Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 655 Tang King Zhu Yujian

After Zhu Youjian's imperial edict was issued, with the assistance of the Ministry of War, Haijiao and Tang Wang Zhu Yujian immediately began to prepare military supplies for Ryukyu.

Since ancient times, soldiers and horses have not moved food and grass first, but this expedition does not need to transport military supplies by land, as long as they are shipped in Tianjin.

Haijiao loaded all the military supplies and food on the sailing warship in Tianjin, and Tang Wang Zhu Yujian led the army to rush to Fujian to join.

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Zhu Yujian, courtesy name Changshou, the second emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, is the eighth grandson of the No. 20 third son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

His grandfather was Zhu Shuoyin, King Duan of the Tang Dynasty, his father was Zhu Qiqi, the son of King Duan of Tang Dynasty, and his mother was Empress Xuan Mao.

After Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in Beijing, the clan of the Ming Dynasty established Nanming in the south of the Yangtze River.

In 1644, Fu Wang Zhu Yousong established the Hongguang regime.

In 1645, Emperor Hongguang was captured by the Qing army and died. Zheng Zhilong, Huang Daozhou and others supported Zhu Yujian to become emperor in Fuzhou.

The Yuan was changed to Longwu, and later generations were called Emperor Longwu, also known as the King of Tang. In the same year, Longwu Tongbao coins were cast.

In 1646, when the Qing army entered Fujian, Emperor Longwu was captured in Tingzhou and died of a hunger strike at the age of 44.

Emperor Longwu was a more accomplished emperor in the Nanming regime, but it was a pity that his personal power was not enough to change the whole situation.

There are many theories about the fate of Emperor Longwu: he died on a hunger strike, was shot to death by random arrows, beheaded at Caishikou, and died in Tingzhou Mansion, etc., and it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false.

The Qing army chased Tingzhou, and Emperor Longwu, Empress Zeng, Concubine Shen and Concubine Chen were captured in Zhaojiatang.

Emperor Longwu, the empress and others were killed in Changting about the day they were captured.

According to the records of the Qing Dynasty: General Dorobeileboluo, the great general who conquered the South, entered Fujian and went to Jianning and Yanping Prefectures.

"It is said that Zhu Yuzhao, the puppet king of the Tang Dynasty, fled to Tingzhou, and sent the guards to lead Azignican, Dude and others to pursue them, and they went straight to the city.

Our army fought hard to ascend first, captured Zhu Yuzhao, the false Yangqu king Zhu Shengdu, the Xihe king Zhu Shengquan, the Songzi king Zhu Yanhan, the Xicheng king Zhu Tongjian and the pseudo-officials, pseudo-bos, etc., and settled Tingzhou.I won nine false seals, and the horse and mule have nothing to count."

Jiang Risheng's "Taiwan Foreign Records" says:

"Emperor Longwu died in the Tingzhou mansion on August 28th in the third year of Shunzhi.

According to the records of various families, Longwu was arrested and sent to Fuzhou to be executed in the city.

But from time to time, Lu Kunheng, a guard in Jinyi, came along and saw that Emperor Longwu's empress, wearing a small cap in military uniform, was killed with his concubine Ji.Kunheng escaped.The people collected the corpses and buried them in Luohan Ridge, and erected a stele saying:

'Longwu and his mother, Concubine Guanghua, taboo the tomb of Yingying Zhonglie Xu Niangniang'.Later, Kunheng returned to Zheng, and then became a monk. He was eighty years old, and he was oral.Therefore, it is specially shown. "

There are varying degrees of disagreement in the records of Emperor Longwu's fate.

Jiang Risheng refuted the statement that he was escorted back to Fuzhou, the provincial capital, to be beheaded, and he was wise.

Because such a major event has never been mentioned in the archives of the Qing Dynasty and the records of people in Fuzhou.

Another theory is that the person killed in Tingzhou was the double of Emperor Longwu, who himself fled to Wuzhishan in Guangdong and became a monk.

According to folklore, after Emperor Longwu fled to Hutou, he was afraid of being discovered and informed.

So he settled down in Miaofeng Temple on Miaofeng Mountain, shaved his hair and became a monk, calling himself "Southern Monk".

In the early days, the "Southern monks" studied and practiced martial arts, planning to try their best to recover Daming Rivers and Mountains one day.

But later, when he saw that the situation in the world was clear and the general situation was over, he became discouraged and became a monk, and finally died in Hutou.

This kind of statement is hard to believe. The reasons are: first, Guangdong supported the Longwu court at that time. If Emperor Longwu could really escape to Guangdong, there is no need to escape into Buddhism.

Even if it is said that he is disheartened and disillusioned, it is contradictory to the legend that "the emperor sent envoys to comfort the officials".

Second, no one has ever come forward to confirm this rumor; on the contrary, after the university scholar He Wuzu who fled with Emperor Longwu returned to Guangdong.

He must have received fairly accurate information before writing to the Zhaoqing authorities to appoint a new king.

If Zhu Yujian had been born in a peaceful and prosperous age, he might have been a wise king.

He is very frugal in his self-esteem, and his character is rare among the emperors of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

But unfortunately, he lived in the troubled times of the late Ming and early Qing, and the soldiers and horses in his hands were not enough to compete with the Qing soldiers.

He himself can be said to be the most capable emperor among the emperors of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

It's a pity that the wrong force was chosen in the wrong place.

This made him achieve nothing, and finally the Longwu court's plan to restore the country failed.

Zhu Youjian still knew something about the history of the late Ming Dynasty in his previous life, and he felt sorry for Zhu Yujian's situation.

Since Tang Wang is the most capable one among the many vassal kings, Zhu Youjian gave him the opportunity to display his ability.

At the beginning, he was preparing to let him go to Nanyang. Later, when the brothers Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong appeared, Zhu Youjian gave the management of Nanyang to Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong.

The country of Wa has done great damage to China, and Zhu Youjian is sure to take down this humble country. Tang Wang Zhu Yujian is the best candidate in Zhu Youjian's mind to manage the country of Wa.

After receiving the emperor's secret decree, the king of Tang began to recruit troops. Even though he only had 2000 troops, these 2000 were all young elites from the Central Plains.

The candidates recruited by the king of the Tang Dynasty should not only be physically strong, but also able to endure hardships and stand hard work, have a strong sense of identity with the country and the nation, and also have a flexible mind and a sense of firearms.

He knew that now was not the time when he was fighting with all his blood and holding a cold weapon. He specially went to the emperor and asked to assign military instructors to help them train recruits.

After receiving the report from the king of Tang, Zhu Youjian not only asked Qi Jiguang to send ten Qi family soldiers from hundreds of households, but also sent five Jinyi guards to teach them the skills of close combat.

Now these people are all under the command of King Tang. Under their strict training, the two thousand troops of King Tang have strong combat effectiveness and cohesion, but they lack combat experience.

Some people may say that Zhu Youjian sent Jinyiwei and Qi's army to hold important positions in the army under Zhu Yujian. Isn't Tang Wang worried that he is the eyeliner who supervises him?

To be honest, Tang Wang really didn't care, he didn't have the idea of ​​rebellion.

Of course, he didn't care that the emperor sent people to control his army, which was originally the Ming army.

Although the leader of the army was sent by the emperor, as long as Zhu Yujian does not rebel, all these people will obey the command of the Tang king. No matter who they follow, they are only loyal to Daming.

After receiving the imperial decree, the king of Tang immediately assembled his team, each carrying only three days of rations and a small amount of daily necessities, and set off quickly to Fujian on horseback.

Under the leadership of King Tang and Haijiao, the Daming Navy and Army sent troops to the Ryukyu Islands.

And Zhu Youjian didn't plan to continue singing in the harem every night.

He was going to set off the next day to go to the northwest of Daming to check the drought and help the victims dig wells to fight the disaster.

Before leaving, Zhu Youjian also inspected the Daming Arms Manufacturing Bureau.

The future direction of Daming is closely related to this department, and it is also the department that Zhu Youjian attaches the most importance to.

When Zhu Youjian brought Ah Qing and the royal guards, they appeared in front of the gate of the arsenal.

The guards stationed here immediately stepped forward to salute and quickly opened the gate.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, only Zhu Youjian could enter the arsenal at will. The last time the prince came, he was shut down.

Upon receiving the news of the emperor's arrival, Song Yingxing, Bi Maokang, Zhao Shizhen, Zixuan and others immediately ran out of the factory to greet him.

"See Your Majesty."

"Waiting for the ceremony, have you completed the task I entrusted to you?"

(End of this chapter)