"Hahaha!"
It was time for lunch at Tianning Temple again, and hearty laughter came from the main hall. This is Prince Zhu laughing wildly!
In the main hall, except for Chongzhen who was "learning" how to be an emperor, everyone's facial expressions were consistent with Zhu Cixiang!
Chongzhen looked depressed! Why was it that when he was the emperor, there were always upright gentlemen who spoke against him? Now that it was the unfilial son's turn to take power, not only did no one speak against him, but even his expressions were unified.
The prince was angry, and the traitorous ministers were also filled with indignation. The prince is happy, and everyone is also happy...
What is even more despicable is that Prince Zhu even threw away the three tools for rectifying his ministers: the imperial edict, the imperial staff and the dongchang. The Jin Yiwei no longer cares about the disobedience and corruption of officials, they only focus on catching rebellious thieves and spying on military intelligence. The imperial rod was simply cancelled, and the spanking was no longer required, and the Dongjishi Factory also issued an edict to remove it!
In Chongzhen's view, Zhu Cixiang now is almost like a toothless tiger!
But the question is, why are officials so afraid of him? What are they afraid of? What means does the prince have to deal with them?
Do they all believe that Zhu Cixiang is the reincarnation of Taizu Emperor Gao? Isn't this ridiculous?
Zhu Cixiang didn't know that his cheap dad was studying how he controlled his subordinates. It was actually very difficult to learn, and it was more about talent!
Zhu Cixi just had such a talent, otherwise how could Emperor Taizu Gao take a fancy to him?
In Zhu Cixiang's view, using Dongchang, Zhaoyu and Tingzhang to deal with civil servants is completely incompetent! Only when there is no way to deal with civilian officials, and there is no official group that can be relied on, is it necessary to use this method of intimidation.
And Zhu Cihong now has his own bureaucratic group - he has his own group of heroes who have overcome difficulties, most of whom are proletarian bureaucrats in exile. If you don't follow him, you will have to suffer and be poor, and it will be a problem to eat. So there is no need to worry about confrontation from the bureaucratic group. Everyone is unanimous on the issue of dealing with the bureaucrats, noble gentry and gentry in the southeast.
Only by cleaning up the bureaucrats, nobles and gentry in the southeast can they live a good life!
Zhu Cixi also has an army he built by himself - the New Army to overcome difficulties! Although the backbone of this army comes from Wu family members, rogue soldiers, and remnants of the Beijing camp, they have been completely controlled by him. Now there is no possibility that anyone can incite the new army to oppose the crown prince!
Zhu Cixi even had more than 300 "eunuchs to overcome difficulties" who he could rely on. Although he has been reducing the power of the inner court, these "eunuchs who overcome difficulties" can still be trusted. Because they are not only eunuchs, but also heroes. You can get titles and hold official positions in foreign dynasties.
In addition, Zhu Cixiang also established an "Imperial Merchant Group" for his own use, including Huang Jiang, Su Sheng, Shen Tingyang, Zheng Sen, Huaiyang Siyanzong and Tie Abacus Yunsan.
Precisely because he has strength to rely on in all aspects, he can implement his policies quite effectively.
The good news is coming one after another!
And there’s not just one good news, but four good news!
Of course, the first great news is that Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing, and Hangzhou have all fallen into the control of Prince Zhu!
In addition to Fang Gongyue, Qiu Yu, and Fan Jingwen, who had served as cabinet ministers and ministers and held the title of Earl of Kenan, they served as governors, prefects, and general towns. Zhu Cixiang also sent two "Kenan" who followed from Beijing. "Nan Wenchen" served as the prefect of Changzhou, Songjiang, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing and other prefectures. Later, a new army of the Xie was stationed in each of these nine prefectures - now the New Army of Overcoming Difficulties has six divisions and twenty-four Xie on its books, of which two divisions and eight Xie are stationed in Dengzhou and Huai'an, and the remaining sixteen Xie Zhong Nine more associations were stationed in various places, leaving only seven associations in Yangzhou.
The second joy is the news from Jinan Prefecture. Donglu, who was entrenched in Beijing, sent a marriage proposal delegation, saying that they wanted to marry Dorgon's six-year-old daughter Dongguo to Zhu Cixiang as his wife. Although Zhu Cixiang had never thought about making the lie come true, this Donglu delegation could still do it. It greatly enhanced the prestige of Zhu Cihong and Xingchao.
Because Dorgon's attempt to marry a daughter can also be seen as his intention not to destroy Nanming and then dominate the world! In other words, Dorgun already knew that the Qing Dynasty was unable to defeat Nanming and unify China.
Therefore, this Zhu Cixiang has a great possibility of owning half of the country. Although he only has half of the country, he is still the king of a country!
The third happiness comes from Wuchang. Zuo Liangyu, who had always ignored the DPRK, finally sent an envoy to Yangzhou. This envoy was not from Zuo Liangyu, but Han Lin, a minister of Li Zicheng who came from Taiyuan.
This Han Lin is amazing. He is the author of "Shouyu Complete Book" and a famous scholar in Jiangzhou, Shanxi. In his early years, he traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, made friends with scholars, learned Western knowledge from Xu Guangqi, became a Catholic, and met Gao Yizhi, a Western missionary who was proficient in fortification and artillery. With the help of the latter, he wrote the "Shouyu Complete Book", which can be regarded as a textbook for Western French city building. However, although Han Lin was well versed in both Chinese and Western studies, his eight-part essay was not good enough. He failed to do well in the exams, so he had no official position and had to live in seclusion in Taiyuan and study Western learning. When Li Zicheng conquered Taiyuan, he happened to be in the court, so he surrendered to the Ming Lord...
However, after surrendering to the Ming Lord, Han Lin discovered that the Ming Lord was unknown, so he kept looking for opportunities to leave. This time, he finally caught up with Gu Junen and took the lead for him. After Han Lin sent letters from Gu Junen and Wang Chengen, Zuo Liangyu had to change his stance on the Yangzhou visit.
Although he has some strength, he still can't beat Li Zicheng. Now that Li Zicheng has taken the initiative to make peace, he still dares to detain the envoy from sending him to Yangzhou? Aren't you afraid that Li Zicheng would send troops to beat him? At this moment, Feng San, Hong Niangzi, Chen Yingyuan and others sent by Zhu Cihong occupied the southern part of Runing Mansion, directly threatening Zuo Liangyu's territory! Zuo Liangyu couldn't resist Li Zicheng while fighting the approaching Zhu Cihong, right?
Therefore, he did not want to sit back and watch the struggle between Yangzhou and Nanjing, so he had to send Han Lin as an envoy to rush to Yangzhou day and night with tributes and memorials.
Now Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo all obey Yangzhou Xingzai openly, but Huang Degong is the only one who ignores Yangzhou. Zuo Liangyu also sent envoys to pay tribute, which could be regarded as a declaration of obedience.
In this way, Zhu Cihong had four supporters among the five major warlords in the southeast! Coupled with his own direct army, he has the ability to crush Nanjing in terms of military strength.
The fourth joy came from Nanjing, which had been in confrontation with Yangzhou Xingchao. The dignitaries and ministers in Nanjing seemed to have relented after Zhu Cihong "stepped back". Liu Kongzhao accepted the edict, and also invited Zhang Shenyan, the former Nanjing official minister who was recuperating in Nanjing, and Han Zanzhou, the Nanjing garrison eunuch, to come to Yangzhou to welcome him. According to the report from the eunuch at Daqian station (sent by Han Zanzhou), the Nanjing nobles were willing to donate 20 million acres of land for the court to allocate!
Now Liu Kongzhao and Zhang Shenyan have arrived in Zhenjiang and will be coming to Yangzhou City soon!
An internal strife seemed to have been eliminated.
"Good news, all good news!"
Zhu Cixiang waved Zuo Liangyu's memorial, sat next to Emperor Chongzhen, laughed and said to the jubilant courtiers below: "General Pingthief is indeed a pillar of the imperial court! This palace is going to make him a feudal lord of Wuchang, and he will stay in Wuchang Mansion forever. He is also the governor-general of military affairs and government affairs in Hubei, and is in charge of the military and government affairs of Wuchang, Huangzhou, Chengtian, Yuezhou, De'an, Jingzhou and other six prefectures!"
"Your Highness," Hou Xun, the Minister of Household Affairs, came out of the classroom to report, "Zuo Liangyu, who is in charge of the military and government affairs of the six northern provinces of Huguang, will usurp the power of the governor of Huguang. Do we need to seek the opinion of the governor of Huguang, He Tengjiao?"
"No need." Zhu Cixiang waved his hand, "Huguang can be divided into two. The six prefectures of Hubei are under the jurisdiction of Zuo Liangyu. Changsha, Changde, Chenzhou, Shizhou, Baoqing, Hengzhou, Yongzhou, Chenzhou, and Jingzhou in Hunan He Tengjiao was appointed as the governor of Hunan and established a government office in Changsha.
In addition, Admiral Cao Jiang and Navy Commander Liu Kongzhao did not have to return to Nanjing after escorting the Tang king to Anqing Mansion. He was ordered to lead the navy to Jiujiang and take over the garrison of Jiujiang! The military and government affairs of Jiujiang Prefecture were all managed by Liu Kongzhao. And allowed Cao Jiang to set up checkpoints on the Yangtze River waterway near Jiujiang to collect taxes!
As for Fuyuan Marquis Chang Yanling, he no longer had to return to Nanjing. He was ordered to serve as the general garrison of Hunan and go to Changsha to guard Hunan together with He Tengjiao. "
Zhu Cixiang was still reasonable. Chang Yanling did not rebel after all, so he could not be forced to death - he was just asked to hand over the land and family property in the southeast, and then go to Hunan to make money.
As long as Liu Kongzhao is willing to surrender, he can also enjoy the same treatment, because Zhu Cixiang does not want to go to war with Caojiang Navy. His Yangtze River Navy has not passed any actual combat test. What if there is no battle?
After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Emperor Chongzhen, who was sitting on the throne, immediately took a breath. The traitor's methods are really unpredictable! I thought he would make peace with the Nanjing nobles, but I didn't expect that he would still divide and disintegrate them! Use the dispatches of the Hunan General Soldier and the Jiujiang Guard to win over Chang Yanling and Liu Kongzhao to isolate Xu Hongji and Zhao Zhilong...
Xu Hongji, Zhao Zhilong, you two must be careful, don't let the prince get killed!
