Chapter 93: Die Loyal to Your Minister, Filial to Your Son, and Die Well
Chapter 93: Die loyal to your ministers, die filial piety to your son, and die well.
Author: An Jing l
Chapter 93: Die loyal to your ministers, die filial piety to your son, and die well.
[Later, Chongzhen ordered Lu Xiangsheng to march into Julu, but he could only command a mere 20,000 soldiers and horses, and fought against 80,000 Qing troops at Songshui Bridge.]
[At that time, Lu Xiangsheng sent someone to ask for help from the supervisor Gao Qiqian, but Gao Qiqian turned a deaf ear to Lu Xiangsheng's request for help.
You must know that Gao Qiqian has tens of thousands of Guan Ning's cavalry, and he is only fifty miles away from Julu!
Yang Tinglin, the staff officer sent by Lu Xiangsheng to ask for help, had already knelt in front of Gao Qiqian and asked for help.
Gao Qiqian not only did not send troops to rescue, but instead beat Yang Tinglin with a stick.
He actually just watched Lu Xiangsheng fight alone, trapped in a tight siege, until he died on the battlefield!]
[Although Lu Xiangsheng led his troops to fight bravely, they eventually fought until they ran out of ammunition and food.
After Lu Xiangsheng killed dozens of people with his own hands, he was hit by four arrows and three blades and fell to the ground. His soldier Yang Lukai fell on Lu Xiangsheng to protect his body and died after being hit by 24 arrows.
After Gao Qiqian heard the news of Lu Xiangsheng's defeat, he led his army to retreat. However, he was ambushed by Qing soldiers on the way and fled in defeat.】
"Damn Gao Qiqian! I'm going to scratch you alive!" Zhu Youjian glared angrily, staring at Gao Qiqian in the video.
Zhu Youjian is very familiar with this Gao Qiqian.
He first served as the chamberlain of Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian, and was known for his knowledge of military affairs. He, along with Cao Huachun and Wang Dehua, were highly regarded by Chongzhen.
But Gao Qiqian obviously cannot afford Zhu Youjian's trust.
In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen's reign, Gao Qiqian was ordered to monitor Ning and the other troops before him. However, Gao Qiqian abandoned the pass and fled on his way there.
Zhu Yousong, the Fu King of the Southern Ming Dynasty, summoned Gao Qiqian as the admiral of the capital camp, but in the end Gao Qiqian surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
[In the late Ming Dynasty, when the trend of emphasizing literature over martial arts prevailed, Lu Xiangsheng was both a scholar and a hero. It can be said that he was the chosen one specially sent by God to save the Ming Dynasty.
However, such a genius failed to make full use of his talents, and was ultimately destroyed by Emperor Chongzhen's unclear employment and Yang Sichang's collusion with Gao Qiqian.
Less than six years after Lu Xiangsheng's death, the Ming Dynasty fell, and Emperor Chongzhen also hanged himself from a crooked-neck tree in Meishan.]
"Lu Xiangsheng, I'm sorry for you!" Zhu Youjian felt ashamed of himself in history, and was extremely saddened by Lu Xiangsheng's unjust death.
In the parallel space where Zhu Youjian lived, the common people and officials immediately recognized this scholar-general who had a fair appearance and even looked a little thin.
Lu Xiangsheng had recently been promoted to work at the Central Hub, and he was originally preparing to do a good job, but he didn't expect that Su Qian's video would specifically introduce him.
However, he was a bit dumbfounded. He never expected that he, a Jinshi, would be on the ranking list because of his "extraordinary talent" in martial arts.
At this moment, the colleagues around Lu Xiangsheng had very mixed feelings towards him, including admiration, envy, and of course envy and jealousy.
What I admire is that he is loyal and courageous, sacrificing his life and blood for the country and the people.
The envy is that if Su Qian can be ranked in the history rankings, Lu Xiangsheng's future will definitely be unlimited.
As for envy and jealousy, it's just that they don't like others.
After checking up to this point in the video, a civil servant dressed as a prefect appeared in the video. He was Lu Xiangsheng.
Lu Xiangsheng held a large Yanyue Sword and led hundreds of people on the road to King Qin in Beijing.
Outside the capital, when other soldiers and horses were cowering and not daring to move forward, Lu Xiangsheng took the lead and led his men straight to the gates of the capital, defeating more than ten formations of Qing captives.
After the war, merit was rewarded, and Lu Xiangsheng ranked first in battle merit!
Chongzhen discussed rewards for merit and appointed Lu Xiangsheng as Minister of War.
Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng's eyes turned red in the communication space.
He knew that Emperor Chongzhen still wanted to revive the glory of the Ming Dynasty, but his lack of vision and ability eventually caused the Ming Dynasty to overturn.
"If God gives me another chance, Lu will still come to Beijing to serve as king without hesitation!"
"I am a man of Ming Dynasty who is strong and strong. I will never live in an ignoble way while watching my country and family collapse!!"
Lu Xiangsheng's eyes reveal firmness, a scholar's character, and a warrior's pride, which are vividly reflected in him!
The video was still playing scenes unique to Lu Xiangsheng, and soon came the last battle of his life.
Julu, Jiazhuang, Haoshuiqiao.
Tens of thousands of Manchu and Qing cavalry surrounded the last several thousand Ming troops.
Groups of heavily armored cavalry armed with money rat tails were taking turns attacking the dilapidated military formation of the Ming army.
Lu Xiangsheng stood at the front of the battle line holding the Yanyue Sword. He waved the sword like the wind, whistling up and falling down with a whimper!
Often with just one sword, Lu Xiangsheng could cut the Qing army's heavily armored men and horses into two pieces.
Although the Qing captives were brave, no general dared to challenge this frail general in a duel.
"So fierce! I like it so much!!!" Li Shimin loves good ministers and strong generals the most. When he saw Lu Xiangsheng being so brave, his heart suddenly felt very itchy.
"This brat actually let the eunuch lead the army? Has he forgotten the ancestral teachings?" Zhu Yuanzhang cursed angrily.
Later, he mentally compared Lu Xiangsheng with his favorite general Chang Yuchun.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang said to himself: "Our Chang Yuchun is still more powerful."
Zhu Di naturally did not miss the opportunity to compare Lu Xiangsheng with Chang Yuchun. The conclusion he came to was somewhat similar to Zhu Yuanzhang, but different at the same time.
"I'm afraid Lu Xiangsheng's strength is not inferior to that of General Chang. The biggest gap between them is probably the gap between my father and that boy Zhu Youjian."
"It can only be said that if Lu Xiangsheng was born at the wrong time, he would definitely be able to achieve more achievements if he were placed under the hands of any other wise king."
At the end of the video, Lu Xiangsheng's armor had been slashed with several holes.
Between the gaps in the armor, white mourning clothes were exposed. This is because Lu Xiangsheng is still observing filial piety for his father.
The Ming army fought to the death and refused to retreat. At the last moment before death, he just smiled lightly and said: "I will die loyal to my ministers and die filial piety to my son. I will die well!"
[Be loyal to your ministers to the death, be filial to your son, and die well!]
[This sentence from Lu Xiangsheng is also the best summary of his short, tragic, and heroic life!]
[Lu Xiangsheng ranks tenth among the top ten warriors in history, and he deserves it!]
In the parallel world where Lu Xiangsheng lived, at the moment he was about to die, a wordless monument fell from the sky and landed right next to him.
A ray of golden light shot out from the stone tablet and enveloped Lu Xiangsheng's body. In just the blink of an eye, Lu Xiangsheng's entire body disappeared.
At the same time, another golden light shot up into the sky, forming a light curtain in mid-air that could be viewed 360 degrees. People within a hundred miles could see the picture in the light curtain.
The video of taking inventory of Lu Xiangsheng has finished playing. No matter the enemy or one of our own people, they can't help but stand in awe at this moment.
Many people and soldiers have seen the video, and the story about Lu Xiangsheng will soon spread throughout the Ming Dynasty.
Later, many people spontaneously came to pay homage to Lu Xiangsheng in front of the wordless monument.
The wordless monument is also called the "hero monument" by them.