The next day, 216 honest officials, including the 16 top celebrities, were all sent to the Forbidden City.
Accompanying them into the palace were more than 500 maids. These maids were all their maids.
Liu Yu wasn't looking for a concubine, he wanted palace maids.
Although the top stars were proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, they did not know how to work.
Therefore, they brought their maids along just to work.
"Comfortable!"
Liu Yu listened to the music while he was marking the memorial. He occasionally looked up at the orioles and swallows beside him, feeling much better.
If such a situation had occurred in other dynasties, the civil officials would have scolded the emperor to death.
But when it came to Liu Yu, who dared to scold him?
With someone accompanying them, they could still chat occasionally. Liu Yu felt that time passed quickly and it was not so difficult to read the memorials.
"My lord, General Chen Cheng is here. He has something to see you about.”Ru Yu said to Liu Yu.
As the only honest official that Liu Yu was familiar with, Ru Yu was directly transferred to Liu Yu's side.
"Okay, you guys go out first and call Chen Cheng in.”Liu Yu nodded.
After Ru Yu left with the others, Chen Cheng walked in.
"My lord, there are strange movements between the Manchurian Qing Dynasty and Mongolia.”
"Strange movements? Very good. Tell me the details."
"My lord, according to the spies…"
Chen Cheng quickly explained the situation.
Simply put, the spies from the Military Intelligence Bureau dressed up as businessmen and brought salt and tea to Mongolia to buy cattle and sheep.
Then, the scouts discovered the Manchu Qing cavalry in Mongolia. At the same time, they also discovered that some Mongolian tribes were gathering.
As they were unable to enter the interior of Mongolia to investigate, they were unable to know the exact situation.
However, the Mongolian side asked the merchant group if they could send them some ironware.
With all this information, even a fool would know that Mongolia and Manchu were up to something.
After Liu Yu heard this, not only was he not angry, he even revealed a happy smile.
The reason why he sent out the Wind Spear Cavalry and the Ink Armor Heavy Infantry, leaving only the Divine Crossbow Cavalry, was to deal with the Mongolian and Manchu cavalrymen.
Shanhai Pass was guarded by the Royal Guards, so it was definitely foolproof.
However, the Manchu and Mongolian cavalrymen could enter from the Hetao region and attack Shaanxi.
Even if they couldn't conquer Taiyuan or Datong, they could still plunder the surrounding counties.
If they really succeeded, it would be a disaster for Shaanxi, which had just undergone spring plowing and was still recovering.
"Continue to investigate the situation and confirm the situation in Manchu and Mongolia. At the same time, call Cao Yu over.”Liu Yu said in a deep voice.
"Yes, my lord. I promise to figure out their attack route.”Chen Cheng left after saying that.
After a while, Cao Yu arrived.
"This subordinate greets my lord." Cao Yu bowed and said.
"Have a seat."
Liu Yu didn't waste any time. He took out the map and said to Cao Yu.
"Tomorrow, your divine crossbow cavalry will leave Beijing in the name of providing support to the south. Their goal is to attack Nanjing.
But in reality, you have to go from Baoding Prefecture to Shunde Prefecture along Zhending Prefecture, and then from Shunde Prefecture to Taiyuan.
Remember, when you change your route from Shunde Prefecture to Taiyuan, you can't move in large groups. You have to go to Taiyuan in batches.
After reaching Taiyuan, rest in peace. At the same time, hide your target and wait for news from Chen Cheng.”
Cao Yu looked at the map. After memorizing the route, he nodded and replied," My lord, this subordinate remembers everything."
"Yes, your main purpose for going to Taiyuan this time is to annihilate the remaining forces of Manchu and Mongolia.
Remember, before the enemy goes south, or before Chen Cheng gives you any information, you can't be exposed.”Liu Yu warned.
"Please rest assured, my lord. I will not expose my target.”Cao Yu promised.
"Alright, then go back and prepare. You must bring enough supplies and arrows. You might even have to go deep into the grasslands this time.”
"This subordinate understands."
After Cao Yu left, Liu Yu looked at the map and fell into deep thought.
If it wasn't for the fact that Liu Yu really didn't want to waste the country's strength, he could really recruit another 300,000 soldiers.
Even if it was a 300,000-strong army of ordinary soldiers, after the system's military camp bonus, they were far stronger than ordinary soldiers.
With this 300,000-strong army and the provisions provided by the system store, he could fight on both the north and south sides at the same time.
However, the consequence of doing so was to consume national strength, reduce productivity, and slow down the development of the Han Dynasty.
Compared to the consequences, destroying the Qing and Mongolia was not worth it.
After unifying the entire country, he could free his hand at any time and let the three special troops under him destroy them.
Therefore, after Liu Yu destroyed Dorgon's army, he gave up on attacking Manchu and Mongolia.
The northeast was not a heavy industrial base, nor was it a granary on black soil.
At this time, the northeast was a barren land.
Even if they did, there wouldn't be many benefits. They would still need to move the population to develop it.
Instead of wasting time and national strength, it was better to pacify Jiangnan first.
At that time, the Donglin Party and the gentry would be confiscated, and Liu Yu would be rich.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
On this day, Du Yao and Zhang Hai led their troops to attack Fengyang and Yangzhou.
Once these two cities were destroyed, Nanjing would be right in front of them.
At the same time, the divine crossbow cavalry led by Cao Yu also arrived at Shunde Prefecture and began to secretly move to Taiyuan.
"My lord, the Mongolian and Manchu forces 'target has been confirmed.
However, they were worried about the royal guards guarding the capital, so they were still hesitating when to attack.”Chen Cheng also received a secret report.
Liu Yu thought for a moment and stood up." Since the Qing and Mongolia are wary of the imperial guards in Beijing, I can just transfer them away."”
The next day, Liu Yu announced that he was going to Jiangnan.
Although Liu Yu had yet to announce his ascension to the throne, his status was no different from that of an emperor.
Thus, since Liu Yu wanted to go on a personal expedition, the 50,000 imperial guards naturally had to follow him.
All of this was for the sake of fishing out the remnants of the Manchu and Mongolian forces.
Of course, Liu Yu would not admit it. He also wanted to go to Jiangnan.
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