Liu Chengzong was stunned.

He once heard Cao Yao say that when the news that he was proclaimed Khan reached the Snow Mountain, the three brothers Huo Luochi had the weird idea of ​​letting him revive the Yuan Dynasty and become emperor.

Now this broom spirit is even more crazy. He actually sent people to go to Xi'an to have him be crowned emperor.

Liu Shizi thought to himself, if you are worried about me being scolded because of my defeat, you don't need to do such an abstract job.

But you asked me to make you emperor...it's hard to say.

If I make you the emperor, then what should I be, the supreme emperor?

Victory or defeat is a normal matter for a military man. It is not a big deal to have someone beat him half to death when there are no soldiers.

Even if we wanted to escape back to Shaanxi and make a comeback, we wouldn't come up with such an abstract job.

However, after his seizure, Liu Chengzong read the letter carefully, and his expression gradually became serious.

Zhang Yichuan was really not desperate after being defeated.

He is very prosperous.

He told in the letter that tens of thousands of his troops were scattered in Henan, and only a thousand of his best soldiers were stationed in Yingzhou.

Yingzhou is one of the eighteen counties in Fengyang Prefecture and is very poor.

So much so that Zhang Yichuan regretted running to Zhongdu. He planned to seize a city in Yingzhou, wrap up some strong men, skip Fengyang Mansion, and turn around to march to the south of the Yangtze River.

But he never expected that within less than ten days of his garrison in Yingzhou, poor people from Fengyang counties would travel more than a hundred miles to come to him and deliver books.

The book contains detailed information about each county in Fengyang Prefecture, recording in detail which family in the county is rich, where their family is, where there are no troops, and where troops are stationed, and invites them to lead troops to attack.

In order to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, the book left to him by the people of Fengyang asked Zhang Yichuan to march into Fengyang under the banner of 'Emperor of the Ancient Yuan True Dragon'.

It was agreed that on the day he marched into each county, soldiers and horses from all over the country would rise up together.

Zhang Yichuan is not a leader of the militia with no background. He carries the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Marshal's Office in Henan Province, so naturally he does not dare to raise such a banner without authorization.

Then a letter was sent to Xi'an, asking Liu Chengzong to be canonized.

Liu Chengzong said to himself that this broom spirit was lucky. As soon as he arrived at Fengyang Mansion, the local anti-Ming armed forces came to find him.

However, even though what Zhang Yichuan said was true, the situation still made Liu Shizi a little puzzled. How come Zhongdu in the Ming Dynasty was so enthusiastic that it sounded more enthusiastic than Shaanxi?

What's more, the title 'Gu Yuan Zhenlong Emperor' doesn't sound very serious.

Liu Chengzong had many doubts.

But our Marshal's Mansion still has talents.

As soon as the tired Wang Ziyong and Liu Liuliu arrived in Xi'an, they were called to the military government office by Liu Chengzong.

"This Ancient Yuan True Dragon that the Marshal was talking about..."

Wang Ziyong murmured to himself: "Most of the scriptures of the White Lotus Sect are named after the ancient Buddha, Hunyuan. This name is probably related to the White Lotus Sect."

"Commander, let me think about it carefully."

Wang Ziyong paced slowly in the hall with his hands behind his back, his head lowered and his brows furrowed.

Is it related to the White Lotus Sect?

Liu Shizi looked helpless. Although he was born as a scholar and had a deep cultural foundation, he still had a specialization in the art.

What he is most familiar with is the violent northern rebellion such as the Border Rebellion.

He turned a blind eye to the White Lotus Sect's southern rebellion, which tended to be cunning, and could only wait quietly for what was to come.

Fortunately, Wang Ziyong was very familiar with this thing. He quickly raised his head and applauded: "Commander, I remember, it's Zhao Guyuan!"

"This man's real name is Zhao Yiping, a native of Shanyin, Zhejiang. During the Wanli period, he was active in the Jianghuai area and wrote the "Guanzhen Jing". Later, he was hunted down by the government and changed his name to Gu Yuan. He was respected by believers as Gu Yuan Zhenren."

The Jianghuai area is the direction Zhang Yichuan is heading at this time.

2. The so-called guide book, in Liu Shizi's view, is a rumor that people should be beheaded according to the law. It is used to confuse the public and create prophecies, evil books and evil words.

I think the so-called Ancient Yuan True Dragon Emperor is related to Zhao Yiping.

Liu Shishi asked: "What happened next?"

"We have been preparing for several years. We made Tui back diagrams, formation diagrams, awarded generals, and general soldiers. Later, we changed our name to Zhao Ganzhu again. Less than a year after the actual uprising, we were taken to the West Market of Beijing and beheaded. However, these incense burning

Things like chanting sutras have long been spread along the canal."

"He's not the first, nor the last."

"Earlier than him were Zhao Quan of Yanbei, who went to Mongolia to join Anda; later than him were Xu Hongru of Shandong Wenxiang Sect, Caobang Luo Jiao, Huang Tiandao, Wenxiang Sect, etc., Ji Si's Change

When I was doing business in Tongzhou, they all asked me to work together once."

After Wang Ziyong explained the ins and outs of this ancient Yuan Zhenlong Emperor, he talked about Fengyang Mansion again.

"Fengyang Prefecture is a poor place. I have heard about it in Tongzhou. Although it is the capital of Zhongdu, the practice of begging has long existed among the people."

Liu Chengzong nodded slowly.

He thought that Fengyang Mansion could not be a good place.

If that place really had good weather every year, how could it starve Emperor Taizu into an orphan and have no way out?

The natural environment there is not very good to begin with, because of the Yellow River.

During this period, the Yellow River flowed southward for a long time, and the path it took later in Lijin, Shandong Province did not flow into the sea.

Instead, they went southeast from Kaifeng, seized various river channels north of the Huaihe River, and tried every means to enter the sea.

In the Ming Dynasty alone, it changed its course six times, each time flooding the coast into a marsh.

The river here runs from Kaifeng through Xuzhou to Huaiyin. If the water rises just a little bit, the canal will collapse.

This is also the reason why Huaiyin in ancient times was renamed Huai'an in the Ming Dynasty.

Huai'an, Huai'an, the Huai River had better be peaceful, otherwise it will flood the whole area.

With Wang Ziyong's explanation, Liu Chengzong had a clearer understanding of Zhang Yichuan's request to make him emperor.

This is not a funny request.

Instead, Zhang Yichuan entered Fengyang and quickly hit it off with the local Taoist sect in Fengyang. The two parties joined forces and used the name of Zhao Guyuan to unite believers and increase their power.

Once this issue is clarified, Liu Chengzong will no longer be confused about this matter.

Because in the final analysis, Zhang Yichuan did not just want to be the emperor, but used this method to achieve his goal.

In other words, Emperor Gu Yuan Zhenlong had extremely high "legitimacy" in Fengyang Mansion.

The so-called orthodoxy is actually the recognition of the target group.

At this time in Shaanxi, more than half of the people in Fuzhou and counties outside Xi'an Prefecture rebelled, and even more people had the experience of traveling to beg for food.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Marshal's Mansion, the leader of the rebels, has considerable legitimacy in his activities and rule in Shaanxi.

Of course, the Ming army's activities here were quite legitimate.

The common people who had been bandits would not ambush the marshal's Tang soldiers on the road, or even join them; the guards in the gentry's homes would not fire cannons at the Ming soldiers, but would scramble to lead the way.

Because they should naturally appear here.

On the other hand, if a post-Jin army or a Mongolian army invaded Shaanxi, both the bandits and the guards would be armed to attack them head-on.

It has never been fought and defeated. It was dormant after being conquered for a short period of time, and it is definitely not recognized.

When someone raises the flag of the Ming Dynasty or the Marshal's Mansion, they will still respond in groups.

The same principle also applies to Zhang Yichuan, the chief military officer of Henan.

His march into Henan was not based on orthodoxy. No one in Henan recognized him, not even the Marshal's Mansion behind him. They were outsiders.

Desperate people joined him or were coerced by him for the purpose of speculation, but the opportunities they pursued were relatively inferior, just for a meal and rescue from the plague.

If someone integrates into this process, their living conditions change, they become rich or gain a better social status, or are awarded an official title, they will be accepted in their hearts.

It seems that the Marshal's Office has already ruled Shaanxi, and their Henan generals are quite regular, and they can also give people hope of a better life.

Then in Henan, there will be fewer people who oppose them and they will gain a little legitimacy.

In Fengyang Prefecture in southern Zhili, Zhang Yichuan has no legitimacy at all, and all the symbols on his body are negative numbers.

People know very little about the Marshal's Mansion, and what they hear more is that they are accustomed to their looting, evil deeds, rebellion, and massacres.

And the official position of "Puppet Commander-in-Chief" is still from Henan.

These identities will not help him in his work in Fengyang Mansion. Only by using Zhao Guyuan's name can the poor people of Fengyang Mansion quickly accept him.

People have grown up listening to the story of Gu Yuanzhen Zhao chasing Zhu, and are familiar with this title. Once someone raises this flag, all their dissatisfaction with the status quo will be projected onto this familiar flag, and they will be driven to join it.

Therefore, this matter is not something Liu Chengzong can decide at all.

Zhang Yichuan sent people back to deliver this message, not for him to be canonized as emperor.

But I don't want him to hear the news from other places and feel resentful in the future.

So tell him in advance. After all, your loyal subordinates have told you, so you can't slap me.

In fact, Liu Chengzong guessed that because of the speed of the troops, the banner of Emperor Gu Yuan Zhenlong should have been set up in Fengyang Mansion as early as the time Zhang Yichuan's envoys were on their way.
To be continued...