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Chapter 57
Suizhou is under the jurisdiction of Gao Jie. The eunuch and the imperial decree went to Suizhou several times. It is impossible for him not to know, but the appointment and dismissal of governors and supervisors in Henan is a matter for the court. Gao Jie dare not interfere too much, especially Ma Shiying Waiting for the downfall made Gao Jie feel a little in awe of the emperor, and his domineering and arrogant attitude restrained a lot.

But when he learned that without his permission, the emperor transferred Xu Guoding, his commander-in-chief, and replaced him with Yuan Shu, and sent an incomplete man to Suizhou to supervise the division, he was unhappy. If his subordinates do this, at least they have to ask for his opinion or tell him, isn't the emperor trying to harm him?
Therefore, Gao Jie, who was sitting in Fengyang, immediately held a high-level military meeting. Apart from not notifying Yuan Shu, the new commander-in-chief, several capable generals under him, such as Hu Maozhen, the commander-in-chief of Sizhou, Li Chengdong, the commander-in-chief of Xuzhou, and more than a dozen generals and deputy generals They all arrived in Fengyang.

Gao Jie told everyone about his depression, and Hu Maozhen smiled, "Master, this is a good thing, why are you depressed?"

"How can you see it?"

Hu Maozhen, who thought he had the talent of Kong Ming, moved closer to Gao Jie and said, "Master, please think about it," whether it is Xu Ding or Yuan Shu who is the commander-in-chief, aren't they all subordinates of the commander-in-chief?Mr. Lu supervised Henan, increased his troops and increased his salary so much. In the future, they will make wedding clothes for the commander-in-chief. Now they are stationed in Kaifeng, Suizhou, and Guide. , when they made merits in resisting bandits and repelling captives, the credit must of course be the Master's. The Master spared no effort to recruit troops and buy horses. His Majesty now has enough money, and he gave Suizhou 100 million taels at once. The most urgent thing is that the Master should go to the imperial court. "

What he said made Gao Jie burst into laughter, and immediately went to the court to ask for money and food.

The news of Suizhou soon spread to the three towns in Jiangbei, and the current four towns caused a sensation because of Ma Shiying's downfall. After the fall of power, the Ma family father and son were killed, and the servants of the Ministry of War Ruan Dacheng, the Jingying Admiral Zhao Zhilong, the Baoguo Gong Zhu Guoyan, the Caojiang Admiral Liu Kongzhao, the Governor of Henan Yue Qijie, etc., were killed. Those who were caught were caught, I was taken aback, the emperor is going to rule the country with an iron fist, will he do something to us?

But the four of them quickly smiled disapprovingly. We are not Ma Shiying and his ilk. Under your nose, we can arrest you if you want, and kill you if you want. You still have to count on us!

What, Duke Lu supervised Henan, and the soldiers in Suizhou paid 100 million military pay. The emperor is so rich. Oh, Ma Shiying must have gained a lot of money after the downfall of his ministers. We are short of money to recruit soldiers and buy horses Yo!

So Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, and Huang Degong submitted to the court one after another, asking for food and salary...

Zhu Yousong used two months to clean up the factory guards, eradicate Ma Shiying's party, purge the Jingying and Caojiang naval divisions, the government and the public were shaken, and the order of the court was completely changed, showing the momentum of clean officials. The emissaries, including the Donglin Party and Fushe people who love to find fault with the emperor, have been honest for a period of time, and they no longer make trouble out of nothing and talk wildly.The phenomenon of civil servants interfering with civil officials and ministers attacking ministers disappeared for the time being, and the number of papers from the supervisor of ceremonies dropped sharply, and Zhu Yousong felt much more relaxed.

But Zhu Yousong did not dare to relax himself. To achieve a counterattack, restore Daming, clean the factory guards, and eradicate the Ma Party, these are only the first steps in the long march of thousands of miles, because he knows that Ma Shiying’s party only threatens the imperial power. It is the four towns in Jiangbei and Zuo Liangyu who is entrenched in Wuchang that determine the fate of Ming Dynasty.In contrast, the four Jiangbei towns surrounding the capital are a key issue that determines the stability of the Nanming regime, and it is also a big problem that is imminent.

The reason why it is difficult is that the warlords of the Four Towns are different from the rogues Li Zicheng and the Manchu Tartars. They are not life-and-death enemies, but the warlords of the Four Towns are cancerous tumors in the fetal belt of the Nanming regime. For the Hongguang Emperor in history, The difficulty of cutting down the vassal is as difficult as reaching the blue sky. It seems that cure or death are fatal diseases.

Therefore, Emperor Hongguang in history had a headache and had no way to deal with the warlords of the four towns. In the end, he chose to accept it.Even the powerful Ma Shiying and others turned a blind eye. As for those civil servants, ministers and good ministers, they had no choice but to attack each other. The hands of these cancerous tumors in the four towns of Jiangbei.

Now this unparalleled problem is left to Zhu Yousong. He has been planning this matter for a long time. Since God let him pass through the original owner who replaced this body, and let him do it again, he must not repeat the mistakes of history.

However, the warlords of the four towns in Jiangbei and Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang are not Ma Shiying. In the territory, all of them are brave men who were born in the army, and they have tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of guns in their hands, and each of them is a hot potato.

From the history books of his previous life, Zhu Yousong also knew that these warlords did not listen to the imperial court, did not repair border affairs, either fought for land, or built large-scale construction projects, built mansions and palaces, raised slaves, ate and gambled, and lived the life of overseas emperors. When the army overwhelmed the border, most of them chose to surrender because of the wind, so they had to be dealt with, otherwise they would ruin Daming.

To save Daming and punish the big tigers in the army, the only way to go is to cut the feudal clan.With these hundreds of thousands of guns in hand, the situation in Nanming will be completely stabilized, and it will be just around the corner to get rid of the bandits and captives.

But to cut down the Tibetans depends on strength, Zhu Yousong took another inventory of his family in his heart, except for the [-] Jingying soldiers who were transferred to Suizhou, the number of troops he absolutely called was too limited, together with the Jinyiwei and the Jingying soldiers. Together with Caojiang Navy, it is less than [-].Not to mention cutting down the vassals with such a small number of people, guarding the huge city of Nanjing seems to be stretched.

Now counting on the supreme imperial power to restrain them has little deterrent power, because for these big-tailed warlords, the general will be outside, and the emperor's order will not be accepted. Therefore, Zhu Yousong believes that there is not enough power and the right time. .

Because beating snakes is one of them, and second, these warlords may jump over the wall in a hurry. If you let them go to the camp of Li Zicheng or the Manchu Tartars, you will be the most stupid loser, and you will lose this game completely. .

(End of this chapter)