Chapter 29 Zhang Xianzhong's Story of the Founding of the Kingdom of Heaven (End)
In May of the 16th year of Chongzhen, before dawn, Wang Guangen sent someone to shoot a letter with an arrow into the Western Camp Army. In the letter, Wang Guangen expressed his intention to submit to Gui Fan and "camp", and made an agreement with Zhang Xianzhong to cooperate inside and outside, and use fire to seize the opportunity.
city time.
Wang Zhaoling, a newly favored counselor around Zhang Xianzhong, has many doubts about this. He seriously suspects that Wang Guangen is cunning by nature. The appointment of a time with the Daxi Army to seize the city may be just a trap. If he rushes to send troops according to the time in the letter, he may fall into Wang Guangen's trap.
In the middle of the trap, the troops will be lost and the generals will be lost.
However, Xu Yixian, Zhang Kewang and Zhang Dingguo all urged Zhang Xianzhong to make a decisive decision and not to miss the opportunity. Zhang Dingguo even volunteered and expressed his willingness to lead the vanguard and seize the city first. If there was really a fraud, the Great Western Army would not suffer too much loss.
big.
King Zhang Tian shook his beard, pulled out his sword, cut off the chopping board with one strike, and shouted: "Fuck you! I will do it myself!"
Zhang Xianzhong had made up his mind and immediately organized troops and horses. When the torch signal Wang Guangen had agreed to flashed on the city wall, the Daxi Army, which had been pretending to attack the city for several days, immediately became more powerful and attacked the city with all its strength.
Wang Guangen sent his brothers Wang Guangtai and Wang Chang to lead troops to control the city gate, while he and Pan Duao led hundreds of warriors to attack the government office. Fan Yiheng and Gao Doushu were still in their dreams and were caught off guard, and were immediately killed by Wang Guangen.
Under control, the rest of the Sichuan soldiers were already in panic because of the previous killing of the King of Shu by the rebels, for fear that they would also be punished. As soon as the Daxi Army broke through the city gate, Zhang Dingguo took the lead in taking out the edict of Gui King Zhu Youlang and announced to the soldiers and civilians in the city
, regardless of the previous circumstances, all will be forgiven.
As a result, the defenders had no intention of holding on. Tens of thousands of regiments trained their troops and were suddenly defeated. The remaining dignitaries and gentry in Chengdu, after the Daxi Army took out King Gui's edict, were all dubious and didn't know what to do.
Fan Yiheng and Gao Doushu, who were the backbone of the officials and gentry in the city, were controlled by Wang Guangen again, and the resistance of the entire city of Chengdu finally collapsed.
Zhang Xianzhong, under Zhang Kewang's suggestion, made a grand gesture, deliberately raised the yellow cover, and erected a big flag with the word "Ming", a big flag with the word "Zhu", and a big flag with the word "Gui", swaggering
Entered the city.
It was only then that the officials and gentry in the city were finally convinced that the Daxi Army actually supported King Gui and entered the city!
Fan Yiheng and Gao Doushu, who were originally captured by Wang Guangen and were about to commit suicide for their country, were shaken by this. Among them, Gao Doushu had a close relationship with Wang Guangen. Pan Duao personally released the two princes from their bonds and took out the inscription to confer Zhang Xianzhong written by Gui Wang Zhu Youlang.
As the "King of Heaven", Wang Guangen is the "King of Wings".
Fan Yiheng and Gao Doushu looked at each other, and both felt that the situation was very embarrassing and at a loss. However, their lives were in the hands of the enemy, and King Gui was indeed a close family member who had the power to succeed Chongzhen after his death. For a while,
I had no choice but to kneel down and accept the order.
After Zhang Xianzhong occupied Chengdu, he immediately fulfilled his previous promise and supported King Zhu Youlang of Gui to inherit the throne in the name of the fact that Emperor Chongzhen had been killed by the Eastern captives, leaving the world without a master and the throne in vain.
After a simple enthronement ceremony, Zhang Xianzhong overstepped his authority and announced the change of Yuan Dynasty to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Although Zhang Xianzhong and Zhu Youlang were Catholics and were influenced by the Jesuit missionary An Wensi, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was also named Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
It is quite in line with tradition. After all, during the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty used the title of Taiping Xingguo.
Zhang Xianzhong also designated Chengdu as the Western Capital and the palace of the Prince of Shu as the Heavenly Palace. He ordered his old brother who had followed Zhang Tianwang for many years and the new Shangshu Wang Yinglong, who was a craftsman, to supervise the construction of the palace - in fact, he took the luxurious Shu Palace as his own and let the palace be built.
The new emperor Zhu Youlang of the Kingdom of Heaven, who has not yet settled down, lives in the governor's office.
In addition, in order to pacify the whole Sichuan as soon as possible, Zhang Xianzhong still made some concessions to recruit the armed forces of the officials and gentry who had been in trouble with the Daxi Army. Although in fact all the major affairs of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom came from the Tianwang Mansion, Yongli was just a subordinate.
After being placed in a cage, he finally appointed the highly respected Fan Yiheng as the chief academician and the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Gao Doushu as the academician of the Dongge and the minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
Of course, since the real power of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was in the hands of Zhang Xianzhong, he would not really hand over power to the two Ming governors who had just surrendered to him.
Pan Du'ao, who had made great achievements, finally realized his dream of being a prime minister in white clothes. He was appointed as Dongge University Scholar and Minister of the Ministry of War, Xu Yixian was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Wang Zhaoling was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Wang Yinglong was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
In addition, in order to win over the people of Sichuan, Zhang Xianzhong also hired Wu Yuying, a native of Guangyuan, Sichuan, to serve as the governor of northern Sichuan. In order to recruit the Ming army officers and gentry who were separatist forces in the four directions and enemies of the Western Army, Zhang Xianzhong also did not hesitate to give out officials and titles, and sent out many dukes and counts.
It was used to win over Zeng Ying, Yang Zhan, Zhu Hualong and many other Ming armies.
In the most important military aspect, in addition to proclaiming himself the King of Heaven, Zhang Xianzhong also appointed Wing King Wang Guangen as the commander-in-chief of the army and was based in Chengdu (actually, he controlled Wang Guangen under the siege of the Great Western Army, preventing Wang Guangen's Wing Palace from developing its strength). Later, he
He gave his adopted son Guang the title of king, first restoring his original name, and then naming Sun Kewang as the king of the east and the commander-in-chief of the right army, Li Dingguo as the king of the west and the commander-in-chief of the left army, Ai Nengqi as the king of the north and the commander-in-chief of the former army, Liu
Wenxiu was the king of the south and the commander-in-chief of the rear army.
There are also Wang Shangli as the admiral of the imperial camp, Dou Mingwang as the admiral of the imperial city, Wang Fuchen and Wang Ziyu as the left and right commanders of the navy. In addition, there are Zhang Junyong, Ma Yuanli, Feng Shuangli, Bai Wenxuan, Liu Jinzhong and others who have all been granted titles.
Governor and Hou Bo.
For a time, under the King of Heaven, there were also the King of Wings and the four kings of the East, West, North and South. The governors at all levels below the kings were all granted the title of duke or count. The other generals of the Ming army who had isolated the states and counties in Sichuan also received envoys sent by the Great Western Army.
The title of Duke and Marquis.
Sichuan's official ranks are so numerous, honorable, and important that they are truly dazzling.
Among the generals of the Ming army who ruled Sichuan and Guizhou, those who were awarded titles by the Yongli court of the Western Ming Dynasty include:
Yang Zhan, he was a martial arts scholar in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, and served as a general. He organized a regiment in southern Sichuan to practice armed forces, and he also had some battalions. His strength was considerable, and he was named Huayang Bo;
Zeng Ying, a native of Putian, Fujian Province, followed his father to Sichuan as an official, followed his father to Chengdu as an official, and settled here. He was a man of suave and martial arts, and he liked to save people in emergencies. Many people at that time praised him and called him "Mr. Zeng"
, he defeated Zhang Xianzhong several times in Fuzhou and left a deep impression on King Zhang Tian, so Zhang Xianzhong used the title of Marquis of Jinjiang to win over him;
Zhu Hualong, the deputy general of Songpan in western Sichuan, was awarded the title of Ning Xibo, and Yuan Tao, the king of the Thirteen Huang family, was also awarded the title of Xibo. In addition, some famous gentry, celebrities and local officials were also awarded the title of Ning Xibo by Zhang Xianzhong in the name of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
All kinds of high-ranking officials in the six ministries and nine ministers.
The Bashu land that originally fiercely resisted the invasion of the Great Western Army, the intensity of the resistance immediately dropped. Many generals who had previously supported the army and respected themselves also attached themselves to Chengdu, and most of the gentry who organized local regiments to practice their careers also went to Chengdu to serve as high-ranking officials.
After the rough settlement of Bashu, Zhang Xianzhong's dream of heaven finally came true. Anwensi also wrote this long letter to the Holy See after the rough settlement of Bashu:
We do not intend to say that all the Westerners were converts to Christianity, but we know from our own observations that many of them had a reasonably correct idea of the essentials of the Bible. They recited passages from Christian books to us.
, Bible truths and hymns.
Their soldiers look much stronger and healthier than the government army - of course now the Great Western Army has actually become the new government army, and the government is completely dependent on the King of Heaven for its survival. As far as we know, they have occupied about three-thirds of China's territory.
1/3 of the territory, and will soon occupy more land.
This revolution will prevail, unless we are mistaken. Like everyone who knows something about the bravery and fearlessness of the Heavenly Kings, I am convinced that within two or three years, most of China will be under their rule.
There are many legends about the brutality of the Great Western Army, but such accusations are fiction. We see no sign of vandalism. Yes, they killed, but they had to kill or be killed. They set fires,
But from what we've seen, they always set fires for themselves.
I must admit that the teachings of the King of Heaven are not entirely correct, but as long as I am given time and opportunity, I will work hard to correct it. I told him that I came to preach based on the Bible and use the Bible as my belief and
The only criterion of conduct. Regarding this point, he had some objections, but he did not express his objection.
They attributed their victories to their Heavenly Father's care and their defeats as punishment from their Heavenly Father. God was with them, not as an abstract concept, not as a harsh and ruthless monarch, but as a
A loving God who cares about everything they do and leads them personally.
Although they do not seem to have a clear idea of the divinity of Christ, they often say that Christ died to atone for the sins of the world. They think that he is the greatest man who has ever appeared in the world, especially that he is
Messenger of God; this is why Heavenly King Zhang Xianzhong calls himself a Christian brother.
He did not regard himself as divine; perhaps his idea was that the Savior was the greatest apostle of God, and he himself the second.
Of this, and of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, he needs enlightenment. If he could be led to believe that Christ was both God and man, he would come to his senses, and perhaps abandon his errors. It is not surprising that these errors have creeped in;
On the contrary, if it were another case, then this would be one of the greatest miracles in history. After all, the amount of religious knowledge spread among the people is limited, and although the religious knowledge of the leaders is not very profound, it is
But it is more extensive.
They spoke with deep gratitude of the difficulties they had encountered when they were so few in number, and of the deliverances they had obtained, and attributed all their victories to God. . . .