Wang Kefan and Emperor Longwu Zhu Yujian have known each other, and it is already the fourth year.

At the beginning, the two of them got along well, Wang Kefan appeared like a divine soldier descending from the sky, and made a great contribution to saving the dragon in Tingzhou, and Zhu Yujian, who lived for the rest of his life, was grateful and trusted him, and he was very important. But it didn't take long for Zhu Yujian to be shocked to discover that Wang Kefan was not a courtier who kept to himself, but was more like a troubled man with different aspirations, except that his wings were not yet full, and his ambition and ability were not lacking.

Zhu Yujian felt threatened.

Forced by the shape, he finally chose to cooperate with Wang Kefan, but the seeds of vigilance had been planted in his heart, and every time the monarch and the ministers met, although they were not sabre-rattling, they were all indifferent, vigilant and a little embarrassed. This situation reached its peak after arriving in Guangzhou, and after Zhu Yujian took out Ding Kuichu and initially took control of Guangdong, he had more choices, not necessarily relying on Wang Kefan, a small warlord, every time he saw him, he had an impulse to "order him to take it down left and right", and get rid of the potential threat as soon as possible.

It's just an impulse to think about it, and in the end nothing is done.

People who have gone through the vicissitudes of the sea will no longer believe in the oath, Zhu Yujian has gone through the changes in Fujian where many people have rebelled and left his relatives, and his views on loyal ministers have become more rational and practical. Capable people often have ambitions, but Cao Cao, a man in troubled times, if he encounters the rule of the Ming Dynasty, he can also become a good minister and a capable official, as long as he can be used by me, as long as he does not lose his control, he can be used better than a follower.

Looking back now, Zhu Yujian is very fortunate that he did not self-destruct Gancheng at the beginning.

Battle of Ganzhou, Battle of Huguang, Battle of Nanchang...... Wang Kefan and his Chu army won many battles, and turned the tide several times at critical moments. If it weren't for them, the current shape would be so bad that Emperor Longwu didn't dare to imagine. Ganzhou must have been lost. Huguang must have been lost, Guangdong and Guangxi probably can't be saved, if it really comes to this point, it will definitely be powerless to return to the sky.

Victory after victory, often inconceivable to defeat the strong with the weak, Wang Kefan has been regarded as a famous general and pillar of the country like Yue Fei of the Southern Song Dynasty, and has a very high prestige among the government and the opposition. Chu Xun's political enemies. Those officials dared to scold the emperor at every turn, scolding high-ranking officials such as Fu Guan and Wen An, but they did not dare to attack Chu Jun and Wang Kefan himself. lest he be called Qin Hui. Lingering for 10,000 years.

"Don't you want to be Qin Hui? I'm not Zhao Gou either! ”

The country is broken and thinks of good generals, Bandang knows loyal ministers, and Wang Kefan has all of them. Not only was he able to fight, but he had always supported Emperor Longwu. For example, this time there was an aborted coup. Chu Xun stood firmly on the emperor's side and had become his inseparable right-hand man.

With the passage of time, the original indifference and embarrassment have disappeared, and when the monarch and the minister get along with each other, there are more frank exchanges, relaxed conversation and laughter have also appeared, and even some relatively intimate topics can be said to deal with official affairs. Two people are one inside and one outside, although they usually don't meet. But there is quite a tacit understanding.

In the bottom of Zhu Yujian's heart, there is still a trace of vigilance, but Wang Kefan has been very measured in the past few years and has never challenged the bottom line, and this vigilance has been well covered up by Zhu Yujian, except for Wang Kefan himself, no one else can feel it.

After a few days of "Yuntai summoning the right", the civil and military officials became more and more envious of Wang Kefan, such a saint is no less than the original Shoufu Huang Dao Zhou, you must know that at that time, Emperor Longwu had just ascended the throne, and regarded Huang Dao Zhou as half a teacher, almost obedient to his words.

Several bigwigs of the Donglin Party regretted it very much, when their brains were hot, they went crazy with Lu Daqi, and with the support of a big army leader like Wang Kefan, it was a joke to overthrow Emperor Longwu.

Every day, there is an endless stream of guests visiting Wang Kefan.

Although the matter of tax reform has been decided, how to deal with the aborted coup is still an open case, and those who did not go ashore want to climb ashore, and they raised their feet and kicked down on the shore. If Emperor Longwu is ruthless, this case can be handled into a monstrous case, except for Chu Xun and the imperial party, most of the civil and military officials and princes and nobles will be implicated.

Those who probe the wind, intercede, lay black bricks, inform, confess and plead...... All kinds of officials and nobles, with various purposes, have climbed to Wang Kefan, the number one celebrity in the dynasty.

To these visitors, Wang Kefan is mostly polite.

At this time, those mortal enemies who really tore their faces with Chu Xun generally did not dare to come to see him, no matter which side these visitors sat on and what the purpose of the visit was, at least they did not tear their faces with Chu Xun, of course, they had to treat each other politely. But in conversation, Wang Kefan usually rarely expressed his position, just listened to the other party finish his words with a smile, and then said a few words and politely sent him away.

Occasionally, there are also people who come to make trouble with the mentality of a dead fish, hysterical, yelling, and even wanting to do something. These people are all Lu Daqi's henchmen, who fell too deep in the abortion coup d'état, and they couldn't give up, and after messing up, they only relied on instinct to vent.

Friends come with good wine, jackals come with shotguns, and when they encounter villains, they directly let the guards go out, and Wang Kefan doesn't look at them at all.

In addition to these visitors, Wang Kefan and Chu Xun's internal backbones have met one by one, and the more important ones will have in-depth exchanges again, and repeatedly discuss with Fu Guan and others about the next move.

Wang Kefan's roots were in Huguang and Jiangxi, and the whole of Nanming was a larger rear base, and the Tongguò imperial court pooled the resources of the provinces to serve the Chu army at the front. On Guilin's side, Chu Xun's input cost is not large, and Wang Kefan's main concern is how to let the imperial court receive more resources and let Chu Jun take the largest share of them.

All kinds of things in Guilin are mainly done by Fu Guan and others, Wang Kefan listens a lot and talks little, and does not interfere with specific work, but for the various resources needed by the Chu army, he came up with a specific request, including all aspects of people, finance, and materials, which are clearly quantified.

Since he met Emperor Longwu four years ago, Wang Kefan tried his best to meddle in the court, and what he wanted was actually these things. The struggle for power and profit in the imperial court is a means, what Wang Kefan really wants is the resources of the provinces of the Southern Ming Dynasty, after several years of hard work, it is now time to harvest.

Resource! Relying only on the resources of Huguang and Jiangxi, it will definitely not be able to confront the Manchus. Only go through the formal channels of the imperial court, and the resources obtained by the Chu army will be greatly reduced.

In order to resist the great cause of the Qing Dynasty, it all depends on Fu Guan.

If he wants to do this well, Chu Xun also needs more power.

Wang Kefan's return to Guilin this time is to fight for power and profit!

In the past few days, some news has come from Huguang and Jiangxi.

First of all, the good news sent by Wang Sheng, the Chu army set up an ambush in Xianhe Town, Raozhou Mansion, and annihilated more than 6,000 people in Jiangxi Green Camp in one fell swoop, after the Qing army's three-way combined attack was broken, Ma Guozhu's troops retreated to Anqing, Tan Tai's troops retreated to Jiujiang, Fu Dingquan turned the crisis into safety, and then controlled most of the Raozhou Mansion, only the Yangtze River was still in the hands of the Qing army.

After Wang Sheng's victory, he went south to capture Guixi and Geyang counties, occupied the western part of Guangxin Mansion, and then began to rest, Shangrao, the capital city of Guangxin Mansion, was still in the hands of the Qing army, one hundred and twenty miles away from Geyang, the two armies confronted each other and temporarily ceased fighting.

Maybe because the previous achievements of the Chu army were too brilliant, or maybe because it was an eventful time in the court, this good news did not cause much sensation, after Emperor Longwu ordered the reward, no one paid attention to the battle of Raozhou, as for the two counties of Guixi and Geyang occupied by the Chu army, it seemed even more insignificant, and even Chu Xun's own people didn't care too much.

Wang Kefan attached great importance to it, and under his arrangement, Chu Xun's various channels were moved, and a group of craftsmen and geographers who were good at prospecting and prospecting were found, and they left Guilin by boat and went to Guixi County, Jiangxi Province...... There, a huge silver mine awaits them.

The second piece of news was sent by the Intelligence Bureau, and it was also related to Jiangxi -- Jin Shenghuan and Wan Yuan Ji had fallen out.

In this place in Jiangxi, there are several forces of Chu Jun, Jin Shenghuan, Wan Yuanji, and Fu Dingquan. After the siege of Nanchang was lifted, Jin Shenghuan's vitality was greatly injured, and the troops urgently needed to rest and replenish, and they wanted everything from money and food, soldiers, and territory, so they clashed with Wan Yuanji.

The Chu army is now in the limelight, Jin Shenghuan can't afford to provoke it, Fu Dingquan is across Poyang Lake, Jin Shenghuan can't reach it, and finally he stared at the worst strength of Wan Yuanji, and suddenly sent troops to snatch a large piece of land from Wan Yuanji.

Wan Yuanji's territory is in the south of Jiangxi, taking advantage of the opportunity of the Nanchang Battle to expand to the central part of Jiangxi, which was originally Jin Shenghuan's territory, but now it has been robbed back.

But at this moment, he and Jin Shenghuan completely fell out, not only returned to Ganzhou with the Gan army, but also cut off the Ganjiang route, and did not allow any ships to Nanchang to pass through.

The third news came from the north, after the Qing army invaded Shanxi, Lianke Niangzi Pass, Yanmen Pass and other key passes have surrounded Datong.

In this era, except for the Chu army, there was no special means for siege warfare, and it was not surprising to besiege a strong city for a long time, at least a few months, as long as the food in the city was enough to eat, and there was no traitor rebellion, it was not strange to besiege it for a year or two. But without foreign aid, Datong, which is besieged, will be a dead end sooner or later.

In addition to this, there is another piece of information in this information that is not very certain.

It is said that Dolgon already knew the inside story of the Battle of Nanchang, Tan Tai was lying about his military exploits, and the Qing army was actually defeated.

Time is running out! After the Qing army surrounded Datong, the next step was to pacify the entire territory of Shanxi, and after the anti-Qing righteous divisions in other places were eliminated, only one isolated city in Datong remained, and they could free up their hands and divide their troops to the south. (To be continued......)