Ma Bao turned to look at Xu Du, who smiled and said nothing. Jiangnan was still under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. Although Chongzhen was dead, the Qing army proclaimed Emperor Chongzhen's prince Zhu Cixiang as the Tongzhi Emperor in Beijing.
This news has been announced to the world for a long time. Although King Lu and King Fu of Southern Capital knew that Emperor Tongzhi had actually become a puppet of the Qing army, they were fighting with each other. Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, Qian Qianyi, Huang Mingjun and other Southern civil servants, Huang Degong, Gao Gao
Qian, Liu Liangzuo, Zheng Hongkui and other southern military generals each supported one king and restarted the party struggle.
The battle in Nandu was in full swing. Even though they knew that Emperor Tongzhi was a puppet of the Eastern Han Dynasty, they had to show a friendly attitude towards the puppet court in Beijing.
Both the Lu Fan faction and the Fu Fan faction were preparing to send envoys to Beijing in an attempt to persuade the Qing army to let Emperor Tongzhi recognize the power of King Lu or King Fu to control Jiangnan.
One peach kills three men, that's all.
So when Ma Bao heard that Li Jiantai and others actually wanted to go to Jiangnan, his face immediately turned ugly. Chen Zilong and Zhang Jiayu risked their lives to rescue the three of them. They actually didn't want to expel the Tartars, but just wanted to run away.
Want to go to Jinling to enjoy the party struggle?
Gao Qiqian saw that Ma Bao had something wrong with his face and hurriedly explained:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, that's not what we mean...! Your Majesty, what the Superintendent means is that after our fake Taoist noble army goes to Nandu, we will sweep away the smoky atmosphere of the small court left in Nandu and show our great righteousness to the Huayi people in Jiangdong.
, so that they can unite with the invaders... unite with them and pacify the captives!"
Li Jiantai also hurriedly agreed and said, "Yes, yes, we went to Jiangnan to clear up the atmosphere of party strife in Nandu, and we will never embarrass your army."
Li Jiantai, Gao Qiqian, and Liu Zeqing now have no soldiers at their disposal. Even if the army lets them go to Jiangnan, Ma Bao is very doubtful that with the mere power of these three people, it is possible to reverse the current situation of the Jiangnan Ming court in one go.
political climate?
You must know that the Dashun Army controls the upper reaches of Huguang in the south of the Yangtze River, and Henan and Shandong border the north of the Yangtze River. It has formed a pincer attack on the south. The civil and military bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty in the south, even if they are to protect their own small world for enjoyment, will naturally
Tends to unite with Donglu to deal with Dashun.
Xu Du explained to Ma Bao:
"Commander Bi doesn't know much about Jiangnan Shilin... How can the two factions of Lu Fan and Fu Fan really join forces with the captives? But it's just an unknown person. All he needs is Governor Li to go south to Jinling and send him the imperial edict of the late emperor's clothes and belts, and support Lu.
Maybe if you support Fu and become emperor, the Jiangnan scholars will follow the dragon's plan, so they will definitely break up with the imperial court."
After Xu Du's explanation, Ma Bao finally understood. Indeed, the remnants of the Ming Dynasty in Jiangnan now listen to the orders of the puppet court in Beijing to a certain extent. It is not because they are really close to the Donglu, but because of King Lu and King Fu.
The two factions were fighting, and both were trying to gain nominal support from Emperor Tongzhi.
However, if Li Jiantai and others can prove that Emperor Chongzhen was held hostage by the Donglu, Emperor Tongzhi was just a puppet of the Donglu, and they would come up with something similar to a belt edict and support one of King Lu or King Fu to proclaim himself emperor.
So after this vassal became emperor, it was bound to break off all relations with the Beijing court and form another new force besides the Beijing Puppet Court, Dashun, and the Western Ming Dynasty.
Xu Du said with a smile: "If one peach from the Eastern captives kills three soldiers, I will use the three soldiers to enter Jinling. I will definitely be able to cut off the friendship between Jiangnan and the imperial court, and eliminate the worries of future troubles for my great success."
Li Jiantai himself still has a certain degree of integrity, while Gao Qiqian has no capital except for his status as a great eunuch, so neither of them said much at this time, just waiting for Ma Bao's decision.
But Liu Zeqing still dreamed of a comeback as a warlord, and he resumed his old friendship with Ma Bao many years ago and said shamelessly:
"The city wall gave me five thousand soldiers, so that I could march south and take the south of the Yangtze River like picking up mustard."
Ma Bao chuckled and said, "General Liu, do you want to be an Ming minister or an obedient minister?"
Liu Zeqing said calmly and calmly: "In today's world, if the Ming Dynasty loses its deer, whose family can employ people will prosper the country's fortune, and I will be the retainer of that family."
Liu Zeqing's witty words made Ma Bao couldn't help high-fiving and laughing. Li Jiantai and Gao Qiqian felt extremely embarrassed. Xu Du also stared at Liu Zeqing with a half-smile, but Liu Zeqing himself still looked generous and generous.
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"Xu Zhaobao, although I was a military attache in the Ming Dynasty, I know too little about the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. You are from Zhejiang, and you are close friends with Chen Zilong and other giants in the scholars. Of course I trust your judgment.
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Now that you have decided, I have absolutely no objection. The matter between the three of us will be finalized according to your method."
"Commander Bi, the matter between the three of us is only a small matter. The warship with which the three of us came to Lu is a major matter."
When Xu Du said this, Ma Bao had already thought of it. Since Chen Zilong and Zhang Jiayu were able to convince Su Guansheng to use the Tianjin Guards Navy to help the Dashun Army rescue people, does that mean it is possible to instigate Su Guansheng to return to Dashun?
What about sex?
But Xu Du quickly said:
"Su Guansheng was a pure minister of the Ming Dynasty. Although he and Zhang Jiayu were from the same hometown and were old friends, they could deal with each other openly and honestly in all matters. But it was precisely for this reason that Zhang Jiayu wrote to me, saying that Su Guansheng was absolutely innocent.
The intention of returning to the Dashun Army."
"Then what you said about the warship...?"
"Here's the thing:
Since Donglu occupied Youyan, many old officials of the Ming Dynasty were shocked. Previously, Donglu pretended to order the ministers in the name of Emperor Chongzhen. After the battle of Huolu, Chongzhen died, although Donglu supported the crown prince Zhu Cixiang again.
He proclaimed himself emperor, but his intentions as a puppet were not concealed. Among the officials in Beijing, as long as there were still passionate people, few of them were willing to continue to work for the imperial court.
Su Guansheng and Huang Fei, the chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty's Northeastern Navy who was stationed on the Liaonan Island, had agreed to use naval warships to capture the soldiers and civilians on the Liaonan and Denglai Islands who did not want to be ruled by the imperial court.
, all moved to Jiangnan.
But even if we start from Laizhou and go from Fuhai to Jiangnan, it is still a long way. The consumption of food and fodder along the way will be a huge expense, which is beyond the strength of Su Guansheng and Huang Fei."
"So Su Guansheng helped us rescue people just to let the Dashun Army help him escape to Jiangnan?"
Xu Du chuckled and said: "What Commander Bi said is one of them, but if that's the case, I won't say that this matter will affect the overall situation of the world."
"What's the second one?"
"The second one is the Wuqiao bandit! The three rebel kings are now entrenched in Dengzhou, and all the islands in Denglai are also controlled by Kong Youde. Su Guansheng and Huang Fei want to go to the south of the Yangtze River, and they must break through the overseas islands of Dengzhou on the way. They are worried about the three rebels
The king's army was powerful. Once Kong Youde noticed any changes, the naval warships would have to carry a large number of soldiers and civilians, making it difficult to move. The whole army would probably be annihilated at sea.
So Su Guansheng helped us rescue people... not only to recruit Governor Li and others in the Nandu court as reinforcements in the future, but also to join forces with the Dashun Army to seize the Denglai Islands and open the sea route south to Jinling."
In fact, although Su Guansheng was a talented civil servant, he was not very familiar with military affairs and his strategic vision was relatively limited. In the Ming court, officials like Su Guansheng who had enough integrity but lacked sufficient ability occupied a considerable proportion of the court.
Some people.
The person who actually formulated this "Lian Shun hole" plan for Su Guansheng and Huang Fei is actually Zhang Jiayu, who is still risking his life and lurking in Beijing until now.
As a purely civilian official, Zhang Jiayu lacked the military experience of leading troops on the front line. This was the main reason why the Three Loyalists of Lingnan were eventually suppressed by Li Chengdong in later history.
However, as a leader among the young scholars of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Jiayu's strategic vision was outstanding. The plan he helped Su Guansheng formulate, both in terms of feasibility and thoroughness of the plan, was at least as good as Qian Qianyi's in later generations.
Above the "Three Games of Catalpa Ping".
Zhang Jiayu made a plan for Su Guansheng to go south, namely:
"Yu Lin and the general want to revitalize the royal family. The first step is to move to southern Liaoning and send troops to the southern capital to restore the Yangtze River. The Central Plains are basically in the south of the Yangtze River. Once the south of the Yangtze River is established, the wealth and wealth are gradually increasing, and the foundation has been consolidated.
The army left Huaixi to attack Bianluo, and sent an army up the river to clear Huguang. Emperor Gao then ordered the trip to Jinling, and the army was directed north. Emperor Gengshen fled back to Mobei. This was the result.
Now that Master Wang wants to go to the south of the Yangtze River, he must first go down to Denglai and defeat the Wuqiao bandits without any hesitation. This must be done in a coordinated manner. After destroying the Wuqiao bandits, I can consolidate my foundation and recharge my energy.
, restore Chu and restore rivers, conquer and restore Jingque, heaven’s heart has changed, and people are planning to allow Zang.”