The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 347 The Qing Dynasty Version of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces
Zhu Hongyu ordered to reward Chen Wenbin and many members of the cabinet, and Chen Wenbin left Zhu Hongyu's office with a happy face.

Zhu Hongyu is not at all stingy when it comes to giving rewards to the subordinates.

Chen Wenbin left, followed by Zhang Huangyan who came to see him.

Zhang Huangyan held a tome in his hand and presented it to Zhu Hongyu. Zhu Hongyu looked at the "New Confucianism" on the cover of the tome, pondered for a while and said.

"Has the New Confucianism textbook been compiled?"

Zhang Huangyan nodded and said.

"Yes, Your Highness, with the participation of Wang Fuzhi, Gu Yanwu, and Huang Zongxi, the compilation of the New Confucianism is going smoothly!"

"With the endorsement of these three, the tone of the new Confucianism will be very high!!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, but he didn't care.

"Shaobao did a good job, Gu is very satisfied!"

Zhu Hongyu really valued these three great Confucians, but the New Confucianism school does not have to rely on them.

To increase the weight of the Neo-Confucianism, Zhu Hongyu has many methods!
For example, when the official recruitment examination was announced, the Four Books and Five Classics annotated by Zhu Zi should be the teaching materials for New Confucianism.

He has the final say on what to test in the imperial examination. Is it difficult to change the minds of people in the world?
Besides, New Confucianism is also Confucianism!
Although Zhu Hongyu mixed in a little more private goods...

As long as Zhu Hongyu doesn't abolish the imperial examinations, no one cares that he mixes private goods into the New Confucianism.

"Your Highness, do you want to summon the three great scholars?"

Zhang Huangyan asked.

Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, then spoke.

"Well, let's see each other!"

"Take those three gentlemen to the flower hall, and go alone to meet them in the flower hall!"

Zhu Hongyu was still very curious about these three great Confucian scholars in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.

Especially when Huang Zongxi and Zhu Hongyu were later generations, they once read his "Ming Yi Dai Fang Lu".

Huang Zongxi's thought of "the world is the master, and the king is the guest" is probably the earliest democratic thought that was bred on the land of China.

Now that he can see a real person, Zhu Hongyu is naturally happier.

Zhang Huangyan left Zhu Hongyu's office, and Zhu Hongyu also ordered someone to change into a Confucian shirt for himself, preparing to meet Wang Fuzhi, Huang Zongxi, and Gu Yanwu.

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Wearing a collared Confucian shirt, Zhu Hongyu stood in front of the mirror, looked at himself in the mirror with a trace of elegance, and smiled slightly.

"Let's go, go to the flower hall!"

Zhu Hongyu ordered casually, he walked in front, followed by several soldiers from the Imperial Guard Brigade.

Not long after, Zhu Hongyu walked into the flower hall.

In the flower hall at this time, Zhang Huangyan, Wang Fuzhi, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi and others were sitting separately.

Zhu Hongyu strode in, and the four of them got up together and bowed to Zhu Hongyu who walked into the flower hall.

Zhu Hongyu saw the three of Huang Zongxi at a glance. To be honest, in terms of appearance, these three people are not particularly outstanding.

But the unique warmth of a scholar cannot be concealed!

Zhu Hongyu thought wildly to himself.

Maybe this is the gentleman like jade!

At the same time, Huang Zongxi and the others also looked at Zhu Hongyu.

Seeing Zhu Hongyu for the first time, the three of them felt a burst of confidence and high-spirited temperament.

That feeling, like any difficulties and obstacles in front of him, is not a problem!

There is only one thought in the minds of the three of them, and that is just youth!

Isn't this kind of high-spiritedness of a young man exactly what Daming lacks at this time? !

Maybe there is only one person like this who can save Daming!
Zhu Hongyu said directly.

"Three gentlemen, please sit down!"

After saying that, he strode to his seat and nodded slightly to Zhang Huangyan and the others.

Several people also said in unison.

"Meet Your Highness Jian Guo!"

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Chongming Island, Qing army camp!

The triangular dragon flag of the Qing court fluttered high, and the Shi character flag representing Shi Lang's identity, and the flag of the admiral of the Fujian Navy were also eye-catching.

Now, the goal of gathering the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River is very clear, which is Zhoushan.

In this battle, the Qing court used Shi Lang, the admiral of the Fujian Navy, as the commander, and Duolong, the Manchurian general, as the supervisor.

The British Captain Brown and the Dutch fleet commander Van der Laan also participated in it.

After hearing the news that the Ming army was marching south to Batavia, Van der Laan finally knew why the envoys he sent to Batavia had disappeared.

Because he didn't know that the victory over Batavia had already been divided, the Dutch East India Company was completely defeated, and its forces were expelled from the east of Malacca.

Therefore, after hearing the news that the Qing court was going to launch a massive attack on the Ming army, Van der Laan took the initiative to participate in it with the idea of ​​helping Batavia to share the pressure.

Naturally, the Qing court would not refuse!
If he had known the news that Batavia had changed hands, there was a high probability that Van der Laan would not dare to get involved in the battle between the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The fleet of the Qing, British, and Dutch Allied Forces was stationed in the Chongming area of ​​the Yangtze River Estuary.

The Qing court is also constantly gathering troops in the Chongming area!
The garrisoned Green Battalion in the south of the Yangtze River, the garrisoned Eight Banners in Nanjing, Hangzhou and other places, and the officers and soldiers of the Navy Battalion transferred from Dengzhou, Fujian.

Nearly 2 people gathered in Chongming Island!
After Shi Lang's order, a large number of Qing court navy officers and soldiers began to board the ship, ready to set off.

A not-so-small fleet left the Chongming Navy Camp and headed straight for Zhoushan!
This time the Qing court was going to attack Zhoushan, and the fleet size could even be said to be quite large.

The most important water force of the Qing court in the south, the Yangtze River Navy, almost all mobilized, as well as some ships and soldiers of the Dengzhou Navy and Tianjin Navy.

In addition, several sailing battleships of the British and the Dutch, as well as several Dafu ships rushed out by the Longjiang Shipyard during this period.

It is not an exaggeration for the Qing court to say that it is the best of the best!

The huge fleet set out from Chongming and spread across the entire sea.

Looking from a distance, the white sails are almost connected with the white clouds in the sky.

Shi Lang was wearing cotton armor, standing on the bow of the boat, looking to the south.

I swear secretly in my heart.

When the Battle of Zhoushan is over and the Great Qingshui Division is completed, it will be the time when the bandits Zheng will be destroyed!
He must personally raise troops, conquer the big officials, and behead Zheng Chenggong's thief!
To avenge his father and brother!
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On the other side, Zhoushan Islands!

The news that the Qing court's navy went south on a large scale cannot be concealed from anyone at all.

In the Qing Dynasty, as soon as soldiers, horses and ships gathered in Chongming, the Ming army received the news.

Zhoushan immediately began to prepare for the battle!
The Ming army's fleet hoisted its sails and left Zhoushan Port, ready to wait for an opportunity to seek a decisive battle with the Qing army's navy.

The artillery of the fort was also ready to fire, and a large-caliber coastal defense gun with a long barrel began to be loaded.

After preliminary training, the Ming army in Zhoushan, which was all equipped with armor, also began to gather on the main island, ready for battle.

Prepare to block the landing of the Qing army on the beachhead of the main island!

Zhao Erhu stood on the watchtower, looking into the distance, with a fighting spirit in his chest.

Although His Royal Highness Jian Guo gave him the order that if Zhoushan could not be defended, he would withdraw as soon as possible.

But he is unwilling to flee Zhoushan in despair!

If he doesn't fight, he will lose Zhoushan. Isn't he a joke as Zhoushan's defense?

Besides, Zhoushan can look like this today, but it was built bit by bit under his command.

Today's Zhoushan is like his child!
Zhao Erhu couldn't do such a thing if he asked him to leave his child and run away without fighting.

Besides, although the Qing government dispatched heavy troops to attack this time, Zhoushan also had a lot of troops.

You must know that the thousands of rebel troops under Zhang Huangyan in Zhoushan were all reorganized.

Even if some of the old and weak were eliminated, Zhoushan's defenders still had 4000 people.

(End of this chapter)