Chapter 263: The Eight Heavenly Kings

The next day, the capital.

As soon as the hour arrived, on the main square of Huangji Gate, there were already many people and figures.

Because the current royal and imperial courts have money, as well as countless laborers and building materials.

Therefore, the Huangjimen Grand Square, which was used by the Ming Empire to hold court meetings and large-scale activities, has been extensively renovated.

The renovated Huangjimen Grand Square is now a big change.

First of all, around the originally empty large square, a luxurious pavilion-like corridor has been built that seems to be magnified dozens of times.

Sitting on the top position facing north and south, it is natural that His Majesty the Emperor sits on the dragon chair and the large wooden table.

In the corridor opposite and on both sides, there are large wooden chairs and wooden tables arranged in neat circles.

Now, at the request of the emperor, the court council has changed the mode of standing, and the ministers of civil and military affairs will sit in meetings from now on.

Only the protruding position at the front of the four sides sits on a large wooden table with no seats.

On a single large wooden table in front of all four sides, there is a +3 tweeter, which can transmit the voice throughout the huge Huangji Gate Square.

This is the place where the ministers of civil and military affairs take turns to speak.

Even above the main square, a huge dome has been built to avoid the pain of being exposed to the sun and rain during the court meeting.

In the middle of the main square, there are several flowers and landscape trees with acres of size, and the emerald green among the thousands of flowers is very eye-catching, and people's mood will involuntarily improve a little.

The various buildings here, carved railings and jade masonry, are extremely luxurious, and arrogant, and appear very "tall, big, and up", which makes people look up unconsciously when they see it.

Anyway, with His Majesty the Emperor's intentions, don't be reluctant to spend money, money is a thing, the more you spend, the more you will come back.

In the turn of the week, not only did those people make money, but they also completed a large number of major things.

Anyway, the massive amount of money and food spent by the imperial court and the royal family will eventually return to the hands of the imperial court and the royal family.

After all, in all the direct areas of the Ming Empire today, more than ninety percent of the shops, materials, factories and mines are ...... etc., all of them are imperial and royal.

As long as the imperial ministers, military generals, ordinary soldiers, and people consume, the money spent will soon return to the court and the royal family.

It's just a round trip and some renewable money.

After a while, with the arrival of Emperor Zhu Youxiao and taking his seat, the time has come.

Yan Yingyuan stood up from the chief seat of the civil official, walked to the large wooden table in front of him without hurry, and announced into a +3 tweeter:

"The Ming Empire, the eighth year of the Apocalypse, the first great court meeting, officially opened......"

Yan Yingyuan first affirmed the work of the courtiers, and then said, "...... Now, I would like to invite Sun Chuanting, Minister of the Imperial Military Department of the Ming Dynasty, to make the latest military report. ”

The ancient way of speaking in Wenwen crepe is very incomprehensible and taken out of context, so Zhu Youxiao issued a formal occasion and also used the vernacular to make a report.

In this way, those generals who are not highly educated can also understand and will not be confused.

In fact, this grand court meeting is mainly in the military aspect, and in terms of government affairs, the current stall has been completely rolled out, and what should be dealt with has been dealt with or is being handled.

The work report of the Government Council will not be made until the general summary of the annual meeting.

In the current Ming Empire, the holding of a great court meeting is just to highlight the majesty of the empire, so that the ministers can meet each other, and they will not be so strangers to each other, that's all.

Important matters will not be discussed in public, because the efficiency is too low, and it will delay all kinds of state affairs, and the gains outweigh the losses.

"Your Majesty, everyone!"

Sun Chuanting walked to the large wooden table in front of the generals, stood up, and began to speak loudly in front of a +3 tweeter:

"Now, our Ming Empire, except for the war in Fengyang Mansion and the prairie in the north, is still ongoing, and the rest of the empire's direct jurisdictions have basically calmed down the war."

"In the early hours of this morning, an hour and a half ago, I received an urgent report from Li Dingguo and the Third Army of the Yongwei Army, saying that Liu Zeqing and Huang Degong, located in the east and west of Fengyang Mansion, had begun to advance in the direction of Fengyang Mansion!"

"Regardless of asking, it can be seen that these two people can't withstand the pressure of the Southern Ming Imperial Court, so they took the Third Legion of the Yongwei Army, which had recovered most of Fengyang Mansion, as the first target this time." 520

"They want to annihilate the 90,000 soldiers of the Third Army of the Yongwei Army in one fell swoop with their absolute superiority, and continue to launch an invasion of Shandong after the division is united."

"Personnel from the Royal Military Intelligence Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency have also confirmed the authenticity of this matter."

Speaking of this, Sun Chuanting's voice became extremely cold, "I have urgently consulted with Your Majesty, and an hour ago, I gave Li Dingguo and the Imperial Guards gluttonous regiment on the north bank of the Yellow River an order for an all-out attack!" ”

"In the past few days, Chen Qiyong, the new commander of the Gluttonous Regiment, has ordered the collection of boats large and small, enough for 60,000 soldiers of the two divisions to cross the river."

"Therefore, half an hour ago, the army began to force the Yellow River and launched a reconquest operation against Henan!"

"At the same time, Li Dingguo and Hao Shaoqi, together with four garrison divisions, half an hour ago, the army divided into two roads and began to advance into Guangping Mansion and Daimyo's Mansion!"

"And the Third Army of the Yongwei Army also temporarily stopped the attack on Fengyang Mansion, divided into two, and made every effort to block the flanking attack of Liu Zeqing and Huang Degong's two 600,000 soldiers."

"This time, we have a total of 330,000 soldiers from 11 divisions, and we will fight an unprecedented decisive battle with 600,000 enemies in the surrounding areas on the east and west sides of Fengyang Mansion!"

"On the navy side, I have ordered Zhang Guangzhe of the North Sea Fleet to lead half of the large warships and transport ships to be fully responsible for providing military supplies for our army."

"Moreover, the North Sea Fleet also has a task, that is, to clean up the entire Yellow River basin and control the whole process of this mother river of our Han people."

The more Sun Chuanting spoke, the more solemn his tone became, "There is another situation that deserves our attention, that is, after Huang Degong, who was sitting in Henan, began to leave Henan with a large army yesterday afternoon, peasant uprisings have broken out in various parts of Henan!" ”

This news was like an earth-shattering shock, and some of the ministers of civil and military affairs present were shocked to stand up from their seats!

"Ladies and gentlemen, since the past two months, the Southern Ming puppet dynasty has become more and more excessive, and the levies and miscellaneous taxes have become more and more numerous, and the levies and forced labor have become ...... and so on, and this year's drought has become a foregone conclusion. ”

"Don't talk about the Southern Ming Puppet Dynasty, just say that our Ming Empire, in the past year, if there is no major repair of the river, and a large number of canals have been built, every household now has a pressurized water well, and the consequences are ......."

"Now in the direct area of the empire, all the ecological farms have deep wells and large water wheels for irrigation, if there is no great promotion of these national policies for the benefit of the country and the people formulated by His Majesty, our Ming Empire will not be much better!"

"It can be said that our Ming Empire is now the most prosperous Han empire in history, and at least half of the credit for this must be attributed to Your Majesty!"

"Everyone must know this, there is no doubt about it."

Sun Chuanting is a person who has a temperament of saying one thing, and he didn't mean to shoot Zhu Youxiao's ass, he just spoke truthfully.

"In the area of the Jiangnan puppet dynasty, although the peasant uprising was expected, but these peasant uprisings that broke out almost together all of a sudden, according to the intelligence of all parties, are not so simple."

"In today's Henan, the people are already struggling to make a living, and people are starving to death every moment, but even if the peasant uprising is about to break out, it will definitely not be as tacit as it is now."

"The Royal Central Intelligence Agency and the Military Intelligence Bureau, all kinds of information have come back to show that behind these peasant rebels, there are more or less one or two big families, wealthy businessmen and wealthy people behind them, and they have provided a lot of armor, money and food."

"And these people behind the scenes, it is understood, are those recent Southern Ming puppet dynasty in the struggle for power and profit, in the absolute disadvantage of the family, wealthy businessmen and wealthy!"

"Obviously, it was these people who were forced to be anxious that controlled the outbreak time of this peasant uprising, which made Henan become full of burning, killing and looting overnight, and the sky was full of beacon fires."

When Yan Yingyuan said this, he paused, took a sip of Qingshen tea, and breathed a sigh of relief:

"The latest intelligence shows that in today's Henan region, in addition to those big cities and heavy cities, overnight, more than half of the small and medium-sized towns have been captured by a large number of peasant rebels!"

"Among these peasant rebel armies, there are eight most powerful forces, and they call themselves the Eight Heavenly Kings!"

"Among them, Wang Er, known as the East King, has occupied the area around Ruyang City."

"Gao Yingxiang, known as King Chuang, occupies the area around Kaifeng Fucheng."

"Luo Rucai, known as the King of Wei, regarded himself as Cao Cao and occupied the area around Nanyang Fucheng."

"Zhang Xianzhong, known as the King of Daxi, occupies the area around Yiyang City."

"There are also the Southern Wang, Wang Jiayin, the Northern King Zijinliang, the Taiping King Breaking the Sky, and the Sitting King Bu Mud and others, respectively, occupying some towns."

"Today's Henan is already cooking oil on fire, and it has become a pot of porridge."

"This Henan is the most populous province in the Central Plains, and it must not be harmed by these dogs!"

Sun Chuanting shouted, "One month! I only give Li Dingguo and Chen Qiyong a month, this place in Henan must be controlled by the Ming Empire! ”

Sun Chuanting's tone was full of regret and anger, and he was now eager to go to the front line in person to deal a blow to those rebels who wantonly killed people everywhere, as well as those corrupt officials who disregarded people's lives.

Sun Chuanting's report continued, and the atmosphere at the scene became more and more solemn......