Military disasters, droughts, and floods almost destroyed the entire agriculture of Henan Province. Especially when the Yellow River burst its banks, Kaifeng Prefecture, a large city in Nuozhou, directly turned into a saline-alkali land. This was a disastrous consequence for the population.
As a result, by the second year of Hongguang's reign, except for the three prefectures in Hebei, Henan, which is a large country, was basically a thousand miles away.
I won’t go into details in the preface, it is already common practice to expose the bare bones in the wild and fill the ravines with bones.
Among the millions of people, nearly 70% were gathered in Wubao, belonging to the local powerful and gentry, and the imperial court had very few taxpayers.
It can be said bluntly that the 100,000 troops under his command have almost exhausted Henan. If Nanyang had not shipped a lot of grain and grass in the past few days, I am afraid these gentry would have rebelled long ago.
However, his gaze did not linger too much on Henan, and instantly shifted to the east, where was the map of the entire southern Zhili.
When the city of Nanjing was breached, the Search Division only spent less than a hundred taels to obtain maps of Yingtian Mansion and Nanzhili. Compared to the importance of the maps, this amount of silver was so insignificant that it even made Zhu Yixi unbelievable.
Nothing more than the death of a country is very strange.
Guidefu, Xuzhou, Luzhou, Nanjing, this is a route.
On the other side, from Nanyang to Xiangyang, you can take a boat trip on the Yangtze River, and go directly from Anqing to Nanjing. This is also a smooth sailing route.
The advantages and disadvantages of both are obvious.
With the Xuzhou line, we can subdue Gao Jie, capture Huaibei, lead his army, and attack Nanjing with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai.
Similarly, there is no problem with the Yangtze River line going straight to Nanjing, but the whole of Huaibei is prone to getting out of control and difficult to control.
This is a great choice for the entire army.
Of course, for Zhu Yixi, this will determine the fate of hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of people.
Looking at Nanjing for a moment, Zhu Yixi asked Sun Changzhou: "Do you think I am going down from the north or from the south of the Yangtze River?"
How can you ask me this?
Sun Changzhou's head was filled with questions.
After a while, he said decisively: "Although we must defend the Huaihe River to defend the Yangtze River, we have to wait until Nanjing gets it first."
"Now that Nanjing has fallen, Taizu's mausoleum has not yet been able to rest in peace, and my subordinates are terrified."
Hearing this, Zhu Yixi smiled and said nothing.
When King Zhu Di of Yan conquered Nanjing, under the advice of Hanlin scholar Yang Daoying, he passed through the city without entering the palace and directly paid a visit to Taizu's mausoleum. He received support from the legal system: Jingnan defeated the thieves. Although uncles and nephews fought, they were still Taizu.
's bloodline.
Compared to King Yu, although his merits are not bad, he belongs to the sparse sect, and there are hundreds of people who are higher than him in the patriarchal position.
Therefore, for the sake of justice, he must capture the city of Nanjing first, occupy the commanding heights of the patriarchal clan, and then consider what happens next.
However, Zhu Yixi, who knew the history, understood a deeper level: Nanjing City was destroyed, Emperor Hongguang was captured, and the other vassal kings could no longer bear it.
The famous Emperor Longwu, King Zhu Jinjian of the Tang Dynasty, King Lu of the Sea Supervisor, King Lu of Hangzhou, King Yi of Fuzhou, etc. were elected to the Supervisory State, and they regarded each other as thieves and bandits. The civil war continued, and they were defeated by each one.
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And if Zhu Yixi captures the city of Nanjing in advance, he will be one step ahead of everyone and naturally occupy the orthodox position.
The importance of Nanjing City is evident.
"Let Feng Xianzong come to see me!"
King Yu commanded in a deep voice.
At this time, in the newly built residence in Luoyang City, Feng Xianzong was in a good mood and was being flattered again and again.
Along with the supervision of the country by King Yu, Feng Xianzong rose to the top. As the highest-ranking Henanese under the shogunate, he was welcomed by many Henan gentry.
Entrusting children, forming marriages, friendly exchanges, etc., there are countless things.
Mr. Feng was beaming with joy, raised his chin, and said proudly: "The King of Yu is the lord of the world. A wise king will rule the world sooner or later. My family has been favored by the emperor, and his achievements are not worth mentioning. In the future, hehe..."
I understand everything.
"Brother, the most taboo thing for a king is for his subordinates to form cliques for personal gain. This is the disaster of the Donglin Party. King Yu has repeatedly warned against forming cliques. Now that you are showing off like this, I'm afraid you will offend me."
Next to him, his cousin Feng Xiande shook his head, his young face full of doubts and surprise, and he hurriedly warned.
"Xiande, you don't know why."
Feng Xianzong nodded slightly and said: "To win over the Henan gentry now is a task personally issued by His Highness."
"But if you can see this, it's pretty good."
Feng Xiande was a little embarrassed. He was embarrassed for a while, and then calmed down and said, "What Song Chang said is true."
"In a few days, I will recommend you to go to the Military and Political Department to gain experience. After a year and a half, you can directly serve as an official for your parents."
Feng Xianzong was very satisfied with his cousin, with a look of relief on his face.
The long-term future of the family lies in the generation of talented people and flourishing branches in the family.
On the side, several clan elders nodded slightly, quite satisfied with this.
When His Highness Prince Yu is unstoppable, raising a bet is the most correct choice for a family.
"Xiande, how long do you think His Royal Highness Prince Yu will stay in Henan?"
"It won't take more than a month." Feng Xiande said solemnly.
"Oh?" Feng Xianzong was surprised: "Why do you say that?"
"Although Luoyang is important, it is not even half as good as Nanjing." Feng Xiande said bluntly.
"Although Luoyang is small, it is also a famous city in the world. How can it be belittled like this?"
Several tribesmen are always unhappy, and their hometowns cannot tolerate other people's nonsense.
"Sir," Feng Xiande hurriedly bowed and said sincerely, "It's not that my grandson intended to do this. In fact, there is a Xiaoling Mausoleum in Nanjing, which weighs as much as ten thousand pieces of stone and is worth ten thousand Luoyangs."
Regarding others, everyone was silent, the ancestral tombs are indeed important, this is true.
Feng Xianzong showed a smile of appreciation.
"Chief Feng, His Highness has summoned you."
This was a guard coming in a hurry. Feng Xianzong did not dare to delay and left impatiently.
The faces of the elders from all clans were full of envy, and then they puffed up their chests proudly and were proud of him.
Arriving at Prince Fu's Mansion, which was half burned, Feng Xianzong hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"Get up!" Zhu Yixi said calmly:
"We have decided to leave Luoyang. After returning to Xiangyang, before sending troops to Nanjing, you must plan the route well and defend Luoyang."
"This?" Feng Xianzong was inexplicably surprised: "I am terrified."
"I order you to be the acting governor of Henan Province, responsible for managing civil affairs, household registration, and commanding the army. This is just a part-time job and will be revoked in the future."
King Yu waved his hand and said: "Work hard during this period. I will never lose Henan and Luoyang again."
Before Feng Xianzong had time to recover from the news of sending troops to Nanjing, he was overjoyed when he heard the appointment of acting governor.
The governor who was less than thirty years old and the huge Ming Dynasty could not be found at all.
Even though he was just a blank slate governor appointed by the King of Yu.
It's a pity that I can't go to Nanjing.
"I'll leave you with 20,000 people and 50,000 prisoners. Watch them carefully."