The name "Wuchang" was given by Emperor Sun Quan during the Three Kingdoms period. In order to compete with Cao Cao for Jingzhou, he built the capital in Wuchang, which means "ruling the country with force and prospering".
This city is amazing. It has rivers and rivers and convenient transportation. It is known as the "thorough of nine provinces". It connects the east to the west, connects the north and the south, and maintains the four directions.
Zhu Hengjia captured Wuchang, and the world was shocked.
The gentry and people in Shaanxi, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian provinces who cherished the Ming Dynasty all cried with joy and rushed to tell each other. Some seriously ill and old scholars told their families in tears, "Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day." , Don’t forget to report family sacrifices to Nai Weng.
The great Confucian Huang Zongxi, a former minister of Lu Jianguo, wrote excitedly: "The arrest of King Jing of Yuezhou, the victory of Wuchang, shocked the world, and this has never been possible in the prosperous world since Wanli!"
Last year, under the order of Lu Supervisor, this great scholar went on a mission to Japan with Ruan Mei and Feng Jingdi to beg for soldiers, and crossed the sea to Nagasaki Island and Sasma Island. As a result, he was given a blank look by the Japanese and returned without success.< / p>
After returning to the Ming Dynasty, the Qing court threatened him with the lives of his family members, so he returned home to live in seclusion and no longer served as Lu Supervisor of the country.
Although Huang Zongxi lived in seclusion, his bloody spirit still existed. When Sun Jiaji and Xiong Rulin of Yuyao launched an army to resist the Qing Dynasty, he sold his property and gathered more than 600 young adults in Huangzhupu to organize the "Shizhong Camp" to respond. The reason why he lived in seclusion was that he was worried about the safety of his family. More importantly, I am disappointed with the future of Ming Dynasty.
Now that Zhu Hengjia has captured Wuchang, the situation is excellent, and there is hope for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Lizhou could no longer hold back at home, and braved the Qing court's wanted order to report the news of the Qing army to his old boss Lu Jianguo, and also sent a secret letter from Lu Jianguo to contact the Jinhua people. Earthly Rebels.
During this period, the Huang family was in constant trouble. His younger brother Huang Zongyan was arrested; his daughter-in-law, son, and granddaughter died of illness; and his former residence was burned down twice. Huang Zongxi did not change his ambition and insisted on fighting against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty.
Although he belonged to the Lu Jianguo camp, he still asked someone to send a congratulatory letter to Zhu Hengjia, congratulating him on this extraordinary achievement.
After Zhu Hengjia read the letter, he was overjoyed and ordered He Tengjiao, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Zhang Kentang, the governor of Zhejiang, and others to step up efforts to dig into the corners of the Lu Supervisory State, divide them, and bribe the civil and military officials of Lu Fan. He also sent envoys to Fujian to win over the powerful official of the Lu Supervisory State, Jianguo Gongzheng. Cai et al.
He firmly believes that as long as you work hard, you can dig out any corner.
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"Master, I just got the news that Prince Jing has captured Wuchang!"
The family reported to Gu Yanwu.
"What?" Gu Yanwu, a great scholar who was splashing ink, trembled when he heard the words. The brush in his hand fell to the ground, and two lines of clear tears stood out, "God bless me, the Ming Dynasty!"
Thirty-seven-year-old Gu Yanwu, whose nickname is Zhongqing, is not loyal to the Qing Dynasty at all. He has been secretly engaged in the cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River for many years.
Gu Yanwu composed himself and told his family, "Give me a new set of pen and ink. I will write a poem to celebrate."
Between the flowing clouds and flowing water, a little poem was written.
Twenty-year-old Wuqiao Thief (referring to Kong Youde),
I will lay down my ax and anvil today.
The country's prestige was shocked.
The army is approaching.
Zhang Chu’s three military orders,
Respect Zhou Haixin.
A scholar's plan for the future,
Unconsciously, the tears are deep.
After hearing the good news, the joy and ecstasy are all reflected in the poem.
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"Jianguo, another former Ming official has come to defect to you."
Yu Tunan, the military secretary who followed Zhu Hengjia on his expedition to the west, reported.
"Oh? What are they?"
Zhu Hengjia asked lazily while sitting on the dragon chair in the main hall of Wuchang Palace.
Since the capture of Wuchang, there has been an endless stream of officials and gentry who have defected to him.
Former Ming officials Liu Yuansheng, Guan Siqiu, Zhu Changshi, Wu Decao and others, who had already retreated to the mountains, now came out of the mountains and came to Wuchang to see Zhu Hengjia to discuss machine affairs. Ming gentry from Hubei and Hunan also asked to see him.
These people did not come empty-handed, bringing gold, silver, or food.
Zhu Hengjia accepted it with a smile. After counting the supplies to reward the army, it turned out to be as high as hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, which slightly alleviated the financial difficulties.
"Jianguo, here are two veterans of the Chongzhen Dynasty. One is Guo Duxian, the governor of Jiangxi during the Chongzhen period, and the other is Zhou Kangeng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Chongzhen Dynasty. You'd better meet them in person." /p>
Because there were too many officials, gentry, and righteous people who came to seek refuge and reward him, he did not have time to meet them one by one. Therefore, Zhu Hengjia asked Yu Tunan to meet petty officials, ordinary gentry, folk righteous people, etc. on his behalf. Only the more important people would be visited by him in person. See.
"Well, let them in."
Zhou Kangeng, named Zhongsheng, was sixty years old and was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi; Guo Duxian, named Tianmen, was fifty-one years old and was a Jinshi in the second year of Tianqi. These two people were already extremely discouraged and disappointed with the situation. He has been staying at home and ignored the summons of Hongguang, Longwu and Yongli. Now seeing that Wuchang is recovered and ZTE is expected, he happily goes to Wuchang to meet Zhu Hengjia.
When they saw Zhu Hengjia, they both burst into tears: "O late Emperor Chongzhen, we two have seen the majesty of Han officials again today!"
Zhu Hengjia quickly comforted him with kind words.
Both of them are prestigious officials, and now it's time to hire people. Zhu Hengjia's next step is to go down the Yangtze River, capture South Zhili, Zhejiang, and peek into Henan and Shandong. He must first appoint officials. So he appointed Guo Duxian As the governor of Yingtian, Zhou Kangeng was the governor of Henan, Wu Decao was the chief envoy of Henan, Guan Siqiu was the inspector-general of Henan, and Zhu Changshi was the inspector-general of Henan (there were thirteen chief envoys in the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, including the fourteenth chief envoy of Nanzhili). There are four prefectures in Zhili Prefecture, eight prefectures in North Zhili Prefecture and two prefectures in Zhili Prefecture, which are directly managed by the six ministries of the central government).
Those who came to seek refuge with Zhu Hengjia included not only officials and gentry, but also righteous people.
Rebel leaders Liu Jing, Li Wenbin and others who were active in the Luoxiao Mountains had been harassing the Tan Tai and Liu Wuyuan tribes of the Qing army in Ji'an, Yuanzhou and other places. After Zhu Hengjia captured Ganzhou, they sent envoys to contact them. After Wuchang was recovered, they simply Request recruitment directly.
Zhu Hengjia appointed the two deputy generals and ordered them to serve in front of Li Chixin's army.
Several years later, when Yu Tunan, the secretary of the army, recalled the grand occasion when officials, gentry, and righteous people came in droves, he wrote: "The Minister of Justice and Justice, hiding from the smell of fish and smell in the deep and poor valley, was in dire straits when he moved, and he was always waiting for the opportunity. If he does not change his guard, he will be lucky enough to be reborn, and the mourning victims in the mountains and wild swamps will all celebrate the return of the Han officials."
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In Feiqizhai, Qianshan County, Anqing Prefecture, King Zhu Tongqi of Shicheng recruited his subordinates Fu Mengbi, Fu Qianzhi, Gui Chan, Monk Yitang, Yu Gongliang, Hu Wenwen, Zhang Fuhuan and others to discuss important matters.
His current situation is very bad.
Not long ago, Jin Shengheng and Li Chengdong raised troops to rebel against the Qing Dynasty. Zhu Tongqi responded by taking advantage of the situation and attempted to capture Anqing Prefecture in South Zhili. However, he was defeated by the Qing Cao Jiangdu Censor Li Ripeng led his troops.
Now the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty, Bu Congshan, and his deputy general Liang Dayong are approaching Zhu Tongqi's home base of Feiqizhai.
Bu Congshan came on the orders of the traitor Hong Chengchou, and Liang Dayong was a subordinate of Li Ripeng.
Hong Chengchou had a venomous gaze. After the fall of Wuchang, he could tell at a glance that the next target of the Ming army might be Southern Zhili.
In order to consolidate the rear, Hong Chengchou ordered the suppression of the Jiangnan rebels.
In the Dabie Mountains, the anti-Qing rebels were very difficult to deal with. In particular, the Anhui rebel leaders Yu Gongliang, Hu Wenwen, Zhang Fuhuan and others supported the Ming Dynasty clan in Feiqizhai, Qianshan County, Anqing Prefecture. Zhu Tongqi, a descendant of Ning Fan, became Queen of Shicheng. The rebel armies of Taihu, Susong, Qianshan, Yingshan, and Qihuang Forty-eight Villages all followed Zhu Tongqi's order. This gave the Hong University scholar a headache. He ordered Bu Congshan to annihilate Zhu Tongqi's rebel army at the junction of Huguang and South Zhili as soon as possible.
To shoot a man first, shoot a horse, and to capture a thief first capture the king. Bu Congshan didn't care about other villages and went straight to Feiqi Village where Zhu Tongqi was.
"The Qing Dynasty soldiers are approaching the territory. Everyone is discussing how to deal with it?"
Zhu Tongqi, who is in his thirties, is worthy of being a member of the Ming Dynasty clan. He is as white as jade and has a majestic air. Even at a critical moment when soldiers are pressing down on the situation, he still speaks unhurriedly and maintains the demeanor of a king.
"Your Highness, there are many cottages in the Dabie Mountain area. I suggest you retreat to the Forty-Eight Villages of Qihuang and arrive in Hangzhou." Qianshan County Rebel General Hu Wenwen suggested.
"Your Highness, King Jing has captured Wuchang. As long as he captures Huangzhou again, he can join our army. Why don't Your Highness abandon Lu Congjing and ask King Jing to lead troops to help?"
Fu Qianzhi and Gui Chan suggested.
Zhu Hengjia has been secretly ordering Jinyiwei commander and Zhima Jixiang to contact the rebels from various places, which has been very effective. These two people have been bribed by Jinyiwei and took the opportunity to propose abandoning Lu and following Jing.
Since Zhu Tongqi raised his army, he felt that his blood was sparse and he was only a concubine of Ning Fan, so he appointed Lu Jianguo as Zhengshuo and obeyed Lu Jianguo's orders.
Hu Jingwen objected loudly: "Absolutely not!"
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