Please ask me to be the emperor

Xiong Wencan, the governor of Huguang, had a good idea. However, after all their efforts, the prestige of the Ming Dynasty was ruined. How could the governors from all over the country be convinced?

After receiving the news that King Zhou, King Lu, King Fu and the King of Tang had successively established themselves on their own, others could not help but start thinking.

Among them, Wang Weizhang, the governor of Sichuan, along with Hou Liangzhu, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, and Fan Yiheng, the military commander of Hanzhong, supported the fifth son of Shenzong, King Rui Zhu Changhao, who was located in Chengdu.

Zhang Jingxin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, also took the opportunity to go north to Hengyang and welcomed the seventh son of Shenzong, King Gui Zhu Changying, who was located in Shaozhou and based in Guangzhou, which completely destroyed Xiong Wencan's idea of ​​"linking Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, linking to Fujian to the west, and forming a "maritime business" outside." .

If we add Zhu Yihai, the supervisor who was stationed in Taizhou and supported by Zheng Zhilong a little later, there were seven emperors in the entire residual Ming Dynasty.

If we add Duoduo from Hou Jin's side and Zhu Changxun, the blessed king supported by Zhang Shun, there will be nine emperors in the world at once.

Later, after the establishment of the new dynasty, this period was called the "Eight Kings Rebellion".

In the mouths of later historians, it was also called the "Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Period".

Of course, Zhang Shun didn't know any of this. The only thing he knew was the "south" intelligence Liu Yinggui kept sending.

"Zhu Gongzhen, the king of Zhou, proclaimed himself emperor with the support of Wu Yan, the governor of Henan, and Chen Yongfu, the commander-in-chief of Henan."

"The king of Lu, Zhu Changzi, was established in Fengyang, the central capital, with the support of the governor Yang Sichang, the governor of water transportation Zhu Dadian and Qian Qianyi."

"The 'Prince' refused to go north, and was 'hijacked' by Zhou Yanru, Lu Youde and others, and proclaimed himself emperor in Runing."

"Tang Wang Zhu Yujian proclaimed himself emperor in Xiangyang with the support of Xiong Wencan, governor of Huguang."

Originally, Zhang Shun planned to ask Zhu Changxun, the "Hongguang Emperor", to issue an edict and reprimand him. However, after seeing the constant news of proclaiming himself emperor, he silently tore up the drafted slips in his hand to pieces.

"Your Highness, why did you tear it up? The sisters drafted this with great effort." When Tian Xiuying saw it, she couldn't help but pursed her lips and asked.

"It's no use. It seems like they can knock the brains out of people themselves!" Zhang Shun shook his head in confusion.

It's like playing a game. He originally thought that the one guarding the final level would be a big BOSS, but he didn't expect it to be a group of "Three Pigs".

Sure enough, it didn't take long for news to come from the south that Yang Sichang had mobilized Shandong soldiers and horses to attack Runing.

Later, news came that Zhou Wang Zhu Gongqi, Henan Governor Wu Di and Henan Commander-in-Chief Chen Yongfu had abandoned Kaifeng and fled south. For a time, the whole south was in chaos.

And just when the south was saying "you finish singing and we will come on stage", Hou Jin in the north was not idle either.

After licking their wounds for a while, they brazenly launched an attack on Tieshan and Xuanzhou in Dongjiang Town.

Tieshan became Tieshan County in later Korea, and Xuanzhou became Xuanchuan County in later Korea. Their general location was in the southeast of the Yalu River Estuary.

These two places are across the sea from Pi Island and Shenmi Island respectively. If they are lost, Dongjiang Town will be in danger.

Although Dongjiang Commander-in-Chief Shen Shikui was a shameful person, he still had a sense of loyalty and basic military qualities.

He quickly resisted with all his strength and sent envoys to ask for help.

"Okay, great!" Zhang Shun couldn't help but sneered as soon as he received the letter asking for help from Dongjiang Town, "He knows how to choose the right time!"

Why?

It turned out that Zhang Shun saw Can Ming turning into a mess in the south, Hou Jin had just retreated, and he had wiped out all the opposition forces in the court. It was the opportunity to proclaim himself emperor. He never thought that Hou Jin would come out at this time. Trouble yourself.

In fact, Zhang Shun was overthinking this.

It turns out that the reason why Hou Jin sent troops so hastily this time was that the new "Emperor" Duduo was preparing to take the opportunity to establish his prestige and subdue the powerful Da Baile Daishan forces.

The second is to prepare to take advantage of the rebel army's unpreparedness to capture Pidao as soon as possible and establish a complete defense line in order to separate Liaodong.

The third reason is that after capturing Tieshan and Xuanzhou, the sea surface of Pidao is frozen in winter, so that it is convenient to cross the sea and land.

However, for Zhang Shun today, some of the details are not the key. The key is how to deal with it strategically.

Zhang Shun had his own idea about this, but he still consulted several times.

The first people to consult were naturally Zhang Zhoutian, Zhu's fourth daughter, and his own wives.

Except for Li Sanniang, who had no idea and listened to Zhang Shun in everything, most of the ladies supported Zhang Shun's proclaimed emperor first.

One thinks that he is following Zhang Shun's wishes, and the other naturally wants to go further.

Duhong Niangzi and Gao Guiying were both "thieves and wives" and were not very interested in these frivolous things. Therefore, they believed that it was not important to proclaim themselves emperor or not. What was important was to take advantage of the chaos to capture Can Ming. Power is what matters.

Afterwards, Zhang Shun consulted Zhang Shenyan, Xue Guoguan, Feng Quan and others.

As a result, Feng Quan supported Zhang Shunxian in proclaiming the emperor, Xue Guoguan supported Zhang Shunxian in taking down Canming, and Zhang Shenyan supported Zhang Shunxian in rescuing Dongjiang.

It wasn't until he heard Zhang Shenyan's words that Zhang Shun smiled and said, "The one who knows me is Yafu!"

"Your Highness, be careful. We were in danger before, so it would be harmless even if we joked. Now that Your Highness has a prominent position, you should be careful with your words and actions!" Zhang Shenyan couldn't help but said seriously.

Are you kidding me? Even if you dare to admit me to your position, Your Highness, I wouldn’t dare to accept it!

Zhang Shenyan was still "taught" by Zhang Shenyan, but Zhang Shun was not upset at all.

The two of them had decided on a plan and raised the matter of aiding Dongjiang in the morning meeting the next morning.

Among all the princes in the court, there is not a single fool.

Everyone saw that the "Remnant Forces" were reduced to a pot of porridge, and they naturally understood that "Emperor Hongguang" had lost the value of united front.

Originally, everyone said that Zhang Shun wanted to take the opportunity to "force the palace", but they never expected that it would be such a "little thing". How could he be unreasonable?

Therefore, regardless of whether they understood it or not, with the intention of getting rid of "this god of plague" as soon as possible, the resolution was quickly passed unanimously.

Zhang Shun used chicken feathers as command arrows, and while letting Liaodong Town prepare for the Northern Expedition to the "Launch Jin" with great fanfare, he also recruited Zhao Lizi, who had just arrived in Beijing, to come and meet him.

"I have met His Highness King Shun!" Zhao Lizi, who was still a young boy at the time, has become much more mature and steady after these few years of experience.

"No outsiders, don't be polite, sit down!" Zhang Shun once again asked the waiter who had returned from Taiyuan to serve tea, and said with a smile.

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Zhao Lizi was startled when he heard this, and quickly waved his hands and said, "Your Highness, don't try to hurt me!"

"You, you sit down when I ask you to, haven't you seen me for several years, and you don't even listen to my orders?" Zhang Shun reprimanded with a straight face.

How could Zhao Lizi withstand this? He hurriedly sat down and leaned forward, and then asked cautiously: "I am in a hurry to lay siege to Kaifeng. Why does Your Highness want to recruit me?"

"Kaifeng? There is no need to fight in Kaifeng. King Zhou, Wu Sheng and Chen Yongfu escaped early." When Zhang Shun mobilized Zhao Lizi, King Zhou and others had not yet fallen into a situation where they were besieged on all sides, so he did not know the current situation. War situation.

"Ah? Escaped?" Zhao Lizi couldn't hide the disappointment on his face when he heard this.

"Why, haven't we fought enough yet?" Zhang Shun laughed.

"Everyone has been promoted and made a fortune. If we attack a city for more than half a year, will it be enough?" After hearing this, Zhao Lizi couldn't help complaining.

"Haha, it's good if it's not enough!" Zhang Shun smiled heartily after hearing this, and then explained, "This time I transferred you to the north. I was originally planning to let you take charge of the navy. However, the military situation is urgent, so I can only learn while fighting."

"Oh? This, I'm good at this. Back in the cold winter, when the river was rolling, I didn't swim across the Yellow River." After hearing this, Zhao Lizi still did not forget the glorious past.

"As for you, your water quality is very good, but is there any reason to swim across the sea?" Zhang Shun couldn't help but said seriously.

"This time, I am planning to reorganize your battalion into a Marine Corps, with you as the Commander-in-Chief and Deputy Admiral of the Navy. Can you do it?"

"It's done, it's done!" Zhao Lizi couldn't help but said happily when he heard that he had been reused.

"Okay, in that case, I promise you to use the men and horses under your command as a skeleton, and then select soldiers from the entire army who are good at swimming and have experience in boating, reorganize a battalion, and march to Dongjiang Town as soon as possible for reinforcements."

"Okay, by the way, where is Dongjiang Town?" After Zhao Lizi responded, he realized that he didn't ask where he was going.

"In North Korea!"

"Ah? Isn't that sweet potato country? I don't want to eat sweet potatoes."

"What sweet potato country? That's a vassal country. Forget it, I can't explain it to you, so go away!"