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Volume 1 Songjiang Mansion Chapter 330 Appointment of Supervisory Army

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    Of course, Zhang Lei was prepared to go to support Kaifeng, but before he could figure out how to reach Kaifeng, Kaifeng had already rescued him, so he had to give up.

    As mentioned earlier, Zhang Xianzhong went all the way to Sichuan under the pursuit of Zhang Lei and Lu Xiangsheng.  On the fifteenth day of the first month of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the army pursued Zhang Xianzhong to Kaixian County.  Yang Sichang led his army to Yunyang, and the other generals went to Huangling City in Kaixian County.  The general's troops were as fierce as tigers, and General Liu Shijie fought against them.  Liu Shijie led his army deep into the battle formation and was invincible.  Zhang Xianzhong climbed up and saw no Qin flags, but Zuo Liangyu's army had no fighting spirit.  He then selected strong men to sneak into the ravine and ride down with a loud roar.  Zuo Liangyu's soldiers collapsed first, and the outstanding soldiers and guerrillas Guo Kai and Ruhuzi were all killed in battle, and Ruhu broke out.

    On the fifth day of February, Zhang Xianzhong captured Xiangyang City.  At that time, Yang Sichang used Xiangyang as his military headquarters, and hundreds of thousands of people in salary, gold, and armor were gathered in the city.  Each gate is defended by a lieutenant.  After Zhang Xianzhong left Sichuan, he rode three hundred miles a day and night, killed Yang Sichang's envoy on the road, took his military talisman, and entered Xiangyang City with 28 horses.  A fire broke out in the middle of the night. When the residents saw the fire, they thought the city was full of thieves, so they seized the gates and left the city, causing the city to collapse.  Zhang Xianzhong held Xiang Wang Yiming in the Nanchang Tower and said: "I want to borrow the king's head to make Yang Sichang trap the vassal and subjugate him." Xiang Wang Zhu Yiming and Guiyang King Zhu Changfa were both killed.

    On February 20th, Zhang Xianzhong captured Guangzhou.  Zhang Xianzhong captured Xiangyang and marched eastward, and he and Luo Rucai entered Henan to attack Shangcheng.  At that time, the county magistrate Sheng Yiheng was transferred to Kaifeng and was appointed as the magistrate.  Zhang Xianzhong's army arrived, but he and the township official Yang Suoxiu and others refused to defend.  It was raining and snowing, and the soldiers defending the city were too cold to fight, so Yi Heng led his troops and shot and killed seventeen rebels.  Hou Yiheng was injured and was caught and died.

    In March, Zhang Xianzhong attacked Suizhou.  Xu Shichun, the governor of the state, knew that Zhang Xianzhong's army would definitely arrive, so he gathered his soldiers and people and vowed to defend to the death.  Zhang Xianzhong attacked the city, and Xu Shichun lived in Qiao Tower in Nancheng, guarding the city day and night, but reinforcements did not arrive.  The city was defended for more than a month, but the aid was exhausted.  Zhang Xianzhong pretended to attack the south city, and sneaked in from the north city.  There was a street fight between horses and horses in Shichun.  He died in the army and the city was destroyed.

    Unexpectedly, Zhang Xianzhong's few remaining men could cause such heavy losses to the pursuing Ming army. Zhang Lei realized that if he could not be completely defeated, there would be endless troubles in the future, so he made the immediate decision to lead his men to Sichuan.  Moving forward, even if Zhang Xianzhong enters Sichuan, Zhang Lei will capture him and eliminate him.

    And on the way to march.  But he got the news that Yang Sichang actually died or committed suicide, which made him feel a little confused.

    So let¡¯s first review the life of Yang Sichang, a legendary figure. He was weak in every word and every word was subtle.  Wuling people.  In the thirty-eighth year of Wanli's reign, he became a Jinshi. In addition to being a professor in Hangzhou Prefecture, he moved to Nanjing to become a doctor of the Imperial College, and gradually became the head of the Household Department and a doctor.  In the year of Tianqi, he returned home seriously ill.  In the first year of Chongzhen's reign, he became the deputy envoy to Henan, joined the right wing to participate in politics, and moved to Bazhou.  In the fourth year of Chongzhen's reign, he moved to Shanhaiguan to prepare troops.  In April of the fifth year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to the censor of Youqiandu and patrolled Yongping, Shanhai and other places.  In the autumn of the seventh year of Chongzhen, he worshiped the right minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of Youqiandu, and was the governor of Xuan, Da, and Shanxi military affairs.  Ding You returned in October of the eighth year of Chongzhen.  In the autumn of the ninth year of Chongzhen, he became Minister of the Ministry of War.  In June of the 11th year of Chongzhen's reign, he became the Minister of Rites and a bachelor of Dongge University, and was still in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War.  In December, Yang Sichang was promoted to supervisor.  In the twelfth year of Chongzhen's reign, the Qing troops captured Jinan and he was dismissed from his post as chief minister. Soon after, he was reinstated.  Supervisor in September.  It is proposed to encircle and suppress the peasant uprising army on a large scale and establish four positive and six corner strategies.  It is called the "Wind of Ten Faces" and I want to entrust Xiong Wencan with important tasks.  But Wen Can really didn't know how to fight, and he only wanted to be in charge. Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong both temporarily surrendered.  Not long after, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai rebelled again. Emperor Chongzhen arrested Xiong Wencan and imprisoned him, and ordered Sichang to supervise the division.  Give Shang Fangjian and punish him cheaply.  Although Sichang was talented, he liked to use it for his own purposes, so the army would have to stop at its own discretion.  Thousands of miles awaiting reward, missed opportunity.  He has been supervising the division for two years and has made no achievements yet.  In the 14th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng defeated Luoyang and killed King Fu; Zhang Xianzhong defeated Xiangyang and killed King Xiang. Sichang was frightened and asked Shangshu to die.  Then he refused to eat and committed suicide by taking poison on the first day of March of the same year. At the age of fifty-four, he was given as a gift to the prince's Taibao.

    To put it simply, this legendary figure was afraid that Chongzhen would blame him after he heard that Li Zicheng personally committed suicide of two relatives of the emperor, so before Chongzhen could blame him, he wrote a memorial saying that he wanted Chongzhen to kill him for his capital crime, and then  He committed suicide without waiting for Chongzhen's reply.  But no matter whether he committed suicide, Chongzhen would not care so much about a dead man. Instead, in order to show that he was an emperor who loved good generals, he gave him a crown prince who sounded good but was actually useless.

    In March of this year, not long after Yang Sichang died, another person who was very great to Zhang Lei died. Of course, for Zhang Lei, this person's greatness was only limited to history books and Chinese language books.  There was no actual contact with him. The news of his death also came from Daming Book Company. This person was Xu Xiake.  His name was Xu Hongzu, nicknamed Xiake, and he was from Jiangyin.  There should be no imperial examination.  In the 35th year of Wanli's reign, he began to travel, climbing cliffs, wading into deep streams, collecting local documents and maps, collecting rocks and minerals, studying geography and geology, and writing diary experiences by the campfire.  Later he wrote "Xu Xiake's Travels", which concentrated on the research results during his travels and revealed the limestone dissolution in southwest China.He is the first person in the world to conduct a detailed investigation of this type of landform.  Zhang Lei immediately wrote a letter to Daming Bookstore and asked someone to find the manuscript of "Xu Xiake's Travels" immediately.  After a while, "Xu Xiake's Travels" was published, which was several times thicker than the "Xu Xiake's Travels" I had seen in the library in my previous life.  Of course, this is all a story for later, let¡¯s not talk about it now.

    Now let¡¯s talk about Zhang Lei first. He divided his troops into three groups and headed for Sichuan. After arriving in Sichuan, he did not rush to find Zhang Xianzhong, but found another person named Qin Liangyu.

    Qin Liangyu, courtesy name Zhensu, was born in Mingyuxi, Zhongzhou, Sichuan in the second year of Wanli.  Qin Liangyu's natal family comes from the famous Zhongzhou Qin family. The ancestor Qin Ansi moved from Macheng County, Hubei Province to Sichuan in the 11th year of the Yuan Dynasty. His descendants live in Zhongxian County and other places.  Qin Liangyu is the ninth granddaughter of Qin Ansi.  Her father, Qin Kui, was a patriotic student who read poetry and books, was well-informed, and could be regarded as a famous person.  They have three boys and one girl, Liangyu is the third, with elder brothers Bangping and Banghan, and younger brothers Minping.  Qin Liangyu is the only girl in the family, and her father loves her especially. He believes that even though she is a girl, she should practice military self-defense so as not to "become a slave to the invaders" in the war.  In the 27th year of Wanli's reign, Yang Yinglong, the envoy of Xuanwei in Bozhou, separatized the local area and settled in Yurou Township. The court transferred him to the east to fight against the Japanese and aid the DPRK. Instead of refusing to go out, he took the opportunity to incite rebellion.  In February of the following year, the court assembled heavy troops and divided them into eight groups to encircle and suppress the rebels. Ma Qiancheng also led 500 elite troops to follow.  In the counter-insurgency war, Qin Liangyu first showed his talents, "defeating seven Jinzhu fortresses in a row, taking Sangmuguan, and ranking first in the Nanchuan Road battle merits."  In the 41st year of Wanli, Ma Qiancheng was framed by the eunuch Qiu Chengyun and died unjustly in Yunyang Prison. The court was blamed for Qin Liangyu's repeated military exploits.  Then he was ordered to assume the post and lead Shizhu as the envoy of Xuanfu.  From then on, Qin Liangyu took off her skirt, hairpin, and changed her crown and belt.  The maids and guards were all in military uniforms. They marched south and north, and their reputation was far-reaching.  During the social turmoil in the late Ming Dynasty, Qin Liangyu stood on the side of the Ming Dynasty.  In December of the second year of Chongzhen, Qing soldiers detoured to Xifengkou.  Capture Zunhua and reach the city of Beijing.  The following year, they moved eastward and captured the three cities of Yongping, Luanzhou and Qian'an. The situation was extremely dangerous.  Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly issued an edict to recruit soldiers and horses from all over the world.  After Qin Liangyu heard the news, he quickly "left home to raise money and pay", and twice led his troops to the north.  At that time, more than 100,000 officers and soldiers who came from various places were stationed in the Kinki area of ????Jimen, watching each other.  Cringe.  Du Qin Liangyu's troops took the lead in attacking bravely. With the cooperation of friendly forces, they struggled to regain Yongping, Zunhua and other four cities, eliminating the threat of the Qing army to Beijing.  To this end, Emperor Chongzhen sent a special envoy to bring a large amount of wine and meat to reward the army, and summoned the legendary female general Qin Liangyu on the platform.  After meeting the female general, Ming Yizong was filled with emotion and wrote four poems.  He praised her achievements, copied it with his own pen, and gave it to Qin Liangyu: "The Shu brocade robe was cut by myself, and Peach Blossom will wear a tassel immediately. There are so many wonderful men in the world, who is willing to travel thousands of miles on the battlefield?"

    Zhang Lei met Qin Liangyu in the military camp. Although she was a woman, Qin Liangyu perfectly interpreted the famous saying that women should not give way to men.  Being with the soldiers all day long, it was natural to go to the military camp to find her.

    "General Qin, I have admired you for a long time, and today I see you are indeed heroic. Your name is well-deserved. My subordinate, Zhang Lei, pursued Zhang Xianzhong into Sichuan and specially invited General Qin to help." In the military camp, Zhang Lei bowed deeply to express his respect for this woman.  The general's awe.

    After staying in the military camp for a long time, Qin Liangyu also became more manly, and he also clasped his fists and bowed in reply: "I have also heard of Lord Zhang's name from time to time. Compared to me, Lord Zhang is even more of a legend.  It would be a great honor to work with Master Zhang to destroy Zhang Xianzhong."

    "General Qin is too polite. In that case, let's take action without further delay. We will find Zhang Xianzhong first. What do you think?" Zhang Lei asked.

    Qin Liangyu said: "Master Zhang, please leave this matter to me. You have just arrived, so naturally you are a stranger. My Qin family has been in the land of Sichuan and Sichuan for many years. It is much more convenient for you to inquire about information than Master Zhang."

    "If this is the case, that would be the best. Let's find a place to station ourselves now. If General Qin has news about Zhang Xianzhong, he will inform Zhang and wait for Zhang to lead his army to meet him." Zhang  Ray said.

    Qin Liangyu enthusiastically pointed out a place to Zhang Lei. When Zhang Lei went over, he found that it was a small canyon with towering cliffs on both sides and behind it. It was absolutely impossible for anyone to come and go from here. The canyon was long and narrow.  It is flat, more than enough to accommodate Zhang Lei's 100,000 horses.  Zhang Lei felt that this was a very good place, so he decided to use this place as his base camp throughout Sichuan.

    Not to mention that Zhang Lei and Qin Liangyu cooperated in Sichuan, driving Zhang Xianzhong up and down, and fled into the mountains of Guizhou to hide.  Zuo Liangyu was chased by Li Zicheng's army through Xiangyang and Yicheng, and the situation was extremely dangerous.  Besides, Chongzhen, everyone is having so much fun now, so naturally he is unwilling to be left alone and wants to get involved.  On this day, when going to court, Chongzhen asked: "Now that our army is facing the enemy rebels outside,There are defeats and military exploits, which really makes me happy, but they each have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops, but I don¡¯t even know a little bit of news about them. This doesn¡¯t seem to be a good thing. I don¡¯t know about this,  Is there anything you all want to say?  "

    Fan Fucui, the newly promoted Crown Prince, said: "Your Majesty, although the situation on the frontline has eased compared to before, I believe that as the saying goes, you should not use people with suspicion, and the Emperor has appointed these people. They are grateful to the Emperor and will naturally swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty.  There is nothing wrong with sending troops to exterminate the rebels. However, if the emperor doubts that these people will support themselves with troops, I think it is unnecessary and instead allow them to display their strength freely. If you feel that  When the Emperor trusts them, they will definitely repay the Emperor twice, and the great cause of pacifying the world can be completed faster."

    After hearing this, Chongzhen seemed a little unhappy. He had always been a very suspicious person. Although he would never admit it, it was undeniable that he was such a person, so it was unreasonable for him to say such words today.  It is not a whim, but a worry that these foreigners with large numbers of troops will take the opportunity to cause chaos and become princes, which will make the situation even more chaotic.  Therefore, he wanted to send his confidants to supervise the army. If anyone had a rebellious intention, he could be the first to know.  In addition, he had sent Sun Chuanting to supervise Zhang Lei's army before, but he did not expect Zhang Lei to directly throw out a million silver taels to let Sun Chuanting recruit troops. Although it did stabilize some places, Zhang Lei's approach made Chongzhen furious, although he did not say it explicitly.  , but Chongzhen remembered this account deeply in his heart.

    However, there are still people who have a deep understanding of Chongzhen's thoughts. For example, Zhou Yanru, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, has a very good level of observation of words and expressions. Basically, when Chongzhen opens his mouth, he knows what he is going to say, and when Chongzhen sticks out his butt, he knows what he wants to fart.  .  Not long after Fan Fucui finished speaking, he immediately said: "What the Grand Tutor said is inappropriate. The general is fighting outside. It is absolutely normal for the emperor to send a supervisor. In the past, which general has not had a supervisor by his side?"  What¡¯s wrong with supervising the army and co-managing military affairs on behalf of the imperial court and supervising generals? Only some people with ulterior motives will find it awkward. As the saying goes, if you don¡¯t do anything wrong, don¡¯t be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.¡±

    Fan Fucui was just about to retort, but Chongzhen asked with a smile: "This is very true. Fan Aiqing is worrying too much. Who does Zhou Aiqing think is more appropriate to send out?"

    Zhou Yanru was overjoyed and secretly cast a scornful look at Fan Fucui. Then he bowed with his hands clasped in his fists and said, "I think Ma Shiying, the censor of Youqian City, can take on this important task." (To be continued. If you like it.  For this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please read it.)
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