In a quiet study room, a blazing fire heated the small room as warm as spring. The brazier burned fine white charcoal, and the orange-red flame drove away the cold without mercy.
Pang Gang sat on a carved wooden chair, slowly sipping the tea. In front of him sat two beautiful women with almost identical looks. These two were mother and daughter Feng Li and Feng Xuan'er. At this time, these two
There is a sad look on the person's face.
Pang Gang put down the tea cup and said slowly: "Mrs. Feng, Miss Feng, you are gone, so you don't have to feel sad. Although Master Feng has been killed by bandits, I believe that the court will not ignore you two.
I have never met Mr. Feng, but after all, we are ministers of the same palace. If you have any difficulties, just ask me, and I will not refuse as long as I can do it."
Feng Li's pretty face showed a sad look, and she said with a wry smile: "Pang Pang is serious. I and Xuan'er are already orphans and widowed mothers. What else can I ask for? If anything, I just hope to see the intruder beheaded."
Already."
Li Zicheng personally killed Feng Longxiu, and their mother and daughter naturally hated the bandits deeply.
Pang Gang frowned and asked: "Mrs. Feng, I want to know what your plans are. Although Master Feng is gone, you still have to live your life. Do you have any relatives or friends to rely on?"
?”
Feng Li shook her head sadly: "I was originally from De'an Mansion, and my parents, brothers and sisters were all here at home, but when the intruders came, they were all killed. Although the world is huge at this time, my mother and daughter really don't know what to do."
Where to go."
Pang Gang knocked on his somewhat swollen head. It was not easy to arrange the mother and daughter who had no relatives or friends. After all, their identities were there, and their delicate appearance did not seem like they could work. He couldn't handle it like this.
Ordinary women would drive them to the supply camp to work like that. If they really do this, the officials and other officials will drown themselves. Although I am not afraid, no one wants to bear the infamy.
Seeing Pang Gang's embarrassed look, Feng Li saw through Pang Gang's thoughts and said calmly: "Don't be in trouble, Panda. I am grateful to the general for rescuing me. How dare I bother the general again and treat me like this?"
After I collect my late husband's remains, I will take my daughter away and I won't dare to embarrass you."
"Ran playing the piano, Madam, what are you talking about? Do you think I am so unbearable?" Pang Gang was angry when he heard it. If he just let the mother and daughter leave like this. This war is in chaos, with their
No matter how beautiful you are, there are only two endings, either you become someone else's plaything or you starve to death.
After thinking for a while, Pang Gang said: "Madam, don't be anxious. As I am still leading the troops in the war, you two will live in the governor's Yamen. After I regain Hubei, I will take my wife and the young lady back together."
I won’t believe it if we make arrangements after we go to Qingzhou. Isn’t the world so big that it can’t tolerate you, a miserable mother and daughter?”
When Feng Li and Feng Xuan'er heard this, the mother and daughter's eyes turned red again. At the same time, they stood up and bowed to Pang Gang Yingying and said sadly: "I (the slave) thank you for your great kindness!"
"Okay. Everyone, please get up." Pang Gang stood up and stretched out his hand to help the two of them get up. "Okay, you just need to settle down. I will definitely arrange it for you. You go down and find a place first.
Stay here, we’ll talk about it later if you have anything to do. You guys should get off first and take a rest. If you need anything, just tell the sergeants outside. By the way, this governor’s office is very tight. Do you want me to send someone to lead the way for you?”
As soon as Pang Gang said this, even Feng Li, who was still in a miserable mood, couldn't help showing a strange look on her face, and her daughter Feng Xuan'er also covered her mouth and remained silent.
"Well......."
When Pang Gang saw their expressions, he remembered that the governor's office was originally their home. They had stayed here for so many years. I'm afraid they wouldn't have gone astray even with their eyes closed, but he had to send someone to lead them. Isn't this right?
A joke?
Thinking of this, even with Pang Gang's thick skin, he couldn't help but blush. He coughed lightly and said, "Well, you must be hungry too. I'm going to see if dinner is ready." After saying this, Pang Gang hurriedly said.
Walked out.......
"Puch..."
Seeing Pang Gang walking out in a hurry, Feng Xuan'er couldn't help but laugh, "Mom, this giant man is really interesting. Sometimes he looks like a confused person, quite silly."
Feng Lishi slowly shook his head and said: "This man is not a fool. He is confused about small things, but he is smart about big things. If your father had his three skills, he wouldn't have ended up with his body and head missing.
." At this point, the two of them became sad again...
Pang Gang hurriedly walked out of the room, ordered the soldiers guarding the door to settle the mother and daughter in the study, and then went to the signing room in the front hall. At this time, Li Yuan had already gathered in the signing room.
, Wang Zhi, Bin Shiqian, Dong Guo and other generals were all eagerly waiting for Pang Gang's arrival.
As soon as Pang Gang came in, all the generals stood up and said, "My subordinates will welcome you!"
"Okay, don't give me so many false gifts."
Pang Gang waved his hand to signal the generals to sit down, and said solemnly: "Everyone, we are marching into Hubei this time. So far, we have captured half of Hubei. We only need to capture Xiangyang, Jingzhou Prefecture and other state capitals, Hubei and other places.
It has fallen into our hands. The question we have to consider now is whether to march to Shaanxi or Hunan to take advantage of the situation to expand the results."
As soon as Pang Gang's words came out, Li Yuan, a militant, immediately shouted: "Do you need to say that? Now when thieves see us, they are like mice seeing cats. Our army is so powerful and unstoppable, why not take advantage of it?
If we go through Hunan or Shaanxi and occupy Hunan, it will be a big deal. It won’t be long before all of Jiangnan is within our grasp!”
"Well, do you think so too?" Pang Gang, who was sitting on the chair, asked noncommittally.
Bin Shiqian, who was next to him, shook his head and said: "No, we only have more than 20,000 soldiers and horses at the moment. It is already very difficult to occupy the entire Hubei. If we attack Hunan or Shaanxi again, we will be unable to do so."
"What General Bin said is true!" Wang Zhi also agreed: "We are different from the bandits. The bandits rob wherever they go, but we are different. We are officials. The first thing we do wherever we go is to manage people's livelihood. In short,
The trouble is tight."
"Enemies!" Pang Gang also nodded and said: "Rogue bandits are like locusts. Their existence is useless except for destruction. Just think about Wuchang Mansion today."
Speaking of this, everyone thought of the Wuchang City that was as smooth as being washed by water, and felt a chill in their hearts. These thieves were really ruthless. Not only did they take most of the young and strong people in the city into the army, they also took the old and the weak.
Women and children were abandoned in the city and left to starve to death, expecting that the hearts of snakes and scorpions are no different from those of animals.
Pang Gang's voice continued, "Therefore, our current priority is not to continue to expand the results of the war, but to mobilize supplies from Shandong to continue to calm down the people of Hubei. I believe that as long as after about two years of recuperation, Hubei can become a
With our undecided grain production base, we no longer have to worry about food."
All the generals nodded in unison. Hubei is located in a plain, with fertile land, and its arable area is much larger than that of Shandong. The saying that has been passed down for hundreds of years, "Huguang is well versed in the world" is not in vain.
"Also, we have worked so hard to station troops in Kaifeng and Luoyang, but we are not imitating Lei Feng and doing good deeds. Sooner or later, Henan will fall into our pockets!"
Having said this, a faint coldness appeared on Pang Gang's face. Is it so easy to take advantage of me? Now that the bandits have been driven away, it is time for you to pay the interest.
"That's right! We've been looking at the doors of those officials in Henan for so long, so it's time to collect some interest!" Although the generals didn't understand who Lei Feng Pang Gang was talking about, they understood what he meant.
After so much effort in Henan, it’s time to reap the fruits.
As soon as Henan is obtained, Shandong, Henan, and Hubei will be connected together. Then the entire Jiangnan will naturally become theirs. And as long as they can embrace Jiangnan, the masters of this country should also transform themselves into giants.
Got it!
When he thought that if Pang Pang ascended the throne in the future, his old ministers would be able to become marquises and generals, and build a lasting legacy for their descendants, even the usually calmest Wang Zhi couldn't help but shine with a twinkling light in his eyes.
In mid-March of the 11th year of Chongzhen, after nearly a month of fighting, Pang Gang finally recovered all of Hubei and drove all the rogue bandits out of Hubei. When the news came out, the Ming Dynasty was shocked, and the civil and military officials in Beijing were overjoyed.
worry.
Fortunately, Hubei was recovered. The imperial court finally regained some dignity, and it was Pang Gang who was chosen to regain Hubei. Now the imperial court would not be able to send officials to Hubei in the short term. They knew very well that instead of Pang Gang taking advantage of the situation,
It is easier to spit out the things in your mouth than to expect to suddenly repent and go to a temple to convert to Buddhism.
However, although Chongzhen and many officials in the court were disappointed, Pang Gang had not officially raised the flag of rebellion yet. He was still an official of the Ming Dynasty in name, and at least retained the most basic face of the court. At this time, most of Chongzhen's energy had been
Hunan and Shaanxi, which were captured by rogue bandits, were attracted to them. He had no time to get angry and was busy mobilizing troops to encircle and suppress Li Zicheng, who was growing stronger.
At this time, a general gradually came into Chongzhen's eyes. This man's name was Zuo Liangyu.
Different from history, Zuo Liangyu was serving in Changsha, Hunan at this time. As a deputy general, he led 10,000 officers and soldiers to defeat Liu Zongmin's 50,000 army in Changsha, who was responsible for attacking Hunan. Liu Zongmin himself was also killed by Zuo Liangyu
With blood all over his face, Liu Zongmin finally led the remaining 20,000 troops to retreat to Sichuan.
When the news reached Beijing, Chongzhen, who was worried that he did not have a general, was overjoyed. He personally promoted Zuo Liangyu to the rank of general of the Hunan Army, and appointed him as the "Ping Thief" General, responsible for commanding all the troops in Hunan.
But Liu Zongmin was worthy of being a veteran of the rebellion, and he quickly recovered his strength. In July of the 11th year of Chongzhen, he and Zhang Xianzhong teamed up to conquer Sichuan. At the same time, Li Zicheng also led an army of 70,000 to conquer Sichuan.
In Shaanxi, the whole world was in turmoil for a while.
At the same time, what was Pang Gang doing? It turned out that after Pang Gang occupied Hubei, he immediately sent a letter to Wei Tongnian, his cheap father-in-law in Jinan, asking him to quickly send a group of officials to take over the political power in various places in Hubei, and to
The same thing as in Shandong was copied to Hubei.
Thanks to the fact that after Li Zicheng entered Hubei, he wiped out all the government officials and wealthy gentry in various parts of Hubei, Hubei's New Deal was carried out smoothly and basically encountered no major resistance. In just three or four months, the New Deal was implemented
Started to get on the right track.
Seeing that Hubei's New Deal was on the right track, Pang Gang transferred 20,000 newly trained sergeants from Shandong to Hubei, appointed Hua Yan as the new governor of Hubei, and then led the army back to Shandong.
But when Pang Gang entered Henan, he suddenly turned around and headed towards Luoyang. After arriving in Luoyang, with the help of the garrison stationed in Luoyang, he captured Luoyang and controlled all the people in Luoyang City, including King Fu Zhu Changxun.
officials.
Under the threat of death, most officials had to accept the helpless fact of changing their bosses.
But there are exceptions. The former Minister of War, Lu Weiqi, was a die-hard member. He was determined not to join Pang Gang and scolded Pang Gang on the bustling street. Li Yuan was so angry that he wanted to arrest and kill him several times, but he
He was stopped by Pang Gang.
Pang Gang ordered people to send Lu Weiqi and his family, as well as the Fu Wang Zhu Changxun's family, who had been deprived of all their property, out of Luoyang with gifts, and sent people to escort them to Beijing. Then, the drunk man captured Kaifeng with lightning speed.
, Huaiqing, Zhangdefu and other places quickly embraced the whole of Henan.
In this way, Pang Gang grabbed Henan and Hubei provinces in less than half a year, and the news came out. Chongzhen was furious. Now the Ming court could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, and Chongzhen in Beijing quickly
According to the imperial edict, Pang Gang was declared to be a rebel, and everyone in the world jointly condemned him.
And Pang Gang did not show any weakness. After capturing Henan and leaving 20,000 troops and horses to return to Qingzhou, he began to declare his official separation from the Ming Dynasty, and Wen Renjun personally wrote a submission. In the submission, Pang Gang
Listed are the ten major crimes of the Ming Dynasty and Chongzhen.
Pang Gang clearly pointed out in his submission that today's insecurity in the Ming Dynasty comes from the Ming Dynasty's repeated policy mistakes, including serious land annexation and serious uneven distribution of social wealth. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and the number of refugees in the world is increasing.
In order to break this status quo, Pang Gang called on the wise people in the world to overthrow this decadent court and establish a new order.
As soon as the payment came out, the world was shocked. Pang Gang's payment made many people have a premonition that the Ming Dynasty, which had lasted for nearly three hundred years, seemed to be unable to sustain it for much longer.
"boom........."
The first heavy rain in midsummer finally fell in the north. There was lightning and thunder in the sky over Beijing, but hundreds of officials gathered in the Huangji Palace. Because today, at the request of many ministers, Chongzhen finally agreed to appoint his eldest son Zhu Cixiang as the crown prince. Today, in
The ceremony to appoint the crown prince was held in the Huangji Hall.
Today is a big day. Chongzhen wore his regular court clothes and went to Xuanji Palace to perform a grand prayer to heaven and then returned to Qianqing Palace. He sat on the throne in the main hall and received congratulations from his concubines, princes and princesses, and then received congratulations from the more senior eunuchs in the palace.
Congratulations. Soon the maids changed him into a set of strange clothes and hats that were congratulated by the imperial congratulations, called Gun Mian. However, they saw that the strange hat called Mian was made of soap gauze, with a long board covering the top.
The ruler is two inches wide and two feet four inches long. It is made of a thin copper plate, covered with fine silk on the outside, black on the outside and red on the inside. The front is round and the back is round. There are twelve strings of things called 璒 on the front and back, which are colorful strings strung with colorful silk ropes.
There are twelve jade beads in each string. A red ribbon is used as a crown, tied under the chin, with a white jade pendant. There is a black silk rope on both sides of the long board hanging a cotton ball and a topaz pendant. That is called
Gun's strange clothes are black, with eight patterns embroidered on them: the sun, moon, and dragon are embroidered on the shoulders, stars and mountains are embroidered on the back, fire is embroidered on the sleeves, and there are five-color pheasants, tigers, and long-tailed apes. As for the bottom part,
The very weird trousers, knee-coverings, shoes, socks, belts, jade pendants, etc. are all complicated enough to make people collapse. But it would be useless if Chongzhen didn't wear them, because this system was passed down from the Western Zhou Dynasty, no matter who
In the dynasty, the emperor had to abide by the ancient system of right and wrong, otherwise he would not be like an emperor. After the maids dressed him in this strange set of robes, Chongzhen walked out of the Palace of Qianqing, got on the chariot, and went to the Huangji Hall to receive a hundred tributes.
Official congratulations.
Although the state affairs are in jeopardy and everything is simplified, today is the day when the crown prince is appointed, so the royal pretentiousness is still the same as in previous years. Yesterday, Shang Baosi set up the throne in the center of Huangji Hall and set up the treasure case in the east of the throne.
The incense table is located in the south of Danbi. The Jiaofang Division is located on the east and west sides of the Zhonghe Shaoyue Hall, facing north. Today at dawn, the Jin Yiwei arranged all kinds of pottery in two rows from Danqi, Danbi, and outside the Huangji Gate.
There are books, ceremonial guards, and a piece of silk and embroidered flags, precious and pearlescent, with dazzling golden colors. The horses and rhinoceros displayed by Dian Mu are like Yu Wen, and they are in the south of Wulou. They are gorgeously decorated, facing each other, solemn and motionless. The east side of Danqi Nei is to the north.
The first one standing is Si Chenlang, who is in charge of telling the time. The two censors of correction of rituals stand on the north side of Danqi outside the palace. The four praising officers of Hongzhuang Temple: two stand inside the palace and two stand on the north side of Danqi. There are also legends
Officials such as Zhi, Xuan Biao, etc. were respectfully standing in the hall. All these officials were in pairs, facing each other from left to right. They wore python robes and jade belts, and their clothes were delicious. Their appearance was dignified and their voices were loud.
The first tong drum sounded on the Meridian Gate, and all the officials in neat court uniforms lined up and stood outside the Meridian Gate. Chongzhen also went to the Zhongji Hall and sat on the dragon chair to rest. As the second male protagonist today, the twelve-year-old prince
Zhu Cixiang also wore a yellow dragon robe and sat on the lower left hand of Chongzhen, indicating that from now on he would be the authentic successor of the empire.
After all the civil and military officials knelt down, the salute officer began to sing a hymn eloquently, "On the occasion of Zhengdian, the three suns are prosperous, and all things are new. I respect His Majesty the Emperor, be dry and endure the dryness, and live in prosperity forever."
. Bandits will cease to flourish, disasters and famines will be eradicated forever, barbarians will be subdued, and the war will be peaceful. The holy world will be clear and bright, and the country will have peace for thousands of years; the emperor's grace will be great, and the people will be blessed with immeasurable blessings!"
Immediately afterwards, starting from the chief minister Yang Sichang, all the officials began to present congratulatory forms one by one. In short, after a series of various "tribulations", this set of rituals, which can be called the most cumbersome in the world, finally came to an end, and Chongzhen and his son also
Finally he took a long breath.
After the ceremony, the main business began to be discussed in the court.
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