Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 120
The camp of the Ming Army on the outskirts of Pinghu City.

Xu Shiqi led Tu Xiangmei, Li Yuxin, Qian Wei, Qian Zhan, Sun Zhang, Ni Fu, and his sons Xu Ergu and Xu Zhuchen to visit Jian Guo.

Zhu Yihai personally stepped forward to help Xu Shiqi up, and spared the rest.

Shen Chenquan, a scholar of the University, held out an imperial decree, which was that Zhu Yihai worshiped Xu Shiqi as a University scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, entered the Shaofu, and served as an assistant to the cabinet affairs and military affairs before staying in the imperial court.

"The old minister is old and almost ancient, so it is difficult for him to accept this important task."

"I came to the throne alone to supervise the country and led the Northern Expedition. However, I am still young and have little experience in governing. I still have to rely on the elders to be by my side. Please don't refuse. This is not an honor of power, but a heavy responsibility."

When Xu Shiqi heard this, he respectfully bowed down and accepted the order.

"do my best!"

Zhu Yihai admired the free and easy of this little old man very much, he is really a real person.I heard that I planned to hang myself under the camphor tree in the countryside to observe the festival.

Such a loyal veteran, at a young age, must not have much energy to really let him handle affairs, but he is highly respected, and it is still useful to sit in the town. Even if he stays as a mascot, he can have a BUFF gain effect.

An old house where a treasure.

And at the end of the dynasty, it was even more precious to have such a respected senior minister to stand on the platform, and it greatly enhanced the prestige of Zhu Yihai, a small court of the supervisory country.

Even on key matters, the checks are extremely strong.

Let the young people below handle the specific affairs, and they are responsible for the general direction.

Tu Xiangmei and Zhu Yihai also commended and rewarded each other. Although the uprising failed, loyalty is rare. Although they have no military talent, they are not in this line of work after all.So Zhu Yihai gave them the teaching of the six subjects, or the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and made them the officials of the subjects.

Daoist officials in Ming Dynasty are important positions, and they are the product of controlling the big with the small. What they need most is loyalty, being able to defy power, and being principled. Secondly, of course, they must also have talent.

All of these people were from genuine Jinshi backgrounds, and some of them had even worked as officials of science and Taoism before.

"Your Highness won't attack Pinghu, won't you take back Jiaxing?"

After everyone sat down again, Xu Shiqi stood up after talking for a few words, his voice raised several degrees.

This newly worshiped Shaofu, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, was a little unhappy.

"Don't get excited, sir, sit down first and listen to Gu speak slowly."

Zhu Yihai made a long story short.

He heard that Zhu Yihai actually reached a secret agreement with Li Yuchun, Li Yuchun redeemed Zhu Yihai's city fee, and Zhu Yihai would not fight Jiaxing's seven counties and one prefecture, he felt it was unheard of.

"Your Highness, who supervised the country in the Ming Dynasty, actually made a deal with a traitor?"

"My lord, sit down first. This is not a deal, it's a big game of chess. In the name of a deal, it's a temporary deception. Let's sweep the countryside of Jiaxing first, clean up those traitors, country thieves, bandits, rogues, village tyrants and evil gentry, and restore stability to the place. , but also to raise money and food, to train soldiers and horses.”

"Of course, what's more important is that Gu got the exact news that Bo Luo, the commander of Hangzhou, is about to lead the main force of the Eight Banners, and some puppet troops will leave, so Gu intends to let them evacuate as planned."

Xu Shiqi sat down again, and began to think about Zhu Yihai's words.

"Your Highness, do you want to defeat them one by one?"

"Avoiding the real and attacking the weak, and concentrating on defeating one by one, is also for victory. My lord also saw that the Northern Expedition king alone, from the [-] newly formed soldiers who crossed the sea, now has more than [-] troops. It keeps increasing, but at this stage, it is not the time to underestimate the enemy, and if you really want to fight hard against the more than [-] people in Hangzhou, there is no chance of winning."

Hearing this, Xu Shiqi even applauded Zhu Yihai, "It's rare for His Highness to stay awake, and it's true that you shouldn't underestimate the enemy."

"and then?"

"Let's use the hands of Li Yuchun to create the illusion of peace in Jiaxing, let Boluo withdraw with the main force according to the original plan, let's clean up the countryside first, and when the time is right, we can seize a few county towns and cities. Isn't that easy? ?"

"Besides, a mere Jiaxing is not in my eyes."

"I heard that His Highness is going to lead an army north to Su Song?"

"That's right, Gu has appointed Shen Youlong as the governor of Su Song, and Wang Yongzuo as the governor of Su Song. They are contacting people in Songjiang and Kunshan respectively to launch an uprising."

"Didn't Your Highness say that the Tartars should be evacuated first, why?"

"It's two different things. The puppet officials in Susong appointed by the Tartars have been very arrogant recently. They have strictly ordered the people to shave their hair and forcefully expropriated money and grain. It is also necessary for Luo to eliminate these false officials before returning, to attack the traitors who surrendered, and to take away the money and food collected by the false officials."

"After the uprising is successful, you can quickly and proactively withdraw from the towns and counties to avoid the sharp edge."

After the main force of Boluo passed through and left, he led his army northward and reunited again, and then cut and separated all parts of the south of the Yangtze River, and defeated them one by one.

"Recover Jiangnan in one fell swoop, take back Nanjing?"

Zhu Yihai shook his head.

"This goal is a bit too high, and it is a bit unrealistic. The lonely plan needs to be divided into one, two, three, four, five, and six steps to recover Jiangnan and Nanjing. It may be the ninth and tenth steps, and there is still a long way to go. Way to go."

Xu Shiqi said, "Don't rush, don't rush, it doesn't matter if you slow down, if the veteran can wait, everyone can wait, as long as we move towards this goal."

"Do you have anything to add, my lord?"

"Well, the old minister just came here, I don't know anything, don't talk nonsense, just look at it first." As soon as he entered Nanjing, he wrote a letter to Hongguang, playing Chen Shengshu's official, Shen Biaoge, long-term appointment, and heavy reputation. , Strict abolishment, clear recommendation, and hand over the seven things.

But thinking about it now, although these seven things are correct, they are not in line with the current situation, or they are not the top priority.

Since he was in the Northern Expedition Army, military affairs must be the top priority, and he has no good suggestions for the time being, so he doesn't talk empty words.

This cautious attitude made Zhu Yihai love this old man even more.

Shen Chenquan was also very polite to Xu Shilin, and now there is a new cabinet minister, a bachelor. Although he entered the cabinet first, he still holds the junior ceremony.

After Zhu Yihai and others marched to the outskirts of Pinghu County, Li Yuchun finally waited for his Zhuge Kongmingyan my father back.

Seeing that Yan Wogong was so heavily used by Boluo, Zhang Cunren, Tian Xiong, etc. in Hangzhou, he actually felt a bit sour. With his current official title, Yan Wogong is no longer his master, and even has a distant status. On top of his lieutenant general.

He is an imperial envoy from a province, and he has the title of patrolling roads and sea roads in Hangjiahu Branch, which is also the immediate superior of the deputy general of Jiaxing. He has to do military training, name and account books, weapons and equipment, and even food and wages. It belongs to this channel.

What's more, they came here holding the flag of Wang Ming.

Li Yuchun's status and attitude changed very quickly, he respectfully treated Yan Wogong as a subordinate, but Yan Wogong was still as polite as before.

"Pseudo Admiral Zhu Wu's troops have arrived in the suburbs of Pinghu County. May I ask Mr. Xiantai, how should we deal with it?"

Strictly, I am fair, "Since there is an agreement first, it must be carried out according to the agreement. The general town master said so?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuchun said happily, "Yes, yes."

"Then act according to the agreement. Is the chief town ready to redeem the city silver?"

"It's already ready."

"Congratulations to Mr. Zongzhen, you have recovered all the prefectures and seven counties in Jiaxing, why don't you just give all the agreed redemption money this time."

"All?"

"I met Commander Boluo, the Governor, and the Admirals in Hangzhou this time. Commander Boluo is about to return to the north. Since the puppet Admiral Zhu Wu made an agreement with us, he is still very trustworthy, and our cooperation is not bad. The previous incident was not in the slightest, the Lord Zongzhen doesn't want any accidents to happen at this critical moment, right?"

"This matter concerns the future of both of you and me, even our wealth and life. If the matter is leaked, we will all die." My father Yan said in a low voice.

Li Yuchun nodded repeatedly.

The secret agreement with the false admiral Zhu Wu threatened him like a thunderbolt, but there was nothing he could do.

"Anyway, the money will be given sooner or later, and the money is not taken out of our own pockets, is it?"

Li Yuchun nodded.

Then he immediately came back to his senses and said flatteringly, "Duke Yan has just returned from Hangzhou, and I still have some things to report. I recovered the cities of Jiaxing, and the gentry from all over the country are still actively donating, so now the army has received a lot of money. In addition to redempting Zhu Wu's city silver as agreed, as well as paying the interest and handling fees, there is still some leftovers. I think that apart from the food and salaries of the lieutenants and soldiers, we will add [-] to [-] for the rest, half for each person, how about ?”

My father-in-law Yan laughed, "How can this be done, the money will always be kept by myself."

"How about me four and you six?"

"If it doesn't work, let's open it at thirty-seven."

Li Yuchun also knew that Mr. Yan in front of him was no longer the squire who came to vote for him in the middle of the night in the past, but now he was not only a popular person in front of Bo Luo and Governor Zhang Tian, ​​but also his official position was overwhelmed by several heads, a real immediate boss, Although there were some small secrets between the two of them, they didn't dare to make a deal out of it.

Moreover, he admired Yan Kongming from the bottom of his heart, so he was willing to give the money.

If Mr. Yan hadn't helped him plan the secret agreement with Zhu Wu, he would have died long ago, how could he still be able to make money now.

Yan Wogong smiled and said, "It's still five five."

"Five-five is good, five-five is good."

Mr. Yan came up with several orders, one was Li Yuchun's registered commander-in-chief, and he still served as the deputy commander-in-chief of Jiaxing Xiezhen, and he was rewarded with money and a pommel horse.

Li Yuchun's confidant, Yan Wogong also asked for some money for them.

Li Yuchun thanked you sincerely.

"Yan Gong, how long can you keep this matter from us?"

"Hide it for as long as you can."

"But I'm afraid that Zhu Wu's heart is not enough, if we send all the money, what will he do next?"

"I'll go to Pinghu to have a secret meeting with Zhu Wu tomorrow, and have a good talk with him. Since we are cooperating, we can benefit from cooperation. If we break up, it's no good. Marshal Boluo hasn't left yet, presumably they Don't dare to mess around."

"But what about after Bolo leaves?"

"At that time? Let's talk about it then, take a step and see!"

Li Yuchun felt a little uncomfortable, but he had no choice but to nod helplessly.

"This Zhu Wu really has us covered!"

"I've always hunted geese, but unexpectedly I was pecked in the eye by geese!"

(End of this chapter)