Nanming Engineer

Chapter 495 The Death of Lu Jianguo

The Zhoushan Islands, located off the eastern coast of Zhejiang, are dotted with numerous islands and reefs. There are more than [-] islands with a radius of more than one mile. Among them, the largest island, Zhoushan Island, is thousands of miles long and can accommodate millions of people. It can be described as a paradise. .Since the Tang Dynasty, a county has been set up here and officials have been assigned to govern it. It is across the sea from Dingguan, Ningbo Prefecture. The vast blue waves are like an invisible high wall, isolating the Zhoushan Islands, which has a single prefecture, from the mainland.

It is precisely because of such a critical terrain that King Lu was able to shelter in a dangerous place when the Qing army occupied the entire territory of Zhejiang, insisted on resisting the Qing banner, and kept a piece of land for Ming Dynasty.

It is well known that the Qing army is not good at water warfare, and the Zhoushan Islands can be used as a base to attack and retreat. With the support of Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Huangyan and other courtiers, King Lu who was guarding the island took advantage of the Qing army's northward When retreating, boarded a boat and went ashore, occupied a large area of ​​eastern Zhejiang, and stopped until it hit the Shaoxing area occupied by the Kuizhou army.

Zheng Chenggong and Li Chengdong marched northward without any conflict with the Kuizhou army in southern Zhili, and they marched along the coastline in a tacit understanding, and King Lu's army also moved southward along the coastline tacitly. The red-eyed boxers, under the watchful eyes of the Kuizhou Army, a behemoth who looked like a referee, first fought in Ningbo Prefecture.

There are tens of thousands of people on both sides, and they are familiar with each other. After all, they have met each other in the same court before, but now they are masters, fighting for a righteous cause that each obeys. This battle lasted for more than half a year. Four years from spring to the end of autumn, both sides mobilized all their strengths, and the battles were intertwined, and the flames of war were thousands of miles away. Refugees were everywhere in the south of the Huaihe River. .

After a chaotic battle, Yongli took the lead. Compared with Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Huangyan, Ruan Jin, Zhang Kentang and others, Li Chengdong, Zheng Chenggong, Du Yinxi, He Tengjiao and others were more experienced and good at fighting. It is several times more, especially the Zhongzhen Camp stationed in the Huguang area was ordered to go north. Taking advantage of the special relationship between Li Guo and others and the Kuizhou Clan, they bypassed the jurisdiction of the Kuizhou Army and suddenly appeared behind the battlefield. The fatal blow defeated the main force of the King of Lu in the east of Zhejiang, and killed countless generals. Zhang Kentang, the chief soldier, Zhang Jinjue, Ye Youcheng, Liu Shixun, and Wang Yu were killed at the foot of Siming Mountain. Tai, Li Yingjie and other lords headed outside Dingguan City.

The king of Lu retreated back to the Zhoushan archipelago, defended the islands, and secretly sent envoys to Nanzhili to ask for a visit from the southern general of the Kuizhou army, Zu Tianci, to Nanjing. The title of super rank is short of dividing the world equally.

Zu Tianci was noncommittal, received him politely, and invited him to eat and drink politely, but he didn't say a word about whether he answered or not. I can't see my face anymore.

At the end of November in the fourth year of Yongli, Zheng Chenggong sailed a thousand boats and carried [-] soldiers across the sea. He pointed his sword at Zhoushan Island. The last time the king of Lu was trapped, Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan faced all the sailors in Zhoushan. sea ​​frontier.

Zheng Chenggong used the method of attacking with fire and defeated them one by one. Zhang Mingzhen was defeated and died in the sea. Zhang Huangyan retreated to Zhoushan Island and defended Zhoushan City with King Lu. Yongli army went ashore and besieged from all sides. On the sky, the sun was covered by remnant clouds, and the blood flowed like a river.

The king of Lu was killed in the war, and his head was sent back to Zhaoqing. So far, the Lu Jianguo system, which had persisted in resisting the Qing Dynasty for more than five years in eastern Zhejiang, was wiped out. He did not die in the confrontation with the Qing court, but died in his own Under the sword of the clan.

The news spread like the wind across the north and south of the river, and the smell of blood flowed along the people's saliva and spread across the land.

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In the Zhaoqing city hall, everyone celebrated with their crowns. Once the political opponents were gone, there was no one in the world who could spy on Dabao. The Zhu family belonged to Emperor Yongli. Wrong person, from now on, from the merits of the dragon and the power of support, it is the capital of the big bosses of the Yongli Dynasty.

Emperor Yongli had a big banquet with all the officials, and the wine was intoxicating. I heard that Emperor Yongli, who was not good at drinking, was in high spirits that day.

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In the small Forbidden City in Shengjing outside the pass, Jierhalang closed the secret report from the south, and looked out of the window gently. Burning charcoal fire, warm as spring, but ultimately a little unsatisfactory.It reminded him of the years he had spent in the city of Beijing. The life in the customs was rich and the supplies were abundant. Compared with the bitter cold Shengjing, it was several grades better.

He pondered for a while, showed his face coldly, and sneered disdainfully: "Shuzi is not a great weapon, he will play with fire and burn himself sooner or later!" Then he put this secret report back into the pile of manuscripts, and concentrated on reading another secret report. The secret report looked up, and the title was written in dense small characters: "The Situation of the Kuizhou Army Along the Shanhai Pass This Month".

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In the Hetao area, Qingcheng was naturalized. Bentar Khan of the Khalkha tribe had just returned from an expedition to the Chahar tribe. This expedition brought back thousands of slaves, which was a great gain.As soon as he entered the newly built magnificent palace, he saw the news of the war in the south sent by his ministers, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"These idiots, what are you doing?" On his young face, a few new scars were drawn by his smile, making him look a bit hideous: "Is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty really stupid? Wang Huan occupies most of the world, he But he is still fighting with his brother, really afraid that Wang Huan doesn't want to be emperor and wants to help him?"

He laughed loudly, and several charming women greeted him, courteously flattering him. Among the women, there were Mongols, Hans, Manchus, and even Raksha people from the far north. Bentar Khan hugged him left and right , Throwing away the piece of paper, rushed into the harem.

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In Datong City, in Wang Huan's study, several people gathered together and sat in separate seats.

Sitting below were Li Dingguo, Li Tingyu, Ma Xintian, Meng Zhiyu, Zhang Cheng, Xu Tiezhu, Chen Xiang and other senior leaders of the Kuizhou faction, while Ma Wannian stood behind Wang Huan who was sitting in the first place.

Several people alternately looked at a pond newspaper from Zu Tianci, all with serious expressions on their faces, and no one laughed.

Wang Huan kept drinking tea with his mouth pursed. After everyone finished watching, he put down the teacup and said slowly, "What do you guys think about the emperor's actions?"

Several people looked at each other, all looked at Li Dingguo, he coughed, and said: "The master of the meritorious service, my lord, the emperor's reaction is inevitable."

"However, apart from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, other places are occupied by the power of my Kuizhou faction. The emperor's intentions are so obvious, so you are not afraid of having a grudge with your lord? If the feudal town is not handled well, there will be big troubles, Tang. The court is an example." Meng Zhiyu was the head of civil servants, he looked at Wang Huan, and said the second.

"The struggle for power has never been divided between relatives and relatives. Even if your lord has the merits of reshaping Daming and the basis for rebuilding, in the eyes of the emperor, it is nothing." Li Dingguo shook his head and said: "The matter has been made clear. You can see it."

"The birds are hidden, the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooking. This has always been the case, but the court's action this time is too hasty. Such a big war does not use our soldiers. It is obvious that we want to add meritorious service to other generals so as to suppress them. We." Xu Tiezhu also said, he has been with Chen Qiyu for the past few years, he has learned a lot from what he has heard and seen, and now he has a thorough understanding of the problem, which is very popular with Wang Huan: "Perhaps the next step, the imperial court will tentatively mobilize our army. , allocate our territory, and see our reaction."

"King Lu is dead, the title of the emperor has been determined, and the Tartars have withdrawn from the pass. There is no threat from inside or outside the Great Wall. If it were me, the next step is to deal with the ministers who sit in the big seat." Li Tingyu frowned, following the words Rhythm, the beard trembled: "Your Excellency has played many times, asking the emperor to move north, but the emperor has been prevaricating and refusing. I already knew the reason for it. Now it seems that the situation of your lord is even more dangerous than that of Song Zhiyue Fei." ah."

"What's more dangerous is that there is no one in the court to speak for us. Wang Yingxiong wrote in a letter saying that nowadays, the civil and military courts in the Manchu Dynasty regard adults as the chief rebellious ministers. They think that adults have three major crimes. One is not paying taxes and enclosing themselves; the other is killing. No, it’s self-important; the third is even more nonsense, saying that the lord took advantage of the women of the enemy country, did not go out of Shanhaiguan to recover the lost land, and reached a tacit agreement with the Tartars to stop the army, greedy for life and afraid of death! Is this still a human saying?" Ma Wannian listened After waiting for a long time, he couldn't help but also said: "They are not afraid of death, why didn't they go to Beizhili?"

"Jealousy of the virtuous and capable, and cliques strife." Zhang Cheng sighed: "Da Ming's stubborn disease, this is it. Your Excellency is not one of the parties, and these people can't win over, so naturally they will be slandered."

Everyone glanced at me and said a word, and the words became more and more serious, their brows were all furrowed, and the study was dull.

"Would you like to be slaughtered, let fate, or find another way, we will listen to the adults." Ma Xintian, who had been silent for a long time, said this abruptly, which surprised everyone a little. This poker face showed a resolute expression, which is rare, and said what he said A resounding resounding.

Everyone looked at each other, and then at Wang Huan.

Wang Huan sat up straight, looked at all the people in the seat, everyone looked at him, and understood the meaning of Ma Xintian's words in his heart, this matter will come back sooner or later, it just depends on when.

Standing up and clenching his fists, Wang Huan just said: "Da Ming Sheji, don't move rashly, you don't need to worry too much, I have my own measure."

He dispersed the crowd, leaving Chen Xiang alone.

Outside the study room, the cold wind from the north was howling, dispelling the bleakness of autumn and bringing endless coldness. The two had a long private conversation indoors. When they left, Chen Xiang's face was full of calmness, with a trace of extremely hidden joy .

Sitting alone behind the table, Wang Huan looked out the window at a bare old tree that had lost all its leaves. After pondering for a long time, he slowly picked up a wolf hair from the pen holder mountain, fed the ink, and wrote it on a brand new paper. On the rice paper, a big "new" character was written.

(End of this chapter)