Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1062
Zhungeer's invasion of the Kingdom of Jin can be said to have affected the entire world, causing the three forces that had just been quiet for a year to stir up again.

Nanjing, Prince Chu's Mansion, Wang Yan was listening to Yu Taichu's report on the state of Jin in his study.The news obtained by the Ming Dynasty came from two sources. One was the spies in the Kingdom of Jin. When the Great Wall was overhauled in the Kingdom of Jin, there was continuous information coming back. The other channel came from the Qing Dynasty. Dorgon received Hauge’s request for help. After the letter, people are being mobilized to prepare to respond to Jin Guo's attack on Zhungeer and completely eliminate the hidden dangers of Manchu and Qing in the north.

After listening to Yu Taichu's report, Wang Yan was silent for a while, then raised his head and said, "Jin Guo and Man Qing both need to strengthen surveillance. This time, for me, Da Ming, it may be an opportunity!"

"I didn't expect the Zhungeer Ministry to organize 20 people to go south. I'm afraid Jin Guo will suffer heavy losses this time!"

Wang Yan nodded slightly, "Gu never thought that the Wacha tribes still have such strength, and they have been ignored before."

As he spoke, Wang Yan stood up, "This time is a rare opportunity for me. Go to the cabinet in isolation. You continue to inquire. As soon as you have any new news, report it to Gu immediately!"

Yu Taichu hurriedly bowed and saluted, and then took his leave first. Wang Yan also ordered the guards to prepare the horses, and went to the cabinet to discuss with several cabinet ministers.

The Nanjing cabinet now has a larger scale, covering an area of ​​[-] mu. Wang Yan galloped all the way to the cabinet.

On weekdays, several cabinet ministers work here, and Wang Yan's sudden arrival will not be in vain.

At this time, several Ge elders were discussing matters in the south. Zheng Chenggong and the Spaniards in Luzon had been at war for three months. After the Zhejiang navy went south to help the battle, they blocked the Spaniards in Manila Bay. Ten thousand Zheng troops were in Manila Bay. The nearby Limai landed, and the Han people in Luzon responded and quickly approached Manila.

There are not many Spaniards in Luzon. In the third year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1569), the pirate leader Lin Feng personally led 62 warships and more than 5000 strong and powerful men, defeated the Spaniards, and went straight to the Spanish colonial stronghold. Capture Hawksbill Harbor on Luzon Island and establish a capital in Hawksbill Town.

Lin Feng was a pirate to the Ming Dynasty, so the Ming Dynasty not only failed to support it, but also helped Spain attack Lin Feng, which made Lin Feng's attempt to drive the Spaniards out of Luzon fail.

After Lin Feng's defeat, the Spaniards feared the strength of the Chinese in Luzon, and they would carry out a massacre almost every ten years or so. In history, Zheng Chenggong was preparing to attack Luzon because of this incident. Unfortunately, he died young and never Can take action.

Zheng Chenggong's general Lin Yi is a descendant of Lin Feng, and the attack on Manila City was commanded by Gan Hui and Lin Yi.

With the experience of attacking big officials, Zheng Jun was also handy in attacking Luzon. With the help of the local Fujianese and Cantonese, he quickly surrounded the city of Manila, but the Spaniards were not incompetent. Guarded for more than two months.

Although the Ming Dynasty intends to drive Spain out of Luzon, the court has not yet launched any action. This time, the two local forces, King Tang and King Lu, acted without permission.

As the central government, it is absolutely not allowed to use troops to fight without going through the central government.

The cabinet was very angry about this, and the ministers from the Guangnan background in the DPRK were also very dissatisfied. Lu Song has been regarded as the meat of the market by the Guangnan maritime merchants and the government and gentry groups, and he would have done it a long time ago. If the main force of the Guangdong navy was not transferred by the court , heading to Japan, they may have also appeared on the Luzon sea.

The Guangdong navy obeyed the imperial court's order and drove its main force to Japan, but they didn't want Fujian and Zhejiang to suddenly attack and take away their long-coveted Luzon.

Luzon Island is thousands of miles large, and there are countless grain fields that can be reclaimed. Guangdong is naturally very angry about this.

This anger was transmitted to the cabinet, and the cabinet was also very dissatisfied with the Tang and Lu factions. Their behavior indicated that the central government had no binding force and control over them.

This made the cabinet and the meeting hall intolerable, but Tang Lu was powerful after all, not a small warlord. Although the cabinet was angry, it could not impose severe sanctions on him.

Through this matter, the central government has basically reached a consensus that the feudal clan must be cut. However, the cabinet has been deliberating on how to cut the feudal clan for more than a month, but no specific decision has been made.

When Wang Yan came to the cabinet, several cabinet elders were arguing about the two strategies of disease and mitigation. When they heard that the king of Chu was coming, they stopped and gathered in the discussion cabinet.

A few stoves were lit in the pavilion to make it very warm inside. Wang Yan took off the mink fur cape and sat down on the main seat. After a while, several elders of the pavilion came to take their seats one by one.

After he was seated, Su Guansheng asked, "Your Highness is here today because of Luzon's affairs? The cabinet just wants to ask His Highness's opinion!"

Wang Yan shook his head slightly, "The matter of Lu Song has already come to this point, I think we can only take it slow, not too hasty! I came here today because of another big event!"

Several people in the cabinet exchanged glances, and Chen Bangyan tentatively said: "That big event is a matter for the Kingdom of Jin!"

Chen Bangyan is in charge of the Ministry of War. He knows a lot about Zhungeer's southward attack on Jin Kingdom, and he has been paying attention to it recently.

Wang Yan nodded and said: "It is precisely this matter. Zhungeer's action this time not only affects the state of Jin, but also affects the situation in the world. I just got the latest news that Dorgon has gathered troops in Beijing, ready to fight once and for all. Solve Zhungeer, annex Moxi Mongolia, and expand the troops of the Mongolian Eight Banners. If he succeeds, the military strength of the Manchu Qing will be greatly improved, which is definitely not a good thing for our court!"

"Your Highness, don't you want to use troops again?" Su Guansheng asked with a long face after hearing Wang Yan's words.

During the New Year's Eve this year, the Chamber of Commerce formulated a plan to recuperate, increase income and reduce expenditure, and fill the deficit of the national treasury.

The whole court thought that the court would not launch a major war for at least five years.It's only been a year, and Wang Yan wanted to use force again, and everyone was a little dissatisfied.

Hearing the words, Wang Yan saw that the faces of several cabinet ministers were downcast, and Yan Qiheng, Chen Bangyan, and Wang Fuzhi, the three elders of the Chu faction, also became serious, so he hurriedly said: "I want to support troops, but it is definitely not a large-scale attack. Properly seek some benefits, and hold Man Qing and Jin Guo."

Negotiations between the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa shogunate are still going on. If you want to increase trade, you will have to wait until at least next year. However, due to the lack of market, the domestic small workshops have a backlog of goods, and the principal cannot be recovered. The loan caused the Wudehao to lose money, and the economy of the entire Ming Dynasty had serious problems, so the cabinet was a little afraid to spend money at will.

The cabinet knew about the 20 troops of the Zhungeer Ministry going south, and it was indeed an opportunity for the Ming Dynasty.

If Man Qing really intervened in the war and killed Zhungeer by surprise, Man Qing and Jin would carve up Moxi Mongolia. The determination to invade the south again.

Hearing that Wang Yan would not start a big war, the elders of the pavilion relaxed a little, and Chen Bangyan asked: "How does Your Highness want to contain the Qing Dynasty and seek benefits?"

Wang Yan immediately stood up and walked to the sand table placed in the corner of Nuan Pavilion. Seeing this, the elders had to get up and walk over. They saw him pick up the wooden stick, pointed at Jin Guo and said, "According to the news, Zhungeer divided his troops into three routes to go south this time, and Jin Guo's attention was attracted to the northern line. Many tribes in the Hexi Corridor moved to the area south of Qinghai Lake in order to avoid the disaster of war. Now Jin Guo has no time to take care of this place. We should take this opportunity to go west, control Uzang and the southeast of Qinghai, and obtain a large number of war horses."

Now that the Kingdom of Jin cannot protect itself, it is a great opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to make trouble. Sending tens of thousands of people into Qinghai and thousands of people into Uzang will restore the imperial court’s influence on the west. The cost should not be much, and it can be considered. All the Mingge elders silently nodded.

Wang Yan then pointed to the line of the Huaihe River with a wooden stick, and said: "Furthermore, we must contain the actions of the Manchus to prevent their strength from expanding at the end of the period. Gu suggested that we increase our troops on the line of the Huaihe River and pull them out without attacking." Training and training, Dorgon will definitely have trouble sleeping and eating."

That's what Dorgon did when the Ming Dynasty attacked the Kingdom of Jin before. Now Wang Yan is just repaying him with his own way.

"In addition to the front line of the Huaihe River, Shangyong also needs to increase his troops, which will add a little trouble to the Kingdom of Jin." As he said, Wang Yan finally pointed the stick at North Korea. When Dorgon dispatches Ma Xi to conquer Zhungeer, our dynasty can counterattack North Korea!"

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