And Zhu Linmiao is planning to go west to Yunnan by the way after recovering Liangguang this time, and eradicate the Shadingzhou disaster in one fell swoop.

In fact, the power of the heart of the Yunnan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty is not weak.

First of all, Mu Tianbo, the prince of Qianguo in Yunnan, has always been loyal to the imperial court. When Yang Tinglin fought hard against Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi, Yunnan was the first to send reinforcements. Zhao Yinxuan's 4,000 Dian army was one of Yang Butang's core combat forces at the beginning.

In addition, the Tusi in central and western Yunnan were also very opposed to the Shadingzhou rebellion. Because of the Sha Rebellion, the first to suffer was their toast.

Just like the Mu family, who came to Tianxing Mansion to ask for help, is one of the representatives.

However, at present, Shadingzhou's troops are too strong, and the forces loyal to the imperial court are temporarily overwhelmed.

Zhu Linmiao estimated that as long as he could win one or two battles against Sha Dingzhou, the Tusi, who did not dare to fight the rebels openly, would be encouraged to join Mu Tianbo in his crusade against Sha Dingzhou.

At that time, there is no need for the Long Wei Army to make too many delays in Yunnan, and the chaos will subside.

As a result, this expedition to the west is very likely to expand the scope of imperial court control to Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan in one fell swoop, more than doubling the scope.

Among them, Guangdong is not only the core of Daming's iron-making industry, but also an important foreign trade port, which can greatly support Zhu Linmiao's strategy of overseas trade and wealth.

The source of troops here in Guangxi is extremely excellent, and the Gui army has been a combat effectiveness that cannot be ignored since ancient times. is more like Hong Xiuquan in later generations, leading 20,000 Guangxi soldiers, he can conquer Nanjing all the way, as if destroying the withered and decaying.

As for Yunnan, it is a place where minerals are concentrated, and horses are also produced, which is also a treasure land.

In addition, the acquisition of Liangguang land can also support the Ming army in Sichuan to the west, prevent Zhang Xianzhong's bandits from flowing to the southeast, and open up a western front against Jianguo here in the future.

Therefore, this westward expedition is an important measure to revitalize the southwest and control the entire south of the Yangtze River.

In addition, Zhu Linmiao also has an unspeakable purpose, that is, to deter He Tengjiao, who also has a heart of separation, by exterminating Ding Kuichu.

It is better to induce them to abandon their ambitions and return to the rule of the imperial court. At least after Liangguang was controlled by the imperial court, it would be able to encircle Huguang with Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Shu.

In the future, it is necessary to use force against He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, and the imperial court is also an absolutely favorable situation.

Zhu Linmiao has recently arranged the affairs of the shipyard and the Sailor School, and he is also eager to solve the problem of Liangguang, and he summoned Guan Xiangyun overnight to give him careful advice, so he ordered Shi Lin to prepare the car immediately, and rushed to Tianxing Mansion before dawn.

When he returned to the palace, it was just breakfast time, but there was a Wen and a Wu, who had already heard the news, and rushed to meet him.

The first to enter the palace was Gu Yanwu, the new secretary of Jinyi Weibei Town, and Song Yingxing, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, saw this, so he had to retreat to the side hall and wait.

Gu Yanwu entered the study and saluted, and then handed a booklet to Shi Lin, who forwarded it to His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King.

"What is this?" Zhu Linmiao opened the book as she spoke, only to see that there was a dense list of place names on it, and detailed numbers on the back.

Gu Yanwu hurriedly said: "Back to Your Highness, Your Highness previously instructed his subordinates to inquire about the situation in Liangguang, these are the situation of the officials in the prefectures and counties of Liangguang, as well as the deployment of the garrison of the Guangdong Army. ”

Zhu Linmiao nodded secretly, and said in her heart that the efficiency of this "CIA" is really high enough, and with such detailed information on the troops, this expedition to the west will definitely be much easier.

He looked at the booklet in his hand again, and Gu Yanwu "explained" to him: "Your Highness, eastern Guangdong was also affected by drought before, although it was not as serious as southern Fujian, but it also caused nearly half of the people to flee.

Therefore, from the east of Guangdong, there is hardly any deployment of Cantonese troops. Until Guangzhou Mansion, there were 3,000 men and horses of Ding Kui and Chu's general Tong Yizhen to fortify along the Pearl River.

"From the Pearl River to the west to Wuzhou Mansion in Guangxi, there is no more Cantonese army. And his subordinates found out the news that Tong Yizhen's subordinates were demoralized, and they had not been supplied by Guangxi for a long time, so they only relied on plundering the people near Guangzhou as food. ”

Zhu Linmiao nodded, it seems that Ding Kuichu has basically given up Guangdong.

"But Your Highness still needs to be careful, the day before yesterday, the Guangzhou Prefecture reported that Tong Yizhen got some cannons from the Francophone man."

"Well, I'll take notice."

Gu Yanwu continued: "Ding Kuichu's main forces are all in Wuzhou and Liuzhou, with a total strength of nearly 16,000 people.

"In addition, my subordinates have also heard that Ding Kuichu has had a lot of contact with the Gui clan recently, or he may have a heart of disobedience......"

"Katsura Domain?" Zhu Linmiao frowned slightly, "Zhu Youlang? Yongli? ”

"Exactly." Gu Yanwu was puzzled again, "It's just this eternal ......"

"Oh, nothing." Zhu Linmiao hurriedly shook his head, in history, after the collapse of Longwu, Ding Kuichu supported Zhu Youlang as the emperor, and the country name was "Yongli", he just subconsciously said it.

It seems that the inertia of history is still there, and the general situation has changed, but Ding Kuichu still has the meaning of Zhu Youlang.

However, Zhu Linmiao knew that Yongli was a very timid person, in fact, he had no intention of ascending the throne at all, but Ding Chukui, Lu Daqi and others repeatedly advised him to put him on the throne in a semi-threatening way.

In the end, Zhu Youlang didn't pay much attention to the government, and during the more than ten years he was emperor, the most important "job" was to escape.

Wherever he was far away from Jianyu, he would run there. ascended the throne from Zhaoqing, Guangdong, and ran all the way from Guangxi to Yunnan, but later it was not safe, so he simply "went abroad" and went to Myanmar.

When Li Dingguo sent someone to Burma to welcome him back to the court, he refused to go back until he was captured by Wu Sangui.

This shows that this person is very bold, and he is not very willing to be the emperor at all.

Zhu Linmiao then instructed Gu Yanwu, "King Gui is loyal to the imperial court, and he has no thoughts of separation. But beware of Ding Kuichu forcing him to take the position.

"Therefore, if you can find an opportunity, Lord Gu should try to rescue King Gui from Guangxi."

If Ding Kuichu really made the stubble of Yongli, it would be extremely annoying. Not to mention anything else, at least it will make the world feel that the Ming royal family is still fighting among themselves, but in the end it is Jianyu who is happy.

Gu Yanwu was very surprised when he heard this, why did His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King know that King Gui had no objection? Want to rescue it from Guangxi? What if he doesn't want to go with my people, and if he has to "save" him as a last resort?

He suppressed these doubts in his heart, and only arched his hand: "My subordinates obey orders." ”

Subsequently, Gu Yanwu reported on the situation of liaison with the rebel army in Shaanxi, Shandong and other places, only saying that their situation was not optimistic, especially the lack of food and weapons.

Zhu Linmiao sighed helplessly, right now she wants to fund these rebels, but there is no way out. At least we have to wait for the Daming Naval Division to open up the Bohai Sea Road before we can support the various departments in Shandong.

Gu Yanwu finally said: "Your Highness, it seems that Jianyu's side recently rescued a thief named Gao Xiang to Beijing, and this person originally seemed to be a puppet official under Ke Yongsheng. ”