Antelope Gorge belongs to the Xijiang River channel in the southwest direction of Zhaoqing City, the canyon stretches for 18 miles, the river channel is narrow, the riverbed is cut very deep, and the steep slopes on both sides are steep.

There is only a small road for boatmen to climb the mountain and pull fibers by the river, which is one of the most difficult sections in the middle and upper reaches of the Xijiang River, and is impassable for ordinary people.

The Xijiang River flows through the vicinity of Zhaoqing City, and the width of the river is more than two miles. After entering the Antelope Gorge, the width of the river suddenly narrowed, only about half a mile, and the narrowest point was only 60 zhang. The average water depth is more than 20 zhang, the water is turbulent, and the whirlpools are piled up.

In the thirteenth year of Ming orthodoxy, Lu Ju, the magistrate of Gaoyao County, passed by here, and experienced the hardships of the fiber workers, so he began to build bridges in the cold pit of Xiashan and other places to facilitate the upward movement of pedestrians and boats. It was only in the tenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty that the stone road was chiseled, and it was called the "Gorge Mountain Dry Road" of the ancient plank road of Xijiang.

Eighteen miles of Antelope Gorge belongs to the Jedi of soldiers, there is no perfect guarantee, as long as the generals have a little common sense of the art of war, they do not dare to enter the army at will.

There happened to be a person who didn't know anything about military bullshit, and he was once sent to the army because he was afraid of the enemy's cowardice, so he dared to swagger and lead the 6,000 infantry army across the Antelope Gorge.

This person is Ding Kuichu, the new governor of Liangguang.

Ding Kuichu, the word is in the warp, the number is three, the forty-fourth year of Wanli (1616) Jinshi, Henan Yongcheng people. Chongzhen was promoted to the governor of Baoding in four years, Chongzhen was appointed as the head of the household department in seven years, and Chongzhen was appointed as the governor of Hebei in nine years.

In May of the ninth year of Chongzhen, the Manchu Tartars, with Azig as the general, led more than 80,000 troops to attack from Dushikou, attacked Yanqing and Changping, and plundered 180,000 people and animals in the capital.

Because Ding Kuichu was afraid of the enemy and cowardly, he allowed the Manchu Tartars to enter the customs and loot on a large scale, and Zhu Youzhen, the emperor of Chongzhen, was angry and demoted Ding Kuichu and sent him out.

Although Ding Kuichu is not good at government affairs and military affairs, he has a very good set of scavenging people's fat and people's ointment, so he is very rich.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen urgently needed silver the most, and as a result, Ding Kuichu was released on the spot and returned to his hometown after giving the court 60,000 taels.

It just so happened that Liu Chao launched the "Yongcheng Mutiny", and after Ding Kuichu designed to capture Liu Chao, he was reinstated as the governor of Henan Huguang and the title of secretary of the military department.

Because of the rebellion of Ping Liu Chao and Ma Shiying for a period of time, as a result, after Zhu Youxiang ascended the throne as the emperor, Ma Shiying thought of his "old colleague", so Ding Kuichu was appointed as the governor of Liangguang.

Hu Meiniang flashed downstairs from the room, and then brought up a person, who was Zhou Changfu, the captain of the personal army of Zhou Chang, the commander of the internal guard battalion.

"The last general will see His Majesty!"

Xiong Chu waved his hand to let Zhou Changfu get up: "Changfu, how is the situation over there Zhou Chang, why did you come here overnight?"

Zhou Changfu bowed down and clenched his fists and said, "Qi Song Xià: We have arrived in Fengchuan County on time and cut off the connection between Wuzhou and Zhaoqing. However, a strange thing happened in Zhaoqing yesterday, and the commander did not dare to call the shots, so he ordered the last general to come over and report to His Majesty. ”

Xiong Chu was shocked when he heard this: "What happened to something strange in Zhaoqing City, what is going on? You don't have to worry, tell me as much detail as possible." ”

Zhou Changfu smiled slightly: "The last general can't say clearly, it's better to let another person come over and make a statement to His Majesty." ”

Before Zhou Changfu's words fell, Hu Meiniang had already turned around and went out and threw a person in and threw it on the ground, and her armor clanged on the floor.

Xiong Chu was surprised: "This is a military general, who is he?"

"Qi Playing His Majesty: He is Ding Kuichu, the governor of Liangguang. Zhou Changfu spoke, but leaned over and grabbed the person's left shoulder and pulled it, and then kicked with both feet, and the guy was already kneeling in front of the Xiong Prince: "The dog official hasn't visited His Majesty yet!"

Xiong Chu sat back in the Taishi chair and stared at the kneeling guy on the ground: "You are Ding Kuichu?"

"Yes, yes, the next official is Ding Kuichu, I don't know which majesty you are?"

Ding Kuichu's question made Hu Meiniang next to her almost laugh, but fortunately she realized that something was wrong, and quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

Xiong Chu frowned, and his face was not good-looking.

In a country, it would have been a big joke for someone to ask such a strange question as "You are that majesty".

Only when there are more than two emperors at the same time will others ask such a strange question.

There are many emperors in a country at the same time, which means that the country has been completely messed up, and if it is placed on any normal person, the face will not look good.

His emperor's face is not good-looking, this is not a joke. Zhou Changfu hurriedly shouted in a low voice: "The dog official is bold! Blind your dog eyes, this is our Emperor of the Ming Dynasty Xinghan!"

Ding Kuichu, about fifty years old, wears chain armor on his upper body, but the helmet is missing. He was wearing navy blue breeches underneath, indicating that he should have ridden a horse before.

Xiong Chu stared at the guy who was crawling on the ground for a long time, and then waved his hand and asked, "Changfu, don't be angry, few people know me, you can't blame him." You are Ding Kuichu, the governor of Liangguang, and I heard that you came out with 6,000 men, why were you caught?"

Since he is an emperor, Prince Xiong is not called "I", which is really a rare thing.

Ding Kuichu raised his head slightly, rolled his eyes and peeked at it, and then kowtowed on the ground: "Your Majesty, the sinner deserves death!" However, the sinner was not caught, but took the initiative to come and surrender. ”

"Took the initiative to come and surrender?" Prince Xiong raised his head and looked at Zhou Changfu puzzled: "The dignified governor of Liangguang, who controls all the soldiers and horses in Guangdong and Guangxi, how could he take the initiative to come and surrender, what is going on?"

Zhou Changfu nodded: "Your Majesty, here's the problem." We had quietly rushed to Fengchuan County the night before yesterday to lurk, but more than 300 people suddenly came from the direction of Zhaoqing early yesterday morning, and all of them were waving white flags. Your Majesty, please see, this is the seal letter of the governor of Ding Kui Chu and Liangguang. ”

It was only at this time that Zhou Changfu took out a yellow cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Prince Xiong with both hands: "According to this guy's confession, it is said that he was forced to come and surrender, and it was not 6,000 people who came, there were more than 17,000 people in total, and they surrendered together with all the heavy grain, grass and ordnance. ”

Xiong Chu looked at a brass cast tiger head gold seal, and asked very casually: "Ding Kuichu, what's going on, who forced you to come over and surrender?"

Ding Kuichu touched the ground with his forehead and kowtowed desperately: "Qi Song Majesty: The criminal minister doesn't know what happened in Zhaoqing City. The criminal minister had previously received a report that Zhu Hengjia, the king of Jingjiang, had rebelled under the name of Emperor Taizu, and had also detained the governor of Guangxi, Qu Shiyun, so he led 6,000 elite soldiers to come over to fight. ”

However, before the army was launched, the entire Zhaoqing City had been surrounded, and the army of the three general soldiers of Zhaoqing Mansion totaled more than 40,000 people, all of whom were escorted to the city. The criminal was forced to surrender to the enemy. ”

However, the other party did not accept the surrender of the guilty minister, but after selection, let the guilty minister come with the most elite 17,600 people, to find His Majesty the Emperor Xinghan of the Ming Dynasty to surrender. ”

Xiong Chu slapped the table: "Nonsense! Since the other party has escorted all the troops around Zhaoqing Mansion to the city, and you have already talked to the other party, how can you not know what happened in Zhaoqing City?"

"Your Majesty!" Ding Kuichu could only kowtow desperately, and began to tremble when he spoke: "Tens of thousands of people on the other side are wrapped in white turbans and cover their faces. even held their throats to speak, and the sinners really didn't know who they were. By the way, the Guangdong sailors of the guilty ministers were captured by them, so they were caught off guard. ”

Prince Xiong was full of doubts about the sudden appearance of tens of thousands of white-scarves and masked troops outside Zhaoqing City, but there was no more information to corroborate it now, so he could only hold it in his heart.

"That's it. Pressing the question in his heart, Xiong Chu changed the subject: "I heard that your accent is from the Central Plains, when did you become the governor of Liangguang? Also, what is the situation of Zhu Yousong in Nanjing, that is, your Hongguang Emperor, now? Where did the Manchu Tartars go?"

Wow, Ding Kuichu actually cried: "Your Majesty doesn't know, Nanjing has already fallen, and Emperor Hongguang was captured by the Manchu Tartars in Wuhu!"

"What?" The Manchu Tartars had already captured Nanjing, and Prince Xiong was really surprised: "Don't cry, when did this happen?"

With Ding Kuichu's half-truthful crying, Xiong Chu finally listened to a general idea, and at the same time was full of worries about the next situation.

It turned out that in the spring of this year (1645), the Manchu Tartar Duoduo Division, who returned to Jiangnan from Chang'an, divided their troops into three routes from Hugaoguan Pass (now Xingyang Bishui Town, Henan) and attacked the Hongguang regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty on a large scale.

The Manchu Tartars first captured the Hongguang regime's ruling center in Henan, Guide (now Shangqiu, Henan), and passed through the prefectures and counties.

On the ninth day of the fourth month, the Manchu Tartars were divided into two routes from Guide, one led by Duoduo to attack Bozhou and point to Huainan, and the other was led by Dutong Zhunta to attack Dangshan and Xuzhou and point to Huaibei. The enemy came from two directions, and the Hongguang regime was in danger.

However, at this time, there was a fierce party struggle within the Hongguang regime, and there was even a Nanming version of the "Three Major Cases" (the Great Compassion Case, the Prince Case, and the Tong Concubine Case).

Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong was incompetent, and the government was in the hands of Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng and others, who excluded dissidents and sold their official positions.

Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Huang Degong, the four general soldiers who guarded the four towns in Jiangbei, because they had previously made meritorious contributions to supporting the enemy, did not consider how to meet the enemy at the time of the great enemy, but fought for power and profit with each other, and had a deep grudge against each other, and none of them put state affairs first.

At that time, there was a folk song in Jiangnan: "The staff is as cheap as a dog, and the governor walks all over the streets; the prince only loves money, but the emperor eats wine." ”

On April 18, the Manchu Tartars surrounded Yangzhou, and Shi Kefa trapped the lonely city and vowed not to surrender.

On the 21st, Li Qifeng, the chief soldier, and Gao Qifeng, the deputy envoy of the supervising army, went out of the city and surrendered, and the strength of the city defense was even weaker. Dordor wrote five letters to Scofa, but there was no follow-up.

On the 25th, the Manchu Tartars used artillery to collapse the northwest corner of the city wall and attack Yangzhou. For ten days, the Dordors slaughtered the inhabitants, killing more than 800,000 people.

On May 24, the Manchu Tartars approached Nanjing, Zhao Zhilong and Qian Qianyi knelt down to offer the city, and Nanjing fell. Emperor Hongguang (King Fu) was soon held in Wuhu.

Hong Chengchou, a scholar of the Qing Inner Academy, replaced Duoduo and went to the military affairs of the governor of Nanjing to strengthen the government and appease. Bo Luo, Li Chengdong, Liu Liangzuo and others led the Manchu Tartars to attack Hangzhou, and along the way, local officials in the Southern Ming Dynasty surrendered without a fight.

On June 13, Zhu Changshu, the king of Minglu, surrendered in Hangzhou.

Echoing this, Azig suppressed the main force of the Dashun army in the north of the Huguang River, and has now occupied Xiangyang, and the front of the army is directed at Wuchang and Yuezhou.

Not long ago, the Lu regime in Zhejiang and the Tang regime in Fujian were calmly established.

In June, Zhang Guowei, a gentry of the Ming Dynasty, welcomed Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, in Shaoxing, known as the prison state. Soon, Huang Daozhou and Zheng Zhilong, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, reinstated the Tang King Zhu Yujian in Fuzhou and changed the Yuan to "Longwu", so there were two regimes of King Lu and King Tang.

Ding Kuichu is the so-called "Emperor Longwu" Zhu Yujian has just been crowned as a feudal official.

Because Zhu Hengjia, the king of Jingjiang, was unwilling to be lonely, he also announced that Guilin was the emperor of Xijing, so there were three emperors at once.

Coupled with the sudden appearance of Prince Xiong, it was the four emperors. If you count Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, there are now six emperors.

Because of this, Ding Kuichu had the huge question of "I don't know which majesty you are" before.

Xiong Chu wanted to ask other questions, but he didn't expect a commotion outside the door, and Mandelly's crisp voice was already heard outside the door, and he knew that it was already getting dark.

Then a person was brought in, and Prince Xiong finally knew what Ding Kuichu was.

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