Chapter 127: The Son of Heaven's Decision to Seek the Moon
The atmosphere in Nanjing these days is very unusual.
Since Zhu Cilang issued an order to command Huang De to lead his troops to chase and suppress Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo, the government and the country were in an uproar.
Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo turned against each other!
Compared with the Qing Dynasty and Li Zichong, the Ming Dynasty had no advantage, and the rebellion of the two Lius made the Ming court even worse.
The most terrifying thing is that if Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo led their troops to surrender to the Donglu after a robbery in Shandong, the gates of Shandong will be opened, and the Donglu can go south at any time and directly intimidate to Nanzhili!
If this is true, then the Ming Dynasty court will really reach a time of life and death.
Therefore, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo must not be allowed to surrender from northeast Shandong. Even if they are surrounded and blocked, they will be strangled to kill the two of them within the jurisdiction of Shandong.
What made the court officials a little worried was that Huang Degong's troops were strong and strong. This time he went north to pursue the two Lius like a tiger coming out of the mountain. If Huang Degong also had a rebellious intention, what should he do?
After all, people's hearts are separated from their belly, and no one knows what Huang Degong thinks.
But the Holy Emperor did not doubt people, but did not doubt people. He trusted Huang Degong very much, which meant to be a good arm.
Since the emperor has made such a statement, as a minister, there is nothing to say. He can only hope that Huang Deyang and Gao Jie will become Yue Wumu and Han Shizhong of this dynasty, rather than a treacherous villain who sells his owners and seeks honor.
After Zhu Cixuan made everything well, he sat firmly in the Forbidden City and waited for the front line to send back the news.
It was not that he had thought of the emperor's command in person, but the current situation was not allowed.
If he had personally conquered Shandong, the Ming army in Shandong would have to divide a large part of it to protect the troops, and the number of people fighting against Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo's troops would have been reduced a lot, which Zhu Cilang didn't want to see.
Besides, the city of Nanjing seems calm, but in fact it is undercurrent.
Many ill-hearted sluts are ready to move. If Zhu Cilang is still able to suppress them in Nanjing, if Zhu Cilang leaves Nanjing to conquer Shandong in person, it is difficult to guarantee that these people will not be ill-intentioned.
If a fire breaks out in the backyard and chaos in the southern capital will be a serious blow to the court.
If the time is ripe in the future, Zhu Cilang still wants to go to the front line to inspire morale, but now it is obviously not the time.
The only thing that made Zhu Cilang feel relieved was that Qin Liangyu's arrival gave the civil and military officials the court a reassurance.
It seems that the old man can calm people's hearts when he goes to that end.
If there is an old man in the family, it is like a treasure. This sentence really makes sense.
The progress in shipbuilding is also gratifying. Since the launch of the first small-huo ship, the Longjiang Shipyard has successively built five sea ships. Now the imperial court has a total of six warships.
Although this number is still far from the goal of forming a navy, it is a good sign.
Zhu Cilang believed that the navy would take shape in at most half a year, and by then the reliance of Emperor Ming on Zheng Zhilong would be much smaller.
After being severely scolded by Zhu Cixuan, Han Zanzhou learned from his mistakes and launched major rectifications in the internal factory, and the Military Intelligence Department's intelligence gathering mechanism also made corresponding changes.
As an old man in the palace, Han Zanzhou knew that the emperor would not have much patience. If he was not competent for the position of the inner factory, countless people would rush to replace him.
The reason why Han Zanzhou can compete with Liu Chuanzong now is because he also holds the title of governor and eunuch in the Nei Factory.
If you rely solely on the title of eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor, you cannot be compared with the Sili Supervisor and the Admiral of the East Factory.
Han Zanzhou is not as good as Liu Chuanzong, and is not an old man from the Eastern Palace. Naturally, he needs to be more careful. Losing authority means he will never be able to recover. Only by holding the thick legs of His Majesty the Emperor can the glory be achieved in front of him.
This time, Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing rebelled suddenly, and the inner factory did not give any warnings, which disappointed the emperor.
Han Zanzhou was also furious. These bastards were really outrageous. The Donglu's fine works had sneaked into Fengyang Mansion, but they didn't notice it at all. No wonder His Majesty was so angry.
Han Zanzhou immediately abolished the file responsible for the information collection of Fengyang Mansion and appointed another person.
However, he also understood that this was not enough. The operation mode of the internal factory's Military Information Department needed to be greatly improved, and only in this way can efficiency be improved.
His initial idea was to introduce a competitive mechanism, that is, to hand over the intelligence collection work in the same area to two groups of different people.
These two groups of people are not affiliated with each other, do not contact each other, and work completely independently.
They regularly transport the collected information back to the Nanjing headquarters through the unique channels of the internal factory's Military Intelligence Department, and handed it over to its summary and analysis to judge the winning party.
Only in this way can we stimulate these military intelligence departments who are lurking in local affairs and help the internal factory military intelligence departments develop in a better direction.
Han Zanzhou had a clear positioning of himself. Since he wanted to be the emperor's hawk, he must be the most vicious one, and he must press Dongchang and Jinyiwei under him.
The emperor asked him to bite whoever he would bite, and he would not hesitate at all.
Because he understood that everything he received came from the emperor's kindness and reward.
If the emperor can reward him these, he will naturally be easily deprived of them.
For a eunuch, loyalty to the emperor is not just a slogan, but also the best way to protect himself.
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The situation in Jiningzhou is getting worse and worse.
Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo two rebels had thrown hundreds of corpses into the small river leading to the Water Gate.
Chen Fu, the battalion general of Xiaoguo Camp, had no good way except to order his soldiers to shoot arrows at these rebels carrying bodies.
There are more and more corpses in the river, and in some places it has even accumulated high people.
What's even more terrifying is that the corpse has begun to rot, and the stench is disgusting.
There is definitely no need to think about getting water from a small river.
Chen Fu ordered people to close the water gate strictly, and no matter what, he could not get water from this water source.
Without supplies, drinking water in the city becomes tense.
On the one hand, Chen Fu ordered people to dig deep wells, and on the other hand, he ordered people to use water tanks to collect rainwater. As for the original water storage in the water cellar, it would be even more cost-effective.
Unfortunately, God seemed to be intentionally joking with the soldiers of Xiaoguo Camp. It only rained lightly for several days, and the deep well dug was even more yellow mud and there was no clear water.
Chen Fu had no choice but to cut the daily water consumption of ordinary people, and the animals were even more thirsty.
Even the water consumption of soldiers of Xiaoguo Camp was reduced, and the soldiers had to drink urine in a bowl for a second time.
It took only five days before Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo threw the body into the river.
Chen Fu made a preliminary estimate that it would take up to five days to store water in the city. If he could not dig out a deep well with clear water in five days, he would not know what would happen.
Thirst is more likely to make people crazy than hunger. If the water is completely cut off, it is possible for the army to mutiny or even roar. By then, the situation will not be controlled by Chen Fu.
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Chapter completed!