Chapter 445: Military Town Nanjing (Text)
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The Anqing, Luzhou, Yangzhou, Fengyang, Yangzhou and Huai'an Prefectures were all under the jurisdiction of the Southern Zhili Prefecture in Jiangbei and were still under the rule of the Qing court.
Guangdong also has its own forces.
The agreement between Zhai Zhe and Zheng Zhilong is just a long-term plan for the two. But at least there was no direct conflict between the two, Zheng Zhilong did not want to get a piece of the rich Jiangnan pie, and Zhai Zhe also acquiesced in Zheng's rule over Fujian.
Zhang Tianlu, the governor of Huiningchi, led an army to escort Bolo Anran Tudor across the Yangtze River upstream, and Zhang Huangyan took the opportunity to lead the righteous army to recover Ningguofu. The Qing court gathered 160,000 troops in the five northern provinces of Nanzhili, and there were more than 200,000 Ming troops on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
There is still some time for the Tang King to come to Nanjing.
Zhai Zhe ordered Yan Yingyuan to lead the Jiangyin Righteous Army to garrison Changzhou Mansion, Li Zhian to lead his troops and horses to garrison Suzhou Mansion, Wang Zhiren to guard Songjiang Mansion, Zheng's naval division to garrison Zhenjiang Mansion, Xiao Zhiyan to garrison Nanjing, and the rest of the army to camp in Danyang.
Danyang Camp.
The morale of the rebels is high, and they are learning to sing the military song of Ningshao Military Town. Except for the rebels in Changzhou Prefecture, all of whom were under the command of Yan Yingyuan, Feng Qin and Zuo Ruo were busy organizing the remaining 120,000 rebels into a team these days, and the veterans who were incorporated into Ningshao Military Town were 100 and 1000 generals, and they started training from the most basic queue.
Zhai Zhe has been bargaining with Zheng Zhilong on the details of the transaction for the past few days, and returned to Danyang from Zhenjiang early this morning.
Meng Kang slipped into the big tent of the Chinese army in a daze.
Fang went in and led the way, and whispered, "Your Excellency is waiting for you." ”
Zhai Zhecai changed into a loose battle robe, saw Meng Kang come in, beckoned him to come closer, and said, "Come here!" ”
Fang Jin dodged out and guarded the door.
The status is very different, Meng Kang doesn't dare to call Zhai Zhe brother now, and knelt down on one knee to ask for his life: "What does the general command?" ”
Zhai Zhe's voice was very small, as if he was a little absent-minded, "You immediately lead the troops and horses of the headquarters back to Ningshao." ”
Meng Kang didn't ask much, and arched his hand: "Obey!" ”
"Do you know what I'm telling you to go back for?" Zhai Zhe came back to his senses, his eyes narrowed slightly and stared at Meng Kang.
Returning to Ning Shao, of course, is to protect Ning Shao's safety, but since Zhai Zhe asked so, it means that it is not so simple. Meng Kang pursed his lips and didn't talk nonsense.
Zhai Zhe's eyes swept over the top of the tent, and said slowly: "I heard that King Lu went to Taizhou, and he was able to retire from prison for the Ming Dynasty, which is a deep understanding of righteousness, but I am worried that some people with dark hearts will not tolerate him, and you will only have one task after you go to Ningshao." ”
At this time, the edict of King Lu's retirement from prison had not yet been issued, and the generals in the army did not get the news so quickly, Meng Kang flashed a trace of surprise, and quickly returned to normal, saying: "The last general understands!" ”
The battle in the imperial court had nothing to do with him, he knew that he didn't have the military talent of Zuo Ruo and Feng Qin, but he had made up his mind to follow Zhai Zhe from the beginning of the grassland. The Ming Dynasty changed to an emperor, and he was still a military general under the Pinglu General's Mansion.
Zhai Zhe was still a little uneasy when he saw Meng Kang patting his chest, and said in an accentuated tone: "Remember, remember, this matter is at stake, and there must be no mistakes." ”
"The last general is willing to make a military order, and if the king of Lu has something, he is willing to come to see him."
Meng Kang is a smart person, and he can understand it at all.
Zhai Zhe got up and paced, hung his head and walked back and forth several times, made up his mind, waved his hand, and said, "You go!" ”
In half a year, Jiangnan changed two masters back and forth, perhaps only after losing it did not know how to cherish, and the people from all over Jiangnan enthusiastically supported the Ming army.
Zong Mao and Chen Zilong are collecting this year's field endowment in various places. According to Ning Shao's old practice, the people can freely choose to pay silver taels or rice.
The first important person to rush to Nanjing was Zhu Dadian.
Although it has not yet been officially announced, the Tang king has promised to appoint him as an assistant. Huang Daozhou's reputation was discredited after the defeat in Huizhou, and now he is in a good shape, and no one has come to investigate his defeat again, but he can no longer sit in the auxiliary seat.
Zheng Zhilong and Zhai Zhe were both in the Zhenjiang Mansion barracks, and Zhu Dadian led a thousand soldiers from Guangde Mansion into Nanjing, swaggering to enter the city of Nanjing, but was stopped by the soldiers defending the city.
Zhai Zhe and Zhu Dadian have an old relationship, Xiao Zhiyan is not easy to come forward, and it was Zheng Zhilong's brother Zheng Cai who stopped Zhu Dadian.
The messenger Pegasus went to Zhu Dadian's army and announced: "My general is guarding Nanjing under the orders of Zhenhai Marquis and General Pinglu, and he is not allowed to enter without a general's order. ”
Zhu Dadian took advantage of the excitement and was beaten with a stick on the head, and immediately jumped like thunder, and actually tied up the messenger to behead the public. Zheng Cai was furious, ordered the troops and horses of the headquarters to go out of the city, and surrounded Zhu Dadian's 1,000 people. Only then did Zhu Dadian remember that King Lu had not officially abdicated at the moment, and his assistant was still in the mouth of King Tang, and the Zheng soldiers and horses were treating him as an outsider.
There has been a commotion in Nanjing for a long time, and the Zhenjiang Mansion that is close at hand has no reaction, and neither Zhai Zhe nor Zheng Zhilong has come forward.
Zhu Dadian didn't dare to behead the Zheng messenger seriously, so he had no choice but to go to Zhenjiang Mansion in person, he went to the Danyang barracks first to see Zhai Zhe.
The status of the Ming Dynasty's civil servants and military generals is no longer the same as before, neither Zhai Zhe nor Zheng Zhilong is a good master, Zhu Dadian suddenly felt that it may not be a good thing for him to work hard to get this auxiliary position. But everything that needs to be done has been done, and there is no room to back down when it comes to the moment.
Ten days ago, the two fought side by side in Qianxian County, and Zhai Zhe got the news and went out of the camp to meet him.
At that time, Zhu Dadian was ready to die in the battle at the head of the city. But since he didn't die, Daming recovered Jiangnan again, and the relationship between the two could never return to that day.
"General Zhai!"
"Zhu Gebu!"
The two had a thousand words to say, but they couldn't say them clearly. The life has already been born, but whoever speaks first will be more passive. The edict of King Lu's retirement from prison was placed in Zhu Dadian's sleeve, but Zhai Zhe still had a chance to regret it, because he did not participate from beginning to end.
Zhu Dadian went straight to the point and asked: "General Zhai recovered Nanjing and restored the capital, he is an important contributor to the revitalization of the Ming Dynasty, when are you going to welcome the saint back to Beijing?" ”
Zhai Zhe hesitated for a moment and said: "At present, the Qing army is still in Jiangbei, and the war may resume at any time, I will discuss with the Marquis of Zhenhai, and now is not the most suitable time for His Majesty to return to Nanjing." ”
Neither of them explicitly said which Majesty Xià.
Zhu Dadian was a little unhappy, sneered, and said: "The saint is not afraid of the Qing Dynasty, and is willing to join the people in Nanjing." "King Tang has already sent him a message, the sooner he arrives in Nanjing, the better, this matter will be settled as soon as possible, but he will have a heart problem. If he doesn't completely knock down King Lu for a day, he can't be at ease for a day.
Zhai Zhe spread out his hands, his expression seemed to be smiling, and said, "Can being a courtier still prevent the saint from returning to Beijing?" The soldiers fought bloodily to recover Jiangnan, and they were already looking forward to the reward of the saints. ”
He took out a list from his sleeve, put it in Zhu Dadian's hand, and then said: "You are familiar with the generals in our army, and you can identify whether the credit on this is true or not. ”
Zhu Dadian instantly understood what Zhai Zhe meant, he couldn't be rewarded, let alone his future assistant, even King Tang didn't want to enter Nanjing City. King Lu is still in eastern Zhejiang, and Zhai Zhe may turn his face and deny people at any time.
"General Zhai, this is self-respect!" Zhu Dadian puffed out his mouth, and his chest rose and fell. He thought that he was enough to give Zhai Zhe face, and acted as a cabinet assistant to consult with the generals, but Zhai Zhe was also a lord with the title of Duke of Yueguo.
"I just want your majesty not to chill the soldiers." Zhai Zhe's tone was still very kind, and he added another sentence without hurrying: "Zhenhaihou has the same meaning as me." ”
"Ahh Zhu Dadian's hands hidden in his sleeves were shaking slightly. Zhai Zhe and Zheng Zhilong actually joined forces, which made him feel that the edict he had worked so hard to get in his sleeve had become a piece of waste paper. Do these two still dare to serve King Lu as their king?
"Zhu Gebu, you go back to meet the saint, and I will wait for His Majesty to return to Beijing with the Marquis of Zhenhai in Nanjing."
Later, Zhai Zhe also said a lot of high-sounding words, Zhu Dadian listened to half of it, couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately said goodbye and left Nanjing.
Tang Wang was on his way north, accompanied by ten cabinet scholars from Fujian. These ten people were all carefully selected by him, such as Huang Mingjun and Zhai Zhe when he was the governor of Zhejiang, of course, he could no longer follow him to the north. There are also some people who have some reputation in Fujian, but they obviously lack prestige in Jiangnan and automatically withdraw from the cabinet. Even so, these ten scholars, plus the four or five people in eastern Zhejiang, the Ming Dynasty has never had so many ministers, and after arriving in Nanjing, I am afraid that it will be streamlined.
But everyone feels that the person who is being kicked out is not themselves.
It was just right for Zhu Dadian to return to Jinhua Mansion, and King Tang had just arrived in Quzhou Mansion. He hurried to meet him.
Tang Wang and his entourage had nearly 1,000 people, and the rebel army of Yang Wencong, who remained in Quzhou Mansion, gathered and expanded to more than 4,000 people.
Zhu Dadian received the Tang King at the edge of Jinhua Mansion, briefly recounted what happened in Nanjing, looked displeased, and said: "Zhai Zhe is rude, Zheng Zhilong is domineering, and the military town relies on the merit of recovering Jiangnan, which has become a hidden danger for the Ming Dynasty." ”
"What's more?" Zhu Yujian secretly smiled bitterly. He was Zheng's caged bird in Fujian, and now it seems that he has only jumped from one cage to another in Nanjing.
Although he thought so in his heart, he couldn't say it in his mouth, and he didn't know if his random words would reach the ears of those two people. Besides, in the long run, he slowly thought that he could always solve this problem.
Zhu Dadian reminded and said: "Several cabinet scholars in eastern Zhejiang are still in Shaoxing, and the soldiers and horses in Fuyang, Hangzhou and other places along the road have not received orders from General Pingyu, so I am afraid that there are still some difficulties in entering the south of the Yangtze River. ”
"Spread Zhang Guowei, Song Zhipu and Ma Shiying to Jinhua, the meritorious ministers in eastern Zhejiang, I should not hesitate to reward." Zhu Yujian thought for a long time and said: "Zhai Zhe and Zheng Zhilong recovered Jiangnan, they should be rewarded and half of the country restored, this is the great merit of the king!" ”
Zhu Dadian chuckled in his heart, kowtowed, and said: "Your Majesty, if you are crowned king, wouldn't these two be even more proud." ”
Zhu Yujian sighed and said, "If not, why would Zhai Zhe want King Shelu to save Jiangnan from the suffering of war." ”
"General Zhai defeated the 200,000 army of the Qing court and had the great merit of recovering Jiangnan, but the Zheng family is just the icing on the cake, how can he be crowned king?"
Zhu Yujian was silent, he would not only crown Zhai Zhe as the king, but also reward Zheng Zhilong, it was the idea that the two tigers would fight and there would be an injury.