Ming Empire

Chapter 197 Kid, you want to be Cao Cao

The rogue bandits have been oppressing officials, gentry and common people during the past few days of occupying Beijing.After they extorted tens of millions of silver from the officials and gentry, their appetite increased and they turned their finger on the ordinary people again.

Originally thought that after the rogues came, they would have a stable life for the common people, and then they would be wiped out.

In this way, not only the surrendered nobles of the Ming Dynasty have a deep eye for the thief, but even the common people regard the thief as a sworn enemy.

The rogues could no longer get the support of the officials and the common people, but the Guan Ning army led by the traitor Wu Sangui, who became a running dog for slavery, won the support of the officials and the people in Beijing because he beat the rogues away.

History has made a big joke. Jiannu, who originally harmed the world, was treated as a teacher of justice by the people of Beijing.

And those Ming officials who had surrendered to the rogues turned around and threw themselves into Jiannu's arms, and went to work for Jiannu.

The bloodliness of the Han people at the end of the Ming Dynasty was completely incomparable with that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and even far from that of the end of the Song Dynasty.After surrendering to the rogues, many well-known people, as well as many dignitaries and lords in the court, fell into Jiannu's arms again, and became Jiannu's lackeys without a trace of shame.It is no exaggeration to say that if there were not so many traitors working for Jiannu, no matter how powerful Jiannu was, it would be impossible to occupy the whole of China and rule for hundreds of years.

As a passionate young man with strong Han nationalism, Cao Yue hated traitors and traitors the most, and he absolutely could not tolerate the survival of people who worked for foreign captives.

After Cao Yue returned to Nanjing, the first order issued by the newly established Ming Emperor Zhu Cijiong was to kill Han Chinese who surrendered to build slaves and were willing to work for Jian slaves, and to brand them as traitors and traitors forever. affect their descendants.He wanted to let the people of the world know how terrible the end would be if he worked for the captives and acted as a traitor and traitor.

Of course this happened later.

After Cao Yue led the Daming Fleet into the Yangtze River, he immediately issued an order for the new army staying in Nanjing to enter the highest state of alert. At the same time, he sent people to pass on Cao Chao, Chang Yanling, Guo Peimin, Zhang Shize and other cronies who controlled the Jinyiwei forces in Nanjing. Do everything possible to control the situation in Nanjing, and there must be no turmoil before he leads the army back to Nanjing.

Cao Yue knew that the news of Beijing's fall would definitely spread to Nanjing, and some people with ulterior motives would take the opportunity to spread rumors, create chaos, and make the situation more complicated. He couldn't let this happen.The more than [-] Nanjing new army left behind, the Nanjing Jinyiwei controlled by several close friends and his brother Cao Chao, and the army on the warship are the forces he can rely on most now.

In the next period of time, he will rely on these powers to call the wind and rain in Nanjing and lead Daming to a brand new future.

After the fleet entered the Yangtze River, Cao Yue finally found an opportunity to stop the ship and replenish supplies, and exchanged opinions with Sun Chuanting on the aftermath.

"Boy, I know you have come all the way, and I have already thought about how to deal with the aftermath after the fall of Beijing. Today, I will listen to your plan first, and see if you really have the world's affairs in mind as the old man thought. , is a real successor," Sun Chuanting's straightforward words made Cao Yue heave a sigh of relief.

"Old man Sun, before we discuss the aftermath, let me tell you the information I have received!" After Cao Yue smiled slightly, he also showed most of the information he had received to Sun Chuanting.

"Wu Sangui, a traitor, actually surrendered to Jiannu, and Zu Dashou." After reading several military newspapers, Sun Chuanting changed his usual cynical demeanor and said angrily, "And those officials in Beijing, the general At the time of death, not many people thought of desperately resisting, and everyone was willing to be a subjugated slave, first to seek refuge with the bandits, and then to be the lackey of the Jianshou, I am! "

"Old man Sun, I really didn't expect you to be so excited," Cao Yue teased, and then said seriously: "Old man Sun, those people don't deserve your excitement. Next time you meet them, just behead them all." It is not a pity for such a person to die, but I am worried that after so many people with status do this, many people will follow suit, so we must not tolerate such a traitorous person."

Sun Chuanting approved what Cao Yue said, nodded and said: "What I said is that you must do it several times carefully, so that those who have the heart to surrender should think carefully before making a decision." The consequences of doing so!"

Cao Yue stared straight at Sun Chuanting, and said: "This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that we must quickly support a new monarch, rebuild the court, reorganize the army, and recover the capital by the Northern Expedition. Only by doing this can we boost the people of the world. Morale, so that people in the world will not be too pessimistic. And we must win one or several battles in a short period of time, so that people in the world can see hope!"

Cao Yue's awe-inspiring eyes made Sun Chuanting uncontrollably a little horrified, and he knew that Cao Yue was going to get to the point with him, so he immediately replied: "That's right, boy, tell me about your plan! "

"Establish the king as the emperor, and use the empress Zhou and the new emperor to stabilize the world. You will be the chief assistant, and I will be in charge of all the troops of the Ming Dynasty. I will select those ministers who are capable, upright, and influential in Nanjing to serve in the court. Expand the army and prepare for war," Cao Yue said, and immediately told Sun Chuanting most of what he thought along the way, in great detail, except for some political propositions, Ming's development strategy, military deployment and how to deal with it in the next few years. The actions were all told to Sun Chuanting.

At the end, he said again: "Old man Sun, in the Ming court, there can no longer be a situation where we are fighting each other, arguing, and intrigue like before. We must work together as one, use iron fists to control the court and the world, wipe out the bandits and slaves as soon as possible, and return the world. Peace to the people!"

"Boy, so you want to be Cao Cao!" Dumbfounded after listening to what Cao Yue said, Sun Chuanting was stunned for a long time, and finally popped out this sentence.

Cao Yue did not deny his idea of ​​wanting to hold the supreme power. He stared into Sun Chuanting's eyes and said very seriously: "Old man Sun, it doesn't matter if I am Cao Cao or something else. The situation in the world should be brought out of order. Don’t give the rogues and slaves a chance, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will perish completely. I believe that only I, Cao Yue, can do this. Only the army trained by me, Cao Yue, can bring peace to the world and protect the people of the Ming Dynasty , to restore peace to the world. Only the great policies and strategies formulated by me, Cao Yue, can enable the people of the world to live a prosperous and stable life. Become a prosperous, stable, superpower that will not be invaded by foreign captives again.”

(End of this chapter)