I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

In Yangzhou City, Wu Sheng looked at Superintendent Shi Kefa and could hardly believe his eyes. However, Shi Kefa's attitude was one of dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction, and he did not take Wu Sheng and his generals seriously at all.

Wu Sheng asked in confusion: "I heard that Inspector Shi volunteered to guard Yangzhou?"

Shi Kefa looked unruly and said: "Exactly!"

This made Wu Sheng a little confused: "Since you volunteered to defend Yangzhou, why are you so indifferent to the defense of Yangzhou? Could it be that the so-called defense of the city is just a ceremony of your martyrdom, and you have never thought about how to defend the city?"

"If you want to kill, then kill, why talk too much!"

Shi Kefa now wants to die, because as long as he dies, he can leave his name in history and achieve his good reputation.

But the problem is that Wu Sheng really doesn't want to kill Shi Kefa, because such an opponent is simply a great blessing to the Ming Empire. You must know that one pig teammate can achieve greater results than ten outstanding generals.

Wu Sheng said calmly: "Go away, I won't kill you!"

"Why didn't you kill me?"

Wu Sheng was too lazy to talk nonsense to Shi Kefa: "Come here, take this guy out and throw him as far as you want! Letting such a person lead an army of tens of thousands is simply a waste of human life!"

The guards came in and took Shi Kefa out.

Shi Kefa yelled and cursed loudly, and the soldier immediately punched him in the abdomen, and then the world was quiet.

Just like in history, this guy knew nothing about military affairs and had no intention of understanding it. He led the troops to defend Yangzhou and never thought about how to defend Yangzhou. He just wanted to die vigorously and be famous in history. As for the soldiers and soldiers who followed him. What would happen to the people of Yangzhou City? He probably never thought about it at all.

With such an unreliable nerd and mass grave, the defense of Yangzhou city can be imagined. Fortunately, it was not the Qing army that attacked this time, but the Ming army. Although Yangzhou city was destroyed, the brutal Yangzhou ten The sun didn't happen, and his head didn't fall to the ground. He was just thrown out by Wu Sheng...

This is Yangzhou's greatest luck and Shi Kefa's greatest misfortune.

Although Shi Kefa is very unreliable, he is a relatively capable person both in history and now, and he is also a type of person who is highly praised by history books.In fact, such a person's ability is not as good as that of a petty official.

It is completely over the top. A person who does not understand military affairs or general affairs actually became an important commander of the direction army. This is completely making war a trivial matter. A person who only wants to die vigorously and be remembered in history has never thought about it at all. Scholars who know how to defeat their opponents, or at least make them pay enough before they fall, have become rare talents. From this, it is not difficult to imagine how bad the Nanjing court in the late Ming Dynasty was.

The small imperial court in Nanjing was so deceitful, and such a person made war a trivial matter, precisely because of this rare talent.

In fact, we can’t blame the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty for being so messy. The entire Ming Dynasty has always done this. For example, Gaodi was the former Liaodong administrator. Gaodi was a Jinshi in the 17th year of Wanli. After performing his duties, he was appointed magistrate of Lin Ying County (now Luohe, Henan Province). Linying County, City), because of his outstanding political achievements, he was moved to the prefecture of Datong. 21 years later, he became the deputy envoy of the Shandong Ancha Division, and then was promoted to the right to participate in politics in Huguang, and then the Shandong Administrative Envoy (the third rank) and the Shaanxi Youbu Political Envoy ( From the second rank), he was soon promoted to Shanxi Zuobuzhengshi.

Until 1621, the first year of Tianqi, Gao Di, who had been an official for 32 years, had never been exposed to the military. He had been a county magistrate, a tax collector, and a judicial cadre, but he had never touched the military. However, in the second year of Tianqi, he entered Beijing. He was the right minister of the Ministry of War, and in the fourth year of Tianqi's reign, he was responsible for the economic strategy of Liaodong.

This is very telling. It is strange that a high-ranking official who has been an official for more than 30 years and has never touched the military suddenly becomes the manager of Liaodong. It is strange that he can manage the affairs of Liaodong well.But because of Ningyuan's great victory, Gao Di was promoted.

Even the three heroes of Liaodong in the late Ming Dynasty were actually similar, except that Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Chengzong, and Xiong Tingbi were all knowledgeable soldiers, and they were much more capable than Shi Kefa.

A few days later, when the news that Yangzhou, which was defended by Shi Kefa, changed hands within an hour, reached Nanjing, Nanjing's civil and military officials felt as if the end of the world had come. They were all stunned. It took a long time for someone to react and curse,
"Idiot! What an idiot! 4 people defended Yangzhou and lost it in a few days. You are really stupid!"

"When this scholar took the initiative to invite you, the old man said that he was too young but too talkative. He couldn't be trusted, and he couldn't be reused. You all want to give him a heavy responsibility. Are you all dumbfounded now?"

"Hey, back then everyone thought he was a rare talent when they saw his eloquence and literary talents. Who would have thought that he would be so useless, and he would lose Yangzhou in a few days!"

"It's not that he's incompetent, he's just stupid! Knowing that Yangzhou won't be able to hold onto it, he won't withdraw, and it's fine if he doesn't withdraw. At least he will burn down Yangzhou's grain depots and silver depots. Now it's a good thing. The grain and fodder I raised after all my efforts are all cheap. Kill that old thief Qi Hu!"

"What's the use of talking about this now? Hurry up and find a way to remedy it!"

"How to remedy it? How to remedy it!"

"We still have to make amends! Anqing has been lost, Tongling has been lost, Hefei has been lost, Huzhou and Suzhou have been lost, and now even Yangzhou has been lost. Even if Sun Wu is reborn or Wu Qi is reborn in Nanjing, there is probably nothing they can do!"

"Why did you believe this bad guy?"

"My lord, I know that you are angry, but speaking obscene words like this is simply insulting!"

"Bah, my life is almost gone, yet you are so polite!"

"Starving to death is a small matter, but injustice is a major matter. No matter when it is, the integrity and demeanor of a scholar are still important!"

"Stupid! Old-fashioned! Our great career is ruined by you people who are as stupid and stubborn as Shi Kefa!"

"Hey, why are you scolding people!"

"It's you nerds who are scolding!"

In the end, the quarrel turned into a group fight, and a group of civil and military ministers fought in front of the emperor, making the scene extremely chaotic.And their puppet, Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yihai, sat motionless on the dragon chair like a clay Bodhisattva, watching all of this blankly, with no intention of opening his mouth to stop him. Anyway, even if he spoke, they pretended not to hear him.

Zhu Yihai had seen this kind of scene many times. Every time, these ministers would fight over trivial matters, and the fight would be so intense that he, the emperor, could not control it at all.When they are tired of fighting, if someone suffers a loss, they will naturally come to him, the emperor, to comment and ask the emperor to make the decision for them. However, once the emperor makes a decision, they will not listen at all. This puppet is really tiring!
Zhu Yihai carefully looked at the ministers who were tugging at each other's beards, tearing off their clothes, and writhing together. A trace of bitterness flashed through his heart. The days of being played like puppets are probably numbered, right?He will soon be free!

Zhou Yanru also watched with cold eyes as the ministers were arguing with each other, showing no intention to stop them.

Zhou Yanru has been so angry that he vomited blood several times and is too lazy to take care of it. If you like to make trouble, let you make trouble. Anyway, there is not much time for you to fight!

The fall of Yangzhou was an extremely fatal blow to the small court of Nanjing. It meant that Nanjing lost the last city that could echo each other and was about to become an isolated city.

……

When the news reached Beijing, Cheng Shijie had just received a report from Liu Qingsong. Cheng Shijie knew about the Zheng-Ruan dispute in Nanhou. Historically, the Zheng-Ruan dispute lasted for more than 50 years and was finally mediated by Kangxi. The two sides shook hands and made peace, drawing the Lingjiang River as the boundary (1673).Although nominally the Nguyen clan worshiped Emperor Le as the leader of Vietnam, in fact the Nguyen clan's regime in Quang Nam ruled the south, while the Trinh clan's regime ruled the north.The schism lasted for the next 100 years.

Now Liu Qingsong showed off his muscles under Thang Long City, which shocked Li Chao and Lord Zheng, and also shocked Lord Ruan. It was equivalent to saying that all the three forces of Nanhou were intimidated.

In this case, Lord Li hopes that Ming can uphold justice and help him restore his royal power. He is willing to relinquish the title of emperor and regard Daming as his suzerain state, while Lord Zheng hopes that Daming will support him and become the new king of the Southern Monkey.

Lord Ruan's response was a little slow, and he should send someone to Beijing later. Cheng Shijie did not express his opinion on this matter, but asked the cabinet to discuss the matter and how to deal with it.Now, although at the critical moment of the Southern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet did not actually take the Southern Expedition seriously. Even if Nanjing could be defeated in one battle, in fact, the war stopped in Yangzhou, one step away from Nanjing.

In successive wars, Nanming's surrendered troops, totaling 30 million troops, were packed up by Cheng Shijie and sent to the New World for reclamation and mining. Of course, this period was not forever, but was given from three to 20 years according to their crimes. wait.

With the rich resources of the New World and the diligence and frugality of the Chinese people, they will definitely be able to achieve excellent development. When the time comes, even if they are allowed to come back after serving their sentences, they will not be willing to come back. After all, the resources there are too rich and they can be drawn as you like. You can live a life without worrying about food and drink in a short time.

The reason why the Zheng-Nguyen war lasted for more than 50 years was that it was actually supported by the Dutch and the Portuguese. Lord Zheng received support from the Dutch, while Lord Nguyen received support from the Portuguese. Even during the war, the Dutch and the Portuguese People attend in person.

According to historical records,

Sun Zhibao said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it would be best for us not to interfere in this matter!"

"No!"

Song Xiance sang the opposite tune: "I think we should intervene in this matter, and we should intervene strongly. First of all, Nanhou was the chief secretary of Jiaozhi in the Ming Dynasty. Now that they are in civil strife, it is the best time for us to regain Jiaozhi!"

"no no!"

Sun Zhiman continued: "The people of Jiaozhi are fierce in the wilderness, and the southern monkeys have no intention of surrender. They are afraid that it will be easy to occupy and difficult to govern, and the gains will not be worth the losses!"

"This matter is very simple, adopt Luzon's policy!"

Cheng Shijie said: "We only want land, not people. Jiaozhi has a humid climate, abundant rainfall, and fertile land. Planting rice can yield three crops a year. If we get the Southern Monkeys, we can ensure that there will be no more famines in the Ming Dynasty!"

"only……"

Cheng Shijie smiled and said: "We can also fight a proxy war, Xie Jinglin!"

"Chen is here!"

"You are very familiar with foreign affairs. I will leave this matter to you. We now have a lot of weapons and equipment in stock. Especially after the victory of the Southern Expedition, more than 20 pieces of equipment were seized. I don't like these rags!"

"I understand!"

Xie Jinglin smiled and said: "If I don't squeeze out the last drop of their blood, I will be derelict in my duty!"

Soon, Xie Jinglin met with Master Zheng on behalf of Cheng Shijie, and the two sides started negotiations on the matter. When Representative Zheng expressed the hope that Ming Dynasty would support, Xie Jinglin said that they could support Master Zheng, but there is no free lunch in this world, so Ming Dynasty must support it. Lord Zheng, Lord Zheng must show sincerity.

When the representative of Lord Zheng proposed the conditions of becoming a vassal and paying tribute, Xie Jinglin directly refused the negotiation.

Representative Zheng was puzzled. Later he discovered that Xie Jinglin had actually contacted Representative Ruan. Now Representative Zheng was anxious. You must know that the war between Master Zheng and Master Ruan is a situation where no one can do anything about the other. Both sides They have been fighting for more than ten years and there is no winner.

If Lord Ruan gets support from Ming Dynasty, they will definitely fail.

Xie Jinglin's approach was to eat at home and eat at home. After negotiations with Lord Zheng's representatives, Xie Jinglin proposed that if Lord Zheng was willing to cede Lin'an Town (today's Jing'an Province, with an area of ​​approximately 5997.8 square kilometers) as a trading port for the Ming Dynasty, The Ming Dynasty enjoyed judicial, diplomatic, garrison, taxation and other powers in Lin'an, but Lin'an town was still under the jurisdiction of Lord Zheng, and the Ming Dynasty would provide a large number of armors, knives, spears, shields, and bows and arrows to support Lord Zheng.

If you want to intervene in the civil war of the South Monkey, you must drive away the Dutch and Portuguese. Otherwise, the Dutch are very willing to support Lord Zheng. You must know that the East Asian Monster House was not established only in later generations, and this is also the case in history.

In 1635 alone, Lord Zheng mobilized more than 500 elite soldiers, more than [-] war elephants, and more than [-] warships to attack Lord Nguyen at sea. Booker assisted in the battle, but Zheng's army was still defeated by Ruan's fleet and Portuguese ships.

During the negotiations in Beijing, the Dutch and Portuguese had been paying attention to this matter, but it was a pity that their strength was okay against the Native American tribes. Such a big power war was really not enough to watch.

Naturally, the Dutch were not willing to be kicked out. You must know that in order to support Lord Zheng, they invested a lot of energy for more than ten years and gained considerable profits. In order to save the defeat, the Dutch decided to mobilize a group of warships to advance by sea and land. Launch an attack on Lord Ruan, preparing to unify the Southern Monkeys before Ming Dynasty intervenes.

Although Cheng Shijie believed that Nanyang was the Nanyang of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty had garrisons in Luzon, Batavia, and Malacca, but the sea was too big. In the era without radar and satellites, it was actually impossible to rely on more than [-] warships alone. The method is foolproof.

In particular, the Dutch sent a few or a dozen warships to have the opportunity to sneak into the territory of Nanhou. However, when the number reached a certain scale, it became impossible to hide their whereabouts.

In the waters of the Beibu Gulf, a squadron affiliated with the Luzon Fleet is cruising here. In fact, this is not under the jurisdiction of the Luzon Fleet, but the sailors have been soaking in the sea for many years. They are almost going crazy with loneliness and are so depressed that they can't even stop talking. Even a sow can look like a double eyelid, but Luzon is now the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the laws of the Ming Dynasty are enforced. They navy soldiers dare not act recklessly.

The military discipline of the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty is no joke. As the saying goes, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. There are also squadrons that will take advantage of the opportunity to patrol. Naturally, when you get ashore, you have to visit the brothel...

The coastal towns on Nanhou's side are naturally a good place for sailors to relax. First of all, this place does not belong to the Ming Dynasty and does not need to enforce the laws of the Ming Dynasty. What's even better is that, except for being slightly darker, the women here are not the same as those of the Ming Dynasty. The women look almost the same, and their aesthetics are on point.

Of course, the other thing is that the cost here is cheap, just buy a can or compressed biscuits and you can get it done.

At this time, the lookout called out: "Captain, there are more than a dozen large ships ahead! They are heading towards us!"

"It's a Dutch warship!"

"Do you want to do it?"

"Fuck, get ready to fight!"

As the battle flag was hoisted, all the warships in the squadron immediately moved forward with full sail. Both sides had telescopes and almost spotted each other one after another. When the Dutch saw the oncoming Ming warships, especially the black warships, they knew there was no way to avoid them. Can be avoided.

"How to do?"

You must know that the current Ming Army warships can open their gun jackets and are ready to fight at any time. If it is other navies, the Dutch will never be afraid. They will just do it. But the problem is that the opposite navy is the Ning Navy. This is the only An army that can rub against the Dutch on the sea.

The Dutch have never won since their battle with Ning Haijun.Moreover, the board of directors of the Dutch East India Company has always asked them not to have a head-on conflict with Ning Haijun.

Soon, the leading warship of the Ning Navy hung up a flag and asked them why they violated the ban. The Dutch immediately responded and identified themselves. They were armed merchant ships and had lost their way.

However, the problem is that the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty is not easy to fool. When they see the Dutch warship behind them lighting up their cannons, they can only attack first and then fight. (End of chapter)