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The Rising Sun Chapter 447: Substituting the Heaven for the Sun (8)

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    Jiajing vented his anger and slowly calmed down. The main hall of Qianqing Palace also became quiet. Jiajing's slightly hurried footsteps were very clear in the palace. He did not order the disposal of the delinquent officials in Dongchang and Jinyiwei. He knew that now was not the time.  , Yi Wang Zhu Houye teamed up with Dongxing Port and issued a proclamation, and a large-scale attack would inevitably follow. Now is the time to employ people, not the time to raise troops to investigate crimes.  After walking around for a few times, Jiajing stopped and said in a deep voice: "Pass the decree to summon the ministers and ministers to the palace for an audience." Gao Zhong knew the rules and knew that a group of eunuchs would be kneeling outside at this time, busy responding.  After making a sound, he stood up and left the palace, beckoned all the eunuchs to come over, and told them to hurry up and deliver the order.  In the hall, Jiajing asked in a deep voice: "Is there any news from Fujian?" "Back to the emperor." Chen Yin hurriedly bowed and said: "The rebels of King Yi entered Fujian from Desheng Pass. It is not only remote, but also has high mountains. There is no news yet.  The news came out." Jiajing frowned slightly and slowly sat down on the chair. Why did the rebels choose a remote place to enter Fujian?  With the combat power of Dongxinggang soldiers, the guards soldiers along Jiangxi and Fujian were unable to stop them and hide their whereabouts?  This seemed unnecessary, and after pondering for a long time, he didn't figure it out.  After a long while, he said: "Use all your strength to detect the whereabouts of the rebels, pay attention to the movements of the Dongxing Port fleet, and closely monitor the vassal kings in various places. If any abnormal behavior is discovered, immediately notify the local defenders to take control first. It is better to be in vain than to indulge!"  Honor the decree." Gao Zhong and Chen Yin kowtowed quickly. Neither of them expected that Jiajing had no intention of pursuing this matter, and they were both overjoyed.  Jiajing glanced at the two of them, paused briefly, and then said: "If you neglect your duties again, you will be punished for several crimes!" After saying that, he stood up and entered Xinuan Pavilion.  More than half an hour later.  The first assistant of the cabinet Yan Song, the second assistant Zhai Luan, the cabinet minister Xu Zan, the left capital censor Xiong Zhuo, the right capital censor Pan Jian, the minister of the Ministry of War Mao Bowen, the minister of the Ministry of Husband Wang Gao, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel Tang Long, the minister of the Ministry of Rites Zhang Bi,  Zhou Yong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Wen Yuan, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and others gathered outside the Qianqing Palace to seek an audience.  After everyone entered the palace to salute, Jiajing glanced at everyone and said directly without any nonsense: "King Yi Zhu Houye colluded with the pirates of Dongxing Port to side Qin Wang Qingjun. Wu Liangcai, the capital of Jiangxi, led the troops to suppress the rebellion and shot and killed Zhu Houhuang, the king of Jinxi County.  , eight thousand soldiers were lost This is the message issued by Zhu Houye, take a look." He threw the message down.  Hearing this, all the ministers were stunned. Yan Song picked up the memorandum and read it quickly.  Seeing that the memorandum pointed out that he was a national thief and the main target of the Qing Dynasty, his face suddenly turned pale and he passed the memorandum to Zhai Luan without saying a word. There was silence in the hall. No one expected that Hu Wanli of Dongxing Port would die.  Things can take a turn for the worse.  After waiting for Wen Yuan to hand over the memorandum, Jiajing said: "I have long said that Dongxing Port's ambition will become a serious problem for the imperial court sooner or later! I didn't expect this day to come so quickly." After a slight thought, he finally  Then he said: "Last winter, I overcame all opinions and agreed to my request for a mutual trade in tribute. This was to stabilize the northwest and free up our hands to deal with the southeast." Hearing these words, everyone was speechless. Jiajing and Dongxing  Everyone in the capital knew about Hong Kong's attitude. Fortunately, it was Hu Wanli. If it had been anyone else, he would have been independent overseas or rebelled long ago. Now that Hu Wanli died, Dongxing Hong Kong couldn't wait to collude with King Yi to rebel.  It was obvious that his tolerance for the imperial court had reached its limit.  If Hu Wanli could have been properly comforted when he was still alive, how could Dongxing Port be where it is today?  Now, even though Anda has been stabilized through the tribute trade, who can guarantee that Anda will not take advantage of the situation?  Besides, so what if I stabilize my answer.  How can the imperial court put down the Dongxing Port Rebellion?  Everyone who saw them did not speak, and Yan Song quickly flattered him: "Your Majesty is far-sighted and has a clear insight into the power of the universe" Before Yan Song could finish his flattery, Mao Bowen, the Minister of War, said: "Your Majesty, the traitorous king Zhu Houye has issued a proclamation widely.  There will inevitably be a large-scale recruitment of troops, and the top priority is to determine the intentions of the rebels. There are many warships in Dongxing Port, and all the coastal areas are within their attack range. It is really impossible to guard against it. " "Jiangnan is the capital of the imperial court. If Jiangnan is in chaos, it is impossible to prevent it.  , the financial resources are exhausted, and the consequences are unimaginable." Wang Gao, the Minister of Household Affairs, said in a deep voice: "Wei Chen secretly believes that we must accumulate heavy troops in Jiangnan to ensure that Jiangnan is not lost." "How can we ensure that Jiangnan is not lost?" Xiong Bao, the censor of Zuodu.  He said in a deep voice, he was from Nanchang, Jiangxi, and had personally experienced King Ning's rebellion. In the eighth year of Jiajing's reign, he was the censor of Youdu and in charge of the affairs of the court. Because the separation of prisons was contrary to the wishes of Dongchang, he was dismissed by Jiajing for disobedience and returned to his hometown.  In the 18th year of Jiajing's reign, he was restored to power. He was appointed as the censor of Zuodu and took charge of the affairs of the procuratorate of the capital. He was still outspoken.  After a slight pause, he continued: "Ordinary sieges, such as Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing and other fortified cities, are difficult to conquer without taking three and a half months, but Dongxing Port can be conquered in just a few days with the help of artillery and guns.  Unable to rescue, how to prevent it??The soldiers are not enemies of Dongxing Port at all, unless they transfer the border troops to go south, but if Dongxing Port avoids the real situation and becomes weak, it will still be impossible to prevent it!  " Hearing these words, everyone was speechless. Five years ago, Dongxing Port attacked Guangzhou and went to Fuzhou. It was so powerful that it could capture the two cities in half a day. Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Nanjing were indeed stronger, but in the past five or six years, Dongxing Port  The artillery and artillery have also made great progress. With the current combat power of Dongxinggang, these three so-called strong cities only need a day or two to stock up on heavy troops. How can Mao Bowen, as the Ministry of War, stock up on heavy troops?  The Minister, who has put a lot of effort into Dongxing Port over the years, immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, although the Dongxing Port thieves are powerful, they are limited in strength. Although the firearms are powerful, the ammunition consumption is also large, which is extremely serious.  Relying on logistical supplies, Dongxing Port would not dare to compete with the imperial court, and it would be impossible to attack cities that cannot be reached by sea ships.  Although Hangzhou is by the sea, ships cannot reach the city, and the same is true for Suzhou. If Dongxing Port wants to attack the south of the Yangtze River, Nanjing, the accompanying capital, must be the first choice. All it takes is to stockpile heavy troops in Nanjing.  " "What you said makes sense.  Jiajing nodded slightly and said: "Although there are field artillery in Dongxing Port, the artillery is inconvenient to move and moves slowly. The water network in the south of the Yangtze River is dense, making it inconvenient for large armies to move. Besides, it is easy to destroy roads. Nanjing is located on the riverside."  Defense focus!  A frontier army can be dispatched south to guard Nanjing.  " "Your Majesty.  The defense of the capital must also be strengthened.  "Mao Bowen continued: "If Dongxing Port lands from Tianjin Wei, it is only three hundred miles away from the capital, and troops can reach the city in three to five days  " Hearing these words, all the ministers could not help but be horrified, subconsciously. They all believed that Dongxing Port would only pose a threat to Jiangnan. They did not expect that the capital was also so dangerous. The battleships of Dongxing Port were invincible at sea. If they really wanted to land from Tianjin Wei, the three  The troops are approaching the city on the fifth day. Isn't the capital in danger? Can the elite soldiers in the regiment and camp of the capital resist the tiger and wolf soldiers in Dongxing Port? Jiajing also looks quite ugly. Although he has set up a naval fleet in Tianjin to guard against the Dongxing Port fleet.  Thoughts, but mainly from the perspective of avoiding the Dongxing Port fleet to facilitate fleet training, he also never considered that Dongxing Port would one day land from Tianjin to attack the capital! Because the Dongxing Port fleet has never appeared in the Beihai waters.  Quite a few, Yang Yiqing and Zhang Cong, the two chief assistants, also reorganized the regiment camp and the two official offices of the capital, but they failed because of the dispute between the court and the court. After decades of comfort, he did not think that the soldiers in the capital camp could resist Dongxing Port.  "Your Majesty.  Yan Song bowed and said: "Dongxing Port has limited troops and outstanding combat power. It is very likely that it will directly attack the two capitals. The capital is the foundation of the world and there is no room for loss."  I also hope that the emperor will quickly mobilize the border troops to Beijing to assist in defense.  " Jiajing nodded slightly and thought to himself that it would not be enough to mobilize the border army alone. Besides, the northwest frontier army should not be mobilized too much. If I take the opportunity to invade, the consequences would be really unimaginable. After a slight thought, he said in a deep voice  : "Immediately draft a message to conquer the rebel king Zhu Houye and Dongxing Port, prepare money and grain to hoard the capital.  The Ministry of Industry increased the production of firearms and ammunition, organized the cavalry, and focused on the defense of the two capitals!  " "We ministers and others obey the order.  "Everyone hurriedly bowed and felt a little uneasy. Jiajing glanced at everyone and added. "At present, the enemy is most afraid of instability in the court situation and unstable military morale. Anyone who dares to take the opportunity to criticize the ministers in the court will be punished.  Kill without mercy!  " "We all obey the decree.  "Yan Song was shocked for no reason. The hidden meaning behind these words was not good, but he couldn't think about it at the moment. When he came out of the main hall, the chief officials of the ministries were not in a hurry to leave the palace, but  Directly entering the cabinet duty room, Jiajing only set the tone. The specific errand assignments, coordination of various ministries and overall planning of all aspects had to be discussed in detail. As soon as he entered the room, before everyone could sit down, Mao Bowen said: "Dongxing Port deploys troops  The speed was very fast, and they had already prepared for it. They mobilized the border troops to enter Beijing, but I was afraid that it would be too late.  " "How possible is it for Dongxing Port to attack the capital?  Zhai Luan asked in a deep voice: "There have never been foreign enemies attacking the capital from Tianjin."  " Mao Bowen glanced at him and said solemnly: "The capital is the foundation of the world. Since King Yi is under the banner of King Qin Qingjun, he will naturally give priority to attacking the capital!  If you want to rule across the river, you will attack Nanjing. It depends on how ambitious King Yi is.  " Yan Song slowly sat down, stretched out his hand to signal everyone to take their seats, and then said slowly: "What do you think of Ru Li?  " "I think that attacking the capital is the first choice of King Yi and Dongxing Port. After all, Dongxing Port has many sea ships and it is convenient to transport troops.  Mao Bowen said in a deep voice: "If we can defeat the capital in one battle, we will naturally get twice the result with half the effort!"  Therefore, the capital is the top priority for defense!  The two naval fleets of Tianjin and Haizhou should be cruising on the sea to contain them, and large cavalry should be deployed between Tianjin and the capital to harass and contain the logistics supplies of Dongxing Port. The city walls of the capital should be vigorously strengthened.??Fort, mobilize nearby soldiers to the capital  " Fleet! Yan Song's brows jumped, and then he said in a deep voice: "The two major naval fleets of Tianjin and Haizhou are afraid that they are in danger. Ru Li quickly went to the palace to request an order to order the two fleets to go to sea.  " Yan Song's reaction was indeed not slow. However, Dongxing Port had carefully planned it half a year ago, so there was no way for the court to have enough time to react. Before Mao Bowen got up and left the room, a lieutenant general trotted to the door to report.  Report: "Your Excellency, Sirs, Tianjin Five Hundred Miles is urgent.  " Mao Bowen was at the door. When he heard that it was an urgent report from Tianjin, he took the report and hurriedly opened it. His face suddenly turned extremely pale. After calming down, he said sadly: "Dongxing Port 600  More than a dozen large and small warships appeared in the North Sea.  " Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but panic. Now there is no need to guess or argue. The Dongxing Port soldiers are pointing to the capital! But no one expected that Dongxing Port's movements were so fast!  They were not given a chance to react or prepare! Thinking that the Dongxing Port army would be approaching the city on the 3rd or 5th day, everyone looked extremely ugly and their hands and feet were cold! Six hundred ships were coming out of Dongxing Port, at least.  Forty to fifty thousand troops! Although the capital had a lot of troops, it was all on paper! Yan Song carefully read the battle report several times before saying in a deep voice: "Dongxing Port is such a big move.  Why didn't the imperial court receive any urgent report?  " Mao Bowen rolled his eyes at him and said nothing. This was obviously a big move carefully planned by Dongxing Port. How could the court notice it? I am afraid that the eyes and ears of the factory guards have been wiped out long ago! They may even have simply rebelled.  When no one said anything, he muttered: "Hu Wanli died of illness during the expedition to Japan.  After the corpses were transported back to Hanwu, Dongxing Port launched a massive campaign to clean up the factory guards. Lord Chief Assistant should have heard about this.  " Hearing this, Yan Song couldn't help but sigh to himself. He naturally knew this. Originally, he thought that the measures taken by Dongxing Port were to prevent the imperial court from infiltrating Xiaoliuqiu. But now it seems that they were just for this big move.  He had made preparations in advance, and when he thought of this, he suddenly had a thought, was Hu Wanli not dead? But he was pretending to die to set up this situation? This thought flashed through him, and he didn't think much about the current situation.  Whether Wan Li cheated to death or not was irrelevant to the overall situation. After thinking for a while, he asked: "How many capable soldiers do the capital have?  " With a sigh, Mao Bowen said: "The regiment camp and the two official offices total 120,000 troops, and the squadron army is 160,000!  Eighty thousand soldiers who can actually fight are enough to defeat the heavens!  " Hearing these words, all the ministers were sighing. There were only 70,000 to 80,000 capable soldiers out of the 20,000 to 300,000 troops. This is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty! The expressions on the faces of everyone they saw  Tragically, Zuodu Yushi Xiong Ban said without mercy: "I'm afraid seventy or eighty thousand is still an overestimation. In my opinion, sixty thousand would be good!  Ban Jun is good at governance.  However, these 160,000 squad troops are now doing hard labor. The capital has been undergoing extensive construction in recent years, and the squad troops have become free laborers of the capital. How have they ever practiced all year round?  Quite a few were tortured to death and starved to death!  The soldiers at the guard station fleeing from the squad are like running away from ghosts!  Soldiers in regiments and camps are no different from farmers. There are so many miscellaneous factions. They work all year round and are not allowed to do military exercises. They are replaced by sergeants. Officials ask for bribes. Poor soldiers cannot enter, old men are forced to serve in service, able-bodied children are not allowed to be recruited and trained. Rich soldiers are afraid of being drafted for military training in the camp.  , How can the soldiers in the Beijing camp be compared with the soldiers in Dongxing Port?  He was paid two silver dollars a month and practiced all day long without slacking off, practicing with live ammunition every now and then  " At this point, he stopped talking. Knowing that it was too late to complain now, he just said, "While there is still time, let's move the capital!  "Move the capital! The whole duty room immediately fell into a deathly silence. The purpose of Emperor Wen in moving the capital to the capital was for the emperor to guard the country. Now Yi Wang Zhu Houye has issued a message widely, and Qin Wang Qing is on his side. Once he abandons the capital and flees from the city, he will definitely lose the support of the people.  , if Jiajing surrenders the throne, he will not abandon the city and flee under any circumstances! But in the current situation, if he does not abandon the city and flee, I am afraid that the capital will not be able to withstand the attack of the Dongxing Port army!  In ten days at most, the capital will be captured! After a while, Zhai Luancai said with a livid face: "This is not a simple rebellion in Dongxing Port, this is King Jingnan!"  When Emperor Wen launched the Jingnan Campaign, was it possible to see Emperor Jianwen abandoning the city and fleeing?  The emperor has no reason to abandon the city and flee!  Dongxing Port was sure that the emperor would never abandon the city, so they directly attacked the capital. They wanted to complete their victory in one battle!  " "There is no other way but to hold on!  " Yan Song said as he glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "The emperor can also issue an edict to summon the soldiers and horses from all over the world to come to the capital for King Qin!  ¡± Summoning troops from all over the country to serve the king? Everyone couldn¡¯t help but smile bitterly to themselves. Dongxing Port has arrived in Tianjin. How many days can the capital be defended? When soldiers from all over the country arrive, the capital has already changed hands.!  Seeing that everyone was silent, Yan Song continued: "Don't be so sad, things can still turn around." After saying that, he stood up and said: "King Yi is still in Fujian. Even if there is a fast ship in Dongxing Port, there is no way to get there from Xiamen."  Tianjin also needs seven or eight days of scenery, not to mention that the mountain roads in Fujian are difficult to travel. King Yi may not have arrived in Xiamen now. Dongxing Port will not attack the city until King Yi does." After that, he said: "I want to enter.  Palace, please discuss how to defend the city first." This is impossible to say!  Everyone disagreed with this statement, but no one refuted it. After all, this was their last hope. If they could delay it for more than ten days, things would still turn around.  Tianjin Guards, the sound of cannons on the North Sea is loud. Liu Siwu's Dongxing Fleet and Li Jian's Hanwu Fleet have a total of 120 sail warships divided into six small fleets to pursue and intercept more than 40 warships of the Tianjin Navy Fleet on the sea.  , This is completely like beating a dog behind closed doors. You can't be beaten again and again, and you can't escape. In addition, because you are already scared of being beaten by Dongxing Port, the officers and soldiers of the Tianjin Navy Fleet have no fighting spirit. They fought for most of the day and lost ten people.  After many warships, the other warships of the Tianjin Navy fleet obediently raised the white flag, closed their gun doors and surrendered.  Although Tianjin is an important hub between the north and the south and a choke point for entering Beijing, the imperial court did not attach great importance to Tianjin. It only established a military preparation road - a first-level organization lower than provincial towns and higher than government guards. It can be seen that  As more than a hundred warships chased the naval fleet like a duck, they saw an endless sea of ??ships in the bay, and watched groups of soldiers in strange military uniforms carrying muskets disembarking in an endless stream.  After landing, the sentinels on the road were all rushing back to Tianjin Acropolis to report.
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