The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 192 The Four Sons
Compared with the Dashun Army, the overall strength of the Daxi Army is much stronger.

One thing is that Sichuan is a land of abundance, with rich products and a large population.

The second is that after the eight kings entered Sichuan, they did not suffer a big defeat like King Chuang, which led to a sharp drop in morale.

Three, and the most important point, that is, the Great Western Army is united within, and the Eight Great Kings agree with one another.

Although Zhang Xianzhong also spent the whole day in the Shu Palace in Chengdu after accepting the canonization of the imperial court, hugging left and right, drunk and dreaming of death, he lost his aggressiveness, and completely handed over the general and political affairs to his four adopted sons.

But not only are the four adoptive sons loyal to Zhang Xianzhong and obeying his words, but they are also very capable.

The eldest son is expected to have both civil and military skills. Not only can he lead troops to fight, but he is also good at governing and has the talent for governing the country.

The second son, Li Dingguo, knows how to fight and is good at fighting. He has excellent strategies and is talented as a general.

The third son Liu Wenxiu and the fourth son Ai Nengqi can also be independent.

Although the four brothers have their own team, and many subordinates who follow and support them, they fight openly and secretly on weekdays, but with Zhang Xianzhong on their heads, they dare not go too far, and they can still work together as one.

Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo stayed in Chengdu to assist Zhang Xianzhong, with one in charge of government affairs and the other in charge of military affairs.

The third child, Liu Wenxiu, is in Hanzhong, and the fourth child, Ai Nengqi, is in eastern Sichuan, guarding against Qin Liangyu of Stone Pillar.

Since returning to the imperial court, the Great Western Army also canceled its original plan to capture Yunnan and Guizhou, and focused its energy on internal affairs.

In the past two years, Sun Kewang has also carried out drastic reforms in the prefectures and counties of Sichuan, and the reforms are more radical than those in Jiangnan.

Perhaps because he knew that no matter what he did, it was impossible to win the sincere support of the gentry and landlords in Sichuan, so fortunately, Sun Kewang launched a big cleansing of the gentry and landlords in Sichuan, killing a lot of people.

Then, borrowing from Zhu Cihong's Weisuo Tuntian system, he distributed part of the confiscated land to the old brothers and let them serve as military officers.

It is also trying its best to win over the chieftains from all over the country. Those who do not submit will be blocked first, and then troops will be sent to destroy them.

In just two years, the Great Western Army became stronger and stronger, with high morale, and the common people gradually returned to their hearts.

If Qin Liangyu of Shizhu hadn't died yet, I'm afraid all the chieftains in Sichuan would have surrendered.

Although Qin Liangyu is only the commander in chief of Shizhu and is also a chieftain, she has a huge reputation and awe-inspiring power among the chieftains in the southwest.

And these prestige and deterrence were achieved by Qin Liangyu leading the white-armed soldiers to fight in the north and south for decades.

It can be said that most of the chieftains in the Southwest are not afraid of the imperial court and the Ming army, but there is no one who is not afraid of Qin Liangyu and the white soldiers.

Especially when Qin Liangyu was conferred the title of marquis by the emperor, he was named a general, and the right governor of the governor's mansion, the chieftains in Sichuan were even more afraid to take refuge in Zhang Xianzhong.

After Qin Lihua returned to Shizhu from Beijing, she had money, food and the emperor's will, so she no longer had any scruples and began to recruit troops.

Although there are few people in Shizhu, there are many mountain people under the jurisdiction of other chieftains who want to join the white-armed soldiers. As long as Qin Liangyu says something, it is easy to recruit [-], let alone [-].

The reason why the white-armed soldiers had limited strength in the past was that the imperial court did not allow them to guard against chieftains, and the two were restricted by money and food.

Both of these are no longer a problem now, if Qin Liangyu hadn't grown old, as long as Zhu Cihong was willing to give up money and food, Zhang Xianzhong and the chieftains in the Southwest would probably be able to be dealt with with white soldiers alone.

After the eunuch who passed the decree arrived in Chengdu, the Daxi Army also had a disagreement. In fact, Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo had a disagreement.

Sun Kewang, who was ambitious, was naturally unwilling to completely submit to the Ming Dynasty, while Li Dingguo, who was not very ambitious, held the diametrically opposite attitude.

The third brother Liu Wenxiu has a better relationship with the second brother Li Dingguo, so he naturally chose to side with Li Dingguo, and the fourth brother Ainengqi is close to the eldest brother Sun Kewang, so he naturally supports Sun Kewang.

As a result, Zhang Xianzhong was also hesitant, and he was so quarreled by the four brothers that he couldn't make up his mind. As a result, the eunuch who passed the decree stayed in Chengdu for half a month.

"Brother, today Zixiong is a rough man, young and fateful, so why do you go against the sky and let your brothers follow you to the end?"

On this day, Zhang Xianzhong summoned the four brothers to the study room again for discussion. Seeing that Sun Kewang persisted in his own opinion, Li Dingguo also tried to persuade him.

The reason why Li Dingguo chose to completely submit to the Ming Dynasty was because he knew that the general trend of the world had returned to the Ming Dynasty, even if he struggled again, it would end in failure.

If the emperor is old, he can still fight to the end until the emperor dies of old age, but the emperor is only 17 years old, so he has no chance at all.

"Huh, second child, don't grow up other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige. Now our army is strong and strong, with sufficient food and grass, and high morale. As long as the Ming army is attacking King Chuang, capture the stone pillars, destroy the white soldiers, and kill Qin Liangyu. If the old man is captured alive, he will be able to force the chieftains from all over the country to surrender, and completely solve his worries for the future.

In the end, even if King Chuang dies, our army can rely on the dangers of the Shu Road to protect itself. While farming and raising troops, we will attack Guizhou and Yunnan at the same time. Wouldn't it be more comfortable than entrusting the future and destiny to the little emperor? "Sun Kewang snorted coldly.

"Brother, as you said, what can we do if we occupy the southwest in the end? Back then, Zhuge Kongming was unable to unify the world with the land of Bashu. Today, he is full of energy, and his knowledge and vision are comparable to the ancient sages." Your Majesty, focus on military affairs, repair agricultural affairs, reform and reform, and forge ahead, how long can we stay peaceful?

The Ming Dynasty can lose countless times, but we only need to lose once, and we will be forever. Why do you have to ignore the future and destiny of your brothers for your own selfish desires? "

"It's nonsense. I'm just thinking about the future and destiny of my brothers and the great cause of my father. On the contrary, you, the second child, want to push the brothers into the fire pit and ignore the life and death of my father."

Sun Kewang blushed, pointed at Li Dingguo and shouted.

"Brother, don't spit blood!"

Li Dingguo also blushed and pointed at Sun Kewang, then knelt down on one knee and said to Zhang Xianzhong.

"Father, my son is willing to go to Beijing with you to meet the Holy Spirit. If the little emperor really does not keep his word and wants to harm his father and break his promise to the world, my son will fight to the death to protect him and follow his father to the death."

"Okay, Boss, the second brother is also thinking of everyone, so don't say such hurtful words in the future."

Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand, and then said indifferently: "My father is old, and he has been in the world for 20 years. He has enjoyed all that should be enjoyed. It is enough to be able to get to where he is today. If I can use my father's life to exchange The little emperor can take your glory and wealth at any time."

"Father..."

Seeing what he said, the four brothers knelt down with tears in their eyes.

"Boss, my father knows that you have great ambitions, but just like what the second brother said, without me now, the final outcome is really unpredictable. You have to think clearly."

Looking at Sun Kewang, Zhang Xianzhong also sighed.

"Father, life and death are up to fate, wealth and honor are in the sky, no matter what the outcome is, the child will have no complaints or regrets, at this point, the child is really unwilling to fight!" Sun Kewang bowed with a firm face.

"Big brother..."

Just when Li Dingguo wanted to continue to persuade, there was a report outside the door, and the envoys of Daqing and King Chuang asked to see him.

Zhang Xianzhong and the four of them were not surprised that King Chuang would send an envoy, but what was surprising was that Jian Nu also sent an envoy.

When Niu Jinxing and Fan Wencheng revealed the alliance of the three, Sun Kewang was overjoyed and supported the alliance without hesitation.

Li Dingguo was silent.

(End of this chapter)