Chapter 57 The Great Earthquake in the Three Provinces

As soon as Liu Hai died, the Ming army below was suddenly shaken. The action becomes chaotic.

Some people want to atone for their crimes.

Broke through the fence and killed Ye Liuzong to atone for his sins.

Some people have become bold and want to escape,

There are also some people who don't know what to do, and on the battlefield, they are like headless flies.

The Ming army lost the last bit of organizational ability.

How could Ye Liuzong let go of this opportunity, naturally he let go of the killing.

On the narrow Xianxia Ancient Road, almost step by step was full of corpses of the Ming army, Ye Liuzong chased and killed for more than ten miles, beheaded nearly 1,000 people, and captured countless weapons and armor.

After Ye Liuzong's victory, he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue. Instead, he gathered people from all walks of life in the mountains.

Ye Liuzong originally had a high prestige in the mountains, and having such a big victory was even more prestigious. The miners were also worried about the reopening of the mining tax, and these people and horses were all under the command of Ye Liuzong, and within a few days, there were thousands more people under Ye Liuzong's command.

In the first month of the tenth year of orthodoxy, Ye Liuzong went down the mountain in a big way and attacked Puxian.

Puxian County, even if Xie Huai's authority in Fujian collapsed all of a sudden.

The fall of the county seat is a sign. Before that, Xie Huai wanted to press it, but it was not Xie Huai's will alone, it could be said to be the common will of Fujian officialdom.

After all, everyone doesn't want this to make a big deal out of it. Xie Huai wanted to come out, and the people below just cooperated.

I want to digest this one thing silently.

But the fall of a county seat. It's a stabbing of the sky.

Everyone knows that this matter can no longer be pressed. Therefore, a large number of local officials in Fujian made their own choices, and countless twists and turns were sent from Fujian to Beijing.

Xie Huai became the biggest scapegoat.

Even Zhejiang, Jiangxi's neighboring prefectures and counties have also reacted to these things.

In the first month of the tenth year of orthodoxy, the biggest hot spot in the Ming court was the three words Ye Liuzong.

Although Zhu Qizhen expected it, he never expected that the change in the situation would overturn all his previous expectations.

It seems that whatever you are worried about comes.

When the decision was made, it was still the end of the ninth year of orthodoxy. Then it was the New Year, even if Zhu Qizhen personally attached great importance to it, he could not forcibly improve the operational efficiency of the Ming Dynasty.

Immediately at the end of the month, the government was sealed. Don't wait for the opening yet. The situation has eroded into what it is now.

Although there was an uprising in the Taizong Dynasty, but since Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, although there were external troubles outside, but the interior was still relatively peaceful, although there were floods, droughts and locust plagues, but most of them were natural disasters, even if there were occasional small chaos, it was not to the extent of losing a county.

This sudden appearance of Ye Liuzong simply made Zhu Qizhen doubt himself. Can you manage the Ming Dynasty well?

Zhu Qizhen immediately summoned Yang Pu and Zhang Fuliang

Person. Inquire about previous arrangements.

The three things that Yang Pu said before were that the first was to strike the mine supervisor, the second was to appease Xie Huai, and the third was to send Jiao Hong as the governor of Fujian.

Yang Pu said: "The matter of the mine supervisor, the holy decree has been issued. Jiao Hong has also set off, and in a few days, he will take a sea boat to Fujian. ”

As for appeasing Xie Huai, Yang Pu didn't mention it.

Guy has developed to this point, Xie Huai has no use value at all, and even local officials in Fujian know that Xie Huai will not escape the implication of this matter.

The so-called wall fell down and everyone pushed it.

Xie Huai is speaking in Fujian at the moment, and how many people can listen is a question.

Zhu Qizhen was still angry in his heart, and said: "Send an order to Jiao Hong, let him go to Fujian, immediately arrest Xie Huai, and escort him back to Beijing to ask for the guilt." ”

Yang Pu said: "The old minister understands. ”

Zhu Qizhen asked Zhang Fudao: "How are the people in Jingying ready?" ”

Zhang Fu said: "The people of Jingying can go south at any time. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "How many months can I go to Fujian? ”

Zhang Fu calculated and said, "About two or three months." ”

From Beijing to Fujian, I traveled all the way, and I didn't have much time to go for two or three months.

But Zhu Qizhen was still not satisfied with this, and said: "If this is the case, the imperial court will fight Fujian, won't it be March." Zhu Qizhen's eyes lit up and said, "How about the shipping soldiers going south?" ”

Zhang Fu immediately frowned and said: "Your Majesty, it is still the first month, the ice floes on the sea have not disappeared, thousands of soldiers are on the ship, the auspicious is unpredictable, and most of the soldiers in the Beijing camp are northerners, and they are not used to oars." I'm afraid that even if I get to Fujian, it will be difficult to use it for a while. ”

Zhu Qizhen thought about it and could only give up. But he was still not worried about the local army in Fujian, he suddenly saw Yang Xin, and said: "Select the backbone from the army, select a group of officers from martial arts, and take a boat to Fujian first, so that Jiao Hong's subordinates can be used." ”

What Zhu Qizhen thought in his heart was to carry out a major purge of the Fujian health system.

Arrange the martial arts students over.

Although Zhu Qizhen was interested in this war, the reason for his concern was not because of the sinister war, Zhu Qizhen never felt that there was any possibility of military failure.

The main reason for his concern was that he was worried that Ye Liuzong would disrupt the southeast, and secondly, he was worried that the local situation had developed to a point that he could not imagine. Ye Liuzong is just one of them, and between the world, how many Ye Liuzong are lurking in the wilderness, lurking minions to endure.

That's why he's worried.

At this moment, I also feel that it is a good way to use this kind of low-intensity war to train these young generation of officers.

When Zhang Fu heard Zhu Qizhen say this, he was relieved.

In fact, although Dagu Port is not an ice-free port, it is not really impossible to sail in winter. After all, there is living water in the Wei River

Scouring, coupled with the low latitude, can still be navigated. And now it's spring, and the coldest weather has passed.

But for Zhang Fu, it was okay to transport grain by sea, but the large-scale transportation of troops by sea was always worried in his heart. Some of the grain is gone, and there is nothing, but people cannot be resurrected after death.

Always be cautious.

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Now the situation is different, Ye Liuzong's rebellion involves three provinces, how should the imperial court deal with it?" ”

Zhang Fu said: "The minister thinks that the two provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi should be ordered to guard the provincial border and block Ye Liuzong in Fujian Province and not allow him to expand. ”

"Now that Fujian Province is weak in soldiers and horses, it is impossible to attack, just trap Ye Liuzong in the mountains, and wait for the army of Weiyuan Marquis Fang Jin to arrive, and then unify the forces of the three provinces, and it is not too late to encircle and suppress."

After Zhu Qizhen listened, he got up and paced. Asked Yang Pu and said, "What does Mr. think?" ”

Yang Pu said: "The British Duke is a national general, and this is the old man's words to seek the country. ”

Zhu Qizhen also understood what Zhang Fu meant.

A few thousand chaotic troops are nothing to Daming. The first thing to do is not to let the flow escape, so what Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces have to do is to seal the provincial border and confine Ye Liuzong to Fujian Province.

In fact, now the elite of the Fujian Provincial Guard Institute has been lost, and there are still some soldiers and horses in Jiangxi and Zhejiang Province who can fight.

However, due to administrative problems, it is better not to use it, otherwise Jiangxi and Zhejiang guest soldiers have entered Fujian Province, and if there is no minister who can live in the town, I really don't know what the trouble will be.

Moreover, there are some places in the northwest of Fujian, which are poor mountains and bad waters, and there are not many people, so Ye Liuzong is trapped here, and the economic loss is not big.

But if Ye Liuzong is allowed to flee to other places, things will be difficult to say.

Zhang Fu's judgment of Ye Liuzong's subordinates was the same as Zhu Qizhen's, and he felt that as soon as the army arrived, it would be wiped out.

Many methods are not pretty, but they can be done step by step.

Zhu Qizhen said: "According to the meaning of the British public, the cabinet will draft the decree." ”

Yang Pu said: "The old minister obeys the order. ”

Zhu Qizhen took a deep breath and said, "Sir, there are some things I can't figure out?" Ye Liuzong is in turmoil, and you will advise me to give up mining. I don't quite understand, what is the relationship between this? If it was just Ye Liuzong stealing the mine, and now the court is resuming mining, it is not a blessing for the people, why is it that one husband advocates chaos, thousands of scenes, and one is as good as Si? Is there any disadvantage in mining, or is it too thin to convince the public? ”

Yang Pu listened, and immediately said: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the great development of water conservancy, saving the people from water and fire, the southern expedition to Luchuan, Beiping Adai Khan, compared with the ancestors, is not inferior, Your Majesty must not be arrogant, hurt the hope of the world, mining, which is naturally a disadvantage, please allow your Majesty to allow the old minister to be affectionate." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, please speak." ”