The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 489

Sitting in the awning boat, Wang Shouren looked at the boats passing by on both sides of the canal with a heavy heart.

He had already read the imperial court's residence newspaper, and also read Xie Shen's letter.Unexpectedly, the emperor finally issued a decree and urgently sent him to Hangzhou.

Wang Shouren was naturally shocked by King Ning's rebellion.

But after being shocked, he began to think about how to deal with it.

There is no doubt that the emperor transferred him to Hangzhou in the hope that he could play a role.Whether leading the army or making suggestions, Wang Shouren must be different from others.

At some point, Wang Shouren felt that Xie Shen was Daming's savior.

Opening the sea ban, clearing the land, changing the business tax, and training the new army
Each of these things is a great thing that benefits the country and the people.

Even if you only make one piece, it can last forever.

On the matter of the New Deal, Wang Shouren stood firmly on Xie Shen's side, acting as his pawn.

In the matter of countering the rebellion, Wang Shouren would not hesitate to let the emperor and Xie Shen dispatch him.

The Ming Dynasty has just had a new look, but King Ning rebelled at this time, isn't he trying to destroy all good things?
King Ning's banner is that today's people are extravagant and dissipated, so isn't King Ning arrogant?
If King Ning wins the world, can he guarantee that he will not forget his original intention and do better than today?
Wang Shouren once hesitated and despaired.Because today is indeed a bit absurd, but since Xie Shen pushed the New Deal, his hesitation has disappeared.

In his opinion, as long as there is Xie Shenxie, the king's personal virtue is not decisive.

Diligence is naturally the best. Even if the king is absurd and slack, with Xie Shen in the cabinet supporting him, the sky of Ming Dynasty will not collapse.

Not only will the sky of Daming not collapse, but also Daming will prosper day by day!

"Master, we're in Hangzhou City!"

The waterway is getting narrower and narrower, and the awning boat has already arrived in front of the water gate of Hangzhou City without knowing it.

Wang Shouren straightened his clothes, and said in a deep voice, "Go to live in the guild hall first when you enter the city, and then I'm going to visit the emperor, my lord."

Wang Shouren didn't know what role the Son of Heaven and Xie Shen had arranged for him, but he had to meet him first.

"As ordered."

The servant said respectfully.

The boat passed through the water gate and entered the Hangzhou mansion, and stopped at the wharf not far from the city gate.

Wang Shouren paid the boat money and jumped off the boat first.

Hangzhou Mansion has been a prosperous place since ancient times.It's just that when he came back this time, what he saw was quite different.

After careful calculation, the last time he came to Hangzhou was with Xie Shen more than ten years ago.

It has been more than ten years since I came back this time.

Wang Shouren found a place to live in the Yuyao Guild Hall in the city, changed into a set of official robes, and then went straight to the Governor's Yamen.

Walking to the governor's yamen, Wang Shouren couldn't help but shudder when he saw all the Jinyi guards standing with knives in hand.

"Wai Lang, a member of the Military Selection Department of the Minister's Ministry of War, asks to see His Majesty!"

After serving as the magistrate of Huating County and returning to Beijing, Wang Shouren was promoted by the emperor to be a member of the Military Selection Division of the Ministry of War.

This is a first-class job.

No one in the world knows that the Wenxuan and Examination Divisions of the Ministry of Officials, the Wuxuan Division and the Arsenal Division of the Ministry of War are the four most beautiful jobs, and countless people want to enter these four divisions after breaking their heads.

Let's say that the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War is responsible for the selection, promotion, promotion, rewards and punishments of military officers.Therefore, countless military officers will send charcoal and ice respects to the officers and chiefs of the military selection department in order to be taken care of.

The emperor entrusted such an important position to Wang Shouren, because he naturally believed that Wang Shouren's personal virtue would not do such things as greedy and fattening himself.

Right now, the governor's yamen has been used as the emperor's palace, so everything must follow the rules and etiquette.

The leader, Jinyiwei Qianhu, said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, please wait for a while, let someone go and report to His Majesty."

Wang Shouren simply closed his eyes and rested his mind.

After some time, Wang Shouren heard footsteps.

He opened his eyes to look, but saw a familiar figure in front of his eyes.

"Siming!"

Wang Shouren stepped forward excitedly and said, "Why are you also in this governor's palace?"

Xie Shen smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty is kind enough to keep me by your side, so I will live in a separate courtyard. In this way, I can arrive at any time when His Majesty summons you."

"I see!"

Wang Shouren nodded.

"Brother Shou came here very fast this time, there should be no stops on the way, right?"

"Brother, how dare you stop when such a big event happened."

"Let's not talk about this, His Majesty summoned you, go and see him quickly."

"Ah."

Wang Shouren responded, and followed Xie Shen into the governor's office.

The two walked all the way through the courtyard, bypassed a pool of clear water and a rockery, and finally came to the emperor's bedroom.

Xie Shen took a breath and warned: "Your Majesty is in a bad mood, say what you should say, and don't say what you shouldn't."

Wang Shouren nodded and said, "Thank you Siming for your suggestion."

Following the high-pitched chant of Zhang Yong, the imperial supervisor and eunuch, Wang Shouren stepped into the house.

At this moment, Zhengde was looking at the map hanging on the wall with an extremely stern expression.

"Wailang Wang Shouren, a member of the Military Selection Department of the Minister's Military Department, kowtowed to His Majesty."

Wang Shouren pushed the golden mountain and inverted the jade pillars to salute, and then waited for Zhengde's order.

The Son of Heaven is benevolent and righteous, and the etiquette of kowtowing in front of several elders is exempted, but other courtiers still have to salute.

Zhu Houzhao turned around, raised his hand and said, "Be flat."

Only then did Wang Shouren stand up, and stood respectfully with his hands tied.

"There's no need to be so restrained, and I won't eat you."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Did the journey go well?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I took a boat from the capital to Hangzhou to the south, and the journey went smoothly."

"Well, that's good. Actually, it was Mr. Xie Ge who asked Zhenzhao to come here. He said that you will be of great use in suppressing the rebellion against King Ning's gang."

Uh.
Wang Shouren was speechless for a moment.Although he had already guessed that it was Xie Shen's idea, he didn't expect Xie Shen to praise him like this.

"Your Majesty must do his best to serve His Majesty with all his might!"

"Don't die and live at every turn, how unlucky. Besides, which of you civil servants and soldiers really got a hair hurt?"

Wang Shouren's cheeks blushed when Emperor Zhengde said it, and he immediately lowered his head to look at his nose, nose, nose, and heart.

"Okay, since we're here, let's talk about how to put down the rebellion of King Ning?"

Wang Shouren had already typed countless manuscripts, waiting for the emperor's words.

He sorted out his thoughts and talked eloquently: "Your Majesty, please see that King Ning's rebel party took Nanchang and then went north to attack Jiujiang. Nankang has now controlled the entire Jiangxi."

"I know all of this, let's talk about the important ones."

Zhu Houzhao was slightly displeased, and urged with a frown.

Wang Shouren said with a smile: "Ning King's rebels are now besieging Anqing Mansion, and there are basically no defenders in Nanchang. If His Majesty sends a surprise soldier to attack Huanglong, King Ning will be in a dilemma!"

hiss!Good trick!
Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed and praised: "This plan is good, Wang Qing will continue to talk about it!"

Although the strategy of attacking Huanglong directly is good, it must be carefully considered in the long run.

It's not that if Wang Shouren said something to go straight to Huanglong, Emperor Zhengde would send troops to fight Nanchang without hesitation.

Using soldiers is no joke, it concerns the lives of thousands of soldiers, every detail and every possibility must be considered.

For example, how many people to send, who will lead the troops, and what route to take.What is the encounter resistance strategy?
Without a complete plan in advance, the army will panic when encountering a situation.

Wang Shouren had clearly made a comprehensive plan, and after he told the emperor about the whole plan, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help feeling that Xie Shen was really a genius, even the person he recommended had such talent.

In the end, Zhu Houzhao gave Wang Shouren full responsibility for the plan to go straight to Huanglong.As for the Anqing Mansion, of course it must be saved.

You can't ask the rebels to take Anqing, and their morale will soar, right?

On the frontal battlefield in Anqing, Zhu Houzhao decided to ask Xie Shen to supervise the battle.Although Xie Shen is not a military commander, his grasp of the situation of the battle and the general situation are far superior to others.

And Xie Shen is the most trustworthy person around Zhu Houzhao now.Ask him to lead the army, and Zhu Houzhao can feel at ease.

He himself wanted to surprise Nanchang with Wang Shouren.It's just that this is just an idea and has not been raised.Perhaps Zhu Houzhao was also worried about Xie Shen and Wang Shouren's endless dissuasion.

On July 28, Xie Shen assembled a total of 5 officers and troops from Zhejiang Province and Nanzhili Weisuo to reinforce Anqing.

Of course, this is not for show, but to defeat King Ning's rebels head-on.

The reason why Zhu Houzhao approved Wang Shouren's request to surprise Nanchang was not to encircle Wei and save Zhao from Anqing's urgent need, but to cut off King Ning's retreat.

In this way, once the imperial army gains an advantage on the frontal battlefield of Anqing Mansion, King Ning will run around like a stray dog.

This is exactly what Zhu Houzhao hopes to see!
The more flustered King Ning was, the more excited Zhu Houzhao became.He will play with King Ning slowly like a cat catching a mouse, and he will not catch King Ning until he gets tired of playing.

If King Ning fled back to Nanchang and defended it, it would take some effort for the court to take down Nanchang. The most important thing is that Zhu Houzhao's happy feeling is gone. This is not what he wants to see!
Xie Shen naturally understood Zhu Houzhao's thoughts.In the original history, he was capturing Queen Ning and "letting the tiger go back to the mountain".After King Ning fled for a while, he closed the net and captured him again.

From this point, it can be seen how playful Zhu Houzhao is. If Xie Shen was not on the side to supervise him, he would have developed in the direction of history.

The marching speed of an army of 5 people would naturally not be too fast, but Xie Shen ordered the vanguard to march quickly with only [-] days of rations and arrive at Anqing for reinforcements first, so as to relieve the urgent need.

King Ning's army has now surrounded Anqing Mansion and blocked the waterway.

Therefore, Xie Shen's reinforcements could only come by land.

But this is also good, that is, you don't have to face King Ning's navy directly.

King Ning has long had the desire to seek rebellion, so he began to train the army very early, and the most elite of them was a navy.

The rivers in Jiangxi are vertical and horizontal, and there are large lakes like Poyang Lake, so it is very convenient to train sailors.

On the other hand, South Zhili, Zhejiang Province and other places, because of the sea ban, the boards are not allowed to enter the sea, so the brave soldiers here are mostly landlubbers.

Although the sea ban has been lifted now, it was only a few years ago that this embarrassing situation could not be changed at all.

Of the army led by Xie Shen, probably not even one-tenth of them are good at water.If we really compare it, not to mention King Ning's navy, I'm afraid even the sailors of Anqing Mansion can't compare.

The land route leading to Anqing Mansion was not blocked by King Ning's rebels, so it went smoothly.

After Xie Shen led the army to Anqing City, Zhou Yuezhi, the prefect of Anqing, was moved to tears.

This old man is suffering, he was enjoying his blessings as a magistrate in the city, but King Ning slammed the table and turned his mother around.

It doesn't matter if he reacts this way, Anqing Mansion will suffer as well.

No way, after King Ning left Jiangxi, he was facing Anqing Mansion.

If the Anqing Mansion is not captured, it will be very passive if the water and land arteries are locked.

The location of Anqing Mansion was too dangerous, King Ning had to bite the bullet and fight for it.

But this also won more reaction time for the court.As long as King Ning's troops are restrained around Anqing Mansion, the imperial court can deploy troops calmly.

Zhou Yue, the magistrate of Anqing, wanted to arrange a reception banquet for Xie Shen, but Xie Shen sternly refused.

Are you kidding me, what time is it now and I still have the mind to engage in such stupid things.

Xie Shen couldn't help doubting Zhou Zhifu's character.

But right now is not the time to worry about these things. In front of the big enemy, we must share the same hatred.

Fifty thousand troops flooded into Anqing Mansion at once, the pressure was really high, but they could barely stay there.

Xie Shen lived in the magistrate's yamen with his own soldiers.

After washing up and resting for a while, Xie Shen came to the second hall to discuss the battle situation with Zhou Zhifu.

The second hall was originally the office of the government office, but now it is used as a temporary military and political decision-making place.

A huge map hangs on the wall, and every river channel around Anqing Mansion is clearly drawn in seconds.

Xie Shen pointed to a river bend dozens of kilometers away from Anqing Mansion and said, "This is a natural river bend. Xie feels that King Ning's rebels must be stationed here."

King Ning brought a powerful navy, so he needed to choose a place to anchor the warship.

Although there are many water systems around Anqing Mansion, there are not many river bends, and the river bends here should be the most suitable for garrisoning troops.

"Xiao Ge old wise!"

Zhou Zhifu offered a flattery, and said quietly: "But right now we don't have the strength to take the initiative."

Xie Shen shook his head and said, "No, as long as we don't confront the rebels on the waterway, we won't lose."

Not going head-to-head with the rebels?What is it called taking the initiative?

Zhou Zhifu secretly slandered.

Of course, Xie Shen didn't know what Zhou Zhifu was thinking, and continued: "What I have to do is to set fire to the warship of the rebel army!"

King Ning's rebel army is stronger than the navy. As long as his warship is burned, King Ning will seem to have his arm broken, and he can no longer be arrogant.

hiss!
Zhou Zhifu gasped.What a cruel thought.

If King Ning really looked for a river bend as a berth, the warships must be connected.

Mr. Xie Ge wants to learn how to burn Chibi with fire.

"However, I need the cooperation of Zhou Zhifu."

"Master Xiaoge, please give me instructions."

Zhou Zhifu was sweating coldly.He thought to himself that you are a cabinet scholar and the commander-in-chief appointed by the emperor, so why not talk about cooperation and give orders directly.

"Ah."

Xie Shen was very satisfied with Zhou Zhifu's attitude, and continued: "Zhou Zhifu might as well send someone out of the city to pretend to negotiate peace with King Ning."

Right now, King Ning's rebels are laying siege to Anqing Mansion, and all warships are used to block the river.Xie Shen had the opportunity to send troops out of the city to burn down King Ning's warships only if he held back King Ning with Yihe.

(End of this chapter)