Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 627
"Haha, in the first battle in Chengdu, our army felt that there was not enough cavalry, so we made great efforts to build up cavalry. Now when we enter Yunnan, we have [-] cavalry to help out."

Zhu Meng laughed, patted Bai Wenxuan on the shoulder, and said, "However, you have improved a lot in defending the city."

"Where can it be as good as Master Wang?" Bai Wenxuan said with a wry smile: "Although there are pony horses in Yunnan, they are useless after all. They can only be used as draft horses. Yunnan has no cavalry to use."

On the side, Li Dingguo turned his head and asked directly, "Where did Sun Kewang go?"

Bai Wenxuan said bluntly: "The king of Dian was still in Qujing before, but after he went to Kunming, he disappeared."

"Thinking about it, he must have fled, otherwise those literati would definitely not have occupied Kunming."

"Escape? Where can I escape?" Zhu Meng shook his head, not worth it, and said: "To the north is Sichuan, to the east is Guangxi, it seems that we can only go west or south."

"I'm afraid I went to Dali Mansion, and I want to fight to the end!" Li Dingguo said uncertainly.

"Pingyi's guards can't defend, Dali can only wait to die."

Zhu Meng shook his head, and said relaxedly: "Anyway, Sun Kewang ran away to save us from a big fight."

"Otherwise, it will cost a lot of money just for pension."

The pensions of the Ming army changed again and again, and finally in the third year of Shaowu, with the rectification of the Beijing camp, it became more and more perfect.

Soldiers who were disabled during the war were compensated with five years' salary at one time, or ten acres of land, and entered the county government to serve as catchers, warehouses and other easy jobs.

Those who sacrificed will be paid ten years of salary, their family will be exempted from corvee labor for ten years, land taxes for ten years, and Yin's son will join the army.

The rank of military officer is also paid for five years, and the work is arranged according to the rank of the military.

For example, Right Sergeant, Sergeant Sergeant, Left Sergeant, and Sergeant Sergeant are arranged to enter the county.

Those who can't hold a knife will take up positions such as Lizheng and head arrester; those who can hold a knife will serve as military judges, officers, or instructors in various patrol battalions.

Youwei, Zhongwei, Zuowei, and Dawei go to the government office to take office; at the school level, they go to the provincial government office.

When you reach the general level, you will generally enter the Fifth Army Dudu's Mansion for the elderly.

Li Dingguo was not careful about pensions, and he still had some concerns about Sun Kewang in his heart.

It's a pity that time has passed and the situation has changed, and now we are in two parties, and we can't go back.

"How about Liu Wenxiu and Ainengqi?"

After holding back for a long time, Li Dingguo really couldn't bear the urgency in his heart.

"General Liu was granted the title of Assistant King, and General Ai was given the title of King Yi, who is located in Jianchang to protect the young emperor..."

In other words, after Zhang Xianzhong was defeated in Chengdu, he died of depression and left behind several young sons, including the eldest son Zhang Huaiyan who was only six years old.

He was crowned emperor by his son-in-law Wang Zhaolin who was also Prime Minister of the Left, Prime Minister Yan Ximing of the Right, and generals of the Western Army such as Liu Wenxiu and Ainengqi.

Therefore, this time is the seventh year of Dashun.

"It's a pity that I couldn't go to Jianchang and capture the false emperor. That's a great credit."

Zhu Meng sighed.

As the Duke of the state, he has 5000 shilu (and [-] yuan silver coins), and there is still room for improvement.

However, this time to pacify Yunnan, not only will the annual salary increase, but I am afraid that he will be able to have another son and earn a title.

He is very envious of the Xu family's duo. If he can't get a duo, it would be nice to have a duo!

Seeing that Li Dingguo's expression was uncertain, Zhu Meng knew that he was a man of friendship, Zhu Meng comforted him and said: "Sichuan governor Liu Lin is good at caring for the people, and his treasury is well-stocked. I heard that the imperial court has lost a million taels in the past few years. It must be that the Western Army cannot be hungry."

"Oh, the current Sichuan general is Zhao Guangyuan. He is from a military family. He fights well. Taking Jianchang smoothly is not a problem."

Li Dingguo looked at Zhu Meng, completely cracked.

"Don't worry!" Zhu Meng smiled happily when he saw Bai Wenxuan and Li Dingguo, "Your Majesty loves the people generously, Zhang Xianzhong is dead, and he will not embarrass a group of defeated generals."

"Even in Taizu's time, the sons of the Ming family and the Chen family were not slaughtered, and they are still alive and well. I heard that the descendants are thriving in North Korea!"

Now, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Wenxuan took the lead, coupled with Li Dingguo's political influence, a group of relatives, friends and old friends guarding the various houses surrendered one after another.

Wang Fuchen, He Jiuyi, Yuan Tao, Wu Dading, Zhang Xianbi, Zhang Guangcui, Qi Sansheng and other generals joined him one after another.

Marching all the way, when the troops entered Kunming, half of the state capitals in Yunnan had already come to surrender, and the surrendered Yunnan army reached [-].

The remaining prefectures and counties are too far away and have not received any news.

Return to Yunnan without bloodshed.

Zhu Meng, who was so angry that he wanted to make military exploits, yelled: "If I knew this, why did I train in Guizhou for a year?"

Of course, he is also addicted to talking. If he didn't have that year of farming, he would not be able to mobilize an army of [-]. How can he threaten Yunnan?
But at this time, the other side of the attack from the north to the south, [-] Sichuan soldiers and horses, under the leadership of Zhao Guangyuan, the general soldier of Sichuan, finally came to Jianchang after many dangerous journeys.

At this time, Jianchang City is no longer the dilapidated guardhouse of the past, but a county town.

The city is more than three feet high, seven miles long, and the moat is five feet wide. In this barren southwest, it can be said to be a rare majestic city.

There are manors everywhere outside the city. The barbarian slaves are hardworking and their eyes are numb. In order to support the so-called Daxi court, hundreds of thousands of young people were forced into slavery, distributed in hundreds of manors.

Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi, together with Prime Minister Wang Zhaolin on the left and Prime Minister Yan Ximing on the right, sat opposite each other to discuss strategies.

The long-term pampering in Jianchang, relying on the exploitation of the Yi people to maintain the manor economy, made the four of them a lot bigger, and also lost their aggressiveness.

"Why don't you surrender!"

Wang Zhaolin raised his head, showing his double chin, and unfolded his folding fan, his eyes full of expectation.

"No." Liu Wenxiu shook his head: "It's such an easy surrender. I'm afraid the conditions are harsh. If the adoptive father is gone, his blood must be preserved."

Ai Nengqi puffed up his chest: "Let me sharpen the spirit of the Ming army, so that we can negotiate terms."

Afterwards, Ainengqi led ten thousand people out of the city and fought with Zhao Guangyuan for half an hour before returning in defeat:

"The Ming army is not as powerful as it was in Chengdu, but we are not what we used to be."

"Send someone to talk about it!" Yan Ximing said solemnly: "The outside of the city is our garden, if it is destroyed, that's not acceptable."

Zhao Guangyuan pursed his lips when he heard the condition of the thief, and said, "You can save their lives, but for Zhang Huaiyan, I can't make a decision."

"This matter can only be decided by His Majesty himself."

After struggling all night, the gates of Jianchang city were opened wide, Zhang Huaiyan, the last emperor of the Western Dynasty who was only twelve years old, took off his shirt, revealing his white upper body.

He tied himself and his family together, held jade in his mouth, followed by ministers wearing mourning clothes, and soldiers carrying the coffin.

Its name is "flesh bare face tied, jade jade in the title".In history, emperors and princes basically surrendered in this way. Qin Emperor Ziying, Shu Han Liu Chan in the Three Kingdoms, Wu Guo Sun Hao, Emperor Min of the Western Jin Dynasty, Li Yu of the Five Dynasties and Southern Tang Dynasty, and Chen Li, the son of Chen Youliang at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, all surrendered with this ceremony. .

In the Jingkang Incident, Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, father and son, took off their clothes and put on sheepskins according to the requirements of the Kingdom of Jin.

"It has a sense of ceremony."

Zhao Guangyuan sighed: "This western thief is finally gone, and Sichuan has become a perfect jade."

(End of this chapter)