Chapter 965: Suddenly Peaceful
Brother Zishan is really ruthless.
Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong had become the main targets of the imperial court's attack, and they were originally going to be aggressive and ready to attack Jinling.
But Zhu Changxi's guy is so powerful that ordinary people really can't deal with him.
Let's save our strength.
Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong pondered, it was better to withdraw quickly.
Stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood!
They withdrew from Jiangnan in a very regular manner.
The people didn't know what was going on, and when King Chuang came, he was polite, and when he walked, he tiptoed.
Gently, I go, as softly I came. I waved my sleeves and made a cloud in the western sky.
Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong did not say goodbye to the people, and then took advantage of the night to sneak away.
The imperial court can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.
But the Donglin Party and the eunuchs were unwilling.
The eunuchs on both sides of the East Factory and the West Factory surrounded the emperor every day.
The officials have been clamoring for the capital to be moved.
After all, Jinling was originally Yingtianfu, Nanjing City, which was the capital of the founding of the country.
The national capital guards the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River and does not worry about eating and drinking.
The officials made a lot of noise, and the emperor didn't know what to do.
The emperor was so anxious that he forgot about Zhu Changxi.
Zhu Changxi was really angry, he had packed up his soldiers and horses, and was ready to quell the rebellion.
As a result, the rebels did not even say hello, and hurried away.
Then the emperor didn't pay attention to Zhu Changxi anymore, and he kept shouting "brother, brother", but now that the rebels are gone, don't talk about brother, don't even talk about brother.
Zhu Changxi was really angry, and he took his men and horses to prepare to return to Jinling.
But at this time, news came again, and the imperial court hoped that Zhu Changxi could go to Shanhaiguan to help Wu Sangui resist the Qing soldiers.
Because from Nurhachi, to Huang Taiji, to Aobai, those people are not vegetarians, they are either beef or mutton all day long, and they have a body of muscles.
Therefore, their attack power is very fierce, and after the imperial court has no Yuan Chonghuan, it will be difficult to resist the Qing soldiers.
The emperor had a big head, so he still called his own brother to save the scene temporarily.
After all, the world is still the world of the Zhu family, and the country is also the country of the Zhu family, Zhu Changxi accepted his fate, although his brother is not good to him, but he can't let it go?
Zhu Changxi rewrote a letter to Gu Zi, saying that he would not go back anymore and was going to go directly to Shanhaiguan.
Gu Zizhong was surprised, but he was also very understanding.
If there is chaos today, Brother Zishan has no reason to stay at home.
When Qing'er and the second brother were fine, they asked Gu Zizhong: "Mother, where did he go, why didn't he come back?"
Gu Zizhong smiled and fed them pastries and melon seeds, and said with a smile: "Protect the family and defend the country, your father is a big hero." ”
Then the two children let out an "oh" as if they didn't understand, and I don't know if they really understood.
Gu Zizhong and Master Shangshu talked about it, and said what to do about Jinling City.
Although Lord Shangshu said that his mission was to defend the city, he didn't care about anything inside and outside the city.
But after all, Lord Shangshu is still a patriotic person, and he doesn't want to watch the Ming Dynasty fall apart.
Although Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have already run away, it does not mean that they will not come in the future.
The military department decided to send people to Xi'an to guard the town and choke the key points of the rebels.
The place where King Li Zicheng passed through did not accept food, and only occupied, but did not rob.
This made the people have a good impression of him, and many people turned a blind eye to the whereabouts of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.
The imperial army is different, because the imperial court lacks military salaries and manpower, so many recruited soldiers have no quality and rob along the road.
It was said that they went to attack the rebels, but in fact, the rebels did not touch the people's things, but they robbed all the way.
Many regular Ming soldiers are dismissive of the newcomers, these recruits are really unqualified, and they can't rob the people by anyone.
Those recruits were just for military pay, and after they were recruited, they robbed along the road.
As a result, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong returned to the northwest and started their roots anew.
And in the Jiangnan area, many rebels are still dressed as beggars, and I don't know when they will give you a blow.
The security in Jinling City is also okay. But who knows if there will be any turmoil hidden under the surface calm.
Every time Gu Zizhong went out, he had to let his family follow.
At the beginning of December, Gu Zizhong received a letter from Brother Buzishan.
The Qing soldiers finally retreated, and Shanhaiguan was defended.
When they saw the people in the Jinling Barracks, they were full of praise.
It's hard to imagine that there are such powerful soldiers in the imperial court.
Under Zhu Changxi's command, the three major battalions, and some other generals who can fight well, so many people are organized, which is enough to make the Qing soldiers fearful.
The Shenji Battalion, the Shenji Battalion under Zhu Changxi, is very accurate, and the fires taken by the soldiers are basically accurate.
The cavalry rushed out directly from the pass, ensuring that the Eight Banners could be dispersed.
Now among the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Jinling Cavalry can compete with the Eight Banners.
So the imperial court temporarily stabilized the situation.
The emperor finally stabilized people's hearts.
Many people don't talk about moving south anymore.
The emperor was very happy, but at this time, he couldn't invite Zhu Changxi to drink and eat, so he could only issue an imperial decree and praise Zhu Changxi.
You're great, I like you the most...... And so on, these fleshy words, all to the holy decree.
Zhu Changxi just got a few words of encouragement from the emperor.
But just now it was tense, but now it has suddenly calmed down.
Gu Zizhong knew that behind the calm, there was likely to be a bigger storm hidden.
Therefore, the training of troops in Jinling City cannot be bad at all.
She believes in her brother, although his brother is a literati, he can also do kung fu and can be a military general.
When Li Nanyu was fine, he ran to the barracks, and I don't know if he went to arrange tactics.
Gu Shizi is also getting better and better for his daughter-in-law.
Looking back on the past, Gu Shizi always had a grudge against Zhu Changxi's brother, because Zhu Changxi stole all his limelight.
At home, every time his father beat and scolded him, he took Zhu Changxi as an example.
Why is Zhu Changxi so good, why are you so uncompetitive...... Wait a minute.
These words took root in Gu Shizi's heart.
But fortunately, for a period of time, Gu Shizi led troops to defend Jinling City, which made the people also look at him.
It was not easy for him to finally be able to prove himself in front of the people.
The mustard in Gu Shizi's heart was also eliminated.
Gu Zizhong praised his brother many times for being capable and capable.
Gu Shizi smiled innocently.