Chapter 480: The Ming Dynasty suffered from internal and external troubles

Chapter 480 The Ming Dynasty suffered from internal and external troubles

Chapter 479: The Ming Dynasty suffered from internal and external troubles

 Chenliu, formerly the prefect’s palace, is now the temporary palace of the Ming emperor.

There are powerful Han men who are aggressive outside, and the governor is watching covetously inside. In addition, more than one million troops were wiped out, and 90% of the wealth was left in Luoyang...

Although the founding of the Ming Dynasty is inspiring, the situation it faces is not optimistic. After all, even if it has the support of the people under its leadership, it is impossible to conjure weapons, armor and other materials out of thin air.

The Yellow Turbans were able to expand so fast before because of the huge financial and material resources of the family, which is why the pathological and abnormal expansion speed occurred.

Now, the Tujiangjijiang of the Guandong family who fled the massacre have no way to continue to transfuse blood to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has to face the embarrassing situation of having only people in the army but no weapons and equipment.

In order to restore his strength as soon as possible, Zhang Sheng adopted a series of frugal strategies after becoming emperor. He did not even build a palace, but used the Chenliu Prefecture as a temporary palace.

 The Ming Dynasty gave priority to supplying all expenses to the army, just to restore self-preservation intelligence in a short period of time so as to defend the territory under his command.

 But the territory of the Ming Dynasty was too vast. The six states of Yan, Yu, Xu, Qing, Ji, and Yang needed too many troops and money, so even if Zhang Sheng scrimped on food and clothing, it would still be a drop in the bucket.

Looking at Zhang Sheng who was handling government affairs seriously, Guo Jia felt a sense of admiration in his heart.

Other than him, she is probably the only person who can clean up such a mess now! Guo Jia thought.

After shaking his head to get rid of distracting thoughts, Guo Jia stepped forward and said respectfully: "Your Majesty."

Zhang Sheng’s brows were filled with fatigue. Seeing that the person coming was Guo Jia, he put down his pen and asked, “Has the letter been sent?”

Guo Jia nodded: "It has been sent through emergency channels and will be delivered within three days."

 “That’s good.” Zhang Sheng couldn’t help but feel relieved and let out a long breath.

After ascending the throne, Zhang Sheng found out how far the Ming Dynasty's broken ship had leaked. She was overwhelmed by the countless bad news.

 Basically every day, we receive news that the Kanto family is rebelling, and that county magistrates or prefects from various places are requesting reinforcements.

 But the Ming Dynasty's new army has not yet been trained, so how can there be reinforcements to send?

Even if reinforcements can be sent, as soon as the army arrives, the rebels will hide in the mountains and wait for the army to enter to continue the rebellion, so it is impossible to completely suppress the rebellion.

As a last resort, the Ming court made a temporary move to "save the small to protect the big". This also caused the territory of the Ming Dynasty to be like a sieve, with several resistance forces in every state and county that were difficult to eliminate.

Of course, this is not the main thing. What really troubles Zhang Sheng is the attitude of the five governors.

 In order to gain recognition from the five governors, Zhang Sheng had no choice but to ennoble Zhang Liang and Xiang Yu who were not around.

After all, even these two people who almost became heirs are willing to assist the new emperor. What reason do you losers have to object?

Through the names of these two people, Zhang Sheng gained the temporary allegiance of the five governors. However, Zhang Liang and Xiang Yu were not by Zhang Sheng's side. As time went by, a fool could see that Zhang Sheng was trying to trap them.

If Xiang Yu and Zhang Liang hadn't appeared yet, Zhang Sheng would really be unable to handle it, so she used the intelligence channels in Guo Jia's hands to send a request for help to Qin Hao to ask for Zhang Liang's imprisoned status.

In addition to Zhang Sheng's letter for help, what was sent this time was the three letters written by Zhang Jiao to Qin Hao, Zhang Liang and Zhang Ning. Zhang Sheng believed that Qin Hao would definitely let Zhang Liang and Zhang Ning come back after reading them.

Suddenly, Feng Yunshan walked in and reported: "Your Majesty, the envoys from Baijia are here. Do you see them or not?"

Zhang Sheng's beautiful eyes were full of murderous intent. After suppressing the anger in his heart, he said coldly: "Blast away." "No."

The reason why Zhang Sheng never called herself "I" after proclaiming herself emperor was that first of all, she didn't have much ambition, and secondly, she didn't know how long the emperor would last, so she didn't feel the need to call herself a loner.

Zhang Sheng knew that the invasion of the Han Dynasty by the barbarians was actually the work of the Baijia. The Baijia once again extended goodwill to the Ming Dynasty for cooperation, but Zhang Sheng was unwilling to accept it.

The Yellow Turbans arose because of hundreds of schools, but also failed because of hundreds of schools. Zhang Sheng did not want Ming Dynasty to repeat the mistakes of the Yellow Turbans.

Guo Jia knew Zhang Sheng's temper, and after much hesitation, he persuaded: "Your Majesty, the Bai Jia really wants to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty can also use the Bai Jia in reverse. After all, the current situation in the Ming Dynasty is not optimistic, and cooperation will benefit both sides. "

"No need to say more, Daming will never cooperate with those people again." Zhang Sheng said coldly, his words firm to the extreme.

Guo Jia sighed after hearing this. He naturally knew that Baijia was unreliable, but now the two parties had the same interests. It would be a pity not to take advantage of it.

Moreover, the Baijia have set their sights on Daming again, and there are too many connections between Daming and the Baijia, which cannot be cut off by Zhang Sheng if he wants.

One thing Guo Jia did not say is that even if Zhang Sheng refuses to cooperate, Baijia can still find others. Anyway, Zhang Sheng is not the only one who can make the decision in Ming Dynasty, and the worst situation will be at that time.

“Reported to…Yangzhou Governor Hong Xiuquan for leading an army to attack Jiangdong without permission…”

“Reported to Li Mi, the governor of Yuzhou, and led an army to attack Runan privately in vain, despite the imperial ban…”

"What?"

 Zhang Sheng stood up suddenly, his flawless face full of anger.

"I have clearly given a strict order. We are only allowed to defend and not send out troops until our army recovers its strength. How dare Li Mi and Hong Xiuquan resist the order? Are they going to rebel?"

Zhang Sheng was extremely angry. She worked hard for the Ming Dynasty, but Li Hong and Li Hong were holding her back.

The Jiangdong family is as wealthy as those in the Central Plains. If Hong Xiuquan can capture Jiangdong, he will naturally be able to use the family's power to rapidly expand his army.

Except for a few cities in Nanyang, most of the county is actually still under the control of the Yellow Turban forces. If Li Mi can completely capture Runan, he can connect Nanyang and Yuzhou together.

But with the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is difficult to even protect itself. If the big man does not take the initiative to attack, he will already burn incense and worship Buddha. How can he still have the capital to start a war with the big man?

Zhang Sheng couldn't help but think of Qin Hao's mantra: Don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but be afraid of teammates who are like pigs!

But Zhang Sheng then thought about it, Li Mi and Xiuquan were both veterans, so they couldn't even think of such a simple truth, right?

While Zhang Sheng was deep in thought, Guo Jia reminded him in time: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten Baijia?"

Zhang Sheng suddenly realized what he was doing, and he gritted his teeth and said, "These two are idiots."

Zhang Sheng knew it without even thinking about it. This must be the result of Bai Jia's confusion, otherwise it would be impossible for these two people not to be able to see this.

"Quickly send an order to the two men to retreat and not to fight with the Han army."

 Zhang Sheng quickly ordered and prayed in his heart, hoping that the two people would listen to him once, but of course this was impossible.

In the past few years of the truce, the protagonist will definitely not be idle. After all, after making such great achievements, he will definitely have his own territory. As for where exactly? This will be explained in the next chapter.

　　

　　

 (End of this chapter)