At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 139

As soon as King Xiao Ming died, Zhu Yuanzhang completely severed his connection with the White Lotus Sect.

As a result, the White Lotus Sect was unwilling, claiming that the world should belong to the White Lotus Sect, and you, Zhu Yuanzhang, betrayed your faith and killed the master to seize the throne.

However, they also didn't think about it, who is Zhu Yuanzhang, who can be angry?
Therefore, starting from the first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang officially issued an edict to prohibit the White Lotus Sect, and clearly stipulated in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" that the head of the white lotus should be twisted, and the followers should each have a hundred sticks and flow three thousand miles.

In order to resist, the White Lotus Sect held many uprisings among the people. For example, in the sixth year of Hongwu, Wang Fo'er of Luotian County used the White Lotus Sect to revolt and claimed that Maitreya Buddha came to the world.In the 18th year of Hongwu, Peng Yulin in Fujian also rebelled in the name of the White Lotus Sect.

The emergence of these situations also made Zhu Yuanzhang more determined to ban the White Lotus Sect.

In the Jianwen Dynasty, they were busy fighting civil wars, and after Zhu Di came to power, they were busy fighting Mongolia. The focus of the court gradually shifted to the north, and the control of non-governmental organizations such as the White Lotus Sect gradually relaxed.

Today, everyone just turns a blind eye and closes one eye. As long as you don't make trouble, I don't have time to talk to you.

However, the Bailian Rebellion Sect could not sit still after all!
To Zhu Qizhen's surprise, this time, the White Lotus Sect actually colluded with Japanese pirates, and the nature of the matter changed.

In the past, when you did things, it could barely be regarded as a grievance between your brothers, but now you collude with Japanese pirates, that is treason!

Song Guxi understood this when he thought about it, sobbing with a pretty face, "I don't know that they dare to rebel and even collude with Japanese bandits..."

Zhu Qizhen asked: "Aren't you the Holy Maiden of the White Lotus? Your status in the religion is not low, don't you know anything about it beforehand?"

Song Guxi was full of grievances, and pouted and said: "My family thought that the White Lotus Sect persuaded people to be good, and cared about the people of the world, but who knew...they even colluded with Japanese pirates, and my family should not be this saint!"

"Don't be a saint, go to the brothel to sell and sing?"

"Your Majesty, please stop making fun of my slave family. At worst, you will find a man who is down-to-earth to marry and don't care about these right and wrong anymore."

Zhu Qizhen was stunned for a moment, why did this sentence sound so familiar, could it be that it is in the legend... Find an honest man to marry?
Sure enough, it's all honest people who take the blame...

"Tell me, what is your status as a saint?"

Song Guxi sighed, and said quietly: "Because the White Lotus Sect believes in the Pure Land Bodhisattva, the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva is a saint. Now that I think about it, the so-called saint is nothing more than a name."

"What are you responsible for?"

"At the beginning, the slave family was ordered by the leader to come to the capital, but they didn't give any specific tasks. They only said to stand firm and wait for the opportunity to act. Later, they settled in the brothel for the convenience of inquiring information. Last year, the case of Fan Ji's merchant was the slave family. The clues obtained and the looted property were also distributed to the poor people."

"Who distributed the property, this process... have you witnessed it with your own eyes?"

Song Guxi was stunned for a moment, then shook her head lightly, and sighed: "Whether those properties were distributed to the poor people or sent back to Nanjing, I don't know. Now it seems that my family may have been cheated again..."

"Okay, take care of your wounds, and I will come to see you tomorrow."

Zhu Qizhen turned around and left, Song Guxi had some reluctance in her eyes, her lips twitched slightly, but she didn't say anything.

As night fell, Empress Qian had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing the emperor's tired face, he took the initiative to pinch the emperor's shoulders.

"The emperor went to Xishan again?"

"Yes!"

Zhu Qizhen closed his eyes, his mind was full of things about the White Lotus Sect and the Japanese pirates, he had to find a way to get rid of these two lads and prepare for the opening of the sea.

"emperor……"

Empress Qian asked cautiously, "How is Miss Song recovering?"

"It's okay, it's going well."

"My concubine heard that Miss Song was born in a brothel. If she rests in the palace for a long time, I'm afraid... something wrong..."

Zhu Qizhen heard the implication of Queen Qian's words, so it's no wonder that the influence of having a brothel girl by his side is really not good.

"However, her injury is still not healed, and she fell out with the White Lotus Sect again, and there is no place to stay for a while."

Empress Qian said again: "It's better to send Miss Song to Huangzhuang to recuperate, and then send someone to guard, so as to avoid rumors and protect her well."

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's fine, but I'll wait for her to recover before I go to see her. She's still too weak to get out of bed."

Only then did Empress Qian feel relieved, and said: "I have already arranged people to serve Miss Song. Your Majesty can go to busy business, so don't worry here."

Zhu Qizhen was really sleepy, he coped with it, and fell asleep.

Empress Qian sat on the head of the bed, sighed silently, her face was full of resentment.

The next day, as soon as the morning morning was over, Yu Qian ran over.

Zhu Qizhen hadn't finished his breakfast yet, when he heard Yu Qian begging to see him, he hurriedly put down the bowls and chopsticks and came to the imperial study.

"I thought about it a lot. If I want to wipe out Bailian and the Japanese pirates in one fell swoop, I can only use tricks."

Zhu Qizhen's eyes shone brightly, and he urged: "Quickly tell me, why do you just use tricks?"

Yu Qian replied: "The white lotus is hidden among the people, and the Japanese pirates have been drifting at sea for a long time. If the court takes any action, they will definitely not be able to hide. Therefore, if you want to lure snakes out of their holes, you must let them see enough benefits. The civilian husband is a very good temptation, but now that the imperial court has ordered to hand over the white lotus, they will definitely be more careful."

"You want me to take back my will?"

"Withdrawing the decree now, I'm afraid it's too late!"

Yu Qian shook his head and said: "What I mean is that the court's will will continue to be implemented, but it can be ordered secretly, just for show. As for the White Lotus Sect's eyeing on the Huai'an Mansion, I have the right to pretend that I don't know, and I have to order Wang Yonghe Continue to recruit civilian husbands, [-] is not enough, then [-], the White Lotus Sect will never give up this opportunity easily."

Zhu Qizhen nodded secretly, Song Guxi is not dead, the White Lotus Sect must know the news, if the court remains unmoved, it will make people suspicious, it is better to bluff to cover up the court's arrangements for Huai'an Mansion.

Yu Qian continued: "The next step is about the military strength of Nanjing. I suggest that the emperor issue a decree, ordering the king of Jing'an County to become a vassal, and Nanjing to send troops to escort, so that Nanjing's soldiers and horses can be transferred away in a legitimate way. In this way, the White Lotus Sect and The pirates will definitely do something."

"Leading the snake out of the hole, how to arrange the counter-insurgency troops next? How to mobilize the troops without the other party's knowledge?"

"I suggest that you should not mobilize troops on a large scale. You can arrange a small number of elites to go to Nanjing in advance and wait for the opportunity to fight the opponent. I have estimated that the opponent's strength should not exceed 5 at most. Relying on new firearms, only a few thousand people are enough to wipe out the enemy. Of!"

Zhu Qizhen quickly thought about Yu Qian's strategy, recruited more civilian husbands, transferred troops from Nanjing, and Zhang Fu, the king of Jing'an County, became a vassal...

If he was a member of the White Lotus Sect, he would definitely not be able to bear such a temptation.

In this way, only an elite army equipped with flintlock guns is needed to attack the opponent by surprise.

"I still have a question, what about the civilians in Huai'an Mansion? Are they really waiting for the White Lotus Sect to incite them to rebel?"

These are all citizens of Daming, they are innocent.

You can't just watch them being used by the White Lotus Sect and then die in the flames of war.

Yu Qian said: "I have a way to invalidate the tricks of the White Lotus Sect. Please rest assured, these peasants will not rebel!"

"Oh?"

Zhu Qizhen was full of doubts, so many people, can you control them?
Even if there are [-] well-trained soldiers, if they are not managed well, there is a possibility of mutiny at any time, let alone [-] patched up civilians!

"I ask the emperor for orders to go to Huai'an in person. As for the mobilization of troops and horses, it is better to leave it to the three thousand battalions. I wonder what the emperor wants?"

Zhu Qizhen is very confident in the combat effectiveness of the [-] Battalion. This is an elite unit under him. He is currently training all members to equip them with flintlock guns. It seems that they have transformed into a modern combat force to deal with the White Lotus Rebellion and Japanese pirates. no problem.

As for Yu Qian's request to go to Huai'an mansion in person, he didn't know what kind of medicine he sold in the gourd.

"Do you have to go? Can't Wang Yonghe?"

"I'd better go there in person. Otherwise, it will take a lot of time to send letters back and forth from Huai'an to the capital. The war may start at any time. In case of an emergency, Wang Shilang may not have time to respond."

"If you leave, what will the Ministry of War do?"

"You can order Zuo Shilang to temporarily act as the secretary, and the emperor will personally take command in the capital. I think there will be no problems."

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a long time, and Yu Qian's method is feasible. As for the matter of the civilian husband of Huai'an Mansion, since he said he has a solution, he will definitely not let himself down.

"Okay, that's it, you go down and make arrangements!"

Yu Qian bowed and retired, and Zhu Qizhen ordered Jin Ying to announce Zhang Fu to enter the palace.

Zhang Fu rushed over after receiving the holy metaphor.

During the Northern Expedition, the emperor left him in the capital, and basically had nothing to do every day except wait for the battle report from Mobei.

Coupled with the fact that I bear the name of a county king, I always feel uncomfortable.

If I don't find something to do, I'm afraid something will go wrong.

"The minister kowtows to the emperor!"

"Zhang Qing's family doesn't need to be too polite, come and sit down!"

Jin Ying moved a jindun, and after Zhang Fu thanked him, he sat down.

"I don't know if the emperor summoned the old minister, what's the order?"

Zhu Qizhen said straight to the point: "I want to ask the Qing family, when are you planning to become a feudal clan?"

Zhang Fu was shocked and stood up again.

"The emperor is going to let the old minister...be a feudal vassal?"

"Of course!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hands and said, "Don't be nervous, sit down and talk!"

Zhang Fu sat down cautiously, and said: "The old minister can take over at any time, but...need to borrow some troops from the imperial court."

Just kidding, you sealed me up in An Nanguo, I don't lead soldiers, how can I be a feudal lord?

Do you want me to go over and tell people, this is my territory, get out of the way!

I'm afraid the only result is to be chopped into flesh...

Of course Zhu Qizhen also understood this, and said directly: "How many soldiers and horses the Qing family needs, but it doesn't matter!"

"This... this..."

Zhang Fu hesitated immediately, because he was a vassal, which was equivalent to declaring war on Annan. Is the court ready?
Just after fighting Mobei, he wants to fight Annan again, can Daming bear such a toss...

"Your Majesty, does this need to be discussed in the long run?"

It's not that Zhang Fu didn't have the guts. He was the one who led the team in the past to conquer Annan. Now it's okay to fight, at least you have to prepare!

If it is like the 14th year of Zhengtong, if you say to send troops today, and you will start in three days, then it is not a war, it is giving away the head.

Zhu Qizhen asked: "Is one month's preparation time enough?"

Zhang Fu nodded, although a month was a bit hasty, it was barely enough.

However, he didn't understand why the emperor rushed him away.

Could it be that you are addicted to fighting?
"The veteran estimates that at least [-] soldiers and horses will be borrowed from the imperial court. Please rest assured, the emperor, as long as the minister arrives in the fief, he will hand over his military power as soon as possible."

Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly and said, "I will give you one hundred thousand!"

"Not so much!"

Zhang Fu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Fifty thousand is enough!"

Zhu Qizhen said: "That's what I think. The Qing family set off from the capital with their family members and guards. When they arrived in Nanjing, they were escorted by Wei Guogong with Nanjing soldiers and horses. After arriving in Yunnan, they joined forces with Qian Guogong's soldiers and horses to enter Jiaozhi together. What's your wish?"

After hearing this, Zhang Fu nodded and said: "That's very good, but... the old minister is worried that the imperial court mobilizes troops and wastes money and food. If there is a young man who takes advantage of the emptiness of Nanjing's troops and commits treasonous things, then the old minister will become a great Ming. sinner!"

"You don't have to worry about these, I still have tasks for you."

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"When the Qing family arrived at Jiaozhi, I captured that dog who proclaimed himself king. I wanted to ask him face to face, why he didn't obey my will?"

As soon as Zhang Fu's expression changed, you just said that it's fine for me to lead the troops to fight Annan, and it's fine to say that it's Fan, which sounds nice...

He thought quickly in his mind, Nanjing sent [-] troops, Yunnan had roughly [-] troops, and with Wei Guogong and Qian Guogong sitting in the town, it would not be difficult to take down Annan.

Thinking of this, I suddenly became excited.

Just saying that the emperor will not forget me, Fa Mobei let me sit on the bench in the capital, so he was planning to beat Annan!

OK, let's fight!
"The old minister has another request..."

"But it doesn't matter!"

"The new guns and artillery, can you bring some to the old minister?"

"of course can!"

Zhu Qizhen was very happy, and said immediately: "In the Battle of Mobei, our army's new firearms exposed many problems. Now Wang Gong Factory is doing its best to improve it. The new batch has not yet been put into mass production. I can only give you the original one. batch."

"No problem, the old minister wants the old ones!"

Zhang Fu was immediately very excited. These firearms had been tested in actual combat. Even if there were any problems, they would still be crushing when they were brought to the battlefield.

At the beginning of the expedition to Annan, the coach was the famous Cheng Guogong Zhu Neng, and Zhang Fu was the deputy commander.

It's a pity that Zhu Neng died of an accident during the battle. Zhang Fu temporarily became the coach and conquered Annan in one fell swoop.

After the fall of Annan, Zhang Fu had the intention of guarding it for generations, but the imperial court started a war with Mobei and urgently needed to return to the imperial court by himself, so he had to give up this idea as a last resort.

This time, the old dream can finally be reunited!
Thinking of this, Zhang Fu burst into tears with excitement.

"The old minister swears to the heavens that Jiaozhi will return to the territory of Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "I believe in you, go prepare!"

Zhang Fu said solemnly: "Old minister...obey the order!"

(End of this chapter)