It was night, and the political envoy of Nanjing was the Yamen.

Liu Yunwei set up a few tables of banquets in the lobby, Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, Qian Qianyi, as well as the generals above the garrison of the Hanwei Army Pacesetter Battalion and the Feiyu Battalion all invited over, and everyone gathered together to drink and talk.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Yunwei smiled and said to Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi: "Today, our army has taken control of Nanjing City, and has wiped out all the Donglin rebels, rebels, and bandits in the city, and the order in the city has returned to normal. But ......"

Speaking of this, Liu Yunwei looked at the expressions of Shi Kefa and the others, and continued: "But now the provinces in Jiangnan are still not peaceful! The Donglin anti-party scattered all over the country is still entrenched in the countryside, and some military leaders and generals who have something to do with the Donglin anti-party are ready to move, this situation is not allowed in this referendum! ”

As he spoke, Liu Yunwei slapped the table and stood up, and Lu Ying and dozens of other generals got up at the same time, and the sound of iron armor was endless. Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi were shocked, and their faces were suddenly bloodless and silent.

Liu Yunwei looked at the four of them and said, "My father has made up his mind to clear all parts of the south of the Yangtze River within a month!" At that time, this prince will completely eradicate the Donglin rebel party in the provinces south of the Yangtze River, as well as the military leaders and feudal towns in various places! What advice do the four adults have in between? ”

Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi looked at each other, and before rushing to the banquet, the four had discussed for a long time, and made a very detailed plan for the reconstruction of the political situation in Jiangnan in the future, as well as how to stabilize the place and eliminate hidden dangers.

Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi were all full of confidence in the negotiated plan until the moment they entered the Yamen of the Political Envoy Division, and they all thought that Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, would definitely be very satisfied with this "Jiangnan Raiders" that had been tempered for thousands of years.

However, when the four of them looked at the high-spirited and imposing Liu Yunwei, the confidence in their hearts had long since disappeared. At this moment, Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi have all understood that the plan carefully created by everyone is still too naïve in front of Zhen Guogong! It is still a utopian dream in the hearts of literati, and it is not practical at all!

Facing the inquiry of Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, the four of them looked at each other, and they were all hesitant for a while, and they couldn't answer at all, and they couldn't say a word at this moment when they were full of words.

Liu Yunwei was not annoyed when he saw this, smiled faintly, and said: "Since the four adults can't come up with any practical plans for the time being, let's listen to my father's opinion." ”

After speaking, Liu Yunwei pondered for a while, then stepped down from his seat and said: "My father thinks that in the future, the political situation in Nanjing should be based on stability, and Nanjing City is the head of the southern provinces, as long as Nanjing is stable, the southern provinces will be as stable as Mount Tai!" Therefore, I hope that the four adults can take responsibility and unite all the adults in the imperial court left behind in Nanjing, oh! Regardless of whether he is from the Donglin Party or not, as long as he is honest and can contribute to the country, he must unite and deal with it together! We don't want to see any form of party struggle in Nanjing! Once discovered, my father will not tolerate it! ”

Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi were all in good spirits when they heard this, and Liu Yunwei meant that the imperial court left behind in Nanjing would be built mainly by private individuals! Doesn't that mean that the four of them will be added to the ranks?

Just when the four of them were secretly happy, Liu Yunwei said again: "However, as for the official fortunes of the four adults in the future and the political situation of the Nanjing courtiers, they will have to wait until the prince reports to the imperial court, and His Majesty will personally deliberate on it." ”

Immediately afterwards, Liu Yunwei talked about the situation in various parts of the south, and at this time Liu Yunwei returned to his seat, picked up a secret report from the dinner table, and said to Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi: "This is the information sent by the Investigation Division of the Shogunate of Bengong: Since Wang Duo and Tang Shiji instigated a rebellion, Moling Pass and Chunhua Town in Yingtianfu, Jianyangwei in Taiping Mansion, Danyang and Jintan in Zhenjiang Mansion have responded. Except for the rebellious armies in Molingguan and Chunhua Town, which have been annihilated by our Hanwei army in this Nanjing Rebellion, the rest of the rebel armies are still entrenched in various places! ”

"How long has it been since Zhenguo Gongcai led the army south? I have already touched the situation of the Zhou Mansion near Nanjing, how big is the power of Zhenguo Gong! ”

Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi all sighed secretly in their hearts, and couldn't help but be in awe of Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, and didn't know how much surprising news Liu Yunwei had in his chest.

At this time, Shi Kefa frowned and said: "Dare to ask Zhen Guogong, since the location of the rebel army around Nanjing has been found, how is Zhen Guogong going to deal with it?" ”

Qian Qianyi also said: "Yes, Zhenguo Gong must be cautious, and must not be rash." At this time, it is best to think long-term, and never start a war lightly, otherwise the land south of the Yangtze River will be full of war, and the tax revenue of the imperial court will also be affected! ”

Gao Hongtu and Ma Shiying also nodded again and again, and they were all kind words to persuade each other.

Liu Yunwei sneered and said: "My father has already thought of a countermeasure, that is, to divide the troops to encircle and suppress!" But you don't have to worry too much, the land south of the Yangtze River will never be full of war, and within a month, the rebel armies will be wiped out, are these clowns who jump off the beam be the opponents of my Hanwei soldiers? ”

Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi didn't dare to say anything when they heard this, and they were stunned for a while, but Ma Shiying asked cautiously: "Zhen Guogong, I have something to ask." ”

"Lord Ma, please speak."

"When the dust settles on the Nanjing incident, how will the Donglin rebels in the rest of the south deal with it?"

Liu Yunwei naturally understood what Ma Shiying meant, it was nothing more than that he was worried that the Donglin Party members among his relatives would be implicated, so he wanted to test his bottom line.

So, Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Of course, the southern provinces are the same as the northern provinces!" This prince will send a large army to go to various places separately, and according to the understanding of the Donglin rebels provided by the Shogunate Investigation Division, they will take people and raid their homes one by one! ”

Hearing this, not only Ma Shiying's face was not very good-looking, but even the faces of Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, and Qian Qianyi were full of gloom. Obviously, among the relatives and friends of several people, there must be many people who will be involved, and I don't know if they will be implicated at that time!

"It seems that we have to do a cut with some people as soon as possible!"

Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi all thought so in their hearts, and their faces were constantly changing.

The expressions of the four of them all fell in Liu Yunwei's eyes, even Lu Ying and other generals also saw it, and everyone's faces were very disdainful.

Gao Hongtu and Ma Shiying also wanted to defend again, trying to use their eloquence to make Liu Yunwei change his mind, and it was best to control the scope of taking people and raiding his home within a certain range.

However, after Liu Yunwei listened to two sentences, a pair of tiger eyes glared at him, and immediately made Gao Hongtu and Ma Shiying shut up, and the two of them looked at Liu Yunwei and only felt shocked in their hearts, and their minds were blank.

"The two adults should save it, this matter has been decided, you don't have to talk about it anymore! This duke will not only eradicate all the potential threats near Nanjing, but also expand the scale to the entire southern provinces. This matter will lay the foundation for a hundred years of our emperor's reign, even if it is pointed out by thousands of people, my father is also fearless! ”

Liu Yunwei waved his hand, and then said: "If we don't take advantage of the great opportunity to eradicate Donglin's opposition to the party, the hidden dangers existing in various parts of the Yangtze River will be completely eradicated, and there will be endless disasters in the future. ”

Seeing that Shi Kefa and the other four were still full of sorrow, Liu Yunwei didn't bother to say anything more, so he sat down to drink and eat, and glanced at Lu Ying, motioning for Lu Ying to continue with his words.

Lu Ying stood up with a smile and said to Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi: "Ladies and gentlemen, in addition to what Zhen Guogong just said, there is one more thing that needs your great assistance. ”

Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi looked at Lu Ying's smiling face, and they all had a bad premonition in their hearts.

"Zhenguo Gong felt that the reason why Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's army of thieves were able to wreak havoc in the northwest was because the treasury of the dynasty was empty and unable to support the war in Liaodong, so that the imperial court repeatedly increased taxes in various parts of the northwest, which finally provoked the people in the northwest!"

Lu Ying paused, and seeing that Shi Kefa and the others were all thoughtful, he sneered in his heart, and said: "It is precisely because of this that the Zhenguo Gong is determined to play Your Majesty, and implement the integration of agriculture and industry and commerce in the 18 provinces of the north and south of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"To this end, the Zhenguo Gong will suggest that His Majesty set up a new yamen in the imperial court, the name of this new yamen is called the Yamen of the Municipal General Office, and the household department is responsible for the file matters, and the Beizhen Fusi is responsible for arresting the people who evade taxes and evades, and the city and the tun shou division under the Zhenguo Shogunate set up branch offices in various parts of Daming to be responsible for specific tax collection matters. Therefore, you are still doing your best to help, and at the same time, you must also warn your relatives and friends to pay taxes in full, if anyone dares to evade taxes, the court will be severely punished, you must know that Jinyiwei is well versed in this! ”

Gao Hongtu, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Qian Qianyi stood up almost at the same time when they heard this, and everyone was surprised, they never thought that Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, would actually collect taxes from the gentry, and also pull Jinyiwei into the newly established yamen to supervise tax matters together. In this way, the officials of all sizes in the Ming Dynasty can't run away, and they have to pay taxes every year and vomit blood, after all, no one has the courage to go against Zhenguo Gong and Jinyiwei!

Shi Kefa's face turned red at this time, and he held back for a long time before he said loudly: "Zhen Guogong!" This matter must not be done, and it is absolutely not feasible to pay taxes in the integration of agriculture and industry! ”