Shen Yourong's years in the United States

Less than a year after Shen Yourong returned to China, the Fujian government sent messengers ten times to ask Shen Yourong to be reinstated, but Shen Yourong insisted that he would not, and this time he didn't even buy Lin Maohuai's face. However, Cui from Fujian also wrote to him. It turned out that when he was in Zhejiang, Cui personally recommended him after he left office. Shen Yourong was excited by his bosom friend, so he was reinstated. But unexpectedly, some soldiers were jealous of Shen Yourong because of his previous achievements and did not cooperate with him. Shen Yourong regretted it very much and moved the idea of returning to China. At this time, Wang Shichang, the governor of Fujian, gave him the right to create the water army Senate. Previously, Cheng Huang Xuan founded Fujian Water Meter to join the army, which was to "specialize in unifying the water army, press the key points and go with the flow", and Shen Yourong was ordered here. Wang Shichang wants to set up a military department at the original coast guard station to better defend the coastal areas. Shen Yourong thought that this title was specially set by Cheng Huang Hyun for himself, so he stayed.

In the forty-seventh year of Wanli (16 19), in May, Yuan Ba led more than 3,000 people of his own party to rob Fujian coastal areas and then fled to Guangdong. Wang Shichang handed over the task of pacifying pirates to Shen Yourong, but at this time, Fujian Navy had declined, and there were not many warships to hunt down, so Shen Yourong had to recruit. Yuan Ba "was lucky enough to obey orders", but then someone spread rumors of encirclement and suppression, so Shen Yourong had to take risks and "bow a boat to its boat to surrender", and Zhaofu was able to proceed smoothly.

In the first year of Taichang (1620), after Liaodong, the aggression against the state of Jin became more and more intense, so the Ming court set up the deputy governor of Shandong, stationed in Dengzhou, to command the navy, thinking that it should be coordinated on land. Shen Yourong was appointed because of his past exploits "known to the world". In the first year of the Apocalypse (162 1), Shenyang and Liaoyang fell one after another, and later Jin occupied Liaodong Peninsula and some coastal islands, posing a serious threat to the Ming Dynasty. Because Liaodong Peninsula is like a wedge inserted into the sea, Tianjin is forced to come to Shandong to board. If Houjin attacks from the sea, the consequences will be unimaginable.

So Liaodong coach Xiong Tingbi set out from the overall situation, put forward the "three-way layout", and the second one was "crossing the sea to make an Indiana Jones", and recommended Tao Langxian as the governor of Dengse and stationed in Dengzhou. Shen Yourong was also promoted to company commander and commander-in-chief, "Denglai became an important town". It is said that at that time, there were 50,000 marines, more than 10,000 horses/kloc-0, more than 2 million armored firearms and more than 2,000 warships.

On July 20th, the first year of the apocalypse (162 1), the governor of Liaodong sent Mao to attack Zhenjiang from the sea. Before Zhenjiang, Chen Liangce and others coordinated and captured more than 60 people, including Tong Yongzhen, a guerrilla in the late Jin Dynasty, and Zi Tong in the coming year. Zhenjiang is happy, and tens of thousands of people welcome guests with goat wine. Within a hundred miles of Fiona Fang, people who look at the wind are in an endless stream. " The seal was introduced into the capital. "On the day of the news, the gentry celebrated in the morning and the common people celebrated in the wild." Xizong immediately ordered Deng Lai and Tianjin Navy to go to Zhenjiang to coordinate. Shen Yourong was not carried away by these small victories and sighed, "I know it's useless to lead a brigade against zhangfang." Xiong Tingbi also holds a negative attitude towards this move. At this time, Nurhachi has sent Huang Taiji and A Min to lead three thousand military forces to Zhenjiang. After Mao was besieged by Jin Jun, Zhenjiang was recovered, so the navy did not set out.

In the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), Guangning fell because of "disharmony after mediation" in Liaodong, and people in Liaodong fled to coastal islands one after another, looking forward to the rescue of the Ming navy day and night. But at this time, Tao Langxian did not know how to consider it, and even ordered: "Anyone who dares to cross one person will be beheaded." Shen Yourong immediately wrote to argue, and sent dozens of ships to save the crossing, benefiting more than 34,000 people in Liaodong. Tao Langxian was regarded as a close friend of Xiong Tingbi for taking bribes, and died of hunger strike after he was imprisoned. The Ming court replaced him with Yuan Keli. Shen Yourong also met Qi Jiguang's eldest son Qi Zuoguo in Dengzhou. At that time, Qi Zuoguo's four brothers were editing the Chronicle of Qi Shaobao, which took Qi Jiguang's activities as the main line and recorded Qi Jiguang's life comprehensively and truly. However, after the chronicle was completed, Qi Zuoguo and others failed to publish it. Fortunately, it was funded by Shen Yourong and published in the second year of Apocalypse (162 1). Qi Zuoguo was very grateful for this, and wrote a postscript after Shen Yourong's preface in this book: "I will invite my viceroy Xuancheng Ninghai to open a mansion in the east, pour out the opinions of the guests, pity the secluded house, and sigh that the unscrupulous people are poor and have a day, and they will lose their achievements first, and donate money to write this book for the unscrupulous people to pass down from generation to generation." Shen Yourong's righteous act provided important historical materials for future generations to understand and study Qi Jiguang.

In February of the third year of the Apocalypse (1623), Liu Xingzuo (Liu Aita), deputy commander of Houjin in Fuzhou, sent a secret letter saying, "If you want to work in it anyway, report to China". Liu Xingzuo fled to Jianzhou because he was dissatisfied with the oppression of Ming officials. However, because he tried to fairly judge the dispute between Jurchen and Han people during his tenure, he found that he could not protect the legitimate rights and interests of Han people, so he decided to leave Houjin and offended a group of senior officials of Jurchen. Shen Yourong reported this situation to Governor Yuan Keli of Denglai, and Yuan Keli accepted Liu Xingzuo's request and sent Shen Yourong to meet him at sea on March 13. Liu Xingzuo began to make active preparations and decided to start work in July of that year. To this end, Yuan Keli told the court: "In February this year, Shen Yourong, the chief company commander, tipped off Liu Xingzuo, the hereditary chief company commander stationed in Fuzhou, saying that he would report to China anyway, and added a ticket to save the minister from death. I read that Liaoyang accepted surrender and fell into the city, while Guangning was lured to defeat by the judge. The prosperous words are not credible. Think about the purpose of the room, too. Real soldiers are smart. ..... Also at this time, using the former garrison of Qian Ning, with the help of North Korea at the beginning, the soldiers left Kanto, Lushun was attacked by horns, and Xuanchuan was welcomed by fresh people, and the restoration seemed profitable. However, if you want to be comprehensive, you must assess the situation and know yourself, so that you can win it and be cautious (Volume 36 of A Record of Ming Taizu). However, due to the betrayal of the traitor Bing Wang, Liu Xingzuo was captured and almost beheaded. Later, the persecution of eunuchs led to Yuan Keli's departure, which prevented the plan of luring and surrendering, but Liu Aita was bent on surrendering, and finally surrendered to the Ming Dynasty in the early years of Chongzhen and died in battle. This is the highest general who lured the Manchu in the history of the Ming and Qing wars, and it is a famous example of the spy war in Liaodong, which has been praised by people who study the history of the Ming and Qing wars.

Because of Liu Xingzuo's rebellion, Nurhachi moved the people of Liaodong Peninsula inland. At this time, it was suggested in the Ming court that Jinzhou, Liaodong Peninsula, should be defended. Shen Yourong said: "Jinzhou is alone overseas, Dengzhou and Pidao are far across oceans, so unity is not as good as it is." However, Mao was still sent to Jinzhou, but was soon defeated by the Jin army. In order to prevent the Ming army from coming again, Houjin burned down the battlements and watchtowers of Jinzhou City.

When Sun Chengzong supervised Liao, he ordered to March into Guanglu Island. Sun Chengzong wanted to go to Dengsete in person during the four-year spring defense of the Apocalypse to discuss with Yuan Keli the general plan of the water army attack. However, the Ming court always thought that the coastal water army only played a containment role and did not agree with this plan. Therefore, Sun Chengzong never went to Dengse to meet with Yuan Keli, but their letters kept coming and going. Shen Yourong, a general in Dengzhen under Yuan Keli, made great contributions to Pingwa, the recovery of Taiwan Province and the neutrality in the anti-Qing war. As a veteran, Yuan Keli, Governor of Denglai, relied heavily on this expedition. However, the company commander of Dengzhou was dissatisfied with the company commander Mao of Dongjiang, who relied on the eunuch's power, and the contradiction between them became deeper and deeper. "() Rely on Shen Shuai, and get at odds with Mao Shuai" (finish "Yin Shi Yuan Cang Draft"). In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian came to power, and a number of senior officials were punished one after another. At this time, Yuan Keli was demoted again. General Shen is helpless and decisive. Soon, Shen Yourong was seriously ill, and even his daily life was "precarious", so he "begged for bones from the old" and returned to China at the age of 67 in the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1624), and died at home three years later. The Ming court read his exploits, posthumously awarded the governor Tongzhi, offered sacrifices and buried him.

Shen Yourong has eight sons, three of whom have detailed records: the sixth son, Shen Shouchong, captured the post and was killed by Li Zicheng in the suburb of Beijing in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen (1643); In the second year of Shunzhi (1645), Shen Shou, the eighth son, responded to the call of Jinsheng, organized a rebel army to resist the Qing Dynasty, and was defeated and killed. The fourth son, Shen Shouyue, was beheaded in the eighteenth year of Shunzhi (166 1) for actively supporting Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan's anti-Qing struggle. What a brave man! After the Qing army captured Nanjing, Yuan Shu, the son of Shen Yourong boss Yuan Keli, also died of hunger strike.

Shen Yourong's poem says:

"With the statue of Deng Qian, prosperity will be strong and the scenery will be beautiful.

The waves roll over the earth's axis, and the clouds are soaring.

The grass is empty by the tower, and there are old pines on the cliff by the spring.

Dedicated to the flying sword, I want to sweep away evil spirits. "

"After I dedicated my sword to General Fei, I made up my mind to eliminate evil spirits." This sentence is a portrayal of Shen Yourong's ideal and his life. In fact, in China, it's not just a surname. Anyone who traces back to his ancestors will find many touching things. I am deeply impressed by the greatness and glory of my ancestors, so China needs reunification today. I hope every Chinese son and daughter will work hard for it!