Wang Kefan was unwilling to let go, and Emperor Longwu touched a soft nail.

But he was not angry, he casually changed the topic and chatted with Wang Kefan about the situation in Jiangxi, and neither of them mentioned Hua Xiaoyue anymore, as if nothing had happened, and the conversation between the monarch and the minister was extremely harmonious.

For Emperor Longwu, Hua Xiaoyue is just a stranger in the rivers and lakes, not very important, and he can't be estranged from Wang Kefan for this matter...... He wants to be the master of the Ming Dynasty, to grasp the power step by step into his own hands, to complete all kinds of difficult reforms, and he cannot do without Wang Kefan's support.

The stability of the court situation is the most important, when Wang Kefan is about to release Huguang, he must try his best to show favor and woo, so that all political forces can take a look, he can completely control Wang Kefan, and the "Chu Xun" group represented by Wang Kefan is also loyal to him.

Wang Kefan is about to leave the center of the imperial court, and he also has a lot to say to Emperor Longwu.

The first is the defense issue of Guangdong.

To defend Guangdong, first guard Ganzhou. By turning Ganzhou into an impregnable fortress, the Qing army would not be able to invade Guangdong from the front.

If the Qing army chooses to attack in a roundabout way and attack the eastern part of Guangdong from Fujian, the flank will always be under the threat of Ganzhou, and the Ming army's naval division will have the advantage and can outflank the Qing army's rear route from the coastal areas at any time...... The eastern and western flanks of the Qing army were not safe, so it was impossible to launch a large-scale offensive, and sending an elite Ming army to garrison Chaozhou and Huizhou could ensure the security of Guangdong.

The second is the problem of Sichuan and Yunnan-Guizhou.

Due to the unexpected death of the Sichuan Governor Wang Yingxiong, the large and small warlords have lost control of Sichuan, and in this situation, it is necessary to appoint another highly respected Sichuan Governor to clean up the mess. Wang Kefan proposed to Emperor Longwu to build a city, and Wen Anzhi, who was idle in the township, served as the governor of Sichuan.

Wen Anzhi, a jinshi in the second year of the Apocalypse, is the same year as Fu Guan, and he is also a standard old qualification, with enough prestige and qualifications to serve as a feudal official, and he will be the governor of Sichuan, and those warlords will have to give some face. Moreover, Fu Guan's hometown is in the Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River, and it is more convenient to enter Sichuan.

Wang Kefan's recommendation of Wen Anzhi is based on real history. Wen Anzhi served as the governor of Sichuan in the Yongli Dynasty, contacted the "Thirteen Families of Kuidong" to resist the Qing Dynasty, and supported the crisis alone, and persisted until 1659, with strong political ability.

Emperor Longwu had no objection to this. When he was in Fujian, he appointed Wen Anzhi as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. But Wen'an is far away in the Three Gorges. The transportation was inconvenient, and before he could go to his post, the Qing army invaded Fujian...... Wen Anzhi has both qualifications and ability, and he is also assured to use it, and he is indeed the best candidate for the governor of Sichuan.

The situation in Yunnan is even worse.

Due to the chaos of Tusi Shading Island. Both the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou and the governor of Yunnan were taken prisoner of Shadingzhou and had in fact rebelled. After the Sichuan warlords were defeated by Sha Dingzhou, Emperor Longwu was even more powerless and helpless against Yunnan.

It's a long way. Wang Kefan did not have a good way, he could only try his best to remedy, he proposed to build yì, and Yang Weizhi, the deputy envoy of Yunnan, would be appointed as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and coordinate the local Tusi to exterminate Shadingzhou.

This is a plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle!

In this place in Yunnan, the position of Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo, is irreplaceable, the big and small Tusi only recognize the hereditary iron coupons of the Duke of Qianguo, although Sha Dingzhou occupied Kunming, but Mu Tianbo fled alone with the hereditary iron coupons and official seals, and the other Tusi are not subject to Sha Dingzhou.

In order to maintain his rule, Sha Dingzhou coerced and accused the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and issued various orders with their official seals, and the imperial court in Kunming became a tool of Sha Dingzhou.

Yang Weizhi is a magistrate in Yunnan, stationed in Chuxiong, after the rebellion of Shadingzhou, Mu Tianbo fled to Yongchang Mansion, Yang Weizhi defended Chuxiong alone, resisted Shadingzhou, the two sides have been deadlocked for several months, he served as the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and could lead other Tusi to fight against Shadingzhou.

Reliable!

Emperor Longwu was very interested in this plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, and basically agreed, but he had some concerns about Yang Weizhi becoming the governor of Yungui.

Yang Weizhi is the deputy envoy of Yunnan, but he is only a fourth-rank official, and he was suddenly promoted to the high position of the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, which is a little inappropriate...... The position of the governor of Yungui is too important, what if Yang Weizhi messes up? What if it's He Tengjiao's second?

"Wang Qing, Yang Weizhi has been reappointed as the governor of Yunnan, how about it?" The governor is one level lower than the governor and is more secure.

"If this is the case, it is necessary to explicitly revoke the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, otherwise it will be impossible to balance Shadingzhou." Wang Kefan strongly supports Yang Weizhi, in fact, there is still a layer of consideration, but it is inconvenient to say it for the time being.

The effect of the salary draw at the bottom of the kettle is too slow, relying on Yang Weizhi to defeat Sha Dingzhou with other toasts, I don't know if it will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey. After Zhang Xianzhong's death, the rest of the Great Western Army will soon enter Yunnan, and Yunnan will definitely not be able to keep it.

And if the Great Western Army wants to control Yunnan, it must also use Mu Tianbo, which makes it possible to negotiate, Yang Weizhi is a well-known peace negotiator, and improving his status is conducive to negotiations with the Great Western Army.

Emperor Longwu did not know the history, did not know that the Great Western Army was about to enter Yunnan, and had great expectations for this strategy of drawing salaries from the bottom of the kettle, and discussed the relevant details with Wang Kefan with great interest, Wang Kefan took this opportunity to introduce some basic information about Yunnan to Emperor Longwu. In the minds of most people in the Ming Dynasty, Yunnan was a wild and backward place, but in fact, Yunnan was rich in products, with copper mines, salt, and frontier trade, which was very suitable for being a rear base area.

From the economic situation of Yunnan and the idea of operating the two Guangzhous, Wang Kefan solemnly reminded Emperor Longwu that he must be cautious in the process of carrying out reforms.

The war between the Southern Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was a national war between countries, and one or two partial victories were not enough to change the general trend, and it was the competition of national strength that really determined the outcome of the victory. The operation of the two Guangxi can only succeed, not fail.

Wang Kefan's idea of running the two Guangxi has been compromised, and it is not a real change, but it will still touch the interests of the elite class in the implementation process, and Emperor Longwu himself has an unstable foundation, if the steps are too fast, once it causes a large-scale backlash, Nanming will fall into the internal friction of Yan zhòng.

The two of them finally talked about the battle situation in Huguang.

"Wang Qing, after you return to Huguang, you should cooperate with He Tengjiao and Du Yinxi, the enemy is current, and you can't mess up your own position first." Emperor Longwu Yin Yin instructed the Qing army to attack in a big way. Now is not the time for infighting.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, the minister should focus on the overall situation and tolerate and retreat to He Junmen." Wang Kefan has a red mouth and white teeth, and makes a guarantee.

"Hehe, that's good. Huguang has raised more than 300,000 soldiers, and it is time to contribute to the imperial court. Emperor Longwu looked at Wang Kefan with a deep meaning in his eyes.

"The minister has his own measure!" Wang Kefan bowed down and agreed.

Emperor Longwu's meaning is very clear, the strength of the Qing army is too strong. If Wang Kefan, He Tengjiao, and Du Yinxi fought separately, they would definitely not be able to defeat the Qing army, and only by joining forces could they fight with them. In the battle of Tongguò, the hundreds of thousands of troops carefully raised by He Tengjiao must have suffered heavy losses, after defeating the Qing army. Just reshuffle Huguang.

It is necessary not only to defeat the Qing army, but also to weaken He Tengjiao's strength. This is the request put forward by Emperor Longwu for the battle of Huguang!

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The monarch and the ministers chatted until late. Wang Kefan said goodbye and left, and when he returned to his residence, he saw a lot of famous posts.

Wang Kefan is now a member of the imperial court, and he has no military officials or clan nobles, and if he wants to see him, he usually has to hand over his name first. Failure to do so is rude...... Even if it is He Wusu, the head of the dynasty, or the prince of Tang and Liao, although his status is higher than Wang Kefan, he cherishes his feathers more. Even if you want to see Wang Kefan, you won't deign to visit and come as an uninvited guest.

Of course, people like Fu Guan, who have a special relationship, or who have personal acquaintances and are not formal, as well as people within the "Chu Xun" group, can naturally come to the door directly.

However, Wang Kefan doesn't have many friends in the officialdom, and when he heard that he was leaving Guangdong, everyone still sent a famous post first.

These famous posts are divided into several categories, and some have a higher status than Wang Kefan, such as the first assistant He Wuyu, who sent someone to send a simple post, which can be regarded as a parting greeting, and he has fulfilled his affection.

The second category is officials of comparable status, and those sent by them are posts such as deputy revelations and invitations. For example, Su Guansheng, the governor of Liangguang, invited Wang Kefan to a banquet party, both of them are feudal officials, since Wang Kefan is leaving Guangdong, according to the rules of officialdom, Su Guansheng should do his best to be a landlord and gather local officials in Guangdong to set up wine for Wang Kefan to see him off.

The third category is officials with lower status, who send a post of worship, asking to meet Wang Kefan in the post, as for whether to see or not, and when to meet, it will be arranged by Wang Kefan. There are civil officials and military generals, most of whom are old acquaintances who met in Tingzhou and Ganzhou, such as Xiong Wei in the matter, Zhao Yinxuan, a Yunnan general, and Shi Lang, who has just been promoted to a second-class military attaché.

Shi Lang made great contributions in the Battle of Ganzhou and was promoted to the hussar general of the second grade, but this was only a loose official, and because he had no soldiers in his hands, he did not have a real official for the time being. Shi Lang has been waiting for news from Fujian these days, hoping that his younger brother Shi Xian can bring in a troop so that he can be a general soldier or something.

In Shi Lang's post, he proposed to follow Wang Kefan and go to Huguang for development.

Wang Kefan was a little hesitant, Shi Lang said these two sentences in the post, it may not be sincere, it may just be a temptation, or it is to leave an extra way out for himself, and it is inappropriate to refuse directly, but it is really the same thing to do, and it will definitely not work.

Wang Kefan thought about it for a while, and wrote a letter to Shi Lang, expressing his sincere welcome to him, but whether Emperor Longwu would let go or not, Shi Lang had to solve it himself.

Only women and villains are difficult to raise, close is not inferior, far away is resentful, Shi Lang is such a villain, anyway, he has returned to the Ming Dynasty, now he needs to be cold, his strength is enough, when he can use it, he will be a tiger general...... Of course, in order to prevent this two-faced guy from having any accidents, he had to ask Fu Guan to keep an eye on him.

The fourth kind of famous post is the unveiling post, that is, the post of giving gifts, Wang Kefan released Huguang, giving everyone a reason to give gifts, many officials and gentry want to take this opportunity to get in touch with him, and they all take out real money to make a stepping stone, and the civil and military officials within the "Chu Xun" group are even more unsettled, more or less with a gift.

This kind of post is more troublesome to deal with, and the Ming officialdom is like this, and if you are not close to Hai Rui, you will run into walls everywhere, but Wang Kefan has another way to make money, and he can't afford to have a reputation as a corrupt official for these small money.

He ordered his own soldiers and called his staff Cheng Wen.

Wang Kefan served as the commander of Caojiang, exchanged official documents, worked cases, and all kinds of daily administrative work was very cumbersome, and under the recommendation of Fu Guan, several staff members were recruited, and Cheng Wen was one of them. Wang Kefan asked him to deal with these unveiling posts on his behalf, according to the identity of the giver, the return gift of the gift, the rejection of the refusal, and the acceptance of the ......

The knowledge here is also very deep, but Wang Kefan is too lazy to study it, so he will leave it to Cheng Wen to deal with.

The fifth type of post was sent by some people with special relationships, such as the eunuch Pang Tianshou, such as Jinyi Wei Ma Jixiang, and Wang Kefan each replied to the post and asked them to meet separately......

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Riddled with many miscellaneous matters, Wang Kefan was delayed for another day, and finally set off, went to the dock to take a boat, and prepared to leave Guangdong.

He was accompanied by some attachés, shipbuilders, etc., as well as 300 Portuguese soldiers and 2,000 volunteers of Zhang Jiayu. These two thousand volunteers already have a regular establishment, and they are registered as the Dongguan battalion in the Ministry of War, which can be regarded as the regular army of the imperial court.

When Wang Kefan arrived at the wharf, dozens of civil and military officials such as Fu Guan and Su Guansheng came to see him off.

Fu Guan is the banner of the "Chu Xun" group in the center of the imperial court, in private, Wang Kefan and he often communicate, what should be said has been said, parting is to cherish each other, Wang Kefan to Fu Guan with the gift of his son and nephew, and then ready to board the ship.

Suddenly, several fast horses rushed into the dock, and the leader was a eunuch from the inner palace.

"Wang Junmen, please wait, the emperor has an edict!"

Temporarily put on the incense case, ordered the soldiers to set up a guard of honor, Wang Kefan solemnly knelt down to receive the order, and the eunuch raised the holy decree and read it.

This holy decree is sprinkled, and Wang Kefan's character and ability are praised fiercely, and he praises the merits of Ting Prefecture and Ganzhou to relieve the siege, which is not only a pillar of the country, but also a life-saving grace to Queen Zeng and the prince, and when the Qing army invaded Huguang on a large scale, he bravely shouldered the heavy burden, was not afraid of strong enemies, worked tirelessly, and went to fight with the Qing army, Emperor Longwu was both moved, and worried about Wang Kefan's safety, and gave a set of armor, a horse, a treasure knife, and a collar of the robe sewn by Empress Zeng herself......

With a "boom", the civil and military officials discussed a lot, and they were extremely envious, and the emperor gave Wang Kefan enough face and the face of the "Chu Xun" group. The armor and sword given by the emperor are not enough, but the battle robe sewn by Queen Zeng herself is too rare, and she simply regards Wang Kefan as her own relative, and she can get this honor, even if it is a horse leather shroud, it is worth it.

"Thank you!" Wang Kefan kowtowed heavily, took the holy decree and stood up, said a few words to repay the holy grace in response to the occasion, and in a sigh of emotion, he boarded the ship offshore, waved goodbye to everyone, and left Guangzhou. (To be continued......)