The emperor system said: I only govern the world and the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Ding Kuichu, is the mainstay of the imperial court and the home and country of Qiancheng. Tejialdong Pavilion is a great scholar and also the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. I order you to suppress the rebellion to comfort my heart. Qin Zai,
Special edict.
Make an imperial edict
August 19, the first year of Longwu
Treasure
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"Ding Butang, get up and receive the order." The military officer who announced the order said to Liu Zhongzao with a smile.
"Ding Kuichu, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, thanks Tianen."
Although Ding Kuichu was despicable, lustful and greedy for money, he was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli after all, and the procedure for receiving the order was still completed meticulously.
"Uncle and dear brother, you have worked hard from afar, and I have prepared a banquet to wash away the dust for you."
"Brother Zhongqiao, I'm sorry for disturbing you."
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"I finally got what I wanted!" Ding Kuichu said with emotion.
He is sixty years old this year. He has made enough money (historical records say that when he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in Cenxi, he used more than 300 boats to carry 200,000 taels of gold and more than 2.4 million taels of silver); he has also served as an official.
Da, the governor of two provinces, and the official of the border. What is missing is the glory of the prime minister. In the Ming Dynasty, only those who became a bachelor were qualified to be called Ge Lao. Dongge Da Shi, the real prime minister.
The scholar Ding Kuichu has great appeal.
For more than a month, Ding Kuichu has been dancing on the three eggs of King Tang, King Lu, and King Jingjiang. He sits and observes the situation and raises his status. While collecting Zhu Hengjia's money, he welcomes King Lu's envoy, and at the same time pays homage to Tang Dynasty.
Wang Xianmei. But no matter how the three parties try to win over each other, they still don’t make it clear which party they support.
Now, the cunning and cunning Ding Kuichu felt that he had understood the situation and it was time to place his bet.
Zheng Zhilong from Fujian; He Tengjiao and Du Yinxi from Huguang; Wan Yuanji from Jiangxi; Wu Zhaoyuan and Mu Tianbo from Yunnan; Zeng Yi and Zhang Yao from Guizhou all came forward to support Emperor Longwu. The remaining seven provinces of the Ming Dynasty were left in ruins.
Shui, five of them have clearly expressed their support for Emperor Longwu. Ding Kuichu thinks that Emperor Longwu's thighs are thick enough to give him a hug.
So, he also led hundreds of officials in Guangdong to send forty-six letters to Emperor Longwu to express his ascension to the country. Emperor Longwu was overjoyed and said: "Although I think it is too late, I also think that the road is long and blocked."
Ding Kuichu spent a lot of money in the past two days. In order to curry favor with the imperial envoy Mr. Liu who came to announce the decree, Governor Ding invited him to eat and drink. Before leaving, he also gave Cheng Yi five taels of silver (travel expenses).
What? Governor Ding, who is extremely wealthy, only gives five taels of silver? Not bad! Who doesn’t know that Governor Ding is a famous iron rooster. To be able to give five taels is already a big investment.
"Brother Zhongqiao, Your Majesty is waiting for good news for you in Fuzhou. The imperial court will not waste the title of earl."
"Uncle Jian, please inform your Majesty that I will immediately send troops to Wuzhou and bind the rebels in front of you to repay our emperor for his great kindness."
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At the Yamen of Zhaoqing Governor's Mansion, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Ding Kuichu and his subordinate generals Su Pin, Zhao Qiansi, Yan Zungao and Du Sima Jixiang discussed matters.
"The emperor ordered this governor to quell the rebellion of the King of Jingjiang. You will each select your own elite troops to follow this governor, and the old, weak and sick will be left to guard Zhaoqing."
"The cabinet department has just conquered Wuzhou against the feudal lord. It is a fierce battle. This battle will not be easy to win."
"Haha, I have a clever plan - to feign surrender. Nifan has just captured Wuzhou, and it is a time of great pride. At this time, we sent someone to deceive him and said that we would lead the army to surrender to him. He must believe it, otherwise
Be on guard. Then we launch an attack suddenly, and we will win this battle."
"The cabinet's clever plan".
Who should he send to pretend to surrender? Ding Kuichu pinched his long beard and looked at his subordinates, and finally his eyes fell on Du Sima Jixiang.
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On the waterway from the Xijiang River to the Guijiang River, a speedboat with a sign on its bow saying "Welcome Ruijie" entered Wuzhou waters.
"Stop the boat. Who are you?"
A Jingjun sentry ship intercepted it.
"I am Sima Jixiang, the commander of the Chinese Army under Governor Ding. My governor is willing to conspire with Jingjianguo on major issues and has specially sent me to pay a visit to Jingjianguo."
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In the large tent of the Jingjun Army in Baiyun Mountain, Wuzhou, Zhu Hengjia held the sachet given by his beloved concubine Shi.
Before setting off for the expedition, Zhu Hengjia felt deeply that his future was uncertain and that fortunes and misfortunes were unpredictable, so he went to Concubine Shi to express his feelings. That night, there was a raging fire, and he couldn't help but end the traveler's career.
"If the king fails, I will not live alone." The soft words of the beloved concubine rang in his ears. The corners of Zhu Hengjia's eyes were a little moist.
"Supervisor, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Ding Kuichu, sent someone to ask for surrender." The guard's report interrupted Zhu Hengjia's thoughts.
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Jingjun high-level meeting.
"Please tell me, sir. Is Ding Kuichu really surrendering or is he pretending to surrender?"
The time traveler used to be a history enthusiast, so he naturally knew that Ding Kuichu was pretending to surrender, and he wanted to test his subordinates' abilities.
The result was a huge disappointment, and almost all of his subordinates believed that Ding Kuichu was sincerely surrendering.
Only Zheng Feng smiled and did not answer.
"Zheng Qing, please tell me."
"The supervisor knew that he had surrendered falsely, so why did he need to ask the ministers?"
"Oh, how did you know that Gu thought it was a fake surrender?"
"If the Supervisory State believes that Ding Kuichu is really surrendering, he will definitely welcome his envoy to the Chinese army to entertain him. Now he will keep the envoy in Shuiying and summon us to discuss the matter. The Supervisory State must have seen through Ding Kuichu's treacherous plan to surrender."
"Haha, the person who knows how to be lonely is Zheng Qing. According to Qing, what should I do if I am lonely?"
"I have four words: take advantage of your strategy."
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Ding Meichu's envoy Ma Jixiang came to Zhu Hengjia's camp.
I was shocked, really shocked!
There are no battle towers, watchtowers, trenches, ramparts, deer villages, horse traps, iron caltrops and other defenses outside the camp. Even the fences are erected crookedly. The soldiers guarding the camp entrance are sparse and weak, and the soldiers inside the camp are weak. The military tents are arranged in an orderly manner, one in the east and one in the west.
Entering the camp, Ma Jixiang saw many soldiers walking around without even wearing armor. There were also sounds of people eating meat, drinking and gambling in many tents.
"Why is it so noisy?" Ma Jixiang asked.
"Your Majesty, you don't know something. Our troops have just taken Wuzhou, and the Supervisor ordered to reward the three armies."
Zhu Hengjia rewarded Ma Jixiang generously and ordered him to tell Ding Kuichu to quickly bring the army to join him. He was waiting in Wuzhou.
After leaving the Jingfan camp, Ma Jixiang sighed, "How can the Jingjun be undefeated if they are so lazy?"
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After Ma Jixiang returned to Zhaoqing, he found that Yan Jing's troops were all bandits and bandits and were vulnerable to attack.
After hearing this, Ding Kuichu was very proud and said, "I have long heard that King Jingjiang has recruited 20,000 people. Can such an army fight?"
Then he ordered the generals to take the selected 7,000 elite soldiers and march toward Wuzhou along the small road.
