Nanjing City Chaoyi Hall

Two rows of ministers stood facing each other, with Li Yunzhong sitting at the top.

Li Yunzhong was very upset after looking at the pieces of information presented by Zhang Suimou. He really didn't understand why the Han army had repeatedly encountered obstacles during this period.

The first one is about the Jiangbei Northern Expedition.

In the first two months of the Northern Expedition, Luo Gang led the Second Army with more than 20,000 men to surround Xuzhou for thirteen days, but could not defeat it! The one who defended Xuzhou turned out to be Qishan! That Manchurian Qishan, Li Yunzhong, had heard of his name in later generations.

!When Qi Shan was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he was famously incompetent when facing foreigners! Why did he become so tough when facing Luo Dayou?

The second one is about the situation of the southern expedition troops in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang theaters.

The governor of Jiangsu, Meng Shengsheng, and the commander of the First Army, Li Xiucheng, were even more bastards! The more than 30,000 troops in the army were actually driven back to the suburbs of Shanghai by Jiaxing guards Zhang Guoliang and Feng Zicai. They requested the support of the foreign rifle team four times in three days.

He said that the Qingyao Musketeers were great! Could it be that Li Xiucheng couldn’t fight without the Foreign Guns?

The third part is about the Western Expedition

Not to mention the Anhui battlefield, some troops pretended to attack Hubei, and Lin Qirong, the commander of the 14th Division guarding Jiujiang, actually attacked Nanchang without authorization! He really regarded military orders as child's play.

The fourth part is the battle situation in Jiangxi

The battlefield in Jiangxi is even more outrageous! The governor and the army commander had a disagreement and actually divided the Third Army into two halves! One person went southeast to attack Guangxin Prefecture, and the other led troops to sneak attack the provincial capital Nanchang.

Lieutenant Li Yun slapped several pieces of information on the table and said angrily: "Do you think this is because the Qing Yao has become stronger, or because our Han army has become weaker? If this continues, my country will be destroyed sooner or later!"

Zuo Zongtang stroked his beard and analyzed: "The reason why our army was victorious in repeated battles the year before was due to three reasons.

On the one hand, most of the green battalion soldiers of the Qing army have not experienced war, so their military preparations are lax. It is not uncommon for generals to know their soldiers and soldiers to know their generals. But it is different now. The war has lasted for nearly three years, and most of the remaining officers and soldiers have experienced it.

War, so I dare to fight to the death!

On the other hand, our army has conquered cities and territories since the uprising and has been invincible. As a result, most generals have the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy. For example, Governor Jiao dared to raid the capital of a province with only a few thousand men! This is really an extremely dangerous signal.

The most important point is that most of the generals in our army do not know the art of war and only rely on bravery. Even senior generals who have no reading ability and experience in leading troops in combat are everywhere."

Zhao Liewen remembered that some officials in Nanjing only cared about enjoying themselves and did not do practical things, so he admonished: "Your Majesty, most of the officials and generals in our army are from civilian backgrounds, and there is only one reason for rebellion: to gain fame and wealth.

Now that the Han Dynasty has established its capital in Nanjing and awarded meritorious officials, they believe that it is time to enjoy themselves and are desperately amassing money and taking concubines. Although it is not as blatant as Hongyang in Sichuan, if this trend is allowed to continue, the consequences will be disastrous! Your Highness, please think twice.

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Li Yunzhong's face gradually turned from green to red, and from red to white. In fact, he had heard Zhao Laoqi say these things a long time ago.

For example, Meng Sheng built the Dudu's Palace in Suzhou, which was extremely luxurious. Many of the houses were decorated with gold and silver. He also wore extravagant and extravagant clothes every day to go on errands. His relatives bullied men and women in Suzhou and committed all kinds of evil.

Li Xiucheng accepted bribes in Shanghai and built a luxurious general's mansion. The silver in his house had piled up into a hill, at least hundreds of thousands of taels! Li Xiucheng often drank and slept under the silver mountain.

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Through Zhao Laoqi's intelligence department, Li Yunzhong knew the corruption situation better than them. Whenever he thought about dealing with them, he remembered that the generals followed him without hesitation, whether they rebelled or left the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. How could he

Today is all the result of the bloody battles of our brothers. We cannot dismiss or kill them just for the slightest fault!

This is giving Li Yunzhong a headache.

Because Wang Qinglu often went to teahouses to drink tea and listen to operas, he only knew a lot about these corruption matters. Originally, he planned to collect ironclad evidence and then report it to the King of Han. But now that Zuo Zongtang and Zhao Liewen had made the matter clear, he decided to

The words came out astonishingly:

"The Han Dynasty is what it is today, all because of the King of Han! The Han Dynasty will be destroyed, and it is also because of the King of Han!"

Li Yunzhong's interest was piqued by this sentence and he wanted to know what Wang Qinglu was going to say next.

"Hey, Wang Zichuan! I can understand your first sentence, but I can't understand your last sentence. Please explain it to everyone."

Everyone was sweating for Wang Qinglu. She knew that the King of Han was in a bad mood and yet she dared to offend him like this. Wasn't this the old man who wanted to die by hanging himself?

Wang Qinglu said silently and humbly: "If the Han Dynasty wants to subjugate the country, there are only two reasons. Not to mention the Qingyao side, I have to talk about the Han Dynasty!"

"Keep talking, listen!"

Wang Qinglu saw that Li Yunzhong was as calm as before the volcano erupted, but his expression did not change.

"My officials in the Han Dynasty are incompetent and cannot assist His Highness to stabilize the country. The army has lost the battle. Not only can it not expand the territory, but it can also keep the enemy away from the country. How can the Han Dynasty not be destroyed!"

If this day really comes, I dare to say that all of this was caused by His Highness the King of Han!"

Zhang Suimou couldn't bear it anymore, so he just cursed the Han Dynasty to subjugate the country. He also dared to insult the King of Han as a foolish king and scolded: "How presumptuous! Shut up! Come on, drag this pure monster out!"

Zuo Zongtang and Zhao Liewen knew Wang Qinglu's character better, and they bluntly said that he had committed the habit of being mean! They both came forward to plead for mercy: "Your Highness, please forgive me. Zichuan just made a slip of the tongue. Please bypass him this time!"

Because Wang Qinglu had been his assistant for some time, Lin Daji admired his ability in handling political affairs and wanted to give him some advice. However, he was worried about offending Zhang Suimou and ruining the relationship between the brothers. He secretly decided that if the King of Han really blamed Wang Qinglu, he would

He begged the King of Han in private!

Li Yunzhong was really ashamed and angry at this moment. No one had ever dared to teach him a lesson in front of so many people. Hong Xiuquan didn't dare! Yang Xiuqing didn't dare! Unexpectedly, today he was insulted and angered by a scholar speaking to his face.

"Tell me how I made the officials incompetent and the army lose the battle. If you can't convince the people, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Seeing that the King of Han was really angry, Lin Daji pretended to reprimand Wang Qinglu and said: "Zichuan! Why don't you admit your mistake and retreat?"

Wang Qinglu smiled gratefully at Lin Daji and talked eloquently, "The King of Han must do everything personally, and his ministers would come to ask the King of Han for instructions on anything. If things go on like this, it will only make the officials rigid and do nothing.

The King of Han is a man of great wealth, but he often drives his troops to conquer in person, even before establishing the capital. I boldly ask the King of Han to stay in Nanjing from now on! Don't put yourself in danger again!

What’s more! The political situation of the Han Dynasty is in a mess! Officials wear different official bureaus, and there are many unclear and overlapping duties of ministers. The king of Han has to do everything but enjoys it! His ministers often have nothing to do. Zhuge Kongming learned from the past!

Your Highness, please think again."

Li Yunzhong endured the discomfort, pressed his anger, stood up and asked, "What do you think this big man should do?"

"Now that the Han Dynasty has started to recruit scholars, there is no shortage of people to serve as officials. I ask the King of Han to establish a system imitating the Qing court. These problems will be easily solved! Your Highness, please think twice!"

Li Yunzhong went back and forth. Originally, his plan was to directly imitate later generations to establish political functional departments. Later, he found that there were too few professional talents, so he planned to look for talents and then establish various departments.

Now it seems that this approach is wrong. Not only will subordinates not understand it, but it will also cause various problems. Especially since there is no disciplinary department, corruption and bribery among officials have become a common practice, which is very bad.

"Okay, because everything you said is reasonable, not only will I not punish you, I will also listen to your suggestions and reward you heavily!"

Wang Qinglu bowed and said: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Li Yunzhong plans to personally appoint the top leaders of each department. This is a good opportunity to show favor and win people's hearts. He must not entrust others!

"Chief of Staff, how are the affairs of the militia going? Are there any difficulties?"

Zhang Suimou was jealous when he saw that Wang Qinglu had made such a great contribution. Seeing the King of Han asking about the militia affairs, he hurriedly expressed his merit and said: "Your Highness, the militia affairs really came into being. Not only did the central government support it, but it was also quickly implemented at the local level."

, the people even participated enthusiastically! In just over a month, more than 200,000 people were recruited. Governor Hu Yihuang even sent a letter to express his gratitude, saying that the staff department had solved a big problem for Anhui!

In fact, this cannot be attributed to me, it is all due to His Highness’s strategizing!”

Li Yunzhong heard that more than 200,000 people were recruited in one month, and asked in surprise: "You are not disturbing the people, are you? If you delay production, you will lose more than you gain!"

Lin Daji smiled and replied: "The governors from various places often complained to me: the people everywhere support the King of Han, and there are many people who want to join the Han army, but they cannot recruit soldiers privately. They can only select a few people with symbolic surnames, and then send the rest away.

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Now the King of Han has ordered the formation of a militia, which will not only reduce taxes for the people, but also provide food and housing, so they will definitely participate!"

Li Yunzhong, who was holding back his anger, concluded today's discussion: "Okay, it's getting late. Let's get here today. Tomorrow I will announce the appointment and dismissal of some officials! You must be mentally prepared and inform the lower levels of the news.

Officer!"
Chapter completed!