Chapter 273 Military News
Wang Guangyang is really becoming more and more likable, and his ability is not weak, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang would not have deliberately transferred him back to be promoted to Prime Minister Zuo. The key factor in his defeat to Yang Xian was that Zhu Yuanzhang hoped that Yang Xian would win .
Now he has been honed to be a good man. I don’t know if it’s good or bad, but Zhu Biao still appreciates it. At least he knows awe. Only with awe can one go far.
After making an appointment to discuss things together in the afternoon, Zhu Biao personally sent Wang Guangyang out of Fengtian Temple. After he bowed to leave with gratitude, Zhu Biao supported his waist and looked into the distance, noticing a somewhat crooked figure.
Liu Bowen is already so old, and Zhu Biao has not paid attention to him for a long time. Since his break with Yang Xian, Liu Bowen has been drifting away from the central government, rarely participating in government affairs. Maybe this smart man has seen through the future of many people, and it is precisely because of this that he He will be imprisoned in this capital by Zhu Yuanzhang, and he will not be able to retreat.
After Zhu Biao took a few glances, he turned around and went back. Today's memorial was also sent over. He had to finish reviewing it as soon as possible, and then went to the Zhongshu Ministry to discuss it with Wang Guangyang. Many officials must be uneasy. After all, every change will affect the government. The careers of many people.
After returning to the imperial study, it took more than an hour to review today's memorials. Now the memorials are much more approved. They are all dry goods at a glance, and most of them are trivial, so it is easy to make decisions.
Just as Zhu Biao asked someone to send the reviewed memorial to Lao Zhu, he was about to go out to the Ministry of Zhongshu, but was stopped by the Minister of the Ministry of War: "Your Highness, where is the Holy One? The southwest sent an urgent military report six hundred miles away. , there is also a letter written by Ming Sheng, the lord of the Xia Kingdom, which urgently needs to be decided by the Holy Majesty."
Zhu Biao hurriedly led him towards the Jinshen Hall when he heard this: "Looking at Shangshu's face, it should be good news. Tanghe has crossed the river? Or has Fu Youde invaded Jiezhou?"
The Minister of the Ministry of War was a little panting when he walked hurriedly. He heard Zhu Biao's question and said: "Your Highness, although Tang Shuai is still blocked by the river, Liao Yongzhong, the Marquis of Deqing, has conquered Qutang Pass before him, and opened up the border. After the way forward, Tang Shuai can also go straight to Kui's mansion."
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up when he heard the words and said: "The land of Bashu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but if we can attack the hinterland as soon as possible, relying on the majestic situation, the battle is expected to end within a month, so that my Ming Dynasty can save a lot of food and grass."
The Minister of the Ministry of War laughed and said: "Your Highness is wrong. Deqing Hou is fast enough, but Ying Guogong is faster. He has already encircled Chengdu in Pojiezhou, Wenzhou, and Hanzhou. Watching the wind fall, the old minister thought that the news of the destruction of the Xia Kingdom was on the way at this time."
Zhu Biao couldn't help being happy when he heard the words. Just at this time, he arrived at the Jinshen Hall, and the Minister of the Ministry of War Jin submitted an urgent report on military information, as well as the peace letter written by Ming Sheng himself earlier.
Zhu Yuanzhang finished reading the urgent report with a flat face. As for Mingsheng's letter, he didn't even bother to open it. Then he looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Victory is only a matter of time. Why are you so happy?"
Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Victory is a trivial matter, but I am so happy to be able to win before the autumn harvest. Today Qingyang Mansion and Pingliang Mansion came to report, and there has been no rain in the territory for two consecutive months. In autumn and winter, I'm afraid we will still need relief from the court, so it would be great to save food and grass now."
The Minister of the Ministry of War sighed: "Your Highness loves the people like a son, which is really a blessing for the country."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and turned his head to give instructions to the Minister of War. His judgment was the same. A complete victory should be on the way. The imperial court now has to prepare some senior officials to take over the Bashu prefecture.
While Zhu Yuanzhang was arranging affairs, Zhu Biao also looked through the urgent military report sent by the Southwest. Yongzhong and others attacked Qutang from the waterway by boat, and Fu Youde led Gu Shi and others to ride out of Longxi on foot.
When they arrived at the place, they summoned all the troops and said that they would send out the Taurus, but secretly led the army to Chencang, climbed the rocks, marched day and night, arrived at Jiezhou, defeated Xia General Ding Shizhen, and conquered the city.
After the defeat of the local defenders, the Bailong River Bridge was broken, hoping to suspend the attack of Fu Youde's army. As a result, Fu Youde built the bridge overnight to cross the river, broke through Wuliguan, and entered Wenzhou.
Then cross the Baishui River and go straight to Mianzhou. At that time, the Han River was flooded and it was impossible to cross the river. , Let them go down the river, Xia Bing saw this and naturally the army was in a state of confusion, Fu Youde took down many cities and entered Chengdu in one go.
Zhu Biao was delighted to see that he was brave and resourceful and deserved to be the number one general of the Ming Dynasty. After putting down the report, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "The meritorious service in this battle is led by Ying Guogong, and the father should reward him vigorously."
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little helpless when he heard the words. He originally wanted Tang He to make great contributions. The road he chose was far easier to fight than Fu Youde's, but he was blocked by the surge of the river.
Fortunately, Tang He is the commander-in-chief of the army after all, and the achievements of his subordinates are also his achievements. It is enough to restore the Duke of the country, and the rest will not say anything. Naturally, Fu Youde has to be rewarded.
It’s just that it’s really not good to be promoted after they’re all in the state. Zhu Biao reminded: “Li Shanchang has been promoted to the position of the prince’s master, and the position of the prince’s junior master can also be used as a reward.”
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this and said: "It seems that you like the Fu family quite a lot. Don't you use his boy as a personal follower?"
Zhu Biao said with a smile: "Even as suspicious as Cao Cao, he likes Dian Wei and Xu Chu, and my ministers naturally like simple and honest generals."
After a while, Wang Guangyang and Hu Weiyong led the chief officials of the six ministries and walked in. After saluting, they began to discuss who should be sent to preside over the overall situation. After discussing for a long time, they couldn't make a decision, because there was a shortage of top civil servants.
Bashu has just been pacified, and the people inside must be panic-stricken. Most of the civil servants with prestige and ability to appease are here, but they are also a radish and a pit. They went to Bashu, and the pit they left behind cannot be found. people fill in.
When Yang Xian died, many people were implicated. The civil officials in eastern Zhejiang were seriously injured.
Zhu Biao said after listening for a while: "It's better to let Liu Bowen go with sincerity. This man's prestige and ability are enough to appease the people of Bashu. Presumably, taxes can be collected normally next year."
The rest of the people didn’t speak when they heard this. Everyone knew Liu Bowen’s ability, but everyone also knew that the Holy Majesty didn’t want Liu Bowen to leave Beijing, so no one dared to recommend him.
Zhu Yuanzhang basically frowned subconsciously. For some reason, he just didn’t like Liu Bowen, especially after the founding of the country.
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(end of this chapter)