Han’s Son is Not a Slave

Hong Chengchou really did his best for Wu Sangui and died.

After Wu Sangui went north from Kunming, Hong Chengchou presided over the affairs of Yunnan and Guizhou as a left-behind scholar and governor of Yunnan and Guizhou. With the assistance of Yunnan Governor Lin Tianqing and Guizhou Governor Zhang Guozhu, the social order in the Yunnan-Guizhou region has gradually stabilized and production has begun to resume.

In the name of Emperor Yongli Zhu Youlang, Hong Chengchou recruited the former Ming officials who were hiding in Yunnan and Guizhou, and appointed them respectively. He also let go of the chieftain who had participated in the rebellion of the Song father and son. Refugees, reclaimed wasteland, exempted the poor people from taxes, in addition, they also sheltered and returned tens of thousands of Kunming people who fled west with Zhu Youlang during the great chaos in Kunming that day. Under Hong's vigorous rectification, the number of households in Yunnan alone increased by as much as 130,000 in a few months.

Hong Chengchou ordered Zhang Guozhu, the governor of Guizhou, to concentrate officers and soldiers to repair the official road from Guiyang to Yunnan, and set up more stations along the way, which made the transportation between Yunnan and Guizhou convenient. Militarily, Zhang Guozhu withdrew the Qing army on the border of Hunan and Guizhou, and sent envoys to show goodwill to the Taiping army. On the border between Guizhou and Guizhou, except for Dulong Fort and other important military towns where the Wu army was stationed, most of the other forts were abandoned. Hong Chengchou used this move to show the Taiping army that the Wu army's policy was to go north, not to compete with the Taiping army.

In addition, Hong Chengchou ordered Wang Xu to be the envoy of Southern Yunnan, and sent people to Myanmar to recruit scattered Ming troops. They also vigorously cracked down on the bandit and horse disaster. Ten households were organized as security guards, ten security guards were organized as armors, and officials were placed in one armored class. Under various measures, the security of Yungui was very good.

Hong Chengchou also vigorously recruited the Daxi Army under Yuan Sun Kewang's subordinates to neither the Qing nor Li Dingguo's ministries. Thousands of troops scattered in the mountains and forests of Guizhou who insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty walked out of the forest and accepted Wu Jun's adaptation. Hong Chengchou organized them into two battalions, one for "Loyalty" and the other for "Volunteer". Loyalty was stationed in Guizhou, and Volunteer went to Chongqing.

Hong Chengchou also used Guiyang's original Sun Kewang's "Guozhufu" as the emperor of Yongli, and set up a cabinet and six ministries. When Wu Sangui was still in Guiyang, he wanted Hong Chengchou to be the first assistant of the cabinet, but Hong refused to resign, as long as Wu Sangui recalled Wen Anzhi in Kuidong in the name of Yongli, and took Wen as the first assistant. Wu Sangui asked him why he refused to serve as the first assistant, and Hong Dao expressed his heart and said, "Heart loss, name loss".

Hong's reason obviously can't convince Wu Sangui. If Hong Chengchou suffers from a loss of fame, wouldn't Wu Sangui lose everything. In the end, Hong Chengchou confessed that he was old and had no other pursuits in this life, but he wanted to be the elder brother of Xiao He, and he would die without regrets. (Author's Note: Chang Bo, Wu Sangui)

After Wu Sangui led the army into Sichuan and Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou managed Yunnan and Guizhou, and at the same time tried his best to raise food and grass for the Wu army. Yungui was originally a barren land. In those days, Sun Kewang was able to rule Yungui and matured every year, so he strongly supported the Daxi Army to go out to Yunnan to fight against the Qing Dynasty. .

The Wu army was originally a Qing army. At the beginning of the southward movement, the army was transported from the southeast by the Qing court. The Taiping army invaded Huguang and cut off the southwest Qing army's food and grass. Coupled with the fall of the southern capital, Wu Sangui felt shaken. . Today, Wu Sangui raised the banner of anti-Qing and Fuming, and he had nearly 200,000 people under his command. It was difficult to support the army to fight only by relying on the original military grain storage and the small amount of grain and grass income from Yunnan and Guizhou. This is also the reason why Wu Sangui is reluctant to do anything about it. He is worried that once he raises his troops, the food and grass will not be able to support him to break into Hanzhong and capture Shaanxi.

Knowing that this student was hesitant, Hong Chengchou resolutely persuaded him to raise his troops, and bluntly said that Doni had lost all the people's hearts when he entered Sichuan. Shu Road is difficult, but today, Yu Wu Jun is a smooth road.

Hong Chengchou persuaded Fang Yuchen (word Xianting, son of Fang Yizao, former Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty) and Hu Yuxuan (word Shouliang, Wu Sangui's earliest advisor) to persuade them. Occupied Guiyang, and then led the army into Sichuan with Xia Guoxiang and Ma Bao. As a result, as Hong Chengchou said, the Wu army entered Sichuan, and the governor of Sichuan, Gao Minzhan, led his troops to join the army. .

When Wu Sangui was still on his way to Xi'an, Hong Chengchou fell ill. Before he fell ill, Hong Chengchou was writing a letter to Wang Xu, the envoy of Xuanfu in southern Yunnan. In the letter, Wang Xu was asked to pay close attention to the whereabouts of Li Dingguo's troops, that the troops and horses should not be easily withdrawn at the checkpoint, and the personnel who came and went should be strictly checked. The Ministry of National Affairs is pressing the Yunnan border again, let alone allowing Li Dingguo's people to sneak into Yunnan and Guizhou.

After the letter was written and sent, when the servants filled the room with water for the Governor, they found the Governor lying unconscious on the table.

After learning that the teacher was in a coma, Lin Tianqing, governor of Yunnan, hurriedly invited Langzhong to diagnose and treat Hong Chengchou. However, Lang Zhong shook his head and said that Mr. Hong was suffering from a sudden illness. He was already ill, and there was no cure for medicine.

Less than three days after his illness, Hong Chengchou was gone. Before his death, Huiguang Huizhao had a brief consciousness. He left a last word to Lin Tianqing, saying that if the Liao King went to Xi'an, he must not stop his troops, but he personally led the main force straight to Tongguan, and then moved east to capture Beijing. As for the Shaanxi-Gansu scriptures, it is enough to send a partial teacher, and there is no way to delay too much in Shaanxi-Gansu.

After Lin Tianqing cried and wrote down the teacher's last words, Hong Chengchou struggled to call Zhang Dayuan again. Zhang Dayuan and Wang Fuchen, who had joined the Taiping Army, were both guards sent by Shunzhi to Hong Chengchou. After Wu Sangui raised his troops against the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Dayuan also twisted his braids and is now the chief military officer of Kunming.

After Zhang Dayuan arrived, Hong Chengchou motioned him to get close to him, and after a few words in his ear, he died.

After Lin Tianqing and other officials cried, they arranged for Hong Chengchou's funeral and sent people to report the funeral to Emperor Yongli of Guiyang and Wu Sangui of Shaanxi.

Lin Tianqing once privately asked Zhang Dayuan what Hong Chengchou said to him, but Zhang Dayuan said that Lao Jinglue had no will at that time, and he did not hear what he said intermittently. Lin Tianqing was suspicious, but it was hard to ask questions.

Yongli of Guiyang learned that Hong Chengchou died of illness ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ was stunned in the palace for a long time, and finally shed a few tears for the death of old scholar Hong in front of Zhang Guozhu, the governor of Guizhou who was watching over him.

Wu Sangui also wanted to die. Although he and Hong Chengchou had the names of teachers and students, they were not teachers and students. However, over the years, Hong Chengchou had been of great help to him. He was able to lead the army into Shaanxi with peace of mind. To preside over government affairs and prepare food and grass for him, it is more suitable to say that he is Xiao He of Wu Sangui. However, Hong Chengchou just went like this, which made him extremely sad, and felt a lot at a loss for the future.

Wu Sangui made a memorial, and Emperor Yongli personally bestowed the memorial to Ruzhi and posthumously named Hong Chengchou the Duke of "Wenxiang".

Hong Chengchou's death was reported to the southern capital more than 20 days later. After hearing the news, Zhou Shixiang, who was recovering from his injuries, was also stunned for a long time, and then in front of the princess told the blind man Li: "Since the old Hong is dead, you can go. Kill Hong Shiming."

"killed?"

The blind man Li Zheng was there, and the princess was also surprised. As far as she knew, Hong Shiming was now the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and he was a third-rank official. How could Zhou Shixiang kill him if he wanted to.

"I can't kill it like this. Go and ask Wang Shirong to arrange it. Hong Shiming will pass the prisoner." (To be continued.)