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Chapter 199 Jiangnan is decided
The first year of Jianwu, June.

Nanjing Imperial Palace.

Zhu Yiling was reviewing the memorials on the desk in the imperial study room. After reviewing a few letters, she saw another memorial from the Propaganda Department.

Open it up and take a look.

Sure enough, he was asked about the emperor's important person again.

Since the Ming army launched its Western Front offensive, officials in the Ming Propaganda Department have been going crazy.

Military reports from the front line were sent back every few days. Either another city was captured, or another number of Qing troops were defeated and captured.

Although the Ming army's unstoppable war on the Western Front indeed inspired the hearts of the Ming court, the officials in the Propaganda Department were miserable.

Not only should the official Di newspaper be updated as much as possible with the frontline military newspaper, but the Spring and Autumn writing style should also be used to ambiguity and exaggerate the limited results.

In short, it’s just one word, blow.

It is better to brag according to the order and make full use of public opinion to build momentum for Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, they have to keep up with the speed of the Printing Department. Officials in the Propaganda Department are working overtime almost every day. Even Wang Jingqi, the top scholar in the new subject, has been in the Propaganda Department Yamen for several days without going home.

However, the benefits are also obvious, such as political achievements that will lead to promotion and wealth in the future.

At least Zhu Yijiong has seen Wang Jingqi's name more than once in the Propaganda Department's memorial.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Yiling responded: "Read it and discuss it later."

Zhu Yixian also lacks people under his command!
He didn't like to use those demoted officials from the pseudo-Qing Dynasty. The young scholars he had recruited when the Ming Dynasty was still a grass-roots team had long been used to replace those useless demoted officials.

Even if there are no substitutes for those who are currently vacant, they are still serving as deputies for those who have been demoted, ready to take over at any time.

Due to the haste of the previous Dengji Enke and the early establishment of the Ming Dynasty, only a few hundred Jinshi were admitted.

It’s not enough to fill a few newly established government offices. How can we find people to send to the Propaganda Department?

There was no other way, Zhu Yijiong had no choice but to shamelessly ask the Propaganda Department to persist a little longer.

But at any rate, the Propaganda Department worked so hard, and the results were extremely significant.

Just say it!
Nowadays, the best-selling books in Ming Dynasty are not those novels, but all about arithmetic.

The emperor plans to increase the number of Jinshi in Mingshu in the spring of next year, and he will also increase the number of Mingshu in autumn this year. He has already hinted at it in the Di Bao.

And the Mingshu subject is indeed simpler. Although you also need to write eight-legged essays, the proportion is not large. The main thing is to write Mingshu.

In this way, if those scholars with mediocre writing skills still wanted to take the imperial examination and become officials, they would have no choice but to take the math test.Not only them, but also those who are not confident will probably follow suit.

In this way, Zhu Yijiong's goal was achieved.

Since the imperial examination cannot be abolished, and there is no better way to select talents if it is abolished, we can only start with subjects.

This clear calculation is just a preliminary attempt. After learning clear calculation, you can at least understand the account books, but you won't really understand nothing.

Putting down the memorial from the Propaganda Department, Zhu Yijiong picked up another memorial, which was submitted to the cabinet.

Looking through it, it appears that they are asking the Privy Council whether they have enough money and food, but in reality they are inquiring about the situation on the front line.

Haha, these guys are smart.

Zhu Yijiong was not angry about this.

Almost the entire Ming Dynasty is paying close attention to the results of the Western Front offensive.

Zhu Yijiong deliberately did not ask the Propaganda Department to conceal the fact that the Qing army entered Chizhou. The main reason was that instead of hiding the matter and risking a thunderstorm, it was better to speak out directly and boldly.

Later, using the Chunqiu style of writing, he looked down upon the request for troops in every line.Even Wang Jingqi, the new champion, gave Long Keduo the nickname "Half-Provincial Governor" based on the previous battle report information.

Of course, this is to deceive ordinary people, and the real wealthy local gentry all know what is going on.

The Qing army was able to cross the Yangtze River, and Longkodo, an imperial envoy from the capital, was in charge. This shows how difficult the Qing army was to cross the river this time.

Even Zhu Yijiong was quite nervous, but no matter how nervous he was, he did not issue an order to interfere with the command of the frontline generals.

The coach Yang Gong said that the Fourth Army should be stationed in Nanchang and suspend the offensive.

Zhu Yijiong is right.

Yang Gong asked Zheng Dingrui to gather heavy troops first, and then go to rescue Chizhou.

Zhu Yijiong is also right.

Yang Gong finally stated that he would give it a go and raid Anqing.

Zhu Yijiong still didn't hesitate at all...he still hesitated for a while, but still approved it.

Since the command power has been handed over to others, don't think about interfering with the judgment of the frontline generals.

You are not on the front line, so why do you know more than the front line generals?
Even if you lose in the end, can you guarantee that people will win if they listen to you?

Don't be like a certain bald man named Chang who was so addicted to food that he coined the famous saying "I have the advantage."

Of course, if Yang Gong really overturns this time, don't expect Emperor Zhu to allow him to fight like this again in the future.I give you full power, and you should also live up to my expectations of you.

As usual, the reply was one word: "Read."

While he was reviewing the memorial, the old eunuch who was close to him came in, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhu, the Privy Councilor, is asking for an audience outside the palace."

Zhu Yijiong didn't even raise his head and said, "Xuan him to come in."

"Yes."

The old eunuch quickly bowed and retreated.

Not a moment later, Zhu Chengxun walked in with a glowing face, his feet were very fast, and he knelt down and saluted Zhu Yiling as soon as he entered.

In the Ming dynasty system, there was no need to pay such a courtesy during informal court meetings and only in private.

But Zhu Chengxun was so excited that he didn't even wait for Zhu Yijiong to tell him to stand up. He held a letter reporting victory and said: "Your Majesty, what a great victory! What a great victory in Anqing!"

"Marshal Yang (temporary position) personally led the army to attack Anqing Mansion. Longkodo, the puppet Qing governor, was defeated and fled across the Yangtze River. Our army won a complete victory."

"This is Marshal Yang's report of victory. Your Majesty, please read it and reconcile it."

"Ok?"

When Zhu Yiling heard this, the pen in her hand stopped instantly. Although her heart was already surging, her face remained calm as she took the victory document and read it carefully.

The above content is more detailed. It first describes the beginning and end of the Battle of Anqing in detail, and then Longkodo led the army southward and after a false shot, quickly retreated away from the Yangtze River. Zheng Dingrui's Second Army fell into the air.

But the problem was not big. Although Longkodo's main force was let go, Anqing Mansion was captured by the First Army.

After this important town in Anhui on the Yangtze River, it is the turn of neighboring Luzhou Prefecture (Hefei).

Not only is Fengyang to the east of Luzhou, it has also been a military center where Cao Wei went south to attack Sun Wu since the Three Kingdoms.

It also left the "good name" of Hefei War God Sun Shiwan.

It can be said that whoever wins Hefei will have the strategic initiative.

However, later Cao Wei found that he could not win, so he changed from active attack to strategic defense, and Hefei was forced to give up.

Sun Wu also did not push forward because of insufficient national strength. Neither side dared to ask for it, maintaining a delicate balance.

But this does not mean that Luzhou is unimportant.

If you guard the river, you must guard the Huai River.

There is nothing wrong with this statement.

The long Yangtze River defense line is more than 6000 kilometers long. Even if Zhu Yijiong occupied the entire south, he would not be able to defend it.

This is why none of the regimes that have made Nanjing their capital since ancient times have had a century-old national destiny, because Nanjing cannot be defended if it insists on it.

Only by advancing the defense line to the Huaihe River can the Southern Dynasty have the capital to compete with the Northern Dynasty.

In other words, a buffer zone is obtained.

To have the Huaihe River defense line, you must capture the three important towns of Hefei, Yangzhou, and Xiangyang, and expand from these three places.

The Huaihe River Defense Line was still an important military town fought over by the two armies until the founding of the People's Republic of China.

A certain bald man named Chang was the younger brother. He managed to lose the defense line while still controlling it, which in turn put heavy pressure on Nanjing's border defense.

In the end, Yang Gong found out that Longkoduo had run away, and the city of Anqing was lost, and there was no response from other counties, so he boldly took action.

Yang Gong directly reported in the document that Zheng Dingrui's Second Army would take over and guard Wannan.

The entire first army was dispatched and went north to attack Luzhou Prefecture.

Yang Gong also suggested that Zhu Yijiong immediately send troops from Zhenjiang Prefecture, go north to attack Yangzhou, and capture this wealthy military town.

In this way, if the Jianghuai River is controlled, the south of the Yangtze River can be settled.

Jiangnan is decided!
After Zhu Yijiong read the paperwork, a smile finally appeared on his face.

Ever since he was shocked to hear that Yang Gong was going to raid Anqing alone, although Zhu Yijiong nodded, he was still very flustered and couldn't sleep well almost every day.

Now, all this was finally not in vain.

"Okay! Okay! Okay! This Yang Gong fought well, and Zheng Dingrui and Huang Dian also fought well. In this battle, the soldiers of the three armies fought even better!"

The first three words come from the heart, while the latter ones are about balancing and taking care of everyone's emotions.

Zhu Yijiong said: "Such a great victory is all due to the sacrifice of the soldiers of the three armies. The Privy Council will immediately go down and draw up a list of the soldiers who have made meritorious service in this battle. I will reward these heroes generously!"

"Wei minister leads the order!"

Zhu Chengxun did not hesitate at all and hurriedly agreed.

(End of this chapter)