Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 228
Fengjiabao was built in Mang Mountain, adjacent to Gongxian County. Compared with the mess in Kaifeng, this place feels a bit like a paradise.

There are hundreds of houses, several miles of dock walls, arrow towers, watchtowers, and huge drums standing horizontally.

Because the blue tiles are mostly used, and the blue tiles are connected into pieces, the black pressure is dizzy, and the cooking smoke is tainted and black, so it is called Wubao.

In fact, it is a small city with complete defense facilities.

The small and fine Wubao is like a chicken rib to the thieves, and the loss is greater than the gain. Therefore, since the end of the Western Han Dynasty, it has continued to prevail, and it has been continuously demolished after the establishment of the new dynasty.

Today's Fengjiabao is particularly lively.

The prestige of His Royal Highness King Yu came to visit in person, and the whole Fengjiabao was honored with him.

Feng Xianzong led the way in front, and Mr. Feng followed behind with a serious expression.

"Your Highness, Wubao such as Fengjiabao are mostly distributed in the west of Kaifeng, near Luoyang and the Yellow River. Local gentry were forced to build them in order to preserve their vitality."

Feng Xianzong explained: "Henan was originally a land of peace, but now it is forced to practice martial arts, and the martial arts prevails."

"Wubao in Henan has preserved its vitality, but I don't know how many people there are now?"

His Royal Highness Prince Yu acted accordingly, Wubao was very novel to him, and he couldn't see it in Shaanxi.

Compared with the exposed bones, Wubao not only hears about each other, but the people live and work in peace and contentment, and even a bit of prosperity.

This kind of Wubao, which is dominated by families, tenants, and servants, has a strong centripetal force. Unless it is a hard attack, sneak attacks and bribes are futile.

Without the red-clothed cannon, it would be extremely difficult for someone like Feng Jiabao to break through without killing 800 people.

Therefore, in order to truly make Henan a piece of white land, peaceful persuasion must be carried out, and force alone is not enough.

"Your Highness is now powerful in Henan. Although Wubao is strong, there are very few people who forcibly resist."

Feng Xianzong thought about it, and said softly: "If you migrate to Nanyang, there will be at least tens of thousands of people."

"try your best!"

Zhu Yixi nodded, since he decided to abandon Luoyang and turn Henan into a white land, his thoughts became stronger.

Never leave people and food to the Manchus and trespassers.

The reason why he came to Fengjiabao for inspection was to see the strength of Wubao in Henan Province. Now that he saw it, his reputation was indeed well-deserved.

But it's a pity that this kind of dock is just a piece of cake in front of the red cannon.

Staying at Fengjiabao overnight, the carefully selected Feng's daughter was politely rejected by King Yu.

He is no longer the anxious and down-and-out clan of last year, but the king of Yu who attracts the attention of the world.

Not any woman will be included in the house.

Even though Zhu Yixi was moved by a woman with strong wife attributes, she did not act.

King Yu, who has great power in every move, will never show his flaws easily, especially when he has not yet ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

To put it bluntly, at this moment, he needs to be looked after.

Pretending, acting, big shots are all like this.

Besides, how many outstanding local gentry can there be?

"You and I will have [-] soldiers to increase our power and try to convince you before the end of the month."

Zhu Yixi instructed him softly.

The meaning is obvious, he returned to Huguang, just in early February, before spring plowing.

Feng Xianzong understood it, and immediately suggested: "There are so many talented gentry in Henan, Your Highness should take in more, and Wubao's southward journey will go smoothly."

"Great talent!"

Zhu Yixi smiled. This is because Henan people want to join his Qin army camp and seek political demands.

Just to offset the people of Huguang.

Checks and balances are a must.

"You tell them that anyone who is proficient in literature and ink can be admitted to the military and political department, and they can be transferred to other places after two or three months, as long as they pass the assessment."

I explained the method of employing people. In the absence of imperial examinations, training first and then assessment is the simplest and most direct method.

The next day, King Yu returned to Luoyang.

On the way, he received a reward from the Nanjing court.

"Shang Fang's sword? Governor of Hubei, Shaanxi, Henan?"

Looking at the reward, Zhu Yixi couldn't help laughing.

These are all things that are beneficial and cost-effective, but they sound nice in name, but in essence, they are encouraging him to send troops to Shaanxi.

"The above mentioned to the imperial court, it is said that there is a shortage of troops and insufficient money and food, so the imperial court should issue 500,000 stones of grain and a million taels of money so that the Qin army can go north to Shaanxi."

Zhu Yixi opened his mouth wide and blackmailed him directly.

Zhu Mou, Zhu Shisan, who is also a secretary and bodyguard, already knows a lot of words, and kept writing, muttering: "Your Highness, can Nanjing give it?"

"Certainly not."

Zhu Yixi hugged Sun Xuan'er, feeling the squeeze, couldn't help laughing and said: "There must be an excuse to deal with it!"

Of course, if the fearful Nanjing court really gave it, it would be fun, and Zhu Yixi really needs to put on a show.

Sun Xuan'er pulled the quilt up, Zhu Yixi froze with her left hand, and then drilled deeper into the skirt. The delicate and smooth jade turtle is never tired of playing.

"correct!"

Suddenly, Zhu Yixi ordered again to Thirteen, who buried his head in pen and paper, "Send a message to Sun Changzhou, and ask the Research Section to spread the news that His Majesty has no heirs in Nanjing."

"We can't let Nanjing be too silent, otherwise we will like to mess around."

The Nanjing court has been tossing about peace talks with the Manchus recently.

To put it bluntly, in order to avenge Emperor Chongzhen, he decided to compromise with the Manchu Qing, to achieve neutrality, and even to achieve the expected situation of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

For this reason, the Manchu Qing even launched a political offensive, sending a large number of courtiers from Beijing to the south, advocating peace talks, and paralyzing them.

In history, with the cooperation of the Donglin Party, the so-called "Three Doubtful Cases" - "Great Sadness Case", "Prince Prince Case" and "Tong Concubine Case" emerged. These three cases pointed directly at the legitimacy of the Hongguang regime.

The Donglin Party adhered to the principle of destroying if it can't get it, and exported it crazily, which Ma Shiying couldn't resist.

The Hongguang court, which fought to the death, was doomed the moment it stood up.

"It's a pity, a piece of beautiful mountains and rivers."

Zhu Yixi murmured.

At this time, he thought again, if he killed Duoduo, would the Qing army still go south?
Do you really want to clear the king's side by yourself?

But on the side of the Qing emperor, how can it compare to what everyone expects?
For a while, he was tangled up.

The life and death of the people in the south of the Yangtze River are intertwined with power.

Reason told him that it was the wisest choice to let the Manchus overthrow the Hongguang court and to be the savior himself.

After struggling for a while, King Yu slowly fell asleep in the carriage.

When we arrived in Luoyang, it was already dusk.

However, there is an endless stream of transport vehicles at the gate of Luoyang.

Regardless of whether it is Prince Fu's mansion or other county prince's mansions, all valuables will be transported to Nanyang, and will never be left to Man Qing or burglars.

"The huge Zhongzhou is not a place to stay forever!"

Zhu Yixi woke up, looked at the brightly lit Luoyang city, and couldn't help sighing: "Kaifeng is gone, Luoyang has already fallen, it's a pity, it's a pity."

After entering the city, Chen Yongfu reported: "There are still [-] to [-] people left in the city, and they have been sent to Ruzhou during this time."

"Your Highness, Ruzhou is adjacent to Luoyang, and is condescending. As long as you guard this place, you can threaten Luoyang and Tongguan at any time."

"Of course I know."

Zhu Yixi said with emotion: "Take retreat as an advance, and if you have a strategy, then implement it."

Although it was a loss economically to go north to Luoyang this time, it can be said to have gained a lot politically.

First of all, it relieved Li Zicheng's plight of being attacked from both sides, barely saved his life, and should be able to carry it for a while.

Secondly, breaking the aura of invincibility in the Qing Dynasty, Qin Jun built up his confidence and won the prestige of the world's attention for King Yu.

With the goal achieved strategically, it will not be so uncomfortable to give up Luoyang.

There is something to do with home.

(End of this chapter)