After the Ming army regained Beijing, it quickly swept away the remnants of the Qing army in Hebei.For a time, Hebei Prefecture, the bandit rebel army, looked forward to the wind.Zhao Ming then left the metropolitan governor Xie Qian, led an army of 100,000 to defend Beijing, and he himself led the army, as well as the treasures, cultural toys, calligraphy and paintings, and precious classics captured from Beijing, and returned to Jiangnan in a mighty manner, preparing to suppress the Nanjing rebels.Zhao Ming returned victorious, the army returned, the original people's hearts were in turmoil in the south, and the news of Zhao Ming's army returning to the south naturally spread to Nanjing.At this time, in the city of Nanjing, more and more rebels had gathered over time.The survival of Nanjing City is related to the interests of the clan surnamed Zhu, and under the persuasion of Zhu Yihai, all the clans can only donate money one after another and give it a go.Nanjing, as the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, has a population of hundreds of thousands, and is already wealthy, and Zhu Linyuan, the king of Hubei, sits on Wuchang, and is also very rich.Under the donations from all parties, Zhu Yihai received more than 4 million taels of silver, so he promised to use heavy gold to erect flags to recruit the old department, as well as young and strong soldiers.For a time, a large number of old people from the Jiangbei Army came to serve their lives, and many local ruffians and hooligans, unemployed vagrants, as well as bandits and Qing soldiers were tempted by money and came to join the army.In recent years, with the development of commerce in the south of the Yangtze River, land mergers have been serious, and many people who are not good at management have lost their land and cannot adapt to the city.These people rushed to Nanjing for money, so that the city of Nanjing was crowded with people who came to apply.Of course, in addition to these people, there are also a large number of people who have lost their official positions and come with the intention of turning over.At this time, at a recruiting point, a tall, mighty and sturdy middle-aged man walked into the recruiting point, and everywhere in front of him, he brutally separated the people in front of him.This made the crowd who came to apply for the recruitment look sideways and whispered, wondering what this person came from.The middle-aged man walked straight to the table, sat down directly, and said in a deep voice to the scribe who made the register: "Fang Guoan is here to serve!"
”"Yue Guogong!"
The scribe exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly stood up and saluted.Fang Guoan turned out to be one of the four King Kongs of Zhejiang, and his qualifications were older than Zhao Ming, and he later betrayed Zhu Yihai and took refuge in Longwu.In the Jinling Spring Formation, Longwu was defeated by Zhao Ming, and many Longwu troops were reorganized by Zhao Ming, but Zhao Ming only selected some soldiers, a large number of old officers, and the old warlords were eliminated from the wilderness and lost their military power.Everyone who applied for the recruitment, when they heard that it was Fang Guoan, immediately exclaimed.The scribe hurriedly said: "The Duke of Yue Guo is five thousand taels!"
”Fang Guoan signed his name, and immediately a scribe led him away and arranged a residence for him."
The Duke of Yue is also here!""
I don't know if anyone else will come!"
The crowd of recruits was talking, and after a while, another man wearing a hat walked in, surrounded by several people everywhere."
Guangfeng Wu Liuqi, come to serve!"
The man took off his hat, revealing a rough black face.The recruiter immediately took out the roster, looked through it for a while, and found Wu Liuqi's name, which recorded his information.This person turned out to be a Ming general, and then surrendered to the Qing army, as the post of general soldier, after the defeat of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he fell into the grass, and now he saw Nanjing recruiting manpower, and felt that it was an opportunity, so he came to take refuge."
Mr.
Wu!"
The scribe was a little excited and said, "I hope you can die for Da Ming!"
”After speaking, the soldier next to him took out a wooden box, placed it in front of the desk, and then opened it in front of Wu Liuqi, revealing a box of silver shining and neatly stacked.Wu Liuqi's gaze fell on the silver, his eyes flashed, and he smiled with satisfaction.The Jiangbei Army, the Qing Army, and the ruffians and hooligans who came to recruit from outside couldn't help but talk about it, and even the Qing army generals also came.Not long after, another person came, dressed in a Taoist uniform and wearing a square scarf on his head.Dressed up as a humane, stood in front of the table, and said in a deep voice: "Yuyao Zheng Zunqian, come to serve!"
”When the scribe heard the voice, he checked the roster, and his face was excited, Zheng Zunqian was an old man in Zhejiang, and he was one of the courtiers in eastern Zhejiang who supported Zhu Yihai back then."
Xing Yibo, the Emperor has been waiting for you for a long time!"
The scribe also offered a box of gold.Zhu Yihai recruited people with a lot of money, and those who came to apply were given a lot of money according to their original official positions.At this time, in the palace, Zhu Yihai, Zhu Yuyi, and Zhu Yulu sat and discussed."
There will be a brave man under the reward!
Not only the people who had received the favor of Emperor Taishang and Emperor Xiangzong came to serve, but many Qing generals also came to serve!
”Zhu Yuyi said in a deep voice.Over the years, in the process of rising, Zhao Ming has defeated many opponents and smashed many people's jobs.In the south, during the Jinling Spring Battle, many people lost their official positions and military power due to defeat, and later Zhao Ming forced Zhu Yihai to abdicate, and a large number of people in the Zhejiang department were also expelled from the imperial court.In the north, the Ming army defeated the Qing army, and many green battalion soldiers would lose their jobs.Now, Zhu Yihai and others are recruiting with a lot of money, and those who are unwilling to fail have come to Nanjing to apply.Zhu Yulu said: "Right now, in the city of Nanjing, our vassal soldiers, plus those who came to apply, have gathered 150,000, even if Zhao Ming returns to the army, he can fight." ”Zhu Yihai shook his head, "Although there are many people, they are mixed, and there is still a lack of a handsome commander to lead the whole division before they can fight against Zhao Ming!"
”In the city of Nanjing, Zhu Yihai gathered more than 100,000 people with heavy money, some of them were his former deployments and were unwilling to fail, and some were loyal to the Zhu Ming royal family, thinking that Zhao Ming would sooner or later seek to usurp the throne, and some were purely attracted by silver.Such an army is obviously not comparable to Zhao Ming's elite soldiers, and there are no capable people in the city who can lead this mixed army.Zhu Yulu nodded, but then said: "At this point, the Emperor Don't worry, there will be someone who will come to Nanjing soon!"
”Zhu Yihai couldn't help asking, "Who is it?"
”Zhu Yulu said: "In the history of Qianjiangyin, Emperor Xiangzong was the governor of Yan Yingyuan. ”Zhu Yihai raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and said excitedly: "What?
Yan Gong is also here?
”Xuzhou.At the end of July, Zhao Ming led the army and arrived in Xuzhou, where he stopped.Zhao Ming could have attacked with victory and quickly pacified Nanjing, but Zhao Ming did not make the army rush and marched slowly.This is the Northern Expedition of the Great Army, and the soldiers need to rest, and the second is that Zhao Ming still wants to wait.At this time, in the palace in the city, Wang Yi, who was guarding Xuzhou, reported to Zhao Mingyu, "Your Highness, in the city of Nanjing, people are gathered, and there are more than 100,000 rebels. ”Zhao Ming sneered, "It's just that some remnants of the army are defeated, and it's just a rabble!"
”Wang Yi said: "Although they are all defeated, more than 100,000 is not a minority, and it still needs to be extinguished as soon as possible!"
”Zhao Ming shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't worry!"
Lone has been dragging on for half a year, and he doesn't care about waiting a little longer, when they are assembled, Lone will be exterminated together!
”Zhao Ming is confident, Nanjing is a lonely city, how can he compete with him who controls the world.At this time, Hu Weizong hurried into the hall and hurriedly reported: "Your Highness, news has come from Borneo that Yan Yingyuan has left Yanping Domain and secretly returned to Daming. ”"What?"
Zhao Ming was shocked when he heard this, and exclaimed, "Where is Yan Yingyuan coming back?"
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