Although Fang Guozhen occupies the reputation of being an anti-Führer rebel, it seems that the forces from the sea are always at both ends, and they are born to surrender. After Zhu Yuanzhang became powerful, Fang Guozhen sometimes supported Zhu Yuanzhang and sometimes supported

Although Zhu Yuanzhang 's biggest opponents Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng were defeated successively, Zhu Yuanzhang's military operations did not stop. The military operations at this time were mainly aimed at the Hm1 Fang Guozhen Hm2 who was entrenched in Zhejiang.

Although Fang Guozhen has the reputation of being an anti-Führer rebel, it seems that the forces from the sea are always on both ends, and they are born to surrender. Pushing back three hundred years, the same was true for Zheng Zhilong in the late Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang became powerful, Fang Guozhen sometimes supported Zhu Yuanzhang and sometimes supported Yuan Zhang. Anyway, no one could be offended.

He would entertain people from wherever they came with delicious food and drink, and would give them money and food if they asked. After Zhang Shicheng cut off the food and grass from Dadu, it was Fang Guozhen who "loyally" sent food to Dadu by sea from Zhejiang to maintain the operation of the Yuan Dynasty.

After Zhu Yuanzhang found out about this incident, he wrote a letter to reprimand Fang Guozhen, but Fang Guozhen was still obedient, saying yes in words, but not honest in private. After several struggles on the diplomatic front, Fang Guozhen agreed that as long as Zhu Yuanzhang captured Hangzhou, he would accept the land and come to the DPRK.

In November of the 26th year, Li Wenzhong captured Hangzhou, but Fang Guozhen pretended to be stupid and refused to fulfill his promise. Moreover, with the support of the Yuan Dynasty behind him, Fang Guozhen gradually tended to be " Yuan Dynasty Zhengshuo" and drifted away from Lao Zhu.

Who can tolerate this? It happened that , Xu Da, and others were besieging Pingjiang on the front line. Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, ah, I can bear it, and I have no time to care about him for the time being. Fang Guozhen was not stupid. He had been observing the battle situation in Jiangnan. Seeing that Zhang Shicheng was gone and Pingjiang City could no longer be defended, he sent people to pay tribute to Yingtian in March of the 27th year of Zhizheng.

But while this person paid tribute to Zhu Yuanzhang, he continued to collude with Yuan Ting to make friends with Chen Youding. This time Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help it anymore and wrote a letter to Fang Guozhen, citing his twelve major mistakes and asking Fang Guozhen to hand over 230,000 stones of food and grass. The original text is as follows:

When you first accepted the money, you said that Hangzhou was conquered and you were about to donate soil. This is a good plan for the people around you to protect the wealth and honor. Did you mean that you were treacherous and deceived the yang to come down to the yin and fooled each other? Zhang Shicheng and Er Yang The land is close to each other, and it is very easy to capture you. Therefore, those who dare not add troops to you will sincerely rely on my strength to control you. Therefore, you can settle down in the corner of the sea and enjoy the wealth of the three counties. I have given you great protection, and you have since For the sake of omen, he sent spies to spy on my movements when he betrayed his faith, and secretly made friends with Chen to help each other. He had no time to save himself and had no time to save others, so why be so confused.

I would like to tell you today and tomorrow that our army is going to Gusu, that is to say, we are taking Wentai in the south. Qingyuan is advancing by land and water, and we are unable to control it. If you change your ways earlier than this, and be obedient, if you can do small things with great meaning, you can still protect your wealth and honor. I wish my descendants and subordinates, if they don’t gather the troops from the three counties to compete with me, it would be a manly thing to do. Otherwise, if they don’t sacrifice the people of the three counties to survive, they set sail and take a boat to the island, but I’m afraid that my children’s treasures and silks will be stolen You are tired. Enemies have sprung up in the boat. They are only laughed at by heroes. You can't count the undue kindness. You should think carefully about it.

When this letter was delivered to Fang Guozhen, Fang Guozhen was scared to death after reading it, so he called his subordinates to discuss how to deal with it.

First, Zhang Benren, the doctor, said confidently to the other party Guozhen: "The soldiers on the left side of the Yangtze River are surrounding Gusu Gu, and Su Qing is also an enemy. The country is rich and powerful, the city is deep, the pond is ambitious, and it is difficult to win or lose. It is difficult to win or lose. "You can take me thousands of miles away?"

This is a completely brainless statement. Then Zhu Yuanzhang can't rest after playing Suzhou ? Or are these people going to die tomorrow or just one day later?

Another counselor Liu Yong also nodded in agreement and said: "There are many soldiers on the left of the Yangtze River, and they can be used on flat ground. How can they be used on the seaside like a boat on the sea?"

This is not reliable. What did Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fight in the decisive battle? Water fight. Zhu Yuanzhang was a serious southern political power, and his country was named Wu. You can't say that you are more southern than him and he is a northern political power. There is no such reason. Unless you make up your mind to go to sea, that's another matter.But Zheng Zhilong and other large merchants and pirates were not willing, so how could Fang be willing?

But the strange thing is that after these two people finished speaking, Fang Guozhen's brothers and nephews all felt that what they said was very reasonable, and they all said there was no need to be afraid, our navy would completely destroy Zhu Yuanzhang.

There is only one sensible person who argues against the other party Guozhen with reason, saying: "Neither of these are for the benefit of the public. Only wisdom can decide things, only trust can defend the country, and only uprightness can use troops. From the left of the Yangtze River, Gusu sent troops to the south. Take advantage of the victory and reproach me for the crime of betrayal, and go straight to strengthen my teachings. Whoever comes to my aid will be completely defeated. If you send an envoy with a letter clearly stating that you dare not betray your morality, the common people can resolve the dispute and end the war, and the public can always protect wealth, happiness, and descendants. Otherwise, there will be no end to the disaster. "

Honesty is true, but Fang Guozhen is hesitant at both ends. He never knows whether to fight or surrender. He thinks that he should transport the gold, silver and jewelry to the sea first. It is definitely correct, so "he transported treasures day and night to collect giant ships for a sea-wide plan." So this is also a fake hero created by the current situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew the opponent's actions clearly, but he couldn't spare any time to teach him a lesson. In September of the 27th year of the Zheng Dynasty, when the Pingjiang River had fallen, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sent Zhu Liangzu to lead troops to garrison Xinchang to attack the Guanling mountain village, and captured it without any effort, and then took Tiantai County .

In this way, Fang Guozhen's hometown Taizhou was exposed to Zhu Liangzu. Zhu Liangzu attacked Taizhou non-stop. Fang Guoying's younger brother Fang Guoying went to the battle. Fang Guoying lost to Zhu Liangzu. Taizhou fell within a few days, and Fang Guoying had to escape from the sea on a giant ship. .

In order to speed up the progress, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Tang and as generals to conquer the south, and Wu Zhen as deputy generals to attack Qingyuan. Zhu Liangzu attacked Wenzhou from the direction of Huangyan and formed an array seven miles south of Wenzhou City. Fang Guozhen's son Fang Mingshan went to battle. How could Fang Mingshan be Zhu Liangzu's opponent? He was defeated soon after, Taiping Village was also lost, and Zhu Liangzu came to the city with his troops. He divided his forces to storm the east and west gates, and captured Wenzhou on the same day. Fang Mingshan escaped.

Zhu Liangzu did not dare to neglect and led his troops in pursuit until they reached a location on the sea called Panyu. At that time, Tang He and Wu Zhen had already captured Qingyuan, Fang Guozhen also ran out to sea, and Wu Zhen also pursued Panyu. . So the two of them worked together to defeat Fang Guozhen again. On November 17, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Liao Yongzhong to reinforce Tang He.

In December, Tang He sent someone to take a letter to persuade Fang Guozhen to surrender. Seeing that the situation was over, Fang Guozhen no longer resisted and asked his two sons Fang Mingshan. Fang Ming surrendered to Tang He and sent another son Fang Ming. Wan went to God in person to apologize and beg for surrender. He personally wrote a very pitiful letter of apology to Zhu Yuanzhang. The original text is as follows:

I heard that heaven is omnipotent and everything is contained in it. Well, I don’t dare to cut myself off from heaven and earth, so Chen Yuzhong knows that there must be someone who can accommodate me.

I am a mediocre person who is ignorant of academics. He has been on the island for many reasons. He does not have the power of his father and brother to borrow from him. He does not have any ambition to achieve great things by running with the crowd. He just wants to be attached to the Lord of Tang and Wu. When Master Wang crossed the river, Zuo Ting struck with electric shock and hit Wucheng. People far and near were shocked, so he sent his son to become a disciple and obey him. However, it was known that the Lord was here today, so he looked at the remaining rain and dew at the end of the sun and moon, and the Lord recommended I sincerely gave you a handwritten letter and gave it to my son to defend the city like a coin. I obeyed the constraints and dared not violate them.

How can I expect that Congzi is a good person but not careful and is provocative and provocative? The offence is so deep that he cannot be beaten. Now, the officials guarding the strong are rushing to write and fly to report that the heavenly soldiers are approaching. After hearing what they heard, they were shocked and confused, so they sent it to the defenders. To welcome the king's master, however, would be nothing. In the past, there was a filial son who encountered a small stick and received a big stick, but he walked in a similar way and felt guilty. In the past ten years, he has not been able to reach this day. Once he falls into the world, In the world, there must be those who dare to discuss ministers and dare to be punished by axes and axes, and send their sons to serve as servants. They hope to regain the grace of upbringing, and moreover, they will be born with a gift of grace and die in old age, so that their children and nephews can live the rest of their lives to listen to the instructions and be a true minister. It is a great blessing.

The general meaning of this letter is that I heard that there is no place that God cannot cover, and there is nothing on the earth that He does not carry. I have been receiving the kindness of the Lord for a long time, and I dare not renounce myself from heaven and earth, so now I hope that the Lord will know I am tolerant of my difficulties, minister. I used to be a mediocre person, and I didn’t read any books. I just started my career on the island because of some accidents. I didn’t have the help of my father and brother. I don’t have any desire to compete for the world. I just want to get a king like Tang Wu. , attached to him. When the Lord's army captured Wuzhou with thunderous force, I knew that the Lord would be like this, so I always relied on the Lord and did not dare to disobey. But who would have expected that my unfilial son Mingshan You have done such a treasonous and unethical thing behind my back. When I heard that the lord's army was approaching, I went to the sea in fear and at a loss. I also ordered the city defenders to welcome the king's division. If I had not been taken care of by the Lord for more than ten years, I would not be where I am today. I now allow my son to serve the Lord. I hope that the Lord can allow me to enjoy the rest of my life in peace, which is my great fortune.

I guess Zhu Yuanzhang must have been disdainful when he saw this letter. Chen Youliang ordered to flee and Zhang Shicheng defended Pingjiang. No matter how many flaws their characters have, these two people can be called the rebel kings in troubled times.

Only Fang Guozhen has always been there, neither yin nor yang, neither fighting nor surrendering, unable to beat, disgusting, and trying to disgust others. If you don't teach me a lesson, you think you can fight with me. If I teach you a little lesson, you will put all the responsibilities on your son. They did it behind your back. You don't want to do this.

However, considering that Fang Guozhen is deeply rooted in the coastal areas of Zhejiang, if push comes to shove and he sneaks into the sea to fight guerrillas with you every day, it will be really annoying, so he accepted Fang Guozhen's surrender and ignored his actions. So far, Fang Guozhen, who was the first to rebel among the heroes at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, was destroyed. He dominated for nineteen years from beginning to end, and the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang was all in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had completed the reform of the military and internal systems, was very high-spirited. Of course, he was also very generous at this time. Among the prisoners in Pingjiang City were nine people including the Yuan Ting clan’s Shenbao King. Zhu Yuanzhang did not embarrass them and sent people directly to send them back to Dadu. At the same time, he also brought a letter to Emperor Yuan Shun. The original text is as follows:

"In the past, heaven abandoned the Jin and Song Dynasties, and the ancestors of your highness were listed. Therefore, the Tatar tribe rebelled in the desert and entered China and the people. It has been passed down for hundreds of years to your highness. The wars and heroes at home and abroad have arisen to disturb the Central Plains and the cities. Depression, even if there are remnants of the Qin Dynasty and the late Chu Dynasty, the people have been uneasy for seventeen years.

For example, my parents were born in the early Yuan Dynasty when the world was established. The weak will not oppress the few, and among the people, fathers, fathers, sons, husbands, and wives will live in peace and harmony. The emperors and emperors of ancient times will only be mixed up. The four barbarians in the Central Plains will not be governed. But the ancestors of your highness, all the different peoples in the four seas and outside, will be strong forever. No wonder, in the year of Xin Mao, demons were rampant. In the past three or four years, the power at home and abroad was like a tile-horned sheep. His Highness repeatedly ordered generals to conquer the country, and the power of the country was declining. The demons became more and more powerful, so he ordered the ministers to take poison and died before falling into battle. Nine times out of ten, it is like a general who rises with the banner of righteousness Li Chahan Zhang Sidao Li Siqi Although he can destroy the demon bandits, he has achieved great power and has the ambition of a hero.

Your Highness cannot be better than the demons. His intention to cause chaos is the same as Cao Cao . You are honored by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty . Don’t you know that the demons used to cause chaos and the powerful ministers were domineering? It is easy for non-monsters to cause chaos and the powerful ministers are easy to be domineering. This is why your highness cannot understand what the ancestors did. It will be abandoned, just like when it was abandoned in the Jin and Song Dynasties, the situation is irreversible, and it is for the common people. Due to the chaos, troops were raised to protect the countryside, and the officers and soldiers were isolated, so they became popular among the people. Han Mian Jiangxi Lingguang people were all close to each other, and they wiped out nine people including the traitor Zhang Shicheng, Peter the Divine Protector, and the Black Han. In the past, His Highness's ancestors destroyed the Jin Dynasty and Song Dynasty eliminated his clan, princes, and consorts, and they were all wiped out. There is no way to bear it. He will be called the king. The eternal fate of the world is in the sky, how can it be left to humans, but now I have released all the descendants of the Yuan family. I hope that your highness will treat them kindly in consideration of the inheritance of the ancestors. "

This letter was actually invisible in front of Emperor Yuan Shun. Versailles.This letter was not mentioned in Emperor Shun's annals, but as a letter sent by Zhu Yuanzhang today, Emperor Yuan Shun should still read it.

In this letter, Zhu Yuanzhang still addressed Emperor Yuan Shun very politely, calling him His Highness directly. Frankly say that the decline of your Mongolians is due to destiny, just like when God gave up the Jin and Song Dynasties to help you Mongols, calling the Dragon and Phoenix regime a monster, and reminding Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty that Chahan, Wang Baobao, Li Siqi and others around you are certainly They can help you destroy the demons, but every one of these guys wants to be Cao Cao. They look at you just like Cao Cao looks at Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

I started the army just to defend my hometown. After so many years, I have the power I have today. When your ancestors destroyed the Jin and Song Dynasties, they slaughtered all the clans of the two countries. This was wrong. Now I have also captured your Highness. Descendants of the Yuan Dynasty, but I will not kill them like your ancestors. I will put them back now and hope that Your Highness can treat them well. Emperor Yuan Shun probably wanted to scold his mother when he saw this letter.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang still addressed Emperor Yuan Shun politely, his words revealed that the destiny of heaven is not your intention. At the same time, he also alienated the relationship between Emperor Yuan Shun and Wang Baobao and Li Siqi in the letter. It was very targeted and majestic. .

It is also this letter and subsequent statements that many people believe that the early Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty were a Mongolian regime. Some Japanese scholars who do not pay attention to document citation format also like to say that Zhu Yuanzhang admired Mongolia. Although this letter recognized Meng Yuan's legitimacy, called his former master a monster, and said Meng Yuan's takeover of China was God's will, but looking back carefully, Zhu Yuanzhang actually had no choice at this time. Although he had just accomplished his great cause at this time, He still needs the cooperation of the landlord class and the literati class, and the demoted officials from the Yuan Dynasty occupy a very important position in his own team.

Maybe Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this pretense was not enough, so he immediately wrote another letter to Wang Baobao. After writing the letter last time, Wang Baobao asked Wang Baobao to go to war directly. This time let’s take a look at what he wrote:

“The old man is a tired man. The envoys are all detained, and they have not yet been tried together. What do you mean? Li Jiesi has returned and sent special personnel to send them back. The detained envoys are also expected to be returned. It is only now that the heroes in the world are like sprouts whose hair has not yet grown up. It is appropriate to organize them together if they are preserved with great righteousness. The divisions and brigade obeyed the orders of the imperial court and sent tribute from all corners of the country to the capital, or sometimes went to the imperial court to plan major events with the emperor to bring peace to the world. Avoid people's opinions. If you hesitate, you may become subordinates, and things are difficult to say. If you are loyal to the king, you should do it with a sincere heart. If you have other plans, you should quickly strengthen your troops to consolidate the territory and get close to nine. On the eighth day of the lunar month, the Zhang family in Gusu was defeated. The south of the Yangtze River was settled. It connected to Tianhai in the east, south of Bashu and Lingguang in the west. There was an area in central Fujian. We have sent out partial troops to conquer and will attack day and night. All the troops will be stationed in the middle to strengthen their troops. , If you want to take advantage of it, you can send an envoy to Bo Youjin Zhiwenqi to immediately send reinforcements. "

This has been completely swollen and there is no force. Tell Wang Baobao directly, please hurry up and get rid of the previous one." Return the envoy to me. If you are loyal to the king, go to the capital as soon as possible to discuss with Emperor Shun how to pacify the world. If you have other plans, support your troops and defend your territory with self-respect. Of course, if you want to cooperate with me, I will be happy to cooperate. . But at this time, Wang Baobao could only watch Zhu Yuanzhang show off his power in front of him, because he was still competing with Li Siqi at this time, and Yuan Ting's attitude towards him became increasingly ambiguous.

After completing these state affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang must also reward the meritorious ministers. When Xu Da returned to the court in September, Zhu Yuanzhang sent the right prime minister Li Shanchang , the left prime minister Xu Da, Pingzhang Chang Yuchun, and the governor Feng Sheng , Ping Zhang Tang and Hu Tingrui , Right Prime Minister Liao Yongzhong, Zuo Cheng Hua Gao , Governor Kang Maocai , Deputy Governor Zhang Xingzu, Mei Sizu , Participating in politics Xue Xian , Zhao Yong, Cao The good ministers and the guards commanded thousands of households in Jimen and began to reward the meritorious officials.

First, Li Shanchang was granted the title of Duke of Yi, Xu Da was granted the title of Duke of Xin, , Chang Yuchun was granted the title of Duke of E. Of course, it was not just promotions, but also material rewards, such as colorful silk. One horse, Chang Yuchun has ten horses, Hu Tingrui and Feng Sheng have nine horses each, Cao Liangchen has eight horses each, Liao Yongzhong, Hua Gao Kang and Maocai have seven horses each, Xue Xian, Zhao Yong, Zhang Xingzu, Mei Sizu have six horses each, and each has five horses for command and envoys. Four horses per household, three horses per hundred households, and one pound of stone salt for soldiers. It can be seen from here that some rising stars have not yet risen and still have the opportunity to continue fighting for the title.

Maybe those of you who are used to watching various historical novels and TV series think this is too petty, that’s why. But seriously, that was a lot at the time. Especially in the end, each soldier received one stone of rice, which is about 114 kilograms, and 10 kilograms of salt. These rewards are enough to raise the military morale to a higher level.