Yanjing City, evening, imperial study.

Zheng Wen met with Lin Cang, the envoy of Hebei Jiedu, and Li Tong, the general of the Yulin Army.

After the two saluted Zheng Wen, Zheng Wen said directly to the two: "You two are here, sit, I guess you also wonder why I summoned you, right?" ”

The two sat down, and Zheng Wen handed Lin Cang a document about the situation of the Jiangnan garrison.

After both of them had seen it, Zheng Wencai said expressionlessly: "Look, I didn't expect that the situation of the garrison in Jiangnan would be so serious after more than ten years of Chengping, shocking, the 200,000 Jiangnan garrison is no longer 100,000, corruption is rampant, and the combat effectiveness is low, I am very sad!" ”

After a pause, he said angrily: "There is also the dog thing of Li Yin, the envoy of Jiangnan Jiedu, I really can't wait to let him scrape thousands of knives and break thousands of corpses!" ”

Zheng Wen looked at the silent two, and didn't wait for them to speak, so he said directly: "So, I decided to dismiss Li Yin's Jiangnan Jiedu envoy and appoint General Lin as the Jiangnan Jiedu envoy, and Li Tong you are the deputy of General Lin, how about it?" ”

Zheng Wen's eyes stared straight at the two.

The two were silent for a while.

Lin Cangcai opened his mouth and said: "Thank you Your Majesty for your trust, the minister has no opinion." ”

Li Tong also continued: "The minister has no opinion, but the specific establishment of the Jiangnan garrison, please ask Your Majesty to show it, so that the ministers and others also have a bottom in their hearts." ”

When Zheng Wen heard this, he showed a smile, and then said, "Yes, Li Tong, you have grown!" ”

"You are both talented people, and I already know it in my heart. The 200,000 Jiangnan garrison is not yet your turn, and both of you will go out. ”

"I reorganized the Jiangnan garrison this time, not 200,000, but 400,000, that's why I let the two of you go!"

When the two heard this, they looked surprised, but they didn't ask each other, just quietly listened to Zheng Wen's next words.

Zheng Wen spoke again: "Yes, it is indeed 400,000, 200,000 local garrisons in Jiangnan, and 200,000 field regiments. ”

"These 200,000 field troops, I want the two of you to train seriously, and it is to conduct targeted training, training for the situation in Dali and Annan!"

When the two of them heard this, their faces were happy, it seemed that His Majesty had decided to conquer Dali and Annan.

When Lin Cang heard this, his face flushed a little, and then he asked, "Your Majesty has decided to conquer Dali and Annam?" ”

Zheng Wen listened, smiled, nodded again, and then said: "Yes, let me tell you, it won't be more than five years, I will send troops to destroy Dali, as for Annan, when the time comes, if there is still strength left, I will take advantage of the situation to conquer the Annan region." ”

"I said here in front of the two generals, what I think in my heart is to attack the south first and then conquer the north, the strength of the Mongols is at its peak, the first crusade against the Mongols is not worth the loss, first easy and then difficult, so I will not start a war with the Mongols within ten years of my accession to the throne, and the military center of gravity of my great cadres will move south for a long time."

"And sending the two of you to Jiangnan is the first step in shifting my military center of gravity south. And your task is not only to reorganize the Jiangnan garrison, but also to train the Southern Expedition Corps, but also to prepare for the next Southern Expedition, your task is still very heavy, remember, you only have five years at most. ”

The two hurriedly stood up, knelt on one knee, and said in unison: "Oh! May I die for Your Majesty! ”

Zheng Wen limped and walked in front of the two step by step before helping the two of them up with both hands.

Only then did he speak again: "Old General Lin, you selected 10,000 people from the 300,000 Hebei garrison in Yanjing City to bring them to Jiangnan, while Li Tong selected 1,000 people from the Yulin Army to take them to Jiangnan and incorporated them into the garrison in Jiangnan. ”

"No!" The two of them responded in unison.

"As for the departure date, it's five days later." Zheng Wen added.

"No!"

At this time, Lin Cang showed a difficult voice, and then he stubbornly asked: "Your Majesty, what should Li Yin do with the Jiangnan Jiedu, please show your Majesty." ”

Zheng Wen listened, was silent for a while, and then said: "Qing wait and go, I think about it again, it's not that I don't know how to deal with him, I'm just afraid that Qing and the others haven't arrived in Jiangnan yet, he will die, and I haven't thought about a dead person yet." ”

When the two of them heard this, they were immediately terrified, and their faces were a little pale, obviously they thought badly.

When Zheng Wen saw it, he opened his mouth to explain: "Where do you want to go, it's just that Li Yin knows too much, and the clans in Jiangnan will not allow him to meet the envoy of the court alive." ”

When the two of them heard this, their faces were a little embarrassed, obviously Zheng Wen guessed their thoughts, and they were suddenly a little ashamed!

Zheng Wencai sighed again and said: "It was the indulgence of my father that caused the Jiangnan family to sit big, and now it is a trend that the tail is not falling, saying this, it is the court that is a little sorry for him Li Yin." ”

"However, he has also corrupted too quickly, he has only been in Jiangnan for a few years, and he has made the 200,000 garrisons in Jiangnan like this, it is simply a pity to die, disappointing the court and disappointing me!"

Then he said to the two of them: "You two should also take warning, don't lose hope!" ”

"Whoa! Don't dare to disappoint Your Majesty! The two of them got down on one knee in unison and said loudly.

"Hmm. I believe in you, arise yourselves. Zheng Wen listened before he spoke again.

When the two of them listened, their hearts were full of emotion.

Zheng Wen personally sent the two of them out of the imperial study, watched the two of them go away, and then returned to the imperial study alone.

In the imperial study, Zheng Wen kept pacing and wandered for a long time before he instructed Huang An to let him go and find Zheng Yi, the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

As soon as he saw Zheng Yi, Zheng Wen said, "You know the situation in Jiangnan, right? ”

As soon as Zheng Yi heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has been staring at the progress of Ma Yuan's case for the past few days, and the minister knows the specific situation, what is the matter, please ask Your Majesty to command!" ”

Zheng Wen listened, nodded, paced a few more steps, pondered for a while, and then said, "It's good to know, I came to you today because I have something to tell you to do." ”

"I have thought about it, within ten to twenty years, the military center of gravity of the imperial court will move south, and Jiangnan will become the bridgehead and logistics base for me to send troops to attack Dali and Annam, so Jiangnan's position in the future is the top priority!"

"I want you to arrange one-third of the brocade clothes and guards in the south of the Yangtze River, I want to know every grass and tree in the south of the Yangtze River, can you do it?"

"Whoa! The minister can do it, and the commander of the minister Jinyi Wei makes Zheng Yiwan dare not live up to His Majesty's entrustment! When Zheng Yi heard this, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said in a firm tone.

Zheng Wen listened, and then said with a smile: "Very good, I'll leave it to you, I don't worry." Listen, you must send capable generals to Jiangnan, find out every grass and tree in Jiangnan, and record it, I will never allow anything in Jiangnan to get out of my control, you want money, I give you money, you want people, I give you people, you want privileges, I also give you privileges, do you understand? ”

"Also, get up!"

When Zheng Yi heard this, he was very shocked in his heart, it seems that Jiangnan has a very important position in His Majesty's heart, so he did not hesitate to give him the greatest power for this.

This made him very excited in his heart, but it also gave him a lot of pressure, so he secretly swore in his heart that he would take out twelve points of heart to do this matter, carefully stare at anything in Jiangnan, and never dare to disappoint His Majesty!

When Zheng Wen saw his expression, he understood, and said again: "Of course, the situation of the Jiangnan family, you also keep an eye on it, and there must be no accidents, understand?" ”

"No!" Zheng Yi said very firmly.

……

And the Criminal Department, Zhou Kuo, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and Guo Huai, the secretary of the Dali Temple, were resting, chatting and drinking tea, and also chatting about Jiangnan.

Zhou Kuo sat on the chair, picked up the teacup and took a sip, sighed for a long time, and then said: "Lord Guo, I didn't expect that the power of the local clans in Jiangnan has swelled so much, we have tried so many people these days, and more than two-thirds of them have accepted bribes from the Jiangnan forces, so it is conceivable that the benefits they have obtained are even more!" ”

Guo Huai listened, nodded, and then said, "Yes!" I didn't expect it, it's shocking! It's only been more than ten years, and the governance of Jiangnan is worrying, and there are few local officials in Jiangnan who are clean! ”

"Yes! It's that the court is too indulgent, but it's also our negligence, especially this Xie family, it's simply lawless, and they dare to unite other families in Jiangnan to blatantly form an interest group, I'm afraid it will be dead this time! Zhou Kuo took a sip of tea before he said again.

Guo Huai listened, but shook his head, and then said: "This Xie family, I don't think so, death is not certain, but it will definitely hurt the muscles and bones!" ”

When Zhou Kuo heard this, he was a little curious, so he asked: "Lord Guo, I'm afraid that you are not wrong, so much evidence points to the Xie family, and it is not dead, according to Your Majesty's temper, this Xie family is definitely dead, and the weight of Concubine Xie and King Tang can't save the Xie family, how can it not die?" Are you kidding? ”

Guo Huai listened, smiled, and then said, "You! I've been busy in the Criminal Department these days, haven't you heard? The Xie family is also actively participating in the draft, and the name of the second sister of the Xie family is very loud among the upper echelons of the big cadres, I think their Xie family is going to surrender to His Majesty, and His Majesty will most likely agree! ”

Zhou Kuo listened and was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Alas, it's a pity! ”

Guo Huai listened, but smiled: "What's a pity? escaped the scourge of raiding the family and exterminating the family, but so what? It's not about peeling off the skin yet. After all, His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and many things have to be compromised, and we, the courtiers, must be considerate of him! ”

Zhou Kuo listened, nodded, and then spoke again: "Yes! But the time has come when the government of Jiangnan has to be rectified, and when this matter is over, I will write to His Majesty to thoroughly rectify the rule of officials in Jiangnan, maybe Your Majesty will appoint me as the minister of the Qincha to thoroughly investigate Jiangnan! ”

Guo Huai listened, nodded, and then said, "When the time comes, I will go to the book together!" ”