The capital city.
Li Qin looked at the military reports sent from various places.
According to intelligence reports from various regions, progress is going relatively smoothly.
In the Huai River region, Zhang Hengshuo and Qin Chenyao were still attacking Xuzhou while simultaneously sweeping through Huaibei.
The entire Jinling court was captivated.
The same thing happened in Jinhu Prefecture in Jiangxi; he finally sent an envoy.
He had secretly submitted to his own court; if he were allowed to delay any longer, he would assume that the other party had rejected his offer of surrender.
The reason I offered him such a high price was so that he could hold off the reinforcements coming from Jinling.
Looking back now, I realize I overestimated the chances; Nanjing didn't send any reinforcements to Huguang at all.
Although many of his soldiers are now suffering from acclimatization issues and their fighting capacity has been greatly reduced.
However, relying on its previously accumulated fearsome reputation and its generous surrender offer, it was able to achieve its goals.
The pacification of southern Huguang was only a matter of time.
According to the urgent military report delivered just now, Rong Hongxin, the garrison commander of Changsha, also wants to inherit the official position.
They are currently gathering troops, preparing to conquer and subdue other prefectures in Huguang to achieve merit.
He and Ma Congke, who surrendered in Jingzhou, were the same kind of people.
They're the kind of people who would rush to claim credit whenever they see it.
They served as officials in Huguang for a long time, so they must know the current situation there.
They're a bunch of pushovers; there's no need to conquer them, just accept their surrender.
They're all trying to steal the credit.
Li Qin didn't seem to care much about their attempts to steal credit.
Because as long as Huguang can be stabilized, he does not recommend letting them inherit Jingzhou and Changsha.
But when they attack other places in the south, such as Jiangnan, they will have to fight to the death with their troops.
He appointed them as hereditary governors of Jingzhou and Changsha, two important towns.
It was also to show the officials in Jiangnan and other parts of the south.
I will keep my word as long as they surrender.
He could also retain his official position, just like those in Huguang.
They could even inherit official positions like the two of them.
As long as I destroy the Jinling court and capture Zhu Jianshen.
After making his own court the only legitimate and orthodox dynasty.
I dealt with them one by one.
Do they want to establish hereditary regimes and form de facto feudal states?
That's impossible.
Destroying the Jinling court was only the first step for him.
There's still a lot I need to do.
For example, the complete transfer of the Great Wu Dynasty, the handling of Jiang Xiangyang in Datong, and Hong Chengchou in Shaanxi.
There were also the chieftains from Sichuan and Chongqing, as well as those from Jiangxi's Jinhu Prefecture, Lingnan, and Yunnan and Guizhou who had come to his aid.
Furthermore, he must reclaim all the privileges he granted to those bureaucrats, gentry, and landlords.
There are also issues with the nomadic tribes on the northern grasslands; these are things I'll have to deal with later.
There are also issues such as the succession planning, the handling of these arrogant and unruly generals, the post-war management of his own troops, non-direct troops, and the Green Standard Army, etc.
Although we may seem to be in a strong position now, we are actually facing problems and hidden dangers everywhere.
However, none of these matters are as important as the destruction of the Jinling court.
Conquering the world is difficult, but governing it is even more difficult.
Conquering a country is easy, but ruling it is difficult.
The issue of establishing an heir apparent, in particular, is a matter of utmost importance concerning the foundation of the nation.
Unfortunately, I have too few children, and they are too young.
Fortunately, thanks to my efforts over this period of time, several people in the backyard are now pregnant.
After they give birth, the education of their children will be of paramount importance.
Li Qin looked at the memorial from Huguang, even though southern Huguang was now surrendering everywhere.
However, the problem of his Liaodong soldiers not adapting to the climate and water in the south remained unresolved.
The tens of thousands of reinforcements I sent, stationed in Jingzhou, have also begun to experience problems adapting to the local environment.
This made him very upset.
He could only send doctors to treat the patients while having them recruit and train local militia from Hubei and Hunan provinces.
At least it's still somewhat useful.
The surrendered soldiers from Huguang were counted and categorized, and they were incorporated into the fighting force.
After giving them instructions once again.
Li Qin picked up the memorial below and discovered that it was sent by his nephew Li Xuanshang from Taiyuan.
The above text states that he launched a campaign in Shanxi to encircle and suppress Zhao Shuai Town, which was hiding in the Taihang Mountains.
They successfully destroyed some of their hideouts, allowing them to continue roaming the Taihang Mountains without getting a chance to rest.
After Li Qin saw this, his instruction was to continue the encirclement and suppression of Zhao Shuaizhen, who was hiding in the Taihang Mountains.
Don't give him a chance to breathe.
After reviewing the memorial concerning Li Xuanshang, Li Qin picked up the secret report from the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
It clearly states that Gansu Town is preparing supplies and other items in preparation for a rebellion.
Meanwhile, Hong Chengchou of Shaanxi had also noticed this and was making preparations for a westward expedition to Gansu.
This was definitely a good military opportunity for Li Qin.
Once Hong Chengchou led the western expedition to Gansu.
That exposed his true colors.
He could easily enter Shaanxi from Shanxi and simultaneously contact Ningxia Town and Yulin Town to stab him in the back.
This put him in a predicament where he was attacked from all sides, including himself, Gansu Town, Ningxia Town, and Yulin Town.
However, while this is a good military opportunity, it is definitely a political gamble.
Because Hong Chengchou is now someone who has submitted to him and has been enfeoffed as the Marquis of Shanshun by him.
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