The most powerful patriarch in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 205 Ambition and Calculation

Chapter 203

In front of the Dazheng Hall, Lu Changle did not sit on the dragon chair anymore,

Standing like a javelin on the steps,
Under the steps, it is divided into three square arrays,

They are the high-level expeditionary army, the Manchu Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners stripped from the original Jianlu Eight Banners,

The expeditionary force consisted mainly of Gan Hui, Lu Jinyuan, Lu Changwei, Yang Qijun, Yang Qiyong, and Mu Sheng.
The Eight Banners are dominated by Azig, Dorgon, and Daishan.
The Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty are dominated by Zu Zerun, Zu Zehong and Zu Kefa.

The strength is more than that,
Duoduo has written a surrender letter to Lu Changle in advance,

The letter said that if Abatai was eaten, he would change his flag,
Wu Sangui, Zu Dashou's nephew, has a ambiguous attitude towards Zu Dashou and Zu Zerun's solicitation,

I don't know if I'm not sure enough, or I'm still waiting and watching,
There are also nearly [-] rural protection troops in Fujian and more than [-] militia members.

After Lu Changle led the expeditionary force to copy and build the prisoner's lair,
The second uncle and the father-in-law, Yang Zhengbao, have been actively recruiting soldiers,
The strength of the navy and the rural protection army continued to increase.

This is also good, there is a solid rear,
You can fight with peace of mind,

Don't need to be like Jianlu, the base number of troops is still insufficient,

As soon as something happened in the lair, the people who were about to enter the customs rushed back to help.

Lu Changle said loudly, "I have some news to tell you."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the scene immediately fell silent.
Everyone pricked up their ears and listened,

With such a rush to gather, something big must have happened.

Lu Changle paused, and raised his voice an octave: "Just three days ago, that is, on May [-]th, the rebel Li Zicheng attacked the capital, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself to die for the country. Great Ming is dead."

As soon as the words fell, everyone turned pale with shock.

Lu Jinyuan couldn't help asking: "My lord, is this news true?"

Over 270 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty,

I don't know how many ups and downs I have experienced, the most critical time,
The emperors were all taken away by foreigners,

But it still came through step by step,

Everyone knows that Daming is very confused and weak,

However, when I heard that Daming had died, I still couldn't believe it.

Dorgon, Daishan and others were also shocked,
The Ming Empire, like a behemoth, just disappeared?

Zu Zerun, Zu Zehong and others looked complicated.

He was a famous general who surrendered to the Jian captives, and now he has changed his court.

Hearing that Chongzhen died for his country, he didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"It has been confirmed," Lu Changle said with a serious face: "Everyone, the Ming Dynasty is dead, and Kyushu will soon become a place where heroes compete for the throne. If the husband is alive, he should make contributions and achieve a career."

"I have decided to proclaim myself the Governor of Kyushu, to bring order out of the chaos, and to return the land of Kyushu to a bright future."

"You are willing to follow me and conquer the world"

As soon as the words fell, Lu Jinyuan immediately shouted: "I swear to follow the Governor-General to the death."

The most firm and powerful support must come from your own people.

Gan Hui, Lu Changwei, Yang Qijun and others reacted, and they all followed the shouts and vowed to follow the Governor.

Dorgon, Azig, Daishan and Zu Zerun had no choice at all.

Yelled hard.

When the mood was about the same, Lu Changle signaled everyone to stop,

Shouted loudly: "Yang Qijun, Azig, Zu Zehong listen to the order"

Hearing this, the three of them hurried forward and knelt down: "Yang Qijun (Azig) (Zu Zehong) is here"

"Order Yang Qijun as the general of Pingbei, and Azige and Zu Zehong as the deputy generals, each leading their own troops to wipe out the remnants of Jianzhou and Mongolia."

"Follow the order of the Governor." The three quickly accepted the order,
After the ceremony, he stepped back to the side.

"Lu Changwei, Dai Shan, and Zu Kefa listened to the order"

When the three of them heard this, they quickly stepped forward and knelt down: "Lu Changwei (Dai Shan) (Zu Kefa) is here"

"Order Lu Changwei to be the general of the Ping Dynasty, Dai Shan and Zu Kefa to be the deputy generals, and each lead their own troops to North Korea to question their crimes."

Lu Changle captured Jianlu, Huang Taiji was dead,

Ke Jianlu's slave country, North Korea, has never heard of it.
As if trying to take the opportunity to escape,

Lu Changle is not used to them, let's talk about convincing them,
To avoid another expedition after taking the Central Plains.

North Korea is a barren land, the army is very weak,

Jianlu conquered it with 5000 people.
It is equivalent to picking up credit for nothing, and the three of them were overjoyed.

After the three of them retreated, Lu Changle said: "The rest of you, go back to Daming with the Governor-General, grab people's land, money, and territory, okay?"

Speaking of great truth, many people do not understand,

But when it comes to robbing people, robbing money, and robbing territory, those generals suddenly became excited.
All in unison,

Dorgon, in particular, deserves to be the loudest.

After assigning tasks, everyone packed up their luggage and set off on their own journeys.

When leaving Shenyang City, Gan Hui asked, "Governor, where are we going now?"

Lu Changle didn't answer, turned his head and asked, "Uncle Yuan, guess what, where are we going next?"

"It must be going to the capital." Lu Jinyuan said with certainty: "Li thief forced Chongzhen to death, and whoever can deal with him will gain a huge reputation."

"Besides, the capital city is the throat, where the imperial city is located. Whoever can occupy the capital city will have the upper hand."

Lu Jinyuan knew that whether it was the head coach of the militia or the governor of Fujian,

For Lu Changle, it was just a stepping stone,

From the very beginning, Lu Changle didn't have a good impression of Daming,
When Chongzhen was around, he was still able to hide and not say anything, not to be the first bird,
Now that Chongzhen is dead and Daming is gone,
The last layer of restraint on Lu Changle is gone,

He made no secret of his ambition, and shouted slogans of robbing people, money, and territory.

Lu Changle didn't whet his appetite, and said directly: "No, let's go to Zhangjiakou first."

Chongzhen is dead, there is no need to hurry,
After Li Zicheng occupied the capital, under the slogan of not paying food,

He will not harm the people, but he will torture those officials, gentry, and relatives of the emperor,
When he collects the money, Lu Changle will accept it again.

Save a lot of effort, and don't have to bear the infamy,

Simply kill two birds with one stone.

Lu Changle didn't intend to give privileges to the gentry, but he didn't think about killing them either.
Li Zicheng will be responsible for the crime, and the benefits will be taken by himself.
perfect.

Take Shenyang, conquer the Jianlu Eight Banners,
eradicated a large number of Han female traitors,

But there are still fish that slip through the net, those whose ancestral home is Shanyou, Shanxi, live and operate in Zhangjiakou,
Shanxi merchants who secretly colluded with Jianlu, sold information, and transported contraband to Jianlu,
It's not packed yet.
The capital made Li Zicheng toss,

Let's deal with the profiteers headed by Fan Yongdou first.

Lu Changle gave an order, and Dorgon, as a loyal dog, acted as the vanguard and led the Eight Banners Army straight to Zhangjiakou.

Zhangjiakou Fort, Fan's Garden.

May [-]th is not an important solar term,
It was an absolutely unforgettable day for the soldiers, common people, and business travelers in Zhangjiakou.

Li Zicheng led people to capture the capital,
Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself,

Daming is dead.

It took six full days for the incident on May [-] to reach Zhangjiakou.

Mainly Li Zicheng set up a multi-layer defense line,
Firstly, to prevent news from leaking, and secondly, to prevent officials and wealthy businessmen from escaping with their wealth,

It took six days to reach Zhangjiakoubao,
After receiving this shocking news,

Many people are restless,
Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa couldn't sit still anymore.

So we went to Fan's house to visit Fan Yongdou.

Fan Yongdou, who made Fan Yongdou's means beyond the sky, is recognized as the big brother among Shanxi merchants.

Fan Yongdou's house is located by the Qingshui River, covering a large area with a superior location.
The most surprising thing here is the Northwest Territories,
The backyard of the Fan family is designed in the Jiangnan garden style.

Rockery, ponds, pavilions and pavilions complement each other,

Especially the green plants, planted a lot of rare flowers and plants,
I don't know how much it will cost just to maintain it.

Of course, for Fan Yongdou who owns Fan's firm,

A drop in the bucket.

Seven people came hand in hand, before seeing Fan Yongdou, they heard the sound of babbling opera,

And the melodious sound of silk and bamboo,
Everyone looked at each other with surprise in each other's eyes.
No matter what time it is, Fan Yongdou can still listen to opera.

A group of people came to the lake in the back garden,
I saw Fan Yongdou sitting in the Huxin Pavilion in the middle of the lake,

Two concubines are serving him carefully, drinking and eating snacks,

On a stage by the lake, several Hua Dans are singing vigorously.

Under the leadership of the housekeeper, the seven people went straight to the Huxin Pavilion,
Qi Qi said hello to Fan Yongdou,

Fan Yongdou hurriedly stood up to return the salute, and asked curiously: "My virtuous brothers, what brought you here, you are all from our own people, please sit down quickly."

The ancestral homes of the eight people are all in Shanxi, Shanxi.
We have known each other for decades, and some even married each other,
I've been familiar so long ago that I can't be more familiar,

Each finds Xiudun to sit down,
Wang Dengku said enviously: "Brother Fan is really in a good mood, what time is it, and he still wants to listen to the show."

Fan Yongdou asked knowingly, "You all look sad, what happened?"

"My Brother Fan, please stop teasing me." The impatient Jin Liangyu said with a wry smile, "Don't tell me, I don't know that Li Thief invaded the capital and Emperor Chongzhen is gone."

The eight are all well-known businessmen in Zhangjiakou,

Each has his own firm and sources,
Among them, Fan Yongdou's Fan's Firm has the strongest strength and the hardest background.
All seven people knew the news, Jin Liangyu didn't believe that Fan Yongdou would not know.

Fan Yongdou said calmly: "This matter, Thief Li blocked the news, and only found out the day before yesterday."

"In-law" Tian Shenglan said anxiously: "This is the end of the matter, aren't you afraid that the surname Li Zicheng will kill you here?"

Tian Fan's family was married, and Tian Shenglan was called relatives.

Everyone only got the news at noon today.
Unexpectedly, Fan Yongdou knew about it last night, almost two days earlier than everyone else,

Compared with the other seven, they are much more well-informed.

Fan Yongdou shook his head and said: "Don't worry, my family. Thief Li is in a hurry to torture property in the capital and deal with people from all walks of life. We have a lot of fortresses here, a lot of soldiers and horses, but little oil and water. It's just like stabbing. To him , It’s really not worthwhile to attack here.”

Zhangjiakou was a famous tea-horse market in the Ming Dynasty and also the northwest gate of the capital.

Dajingmen Fortress, Wanquan Left Guard, Wanquan Right Guard, Wanquan Dusi, Longmen Guard, etc.
Nearby guards and forts are densely packed,

For Li Zicheng, it must be more cost-effective to attack the big cities such as the capital, Zhili, and Tianjin.

Like the eight people present, they have enough financial resources to purchase shop properties in Zhangjiakou Fort,
It is equivalent to the soldiers of Zhangjiakou Fort as a nursing home,
It is much safer than those who can only live outside the fort.

Huang Yunfa said with a wry smile: "Brother Fan, many things are not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. You can't just be on guard."

With the accumulation of several generations, we can't place our hopes on Li Zicheng.

"That's right, Brother Fan." Di Tang also echoed from the side: "You are the backbone of everyone, just wait for you to make up your mind, so don't let it go."

The rest of the people also spoke one after another.
Fan Yongdou smiled, drank the fine wine in the glass leisurely, and asked mysteriously: "Everyone, forgive Fan for being a fool, and I ask you a question. Is there anyone who is never afraid of being hungry?"

Wang Dayu, who had always seldom spoke, replied without thinking: "That's easy, the cook and the doctor, no matter what time they are, they can't be hungry."

When you are hungry, you need to eat; when you are sick, you need to be healed.

No matter what time of day, people who can heal and cook will never go hungry.

Fan Yongdou waved his hand and said, "No, I said he was a businessman."

"Think about it, without businessmen like us, we would travel all over the world to communicate with each other."

"The doctor has no medicinal materials, and the cook has no oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar. What kind of food do they cook and who do they treat?"

"Seven virtuous brothers, is this reasonable?"

Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu and others heard the words,

Everyone laughed happily,

Immediately, I feel that my status has improved a lot.
Everyone said that what Fan Yongdou said was wonderful.

Seeing that the wine glass was empty, Wang Dengku poured it for Fan Yongdou himself.

One-sided, while humbly said: "Brother Fan, among the eight of us, you are the one who has the most wisdom. With my little brother's understanding of you, there must be something behind, so you should let everyone know the truth and let everyone take a pill of peace of mind." , how are you?"

Only by being careful can you sail for thousands of years,
How can eight people set up a firm if they only rely on guesswork?
It has long been eaten by officials or colleagues without any scum left,
Fan Yongdou was too calm, based on Wang Dengku's understanding of him, there must be something to rely on.

Seeing Wang Dengku pouring wine for himself, everyone also looked at him flatteringly,

Fan Yongdou's vanity was finally satisfied,
After waving his hand and leaving the concubine and maidservant,

Then he said slowly: "Don't worry, everyone, the business we have been doing these years is special, and there is enough profit to feed those officials and guards."

"The guard of Dajing Gate, the general of Zhangjiakou Fort, the commander of Wanquan Zuowei, etc., all gave us a lot of money to feed us."

"If anything happens, we will know as soon as possible, and we can retreat at any time"

"Li Zicheng's generals, Niu Jinxing and Liu Zongmin, both accepted our favors."

"If you really call here, save some face"

"Besides, we can withdraw from Dajingmen when it's really critical."

"I have greeted my friends on the grassland, and they will welcome us like VIPs"

Fan Yongdou said so much in one breath, his mouth was a little dry,

Picking up the flagon by himself, raised his head and took two sips,

He continued to say with a smile on his face: "The most important thing is that Duduo, Prince Yu of the Qing Dynasty, and Abatai, the Lord Belle, returned to Shengjing after plundering the population and wealth from Shandong, and they rested in Yizhou not far from here. "

"It stands to reason that they should return to Shengjing as soon as possible. There are Mao Wenlong, a short-sighted Fujian naval officer who harassed the rear of the Qing Dynasty."

"It's just that the situation has changed. Thief Li entered the capital, and the dog emperor died."

"For the masters of the Qing Dynasty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity"

"I got the news of Daming's death, so I immediately sent someone to see Prince Yu and Lord Belle."

"Please send troops to Zhangjiakou as soon as possible. I have already agreed with the guard of Dajingmen and the general of Zhangjiakou Fort."

"As soon as the Qing cavalry arrives, they will open the door to welcome them"

"Prince Yu and Lord Belle won the door to enter the Ming Dynasty. They can attack when they advance, and they can defend when they retreat. They will definitely be rewarded by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty."

"We have contributed to the city, and there must be benefits."

"The most important thing is that there are seven invincible cavalry from the Eight Banners. Think about it, who in the world can do nothing to defeat us."

Speaking of complacency, Fan Yongdou was beaming with joy and foaming at the mouth.

(End of this chapter)