Jiangning and the eldest prince Yinti led his troops from Beijing to Jiangning for three days. In the past three days, he met with various generals, integrated his troops, and prepared to encircle and suppress Yuan Qi and other bandits.

Although the eldest prince was not a handsome man, he was also a famous general in the Qing Dynasty, where the general star was withering. He was familiar with the army for a long time. However, it was the first time he fought in Jiangnan. The water towns in Jiangnan were not conducive to cavalry warfare, and he mainly relied on the infantry of the Green Camp. Moreover, after Zhang Yunyi's death, the progress of the encirclement and suppression in Jiangnan was slow, which made him extremely dissatisfied.

With his identity as a prince and his imperial edict, he had no objection to the command of the eldest prince. You should know that his identity is much more valuable than Zhang Yunyi. Moreover, Emperor Kangxi sent the eldest prince to lead troops to attack the various troops in Jiangnan. Who would object in this situation?

There is no problem with military command, but there are many other problems. I have said before that Jiangnan has suffered a lot this year, but the relief from the court has not been brought down. In addition, Yuan Qi made such a fuss in Jiangnan, so life is not easy for the people.

In fact, it is not only the people, but also the military rations of the green camps of various departments are not insufficient. Zhang Yunyi's sudden death is the main reason for the failure of the encirclement and suppression, but logistics problems are also one of the reasons. These days, the troops gathered from various provinces have made many noises about military rations. The eldest prince also faces this problem after taking over the overall situation.

With Jiangning's grain reserves, they can barely support the war, but once the encirclement and suppression time is too long, or the subsequent military rations cannot arrive on time, the army will fall into a shortage of food. For this reason, the eldest prince was planning to take two steps after considering it. One step was to raise grain on the spot. Jiangnan was a land of fish and rice. Even if it was a disaster, the big private households still did not have enough food. He planned to let these big households solve some of the military rations for the court through the method of losing. For this reason, the eldest prince specially found Cao Yin. Cao Yin immediately agreed and contacted a group of wealthy merchants and obtained some military rations.

The second step is to urgently transfer grain from Huguang and other places. Huguang is also a grain area. As long as the grain there arrives, the grain shortage of the army can not only be solved, but also is beneficial for disaster relief in Jiangnan. For this reason, before the eldest prince arrived in Jiangning, the court had notified the localities to make allocations. I think it would take a long time for the grain to arrive.

After solving the food problem, the eldest prince decided to go south quickly. Yuan Qi's troops are now wandering in Zhejiang and Huizhou. They must be wiped out as soon as possible to avoid causing future troubles. In addition to the troops on the front line, the eldest prince also brought the elite troops of the 2,000 vanguard battalions in Beijing as his central army this time. In addition to the troops in Jiangning, the total force will reach 23,000, which is enough to sweep the entire Jiangnan.

Before leaving Jiangning, the eldest prince took time to visit someone. Although this person had already left the court, it might be enough to let someone with the status of the eldest prince go to visit him to him to know that this person is not simple.

In the north of Jiangning City, there is a secluded house, which looks not much different from ordinary houses. The house has neither magnificent decoration nor large area. Even the doorkeeper is just an ordinary old door. However, when he took his people to a place some distance from the house, the eldest prince got off the horse and handed the horse to the accompanying Goshha. He walked up to the door knocker alone and shot it.

When the door opened, the old door was stunned when he saw the eldest prince when he saw him, and then he hurriedly saluted.

"No need to be polite, sir?"

"Master is here, please follow me..." The old man obviously knew the eldest prince, and he didn't have to report when he came, so he quickly asked the eldest prince to enter the yard.

"You are all outside." The opponent ordered, and the eldest prince followed the old door and the door was still closed after they entered.

In the back hall, an ordinary white-haired old man was half lying in a collapsed chair. When the old door rushed to him and took possession and called the eldest prince to visit, the old man opened his turbid eyes.

"Sir, how are you in good health if you haven't seen each other for two years?" Seeing the old man, the eldest prince stopped and saluted to the old man with the courtesy of his disciples. The old man with dizzy eyes looked at the eldest prince and smiled: "It turns out that the eldest prince is here. Two years later, the eldest prince is still in style. I am now in this year and can no longer greet the eldest prince..."

With the help of the old school, the old man reluctantly sat up and bowed to the eldest prince. The eldest prince hurriedly stepped forward to support the old man and said, "What did you say? If it weren't for the teacher's teachings, how could I have been like today? Over the years, Mr. Jiangning, my disciples have never missed him for a day."

Hearing these sincere words, the old man showed a smile from the bottom of his heart. Speaking of which, the old man was not someone else, but Xiong Cilu, a famous figure in the early period of Shunzhi and Kangxi dynasties. Xiong Cilu was once the Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace and the Minister of Justice, and later served as the Grand Secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the Grand Secretary of the Dongge. What's more important is that he is not only a famous Confucian scholar, but also the chief master of Shangshufang.

It’s okay with other names, but the chief master of Shangshu is not simple. He is not only Kangxi’s think tank, but also the heavy responsibility of teaching the prince. When Xiong Cilu was the chief master, the eldest prince Yinti was his disciple, and he was also one of the disciples who taught the longest time and spent the most effort.

Xiong Cilu had an ups and downs during the Kangxi Dynasty. She was dismissed from office before the Three Feudal Rebellion, but was revived soon after. She finally became a minister. It was not until the 45th year of Kangxi that she retired and returned to Jiangning to retire. It can be said that he and the eldest prince had not seen each other for more than two years. Being able to see the eldest prince again in Jiangning was a happy event for Xiong Cilu, who was already in twilight years.

"This time the eldest prince came to Jiangning for Zhu, Yuan's business, right?" Xiong Cilu asked with a smile as he greeted the eldest prince. Although he had retired and never saw guests behind closed doors, even the court no longer paid much attention to Yuan Qi's affairs in Jiangnan. Some time ago, he heard that Kangxi issued an order to ask the eldest prince to go south to lead troops.

"Yes, sir, Zhu, Yuan's troubles do not eliminate the world's uneasiness, Zhang Yunyi's efforts are in vain. Now the encirclement and suppression of Jiangnan is not good. This time, my king's trip to the south is to share the worries for Emperor Ama and to eliminate the world's troubles."

"The eldest prince has been through a long battle. With the eldest prince's ability, Zhu and Yuan are just a minor problem." Xiong Cilu said with a smile.

The eldest prince laughed when he heard this. To be honest, he didn't take Yuan Qi seriously at all. Although the military rations are insufficient now, it was just a trivial matter. The eldest prince with heavy troops was full of confidence. In his opinion, as long as the troops go, these bandits are vulnerable at all. It is only a matter of time to completely wipe out Yuan Qi and other troops.

But he was not very familiar with Jiangnan after all. He came to visit Xiong Cilu to visit this teacher on the one hand, and also wanted to ask some advice on some things. Xiong Cilu had been in the officialdom for decades, and he had always admired him for his eyesight and mentality.

Xiong Cilu didn't hide it from this disciple. How could anyone have any concerns at his age? After listening carefully to the eldest prince's words, Xiong Cilu explained it to him. Not only did he carefully tell him about the landscape and terrain of various parts of Jiangnan, but he also specifically talked about some things that need to be paid attention to in combat in various places, which made the eldest prince nodded and happy.

After all, it was an old man. It took half an hour to say this. Xiong Cilu was a little tired. She took the ginseng tea handed over by the old man and took a sip, cleared her throat and said, "In addition to what she said before, there is another thing that the eldest prince needs to pay attention to..."

"Sir, please explain to your disciples." The eldest prince stood up respectfully and said, just like when he was studying.

"Sit..." Xiong Cilu waved his hand and waited for the eldest prince to sit down again and said, "Zhu, although Yuan's troubles shock the world, it is not difficult to calm the bandit troubles with the eldest prince's ability. But did the eldest prince ever think about why such a big thing happened in this peaceful world?"

"This..." The eldest prince was slightly stunned and immediately said: "It should be because of the negligence of local officials, and Zhu, Yuan and others have been enlightened before, and the descendants of the past are bewitching people's hearts..."
Chapter completed!