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He's just bragging outside the city.
"Being able to serve as the governor of a prefecture is enough," he said with a smile.
"As Judge Yang says, I will become the prefect to protect the territory and ensure the safety of the people."
"My brothers,"
"We should also arrange some civil and military positions."
A bandit leader becomes a prefect.
A group of bandit leaders also held important positions.
What should the Ming Dynasty court do next?
Emperor Huizong of Song feigned illness and stayed in bed to rest.
Lying in bed, I began to recall my experiences along the way.
He finally gained firsthand experience of the country he governed.
Knowing is one thing,
Personal experience, however, is different.
He could easily capture the state capital with a simple plan.
This left Emperor Huizong of Song feeling utterly hopeless.
.....
With Liang Shicheng killed in the mutiny,
The southeastern regime's river defenses immediately collapsed.
The garrisons in the cities along the river surrendered en masse.
Everyone knows that the Song Dynasty is completely finished!
Chapter 1799 The Great March South
Meanwhile, the Ming Dynasty's river defense troops stationed in Huainan
They then took the opportunity to cross the river and take over the city.
These Huainan New Army,
It took only seven months to complete the reorganization.
Wang Yuan led a thousand heavily armored guards.
He was sent south by the Qing army to reorganize the troops.
With the cooperation of Fang Mengqing, the Left Provincial Administration Commissioner of Huainan Province,
It took the execution and exile of over two thousand people to resolve this matter.
Furthermore, taking advantage of Zhu Guoxiang's ascension to the throne,
Tens of thousands of soldiers who participated in the mutiny were pardoned!
And because they were about to attack Zhong Xiang,
And we must be wary of Emperor Huizong of Song.
The Huainan New Army retained a full 60,000 men.
Of these 60,000 people,
Nearly half were former Song Dynasty garrison troops.
In addition, there were a large number of mountain bandits, outlaws, hooligans, and wandering knights.
And those former Song Dynasty garrison troops
It mainly consisted of grain and supplies troops.
To put it simply, they were a transport unit that escorted grain and precious stones.
During Wang Yuan's reorganization
Those who disobey orders
If you can lure someone to their death, then do so.
Those who cannot be lured into battle should be directly charged by heavily armored guards.
Those who fled into the mountains were also subjected to both suppression and appeasement.
They lured his generals to kill the rebel leader and accept amnesty.
These 60,000-strong Huainan New Army were extremely weak in combat.
The armor coverage rate is less than 30%.
Furthermore, the armor was mainly made of leather, cloth, and paper.
However, it was located on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
More than enough to defend against the small regime in the southeast.
Because the opponents on the other side of the river are all equally matched.
Now, they are crossing the Yangtze River southward in a large force.
Easily conquer various states and counties.
Moreover, discipline is relatively strict.
Nothing went wrong.
At most, it might involve a few soldiers forcing people to buy or sell.
Because they caused trouble in Huainan last year,
Those who lead the disobedience,
Either their graves are already overgrown with weeds,
They could either be exiled to southern Sichuan to deal with the barbarians.
"General, the Left Provincial Governor of Zhejiang has arrived!"
"Come with me out of the city to greet them."
Even the arrogant Zhang Shun dared not be negligent.
He just launched a surprise attack on Hangzhou.
The imperial court then appointed the Left Provincial Administration Commissioner of Zhejiang.
Moreover, the visitor was Zhang Gen's younger brother, Zhang Pu.
He arrived outside Jiangning City with his personal guards.
Zhang Shun met a civil official.
Immediately step forward to pay your respects.
"I have met Zhang Buzheng."
Zhang Pu held Zhang Shun's hand.
"General, you are truly a peerless military genius!"
"They took the southeast so easily,"
"This is truly a blessing for our Great Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Shun said, "It's too early to take over the southeast."
"Jiangdong Road only occupies half of it,"
"Liangzhe Road only accounts for one-third of the total area."
"Although each prefecture and county was pacified by issuing proclamations,"
"But local officials are a mixed bag,"
"Many of them were people who took advantage of the chaos to start a rebellion."
"As long as it can be settled by sending a proclamation,"
“The rest will be much easier to manage,” Zhang Pu said with a smile.
“Zhang Buzheng is right.”
Zhang Shun smiled in agreement.
In truth, I was quite disdainful.
Because Zhang Pu is a staunch supporter of Tsai Ing-wen.
He was a key vanguard general under Cai Jing.
Zheng Juzhong was in mourning for his father that year.
He once left the court for half a year.
When I came back, I found that my core support base was gone.
Most of his confidants were impeached and dismissed from office by Zhang Pu.
Unfortunately, Zhang Pu also had an excellent reputation.
Because he impeached only corrupt officials.
Moreover, they did it under the guise of cleaning up redundant officials.
For example, Emperor Huizong of Song served as his military advisor in the conquest of Quzhou.
That incompetent prefect was once impeached and dismissed by Zhang Pu.
Zhang Shun looked down on Zhang Pu, who came from the Cai faction.
Moreover, it was believed that this person was taking advantage of Zhang Gen's influence.
Only then could he quickly rise to power in the new Ming Dynasty.
In fact, Cai Jing's subordinates
There are many capable ministers and officials!
Regardless of their private morality,
Anyway, they can get things done.
They were much more useful than Wang Fu's men.
Cai Jing stepped down and Wang Fu took over.
The recall campaign against Tsai Ing-wen's party has begun.
Many officials who were still capable of doing their jobs were also removed.
It accelerated the demise of the Song Dynasty.
Li Gang, strictly speaking, is also a member of the Tsai Ing-wen faction.
Moreover, some of Zhang Gen's actions
At that time, they were also intentionally or unintentionally cooperating with Cai Jing.
However, these are also actions that benefit the country and its people (such as requesting the abolition of the Flower and Stone Tribute).
Although Zhao Yuan did not question Zhang Gen in person,
But he strongly suspected that a large number of officials,
They used Cai Jing's name to form cliques and factions.
Furthermore, they were secretly supporting Crown Prince Zhao Huan.
The factors that led to this situation
First, Zhao Kai, as a prince, passed the imperial examination with top honors.