Jingming

Chapter 247 Before the war, everyone has their own plans

Rong Wang Zhu Youshu was the first vassal king. As the No.13 son of Zhu Jianshen, he was named Rong Wang from the fourth year of Hongzhi until the third year of Zhengde.

Today, King Rong has six sons, and he himself is just forty years old.

And the impression of King Rong in the court is: his appearance is similar to that of a high emperor, and he lives in the country a little arrogantly.

He looks like Zhu Yuanzhang, and he is more arrogant after taking over the feudal domain.

On the march, Luo An kept thinking about the information, and then said to Ban Zhongwen: "It is very possible that King Rong has joined the rebellion. If not, there should be news from Captain Jinyi in Changde Mansion."

Ban Zhongwen only led 300 people to follow Luo An to the south, and he couldn't help asking, "How can you see that?"

Without the support of Chang Dewei, how could King Rong dare to rebel without the guards?
The strength of Changdewei is more than ten times that of this side.

"In the past, King Rong's country was full of twists and turns. The prince in Beijing had an annual salary of 13 shi, and the prince of the feudal clan had an annual salary of [-] shi. King Rong is the No. [-] son of the Xian Temple. He has no chance of being a big position. Naturally, he is willing to join the feudal clan early, but it can be delayed for several years. On Fan Road, King Rong tied up officials, demanded property, carried private salt, and discouraged merchants. His intention to collect property was obvious. After His Majesty succeeded to the throne, he repeatedly asked for river taxes from Yuanjiang Port, Tianxin, Tuanping and other places to enter the palace. .”

After Luo An finished speaking, he turned to Ban Zhongwen: "When we arrive at Jianshuijie, set up camp and stick to it. First, let Changdewei guard against rats. It only takes five or six days for Jiuxiwei to arrive."

Since the "arrogant" King Rong values ​​interests so much, it is very unlikely that he understands righteousness like King Huayang.

And Changde Mansion is a small mansion, with only four counties under its rule.Under the influence of the profit-grabbing King Rong and Changdewei, Changde Mansion was easily controlled.

He is not a commanding officer who has been appointed, but he has a token of imperial conferment.Ban Zhongwen is just a regular householder, besides, this is the commander of Jin Yiwei!One of His Majesty's most trusted people!

Ban Zhongwen happily chose to follow orders.

From Lizhou to Jianshui at the boundary between Changde Mansion and Yuezhou Mansion, it is less than eighty miles away.

It was already the third day of August when Luo An and Ban Zhongwen led their troops to the south of Dafu Mountain and the north bank of Jianshui.

Now, the food, salary and military supplies of these more than [-] people are all transferred through Linli behind them.

This place is already within the territory of Cili County, the capital of Yuezhou, but it is closer to Lizhou and Wuling County.

Jianshui goes southeast, and you can reach Wuling County where Changde Fuzhi is located.

"Commander Luo, send the sentry to check across the river?"

"No need!" Luo An came here to suppress people based on his status. "Now that His Majesty's will has not yet come, the commander and supervisor of the various armies have not yet been determined, but this command has a token issued by the commander. Those who see the order and listen to the announcement, You can be called loyal! Zhou Long, take this commander's letter and go to Wuling County, Commander Xuan Changdewei is here to listen to the order and report the military situation!"

If you don't come, prepare to fight.

If you don't come, let Chang Dewei know that the commander of Jin Yiwei has personally arrived in the north of Changde Mansion.

But for Zhou Long, this is a very risky job.

Zhou Long just clasped his fists and knelt down on one knee: "The humble job takes orders!"

He is a quick-witted person. After this journey, can't he see whether Changde Mansion and Changdewei have turned against each other or not?
On the west line of Dongting Lake, Luo An is on the move.

Outside Yuezhou Prefecture governing Baling County, Gu Shilong finally led the guards in Wuchang Prefecture and the Mianyang Guards who went down the Honghu Lake to Baling County one after another.

It has been a long time since the people of Baling County have seen tens of thousands of troops gather.

The army stretched from the east of Baling County to Tumen Town on the west side of Longjiao Mountain. People ate horses and chewed horses. While arranging the transfer of grain and grass, the magistrate of Yuezhou and Baling County had to appease the people who were facing drought and military disasters.

Gu Shilong's first sentence here is to tell Geng Yongfeng: "You go to Lizhou and command Jiuxiwei, Changdewei and Lizhou Qianhusuo. I will give you a thousand soldiers and go straight across the lake to land in Longyang. Eight Before the Mid-Autumn Festival on the [-]th day of the lunar month, I want you to unplug Yuanjiang and Yiyang counties on the western front."

Going north and east via Dongting Lake is smoother after all.

Take Yuanjiang County in Changde Prefecture in the west and Yiyang County in Changsha Prefecture in the west, Xiangyin in the east, and then go straight to Changsha.

As for the direction to the southeast... Wang Shouren has always known soldiers and has the prestige to put down the rebellion of King Ning in the past. Gu Shilong is not worried about how much trouble King Yi of Jiangxi will cause.

After Jiangxi went through the Ningwang Rebellion, the local guards were also disrupted and rectified or awarded rewards. It is not like Huguang has formed too strong interests in the local area.

Therefore, if things go well, by the end of August at the latest, Jiangxi soldiers should also be able to appear in Huguang, capture Liling, Xiangtan, and Liuyang from Yuanzhou Mansion, and control the upper reaches of Xiangshui and Liuyangshui.

In this way, the encirclement of Changsha Mansion will be completed.

Gu Shilong arranged it like this, but Wang Shouren's mansion did not think that the situation in Jiangxi was as simple as he thought.

There are only three generations of Ding Xingsheng in Yiwang's mansion.

Today's Yiwang is the first generation of Yiwang. After the news of Changsha and Hengzhou spread to Jiangxi, it is none other than Zhengqianhu of Jianchang Qianhusuo.

He took control of Prince Yi's mansion almost without hesitation, but the result surprised him.

"At the end of the day, the crime deserves ten thousand deaths, please supervise and punish the crime!" Lu Yunyi of the Qianhu Office of Jianchang pleaded for the crime, "When the end of the day comes, the son of King Yi, the king of Chongren County, and the king of Jinxi County have all died. Not in the fiefdom, now the general is chasing after him. King Yi sat on a hunger strike, the general did not dare to act rashly."

Wang Shouren didn't show any anger or surprise, he just walked to Yi Wang Zhu Youbin's bedroom, and said loudly: "Governor Jiangxi Wang Shouren, please see His Royal Highness Yi Wang."

After the palace door was opened, Wang Shouren saw Zhu Youbin sitting on a chair, wearing a prince's robe but pale.

He was still a prince before he was debunked by the Ming decree.According to the etiquette system, Wang Shouren will pay homage to see him.

Wang Shouren acted in accordance with the etiquette, and then asked: "I heard that His Royal Highness and the county kings are no longer in the fief. His Royal Highness, what is the matter?"

Zhu Youbin just sat on it and laughed bitterly, and then said angrily: "Since I became a vassal, I have been frugal and guarding my heart, quietly studying history, loving the people and respecting scholars, and there is no intrusion. Your Majesty chose this king's grandson to succeed the first emperor. There is today. Now that the rebels regard King Rui as their orthodox, how can this king be lucky?"

After a pause, he said sadly: "Your Majesty succeeded to the throne, and all the vassals surrendered. Why are you so suspicious and attracted such a situation?"

He was expressing his "doubts" about the emperor, but Wang Shouren could not speak instead of Zhu Houcong.

"Prince Rui is young, if he hadn't been coerced by others, how could he have committed such a rebellious and inhumane act? His Royal Highness Yi Wang heard the news before I passed on the military order. If His Royal Highness Yi understood the righteousness, he justly preached to the world, denouncing the treason of the rebellious king. Now His Highness secretly ordered the prince and the kings of the counties to abscond, this is a big mistake!"

"I, the Yifan, have only received the great favor from the Xiao Temple and the late emperor, so I have to give some fertile land. My son-in-law will clean up the water conservancy, and the Yiwang Palace will follow everything! Prince Rui made the king the vassal. Since His Majesty first had a plan to lure the snake out of the cave, the Wang Dutai is the right one. Those who know soldiers, do you think this king can still trust His Majesty?"

Zhu Youbin spoke angrily, but Wang Shouren sighed: "His Royal Highness, believe it or not, as a minister, it is because the word loyalty comes first and obeys the order. Your Highness only talked about the fertile land, and I also know that Guangdong salt is sold in southern Jiangxi. His Royal Highness Prince Yi thinks it is better to escape from the fief now?"

"No need to say more!" Zhu Youbin seemed to have broken the pot in half, "Now when Wang Dutai comes, I can only ask Wang Dutai: Do I still want to escort me to Beijing to congratulate me, or to arrest me and go to Beijing for questioning!"

Wang Shouren took a deep look at him.

Even if the six-year-old Prince Rui came from the lineage of Prince Yi, how dare he make such a decision?

He received the news faster than he sent the military order to Jianchang Qianhu Office, and he could also arrange for his sons and grandchildren to abscond quietly out of Jianchang Mansion.These things were naturally prepared before Wang Shouren arrived in Jiangxi.

After Wang Shouren arranged for Lu Yunyi to send someone to continue to "escort" Zhu Youbin into Beijing, he called a courtier: "Jianchang Qianhu doesn't know, Jinyiwei and Neichang must know. How to get in touch, we must tell the governor as soon as possible. Now, Jiangxi The situation is more important than Huguang!"

The contact person arranged by the eunuch guarding Jiangxi only felt that Governor Wang's expression was very serious.

After the eunuch left, Chen Jiuchuan, Wang Shouren's disciple, asked, "Sir, why do you say that the situation in Jiangxi is more important than that in Huguang?"

In his opinion, King Yi was just in a dilemma and desperate, so much so that he would rather dismiss his children and grandchildren and keep a little blood.

Wang Shouren looked at the map he brought over and frowned and said, "With Huangming Ji, the Cantonese salt market in southern Jiangxi is now broken. Zhejiang has Huangming Ji, but what does Fujian have?"

He looked at a location on the map, which was Desheng Pass at the junction of Jianchang Mansion and Fujian.

Then, the eyes shifted to Ganzhou Prefecture, which has the largest jurisdiction in Jiangxi, and Ji'an Prefecture, which borders Hengzhou Prefecture to the west.

After a while, he closed his eyes and sighed: "This battle is not easy to fight. If my prediction is correct, the Changsha Guards will abandon Changsha and enter Hengzhou, occupy Hengshan, and take Huguang Chenzhou and Jiangxi. With the three prefectures of Nan'an, Ji'an, and Ganzhou, and the prefectures in Wuyi Mountain in Fujian as the defense line, the imperial army had to use Huguang, Jiangxi, Nanzhili, and Zhejiang's tax-heavy lands as the rear for food and payment, and fought for years. The idea of ​​​​the rebels It is to drag it down first, and drag it until more and more people sit on the shore and watch the fire, surrendering to the enemy."

After thinking for a while, Chen Jiuchuan changed his color slightly: "These tax-heavy places are now suffering from serious disasters."

It would be a big trouble if the food and grass transshipment places in the rear of Wang Shi's army had to provide disaster relief, and at the same time ensure the needs of the soldiers in the army among the high mountains.

"Pass down our military order and move to Ganzhou. Go to Yuanzhou Mansion to order Zhang Zongbing not to wait for the governor. Nanchang Wei enters Huguang Changsha Mansion to listen to Zhenyuan Hou's dispatch. Zhang Zongbing leads Yuanzhou Wei south to take Ji'an."

Since it was Prince Rui of Hengzhou Prefecture who was named orthodox, how could Zhu Jianjun not consider keeping him firmly under control?

Now, it depends on what roles Zhu Jianjun and Zhu Youbin played behind the rebellion.

The only thing to stop is not to allow the rebels to take advantage of the high mountains in Huguang, Jiangxi, and Fujian to drag the court into a protracted counter-insurgency.

At the Jianshui boundary in the south of Lizhou, Huguang, Zhou Long returned soon.

He didn't care to drink some water, and when he came to Luo An, he knelt down on one knee and replied: "The big thing is not good! Commander, the Rongwang's mansion was burned, and Changde just went through a great chaos. It is said that Changde's Wei army put down the rebellion, King Rong and his family were executed on the spot. After burning, killing and looting, the Changde Guards have attacked Anhua County in Changsha Prefecture."

Luo An's face suddenly changed and he stepped forward and asked, "What's the current situation in Changde Mansion?"

"...Officials, gentry, wealthy households, the home of the common people, and many people who were looted. Commander, Chang Dewei went to Changsha Mansion after looting money and food in the name of suppressing rebellion. Was King Rong really burned or..."

Zhou Long shook his head.

Luo An gritted his teeth and cursed: "Traitor!"

If he was "rectified on the spot" and the whole family was burned, then the emperor's hostility towards the vassal could not be more obvious.

Chang Dewei carried out looting in the name of the imperial court's suppression of the rebel army. He not only got money and food, but also ruined the reputation of the king's teacher.

He looked at Ban Zhongwen: "Has someone contacted you before, how to act?"

Ban Zhongwen was taken aback: "Absolutely not!"

Luo An frowned: Isn't the king of Huayang County worthy of being captured by the rebels?

But there is no delay now, the Changde Mansion must have been paralyzed.

"Quickly report to Wuchang Mansion, and ask Sun Getai to make up his mind. The matter is urgent, go and ask Sheng Zhizhou to bring the second official, Li Zuo, to Changde to temporarily manage the mansion, rescue the refugees and bring peace to the people!"

Among the rebels, there are also experts who are taking advantage of the time difference between the order from the imperial court to disrupt the situation on the front line.

At this time, outside of Yiyang County in Changsha Prefecture, the Changsha Guards, with [-] elite soldiers as the backbone, "recruited" [-] township braves and many civilian husbands, and were preparing to attack Yuanjiang County in Changde Prefecture first.

Logically speaking, when the news got out, Chang Dewei should at least stay here for a while.

There can be no two tigers on one mountain. When Tang Peiyu and Zhu Jianjun planned an incident together, he was not prepared to take Chang Dewei with him first.

Waiting for the call to action to be issued, the primary and secondary are divided, and the soldiers are forced to fight each other, and the interests are used to lure each other. Changdewei uses the land of four counties and slack practice. The Changshawei generals will compete with each other.

However, what Tang Peiyu saw was a Yuanjiang county town with thick smoke rising from many places.

Outside Anhua County in the southwest, Commander Chang Dewei's eyes were bloodthirsty, and he said indifferently: "Persuade!"

At this moment, his identity is still the general of the "counter-rebel army".

Bing is very fast, as long as he is decisive along the way, nothing can stop him.

As for the looting and looting, how could they care so much during the rebellion?

If he can pass through Baoqing Mansion and enter Hengzhou Mansion from the west to join Pu Zitong, since he has the excellent cover of Prince Rui, what need is there for people with insufficient brains like King Ji and Tang Peiyu?

No matter how chaotic the imperial court is, the strength of all the guards in the world is at stake.

In Hengzhou Prefecture, the two guards and even more elite soldiers will be able to succeed if they first separate themselves in the mountains and mountains at the junction of Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong.

Changsha Mansion, what a cover to consume the court's attention and money.

In the eyes of Fu Rongzhong, the magistrate of Changsha, and Tang Peiyu, the commander of Changsha Guards, Anhua County is not a place that must be defended.To the west of Changsha, after all, there is still Ningxiang County as a barrier.

Changdewei commanded Zhan Huabi's "Zhan" banner, and his cronies, escorted by several people holding shields, went a hundred steps away from the city gate, raised their heads and shouted: "Changdewei joins Jiuxiwei, Yongdingwei, Lizhou The [-] troops of the Qianhusuo are ordered to put down the rebellion! The guards in the city listen up, open the city and surrender quickly, to avoid death!"

Looking from the city wall, at the foot of Xiamei Mountain in the west of Anhua County, there is indeed a huge army that can't be seen at a glance.

There are thousands of people, and there is no limit to the horizon.There are more than ten thousand people, and there are no boundaries.

Changdewei didn't have so many soldiers, but Zhan Huabi had already recruited many "rogue bandits".

Now, some unemployed refugees and civilian husbands who have been coerced here are still pretending to cut wood at the foot of Xiamei Mountain to build a ladder to climb the city.

Standing on the city wall, a Deputy Qianhu of the Changsha Guard could see carts being rolled out from the army formation, and he didn't know if they were pulling big guns.

Thinking that he only brought 500 people here, he gritted his teeth and said, "Abandon the city! They only surrounded the west side, and they didn't have the determination to fight to the death here. Go back to Fangning Township and report to the prince and Fu Sima, Changdewei, Jiuxiwei, and Yongdingwei are all here, they came so fast, and the west is the main force!"

Seeing that the guards fled in a hurry with the county magistrate and others, the remaining "village braves" in Anhua County looked at each other in dismay, and had no choice but to discuss opening the city gate to welcome Master Wang into the city. .

Zhan Huabi didn't intend to pursue the rebels at all, but ordered with a smirk, "Enter the city to investigate the spies, the sooner the better!"

He just left chaos here and looted money and food.

When we arrived at Baoqing Mansion, in the name of "will", Bao Qingwei never obeyed?

It doesn't matter if you don't follow, the heads of the chief general and others are cut off, and the remaining officers and soldiers can see real gold and silver treasures with their eyes.

If the courage is not enough, then Pu Zitong will attack from the east of Hengzhou Mansion.

The city of Anhua County was in dire straits, and it quickly turned from a search for spies to a real robbery.

Soldiers who are not restrained are no different from bandits.

Geng Yongfeng had just landed from Longyang, met the rest of the Jinyi captains under Luo An's command, and also learned about the situation in Changde Mansion.

Geng Yongfeng looked at the direction Tang Peiyu was rapidly retreating from Yiyang County, and his face was so gloomy that water dripped out.

Before August [-]th, it would be easy to win Yuanjiang and Yiyang.

But what's the use?

The west and north of Changde Mansion and Changsha Mansion must be in a mess with endless troubles.

Seeing Sheng Wenyi comforting the refugees with difficulty concealing his joy, Geng Yongfeng didn't dare to say anything more.

For the new law, for the sake of Ming Dynasty, His Majesty and the court are ready to pay some price.

But now that the price was so clearly presented in front of Geng Yongfeng's eyes, he couldn't bear it after all.

"Go to Yiyang County first!"

There are not only three hundred captains of Jinyiwei under his command, but also three hundred elite soldiers from Lizhou Thousand Households, and one thousand soldiers brought by himself.Tang Peiyu rushed back to aid Changsha Mansion. It is conceivable that Xiangyin on the eastern front is even less likely to resist the real army led by Gu Shilong himself.

But the situation inside the rebels is more complicated than they imagined.

Inside the Changsha mansion, Zhu Jianjun shouted angrily: "Why didn't Pu Zitong take him north to Changsha as agreed, first to boost morale and fight the enemy in the north for a while?"

The him that Zhu Jianjun was talking about was the six-year-old Prince Rui who was dressed in a yellow robe.

Seeing that Tang Peiyu couldn't speak, Zhu Jianjun became irritable: "Didn't you say that he is your old general and he must obey your orders?"

In Hengzhou City, Pu Zitong was overjoyed after reading a letter: "Good! Good! Good!"

The Qianhu Office in Guang'an also surrendered, and Chenzhou, Youxian County and Chaling Prefecture in the southeast of Changsha Prefecture all belonged to him.

Just wait for Zhan Huabi to conquer Baoqing Mansion and Yongzhou Mansion together with the forces of all guards, and the foundation has been completed.

If Tang Peiyu was defeated and fled south, he could only be regarded as a general.

With "orthodoxy" in hand, what do you want King Ji to do his best?Wouldn't someone else's father be more useful?

He swaggered straight towards the back residence of the palace, and came to the Xia family's bedroom: "Empress Dowager, there will be great news to report at the end."

After all, he didn't wait for the transmission, and directly pushed the door and entered.

Seeing the terrified and weak Xia family, Pu Zitong showed a smug smile.

Now that the emperor is digging his own foundation, this great country will naturally be won by the strong and the strong in the future.

Although this is just the beginning, Pu Zitong believes in his future.

Wasn't Taizu just a pauper then?
Since you believe it, you don't have to worry about it.

Seeing him approaching, Xia could only back away with tears in his eyes.

Many people are bearing the price of Zhu Houcong's decision.

August [-]th is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

His edict has been sent out for fourteen days, and it must have reached the southern provinces.

Now, he stood in Fengxian Hall looking at the gods and portraits of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty.

On the north side of Changsha Mansion City, Gu Shilong also looked at the city wall of Changsha Mansion from a distance.

The real first battle against the rebellion is to attack Changsha.

　I still rushed out one more today, sigh.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)