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Hangzhou Prefecture held a grand welcoming and triumphant ceremony.

The morale of the people in Jiangnan has swelled to the peak.

In this expedition to the west, although the Yixing Dynasty only got eight and a half lands, the impact was great.

First of all, western Zhejiang has been completely stabilized, with half of the land north of Jiangxi, Zhejiang except for Taizhou and Wenzhou in southern Zhejiang, the rest have all fallen into the nine provinces, and have all fallen into the control of Wu Zheng.

According to the current situation, the Qing army had to shrink and retreat strategically to Fujian, and the recovery of Taizhou and Wenzhou was just around the corner.

Secondly, the recovery of several provinces in the northern part of Jiangxi opened up the space for the Yixing Dynasty to advance westward, and it was possible to compete in the Central Plains. At the same time, there is the possibility of connecting with the forces of the Yongli Dynasty in the west, of course, this is very difficult, both sides have ascended the throne, with the Son of Heaven, this union can only tend to the surface, and cannot be truly integrated. But at least the two sides are unanimous on the matter of resisting the Qing Dynasty.

In the end, the biggest gain of this expedition to the west was a population of 130,000, which alleviated the labor shortage in the land under his rule to the greatest extent, and also solved Wu Zheng's desire to expand the army.

That is to say, as long as 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers are selected from the 130,000 population, then Wu Zheng's troops can exceed 100,000, and these 130,000 people themselves are veterans of the loyal battalion who have experienced a hundred battles, and their physical fitness is still remarkable, so it is not difficult to select 30,000 or 40,000 people.

In addition to promising Gao Guiying and others to independently form the second guard, the rest of the selected people will be added to each guard.

The remaining 90,000 people will be settled in various provinces to supplement the labor force of each province, especially Songjiang New Town.

These people will provide a solid human base for the production of military workshops.

Due to the need to deal with the northward advance of the Qing army in Fujian, Li Guo, Gao Yigong and their troops were temporarily left in Guangxin Province.

Liao Zhongping and Xia Wanchun received orders from the imperial court to hoard their main troops in Jingzhou Mansion and Nanchang Mansion respectively, forming a mutual horn trend with Yan Zhouwei.

Gao Guiying, Jin Zhida and others also captured Bolo and returned to Hangzhou with Wu Zheng's class.

The imperial court rewarded the meritorious soldiers in this battle.

Gao Guiying was named Mrs. Guo, and her title was changed to "Mrs. Zhongyi".

Li Guo was awarded the title of Duke of Kui Guo.

Gao Yigong was awarded the title of Duke of Yingguo.

Liu Tiren was awarded the title of Duke of Anhui.

Even the brothers Chi Erhan, Song An, and the Qi family under the command of Wu Zheng were also rewarded, and were awarded the rank of General Mingwei, General Xuanwu, and Captain Zhaoxin and Zhongxian respectively.

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Twenty-six members of the Qing court, accompanied by Qian Sule, arrived in Hangzhou.

The principal and deputy envoys were the Ministry of Rites Shangshu, the Prince Taibao, the Hongwen Academy scholar Chen Zhixuan and the secretary of the University Chen Mingxia, and the rest were the two of them.

After settling down, Qian Sule came to see Wu Zheng.

"Zheng'er, I came this time to do two things, one is to accompany the Qing envoy, and the other is to complete the marriage for you and Xuan'er."

Wu Zheng helped Qian Sule to sit down and said, "It is a blessing for my father-in-law to come to witness the marriage in person, but it's just ...... Don't know if it's too late? ”

Wu Zheng meant that it was impossible for the Qing court delegation to stay in Hangzhou because Wu Zheng was ready to refuse.

No matter what, Wu Zheng can't sell himself by himself, right?

Once Bolo is released, not to mention the negative reputational impact it brings, let's say that as soon as Bolo returns to Beijing and tells the story of his initiative to attack Jiangxi, then a major war will be triggered, and Wu Zheng's plan to take advantage of the past two years to properly manage internal affairs, rectify government affairs, and develop the military industry will have to be interrupted.

And it is even more impossible for Jiangxi Shufu to return it to the Qing court, and the Yixing Dynasty will not return that Wu Zheng as the master, anyway, Raozhou and Guangxin Wu Zheng will never plan to return it, how can the fat in the mouth be spit out?

Qian Sule naturally understood what Wu Zheng meant, and he smiled and said, "It's okay, I've been on leave with the imperial court for a month, this is enough, right?" ”

Wu Zhengsui opened his eyebrows and smiled: "That dare is good!" That...... I'll send someone to call Jinxuan and ask her to come to see her father-in-law. ”

Qian Sule raised his hand to stop him: "Since there is a month, it doesn't hurt to see you for half a day, I want to talk to you about business." ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then said solemnly: "Father-in-law, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"First of all, Shoufu Huang Daozhou is upright and meticulous, and he is praised by the whole court, and even His Majesty is now very dependent on him, and whenever there is something difficult to decide, he will inquire about him...... The prince's recommendation this time has made great contributions to the country and the dynasty. ”

Wu Zheng said with a smile: "It's just a matter of raising your hands." ”

"I was ordered to come here today to tell you what the court meant, six and a half places, the court has no intention of returning it, this point, whether it is Your Majesty or the minister, from top to bottom, is the same."

Wu Zheng was relieved and said, "I think so too." The Qing court has the ability, see you on the battlefield, and want to get what you can't get on the battlefield by negotiating, dreaming! ”

I don't want Qian Sule to say: "Your Majesty means that if the prince can put Boluo back, then it will take care of the face of both sides, so that he has obtained six and a half mansions, and the prince has also obtained two mansions and 130,000 people's army, although the Qing court has lost a lot of state capitals, but after all, it has also gained four and a half lands on the north bank of the Yangtze River, as long as the face can be preserved, it should not use troops to the south." ”

Wu Zheng's brows began to wrinkle, "That's what my father-in-law mean?" ”

Qian Sule shook his head and said: "Of course I didn't mean that, although not many people know about your victory with wonder, it is impossible for Liao Zhongping or Xia Wanchun to hide it from Your Majesty." This matter may be concealed for a while, but it will not be hidden for long, there are many people, and once the Qing court learns about it, I am afraid that the whole country will go south. ”

"If my father-in-law knows the dangers of releasing Bolo, why should he persuade me?"

Qian Sule sighed, "Between countries, unless one side crushes the other, it is a kind of compromise, which is nothing more than one party taking advantage of some and one side suffering some losses." Now you want to take advantage of it, and let the Qing court knock out its teeth and swallow it in your stomach, which will definitely not be possible. ”

Wu Zheng frowned and said, "Then fight a controllable local war and speak with the victory or defeat on the battlefield." ”

Qian Sule also frowned, "You really want to fight the Qing court in advance?" ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said: "It's not in advance, my father-in-law also knows that at the moment, neither the Yixing Dynasty nor I are ready for the Northern Expedition, food and salaries need to be prepared, ordnance needs to be produced, and the people have not yet been mobilized...... Three years, at least two years. ”

Qian Sule nodded and said, "If you can think like this, I'll be relieved." Zheng'er, yes, our goal is the Northern Expedition, but our ultimate goal is to return the world to a peaceful world and let the people live and work in peace and contentment. Before you are ready, you must not act rashly, otherwise, even if the Northern Expedition is successful, it will be a lose-lose situation, and the real advantage will be the Yongli Dynasty and the Zheng family in the south, which is said to have been attached to Yongli. ”

"I understand." Wu Zheng nodded and said, "But Bolo, I will never release him." If the Qing court wants to start a war with this, I will accompany it to the end! ”