Pang Yue's calm and calm made Tian Shizun have a trace of worry in addition to admiration, and said in his heart that this chief soldier was still young and did not know the sinister nature of the court struggle. But as a staff member www.biquge.info Tian Shizun can only make suggestions, but it is not good to overstep his responsibilities in specific decisions.

However, the situation does not seem to be as serious as Tian Shizun thought. Three days later, the edict of commendation and the reward silver sent by Emperor Longwu were finally sent to Ganzhou. In the edict, Emperor Longwu praised Pang Yue and all the soldiers of Ganzhou Town for their loyalty and courage in guarding Ji'an and repelling the Qing army, and rewarded the relevant generals according to the list reported by Pang Yue before. For example, Pang Yuejia was awarded the rank of Protector Army, General Fengguo, hereditary Jinyi Wei commanded the affairs, Zhang Yunli awarded the light car captain, Zhaoyong general, hereditary Jinyi Wei Qianhu, Shi Youliang, Lu Qiwu, Cui Shoucheng, and Shi Lang were also awarded the Captain of Shangcai, General Mingwei, and hereditary hundred households.

It's just that this reward of silver taels is a bit incommensurate with the results of destroying more than 5,000 enemies, only 10,000 taels. In this regard, all the generals in Ganzhou Town, except for Pang Yue, were a little disappointed, and the food and salary were only paid for three months, but a Qing army head was not worth two taels of silver, which really made them puzzled.

In this regard, Pang Yue already knew that this was probably not Emperor Longwu's original intention, and a monarch who tried to restore the country would not be stingy in rewarding silver and food. But Pang Yue also knew that the current financial resources of the imperial court were not really in the hands of Emperor Longwu. Therefore, the only explanation is that some people who control the economic lifeline of the Longwu Dynasty are obstructing it and want to knock a stick in secret. Who are these people, Pang Yue, who has been predicted for hundreds of years, can guess even if he doesn't have to investigate.

In the face of these small actions, Pang Yue didn't want to worry about it for the time being, and now the Qing army was going south again, and it was the first thing to hurry up and develop strength and prepare for battle. Moreover, only when you are strong can you finally make these small tricks in the dark ineffective, just as the famous saying of later generations "In the face of strong strength, all conspiracies and tricks are floating clouds".

Time passes imperceptibly, and the situation changes dramatically. At the beginning of May, Jiannu Belle, who led the army to Nanjing, and Bolo, the general of the expedition to Nanjing, had already transferred all the grain and grass and made preparations before the war. For a time, the Qing army in the surrounding area gathered, including the Eight Banners soldiers who went south from Beijing, and the new attached green battalion that was ordered to assemble here, with a total of 50,000 or 60,000 people. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are again covered with war clouds, and a war is about to break out.

Soon after, the offensive of the Qing army was officially launched, and the sharp edge was directed at the Lu Jianguo regime in eastern Zhejiang.

On 15 May, Bolo led his army to Hangzhou via Suzhou. On 25 May, the Qing army divided into two routes, one from Hangzhou Liuheta, Fuyang, and Yanzhou to wade across the river, and the other was a naval division, which advanced along the coast of Turtle Gate. On the 29th, the two armies converged from east to west and attacked on all fronts.

In the face of the fierce offensive of the Qing army, the defense line of the Qiantang River organized by the general of King Lu and the Marquis of Zhendong Guoan only lasted for half a day before it collapsed, and the Ming troops from all walks of life lost their troops and fled in embarrassment. That night, Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, escaped from Shaoxing overnight under the escort of Zhang Mingzhen and others, and fled to the sea through Taizhou. In the early morning of the next day, the Qing army that had crossed the Qiantang River continued its offensive under the command of Bolo, and the army of Lu Jianguo was defeated. On 11 June, the Qing army occupied Shaoxing, the palace of Lu and the prince were all captured, Fang Guoan led the army to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and successively followed by the new Bo Wang Yetai, the "cabinet scholar" Fang Fengnian, Xie Sanbin, Song Zhipu, Zhou Zuo, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Shao Fuzhong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Ruan Dacheng, the squire of the Hongguang Dynasty, and Jiang Yihong, the secretary of the Taifu Temple.

The Lu Jian regime, which had been competing with Emperor Longwu for more than half a year, was crushed to pieces in the first round of the Qing army's offensive. Everywhere the Qing army went, lives were devastated, and hundreds of people were destroyed and displaced. After defeating the Lu Jianguo regime, Bolo continued to wave his army south to attack Fujian, and the Longwu court was also in danger. …,

For the Longwu court, Bolo adopted a strategy of both military action and political surrender, and sent a large number of fine workers carrying secret letters to lure the military generals of the Longwu court to surrender while waving his army south. At the time of this national crisis, the attitude of many people in the Longwu Dynasty began to be ambiguous, and the messengers of the Qing army secretly communicated with each other.

On June 23, Yanping Mansion Palace

Emperor Longwu walked back and forth in the imperial study with a blue face, and all the ministers bowed their heads and were silent.

"Who can tell me why Huguang's soldiers and horses haven't entered Jiangxi yet?! Why such a delay?! After pacing frantically for a few laps, Emperor Longwu roared.

Emperor Longwu, who has always been mild-mannered, certainly would not be angry for no reason. Not long ago, news came back that the two soldiers and horses sent by He Tengjiao to meet him were still in Huguang until now, and they had not even stepped into the boundary of Jiangxi. If this is a festival in Taiping City, it would be fine, but at present, the Qing army led by Bo Luo is advancing towards Fujian with great momentum, and the situation can be described as changing rapidly and full of dangers. In such a dangerous situation, the arrival of the soldiers and horses was still so delayed, which made it impossible for Emperor Longwu to maintain restraint.

"Your Majesty is angry!" Huang Daozhou advised, "Fujian is separated from Huguang and Shanshui, and the road is far away, so it is understandable that the soldiers and horses could not arrive in time for a while. ”

"Long way?" Emperor Longwu snorted coldly, "As early as two months ago, I sent Lu Taiping and Yang Shouming to Changsha to deliver an edict, so that He Tengjiao could send troops to meet him as soon as possible. Isn't two months enough?! ”

Huang Dao was also speechless on Monday, and after a moment of silence, he slowly replied: "Governor He has always been loyal to the imperial court, and he will not ignore the safety of His Majesty, and the arrival of the troops and horses is delayed, I am afraid that it is delayed for other reasons." Your Majesty may issue another decree to speed up the march of the soldiers and horses. ”

"What Motosuke-sama said is extremely true!" Fu Guan, Huang Mingjun and others echoed.

Hearing this, Zhu Dadian sighed secretly, and Lu Zhenfei and Su Guansheng also frowned slightly. They had already guessed He Tengjiao's intentions from the "speed" of the soldiers and horses, but it was inconvenient to explain it thoroughly due to the situation.

"Your Majesty!" Zhu Dadian thought for a while and said to Emperor Longwu, "The Qing captives may arrive in Fujian at any time, and the current situation can be described as dangerous!" Therefore, the old minister secretly thought that His Majesty did not have to wait for the arrival of Huguang to welcome the arrival of the soldiers and horses, and it was not impossible to be escorted to Huguang by other soldiers and horses! ”

Hearing Zhu Dadian say this, Emperor Longwu also felt that it was reasonable to transfer some soldiers and horses from southern Jiangxi and northern Guangdong to escort the army than to wait for Huguang to welcome the army. But just as he was thinking about it, Huang Mingjun, a scholar, made a difference

"Lord Zhu," Huang Mingjun said, "Your Majesty has already asked Governor He to send troops to meet him, if he only finds another army to escort him just because he is slightly delayed in welcoming the army, wouldn't it show His Majesty's distrust of his courtiers and make the courtiers feel cold?" ”

"Lord Huang!" Zhu Dadian's voice raised a few points, "You need to know that the Qing Dynasty has gone south in a big way, and the top priority is to let the holy car go to Huguang safely!" Is the rest of the matter more important than the safety of the holy car? ”

"Lord Zhu's words are wrong," Huang Mingjun also retorted, "The safety of the saint is certainly more important than Mount Tai, but the saint has a cloud ......."

"Okay, okay," Emperor Longwu interrupted Huang Mingjun's words with a frown, "The two Aiqing don't want to quarrel, I have my own decision!" ”

(ps: The number of words is a little less, I hope you will forgive me!) There is one more chapter in the evening. ）