Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

There are countless great passes on this natural dividing line, the most famous of which is Taihang Baxing (xing).

A piece of Taihang Mountain, a piece of Chinese history.

From Foolish Old Man moving mountains, to hanging chariots and harnessing horses in Taihang (yu), to Shanxi, Hebei and Henan...

Countless heroes and heroines have written epic stories on this mountain range.

Taihang - the backbone of China!

Most of these three and a half prefectures in Henan and Hebei are in the Taihang Mountains, with mountains and ridges stretching throughout the territory.

Qi County in Weihui Prefecture has the same landform.

When it comes to Qixian County, few people have heard of this name. If you mention another name, everyone knows it!

Chaoge!

Qixian County is the ancient capital of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the ancient capital Chaoge where King Zhou self-immolated and was known as "the capital is defenseless"...

In Qi County, there is a retired official who is called Sun Laoguan by the people.

But it was the former supervisory censor who became the supervisory censor of Fujian Province during the Chongzhen Dynasty. He was later promoted to Sichuan Chief Envoy to participate in politics and guarded South Sichuan Province... This was a third-rank feudal official.

This person is none other than Sun Zhenglan (zhi).

Sun Zhenglan left many legacies to Qixian County, including Yuhuang Pavilion, Wenchang Pavilion, Guandi Monument... all donated by him.

It stands to reason that such an old official who has reached official status and has a good reputation among the people should enjoy his old age in peace.

However, Sun Zhenglan was very busy.

In his hometown, Nanyang Village in the Taihang Mountains, he built an over-sized mansion, with many features reserved for the royal family. He then gathered refugees and trained soldiers.

At this time, the Qi County government had already hoisted the banner of Dashun. In order to conceal it from others, Sun Zhenglan placed the training area on a cliff with a flat top and four sides.

Then, he walked around in a high-profile manner, looking for poems and inscriptions on cliffs.

Attract the attention of outsiders to yourself.

(In Qixian in later generations, those who study the history of the Ming Dynasty have an unavoidable name - the Bullshit Monument!

It is also "the place where Taiji Immortal Man sheds his bones."

It's the "never come again" who is suspected to be Chongzhen and a time traveler...

This Taiji immortal had a close relationship with Sun Zhenglan.

In the poems left by Sun Zhenglan, Taiji Immortal appeared many times.

During the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, Sun Zhenglan used the volunteers he had trained to fight with the local magistrates many times, and even took control of Qixian County for a time.

Not long after, the Qing troops entered the pass, and the two sides fought a battle. Sun Zhenglan was defeated, so he fled into the mountains and never came back for the rest of his life.

More than ten years after his death, his grandnephew Sun Zhenyi became an official. He participated in the pacification of Wu Sangui. When Kangxi defeated Ge Erdan, Sun Zhenyi was responsible for the grain and grass defense of the entire army. )

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"Fortunately, fortunately!"

"God bless!"

"The ancestors and ancestors have spirits in heaven!"

Sun Zhenglan was overjoyed when he heard that the emperor had escaped from the capital and headed straight for Henan.

When he was an official, although he was not a clean-winding man, most of the bad rules accepted by the officialdom were donated to Qixian County.

Over the years, the construction of various pavilions and pavilions has consumed all his life savings.

When he returned to his hometown in the 15th year of Chongzhen, he did not have much money.

At that time, the situation became increasingly tense. He built a simple two-entry courtyard in his hometown of Nanyang Village, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack. He was prepared to take the emperor south and use it as a palace when the situation worsened further.

As a censor and a former local government official, Sun Zhenglan knew very well about the struggles in the court.

He understood that if it were the normal route, the courtiers would not allow His Majesty to go south.

Therefore, he has been waiting for the opportunity.

As a supervisory censor of the Qing Dynasty, he also participated in politics as a military officer.

According to Sun Zhenglan's calculations, even if it is difficult to save the Ming Dynasty, it can still last for at least five or six years.

With this time, he can accumulate money and train a strong army.

Unexpectedly, last winter, the situation suddenly got out of control and the court suffered a complete defeat.

Sun Zhenglan, who had been drained of his money earlier, was dumbfounded.

If he wants to take His Majesty south, he must have a strong army.

However - he has no money to train in the army!

Left: Nonsense tablet inscription. In the middle, there is the original nonsense monument. Right, Sunjiazhai where Sun Zhenglan trains troops

Sun Zhenglan scraped together a few hundred village warriors from here and there. He hadn't trained them into an army yet, so he didn't know that the intruders had crossed the Taihang Mountains.

The news from the capital was cut off!

And the naughty magistrate Cai Huo actually hung up the flag of the intruders without the arrival of the intruders!

Sun Zhenglan was almost pissed off!

However, facing the closed city gate and Cai Huo who was always on guard against him, Sun Zhenglan was helpless.

He had to train his soldiers more intensively and prepare to cut off the dog officer's head after they were fully trained.

Then quickly expand the army and go to Beijing to serve the king...

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"Lucky! Lucky!"

After learning that His Majesty had left Beizhili and was heading towards the border of Qixian County, Sun Zhenglan could no longer bear it.

He immediately hurriedly ordered his troops and horses, leaving only dozens of people to guard the lair, and led the rest of the army straight towards Emperor Ming.

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In the county government office, Cai Huo was dumbfounded.

"What?"

"Emperor Ming ran away? And he came straight to Qi County?"

Because it is a mountainous area, the exchange of news is inconvenient. Coupled with the drastic changes in the current situation in the past month, almost all places have fallen into a state of paralysis.

What's more, these three prefectures in Hebei are under the jurisdiction of the Henan Chief Envoy Department. The officials in Beizhili can protect themselves flawlessly, so where is the obligation to inform them?

Most of these officials in the late Ming Dynasty believed in the way of doing things for officials, "Everyone sweeps the snow in front of his own door and doesn't care about the frost on other people's roofs." They would never extend their hands to areas that are not within their jurisdiction...

Even those who can solve the problem will never solve the problem...

Occasionally, one or two upright officials are drowned in the rolling mud!

(Just like this book, it does not conform to the general trend and has constant bad reviews)

Due to many coincidences, Cai Huo did not receive any news at all!

Master Du Qiran was also anxious.

"How can this be good?"

Cai Huo's eyes widened: "That thief, it was you who deceived me in the beginning, saying that the Ming Dynasty was in ruins, so you quickly took refuge with Li Zicheng in order to preserve our family's glory and wealth."

"It's okay now. Not only is Emperor Ming not dead, but he is also heading straight towards me!"

The more Cai Huo talked, the angrier he became. He grabbed Du Qiran's collar and gave him several loud slaps with both hands.

"You bitch, come up with a plan for me, otherwise I will have to kill you before I die!"

Du Qiran had already panicked into a ball, and his head felt like paste.

After being beaten like this by Cai Huo, for some reason, an idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

Immediately, he opened his mouth and said:

"Master, you have always had a close relationship with Mr. Sun, why don't you go visit him."

"You mean Sun Jiuwan?" Cai Huo was stunned.

Du Qiran nodded desperately: "Yes, sir, if anyone can help us at this time, the only one is Mr. Sun!"

"You fart!"

Cai Huo became even more angry when he mentioned this.