Looking at Zhu Dashan's hideous face, Wen Anzhi said: "You don't have to be too sad, after all, the emperor is still there." Zhu Dashan said: "Is he there?" Inspector Wen has thought about how to say it to the generals outside, and to the 20,000 soldiers of Boryeong Mansion, I can't say it, and I don't know how to say it. What do we do if they're leaving, they're going home? How to keep them? ”

Faced with Zhu Dashan's question, Wen Anzhi couldn't answer. just said: "After all, we are Han people, and we are the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty after all." Our descendants will judge how far we can go, and we just need to have a clear conscience now. Although Wen Anzhi said impassionedly, it is not difficult to hear the decadent voice from his words.

Zhou Dazhu heard Zhu Dashan say that he relied on himself to break out of the sky, so he said: "Master Hou, the court didn't give us anything when we got into trouble, and now that the court has run away, I also believe that Lord Hou can take us to fight a piece of the sky." ”

Zhu Dashan looked at Zhou Dazhu and said: "You are here to see it, have you ever thought that now that there is no court and no emperor, the banner of Daming that we erected before will be gone." How will the world view us, and how will the soldiers unite the hearts of the soldiers? Without the court and the emperor, we will lose our orthodoxy and righteousness. ”

Zhou Dazhu said blankly: "How can Master Hou say this? Before the imperial court went to Yunnan, some people resisted the Qing Dynasty, what orthodoxy did they use? Don't they have righteousness? Zhu Dashan listened to Zhou Dazhu's words, and was shocked: "That's right, before Emperor Yongli, we had Longwu and red light. Now that the emperor has run away and left us, can't we form another court? Liu Tichun also reacted and said: "Yes, there is still King Han in Kuidong who is the Ming clan, and we still have righteousness and orthodoxy." ”

Wen Anzhi heard Zhu Dashan and Liu Tichun's words, first angry, and then slowly calmed down, Wen Anzhi after many years of resisting the Qing Dynasty, plus being provoked by Zhu Dashan in the morning, is not stubborn about the orthodoxy of the royal family now, and now Yongli doesn't know where it is. just said: "How can you talk about these things when the emperor has no news, is it too hasty." ”

Feng Shuangli originally looked at everyone and didn't speak, but now when he heard what Wen Anzhi said, he said: "It's good to prepare early, our emperor should know what he is like." Wen Anzhi didn't say anything anymore when he heard it, yes, when did Yongli take responsibility, every time it was a Qing soldier and he was about to run away for hundreds of miles.

Liu Tichun said: "Okay, let's just say so, as long as we have the banner of the Ming Dynasty, the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty will not be finished." ”

At this time, Zhu Dashan was not sad, and originally in his heart, he didn't think that the so-called imperial court was of much use, thinking about his resistance to the Qing Dynasty in Baoning, although he used the banner of the Ming Dynasty, but did the Ming court really give him any help? No, the court and the flag are two different things. From the beginning of the army, in Zhu Dashan's heart, the emperor's shadow has always been very vague, as if it was a code name. During this period of time, dealing with the people of Kuidong, they constantly strengthened the concept of the emperor. This also made Zhu Dashan not know what to do, he always felt that he had been put into a frame, which made Zhu Dashan think more and more, but Zhou Dazhu and these people didn't have these ideas, didn't they just change the emperor, the dynasty could change the emperor, let alone the emperor. Therefore, Zhou Dazhu did not have any burden in his heart when he was thinking about this matter.

Now Zhu Dashan has also let go of these burdens, but compared to when he first started the army, Zhu Dashan is still affected by Wen Anzhi's people, that is, he is no longer just fighting against the Qing Dynasty for a mouthful of food, Zhu Dashan now has a sense of responsibility in his heart, that is, Yongli has run away, I can change someone, but the Han people in the world cannot be slaves, not vassals. This is a national heart of the Han people that has been awakened. No matter who becomes the emperor, the Han people have to live standing.

After Zhu Dashan figured out this, the burden in his heart was much smaller. So Zhu Dashan said: "Yes, as long as we don't die, we don't fall, the Ming Dynasty will not fall, orthodoxy is us, and righteousness is us." Therefore, the Manchurians should go back to Manchuria, and the Tartars cannot ride on the necks of the Han Chinese. ”

Liu Tichun shouted: "That's right, the Manchurians should go back to Manchuria, and the Tartars can't ride on the necks of the Han people." Feng Shuangli also seemed to be angry and ambitious: "Yes, Taizu has long said that he will drive out the Tartars and restore China." Zhu Dashan said in surprise: "Taizu still said this? This sentence was taught in compulsory education, and it was Sun Yat-sen who said it, and Zhu Dashan always thought that it was proposed by Sun Yat-sen. Now Feng Shuangli actually said that it was Zhu Yuanzhang who said it.

Wen Anzhi was not entangled, and said: "Of course it was Taizu who said it, this is how Taizu recaptured the Han people from the Mongols. Zhou Dazhu saw that everyone regained their fighting spirit and said: "Yes, the rivers and mountains that Taizu took back from the Mongols cannot be taken away by the Tartars." ”

Zhu Dashan said: "In this case, what else do we have to hesitate about, just tell the soldiers generously." Liu Tichun said: "Yes, let's say it generously, there is also the matter of the reorganization of the army by Ping Yuhou, and the men and horses under my command are all reorganized with Ping Yuhou." ”

Zhu Dashan didn't expect that Liu Tichun would propose the whole army at this time, and he respected Liu Tichun even more in his heart. Zhou Dazhu was also very happy to hear that Liu Tichun was going to accept the whole army, and said: "Master Hou, why don't we take advantage of the fact that we can explain it directly to everyone now, and then reorganize the army." ”

Zhu Dashan hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay, let's go out together." King Qingyang will rest for a while. Feng Shuangli also took the opportunity to rest in the room.

Zhu Dashan and the four of them came out of the back office, and they heard from a distance that the front office hall was like a vegetable market, which was very lively. From time to time, there was laughter and laughter among the generals, and no one noticed it until Zhu Dashan and the other four came to the lobby.

Wen Anzhi and Liu Tichun each walked to the bottom of the hall to find a seat and sit down, and Zhu Dashan asked Wen Anzhi and the two to sit in the main seat together, but both of them refused. At this time, someone discovered Zhu Dashan and others, and for a while, the quiet needle drop in the lobby could be heard. Zhu Dashan said to everyone at this time: "Everyone was very happy just now, we were supposed to gather everyone tomorrow, but since everyone has arrived today, we will also talk about it today." ”

Everyone present cheered up, it was not a small thing to be able to bring everyone together, and this was the first time that such a meeting was organized after the Restoration Battalion was raised. Everyone had a premonition that something big was happening, and the generals were especially energetic, and they were constantly counting the number of troops everywhere in the past two days. This is obviously to promote everyone, so the generals all sat up straight.

Zhu Dashan saw everyone's secret performance and did not expose it, and said: "Before talking about happy things, I will first say two bad news. "Everyone was very puzzled, how to say bad news. The civil officials and military generals present discussed the relationship, in addition to Gou Xingwang in Jianmen Pass, there were two brothers, Cheng Deyi and Cheng Dequn. Cheng Deyi himself usually behaves very rationally, so when Zhu Dashan set up the Fuming Camp to arrange generals, Cheng Deyi was the deputy hundred, and Cheng Dequn was older but the general banner. But it's human personality. At this time, it was also Cheng Dequn who spoke: "Master Hou, now that the Qing soldiers have also retreated, what bad news can there be?" It wouldn't be that Hou Ye fell in love with that woman and was embarrassed to speak, and that woman got married. Everyone laughed when they heard Cheng Dequn's words, only Li Tingming, who had just surrendered, and Zhao Shichao, who surrendered in Pengzhou, did not dare to laugh.

Kong Lingying also came back and said: "Look at what you said, Hou Ye wants that woman, and that woman has to hurry up and give her a hug, and Hou Ye needs to speak." I'm afraid it's your Cheng Dequn's idea to fight whom. Women are always the topic that the person can't talk about, seeing that the more he talks, the farther and farther, Zhu Dashan said: "The woman's matter will be talked about later, and the thing I want to talk about now is about the imperial court." Everyone was silent when they heard that it was about the imperial court, waiting for Zhu Dashan to say.

Zhu Dashan said: "In the morning, a few people were sent from the southern county, one of whom had a special identity, I went with Inspector Wen, and also went to see it with the Duke of Anhui and Zhou Dazhu, and asked about the situation, this is the bad news I want to say." Cheng Dequn said: "Master Hou, just say it directly, isn't it just a person with some status, and it's not Li Guoying, the governor of Sichuan, what's so surprising." Lin Kejia pulled Cheng Dequn and said, "You just let Hou Ye finish, if it's okay, Hou Ye can summon everyone to come." Cheng Dequn shut up when he saw it.

Zhu Dashan looked at everyone and said, "This person is Feng Shuangli, the king of Qingyang of the Ming Dynasty" The generals of the Restoration Battalion present are basically ordinary people, and no one knows what Feng Shuangli, the king of Qingyang, means. All of them were indifferent, only Wu Hongrong, Wu Yiding and other civil officials and Kui Dong's faces suddenly changed. Zhu Dashan continued: "King Qingyang was in the military camp where Jianchangwei was given to help Wu Sangui by the general Qi Sansheng. ”

As soon as he said this, the generals of the Fuming Battalion were fried, this Qi Sansheng was a traitor. Kong Lingying said: "This Qi Sansheng is so despicable, since he is a general, how can he tie up the main general and surrender, this person should really be killed." Cheng Dequn also said: "Yes, next time we run into him, we have to dismantle him." ”

At this time, Wu Hongrong said: "King Qingyang should have been in the imperial court, and then in Yunnan. Why did you suddenly go to Jianchang? Could it be that the imperial court wanted to go north to attack Sichuan, and the king of Qingyang was defeated and captured? It's not right..."Hu Jijiang said: "It's really not right, now that the Qing army has invaded Guizhou and Yunnan in three ways, where did the imperial court get the army to go on the Northern Expedition?" Immediately, Wu Hongrong and Hu Jijiang glanced at each other, then turned pale, and said in unison: "Could it be that the imperial court is defeated, and the king of Qingyang is defeated and goes to Jianchang." The other civil officials were pale, and Li Tingming and Zhao Shichao, who had just surrendered, were even more restless.

Zhu Dashan said in the lobby: "That's right, the imperial court was defeated, and the imperial court went to the west, the border and Tengyue and other places. The emperor's life and death are also unknown. Except for a few farmer-born generals in the Restoration Camp, everyone else was stunned, followed by an infinite look of pessimism and despair, and the civil officials kept thinking about something alone.

Cheng Deyi also reacted at this time and asked, "Master Hou means that the emperor abandoned us?" Da Ming is not the emperor now? Liu Yingnan said: "How can you say it, from another aspect, our Ming Dynasty is dead, there is no court, there is no emperor, how can we fight with the Qing soldiers?" ”

When Liu Yingnan said this, everyone was even more pessimistic, and many generals secretly shed tears. Hao Yongzhong discussed with Dang Shousu and the others, looked at the surrounding generals and civilian officials, and finally said to Zhu Dashan: "Is it true that Ping Yuhou said a news?" Zhu Dashan nodded and said, "Inspector Wen and the Duke of Anhui can both testify." Wen Anzhi and Liu Tichun both said: "This news is absolutely true. ”

Hao Yongzhong said angrily: "The emperor doesn't want us, we don't want him as the emperor, run away whenever there is any trouble." It's like an emperor there, and it's better if he's gone. Let's find the emperor again. "If you want to say that what Hao Yongzhong is saying now is put in ordinary times, or other places, it must be considered very rude, what does it mean not to be the emperor, but also to find another emperor. But none of the people present were pedantic nerds in the court, so it was as if they didn't say anything. And Wen Anzhi and Liu Tichun had discussed with Zhu Dashan and others before, and they also wanted to change the emperor, so no one stopped Hao Yongzhong.

After Hao Yongzhong finished speaking, everyone present looked at Hao Yongzhong to see how he could find an emperor. Ta Tianbao also said: "Yes, let's find another emperor, Lao Hao, isn't there a king of Han over there?" We will make him the emperor, and the banner of the Ming Dynasty will not be there. The righteousness is still on our side. ”

If you want to say that this situation is now Boryeong, you can spray you to death if you go to other places to study, but the people here are either bandits born or rebels, and there are farmers, who cares whether what they say is right or not, they just care whether they want to do it or not. And the only literati, Wen Anzhi, had already been explained, so this proposal was passed.

Zhu Dashan saw that everyone had no objections, so he said: "What Nan Anhou said is reasonable, and I think so too." When Zhu Dashan was about to say that he supported the king of Han as the emperor, Wu Hongrong, the former political envoy of Sichuan, said loudly: "I don't agree with this." Wu Hongrong's roar, everyone present was surprised, this Wu Hongrong is usually a very low-key person, but now that everyone has passed him, he suddenly appeared. Lin Kejia said: "Does Lord Wu still want to surrender to the Qing court again?" ”

Wu Hongrong said: "General Lin misunderstood, now that Wu is an official of the Ming Dynasty, he has to worry about the affairs of the Ming Dynasty." Cheng Deyi also said: "Then tell me how you are concerned." For a while, all the people looked at Wu Hongrong, and a very few generals were ready to pounce on Wu Hongrong at any time to take down this Wu Hongrong.

Wu Hongrong was not flustered, and said slowly: "I agree with the establishment of another clan, but it can't be King Han." Zhu Dashan suddenly wondered, could there be another clan? Hao Yongzhong said: "It's not okay to establish the king of Han, so who do you say?" Is there still a clan here? Wu Hongrong said: "Of course there is a clan here, and the Daming clan here is him." As he spoke, he pointed to Zhu Dashan