In July of the second year of Longwu in the Ming Dynasty, the city of Fuzhou was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and Empress Zeng gave birth to a son. The 44-year-old Emperor Longwu finally had a son.
God has mercy on me! This life is not easy for me! Emperor Longwu cried with joy and ordered officials to be given additional posts and rewards as a sign of happiness.
Emperor Longwu Zhu Yujian was a bitter boy.
His grandfather Zhu Shuo, King Duan of the Tang Dynasty, was confused by his concubine and wanted his son to inherit the throne, so he imprisoned Zhu Yujian and his father, Zhu Qijie, and his son in the Chengdu Department, where they were not allowed to see anyone. The confinement lasted for sixteen years. Later, his father
Because of his uncle, the old Tang king was afraid of causing trouble, so he had to make Zhu Yujian his grandson. Later, the old Tang king died, and Zhu Yujian became the Tang king. The first thing he did was to kill his uncle to avenge his father. In the ninth year of Chongzhen,
When the Qing army attacked Beizhili, Zhu Yujian ignored the rule that "the vassal king does not command troops" and led thousands of palace guards north to the Qinwang. As a result, he violated Emperor Chongzhen's taboo and was imprisoned in Fengyang.
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Twenty-three years of his forty-four-year-old life were spent in prison. Emperor Longwu was really a bitter boy!
After a lot of hard work, Ku Zi got a son, so naturally he had to celebrate.
As a result, the minister scolded me.
At this time, the Qing army broke through the eastern part of Zhejiang, and Lu was supervising the country's navigation. His lips were dead and his teeth were cold. The imperial censor Qian Bangqi thought that now was not the time to reward the ministers. So he wrote: "The day Yuanzi was born, when the eastern part of Zhejiang was newly broken, the alliance and
It should be seen that the skin will be peeled off and restored, but there is no need to worry about it. I think it is the autumn when everyone is angry with the same enemy, and it is not the time for Qin's kindness to be rewarded. Moreover, the favor should not be too great, and the rewards should not be too excessive. If it is an iron coupon and a gold medal, it is just a tin
From the past of the dragon, the territory will be restored in the future. How can we reward the merits of the heroes? It is not to emphasize the importance of famous weapons, but to encourage meritorious service."
Emperor Longwu ignored this, but secretly said to Empress Zeng: "Qian Bang is not a loyal minister! It's a pity that he doesn't understand my suffering!"
Emperor Longwu needed a happy event to relieve his depressed mood!
Things are not going well during this period.
First, the Northern Expedition to Wuchang, which he had high hopes for, failed completely. Last year, Emperor Longwu swore to commit to the Northern Expedition. He ordered the Governor of Huguang, He Tengjiao, and the Governor of Hubei, Du Yinxi, to attack the Qing Dynasty from Yuezhou and Jingzhou respectively. As a result, He Tengjiao was unable to fight and cheated his teammates. He was defeated.
The small Qing army was so frightened that they fled. Not only did they fail to capture Wuchang, they also lost the important military town of Yuezhou.
Then the Qing army Jin Shengheng's troops attacked Ganzhou. Ganzhou is the barrier between Guangdong and Fujian. Once it is lost, the consequences will be disastrous.
Then, the Qing army captured eastern Zhejiang, and Lu supervised the country's navigation.
"It seems that my nephew will never succeed. Now the only one who has the ability to compete with me for the throne is my great-grandson," Emperor Longwu thought.
If Zhu Hengjia were here, he would probably be so angry that he vomited blood. There is no way, because he is younger and suffers a disadvantage!
Zhu Hengjia is the thirteenth-generation grandson of Taizu's brother Zhu Xinglong, and Emperor Longwu is the ninth-generation grandson of Taizu. Zhu Hengjia can't call him great-uncle of Emperor Longwu. Not to mention, he has to call Lu King Zhu Yihai's great-uncle.
When you meet King Zhu Youlang of Gui, you have to call him uncle.
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"Master Bei, your subordinates think that our army is not strong enough. After capturing eastern Zhejiang, we should repair it and wait for reinforcements. We should not attack Fujian again easily." Zhang Cunren, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang in the Qing Dynasty, tried to persuade Boluo.
"Yes, Master Bei, our army is small. We have just arrived in Zhejiang, so it is not appropriate to fight in Fujian again." Governor Tong Bingding did not agree to use weapons again.
The total strength of Boluo's southern expedition this time was only 20,000, of which only 6,000 were from the Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners. Even if Zhang Chengren's 10,000 soldiers and horses were added, the total would be only 30,000. With this number of men, it would be the limit to capture eastern Zhejiang.
Attacking Fujian is not enough. Zheng Zhilong has hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal.
"Nonsense, every one of our Eight Banners soldiers is worth one to a hundred. Now is the time to take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack Fujian."
Tulai, Nikan, Azig, Duld and other generals all want to fight again.
Bo Luo smiled and said to Zhang Cunren and Tong Bingding: "You two adults made a mistake. Our army is not 30,000, but 50,000. Aren't there still 20,000 surrendered troops?"
"Master Bei, even if we add 20,000 surrendered troops, it won't be enough to capture Fujian!"
Bo Luo's smile became more and more mysterious: "Come to attack with troops. You don't have to use swords to fight. I have made up my mind. I will leave 10,000 troops to guard eastern Zhejiang, and the remaining 40,000 troops will be sent to Xianxia Pass in Fujian Province immediately. You will go back later.
Then rectify the troops and horses and set off immediately. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
After issuing the military order, Bolo met with a person: Su Zhonggui.
Su Zhonggui was the special envoy sent by Boluo to recruit and surrender Zheng Zhilong, the Pinglu Marquis of the Southern Ming Dynasty. This man had no other talents but was eloquent and gifted with a clever mouth.
"Su Zhonggui, are Zheng Zhilong willing to surrender? What are the conditions?"
"Master Bei, Zheng Zhilong is willing to surrender. But??"
"Just what?"
"It's just that his conditions were too high!"
Bolo said calmly: "No matter what conditions he proposes, you will agree to him."
"Zheng Zhilong wanted to governor Fujian and also asked for the title of king."
"Promise him."
"Master Bei, I think it would be better to ask the regent for instructions in advance!"
Bolo laughed loudly, and patted Su Zhonggui's back gently with his powerful hands: "You scholars, you are stupid in reading! Promise him first, and after he submits, he will not be able to get any official position he wants.
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Emperor Longwu has been feeling a little restless recently. He feels that something is wrong with Zheng Zhilong, but he can't tell what is wrong.
The relationship between him and Zheng Zhilong became increasingly tense. No matter what he did, Zheng Zhilong would always say no.
Emperor Longwu felt that if he wanted to make a difference, he had to get rid of Zheng Zhilong's control. He wanted to go to Jiangxi in the name of rescuing Ganzhou. Six months ago, he sent a special envoy to He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, and asked him to send troops to Hudong, Jiangxi to meet him.
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He Tengjiao was an old friend of Emperor Longwu in Nanyang. Emperor Longwu felt that He Tengjiao was loyal and reliable.
There are different human natures in the world. Some people are willing to stab old friends, while others are dedicated to stabbing old friends.
In the chaotic times of the late Ming Dynasty, warlords were separatist. Not only were the military men domineering, but also the civil servants were increasingly disobedient. He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, was like the local emperor of Huguang. He knew that Emperor Longwu had a strong character, and was afraid that after he went to Jiangxi, he would be too far away from him.
In the near future, when the time comes to dictate to myself, I will no longer be able to be the local emperor of Hunan.
So, He Tengjiao pretended to send Hao Yongzhong and Zhang Xianbi to greet him; at the same time, he secretly ordered the two generals not to pretend to be real, but to walk slowly and never go to Jiangxi.
Emperor Longwu was bored when he suddenly reported that the Jin Yiwei sent to the border had sent letters to seize officials to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. There were actually two hundred letters. When he opened them, he found that many of the ministers were actually veterans who had supported him in the throne.
Manchu soldiers pressed down on the territory, and people's hearts were unstable.
Emperor Longwu felt desolate in his heart. People say that when a tree falls, the monkeys will scatter. Are my ministers already going to rebel against me before my big tree falls?
During the court meeting on July 25, Emperor Longwu ordered these surrender letters to be taken to the Meridian Gate and burned. He told the ministers: "I have no intention of benefiting the world, but I serve as an honorary auxiliary and the ministers support me in my position. I am clothed in robes and vegetables."
Eat, work hard at dawn and night, what pleasure does a king have? Just for the ancestors above, for the people below, to support the emperor, for fear of losing the original intention of the ministers to support. Now I see that the ministers are not in the original intention. Yesterday, the chief officer searched the pass and got out of the pass.
There are more than 200 letters of welcome to surrender, all of which are here. I don't want to know his name, so I ordered the royal guards to check the number of letters and hold them in front of the Meridian Gate to burn them for everyone. All the officials in the class should also have them, but I don't ask.
"Those who have it should change their minds from now on; those who don't have it should do their best and not change their original intention. Special edict."
Emperor Longwu gave this edict. Those who are popular will feel ashamed; those who are unpopular will continue to write letters of surrender to the Manchus. This is mostly the case at the end of the dynasty.
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"Brother, since you have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, why did you capture Longwu's son and sacrifice it to Boluo to gain great merit?" Zheng Zhilong's brother Yang Geng, a member of Shibazhi, asked Zheng Zhilong in confusion.
"You, you should read more books at ordinary times." Zheng Yilong laughed loudly, "I will not arrest Longwu and bring him to the Qing Dynasty for two reasons: First, the identity of Longwu and my ruler and ministers has been determined. If we arrest him, he will be recorded in the history books in the future.
It will lead to the reputation of a seller seeking glory, so I can't do this; secondly, the birds are gone, and the good bows are hidden. Although the Qing Dynasty promised to make me king, what if they regret it? Let Longwu go, and we will be better in the future.
A way out.
Boluo's envoy Su Zhonggui came again, and he brought Zheng Zhilong a message: the Qing Dynasty had agreed to appoint Zheng Zhilong as the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, and made him king.
Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed. In order to show his sincerity in surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, he ordered all the garrison stationed at Xianxia Pass to evacuate. There is no longer a single soldier to defend the naturally dangerous Xianxia Pass on the Zhejiang-Fujian border.
Zheng Zhilong also reported to Emperor Longwu that pirates had invaded his hometown of Anping, and asked to lead his troops back to Anping.
Emperor Longwu felt something was wrong. In order to test Zheng Zhilong's true intention, he sent an emissary with an edict in his hand: "Sir, Mr. Chi, please go with me."
Zheng Zhilong ignored it and led the army back to his hometown Anping.
After Zheng Zhilong brought all the troops to Anping, there were no other defenders in Fuzhou except Emperor Longwu's more than 500 guards. People in Fuzhou were panicked.
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"Quick! Speed up! According to the order of General Zhengnan, the men will not take off their armor, and the horses will not leave their saddles. We will rush to Xianxia Pass day and night."
Military orders were passed from level to level, and the Qing troops rushed to Xianxia Pass one after another.
They had just won a battle and were in high spirits.
On August 18, the Qing army arrived at Xianxia Pass and found that there was no soldier to defend such a dangerous pass. They all sighed, God help us Qing Dynasty.
Only Bo Luo secretly laughed: Zheng Zhilong has entered my nest!
The people of Fujian were very angry at Zheng Zhilong for letting the Tatars invade Fujian. They wrote a folk song to satirize: The steep and steep Xianxia Road, the carefree army and horses pass by. The general loves the people and surrenders the mountains and rivers.
On August 21, Emperor Longwu heard the news that the Qing army had entered Fujian. He took his clan, accompanying officials, more than 500 guards and a large number of books and set off from Yanping to Ganzhou, Jiangxi.
Soon, when they learned that the Qing army was approaching, Longwu and his ministers were frightened and ran wildly, and many people fled.
On the 27th, Emperor Longwu arrived in Tingzhou, and the only ones accompanying him were Zhongbo Zhouzhifan and more than 500 soldiers led by Xiong Wei.
On the 28th, the Qing army pursued Tingzhou. Emperor Longwu, Empress Zeng, Concubine Shen, Concubine Chen, Zhou Zhifan, and Xiong Wei were killed in Changting. The Qing army also killed King Zhu Shengdu of Yangqu, King Zhu Shengquan of Xihe, and King Zhu Yanhan of Songzi.
, Zhu Tongjian, king of Xicheng, received nine jade seals and countless horses and mules.
A generation of genius, Emperor Longwu, has now withdrawn from the stage of history.
Looking at Yujing alone with my left bow,
The white-headed wilderness is stained with tears.
The frost looks like Songshan cypress,
In the old days, I heard the cry of long live.
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It was raining heavily, and Boluo, the general who conquered the south, braved the rain and entered Fuzhou City like a conqueror.
He walked to Emperor Longwu's palace, only to find a man kneeling at the entrance of the palace.
On a heavy rainy day, the entrance to the palace was covered with mud. This man was kneeling in the mud, motionless.
Bolo secretly marveled: "Who is kneeling? What is the reason?"
"I, the former Minister of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Xuan, are willing to submit to the Qing Dynasty and serve. I wish the Qing Dynasty a long and prosperous life!"
"How long have you been kneeling in the sand?"
"I have been kneeling for most of the day, waiting for the general, and I dare not move my ears!"
This man's shamelessness deeply shocked Bolo.
He picked up the riding whip and gave Zheng Xuan a hard whip: "Is this what your official did in the Ming Dynasty? It's inconvenient for you to use it, so go quickly!"
This chapter has been completed!