In the Forbidden City of Beijing, there is a palace called Jianji Palace.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty occupied Beijing, it was renamed Baohe Temple.

The court meeting was a meeting of civil and military officials and the emperor, and many times, the emperor had to hold a small meeting with a few ministers, or summon a minister alone. Including Chongzhen, several emperors of the Ming Dynasty liked to work in the Jianji Palace, where they held small meetings and summoned ministers.

The back door of the Jianji Hall is called Yuntai Gate, and the ministers summoned by the emperor have to enter and exit from the Yuntai Gate.

The conventional habit is difficult to change for a while, although Beijing is lost, Guilin does not build a pole hall, there is no Yuntai Gate, but the small meeting held by Emperor Longwu is still called "Yuntai Summoning the right".

Wang Kefan, Wang Yuntai, have repeatedly entered the palace in the past few days, and Yuntai has summoned the right.

The topic of today's discussion is the front-line battle situation, in order to support Jiang Jiu in Shanxi, the specific plan for attacking Shaanxi and Nanzhili.

After the fall of Fujian, after Xiamen was isolated from the enemy, Zheng Chenggong nominally served the Longwu court as Zhengshuo, but in fact it was an independent kingdom, and the military, administration and personnel were all in charge of themselves, and the imperial court could not control him at all...... In other words, Zheng Chenggong is also a warlord under Nanming, even more independent than Wang Kefan, similar to the Western Army in Yunnan.

Despite this, Emperor Longwu was very confident, and as soon as his will arrived in Xiamen, Zheng Chenggong would definitely obey unconditionally, send troops to cooperate with the Chu army, and attack Nanzhili.

"Da Mu should be twenty-six years old this year, just the same age as Yuntai. I haven't seen you in five years, I don't know what it's like now......"

(Zheng Chenggong's name is Damu, and Qian Qianyi gave it to him.) Personally, I feel that it is a bit ......, which is not in line with Qian Qianyi's identity as a leader in the literary world. The name is Zheng Sen, the name is Damu, and the old money is too perfunctory, it is estimated that Zheng Chenggong forgot to send a red envelope. ）

The emperor is also a human being, in addition to the status of a monarch and minister, in personal relations. Emperor Longwu and Zheng Chenggong have a lot of connections.

When he first met Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Chenggong was still called Zheng Sen, and he was a disciple of Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party. A handsome young man who has just reached the age of a weak crown, is suave and talented.

Emperor Zhu Yujian of Longwu was very miserable in his early years, and he only gave birth to a son at forty-five. I saw Zheng Sen and Zheng Damu, a handsome guy. I like it very much, I gave him the surname "Zhu" on the spot, the name "Chenggong", patted him on the shoulder and sighed vigorously, but unfortunately he didn't have a daughter, otherwise he would have been recruited as a colt.

But it doesn't matter, although there is no daughter to marry, Zheng Chenggong can still be treated as half a son. Emperor Longwu not only gave his name and surname, but also "acted in the style of a horse" to Zheng Chenggong. Honored...... It's a pity that most of this hard work is in vain, Zheng Zhilong should turn his face and turn his face, he should be cleared and cleared, no matter how good he is to his son, it is useless.

Lose in hake, but gain in herring. After Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Manchu Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong made a situation in Fujian, with the emotional investment of the year, Zheng Chenggong was like Zhu Yujian's own nephew, and he would definitely not refuse to transfer his soldiers and horses.

"I will order someone to draw up a decree and transfer Sun Kewang into Shaanxi! If there were no other changes, the Western Army would be able to march to Qinling in two months to fight Li Guoying. With Sun Kewang's bravery, Li Dingguo's wisdom, and Liu Wenxiu's secret, he will soon be able to defeat Li Guoying, recover Hanzhong, and then threaten Xi'an and force Wu Sangui to return to his army. ”

Zhu Yujian's plan was actually put forward by Wang Kefan, and after careful consideration, he made some additions: "After Yuntai returns to Jiangxi, he will reorganize his troops and horses, step up preparations for war, and wait for the western army to leave Sichuan two months later, Yuntai will join the Xiamen Navy Division and march from the west road at the same time, or attack Nanjing, or attack Anqing, or attack Fujian to the east, and will definitely be invincible, so that the Manchus will lose the other." ”

The main force of the Qing army gathered in Shanxi, and there were only two troops in the south, Kong Youde and Tan Tai stared at the camp, Tan Tai stared at Jin Shenghuan, and did not dare to leave Wuchang or Jiujiang lightly.

Wang Kefan nodded, and responded: "What the saint said is extremely true, thirty percent of the world's taxes come from Nanzhili, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty only has half of the country, and more than half of the money and grain have to be looted from Nanzhili. ”

"Yes, it's best if he comes, it's okay if he doesn't come, if he can't conquer Nanjing in a hurry, Yuntai might as well turn to the southeast and take Fujian back!" Emperor Longwu stood in front of the window, holding on to the railing, and looked up to the northeast, as if he was looking at Nanzhili thousands of miles away, and Fujian thousands of miles away.

Supporting Jiang Jiu is of course very important, but for Nanming, there is a more important purpose for sending troops to Jiangnan. Because the main force of the Qing army was led to Shanxi, it was an excellent opportunity for a counteroffensive, and if the war went well, it was entirely possible to recover part of Fujian or Nanzhili.

In fact, the transfer of the Western Army to attack Shaanxi was also to cooperate with the actions of the Chu army.

The only problem is that if Zheng Chenggong refuses to cooperate, the Chu army will go on an expedition, the lone army will go deep, and the logistics and supplies will not be able to keep up, and the results will be greatly reduced, and even if they try their best to win a piece of territory, it will be difficult to gain a foothold.

Wang Kefan was not as optimistic as Emperor Longwu.

Zheng Chenggong's territory was in the coastal area near Xiamen, and the attack on Nanzhili was purely compulsory labor for him, which not only wasted money and food, but also could lose troops and generals. Now Zheng Chenggong has not yet fledged up, and expanding the territory near Xiamen is more important to him.

Wait, how Zheng Chenggong will choose, there should be a result soon.

The most important thing now is to implement the military expenditure first, if you want to fight, you have to have money, there is not enough food and salary, and attacking Nanzhili is just an empty word.

"Since the Battle of Huguang, the Chu army has fought viciously for eight months, the money and food have been exhausted, and all kinds of ordnance and military materials are in urgent need of replenishment. After killing 1,000 enemies and losing 800, a total of 5,339 soldiers were killed, 12,703 people were seriously wounded and disabled, although the imperial court allocated pension money several times, but there was still a gap of 120,000 taels, which were all in the military department and the household department, and there were records. ”

Wang Kefan cried out confidently: "As soon as the army moves, tens of thousands of dollars and food are consumed every day, and at least 50,000 troops must be sent to Nanzhili." I calculated that an army of 50,000 would support the war for two to three months, and it would definitely not be possible to get down without 200,000 taels of silver, and with the consumption of the camp, an additional 400,000 taels of silver would be the least. The household department is stuck, there is no silver, even if I return to Jiangxi, this battle will not be able to fight! ”

"Lu Zhenfei is the head of the household, and the money bag is tightly managed, which is also a proper duty, don't blame him."

Emperor Longwu was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "The major affairs of the court are the same as those of being in charge, living within your means, how much income can be spent as much as you want, and brothers and sisters can't be partial." Last year, the imperial court earned less than 700,000 taels of silver, and your family took 370,000, and this time you have to add 400,000, how can others live ......"

"The saint said this, Weichen didn't dare to agree!"

Wang Kefan interrupted him unceremoniously: "In all dynasties, ninety percent of the country's annual income was used for military expenses, and ninety percent of military expenses were used for military salaries, and the same has been true since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and now it is even more wartime, and the use of troops against the Manchu Qing Dynasty is the country's most important thing, and the annual income of more than 700,000 yuan, the Chu army only gets 370,000, which is too little!" The saint also knows that the fighter plane is rare at the moment, and Nanzhili can't help but fight this battle, but in order to rescue Jin Shenghuan in Nanchang, Huguang has already emptied his family, and he can only rely on the imperial court to allocate money to send troops. ”

"I know, I know, of course I understand that." Zhu Yujian thought for a while and said: "It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and there is no wealth in the court at the moment, so how about giving you 100,000 taels of silver first?" Oh, the remaining 300,000 taels will be raised slowly, and it will always be given to you every three or five days. ”

"No, at least 200,000 is enough, and you have to give me another 50,000 in three months." Wang Kefan was very resolute.

"120,000 is okay?" Zhu Yujian gritted his teeth.

"One hundred and eighty thousand." Wang Kefan made a counteroffer.

"One hundred and fifty thousand!" Zhu Yujian gritted his teeth again.

"You don't have any jokes, thank you!" Wang Kefan made the final decision and knelt down to thank him.

"Okay, okay, you don't have to kowtow, a head of 150,000 taels of silver, I really can't stand it!" Zhu Yujian felt that he had been deceived, and he knew that he had to bargain with Wang Kefan, and he was better than himself to find a eunuch to buy vegetables from the imperial dining room. He thought for a moment and said, "I promised this money, but you have to ask for it yourself." I'll give you 50,000 taels in Necuri, and you can go to Lu Zhenfei for the remaining 100,000. ”

Wang Kefan just stood up, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Lu Zhenfei, what if he doesn't give it?" ”

When Dangdang, Emperor Longwu tapped his fingers on the table without looking at Wang Kefan: "You think of your own way, always push me to the front and be scolded, am I a fool?" ”

Wang Kefan looked at him for a long time and asked, "Is it okay to steal or rob?" ”

"As long as you can get the silver, that's your job, don't kill people and sell goods." Emperor Longwu diverted the conversation and said: "You are a character who wants money and does not want to die, and you are willing to sell your life if you have money, but it is difficult for the Western Army and Damu to do it." Tell me, what kind of reward should I give? ”

Wang Kefan was silent for a moment, and then responded: "This matter is inconvenient and inconvenient for Weichen, only His Majesty is arbitrary. ”

"Hey, let you just say it, what are you afraid of." Emperor Longwu counted a sentence, and then said: "I intend to crown Sun Kewang as the Wing King, what does Yuntai think?" ”

After the death of Zhang Xianzhong, Sun Kewang became the supreme leader of the Great Western Army, when he returned to the Longwu court, he once asked for the title of the king of Qin, the Longwu court resolutely disagreed, and later retreated, please seal the king of the word Yiwang, or was refuted, and finally only named the king of the county of two words. (To be continued......)