Qishu Mingxia and Wufeng Tower, Yimen has been an imperial state since ancient times.
Kaifeng, Tokyo in the Song Dynasty, had a population of more than 1.5 million in the Song Dynasty. The painter Zhang Zeduan's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" depicts the prosperity of the eight wastelands at that time and the prosperity of all nations. It is also a majestic city! The circumference of the outer city is fifty miles.
One hundred and sixty-five steps, four feet high and five feet nine feet wide. Historically, Li Zicheng attacked this city three times but failed to conquer it.
Li Yinzu, governor of Zhili in the Qing Dynasty, governor of Shandong and Henan, and minister of the Ministry of War, was inspecting the city wall and stood on the Daliang Gate, filled with emotions.
The twenty-eight-year-old governor was promoted at an astounding speed. Emperor Shunzhi praised him for his youth, strength, talent, and agility, and added him as the crown prince. In fact, there is no such thing as being young, strong, talented, and agility.
What's important, what's important is to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty! This Li Yinzu, the second son of the Han Army's Zhenghuang Banner, Li Sizhong, the admiral of Shaanxi Province, was a die-hard traitor for two generations, and the Emperor Shunzhi could trust him.
When someone is promoted to a high position at a young age, it is inevitable that he will feel like he is in a high position. There are many people who are jealous of him, and many people in the court say that he is not as good as his predecessor.
Li Yinzu's predecessor, Zhang Cunren, died of illness more than three years ago. Governor Zhang was a ruthless man. In order to wipe out the Yulin rebels in Shandong and Henan, he actually opened up the Yellow River in Kaifeng and Guide, turning several counties into Zeguo and flooding them.
Countless people died. A ruthless person did not live long and died of illness. The Qing government gave the prince a posthumous title of Zhongqin as his Taibao.
Because his predecessor was too ruthless in his actions, it became increasingly apparent that Li Yinzu was too weak and incompetent.
Li Yinzu is not convinced, how am I inferior to Zhang Cunren? I have always wanted to achieve political achievements and prove myself.
Here's your chance!
Luo Tuo, the general of the Jingkou army in Ningnan, was defeated by Yan Zungao, the general of the Ming Dynasty, and was preparing to escape north across the Yellow River. Li Yinzu pulled Luo Tuo's horse by the tail and persuaded him from left to right, and finally persuaded Luo Tuo to stay in Kaifeng.
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If he successfully defends Kaifeng, he will become the number one hero of the Qing Dynasty. By then, his status in the court will surpass that of Fan Wencheng. It is not impossible to kill the traitors like me and other senators.
In order to defend Kaifeng, he ordered all the garrison troops from Runing Prefecture, Nanyang Prefecture, and Ruzhou to be withdrawn to Kaifeng. He also ordered Henan Governor Wu Jingdao to lead 10,000 Henan Green Battalions to garrison Luoyang in Henan Prefecture; Nanyang Commander-in-Chief Zhang Yingxiang led 5,000 troops.
Suizhou, which is stationed in Guide Prefecture, and Kaifeng support each other.
Wu Jingdao and he were both members of the Zhenghuang Banner of the Han Army, and fellows from Liaodong. Zhang Yingxiang was his confidant. With these two people here, Kaifeng's east and west sides would be safe.
"Governor Xian", Li Yinzu was thinking about something when he suddenly heard a weak call. When he saw it, it was Zhang Zide, the prefect of Kaifeng.
He snorted coldly, "You came just in time. The governor asked you to recruit strong men to defend the city. How did things go?"
"The lower official has recruited 16,000 men and can go to the city at any time to assist in the defense."
"Well, you did a good job," Li Yinzu praised through his teeth, and then looked up to the sky. That means you can go. You are a big-ass little official, and the dignified governor has no time to pay attention to it.<
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Unexpectedly, Zhang Zide didn’t leave.
Li Yinzu became impatient, "Why, do you have anything else to do?"
"Governor Xian, our Henan Province suffered from snow disasters two years ago, and this year it suffered from military disasters. A large number of people fled, and a large number of refugees appeared in Kaifeng Prefecture. I would like to ask your permission, can we open a warehouse for relief?"
Zhang Zide is considered a good official. Over the years, he has built water conservancy projects and supported farming. There is some food stored in the warehouse of Kaifeng Mansion. But in order to defend Kaifeng, Li Yinzu sent his cronies to control the granary. Without his command, not a single grain of food was allowed to be moved.
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"How can this be done? Kaifeng's food must be reserved for the army to defend the city. Tens of thousands of soldiers eat horse chews. The governor feels that there is not enough food. How can there be enough food to take care of the refugees?" Li Yinzu flatly refused.
Zhang Zide was about to cry, "Government Constitution, the people are the foundation of the country. If we don't open warehouses for relief, many people will starve to death and the foundation of the country will be shaken!"
"Humph, a scholar's opinion," Li Yinzu hummed, "Things have priorities. The most important thing now is to defend Kaifeng City. I can't take care of other things."
"But, Governor Xian, the refugees have no food to eat. What if there is trouble?"
"Trouble?"
Li Yinzu laughed ferociously, "I will now send a message to all prefectures, prefectures, and counties that refugees are not allowed to approach the city walls. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be killed without mercy."
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Yan Zungao, the general of the Ming Dynasty, was heading towards Henan from Xiangyang. Zhu Hengjia gave him the military order to quickly capture Henan and then join him in Shandong.
Yan Zungao originally had an army of 60,000, but in the fierce battle with Luotuo and Shang Kexi, he lost more than 10,000. However, after Xiangyang forced the surrender of Shang Kexi's remaining 20,000 troops, the number actually increased by 10,000, leaving 10,000 new garrison troops.
The prefectures in northern Huguang still had 60,000 troops to capture Henan.
The pioneer of the Ming army, Xingye Hou Yang Fuchen, led 10,000 soldiers and marched forward bravely. Along the way, Nanyang Prefecture, Runing Prefecture, and Ruzhou surrendered without a fight.
Then we entered the southern part of Kaifeng Prefecture, Xiangcheng, Shenqiu, Shangshui, Yancheng, Linying, Xiangcheng, Xihua, Chenzhou, seven counties and one state, but not a single defender was seen.
So smooth!
Yang Fuchen was worried about fraud, and after detailed inquiries about the demoted officials, he learned that Li Yinzu, the governor of Shandong and Henan under the Qing Dynasty, had transferred all the garrison troops from the southern counties of Kaifeng Prefecture to Kaifeng, intending to defend the city.
Yang Fuchen, who had experienced hundreds of battles, frowned when he heard this. If this was the case, Kaifeng City would be difficult to fight, so he urgently sent people to report to Yan Zungao.
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"Mom, I'm hungry!"
On the post road from Nanzhao County to Nanyang City, a seven or eight-year-old girl held her mother's hand and cried.
"Little Ni'er, be good, there will be porridge for you when we get to Fucheng," the girl's mother coaxed her.
A young man supported an old man and walked forward with difficulty. As he walked, the old man tilted his body and lost his breath. "Bo (called father in Nanyang dialect)", the young man burst into tears.
Refugees kept walking by, turning a blind eye, fleeing and begging. I saw this kind of thing too many times.
The cold wave in the north has lasted for two years. The further north you go, the lower the food production is. This year it finally got a little warmer, and we caught up with the war again.
Alas! God won’t let anyone live!
The people had no choice but to flee with their families and families, and even entire villages and towns fled. From Nanzhao to Nanyang alone, there were more than a hundred groups of refugees, large and small.
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"Everyone says that the victims of the disaster are suffering, but I didn't expect them to be so miserable!"
The white-haired old man stood in a dilapidated mansion in Nanyang County, Nanyang Prefecture, sighing.
The surname is Zhou Kangen, the newly appointed governor of Henan in the Ming Dynasty. This dilapidated house is an abandoned house abandoned by the locals. Governor Zhou is a good official and does not allow his subordinates to disturb the people, so he specially selected an abandoned house as the governor's office.
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He is from Ningxiang, Huguang. When the Qing army went south, he did not want to shave his hair and change clothes, so he lived in seclusion in the mountains. After Zhu Hengjia captured Wuchang, he was so happy that he rushed to defect and was appointed governor of Henan. In another time and space, this man saw
There was no hope of reviving the Ming Dynasty, and he was depressed and lacked medicine in the mountains. He died of an illness a year ago. But now that the Ming Dynasty has risen again, he is in a better mood and no longer has to live in the mountains. He is much healthier, except for some minor coughs.
Nothing serious.
"Fuyuan, Mr. Wu Fangbo, in charge of the station, and Zhu Xunjian have arrived." The staff came to report.
"Yeah", Zhou Kangeng responded. He is over sixty years old this year. He was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi. He usually pays the most attention to Qi nourishing and is anxious, but his face is calm. He takes official steps and does not panic.
Walking hurriedly towards the living room.
This chapter has been completed!