Chapter 131: Ding Chukui

Guangzhou City is a majestic city.

Hu Tang stood outside the city of Guangzhou, on the west mountain, looking down on the city of Guangzhou from a distance, but saw the city wall of Guangzhou, tall and mighty, at least more than two or three zhang, all over the watchtower, the city tower is complete.

In addition, the Pearl River surrounds the city in the south, and there is Yuexiu Mountain as a barrier on the north side. The city wall and the Pearl River have some space enough to gather a large army to counterattack.

If it is supported by waterways, it is simply a city that does not fall.

This Guangzhou city has a long history, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, after the Yellow Nest burned the city of Guangzhou, the descendants successively built the sub-city, and the two sides of the goose wing city. After entering the Ming Dynasty, it was greatly repaired, and the city wall was expanded to the north to Yuexiu Mountain.

The foundation of what is now Guangzhou was laid.

However, the city is strong, and the water is good water. But if there are no good generals to guard it, this Guangzhou city is nothing more than that.

Hu Tang quickly felt Ding Chukui's style.

From entering the city of Guangzhou as a merchant, he was immediately knocked hard by a soldier with a Henan accent.

If Hu Tang was a real merchant, this sum of money would be enough to bankrupt Hu Tang's family.

Hu Tang knows who is behind these people?

In the city of Guangzhou, the soldiers with Henan accents are the personal soldiers brought by Ding Chukui from Henan.

It's only a few thousand, but it couldn't be more credible.

Ding Chukui can gather millions of family assets in a few months, and he can't understand it better.

"With such military morale, how can it be a war." Hu Tang secretly said in his heart: "These Henan soldiers are Ding Chukui's roots, and it is still like this, the upper beam is not right, and the lower beam is crooked." ”

Hu Tang's entry into the city of Guangzhou is like a drop of water blending into the sea, which is inconspicuous at all.

And at this moment, the newly enthroned Emperor Shaowu. But he was anxious.

Emperor Shaowu saw Ding Chukui and said, "Lord Ding, what should I do now?" "Emperor Shaowu's name is Zhu Yu?. He is the fourth brother of Emperor Longwu, and he is also the eldest brother. After Longwu ascended the throne, he was named the king of Tang and inherited the lineage of the king of Tang.

Under the unfavorable situation of the war in Hunan, he was sent to Guangzhou. Just in case.

It's just that Shaowu didn't expect that there would really be a time when things would happen.

For a while, the sky fell apart, Shaowu didn't know what to do at all, and it was Ding Chukui who proposed to preemptively launch and build the foundation. Not long after Longwu's death, Emperor Shaowu hurriedly ascended the throne.

The enthronement ceremony was done in a hurry. In such a hurry, in such a hurry that many officials can't find all of them, and they all use the costumes of the troupe. Anyway, it's a stand.

Ding Chukui said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, with the old minister here, there is naturally no problem on King Gui's side, since the old minister has pacified the rebellion of King Jingjiang, it is not a big deal to have another rebellion of King Gui." ”

Ding Chukui is the governor of Liangguang, and Qu Shiyun is his subordinate, and the credit of his subordinates is naturally the boss's. Of course, when the rebellion of King Jingjiang was quelled, Ding Chukui did not do anything at all.

Therefore, it makes sense.

"With Mr. here, I can rest assured." Shaowu said.

Although Shaowu is not young, he is thirty or forty years old, and he is not a hairy boy anymore. But he had always been a rich idler in the Tang Palace, and even if he wandered around, most of them were the eldest brothers.

At this time, the eldest brother was gone, and he was naturally panicked when he was left alone to support the situation.

can only rely on Ding Chukui.

Ding Chukui secretly said in his heart: "It's a pity that now, there is no other way. ”

If Ding Chukui was given a choice, he was actually not very willing to support Shaowu.

Although Qu Shiyun said some of the Queen Mother's words, some of which were high-sounding, some of them were still right.

King Yongming is a descendant of Emperor Shenzong, and the order should be established.

The inheritance of the Ming throne has always been a succession system. There are certain rules, and the succession of King Tang to the throne is an extraordinary law of last resort.

Therefore, during the few months of Longwu's reign, he felt the constraints of the two words of name all the time.

Even the common people often miss the period of the Divine Sect.

As for Longwu, although he died a heroic death, he was unorthodox in the government and among the people.

It is precisely because of such a large public opinion base that there are so many people on King Yongming's side, you must know that among the hardcore supporters, there are not only military generals, but also a large number of civil officials. Even if Qu Shiyun hesitated, he hesitated more about the impact of the situation than about King Yongming's qualifications to inherit the throne.

Ding Chukui knows. If he suppresses Shaowu and lets Yongli ascend the throne, things may be much easier. As far as Shaowu himself is concerned, he actually doesn't want to be emperor that much.

After all, if it is like a stormy day. The throne of the Ming Emperor is not a good position, it can even be said to be a fire pit.

Shaowu trusted Ding Chukui so much. Ding Chukui is trying to persuade Shaowu, but he may not be able to succeed.

But Ding Chukui couldn't do that.

First of all, even Ding Chukui can't deny it, that is, he is Ma Shiying's person.

Without Ma Shiying's support, how could he go from a minister living at home to a mainstay of the Ming Dynasty and the governor of Liangguang.

And Ma Shiying first supported Hongguang, and then supported Longwu. Later, he was killed in Changsha.

Ding Chukui was also clearly hung up on the Longwu family. He has only been in Guangzhou for more than a year, his roots are not deep, and his connections are not extensive.

Besides, he's not a clean guy either. In just over a year, he has a million-dollar family property. There are never a few local people in Guangdong who have been offended.

A husband can't be without power for a day, Ding Chukui naturally understands this truth. Without power, no matter how much power you have, it is someone else's.

He may not have wavered thoughts in his heart, and said secretly: "I am also a fellow villager with the general of the southern expedition, and there is not much distance between Linying and Yongcheng, so I can't ----- it."

As for it, it can't be. It's not enough for outsiders.

Ding Chukui had this idea in his heart, but it was just an idea. As a last resort, Ding Chukui would not choose this path.

Ding Chukui explained to Shaowu in detail: "The minister is ready to urge Lord Chen to prepare for the westward expedition. ”

The so-called Lord Chen is that Chen Jitai is also a capable minister, but he can appease pirates.

On behalf of Ding Chukui, he appeased tens of thousands of pirates, including Lin Cha and four pirates.

In fact, there is another reason why Ding Chukui can recruit so many pirates so easily, that is, Zheng Chenggong's westward expansion.

Although Zheng Chenggong was blocked in Chaozhou, the Zheng family water division was not restricted by the army, and although he could not go ashore for a while, he also wanted to establish a stronghold on the coast.

Although the Zheng clan came to Guangdong to attack the Ming army, it was different for the pirates along the coast of Guangdong.

Although the Zheng clan is nominally dressed in the skin of the government, but in the eyes of the pirates, they are simply peers?

Most of the pirates along the coast dare not say that there is no looting, but most of the pirates who have some interest are also thieves and traders.

They all knew that the Zheng family had hugged the thigh of the Great Xia Imperial Court, and in the past two years, the water power seemed to be blowing up the balloon.

Don't look at the Zheng family's sailors forcing them to be very uncomfortable, and even suffered a lot of defeats, but this one is just the Zheng family's partial division.

The main forces of the Zheng family are busy getting promoted and making a fortune.

The pirates off the coast of Guangdong were furious that the Zheng family had intruded into his territory, but they couldn't help them. They want to unite with each other but have no trust, and they lack a leader with enough authority. And at this time, Ding Chukui came to appease him, and he almost hit it off.

So these pirates are gathered under Ding Chukui's account, firstly, after all, the Ming Dynasty has been in the world for two hundred years, even if it is down to this point, there is still some foundation in the hearts of many people, on the other hand, it is with the help of Ding Chukui's power to drive the Zheng family out of the waters of Guangdong.

However, although most of the western expeditionary troops this time were appeased pirates, in terms of command, they still let the civilian officials lead them.

"Then please sir." Shaowu said: "It's just that we are so excited. What will happen if the summer thief finds out? Will they suddenly go south? ”

Shaowu is not an idiot after all, Xia Jun, who forced Longwu to death in his heart, is his biggest enemy.

The relationship between friend and foe has never been missed.

Ding Chukui said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the five mountains are difficult and dangerous, and there are only a few passages across the mountains, and the minister has already sent elite soldiers to guard the danger, even if the Xia thieves have tens of thousands of troops, they are not allowed to fly over." ”