Daming: Lend the system to Emperor Hongwu at the beginning

Chapter 51 Zuo Liangyu's sudden death

The 20th year of Chongzhen is a year that does not exist in history.

But this year is crucial to the current world situation.

This year, Zhang Xianzhong of Sichuan was successfully assassinated by the Qing court. In December of the same year, Zuo Liangyu, the leader of the largest warlord in the north, who was crowned king by Zhu Yuanzhang, was killed in the army.

According to the original historical records, the chief warlord in the late Ming Dynasty has lived for more than two years.

But in this time and space, his sudden death still caught Zhu Yuanzhang, who was orderly making various plans and preparations for the Northern Expedition, off guard.

To be honest, Zhang Xianzhong died very well, allowing Zhu Yuanzhang enough time to travel through Sichuan without having to spend a single soldier.

But Zuo Liangyu's death was very bad news for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Without him in front of him, the Manchus would have reached the banks of the Yangtze River.

In the current Jiangnan land, the gentry has just been cleaned, and it is time for recuperation. If he can be given two years, no, it does not need two years, but only one year. With the richness of Jiangnan and the sea trade controlled by the state , the Ming Dynasty can stand in an absolutely invincible position.

It is a pity that things in the world are like this, and they are always full of accidents.

The hardest part is how to turn this unfavorable situation around and turn the bad into a good thing.

And this is what Zhu Yuanzhang is good at.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang experienced many unfavorable situations and was even forced to a desperate situation.

After all, he is not Liu Xiu, the son of the plane, he is just starting a bowl, Zhu Chongba, who was born in the mud leg.

But Lao Zhu's strongest talent is that he can always find a way to break the situation in the most unfavorable situation, and then reborn in Nirvana, even stronger than before.

This is the most important reason why he can stand out among the heroes at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't panic at all when he received the news.

In fact, he had already reserved a back-up to face such emergencies.

He directly transferred Xu Da back and asked him to lead [-] elites to the north immediately to receive as many as possible the hundreds of thousands of soldiers without dragons left behind after Zuo Liangyu's death.

Even if they can't control it in their own hands, they must not be allowed to surrender to the Manchu Qing.

This matter is not too difficult for Xu Da, because Zuo Liangyu is still the King of Hanjiang under Daming's command until now. After his death, what he left behind is still the Daming army. It is justifiable that Daming sent generals to stabilize the army.

Another point is that the imperial court has been providing him with food and grass support behind his back for the past two years. Although it is not much, coupled with some methods of Zhu Yuanzhang, these food and grass are like carrots hanging on the head of a donkey, enough to drive him. fight against the Qing army.

If not, with the habits of this warlord leader, how could it be possible to fight to the death with the Manchu for so long?
Relying only on a dry king, without the benefits that his eyes can see, he will not waste his military power in vain.

And Zhu Yuanzhang also took advantage of the opportunity to supply food and grass, and consciously dispatched Jinyiwei to operate and buy the generals in the left army.

Nowadays, nearly half of the grain transport officers in Zuo Liangyu's army, and more than a dozen generals in the army are all members of the court.

Although the grain transport officer is very inconspicuous in the entire army, it can play a decisive role at a critical moment.

Coupled with the well-fed generals, Xu Da used [-] elite soldiers to quell the crowd of hundreds of thousands, which was not a big problem.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang dispatched Tang He from the early Ming Dynasty, and asked him to take Xu Da's position to quell the crippled gentry in Daming and prevent their resurgence.

After completing these preparations, Zhu Yuanzhang personally led Li Wenzhong and Mu Ying to the south to Fujian quietly.

He wants to meet Zheng Zhilong in person.

Zheng Zhilong has been very proud for the past six months, and it turns out that he made the right gamble half a year ago.

The Hongwu Emperor in Nanjing who did not know the truth did not disappoint him. When the civil unrest on the southeast coast just started, he directly swept the southeast with thunder, and with his secret help, he was able to show off his might on the southeast coast. The century-old maritime gentry group was directly uprooted.

This was a success, and the imperial court took back the foreign trade rights it wanted along the southeast coast.

And he also took advantage of this chaos and merged several pirates. These pirates were all thugs raised by the officials. Before, he relied on his backstage to be tough, but he made himself suffer from several secret losses. This time Zheng Zhilong finally let out a good breath.

After this battle, the number of large and small sea-going ships under his command has increased to more than 3000. In the entire South China Sea, even in the East Ocean, Nanyang is like a giant.

Half a month ago, his fleet fought another battle with the fleet of the Dutch East India Company. Those foreigners were beaten up by him, crying and screaming. They were so happy.

At the same time, the imperial edict that he was named Duke Jinghai had already come down, along with the court clothes and the imperial seal.

Moreover, the father-in-law sent by the imperial court told him that his palace in Nanjing had already been built, and he would be able to move in directly when he went there.

This made Zheng Zhilong feel a little fluttering in his body.

He thinks this should be the peak moment of his life.
Honoring the emperor and honoring his ancestors, this is the goal he has been fighting for all his life!
Did not expect this to be easily achieved.

At sea, he has reached the limit of what he can do, and there is nothing else to pursue, so next he is going to Nanjing to be his grandfather and enjoy wealth and wealth.

During this time, he has been doing the transfer of command of various gangs.

He was going to hand over part of the command of his fleet to his son Zheng Sen.

Although this kid is young, he has already shown good leadership and combat ability. Zheng Zhilong is also more at ease when the fleet is handed over to him.

However, before Zheng Zhilong made his trip, Jin Yiwei of the imperial court found him one step ahead and told him that someone wanted to see him.

"what?"

"Emperor Hongwu has come to Fujian in person? And he has already arrived in Fujian Sea?" Zheng Zhilong was instantly stunned when he heard the news.

To know that Minhai is his old nest, he did not expect Zhu Yuanzhang to have such a great courage to come to Minhai.

After all, although he received the title of Duke Jinghai, in the final analysis, he still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and thousands of ships to separate the forces.

"Father, it seems that this Emperor Hongwu doesn't know the truth, but his courage is really good. I think we might as well invite him on board to see!" Zheng Sen said with a smile behind him.

"You talk too much!" Zheng Zhilong glared at his son, just as he was about to say that he would go back to Fujian to meet him soon.

The Jin Yiwei said calmly: "Master Jinghai, Your Majesty really wants to see your fleet with your own eyes. You just need to be prepared. Your Majesty will arrive tomorrow at the latest."

"This……!"

Zheng Zhilong and his son looked at each other.

This Emperor Hongwu is no longer daring, he is trying to rude them!
To be honest, Emperor Hongwu, who played cards out of the way, made both of them tremble with fear.

(End of this chapter)