Just when Zhang Jiayu of Nan'an Mansion was about to set off, Jin Shenghuan, the Ganzhou Mansion who was hundreds of miles away, was also preparing to set off to attack Nan'an.

Jin Shenghuan followed Zuo Liangyu to Huguang back then, and he was stationed in Huguang. In the first year of Hongguang, when Zuo Liangyu raised the banner and went south to the side of the Qing monarch, Jin Shenghuan also followed Zuo Liangyu south. Unexpectedly, Zuo Liangyu died of illness in the Jiujiang area, and Jin Shengheng also descended to the Manchu Qing Dynasty with Zuo Mengeng, the son of Liangyu, in Dongliu County.

Azig, the British prince of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, ordered Zuo Mengeng to lead his generals to Beijing to meet him, and Jin Shenghuan was afraid of losing his military power, so he asked to lead his troops and horses to collect Jiangxi and expand the territory for the Qing Dynasty.

Traveling with Jin Shenghuan were the former Dashun army general Wang Tizhong, Wang Ti Zhongyuan was under Bai Wang, the general of the Dashun army guarding De'an, Li Zicheng was suddenly killed in May of the first year of Hongguang, and there was chaos within the Dashun army, Wang Tizhong took the opportunity to kill Bai Wang, led his troops to surrender to Azig, and was awarded the post of deputy chief soldier.

In late May, Jin and Wang arrived in Jiujiang and sent people to Nanchang with a license, claiming that more than 200,000 Manchurian soldiers and horses were approaching, and only a quick surrender could avoid being slaughtered. Kuang Zhao, the governor of Nanming Jiangxi, was so frightened that his face was like dirt, and he fled; Other officials and some gentlemen also dispersed, and the provincial city of Nanchang fell into anarchy in an instant. On the fourth day of June, some representatives of Nanchang Shimin arrived in Jiujiang to greet the "Jindu Town". On the 19th, Jin Shenghuan and Wang Tizhong took a boat to the Ganjiang River to Nanchang, where they were welcomed by dozens of students. After entering the city, Jin Shenghuan's department was stationed in the west city, and the middle part of the royal body was stationed in the east city.

Jin Shenghuan relied on the forces in the king's body to collect the nearby prefectures and counties in Nanchang, but he was wary of the king's brave and strong troops, and always looked for opportunities to annex the king's troops and horses. In leap June, the order to shave his hair issued by the Qing court reached Jiangxi, and Jin Shenghuan led his troops to shave his head in accordance with the order. On July 21, Wang Tizhong led his troops back to Nanchang from Fuzhou and resolutely refused to shave his head. Jin Shenghuan thought that this was the best time to get rid of Wang Tizhong, and privately encircled Wang Tizhong to attack Wang Deren in the bidding area, and assassinated Wang Tizhong on 30 July.

After the incident, the Wangbu Military Academy was greatly indignant and "rushed to Yuanmen and shouted to kill the heavens." Jin Shenghuan supervised the street fighting, and after two days of confrontation, Wang Bu finally joined Jin Shenghuan due to the killing of the leader and the lure of Wang Deren.

The two divisions of Jin and Wang were united, conquered Fuzhou, where Zhu Ciyan, the king of Yongning of the Ming Dynasty, was based, and pursued and killed Zhu Ciyan; He took Ji'an and escorted Kuang Zhao, the governor of the Ming Dynasty who had fled there, to Wuchang, and then occupied Guangchang and other prefectures. On August 25, he sent his generals He Mingmajesty and Gai Yushi to attack Yuanzhou, defeated more than 5,000 people from the Ming general Huang Chaoxuan, and occupied Yuanzhou.

So far, the thirteen prefectures in Jiangxi have been controlled by the Manchu Qing except for Ganzhou and Nan'an.

Jin and Wang thought that they would not spend a single soldier in Manchuria, but occupy the prefecture and county, and they could win a special reward from the Qing court. Unexpectedly, the Qing court had no intention of making a fuss, and after pacifying most of Jiangxi, it only appointed Jin Shenghuan as the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi and other places, and Wang Deren was condescended to the rank of deputy general. In the second year of Hongguang, Jin Shenghuan asked the Qing court to issue another edict, granting him the power to "control civil and military affairs" and "act cheaply". In May of the same year, the Qing court sent a meeting with the military department, but the result was that his request was rejected, and only his official rank was changed from the chief military officer of Jiangxi and other places to the chief military officer of the military affairs of Jiangxi, and it was stipulated that "if the suppression of the opportunity is of great importance, the town should discuss with the Fu and the government in accordance with the same heart, and listen to the judgment of the inner court and the governor of the inner court."

After the order was issued, Jin Shenghuan was disappointed and complained in his heart that the Qing Dynasty was mean and unkind. In particular, Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren extorted a batch of gold and silver treasures by force when they collected Jiangxi counties and became nouveau riche; The Qing court's newly appointed governor of Jiangxi, Zhang Yutian, and Dong Xuecheng, the governor, were jealous and threatened to offer money. The struggle for power and money made Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren increasingly dissatisfied with the Qing court.

At the beginning of the second year of Hongguang, the Manchu regent Dolgon decided to go south to eliminate the remnants of the Southern Ming regime. In February, in Nanjing, he led 100,000 men to eastern Zhejiang to eliminate the Lu regime. In Huguang, it was dominated by Belle Kedehun, supplemented by Shang Kexi, the king of Zhishun, plus some troops of the former Nanming who surrendered, and attacked Jiangxi and Huguang along the Yangtze River.

However, because the main attack direction of the Manchu Qing was in eastern Zhejiang and Fujian, there were only 3,000 Manchurian Eight Banners led by Le Kedehun and 10,000 Han Army Eight Banners led by Le Kedehun. As the main force, it was the new annexed army of Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren.

Most of the 800,000 troops that Zuo Liangyu got in Huguang fell apart after Zuo Liangyu's death, and a small part went to He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang in the Southern Ming Dynasty, but most of the essence was accepted by Jin Shenghuan, plus Wang Deren's Dashun army, and now Jin Wang has a total of 120,000 troops in his hands.

After occupying Ganzhou, the monk Lekedehun immediately led people north to attack He Tengjiao in Huguang, and Jiangxi belonged to Jin Shenghuan, the chief soldier of Jiangxi.

At this time, Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren were discussing things in the camp outside Ganzhou, because when Belle Lekedehun was leaving, he told them that they wanted to take the whole territory of Jiangxi, and it was best to enter Guangdong if possible, so the two discussed what to do next.

"Lord Commander, now there is Nan'an Mansion a hundred miles away from Jiangxi, when are we going to capture it?"

Jin Shengheng frowned and didn't speak, seeing him like this, Wang Deren was also puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong with you, my lord?" ”

Jin Shenghuan sighed and said, "Brother Xian, you said that we fought this war, and the brothers suffered a lot of casualties, why did the imperial court have to send Zhang Yutian and Dong Xuecheng to take care of us?" ”

Wang Deren looked at the people around him, and the people standing outside the big tent were the henchmen of the two, and then he said: "Those two guys are from the Han people of Liaodong, and they surrendered to the Manchurians early. Our new annexes can compare with others! ”

Jin Shenghuan whispered: "Brother Xian, in October last year, my brother received a letter from Huang Daozhou, a scholar of Longwu University in Nanming, in Nanchang, persuading me to do it anyway, but the strength of the Manchurians was too strong at that time, so I didn't dare to reply to the letter, and quietly killed the messenger, and I burned the letter." Now it seems that it was better to fight at that time, even if it didn't work, I could kill those two bastards to get angry. ”

Hearing Jin Shenghuan say this, Wang Deren's frightened scalp was cold, and he whispered: "Brother, don't say that, you don't see how capable the Manchurians are, how strong the combat effectiveness of the three thousand and eight banners brought by Leke Dehun Beile is, although life is sad now, it is better than losing his head!" ”

Hearing Wang Deren say this, Jin Shenghuan also remembered those Manchurian cavalry wearing three layers of heavy armor, and couldn't help but nod subconsciously.

It turned out that as early as October of the second year of Longwu, when Huang Daozhou, a scholar of the Longwu Dynasty, was preparing to enter Jiangxi from Fujian, he wrote to Jin Shenghuan three times, persuading him to change his course and build an immortal achievement. At that time, when Jin Shenghuan was still proud, Huang Daozhou's troops were very limited, and the surrender had no effect. Later, according to the Southern Ming military department in Ganzhou, Shangshu Wan Yuanji, in the later period of Chongzhen, served as the main adviser of Yang Sichang of the Governor's Pavilion Department, and had more contact with the generals of Zuo Liangyu. Relying on his old connections in the past, he sent a secret envoy with a handwritten letter to persuade Jin Shenghuan to oppose the Qing Dynasty. Although Jin Shenghuan did not write a reply, he received the envoy, interrogated Wan Yuan Ji in private, and secretly released it. Soon, Huang Daozhou and Wan Yuan Ji were defeated and died one after another, and Jin Shenghuan naturally did not dare to act rashly. However, the minister of the Longwu Imperial Court personally sent a letter to persuade him to be a high-ranking official, which must have a certain temptation for Jin Shenghuan.

Jin Shenghuan thought about it, now the best opportunity has passed anyway, Emperor Longwu of the Southern Ming Dynasty has been killed, I heard that Guangxi has set up a new emperor, but the mountains and rivers in Guangxi are far away, rabbits don't, what strength can they have to resist the iron hooves of the Qing Dynasty, although they are not welcomed now, but it is better than losing their heads, it is better to do a good job of Luck Dehun.

Jin Shenghuan, who had figured it out, said to Wang Deren: "Brother Xian, it is estimated that there are no soldiers and horses in Nan'an Mansion, you can take 30,000 people to fight down, brother, I am waiting for you here in Ganzhou, and we will go back to Nanchang together after we come back." ”

Wang Deren was overjoyed when he heard Jin Shenghuan say this, because Jin Shenghuan was the main general, and he wanted a large share of good things after the city was broken, and he could only settle for second, if he led the army to Nan'an Mansion, it would not be all his own!

"Thank you, eldest brother, for giving me this opportunity, please wait for the good news of my younger brother in Ganzhou!"

After watching Wang Deren lead 30,000 horses away, Jin Shenghuan had nothing to do, and rode back to the temporary mansion in Ganzhou City, which was originally the house of a wealthy merchant.

Now the city of Ganzhou has just been slaughtered, but now the Manchu Qing Dynasty has used a large number of Han scholars as magistrates, and these people have written to the Manchu court. Therefore, the far-sighted Dorgon also ordered that after capturing the city in the future, try not to carry out the massacre. Therefore, Ganzhou is not full of people like Yangzhou, but some rich people are unlucky.

Jin Shenghuan returned to the house, and his son Jin Dao * Ming came to greet his father, looking at his son's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Jin Shenghuan asked, "What's wrong?" Is there something wrong? ”

"That's nothing, Dad, when are we going back to Nanchang?"

Jin Shenghuan knew what he thought when he heard his son say this, this is his son Jin Dao*ming who misses his daughter-in-law again.

Jin Dao * Ming's daughter-in-law is Ma Jiyuan's second daughter Ma Ruyun, who married Jin Dao * Ming back then. I didn't expect this Ma Ruyun to be different from his sister, Ma Ruyan has a soft personality, but Ma Ruyun's personality is as strong as fire, and in the words of later generations, she is a female man. After marrying Jin Dao*ming, he gave birth to a boy in his first child, and the birth of the child made Ma Ruyun's status in the hearts of Jin Shenghuan's father and son skyrocket. Their father and son have been floating for more than ten years, and this is the first time they have seen the third generation of the Jin family. Ma Ruyun's status is naturally rising, and Ma Ruyun has a flexible wrist and a good way to govern the family, so Jin Dao*ming really loves Ma Ruyun.