The Grand Canal, with flags flying on both sides, travels thousands of miles on the water.
Among the long series of canals filled with soldiers' supplies, there was a Qinhuai painted boat slowly passing by on the canal. The sound of silk and bamboo coming from the boat could be vaguely heard.
The owner of this Qinhuai Painted Boat is very famous. It is Qin Huaizhang who must be very talented. It is the time for this palace to employ people, so it is natural for him to make extraordinary use of him. He paused and said, "Mr. Qian, can you let my senior brother Shi Si, the chief of the Grand Marshal's Palace in this palace, serve as a recorder and concurrently serve as the secretary of the East Palace?" "
The Chief History Department of the Generalissimo's Mansion is equivalent to Zhu Cixang's general office. The chief officers are called Chang Shi and Tong Chang Shi, and are held by Bi Jiucheng and Su Ziwen. The recorder is a subordinate of the long history, not a high official. The Eastern Palace Assistant is a member of the prince's official team, and his task is to manage the prince's books. He cannot be called "sir", so he is not considered the prince's teacher.
Although these two official positions are not big, there is actually no need for Zheng Sen to hold them - the Chief Secretary has many records, and Zhu Cixiang also has a secretary beside him - but this appointment will help promote Zheng Sen in the Shibazhi Group. The status is very useful.
Although the Shibazhi Group is headed by Zheng Zhilong, this group is not Zheng's private property, but more of a Jianghu gang. In order for Zheng Sen to become the young master, he must be recognized by other gang members, including uncles of the Zheng family.
And with the support of Prince Fujun, Zheng Sen can stand out in the Shibazhi Gang!
Similarly, Zhu Cixiang also needs a senior brother who is close to him to control Shibazhi Maritime Group!
Qian Qianyi understood Zhu Cixiang's intentions in the blink of an eye, and immediately smiled and said to Zheng Sen: "Damu, you still haven't thanked Master Qiansui!"
Although Zheng Sen didn't think through all the key points, he also knew how important Zhu Cihong's support was to him. He quickly stood up and kowtowed to Zhu Cihong, "I thank you for your thousand years, Zheng Sen."
Zhu Cixiang smiled and raised his hand, gesturing for Zheng Sen to stand up and return to his seat, "Senior brother, there is no need to say thank you. Today is a stormy day, and I have been ordered to support the army. I need the assistance of a man with both civil and military skills like senior brother."
"Thank you, Your Highness, Junior Brother!" Zheng Sen's tone was still respectful, but he had changed his tone.
"Junior Brother..." Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Let's call him like this from now on."
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In the city of Dayuan Prefecture, these days, the vigilance is a bit stronger than in the past. All the common people inside and outside the city who had some strength were recruited by the Dashun army, and they worked like crazy digging earth, stacking rocks, and repairing the city walls. The moat outside the city has been deepened and widened, the battlements of the parapets have also been thickened and raised, and preparations are being made for various battle situations to defend the city.
The Dashun soldiers stationed throughout Shanxi also shrunk for the first time. They were mainly concentrated on the line from Guguan (Jingxing) to Taiyuan Fucheng, preparing to resist the Tatar army that was about to invade Shanxi.
In June and the coming July, there was an eerie calm among the Ming, Shun, and Qing dynasties.
The Qing Dynasty, which had successfully taken control of Beijing, basically stopped its offensive operations after expelling the Dashun Army from Beizhili. The western line ends at the Taihang Mountains, and the southern line ends at Daming Prefecture, Zhangde Prefecture, and the northern parts of Jinan and Dongchang Prefectures.
On the Dashun side, they reduced their forces in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and other places, gave up large areas of territory one after another, and transferred their main troops to Shaanxi and Taiyuan Prefecture in Shanxi.
Put on a posture of competing for the world from west to east with the Qing and Ming families.
And Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi, seems to be the focus of the next Shunqing decisive battle!
On the streets of Taiyuan, there are always large groups of blue-robed soldiers coming and going. I don't know whether they want to set up defenses in the city, or go out of the city to build forts on Dongshan Mountain?
In the Jin Palace, several Dashun officials were whispering to Li Zicheng in the main hall. Li Zicheng also looked a little thinner, but his eyes were even more piercing. He did not sit on the throne, but stood behind a desk, looking at the map spread on the desk, frowning, as if he was thinking hard about something.
Today's situation is different from the same period in history. The Qing Dynasty does not seem to be that powerful. And there are vague signs of ZTE in Ming Dynasty! On the map of Shanxi spread out on the desk, the Ming Dynasty still controlled the territory of Datong Prefecture, and also placed a king, a governor, and a second general in Datong Prefecture!
One of the kings was the thirteen-year-old acting vassal king Zhu Cijiong, the first governor was Wang Yongji, the governor of the three sides, and the second generals were Jiang Yu, the general guard of Datong, and Gao Di, the general guard of Xuanfu. Not only is the strength not small, but the momentum is even greater!
Precisely because of the existence of the Datong Ming Army, the pressure Li Zicheng faced from the Qing army was greatly reduced. Datong's goal of acting as a vassal was quite large, and it could at least contain some of the Qing troops. If the two parties can join forces, Shanxi can also do something.
However, Datong's attitude towards Dashun and Daqing gave Li Zicheng a bit of a headache.
"Your Majesty, the envoys we sent to Datong were killed by Wang Yongji and Jiang Quan! There are also rumors that Wang Yongji and Jiang Quan sent envoys to Beijing, preparing to join forces with the Tatars to attack us!"
"Your Majesty, our spies lurking in Beijing came to report that the Tatars are negotiating with Dai Fan about the canonization, and they want to make Dai Fan the prince of the Tatars. After the negotiation is completed, they will attack Taiyuan together with Dai Fan."
"Your Majesty, if the Ming army in Datong surrenders to the Tatars, then we will be in trouble. Moreover, there are gentry who oppose us in various places in Shanxi and are raising troops. It is impossible to stabilize the situation. It is better to take a step back and return to our hometown in Shaanxi. Go ahead."
