The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, Chengdu, Sichuan.

Zhang Xianzhong got up very early. This was a habit he had developed over the years. During the more than ten years of conquest, he almost forgot the biggest festival, the Spring Festival. In the past, it was impossible to spend the festival comfortably. The army under his command encountered the influence of the imperial army.

Encirclement and suppression are always in great danger and need to be handled carefully at all times. It is impossible to stabilize.

This year's Spring Festival is different. At least Zhang Xianzhong doesn't have to worry about a sudden army coming to encircle and suppress him.

Of course, this does not mean that Zhang Xianzhong has relaxed and started to indulge in pleasure. On the contrary, during the Spring Festival, he paid close attention to the suppression of local resistance forces and military defense, and he seemed to be prepared for danger in times of peace.

Lessons learned from the past Zhang Xianzhong remembered clearly that Li Zicheng, the leader of the rebel army, had the most powerful Dashun army with more than one million troops, which was much stronger than Zhang Xianzhong. Unfortunately, after Li Zicheng occupied Kaifeng Fucheng, he began to be lax.

He started to enjoy himself, and later attacked Beizhili to show his majesty and eliminate dissidents in the army, which caused the officers below to become disloyal. After capturing the capital, Li Zicheng failed to assess the situation, did not realize the danger that had arrived, and relaxed his vigilance.

, ignorant of current affairs, he launched an attack on the Denglai New Army stationed in Shanhaiguan. As a result, he was completely defeated by the Denglai New Army in a short period of time, and he himself was killed.

The Dashun Kingdom was short-lived and was completely destroyed after less than two months of existence.

From this, Zhang Xianzhong knew how powerful the Denglai New Army was, and paid special attention to every move of the Denglai New Army. It should be said that the Daxi Dynasty could not compete with the Wu Dynasty. There was a gap in strength, but Zhang Xianzhong was prepared, and the Daxi Kingdom occupied

Sichuan has a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the situation in Sichuan and Huguang is completely stabilized and the local people support it, no matter how powerful Denglai's new army is, it will not be possible to capture Chongqing, Chengdu and other places.

Easy things.

Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong would not easily provoke the Denglai New Army or the Wu Dynasty.

However, Zhang Xianzhong's own shortcomings are still very obvious, that is, his character is too cruel. He has never tried to appease those who resisted, but always suppressed them with a large army. This has led to the instability of the situation in Sichuan and Huguang, and from time to time

There were remnants of the previous dynasty causing trouble, and even local officials were affected.

There are not many literati under Zhang Xianzhong, especially those who govern local areas. The number of literati is pitifully small. Zhang Xianzhong rarely hears many suggestions on how to restore local stability and develop agricultural production. The ministers he uses are either

That is, the officials who submitted to the previous dynasty were not so considerate, or they were people he trusted. Although they could be trusted, their abilities were obviously insufficient. Moreover, after the establishment of the Daxi Dynasty, the officials who governed the local areas were still dominated by the Daxi Army. For example, Sun Kewang

Together with Li Dingguo and others, they are all people with absolute power in the local area.

During this Spring Festival, Li Dingguo still stayed in Xiangyang and did not return to Chengdu. Sun Kewang also returned to Chengdu a few days ago.

There were several memorials on the table. Zhang Xianzhong was very annoyed with these memorials. His cultural level was not very high. If the memorials written by his ministers were too complicated, they would be difficult to understand. Many times, when he went to court,

At that time, Zhang Xianzhong denounced certain ministers because of the memorial, and even directly humiliated individual ministers.

He was already the emperor of the Daxi Dynasty. If he could not understand the memorial written by the civil and military ministers during the court meeting, it would be a loss of face and Zhang Xianzhong would not tolerate it.

When Sun Kewang entered the wing, Zhang Xianzhong had a smile on his face.

"Hopefully, the reunion dinner will be ready soon. You will have the reunion dinner with me later, and we, father and son, will have a good chat. After so many years, we have been busy running around, and this kind of time is too little..."

A smile flashed across Sun Kewang's face, and he immediately clasped his fists at Zhang Xianzhong and spoke.

"Father, I will definitely accompany you and have a good talk. After so many years, my father has finally created the world, and it is time to take good care of his body. I will definitely do my best for the conquests outside.

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Zhang Xianzhong waved to Sun Kewang and spoke.

"Hopefully, the situation in various parts of Sichuan is not very stable. This is not a time for enjoyment, and the surrounding situation is also changing rapidly. I think it is better to send more scouts to understand the changes in the surrounding situation, and to think of ways to deal with it earlier.

Otherwise, when changes suddenly come, the imperial court will fall into passivity."

Sun Kewang raised his head and was about to speak when Zhang Xianzhong waved his hand.

"Hopefully, don't be in a hurry to speak. I have several memorials here. One of them talks about things in Guangdong and Guangxi. You also know about this matter. Dingguo has always been a little unconvinced and wanted to lead an army into

When fighting in Guangdong Province, Guangdong and Guangxi are controlled by the imperial court."

"Gao Jie, the commander-in-chief of Fengyang in the Ming Dynasty, should now be the right governor of the Longwu court. The prince Shaobao Gao Jie captured the entire Guangdong Province and occupied Guangzhou Prefecture a few days ago. Guangdong Province is close to Huguang. If we open

Years later, Gao Jie led his army to attack Huguang, and the court could not ignore it. Of course, if Gao Jie attacked Guangxi Province, there would be no threat for the time being..."

Sun Kewang cupped his fists at Zhang Xianzhong and spoke.

"Father, don't worry. I think that Gao Jie will definitely lead the army to attack Guangxi Province, and it is impossible to send troops to Huguang..."

Zhang Xianzhong narrowed his eyes.

"Oh, I hope you are so sure and tell me why."

Sun Kewang coughed and spoke calmly.

"Father, according to the scouts' investigation, Gao Jie's sergeants numbered less than 100,000. When they entered Guangdong Province to fight, they encountered almost no resistance. Guangdong was barren and it was difficult for Gao Jie to raise food and grass, even if he wanted to expand the army.

, it is difficult to support it, so I concluded that the number of sergeants under Gao Jie is still less than 100,000."

"With an army of 100,000 people, Gao Jie wanted to attack Huguang, but there was no way back. However, Erchen hoped that Gao Jie could attack Huguang. In that case, Erchen would definitely lead the army, completely annihilate Gao Jie's army, capture and kill Gao Jie...

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Zhang Xianzhong's face showed a happy smile.

"Hopefully, we can't be too careless. If Gao Jie attacks Huguang, Ming Dynasty Zhejiang Commander-in-Chief Liu Zeqing, Shanxi Commander-in-Chief Liu Liangzuo, and even Fujian Commander-in-Chief Zheng Zhilong lead an army to attack Huguang, it will still be difficult for the court to respond."

Sun Kewang's face still had a determined expression.

"My father and I thought that it was impossible for Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo to launch an attack. The Ming Dynasty used too many methods to destroy our Western Army, but they failed. Emperor Chongzhen could not mobilize the southern troops.

The army, not to mention the Longwu court, if Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo wanted to launch an attack, they would have taken action when Gao Jie entered Guangdong. After such a long time, Gao Jie occupied the entire Guangdong province, and Liu Ze

There is still no movement from Qing and Liu Liangzuo, which shows everything. Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo just want to preserve their strength."

"Not to mention Zheng Zhilong in Fujian. Fujian is far away from Huguang. Zheng Zhilong cannot travel long distances..."

Sun Kewang's analysis made Zhang Xianzhong smile even more.

"Hopefully, if you say this, I will feel relieved. I am going to issue an order to Dingguo, asking him to pay special attention to the situation around Huguang and not to think about entering Guangdong and Guangxi provinces. These two places are too poor, even if the imperial court

Even if we control these two places, it will be difficult to maintain. We still need to firmly guard Huguang and not give the Longwu court an opportunity."

Sun Kewang nodded vigorously.

"Your Majesty, the analysis I made is actually the teachings of my father. If my father hadn't reminded me from time to time, I wouldn't have thought of so much..."

Sun Kewang's words got better and better, and the smile on Zhang Xianzhong's face became more and more.

In fact, Sun Kewang has always been trembling in his heart. His adoptive father Zhang Xianzhong has become the emperor of the Daxi Dynasty. Since he is the emperor, he needs a crown prince. For a time, Sun Kewang thought that he was very promising, but as time went by

As time went by, his self-confidence gradually wavered. Zhang Xianzhong was in very good health and had many concubines in the harem, so it was very possible to give birth to a son. Unfortunately, Zhang Xianzhong was not polite at all to the concubines in the harem, and often beat and scolded him.

Even beheading was possible, but Sun Kewang did not dare to say anything in this regard for fear of being implicated.

Sun Kewang had no idea how long the Daxi Dynasty could last. He didn't pay attention to the Longwu Court. The Daxi Dynasty was stronger than the Longwu Court, but the Wu Dynasty in the north was like a giant.

No matter from which aspect you look at it, the Daxi Dynasty cannot compete with the Wu Dynasty.

Therefore, when suppressing rebellions in various parts of Sichuan, Sun Kewang tried his best. He and Zhang Xianzhong had the same idea. They must stabilize the situation in various parts of Sichuan as soon as possible and gain the support of the people of Sichuan. In this way, the imperial court can rely on it, even if it is the Great Wu

The imperial court decided to launch an attack on Huguang, Sichuan and other places, and the Daxi Army was able to resist desperately.

However, the actual situation is not very good. The biggest opponent now entrenched in Sichuan is Qin Liangyu, the former commander-in-chief of Sichuan. Sun Kewang has made up his mind. After the beginning of the new year, he will lead an army to march into Shizhu and completely annihilate Qin Liangyu and his Bai people.

The pole soldiers, according to the intelligence detected by the scouts, the white pole soldiers suffered heavy losses and have not recovered at all.

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"Hopefully, okay, let's not talk anymore. Today is New Year's Eve. You go and prepare yourself and go to have a family reunion dinner with me. It's a pity that Dingguo is not in Chengdu. Otherwise, I would eat and drink with you. Even if

It's a reunion..."

Zhang Xianzhong's voice was a little low, and Sun Kewang didn't speak. At this time, they thought of Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi. Liu Wenxiu was captured alive by the Denglai New Army, and his life or death was uncertain. Ai Nengqi died at the hands of the Denglai New Army.
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