Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty when the emperor

Chapter 238
Although the governors and governors of the Ming Dynasty had great powers, after all, they were temporarily appointed local officials, not permanent officials.Take Yuan Jixian as an example. His official position in the court is the Royal Envoy of the Right Capital, a second-rank official. He was temporarily assigned by the emperor to the military affairs of the local governors of Huguang, Jiangxi, Anqing, Yingtian and other places. It is said that this power is too great. , The troops in these places are all under his supervision, but this is not the case.

Because there is Zuo Liangyu, Marquis of Wuchang, who is domineering and self-respecting, and dares not to listen to the emperor's will, how can he listen to the governor and governor?Therefore, the power of Yuan Jixian and He Tengjiao was greatly reduced. Together with the participation in politics and blocking Yinxi, the reason why the three of them can work smoothly is mainly because they have a good personal relationship with Zuo Liangyu.

Therefore, although Yuan Jixian wanted to kill the thief, he was powerless.He gathered all the soldiers and horses that could be mobilized in Jiujiang, and together with the personal guards to protect his personal safety, he added no more than 6000 people. There are tens of thousands of soldiers from the five regions under Jiujiang's jurisdiction, and Master Yuan can't mobilize even a single soldier without Zuo Liangyu's order.

But even so, the two adults were not discouraged. On the one hand, they rushed to the court to report the Zuo Hou's rebellion, and on the other hand, they actively deployed defenses, preparing 6000 people to meet Zuo Liangyu's 40 army.

But both Yuan Jixian and He Tengjiao know how to fight, and they are not reckless.In particular, Yuan Jixian is a national hero of the Wen Tianxiang style in history. Soldiers in Xingguo pacified the water bandits. In the Huangpi and Huang'an areas of Hubei, they led troops to defeat the Liu bandits, including Lao Hui, Ma Shouying, and Ge Shuyan.

According to the original historical trend, after Zuo Liangyu died of a sudden illness, Yuan Jixian was tricked by Zuo Menggeng into the army and placed under house arrest. He chanted the upright spirit of "It's hard to change the big festival", he didn't eat Qing meals, he didn't wear Qing clothes, he didn't see the Qing court, he didn't shave his hair, and finally died heroically, showing lofty national integrity.

Now because of Zhu Yousong's crossing, Zuo Liangyu rebelled ahead of time, and the fate of this national hero has also changed.

Although the two officials Yuan and He were loyal to the imperial court, they knew that these thousands of soldiers would be like a mantis trying to stop Zuo Liangyu, so they mainly relied on the difficult city to defend Zuo Liangyu in Jiujiang. Waiting for reinforcements from the court.

As soon as they were ready, Zuo Liangyu's troops arrived outside Jiujiang City, because now there are Zuo Liangzuo's troops outside Jiujiang City, such as De'an, Dehua, Ruichang, Hukou and Pengze, all stationed there. Zuo Liangyu's soldiers and horses, so as soon as Zuo Liangyu's soldiers arrived, Jiujiang became an isolated city surrounded by four 10,000+ troops.

Yuan Jixian ordered the four gates to be closed tightly, and he and He Tengjiao personally went to the city to command the defense.At this time, the soldiers outside Jiujiang City were full of armor and murderous.Zuo Liangyu's general Xu Yong commanded [-] naval divisions and was ready, and Ma Shixiu, the commander of the artillery battalion, also aimed dozens of heavy artillery at the head of Jiujiang City.

According to Zuo Menggeng and others, they directly fired artillery to attack the city. There were only a few thousand troops in the city, while Zuo Liangyu and his team had an army of 40.

But Zuo Liangyu refused, and ordered the horse infantry soldiers to withdraw from Erli. He was covered in armor and rode a lightning white dragon horse with a sword hanging from his waist, but he didn't bring a big knife, bow and arrow, only his son Zuo Menggeng, Counselors Huang Shu, Hou Fangyu, Zu Keyong, Hao Xiaozhong and other generals and their own soldiers came to the bank of the moat and ordered people to shout to the top of the city that he wanted to see Governor Yuan.

Not long after, Yuan Jixian and He Tengjiao both appeared on the top of Nancheng City, the cold wind biting the bone, their faces were like iron.

The two sides were so close, and it was a sunny day, so they could see clearly. When Zuo Menggeng and Hou Fangyu saw it, they couldn't believe their eyes. He Tengjiao's life was so great that he didn't die?escaped here...

Zuo Liangyu didn't expect to see He Tengjiao here, and immediately smiled at the two people on the top of the wall: "Yuan Gong, He Gong, they are all here, Zuo is polite here." Bowing.

Yuan Jixian's face sank like water and ignored him. It was completely different from when they talked and laughed happily together in the past. When He Tengjiao saw this father-son anger, he couldn't help but sneer and said: "Zuo Liangyu, I have let you down, sir It’s hard to die, He Mou has seen it through, you father and son are treacherous villains, and Futai and the Governor-General treat you as friends at a loss, so we are blind!"

Zuo Liangyu blushed, but didn't get angry, and still kept smiling, "Don't be rude, Mr. Zuo has no education, and his subordinates are all rough people. They don't do things well. There may be some misunderstandings, Mr. Zuo Here I apologize to Mr. He and Mr. Yuan, Zuo has always regarded the two of you as confidantes, and has never had any intention of murder, and the sun can be shown."

"Bah!" He Tengjiao spat at him, "Shameless villain, didn't you kill Mr. Participating in politics? And Mr. Yang Yiying, the captain of a certain guard!"

Zuo Liangyu was not annoyed when he heard the scolding, instead he smiled and said: "Zuo really doesn't know what happened in Mr. He's governor's mansion. As for Mr. Du, please rest assured that Mr. Du is safe and sound. Come on, please hurry up, Mr. Du."

The subordinates agreed, and soon Du Yinxi was taken to the city by several soldiers, but he was not tied up.

Zuo Liangyu smiled and said: "Second Gong saw that Zuo Mou didn't dare to lose his manners in front of Mr. Du. If you don't believe me, you ask Mr. Du. He didn't beat or scold him. There are people waiting for three meals a day. Zuo dared to ask Mr. Du San Gong and Zuo Mou went to war together, the Qing emperor side, to rectify the court, without Zuo Mou's words, although the traitors Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng have subdued the law, there are still treacherous people around the emperor who exercise power, such as the eunuch Lu Jiude, Li Guofu and others, as well as Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozhou is not a good bird, and there are even villains like Huang Zongxi. He made the emperor foolish, confused right and wrong, and turned black and white. But it's not someone who just accepts everything and sits and waits for death!"

At this time Yuan Jixian spoke, and seeing that Du Yinxi was safe and sound, his face softened a little, "Mr. Zuo, what you said is wrong. No matter what the emperor did before, it has been obvious to all in the past few months. The emperor has worked hard to clean up the factory guards and punish the traitors. , to rectify the court, cleared the generals of the four towns, and now two groups are using troops to fight against thieves and exorcise captives, recover lost land, and restore the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Zuo, don’t listen to the villain’s slander, make a big mistake, it’s too late to regret, listen to the good words of the governor, Mr. Zuo should follow the way of serving as a minister, and quickly disband the soldiers. The governor, Mr. He, and Mr. Du, we The three of you would like to accompany Your Excellency to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit, but you must escort the imperial court to commit Hou Fangyu. Zuo Gong has made great achievements in the world, so he can plead guilty to the Emperor. The Emperor Longmu is gracious, and he will be able to pardon your crimes. Stop being delusional."

Two people, you come to talk, I have to talk, and in the end no one persuades the other.

Zuo Liangyu suppressed his anger and clasped his fists in the wall: "Mr. Yuan and Mr. He, those who know the current affairs are heroes. Zuo's 40 troops have already arrived in Jiujiang. If the emperor doesn't say anything this time, Zuo will definitely not just withdraw his troops like this." , take care of yourself, give the two adults a night to think about time, tomorrow will be tomorrow!"

These words were obviously threatening, but Yuan Jixian's face was as cold as steel: "Without the imperial decree, let alone 40 troops, even a 100 million army would never want to pass here, unless Mr. Zuo stepped on the bones of the governor and fired! "

"Retreat!" Zuo Liangyu didn't say any more, and flew back on horseback with Du Yinxi under escort.After arriving in the camp, he just sat down angrily, when a small school came to report that the emperor's personal expedition was under his command, and the forward troops were only sixty miles away from Pengze, Zuo Liangyu suddenly jumped up when he heard the words.

(End of this chapter)