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Chapter 118 Preparation

When Zhang Jun left Kunming, the news spread several times faster than his itinerary.

The Prime Minister was given military affairs in the 13 provinces of the two capitals and 13 provinces, and was given swords and shoes to the hall. He did not go to the court, praised him and was not named, and added Jiuxi, the Grand Tutor and the Grand Tutor, and the Prince, the Prince, was fake Huang Yue, and the King of Qi was supervised.

In the Ming Dynasty, when the emperor led his troops to war, there was an example of the prince or the emperor's younger brother temporarily taking charge of state affairs. By the time of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the reign of the country had become a step before the prince became emperor. Hongguang, Longwu, and Yongli, even if they only had a lot of time, were always inevitable.

In Yongli's imperial edict, he added all the courtesy he thought could be added, for fear that Chen Wen would become dissatisfied because he had lost something.

When the imperial edict was issued, Zhang Jun passed it to Nanjing through the secret reporting system of the Military Information Department as quickly as possible. Other forces also saw the scenery clearly and then took action. They made a request for restraint and delivered it to Nanjing from all over the southwest. By August, groups of envoys had already put the Nanjing inns full of people.

"Qingyang King Feng Shuangli of Guizhou, and Bai Wenxuan of Gongchang King expressed his willingness to wait for the restraint of His Highness the Superintendent."

"The Duke of Linguo Li Laiheng, Duke of Wan Liu Tichun, Duke of Jingguo Yuan Zongdi, Duke of Yiguo Hao Yongzhong, Duke of Xingping Dangshousu, Duke of Tongcheng Ma Tengyun, Duke of Yidu Houta Tianbao and Duke of Qi He Zhen jointly greeted His Highness Jianguo, hoping to fight against the Central Plains under the leadership of His Highness Jianguo and expel the Tartars."

"Zunyi Military and Civilians' Mansion, Ma Jinzhong, King of Hanyang of Chishuiwei, Ma Weixing, Duke of Xu, Ma Bao of Huai, Li Rubi, Hou of Gong'an, Gao Qilong and other vassal states requested His Highness to control him."

Ma Jinzhong, Ma Weixing and Ma Bao were called the Three Mas of the Southern Ming Dynasty, both of which were the last generals of the Southern Ming Dynasty, especially Ma Bao, who was later incorporated by Wu Sangui as the general of the Zhongyong Camp, and repeatedly defeated the Qing army during the Three Feudal Rebellion.

"Hao Cheng'en, the Guangchang Hou of Sichuan Xingdusi, and the third rank of De'an Bodi, etc., are requesting His Highness to control the Southern Sichuan King's Army."

"They changed their words quite quickly."

Chen Wen smiled slightly, and the staff replied: "Now that the emperor issued an edict to enthrone the title, they will naturally understand the matter here and dare not cause trouble to Your Highness."

Originally, Gao Chengen and Di Sanpin asked Chen Wen to send troops to Yunnan to take charge of the overall situation, but when Chen Wen sent an envoy to Yunnan, Yongli immediately issued an edict to enthrone Chen Wen as the governor. He knew that Chen Wen and Yongli must have reached a compromise. Yongli was willing to give Chen Wen the name of governor. If he forced him on, it would make Chen Wen feel annoying and immediately changed his mind. However, the envoys they sent privately expressed their dissatisfaction with Li Dingguo. After all, they had obeyed Liu Wenxiu's control, which was understandable.

"The Duke of Kui in Guangxi, the Duke of Kui, the Duke of Bao, the Duke of Guangxi, and the envoy of the Duke of Guangxi, He Jiuyi, have been waiting for the summoning in the inn for many days. The three Dukes expressed their willingness to accept the adaptation and study at the Zhejiang New Army Martial Arts School."

"Well, they're intent."

Compared to accepting restraint, these people obviously understood more clearly. They wanted to use military power as the price of entering the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mingjun Group, rather than continue to hold military power tightly. After all, they were Sun Kewang's iron-kicks. Grandma did not love his uncle, and had a criminal record of looting Kunming inventory and intercepting taxes. Naturally, they had to face Chen Wen with a more humble attitude.

"The reign of Renshou Hou Tan Yi, the reign of Xinjin Hou Tan Hong, the general of Chengdu Liu Yao, the deputy general Yang Youcai, Cao Changzuo, Chen Anguo, Zhao Youyan and others expressed their willingness to accept the adaptation of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Kings Division in imitating the old rules of the Jiujiang County Prince that year."

The trend of changing dynasties has basically been determined. Regardless of whether the Northern Expedition is victory or defeat, the world has nothing to do with the Ming court, it is nothing more than a matter between the Northern Qing Dynasty and the Southern "Qi". Nowadays, Chen Wen's chance of winning is also greater. When the new dynasty is established, he will still hold on to the old military power and will inevitably be regarded as an outsider. This is what many of the generals in the southwest do not want to see.

"Where is Fuhou?"

"When you return to the words of Your Highness, Renshouhou's envoy said that Fuhou was still hesitating. They were trying their best to persuade him to never cause chaos in the current good situation."

The three Tan of the Sichuan Army were originally brothers of the same clan. Tan Wen had the most qualifications and was more loyal to the Ming court. In contrast, Tan Yi and Tan Hong led their troops to rebel in the second battle to siege Chongqing in history, and even killed Tan Wen, who refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

What they said was not to cause chaos in the good situation. In Chen Wen's opinion, Shiyou wanted to plot against their brother again. If this was the case, even if it shocked the other Zhongming factions, Yu Chen Wen's opinion would have caused him even more trouble.

"Tell the envoy of Renshouhou, Santan of Wanxian, I have heard of it. I am very envious of my brothers who can work together to fight the Tartars."

Chen Wen believed that Tan Yi and Tan Hong were not fools, and should be able to understand what he meant. The Ming Dynasty was established for more than two hundred years, and even if it was unpopular, there would always be people missing him. To put it unpleasantly, the Ming Dynasty passed away and the Yuan Dynasty, and many Confucian scholars who were denounced as the lowest-ranking ones were still missing their days in the Yuan Dynasty.

There are many reasons for the hearts of the people, interests, and Chen Wen does not intend to force it. If the general trend is in hand, one of the Han family can die less, especially those heroes who have fought hard for many years in the Qing Dynasty. They should have a better ending and should not die in internal struggle.

"By the way, what's wrong with Nanzhangbo?"

Wang Guangxing, a man from Nanzhang, was a bandit in Shaanxi. Later, he was recruited and became a military general of the Ming court. Long before the various departments of the rebel army expressed their loyalty to him, Wang Guangxing had already sent people to discuss the adaptation with Chen Wen. However, in the past two years, Wang Guangxing and the Ming army in Sichuan had not only restored all parts of Sichuan, but also sent some soldiers to commander Wang Guangxing to find trouble for the chieftains in eastern Sichuan and western Hubei, in order to plunder the population to enrich Sichuan.

Chen Wen planned to change the land in the future, but he did not intend to force the chieftains to rebel for the time being, so he simply asked Wang Guangxing to continue under the banner of the Ming court. In this way, even if they wanted to look for it, they could only go to Yongli, and they could not find Chen Wen at all.

"If you go back to the prime minister, Nan Zhangbo is still fighting with the chieftains of Shizhouwei."

"Let him stop for the time being. The Northern Expedition is about to be imminent. I will give him some credit and ask him to rectify an elite force and go out to go out to fight with the army."

With the identity of a state-controlled man, these chieftains would come to Chen Wen to complain if they had something to do. Chen Wen had no time to force them to rebel, nor did he have no time to pay attention to them. He simply asked Wang Guangxing to pause for a while and talk about anything later.

In mid-August, the envoys from the vassal states came. Chen Wen summoned them together and issued an order for each vassal state to keep the promise of the vassal states. If he was willing to follow the army in the north, he could send or lead an elite small army to accompany the army.

Chen Wen's intention was very simple. On the one hand, it was to win over it, and on the other hand, it was to let these "military observation groups" see the combat effectiveness of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army with their own eyes, and prepare for the future reorganization of the Ming army in the southwest.

After the meeting, the envoys said goodbye and returned to their respective commanders' stations as quickly as possible. Chen Wen's side had to preside over the meeting here and presided over the meeting elsewhere. He was so busy that he saw Zhang Huangyan waiting at the door of the office.

"Cangshui, is there anything?"

"Your Highness the Superintendent..."

"In my office room, if there is no one else, I'd better call Fu Ren." At this point, Chen Wen's mouth curled up slightly and continued to say, "Unless you came to me for business, I don't think so."

Chen Wen was aware of people's hearts, and Zhang Huangyan sighed, he was together day and night, and he knew each other too much, especially people like Chen Wen, who could see his plans at a glance.

"Today's affairs are both official and private matters." At this point, Zhang Huangyan sighed and asked Chen Wen: "Fu Ren, now everyone is in a turbulent mind, and the King of Jin has been roasted on the fire. How do you plan to treat him with King of Jin, can you say something to me?"

"Oh, it turns out that's the matter."

Chen Wen nodded and then said to Zhang Huangyan: "Before the Northern Expedition, I will not have any intersection with the King of Jin. After the Northern Expedition, if the King of Jin was willing to enter the court, I would like to worship King of Jin as the Great Protector of Andong and take charge of the Korean troops; if he did not want to, King of Jin could be in charge of Yunnan. When he was alive, I would never force Cangshui, what do you think?"

"Fu Ren is determined."

The existence of Li Dingguo itself is a huge threat, and the source of the threat is not only his outstanding military talent, but also his own great influence in the Ming army in the Xiying system. Now that Liu Wenxiu's death and Li Dingguo's mishandling, the momentum of the Ming army in the southwest has become apart, and it also has the matter of changing the party in the great era. Li Dingguo's influence has dropped significantly, but if Li Dingguo refused to submit, it will always be a big threat, but Chen Wen can do this, which is considered to be the end of his kindness.

"Wait, Anton Protector, North Korean troops? Fu Ren, are you not planning to help North Korea restore its country?"

"Why should I help them restore their country and wait until their strength is restored before eroding the border areas of Liaodong?"

Chen Wen was embarrassed to say that the "benefits" of keeping North Korea, such as Changbai Mountain belongs to them, Confucius belongs to them, Qu Yuan belongs to them, and even the Zongzi Festival belongs to them. If they don't do it well in the future, even Chen Wen belongs to them, so these words are really not easy to talk to Zhang Huangyan. However, whenever North Korea was stronger, it would always erode some border areas. Even if it was still spit out the logs as they were, it would never change this bad habit.

"All right."

The imperial edict was about to arrive soon, Chen Wenjian was established, and the state affairs were decided by him, and Zhang Huangyan could not say anything. As for the future, let alone it be. Fortunately, Zhang Huangyan had already got the answer he wanted. After a few chats, he returned to the office of the Imperial Office. Chen Wen did not think about these things anymore. He took the time to rest for a while and accumulated some energy for the next meeting.

A few days later, Zhang Jun hurried back and brought back the imperial edict from the state of prison. Chen Wen also got the name and power he needed at this stage as he wished.

The reform of the official system has been underway for a long time. Chen Wen obtained the identity of a state-controlled state and immediately issued a government order to further complete the reform of the official system.

"The Prime Minister gave his military and political affairs in the two capitals and 13 provinces. He gave him swords and shoes to the hall. He did not go to the court and praised him for his name. He added Jiuxi, the Grand Tutor and the Grand Tutor of the Prince, and the fake Huang Yue. The King of Qi in charge of the State has an order:"

"From now on, the six departments of the army and navy under the Qi Palace will be upgraded to the Ministry of Justice, the Chief of the Army and the Deputy Chief of the People's Republic of China will be renamed as Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the Deputy Chief of the Ministry of Rites will be appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Rites will be established. Qian Qianyi, the Minister of Rites, was fully responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, and shall not infringe on the powers of other departments."

"The name of the Criminal Prison Department remains unchanged, and the rank of the Chief Criminal Officer is the same as that of the Secretary of the Ministry of All Departments. The staff, military supervisors, military law, military training, military supplies, military industry, military information, and supervision departments remain unchanged, and the chief of each department enjoys the rank and treatment of the Minister. In addition, the Lifan Court, Dali Temple and other departments have established the yamen of each department to perform their duties."

"According to the Minister of Rites Qian Qianyi, the Grand Secretary of Jianji Hall, the Chief Secretary of the Cabinet; Sun Yu, the Grand Secretary of the Officer, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet; Wang Jiang, the Grand Secretary of the Branch, the Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet; Gu Shouli, the Grand Secretary of the Construction Department, and the Grand Secretary of the Jinshen Hall; Zhou Jingting, the Secretary of the Propaganda Department..."

"...According to the emperor's edict, he will supervise the military and political affairs of the two capitals, 13 provinces, and be above the cabinet."

After the central government system was completely reformed, Chen Wen established an official system that looked no different from the Ming-style cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers system, but this would also be the basis for Chen Wen to carry out further reforms in the future. Of course, there is no need to worry now. When the Northern Expedition is over, what he lacks the least will be time. In his lifetime, he will always be able to adjust the official system to the most beneficial appearance for the future.

The government orders were issued, and the cabinets and departments and departments that had already been under the name of the departments under the Qi Palace were released one after another, and they became the central court with justification and had the right to manage the world.

The Prime Minister chose Qian Qianyi to be the chief minister, which was to repay Qian Qianyi's strong support for many years, but more importantly, it was to ease the conflict with the Confucian scholar class. At least, before resolving the Qing Dynasty, Chen Wen did not intend to cause trouble, so he even delayed the tax reform plan, and there was nothing to be reluctant to give up the position of Prime Minister in the nominal Prime Minister.

Qian Qianyi was also very clear about this. The powers of the Ministry of Rites he was in charge had long been robbed by the Mission and Education Department. However, with his age as an assistant, he would be the chief assistant of the founding of a new dynasty, which is enough.

After several years of hard work and preparation, the Ming army in Fujian went deep into Taiwan, the Yongli court's finances collapsed, the Ming army in the southwest collapsed, and the gentry in the southeast were also subdued. Even if it was temporary, it was enough for Chen Wen.
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