Chapter 155: Reclaiming the throne (September 1st)
When Zheng Chenggong was at its peak in Taiwan, he had 5000 warships and 500 warships. When Shi Lang led his army to attack Taiwan decades ago, he also adopted the strategy of taking Taiwan and taking Penghu first. The same name general Liu Guoxuan launched a fierce battle in Penghu, known in history as the Battle of Penghu.
In order to defend Taiwan, Liu Guoxuan set up multiple defenses in Penghu, using the terrain of each island to build forts, women's walls, and trenches to build a comprehensive three-dimensional and deep defense line. In addition, Liu Guoxuan was good at defending and managed Penghu as firm as a golden soup, but in the end he was defeated by Shi Lang's 25,000 elite navy troops.
Now, these fortifications in Penghu have long been demolished by the Qing court, and the forts have been abandoned. In addition, there are only more than a thousand soldiers in the Penghu defenders and have weak fighting will. Even Zhu Yicheng himself did not expect that a tough battle against Penghu would surrender easily as soon as the enemy sent troops. On the day of the war, the Ningbo Navy occupied Penghu. Except for one soldier accidentally sprained his ankle when landing, the rest were unharmed. The Penghu defenders had no courage to resist from Ye Guoding and directly surrendered, and Penghu fell into Zhu Yicheng's hands.
After taking Penghu, Deputy General Zhang Fei immediately proposed to land in Taiwan before Taiwan responded. Wang Dong was happy to accept this. The fleet only rested in Penghu for one day, and rushed to Taiwan in the early morning of the next day. In just over an hour, Ningbo army landed in Taiwan. At this time, Taiwan's general Wang Guoxing and deputy general Wang Sanyuan had not received any news of the fall of Penghu, and the entire Taiwan was not prepared at all.
The army invaded Taiwan and shot out the twelve-cornered Sun and Moon Banner. The Taiwanese people were ecstatic when they saw this flag. You should know that the Qing court occupied Taiwan over the years and exploited the local area. Not only did they pay serious taxes to pay tribute, but they even forced their people to move, making Taiwan miserable. Now that the twelve-cornered Sun and Moon Banner suddenly appeared, the whole Taiwan suddenly became excited. Many anti-Qing forces that had been hidden among the people took the initiative to surrender. On the way, the Taiwanese people even celebrated to welcome the royal army. Even before the landing troops reached the Taiwan Prefecture, the anti-Qing rebel army had risen up. Taiwan's deputy general Wang Sanyuan was caught off guard and was killed by the rebel army. General Wang Guoxing led hundreds of people to flee in a panic, but bumped into the Ningbo army and was then captured.
A few days later, the remnants of the Qing army in Taiwan were completely wiped out, and all Taiwan was recovered. Since Shi Lang captured Taiwan in the 22nd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi, China has completely lost its territory after 26 years. Taiwan has returned to the Ming Dynasty. When the news reached Ningbo, the whole of Ningbo was filled with joy.
"How?" Zhu Yicheng was wearing a brand new king's robe. Li Juan'er was dressed in a dressing for him with a few maids. Looking at her appearance reflected in the mirror purchased from the West, Zhu Yicheng asked with a smile.
"Your Highness the Superintendent is wise and powerful, and his appearance is extraordinary." Li Juaner replied with a smile, and at the same time stepped forward to tie a bright yellow jade pendant for Zhu Yicheng, then took a few steps back and looked up at Zhu Yicheng who was standing there. His eyes were full of joy, but there was also a faint worry.
"Thank you for your hard work these days." As if feeling what Li Juan'er was thinking, Zhu Yicheng waved his hand and asked the maid to retreat, stepped forward and held her hand and said.
Li Juan'er didn't dare to pull her hand back, so she could only whisper: "Your Highness, this is not in line..."
"There is nothing to comply with the rules or not." Zhu Yicheng said sincerely to the girl in front of you: "No matter who I am, the one who stands in front of you is Brother Hong in the past! So many days have been through ups and downs, and it will get better and better in the future. Don't worry, after officially ascending the throne, I will issue an edict to make you the queen..."
"But Your Highness, I..." When Li Juaner heard this, she suddenly looked up and seemed a little unbelievable.
Zhu Yicheng smiled and said, "Not to mention that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty had to marry a good girl from the folk, let alone you are even more extraordinary. Don't worry, now the words are just a rule!" After saying that, Zhu Yicheng pinched Li Juan'er's hand hard, and fog suddenly appeared in Li Juan'er's eyes, but a bright smile like a flower bloomed on the corner of her mouth.
Taking over Taiwan, Zhu Yicheng's re-assignment as the governor has been confirmed. In the past few days, the entire Ningbo has been busy with this matter. At the same time, Wu Sidao advised Zhu Yicheng that he quickly established his subordinates to calm the hearts of the whole world. Zhu Yicheng agreed to this, but he didn't want to find a woman he didn't know as a queen, and there was already someone in his heart. This candidate was Li Juan'er who had been following him.
Of course, it is impossible for a prince or emperor of the Qing court to be a prince or emperor. Even in other dynasties, there is a similar match. However, the Ming Dynasty is different. Since Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor's empress or prince's queens are mostly women of ordinary families. This is the rule of ancestors set by Zhu Yuanzhang. First, the Empress Ma he married was a poor and humble wife, and the relationship between husband and wife was very deep. From the rise of the army to the seizure of the world, the couple has always supported and respected each other. Second, this is to prevent the power of the relatives from being too strong and affecting the imperial power. If you marry a folk woman, there will be no trouble.
Therefore, when Zhu Yicheng brought out the rules of his ancestors and wanted to make Li Juaner the queen, Wu Sidao, Liao Huanzhi and others could not object. However, the generals of Dong Dashan and Ma Gongcheng in the army were already close to Li Juaner, and Zhu Yicheng wanted to make Li Juaner the queen, so of course they agreed with each other.
This time, Zhu Yicheng's ascendance to the throne was not as hasty as last time. With the careful arrangement of Wu Sidao and others, the ascension ceremony was extremely grand. At this time, the Ningbo rebel army also completely shook the banner of the Ming Dynasty.
On the day of ascension, Zhu Yicheng first wore a filial piety uniform and prayed in front of the tablets of the late emperor and the gods. When it was auspicious, the bells and drums were ringing, and he changed into yellow robe and royal robe to climb up to the high platform to pray. At this time, officials at all levels in Ningbo were also wearing new court robes, and civil and military officials were divided into two rows and knelt on both sides of the high platform. After the prayer, Zhu Yicheng stepped down from the high platform, climbed onto the clouds, and accompanied by civil and military officials, entering the former Grand Governor's Office, which is the current Supervisor's Office.
After getting off the cloud chariot, Zhu Yicheng went to the cloud plate and then sat down on the throne. At this time, civil and military officials entered according to their ranks, performing the great ceremony of five bows and three bows. After the ceremony, Liao Huanzhi, as the head of the civil servant, stamped a seal on the edict to declare the ascension of the state.
When the voice of the supervisor ascended the throne from the hall to outside the hall and then to the entire Ningbo City step by step, the entire Ningbo instantly boiled, and the whole city was filled with cheers...
Zhu Yicheng suddenly revealed his identity in Ningbo and regained the position of governor. The news flew in all directions like he spread his wings. When he learned this information, the rebels all over the world were stunned at first, then ecstatic. As for Yuan Qi, who was in Jiangxi, he felt extremely complicated after learning the news.
At the beginning, he brought Zhu Yicheng, a "strange guy" to the front, and used his reputation as a country to the people of the world to think that he was a regent, and thus suddenly rose in Zhejiang. If it weren't for the fact that the battle in Hangzhou was too hasty and led to a great defeat, then Yuan Qi would be the supreme leader of the rebel army in the world, and he had even had the power to directly compete with the Qing court.
Unfortunately, the defeat in Hangzhou eventually led to his ups and downs. Although he now occupied Jiujiang and Wuchang areas, he had already extended his power westward to Sichuan. Just waiting for the Sichuan Bailian Cult to uprising, Yuan Qi took advantage of the opportunity to open up the Sichuan road and gain a larger territory. But who would have thought that Zhu Yicheng, who had always thought that he had died in the Battle of Hangzhou, has been alive. The mysterious secret defeated the Qing army many times in Ningbo, and his power continued to become stronger. Hong Qiang, who even captured Taiwan, was actually Zhu Yicheng? Now, after taking Taiwan, Ningbo's forces have become the most powerful force of the world's rebel army. What's even more terrifying is that Zhu Yicheng officially announced his identity to the world and regained the throne in Ningbo.
When he thought of this, when he recalled the scene when he first saw Zhu Yicheng, Yuan Qi really couldn't imagine that the cowardly, incompetent, timid and afraid of death in his memory did such a big thing alone. He couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Although Zhu Yicheng's edict to ascend the throne did not criticize Yuan Qi, he still called him the loyal and brave king of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, he praised Yuan Qi's troops and comforted him, allowing Yuan Qi to continue his efforts in Jiangxi, uniting the rebel army from all over the country to fight against the Qing army, so as to complete the great cause of anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.
However, Yuan Qi keenly realized that the edict only called him the King of Loyalty and Dynasty, but did not mention his name as the Grand Marshal of the Qing Dynasty, so Yuan Qi knew very well that Zhu Yicheng was about him. Just like Zhu Jiancai, Zhu Yicheng's edict acknowledged the identity of Zhu Jiancai as King of Han. As for the Grand Marshal of Pingtian, the intention was obvious. Zhu Yicheng obviously used this method to obtain the nominal rule over Yuan and Zhu two ministries in this way, and this kind of righteousness was irresistible to Yuan Qi and Zhu Jiancai. If they did not recognize Zhu Yicheng's orthodox status, then where should the two rebel troops that raised the banner of anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty go?
Wu Sidao is indeed well aware of the people's hearts. This is his work. In fact, both Zhu Yicheng and Wu Sidao knew in his heart that doing so would not change the substantial control of the two ministries Yuan Qi and Zhu Jiancai, but doing so is necessary. Only in this way can Zhu Yicheng's prestige and the orthodox status of the Ming Dynasty be established throughout the world. Wu Sidao also concluded that even if Yuan Qi or Zhu Jiancai was dissatisfied, they would never refute any refutation.
This is true. After learning the content of the edict, although Yuan Qi and Zhu Jiancai secretly cursed Zhu Yicheng for being shameless, they did not dare to break up and refute. After all, they were all under the banner of anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty. Could it be that this edict would not be opposed to the Qing Dynasty? If they did this, what was their righteousness?
On the day of ascension, Ningbo civil and military officials had their own rewards, from the original shogunate to six ministries, the Grand Governor's Office was changed to the Five Army Governor's Office, and Zhu Yicheng continued to take charge of the Grand Governor's Office as the governor. At the same time, Li Juan'er was appointed as the queen, and the leaders of the rebel army in various places also had their own rewards. Chen Wuxian from Fujian directly appointed the general officer, and his troops should be rewarded...
Chapter completed!