Chapter 294: Halftime Break, Inside First

Originally, he could get to Wuzhou in two or three days by fast boat, but Li Xi didn't have time at all, and he encountered a lot of big trouble as soon as he returned to Guangzhou.

The first big trouble is that the literati of the Heavenly King's Mansion have forced the palace, the reason is naturally that the east and west sides have won one after another, and the original civil officials still have a bit of a thief's heart in their hearts, but now they have suddenly dissipated with these two big victories, and they have more expectations for the new British Dynasty, after all, this is already their own country.

As soon as Li Shi returned to Guangzhou, the senators of the Tianwang Mansion, together with the civil officials of the three departments and six sections, and even the officials of the Guangzhou Prefecture and County, all wore purple, red or green official uniforms, and the hard wings of the black gauze hat waved, and gathered to the Yamen of the governor of Guangdong in the past, and the current Tianwang Mansion. While committing the letter, he urged Li Shi to stand upright. Li Zhushou, who has been living in Baicheng, finally stepped forward, cut his braids, changed into a purple robe, and sang his handwritten "Yinghua Kaiyuan Fu" in front of the gate of the Tianwang Mansion with the posture of a civil official, wanting Li Xian to set the yuan.

"Zhengshuo" has many solutions, used in specific state affairs, "Zhengshuo" is said to be the calendar, is the beginning of the year, Shuo is the beginning of January, to the calendar to order the Zhengshuo, this is the traditional dynasty to follow the mandate of heaven, the symbol of the time.

The civil officials asked Li to establish Zhengshuo, which included a whole set of systematic projects, including the establishment of the era name, the establishment of the calendar, and even the establishment of an institution similar to the Qin Tianjian. Among them, there are also civil officials who wrote to ask Li Shi to take the throne, but everyone felt that it was not the right time, and this voice was just a small wave in the tide, which did not attract too many people's attention.

"Look, here comes the peache-picker."

In the Heavenly King's Mansion, Duan Hongshi pointed outside and said sarcastically. How many of the hundreds of civil officials outside are sincere, and the question of how many of them are sincere and take the new dynasty as the right thing for China, this question cannot be answered. But obviously, seeing that the achievements of the new dynasty were smooth sailing, the expectation of turning this new dynasty into a country of literati for them naturally became stronger and stronger.

"The year name must be established, otherwise it is really awkward to always read Kangxi for many years, but the calendar...... This is a good opportunity for you, master. ”

Li Shi said this, Duan Hongshi smiled and nodded again and again. Then Li Xi began to use his brains, the country name he conformed to the "public opinion", and the year name should always be able to make his own ideas.

"You can decide however you want, but this era name must follow a set of regulations."

Duan Hongshi reminded Li Xian that this is not the same as the situation when the country name was created, the matter of setting the year name itself is a matter of politics, and the civil officials gather to petition, because the current Tianwang Mansion, the government affairs process is not perfect, and by setting the era name, adjust the government affairs structure of the Tianwang Mansion, which is a grass and a rabbit, killing two birds with one stone.

Speaking of the current structure of the Tianwang Mansion, where the military and government are not separated, and the inside and outside are mixed, Li Xi also deeply agrees. After raising the flag for more than two months, the Tianwang Mansion is a deformed basket, and everything is loaded into it, and now the transfer of rights and responsibilities with Qingtian Company is not smooth, because the government structure of the Tianwang Mansion is still very messy.

"Looks like it's halftime......"

Li Xi thought so, Britain and Korea were newly established, the war machine was overloaded, and the east and west attacked from both sides, and indeed achieved fruitful results. But by now, it is already the end of the crossbow, not only is the government far from being able to keep up, but the machine has also begun to show fatigue. Jia Hao's ability to gather and annihilate the green battalion in Guangxi and inflict heavy losses on the guest army in Yunnan and Hunan has exceeded his expectations.

"Although Jia Hao still has a young surname, the overall situation is stable, and after the first battle in Wuzhou, he is already a talent who can take charge alone."

Duan Hongshi also praised Jia Hao, and Li Shi also thought so, the victory in the first battle of Wuzhou was of great significance. Jia Hao dared to launch a counterattack of the whole army on a rainy day, revealing the combat strength of their Yinghua soldiers to the end, this victory is not only the victory or defeat of the first battle, the gain or loss of a city, but also the condensation of the military spirit of the three armies. Later, the British and Chinese armies will not only no longer be afraid of the rain, but will regard the rain as a godsend opportunity to control the enemy. In the eyes of the Qing soldiers, rainy days are no longer a barrier for their side, and once it rains all the time, they will panic even more.

Therefore, Li Shi taught Guangxi to Jia Hao with confidence, and stayed in Guangzhou by himself, while adjusting the military and political structure of the Tianwang Mansion, and on the other hand, dealing with those who tried to take advantage of the situation to pick peaches.

Wuzhou Mansion, Jia Hao looked at Li Shi's letter, there were tears in the corners of his eyes, Li Shi did not directly judge the battle of Wuzhou in the letter, but the pile arrangement, but there was a sense of approval, Jia Hao only felt that the hard battle for more than a month was finally worth it.

Li Xian was rewarded for meritorious deeds, and the ranks of the officers and men of the Yulin Army were promoted by one level, and Jia Hao was finally promoted to the rank of Zhonglang General who was in line with his military command. And Lin Tangjie, who died in this battle, was also posthumously awarded the rank of Zuo Du Lieutenant. The left battalion of the Yulin Army was renamed Cangwu Battalion to show the performance of this battalion in the battle of Wuzhou. Just because of this name change, the morale of the officers and men of the battalion was greatly boosted.

The name change of the first battalion is by no means ordinary. At present, among the 13 battalions of the Anglo-Chinese army, the Chilei battalion is the artillery battalion, the Huanggang battalion is the garrison battalion, and the three battalions of the Baicheng battalion, the Lianyao battalion, and the Qingpu battalion are "unique names", which are obviously different from the "Longxiang Army Front Battalion" and other formed battalions.

The unique name means that it is higher than other battalions, and the Baicheng battalion is the foundation of Li Xi's lineage, and it is also equivalent to the teaching battalion, and all kinds of new tactics, similar to the tactics of the ironclad grenadiers, are all undertaken by the Baicheng battalion. The Lian Yao camp came from the relationship between Li Xi and the Yao people of Lianzhou, and it was established as a separate camp by ethnic group, and now it has developed to Miao Yao. Only the Qingpu battalion is signed by the battle exploits to commend the victory of the previous Qingpu battle.

Now the left battalion of the Yulin Army takes the ancient name of Wuzhou, and the county where the battlefield is also located is called Cangwu Battalion, and the soldiers in the battalion naturally cheer, which is the honor they have exchanged for their blood and lives.

Seeing that Jia Hao was promoted to Zhonglang General, there were already three unique battalions under the Yulin Army, whether it was Zhang Hanwan of the Longxiang Army, or Wu Ya of the Yingyang Army, they were all convinced. But in addition to being convinced, each battalion under the army also has its own expectations. Even the newly established Fubo Army, Zheng Yong gritted his teeth and said to his subordinates that he had to earn a single-name battalion in Taiwan and Fujian.

It's a pity that Kangxi didn't give them a chance, he gave orders to Yin Tebu in the east and Yang Lin in the west, and launched the containment strategy that he thought would be absolutely effective, and continued to delay time. Taiwan's Ming Zheng Yu was also appeased by Zheng Yong and temporarily pressed the action.

"Occupy Liuzhou, Pingle, Xunzhou, Wuzhou and Yulin Zhili Prefecture, and hold the east of Guangxi. After that, it will open up the two prefectures of Taiping and Nanning, and form a line with the Lianzhou Mansion in Guangdong. At the same time, the north defends Hunan, and the west defends Yunnan and Guizhou. ”

Li Shi explained to Jia Hao so carefully, naturally he would not go to Wuzhou, Long Xiang's army withdrew to Guangdong, and Jia Hao wanted to take the Yulin army to take charge alone.

The generals in the army were a little puzzled, they attacked Guangxi, the purpose was to disturb the Qing court's encirclement and suppression, but now they only defeated the soldiers of Guangxi Province, and by the way, they suffered a small defeat to the green camp in Yunnan and Hunan, but Li Xi asked them to spread out their posture and occupy the prefectures and counties, when the Qing court's future encirclement and suppression did not exist.

The subordinates have a vision of the overall situation, and Jia Hao is very pleased, but after all, they are all soldiers, and they only see the military, not politics.

It seems that Alabutan has made a move in Tibetan Province, and Shang Jun's Heaven and Earth Society is not yet powerful enough to get the central report of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in real time, and the specific details are not clear. But when Nian Qianyao was promoted to the governor of Sichuan, it can be seen that this matter must be not small, and Kangxi had to take precautions, after all, since Galdan, Dzungar has been Kangxi's mortal enemy. It's just that Shang Jun and even Li Xi don't know that getting Nian Qianyao away from Li Shi in front of him still has Kangxi's other thoughts.

Nian Qianyao was transferred, but Kangxi had not yet selected the general to command the army, which shows that he did not regard the British Dynasty as an enemy of the level of plotting against Alabutan. Shang Jun's Heaven and Earth Society learned through the eyes of the capital that the Manchu court was also arguing over who should be chosen as the strategic focus between Alabutan and Li Xian. The Hanchen led by Li Guangdi regarded Li Shi, the British dynasty, as a great enemy of life and death, but the Manchu ministers all believed that the rebellion in Guangdong could not reach the north, but the conspiracy of Alabutan was a direct threat to the north's henchmen. It seems that Kangxi is more inclined to Manchu's point of view.

"Therefore, even if there is a big encirclement and suppression, it will take at least half a year before we can concentrate on Guangxi."

Jia Hao explained like this, the generals were very relieved, to be honest, despite the great victory in the battle of Wuzhou, the Yulin army suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, and there was no shortage of generals like Lin Tangjie, the commander of the left battalion, who was killed, and the whole army was already wounded, and everyone wanted to catch their breath.

Li Xi also explained that if he wanted to take the four prefectures and one state in the east of Guangxi, it was not a difficult thing for the generals to take it, and if someone who had not experienced the battle of Wuzhou came, he would definitely think that the Yulin Army was already an arrogant army.

It's not that they're arrogant, it's that the Qing soldiers in Guangxi have lost their hearts. The green battalion of a province in Guangxi has been broken in Wuzhou, and the British and Chinese army can't beat it when they have guns, and when they don't have guns and only bayonets, they hit their heads and bleed, so how can they fight?

Originally, the green battalions of the towns and associations in Guangxi were wiped out in Wuzhou, Jia Hao received Li Shi's order, scattered the battalions, and rolled non-stop to the four prefectures and one state in Guidong, almost as soon as the banner arrived, the prefectures and counties opened the city and surrendered, and the dividends of the bloody battle in Wuzhou were constantly sent to the hands of the Yulin army.

This is not only the influence of the Anglo-Chinese military prestige, as Duan Hongshi said, the east and west attacked, and there were successive victories, and some people jumped out impatiently to pick peaches, so after Li Shi returned to Guangzhou, the first thing he did was not to set the year name, nor to issue the calendar, but to issue the "Yinghua Folk Edict".

"Amnesty to the world!"

"Miscellaneous taxes are exempt!"

"Torture is all gone!"

The biggest peach, the Yinghua New Dynasty, the Yinghua Heavenly King Li Xiande, the east and west sides have made a noise, so you have to use this momentum to buy people's hearts. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang made three chapters of the law in Hanzhong, and he Li Shi was going to make four articles for the benefit of the people in the newly acquired land of Guangdong and Guangxi.

What's more?

"Spread into acres ......"

This was not mentioned by Li Xian, the proposer surprised Li Xian, it was Li Zhushou, originally Li Zhushou didn't take it seriously, but just talked about it as a detail of government affairs, but Duan Hongshi, who was concerned about the people's hearts, immediately grasped the political significance of this article, and suggested that it be written into the "Yinghua People's Message", and it was widely publicized in the territory that Yinghua had controlled and was preparing to control.

"It's really just a small detail......

Li Xian's thoughts at that time were the same as Li Zhushou's, and he didn't attach much importance to the political significance of this article.

"At this time, it is time to let the peasants know that the British Dynasty will be their country."

Duan Hongshi said this, Li Xian pondered for a moment, and nodded slowly, although he felt that it was a little early, but the situation pushed people, and he had to start borrowing the power of farmers.

(To be continued)