After Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong were Ling Chi in Guangzhou, it meant that the foundation of the Qing court's rule in Liangguang completely collapsed, and the remaining forces were just some small fish and shrimp that could not set off the wind and waves. The restoration of the rule of the entire Liangguang www.biquge.info by the Ming Dynasty is just around the corner.

Against this background, the gentry, who had previously joined the Qing camp either voluntarily or forcefully, could not help but feel a little uneasy, and were very worried about being held accountable for their previous crimes. Especially in the gentry of Guangzhou and its surroundings, this psychology is even stronger. Because they had seen with their own eyes the speed of the Ming army's recovery of Guangzhou and the scene of Tong Yangjia, Li Chengdong and others being chopped alive, Yang Tinglin was decisive in killing and had such a strong army under his command, at least at present, they could not afford to provoke it.

Therefore, the gentry in Guangzhou and its surrounding areas were the first to take action, and selected a group of highly respected elders to visit Yang Tinglin, declaring their attitude of admitting their mistakes and expressing their determination to serve the imperial court in the future.

Yang Tinglin did not refuse people thousands of miles away, warmly received these old gentry, and talked with them in detail for a long time. Yang Tinglin's attitude is not much different from what Pang Yue expressed before, stating that no one can do anything wrong if he is not a sage, and the imperial court will only pursue those few scum who are willing to be eagle dogs and sins of the Qing court, and will not target all the gentry, please rest assured.

At this time, the hearts of the old gentry have been relaxed a lot, because in their eyes, the words of Yang Tinglin, the governor of Liangguang, are naturally more authoritative than a military general. Since the Governor has expressed this meaning on behalf of the imperial court, it is presumable that the prince and the imperial court will not go back on their word today.

In fact. Long before Yang Tinglin set off to supervise the army, Emperor Longwu specially explained when he summoned him: If you can pacify Liangguang, you must not kill on a large scale. As long as we eradicate some of the most sinful scum, it will have a deterrent effect. Regarding the meaning of Emperor Longwu, Yang Tinglin naturally supported it. He also knew that the gentry were an important help for the imperial court to rule the Li people, and even if they could defeat the Qing army in Liangguang, if the imperial court wanted to completely restore its rule in Liangguang and make Liangguang become a stable rear of the Ming Dynasty, it would be inseparable from the assistance of the local gentry.

With that in mind. After sending off the old gentry, Yang Tinglin was scheduled to hold a poetry meeting at the Governor's Palace the day after tomorrow (the third day of the sixth month), and invited local literati and gentry to participate.

In the face of the kindness released by Yang Tinglin. Of course, the gentry did not turn a blind eye, and immediately after receiving the invitation, they asked the talents of their family to prepare themselves, so that they could make a good impression on the Governor when the time came.

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At the same time, Yang Tinglin began to write a report to Emperor Longwu. Lieutenant General Song Shu elaborated on the process of annihilating Li Chengdong's headquarters and recovering Guangzhou and other places. A list of meritorious persons is attached. Give them credit one by one.

Among them, Pang Yue is naturally at the top of the list of meritorious personnel. defeated Li Chengdong's army in Qingyuan and Guangzhou and completely annihilated it, and captured Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong alive. Pang Yue and the generals who served as the main attack in Huguang Town were Wang Yuncai, Chen Youlong and others, who had contributed to the Battle of Qingyuan and the Battle of Guangzhou, and their merits could not be buried. In addition, Chen Zizhuang, Zhang Jiayu and others were also included in the list of meritorious personnel.

After learning some relevant tones from Yang Tinglin's conversation. Chen Zizhuang, Zhang Jiayu and others couldn't help but feel relieved that their previous efforts and the bloody efforts of the soldiers of the righteous army under their command could be recognized and rewarded by the imperial court. That's certainly the best. At the same time, they were also more grateful to Pang Yue in their hearts, if it weren't for the courage of Pang Yue's soldiers, Guangzhou would not have been recovered so quickly, and they would not have had this opportunity to make meritorious contributions so easily.

Before the battle of Qingyuan began, he was under the supervision of Yang Tinglin as a rear team, and only sent his deputy general Wang Yuncai to lead 2,000 men and horses to support Pang Yue. Later, when he arrived at the city of Guangzhou, the battle of Guangzhou was over, Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong were captured alive, and everything was not his share. In the whole process, Ma Jinzhong at most swept away some of the pro-Qing landlord forces near Qingyuan, although he believed that Yang Tinglin would not forget his name when he wrote the report, but he would certainly not rank himself in any important position. When I think of this, my heart can't help but feel a little dark. However, when he heard that Yang Tinglin would soon start to pacify the remnants of the Qing forces in eastern Guangdong, his heart suddenly ignited hope. Pang Yue and Ma Jinzhong's men and horses had just gone through the big battle and needed to rest, and the strength of the rebel armies was relatively weak, and Yang Tinglin would most likely use the men and horses of Changde Town at that time. If you can grasp it well, you may not have the opportunity to make great achievements.

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On the third day of the sixth lunar month, the governor's palace can be said to be full of literati and scholars, and the sound of poetry is endless. Under the auspices of Yang Tinglin, this poetry meeting was held vividly. There are all kinds of excellent poems, but the ones that deal with the most recent current events are the ones that deal with the most. Many young talents from local gentry families used ancient metaphors and classics to express their denunciation of the imperial court and their joy in the face of Wang Shi's defeat of the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the two Guangzhous. Even Yang Tinglin wrote poems himself, which aroused unanimous praise from the literati present. In this way, it didn't take long for the distance between the two sides to get a lot closer.

What is especially surprising to everyone is that when the poetry meeting is halfway through, generals such as Pang Yue, Ma Jinzhong and Chen Youlong actually came. Although these people were all dressed in civilian clothes, the identity of military generals could not be removed, and if they were placed in the past, if they entered such an elegant place, most of them would cause shame. But now the situation is different, Pang Yue and other generals are all great contributors to the recovery of Guangzhou and even the pacification of the entire Liangguang soon after, the gentry have just got closer to Yang Tinglin, so naturally they will no longer stiffen their relationship with these generals.

As a result, the literati and gentry present invited Pang Yue and others to compose a few poems.

Hearing this invitation, Ma Jinzhong, Chen Youlong and other generals even got bigger, and they were at most at the level where they could barely understand some simple official documents, but it was difficult for them to do such elegant things. So, Ma Jinzhong and others shook their heads and refused. Even Pang Yue didn't dare to accept this kind of request, although he knew some more words than Ma Jinzhong and others, but he only knew some more words, how could he be compared with these literati and gentry who had studied poetry and books since childhood in terms of literary accomplishment? If you really want to be reluctant, I'm afraid you can only make some limericks like "cannons bombarding his mother" and "thin at the top and thick at the bottom", Pang Yue didn't want to make this kind of foreign appearance, and he had no intention of infringing on the copyright of future generations, so he also chose to decline. In fact, Pang Yue and the others did not come to chant poetry against them, but they had already discussed with Yang Tinglin in advance, and came to express their willingness to cooperate with the gentry.

The gentry and literati were not surprised by the rejection of Pang Yue and others, in their opinion, it was normal for martial artists not to compose poems. If Pang Yue and the others recited beautiful poems as soon as they spoke, it would be a strange thing. As a result, the atmosphere of the whole poetry meeting was not affected, but became more and more enthusiastic. Because, the gentry present also felt the goodwill of the generals from the arrival of Pang Yue and the others, and this kindness is exactly what they need at the moment.

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The holding of the poetry meeting was only the beginning, in order to unite the gentry class, and then Yang Tinglin began to restore the order of Ming rule in the recovered areas through various specific measures, purge the local officials appointed by the Qing court, replace them with Ming officials, and re-establish tax channels. Because the Qing army did not occupy Liangguang for a long time, and its ruling policy was quite inappropriate, the local people's hearts were still in the Ming Dynasty, and all this went smoothly.

Soon, Yang Tinglin began to eradicate the remnants of the pro-Qing forces in eastern Guangdong. At the beginning, Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong were the most dedicated to the management of the prefectures and counties in eastern Guangdong, so the remnants of the pro-Qing forces in this area were still relatively rampant. Since the news of Tong Yangjia and Li Chengdong's live slaughter in Guangzhou spread, those Manchu local officials and a small number of Qing troops who had been installed in the past have completely lost their backbone, become frightened birds, and are in constant fear, so it is not very difficult to exterminate them. Knowing that the imperial army was about to go out again, the gentry in Guangzhou and the surrounding areas valued this opportunity to perform, and donated money and grass one after another, which relieved a lot of pressure on Yang Tinglin.

The main force of the expedition was also quickly determined, and considering that Pang Yue and Chen Youlong's troops had experienced the Battle of Guangzhou and needed to rest, Yang Tinglin handed over this task to Ma Jinzhong. And Ma Jinzhong, who got his wish, naturally did not hesitate at all, and led the army to embark on the journey with great ambition.

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After Ma Jinzhong led the army to conquer the prefectures and counties in eastern Guangdong, Pang Yue did not receive any tasks for the time being, but only led the army to rest and recuperate in Guangzhou to deter those young people with bad intentions. But Pang Yue's heart was not idle, and during this time he was thinking about preparing for the establishment of a water division. At the beginning, Emperor Longwu had promised to increase the establishment of an inland water division to Huguang Town, and promised to allow Huguang Town to form a naval division after pacifying the Qing army in Guangdong. Although Pang Yue also attaches great importance to the inland water division, he pays more attention to the marine water division. If it can have a naval division with good combat effectiveness, Huguang Town will definitely be like a tiger that has always put on its wings, and its development prospects are bound to be broader. However, compared with the inland water division, this offshore water division is much more difficult to form. After taking various factors into account, Pang Yue couldn't help but feel the trickiness of this matter. (To be continued.) )

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