"By God's blessing, the emperor ordered that Qingzhou Prefecture's Muling Pass, Qian Zongshang Yi, be brave in war, control the troops well, wipe out the enemy invaders, defeat the enemy decisively, and be the first to attack the danger; drive away Shandong, predict the enemy's surprise, and have insight The secret of Taoling. Many battles have been fought, and merits have been added. The merits of destroying the bandits and the strategy of controlling the army have been shown at the time. It was actually awarded to the commander and commander of the Shandong Dusi, and he served as the Dengzhou branch garrison general. Imperial decree." Finished reading. After the imperial edict was issued, the eunuch who delivered the edict combined the imperial edict and handed it to Shang Yi.
Shang Yi hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Long live, long live, long live!" Then he stood up and accepted the imperial edict.
Just after Shang Yi came out of the palace after meeting the emperor, the imperial edict for promotion came out immediately. It was read out outside the Jianji Hall, and he was promoted to the commander and magistrate of the Shandong Dusi, and the deputy garrison general in Dengzhou. At the same time, Zeng Hualong was also promoted to governor of Shandong.
Although he was not the Shandong general soldier Zeng Hualong invited for him, he was the commander of the Shandong Dusi Dusi, and he was not a minor official. The Dusi Commander, referred to as the Dusi, was in charge of the military and government of one side, commanded the garrison under his jurisdiction, and belonged to the Fifth Army Dudufu. And obey the orders of the Ministry of War. Together with the Chief Envoys Division and the Punishment Envoys Division, they are collectively called the Three Divisions, which are responsible for local military affairs, civil affairs, and criminal and prison affairs. The Shandong Dusilu falls under the jurisdiction of the Zuojun Dudufu.
The highest officer of the Du Commander's Department is the Du Commander, who is the second rank. Under him are two Du Commanders, who are the second rank, and four Du Commanders, who are the third rank. Usually, there are two Du Commanders and Secretaries. One of the commanders and Tongzhi was in charge of military training, and the other was in charge of farming. Naturally, the commanding Tongzhi appointed by Shang Yi was in charge of military training. Although by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the guard system had been greatly damaged. In fact, it existed in name only. It was a false title, but Shang Yi jumped from a small Qianzong to a second-rank military general, which can be regarded as a leap to the sky.
In addition to the garrison system, the military generals of the Ming Dynasty also had a garrison system. The official positions in sequence were general, deputy general, staff general, guerrilla, duty officer, garrison, conduct, Qianzong, general, etc., except for the general. Except for soldiers, there is no fixed number of personnel or fixed grades. Calculated in this way, Shang Yi was directly promoted from Qianzong to staff general, or he was promoted five levels in a row. And now he can legitimately be called a general by others. It can be said that It's faster than riding a rocket. But judging from Shang Yi's achievements, such a promotion is not excessive.
The Governor of Shandong was only established during the Shandong Rebellion in the sixth year of Chongzhen. After that, two governors were established: Denglai and Shandong. This time, the governor was re-established and was appointed by Zeng Hualong. He was also promoted to one level, so Zeng Hualong There was a look of gratitude on his face, while Shang Yi was thinking about what he should do in tomorrow's military parade to please Chongzhen. At least for now, he still needs Chongzhen's attention.
The two came outside the palace and saw Zhao Congfu and several eunuchs waiting. When they saw the two people coming out, an eunuch stepped forward and saluted them, and then said to Shang Yi: "Mr. Shang Qian, please follow me." Let’s take a step forward.”
Shang Yi couldn't help but be a little surprised. He looked at Zhao Congfu and saw that he was smiling slightly and nodded to him. Then he looked at Zeng Hualong. Zeng Hualong coughed dryly and said, "Shang Yi, just go ahead." , but remember, be careful in everything and don’t make mistakes.”
Shang Yi then took two steps forward and said: "This father-in-law, and Mr. Zhao. Please come."
Zhao Congfu and other people took Shang Yi around a corner and passed through several palace gates. Although Shang Yi visited the Forbidden City several times in later generations, he was led so dizzy that he did not know where he was. He only felt that It seemed that he was walking inside the palace. So he couldn't help but ask: "My father-in-law, where are you taking me?"
Zhao Congfu smiled and said: "General Shang, there is no need to ask more. You will know when you get there."
As they said this, everyone turned two more corners, and saw that the front suddenly opened up, revealing a pavilion. In the pavilion, they saw the slender figure of a slender woman in palace clothes leaning on the railing, facing them.
Zhao Congfu and a group of eunuchs immediately got up and knelt down to salute and said: "See the princess." Shang Yi could only kneel down, but he was very surprised. They brought him here. Did they just want to see the princess? But why?
Want to see the princess by yourself? Thinking of this, my heart suddenly moved, and I secretly thought that it couldn't be such a coincidence.
At this time, a soft female voice was heard saying: "No courtesy."
Everyone stood up together, and the princess slowly turned around. Shang Yi could only smile bitterly in his heart. The princess was indeed Zhou Wei. Zhao Congfu said: "Mr. Shang Qian, this is Princess Kunxing."
Shang Yi was startled for a moment, and couldn't help being surprised. The name Princess Kunxing was probably rarely known in later generations, but her other title was very famous, that is, Princess Changping. The difference is that "
"Kunxing" was her actual title in the Ming Dynasty, while "Changping" was another title given to her after the Qing Dynasty took over China.
Princess Kunxing's name was Zhu Ailao. She was the second daughter of Chongzhen. Her mother was Concubine Shun. She died shortly after giving birth to Zhu Weilao. Empress Zhou raised Zhu Weilao. Therefore, some almanacs confused her and recorded her as Queen Zhou's.
Biological daughter. After Li Zicheng entered the capital, Chongzhen cut off Zhu Yurao's left arm before hanging himself. Later, it was said that Zhu Yurao later became a nun and learned martial arts. She became the famous one-armed nun and a famous knight in the early Qing Dynasty.
Lu Siniang and Gan Fengchi were both her disciples, and of course they became important characters in later martial arts novels, films and TV dramas.
However, Shang Yi knew that these were all nonsense. The real ending of Zhu Yurao was that after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yurao stayed in Beijing and passed from the hands of Li Zicheng to the hands of the Qing army. In order to appease people's hearts, the Qing Dynasty adopted Zhu Yurao.
He refused her request to become a monk, and instead allowed her to marry the consort Zhou Shixian chosen by Chongzhen for her. He held a grand wedding for them, and also gave her a mansion, gold and silver, carriages, horses, fields, etc. But Zhu Aelao
After inheriting some of Chongzhen's strong character, he remained depressed and unhappy after getting married, often crying. In the third year of Shunzhi (1646), he died of depression. It can be said that the ending was very sad.
At this time, Zhu Ainao said: "Zhao Zhenfu, Eunuch Liu, please step back for a while. General Shang and I have a few words to say."
Zhao Congfu and Eunuch Liu agreed and stepped back a dozen steps. Although they could not hear the content of their conversation, they could still see their movements. However, this was necessary because it was impossible for the two of them to be completely alone together.
After the others had retreated, Zhu Yucao said: "General Shang, please take a seat."
Shang Yi said: "Thank you princess." He sat down on the stone bench in the pavilion. Zhu Ainao sat opposite him across the stone table.
Shang Yi then said: "Thank you very much for your help, princess, so that I can clear my grievances and escape from prison."
In fact, there has always been an unclear question about this matter, and that is that the Jin Yiwei sent back a secret letter in advance, reporting Shang Yi's military exploits, but Chongzhen still listened to Zhou Yanru's words and sent Shang Yi to the throne.
Yi was imprisoned, so Shang Yi was also skeptical about the idea that as long as the Jin Yiwei returned to Beijing, he could defend Shang Yi. But now he figured out that Guan Jian inside was actually Zhu Ailao. Naturally, Chongzhen would not disbelieve him.
What my daughter said.
Hearing Shang Yi's thanks, Zhu Ainao smiled sweetly and said: "I just explained the truth to my father. I really dare not say that I saved the general. On the contrary, the general saved me twice. To say thank you, I should It's only me who thanks the general."
Shang Yi was startled and said: "Twice?"
Zhu Yuyao said: "Yes, one time was in Linxian County, Qingzhou, when we were chased by the chief slaves, and General Meng and Shang rescued us. Another time was a few days ago, when we were in Beijing, we were also chased and killed by a group of thugs. , I happened to meet your wife leading the army passing by, doesn’t that count twice?”
Shang Yi chuckled twice. He couldn't deny it both times. He had to ask: "How come the princess is in the Jin Yiwei?"
Zhu Ayao added: "Not long after I was born, my mother and concubine passed away, so I was raised by the Queen. The Qintian Prison was telling me my fortune, saying that if I was pampered in the palace, I would definitely die young, so my father would allow me to do so." When I left the palace, I was allowed to practice martial arts, and later I was asked to do some things with the Jin Yiwei. This trip to Shandong was my first time away from the palace, and I didn’t expect to meet you." After a pause, he said: "I am outside the city. I have met your wife. She is so beautiful and so capable. You and I are really a match. I really envy her."
Shang Yi couldn't help but said: "Actually, the princess is also very beautiful when she puts on women's clothes."
Zhu Aao said "Yeah", remembering that when the two of them parted in Jinan, Shang Yi joked that if he changed into women's clothes next time they met, he couldn't help but blushing and lowering his head. However, the girl's timid look showed , there is nothing left to show. But even though I am ashamed, I am also quite happy in my heart.
In fact, Shang Yi regretted his words as soon as he finished speaking. It was okay to say this to other women, but he could only say it to the princess. He stood up and said, "I'm talking nonsense. Please forgive me, princess."
Zhu Yasuo was stunned for a moment, and then she thought of her identity as a princess. When she was in Shandong, she had gradually developed a love for Shang Yi, but she also knew that Chongzhen was choosing a consort for herself. Although she had not yet clearly designated the candidate, she was quite fond of it. Zhou Shixian, an uncle and nephew of Queen Zhou's family, and Shang Yi married his wife with Jing, were destined to have no fate, so he sighed, straightened his expression a little, and said: "You have something to do tomorrow, so I won't delay any more." It’s your time, see you again when you have the chance.”
Shang Yi was not unaware of Zhu Yurao's admiration for him, and when he remembered that Zhu Yurao actually only had three or four years to live, he sympathized with her. However, it would have been fine if she were the daughter of an ordinary family, but she was Princess Kunxing. The young master has no choice now. What happens in the future, he can only leave to fate. So he also stood up and said: "Princess, I have to leave."
Just as he was about to leave, Zhu Ainao said again: "General Shang, please ask your wife to come to the palace tomorrow. The Queen and I both want to see her and thank her for saving me this time. I will ask Eunuch Liu to pick her up tomorrow." she."