Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 694 Goodbye Zhang Huangyan
The war horse galloped quickly, passed through the city gate, turned a few streets, and stopped in front of the Huguang Governor's Mansion.

A soldier rushed to meet him and grabbed the reins of the horse. Wang Yan turned over and got off the horse without waiting for it to stop.

At this time, a person came out from the government office, but it was He Changsheng, the eldest son of He Tengjiao.He had just turned fifteen a few days ago, and after the coronation ceremony, he entrusted the dynasty to hire a court assistant, and then made Chen Bangyan's youngest daughter his wife.

After He Wenrui's death, He Tengjiao focused his energy on Wang Yan and this concubine who hadn't paid much attention before, trying to cultivate them in a short time. Ignored and not cultivated, my disposition has basically been finalized.

"Your Highness, please follow me, all the adults have arrived at the meeting hall." He Changsheng saluted timidly.

Wang Yan smiled at the second brother-in-law, "Lao Wenzuo will lead the way."

Immediately, Wang Yan took You Youlun and others into the Governor's Mansion. On the way, Wang Yan said a few words of encouragement to He Changsheng, but He Changsheng was obviously not happy, saying that He Tengjiao was too strict with him, and he couldn't take it anymore. .

He didn't pay attention to it for more than ten years, but suddenly he paid attention to it and made various demands. He Changsheng has just turned fifteen, so it's normal for him not to adapt.

When he arrived outside the meeting hall, Wang Yan patted him on the shoulder and said: "If you have any distress, it's hard for others to tell. You can go to the palace to talk to your elder sister."

After speaking, Wang Yan pulled his hem, stepped over the threshold, and entered the lobby, where He Tengjiao, Chen Bangyan, Yan Qiheng and others were all there.

Everyone stood up and saluted, "See Your Highness!"

As Wang Yan walked towards the main seat in the middle of the hall, his eyes swept over the people in the hall, and he saw that standing on the right and bowing in salute was Zhang Huangyan, Lu Fan's Minister of War.

Wang Yan sat down on the main seat, then waved and said: "Everyone, take your seats."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" The people and those who followed Wang Yan sat down on both sides.

At this time, Wang Yan went directly to the topic and said: "Zhang Shilang, the last time the two companies joined forces to block the Yangtze River, although Hong Chengchou finally broke it, the cooperation between the two companies is still very happy overall. I don't know if Zhang Shilang came this time. What's the big deal?"

Zhang Huangyan stood up, saluted and bowed, and then said: "Your Highness, before the Yangtze River was blocked, Jianyi was separated from the north and the south, so that the rice grains from the south could not be transported to the north, and the Jianghuai and Shandong provinces came together, making the north of Jianyi corrupt. Now the water transport has resumed. , Jianyi has food and grass, and is gathering a large army to wipe out the rebels in the Huaihe and Shandong provinces in order to restore their vitality. His Highness has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hands, how can he just sit back and watch the righteous people shed blood? Jiangnan, don't give Jianyi a chance to breathe."

Wang Yan was not entirely ignorant of the situation in Lianghuai. As early as January, rebels from Lianghuai fled into Hubei one after another. Not long ago, the leader of the rebel army, Ding Weichang, was ambushed by the Qing soldiers and led more than 300 remnants into Hubei. Hubei, as well as Xie Qian's envoys, all of which allowed him to obtain a lot of news.

Most of these people just opened their mouths and begged Wang Yan to send troops to rescue, but Zhang Huangyan's statement was more advanced. He wanted Wang Yan to send troops, but he didn't want his own status to be lowered. It seemed to be a gesture of seeking cooperation.

Wang Yan did not reply immediately, because he was not ready to send troops. He looked at Zhang Huang and said, "What does King Lu mean? Have you sent troops yet?"

This time when Wang Yan established a vassal in Wuchang, the happiest person might be King Lu. They knew that the Longwu court would negotiate peace with the Manchus again, but they blatantly dragged Wang Yan to fight the Manchus. The meaning of adding fire between Wu.

Zhang Huangyan cupped his hands and replied: "His Royal Highness King Lu has sent troops, and is now fighting fiercely with Duoduo in Yangzhou. The main forces of Jianyi are gathered in Yangzhou and Huai'an, and the western front is empty. Nanjing means His Royal Highness King Lu."

It's already called.

Wang Yan thought quickly in his heart that with King Lu's military strength, he should not be an opponent of the Qing soldiers. If he did not send troops, King Lu would probably retreat into the sea again with hatred.

Over the years, the King of Lu wanted to counterattack the land several times. At the climax, he mobilized tens of thousands of rebels, but in the end they all had no choice but to retreat to the sea because of their strength and isolation.

It seems that these setbacks did not make him succumb, but instead became more determined.

Right now, the Qing troops are empty on the western front, and it is indeed a good time to attack. It can help King Lu. After all, when Wang Yan launched the Chu-Jiang war, King Lu also launched an uprising in eastern Zhejiang, helping him hold back the Qing soldiers.Second, even if he can't hit Nanjing, he can take the opportunity to make a vote and then retreat back to Huguang.The third is to interfere with Manqing, so that Manqing has no time to breathe, and Manqing is tired.

Wang Yan thought for a while, then looked up at Zhang Huang and said: "This matter is important, Zhang Shilang allows Benfan to discuss with the shogunate, and I will give you an answer another day, okay?"

Such an important matter cannot be settled casually.

Zhang Huangyan bowed and said: "Soldiers are expensive, and your highness should settle down as soon as possible."

Wang Yan immediately ordered: "Come here, take Zhang Shilang to the post house to rest first."

Zhang Huangyan bowed and took a few steps back, then turned around and strode out of the lobby, following the little officials waiting outside.

After he left, Wang Yan suddenly asked, "Master Wu, has the person sent to Xi'an sent back any news?"

Wang Yan has been preparing to attack Jiangnan, but because of his own strategic shift, many preparations have slowed down.

Throughout the end of the third year of Longwu, the current situation in the world has undergone many changes, both in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In a world where one is strong and two are weak, the two are bound to unite.

As early as the end of last year, Wang Yan knew that Hauge had established himself according to Sichuan and Shanxi, and he intended to contact him. Under the threat of Dorgon, Hauge also hoped to temporarily reconcile with Nanming and ease the relationship.

In January of this year, Hauge's envoy arrived in Wuchang first, and it was Wang Yan's old acquaintance Han Zhaoxuan.

When Wang Yan saw him, he had already returned to his Han family attire, saying that Haoge issued an order to stop the shaving, hoping to cease the war with Wang Yan.

Wang Yan's previous discussion with his staff was to instigate Hauge to proclaim himself emperor, and elevate the conflict between him and Dorgon to the conflict between him and Shunzhi and the entire Qing court, making the two parties completely split and unable to reconcile. Divide the strength of the Qing Dynasty.

Han Zhaoxuan's arrival hit Wang Yan's heart. Wang Yan also expressed his intention to cease the war at that time, and sent officials to Xi'an to learn about Hauge's movements. After the threat from the west was eased, he could focus on Jiangnan.

Stabilizing Hauge first is a preparation for Wang Yandong's strategy, but he has been busy with many things recently, so he seldom asks.

Wu Jinxi is now the Minister of Rites of the feudal kingdom. Hearing Wang Yan's question, he hurriedly got up and replied, "Reporting to Your Highness, there was news a few days ago that Hauge and Wu Sangui went west and defeated the Heshuote who was entrenched in Qinghai." In Mongolia, Gu Shihan has surrendered to Hauge, but Hauge has not been a teacher, and it seems that he intends to continue to conquer Turpan who is entrenched in Liucheng and Hacihuo Prefecture."

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