nanming man

Chapter 473 It's Good to Be Tall and Handsome

Zuo Liangyu was in Wuchang and always wanted to expand his territory, but he couldn't fight his own people without a fight, so he could only stay in Wuchang.

Zhang Xianzhong used to be able to fight, and he occupied every territory he regained. Now he is in Wuchang, surrounded by friendly troops, it is not easy to fight Jiangxi and Hunan, so the court cannot tolerate him.

Huang Shu suggested that he take advantage of the opportunity of Gao Yihuan's battle with the Tartars and take over Gao Yihuan's territory in Huguang. Zuo Liangyu was still very moved.

However, his strength is far inferior to Gao Yihuan's. He lost a group of elites in Yancheng, another group in Xiangyang, and another group by Zhang Xianzhong, and he has not recovered yet.

At this time, although Zuozhen claimed to have more than 3 people, the number of people who could really work was only [-] to [-].

Therefore, although he coveted Gao Yihuan's territory, he did not dare to take Gao Yihuan's territory without knowing the specific situation. If the Tartars did not destroy Gao Yihuan, he would be embarrassed.

To be on the safe side, he only sent 3000 people across the river and set up an outpost in Jiangbei.

This is to give an explanation to the Donglin party members so that they can continue to obtain money and food from them. The second is to control a place on the north bank so that his army can cross the river later. The third is to leave room for maneuver. The situation is wrong. It can still end.

Zuo Liangyu had already made up his mind that if Gao Yihuan was defeated, he could immediately cross the river and take over the defense of Jingzhou and Xiangyang. If Gao Yihuan was fine, he could control the conflict within a certain range and reduce losses.

Kong Youde was sent to Nanjing after the Shangyuan Festival. Nanjing already knew the result of the battle in southern Henan, but because of the distance, the messenger who delivered the news was still on the way, and Zuo Liangyu didn't know the news about southern Henan.

At this time, Zhang Yingxiang's troops had occupied Hanchuan County for seven or eight days, but Wei Wu's army in Huguang did not move, did not launch a fierce counterattack, and did not even make a sound, as if they were silently suffering from this dumb loss.

After Gao Yihuan offered Dahai's head, the Zhuhe faction in Nanjing was very passive in the court. In order to change the situation, the Zhuhe faction asked Huang Shu to return to Wuchang quickly, instigated Zuo Liangyu to cross the river, and stabbed Gao Yihuan in the back, so that Gao Yihuan suffered a defeat in order to attack the arrogance of the main combat faction, thereby changing the passive situation of the main peace faction. At the same time, he took Xiangyang and Jingzhou and controlled Hubei in their hands.

Huang Shu allocated 20 taels of silver and 3000 shi of grain to Zuo Liangyu, and asked him to send troops, but Zuo Liangyu sent [-] troops across the river, and there was no movement.

The mansion of Hou Nanning in Wuchang is magnificent.

After Gao Yihuan became the Duke, in order to win over the army, Zhu Cihong also rewarded the generals of the Ming army.

However, compared with Gao Yihuan's achievements, the achievements of the generals of the Ming army are really inferior. Only Huang Degong was named Duke, while Zuo Liangyu, Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie and others were only named Marquis and Boss.

Originally, with Zuo Liangyu's merits, it would be good not to question the crime, but his mercenary self-respect made Nanjing have to be wary.

The imperial court needed to stabilize Gao Yihuan, and also needed to stabilize the tens of thousands of people in Zuozhen. Not only did he give him a marquis, but he also had to give him a large amount of money and food every year to stabilize the warlord and prevent him from messing around.

This is also one of the most important dilemmas of the Ming Dynasty. The imperial court did not pay much taxes, and it had to spend a large amount of money and food every year to stabilize these warlords. If the imperial court did not pay, tens of thousands of people in Zuozhen would enter Huguang and Jiangxi , or even go to the south of the Yangtze River to find money and food by themselves, then the Ming Dynasty would have to collapse, so the court can't afford it.

However, the money and food originally intended to support the army were given to the warlords, and these warlords did not help the court fight or obey orders, so the court never had money and food to train the troops that directly obeyed the court's orders, thus forming a vicious circle.

The current Ming Dynasty has been kidnapped by these warlords. If it wants to break the situation, unless it can increase its revenue, find a new sum of money and food to train the army directly under the court, or find a way to get rid of these warlords, it will only be destroyed in the end.

The imperial court has no army, and it is basically impossible to get rid of the warlords. If they do not get rid of them, the imperial court can only continue to be sucked by them. The Nanjing imperial court has been in power for two years, but its situation can be said to be still very difficult. Wisdom cannot untie this knot.

Today in Nanning Houfu, Huang Shu brought Hou Fangyu and other Donglin cadres to visit Zuo Liangyu again.

"Master Hou, now is the best time to do something!" Sitting in the hall, Huang Shu persuaded Zuo Liangyu earnestly.

Hou Fangyu also said: "Master Hou sent [-] troops across the river, but the Wei Wu army on the north bank did not move. They chose to endure it, which means that they don't want to conflict with Lord Hou now. Wan Sheng thought that the more silent they are, the more the Lord Hou will be. We should do it, otherwise, when Wei Wujun in Xiangyang and Jingzhou is ready, Lord Hou may not be able to take Hubei in a short time."

The Donglin Party has the resources and money in the south of the Yangtze River, but they don't have an army in their hands, which makes them unable to straighten their backs in the court.

The soldiers and horses in Jiangbei are either Gao Mingheng or Ma Shiying. The Donglin Party looks left and right, and can only choose to win over Zuo Liangyu, who was left behind. Zuo Liangyu really needs to find strong support from the court. So when the bastards of the two sides looked at mung beans, they met each other as soon as they came up.

The Donglin Party valued Zuo Liangyu's team very much, not only provided him with money and food, but also sent many Donglin backbones over, Hou Fangyu was one of them.

Zuo Liangyu's heart is already moving. After all, there are 3 Wei Wujun in Huguang. If they are prepared, even if Gao Yihuan is defeated, it will be difficult for him to take Hubei, and it will be easier for the Qing army to take advantage of it.

Now, when Gao Yihuan is entangled by the Qing army and the Wei Wu army in Huguang has no leader, it is indeed an opportunity to collect Hubei.

For a while, Zuo Liangyu wavered a little, and he was silent for a while, "You two handsome Rong think about it for another day!"

In Hanchuan County, since the left army entered the city, the people and gentry in the city have suffered a great crime.

The gentry in the city originally thought that with the arrival of the army, they would regain control of the county's right to speak, but they didn't expect it to be worse than when Gao Yihuan ruled.

Gao Yihuan just asked them to collect less rent and not to evade taxes. What they deserve is a lot of points, and life and property can be guaranteed, but the left army is different. Regardless of whether you evade taxes or not, they take it directly from your home, and take whatever you have. Even if you collect [-]% of the rent, it will not fall into your pocket, it is all theirs.

In just a few days, the people in the county were harmed several times by the Zuo army. Many people couldn't stand it and fled one after another. However, the gentry's family businesses are all in Hanchuan. Where can they go?

In the house of County Magistrate Sun that day, more than a dozen squires came to the door and sat around together, all of them were frowning.

"County magistrate, in this situation, you have to come out and think of a way!" An old man beat his chest and stamped his feet.

County Magistrate Sun had a bitter face, "What can I do?" He glanced at the crowd as he spoke, "Where is Wang Jinshi? Why didn't he come?"

"Don't mention it, Zongbing Zhang lived in the king's house and raped Wang Jinshi's daughter-in-law. Now his daughter-in-law hanged herself, her son was beaten to bed, and Wang Jinshi fell ill. I don't know if I can stop!" one person sighed. road.

Everyone was silent for a while. It was fine at first, but they had to contact the south side, but now it has become like this, what are these things.

County magistrate Sun was silent for a while, "Everyone, there are only two options now, one is to have a showdown with Zhang Yingxiang, raise a sum of money and send him away, or go to Xiangyang to recruit troops and drive them to the south bank! You choose Which kind~"

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