Chapter 80: The Death of Dechang
According to the painstaking planning of Duoduo, Haoge and Hong Chengchou, as long as they send Emperor Hongguang back, the Ming army will naturally kneel down and bow down to Emperor Hongguang respectfully and respectfully invite Emperor Hongguang back, after all, there has been a history like this in the history of the Ming Dynasty, after Yingzong returned to the dynasty, he created countless troubles for Emperor Jingtai, and finally there was a restoration of Nangong and even served as an emperor for eight years.
And Hong Chengchou made the matter very clear, no matter what, Emperor Daizong Jingtai was a group of ministers, worried that the lord and the country were suspicious, so he let him officially ascend the throne as the emperor's younger brother.
The Yue Ming Dynasty is completely different, a queen of the prison country, a princess of the prison country and a combination of the king of Yue and the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses can be described as nondescript, as the so-called name is not right, as long as the Hongguang Emperor is guaranteed to be a earth-shaking situation, maybe there will be a civil war for each of its masters.
And the Ming army didn't expect the Qing Congress to send Emperor Hongguang back directly, so these cavalrymen were panicked for a while, and they didn't know what to do.
But the small officer at the head and a few backbone veterans are loyal fans of Li Xiangjun, and they don't have much respect for the legendary Emperor Hongguang who has achieved nothing, and the leading little officer reacted immediately: "Qing Guo wants to return King Dechang?" We must pay attention to verifying the correct body, and we can't fall into the hands of the Qing soldiers! From now on, everyone is only allowed to obey my command! β
The eunuch beside Emperor Hongguang screamed loudly: "Nonsense, this is His Majesty Emperor Hongguang of the Ming Dynasty, I am Lu Jiude, the eunuch of the ceremony, why do you do this, you have no ruler, and you want to raid the house and destroy the door!" β
According to the hasty discussion between Emperor Hongguang and Lu Jiude just now, it felt that the Yue Ming court was only willing to recognize his title of King Fu but refused to recognize his position as Emperor Hongguang.
After all, Emperor Hongguang was established by Empress Zhang of Yi'an, and Empress Zhang and Emperor Hongguang had three chapters of the covenant and even expressed "I can set you up and abolish you", but Emperor Hongguang did not do any of the three chapters of the covenant, so most of the Yue Ming court only recognized him as King Fu.
But no one expected that before they saw Empress Zhang and Princess Kunxing, the junior officer of the horse team opposite directly defined: "Where am I going, what is the eunuch Lu Jiude?" If you dare to talk nonsense and kill without forgiveness, King Dechang has not yet verified his identity, you give me good care, if there is any ill intentions, you will be killed! I, Wang Puxiang, have the final say in this matter, whoever dares to talk nonsense, don't blame me Wang Puxiang for being ruthless! β
Regardless of whether it was Emperor Hongguang or King Fu who came on the other side, now this petty officer Wang Puxiang decided that the opposite side was only King Dechang.
The so-called "King Dechang" is the title of Zhu Yousong before he was named the prince of King Fu, and King Fu has not heard this title for many years, after all, only a very small number of Donglin Party people will use this title to question the legitimacy of Emperor Hongguang, but Wang Puxiang unceremoniously came to a conclusion.
Several of Wang Puxiang's cronies had unceremoniously drawn their knives and arrows and were ready to kill, and a civil official beside Emperor Hongguang just wanted to say something and was stabbed: "This time I use the back of the knife for the time being, and the next time it will not be so cheap!" β
Whether it was the civil officials around Emperor Hongguang or this group of eunuchs who were threatened by Wang Puxiang wisely, they were wise to keep silent, and King Fu was directly invited to get on the horse, but Wang Puxiang was not ready to treat this Hongguang Emperor, but directly isolated Emperor Hongguang from the civil officials and eunuchs around him: "Whether King Dechang is true or false has not yet been determined, you show me closely, who dares to talk to King Dechang, who dares to mishear and misbelieve, my Wang Puxiang can spare him, and His Majesty King Yue will not spare him!" β
As soon as he heard His Majesty the King of Yue, and then thought of the Empress of the Prison State and the Princess of the Prison Kingdom in Hangzhou, and His Royal Highness the Tang King of Fuzhou, the cavalry around Wang Puxiang immediately understood: "Wang Team, we all listen to your arrangement!" β
"Let's listen to His Majesty King Yue's dispatch!"
"His Majesty King Yue is now the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and King Dechang is at most a two-character county king, and we naturally know the benefits and losses!"
Although Emperor Hongguang once ascended the throne in Nanjing, Li Xiangjun and the members of the propaganda team repeated the three chapters of the covenant between Emperor Hongguang and the Empress of Jianguo and what he did in Nanjing, and the facts are here, Emperor Hongguang sat on half of the world but achieved nothing, and even took only a year to be attacked by the Qing State in Nanjing, and even he himself became a prisoner of the Qing soldiers.
And Empress Zhang and Princess Kunxing are in Jinhua to supervise the country and appoint King Yue as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses are expected to return to Nanjing in half a year, so in the eyes of everyone, this King Dechang is a typical faint monarch, and the Qing State let him back in order to destroy the great cause of Zhongxing.
And Wang Puxiang is right, he, the king of Dechang, is only the king of the two-word county, but His Majesty the king of Yue is the king of the word, and after the recovery of the southern capital, there is still a chance to take a big step, in this situation, everyone is very smart not to let the Hongguang Emperor have any chance to speak.
And although Wang Puxiang controlled and isolated King Fu and the attendants around him for the first time, he was only a small team officer after all, and he didn't dare to make his own decisions, so he took his battalion officer to ask his top boss Zhou Zhisheng for the first time: "General, the reason why Qing Guo sent King Dechang back is because he wants to do something wrong, and his intentions are extremely sinister!" β
Zhou Zhisheng was also taken aback by this news, he didn't expect that before he hit Nanjing, Jianyu would use such a desperate plan: "Wang team official, this thing is done beautifully, it should be done like this, the current King Dechang has not yet verified his identity, and he can't be allowed to have any chance to contact outsiders, I estimate that Jianyu's desperate plan is mostly a multi-pronged approach, and there will definitely be King Dechang's internal response in the court!" β
Zhou Zhisheng can be said to be an extremely special figure in the Yue Ming army, he was not only born in the sincerity of the Bofu since he was a child, he was reused by Liu Kongzhao and Liu Yongxi's brothers, but also the pro-army commander of Empress Zhang, so in the Yue Ming Dynasty has been like a fish in water step by step, always thinking that nothing can hinder his progress.
However, the Qing army's return to Emperor Hongguang was enough to shake the country's foundation, and he immediately asked Shen Yingguan, who led Wang Puxiang over: "Old Shen, what do you think of this matter!" β
Shen Yingguan felt that this matter was not easy to deal with: "I have already sent someone to control King Dechang and not allow him to contact anyone, but I am afraid that there will be some accidents!" β
Wang Puxiang interjected and said: "Since we are afraid of any accidents, we have to quickly cut through the mess and get things done, we are meritorious ministers in the Yue Ming Dynasty, and it can even be said that we are meritorious ministers who follow His Royal Highness the Yue King to achieve the cause of Zhongxing, but if King Dechang returns to power, we will be the second Yu Zhongsu Gong!" β
Shen Yingguan was a little puzzled: "Who is Yu Zhongsugong?" β
Zhou Zhisheng already understood the meaning of Wang Puxiang's words: "It is Yu Qian in the military department, after the restoration of Yingzong Nangong, the first person to kill is Yu Qian Yu Zhongsu, and the civil and military officials and even the ceremonial eunuchs used by Emperor Daizong, even if they are not killed, they are all relegated to thousands of miles away, we have to remember this lesson from the past!" β
Zhou Zhisheng explained this, and Shen Yingguan also understood: "My lord, since we have been following Niangniang and His Royal Highness King Yue, we must not make mistakes at this time!" β
Zhou Zhisheng nodded and said: "Wang Puxiang is very right, we have to cut through the mess quickly, we can't leave a disaster for ourselves, you come with me to get things done!" β
If other generals are replaced, even if they are older than Zhou Zhisheng, they will not dare to cut it first and then say "get things done", but Zhou Zhisheng can be said to be a real protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven in the Yue Ming Dynasty, and he is naturally bold and arrogant.
And Zhou Zhisheng's decision was fully approved by Wang Puxiang: "General, you should do things so quickly, but I don't think this matter can be done too hastily, and all aspects must be explained!" β
Zhou Zhisheng has already understood: "The Qing State should not have returned King Dechang, but a spy they sent to disturb the court of this dynasty, can he let the people around him stand up and report?" β
Although Zhou Zhisheng is a young man, this is the biggest crime of "killing the king" after all, he naturally wants to do it perfectly, but Wang Puxiang said without hesitation: "General, this matter doesn't have to be so troublesome, since it was Jianlu who threw King Dechang back, then King Dechang should die in the fight with Jianlu, and this is also the best ending for King Dechang!" β
Zhou Zhisheng already understood Wang Puxiang's thoughts: "That's true, Emperor Ming should die on the battlefield, let King Dechang have a chance to leave his last words!" β
The next day, the Ming army launched a tidal onslaught, hundreds of dead and wounded on the battlefield on both sides, and finally the Qing army could only be defeated, but the Ming army found the body of the Hongguang Emperor among the corpses after the war, and many people, including the former eunuch Lu Jiude, proved that the martyr was indeed the Hongguang Emperor, that is, His Royal Highness the Fu King of the year.
According to Zhou Zhisheng's battle report, the Qing army was preparing to transfer Emperor Hongguang for some reason, but in the fierce battle between the two sides, Emperor Hongguang not only found an opportunity to escape successfully, but also found a spear from where to fight with the Qing army, and finally killed five Qing soldiers in front of the battle before dying on the battlefield.
For Emperor Hongguang, this is the most honorable ending, and even these civil officials and eunuchs around Emperor Hongguang think that such an ending for Emperor Hongguang is close to perfect, which is much better than a sudden death inexplicably, and it also preserves the last reputation of the Ming Emperor.
Although Emperor Hongguang was more depreciated than praised and even extremely unbearable, he had such a near-perfect ending and could only re-seal the coffin, and according to Zhou Zhisheng's secret report, Emperor Hongguang also left his last words when he was dying and ordered the eunuch Lu Jiude to write his last words into an edict, and even used the imperial seal on the edict.