Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 204 The Great Victory
Zhu Jianzhuo frowned and asked in confusion when he saw Queen Liu acting so fiercely.

"Why is the queen so fierce? Didn't I just ask Yang He to get a memorial?"

When Mrs. Liu heard this, she said with a cold face.

"Your Majesty is already sick from overwork, so what else can you do to write a memorial?"

"What if His Majesty's body collapses from exhaustion? What will happen to the world?"

"Your Majesty has the fate of the world on your shoulders now, so how can you not take your own body seriously?"

When Zhu Jianzhuo heard this, he also knew that Mrs. Liu was concerned about him, so he softened his tone.

"I am also worried about national affairs!"

"I feel uneasy if government affairs are left unhandled! I can't sleep even if I want to rest."

Hearing this, Mr. Liu just spoke.

"Can't we just leave the government affairs to the cabinet for the time being? At the worst, let Yang He bring a few clever servants to help criticize Hong. We won't miss anything."

Although Liu is not familiar with politics.

However, we still know the rules about the approval of cabinet votes in the pre-Ming dynasty by the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Since our ancestors already have a complete system to assist the emperor in handling government affairs, why is the emperor still so tired?
Besides, it's not like Zhu Jianzhuo will just ignore everything from now on, leave everything to the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and become the hands-off manager himself.

He has just been ill recently and needs the help of the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies for a few days, and then he can rest.

It’s not a big deal!
What if Zhu Jianzhuo really fell ill? This would be a big deal!

When Zhu Jianzhuo heard this, his expression was still a little tangled.

Apparently, he now suffers from a strange disease called "can't sleep without approving memorials".

Seeing this, Mr. Liu spoke again to persuade.

"Your Majesty, you should take care of yourself. Today's Ming Dynasty cannot live without Your Majesty!"

"I and my children cannot live without Your Majesty!"

After Zhu Jianzhuo heard this, he finally stopped saying anything and just nodded.

"That's all, that's all, let's leave the government affairs to the cabinet for a few days!"

"Yang and you will temporarily serve as the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Bingbi, and lead people to watch over the critics. If there is anything important, remember to come and report it. Don't deceive me."

"It's really time for me to rest!"

Zhu Jianzhuo gave Yang He the post of Chief of Ceremonies Bingbi and asked him to help approve the memorial.

The purpose is to balance the government and the opposition and prevent anyone from taking advantage of his illness to deceive his superiors and disrupt the government.

As for what to do if Yang He himself is messing with the government...

Haha, of course he was killed with a stick!
It was difficult for Zhu Jianzhuo to deal with the founding fathers in the government and the public, because these people had contributed to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty and were equivalent to shareholders of the company.

In the current uncertain situation in the world, it is really difficult for the emperor to deal with them.

Otherwise, people in the DPRK will be in chaos!
However, when the emperor dealt with his slaves, he didn't have to worry so much.

Because shareholders and professional managers are two different things.

Shareholders cannot be deprived of their shares, but managers will be fired if their boss says they are fired.

In the same way, to the emperor, the eunuchs were just domestic slaves, so if they were to be killed, they would be killed!
Easy to dispose of!
There won’t be so many scruples at all!
It is not without reason that emperors of the pre-Ming Dynasty liked to use eunuchs.

Because this thing is really useful.

Everything the eunuchs have is given by the emperor, and their power comes from the emperor's trust and nothing else.

This also determines that if the eunuch can obtain power, he will definitely do his best to safeguard the imperial power and be very loyal to the emperor.

Because only when the imperial power is at its peak can his power be guaranteed.

After all, once the imperial power declines, who will recognize him as an eunuch without eggs?
Loyal, reliable, able to take the blame, and handle the matter without worrying about the impact of public opinion.

Even occasionally killing a few eunuchs who took the blame can calm people's hearts!
What emperor could refuse such a group?
Seeing this, Yang He quickly knelt down, kowtowed, and flattered him.

"Your Majesty is wise, I obey your orders!"

Just as the emperor could not refuse eunuchs, no eunuch could refuse the power of the ceremonial eunuch to applaud the emperor.

After all, this is the inside story!
The power in his hands is not much less than that of the chief minister of the cabinet.

He is truly a person who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people!

What's more important is the majesty of serving as the internal minister. For the eunuch with a physical disability, it is an irresistible temptation.

After saying this, Yang He was about to turn around and leave.

At this moment, a chamberlain suddenly ran in from outside, breathing heavily and speaking with a happy face.

"Your Majesty, good news, great... great victory!"

"Great victory on the front line!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jianzhuo's expression, which had been sluggish due to illness, suddenly cheered up and he hurriedly asked.

"A great victory? Where is the great victory? Tell me in detail!"

The servant who came to deliver the message took a deep breath and then spoke.

"Your Majesty, this is a great victory from Huguang."

"After His Royal Highness led the army to break through Changsha, the army bypassed Dongting Lake, went north to attack Jingzhou, and successfully captured Jingzhou City."

"Immediately the army went eastward and encountered the troops of Sanbao, the Manchu Governor of Huguang in the Jianli area. They were severely defeated. Ma Debang, the commander-in-chief of Wuchang, presented the head of Sanbao, the governor of Huguang, and surrendered with tens of thousands of troops."

"At the end of June, the army arrived in Yuezhou and launched an attack on Yuezhou."

"In mid-July, our army captured Yuezhou City and annihilated the main force of the Qing army in Yuezhou. Agui fled eastward on horseback!"

"The situation of the Huguang war has now been decided. His Royal Highness will soon lead his troops east to the south of the Yangtze River to regain Nanjing."

"My Ming Dynasty can achieve such a great victory because of God's blessing."

"Long live your Majesty, may the Ming Dynasty live forever!"

The chamberlain knelt on the ground, his face full of excitement and excitement as he reported the victory.Even Zhu Jianzhuo couldn't help showing excitement and laughed.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Yeah!"

"After this battle, I will have no worries!"

Zhu Jianzhuo also had a certain strategic vision, and he was also aware of the importance of Zhu Jing'an's victory.

The Eight Banners in Jingzhou were completely wiped out!

The Governor of Huguang conferred the title!

The Qing army in Yuezhou was completely wiped out, and Agui fled eastward on horseback!
It can be said that after this battle, the Qing army in the south no longer had the ability to engage in large-scale battles with the Ming Dynasty.

Even if the remaining defeated generals can hold on to the city and support the Ming army for a period of time, to put it harshly, they are nothing more than turtles in the urn.

It doesn’t matter to the overall situation!

In other words, after the Battle of Yuezhou, Zhu Jing'an went east to the south of the Yangtze River and took Nanjing lightly.

Seeing this scene, Yang He and other servants around him bowed down one after another.

"This slave congratulates Your Majesty and congratulates the Ming Dynasty!"

"This slave congratulates Your Majesty and congratulates the Ming Dynasty!"

"..."

Seeing this, Zhu Jianzhuo nodded with a smile.

"Hahaha, be flat, let's all be flat..."

……

Not long after the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty received the news of the victory of the army, there was news in Guangzhou.

The reason why the news spread so quickly was not because the Ming Dynasty's palace restrictions were lax.

But because Zhu Jianzhuo did it intentionally!
Zhu Jianzhuo would naturally not hide such exciting news, but would deliberately let the news spread as soon as possible.

The information that really needs to be concealed is some confidential information or a failure.

Of course there is no need to hide the good news!

It just so happens that this can also be used to stabilize the hearts of the people in Guangzhou who are somewhat unstable due to Zhu Jianzhuo's illness.

After learning that the Ming Dynasty had won another battle, the people in Guangzhou couldn't help but feel excited.

Because the current rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty is truly closely related to them.

"Have you heard? His Royal Highness has won another battle!"

In the restaurant, a middle-aged man dressed as a wealthy businessman said excitedly.

Beside him, a middle-aged man wearing brocade clothes and dressed as a scholar heard this and asked.

"What do you mean? Brother Yang, what news do you have?"

When the wealthy businessman Yang Jin heard this, he just stroked his beard and said.

"That's natural. Someone in my family is working in the palace. This is news spread from the palace. There should be no falsehood."

"I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince led troops to achieve great victories in Jingzhou, Jianli, Yuezhou and other places. He killed the Qing Tartar general Ersu of Jingzhou and Sanbao, the governor of Huguang, and annihilated the main force of hundreds of thousands of Tatars."

"It's just a pity that the leader of the thieves, Agui, escaped on horseback."

When the middle-aged scholar heard this, a smile appeared on his face, he clapped his hands and laughed.

"Okay, okay, I, Da Ming, am indeed destined to be blessed by God."

"It's really inspiring to achieve such a great victory. After this battle, the South will be at peace!"

But even though he said that, there was a faint sadness in his eyes.

Of course, this is not because he is a Manchu spy.

It's because he failed the imperial examination...

This time Ming Dynasty opened a subject to recruit scholars. In order to win over people's hearts, a lot of admission places were released.

Compared with the traditional imperial examination, which only takes 200 people at a time.

This time, 500 people were selected for the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty.

But even so, Nie Xing still missed a move, and finally failed to pass the exam.

How can he not feel complicated mentally?

Seeing his old friend's sad face, Yang Jin suggested.

"Brother Nie, let me tell you, if you want to be an official, there is no need to stick to the imperial examination."

"Hasn't Ming Dynasty sent troops to recover Jiangxi yet?"

"Brother Nie's family is a well-known family in Ganzhou and is quite influential locally."

"If Brother Nie can call on the villagers of Ganzhou to jointly fight against the Qing Dynasty and seize the state capital to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, are you afraid that there will be no officials to do it?"

These days, when the world is in chaos, the only way to become an official is to take the imperial examination.

Is it okay to raise a flag to rebel, become a rebel, and then be recruited?
When Nie Xing heard this, his expression changed slightly, he frowned and said.

"I have to think about it, think about it carefully!"

He is a scholar who holds a pen. If you suddenly ask him to hold a knife, he must be unsure.

Seeing this, Yang Jin on the side added some fire to Nie Xing.

"Brother Nie may not know something. There are many people who want to do this now. There are scholars in Jiangxi, Fujian, and even Zhejiang who have this idea."

"Originally, everyone was still unsure, fearing a Tatar counterattack if they raised troops, but with the news of His Highness the Crown Prince's victory, many people may have second thoughts..."

(End of this chapter)