Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 525 Daming King

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After the record of the Japanese cavalry was reported back to Japan, the Tokugawa shogunate was also very surprised and never mentioned the topic of sending troops again. These 800 people were actually their vanguard and came to test the Qing army. If they found that the Qing army was no better than that, they Only then did they plan to send a large army. The Tokugawa family is not the Toyotomi family. They do not have such great ambitions for the land of China. They sent troops purely out of political influence considerations.

But they didn't expect to fight so badly, and almost wiped out the whole army in the first battle.

Tokugawa Ietsuna, who had just succeeded to the throne for only two years, quickly invited Chen Yuanyun from Hangzhou, who lived in Japan and had learned boxing in Shaolin Temple, to ask him about the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers.

This Chen Yuanyun is a strange person. He is proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. To what extent is he proficient? It is probably the level of the later master Nan Huaijin. This kind of person is naturally respected as a master in Japan. He also learned boxing in Shaolin Temple. Introduced Shaolin Boxing to Japan, and later developed Japanese Jiu-Jitsu.

But at this time, he did not come to Japan because of the fall of the Ming Dynasty, but came to Japan a few years earlier, probably to preach.

He already has the ability, he is at the master level, he has taught many apprentices in Japan, and he is a Chinese, so his status is even higher.

Chinese people and monks all have a halo effect in Asia. There is a so-called law that "the Japanese law does not kill monks of the Tang Dynasty. If there is a law that stops the crime, it will kill the same boat." Chinese monks who commit capital crimes in Japan are only expelled. , If you dare to return, you generally don't kill them, but kill the people on the same boat as a warning.

Chen Yuanyun has both, so he is especially respected, and he has real skills. From civilians to generals, he will ask him for advice when encountering Chinese problems, and even many major Japanese issues.

Chen Yuanyun told Tokugawa Ietsuna that the Tartars are indeed very strong, and they are not afraid of death, but fighting is different from martial arts. You can't win a war with a strong individual. Tell Tokugawa Ietsuna to rely on the art of war.

The master's words were deeply approved by Tokugawa Iezuna, so he sent a copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War to each of the civil servants and generals for them to read, and asked Chen Yuanyun to help him practice the formation, but Chen Yuanyun told the general that he didn't understand these, and told him De Chuan Jiagang, the book is easy to understand, and the battle must be actual combat. At that time, Qin Mugong's general, Bailixi's son Meng Mingshi often lost battles at the beginning, and he lost three games in a row before he finally fought. A famous battle of Wei.

So Tokugawa Iezuna asked someone to send an order to the daimyo Matsudaira Mitsunaga who led the army, telling him to stay in Daming all the time, pay attention to learning Daming's art of war, and master the skills of actual combat, don't cherish the lives of the samurai, as long as ten people come back, as a seed.

These are all later stories.

Yang Chao felt that it was not a problem for Emperor Longwu to stay in Burma. After he escaped, his morale was greatly affected. Although Jiangnan had long since known Zhu Tianzi, Li Dingguo's subordinates aimed to save the emperor, so Yang Chao sent envoys to In Myanmar, I met the King of Myanmar, hoping to take back Emperor Longwu.

As long as Zhu Cihuan is brought back, Li Dingguo's 5 people will be liberated. In addition, the Kuidong Army recruited by Wen Anzhi may also obey the Northern Expedition. There will be 10 people. Yang Chao intends to let them attack the 10 people Sichuan, Yang Chao is really worried that the Manchus are playing slavery in Sichuan. The center of the place is a plain, surrounded by mountains. If slavery is defeated, it will be troublesome in the future.

Beating children on rainy days is idle anyway. Yang Chao doesn't plan to make a northern expedition this year, and is still accumulating strength.

No matter how you look at it, next year we will make an all-out northern expedition to the Central Plains to end this ten-year long war.

Therefore, it is imperative to send envoys to bring back the emperor.

But Yang Chao didn't expect this to give his subordinates a chance.

The emissaries were King Fu and Xu Siman, but before Xu Siman left, Huang Feng's mansion secretly talked with him in detail all night.

As a result, when Xu Sixan came back at the end of the year, he brought an imperial edict, which surprised Yang Chao inexplicably.

Because this imperial decree is the imperial decree to make Yang Chao king, there is nothing strange about it, Sun Kewang is crowned king, Li Dingguo is crowned king, Liu Wenxiu is crowned king, and it is not surprising that another Yang Chao is crowned king.

To Yang Chao's surprise, Zhu Cihuan actually made Yang Chao the Great Ming King!

Zhu Cihuan is the son of Ming Dynasty, he made Yang Chao the king of Ming Dynasty, what kind of shit is this?

But when Yang Chao listened to Xu Siman's description of Emperor Longwu's situation, he basically figured it out. Zhu Cihuan had no choice but to exchange Daming for Yang Chao to save him.

It turned out that the little emperor really suffered in Myanmar.

The Burmese king never saw him from the beginning to the end, because the Burmese king Ping Dali didn't know what etiquette he should use to meet the Son of Heaven, should he use the ceremony of a vassal? The king of North Korea could lower his face to kowtow to the Son of Heaven, but the Burmese king really couldn't shame himself, so They simply disappeared, placed Emperor Longwu and his party outside Dongyu City, and built a simple fence for them to surround them.

At this time, there were quite a few civil servants and generals who followed the emperor, but they no longer had any sense of propriety, righteousness and shame. All those who had a little bit of propriety and shame committed suicide when their wives and daughters were taken away as slaves by the Burmese.

At this time, these officials were just trying to make ends meet, and often mingled with the Burmese people who came to the Damingzi enclosure for fun.The Burmese sighed: "The ministers of the Celestial Dynasty are so playful, the world is safe and secure?" The local official said: "I don't think these lords are the ones who want to be kings."

The emperor was so annoyed that he sent officials to take turns to watch the night. As a result, the officials on duty took the opportunity to "drink with lights and sing songs all night long".Headed by Ma Jixiang and Li Guotai, they would drink every night at Prince Wei Gong's house. There was a Cantonese actress named Li Yingxiang in Wei Gong's house, which became their best place to have fun.Uncle Puying of Suining, eunuch Yang Guoming and other dignitaries opened casinos, shouting and drinking day and night, making a lot of noise.The emperor was furious, and ordered the guards in brocade clothes to demolish the casino. All the ministers were in high spirits to gamble, so no matter what the emperor's decree, the casino was reopened in another place, and the noise remained the same.

The most exasperating thing was that Ma Jixiang and others finally had no money. Ma Jixiang and Li Guotai told the emperor that the courtiers and entourage were living in difficulties.Where did the emperor have any family property, he threw the gold seal on the ground in a rage, and asked them to chop it up and distribute it to the officials.Li Guoyong, the eunuch of Dianxi, kowtowed and said, "I dare not break this treasure even if I die!"

After the autumn harvest, the king of Myanmar sent a batch of newly harvested rice, and the emperor instructed to distribute it to the poor accompanying officials.However, Ma Jixiang regarded it as his own and distributed it to those who had close ties with him, which caused great dissatisfaction within the small court.Deng Kai, the chief guard, shouted: "The current situation is now, and you dare to deceive your superiors. If you don't give the benefits of being promoted, what is your conscience?" Ma Jixiang ordered his men to knock Deng Kai to the ground, and he was unable to walk due to his injured foot.

This is what Xu Sinan told Yang Chao about the emperor's situation in Burma.

After hearing this, Yang Chao couldn't help feeling sympathetic. An emperor who has reached this level can only sigh.

However, Yang Chao became curious about this Ma Jixiang. This person has always been deeply trusted by Emperor Longwu. Even if he once took refuge in Sun Kewang, he was still firmly believed by the emperor. Indeed a talent.

But at this time, this guy is completely a traitor. He dared to force the emperor to break the golden jade seal in front of the emperor and pay for it. I am afraid that the emperor should see through what kind of guy he is.

It's just why Zhu Cihuan didn't kill Ma Jixiang. At this time, it shouldn't be difficult to kill a powerful official. After thinking about it, Yang Chao guessed that Ma Jixiang was not really a good gambler by soliciting others to gamble, maybe he was wooing people and Ma Peizhi Power, it's not that the emperor didn't want to kill Ma Jixiang, but the emperor couldn't kill Ma Jixiang at all.

Yang Chao's guess was pretty close, but he didn't guess that Ma Jixiang was already dead at this time, in the hands of Xu Sinan, and died under a glass of poisoned wine.

Why did Xu Sinan kill Ma Jixiang, because he needed Ma Jixiang to do something for him, and he couldn't let anyone know about it.

And this matter is the canonization of Daming King.

This matter was what Huang Fengfu had a secret discussion with Xu Sixan before leaving.

At that time, Huang Fengfu asked Xu Sixan if he was willing to die for the governor, and Xu Sixan firmly promised that as long as the governor said a word, he would immediately cut off the head and offer it to him personally.

Only then did Huangfeng Mansion tell Xu Sixan about his idea. Everything was planned by Huangfeng Mansion and Xu Sixan carried it out, but they were all willing, especially Xu Sixan, the younger brother of many men. He was a young man in the army who could really die for Yang Chao. officer.

The Xu family is a poor military household in Xiaolingwei, but there are many heirs in the family, probably because the eldest son has adopted many sons, and they have sons one after another, from Xu Ernan to Xu Sinan, and a younger sister named Xu Xiaomei.

With four sons and one daughter in the family, the Xu family's burden is too heavy. Many male fathers are already hunched over at a young age, and their hair is graying.

Many men followed Yang Chao at the age of 15. At that time, Xu Sinan was only nine years old. After many men earned military pay, they did not think about marrying a wife for themselves. Instead, they built houses for their families and provided for their younger brothers to study. years.

Five years later, Xu Sinan told his elder brother that he wanted to join the army. Many men refused because of his young age. Six years later, Xu Sinan wanted to join the army again. Until seven years later, in the third year of Longwu, many men had reached the rank of chief soldier. Xu Sixan was already sixteen, and many men allowed his younger brother to join the army.

He has read books for nine years, and since he was a child, he has determined to be a hero like his elder brother. Influenced by his elder brother, he has always admired Yang Chao fanatically, and he also believes that Yang Chao is their family's benefactor. Naturally, he will not forget what happened before he was nine years old. In his memory, he never ate meat. It was not until his elder brother became a soldier that his family situation improved. After the victory in Haizhou, his elder brother was promoted step by step, and he became a celebrity in Xiaolingwei. It was also at that time that Xu Sixan had A strong desire to join the army.

When he was studying, this kid was partial to military books. He read all the military books that he could buy, and asked veterans about the war when he had nothing to do. , he was already familiar with all the military training, and practiced and mastered all the skills by himself.

After joining the army, he started as a small soldier. Although he was a scholar, he was extremely brave in battle. He made many military exploits and was injured many times. Finally, he passed the military examination and was admitted to the military department. Yang Chao finally transferred him to Sun Kewang as an envoy , suddenly highlighted his eloquent and clear military qualities.

Obviously, people like Xu Siman got the opportunity because of Yang Chao, and even changed the fate of the whole family because of Yang Chao.

Like the Huangfeng Mansion, he dreamed of seeing the day when Yang Chao ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, but in the end he conspired with the Huangfeng Mansion to conspire with the Daming King.He bought Ma Jixiang, let Ma Jixiang lobby and persecute the emperor, agreed to canonize Yang Chao as King of Ming Dynasty, and finally killed Ma Jixiang to silence him. When he left Dongyu with the canonization edict, Ma Jixiang's body was already cold.

But here comes the question, does Yang Chao dare to accept it? This name is too sensitive. King of Daming, King of Daming, what does this mean? It means that the emperor intends to abdicate to Yang Chao. Yang Chao forced it.

Looking at Xu Siman's eager eyes, and thinking of the comments of later generations, Yang Chao could only sigh in his heart.

Then he knelt on the ground and threw himself on the ground respectfully.

The eunuch Yang Guoming who delivered the decree finished reading the imperial decree in a hurry, then immediately helped Yang Chao up, and said with a coquettish smile:

"Our family congratulates the prince, the prince is a thousand years old, and his life is boundless!"

There were quite a few people watching the ceremony from the sidelines, including nobles, nobles, gentry, and civil and military officials in Nanjing city.

At this time, there are ecstasy, lamentation, and a blank mind.

Zhu Cihong was also there, and Yang Chao accepted the title of Daming King unexpectedly. Zhu Cihong felt his heart sinking continuously, as if he had fallen into an abyss.

When he was still in a daze, he suddenly felt someone slapping him on the back, and he saw that it was Huangfeng Mansion.

"My lord, it's time to express!"

Huang Fengfu said coldly.

Zhu Cihong took a deep breath.

Suddenly one step forward, trying to squeeze out a smile:

"Gu Wang congratulates Daming King, congratulations to Prince Yang, the prince is the King of Daming, and he deserves his name!"

Zhu Cihong's words made a large group of literati who thought they were loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty feel as if they had eaten flies.

Then, amidst the congratulatory sounds of all the officials, the canonization ceremony ended satisfactorily.

"My lord, it's time to order a dress."

Huang Fengfu said quietly.

Zhu Cihuan had already fallen to the point where apart from an imperial decree, he could not be rewarded with python robes, jade belts and the like, so Yang Guoming only brought an imperial decree.

Yang Chao had to make all the robes that a prince should have.

Huangfeng Mansion's speed was so fast that Yang Chao thought he had prepared for it. Ten days later, before the Chinese New Year, he presented the python robe.

Yang Chao didn't care, so he put it on with him. After a long time, he noticed that the dragon on this python robe had five claws!
(End of this chapter)