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    Immediately after entering Zhejiang, Geng Jingzhong learned that the war between the two rivers had subsided, but Zhao Guozuo's troops on the opposite side were really vulnerable. Wherever Geng's army went, the Zhejiang Green Camp was defeated, and there was no gesture of even firing a few shots into the sky to resist.  Since Zhao Guozuo and Songkui have been thinking all day long about how to sell Zhejiang to ensure the wealth of their descendants, the whole of Zhejiang is naturally crooked. In just a few years, all kinds of official positions are for sale. Not only those in Huzhou and Jiaxing have stopped the imperial examination  Local governments do not accept exiled officials, and even prefectures and counties still under the control of the Zhejiang Governor-General have not accepted exiled officials for many years.  Zhao Guozuo not only did not interfere with this, but actually took a swipe from it, because he felt that the prefecture and county might be designated as a restricted sea zone next year, and official positions could be sold only once, so why should he take advantage of the imperial examination students in vain?

    Many of the Zhejiang Green Camp officers captured by the Geng Ministry were all potbellied and looked like they had never spent a few days in the military camp. After interrogation, many military positions in Zhejiang are now clearly priced, and promotions and transfers require payment.  Since these official positions are all bought with money, who is willing to step forward and fight when the enemy comes?  It was also the order of these officers not to shoot, for fear of angering the intruders and causing disaster to them - they spent money to buy military positions in order to get promoted and make a fortune, and they have not yet gotten back the money.  Just as these officers wished, Geng Jingzhong was very satisfied with their cooperation and did not take over the enmity with Geng's troops who fought without bloodshed. They were soon released by Geng Jingzhong.

    Because the progress was so smooth, even though Geng Jingzhong heard that peace had been restored between the two rivers, he was reluctant to stop the attack.  Geng Jingzhong's original plan before sending out troops was to occupy the two prefectures in southern Zhejiang, and then use the Chen Bing Jiangxi border to watch the movements of Liangjiang and Zhengjing before determining his next move.  But now Hangzhou felt like it was within easy reach for Geng Jingzhong, so he suppressed his enthusiasm and ordered to continue marching north. Now that the dust had settled in Jiangxi, Geng Jingzhong felt that Dong Weiguo's territory was probably not easy to grab, so he focused on starting from Zhejiang.  Get more compensation here.

    When Geng Jun was making great progress, Hangzhou and the Northern Zhejiang Self-Defense Forces still did not reach any agreement. Now most of the government and military personnel in the two northern Zhejiang governments have close ties with Sichuan.  Many people returned to their hometowns to serve after graduating from Sichuan academies or military schools. They were bent on integrating all of Zhejiang into the imperial system, and they also had a comprehensive plan, which was to imitate the relationship between the governor's yamen and the prefect's yamen in Sichuan to establish an imperial government and  Relations with the Zhejiang Provincial Government.

    The current relationship between the Sichuan governor's yamen and the various prefecture yamen below is: the governor's yamen has leadership power over the prefecture's yamen, and each prefecture also has to pay a certain amount of provincial taxes. However, the governor's yamen does not have the power to appoint, remove or evaluate the prefect. The evaluation of the prefect is done by  It was completed by the prefecture council; and the district officials below the prefecture were elected by fellow scholars rather than appointed by Deng Ming. The prefecture also had limited leadership power over them, but no power of appointment and assessment.  If a prefect doesn't like a certain district chief, the only thing he can do is to collect evidence of his corruption and then go to the criminal magistrate to sue him. However, the next district chief will still be selected by fellow scholars, so he may not be dissatisfied.  .

    The relationship between the Northern Zhejiang faction and the Eastern Zhejiang Army is very good, but there are also differences between the two. Northern Zhejiang believes that the prefect does not need to be appointed by Deng Ming, but should be directly selected by the government itself; while Ma Fengzhi and Zheng Zanxu from Eastern Zhejiang  I think it is enough to elect the district chief among the fellow scholars, but the prime minister should still be responsible for weighing the candidates for high-ranking officials such as the prefect.

    It is precisely because of this difference that northern Zhejiang and eastern Zhejiang are still two systems.  However, even if they have different opinions, and the flags of the Qing Dynasty are still flying on Huzhou and Jiaxing, Zhuang Tingyue in northern Zhejiang does not think that they are a group in Hangzhou.  When I heard that Zhao Guozuo asked the Self-Defense Forces to join the war, there was a lot of opposition within the Zhebei Group. They believed that there was no point in bleeding for Zhao Guozuo. Some radicals even advocated following Geng Jingzhong's example and taking Hangzhou first.

    After Geng Jingzhong's vanguard troops occupying Jinhua bypassed Yiwu and approached Zhuji, Zhao Guozuo finally gave in and agreed to use the land of Yanzhou Prefecture as compensation for the self-defense forces' bloody sacrifices. He also allowed the territorial autonomy of Hangzhou Prefecture west of Lin'an and became Huzhou.  The corridor from Yanzhou Mansion to Yanzhou Mansion.  After the news came out, Tonglu, Xincheng and other places were filled with joy.

    The Zhejiang gentry in these places have been jealous of the North Zhejiang Autonomous Region next door for several years. If the officials there imposed excessive taxes and took advantage of others, they would have been shot down by the parliament; and here in Yanzhou Prefecture, since Hangzhou no longer needs to transfer officials from the imperial court, the officials there have been even more  Unscrupulously, they collected taxes for the fifteen years of Kangxi's reign.  For this reason, the elders in Yanzhou lamented that they were not as good as the local officials in Hangzhou or the exiled officials in Beijing. While they cursed Zhao Guozuo and Songkui to return to paradise early, they also looked forward to being included in the forbidden sea area as soon as possible.  It was only last year that the forbidden sea zone was extended to Yiwu in Jinhua Prefecture. It seems that it is still early for Yanzhou to be under the jurisdiction of Zhang Shangshu, and the last crazy thoughts that Zhao Guozuo and his gang may have in Yanzhou Prefecture make the elders shudder -  Some people have secretly sent their children to disguise themselves and go to northern Zhejiang or eastern Zhejiang, and then go to Sichuan to apply for the military academy. If Zhao Guozuo plans to collect taxes in Yanzhou for decades, it will probably??It can only be said that the fish is dead and the net is broken - now Sichuan's military academy only accepts students from local and allied areas.  Northern Zhejiang is a quasi-alliance area of ??the empire. Students pay for themselves and cannot join the imperial army after graduation; while eastern Zhejiang is regarded as the mainland, with full board and lodging, and those with good grades can even have certain options to serve in military districts.  Those particularly well-connected Yanzhou Jin gentry took advantage of the situation and turned their children into people from Eastern Zhejiang. They hoped that they would perform well and volunteer to return to Eastern Zhejiang to serve. In the future, they could influence the decision-making of the Eastern Zhejiang Army and attack Zhao Guozuo when necessary.  This bastard.

    In this negotiation between the North Zhejiang Autonomous Region and Hangzhou, there are also Yanzhou forces fanning the flames and lobbying Zhuang Tingyue to take a tough stance. Many powerful people in Yanzhou have also assured Zhuang Tingyue that as long as he is willing to remember his elders in Yanzhou, Yanzhou will  His parents would support him as the imperial governor of Zhejiang.  When Geng Jingzhong occupied Jinhua, there were some minor riots in Yanzhou. Many people were worried that Geng Jingzhong would come to kill them in their hometown.  But now that the rain has finally passed, Geng Jingzhong went straight to Hangzhou, and Zhao Guozuo also fully agreed to the conditions of the North Zhejiang Autonomous Region.

    After reaching an agreement, the troops from northern Zhejiang once again marched to Hangzhou Prefecture under the banner of appeasement. Yanzhou Prefecture and the western part of Hangzhou Prefecture, which were about to join the autonomous region, also responded enthusiastically. Although they did not have militia available, they provided  Some grain and grass can still be made.  After the border was opened in northern Zhejiang, the rebel army of Liang Huafeng, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, was also able to enter Zhejiang and rushed to the front line with the Jingnan army to challenge Geng Jingzhong. In addition to the direct troops Liang Huafeng used to show his loyalty, there were also some people who were Chiang Guozhu.  The die-hard old troops, such as the Biaoying camp of the former Governor of Liangjiang, Zhao Tianba promised these unsuccessful people that if they contributed in this battle, Zhao Tianba would be responsible for helping them obtain a defense zone in Fujian.

    Until this time, Ma Fengzhi remained neutral. Zhao Tianba felt that since he wanted to fight, he should fight hard to let other ambitious warlords see what would happen if they started a war without authorization.  Therefore, Ma Fengzhi kept silent when Geng Jingzhong went north. In order to repay Geng Jingzhong's kindness in bypassing Yiwu, Ma Fengzhi also withdrew all garrisons from Yiwu and other garrisons that might threaten Geng's army's flanks to Ningbo.

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    After Zhang Chao fled to Sichuan, Dong Weiguo moved his office to Nanchang. When Liang Huafeng organized his army to enter Zhejiang, Dong Weiguo was also intensively preparing to attack Geng Jingzhong's troops.  However, Dong Weiguo did not use the name "Rebel Army" because he felt that this was the name Liang Huafeng first called out, and Dong Weiguo pursued the equal status of Jiangxi and Jiangnan, rather than letting Nanchang still be subordinate to Nanjing, even in name.  Also try to avoid it.  On the one hand, it avoids giving Jiangnan another excuse to extort taxes, and on the other hand, Dong Weiguo is not willing to be under Liang Huafeng.

    Dong Weiguo named the combat troops out of Jiangxi province "Jingni Army", which is very similar to "Pushing Ni Army" or "Jingnan Army", and the alliance with them can be seen at a glance.  After confirming that there was no abnormal behavior in Guangdong, Dong Weiguo gave a speech in Nanchang, saying that the southeastern provinces were united and Jiangxi and Zhejiang were originally brother provinces, and it was the bounden duty of ministers to fight against rebellion for the Qing Dynasty.  After the mobilization was completed, Dong Weiguo ordered the Jingni Army to set off and launch an offensive against the rebellious Fujian. Zhao Tianba promised that if Jiangxi contributed, he would consider giving Dong Weiguo some land compensation in northwest Fujian when it came to rewards. Of course, there was no  , how much depends on the size of the output.

    Zheng Jing, who was paying close attention to the news in Fujian, was also ready to go to war at this time. However, Zheng Jing was under the banner of the Ming army, so he could not claim that Geng Jingzhong was a traitor who needed to be punished.  Therefore, Zheng Jing, like Ma Fengzhi and Zheng Zanxu, would raise the banner of aiding Fujian - anyway, Geng Jingzhong was being encircled and suppressed by Qing troops, so of course the Zhejiang Eastern Army and the Taiwan Army, both of the Ming Army, had to send troops to Fujian to support Geng Jingzhong -  -Even if Geng Jingzhong's defeat is irreversible, at least it must be ensured that the largest number of prefectures and counties are still under the control of the Ming army.

    When the Geng tribe, the rebel army, and the Jingnan army were fighting fiercely around Shaoxing, three cannons were fired in Dongning. Zheng Jing ordered Chen Yonghua, an honest man he knew very well, to stay in Taiwan and help him keep an eye on this fundamental piece of land.  In this place, Prince Yanping himself led Liu Guoxuan and other generals across the ocean to aid Fujian.

    At the same time, Shang Kexi, Shang Zhixin and his son also basically discussed and determined the way out and countermeasures for the Guangdong Domain.  When the war between the two rivers started, Shang Zhixin was eager to launch a mutiny, put his father under house arrest, and then rush into Jiangxi with a high profile. However, the wily Shang Kexi suppressed his impatient son and kept watching the situation.

    So until the news came that Jiang Guozhu and Zhang Chao were defeated and disbanded their troops and entered Sichuan, Shang Zhixin still did not launch a coup, and Guangdong did not return to the Ming Dynasty anyway.

    "Father, Dong Weiguo has rebelled, what should we do?" After learning the latest trends in Jiangxi, Shang Zhixin came to Shang Kexi eagerly.  In Shang Zhixin's view, his father's blind hedging of bets will only make Shang Zhixin?Lost the best opportunity for expansion: "Father, we must make up our minds. If father sees Geng Jingzhong, we will invade Jiangxi anyway; if father does not like Geng Jingzhong, we will send troops to Fujian with a clear banner to fight against the rebellion.  .¡±

    "Why are you so anxious? You are already a grown-up, so how can you help such a big thing if you are so anxious?" Shang Ke reprimanded his son with joy and dissatisfaction: "My father has known these things for a long time."

    As a master of the art of hedging bets, Shang Ke calmly showed his son a batch of flags. These flags were divided into three types, one of which had the word "rebellion" written on it.

    "The war is dangerous, it is related to the future of this vassal, and the life and death of the whole family. How can we gamble recklessly? And have you forgotten that there is King Pingxi behind us? In addition to King Pingxi, there is also Prince Yanping. Recently, the Zheng family  The ships are constantly snooping around this vassal, so Zheng Jing's son has any good intentions?" Shang Kexi said while showing the first flag to his son: "We have to continue to observe for a while to know whether it is appropriate or not.  We should be optimistic about Geng Jingzhong, but the most important thing is that in addition to whether we should be optimistic about Geng Jingzhong, we must also carefully consider whether we should do anything about it. The situation is not yet clear, and we cannot act hastily, and this banner of 'rebellion', regardless of  Guangdong may be able to use it anyway.¡±

    What Shang Kexi means is to let Shang Zhixin lead his troops to the borders of Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangxi provinces first. If Geng Jingzhong's situation is promising and the Ming army is powerful, then Shang Zhixin should decisively raise the banner of the Ming army and lead his troops into Jiangxi.  Dong Weiguo's rebellion should at least capture Ganzhou for Guangdong first. On the contrary, if the Qing army is strong and Geng Jingzhong retreats steadily, then Shang Zhixin should stay with the Qing court and invade Fujian to wipe out the traitor Geng Jingzhong.  , developed Shang Fan's power to southwestern Fujian.

    In addition to this dual-purpose "Dang Ni" military flag, Shang Kexi prepared a second military flag for his son with the word "aid Gan" written on it. Seeing his son's expression of confusion, Shang Kexi patiently gave instructions:  "Maybe Geng Jingzhong has an advantage over Dong Weiguo, but generally speaking, the Qing army is stronger. Then you have to fly this flag, enter Jiangxi as a Qing army, and seize territory from Dong Weiguo."

    Since it is still the Qing army, it is natural that it cannot use "rebellion" but "aid Jiangxi".

    The last flag Shang Kexi prepared for his son was also to "aid Fujian". When the general situation was in favor of the Ming army, but the small situation was not conducive to Geng Jingzhong, Shang Zhixin needed to return to the Ming Dynasty strategically and join forces with Dong Weiguo tactically.  Attack Fujian.  Shang Kexi's choice coincides with that of Zheng Jing and Zhao Tianba.

    "As a father, I must sit in Guangzhou to avoid giving opportunities to King Pingxi or Prince Yanping." Shang Kexi did not have anyone as talented and completely trustworthy as Zheng Jing's Chen Yonghua, so Shang Kexi could only  He left the right to change the rudder according to the wind into his son's hands.  However, after much thought, Shang Kexi realized that hedging his bets to this point was the pinnacle of invulnerability. Before Shang Zhixin left Guangzhou, Shang Kexi repeatedly warned: "First determine whether the Qing army or the Ming army is stronger.  Then determine whether Fujian is easier to win or Jiangxi is easier to win, and then raise a flag as appropriate, and never act impetuously or recklessly."
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