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    In the officialdom of these ten years, Zheng Yunming traveled from Sichuan to Lianghu, and briefly served in Fujian. Everywhere he went, he carried out extensive military and social reforms, changing the local political system and social ecology at an extremely fast speed.  A by-product of this sudden change is that the old bureaucrats are often unable to adapt to these new changes. The only people the court can use to match Zheng Yunming's rhythm are some bureaucrats who were personally trained by Zheng Yunming, such as Wang Deng, the Sichuan system envoy, and Yang, the Yunnan economic envoy.  Nun, deputy envoy of Beijing and Huzhou and Bai Yijie of Ezhou, were once Zheng Yunming's closest friends. Even Du Shu, Fujian's pacification envoy, was a partisan of Zheng Yunming.  The fullness of the Zheng family's wings is almost beyond the reach of successive power ministers who have been in power for more than ten years. Many of the officials who have entered the political affairs hall are close to Zheng Yunming. Today's Minister of Household Affairs, Ma Guangzu, has served as Zheng Yunming's staff for many years.  Prime Minister Zuo Wu Qian also worked with Zheng Yunming for many years and had a deep friendship.  Under this political situation, Emperor Baoxing still did not change his character ten years ago and impulsively issued an order to demote Zheng Yunming.  At this time, Zheng Yunming, who was demoted as the pacifier of Zhejiang East Road and sent to Pujiang County, was just like the dragon lying in the shallows, waiting for an opportunity to stand up and ascend to the sky.  But before the chance to stand up and ascend to heaven came, he had to wait for a dangerous assassination.  When the special envoy sent by the imperial court to announce the imperial edict, Chamberlain Gaussian rushed to the creek where Zheng Yunming used to fish, he found many nervous-looking soldiers and several corpses lying on the ground. Their faces vaguely looked like Tibetan people. Gauss  De couldn't help but exclaimed: "Is there anything wrong with Mr. Zheng?" A sergeant in charge of guarding the corpse pointed in the direction of the upstream: "My husband has the right to rest in the Tutu Temple now." Gao Si De breathed a sigh of relief and ran towards the horse.  Come from the Earth Temple.  Sure enough, a tent was set up in front of the Tutu Temple, with dozens of soldiers guarding it. Gauss got off his horse, broke into the tent, and saw Zheng Yunming talking casually with a man who looked like a county magistrate.  Ten years later, Zheng Yunming has become mature and steady, and no longer looks like a young man. When he saw Gao SiDe barging in, he greeted with a smile: "What a coincidence, I was talking to Magistrate Hu about the origin of the assassin.  "Gaosde asked: "Do you know the origin of the assassin?" Zheng Yunming nodded and said: "In the mountains to the west of Yulong Chijie and south of Keshi City, there are a group of assassination groups that are extremely religious.  It was founded by the Grand Imam Ismaili, hence the name Ismaili. These assassination groups have been active in the West for hundreds of years. Famous ministers, generals, and even kings have been murdered by this sect many times, and this sect is extremely good at assassinating people.  In assassinations, one or more assassins, named Assassin, are usually sent out, disguised as ordinary businessmen or beggars, and take advantage of the target's unpreparedness to kill people. After killing, they do not escape and die peacefully, thinking that there must be a beautiful woman.  A paradise surrounded by fine wine. I have long heard that before Meng Ge took the throne, he secretly sent envoys to win over the Ismaili Order with heavy gifts and hired assassins to deal with the monarchs of the Song Dynasty, so this morning I heard that a Hu businessman was coming with generous gifts.  Greetings, I have been on guard for a long time. Now that I have been relegated here, the barbarians do not check the changes in the court and only want to curry favor with the people in power. How can they come to see me specifically? It is probably the assassins who have arrived, so they and the magistrate set up by the creek.  He set up a small trap and indeed caught the assassin. It¡¯s just that the Mongols have always regarded themselves as heroes on the battlefield, and now they are trying to commit murder. It can be said that they are really incompetent.¡± Gauss smiled bitterly and said: ¡°Then Brother Meng is not incompetent.  They carefully set up a plan to wipe out the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop." Then he informed Zheng Yunming of the news of Xiangyang's rebellion.  To say that Zheng Yunming was not surprised and shocked is just a compliment from later generations. However, he has been very good at cultivating qi for many years and rarely reveals his true feelings. That's why he asked lightly with the calm posture that will be praised by later generations.  Said: "Does the official want to recruit me back to deal with the overall situation?" Gaosde said slightly excitedly: "Exactly, although the world is in danger now, it is a good time for Xianggong to regain his prestige. The official wants to regain Xianggong's mood.  There is no better time than today. This is the time for national soldiers to dedicate themselves to serving the country. " Zheng Yunming sighed and said slowly: "Don't rush to save the world. There are still a few things needed before fighting the Mongols.  There is something to be done." He turned around and bowed his hands to Magistrate Hu, and said, "Please allow Zheng Yunming to stay away for a few days until I solve the trouble in the north, and then come back to enjoy poetry and painting with Hu Gong."  He stood up and strode out of the tent.  Although Zheng Yunming said it so easily, the whole Lin'an was in chaos at this time. In today's developed news world, news spreads many times faster than in the past. The court has not received the detailed report.  Private reporters brought news from the front.  It is said that it was because Jinghu's establishment ambassador Jia Sidao promoted the self-examination and self-correction plan in Jinghu and took stock of Jinghu's financial omissions. Jingzhou Capital Commander Lu Wenhuan, Ezhou Capital Commander Gao Dao, Jingzhou Deputy Capital Commander Cao Shixiong three  It appears on people¡¯s books.The amount is short.  Gao Gao and Lu Wenhuan were frightened by the threat of Jia Zhi's envoy, so they simply killed Cao Shixiong, who refused to rebel, and settled in Xiangyang to raise the flag to rebel.  The most terrifying thing is not just this. According to legend, the Mongols got the news of the upcoming mutiny in Xiangyang a few months ago, and secretly mobilized the necessary troops from the entire Mongol Empire to form an unprecedented army to conquer the south, preparing to use Xiangyang.  Taking advantage of the opportunity for mutiny, they crossed the Yangtze River and headed straight for Lin'an.  After the news spread, Lin'an Prefecture was in chaos. The wealthy merchants chartered ships and prepared to flee to Nanyang. The common people spread rumors and went to the government in groups to petition, asking the imperial court to send an army to recover Xiangyang as soon as possible.  It was in such a chaotic situation that Zheng Yunming entered Lin'an City.  The people of Lin'an City were the most well-informed. As soon as they heard that Zheng Yunming had arrived, thousands of people rushed to the city gate to greet him.  The cry of "Mr. Zheng, save me!" rang out in the streets and alleys.  This voice sounded particularly harsh to the emperor, and it was also not to Zheng Yunming's liking.  But both the monarch and his ministers knew clearly that now was definitely not the time to care about this.  Under the protection of hundreds of Sima infantrymen in front of the palace, Zheng Yunming did not even have time to enter the post house to rest for a while, and entered the imperial city directly. The ministers in the Jinluan Palace had already gathered, and the emperor was anxiously waiting for this man who had been deeply in love for ten years.  Come up with countermeasures for your trusted ministers to deal with the unprecedented Mongol offensive.  Zheng Yunming, who had changed into court uniform, went to the palace to see the ceremony. The emperor asked: "The war situation ahead is urgent. Xiangyang has fallen into the hands of the enemy. The Mongolian army will move south to invade our country in the near future. I wonder what the Qing family has to do?" Zheng Yunming replied:  "Your Majesty has entrusted me with important responsibilities, and I should do my best to protect the safety of the country. But good strategies are not made behind closed doors. Only by obtaining detailed information about the enemy can I make corresponding decisions." The emperor nodded lightly.  : "How many soldiers and horses are coming from the captives? The Qing family can tell you in detail." About the troops gathered by the Mongols, Zheng Yunming, who traveled to eastern Zhejiang, knew no less than the ministers who controlled the Privy Council.  Perhaps the emperor also knew not to move the fire-fighting captain, who was known to the people as the "official water camp", too far away. After all, in situations like today, he needed to come back at any time to take on the responsibility of putting out fires.  Therefore, every time intelligence arrived at the Privy Council, it was implicitly assumed that a copy was sent to eastern Zhejiang in private.  "The Hu people have always threatened our country with millions of cavalry, but they have lost more in recent years, so this matter is not mentioned much." Zheng Yunming smiled and said: "The first rule of Mongolia's military use is deception. In the past ten years of war, how can  Isn't an invasion under the banner of hundreds of thousands of elite troops? In fact, it can be as many as 100,000 or as few as 20,000 or 30,000. I think that Mongolia's great prince Batu can mobilize 100,000 elite troops, but the West is determined.  He couldn't send his main force thousands of miles back to conquer the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Batu made his fortune by borrowing elite troops from his headquarters in Mobei. Now he was alone in the Far West. How could he bring his main force back to help Meng Ge achieve great success? Therefore, Batu could send troops and horses to the east of the West Sea.  , no more than 30,000 people, and the elite troops are limited. Prince Hulagu is now aggressive and opening the way with firearms. The journey has been smooth. Now he has broken through Baoda and is heading towards Hulagu's headquarters in Damas Valley.  There are more than 120,000 soldiers and horses. Although they are direct descendants of the Great Khan, they are thousands of miles away and are actually powerless against this southern expedition. However, the kings and generals of the Chagatai and Ogedai factions are very concerned about this southern expedition.  "Interested." "Chagatai has been experiencing constant turmoil in recent years, with the rise of Turkic forces in the army and the decline of the kings of the Ogedai clan. Now I estimate that the princes of these two lineages are only interested in plundering property.  They can send no less than 50,000 elite troops to participate in the battle. Among them, the Wokuotai department aims to take advantage of the chaos to plunder property, or they will send many capable Western Region cavalry to participate in the battle. And there will definitely be many rebels who bring their own weapons and food to rob.  The Chagatai faction will adopt another strategy. The elite soldiers from the Mongolian headquarters will not go far away easily to prevent the local soldiers from rebelling. However, the morale of the Kangli Turkic troops in Hezhong and the newly attached Asu troops is unstable.  If there is a fear of rebellion at any time, they can be sent to the Central Plains. The so-called borrowing the sword to kill people is a strategy. If the Southern Expedition is successful, these soldiers will naturally be content with their wealth and will not rebel. If the Southern Expedition fails, these soldiers will be ruined.  To the south, the Chagatai clan's territory can be blocked. This is the basic strategy of the Chagatai clan kings. However, it should be noted that the Chagatai clan's territory has a large population and a large number of soldiers and horses, and the number of troops it can send may exceed.  There are 70,000 people, and most of them are from good horse-producing areas. The warriors are strong and brave, especially the Asu and Kangli people. Although their fighting spirit may not be strong, they should not be taken lightly."  It must have been mobilized from the Han region. The Central Plains is a land with a prosperous population and abundant products. It is undoubtedly unique among the lands currently controlled by the Mongols. I have received news that the Mongolian missionaries have been recruiting large armies since summer, claiming to be in the Central Plains.  One out of ten civilians is drawn, and the number of young men gathered exceeds 200,000. Let¡¯s not discuss the training and quality of the soldiers. Such a large number of manpower can complete many necessary tasks, such as dealing with our army.A lot of our soil work is required during the defense of the fort.  Moreover, in recent years, Kublai Khan has been in charge of the military and civilian affairs of the Han Dynasty, and has ordered each Han household to strengthen the training of gunners. Now there are a lot of well-trained gunners among the Han households. These people are bound to be in the upcoming war.  Played a vital role in the war.  "
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