Heroes have emerged in troubled times since ancient times, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties fought one after another. Wang Xiang, a vassal town in Zunyi, Sichuan, was separatist. He couldn't sit still and began to think about expanding his territory.
Youyang Xuanwei Envoy's Mansion, "Xuanwei Envoy, Rongchang Bo invites you to Zunyi for a banquet."
After hearing this, Ran Tianlin, the envoy of Youyang Xuanwei, frowned.
This Rongchang Bo Wang Xiang is a famous "little overlord" in Sichuan. He is arrogant and domineering, and he has always had ambitions for Youyang. There is no good banquet, so you must be careful.
"Please tell the messenger to tell Uncle Rongchang that I am sick and can't go!"
In the Rongchang Bo Mansion in Zunyi, Rongchang Bo Wang Xiang said to his general Shi Lin, Dynasty Xing: "If things go wrong, what can I do if Ran Tianlin is not fooled?"
A few months ago, Zhu Hengjia mobilized 3,000 white-armed soldiers from the Ran clan of Youyang to aid Huguang. Youyang was empty, which triggered Wang Xiang's greed for Youyang.
This is a good time to seize Youyang!
Wang Xiang once ordered Ran Tianlin and Ran Tianyu, chieftains of Youyang, to help Zhu Rongfan, the puppet king of Chu, in his rebellion. Unexpectedly, the two brothers followed Marshal Wang's orders and instead submitted to Zhu Hengjia. Wang Xiang was very dissatisfied and wanted to seize the land of Youyang and expand his power.
.Due to Zhu Hengjia’s power, he did not dare to take action.
Now that the Qing government is fighting fiercely with Zhu Hengjia and has no time to pay attention to Sichuan, three thousand of Ran's native soldiers have been transferred away to reinforce Huguang. This is a good opportunity to seize Youyang!
Wang Xiang invited Ran Tianlin to a banquet in Zunyi, intending to kill his people at the banquet, join his army, and seize his land.
Unexpectedly, Ran Tianlin was cautious and did not fall for the trick.
The emperor said: "Commander, the Ran clan of Youyang originally did not have many troops, but they have transferred three thousand to Huguang. Even if Ran Tianlin does not come to the banquet, with your military strength, we can just attack him directly."
Wang Xiang thought for a while and said: "Ran Tianlin should not be afraid. The person to be feared is King Jing behind him. Ran Tianlin was ordered by King Jing to send troops to Huguang. If we attack and destroy him, will it anger King Jing?
Attack us?"
Shi Lin replied: "The commander-in-chief does not need to worry about Prince Jing. On the contrary, Prince Jing should worry about the commander-in-chief. At this time, the Qing court and Prince Jing are fighting with each other, which is the time for you to gain. The stronger your army is.
, the less he dares to offend you."
Wang Xiang smiled with relief: "That's right, let's attack Youyang. The key to this battle is to be quick, to capture Youyang before King Jing reacts.
In May of the 22nd year of Chongzhen, Wang Xiang led an army of 80,000 people out of Pengshui and attacked Youyang.
In Youyang City, Ran Qibiao is patrolling the city.
With the sound of camel bells, a caravan is preparing to enter the city.
"Where did you come from as a caravan?"
"Master Bing, we are a caravan from Wuchuan. We want to enter the city for trade. Please make it convenient for Master Bing."
Ran Qibiao winked. The flag commander guarding the city gate led dozens of soldiers to inspect the caravan's goods.
Suddenly a soldier turned over something hard.
"What is this?"
Ma Guotou laughed evilly, opened the hard package, and revealed a steel knife.
"Things that cost your life", the steel knife flashed, and the soldiers' heads fell to the ground.
Seeing the vanguard disguised as a caravan move into action, Sergeant Wang Xiang, who followed, rushed directly towards the city gate.
"Kill!"
The native soldiers were caught off guard and the king's army captured the city gate.
Ran Qibiao at the top of the city was so frightened that he led his soldiers to kill him from the city wall, trying to snatch back the city gate.
When the dynasty was established, the soldiers shot Ran Qibiao to death with random arrows and broke into the city.
Ran Tianlin was shocked when he heard the news and led his troops to drive the enemy out of the city. Instead, he was surrounded by a dense army of royal troops at the Xuanwei Ambassador's Mansion.
Wang Xiang looked at Ran Tianlin and laughed loudly: "Why didn't Ran Xuanwei come down early? In consideration of our past friendship, I will spare your life."
"Wang Xiang, as a deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, you did not attack the Qing captives, but instead attacked your own people. If the supervisor knows this, he will not let you go!"
"Hmph! You dare to speak harshly when you are about to die. Set him on fire."
Wang Xiang's men fired rockets, and the Xuanwei Embassy in Youyang was reduced to a sea of flames.
He also sent General Shi Lin to capture Yimeidong, Pingchadong, Shiyedong and other places. The entire territory of Youyang fell to him.
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"Dong Fan, the Ran family of Youyang was ordered by the imperial court to assist in the defense of Huguang. However, Wang Xiang took the opportunity to occupy Youyang and seize the Ran family's ancestral land. He regarded the imperial court as if it were nothing, and should report to the supervising country and send troops to attack it."< /p>
Sichuan Governor Chen Bangyan told Governor Fan Yiheng that he was decisive and had always had a tough attitude towards Sichuan feudal towns.
Fan Yiheng, governor of Sichuan, was old and solemn: "This is the critical moment of the war between the imperial court and the Qing Dynasty. Wang Xiang has gone on a military rampage and expanded his army crazily, claiming to be 200,000. The governor is temporarily unable to take care of Sichuan, and Sichuan must not be in chaos. According to my advice Seeing that, we should report to the prison and write a letter to reprimand Wang Xiang and ask him to withdraw from Youyang."
Once the meat is in your mouth, it’s very difficult to get out.
Wang Xiang refused to withdraw from Youyang, and falsely accused Ran Tianlin of treason. He went to Zhu Hengjia and asked him to allow him to return to Youyang.
At Ziguang Pavilion in Guilin, Zhu Hengjia summoned the bachelors in Guilin to discuss the matter.
If it had been before, with his temper, he would have smashed all the imperial cases to pieces. After being a prisoner for so long, his character has been smoothed. No matter how rough the waves are, I have been calm since ancient times.
Looking at Guan Shouzhen, Sun Jinding, He Wuzuo, Su Guansheng and other important ministers, Zhu Hengjia smiled slightly.
"Everyone in the cabinet, please discuss how to deal with Wang Xiang's seizure of Youyang?"
Chief Assistant Guan Shouzhen said: "In charge of the supervision of the country, our army is currently fighting fiercely with the Tatars in Huguang and Jiangxi. We must not rekindle the war in Sichuan. We can have someone reprimand Wang Xiang, but we must not send troops to conquer."
"The Ran family of Youyang has always been loyal to the imperial court, and this time they were ordered by the imperial court to rescue Huguang, so that Wang Xiang could take advantage of it. If the imperial court ignored Wang Xiang's seizure of Youyang, wouldn't it chill the hearts of loyal ministers? From now on, if the imperial court recruits various chieftains to fight, who will be willing to do so? Where will the dignity of the imperial court remain?"
Sun Jinding, the second assistant, advocated a tough solution.
"He Qing, what do you think?"
Zhu Hengjia asked He Wuzuo.
He Wuzou stroked his long beard and said in a deep voice: "Supervise the country and follow the opinions of the ministers, so that people can comfort Ran Tianlin's younger brother Ran Tianyu, and then send envoys to Wang Xiang to persuade him to withdraw from Youyang. Even if it is all kinds of humiliation. , you should also tolerate it as a prisoner of the country. It is best to deal with Wang Xiang after defeating the Qing Dynasty."
"It's impossible to break it off!"
Su Guansheng, a great scholar, said angrily: "Since the Jiashen Rebellion, all the towns have held their own troops and have not obeyed orders. They only know that they have soldiers and horses, but they don't know that there is a court. If Wang Xiang seizes Youyang, if he is not punished severely, the court will Where is the majesty? And Sichuan, not only has the town of Wangxiang, but also Zhao Ronggui of Long'an Prefecture, Zhu Hualong of Songpanwei, Zhan Tianyan of Maozhou, Yang Zhan of Jiading, and Hou Yongxi of Yongning, all of them have heavy troops; Du Yonghe of Guangdong , Hao Shangjiu and other Li Chengdong's old troops also have tens of thousands of powerful soldiers. If the prison country only knows how to tolerate it, I'm afraid all the towns will follow Wang Xiang's example and the world will be in chaos!"
As soon as Su Guansheng said these words, Ziguang Pavilion fell into silence.
He Wuzuo and Su Guansheng were both former ministers of Longwu, and they hurriedly gave him a wink. The supervisor of the country is a powerful leader, how can you say that he is just conciliatory? He coughed a few times and reminded Su Guansheng to pay attention to his words.
Zhu Hengjia smiled, and He Wuzuo's little moves were not hidden from his discerning eyes.
How to maintain the dignity of the court without inciting rebellion against Wang Xiang?
"In this world, we can have both the Dharma and the Dharma, and we can live up to the Tathagata and live up to you"?
I thought about it again and again, and thought about it again.
Zhu Hengjia ordered Wang Xiang to hand over the so-called evidence of "Ran Tianlin's rebellion." After Wang Xiang took over Youyang, didn't you falsely accuse Ran Tianlin of conspiracy? OK, where is the evidence?
Let the Third Law Division investigate the "Ran Tianlin conspiracy" case in detail. Zhu Hengjia asked the investigators to investigate slowly, all the way to Huguang, and the results will be announced after the war in Jiangxi is over.
Before the results came out, Youyang could not change his native land and return to his hometown, so the post of Xuanwei envoy to Youyang was temporarily replaced by Ran Tianlin's younger brother Ran Tianyu.
Zhu Hengjia also ordered Fan Youxian, the Duke of Dingbei in Guizhou, Wen Anzhi, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Zhang Yao, the governor of Guizhou, Fan Yiheng, the governor of Sichuan, and Chen Bangyan, the governor of Sichuan, to strengthen defenses near Zunyi to prepare for any eventuality.