It is said that it is suspected, but in fact it is just that the intelligence personnel in Guiyang have not yet obtained tangible evidence of Sun Kewang's dispatch of troops, but the words sent to Chen Wen are no longer just the two words suspected.

"At the end of the twelfth lunar month, Qin Fan conferred the general Ma Jinzhong as King of Jiading, Feng Shuangli as King Xing'an, and Zhang Hu as Marquis of Dongchang. Other generals also received rewards. Those who don't know would think that our King of Qin had ascended the throne and became emperor."

Chen Wen's words were full of sarcasm, but the officials present were either worried or their faces were full of contempt for Sun Kewang.

According to the information, this was because Sun Kewang's close confidant civil servant Fang Yuxuan gave him a plan and said: "Now the emperor is in Yunnan, and the country is in support, and the people's hearts gradually belong to him. I want to ask the king to be a big name and be awarded the title of civil and military title, and then the people's hearts will be settled." Sun Kewang was not in a hurry to be the emperor, but he first awarded the title of civil and military title. What his thoughts are self-evident.

It is no secret that Sun Kewang wanted to usurp the throne, and it is well known in Yunnan and Guizhou. In the Jiangsu and Zhejiang, thanks to Zhou Jingting's instructions from Lu Liuliang and others in the mansion, the gentry and people had long known that the emperor had been placed under house arrest by a bandit named Sun Kewang in a thousand households over the years, and this bandit almost wrote the two big words "user" on his forehead, and he wished that the whole world knew that he was a living Cao Cao.

"King, how many soldiers are there in King Jin and King Shu? How different is it from Sun Kewang?"

The year before yesterday, Zhang Huangyan was rescued by Chen Wen. After returning home for a while, he came to Chen Wen to report, and Chen Wen arranged for him to be the head of the Military and Justice Department.

Those who can sit in this position were Chen Wen’s confidants before, but Zhang Huangyan, who said he was a confidant, was actually much worse. At least Chen Wen and Zhang Huangyan were all ally in their respective positions.

Zhang Huangyan was defeated in Nanzhili, and the remnants quickly incorporated Chen Wen. He is now a commander who is a bare commander. Just like when he was under Zheng Chenggong, he was also waiting for arrangements when he arrived at Chen Wen. However, the upper level of his loyalty chain was not Chen Wen, but Zhu Youlang, the Emperor of Yongli, and at most, he was the former king, Zhu Yihai, the King of Lu.

It is understandable that civil officials are like this. Zhang Huangyan is not the kind of person who "climbs the high branches". Otherwise, if he would be able to receive high officials and generous salaries in history, why bother to die to prove his noble ambitions?

At this moment, when Zhang Huangyan heard about this, he immediately asked. However, most of the officials present were from the core ruling of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but they also had great interest and desire for Zhang Huangyan's problems.

Chen Wen nodded, and the head of the Military Information Department stood up and explained to the officials present: "According to information, the King of Jin and King of Shu now occupy most of Yunnan and Guangxi. They had once had southern Sichuan, but were expelled by Sun Kewang. In terms of troops, the 30,000 to 40,000 Southwest King Division brought back from Guangdong from Guangdong, and there were 20,000 troops in Yunnan, but most of them were Sun Kewang's confidants, such as Wang Shangli, Wang Ziqi, and He Jiuyi, all of them held heavy troops. As for the King of Guangxi and the Chiefs, their combat effectiveness and loyalty were not necessary to be counted."

After talking about Li Dingguo, the head of the Military Intelligence Department then talked about Sun Kewang: "Sun Nikewang, he has been provoking my Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings Division in the past two years. However, he is so despicable, and God has also given up his slaughter and lost his base camp Yunnan. Now Sun Kewang occupies Guizhou and southern Huguang, and his territory has been greatly reduced, but the number of troops is as large as 200,000, which is still not to be underestimated."

"so much?"

When I heard this answer, the person in charge of the ward was shocked even if he was shocked, and others were the same.

It should be noted that the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang now occupy the entire territory of Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, most of the southern Zhili, Fujian and a small part of Guangxi. With such a vast area, there are also many places with financial resources, and only 200,000 soldiers, many of which are local garrisons and navy troops. Sun Kewang's territory is a bit too eye-catching when compared with the number of troops under his command.

"This is fine. Sun Kewang rests in Yunnan and divides land to the Southwest King's Division, but it turns Guizhou into a huge military camp. It's no wonder that it can raise so many soldiers."

The military camps in Guizhou mean that everyone except the war soldiers turned into auxiliary soldiers, and all the production was returned to the public. The cost of auxiliary soldiers was entirely due to the lower level, and there was still a small fixed share.

Such a policy is driven entirely by the supervisor's whip, which is a world of difference from the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. However, Sun Kewang's ability to engage in internal affairs is indeed terrifying. In history, relying on the two poor provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou to support more than 200,000 troops at its peak, it may not be possible to have him. Li Dingguo is not good, Liu Wenxiu is not good, and Chen Wen asked himself that he does not have the ability to play with military garrisons alone.

"There is such a huge difference in military strength. The king should send troops to help the king quickly to solve the danger of the emperor."

Sun Kewang sent troops to invade the inner siege, and relied on rewards to stabilize people's hearts. The next step was to get rid of Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, just like the general he added to Bai Wenxuan, to conquer the rebels and recruit the general. Who is rebels? Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu and these two confidants, and who else is besides them?

However, since Sun Kewang dared to break up, Yongli's fate was obvious. He was either under house arrest again or forced to abdicate. It was even more likely that Sun Kewang killed the monarch and framed Li Dingguo and supported the crown prince Zhu Cixuan ascended the throne. A child of a few years old is better controlled than an adult like Yongli.

However, Zhang Huangyan made a generous speech, but none of the other officials at the meeting agreed. Instead, several officials expressed some different opinions on whether to send troops.

"King, King Jin was a hero who was able to fall into a bad position back then. With Sun Nikewang's poor performance in the battle at the fork in the road, it would be better if he was not captured alive by the King of Jin. On the contrary, our Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings Division has been fighting for years and exhausted from the soldiers. In addition, the military supplies were tight and the place was not very stable. It would be better to watch it happen."

After the official said this, he immediately agreed. Zhang Huangyan looked at the official in disbelief. He was also a civil servant, who had passed the imperial examination and had the reputation of a scholar. If he was in trouble today, he could say such words. It was really unbelievable.

What's even more terrifying is that he proposed to send troops to rescue him. No one catered to the officials at the meeting. As soon as the proposal of not sending troops was released, most of the officials at the meeting expressed their agreement. This made him feel a chill, and it was biting cold.

"Does Your Highness the King of Yue mean the same thing?!"

The more and more echoed, Zhang Huangyan could not suppress the slightest moment of his penis after a week. The chill in his heart became even worse. Zhang Huangyan glared and questioned Chen Wen loudly.

The scene in front of him was quite unexpected to Chen Wen. The officials of the Yue Palace had some private discussions, and Chen Wen had already been mentally prepared from the report of the Supervision Department. However, such blatant opposition to serving the king still surprised him.

However, accidents are not unimaginable. Just as Zhang Huangyan's anger is not a good surprise, the officials attending the meeting are also the same.

After all, the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was an independent military and political group. Their career and wealth were all given by Chen Wen. If they sent troops to serve the king, they would inevitably suffer some damage in the face of Sun Kewang's army of more than 100,000. Once they were benefited by the Yongli court, the result would be self-evident. Even Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo were both injured. Should the emperor return to Nanjing? If they come back, there will be power struggles. If there is nothing else, what should they do if they are the civil servant training classes and officials appointed by Chen Wen do?

By the same token, the emperor's return to the palace was not a good thing for Chen Wen. He had not had time to deal with the gentry in Jiangnan. Once the imperial power and the gentry joined forces, how to implement the land of the Qingzhang, how to crack down on sea smuggling, and how to dare to send troops with confidence and boldness in the Northern Expedition.

"Shangshu Zhang, don't be impatient. What you mentioned just now are the real problems that my Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings are facing now. Of course, you still have to go to the king. But this matter is important. You must always consider methods and never do it blindly. You must know that this great situation is exchanged for countless soldiers with the price of life and blood. They are not numbers, they are all living people, and we still have to cherish it."

Chen Wen said something, and the officials present agreed. Only Zhang Huangyan was still staring at Chen Wen, and the words that broke out from his mouth were full of sounds of gold and stone.

"Then according to His Highness the King of Yue, should the king send troops to help the king immediately, or should he wait until the court and Sun Ni split up before cleaning up the mess!"

Zhang Huangyan asked this, and the officials present criticized him for being rude, but Prince Chen Wen did not care too much. The reason is very simple. If Zhang Huangyan did not do this, he would need to be very vigilant, because Cao Conglong was so confused by Chen Wen before he sent troops to Quzhou.

"Don't be angry, Zhang Shangshu must send troops immediately, otherwise why did I catch everyone from the bed for a meeting? But if the problem wants to be solved, it must fall into reality. It cannot be solved by imagination. At that time, the Donglin Qunxian advocated exemption of industrial and commercial taxes to please the heavens. As a result, natural disasters remained, and the people of the northwest who were forced to share the tax pressure were forced to rebel. Otherwise, how could the Tartars enter the pass so easily?"

Chen Wen publicly bombarded the Donglin Party during the Chongzhen Dynasty at the meeting for the first time, which really shocked Zhang Huangyan. However, Zhang Huangyan was never the kind of person who could say anything like "not being an An-hungry man". Moreover, he was not a serious Donglin Party, but had a good relationship with some anti-Qing people from the Donglin Party. What's more, he urgently needed Chen Wen to order troops to serve the king, so he could not raise any interest in refuting these.

"Then how is His Highness of Yue ready to send troops?"

"This is exactly what we want to study when we hold a meeting overnight today."

Speaking of this, Chen Wen was furious and immediately stood up and said, "As far as I know, the Xiying surrendered to Huangming back then was a collaborative discussion between Sun, Li, Liu and Ai. However, as the person in charge, Sun Ni had no achievements in the country, but he had been under house arrest for several years and massacred loyal ministers and righteous men, and was angry with both humans and gods. The King of Jin raised an army to defend the king, which was a move of the heavens to respond to others, but Sun Ni refused to give up and intended to raise an army to invade the country. My Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings' Army should not sit idly by."

"However, our troops have been fighting for years, and the soldiers are exhausted; the Yue Palace has moved to Nanjing, and the Jiangnan has not yet stabilized; the transformation of the garrison is underway, and the variables are particularly lies. In addition, there are many difficulties, but the matter of serving the king cannot be delayed. You should try your best to avoid such unbearable things happening today."

"The lower officials and others are obeying the king's orders."

Chen Wen glanced at him and most of the officials at the meeting were a little nervous. Seeing this, he said, "I have made plans before, and it is feasible after analysis by the General Staff Department. However, Sun Ni sent troops earlier than expected, and now he can only speed up the progress and resolve the chaos in the southwest as soon as possible so that we can better strengthen our strength in preparation for the Northern Expedition."

According to Chen Wen's memory, it took him from Li Dingguo to Yunnan to Sun Kewang to raise an army to invade the country. It took him more than a year and nearly two years to do so. At that time, he was very strange, but after reading other records, he felt relieved.

But now, Sun Kewang has launched an internal offense in less than a year, and this impatience is really beyond Chen Wen's expectations.

But if you think about it carefully, it is actually normal. At that time, unlike the current situation, Hong Chengchou's Changsha Shogunate was strong and was blocking the southern part of Huguang. Sun Kewang's Guizhou base camp, and even in the hostility of both sides, Gushan Ezhen Arjin sent troops to capture Chenzhou, which led to Sun Li being forced to shake hands and make peace temporarily under pressure.

Compared with now, Sun Kewang occupied the southern part of Huguang, Chen Wen's territory has increased dramatically and is still in consuming, while Fan Wencheng has shown signs of fatigue. He retreated to northern part of Huguang and did not dare to invade the south. There is a lot of gap.

Sun Kewang is eager to send troops to invade the country now, but he just wants to fight Chen Wen with a time difference and quickly cut off the mess and deal with Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, so that he can compete with Chen Wen with a vast area of ​​Yunnan, Guizhou, southern Huguang and most of Guangxi, and ensure that there is one pattern of three-part division in the world.

"Sun Ni now occupies the southern part of Guizhou and Huguang, with nearly 200,000 troops, which can be called a strong army. Our total force is better than Sun Ni, but it occupies a vast territory and faces more other forces, especially in Huainan. Our army has three divisions plus tens of thousands of local garrisons, with no less than 50,000 troops stationed. Facing the superior forces of the Tartars, they are still walking on thin ice. There are not many troops that can be drawn now, so it is necessary to calculate clearly before sending troops."
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