Chapter 492 takes the name of the country

For Pang Gang, Hong Chengchou's heart is very complicated, at this time his heart is both admired and afraid, after Pang Gang rose in Shandong, countless people have studied him, Hong Chengchou is no exception, but the more he studied, the more surprised and admired, admired that Pang Gang was able to lay such a big foundation in Qingzhou with his bare hands, and Pang Gang's power is getting bigger and bigger, occupying the five provinces, he can be said to be the largest force in the Ming Dynasty.

What's worse is that Pang Gang has already launched an attack on the position in the Forbidden City, and it is about to hold a Zen throne ceremony in Beijing City, Hong Chengchou can be sure that if Pang Gang is allowed to gain a firm foothold in Beijing City, it will not take five years, and he will definitely be able to level the whole world when he occupies the name of righteousness, and where will he Hong Chengchou go at that time? Yes, although Hong Chengchou scolded Pang Gang at this time, his heart was actually very hesitant.

Hong Chengchou didn't speak after scolding a few words, he looked at the scenery on the river and was silent, the sun at noon shone on the river, sparkling and very beautiful, but at this moment he didn't have the slightest mood to enjoy this scenery.

"Lord Hong"

A voice like a cloud came to his ears.

"Hmm" Hong Chengchou glanced back suspiciously, it turned out that Cao Huachun was calling him.

Hong Chengchou tried to calm down and asked, "Gonggong Cao, what's the matter?" ”

Cao Huachun looked at Hong Chengchou and asked in a low voice, "Lord Hong, do you say that the generals of the Nine Sides will really be loyal to that Pang Gang?" ”

Hong Chengchou pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "According to the official's estimate, this may be very big, the nine sides are different from our Jiangnan, and the military salaries and grain and grass in the nine sides all depend on the supply of the mainland, even if a certain general in the nine sides wants to establish himself as a king, there is no such condition."

If Pang Gang had ascended to the throne and ordered to cut off the supply of their food, grass and military salaries, the officers and soldiers of the Nine Frontiers would have collapsed without a fight. At that time, they had only two ways to go, either to swear allegiance to Pang Gang or to surrender to the Manchus, and there was absolutely no third way to go. ”

After listening to Hong Chengchou's words, Cao Huachun was also silent, and he sighed in a low voice: "Our family was poor when we were young, and we entered the palace at the age of twelve. Thanks to the appreciation of the eunuch Wang An, he was able to read and write, and understand the righteousness. In the early years of the Apocalypse, the prince was killed by Wei Zhongxian, and our family was also expelled from the palace, and was sent to stay in Jinling to be punished, until he ascended the throne before he was recalled, entrusted with important tasks, and had served as the eunuch of the Si Li Bingpen, the governor of Dongchang, and the governor of Jingying Rongzheng, and now he has the grace of knowing our family, so even if our family is broken, it is difficult to repay the great kindness of today, so our family has never considered leaving a way out for ourselves, we say so, can you understand what our family means? ”

Cao Huachun's words were not hurried or slow, Hong Chengchou heard it very clearly, this was clearly Cao Huachun saw the struggle and hesitation in his heart, and was warning and beating himself.

Listening to Cao Huachun's words, Hong Chengchou just smiled lightly and said nothing. He naturally admires Cao Huachun's loyalty, but the two of them have absolutely different views on certain things.

Just when the two of them were relatively speechless, there was a sound of footsteps from behind, and an officer in red armor strode over from behind and reported loudly: "Inspector Hong, Gonggong Cao, there is a small boat in front of Shicai, and the person above said that it was your personal soldier Hong Santong, who was ordered by Master Ding to report something important." ”

"Ding Qun sent someone to find this official?"

Hong Chengchou was shocked, Hong Santong was his own personal soldier who arranged for Ding Qun, and at this time, Ding Qun sent him to find him definitely had something important, he hurriedly said: "Hurry up and invite people in!" ”…,

Soon, a dusty personal soldier appeared in front of Hong Chengchou, as soon as this personal soldier came to him, he cried as soon as he saw Hong Chengchou: "Supervisor, something big has happened in Jinling, then Zuo Liangyu is going to rebel!" ”

"Boom"

Hong Santong's words smashed into everyone's hearts like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Cao Huachun's body couldn't help shaking a few times, and finally asked in a lost voice: "Zuo Liangyu is going to rebel?" ”

Hong Santong said with a sad expression: "Exactly, last night, Master Ding received information from the inside, Zuo Liangyu has mobilized 50,000 troops to attack our western suburbs camp." ”

Hong Chengchou gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice: "Zuo Liangyu, if there is any damage to the camp in the western suburbs, this official is not finished with you!" ”

Looking at Hong Chengchou who gritted his teeth, Cao Huachun on the side was a little embarrassed, it was his idea to leave Zuo Liangyu in Jinling to balance Hong Chengchou, and now this chess piece of balance not only did not play a role, but bit him back.

Although Hong Chengchou didn't say anything, Cao Huachun still felt a little hot on his face, this Zuo Liangyu was so bold and reckless, even if he didn't listen to orders, he was now openly besieging the camp in the western suburbs, isn't this a rebellion?

Thinking of this, Cao Huachun was a little afraid to face Hong Chengchou's gaze.

There was a deathly silence around him for a long time, and Hong Chengchou sneered and said, "Okay, you don't have to be sad, this official has also taken precautions and made arrangements at this time." Thinking that Zuo Liangyu is not so easy even if he wants to capture the camp in the western suburbs, as long as we can rush back in time, the official doesn't believe that the thief can still climb to the sky! ”

Seeing Hong Chengchou's confident appearance, everyone on the side also came back to their senses, and Cao Huachun also got rid of the embarrassment, and said loudly: "Yes, Lord Hong is right, we have also been to the camp in the western suburbs, and it can indeed be called heavily guarded, thinking that even if Zuo Liangyu mobilizes an army of 50,000, it is not so easy to easily capture the camp in the western suburbs." As long as we can rush back in time, it is not impossible to make dumplings for Zuo Liangyu. ”

Hong Santong also agreed: "Gong Cao's words are reasonable, as long as we can rush back in time, we may not be able to capture Zuo Liangyu to correct the law of the country!" ”

Seeing that everyone's morale was mobilized by himself, Hong Chengchou nodded with satisfaction, as long as everyone did not lose confidence, he was sure to lead 20,000 soldiers back to Jinling, uproot Zuo Liangyu, as long as Jiangnan was in his hands, he would have the capital to compete with Pang Gang, thinking of this, Hong Chengchou looked at Cao Huachun beside him, and a strange light flashed in his eyes

Since the fight Li Zicheng was conferred the head, 200,000 Dashun troops were either killed or taken prisoner, only a very small number of people escaped, in late July, Pang Gang ordered Bin Shiqian to lead his Fourth Army to Shaanxi, exterminate the remnants of the Shaanxi army, and ordered Li Xianfeng of Henan to send men and horses to respond, because almost all the soldiers and horses in Shaanxi were brought to Beijing by Li Zicheng, so Bin Shiqian and Li Yan did not spend much effort to recover the entire territory of Shaanxi, this matter also means, Most of the rogue forces led by Li Zicheng have been annihilated, and only Zhang Xianzhong is still alive in Sichuan.

As the capital of the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, the old and young masters in Beijing have a sense of pride and superiority that people in other places do not have, and they are also particularly sensitive to national affairs at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the recent events in Beijing have given them plenty of talk to talk about.

Li Zicheng's rogue was annihilated, and the 40,000 army led by Pang Gang entered the city of Beijing, all kinds of things that the old and young masters in the city of Beijing had never experienced. …,

Boss Zhou in Lion Hutong is full of guests and friends today, whether it is the hall on the first floor or the elegant seat on the second floor, it is full of people, bowls of tea are full of tea, and melon seeds and peanuts are placed on the table.

Tea guests sat on the stools and drank profusely, the futon fans in their hands were shaking, and their mouths were constantly boasting.

A chubby fat man picked up a big bowl of tea and drank a big sip, and then wiped the tea end of his mouth with his hand, and Xingzi asked loudly: "Eh, I said old and young masters, everyone is talking about it, has this Ming Dynasty changed like this?" Could it be that the emperor really wants the Zen throne to Pang Gang, the Shandong guy? ”

After listening to this fat man's words, everyone gave him a roll of his eyes, and a burly man smiled: "I said Zhou Fatty, what you said is now, it will be placed in the previous month, and the official brother of Shuntian Mansion has to come over to invite you to a lawsuit!" ”

Zhou Fatzi was not convinced, and said with a stiff neck: "Li Darttou, don't scare me, now the wind direction in Beijing has changed, and the official master of the Ming Dynasty is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river and it is difficult to protect himself, and now one or two are at home holding their wives trembling, where can they take care of us." ”

Zhou Fatzi's words caused everyone to laugh, the people in Lion Alley belong to the low-level personnel, and they have long been unaccustomed to the Ming officials who can only ping the people in the past.

Sun Xiucai, who has always sat on the main throne and has reached the age of no doubt, said with his beard: "Hey, there is an ancient saying, the general trend of the world will be divided for a long time, and it seems that the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty will end here, since the emperor has issued an edict on the Zen throne, then this matter is already irreversible, and it seems that the world will change color in the future!" ”

Speaking of this, someone next to him asked curiously: "Sun Xiucai, your old man has read a lot of books and is well-informed, so tell us all about it, what is the name of this new dynasty after it is established?" Is the country name called Da Zhou? Then wouldn't we become the Great Zhou Kingdom in the future? ”

This sentence has scratched Sun Xiucai's itch, although Sun Xiucai is only a Xiucai's fame in his life, and Jingyi City is also a place where people are not as good as dogs, but in this lion alley, Sun Xiucai's knowledge is the highest. In the past, whenever there was a wedding, funeral, giving birth to a son and the like, Sun Xiucai must be labored, and Sun Xiucai has also developed the habit of showing off after so many years.

Now hearing someone ask him about the country's major affairs, Sun Xiucai's old problem can't help but make another mistake, I saw him stroke his beard, thought for a while before slowly said: "Everyone, this country name is very important, how can I be an old man who can mix it, but what Xiao Li Zi asked just now also has a certain truth, the old man thinks, if you use Zhou to determine the country name is really not good, after all, there has been a big Zhou in the past, if you use this country name again, although it is not impossible, but after all, it is not very lucky."

Besides, old man, I have heard that for the sake of the national name, there has been a lot of noise in the court these days, and those ministers who have taken refuge in the new master are now desperately giving the year name to the new master one by one in order to show merit to the new master. ”

As soon as Sun Xiucai's words were finished, someone around him spoke, "I, those officials still think that they are in the previous dynasty now, and they can intervene in such a major event as the year number?" ”

"That is, what a big deal it is to determine the name of the country, it is natural to gather people of insight from all over the world to discuss together, how can it be decided by those corrupt officials who can only fish the people?"

The people around him talked about it one after another...,

Just when everyone was discussing the matter of this country name, Pang Gang, who temporarily lived in the residence of the Terracotta and Horses Division in Wucheng, Beijing, was also discussing the same matter with everyone.

In a wide hall, there were dozens of officials dressed in various civil and military costumes, these people had army commanders who came from all over the country, such as Wang Zhi, Cheng Kai, Li Yuan, Wei Jiang and the most important civil officials around Pang Gang, they had Pang Gang's father-in-law Wei Tongnian, Wen Renjun, Li Xianfeng, and even Li Yan, the latest to join Pang Gang, was also awe-inspiring.

Looking at the people looking at him below, Pang Gang felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart, after five years of struggle, he finally climbed to this position, and he will definitely leave his own legend in the history books in the future.

After coughing lightly, Pang Gang said: "Everyone, please come here today, just to discuss with everyone, after the current emperor's throne, our new dynasty will be established, but after the establishment of the new dynasty, what country name we want to take has become a problem, originally this king was thinking, just take our current name Da Zhou as the country name, but well"

Speaking of this, Pang Gang stopped talking, and when this proposal was put forward by Pang Gang, it was opposed by almost everyone, even his cheap father-in-law, Wei Tongnian. So, the helpless Pang Gang had no choice but to order the people below to offer the name of the country they thought was good.

But when Pang Gang took this order half a step down, he felt as if he had done something stupid, and in just a few days, the people below were almost magical, and all kinds of country names came out one after another, such as the country name "Ning" presented by Wei in the same year. Wen Renjun presented a country name called "Ding." And Li Xianfeng also presented a country name called "Ying".

Pang Gang was furious when he saw it on the spot, "Ying." "Your sister, do you want our dignified Chinese country to be called the United Kingdom? If you let people in another time and space see this country name, you can't dismantle me into eight pieces, what's wrong with it, you call the old man the United Kingdom?

Pang Gang calmed down after a frenzy, although the name of the United Kingdom is very bloody, and the two era names of Ningguo or Dingguo have also been vetoed by himself, but there is really no better name at present, so today he convened a group of subordinates to continue to meet to discuss this.

After hearing Pang Gang's words, sitting on the lower left of him, Wei Tongnian's face also turned red. How did those of them who grew up reading the books of saints not know that if the country name they took could be chosen as the country name, their name would inevitably go down in history, so they presented the country name to Pang Gang one by one as if they had taken medicine, and didn't they do the same? It's just that now that they have been discussing for many days, seeing that the Zen throne ceremony is coming in a few days, if they don't even get a country name, it also seems that these civil officials of the new dynasty are too incompetent. Can't these fools even have a country name?

Seeing the speechless crowd, Pang Gang felt a little impatient, slapped the table hard and said loudly: "What's the matter, are they all dumb?" Don't you all agree with this king's use of the name of the Great Zhou? Then come up with a name that will satisfy the king! This king tells you that if you can't think of it again, our new dynasty name will use the word "Zhou"! ”

"Lord Wang, don't do it!"

At this time, a voice sounded below, and everyone followed the prestige for a long time, and then they saw the person who made the voice in the last corner, and it turned out that this person was Li Yan, who had just taken refuge in Pang Gang for less than a month.

Everyone saw Pang Gang's impatience, and no one dared to say anything, so looking at Li Yan who stood up, everyone didn't have a gossip in their hearts: "Hey, there is really someone here who is not afraid of death?" ”

This Li Yan stood up and slowly made a gesture to the surrounding people: "Ladies and gentlemen, King Zhou, the students have something to say!" ”

Pang Gang said angrily: "Speak!" ”

At the same time, he also secretly said in his heart: "Okay, you Li Yan, if you don't tell the old man about being ugly, the old man will beat you!" ”

After Li Yan saw Pang Gang's face, it was fake to say that he was not a little afraid in his heart, but he still had the courage to say: "Lord Wang, as we all know, I have fought Zhou Wu Wang Jifa since I seized the world, and after the capital of Haojing and Fengjing, there was the Great Zhou Dynasty, and now if you name the Great Zhou again, you will inevitably have the suspicion of the same name, and you don't know what happened to Zhou Tianzi later, why do you always hold on to this Zhou word?" ”

Speaking of this, everyone around nodded one after another, Li Yan's words went to their hearts, there are more words, why do you old people have to take this word, is this word so fate with you?

And at this time, Pang Gang was unhappy in his heart, does this buddy have to ask for this word? Isn't buddy just lazy? If you have the ability, take a decent country name, and don't shout there if you don't have the ability......)