When Zhu Cihong and others came to Cangzhou, Liu Zeqing, a general soldier of Shandong who was far away in Jinan, Shandong, also received the news that Zhu Cihong and Empress Zhou had fled south safely.

At this time, it was exactly twelve days before Zhu Cihong escaped from Beijing, and the time had entered the second day of the fourth lunar month, that is, the sixth day of the fifth month of the new calendar in the previous life.

Cangzhou Xingguan, Zhu Cihong looked up at the starry sky, it has been eight days since the death of Emperor Chongzhen, and the news of his safe escape from Beijing City should not have reached Jiangnan, those ministers must have forgotten him as the prince, and decided on the successor. Calculating the time, I can't figure out that the first emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Fuwang Zhu Yousong, has already begun to live in the palace in Nanjing, just waiting for the auspicious day to ascend the throne and become the emperor.

Zhu Cihong smiled coldly, it seems that he still has to be careful about the next trip, he believes that there must be a battle and a secret battle waiting for him on the way south to Nanjing.

Jinan, Shandong, Liu Zeqing's house.

"Father-in-law, there is news from Cangzhou that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Queen Mother have escaped from the capital safely, and they have already passed through Hejian Mansion to Cangzhou at this time, and will enter Shandong in the near future." Liu Zeqing's son-in-law and his first staff member Qian came to Liu Zeqing early in the morning.

"What! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still alive, and he has successfully escaped from the siege of Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops to Cangzhou! Liu Zeqing stood up suddenly.

"Father-in-law, this is not very good, you just a few days ago and the other three general soldiers joined forces to support the succession of King Fu, and now King Fu has gained power, entered the palace and supervised the country, only waiting for the auspicious time in a few days to ascend the throne and succeed to the throne, then you will have the merit of supporting the throne, and it is not a problem to be crowned the marquis and the prince, but now His Royal Highness the Prince is still alive and safely going south, it is different, His Royal Highness the Prince is the rightful heir." There is no shortage of money

"What's wrong, it's a big deal that the general army will change to support His Royal Highness the Prince, it's still a merit of support." Liu Zeqing frowned and said disapprovingly.

After all, the prince is the rightful prince of the Ming Dynasty, and there is still Queen Zhou, not to mention that King Fu did not succeed to the throne, that is, he succeeded to the throne, once the prince arrived in Nanjing safely, it is impossible to say that King Fu will have more than half of the possibility of being forced to abdicate, which side is beneficial to himself, Liu Zeqing is still clear.

"Father-in-law, no." There is no shortage of money, and he hurriedly stopped.

"Why not?" Liu Zeqing asked puzzled.

"Father-in-law, think about it, the whole Jiangnan knows about you and the other three general soldiers supporting King Fu, and when Li Zicheng besieged the capital a month ago, His Majesty Emperor Sizong ordered you to lead troops to the king, but you pretended to be injured and didn't go, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also in the capital at that time, and I must be dissatisfied with you in my heart, if one day after succeeding to the throne, once you turn over your old accounts----"

The reason why there is no shortage of money to help Liu Zeqing so hard is actually a last resort, after all, he married Liu Zeqing's daughter, and Liu Zeqing was tied to a warship, once Liu Zeqing is finished, he has no good fruit to eat.

Liu Zeqing has not only disobeyed the dispatch of the imperial court to disobey the holy decree in recent years, it is a trivial matter to rob the people's daughters, he has even done the matter of arson and looting, once the court turns over the old accounts, it can be said that he will definitely die, and everyone around him will be implicated.

Sure enough, when Liu Zeqing heard this, he immediately shrank his neck and was frightened, in recent years, he often did not listen to the dispatch of the imperial court, disobeyed the holy decree of Emperor Chongzhen, and blindly asked for military salaries.

Qian Buqian paid attention to Liu Zeqing's expression, saw Liu Zeqing's fear, and continued to persuade at the moment: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince succeeds to the throne, it will definitely be bad for his father-in-law, but it is different to be a Fu King, Fu Wang He originally had no chance to succeed to the throne as the emperor, but because of the support of his father-in-law and the other three general soldiers, he defeated the Donglin Party to support King Lu and successfully stayed in the palace prison country, only to wait for the auspicious time nine days later to ascend the throne, Fu Wang has no foundation, after ascending the throne, if you want to sit on the throne, you must be inseparable from your father-in-law and the assistance of the other three general soldiers, Don't say that no one dares to turn over your old accounts with your father-in-law, your father-in-law can also be windy and rainy, and even remote control the court. ”

"So what do you say? Could it be that he robbed and killed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince halfway and didn't let him go to Nanjing? Liu Zeqing's face was unpredictable, and then he gritted his teeth and said with a hideous expression.

"No, no, no, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Queen Mother must not be killed, even if they want to be killed, they must not be killed by adults, otherwise once it spreads, adults will become public enemies of the imperial court, facing hundreds of thousands of troops from the imperial court, and their lives are on the verge of death." Qian Buqian shook his head and said.

"I can't kill him, and I'm afraid that he will turn over old accounts in the future, is it difficult for me to sit and wait for death?" Liu Zeqing glared.

"Father-in-law, don't worry, we definitely can't let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince reach Nanjing safely, and we can't even let the people in Nanjing know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't actually fall into the hands of the thieves, but escaped safely. Hehe, this matter has only just spread to Shandong, which is the territory of my father-in-law, and it will not be a problem to block it for a while. ”

"King Fu has stayed in the Nanjing Palace a few days ago, in the ninth day is the enthronement of the auspicious, the prince from Cangzhou into Shandong still needs a day, as long as we can block the news, and in Shandong dragged His Royal Highness the prince for six days, and Shandong to reach Nanjing at least three days, it must be too late, when King Fu successfully ascended the throne, it is not easy for the ministers to regret it, and then the prince can get out of Shandong is still one thing, you must know that bandits are rampant in Shandong, there are five thousand Mengyin bandits in Mengyin Mountain, and there is the only way to go south, If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was accidentally killed by the Mengyin bandits when he passed by there, we were rumored to go out, saying that the prince was fake, at that time, the prince was dead, and King Fu had already ascended the throne, even if a minister found out that the prince was true later, but how could a dead man save the situation, and the truth would be fake, and the prince was killed by bandits, but it was none of the father-in-law's business. ”

"Bandits?"

Liu Zeqing and Qian Buqian glanced at each other, with an inexplicable smile in their eyes, and they could see that the 'Mengyin bandit' seemed to be not simple, and had an extraordinary meaning.

After a while, Liu Zeqing frowned again and asked: "It's not difficult to block the news, but how can you quietly delay the prince for six days, this is not very simple, otherwise, just send troops to stay, anyway, I have tens of thousands of troops, I'm not afraid that little boy will dare to resist." ”

"Father-in-law is confused, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince after all, the heir of the Ming Dynasty, many civil officials and military generals in Shandong can still be in the Ming Dynasty, don't look at their usual meekness, they dare not oppose their father-in-law, it is just that they do not have the strength to resist the father-in-law, but once the father-in-law really wants to forcibly detain His Royal Highness the Prince, it will give them all a reason to unite and form a force, this force should not be underestimated, it is too easy to change, and then the father-in-law will be dangerous." There is no shortage of money and said.

"What do you think is going to be?" Liu Zeqing thought for a while and frowned and asked.

"It's not easy to say, it's not easy to say, but it's simple." Qian Buqian played a dumb riddle before continuing: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just a young man who has just turned fifteen years old, it is easy to be coaxed at this age, and this age is the age of the beginning of spring, I must have tasted 'fresh' in the palace, if there is a beauty to accompany him in Shandong, my father-in-law is touting and coaxing him, and the prince is not at the mercy of his young age." ”

When he said this, he smiled proudly, looking confident.

Liu Zeqing thought about it, suddenly shook his head and questioned: "No, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a noble status, he has lived in the palace since he was a child, what kind of beauty has not been seen, maybe he just happened to be brought out by him, what kind of beauty can make him fall into the gentle township?" That seems unlikely! ”

"Didn't my father-in-law forget that Dieyi girl?" There is no shortage of money, and he said.

Dieyi?

"No way!" Liu Zeqing's face changed, his expression was vague, Yi Dieyi was a peerless beauty that he had wasted a lot of effort to get, and he had already regarded it as his own forbidden body, and he hadn't even started to enjoy it himself, how could he just give it to others?

That Yi Dieyi is a rare peerless beauty, Liu Zeqing wasted his big mind and got it, he was originally going to give it to others in exchange for big benefits, but now he has pulled up King Fu, and he has the merit of supporting King Fu, and King Fu is a person in the same boat, as long as King Fu successfully becomes the emperor, it is the turn of others to slap him, and naturally he is not using him to slap others, so Yi Dieyi is such a peerless beauty has been regarded as a forbidden body by him, and he is planning to enjoy it himself in a few days.

Qian Buqian knew what he was thinking when he saw Yi Dieyi's expression, and secretly took a sip, incomparably contemptuous in his heart, but his face remained unchanged, and he said righteously: "How can my father-in-law be so indiscriminate, there are so many beauties in the world, even if the girl is beautiful, she is just a vase, and there will be a moment when she will grow old, how can she compare it with the great cause of her father-in-law, and this is only temporary, only she can make the prince indulge in the gentle township, as long as the nine days have passed, King Fu ascends the throne, the prince will not be afraid, once he passes Mengyin Mountain, Didn't Miss Dieyi still return to her father-in-law, why should her father-in-law rush at this time? ”

"Yes! Alright then, that's it! Liu Zeqing gritted his teeth and agreed.

Although Liu Zeqing is lustful, he can still distinguish the severity, and he just regrets that Yi Dieyi's first virgin may be cheaper than the prince's child. But that's okay, after the prince is the authentic son of heaven, according to the 'dragon qi', let Yi Dieyi dip a little 'dragon qi' first, and maybe he can also pass those 'dragon qi' to himself, bringing unexpected benefits to himself.

Liu Zeqing squinted his eyes slightly, the corners of his mouth hooked up a smile, and he no longer cared that Dieyi's first virginity was not occupied by himself, anyway, there were many virgins who were cultivated by him, and although it was a pity that there was one less Dieyi, he could break ten in a row to make up for it, hehe!

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