Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 234 The world is not in peace, why should the family do it?
Du Yinxi is now Huguang Admiral Xuezheng, also known as Xueshi, who is in charge of education and imperial examination affairs in a province, but not in military affairs.

If he wanted to interfere in military affairs, he had to go to Changsha Supervisor Dao Zhangkuang.

On the way, Du Yinxi's servant said indignantly: "At the beginning in Nanjing, this Changsha military supervisor was originally your position, but because you didn't want to be attached to the dignitaries, you sent me a leisurely position as a student envoy.

Otherwise, even if you are not promoted like others, and you are still in charge of the Changsha military supervisor, you don't have to go to see Zhang Kuang for inspection of military equipment now. "

Du Yinxi frowned when he heard this, and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? Is the appointment of the imperial court your beak?"

Du Yinxi was born in the 29th year of Wanli (1601), and Zhang Kuang was born in the 39th year of Wanli. They are ten years younger than Du Yinxi and are only 33 now.

But being an official does not mean that the older you are, the greater your official position.

Besides, when it comes to official positions, Zhang Kuang's Changsha Jianjun Road is not as good as the Huguang Admiral Xuezheng University.

Although both belong to dispatched officials and are not official positions in Ming Dynasty, Huguang admiral Xuezheng is considered to be sent by the central government, and Du Yinxi's actual official title is deputy envoy of the Huguang Procuratorate (Zheng Sipin).

Changsha Jianjun Dao belongs to the dispatch officer of Huguang, and Zhang Kuang's actual official title is according to the inspection envoy Siqianshi (the fifth grade).

If the world is at peace, the official position of Admiral Xuezheng, who manages the academic and political affairs of a province, is very popular, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a high position and powerful.

But now the world is in chaos, and many scholars are throwing their pens into the army, even if they want to study with peace of mind, there is no environment.

Even if you are successful in your studies, you don't know where to take the exam or which emperor to sell yourself to.

As a result, Du Yinxi's official position as the admiral of education and politics has changed from a sweet pastry to a tasteless one.

On the contrary, Zhang Kuang, a mere Changsha Supervisor of the Army Road, was in charge of military affairs, with great power and great responsibility, and became a celebrity in front of He Tengjiao.

Du Yinxi's servant is also jealous of Zhang Kuang because of this.

But Du Yinxi knew that the reason why Zhang Kuang was valued by He Tengjiao was because he was really capable in military affairs and had some experience.

Two years ago, Zhang Kuang was only the magistrate of Mianyang.

At that time, the Hubei area was either occupied by Li Zicheng or Zhang Xianzhong, and some prefectures and counties were even reduced to battlefields.

Among them, Zhang Xianzhong's soldiers and horses even broke into Changsha Mansion.

After Zhang Kuang was appointed as the magistrate of Mianyang, he united with local gentry and bandits to fight anyway. Taking advantage of Zhang Xianzhong's defeat in Jiangxi's eastward advance, he raised troops from Jianli and Mianyang and recovered Hanyang, Huangzhou, Qizhou and other places in one fell swoop. .

In the following year or two, Zhang Kuang fought against the troops of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the Jiangbei area of ​​Huguang, winning and losing each other.

If it was Chongzhen 15 years ago, I am afraid that such a record would have been questioned, but in the last years of Chongzhen, when the officers and soldiers faced Li and Zhang's troops and horses were defeated one after another, Zhang Kuang's record was relatively good.

So after He Tengjiao became the governor of Huguang, he once asked Ren Zhangkuang to be the governor of Huguang and Jiangbei military affairs, which is actually equivalent to the governor of Hubei.

It's a pity that Zhang Kuang offended the gentry in Jiangbei in order to compile and practice the courage of the people.

When the Hongguang court was established, he was impeached by a military officer from Jingshan, Chengtianfu, and dismissed directly.

Fortunately, the Hongguang court had very weak control over the local area, so He Tengjiao boldly left Zhang Kuang as Changsha's military supervisor.

Du Yinxi has also been working in Huguang for the past few years, so he naturally knows about Zhang Kuang's affairs.

Therefore, he thought that He Tengjiao made Zhang Kuang the military supervisor in Changsha, and he was doing his best.

It's just that now Huguang and Jiangbei are occupied by puppet Shun, and Zuo Liangyu is supporting himself in Wuchang, and other places are also full of soldiers and bandits. He Tengjiao can only control the states south of Dongting Lake, and the actual control area is even more There is only one Changsha mansion.

Therefore, whether it is He Tengjiao, Huguang Admiral Xuezheng, or Zhang Kuang, the military supervisor, the people and material resources that can be used at present are quite limited.

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Fortunately, Zhang Kuang did not go to Wuchang with He Tengjiao, and Du Yinxi met him as he wished.

The 33-year-old Zhang Kuang only has a mustache on his upper lip. He is thin and pale, giving him the impression of a sick scholar.

Knowing the intention of Du Yinxi's visit, Zhang Kuang couldn't help but frowned, and said: "If it is true what the envoy said, the Qing army has no intention of peace talks, and they will go south in two routes, and the west route army will also drive out the hypocrites and rebels who came first, Not to mention you and me, even if Supervisor He tried his best, he might not be able to save the overall situation.

Needless to say about the Nanjing side, I can't wait, not to mention that the imperial court is still delusional about "borrowing captives to suppress the bandits".

Even if we want to preserve the Hunan area, we are powerless and must rely on Zuo Liangyu.

This time Zuo Liangyu invited Governor He to meet him in Wuchang, just to discuss the matter of preventing bandits.

You and I only need to wait for Governor He to return to Changsha, and we should be able to learn about the movements of the Jiangbei bandits. "

Hearing what Zhang Kuang said, Du Yinxi was a little dissatisfied, and asked: "Then we don't do anything?"

Zhang Kuang said: "I will handle the armament and military affairs of the Changsha Mansion by myself, and I can't do anything else.

As for blocking learning and making people, there is nothing more that can be done. "

Du Yinxi said: "Zuo Liangyu is ambitious, but fears the enemy like a tiger, so she is not someone you can rely on.

I advise you to send people to Jiangbei to investigate the enemy's movements, and Changsha's local armaments should also be strengthened as much as possible. "

Zhang Kuang said flatly, "I will."

Du Yinxi made Zhang Kuang look inactive and careless, angry and helpless, he could only leave with a wave of his sleeves.

After Du Yinxi left, Zhang Kuang coughed violently while standing in the courtyard.

An old servant hurried over and said, "My lord, it's cold outside, hurry up and go in."

This old servant used to follow Zhang Kuang's father, so he always called Zhang Kuang the son.

Zhang Kuang covered his mouth with a handkerchief and finally stopped coughing, but when he took off the handkerchief, there was a trace of scarlet on it.

The old servant said anxiously: "My lord is coughing up blood? I'll call the doctor right away."

Zhang Kuang stopped him, and said: "No need, the doctor only came here to prescribe those bitter medicines, which taste bad and can't be cured.

Besides, the supervisor is not here now, and the military leaders below are all looking at me. If they know that I am sick, I am afraid that they will not be safe, let alone strengthen training and reorganize the army. "

"My lord, you need to recuperate from this illness." The old servant sighed, "I want this old servant to tell you that you shouldn't have listened to Master He to be the supervisor of the army, and you should have returned to your hometown in Huating."

Zhang Kuang shook his head and smiled, "Didn't you listen to what the scholar said just now? Soon Nanjing may be captured by the Qing army. Even if I return to Huating, how can I enjoy my leisure?"

As he said that, Zhang Kuang walked into the house, but his slightly hoarse but loud voice came out, "Uncle Xiang, come in and warm the wine, and I'll go out after I drink... The world is not at peace, what should we do at home?"

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Chongzhen 18 years.

February eleventh.

The Yangtze River Navy and one hundred thousand troops led by Aimee Zhu finally sailed into Huguang from Sichuan.

As soon as the Yangtze River enters Huguang from Sichuan, it is Jingzhou Prefecture.

Badong, Guizhou, and even Yiling and Yidu are all dangerous places in the military.

However, the He Shun Army currently only occupies Jiangbei, and has no serious navy. The above-mentioned places only use civilian ships for military use.

And because the troops were stationed separately, there were only a few thousand soldiers and horses guarding the city on the shore, and the "naval division" stationed by the Yangtze River was only about a thousand people, and the ships were only dozens, and even more than a hundred were rare.

Under such circumstances, when the Shunjun in these places saw the huge navy flying down the river carrying the Ming flag, they would not be able to escape in time, let alone stop them.

The "naval divisions" of the Shun army in Padang and Guizhou all abandoned their ships and fled to the city on the shore, closing the city gates for defense.

Yiling, on the other hand, has a Shun army "navy" with hundreds of ships. They tried to stop the Daming Yangtze navy with iron chains across the river and a series of fire boats, but they were easily defeated, and they couldn't hold it for even half an hour.

In this way, after passing through Yiling, the Yangtze River navy led by Zhu Yuxi easily passed through Yidu, and sailed smoothly to Jiangling...
　Sorry for being late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)