Chapter 535: The City of Nanjing

Ma Shiying's wife and children arrived in Shanyang, the city of Huai'an Prefecture six days ago, and according to the prior agreement, this was the signal for the launch of the attack.

Now the team of Ma Shiying, the secretary of the military department, is just placed by the river, used to resist the Pingnan general Ma Gang's strategy of crossing the river, since it is with soldiers, it must not be allowed to enter the city, Ma Shiying's team also entered the city partly, and in accordance with the rules, guarding the two city gates.

The city gate is in hand, that is, to advance and retreat calmly, and it can be regarded as a permission, basically, Lu Jiude, the eunuch of Nanjing, and the Xu family, the Duke of Wei, who is guarding Nanjing, are also like this.

Ma Shiying, the current secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, was the first official in Nanjing to show goodwill to Li Meng, and this person was also a talented person, and he had already seen the future situation very early.

This is the reason why he went to Nanjing City to be the secretary of the military department, and Ruan Dacheng desperately clamored for the location of King Qi's destiny in the city.

Ma Gang, the general of Pingnan, had already prepared for the offensive of crossing the river, and even arranged for scouts through the ships traveling between the north and the south, and explored all the areas suitable for artillery on the riverside.

This is the most absurd thing about the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, because the existence of this court basically relies on the support of the Jiangnan clan, which naturally cannot affect the income and property of these clans.

Jiangnan and North Zhili, Shaanxi. Jiangnan and Lianghuai, Jiangnan and Shandong's business has been extremely prosperous, and such a financial route must not be cut off.

Obviously, Jiangbei is a big enemy, and it is necessary to cross the river to fight at any time, but the ships that come and go have never stopped, Jiangnan is the various power groups in their own ways, and the news from the north is also inquired, and the strength is weak, even if you know the news, it is useless, but the news in the south, no matter how big or small, is all understood by Jiaozhou.

There are a lot of things that the Jiaozhou battalion doesn't plan to know at all, but there are also people who take the initiative to tell them that there are no secrets from the south to the north.

According to the prior agreement, after Ma Shiying sent his family as hostages, the offensive of crossing the river could begin, calculating this time, Ma Gang was preparing in the Jiangdu of Yangzhou Prefecture, and the road was expedited, and it was estimated that the battle had been launched for two days, and there might be a result today.

Whether Nanjing City can be conquered, there is no suspense at all, for the Qi kings in Jinan, it is just when to start and when to end.

Therefore, Yuan Wenhong, the organizer of the secretary and supervisor, saw the military report sent by Ma Gang, and his first reaction was congratulations, Li Meng opened his eyes, and there was a smile on his face, Yuan Wenhong struck while the iron was hot and said:

"Lord Wang, thinking about this time, there will be news of entering the city tomorrow, and it is already difficult to turn the tables in this world!"

Li Meng nodded, tapped the seat next to him with his hand, and said in a deep voice:

"Lu Jiude's attitude has always been ambiguous, let Liu Yuanbin write another letter to him, Liu Liangzuo has long had the intention of surrendering, his soldiers and horses are extremely poor, tell Ma Gang to strictly control, Huang Degong's side is stubborn, if you control Zhu Cihong, let Zhu Cihong persuade him."

Yuan Wenhong recorded it quickly, and Li Meng said casually:

"If any of the Ming generals resist and cause street fighting, exterminate the nine clans, and the whole army will be enslaved, the original officials will not move for the time being, Ma Gang must strictly enforce the military discipline of the soldiers and not bully the people."

In a rich and prosperous place like Jiangnan, it is best to cultivate a goose that continues to lay golden eggs for yourself, because it is not worth it to cause damage caused by war.

"If Zhu Cihong doesn't make stupid mistakes, he will be well settled, and he will be a rich man for the rest of his life, the Zhu family has been the emperor for so long, and he may not feel that it is a blessing, Liu Zongzhou still has a cadre of literati, find someone to keep an eye on, don't worry about the rest, can't set off any waves, the Xungui headed by Wei Guogong, according to the arrangement of Beizhili's side, but the family soldiers must accept the adaptation, and cannot be kept privately, if the Xungui's children still want to join the army, arrange a boat to come to Shandong, and have their own place to settle!"

The characters in Nanjing, among the literati, there are still some elites, many of the scholars in Beijing, in the last few years of Chongzhen, were either belittled, or resigned, and returned to the south.

How many of them are sad and desperate for the government, and how many are because they feel that Jingshi is not very safe and want to return to their hometown for refuge.

However, after the establishment of the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty, these "loyal people" gathered and wanted to obtain an official position in the court.

According to Li Meng's estimate, although everyone in Nanjing City is speculating about who opened the city and surrendered, Ma Shiying's actions will definitely make them feel very sudden, and they are afraid that they will not be able to escape. These scholars of various parties do not have the ability to govern the country and level the world, but they can be made to be loyal and righteous, but they have done a full job, what to die for the country, crying and shouting for the earth, and so on, with Shandong's style of acting, if they do it, I am afraid they will kill people.

There is no harm in these Wenchen, they all have such and such a relationship with the wealthy families in Jiangnan behind them, and it is still a little troublesome after killing, so it is better to keep them, and it can be regarded as decorating the peace.

Anyway, the literati have a mouth, and when the time comes, the soldiers will be honest when they scare with their swords, but the noble generals of Nanjing City are a little different from those of the Beijing Division.

The nobles of the Beijing division have long been turned into waste, because Nanjing City has always been the eunuch of Nanjing Town, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, and the Nanjing garrison are jointly governed, and the Nanjing garrison is the hereditary family of the Duke of Wei, and there are still more than 500 generals in their hands, and two or three thousand personal soldiers, who must be practiced often to keep this position.

Even, among the martial arts positions held by a series of nobles around Nanjing City, some soldiers have been trained, which is also a little strange to say, the north is still martial, but the nobles of the Beijing division are indulged in pleasure, the Jiangnan is luxurious, the Xu family and a group of nobles, but there are still some martial habits and customs.

Of course, these so-called strong soldiers are the slightly stronger Ming army, for the troops of the Jiaozhou battalion, they are not opponents at all, these noble generals with a martial atmosphere, if they do not surrender, they will naturally be killed neatly, but when selling land, the enthusiasm of these noble generals in Nanjing City is not inferior to the enthusiasm of the business, it is estimated that there will be a large number of surrendered without a fight, these people stay in Nanjing City and the land south of the Yangtze River, it is inevitable that it is a not quiet factor.

If you place these noble children, it is better to come to the army in Jinan City to serve, and brainwash and cultivate them in the Jiaozhou battalion system, and you will definitely become a useful talent in Shandong.

Yuan Wenhong finished writing on the carriage, took out a special official paper from the secret compartment under the seat, copied it according to the standard format, handed it to Li Meng and read it again.

"After returning home, hurry up and form an official document, then come to me to take a look, use the seal, and send it out today!"

Yuan Wenhong hurriedly agreed, the offensive had already been launched in the south, and Li Meng naturally would not go to the military camp outside the city, so he ordered the royal hand to turn around and prepare to return to the Qi Palace.

After arriving at the mansion, Yuan Wenhong summoned the secretary's office to do the official business assigned by Li Meng, but the official documents from Shaanxi had already been sent to the mansion.

Shaanxi Pingding has a bit of twists and turns, west of Zhangye, there are many local earthen forts, these are local heroes, many of these are not Han people, they are the local Tusi Hao chieftains, in front of the Ming Dynasty, and Western Mongolia and those tribes in the Western Regions hooked up with each other, as their soil emperor.

Shaanxi general Zhao Neng sent troops over, these frogs in the well knew the stakes, sent troops to harass, loot military funds, and even killed the head of the Tuntian Grange and the Tuntian households, but there was no choice but to kill them all, and these local tyrants were scattered and turned into pieces.

This gave Shaanxi General Zhao Neng quite a headache, but it was not a problem that could not be solved, it was nothing more than a strong wall and a clear field, slowly killing the past, this military report was just a routine official business, say hello.

Back in the palace, the new prefect of Jinan, Su Anqi, is an acquaintance in the palace of the king of Qi, and now he is a prefect, and he must always do things according to the rules.

Li Meng treated him with nothing more than the attitude of his own children and nephews, and hurriedly passed it in, and after coming in, he still kowtowed to say goodbye in accordance with the rules of the year, Su Anqi was in the prefect of Jinan, such a young person actually sat in such a high position, and he had no experience, and many people were waiting to see the jokes.

Who would have thought that Su Zhifu was in the position, acting as if he was an old official for many years, familiar with the abnormal, and because he was born in the Jiaozhou camp lineage, the formulation of the system, and the rules of doing things were fast and accurate, Sun Chuanting and the sponsors of the various divisions were full of praise, and it was no accident to say that this was not accidental.

I have been trained in various yamen, followed by high-ranking officials at all levels as scholars, and I have seen and learned the methods and experience of handling things, and I am really familiar with them in the affairs of the prefect.

"Have you ever been to see Father Federer? Recently, his church has been built, how busy is it? ”

The white craftsmen who came to Shandong, as well as some people from the Zheng family in Fujian, all believed in foreign religions, and Father Federer finally found a missionary object. None of the people who came were from the Jiaozhou battalion system.

"Thank you for the prince's care, Master Fei is living happily there, the church is busy every day, and he goes to the public school to teach, but it is also very fulfilling, and he came this time to talk to the prince about someone Jing who is locked up in the prefect's yamen prison."

"Oh? That Jing Sect Master, what do you think, let's hear it! ”

Su Anqi bowed in an old-fashioned manner, and then said in a deep voice:

"Lord Wang, I think that someone in this scene still has some talent, and he is a scourge on the ground of our Han people, if he is sent to harm others......"

Having said this, Li Meng immediately understood.