Chapter 61: Intrigue and Temptation

Emperor Longwu nodded in his heart.

It's a little temptation.

Fan is just a trivial matter, but he can peek at the leopard in the tube, and see Wang Kefan's style of acting, he knows that he is restrained in front of the emperor, which is very rare.

Now different from the Chongzhen Dynasty, if the emperor wants to sit on his throne, he must cooperate with the army, for example, there are many contradictions between Emperor Longwu and Zheng Zhilong, but they are also using each other, without the support of Zheng Zhilong, King Lu of Zhejiang, King Gui of Guangxi, and even Zhu Hengjia, King of Jingjiang, are not good at stubble, and they have long ousted Emperor Longwu from power.

From the four towns in the south of the Yangtze River in the Hongguang Dynasty to the Zheng Zhilong brothers in the Longwu Emperor, all the warlords who cooperated with the emperor were more arrogant than the other, and the other was more unscrupulous than the other, making the emperor lose face.

Losing face is still a trivial matter, there will be fierce political struggles between the emperor and the warlords, and there was also a honeymoon period between Emperor Longwu and Zheng Zhilong, but as Zheng Zhilong pressed forward step by step, Emperor Longwu Zuihou had to go into battle shirtless and fight with Zheng Zhilong, and it was too much of a failure to be the emperor like this.

Cooperation is cooperation, the emperor is still the boss, and the warlord must be the younger brother, this is the emperor's bottom line.

Emperor Longwu is most worried about Wang Kefan's pampering and arrogance, and it is difficult to control, if he can not fan in front of him, it means that there are measures and rules in doing things, and it will be much easier to cooperate in the future.

"Wang Qing, is there any room for redemption in your impeachment of Ding Kuichu?" Emperor Longwu's question is detouring around the bend and refers to something else. If one minister impeaches another minister, if the emperor thinks it is inappropriate, he will directly suppress it, and if there is a concert, he will leave it and not send it, so why ask Wang Kefan again.

What Emperor Longwu wanted to ask was. Do you have any other way? Is it okay not to move Ding Kuichu? Is it okay to change the goal?

"The arrow is on the bow, I have to ......" Wang Kefan's attitude was very resolute.

"Since that's the case, should we go to Guangzhou first, or should we go to save Ganzhou first?" Emperor Longwu asked nonchalantly.

To go to Guangzhou first is to deal with Ding Kuichu first, to save Ganzhou first, and to fight the Battle of Ganzhou first, both of which are very important.

It's a real temptation.

Fighting the Battle of Ganzhou first did not do any good to the Gongyi battalion, but only improved the prestige of Emperor Longwu. If Wang Kefan had other plans, or if Jihua, who ran Liangguang and guarded Hunan and Jiangxi, was fooled, he would not have been enthusiastic about rescuing Ganzhou.

If Ding Kuichu is dealt with first, Emperor Longwu does not have a single soldier at hand, so he can only rely on the Gongyi battalion. If Wang Kefan wants to be the second Zheng Zhilong, this is the most haode opportunity.

If Wang Kefan chooses to go to Guangzhou first. Emperor Longwu had secretly made up his mind. With the help of Ding Kuichu's liliang, get rid of Wang Kefan! He can cooperate with Wang Kefan, and of course he can also cooperate with Ding Kuichu, although Ding Kuichu is not an ideal partner to work with, but it is better than the second Zheng Zhilong.

"You should go to Ganzhou first, otherwise the morale of the army will be unstable." Wang Kefan replied very simply.

Dealing with Ding Kuichu first will cause a violent shock in the officialdom. In particular, the officers and troops of Cantonese nationality will be affected, which will be detrimental to the Ganzhou Campaign. Fighting the Battle of Ganzhou first can improve the prestige of Emperor Longwu, and then deal with Ding Kuichu with the power of a great victory. The whole of Guangdong can be easily controlled.

A look of appreciation flashed in Emperor Longwu's eyes.

But the temptation is not over.

"After the battle of Ganzhou, if I move to Huguang, what do you think?" Emperor Longwu proposed a new plan, first dealing with He Tengjiao and compromising with Ding Kuichu.

This is the ultimate temptation.

Most of the banks along the Yangtze River are under the control of the Qing army, Wang Kefan wants to be the commander of the river, and the territory that can be controlled is the area of Jingzhou Mansion and Yuezhou Mansion, if he only wants to develop his own Shili, he will definitely accept this plan.

Emperor Longwu moved to Huguang, first dealt with He Tengjiao, and inevitably had to rely on the Liliang of the Gongyi battalion, Wang Kefan's foundation was in Huguang, without He Tengjiao's suppression, he could easily control most of Huguang, and there was no need to send troops to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to fight with the Qing army.

In the face of naked temptation, it is best to see what a person really thinks.

If Wang Kefan accepted this plan, Emperor Longwu was ready to push the boat down the river, leaving Ding Kuichu to restrain Wang Kefan.

He Tengjiao disobeyed him, there was a deep contradiction between the monarch and the minister, which must be resolved, and Ding Kuichu supported him on the surface, whether he was sincere or not, and Emperor Longwu planned to deal with He Tengjiao first, and then unite Guangdong, suppress Guangxi, and strike a balance between Ding Kuichu, Zhai Shiyun and Wang Kefan.

This plan made a compromise between the two Guangxi and Guangzhou, and did not solve the fundamental problem, but if Wang Kefan was overwhelmed, it was the best choice for Emperor Longwu - to control the entire political situation of the Southern Ming Dynasty through mutual checks and balances, and then slowly expand the influence of the imperial court.

"Bixia, there is a saying in Weichen's hometown, it is better to kill than to kill...... Wang Kefan resolutely opposed, this is the same as the principle of doing business, it is much easier to kill ripe than to kill.

Emperor Longwu has no capital now, and he has traveled thousands of miles to Huguang, which will inevitably arouse He Tengjiao's vigilance, and he will put Hao Shaoqi and Wang Jincai 100,000 horses to Changsha, and the Gongyi camp has no way to take him. If Emperor Longwu really forced him to be anxious, He Tengjiao turned his head and contacted Guangxi Zhai Shiyun, recommended King Gui (Yongli) as the emperor, and even directly set up another emperor, the whole situation would be out of control.

Not to mention Zhai Shiyun, the governor of Guangxi, he has always wanted to support King Gui (Yongli), and if Emperor Longwu rashly ran over, he would either be controlled by Zhai Shiyun or turn his face.

Ding Kuichu nominally supported Emperor Longwu, and was also regarded by everyone as Emperor Longwu's faction (compared with Zhai Shiyun), Emperor Longwu entered Guangzhou from Jiangxi, which was also a reasonable choice, Ding Kuichu would not have much reaction, and even thought that it was a good opportunity to be promoted, and he could control the entire Guangdong while he was unprepared.

In terms of political talent, Ding Kuichu is also relatively easy to deal with, this guy only has money in his eyes, he runs Guangdong in a mess, and the combat effectiveness of his troops is also very poor, and it is the best choice to solve Guangdong first.

"Hehehe, Wang Aiqing, there are a lot of sayings in your hometown, and they all make sense!" Emperor Longwu's heart trembled, Wang Kefan, this guy is ruthless enough!

But he had to admit that attacking Ding Kuichu was the most good choice.

What's more, Wang Kefan is indeed thinking about Daming, he doesn't have too much selfishness, and he is not a short-sighted person...... Selfishness and ambition are not the same thing, Wang Kefan must be ambitious, but he is a smart person and knows the truth that cooperation is mutually beneficial.

Wang Kefan wanted to be the commander of Caojiang, Emperor Longwu only verbally agreed, in fact, there were still a lot of concerns, but after this temptation, he finally decided to fully cooperate with Wang Kefan!

Wang Kefan also reminded: "The case of Ding Kuichu is of great importance, and if it is implicated too much, it will cause turmoil in Guangdong......

Dealing with Ding Kuichu is only to control Guangdong, not to uphold justice and fight corruption and promote clean government, so except for Ding Kuichu and a few of his close friends, it is necessary to minimize the area of attack so as not to cause chaos.

In order to calm people's hearts, the treatment of Ding Kuichu himself should not be too heavy, just remove him from office first and then raid his house, he can't easily kill people, seize his power, and occupy his family property, even if the goal is achieved.

Emperor Longwu nodded, he thought the same thing.

The two conspirators agreed, and the matter was settled.

Next, when it comes to the strategy of operating the two Guangzhous, Wang Kefan gave more than a dozen jihua books, dozens of thick pages, it is definitely impossible to grab the eyebrows and mustaches, you have to have a priority arrangement, and the monarch and the minister carefully discuss them one after another.

Speaking of the problem of official governance, Emperor Longwu suddenly pulled Wang Kefan.

"Wang Qing, if you serve as the commander of Caojiang, control the civil and military, and also have a civil servant in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, just hang a Huguang patrol according to the imperial history."

Temperance of civil and military affairs is not an empty word, there must be a corresponding official title, such as how Tengjiao served as the governor of Huguang, and hung the position of the right of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the squire of the military department.

Admiral Caojiang itself is a military position, and there is no need to hang the post of the military department, but if you want to control the civil officials, you need to hang a position in the Imperial Inspectorate, which is generally the four-rank Imperial History, but Wang Kefan turned out to be a military general, and his rash promotion to the Imperial History of the Imperial Capital will cause dissatisfaction among the civil officials, so he was given a seven-rank patrol imperial history.

The governor is responsible for inspecting the officials, although it is only a seven-rank official, but the power is very large, and the governor can confront the governor, Huguang zuihou was the governor of the imperial history Huang Shu, and he Tengjiao had a fierce power struggle.

When Huang Shu surrendered to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Hongguang court was finished, after Emperor Longwu came to power, and He Tengjiao was in the honeymoon period, and he was expected to send troops to Fujian to meet him, and he had not sent a patrol to Huguang to follow the imperial history, and suddenly gave this position to Wang Kefan, and Emperor Longwu had ulterior motives.

"Thank you Bixia!" Although in the cramped carriage, Wang Kefan still knelt down and saluted.

Since he served as the commander of Caojiang, he should hang the post of a metropolitan procuratorate, otherwise the name is not justified, which is not conducive to carrying out the work, Emperor Longwu didn't know whether he was really confused or pretending to be confused two days ago, and he didn't mention this matter.

But to Wang Kefan's surprise, after this conversation, Emperor Longwu suddenly solved the problem.

With the title of Huguang Inspector according to the imperial history, except for a few big people such as He Tengjiao and Du Yinxi, the general prefect Daotai has become his subordinates.

It's time to reach out to Hunan!

More importantly, he finally saw Emperor Longwu's sincerity.

From ancient times to the present, there have been many people engaged in politics, but 99 percent of them are politicians, and few can be called politicians.

"There are two dirtiest things on shijie, one is a woman's X, and the other is politics, but men like to ......" In the eyes of politicians, politics is extremely dirty, except for intrigue and intrigue is power struggle.

But in the eyes of politicians, intrigues and power struggles are only means, and to really achieve great things, you have to look at your mind and courage.

If you want to hold up the mess of Nanming, it depends on whether Emperor Longwu's courage is enough. (To be continued......)