Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 31 Yellow Robe
Before seeing Wang Zhiren, Zhu Yihai was thinking all the way what kind of person this would be.

In the troubled times at the end of the Ming Dynasty, most of the generals who led the troops were domineering warriors and acted arrogantly. They had neither military discipline nor much loyalty to speak of. There was often no difference between soldiers and bandits.

For example, in the four towns of Jiangbei, Gao Jie was originally Li Zicheng's fellow villager and former general, nicknamed Fanshan Harrier. Participate in the encirclement and suppression of Chuangjun, and accumulate meritorious service to be promoted to the general army.Later, Li Zicheng rode out of Shangluo on eighteen horses, made a comeback, and entered Beijing all the way. Gao Jie was frightened and fled from Shaanxi to Shandong through Shanxi and Henan. , moved to Xuzhou, and got on the eunuch Gao Qiqian, transformed himself into a decision-maker who supported King Fu's ascension to the throne.

However, Gao Jie was born as a thief, arrogant and difficult to control. When the country was in danger, Gao Jie led his troops to ambush Huang Degong, another general in the four towns, and led his troops to plunder the Jianghuai River. In the hands of Xu Dingguo, the commander-in-chief.

And Liu Liangzuo of the Fourth Town was invited by Ma Shiying to lead his troops to Zhili in the south. Cleared up.Later, when the Qing army went south, Liu Liangzuo surrendered directly to the Qing.

Liu Zeqing, one of the four towns, was the general soldier of Shandong at the end of Chongzhen. When the Chuang army approached Beijing, Chongzhen rushed to enter King Qin, but Liu Zeqing lied that he was injured by falling from a horse and refused to accept the imperial edict.Soon after the Dashun army went south to Shandong, he immediately led his troops to flee to Jianghuai. When discussing to welcome the new king, he first agreed with Donglin Party Shi Kefa, Liu Zongzhou, Qian Qianyi and others, expressing their willingness to embrace King Lu.

Later, when I learned that Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and Gao Jie had reached an agreement with Ma Shiying to embrace King Fu, they immediately changed their minds.After King Fu proclaimed himself emperor, he set up four vassals in the north of the Yangtze River. Liu Zeqing named Dongping Bo to station in Huai'an and Yangzhou. Liu Zeqing was unscrupulous in his own defense area, withholding all taxes and taxes, even robbing the people and interfering in the government.

But when the Qing army went south, not only did his army not resist at all, it even surrendered secretly early.

Another example is Zuo Liangyu in Hubei, who claims to have 80 soldiers. At the critical moment of the Hongguang Dynasty, he raised the banner of the Qing emperor and led his army to attack Nanjing directly.

There were many reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, but these arrogant and domineering generals were definitely charged with a big crime.

Zu Dashou, Wu Sangui, etc., none of these generals of the Ming Dynasty can be approved by people.

Wang Zhiren was the commander-in-chief of Su Song at the end of Chongzhen, and the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Township during the Hongguang Dynasty. When the Qing captive crossed the river to destroy Hongguang, he led his troops to rescue him.

How can such a general officer be convincing?

The commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty is still relatively rare, especially the commander-in-chief of Guyin, who is not as numerous as the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty. Even when the Ming Dynasty was in Chongzhen, there were only about twenty commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief of Guyin was even less.

The past performance of such a top general is really doubtful.

If Zhu Yihai hadn't been a time traveler and knew the future history, it would be very difficult for him to trust such a general.

Past experiences all show that Wang Zhiren is a military leader who supports his own troops and does not put the country and the court first.

Zhu Yihai and Wang Zhiren met for the first time in Weiyuan Fort in Zhaobao Mountain, an ancient city in Dinghai, at the foot of Zhaobao Mountain at the mouth of Yongjiang River in Ningbo.

Weiyuan Fort is on Zhaobao Mountain. It was a fort built by Tan Lun and Lu Zhong to fight against the Japanese. The castle is not big, with a circumference of only [-] meters, a little bigger than the high school playground.

Only when Zhu Yihai climbed the mountain did he discover that Weiyuan Fort is not only a coastal defense fortress, but also a temple.

"When Japanese pirates invaded the frontier and attacked Mount Putuo in Zhoushan, Governor Hu Zongxian moved the monks from the temple of Mount Putuo here, so this place is both Weiyuan Fort and Putuo Temple." Wang Zhiren explained Zhu Yihai's doubts.

Zhaobao Mountain is lush and lush. Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang, Tan Lun and others fought against Japanese invaders here, but at this time, the sound of drums and horns has faded away, and the shadows of swords and swords have dimmed. From Jiajing to now, a lot of time has passed, leaving only the mountain Lush trees.

Putuo Temple later returned to Putuo Island in Zhoushan, but there are still statues of eunuchs and Buddhas here, and even the incense is quite prosperous.

This place at this time is more like a vacation and leisure villa on the outskirts of Zhenhai, Ningbo. The anti-Japanese city walls and mountain roads built of stone and blue bricks are covered with fallen leaves at this time, and they are also shaded by trees in summer, which is cool and refreshing.

Birds and beasts sing, like a paradise.

No wonder Wang Zhiren invited him to meet here.

Compared with the hustle and bustle of Dinghai City, and even with a trace of worry and uneasiness about the current situation, this place really seems to be isolated from the world.

Wang Zhiren was tall, tall and burly, especially his face was very square, majestic and even dignified, with a loyal face, a handsome old man, he could make people feel good at first sight.

His voice is also very deep and slightly magnetic, more like a protagonist than Zhu Yihai.

Even when they met for the first time, their posture was extremely low, and they prostrated themselves on the ground as soon as they met. It was a real obeisance, not a hypocritical one, because there were still more than ten steps away, and he directly knelt down on the ground, and Zhu Yihai even supported him. too late.

When Zhu Yihai trotted over to help him, he had kowtowed several times, and even his forehead was bleeding.

Zhu Yihai helped him up vigorously, but he actually cried while holding Zhu Yihai's leg.

Zhu Yihai was a little caught off guard by this gesture.

Knowing that this feeling is a little too unrestrained and enthusiastic, and even obviously a little fake, but I can't say anything.

"Hongguang is in the dust, King Lu is forced to land, and the country no longer has the emperor's rule, and the ministers are like mourning and concubine, the six gods have no master."

"Thanks to the blessing of the Taizu, now that His Highness has succeeded to supervise the country, we have the backbone again. The minister and the [-] Zhejiang soldiers under his command now have someone to support to the death."

"Wang Qing, please get up." Zhu Yihai pulled Wang Zhiren up vigorously, and then held his hand with a friendly face.

"The country is in trouble, and the country is in danger. Fortunately, there is a loyal general like Wang Qing. With Qing and the [-] Zhejiang soldiers under his command, he is alone and safe." Knowing that Wang Zhiren can't really have [-] troops under his command, But Zhu Yihai just followed suit.

So far, Wang Zhiren is the first general of the regular army he has brought in. Although he does not have 5000 troops, there are more than 4000 directly commanding the town mark, association battalion, and Tongcheng battalion. If you add Zhang Mingzhen's three thousand, then It is nearly eight thousand.What's more, all the soldiers and horses in Zhejiang are subject to its restraint.

In the afternoon, the sun is hot.

However, on the mountain path of Weiyuan Fort in Zhaobao Mountain, the trees are shady, and it is very cool.

The two monarchs and ministers held hands, incomparably intimate.

Climbing up and looking far away, you can see Ningbo Dinghai City below the mountain, as well as the port, and even the Zhoushan Islands in the distance.

Step up.

On the blue bricks of the corridor, there are ten steps and one post.

During the scorching sun and hot summer, these town standard elites also wore cotton armor, bowed swords, and even a team of shotgun soldiers.

All of them were tall and burly. Although they knew that these must be Wang Zhiren's confidantes and belonged to the elite, these soldiers seemed to be veterans who could fight and even saw blood.

"If Your Highness takes a fancy to these Qiu Ba, it will be their honor, so I will transfer them to His Highness's side for protection." Wang Zhiren said.

Zhu Yihai smiled.

"These must be the old generals who have followed the general for many years. How can I win people's love?"

"Your Highness will take it away as soon as you see it. It is the blessing of eighteen generations of their ancestors to be able to protect His Highness."

"Gu used the veterans of the Yongwei Battalion to rebuild the [-]st and [-]nd Battalion of the Yongwei, and rebuilt the Shenji Battalion with the Fran's Gunners, but now there is a shortage of major generals. If the general is willing to part with you, Gu would like to borrow three or five from you." Centuries used to serve as instructors and officers to help with training."

Wang Zhiren agreed without hesitation.

Seeing this, Zhu Yihai smiled even wider.

The monarch and his ministers laughed together.

Continue climbing.

Just now Wang Zhiren wanted to send troops to guard Zhu Yihai, but Zhu Yihai didn't agree directly, he had to think about whether it was a thunderbolt.Wang Zhiren's soldiers must listen to Wang Zhiren more in this troubled world. If he is surrounded by Wang Zhiren's soldiers, wouldn't he be in danger of being controlled?
You must know that although there were several emperors in the Southern Ming Dynasty, who fought against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty for decades, basically no matter whether it was Longwu, Shaowu, Yongli, or even the Lu Jianguo in history, none of them escaped. A sad fate is to become a military puppet.

For example, Emperor Longwu was controlled by Zheng Zhilong's family, Lu Jianguo was later controlled by Zheng Cai, and Emperor Yongli was actually controlled by Xiying all along.

In this troubled world, the word loyalty is too difficult.

If you are not careful, you will be doomed.

Zhu Yihai will not trust Wang Zhiren easily, even if he knows that he is wholeheartedly fighting against the Qing Dynasty, he still cannot fully believe him, especially when dealing with his soldiers, he must be more careful.

He proposed to borrow hundreds of veterans to be coaches and officers, and Wang Zhiren immediately agreed. Regardless of whether everyone has a tacit understanding, Zhu Yihai still likes this situation.

Judging from the current situation, it is true that Wang Zhiren still has no intention of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. After some conversation, Zhu Yihai almost heard his thoughts.

Regarding the current situation, Wang Zhiren believes that after all, the Qing army only has a population of 10 people outside the customs. This time, entering the customs is nothing more than a fierce fight between Ming and the intruders, allowing the intruders to reap the benefits of the fisherman. But now that the Tartars have reached the south of the Yangtze River, they have reached their limit. .

Therefore, as long as the king of Lu came out to raise his arms and presided over the resistance of the army and the people in the south of the Yangtze River, and then established the central government, he would recover Jiangling, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and rule the river with a great chance of winning.

Wang Zhiren, as the chief soldier of Zhejiang, naturally prefers to be the hero of the new dynasty's strategy, rather than surrender to the Qing Dynasty.And he also had personal grudges against the intruders and the Tartars. Although Wang Zhiren's elder brother Wang Zhixin died under the torture of the intruders, after the Qing army entered Beijing, the Wang family suffered another disaster.

This was almost within Zhu Yihai's expectation. Wang Zhiren, as a military commander in this era, even though he was the commander in chief, could not escape the limitations of the era. It was not easy to be able to dare to resist the Qing Dynasty, so we did not expect him to have a far-sighted view of the situation.

The monarchs and ministers chatted for a while as they walked.

Wang Zhiren bowed down to Zhu Yihai again.

"Your Highness, since the fall of Beijing and the martyrdom of the Emperor Lie, the situation has changed drastically in the past year. Hongguang has been covered with dust, Lujian has surrendered captives, and the country and society of the Ming Dynasty are in danger. Now His Highness is in danger and appointed to supervise the country. This is the suffering of the people all over the world. I am looking forward to it, but in the current situation, it is not enough to just ascend the throne and oversee the country, I ask Your Highness to ascend the throne and take the throne as soon as possible, so that people will be more at ease, and the people of the world will be united in defending against foreign enemies."

"Your Highness, please ascend the throne!"

Wang Zhiren advises to come in!
The Zhejiang soldiers in Ningbo in Weiyuan Fort on Zhaobao Mountain also bowed to Zhu Yihai at this time, shouting for Your Highness to ascend the throne!

What a yellow robe!

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