Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 354 News from the Son of Heaven

Inside the city, Wang Yan and Wanji are discussing how to deal with Gao Jinku, Yang Yuming and other captured generals of the green camp. Wang Yan naturally advocates killing them, but Wanji wants to stay.

Right now, Jiang Yueguang has accepted the green battalion in northern Jiangxi, restraining Wang Deren and other ministries already quite powerful. Jin Shengheng also controls nearly 2 horses. Although Wanji has 3 people, most of them are guest troops. It is impossible to fight in different places for a long time. To return to the southwest, in this way, his power has become the weakest party.

Wang Yan handed over the captured [-] Green Battalion soldiers to him in order to improve his strength, but if all the generals of the Green Battalion were killed, it would be difficult to form combat effectiveness in a short period of time.

Since Wanji joined the Ganzhou Governor, he has fought against most of these green battalion generals, and most of them ended in failure every time, so he also saw the abilities of these green battalion generals and wanted to preserve them all.

Jiangxi, like Hubei, is the front line of fighting against the Qing. Since the Qing soldiers went south, they have almost never stopped fighting. They must strengthen their strength, but Wang Yan is really not at ease with Gao Jinku and others.

At this time, Wang Yan could only take a step back and said: "During the first battle of Wan'an, Dian generals Zhao Yinxuan and Hu Yiqing hid in a dry well and escaped by chance. Sun Shoufa, deputy general of Shanxi Province, has just joined Bendu's command. He is a talent and can be lent to Wandushi. In short, Wandushi should first use reliable people and loyal people to restrain the high-ranking treasury and Yang Yuming. The disaster of the Four Towns must not be repeated."

Wan Wanji nodded when he heard the words. The lessons learned from the four towns in Jiangbei are indeed worthy of vigilance. He also agreed with Wang Yan's point of view and decided to restrict the surrender of the green battalion.

At this time, a soldier suddenly reported outside the house, "Report to the supervisor, the patrolling cavalry is patrolling the south of the city. On the way, I met an adult who claimed to be Zhu Yingang from the Pavilion Department, and was brought into the city by the patrolling."

In the room, Wang Yan and Wanji couldn't help being surprised when they heard the words. They naturally knew Zhu Jizuo's identity. What they were most worried about in the past few days was the issue of Fujian, but there was no news from the spies they sent.

This made both of them very anxious, but when they heard that Zhu Jizuo, a close minister of the emperor, was coming, they felt uneasy, and a news that they least wanted to hear was circling in their minds.

At this time, Wang Yan's reaction was still quite rational, and he immediately ordered: "Please bring Li Ge's department over quickly!"

The bachelor's status is honorable, so Wang Yan and Wan Ji got up immediately, arranged their clothes and went to greet them outside the government office. After a while, Zhu Jizuo was outside the mansion led by more than a dozen soldiers.

At this time, Wang Yan saw an old man with sunken eyes and a torn official robe, and Wanji who was beside him had already bowed to him, "Zhu Gebu, why are you here?"

Wang Yan left Minzhong relatively early, but he only found out about Zhu Jizuo in the imperial palace newspaper. Seeing that Wanji had confirmed it, he immediately bowed and said, "I'm Wang Yan, I've seen the cabinet~"

Hearing Wang Yan's name, Zhu Jizuo was taken aback for a moment, then strode forward, grabbed Wang Yan's hand, and burst into tears, "Duke Chu is here, His Majesty will be saved~"

Wang Yan is an important minister that Emperor Longwu often talks about. In addition, his record is too amazing. Although Zhu Jizuo has never met him, he has already known him like thunder.After he entered Jianchang Mansion, he heard the news that Wang Yan had commanded an army of [-] troops and entered Jiangxi, so as soon as Wang Yan registered his name, he immediately reacted.

Wang Yan and Wanji were shocked when they heard the words, and quickly welcomed Zhu Jizuo into the hall, and invited Wang Fuzhi, Zhang Jiayu and other reliable aides and officials who could come up with ideas to listen together.

When everyone was seated, Wang Yan immediately asked impatiently: "Old Zhu Ge, what's the situation in Fujian, where is Your Majesty now, and how is the situation?"

Zhu Jizuo then said in a deep voice: "Zheng Zhilong has surrendered to the Qing court, and now Fujian is in chaos. Killed, or committed suicide, Fujing’s blood flowed like a river. After that, Boluo divided his troops into two groups, going north to pursue His Majesty, and going west to Guangdong.”

Hearing this, Wang Yan couldn't sit still anymore. Boluo's entry into Fujian poses too great a threat to the entire Ming Dynasty. Not to mention the pursuit of His Majesty by the North Road, and the invasion of Guangdong by the West Road, Wang Yan can't accept it.

If Guangzhou falls, the entire Nanming will basically lose its access to the sea, and the ocean trade that supports Wang Yan's finances will be interrupted immediately. The blow to Nanming will definitely be devastating.

At this time, Zhu Jizuo went on to say: "I don't know about the situation of the Qing soldiers on the West Road. The old man followed His Majesty out of Fujing and was chased and killed by the Qing soldiers on the North Road. When we were in Tingzhou, we were overtaken by the Qing soldiers. The general fought a battle with the Qing soldiers. As a result, the generals Zhou Zhifan and Xiong Wei, the imperial concubines Shen and Chen, and the clan kings also suffered heavy losses. Your Majesty and General Wang led a thousand remnants to escape. We fled all the way to Shanguan. He breathed a sigh of relief, and waited for the welcoming army to pick him up, but he waited for five days, but nothing happened."

Hearing this, Wanji couldn't help expressing his indignation again. If it wasn't for Wang Yan, he would have been greeted miserably in the army. So when he heard that the emperor and his party fled to Shanguan, he thought he would face the Ming army. When welcoming them, he hated the Yingjia army to the extreme, he complained: "Zhang Xianbi, Huang Chaoxuan, you should be killed!"

"At this time, the Qing soldiers came chasing again. General Wang desperately protected His Majesty and Zuoge and fled into the mountains. The Qing army searched the mountains again. I was separated from Your Majesty. With the help of a woodcutter, I entered the mountain from Fujian. The boundary of Jianchang Mansion." Zhu Jizuo continued: "At first, I wanted Jianchang Mansion to send troops to rescue, but Shanguan has 5000 troops stationed there, and Sun Zhifu has only 2000 people, so there is nothing they can do, so I rushed to Ganzhou."

Everyone understood the current situation after listening, but for Wang Yan, he not only felt sorry for the veterans of the Five Thousand Loyalty Battalion who stayed in Fujian, worried about the safety of the emperor, but also worried about the safety of his hometown of Guangdong.

Seeing that Wang Yan didn't speak, Wan Ji immediately asked, "Mr. Chu, what should we do now?"

Wang Yan couldn't help standing up, pacing with his hands behind his back, and then looked at Wanji and said, "The matter of southern Jiangxi is left to the supervisor. I will immediately use all my troops to enter Fujian. First, I can save your majesty. To force the Qing soldiers who marched westward to return to aid."

After finishing speaking, Wang Yan was about to leave, but Wanji held him back, and said: "The important matter of the country lies in the sacrificial and military affairs. Sending troops is a major event, and the Duke should not be impatient. We still need to discuss a specific matter first." Strategy!"

Hearing the words, Wang Yan immediately sat down and asked, "What do you guys think?"

Zhu Jizuo said: "Actually, the strategy Duke Chu mentioned just now is indeed the best choice at present. Sending troops to Shanguan can save His Majesty, and at the same time make Boluo nervous, worrying that the Qing army going to Guangdong will be cut off. Withdraw the West Route Army. There is nothing wrong with this strategy, the most important thing right now is to discuss the tactical details!"

At this time, Wang Fuzhi raised his brows and couldn't help saying: "We didn't know the actions of the Qing army in Fujian before, and it seems that Luck Dehun didn't know either. If he knew that Zheng Zhilong had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and Boluo had already entered Fujian, he probably wouldn't." Staying in Ganzhou for a decisive battle with Shiheng will definitely lead troops into Fujian. If this is the case, then there must be no news about the Qing army in Fujian, and there is no news about the Qing army in Jiangxi. Now that the seal of Luck Dehun and Jin Shengheng are in our hands, maybe we can Use it!"

Wang Yan's eyes could not help but light up, and he quickly ordered: "Come here, call Jindu to come over here."

(End of this chapter)