It seems to be expected that Song Zhipu was admitted to the cabinet as a bachelor. After all, Song Zhipu was the highest-ranking civil servant here. He also had an old relationship with King Lu and had just established his support. At this time, it was time to talk about merit.
The reward is definitely not low.
Song Zhipu declined for a few times and then accepted.
Although he is the Dongge Grand Bachelor who ranks last among the six Grand Masters, but Lao Zhu asked him to vote, he is actually equivalent to being the temporary chief assistant.
"Chen Hanhui is the censor of the Zuo Deputy Capital, a bachelor's degree scholar, and the governor of Zhejiang, and Ke Xiaqing is the minister of military affairs and a bachelor of Hanlin!"
Yu Dafu, the former military commander, and Wu Tingyou, the magistrate of Linhai County, were previously unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty with Dai Guangda, and each had their seals returned to the Qing Dynasty. At this time, they were recognized by Lao Zhu as loyal ministers and were specially summoned to be awarded important positions.
Yu Dafu was granted the title of general envoy, and Wu Tingyou was granted the title of magistrate of Taizhou.
After the official appointment, the small imperial court looked somewhat like a small court.
Song Zhipu was in charge of the cabinet vote, Chen Hanhui was in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Ke Xiaqing, the Minister of Rongzheng, was mainly responsible for rebuilding the capital camp. The government system of the Ming Dynasty was generally followed, although Lao Zhu also believed that the Ming Dynasty system had evolved after nearly three hundred years.
, it became a bit deformed, especially the eunuchs who had too much power to participate in the central decision-making, and the civil servants who suppressed the military attaches too much, but for a while, he planned not to attack this issue for the time being.
"The country is still in chaos, and there is no way for peace in the south of the Yangtze River. Why not tour south to Guangzhou for the time being?"
The person who spoke was Yu Dafu, a former military commander who was now appointed as the general envoy of general affairs by Lao Zhu. The 500 Taizhou Haidao soldiers under his command were the only regular army.
Lao Zhu just laughed at the suggestion of a southern tour. The southern tour was just an escape under another name.
"Otherwise, there are thousands of miles of fertile fields in the east of Zhejiang, Ou and Fujian in the south, Sanjiang in the north, and the sea. The soldiers and people are loyal and courageous. This is the reason why Gou Jian, the king of Yue, achieved his hegemony. Moreover, it would be a danger to be in charge of the country alone here.
At this time, we have gathered the will of the people. If we run away without fighting, how many people in the world are willing to believe in us and still have hope for the Ming Dynasty?"
If Lao Zhu was supervising the country in Taizhou and then immediately fled south, what would be the difference between him and Hong Guang and King Lu?
The people of the world have long been extremely disappointed with the Ming Dynasty. Who is still willing to have hope in the Ming Dynasty?
So even though he knew that there was an army of Tatars in Hangzhou, which was hundreds of miles away, Lao Zhu couldn't run away.
"But there are no soldiers in Taizhou, and the Tartars are close..." Yu Dafu was in charge of military preparation, and he was one of the civil servants who knew a lot about soldiers. The military preparation in the Ming Dynasty was a bit similar to the position of chief committee member of a military division, managing a group of soldiers.
The military affairs, food and salary, and other military-related errands in the Ming Dynasty were directly under the governor. The governor of the Ming Dynasty often supervised the military affairs of a province or was also in charge of food and salary, and often even had the title of Minister of the Ministry of War or the Imperial Censor of the Metropolitan Inspectorate.
They can command and order local civil and military affairs.
Yu Dafu was in charge of coastal defense and had a battalion of 500 soldiers. However, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, even the soldiers on the nine sides were in disrepair, let alone the coastal defense soldiers in the southeast. After the Japanese Rebellion in the Jiajing Dynasty, eastern Zhejiang even cut off trade with the Japanese country, so the soldiers
Even more unusable.
It is said that there are 500 coastal defense troops, but in fact it is estimated that there are not even 70% of them, let alone training and equipment.
As for the Yongwei Battalion and Jinyiwei that King Lu wanted to rebuild, they only had a few skeletons. Even if Pang Tianshou brought back 500 Yongwei Battalion soldiers and 300 Franchise mercenaries from Guangdong, it would still be a drop in the bucket.
The flag has been raised here. After hearing this, Boluo from Hangzhou will immediately send troops to attack regardless of the heat. How will he resist it?
"Wu Kai, the sea cucumber general, has a battalion of three thousand soldiers and horses." Lao Zhu said.
The Ming Dynasty had a general in Zhejiang, the full name was the Japanese General in Daming Town, stationed in Ningbo. Below the general, there were four generals, namely, Generals Hangjiahu, Ningshao, Taizhou, and Wenchu.
The pattern of generals was formed, with Wen as the governor of Zhejiang, Ning Shao as the military commander, and Wu as the commander of the Japanese army and Taizhou as the general.
As an important coastal defense town, eastern Zhejiang still had a lot of soldiers and horses, and many guard posts. Later, after the rise of battalions, there was also a general soldier and four generals here.
General Haimen Shen, also called General Taizhou, was stationed in Taizhou Bay, less than a hundred miles away from Linhai City. General Wu Kai commanded a battalion of 3,000 troops.
Yu Dafuyuan was from Taizhou Bingbei Road, and he was the boss of Haimen General Wu Kai. He knew Wu Kai's Xie Zhen troops very well. The so-called three thousand was just a name, and it was the number on the roster. In fact, there were not that many at all.
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What's more, under the current situation, it's unclear whether Wu Kai is still reliable.
"I would like to go to Haimen to announce the imperial edict and summon Wu Kai to lead his troops to Taizhou to pay homage to His Highness." Although Yu Dafu did not know whether Wu Kai had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he was still willing to go there in person.
"I will go with you. Even if General Wu Shen is hesitant, I am confident that I can persuade him to fight against the Qing Dynasty together."
"No."
Several voices of opposition sounded together. Song Zhipu, Chen Hanhui, Ke Xiaqing, etc. all opposed it. Even Pang Tianshou, Li Guofu, Liu Chao, etc. also thought it was too risky.
If Wu Kai surrenders to the Qing Dynasty, wouldn't it be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth and being sent to his door?
However, Lao Zhu has long been resolute.
He has been planning a way out for the future since he traveled through time. Combining the memories of his two lives, he planned an extremely dangerous path.
No surrender, no escape.
Fight to the end.
If you want to fight, you must first have the strength to protect yourself. It is impossible to recruit and train a new army that can fight in a short time just by relying on Wang Chuangzi and other veterans.
We still have to rely on the existing Ming army, Haimen General Wu Kai, Shipu guerrilla Cheng Mingzhen, Zhejiang General Wang Zhiren, etc. These are all targets that must be won over, and we must even take action as soon as possible.
"Your Highness, you must not do this!"
A group of people were anxious.
Lao Zhu was very calm, he had the capital to be calm, because in history Wu Kai was the first Ming general to respond to King Lu's resistance to the Qing Dynasty. Although he later surrendered, he only surrendered after repeated defeats and completely lost hope. At least
In the past few years, I have still been hopeful and willing to resist the Qing Dynasty.
There is also Shipu guerrilla Zhang Mingzhen, who later became the first general who dared to fight under Lu Jianguo. Even though Wang Zhiren, this general, had many common problems among generals in the late Ming Dynasty, such as arrogant and domineering warriors and lack of military discipline among his soldiers.
etc., but his determination to resist the Qing Dynasty was firm.
After the final defeat, Wang Zhiren scuttled his wife and children's boat at sea, and then drove a boat to the Qing army camp. After hearing about it, the traitor Hong Chengchou came to see him excitedly. It turned out that Wang Zhiren did not go to surrender at all, he just saw
There was no hope of resisting the Qing Dynasty, so he took the initiative to meet the Qing army, cursed them, and then begged for death.
His last words are even more famous in history. He said that I was the commander-in-chief of the former dynasty. I should die when the country is destroyed. I might be buried in a whale salamander. My death is unknown. There will be no evidence for future generations of history, so I came to surrender and wanted to die.
Listen to the Ming Dynasty.
Wang Zhiren did not run away and hide incognito, nor did he change his appearance and become harsher. Instead, he was buried vigorously for the destroyed Ming Dynasty, letting the world know about his death and his loyalty.
Such a person is certainly worthy of trust.
So Lao Zhu had already made up his mind to supervise the country's accession to the throne first, formally raise the banner, and then immediately rush to meet these generals leading the troops.
Integrate a team of people as soon as possible.
"How can your Highness, who has a body worth millions of dollars, be involved in danger? Let me wait for you to go."
"Going to see them in person shows your sincerity. When the country is in crisis, who is not taking risks? At this time, how can I sit back and enjoy myself?"
"If I'm afraid of death, why should I be a prisoner? I'll just flee south. I'll just muddle along and continue to be harsh and fine."
"However, how can we sit back and watch when the country is in danger of being destroyed?"
"We will set off for Haimen in a while. It is only eighty or ninety miles to the left and right. It can be reached in half a day by going down the river."
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Wang Xiang "retired" and returned to the playground. The brothers came to greet him, "Everyone pack up quickly and get ready to go to Haimen."
"Father, do you want the prisoner to patrol the south?" Wang Zhongyuan asked.
"The Supervisor is going to see General Wu Kai in person." Wang Chuangzi confessed in a low voice, "Call all the old brothers and take care of everything. Our Yongwei Battalion must protect the Supervisor."
Wang Zhongyuan and other veterans of the Brave Guards were still somewhat dubious. It was always a bit suspicious to meet a general in person at this time. They felt that maybe King Lu sounded nice on the surface, but in fact he was still afraid. It was probably an excuse to see Wu Kai.
Then I'll find another reason and go directly to Hainan.
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. The blood that had just been heated up seemed to be cooling down.
Wang Chuangzi slapped the young adopted son on the head and said, "What are you thinking about? Since I have pledged my allegiance to His Highness, I must be loyal to you. Besides, an official just mentioned that he would tour the South, and Your Highness rejected it. He wants to
Kangqing. Your Highness will not bring any family members to Haimen this time, so it will definitely not be a southern tour."
"Really?" The young warrior Wang Zhongyuan was a little excited.
"You bastards, the money His Highness rewarded you is still in your arms, and you haven't even gotten enough of your official title yet, yet you actually suspect His Highness, so get the fuck out of here right now."
"Now that the Yongwei camp has added another battalion, don't let Eunuch Pang's Ma Jixiang compete with him."
King Lu had organized another battalion of the 500 Yongwei battalion brought by Pang Tianshou from Guangdong. Pang Tianshou recommended Ma Jixiang, the original battalion officer, and King Lu appointed Ma as the guerrilla general of the second battalion of Yongwei, while the three soldiers brought by Pang Tianshou
There were hundreds of mercenaries from the Portuguese Musketeers, and Lao Zhu transferred them out to form another battalion, the Shenji Battalion.
"Father, that Ma Jixiang claims to be a hereditary Jinyi, but I heard that this man has no ability at all. He made his fortune by flattering the eunuchs. He first flattered Gao Qiqian, and now he is working for Pang Tianshou. How can such a person lead
When it comes to fighting a war, if you ask me, you should ask King Lu to assign the five hundred new brave guards to your foster father and give them to us to lead together."
Wang Xiang slapped his adopted son on the head again, "How can you guess at His Highness's decision? Of course I have heard of Ma Jixiang, he is a flatterer, but the more he behaves like this, the more we must do our job well."
It’s your errand, go and get ready, and we’ll set off after a cup of tea.”
Before setting off, he called his adopted son and confessed in a low voice, "Ma Jixiang will also bring some of his men with him this time. Keep an eye on him carefully. If this guy dares to have any evil intentions, you can kill him right away."
Unscrew it and give it to me."
Wang Zhongyuan nodded, grinned and smiled, "Don't worry, foster father, I can't stand that kind of dog who is afraid of the front and the rear, greedy and afraid of death when fighting, but in normal times, he likes to pat his beard and slip away, or even take credit for the reward."
"Work hard. Your Highness will revive the Ming Dynasty and regain the two capitals in the future. Then you and I may also have the opportunity to be the commander-in-chief of a town, or even be granted the title of Hou Boguang."
