Regarding the arrangement of the political envoy, Zhu Guoxiang did not purely look at his background and political achievements.

Zhang Xiaochun, who has always adhered to Taiyuan, was appointed as the political envoy of Shanxi Zuobu, and to put it bluntly, he must be able to control the field.

But there is also a deputy, and this deputy will not contradict Zhang Xiaochun.

Yu Qi took his son into the palace to face the saint, he was a little excited, and he felt ashamed of Zhao Song.

When Zhu Ming led the army to besiege Kaifeng, Yu Qi was already the judge of the Yongxing army of the Great Song Dynasty. Kaifeng City was broken, with the surrender of the Seed Master, the Guanzhong area was decided, and Yu Qi was also summoned to Tokyo with his family.

"Chenqi, meet Your Majesty, meet the Prince." Yu Qi bowed.

Zhu Guoxiang smiled and said, "Sit down, just call the official." ”

"Official" is an honorific title, and it doesn't matter how you say it in private, but when you really see the emperor, only those who are close to you can shout like this. Of course, the estrangement of the relationship can also be shouted, but it is inevitable that it will be a little abrupt, which may make the emperor unhappy.

Zhu Guoxiang felt that this title was good, and it could shorten the distance between himself and the minister.

"Thank you, official." Yu Qi straightened his waist and sat down.

Yu Yunwen, who was about to turn sixteen, sat behind his father's side, curiously looking at Zhu Ming.

When he was only a few years old, he heard his father often mention Zhu Ming, and asked him to learn more from Zhu Ming, so that he could visit Hualang in high school when he was a teenager. It wasn't until the Zhu clan raised troops that this kind of talk was finally stopped.

"Why should Brother Qi Nian be restrained?" Zhu Ming smiled and said, "You and I are Jinshi in the same year, and when I was an official in Lizhou, we often exchanged letters. Now that he is no longer an enemy, he is also an official in Daming, so he should open his heart. ”

Yu Qi replied, "Your Highness is right. ”

Zhu Ming looked at Yu Yunwen again: "Your father said in the letter that you can write poetry at a certain age, and he also showed me the poems written when you were eight years old." In recent years, has there been any progress in learning? ”

Yu Yunwen hurriedly got up: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, the younger generation has been working hard to learn." His Royal Highness's poetry books were banned, and the younger generations secretly kept them for reading. The younger generation studied Shu for the first time, and then studied the new school, reviewed the Luo school, and in the past two years, he has learned the Tao of His Royal Highness. ”

Zhu Ming laughed: "How old are you to learn so much?" ”

Yu Qi explained: "He has an uncertain temperament, he learns some from the East and some from the West, although he has a wide range of knowledge, he is not proficient. ”

"Young people should be like this, read any book, don't be limited to one place," Zhu Ming nodded in approval, and then asked, "Are you willing to come to me to do things?" ”

Yu Yunwen was blessed to his heart: "If you want it, you can't be afraid!" ”

Zhu Ming smiled happily: "First do the paperwork in the Generalissimo's Mansion, help copy the official documents, and usually look at it and ask more." Learning should not be left behind, and when you have time, you should read more books, classics and history, and military books. If you don't understand something, you can also ask me. ”

The Generalissimo's Mansion has not been revoked, it is similar to the Governor's Mansion of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the Governor's Mansion during the Zhu Yuanzhang period.

Yu Qi was surprised when he heard this, but at the same time he was overjoyed.

He and Zhu Ming are just fellow scholars, and they don't have much contact in private. When Zhu Ming was an official in Lizhou, he happened to be an official in the next state, and they corresponded with each other for a year, and there was no contact after that.

Now that Zhu Ming has left his son by his side, it seems that he wants to cultivate him carefully, and he will be a proper confidant in the future!

Yu Yunwen is also a smart person, knowing that he has great luck from the sky, he thanked him again.

Zhu Guoxiang only spoke at this time: "You went to Shanxi, and Haosheng assisted Zhang Xiaochun in governing civil affairs, so don't have any conflicts with him." In terms of military affairs, it is also possible not to interfere without meddling. ”

"Obey the order!" Yu Qi gave up.

"Shanxi's civil affairs are really difficult to do, so you have to worry a lot." Zhu Guoxiang advised.

Yu Qi said: "The minister understands. The Jin people ravaged the prefectures and counties in the northwestern part of Shanxi, and besieged Taiyuan for a long time, the people's livelihood withered, and there was a shortage of grain and grass. It is difficult for Shanxi to be self-sufficient, and the imperial court must transfer money and grain. ”

Zhu Guoxiang shook his head: "The money can be adjusted, but there is no food, and there is a shortage of food everywhere this year." When it comes to food, Shanxi can only figure out its own way. ”

Yu Qi opened his mouth, lowered his head and said, "Yes!" ”

Since Song Huizong bought Youzhou and other places, Shanxi, like Shandong, has been requisitioned a large amount of money and grain to help Yanshan Mansion, and has to take out money and grain to settle the Han people in Liaodi.

After coming and going, Shanxi's money and grain have been empty, and the people's strength is extremely exhausted.

The locals of Shanxi hated the Liao immigrants, had a tense relationship with these Liao Han people, and even deliberately bullied those immigrants.

Similarly, the Han people in Liaodi are also having a hard time. They were relocated to Shanxi, where they were given barren land, where they were not only exploited by officials, but also often bullied by locals.

So when the Jin people were killed, the Han people of Liaodi who immigrated to Shanxi became the leading party to help fight the war.

There are several cities in Shanxi, which were not fought down by the Jin people at all, but by these Han immigrants from Liaodi!

At the end of last year, Zhang Guangdao led troops to rescue Taiyuan, and Yinshu, who had insufficient troops, could immediately withdraw from the siege.

But it didn't retreat far at all, Yinshu could lead the troops to garrison Pingding, and the Jin people also captured Chengtianzhai (Niangzi Pass), which was connected with the Zhending Mansion where the Hebei puppet emperor was located, and firmly controlled the extremely important Jingcheng in his hands.

Zhang Guangdao now has no shortage of soldiers in his hands, but he is seriously short of food and grass!

Zhang Xiaochun and Yu Qi, the two political envoys of Shanxi, the next task is not to defend the territory, but to get more food to feed the army without forcing the people to death.

After some advice, the father and son of the Yu family bowed down and retired.

Out of Donghua Gate, Yu Yunwen couldn't wait to say: "The official family and the prince are very kind, and the prince is not as cold and tough as rumored." ”

Yu Qi warned his son: "You can't talk about these things behind your back, you go to the Generalissimo's Mansion, see more, learn more, and talk less." ”

"The child understands." Yu Yunwen said.

After the two left, Zhu Ming also went to the East Palace office.

A young man named Li Fa was summoned to Zhu Guoxiang to listen to the order.

Li Fa is a Jingyan person, and the descendants belong to Leshan in later generations, and they belong to the descendants of Li Shimin from the genealogy, but it is difficult to say whether this thing is true or false.

Two years ago, on behalf of Jingyan Li, he took the initiative to go to Hanzhong to serve.

Zhu Guoxiang saw that he was young and not yet 20 years old, and he took some academic exams, so he stayed by his side and listened to it.

Li Fa is unknown in history, his son Li Sunsin was famous in the Southern Song Dynasty, and his grandson Li Xinchuan was even more famous.

Zhu Guoxiang instructed: "You are a pedestrian, and go to Taiyuan to reward officials and soldiers." The attitude should be enthusiastic, and you must not be arrogant, and you will not be afraid of the heart of the soldiers who defend the city. ”

"Obey the order!" Li Fa said.

Zhu Guoxiang pointed to the two pairs of binoculars in front of him: "This is what I assembled by hand, and handed it over to Zhang Xiaochun and Yang Weizhong." ”

"Yes!"

said that there was no food for Shanxi, but some had to be sent.

If there is not enough food, they will make up for it in terms of goods.

Both Luoyang and Chang'an were preparing supplies, sent to the Tongguan warehouse, and transported to Taiyuan with Li Fa.

Not only Zhang Guangdao was made a marquis, but his corporal also had a reward.

Zhang Xiaochun and Yang Weizhong, who insisted on Taiyuan, were not given knighthoods, but the former was directly promoted to the political envoy of Shanxi Zuobu, and the latter was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Shanxi soldiers and horses.

The Shanxi soldiers under the command of the two are about to be ordered to be reorganized, and they are still under the command of Yang Weizhong. Most of the demobilized soldiers and armor were transported to Taiyuan to improve the combat effectiveness of these Shanxi soldiers.

The Zhai brothers recruited by Han Shizhong in Luoyang, together with the troops under their command, were integrated into Yang Weizhong's new army as a whole.

Today's Zhu regime is really enemies on all sides!

There are Zhao Ji in the southeast, Zhongxiang in Jinghu, Western Xia in the northwest, and Jin in the north, and all of them are in a state of war.

Zhong Xiang had already made a move, and sent the division to seize Baishui Town and Yidu in winter, and divided seventy percent of the naval army to garrison Yidu, trying to block the throat of the Yangtze River waterway.

Most of Zhu Ming's sailors went downstream, and Li Bao was training and expanding the navy, preparing to cross the river in summer and autumn to pacify the southeast. In this way, it is impossible to defeat Zhong Xiang's army, and now Sichuan's materials must go to Hanzhong, which is time-consuming and laborious, and the transportation loss is extremely high.

Local officials also had a headache and were begging Zhu Ming to deal with Zhong Xiangshui first.

"It seems that we have to change our plans," Zhang Bo looked at the information sent by Jing Xiang, "If Zhong Xiang is not removed, the transportation of materials in Sichuan will be inconvenient, and the grain consumed in the middle will more than double." Even if you don't get rid of Zhong Xiang, you have to eliminate the pseudo-Chu Shui Master first! ”

Wang Yuan said: "If you don't fight Zhao Ji this year, judging from the character of those faint kings and traitors, they will not take the initiative to send troops north." But Zhong Xiang can't say for sure, when this person calms down the Seven Buddhas, it is very likely that he will attack Jiangling and Jingmen in the summer and autumn! Now it's not a question of who we fight, but who will definitely hit us. ”

Shi Yuangong said with a smile: "Li Xiang (Li Bangyan) still has people he knows in the southeast, he can send someone to send silver to ensure that Zhao Ji will not send troops this year, and obediently enjoy wealth in the southeast." ”

Zhang Bo said: "That's better." This year, we have to go all out to attack the pseudo-Chu, and we don't necessarily have to destroy it, but we must set at least two goals. The first is to severely damage or completely annihilate the puppet Chu naval army, and the second is to occupy the city on the south bank of the Jingjiang River. Yidu, Songzi, Gong'an, Shishou, Jianning, Huarong, Yueyang, these seven prefectures and counties must be taken, as long as these seven cities are occupied, it is difficult for Zhong Xiang to do anything no matter how many troops he has. ”

Zhu Ming sighed and said: "If you don't fight Zhao Ji and fight Zhong Xiang, the scale of the war will not be suppressed, and Tokyo will have to transfer more troops to the south." After the reorganization, the two Huai New Army also have to pull some past. In this year's southern provinces, don't think about saving any more grain, all of it will have to be consumed in the battle of Huachu. ”

Lack of food, lack of food, or lack of food!

Song Huizong overdrew the people's excessive strength, making the people of the world miserable, and the Zhu father and son relied on this to raise the army.

But now that you have taken over a bunch of turf, you have to bear the negative impact. Not to mention the large-scale requisition of grain, the common people can do without the government's relief, and the Zhu father and son are already satisfied.

There are so many people that they can explode troops immediately, and armor can be created quickly, and even military discipline is not a problem.

But food is indefatigable!

"Lianghuai has to levy grain," Zhu Ming said, "and then transfer 10,000 troops from Tokyo to the south, and first defend the cities on the north bank of the Jingjiang River." When the summer grain in Nanyang and Xiangyang is harvested, you will be able to send troops to fight Zhong Xiang, and it is best to win quickly. If it is delayed until autumn, grain support will be levied from Lianghuai. Although the people's livelihood in Huainan is withering, the big households have a lot of grain in stock, forcing them to buy low-interest war bonds! ”

Zhang Bo said: "If the pseudo-Chu water division is quickly destroyed, Sichuan grain will be able to supply the battlefield through the Yangtze River." ”

Zhu Ming shook his head: "You can't count on all the grain in Sichuan, after all, you still have to transfer some to Shaanxi." In case Western Xia is unwilling to negotiate peace, Shaanxi will have to fight all the time. Moreover, the Jin people may have to go south again this year, and they must leave more food to guard against the Jin people! ”

The lack of food is already a headache, and it is especially difficult to fight on all sides.

Jin Guo, Western Xia, and Zhong Xiang are all crazy, but it is Song Huizong who is the most worry-free.

(End of chapter)