Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 308

Since the Jiashen Kingdom Change, the Ming Dynasty retreated to the south. In just two years, it has gone through three eras: Hongguang, Luwang Jianguo, and Longwu.

The situation in the imperial court is changing rapidly, not to mention local officials, even the elders who are in the center of the imperial court cannot fully grasp the trend of the imperial court and the situation in the world.

Regarding the situation in Fujian, even Wang Yan only knows a general idea, let alone Du Yinxi who has been busy with Hunan affairs.

For this mission, Yang Shouming was mainly in charge of supervision and acted as the eyes and ears of the emperor, so Lu Taiping, who knew military affairs, had to discuss the specific matters with Du Yinxi.

"What? Zheng Zhilong wants to surrender?"

After hearing Lu Taiping's words, Du Yinxi stood up in shock as if struck by lightning.

King Tang is far from Emperor Yizong in lineage. Although Wang Yan supported King Tang to supervise the country, the influence of King Tang was actually very limited.

After the Zheng family of Fujian welcomed the king of Tang to Fujian, they also embraced the king of Tang as emperor, and the Longwu court was established. It surpassed the Lu Fan in eastern Zhejiang and was recognized by the southwestern provinces.

Now that the Zheng family, which is in control of Fujian, wants to surrender to the Qing court, wouldn't the court be destroyed immediately?

"This matter is not yet fully determined. Your Majesty and the elders are trying their best to restore it. Guo Xingye even returned to Anping City to persuade him, but no matter what the result is, His Majesty has made up his mind to move to Ganzhou or Huguang. In order to get rid of the constraints of the Zheng family, that's why we sent the subordinate officials to urge the Duke of Chu, Governor He, and Lord Futai to send [-] soldiers and horses to welcome Sheng Jia to leave the customs."

Seeing that Du Yinxi was extremely shocked, Lu Taiping comforted him slightly, but Du Yinxi heard that the land of Bamin was turbulent, and the emperor and Zheng Zhilong were already at odds, otherwise the emperor would not have to leave Fujian.

"In this way, the situation in Fujian is not optimistic." Du Yinxi said with a heavy face, "Zheng Zhilong is vacillating, but as a subject, Ben Fu can't watch His Majesty fall into a dangerous situation and welcome you to leave the customs. , without delay, we must proceed immediately.”

When Lu Taiping and Yang Shouming heard the words, their faces were overjoyed, and they hurriedly said: "Futai's words are very true. Your Majesty also wants to leave Fujian as soon as possible. Before leaving, he also ordered his subordinates to report to the imperial court as soon as Huguang sends troops. When His Majesty gets the news, he will set off from Fujing and go to Shanguan to wait for the army to meet him and leave the pass."

Since the Hongguang court, the remnant Ming forces in the south have been fighting continuously over the issue of unification. Now the Longwu court has finally won the recognition of the seven southwestern provinces. If Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the entire Longwu court was taken over by the Qing court. Fell into a state of disintegration.

Du Yinxi, as a senior member of the imperial court, naturally couldn't see this situation happening. He walked back and forth in front of the two of them, and then said anxiously: "There is no time to delay the meeting, but you two should also know that Hunan Almost all the soldiers and horses in the army were taken away by the Duke of Chu, and the only one left was the Houyong Camp in the Heng and Chen areas, but there were only more than 3000 people in this department. The place and the place are brave, and the number of people is too far from what His Majesty asked, so please give me a little time."

Hearing this, Yang Shouming couldn't help frowning slightly and asked: "Today, the city celebrates. The Duke of Chu captured Wuchang. The war must have come to an end. It should not be difficult for Futai to summon the Duke of Chu to distribute 2 horses."

"Eunuch Yang doesn't know anything!" Du Yinxi shook his head and said, "Although Wuchang has been captured, there are still Azige and Wu Sangui in the north who are in a hurry to attack. A few days ago, there was a military report from Xiangyang that Fancheng had fallen, and the Qing soldiers We are attacking Xiangyang fiercely, presumably at this time Duke Chu is ready to move north.”

Today in the city, Lu Taiping and Yang Shouming saw the people celebrating the victory of Wuchang, and they were also happy. They thought that with the victory, the situation in Huguang would definitely improve, and it would be no problem to send 2 horses to welcome them. After the Ming army finished fighting Wuchang, they had to go to Xiangyang to face Azig's [-] Qing soldiers. Wang Yan couldn't spare any troops.

"What should we do?" Lu Taiping said anxiously: "The Qing government is very urgent to recruit Zheng Zhilong, because there may be a rebellion in Bamin at any time, if His Majesty cannot be taken out, the court will be in danger."

It is true that Du Yinxi's subordinates cannot afford 2 troops, but it is not true that there are no soldiers in Huguang. It is just that Du Yinxi really does not want to contact He Tengjiao's faction. After a moment of silence, he made up his mind and said: "You two don't need Be anxious, it is about the life and death of the imperial court and the safety of His Majesty, I will not fail to do my best. There are still [-] soldiers and horses in Yuezhou City. Although they are not controlled by me, they are all imperial troops after all. How about taking a trip to Yuezhou with me?"

When Wang Yan took down Wuchang, Yuezhou became the rear area, and the [-] troops left behind by He Tengjiao could be freed up for other purposes.

Originally, Wang Yan and Du Yinxi together occupied Changsha when He Tengjiao led an army to Yuezhou to grab meritorious service, and overthrew and abolished He Tengjiao's governance strategy in Hunan. In Yuezhou, it can be said that Du Yinxi and He Tengjiao's faction have completely turned against each other.

In Yuezhou City, there are a lot of officials from He Tengjiao's faction who hate him to the bone, so Du Yinxi didn't communicate with Fu Shangrui and others who guarded Yuezhou during his stay in Changsha.

This time, in order to form a welcoming army, he had to lower his stance, went to Yuezhou to persuade Fu Shangrui, and dispatched 2 horses to Jiangxi to pick him up.

At that moment, Du Yinxi told Zhao Wenkai, the magistrate of Changsha, to leave for Yuezhou with two envoys.

Ever since Wang Yan and He Tengjiao reached an agreement to jointly send troops to attack Wuchang, the affairs of Yuezhou were basically handled by Fu Shangrui, the governor of Pianyuan. As the Ming army marched all the way, the counties and counties along the way were going against each other, and Fu Shangrui's affairs had become increasingly complicated He got up, but he liked the feeling of being busy, which gave him a feeling of being in power, and he had completely regarded himself as the governor of Hubei.

The news that the Ming army captured Wuchang, and after Yuezhou spread, Fu Shangrui's mood became better. Although he lost Hunan, he gained Hubei. This is really good for him. After all, he will replace Beifu who died in the battle. Zhang Kuang has become the new governor of Hubei, and Hubei is the place he should manage.

The Fujian matter was like a sharp sword hanging over Du Yinxi's head, so he didn't dare to be negligent. After leaving Changsha City with Lu Taiping and Yang Shouming, he rushed all the way and arrived in Yuezhou in only one and a half days. outside the city.

When Fu Shangrui got the news, he couldn't help being puzzled on his face. He wondered in his heart. Could it be that Du Yinxi saw that the Ming army had recovered Wuchang, so he wanted to regain control of Yuezhou?
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