Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 787 Zhang Tan Tou Ming

In the big tent, Zhang Cunren and Tan Tai were sitting, silent for a while, Tan Tai turned around and asked: "Xiao Qihui voted for King Lu, why don't we vote for King Lu too?"

Hearing what Tan Tai said, Zhang Cunren couldn't express his pain.

He followed Boluo from Zhejiang to Fujian. During his tenure as the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, he naturally suppressed the anti-Qing forces in Zhejiang with all his heart. He offended many Zhejiang gentry, and the family members of King Lu were also captured during his tenure. The one who was killed, he didn't know if King Lu was generous enough to bypass him.

Seeing that Zhang Cunren didn't answer, Tan Tai's face turned cold, and he stood up abruptly, "Okay! You really want to sell me to vote for Wang Yan, don't you?"

Wang Yan killed more Eight Banners than the sum of the other anti-Qing forces. In Tan Tai's view, falling into Wang Yan's hands was basically courting death.

Zhang Cunren really wanted to join Wang Yan. After all, the two had only fought against each other in Fujian, and he was the one who lost the battle. He didn’t have much grievances with Wang Yan’s party, and now Wang Yan is the most powerful in the Ming Dynasty. , naturally want to pick up thick legs to hug.

"Can you calm down?" Seeing him say this, Zhang Cunren also became angry, "You don't believe me, now you can let your people look at me, and then the two of us will finish playing together."

Tan Tai listened and sat down again.

At this time, the curtain was pushed open by a Qing general. He entered the tent and found that the atmosphere was not right, so he reported timidly: "Governor, General, Dai Zhifan has sent someone over."

Zhang Cunren and Tan Tai were shocked when they heard this. Dai Zhifan is Wang Yan's confidant general and can represent Wang Yan. Zhang Cunren hurriedly said: "Quick, please come in!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Cunren saw Tan Tai staring at him, and said helplessly: "This time in front of you, the two of us have cooperated for many years, let's talk together, okay?"

Not long after, an old man in Taoist uniform was brought into the tent by the soldiers, and he slightly cupped his hands and said, "I'm celebrating the new year."

Fang Fengnian was a bachelor of Chongzhen and King Lu, and he was considered a celebrity. Zhang Cunren served as Governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. Although he had never met Fang Fengnian, he still knew his name.

"It turns out to be Mr. Fang Ge, please take a seat!" At this time, Zhang Cunren had completely lost the majesty of the Qing court official, and he quickly stretched out his hand to let people watch.

When Fang Fengnian sat down, both he and Tan Tai looked at him, but Fang Fengnian was not in a hurry, and after a while, he straightened his body and said, "Then open the door and build a mountain. I come here this time , under the order of King Hengyang, I came here to recruit the two of you to contribute to Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Cunren listened with joy on his face, "Sinners have committed many crimes, and King Hengyang will not give up. Sinners are willing to surrender and contribute to the country."

Seeing that he agreed so quickly, Tan Tai felt anxious and kicked him, saying to himself, "I don't know what conditions the King of Hengyang gave us, can we guarantee our safety?"

Wang Yan is famous for killing people like hemp, and although he still has some credibility, Tan Tai is still worried, and the conditions have not been discussed, how can he agree, as long as he knows how he can save his life, and what promise can Wang Yan make? .

Fang Fengnian didn't rush to answer. He glanced at the two of them before smiling and said, "I know that the two of you are worried about your safety after conversion. You can rest assured about this, His Highness has already explained and will guarantee your safety. "

After Tan Tai heard this, he still looked hesitant, saying nothing, he knew that the crime was serious, so why did Wang Yan let him go?
Fang Fengnian glanced at him, guessed what he was thinking, and said quietly: "Now Nanjing has been recovered by our dynasty, and the south of the Yangtze River has belonged to our dynasty, but King Hengyang's ambition is not limited to this. The next step must be to conquer the Huaihe River in the north. Dingding the Central Plains, but if you want to go north, an elite horse army is indispensable, are you afraid that it will be useless after all?"

After Zhang Cunren and Tan Tai heard this sentence, a glimmer of hope suddenly rose in their eyes. The south is stronger than the boat division and infantry, and the horse army is indeed the weak point of the Ming army.

This reason seems to make sense.

Don't look at the fact that the Ming army is invincible and invincible, it seems very majestic, but that is because the terrain in the south is not suitable for the northern army to fight, and Wang Yan is cunning. He almost chooses the hot summer and autumn for every battle. The so-called strategy of attacking in summer and defending in winter can be described as exhaustive.

Although these strategies are useful in the south, and the Ming army also showed extraordinary standing strength, once they cross the Huaihe River and the Qinling Mountains, it is still difficult for the southern infantry to compete with the cavalry on the endless plain. If he wanted the Northern Expedition, he would definitely need a huge cavalry as a backing, and this would inevitably change his attitude towards the surrender of the Manchus.

Before, the Ming Dynasty was at a disadvantage, so it was natural to show its determination by slamming, but now that the situation has improved, the policy has to be flexible.

Tan Tai thought for a while, if it was for this reason, Wang Yan would indeed save his life, at least for a while.

"How is it?" Fang Fengnian asked with a smile when he saw the changes in the faces of the two of them.

Zhang Cunren and Tan Tai looked at each other, and suddenly they knelt down on one knee, "We are willing to surrender to King Hengyang."

Seeing this, Fang Fengnian nodded, "If that's the case, please submit a certificate of merit!"

One month after Nanjing was captured by the Ming army, Zhang Cunren, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, Tan Tai, the general who conquered the south, and Xiao Qihui, the governor of Zhejiang, led more than 4 Qing soldiers and surrendered to various factions of the Ming Dynasty. The news reached Beijing.

The Manchu and Qing courts were in turmoil immediately, and along with these news came a Ming Dynasty Mansion Newspaper, on which Zhang and Tan posted a post each, which was full of words cursing Dorgon and the Manchu and Qing courts. Clean up all kinds of atrocities.

Dorgon was furious, and some subordinates suggested killing Zhang Cunren and Tan Tai's family to vent their anger, but Dorgon still hesitated about this. He knew rationally that the two had no choice but to leave their families behind. After leaving their family members, the two of them will return to the Ming Dynasty completely.

Duo ErGun hesitated about this, but at this time the Grand Scholar Zhan Ba ​​deliberately said: "Now that the situation is reversed and people's hearts are in turmoil, if you don't kill the two family members to frighten people, I'm afraid there will be others to follow suit. Does the regent want to win back the hearts of these two people, or do they want to save their hearts?" Is the entire Qing Dynasty internally unstable?"

There was a violent turmoil within the Qing court, and if the family members of the two were not killed, it would be easy for people to follow suit in the future. For Dorgon, stability is more important than anything else now.

Such a large-scale surrender to the Ming Dynasty is rare in history, and this trend must be killed.

Dorgon immediately ordered Xing Ming to commit a major case, beheading Zhang Cunren, Tan Tai, Xiao Qihui, and more than [-] family members of the surrendered generals who were stranded in Beijing. The Qing court was silent about this.

Not long after, the news that Dorgon beheaded Zhang Cunren, Tan Tai, and some of the family members of the surrendered generals spread to Nanjing through the intelligence of the Ming army.

At this time, Zhang and Tan, who had been under house arrest by Wang Yan for many days, learned that all their relatives had been killed, wept bitterly, and vowed to avenge Dorgon.

A few days later, Wang Yan took time out to meet with the two, and after some encouragement, he asked the two to lead the troops and send them to Huguang Racecourse to help Wang Yan train the cavalry.

As far as Zhang and Tan are concerned, they naturally know that the killing of their family members is inseparable from the operation of Wang Yan and the Ming Dynasty. Able to use their abilities to serve the Ming Dynasty.

The incident in Zhejiang and the incident between Zhang and Tan were just a small episode among the many affairs of the Ming Dynasty in September. As the autumn harvest approached, a bigger challenge had come.

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