Zhu Tongqi asked Hu Jingwen gently: "Why does Hu Qing object?"
Hu Wenwen was originally a supervisor in Qianshan County and had a strong sense of orthodoxy. He immediately said loudly: "Prince Jing is not a direct bloodline of Taizu, and Prince Lu is the orthodox one. If you abandon Lu and follow Jing, won't you mess up the rules?"
Zhu Tongqi was slightly unhappy. At first, he accepted Lu Jianguo as his orthodoxy because he wanted to get Lu Jianguo's help, but he didn't know that there would be no benefits for him. When he proposed to respect Lu Fan, it was also a test for his subordinates. Unexpectedly, As soon as it was brought up, Hu Jingwen loudly applauded and said that he was a sage. This made him feel discouraged and had no choice but to follow King Lu's order.
Alas! Is this blood relationship really so important? Since I am a concubine, is it really inferior to the direct descendant of King Lu? Zhu Hengjia is from the blood of Taizu’s brother, so is he really inferior to Taizu’s direct blood relatives?
"Do all the ministers agree with Hu Qing's view?"
Fu Qianzhi and Gui Chan have been won over by Jin Yiwei, so they naturally want to speak for Zhu Hengjia.
Gui Chan retorted loudly: "In peaceful and prosperous times, the importance of order is important; in troubled times, strength is important. King Jing has a strong army and strong horses, and he has great achievements in defeating Wuchang. The most important thing is that he is close to us. If the Qing army comes to encircle and suppress us, he can send troops to support us at any time. I think he has given up. Lu Congjing is actually the best policy.
Zhu Tongqi thought for a while: "Guiqing's words are also reasonable."
Fu Qianzhi smiled and said: "Your Highness, do you think it is better to provide help in times of need, or to add icing on the cake?"
Zhu Tong was stunned, and if he realized something, "it would be a good idea to provide help in times of need."
Fu Qianzhi laughed: "Your Highness knows this, why do you hesitate? King Lu is the direct descendant of Taizu, and your support for him is like the icing on the cake. No matter how hard you work, he regards it as inevitable; King Jing, whose blood is sparse, He desperately needs the approval of the clan, and your support for him is like providing help in times of need, and he will definitely repay you grandly."
Zhu Tongqi suddenly realized: "I have decided to abandon Lu Congjing!"
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Zhu Tongqi's envoy Yu Gongliang came to Wuchang and expressed his intention to abandon Lu Congjing. Zhu Hengjia was overjoyed and entertained Yu Gongliang warmly.
"I heard that Yu Qing was originally from Liangli, Qianshan County, and he started a rebellion because he was dissatisfied with the county magistrate Hu Shengzu's excessive land tax collection?"
Yu Gongliang was secretly shocked: How could Prince Jing, the supervisor of the country, know so clearly about my details?
"I feel ashamed that I raised an army for five measures of rice and was called a 'ten-acre thief' by the Tatars."
"Don't underestimate these five buckets of rice. In order to get five buckets of rice for the people of Qianshan, Yu Qing resolutely raised an army. He is a true righteous man! If our Ming Dynasty has more righteous men like Yu Qing, why worry about the failure of the country?"
The monarch and his ministers were having a great conversation. Unknowingly, Yu Gongliang was impressed by Zhu Hengjia.
Zhu Hengjia granted Zhu Tongqi the title of Prince Ning.
According to the ancestral system, Zhu Tongqi could not be granted the title of King Ning. Since Ning King Zhu Chenhao rebelled and was executed by his clan, Ning Fan has no orthodoxy, and Zhu Tongqi is just a commoner.
It is a great favor for a concubine from the clan to be granted the title of prince. Zhu Hengjia had no good intentions in naming him prince. The first was to win over Zhu Tongqi; the second was to elevate Zhu Tongqi to the same princely status as King Zhu Yihai of Lu, which was beneficial to To sow discord between the two kings; and thirdly, to deliberately break the ancestral system to build momentum for his future as emperor.
"Yu Qing, go back and tell King Ning that if the Qing army's encirclement and suppression is too severe, let him lead his troops to withdraw to the Qizhou area of Huangzhou Prefecture in Huguang, which is close to the Yangtze River. You can send naval troops to support him."
Yu Gongliang should return here.
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Feiqi Village is very famous among the 72 villages in the Dabie Mountains. This village was named after Zhang Xianzhong. In the 15th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong entered the country. Shi Kefa said that "the tyrants in the mountains often built strongholds to defend themselves." Zhang Xianzhong led his army to attack the stronghold. Thousands of arrows were fired together, breaking many flag ropes on the top of the mountain and fluttering in the wind, hence the name Feiqi Village.
Zhu Tongqi sat on the dragon chair in the stronghold and asked Yu Gongliang gently: "What does Yu Qing think of King Jing, who oversees the country?"
"I see him leaping like a dragon and a tiger. He is extraordinary in appearance, wise and wise. He is an unparalleled hero."
Zhu Tongqi nodded. He was not a hero, and he could not defeat Wuchang.
"What did Prince Jing say?"
"King Jing was very happy when he heard that you abandoned Lu and followed Jing. He named you Prince Ning."
Prince Ning? Zhu Tongqi was overjoyed. He, a descendant of the Ning Fan clan, could actually ascend to the title of Prince Ning. Fu Qianzhi was right, adding icing on the cake is not as good as providing help in the snow!
"Did Jingguo say that he would send troops to support our Seventy-Two Villages in Dabie Mountain?"
"Jing Jianguo said that Huangzhou has not been captured yet, and it is temporarily inconvenient to go to Anhui for rescue. If the Qing army attacks urgently and you cannot stand in Qianshan County, you can retreat to the Qizhou area of Huangzhou Prefecture in Huguang, which is far away from the Yangtze River. If we are close, he can send navy to support us."
Zhu Tongqi was even happier. It was more beneficial to follow King Jing than to follow King Lu. At least he could get naval support.
The Qianshan area is his home base, and he will not evacuate to Qizhou unless he has to.
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The Qing general Bu Congshan and his deputy Liang Dayong were also discussing the matter of encircling and suppressing Zhu Tongqi.
Bu Congshan asked Liang Dayong: "Vice General Liang, you have fought several battles with the bandits in the Dabie Mountains and are familiar with the bandits. Please tell me about it."
Liang Dayong said: "The Dabie Bandits are divided into seventy-two villages. Among them, the twenty-four villages in Anhui Province, the core, are directly led by the pseudo-Shicheng king Zhu Tongqi; the peripheral Xinhuang forty-eight villages are only in name. Its command".
"Then how are these villages distributed?"
"Tongcheng, Qianshan, and Taihu counties have Wanjian Village, Feiqi Village, Taowei, Big and Small Heshan and other 24 villages belonging to Anhui; among the 48 villages in Qihuang, Luotian has Tiantang Village, Shizhu Village, etc.; Huanggang There are Jinpen Village, Xiangshui Tan Village, etc.; Macheng has Dongshan Village, Shimazhai, etc.; Huangmei has Gujiao Village, Nuobu Yuan Village, etc.; Qishui has Triangle Village, etc.; Huang'an has Tiantai Village, Datangbao Village; Qizhou There is Dafu Village; there is Siwang Mountain Village in Guangji.
Bu Congshan thought for a while and said: "Vice General Liang, you will lead the troops to conquer the 24 Anhui villages directly under King Shicheng. I will be stationed in Tongcheng, Qianshan and Taihu counties."
Liang Dayong took the order and went there. He was a subordinate of Li Ripeng, the censor of Jiangdu. He was known as a general and was quite capable of fighting.
Liang Dayong gathered troops and horses, first attacked Wanjian Village on the periphery of Feiqizhai, and defeated it in one battle; then surrounded Feiqizhai, cut off the water channel, divided his troops to attack in four directions, and pulled it out. Zhu Tongqi fled to Taowei Village, and the Qing soldiers pursued it. At that time, Taowei and other strongholds were defeated, and Fu Mengbi, Hu Wenwen, Zhang Fuhuan and others were martyred. Zhu Tongqi led the remaining troops to retreat to Siwang Mountain Stronghold in Guangji, and all eighteen strongholds including Big and Small Heshan were surrendered.
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Seeing that Zhu Tongqi had fled to Qizhou, Zhu Hengjia kept his word and sent a navy across the Yangtze River to transport him a batch of weapons and food.
Zhu Tongqi joined forces with Wang Huoding of Luotian, leader of the Qihuang Forty-eight Village rebels, Zhou Chengmo of Macheng, and others to support each other and became Zhu Hengjia's nail in the north of the Yangtze River.
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Cining Palace in Beijing was originally the residence of the imperial concubines of the Ming Dynasty, and the Queen Mother of the Qing Dynasty lived here.
At this time, this beautiful woman was discussing state affairs with the emperor's father and the regent.
Dorgon's wind disease became more and more serious, and he often felt dizzy and even fainted.
When a person is sick, he has a bad temper. A while ago, he heard that Duke Xushun Shen Zhixiang was defeated in Wuchang and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. He was so angry that he wanted to kill the Shen Zhixiang clan, but the Queen Mother strongly persuaded him to stop.
Nowadays, Dorgon has more and more power and does not pay attention to other people at all, except the Queen Mother Borzigit Bumbutai (Mongolian means "Noble One from Heaven").
Thirty-eight-year-old Dorgon couldn't help but swallow his saliva when he looked at the emperor's sister-in-law, who was one year younger than him.
The imperial sister-in-law is so beautiful, her black hair is like lacquer, pulled up into a high bun, her skin is like jade, her face is like hibiscus, her eyebrows are like willow moons, her eyes are more charming than peach blossoms, and they are alluring. Her beautiful eyes are eager to look forward to, and she smiles every time. There is an indescribable charm in it. The decent and sexy cheongsam fully expresses the tall and graceful figure, the light and elegant posture. It is like a ripe peony flower, beautiful but not enchanting, gorgeous Not vulgar, charming and unparalleled.
It's a pity that this woman is too noble and can only be viewed from a distance but not played with. Over the years, I have always been away from Dorgon, neither far nor close. Let the emperor and the regent see it but not touch it and worry about it.
Seeing Dorgon's greedy eyes going back and forth all over his body unscrupulously, Bumubutai pursed his lips and smiled, and couldn't help feeling a little proud. He was thirty-seven years old, but he could still maintain his charm in front of this brother-in-law. Man. Conquer the world, women conquer men.
"His Fourteenth Uncle, are you feeling better? The entire power of the Qing Dynasty rests on you alone. For the sake of our mother and son, we must take care of ourselves!"
When Bumbutai spoke, he deliberately emphasized the word "I".
Dorgon was stunned. He liked to see Bumbutai smile. Her smile always made him indulge and forget all his worries.
"Thank you to the Queen Mother for your concern, my wind disease is much better."
Bumbutai changed the subject: "That's good. Now that the Ming army has captured Wuchang, what are the emperor's father and the regent going to do?"
"I have ordered Babutai and Tan Tai to strengthen their precautions. Once the rebellion in the north is suppressed, we will send out a large army to fight against it."
Bumu Butai smiled: "Don't you always advocate using Han to control Han? Why not do the same this time?"
"Using Han to control Han?"
Dorgon's eyes lit up: "What does the Queen Mother think should be done?"
"I am a woman, so I ask the regent not to laugh at what I said is wrong. In my opinion, the main points are as follows: first, send more Green Camp soldiers and Han soldiers during the battle, and use less Eight Banners soldiers; second, the university
Shi Hong Chengchou is very strategic, why not let him conduct a military expedition to Huguang, Jiangxi, and Jiangnan? Thirdly, why not let Zheng Zhilong recruit Zheng Chenggong on the southeast coast. If he is willing to surrender, our Qing Dynasty will get another 20,000 elite soldiers; fourthly, marriage, peace in the west
Wang and Wu Sangui are marrying each other, and the eldest princess Heshuo Kechun (the fourteenth daughter of Huang Taiji) will be married to Wu Sangui’s eldest son Wu Yingxiong. These are the few things I thought of for the moment. What do the emperor’s father and the regent think?”
After Dorgon heard this, he admired her very much. This royal sister-in-law is extremely resourceful, and she is as good as a woman!
"The Queen Mother's plan is extremely good. I have no objection and will implement it immediately after leaving the palace."
