Li Zicheng and Li Guo led their brothers out of Yezhou and planned to defect to Jiayin, the king of Fugu. The next day, while walking, I suddenly saw dust behind me, and a group of people and horses followed.
Li Zicheng was taken aback and hurriedly stabilized his position, waiting for him to fight with him. Unexpectedly, the people and horses were not official troops, it turned out that the officers and soldiers who did not stick to the mud had descended, and many soldiers and soldiers were angry at his act of slaughtering their own brothers, and many of them were good with the two-winged tiger of the second village and the purple and golden dragon of the third village, so they discussed to escape.
Just at this time, it was rumored in the army that Li Zicheng of the eighth team had left the camp, and at that time, only Wang Jiayin of Fugu had not yet surrendered, and people estimated that he must have defected to Wang Jiayin, so he chased him along the road, and sure enough, he chased them.
Li Zicheng listened, surprised and delighted. The joy was that his own team was strong and strong, whether it was fighting for each other, or turning to Wang Jiayin or Gao Yingxiang, and having a little more capital, I was shocked that I was too careless: I wanted to run to Wang Jiayin, even ordinary soldiers could guess that if Hong Chengyu commanded the troops to chase, I was afraid that my own people and horses would be vulnerable.
Thinking of this, he issued an order to avoid the main road, take the small road instead, and march towards Fugu.
Speaking of Wang Jiayin, since the uprising in Fugu, the momentum has become increasingly strong. At first, it was nothing more than fleeing famine, plundering the gentry, and harassing the people. Later, more and more people defected, slowly formed a force, gathered in the cottage, turned to protect the people, robbed the rich and helped the poor, won the support of the people in the three counties of Shenmu, Fugu, and Wubao, and the officers and troops encircled and suppressed several times, but all of them returned to no avail.
Wang Jiayin was a man with a very strong personality, and neither Yang He's solicitation nor Hong Chengzu's killing could subdue him. Later, the various rebel armies in Shaanxi surrendered for a while, but Wang Jiayin was always unique and never surrendered, so his prestige in the rebel army became higher and higher, and Ansai Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai of the Eighteen Villages of Mizhi all defected to Fugu and took Wang Jiayin as their ally.
Hong Chengzu hated those rogue thieves who were caressed for a while and rebelled for a while, and concentrated on killing them. Wang Jiayin's name became more and more popular, and it also attracted more and more attention from Hong Chengyu. First, Du Wenhuan and Cao Wenzhao joined forces to attack, and then Shen Yiyuan rebelled and killed Du Wenhuan's entire family, and Du Wenhuan returned to pursue and kill Shen Yiyuan, ordering a guerrilla attack on Li Xianzong to continue to besiege Fugu. Wang Jiayin took the opportunity to counterattack in a large scale, killing Li Xianzong and retaking the two forts of Qingshui and Papaya that he had previously occupied.
Since Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, and Luo Rucai arrived in Fugu, this area has gathered for a time and has a wealth of talents. On this day, the leaders of the rebel army gathered, and Wang Jiayin said: "When we all started the army, we just wanted to avoid hunger. Now that everyone has fought hundreds of battles with officers and soldiers, and gradually become stronger and stronger, if you focus on avoiding hunger, it will be too short-sighted.
Moreover, now that all the officers are looking at us and are willing to wipe us all out, it is not easy for us to let go. In my foolish opinion, it would be better for our leaders to make an alliance and tell the story of the Taoyuan Alliance. In the future, as brothers, when they join forces with one heart and one mind, they will maneuver with the officers and the army, and have a care for each other, so as not to divide and disintegrate for the officers and the army, and each one will be broken. ”
Gao Yingxiang said: "What Brother Wang said is right, in the past, we all fought like headless flies, fighting for each other, and were chased and killed by the officers and soldiers and fled east and west. Today this has been nurtured, tomorrow that has rebelled, so that the officers and troops have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Brother Wang's suggestion was really good. ”
Zhang Xianzhong said in a loud voice, "If you want to make our old man fight with the officers and soldiers alone, he is not afraid." However, since all the brothers have this suggestion today, we have raised our hands in approval. ”
Luo Rucai didn't say anything, only nodded slightly.
Wang Jiayin was overjoyed to see that the crowd had no objections, and said, "Since all the leaders have no objection, let's make an alliance now." So he instructed his men to arrange incense sticks, and the leaders went to the altar of the alliance and made the alliance with blood. Each is called a great king.
Wang Jiayin was 44 years old at the time, the oldest of the leaders, and was called the Great King.
In order, the two kings are Wang Jiayong, the third king, Qi Rongshan, the king of Qi Tian, the fourth king, Zhou Fengchun, the fourth king, The King of Zijin Liang, the king of Zijin Liang, the king of the five kings, Gao Yingxiang, the king of the six kings, Cao Cao, Luo Rucai, the seventh king, Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king, Zhang Xianzhong, the eighth king, Li Wanqing, the king of the nine kings, and The party Xiaoxiong of the ten kings.
Among the ten people, the second king, Wang Jiayong, was Wang Jiayin's brother, and Qi Rongshan, Zhou Fengchun, and Wang Ziyong were all Wang Jiayin's original leaders, Ansai Gao Yingxiang was a three-sided ringing horse, and Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Wanqing, and Dang Xiaoxiong were all the leaders of the original Eighteen Villages of Rice Fat.
The people had completed their blood covenant oath and jointly elected Wang Jiayin as the leader of the alliance. Wang Jiayin was humble in his mouth and proud in his heart, and he gave the order to go to a feast and reward the three armies.
During the banquet, Wang Jiayin said: "Brothers, the reason why my Wang Jiayin was able to hold the Shoufu Valley and the Sacred Wood without being appeased, half of it was because it was convenient to occupy the geographical advantage, this area is in the extreme north of Shaanxi, and the officers of all walks of life are beyond the reach of the whip, and there are river bends outside, there is Yezhou under it, heavy mountains and mountains, and the Yellow River is blocked, so it has been safe and sound."
Now that the various rebel armies in Shaanxi have gradually been swept away or appeased, the officers and soldiers have the energy to fight in the Valley of Fugu, and with more and more of our men and horses, eating grain has become a problem. In my foolish opinion, we might as well select elite soldiers and strong generals and cross the river to shanxi territory, so that we can contain the officers and troops and reduce the pressure on the valley; second, we can get sufficient supplies.
Let's keep another group of people and horses to guard the Valley of The House, thinking that according to the situation, if the development in Shanxi is not smooth, we will still return to the Valley of The House to recuperate, brothers, what do you think?" Gao Yingxiang and the others all nodded in agreement. So the rebels set out to prepare to enter Shanxi.
Prior to this, the Shaanxi rebel army had the old Hui Ma Shouying, The Eight King Kongs, Wang Zishun, and the Heavenly Monkeys crossing the Yellow River and Kepu County. After that, the army was divided into two roads: the east road plundered Zhaocheng, Hongdong, Fenzhou, and Huozhou; the west road ran along Shilou, Yonghe, Jizhou, And Yixian, and Shanxi Dazhen. In May of the fourth year of Chongzhen, Wang Jiayin led Bai Yuzhu, Zijinliang, Gao, Luo, Zhang, and Dang Zhuxiong across the Yellow River and drove straight into Taiyuan. The governor of Shanxi, Xu Dingchen, hurriedly recruited the general You Shilu, and the general Cao Wenzhao xingxing the army to beg thieves.
The rebels went out in all directions to plunder the prefectures and counties belonging to the four cities of Ze, Lu, Bi, and Liao, robbing the homes of the rich and providing relief to the poor. When they encounter officers and soldiers, they will fight if they win, and they will run if they cannot win. This trick really worked. The people of Shanxi, squeezed by the rich gentry's huge chamber, have always been extremely resentful, and now when they see the arrival of the rebels, they respond in groups.
When Wang Jiayin led the crowd to cross the river, there were only 3,000 people and horses, and within a month of arriving in Shanxi, there were already tens of thousands of people. Some black sheep take advantage of the opportunity to abduct women, kill people and set fires, but because the situation is complicated, it is difficult to contain.
Just when the various rebel armies were winning in various states and counties, an unexpected thing happened.
Originally, Wang Jiayin led the white jade pillar and the purple gold liang to lead the troops to attack Yangcheng. Yangcheng County ordered Yang Ju to lead the crowd to hold firm, and Wang Jiayin led his army to attack for a while, but it was difficult to win, so he folded into the Yangcheng Nanshan Mountain to defend the camp. At this time, the counselor cao Wenzhao tracked down and fought a big battle with Wang Jiayin. Although Cao Wenzhao was brave and unusual, he was helpless and widowed, and was beaten by the rebels and fled.
Cao Wenzhao saw that the hard attack could not be achieved, and he had another plan. He heard that the sister of the subordinate soldier Zhang Liwei was Wang Jiayin's wife. He found Zhang Libi and personally poured him wine and vegetables.
Zhang Li was a pawn, and he had always looked up to Cao Wenzhao, and today he could not help but be flattered to see the master treat himself like this. Zhang Liwei knew that it must be the commander who had something to ask for, so he fell to his knees and asked General Cao to tell him bluntly that he would not give up in death. Cao Wenzhao saw that the time had come, so he cross-examined the truth and falsity of the rumors. Zhang Liwei said that his sister was indeed married to Wang Jiayin, but she had not seen her for many years, and she did not know whether she was still alive.
Cao Wenzhao listened and was overjoyed. Zhang Liwei was instructed to pretend to be extremely poor and desperate, to go to Wang Jiayin, and then take the opportunity to assassinate Wang Jiayin, and when he returned, he would be rewarded heavily. Zhang Liwei acted according to the plan and came to defect to Wang Jiayin. When Wang Jiayin saw that his brother-in-law had come to surrender, he did not doubt it, so he immediately made him the commander of the tent and left Zhang Lizhi by his side.
At this time, Wang Jiayin was full of pride, and his actions could not help but become light and crazy. The leaders of all walks of life, who have taken the rare treasures and who have robbed the beautiful women, often have to contribute to the alliance lord. Wang Jiayin was overjoyed in his heart, and casually rewarded him with the title of a prince, so that he could unify his camp.
Among this group of women, there is a concubine of a rich merchant, born with bright eyes and teeth, jade bone ice muscles, a delicate posture, and a charming personality. When Wang Jiayin saw it, he loved it very much, and from then on, he actually entrusted all the things he did to the white jade pillar to do, and he was pampered day and night. One day, Wang Jiayin drank two more glasses of wine, his language was unclear, his actions were out of control, and he promised the concubine to win the world herself and call her empress.
Knowing this by his wife Zhang Shi, he rushed into the tent in anger and asked Wang Jiayin what he wanted to do with himself, but Wang Jiayin was speechless. Zhang Shi saw the little concubine looking at himself with a smile and groan, and he couldn't help but be angry, pointing at the little concubine and scolding. Wang Jiayin became angry and rushed up to take care of his wife and slapped him twice. Zhang Shi was beaten, so he crashed into Wang Jiayin's arms, rolled and rolled, and messed up the tent.
Since then, wang Jiayin's relationship with his wife has cracked. Zhang, intent on revenge on Wang Jiayin, hooked up with one of Bai Yuzhu's subordinates, Wang Guozhong. At the beginning, Wang Guozhong was still afraid and frightened, afraid of being discovered by the king, but later he could not resist the temptation of gold and silver treasures, so he simply colluded with zhang.
Zhang Liwei came to Wang Jiayin's camp, gradually became familiar with the situation, knew that there was a gap between his sister and his brother-in-law, and tried to talk in front of his sister, which was really good.
Zhang Liwei then told Wang Guozhong his intentions, and wang Guozhong was overjoyed when he heard this, so the two colluded to plot to kill Wang Jiayin.
On this night, Wang Jiayin and his concubines were on the top of the South Mountain, when the wind cooled down, indulging in wine and pleasure. Leng did not prevent Zhang Liwei and Wang Guozhong from leading more than a dozen soldiers and pawns, and they moved their hands to kill Wang Jiayin and the concubine, and then they set fire to it.
Poor Wang Jiayin, commanding more than a dozen rebel armies, hundreds of battles large and small, did not die in the camp, but because of a woman, inexplicably died on the top of the South Mountain.