Lord of Ming Dynasty

Not to mention how these forces are wrangling and fighting, but Zhu Yujian and his queen, prince, courtiers, and guards came out of the mountain a few days later and found themselves in the territory of Yanping Mansion. The emperor's people, a powerful family, hid them in their home and entertained them with good wine and meat for a few days.

At this time, Zhang Qiang had already led the army to the county town of Keliu County, and also arrived near Yanping Mansion.

Zhang Cunzhe led the Qing army from Quzhou Prefecture to chase all the way. His army doubled and Zhang Qiang's army also doubled. At the beginning, there were only more than 6000 troops. Now, it has reached [-] troops. Of course, many They are all nearby rebel teams, as well as surrendered Qing soldiers and Ming soldiers who surrendered.

The team of captives has also grown, and it has reached a little over [-].

If the enemy scouts for reconnaissance, they will be surprised. It seems that there are nearly [-] rebel troops.

Every time Zhang Qiang passed through a county town, he always attacked with captive soldiers, not counting the casualties. The people, all the money was taken away.

There were not many Qing army guarding the city along the road, so Zhang Qiang drove straight in, and soon conquered six county towns, broke through countless camps, captured countless grains and silver, and the team grew a lot.

All the areas that passed through knew the strength of the Jinhua Rebel Army, and countless rebel troops came to defect.

Eliminate the weak, the old and the young, and there are still four thousand young and strong who can fight.

When Zhang Qiang captured the city, he threw it away. He didn't even think about defending it, because he didn't have the strength.

It was all thrown to the rebels who didn't want to follow Zhang Qiang.

He attacked in the front, the rebels took advantage of it in the back, and Zhang Cunzhe led the army to recover the city, but he couldn't move fast.

Inside Haoqiang's stockade, Zhu Yujian was reading a thread-bound book, but he couldn't read it.

Hao Qiang hurried in, but was blocked by Zhu Yujian's guards. Hao Qiang shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am very happy, a rebel army has appeared in Pingnan County."

"Oh," Su Guansheng and He Kai, who had just arrived, looked at each other, and Su Guansheng said, "Mr. Xiao, this matter is serious. How many troops does the other party have?"

Xiao Yuanwai said: "Report to the old man, I heard that there are [-] troops, and the Qing army has no power to fight."

He Kai clapped his hands, "That's great, Xiao Yuanwai, did you ever find out that the rebel army was led by that official?"

Xiao Yuanwai had a bitter face, "I heard that it is the volunteer army of Jinhua Prefecture, but the villain inquired that this army is led by an unknown little man, and I don't know if he will accept the emperor."

Zhu Yujian had already heard the words from outside, and came out, "No matter who's army is my people, I believe they will support me." Zhu Yujian also went to the doctor in a hurry, but he didn't know that this doctor had always had quack doctors , black doctors, doctors who look at money, and holy doctors, good doctors, only exist in fairy tales.

Su Guansheng said: "Your Majesty, why don't you send someone to contact you, so you can be prepared."

He Kai said: "Yes, Your Majesty, you have to be on guard, if you meet someone who is not a good person, your majesty will be in danger."

"Okay, who will run for me?"

Chapter 1 Test each other

Inside Pingnan County, Zhang Qiang's army is resting.

He has been here for three days.

More and more rebels joined Zhang Qiang's team. In the past three days, another 3000 young and strong rebels joined. His team has grown to [-] people. This can't help but make him sigh. Sometimes, it is still a battle of rogues way, the quickest.

If you take down the county town and don't go to guard it, then the people around you will have to go with him. Those who don't leave usually encounter accidents. When the army came, all they had to do was run away.

Wherever they can go at this time, they must come to chase their own team, so Zhang Qiang's army took these people in reasonably in the name of the savior, and his team grew naturally.

In addition to the regular army, there are five or six thousand rebels following, and those captive soldiers who are growing stronger and stronger, with a strength of 4. There are Qing troops in the counties along the road, and there are also bandits who have fallen into bandits. The gentry of the army, the mighty householder, the tribe, and the scholar.

When Su Guansheng arrived, he was very shocked by what he saw, because Zhang Qiang trained those captives in a formation. The purpose was, of course, to make them obey orders, obey orders, command better on the road, and speed up the march, otherwise they would If one person doesn't run, if he gets down for one minute, then there are 1 people who don't run. Wouldn't he even think about running to Tingzhou this year?

Su Guansheng, formerly known as Shi Ze, courtesy name Yulin, was born in Dongguan.Minister at the end of Ming Dynasty, during the time of Emperor Hongguang, the official was the head of the household department. The Qing army went south and avoided soldiers to Hangzhou.

In the second year of Longwu (January 1647, 1), the Qing army broke through Guangzhou, and Su Guansheng committed suicide by hanging himself.

In May of the first year of Longwu (1645), the Qing army captured Nanjing, and Su Guansheng fled to Hangzhou.Just when Tang Wang Zhu Yujian arrived, Su Guansheng went to see him.Zhu Yujian was very happy after talking with him, and went to Fujian by boat with him.Guan Sheng, brothers Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui supported Zhu Yujian as emperor, and Zhu Yujian promoted him to be a Bachelor of Hanlin, and soon he was promoted to the right servant and bachelor of the Ministry of Rites.A Chuxian Hall was opened, divided into twelve departments, to recruit talents from all over the world, and Su Guansheng was in charge of it.Su Guansheng swore to be honest and self-reliant, and he also had some literary talents and knowledge, but he was not famous at that time.Because he was an old subordinate, Zhu Yujian loved and favored him more than other courtiers, so he was exceptionally promoted in a short period of time to be a bachelor of Dongge University to participate in the handling of major military and political affairs of the country.

In terms of reputation, he is indeed not as good as Ma Shiying, Qian Qianyi and others.

He is not even as good as Zhu Dadian, and his talent is not as good as them, but his support has made him a firm foothold in the Longwu court, and now he is a close minister who is in trouble with Longwu.

This person has a characteristic that he always thinks about the emperor he supports, unlike Zhu Dadian and others who actually think about their own interests. When they are not satisfied with their own interests, they would rather give themselves fame, integrity, and sacrifice for the country than Will do more useless things.

One of the admirable things about Su Guansheng is that he does not give up.

So Zhang Qiang received him in the county government.

While Zhang Qiang was receiving Su Guansheng, Zhang Cunzhe's army of more than 3 people, plus the surrounding Qing army of more than [-] people, had already surrounded him from three sides.

Fan Shaozu received Zhang Cunzhe's envoy in Wenzhou Fucheng.

Hearing that Zhang Cunzhe, governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, led an army of [-] to encircle the Jinhua rebels on three sides, Fan Shaozu was tempted, and immediately deployed [-] sailors, [-] Qing soldiers, and brought Portuguese envoys to the front again.

On the naval warship, Fan Shaozu gritted his teeth and said to the new Portuguese envoy: "Commander Frey, this time we are looking for the murderer who killed your envoy, this time I will definitely capture the murderer and hand it over to you for disposal. "

Frey, the commander of the Portuguese army dressed in gray Portuguese musketeers, looked at him and said: "I have ordered more than [-] of my troops to join us by boat from Xiangshan. When the time comes, I will personally shoot those who dare to offend us. The Ming murderer of the Portuguese."

In Pingnan County, Zhang Qiang said to Su Guansheng with a smile: "Gebu, I have long heard that Gebu served the emperor until death. It is also fate that I can really see Gebu this time."

Su Guansheng was very displeased with Zhang Qiang's musketeer trousers, jacket, and jacket, which were similar to those of the Portuguese, but he knew that he had to rely on this person this time, and Longwu was at the end of his rope.

It is very likely that in the next moment, the Qing soldiers will be dragged out of the gentry's stockade and beheaded to claim credit. Therefore, no matter how much he doesn't like Zhang Qiang, he calmly held his teacup and asked, "I don't know if the leader likes Zhang Qiang?" What are your thoughts on the current situation of the imperial court?"

Zhang Qiang said with a smile: "The emperor is in trouble, and I will do my best to help you. Since I received the message from the distress messenger sent by Master Zhu, I immediately led the elite soldiers and horses to come to the rescue." He pretended to be helpless. , "But just after arriving here, I heard that the Tingzhou Mansion was breached by the Qing army. The emperor disappeared, and the officials hesitated, not knowing what to do next." He raised his head, with a smile in his eyes, "Now I see you If you think the emperor is out of danger safely, how about the cabinet lead the subordinates to welcome the emperor into the army, so that the emperor will not be in danger when the cabinet is away."

Su Guansheng didn't expect that Zhang Qiang would welcome Long Wu into the army as soon as he came up. He looked at Zhang Qiang, and it seemed that this person also wanted to make a contribution to support him.

He put down his teacup, although Su Guansheng's ability is not great, how can he say that he also served as a magistrate and a university scholar in Daming, and Nanming was still a secretary of the household department, a university scholar, a person who entered the cabinet, and his self-cultivation is still very high.

"Your Majesty is in trouble, and I and other courtiers are naturally very worried, but I still want the attitude of the leader, how will you treat the Emperor?"

"We must treat him with courtesy and do our duty as a courtier." Zhang Qiang said.

Su Guansheng was very disappointed. This country man didn't have the kind of sincerity and fear that he would bow to the emperor when he saw the emperor. It seems that this person is still unreliable. In retrospect, although he is unreliable, he is an army of the imperial court after all, and he is loyal to the imperial court. , is now the only force that can be found recently.

Su Guansheng stood up, "Then please let the chief follow me to see you!"

Zhang Qiang stood up, tidied up his clothes, "Guardian, please lead the way," turned around, "Yang Qianhu, lead [-] soldiers and [-] cavalry, and follow the captain to pick him up."

Yang Yangyang flashed in from the gate, "My lord, the soldiers and horses are ready."

Zhang Qiang said to Gu Yuesheng who rushed over, Tang Dianfeng said: "Tang Dianfeng, you are in charge of the military affairs here, Gu Yuesheng, you help guard the prisoners and logistics supplies, and wait for the commander to come back."

"Yes, my lord."

Su Guansheng said to Zhang Qiang: "Boss, if you don't bring a large army, what should you do if you encounter Qing soldiers?"

Zhang Qiang smiled and said, "Hurry up and go back. After that, we will retreat to the state capital and enter the territory of the lower officials. Even if there are more Qing troops, we can deal with them calmly. Where the soldiers are strong and horses are strong, we have defeated the Qing army several times. Encirclement and suppression, the Qing army dare not attack easily."

Although Su Guansheng was still not very relieved, he thought that he was alone and could not restrain Zhang Qiang. This time he left in a hurry, and it was only a tentative contact with Zhang Qiang's rebel army, so he did not bring any imperial edicts. What's smart, if you take the imperial decree, if you are caught along the way, won't you expose yourself and the emperor's whereabouts?