The Most Powerful Man in the World

If it is to travel by land, it is already very amazing to travel a hundred miles a day, and it is even said that they are rushing on the road, but don't forget, they are on a large ship, even if it is two or three hundred miles a day. Lili, it couldn't be easier.

Chu Yi chuckled, looked back at Yu Huatian and said, "Why can't you guess why this is the case?"

Yu Huatian was stunned for a moment, feeling Chu Yi's gaze that seemed to be able to see through him, and smiled bitterly in his heart.

In the past, he and Chu Yi were generally small eunuchs, but their fortunes were different. Chu Yi's fortunes were obviously much more fortunate than his, and he soared. , step by step backward.

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The three hundred and fifty-third chapter focuses on the people of the world [1 more]

However, Yu Huatian couldn't admire Chu Yi's scheming and methods. So no matter how proud Yu Huatian was, in front of Chu Yi, he restrained all his pride.

Taking a deep breath, Yu Huatian, who realized Chu Yi's plan, showed a stern look on his face: "The Governor's idea is good, but has the Governor ever thought about what if those people really occupy Jiangnan? …”

Chu Yi turned his head slightly, looked at Yu Huatian with a half-smile, and said, "Really, if that's the case, wouldn't it be better?"

A strong self-confidence rose spontaneously from Chu Yi, and Yuhuatian bore the brunt of it. Feeling the strong self-confidence of Chu Yi, he had inexplicably unlimited confidence in Chu Yi.

Shaking his head slightly, couldn't Chu Yi think of the questions that he could think of?

Since Chu Yi is not worried at all, let me explain that Chu Yi definitely has a way to solve this problem.

The worst result is nothing more than smashing Jiangnan. A brooding flower can't provide much help to Daming. Instead, it is like a greedy blood-sucking worm madly absorbing Daming's vitality. Such Jiangnan is shattered. There is no pity.

Thinking back in the distance, the Song Dynasty only occupied half of the country, but it was able to earn hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes. What kind of concept is this?

But compared with the dignified and dignified Ming Empire, how much taxation there is, the annual national taxation is only a few million taels of silver after deducting food and other physical objects.Compared with the Song Dynasty, a complete empire like Daming was so much worse. It can be said that it is above the court, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is definitely something wrong with the tax system in Daming.

What is the problem? To say that these civil and military officials who can stand above the court have no idea, it is simply an insult to their wisdom.

But few people thought about making changes, but frantically obstructed those who tried to make changes.

Even if a Zhang Juzheng reform was introduced later to forcibly inject a life-sustaining shot into Daming, but Zhang Juzheng's reform was ultimately aimed at the common people at the bottom, and did not touch the elites and gentry.

One class occupies most of the country's wealth, but such a class is madly swallowing the country's vitality without stopping.

Jiangnan is prosperous, singing and dancing are prosperous. As the gateway of Nanjing, Anqing, after King Ning raised his army, the Nanjing Military Department responded immediately, mobilizing troops and horses to garrison Anqing, always guarding against King Ning's rebels entrenched in Jiujiang.

Anqing City is not big or small, it is naturally much larger than the average county town, but it is much worse than a big city like Nanjing City.

With a large number of soldiers stationed in Anqing City, the entire Anqing City fell into chaos.

These soldiers and horses dispatched by the Nanjing Military Department from Jiangnan can be said to come from various places, and a thousand-household officials of a prefectural guard station were ordered to lead their men and horses.

At least a dozen guards, if all these guards are full, then a dozen guards can at least reach [-] or [-] troops.

However, the guardhouse has long since fallen into disrepair. In fact, even if these thousands of officials include their family members, the battleable soldiers they bring are actually only a few hundred people.

Add up more than a dozen guards, in fact, there are only a few thousand people.

Thousands of soldiers from various places rushed into Anqing City at once. These guardsmen, who were used to doing good in the local area, were not so good at talking, and it was almost their instinct to disturb the place.

In just two or three days, Anqing City was in a mess, either this one was robbed or that one was smashed.

As a local prefect, the prefect of Anqing should have stood up and restrained these soldiers, but I don't know what the prefect of Anqing thought. He just sent the prefect to patrol the city for a while. The chaotic army is simply not seen.

In view of Daming's general trend of the noble and the lowly, if the prefect of Anqing stood up to restrain these chaotic troops, then the order in Anqing city would never be so chaotic.

It seems that they sensed the attitude of the prefect of Anqing, but the dozen or so officials who were ordered to come here breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, they were more indulgent towards their subordinates.

You have already searched almost as much as you can in the local area on weekdays, and you can't squeeze any oil and water at all. Now you have finally come to a prosperous city like Anqing, if you don't squeeze some oil and water, wouldn't it? Did you make such a trip in vain?

Anqing City, in a mansion.

As the prefect of Anqing Fu Qingzheng, the same literati with a smile on his face sat opposite each other. In front of the two, on a chessboard, two black and white sons criss-crossed, and it could be seen that the two were playing chess.

After Fu Qing's son fell, he looked up at the scribe and said, "You and I haven't seen each other for several years. When I saw you today, it can be said that Brother Ding has the same demeanor. His chess skills have not fallen!"

Ding Kui stroked his beard and smiled slightly, and the chess piece in his hand slowly dropped and said: "But brother Fu, you have lost a lot of money compared to the past, and even this chess power has also dropped a lot. The parents and officials of the land serve the country and the people, but it is a lot of hard work!"

The red face, full of richness, can see the color of the reduction on the face.

Fu Qing smiled slightly and said, "Fu is highly valued by the emperor, entrusted with important tasks, and should do his best to manage the country and the people in order to serve the emperor."

With a click, Ding Kui fell down, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "It's a pity, no matter how much Brother Fu has done, no matter how outstanding his political achievements are, unless he is to hug the thigh of a robber, how can the emperor It's a pity to take such a prefect as Brother Fu in mind, it's a pity for Brother Fu's talent."

Hearing the words, Fu Qing squinted his eyes, his hand holding the chess piece paused slightly, and then shook his head with a smile: "This official can't control that much, I only hope that Your Majesty can see through the true face of the castrated thief one day."

Ding Kui's eyes lit up, his beard stroked his hand for a moment, and then he dropped the chess piece to look at Fu Qing and said, "Brother Fu, do you know why Ding came here?"

A wise light flashed in Fu Qing's eyes, and he chuckled: "Oh, then I don't know what Brother Ding is here for?"

Ding Kui looked at Fu Qing's expression. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that his identity still had a purpose, and Fu Qing must be clear.

He is the messenger of King Ning, and he came to persuade King Ning to persuade Fu Qing, who is the prefect of Anqing, to surrender. Footsteps can be broken.

If it is said that the officials of the eunuch party who sit in Anqing are officials, Ding Kui would never dare to come to visit rashly, because in that case, he might come to the door himself to die.

But Fu Qing is different. It is said that Fu Qing was born in Jiangnan. Although Jiangnan Fu’s family is not a wealthy family, it is also a scholarly family. There are clansmen in the past dynasties who have entered the dynasty as officials, but they can be regarded as a family of local nobles. .

It is precisely because of this that Ding Kui asked King Ning to come and persuade the prefect of Anqing to pay off.

After some testing, if Ding Kui said that he was a little worried before, he is completely at ease now.

If Fu Qing is really loyal to the emperor, I am afraid that he will be taken down as soon as he enters the government.

His identity was not directly stated. In this case, Fu Qing treated him with courtesy, especially between chess games. Under the temptation of words, Ding Kui had already noticed Fu Qing's attitude.

Ding Kui looked at Fu Qing and said slowly: "Ding did not hide from brother Fu, this time Ding came here on the order of His Royal Highness King Ning to ask Brother Fu to put the people of the world first and help His Royal Highness King Ning. The whole universe."

Fu Qing stroked his beard and looked calm. Even after listening to Ding Kui's words, he did not show the slightest surprise. Obviously, he had already anticipated Ding Kui's intention.

Ding Kui was secretly delighted when he saw this, and there was no response after paying off. That was the best response. He saw Ding Kui took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Fu Qing: "This is a letter handwritten by His Royal Highness King Ning, please also pay for it. Brother, take a look!"

When Fu Qing looked at the letter, he couldn't help but froze for a moment, pondered for a while, and slowly accepted the letter, while Ding Kui saw Fu Qing take the letter, and his heart fell completely.

Fu Qing opened the letter, swept his eyes, and finally smiled at Ding Kui: "I also asked Brother Ding to report back to the prince, and said that Ding will definitely live up to the prince's high expectations."

Hearing this, Ding Kui couldn't help laughing and said: "Brother Fu is a wise choice! To be honest, the prince has already received the help of most of the families in Jiangnan, and he will be able to completely occupy the land of Jiangnan in a few months at most. At that time, if you climb up and shout, the world will follow, and I will also have the opportunity to pass on the title of the lord!"

The [-]-strong army, thousands of boats, densely covered the river surface, it can be said that the flag is like a cloud, and the momentum is huge.

Sitting on the huge flagship, King Ning watched the [-] army under his command heading straight for Anqing, he couldn't help laughing at the surging river, and looked around at the crowd of civil and martial arts, "This king has this [-]. Great army, taking Nanjing City is just around the corner, would you like to make a bet with this king to see how many days this king can take Nanjing City?"

Seeing that King Ning had such an interest, the crowd naturally would not spoil King Ning's interest, with Liu Yangzheng as the head, only to hear Liu Yangzheng say with a smile, "I think that Your Highness will be able to go to Nanjing City in ten days at most!"

King Ning laughed loudly when he heard the words: "In seven days, this king will definitely take Nanjing City in seven days!"

Speaking of which, King Ning waved his hand and pointed at the densely packed boats: "King Lonely has such a large army, what is so good about Nanjing City in a mere district!"

Here, King Ning's army is about to go down the river and take Nanjing City in one go.

In Ji'an County, officials such as Wang Shouren and Chen Tai naturally received the news.

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Chapter 2 Wang Shouren's Choice [[-] More]

Looking at the Kuai Malay newspaper, Wang Shouren frowned at the news.

The [-]-strong army went straight to Nanjing City, and Wang Shouren felt a throbbing in his heart. Nanjing City was the political center of Jiangnan, especially the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that as long as King Ning took Nanjing City, most of Jiangnan would definitely be watching the wind.

With a punch on the table, Wang Shouren shouted in a deep voice, "Ning Wang must not be allowed to occupy Nanjing City, otherwise most of the Jiangnan area will not be owned by the imperial court!"

The faces of Chen Tai, Mao Yuan and others were also quite ugly. At least these officials still had their hearts on the imperial court. Naturally, they were all shocked when they saw the news.

They are not very worried about the fall of Jiangxi, but if the city of Nanjing falls, then the meaning will be very different, and Jiangnan will definitely undergo earth-shaking changes.

It can be said that the impact of the fall of a province in Jiangxi is not as terrible as that caused by the fall of a city in Nanjing.

With a wry smile, Chen Tai looked at Wang Shouren and said: "But what can we do, the court reinforcements have not arrived yet, even if we take advantage of these few days to search for soldiers and horses, we are just barely gathering [-] soldiers and horses. "

Although the imperial reinforcements did not arrive, Fujian and Hunan provinces, which are adjacent to Jiangxi, have responded by dispatching troops and horses into Jiangxi to quell the rebellion.

These soldiers and horses entered the land of Jiangxi. Naturally, Wang Shouren took out the secret decree of the emperor to take over the military power. After some rectification, [-] soldiers and horses were selected from the tens of thousands of reinforcements.

[-] soldiers and horses are not elite, at least not a rabble, especially after some screening, there are soldiers and horses everywhere, it can be said to be a mess, even with Wang Shouren's ability, want to be in a half. It would be delusional to turn it into a strong army in no time.

Fortunately, after Wang Shouren neatly killed two guerrilla generals who did not cooperate and disobeyed the military order, the remaining generals were all suppressed by Wang Shouren's decisive killing.

Therefore, Wang Shouren now has about [-] combatable soldiers in his hands.

Mao Yuan looked at Wang Shouren and said, "Master Wang, as the saying goes, far away can't quench near thirst. Even if we want to rescue Nanjing City, I'm afraid that Nanjing City may have been breached before we arrive!"

As for the defensive ability of Nanjing City, to be honest, everyone present did not really have any confidence at all.

Jiangnan has been in peace for over a hundred years, not to mention Nanjing City, it can be said that the entire Jiangnan Guard has no combat effectiveness, that is, it is slightly better than ordinary people.

It would be a strange thing to say that those soldiers and horses in Nanjing City could hold back King Ning's rebels.

Which of the people present has not been in the Jiangnan officialdom for many years, the situation in Jiangnan is all too clear, the military is rotten, I am afraid that if the elite army from Beidibian Town enters Jiangnan, it does not need much, ten thousand elites The army is enough to sweep the entire Jiangnan.

Wang Shouren took a deep breath and said slowly, "We really didn't have time to go to Nanjing City, but we can go to Nanchang!"

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help but stare at Wang Shouren in astonishment.

Nanchang was King Ning's nest. To be honest, they really didn't think about attacking Nanchang, they were thinking more about how to deal with King Ning.

Now Wang Shouren suddenly mentioned that he was going to attack Nanchang City, and many people's eyes flashed.

Wang Shouren said, "Everyone, if we attack Nanchang City, we will surely cause King Ning's position to be in chaos. If we can attract King Ning to return to rescue Nanchang City, then the siege of Nanjing will definitely be solved!"

Squeezing his beard, Chen Tai looked at Wang Shouren with interest and said, "But what if King Ning doesn't return to the army?"

Wang Shouren said decisively: "Then break the city of Nanchang and occupy the nest of King Ning. At that time, King Ning's army will inevitably be in chaos, and the imperial court anti-rebel army that Jieshi arrives can easily break the army of King Ning!"

I have to say that Wang Shouren's proposal is well-founded, and even everyone present couldn't think of a better way.

After glancing at everyone, Wang Shouren said decisively: "Everyone, it's settled, this time the official will lead the army to go!"

Chen Tai nodded slowly and said, "In that case, this old man will sit in Ji'an County and take care of the logistics for Lord Wang."

Wang Shouren got up and bowed to Chen Tai: "I'll leave everything to the boss!"

If Nanchang is the old nest of King Ning, then Ji'an County is Wang Shouren's stronghold in Jiangxi. If Ji'an County is lost, then they have no place to settle in Jiangxi.

If the tens of thousands of troops were without logistical supplies, they would collapse on their own without waiting for the rebels to attack.Therefore, it is said that there must be someone in the logistical area of ​​Ji'an County. Except for Chen Tai, the governor of Jiangxi, to be honest, Wang Shouren is really worried about others.

Chen Tai helped Wang Shouren up, patted Wang Shouren on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, as long as the old man is here, Ji'an County will be as stable as Mount Tai!"

The [-]-strong army went straight to Nanchang City, while the Ji'an county seat was selected by nearly [-] old, weak, sick and disabled people.

Although it is said that he is old, weak and sick, it may not be very good to fight the enemy, but with the help of the city wall defense, without an army of [-] to [-], you really don't want to break the city.

At the same time that Wang Shouren rushed to Nanchang City, Zheng Qizheng, the general of Longxiang sent by King Ning, led a tens of thousands of troops to Ji'an County.

Compared with Zhou Bolinglai, Zheng Qi is also from a family of generals, so naturally it is impossible for him to lead his subordinates like a bandit like Zhou Boling.