Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 366 The Emperor's Heart
In addition, Wang Shixiu was ordered by Wang Yan to lead [-] cavalry to chase and kill Zhang Cunren. The Qing soldiers only knew how to flee with treasures. , Qing soldiers were also dead all over the field.

Du Biao chased and killed Zhang Cunren for a while, until Zhang Cunren fled into Tong Guoding's army, and then retreated. He got countless property, but there was no food and grass.

The Son of Heaven rested in Ziguang Temple for a day, and his health improved a little. Then he was welcomed out of the Taoist Temple by everyone. Wherever he passed, the soldiers shouted long live. Long Wu knew that Wang Yan had recovered the land of Chu and Jiangxi, and his great ambition was ignited again. , He looked at the tens of thousands of soldiers and his heart was agitated.

The emperor moved to live in Guangze County, thinking about the changes of these days, but Long Wu couldn't sleep. Seeing this, Empress Zeng immediately asked: "Your Majesty has the blessing of the late emperor, and heaven descended from the Duke of Chu to rescue your majesty from the northern captives." Hands, it is time to regroup and tidy up the rivers and mountains, so as to live up to the expectations of the ministers, how can they turn around and turn around, and feel melancholy?"

Emperor Longwu simply sat up from the bed and sighed: "I know the merits of Wang Qing and the expectations of all the ministers! However, Wang Qing was too young to stand here, and he saved my life twice and supported me to ascend to the throne. The establishment and restoration of the land of Chu and Jiangxi, I can't reward you for my merits."

Empress Zeng's complexion changed, and she immediately thought of a word, and she couldn't help blurting out: "Great master!"

Emperor Longwu sighed again, and Empress Zeng was startled by her own words, she was slightly taken aback, but hurriedly said after recovering: "Your Majesty, the Duke of Chu is the stone pillar of the country. Only the Duke of Chu transported millions of silver from Guangdong to the treasury, and this time he rescued him thousands of miles from Hubei. Even the courtiers and concubines were very moved by their loyalty. Your Majesty can’t destroy the Great Wall by himself~”

Long Wu stared, and reprimanded: "Where is the queen thinking, I have no soldiers and no generals, what can I do?"

Empress Zeng hurriedly pleaded guilty, and Long Wu calmed down slightly when he saw this, "In the future, the empress should not talk too much about the affairs of the court. This is the ancestral precept left by my ancestors. Well, it's getting late, go to sleep~"

"Yes~" Empress Zeng served Long Wu and lay down again. She slowly leaned against the emperor, but she couldn't fall asleep.

Guangguang City is small and can't accommodate tens of thousands of troops. The emperor and the clan ministers live in the city, and Wang Yan guards it with elite soldiers, while the army camps outside the city.

At this time, in the tent of the Ming army commander, Wang Yan also did not fall asleep, but came to discuss the future strategy of Nanming with several aides, as well as the chief minister Zuo Maodi.

The change in central Fujian, the loss of more than half of the court ministers, and the huge impact brought about by the fall of Fujian all required the court to make new countermeasures.

Zuo Maodi heard that all the lands of Chu and Jiangxi were recovered, and the main force of Boluo was in Fujian. He was overjoyed immediately and wanted He Tengjiao and Jiang Yueguang to go down the river and directly recover Nanjing, but Wang Yan shook his head and had to explain Chu and Jiangxi to him. the real situation of the place.

"The current situation is like this." Wang Yan introduced the situation of Chu and Jiangxi to Zuo Maodi, so he asked: "Ge Lao thinks, how should our strategy be laid out in the future."

"According to Shi Heng's words, Master He is busy with disaster relief, has no money and food to support the east, and Jiangxi Chuding has no ability to send troops, so the recovery of Nanjing is temporarily hopeless, and the strategy of cutting off the enemy's back will not work." Zuo Maodi pondered. road.

"After repeated battles, the court's finances have already collapsed. In addition to money, the most important thing is the loss of population. Most of the good land is barren and destroyed by the war, so that the army lacks food and grass. In the land of southern Jiangxi, the price of rice has soared. Money, people can’t live at all.” Wang Yandao: “At present, the imperial court must cultivate and live up to its limits, at least within a year, no major wars will break out, otherwise the people will suffer and lose their hearts.”

Zuo Maodi nodded, and changed the subject: "I heard that the Qing soldiers have invaded Guangdong, how does Shiheng plan to resolve it, besides, Fujing has fallen into the hands of the Qing court, and His Majesty must choose a new line of action." Now, does Shi Heng have any ideas?"

Guangzhou is the economic lifeline of Wang Yan. With Guangzhou, not only the economy of Guangdong will be revitalized, but Hunan will also benefit. However, if Guangzhou is lost, all ocean trade will be interrupted, and commercial taxes cannot be collected, so the only way to do is to collect agricultural taxes. , and the heavy agricultural tax will lose the hearts of the people, and finally the Nanming court will enter a vicious circle until it finally collapses.

Wang Yan frowned slightly, "My original intention was to take advantage of the fact that the Qing soldiers did not know the situation in southern Jiangxi, and use Jindu Town to clear the way. The army suddenly rushed into central Fujian, beat the Qing soldiers by mistake, and forced the Qing soldiers who invaded Guangdong to return. But now that Zhang Cunren has been raided and his identity has been exposed, we can’t use the previous strategy and can only go directly to Fuzhou.”

"I don't recommend Shiheng to fight Fuzhou. The Qing army has a lot of troops in Fujian. Shiheng probably has no chance of winning. It's better to fight Zhejiang!"

Wang Yanwen's eyes lit up when he heard the words, but Li Suiqiu came out and said, "Old Man Ge, Lord Chu, when our army entered Jiangxi from Chu, we didn't bring much food and grass. Although there were some harvests in northern Jiangxi, it had to be transported through mountains and rivers. I am afraid that there will be very little left. Originally, the Qing soldiers searched a large amount of food in southern Jiangxi, but Shen Yongzhong set fire to it and burned it all in Wan'an City. At present, the army's food is only enough for one month, and I am afraid that it will not be able to support the army to go to Zhejiang. to fight."

The matter of food and grass is fundamentally related to the army, Wang Yan was startled when he heard this, and quickly asked: "This time the supervisor took a lot of money from Zhang Cunren, can you buy food in northern Fujian?"

Li Suiqiu didn't know the situation in Fujian, so he couldn't answer, but Zuo Maodi had stayed in Fujian for more than a year, but he was familiar with Fujian's economy and people's livelihood. He shook his head and said, "Fujian has eight mountains, one river and one part of the land. People don’t have enough food for themselves, and the springs and Zhangzhou along the coast in the south also buy more food from other places, not to mention that northern Fujian is full of mountains, so I’m afraid there won’t be any food.”

Wang Fuzhi also said: "From Guangguang to Zhejiang, the checkpoints in Fujian are controlled by the Qing army, and it is impossible to get through. You need to go back to southern Jiangxi and take a detour. Not only is there no food and grass, but it is too time-consuming. I am afraid that Guangdong has long been occupied. The Qing army has captured it. In addition, even if the Qing army learned the news and withdrew from Guangdong, the empty situation in Guangdong has not changed. Therefore, I still suggest to put pressure on Fuzhou. After the Qing army returns to the division, they will Immediately leave the battlefield, and the army will return directly to Guangdong for food!"

At this time, Zuo Maodi also understood that his strategy of entering Zhejiang was not well thought out, so he immediately said: "Well, since this is the case, I also agree to press down on Fujing! The thing that is done is to move to Fujing according to His Majesty's original intention. Changsha, or go to Guangdong with Shiheng?"

Wang Yan immediately said: "It's natural to enter Guangdong, Guangzhou is a big city, with abundant materials, it can become a travel destination!"

Zuo Maodi nodded, "Well, let's talk about this matter first, and see His Majesty tomorrow to see what His Majesty means."

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