When Wang Yan guarded Yangzhou, he was named the general soldier of Guangzhou by the Hongguang Dynasty, the general of the dragon and tiger, and the loyal and brave uncle, and now with the momentum of breaking 80,000 northern captives, leading 300,000 soldiers and civilians south into Zhejiang, naturally he will be rewarded by the Lu Domain.

Originally, Lu Fan wanted to crown Wang Yan as the governor of the capital, and the secretary of the military department, and the commander-in-chief of Jiangnan to resist the Qing Dynasty, but Ma Shiying only added the title of the right governor of the capital, the general town of Guangdong, the doctor of Ronglu, and the marquis of Zhongyong on the grounds that although Wang Yan had great merits, he was only twenty-five or six years old and his qualifications were still shallow.

Wang Yan's soldiers and horses were also organized into loyalty, loyalty, loyalty, loyalty, and loyalty to the five battalions, in order to show their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

There were 5,000 people in each of the five battalions, and Wang Wei, Liu Shun and other original loyal battalion infantry troops were separated from the army of Zuo Maodi and Chen Zilong, and returned to Wang Yan's command.

Chen Yujie, Zhou Zhiwei, Dai Zhifan, Wang Shixiu and other military and civilian soldiers from Yangzhou were rewarded and obtained official positions.

Zuo Maodi was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Zilong was awarded the left waiter of the military department, Xia Yunyi was awarded the right waiter of the Ministry of Officials, and Xia Wanchun was awarded the middle scholar.

Most of the officials of the Southern Ming Dynasty were trapped in Nanjing, and there were not many officials in Hangzhou, and the people who followed Wang Yan into Zhejiang entered Hangzhou, and were regarded as relied on by the Lu Domain, and their favor far exceeded that of Ma Shiying, so that whether in the army or in the court, there was suddenly more Yangzhou Wang Yan's line, which made Ma Shiying very unhappy.

At this time, the Duoduo garrison was twenty miles away and had never invaded Hangzhou, and Wang Yan was busy reorganizing the army and relocating the people, and he did not lead troops to fight, and Hangzhou was in a state of calm.

Ma Shiying saw that the northern captives had not plundered Hangzhou, and then felt that the situation had stabilized, and his heart was no longer as panicked as when the northern captives crossed the Yangtze River, trapped Nanjing, and captured the emperor.

In the study, Ma Shiying asked Ruan Dacheng to meet and discuss the current situation.

In the early years, Ma Shiying was exposed for corruption, and after losing his official position, he lived in Nanjing. When Ruan Dacheng was famously linked to the case, he was derelict in his duties for a long time, and lived in Nanjing to avoid thieves, and he was very happy with Ma Shiying.

The two were not allowed to recover in Nanjing, but soon the Fushe and the Donglin Party plotted to use Zhou Yanru to rejoin each other and secretly raise political funds.

Ruan Dacheng tried to eliminate hostility with Donglin, so he offered ten thousand taels of gold, and then Zhou Dabai, entered the cabinet, and was the first assistant, wanting to repay, but the Donglin party opposed the revival of Ruan Dacheng, and finally had to give up.

During the reign of the first emperor, Ruan Dacheng was beaten as a eunuch and was not allowed to be activated, but Ma Shiying had a chance, Ruan Dacheng saw that he could not succeed, so he recommended Ma Shiying, who was also in Nanjing, and Ma Shiying was able to recover.

During the Hongguang Dynasty, Ma Shiying repaid his kindness, and despite Donglin's opposition, he used Ruan Dacheng, and the two were not only their benefactors, but also political allies who shared weal and woe.

Ma Ruan and the others advanced and retreated together in the court, sharing honor and disgrace, and naturally had to discuss a unified attitude towards Wang Yan and others who suddenly appeared.

When Wang Yan did not arrive in Hangzhou, the power of Hangzhou was concentrated in the hands of Ma Shiying, but now Lu Fan asked Wang Yan about everything, and did not ask him as the first assistant, which made Ma Shiying unhappy for a while.

In the study, the two sat down, the maid served good refreshments, Ruan Dacheng watched Ma Shiying's depressed and unhappy state, knew what he was thinking, and said: "Wang Shiheng is indeed a pillar of talent, but after all, his qualifications are still shallow, can there be anyone in the Ming Dynasty who has not yet established a worship?" Why should Ma Fu worry?

Ma Shiying heard this, but said: "Wang Shiheng can't enter the phase, others can!" Chen Zilong, Xia Yunyi, the people who reverted to the society, entered the dynasty today, with Wang Shiheng as the backing, and then led Huang Daozhou, Liu Zongzhou and others into the court, I am afraid that the government will be divided into separate households, so that Donglin will be revived! ”

For the people of Donglin, Ruan Dacheng gritted his teeth and hated it, but when he heard this, he was afraid that Ma Shiying would act rashly and spoil the current major event, so he said with some worry in his heart: "Today, Duoduo's troops are pressing the border, Wang Shiheng is the Great Wall of the country, and Ma Fu wants to destroy it and make the north captivated." ”

Ma Shiying also knew that Wang Yan was the support of Hangzhou City, and said: "Ji Zhi misunderstood my intentions, I didn't want to move Wang Shiheng, let alone destroy the Great Wall." ”

"Then what does Ma Fu mean?" Ruan Dacheng asked.

"The prison country values Wang Shiheng so much, why not?" Ma Shiying asked and replied: "Because of Wang Shiheng's soldiers, the northern captives dare not easily watch Hangzhou!" ”

"If I can ensure the safety of Hangzhou today, then the prison country will naturally no longer pay attention to Wang Shiheng, and the people of Donglin will lose their support, and they will not be able to compete with us!" Ma Shiying said.

"Ma Fu's words are reasonable, but we have few soldiers in our hands, how can we replace Wang Shiheng and protect Hangzhou?" Ruan Dacheng wondered.

Ma Shiying smiled smugly and explained: "Leverage your strength to fight also!" Today, Duoduo did not dare to attack Hangzhou easily, and we did not have the troops to counterattack Nanjing, and the momentum of peace talks has been achieved. If we can make peace with the northern soldiers, so that the dynasty can have a chance to breathe, it will not be a great achievement! ”

"If the peace talks are successful, then Hangzhou will not need Wang Shiheng's army, and Ma Fu will be able to find an opportunity to make it go south to defend the place." Ruan Dacheng followed Ma Shiying's train of thought and continued: "In this way, there is no force to compete with us in the court!" ”

"Yes!" Ma Shiying nodded and said, "It's just who can clear the camp?" ”

Ruan Dacheng also didn't want others to enter the cabinet and affect his seizure of power, so he was already moved by Ma Shiying's words at the moment, and immediately suggested: "Zhejiang Governor Zhang Bingzhen can also!" ”

(In history, Chen Hongfan sent an envoy, but this thief has been written to death by me, so he was replaced by Zhang Bingzhen.) ）

Ma Ruan and the others discussed in the study for a while, and they had already made up their minds, and asked Zhang Bingzhen to come with them to explain their intentions.

Zhang Bingzhen was also not optimistic about the current situation, although there was Wang Yan in Hangzhou, but compared to the Manchu Qing forces in Jiangnan, it was still too weak, so he also thought that he should make peace, so he agreed to send an envoy to Qing Ying.

So Ma Shiying and his entourage went to see Lu Fan, and made his intentions clear, Lu Fan felt that as long as he could make Hangzhou peaceful and he could sit in the position of prison country, he could carry it out, and at the request of Ma Shiying, let Zhang Bingzhen send an envoy, promising to cede the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River as a condition in exchange for the Manchu Qing to give peace.

At that moment, Ma Shiying did not tell Wang Yan and others, so he asked Zhang Bingzhen, as the representative of King Lu of the prison country, to quietly discuss the traitorous matter with the Qing Dynasty.

In the Qing army barracks twenty miles away from Hangzhou, Duoduo waited for Li Chengdong and other troops, but still did not attack Hangzhou.

In addition to the 20,000 sailors, Duoduo gathered more than 70,000 Qing soldiers around him, and the Ming army in Hangzhou City totaled 50,000 people, Duoduo naturally did not have the determination to break through Hangzhou with 70,000 soldiers, so he was stationed here, in a dilemma, which was extremely embarrassing.

Wang Yan's ability to defend the city, Duoduo has already seen it under the city of Yangzhou, and the image is extremely profound, so he can't enter Hangzhou, but let him do nothing, but he is unwilling.

And just when the Duoduo army was consuming food and grass, Zhang Bingzhen's arrival made his eyes shine, so he hurriedly asked people to invite him into the account.

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