Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 487
Of course, Yang Chao would not be angry with a little girl, on the contrary, he felt that this wild black girl still had a lot of character.

But soon Yang Chao became depressed.

"This is my niece, who has been farming in the countryside. Her father died of illness a few years ago, and she was sent to my house. Although she has a stubborn personality, she is diligent in doing things. I hope my uncle will not give up, and she will be a servant girl by my side." Bar."

The black girl suddenly became unhappy: "Third Uncle, don't you want to be a concubine? I don't want to be a girl, and I don't want to be a concubine either."

The black girl pursed her lips and became unhappy after she finished speaking.

At this moment, Yang Chao couldn't understand the situation, so he couldn't help but smile wryly.

When Zheng Chenggong was in Nanjing last time, he brought a letter from Zheng Hongkui, saying that he had a niece who was willing to give Yang Chao a concubine, but Yang Chao didn't agree at the time, and now Zheng Hongkui sent her here directly.

Speaking of it, Mrs. Zheng was still worried, or their current situation made them very panic. They had to form an alliance with Yang Chao, and was there a more reliable relationship than a marriage?

Yang Chao carefully took a look at the black girl, and found that except for the slightly dark skin, the girl's skin was very smooth and exuded a natural smell. It looked like a girl who had really worked.

In fact, the Zheng family made a fortune in the past ten years or so. It is normal to have a few poor relatives. Zheng Hongkui is not the head of the Zheng family, so it is more normal. It should be Zheng Hongkui who said that he is the daughter of a cousin , it is estimated that they are not particularly close cousins, otherwise they would not let their children go to work in the fields.

But it can't be too far, otherwise the effect of the marriage will be lost, and Yang Chao will be annoyed if not done well.

At the same time, this black girl is actually very beautiful, otherwise Zheng Hongkui would not have tried to get this niece to marry her as a concubine for Yang Chao.

To take or not to take, that is the question and not the question.

To be hypocritical, Yang Chao felt that he had already had one wife and three concubines, the first wife was a princess, and the concubines were all famous prostitutes, so adding a country girl now seemed a bit greedy.

Let's be realistic, if you don't accept it, the Zheng family will never feel at ease. In their status, there will inevitably be a taste of political exchange in the marriage. If you can marry a daughter of the Zheng family, the Zheng family's carriage will be firmly tied. On my side, the deal was a bargain no matter what.

"Master Zheng is too polite!"

Yang Chao said with a smile, in fact, a decision has been made.

"Such a beautiful woman, to be a servant girl, isn't she an abrupt beauty?"

The black girl didn't understand, she looked at Yang Chao suspiciously, not knowing what it meant.

Zheng Hongkui understood, as if he had relieved a heavy burden.

I feel relieved, but there are still things I can't let go of.

"Uncle, hurry up and send troops?"

Zheng Hongkui couldn't wait to plead.

Yang Chao smiled and said, "Send troops? No need. The governor has already asked you for an edict to open the market, so there is no need to send troops."

Yang Chao thought that the Zheng family was really in a hurry, and urged himself to send troops to Fujian. What is a civil war? Although Jin Shenghuan of Fujian is a warlord, he is also a warlord under the banner of the Ming Dynasty. Once the bad example of the civil war begins, in case someone follows suit , Yang Chao could no longer condemn him from the standpoint of justice.

Zheng Hongkui lamented: "Governor, it's too late. I'm afraid this edict is useless. The Qing soldiers have entered Guangdong!"

Yang Chao was taken aback, Qing soldiers entered Guangdong?It's unscientific that I haven't received any news at all.

Yang Chao asked immediately.

It turned out that the Qing army attacked Guangdong from Huguang, and then immediately closed all the gates and galloped towards Guangzhou.

The reason why the Qing army was able to succeed has to start with the internal problems of the Ming army in Guangdong. Wang Deren came here anyway after he annexed Wang Tizhong.

The reason why he raised the banner of Daming anyway was because he was worried that his prestige was not enough to control Wang Tizhong's old troops.

And the reason why he was able to sneak attack Guangzhou and annex Wang Tizhong was also because Wang Tizhong's main forces were placed in Shaozhou and Nanxiong to guard against many men.

However, after Wang Derenhuo merged with Wang Tizhong, he did not have the power to completely eliminate Wang Tizhong's forces. He could only use the Ming court to recruit these people. Therefore, the remaining troops in Shaozhou and Nanxiong Mansions were still Wang Tizhong's troops, with a total of 8 troops. Jinku and Hu Yousheng and Liu Wuyuan, the governor of Southern Jiangxi, led the way.

Especially this Liu Wuyuan, who was originally a general of the Ming army, fought with Hong Chengchou in Liaodong, and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty after he was defeated. At that time, Wang Tizhong was so powerful that he had to surrender to Wang Tizhong. He colluded with guard Gao Jinku and others to keep Nanxiong, Shaozhou and other places airtight and monolithic.

This is actually a talent, capable of writing and martial arts, but the problem is that he has followed Hong Chengchou and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

As a result, after Hong Chengchou absconded from Jiujiang to Huguang secretly, and Dorgon integrated the Eight Banners forces in Beijing, Hong Chengchou had no restraints, and let go of his hands and feet. He had secretly contacted Liu Wuyuan. Liu Wuyuan was hesitant at first, but he learned more Ergun had already conquered Monan and Mobei Mongolia, obtained 20 cavalry, and formed [-] new Han soldiers. Especially after defeating Yang Chao, who was making great efforts in the Northern Expedition, Liu Wuyuan was determined to follow his old master and once again took refuge in Man Qing.

As a result, Hong Chengchou occupied the Shaozhou and Nanxiong gates without bloodshed, closed the Lingnan pass, and blocked the news.

But the news on land can be blocked, but the news on the sea cannot be blocked. After Zheng heard the news, Zheng Hongkui immediately boarded the clipper, and couldn't wait to invite Yang Chao to send troops in person. Zheng Hongkui galloped all the way from Fujian to Shanghai It took only three days to travel from Wusongkou to Nanjing, which is extremely fast.

"Marquis Zheng, please discuss in detail, has Guangzhou been saved?"

Upon hearing the news, Yang Chao immediately knew that the situation was serious, and immediately asked about the situation in Guangzhou.

Zheng Hongkui shook his head and said: "Before we came down, Guangdong had not yet fallen, Wang Deren was in a corner and resisted stubbornly, and the Qing army set up artillery to attack the city."

Yang Chao asked again: "What about the imperial court? Did they run away again?"

Zheng Hongkui smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty has gone to patrol Guangxi."

Yang Chao sighed: "It's better to go directly to Nanjing by boat and go to Guangxi. If the Qing army invades Guangxi, where else can we go?"

Zheng Hongkui sighed: "If the governor is willing, Nanjing can also have an emperor. My Zheng family absolutely supports the governor."

Zheng Hongkui's meaning was obvious, that is, Yang Chao supported Zhu Cihong, and the Zheng family was the first to stand up and support him.

Yang Chao shook his head: "It's not the right time. I can win an emperor today, Fujian can win an emperor tomorrow, and Sichuan can win an emperor the day after tomorrow. The Qing Dynasty is still alive, but we are going to kill each other."

What Yang Chao was talking about was the Nanming internal strife that appeared in the original history, but Yang Chao has always been very restrained and let Zhu Cihuan take the banner, and he is the third prince Zhu. There are few people in the world who are more suitable than him, so there are no warlords. The fact that each established an emperor also allowed the man to maintain stability.

"Has there been any changes in Jin Shenghuan in Fujian?"

Yang Chao asked again, Liu Wuyuan and the others had defected to the enemy, and wondered if Jin Shenghuan would defect to the enemy.

Zheng Hongkui said: "It's pretty honest."

Zheng Hongkui's tone was somewhat regretful, as if he wished that Jin Shenghuan would join the enemy, so that the Zheng family could attack him reasonably, and with the help of Yang Chao's troops, it would be the Zheng family's again to attack Fujian from two directions.

Since Fujian has not surrendered to the enemy, that is to say, there is only half of Guangdong now.

"Since Jin Shenghuan did not rebel, Lingnan is not all bad. However, if the governor sent troops, he would not be able to pass through Fujian. If Jin Shenghuan rebelled, I could fight through Zhejiang. Since he did not rebel, he probably would not allow Ben. The governor came from Fujian, and this governor doesn't want to force him back at this time."

If Yang Chao wants to go through Fujian under the banner of saving Guangdong, Jin Shenghuan will inevitably have concerns about destroying Guo by false means.

Now Hong Chengchou may have launched a diplomatic offensive long ago and is recruiting Jin Shenghuan to surrender. However, Jin Shenghuan did not dare to surrender because of Yang Chao in the north. If Yang Chao forced him, he might really surrender to the enemy.

"Trouble Lord Marquis Zheng to write a letter, let the Zheng family's fleet pick up our army from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, and go south. Our army will rescue Guangzhou first. If Guangzhou has fallen, we will capture Chaozhou first."

Therefore, Yang Chao could only choose to take a boat from Wenzhou, the southernmost point of Zhejiang, and bypass Fujian to enter Guangdong by land and sea. Moreover, if he took the sea route, the speed might be faster than passing through the mountains of Fujian.

Zheng Hongkui said: "The Zheng family dare not disobey the order of the governor!"

Then Yang Chao immediately issued an order to many men, asking him to immediately send the troops in southern Zhejiang to guard against Jin Shenghuan to go to Guangdong by boat.

At the same time, let Xie Fei set off from Nanchang, lead his troops back to Nanjing, and prepare to go to Guangdong by boat.

He also ordered Lu Mo, who was in Yuanzhou Mansion and Ji'an Mansion, to attack the Huguang area to contain Hong Chengchou's troops.

After a series of deployments last night, Yang Chao had time to reflect.

This Hong Chengchou is really pervasive, he will bite you immediately if he has the slightest chance.

When I was in Jiujiang, I looked like a grasshopper after autumn. The court was attacked wildly by the Southern Four Banners, and it was precarious. The military was attacked by Xie Fei and Lu Mo, but he escaped in the end, and now he is biting Yang back. Take a sip.

But there was one question Yang Chao was a little confused about: "Marquis Zheng, what do you think is the purpose of Hong Chengchou's move?"

If it is said that Hong Chengchou is just taking advantage of the loopholes, and Yang Chao will not believe it if he is beaten to death. He is definitely an old fox who makes plans before acting. It's not Hong Chengchou anymore.

But in any case, Guangdong is not a strategically important place. Even if Guangdong is occupied, it will have no substantive significance to the war situation.

"Maybe he went to the imperial court?"

Zheng Hongkui said doubtfully.

Yang Chao shook his head: "If Dorgon didn't return Emperor Hongguang, it would make some sense, but now that Emperor Hongguang is in Nanjing, Hong Chengchou destroyed the Guangdong court, at worst, we will establish a new emperor and restore Emperor Hongguang, which will actually help me .”

To be honest, Yang Chao didn't take the small court seriously, and the Qing court didn't take them too seriously either.

What is Hong Chengchou's purpose?
Yang Chao began to think deeply.

(End of this chapter)