Chapter 714 The Governance of the Northland Begins with Fishing and Corruption
Chapter 714: The governance of Northland begins with fishing for corruption (9k big chapter)
But, although Zhu Hongyu himself can't do this, he didn't say that others can't do it either!
During the reign of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty, Mongolia invaded Sichuan and Sichuan, and the Mongolian Khan Meng Ge died outside Diaoyu City, and then he really died in Diaoyu City.
Then, after the Mongols took over the Central Plains, the tantric monk Yang Lianzhenjia began to dig up the tomb of Lizong of the Song Dynasty.
Song Lizong’s skull was even made into a wine glass!
Even a fool would not believe it if Kublai Khan did not instruct him on this matter.
Although the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed, the tomb of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty was still an imperial mausoleum, and all dynasties had the same attitude towards safeguarding imperial power.
The imperial tombs of the previous dynasty were also imperial tombs. You, a monk, dare to offend the imperial tombs?
Want to play Jiuzu Xiaoxiao?
Without Kublai Khan's instructions, it would be impossible for a monk like Yang Lianzhenjia to dare to attack the imperial mausoleum of Lizong of the Song Dynasty.
This incident was clearly directed by Kublai Khan behind the scenes.
However, the records in the history books all show that Yang Lianzhenjia dug up graves and used Song Lizong's skull to make wine glasses. This was not Kublai Khan's fault at all.
Did you see it? This is history!
Just a little girl who is dressed up and manipulated by those in power!
Why, could it be that Kublai Khan was able to do this, but I, Zhu Hongyu, couldn't do it?
Therefore, it’s not that you can’t do some things, but you have to find someone who will take the blame before you do them.
Even if Zhu Hongyu wanted to take action against Qing Dongling, he would find someone to take the blame before taking action.
It was impossible for him to take action against the Qing Dongling Tomb at the risk of damaging his own statement.
Zhu Hongyu has always been a very cautious person.
Thinking about these messy things, the memorial ceremony for Siling began.
Zhu Hongyu offered sacrifices to Siling, in addition to the twenty-three remnants of the Eight Banners, there were also two people, Obai and the fake third prince Zhu.
Before taking action against the fake third prince Zhu, Zhu Hongyu pretended to ask Chongzhen for his opinion.
If Chongzhen agrees to annihilate his relatives for justice, let the incense given to him become one long and two short.
If you don't agree, let the incense become two long and one short.
Then, without any surprise, the incense burnt into two pieces: one long and two short.
In the desperate eyes of the fake third prince Zhu, Zhu Hongyu ordered him to be beheaded.
Phew!
A bright sword flashed, and a human head was thrown away.
Blood sprays!
Seeing the head of "Third Prince Zhu" fall to the ground, Zhu Hongyu also let out a heavy breath.
"Prince Zhu San" is finally dead!
He was executed in front of Chongzhen and with Chongzhen's consent. From now on, no one can use the third prince Zhu as a cover to cause trouble for Zhu Hongyu.
Starting from today, the imperial lineage of Chengzu has been regarded as broken!
From today onwards, the King of Chu’s lineage will take over Tianshu!
Zhu Hongyu took a deep breath, turned around and gave instructions to Wang Ruxian behind him.
"Raise a sum of money and food for the expansion of Siling!"
"There is no need to move the underground buildings, so as not to disturb Emperor Sizong's resting place. The above-ground buildings must be expanded to a certain extent in accordance with the specifications of the emperor's mausoleum."
To put it bluntly, it means doing a good job in saving face.
Wang Ruxian cupped his fists and accepted the order.
"Well, Wei Chen understands and will start making arrangements later!"
Zhu Hongyu turned his head, took one last look at Siling, and said.
"Get ready to go back to Beijing!"
"Here!"
Everyone behind him responded in unison.
Zhu Hongyu led his people to leave Tianshou Mountain in a mighty manner.
However, although he ordered to return to Beijing, the team did not leave immediately.
Because, after paying homage to Siling Mausoleum, the sky has turned dark now. In addition, it is nearly a hundred miles from Tianshou Mountain to the capital, so it is impossible to go back today.
No matter what, we have to set off tomorrow!
We set off tomorrow, and our return to Beijing will have to be the day after tomorrow.
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After Zhu Hongyu returned to Beijing, he did not immediately prepare to return to Nanjing with his troops.
Instead, he summoned the generals of the Ming army to discuss the next strategy.
He still has to stay in the capital for a while before he can prepare to return to Nanjing!
"Your Majesty, the next step for our army should be to take Shanhaiguan to the east and control this strategic thoroughfare in and out of the pass."
"As long as Shanhaiguan is in hand, the Ming Dynasty will have absolute strategic initiative when it confronts the Manchu and Qing Dynasties."
"Whether we fight or when we fight will be decided by me, Da Ming!"
The one who stood up and spoke was Xu Bin. The plan he described was a combat plan jointly developed by the staff.
After Zhu Hongyu heard this, he nodded slightly in agreement.
Back then, if Li Zicheng could capture Shanhaiguan before the Qing Dynasty entered the city, and then defended Pingcheng, he would not have been overturned.
The same was true in the Ming Dynasty. If Shanhaiguan, a pass city fortress, had not blocked the Western Liaoning Corridor, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties might have marched straight into the pass.
It’s not like the previous few times I entered the customs were just a taste of massacre and looting, rather than directly occupying the Central Plains.
This shows the importance of Shanhaiguan!
Now that the Ming Dynasty has recovered, Shanhaiguan must get it.
Otherwise, the strategic initiative will be seized by the Manchus.
In order to ensure the security of Beizhili, the Ming Dynasty could only deploy heavy troops in Beizhili, otherwise the Manchus might try to trick them.
But if Shanhaiguan is in the hands of Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty will have the initiative in the Liaodong war!
To fight or not to fight, how to fight, and when to fight!
It will be up to Ming Dynasty to have the final say!
Zhu Hongyu also nodded slightly and said.
"Let's prepare for the war against Shanhaiguan!"
"In terms of logistics, are there still a shortage of gunpowder for various artillery shells?"
"Do we need to order someone to urgently transport another batch from Nanjing?"
For a fortified city like Shanhaiguan, although it is relatively easy to fight from inside the pass to outside the pass, the ease is limited.
Facing such a fortified city, Zhu Hongyu had no other solution except preparing enough shells and gunpowder and relying on absolute firepower to attack.
The person in charge of logistics issues was Jiang Zhengyi, deputy director of the Ming Army's Logistics Department.
After hearing Zhu Hongyu's inquiry, Jiang Zhengyi stood up and answered.
"Reporting to your Majesty, judging from the current situation, our army currently has a sufficient number of gunpowder and artillery shells."
"Enough to support our army in finishing the Battle of Shanhaiguan!"
"But for the upcoming Shanxi campaign or the Northern Expedition to Liaodong, I would like to ask Your Majesty to write to Nanjing and order Nanjing to transfer another batch of gunpowder and artillery shells to our army."
"in case for need!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and then signaled Wang Ruxian to prepare to draft relevant orders.
Then, he looked at Xu Bin again and asked.
"What is the general staff's plan for attacking Shanhaiguan?"
Xu Bin stood up from his seat, and then spoke to Zhu Hongyu.
"Your Majesty, for the battle of Shanhaiguan, the general staff's plan is not to attack Shanhaiguan by force, but to adopt a siege plan."
"By feigning an attack on the front of Shanhaiguan, we will attract the Qing troops in the Liaoxi Corridor to gather towards Shanhaiguan. Then our army will send troops from Tianjin, the fleet will cross the sea to attack Jinzhou, and attack the Liaoxi Corridor from the direction of Jinzhou to surround the Qing troops in Shanhaiguan."
"Solve the battle by siege!"
Shanhaiguan, Shanhaiguan, you can know from the name alone that Shanhaiguan is close to the sea.
And as long as it is close to the sea, the Ming Dynasty's naval gun group will have something to say.
I heard that little brother, you claim to be the best in the world. You are very arrogant!
Use your own naval superiority to cut off the Qing army's retreat and complete the siege of Shanhaiguan.
This is the battle plan produced by the staff department!
Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while and then said.
"Since we want to cross the sea to attack the Manchus, why attack Jinzhou instead of directly attacking Shenyang?"
"How about attacking Shenyang to force the Qing army on the Shanhaiguan defense line to return reinforcements?"
The staff's thinking has opened up, and Zhu Hongyu's thinking will only open up even more!
He came from a later generation and was used to seeing the great powers crossing the sea to attack the Manchu and Qing capital whenever they had no business.
Then, he also developed this habit!
When it comes to attacking the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, there is definitely nothing wrong with crossing the sea to attack the Manchu and Qing capital.
Anyway, for the Qing Dynasty, both the capital and Shengjing were the capitals. Attacking which one was not an attack?
Zhu Hongyu didn't believe it. Shengjing was bombarded by the Ming Dynasty, but the Qing garrison at Shanhaiguan could still sit still!
If they can sit still, they will fight hard and really take back Shenyang.
Then go back and hit Shanhaiguan!
If they can't sit still, as soon as the Qing garrison at Shanhaiguan withdraws from Shanhaiguan, they can return to support Shengjing.
So, isn’t Shanhaiguan within easy reach of Ming Dynasty?
Besides, as long as the Qing troops defending the city left Shanhaiguan, they would be the meat of Ming Dynasty!
Whether to eat or not, and how to eat, Daming has the final say!
The Ming Dynasty crossed the sea to attack Shenyang. Isn't that just a real-life version of encirclement and reinforcements?!
When Xu Bin heard this, he pondered for a while and then spoke.
"Your Majesty, it may be possible!"
"But the staff department needs some time to make relevant plans!"
In other words, facing the new combat plan proposed by Zhu Hongyu.
The staff department needs time to make calculations and calculate relevant gains and losses before it can come up with a practical idea.
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.
"Okay, the staff department will come up with a relevant plan as soon as possible!"
Xu Bin bowed his hands and resigned. Zhu Hongyu looked at the other people in the hall and gave instructions.
"In addition to the use of troops in the direction of Shanhaiguan, what is currently before my Ming Dynasty is the relief and management of the Northland, the restoration of people's livelihood in the Northland, and the war in Shanxi."
In fact, among these three things, the most important thing is the Ming Dynasty's relief and governance of the Northland, as well as the restoration of people's livelihood in the Northland.
As for the war in Shanxi, there is actually no need to worry too much, because a large number of local state capitals in Shanxi, as well as green camp generals with heavy troops, have sent letters of surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
As long as the Ming army sends a partial army into Jin, they can recover Shanxi!
No need to worry too much!
But the governance of the Northland and the restoration of people's livelihood in the Northland are not that easy.
First, the population of the North suffered heavy losses during the chaotic times between the Ming and Qing Dynasties. A large amount of land was abandoned, and many prosperous cities directly turned into empty cities.
The second reason is that most of the local officials surrendered from the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Many people had served as officials in the Ming Dynasty, and then surrendered to Dashun and the Qing Dynasty, and then became officials in the Ming Dynasty again.
At least there are two ministers and three ministers, and there are even many four ministers and five ministers!
It is not an exaggeration to say that there are rebels and traitors per capita!
Zhu Hongyu was worried about leaving the place to them.
But, no matter how worried you are, these officials should still be used.
Otherwise, Ming Dynasty would probably still be confined to Guangdong and Guangxi now!
Because 99% of the officials under Zhu Hongyu had surrendered to the Manchus.
If these people were really beaten to death with a stick, the Ming government would also come to a standstill!
What Zhu Hongyu can do now is to use the pretext of anti-corruption to purge a group of local officials and then add sand to the local government.
In this way, he can ensure that he has sufficient control over the place!
Sure enough, anti-corruption has been the best excuse for party struggle since ancient times.
Because there are not many clean officials, and they can kill at any time if they want to.
And more importantly, in all dynasties, except for the Qing Dynasty, which invented the atonement silver, anti-corruption has been absolutely politically correct.
If the emperor wants to fight corruption, no one among his officials can oppose it!
Otherwise, you have a guilty conscience and you have something evil in your heart!
Thinking about these messy things, Zhu Hongyu opened his mouth and gave an order.
"About the governance of the Northland and the restoration of people's livelihood!"
"First of all, we need to quickly restore the local social order, send troops to clear out the local Manchu remnants, bandits and bandits, clean up the local evil forces, social vitality organizations, green-skinned gangsters on the streets, etc., to ensure that
Local order, security and stability are restored."
"Only when local social order is restored, Ming Dynasty's New Deal can be launched quickly in the North."
"Policies such as land clearing, census, tax reduction and exemption, rent reduction and interest reduction must all be rolled out, and no surprises are allowed."
"Anyone who prevents the implementation of the Ming Dynasty's New Deal, no matter who he is or what his identity is, will be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty and must be resolutely eliminated!"
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, everyone in the hall responded in unison.
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and then went on to talk about other things.
"The second step is to write a letter to the Nanjing court, ordering Nanjing to immediately transfer a batch of money and grain from the south of the Yangtze River to the north to complete the post-war resettlement work for the people in the north."
In fact, the north, including Beizhili, has suffered a certain degree of military disaster. Most of the areas surrendered in time enough and were not affected by the war at all.
There is no need for Zhu Hongyu to specially mobilize money and food from Jiangnan to provide local relief.
As long as Zhu Hongyu can restore stability to the local social order, given that there are fewer people and more land, and there are no social conflicts at all, it won't take many years for the Ming Dynasty to flourish again.
But here comes the question, if Zhu Hongyu doesn’t mobilize money and food from the south to help the people in the north, what are those corrupt officials doing?
Those corrupt officials were not greedy for the court's money and food. How could Zhu Hongyu kill people to establish his authority and clean up the place?
Before these people surrendered, since they had agreed to let bygones be bygones, Zhu Hongyu, as the emperor, would definitely not be able to change the past!
Therefore, if you want to kill Hongyu, you can only place the bait yourself and wait for the fish to bite the hook.
This batch of money and food urgently transported from Jiangnan is the bait he prepared for the fish.
As for whether anyone will take the bait?
There is no doubt about this!
Anglers will never be in the air force!
Besides, is it possible for a dog to change to eating feces?
As long as Zhu Hongyu relaxes a little bit about the use of this money and food, there will definitely be people below who are greedy for profit and can't help but take action on this money and food.
As long as someone takes action on this money and food, wouldn't Zhu Hongyu have a reason to kill people and clean up the place?
Simply perfect!
After Zhu Hongyu finished speaking, the rest of the people in the hall bowed and bowed again.
"We understand!"
Zhu Hongyu turned around and continued talking about Shanxi.
"What is the situation in Shanxi?"
Although it is said that things in Shanxi will probably not be troublesome, Zhu Hongyu can't help but worry about it.
Zhou Tianxu stood up and said.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, General He Xu of Datong Prefecture in Shanxi Province, Liang Xi'an of Taiyuan Prefecture and other generals have sent letters of allegiance to our Ming Dynasty."
"Moreover, most of the local state capitals also sent lowering orders to the Ming Dynasty!"
"The only two exceptions are Jiexiu County and Zhangjiakou Town, located outside the Great Wall."
"Jiexiu is the hometown of the Fan family among the eight imperial merchants of the Qing Dynasty, while Zhangjiakou is a town jointly run by the eight merchants of Shanxi."
"The eight imperial merchants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had strong control over these two places!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.
"Send the Second Infantry Division and the Third Brigade of the First Cavalry Division to Shanxi together!"
"The first is to prepare to cooperate with the surrender of the Green Camp, start taking over the defense of Shanxi, and receive and rectify the surrendered troops!"
"The second is to arrest all the members of the eight Shanxi merchant families. No one can escape!"
"I will execute them all in Lingchi!"
"The other thing is, we must do a good job in confiscation of the homes of the eight Shanxi merchants!"
"There can be no mistakes!"
"..."
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As Zhu Hongyu's order was issued, the Ming Dynasty began to divide its troops.
A group of soldiers and horses moved eastward, preparing to launch a feint attack from the front to Shanhaiguan, in order to act as a containment.
A group of soldiers and horses were preparing to go to Tianjin, take the sea route, and launch a feint attack on Shengjing City of the Qing Dynasty. In fact, they were preparing to encircle the point for reinforcements. The target was the Shanhaiguan garrison of the Qing Dynasty.
Another group of soldiers and horses is heading towards Shanxi!
Prepare to cooperate with the Qing army who surrendered to the Ming army in Shanxi to solve the Shanxi problem.
Zhu Hongyu, on the other hand, did not engage in any personal conquests. Instead, he sat in the capital and coordinated the Ming Dynasty's governance of the entire north.
And get ready to bait and fish!
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Early July of the first year of the Ming Dynasty's restoration!
Liu Xuanchu traveled thousands of miles and finally arrived at Nanjing, which belonged to the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Xuanchu originally planned to go directly to the capital to meet the Emperor of Heaven, but if it was a peace negotiation between the two countries, it would be more appropriate to go through the formal channels of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Of course, the main reason is that if he goes to Nanjing, it will take time for the news to be transmitted between the Ming and Ming capitals, which will delay the Qing side even longer.
And what the Qing Dynasty needs most now is time!
Therefore, Liu Xuanchu rushed to Nanjing!
At this time in Nanjing, people's hearts were boiling because good news about the Northern Expedition was coming back one after another.
Countless people spontaneously took to the streets and cheered for Ming's victory!
The Ming Dynasty Northern Expedition Bonds, which were originally very good to buy, started to become more and more popular after the good news about the Northern Expedition spread back to Nanjing.
Countless people are rushing to buy Ming Dynasty’s Northern Expedition bonds!
Especially the wealthy gentry in the north, who had newly joined the Ming Dynasty, were feeling anxious.
At this time, after they saw the bonds issued by the Ming Dynasty, these people did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy themselves peace of mind.
Especially those Shanxi and Huizhou merchants did not regard money as money when buying bonds!
The men they sent were blocking the outside of the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty carrying silver.
If the Northern Expedition bonds are gone, then buy land bonds. If the land bonds are gone, then buy infrastructure bonds...
If they really can't buy first-hand bonds, they will buy second-hand bonds at a higher price.
Let me highlight one principle: it doesn’t matter whether you have money or not, the key is to have the right attitude.
When Liu Xuanchu first entered Nanjing, he saw such a lively scene.
Everything shows how huge the social resources, manpower and material resources that Ming Dynasty can mobilize are.
Look at the bustling Nanjing city in front of you, and compare it with Chang'an, which has just regained some vitality after the war.
The gap in national power between the Ming Dynasty and the Western Qing Dynasty is undoubtedly evident!
Liu Xuanchu casually stopped an old man walking by the roadside and asked.
"May I ask my father-in-law how to get to Uncle Zhou's mansion, the commander of the Jinyi Guards?"
The old man was dressed in brocade clothes and held a birdcage in his hand. A canary in the cage chirped with a clear voice.
There were a few guards behind him, and he looked like he belonged to a wealthy family.
Upon hearing Liu Xuanchu's inquiry and looking at Liu Xuanchu's elegant clothes and his scholarly spirit, the old man bowed his hands and said politely.
"You're welcome, little brother. Just go straight along this street and turn left into the third alley..."
Halfway through, the old man patted his head and said.
"It's not clear. Just come with me and I'll show you the way!"
After saying that, the old man turned around and walked in the direction he pointed.
Liu Xuanchu followed closely behind!
As one of Wu Sangui's most important advisers, Liu Xuanchu's personal emotional intelligence is beyond doubt.
It also has some attributes of Sheniu!
After just a few words, he became familiar with the old man.
We even learned that this old man’s surname was Zhou, and he was from Nanjing, but he once settled in Nanyang.
The old man asked with a smile as he walked.
"I wonder what you, sir, are doing at the residence of the commander of Jinyi Guards?"
Liu Xuanchu replied with a smile.
"The student has an old relationship with Uncle Zhou. When I came to Nanjing on business this time, I wanted to pay a visit to Uncle Zhou."
"First, we can rekindle old friendships!"
"Two can also be a convenience!"
"Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. There are dragons and crouching tigers hidden within the city. Students, as foreigners who have just arrived, want to gain a foothold in Nanjing. Don't they have to pay a visit to the pier?"
"Uncle Zhou is also a first-class big shot in this huge capital!"
Liu Xuanchu had a dark eye on the city of Nanjing. It was not easy for him to complete the task assigned to him by Wu Sangui.
If he directly stated his intention after coming to Nanjing, he would be too passive!
In order to prevent himself from being too passive, he planned to go to Zhou Tianxu to catch up with him and build a relationship.
After all, he and Zhou Tianxu had met in Kunming City back then.
When the old man heard this, the smile on his face became more obvious for some reason.
As if you are proud of something!
Not long after, the two of them walked outside Zhou's mansion.
Looking at the magnificent mansion not far away, the old man said.
"Right there!"
"That is the residence of Zhou Tianxu, the commander of Jinyi Guards!"
"Come with me!"
The old man strode towards the Zhou Mansion, followed closely by several guards behind him.
Liu Xuanchu also followed, and was surprised by the old man's enthusiasm.
This is really enthusiastic, leading the way to the gate of Zhou Mansion.
By the way, is the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Guard commander so hopeless? Does anyone dare to stroll outside his mansion?
However, at this moment, Liu Xuanchu watched helplessly as the old man strode to the gate of Zhou Mansion.
He watched helplessly as several servants on duty at the gate of Zhou Mansion saluted the old man.
"I've met the master!"
With that said, a servant went to open the main entrance of Zhou Mansion.
The old man turned back and looked at Liu Xuanchu, and said with a smile.
"This little brother, please come in. Zhou Tianxu, the commander of the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty, is Quanzi!"
Liu Xuanchu: "..."
This old man is so low-key!
Liu Xuanchu did not refuse, he just raised his hand and said.
"This will trouble my husband!"
After saying that, he followed the old man and strode into the Zhou Mansion.
The old man said to Liu Xuanchu while teasing the birds in the cage.
"Quinzi won't be able to go back home until he gets off duty later. Little brother, you can wait in the living room for a while. If you don't mind, you can also chat with this bad old man like me."
Liu Xuanchu said with a faint smile on his face.
"Then I will disturb my father-in-law!"
…
When Zhou Tianxu got off duty and returned to his mansion in Nanjing from Jinyiwei's office, he saw his father having a lively conversation with a middle-aged man wearing a hat.
Zhou Tianxu took a closer look and found that this was still an acquaintance.
It was Liu Xuanchu, Wu Sangui's counselor who he had visited in Kunming.
Zhou Tianxu raised a smile on his lips, took off the cloak behind him, and then handed the saber to the guard beside him.
Wearing only a flying fish suit given by the emperor, he strode up to Liu Xuanchu and his father.
"Son Tianxu, greet your father!"
Zhou Tianxu bowed to his father.
Father Zhou just smiled and nodded, saying that he was fine. Then he looked at Liu Xuanchu in front of him and said.
"Mr. Liu said that he is an old acquaintance of you. He came to the house today to visit you. Have you ever met him?"
After an afternoon of conversation, Liu Xuanchu relied on his super high emotional intelligence to become a year-end friend with Zhou's father.
Moreover, Liu Xuanchu's erudition and knowledge also impressed Zhou's father, who was illiterate, so he was willing to call him Mr. Liu.
Zhou Tianxu smiled, cupped his hands to Liu Xuanchu, and said.
"Mr. Liu, long time no see. How are you doing?"
Liu Xuanchu also stood up from his seat and returned the greeting with his hands in hand.
"After all these years, Commander Zhou has made his appearance even better than before!"
Zhou Tianxu just said with a smile.
"Thanks to Your Majesty, I have lived a good life for a few years, and my complexion is certainly better than before."
In fact, over the years, Zhou Tianxu, the commander of the Royal Guards, has also been very busy, and his life has not been easy.
But for men, as long as they can hold the power, no matter how tired or miserable they are, their complexion will not be bad.
"I just don't know what the purpose of Mr. Liu's visit to Nanjing is."
"If I can be of any help, please feel free to tell me."
"Mr. Liu helped me a lot back then. Now if Mr. Liu needs help with anything, I will definitely not refuse if I can help."
Zhou Tianxu was already trying to find out the purpose of Liu Xuanchu's visit.
Of course, what he said was not all lies!
If Liu Xuanchu only needed his help for some trivial matters, he would certainly not refuse.
But if Liu Xuanchu wanted Zhou Tianxu to do something taboo, Zhou Tianxu would definitely not do it!
Zhou Tianxu knew that his current power and status came entirely from the emperor's favor and trust. Without the emperor's favor and trust, Zhou Tianxu would be nothing.
Therefore, Zhou Tianxu will not do such taboo things!
Liu Xuanchu looked straight and spoke.
"Commander Zhou, I am here under the orders of the Qing Emperor and want to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty!"
"Please also ask the commander to introduce me to you!"
When Zhou Tianxu heard this, he narrowed his eyes and asked.
"Peace talks?"
Liu Xuanchu nodded and said.
"Yes, the Qing emperor is willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty in exchange for peace."
Zhou Tianxu frowned and felt a little interesting, but he still spoke.
"Mr. Liu should go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to submit his credentials first. I can help you urge the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to accept it as soon as possible."
"And submit the credentials to the cabinet for review as soon as possible!"
Although on the surface it seemed that Zhou Tianxu was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to help.
But in fact, Zhou Tianxu is expressing his attitude. I can help you urge the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet.
But that’s all!
For other things, you'd better not say anything, lest you lose your dignity!
Liu Xuanchu smiled and nodded.
"Good work!"
"In this case, I have to say goodbye!"
Zhou Tianxu nodded and said.
"See you later Mr. Liu!"
Liu Xuanchu said goodbye and left. Father Zhou, who had just had a pleasant conversation with Liu Xuanchu, had no intention of keeping anyone around.
After Liu Xuanchu left, Father Zhou spoke to his son.
"Tianxu, this Liu Xuanchu is the envoy of the Qing Dynasty. If your father invites him into the palace, will it affect you?"
What Father Zhou cares about most is his son.
After Zhou Tianxu heard this, he shook his head and said.
"Father, please be patient. It will have no impact on your son!"
"Later, my son will just write a note by himself and explain the matter to His Majesty. Everything will be fine."
Zhou Tianxu is Zhu Hongyu's confidant, and he knows the advantages and disadvantages of his confidants.
The advantage is that until he loses the emperor's favor, he is absolutely high and powerful.
The disadvantages are also obvious. Once he loses the emperor's favor, his fate will definitely be death without a burial place.
Because as a close confidant, I know too many things!
These secrets he knows will become his reminder after he loses the emperor's favor.
Therefore, when Zhou Tianxu faced Zhu Hongyu, he was absolutely sincere.
There will never be any concealment!
Although, even if Zhou Tianxu conceals something once or twice, it is nothing, the distrust will be superimposed. Once he hides more things from Zhu Hongyu, it will superimpose to Zhu Hongyu's trust threshold.
Then, he is not far from death!
Zhou Tianxu didn't believe that he didn't have the emperor's spies around him. Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty not only has an intelligence agency like Jinyiwei.
The East Factory has also been rebuilt!
It's just that compared to Jinyiwei, Dongchang is more mysterious and doesn't show much publicity.
…
Outside Shanhaiguan, gunfire rumbled!
Artillery shells poured firepower mercilessly towards Shanhaiguan.
Boom! Boom!
Solid artillery shells hit the city wall of Shanhaiguan one after another.
The bricks on the city wall of Shanhaiguan fell rustlingly!
Masonry splash!
The Qing army was beaten so hard that they could not hold their heads up!
However, in the face of the Ming army's powerful bombardment, the Qing army did not panic.
Because they have long been used to it!
It has been nearly ten days since the Ming army arrived at Shanhaiguan City. They were bombarded twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.
Occasionally, I will add a meal to Shanhaiguan in the evening!
But that’s all!
Although the heavy artillery of the Ming army was pouring firepower on Shanhaiguan, they never really launched an attack.
On the first and second days, facing the Ming army's bombardment, the Qing army was very nervous and went all out to guard against the Ming army's surprise attack.
On the third and fourth days, the Qing army became somewhat accustomed to the Ming army's bombardment.
Although they would still dodge when the Ming army opened fire and bombarded the city, they were a little slack on the Ming army's siege.
By the fifth and sixth days, the soldiers of the Qing army were able to eat and sleep safely in the hidden caves under the shelling of the Ming army.
Even the extra meals sent by the Ming army at night, they didn't take it seriously at all!
At most, I would take out my ears, adjust the cotton balls stuffed in my ears, and then go back to sleep.
Nothing but getting used to it!
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Yue Le stood in his tent, listening to the terrifying roar of heavy artillery outside Shanhaiguan City.
Yue Le couldn't help but frown.
"What does this bright thief mean?"
"It's just shelling, but we don't see it launching an attack. Are you planning to rely on shelling to destroy Shanhaiguan?"
"Why are the Ming thieves so lazy?"
Yue Le was a little confused about how fiercely the Ming army attacked Tianjin and the capital.
Why was it that when it was the turn to attack Shanhaiguan, they just started shelling and were lazy in not attacking?
This shouldn't be the case!
He did not think that this was a sign of the decline in combat effectiveness of the Ming army, because even the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing Dynasty did not decline in combat effectiveness so quickly.
It's only been a few days, and the thieves don't dare to fight all the time?
How can it be?!
Yue Le paced in the dental tent, casting his eyes on the map hanging in the dental tent from time to time.
Suddenly, Yue Le saw Gubeikou on the map.
In an instant, Yue Le seemed to remember something, his eyes widened, and he felt a chill in his back.
Yes, back then the Qing Dynasty was able to bypass Shanhaiguan, go around the grassland from Gubeikou, Shahukou, Zijin Pass and other places to break through the pass many times, advance into Beizhi and wreak havoc, and even intimidated the Ming thieves in the capital.
So, now there is no need for Ming Dynasty to fight against Shanhaiguan!
Isn’t it okay to detour through the grassland and attack Liaodong?
The Ming army in the Chongzhen period did not have this kind of combat effectiveness, but the current Ming army does.
If at this time, an elite Ming army detours around the grassland and attacks Shengjing City...
Yue Le felt his eyes go dark and almost fainted.
Shengjing City is empty now!
If the Ming thieves kill outside Shengjing City, the consequences will be unimaginable!
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