Survival of the Chongzhen Emperor Chapter 204: Jiang Xiang Surrenders, The Incident of Qin Bing's Rebellion against the Ming Dynasty Ignored by History!
Chapter 204: Jiang Xiang Surrenders, The Incident of Qin Bing's Rebellion against the Ming Dynasty Ignored by History!
In the palace, Zhu Youjian received the report that Ningwuguan had been lost and Li Guofu was martyred. He was a little stunned. There was no reason for Li Guofu to do this? Why did he have to go out of the city to fight to the death?
According to memory, it was Zhou Yuji who died for the Ming Dynasty in Ningwuguan City. Unexpectedly, after the change of time and space, a loyal minister still died under this city. The Ming Dynasty's spirit in Ningwuguan City was still very strong.
"Posthumous title, Li Guofu, the former commander-in-chief of Taiyuan, was the Duke of Rongguo, the Taibao and the Taibao of the Crown Prince, and was buried in the imperial mausoleum. In the battle of Ningwuguan, all the children of the martyred soldiers were sent to the young military camp of the Yongwei Camp."
Although Li Guofu's death was surprising and not the result Zhu Youjian expected. But Zhu Youjian did not want to be vague at all about the honor that should be given to him. In front of the cabinet and six ministers, he will give all the honors since the Yongle period.
The title of Duke, which was rarely granted, was granted to Li Guofu!
Zhu Youjian felt that as a soldier, Li Guofu's character was completely worthy of these honors and honors. In the current Ming Dynasty, there are not many generals who can celebrate the death of the country like this.
While the monarchs and ministers in Beijing were busy dealing with the aftermath of Li Guofu's death, Li Zicheng, who was leading the army to march northward, was also discussing the matter of a bright general.
After Jiang Xiang, the commander-in-chief of Datong, heard that Ningwuguan had been destroyed, he sent a secret envoy to Li Zicheng's camp overnight.
Yes, Jiang Xiang made the same choice as in history. Before Li Zicheng's army reached Datong, he prepared to surrender the city.
"General Jiang, do you have any specific requirements for the treatment after surrendering to me?" After Li Zicheng read Jiang Xiang's handwritten letter of surrender, he asked Jiang Xiang's confidants straight to the point to see if Jiang Xiang, an old villain, had any specific requirements.
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"To report to my emperor, my chief soldier said that he and the Dashun generals are all Qin people. If he can do things for the new dynasty, he is helping the old Qin people. My chief soldier will continue to help Dashun and guard Datong Xiongguan.
What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Since we came out of Qin together, I will not see anyone outside. I have decided to appoint General Jiang as our General of Datong and the envoy of Datong. I hope that General Jiang can guard the city of Datong for us."
Li Zicheng happily agreed to Jiang Xiang's request. Although Datong was important, compared with the whole world, it would not hurt to give it to Jiang Xiang. In this way, it would be much easier for the army to go north. As for the future, we can't talk about it later. Now let's talk about it.
, this deal is a good deal.
Shortly after his staff returned to Datong City with Li Zicheng's imperial edict, Jiang Xiang had the gates of Datong City opened, and enlarged the main force to continue marching north to defeat the Ming Dynasty.
"Jiang Xiang surrendered? Is the news true?" Zhu Youjian was shocked when he saw the news of Jiang Xiang's surrender in the capital.
I was still lamenting that the Ming Dynasty still had loyal ministers and good generals, but Jiang Xiang, an old villain, slapped him in the face too fast.
What shocked Zhu Youjian was that the current situation was much better than before, but Jiang Xiang chose the same path as in history. For what reasons did he make such a choice? Could it be that
Do all the generals in the world feel that the Ming Dynasty is over?
In fact, Jiang Xiang's straightforward surrender to Li Zicheng this time was completely different from the starting point in real history. In real history, Jiang Xiang did surrender because he felt that the Ming Dynasty was over. But this time he was frightened by the emperor of Beijing.
, I did this in order to preserve my strength.
The reason that scared Jiang Xiang was the emperor's reorganization of Ma Ke, Tang Tong, and Bai Guangen some time ago. Jiang Xiang found that his current situation was no different from those three people. Previously, the emperor's new army was in the Miyun area. After a battle, the three people were eliminated. Now the new army is coming to Datong to fight again. Regardless of winning or losing, Jiang Xiang feels that he will lose his troops and the city of Datong. In this case, it is better to have a good time Li Zicheng surrendered. As long as Li Zicheng was a sensible person, he would probably agree to his request which was not excessive.
Jiang Xiang, who had soldiers and a city under his command, would never sit back and watch him, Tang Tong, and Ma Ke end up like this. Even if the emperor of Beijing gave the general who had lost power a mediocre political treatment, he would not I will accept it! Soldiers and horses are everything to the generals.
"We called Ma Ke, Tang Tong, and Bai Guangen to the military command hall. They also sent military orders to Liu Yuanbin and Cao Ruohai, asking them to strictly check the movements of the Qin soldiers in the camp and investigate whether there is any instability in the soldiers. If so. Deal with the situation promptly and kill without mercy." Zhu Youjian, who had regained his mood a little, quickly made arrangements to remedy the situation.
He suddenly woke up. Historically, the reason why Li Zicheng quickly advanced into Beijing was because the generals of the Qin army in the garrison around the capital surrendered en masse. If they had not knelt down so fast, Beijing would not have fallen so quickly. I'm sure we can still wait for a few more Qinwang soldiers.
There is not much written about the collective rebellion of the Qin soldiers in the garrison around the capital in the historical records of later generations. In fact, the rebellion of the Qin soldiers against the Ming was the last straw that broke the Ming Dynasty. Many people often say that Wu Sangui and Guan Ningjun went to work Failure to contribute was one of the forces that brought down the Ming Dynasty. Objectively speaking, the Qin soldiers did no less than Guan Ning's army in cheating the Ming Dynasty.
Perhaps for the purpose of guarding against Guan Ning's army, Zhu Youjian in history arranged all the Qin army commanders, Ma Ke, Tang Tong, Bai Guang'en, Datong's Jiang Xiang, and Shanhaiguan's Gao Di in the garrison circle around the capital. In the end, no one helped! I have to say that this decision was a huge failure. Fortunately, I got it right and reorganized the troops of Tang Tong and others in advance, otherwise the current situation would be even more unpredictable.
These people and Li Zicheng and others have feelings of country party, and the psychological pressure of making the choice to surrender is not great. The Qin soldiers have been ineffective in suppressing the bandits in Shaanxi, which is probably the reason why they have feelings of country party. In Shaanxi, they do not feel pain. If you kill someone, your job will be taken away by these fellow villagers. After leaving Shaanxi, the Qin soldiers will not feel sorry for whoever you steal.
"You three must have heard about Jiang Xiang's surrender, right? Fortunately, I took away the military power of the three of you in advance. Otherwise, I would have no way to deal with whatever you do. Today, I will give you The three of you must explain your words clearly and work honestly in the military command hall. I will not embarrass you. But if something happens, even if the Ming Dynasty is about to fall, I will be able to figure out the three of you and your family members before going on the road." When he saw Tang Tong and others, Zhu Youjian reprimanded them mercilessly. He didn't care whether these three guys had the idea of being traitors or not, they were not good guys anyway.
"Your Majesty, we have no intention of betraying the imperial court!" Tang Tong and the others knelt down in fright, begging for mercy, and kept showing their loyalty. Jiang Xiang became a traitor, and the three of them were the ones who suffered the most. They are now on the chopping board. The emperor could clean them up with just one mistake.
"It's better not to! I often say that none of the old military leaders of the Ming Dynasty are qualified generals. Judging from Jiang Xiang's performance, this is absolutely true. He doesn't even think about the court. He doesn't even have a way out for himself.
I don’t think clearly. Li Zicheng needs him now, but when Li Zicheng secures his position, will Jiang Xiang be able to save his life? Since ancient times, which king would tolerate a general who is not one of his own in charge of the army?"