Chapter 319: Fighting on both sides

Imperial City, Ganqing Palace.

Emperor Longwu looked at the little eunuch in front of him with a blue face and asked, "Why did Wang Pu really say that?"

"Long live back." The little eunuch said tremblingly, "In front of all the students and teachers of Yangming University, Prince Jingnan really said that. He also said that the empire will be ruled by the students of Yangming University in the future."

"It's unreasonable." Emperor Longwu grabbed the inkstone on the imperial desk and threw it on the floor, shouting, "It's unreasonable!"

"Emperor Sister." Emperor Longwu roared for a while, and then said to Princess Changping who was sitting there, "Emperor Sister, look at your prince consort, what do he want to do? Does he want to rebel? If the emperor cannot rule this empire, but let the students of Yangming University rule, what kind of pride is it? "

Princess Changping's expression was blank and speechless.

"Long live the Lord." Zhang Zian said on the side, "Hold on."

"Honest, how long do you want me to endure?" Emperor Longwu roared at the top of his lungs, "Wang Pudu openly claimed that the era of imperial power was over and over again. He had already openly claimed that from now on, I and the descendants of the Zhu family are no longer qualified to rule this empire. Do you still want me to swallow my anger?"

"What if I can't bear it?" Zhang Zi'an sighed, "Wang Pu didn't say that he ruled this empire, but said that he would let Yangming University students rule this empire. This is exactly his cleverness."

"What is so brilliant?" Emperor Longwu said angrily, "It is obvious that he is a great rebellion, and everyone can kill such a traitor."

"Oh..." Zhang Zi'an sighed again and said, "If you want to say that Wang Pu's speech at Yangming University is indeed a ruthless person, and it has touched the sacred status of Confucianism, it is easy to become the target of scholars all over the world! But Wang Pu's words are so powerful that he tied all the students of Yangming University with him. The scholars of Yangming University are all selected from the Donglin Fushe. This is equivalent to binding himself and the Donglin Fushe. With the Donglin Fushe support him, the Shilin of the World will speak for him."

Emperor Longwu said angrily: "Is there no difference between right and wrong among scholars all over the world?"

Zhang Zian shook his head and smiled bitterly, not saying anything anymore.

At the same time, Qian Qianyi's mansion.

After listening to Lu Daqi's narration, Qian Qianyi was moved and said, "What did King Jingnan really say?"

Lu Daqi said solemnly: "Every sentence is true."

Qian Qianyi stroked his gray beard on his chin and said with some concern: "The prince is completely denying the Confucian classics of world governance. No matter what his words are, this idea will lead the students of Yangming University and the Ming Empire. This statement alone will easily lead the criticism of scholars all over the world."

"But what the prince said is reasonable," said Lu Daqi, "And this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us Donglin Party members. As the saying goes, you must not miss the opportunity, and you will never come again. If you miss such a god-given opportunity, how can you face the predecessors of the Donglin Party in the future when you are in the nine springs?"

The opportunity mentioned by Lu Daqi certainly refers to the opportunity of the Donglin Party to gain control of the state machine!

Becoming the ruling party has always been the purpose of the Donglin Party. Didn’t the Donglin sages and masters such as Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, and Gao Panlong die to achieve this political goal? Now the opportunity is already in front of the Donglin Party members, and what is different from the previous generations is that once the Donglin Party is in power this time, it will no longer be subject to the constraints of imperial power. At that time, all major affairs in the world will be decided by the Donglin Party members!

For the Donglin Party members, this is an irresistible temptation!

It was precisely because Wang Pu knew the proficiency of the Donglin Party that he dared to openly deny the Confucian classics of rule, openly carried the Legalists and military strategists to the altar, and reshape the national spirit of the Han nation!

In fact, Wang Pu's strategy was very simple. He was to use the power of the Donglin Party to defeat the old scholars who believed in Moralism, and then use the emerging forces within the Donglin Party (mainly graduates of Yangming University) to defeat the conservative forces that respect Confucianism, and finally enable the elite class of the Ming Empire to completely get rid of the shackles of Confucianism's "gentle and humbleness, respect etiquette and etiquette" and become a new group with "ambitious and aggressiveness".

This new group no longer represents the old landlord class, but more of the interests of industrial and commercial capitalists. When this new group comes to power and becomes the ruling force of the Ming Empire, it is impossible to restore the imperial power, because at that time, there were a group of ambitious capitalists who were in power. They did not pay attention to benevolence, righteousness and humility. Only when they saw the interests, they would not willingly hand over the power in their hands.

"Yes." Qian Qianyi nodded and said with a serious expression, "But it is probably not easy to calm the impact of this incident. There will inevitably be another protracted debate between us Donglin Party members and Neo-Confucian scholars. I hope this debate will not affect national affairs and will not cause chaos."

Jingnan Prince's Mansion.

Sun Chuanting said to Wang Pu worriedly: "Even if the Donglin Party members stand on the side of you, my father and son, spare no effort to speak for us and engage in a large-scale debate with Confucian scholars in Neo-Confucianism in the world, are you not worried that this debate will affect national affairs? Are you not worried that this debate will cause chaos?"

"Influence the national affairs and cause chaos?" Wang Pu said disapprovingly, "How to affect the national affairs and cause chaos?"

After saying this, Wang Pu said again: "Now the Ming Dynasty has controlled Nanzhi, Beizhi, Shandong, Henan, Huguang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Jiangxi 11 provinces. The old man might as well calculate with his fingers. Our people and the Donglin Party members served as governors of several provinces?"

Sun Chuanting indeed counted with his fingers: "You are the governors of Nanzhi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Fujian. Shandong Governor Wei Daben and Guangdong and Guangxi Governor Wang Shicheng are both ours, Beizhi Governor Qu Shisi, Henan Governor Zhang Huangyan are Donglin Party members, Huguang Governor He Tengjiao can also be regarded as ours..."

"How is it?" Wang Pu smiled, "Except for Yunnan and Guizhou, the two remote provinces, the governors of the other provinces are either ours or Donglin Party members. Even if the Confucian scholars in the world incite trouble, what kind of chaos can they cause? It is said that scholars have not been able to rebel for ten years. This scholar is very good at talking, but when it comes to making trouble... Hehe, it's not that my son underestimates them, I'm afraid that even the ignorant peddlers are not as good as those who are ignorant."

Sun Chuanting said: "Although that's the case, the reason is the same. You shouldn't provoke this dispute at this time. At least you have to wait until the internal and external troubles are settled before starting to resolve this matter. As the saying goes, if you are anxious, you can't eat hot porridge, and you should not be too hasty in everything."

Wang Pu shook his head and said in a serious tone: "Old man, time is endless! There are too many things to do, but a person's life is so short. Although you are still strong, your son is even more young and strong, but life and death are impermanent. I took off my shoes tonight, who knows if I can wear them tomorrow?"

Sun Chuanting shouted, "Speak nonsense."

"This is not nonsense." Wang Pu said solemnly, "When you are a person and do things, you must have a sense of urgency, and you must have a sense of urgency of 'not fighting for the whole life, just seize the day'!"

"Okay." Sun Chuanting sighed, "Anyway, you have said this, and this dispute has arisen. Let it be left to the cabinet and my father to deal with it. You should concentrate on fighting, first level the Jiannu from Liaodong, and then transport the wood from Liaodong back to build a powerful navy as soon as possible."

Yanziji, Central Army Base Camp.

After the Battle of Huguang, the front-line headquarters had been cancelled. Liu Rushi and Liu Qingyan had returned to Nanjing, and the main forces of the six battalions of the Central Army had all returned to Yanziji camp. The weather became warmer and the canal thawed, the navy stranded in Beijing had also returned to Yanziji naval camp.

The Central Army of the Ming Dynasty now has 160,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry, and 20,000 naval divisions. Three of the Mixed Battalions are stationed in Beizhi, three of the Mixed Battalions are stationed in Huguang, two of the Mixed Battalions are stationed in Shandong, six cavalry battalions are stationed in Henan, and the remaining 120,000 infantry and 20,000 naval divisions are stationed in Yanziji camp.

After the 20,000 new rifles from Jiande Arsenal were in place, the Central Army's musket battalion had been expanded into four. The three battalions eliminated had all been transported to Beizhi to arm the security teams of various prefectures in Beizhi. It was said that they were security teams, but in fact they were the northern cowboys supported by Wang Pu.

Governor Qu Shixi, the governor of Beizhi, also established an arsenal in Beijing, specializing in the production of paper shell bullets to supply these old-fashioned muskets.

Compared with the new rifles of the Central Army, although these old muskets are behind, their range and accuracy are not on the same level. These old muskets are more than enough to deal with Jiannu, Tartars and Goryeo Rods.

In the war room, senior officers of the Central Army had gathered together.

The first person on the left is Chief of Staff Liu Rushi. Although Liu Rushi is a woman, she has been recognized by all the soldiers of the Central Army with her outstanding performance in the Battle of Jining and the Battle of Huguang. Especially the Battle of Huguang, which she commanded independently, has established her position second only to Wang Pu in the Central Army.

Sitting at the next head of Liu Rushi are: Li Chengdong, general officer of the First Battalion of Infantry, Zheng Chenggong, general officer of the Second Battalion of Infantry, Liu Konghe, general officer of the Third Battalion of Infantry, Yan Yingyuan, Yan Yingyuan and Li Chengdong, Zheng Chenggong, and Liu Konghe, all graduates of the crash class of Nanjing Army Officers University. With their outstanding performance in the Battle of Huguang, they have just been appointed as general officer of the Infantry Battalion by Wang Pu in the recent adaptation of the Central Army.

These four infantry battalions are all musket battalions.

The navy generals Huang Degong, Shi Lang, Zhang Yanlin and Li Ang were sitting in the right order.

From the situation where the water and land armies each occupy half of the seats in this military conference, it can be seen that Wang Pu's vision is no longer limited to the Ming Dynasty. He has turned his attention to the wider ocean. In Wang Pu's heart, the weight of the navy is enough to be on par with the army.

As a time traveler, Wang Pu's attention to the navy has reached an extreme level. He urgently wants to build an invincible navy. It is precisely because of this reason that Wang Pu subverted the strategy of first resolutely resolute the country. Before Wu Sangui, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were solved, he actually sent troops to Liaodong.

"The prince is here..."

A loud trumpet suddenly sounded outside the combat room, and the senior officers sitting upright stood up in unison. Everyone's eyes turned to the door. With the heavy footsteps, Wang Pu held his head and strode in with his chest. All the officers kicked his right leg at the same time, and remembered the standard military salute to Wang Pu.

Wang Pu strode to the main seat and replied to the officers' salute: "Please sit down."

After everyone sat down, Wang Pu also sat down and said, "I believe everyone here has heard of it. Yes, I have decided to use troops to Liaodong, but what I want to say is that this time we will not only use troops to Liaodong, but also use troops to Shanxi, Shaanxi and Sichuan!"

All the officers who participated in the meeting looked calm and could not see any look of surprise on their faces.

As senior officers of the Central Army, their admiration for Wang Pu has reached an unparalleled level. No matter what Wang Pu says, they believe it. Even if Wang Pu is arrogant and wants to go to war with 100 enemies at the same time, they will take it for granted and firmly believe that the Central Army can win 100 enemies at the same time!

Of course, Wang Pu did not speak nonsense. While sending troops to Liaodong, he also used troops to Shanxi, Shaanxi and Sichuan. Wang Pu made a decision after careful consideration. At the same time, the General Staff had also formulated a detailed combat plan.

Wang Pu waved his hand and said that a service staff had already delivered the detailed combat plan formulated by the General Staff to the officers, and each had a copy of it.

In the Battle of Jining, the main force of Jiannu had been destroyed, and the Jiannu fled back to the outside world was only tens of thousands of people. In addition, the Jiannu and the Tartars had fought one after another, and they were in a desperate situation of internal and external difficulties! Therefore, there was no need to mobilize a large army to recover Liaodong. In this combat plan formulated by the General Staff, the Central Army only planned to mobilize the forces of two battalions, one of which was the infantry battalion in the main battle, and another logistics support battalion.

Of course, the security team of Beizhi, that is, the northern cowboys supported by Wang Pu, must go to the battle together. After the Jiannu levelling, Liaodong will become the manor and ranch for these northern cowboys. After the Central Army withdrew its troops from Liaodong, the important task of defending Liaodong will also be handed over to these northern cowboys.

Therefore, in addition to using troops to Liaodong, the Central Army has the full strength to use troops to Shanxi and Sichuan. Of course, it is impossible to use troops to Shanxi and Sichuan at the same time. There must be a order in the middle. The Central Army is preparing to mobilize the Central Army's second, third, fourth, artillery battalions, and five baggage battalions, plus Hongniangzi's three cavalry battalions, and nearly 60,000 troops to encircle and suppress Wu Sangui in Shanxi.

At the same time, Zhao Xin from Huguang and monk Zhang from Henan took a defensive move against Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng.
Chapter completed!