In the East Warm Pavilion of the Ten Princes' Mansion, Qu Shiyun and Wang Pu discussed secretly.

After Qu Shiyun arrived in Yanjing, the first person he wanted to visit was, of course, Wang Pu.

At present, Beizhili can be said to be poor and white, there is no one to men, there are no soldiers, and there is no way to talk about money and grain taxes, it can be said that what the imperial court handed over to Qu Shiyun is a complete mess, and if you want to guard a good territory for the imperial court and be a good governor of Beizhi, the difficulty can be imagined.

What Beizhili needs most now is the garrison of the Central Army to stabilize the situation!

If there was no central army garrison, the Mongol Tatars and the Jiannu outside the Guanxi could raise troops to retaliate at any time, and even the Han Dynasty in Shanxi annihilated Wu Sangui or the thieves in Henan could kill a few back and forth in Beizhili.

After seeing the ceremony, Qu Shiyun said solemnly: "Master Hou, the imperial court has issued an order to kill Hu in the southern provinces, at most half a year or as little as three months, and the displaced people from the provinces will flock here, so the population and labor force are not a problem, and the lower officials are really worried about the defense of Beizhili, after all, Beizhili is tightly strangled by the Ming Dynasty, directly facing the soldiers of Jiannu and Tartar, and always beware of the threat of Wu Sangui and Henan thieves, if there is no central army stationed, I am afraid it will not work." ”

Wang Pudao: "Lord Qu, rest assured, Beizhili is the gate of the Ming Dynasty, and the stakes are very high, and the Central Army will definitely send troops to garrison it." ”

Qu Shiyun breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I don't know how many troops Hou Ye plans to send to garrison Beizhili?" ”

Wang Pu thought for a while and said: "The strength of the Central Army is not much, and you also know this Lord Qu, so at this stage, at most three mixed battalions can be transferred to garrison Beizhi. ”

Three mixed battalions are indeed Wang Pu's limit.

You must know that the total strength of the Ming Central Army is only 160,000 people, Huguang Province is facing the double threat of Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, and Wang Pu has only left three battalions of the Central Army.

"Three mixed battalions......" Qu Shiyun was embarrassed, "Hou Ye, the three battalions are afraid that some can't be guarded against Wow, Beizhili is surrounded by strong enemies, the north is the Tartars, the east is Jiannu, the west is the Han Dynasty to annihilate Wu Sangui, and the south is the Red Lady's thieves, it can be said that it is embattled, and the situation is very difficult." ”

Wang Pu said: "The Tartars and Jiannu have already suffered heavy losses in Jining, at least in two years, it is impossible for them to attack the Ming Territory again, and the thief Qu in Henan does not have to worry at all, the Red Lady has agreed to accept the reorganization of the Central Army, as for Wu Sangui...... Hehe, when the adaptation of the Henan thieves is over, Wu Sangui's good words will come to an end. ”

"Oh?" Qu Shiyun was mixed, "So the rumors in the market are true?" ”

"Huh." Wang Pu smiled, "That's not a rumor, that's a fact." ”

Qu Shiyun licked his lips, looking like he wanted to say something.

Wang Pu smiled and said: "Master Qu, you and I cooperated quite happily when dealing with Gao Hongtu's rebellion against the party, not to mention that you and I have a good personal relationship, no matter what, we can be regarded as close friends, right?" Therefore, if there is anything to say, just say it. ”

Qu Shiyun pondered for a moment and said: "It is said that these words should not be said by the lower officials, but as Hou Ye said, when dealing with Gao Hongtu's rebellion, the cooperation between the lower officials and the Hou Ye was very pleasant, and the lower officials admired and supported Hou Ye's bold decision, and it was precisely because the lower officials admired the Hou Ye that they could not help but say this." ”

Wang Pusu said, "Lord Qu, please speak." ”

Qu Shiyun said: "It's a good thing for Hou Ye to incorporate Henan thieves, but Hou Ye shouldn't have a personal relationship with the Red Lady." ”

Wang Pu's brows tightened for a moment, and he said in a deep voice: "Why? ”

To be honest, Wang Pu doesn't like others to criticize him, especially his private life, what kind of woman he likes, and which woman he is willing to sleep with is his private matter, what does it matter to others?

Qu Shiyun is a straight surname, and he did not retract his words because Wang Pu was unhappy, but said more directly: "Hou Ye, let the lower officials make it clear, Hou Ye married a round girl as his wife, and Naliu girl and others as concubines It is a romantic affair, and the people of Jiangnan Shizi will only talk about it with relish, these will not affect Hou Ye's reputation, let alone Hou Ye's career." ”

"But the red lady is different, firstly, the red lady has already married, and she is still married to the bandit leader Li Yan, and secondly, the red lady herself is also a bandit leader, even if she has accepted the court's recruitment, but in the hearts of the people of the world, she is still a female bandit leader, if Hou Ye marries her into the door, it will inevitably affect Hou Ye's reputation, and it will also affect Hou Ye's career, which will have an adverse impact on Hou Ye's future entry into the cabinet."

Qu Shiyun's words undoubtedly represented the voice of the entire Shilin class in Jiangnan at that time.

In terms of origin, the Red Lady and Chen Yuanyuan, Liu Ru are these Nanqu celebrities can not be compared, although the Qinhuai celebrities have a low status in name, but because they are both beautiful and artistic, they are actually infinitely close to the upper class society at that time, and the Red Lady is not, she was born a bandit, and even the lowest untouchables are not as good.

If Wang Pu is just a small person, or just a chief military officer who commands the army, even if he privately accepts the Red Lady as a concubine, it is nothing, but now Wang Pu is already the governor of the five provinces of the Ming Empire, in the eyes of Qu Shiyun and these Donglin Party members, Wang Pu has become the best candidate to succeed Sun Chuanting as the next cabinet leader, with Wang Pu's current identity and status, of course, he can no longer be mixed with a widow like the Red Lady.

Wang Pu looked straight at Qu Shiyun and didn't say a word for a long time.

Qu Shiyun was calm, and did not avoid Wang Pu's gaze, after a cup of tea, just when Qu Shiyun thought that he had angered Wang Pu, Wang Pu's frowning brows suddenly expanded, and then laughed and said: "Lord Qu, let's not talk about the Red Lady first, and then talk about the Central Army's garrison in Beizhi." ”

Of course, Wang Pu was aware of Qu Shiyun's concerns, but he did not intend to give in.

As a man, if you can't even give your beloved woman a name, then what kind of man is it?

However, Wang Pu did not intend to do it against the mainstream customs at that time, this matter had to be strategic, and these backward and unhealthy tendencies had to be changed, but now was not the time, so the wisest choice was to avoid the edge for the time being.

However, through this incident, Wang Pu also saw Qu Shiyun more clearly, Qu Shiyun is a frank person, dare to speak out, dare to act, and do things competently, never drag mud and water, Sun Chuanting and the cabinet chose him to be the governor of Beizhi is really the right person, Beizhili has such a governor, there is great hope.

Qu Shiyun sighed, and then said, "Xiaguan wants to hear the opinion of Hou Ye first. ”

Wang Pu nodded and said: "The General Staff of the Central Army has already discussed, and believes that the three mixed battalions of the Central Army should be deployed in a zigzag shape, stationed in Shanhaiguan, Xuanfu and Yanjing respectively, mainly to guard against Jiannu, Tatar and Gongwei Yanjing, in addition, the returning people and the displaced people who have migrated from the provinces should also be given priority to be placed in Yongping, Shuntian, Xuanfu, Baoan Prefecture and Huailai Prefecture in the north. ”

Qu Shiyun nodded when he heard this, he also thought so on the way to Yanjing.

Wang Pu also said: "Every state and every prefecture must set up a security wing, every county must set up a security brigade, every town must set up a security squadron, and every village or settlement must set up a security team. ”

In the Battle of Jining, the Central Army seized hundreds of thousands of weapons and armor, which are enough to arm 200,000 "northern cowboys", and if the rifle production line of the arsenal is completed in the future, the Central Army can still resell the eliminated muskets to these northern cowboys, so that the Jiannu, Tartar, and North Koreans adjacent to Beizhi will suffer.

And the Siberian wilderness to the north has nothing to do with the Russians, long before the Russians colonized the Far East, these areas were probably the estates and pastures of the northern cowboys.

Hearing Wang Pu say this, Qu Shiyun was completely relieved.

Each village has a security squad, each town has a security squadron, each county has a security brigade, each prefecture has a security wing, and there are a total of nine prefectures and two prefectures in Beizhili. Coupled with the three mixed battalions of the Central Army, Jiannu and Tatar still dare to provoke Daming? At that time, Jiannu and Tartar had to always be on guard against the security teams of the Ming prefectures and states to kill Hu.

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At the end of the first year of Longwu [1644], Wang Pu was busy arranging the defense of Beizhi, Wu Sangui was busy arranging the back road, and Duoduo hid in the ice and snow outside the pass to lick his wounds quietly.

Dolgon had been escorted to Nanjing for half a month, and after three days of flail and then slaughtered alive at the entrance of Nanjing's vegetable market.

At this time, a small event happened in Korea, Li Hao, the second son of the Joseon Li Dynasty, took advantage of the emptiness of the Korean army to defend Jiannu when the army launched a rebellion in South Pyongan Province, the rebels attacked Seoul, and the Manchu Korean governor He Luohui was outnumbered and led more than 300 Jiannu remnants to withdraw to Liaodong.

When Duoduo heard the news, he was furious and personally led 2,000 horsemen with white flags to invade Korea, burning and looting.

Li Hao, who had just inherited the throne of Joseon, hurriedly sent an envoy to Nanjing, on the one hand, asking the Ming court to recognize his throne, and on the other hand, asking the Ming court to send troops to rescue.

When the news came, Wang Pu was packing up and preparing to go to Kaifeng.

After reading the letter, Liu Qingyan asked in a low voice: "Master Hou, the old man said that it is up to you to decide whether to send troops to rescue you, do you say you want to send troops to rescue?" ”

"Sending troops to the rescue? Why save? Wang Pu said coldly, "What does it matter to us whether the Goryeo stick lives or dies?" ”

Liu Ru also said: "Our Han nation has suffered enough!" In the former Han Dynasty, the Southern Xiongnu were weak and helpless to come to take refuge, and Emperor Wu took pity on their loneliness and rewarded Shuofang County to them, so that they could recuperate, but later when the Wuhu was chaotic, how did these Huns deal with our Han people after they became stronger? These Hu people, who have lost their conscience, treat our Han women as two-legged sheep, and they usually destroy silver, and when they are hungry, they are slaughtered as military food......"

Liu Qingyan raised his eyebrows for a moment, and said coquettishly: "These Hu people are very hateful. ”

Wang Pu also said in a condensed voice: "Thousands of years ago, our ancestors have already told us the lesson of blood, if you are not of my race, your heart will be different, and your heart will be different!" The white-eyed wolf is the white-eyed wolf, no matter how you raise it, you can't raise it, the barbarian is a barbarian, how naturalized it doesn't help, when they are weak, they can still be safe, and when they become strong, we Han people should be in trouble! ”

Liu Qingyan clenched his fists and said in a condensed voice: "You must not let the barbarians become strong." ”

"Yes, the barbarians must not be allowed to become strong." Liu Ru said in a condensed voice, "But as the old saying goes, thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, as long as a race does not die out, there will always be a time when it will be strong!" Therefore, the only way to prevent the barbarians from becoming strong is to exterminate them and wipe them out of this world! ”

"No, there is a more humane way than to kill." Wang Pu said in a deep voice, "That is to erase their writing, erase their language, erase their customs and habits passed down from generation to generation, force them to learn Han culture, force them to speak Chinese, force them to accept the customs and habits of the Han people, and after a few generations, these barbarian races will no longer exist, and they will completely integrate into a part of the Han nation, and this ...... It is the real national integration! ”

As a modern man who has traveled through time, Wang Pu does not approve of large-scale genocide!

Compared with the realization of a single racial surname through genocide, Wang Pu hopes to achieve racial integration through the "slaughter" of foreign cultures, languages and customs, although the Han nation that has mixed the genes of different races is no longer pure, but it is undoubtedly more dynamic, and more importantly, the Han nation is not passively integrated by other races, but actively integrates other races, is the main body of this integration, and is in an absolute dominant position, which is more important than anything else!

Racial integration is like mating, the dominant race is like a man, the inferior race is like a woman, the man is absolutely dominant in this mating activity, and the bred offspring can only inherit the man's surname and not the woman's surname.

Of course, Wang Pu did not believe that all races should be integrated in this way, such as the Jiannu, Goryeo sticks, and Wakos.

Wang Pu is full of bitter hatred for Jiannu, it is precisely because Jiannu entered the Central Plains that caused the backwardness of China in later generations, so that the Han nation became a dog and sheep to be slaughtered, after crossing over, this hatred was transferred to the Jurchens, if possible, Wang Pu would not hesitate to slaughter all the Jurchens.

As for the Goryeo sticks and the Japanese cowards, there is no need for more, a thief race, an orc race, can only be slaughtered and cannot be fused.

(To be continued)