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Chapter 265

The war is rising again

Lu Daqi hurriedly said, "How can you be so embarrassed?"

Wang Pu said: "What are you embarrassed about? It's not for you, it's for you, it's for you, and you will have to pay it back in the future."

"No, no." Lu Daqi said, "It really doesn't work."

When there was a real dispute, Lu Liu suddenly hurried into Wenhua Hall and shouted happily: "Old Master Sun Ge, Marquis, I'm born!"

Wang Pu frowned and said, "What's the raw and mature one?"

Lu Liudao: "Mrs. Xiaowan is born and is a boy!"

"What!?" Sun Chuanting said overjoyed, "Is he really a boy?"

Wang Pu said unhappily: "Old man Sun, why are you happy? You are not your son."

"Go." Sun Chuanting slapped Wang Pu on the forehead honestly and unceremoniously, and said angrily, "You guy has to count your words. That's the eldest son of our old Sun family. Hehe, I have to take a look."

After saying that, Sun Chuanting had already rushed out of Wenhua Palace.

Wang Pu was stunned, and then he remembered that there was an agreement between him and Sun Chuanting that he had to adopt his second son to the Sun family to inherit the incense. So, Xiaowan's son would have the surname Sun but not Wang in the future.

Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi also stepped forward and bowed: "Mr. Marquis, congratulations."

As night begins, Jingnan Hou Mansion is decorated with lights and colorful colors, and there is a joyful atmosphere on both sides.

Dong Xiaowan's wing room was filled with beautiful beauties, gathering a large number of beautiful beauties, including Chen Yuanyuan, Li Shiniang, Li Xiangjun, Gu Mei, Kou Baimen, Liu Rushi, and the young lady were there. Except for Bian Yujing, Qinhuai's eight beauties were all together. Chen Niang Chen, the prostitute of Han Xiuzhai, held the newborn baby in his arms and said to Dong Xiaowan happily: "Wan'er, look, Xiaomao is smiling, he is smiling at you, what a cute little boy."

Dong Xiaowan looked at the baby in Aunt Chen's arms flexibly, and her slightly pale pink face was full of the glory of maternal love.

"Xiaowan, Xiaowan, are you okay?"

Amid the rapid footsteps, Wang Pu rushed into the room.

At first glance, Wang Pu felt a little guilty in his heart. He stepped forward and sat down next to the edge of the bed, reached out to grab Dong Xiaowan's cold little hand, Chen Yuanyuan waved to the girls. The girls quit the room very tactfully, leaving the space for Dong Xiaowan and Wang Pu.

"Wan'er." Wang Pu stared at Dong Xiaowan affectionately and said softly, "You've been miserable."

Dong Xiaowan looked at Wang Pu with affectionateness and shook her head gently.

Wang Pu apologized: "I'm sorry, Wan'er, I didn't accompany you when you need it most."

"No, my husband, don't say that." Dong Xiaowan hurriedly stretched out her hand and stroked Wang Pu's lips, and said softly, "It's already very satisfying that Wan'er can have a good husband like her husband and give birth to Lin'er for her husband."

"Wan'er."

Wang Pu hugged Dong Xiaowan emotionally.

Outside the wing room, Sun Chuanting couldn't wait to take the baby from Aunt Chen and said happily: "Let me see it, let me see it."

Aunt Chen gently pulled the baby's swaddle away in a corner, pointed at the little cock and smiled, "Gei Sun, look carefully, you're a young man."

"Hehe, it's a boy, what a boy."

Sun Chuanting carefully held the baby, like holding an extremely precious piece of uncensored jade, paced back and forth for a few steps, and said hurriedly: "I have to name the child, what's the best name? Well... This is the eldest grandson of our Sun family, who is from the Cheng generation. I hope this kid can inherit his ancestors' family background when he grows up, so he'll call him Sun Chengzu."

"Congratulations to Mr. Gong."

"Congratulations to the Lord of Xixi."

Aunt Chen, Aunt Li and a group of servants came forward to congratulate him. Sun Chuanting was happy and said repeatedly: "Give rewards, give it quickly, each of the people in the He Mansion will receive 50 taels of silver."

"Thank you, Mr.

A group of servants thanked each other, laughing so hard that they couldn't even close their mouths.

Half a month later, on May 20, the first year of Longwu in the Ming Dynasty, the official workshops and assets of Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang and Hangzhou were publicly auctioned at the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue Office. Merchants from Zhejiang and Zhizhou provinces gathered in Nanjing to participate in the grand event. In the end, all the official workshops and assets of Zhejiang and Zhizhou provinces were auctioned off, and a total of more than 18 million taels of silver were obtained!

At the same time, Wang Pu's reform of the Ming bureaucratic system officially kicked off. The first step was to abolish the Censorate, the Thirteen Supervisors and the Six Censors!

When Emperor Hongwu set up a Censorate, the original intention of these Constitutional Officers was to supervise officials and eliminate corruption. Emperor Hongwu's starting point was good, but the result was not satisfactory. The establishment of these institutions not only failed to perform the functions of supervising officials, but also seriously interfered with the normal operation of the government because of excessive power, which led to the quarrels in the officialdom and extremely low efficiency in doing things.

In order to supervise the Xianchen Yamen, Emperor Hongwu was forced to set up the Jinyiwei. In order to supervise the Jinyiwei, Emperor Hongwu set up the East Factory. In order to check and balance the East Factory, he set up the West Factory. Finally, he had no choice but to set up the inner factory, which formed a huge supervision agency unique to the Ming Dynasty!

After the fall of Beijing and Chongzhen hanged, the East Factory, the West Factory and the Inner Factory had already died in name only. As for the Jinyiwei, it had long become the elderly care yamen for nobles and nobles. It doesn't matter whether it is laid off or not. Only the Censorate, the Thirteen Censors and the Six Divisions, these three cancers are still stubbornly living and seriously interfering with the government.

The abolition of the Censorate, the Thirteen Supervision Censorship and the Six Sections were just the first step. Next, Wang Pu would further reform the six-department system of the cabinet, and eventually form a complete cabinet majority system, legally emptied the emperor's power, making it a symbol of the empire, rather than an actual ruler.

However, it is too early to think about these things now. Wang Pu knows that haste will not be able to achieve this principle.

Two hundred students from the first foreign language crash course at Yangming University have followed Zhen Youcai to Jiande Arsenal. Also along with Song Yingxing, Fang Yizhi and 36 foreign academicians of the Academy of Military Sciences, Wang Pu has given Zhen Youcai only one task, and within half a year, the hydraulic machine tools of Jiande Arsenal were replaced from wooden to iron!

Half a year later, Jiande Arsenal must be able to produce rifles and cannons using iron machine tools!

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is September of the first year of Longwu.

Nanjing, the governor of five provinces

When Wang Pu was lying on a cold chair, he was resting with his eyes closed. When he suddenly woke him up, Li Xiangjun walked in with a few steps. Li Xiangjun had a petite figure, white skin, delicate facial features, as if it was carved out of jade. In addition, the appropriate green military uniform on his body, his cool and heroic posture was charming, and the more seductive it was, the more attractive it was.

Li Xiangjun walked up to Wang Pu, saluted a military salute, and said, "Mr. Marquis, the first-year student of Nanjing Army Officers University will officially graduate. The graduation ceremony will be held in half an hour. As the principal, Marquis will give a fifteen-minute speech at the graduation ceremony and issue a certificate to the graduates."

"Oh……"

Wang Pu stretched his waist long, sniffed the fragrance from Li Xiangjun's body hard, and asked, "Besides the graduation ceremony of Nanjing Army Officers University, what else is there in the afternoon?"

Li Xiangjun said: "At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the Marquis will go to Yanziji Camp to inspect the 10th Battalion of the Central Army."

The Central Army has abolished the twelve-hour clock system and adopted a more scientific 24-hour clock system. At the same time, a batch of watches were purchased from the West. All officers above the Central Army were equipped with pocket watches. As Wang Pu's state secretary, Li Xiangjun had to use the 24-hour system to arrange his daily itinerary for Wang Pu.

Wang Pu said again: "What's the matter?"

Li Xiangjun said: "At 7 o'clock in the evening, the Marquis will attend the officer dinner in the Xiaoyao Fairyland."

Wang Pu smiled, and then reached out to wrap his arms around Li Xiangjun's slender waist without warning. Li Xiangjun blew and fell on Wang Pu's legs. His tight buttocks were pressing on Wang Pu's lower abdomen. Li Xiangjun twisted his waist unbearably and whispered: "Mr. Marquis, please don't want it. Sister Rushi and Sister Qingyan are outside. And in half an hour, the graduation ceremony of Army Officers University will begin."

Wang Pu put his head on Li Xiangjun's bulging chest and sniffed hard. He felt the fragrance swelling and refreshed. Then he laughed twice and let go of his hands with satisfaction.

Li Xiangjun quickly stood up from Wang Pu's legs, pulled the military uniform on her body and used her slender jade fingers to smooth out her cheeks, which were slightly scattered. The eyes revealed in her beautiful eyes were really cute and charming. Wang Pu couldn't help but move her index finger. If she hadn't rushed to Nanjing Army Officers University to attend the graduation ceremony, she really wanted to put this little girl on the spot.

"Marty, your hat."

Li Xiangjun picked up the Governor’s hat on the case and handed it to Wang Pu.

Wang Pu took the hat and buckled it on his head. Li Xiangjun had already taken the governor's dress from the hanger and put it on Wang Pu.

When Li Xiangjun was buttoning Wang Pu's dress and clothes, the closed door was suddenly pushed open. Intelligence secretary Liu Qingyan had already twisted her waist and swayed her hips and walked in. She first gave Wang Pu an extremely ambiguous glance, and then said with a giggle: "Sister Xiangjun, my sister has disturbed you and the Marquis. You won't blame your sister, right?"

Li Xiangjun's face was tender, and she could not withstand the teasing of the witch Liu Qingyan. She immediately ran away with a blushing face.

Wang Pu's burning eyes moved up Liu Qingyan's plump body.

Liu Qingyan let Wang Pu's hands on him and gasped in a low voice: "Mr. Marquis, there is something going on in Jiannu."

"Oh?" Wang Pu paused his hands and asked, "What's the situation?"

Liu Qingyan said: "In the beginning of spring, the Mongolian cavalry and Jiannu burned, killed and robbed in Beizhi. Nine out of ten rooms in Beizhili were empty, and the church entrance of the Holy Church was almost destroyed. It took me a lot of trouble to get the news from Shanxi. About ten days ago, the Mongolian cavalry had already entered the pass from Xuanfu and Datong areas!"

Wang Pu's face suddenly became solemn, and he asked, "How many cavalry are there?"

Liu Qingyan said: "The hall of the Holy Church in Shanxi has also been severely damaged, so the specific strength of the Mongolian cavalry is not yet certain, but at least it will not be less than 100,000!"

"One hundred thousand cavalry?" Wang Pu said in a deep voice, "It seems that Jiannu is preparing to fight a lot this time."

After thinking about it, Wang Pu asked again: "Have you had any abnormal movements recently in Zhang Xianzhong from Sichuan, Li Zicheng from Shaanxi, and Wu Sangui from Shanxi?"

Liu Qingyan shook her head and said, "The famine in Shaanxi has not yet been alleviated. Li Zicheng is afraid of Wu Sangui and dare not act rashly. However, Zhang Xianzhong from Sichuan has suppressed the resistance of various prefectures and is now gathering troops to Hanzhong Prefecture. It is possible that he will raid Li Zicheng's retreat north, or attack Huguang east."

Wang Pu frowned and said, "Although Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng have never dealt with each other, they still know the truth that they have the same roots and cold lips. At this critical moment, Zhang Xianzhong should not cause trouble for Li Zicheng. Therefore, the biggest possibility is to attack Huguang eastward. You have to inform Zhao Xin immediately and let him be prepared in advance!"

Liu Qingyan blinked her beautiful eyes and suddenly asked, "Mr. Marquis, do you think Jiannu went south this time, or would he go west to hit Li Zicheng?"

Wang Pu said: "Dorgon is not a fool. He cannot repeat the same mistake and attack Shaanxi. Therefore, Jiannu will definitely go south this time. If I was not wrong, Dorgon must have thought of completing his contributions and fighting a strategic decisive battle with the Central Army in Shandong that determines his destiny!"

Liu Qingyan said: "But Jiannu did not get any advantage in the decisive battle at the beginning of this year. Jiannu really dared to go south?"

Wang Pu shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate Jiannu. Although the Central Army destroyed many enemy troops in the Battle of Liaocheng at the beginning of the year, they were all surrendered troops in the former Ming Dynasty, the Eight Banners of the Han Army and the Eight Banners of the Koreans, they were not the elite troops of Jiannu at all. Moreover, Jiang Xiang, Wang Chengyin, and Tang Tong threatened Jiannu at the beginning of the year, which made Dorgon feel worried, so he failed to exert all his strength. But now it is different from the beginning of the year. Now the rear of Jiannu is stable and there are no worries..."

"No!" Before Wang Pu finished speaking, a pleasant voice suddenly came in. Then Liu Rushi's graceful figure had already walked in gracefully and said in a sweet voice, "Mr. Marquis, at the beginning of the year, Jiannu had worries, and this time Jiannu also had worries!"

Wang Pu's heart moved and said in a deep voice: "You mean..."

Liu Rushi smiled sweetly and said, "When the Central Army and the Jiannu army confronted each other in Shandong, the Marquis only had to send General Shi Lang's five thousand naval troops to seriously threaten Jiannu's Liaodong old nest. At that time, Jiannu would still be in a dilemma of retreating. If he did not return to the army to save himself, the Liaodong old nest would be difficult to protect. If he returned to the army to save himself, it would inevitably affect the head-on decisive battle."
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