nanming man

Chapter 140
Gao Yihuan listened to the report, with a slight thought on his face. Historically, Li Zicheng was called "Xin Shun King" in Xiangyang in the first month of the 16th year of Chongzhen, that is, in 1643. Breeding cattle, helping the poor, giving birth to animals, and doing farming and mulberry", and "recruiting people to reclaim the fields, and collecting their grains to pay the army".

In March, Li Zicheng killed Cao Ying Luo Rucai who joined his army.In April, the rebel general Yuan Shizhong was killed.In October, Li Zicheng broke through Tongguan, killed the supervisor Sun Chuanting, and occupied the whole province of Shaanxi. Then he proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an in the 3th year of Chongzhen, that is, in January 17. Within a month, Beijing was captured, ending the Ming Dynasty's rule in the north.

In terms of time, after Li Zicheng occupied Shaanxi, he broke through Beijing and occupied the entire Yellow River Basin in less than half a year.During the Battle of Piece of Stone, the foundation of the Dashun Army could be said to be quite unstable. Li Zicheng's government at all levels collapsed before even collecting a single tax.

Now, Li Zicheng became king in Xinzheng half a year earlier and did not go to attack Xiangyang. After capturing Nanyang, the army went directly to capture Guanzhong.Counting the time, Li Zicheng has been out of camp for more than four months, and there should indeed be news from Guanzhong.

"Oh, what news?" Gao Yihuan asked after a little thought.

The cavalry clasped their fists and replied, "I don't know about it. It was Lord Lu who asked me to invite the general back to the city. He said that the envoy of King Chuang came to Fucheng to bring important news from Guanzhong."

After hearing this, Gao Yihuan pulled out the rein and said, "Let's go back to the city!"

In April, the banks of the Ru River are lush green, and all kinds of wild flowers are blooming on the ridges of the fields. The fields on both banks are full of busy farmers, and children are lying on wooden frames, stepping on waterwheels. Help adults lighten some burdens.

Gao Yihuan rode on a black steed, wearing a black cloak and galloping ahead, followed by dozens of cavalry, causing people in the field to straighten up and look around. After seeing a familiar figure, they bent down and continued to work.

The crowd galloped along the official road along the Ruhe River on horseback. After a period of training, these cavalrymen had already looked good.

At this time, the crowd approached the city, and there was a newly built house in an open space outside the city, with black smoke coming out of several chimneys.

There is a weapons workshop planned by Gao Yihuan, responsible for casting cannons, blunderbusses, swords, and armors. Some armor.

Brother Gao is already planning to send people to Macau, but the Ming Dynasty ruled in the south very firmly, there is a guide system, and after the teaching plan, it is inconvenient for Xiyi to enter the mainland, so it is necessary to open up the relationship with the Ming Dynasty, so I have been Couldn't make it.

Seeing that Jiashen is about to arrive, the second brother is very anxious about it. He has already built a warehouse in Runing, and the horsemen have purchased a lot of fine iron, copper ingots, sulfur, cotton cloth, cotton and other materials. Then start working directly.

In addition, the second brother Gao also thought of sweet potatoes. If he was beaten by the Qing army and had to drill the mountain, with this thing, he could solve his food problem in the mountains, so it would be no problem for him to nest in the mountains and fight guerrillas.

The cavalry galloped to the gate of the city. After the gate guards checked, Gao Yihuan rode his horse and walked slowly, through the busy market, and returned to the government office.

"General, Li Zicheng's envoy is in the lobby, accompanied by the Lu Army." A soldier came up to meet him and said in a low voice.

Gao Yihuan threw the whip to him, then quickly walked up the steps in front of the yamen, and went straight to the lobby.

At this moment in the lobby, Lu Yifang was sitting and talking with someone, when Gao Yihuan strode in.

"Brother Gao, long time no see!" The man stood up, laughed and cupped his hands, but it was Zhou Ronghua, an old acquaintance of the second brother.

Gao Yihuan was slightly taken aback, "Why is it Brother Zhou! I thought it was someone."

"I've been walking this way, and the road is in dilapidated condition. Once I pass Yancheng and enter the boundary of Runing, the situation changes immediately. It seems like two heavens, and it's like a paradise. Brother Gao is indeed a capable person. If he enters the court in the future, , don’t forget me." Zhou Ronghua praised Gao Yihuan.

Gao Yihuan stepped forward, held Zhou Ronghua's hand, his face was full of enthusiasm, "Brother Zhou is absurd, brother, I have to rely on Brother Zhou, I also rely on Brother Zhou to make a fortune, so that I can manage the place with money and food."

Gao Yihuan shook his hands for a while, pulled Zhou Ronghua to sit down, and then asked: "Brother Zhou, I heard that you are delivering orders for the king, what orders does the king have?"

"Still called the Great King?" Zhou Ronghua smiled mysteriously, and cupped his hands towards the sky, "Brother Gao, you should be called the Son of Heaven, and you should call him Your Majesty instead!"

Gao Yihuan was startled when he heard the words, and Lu Yifang beside him was a little sad, obviously he already knew the news.

"Your Majesty proclaims himself emperor?" Gao Yihuan was already mentally prepared for this, but he still pretended to be pleasantly surprised: "When did this happen?"

"That's right, the king has proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an, changed Yuan Yongchang, and established the name Dashun." Zhou Ronghua was full of excitement, and said with a smile: "Brother Gao, you and I will become Conglong's founding heroes."

For Li Zicheng to proclaim himself emperor, this is naturally a great thing for those who broke into the military system.

"Brother Zhou, please tell me quickly, how did the Holy One proclaim himself emperor and how he took down Guanzhong." Gao Yihuan asked hastily.

Although Zhou Ronghua had been poaching Li Zicheng's corner, he was really happy that Li Zicheng became emperor, and he was very happy to tell Gao Yihuan.

In January, Li Zicheng left Nanyang and attacked Guanzhong. Sun Chuanting, who had just been defeated, was unable to resist. Li Zicheng broke through Tongguan. The generals persuaded Sun Chuanting to escape, but Sun Chuanting knew that he would die if he lost Guanzhong. It is better to die in battle than to be killed by the court. So together with the supervising army, the two rushed into the formation of the Chuang army with the heart of death, and were killed by the Chuang army.

After Sun Chuanting's death, there was no obstacle for the army to take Guanzhong, and the army drove straight in, winning all the way, and soon surrounded Xi'an.

In March, Wang Genzi, the guard of Xi'an, opened the city gate and surrendered. Qin Wang Zhu Cunshu was captured alive, and Shaanxi governor Feng Shikong and others committed suicide.

After Li Zicheng occupied Xi'an, he divided his troops into three groups to pursue and suppress the remnants of the official army, and soon cleared northern Shaanxi, and took over the military towns of Guyuan, Ningxia, and Gansu in the northwest.

Among the generals of the Ming Dynasty, only Gao Jie, Sun Shoufa and others fled. For example, Gao Ruli, Zuo Guangxian, Chen Yongfu and others surrendered one after another.

At the beginning of April, when Li Zicheng was still collecting various places in Guanzhong, Niu Jinxing couldn't wait to encourage Li Zicheng to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.In order to clear away the obstacles to enthronement, Li Zicheng used the celebration as an excuse to ambush and kill Cao Ying Luo Rucai. He Yilong, the leader of the Zuoge Fifth Battalion who attended the banquet together, was also attacked and killed. Fleeing to Shangzhou, he quickly sent people to express support for Li Zicheng's proclaiming emperor.

Once Luo Rucai, who was known as Cao Cao, died, the Cao camp fell apart, and the Chuangying family dominated. Li Zicheng had no obstacles to proclaim himself emperor.So Li Zicheng officially proclaimed himself emperor in Xi'an on the fifth day of April in the 16th year of Chongzhen. The country was named Dashun and Jianyuan Yongchang. , and further improved the official system established by Xinzheng.

Niu Jinxing bullied Li Zicheng for being uneducated, so he reset the post of prime minister, and became the prime minister of the Dashun Dynasty as he wished. Jiedu envoys, defense envoys, governors, state shepherds, county magistrates and other officials, all in all, made a mess of the Ming Dynasty's official system reform, and many official positions that had been abandoned were revived.

In addition, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he would naturally give generous rewards to his subordinates. Li Zicheng began to implement fifth-class titles in the army.

After listening to Zhou Ronghua's talk, Gao Yihuan finally had an understanding of what had happened in Guanzhong in the past few months.After all, Sun Chuanting died on the battlefield as in history, which made the second brother Gao sigh.

Zhou Ronghua talked on and on for a while, and finally finished talking about Guanzhong. At this moment, he took a sip from the teacup beside the table, then put it down suddenly, looked at Gao Yi with a smile and said, "Brother Gao, I almost forgot the business. , you accept the order."

Gao Yihuan came to his senses after hearing the words. He remembered that there were many details in receiving the order, so he said, "Then let me prepare."

"Don't be so troublesome. I don't understand the rules. After I read it once, you can continue." Zhou Ronghua laughed.

Gao Yihuan insisted on setting up an incense table, burned a stick of incense, and then knelt down to receive the decree. Zhou Ronghua unfolded a yellow silk and read solemnly: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor said: I have come to the Great Treasure, but the world is still undecided. A capable man is needed to help me rule the world. The mighty general Yi Huan, I know his ability, is now added as a defense envoy to southern Henan, and he is made a viscount to guard the territory for me. Don't let me down, I respect you."

"Brother Gao, accept the order!" Zhou Ronghua handed a roll of yellow silk to Gao Yihuan.

The second brother Gao thanked him, took the yellow silk, and found that apart from several viscounts, he actually didn't get any benefits.

"Congratulations brother." After Zhou Ronghua finished speaking, a smile appeared on his face: "The official business is over, let's talk about our private affairs now!"

(End of this chapter)