In Yingtianfu, conscription is underway.

Chen Zilong's goal is 30,000 people.

This goal is not high, for a Ming Southern Capital, 30,000 soldiers will only work for a few days.

In fact, Wu Zheng blamed Chen Zilong and others.

They returned to Beijing in Qian Sule and conveyed Wu Zheng's plan to use more than 20,000 forbidden troops as bait to attract the main force of the Qing army in Jiangbei and recover Zhenjiang City in a war.

If you can really recover Zhenjiang, completely control the south of the Yangtze River, and no longer be surrounded by enemies next to the couch, needless to say 20,000 people, even if it is doubled, it will be worth it.

This is also the reason why the uncle and nephew of the Qian family were able to quickly lead the army to the expedition, and Wang Zhirenneng immediately cooperated with the sailors to launch an attack on Jiangxin Island regardless of casualties.

Up and down, monarchs and ministers are of one heart and one mind, and there is nothing that cannot be done.

Of course, there is another important reason for this, that is, because Chen Zilong and other literati have changed their views on Wu Zheng.

It's not because of Wu Zheng's efforts to recover the entire territory of Shaoxing Prefecture, nor because Wu Zheng sent Zhoushan Water Divisions to reinforce Yingtianfu, and it won't be because Wu Zheng is now enterprising and intends to recover Zhenjiang.

The reason is very simple, it is Wu Zheng's "identity".

Although it has not been confirmed, the weight of Taizu's edict and the jade seal of the country has already made Chen Zilong and others believe half of it.

This is no longer the case.

If it is in a peaceful and prosperous era, then this matter depends on the emperor's intentions, or a reward for a prince to raise him for a long time, or house arrest, of course, it is not excluded that he will die of a violent illness.

But right now, the clan is withering, more than 200 years have passed, and the original supporters of Huizong have already been suppressed, even if they want to counterattack, they can't find anyone, no matter who is the emperor, the courtiers are in front of these courtiers, once the son of heaven and a courtier, this sentence is not very applicable to the current situation.

Therefore, for Chen Zilong, the pioneer of the Baoming Room, Wu Zheng can indeed be one of the candidates.

Moreover, if Wu Zheng is supported, there is no possibility that Wu Zheng will seek to usurp the throne, and there will be no usurpation of himself, right?

Coupled with the Qingtai Dynasty, Wu Zheng's strength is too strong.

If he really supports him as emperor, maybe everything will be logical.

The news of the coexistence of the three emperors in Guangzhou greatly stimulated the Qingtai courtiers, who longed for an emperor.

But among these people, there are also people who disagree, such as the Henan Provincial Imperial History (God knows how he went to office), the deputy capital Imperial History Wang Yi, and the military department to give Dong Zhining as the representative of Wenchen, they do not disagree with the support of Wu Zheng, but they think that it is necessary to approve and compare the authenticity of the jade seal of the country, so as to confirm the authenticity of Wu Zheng's identity, otherwise, once it is mistaken, the Ming family will be completely lost.

I didn't dare to refute this disagreement.

Just like no one dares to openly question Wu Zheng's identity.

Because as long as Wu Zheng recognizes the identity of the clan, then unless Wu Zheng relieves his power, if he wants to question it, he must first ask himself if he is qualified.

But if you want to confirm the authenticity of the jade seal of the country, you have to compare the documents more than 200 years ago, which is obviously impossible to do for a long time.

Because of this, literati, including Chen Zilong, are hesitating.

However, this did not prevent them from taking practical actions to help Wu Zheng recover Zhenjiang, after all, this matter was beneficial to both public and private affairs.

But the departure of the two forbidden armies of the Qian family's uncle and nephew, there is only one forbidden army in Liao Zhongping in Tianfu, and it is difficult to support it alone.

Since the beginning of this war, Ying Tianfu has not had a war, but after all, it is the capital, and when the war really happens, it will not be far from death.

Therefore, Chen Zilong proposed to recruit another 30,000 new troops, first, to prevent the Qing army from breaking through the blockade of the Xingguo Gongshui Division and attacking ashore, and second, everyone understood that the Ming army of Jiangbei Yizhen was afraid that it would not be able to come back, so there needed to be a new army to fill the gap.

This is related to everyone's safety, and naturally no one opposes it.

But the question is, can the imperial court afford it?

Chen Zilong's reputation in Jiangnan is indeed strong, and within five days, 30,000 recruits were recruited, and what is surprising is that these 30,000 recruits are recruited without paying silver, that is, as long as they are given a mouthful of food.

It can be seen how powerful the appeal of Chen Zilong and others is.

This is not the end, there are soldiers, but military uniforms and equipment also cost money.

Well, Chen Zilong and dozens of other people went to Xuanwu Lake for two consecutive days to hold two "lectures", and raised more than 300,000 taels of silver, which not only solved the equipment of the 30,000 new army, but also accumulated a lot, which shows its reputation and is breathtaking.

At this time, the news of the recovery of Zhenjiang City reached Yingtianfu.

The messenger with three pennants on his back rushed into the Fengtian Hall almost in a row, and when he gasped to tell the news,

The entire hall was silent.

It took a long time for the whole hall to burst into cheers, this is everyone's merit, this battle, almost everyone is paying for it.

The army has food and grass, armaments, mobilization of the people, conscription of the people, and so on.

This is a big project, and it is a completely different concept from Wu Zheng's war in Hangzhou and Shaoxing.

To put it simply, Wu Zheng implemented a military government in Hangzhou, but unlike Tianfu, it was a court with a complete yamen.

Wu Zheng can order a small-scale war at any time, of course, if there is no deep-rooted power of the Mo family to do logistics for Wu Zheng, it is not so easy for Wu Zheng to recover Shaoxing if he wants to.

Therefore, as soon as they heard that Zhenjiang Mansion had been restored, everyone felt honored.

The cheers lasted for a whole time, and many excited old men high-fived each other.

On the steps of the hall, Zhu Yujiao's eyes were full of tears, and at this time, everyone was out of shape.

No one will accuse anyone of misdemeanor.

Zhu Yujiao's gaze focused on the void outside the gate of Fengtian Palace, and her lips moved, "Father, did you hear that?" We are finally regaining our foothold in Gangnam. You are in the spirit of heaven, you must bless the Ming revival ......! ”

But many times, things can be unexpected.

No one thought that Chen Zilong himself would say the proposal to support Wu Zheng as emperor at this time, in front of the prison and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

Chen Zilong's voice fell back in the sky above the Fengtian Temple, and the hall was as silent and silent as death.

It was so sudden, so sudden that no one could have expected it, not even the ministers who had proposed this initiative in the first private meeting.

Maybe it's because the three emperors of Guangzhou gave Chen Zilong a sense of urgency.

Maybe it's because of this long-awaited victory.

Compared with the recovery of Ying Tianfu, this victory made them even more excited.

Because of them, they participated together.

Chen Zilong's initiative is not trivial, he is the first assistant of the cabinet.

After a long period of coldness, the cabinet ministers Zhang Huangyan, Ma Shiying, Xu Fuyuan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Song Zhengyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and countless officials all stood up and seconded the proposal.