1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 749

December 1658, 12, Nanjing, Prince Qin's Mansion (formerly Duke Wei's Mansion).

Feng Shuangli, Marquis of Xing'an, took a peek at Kewang, the King of Qin who was sitting at the top with a solemn face, and felt a little uneasy, but Zhang Hu, Marquis of Zhenlu, who was standing opposite him, gave him a comforting smile, signaling him to be calm.

Since the Northern Expedition last year, Feng Shuangli has been stationed in Huai'an, and Li Dingguo, who is stationed in Suzhou, has been fighting against each other, maintaining military suppression of the Qing captives in Huaibei.But half a month ago, he suddenly received an order from the King of Qin, calling him back to Nanjing to return to his command.

Feng Shuangli hastily handed over the general affairs to his lieutenant general, and with more than a hundred entourages, he hurried back to Nanjing to meet King Qin.But who knows, King Qin led a group of officials to inspect the prefectures and counties of Su and Chang to check the recovery of local agricultural production.It was not until yesterday that I returned to Nanjing.

"Recently, what happened to the Qing captives in Huaibei?" Sun Kewang put down the memorial in his hand and looked at Feng Shuangli.

"Returning to Your Highness, the Qing captives are afraid of the might of our Ming army, and they all retreat to Huaibei and Shandong, and dare not look south." Feng Shuangli replied with a bow.

"King Anxi (Li Dingguo)..." Sun Kewang pondered for a moment, then asked again: "Has King Anxi ever recovered?"

"I heard that a month ago, it was already very good."

"Young son's death is a misfortune for human relations. I hope he will mourn and don't miss out on state affairs." Sun Kewang had a playful smile on his lips, "Wait a moment, I will ask the emperor to give him some young and beautiful court ladies to comfort his heart. "

Hearing this, Feng Shuangli looked at Sun Kewang in astonishment.King Anxi's five-year-old son died, and the beautiful court lady was immediately rewarded here. Is it necessary to let him work hard in the camp in Suzhou to give birth to more children, so as to stop the sadness in his heart?
"A few months ago, King Yong of Yunzhou (today's Hokkaido) attacked Juzhou with the cooperation of Naqi's navy and captured a lot of people and property. Why didn't you come in time?" Sun Kewang asked with a serious face.

"Ah?" Feng Shuangli looked at Sun Kewang in astonishment, "Yunzhou is the territory of the Emperor Yongwang's foreign vassal, and it has never been under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. I thought that His Highness had obtained it from the Emperor when Juzhou attacked the border a few months ago. I know, therefore..., therefore, I have not reported to His Highness. Besides, the soldiers and horses in Yunzhou are also behind the harassing Qing captives, which is beneficial to my overall situation..."

"The overall situation?" Sun Kewang looked at Feng Shuangli coldly, "Do you know what the overall situation is? He is a foreign prince who lives in Yunzhou, but he owns a lot of land and has tens of thousands of troops. But as far as the court is concerned, he doesn't obey , and did not listen to the announcement, it seemed to be a separatist regime. Looking at it alone, this Yongwang is already rebelling against the Ming Dynasty and standing on his own, just like a Qing prisoner."

After listening to the more than ten civil servants and generals in the palace, Nuonuo dared not speak, but in his heart he felt that Sun Kewang's words were extremely weird.His family, King Yong, is the emperor's younger brother, with the blood of the old Zhu family flowing in his body, how could he betray the Ming Dynasty and stand on his own feet?
In other words, a few months ago, the King of Qin sent envoys to Yunzhou, and King Xuanyong returned to Nanjing, where he had an audience with the emperor and ordered him to hand over the military and political power of the domain to the confidant officials sent by the King of Qin.Unexpectedly, the emissary and a group of more than a hundred people were driven out by King Yong within a day of landing in Yunzhou by boat, calling his order a rebellious order, and King Qin was also a traitor who usurped power, and Yunzhou refused to accept it.

After the envoy returned to Nanjing, he reported the situation to King Qin, and Sun Kewang was furious.Immediately leading a team of guards, they broke into the imperial palace and threatened Emperor Guangde to issue an order to deprive King Yong of his title and deprive him of his domain.

Emperor Guangde, however, was extremely uncooperative. In front of King Qin, he tore up and destroyed an edict written by a scholar in the Secretary Pavilion, and then sat on the imperial steps and remained silent.

Sun Kewang took the jade seal directly on the imperial case, and used the seal in a rewritten imperial edict.

But after Sun Kewang got the edict, he couldn't help but encounter difficulties.Since King Yong dared to drive the envoy away, he naturally sneered at the edict he sent to withdraw the feudal vassal, treating it like waste paper, and even allowed the envoy's boat to land in Yunzhou.Don't look at the fact that the imperial court now controls a lot of ships, and there are hundreds of them.But these ships are all inland river boats, and the largest is only a [-]-ton galley, which is more than enough to deal with the Qing captives on the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. But if you want to transport troops, land in Yunzhou, and seize the Yongwang Domain It is absolutely impossible.

Fujian Zheng Zhilong owned quite a few seagoing ships, and he also had quite a few sailors who were good at fighting, but this guy was almost the same as King Nayong. They both regarded Ming Dynasty as Zhengshuo in name, but in fact they were self-reliant.In terms of unanimously conquering the Qing captives, with the coordination of the Qi State, it can also cooperate with the imperial court to unify military operations.But if he is to be recruited to conquer the Yongwang domain of Yunzhou for the imperial court, it may be difficult to move him.

More importantly, the Qi State seems to have given great support to Yongwang, who is based in Yunzhou, not only helping to transport immigrants every year, but also transporting a large amount of materials from Annan and Ryukyu for support.Therefore, if you want to take down several territories in Yunzhou by force, you may have to consider the influence factors of Qi State.

In the end, Sun Kewang gritted his teeth and sent envoys to Yunzhou with the edict to proclaim the edict.The result was that the envoy's group of more than a hundred people, as if they were the meat buns beating dogs—had gone and never returned, and they were all detained by Yunzhou!

Therefore, Sun Kewang hated King Yong deeply in his heart.When he heard that Feng Shuangli actually said that Yunzhou's side attack on the Qing captives was for the benefit of the overall situation of the court, he suddenly became a little angry.

Today, the government of the Ming Dynasty is under the control of the Prince Qin's Palace. The government affairs, personnel appointments, and even the Northern Expedition to the Qing Dynasty are all decided by the King Qin with one word. Emperor Guangde exists like a marionette and a stamp tool.An irresistible ambition kept growing deep in his heart, facing south and turning north, claiming to be a lonely widow, and establishing a new dynasty, this temptation constantly stimulated him.He was thinking in his heart that he would lure Yongwang, who was closest to Emperor Guangde, back to Nanjing, put him under house arrest, and control him, thinking that he would prepare for the future.

However, some staff members of Prince Qin's Palace kept advising Sun Kewang not to do such rebellious things under the current chaotic situation in the whole country, so as to avoid backlash.Because, on a macro level, the Qing captives still occupy half of the north, threatening the Nanjing regime of the Ming Dynasty at all times.And within the Ming Dynasty, there are also many opposing forces, not to mention the self-respecting Fujian Zheng Zhilong, who is like a separatist regime, or the Zhang Huangyan who occupies Ningbo, Shaoxing, Jinhua and other eastern Zhejiang regions. He has always been loyal to Daming Chicheng and strongly supported Emperor Guangde. .In addition, Zheng Sen from Taiwan, Li Laiheng from Chaozhou, and Gu Rong from Qiongzhou also expressed their allegiance to Ming Dynasty many times and enshrined Emperor Guangde as Zhengshuo.

The most important thing is that there are too many unstable factors within the Sun Kewang Group.Li Dingguo didn't know what kind of ecstasy soup was poured into him by the literati in the south of the Yangtze River. Faced with Sun Kewang's several hints, he actually said bluntly that Daming's heart has not been lost, and Emperor Guangde has not lost his political integrity. At the moment, he should strictly abide by his duties , Loyal to the emperor and patriotic, do everything possible to expel the Tartars and restore the great tomorrow.

What is even more annoying is that Liu Wenxiu, who occupied Sichuan and Hanzhong, even sent a letter euphemistically, admonishing Sun Kewang not to act against the Qing Dynasty, so as to destroy the great situation of the whole country against the Qing Dynasty.

However, to Sun Kewang's surprise, the Qi State, which has been supporting Daming, told him through its representative in Nanjing that they would not interfere with the change of the mainland dynasty.But for this kind of thing to happen, it is best to happen after the Qing prisoners are completely expelled from the pass and the world is unified.At the same time, it also implies that he, the pioneer of a dynasty, must have a broad mind and a long-term vision.When he conquers an extremely powerful and vast territory, the crown will naturally fall on his head.

In this regard, Sun Kewang deeply agrees.He decided to recuperate for several years, and after he has accumulated enough strength, he will go on the Northern Expedition to completely expel or eliminate the Qing captives in the north. At that time, he will regard himself as a savior of Han civilization, just like Emperor Hongwu hundreds of years ago , expel the Hulu, rebuild China, and use this great cause to create a new and powerful new dynasty.

"Your Highness, I have something to play." Cen Shidong, Minister of the Household Department, suddenly stood up.

"What's the matter? Let's play it." After repelling Feng Shuangli, Sun Kewang said gently.

"Your Highness, I request the imperial court to issue an order to strictly prohibit foreign vassals from transferring our citizens of Ming Dynasty to make a living overseas." Cen Shidong bowed and said, "The people are the foundation of the imperial court and the source of taxes. If things go on like this, the people will be lost, and the cornerstone of the imperial court will not remain. What's more, there will be no farmers to cultivate the land in the world, no one to work in the workshops in the city, and no one to serve in the army. Please check carefully, Your Highness!"

"Cen Shangshu, what you said is that the Qi State recruited immigrants in various prefectures, counties and cities of our Daming?" Sun Kewang asked softly.

"Indeed."

"Have you ever visited the counties and prefectures where Qi State recruits immigrants?"

"Chen..., I have never come to see it in person." Cen Shidong said with some embarrassment: "However, I heard that the Qi State has been recruiting immigrants from our Daming Prefecture over the years, and the number has increased from [-] to [-] to [-] to [-]. If you let them If the state of Qi acts like this, I am worried that it will empty out the population of the counties and prefectures of our Daming Prefecture, so that the place will wither and the financial resources will be exhausted."

"Cen Shangshu, you should go and see for yourself." Sun Kewang sighed, "Qi State has recruited immigrants from our Jiangnan prefectures. This year, the number is no less than [-]. Why are you willing to abandon your family and career, and risk the torrential sea to follow the ships of the State of Qi to make a living?"

"...I don't know."

"Since October, there have been four heavy snowfalls in Nanjing." Sun Kewang said, "As for the various places in the south of the Yangtze River, I think it has also fallen a lot of snow. I heard that Jiangxi, Guangdong and other places reported that since the beginning of winter, the two places have also fallen. Heavy snow fell, and the temperature dropped to extreme cold. Everyone, walking in the streets of Nanjing, have you ever felt the cold outside? We live in Washington, wrap up in light fur, burn cigarettes, and sit here and discuss. But do you know , How did the people in Nanjing and all over the south of the Yangtze River spend this cold winter season?"

"During this great cold, countless people of our Ming Dynasty froze to death!"

Sun Kewang looked at the civil and military officials in the hall, shook his head lightly, sighed, and said quietly: "During the midwinter season, officials in various prefectures and counties are suffering from financial distress due to successive years of wars, and there is almost no surplus cloth in the treasury. Food is used to keep the people from the cold. Thinking about it, hundreds of thousands of people will die from cold and hunger this winter. It is said that when Qi State recruits immigrants, they will provide them with food and clothing, and when they go south by boat, the temperature will gradually decrease Hot and warm. In this way, many helpless refugees who should have died of cold and hunger were saved. This is a blessing for the people of Ming Dynasty, but it is a shame for my parents (officials)!"

During this period, the climate of the Little Glacier was at its worst, and the winter temperature was extremely cold.Almost all rivers across the country are frozen, even the Yangtze River, except for the center of the river, which is not frozen, all the rivers along the banks are frozen. The Grand Canal from Suzhou to Tongzhou (North) is frozen three feet, yes, it is not an adjective, it is one meter Lots of ice.

Even in Guangzhou, which has a subtropical climate in later generations, there were at least eleven blizzards with a depth of more than one foot in the more than 1599 years from 1702 to 100.Even Hainan Island, which is a tropical island, has had several blizzards.

As for the north, it is frozen for thousands of miles, the grasslands are completely destroyed, all the crops are frozen to death, floods occur frequently, and the plague and locust plagues have existed for a long time (but the magic is that after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, except for the severe cold in winter, other types of disasters in the north were unexpectedly extensive reduction).During that period, the North Canal was frozen for more than 110 days every year, which seriously hindered the smooth flow of materials from the north to the south.Of course, now that the Guangde court of the Ming Dynasty has captured the entire Jiangnan and half of the Jianghuai River, our Qing Dynasty cannot use the canal to absorb the materials and wealth of Jiangnan.

"Your Highness, I'm so ashamed!" Cen Shidong blushed, standing in the hall at a loss.

"I can't blame you for this matter." Sun Kewang waved his hand, "This land in the south of the Yangtze River has been fought for more than ten years, and it is almost useless. Moreover, it has not been five years since we drove the Qing captives away. People's livelihood will take a certain amount of time. When Ming Dynasty has accumulated enough strength to completely expel the Tartars and unify the world, it will naturally make the people in the territory live and work in peace and contentment, and will no longer allow foreign feudal vassals to relocate overseas."

On December 12, the imperial court promulgated a decree, Jin Jue Feng Shuangli was appointed King of Xing'an, and appointed him as Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and took charge of the military and civilian affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces; The two provinces have both military and civilian administrations; Jinjue Mabao was named Qingpinghou, and he was appointed as Chaozhou General Soldier; Jinjue Wang Ziqi was Dingnanhou, and he was appointed Wenzhou General Soldier.

On December 12, Emperor Guangde issued an edict, Jinjue Li Dingguo as the king of Jin, and appointed him as the general who conquered the North, and took charge of the military affairs of Suzhou Daying.

On December 12, Emperor Guangde issued an imperial edict, ennobled Liu Wenxiu as the king of Shu, and ordered him to enter Beijing to face the king.

On December 12, Emperor Guangde issued an imperial edict to enlist Zhang Huangyan as Marquis of Jingping, appointed him Minister of the Ministry of War, and ordered him to enter Beijing to face the emperor.

On December 12, Emperor Guangde issued an edict, ennobling Zheng Zhilong as the king of Nan'an, and ennobling Zheng Sen as the Duke of Yanping, and ordered his father and son to enter Beijing to face the king.

On December 12, Emperor Guangde issued an edict, Jinjue Gao Yigong became the king of Pingyuan, Li Laiheng the king of Linjiang, and ordered them to enter Beijing to face the king.

After reviewing a series of recent information about Nanjing, Niu Chenglin, the commander of the Qi State Black Guards stationed in Nanjing, was stunned for a while, then slapped the table with his palm, and said viciously: "Sun Kewang's actions are like It is to cut down the feudal clan!"

"My lord, will this mess up the situation in Daming again?" a subordinate asked.

"Look, those lords and father-in-laws who have been ordered to enter Beijing Mianjun will definitely not come. Most of them will fall ill and be unable to do anything. The situation may change somewhat, but it will not cause chaos."

"If those people don't come to Nanjing, wouldn't Sun Kewang's actions be in vain?"

"Hmph, how could it be for nothing?" Niu Chenglin sneered, "Sun Kewang just wants those people to disobey the order and to prove their reputation as traitors and traitors. Then, in the name of the court's righteousness, gradually erode and disintegrate the power of these people .What a good one to hold the emperor to order the princes! Quickly pass this information back to Hanxing Island and Nanping (now Cam Ranh City, Vietnam), so that the adults above us can be prepared."

(End of this chapter)