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This is a problem!
Liu Bingzheng and Zuo Chunqiu couldn't help frowning when they heard this.
Geng Jingzhong rebelled to become the emperor!
Geng Jingzhong snapped his fingers and said, "According to this strategy, after Wu Sangui conquers Wuchang, he will have all five provinces in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Lake.
Third Prince Zhu took Guangdong and most of Jiangxi. If we agree to Yang Qilong’s terms of making peace with Zheng Jing, Zheng Jing under the command of Third Prince Zhu will also take over our two prefectures of Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian, plus Going to Taiwan, which is already in his hands... These can all be counted under the title of the third prince Zhu.
But what can I get?At most, it is half of Fujian and half of Jiangxi.Among Wu, Zhu, and Geng, my strength is still the weakest.Who should be the emperor at that time? "
yes?
Who will be the emperor?
Geng Jingzhong really wants to be emperor!Otherwise, what kind of rebellion would he create?Before the rebellion, he was the king of Jingnan, but after the rebellion succeeded, he became the king of Fujian?Is this counterintuitive interesting?
Liu Bingzheng and Zuo Chunqiu looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a while?
There are no two suns in the sky, and there are no two kings in the people!
But Wu Sangui, Zhu Third Prince and Geng Jingzhong all want to be emperor now, what should we do?
It's not possible to engage in three emperors, and everyone will sit on the dragon bed together.
And you can't have an emperor take turns sitting...
"No..." Geng Jingzhong's voice suddenly became extremely serious, startling both Liu Bingzheng and Zuo Chunqiu, and stared at him blankly.
Geng Jingzhong said word by word: "I have to be more refined, more refined..."
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Zhangzhou Fucheng, Fujian Governor's Yamen.
In the second hall of Governor Fan Chengmo, several top-notch Tianxinyan Dahongpao lamps were exuding a unique fragrance.Governor Fan Da, who is nearly fifty years old, is smiling and chatting with the visiting Geng Jingzhong, Liu Bingzheng and Liu Jinzhong.
While talking and laughing, Fan Chengmo couldn't help stealing glances at Liu Jinzhong, who was visiting with Geng Jingzhong and Liu Bingzheng—this Liu Jinzhong is the commander-in-chief of Chaozhou Prefecture in Guangdong Province next door!According to the law of the Qing Dynasty, military leaders at his level were not allowed to leave the flooded area without an imperial decree.
Although Liu Jinzhong is Geng Jingzhong's old subordinate, there must be collusion between the two sides, and it is understandable to meet quietly in private.But how could this guy follow Geng Jingzhong to make an appearance in Fujian Governor's Yamen so openly?
Fan Chengmo thought to himself: "Isn't he afraid that my official will expose his crime of leaving flood land without authorization in the secret report to the emperor? Back then, Zhu Guozhi was punished for this crime of leaving flood land without authorization... Isn't he afraid as a general? "
Liu Jinzhong also seemed to know that he had made a mistake, so he had no choice but to sit upright with his hands on his knees, and he didn't dare to speak casually. Only when Geng Jingzhong mentioned him did he dare to answer a word or two.
Geng Jingzhong, Liu Bingzheng and Fan Chengmo finally finished their exchange of pleasantries, and began to talk about serious business.I saw Geng Jingzhong's serious face: "Fan Zhijun, this time, my brother has been trusted by the emperor to take charge of Fujian's military affairs. Everyone understands how heavy the responsibility is.
Although the brother's chief manager is in charge of Fujian, he can't ignore the affairs of Guangdong... The rules of the flood defense area must be strictly observed during Taiping years.But now he can't be on duty like this, otherwise he will just wait for the rebels to attack him. "
That's right!
Fan Chengmo nodded, looked at Liu Jinzhong again, and thought: "Guangdong province is almost lost, only Liu Jinzhong still keeps the six counties of Chaozhou... This Liu Jinzhong can't find the governor, admiral, Pingnan King and Xu of Guangdong now. Mr. Shun has also run away, so if he wants to ask for help, he can only come to Fujian."
Thinking of this, Fan Chengmo nodded and asked Liu Jinzhong: "Liu Zongrong, how is the situation in Chaozhou Prefecture? I heard that you defeated Qiu Hui twice last month?"
Liu Jinzhong got up quickly, and said respectfully: "If you go back to Fan Zhijun, the humble officer did repel the invasion of the pirate Qiu Hui twice. But it was only a small victory, and he didn't get many beheads."
Fan Chengmo said with a smile: "That also frustrates the rebellious spirit... Later, I and the prince will give you credit together!"
Geng Jingzhong shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple!"
"What?" Fan Chengmo was stunned, "My lord, the overall situation is not good now, even two small victories are enough to inspire people!"
Geng Jingzhong said: "The army doesn't know something. Although this Qiu Hui is an old thief who has been rampant along the Chaohui coast for many years, he is just a pirate. He can't fight when he goes ashore. If the false third prince Zhu and the third grandson of Zhu One of the thieves is still in Chaozhou, so Liu Zongrong can't win no matter what."
Liu Jinzhong frowned, and nodded again and again: "My lord is right! The false third prince Zhu and the false third grandson of Zhu are rare good generals in the world... When the fake third prince Zhu was guarding Jieyang, he was so humble that he didn't even dare to go out of Haiyang County. !"
Fan Chengmo smiled and said, "Didn't he go to Guangzhou to enjoy the blessing?"
Liu Jinzhong said: "What Zhijun said is that the false Third Prince Zhu has been in Guangzhou these days, and his son, the false Third Grandson Zhu, is using troops in Shaozhou and Nanxiong. Hui has sent people to Guangzhou to recruit soldiers!
This Qiu Hui is the father-in-law of the third grandson of the false third grandson of Zhu. It is estimated that the third grandson of the false third grandson will personally lead troops to Chaozhou Prefecture! "
Geng Jingzhong added: "If he really comes, Haiyang County will be very difficult to defend... When he takes down Haiyang, he will probably come to Zhangzhou as well!"
Hit Zhangzhou?
When Fan Chengmo heard this, he was startled.Although Emperor Kangxi was already asking where he wanted to be an official?But after all, he hasn't been transferred yet... If the third grandson of Zhu suddenly called, wouldn't he become a loyal lieutenant?
"Well, what should I do?" Fan Chengmo asked hastily.
Geng Jingzhong said with a serious face: "Fan Zhijun, I discussed with Liu Zongrong and felt that Zhangzhou must defend the tide... If Chaozhou does not defend, Zhangzhou will be in the position of the enemy of Chaozhou, the enemy of Quanzhou and the enemy of the sea." Under attack from three sides, it is impossible to defend. To defend against the tide, we must recapture Jieyang County before the Third Grandson of Zhu returns to the army!"
"Recapture Jieyang County?" Fan Chengmo was taken aback, "My lord, are you planning to send troops to Chaozhou?"
Geng Jingzhong nodded heavily: "Exactly! Fan Zhijun, are you willing to go to the battlefield with me to fight powerful enemies and make achievements for the country?"
Chapter 245 No one is stupid!
Of course, Fan Chengmo didn't dare to join Geng Jingzhong in sending troops to attack Chaozhou's Jieyang County... Jieyang County was a fortified city that once withstood the onslaught of Shang Kexi's [-] troops!
What's more, the [-] troops who are still gratifying are defeated without even touching the city wall of Jieyang County, and even failing to go up "Jieyang Island".
Where is such a city so easy to fight?If Jieyang City is not defeated, and Zhu Heqi fights again, maybe he will be the king of the Three Kingdoms... Fan Chengmo doesn't want to be the head of the "king of the Three Kingdoms".
Although he is not afraid of being loyal, but he has to be a vigorous loyalist, so that his name can go down in history!If you only act as a "additional head", people will only know Geng Jingzhong and not Fan Chengmo in the future, so isn't this Zhonglie in vain?
In addition, if Geng Jingzhong was defeated and ran back, and then lost the Zhangzhou Mansion, how would he, a minister who guards the land and leads the land, explain?
But don't become a criminal who has lost his teacher and lost his land.Even if you are not a criminal, and the guns have no eyes on the battlefield, who knows which bullet is destined for you?
Thinking of this, Fan Chengmo had already made up his mind, and said with a smile: "My lord, as a scholar, how can I lead soldiers to fight? Moreover, the emperor has issued an order to let the subordinate choose a place for transfer... This is a great grace Ah! The seat of the governor of Zhejiang is currently vacant, and the lower officials are familiar with the situation in Zhejiang, so I would like to ask you to transfer to Zhejiang."
In fact, the seat of Governor of Zhejiang was reserved by Kangxi for Fan Chengmo!
Let Fan Chengmo choose the place to be an official himself, just to show his favor to the good servant.
Geng Jingzhong immediately smiled and nodded, "That's great, Fujian and Zhejiang are adjacent, and we can be neighbors in the future."
Fan Chengmo said with a smile: "My lord's loyalty, I admire very much... So I want to jointly play with the lord, explaining the matter of the lord's dispatch of troops to Chaozhou Prefecture. And I will also play alone, please agree to allow the lord to control Chaozhou, Guangdong Military affairs. In this way, the prince can command Liu Zongrong in a legitimate manner!"
Fan Chengmo seems to have good intentions, but Geng Jingzhong is not stupid. Of course, he understands that this Fan is going to tell Kangxi about his dispatch of troops to Chaozhou Prefecture... In this way, he has to do what he says, and he has to fight no matter what. It's Jieyang County.Otherwise, Emperor Kangxi would no longer trust him in the future!
Sending troops to Chaozhou Prefecture to grab Qiu Hui's territory will undoubtedly offend Qiu Hui, Qiu Shuzhen's father and daughter, and the Chaozhou people in Zhu Ming's camp.
Qiu Hui was the father-in-law of Zhu Heqi, the third grandson of Zhu, and Qiu Shuzhen was Zhu Heqi's original wife.
And Chaozhou people are now an important pillar of Zhu Ming's camp!
Offending them is equivalent to offending the Queen Hesheli and Sony's big family on the Qing side, and also offending the Eight Banners of Zhenghuang, Xianghuang, and Zhengbai on the Three Banners... Offending these Isn't it tantamount to throwing oneself into a trap after taking refuge in the Qing Dynasty?
For the same reason, it is unlikely that Geng Jingzhong will join the anti-Qing and Fuming camp in the future.
"Fan Zhijun's words are enough!" Geng Jingzhong patted his chest, and immediately said to Fan Chengmo, "Soldiers are precious, and this king will send troops to Chaozhou immediately! Why don't we write the notes for the memorial today, and then use six hundred miles to expedite it Send it out!"
Hearing what Geng Jingzhong said, Fan Chengmo felt a little guilty.This Geng Jingzhong turned out to be really loyal!Why did I suspect that he was going to rebel?
Almost wronged a good man!
Thinking of this, Fan Chengmo nodded heavily, and then said to the left and right: "Quickly prepare the four treasures of the study for me...I want to write a note for the emperor!"
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Dahao, the other courtyard of the Qiu family.
When Geng Jingzhong and Fan Chengmo jointly wrote the memorial to Emperor Kangxi, Zhu Heqi, who was waiting for the birth of his eldest son or daughter in this life, was in the study discussing his family's Northern Expedition plan with Chen Yonghua who had just arrived.
The matter of the Northern Expedition must be put on the agenda!
Although in the original history, the old guy Wu Sangui lost his vigor after conquering most of Hunan, he fought a tug-of-war with the Manchus in Hunan and Jiangxi for several years, and he was unable to cross the Yangtze River or rush to attack Wuchang. city.
But whether it will be like this this time, it's hard to say!
Because of the appearance of Zhu and Qi, the current situation in the world is completely different!
First of all, Guangdong, which was responsible for adding to the chaos and being a disservice during the San Francisco Rebellion, has now become the anti-Qing stronghold.Under the control of Zu Zeqing and Guo Yi, Guangxi will at least not add chaos to Wu Sangui.
In this way, Wu Sangui can concentrate his limited forces on the Huguang battlefield.
Secondly, under Yang Qilong's running and contact, Geng Jingzhong, who had a very firm anti-Qing stance in history but was of little use, is now very likely to become a big card that surprises and wins.
This Geng Jingzhong, in fact, only has the power of one blow!
His direct lineage is only [-], plus the army of Liu Jinzhong, Zhao Desheng, Ma Weixing, Liu Yan, Wang Jingong and others, it can almost be in the early [-]s.The strength is not considered great, and the soldiers are not considered skilled. Fighting a battle unexpectedly may achieve miraculous results. If you want to fight a protracted war, you will definitely lose the chain.
In the original history, Geng Jingzhong's rebellion was very sloppy.First, Zheng Jiajun, who was defeated by the land war, fought two battles for Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, and they were defeated in the end!
Then, under the mediation of Wu Sangui, he made peace with the Zheng family, and then sent troops to Zhejiang.After arriving in Zhejiang, after a few hits, he couldn't move anymore, and turned from offense to defense.When Prince Kang Jieshu of the Qing Dynasty brought his army to Zhejiang, Geng Jingzhong's army was responsible for sending heads to give the opponent experience... Seriously, if he stayed in the Qing Dynasty, he would give the Zheng family army experience , and perhaps make a greater contribution to the anti-Qing cause.
But this time, if Geng Jingzhong can really act according to Yang Qilong's arrangement, maybe he can really help Wu Sangui take down Wuchang!
And once Wuchang was captured by Wu Sangui, the general situation of the world would be completely different that day.
So Zhu and Qi must make early plans now.
"My lord, your strategy is indeed powerful, and I admire you very much. But Geng Jingzhong... is actually not made for great things!"
Hearing Zhu Heqi finish his Hunan-Jiangxi decisive battle strategy, Chen Yonghua was very shocked on the one hand, and on the other hand raised his own concerns.
Chen Yonghua paused, and then said: "Even if he implements this strategy, will all the benefits go to Wu Sangui? Now that Wu Sangui claims to be the President, the Generalissimo of the World's Army and Horses, his disobedience is clearly revealed!
The son, the king of Yanping and his ministers are all worried that if he succeeds, it may not be Daming who will be restored! "
Zhu Heqi smiled: "I know that Wu Sangui is not stupid, why should I fight the world again for my family? I just received a letter from Zhuge's army division, and Wu Sangui's army has already entered Hunan... the momentum is overwhelming!
In addition, Zheng Jiaolin, the admiral of Sichuan, and Wu Zhimao and Tan Hong, the generals, also raised their troops to respond.In the blink of an eye, the land of the four provinces will be taken! "
"My lord, you can't make wedding dresses for others!" Chen Yonghua looked very worried, "Yanping County King also thinks so... The current anti-Qing situation is so good, it's all because of you, my lord. Don't let Wu Sangui pick it up."
What Chen Yonghua said was actually showing his loyalty to Zheng Jing!
Although not long ago, Zheng Jing could still overwhelm the power of the third prince Zhu and the third grandson of Zhu.But now facing the third prince Zhu and the third grandson of Zhu who have swept Guangdong and ruled millions of people, Zheng Jing is no longer qualified to fight against the court.
And he doesn't have that much ambition, he just wants to be as rich as his grandfather Zheng Zhilong.
"That's natural!" Zhu Heqi laughed. "Wu Sangui calls himself the President's Grand Marshal. Who else doesn't understand what he's thinking? This time I invited Xueshi Chen to Dahao to discuss how to take down Nanjing before him." .”
Chen Yonghua said with a smile: "Master, if you have anything you want me to do with Yanping County King, just tell me...as long as Yanping Palace can do it, you will definitely not be disappointed."
Zhu Heqi laughed and asked Chen Yonghua: "Chen Xueshi, how many ships can you mobilize now that can travel by sea?"
Chapter 246 Do you still remember how to get to Nanjing?
"My son, do you want to... take the northern expedition to Nanjing by sea?"
Chen Yonghua immediately understood Zhu Hechi's thoughts!
The real purpose of this sage son, who sent Yang Qilong around, and tricked Geng Jingzhong into being a "rebel spirit", was to use Geng as cannon fodder to attract the attention of the Qing army, so that he could go north by sea to attack Nanjing.
This method is really powerful... Fortunately, King Yanping does not have such great ambitions, otherwise Zheng Jing, who is not good enough, might become another Geng Jingzhong!
Zhu Hexi stroked his beard, looked serious, looked at Chen Yonghua and said, "Great scholar, do you still remember how to get to Nanjing?"
"Remember, remember!"
How can you not remember?What Chen Yonghua walked with Zheng Chenggong back then... is unforgettable!Thinking about it now makes my heart ache, it hurts badly!
"My lord," Chen Yonghua's tears were about to fall, "this road is not easy to travel. Back then, King Yanping Zhong led three thousand ships, tens of thousands of troops, and eight thousand iron men. They all failed in the battle of Nanjing City ..."
Zheng Chenggong now has a posthumous title of "Zhong", which was given to him by Zhu Tianwang when he was eating, drinking and having fun in Jieyang.
Zhu Hexi said: "Chen Xueshi, don't be sad. Although the Northern Expedition of Yanping Zhongwang was not successful, but it can let future generations learn from it. If we go to the Northern Expedition by sea, it should not fail."
"Of course!" Chen Yonghua wiped away his tears, "Your Majesty, you have the sharp weapon of sugar and medicine, and you have the help of Zhuge Junshi and Yang Junshi, no matter how strong Nanjing City is, it will definitely be able to go down!"
"Naturally!" Zhu Heqi expressed his confidence, "As long as [-] to [-] troops arrive at Jinling, the city can be destroyed within ten days!"
Zhu Heqi is not bragging, he is the "Great Master"!Moreover, he recently asked Luo Dafa, who owns a mine at home, to go to Shaozhou Prefecture, Lianshan Prefecture and other places to recruit miners, planning to learn from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to dig pits to buy buried medicine, not gunpowder, but sugar medicine!
"Twenty to thirty thousand is enough?" Chen Yonghua looked at Zhu Heqi uncertainly.
"Enough!" Zhu Heqi nodded with certainty, "Xueshi Chen, how many ships do we need to transport [-] land divisions to Nanjing?"
"This..." Chen Yonghua frowned, thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "My lord, I don't agree with the method of transporting [-] Lu divisions to Nanjing by water."
Zhu Hechi was taken aback, "Why?"
Chen Yonghua frowned and said: "Because it is difficult for sea ships to travel after entering the river, it is difficult to move an inch when there is no wind or the wind direction is wrong. At that time, King Zhong of Yanping sent troops from the coastal areas of Fujian and Zhejiang in late April, arrived at Dinghai on the 28th, and occupied Dinghai on the 22th. The whole territory, but did not arrive at Wusongkou until May 26th, and Jiangyin on the first day of June. The army did not defeat the Qing demon army in Yinshan, Zhenjiang on June [-], and captured Zhenjiang City.
On the seventh day of July, the main force led by King Zhong of Yanping arrived outside Nanjing... At this time, it has been almost three months since the army left the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang.Not only were the veterans exhausted, but Qing Yao was also given time to dispatch troops to support Nanjing. "
Chen Yonghua paused for a moment, and then said: "Besides, there were many survivors of the Ming Dynasty who could be used by me in the Jiangnan area back then, so when the army marched up the river, I got a lot of help from them. Anyway, there are also many civil and military officials... Such convenience is certainly not available now. up!
In addition, Shi Lang has now arrived in Jiangxi, and will soon start training the Yangtze River Navy.His naval warships are all river boats, which can travel quickly on the Yangtze River... If it takes two or three months for the army to march along the river, Shi Lang may have already led the navy to line up on the river outside Nanjing! "