Coincidentally, the Northern Prince case has just come to an end.

There was also a crown prince Zhu Cihong in the south.

The internal supervisor Li Jizhou recognized it as the real prince and reported it to Ma Shiying and Emperor Hongguang successively.

Zhu Yousong sent Zhang and Wang, two internal supervisors from Beijing, to identify them.

No, as soon as these two guys saw Zhu Cihong, they knelt down, hugged Zhu Cihong's feet and cried bitterly, and took off their clothes and offered them.

When Zhu Yousong heard the news, he immediately said angrily, the truth has not yet been decided, you have begun to flatter, even if it is true, it is up to me to decide whether to give way or not, these two eunuchs are too presumptuous.

So he ordered Zhang and Wang to be executed, and Li Jizhou was given to death with poisoned wine.

After that, Zhu Yousong summoned the ministers Zhu Guobi, the cabinet minister Ma Shiying, the minister Liu Zhengzong, etc., as well as the ministers of the Jiuqing Kedao of the Ministry of Justice to verify the authenticity of the prince in the Wuying Palace.

But after the debate, the ministers agreed that this was not the prince, but the nephew of the former horse Duwei Wang Zhiming, who had guarded the East Palace, and the family broke to the south.

Zhu Yousong then ordered him to be imprisoned, and then executed Wang Zhiming on charges of pretending to confess to the royal family.

Because of this incident, Liu Liangzuo of the four towns of Jiangbei and Zuo Liangyu of Ningnan Bo both wrote to protest, and Zuo Liangyu even launched a civil war against Nanjing in the name of "Qingjun's side, welcoming the prince".

Zuo Liangyu claimed that even the Li thief rebelled against the rebellion, and the king of Shangxi was sealed, and he couldn't bear to be tortured, so why did the family regard it as an enemy?

The internal strife of the Hongguang Dynasty was also one of the main reasons for the collapse of the Hongguang Dynasty, which was sitting on a million-strong army, in just over a year.

The case of the princes of the north and south is full of fog, and the Qing court in the north may have used truth and falsehood to break the thoughts of the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

The Southern Imperial Court may have taken the fake as the truth, because the Southern Ming Imperial Court had differences in supporting Zhu Yousong, and the opponents just took advantage of this matter to challenge Zhu Yousong's authority.

But these are a great harm to a down-and-out Changping princess Zhu Yujiao who fled abroad.

Whether the prince is true or not, the end is still like this, let alone a princess?

Therefore, at this time, Uncle Zheng reacted to his words and revealed the princess's sadness, so he knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Fortunately, Zhu Yujiao's mood did not fluctuate much.

She waved her hand and said, "It's okay, this is my life." The palace will not go anywhere, and when the Qing army arrives, it will be a bunch of white satin and follow the emperor. ”

Uncle Zheng was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he gently moved to the side and stood with his hands down.

But Zhu Yujiao suddenly said at this time: "Uncle Zheng will go out of the house with me." ”

Uncle Zheng was taken aback and persuaded: "It's complicated outside the house, and now that I am surprised to hear that the thief army is coming, it is even more chaotic, I hope the princess will think twice." ”

Zhu Yujiao insisted: "This palace wants to appease the people of Shaoxing Mansion." ”

Uncle Zheng saw that Zhu Yujiao had made up his mind, so he could only go and greet the palace guards who stayed behind.

Zhu Yujiao was just a whim, and the life of the palace was like a bird in captivity.

To be honest, for Zhu Yujiao, it is not as good as the days when she fled south, although she is worried, but ...... Comfortable.

It can't be compared with those days in Wuzhuang, although it is a little tight in Wuzhuang, but ...... Jolly.

But when Zhu Yujiao stepped out of the gate of the palace, she was stunned.

Outside the door, at least a dozen officials stood quietly.

There were also one or two hundred soldiers with firm eyes.

Zhu Yujiao asked in a trembling voice, "Everyone...... This is......? ”

An official stepped forward and saluted: "Your Royal Highness the princess don't need to panic, the ministers are here on the orders of Zhang Shangshu and Lord Qian, just to protect Your Highness." ”

Zhu Yujiao's eyes turned red, "You guys...... Why don't you go with King Lu? ”

"Her Royal Highness the princess can be martyred for the country, how can the ministers abandon the princess? The ministers are willing to live and die with His Highness! ”

"We are willing to live and die with Your Highness." Hundreds of people shouted in unison, which made Zhu Yujiao shed tears in two lines.

The wind knows the grass, and the board knows the loyal ministers!

……。

From Fuyang to Shaoxing, it is more than 100 miles away.

Even if it is an infantry march, one day is enough.

But Fang Guoan couldn't walk.

It's not that the road is getting harder, but that he's having a big problem.

The morale of the army was scattered.

It's no wonder that people who serve in the army, even if they are illiterate and don't know their family and country, will always have a sense of honor and shame, right?

These days, I heard that Hangzhou and Jiaxing have been restored, and the soldiers are just as honored.

They all talked about crossing the river and recovering the lost land.

But in a blink of an eye, Fang Guoan surrendered.

If you turn around and want to fight against yesterday's king, that's a rebellion!

This sudden contrast made it difficult for countless soldiers to accept.

So, there were whispers and discussions.

Like a plague, it spread in the army in an instant.

From the beginning to a few people, slowly dozens of people, hundreds of people, and even the whole group left the marching ranks.

Fang Guoan didn't bring the entire army, and he couldn't do it.

The more than 30,000 river defense troops deployed along the river are not just transferred.

In addition, the strength of Shaoxing Mansion was only more than 1,000 people, and Fang Guoan thought that there was no need to mobilize the entire army.

He led his personal guard army and the first part of the Chinese army, totaling more than 8,000 people.

This number is already an unbearable weight for Shaoxing Mansion, and in Fang Guoan's view, it is a matter of three fingers falling off the snail and being caught.

But when he heard the surging tide of deserters, Fang Guoxin was shocked.

He brazenly ordered that all deserters should be killed.

After killing a dozen people, the tide of deserters was curbed and the army continued to advance.

But he didn't go far, and the phenomenon of desertion still reappeared, but it became more and more popular.

Killing people no longer works.

By the time he arrived near Qianzhang Jingang, about 50 or 60 miles from Shaoxing Prefecture, there were less than 5,000 people left under Fang Guoan's command, and the number of deserters had exceeded 40 percent.

How else can such troops fight?

In desperation, Fang Guoan could only order to stop the advance, redeploy troops to Fuyang, and send people to Duoduo for help.

……。

Wu Zheng led more than 3,000 cavalry selected from the surrendered army to Fuyang.

The rest was handed over to Chi Erhan and Song Antong to lead, and then came.

It only took half a day's effort, Wu Zheng and his cavalry had arrived in Fuyang, the area where Duoduo negotiated and traded with Fang Guoan.

At this time, not a single Tartar soldier could be seen by the river.

The Department of Dordor was no longer there, and vanished into thin air.

Wu Zheng originally wanted to bite the tail of the Tartars and restrain them from marching towards Shaoxing Mansion.

But now, it was like a punch that hit the air.

Wu Zheng's depression in his heart needed to be relieved, so he ordered a surprise attack on the Guoan rebels on the riverbank.

But that's how ridiculous the world is.

Before Wu Zheng's troops crossed the river, the rebels on the other side heard the wind and surrendered.

Countless soldiers, one by one, knelt on one knee, threw their weapons at their feet, bowed their heads and surrendered.

Looking at this black crowd, this feeling is too weird.

More than 10,000 people, asking more than 3,000 cavalry to surrender, this kind of scene made Wu Zheng really speechless.