Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 258
Which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted——

This is the mind of everyone present.

After all, He Tengjiao had some city mansions, his face changed slightly, and he recovered immediately.

Civil and military officials from Guizhou looked at each other, holding back their smiles.

The faces of Zuo Liangyu and his son on the side turned red, obviously mentioning their pain points.

"Sichuan belongs to Sichuan, which is different from Yunnan."

He Tengjiao let out a haha, reluctantly turned around, seeing that Mu Tianbo wanted to ask again, he said:
"Now Guizhou has gathered [-] soldiers and horses, and some more chieftain soldiers and horses will be recruited. When the food and grass are in place, we can set off."

"Duke, do you know how many soldiers and horses there are in the West Bandits?"

As Marquis of Ningnan, Zuo Liangyu raised his voice and looked like a rough man, asking questions under He Tengjiao's gesture.

"This, about thirty to fifty thousand, or one hundred thousand."

Faced with this question, Mu Tianbo said with some embarrassment.

Everyone's eyelids jumped, and they were really speechless about this unreliable Duke.

The enemy doesn't know much about it, so how can they fight? How did Qian Guogong become the Duke?

"However, Governor, you really can't do 30,000 people. You definitely can't beat it."

Seeing everyone's disappointed expressions, Mu Tianbo couldn't help adding:
"As long as the imperial court's heavenly soldiers enter Yunnan, the local chieftains will naturally eat pots of pulp and raise troops to meet them. When the time comes, they will smash the western thieves like searching for something."

Zuo Liangyu secretly shook his head at He Tengjiao.

He Tengjiao hastily ended the embarrassing welcome, and specially asked someone to resettle the Mufu family, which must not be neglected.

The dignity of the Duke is still necessary, and more importantly, the Mu Mansion is an important part of breaking the western thieves.

When only He Tengjiao and Zuo Liangyu were left, Zuo Liangyu couldn't help saying:
"Du Xian, this battle is not easy!"

"I know too."

He Tengjiao picked up the teacup and savored the bitterness on the tip of his tongue, which was just like his mood.

Originally thought that with the title of governor of Huguang, Guizhou, Yunnan and other provinces, the suppression of the Western Thieves was just around the corner, and it was like a broken bamboo.

But who knows, I got stuck in Guizhou.

Without him, there are insufficient troops, insufficient money and food, and insufficient energy.

The lack of troops is due to the quelling of the She'an Rebellion before, which led to a significant reduction in Guizhou's troops. The population is not rich, and now it should be worse.

And if money and food are not enough, the spirit is not enough.

But in a barren land like Guizhou, it is difficult for the yamen to support themselves, let alone support the imperial court to send troops.

Of course, in the final analysis, there is still insufficient money and food.

There are many barbarians in Guizhou, and they are a good source of soldiers. As long as the money and food are sufficient, many people can naturally be recruited as soldiers.

"Brothers don't even have enough food."

Zuo Liangyu said in a deep voice: "There is only half a month's worth of food left in the army. If this goes on like this, there will be no military discipline. We can only go grab it."

"Absolutely not!"

He Tengjiao said decisively.

Not to mention that Guizhou is his hometown, and he may be forced to pry his ancestor's grave in the future, but the current situation in Guizhou cannot tolerate such a scene.

Guizhou is different from Huguang, Jiangxi and other places. There are many chieftains and countless barbarians here. Once a dispute arises, the fragile balance will be interrupted. I am afraid that Guizhou will be in chaos if it is not brought down.

"We still have to think long-term!"

He Tengjiao struggled.

Zuo Liangyu was speechless.

He really doesn't understand the entanglement of these literati.

The army is different from the unruly people. If you don't feed their stomachs, they will really rebel, and it is even more unimaginable to reach this point.

"so!"

He Tengjiao gritted his teeth and said, "Let's find a few disobedient chieftains to wipe them out. After a while, I will write to the imperial court and ask Huguang and Lingnan to bring some money and food."

"It couldn't be better like this."

Zuo Liangyu grinned and laughed.

Once he leads the army independently, won't his chance come?
……

Nanjing.

Emperor Hongguang still delegated power, and Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng united to deal with the Donglin Party.

The Donglin Party has been engaging in soft confrontation.

However, the two parties, whose enmity had been accumulating deeper and deeper, had no choice but to gather together at this time to discuss matters in Yunnan.

The emperor was unwell, and Ma Shiying presided over the meeting.

With a look, Ruan Dacheng, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, directly opened his mouth and said:

"He Tengjiao sent a letter saying that Duke Qian escaped from Yunnan and came to Guizhou, begging for help..."

After reaching the Secretary of General Administration, almost all the high-level officials knew the specific situation of this request for help, but when they first heard it, everyone still felt that it was outrageous.

"The Duke of Qian State clearly stated that the western thieves have been recharging their energy for many days. After gathering 200,000 troops to attack Kunming, they also engulfed those evil chieftains. Now there are more than [-] troops..."

"There are more than a dozen prefectures in Yunnan, and only a few such as Chuxiong and Dali are left. It can be said that [-]% of the land is occupied by western thieves."

Speaking of this, Ruan Dacheng paused for a moment before saying:

"Moreover, according to Duke Qian, this time the Western Thieves did not massacre the city and coerce the people as usual, but managed it with peace of mind—"

"not good!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed.

Bandits are not terrible, what is terrible are bandits.

Those chieftains in Yunnan are only interested in profit, and they are afraid of power but not morality. Once they are subdued by the thieves, it will lead to unpredictable consequences.

No one can bear the responsibility of losing another province.

Of course, the fall of the north was a matter of the Chongzhen Dynasty and had nothing to do with our Hongguang Dynasty.

"It must be wiped out without delay!"

At this time, Qian Qianyi understood the seriousness of it, stepped forward, and won the praise of everyone:
"However, if He Tengjiao wants money and food, Jiangxi will definitely not be able to transport it. He can only go to Huguang. Lingnan has figured out a way, and Huguang is the most convenient..."

As he spoke, his eyes turned to the confident Ma Shiying again.

Now, it was Ma Shiying's turn to scold her.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, only he has the right to reach out to King Yu, and the others are not qualified.

How can King Yu, who is like a local overlord, be so easy to deal with?If you get angry, once the Qin King comes, it will be a big trouble.

And if he is rejected, he will lose his prestige as the chief assistant.

However, Ma Shiying's chief assistant is not for nothing, he has two brushes:
"Just give an order to the Chief Secretary of Huguang to let them support one or two as appropriate, mainly relying on Guangdong."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up instantly.

Now the chief secretary of Huguang exists in name only, and the so-called government orders are only accepted by the king of Yu in the end, which also creates a buffer for the chief secretary instead of the king of Yu.

Inside and out are taken care of.

After making things a little difficult, the Donglin Party could only compromise and had to support Guangdong to support money and food.

Ma Shiying heaved a sigh of relief, this was the fastest time in recent times.

Back in the house, it was already dusk, and after a long time of delay, Qian Qianyi calmly changed into his regular clothes.

The lovely wife Liu Rushi waited on her, kneading her shoulders, and said softly: "Your student has been waiting for a long time."

"Which student?"

Qian Qianyi was taken aback.

"It's the student with a strange accent and an accent in Mandarin, from Fujian."

(End of this chapter)