Imperial City, Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Longwu looked at the little eunuch in front of him with a pale face and asked, "Is that really what Wang Pu said?" ”

"Long live Hui." The little eunuch said in a trembling voice, "In front of all the students and instructors of Yangming University, the prince of Jingnan really said so, and he also said that in the future, the empire will rely on the students of Yangming University to rule." ”

"How can it be?" Emperor Longwu grabbed the inkstone on the imperial case and threw it on the floor, shouting, "It's unreasonable! ”

"Sister Huang." Emperor Longwu roared for a while, and then said to Princess Changping, who was sitting on the side, "Imperial sister, take a look, look at your horse, what does he want to do?" Does he want to rebel? When the emperor can't rule this empire, but let the students of Yangming University rule, what kind of system, what kind of system? ”

Princess Changping's expression was blank and speechless.

"Hooray." Zhang Zi'an on the side said quietly, "Bear with it." ”

"Bear with me, how long do you want to endure?" Emperor Longwu roared hoarsely, "The era when Wang Pudu openly declared the supremacy of imperial power is gone, and he has openly declared that from now on, I and the descendants of the Zhu family are no longer qualified to rule this empire, do you still want me to swallow my anger?" ”

"What if you can't bear it?" Zhang Zi'an sighed, "Wang Pu doesn't say that he rules this empire, but he says that he lets the students of Yangming University rule this empire, which is exactly what he is clever about." ”

"What's the brilliance?" Emperor Longwu said angrily, "It's obviously a great rebellion, and everyone will be punished for such a chaotic minister and thief." ”

"Alas......" Zhang Zi'an sighed again and said, "To say that Wang Pu's speech at Yangming University is indeed a great rebellion, and it has touched the sacred status of Confucianism, and it is easy to become the target of scholars all over the world!" But Wang Pu's words are powerful because he tied all the students of Yangming University to him, and the students of Yangming University are all selected from the Donglin Restoration Society, which is equivalent to tying himself to the Donglin Restoration Society, and with the Donglin Restoration Society to support him, the world will speak for him. ”

Emperor Longwu said angrily: "Isn't there no longer a distinction between right and wrong among the people who read in the world? ”

Zhang Zi'an shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said nothing more.

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At the same time, Qian Qianyi's mansion.

After listening to Lu Daqi's narration, Qian Qianyi said movingly: "Is that really what King Jingnan said? ”

Lu Daqi said solemnly: "Every sentence is true. ”

Qian Qianyi stroked the gray beard under his chin, and said with some concern: "Lord Wang is completely denying the Confucian classics of governing the world, and regardless of his words, where will this kind of thinking lead the students of Yangming University, where will it lead the Ming Empire, just these words will easily attract the criticism of scholars all over the world." ”

"But what the prince said is also reasonable." Lu Daqi said, "And isn't this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us Donglin Party members?" As the saying goes, the opportunity must not be lost, the time will not come again, if such a God-given opportunity is missed, how to face the sages of the Donglin Party under Jiuquan? ”

The opportunity that Lu Daqi said is, of course, the opportunity for the Donglin Party to take control of the state apparatus!

Becoming the ruling party has always been the purpose of the Donglin Party, and Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, and Gao Panlong, aren't they dying to achieve this political goal? Now the opportunity has been placed in front of the Donglin Party, and the difference from the previous generation is that once the Donglin Party is in power, it will no longer be restricted by the imperial power, and all the major events in the world will be decided by the Donglin Party at that time!

For the Donglin Party, this is a temptation that cannot be refused!

It is precisely because Wang Pu has the pulse of the Donglin Party that he dares to openly deny the Confucian classics of governing the world, openly lift the Legalists and soldiers to the altar, and reshape the national spirit of the Han nation!

In fact, Wang Pu's strategy was very simple, that is, to use the power of the Donglin Party to defeat the old Shilin who believed in science, and then use the emerging forces in the Donglin Party (mainly the graduates of Yangming University) to defeat the conservative forces that respected Confucianism, and finally made the elite of the Ming Empire completely get rid of the shackles of Confucianism's "gentleness, humility, and etiquette" and become a new group of "ambitious and aggressive surnames".

This new group no longer represents the old landlord class, they represent more of the interests of industrial and commercial capitalists, and when this new group comes to power and becomes the ruling force of the Ming Empire, it is impossible for the imperial power to be restored, because at that time it was a group of ambitious capitalists who were in power, they did not pay attention to benevolence, righteousness and humility, they only had interests in their eyes, and they would not willingly hand over the power in their hands.

"Yes." Qian Qianyi nodded, and said with a solemn expression, "But I am afraid it is not easy to calm down the impact of this incident, and it is inevitable that there will be another protracted debate between our Donglin Party and Confucian scholars, I hope this debate will not affect national politics and will not cause chaos." ”

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Jingnan Palace.

Sun Chuanting said to Wang Pu worriedly: "Even if the Donglin Party is on the side of you and my father and son, sparing no effort to speak for us, and launching a large-scale debate with the Confucian scholars of science in the world, are you not worried that this debate will affect national politics?" Don't you worry that this controversy will lead to chaos? ”

"Affect national politics and cause chaos?" Wang Pu said disapprerovingly, "How can you affect national politics?" How does it cause trouble? ”

After saying this, Wang Pu said again: "At present, the Ming Dynasty has controlled the eleven provinces of Nanzhi, Beizhi, Shandong, Henan, Huguang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Jiangxi. ”

Sun Chuanting really counted with his fingers: "The governors of Nanzhi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian are still in your hands, Wei Daben, the governor of Shandong, and Wang Shicheng, the governor of Liangguang, are our people, Qu Shiyun, the governor of Beizhi, and Zhang Huangyan, the governor of Henan, are members of the Donglin Party, and He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, can also be regarded as our people......"

"How?" Wang Pu smiled and said, "Except for the two remote provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, the governors of the rest of the provinces are either our people or the Donglin Party. As the old saying goes, Xiucai has not been able to rebel for ten years, and this scholar is very good at playing tricks, but when it comes to making trouble...... Hehe, it's not that the son underestimates them, I'm afraid that they are not even as good as illiterate peddlers and pawns. ”

Sun Chuanting said: "That being said, the reason is also the reason, but you shouldn't provoke this dispute at this time, you have to wait until the internal and external troubles are calmed down before starting to solve this matter, as the saying goes, you can't eat hot porridge in a hurry, and you can't rush everything." ”

Wang Pu shook his head and said in a solemn tone: "Old man, time is running out!" There are too many things to do, and people's lives are so short, although the old man, your body is still strong, and your son is even more young and strong, but life and death are impermanent, I took off my shoes tonight, who knows if I can wear them tomorrow? ”

Sun Chuanting scolded: "It's all nonsense. ”

"That's not nonsense." Wang Pu said solemnly, "To be a man and do things, you must have a sense of urgency, and you must have a sense of urgency of 'not fighting for a lifetime, only seizing the day'!" ”

"Okay." Sun Chuanting muttered, "Anyway, you have said this, this dispute has also started, so leave it to the cabinet and your father to deal with, you can concentrate on the war, first raze the Jiannu in Liaodong, and then transport the wood from Liaodong back, and create a powerful sailor." ”

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Yanziji, the base camp of the Central Army.

After the end of the Huguang Campaign, the former enemy headquarters had already been canceled, Liu Rushi and Liu Qingyan had already returned to Nanjing, and the main forces of the Central Army of the six battalions had all returned to the Yanziji Battalion.

At present, the Ming Central Army has 160,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry, and 20,000 naval divisions, of which three mixed battalions are stationed in Beizhi, three mixed battalions are stationed in Huguang, two mixed battalions are stationed in Shandong, six cavalry battalions are temporarily stationed in Henan, and the remaining 120,000 infantry and 20,000 water divisions are all stationed in Yanziji Battalion.

After the 20,000 new-style rifles of the Jiande Arsenal were put in place, the musket battalions of the Central Army had been expanded to four, and the 15,000 old-style muskets of the three battalions that had been eliminated had all been transported to Beizhi to arm the security teams of the various provinces in Beizhi.

Qu Shiyun, the governor of Beizhi, also established an arsenal in Yanjing to produce paper shells to supply these old muskets.

Compared with the new rifles of the Central Army, although these old muskets are backward, they are not on the same level in terms of range and accuracy, but they are more than enough to use these old muskets to deal with Jiannu, Tartar and Goryeo sticks.

In the war room, the senior officers of the Central Army have gathered.

Sitting at the top of the left is the chief of staff Liu Ruyi, although Liu Rushi is a woman, but with her excellent performance in the Battle of Jining and the Battle of Huguang, she has been recognized by all the officers and men of the Central Army, especially the Battle of Huguang commanded by her reading power, which established her position in the Central Army second only to Wang Pu.

Sitting at the head of Liu Rushi were: Li Chengdong, chief officer of the first infantry battalion, Zheng Chenggong, chief officer of the second infantry battalion, Liu Konghe, chief officer of the third infantry battalion, and Yan Yingyuan, chief officer of the fourth infantry battalion.

All four infantry battalions were musket battalions.

Sitting at the head of the right are the generals of the Sailor Division, Huang Degong, Shi Lang, Zhang Yanlan, and Li Ang.

It can be seen from the pattern of half of the seats of the water and land armies in this military conference that Wang Pu's vision is no longer limited to the Ming Dynasty, he has set his sights on a broader ocean, and in Wang Pu's heart, the weight of the naval division is enough to be equal to the army.

As a traverser, Wang Pu's attention to the water division has reached an unprecedented level, he is eager to build an invincible water division, and it is precisely for this reason that Wang Pu subverted the strategy of first securing the inside, and actually sent troops to Liaodong before solving Wu Sangui, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

"The prince arrives in ......"

A loud horn suddenly sounded outside the war room, and the senior officers who were sitting in danger stood up in unison, and everyone's eyes turned to the door.

Wang Pu strode to the main seat and saluted the officers back: "Please take a seat." ”

After everyone sat down, Wang Pu also sat down and said: "I think everyone here has also heard of it, yes, this king has decided to use troops against Liaodong, but what this king wants to say is that this time not only to use troops against Liaodong, but also to Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Sichuan!" ”

All the officers present at the meeting looked calm, and there was no look of surprise on their faces.

As high-ranking officers of the Central Army, their admiration for Wang Pu has reached an unstoppable level, no matter what Wang Pu says, they are convinced, even if Wang Pu is ashamed to go to war with a hundred enemies at the same time, they will take it for granted, and firmly believe that the Central Army can win a hundred enemies at the same time!

Of course, Wang Pu did not say anything, and at the same time he sent troops to Liaodong, he also used troops against Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Sichuan, and Wang Pu made the decision after careful consideration, and at the same time, the General Staff Department had already drawn up a detailed battle plan.

As soon as Wang Pu waved his hand, some service personnel had already sent the detailed battle plan drawn up by the General Staff to the officers, and each of them had a copy.

In the battle of Jining, the main force of Jiannu has fallen, and the Jiannu who fled back to Guanwai are at most 10,000 people, plus Jiannu and Tartar and North Korea have fought each other, and they are now in a desperate situation of internal and external difficulties! Therefore, it is not necessary to use a large army to recover Liaodong, and in this battle plan drawn up by the General Staff, the Central Army only intends to mobilize two battalions, one of which is an infantry battalion for the main battle, and another is a baggage battalion for logistical support.

Of course, the security team of Beizhi, that is, the northern cowboys vigorously supported by Wang Pu, have to go out together, and after razing Jiannu, Liaodong will become the manor and ranch of these northern cowboys, and after the Central Army withdraws from Liaodong, the responsibility of guarding Liaodong will also be handed over to these northern cowboys.

Therefore, in addition to using troops against Liaodong, the Central Army has the full strength to use troops against Shanxi and Sichuan, of course, it is impossible to use troops against Shanxi and Sichuan at the same time, and there must be a sequence in the middle, and the Central Army is ready to mobilize the second, third, and fourth battalions of the infantry of the Central Army, as well as the artillery battalion, plus five baggage battalions, plus the three cavalry battalions of the Red Lady, and nearly 60,000 troops to encircle and suppress Wu Sangui in Shanxi.

At the same time, Zhao Xin of Huguang and Monk Zhang of Henan took a defensive position against Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng.

After exterminating Wu Sangui in Shanxi, the Central Army then moved westward to solve Li Zicheng in Shaanxi, and finally set out to solve Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan.

(To be continued)