Beijing, Wenhua Hall.

The Denglai Navy has already set off from the Navy Pier in Dengzhou to Quanzhou in Fujian to conquer the Zheng family. The navy is still marching on the sea at this moment, and the 50,000-strong army dispatched by the Zheng family, led by Zheng Chenggong,

They are about to arrive in Hangzhou and then enter Huguang to attack Zhang Xianzhong. The Denglai New Army soldiers stationed in South Zhili are also taking action. This time the expedition will be mainly by sea and supplemented by land. Of course, in the later stage of the expedition, it will still be by land.

Lord.

At such a critical moment, the Intelligence Department of the Denglai New Army was naturally very busy. Countless intelligence was gathered in the capital and Nanjing. Through this intelligence, orders were continuously issued from the capital and Nanjing.

On the imperial case are many pieces of information and documents sent by the Intelligence Department.

Two of the pieces of information are in Wu Zongrui's hands.

The chief minister of the cabinet Zeng Yongzhong, the cabinet ministers Liao Wenru, Shi Kefa, Hong Chengchou, and Zuodu censor Huang Zongxi and other officials all stood aside and looked at Wu Zongrui.

Wu Zongrui raised the two documents in his hands and spoke.

"Lu Ting made good arrangements. Wu Sangui went to Hangzhou alone to persuade Zhejiang Commander-in-Chief Liu Zeqing and Shanxi Commander-in-Chief Liu Liangzuo to surrender. According to the information we just learned, both Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo are willing to submit to the imperial court and obey all Lu Ting's arrangements."

"On the surface, the situation is very good. Our pace of unifying the south has obviously accelerated, but I am still a little worried."

"First of all, what I am most worried about is Zhejiang General Liu Zeqing. Liu Zeqing is capricious and difficult to be truly trusted. Moreover, Liu Zeqing is greedy for money and hesitant to do things. He is used to waiting and watching at any time, and whatever he thinks of at any time

It is his own interests. To maximize his own interests, he will not consider it at all, such as the family, the country, the world, etc. This time, although he said that he would obey all Lu Ting's arrangements, at the critical moment, it would affect his own interests. Liu Zeqing is very likely to

Repeatedly, so we cannot fully trust Liu Zeqing."

"Comparatively speaking, Liu Liangzuo is stronger than Liu Zeqing, and he can still keep his promises on major matters."

"Secondly, I am worried about Zhang Huangyan, who was sent by the Longwu court, and Yan Yingyuan, a doctor in the military department of the Longwu court who is beside Zhang Huangyan. These two people should not be underestimated."

"Zhang Huangyan and Yan Yingyuan both stayed in Hangzhou. Maybe Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo were willing to send troops. The two assigned 50,000 sergeants to Zheng Chenggong's command. Zheng Chenggong now had 100,000 sergeants under his command, which made him much stronger. In addition, Zheng Chenggong fought bravely and strategically.

, when it first entered Huguang, it could indeed pose a huge threat to Zhang Xianzhong."

"Zhang Huangyan and Yan Yingyuan succeeded, but they may be uneasy in their hearts. Liu Zeqing's attitude changed too quickly. Zhang Huangyan may be suspicious, and Yan Yingyuan is not easy to fool, and he may also be worried. If they stay in Hangzhou, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo will definitely

Hesitant and afraid to take action boldly."

"You may think that I have exaggerated the role of Zhang Huangyan and Yan Yingyuan. They are just two literati. If they come forward to stir up trouble, they can just kill them. It is no big deal. Besides, Zhang Huangyan was just an official in the previous dynasty. Yan Yingyuan was

It's just a classic history of Jiangyin, it only has the title of a student, and it can't be considered a talent."

"But the Intelligence Department has investigated in Fuzhou. Zhang Huangyan and Yan Yingyuan have great influence in the local area. Both of them are famous strongmen in the Longwu court. They are not afraid of the Zheng family, and when they fight against the Zheng family

, the performance of the two people made everyone in the Longwu court pay attention, even the chief minister of the cabinet of the Longwu court, Huang Daozhou, admired them very much."

"This information stated that Huang Daozhou had recommended Zhang Huangyan and Yan Yingyuan to Longwu Emperor Zhu Yujian. Among them, Zhang Huangyan entered the cabinet and Yan Yingyuan became the right minister of the Ministry of War."

"If we have no choice but to kill Zhang Huangyan and Yan Yingyuan, the impact will be considerable. We must try our best to avoid such a passive situation."

Wu Zongrui put down the document in his hand and looked at everyone again.

The first person to come out was Huang Zongxi, the imperial censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He cupped his fists and spoke to Wu Zongrui.

"Your Majesty, I don't think you need to worry too much about these two things. As long as the soldiers of Denglai's new army enter Zhejiang, and the soldiers come to block the water and the earth, as long as anything unfavorable to the imperial court occurs, they must be put out at any time."

"If Liu Zeqing, the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province, is capricious, he can just kill Zhang Huangyan, Yan Yingyuan and others, no matter how hard their bones are, they are no match for a steel knife. If they support the Longwu court wholeheartedly and destroy the overall deployment of the court,

I believe that no matter how influential they are, they must be killed without mercy..."

Huang Zongxi said it very directly. After he became the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Huang Zongxi devoted himself wholeheartedly and won the support of the emperor and the court. He was merciless to corrupt officials and did things in a straightforward manner. He no longer had any twists and turns.

After Huang Zongxi finished speaking, Zeng Yongzhong spoke.

"Is the emperor worried that once Zhang Huangyan and Yan Yingyuan are killed, it will have a bad impact on the court..."

Being by Wu Zongrui's side for a long time, Zeng Yongzhong was often able to discern the emperor's worries. Some worries might not seem like a big deal to outsiders, but the emperor's perspective was different. Many times, he wanted to do things perfectly, so,

Zeng Yongzhong and others pay great attention when doing things.

Wu Zongrui looked at Zeng Yongzhong, Liao Wenru and others who were about to speak, and sighed slightly.

"Perhaps you all find it strange why I would specifically bring up such a small matter. Whether it is Liu Zeqing, Zhang Huangyan, Yan Yingyuan and others, if they block the imperial court's plan, just kill them. There is no need to worry so much."

"You are all right in what you said. If the matter reaches this point and there is no other way, we should take action as soon as possible. But before that, we should try our best to solve the problem with the best way."

"Killing is the simplest and crudest way, and it is a no-brainer method. If everyone in the government adopts this method to do things, when encountering difficulties, they will not want to think too much and always want to solve it once and for all and take simple and crude methods.

In this way, over time, will we fall into an atmosphere of brutal rule?"

"For so many years, we have worked hard to stabilize the situation in Shandong and other places without using any simple violent methods to deal with problems. Our purpose of publishing the Royal Daily is to attract scholars and scholar-bureaucrats from all over the world to work for the court and obey them in a peaceful way.

The administration of the imperial court.”

"We must maintain this style of work. Whenever we encounter anything, we must think carefully and find the best solution. If we have exhausted all methods and still cannot solve the problem, we will finally adopt a simple and direct method.

That makes sense..."

Speaking of this, Wu Zongrui looked at Huang Zongxi.

"Sir Huang, I didn't tell you. The Metropolitan Procuratorate must be direct and simple when doing things. If the Metropolitan Procuratorate is indecisive and considers too much the actual situation, the officials in the world will find a way and they will do it for them.

If you find countless excuses for your own corruption, it will be the people who will suffer. The people cannot bear it and rise up in rebellion. In the end, it will be the court that will suffer."

Huang Zongxi, whose face was a little red and was about to speak, lowered his head when he heard the emperor say this.

Liao Wenru stepped forward and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think we can treat Liu Zeqing, Zhang Huangyan, Yan Yingyuan and others differently."

Wu Zongrui nodded and looked at Liao Wenru.

"If a person like Liu Zeqing is capricious and appears once, there is no need for mercy. He must take action and kill him resolutely without leaving any chance. As for Zhang Huangyan, Yan Yingyuan and others, if they cannot change their minds,

They can be imprisoned, or sent to the north, so that they can serve in the army..."

"I said this after thinking about it in detail. Liu Zeqing's external influence has always been bad. He allowed his sergeants to plunder the people, lied about their military exploits, took their time off, conserved their strength, and supported their troops with self-respect. The bad habits of those officers,

He has it all, and he is greedy and uses every means to make money. There is no need to condone such a person."

"Zhang Huangyan, Yan Yingyuan and others are all scholars. They are mainly loyal to the previous dynasty. They want to restore the Ming Dynasty and are unwilling to change their own understanding. The court does not need to kill all these people. It can just deal with them slowly..."

Wu Zongrui nodded and looked at Shi Kefa, Hong Chengchou and others.

Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou both clasped their fists to express their support for Liao Wenru's proposal.

"Okay, according to the opinions discussed just now, the cabinet will immediately draft a decree. After I read it, I sent it to Nanjing in a hurry. The situation in the south is about to enter a violent turmoil. At this time, the court must grasp

Seizing the opportunity, Wen Ru ordered the Intelligence Department to pay attention to the situation in Chengdu and see how Zhang Xianzhong responded to such a situation."

Liao Wenru stayed, and the others left Wenhua Hall.

Wu Zongrui stretched his waist for a long time.

"Wen Ru, this period of time has been too hard. I really want to take a good rest. Unfortunately, I can't. The great changes in the south are coming soon. The court needs to pay attention to it at all times. At such a critical moment, let the people below completely let go.

It is not possible for people to do it. Some opportunities are fleeting and are gone if they are lost. How to best grasp the situation? The cabinets stand at different heights. They need to worry more and put forward some opinions and suggestions..."

Liao Wenru nodded, bowed and spoke.

"Your Majesty, I request to go to Southern Zhili to command the army in battle. I will definitely complete the mission of unifying the south..."

Wu Zongrui smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Wenru, you have gone to Nanjing. Is it possible that I should pay direct attention to the situation in Liaodong? Once a major change occurs in the south, do you think Dorgon of the Later Jin Dynasty will not know anything? He will definitely pay attention, so we will not only
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