In addition to the army, Li Laiheng also commanded a sizable navy. Before Hong Chengchou arrived in Huguang, Li Laiheng's navy cooperated with Sun Kewang to transport supplies and sell goods across the two lakes and rivers, which greatly eased Li Laiheng's economic pressure and also provided a good foundation for Li Laiheng.
Li Dingguo made great contributions to becoming a famous king. But the good times did not last long. Hong Lao thief raided the two lakes and recruited water thieves from Dongting Lake and other places. Based on this, he gradually accumulated Dongting Lake water with the help of much stronger financial and material resources than Li Laiheng.
The navy completely drove Li Laiheng back to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Now, Li Laiheng's navy could only rely on the geographical advantage to protect the entrance of the Three Gorges, and barely maintained a stalemate with the Manchu Dongting Lake Navy.
Zhu Cixuan had already seen this navy when he first arrived in Xingshan. He was in a hurry at that time, but he didn't take a closer look. Now he boarded the ship to patrol for a while, and suddenly asked: "Lin Guo Gong, Wan Guo Duke, I have heard that,
When a navy strives for supremacy, it must rely on big ships and heavy artillery. It seems that Linguo Gong's navy doesn't have many cannons. Is it because it doesn't have good craftsmen?"
Li Laiheng replied: "Your Highness clearly knows that casting heavy cannons is very wasteful, and it is difficult for the junior general to bear it. All the gunsmiths for the junior general were obtained from Sun Kewang back then. There is indeed no master craftsman who can cast heavy cannons."
Liu Tichun said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry. The river surface is not as vast as the sea surface, and river ships are much smaller than sea ships, but they are more flexible. Water battles on the Yangtze River are mostly based on fire attacks, and cannons have limited effect.
.Our army is mainly composed of Lin Guogong’s navy, plus our respective warships, which is enough to hold off the Tatars.”
Zhu Cixuan nodded silently, acquiescing to Liu Tichun's explanation. In the end, it was still one word, poor. He didn't believe that these people had big cannons, so they didn't have to use small cannons. If they could sink the Tatar warships with one cannon, they would have to set fire to it.
Jumping to other factions is nothing more than money. You can only build the more important army first. As long as the navy is enough, this approach is not wrong.
"It's time to go to Chengdu." Zhu Cixuan thought silently that Xingshan was the last stop of his eastward tour. The thirteen families in Kuidong were too scattered and it was impossible for him to visit them all. He only met the most important military leaders.
Enough. His stage is in Chengdu. It is already the winter of the eleventh year of Yongli, and it has been more than two months since he traveled to this world. Historically, in the spring of the second year, the Manchus launched a campaign against Yongli.
After successive attacks by the imperial court, Nanming also ushered in its final destruction. Will this time, under the influence of his little butterfly, be different?
Before leaving, Zhu Cixuan said to Li Laiheng and Liu Tichun unintentionally: "The place where Zhongzhen camp is stationed is a little barren after all, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to feed too many people. Chengdu is now a vast land with few people, and is in need of young men. If the two of you can
If you have extra common people, you might as well send them to Chengdu, I will not refuse anyone who comes."
Liu and Li looked at each other and saw the bitter smile in each other's eyes. In a time of chaos, who would think that he has too many people on his hands? But the prince has said so, and some people have to be sent over. Liu Tichun secretly gritted his teeth,
Hao Yaoqi, it seems that I really have to drag you into trouble with Hu Quancai.
Kunming, Yongli Palace. Ever since he heard that Jixiha led troops to invade, Yongli seemed to have recalled the fear of being dominated by the slaves a few years ago, and there was no smile on his face. Ma Jixiang tried to comfort him, but it was difficult to let Yongli
Li felt relieved, and it was not until the news of Qi Sansheng's victory came that the atmosphere in Kunming became more relaxed. But the move of the Manchus and Qing Dynasties made Yong Li murmur again about the move to Guiyang, which had been basically finalized. Guiyang is too close to the Tatars.
, The emperor guarding the country sounds good, but it is really difficult to make this decision.
Before the trial, Yongli looked at the memorial absentmindedly, and was extremely conflicted in his heart. He was afraid of death and didn't want to go to Guiyang, but he also wanted to lose face and couldn't bring up this matter by himself. "How about giving a hint to Ma Jixiang?" Yongli said
Li thought, "I'm afraid that if Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu insist, this old guy won't be able to handle it." Yongli is very clear about Ma Jixiang's integrity. When Sun Kewang wanted to usurp the throne, he asked Ma Jixiang to persuade Yongli to abdicate, but this old guy actually obeyed.
Do it. If there was no one available and the Xiying family could not lose control, how could Yongli tolerate this old dog all this time.
Yongli was gnashing his teeth, and Ma Jixiang Shi Shiran came. He was in a good mood recently, the prince went to Sichuan, Mu Tianbo went to Guizhou, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu were busy fighting, and they didn't cause him any trouble. The Tatars didn't seem to be as bad as the legend.
It's terrible. Wasn't it because he was defeated by Qi Sansheng and returned? It seems that he, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, can continue to work safely. After saluting Yongli, he smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Supervisor Wen is reporting.
, Wang Lizhi has been executed, the rest of the party has been subdued by His Highness, and the chaos in the imperial camp has been resolved."
Yongli didn't care much. Compared with the things that worried him, this was nothing more than a trivial matter. He asked casually: "Is the prince back?"
Ma Jixiang knew he was going to suffer as soon as he heard this, so he bit the bullet and said, "Supervisor Wen said that your highness has gone to inspect the Zhongzhen Camp."
Yongli was indeed sullen and said in a hateful voice: "When did I allow him to go to the Zhongzhen camp? Prince An dares to make friends with the generals privately. Does he still take me, the father, into consideration?" At this moment, Zhu Cixuan was doing something in Xingshan.
The words haven't spread yet, otherwise Yongli wouldn't have asked this question. Yes, Zhu Cixuan just didn't take him seriously. After all, he was his father in name only, so offending him wouldn't be a big problem. He Kangqing
Compared with the overall situation, Yongli's temper is simply insignificant.
Ma Jixiang secretly cursed that the prince dared to plot against the imperial camp and even framed his own cousin. It would not be an exaggeration to describe him as audacious. He really didn't look like you, a runaway emperor.
Yongli scolded Zhu Cixuan, but he still couldn't understand his hatred, and scolded him again: "Wen'an is so old that he doesn't know what to do, so he allows this kid to do whatever he wants."
Ma Jixiang replied: "Your Highness is the king, and Supervisor Wen is his minister. If His Highness insists on going, what can Supervisor Wen do?" Wen'an has a very high reputation and is a leader in the literary world.
Ma Jixiang fought for power and profit, both public and private, and Ma Jixiang had to defend him a few words.
Yongli was silent for a while and then said: "Since Wang Lizhi has been conferred the head, the matter is over. After all, the Wang family is the queen's mother's family, so we cannot punish it too much." Wen Anzhi could not really issue an order to blame, so he had to blame Zhu Cixuan.
My son, I really wanted to punish him but I couldn't bear to do it, so I had to change the subject. Sometimes I think about it, and Yongli himself feels sad. As an emperor, he was hiding in Tibet, and he spent most of his time on the run. He couldn't control the military leaders before.
That's it, now even my own son is kicking his nose in the face, it really doesn't make sense.
After dealing with this matter, Yongli just happened to tell Ma Jixiang that he planned to stay in Kunming. Lao Ma was also willing to stay in Kunming, but seeing Yongli's intention, he had to be the first person, so he couldn't help but secretly complain. But Jun's father
Ma Jixiang was about to resign, but his good son-in-law Yang Zai came with a grimace. He couldn't help but grimace, and Zhu Cixuan lost it again.
He was a hot potato, so let him come forward and ask Zhu Cixuan to follow the example of the Ming Dynasty and let him guard Chengdu. Although Zhu Cixuan had made up his mind not to leave once he got to Chengdu, he still had to go through the due procedures. Yongli didn't agree.
, in the end, the name is not justified.
Yang Zai forced himself to express his intention, and Yong Li slammed the table angrily: "You bastard, my parents are not far away, and I am still alive. When you invite the prince to go to Chengdu, do you mean to separate my father and son? You
What’s your intention?!”
Yang Zai was so frightened that he knelt down and did not dare to speak. He looked at Ma Jixiang as if asking for help. He specially selected Lao Ma to come back after entering the palace, so that his father-in-law could save his life at the critical moment. Ma Jixiang also knew what Zhu Cixuan was thinking, but now Yong
Li Li was very angry, and he didn't want to stroke the tiger's beard. He remained silent for the moment, intending to take a look at the situation first.
When Yang Zai saw that his father-in-law ignored him, he cursed in his heart and could only try to save himself: "Your Majesty, the prince is the crown prince of the country. He should be the first in the world. How can he grow up in the deep palace with more experience? Sichuan is rich, and the King of Shu has been planning for a long time.
, except the prince, who can stop the King of Shu from going? What is the difference between the prince controlling Chengdu and His Majesty controlling Chengdu? Your Majesty does not allow what the ministers say, and if the King of Shu invites the King of Shu to conquer Chengdu in the future, how will your Majesty respond?"
"Shut up!" Yongli yelled. Yang was also bold here, which directly exposed Yongli's suspicion of Xiying. Yongli was graceful and elegant on the surface, but he was a typical example of being lenient on the outside but taboo on the inside.
, otherwise Zhu Cixuan's outrageous behavior would not be tolerated. Yang Zai's words are equivalent to pointing at Yong Li's nose and saying, I know you are suspicious of the King of Jin and the King of Shu, but now you have to rely on them. You are
How can a jealous and capable villain pretend to be graceful and generous with me?
Yong Li's hands trembled with anger, and he wished that someone would come and chop Yang Zai immediately. Yang Zai regretted the words as soon as he spoke them, and once again looked at his father-in-law asking for help. Ma Jixiang secretly cursed Yang Zai, and had to say: "
Your Majesty, please calm down. Yang Zai is a nerd who sticks to the past and doesn't know how to adapt. Why should Your Majesty argue with him? Although he talks nonsense, his loyalty to Your Majesty is true. You might as well let Yang Zai come forward for some small matters that Your Majesty has."
Yongli said bitterly: "Yang Zai, you are usually not very courageous. You are just like your father-in-law. You dare to say these words, but I will look at you." He glanced at Ma Jixiang, and Ma Jixiang's expression was stern.
Yes, tell me what I am doing, I am very courageous. Yongli continued: "There is no one in the hall today, so you can just talk nonsense. If you can't control your mouth after you go out, you, a great bachelor, don't have to stop talking."
Done."
Yang kowtowed and thanked him, greeting Yongli and Zhu Cixuan's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart. This father and son really wanted to kill him. Yongli hummed: "Get up, please ask the prince to take charge of Chengdu. It must be from me."
That good son’s instruction, right? You kid with a yellow mouth dare to play tricks with me..."
Yang Zai couldn't stand anymore and fell to the ground in fright. Yong Li said impatiently: "You are the minister of the East Palace, and Yang Jing also hangs out with the prince all day long. Don't I know? If I want to blame you, I have already blamed you.
, I can still tolerate you until today. I will only be happy that the prince is brave enough to do his job. In the future, you won’t have to use these unflattering methods to fool me."
"Tell the prince that he wants to be his own man, and I am sure. Since he has great ambitions, as a father, I am naturally happy to fulfill him and let him experience what it is like to be the head of his own family. He wants Chengdu and Sichuan, and I
Give them all to him, but except for the imperial camp he brought, there will be no soldiers. Isn't he going to fight the Tatars? Look at Sichuan for me, let in a Tatar, and I will ask him. "Yong.
Li said through gritted teeth, you boy feel that your wings have become stiff and you want to fly solo, okay, I am happy with it, let you toss it. Anyway, Sichuan has been ruined and almost no one is around. No matter how much Zhu Cixuan behaves, he can still do more damage than what is in front of him.
situation?
"Ma Aiqing, let's talk to Yang Zai about Guiyang. I'm tired, you can leave." Yongli said the word Guiyang very clearly. Ma Jixiang understood and immediately pulled Yang Zai to leave.
Ma Mansion, after listening to Ma Jixiang's words, Yang was speechless for a while. This father and son would really make trouble for him. He hesitated and said: "Father-in-law, why did your Majesty suddenly change his mind? The move has basically been prepared.
, so the orders are changed day and night, and all the money and food are wasted, so why doesn’t my father-in-law advise His Majesty?”
Ma Jixiang snorted coldly: "Persuasion? How can I persuade you? Can I persuade you to stay in something that your Majesty is sure of? Besides, in the whole court, how many of you are willing for your Majesty to really move away? Are you willing? Your mansion,
Aren't your fields and shops all in Kunming? If you go to Guiyang, can you steal food from the king of Jin and Shu?"
Yang Zaishan said that he actually didn't want to go to Guiyang, but when he thought of the money Guiyang spent to welcome him, he couldn't help but feel heartache. It was wasted money. This money will be used in the army. How many armored artillery can be purchased? Yang
Zai said depressedly: "The King of Jin and the King of Shu are not easy to get along with. Your Majesty is unwilling to take responsibility, and my son-in-law doesn't dare either."
Old God Ma Jixiang said: "What's so difficult about this? Since your Majesty has agreed to the prince's request, and the prince reciprocates the favor, he should naturally share your worries for your majesty. Just send a message, the prince knows what to do."
Yang Zai breathed a sigh of relief, but there was a chill in his heart. There is no family affection in the Tian family, and the ancients were sincere and would not be bullied. Is there also a need for an exchange of interests between father and son? This chapter has been completed!