Chapter Seventy-Six: Zhang Boyi
Whether it was King Fu, Ma Shiying, or Lu Jiude, they were all caught off guard by Empress Zhang's tough statement.
Everyone knows that as long as King Fu can succeed to the unification, Empress Zhang should be a dispensable embellishment, so Lu Jiude and Ma Shiying both feel that Empress Zhang's guards and horses are not suitable to enter Beijing.
After all, this guard has nearly 2,000 troops, no matter which direction it is deployed in Nanjing City, it will play a pivotal role, and Empress Zhang, who controls this pro-army, can become a key figure at a critical moment, even Lu Zhenfei feels that Empress Zhang should not lead the escort into Beijing in a big way.
But before King Fu ascended the throne, Empress Zhang was a crucial figure, and most of the legitimacy of King Fu's accession to the throne was based on the three chapters of his agreement with Empress Zhang.
Although King Fu can also forcibly throw down Empress Zhang and cross the river directly, but in this way, it is unjustifiable and tantamount to abandoning his previous achievements.
What's more, Empress Zhang has made great concessions in this matter, and no longer insists that nearly 2,000 guards cross the river, but only asks to bring two or three hundred carefully selected guards to cross the river together.
Now that he is in charge of the Southern Capital, King Fu discussed with Lu Jiude and Ma Shiying and agreed that Empress Zhang could lead a hundred guards under Zhou Zhisheng to cross the river together, but the situation in the negotiation process has changed a little.
This change refers to the fact that Zhang Boyi ran out of the Jingshi and brought first-hand information after the fall of the Jingshi.
This Zhang Boyi is a character in the pocket of Taikang Hou Zhang Guoji, and even a distant relative of Empress Zhang and Zhang Guoji's family, usually not very conspicuous, until Taikang Hou and Empress Zhang really stood out when they left Beijing, and volunteered to stay in Beijing to deal with all aspects.
Zhang Boyi did things very beautifully, until the fall of the capital, everyone did not notice that Empress Zhang and Taikang Hou had gone out of Beijing to the south, and when the city was broken, Emperor Chongzhen even temporarily sent his ministers to ask Empress Zhang to be martyred as soon as possible: "Your Majesty has repeatedly told Niangniang not to fall into the hands of thieves!" ”
Empress Zhang already had a lot of grievances against Emperor Chongzhen, and now she is her own family member present, so there is no taboo to speak: "The first emperor has always had great powers in this kind of thing, and it is a pity for Empress Zhou and several concubines." ”
Liu Yongxi said earnestly: "Lessons from the past, don't repeat the mistakes of the past!" ”
Although Liu Yongxi said it very implicitly, everyone knew that he was referring to the question of whether Empress Zhang's personal guards crossed the river into Beijing, and the atmosphere became solemn for a while.
And Zhang Boyi continued to talk about his first-hand experience in Beijing: "Fortunately, Taikang Hou and Niangniang made a decision to leave Beijing as soon as possible, and this group of thieves will not change their true colors after all!" ”
According to Zhang Boyi, the thieves carried out a mass murder within a few days of entering the city, first executing Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, on the 23rd, and two days later indiscriminately killing hundreds of lords, guards, and hereditary military officials.
These thieves don't care whether these lords, lords, and hereditary military positions are willing to surrender to the Great Shun Dynasty, or whether they are willing to be used by the Great Shun Dynasty, let alone what these lords and hereditary military officials usually do, anyway, the dukes, marquises, earls, and serial positions who remained in Beijing have been killed regardless of whether they have surrendered or not.
Then the thieves went after the stolen goods in the capital, and under the stick, I don't know how many civil and military officials and ministers are better than dead, and everyone present listened to it and felt that it was a miserable hell on earth, not to mention those who witnessed it, Zhang Boyi sighed: "If Taikang Hou and Niangniang stay in Beijing, I'm afraid it will be bad!" ”
Whether it is Zhang Guoji, Zhang Yan or Zhao Zhijie, they have more or less illusions about the situation of thieves entering Beijing, but when Zhang Boyi said this, they all felt that staying in Jingshi would definitely be a dead end.
Fortunately, they were lucky to save their lives by crossing south with Liu Yongxi, otherwise even if they escaped the killing at the beginning of entering the city, they would not be able to escape the recovery of stolen goods and subsidies under the stick, and Zhang Boyi also escaped from the capital with great difficulty.
Looking at Zhang Boyi, who was full of dust, Zhang Guoji suddenly remembered what Liu Yongxi said just now: "Sincerity is right, learn from the past, don't repeat the mistakes of the past!" Boyi, you work hard, take a good rest today, and tomorrow I will take over my team! ”
Tong Yili also understood for the first time: "And my half of the team will also ask Brother Boyi to take over!" ”
Liu Yongxi didn't expect to be able to operate like this: "Can this be done?" ”
Although there was a little wavering between King Fu and Empress Zhang, at this moment, Tong Yili finally let everyone know why he had the name of "Zhibing": "It must be done!" Didn't Brother Bo Yi just say that the first emperor did not allow Xungui to raise his family, which led to the destruction of the city, and no one was available at all, and now Taikang Hou is now just taking his own family to cross the river into the southern capital for self-defense. ”
One of the five posts in the battalion led by Liu Yongxi was composed of Taikang Hou Zhang Guoji and Tong Yili's family generals, but this post just couldn't find a suitable sentry officer, so it has always been led by Taikang Hou Zhang Guoji.
In the battle of Linqing, Zhang Guokang even personally led the family to charge, and now Zhang Guoji feels that Zhang Boyi is a very suitable candidate for the sentinel, not only loyal and reliable, but also his own relatives, this group of families will hand over the family to Zhang Boyi is naturally the most assured.
And Tong Yili also felt that Tai Kanghou's choice was no problem, so he handed over the half-sentinel family subordinate to him: "After Brother Boyi crosses the river, the situation of the Jingshi will be fully lived!" ”
Everyone thinks that now Empress Zhang has Zhou Zhisheng's 100 personal guards by her side, and there is a sentry under the command of Taikang Hou under the command of Zhang Boyi, plus the three battalions of the Xinjiangkou Water Division that can be fought for, no one can treat Empress Zhang as an ornament, Taikang Hou Zhang Guoji immediately made a decision: "You don't need to inform His Royal Highness King Fu about this matter, just cross the river directly!" ”
Liu Yongxi had no reverence for King Fu and Ma Shiying: "Just do it according to Taikanghou's wishes!" Staying in Jiangbei for the time being is already the biggest concession I can make! Let's cross the river into Beijing with Niangniang and spell out a thousand years of achievements! ”
It's just that after deciding that Zhou Zhisheng and Zhang Boyi both led troops into Beijing, Jin'er, the pretty little palace maid beside Empress Zhang, specially found Liu Yongxi and put forward her own request.
Liu Yongxi didn't expect Jin'er to have such an idea: "Jin'er, aren't you going to cross the river, are you going to stay in Jiangbei temporarily?" ”
Since Jin'er came to Liu Yongxi, she has naturally thought about everything: "Brother Yongxi, you can rest assured that you can show your ambitions in Nandu!" There is Jin'er here in Jiangbei who will guard this foundation for you! ”
Although Jin'er is just a sixteen-year-old pretty little girl, at this moment her face is full of confidence and beauty, and even her resolute eyes have become so moving.