A.D. 1658, the third year of the Ming Dynasty, May.The gate of Wuchang was opened, and Zhu Linyuan, the prince of Longwu, surrendered in Kaecheng, presented the jade seal to Zhao Ming, the king of Han, and officially surrendered to Nanjing.On the eastern outskirts of Wuchang City, 100,000 Han troops lined up on the field, and the warships on the river lined up in a line, firing nearly 100 salutes in succession.In the roar of artillery and the sound of horns, the gate of Wuchang East City opened, and the eleven-year-old Prince of Longwu, Zhu Linyuan, surrounded by hundreds of civil and military officials of the Longwu Dynasty, slowly walked out of the city gate and came to Zhao Ming.Zhao Ming rode on horseback, watched Zhu Linyuan bow to the ground under the teaching of Du Yinxi, held the jade seal high, and said in a childish voice, "Minister Zhu Linyuan, I am willing to go to the position of supervising the country, lead a hundred officials, and submit to His Majesty the Emperor and the imperial court!"
”Wuchang surrendered not to Zhao Ming's Han State, but to the Nanjing court, Zhao Ming is now still the vassal king of the Jianwu Dynasty, he urged the horse to step forward, on behalf of the Nanjing court, took the jade seal, and then raised it high with one hand."
Roar, roar, roar~" In the eastern suburbs, 100,000 Han soldiers suddenly raised their weapons and let out bursts of exciting roars.Zhao Ming and the other army roared for a while, and then handed over the jade seal to his subordinates, and then helped Zhu Linyuan up.Now, Wuchang has surrendered, but Zhao Ming can't give Zhu Linyuan's placement and reward.After all, he was only a vassal king, and he had no reputation, so he could only get it after returning to Nanjing.Zhu Linyuan's surrender heralded the two-year Tanglu dispute, which finally came to an end temporarily, and the Ming Dynasty regained peace.This made the people of the world breathe a sigh of relief, and those who wandered abroad and fled the war returned to their hometowns one after another.Zhao Ming then instructed the local governments to resume production and resettle the people who returned to their hometowns, and at the same time posted posts everywhere, ostensibly to reassure the people, but in fact talked about the merits of the Han army in ending the Tang-Lu dispute, and praised himself.At the same time, Zhao Ming asked Gu Yinxi to revise the book in the name of Zhu Linyuan, so that Jin Shenghuan and the various feudal forces that were nominally subject to the Longwu court were loyal to Nanjing, and to Wu Sangui, so that he could not invade Huguang and submit to the Nanjing court as soon as possible.Southwest, Chenzhou, Xiangxi.After Li Dingguo received Wuchang's call for help in Guiyang, he immediately gathered 50,000 soldiers and horses and entered the territory of Xiangxi, preparing to reinforce Wuchang.At this time, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were like long snakes, advancing on the snowy peaks and mountains of the mighty mountains.A team of cavalry galloped over, came to Li Dingguo, turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee, and hurriedly reported: "King, Wuchang is urgent!"
”With that, the cavalry stepped forward and raised the letter with both hands.Li Dingguo rode on the war horse, took it with one hand, opened it to watch, and couldn't help frowning.Bai Wenxuan, the general on the side, asked, "King, what's the matter?"
Could it be Wuchang~" Li Dingguo said in a deep voice: "Wuchang has surrendered!"
”Bai Wenxuan thought that Wuchang was captured and didn't want to surrender completely, so he couldn't help but scold angrily: "Wuchang surrendered, isn't this a trick on us?"
”The last time to rescue Guangzhou, the Ming army crossed the river and demolished the bridge, it made the generals of the Western Army very unhappy, this time to the Western Army for help, the Western Army just left Guizhou, but the Ming Army surrendered, it is really unreasonable.Li Dingguo pondered for a while, put away the letter, and said in a deep voice: "Wuchang surrendered, after the Ming Dynasty, there was only one imperial court in Nanjing, and the cabinet department asked me to surrender to Nanjing."
If the Ming Dynasty can be unified from then on, there will be no internal strife, which is also a good thing!
”Bai Wenxuan said: "King, then how do we act?"
”Li Dingguo pulled the reins of the horse, turned the horse's head, and said in a deep voice: "Go back to Guiyang!"
”Seeing this, Bai Wenxuan hurriedly ordered that the rear team of 50,000 troops should be changed to the front team and return to the southwest in a mighty way.~~~~~~ Lantian, Wu Sangui mobilized 200,000 troops, 50,000 out of Dongchuan, 50,000 from Hanzhong, and entered Yunyang, 100,000 troops from Lantian to Guguan, through the Dongqing, captured Nanyang, and then from Xiangyang, along the Han River to reinforce Wuchang.The army of 200,000 soldiers, divided into three routes, falsely claimed 500,000 to the outside world, and rescued Wuchang.Wu Sangui accepted Hong Chengchou's suggestion and prepared to repel Zhao Ming and relieve the siege of Wuchang, and then exiled Zhu Linyuan, the prince of Longwu, to Chang'an, so as to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.If he can control Zhu Linyuan, he will be able to gain the allegiance of Huguang, Jiangxi, and the southwest, and the Great Zhou will likely become the overlord of the world.After half a month of preparation, Wu Sangui requisitioned more than 100,000 people, and prepared to set out on an expedition and do a great job.At this time, the envoy of Wuchang suddenly rushed to Lantian and informed Wuchang that he had gone to the position of supervising the country, rebuilt the name of Wunian, and recognized Nanjing as the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty.Zhou Junshuai tent, Wu Sangui was furious, but considering the surrender of Wuchang and the internal unification of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Wu Sangui could only temporarily give up sending troops.…… Zhao Ming stayed in Wuchang for a month, and after the Western Army and Wu Sangui withdrew their troops, he immediately took Huguang's household registration, military register, and hostages from various towns, and led the army back to Nanjing, implemented the feudal affairs of the various feudal domains, and opened the window of the political era dominated by him.This time, Zhao Ming did not deprive Longwu Zhuzhen of his military power and failed to complete the set goal, but it was not without gains.In the terms of the peace talks, he limited the number of troops in each town and sent officials to supervise the payment of taxes.These conditions seem to be nothing now, and after Zhao Ming consumes the territory of Fujian and Guangdong, Nanzhili, and northern Jiangxi, and reorganizes an army of 500,000 troops, he can follow these two conditions to control the feudal towns and realize centralized power in disguise.At that time, Zhao Ming could completely use the conquest of Zhou or the Eastern Qing Dynasty as an excuse to invite the vassals to Nanjing, and in the face of the powerful Han army, plus in the name of conquest of the enemy country, the vassals did not dare not come.At this time, the envoys sent by Zhao Ming to the various feudal domains were able to use the majesty of the imperial court to gradually control local taxes.Zhao Ming still let the feudal lords take orders, and the domain nominally belonged to them, but the local government affairs and taxes were taken care of by the central court, and then a lot was distributed to them.In this way, although the feudal towns were not completely resolved, it was another way to strengthen the centralization of power.In the future, Zhao Ming could also rely on the authority of the central government to gradually transfer the feudal domains to overseas and frontiers.On May 15, Zhao Ming led an army of 100,000 to arrive at Dashengguan in the western suburbs of Nanjing.This time, Zhao Ming did not disappear, but led the army and appeared in front of Zhu Yihai with great force.At this time, Zhu Yihai stood under the emperor's guard of honor, and saw the figure of the Han army sweeping over in the distance, as well as Zhao Ming, who was wearing gold armor and was majestic, he couldn't help but look deep and a little distracted."
Your Majesty, King Han has arrived!"
Next to the university scholar Fang reminded every year.Zhu Yihai came back to his senses, took the initiative to hit the horse forward, turned over and dismounted, Zhao Ming also turned over and dismounted, and saw Zhu Yihai step forward, took Zhao Ming's hand and said: "The Qing family fought all the way to quell cholera, hard work!"
”Zhao Ming said: "Be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and return the peace of the people, why bother?"
”Zhu Yihai glanced at Zhao Ming, looked at him, and continued to hold hands and said: "I have privately decided to negotiate peace with Wuchang, and the Qing family will not blame me!"
”Zhao Ming pulled out his hand vigorously and arched his hand slightly, "Don't dare!"
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