Chapter 1000: Zhu Yigui's guess
Wang Dong thought in his heart and guessed Zhu Yigui's intention.
This time when he returned to Beijing, Wang Dong mainly reported his work and successively won Luzon and Johor. The Ming Dynasty's actions on the South China Sea came to an end.
At present, whether in Luzon or Johor, the most important thing for the Ming Dynasty was to accelerate immigration to increase the number of Ming people and consolidate local rule. These had nothing to do with Wang Dong. As the commander of the navy, he was only responsible for military operations. Even if he was also the Minister of Military Affairs, there was a division of labor within the Military Affairs Office. Wang Dong rarely intervened in local government affairs, and often it was just for advice or consultation.
Furthermore, for nearly a year before and after this time, the court had the rules of the court. After the generals who fought outside the Ming Dynasty had to return to the capital to report their duties after the war was over. Moreover, Wang Dong was also the Minister of Military Affairs. As the Minister of Military Affairs, only Wang Dong was the only one who led the troops directly outside. After all, the navy and the army were different. For such a large operation in the South China Sea, a heavyweight figure like Wang Dong must be overthrown.
In addition, there is another reason that only Wang Dong himself knew, because his term of office in the Military Affairs Office will be reached in a few months. The term of office of the Military Affairs Office is four years, with a maximum of two re-elected term. This rule was determined by Zhu Yicheng when he established the Military Affairs Office. In recent years, in addition to Wu Sidao's voluntary resignation, only Shi Yizhi, who is currently serving as the Military Affairs Office, will continue to remain in office. Liao Huanzhi, Dong Dashan, Wang Fan and Wang Dong are about to reach their term.
The adjustment of the Military Affairs Office team was an important matter for the Ming Dynasty. Wang Dong, as one of them, naturally had to return to Beijing as soon as possible to prepare in advance.
But for Wang Dong, in fact, he didn't care much about any military aircraft. As the commander of the navy, even if Wang Dong resigned as Minister of Military Affairs, he was still the supreme general of the Navy headquarters.
However, Wang Dong also knew that after he withdrew from the Military Affairs Office, his position would definitely be adjusted. However, how to adjust and how to adjust depends on Zhu Yicheng's arrangement. Thinking of this, Wang Dong's heart moved slightly, his eyes looked at Zhu Yigui, and he felt thoughtful.
"Did you know something? Don't hide what you have if you have something to say, just say it."
Zhu Yigui smiled and immediately raised his thumbs up: "Wang Shuai is Wang Shuai, and his reputation is worthy!"
"Stop flattering, have something to say." Wang Dong glared at him. Zhu Yigui was not caring, but instead asked with a smile: "I don't know what exactly, I just took the emperor's will to go north..."
Speaking of this, seeing Wang Dong's face turned cold, Zhu Yigui hurriedly said, "Ship Wang, don't be anxious, listen carefully to me."
Wang Dong's expression was slightly slower, but he still had a dark face waiting for Zhu Yigui's explanation.
Zhu Yigui said: "Sometimes ago, a matter of affairs happened in the capital. The envoy of the Qing Dynasty was driven out by the emperor. This incident also involved many officials. Can Wang Shuai know about this?"
Wang Dong nodded. Although he was still overseas at the time, his contact with the local government had never been interrupted. In addition, he was the Minister of Military Affairs, so any matters in the court would naturally be reported to him as soon as possible. How could he not know about this major event?
"These people are self-defeating. This time the emperor did not raise a prison, which is a rare kindness."
"Wang Shuai said it well. In fact, in my opinion, these bastards were eating the bowl and looking at the pot. When my Ming Dynasty officials did something to talk to the Qing Dynasty, if I used to cut it with a knife, I would even say it was for the people of the world and for the emperor? No wonder the emperor was so angry, but it would be fine. If I dealt with these jumping clowns, I will wipe out the Qing Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty. There will probably be no one to oppose the Mongolian tribes again. It is not a good thing for us?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Yigui looked excited. As a general, he only had military achievements in war. If swords and guns were put into the warehouse, then how could these generals be useful? Moreover, Zhu Yigui was not a person who was originally a silly person. In Fujian, he could only form a team and work with the Qing Dynasty. Based on this alone, he knew that he was a bold guy.
Later, Zhu Yigui surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and became a general of the Ming Dynasty. He had fought many wars around the years, but the one who really led the army alone had to talk about his Battle of Jiangbei.
In the Battle of Jiangbei, Zhu Yigui won first and then lost, and was almost driven directly from the Yangtze River by Yue Zhongqi. Fortunately, he became quick and failed to make Yue Zhongqi succeed. After that, Zhu Yigui regained his strength and logistics, and quickly recovered his vitality under the strong military and logistics of the Ming Dynasty. Then he turned the defense into an offensive and won the final victory on the Jiangbei battlefield.
It was precisely because of the victory of the Battle of Jiangbei that the Qing army in Shandong was forced to retreat voluntarily, which allowed the Ming army to completely open up the north and south, connect Zhili, Shandong, Jiangbei and Jiangnan, and occupy the real initiative.
After this battle, the Central Plains War began. The Qing Dynasty, which had lost a large area of territory, showed obvious decline at this moment. Later, Yue Zhongqi surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and stabbed the Qing Dynasty hard on its already weak body, resulting in the defeat of the entire Central Plains battlefield and eventually lost the important area of the Central Plains.
But after the Battle of the Central Plains, Zhu Yigui could not get much war. The Qing Dynasty's power in the Central Plains was swept away, leaving only the power of the southwest and northwest. Although Zhu Yigui had asked to be transferred to the southwest or northwest to fight, his request was not approved. Considering the entire battle situation and future plans, Zhu Yicheng finally handed over the southwest to Yue Zhongqi and the northwest to Ma Gongcheng.
This decision made Zhu Yigui very helpless, so he could only stay in Jiangbei with local garrison. However, over the past year, Zhu Yigui has never given up and kept asking someone to ask Zhu Yicheng for a request to fight, so that he could go to the battlefield again and make more military achievements.
However, no response to Zhu Yigui's request, whether it was the Military Affairs Office, the Ministry of War, the Army, the General Staff, or even Zhu Yi, Chengdu, did not reply, and his efforts were as indifferent as the sea of stones. Just when Zhu Yigui thought that the court had forgotten him and he could only watch others eat meat, but he stayed in Jiangbei without doing anything, suddenly the capital issued an order to let him enter the capital today.
After receiving the order, Zhu Yigui became excited. On the one hand, he was hurrying to go to Beijing, and on the other hand, he mobilized relationships to inquire about the news. It has to be said that Zhu Yigui had a very wide connection in the Ming Dynasty, and this guy spent some time in the General Staff and met many central officials. More importantly, Zhu Yigui's surname is Zhu! It has been rumored that he is a descendant of Zhu Ming, and even Zhu Yicheng made accusation about this matter.
Chapter completed!