Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 697
In the palace, Wang Yan was holding the child, Xu Yanyan was holding the daughter, He Zhizhi had a slightly protruding belly, and a few nuns were standing beside them, talking in the pavilion in the yard.

At this time, a soldier came to report that He Tengjiao was coming, so Wang Yan handed his son to the old woman, made fun of his daughter, and then left.

When he came to the living room, He Tengjiao was drinking tea. Seeing him coming in, he got up and saluted.

He Tengjiao has always liked to put on an elder stance in front of Wang Yan, but after Wang Yan became king, especially after he established a feudal domain, he seldom put on the airs of a father-in-law, and it was more customary to salute as he should.

Wang Yan accepted it calmly, and after sitting down, He Tengjiao said directly: "Your Highness, I heard that the emperor ordered His Highness to attack Henan, is there such a thing?"

The edict came only in the morning, and He Tengjiao was very well informed.

Wang Yan nodded and sighed, "That's true. What's Tai Shan thinking?"

"This is because the emperor was afraid that His Highness would take the credit for recovering Nanjing, so he came up with this one." He Tengjiao looked at Wang Yan, leaned towards Wang Yan, changed his tone, as if he was afraid of being heard, and said in a low voice: "Now that Your Highness has established a feudal clan, and has many conflicts with the imperial court, I think the credit for recovering Nanjing must be contested, and even try to suppress the imperial court."

Geographically speaking, even if Wang Yan went to fight Sichuan, he would not go to fight Henan.

This place is flat, without strong cavalry, he dare not fight, and even if he can take it, his territory is stretched like a noodle, it is too easy to be cut off.

In addition, Dorgon on one side and Hauge on the other, the two sides were facing each other just right, he inserted a pole to hit Henan, which was equivalent to inserting his head between the two, which eased the confrontation between the two sides, and instead came over and beat him, Wang Yan How could it be possible to accept such an edict.

At this time, he smiled slightly, then waved his hand and said: "Mount Tai is too worried, Gu did not accept the order."

He Tengjiao listened and nodded, now that He Zhizhi is pregnant, the boy who gave birth will be the eldest son, half of the He family's blood is on him, and he will inherit the prince and inherit Wang Yan's foundation in the future.

Wang Yan's career is half that of his He family's. He is now a long-term worker of the He family, and He Tengjiao can't let him mess around.

Seeing that Wang Yan did not accept the order, He Tengjiao breathed a sigh of relief, he was silent for a while, and said again: "Then His Highness is going to fight for Nanjing?"

Wang Yan didn't hide anything, and said sternly: "Fight, of course we have to fight!"

What He Tengjiao said was not wrong, Long Wu didn't want him to recover Nanjing, and he didn't want Long Wu to recover Nanjing either.

"Is Your Highness going to send soldiers to attack first?" He Tengjiao was shocked.

Wang Yan is also considered to be a veteran of battles, so he naturally knows that you can't mobilize your troops with anger, you must be prepared for battle, "Li Shilang also said a few days ago that Wuchang's supplies can't support a large-scale mobilization of troops. If your majesty wants to fight Jiangnan, let him He fights first, and Ben Fan can follow the steps."

He Tengjiao frowned slightly. Why was this man so calm? He hurriedly said: "What if the emperor takes over first? Once the imperial court controls Jiangnan, its prestige will be at its peak, and the emperor can turn around and cut down the feudal clan."

Wang Yan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty can mobilize up to 10 people, and there are 15 Qing soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River alone. How could it be possible to fight to Nanjing?"

He Tengjiao thought the same thing. Although the Ming Dynasty won many battles in the past two years, most of them were defensive counterattacks. When Wang Yan and Zheng Chenggong attacked Fujian, they also had superior forces.

If the Qing soldiers were so easy to fight, Nanjing might have been recovered long ago.

The emperor led 10 people to fight Jiangnan, so he wouldn't let Hong Chengchou beat him up in turn.

He Tengjiao thought for a while and asked: "Then His Highness means to let the emperor take the lead?"

Wang Yan nodded, "This domain has already issued an order to dispatch elites from Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan, and asked Li Shilang to step up the preparation of supplies. As soon as the time is right, this domain will immediately send troops to take the victory of recovering the southern capital into its hands."

Seeing that Wang Yan had already made a decision in his mind, He Tengjiao nodded and didn't make any other comments.

Seeing that he stopped talking, Wang Yan had something to discuss with him.

"Mount Tai, Southwest Guizhou, South Sichuan, and East Sichuan are full of warlords. There are Pi Xiong, Hou Yongxi, Ma Yingshi, etc. each occupying a place, as well as Wang Yingxiong, Fan Yiheng, a scholar of the Hongguang Dynasty, and Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qian, and his group. The situation is very complicated. , I just want to find someone to integrate, guard against Sun Kewang, so as to have a stable rear, but there is no candidate with enough prestige, I wonder if Lao Taishan can go to Guizhou to supervise the division and integrate the southwest?"

These southwest warlords were more obedient when Wang Dajun was in Sichuan, but when the army left, they became uneasy.

This is also the bad debt left by Wang Yan who left Shu in a hurry last time and didn't have time to integrate.

The land of Guizhou is very barren, and it used to be one of the places where officials were exiled and demoted. Those with high officials were unwilling to go, and those with small officials could not suppress them. In Wang Yan's opinion, only He Tengjiao was suitable. He has won two great victories, and his prestige is enough. The key is to be a good player, but after all, he is his father-in-law, and the conditions in Guizhou are not good, so he used a negotiating tone.

He Tengjiao listened and thought about it, but he didn't refuse. He is a person who is more attached to power. Wang Yan set up Xingyuan after Wuchang and directly managed Huguang. In fact, he is a bit redundant and lonely.

Although Guizhou is poorer and the environment is very complicated, he is willing to contribute to Wang Yan's career now, and fighting with others is a lot of fun, so he is willing to accept it.

"If Your Highness trusts the old man, there is no problem. The old man may not have been back to Liping's hometown for a long time, so I just go back and have a look." He Tengjiao agreed.

If the southwest is stable, Wang Yan will have a stable rear, allowing him to concentrate on preparing for Nanjing.

At that moment Wang Yan chatted with He Tengjiao for a while, and it happened to be dinner time, so he left him for dinner, and then he gave He Zhizhi a few words before leaving the palace.

The next day, Zhang Huangyan, who had been waiting for many days in Wuchang, finally couldn't bear it anymore, and came to ask Wang Yan when he would send troops.

At this time, he did not dare to talk about cooperation with his body, but asked Wang Yan to send troops to rescue Zhang Mingzhen.

King Lu managed to occupy such a piece of land, so he can no longer retreat to the sea in despair.

Wang Yan asked Zhang Huangyan to sit first, and told him not to be impatient, and waited for his servants to prepare some refreshments before he said, "Don't worry Zhang Shilang, within a month, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River will definitely change, and General Zhang's dilemma will be resolved immediately. "

Zhang Huangyan didn't know the actions of the Longwu court. After hearing Wang Yan's words, he couldn't figure it out. He wondered, "The situation has changed a lot? Is His Highness planning to send troops soon?"

Wang Yan shook his head, "It is His Majesty who is going to personally conquer Jiangnan."

Zhang Huangyan was shocked when he heard that Longwu wanted to personally conquer Jiangnan, the pressure on Zhang Mingzhen would definitely be greatly relieved, and the Lu army would be able to gain a firm foothold in Jiangbei. However, the Lu family did not want to see Longwu personally conquer.

When the three families reconciled, it was agreed that the time to recover Nanjing would be used to decide who would be the state reserve. Lu Fan had been seeking to restore Nanjing first and worship Xiaoling, so as to gain great prestige. But if Long Wu went to Nanjing first, then Lu Fan had to step aside.

For a while, Zhang Huangyan's face was tangled. On the one hand, he hoped that the general situation of the Anti-Qing Dynasty would improve and Nanjing could be recovered as soon as possible. On the other hand, he had to consider the interests of Lu Fan.

After listening to Wang Yan's words, he can't stay in Wuchang anymore, and must bring the news back to Zhoushan as soon as possible.

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