Chapter 185: The Big Stick Drives People Out
Wang Kefan has no interest in talking about peace.
The Ming and Qing dynasties have long been in a situation of endless death, and whoever has the advantage will not give up lightly, the Ming army now has the advantage, and it is a fool to agree to negotiate peace, if the situation turns over one day, the Manchus will never talk about peace, unless both sides are exhausted, there is really no way to continue, maybe there is the possibility of peace.
Three months, at most only three months of recuperation, fast or even two months, the Chu army can launch a wave of small-scale offensives, Wang Kefan has long made up his mind to take advantage of your illness to kill you, even if the Chu army does not fully recover its strength, it will always be stalked by the Manchu Qing Dynasty...... During this two-month interval, the Qing court was willing to play the trick of negotiating peace, so give them a stage to perform, just to see the details of Dolgon's reality and reality, and also to see how Emperor Longwu and the Longwu court would react.
In the political turmoil just past, Emperor Longwu and the civil official clique finally chose to compromise, and when the situation stabilized, it would be Wang Kefan's turn to counterattack and make an example, if someone jumped out because of the peace talks and happened to hit his gun, Wang Kefan would not hesitate to shoot him over.
Dorgon is also an uncertain factor.
In another time and space, Dolgon's life span is running out at this time, and the limit is approaching, but the historical trajectory of this time and space has changed a lot, and when Dolgon will live, Wang Kefan is not sure, and Zilharang is now hanging, and Dolgon dies again, and the situation in the Manchu Qing Dynasty is even more confusing.
"Hua Banxian may have to miscalculate." Under Wang Kefan's guidance, Hua Xiaoyue made accurate predictions about the Chongdà incident several times, and was regarded as a half-immortal in the high-level of the Longwu court, and the orthodox civil officials believed in Confucianism and disdained Hua Xiaoyue, but many military attachés and eunuchs in the inner court regarded him (her) as a master of the world who had insight into the heavens, and Wang Kefan got a lot of benefits from it.
The most obvious example is the eunuch Pang Tianshou of Bingbi, the second person in the inner court who believes in Western Christianity and is a very devout theist, because of Hua Xiaoyue, he and Wang Kefan have always maintained a close relationship, and in the past two years have gradually developed into his secret ally...... In addition to the confidential recitals that were directly handed over to Emperor Longwu, what was generally going on in the imperial court, the Chuxun Group would soon be able to know it clearly, and when the Imperial Horse Supervisor reviewed the recitals, Pang Tianshou's pen was crooked at a critical moment, which could help Wang Kefan a lot.
The higher the status, the easier it is to believe in the theory of ghosts and gods, like Pang Tianshou, who is superstitious about Hua Xiaoyue, a "great immortal", there are still many high-ranking civil and military officials and princes and nobles, two years ago, after Wang Kefan discovered the value of Hua Xiaoyue, he immediately took her away from Guilin, on the one hand, to prevent goofs, on the other hand, to maintain a sense of mystery, from time to time he released an accurate prophecy, and his influence in the high-level of the Longwu court was increasing......
On the last day of the eighth lunar month, Emperor Longwu's holy decree arrived in Nanjing, officially appointing Wang Kefan as the governor of the Northern Expedition.
At the same time, it was announced that there would be no governors in Nanzhili and Zhejiang, but only five governors, the most important of which was Fan Wenqin, who was in charge of Chizhou, Taiping, Ningguo, Huizhou, Zhenjiang, and Yingtianfu, where Nanjing was located...... These state capitals were all occupied by the Chu army, and it was impossible to spit out the meat that had been eaten in the mouth, which belonged to Wang Kefan's basic territory in the three provinces south of the Yangtze River, and the governor of Yingtian simply gave it to Fan Wenqin of the Chu Xun faction.
In addition to the governor of Yingtian, Nanzhili south of the Yangtze River was divided into two halves, and the governor of Susong was set up in Shanghai and Suzhou, with jurisdiction over Suzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, Jiaxing Prefecture and Guangdezhou, which were basically around Taihu Lake, and Jin Shenghuan's residence was also in this area.
The other three governors were the governor of Zhejiang, the governor of Anqing and the governor of Fengyang, the governor of Zhejiang governed the whole territory of Zhejiang, but the king of Lu divided the eastern part of Zhejiang, and the Chu army occupied the western part of Zhejiang, and the actual power was greatly limited, and the jurisdiction of the governor of Anqing and the governor of Fengyang was basically occupied by the enemy, which was not worth mentioning.
The final result turned out to be like this, no one in the Jiangnan civilian-military generals expected that the glasses almost fell to the ground, even Wang Kefan was a little surprised, although Emperor Longwu and the civilian-official group were defeated, but it was not yet time to surrender, but Emperor Longwu gave one step to the Wuxun group, one step, and one more step, almost giving up Nanzhili and Zhejiang, which is really a bit abnormal.
There must be some sudden accident that will cause such a result.
As news from Guilin continued to come, the mystery was soon revealed...... Not long ago, the Zhu Cihuan incident became public, Sun Kewang no longer concealed it, and publicly admitted that the king of Dingwang, Zhu Cihuan, was in Yunnan, from Yunnan to Sichuan and Guizhou, and then to Guilin, Guangxi, the entire southwest was in an uproar, and the shape was very tense, and the Longwu court was facing a great crisis.
The news about Zhu Cihuan has been limited to the high-level of the Western Army and the Longwu Imperial Court, although there is gossip circulating in the middle and lower classes, the people do not know anything, if they have been controlled in this range, there is still a possibility that this crisis will be solved secretly, and when the raw rice is cooked and then announced to the public, the prince of Chongzhen will not be able to shake the throne of Emperor Longwu...... But with the disclosure of Zhu Cihuan's identity, the Longwu court has been forced into a corner, except for the showdown with the Western Army, there is no second way to go, in other words, things have developed to this point, and a war between the Longwu Court and the Western Army has been inevitable.
The emperor is the Son of Heaven, adhering to the will of Heaven and ruling the world, if another Son of Heaven emerges, the legitimacy of the entire regime will be in crisis, even if the strong enemy presses the border, you must first fight to the death with the traitor...... After the death of Emperor Longwu Tingzhou in history, Tang King Zhu Yulu was supported by Su Guansheng and others as Emperor Shaowu, Guiwang Zhu Youlang was supported by Qu Shiyun and others as Emperor Yongli, and the Qing army Li Chengdong's department has reached the east of Guangdong, but the two small courts of the Shaowu regime and the Yongli regime are still killing each other and fighting a civil war.
It seems ridiculous, but in fact, it is very easy to understand, the Qing army can also negotiate peace, after the "traitor" gained power, the emperor and the main civil and military officials died without a place to be buried, in the Hongguang Dynasty period, Duoduo led the army south to Jianghuai, but the Hongguang court transferred Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo and other main forces from Jiangbei to meet Zuo Liangyu, "rather die in the north, than die in rebellion", so that Duoduo was like a bamboo, fell into Yangzhou, and eliminated the Hongguang regime in one fell swoop.
From Wang Kefan's own point of view, after he threatened the emperor, Emperor Longwu immediately turned his face and suppressed it, saying that it was still to maintain imperial power, but as soon as Zhu Cihuan came out, Emperor Longwu encountered a greater threat, so he had to compromise with Wang Kefan.
"I'm X!" Wang Kefan rarely burst into foul language, if the Western Army supports Zhu Cihuan as the emperor, it will definitely not be a good thing for him, and the speed of the deterioration of the situation is also greatly beyond his expectations, but the Chu army is beyond the reach of the whip, and it is powerless to do so.
Wang Kefan could not predict what would happen if the situation continued to develop, whether Emperor Longwu would agree to negotiate peace with the Qing court, and whether Hunan would be attacked by the Western Army. In order to ensure the safety of Hunan, it is necessary to transfer some troops from the camp in Hubei to return to defense, and the Yuezhou battalion and the Tongshan battalion are in Jiangxi, and they can also return to the nearest ...... It suddenly occurred to him that the southern mission sent by the Qing court was becoming more and more threatening, and he could not let them stay in Nanjing.
In the afternoon of the same day, Hu Gaoyi and Jingliang came to the protocol again, and as soon as Hu Gaoyi entered the door, he severely criticized the Manchu Qing Dynasty's entry into the customs, did not recognize Beijing as the capital of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, did not recognize the name of the Qing Dynasty, and declared that unless the Manchus withdrew from the customs, they could negotiate as a subject state.
Chen Mingxia and Liang Qingbiao "argued on the basis of reason" and used the Qing army to find a reason for the Manchu Qing Dynasty to enter the customs on the grounds that the Qing army had hanged the people, and in turn they did not recognize the legitimacy of the Longwu court, and the two sides argued endlessly.
Jingliang directly interrupted them: "Don't say these useless, our Chu army has sent a large army to cross the river and go on a northern expedition." ”
Liang Qingbiao smiled coldly: "It's a good time, my Qing soldiers and horses are strong in the world, and I happen to hunt in Jianghuai with the Chu army!" ”
Jing Liangyi pouted: "What kind of hunting will you have?" It's hunting! Our Chu army is a hunter, your Tartar soldiers are the prey, and the 100,000 Tuji chickens and dogs in Jierharang have been killed, so it is good to send another 100,000 Tartar soldiers to die. ”
Chen Mingxia said angrily: "Since this is the case, there is no need for peace talks, and I also ask the two of you to let me return to Jiangbei." ”
Hu Gaoyi nodded and said, "Wang Junmen has already made it clear that if the Qing Southern Mission wants to return to Jiangbei, please do whatever it takes. Since Tanhualang said so, please leave tomorrow, and I will send soldiers and horses to escort Wang Junmen to avoid accidents on the road. Hey, there are many generous and heroic people in Jiangnan who are loyal and righteous, and the children of the Fushe will never forget the pain of losing the country, if a few are assassinated, the court will praise or punish, it is really difficult to decide! ”
Chen Mingxia was the third place in the palace examination in Chongzhen's sixteenth year, and was called by Hu Gaoyi one by one, his face was red for a while, white for a while, ashamed and annoyed, and he didn't know how to answer.
Unable to answer, he threatened to break the peace talks, but the other party seemed to be very welcoming, what is the situation? Wang Kefan was able to get to this point, naturally he was a momentary hero with scheming far beyond ordinary people, the Southern Mission was like a chess piece sent to the door, no matter how he used it, it would be good for him, why did he refuse it!
Liang Qingbiao's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, then it is better to be respectful than to obey the order, we will wait for the national book, and ask your envoy to hand it over to His Majesty the Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty." ”
A few days ago, Hu Yiqing asked for this letter of state, because the documents for the tribute of the subject country were only transferred by the Ministry of Rites, Chen Mingxia and Liang Qingbiao resolutely refused to give it, and now that they are going to be swept away, they can't take care of these details, Chen Mingxia took out a brocade box from his arms, held it in both hands and handed it to Hu Yiqing.
Hu Gaoyi looked like he was ignoring it, and didn't answer it at all: "No need, the letter of the chief of the Qing Dynasty is not worthy of the 'national letter', I will definitely not accept it, and I will ask a few people to take it with me." ”
Play for real! Chen Mingxia and Liang Qingbiao's last bit of luck was also shattered, and the other party didn't even accept the letter of the little emperor of Shunzhi, indicating that they really didn't want peace talks.
In desperation, Chen Liang and the others took out the letters written by Jin Zhijun, Song Quan and others, and asked to transfer them to their relatives and friends, but they were also rejected by Hu Gaoyi, and the two had to say something, but Hu Gaoyi and Jingliang walked away, and they didn't want to listen to a word at all.
The next morning, Wu veterans took a company to escort the Qing court's southern mission out of Nanjing, crossed the Yangtze River on a boat at Yanziji, and announced Wang Kefan's dictatorship after disembarking: "Chen Mingxia and others left Yangzhou as much as possible, and went to inform Kong Youde and Tan Tai that the Chu army was about to launch a major northern expedition in the near future, and the two generals of the defeated army should be careful." ”
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Immediately afterwards, news came from Guilin again that the reason why the attitude of the Western Army suddenly changed to hardline was because Sun Kewang had resolved the internal contradictions, and Li Dingguo finally succumbed under various pressures and turned to support Sun Kewang.
Li Dingguo is a person who takes into account the overall situation, he opposed Sun Kewang at the beginning, in order to maintain the anti-Qing alliance, but he was first of all one of the commanders of the Western Army, and the unity of the Western Army should be considered first, and when the Western Army faced a split, he finally stood on Sun Kewang's side.
For Emperor Longwu, the entire Western Army camp could not talk about how loyal he was, when Li Dingguo changed his attitude, all the opposition disappeared, from Feng Shuangli to Bai Wenxuan, the attitude took a 180-degree turn, and actively supported the establishment of Zhu Cihuan as the emperor, and established himself as a country in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.
Sun Kewang's talent for governing internal affairs is very high, in history he ran Yunnan for just a few years, and soon had the strength to confront the Qing army, and the Yongli court in the later period of the southwest corner of the country against the whole country, but can hold out for more than ten years, can not be separated from the solid foundation laid by Sun Kewang...... In this time and space, Sun Kewang also made Yunnan's business prosperous, because the main force of the Qing army was attracted by the Chu army, and the pressure on the western army was less, so Sun Kewang developed better, and under the expansion of strength, his ambition also swelled.
In the troubled times, bending the bow and shooting the eagle, relying on strength and righteousness, Sun Kewang has both, of course, he also has to join the ranks of the heroes...... At the beginning of September, Sun Kewang established Zhu Cihuan, the king of Yunnan, as the superintendent of the state, and sent an envoy to Guilin to read an edict, ordering Zhu Yujian, the emperor of Longwu, to abdicate and return to the domain.
Adhering to the principle of salute first and then soldiers, he sent Feng Shuangli and Bai Wenxuan as generals to lead an army of 30,000 from Sichuan to Guizhou and approach Guangxi.
At this time, King Lu's regime had just changed the name of Longwu, and when they heard the news of Zhu Cihuan's establishment in Yunnan, Zhang Kentang and others were all heartbroken, and deeply regretted that they should not give in to Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan, so that they missed this great opportunity...... Changing the era name is a big deal, and it is impossible to change it just and change it back immediately, and now we can only wait and see what happens. R1152