Ming politicians

Su Tiancheng has noticed the Houjin Tartars, but the sources of information are still limited. Although Qu Qingze is all over the intelligence network, after Su Tiancheng turned against the court, the operation of the intelligence network encountered some difficulties, which is also reasonable. Among them, the intelligence about the Houjin Tartars is mainly collected and organized by Su Jun. Su Jun has direct contact with Huang Zaisheng in Shenyang. The sources of information are mainly through the mutual markets in Liaodong, Anningbao, and Jingbian. Both the governor of Liaodong and the governor of Datong have been replaced, and the official contact no longer exists. They rely on the lower levels to obtain information and invest more.

Although he has been paying attention to the Hou Jin Tartars, Su Tiancheng has not obtained any valuable information, that is to say, the Hou Jin Tartars have not made any moves for the time being. From this point of view, Su Tiancheng can only believe that the Hou Jin Tartars will either return Waiting and watching, or there will be no action, but Su Tiancheng did not notice that the Japanese on the other side of the sea also made an action. Sakamoto Ichiro in Shenyang also paid attention to this information. After preparing last time, They were planning to invade North Korea, but because of the changes in the war situation, Ichiro Sakamoto found out that something was wrong, and sent intelligence in time to stop the invasion of North Korea, but now the opportunity has come.

The competition of intelligence systems has always been complicated.

What Su Tiancheng was more concerned about was the conquest of Fujian Province and Zhejiang Province. He would never have imagined that after Liu Zeqing's [-] troops were wiped out, the subsequent conquest would be extremely smooth.

Hong Chengchou, who was in Fujian, led Xiong Zijian and others, and he was like a broken bamboo. It took less than a month to occupy the entire province of Fujian. Most of the wealthy people in Fujian were almost wiped out. , There are also some excessive moves.Especially when the wealth of the rich was confiscated, the family members of the rich were crying and crying, and their life was almost nowhere to be found. They looked really pitiful. For this matter, Hong Chengchou wrote a letter to Su Tiancheng.But in Su Tiancheng's reply letter, there was only one sentence, crying all the way is worse than crying as a family, Hong Chengchou quickly understood the truth, and insisted on the previous practice as always.

The situation in Zhejiang, after Liu Zeqing's [-] army was wiped out, the situation has completely changed, especially Zhejiang Governor Li Juesi has been paying attention to Liu Zeqing's [-] army.It's a pity that in just a few days, the [-] army was wiped out, and it didn't exist at all. There is no other army in Zhejiang that can resist the Jiangning camp, and Li Juesi, who has been in the officialdom for a long time, knows it better.I am afraid that in the territory of Ming Dynasty, there is no army that can compete with the Jiangning battalion.

Choice is inevitable.Fleeing from Zhejiang, I'm afraid there will be no good end. Even if he returns to the capital, he will lose the guilt of Zhejiang, which Li Juesi cannot afford.Liu Zeqing can be blamed, but Liu Zeqing is dead, and the dead cannot take responsibility.

At the time when they were in constant panic, the Jiangning camp led by Su Tiancheng was not idle.After annihilating the [-] troops led by Liu Zeqing, and occupying Jiaxing, the army quickly moved towards Huzhou and Hangzhou. This time, the troops were divided into two groups. While defending and taking the Huzhou capital all the way, pay attention to the reaction of Nanzhili. Be ready to deal with special situations at any time, and all the way is to undertake the task of occupying the remaining prefectures and counties of Zhejiang.

The Jiangning camp did not meet any decent resistance, because the advancing speed was too fast, even the emperor and the court would not have imagined that within a few days, the [-] troops led by Liu Zeqing would be completely wiped out. They always thought, In Jiaxing and other places, there are still many fierce battles. If Liu Zeqing is unable to resist and is at a disadvantage, the imperial court can send troops from Huguang and Nanzhili to support Liu Zeqing.

When the Jiangning Camp occupied Hangzhou Mansion, Li Juesi did not commit suicide, nor did he flee to the capital, but chose to stay in Hangzhou.

Li Juesi in history, big and small, is also an individual character, but judging from his historical performance, this Li Juesi seems to have some problems with his character. , to frame the righteous men who opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, and it is said that they are relatively greedy and love money.

Su Tiancheng didn't have a particularly deep impression of Li Juesi. Although Li Juesi was sent from the imperial court to Zhejiang as the governor, Su Tiancheng had always been sent out and never stayed in the imperial court. After that, he worked in the north. Things, if you are not familiar with the situation in the south, the officials are naturally not familiar with it either.

When seeing Li Juesi, since Su Tiancheng has been a high-ranking official at the governor level, Li Juesi will definitely be righteous and reprimanded, at least to show his own political inclinations, just like Fan Jingwen performance is the same.

Su Tiancheng will not kill Li Juesi, there are too many things involved in it, no matter what, Li Juesi is a second-rank official of the court, if he kills Li Juesi, it will make people in the court Those officials who are silent like cicadas will be more united to oppose him, Su Tiancheng, Su Tiancheng doesn't want to ask for trouble.

Li Juesi's performance made Su Tiancheng very strange, he actually clasped his fists in salute, and called Su Tian an adult. According to Li Juesi's explanation, Su Tiancheng used to be a grand master of the prince, a governor of Ji Liao, and a cabinet scholar. It's grown up.

Su Tiancheng's impression was very bad. He felt that Li Juesi had no backbone at all. However, Li Juesi's attitude can be used. As the governor of Zhejiang, being able to take the initiative to join him will have a great impact on other provinces. Yes, Su Tiancheng has not thought of confiscating Li Juesi's property for the time being. He can be sure that Li Juesi must have a lot of wealth. I believe that Liu Zeqing will not be so stupid. Since he sent property to the county magistrates below, wouldn't he be flattered? Li Jues?

Su Tiancheng told Li Juesi that he asked the prefectures and counties of Zhejiang to give up resistance, maintain local order, and wait for the Jiangning camp to take over. If Li Juesi can do this, the past will be forgotten.

Li Juesi readily agreed, but only made a request, begging Su Tiancheng to consider his family in the capital, if the imperial court knew about this, his family would definitely be in danger.

Su Tiancheng also agreed.

In fact, this is already one of the most important tasks of the Jiangning Camp, which is to protect the family members of officials. Su Jun is directly responsible for this matter. Su Jun has a lot of money in his hands, including many capable soldiers. There is an intention to seek refuge. This official can be used by Su Tiancheng. The next step is to protect the official's family members. It is easier to talk about those in their hometown. Send troops there directly, or receive them from Shandong and other places, or protect them on the spot. The capital is more complicated. For example, the family members of Yang Sichang and others, Su Jun spent a lot of money.

I have to mention here that as early as when Su Tiancheng and the imperial court expressed their opinions, Su Pingyang put forward a suggestion that the family members of the hometown of Pingyang Mansion in Shanxi must be brought to Dengzhou to avoid being watched by the imperial court. Su Pingyang was directly responsible for the handling, and brought Su Huawen, Mrs. Wang and others to Qingzhou. In this regard, Su Huawen and Mrs. Wang were more conscious, knowing that staying in Shanxi would not work, so Zhu Youjian later mentioned To come out and demand to catch Su Huawen and others is already an afterthought.

Li Juesi's letter played a big role. Officials in Yanzhou, Quzhou, Jinhua, Chuzhou and Wenzhou all gave up their resistance. Since the governor has surrendered, let alone them, so Jiangning The battalion was in Zhejiang, and did not encounter any resistance. At the same time, Su Tiancheng also issued an order that officials in prefectures, prefectures and counties should stand by in place, and those who did not want to belong to the camp could leave the local area and rush to the capital. No embarrassment, those who are willing to stay, wait for orders.

After the army occupied Hangzhou Mansion, Su Tiancheng stayed in Hangzhou. He deliberately spared time to visit the West Lake. Before crossing, he had visited the West Lake several times. It is a world-famous scenic spot.The difference is that in today's West Lake, literati can come and go as they please, and no one charges fees.

When standing on the Su Causeway, Su Tiancheng felt a lot of emotions. At the beginning of the time travel, he would never have thought that he would get to where he is today. At that time, his idea was to make contributions and support the Ming Dynasty. What problem did he encounter? At worst, he patted his ass and left. Luzon, Nanyang, Taiwan and other places can all go. In the dynasty, an emperor without the ability to govern the country and the world, even if the officials below work hard, they can't change the overall situation. At worst, Zhang Juzheng's fate can make the Zhu family's country last for decades.

The conquest of Fujian and Zhejiang made Su Tiancheng realize that the Ming Dynasty was hopeless, and he led the Jiangning camp. As long as he followed the correct deployment, the entire Central Plains could be unified in perhaps a year. To completely overthrow the rule of the Zhu family, now it seems that we must take two steps. On the one hand, we must launch a campaign to end this internal fighting situation this morning. On the other hand, we need to train a large number of officials. During the period, a massive campaign was launched to punish corrupt officials. After all, governing the world still depends on officials.

History has opened a new page. Su Tiancheng has left too much ink in this picture. The next task is to persevere and make this picture as perfect as possible without leaving too much ink. Pity.

Chongzhen 16 March [-]th.

The battles in Fujian and Zhejiang are all over. So far, Su Tiancheng has controlled Shandong Province, Zhejiang Province, and Fujian Province, including Xuanzhou, Fuzhou, Gaizhou and Taiwan. According to the practice of the court, Su Tiancheng also adjusted Zhang Pu served as governor of Fujian, Lu Shanji served as governor of Shandong, and Yang Sichang served as governor of Zhejiang.

Lu Xiangsheng served as the commander of the Jiangning battalion, and Zhu Shenxuan served as the chief assistant of the cabinet.

This is only a temporary arrangement, Su Tiancheng is still planning a bigger move. (To be continued..)