At the end of March in the first year of Guangde, the emperor's journey was transferred from Wuchang, Huguang to Jiujiang, Jiangxi.
A steady stream of grain and grass supplies gathered from Liaodong, Beizhi, and Huguang to Jiujiang.
Jiujiang, an important town in northern Jiangxi, became the base camp for the empire to conquer the south of the Yangtze River and pacify Jiangyou.
On March 29, the Supreme Emperor met with the surrendered minister Yuan Jixian at the palace (formerly Jiujiang Governor's Yamen).
After some encouragement to the Governor of Jiujiang, Yuan Jixian was officially appointed as the right minister of the Daqi War Department and the governor of Huguang. He was responsible for the recruitment and surrender of Jiangxi prefectures. At the same time, Yuan Jixian's wife Shang was granted the title of third-grade royal wife. Yuan Jixian's son was also awarded the title of deputy avant-garde of the Governor's Mansion. The job of a thousand households.
The previous promise to Yuan Linhou to "find his wife and shadow his son" was all fulfilled.
Marquis Yuan Lin knelt on the ground and thanked the Supreme Emperor with tears in his eyes: "I can't repay His Majesty's kindness unless I die of exhaustion."
Yuan Jixian was originally from Jiangxi Hakka, and his accent was somewhat rounded. Liu Zhaosun thought of his old friend again.
"When the country is in trouble, I always think of Yuan Chonghuan. If Yuan Chonghuan is here, Daqi will be more than this."
The Emperor's eyes were filled with tears. After a long time, he stepped forward to hold Yuan Jixian's hand and told him again:
"Major matters in Jiangxi are entrusted to the governor. How long does it take for Marquis Lin to recover the entire province of Jiangxi?"
Yuan Jixian pondered for a moment and said confidently:
"The people on the right side of Jiang River are fierce and fierce, and those who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty are 67 to 10...Xu Chen's troops, horses, money and food are expected to be leveled on the right side of the river in March and the Ming thieves can be wiped out!"
Liu Zhaosun held Yuan Linhou's hands tightly and said with a smile:
"Sure enough, it is Yuan Shaobao's family. He speaks in the same tone, okay, okay, I will give you money and food, and I will give you the command of Prime Minister Hui Deng. After conquering Jiangxi in three months, I will go to Fuzhou to visit Zheng Sen's lair. ”
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In late March, Superintendent Yuan Jixian closed the door to thank his guests, and wrote letters to his disciples, former officials, and old friends from the same year in various prefectures and counties in Jiangxi Province day and night to persuade him to surrender.
Jiangxi has Nanchang Prefecture, Guangxin Prefecture, Raozhou Prefecture, Ruizhou Prefecture, Yuanzhou Prefecture, Linjiang Prefecture, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jianchang Prefecture, Ji'an Prefecture, Ganzhou Prefecture, Nan'an Prefecture, plus one Ningzhou Prefecture, for a total of thirteen There are sixty-six counties in the prefecture, and more than half of the prefects, prefectures, prefectures, and counties have friendships with Yuan Linhou.
In the Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi's cultural context was prosperous. As the saying goes, the scholars in the Imperial Academy had many good fortunes, and the scholars in the dynasty were half of Jiangxi. Yuan Jixian is also a recognized scholar in Jiangyou, similar to Qian Qianyi's status among the literati in Jiangnan.
The role of example is huge. In the next few days, the five counties of De'an, Ruichang, Hukou, Pengze, and Dehua under the jurisdiction of Jiujiang Fucheng all joined forces one after another. On April 8, the First Corps of the Qi Army occupied Jiujiang without a single blow. Prefecture and counties.
On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Nankang Mansion, which is close to Jiujiang, also began to move closer to Daqi.
Wu Fengqi, the prefect of Nankang, sent a letter to discuss the surrender plan with Governor Yuan.
On the 12th, the defenders of Nankang Fucheng killed the general and opened the door to welcome the Qi army into the city. It was said that the soldiers in Fucheng had been owed their salary by the court for seven months. Even if the Qi army did not come, they would rebel.
Counties within the jurisdiction of Nankang Prefecture surrendered one after another.
Jiangxi was shocked.
Just when the Qi army was advancing in triumph and preparing to take advantage of the victory to occupy Nanchang Mansion, an accident happened.
At first, after Prime Minister Hui Deng surrendered in Wuchang, he became the vanguard of the Qi army and marched to Nanchang. He falsely claimed that more than 200,000 Qi troops were approaching, and he threatened to massacre the city and asked the Nanchang defenders to give up resistance.
Kuang Zhao, the governor of Jiangxi in Nanchang City, was so worried that he untied his seal and fled. The officials and gentry also led out of the city, causing chaos in the city.
On April 14, Prime Minister Huiden's vanguard occupied Nanchang, the largest city in Jiangxi, with little resistance.
Hui Deng took advantage of the victory to pursue and continued to advance southward, successively capturing Ji'an, Guangxin, Fuzhou, Yuanzhou and other prefectures. By May of the first year of Guangde, he captured five of the thirteen prefectures in Jiangxi, making great contributions to the Qi Dynasty.
When nearly half of Jiangxi's territory was pacified, Prime Minister Hui Deng felt he had made a great contribution and asked the Supreme Emperor to issue another edict granting him the power to "control civil and military affairs" and "act expediently".
This memorial was rejected by the Ministry of War before it was delivered to Liu Zhaosun. Prime Minister Hui Deng's request was too absurd.
It should be noted that Da Qi only appointed Yuan Chonghuan and Zhao Lijiao to act expediently in the Japanese country, and no one else.
Prime Minister Hui Deng could only demote a general. The Emperor was extremely gracious to him by allowing him to lead the troops in the war. He still wanted to break the soil and become a marquis?
So Prime Minister Hui Deng was appointed as the admiral and general military officer of Jiangxi Province, and asked him to obey the regulations and control.
The problem lies in this moderation.
Lu Xiangsheng, Qian Qianyi and other cabinet ministers proposed that Kang Jingxiu, Kang Yingqian's nephew, be appointed as the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to patrol Jiangxi and supervise food and wages.
Such an appointment is quite reasonable. Civil servants are used to contain the surrendered generals, seize the money bags and grain bags, and prevent rebellion.
However, Xiang Huiden would not think so.
Although he was a surrendered general from the Ming Dynasty, he was still an old member of Zuo Liangyu, and his gangster spirit remained unchanged.
After Jiangxia was captured, Xing Zhongyi, the training officer of the Fifth Corps, beat Ma Jinzhong so hard that he almost scared General Ma to death.
Unfortunately, before Prime Minister Hui Deng could be beaten, the Ministry of War transferred this person to the front line to "make meritorious service".
After all, it is understandable to do so when employing people.
However, it was precisely because of this small mistake that the Emperor's career in Jiangxi almost came to a halt.
The new Jiangxi governor Yu Zetian and the governor Cheng Xuedong were conservative among the Qi bureaucracy.
Both of them were grassroots officials who came out of Kaiyuan, and relied on their merits to rise to the position of governor step by step. As beneficiaries of the imperial system, they strongly supported the "Qi Dynasty Land Acquisition System".
But these two people were pushed to the front by Qiao Yiqi and Wang Huazhenting from the cabinet to patrol Jiangxi.
The procedures for Tingtui are all reasonable.
As soon as Yu and Cheng took office, they copied what Da Qi had done in Shandong and Beizhili. They first targeted Prime Minister Hui Deng, who they believed had the most private property, and abolished private property...
By the time the Emperor learned of the matter and called for an emergency stop, the two cruel officials had already looted all the silver and antiques that Hui Deng had in Fuzhou and Jiujiang.
Prime Minister Hui Deng suppressed his anger. Those silver antiques were all obtained by looting over the years. Liu Zhaosun had promised not to embezzle them...
Prime Minister Hui Deng now realized that just listen to what the warrior said, but don't take it seriously.
From then on, his dissatisfaction with Da Qi intensified. He secretly contacted other surrendered generals in private, and at the same time took the initiative to contact the Nanming envoy.
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When Prime Minister Hui Deng was invincible on the Jiangxi battlefield, the main force of the Qi army also began to approach Zhenjiang. In front of them, Zuo Liangyu's army approached Nanjing.
The Supreme Emperor ordered a temporary halt to the pursuit of the long-distance running general.
The left army marched eastward, looting all the way, and the Qi army followed them. As soon as the property and food were loaded onto the left warship, they were snatched away by the Qi army.
In this way, only Zuo Liangyu was the true pioneer of the king and made great contributions to the Qi Dynasty's occupation of Jiangnan.
After doing this several times, Zuo Liangyu's men no longer worked hard to plunder and make wedding clothes for the Qi army.
Letters from the Southern Ming court seeking peace were sent to Liu Zhaosun's court one after another. They were mainly drafted by Ruan Dacheng, Song Yingxing and others. As the Qi army continued to advance eastward, the conditions for Zhu Changhui's peace talks became increasingly humble. His tone was almost pleading.
On the eighth day of April, the Supreme Emperor visited Nanchang and summoned a group of accompanying officials in the city that had just been captured by Prime Minister Hui Deng.
Here, Liu Zhaosun will announce to his confidants a decision that will change the history of Daqi.
"Jiangxi will soon be pacified, and the same will be true for Jiangnan. Of course, during this period, there will definitely continue to be betrayals. Daqi was born in a storm of fire, and I have never been afraid of betrayals. It is better to chase the poor bandits with the remaining brave men." I don't either There will be a trace of compassion for Daqi's enemies. "
The Supreme Emperor looked at his ministers with an expression of indifference.
He has learned too many lessons in the past ten years of fighting.
Any one of these lessons is extremely valuable.
Only by experiencing it yourself can you deeply understand those principles.
Whether it's "The Art of War", "The New Book of Ji Xiao" or "On War", other people's words are not as valuable as the experience gained by oneself.
Countless heroes failed several times before withdrawing from the stage of history and disappearing without a trace.
Most people won't have much room for error.
Those who survived despite repeated defeats finally became winners, such as Xiang Yu and Li Shimin.
The Remainer Is King is not about worshiping failure.
But to live.
"I am still alive. After every setback, I can adjust my strategy in time."
"God bless us all, and thanks to everyone's concerted efforts, I did not leave this world early like Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, Zhu Youjian, and Wu Sangui."
"Now, Daqi is at the forefront of the storm again. What I want to talk about today is not the traitors Can Ming, but something else. Grand Bachelor!"
Qian Qianyi took a step forward and saluted the Supreme Emperor.
"Announce the edict!"
Qian Qianyi looked around, slowly unfolded an official document, and said loudly:
"Deliberated by the Second Department of Military Ceremony: Jiangnan and Jiangyou Xinfuzhou County, all daughters born after the first month of the first year of Guangde are prohibited from foot-binding. If there is someone who illegally binds their feet, their husband or father, who is an official, will be handed over to the officials. The Second Ministry of Military Affairs will discuss the case, and the soldiers and civilians will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for eighty bans. If they are homeless and their parents cannot inspect them, they will be in shackles for three months and they will be responsible for eighty bans!"
"Any civil official below the governor who is negligent and fails to notice it will be put on record at the discretion of the Second Department of Civil and Military Affairs and will be punished as a crime of dereliction of duty!"
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