Chapter 379: Ready to go

Chen Cao and the ten people in the Qianqing Palace discussed until it was almost dark, before the palace gate was about to fall, the meeting ended, obviously, after Chen Cao's statement, the whole meeting seemed more pleasant.

Under the proposal of Xu Fuyuan and Chen Cao, the ten-member team represented by Qian Qianyi fully affirmed the importance of the title, followed by a series of improvements and a clear system.

The next day, the imperial court issued a holy decree to make the arrangement of the descendants of the Chen royal family known to the world, and for a while, Nanjing was in an uproar, and then thousands of people went to Hongwumen to assemble, and the words of praise such as "Your Majesty Shengming" resounded throughout the city of Nanjing.

Of course, some people privately discussed that this was Chen Cao's move to invite people to buy people after he ascended the throne.

In early August, Yangzhou Express News broke into Nanjing from Taipingmen and sent it straight to Chen Cao's imperial front.

"The Tartars took the puppet army Li Yongfang as the main general, with more than 200,000 puppet troops and 10,000 Jurchen cavalry to go south to Gaoyou, and destroyed the Gaoyou city wall with artillery, and used the warships of the Tianjin Navy Division to enter the canal waterway, blocked Gaoyou City, and broke through Gaoyou in only two days."

Chen Cao asked Zhao Xin to pass on the official document, and then touched the handrail and closed his eyes in contemplation: "Their travel speed is extremely fast, and Huang Taiji is estimated to be still dreaming of ruling across the river with us;

In addition, according to the reliable information of Jinyiwei, the day before the Gaoyou City was broken, Zhu Yanrong took 200,000 Weisuo troops and the soldiers and civilians from the north who fled all the way to Yangzhou. ”

Chen Xilie: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that we should take over the 200,000 Northern Army led by Zhu Yanrong as soon as possible to avoid the tragic incident of my Han family's sons becoming slaves and slaves." ”

Chen Cao nodded in response, and then knocked on the table and said: "The day before yesterday, Hong Chengchou sent a battle report from Jiujiang, and the rebellion of the Zhu family in Jiangxi has been basically cleared, and the rebels are gathering in Nanchang at this moment, and the decisive battle is in these days;

At the moment, Jiannu may have been shouting outside Yangzhou City, but I still feel that after Ning finished my vision and Fan Wencheng's vision, he would not fight us so quickly, and occupying the entire north was the most important thing. ”

Based on Chen Cao's understanding of the urine nature of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, once he entered the north, he must have enclosed land and stored slaves, and then seized all kinds of folk wealth, and finally thought that there was a strong rival in the south.

"The key is to clear the rebellion surnamed Zhu in the south as soon as possible, as long as we control the control of the Yangtze River, we will be opposite the million-strong army of Jiannu Chen Bing, and I will not be afraid."

"Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty, Jinyi Wei came to report that the king of the Zhu family had arrived outside the Qingliang Gate..."

Chen Cao stood up and said with a smile: "It must be someone from the Tang Domain or the Gui Clan who has arrived, let's go, follow me to Hongwumen to have a look." ”

was really said by Chen Cao, and the closest one to come was Tang Fan, or Chen Cao's old acquaintance, Zhu Yujian, the son of Tang Fan who fled back to Nanyang.

At the moment, Zhu Yujian was honestly kneeling in front of the Hongwu Gate, Chen Cao stood there, and after Zhu Yujian gave a salute, he smiled and forgave Zhu Yujian a few words, after all, this guy is indeed the only bloody clan in the Zhu family in the late Ming Dynasty.

"How is King Tang?"

"Your Majesty, last month, the Jiannu Tartar Haoge Department invaded Henan, and many uncles of the clan have been arrested and sent to the north, and the father and king..."

Saying that Zhu Yujian actually cried, Chen Cao could also think of Jiannu's treatment of the Zhu family's royal family, so he comforted: "Don't worry, I am now the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, although I am not surnamed Zhu, but you should remember that I am a Han Chinese, not a foreign race of the opposite sex, and I also entered the genealogy of the Zhu family before I ascended the throne, counting your uncle, since the old Tang King has encountered an accident, I will not live up to your intention of waiting thousands of miles to vote..."

Chen Cao looked at Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, seriously: "Qian Qing, the proposed purpose, to entitle Zhu Yujian, the son of the Tang Dynasty, as my Tang King of the Ming Dynasty, hereditary replacement..."

There was a sense of surprise in the hall, and Qian Qianyi gasped: "Your Majesty, although the prince of the Tang Dynasty is generally aware of righteousness, but..."

Obviously, Zhu Yujian doesn't know what the current imperial court policy is, or should he take it for granted that he is the hereditary prince, but obviously Qian Qianyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has opinions.

Chen Cao waved his hand: "I understand the meaning of Qing, but the Tang clan came not far away to take refuge, and he can be regarded as an understanding person in the Zhu family, besides, Empress Zhang's edict has been issued for so long, and only the Tang clan and the Gui clan have responded. ”

"The Lord's Decree..."

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Yangzhou, the front line of Shao Bozhen

The geographical location of Shao Bo Town is really good, the canal runs from the town to the north and south, and the 51st Division of the First Army is stationed in the town.

The division headquarters is on the east bank of the canal, at this moment Kang rate is very busy, was pursued by Jiannu southward guard defeated soldiers, town soldiers, people, princes and nobles, etc., according to the instructions of the Yangzhou headquarters, what Kang rate has to do is to screen these people first, and then send ships to Yangzhou one by one to escort them.

Chirp...

A sharp whistle sounded, and a red firework exploded in the sky.

Kang Yu had just sent more than a dozen officials who had fled from Beijing to the ship, and he also saw a signal flare in the sky.

A soldier ran quickly, and his expression even looked a little excited after saluting: "Master, the Tartars are here..."

Gaoyou was only fifty miles away from Shao Bo Town, and the Jiannu cavalry could reach Shao Bo Town in four hours at most by running down the canal, not to mention relying on the canal waterway.

The fortifications in the north of Shao Bozhen were built and perfected, so that today, in front of several trenches, Kang Shu put down the improved version of the telescope with a new name, and then said: "Let the forward company not be nervous, these Tartars are obviously here to investigate the reality, there are not many people, as long as they don't enter our range, don't worry about them for the time being." ”

It was indeed the rangers who arrived at the front line of Shao Bozhen, but within a distance of ten miles behind these sub-rangers was the 200,000 puppet army troops led by Li Yongfang, and there was a steady stream of troops marching behind them.

Li Yongfang was commanding the troops to advance step by step, and the horse came in time: "Master Ma... Prince Li's army has arrived in Gaoyou City, and the prince has an order to camp after arriving ten miles in Shaobo Town, waiting for reinforcements to arrive. ”

"Go back to the Prince of Reply, Yongfang is here waiting for the prince's army..."

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Inside the Yangzhou City Headquarters

Huang Chunyao was in charge of presiding, Weng Linzhi and Wang Xiaojie had to follow his advice, and at this moment Huang Chunyao had just received a report from Jinyiwei, saying that the Tartar reinforcements of 50,000 cavalry had gone south to Gaoyou.

Huang Chunyao looked at the two of them: "Two army commanders, the vanguard of the Tartars will soon arrive in Shao Bo Town, Your Majesty means that before the south is completely perfected, try not to clash with them, disturb their audio-visual, and prepare for the follow-up." ”

More than 200,000 troops are gathered in Yangzhou, and no one will ignore it, not to mention that more than a dozen divisions of their own side are in Yangzhou, and their numbers are basically the same as those of the Tartars.

"Lord Huang, there is only one division in Shao Bo Town, if the Jiannu Tartars attack fiercely, I am worried that Kang Shu will not be able to resist it."

The rifle division is in Wang Xiaojie's Shenwu Army, and only two divisions have all changed their equipment, and none of the units in Kang Yu's First Group Army have rifles, which is also Weng Linzhi's concern.

Wang Xiaojie said: "Old man, you are a little worried, the geographical location of Shao Bo Town is very good, if the Tartars want to march from the canal, they can only wait for death on the boat, if they attack with cavalry, the trench fortifications can be effectively blocked, not to mention that the equipment of the 51st Division is not bad, and Yangzhou will take up to half a day to reinforce Shao Bo Town." ”

Huang Chunyao also felt very reasonable after hearing this, so he said: "Commander Wang's words are not unreasonable, now I will report the news here to Your Majesty as soon as possible, and when Your Majesty's order arrives, we will make the next step." ”

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Chen Cao did not have instructions for the time being, he had just received the news that Wei Zhongxian had reported that Hangzhou had crossed safely, and the matter of Juntian's exemption was carried out in an orderly manner, with the full support of Qi Changguo and his father-in-law Qi Shangwen, and the cooperation of the Hangzhou government was not bad.

Huang Chunyao was not there, and the main objects of discussing the military situation were Xu Fuyuan, Zou Weilian, and Chen Yan.

At night, the Qianqing Palace is like day, and the heat wave emitted by the charcoal stove makes the hall unusually warm.

"There is a country in Taixi, and they also implement the system of dividing the kings, but they have very few hereditary princes, and even the hereditary princes can only stay in their capital city, and they will never be divided, and they also allow these hereditary princes to be in politics."

Xu Fuyuan frowned when he heard this: "Is Your Majesty considering the placement of the Chen clan and the Zhu clan king?" ”

"That's right," Chen Cao slowly knocked on the imperial table: "I still have an idea, to divide the vassal king surnamed Zhu to other places, how about overseas?" ”

"Absolutely not..."Chen Yan immediately stopped: "Your Majesty is cautious, after all, the Zhu family has been sitting in the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, and after a reincarnation, it is difficult to guarantee that they will have different thoughts.

Secondly, throughout the dynasties, the coup d'état could not be avoided, and the minister could see that His Majesty wanted to avoid this risk, and the minister bluntly said that if the king of the Chen family had different intentions in the future, those Zhu clan vassal kings would definitely not miss the opportunity, and the rebellion of King Ning was not far away. ”

Chen Cao felt that it made sense, and nodded in agreement: "Then what do you think the Zhu family vassal king should do?" ”

Chen Yan arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Taixi state system is feasible, and it is not impossible to leave the Zhu family vassal king in or close to Jingshi, so that they can enjoy themselves forever, or divide it to a place within the reach of the imperial court, as for politics, it has to be carefully considered by the imperial court." ”

"This matter is very important, let's discuss it carefully..."