The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 286
And Zhu Linmi is planning to go westward to Yunnan after regaining Guangdong and Guangxi this time, and eradicate the disaster in Shadingzhou in one fell swoop.

In fact, the power of the center of Yunnan to the Ming court is not weak.

First of all, Mu Tianbo, Duke of Guizhou, who lived in Yunnan, has always been loyal to the imperial court.When Yang Tinglin fought hard against Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi, Yunnan was the first to send troops to reinforce him.The [-] Yunnan Army selected by Zhao Yin was one of Yang Butang's core forces at the beginning.

In addition, the chieftains in central and western Yunnan were also very opposed to the Shadingzhou rebellion.Because of the Shashi Rebellion, the chieftains were the first to suffer.

Just like the Mu family who came to Tianxing Mansion to ask for reinforcements earlier is the representative.

But at the moment, Shadingzhou's forces are too strong, and the forces loyal to the imperial court are temporarily overwhelmed.

Zhu Linming reckoned that as long as she could win one or two battles against Sha Dingzhou, the chieftains who dared not openly fight against the rebels would be encouraged to join Mu Tianbo in attacking Sha Dingzhou.

At that time, there is no need for the Longwei Army to delay too much in Yunnan, and the chaos will subside by itself.

Therefore, this Western Expedition has a great possibility to expand the scope of the imperial court's control to Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan in one fell swoop, which has more than doubled.

Among them, Guangdong is not only the core of the Ming Dynasty's ironmaking industry, but also an important foreign trade port, which is extremely important to Zhu Linmi's overseas trade strategy to enrich the country.

The source of soldiers here in Guangxi is extremely excellent, and the Guangxi army has been a fighting force that cannot be ignored since ancient times.Just like Hong Xiuquan of the later generations, with [-] Guangxi soldiers, he was able to conquer Nanjing all the way, and it was as easy as breaking down.

As for Yunnan, it is a place where minerals are concentrated, and it also produces horses, which is also a treasure land.

In addition, the acquisition of the land of Guangdong and Guangxi can also support the Ming army in Sichuan to the west, prevent Zhang Xianzhong's bandits from fleeing to the southeast, and open up a western front against Jianlu here in the future.

Therefore, this western expedition is an important measure to revitalize the southwest and then control the entire south of the Yangtze River.

In addition, Zhu Linmi has another purpose that cannot be clearly stated, and that is to deter He Tengjiao, who also has a separate heart, by destroying Ding Kuichu.

It is best to prompt him to give up his ambitions and return to the rule of the court.At least after Guangdong and Guangxi were controlled by the imperial court, the four regions of Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Shu formed a tendency to encircle Huguang.

In the future, it will be absolutely beneficial for the court to use force against He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang.

Zhu Linmi had recently arranged the affairs of the shipyard and the Naval Academy, and she was eager to solve the Guangdong-Guangzhou issue, so she summoned Guan Xiangyun to give careful instructions overnight, and ordered Shi Lin to prepare the car immediately, and drive to Tianxing Mansion before dawn go.

When he returned to the palace, it was just time for breakfast, but two people, Wen and Wu, had rushed to see him after hearing the news.

The first person to enter the palace was Gu Yanwu, the new governor of Jinyiwei North Township. Song Yingxing, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, saw this, so he had to retreat to the side hall to wait.

Gu Yanwu entered the study room and saluted, then handed a booklet to Shi Lin, who then forwarded it to His Highness the Assistant Prince.

"What is this?" Zhu Linmei said as she opened the book, only to see densely packed place names on it, followed by detailed numbers.

Gu Yanwu hurriedly said: "Return to Your Highness, earlier His Highness ordered his subordinates to inquire about the situation in Guangdong and Guangxi, these are the situation of the officials of the prefectures and counties in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the deployment of the Guangdong Army's garrison troops."

Zhu Linmei nodded secretly, saying that the efficiency of the "CIA" is indeed high enough. With such detailed information on the strength of the troops, the Western Expedition will definitely be much easier.

He looked at the booklet in his hand again, and Gu Yanwu "explained" to him: "Your Highness, Qianfan in the eastern part of Guangdong was also hit by a drought, although it was not as serious as southern Fujian, but it also caused nearly half of the people to flee.

"Therefore, from the east of Guangdong, there are hardly any Cantonese troops deployed. As far as Guangzhou, there is Ding Kui Chu's general Tong Yizhen's 3000 men and horses fortified along the Pearl River.

"From the Pearl River to the west to Wuzhou Mansion in Guangxi, there is no more Cantonese troops. And the subordinates found out that the morale of Tong Yizhen's men was low, and he had not received supplies from Guangxi for a long time. He only relied on looting the people around Guangzhou for food and pay. .”

Zhu Linmei nodded, it seems that Ding Kuichu has basically given up on Guangdong.

"However, Your Highness still needs to be careful. The Guangzhou government reported yesterday that Tong Yizhen got some cannons from Frangji."

"Well, I'll pay attention."

Gu Yanwu continued: "Ding Kuichu's main force is in Wuzhou and Liuzhou, with a total force of nearly 6000.

"In addition, my subordinates have also heard that Ding Kuichu has had a lot of contact with Fan Gui recently, or he may be disobedient..."

"Gui Fan?" Zhu Linmi frowned slightly, "Zhu Youlang? Yongli?"

"Exactly." Gu Yanwu was puzzled again, "It's just that Yongli..."

"Oh, it's nothing." Zhu Lin shook her head hurriedly. In history, after the collapse of Longwu, Ding Kuichu supported Zhu Youlang as emperor, and his country name was "Yongli", which he subconsciously said just now.

It seems that the inertia of history is still strong, and the general situation is different, but Ding Kuichu still has the intention of establishing Zhu Youlang.

However, Zhu Linming knew that Yongli was a very timid person. In fact, he had no intention of ascending the throne at first, but Ding Chukui, Lu Daqi and others repeatedly persuaded him to help him to the throne in a semi-threatening manner.

And in the end of the Yongli Dynasty, Zhu Youlang didn't pay much attention to the government affairs. During his more than ten years as emperor, his main "job" was to escape.

He ran wherever he was far from Jianlu.He ascended the throne from Zhaoqing, Guangdong, and ran all the way from Guangxi to Yunnan. Later, he felt unsafe, so he simply "went abroad" to Myanmar.

When Li Dingguo sent people to Burma to meet him and return to court, he refused to go back until he was captured by Wu Sangui.

From this it can be seen that this person has little courage and has no thoughts about the emperor's position.

Zhu Linming then instructed Gu Yanwu, "King Gui is loyal to the imperial court with all his heart, and has no intention of dissenting. But beware of Ding Kuichu forcing him to seek rebellion.

"Therefore, if an opportunity can be found, Mr. Gu should try to rescue King Gui from Guangxi."

It would be extremely annoying if Ding Kuichu really made Yongli's trouble.Among other things, at least it will make the world feel that the Ming royal family is still fighting among themselves, and it is Jianlu who is finally happy.

Gu Yanwu was very surprised when he heard the words, why did His Highness the Assistant Prince know that King Gui had no objection?Want to rescue it from Guangxi?So what if he doesn't want to leave with my people, do we have to "save" him away when we have to?
He suppressed these questions in his heart, and only cupped his hands and said: "This subordinate obeys."

Later, Gu Yanwu reported the situation of contacting the rebels in Shaanxi, Shandong and other places, saying that their situation is not optimistic, especially the lack of food and weapons.

Zhu Linmei sighed helplessly, right now she wanted to help these rebels, but there was no way out.At least until the Daming Navy has opened up the Bohai Sea Route before it can support the various ministries in Shandong.

Gu Yanwu finally said: "Your Highness, Jianlu seems to have rescued a thief named Gao Xiang to Beijing recently. This person seems to be a fake official under Ke Yongsheng."

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