Jinan, the capital of Shandong, is very beautiful and has many springs. It is also known as the "Spring City".
Fang Dayou is painting Daming Lake with ink. Such a beautiful scene must be painted! The brush is natural, the brush is full of ink, whether it is dotted or brushed, the ink is dripping, and a "Lotus and Willow Picture of Daming Lake" vividly appears on the paper.
Well, the painting is quite good! The water is sparkling, with lotus flowers on four sides and willows on three sides. But it looks good, but he feels that something is missing. What is missing? He thought hard.
This person is from Wucheng (Huzhou), Zhejiang Province. He was a Jinshi in the 10th year of Chongzhen, a famous scholar, and a master of landscape studies. He was also known as Ni and Huang. He is a good calligrapher and poet.
Not only did he have profound artistic attainments, but he was also proficient in the art of being an official: whoever surrenders whomever. Become an official in the Ming Dynasty first, then surrender to Li Chuang when Li Chuang comes, and surrender to Qinglu when Qing captives come. The official fortune is prosperous, and there are mixed and mixed ones.
Became the governor of Shandong.
"Futai, the general was defeated by the Ming army and is retreating to Jinan. The army of the pseudo-Ming Guangwu Emperor is also coming to Jinan", his subordinates came to report.
"What? The Ming army is coming?"
With a "bang" sound, the brush was released and dotted on the scroll, turning into a small natural fish, which immediately gave the whole painting a sense of aura.
Fang Dayou originally thought that the painting was ruined, but when he took a look, he saw that it was a miraculous work, completely made by nature. I understand, fish, fish! Only when there are fish in the lake, there will be life.
He couldn't help but laugh. If the Ming army comes, they will fight. At worst, he will join the Ming Dynasty again. Isn't this how he has been here all these years?
Thinking of this, I felt relieved and wrote the title on the painting I just made: "The Sound of Selling Flowers: New Shoots on Low Roofs": New shoots on low roofs. The walls are short and the platform is high. The dealers will call each other every four or five. The leaves behind the yellow flowers are frosted under the fence.
The autumn colors can be described. There is a proud roar outside the embankment. Thousands of miles of wind and waves. There are people to shoulder the heavy burden. Let’s read a volume of the South China Sutra. It is really free."
It's like "someone has to bear the heavy burden", that means: I have no control over it. As a governor, you don't have to do hard work, just read the "Nanhua Sutra", paint, write poems, and be free.
Liu Juren, a confidant and aide, broke in. He was full of strategies and was his think tank. He was good at everything, but he was a bit pedantic. He said that he was selected for the Ming Dynasty's imperial examination and that he did not want to be an official in the Qing Dynasty, but only wanted to be an aide. "Futai, the Ming army is approaching, do you still have the time to paint?"
Fang Dayou smiled and said, "Why are you panicking? At worst, it will just be a repeat of the past."
The so-called reenactment of the past is surrender. For those who have been surrendered twice, it does not matter if they are surrendered again.
Liu Juren didn't say anything for a while. He admired Fang Dayou's new painting "Lotus and Willows" and suddenly sighed: "The finishing touch of this painting is this fish. I'm afraid if Jinan is like a river, if you are a fish, the fish will be in the water."
It’s hard to repeat what happened back then!”
Fang Dayou was stunned, and after thinking about it, this was the reason. He didn't have many soldiers in his hands. Once the Ming army surrounded Yue Le and himself in Jinan, all the military power would be in Yue Le's hands, and he couldn't surrender even if he wanted to. Isn't it just a fish in?
In the middle of nowhere?
"In your opinion, sir, what can I do?"
"Futai, in the name of protecting water transportation, you should ask the general for orders to guard Liaocheng. Then based on Dongchang, sit back and watch the success or failure of the Ming and Qing wars. If the Ming Dynasty wins, you will surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and if the Qing Dynasty wins, you will continue to be your governor. In this way, you can
Be invincible."
Fang Dayou laughed heartily after hearing this, "Sir's words awakened the dreamer, so he did as he said."
As soon as Yue Le's army arrived in Jinan, Fang Dayou asked Yue Le for orders to guard Liaocheng. This Liaocheng is located on the Huitong River in the Shandong Canal. It is the government of Dongchang Prefecture and is indeed important. Yue Le thought for a while and agreed.
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"My husband has done a good job in this matter. I have reported it to my brother. After the matter is completed, I will recommend you to be the general judge of Dongchang Prefecture." Ma Xiongfei, the governor of Jinyiwei North Town, said to Liu Juren with a smile. My brother refers to his elder brother.
, Jinyiwei commander and colleague Ma Jixiang.
Tong San, a sixth-grade official, is honored as "Bie Jia". For a Juren, the official position is not small.
Liu Juren was overjoyed. Although he did not want to be an official in the Qing court, he was willing to be an official in the Ming Dynasty. The bigger the official, the better. "Don't worry, the governor, I will find a way to make the Dongchang government return to the Ming Dynasty without a single blow."<
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When Fang Dayou came to Liaocheng, he was suddenly afraid again. What if the Ming army did not attack Jinan but came to attack Dongchang? He only had 1,500 people in his army, so he reported a full 5,000 people to the Qing court.
The number of soldiers was 3,500, but now I feel that the number of soldiers is small and it is no longer safe. The war situation in Jinan is still undecided, and I don’t want the Ming Dynasty to fall prematurely.
He summoned Liu Juren and said, "Sir, please advise me to come to Dongchang. But what should I do if the Ming army comes to attack Dongchang?"
Liu Juren took a sip of tea calmly and said, "Futai, why don't you ask Jin Guangzu, the commander-in-chief of Dongchang, to go south to Zhangqiu Town (Anping Town) in Yanzhou to garrison? First, he can be used to stop the Ming army; second, he is transferred.
You have the final say in Dongchang Mansion."
"After Jin Guangzu goes south, who will ensure the safety of Liaocheng?"
"No problem, you can transfer all the garrison troops from En County, Xia Jin, Gaotang Prefecture, Fan County, ?? Prefecture and other states and counties to Liaocheng, and then recruit their generals. In this way, you will have thousands of soldiers and horses. Sit back and watch.
In the wars of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, you can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat."
"Good!"
Jin Guangzu, the commander-in-chief of Dongchang, was arrogant and had never been liked by Fang Dayou. Fang Dayou just happened to use him as a shield, saying that "Zhangqiu Town is located between Huitong River and Guangji Canal. It is an important military area and must not be lost."
Name, move it southward.
Although Jin Guangzu didn't want to, he had no choice but to leave with a mountain of military orders.
After transferring 7,000 soldiers from Jin Guang's ancestral tribe, Fang Dayou transferred guards from all over the country to defend Liaocheng. Together with Fu Biao, he actually gathered more than 6,000 soldiers and horses. It seemed that he was safe and sound, but in fact, there was an undercurrent.
In Fan County, Zhou Kuixuan, the remnant of Ding Weiyue, the former leader of the Dongchuan Rebel Army, has been active in this area. A few days ago, under the operation of Jin Yiwei, he defected to Zhu Hengjia. The guards in various places were transferred away by Fang Dayou, and he took advantage of the situation to rise up continuously.
Capture Fanxian, Guancheng, Xizhou, Shenxian, Guanxian, and Guantao counties.
The same thing happened in Gaotang Prefecture. Cui San, the general appointed by Zhu Hengjia and the leader of the rebel army, also rose up. He was originally a subordinate of the rebel Cai Naihan. After Cai Naihan died, he insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty in Gaotang Prefecture and successively captured Gaotang Prefecture.
, En County, Wucheng, Xiajin, and various places in Linqing Prefecture.
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In the blink of an eye, only Liaocheng and Qingping, Shiping and Boping counties were left in Dongchang Prefecture, which were still in the hands of the Qing army.
Fang Dayou panicked and called Liu Juren to blame, saying: "Sir, I asked you to withdraw the guards from all over the country to Liaocheng. Now rebels and bandits are rising in various places. What can I do?"
Liu Juren smiled and said: "Even if the floods in the counties are raging, what's the point of shutting down Futai? You only need to defend Liaocheng and watch the success or failure of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. If you win, you will immediately send troops to quell the rebels. How can you stop the officers and soldiers of the local bandits?
If you want to win the battle, you have to surrender yourself. Do you still need to worry about the rebels in various places?"
After hearing this, Fang Dayou felt that what his staff said was very reasonable. So he stopped caring about the rebels in various places and calmly created his "Lake and Mountain Scenery" painting.
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Qingguan County garrison Ren Fuxing was very happy. He had just received a document from the Ministry of War that he had been promoted to Guan County Guerrilla.
This man was originally the "Yuyuan Bandit" who dominated Shandong and Henan provinces. Zhang Cunren ordered the general Zhang Dan to burn the jungle and flood the Yellow River to flood the rebels. Leaders such as Ren Qi, Zhang Qi, Fan Shenxing, and Liang Min died in the battle one after another.
Seeing that the situation was not good, he led his troops to descend to the Qing Dynasty and was placed on guard in Fengguan County.
After being transferred to Liaocheng by Fang Dayou, he actively approached Fang Dayou, gave him money, and invited him to drinks. Governor Fang happened to also want to win over the garrison generals from various places for his own use. After buying horse bones for a thousand gold, he was immediately promoted to Guanxian guerrilla.<
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I was promoted, I was happy, and I was humming a little tune when a figure appeared.
"Hey, let the guerrillas be proud of the spring breeze and the horse's hooves are rushing. It seems that you don't want to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty?"
The courtyard was guarded by soldiers, but this man came in and out freely. Ren Fuxing was shocked and saw a rough figure, "You, how did you get in?"
The rugged figure looks very old and is dressed as a servant. He is Chen Zheng, a member of Qianhu, a Jinyi Guard in Shandong. Behind Chen Zheng is another person with a cold and sinister face.
Chen Zheng snorted, "Can a few guards stop me? If you dare to do it again, be careful about getting someone's head on your neck."
"I don't dare, I don't dare. If I can become a guerrilla, it's the path you asked someone to find. I was born as a member of the Ming Dynasty and died as a ghost of the Ming Dynasty. How dare I repeat it?" Ren Fuxing hurriedly laughed.
"Huh, it's good to know." Chen Zheng's expression softened, "Come and meet Magong, the envoy of Jinyiwei North Town."
"The envoy of Jinyiwei North Town?"
Ren Fuxing was surprised. This official was much older than Chen Qianhu. He hurriedly saluted Ma Xiongfei and said, "See Ma Zhenfu."
Ma Xiongfei smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, no matter how guerrilla you are, our Ming Dynasty will never treat the heroes of the uprising badly. You were a guerrilla on the side of the Qing Dynasty, but you are still a guerrilla on the Ming side."
"Thank you Ma Zhenfu", Ren Fuxing's spirit suddenly lifted.