Chapter 62 Tang and Lu stand side by side
On the Yangtze River, the fleet flowed downstream, as fast as galloping horses.
Zhao Ming stood at the stern of Fu Ship. The boat had three masts, about ten feet long, about thirty meters long. The rudder at the tail was tall, three tall masts stood, and there was a bell bucket on the top of the middle mast that could accommodate one person, and the deck was filled with Jiangyin people.
There are more than 100,000 people in Jiangyin, and only more than 2,000 people escaped.
This made people feel sad. The people on the deck were holding children and huddled together, silent.
Zhao Ming looked at it for a while and comforted himself, "It's changed after all! I can change it."
Compared with the broken Jiangyin City and the entire city was killed, the current result is undoubtedly much better.
"Boan, what did you say?" Zheng Sen, who looked melancholy and sighed, suddenly appeared behind him.
Zhao Ming turned around and punched Zheng Sen in the chest, "I said it would be great to see Brother Damu again!"
Zheng Sen was slightly stunned, replied to Zhao Ming's punch, and sighed: "So too, it's great to meet again."
The two looked at each other with sincere and hot eyes. Zheng Sen continued: "Mr. Yan and the others are discussing things, so I'll call you over."
Zhao Ming nodded, got off the boat building with Zheng Sen and entered the cabin.
The ship is very large, with four floors, and the bottom floor is placed with ballast and supplies to keep the hull stable. The second floor is stored in fresh water, the third floor is used for sailors and soldiers to live in, and the fourth floor is the deck.
Zhao Ming and Zheng Sen went down to the third floor. The space on the boat was small, and Zhao Ming was tall and big, so he needed to hold his waist and the light was not good.
At this time, Zheng Sen opened a cabin door, Zhao Ming got in first, and saw Yan Yingyuan, Chen Mingyu, Hu Weizong, Cheng Bi and others sitting cross-legged.
When Yan Yingyuan saw Zhao Ming coming in, he smiled and said, "Boan, sit down quickly."
Hu Weizong moved his butt and gave a place for Zhao Ming and Zheng Sen. Zhao Ming sat down cross-legged and asked, "What will Mr. Yan discuss?"
Yan Yingyuan said: "I am trapped in Jiangyin for three months and have to escape today. I don't know anything about the outside world, so I want to ask Bo'an, and Cheng Yuanwai, what is going on outside, and then discuss what to do in the future!"
Zhao Ming pondered: "I am only clear about the situation around Taihu Lake. In the south, I only know that His Highness the King of Tang ascended Fujian and His Highness the King of Lu was in eastern Zhejiang. The rest of the situation is not clear!"
As he said that, Zhao Ming looked at Cheng Bi, "Did Mr. Cheng know something?"
Cheng Bi nodded, "I am in Zhoushan and I have indeed learned some information from General Huang."
General Huang was named Huang Binqing, whose courtesy name was Mingfu, and his name was Hu Chi. He was from Putian, Fujian. At the end of Chongzhen, he was the general of Zhoushan. Longwu ascended the throne and promoted the general of the land and military service and horse recruitment. He was granted the title of Sulubo, the crown prince and the Grand Tutor, and was awarded Shangfang Jian.
Although Zhoushan Island is in Zhejiang, Huang Binqing accepted Longwu's enthronement.
Zhao Ming, Yan Yingyuan and others all turned their attention to him, and Cheng Bi began to say: "Since the order to shave the hair, Jiangnan has been in a prosperous state, and all aspiring people are angry at shave the head and reform. They rise up one after another, regardless of the disaster of killing, and rebels fight against the Qing Dynasty. In the south of the Yangtze River, there are many people in Jiangyin to promote righteousness, Wu Xianggong raised an army in Taihu Lake, and Jin Censors fought in Huizhou. In addition, the righteous acts of fighting against the Qing Dynasty in Kunshan, Jiading, and Songjiang undoubtedly inspired people's hearts!"
Zhao Ming nodded slightly. Nanjing was in decline, and the people of the world were already desperate. They didn't want to shave their heads. The resistance was so fierce. The war was everywhere in Jiangnan, which made people with kindness and ambitions loyal to the Ming Dynasty and those who have family and country in their hearts see hope again.
Cheng Bi said this and was excited: "Inspired by the rebels in Jiangnan, especially the perseverance of Jiangyin and the lonely city to resist the Qing Dynasty, the people of Zhejiang were greatly encouraged. Zheng Zunqian, a student of Shaoxing Prefecture, generously declared, "There is still something to do in the world. I want to take the righteous journey, what if I want to do?' Then he raised a banner with his old friends and recruited troops. Thousands of people were killed by surrendering Qing officials Zhang Su and Peng Wanli, proclaimed himself the Marshal of Yixing, and raised an army to fight against the Qing Dynasty. There were also Sun Jiaji, the former assistant to the Jiujiang Road of the Ming Dynasty, killed Wang Xuanru, the magistrate of the Qingting, and raised an army to Yuyao. Yin County students Dong Zhining, Wang Jiaqin, Zhang Mengxi, Huaxia, Lu Yuding, Mao Jukui, and Qian Sule, the former head of the Ministry of Justice, rose up an army to Ningbo."
Yan Yingyuan couldn't help feeling excited when he heard the words, and Chen Mingyu even cried. They were originally fighting against the Qing Dynasty in despair and were preparing to die for martyrdom, thinking that it was of little significance and the world was hopeless.
Now I heard that because of their righteous deeds in Jiangyin, they encouraged so many people, and I suddenly felt that everything I paid for in March to fight against the Qing Dynasty was worth it and very meaningful.
Everyone continued to listen to Cheng Bi, "For a time, the wars in eastern Zhejiang were fired, but the rebels from all walks of life were fighting each other and did not subordinate them. Fortunately, many officials fled into eastern Zhejiang and realized that they urgently needed to elect one person as the leader of the anti-Qing alliance. The former Shangshu Zhang Guowei and local officials Chen Hanhui, Song Zhipu and others discussed and decided to welcome a vassal as the governor of the state to resist the Qing army. At that time, the king of Zhejiang was the king of Lu who fled to Taizhou and did not join the Qing army, and then became the only candidate for the support of the rebel army in eastern Zhejiang. The situation was chaotic at that time, and the rebel army in eastern Zhejiang did not know that the King of Tang had ascended the throne in Fujian, so Zhang Guowei and others welcomed His Highness King of Lu into Shaoxing to take office as the governor of the state."
After hearing this, Chen Mingyu and others were very excited and said in tears: "I have a master!"
Zhao Ming knew that the situation was still not optimistic, and he was not particularly happy. Moreover, Emperor Longwu and the State of Lu were all right, and there were still many things to do later.
Cheng Bi continued: "After His Highness, the situation of the rebels in eastern Zhejiang fighting each other was immediately broken. Shipu squid general Zhang Mingzhen, Shen Chenquan, Feng Yuanliu, Zuhai magistrate Zhu Maohua, Feng Zhijun, Fenghua magistrate Gu Zhijun, etc., supported him, either summoning Yi soldiers or providing food and grass. In addition, after Lu Wang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he retreated from Hangzhou to the south of the Qiantang River bank, with more than 10,000 elite soldiers under his command, and he also joined the King of Lu. In addition, Wang Zhiren, the general general of Zhejiang's Japanese defense, saw that the shaving order made Jiangnan boil, felt that the country was favored by the world, and could not bear to suppress the rebels. Under Qian Sule and Ni Maoxi's rebellion, his Highness had tens of thousands of elite soldiers to clear the Qing soldiers in eastern Zhejiang."
After the four towns in Jiangbei and the Zuo Town of Wuchang surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the biggest problem in the anti-Qing Dynasty was that the government army was gone, and the rebel army was unable to fight, could not defend the place, and could only guerrillas and could not stand firm.
Now, with the two official troops of Fang Guoan and Wang Zhiren in the hands of King Lu, he has the opportunity to gain a foothold in eastern Zhejiang.
After hearing about the situation in eastern Zhejiang, everyone felt much more at ease. They originally thought that the world was occupied by the Qing army, but now it seems that there is still a large area of land in the south, which is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
"In this way, Zhejiang East has been restored." Yan Yingyuan also relaxed a little. He let out a long sigh and asked again: "What about the Fujian court?"
Cheng Bi said: "Fujian is far away from Jiangnan. I only know that Your Majesty has ascended the throne and the edict has also arrived in eastern Zhejiang. General Huang has accepted His Majesty's appointment. However, the ministers in the east and east Zhejiang Lujian Kingdom seem unwilling to give up their decisions, and are worried that they will not be valued after entering the Longwu Dynasty, so they have not yet accepted the order!"
Zhao Ming frowned, "Duoduo has led 100,000 elite troops to the south. If Fujian and Zhejiang are in conflict and cannot fight against the Qing Dynasty together, it will be dangerous."
Zhao Ming rescued the Jiangyin people and was very excited. He changed history and was encouraged in his heart. However, after hearing Cheng Bi's words, he felt a little sank and realized that it was not easy to change, and the general trend was still moving towards collapse.
Chapter completed!