"No," this time it was Fan Jingwen's turn to shake his head. He smiled and said, "We don't need them to participate in the attack, they just need to defend."
"Defend? Defend where?"
"As the battle line expands, more and more cities and fortresses need to be defended. With them here, the Ping Liao army only needs to focus on attacking without having to divide its troops for defense. The Yuyuan bandits are good at digging tunnels and defending, so letting them defend can be said to be a specialization!" Fan Jingwen continued to explain.
"What a great example of a man who specializes in his craft!" Chongzhen laughed. "Since Lord Fan thinks that the imperial edict can be issued, let's arrange for someone to give it a try."
"Your Majesty," Fan Jingwen thought of something and looked up at Chongzhen: "I think we should make preparations for both situations. At the same time as issuing the imperial edict of amnesty, send a large army to Puzhou. If the Yuyuan bandits refuse the imperial edict of amnesty, the army will be dispatched immediately to suppress the rebellion."
"Alright," Chongzhen nodded, "Then let's arrange for Li Dingguo to lead the army to Puzhou. After all, he is closer."
"Yes," the Minister of War Wang Jiayan wrote it down carefully and asked, "May I ask who your majesty plans to send to Zhao'an?"
Who would be more suitable to send?
Chongzhen immediately thought of Wang Fuzhi, one of the three great thinkers in the late Ming Dynasty.
He once told Wang Fuzhi that he hoped he would become the second saint of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course.
He had such expectations for Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu.
There are three prerequisites for becoming a saint, namely, making achievements, establishing virtues and making statements.
The act of suppressing the rebellion by Zhao'an was considered a meritorious service.
It’s a pity that Huang Zongxi was mining with Wang Zhixin in Jiangnan, while Gu Yanwu was serving as a sixth-rank magistrate in Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian.
The two were too far away from Shandong and lost the opportunity to make meritorious service.
The only suitable candidate was Wang Fuzhi, the magistrate of Qingfeng County, Henan Province.
Qingfeng County had just been attacked by rebels, and Wang Fuzhi should have known something about them.
Thinking of this, Chongzhen said to everyone present: "Is the magistrate of Qingfeng County called Wang Fuzhi?"
"Your Majesty, it is this person."
"Let Wang Fuzhi go to Zhao'an first. The conditions should not be too high or too low!" Chongzhen said, "Also, send a message to Li Dingguo to lead the army to the north and wait for news from Wang Fuzhi."
"If the pacification goes smoothly, we will stay in Shandong and prepare to go to Liaodong in the spring of next year. If the pacification does not go smoothly, we will immediately send troops to lift the siege of Puzhou!"
"We, the ministers, will follow the emperor's orders." Led by Fan Jingwen, the group bowed to Chongzhen and said goodbye.
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