Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1008 Recovering Quanchuan
Hauge suffered heavy losses in Sichuan, especially the Manchurians who served as his personal guards. Only a thousand people escaped, which caused rapid changes in the political situation within the Kingdom of Jin.

The original balanced situation between Manchu and Han was hit at once, and fierce political struggles would inevitably follow.

Since the end of last year, feeling the undercurrent, Hauge had left Chengdu and returned to Xi’an to sit in town. Not long after, Yongping King Meng Qiaofang and Sun Kewang, who had just surrendered, also went to Xi’an. Wu Sangui is the plenipotentiary prime minister, but Wu Sangui doesn't seem to put his mind on guarding Sichuan and Shu.

When the Ming Dynasty was sharpening its knives, the balance between Manchu and Han was broken within the Kingdom of Jin. The Han bureaucrat Kong Wenqi took the lead in the chaos. The Kingdom of Jin lost its troops and generals, and a storm of power seizures quickly set off.

Han Chaoxuan, who returned to Xi'an, also immediately wrote a letter, requesting a re-examination. In the case of the assassination of the Qing envoy, Meng Qiaofang, who had just been named the king of Yongping County, also stood by Hanchen.

The reason why Han Chaoxuan and others dared to revolt against the Hauge family was because the balance of power between the Manchus and Hans had undergone tremendous changes, and the Manchus could no longer control the situation.

After Hauge fled back to Chengdu, he already had a premonition that the political situation was going to be turbulent, so he wanted to stabilize Meng Qiaofang by making him a king, but Meng Qiaofang still decided to fill it up.

Jin Guo's national policy change failed this time, not to mention the savings of several years wasted, the benefits were not reaped, and he was beaten back by Fatty.

The failure of the entire decision-making must be borne by someone. Hauge is the emperor, and he cannot take the blame. Only Jierhalang, who helped the Qing court in the beginning, should take the blame and take the responsibility.

Now in the Kingdom of Jin, there are only more than 1 soldiers left in the Manchurian army. The high-ranking generals such as Oboi took the lead and were killed. The strength of the Manchurians is not as strong as Wu Sangui.

Under the chaos of the Han ministers, Hauge could only compromise. Jierhalang was demoted to the county king and taken away from his post and placed under house arrest. Other Manchu officials were also implicated and demoted one after another.

Among the seven academicians in the Jin cabinet, there were originally four out of four and three in the Han Dynasty, but now Sony is the only one left in the Manchu university. The political situation of the entire Jin Kingdom has undergone earth-shaking changes, and it is almost completely dominated by the Han people.

Hauge's Manchu-Han check and balance was broken, so he could only take the path of dividing the Han people. The new cast member Sun Kewang was therefore reused by Hauge. He is a foreigner, and he is not the same as the original Hanchen of the Jin Kingdom, so he can play a certain role in restraint. Wu Sangui also became the object of Hauge's support to fight against Meng Qiaofang, Han Chaoxuan and others.

The fierce political struggle within the Kingdom of Jin caused turmoil in the hearts of the people. The time for the Ming army to attack the Kingdom of Jin was already ripe, and it could not be delayed any longer.

By the end of January in the third year of Gongzhi, after the New Year, the Ming army of the Shangyong generation was ready.

Shangyong assembled the two towns of Shence Youjun and Shence Houjun, with Hao Yaoqi as the commander, Wang Yun as the deputy general, Zhang Jiayu as the supervisor, known as one hundred thousand, and was about to attack Hanzhong.

In January of the third year of rule, Governor He Tengjiao issued an order in Xingyuan, Luzhou, summoning the generals and key officials of the Southwest to come to southern Sichuan to discuss matters.

Officials from Yunnan, Guizhou and other places came to Luzhou one after another after taking care of the affairs of the provinces.

The place He Tengjiao chose for the meeting was not in the city, but Sanhua Mountain in the north of the city. There is an ancient temple built in the Song Dynasty on the mountain, and the temples are dedicated to Buddha.

The scenery on the mountain is beautiful, climb up to look up at the peaks, high into the clouds, overlooking the river city, the houses are like scales, and the scenery is very good. At the bottom left of the temple, there is Biyun Temple Road, there are mountains and rocks in the view, and there are deep holes in the rock. The refuge of the former residents, there is a manor built on the right side of the temple, which is the resting place for many officials.

He Tengjiao chose to discuss affairs here, which caused corruption and privileges, similar to the later generations, who held meetings, recuperated, and played at the same time, just like Jiang Gong in Lushan and Mao Gong in Beidaihe.

At this time, many officials were playing on the top of the mountain, and soldiers were all over the foot of the mountain, protecting the safety of the officials and generals.

In the midst of laughter and laughter, He Tengjiao climbed to the top of the mountain with all the passers-by, and saw the majestic ancient temple, towering pines and cypresses, overlooking Luzhou City, surrounded by two rivers, and the scale-like houses, the scenery is very beautiful.

Listening to the bells in the ancient temple, everyone forgot their fatigue and worldly entanglement, and were fascinated by the mountains and rivers.

After visiting for a while, everyone came to a pavilion in the ancient temple. There is a curved water tank in the middle of the pavilion.

A little tired from walking, He Tengjiao remembered the business and asked everyone to discuss in the pavilion.He Tengjiao sat in the main seat, and the rest of the officials and generals were divided into civil and military ranks.

"This time I have summoned you to discuss matters. First, I am the governor of the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. Many of you are from the imperial court and have only been sent here recently. I take this opportunity to get acquainted with you so that we can work together to manage the Southwest." He Tengjiao started with a clear voice.

The imperial court has regained Yunnan, and is about to recover Sichuan. These places need officials to manage, such as Wu Daozheng, the governor of Yunnan, and Zhou Zhiwei, the governor of Sichuan.

Several new officials bowed to He Tengjiao one after another, expressing that they would definitely follow the leadership of the supervisor in the future.

He Tengjiao nodded when he saw this, and then said: "Besides, the main thing is that Wu Jinxi, the governor of Huguang, sent someone to inform the governor, saying that according to the intention of the court, Huguang is ready, and it will start at the end of January. We are attacking Hanzhong."

The Southwest officials present were a little surprised. The imperial court had transported a large amount of supplies to the Southwest. They thought that Huguang would start the war after their side started fighting, but they didn't want to be snatched by Huguang.

It was already the beginning of February, and when Li Dingguo heard that the direction of Huguang had moved, he immediately stood up, "Master, the Huguang side has already started fighting in time."

"Governor Wu said it was the end of January, so it should be the end of January!" He Tengjiao pondered for a while, "What do you think about Dingguo?"

Li Dingguo clasped his fists and said: "The supervisor, the Huguang war zone, has always been a strong army. It is the place where our elites gather. If they attack Hanzhong, they will put huge pressure on the Jin Kingdom. In the end, they will worry that the Jin army in Sichuan may flee."

Fan Yiheng, the governor of Sichuan, immediately began to say: "Haoge asked Wu Sangui to be the Prime Minister of Sichuan and Hanzhong, but in the past few months, it seems that the Kingdom of Jin has not sent more troops to Sichuan. The lower officials agree with the idea of ​​Dingguo. Maybe Wu Sangui wants to abandon Sichuan. Paul Han."

Li Dingguo took up the conversation again and said, "Master, at the end of last year, His Royal Highness the King of Chu made an explanation that the court's support for the Southwest will decrease in the future. Therefore, the final general thought that in this battle, we must eliminate as many Jin troops as possible as soon as possible. This way, we will be able to relax when we face the Jin country in the future."

He Tengjiao nodded after hearing this, "You are right. If the Jin army wants to abandon Sichuan and protect Han and shrink its forces to the Hanzhong area, it will be a great threat to us. Now that Huguang has taken action, we must act immediately .”

The newly appointed Sichuan chief envoy Zhou Zhiwei also came out to speak at this time: "Superintendent, since there is going to be a war, I hope that all the ministries will move faster. It is already February, and I hope that it can be finished before the spring plowing." If there is no war, then this year we will be able to plant two seasons in the Chengdu Plain to achieve food self-sufficiency.”

Fighting is a waste of money and food. Without a strong capital, no one can continue to fight. Since the imperial court will reduce its support to the Southwest in the future, He Tengjiao can only rely on self-sufficiency.

These kinds of temptations for one season mean hundreds of thousands of shi of grain, which makes He Tengjiao more tempted than the elimination of the Jin army.

The entire meeting at the moment revolved around how to quickly regain Sichuan, how to deal with the aftermath, and how to restore Sichuan.

(End of this chapter)