Chapter 425 How many loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty
Prince Jian Jidu led 20,000 troops of Manchuria, Mongolian and Han to Guangdong, Prince Xin Duni led more than 30,000 troops of Manchuria, Mongolian and Han to southwest, and Dasu led another 7,000 troops of Manchuria, Mongolian and Han to Fujian, and after he was sick in September, Fan Wencheng submitted a request to restore the law of joint seats and requested to allow ministers of the third rank or above of the department to name the people they know. If the person who was elected was competent after being appointed as an official, he would be rewarded and recommended. If he was incompetent, he would be judged according to the size of the crime.
Fan Wencheng believed that if the method of sanitation could be implemented, it would be able to gain talents from all over the world for the court. In this way, there would be no one in the world who would not be ruled. This method was mainly aimed at several southwestern provinces and Guangdong that were about to be included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty. Fan Wencheng believed that most of the officials in the Southern Ming Dynasty were old friends with Han officials in the Qing Dynasty, or in the same year, teachers and students, or fellow townsmen. Therefore, as long as the method of sanitation was re-issued, it would be equivalent to giving these Ming dynasties a way to retire to the Qing Dynasty, and they would also let them truly serve the Qing Dynasty, rather than still nostalgic and unwilling to become officials. After all, scholars and officials often remembered the friendship between the old people of the same year. With this method of sanitation, even if he wanted to commit a crime or was unwilling to become an official, he had to worry about the safety of his people. This method was very good, and Emperor Shunzhi issued an edict to follow his proposal.
After his proposal was accepted by the emperor, Fan Wencheng was very excited. He asked his son Fan Chengmo to give him another offer, but he said that although Zheng Zhilong, the Marquis of Tong'an, surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, his son Zheng Chenggong was still fighting against the Qing Dynasty on the coast of Fujian. He heard that Zheng Chenggong had made Simingzhou in Zhongzuo, and divided his troops into 72 towns. Not only did he have a navy, but he also built a land army, with hundreds of thousands of people and more than 100,000 soldiers. Although he only occupied the small land of Jinxia, the Qing Dynasty was not familiar with the nature of water because the people in the northern world were not familiar with the nature of water.
It was impossible for Zheng Chenggong to do anything. The Qing army would be dizzy as soon as it arrived in the sea, but Zheng Chenggong could hold the flag and supervise the generals and step on the waves on the sea like flying. Therefore, the Qing Dynasty has sent soldiers and generals for three or five times, but almost none of them were wiped out. Now, the army is used in the southwest and Guangdong, and Zheng has more than 100,000 soldiers and generals. Seeing the safety of the southwest and Guangdong, he will definitely not stay in Jinxia honestly. Therefore, in order to prevent him from suddenly using troops on the mainland, he asked the court to issue another order to inquire.
Fan Wencheng was an old minister whom the late emperor valued very much. He was also a steadfast approach. Jidu is now using troops to Guangdong, Dasu is using troops to Fujian, and the southwest is a national war. Almost half of the Qing Dynasty's mobile troops were used. Although Zheng Chenggong's territory was small, there were more than 100,000 soldiers and generals. Although there was no movement in Jinxia in the past two years, who knew if he would suddenly launch a large-scale military service in Fujian. If Zheng Sen really invaded Lu, it would inevitably lead to the threat of the Jidu army's retreat and affect the war in Guangdong. If Guangdong is defeated again, Zheng Sen will likely join forces with the bandit scholars to rescue Yongli in the southwest, and then the situation of the war will be more troublesome. If the two generals Yongli were asked to welcome Guangdong, the preparations over the years and the efforts of countless soldiers and generals will be wasted.
Zheng Chenggong's uncontrollable factors made Shunzhi very worried, so he accepted Fan Wencheng's proposal and wrote a sincere letter asking Zheng Zhilong to send his relatives to Fujian to recruit Zheng Chenggong with Qin's envoy. However, just like the two recruits in Shunzhi in ten years, Zheng Chenggong refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and his reply to his father was still a blank letter.
Zheng Chenggong refused to surrender and made Shunzhi feel very troubled. However, he did not scold him. Instead, he said to Fan Wencheng who was summoned to the palace: "Zheng Sen was indeed a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. I don't understand why there were so many loyal ministers in the Ming Dynasty? Hongguang's Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, Huang Daozhou of Longwu, and Qu Shisi of Yongli were all loyal ministers. Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan of Zhejiang were always for the governor of Lu. He Tengshan held Longwu on his head, and later on Yongli, and they were indomitable.
Although people are the mortal enemies of the Qing Dynasty, I admire them. Even Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo's thieves in the Western Paradise also helped Yongli. If it weren't for Sun Kewang and Li Ding's defeat in the domestic strife, then surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, I really don't know when I will pacify the Southern Ming Dynasty. Alas. Zheng Sen and others are really stubborn, and that same thief scholar in Guangdong is too. My Qing Dynasty is a foregone conclusion. Why do they still have to go against me? Surrender to the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible. Wouldn't the world be peaceful as soon as possible?"
Zheng Sen's refusal to surrender again made Fan Wencheng very disappointed, but comforted Shunzhi: "These people are foolish and loyal. The general situation is determined. Once the southwest is destroyed, they will eventually become an isolated minister of the country. The emperor does not need to worry too much. Prince Jian's army enters Guangdong, and as long as Dasu can suppress Zheng Sen, there will be no danger."
Shunzhi nodded, saying unwillingly: "Zheng Sen's army was more than 100,000 soldiers. The Qing Dynasty used troops to him several times, but the more he beat him, the stronger he became. I heard that Zhang Mingzhen had brought his troops to Zhang Huangyan before his death. Now Zhang Huangyan has joined Zheng Sen again, making Zheng Sen stronger. What do you think, how to deal with Zheng Sen? What if he and the Guangdong coalition forces can handle it?"
Sony said: "The emperor was benevolent and kind, and he was too generous to treat Mingchen's family, so they dared to be so rampant. Like Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Huangyan's sons, they did not punish him. According to the foolish opinion, as long as the Mingchen's family was severely punished, they naturally would not dare."
Upon hearing this, Fan Wencheng said with a "knock". If Zheng Zhilong and Zhang Huangyan's father were killed, Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan would not be able to fight against the Qing Dynasty.
Fortunately, Shunzhi did not adopt Sony's method, so he shook his head and said, "Zheng Zhilong surrendered, how can I kill him? There is no need to mention this matter. As for Zhang Huangyan, I also want to recruit him. After all, they are all loyal ministers, and I admire them very much. Last month, I sent a message to the governor of Liangjiang Lang Tingzuo to ask him to recruit Zhang Huangyan, but I don't know how it will be done? These people can't fight him, so are there any other ways to recruit him?"
Fan Wencheng and Sony did not respond to the words, Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Chenggong's group of people were actually much worse than the Qing Dynasty, but the Qing Dynasty could not destroy them. The reason was that the Qing Dynasty, the Navy, was too weak, and could not compete with the Ming Navy at sea. If they wanted to solve them, they would inevitably form a navy that was stronger than the other party, but it was impossible to do it in a short period of time. It should be noted that the Navy was not something that could be done with money.
Seeing that the two of them couldn't come up with their ideas, Shunzhi sighed and said very melancholy: "I think it's better to be a monk than an emperor. Just look at the great lama in Tibet, how free! How honorable! How can I compare to him? One day, I have taken off all my might and chose a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, burning incense and worshiping Buddha, enlightening the Tao and meditation, and enjoying the second half of my life, which is also very interesting."
Chapter completed!