When the ship arrived in Nanjing, Shi Kefa went ashore first, while Gao Qian stopped his troops to reorganize his troops in the Jiangpu area.
After the Xuzhou Incident, Gao Qian kidnapped Shi Kefa and fled to Huai'an. Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Huaiyang, was a capable official, but Lu Zhenfei had already sent most of the Huaiyang governor's Fubiao troops to eastern Henan.
Xuzhou area resisted the Dashun army, and he had no usable troops, so he naturally became Gao Qian's vassal.
Shi Kefa and Lu Zhenfei were both talented and famous officials, but Gao Qian had thousands of soldiers and horses. Whether it was Gao Zhen's threats with swords and guns or the Dashun Army's eyeing in Huaibei, the famous officials were helpless and could only
Sit back and wait for death.
The Huai'an area therefore became the place where Gao Qian settled down.
Gao Zhen originally had thousands of troops evacuated from Xuzhou to Huai'an. Gao Qian used these thousands of troops as the backbone to wildly expand his troops and snatch money and food everywhere.
Qingjiangpu in Huai'an Prefecture originally had a prominent position as "a thoroughfare for ships from the south to the north and a thoroughfare for nine provinces". Relying on the prosperity brought by river services and water transportation, it was as wealthy as Yangzhou and Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Gao Qian coveted the prosperity of Qingjiangpu, so he first asked Huaiyang Governor Lu Zhenfei to collect an additional 500,000 taels of banknotes in Qingjiangpu as money for the expansion of the army in Gao Town. After Lu Zhenfei refused, Gao Qian simply led his own troops.
When they went to Qingjiangpu to plunder, the officers and soldiers of Gaozhen took the opportunity to loot, burn and kill nearby villages. Therefore, they formed groups to practice and refused to allow Gaozhen's soldiers to enter the city.
Gao Qian became so angry that he snatched a battalion of artillery belonging to Lu Zhenfei and Fubiao, and prepared to order an attack on the city. Not long after Shi Kefa woke up after his condition improved, he saw such a scene of internal strife between officials and gentry, and hurriedly rode to Qingjiangpu alone.
, after mediating, tactfully persuading, and swearing to heaven that he could go to Nanjing to win high-ranking officials and generous salaries for Gao Qian, Gao Qian gave up his plan to attack the city by force.
At this time, in the Jiangnan area, in addition to Gao Qian's army (which had just been expanded from thousands to about 10,000), there were five other major armies:
One is Huang Degong, who was stationed in Anqing. He was born in the army. During the Chongzhen period, he fought with Zhang Xianzhong, Gezuo Fifth Battalion and other rebels in the Jiangbei and Henan areas of Zhili for a long time, and was promoted to the rank of Luzhou General Soldier. Huang Degong's Yongwei Battalion Battle
It was quite powerful, but was defeated by Guo Junzhen in the Battle of Jiujiang and suffered heavy losses. Now it is stationed in Anqing, upstream of Nanjing.
The second one is Liu Liangzuo, who is stationed between Fengyang and Chuzhou. Liu Liangzuo, nicknamed "Huama Liu", has long led troops to fight against the rebels in Susong, Luzhou, and Lu'an, and was promoted to chief military officer. He and the Governor of Fengyang
Ma Shiying had a close relationship and occupied Fengyang, Luzhou and Chuzhou together.
The third one is Fengyang Governor Ma Shiying, who nominally controls Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo. However, although Ma Shiying can control Huang and Liu Town in name, he is actually unable to mobilize Huang Degong's troops. The reason why he can still mobilize Liu Liangzuo's troops is
It's just because the two people have the same interests. However, it is worth noting that Ma Shiying has a supervising force with a certain degree of combat effectiveness, and is not unarmed.
The fourth is the Zhejiang Yong regiment training under the command of Huang Mingjun, the governor of Zhejiang. Huang Mingjun, like Zeng Ying, the famous general of the Ming army in Sichuan, is from Putian, Fujian. Since Zuo Liangyu was destroyed and Chongzhen issued an edict to start regiment training, Zhejiang, which has the strongest folk customs in the southeast, has
First of all, Xu Du is one of the representatives of Zhejiang Tuan Yong. Although Zhejiang Yong lacks training, they are large in number and have strong customs. Therefore, Huang Mingjun, the governor of Zhejiang who originally had a low status, became a very important figure in Nandu.
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The fifth one is the Zheng family from Fujian. Zheng Zhilong was originally a pirate. After being recruited, he was ordered to suppress the "mountain bandits" and "sea bandits" in Fujian, Jiangxi, and Guangdong during the Chongzhen period, and was gradually promoted from a general to a general.
He has deep-rooted influence in Fujian, and his brother Zheng Hongkui is stationed in the south of the Yangtze River, which can influence the political situation of Nandu. More importantly, the Zheng brothers and Huang Mingjun, the governor of Zhejiang, are both Fujianese, which makes them gradually get closer.
A new force formed in Nandu.
Since Emperor Chongzhen was "in trouble" and the news was unknown, Huang Taiji, in the name of the Beijing court, appointed King Lu as the supervisor and King Fu as the commander-in-chief of Nanjing. One controlled the political power and the other controlled the military. But in fact, the two vassal kings were nothing more than
It has no power at all.
The real power comes from the various characters who take advantage of the partisanship between Lu and Fu.
King Fu was unlikely to be welcomed by the Jiangnan Donglin Party and Fushe people due to his old fight for the foundation of the country during the Wanli period, so of course these Jiangnan gentry tried their best to support King Lu.
The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River had the power of public opinion of the Shilin Qingyi, so they spread rumors and claimed that King Fu had committed the so-called "Seven Impossibles". These officials and gentry, who were limited by their sectarian views, did not have enough money to form a regimental force, so they thought of teaming up with Gao Qian
Shi Kefa, who seemed to have a close relationship, used the name of King Lu to supervise the country and ordered the troops to be transferred to Pukou to protect Nanjing. In fact, it was tantamount to demonstrating to King Fu.
Shi Kefa traveled to Nanjing in a light carriage, accompanied by a young official named Hong Shikun. Hong Shikun was a nephew of the same clan as Hong Chengchou, but more importantly, Hong Shikun was a native of Nan'an, Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian. He was not only from the same hometown as Zheng Zhilong brothers, but also
He was a disciple of Qian Qianyi, so he was a classmate with Zheng Zhilong's eldest son, Zheng Sen.
Since the turmoil in the north, Zheng Zhilong sent his son Zheng Sen to Nanjing for activities. Earlier this year, he entered the Nanjing Imperial College and studied under Qian Qianyi.
After Shi Kefa and his party arrived in Nanjing, Shi Kefa himself of course first went to visit King Lu and the party leaders of the Donglin Party and Fushe Group. Hong Shikun, on Shi Kefa's order, went to the Imperial College to visit his old classmates in Nan'an County, and
Zheng Sen, who is now also a disciple of Qian Qianyi.
Hong Shikun came all the way and walked to the Qinhuai River. He hired a sedan and rushed to Zheng Sen's residence. He saw that the houses here were of various sizes, but they all looked exquisite and clean. Each door had bright copper doors.
Ring. Some of the gates are open, and you can see the flowers and trees in the small courtyard; the bonsai mountains and rocks are dotted at random. Some of the gates are ajar, and tall trees stretch out their branches from the walls, and cicadas chirp.
Hong Shikun remembered that when he was studying with Zheng Sen in Nan'an County, Zheng Sen had promised him that when we all go to Nanjing together in the future, he would invite Hong Shikun to take a night tour of the Qinhuai River, enjoy the view of the lightships and the beautiful Qinhuai River.
Various roles.
As the saying goes, "There is heaven above, and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou below." Jiangnan is an ordinary rural town, with Banqiao flowing water, smoke, willows, wind and lotuses, which makes people forget to leave. As for Nanjing, it is the capital of the Six Dynasties, where dragons and tigers coexist.
The level of success is unparalleled anywhere else.
Now several years have passed, and the world is in turmoil, but the Qinhuai wind and moon have not changed at all. The rivers are flowing, the smoke and willows are still there, and the smoke and clouds of Beijing in Jinling City seem not to be affected by the war in the north at all.
The various wars and wars and the refugees dying of hunger that he saw on the way south seemed to be just a big dream that Hong Shikun had. Only the unchanging Qinhuai wind and moonlight scenery in front of him was the reality of Nandu.
Zheng Sen asked him to meet him in the old courtyard. Qinhuai's romantic places were divided into three categories:
Nanshi is a place where lower-class women live together. The houses are small and dirty, the characters are vulgar and ugly, and there are many people with sores. Generally, the wealthy officials and businessmen will not patronize it.
Next to Neiqiao in Zhu City, the location and houses are not comparable to the old courtyard, but they are still clean. The characters are relatively mediocre, but there are also stunning beauties living there. For example, Kou Baimen, who was bought and redeemed by Baoguo Gong with a lot of money, is known as the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai
One of them is also from Zhushi.
Even if you buy a woman from the Nan City directly, the most expensive one is only three to five hundred taels. In the Pearl Market, the redemption silver for an ordinary woman will cost more than three thousand taels. If you are a little charming, it will easily cost you ten thousand taels.
, not surprising.
However, whether it is Nanshi or Zhushi, there is really a big difference compared to the old hospital.
Ten miles away from Qinhuai, the essence of accompanying the capital, the music and dance of Jinling, and the colorful romance, all gathered in the old courtyard. Every day, the lingering story of the "martyr" man and the beautiful fairy is performed here: when Wei Zhongxian had just been overthrown, it was recited everywhere in the old courtyard.
A wonderful poem that denounces the remnants of the eunuchs and criticizes the incompetence of the ruling party.
Donglin Yizhong, a celebrity in Fushe, has always been the most important distinguished guest in the old courtyard and a distinguished guest in the brothel. The famous prostitute in the Jiaofang and the master of Quzhong are the confidants of celebrities and the most popular children.
So called:
It’s a dark night on a boat with music and music, and I meet a talented man who listens to the music.
Fuhui can be cultivated in a few lifetimes, and the husband of every family is Donglin.
But when Hong Shikun thought about how he followed Shi Kefa and Gao Qian in exile from Xuzhou to Huai'an, and then went south from Huai'an to Pukou. Especially when he thought about Gao Qian's request for 300,000 taels of military pay from Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Huaiyang, he actually
He set up an army to burn plunder, and even prepared to attack Qingjiangpu.
Looking at the beautiful scenery of Qinhuai in front of me, thinking about the beautiful concubines in the old courtyard who often paid tens of thousands of taels for their lives, and thinking about the celebrities and talented people who spend a lot of money here, I suddenly felt a chill in my heart.
"Brother Huapeng!"
Zheng Sen was standing on a boat in the distance. He was tall and elegant, carrying a wine pot in his left hand and holding a beautiful concubine in his right hand. He looked like a noble man.
Hong Shikun walked into the painting boat, cupped his hands and said: "My brother Damu, I haven't seen you for several years. I am glad to hear that my brother is already a good young man who is famous in the capital."