Wang Guangyang is becoming more and more likeable, and his ability is actually not weak, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang would not have specially transferred him back to be promoted to Prime Minister Zuo. The key factor in his defeat to Yang Xian that year was that Zhu Yuanzhang hoped that Yang Xian would win.
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Now he has been tempered into a good gentleman. I don’t know whether it is good or bad, but Zhu Biao still appreciates him quite a lot. At least he knows how to be in awe. Only when people have awe can they live longer.
After making an appointment to discuss things together in the afternoon, Zhu Biao personally escorted Wang Guangyang out of Fengtian Hall. After he bowed and bowed out with gratitude, Zhu Biao looked into the distance with his hands on his waist and noticed a somewhat rickety figure.
Liu Bowen is already so old, and Zhu Biao has not paid attention to him for a long time. Since breaking with Yang Xian, Liu Bowen has been away from the central government and rarely participated in government affairs. Maybe this smart man has seen through the future of many people, and that is why he is so famous.
Zhu Yuanzhang will imprison him in the capital, and he will not be able to retreat.
After Zhu Biao looked at it for a few times, he turned around and went back. Today's memorial was also sent over. He had to review it as soon as possible, and then go to Zhongshu Provincial Department to discuss it with Wang Guangyang. Many officials must be uneasy. After all, every change will have an impact.
The careers of many people.
After returning to the imperial study, it took more than an hour to finish reviewing today's memorial. Now the memorial is much easier to review. All the practical information is clear at a glance, and there are mostly trivial matters, which makes it easy to make decisions.
Zhu Biao had just sent the reviewed memorial to Lao Zhu, and was about to go to Zhongshu Province when he was stopped by the Minister of War: "Your Highness, where is the Holy One? An urgent report of the military situation from the southwest has been sent from six hundred miles away.
There is an autographed letter from Ming Sheng, the leader of the Xia Kingdom, and we urgently need His Majesty’s decision.”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao hurriedly led him towards Jinshen Hall: "Looking at the expression on Shangshu's face, it should be good news. Tang He has crossed the river? Or has Fu Youde attacked Jinjizhou?"
The Minister of the Ministry of War was a little out of breath while walking hurriedly. After hearing Zhu Biao's words, he took a few breaths and said: "Your Highness Mingjian, although Tang Shuai is still blocked by the river, Deqing Hou Liao Yongzhong has conquered Qutang Pass in front of him and opened up.
Now that we have the road ahead, Tang Shuai can go straight to Kui Mansion."
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "The land of Bashu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but if we can attack the hinterland as soon as possible and rely on the grand momentum, we can hope to end the battle within a month. In this way, I, the Ming Dynasty, can save a lot of food and grass."
The Minister of War heard the words and said with a smile: "Your Highness is wrong. Deqing is waiting fast enough, but Duke Ying is even faster. He has already broken through Jiezhou, Wenzhou, and Hanzhou, and has entered Chengdu, and the defenders in other places have also been defeated."
Looking at the wind and falling, I thought that the victory of destroying the Xia Kingdom was also on the way."
Zhu Biao couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this. He arrived at the Jinshen Hall at this time, and the Minister of War came to present an urgent report on the military situation, as well as the peace letter written by Ming Sheng earlier.
Zhu Yuanzhang finished reading the emergency report with a calm expression. As for Ming Sheng's letter, he didn't even bother to open it. Then he looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Victory will only happen sooner or later. Are you so happy?"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Victory is a trivial matter, but it makes me so happy to win before the autumn harvest. Today, both Qingyang and Pingliang Prefectures came to report that it has not rained in their territory for two consecutive months.
I'm afraid we'll still need help from the court in autumn and winter, so it's great to be able to save food and grass now."
The Minister of War on the side sighed: "His Royal Highness loves the people like his own son, which is a blessing to the country."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and turned to give some instructions to the Minister of War. His judgment was the same. The news of a complete victory should be on the way. The imperial court must now prepare some senior officials to take over the Bashu Prefecture, and must do a good job in reassuring the people.
Bashu was rich in resources and people, and Zhu Yuanzhang hoped to accept a prosperous land of abundance instead of another ruined country, so he ordered Zhongshu Province to immediately formulate a plan, and officials from the six ministries would cooperate.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was arranging affairs, Zhu Biao also read the military emergency report sent from the southwest. It turned out that the Duke of Ying, Fu Youde, was ordered to conquer the former general that day, and he separated from Tang He, the general who conquered the west, to attack Xia. Tang He led Liao
Yongzhong and others took boats to attack Qutang by water, and Fu Youde led Gu Shi and others to ride out of Longxi on foot.
When they arrived at the place, they summoned all the troops and announced that they would march out of Jinniu. However, they secretly led their troops to Chencang, climbed up the rocks, marched day and night, arrived at Jiezhou, defeated Xia general Ding Shizhen, and captured the city.
After the local defenders were defeated, they broke the Bailong River Bridge in the hope of delaying the advance of Fu Youde's army. As a result, Fu Youde built a bridge to cross the river overnight, broke through Wuli Pass, and entered Wenzhou.
Then he crossed the Baishui River and went straight to Mianzhou. At that time, the Han River was swollen and he could not cross the river. So he thought of a trick, so he cut thousands of wooden plaques, carved the date of conquering Jie, Wen, and Mian, and threw them into the Han River.
, and let them flow down the river. Seeing this, the Xia soldiers were naturally in a state of moral confusion. Fu Youde made great efforts to capture many cities and advance towards Chengdu.
Zhu Biao was delighted when he saw it. He was indeed the first general of the Ming Dynasty for his bravery and strategy. After putting down the report, he said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "The merits of this battle are led by Duke Ying, and my father should give him a strong commendation."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little helpless when he heard this. He originally wanted Tang He to make great achievements, but the road he chose was far easier to fight than Fu Youde's, but he was blocked by the surge in the river.
Fortunately, Tang He was the commander-in-chief of the army, and the achievements of his subordinates were his own. It was enough to restore him to the title of Duke, and the others would not say anything. Naturally, Fu Youde also had to be well rewarded.
It's just that it's really hard to get promoted now that you've become the Duke of the Kingdom. Zhu Biao reminded: "Li Shanchang has been promoted to the title of Crown Prince and Grand Master, so the position of Prince's Young Master can also be used as a reward."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "It seems that you like the Fu family quite a lot. Don't you treat that boy as your own?"
Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Even if he is suspicious like Cao Cao, he likes Dian Wei and Xu Chu. Naturally, I also like honest generals."
After a while, Wang Guangyang and Hu Weiyong came in with the chief officers of the Six Departments. After saluting, they began to discuss who should be sent to take charge of the overall situation. After discussing for a while, they could not decide. There was really a shortage of top civil servants.
Bashu has just been pacified, and the people there must be in panic. Most of the civil servants with prestige and ability to pacify are here, but they are also a carrot and a pit. They went to Bashu, and they can't find a suitable pit for them.
person to fill in.
When Yang Xianshen died, many people were implicated. The civil servants in eastern Zhejiang suffered heavy losses. Even if they did not die, they were all demoted to local officials. What's more, the government agencies now have to be reorganized.
After listening for a while, Zhu Biao said: "It is better to let Liu Bowen go to Chengcheng. This person's prestige and ability are enough to appease the people of Bashu. I think he will be able to collect taxes normally next year."
The others were silent when they heard this. Everyone knew Liu Bowen's ability, but everyone also knew that the Holy Emperor did not want Liu Bowen to leave Beijing, so no one dared to recommend him.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned subconsciously. He didn't know why he just didn't like Liu Bowen, especially after the founding of the People's Republic of China. He was worried if he didn't put him under his nose.