Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 635 The Death of Li Zicheng

To be honest, Li Zicheng still underestimated Gushi Khan.

As the leader of the Oirat tribe, the founder of the Heshuat Khanate, and the nineteenth grandson of Genghis Khan’s younger brother Zhuochi Hesar, although Gushri Khan’s military talent is not outstanding, his control of power and strategy is first-class one.

In the early years, Heshuote was located between Khalkha Mongolia and Tsarist Russia, with a large population and insufficient pastures. He decisively seized the opportunity to go south and occupied Qinghai and Uzbek areas.

Over the years, as he grew older, he lived in Lhasa for a long time, but because Heshuote supported the rule of the Gelug Sect (Yellow Sect) in Tibet, the Heshuote Khanate became independent and its cohesion was unprecedented.

With the support of the ruling class, chieftain feudal lords and temple forces, Gushri Khan gained unprecedented strength.

But it is precisely because of the support for the Gelug faction that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau began to fragment.

For example, Bhutan is governed by the Kagyu sect; Ladakh has been independent for a long time and is also the fundamental area of ​​the Kagyu sect; Sikkim is governed by the Nyingma sect.

"It's impossible to go south."

Li Zicheng sighed: "The fertile land in front of me is not safe to live in. Those desolate lands that have been knocked down are not as good as Qinghai!"

"Your Majesty, I have not been idle these days."

Song Xiance was out of breath, with plateau red on his face and a lot of tanned skin, he held his waist and showed a smile:
"Although Gushi Khan has the support of the Yellow Sect, Uzang is not monolithic, and there is still a place, which is just right."

"where?"

"Khamba area."

Song Xiance presented his own plan: "In the early years of Qidi, there was a chieftain named Baili who believed in the Bon religion and pushed out the Yellow religion, so he was wiped out by Gushi Khan."

"The northwest of this place is connected to Qinghai, and the climate is almost the same as that of Qinghai. It's not as good as the Us Zangmo people. The two are just one."

"Besides, I also found out something. The east of the Kangba area is Sichuan Province."

"Sichuan?" Li Zicheng's heart was moved, and he said excitedly, "How far is it to Sichuan?"

"Crossing several mountains and hundreds of miles, this is much better than ours in Qinghai."

Li Zicheng was overjoyed, and a strong passion burst out from his single eyes: "If I can return to the land of Han alive before I die, I will die without regret."

Once he breaks through the mountains and attacks Sichuan, Li Zicheng is [-]% sure to take control of Sichuan and establish his own independent small kingdom.

This is much better than eating goat milk in Qinghai.

"This trip is not in vain—"

Li Zicheng was overjoyed, suddenly, he coughed, and then continued, and there was a tendency that he couldn't stop for a while.

Song Xiance was shocked, and he patted his back to comfort him for a long time before he recovered.

Li Zicheng sat on the ground with a pale face: "If you can't go to Lhasa, then go to the Kham area as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

Song Xiance took the order, and then quickly conveyed the military order.

For retreating, it is experienced.

One was stationed in Nagqu, plundered people, money and food, and made the illusion of preparing to march to Lhasa.

And the big troops headed east quickly, aiming at the Kham district—Ganzi.

After a few days of delay, Gush Khan, who was a hero, couldn't bear his temper. The daily consumption of the [-] army was so huge that it almost crushed the Heshuote Khanate.

Gushi Khan waved his hand and sent a cavalry to explore Nagqu.

After more than ten days of tossing around, the spies came to report, but the Naqu people left the building empty, and there was no trace of the Han people.

Only then did Gushri Khan heave a sigh of relief, disbanded the monks, and nearly half of the nobles and the elite directly under the Khanate, with more than [-] people, preparing to regain Qinghai.

As a result, after reaching Nagqu, they were forced to withdraw because of lack of money and food.

60,000 people is too much to eat.

Li Zicheng led the main force, and rushed all the way to Kham, and took down the important hub Ganzi in one fell swoop.

As the center of Kham, Ganzi has fertile land. The entire Kham has more than [-] Tibetans. Because it is at the end of the ancient tea-horse road, the trade here is prosperous. Many businessmen from Lhasa come here to purchase tea, and the people are relatively rich.

Anyway, Ganzi is also a city with a large number of settled farmers and herdsmen, which is much better than Qinghai.

Whether it is iron making or weaving, it can be done in Ganzi, and the altitude is not high, so it is much better than Wusi.

This time Li Zicheng learned well, and did not simply reject the Yellow Sect, but praised both Confucianism and Yellow Sect.

That is to say, Confucianism governed the people, Huangjiao governed faith, continued to implement measures to eliminate benzene, and barely stabilized the rule.

At this time, through the ancient tea-horse road, a group of merchants came to Kham to transport tea, and Li Zicheng learned the news that Jianchang had been conquered.

"Zhang Xianzhong, here, wants to enjoy a few years of blessings, but now his descendants will not be able to protect them."

Li Zicheng laughed, but there were countless sorrows in his words.

In the past, the two ran in opposite directions, one entered Sichuan and the other entered Shaanxi, but they were defeated one after another and fled.

Zhang Xianzhong struggled for a few years and died of depression, but he left his blood, and what about me?
His family was ruined and he had no heirs.

In a blink of an eye, it was the Hungry Ghost Festival. After offering sacrifices to his ancestors in Ganzi, Li Zicheng's body, which had been fighting for decades, was completely broken.

"Hurry up, order Li Zijing to come to Ganzi urgently."

Li Zijing is Li Zicheng's third younger brother, he is the closest person to him now, although he is a little mediocre, but he is old, so he is the most suitable heir.

Moreover, there is another point stronger than him, he has children.

Therefore, from Xiangyang to Kaifeng, then to Xi'an, and then to Beijing and Qinghai, Li Zicheng took him as his heir to appease the army.

During this expedition, Li Zijing stayed behind in Qinghai.

From Ganzi to Qinghai, the journey is more than [-] miles, and even riding a horse takes more than half a month.

Li Zicheng clutched his chest and looked up at the blue sky, hoping that he could persist at that time!

In the blink of an eye, Tian Jianxiu, Liu Fangliang, Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yaoqi, Li Laiheng and other five commanders of the Chuangjun received the summoning command.

"emperor--"

Several people panicked, looking at Li Zicheng who was showing signs of aging, all of them turned pale with fright, with rare panic appearing on their faces.

Although he lost many battles, Li Zicheng has a unique charm to win over everyone, especially the veterans such as Confucian Liu Zongmin in the army, who are all lost. Now those who are in charge of the army are mostly his younger generations.

No one can become Liu Zongmin's second, and naturally he can't restrain Li Zicheng's Shunjun after his death.

"When I came to Ganzi, I originally thought about crossing the mountains and returning to the Han land. No matter how bad I was, I would return to my hometown. I never thought, but today I fell on the plateau."

"I have urgently ordered Zijing to come back, and if I die unfortunately, you will support him to inherit the Dashun throne."

Li Zicheng's single eye was slightly cloudy, and his voice was a little hoarse. He gave instructions word by word, but then shook his head with a smile and said:
"Forget it, let's become the king. Ganzi is not far from Sichuan. The Ming court may feel uneasy when they see it. Being the king can soothe their hearts."

"Qinghai is the best place, but it's too close to Xiningwei, surrounded by Ganzi mountains, condescending, it's a good place to settle down..."

Everyone naturally obeyed these instructions, and Song Xiance kept writing, writing down all these words in case of accidents.

"After Ganzi wins, Qinghai should not give up. Khamba and Qinghai are connected as one. When Khamba has something to do, they can also go to Qinghai. It can be regarded as a retreat..."

Immediately, he passed out after telling Tian Jianxiu the decision to handle Ganzi affairs.

At the beginning of August, Li Zicheng, who was always awake and faint, finally waited for his younger brother Li Zijing.

"You have to take good care of these old brothers, I'm sorry for them..."

Li Zicheng's single eye showed sadness, and tears welled up.

In front of his eyes, the figures of Chuang Wang Gao Yingxiang, the sturdy Liu Zongmin, the preaching Li Yan, his nephew Li Guo and others constantly appeared...

In the fourth year of Shaowu, on August 45th, Li Zicheng died in Ganzi at the age of [-].

(End of this chapter)