Ming Zuo

Chapter 851
The news of Huang Taiji becoming emperor soon spread throughout the world.

The turmoil everywhere stopped, and everyone's eyes turned to Liaodong.

Everyone understands what this move means.

Everyone in Daming, especially the people in panic.

The loyal people are full of worries and think hard about good strategies; the depressed people are full of thoughts and other ideas.

Chongzhen sat withered for three days and three nights, and ended the court meeting for the first time.

The destruction of the ancestral mausoleum last year did not make him feel so uncomfortable.

Thinking that from now on, there will be another person in this world who can sit shoulder to shoulder with him, and he is in pain.

The strangeness of the emperor made the ruling and opposition parties even more uneasy.

Han Chuan rushed into the palace, wanting to ask to see Chongzhen, but was stopped by Wang Chengen.

"The emperor is ill and is taking a rest. As soon as possible, Han Tongzhi went to find all the elders in the pavilion."

Han Chuan stamped his feet, looking anxious.

"Eunuch Wang, there is news from Shandong. Zuo Menggeng will be named Wang Jianji in three days, and he will be named Xia, and we will divide the territory of Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing this news, Wang Chengen felt a little shaky, and an unprecedented exhaustion flooded his whole body.

"Our family...understood."

Han Chuan wanted to say something more, but Huang Ping rushed ahead.

"Han Tongzhi is loyal to the country and fulfills his responsibilities. The emperor and the ancestors all see it. How to make a decision is still to be discussed. Please Han Tongzhi stay calm and don't be impatient."

Only then did Han Chuan realize that he had overstepped his authority.

He quickly apologized, turned and left.

Huang Ping watched him leave, and when he looked back, he suddenly found that Wang Chengen's temples seemed to be pale.His normally rosy face now had several wrinkles.

He quickly ran over and obediently supported Wang Chengen.

"The situation is difficult and there are so many things to think about. It is even more necessary for the ancestors to calm down and assist the emperor to stabilize the country."

Wang Chengen let him support him, and staggered towards the harem.

"You proclaim the king, he proclaims the emperor, all of them don't pay attention to me, Da Ming."

Although Wang Chengen felt sorry for Chongzhen, he did not dare to hide such a major event.Tightly and carefully approaching Chongzhen's side, he wanted to speak up a few times, but couldn't bear it.

Chongzhen didn't look up, but he felt something.

"But there's bad news again? Tell me, I can bear it."

Wang Chengen sighed secretly, while observing Chongzhen's expression, he said cautiously: "The news from Jin Yiwei, that Shandong Zuo Menggeng has become king."

It can be clearly seen that Chongzhen tightened his hand holding the Buddhist beads, but on the surface he was very calm.

"Since Huang Taiji dared to proclaim himself emperor, what is Zuo Menggeng's proclaiming king? Everything is up to me, Daming. When can the Northwest bandits be put down, and when will the Ming be rejuvenated. I warn Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng, no matter what, this year Thieves must be quelled inside."

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with Chongzhen, Wang Chengen was somewhat relieved, and quickly took orders to draft an order.

As soon as he left, Chongzhen coughed violently.When I wiped it with a handkerchief, I saw that it was covered with blood.

On the twelfth day of May in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Zuo Menggeng took off the simple casual clothes he often wore, and put on a black embroidered dragon gown, wearing a nine-fold crown facing the sky, and boarded the altar under the witness of countless soldiers and civilians.

The process is basically the same as that of Huang Taiji.

Offer incense, offer gifts, tell the ancestors of heaven and earth, and issue decrees.

From now on, Zuo Menggeng is officially crowned King Xia.All territories under the Shandong regime officially call themselves "Xia".

Also on this day, all the places where Daming bordered Shandong saw dazzling red flags with the sun and the moon shining on the opposite side.

From now on, Xia is different from Ming, independent in the world, and self-contained.

Facing two independent forces at the same time, the Ming Dynasty had nothing to do.

As Chongzhen said, the Ming Dynasty itself had many problems.Unless the internal strife is quelled, the external aggression cannot be resolved.

The more it is at this time, the more Daming can feel the harm of the northwestern bandits.

Living up to Chongzhen's expectations, Lu Xiangsheng stood up at this difficult moment.

After more than three months of suppression, Lu Xiangsheng finally pacified more than [-] bandit forces, large and small, in Henan.

The territory of Henan is safe.

Having relieved his worries, Lu Xiangsheng knew that it was time to deal with Gao Yingxiang.

On May [-]th, Lu Xiangsheng assembled soldiers and horses in Ruzhou, marched all the way west, and began to oppress Gao Yingxiang.

At the same time, he wrote to Hong Chengchou, hoping that the other party would cooperate and attack Gao Yingxiang thoroughly.

At this time, Hong Chengchou had fought dozens of battles with Li Zicheng in Shaanxi.

However, both sides have their own advantages and disadvantages, so no one can do anything to each other.

Li Zicheng couldn't break through the big city passes in Shaanxi, so he could only wander around in the impoverished and remote areas of northern Shaanxi, Gansu, and Ningxia.

Hong Chengchou had too few soldiers and horses, so he didn't dare to disperse too much, lest Li Zicheng defeat them one by one.It can only guard various traffic arteries to protect the safety of major cities such as Xi'an, Hanzhong, and Lanzhou.

Lu Xiangsheng invited him to flank Gao Yingxiang, which was exactly what he wished for.

Hong Chengchou knew very well that only by solving Gao Yingxiang who was wandering between Hanzhong and Henan, could the large number of troops stranded by the imperial court in the Central Plains be transferred to Shaanxi to deal with other rogues.

In order to complete this plan, Hong Chengchou simply abandoned all the impoverished and remote areas, leaving only a small number of troops to guard the big city.

He personally led the main force eastward, compressing Gao Yingxiang's activity space.

During this time, Lu Xiangsheng began to chase Gao Yingxiang fiercely.

He has muskets and artillery bought from Shandong in his hands, and his combat effectiveness is far beyond what Gao Yingxiang can match.

In the end, after the Battle of Nanshan, Gao Yingxiang finally regained some vitality and suffered heavy losses again.

Gao Yingxiang saw that there was nothing he could do, so he could only lead the remnants westward and enter Shaanxi.

Lu Xiangsheng took advantage of the situation to cover up and completely blocked Gao Yingxiang's passage back to the Central Plains.

He seemed to have seen Gao Yingxiang's entire army wiped out and captured without a fight.

But just when he was gearing up and wanted to complete his achievements in one battle, the urgent military situation of Babaili came from the north, and the messengers scrambled and crawled into his command tent.

"My lord, the Jurchen army of [-] broke through the pass and entered many important places in Datong and Xuanfu, and now they are approaching the capital. This is the imperial edict of His Majesty King Qin, and please do not delay, Prime Minister."

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes darkened, and he was about to vomit blood.

It was completely unexpected that at this critical moment, the Jurchens from Liaodong would come to join in the fun.

The opportunity to exterminate Gao Yingxiang is right in front of him, how can he be willing to let it go like this?

However, the capital is where the Ming court is located, and the emperor's safety depends on it.If it is not rescued in time, once it is broken by the Manchu Qing, wouldn't it mean that the Ming Dynasty will die?

Lu Xiangsheng can tell the difference between the seriousness and the seriousness.

In desperation, he had no choice but to lead his army north to rescue King Qin of the capital.

As for Gao Yingxiang who is right in front of him...

Lu Xiangsheng could only arrange for Zuo Liangyu and others to guard the main road to prevent them from returning to Henan.

He fully thought that after his departure, Gao Yingxiang might be revived again.

However, he didn't know that a ruthless person was ushered in from Shaanxi at this time.

This ruthless man was staring at the map of Xi'an and Hanzhong at this time, and began to plan.

(End of this chapter)