Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 452 Huang Zongxi

"Ho-"

The emperor was taken aback, and immediately burst into laughter: "Li Jizu, have you been digging coal in Guizhou? How did it become so dark?"

"Your Majesty, the end is suffering—"

Li Jizu was crying for a moment, and said with a crying voice:
"Guizhou is too poor. It is full of mountains at a glance. It is even poorer than Shaanxi. The land is less than three feet thick, and there are more animals than people."

"What kind of miasma, Gu insects, poisonous insects, can torment people to death—"

"This should have nothing to do with you!"

Zhu Yixi looked carefully at the healthy Li Jizu, and said.

"Hey, I'm going to patrol the defense every now and then, I'm afraid Sun Kewang won't be able to fight, and if things go on like this, he'll get sunburned."

Li Jizu showed his meritorious deeds, and then turned into a regretful look: "It's a pity that the final general will be in Guizhou, so he didn't catch up with the big battle."

"You are jealous that someone has become a duke!"

Zhu Yixi saw through Li Jizu's thoughts at a glance, and immediately scolded with a smile: "Guizhou is small, but it is a province after all. Don't you just go sightseeing in Guizhou every day!"

"How dare the last general!"

Li Jizu accompanied him with a playful smile: "Ever since I went to Guizhou, I realized that Guizhou is not normal. I was born with big feet. Climbing mountains and wading is like playing. I dare to drill into any cave. I am so daring—"

Speaking of this, he saw that the emperor's face was getting serious, and he took a few steps closer, and then said seriously: "Well, Yunnan is also mountainous, why don't you recruit some soldiers in Guizhou, and after some practice, you can go to Yunnan..."

"Not bad!"

Zhu Yixi nodded: "It's good that you have this thought."

The formation of mountain infantry was exactly in line with his mind.

The entire southwestern region is mountainous and tree-covered. It is much better to form mountain infantry according to local conditions than to send soldiers and horses all the way.

"Is it just training infantry?"

Seeing that the emperor was still not satisfied, Li Jizu didn't understand that the assessment was not over yet, so he couldn't help but use his brain, and continued:

"The Taizu built the post road to connect Yunnan and Guizhou, which can be said to be the top priority."

"The last general went to Guizhou, and he didn't dare to delay the use of troops, so many people were conscripted to rebuild post roads, and also consolidated the guards..."

Guizhou Province in the Ming Dynasty had post roads from the very beginning, and important cities such as Guiyang were basically distributed along the post roads.

If Shijiazhuang is a city brought by railways, then Guizhou is a province brought by roads.

For example, the guards in Guizhou are also distributed on both sides of the post road, forming the initial migration population.

These descendants of the Weisuo later evolved into Tsing Yi people.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Guizhou Province could only govern the people of Guiyang.

Later, Guizhou became a province worthy of the name by continuously reforming the land and returning it to the people.

Anyone who has read the map knows that Guizhou can reach Hunan, the northwest is Sichuan and Chongqing, the south is Guangdong and Guangxi, and the southwest is Yunnan. Its location is the hub.

During the Anti-Japanese War, the reason why the Kuomintang moved its capital to Chongqing was because it saw the high mountains in Guizhou. The Japanese infantry could not attack it at all, and it was difficult for the aircraft to come in handy.

At that time, many arsenals were located in Guizhou because of safety.

"Guizhou connects the four provinces, so don't be careless."

Zhu Yixi nodded slightly, and concluded that she was quite satisfied with it.

"Sun Kewang is willing to surrender?"

"He is very ambitious. I heard that he is in the Duke's Mansion of the State of Guizhou. He wears royal robes, houses hundreds of officials, and sits facing south..."

"That's it!"

Hearing that Sun Kewang was so stubborn, Zhu Yixi completely gave up on him.

"With Guizhou in hand, Yunnan can take it back at any time, so let him live happily for a few years!"

"Your Majesty, are you not going to send troops to the Southwest?"

Li Jizu was startled, you are not going to fight, why did you ask me to come back?
"If you beat a snake, you won't die, but you will suffer from it. Manqing, a poisonous snake, can no longer be allowed to stay in Beijing."

The emperor waved his sleeves, looked at the stars in the sky, and then at the still brightly lit Gongyuan, he continued:

"I mean, after the summer harvest and before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Northern Expedition will fill the Qing Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, will this be too fast?" Li Jizu asked in surprise.

"Cut the mess with a sharp knife!" Zhu Yixi said in a deep voice: "The longer the time is delayed, the greater the trouble will be."

As he said that, he talked about the Shanxi Jiangguan incident, and Li Jizu suddenly realized: "Even with You Shiwei's help, it may be difficult to defend Shanxi, after all, it is close to Beijing."

"That's right, we must take the opportunity to make a northern expedition and cut off Shandong."

"Then I don't know what to do in the end?"

Li Jizu was puzzled.

"You go to Yanzhou."

The emperor suddenly said: "There are still tens of thousands of troops waiting for your rule!"

"That's not Duke Yi in—"

"I leave it to you."

Facing the bewildered Li Jizu, the emperor said decisively: "Li Jingwu has high tenacity and is indomitable, while you lead the troops steadily (obedient)."

"The last general takes the order!" Li Jizu happily responded to the praise.

"Remember, don't be too timid in Yanzhou, and don't take risks, just be careful at every step."

With the emperor's entrustment, Li Jizu happily agreed.

Not surprisingly, when he comes back next time, he will also be the Duke of the State.

At this time, it was daylight.

According to the practice of the country and the dynasty, the two chief examiners of the examination are called the president, a scholar who is a Jinshi, and an official who is below the minister and above the vice capital and above the censor.

The test will be held in three sessions, one session every three days.

The three-place examination items, four calligraphy essays, five-character eight-rhyme poems, five classic essays, and policy questions, are the same as those of the rural examination.

The imperial examination is related to the fate of thousands of people, so in Shaowuenke, the emperor did not change it arbitrarily, but followed the usual practice.

Among the two examiners, one is Jiang Yueguang, who is famous for his honesty and honesty, and the other is unexpectedly Lu Zhenfei, a veteran of the Hongguang Dynasty.

Lu Zhenfei, a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi, was the Governor of Water Transport in the last year of Chongzhen, and he was a key figure in King Fu's position. Even Ma Shiying was very jealous and pushed him out.

In history, he has always insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty, and he will not change until his death.

But for Zhu Yixi, this kind of veteran who proves his loyalty is still trustworthy, and he comes to win people's hearts by the way.

At the end of the three games, Zheng Sen felt that his bones were all broken. He shook his head and walked out of the dragon gate with his hands and feet.

"Sorry!" Suddenly, a more than 30-year-old thin man staggered into him, and Zheng Sen hurriedly supported him.

"Thank you little classmate."

The man turned pale and shook his head.

"I'm Huang Zongxi in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province. His character is Taichong. I'm lucky to meet my classmates."

Saying that, the thin and small man bowed his hands and thanked him.

"Oh, I'm Zheng Sen, named Damu, from Nan'an, Fujian."

Zheng Sen hurriedly bowed his hand to return the gift.

"Oh, so it's Qian Shangshu's high-achieving disciple!"

Huang Zongxi was overjoyed when he heard the words: "We are really destined."

With that said, the two walked side by side.

"I took the exam once in 15 years in Chongzhen. I never thought that the current situation was turbulent, and I couldn't take the exam again until today."

"I don't know if I can do it this time!"

Huang Zongxi smiled wryly: "I really hope that you and I will be on the yellow list together!"

(End of this chapter)