Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 208 The New Great Ming belongs to all of us, and Emperor Xian of the Ming Dynasty belongs to all of us too! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
It turned out that Liu Jinzhong came to Guangzhou to help Wang Fuchen and Wang Zhongxiao as the internal response, and there was an appearance fee for the reverse Hongmen banquet, and it was very high!
This appearance fee is not silver, but the "supporting right" of the Third Prince Zhu of the Ming Dynasty. It is not the exclusive supporting right, but the joint supporting right.

Speaking of this matter, it was Chen Yonghua's running around, building bridges for all parties, and single-handedly picking it up.

Although this Liu Jinzhong was born in the Yongwei Camp and was an old subordinate of Huang Degong, he was also a subordinate of the traitor Ma Degong who betrayed Daming and captured Emperor Hongguang alive and offered him credit to the Qing Dynasty. He followed Ma Degong to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

Later, Ma Degong was sent by the Qing court to fight with Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Jing in Fujian. Liu Jinzhong also went to Fujian with him, and the two gradually became the subordinates of Jingnan King Geng Jimao.

In the battle of Xiamen in the second year of Kangxi, because of Geng Jimao's incompetent command, the Qing army still suffered major setbacks despite receiving the naval support of the Dutch East India Company. Died at sea.

After Ma Degong's death, Liu Jinzhong inherited the backbone army left by Ma Degong with the strong support of Geng Jimao, that is, the group of old people from the Yongwei Camp. Bing, and later he was promoted to the general army of Chaozhen, and became the "big city warlord" who controlled half of Chaozhou's prefectural city.

After becoming the "big city warlord" of Chaozhou Prefecture, Liu Jinzhong had his own share of power, but his big warlord, in the final analysis, was still supported by the old Jingnan King Geng Jimao.So Liu Jinzhong has a very good relationship with Geng Jimao and Geng Jingzhong.In the officialdom of the Qing Dynasty, he was a general belonging to the King Jingnan system.

However, although this Liu Jinzhong has been with Ma Degong and Geng Jimao in the Qing Dynasty for many years, he never forgets to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty in his heart. Many of his old brothers from the Yongwei camp still read Look at Daming——in Daming, they are the soldiers of the emperor's pro-army and brave guard camp, which is equivalent to the guards of the Qing Dynasty!
So after becoming Chaozhou's "half-city warlord", Liu Jinzhong stopped being a servant of the Qing Dynasty and started raising bandits and supporting soldiers.

And Chaozhou also happened to have the conditions for him to support bandits and soldiers.Because Shang Kexi intensified his efforts to relocate borders along the coast, and offended a hero who was a duck breeder named Qiu Hui, who was entrenched in the Dahaodu area of ​​Chaoyang County and gradually became bigger.Later, it occupied Chenghai County, which was abandoned due to the coastal relocation, and accepted the canonization of the Yanping Prince's Mansion, playing the signboard of the Chaozhou Mansion of the Ming Dynasty.

This is a big deal. Before the collapse of Maolu Mountain and Wu Sangui's rise of troops, the one who publicly displayed the banner of the Ming Dynasty on the mainland and occupied a county seat was Qiu Hui's stall.

However, Liu Jinzhong, who was supposed to be responsible for the extermination of Qiu Hui, was not in the hurry of the imperial court, and sent troops to annihilate Qiu Hui, the big thief.Instead, he teamed up with Qiu Hui to sell private salt - Qiu Hui's "bandits" are said to be tens of thousands, while Liu Jinzhong only has a town mark of 2000 people. 2000 people beat 1 people, and the advantage lies in Qiu. Therefore, Liu Jinzhong had to sell illicit salt with Qiu Hui first, wait until the money was distributed, and then break through the number of troops stipulated by the court to expand the army privately, and then suppress the bandits after the army expansion was completed.

Look, how well this bandit suppression plan is done!
At that time, due to Shang Kexi's efforts to relocate borders along the coast, the local salt farms in Guangdong were wiped out, leaving only a few salt farms in the Dahao area under Qiu Hui's rule.However, it is difficult to transport salt from other provinces by sea and land, and there are many people blocking the road to collect fees, so the cost is very high.If Cantonese want to eat salt, they can only eat private salt from Dahao.

Can't this money be earned?

Therefore, Liu Jinzhong and Qiu Hui sold private salt together, which can not only solve the problem of Guangdong people's difficulty in eating salt, but also raise their own funds to expand the army to suppress bandits, which is convenient for major events in the future, and can also connect with the Yanping Palace through Qiu Hui , and got acquainted with the Yanping Prince's Mansion who spent money to buy a general to join the army.

After joining the Tiandihui, Liu Jinzhong immediately discovered that the cause of anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty not only has the hope of success but also great!
Immediately, it was full of reaction!

And these days, Chen Yonghua, apart from "bringing goods" to make money in the name of the Qing Dynasty's aid to the navy, is also actively planning an earth-shattering event-to protect the third prince Zhu to go to the south of the Yangtze River by sea, in one fell swoop. Capture the city of Nanjing, and help the Third Prince Zhu to the seat of Emperor Xian of Ming Dynasty in Nanjing.

In this way, Zheng Jing can become Prime Minister Zheng who holds the emperor and orders the princes, and Chen Yonghua is the "Chen Kongming" who assists Prime Minister Zheng!

To complete this big plan, Zheng Jing and Chen Yonghua still lack four small but necessary conditions.

The first is that there is no third prince Zhu—the third prince Zhu has been with Wang Zhongxiao, and is not in the hands of Zheng Jing and Chen Yonghua.

The second is that there is no army that can guarantee the capture of Nanjing—in fact, Zheng Jing’s land division is not weak in combat effectiveness, but the number is a bit small, and because Zheng Chenggong smashed Nanjing last time, everyone has no confidence and needs to find a powerful army. The partner came out of Lu division.

The third is that there is no Yangtze River navy that can come and go in the Yangtze River. Thinking about the reason why Zheng Chenggong defeated Nanjing, except that Zheng Chenggong was not good at land warfare and siege, the Zheng family's navy was all navy. Not Jiang Jun.

Sailing in the sea is not the same thing as sailing in the Yangtze River. A fleet that can travel freely on the sea may only be dragged by human power in the Yangtze River!

The fourth is that the strength of the old Zheng's family is a bit insufficient. Even if they succeed in attacking Nanjing and help the third prince Zhu to become Emperor Xiandi of the Ming Dynasty, it seems that they cannot guarantee the recognition of all anti-Qing forces.

The precondition for the success of this matter of coercing the emperor and ordering the princes is that the one who is holding the emperor must have enough strength. When Cao Cao was holding the emperor and ordering the princes, there was at least Yanzhou, and there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. .

Now Zheng Jing only has Dayuan Island, Penghu Island, and Xiamen Island, and even Qiu Hui, who occupies the two counties of Chaoyang and Chenghai, is attached to Zheng Jing at most, and cannot be regarded as Zheng Jing's direct line.

The army that really belongs to Zheng Jing is even smaller, with less than [-] troops at full count.

With such a little territory and an army, it is difficult to convince the masses even if the emperor is held hostage.

So these days, Chen Yonghua went back and forth between Fuzhou, Chaozhou, and Guangzhou (Foshan), and finally reached a series of anti-Qing agreements, including the plan of "exchanging the third prince Zhu for the internal response" with the participation of Wang Fuchen and Liu Jinzhong .

It was Liu Jinzhong who assisted the father and son of the Wang family to act as an internal response, and helped the old Wang's family to cooperate with the outside and seize the city of Guangzhou, in exchange for the Wang family's support for Liu Jinzhong to protect the third prince Zhu into Nanjing. It was a good agreement, but unexpectedly there was a branch, Wu Sangui sent The imperial envoy Wang Shirong also wanted the third prince Zhu.

Now it's troublesome!

There is only one third prince Zhu. And Wu Sangui's strength is obvious. According to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he is seated according to the number. It is not Prime Minister Cao, but Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu!
As for the current strength of the Zheng family, Liu Bei will be a lonely and poor Liu Bei if he is exhausted, why should he compete with Wu Sangui?

Guangzhou City, formerly Prince Pingnan's mansion, is now in the Yamen of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

"Wang Shangchai, Liu Zongzhen, Chen Canjun, let the old man be fair, this Daming, or the new Daming we want to build, is completely different from the old Daming established by Zhu Hongwu. The old Daming is In the world where the Zhu family has one surname, there are not many ministers who have followed Zhu Hongwu to conquer the world! And the new Ming Dynasty is a country established by the original emperor and the original ministers!
The world is the public The world of the third prince Zhu is of course the original monarch who is the public, not a powerful sage like Hong Wuye, let alone someone's Xiandi!Mr. Yuan is the king of all of us!Is the old man right? "

Presenting the facts, reasoning, and saying "Yuan Jun", of course Huang Zongxi who knows "The World Is All Right" best!

Huang Zongxi is the president of the Reform Society, the director of the Reform Academy, and the number one theorist under Wang Zhongxiao.

Wang Zhongxiao knew that it would be difficult to reason with Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong, and Zheng Jing, so he sent people to Foshan overnight to invite Huang Zongxi, Huang Zongyan, Lu Liuliang, Wan Sitong, and Wan Sida. , Chen Gongyin, Qu Dajun, Luo Wenzao and others formed the Reformation Society "Speaking of Reason", together with Wang Shirong, Liu Jinzhong, and Chen Yonghua, introduced the principles of "Yuanjun", "Yuanchen", "feudalism" and so on.

In addition to the reasonable ones, there are also those who beat the side drums. Wang Fuchen, Wang Zhongxiao, and the third prince of Zhenzhu, Wang Shiyuan himself, are in charge of beating the side drums together.

As soon as Huang Zongxi finished speaking, the third prince Zhu himself began to beat the side drum: "Mr. Lizhou's words are very good! I don't have the ability of my ancestors. I don't know anything, I don't know how to fight, I don't know how to govern the world, and I don't know how to govern the world. What kind of imperial minds do you know. What about "The Theory of the World is Public" and "The System of Land and Mu in the Heavenly Dynasty" were not written by me, they were all written by Shikai, and the Tiandihui was also organized by Shikai, I don't understand anything!"

What the third prince Zhu said was of course Wang Zhongxiao asked him to say it.

Since Wang Zhongxiao agreed to the plan of "exchanging the third prince Zhu for the internal response", he will definitely let the third prince Zhu go to be the Emperor Xiandi of Ming Dynasty.

As for Ming Xiandi, of course, the less he knows, the better.A Ming Xiandi who can put forward "The Theory of the World is Public" and "The Tian Mu System" is not a good Xiandi!
Moreover, without the puppet of the third prince Zhu, Wang Zhongxiao must personally control the Tiandihui. At least he must firmly hold the Guangdong and Guangxi parts of the Tiandihui in his hands.

So some things must be made clear!
All eyes turned to Wang Zhongxiao in unison, Wang Zhongxiao just smiled lightly: "To tell you the truth, this "The World is a Public Theory" is actually adapted from Mr. Li Zhou's masterpiece "Ming Yi Dai Interview Lu". Li Zhou This masterpiece of Mr. Jiang Ning weaving Yamen got it, and it was sent to Beijing as a counter book, and it fell into my hands. After reading it, I thought it was very reasonable and hit the point, so I took it and changed it. The name of the third prince Tuozhu was spread out. Later I thought, the reason for the rebellion has been established, and there needs to be a group to realize Mr. Lizhou’s reason. Just keep using the third prince’s name without bothering the second master. In the name of the Tiandihui, His Royal Highness Ding Wang, I am really sorry that you have been frightened."

Third Prince Zhu shook his head repeatedly, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, if it wasn't for the heroes from all over the world, if it wasn't for Shikai and Fufu who came to me, I would still be a schoolteacher in the countryside of Shaoxing all day long! Restoring the foundation of our ancestors Yes, I never thought of it.

Of course, if the heroes of the world need me, the third prince Zhu, to be a banner for the former King Ding to come out of the mountains, then I will have no hesitation.But to be clear, I can only be a banner and make a wood carving and clay sculpture. I really can't do other things.

When Mr. Li Zhou mentioned Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty just now, he seemed to intend to compare me to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, but in fact he thought highly of me.I have neither the ability nor the ambition of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.If I become Emperor Xian of the Ming Dynasty and promise not to make troubles or cause troubles, what should the heroes who help and protect the Ming Dynasty think, then what to do, I have no opinion at all.I am a vain king, a vain king who can't be more vain! "

After hearing this statement, Wang Shirong, Chen Yonghua, and Liu Jinzhong were all a little overjoyed. This third prince Zhu is really a talent, and he is the most suitable talent to be Ming Xiandi!

As a puppet, if you really have any ambitions and a little bit of ability, you are not qualified.

Such a rare talent, and he is the only one in the world, of course Wang Shirong couldn't let it go, and immediately persuaded with a smile: "His Royal Highness, if you think so, it is of course a blessing to the world and a blessing to all people. Now the anti-Qing The great cause is at a critical moment. His Royal Highness, the King of the West, already owns the land of eight provinces, has hundreds of thousands of armors, and has defeated the Tartars. He is about to occupy Guanzhong and win victoriously. You might as well go north with your ministers now, and wait for us to arrive in Hanzhong By that time, Xi'an may have already been captured, and you happened to be enthroned in Xi'an."

"Going to Xi'an is better than going to Nanjing?" Liu Jinzhong immediately grabbed the topic and said, "Firstly, Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, so it is only right for the third prince to go to Nanjing to become the emperor!

Second, King Xi and Kangxi confronted each other in Guanlong. The terrain of Guanlong was there. This battle was not easy to fight. Like Zhuge Kongming, he might have to fight Qi Shan once and twice!If the third prince can suddenly enter Nanjing at this juncture, can Kangxi still care about Xi'an?He was going to retreat from Xi'an, wouldn't the land of Guanlong belong to the King of the West?

Three, of course it is to block Li Zicheng's way!Li Zicheng has now occupied most of Wuchang, all of Yuezhou, all of Hanyang and a part of Huangzhou. If no one can beat him to pick peaches in Nanjing, once Nanjing falls into the hands of Li Zicheng, it is hard to say who will belong to the world up. "

"Mr. Wang, let me add one more thing," Chen Yonghua waited for Liu Jinzhong to finish speaking, and then took up the topic with a smile, "If the third prince goes to Xi'an, it will be inconvenient for King Xi to become emperor in the future!"

Wang Shirong frowned: "Chen Canjun, what are you talking about? Could it be that King Xi raised the anti-Qing banner in order to become emperor himself?"

"Hehe," Wang Fuchen smiled, "There is nothing wrong with King Xi wanting to be emperor. King Xi was a prince before the rebellion. If the rebellion succeeds, he is still a prince. Isn't this rebellion made in vain? So I agree with King Xi being emperor." Yes! I have someone prepare a persuasion watch, take it with you when you go back."

When Wang Shirong heard it, he didn't know what to say.

He couldn't say that Wu Sangui didn't want to be emperor, so he told Wang Fuchen not to persuade him to come in, could he?
But if he didn't say that, it was tantamount to acquiescing that Wu Sangui wanted to be the emperor.Since Wu Sangui is going to be emperor, why did he invite Third Prince Zhu to Xi'an?To usurp the throne for regicide?
Seeing that Wang Shirong was silent, the third prince Zhu said with a smile: "If the King of the West can complete the great cause of expelling the Tartars, he should be the emperor and have the world. I don't have any dissatisfaction."

Chen Yonghua also said: "Since King Xi is going to be the emperor, why bother setting up another King Ming? Why don't we let the third prince go north with us to steal Nanjing. If he succeeds, Kangxi will not dare to stay in Guanlong anymore. The situation of the king in the northwest direction has been completely opened up."

Wang Shirong looked at Wang Fuchen: "Wang Zhijun, you said just now that you want to persuade King Jin to enter the West, so do you still support the third prince as the emperor?"

"Support!" Wang Fuchen nodded earnestly, "As long as it is conducive to expelling the Tartars and restoring the great cause of China, I will support it! As for who will belong to this world after the Tartars are expelled, that is another matter."

"Then aren't you one servant and two masters?" Wang Shirong frowned.

"Why are the two masters?" Wang Fuchen said, "I didn't say that I was going to rebel against the Qing Dynasty, right? The Ming, Qing, and Xiwang families are all my masters. I, Wang Fuchen, don't have any ambitions. , pass it on to your four sons in the future, and you will be satisfied."

"To the four sons?" Wang Shirong was taken aback and muttered, "Isn't that the same as Yuan Benchu?"

"It's not the same, it's not the same." Wang Fuchen said with a smile, "Yuan Shaozhi is in the world, but I only want to leave four feudal towns for my descendants. Tiannan and Nanyang are places far away from the emperor. It is enough for my family to be a feudal town!"

What Wang Fuchen said now was actually discussed with Wang Zhongxiao, Yao Qisheng, Zhou Chang, Huang Zongxi and other staff think tanks.

Now is not the time to cock your tail, you have to keep a low profile if you have strength!
Moreover, the Wang family is not after Zhu Ming, nor is it the King Pingxi who has always been "rebellious", even if it is high-profile, not many people will respond.It's better to take Guangdong and Guangxi seriously, and then manage it well. If possible, go to Annan and Nanyang to make profits.

At the same time, look at the changes in the world from afar. If there is a destiny, then take a chance.If it doesn't work, then you can go back to the next best thing. It's okay to be a feudal town or even a vassal state in Tiannan and Nanyang.

Hearing Wang Fuchen's statement, Wang Shirong also fell into deep thought, and seemed to be weighing the pros and cons, should he continue to ask for the third prince Zhu?

At this moment, Wang Zhongxiao took up his father's topic again, and continued: "Sir Wang, can you see if this works? The third prince will go with Liu Zongrong! But I won't let you run in vain. I can Send 10 flintlock guns, [-] small cannons in red clothes, eight [-]-jin mortars, and [-] taels of silver to Huguang, all of which will be given to the grandson (Wu Shifan) to help him shock China, you What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)