Xiangyang is named because it is located in the Yangtze River. The Han River passes through the city and divides the two cities of Xiangyang and Fancheng on the north and south sides. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.
Shang Ke liked Xiangyang because his counselor Jin Guang secretly told him that this place had a royal aura. Therefore, after assisting Abatai in conquering Chengtian Mansion, he returned to Xiangyang on the pretext that the army suffered too many casualties and needed to go back to Xiangyang to recruit troops. Jin Guang was a native of Yiwu County, Zhejiang Province. He was erudite and talented in all aspects of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, as well as classical medicine. He loved traveling in mountains and rivers most in his life. When he was twenty years old, he failed the test and went to Dengzhou, Shandong Province.
I'm glad that I fell in love with Shang Ke. I'm glad to see that he has extraordinary bearing and rich knowledge. He likes him so much that he regards him as his Zhang Zifang.
Later, Shang Kexi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and was granted the title of king, but Jin Guang was a man of character and refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. He absconded several times without success. Shang Kexi was reluctant to kill him, but instead treated him better than before and entrusted him with writing documents.
A confidant will die. Jin Guang deeply felt that he was grateful for the kindness of knowing others, and slowly he started to become a little traitor.
However, the Jin family in Yiwu is a well-known family. Jin Guang became a traitor, so it was inevitable that his face would be tarnished and his heart would always be filled with sadness.
On this day, Jin Guang was studying pharmacology in his mansion, when he suddenly reported that an old friend was visiting.
Please enter the main hall and you will see a man in green clothes and plain shirt. He looks very elegant. He looks familiar, but he can't remember where he has seen him before.
"Your Excellency and I have a history? I'm sorry for being rude, but I forgot about it for a moment."
The visitor smiled slightly and said, "Brother Jin is such a noble man who forgets things so much. Don't you remember Hu Dan, the official minister of Yu Kingdom?"
As soon as he said this, Jin Guang suddenly thought of it. Jin Shengheng and Jin Guang had an old relationship. During the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, he sent this person to persuade him to go to Nanchang to plan big things. At that time, he was grateful for the kindness and refused to leave. He never went.
A one-sided relationship.
"Oh, it's Brother Hu Xian, what are you doing here?"
"I brought a letter from General Li Mingzhong to Vice General Shang, hoping to persuade Vice General Shang to return to the Ming Dynasty."
"Vice General Shang?"
Jin Guang was furious, "My king is already King Pingnan of the Qing Dynasty, but you call me a mere deputy general who was granted the title of Ming Dynasty. Are you insulting me?"
Hu Dan was not afraid at all, "No! The Ming Dynasty is the Zhengshuo of China, and the Qing Dynasty is just a barbarian slave chief. If the name is not correct, the words will not go smoothly. The deputy generals of the Ming Dynasty beat the vassal kings of the Qing Dynasty! Calling a deputy general Shang Gong, Zheng Gong
It’s a sign of respect for Lord Shang!”
"Humph", Jin Guang snorted coldly and said nothing.
Hu Dan suddenly stood up, looked directly at the golden light, and shouted righteously: "I heard that Brother Jin's ancestors participated in Qi Shaobao's 'Qi Family Army', and people respected him whenever he mentioned the Jin family in Yiwu. I didn't know that Brother Jin was carrying this money rat tail.
How to return to your hometown to worship your ancestors?"
"This!"
Hu Dan's words hit Jin Guang's pain point. Ever since Sui Shang Kexi became a traitor, he really felt that he had no shame in returning to his hometown to worship his ancestors.
After being silent for a long time, Jin Guang said: "I can speak kindly to the king on behalf of my dear brother. But based on my understanding of the king, there is not much hope for him to return to the light at this time."
"If Brother Jin can persuade Shang Gong not to send troops to help Abatai cross the Yangtze River, it will be a great achievement."
"This is actually feasible."
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Jin Guang came to Shang Kexi and said that Li Mingzhong had a letter for him.
Shang Kexi was a little excited for a moment. Since he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, this old friend of Pi Dao has no longer exchanged letters with him. How can he not be excited when he suddenly received his letter today?
When I opened it and looked at it, it read: "Taijian, the wise brother of Yuan Ji: The teeth of the horse are getting longer, and the old friends are withering away. Every time I think about the old things in Pidao, I burst into tears. My wise brother, I am a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how can I be a prisoner? Confucius and Geng's affairs are not far away.
Think about it and learn from it! What happened at that time was a last resort. Who has no fault? If you can correct your mistakes, you can do better. King Jing, who oversees the country, accepts hundreds of rivers, is a benevolent and sage. If you lead the army to surrender, you will be forgiven. It was cold at the beginning of yesterday, and it was very good.
I feel harsh. I have traveled a long way to love myself. My brother is loyal and respectful."
"Alas! Brother Li, Brother Li, you still haven't forgotten the old love of Pi Dao!"
Shang Kexi's eyes suddenly felt a little moist, what a scene from the past!
In Pidao back then, Li Mingzhong liked to play the piano, Kong Youde liked to dance with the sword, and Geng Zhongming liked to box. The three of them often sang loudly while I liked to watch them make trouble. Now, Kong and Geng are dead, and only Brother Li is left as an old friend in Pidao.
With me.
Shang Kexi quickly calmed down. After being a traitor for so many years, he had learned to separate feelings and interests. He felt that the current situation was unclear and it was not appropriate to return to the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming army was now strong, so it was not easy to offend.
So he summoned Hu Dan and said that it was not the right time to return to the Ming Dynasty. But he promised not to send troops to help Abatai cross the Yangtze River.
Hu Dan completed his mission and returned happily.
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Xiangyang is close and will arrive in less than a month. It will take much more time to appease another big traitor Wu Sangui. Zhu Hengjia's envoy took more than three months to arrive in Pingwu County, Long'an Prefecture.
"What? That guy Geng Jimao wrote a letter to Gu?"
Pingxi King Wu Sangui was very curious. He had some friendship with Geng Zhongming, but he had not met Geng Jimao a few times. He wanted to see what his letter said.
After taking it apart, he read, "A lesson from my eldest uncle Shishu: After leaving the capital, you can't enjoy yourself in a hurry. Shishu and his family were ministers in the same palace, and they fought for half their lives before they were crowned kings. However, they were just runaways and were forced to death by their slaves."
The family respects the family and does not allow his nephew to take the title. Chief Hu's nature is so cold! The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden in the bow.
He bowed down and repented, if there was a severe drought and there would be rain to help, the supervisor would often say to his nephew, "What a pity Wu Pingxi is here! In the past, my uncle was not a prisoner, but to avenge his father's enmity. If he led his troops back,
Tomorrow, we must sweep down to welcome each other. Autumn is getting stronger, Fu Qizhen took a photo. Nephew Geng Jimao respectfully kowtows."
Wu Sangui was happy, "Haha, Shuzi wants to persuade Yu Guzai to surrender?"
He is cunning and ambitious, and has no plans to surrender now. However, he does not want to waste his strength by fighting with the Ming army. He only wants to recharge his batteries and dominate northwest Sichuan.
So, he followed the trend and summoned the envoy. He only said that he had long planned to return to the Ming Dynasty, but his family was still in Beijing and would return to the Ming Dynasty when the time was right.
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In the Qianqing Palace in Beijing, Emperor Shunzhi was so angry that he threw his tea bowl, "You've mistaken me!"
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He was really angry. In this southern expedition, he gave the most elite troops to Nikan. Guanggu Shan'e actually sent eight. The result? Nikan lost most of the elite troops of the Qing Dynasty. Aixinjueluo ·Nikan, Aixinjueluo, Bashan, Cheng Ni, Mulyou...the Manchu generals were killed one after another, which made Emperor Shunzhi even more heartbroken.
When she heard that her son was angry, the Empress Dowager Zhaosheng came to Qianqing Palace and said, "The emperor is the king of a country and should not get angry easily. Come and have a bowl of sour plum soup to relieve the anger."
"Your Majesty, please use it." With a soft voice, Kong Sizhen came up with sour plum soup.
After Kong Youde's death, in order to win over the Han officials, Empress Dowager Zhaosheng adopted Kong Sizhen into her care, and his treatment was equal to that of Princess.
Upon seeing the beautiful Kong Sizhen, Emperor Shunzhi's anger immediately disappeared.
Empress Dowager Zhaosheng secretly marveled that her precious son had fallen in love with Zhen Yatou. Zhen Yatou was three years older than her son, which was just right for her, as "a junior girl holds a gold brick".
"Emperor, the top priority is to send troops to defend southern Zhili!"
"I have ordered Jidu, Gushanbeizi Wu Dahai and Gushan Ezhenga Dahun to lead an army of 20,000 coated Aha to Nanjing. Doni and Luotuo are deploying soldiers and horses from the Eight Banners of Manchu and Mongolia outside the pass and the Northern Green Camp. , when ready, immediately transfer to South Zhili.
"Why doesn't the emperor send an envoy to Lhasa and ask Gushi Khan to send troops to attack the Ming Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty, Gushi Khan is so ambitious, how can you listen to me?"
"The emperor can send someone to give it a try. If it works, it's good; if it doesn't, the Qing Dynasty will not lose anything."
Emperor Shunzhi thought for a moment and said, "I will follow my mother-in-law's will and my ministers will immediately send an envoy to Lhasa."
After returning to the palace, Empress Dowager Zhaosheng asked Kong Sizhen: "Does Zhen girl deny the marriage?"
"My father once betrothed my concubine to Sun Yanling, the son of general Sun Long."
Empress Dowager Zhaosheng was stunned for a while, sighed and said: "Since I can't give her as my daughter-in-law, let me give her as my daughter!"
Therefore, Kong Sizhen was adopted as his adopted daughter and Heshuogege was granted the title. Now that the situation is critical, it is necessary to canonize Kong Sizhen, which will help win over Han officials and rule Han Dynasty with Han Dynasty.