In September of the 10th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, the ancient city of Mianhu Village in the west of Jieyang County was already a military city.
This walled city located on the south bank of the Nanxi River in the Rongjiang River was built in the second year of the Taiping Xingguo Period in the Northern Song Dynasty. It has been an important town in Jiexi since the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty. When the wheel of history rolled into the early years of Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, maritime traffic was cut off due to the relocation of the coastal border. Therefore, Mianhu Village, which happened to guard the Nanxi Waterway and the mountain pass between Danan Mountain and Guiren Mountain, became the site of Huizhou. The most important town in and out of Chaozhou Prefecture is the west gate of Chaozhou Prefecture.
Shang Zhixin, who was sent by the Guangzhou Prefecture to suppress the Third Prince Zhu, and his 1,000 banner soldiers, 1,000 banner slaves, and 3,000 green battalion soldiers are all stationed in Mianhu Town, suddenly making the bustling west gate of Chaozhou become... The chicken is flying and the dog is jumping.
Wang Deping, the Daotai of Chao Jiahui Road, Xue Zhang, the prefect of Chaozhou, and Fengmingshan, the magistrate of Jieyang County, all gathered in Mianhu Village to fully supply the five thousand soldiers of Prince Pingnan's palace.
This group of old soldiers from Guangzhou Prefecture said they were here to suppress the Third Prince Zhu, but they chose not to fight in the capital city of Guiyu, but to go to Danan Mountain to raid the Third Prince Zhu's lair.
The vast Nanshan Mountains are more than a hundred miles from north to south and dozens of miles from east to west. They are densely forested and sparsely populated. Without a guide, you will get lost once you enter the mountains. And no one in the Chaozhou government knows where Tianwang Village is?
Therefore, Wang Deping, Xue Zhang, Feng Mingshan and others advised Shang Zhixin not to blindly enter the mountain.
Ke Shangzhixin ignored him at all and headed to Danan Mountain with four to five thousand people six days ago.
Wang Deping, Xue Zhang, and Feng Mingshan thought that Shang Zhixin would suffer in the mountains this time, but to their surprise, Shang Zhixin returned in triumph with his army three days ago... ..And looking at their appearance, the mountains and waters are clear and green, and they don't look like they have suffered hardships in the mountains at all.
However, Shang Zhixin claimed that the battle was a complete victory, breaking the Tianwang stronghold, killing three hundred enemies, and also seized Prince Zhu's waist badge, gold seal, python robe, jade ultimatum and Emperor Chongzhen's secret edict!
In other words, Shang Zhixin got a mountain of ironclad evidence proving that Zhu Jushan was the third prince Zhu in just one trip!
But every time he goes there, he kills people and takes things, and it’s all over in three days?
Isn't this too fast?
Although the flag soldiers of Pingnan Palace are all "celestial soldiers", they are not that powerful!
But in today's Guangdong, no one dares to question Shang Zhixin... That was Emperor Kangxi's "Uncle Shang"! If you question his fraud, be careful of moving your head!
Besides, the three of them, Wang Deping, Xue Zhang, and Feng Mingshan, were also hoping for some ironclad evidence to confirm Zhu Jushan's identity as the Third Prince of Zhu.
Because they had received news that the emperor had sent two imperial ministers to Guangdong to handle the case of Prince Zhu San.
If the third prince Zhu is found to be a fake, then perhaps we should investigate the case of Wang Deping, Xue Zhang, Fengmingshan and Deng Guangming, the governor who surrounded the capital of Guiyu, for deceiving the emperor.
Therefore, they would not expose Shang Zhixin's deception during the siege of Danan Mountain. Not only would they not expose it, they would also try their best to help Shang Zhixin promote it!
Therefore, most of Chaozhou now knows that Shang Zhixin has raided the home of Prince Zhu San in Danan Mountain... Except for the rebels and their family members who live in Tianwang Village, they know nothing about it, and they have never seen Shang Zhixin. army.
However, the Emperor Kangxi, who was far away in Beijing, could not see these Dananshan thieves. He could only learn the truth about the third prince of Chaozhou through two imperial envoys and a third-class imperial guard.
Yang Qilong, who was responsible for providing the most authentic truth to Emperor Kangxi, has now arrived at Shang Zhixin's Chinese army, a mansion located in Mianhu Village, with Wu Yingxiong's autographed letter.
This Yang Qilong was still dressed like an eminent monk. He was drinking tea and asking Shang Zhixin about the "truth" in a hall with no other people around.
"My lord, this poor monk heard that you obtained a waist badge, a gold seal, a python robe, a jade certificate, and Emperor Chongzhen's secret edict in Danan Mountain? Can you let this poor monk take a look at your eyes?"
Yang Qilong, a great monk, has been hanging around among the upper class of Beijing all year round, and besides Buddhism, he uses calligraphy and painting as a means of making friends with the powerful.
It is now the tenth year of Kangxi. Although Guangdong and Fujian are still in chaos, Beijing has long been peaceful.
Taiping collects antiques!
This group of senior men in Beijing don't have much contact with each other now, and there are more and more ways to make money, so they naturally have to develop a habit of spending money.
But these people haven't degenerated to the point of smoking D-cigarettes, otherwise the San Francisco Rebellion in history would have turned into the San Francisco Revolution.
The current interest of their group of uncles is to make their own houses more respectable and provide more entertainment, calligraphy and paintings for their children and grandchildren - otherwise, what will those prodigal sons do in the future?
When buying calligraphy, painting, and toys, of course you have to find someone to look at them... Yang Qilong often looks after these rich and powerful men, and he can see them very accurately, and his reputation is quite good.
"Okay!" Shang Zhixin nodded with a smile, and then called to his confidants, "Come here, bring the waist badge, gold seal, python robe, jade certificate and Emperor Chongzhen's secret decree to Master Long. Eye!"
"嗻!"
A guard from Prince Pingnan's Mansion said "嗻", then immediately turned around and left. After a while, he held a large plate of "truth" and placed it on the coffee table between Shang Zhixin and Yang Qilong.
It has to be said that Shang Zhixin still put a lot of thought into it, and the "truth" he produced is much better than the "truth" produced by Yu Erye in Haimen Port.
Among them, the waist badge, gold seal, and python robe are all so real that they look real!
However, there are still some problems with the jade ultimatum and Emperor Chongzhen's imperial edict. If they were actually brought to Beijing to the experts of Emperor Kangxi, they would definitely be discovered.
Fortunately, Yang Qilong came south with the "truth"... The "truth" he and Wu Yingxiong obtained in Beijing was much better than what Shang Zhixin obtained in Guangzhou!
"My father-in-law, please take a look at this first!" As he spoke, Yang Qilong carefully took out a hard-covered gold envelope with bright yellow satin from his arms, held it in both hands, placed it on the table, and tapped it with his hand. Only then did he recommend it to Shang Zhixin.
"Jade certificate?" Shang Zhixin's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly held it up with both hands and examined it carefully. He saw that it read: Zhu Cijiong, biological mother Queen Zhou, when Renzixu was born in March of the fourth year of Chongzhen, she was the wife of Chu Xiugong Wen's mother-in-law Liu Wang. Deacons and eunuchs Li Zengyun and Guo An were present. Jiaodongchang, Jinyiwei and the Queen each keep one copy and file it according to the regulations.
"This is..." Shang Zhixin looked at Yang Qilong.
Yang Qilong smiled and said: "It's true! It was leaked from Dongchang when the Ming Dynasty fell... The copy of Jinyiwei's archive was handed over to the Thirteenth Yamen by Luo Yangxing (the commander of Jinyiwei)."
"Thank you, thank you so much!" Shang Zhixin immediately stood up and clasped his fists to express his thanks.
Because the jade certificate he prepared may be fine in Guangdong to deceive people, but if it is compared with the real thing in Beijing, it will be a big deal.
"My father-in-law, the secret edict you prepared is not good either." Yang Qilong had already taken out a scroll wrapped in yellow cloth and handed it to Shang Zhixin with both hands. "Look at this... this is real enough. If Fake guarantee!”
Shang Zhixin took the scroll and unfolded it. His color suddenly changed and he stuttered: "This, this, this...is this true?"
Yang Qilong smiled and said: "If this is not true, is it possible that I can make a forgery myself?"
Shang Zhixin continued to stutter, "If we hand over this and this, why don't we get into trouble? Does Wu Yingxiong know?"
Yang Qilong smiled even brighter and asked Shang Zhixin: "My lord, where do you think I got this Chongzhen edict from?"
"Kekeke... But why did Wu Yingxiong take it out?" Shang Zhixin asked, "Isn't he afraid that Long Live Lord will be suspicious of his family?"
Yang Qilong laughed loudly: "Long live Lord, aren't you suspicious of King Pingxi now? It's not certain that we will really break up with each other in the future! If this Chongzhen edict can be passed on through the hands of the Qing court, then King Pingxi will also have great righteousness. Fame!"
Shang Zhixin murmured to himself: "It turns out that King Ping and Pingxi really want to rebel!"
Yang Qilong looked at Shang Zhixin and said, "My Lord, when that day comes, which side are you going to stand on?"
