send troops during the Chinese New Year!
What's even more important is that such a big plan has been secretly prepared for these days. Even most of the senior officers who came to the Jiangdong Camp Management Minister's Yamen to wait for the New Year's Eve dinner today did not know about this. out!
Keeping this secret secret, unless Prince Zhu San and Geng Jingzhong in Nanjing City were able to figure it out, they would never have thought that the Qing soldiers would choose such a time to launch a sneak attack.
Nanjing is actually very close to Jiangdong Daying in Dantu Town, Zhenjiang!
It is only fifty miles from Jiangdong Daying to Xia Shu Town, the "junction of Ming and Qing Dynasties", and only eighty-five miles from Jiangdong Daying to Qixia Mountain, where Yuele is preparing to set up camp and go down to the village. And more than forty miles further west from Qixia Mountain is the city of Nanjing!
And this time the opponents are not Wu Sangui, but Prince Zhu San and Geng Jingzhong. They are not that strong!
Yue Le looked at the generals under his command with sharp eyes. From their faces, he saw greed, hatred, and the desire to tear Prince Zhu and Geng Jingzhong into pieces, and to empty the entire city of Nanjing!
This is what he wants!
Yue Le nodded, and then clasped his fists at the people below: "Everyone, I can't help you. I didn't prepare a New Year's Eve dinner tonight. I only prepared to send troops to attack the east of Nanjing City. The time for each battalion to send troops, march The route, baggage, rations, and artillery that need to be carried have all been written in the military orders on the military cards. They will be sent directly to everyone later, and everyone can just follow the orders.
As for the brothers who are not on the team, there is no need to find them back, just pay as much as they have! "
After saying this, he nodded to Captain Goshiha next to him, and heard the man shout: "Bring them all in!"
Someone outside the lobby immediately responded: "Hey!"
Then I saw a dozen palace guards walking in holding trays. Half of the trays contained envelopes with the names of the generals written on them, and inside were the military orders.
The other half of the tray was filled with hot meat buns - there was no New Year's Eve dinner, but the buns were enough!
Yue Le watched the generals below take away the envelopes with their names on them from the tray, then picked up the meat buns and gnawed them, then nodded with a smile: "Okay, eat more buns and that will be enough! As for the New Year For dinner, when Nanjing is captured, I will have a drink with you all."
He raised his voice again: "Finally, I will dictate another order: Break the city of Nanjing, and the sword will not be sealed for ten days!"
Don’t seal the sword for ten days!
In other words, you can burn, kill, and loot in Nanjing City for ten days!
Yue Le's face became ferocious, and his voice trembled a little: "Tell the brothers below that you want to get rich, just this once! I won't seal the sword for ten days! Even if I rob Nanjing City, I will not punish you!
I only want Prince Zhu San and the city of Nanjing! "
I don’t know who took the lead in shouting: “Go to Nanjing and capture Zhu Laosan alive!”
Then more people cheered together: "Go to Nanjing and capture Zhu Laosan alive!"
Same New Year, different atmosphere.
In Nanjing, this is the most lively time of the year. It is even more lively than in the past many years. After the Hongguang Dynasty of the Southern Ming Dynasty was overthrown and Nanjing became Jiangning, it was no longer the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone can see that the city, filled with sad buildings left over from the Ming Dynasty, has begun to decline at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This is no longer a southeastern city with a gathering of humanities, and there are no Donglin Party members who dare to inspire words and point out the country. All we have is the seemingly inviolable majesty of the Qing Dynasty and the Eight Banners Heavenly Soldiers!
And as the survivors of that generation of Ming Dynasty, that generation of old people who personally experienced the Great Tomorrow, still miss their homeland, and dream of the day when the Han Dynasty can come back gradually leave, this is probably still the largest city in the world. The city seems to be gradually getting used to its new identity and new owner.
Just when a long and dreary era was approaching, the 12th year of Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty suddenly turned into the 46th year of Chongzhen's reign in the Ming Dynasty!
In the forty-sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, people in Nanjing suddenly realized that the Ming Dynasty was not far away. Now Emperor Chongzhen has ascended the throne. Only forty-six years have passed, and it has been less than thirty years since Chongzhen died for his country. .
Even the flag of the Ming Dynasty has never been completely lowered. In the past ten years, it has been flying unyieldingly on the north and south seashores and on several desert islands.
The son of Emperor Chongzhen, Prince Zhu San, and the righteous men of the Tiandihui were fighting all the time for the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty.
The efforts of all these people made Emperor Chongzhen's reign name appear again in the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Daming is back!
Moreover, it also issued a call to the heroes and scholars in the world, inviting everyone to gather in Jinling to discuss the state and make plans together to see how to restore the great Ming Dynasty and how to build a new Ming Dynasty that is different from the previous destroyed Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is a new Ming Dynasty in which the world is for the common good, the people respect the king and relatives, and the world is the master and the king is the guest!
Such a new Ming Dynasty can certainly attract those "old people" who are hiding in various places but still have the world in their hearts, as well as those eager and energetic new people, to gather in Jinling one after another. Come find their dreams and opportunities!
And Wang Zhongxiao, who single-handedly contributed to this shocking change, also welcomed Huang Zongxi, Qu Dajun, Chen Gongyin and other "Great Scholars of the Tiandihui" and the general helmsman of the Tiandihui in his Mochou Lake Palace - it is no longer necessary now. No need to use the "Reformation Society" sign anymore.
We can openly and openly announce to everyone that the Tiandihui is the New Society, the new society is the Tiandihui, and the New Confucianism with "Tianxia Weigong Lun" as the core idea is the guiding ideology of the Tiandihui!
The Tiandihui is to establish an ideal country based on the principles of "The World is Public".
Today, we are having a lively New Year's Eve dinner in Mochou's Hunan Prince's Mansion, drinking and chatting together. Except for the soldiers and generals who came to Nanjing with Wang Zhongxiao, they are these great scholars who are full of knowledge and have a lot of great principles, but their execution ability is not very good. .
If this great Confucian is equipped with a cannon, then the truth will work!
In the hall of the palace, the stove was burning and it was very warm. Dozens of large tables were set up, filled with all kinds of side dishes from the north and the south. The cooks who came from Guangdong with Huang Zongxi and others, and the cooks hired by Wang Zhongxiao in Jinling, were all there. I cheered up and showed my housekeeping skills. When we sat down together, it was like a cluster of flowers.
In the military camp of Mochou Lake Palace and the Martial Arts School run by the camp, alcohol and meat are enough to control today - of course, the officers and soldiers on duty are still not allowed to drink!
You should never let down your vigilance, especially in Nanjing, which has East Prince's Palace, West Prince's Palace, South Prince's Palace, North Prince's Palace, Zhong Prince's Palace, and Yi Prince's Palace. There is a shortage of a Heavenly King and the need to change Nanjing to Tianjing!
In this city of Nanjing, if Wang Zhongxiao still takes things lightly, he would be reading history books in vain.
However, as the successor of King Nan, his power in Nanjing is still a bit weak. In addition to the two thousand old brothers who are coming from Guangdong, the only ones he can control are probably the two thousand "Huai Yong" who have just been recruited into the camp - —Wang Zhongxiao is also "Li Zhongtang" now! Of course Li Zhongtang will use Huai Yong.
These two thousand Huaiyong were recruited from Jiangbei with the help of Liu Jinzhong. The Huai people from Jiangbei were much more enthusiastic about joining the army than the people of Yingtian Mansion! The military pay standards set by Wang Zhongxiao for regiment training (the Guangdong New Army also had this standard, but those who were awarded fields had forty-five days of "no salary service" every year) were very attractive to them, not only Jiangpu and Liuhe Ding Zhuang of the Ming Dynasty eagerly applied for the army, and even Ding Zhuang of the neighboring Chuzhou, Hezhou, and Fengyang secretly came to serve as soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. In those days, many Huai people went to Nanjing to serve as soldiers for the rebellious emperor named Zhu. Xinan'er has become a legend one after another.
The wealth effect is there, who wouldn’t be tempted?
Wang Zhongxiao looked at the dozens of tables of subordinates in the hall, and his mind was racing rapidly. The next restoration meeting must be a good one!
A new dynasty and new atmosphere must be created!
Not only can we no longer follow the old path, but we must also forge a new path!
But how to take this new path?
Now the new Ming Dynasty has signs of warlord separatism. Oh, it’s not a sign, it’s warlord separatism! There might even be a civil war, and the level of chaos would be similar to that of the Red Turban Army at the end of the Yuan Dynasty!
This is not possible!
Suddenly there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and then Wang Zhongxiao's personal battalion commander Wang Quanfei was seen walking in. He looked a little nervous, as if something big had happened.
Wang Zhongxiao frowned deeply and did not ask any questions. He just waited for Wang Quan to lean into his ear and report in a low voice: "Commander Jie, the beacon tower has been lit!"
"What?" Wang Zhongxiao was startled, "Where is the beacon tower? Is it upstream or north of the Yangtze River?"
"No, it seems to be east!" Wang Quan said.
"To the east?" Wang Zhongxiao frowned, "It's Jiangdong Camp!"
Recommend a new book!
Qingdi Yiyi opened "The Fugitive Emperor of the Ming Dynasty"
In the twelfth year of Yongli's reign, the Ming Dynasty retreated to Yunnan, and the Qing army came to the city. Zhu Si possessed the escaped emperor Zhu Youlang. At this desperate moment, he opened the gap in fate and got a glimpse of the bright Ming Dynasty.
(End of chapter)
