Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 141 In the officialdom, the attitudes of all parties
According to the "Zhengde Qiongtai Chronicles" of the Ming Dynasty, Qiongzhou Prefecture was called "Nanfu Huangjia" in the Tang and Yu Dynasties, and "Yuejun Waijing" in the Qin Dynasty.

Yazhou, located at the southernmost tip of Qiongzhou Prefecture, has been a place of exile for prisoners since ancient times. The world can imagine its remoteness.

Qiongzhou Prefecture has a radius of [-] li, but its population is only about [-] households. Even including the Li and Miao people who live in the mountains, the population is still pitifully small.

Qiongzhou is humid, extremely hot, and full of primeval forests, making people daunting. It is difficult for individuals to develop, but 30 people have organizations, equipment, and government support. It is still possible to take root.

At this time, after listening to Qian Yifeng's narration, Wang Yan sorted out the situation in Qiongzhou Mansion again in his mind, and couldn't help nodding, "Ziyun's strategy, I think this is feasible. The 30 people in Yangzhou, this Marquis will Settled in Qiongzhou!"

Since the beginning of July, the people of Yangzhou followed Wang Yan to cross the south, traveled thousands of miles, and came to the land of the south of the sky. There were no less than ten thousand people who fell on the road along the way.The common people follow each other with such affection that Wang Yan had to shoulder the burden of taking care of the common people in Yangzhou.

Now the common people who are far away from their homeland and who are like duckweed can finally have a place to settle down, which makes Wang Yan feel happy for a while.

At that moment, Wang Yan asked some more questions, and Qian Yifeng told him all about the specific methods of resettling the people. Wang Yan asked Zhou Zhiwei, who had served as the magistrate of Jiangdu County, to preside over the resettlement of the people together with him.

At this time, seeing Qian Yifeng clasped his fists in response, Wang Yan suddenly felt that a major event had happened, and he felt much more relaxed.

"Ziyun has been in Guangdong for five months. I don't know if he has any understanding of the officialdom in Guangdong." Wang Yan asked a new question: "I don't know what the attitude of the officials in Guangdong is about this Marquis' entry into Guangdong?"

Qian Yifeng heard the words, pondered for a while, and then replied: "Master Hou, there are only a thousand households under his post, and most of the people who can contact him are county magistrates and prefects, but they know little about high-ranking officials who hold great power. Among the many high-ranking officials in the land, there is one person who is very clear about his attitude."

"Is that man Ding Kuichu, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi?"

Officials in Guangzhou today often go out of the city to greet Wang Yan. Although the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is one level higher than Wang Yan, Wang Yan has a marquis and a title of Taibao, so he stands shoulder to shoulder with him. His confidant is also because of this place, but he seems to have completely ignored the matter of Wang Yan's entry into Guangdong, and he has not even had any contact with him.

Wang Yan originally wanted to find out the situation of the officials in Guangdong from Qian Yifeng's mouth, so as to prepare for him to control Guangdong, but at this time, it seems that he needs to find out from other sources.

"Master Hou is wise." Qian Yifeng praised Wang Yan knowing it.

"Zi Yun can try to say it." Wang Yan has no other channels to obtain information, so he decided to listen to Qian Yifeng's words.

"In the situation in Guangdong and Guangxi, although Ding Kuichu is the governor, in fact he only manages Guangdong, while Guangxi is almost in the hands of the governor Qu Shixu." Qian Yifeng paused, and then said: "Master Hou entered Guangdong, the official is the governor general, and The imperial court handed over all the taxation and military power in Guangdong to Lord Hou. Ding Kuichu, the governor, was completely emptied of by Lord Hou and Qu Shixu, so he would not be happy. As for Ding Kuichu, I think that Lord Hou still needs to be on guard."

After listening to Wang Yan, once he knew the key to the conflict of interests in his heart, he could make countermeasures based on this, so he couldn't help nodding, "Ziyun's worry is very reasonable, since Ding Kuichu has already had a problem in his heart, If there is a gap, the Marquis will have to guard against it."

"That's right." Wang Yan continued to ask: "In the court report, I learned that Qu Shisi had been detained by King Jingjiang, but I don't know how the rebel army is developing now. Has it entered Guangdong? King Jingjiang rebelled. Ziyun can tell Ben Hou all about the whole story."

"In that post, we started with King Jingjiang pretending to be the supervisor of the country." Qian Yifeng heard the words, and after sorting out his thoughts, he said: "King Jingjiang is the descendant of Zhu Wenzheng, the great ancestor's nephew, and has the longest lineage among the clan clans. According to the patriarchal system, he does not have the qualifications to inherit the great line, but he has the ambition to spy on the great treasure, dreaming that one day he will be able to wear a yellow robe."

"When the northern capital fell, King Jingjiang was eager to make a move, but the establishment of Hongguang in Nanjing made his plans empty. But in July, when the northern captives captured Nanjing and the news of Anzong's captivity came, he felt that the opportunity was coming. In the name of King Qin, do things like peeping at the artifact."

"At the end of August, the imperial court had issued a decree that Guangdong and Guangxi should be loyal to Emperor Longwu. However, in Guangxi's general Yang Guowei and Guilin's official Gu Yi and others, they still supported the King of Jingjiang in Guilin, sitting in the south, and called themselves supervisors. They changed Guilin is Xijing, Yang Guowei is named a general, Xingyebo, Sun Jinding is a scholar of Dongge University, Gu Yi is a member of the official department, Guan Shouzhen, the governor of Guangxi, and Di Xuedao, all of them participated in the rebellion."

Hearing the words, Wang Yan couldn't help frowning and asked, "Ding Kuichu and Qu Shixu didn't realize that King Jingjiang's rebellion is such a big deal before?"

"This is exactly what I want to say." Qian Yifeng pursed his lips, and continued: "After the fall of the Nanjing court, Qu Shixu originally wanted to support Zhu Youlang, the king of Guifan Anren who was relatively close in blood, as emperor. Therefore, after receiving the edict from His Majesty to ascend the throne in Fujing, he believed that His Majesty was only a descendant of Taizu, and his lineage was too far away, so he did not submit a letter to the court to express his submission. When King Jingjiang rebelled, he wanted to use his own strength to subdue him, but there was no court approval. He not only failed to extinguish the rebellion, but was instead arrested by King Jingjiang. After he was detained, Qu Shixu secretly sent his family members to write to the imperial court, expressing his attachment and asking for reinforcements."

"As for Ding Kuichu, it's more complicated." After thinking about it, Qian Yifeng continued, "I have heard some news circulating in the official circles. In other words, when His Majesty ascended the throne in Fujing, Ding Kuichu was also on the sidelines and didn't say anything right away. He supported King Jingjiang, and before the rebellion, he also secretly contacted Ding Kuichu many times. He actually adopted an attitude of deliberate indulgence towards King Jingjiang's attempt to establish himself. After some changes, he was ready to put down the rebellion. After King Jingjiang became self-reliant, he felt that Guangxi was a small place, with limited troops, horses, money and food, and it was difficult to defend. He then invaded Guangdong to see the situation in the world. Ding Kuichu also raised troops to meet him, and used tricks to welcome him. When King Jingjiang entered Guangdong, he unexpectedly attacked the rebel army and defeated them."

Hearing the words, Wang Yan couldn't help saying: "So, the Jingjiang rebellion has been put down by Ding Kuichu?"

"That's not the case." Qian Yifeng shook his head and said, "Ding Kuichu defeated King Jingjiang in Wuzhou. He was supposed to take advantage of the victory to capture Guilin and quell the rebellion in one fell swoop, but he suddenly withdrew and returned to Guangzhou. It was returned to King Jingjiang, and even secretly delivered supplies to help him regain his strength. This change made his subordinates very puzzled at the time, but now they have figured it out. also!"

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