Chapter 374 Mountain rain destroys the building II
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Nanjing
The Imperial City of Nanjing is a one-to-one replica of the Forbidden City in Beijing, but the construction of the palace city is larger than that of the Imperial City of Nanjing, especially compared to the scope of the royal gardens.
Chen Cao couldn't stand the nagging of the officials around him these days to let him enter the palace to do things, but after thinking about it carefully, it was still unjust and unjust, so he simply moved out of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and moved the Chinese Army directly in front of Hongwu Gate.
The large gate tower of Hongwu Gate became Chen Cao's office.
At this moment, Chen Cao was listening to Huang Chunyao's report.
"The military title can be regarded as a product of honor. The student discussed it with Xia Yunyi and Bei Tianhua according to the prince's idea, and came up with a temporary solution. Please take a look at it first."
Chen Cao took a rough look at it, then put it aside and interjected: "Yunsheng, if nothing else happens, Jiannu will invade the pass this month or next month."
Huang Chunyao was interrupted, and after listening, he handed over his hands: "Student, congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince, the great cause has begun..."
"Huh..." Chen Cao let out a long breath: "This world must change, otherwise when I become emperor, I will fall into an endless cycle of dynasties going back and forth."
Huang Chunyao knew what Chen Cao was talking about, so he said: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured. After Jiu Nu swept across the north, it will be a good time to start anew."
"I'm worried about the south..." Chen Cao stood up: "South Zhili is a powder keg. Now only Songjiang and Suzhou have implemented the policy of equalizing land and exempting taxes. As you know, the Suzhou riots, this It’s just Suzhou;
Wei Zhongxian has been working in Hangzhou for so long and there has been no news. There are many wealthy households in Hangzhou. If it were you who suddenly gave up your huge family business, would you feel at ease? "
Huang Chunyao thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, you can copy the Suzhou model."
When Chen Cao heard this, he thought of the vigorous "Fighting Landlords" movement in later generations. In addition, these people had been oppressed for a long time, and people died in the Suzhou Landlord Fighting at the beginning. Once this pattern started in the entire south, then the number of human life cases would increase. There will only be more and more. If the government fails to control it, the chaos will become more and more severe, leading to rebellion...
However, Chen Cao has been thinking about it recently. If he really wants to implement equalization of land and exemption of taxes, he must fight against the landlords. After the fight, he must ensure that the imperial power is sent to the countryside, so there will be more students.
But there is also a contradiction in this. Isn’t it the case that the later czars, British kings and other constitutional monarchy countries, especially France, disappeared like this?
Chen Cao thought about it again and again, and it seemed that he could only copy the methods of Japan and Thailand. The emperor controlled the military and allowed civilian officials to govern the country. While holding the civilian officials hostage, he allowed them to fight among themselves. Factions could be established, but the ruling party could only be The 'Da Ming Party' founded by Chen Cao himself is a multi-party coalition that governs and is a one-party dictatorship...
Chen Cao thought for a while and felt that fortunately he was a post-modern time traveler and there were many countries to refer to, so he nodded: "I know for a fact that the first step is to reform the military system. Without military power, no one can speak. It’s fart.”
"Then, Your Majesty, when will land equalization and tax exemption be implemented in the south? Will it follow the Suzhou model?"
Chen Cao sat down and said, "Once we start a fight with the Jiannu, we won't be able to control the internal situation. Besides, I'm worried that starting a war with the Jiannu north of the Yangtze River before the South is purged will put those in the South who feel the sorrow of the equalizing land and the death of rabbits and foxes in danger." , so in order to prevent trouble, I still agree with Li Yan, first clean up the internal affairs of various places in the south, and wait until the equalization of land and tax exemption is successful, and then the decisive battle with Jiannu."
Huang Chunyao pursed his lips and thought about it, and felt that it made sense, so he nodded: "The student also agrees with the prince's intention to clean up the south first, but the student thinks that we should start from Nanjing..."
Fifteen days later, when Chen Cao was touring various places around Nanjing and preparing to implement the policy of equalizing land and exempting taxes, several fast horses rushed into Nanjing and arrived directly at Hongwu Gate.
In the gatehouse, the generals who had received the news were arriving, and Chen Cao couldn't help but know the news first.
"On April 29, 110,000 Jiannu Manchu and Mongolian cavalry broke through the Great Wall Pass from Huangyayu in Yingzhou and entered the pass. They rushed all the way to Jizhou City. They captured Jizhou on the same day and divided 40,000 troops to advance towards Shanhaiguan; Yingzhou Governor Jing Kuan was defeated when he broke out from Jizhou and rushed to guard Zhongtun in Yingzhou, and then chose to evacuate and enter the capital;
On the evening of the first day of May, the pioneer cavalry of Jiannu arrived outside the Anding Gate of the capital. The capital was under martial law in the afternoon. The pioneer cavalry of Jiannu evacuated after they did not take advantage.
At noon on the second day of May, 70,000 Jiannu cavalry arrived at Andingmen again and attacked the city several times that day;
The general was ordered to rush to Nanjing to report the news, but when he left on the third day of the lunar month, there was no news. "
Chen Cao suppressed the excitement in his heart and tried to be as calm as possible. After the generals arrived, he said: "Everyone, the Jiannu Tatars broke through the pass and entered the pass..."
That night, Chen Cao ordered Weng Linzhi, commander of the Yangzhou garrison, to dispatch three divisions to Shaobo Town and pay close attention to the movements in the direction of Gaoyou.
At the same time, he ordered all the Shenwu Army that had been assembled in Zhenjiang to cross the river and enter Yangzhou to prepare. In addition, Pang Zhifan's coastal defense fleet was mobilized in the inland river to be ready for response at any time.
The world situation...
great changes
On May 15, several sand ships docked at Longjiang Port. The people who disembarked were Chen Yan, Zou Weilian and other officials from the capital and their families. There was no trace of Xu Kaixian.
Chen Cao was not in a hurry, but warmly summoned Chen Yan and Zou Weilian at Hongwu Gate. These two people were key to his plan and had great achievements.
After listening to Chen Yan and Zou Weilian's self-reports, Chen Cao nodded and asked, "Dehui, how was the situation in the capital when you left?"
Zou Weilian glanced at Chen Yan, and then handed over his hand: "My lord, I don't know, but not long after Zhisheng left first, the capital was under martial law. Fortunately, the official left the city through Xi'an Gate Jiaomen under the arrangement of Mr. Xu. I really don't know what happened next."
"So, fifteen days have passed and there is still no news from Xu Kaixian..."
Zou Weilian said again: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Lord Liao's fleet is still waiting at the outer port of Tianjin. Before breaking up with Lord Xu, he said that he would go to Tianjin to take a boat. I will go ahead and wait for you. It is estimated that I will have to wait for another two or three days." There will be news.”
As expected by Zou Weilian, on the third day, more than a dozen ships docked in Longjiang, and it was Xu Kaixian who came off. However, Xu Kaixian, who was already lame, was seriously injured this time. When he got off the ship, half of his body was injured. The body is covered with bandages.
"Old Xu..."
"Your Majesty, Zhesha's subordinate..."
Chen Cao put down his official duties and went to greet Xu Kaixian in person. As soon as they met, Xu Kaixian bowed his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, my subordinates are fortunate to have lived up to their orders. They have successfully completed their mission according to your Majesty's instructions." He said in a low voice: "I also saved someone by the way. The queen of Emperor Chongzhen and several princesses of Lord Taichang."
Chen Cao smiled angrily, then shook his head helplessly: "You go to rest first, and come report to me in the evening. Zhao Xin... will bring the people brought back by Xu Kaixian to the imperial city for resettlement."
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There were only three people in the gatehouse: Xu Kaixian, Liao Yaowen and Zhao Xin. These three were all Chen Cao's old subordinates and there was nothing they couldn't say.
"Following the prince's instructions, my subordinates studied the evacuation route from inside to outside after arriving in the capital, and lurked in Xiyuan with the special forces after martial law."
"Xiyuan?" Chen Cao frowned: "How did you rescue Zhang Yan?"
Xu Kaixian grinned: "Your Majesty doesn't know that the people from the special team proposed to use flying kites to airdrop from Meishan Mountain to Kunning Palace. The subordinates are not talented and cannot fly, so they can only lead people to respond outside Shenwumen when they do it;
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Chongzhen ordered all troops from Northern Zhili to march to King Qin in Beijing. I heard that orders were also sent to the Gaoyou garrison. However, this time Jiannu was so smart that he escorted the puppet troops to attack Dongzhimen without waiting for King Qin's troops to arrive. And Anding Gate, in the evening, Dongzhi Gate fell..."
Chen Cao was also shocked in his heart that Jiannu could break through Dongzhimen quickly.
"My subordinates heard from the defeated army that a general from the Beijing camp had defected to Jiannu, and opened the Dongzhimen gate at the height of the battle. Your prince, Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Chunchen and Ying Gong were in charge of the defense of the capital. I heard that the British Gong Zhang Weixian went to war at that time. Died in Dongzhimen."
Chen Cao sighed for a while, and the British Zhang Fu line was ruined.
"After Jiannu broke through the outer city, the capital was in chaos, and no formal troops could be found. His subordinates took advantage of the chaos and ordered to rescue people. Sure enough, according to the people of the special force, Chongzhen ordered all the concubines in the harem to commit suicide, and the special force accurately landed In Kunning Palace, more than a dozen eunuchs were killed on the spot..."
Xu Kaixian said with a smile: "Actually, it's not that my subordinates are capable, but that we don't know Queen Zhang. No matter who the female relatives in Kunning Palace are, the special forces will take them all away in one go."
Chen Cao was no wonder that Xu Kaixian was able to calmly bring him a few more concubines from the harem outside the Shenwu Sect.
"My subordinates really don't know what happened next. They were just chased by the Jiannu when they fled. Fortunately, our firearms are sharp. The Jiannu did not care about our people. Instead, they followed the fleeing team of high-ranking officials and wealthy households. chase; chase;
When they arrived in Tianjin, the war had not yet spread, but they were stopped by the Tianjin Guard's troops. These injuries to my subordinates were those sustained while fighting with the Tianjin Guard's soldiers when boarding the ship;
By the way, my lord, I almost forgot. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, there was an emergency meeting. The eunuch bribed by my subordinates said that Chongzhen said in front of hundreds of ministers: 'I am not the king of the subjugation of the country, but you are all the ministers of the subjugation of the country'... "
Chen Cao thought for a long time and nodded silently.
Xu Kaixian added: "The eunuch also said that Chongzhen said 'the Donglin Party misunderstood me' no less than ten times that day..."
Chen Cao stood up and said, "You and Lao Liao did a good job. I understand. Let's go down and rest."
Xin Zhao saw them off personally, then approached Chen Cao: "Your Majesty, do you want to meet those people?"
Zhang Yan's appearance was extremely beautiful, and the Empress Zhou was no less beautiful. Chen Cao thought for a while, and it was indeed inappropriate to go see her so late at night, so he shook his head: "We'll go tomorrow. Don't worry about it now. I'll do it later." To ascend the throne, I need Zhang Yan’s help..."
