Xu Shiqi led Tu Xiangmei, Li Yuxin, Qian Zhen, Qian Zhan, Sun Zhang, Ni Fu, as well as his sons Xu Ergu, Xu Zhuchen and others to visit the supervisor.
Zhu Yihai personally stepped forward to help Xu Shiqi up, leaving the others free of courtesy.
Academician Shen Chenquan issued an imperial edict, which was that Zhu Yihai worshiped Xu Shiqi as the academician of Wenyuan Pavilion, became a young master, and stayed in front of the imperial court to help with cabinet affairs and assist in military affairs.
"The old minister is old and has reached the age of seventy. It is difficult for him to accept such an important task."
"I came to the throne to supervise the country, and also led the Northern Expedition. However, I am still young and do not have much experience in governing. I still have to rely on the elders to help me. Please do not refuse. This is not an honor of power, but a heavy responsibility."
When Xu Shiqi heard this, he bowed respectfully and accepted the order.
"do my best!"
Zhu Yihai admired the free and easy nature of this young old man very much. He was really a down-to-earth man. He heard that he had planned to hang himself under a camphor tree in the countryside to honor his country.
Such a loyal veteran, at his age, would definitely not have much energy to handle affairs, but he is highly respected and can still be of great use to sit in charge. Even if he stays as a mascot, he will have a BUFF effect.
An old house where a treasure.
At the end of the dynasty, it is even more valuable to have such a respected senior minister come to stand, and it will greatly enhance the prestige of Zhu Yihai, the small court in charge of the country.
Even on key matters, the checks are extremely strong.
Let the young people below take care of the specific affairs. They will be responsible for the general direction.
Tu Xiangmei and several others, and Zhu Yihai also gave them commendations and awards. Although the uprising failed, loyalty is rare. Although they have no military talent, they are not in this business after all. So Zhu Yihai taught them six subjects, or they all The imperial censor of the Procuratorate made them officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The Ming Dynasty's science and education officials are important positions. They are the product of using small ones to make big ones. What they need most is loyalty, the ability to be unafraid of power, and principle. Secondly, of course, they also need to be talented.
These people are all genuine Jinshi, and some of them have even served as officials in science and education before.
"Your Highness will not attack Pinghu or recover Jiaxing?"
When everyone sat down again, after talking for a few words, Xu Shiqi stood up and raised his voice several times.
This new young master, the Grand Bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, was a little unhappy.
"Sir, please don't get excited. Sit down first and listen to Gu Gu speak slowly."
Zhu Yihai makes a long story short.
He heard that Zhu Yihai actually reached a secret agreement with Li Yuchun. Li Yuchun paid Zhu Yihai to redeem the city fee, and Zhu Yihai would not attack the seven counties and one city in Jiaxing. He thought it was simply unheard of.
"Your Highness, who is the great supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, actually made a deal with a traitor to the country?"
"Sir, sit down first. This is not a transaction, this is a big game. In the name of a transaction, it is actually a temporary cover-up. Let us first sweep the Jiaxing countryside to clean up the traitors, bandits, village tyrants and evil gentry, and restore local stability. , also raised money and food, and trained soldiers and horses.”
"Of course, what's more important is that I got the exact news that Bolo, the commander-in-chief of Hangzhou, is about to lead the main force of the Eight Banners, and some of the puppet troops are leaving, so I plan to let them evacuate as planned first."
Xu Shiqi sat down again and began to think about Zhu Yihai's words.
"Your Highness, do you want to defeat each one?"
"Avoiding the real and attacking the weak and concentrating on defeating them one by one is also for the sake of victory. The boss also saw that the Northern Expedition King's Division had gone from eight thousand new soldiers crossing the sea to more than thirty-five thousand troops. Although the strength of the troops It continues to increase, but this is not the time to underestimate the enemy and be conceited. If we really want to fight against the more than 100,000 troops in Hangzhou, we have no chance of winning."
Hearing this, Xu Shiqi even applauded Zhu Yihai, "It's rare for His Highness to stay awake. You really shouldn't underestimate the enemy."
"Then what?"
"Let's use Li Yuchun's hand to create the illusion of peace in Jiaxing, and let Bolo take the main force to withdraw as originally planned. Let's clear the countryside first, and when the time is right, we can seize a few county and capital cities. It won't be easy. ?"
"Besides, even Jiaxing is not in my eyes."
"I heard that His Highness is going to lead the army north to Susong?"
"Yes, Gu has appointed Shen Youlong as the governor of Susong and Wang Yongzuo as the governor of Susong. They are contacting people in Songjiang and Kunshan respectively to launch an uprising."
"Didn't His Highness say that the Tatars should be evacuated first? What?"
"It's two different things. The local puppet official of Susong appointed by the Tatars has been very arrogant and rampant recently. He has also ordered the people to shave their heads and forcibly collected money and food. The people have no way to live and are extremely indignant. So at this time, we can take advantage of the situation to act righteously. First, Bo It is also necessary for Luo to clear out these pseudo-officials before returning, attack another wave of traitors who surrendered, and take away the money and food collected by the pseudo-officials."
"After the uprising is successful, we can quickly and proactively evacuate the prefectures, counties and towns to avoid the danger temporarily."
After the main force of Boluo passed by and left, Gu led his army northward, regrouped, and then cut and separated various places south of the Yangtze River and defeated them one by one.
"Recover Jiangnan and Nanjing in one fell swoop?"
Zhu Yihai shook his head.
"This goal is too high and somewhat unrealistic. Gu's plan is to take steps one, two, three, four, five and six to regain Jiangnan and Nanjing. It may be the ninth or tenth step. There is still a long way to go in between. Way to go.”
Xu Shiqi said, "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, it doesn't matter if you take it slow. If I can wait, so can everyone. As long as we move towards this goal."
"Do you have anything to add, Sir?"
"Well, I have just arrived. I don't know anything yet. Don't talk nonsense. Just take a look first." As soon as he entered Nanjing, he wrote to Hongguang and told the provincial officials to be careful to break the rules, serve for a long time, and value famous weapons. , Yan Qi was abolished, Ming Bao was recommended, and he was responsible for seven things.
But now that I think about it, although these seven things are correct, they are not in line with the current situation, or they are not the most urgent task.
Since he was in the Northern Expedition, military affairs must come first, and he didn't have any good suggestions for the time being, so he didn't make empty talk.
This cautious attitude made Zhu Yihai fall in love with the old man even more.
Shen Chenquan was also very polite to Xu Shilin. Now he has a new cabinet minister, a bachelor. Although he entered the cabinet first, he still holds the courtesy of a junior.
After Zhu Yihai and others marched to the outskirts of Pinghu County, Li Yuchun finally returned to his father Zhuge Kong Mingyan.
Seeing that Yan Woggong was so favorably used by Bo Luo, Zhang Cunren, Tian Xiong, etc. in Hangzhou, he actually felt a little bit sad. With Yan Wogong's official title now, he is no longer his master, and his status is even far away. above his lieutenant general.
He is an imperial envoy of a province, with the title of Hangjiahu Branch Road Patrol and Sea Road Patrol, which makes him the immediate superior of the Jiaxing deputy general. He has to do everything from military and horse training, name books and accounts, weapons and equipment, and even food and salary. It belongs to this station.
What's more, they came here holding the royal flag.
Li Yuchun also changed his status and attitude very quickly. He treated Yan Wogong respectfully as a subordinate, but Yan Wogong was still as polite as before.
"The men of Pseudo-Admiral Zhu Wu have arrived at the outskirts of Pinghu County. Sir Xiantai, how should we deal with them?"
Yan Wo was fair, "Since there was an agreement in advance, it must be carried out according to the agreement, right?"
When Li Yuchun heard this, he happily said, "Yes, yes."
"Then we will act as agreed. Is the Lord Headquarters ready to redeem the city's silver?"
"Already prepared."
"Congratulations to the Lord Headquarters for having recovered one prefecture and seven counties in Jiaxing. Why don't you just give me all the agreed-upon redemption money this time?"
"All given?"
"This time I met with Marshal Bolo and the Governor, Admirals, in Hangzhou. Marshal Bolo is about to return north. The pseudo-Admiral Zhu Wu has been very trustworthy since he made an agreement with us, and we have cooperated well.
There was nothing wrong with what happened before. The Lord of the Town doesn’t want anything unexpected to happen at this critical moment, right?”
"This matter concerns the future of you and me, and even our lives and fortunes. If the matter is leaked, we will both die." Yan Wo Gong lowered his voice.
Li Yuchun nodded repeatedly.
The secret agreement with the fake admiral Zhu Wu was like laying a thunderbolt, threatening him at all times, but he had nothing to do.
"Anyway, the money will be paid sooner or later. Besides, this money is not taken out of our own pockets, is it?"
Li Yuchun nodded.
Then he immediately came back to his senses and said flatteringly, "Mr. Yan has just returned from Hangzhou, and I have some things that I haven't reported yet. I have recovered the cities in Jiaxing, and the gentry from all over the country have actively donated money, so now the army has received a lot of money."
, in addition to redeeming the city silver for Zhu Wu as agreed, and paying the interest and handling fees, there is still some leftover. I think in addition to the food and salary for the army officers and men, we can add the remaining two to one and make five, half for each person. How about
?”
Mr. Yan laughed and said, "How can I do this? I can just keep this money for myself."
"How about I'm four and you're six?"
"If it doesn't work, just open it at 30-70."
Li Yuchun also knew that the Mr. Yan in front of him was no longer the squire who came to vote for him in the middle of the night. He was now not only a popular figure in front of Bo Luo and Governor Zhang, but also a real boss with an official position that was higher than his own.
Although there are some little secrets between the two of them, they don't dare to expose them.
Moreover, he admired Yan Kongming from the bottom of his heart, so he was still willing to give money.
If Mr. Yan hadn't helped him plan the secret agreement with Zhu Wu, he would have died long ago. How could he still make money now?
Yan Wagong smiled and said, "Let's go to Wuwu."
"Fifty-five is good, five-five is good."
Yan Wogong issued several orders. One of them was for Li Yuchun to be named as the general soldier, and he would still be given the actual post of deputy general soldier of Jiaxing Xie Town, and he would also be rewarded with silver coins and pommel horses.
Li Yuchun's confidant, Yan Wogong, also asked for some reward money for them.
Li Yuchun thanked him seriously.
"Mr. Yan, how long can we keep this matter a secret?"
"Hide it as long as you can."
"But I'm afraid that this Zhu Wu has a weak heart and is like a snake swallowing an elephant. If we give away all the money, what will he do next?"
"I will go to Pinghu to secretly meet Zhu Wu tomorrow and have a good talk with him. Since we are cooperating, we will benefit from cooperation. If we break up, it will not be beneficial. Marshal Bolo hasn't left yet, I guess they
Don’t dare to mess around.”
"But what about after Bolo leaves?"
"At that time? Let's talk about it then, take it one step at a time!"
Li Yuchun felt a little uncomfortable, but he had no other choice but to nod helplessly.
"This Zhu Wu really has a handle on us!"
"I've always been the one hunting geese, but unexpectedly I got pecked in the eye by a goose!"
