Yangzhou, Tianning Temple, the palace of the Ming Emperor.

The officers and soldiers of the new army lined up in four neat columns outside the mountain gate of Tianning Temple, carrying bayonet guns and spears, and holding the military flag of "Emperor Taizu Gao is reincarnated". All the soldiers stood silently and did not move. Several officers with waist knives walked up and down the front of the line, their waists straight.

The mountain gate of Tianning Temple was wide open, and the courtiers of the dynasty and the nobles from Nanjing were waiting for the car of the great emperor and the prince outside the mountain gate. All of them held their heads high, with the posture of a victor, and they didn't look like they had come from the wilderness at all.

Today is the first day of the ninth month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, the auspicious day personally selected by Zhu Cihong, the dynasty will leave Yangzhou, first go to Guazhou, then cross the river to Zhenjiang, and then go to Liudu by land.

You will be able to reach Nanjing around the fifth day of September!

Emperor Chongzhen began to be a little sluggish since Han Zanzhou and Zhang Shenyan left, it was not good anywhere, the food was not fragrant, and the sleep was not restless, and when he was about to go out today, he felt a little dizzy again, and he wanted to stay in Yangzhou for a few more days.

Because he knew that after arriving in Liudu, there would be a showdown between the two sides! But he didn't know what the outcome would be. If the corrupt officials and nobles in Nanjing are defeated.......

Filial piety son Zhu Cihong and Empress Zhou, as well as Chongzhen's sister-in-law Empress Zhang, are persuading him to leave quickly at this time.

"Father, today is an auspicious day, it is suitable for travel, and there is no wind and waves on the river, which is suitable for sailing...... In a few days, we will be able to reach the city of Nanjing, where our ancestors made their deed. When I arrived in Nanjing, my father could rest as long as he wanted! ”

"Yes, yes, when the emperor arrives in Nanjing, he can enjoy himself and live in peace, and he no longer has to worry about the world."

"The prince and the queen are right, when they arrive at their home in Nanjing, the saint can rest as much as he wants......

Listening to these words of persuasion, Emperor Chongzhen felt even more sad in his heart. When I arrived in Nanjing, I had to rest, maybe I would no longer be the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. can only watch the unfilial son usurp the throne as the emperor, and then lead the Ming Dynasty to achieve Zhongxing!

ZTE doesn't look at this rebellious thing as it is not difficult to do, why can't it be done by himself?

Now Emperor Chongzhen doesn't pay attention to people, but just summarizes in his heart what he has learned when he watched his son in power these days......

Zhu Cihong's methods don't seem to be very clever. It is nothing more than sharing the blessings with the people below, sharing the difficulties, picking the big back if there is a black pot, and picking the big head in the pocket if there is a benefit, and when there is no benefit, you must do everything possible to find where the benefit is?

In addition, there must be an elite soldier who can be obedient and can fight!

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen let out a long sigh, thinking that when he first became the emperor, the conditions were much better than Cihong's bastard in all aspects, but he didn't understand!

Ancestor, can't you give your descendants another chance?

"Brother Chun," Emperor Chongzhen prayed to his ancestors in his heart, and then asked his son, "Is there any news of your third brother?" ”

If Nanjing's nobles were defeated, he felt that the only thing he could count on was Zhu Cijiong, the acting king.

"I have already sent someone to make contact," Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "Erchen asked the third brother to stick to Datong, to be careful against the Tartars and the Liukou, and to build a secret fort on Luliang Mountain, in case of a large-scale invasion by the Eastern Captives, they will be transferred to the secret fort of Luliang Mountain first." ”

Zhu Cihong has always maintained a secret communication channel between Dai Fan, but he did not contact the third brother Zhu Cijiong, but Luo Xiushen, the commander of the palace guards.

Long before he left Yanzhou, he sent a secret envoy of Jinyi Wei to Datong to convey his supreme instructions to Luo Xiushen, and ordered Luo Xiushen to open up the base area of Luliang Mountain to resist the Qing Dynasty as soon as possible.

Because in Zhu Cihong's view, Datong City is undefended after all, the question is just when will it fall? However, the base area in Luliang Mountain is relatively easy to hold on to for a long time.

And Zhu Cijiong is undoubtedly the most suitable to go to Luliang Mountain to serve as the banner of the anti-Qing struggle - he is the third, and the third prince of Zhu in history is probably him, right?

A third prince of Zhu is king on Luliang Mountain, how can the Manchurians be relieved to go south boldly?

Thinking of this, Zhu Cihong smiled proudly, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Father, it's not too early, it's time to leave...... When you arrive in Nanjing, you will soon be able to meet Wang Banban and know the news of the fourth and fifth brothers. ”

Chongzhen nodded, and asked tentatively: "Nanjing, there won't be any situation, right?" ”

Zhu Cihong smiled: "What can happen?" Marquis Huaiyuan and Uncle Chengyi have already left with their men...... Marquis Huaiyuan took his 3,000 soldiers to take the ship of Chengyi Bo and escorted the Tang King to the west, and neither of them was involved in the affairs of Nanjing. In Nanjing, the two of them are slightly more capable, and the rest of them are not worth mentioning. It's already polite for the children not to ask for their trouble, and they dare to find their own death? ”

Are you sure? Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself: If you really think like this, you will underestimate the enemy! But you are so cunning, you are probably deceiving your father!

......

"The fifth day of September...... It's less than five days, we can't delay any longer, we must go now! ”

In the Fengyang Governor's Office, Governor Ma Shiying slapped the table violently, startling Huang Degong and Huang Shu present. The two of them looked at the Governor of Martha, who was pretending to be loyal with a strained face, and they couldn't laugh or cry a little.

Who is dragging their feet these days and refusing to send troops? For a while, he said that there was no money to give a reward; After a while, he used the excuse that Xu Dingguo, the chief soldier of Guide Town, who had just been recruited by Shi Kefa anyway, made a change and wanted to raid Fengyang!

It dragged on until today, and there was a quick report from Tianfu that the Holy Lord and the prince would be able to arrive in Nanjing on the fifth day of the ninth lunar month, and the governor of Ma was in a hurry...... Why did you go earlier?

"This governor wants to personally lead the army to Nanjing Qinwang!" As Ma Shiying spoke, he took out the "handkerchief edict" that he was carrying and displayed it in front of Huang Degong and Huang Shu, "This governor has a holy edict, and it is the edict of King Qin!" ”

Huang Shu glanced at Ma Shiying's "handkerchief edict", and his slender face was elongated a lot. These days, he has been running back and forth for the affairs of King Qin, contacting the nobles of the southern capital, lobbying in Jinling Shilin, and writing a letter to Zuo Liangyu, who is good friends with him, to persuade him to send troops to participate.

But Ma Shiying, who had done nothing in front of him, took out an edict from Emperor Chongzhen and was about to take the lead, which is really hateful!

Ma Shiying looked at Huang Shu's elongated face and smiled: "This governor has 3,000 Guizhou soldiers, brave and good at fighting, and endured hard work, so he happened to be taken by this governor to King Qin." ”

Ma Shiying is also a military jinshi, his ancestor Ma Cheng led his troops into Guizhou in the early Ming Dynasty, and was promoted to the commander of Guizhou Wei with military merits, and his descendants inherited his position. Ma Shiying's grandfather Ma Yunlong and uncle Ma Yuqing both served as commanders of Guizhou Guard. Although Ma Shiying's lineage has turned into a literati of the Shili heirloom, the Ma family's influence in the Guizhou army is still there, and it is also closely related to many Guizhou Tusi, so it can recruit 3,000 Guizhou soldiers who obey their orders and are more capable of fighting. In today's troubled times, these 3,000 Guizhou soldiers are a lot of money!

Although Huang Shu has the support of some Donglin Party members, the Donglin Party has no force, and at most it can only be a leading party. But now no one wants them to lead the way, so there is always a bad breath at the critical moment!

Huang Degong really wanted to save Chongzhen, and he didn't think about fighting for power with Ma Shiying, so he immediately gave his hand and said: "Please give an order to control the army, the only way to get credit is to control the army and horses!" ”

"Good!" Ma Shiying stroked his palms and smiled, "With the help of the president, the big thing can be done!" The soldiers on Fengyang's side don't have to move, the soldiers are dispatched slowly, for fear of missing the time. This time, the governor's superintendent and the general Rong's family were dispatched. A total of 6,000 elite soldiers, set off immediately, march in the starry night, and be sure to enter Nanjing City before the prince! ”

Then he arched his hand at Huang Shu again, "Zhong Lin, you have to rush back to Nanjing first, inform Wei Guogong and Xin Chengbo, and ask them to make all preparations in Nanjing!" ”

Huang Shu nodded: "Okay, I'll leave for Nanjing...... See you in Nanjing! ”