After seeing the military report that was delivered, Wang Jing waved his hand to stop the dance, stretched out his arms, and when Xiao Yun exclaimed, he took her into his arms and pinched her pretty face.
"Your ancestor's general did not disappoint me, hahaha!"
Wang Jing smiled.
The ancestor of Xiao Yun, the empress of the Sui Dynasty, was Prince Xiao Yan, and she was a direct descendant of Nanliang. After knowing that she was brought into the palace by Wang Jing, Xiao clan members such as Xiao Yuanming and Xiao Mian from the Nanliang faction all sent gifts.
Yang Kan was Xiao Yan's general at the time. Although he did not take the initiative to give gifts, he was still connected to Xiao Yun through the relationship with Xiao Yuanming and others.
Of course, all this cannot be hidden from Wang Jing's eyes.
The faction formed by the military generals under his command was as if Wang Jingdong was watching the fire.
For example, among the earliest elders who followed him, Zhu Wu, Mai Tiezhang, Mu Hong and others, only Mai Tiezhang became the general guarding one side and has not fallen behind yet.
However, Zhu Wu, Mu Hong and others have limited ability growth speed and potential, and they can no longer keep up with the expansion speed of the Huai Army.
But the core of the veteran faction is Shen Yi.
As long as he remains the central bachelor in charge of government affairs, the veteran faction can maintain a certain degree of influence.
There is also a faction composed of Bu Zhi, Han Xizai, Lin Renzhao and others. In this faction, Han Xizai, Zhou Zong, Xu Xuan formed the Southern Tang Sect...
These large and small factions can be described as intricate. The relationship of interests cannot be clearly seen by ordinary people.
But for the monarch.
The more factions of ministers there are, the easier it is to control them. The monarch is like a superior referee. If he is slightly biased, he can take advantage of the situation and control the overall situation.
Wang Jing has not used this method for the time being.
As the future founder of the country, he has supreme prestige and extraordinary personal strength. He controls the fate of the country. With one sentence, even if his civil servants have formed a huge interest group, they can easily crush it.
Just like Zhu Yuanzhang in the source world.
As long as he is willing, he can mobilize the three major officials to purge the entire Ming Dynasty's civil servants, even to the extent that the prefects and magistrates come to the court in shackles to handle official affairs, and the world will be as stable as Mount Tai.
And his descendants, Emperor Jiajing and Emperor Wanli... faced with the uncooperation of their ministers, they did not have the courage to tear a hole in the sky like him.
As long as these factions do not affect the overall situation, Wang Jing can still tolerate them.
certainly.
Wang Jing also has a bottom line. He is willing to start and end well with these ministers, but if the ministers go too far, prey on the people, kill good people, and are corrupt... then Wang Jing will never be merciful.
He did not stay in the garden longer.
Soon they came to the main hall and summoned Bu Zhi, Han Xizai, Su Wei and others to discuss matters.
"Taizhou has been captured, the next step is Taixing!"
Everyone rushed to salute.
Wang Jing handed the military report to the eunuch beside him. After everyone read it, his eyes fell on Han Xizai and said: "Servant Han, please send someone to Taixing again to urge Liu Laozhi to speed up!"
"Gu has already had the food, grass and equipment he wanted sent to him. It's time for him to cross the Yangtze River and go south!"
Han Xizai quickly stood up and said, "I understand, I will send someone to supervise you now!"
Bu Zhao saw this and said with a smile: "Yang Shuang and Zhang Shicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated, and Taizhou also fell into the hands of our army. If this news spreads, I am afraid it will shake the entire Jiangnan!"
"If Liu Laozhi was smarter, he would definitely not dare to break his promise."
Su Wei also smiled and said: "Yes, Liu Laozhi only has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and food and grass are scarce. He has no place in the north of the Yangtze River. The best way is to cross the river south. If he doesn't follow, then he can only stay. Jiangbei!"
The Huai army had just won a great victory, and Taizhou also fell into the hands of the Huai army.
Therefore, the atmosphere in the palace was also very good, without the tension before the battle.
While Wang Jing and others were discussing matters.
Zhang Shicheng was defeated and died, and news of the destruction of Taizhou City also reached Taixing.
Actually.
When Yang Shuang and Zhang Shicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated a few days ago, Liu Laozhi got the news. He also knew that before the war, the Huai army sent troops from Gaoyou to Xinghua and destroyed Yuhuaji.
He was shocked at that time.
Now that Zhang Shicheng was dead and Taizhou changed hands, he suddenly found that he was the only one left in the huge Huaidong land.
Sui Ting, Yu Wenhuaji, and Zhang Shicheng were destroyed one after another.
Only Liu Laozhi has not been attacked by the Huai army.
But Liu Laozhi knew very well that this was mainly because he was preparing to go south and there would be no direct conflict with the Huai Army. If he continued to stay in Taixing, he would definitely follow in the footsteps of the other three forces.
He considers himself a famous general, comparable to those famous generals who have left their names in history.
But the power of a famous general is ultimately limited. No matter how powerful you are, you can't stop the mighty troops and horses of a big force from crushing you.
"It's time to go!"
Liu Laozhi looked at Taixing City with some reluctance.
A wharf has been built in the area near the Yangtze River in the south, and ships from Liu Song's side have arrived, just waiting for their Beifu army to board the ship.
The fleet first transported some elite troops to stay in Jingkou.
Subsequent troops, horses, grain and grass supplies will continue to be transported back and forth.
at this time.
Liu Laozhi came to the dock with 20,000 elites, followed by Liu Jingxuan, Gao Yazhi, Sun Wuzhong and other generals. Pei Ju also followed beside him holding a staff.
"Wanshou!"
Liu Laozhi called his son's name, and Liu Jingxuan quickly stepped forward and bowed to listen to his instructions.
"You will stay in Taixing for the time being to receive the Huai army's food and supplies. The city and nearby Dingkou will be handed over clearly! After finishing the work, come to Jingkou again!"
At this time, Jingkou was facing the front of the Ming army. The Ming Dynasty was famous in the south of the Yangtze River, overwhelming other princes.
Although Liu Laozhi is not afraid of the Ming army generals.
But as a famous general, he was cautious and would not underestimate the Ming army. Before he could figure out the strength of the Ming army, he left Liu Jingxuan in Jiangbei as a seed.
When he is sure to secure Jingkou, it will not be too late for Liu Jingxuan to go south.
"My child understands!"
Liu Jingxuan responded in a deep voice.
After finishing his instructions, Liu Laozhi took a deep look at Taixing City to the north, and then boarded the ship first without hesitation.
Twenty thousand elite soldiers followed him and boarded the ship.
"Mr. Pei, please!"
Liu Jingxuan talked to Pei Ju on the shore for a while, and then sent Pei Ju to a large ship. There were also officials sent by Liu Song on this ship.
After Pei Ju completed his mission to the Beifu Army.
You still need to follow Liu Laozhi south to Jingkou, and it is best to go to Danyang to meet Liu Yilong.
The Huai army was unable to cross the Yangtze River and go south before digesting Huaidong.
Therefore, Liu Song's power must be used to prevent the Ming army from expanding eastward...
This was a strategy discussed by Wang Jing, Bu Zhi and others before. Pei Ju, the diplomat, was the executor of the strategy.
Pei Ju was born in the Pei family in Hedong, which was considered a top-notch family. Being able to deal with the descendants of Jiangnan's aristocratic families is the most suitable candidate for the mission.
