At that time, Li Qiufeng listened to Chen Ping's words and thought that the fourteen ancestors worshiped by the nine surnames must have great backgrounds. The portrait of the child hanging at the highest point was most likely Chen Youliang's son. Chen Youliang commanded sixty people at that time.

Ten thousand troops marched eastward and fought with Zhu Yuanzhang at Poyang Lake. In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang's army with a small number and defeated Chen Youliang's army. Chen Youliang himself also died in the rebellion. Later, Chen Youliang's general Zhang Dingbian and others supported him

His son Chen Li became the emperor and ascended the throne in Wuchang City. At that time, Chen Li was only eleven or twelve years old. How could he know how to handle state affairs? Although Zhang Dingbian was brave and tough, he did not know how to govern the country. Those civil servants who assisted Chen Youliang

Most of the civil servants died in the Battle of Poyang Lake. The few civil servants who were lucky enough to escape saw that Chen Youliang was dead and the 600,000-strong army had disappeared. They were definitely no match for Zhu Yuanzhang. Therefore, some civil servants found other high branches and defected to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhang Shicheng. Some civil servants were dismayed.

Frustrated, Chen Li fled to the mountains and forests to live in seclusion. Without the help of civil servants, Chen Li was unable to advance and retreat. The city under his jurisdiction was constantly captured by Zhu Yuanzhang's troops. Finally, he had no choice but to surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang.

After Zhu Yuanzhang forced Chen Li to surrender, he exiled him to the Kingdom of Koryo. Finally, Chen Li died in Koryo, and his body was never found. According to folklore, Chen Li was poisoned to death by people sent by Zhu Yuanzhang, and his body was burned to ashes. Many people thought

Chen Liming was dissatisfied and made up many bizarre stories to ridicule Zhu Yuanzhang. If the nine surnames were descendants of Chen Youliang's generals, it would not be surprising to hang up Chen Li's portrait when offering sacrifices to their ancestors. As for the other three portraits,

Ye Fengchun did not guess who it was, Li Qiufeng and Murong Danyan. He speculated that these people were civil servants and generals under Chen Youliang. For example, the famous general Zhang Dingbian was brave and invincible, and he was as famous as Chang Yuchun, the most powerful general under Zhu Yuanzhang. Chen Youliang

After Li surrendered to Emperor Taizu, Zhang Dingbian disappeared. Some said he became a monk, while others said he fled overseas. This man was regarded as the most loyal minister under Chen Youliang, and the descendants of the Jiu family named him together with Chen Youliang.

It is not unusual for them to offer sacrifices together.

When Li Qiufeng was reading the manuscripts in the Fusi Document Library in Jinyiweinan Town, he once read a record of Zhu Yuanzhang sending two generals, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, to the northern expedition. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang told Chang Yuchun to fight against the Tatars.

Don't underestimate the enemy. I specifically mentioned that after the Battle of Poyang Lake, all the generals thought that Chen Youliang died in the rebel army, and the 600,000-strong army was wiped out. Although the remaining defeated generals fled back to Wuchang City to defend themselves, they were already frightened. If the army defeated Wuchang

The city was surrounded, and Chen Li, Zhang Dingbian and others must surrender. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang's troops attacked Wuchang City. Zhang Dingbian led his soldiers to defend Wuchang City and had no intention of surrendering. If Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't sent someone to bribe Chen Li

The favored ministers around him coaxed, deceived, and threatened to force Chen Li to surrender. It was not easy to defeat Zhang Dingbian and seize Wuchang City. Once the army was trapped under the fortified city, Zhang Shicheng was eyeing him and could attack him at any time.

Attacking from the direction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, when the Chen family and Zhang family joined forces, Zhu Yuanzhang's troops were attacked from both sides and had to be defeated. Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned Zhang Dingbian's defense of Wuchang City to remind Chang Yuchun not to think that the Tatars

Since the defeat is like a mountain, the capital city is bound to be vulnerable, so we must be careful not to repeat the mistakes of the battle of Wuchang City. Emperor Taizu valued Zhang Dingbian so much, this man must have extraordinary abilities. He is Chen Youliang Tuogu

As an important minister, the people of the Nine Surnames placed his portrait alongside Chen Li, but it made sense. As for who the other two were, none of the three could guess. At this time, hearing what Songshan Yilu said, Li Qiufeng suddenly realized that it turned out that

The Jiu family had nothing to do with Chen Youliang at all. They were offering sacrifices to the late Song emperor Zhao Bing and his ministers Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie. Wen Tianxiang was loyal to the Song Dynasty. After being defeated and captured, Kublai Khan, the chief of the Yuan Dynasty, personally persuaded him to surrender, but he still

He would rather die than surrender, and he is a famous loyal minister and righteous man in the world. It is not unusual for people with nine surnames to sacrifice Wen Tianxiang, Zhao Bing, Lu Xiufu, and Zhang Shijie at the same time.

While Li Qiufeng was thinking, he heard Songshan Yilu continue to say: "More than a hundred years later, the Tatars have been driven out of the Great Wall by the Ming Dynasty. When they heard the news that the Han people had retaken the Central Plains, people with the nine surnames also had thoughts of returning to the Central Plains.

It’s just that the population has multiplied in more than a hundred years, and the Nine Surnames have nearly ten thousand people. It is definitely not an easy task to bring all these people back to China. I heard that the leader of the Nine Surnames once sent people to China to ask for an audience with the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor, please allow them to return to China. Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty was in power at that time. He admired the steadfastness of the Nine Surnames and promised to allow them to return to China and no longer have to wander around. The Nine Surnames were overjoyed when they heard the news.

, I was busy packing my bags, thinking about returning to China as soon as possible, without having to rely on others in Fusang.

"Seeing that things were about to be done, I didn't expect that Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty died of a serious illness and the new emperor ascended the throne. The auxiliary ministers wanted to stabilize the political situation and did not want to cause trouble, so the return of the nine surnames to the Ming Dynasty had to be put on hold.

After the political situation stabilized, the new emperor dismissed most of the old ministers left by Emperor Xuanzong, favored the eunuch Wang Zhen, and handed over most of the government affairs to Wang Zhen."

Songshan Yilu said this, glanced at Li Qiufeng, and then continued: "Your Excellency comes from the Ming Dynasty, so you naturally know who the new emperor is?"

Li Qiufeng nodded and said: "The new king that my father-in-law is talking about is probably Emperor Yingzong. In fact, Emperor Yingzong was not stupid at first. It was just that he was just a child when he succeeded to the throne, and everything was handled by the Queen Mother and his assistants.

The minister made the decision. Apart from sitting on the throne and pretending to be cool when he went to court, he messed around with the eunuchs and maids when he returned to the harem. He lost control and eventually led to the tragedy of the Tumubao Incident. If only Emperor Xuanzong could have lived longer.

In the year, let Emperor Yingzong follow him to learn how to handle government affairs. After he ascends the throne and sits in the palace, he may be able to inherit the great cause of Emperors Ren and Xuan and eventually become a wise king."

After listening to what Li Qiufeng said, Songshan Yilu nodded and said: "Your Excellency has extraordinary knowledge, and what he said is very true. I really admire him. This Emperor Yingzong favored the eunuch Wang Zhen, and Wang Zhen made the decision in everything. All officials knew that Wang Zhen

Since they had monopolized power, they all fawned over Wang Zhen. Wang Zhen was extremely greedy and was born as a eunuch. Not only did he have little knowledge, he was also very stupid. In his eyes, silver was better than anything else. If you asked him to do something, you had to come up with real gold.

Silver comes as a gift, otherwise there is no need to discuss anything else. Those traitors who wanted to be high officials gave Wang Zhen a lot of money. After becoming an official, he cruelly squeezed the people, corrupted the law and accepted bribes, and committed all kinds of evil. Wang Zhen caused trouble and disrupted the government, and the decline of the Ming Dynasty was inevitable.
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