Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 158

Li Laiheng, a member of Kuidong Thirteen, clearly chose to be transferred, and led 3 men and his family members from Badong to Chengdu.He was like the biggest crack in a weak embankment, and when it cracked, the whole embankment began to collapse.

Soon, Deng Bingzhi, Yang Xun, and Zhao Yun, the commanders of Yuan Zongdi's subordinates, and Suo Yanlong, Wu Zhiqi, Wang Jiayu, Li Zhicui, Liu Yingchang, Hu Jungui, Tian Shouyi, and Wang Zhili of Liu Tichun's subordinates successively surrendered to the Daming Fuguo Army. They rushed to Chengdu with their men, horses and goods.Even though he won't be able to get any rewards, at least his life won't be in danger.

During this period of time, among the thirteen families of Kuidong who were transferred, most of them had the commander-in-chief leading thousands of soldiers, men, women, old and young, and some even escaped with three or five people.Yuan Zongdi saw that the general situation was over, so he led his troops to Chengdu, pleaded guilty to Bai Mingxiu, and expressed that he would be transferred.However, Hao Yaoqi and Liu Tichun soon realized that they had almost no one under their command, and they couldn't hold on in the deep mountains, so they simply took the whole family and ran away without a trace.

In short, without mobilizing the army to carry out real military operations, the Kuidong Thirteen Clans finally disintegrated automatically in front of Bai Mingxiu.Li Dingguo immediately ordered his general Wu Sansheng to lead a certain unit of the Second Division to occupy Kuizhou Mansion, and the troops entered the western Hubei area, covering the Three Gorges and looking at Huguang, realizing a strategically favorable situation in which the Manchu-controlled area was threatened from east, west, and south.

And Li Dingguo even led the main force of the first division, and cooperated with the main force of the second cavalry division, which Bai Mingxiu relied on most, to cross the Hanzhong Plain, capture Hanzhong Mansion, and completely close the northern gate of Bashu.The Southwest Campaign has come to an end. This battle is the largest and the largest in geographical span since Bai Mingxiu took charge. If you count the peasant army of the Thirteen Clans in Shangkui East, the size of the Ming army is actually about the same as that of the Qing army. of.However, the result was that the entire Qing army was wiped out, and the Ming army's losses were almost negligible.

The results of the Southwest Campaign shocked the world. The 16 Qing troops were wiped out, and the Ming army successfully connected the five provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, and Guangxi, completely controlling the southwest region, looking at the two lakes and the south of the Yangtze River. For a while, people everywhere were floating and the situation was changing.

The impressive results of the Ming army undoubtedly inspired a large number of anti-Qing forces who were still persisting, and even inspired a group of people to rise up. Suddenly, there were hundreds of rebel troops under the flag of the Prince's Supervisor in the land of China. , This caused the Qing court to be in chaos, and it was desperate to mobilize military forces to put out the fire.

At this time, Bai Mingxiu had already embarked on the road back to Guangzhou. With him, there were also various armies, which maneuvered to Guangzhou by different routes, and were transferred to the Southern China Military Region of the Great Ming Restoration Army.As for the Twelfth and Thirteenth Divisions recruited by Bai Mingxiu recently, they were "born" directly from Guangzhou.

He also brought Pan Yinglong, the eunuch who came back from Kuidong Shisan's house, Hong Yuao, the imperial censor of Youqin, and Zhu Shenglang, the king of Dong'an, in his army.The first two were both supervisors, and the Kuidong Shisan Family no longer existed, so they returned naturally.After all, he has made great achievements in stationing in Kuidong for many years, and it is the proper meaning to take up the post after training.

Pan Yinglong was old, and when he heard that the Crown Prince no longer set up a House of Internal Affairs and no longer needed eunuchs, he felt mixed feelings.But when he learned that the crown prince was willing to use him as an official, Pan Yinglong was also very grateful, but in the end he refused to accept his resignation, hoping to retire.Hong Yu'ao was still quite excited, he was an official who welcomed the Tang king as a living being, and it was obviously a great thing to be able to return to the court.It's just that he hasn't realized what kind of place the "Imperial Academy" he is about to enter is.The prince has never directly used officials to take up positions, and they have to send them to the cadre school for training for a period of time. Although everyone can't understand, since this is the prince's rule, there are no exceptions, so they can only accept it.

On the contrary, Bai Mingxiu had mixed feelings about the Duke of Dong'an.

When Zhu Shenglang met Bai Mingxiu, he cried like tears, telling how much he suffered as a clan in Kuidong, how eagerly he looked forward to bathing in the grace of the king, and how loyal he was to Daming.However, it was different from Zhu Shenglang's script. Prince Jian Guo didn't comfort him, and even treated him very coldly.

Originally, Zhu Shenglang thought that as the only remaining clan, he had to be made a prince by the county king, but Bai Mingxiu didn't even give Zhu Shenglang the official seal of the county king issued by the court.

In short, Bai Mingxiu did not recognize his status as a prince.

After experiencing the chaos of the peasant uprising and the entry of the Qing army, the old Zhu family's upright clan basically disappeared. They were either killed by the peasant army or slaughtered by the Qing Dynasty.Now the clan that can inherit the throne is basically a little bit farther by blood.

This Zhu Shenglang was born in the branch of the king of Chu, and later Yongli made him the king of Dong'an County.

After Guangzhou City was taken down by Bai Mingxiu, several people who claimed to be from the clan came to recognize their relatives.Bai Mingxiu's attitude is that he doesn't admit it at all, even if he can prove his identity, say that he is the nephew of a certain prince or how many generations he has lost, Bai Mingxiu doesn't even have preferential treatment, and he is sent directly to the civil affairs department, and he will give it if he is willing to work. You arrange a job and want to rely on the clan to gain status, don't even think about it.

Bai Mingxiu simply made it clear to Zhu Shenglang: "Jun Wang, you are a prince who was conferred by my father, so I will not take your hat away. However, I have already issued the "New Regulations on the Title of Ming Dynasty" and "Statement on Cancellation of Clan Treatment", the title of the Ming Dynasty, no matter it is hereditary or not, can only be conferred by virtue of making great contributions to the country and the people. Receiving salary from the imperial court, there is no difference in status from ordinary Ming people. However, the clan can also study and be an official, and make meritorious service in the army. County king, you, the title of Dong'an County King, I can leave it to you for the rest of your life. The next generation will never have another one. If you have the heart, you can try to become an official or a soldier, and you will not lose your way."

Zhu Shenglang was dumbfounded. He thought that returning to the imperial court would necessarily represent prosperity and wealth.But he did not expect that Bai Mingxiu hated the enfeoffment system of the imperial clan in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang had tens of thousands of descendants, and the imperial clan was not allowed to do business, engage in politics, or join the army. Many restrictions were wasting public funds.So Bai Mingxiu took advantage of this juncture and simply abolished the clan.

Zhu Shenglang didn't dare to make a fuss at all, but he knew how powerful the prince's authority over the country was now, basically he was in the army and in the court, he said what he said.Even the real emperor, Yongli, was left by his son to retire in Australia, which no one had ever heard of.

Zhu Shenglang had no choice but to say with a shy face: "Prince, for the sake of the whole family, can you help me with some gold and silver, so that this king... er, I can have a living after I go to Guangdong."

Bai Mingxiu was straightforward: "Success, I'm lending you money with an interest of [-]%, and the money will be repaid within five years."

(End of this chapter)