My life skills in Daming Liver

King Jing grew up in the royal family. Although he was greedy for money and enjoyed himself, he understood the cruelty of royal struggle.

Although King Jing and King Yu fought openly and secretly before, they did not participate in the final battle for the heir.

The internal struggle within the Zhu Ming royal family was also fierce.

Originally, if King Jing lived well in De'an, a vassal prince like him would basically end well as long as he didn't make any big mistakes.

But since King Jing has raised troops according to the imperial edict, the nature is the same as King Ning's rebellion.

What will be the fate of King Ning?

Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty executed Zhu Chenhao in Tongzhou and eliminated King Ning's vassal.

As for the political commitment mentioned by Zhang Juzheng, didn’t Chengzu say that he would be on the side of the emperor when he raised his army? Didn’t Emperor Jianwen’s whereabouts remain unknown in the end?

In all the dynasties, no one who raised an army to seize his legitimate son could still end well!

King Jing is not stupid, he understands the consequences of surrender.

In this case, it is better to invest in Southeast!

Su Ze never sticks to his background when employing people. Why was the Zhu Ming clan appointed as the prefect of Fengyang?

Moreover, Su Ze did not damage the imperial mausoleum in Fengyang, the imperial palace in Nanjing, or the Forbidden City when he was in the capital. King Jing felt that with his talent, if he could still lead troops to surrender, he should be entrusted to Su Ze. heavy responsibility.

Zhao Zhenji was in a state of chaos now, and when he heard what King Jing said, he actually started to think about it.

King Jing raised an army and was defeated. King Jing might not be executed immediately.

When the new emperor ascends the throne, he certainly does not want to bear the eternal infamy of killing his younger brother.

But he, the man who advised King Jing and led the troops in battle, was definitely dead.

Not to mention the bad idea of ​​asking the emperor to confer King Jing as the governor of Huguang, which was proposed by Zhao Zhenji.

Therefore, Zhao Zhenji is bound to die.

In this case, it is better to surrender to the southeast and save your life at least.

Moreover, Zhao Zhenji has another idea. The Southeast New Army now has troops stationed in Jiujiang, and can reach Wuchang as long as it follows the Yangtze River.

If he could sacrifice Wuchang City to surrender, he would be able to gain a foundation in the southeast with such merit, right?

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhenji said to King Jing:

"Your Highness, if you want to vote for the Southeast, you still need to vote for the title."

King Jing had regained consciousness at this time, and he immediately said: "Zhao Ge always talks about this Wuchang City?"

Zhao Zhenji immediately said: "Yes! Southeast has a garrison in Jiujiang, as well as a navy, with strong ships and powerful artillery."

"As long as we can dedicate Wuchang City, His Highness will have merit in the southeast!"

King Jing immediately said:

"That's right! That's right! If Mr. Zhao Ge has someone he can trust, please contact Jiujiang immediately and ask them to take over Wuchang City."

Zhao Zhenji said: "Your Highness, the most important thing now is to defend Wuchang first. Please use all the money in the palace to reward the soldiers, and then recruit young men from Wuchang City to defend the city. If the city is broken and we flee to the southeast, what money will we have?" All gone!"

Although King Jing is greedy for money, now it's time to make a dilemma between money and life.

King Jing decisively chose to die. This time he listened to Zhao Zhenji and took out all the gold and silver he had collected. As expected, the morale of the defenders was greatly boosted.

Zhao Zhenji immediately recruited troops in Wuchang City and distributed all the weapons in the city.

Wuchang City was inherently dangerous. Jiangxia and Wuchang were separated by the Yangtze River. Although the Jingxiang Navy had controlled the river, the current was so strong that it was still impossible to land.

But King Jing was determined to hold on, and Zhang Juzheng really had nothing to do against Wuchang for a while.

King Jing's envoy also went down the river non-stop, heading to Jiujiang to the southeast to discuss the surrender of the city.

However, at this time, Su Ze had not yet realized that the Ming court royal family was fighting internally and wanted to give him such a big gift.

The Nanjing Metropolitan Government welcomed a special guest.

Su Ze also put down the gear set in the workshop, put on a Confucian shirt, opened the door of the Governor's Mansion, and greeted the guest in person.

Qi Jiguang is now thirty-six years old, the golden age for a general.

Since being relieved of military power by Su Ze, Qi Jiguang has been unwilling to serve in the southeast.

Su Ze did not restrict his freedom, nor did he force him to serve as an official. Qi Jiguang simply began to travel in several southeastern provinces.

Qi Jiguang walked around the southeast and saw with his own eyes the current scene of the southeastern provinces. He returned to Nanjing today and immediately asked to see Su Ze.

People near the Dudu's Mansion were surprised to see the door of the Dudu's Mansion open. You must know that the days when Su Ze moved into the Dudu's Mansion and opened the door to welcome guests were numbered.

What kind of distinguished guest is worthy of Su Ze opening the door to welcome him like this?

What surprised the people around him even more was that Su Ze actually stood in front of the gate to greet him!

When Qi Jiguang, who was dressed in civilian clothes, dismounted, Su Ze greeted him:

"Yuan Jing! It has been several months since we last said goodbye to Fuzhou. I have prepared a family dinner. Come in quickly!"

Su Ze pulled Qi Jiguang and walked into the mansion. Qi Jiguang didn't expect that Su Ze would stand at the door of the mansion to greet him, and he was so enthusiastic!

You must know that things are different now from when the Fuzhou uprising occurred.

Su Ze was the southeastern governor who owned the entire southern Zhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, half of Jiangxi, and almost half of the Ming Dynasty.

Su Ze also personally led the army and defeated the Ming court's cavalry in Dagu.

But Su Ze still went out in person to greet Qi Jiguang, which made Qi Jiguang feel warm in his heart.

Although he was highly regarded by the Ming court, his status as a military commander was never high.

At that time, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou fought against the Japanese under Hu Zongxian's command, and they were known as Yu Long Qi Hu. He and Yu Dayou were also teachers and friends.

Later, during the imperial court partisanship, Yu Dayou was decisively abandoned by Hu Zongxian and became a victim of the imperial court partisanship.

Qi Jiguang was demoted by the Ming court because of several unfavorable battles.

The Ming court's attitude towards military generals can be seen. Qi Jiguang traveled around the southeast and decided to serve as an official to Su Ze, but he did not expect to be treated so politely by Su Ze.

Su Ze pulled Qi Jiguang into the house, and sure enough, a sumptuous family dinner had been prepared at home.

Su Ze also asked Fang Ruolan to take his son to meet Qi Jiguang, and said to Qi Jiguang:

"Commander Qi, if this son has the ability to lead troops in battle, can you teach him the art of war?"

Qi Jiguang immediately said with fear:

"The Grand Governor is a master of the art of war in the world, so there is no need for a vulgar soldier like me to teach the prince."

Su Ze smiled and said:

"Shuai Qi has forgotten that I am also from a military household. The top brass of our Southeast New Army are all vulgar military households."

Su Ze's words brought him even closer to Qi Jiguang.

Qi Jiguang held up the wine glass and said, "If the Governor won't give up, I dare not obey my order."

"Then I will choose a teacher for this boy."

Su Ze was overjoyed. It seemed that Qi Jiguang had decided to become an official in the southeast.

After drinking for three rounds, Qi Jiguang said:

"Grand Governor, my subordinates are here this time for the war in Guangxi."

Guangxi?

Su Ze immediately understood what Qi Jiguang meant.

The Fourth Brigade of the Southeast New Army is a team led by Qi Jiguang himself. Recently, "Jingshi Bao" has been following and reporting on the war in Guangxi.

Su Ze guessed another meaning of Qi Jiguang.

As a military general with a military background, Qi Jiguang's official career was relatively smooth, and he was not framed like Yu Dayou and his son. Unlike Tan Lun, a civil servant who had seen the deep-seated problems of the Ming Dynasty, he still had the remaining thoughts of "loyalty to the emperor" towards the Ming Dynasty. exist.

Su Ze understood that this was not something he had done badly. Even his father-in-law, Fang Wanghai, and Hu Zongxian, who was almost forced to death by the Ming court, this was a concept that they had been influenced and instilled in their growth process, and it was not so easy to reverse.

Guangxi is a border war. Qi Jiguang took the initiative to mention the war in Guangxi because he did not want to lead troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty.

Su Ze understood his thoughts, so he followed suit and said:

"Qi Shuai has thoughts about Guangxi Yao Luan?"

Qi Jiguang shook his head and said:

"The Yao rebellion in Guangxi has been settled, and my subordinates are not talking about Guangxi."

"Not Guangxi?"

"Annan."

Qi Jiguang said: "When I was young, I read the biography of General Fubo of the Eastern Han Dynasty and determined to learn the art of war and martial arts. Now that Annan is in civil strife, it is a good time to follow General Fubo's example and regain Annan!"

General Fubo was Ma Yuan, a famous general in the early Eastern Han Dynasty.

Ma Yuan once led troops into Annan, put down the Erzheng rebellion, and re-incorporated Annan into the territory of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Ma Yuan was Qi Jiguang's idol since childhood, so it was natural that Qi Jiguang would never forget Annan.

Qi Jiguang placed bowls and chopsticks on the table and talked about the situation in Annan.

"The Li Dynasty after Annan was founded in the Chengzu period. At that time, the Chengzu Dynasty sent generals to conquer Annan. However, because Annan had been far away from China for a long time, and the civil servants and generals sent to stabilize Annan were impatient, Annan continued to rebel."

"Le Li, the leader of Hou Li State, took advantage of the chaos and called himself Taizu of Hou Li. Later, after the Ming Dynasty suffered a defeat and retreated from Annam, it canonized Le Li as King of Annam. The two countries established a rule that the Li family should pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every three years. The Ming Dynasty did not interfere in the internal affairs of Annam. Make Annan a country without conquest."

"After several generations of the Li dynasty, the powerful minister Mo Dengyong seized the throne of the Li family."

"Wu Wenyuan, an old minister of the Later Li Dynasty, 'took advantage of the Dengyong Rebellion and marched out to defend Xuanguang'. He supported tens of thousands of troops with the intention of attacking the Mo Dynasty. In the 16th year of Jiajing, he once asked the Ming court for help, hoping that the Ming troops would go south, but the Ming court Annan refused Wu Wenyuan’s request to send troops on the grounds that he was a ‘country without conquests’.”

"The current situation in Annan is that the Mo Dynasty is entrenched in the north of Annan, and the old Li Dynasty is in the south, forming a confrontation between the north and the south."

"And in the old Li Dynasty, the leader of Li was just Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. The two generations of powerful officials who really controlled the affairs of the old Li country were the old Li Weng and his son-in-law."

"First, Ruan Gan assisted the Lord Li and occupied Thanh Hoa Mansion in Annan. After rebuilding the old Li court, Ruan Gan was poisoned to death. Now the person in charge of the old Li government is Ruan Gan's son-in-law Zheng Jian."

"After the death of Ruan Gan, his son-in-law Zheng Jianfeng was appointed as the capital general. He controlled all the water steps and camps, and was in charge of the internal and external affairs of the country. He took control of the military and political power of the Li Dynasty."

"At this time, the leader of the Mo Dynasty is Mo Fuyuan, the son of the powerful minister Mo Dengyong. There are also endless fights within the Mo Dynasty. Last year, Mo Dengyong put down the rebellion of his younger brother Mo Zhengzhong and stabilized the situation in the Mo Dynasty."

"Now in Annan, it is an era when the North, Mon, Nan and Li are fighting, and it is also the best time for us to intervene in Annan affairs."

Qi Jiguang looked at Su Ze. He kept asking about Annan's situation along the way. He also asked many Annan businessmen in Chaozhou, and finally found out the current situation in Annan.

The situation in Annan is so complicated that it condenses the history of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties in the Central Plains. Each powerful minister is yours and my own. The whole Annan is full of rebels, and dynasties have changed many times in just over a hundred years.

Before the rebellion of the Mo Dynasty was firmly established, the Ruan family supported the restoration of Jiu Li and occupied the south. However, the Ruan family's powerful official died, and his son-in-law Zheng Jian took control of Jiu Li.

And the history that Su Ze knows is even more exciting than this one.

In the historical timeline before he traveled, when the Mo Dynasty in the north was still there, the old Li was divided again.

After Zheng Jian, the powerful official of old Li, defeated the Mo Dynasty in the north, his brother-in-law, Ruan Huang, the son of Ruan Gan, the powerful official of old Li, fled to the south and established the Ruan Dynasty.

Bei Zheng and Nan Ruan continued to fight for several generations.

Su Ze looked at Qi Jiguang and said:

"Annan is my hometown in the Central Plains. Using the Central Plains dress and title system, I originally wanted to regain Annan."

"But Ming Chengzu has learned his lesson, how can we send troops to Annan?"

Although An Nan is now stretched out, Su Ze does not underestimate this place.

Annan has mountainous areas in the north and dense forests in the south. It is very difficult to occupy and conquer.

I don’t know how many big countries suffered from Annan in later generations.

Qi Jiguang said:

"The wealth of Annan is all in Jiaozhou, which is where the Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi was. Now Annan calls it Tokyo."

"Jiaozhou is rich and prosperous. It has always been the seat of Annan. It is the granary of the plains and is also where the capital of Jiuli is now."

"As for the reason for sending troops."

Qi Jiguang smiled and said:

"Wu Wenyuan, an old minister of the Later Li Dynasty, once asked the Ming Dynasty to enter Annan to quell the rebellion in the name of the Lord of Later Li."

"The younger brother of the current leader of Bei Mo, Mo Zhengzhong, is in Guangxi."

Qi Jiguang looked at Su Ze, waiting for him to make a decision.

But Su Ze shook his head and said:

"Both Houli and Beimo are puppet dynasties. Do we want to send troops to fight for the puppet dynasty? If we capture Annan in the future, won't we have to support the puppet lord again?"

"These tyrants and rebellious ministers in Annan are the source of Annan's inability to convert. Today, a false leader is supported, and tomorrow someone will come out to rebel under the banner. Will the Ming Dynasty have to suffer the same losses again?"

Qi Jiguang lowered his head.

Su Ze said: "Annan has been my homeland in the Central Plains since ancient times. If we want to send troops, why do we need to do it in the name of these puppet dynasties?"

"The leader of the Yao rebellion in Guangxi fled into Annan. According to our intelligence, he has been taken in by the puppet Mo Dynasty in Annan. I have asked Yu Zigao to order the Northern Mo puppet Dynasty to hand over the rebel leader of the Yao rebellion and the rebel leader who fled into Annan within a time limit. military."

Su Ze then stood up and said: "I want to worship Qi Shuai as the general for the southern expedition, and form a sixth brigade in Guangdong and Guangxi to conquer Annan southward."

Qi Jiguang looked at Su Ze in surprise. He didn't expect Su Ze to choose such an option.

He immediately cheered up and regained the old land since ancient times. This slogan was just right for him!

Qi Jiguang said: "Since most governors have entrusted important tasks, Qi asked some questions in advance."

"How many people does the Sixth Brigade have, where are the officers selected, and how are the weapons and equipment equipped?"

Qi Jiguang looked at Su Ze and said, "Grand Governor, how many troops will you give me to recapture Annan?"