1. Translation of ancient texts

(1) I was favored by Dai Zui because of the supervisory eunuch’s memorial. I felt humiliated in my heart, and the Qing Dynasty will follow suit. Come criticize me.

I dare not accept this grace. (2) Soon, Xiang Sheng was killed in battle, and Sun Chuanting led his troops on his behalf.

Xinjia and Chuanting supported each other, but in the end they did not dare to fight. ***Attached is the original translation: Chen Xinjia's biography: Chen Xinjia, a longevity man.

During the Wanli period, he passed the provincial examination and became the magistrate of Dingzhou. In the first year of Chongzhen (1628), he entered the imperial court and became a member of the Ministry of Justice, Wai Lang, and was promoted to the rank of Lang Zhong. He was transferred to Ning Qianbing to prepare for the Qian affairs.

Ningqian is an important place outside Shanhaiguan, where Xinjia became famous for his talents. In four years, Daling New City was besieged, and reinforcements gathered. He was responsible for all matters such as going to war and repairing the city.

After the city was captured, Xin Jia was dismissed from office. Governor Fang Yizao cherished his talents and wrote to the court asking the court to retain him, but the court did not reply.

The surveillance eunuch Ma Yuncheng also wrote a letter about this, and the court replied that it was okay. Xinjia said: "I received the favor of being punished because I was approved by the supervisory eunuch. I feel humiliated in my heart, and the Qing council will also criticize me.

I dare not accept this favor. ." The court did not allow him to refuse.

Soon after, Xinjia was promoted to deputy envoy and still served in Ningyuan. In September of the seventh year, the imperial court promoted Xinjia to be the censor of Youqiandu, replacing Jiao Yuanqing as governor of Xuanfu.

Because armaments have been relaxed for a long time, Xinjia personally inspected the border walls and forts after taking office. He walked through places that his predecessors had never visited and fully grasped the casualties of soldiers and horses, the collapse of castles, and weapons such as bows and arrows. of damage. Then he wrote to the imperial court several times to request that these things be rectified, so the border defense was guaranteed.

Yang Sichang was the governor at the time and worked with Xinjia, from which he learned about his talents. In May of the ninth year, Xinjia's mother passed away, and he went home to mourn.

In June of the eleventh year (1638), the father of Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, passed away. Sichang was the Minister of the Ministry of War at that time and recommended that Xinjia could take over. Emperor Zhuang Lie issued an edict to promote Xinjia to the position of Right Minister of the Ministry of War and Censor of Youqiandu, asking him to restrain his filial piety and take up the post.

At this time, the Qing troops went deep into the interior. The imperial court ordered Xinjia to come over and take over, and immediately commanded his troops to help defend against the enemy. Soon, Xiang Sheng was killed in battle, and Sun Chuanting led his troops on his behalf.

Xinjia and Chuanting supported each other, but in the end they did not dare to fight. In the spring of the next year, martial law was lifted in the suburbs of Beijing. Liu Chengrui, the commander of Shuntian patrol, impeached Xinjia for staying behind and interfering with the war.

Xinjia listed his achievements one by one and said that Chengrui was seeking revenge for personal reasons. Emperor Zhuang Lie did not pursue these.

After Xinjia arrived at the army station, he wrote a letter about reorganizing the team, tightening detective work, strengthening training, rectifying horse administration, practicing firearms, and prohibiting corruption. The court approved it. One night his soldiers mutinied, and Xinjia wrote a letter to plead guilty, but Emperor Zhuang Lie did not pursue the matter.

During the incident, De Ming said that he had impeached Xin Jia. Emperor Zhuang Lie withheld Ming's official salary in the name of making casual comments about important ministers. In the first month of the thirteenth year (1640), the imperial court summoned Xinjia to replace Fu Zonglong as Minister of War.

Since Jia Jun in the early years of Hongzhi, no one has been a minister. At that time, the military was in crisis, and none of the ministers were willing to serve as Minister of War, so Xinjia became the minister.

After the court meeting, Xinjia handed over ten ways to defend the country, most of which were mentioned by the court officials. However, when he mentioned that a general army should be set up behind Tianshou Mountain and an important town should be set up in Xuzhou to open the throat between the two capitals, protect the imperial mausoleum in the south, and defend water transportation in the middle, Emperor Zhuang Lie accepted it.

Xinjia also talked about the four key points of the affairs of the Ministry of War and the four mistakes in military affairs, and Emperor Zhuang Lie ordered him to rectify them. In March of the fourteenth year (1641), bandits captured Luoyang and Xiangyang, and the two vassal kings, King Fu and King Xiang, were killed. Emperor Zhuang Lie demoted Xinjia to the third level and continued to serve.

According to the original regulations, if a prefecture, state, or county city was lost, the chief official would be sentenced to death. Chen Jing, the magistrate of Wanping County, suggested that if a village or town was burned and looted in three places, the chief officials should also be sentenced to exile.

Xinjia agreed with his opinion and wrote a letter saying: "Officials at all levels who can take care of both urban and rural areas will be credited with merit; if the surrounding suburbs are attacked, they will be guilty of delaying the military aircraft." Emperor Zhuang Lie obeyed. he.

However, there were bandits all over the Central Plains at that time, and his method could not be fully implemented. Yang Sichang died in the army, and Xinjia recommended Ding Qirui to take over. The ministers who discussed it complained that he had hired the wrong person.

However, Fu Zonglong and Sun Chuanting were both imprisoned for minor crimes at that time. Xinjia praised their talents when they were recruited, and after they quit, they wrote a letter to strongly recommend them. The two of them were re-appointed due to the efforts of the new officers.

Soon after commenting on the military exploits of the Qiu Defense on the border, Xinjia restored the demoted level three. At that time, Jinzhou had been besieged for many days, and reinforcements from outside were cut off.

If there are soldiers escaping from Jinzhou and wishing their ancestors a happy birthday, please use large forces to force them over with car camps, but don’t start a fight easily. Governor Hong Chengchou summoned tens of thousands of troops to reinforce, but he did not dare to fight decisively.

Emperor Zhuang Lie summoned Xin Jia to ask about the solution to the siege. Zhang Ruoqi went over to negotiate with Chengchou face to face. Ruoqi hadn't returned yet, so Xinjia requested that the officers and soldiers be divided into four groups to attack.

Chengchou believed that the dispersion of troops would weaken the force, and advocated being more prudent and waiting for the enemy. Emperor Zhuang Lie believed that Chengchou's opinion was right, but Xinjia insisted on his previous opinion. Ruoqi was always arrogant. When he saw the troops making some gains, he thought that the siege could be lifted immediately.

He told Emperor Zhuang Lie these things in a confidential memorial. Xin Jia wrote another letter to urge Chengchou to send troops. Chengchou was moved by Xin Jia's words and received the emperor's secret instructions, so he no longer dared to insist on his original opinion.

Ruoqi stepped up his efforts to urge the generals to march. In August, the generals went to Songshan to camp. They were defeated by our Qing troops and fled in large numbers. Tens of thousands of soldiers died. Ruoqi fled back by sea and the admonishment officials asked him to be punished. Xinjia tried his best to protect him and let him go to supervise the army outside the pass.

The siege of Jinzhou was not lifted, and Chengchou was besieged again in Songshan. Emperor Zhuang Lie was deeply worried, and Xinjia could not rescue him. In February of the 15th year, Yushi Gan Weihuorong impeached Xinjia for lack of strategy and delayed state affairs. He asked him to appoint a virtuous man to replace him immediately, but Emperor Zhuang Lie did not listen to him.

In March, Songshan and Jinzhou fell one after another, and Ruoqi fled back from Ningyuan. Anyone who talks about the impeachment of Ruo Qi will also be affected by Xin Jia.

Xin Jia repeatedly requested to be dismissed, but Emperor Zhuang Lie did not allow it. Xinjia is very talented and well versed in side affairs, but he cannot be honest and self-sufficient. All he uses are officers to whom he owes a debt of favor.

He had a close friendship with the eunuchs in the court and relied on them for support. 2. The Biography of Fu Zonglong

The Biography of Fu Zonglong Fu Zonglong, courtesy name Zhonglun, was born in Kunming.

Jinshi in the thirty-eighth year of Wanli (1610). He was first appointed magistrate of Tongliang County, and then transferred to Ba County. After being recommended, he was transferred to the capital and became the head of the household department in the court.

A long time later, he was promoted to censor. In the first year of Tianqi (1621), Liaoyang fell. Emperor Xizong issued an order to recruit troops. Zonglong volunteered to go there. In just over a month, he recruited 5,000 elite soldiers.

The next year, An Bangyan rose up in rebellion and surrounded Guiyang. For a while, bandits swarmed out. Zong Long wrote a letter asking the court to allocate treasury money to help Yunnan soldiers; open transportation to Jianchang and open the road from Sichuan to Yunnan; appoint another governor of Pianyuan; and dismiss Xue Laiyin, the commander-in-chief who timidly retreated.

Most of Xizong adopted his opinions. Zong Long also wrote a letter asking himself to go out to fight against the bandits, saying: "The one who caused trouble in Wuding and Xundian was Lu Qianzhong, a native chief of Dongchuan.

The person who caused trouble in Zhanyi and Luoping was a female bandit Zha Ke and her accomplice Li Xian and others besieged Pu'an, and it was Long Wenzhi's wife and his accomplice Yin Er who made trouble at the border of Yunnan and Guizhou.

It was Sha who besieged Annan and occupied Guansuoling. Guozhen, Luo Yingkui and others. The one who besieged Wusha was An Xiaoliang.

I know their lives well, and they are no match for me. Use your identity to eliminate these clowns."

Xizong was very happy and handed it over to the relevant departments for discussion. It happened that Zonglong returned to his hometown due to illness at this time and could not finally implement it.

In the first month of the fourth year, Wang Sanshan, the governor of Guizhou, was deceived by the traitor Chen Qiyu, and was defeated and died. In the summer of this year, the imperial court appointed Zong Long from his family as the patrol officer and supervisor of the army there.

Earlier, the Ministry of War had sent an order to Yunnan Governor Min Hongxue to reinforce Guizhou, but they stopped because they could not cross Panjiang. After Zonglong received the appointment, Hongxue asked political counselor Xie Cunren, counselor-general Yuan Shan and local officials Pu Xingming and Sha Ruyu to lead five thousand troops to escort him there.

Zong Long crossed Panjiang River, fighting as he went, and defeated all the bandits along the way. Then he thanked Xie Cunren and Yuan Shan and sent them back. With his reputation and 700 other soldiers, he entered Guiyang and killed their fools. The soldiers and people of Guiyang were very happy.

Zong Long knew the importance of Guizhou, the obedience of the local chiefs, and the bravery of the soldiers. Governor Cai Fuyi trusted him very much and asked the court to order Zong Long to manage the military full-time and set up a central government for him. The army, flags and drums, and the generals will be rewarded and punished by him. The court agreed.

Zong Long then wrote a letter to discuss the strategy, and also talked about the hardships in Guizhou in detail, please allocate more money. The court also agreed.

Earlier, Sanshan asked Taoist ministers who supervised the army to control the generals, resulting in civil and military disharmony, and mutual restraint in advance and retreat. Zong Long went against his approach and made the supervisory army responsible for supplying food and grass, assessing merits and crimes, and not being able to control the advance and retreat of the army.

Therefore, the generals obeyed the order and defeated the bandits in Wangjiachong and Jiangyizhai one after another, all the way to Zhijin. In the first month of the fifth year, Prime Minister Lu Qin was defeated in Lu Guanghe.

Zong Long wrote a letter saying: "If you don't unite Yunnan and Sichuan, Guizhou will not be able to pacify the bandits; if you don't centralize the power of the governor, you can't unite the forces of Yunnan and Sichuan. Please recall Zhu Xieyuan and let Fu Yi take charge of it." The governor of Sichuan opened the governor's palace in Zunyi.

At the same time, the governor of Sichuan was stationed in Yongning, the governor of Yunnan was stationed in Zhanyi, the governor of Guizhou was stationed in Luguang, and the governor of Yuanzhou was stationed in Pianqiao, and troops were sent in from all sides. , give them two million in salary. In addition, please replace the governors of Guizhou and Sichuan!" Because Fu Yi had just lost the war, Xizong ordered him to be relieved of his post and replaced him with Xieyuan.

At the same time, Yin Tonggao was appointed as governor of Sichuan, Wang Chang was appointed as governor of Guizhou, and Min Mengde, governor of Yuanzhou, moved his residence, which was exactly the same as Zong Long's idea. After the failure of the Lu-Guang battle, Miao thieves from all over the country were ready to take action again.

Fuyi and Zonglong discussed together and defeated the rebel Miao people in Wusu, Luosi, Changtian and other places. They defeated the Pingyue rebels and destroyed a hundred of their troops. In the seventy camps, the number of bandit accomplices gradually decreased. Zong Long then wrote a letter describing the method of garrisoning. He said: "Sichuan uses garrisoning to defend, but Guizhou should use defensive garrisoning.

Because half of Anbangyan's land is outside the water, Gelao and Longzhong , Cai Miao and other motley people, and he helped each other in times of crisis. There are feudal vassals outside, but there is no barrier on our border. This is why Guizhou's troops are dispersed and become more helpless.

What I call it. To use defense to farm, that is to say, you must first send troops to occupy the river and seize the terrain where the bandits rely on, and then pacify or exterminate the various races. According to the size of the ferry, set up large and small water forts, dig deep trenches, and build high platforms. Set up beacon towers and forts, and block the small ferry with wood and stones to ensure that no grain of rice can be transported into the water and no thief can escape out of the water, so that the bandits cannot do anything to us. That's it. Then order the troops along the river to practice water warfare. When the bandits are farming on the other side, we will frequently send out surprise troops to cross the river to interfere with them.

When the bandits no longer dare to live near the river, we can. Let’s talk about farming. “There are two ways to farm: one is to clear the original fields of each guard station, and the other is to seize the land originally owned by the rebels and use our guard’s methods to implement farming.

Guizhou is not worried about having no land, it is just worried about having no people. The temporary arrival of guest soldiers is unpredictable and cannot be stationed for a long time. It is better to imitate the system established by our ancestors and allocate all the farmland to meritorious personnel. Depending on the merit and the size of the officials, from commanders and generals to small flags, we should provide them with appropriate services. The farmland they obtained was regarded as hereditary property, but they were prohibited from buying and selling.

In this way, there will be no need for the court to recruit immigrants, and the number of registered permanent residents in Guizhou will naturally increase. This is what I call farming with defense.

However, to accomplish this, the military strength should be 48,000, the salary should be more than 800,000 taels per year, and the time should be three years. In this way, all thieves and bandits can be wiped out in the future. "

After discussion, the Ministry of War agreed with him. After Fu Yi died, Wang Lai came to take over and relied on Zong Long to handle everything.

Zong Long then gradually eliminated the rebellious people outside Shui. The troops planned to build a farm, but Bang Yan was afraid and tried to destroy it. In March of the sixth year, Zong Long defeated Bang Yan in Zhaoguantun and killed Lao Chongtian, which made him famous. At that time, the commander-in-chief had just died, and the whole Guizhou was shocked. Xieyuan was far away in Sichuan, and Wang Chang took up his post falsely. If it was not Zonglong, Guizhou was almost finished.

The imperial court issued an edict to promote Zonglong to the rank of Tai. Servant Shaoqing. Later Zonglong went home due to mourning. In the third year of Chongzhen (1630), the imperial court accepted Sun Chengzong's recommendation and promoted Zonglong to be the censor of Youqiandu. Governor Shuntian.

Soon after, he was appointed the right minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of Qiandu, and the governor of Jimen, Liaodong and Baoding military affairs. After that, Zonglong was deprived of his power due to minor reasons. Translation

Fan Fucui was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli. In the first year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to the imperial censor. If you are not innocent, if you have nowhere to live, you will definitely occupy an island and become a robber, and you will be in trouble later. "Also said: "Yuan Chonghuan has made great contributions to the whole Liao Dynasty, while Shang Baoqing and Dong Maozhong slandered him as a refuge for those who rebelled against the party, and his arguments are absurd. "Maozhong was dismissed, and Wenlong was unsuccessful.

Patrolling Jiangxi, he requested that officials be prohibited from doing six things that harmed the people. At that time, the Dali postal service had accumulated abuses and excessive reductions, which in turn burdened the people and restored simplification. It was extremely inconvenient. Ding Jian returned to the imperial court and went out to Shaanxi. He used the policy of appointing generals, setting up defenses, and retaining pay as the root cause. The emperor praised him. The court decided that there was a vacancy in the position of governor, and he was also guilty of being punished.

He was promoted to Zuo Shaoqing from Dali Yousi. At that time, there were five people with the same appointment, Hanlin was only in his prime year, and the rest were all external officials, and Shaoqing was the deputy, which was especially unusual. Emperor Gai wanted his ministers to inform the six ministries, so there was only one person in each ministry: the first assistant, Liu Yuliang, was from the official ministry. Guoxiang was appointed as a householder, with gifts during the year, soldiers were appointed for Sichuan, and the government was used for work. There was no one in the Ministry of Punishment, so Fucui was replaced by Shaobao and entered the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Wuying Palace.

In June of the thirteenth year, Guoguan was dismissed, and Fucui was appointed as the first assistant. He told Huang Yunshi that "the prime minister must be able to recognize the three persons." Wei Jingqi impeached Fu Cui and Zhang Sizhi, who had little knowledge and talent. They were accompanied by Shi Zhongshu and ridiculed the officials in the country. Next year, he added Shaofu and Prince Taifu and rebuilt the Ji Palace. Fu Cui and others were cited. It was a crime to beg, but he was not allowed to do so. The emperor went to the left room of the Qianqing Palace and summoned the court officials to tell him that King Fu had been killed. He wept and said, "This is the number of days." The emperor said: "Although we are lucky, we can still rely on personnel to save it." "Fu Cui and others can't be right. The emperor recovered from his illness and issued a general amnesty to the world. He ordered Fu Cui to be imprisoned. From Fu Zonglong, the minister, there were many exemptions. He became an official in May of that year. After the national revolution, he died at home. 4. Fu Zonglong's official career < /p>

After Lu Guang's defeat, the seedlings started to stir again.

Fuyi, Zong Longmou, defeated the rebel seedlings in Wusu, Luosi and Changtian, defeated the Yue thieves, destroyed their strongholds for 170 years, and the thieves' party gradually became isolated. Zong Longnai Tiao Shangtun garrison policy, said: Shu should garrison garrison, Guizhou garrison should be garrison garrison.

Chief Gai'an's land is half outside the water, and the Gelao, Longzhong, Cai Miao and other hybrids are trying to help each other. The thieves have outsiders, but I have no borders to protect them. Therefore, the Guizhou soldiers will be more capable if they divide their strength.

The minister said that those who make the garrison a defensive position should first send troops to occupy the river and seize the enemy's base. Then we suppressed various species, built small and large villages according to the size of the ferry, built deep ditches and high forts, and built Fengdun forts.

The small ferry is blocked with wood and rocks, so that not a grain of grain can enter the water, and not a thief can get out of the water. The thief is no better than me. He also ordered the soldiers along the river to practice water warfare. When the thieves were plowing, they frequently sent out strange soldiers to cross the river to disturb them.

Thieves dare not live near the river, and then I can discuss the settlement. There are two strategies for the garrison: one is to clear the original fields of the guard station, and the other is to cut off the old soil of the rebels and do it according to the methods of the guard station.

The problem of building Guizhou is not that there is no land, but that there is no one. The gathering and dispersion of guest soldiers is unpredictable, and they cannot stay for a long time. It is better to imitate the ancestral system, and all the land is cultivated to reward meritorious service. Depending on the size of the merit, the officials are high and low, from the command to the general and small banners, and the land they deserve is regarded as the inheritance of the world, and the ban Its private sale and purchase.

Don’t wait for solicitation, keep your registered permanent residence. This is what I call a garrison based on defense.

However, the army should employ 48,000 men, the pay should be more than 800,000 per year, and the army should be ready for three years. After this, the thieves can be wiped out. The ministry agreed to follow it.

After another death, Wang Yao replaced him and relied on him to take care of everything. Zong Longnai gradually cut off the water outside and rebelled against the party, and established a large-scale farming operation.

Bang Yan was afraid and planned to defeat him. In March of the sixth year, he crossed the river in large numbers to join the bandits. Zonglong defeated Bangyan Zhaoguantun and killed Lao Chongtian, which made him famous.

At that time, the commander-in-chief was newly dead, and the whole of Guizhou was shaken. Xieyuan was far away in Shu, and the throne was empty. The imperial edict was issued to the imperial servant Shaoqing.

Return with sorrow. He became an official in the third year of Chongzhen.

With the recommendation of Sun Chengzong, he was promoted to the censor of Youqiandu and the governor of Shuntian. Not long after, he became the right minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of Qiandu, and the governor of Ji, Liao and Baoding military affairs.

Sichang, who was in charge of the division, asked for food for the soldiers in the previous chapter, but he did not respond. He was impeached and refused to take charge. Zong Long also accused Sichang of ruining the country, being unable to repay the favor, and insulting the courtiers with anger.

Hong Chengchou, the governor of Huijiliao, asked Liu Zhaoji to be the chief military officer of the regiment. When the middle officer was high, he revealed that Zhaoji was timid, and Zonglong was overthrown. The emperor then became angry, accused him of resisting the decree, and ordered him to confront him.

In the memorial, the officials in the border areas are again dramatized. The law officer wanted to guard the border, but he refused and wanted to put him to death.

He was in prison for two years. In the spring of the fourteenth year, Sichang died. Chen Xinjia, the minister, recommended his talents. He was released from prison and replaced Ding Qirui as the right minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of the right Qiandu, and was appointed governor of the military affairs of the three sides of Shaanxi.

At that time, Li Zicheng had 500,000 men, and he trapped himself in He and Luo, and invaded Kaifeng. Luo Rucai returned from Nanyang to Deng and Xi, and joined forces with them. The emperor ordered Zonglong to be responsible for his own affairs.

It was proposed that all the soldiers in Guanzhong should be paid, but the drought locusts in the county could no longer respond. On September 4th, 20,000 soldiers from Sichuan and Shaanxi came out of the customs and went to Xincai to meet with the governor Yang Wenyue.

He Renlong and Li Guoqi led the Qin soldiers, and Hu Dawei generals protected the troops. They formed a pontoon bridge, crossed to you east, and joined forces to approach Xiangcheng. On the fifth day, the two armies completed their crossing and took Longkou.

Since then, you have also built a pontoon bridge upstream and will be heading towards Runing. When the troops of the two governors arrived, they hid all their elite troops in the forest, and drove the thieves across the pontoon to the west.

The people and dragons rode behind to see the thieves, and reported: "The thieves are coming to you, and we will cross the pontoon bridge." Zonglong and Wenyue met with the generals at Longkou at night to challenge the generals.

On the sixth day, the two armies were advancing together. A horse on the middle road galloped and said, "The thieves have finished crossing." When they advanced again, a horse galloped and said, "The thieves have crossed halfway. Three points have crossed them." "Two."

Zong Long and Wen Yue said: "Drive it away." After walking for thirty miles, we arrived at Mengjiazhuang.

Renlong and Dawei said: "The horse power is exhausted. We will fight against each other and stop the troops to make camp." The troops relaxed their vests, planted spears and spears, and scattered through the villages to seek forage.

The thieves caught sight of them, and the dust rose up in the forest. They laid down their armor and attacked our soldiers. A man, a dragon, a thousand horses, and a thousand cavalry will not fight, but Guoqi will attack them with his troops, but they will not be victorious.

The Qin soldiers and the Bao soldiers were all defeated. The human dragons and powerful soldiers rushed to Shenqiu. Guoqi followed them, and the three commanders were defeated. Zong Long and Wenyue joined forces to set up a fire store, and the thieves attacked their camp with infantry.

The troops fired cannons and killed more than a hundred thieves. At dusk, the thief is lured away.

Zonglong's army was in the northwest and Wenyue's army was in the southeast, and they guarded the trench. The Bao army collapsed at night, and the Baodu deputy general took Wenyue's horse and galloped towards Xiangcheng at night.

Zong Long divided the Qin troops and set up camp in the southeast, and the generals divided the walls to serve as thieves' bases. On the 9th, Xirenlong and Guoqi returned to rescue them, but the second commander responded.

Zong Long said: "He is avoiding death. It is better not to come. How can I avoid death?" He said to his subordinates: "Zong Long is old. Today, he is trapped among thieves. He must fight to the death with all the armies. I can't. Just like others, you can roll up your armor and run away." Zhao Li Benshi, the commander of Wen Yue, went through the trench and built a fortress to resist the thieves.

The thieves also penetrated the trench twice to surround them. On the eleventh day, when the Qin army had finished eating, Zonglong killed the horses and mules to enjoy the army.

Tomorrow, when all the horses and mules are in the camp, the thieves will be killed, their bodies will be cut into pieces and they will be eaten. On the 18th, all the gunpowder, lead, and arrows in the camp were exhausted.

Zong Longjian's soldiers, including the wounded and dead, totaled six thousand. In the middle of the night, Qianle's troops broke into the bandit camp, killed more than a thousand people, and broke out.

The armies dispersed, and Zonglong led the armies on foot to fight and retreat. On the 19th, at noon, before reaching eight miles of Xiangcheng, the thieves chased him. Holding Zonglong, he called at the door and said: "The governor of Qin is surrounded by the officials. Please open the door to accept the governor of Qin."

Zong Long shouted: "I, the Governor of Qin, unfortunately fell into the hands of thieves, and I have thieves' ears on both sides." The thieves spit on Zong Long.

Zong Long scolded the thief and said: "I, the minister, kill his ears. How can I gain the city for the thief to delay his death!" The thief drew his knife and hit Zong Long in the head, and his ears and nose were knocked down. Under the dead city. After hearing the incident, the emperor said: "If this is the case, it can be said that he is a simple and loyal man."

He was restored to the Ministry of Officers and Military Affairs, added Prince Shaobao, posthumously named Zhongzhuang, and was buried in hundreds of households with brocade clothes. The Renlong and Guoqi troops were defeated and returned to Shaanxi, and the thieves massacred Xiangcheng.

They divided their forces to massacre Shangshui and Fugou, and then attacked Ye County. Fu Zonglong, courtesy name Zhonglun, was born in Kunming.

Jinshi in the thirty-eighth year of Wanli (1610). He was first appointed magistrate of Tongliang County, and then transferred to Ba County. After being recommended, he was transferred to the capital and became the head of the household department in the court.

A long time later, he was promoted to censor. In the first year of Tianqi (1621), Liaoyang fell, and Emperor Xizong issued an order to recruit troops. Zonglong volunteered to go there, and in just over a month, 5,000 elite soldiers were recruited.

The next year, An Bangyan rose up in rebellion and surrounded Guiyang. For a while, bandits swarmed out. Zong Long wrote a letter asking the court to allocate treasury funds to help Yunnan soldiers; open transportation to Jianchang and open the road from Sichuan to Yunnan; appoint another governor of Pianyuan; and dismiss Xue Laiyin, the commander-in-chief who timidly retreated.

Most of Xizong adopted his opinions. Zong Long also wrote a letter asking himself to go out to fight against the bandits, saying: "The one who caused trouble in Wuding and Xundian was Lu Qianzhong, a native chief of Dongchuan.

The person who caused trouble in Zhanyi and Luoping was a female bandit Zha Ke and her accomplices Li Xian and others besieged Pu'an and caused rebellion at the borders of Yunnan and Guizhou. 5. Biography of Zheng Chongjian in "History of the Ming Dynasty"

One Hundred and Forty-eight Biography of the History of the Ming Dynasty

Zheng Chongjian, named Dazhang, was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli. He served as the deputy envoy of Jinan Military Prefecture and moved to Shaanxi Province to participate in politics. In the first month of the twelfth year, he was promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of War and appointed as the governor of Shaanxi Province. In May, Zhang Xianzhong rebelled. Gucheng, Luo Rucai and other nine battalions all rebelled. Prime Minister Xiong Wencan asked Kong Zheng, the governor of Chu, to defend Jingmen and Dangyang, Aoyong, the governor of Yun, to defend Jiangling and Yuan'an, and Ding Qirui, the governor of Shaanxi, and Shao Jiechun, the governor of Shu, each sent troops to their territory. However, Chongjian led the troops to attack together, and the three generals of Shi Guyuan, Lintao and Ningxia, Zuo Guangxian, Cao Bianjiao and Ma Ke, followed Chengchou to guard the city. Long, Li Guoqi and other troops marched to Xi'an. When Guoqi arrived in Luoyang, there was a great noise. Guoqi was promoted to the chief military officer of Shaanxi and Chongjian was demoted. Xianzhong rebelled, defeated Zuo Liangyu's army at Luoying Mountain in Fang County, and attempted to invade Shaanxi. Chongjian led Renlong and Guoqi's army to capture Xing'an. , Yang Sichang had left the army and joined Wencan's army to replace him. First, Shangshu Fu Zonglong ordered Chongjian to also supervise the Shu army, and Sichang also asked the Qin army to enter Shu in February of the thirteenth year. Guoqihui Liangyu defeated the thieves in Manao Mountain, and won three of the first thousand three hundred and thirty. Twenty-five thieves were surrendered, and horses, mules, and armor were not counted. This is a war, and he is good at being thrifty. But Sichang was far away from Xiangyang. As for his merits, he was given half of Sichang, which was only increased by one rank.

After Xianzhong was defeated, he fled to Kejiaping and ordered Zhang Ling, the general of Shu. After chasing him, he was surrounded. Chongjian sent troops to drive away the thieves. Renlong, Guoqi and others pursued the defeated Hanxi Temple and Yanjing, and beheaded 1,500 people. His party, Shun Tianwang, Yilong and Yilong, all surrendered. Chongjian's army achieved three victories in five days, and its reputation was very high. He was not allowed to beg for bones in his old age, so he ordered the general Zheng Jiadong to return to Guanzhong, leaving Renlong and Guoqi to hunt down the thieves.

Zhong fled to Fuxing and returned to the mountains. The Qin and Chu troops gathered in Kui, and the generals worked together to search Shenqing. After Chongjian left, not long after, the Renlong army also came out of Kaixian. Returning to the west, the Chu army was defeated at Tutuling, and there was great chaos in Shu. Sichang said that Chongjian withdrew his troops too early, which led to rampant thieves. Qirui acted as an agent before going to the army, but he suspected Chongjian and asked his ministers to verify it. Returning wisely and violating military regulations did not wait for the autumn period and abandoned the market in May.