Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

He immediately changed his stance.

Chen Yuanlao was an official-obsessed man.

His poems about passing the imperial examinations are very famous:

Leading the immortals to the Purple Palace, they gradually followed each other through the clouds.

Peach blossoms pierce through three layers of waves, while osmanthus blossoms reach for the highest branch.

There are no more galloping horses in Langyuan, and all the poems in Xingyuan are written later.

A man's success should be like this: his sleeves are filled with fragrance, known throughout the world.

Whether it was the Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty,

As long as it doesn't affect his official career, that's fine.

"My husband, my husband..."

A servant led a soldier in running in.

Elder Chen opened his eyes in a daze and asked, "What is it?"

The soldier on the other side said, "There are seven or eight sea ships."

"Suddenly, we arrived at the mouth of the Jinjiang River,"

“A row of strange flags were hung up,”

"A lot more soldiers disembarked from the ship!"

"What flag is it?" Elder Chen asked.

The soldier said, "It looks like a painting of the sun and moon."

"The Flag of the Sun and Moon?"

"It must be the Ming army coming!"

Elder Chen suddenly stood up.

"Quickly summon the officials within the city!"

"Come with me out of the city to welcome the heavenly army!"

Various government offices within Quanzhou city,

Soon things got chaotic and disorderly.

Many officials gathered with their subordinates.

Chapter 1815 Coastal Sacrifice

Under the leadership of Elder Chen, they...

They left the city in high spirits.

Zhang Shun had thought that attacking the city would take some effort.

But then they saw officials from Quanzhou coming out to greet them with gongs and drums.

Even local wealthy businessmen came to join in the fun.

"The atmosphere in Fujian is truly remarkable!" Zhang Shun exclaimed.

Elder Chen was confused at this moment.

I wonder how the Ming army got to Quanzhou.

It was like divine intervention.

However, Zhang Shun's troop deployment was too fast.

Besides pursuing Tong Guan

The only delay was during the raid on Xichan Temple.

Officials in Quanzhou,

They didn't even know he had taken Fuzhou!

"Prefect Chen Yuanlao of Quanzhou, along with the officials of the prefecture, pays homage to the General!"

Elder Chen still had his pride.

He simply bowed, but did not kneel.

Zhang Shun asked, "Has Emperor Xin Xingzong brought any troops with him?"

Elder Chen was taken aback, then shook his head.

"Xin Xingzong is in Fuzhou."

Zhang Shun said, "I just came all the way from Fuzhou."

"Tong Guan is dead, and Xin Xingzong has fled with his troops."

"They will most likely flee to Quanzhou."

Chen Yuan was greatly surprised and quickly said,

"We beg the general to take action and protect the safety of the people of Quanzhou."

“You don’t need to worry about that,” Zhang Shun said.

Elder Chen said, "May I ask your honorable surname, General?"

Zhang Shun, head held high and chest puffed out, declared: "Zhang Shun, Marquis Cao of the Great Ming Dynasty, General of the Cloud Banner!"

The Ming Dynasty has only granted titles to five marquises so far.

They all used their hometowns as titles.

But Shi Yuangong, Zhang Tang, and Yang Zhi,

The titles were all derived from county names.

Only Zhang Guangdao and Zhang Shun

The title comes from the state name.

Zhang Shun's hometown was formerly part of Caozhou.

Therefore, he was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Cao.

As for the General of the Cloud Banner, it was a military title in the Northern Song Dynasty.

However, when it came to Zhao Yuan, it was a military rank (from the third rank, upper).

Upon returning to the capital after the fall of the kingdom,

Zhang Shun's military rank is estimated to be promoted three levels.

He was promoted to the rank of "General Who Protects the Nation" (a second-rank official).

(Yang Zhi has been promoted to the rank of Grand General of the Third Rank for his devastating defeat of the Western Xia army.)

Of course, there will definitely be plenty to see.

In addition to military ranks, there were also noble titles.

There were also various promotions and honorary titles.

All rewards have been maxed out.

They could even create another set of honorary titles to bestow upon him!

Although Quanzhou officials were unaware of the situation to the north,

However, it was also from the mouths of past maritime merchants that

I learned a lot about the Ming Dynasty.

Before him stood Zhang Shun, one of the Five Marquises of the Ming Dynasty?

Elder Chen's body instantly shrank by three points.

His attitude became even more respectful and attentive, and he said with a beaming smile,

"General, please enter the city quickly!"

"Your humble servant has prepared the Ming flag."

"But they were unaware that the new dynasty had a sun and moon flag,"

"They only had the character 'Ming' embroidered on the flag."

Zhang Shun found this very interesting and asked...

"You only recently started embroidering the flag,"

"Or was the flag already embroidered a while ago?"

Elder Chen said with an upright expression,

"The old Song dynasty was tyrannical, the new Ming dynasty followed the will of Heaven and the people."

"I have embroidered the Ming character flag for a year now."

Zhang Shun retorted, "Bullshit! The new dynasty's name is Great Ming!"

"This matter has not even been publicly announced for a year!"

"Well....."

Elder Chen was speechless.

.....

When Zhang Shun asked about temples in Quanzhou

Elder Chen, who had always revered Buddhism and Taoism,

They instantly lost their religious beliefs.

He even gave Zhang Shun a lot of advice.

"Yanfu Temple belongs to the ten directions of monastic communities,"

"It has grown rapidly in recent decades,"

Elder Chen said:

"It has a large number of followers, but also a large number of enemies."

"Those ship owners who travel by sea,"

"The trade winds are of utmost concern,"

They believed that the trade winds originated from the gods.

"The King of Tongyuan is the Sea God of Quanzhou,"

"A god worshipped by many ship owners,"

"But Tongyuanwang Temple was merged into Yanfu Temple."

Zhang Shun laughed and said, "Aren't those ship owners happy?"

Elder Chen nodded and said, "Some ship owners who are Buddhists,"

“Support Yanfu Temple’s annexation of Tongyuanwang Temple.”

"But many more ship owners were furious,"

"And every time there's a shipwreck,"

"It was believed that the monks had blasphemed Prince Tongyuan."

"The abbot of Yanfu Temple has repeatedly stated that he intends to offer sacrifices to King Tongyuan using Buddhist precepts,"

“Those ship owners were even more resentful.”

"But they dared not offend Yanfu Temple,"

"Because many ship owners needed to rely on Yanfu Temple for supplies."