Mr. Min watched the excitement all night and finally couldn't sit still anymore, "Three thousand taels!"
"Three thousand five hundred taels..."
In the end, the calligraphy treasure was bought by Ma Tang, a wealthy businessman in the capital, for eight thousand taels. Sighs could be heard from Cuiyan Tower from time to time. No one expected that there would be Governor Sun's calligraphy treasure before arriving. Most people just wanted to watch the fun.
It came from my mind. You must know that with Governor Sun's calligraphy treasure and more money, Ma Tang would not be able to take such a huge advantage.
While talking, the second lot was brought up. This time it was not a calligraphy treasure, but a knife. From the outside, this knife looked like nothing, it was just an ordinary steel knife, but for some reason, many
Everyone felt that this sword had a strong smell of blood.
"Everyone, this sword is the saber of Yun Mansion guarding General Tie Mo. The sword is called "Silent Death". This sword has been with General Tie Mo for more than two years. It has been stained with countless blood. I don't know how many people have died under this sword, including the white waist mountain bandits.
Little Red Wolf, the Demon King of the Wild Fox Ridge, Bayan Khan of the Mongolian Sunit Tribe, and Mang Gurtai of the Jurchen Tatar. It can be said that this sword has witnessed countless victories. This time, General Iron reluctantly used the saber in order to raise money for disaster relief.
auction."
"The starting price for this knife is one thousand taels, and the price is five hundred taels once!"
Many people were moved for a while. The sword was an ordinary sword, but if it was really the sword of General Iron, it would be different. He had killed Bayan Khan alone and the Tatar Beilemang Gurtai. This sword was made of the same material.
No matter how ordinary it is, it is still a precious sword.
"Miss Xiao, is this sword really the sword of General Iron?"
Xiao Ruxue smiled faintly, "There is absolutely no mistake. Wanbaozhai has guaranteed its reputation for two hundred years, so how can I lie? What's more, no matter how courageous I, Wanbaozhai, dare to lie to others under the banner of General Iron."
After getting confirmation, more people will be tempted.
This knife can be hung at home for future generations to admire. This kind of knife can definitely bring good luck and avoid disaster, and can be used to control the house.
"I'll pay you two thousand!"
"Two thousand and five thousand..."
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A blood-stained knife was finally sold for thirteen thousand taels, and the buyer was Zhang Weixian.
Zhang Weixian had a pained expression on his face, and he couldn't help but blame him, "If you bought this knife, tell me earlier. It would be great to give it to me. It would be perfect to use for house control. It's better now. I've been cheating my father-in-law of tens of thousands of taels of silver."
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Tie Mo stared helplessly, and he didn't seem to let you take the photo, right? Not to mention Zhang Weixian, Tie Mo didn't even expect that his sword would fetch such a high price. I have to say that in the Ming Dynasty, the poor were really poor.
, The rich are really rich. This auction can be regarded as the biggest anecdote of the year. It is talked about by people. Some smart people also saw something interesting from this auction.
These officials of the Ming Dynasty considered themselves to be honest and modest. In order to preserve their reputation, they did not even dare to donate more silver for fear of being accused of corruption and bribery. In this auction, the items brought out were all kinds of rubbish.
Yes, but these junk things were bought at high prices. The person who organized the trading meeting was also a high-ranking person. Most of those junk things were obtained secretly. If those Qingliu officials really wanted to put out the items for auction, they would not
As for getting a bunch of junk stuff.
Using a bunch of junk to get those people to pay a sum of money, this was a really cool move.
At this time, in a mansion, Cheng Jiming looked at the pair of rag shoes with missing toes on the ground, his face gloomy and terrifying. Spending thousands of taels of silver to buy a pair of rag shoes is considered a curiosity in the world. Let people create rumors.
, seriously injured Queen Yi'an and Tie Mo, but no one believed it, which in turn made Tie Mo a fool. Cheng Jiming knew exactly who organized this auction.
Although Xiao Ruxue is the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, she would not dare to do such a thing if no one supported her. She even put the auction location in Cuiyan Building, which was clearly a satire. At this moment, Cheng Ji
Ming and others also stopped looking down on them. Tie Mo is different from most border generals. This guy is young, but he is very mature in doing things. He can deal with things perfectly. At least until now, he has not been able to catch
Get the handle of Tie Mo.
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When the bells of Ci'en Temple rang, accompanied by the cold moon and stars, the second year of Chongzhen finally came to an end.
On the first day of the third year of Chongzhen's reign, the clouds were overcast, but the long-awaited snow had not yet fallen. The wind was a bit strong. Tie Mo was wrapped in a cloak and stared blankly at the pond in the yard. The pond was covered with thick
Ice, just like the dilemma faced by Ming Dynasty at this time, does not know when it will melt. Hai Lanzhu put his hands in his sleeves, frowned, and looked at Tie Mo's worried look, and said softly: "You
Are you worried that those people will continue to cause trouble?"
Tie Mo curled his lips and said with a smile: "I'm not worried about those people. As long as I return to Yun Mansion, what can they do to me? I am worried about those rogue bandits. Nowadays, the Jurchen Tatars are becoming more and more powerful in Liaodong. If the rogue bandits are
If the trouble gets bigger, half of the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed by those rogue bandits."
Ever since Li Zicheng entered Hanzhong, there hasn't been any big action there. But the more this happened, the more worried Tie Mo became. The calm before the storm is the most deadly. Who knows what the rogues are planning?
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Tie Mo was just worried, but he did not expect that these words would become a prophecy. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, several fast horses entered the Forbidden City. Not long after, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty got busy and held the first court meeting of the new year.
Three days before the official document was delivered to the Forbidden City, that is, on New Year's Eve, Li Zicheng and Hua Xiaorong, with the help of the inner guards in the city, suddenly attacked Nanzheng, Hanzhong. Because the inner guards opened the city gates, Nanzheng City fell within two hours.
In the hands of the peasant army. At the same time, the main force of Gao Yingxiang quickly moved south along the Ziwu Valley, and the main force of the peasant army spread to the north of Hanzhong. In the blink of an eye, Hanzhong City became an isolated city. Almost at the same time, Wang Ziyong sent Mantianxing Zhang Damou and Bu
Zhanmu Zhang Cunmeng attacked Xianyang and threatened Xi'an Prefecture.
Because the Tatars blocked the pass and soldiers went to Beijing to serve the king, Yang He's troops were very limited at this time. Although Cao Wenzhao's troops rushed back to Xianyang to aid, the problem of insufficient troops still could not be solved. Gao Yingxiang's main army hardly suffered any attack
Despite the resistance, Yang He easily passed the Ziwu Valley. At this time, Yang He could only deal with Wang's own use and had no time to take care of Gao Yingxiang. However, He Jingyuan, the prefect of Hanzhong, and Gao Wenjian, the former prefect of Fengxiang, were afraid of being blocked by the peasant army, so they abandoned Hanzhong without authorization and headed east
He fled and took the remaining Hanzhong soldiers to garrison Xing'an.
Xing'an Station is located in the east of Hanzhong Prefecture, with Hanyin and Hanzhong to the west. It is more than 70 miles away from Hanyin City, and more than 100 miles away from Hanzhong. It can be said that it is meaningless for the remnants of Hanzhong to garrison Xing'an Station, because
Gao Yingxiang's real goal was not to use Hanzhong as a springboard to enter Henan, but to enter the land of Sichuan and Shu.
As He Jingyuan led his troops to flee to Xing'ansuo, the southwest of Hanzhong Prefecture was suddenly empty. Then the peasant army seemed to be in an uninhabited territory. The Four Heavenly Kings Li Yangchun immediately led Yingshan Honghua Xiaorong and attacked the southwest of Nanzheng City with 5,000 troops.
Qipanguan. More than 300 guards at Qipanguan fled. Li Yangchun easily captured Qipanguan without spending a single soldier. Li Yangchun's troops continued south without stopping, and in the blink of an eye they entered Guangning County in northern Sichuan.
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The peasant army was powerful, and due to the loss of the strategic location in Hanzhong, Wu Guofu's troops in northern Sichuan were limited and he did not dare to attack forcefully. He could only lead his troops to push for thirty miles and did not stop until they retreated to Jianmen Pass. At this time, the peasant army
In hot pursuit, they swept through the entire Guangning County. With Li Zicheng's arrival, more than 30,000 peasant troops were blocked in front of Jianmen Pass.
Jianmen Pass, a majestic pass through the ages, guarded the ancient Bashu Road. This majestic pass also became Wu Guofu's greatest reliance on resisting the peasant army.
The peasant army broke into the land of Bashu, causing great chaos in Bashu. Qin Liangyu also lost his thoughts on celebrating the New Year in terms of military preparation. He urgently recruited more than 4,000 soldiers and rushed to Jianmen Pass with his brothers.
If the peasant army wanted to rob Sichuan and Sichuan, they could not bypass Jianmen Pass, so after half a day's rest, the peasant army began to attack Jianmen Pass one after another. Relying on this ancient pass, Wu Guofu led his soldiers to fight to the death.
The peasant army suffered heavy losses during the resistance. In just two days, more than 6,000 corpses were left behind. But Wu Guofu was also injured.
When Qin Liangyu arrived, he saw Wu Guofu on his deathbed. On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Chongzhen, Wu Guofu, a veteran in northern Sichuan, died of serious injuries and died in battle at Jianmen Pass. The heavy responsibility of defending Jianmen Pass fell on Qin Liangyu's shoulders.
Qin Liangyu knew very well that his troops alone would never be able to stop the tide of peasant troops, so he sent more than a dozen teams to the capital to request the imperial court to send reinforcements.
It’s Chinese New Year. You can imagine how Chongzhen felt when something like this happened. He wanted to catch He Jingyuan and Gao Wenjian, chop them into pieces and feed them to dogs. These two people would not be able to forgive their hatred even if they were cut into pieces. Chongzhen was incompetent in military affairs, but
He also knew that as long as Hanzhong's soldiers and horses could hold off for two days and Wu Guofu was given a little more time, the peasant army would not be able to advance into Sichuan and Shu so easily.
At the court meeting, Chongzhen wanted to kill He Jingyuan and Gao Wenjian, but Cheng Jiming came out and said: "Your Majesty, He Jingyuan cannot be entirely blamed for this matter. The thieves had internal cooperation and captured Nanzheng. If they did not withdraw in time, He Jingyuan and the remaining
The Hanzhong soldiers and horses will be surrounded in Hanzhong City. He Jingyuan's retreat to Xing'ansuo is also a helpless move. Moreover, the most important thing now is not to question the guilt, but how to deal with the next situation."
"If the bandits are allowed to attack Jianmen Pass, once Jianmen Pass is lost, the bandits will march straight in and pour into the northern part of Bashu, which will definitely cause a big trouble!"
Qian Qianyi's brows moved and he stepped out to agree: "I also agree with Master Cheng. For this purpose, it is not the time to investigate the fault. We should quickly dispatch reinforcements to guard Jianmen Pass. In addition, this matter must be held accountable. Three
Yang He, the border governor, should also bear the primary responsibility. How did he become the governor of the three borders? He actually allowed the bandits to attack Hanzhong, and he only realized it now."
"What Mr. Qian said is absolutely true. Yang He was unfavorable in supervising the war, and it is really difficult to continue to serve as the governor of the three sides. I suggest that Yang He be taken back to Beijing and questioned again!"
There were many people responding at once, and more than half of the officials agreed with Qian Qianyi and others. Chongzhen couldn't help frowning, and there was an unknown fire in his heart. But facing so many courtiers, he could only
Be able to endure with all your strength.
In the corner of the main hall, Tie Mo looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile. He Jingyuan and Gao Wenjian lost Hanzhong and sent the peasant army into Sichuan. These people are still thinking of ways to save them.
Life. When it was Yang He's turn, he was eager to convict Yang He. Isn't this double standard too obvious?
Although Yang He is the governor of the three sides, he currently has limited troops. It is okay to defend Xi'an Mansion. It is difficult for him to ask him to take the initiative to do other things. It is very good to be able to block the king's own use. How can he have extra energy to take care of it?
Gao Yingxiang? The loss of Hanzhong cannot be blamed on Yang He. If we want to hold him accountable, He Jingyuan should bear the main responsibility and Yang He should bear the secondary responsibility. But in the words of Qian Qianyi and others, everything is reversed.
Tie Mo has finally seen through these people. These people really have no sense of right and wrong, and they are all selfish. They fight to protect their own people, but if they are not their own people, they will fight to death if they have the chance.
Just when Chongzhen was in trouble, Hou Shilu came out and said: "Your Majesty, I really cannot agree with what Mr. Qian said. Last year, when the Tatars entered the capital, many soldiers from Shaanxi went to the capital to serve the king, but they have not returned yet. There are only two people under the command of Governor Yang.
More than 10,000 people had to guard the Xi'an Mansion and deal with the king's own use, so they had no time to take care of anything else. Although Governor Yang was responsible for the Hanzhong Mansion, he could not be entirely blamed. On the contrary, He Jingyuan, as a courtier, could not lead by example.
The one who took the lead in escaping really deserves to be killed!"
Qian Qianyi frowned, showing great dissatisfaction, "Sir Hou's words are wrong. If Mr. He doesn't retreat to Xing'an, then the rogue bandits will march eastward, and then the situation will be even more difficult to deal with."
Hou Shilu's eyes widened angrily, and he looked at Qian Qianyi coldly, "According to Mr. Qian's opinion, He Jingyuan is not only at a loss, but also has some merit?"
"Humph, Master Hou, why do you have to misinterpret it? I don't mean it!"
Chongzhen's heart was beating wildly when he heard that. Seeing that the two of them were going to continue arguing, he quickly raised his hand and said: "That's enough. My dear friends, you have also said that now is not the time to hold people responsible. I just want to know, the thieves attacked the sword wildly.
Door, what should we do now?”
Hou Shilu sighed, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, for the current plan, we can only dispatch elite troops to Sichuan. In addition, the original Shaanxi soldiers and horses must quickly return to their original places and must contain the king's own troops. If the king's troops and Gao Yingxiang's troops are
It will be even more troublesome if they all merge together.”
"Now that the Jurchen Tatars have returned to Shenyang, they have just suffered a big loss in Qingzhou City and are unable to launch a new round of offensive in a short period of time. I suggest that a part of the Guanning Army be transferred to the pass to assist Jianmen and cooperate with Governor Yang to further eliminate
Banditry."
Hou Shilu's suggestion can be regarded as a mature move, and Sun Chengzong also agreed.
Due to the urgency of the situation, the imperial court soon issued an order, ordering Zuo Liangyu from the Liaodong side and Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief, to lead 4,000 Guan Ning cavalry to rush to the aid of Jianmen.
In addition, the Qinwang soldiers and horses from all walks of life also quickly returned to their respective defense areas.