Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 177: Follow Taizu to create a new Ming Dynasty

Taizu?

what's the situation?
At this moment, Lu Daqi's mind was a mess.

Zuo Liangyu's troops were all around.

A large number of soldiers came out of the city and surrounded them.

The Ming Dynasty flags that covered the sky seemed to have no end in sight.

Cannons on the city walls were aimed at them.

A number of strangely shaped objects, which should be muskets, were also aimed down.

The groups of Ming Dynasty troops surrounding them were probably Zuo Liangyu's main force.

Lu Daqi's soldiers immediately realized that they had been ambushed and fell into tense chaos.

Many people were at a loss, looking around with expressions of fear on their faces.

Liu Tiansi was shocked and shouted, "Don't panic, don't panic, raise your guns, form a formation, form a formation!"

"Zuo Liangyu, what are you going to do?"

At this time, Lu Daqi came to his senses, rode on his horse, and angrily shouted at him from a high position: "How dare you, a disloyal and unrighteous man, rebel against the country?"

Zuo Liangyu just knelt there without saying anything.

Until Old Zhu above said calmly: "Stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zuo Liangyu just stood up, then smiled bitterly at Lu Daqi and said: "Governor, it is really His Majesty Taizu. If you don't believe it, just go into the city and take a look."

"You still dare to speak nonsense after all this! Zuo Liangyu, you are also a brave general who has fought in the army for many years. Do you think such a ridiculous thing would happen?"

Lu Daqi knew that the situation was very dangerous, so he did not turn hostile immediately. Instead, he scolded and persuaded him in anger: "Kunshan, you are also a good man. A man should be upright. Even if you don't talk about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, don't you care about the kindness that Taizhen Gong showed you in the past? You actually betrayed the country and surrendered to the enemy today. Aren't you worried that the emperor will be furious and kill Taizhen Gong? Wouldn't that put you in an unjust position?"

"But it is really His Majesty Taizu who is here in person. If you don't believe it, you can go into the city and see for yourself."

"Enter the city. Do you think I am a three-year-old child? I will be tied up and sent to the enemy after I enter the city. You, Zuo Liangyu, can be a traitor to the enemy, but I, Lu Daqi, am not that kind of person. I will die for my country here today."

"Your Majesty, Governor Lu doesn't believe me. I have tried my best."

Zuo Liangyu was not good at speaking and did not have the guarantee of his family's good reputation like Liu Xizuo. Seeing that Lu Daqi's face was flushed with excitement, he had no choice but to bow to Zhu Yuanzhang and ask for help.

Zhu Yunfeng rode out of the city on his motorcycle.

During this period, he also brought his beloved motorcycle to the end of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, for Lao Zhu, he came here to build an empire.

But for Zhu Yunfeng, traveling to the end of the Ming Dynasty is no different from traveling.

Zhu Yunfeng stopped near the motorcycle, patted the back seat and said, "Lu Daqi, get on the motorcycle. I'll take you to the Hongwu Dynasty."

"This"

Lu Daqi's eyes widened. He first looked at Zuo Liangyu next to him, then raised his head to look at Old Zhu above him, and finally his gaze fixed on Zhu Yunfeng.

This tool that makes a rumbling sound and can carry people has never been seen before. Can it be something that can appear in the Ming Dynasty?

"Don't hesitate. If they wanted to kill you, they would have done it long ago. His Majesty Taizu has to patrol the city every day. He is busy and has no time to waste with you."

Zhu Yunfeng lazily said, "Come with us. If you still think it's fake after you go there, we will let you go. Don't worry that we won't keep our word. I'll just say one thing, Chinese people don't cheat Chinese people. For the ancestors above, if I, Zhu Yunfeng, cheated you and didn't let you go, my ancestor, Prince Ji Zhu Jianjun, would have his coffin struck by lightning."

"Yunfeng."

Old Zhu above had a dark complexion.

Just swear.

How can I swear to my great-grandson?

Zhu Yunfeng shrank his head and turned back to smile at Lao Zhu embarrassedly.

The main reason was that he didn't want to waste too much time talking to these people in the late Ming Dynasty.

Procrastinating.

It was okay to persuade people like Liu Xizuo and Zhou Ernan to surrender. They were captured alone and taken into the city, and they behaved themselves during the Hongwu period.

It would be troublesome to persuade people like Zuo Liangyu and Lu Daqi who have armies to surrender.

It's not that the army couldn't kill them, but that they were afraid to kill the rat. As the founder of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to kill his own people.

Zuo Liangyu was okay, as he had a long history of bad deeds, so it was a matter of time before Zhu Yuanzhang decided whether to kill him or not.

But Lu Daqi was a national hero who fought against the Qing Dynasty all his life.

Second, all his men were regular Ming troops. Both of these were reasons why they could not be killed.

So they can only use this method to cheat and steal.

Although they are trapped now, there are still thousands of troops around them. If a fight really breaks out, everyone will be killed, and there will be no point in persuading them to surrender.

Therefore, sometimes you have to use some tricks.

Liu Xizuo and Zhou Ernan also hurried out of the city, bowed to Lu Daqi and said, "Sir Governor, the whole situation will be known once you go there. We two guarantee with our lives that if you go there once and the Governor still doesn't believe it, His Majesty Taizu will let you go."

"Humph!"

Lu Daqi looked around and saw that all his men were surrounded. He suddenly felt that he was in a difficult situation.

He only had a few thousand people around him, and they would definitely be wiped out if they fought. So he could only take advantage of the situation and say, "I want to see what tricks you guys are up to."

After saying this, he dismounted with a determined look on his face, and came to Zhu Yunfeng's motorcycle. He was a little hesitant, and it was Zhu Yunfeng who taught him how to get on. Then he rode the motorcycle into the city.

In the final analysis, it was also forced by the situation, just like Zuo Liangyu. After a round of gunfire, he would naturally behave himself.

About a quarter of an hour later, just when Lu Daqi's tribe was in a commotion, the motorcycle came back with Lu Daqi, who had a complicated expression on his face.

After he got off the car, Liu Tiansi hurried forward and said, "Governor."

"Your Majesty, Lü Daqi, the Right Censor-in-Chief and the Governor-General of Jiangxi, Huguang, Yingtian, and Anqing, pays respect to His Majesty the Great Ancestor. Long live the Great Ancestor."

Lu Daqi ignored Liu Tiansi, but knelt down respectfully towards the top of the city wall.

His action made Liu Tiansi and his subordinates look at each other in bewilderment.

After a few seconds, Liu Tiansi also knelt down.

Then everyone knelt down.

"Greetings to His Majesty Taizu. Long live Taizu."

A burst of untidy and sparse voices rang out, but the shouts of thousands of people were still somewhat majestic.

"Ah."

Old Zhu sneered, turned around and left.

Seeing this, Lu Daqi was a little confused.

What is even more elusive are Liu Tiansi and others.

Lu Daqi didn't dare to stand up, so he could only look to Zuo Liangyu for help.

Zuo Liangyu looked at Zhu Yunfeng and asked cautiously, "Your Highness Prince Wu, what is His Majesty Taizu doing?"

"His Majesty Taizu is very busy and has things to deal with. You should first arrange your troops."

Zhu Yunfeng waved his hand and rode his motorcycle back to the city.

He is busy too.

De and Ji He delivered supplies every day.

Although the supplies are fully automated and delivered directly to the cellar.

But manpower is still needed to carry out the spatial transfer.

So the two of them had to run back and forth every day, filling up the warehouse in Prince Ji's Mansion and then asking people to move it out. At the end of the day, they had to handle dozens of tons of various supplies, and they were often so tired that they couldn't even straighten their backs.

Seeing this scene, Lu Daqi stood up from the ground, a little at a loss.

Liu Xizuo stepped forward and said, "Sir, the Emperor Taizu has come to the world to restore order, but local governance still needs us to do it. You are in charge of the four towns of Jiangxi, Huguang, Yingtian, and Anqing. We will still have to rely on you in the future. What do you think?" "This..."

Lu Daqi looked around and said in confusion: "But I don't know what Taizu means now, what should I do?"

"The governor, Li Qiande, and Jiang You!"

Zhou Ernan reminded him quietly, "You should immediately send a letter to Li Qiande to come and submit. After you defeat Zhang Xianzhong, you should let Jiangyou obey your orders."

"Perhaps we should write to His Majesty. If His Majesty is willing to recognize his ancestors, the Ming Dynasty will be stable."

Liu Xizuo said again.

Three civil servants stood there discussing a solution.

Zuo Liangyu didn't know what to say and could only stay by his side patiently.

Lu Daqi shook his head and said, "If we hadn't seen it with our own eyes, who would dare to believe it even if His Majesty Taizu was in person? If we write to the capital, I'm afraid His Majesty will be very angry and sentence us to death."

"What does the Governor-General mean?"

Liu Xizuo asked cautiously.

He actually knew what should be done, but he had great power but a low rank, and it was difficult for him to directly mobilize local officials, which was very different from Lu Daqi.

Lu Daqi thought for a moment and said, "I want to write to His Majesty Taizu and ask him to command the four garrisons in my name. I will first chase Zhang Xianzhong, and then when we recover the south, I will proceed step by step and let His Majesty Taizu rule in person."

As soon as you join the group, you have to show your loyalty.

Zuo Liangyu's token of surrender was Lu Daqi, so Lu Daqi naturally had to demonstrate his value.

However, Liu Xizuo and Zhou Ernan's value is far less than that of the other two.

Because Zuo Liangyu had more than 200,000 soldiers.

Lu Daqi was the governor-general of the four provinces. Although it was a temporary position, he was nominally the highest military and administrative chief of Huguang, Jiangxi, Yingtianfu and other places.

Therefore, it can be said that in theory his orders are the highest orders of the four vassal states at present.

Even though he was supervised by local governors, inspectors and other supervisory officials, and could hardly give direct orders and could only act after consulting with local officials, his appeal was far greater than that of other local officials because he adopted special measures in special times.

At that time, he would first use the excuse that he had already wiped out the new "Zhu Yuanzhang" troops that had emerged in Changsha, and then gather Zuo Liangyu and other troops, go south to eliminate Zhang Xianzhong, manage the southern region well, strengthen Zhu's strength and influence, and then he could officially raise the banner of Taizu.

of course.

There are also great risks in doing so.

Liu Xizuo immediately thought of this and whispered, "If Beijing summons us, how should the governor deal with it?"

"There are also local officials who can pretend to be the governor's order. However, when the princes of Ji, Gui, Hui and others return to their local areas, they will definitely notice something is going on. Then."

"Well"

Lu Daqi fell into deep thought.

After he "annihilated" Zhang Xianzhong, Chongzhen would definitely ask him to head north without stopping to eliminate Li Zicheng.

It will be a troublesome thing then.

It is impossible for him to stay in the South. Once his discovery is exposed, officials from all over the South will surely cause trouble, and then civil unrest will break out.

Lu Daqi got a headache when he thought about these things.

The Ming Dynasty was too chaotic.

The interior is extremely chaotic.

The forces of various parties are intertwined.

There are bandits, government officials, landlords, gentry, common people, clerks, the army, and the emperor. There are so many parasites among them that it is extremely difficult to sort them out.

Unless the flag of Taizu is raised, everyone in the world will be convinced.

Otherwise, Chongzhen would definitely think that this was a fake Taizu, and local officials and troops loyal to the court would definitely send troops to attack.

No wonder the old man Taizu turned around and left.

Perhaps he has already known the secret, and this mess is probably a test left for him.

"Don't worry about so much for now. Helping His Majesty Taizu stabilize the south is the first priority."

Lu Daqi decided to take things one step at a time and made a quick decision: "At worst, once Huguang is pacified, we can announce the news of Taizu's arrival to the world and establish a new court in the south."

"Forehead"

Liu Xizuo and Zhou Ernan looked at each other and then looked at Lu Daqi with great admiration.

He really dares.

He actually dared to create a new Ming Dynasty.

But think about it carefully.

There seems to be nothing wrong with it.

After all, this is not about supporting a vassal king to start a rebellion.

Instead, he followed Emperor Taizu to build the country.

Think again.

If that's the case, then it doesn't seem like they were the ones who rebelled.

It's the one in Beijing.
At that moment, Lu Daqi quickly got to work and, together with Zuo Liangyu, Liu Xizuo, Zhou Ernan and others, first arranged the troops he brought with him.

He then immediately wrote a letter to Li Qiande, ordering him to come to Changsha immediately.

In addition, he sent someone to write a letter to Wang Yangji, the governor of Hubei, asking him to organize an army in Hubei to fight against Li Zicheng, and that he would soon send people north to rescue Hubei.

At present, the Ming Dynasty’s government power in Huguang and other places can be said to have been destroyed.

Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng attacked Hubei. Hubei officials some fled, some dispersed, some died, and some surrendered. Even the Governor of Huguang, Wang Jukui, was defeated and fled, and he resigned and lived in seclusion.

Only the Hubei Governor Wang Yangji ran to Zuo Liangyu after Zhang Xianzhong conquered Wuchang, and helped Zuo Liangyu recapture Wuchang.

When Zuo Liangyu went south to Changsha, Wang Yangji stayed in Wuchang City.

At present, the areas west of the Han River, namely Nanzhang, Yicheng, Jingmen and other places, are occupied by Li Zicheng. After Zuo Liangyu drove away Zhang Xianzhong, the areas east of the Han River were recovered by the government army.

Including the Military Inspector Wang Zan, the Jiangbei Military Inspector Fu Shangrui, the Mianyang Prefecture Governor Zhang Kuang, and the Chengtian Prefecture Co-Governor Ma Biao and others are still holding on.

Zhang Kuang, the prefect of Mianyang, recaptured Mianyang three times and spent all his family wealth to recruit soldiers to resist Li Zicheng's attack.

In history, Ma Biao died in battle in the 17th year of Chongzhen.

It can be seen that at this time Hubei was still in a very fierce and tense confrontation with Li Zicheng's troops.

However, the reason for this is that Li Zicheng's main force was not in Hubei.

At this moment, Li Zicheng was attacking Shaanxi, leaving Ma Shitai, Hao Yaoqi and others in Xiangyang to deal with Gao Doushu in Xunyang and Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang.

The forces of both sides were entangled and intertwined, and fighting continued in Chengtian Prefecture and De'an Prefecture, which were later known as Tianmen City, Xiaogan City, Xiantao City and other places in Hubei Province.

Ma Shitai, Hao Yaoqi and others had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. The main force of the government army, Zuo Liangyu, went south to Changsha. The troops of Gao Doushu and Wang Yangji combined were less than 20,000, and there was basically no possibility of retaking Chengtian Prefecture and De'an Prefecture.

However, the main force of Li Zicheng's troops was absent, and they were attacked from both sides, sandwiched between the government troops in Xunyang and Mianyang.

Although the concentrated forces can deal with one of the routes, if we attack the east, the west will be attacked. If we fail to defeat the west, we will be attacked by the east again.

Therefore, Li Zicheng's troops did not take the initiative to attack Wuchang and other places, but waited until Li Zicheng's main force arrived, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.

Lu Daqi planned to join forces with Zhu Yuanzhang first and hand over the army to Zhu Yuanzhang for control. At that time, whether to go north first to destroy Li Zicheng's troops left behind in Nanyang, Hubei, or to go south to fight Zhang Xianzhong would be decided by His Majesty Taizu.

Thinking of this, Lu Daqi felt that the huge pressure he had been under was suddenly relieved a lot.

As expected, one still has to follow a wise emperor like Taizu.

The guy in Beijing is really something.

Maybe by following His Majesty Taizu, I could become a veteran of the New Ming Dynasty.

Lu Daqi was thinking about all sorts of things in his mind, but he felt much calmer.

(End of this chapter)