Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 18

It is said that Wen Cheng listened to Cheng Mo's words and said with a smile: "The above measures, the sky and the sea are wide, and the flood is unbearable. There is a mad student named Gui in Kunshan who made a song "Eternal Sorrow". The meaning of the words is very ironic. This dynasty. Not only is the Holy Majesty not angry, but he also asked the musicians to enter the palace merchants and sing songs about food."

Cheng Mo said: "This is the Son of Heaven."

The father and son talked about other things again.Chengmo said again: "My son is going to play an encore, can the master see if he can do it?"

Wen Cheng said, "Which one is it for?"

Chengmo said: "It's been about eight or nine years since the Ding Ding was established in this dynasty. How can one day live in peace? It's either a chaos in the east or a rebellion in the west. When one end is put down, the other end has trouble again. I think it's the clan of the former Ming Dynasty. , what princes, county kings, town generals, etc., were living outside, and they were gathered by the kind of gangsters who could not stop killing them, and they were gathered under the pseudonym Xiaoer. My son wanted to ask the emperor to make a decree to call the governors of various provinces to search the clans of the former dynasty , send a commissioned officer to escort them to Beijing, and separate their favors and support. If it is approved, wouldn't it save a lot of right and wrong gossip?"

Wen Cheng nodded and said: "It's also a sinister thing. Thinking about where the soldiers go, every city is slaughtered, and every village is wiped out. I don't know how many lives have been killed!"

Cheng Mo responded, turning his head occasionally, saw a figure swaying by the door, and asked, "Who is it?"

Family member Fan Jin came in with a smile, greeted Wen Cheng, and then replied to Chengmo: "Wu Can lead the villain Yang to return to the master, and he wants to come in to pay his respects. The villain dare not disturb the master when he sees the master talking. .”

Chengmo said, "Who is it? Wu Shenling?"

Fan Jin said: "This Wu Canling used to work in the mansion."

Cheng Mo frowned and said, "What's your name?"

Fan Jindao: "His name is Xiao Wu, and he was a gatekeeper in our garden. Last year, it was Master Grace, who recommended him to be an errand at Mr. Chen, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. It is also a favor in the mansion. Mr. Chen opened the door for the Zhejiang Rebellion Military Merit Protection Case. His name, now the Han army is leading the white flag. This time when Zoukai returned to Beijing, he made a special trip to the mansion to greet the master and the master. There are also many silks, satins and jewels, which were captured on the battlefield. He dare not use it himself. You have to honor your father and father."

Cheng Mo said nothing more.Wen Cheng said: "I can't see this slave, but he is so promising, he still thinks about his old master when he gets it, what a conscientious boy. Fan Jin, just ask him to come here to see him."

Fan Jin promised to bring Xiao Wu in for a while.I saw him wearing a robe and gown on his head, dressed in a collar, and he was very handsome.As soon as he entered the door, he bowed left and right, greeted Wen Cheng and his son, and then knelt down and kowtowed.Wen Cheng asked Fan Jin to move a chair and put it beside the kang bed for Xiao Wu to sit down. How could Xiao Wu dare to sit down.

Wen Cheng said with a smile: "Now that you are an official and a courtier, how can you not sit?"

Xiao Wu said: "The meager future of this slave is due to the grace of the master and the master, the slave must never dare to be presumptuous."

Wen Cheng said: "I want to ask you something, sit down and talk."

Xiao Wu answered two "yes," and only got half of his buttocks, and he was sitting. Then he took out a sheet in his arms, and handed it with a smile: "With the blessing of the master and the master, the servant will be able to break through Zhoushan. Yes, it’s nothing bad. Master, let’s keep it as a reward.”

Wen Cheng took a look and saw forty ends of tribute satin, sixty bolts of palace silk, two gold bowls, two jade cups, ten bead beads, and one coral tree. He smiled and said, "If you get it, keep it for yourself." caught."

Xiao Wu said: "There are still slaves."

Wen Cheng then asked about the pacification of chaos in Zhejiang, and Xiao Wu said: "When it comes to this matter, it is the great blessing of the Holy Son of Heaven. Since July, Marshal Chen, Marshal Zhang and Marshal Ma have taken three routes to Zhoushan. Marshal Zhang Tianlu left Chongming. Ma Shuai Jinbao went out of Taizhou and Haimen, and the whole army of Governor Chen Dashuai went out of Dinghai. The supervisor of the Ming Dynasty also divided three groups of troops to resist, and called Danghu Bo Ruan Jin to be the only one in charge of Jiaoguan, and called Dingxi Hou Zhang Mingzhen to lead Zhang Jinjue, Ye Youcheng, Ma Long, three generals, and Ruan Mei, Ruan Ju, two heroic generals, restrained our Southern Division. They called Zhang Huangyan, the Minister of War, and General Ruan Jun, and led the five generals, Gu Zhong, Luo Yunzhang, Bao Guoxiang, Ruan Kui, and Zheng Lin. Soldiers, break the sea lanes of Beiyang."

Wen Cheng smiled and said to Cheng Mo, "There are people in Zhoushan."

Xiao Wu said: "Not only is it strictly guarded, but Zhang Mingzhen has served as his master, and he dares to attack our Wusong directly."

Wen Cheng said with a smile: "Who dares to take risks like this? It's just a pretext to escape. Otherwise, if the nest is overturned, how can there be any eggs?"

Xiao Wu said: "When Commander Chen arrived in Dinghai, he first tested the ship in Haikou, but the Ming soldiers rushed out, took away one building ship, ten warships, and injured eleven generals.

When they came to the boat, there were only three of them.Already so strong, come and go, it is God's care.On the day of Bingyin, there was a sudden thick fog in the ocean, and he couldn't see the other side, so Marshal Chen ordered the boat to sail through the fog. "

Wen Cheng said: "Chen Jin has such guts, I don't see him coming out."

Xiao Wu said: "When the soldiers arrived at Jiaomen, the fog faded away. The Ming soldiers felt it and were about to start a battle. Suddenly thirty or fifty sea boats sailed out of the ocean, pulling Ruan, the uncle of Daming Danghu. The flag, the sailors on board took advantage of the wind and threw fireballs. Our warship was almost burned by him, but it happened that the wind turned at this time, and their own ship caught fire.

Both Ruan Jin and Li Xizuo, the grandson of the king of Qiyang, were burned to death. Three of the No. 50 ships were left, and none remained.Seeing this situation, the bright soldiers of Jiaomen were frightened, so Jiaomen was ours.Marshal Chen followed his orders to attack Zhoushan, and Ming generals Liu Shixun and Zhang Mingyang were very powerful. After several battles, we did not gain any advantage.On the night of the first day of September, stars suddenly fell from the sky, Chen Dashuai smiled and said to the left and right: "Stars falling like rain are signs of doom."

Call Bingbian to attack with all his strength, and Ming officials Jin Yunyan and Qiu Yuanji went to the camp to surrender, only to realize that the gunpowder in the city was exhausted.Suddenly received a report, Zhang Mingzhen returned to the army to rescue, the warship was only sixty miles away from the city, and when the tide rose, it was about to sail in.Chen Dashuai personally took the arrow and stone and attacked with all his strength.

After this, Zhoushan was breached.Concubine Zhang, the wife of Jian Guo, and his courtiers, such as Zhang Kentang, a scholar, Wu Zhongbi, Minister of Rites, Li Xiangzhong, Minister of War, and Zhu Yongyou, minister of the Ministry of officials, etc., have more than 100 officials, big and small, and none of them is willing to surrender. "

Wen Cheng sighed: "Rare! Rare!"

Xiao Wu said: "When the old man was about to die, he wrote on a piece of paper. Marshal Chen saw it and kept it as a treasure."

Chengmo smiled and said, "Stupid, that's always a very good poem."

Xiao Wu said: "This servant asked Marshal Chen's teacher to copy a copy here. If you like it, just take it and read it."

Then he took out a piece of paper, Chengmo took it and looked at it three times, and saw that it was a poem of Qilu: [-] years of false fame have missed the world, and I have spare time in the school garden at night.

Difficult Fu returns like the Jing Festival, chatting and singing righteousness continues Wenshan.

The king's kindness has not been reported, and the long-term hatred has not been reported, and the minister has nothing to lose in overcoming difficulties.

Send a message to the pen of Qianqiu Qingshi, don't delete the word "clothes".

Chengmo handed it to Wencheng, Wencheng had seen it, and asked Hong Chengchou to send it and keep it together.

Asking Xiao Wu again, Xiao Wu said: "Zhang Mingzhen heard that Zhoushan City was broken, and he wanted to throw himself into the sea. His master personally persuaded him to live."

Wen Cheng nodded and said, "What a nice man."

Seeing that Wen Cheng was happy, Xiao Wu got up again and asked for peace: "The slave has one thing, and I have to ask the master to make the decision."

Wen Cheng hurriedly asked what was the matter, and Xiao Wu said, "Something happened to the servant's family."

Wen Cheng frowned and said, "Why are you being killed again?"

Xiao Wu said: "The servant's family has a new girl. This girl was originally a girl of the Wang Shilang of the Ming Dynasty. She looks very handsome. I feel sorry for her as a descendant of Zhongliang. When she waits, she will be similar to my own child."

Wen Cheng said: "Who is Wang Shilang?"

Xiao Wu said: "It is Wang Yi, a minister of Lu Jianguo's Ministry of War. Marshal Chen took Zhoushan three times. He was in Fenghua, recruiting soldiers to serve as the king. He was caught by the regiment and sent to the camp. Marshal Chen personally tried him. He was very stubborn. Dashuai Chen ordered random arrows to shoot him to death. He was really a tough man, his arrows shot like a hedgehog, and his body was still alive. He didn't fall until his head was chopped off by a big axe.

There was only one girl in the family, and she was not included in Xungui's house as a maid as usual.Marshal Chen rewarded this girl as a servant with grace.This girl is very smart, but her temper is a little bit stronger.

This time, he returned to the capital with the slave, but was spotted by the imperial guard, Master Liu, and asked the slave for it.

Wen Cheng said: "Liu Shiwei asked if you want this girl?" "

Xiao Wu said: "Master Liu wants this child to be a concubine. I have no choice but to discuss it with this child."

Wen Cheng said: "Did this girl agree?"

Xiao Wu said: "It's fine if I agree. She said that since she was a child, Xu Zi is Huang Zongxi's son, she can't find her old husband, and she would rather not marry for life."

Wen Cheng said: "Good boy, you are worthy of being a descendant of Zhongliang."

Xiao Wu said: "The slave told her that Mr. Liu is the person next to the emperor. He is so powerful, who dares to resist him. If you don't want to, don't you just make things difficult for me? Who would have thought that this child, after hearing what the slave said, would actually Pulling out his sword, he suddenly died in vain. Mr. Liu knew it, and said that the slave was unwilling to force the girl to death, and he wanted to make trouble with the slave.

The slave was in a hurry, so he had to come to the mansion to beg the master. "

After finishing speaking, please go down again.Wen Cheng said angrily: "There are such bastards! You go back and bury this child, and put her sword in the coffin together. Liu Shiwei is a bastard, I have my own way."

Xiao Wu thanked him and left.The internal account room handed in all the things Xiao Wu sent, Wen Cheng looked at them one by one, and asked Jiaoming to keep them in the upper room.

When he went to court the next day, Chengmo worshiped a seal.The ancestors read it and appreciated it a lot, so they drafted an edict and sent it to the cabinet for promulgation.Wen Cheng took advantage of his convenience and brought Liu Shiwei's illegal behavior back to his ancestors.Shizu said: "Then what's the matter!"

Immediately kicked out.Shizu said: "It has been nine years since I practiced Zuo. In the past, the state affairs were disrupted by Dorgon alone, and the provinces in the southeast were torn apart. Now the overall situation is roughly determined, but Zheng Chenggong, Zhang Mingzhen, and Zhang Huangyan are in the southeast poor ocean island. Inside, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, and Bai Wenxuan are in the place where the poisonous miasma and barbaric smoke in Yunnan and Sichuan are. I want to let them linger. For this small area, it is not worth mobilizing teachers and mobilizing people, laboring people and wasting money. Yesterday the Dalai Lama of Tibet sent envoys to present the Golden Buddha The rosary, speaking of the Dalai Lama coming to Beijing to see him in person.

I think Tibet was originally our old genus. In the seventh year of Chongde, the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama sent lamas to Shengjing to offer prescriptions and hexagrams, saying that our dynasty will be unified.At that time, Emperor Taizong also valued him very much.Now that the Dalai Lama comes to court in person, the reception etiquette is extremely simple.

I would like to build a Xihuang Temple in Beijing to serve as his abode, and then grant him a golden book seal, seal him as the "West Heaven Great Good and Free Buddha", and lead the world to teach Jindi Eji Dalai Lama.Can you see it? "

Wen Cheng replied: "My emperor is enlightened in the sky, and he has long realized the Mahayana. It is advisable to uphold the great Dharma and teach, and benefit all living beings. The sage considers this, and the living people are lucky."

Shizu said with a smile: "There is no need to say such a long list of words, but since we were imprisoned, we have killed a lot of people. By doing meritorious deeds, we can avoid some crimes."

Then he issued an order to survey the land and build a temple, and at the same time ordered Prince Heshuo to be the reception minister so that the Dalai Lama would take care of everything when he arrived.

Suddenly it was reported that Zheng Chenggong had invaded, and Haicheng, Changtai, and Quanzhou had fallen one after another. Governor Chen Jin was murdered by his slave Ku Chengdong.It was also reported that Li Dingguo invaded, Guilin fell, and Dingnan King Kong Youde closed his door and died.Shizu was shocked, and hurriedly summoned the king and ministers to discuss the strategy against the imperial court.All of a sudden, the kings gathered together, and Shizu informed them of the two alarms from Fujian and Guangdong.Respectful Prince Nikan said: "Li Dingguo is Zhang Xianzhong's remnant. I am afraid of him. I am willing to lead the Eight Banners to Guilin to capture him alive and offer him to the Taimiao."

Shizu said: "The terrain in Guangxi is steep, and Li Dingguo's soldiers are all survivors of hundreds of battles. They are very powerful. You should take it too lightly."

Nikan said: "The slave will not be able to capture the country, and will never return to Beijing for the rest of his life, but the master will trust me."

Beller said in unison: "Your Majesty is coming out of Beijing, and this servant is willing to go with you."

Shizu nodded and said: "In that case, you two should go out and wait for the order."

The two thanked each other and left.Then Shizu asked the crowd, "Nikan is begging for a job, can you see if it works?"

Everyone didn't say anything.So it was decreed that Nikan, Prince Jingjin, would be the general of Dingyuan, and Bei Le Tunqi would be the minister of conquests, to oversee the expedition to Chu and Guangdong.Ordered Hong Chengchou to go through Huguang, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangdong, and moved from Jiangning to Changsha; ordered Zhuobutai to be stationed in Jiangning; ordered Chentai to be the general of Ningnan Jingkou; to sit in Jingzhou, and ordered Li Sutai to be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi; He ordered Liu Qingtai to be the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian.

After the deployment was completed, the servant knelt down and reported: "Zheng Zhilong led his youngest son Zheng Du, and waited for the crime outside the court gate, waiting for the order."

When Shizu heard this, his face suddenly showed displeasure, and he turned to the left and right and said: "This old traitor is clearly here to try my tricks."

Then said: "Call him!"

The servant delivered the decree.Zhilong and his son follow inside.Seeing that the guards in the palace are strict, each servant and prince stand tall with knives and axes, and the hair on his body is early, so he hurriedly grabs the top hat and kowtows to see him.Shizu said: "What are you doing seeing me today? You have a good son!"

Zhilong met and said: "The son of the criminal minister is unworthy, and he has to work for the holy care, knowing that he deserves to die!"

Shizu sneered and said: "It's a bad loss. If you are disgraced, who will you be? Although Zheng Chenggong is stubborn, I love him very much. He is a survivor of the Ming Dynasty, not my traitor. Long Wu is dead. Shouldn't you be loyal and loyal, as a courtier, shouldn't you be like this? Like you guarding Xianxia Pass, you left before our soldiers arrived. There are still rumors among Fujian people: "The precipitous Xianxia Road, the car and horses pass by happily, The general loves the people, and bows to the mountains and rivers'. Think for yourself, how can you compare to your son."

Zhilong was so frightened that he just met each other and didn't dare to say a word.Shizu scolded him to the fullest.

Swear, shout "Go!"

Zhilong withdrew from the court gate, sweating profusely.Zheng Du said: "The sacred meaning is profound, I don't know if it is a disaster or a blessing?"

Zhilong turned his head and saw no one, so he whispered to Zheng Du: "The emperor loves your brother, but he wants me to recruit him to surrender."

The father and son went home to discuss their son for a while, then sent his confidant Li De to Haicheng to recruit successfully, but first sent Fan Wencheng to have a look at the family letter.Wen Cheng played the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and the ancestor said happily: "If you succeed in the past, you must live up to the dynasty. If you come back, I will not hesitate to reward you."

Wencheng told Zhilong, and Zhilong was also very happy.

At this time, the enemy atmosphere in Zhejiang, Fujian, Chu and Guangdong was not stable, and local military newspapers came to Beijing in droves, and there were always more than ten cases every day.It was also when the Dalai Lama of Tibet came to court, and he had to provide Zhang and need someone to take care of him. Therefore, all the officials in Beijing, from the ministers of the king and the inner court to the officials of the six departments, were in a hurry.On this day, the Dalai Lama gave Zhai to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the princes, dukes, relatives, and civil and military officials of the Man and Han Dynasties all accompanied the banquet by order.Zhilong and his son sat at the same table with Geng Jingzhong, the grandson of King Jingnan, General Fengen, the grandson of King Pingxi, General Wu Shiyao, the grandson of King Pingxi, Shang Zhixin, the son of Prince Pingnan, and Fan Shilang Chengmo. Only Fan Chengmo talked about current affairs.I just listened to him saying: "When the ministers of this dynasty are here, they are really generous and kind, like the king of Dingnan who was martyred by closing the door. In addition to offering sacrifices and posthumous posthumous titles, he also announced his life and battles to the National History Museum for biography." King Dingnan had no son, but left behind a young lady named Kong Sizhen. The empress dowager took her into the palace, recognized her as her daughter, and named her Gege. , I can’t even report it.”

Geng Jingzhong said: "The Han people have received special favors, and only Kong Dingnan and our three families. Who doesn't know that one west and three south, the honor is the same honor, and the relatives are the same relatives. I don't want to know that the king of Dingnan is not in the king's business. Thinking of my grandfather Friendship, why not make people sad."

After all, I am overwhelmed.Wu Shifan said: "Li Dingguo is very powerful.

Today, a military report came from Hengzhou, saying that Prince Jingjin had been ambushed and killed. "

Chengmo said: "The Toudao Military Daily said so, I'm afraid it's not true."

Shang Zhitong: "It's best not to be sure. If it's true, then what's the matter? Our Qing Dynasty, since the war with the Ming Dynasty, has never suffered such a big loss in the world where the Wanli Apocalypse is flourishing."

Chengmo smiled and said to Zhilong: "Successful, Mr. Chang, he is really a hero. This time he sent Zhang Mingzhen to invade the Yangtze River, which is very powerful. The military newspaper came to Beijing yesterday. The speech said: Ten years ago, a lonely minister, Zhong Shan Wang Lizhen in good spirits.

The Quail Yinyi Banner came out of Chu, and the Wuyun Yuxi had passed through Fujian.

Wang Shizhen choked with heart and liver, and his father and elders kissed each other with tears in their hands.

If you look south at the Xiaoling Mausoleum, you will look at the Dazhu and Longjin.

Zhilong said with a smile: "This is Ni'er's ignorant deed. I hope that the servants and the honorable man will be able to reward him with a half-job in front of the emperor and recruit him.

Old father and son, thank you very much. "

Chengmo said: "It's not worth anything, but I'm afraid the Lord Chang doesn't want to be caressed, then he will disappoint the good intentions of the Holy Dynasty."

Zhilong said: "This is all up to the servant's cultivation."

Chengmo said: "It's worth nothing if it costs me a few words."

I have nothing to say at the moment.The next day, after Chengmo played a memorial to the ancestors, the ancestors decreed that Chenggong be made the Duke of Haicheng, and sent two imperial envoys to Fujian to recruit them with the imperial seal.After more than two months of dating, there is still no result.The envoy returned, saying that there was no place to place soldiers under the pretext of success, and he was unwilling to accept the order.Shizu said: "As long as he is willing to surrender, I will always obey."

So he decreed that the four prefectures of Fu, Xing, Quan and Zhang should be successfully installed in the old ministry, and then imperial envoys would be sent there.Zhilong also wrote a letter from home, and specially sent Zheng Du to go with the imperial envoy.After another few months, the two envoys returned to Beijing and said that Cheng Cheng was extremely cunning and almost never lost his life.Zheng Du submitted the letter.Zhilong unpacked it and took a look, only to see that it read: "Father's lord's knees: son and son don't dare to communicate with each other, for fear of causing trouble."It's not the original intention to talk about Su Zhi in the repair report.Unexpectedly, Duke Haicheng's order came suddenly, and my son had no choice but to lay down the soldiers to show his faith, and then the orders of the four mansions came again.The son had no choice but to accept the imperial edict to show his faith.As for the place to ask for benefits, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and generals were originally deployed.Unexpectedly, there is no increase in the number of places, and the four prefectures are actually painting cakes.If you want to follow the example and earn money, my father is old-fashioned and wise. He is a hero since ancient times, and he has conquered his heart with virtue.If you can't benefit, you can move it, if you can't hurt it, you should fear it.Will the Qing Dynasty give land with profit?If you ask for a place, will it be profitable?In the Qing Dynasty, Luo talents feared that the frontiers would be sealed off, so they should not spare the land.In Er'an, the generals will borrow land for the livelihood of the people, and now they use shaving their hair as a word. Is there anyone who shaves their hair lightly without being a minister?Is there anyone who does not promise in reality, but responds to this in reality!There is no one who can be confused when things are clear!A man does things openly and honestly, without any ambiguity.If you can believe your son's words, you will be filial to my father; if you don't believe your son's words, you will be loyal to my king.When the former imperial emissary came to the province, his son asked his younger brother Du to meet him on a date, and set up an offering account at the Baoen Temple in Anping.But the second envoy didn't dare to believe in the place, sent out sentry horses everywhere, set up tents on the hillside, and behaved suspiciously.The imperial edict committee is reckless, and they came here in a dignified manner under the imperial edict. An Yong is suspicious?Since he is suspicious, can the children doubt it?As a minister, Ye A came to Fujian by order, not only to spread the virtues, but also to lay a foundation for the people.The people are so miserable, and there are so many soldiers, they gamble on the situation, and they don't talk to each other to destroy them. They force and coerce each other by shaving their hair. Once a son shaves his head, will hundreds of thousands of soldiers be shaved?Once it suddenly loses its shape, can it be kept from changing drastically?The two envoys are not always in the picture, and they are humbly discussing on behalf of the country, but adding impetuousness to each other, can they make people feel safe?Kuang'er is well-known all over the world, and if he does things in spite of himself, he will make people laugh at him all over the world.My father has been in the game, and he has been lucky so far.In case of misfortune, the only option is to take revenge and form a bond of loyalty and filial piety!What did he say?Uncle Xiao succeeded in worshiping a hundred times.

Zhi Long paused and said: "He looks like this, obviously he wants to kill me."

Then he said to Zheng Du, "When you got there, why didn't you persuade him?"

If you want to know how Zheng Du answered, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)