Ten miles away from Fengyang City, hundreds of officials and a large number of gentry and common people greeted the parade of flags and crowds.
The leaders were the Right Chamberlain of the Ministry of Household and the Imperial Historian of the Right Capital, the Governor Cao Yun, the Governor of Fengyang and the Governor Zhu Dadian in charge of coastal defense, the garrison eunuch Wang Yumin of Fengyang, the Chief Military Officer Yang Yufan of Fengyang, the Imperial Historian Zhang Guowei of the Right Capital, and the Imperial Historian of the Right Capital. Behind them were officials from various prefectures and states near Nanzhili.
Zhang Guowei, 42 years old this year, in the seventh year of Chongzhen's reign, roving bandits roamed the Central Plains. In order to stabilize the rear area with Nanjing as the center and ensure smooth water transport and supply of military supplies, Chongzhen appointed Zhang Guowei as the Imperial Historian of the Right Capital and Governor of the Ten Prefectures.
These ten prefectures are the most prosperous areas in the Ming Dynasty. They are also the place of Longxing in the Ming Dynasty. They are also the main suppliers of military materials and soldiers in the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Guowei was appointed to stay in Suzhou in the face of danger. He took office and did things personally. He inspected farmland and paid close attention to water conservancy construction, and achieved good results.
Shi Kefa, at the beginning of this year, when Zhang Xianzhong committed a crime against Anqing, Chongzhen appointed him as the Imperial Historian of Jindu, and patrolled Anqing, Luzhou, Chizhou and other places.
Like Zhang Guowei, Shi Kefa is also a very conscientious official, and both of them are members of the Donglin Party. They are very interested in the pacification. They often personally persuade the rich businessmen and powerful families in the south of the Yangtze River to support money, food and materials.
Under the strict prevention and interception of the two men, Zhang Xianzhong and other bandits didn't get any benefits in Anqing, so they had to settle down in Tongcheng in frustration. Pan Ke, the general, chased them to Tongcheng and defeated them. The bandits fled from Tongcheng to the surrounding areas.
On the way to escape, they were stopped by the army in Luzhou and Fengyang. The bandits were forced to flee back to Tongcheng and plunder around Tongcheng. Shi Kefa and Pan Ke led the army to encircle and suppress the bandits. The bandits were defeated in Lujiang, and Shi Kefa and Zuo Liangyu defeated them in Fengxiang Posthouse.
When hearing that Luzhou was besieged, Shi Kefa quickly took the seat in Luzhou to command the defense. Later, he heard that Tuo Xianling went north to sneak attack on Suzhou, and Zhang Xianzhong withdrew his troops. Shi Kefa knew he was in the trap and led some people to Suzhou.
Zhang Guowei, who was visiting Chuzhou, was also very alarmed and rushed to the rescue at night. The two met in Fengyang. Zhu Dadian, the governor of water transport in Fengyang, told them that the crown prince was going to Fengyang soon, so hurry up and get ready to meet him.
Although I don't know what happened to the bandits who went to Suzhou to sneak attack, Zhang Guowei and Shi Kefa were very happy when they heard that the Crown Prince was free, and they were ready to go out of the city to meet him immediately.
When they saw the crown prince in the dragon chariot, they finally felt at ease and hurried to salute.
"Dear Minister, Zhang Guowei, the Imperial Historian of Youjin Capital, pay a visit to His Royal Highness the Prince Qiansui!"
"My lord, the Imperial Historian of Jindu can do what he can, and pay homage to His Royal Highness Prince Qiansui!"
After the two people went to the front to salute, other officials and greeters also bowed down.
Zhu Cixuan stepped out of the dragon chariot and calmly said, "Xing!"
After the ceremony, Zhang Guowei and Shi Kefa both turned their heads to take a cold look at Huang Degong. Huang Degong's soldiers surrounded the Imperial Court and buried the Imperial Historian Zuo Du alive, which was a great shame for them as Imperial Historians.
Although they were extremely dissatisfied with the Yongwei Camp and Huang Degong, they had to admit that the Yongwei Camp was a powerful force. The soldiers were in a neat and orderly line, standing tall and relaxed, and there was no one bending over.
What is more shocking is that tens of thousands of people have no sound of noise, which is obviously the division of strict military discipline.
"As expected, they are all elite soldiers. It seems that there is hope for this counter insurgency!" Zhang Guowei and Shi Kefa could not help being moved, and their faces also eased.
Although Zhu Dadian was also an imperial historian, and also an imperial historian of Youdu, he didn't care. The governors of all parts of the Ming Dynasty would be appointed as imperial historians. Why should they regard themselves as speech officials? Then seriously?
Zhu Dadian bowed and said, "Your highness, I heard that the rogue Tuo Xianling led a 30000 raid on Suzhou. How are you......"
Before he finished speaking, he saw that he came from afar, and immediately held up his waist token and shouted the command after entering the warning area of the Yongwei Camp.
The dragon xiang did not stop at the dragon chariot 20 steps away at night, got off his horse and ran quickly, loudly reporting: "Your highness, the rogue Tuo Xianling has been killed by our army. Five thousand cavalries of our army have beheaded ten thousand ranks, and the thief Tuo Xianling was killed on the spot. The head is here!"
As he said this, the night did not accept the package that was wrapped around his waist and poured the head out of the box.
Watching the head on the ground, the officials around were shocked and stepped back.
"The head of the bandits is the head of the first generation?" Shi Kefa went forward two steps, looked carefully, and ordered people to get the portraits of the leaders of the bandits.
After careful comparison with the portrait of Tuo Xianling, Shi Kefa finally exclaimed, "It's really the thief's head, Wang Tuo Xianling!"
Zhang Guowei also exclaimed: "How did the Yongwei Camp defeat Tuo Xianling's 30000 troops with only 5000 troops? This......"
Shikefa shook his head and said, "It's not defeat, it's killing. Even the head of Tuo Xianling has been sent here. This battle is more than we have captured in months of trying to catch up with the interceptors."
Seeing that they were indignant and envious, Zhu Cixuan said lightly: "Although the bandits talked about 200000 people, they are all natives. As long as our Yongwei Camp has sufficient food and pay, we can wipe out all the bandits in the south of the Yangtze River!"
Although both Zhang Guowei and Shi Kefa were loyal ministers who were upright, honest and died for their country in history, they now represent the interests of the bureaucrats and landlords in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhu Cixuan does not need to pay homage to them at this time. On the contrary, he has to beat them from time to time.
Respect belongs to respect, and governing the country belongs to governing the country. One yard of the two belongs to one yard. Don't abandon the public for personal reasons. If they dare to make a stumbling block for themselves in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhu Cixuan doesn't mind removing them first.
The people didn't look very good at the words of the Crown Prince, but they couldn't refute the great achievements of others' Yongwei Camp. After making a lot of noise, they accompanied them into Fengyang City.
Fengyang is the hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In the second year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang mobilized tens of thousands of industrial skills, soldiers and civilians across the country. Taking Nanjing City as the blueprint, he built the capital in Fengyang, and built the city palace according to the regulations of the capital.
In Zhongdu, there are palace palaces, Zhongshu Province, Dadu Mansion, Yushitai, Military Command Division and other yamen, as well as Long live Mountain, Sheji, Imperial Temple, Imperial College and so on. Even the Chengtian Gate, Wu Gate, Xuanwu Gate, Donghua Gate and so on are built almost according to the capital.
Later, after the construction of Zhongdu was stopped, Zhongdu did not serve as the capital and was designated as the capital of Daming.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked the royal family to go to Fengyang every year for training. At least one third of the 300 mile journey from Nanjing to Fengyang should be on foot, and no riding is allowed.
After Zhu Di, the Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, moved to Beijing, which was far away from Fengyang, he no longer sent the prince to live in Zhongdu as often as he did in the Hongwu period, and the palace here gradually became deserted.
A disaster in the eighth year of Chongzhen destroyed Fengyang, the capital of China. All kinds of buildings were destroyed by bandits. Only a few palaces survived.