"The city of Nanjing is like muddy water, and Lao Tzu is too lazy to talk to those things there! Sooner or later, there will be a war anyway, can Li Zicheng be driven away from Beijing by relying on bullshit morality articles? Li Shouhan glanced at him very angrily. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Lizhen smiled lightly, she also knew that her man was also dizzy by the so-called "marriage" and "virtuous" disputes in Nanjing City, and at the same time, she disdained to be in the company of those Donglin gentlemen who were male thieves and female prostitutes in the stomach of moral articles on the surface, so she simply went out of the city to relax.

The so-called dispute between the establishment of relatives and the establishment of virtuous people is actually the struggle between which faction the throne belongs to.

Not long ago, the news that the Dashun army had conquered Beijing and that Emperor Chongzhen had hanged the coal mountain reached Nanjing, and the Ming Dynasty officials and nobles gathered in the area of Nanjing, the capital of Liudu, were suddenly in chaos. In order to clean up this ownerless half of the country and confront the Dashun army in the north, they were faced with a quick solution to the problem of succession to the Ming Dynasty. Since Zhu Youzhen's three sons were now unable to inherit the throne because they were captured or their whereabouts were unknown, the ministers had to choose from among the vassal kings.

According to the traditional succession procedure of father and son, it is of course his son who should inherit the throne of Emperor Chongzhen. Emperor Chongzhen had three sons: the crown prince Zhu Cijiong, the second son Dingwang Zhu Cijiong, and the third son Yongwang Zhu Cijiong, but these three princes were all trapped in Beijing at the time and their whereabouts are unknown. Therefore, the proposal for a new monarch can only be considered from among the feudal kings of the near branches. The ministers were taken into account by several vassal kings of relatively prominent status: the first was of course Zhu Yousong, the king of Fu, who was the grandson of Emperor Shenzong along with Emperor Chongzhen. In addition, there are several princes of his uncles, Zhu Changshu, King Lu, Zhu Changrun, Zhu Changrun, King Rui, and Zhu Changying, King Gui. King Fu is the beloved grandson of Emperor Wanli of Shenzong, and the three kings of Hui, Rui, and Gui are also the sons of Emperor Wanli, so the bloodlines of these four princes are very noble, only King Lu is the nephew of Wanli, and the bloodline is slightly farther away. However, judging from the situation at this time, the three kings of Hui, Rui, and Gui were all in their own feudal domains, either in Sichuan or Guangxi. It is far away from Nanjing, and there is no possibility of actual operation for them. Moreover, from the perspective of the etiquette system, there is absolutely no reason for the nephew to die and make his uncle the emperor, and when it is implemented at a feasible level, the officials in Nanjing have set their sights on Huai'an, which is not far away.

Huai'an became a refuge for the southward clans from the north, and these clans driven out of the fiefdom by Li Zicheng's army included the famous Fu and Lu two kings, and this pair of uncles and nephews became candidates for the new emperor

Most of the six departments and yamen in Nanjing, who stayed in Nanjing, were in the hands of the Donglin Party, and in addition, the Restoration Society was powerful and supported Donglin, so it can be said that Nanjing was the base camp of the Donglin Party. However, in the early years of the Donglin Party, when fighting for the country, they opposed King Fu's succession, so they were extremely opposed to Zhu Yousong's accession to the throne, Zhu Yousong was the eldest son of Zhu Changxun, and he was in Huai'an, near Nanjing, so in the case that Prince Chongzhen and the two kings of Ding and Yong could not succeed to Nanjing, King Fu was the first in line. However, the Donglin Party held the opposite opinion, headed by Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin, and in the name of Lixian, advocated the establishment of Zhu Changshu, the nephew of Ming Shenzong. If King Lu does not occupy an advantageous position in terms of bloodline and ritual order, then the officials of Donglin will have to find a reasonable and legal basis for their actions.

First of all, Qian Qianyi, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and Lei Xuanzuo, the servant of Ding Weishan, lobbied the waiter of the Ministry of War, Lu Daqi, and said: "King Lu, the grandson of Mu Zong, Zhaomu is not far away, and he is virtuous and can stand. King Fugong covets the throne and causes several catastrophes, if he establishes his son, he will repair the three cases and treat my generation as meat. The meaning of this is that if King Fu is allowed to ascend to the throne, he is afraid that he will settle old accounts and take revenge, and these courtiers will become victims. Under the persuasion and communication of Lei Xuanzuo and Zhou Bi in the Ministry of Rites, Lü Daqi and the imperial history of the right capital, Zhang Shenyan, Zhan Shi, Jiang Yueguang and other Nanjing courtiers agreed to establish the king of Lu. After some courtiers in Nanjing reached a consensus, they wrote to Shi Kefa, who was stationed in Pukou, stating that King Lu should be virtuous and wise, while King Fu "has seven infallibles, such as unfilial piety, abuse, interference, lack of study, greed, lewdness, and alcoholism." Got Shi Kefa's approval.

Shi Kefa said that King Fu "is disloyal and unfilial in the domain, and it is afraid that it will be difficult for him to dominate the world".

In fact, the reason why the Nanjing ministers led by Donglin were reluctant to appoint Zhu Yousong as emperor was not that their so-called Fu Wang Yousong had a bad character and was not enough to rule the world. This excuse has been used by Huo Guang more than a thousand years ago.

(Liu He, a nineteen-year-old young man, spent twenty-seven days in the palace and actually did one thousand one hundred and twenty-seven ridiculous things, I really don't know how Huo Guang calculated this conclusive number.) If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse! The political struggles of all dynasties are nothing less than that.

In fact, if he was really so ridiculous, he would not be abolished by Huo Guang, but would sit firmly on the throne. The real reason for being abolished is that he is not ridiculous. Not only is it not ridiculous, but because he understands, he incurs Huo Guang's jealousy. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, the emperor's grace was not given, the foundation was not stable, and the wings were not hard, so he had to start a competition for power, and the ministers who supported him were enemies, threatening the vested interests of the ministers in the court, and a large number of old subordinates were exceptionally promoted. Complicated), holding the edict of the official office to levy and issue, all 1,127 things", completely breaking the situation of "political affairs in the light" ("Book of Han") since Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty.

How can this be tolerated by Huo Guang? As a result, Liu He became the Marquis of Haidu.

"And the king of Changyi is abolished, and the rights and interests of light are heavy" ("Zizhi Tongjian"). )

More importantly, the gentlemen of Donglin were afraid that King Fu's bloodline would bring them disaster, and they remembered You Song's powerful grandmother, a few decades ago, it was precisely because of this powerful woman who sought a great position for her beloved son Zhu Changxun, which caused a series of turmoil in the government and the opposition, and gave birth to the famous "Hammer", "Red Pill", and "Moving the Palace" three cases. Most of the current courtiers had conflicts with Concubine Zheng and her family. It is precisely because of this historical reason that they are even more reluctant to let Zhu Yousong ascend the throne and are unwilling to be liquidated into old historical accounts. As a result, this faction of figures actively began to act in an attempt to prevent King Fu from coming to power.

As a result, the Lixian faction headed by Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu and others, and the Liqin faction headed by Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, each pulled up a group of people, beat gongs, drums, waved flags and shouted, and made Nanjing City a boiling over.

"It's not necessarily a bad thing!" Li Lizhen smiled skillfully, "In the past few days, the page cost of Jiangnan Times has increased several times in a row. Don't get a good business! Several gentlemen said that they would not publish the supplement, and they were out of the number. ”

Since the advent of newspapers, public opinion is no longer the only weapon of scholars, but the broad masses of the people like to see it. In addition to being able to learn about the business situation in the newspaper and what new tricks are coming out on the Qinhuai River, ordinary Shengdou Xiaomin also has an understanding of the dynamics of officialdom.

Which adult's resume, teacher's inheritance, official reputation, and performance are no longer the secret affairs of people in the officialdom. The newspaper reader in the teahouse, as long as you give Tongbao, you can know from him the situation from the bigwigs of the ministry and the county.

That is, because the newspaper has such power, when it comes to such a major event as electing an emperor for the Ming Dynasty, it is natural to occupy a dominant position in public opinion first. Today's Great Tomorrow is no longer the Great Ming of the Yingzong era. Just a soldier of the military department, the left attendant of the military department, Yu Qian, and a few ministers can support a Jingtai emperor to ascend to the throne.

The civilian government is no longer the dominant force!

In these troubled times, without a gun in his hand, and without a money bag and a pen, how can he send his chosen agent to the throne? Therefore, creating public opinion and creating an atmosphere of public expectation is the preferred means of Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi.

However, where there are crowds, there are left, center and right. The city of Nanjing was the constitutional capital and capital of the Ming Dynasty, and in legal terms, Beijing was only there. In addition to a group of courtiers here, there are also a large number of Ming Dynasty lords, these nobles have a strong mobilization and organization ability and access to contacts in Nanjing, and the representative of these nobles is Liu Kongzhao, the famous founder of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Ji's descendants

They are natural affiliations.

Among the courtiers, there were also a considerable number of people who adhered to the principle of "establishing relatives", and these people believed in the Confucian ethical code of "kissing". He said that when Guangzong Zhu Changluo was the prince of Shenzong, he was the "national capital", and now Guangzong, Xizong and Emperor Chongzhen have all died, and there are no heirs to inherit, so the nearest Fuwang Zhu Yousong deserves to become the "national capital". They are more committed to a traditional set of values than to the selfish interests of one party or one faction.

Among these people, the representative figure is Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Caoyun stationed in Huai'an. He also advocated the establishment of the blessed king, he said: "If you are virtuous, you will be chaotic, and if you are married, you will be one, and now there is only a blessed king." "Lu Zhenfei's proposition is very calm and objective, and it transcends historical grievances. At that time, if "virtuous" was regarded as a condition for support, it was likely to lead to a great debate on the criteria for judging virtuousness, knowing that the empire was not just Nanjing, would there be generals from other cities in the empire who would support a "virtuous" vassal king nearby? This may trigger a battle for the throne within the Ming Dynasty, so what is there to talk about recovering lost territory?

So, how wise is the so-called virtuous King Lu, who is praised by Donglin's "Lixian faction"? Zhu Changshu, the king of the second Lu, did not have any vices, but the so-called "virtuousness" was just a preference for elegant things such as literature and art, and he did have some achievements in music, violin-making, calligraphy, seal carving, etc. However, what the Ming Dynasty needed at that time was a Zhongxing hero who could stir up chaos, not musicians and scholars of Jinshi. If King Lu is established, it will inevitably give some careerists the opportunity to riot. Therefore, it is indeed not a very good choice to support Zhu Yousong, the king of Fu, but it is also a choice with the least risk.

Therefore, when the Lixian faction attacked Zhu Yousong, who was supported by the Liqin faction, with the seven prohibitions of unfilial piety and not studying, the Liqin faction counterattacked and responded: "How do you know that you are not filial piety if you are not a Zhongguan of the Fu Domain?" That is to say, "You are not the eunuchs of the Fu Palace, how do you know that he is not filial to his old son?" After that, the Liqin faction responded to Zhu Changshu, the king of Luwang of the Lixian faction: "The Song Huizong Yashan Danqing was proficient in music and rhythm, and he filled in a good word. How did he become the Son of Heaven and then perish? Yeyou Li Shishi? ”

The two blamed each other, ignoring the Ming Dynasty for their own selfish interests. After arguing in the newspaper for a long time, and sending a lot of page money to Li Zhenli in vain, he suddenly found that it was just everyone arguing in the gang. None of the people who really had the right to speak said anything.

In troubled times, the so-called people who have the right to speak are actually the generals who lead the troops. Today, the available soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are none other than Zuo Liangyu of Pingthief Town, who is trapped in Jiujiang, Liu Zeqing of Huai'an, Gao Jie of Lingbi, Huang Degong of Chuzhou, Liu Liangzuo of Huoqiu of Shouzhou and other generals who lead troops.

However, the person who really has the right to make decisions is Li Shouhan, the prince of Liang Guo, who can block the waterway of the Yangtze River Canal at any time and hold the net worth and life of all the adults and gentlemen in his hands.

This prince of the country, his status, title, power, and strength are all in the eyes of everyone! From the day he arrived in Nanjing from Guangzhou, several garrison brigades under his command drove into Xiaolingwei, Yuhuatai, Purple Mountain Dragon Neck, Xifeng Mountain, Taipingmen, Jubaomen, Shuiximen and other places to take over Nanjing's city defense.

Two brigades were stationed in the city, and four other brigades were stationed in the area from Nanjing to Suzhou and Songjiang. The same is true of the iron bucket that controls the Susong Tai region.

On the river, there are 20 or 30 gunboats of all sizes and more than 100 maritime merchant ships that patrol back and forth day and night. Six battalions of the naval division and land battalion were deployed on both sides of the Yangtze River, and another regiment of guards followed Li Shouhan to escort the palace in Nanjing.

It can be said that the whole of Nanjing is under the cover of the cannon of the Nanyue Army.

However, Li Shouhan was in no hurry to join the battle over which faction the big position belonged to. In his opinion, this is the same as the election of the leader of the Bald Eagle family, and in the end, it is the comprehensive product of the consortium bosses after balancing the contradictions in the interests of various factions. Without the support of the bosses, where would Zipton's wife go to raise funds for the election, and how would she go to Black Trump?

In addition to going to the Qinhuai River from time to time to emulate those literati and scholars, to Li Zhenli to chant the wind and make the moon, and by the way to see his daughter Li Xiangjun, is to ask the garrison yamen to come forward, recruit people, build a large number of civil works outside Nanjing, build forts, dredge ports, and expand wharves.

On the top of the west peak of the Purple Mountain outside the Taiping Gate, a fort was built with burnt ash and tiger skin stones, ready to place heavy artillery in the silence of the cliff. At the foot of Xifeng Mountain and outside the Taiping Gate, the fort was also built at the same site. After the construction of these two forts, they echoed up and down, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It can ensure the northeast and southeast directions of Nanjing.

I came to Pukou today, but it was also after Li Shouhan inspected the two construction sites, because the progress was smooth and he was in a good mood, so under the coquettishness of Li Zhenli and Ao Lei Yilan, he took them across the river to steal half a day's leisure.

Originally, if it was according to Li Zhenli's meaning, if you went to Qingqing, you should go to Qixia and Niushou two places with excellent scenery. However, Li Shouhan was reluctant to go. These two scenery are good, but there are also many officials and nobles who go here. Once you do, you have to talk a little bit. Instead of wasting time with them, it is better to go to the Pukou River to watch the river and the sky is scarce, the artemisia is all over the ground, watch the waterfowl nest and hatch their eggs, and get a few Yangtze River anchovies to drink wine.

Accompanied by the sound of explosions from the officers trying out the grenades on the riverside beach, Ao Lei Yilan was also itchy and eager to try. However, with the Li family's sister in front of her, she couldn't leave her sister to get two grenades to play by herself.

On the riverside, the officers have already played with grenades. Bombing deer, rejecting horses, bombing bunkers, bombing the counterattacking enemy troops in the trenches, blowing up the galloping horse team, all kinds of scenarios are listed one by one. I don't know who threw the grenade into the river first, and after a column of water, there were many river fish with their bellies tumbling on the surface of the water.

This discovery immediately made everyone happy, and the grenades immediately rained down on the shallow part of the river.

Today, the fish and crabs in the Yangtze River are considered to be unlucky. In the past, at most, fishing nets, fishing rods and other things, when have you ever seen such a barbaric fishing method?

Hundreds of catties of fish, shrimp and crabs were easily fished ashore, and as a fishing, hunting and picking expert, Ao Lei Yilan jumped like a child who got a new toy.

Soon, the accompanying guards and the naval division and land battalion washed and peeled these fish, shrimp and crabs, and the riverside turned from a burst of gunpowder smoke to a curling smoke in a blink of an eye.

"Shaoqing will ask Miss Li to be wronged and eat some rough food in the army with us Qiu Ba." Li Shouhan was in a very good mood, and deliberately made a bully face that robbed men and women and joked with Li Zhenli.

Recently, because of the continuous news from the north, the news that Lord Hou was released from prison by thieves and entrusted with important tasks soon spread in Nanjing under the impetus of well-intentioned people. It has become a sharp weapon to fight against Donglin of the faction that supports King Lu. Because his father betrayed Daming and voted for Li Zicheng, Hou Fangyu also felt that he had no face to go out. Even Mei Xianglou has not been to the door for a long time. Look in the eyes, joy in Li Shouhan's heart.

If he has no idea about the famous Qin Huai Bayan, it is pure natural nonsense. Li Xiangjun was cheated by Hou Fangyu, a well-dressed villain, all his life, but Li Shouhan's pain.

Now that this flashy little white face is gone, Li Shouhan is naturally in a good mood. (To be continued.) )