Chapter 54: The Strategy of Encirclement and Suppression

After a month or two has passed, who knows how the situation will change.

For some messes, the best thing to do is to nip them in the bud. Zhu Qizhen asked, "What do you think is good?" ”

Yang Pu said: "First, the source is clear, everything is caused by mining, which is difficult to sort out for a while, and the minister thinks that there is a priority, and now we should reiterate the policy of the empress dowager and stop opening the silver mine." ”

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment and said, "I agreed." ”

Although the imperial court's finances are not rich, the benefits brought by the salt tax to the imperial court are enough to maintain the basic operation, and the silver mines in Zhejiang and Fujian are only about 100,000 taels per year, and the annual income of the imperial court is only 100,000 yuan.

Zhu Qizhen himself can use the inner library to make up for this expense.

But once the matter gets bigger, and Ye Liuzong wanders through the three provinces, the loss will be great.

"Second, you can't change generals in the battle, you should be lenient and thankful, and let him make meritorious contributions."

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly, and said, "Let me give him an edict?" ”

Zhu Qizhen didn't refuse, the emperor was familiar with the skill of settling accounts after the autumn, and Zhu Qizhen used it, and there was never any bad news.

But that's not the case today.

There is a problem with this source, thinking that Xie Huai does not know that Beijing already knows the situation here, Zhu Qizhen directly issued an edict to explain, which is likely to cause Xie Huai's other reactions.

Yang Pu said: "There is no need to do this, just ask the celebrant Fan Hong to order." ”

Zhu Qizhen understood as soon as he heard it.

In fact, he asked Fan Hong to leak the news to Xie Huai.

As for the news, it was naturally Fan Hong who suppressed this matter and urged him to finish it quickly. Wipe your butt clean.

This kind of thing, in fact, Wang Zhen is more suitable to do it, it can be said that anyway, those who release a provincial official have a backstage in the center, but Xie Huai's backstage Wang Zhen has just fallen.

used the celebrant Fan Hong to appease Xie Huai, making Xie Huai feel that his relationship with the palace had not been severed. Naturally, he could concentrate on dealing with Ye Zongliu.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I'm right. ”

Yang Pu said: "Third, it is the British public that if the Beijing camp is mobilized to go south, the ministers will not discuss this matter, but the governor of Fujian will send a capable minister. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Who does Mr. want? ”

Yang Pu said: "The person who is most familiar with the Southeast Guard is Jiao Hong, the servant of the Ministry of Officials. ”

"During the three to seven years of orthodoxy, this person inspected the imperial history as an inspector, inspected the southeast for many times, and the Ningbo Waiko Rebellion, Jiao Hong went out of the town from Wei Guogong to exterminate the Wako, and he is no stranger to the military."

Zhu Qizhen heard this name, and also had the impression in his heart that when the Japanese invaded the Dasong Thousand Households, Yang Pu advocated sending civil officials to Zhejiang to prepare for the Japanese.

And Zhu Qizhen didn't like civil officials crossing the line, so he ordered Wei Guogong to preside over the matter, and sent a minister as an assistant, and it was Jiao Hong who was sent over at that time.

All aspects reported what Jiao Hong did, which is not bad.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Just Jiao Hong, as the governor of Fujian, Jiao Hong can go out of Beijing and go to Fujian by sea." I sent a brocade guard to escort you. ”

"Since Mr. recommended Jiao Hong, I won't do remote control, just remember that the purpose is to pacify the rebellion of Ye Liuzong, and other things will be let go."

Zhu Qizhen calculated Wen Dingzhi's twists and turns, and just relying on these twists and turns, he couldn't determine what the situation was going on in Fujian.

Zhu Qizhen arranged for Jinyiwei to investigate. That's knowing, before again, even if it was to go to Fujian by sea, it would take nearly a month.

All he can do is delegate power.

After arranging the affairs of the civil officials, Zhu Qizhen asked Zhang Fu and said: "This time to quell the chaos, but I don't know who is the general?" ”

Zhang Fu said: "The minister thinks that even if this thief rebellion starts, there will be only a few thousand. Just send a general, with thousands of people and horses, the minister thought that Wei Yuan Bo Fang Jin, with a resume of military exploits, although he was young, but he was already a veteran of the battlefield, and it was enough for him to bring five thousand steps to ride south. ”

"It's just that the minister is worried that if the Beijing battalion soldiers have not arrived, the chaos in Fujian has been calmed down, and it will not damage the face of the imperial court."

"Lao Chen thinks that it is better to wait until the spring of next year, and it is not too late to go south. It's good to give Wei Yuanbo a time to prepare. ”

Zhang Furen is old and refined, although Zhu Qizhen still values these veterans as always, but Zhang Fu also reads some different things in many subtle places.

Therefore, there is a sense of separation between him and Cheng Guogong. On the one hand, he explained a lot of things to Cheng Guogong, and he looked like he wanted to go home to retire.

In many things, it is rare to resist Zhu Qizhen's will.

Fang Jin is a young general drawn out by Zhu Qizhen, and the chaos in Fujian doesn't seem to be too big.

Zhu Qizhen thought about it, he reflected on it, he seemed to have overreacted a little, although he felt that Xie Huai might not be able to suppress Ye Liuzong.

But if you look at the strength on paper, there are several Davids in a Fujian Province, tens of thousands of troops, and all the men and horses of Ye Liuzong are only a few thousand miners, and even this thousands is likely to be no more than three thousand.

No matter how you look at it, Fujian has a big chance of winning.

If it is really done, Ye Liuzong has already been awarded the head here, and the reinforcements from the Beijing camp are still on the way, so it is naturally very embarrassing.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Just do what the British public wants." ”

Zhu Qizhen made a decision based on the situation in all aspects.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen's decision-making wants to be transmitted to Xianxialing, Fujian. But it takes a long time.

And the situation here is not due to the cause

Because Zhu Qizhen knew about this matter, they still followed their own logic.

Pucheng, Fujian.

This is the northwestern county of Fujian, from Puxian to the north, is the 700-mile Xianxia Ancient Road. north to Jiangshan County, Zhejiang, south to Pucheng, Fujian.

It is said that the Tang Army forced Huangchao into a desperate situation, it is said that Huangchao faced the mountains, there was no way to go to the sky, there was no door to the ground, and the grain and grass were cut off.

But Huang Chao spent half a year to open up the 700-mile mountain road, and then escaped and dominated the world again.

It is said that in the process of digging the mountain road, there are terrible legends such as cannibalism to maintain the grain and grass in the army, and the so-called flesh and blood grinding plate, but they are all in the past.

After entering the Ming Dynasty, although Xianxia Road is still steep, Xianxia Pass is still a man, and it is difficult to open. But the Ming court did not fortify Xianxia Pass at all, because it was not needed.

It is precisely because of this that the silver mine hidden near Xianxia Mountain has been occupied by Ye Liuzong for many years, and there has been no movement in Fujian, without him, just because it is too remote.

And at this moment, the old military stronghold is once again filled with the smell of war.

Liu Hai, the commander of the Fujian capital, with 4,000 soldiers, has settled in Pucheng.

Liu Hai is Xie Huai's henchman, and his 4,000 soldiers are warriors who dare to fight from the guards. It can also be regarded as the elite of the Fujian Health Institute.

Of course, the so-called elite of Fujian, if it meets the Ming border army, it will also collapse with a charge of hundreds of horsemen.

But this is already the biggest preparation Xie Huai can make.

Daming is not a place without royal law, even if Xie Huainai is a political envoy of Fujian, it is impossible to cover the sky with one hand. Therefore, these 4,000 men and horses were all broken into pieces and drawn from various guards under different names. And then put it all together.

Of course, Xie Huai also has second-hand preparations.

Once there is a big victory here, he will immediately play it, explaining his merit in exterminating the great thief Ye Liuzong, as long as this credit is finalized, some previous violations can be covered up in the name of urgent subordination.

Therefore, the bangs are pinning all Xie Huai's hopes.

Liu Hai also fought in Annan back then, and he didn't have much credit, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to go up to the local health center. was still promoted by Xie Huai to have his current status.

However, the most basic battlefield common sense is still there, and when he came here and looked at the terrain, he felt that it was very sinister, and the mountains and rivers were poor.

I saw a winding ancient road circling through the mountains, and in Xie Huai's opinion, there were sinister killing opportunities everywhere.

Although the four thousand soldiers are good, but they are thrown into the vast mountains and overcome difficulties, Liu Hai still does not have much confidence in his heart.

Therefore, before Liu Hai came into battle, he wrote a letter to persuade Ye Liuzong to surrender.