A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 388
Lu Weiqi signaled to Wang Yinchang that there is no need to get entangled in this matter, but he talked about another matter.

"What I admire most about General Wang is that Chongzhen went south to Julu in 11 years. He fought bloody battles with Lord Lu and beat the Hulu so hard that he dared not look down on us. No one in China. It's a pity that there is no holiday. He died and died for his country, but his heroic spirit is immortal, and he is a role model for my generation."

Perhaps Wang Dou Chongzhen fought with Lu Xiangsheng in 11 years, and the biggest gain was to gain a reputation of loyalty and fearlessness.Wang Dou was not afraid of Yang Sichang, Gao Qiqian and others retaliated, resolutely went south to Julu, and fought side by side with Lu Xiangsheng. When many scholars in Ming Dynasty mentioned this matter, they couldn't help but praise: "Although this man is a warrior, he also knows how to serve the country with loyalty and righteousness. Reasonable, rare."

When Lu Xiangsheng was mentioned, Wang Dou's eyes also turned red, and the past flooded into his heart like a flood.

Seeing his appearance, Lu Weiqi nodded secretly, and continued: "Lord Lu is upright, General Wang is not afraid of treachery, they are all talented for a while. It is a pity that although there are virtuous ministers in power, treacherous people are still there. Since he is gone and will never return, Mr. Lu must be heartbroken under the nine springs."

Wang Dou suddenly felt a sense of disgust, Lu Weiqi's off-topic meaning, he already understood, who is this treachery referring to?Of course it was Yang Sichang, who the virtuous minister was referring to was Li Rixuan, the chief assistant of the cabinet and minister of the Ministry of officials at this time.

Li Rixuan is a member of the Donglin Party. In Tianqinian, he was impeached as the "Donglin Evil Party" and dismissed.After Xue Guoguan was dismissed, he served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Chief Assistant of the Cabinet.After Li Rixuan came to power, his greatest interest was to attack and impeach Yang Sichang. Lu Weiqi was a hardcore member of the Donglin Party, so he naturally felt obligated to respond.

For Wang Dou, he hated the persistent party struggles in the Ming Dynasty.For him, no matter what the party is, whether it is a literati or a military man, as long as the party fights without doing practical things, it is not a good product.

He fought with Lu Xiangsheng at the beginning, and it was not for the reason of party struggle.Although Lu Xiangsheng is a member of the Donglin Party, he knows how to stand up in times of national crisis, so he deserves to be followed by Wang Dou.If Lu Xiangsheng was only a person who understood party struggle back then, Wang Dou would not have put his own life in disregard, and resolutely followed him to fight against Julu.

Now that the army is pressing down on the situation, Lu Weiqi still can't forget that the party is united and the war is different. It seems that this is more important than keeping Luoyang. How can we not make Wang Dou feel bored?

To be honest, Wang Dou was extremely dissatisfied with Yang Sichang, he was neither a capable minister nor a sycophant, he was just a neurotic.What he does is to achieve his ideals, so he will use all means to get rid of those who stand in his way.Although he has the heart to serve the country, but his methods and vision are flawed, so the country's affairs are getting worse.

For Wang Dou, Li Rixuan, Lu Weiqi and others were no better than Yang Sichang, and even worse.

Yang Sichang also knows how to do something, although things get worse and worse.The reason why Emperor Chongzhen had been with him from beginning to end, and always protected him, was because he was able to take the overall situation into account, relieve himself of his worries temporarily, and not form cliques or talk empty words.

Li Rixuan and others fought against each other purely for the sake of party struggle, and opposed it.Although Wang Dou is dissatisfied with Yang Sichang, he will not become a tool for other party struggles.Besides, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, looking for backers and party struggles were all heresy.

In the past, whether it was Wang Yinchang or Lu Weiqi, they were people Wang Dou looked up to, but now they are here to win him over. Could it be that Wang Dou is handsome?No, it's because he has an invincible army in his hands.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the warlords had established themselves, and even Emperor Hongguang of the Nanming Dynasty had to rely on the strength of the warlords and military leaders. Wang Dou would not lose watermelons to pick up sesame seeds. He knew where his main energy should be put.

Looking at Lu Weiqi's expectant eyes, Wang Dou said slowly: "Duke Lu seeks benevolence and obtains benevolence, and he deserves to die."

Lu Weiqi was taken aback for a moment, he thought that Wang Dou didn't understand what he was talking about, and was about to continue pointing out, but Wang Dou continued: "As a general of Ming Dynasty, the army in hand is the emperor's army. Your majesty is always looking ahead, and I will fight wherever your majesty tells me to go. My general's loyalty is a lesson to be learned from the sun."

Lu Weiqi stroked his long beard and nodded with a smile. He had a higher evaluation of Wang Dou in his heart. This Wang Dou's mentality could not match his appearance.His mature mind can be compared with the old bureaucrats inside and outside the court for many years. Thanks to him speaking so righteously, people can't find any faults.

The future is long, and Lu Weiqi's first trial ended like this.

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After Wang Yinchang continued to assure Wang Dou of the food supply, he talked about the stationing of Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu. When they came to Luoyang, their troops, of course, could not stay in the suburbs all the time.

After Wang Dou's proposal, Wang Yinchang also agreed with him and Chen Yongfu's vanguard battalion to be stationed at Beiguan in Luoyang City.In fact, the main function of some Guancheng outside the big city is to guard the direction of the city gate, and then cooperate with the inside and outside, and attack from inside and outside. However, because of the defenders, the role of the Guancheng is often not reflected.

However, the Shunxiang army was different. Beiguan was only two miles away from the main city of Luoyang, so he and Chen Yongfu's army left some people to garrison.The rest, as rangers, could defend the city, or rush out from Beiguan from time to time to attack the rogues who attacked the North Gate and the remaining gates from behind, so that the intruders could not devote all their energy to attacking the main city of Luoyang.

After arranging the garrison of Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu, and leaving an official to teach Wang Dou and others about etiquette to meet King Fu, Lu Weiqi, Wang Yinchang and others left.

Three days later, that is, the fourteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Shunxiang Army and the Qianfeng Battalion entered the city of Luoyang from Dongguan. On that day, from the Dashi Bridge in Dongguan to the Changchun Gate, there were dense crowds of Luoyang people watching. Wherever the army went, there was a commotion. The cheers of the movie, the morale of the soldiers and civilians, boiled to the extreme.

The most elite guards of the Shun Township Army always led the way. All of them rode fine horses, and the long barrels on the backs of Lu Mi's blunderbusses made the common people curiously discuss what kind of bird blunderbuss it was.

Then came the big banners of Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu. Wang Dou was wearing imperial armor, and Chen Yongfu was also well-dressed. They rode on horses and bowed their hands to the people on the street with smiles on their faces.It attracted dense thumbs up and applause.

Then came the cavalry of the Shun Township Army and Chen Yongfu's Dingying.Not only Li Guangheng's genuine cavalry, but Wen Fangliang's and Gao Shiyin's mounted infantry were also counted as cavalry.They all walked side by side in a row of five horses.

The Shunxiang military bird gunners in cotton armor carry the bird gunners on their backs, while the spearmen in iron armor insert their guns into the saddle holsters. Looking up, they can see that the long guns are of the same length, forming a dense and mighty forest of guns.Counting Chen Yongfu's family's Dingying, there are more than 600 cavalry columns, and it seems that they can never finish, and the rumble of the iron hooves is constant.

The people on the street whispered to each other. In their opinion, the cavalry of the officers and soldiers were all elites. With just over 3000 cavalry, it seemed that there would be no problem in defending Luoyang City. When the cavalry came, the enthusiasm of the people became even higher.

After the cavalry passed, it was the infantry of the Shun Township Army, the three new army generals who went to battle. They also marched in a row of five, one general and one general, which stunned the people of Luoyang.It is really rare for the infantry of officers and soldiers to have such excellent equipment and such a compelling spirit.Especially the vigor and vigor of this army is really unforgettable at first sight.

It has been a few days since the Shunxiang Army arrived outside Luoyang City. Although there are heated discussions in the city, the Shunxiang Army has always been hiding in the barracks. Although this is very good for the people, it represents this The army did not commit any crimes in autumn, and the military discipline was strict, but it also made people daydream.

At this time, the army lifted the veil of mystery, and the excitement given to the soldiers and civilians in Luoyang is indescribable.The [-] elite officers and soldiers came again, and it seemed that they could not only defend the city, but also repel the bandits.Desperately showing their hospitality, they shouted hello to the army.

Although the waves of cheers were higher than the waves, the orderly footsteps of the Shunxiang Army did not change at all.They held their heads high, and it seemed that they made the same movement of landing and raising their feet, which aroused a lot of admiration.

After the infantry of the Shun Township Army came the infantry of Chen Yongfu's Vanguard Battalion. Although they were not as well equipped as the Shun Township Army and were not as strong in all aspects, their vigor and confidence were not bad at all.They also drew deluge of cheers.

For the people of Luoyang, this is their own Henan army, so their cheers for the infantry of the Qianfeng Battalion will not be weaker than that of the Shunxiang army.

Although more than 1000 carriages of the Shunxiang Army had been sent from Dongguan to Beiguan in advance and did not participate in the city entry ceremony, the ten red barbarian cannons were still dragged into the city and followed behind the infantry.Looking at the ten heavy artillery pieces, the people on both sides of the street were discussing curiously, while pushing forward to get a better look, only suffering from the township braves and Luoyang officers and soldiers who maintained order.

Luoyang officials, as well as Wang Shaoyu, the general soldier of Henan Province, were all waiting in front of Fu Wang's mansion.Wang Dou and others entered the city from the east gate, passed through East Street and reached the crossroads, then turned to North Street, and then turned to Fuwang Mansion in the northeast corner.

The streets of Luoyang City are criss-crossed, known as "nine streets and eighteen alleys, 72 alleys". In fact, there are more than so many streets and alleys.

After entering the city from the east gate, the army passed Donggong Temple, Drum Tower and other notable buildings one after another. Along the way, crowds of onlookers crowded the streets and alleys, even the roofs were covered with people.

Not long after entering North Street, you will see a tall masonry tower with dense eaves, which may be 30 meters high. This is the famous Wenfeng Pagoda in Luoyang.In the Ming Dynasty, Wenchang and Kuixing were enshrined. In addition to hoping for the prosperity of the local culture, there were many talents. During the war, they climbed the tower, and there is no doubt that they can be seen inside and outside the city.

Wenfeng Pagoda was destroyed by Li Zicheng in history and rebuilt in the early Qing Dynasty. At this time, the nine-story tower of Wenfeng Pagoda was also full of people.Not far to the northeast from Wenfeng Pagoda is Fuwang Mansion.Not far from the northeast of Prince Fu's Mansion, in Ying'en Lane is the location of Luoyang County Office.

From a distance, when Wang Dou saw Fu Wang's Mansion, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, what a magnificent place.Chongtai is connected to the city, with tall and thick walls. Against the backdrop of the majestic red walls with flying eaves, the square in front of the palace is particularly flat and wide, and those tall stone lions are full of might.

This Prince Fu's Mansion is actually a city within a city, with a large number of civil and military officials and soldiers serving in it.The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty all had a whole set of specialized institutions, and there were two long historians for foreign officials, and eight more.There are internal officials who have things to serve as divisions, and there are many scattered officials.The prince can have 360 ​​private schools, and the county king can have 24 private schools.

Wang Zong's men and women all have salaries and companions, school lieutenants all have rations, civil and military officials all have salaries, and all kinds of servants have work and food.King Fu has about 500 soldiers and lieutenants, and King Zhou of Kaifeng has about 800 people.To feed the officials of the royal family, soldiers, captains, and all kinds of people, it takes a huge amount of money and rice every year.

Looking at the high palace walls, the majestic glazed tiles, the majestic government offices along the way, and the gorgeous courtyards where the officials and gentry live.Thinking about the displaced people inside and outside the city, Wang Dou understood why Li Zicheng was able to break through extremely strong cities in history without any effort.

There are four gates in Prince Fu's Mansion, the main gate is called Zhenghuamen. At this time, in the wide Zhenghuamen Square, there are officials and generals in Henan Mansion, hundreds of officials in Wangfu, including Wang Yinchang, the former minister of the Ministry of War, Lu Weiqi and others. Lead to meet.

In front of Wang Yinchang and the others, there was a middle-aged man in a yellow robe standing. At first, he felt that he was very fat, so fat that he might weigh more than 200 catties.

However, Prince Fu's Mansion paid attention to it, and the eldest son Zhu Yousong personally led people to welcome Wang Dou and others, which is obviously very rare.Wang Dou could already see the envious expressions of Wang Shaoyu, the general soldier of Henan, and others among the officials.

The Shunxiang Army and the Qianfeng Battalion fighters who entered the city met in formation in the square, and the surrounding area of ​​the square was still crowded with Luoyang people, who were talking loudly and excitedly.However, when the Shun Township Army stood in formation in the cold wind, the surrounding noises gradually quieted down.

The eldest son Zhu Yousong first probed into the army curiously, pointing and pointing with a few servants beside him, but in the end he just opened his mouth wide and couldn't close it.

The armored army remained motionless in the cold wind, and the formation was a straight line from any angle, and there was no sound other than the neighing of the horses.Zhu Yousong had never seen such a powerful army before, and he couldn't help but stare blankly, with novelty and fear in his eyes.Even Wang Shaoyu, the general soldier in Henan, and others looked pale.

When the troops converged, Wang Dou also looked coldly at the chubby man in the yellow robe. Apart from being fat and his eyes getting smaller, this guy had no other characteristics, and he could not see the aura of aristocrats at all. He was a typical rich man. As a child, it seems that he still has some curiosity and fear of the outside world from the wealthy lady who has not left the cabinet.

This guy turned out to be the Hongguang Emperor in history, but he was also a tragic figure.The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were raised as pigs. Fu Wang Zhu Changxun is a typical example, and his son Zhu Yousong is also one. He has no other abilities except eating, drinking and having fun.

But Zhu Yousong was fine, he performed supernormally once, and understood the principle of power from the barrel of a gun. When there was no advantage in the competition for the throne, he knew how to ask the army for help, and he became emperor as he wished.

But other than that, there are no other strengths. The second generation of the feudal clan is also a puppet after ascending to the throne. When there are powerful officials inside and domineering warlords outside, they have no right to speak in any political affairs. Apart from eating and drinking, they can't get involved in anything .

Perhaps the only decree issued was to order the selection of talented girls.Unexpectedly, the beautiful girl selected is also a wedding dress for others, which can be said to be worse than Adou.

A Dou can die well, and the warlords of several towns that Zhu Yousong relied on as barriers scattered when foreign enemies came, and were finally taken to Beijing to be executed, leaving nothing but black pots all over their bodies.This is the tragedy of the Ming vassal king being raised as a pig.

The only one worth mentioning about the vassal king's background is probably the Emperor Jiajing, who is cruel and ruthless, and has outstanding intelligence. Compared with Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, how many old fried dough sticks bureaucrats have been played by him.It's a pity that he doesn't have the sense of responsibility of Ming Taizu.

Wang Dou's thoughts changed, and after the Shunxiang Army and the Qianfeng Battalion joined together, he and Chen Yongfu went up to meet the historical Hongguang Emperor.When he walked over, he also heard Zhu Yousong, the elder son, muttering to a nearby attendant: "These officers and soldiers are so mighty, don't you think?"

The valet smiled and said: "Yes, Your Highness, very mighty."

Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu went up to meet Zhu Yousong according to the etiquette system. Chen Yongfu looked quite excited, but Wang Dou was calm.

When he heard the voices of the two of them saying "Forgive me for being in armor, I can't fully salute", Zhu Yousong gave up nonchalantly. He looked at Wang Dou again and again, from head to toe, and said curiously: "You are Wang Dou. General Wang?"

Wang Dou also saw Zhu Yousong's appearance clearly. He was almost 40 years old, but he was still fat and plump, with no wrinkles on his face.

He said: "Return to Your Highness, the last general is right."

Zhu Yousong hummed: "I'm alone in the palace, and I've heard of your name."

Wang Dou gave a salute: "The last general is very honored."

Zhu Yousong said: "This armor of yours was bestowed by the emperor, it fits very well."

Wang Dou...

Zhu Yousong said again: "I heard that you beat the Tartars very well. It is said that the Tartars are all three-headed and six-armed, with bloody mouths and copper bell eyes. Is it true?"

There was novelty and doubt in his tone, and he looked forward to Wang Dou's answer very much.

Wang Dou smiled slightly: "The rumors are unbelievable, and Dong Nu's generals are no different from ordinary people. If you cut them with a knife, you will bleed, cry, and beg. It's nothing special."

Zhu Yousong said: "Unexpectedly, at the banquet later, General Wang, how do you beat the Tartars? Tell the lonely king in detail."

Wang Dou said: "The last general takes orders."

Shi, the head of the palace next to him, coughed lightly and reminded: "Your Highness..."

Zhu Yousong woke up, looked at Wang Yinchang, the deputy envoy of military equipment, and others, and waved: "Read it."

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Although rewarding and commending Xuanwen's reading of the history of the prince's mansion in cadence, everyone in the audience was still dizzy after hearing the long speech, and it was easy to end.

Fu Wang's Mansion expressed condolences to Wang Dou and others, praised them for their great victory in Ruzhou, and rewarded them with wine, meat, and money. Afterwards, the Shunxiang Army and the Qianfeng Battalion left the city from Beidajie, and were led by officials to Beiguan, representing the ceremony of entering the city. Finish.

Wang Dou and Chen Yongfu followed Wang Yinchang and others into the palace, and Fu Wang Zhu Changxun and his eldest son Zhu Yousong hosted a banquet for them.

Entering the palace, one after another painted corridors seem to be endless. The clan of the Ming Dynasty was divided into princes, county kings, generals of Zhenguo, generals of Fuguo, generals of Fengguo, lieutenants of Zhenguo, lieutenants of Fuguo, and lieutenants of Fengguo. Every year, the prince's Lumi is [-] shi, the county king [-] shi, the town general [-] shi, and the Fengguo lieutenant [-] shi.

As a prince, the royal mansion is crowned and dressed, and the car and flag mansion is second only to the emperor. The mansion also has "three main halls" like a palace, the front hall, the middle hall, and the back hall.There are Sangong, ancestral temple, academies, warehouses, bathing, dining and other houses around the hatchbacks of each hall, and the same is true for Prince Fu's Mansion.

Although he did not enter the palace, entering the prince's mansion was also strictly ceremonial. The eldest son Zhu Yousong walked in the front in a chariot battle, followed by civil and military officials on foot.Being able to enter the palace for a banquet, it can be seen that Wang Shaoyu, the general soldier in Henan, Liu Jianyi, the guerrilla soldier, and others are extremely excited, and they all want to look around, but are afraid of being discovered by others.

The group finally arrived at the front hall of King Fu's Mansion, that is, in front of Chengyun Hall. The eaves and pillars of the main hall were carved out of a whole huge stone, which was quite magnificent.In front of the hall, there are bronze tripods and gilded bronze lions, as well as numerous court ladies and eunuchs.

Wang Dou and the others waited under the steps. Liu Jianyi stood beside Wang Dou. He glanced at Wang Dou and said with a half-smile: "Speaking of which, it's thanks to General Wang that he was able to enter the palace for banquets..."

Wang Dou said indifferently: "General Liu is polite."

I don't know how long I waited, the news came out in the hall that Wang Dou and others were called to meet, and the officials and soldiers of one color entered the hall one after another, bowing down to pay respects.

After Wang Dou got up, he saw an extremely fat man in a yellow robe sitting on the throne. Zhu Yousong was already very fat, but he was nothing compared to this man. The large throne seemed to be covered by him. body full.As he leaned on the seat, his belly swelled up high, like a woman who is ten months pregnant.

Needless to say, this man is Zhu Changxun, the King of Fortune, and his son Zhu Yousong stands at his lower head. The father and son have the same characteristic, fat.

I heard that King Fu weighed 360 jins. Looking at this posture, I can't go wrong.

(End of this chapter)