"The sinner Liang Biaoxiang wept and confessed his love to His Majesty the Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty: He was a good citizen, living in troubled times, and in order to survive, he took desperate risks, went boating on the sea, and acted wantonly. His crime was the same; he was also greedy for wealth and glory, and he was willing to fall.
Money has a rat tail, bows down to the dogs, Rong, and barbarians, forgets the clothes of the Han family, betrays the deep kindness of parents, has a heart like a lizard, has a nature like a wolf, helps the tyrants to abuse, harms the loyal and good, is envied by both humans and gods, and is not tolerated by heaven and earth. The two sins are
Yes, I should die to apologize, so those who survive want to repay Your Majesty. In the past, the slaves invaded the south, the two capitals fell, the clothes were ruined, the ancestors were humiliated, the gods were in splendor, and the dogs and sheep were prostrate. Fortunately, Your Majesty rebelled against the enemy.
Guangxi, expelled the Tartars, restored China, conquered Nanjing, and drank in the Central Plains. What Chang Ge points to is the direction of the people's hearts. All of us, the Han people, are all rejoicing, one man is raising his arms, and thousands of people are following him, sacrificing his own life for righteousness, in order to repay the saints.
Your Majesty, your servant is a Han Chinese, and your conscience is still intact. Now you have tied up Hu Quancai, the puppet governor of Huguang in Qing Dynasty, and presented Huanggang City to you. You do not seek any merit, but want to avenge the humiliation of the captives. Your Majesty Fu Wei led the heroes to clear up the smell, avenge the shame of China, and make
The people will find their place, and China will have the peace of Mount Tai. I will burst into tears as I write, and the sinner Liang Biao will bow his head."
After reading this letter of surrender from Prime Minister Liang Biao, Zhu Hengjia was overjoyed at first, and then he was overjoyed. The overjoyed one was that he had easily captured Huanggang, the strategic point of the Qing Dynasty, and also captured Hu Quancai, the puppet governor of the Qing Dynasty; the overjoyed one was that this Liang Biao Prime Minister
It was just that he saw the Ming Dynasty was strong and was forced to surrender, but the letter of surrender showed the image of a loyal minister and righteous man. If he was really loyal, why didn't he surrender before? He had to suffer a big defeat in Hanyang before he surrendered?
But now is the critical period of the Northern Expedition. Whether they are traitors or Tartars, as long as they are willing to lead the army and surrender, I will use them.
After thinking about it, Zhu Hengjia appointed Liang Biao as the commander-in-chief of the Huanggang Navy, gave him a set of brocade robes, and transferred him to Sun Gui for control.
He also chatted pleasantly with Gu Jingxing, Liang Biao's envoy.
"Gu Qing, I heard that you are the 'Jiangxia Prodigy'. You can recite poems and compose poems at the age of six, read classics and history at the age of nine, and take the examination in Huangzhou at the age of fifteen. You are well-known in the whole government. You are the best in the examination, and you are known as the 'Botong Gentleman'
, and then he was awarded the official position of Hongguang Dynasty as a tribute student?"
"I dare not taint His Majesty's ears with a mere name."
"I heard that the Tartars recruited you as officials several times, but they all resigned and refused?"
Gu Jingxing said sternly: "Although I am a fool, I know the defense of Huayi. How dare I bow to the enemy and shame my ancestors?"
"Yes." Zhu Hengjia nodded appreciatively. This Gu Jingxing was a man of character, much better than Liang Biaoxiang. "Gu Qing is a great talent, so just stay in the Ministry of Etiquette and become a doctor."
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Luo Tuo has withdrawn north to Kaifeng, and the only enemies left in Huguang are Shang Kexi, the Qingping Nan Wang who is entrenched in Xiangyang and Yunyang, and Zhang Changgeng, the governor of Huguang who is entrenched in Chengtian Mansion.
Zhang Changgeng only has 10,000 soldiers and horses, which is easy to deal with. The main reason is that Shang Kexiang has more than 30,000 elite soldiers at his disposal, making him a formidable enemy.
In order to deal with Shang Kexi, Emperor Guangwu convened a military meeting in front of the imperial court. He Wuzou, Zheng Feng, Liu Maoxia, Li Mingzhong, Jin Shengheng, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yongzhong, Ma Bao and Zhao Yong gathered together.
"Your Majesty, I thought that the Chengtian Mansion where Zhang Changgeng was stationed was undefeated and there were only a few soldiers and horses, so there was nothing to worry about. But it is good to have strong soldiers and horses. Xiangyang is also known as the 'First City in China' and has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
It must be taken. Now that our navy is resting, we can order Sun Gui to lead 30,000 naval forces from the Yangtze River to the Han River. Then we can order the land army of Yan Zungao's army to attack De'an, Chengtian, and Jingzhou. They can advance by land and water and attack Xiangyang. It will be gratifying to defeat them.
It’s not difficult,” Zheng Feng said.
"What Zheng Qing said is very reasonable. Xiangyang is an important military location. If we don't take Xiangyang, I will be stuck in my throat and I can't worry about the Northern Expedition!"
"Your Majesty, Shang Kexi and Zhongming, the father of Geng Jimao, who conquered the captives, are both the Three Shun Kings of the Puppet Qing Dynasty. You can ask Geng Jimao to write a letter to Shang Kexi and persuade him to submit. Subduing the enemy's troops without fighting is a good person.
”, Liu Maoxia also said.
"Well, Liu Qing and I thought of going together. I have asked Geng Jimao to write a letter to Shang Kexi."
"Your Majesty", a person came out proudly, but it was Jin Shengheng, Duke of Yu Kingdom, "I have a long history with Shang Kexi's counselor Jin Guang, and I would like to go to Xiangyang with Geng Jimao's letter to persuade Shang Kexi to surrender."
Zhu Hengjia was shocked, "Jin Qing, you are the Duke of Yu in the Ming Dynasty. How can you go to a dangerous place and do such a dangerous thing?"
"Your Majesty, it is precisely because I am the Duke of the country that I can personally persuade Shang Kexi to surrender, so that I can better show my sincerity to Shang Kexi. As the Duke of the country, I should contribute to the Ming Dynasty. I ask for Your Majesty's permission!"
Zhu Hengjia felt ashamed. When Jin Shengheng was in crisis during the Ming Dynasty, he returned to the Ming Dynasty and made great contributions. Later, he was afraid that he would be ambitious, so he transferred his confidants and civil servants to other provinces, and assigned generals to various armies. Although he was sealed
The Duke actually ignored him. But he had no complaints and went to a dangerous place in person today. He is truly a loyal minister!
Looking at Jin Shengheng's eager eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he had to say: "Jin Qing, please be careful when you go."
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Xiangyang City, Jinguang Mansion, Shang Kexi’s number one counselor Jin Guang is enjoying tea.
He was born in the Jin family of Yiwu, a well-known family. He failed the examination at the age of twenty. When he was traveling, he met Shang Kexi. Shang regarded him as a world-famous talent and obeyed his advice. His ancestors had participated in the Qi Army and fought against Japanese pirates, and they were also considered loyal and good.
After that, I naturally didn’t want to keep the money and see my ancestors. I had no choice but to get into this situation step by step.
"Master, there are two old friends from Nanchang who want to see you." The servant came to report.
"An old friend from Nanchang?"
Jin Guang's heart trembled. Could it be that the Duke of Yu State had sent someone here again? Back then, Jin Shengheng had sent his secret servant Hu Dan to see him and brought a letter written by Li Mingzhong to Shang Kexi to persuade him to surrender.
"Quick, invite them to the study room."
News came a while ago that the Ming Dynasty won the battle of Liuhe. Jin Guang was a wise man, he judged that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was over, and he was very eager to return to the Ming Dynasty.
When they met, they were acquaintances. The first one was Hu Dan, and behind Hu Dan was Jin Shengheng. Jin Shengheng admired Jin Guang's talent and wrote many times to win over him, but the two were just close friends and had never met.
"Brother Hu, who is this?"
"Brother Jin, this is the Duke of Yu!"
"The Duke of Yu!"
Jin Guang was shocked, but also secretly moved. The dignified Duke Yu personally persuaded him to surrender. The Ming Dynasty was so sincere!"
Immediately order the servants to serve fragrant tea.
Jin Shengheng said quickly, "To be honest, my dear brother, I came here specifically to persuade Shang Kexi to surrender."
Jin Guang sighed, "Your Majesty has recently recruited a group of troops, and the Qing governor Zhang Changgeng has brought another 10,000 troops from Chengtian Mansion to defect. Now there are more than 50,000 troops, and the troops are so powerful that they may not be willing to surrender!" It turned out that Zhang Changgeng, the governor of Qinghuguang who was stationed at Chengtian Mansion, heard that the Ming army was powerful and did not dare to guard Chengtian Mansion. He fled to Xiangyang and joined forces with Shang Kexi.
I was so happy that I got these 10,000 soldiers and horses, so I recruited another 10,000 soldiers. With more than 50,000 soldiers and horses in hand, I started to separatize Xiangyang and Yunyang.
"Refuse to surrender?"
Jin Shengheng laughed loudly, "Your Majesty said, be polite first and then attack with force. If he refuses to surrender, then beat him to make him surrender."