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Chapter 118 Planning the overall situation (please subscribe)

"Military intelligence report from the southwest?"

Zhu Youxiao understood what was going on, so he told Sun Yingyuan and others to train well and not to neglect, and then drove back to the palace with Zhu Youjian.

"You check, what was the effect of the musket test just now? Is it powerful? Is the cannon loud?"

Zhu Youjian has not yet recovered from the excitement just now.

"This is so exciting, especially the cannon. It's so loud that it makes my ears deafen. I'll play with it again in the future."

"Hahaha, of course it's no problem. You go back and study hard. Next time your husband says you did well in your study, I will take you there again as a reward."

"Okay, it's a deal. Brother Huang, please don't lie to me."

When Zhu Youjian heard this, he was very happy immediately, fearing that Zhu Youxiao would deceive him.

Zhu Youxiao smiled and patted his head, and he felt a rare sense of family affection.I thought to myself, let this younger brother live a happy childhood, and let him bear the responsibility for history.

When he arrived outside Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao told Zhu Youjian to study hard and not to neglect, and asked him to go back to the palace.

He entered the palace gate of Qianqing Palace and saw that Luo Sigong had been waiting for a long time. He immediately knelt down to pay homage. After a brief salute, he handed Liu Beiyu's information about Yongning Guard to Zhu Youxiao.

"Sure enough, he has rebellious intentions and even conspired with the Shuixi'an clan."

After reading the information, Zhu Youxiao had a plan in mind, and immediately asked He Chang to call all the cabinet ministers for discussion.

"According to the instructions at that time, the governor of Sichuan and the governor of Guizhou should also know about this matter."

Luo Sigong calculated the time in his mind.

"That should be the case. What I was instructed to do at that time was to report the information to the governors of Sichuan and Guizhou provinces as soon as possible. Now the test books for the governors of the two provinces are probably on the way."

Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction. He was very satisfied with Jin Yiwei's recent performance. Now that there was conclusive evidence, the court could make arrangements calmly.

"You have done a very good job during this period, and the people you sent are really capable. Liu Yishan in Liaodong caught the spy, and Liu Beiyu in the southwest found another major conspiracy. I will not be stingy with the reward. You can sum it up and report it. Just give it to me."

"Thank you for your majesty's grace. However, these are all arranged by your majesty carefully. The ministers are only carrying out your majesty's instructions and do not dare to take credit."

"Well, there is reward for merit. If you want the horse to run fast, give it grass to eat. Don't be humble."

This is just the beginning. There will be many activities like Jinyiwei in the future. You should also prepare people. Mongolia, North Korea, and Southeast Asia are all places that the court will pay attention to in the future. Next year, people will start to be sent there to collect intelligence regularly. "

When Luo Sigong saw that there was still business, he felt even more happy.

Originally, Jinyiwei's business in the capital overlapped with Dongchang's, but it was not as powerful as Dongchang's. As a result, it often had to cooperate with Dongchang's work, and it felt like it was always inferior to Dongchang's.Now that we have new business, we no longer have to be completely controlled by Dongchang.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care about Luo Sigong's thoughts.He just thought that the rebellion in the southwest should be put down at the minimum cost.

At this moment, Zhang Chang came in and said that the cabinet ministers had arrived.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Youxiao let them in. After a brief salute, he gave them the information about Jin Yiwei and asked them what they thought.

Liu Yishen and others didn't know anything at first, but now they were shocked after taking turns to read the information. Although the southwest chieftain rebelled often, the Yongning She family and the Shuixi'an family were Sichuan noble families, especially since Yongningwei was still in Yunchuan. The three provinces of Guizhou are taking over the belt, and I'm afraid that if the time comes, it will affect the whole body.

"I believe that the governor of Sichuan and Guizhou will report to the cabinet soon. But if we get the news first, then we should be prepared and think about how to solve it."

Seeing the emperor's question, Liu Yishen, as the chief assistant, thought for a while and replied:
"Your Majesty, the position of Yongning Guard can affect the whole body.

In particular, She Chongming secretly contacted An Bangyan. The An clan had been in Shuixi for thousands of years. It had a deep foundation, the strongest military force, and the largest area.

In the past, when fighting rebellions in the southwest, the imperial court always relied on Shuixi. For example, in the Yang Yinglong Rebellion in Bozhou more than 20 years ago, without the An family, Guiyang would have fallen long ago.

If She Chongming and An Bangyan jointly start a rebellion, they are afraid that it will cause harm to the southwest. Now that the war in Liaodong is tense and the government's finances have improved slightly, if another rebellion breaks out in the southwest, a lot of money will be spent.

For the current plan, I suggest that Sichuan Gui should make preparations early, and then send people to comfort him, and wait for the war in Liaodong to calm down before pacifying the situation. "

Zhu Youxiao shook his head. This suggestion was too conservative. When the war in Liaodong was settled, it would be too late. She Chongming had already rebelled.

"It's okay to prepare early, but sending someone to comfort him will definitely make She Chongming suspicious."

"Your Majesty is right. According to the intelligence, She Chongming has [-] troops and is still recruiting secretly. He is afraid that his power will become bigger and bigger. If he delays, he will not be able to lose his strength. If he sends a large army to annihilate him, it will be delayed for a long time.

I'm afraid that as time goes by, other chieftains will have second thoughts about the court, which will cause even more trouble. "

Ye Xianggao didn't quite agree with Liu Yishen's words. Although this matter couldn't be rushed, it couldn't be delayed either.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but nodded after hearing this.

Because he knew that the She'an Rebellion lasted for 17 years in history and affected the four provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi, which indeed made other chieftains want to rebel.For example, the Shapu Rebellion in Yunnan.At that time, the reputation of the chieftain of Ami Prefecture in Yunnan was during the conquest of the "She'an Rebellion". His strength increased greatly, and he saw the weakness of the imperial court.

A rebellion was launched in the fourth year of Chongzhen. After his death in the fifth year of Chongzhen's reign, his wife Wan still led his people and continued to wreak havoc in southern Yunnan. Later, the Wan family recruited Sha Dingzhou, the chieftain of Annan, as his son-in-law. Shapu merged with Shapu and their power became stronger. .It was not until the fifth year of Shunzhi that it was generally pacified by the Western Army.

But there were still remnants of the party, which was finally completely eliminated by Wu Sangui during the Kangxi period, which lasted for 36 years.

So we can't delay now. The longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be. The first blow must be a thunderous blow and a quick victory. Only in this way can the other chieftains be frightened and not dare to act rashly.

Otherwise, the imperial court would not be able to withstand the rebellion in the southwest, Liaodong in the northeast, and the rebellion in the northwest.

"Ye Xianggao is right, we can't delay, we must fight quickly. Now She Chongming is still training troops, which shows that he has no thoughts of rebellion in the short term. In this case, let the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan prepare secretly, wait for the opportunity to attack in one fell swoop, and attack directly Huanglong.”

Liu Yishuo secretly thought that the emperor did not understand the situation at all.

"Your Majesty, I am afraid that the current preparations are more than sufficient to defend the city and insufficient to attack. Since Zhu Xieyuan became the governor of Sichuan, he has checked the arsenal and found that the weapons are in dilapidated condition. There are only 3000 defenders in Chengdu and more than [-] defenders in Chongqing, so they are unable to attack at all.

This is still Sichuan. The situation of the chief secretaries of Guizhou and Yunnan is even worse. It is already difficult to make local chieftains. Funds are getting less and less every year. When mobilizing troops and horses, chieftains are mostly used.If we mobilize troops to suppress them now, She Chongming and An Bangyan will be alarmed. "

Zhu Youxiao nodded expressionlessly. This was indeed the case, but he also had a plan in mind.But before he said anything, Shen Guan stood up and opposed Liu Yishen's words:

"The imperial court is aware of the situation in the three provinces. If there are no troops, it will be fine. We can mobilize foreign troops from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Hubei and other places to suppress the situation. As long as foreign troops are mobilized quickly and their whereabouts are difficult to find, She'an and the two will definitely not be able to detect them."

Zhu Youxiao felt that this suggestion was feasible, but it still lacked a booster, so he also added it.

"I don't believe that Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan are all rebel chieftains. We can also choose chieftains who are loyal to the court to lead troops to suppress them."

When Ye Xianggao heard the emperor's words, he had a candidate in mind.

"Your Majesty is talking about Qin Liangyu, Shizhu's ambassador of comfort?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded.

"Yes, I have received a report from Xiong Tingbi before, saying that the chieftains from Shizhu and Youyang in Sichuan sent troops to Liao, and the weapons were well prepared. They stayed in Liao for more than a year and prepared for war without any complaints.

During the Shenzong period, Qin Liangyu, the chieftain of Shizhu, had already defeated Yang Yinglong's army and was very powerful.Last year, his elder brother Qin Bangping and younger brother Qin Minping were sent to Liao with thousands of people, which shows their loyalty to the court.

I think this way, on the one hand, we can let Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan allocate funds to prepare for war, and then we can secretly mobilize guest troops to Sichuan and Guizhou, merge with Qin Liangyu and other chieftain soldiers, and attack Yongning Guards directly, catching him off guard.As long as Yongning Guard is destroyed, the Shuixi'an family will be frightened and they will not dare to act rashly. "

After hearing the words, everyone felt that it was feasible. The emperor had a general framework and just let them add in the details.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid we need to wait a little longer at this time, because the cabinet has received Xiong Tingbi's memorial.

He said that according to intelligence, Jianlu will invade before the soil thaws in spring tomorrow, and they are now preparing for war.If we launch the southwest sword force now, we are afraid of wars in the northeast and southwest, making it difficult to take care of the beginning and the end. "

Zhu Youxiao also received Xiong Tingbi's secret order.

He knew that according to the original history, Nurhachi would attack in February next year, but now after the anti-corruption campaign in Liaodong, he was not sure whether it would happen earlier.

That's why he was eager to deliver weapons such as blunderbuss and artillery to Liaodong before the end of December.So that it can change its equipment and have better combat power.But even so, he still has no idea whether he can win.

"Now that Fushun and Tieling have been lost, Shenyang is already the northernmost place. According to Xiong Tingbi's report, the Jianlu will definitely not plunder and flee when they come to attack. If Shenyang is lost again, Liaoyang will probably be difficult to defend."

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but express his worries, and played with the bead string in his hand tighter.

Everyone present felt relieved when they saw the emperor's worries.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Shenyang has been in business for many years, and now the city is strong and well-armed, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Xiong Tingbi also said that since Yang Lian thoroughly investigated the fraud case in Liaoyang, the amount of deductions in weapons, armaments and even food and salary distribution has been reduced a lot in the past few months, and the morale of the soldiers is much better than before.A mere attempt to build a captive will definitely make him go away without any return. "

Zhu Youxiao naturally knew this news, and felt relieved a lot. He thought for a moment.

"Has Yang Lian set off now?"

"He should still be in Liaoyang now. There is heavy snow in Liaodong at this time, making it difficult to travel. He is going to Liaonan, and he will probably leave in February."

"That's good. Xiong Tingbi was previously appointed as the governor of Liaodong, but there is still a vacancy for the governor of Liaodong. Now the affairs are complicated, so I will appoint him as the governor of Liaodong.

I know that the two of them have always been at peace with each other, and now the war is about to begin. I hope that the two of them can cooperate with each other. Xiong Tingbi will supervise the war, and Yang Lian will rectify and appease the rear. "

Yang Lian's rise was too fast!This was the first feeling Liu Yishen and the others had when they heard this.

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