Zhao Ming came ashore from Zhenhai and trekked to Taihu Lake, nearly a thousand miles away.Without horses, the rest of the journey would have to be carried forward on two legs.Zhao Ming first found a village, asked for directions, drank enough well water, ate some dry food, and continued on the road.At the end of August, after autumn, the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is changeable, just now the sky is still clear, and in the blink of an eye, it has entered an endless autumn rainy season.On the wide, muddy official road in eastern Zhejiang, Zhao Ming wore a hat on his head, standing under the eaves of a family, the rain fell from the thatched roof, he looked at the official road from a distance, the grain carts covered with tarpaulin, the baggage carts loaded with materials, and the wheelbarrows pushed by the people, swaying and creaking forward, and his face couldn't help but show a contemplative look.The sky was rainy in the autumn season, and the fields and ditches on both sides of the official road were full of rainwater, and the distant villages, dense forests, and mountains were hazy.On the official road, an army of officers and soldiers, dressed in coats and hats, marched through the mud, braved the drizzle, accompanied by shouting and cursing, mixed with the crackling of leather whips and the creaking of axles, and advanced to the north with great momentum.Along the way, this is already the fifth official army that Zhao Ming has seen advancing northward, and it seems that the entire Ming army in eastern Zhejiang is moving north.Zhao Ming looked at the officials and troops to the north, knowing that Lu Jianguo was really going to fight Yuhang.…… Since ancient times, China has never allowed the situation of two masters in the state, and after the situation of the dispute between Tang and Lu appeared, the ministers in the regime of King Lu in eastern Zhejiang were immediately divided into two factions.Zhu Dadian, a scholar, Qian Sule, a general, and others are a faction, and they all believe that "the enemy is at present, if the same surname fights first, how can it become the cause of Zhongxing, and the holy son and god grandson are always the territory of the ancestors. ”Emperor Longwu was proclaimed emperor earlier than Lu Jianguo, and had been recognized by the vast majority of the Ming restoration forces in the south, while the Lu regime only controlled a corner of eastern Zhejiang and did not claim the title of emperor.Zhu Dadian's faction believes that the current situation, can not compete with the same surname, Longwu sat the emperor, has been unable to retreat, for the world and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, King Lu should focus on the overall situation, should not confront Longwu, but should unite Fujian and Zhejiang, recognize the orthodox status of the Longwu court, persuade the king of Lu to go to the position of the country, obey the Longwu court, so as not to be unique in eastern Zhejiang, isolated.The other faction, led by Zhang Guojun, the great general, Wang Zhiren and others, resolutely opposed abdication and returned to the domain, believing that "the lord has no intention of benefiting the world, and the Tang clan has no reason to sit on the throne." ”He advocates that "the one who restores Jinling first is the king".This faction believes that Tang and Lu are all sparse domains, and the bloodline of King Lu is still closer than that of King Tang, so why should King Lu submit to King Tang, not King Tang to submit to King Lu.Since there is no advantage in the bloodline, the two feudatories have no advantage, it is better to compare the merits and see who recovers Nanjing first, who will be the lord of the Ming Dynasty.Zhang Guojun and others were unwilling to give up the work of making decisions, thinking that the Tang Dynasty was estranged from the bloodline, he could sit as the emperor, and King Lu could also be the emperor.The Tang-Lu controversy not only antagonized Fujian and Zhejiang, but also divided the small imperial court in eastern Zhejiang, seriously weakening the anti-Qing forces.At the same time, the relationship between Fujian and eastern Zhejiang deteriorated completely after Lu Qingyuan, the capital of the Longwu Dynasty, was killed by the generals of the Lu Dynasty, and the Longwu Emperor also killed Chen Qian, the envoy of the Lu Jianguo.In this case, the relationship between the two sides has become stalemate, and it is even more unlikely that King Lu and his loyal ministers will return to the Longwu court.At the same time, the kings and ministers of Lu also knew that only by virtue of the land of eastern Zhejiang, it was impossible to compete with Longwu, in order to reverse the situation and determine the name as soon as possible, with the decision to raise the army of eastern Zhejiang, Ke Hangzhou, restore Jinling, worship Xiaoling first, and obtain the prestige far beyond the Longwu court, and ascend the throne and claim the emperor with the merits of recovering the southern capital.At this time, King Lu also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, coupled with the persuasion of Zhang Guojun and others, he decided to raise troops to attack Hangzhou, first, to unite people's hearts, and secondly, to gain prestige, and take advantage of the proximity to Nanjing to obtain the status of the leader of the alliance in Jiangnan to resist the Qing Dynasty.At the end of August, Lu Jianguo was outside the city of Shaoxing, ascended the altar to worship the sky, Jin Feng Fang Guoan was the Duke of Yueguo, Wang Zhiren was the Duke of Xingguo, and worshiped Fang Guoan as the general, controlled the army, and Zhu Yihai personally went to the Qiantang River to reward the army, "Limit the crossing of the river, and enter Hangzhou." ”This time, there was a scene that Zhao Ming saw along the way, and a large number of Zhejiang soldiers gathered to the north.…… Zhao Ming trudged all the way north, and by the time he had passed the meeting, the scene of the place began to change, and the sight was desolate, the places he passed were full of devastation, the traces of war abounded, the roadside was covered with bones in the dead grass, and the road was lined with burned villages and houses.The originally prosperous Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, because of the destruction of the war, became sparsely populated, ten rooms and nine empty, full of withering, so that Zhao Ming felt the trauma brought by the war to Jiangnan.He went ashore from Ningbo, trekked hundreds of miles, step by step on the land of eastern Zhejiang, and took in the scenery, customs, and post-war scenes along the way.At the beginning of September, Zhao Ming trekked all the way, and finally arrived near the Qiantang River, his whole person had completely changed his appearance, exposed to the wind and rain, and slept in the open, so that the clothes on his body became rags, and his shoes were worn out, revealing two toes, plus a wooden stick in his hand, he was the leader of the beggar gang.After autumn, the weather has become cold, and when the sky is about to get dark, Zhao Ming came to a ruined temple and prepared to spend the night here.When I came to the temple, I found that there was a fire inside, and it was already inhabited, but Zhao Ming was not polite, pushed the door in, and there were more than ten people inside, including men and women, and it seemed to be several families.Everyone was shocked when they saw him come in, and Zhao Ming smiled, "Can you allow me to rest here for one night and leave tomorrow morning!"
”Several people looked at him vigilantly, and saw that there was only one person, and the middle-aged man at the head said: "Please!"
”Then he also instructed a young man to give Zhao Ming a little dry food.Zhao Ming thanked them, and did not approach them, but found some hay, lay at the door, and listened to a few people discuss: "His Royal Highness King Lu, order Fang Guoan, Wang Zhiren as generals, all the soldiers and horses in eastern Zhejiang, 100,000 people, from the five drums from Zhuqiao, Fancun, Liuhe Tower three places across the river, close to Zhangjiashan, Wuyun Mountain, Bapanling and other places, approaching Hangzhou, the momentum is huge, if Hangzhou is restored, there will be a big earthquake in the south of the Yangtze River!"
”Another person discussed: "Yu heard that the army of Wu Risheng and Li Chengdong on Taihu Lake learned that King Lu raised troops to restore Hangzhou, and also rebelled tens of thousands of troops, approaching Huzhou, preparing to go straight to Si'an Town and cut off the road for the Southern Zhiqing Army to rescue Hangzhou.There are also the armies of Huizhou Jin Sheng and Jiang Tianyi to attack Huizhou and respond to King Lu going north. ”"Not only that, even the traitor Ma Shiying also brought more than 2,000 people out of western Zhejiang to reinforce King Lu, but it is said that King Lu refused!""
Although Ma Shiying has not been cleared, but the state affairs have come to this point, this traitor should be killed!""
Brother Xu, this time in the south of the Yangtze River, there will be turmoil, should I go to Fujian?""
I went to Fujian to resist the Qing Dynasty, and now King Lu is sending troops to attack Hangzhou, let's take a look and make a decision!"
…… Zhao Ming listened to their words, but his heart became a little melancholy, he listened to a few people talking until midnight, hugged some hay and fell asleep in a daze.In the early morning, he was sleeping soundly, but he was woken up by a sound of footsteps...... ()