Guilin, the palace of Emperor Longwu.

It was already very late at night, and Emperor Longwu had not yet gone to bed, reading the official documents under a slightly dim oil lamp.

Unlike Emperor Hongguang, who was extravagant by nature, Emperor Longwu was almost soaked in bitter water in the first half of his life, and after becoming the emperor, he was still very simple, and did not carry out any renovation and decoration of King Gui's mansion, so he directly used it as a palace.

In terms of personal preference, he doesn't drink, doesn't have fun, and doesn't get close to women, but only because of the emperor's need to spread the leaves, he accepted two new concubines. In terms of ordinary use, only porcelain, tile, copper, tin and other cheap utensils are allowed to be used in the palace, and high-end goods such as gold, silver, and jade are not allowed, and even luxury goods such as splendor, sprinkled thread, velvet flowers, and curtains are not allowed to be used.

This is also forced. Including Wang Kefan's Chu army, all the departments of the Eastern Expedition were constantly urging for food and wages, and the court was so poor that it clanged loudly, and Emperor Longwu launched several fundraisings among the princes and nobles, and he himself certainly had to lead by example.

"To fight a war is to fight for money."

Wang Kefan's words, Emperor Longwu's experience has never been so profound, with the current strength of the Southern Ming, it is really a little powerless to launch a large-scale Eastern Expedition. Although the court tried their best, there was still a huge gap between the household department and the military department, and in order to make up for this gap, he had to delegate power to the various ministries of the Eastern Expedition, allowing them to raise military salaries and food on the spot.

Doing so will undoubtedly have great hidden dangers, not only may new warlords be formed, but old warlords like Wang Kefan will also be even more difficult to control. For example, Raozhou Mansion and Guangxin Mansion in northeastern Jiangxi Province immediately became their territory after they were recovered by the Chu army. All the power of people, property and property is in the hands of Wang Kefan, and the court cannot interfere at all.

But for the sake of the overall situation, Emperor Longwu still pinched his nose and admitted it.

"The big picture matters. Alas......"

With a snap, he slammed a piece of music on the table, his tired expression tinged with anger.

This piece was written by Wang Kefan, summarizing and analyzing the current battle situation, and putting forward several suggestions, and Emperor Longwu was so angry that he couldn't stand it when he saw half of it...... Wang Kefan actually proposed to unite with Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, and persuaded Emperor Longwu to focus on the overall situation. Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, made certain concessions in politics.

Emperor Longwu was very angry and faintly aggrieved.

In order to take care of the overall situation, he has made compromises in recent years. Finding a balance among the various forces in the Southern Ming Dynasty, especially the most conniving with Chu Jun and Chu Xun, Wang Kefan robbed the treasury of silver, and he did not punish him severely...... In the end, the strength is still not enough. Imperial power is supreme though. But when facing a powerful warlord, he didn't have the courage to turn his face, as long as Wang Kefan didn't touch his bottom line, Emperor Longwu could endure it.

It involved Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, but Emperor Longwu couldn't bear it.

Although Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, did not claim to be the emperor, he called himself the Ming Dynasty and the state was not much different, he had his own set of civil and military teams, did not use the name of Longwu, and did not listen to the orders of the Longwu court. It was a completely independent regime and had always been a political enemy of Emperor Longwu. I want to compete with him for the world.

Fire and water are incompatible, and they will never die.

Wang Kefan actually wanted to cooperate with Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, and he ran into the bottom line of Emperor Longwu.

There was a soft stabbing sound, a lantern flower burst out on the wick, and Queen Zeng didn't know when she walked in, pulled off the hairpin on her head and stirred the wick, and the room immediately lit up a lot.

"Why is Your Majesty angry?" The old husband and wife for many years are very familiar with each other, although Emperor Longwu did not break the dishes and hit the bowls, Empress Zeng also saw that he had a fire in his heart.

"You've come just in time, look at this piece." Emperor Longwu pointed to the top of the table, and then said nothing with a calm face.

Empress Zeng walked over and picked up the chapter, saw Wang Kefan's name on the cover, raised her eyebrows slightly, and opened it to see.

This piece is very long, and she read it very carefully, and it took a long time to finish reading it, and she smiled at Emperor Longwu: "I don't think it's too much, why should you be angry." ”

"Isn't that too much?! He actually favored Zhu Yihai......"

"It's not partiality, don't take the initiative to provoke, the two families work together to fight the Tartars first, and the concubine thinks it's all right. Although King Lu does not respect the orders of the imperial court, it is indeed not appropriate to fight to the death with King Lu before defeating the Tartars. ”

"Of course I understand this truth, but Wang Kefan has a heavy army, in case he secretly colludes with King Lu, it will be a big disaster in the future." Emperor Longwu finally voiced his concerns. Compared with the Longwu court, the strength of Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, is too poor, and he does not pose much of a threat, but he is afraid that he and Wang Kefan will collude with each other, so as to get the support and support of the Chu army, in that case, it will be a big trouble.

Empress Zeng's eyes flashed, and she did not express her position positively, but asked: "In that case, how does Your Majesty plan to reply to this recital?" The war in Fujian is advancing rapidly, and how to treat King Lu in the end, His Majesty should make a clear statement as soon as possible, so as not to embarrass the front-line soldiers. ”

"Dilemma...... Emperor Longwu sighed lightly: "Alas, what you said is right, I am in a dilemma, I don't know what to do, how to reply to this recital, you can help me get an idea." ”

Judging from the concubine's body, His Majesty is thinking too much, although Wang Kefan has said a lot of good things for Zhu Yihai, there is no sign of collusion with him. In fact, there is no need to look ahead and backward in this matter, and if he felt that Wang Kefan's words were reasonable, he allowed him, and if he felt that those words were inappropriate, he just reprimanded him a few words, which was not a big deal. ”

"Okay, okay, women's families, long hair and short knowledge, how can this matter be so simple." Emperor Longwu smiled and waved his hand: "You go and rest first, I'll think about it again." ”

"In this case, the concubine body retired first, and His Majesty also rested early." Queen Zeng was blessed and said with a smile: "If you have to stay up late, this light should be brighter, so as not to hurt your eyes in order to save some lamp oil, and ask Lang Zhong to take medicine to see a doctor will be more wasteful." ”

After Empress Zeng left, Emperor Longwu's mood was much better, and the smile on the corner of his mouth did not disappear for a long time. Suddenly, he realized something, and his expression gradually became solemn, what Queen Zeng said just now, in fact, is very reasonable!

Although Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, is a great hidden danger, there should be no substantive contact between him and Wang Kefan, and if he focuses too much on the traces, it will be counterproductive...... Besides, taking a step back and considering the worst, if Wang Kefan really had two hearts and secretly contacted Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, Emperor Longwu would be powerless now.

is generous, but it is more beneficial, and you can also knock Wang Kefan a few words openly, don't let him get too close to Zhu Yihai. Wang Kefan is a smart person, as long as he points to the words, he should know how to do it.

With his mind decided, Emperor Longwu relaxed for a while, and then picked up Wang Kefan's recital and looked down.

"The envoys of the detachment collected the heroes of the northern provinces, and those who had more talents were rewarded, the wise and resourceful made decisions, the honest managed their finances, and the brave resisted the enemy, and the heroes were all given orders to the field, and the real talents were all used by the state, and the thieves were rarely ......."

Wang Kefan proposed that the north of the Yangtze River should be built into the front line of the Northern Expedition to resist the Qing Dynasty, and further strengthen the support for the local anti-Qing forces. After the natural selection of the big waves and sands, the number of powerful and bandits in these places will continue to decrease, and the rest are staunch anti-Qing righteous masters.

In other words, in Henan and other northern provinces, there are many large and small local separatist forces, and they are all objects that can be united and used...... The Longwu court occupies the name of righteousness, and should try to pull them to the side of the Ming Dynasty, so as to form a forward defense line against the Qing Dynasty, and it will also be conducive to recovering the lost territory during the Northern Expedition in the future.

Wang Kefan finally proposed that the imperial court should send a governor of Henan to take charge of the three provinces of Henan, Shandong, and Shanxi, and establish a base in the rear of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Fight behind enemy lines!

Drawing on the successful experience of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression three hundred years later, Wang Kefan's understanding of the War of Resistance behind enemy lines is undoubtedly a mentor in this era, and all the things described are insightful insights that have been tested in actual combat, not only have a sharp and deafening analysis, but also have a meticulous and thorough, practical and feasible specific plan, the more Emperor Longwu looks at it, the more fascinated he becomes, the more he looks at it, the more excited he becomes!

"Wang Kefan, it's really extraordinary!"

Emperor Longwu has a feeling of initiation, since ancient times, the north and the south have been fighting each other, trying to keep the enemy out of the country, and every city and place must fight desperately, but Wang Kefan proposed to carry out a war of resistance behind enemy lines, which is really not daring to think about the predecessors, and the predecessors are not daring to do.

It is of great strategic significance to carry out the war of resistance behind enemy lines with Funiu Mountain and Dabie Mountain in Henan Province as the fulcrum, so that you can get support from Huguang and Guangzhou, and you can threaten the rear of the Manchu occupied areas and radiate Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Anhui and other northern provinces. Coupled with the anti-Qing righteous divisions in Shaanxi and Shanxi, it constituted a "vast sea of people's war", and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was in a catastrophe.

Emperor Longwu was most satisfied with Wang Kefan's candidate for the governor of Henan, Yang He.

Yang Yi, whose name is Ziyu, Chongzhen has been a jinshi for four years, and has been the governor of Shuntian for a long time (just around Beijing), and he is very familiar with the local military, government and people. Because the area around Shuntianfu was often harassed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Yang He also knew a little about military affairs, at least he was not afraid of the Eight Banners Qing Army like ordinary civilian officials, and was better at training troops in Tuntian, balancing the local powerful forces and making use of them.

During the period of Emperor Hongguang of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Yang He served as the governor of Sichuan Lake for a few months, but he was soon taken down by He Tengjiao, and replaced him, and has been living in his hometown for several years.

In terms of qualifications, Yang He is an old qualified feudal official, in terms of ability, Yang He is enough to provoke the burden of the governor of Henan, and he is a cadre who has made mistakes and was dismissed, if he is used again by Emperor Longwu, he should be able to work diligently. (To be continued......)