Although Zhu Changzhu cried and was unwilling, he could not resist the persuasion of the ministers. The ministers simply ignored his refusal, whether he wanted it or not, and let him be in charge of the country. Who made him close to the blood of the Wanli Emperor? If King Gui was in front of him, no one would have paid attention to him.

But then again, even if King Gui's blood is close, but he is far away in Guangxi, he will naturally not be considered. If King Gui of Guangxi is allowed to ascend the throne as the emperor, then wouldn't these people in Zhejiang make wedding dresses for others?

On the second day after Zhu Changzhu became a prisoner, Huang Daozhou asked him to see him, wanting to give advice to King Lu and persuade King Lu to ascend the throne as soon as possible and unite people's hearts. At the same time, it is also necessary to work hard to make the country strong, reorganize armaments, fight hard against the enemy, and restore the country. It is not realistic to restore the entire Central Plains, at least first clean up the Jiangxi defense line, and provide a slightly safer environment for this incomplete Jiangnan. At the same time, let the prison country not be subservient to Ma Shiying and others, there are not only troops in Jiangnan who obey Ma Shiying's orders, but also other generals.

But before Huang Daozhou's recital was halfway through, he was stopped by Zhu Changzhu. When was this, he was worried about his life, where did he have time to care about the recovery plan.

"Mr. Huang," Zhu Changzhu said politely, "There is not much time today, and I will discuss with Ma Fu about rewarding the three armies in a while." Mr. Huang's high argument can only be consulted another day. ”

Huang Daozhou stopped awkwardly, was stunned for a moment, and had to bow down and retreat. He knew that this famous King Lu, who was legendary by Donglin, was just a descendant of the Zhu family who had no name. He was disappointed, he didn't plan to be an official of the new dynasty, so he should go back to his hometown in Zhangzhou.

Zhu Changzhu didn't care about Huang Daozhou's disappointment, he was anxiously waiting for the arrival of Ma Shiying and others. However, it is not to discuss the matter of rewarding the three armies, but to discuss the way to protect themselves.

After waiting for two quarters of an hour, Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng and others finally came.

Zhu Changzhu didn't wait for everyone to salute, and immediately said: "Gentlemen, don't be polite, hurry up and sit down and get down to business." ”

Ma Shiying saw that Zhu Changzhu was in a hurry, so he had to report immediately: "Prison country, the matter of retreating south from Fuzhou has to be postponed again." ”

Seeing Zhu Changzhu's face change, he immediately explained: "I just sent someone to deliver the decree, and there is no news from Zheng Zhilong, so I can't rush south yet." However, Li Zicheng's striker has just arrived in Wucheng, the front line of Ninghai, let's organize river defense in Oujiang first, and wait for Zheng Zhilong's news. ”

"Nan Anbo Zheng Zhilong, does it have an opinion on the orphan prison state?" Zhu Changzhu asked worriedly. In this coastal area, it is not enough to have a horse infantry army, and without the support of the strongest Zheng naval division in the southeast, it will fall into a situation of being attacked on both sides. What's more, the Lu Division is indeed weak, not to mention that there are more than 100,000 horses in a few general towns, but none of them dare to fight against Li Zicheng.

Ruan Dacheng replied: "Just in case." The Zheng family was born in Haikou, and His Royal Highness's supervision of the country is an extraordinary move, so he must obtain the approval of the Zheng family before he can go south. Otherwise, if there is a misunderstanding, wouldn't our monarchs and ministers be in danger. ”

"Well, then, how about peace?" Zhu Changzhu didn't want to pick up the burden of remnants, but at this time, he found that his safety was not guaranteed, so he couldn't help but take the initiative to think about peace talks.

Ma Shiying smiled helplessly and said, "If Li Yan goes south, he can negotiate with him." But it was Li Zicheng who came, and this is a bit of a fate. ”

"How's that good?!" Zhu Changzhu shouted excitedly: "What you said yesterday will definitely ensure the safety of this king." Since you have broken your promise, then this prison country, this king will not do it, and this king will leave immediately! ”

Ma Shiying and the others were full of embarrassment, this King Lu was not as good as the previous King Fu. Of course, they can't let Zhu Changzhu pick a son, and they must have the name of the imperial court in order to get the support of other places that have not fallen. In order to have money and food, in order to conscript soldiers to protect themselves, Daming still has the opportunity to be in a corner of peace, Yunnan, Guizhou, Liangguang, Sichuan, Fujian and other places are still under the control of Daming, which is not a small territory. As long as Nanming persists, they will still be the rulers of a country, and they will be extremely retainers, so naturally they can't give up easily.

"Your Highness doesn't need to be in a hurry." Ruan Dacheng immediately persuaded: "The army hasn't come over yet, there is still time." ”

One of the advantages of the southeast coast is that the rivers are vertical and horizontal, and as long as you want to hold on, any big river can block the enemy's footsteps. However, there are also disadvantages, that is, there are many pirates on the island, and these pirates have many contacts with the local people, if there is no protection of sea forces, it is indeed not a place where the imperial court lives for a long time.

Gao Qiqian suggested at this time: "Why don't you contact Li Yan and ask him to go south?" After Li Yan captured Nanjing, he stopped his troops, thinking that he had encountered some difficulties. If you can induce Li Yan to go south and let him fight with the thieves and thieves, then I will be able to prosper. ”

He escaped from Shanhaiguan at the beginning, and finally had an errand as a commander of the Beijing camp in Nanjing, but this time he fled alone and became the commander of the light pole again. Now that Lu Jiude was killed by Li Zicheng, and Han Zanzhou stayed in Nanjing, he had a chance to sit in the first position among the eunuchs, so he was also a lot more active at this time.

"Is that okay?" Zhu Changzhu felt that he saw hope and asked Ma Shiying.

Ma Shiying shook his head silently, not optimistic. If Li Yan didn't even have this ability to discriminate, how could he dominate the northern lands?

Ruan Dacheng said: "Even if you want to contact Li Yan, there is no land route now, and you can only take the sea route, and you still have to have the support of Zheng Zhilong to do it." If Li Yan wants to send troops south, he must also prepare a large amount of goods, which cannot be done unless the imperial court settles down. ”

Zhu Changzhu immediately decided: "Then add Zheng Zhilong an official to the knighthood, add the governor of the governor's mansion, and enter the marquis of Nan'an, let him put aside his doubts as soon as possible and continue to serve the imperial court." I heard that his fleet had transported a lot of money and grain to the Qing Kingdom, and if he had Zheng Zhilong's support, everything would be hopeful. ”

Regarding Zhu Changxi's decision, Ma Shiying and others have no opinions. This is a matter related to their net worth and life, and naturally they will not object. If Zhu Changzhu wanted to give those Donglin who were enemies of them promoted, they would not agree to anything.

However, after discussing for a long time, none of their monarchs and ministers mentioned the previous Governor Pavilion Shi Kefa. Ma Shiying and the others seem to be intentional, after all, they now have a lot fewer troops in their hands, and when Shi Kefa comes back with the troops, the two sides will be caught in endless party struggles again. But it seems to be unintentional, now that the situation is so chaotic, who knows if Shi Kefa is still alive, so no one mentions him.

But at this time, Shi Kefa still stuck to Leping and still performed his duty of supervising Jiangxi. Although at this time, only Leping was left in the entire defense line, but he still held on.

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