Zuo Menggeng was also worried about this matter: "What should you do if you talk about this?"

The volunteer Niu Luezhen Ding Mofan had already had an idea: "Marquis Ning Nan, the defeat of the Qing Dynasty this time has been decided, but do you think the Ming Dynasty will integrate the south first or the northern expedition first?"

Although Zuo Menggeng was not as arrogant as he did not even have one-tenth of Zuo Liangyu's ability, he still had this vision: "It is definitely necessary to integrate the south first. With the current situation, Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan and Guizhou can issue an edict without any effort. It is not too late to attack the north after taking the entire south!"

Ding Mofan immediately said: "This is a god-given opportunity for the Marquis of Ningnan. Since Emperor Chengtian wanted to integrate the south and did not have time to fight the Northern Expedition, he would definitely not oppose us becoming his pioneer and leading the Northern Expedition!"

Zuo Menggeng was really scared by Ding Mofan's suggestion: "We will take the lead in the Northern Expedition, just rely on our thirty camps and thousands of people?"

Zuo Menggeng really felt that Ding Mofan was going crazy. He had thirty battalions or thirty Niulu under his command, but now he has only collected nearly 4,000 people. His combat effectiveness may not be comparable to the five main battalions of the Yue Ming army, which are full of people. Even if he continues to lose luck, he will only collect 5,000 defeated generals at most. With this little force, the northern expedition is completely a dead end.

But Ding Mofan asked Zuo Menggeng confidently: "Marquis Ning Nan, do you still remember Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo?"

Zuo Menggeng immediately replied: "How could they not remember! They not only had the same court as their father, but also had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty with this marquis. However, the last time Prince Yu failed in the southern expedition, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo fled back to Shandong without authorization, and the regents also asked them to come to the southern expedition together this southern expedition. However, although Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo received the edict, they could not refuse, so the regent was always angry, but now it seems that they are the wisest choice. Instead, this marquis suffered a great loss!"

Ding Mofan danced and persuaded Zuo Menggeng: "Now Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo are holding more than 10,000 troops in Caozhou, and are about to invade the matter, but they are not only limited in strength, but also have old grudges with Emperor Chengtian, so they dare not raise an army together. If the Marquis of Ningnan asks His Majesty and the Empress to send troops to Caozhou with the elite troops of the 30th battalion, the court will definitely agree and provide full support!"

Zuo Menggeng couldn't help but sigh: "When my father was alive, there were not only thirty camps, but even thirty camps, the court had to agree. But now it would take such a lot of trouble to make the thirty camps, but this was also a helpless plan. For these thirty camps, I would definitely attack Caozhou in the court and meet with Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo!"

Zuo Menggeng knew very well that no matter whether it was the Qing Dynasty or the Tian Dynasty, there was no difference in the strategy of dealing with the Ming Dynasty, such as the marquis of Ming Dynasty. He wanted to keep the title of Ningnan Marquis and enter Caozhou to join the army.

If it was the early stage of the Qing army entering the pass, even if Zuo Menggeng had 100,000 heavy troops, he would not take such risk. However, the Qing Dynasty was defeated in the two southern expeditions and suffered countless elite soldiers. The Qing Dynasty might have been divided due to a series of losses. However, the Ming Dynasty of Yue was temporarily busy integrating the south and unable to fight the northern expedition. Zuo Menggeng had the courage to advance to Caozhou, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo.

Moreover, he was at the critical moment and was a warrior who could be said to be a trusted general of the Yue Ming army. Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo had deep old grudges with Emperor Chengtian and Empress Zhang and never dared to join the Yue Ming Dynasty. He could play a crucial role at that time. Not only was the organization of the thirty camps stable, but the title of Ningnan Marquis could also be preserved, and he could even get the full support of the Yue Ming army.

Ding Mofan was relieved when he heard Zuo Menggeng was willing to send troops to Caozhou: "Marquis Ningnan, if you are willing to send troops to Caozhou, please be sure to bring Xiaguan with you. Xiaguan, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo are old friends for many years!"

Zuo Menggeng knew that since Ding Mofan suggested that he send troops to Caozhou, he must have colluded with Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo in advance, but this also made him really determined: "I will ask the court to send troops to Caozhou!"

The big figures in Nanjing were also considering this issue, especially when they received news of Empress Changping and Zhou Zhisheng's victory in Huai'an. The court was considering this issue, and everyone quickly reached a consensus.

Now Tong Yili, a Grand Secretary of the Dongge and Minister of Revenue, expressed his opinions to Empress Zhang: "After Jianlu was defeated, the most urgent task of the court was to take over Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan and Guizhou, and no rioters were allowed to do anything wrong under the banner of the Ming Dynasty!"

Although Tong Yili said it very clearly, the court officials present knew that the so-called "disrupting ministers and traitors" were no one else, but the Emperor Longwu of Tang, who fled in panic and other vassal kings under the banner of the Ming Emperor.

But if the court officials had any criticism about this before, now Liu Yongxi had taken Hubei to the west, and the main force of the Qing army led by Dorgon was also in Xuzhou, Huai'an, and Fengyang, and there were many good news in all aspects. However, the Tang King still regarded himself as Emperor Longwu and kept issuing orders, which naturally became a thorn in the eyes of all court officials, and was thorn in the flesh. Everyone even felt that the Tang King would not eliminate the world.

Queen Zhang is a little bit incest towards the King of Tang. After all, the Tang Palace is in Nanyang, and Queen Zhang is from Kaifeng. Everyone is from Henan. But she thinks that the King of Tang is too troubled: "What Tong Aiqing said is very true. Only after taking over Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, the country can have Jianlu compete for a long time, but in this matter, His Majesty nods. His Majesty is wise and powerful, and his vision must be better than ours!"

Although Empress Zhang was almost praising Liu Yongxi, the court officials present felt that such a major event must be asked for instructions from Liu Yongxi. Grand Secretary Zhang Guowei immediately agreed: "This matter does require a sage, but I think Your Majesty will also think that we are a successful move. If we don't take it, it will sooner or later catch a fire in the backyard!"

Jin Shenghuan of the President's General's Office raised a small objection: "No matter what the attitude of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Hunan, the country's number one enemy is still Jianlu. The integration of the south cannot be delayed for a long time. If it is delayed for too long, Jianlu will take root in the north, which may lead to endless troubles!"

Jin Shenghuan's words were half out of public intention and half out of selfishness. Although he is a big shot who is qualified to attend the imperial front meeting, the General's Mansion is still a Qingshui Office, which is idle senior officer. Now, the rise of the Heavenly Dynasty is so rapid that since he is qualified to attend the imperial front meeting, he naturally does not want to stay in the Qingshui Office, the General's Mansion, but hopes that the country will launch a Northern Expedition as soon as possible so that he can have the opportunity to make achievements.

Tong Yili, the Minister of Revenue, immediately replied: "It is true that it cannot be delayed for too long, but the new Ministry of Revenue warehouse is empty. The two battles of Huguang and Jianghuai have plundered the inner warehouses of His Majesty and the Empress. If you really want to fight the Northern Expedition, you must prepare enough money and food!"

He is the Minister of Revenue and naturally has a say in this matter. The civil and military officials present also knew that the court's army has moved north and south over the past year, and the court almost relied on seizure and confiscation on the spot to live. This is also the biggest reason why the court can't wait to collect Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan and Guizhou. Although there are so many sources of troops and wealth provided by Yunnan and Guizhou in Guangxi, Guangdong are completely different. As long as Guangdong is captured, it can at least support tens of thousands of troops to fight on the front line.

Therefore, Tong Yili directly convinced Jin Shenghuan, but Jin Shenghuan still did not give up: "Preparing for the Northern Expedition is naturally a good thing, but it must not be delayed for too long. Moreover, during the preparation for the Northern Expedition, Jianlu must not be allowed to rest and deal with it calmly. We must try our best to make Jianlu exhausted and poor at coping!"

Everyone thinks that Jin Shenghuan’s suggestion is correct. Jianlu is a real strong enemy and they must not be allowed to rest calmly.

Therefore, Zuo Menggeng's plan to send troops to Caozhou was a huge surprise for the court, and Zhang Huangyan breathed a sigh of relief: "Empress, we are still having a headache about how to deal with the aftermath of Zuo Menggeng's thirty camps. I didn't expect that he actually proposed such a perfect aftermath plan!"

Zuo Menggeng's troops were standard scattered soldiers for the court. Although they had great contributions to the uprising in front of the formation, Zuo Menggeng and his troops were both a big trouble in the eyes of the court. Not to mention that Zuo Menggeng had to organize thirty camps as soon as he spoke, and Zuo Menggeng had been reorganizing shrimp soldiers and crab generals recently, which made the court feel more and more headache.

But now Zuo Menggeng invites troops to Caozhou and initiates a fight with Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo. It can be said that it is beneficial but not harmful to Chengtian Dynasty. However, Empress Changping still reminded him: "Zuo Menggeng, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo's uprising and attacking Qing is naturally a good thing, but don't forget the lessons of the Zhang brothers!"

This time in the southern expedition of Zhang Tianlu, the Zhang Tianfu brothers made Wang Zhiren suffer all the hardships, and Wang Zhiren, the suffering master, was even more scared: "If Zuo Menggeng, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo raise an army in Caozhou to attack the Qing Dynasty, it will naturally be beneficial to the dynasty without any harm. But if they follow the Zhang brothers to compete with the dynasty, the north will change again!"

Zhang Huangyan had already considered this issue: "If Zuo Menggeng goes to Caozhou, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo can't remember anything and attack Qing!"

Queen Changping was very interested in this question: "Mr. Huang Yan, why is this?"

Zhang Huangyan immediately replied: "After the previous battle in Jiangning, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo saw that Jianlu was defeated, and he did not obey the order to escape back to Caozhou, which was like independent. Jianlu issued several edicts to summon Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo traveled south together. However, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo were admitted to the imperial edict, but the situation of Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo was not willing to lead troops to the southern expedition. Now, since Jianluo had a great upset in the southern expedition, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo had to raise an uprising to attack the Qing Dynasty. However, in the past, there were old grievances from this dynasty, and the situation of Zuo Menggeng went to Caozhou was different!"
Chapter completed!