In short, the current situation is that the Ming Dynasty in the south is in turmoil, and the Manchu Qing in the north is even more chaotic, and both sides are too busy to take care of themselves and are simply unable to attack the other side. The Manchu court experienced the Haoge Rebellion within the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty suffered a stroke from Chongzhen, and the Tang Dynasty and his party rebelled, and it is only now that stability has been restored.

"Alas, if it wasn't for the hasty Northern Expedition at the beginning, if you could endure it until now, if the imperial court didn't let the King of Qi keep your filial piety but to recover from it, with the elite soldiers of the Pingnan Army left by the King of Qi at the beginning, under the leadership of you, the prince, you will definitely be able to succeed in the Northern Expedition in one fell swoop, drive the Manchu Tartars out of the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and restore the old mountains and rivers!" Lu Zhenfei said with annoyance, regretting his failed Northern Expedition in the past.

"It's not too late! Lord, everyone, now that the princess is in charge of the country, the court has stabilized, although the western thieves have not been completely eradicated, they can't become a climate at all, and they can be dealt with by local troops.

We can now draw our main force from Jiangxi, and we dare not say that we can still have 50,000 or 60,000 troops, and the Northern Expedition with 50,000 troops is enough to recover Henan and coerce Shandong, and respond to Wu Ping in Shandong. And if we can meet with General Wu Ping, we will have more than 100,000 troops, and there will be no problem with such a decisive battle with the Manchu soldiers! ”

Wang Yin, the secretary of the military department, has always been a staunch Northern Expedition faction, and he couldn't help but say when he heard the words.

Lu Zhenfei shook his head: "Last time, it was a hasty Northern Expedition that failed, and this time it must not be like this again." And the current imperial court is far from being stable. Although the rebellion of the Tang King was pacified, but don't forget, it was the Zheng family of Fujian who supported the Tang Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong, as the general soldier of Fujian, had more than 100,000 troops and thousands of warships in his hands, and earned huge wealth through sea trade, and the Zheng family army and financial resources were not lacking. And now that the Zheng family's conspiracy to support the Tang King is bankrupt, and they are charged with killing the three princes, not to mention anything else, the princess of the prison country will definitely not forgive the Zheng family. So do you know that the Zheng family will not take risks? Make a betrayal of the Ming Dynasty! Therefore, not only can we not go on a northern expedition, but we should draw our troops and prepare to deal with the imminent Zheng family rebellion, and be ready to quell the rebellion at any time! ”

As soon as Lu Zhenfei said this, Wang Yin and the others' fiery hearts suddenly calmed down, yes, the Ming Dynasty is far from being stable, and the civil strife is not settled, so how can they go to the Northern Expedition?

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Zheng family in Fujian will not talk about it for the time being, and there are still 30,000 soldiers of Zheng Sen in Jingzhou, if Zheng Sen leads the troops to make a rebellion, Jingzhou will be in the belly of Huguang, and things will be very troublesome!" Liu Neng, who had been listening quietly, suddenly reminded.

Yes, there is also Zheng Sen's army of 30,000, and everyone suddenly realized that the situation was grim.

"Lord Wang, my lords, in fact, you don't need to worry too much, although Zheng Sen has 30,000 people, his food and salary are in the hands of the imperial court, if their food is cut off, it won't take ten days for his army to be in chaos, plus there are tens of thousands of Hao Shaoqi in Wuchang to contain it, Zheng Sen can't do anything at all." Gu Junen said: "Moreover, Jingzhou may not know what is happening in Nanjing, as long as Jingzhou sends a decree in the name of the imperial court, ordering Zheng Sen's uncle and nephew to leave the army and return to Nanjing to report on their work, and at the same time send generals to take over his army, maybe 30,000 people can easily be in the hands of the imperial court." Although the Zheng family is deeply rooted in Fujian, and the soldiers in the army are all Fujian children, they are also the people of the Ming Dynasty, so what ability does the Zheng family have to make ordinary soldiers loyal to it?

As for Zheng Zhilong in Fujian, it can also be dealt with in the same way, the imperial court can send an order to Zheng Zhilong to enter Beijing to meet him, and at the same time order Zhang Kentang, the governor of Fujian, to control the Fujian army, and we can also send troops into Fujian through Xianxia Pass, and cooperate with the Dongfan Naval Division to put pressure on Fujian, and be prepared for forced suppression in case it fails.

Although Zheng Zhilong has a huge power in Fujian, Fujian is still the world of the Ming Dynasty, and the fathers and soldiers of Fujian may not be willing to rebel against the imperial court. Maybe you can eradicate the power of the Zheng family without using swords! ”

Chen Yue nodded, "What Gu Changshi said is deep and what I mean, everyone, we now represent the imperial court, we have great righteousness in our hands, and we will serve the Son of Heaven to defeat you!" Although the Ming Dynasty is now in turmoil, it also has three hundred years of majesty, the rule of the Ming Dynasty is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and a small number of rebellious ministers and thieves cannot shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

I will enter the court tomorrow to discuss with Shi Kefa, and I will do it according to the idea we just discussed, and the imperial court will issue an order to summon Zheng Zhilong and his son to Beijing. At the same time, I will order Lu Tai to return to Dongfan Island with the fleet, and meet Qian Fenglin from Dongfan to put pressure on the Zheng family from the sea, don't forget that we still have tens of thousands of troops on Dongfan Island, and we should be able to do it after this half a year of training. If the Zheng family dared to rebel, they could immediately send troops from Dongfan to attack Quanzhou.

At the same time, I will order Jin Shenghuan and Jin Xin to pursue Zhang Nengqi in Jiangxi with all their might, and then divide a force from Jiangxi to cross the Xianxia Ridge into Fujian, and cooperate with Zhang Kentang, the governor of Fujian, to control the entire territory of Fujian. ”

Chen Yue slowly said the plan in his heart, discussed it with Gu Junen and others for a long time, and finally formed a detailed plan.

First pacify the hidden danger of the Zheng family, and then carry out recruitment and training while exterminating the western thieves, and wait until the autumn when the grain and grass are sufficient and the soldiers are well-trained, and then send troops to the Northern Expedition to recover Henan, Hebei, Shandong and other places, this is the consensus of the King of Qi and his family.

Early the next morning, Chen Yue went to the cabinet to meet the first assistant Shi Kefa, Chen Yue has the title of governor on his head, and the government affairs of the imperial court can be interrogated, so he can naturally enter and exit the cabinet at will.

Shi Kefa was very busy, but he still put down the affairs at hand to receive Chen Yue, and asked about his intention after tea. Chen Yue said his analysis of the Zheng family's conspiracy.

Shi Kefa asked: "King Qi is convinced that the Zheng family was involved in the killing of the three princes?" ”

Chen Yue nodded and said: "Jin Yiwei tortured Han Zanzhou, Han Zanzhou has confessed, he revealed the information of the three princes to the Zheng family, Zheng Zhibao led the troops in Nanjing at that time, and now Jinyiwei is interrogating Zheng Zhibao, and he will be able to ask for his confession."

However, this king thinks that no matter what, the Zheng family is too deeply involved in the Tang King incident, and it definitely has the motive of rebellion, Zheng Zhilong has more than 100,000 troops and thousands of warships, and the power is too huge, if it really moves, it will inevitably be a great disaster.

Therefore, the imperial court should preemptively nip the rebellion in the bud! ”

Shi Kefa: "But in this case, will Zheng Zhilong come to Nanjing?" If you rashly give him a holy decree, wouldn't it be a surprise to the snake? ”

Chen Yue said: "Since Zheng Zhilong has made the move of supporting the Tang Dynasty, he must have a plan after defeat, if he is willing to obey the will of the imperial court to come to Nanjing, a disaster can be easily eliminated, if he refuses to obey the order to return to Beijing, it is just a few days before the disaster is caused." I will order the army to prepare, once Zheng Zhilong really rebels, the army will enter Fujian from Jiangxi, and at the same time, the naval division will attack Fujian from the east to the west, and the power of the Zheng family will be wiped out in one fell swoop! Although Fujian has a large number of troops, they are all weak soldiers who have never been to battle, how can they compare with my battle-hardened Ming elite, and in less than two months, they can completely quell the Zheng family's rebellion! ”(https:)

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