Huainan.
Li Qin looked at the intelligence report that had come from Jiangnan.
There was also a letter that was delivered to me by fast horse.
There are many forms of intelligence, but they are basically reports on the current situation in Jiangnan.
However, one piece of intelligence and a letter from his nephew caught Li Qin's attention.
That intelligence was reported by a spy he had planted next to Li Xuanshang.
The intelligence he reported was the same as what his nephew, Li Xuanshang, had reported in his letter.
That was when a Jiangnan official named Sun Kaiyang met Li Xuanshang.
They requested that he assume the title of ruler in the south.
The last official was severely beaten with a hundred strokes of the cane by his nephew, Li Xuanshang, and thrown into the street to show his attitude.
Upon receiving this information, Li Qin frowned.
Although Li Xuanshang struck the official a hundred times, he also gave him a warning.
My nephew is a completely different person now.
The entire area south of the Yangtze River, including Zhejiang and Jiangnan, was under his control. Huguang was also handed over to him.
Moreover, he also had the power to control Jinhu Prefecture in Jiangxi, Liu Sixiu in Sichuan, and Li Hongji in Henan.
Most importantly, the armies in these areas were all under his command.
If he were to incorporate the surrendered soldiers from Jiangnan, he would be fully capable of confronting him.
This is the most terrifying.
Although he seemed to be loyal to me.
But the human heart is the most unpredictable thing.
People have thoughts every moment.
So regardless of whether he had the ambition to rule as the sole ruler of the south, he simply couldn't bring himself to do it.
Although I had previously trusted him and allowed him to command the army, control Shanxi, and govern Huguang, I still felt guilty.
But I trust him, I use him, and at the same time I try my best to guard against him.
However, due to the rapid collapse of the Jiangnan court.
His power has expanded to an unprecedented level, and it is showing signs of being out of control.
In response, Li Qin quickly shifted his focus to Jiangnan, which he had previously overlooked.
Li Xuanshang's power is too great and must be reduced.
According to intelligence, the surrendered troops in Jiangnan are now mainly in the hands of Liu Chenghui in Anqing.
It was also in the hands of Liu Wusheng and others in Jiujiang.
After receiving the surrendered soldiers, these people did not immediately go to Jiangnan.
Instead, they decided to rest and recuperate on the spot after the battle.
Currently, the only troops Li Xuanshang can directly control in Jiangnan are his own 40,000 troops, the more than 10,000 Jingying troops who surrendered in Liyang, and the garrison troops in Jinling.
As for Jin Hufu, although he seems to listen to Li Xuanshang, he has his own ideas.
Li Qin immediately made his own arrangements.
Two orders were immediately issued to the troops in Anqing and Jiujiang.
One order was to command Liu Chenghui of Anqing to bring the current Anqing army, including Liu Sixiu, Li Hongji, and surrendered soldiers from Jiangnan, to Huainan to assist him in pacifying Huainan.
At the same time, Qi Duchen, who was in Yangzhou, was ordered to lead his troops to Anqing to take over Anqing, a major western town of Jinling.
The second order was to command Liu Wusheng and his troops in Jiujiang to lead the surrendered soldiers back to Huguang, and then disperse the troops to various places in Huguang to garrison and await their rewards.
At the same time, Li Chun'an, a member of the imperial clan who was currently in Xiangyang, was urgently transferred to serve as the General Commander of Huguang.
After Li Qin issued the orders, he had them sent to various places by fast horses.
Li Qin nervously looked at his plans for various parts of Jiangnan.
First, Li Xuanshang's military power was dispersed, and now he only has 40,000 troops and some surrendered soldiers under his command.
As for the 40,000 troops of the Golden Tiger Mansion, it would be good enough if they didn't take the opportunity to cause trouble for him from behind.
With only 40,000 troops and some surrendered soldiers, it was impossible for him to intimidate the Jin Hu Mansion.
He could only rely on the might of his army to intimidate and command the Golden Tiger Mansion.
In other words, he could only directly control 40,000 people, or more than 50,000 if you include the surrendered soldiers.
Their military strength is even inferior to that of the Jiangnan court.
At the same time, once he takes control of the important city of Anqing, he can travel down the Yangtze River and enter the Jiangnan region.
He wanted to see how he could defend against the Jin Hu Mansion next door and resist him with just over 50,000 men.
Moreover, he hadn't been in Jiangnan for long, so it was impossible for him to form any significant interest ties with the landlords and gentry there.
Once these orders are issued, it will be tantamount to eliminating his immense power.
Of course, some reassurance is still necessary.
Subsequently, Li Qin personally wrote an imperial edict, appointing Li Xuanshang as the Governor-General of Liangjiang, which also included Jiangnan and Zhejiang.
He was in charge of all affairs in the two rivers region and wielded immense power.
Previously, the Governor-General of Liangjiang was in charge of both Jiangnan and Jiangxi, but now Jiangxi is in Jin Hufu's hands, so I'll give you Zhejiang.
As for his initial promise to give Zhejiang to Jinhu Prefecture.
But look at the current situation. If I don't give it to you, do you dare to take it?
Li Qin looked at the imperial edict in his hand and blew on the ink to dry it.
His imperial edict was actually just an appeasement, a way to legitimize his current position in Jiangnan.
After all, even if he hadn't issued this imperial edict, Jiangnan and Zhejiang would still be under his actual control.
Besides issuing this imperial edict to Li Xuanshang, he also...
She even wrote him a personal letter, recounting their years of affection.
I value you so much. Back then in the north, I was stationed in the capital, and you were stationed in Taiyuan.
After that, I led the northern army south, and you led the southern army east.
Today you have destroyed the Jiangnan court, but Jiangnan has only just been pacified and is not yet stable.
I will first appoint you as the Governor-General of Jiangnan and Zhejiang, and you will be in charge of these two places for now.
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