Just when Chang Yu was having a few drinks at Dongliu and Huang Degong, drinking and bragging happily, hundreds of miles away in Wuchang, a middle-aged man was sitting alone in the hall holding a cup of tea and looking at the letter on the table.
, lost in thought.
This middle-aged man was Zuo Liangyu, the thief general who was stationed in Wuchang to support his troops and respect himself. The history books most praised him as Qiao Heng Zi Cai. Zhang Guowei looked down on Xiong Wencan and refused to listen to their orders, which made Yang Sichang angry to death.
Looking at what he did in his military career, it can be said that he is on par with Liu Zeqing and others. The most common thing he did was to plunder everywhere while fighting with the bandit army. He robbed people and robbed women and did more evil things than the bandit army.
Many of them had committed sins for the imperial court several times, but later used generals to atone for their sins because there were no generals available in the imperial court.
But one thing is that he is also the general who has fought the most times among the rebels, winning and losing 50-50. In one battle, Zhang Xianzhong shot two arrows at the opponent and almost killed Zhang Xianzhong with a knife. At that time, Lao Zhang couldn't bear it.
Zuo Liangyu wanted to surrender, but Zuo Liangyu knew that he must be faking surrender and continued to attack, but was stopped by Xiong Wencan. Otherwise, where would Zhang Xianzhong come to Sichuan to become bigger now?
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642), Hou Xun gave 500,000 as a reward to Zuo Liangyu's subordinates as the governor. Zuo Liangyu and Li Zicheng fought in Zhuxian Town. Zuo Liangyu was defeated and retreated to Xiangyang. They fought again in Kaifeng.
, Zuo Liangyu did not dare to fight. Li Zicheng then attacked Xiangyang, and Zuo Liangyu withdrew his troops to Wuchang. Zuo Liangyu asked the King of Chu for soldiers and food and wages, but received no supplies, so he plundered Wuchang, including grain and salt ships. After arriving in Jiujiang, he supported his troops
Two hundred thousand people waited and watched to protect themselves. Later, Zhang Xianzhong defeated Wuchang, and the imperial court strictly ordered the dispatch of troops. Only then did he go out to defeat Zhang Xianzhong, who had an unstable foothold, and regain Hanyang. After Zhang Xianzhong entered Shu, he sent troops to regain Wuchang.
In other words, since the year before last, for more than two years, Zuo Liangyu has been holding troops in Wuchang and watching. He does not rebel and does not obey orders. I just watch quietly. From this, I can know how awesome he is.
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After introducing Zuo Liangyu’s resume, let’s talk about his current location, Wuchang.
Many people confuse Wuchang and Ezhou, and it is indeed easy to do so, because Ezhou was also called Wuchang in ancient times. In many cases, Wuchang is called Ezhou, and Ezhou is called Wuchang. Not to mention ordinary people and experts are confused.
, some people may even think that Wuchang, where Zuo Liangyu is based, is actually in Ezhou.
To elaborate, this incident is actually related to Sun Quan. The name of Wuchang began at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms. In order to compete with Liu Bei for Jingzhou, Sun Quan moved the capital from Jianye (today's Nanjing) to E County (today's Ezhou City) in 221 AD.
The name was changed to "Wuchang", which means "ruling the country with force and prospering", and Wuchang County was established. This is the earliest origin of the name Wuchang, so Wuchang at that time was actually the current Ezhou.
.Then the name of Wuchang belongs to Ezhou, so why did Wuhan appear again? This has to start with Sun Quan.
Not long after Sun Quan changed the name of E County to Wuchang, he built a city to the north of Sheshantou in Wuchang, now Wuhan City. Because the other side of the Yangtze River was the outlet of the Han River (called Xiashui in ancient times), it was called Xiakou City. The county seat at that time was located in Jinkou (today's
Jinkou Town, Jiangxia). During the Southern Dynasty and Song Dynasty, Xiakou City was the seat of Jiangxia County in Yingzhou, so Xiakou City was also called Yingcheng. During the Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and Song Dynasties for several hundred years, the seat of Jiangxia County in Ezhou County was established, and Xiakou City was expanded and renamed Ezhou City.
So what is now Wuchang was called Ezhou at that time.
Until 1297, when Ezhou Road was changed to Wuchang Road in the Yuan Dynasty, Jiangxia County still existed. This may be the earliest reason why Ezhou was called Wuchang in ancient Xiakou. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was called Wuchang Prefecture Jiangxia County, and there was also a vassal palace in Wuchang City in the Ming Dynasty.
Friends who are interested can search for information about the love and hatred between these two places. I won’t go into details here, but what is certain is that the Wuchang where Zuo Liangyu was based is now Wuhan Wuchang, which is built on Jiangxia Mountain (today’s Snake Mountain is part of the Yellow River).
The Wuchang City in the north where the Crane Tower is located was later expanded and Snake Mountain became the central mountain of the city. At the foot of the mountain in the south is the Palace of the Prince of Chu.
The city was built along the river, covering an area of seven to eight square kilometers. Today's Wuchang city center is located in it. The city's tall and thick walls have nine gates, just like Beijing. The only remaining Uprising Gate today is the southeast gate among the nine gates.
Hemen, unfortunately, was demolished as a "feudal fortress" within three years after the Wuchang Uprising.
In addition, things have changed over time. Not to mention that the original historical sites are hard to find, even the Catfish Tao (a river that flows into the city) outside the south gate of the city has disappeared, not to mention that several beautiful lakes in the city at that time have long since disappeared.
Become good farmland.
Across the river from Wuchang City are the Han River (today's Han River) and Hanyang City. In short, Wuchang's strategic location is so crucial. It is easy to defend, difficult to attack, and self-sufficient. It is no wonder that it is located here.
Zuo Liangyu had an idea.
And as the situation in the imperial court worsened, Zuo Liangyu's thoughts became stronger and stronger. Regardless of the general environment, when he was in Wuchang, he would first think of one person, Sun Quan.
When I think of Sun Quan, I think of the Three Kingdoms.
Thinking of the Three Kingdoms... Well, with an army of 200,000 and the natural danger of the Yangtze River, why not...
At this time, the imperial court was suffering from internal and external troubles, the treasury was empty, and there were no soldiers or generals. Why should he be cannon fodder? Zuo Liangyu's ambition began to expand. The traces of his ambition can be seen from one point, and he began to repair the Chu Palace.
The Prince of Chu’s Mansion is worth mentioning.
The first king of Chu was named Zhu Zhen, not the host of Shanghai TV, but the sixth son of Zhu Yuanzhang. He was born in Wuchang when Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Wuchang, and later he was simply named King of Chu.
The family affairs of the kings of Chu are very exciting. Here we only talk about the last king of Chu, Zhu Huakui. As for whether he is a bloodline of the old Zhu family, it is still a mystery because he was a posthumous son.
Later, the clan members successively reported that he was not the blood of the previous King of Chu, but actually the child of his brother-in-law. This matter was once brought to the attention of Emperor Wanli who requested a thorough investigation. Then Zhu Huakui bribed Shen Yiguan, the chief minister at the time, with a large amount of money.
It turned into a quarrel between the cabinet and the Donglin Party. In the end, Emperor Wanli said that it had been too long without investigation, so it was left unsolved and became an unsolved case. Friends who are interested can check out the case of the fake king of Chu.
That's quite bloody.
In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, such cases of fake kings and fake heirlooms were not uncommon. During the Chenghua period, King Yin of the Han Dynasty in the Han Dynasty raised a son with a different surname and pretended to be his own. After the incident, he was deposed even though he was deceased, but his descendants
Almost all of them were executed. The younger brother of King Fangshan of the Jin Palace also did something similar. The child he raised for his brother-in-law was said to be his, and a large number of people died in the incident. The old Zhu family is very strict about blood, but
However, Zhu Huakui has become unpredictable.
Zhu Huakui's life experience is unknown, but he reigned for more than sixty years and lived into his seventies. In ancient times, he was definitely a long-lived person. If Zhang Xianzhong hadn't killed him in Wuchang, he might still be alive. Although Zhang Xianzhong was vicious, he killed Zhu Huakui.
People can’t help but applaud, why?
Because this guy really deserves to die. Let me just say one thing. The palace is so rich that it rivals the country. But before the rebels attacked the city, the officials in the city gathered at the palace to beg him for donations. Zhu Huakui pointed to a gold-wrapped chair in the hall that was given by the emperor during the Hongwu period: "This is
But Zuojun, he has nothing." The meaning is simple and clear. If you want it, take it and you won't get a penny for anything else.
Then after Zhang Xianzhong broke through the city, he ransacked his home, got millions in gold and silver, loaded them into hundreds of carts, and then put Zhu Huakui in a cage and threw him into the Yangtze River.
By the way, the Prince of Chu's Mansion was also burned down, and Zuo Liangyu actually started to secretly repair the Prince's Mansion after running the business in Wuchang. What do you think he wanted to do?
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