Sending Shen Lian away, Wang Yin sat in the official hall of the Ministry of War for a long time, secretly thinking about the situation in the imperial court.

Two days later, a court meeting will be held in Wenyuan Pavilion, and the cabinet scholars will discuss and decide on the choice of the prince together with the six ministries and nine secretaries, and the prince will be selected from among the Gui Domain, King Lu, and King Tang.

Wang Yin knew that once Chen Yue came back with his troops, no matter which vassal king he chose as the prince, Chen Yue would definitely not recognize them, and there would definitely be a turmoil. Therefore, the court discussion in the day after tomorrow is not of much significance to me, and I should take advantage of these times to be prepared, and be prepared to wait until Chen Yue returns to Beijing to stabilize the situation in the imperial court, so as not to be too chaotic and out of control.

Most courtiers would not support Chen Yue, but if they wanted to control Nanjing, they had to find supporters, and they couldn't make the city full of enemies.

In the city of Nanjing, in addition to the civil ministers, there are also several nobles who hold great power, such as Zhu Guobi, the governor of Beijing, and Chang Yanling, the marquis of Huaiyuan, the governor of Caojiang, who holds the military power in Nanjing.

Zhu Guobi had a close relationship with Chen Yue, the Duke of Qi, and was trying to seek benefits in Haimao and Dongfan Island, coupled with his fear of Chen Yue's force, as long as he made a little promise, he was afraid that he would fall to the side of the Duke of Qi, and Wang Yin was very sure of this.

And Chang Yanling is a little troublesome, this person is a hereditary noble and absolute loyal minister, he will only be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and he can't be persuaded easily. When Chen Yue led his troops back to Nanjing, I don't know what choice he would make?

In addition to the army mastered by Zhu Guobi and Chang Yanling, there were tens of thousands of guest troops in Nanjing, all of whom came from Fujian and Zhejiang.

When Chen Yue went to Jiujiang, he drew out most of the elite of the Beijing camp, and worried that Nanjing's troops were insufficient, Chongzhen ordered troops to be mobilized from all over the country to enter Beijing. Huaiyang's army under the leadership of Wu Mengming, the governor of Jiangbei, shouldered the heavy responsibility of resisting Manchu, after all, Manchu is now attacking Shandong, if it defeats Dengzhou, it may take advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty to raise troops to invade the south, so Jiangbei Huaiyang's army can not move.

However, the Fengyang army had been transferred to Jiujiang by Chen Yue, so Chongzhen could only draw troops from Zhejiang and Fujian.

Now the guest soldiers in Nanjing are divided into three parts, one part is about 5,000 people under Wang Zhiren in Zhejiang, one is about 8,000 troops of Fang Guo'an Department originally stationed in Wusong, and the largest one is from Fujian, and the leader is Zheng Zhilong's brother Zheng Zhibao, with a total strength of 15,000.

Wang Yin was not sure of persuasion by these guest soldiers, and the hostility between Zheng Jiazheng and Qi Guogong was irreconcilable at all, Wang Yin had a vague feeling in his heart that there was a shadow of the Zheng family behind the succession of the feudal king.

Therefore, among the various armies in Nanjing, the only one who was most sure to persuade was Zhu Guobi's Beijing camp. Therefore, things must be planned carefully, Chen Yue is now far away in Jiujiang, and the Duke of Qi in Nanjing City is headed by Wang Yin, he must think everything clearly.

After leaving duty, Wang Yin returned to the mansion, and when it was almost dark, Shen Lian came and told Wang Yin that things had been arranged.

"Shen Qianhu, did Duke Qi tell you anything when he left Nanjing?" Wang Yin asked.

"The Duke of Qi has orders, if you encounter a major event, you can come to ask the Ministry Lord for advice and follow your orders." Shen Lian said respectfully.

"In that case, I have something you need to do. First, it is necessary to send people to monitor the movements of Wang Zhiren, Fang Guoan, and Zheng Zhibao, especially Zheng Zhibao, and must find out his situation and the law of his actions.

Then there is Tang Guochang, who is in charge of the Jinyi Wei Palace, and his thoughts are against him for my use.

The situation has been very tense lately, so you can mobilize the people you can to do nothing else, just do these two things well. ”

Liu Neng took most of the Jinyiwei to Jiujiang, and there were not many people left in Nanjing, and the Jinyiwei in the Suwei Palace was not the Fusi system of Beizhen, which was also the reason why Shen Lian was suppressed by Dongchang and did not do much.

When Wang Yin was actively planning, the ministers of Nanjing were not idle, and they were busy with the same thing, that is, to support their favorite vassal king as the prince.

The Qinhuai River at night is full of light, the sound of silk and bamboo, and the wind is infinite.

Although the second assistant Qian Qianyi is more than half a hundred years old, he is a romantic figure in the Fengyue field, and his affair with Qinhuai's famous prostitute Liu is widely spread in Shilin.

After being the last assistant, Qian Qianyi went to Fengyue Field a lot less, first, he was busy, and then he always had to worry about wind reviews, right?

And tonight, Qian Qianyi came to the Qinhuai River again, but what he went to was not the famous Meixianglou and Huayufang, but an ordinary painting boat in the Qinhuai River.

In the flower hall of the painting boat, Qian Qianyi sat in the middle, accompanied by Zheng Zhibao and Liu Kongzhao, and the last seat of the imperial history Fang Ming Xia admired.

Zheng Zhibao is the owner of the painting boat, representing the power of the Zheng family, and the Zheng family played a pivotal role in supporting the Tang Dynasty this time.

Although Liu Kongzhao is a guilty person, he has the title of hereditary Earl of Sincerity, and he is the agent of the Tang King, so it is natural to have a place in geography

As for Fang Mingxia, he has a low level of seniority and a low official position, but he has to rely on him to contact Han Zanzhou, which is also the reason why he is here.

These few people present are the core forces that support Tang Wang's succession. Originally, for Qian Qianyi, he had always supported King Lu, but the Zheng family promised him huge benefits, including the huge profits of sea trade, even Qian Qianyi had to be moved, after deep thought, Qian Qianyi felt that the Tang King was very likely to succeed to the throne, so he decisively chose to cooperate with the Zheng family.

"Elder Qian Ge, the court meeting of the day after tomorrow is all up to you!" Liu Kongzhao raised his glass and smiled at Qian Qianyi, now he finally sees the hope of success.

"I should do my best, with the old man here, at least one-third of the six departments and nine kings will choose to stand on our side. However, Shi Ge Lao's reputation among the Qingliu is too heavy, and the succession of the Gui clan can be regarded as popular, and a considerable number of ministers will stand by them. Therefore, the most critical thing still needs to be done by you, and we must ensure that the ministers who support King Lu switch to our side. Qian Qianyi said with a solemn expression.

For Qian Qianyi, choosing to support Tang Wang is the biggest gamble in his life, if he can succeed, he will be able to become the first assistant, and with the huge profits of Haimao, the Qian family will also leap into the first-class family of the Ming Dynasty. And chose to follow Shi Kefa to support the Gui Domain, even if the credit for success is still Shi Kefa's, he can't imagine that he can squeeze Shi Kefa out of the cabinet.

"Don't worry, isn't there Wang Ge Lao, Wang Ge Lao is our own person, as for King Lu, hum ......" Liu Kongzhao sneered.

"Rest assured, even if the day after tomorrow fails, we don't have to be afraid, we have Han Gonggong in the inner palace, the cabinet has Qian Ge Lao and Wang Ge Lao, and there is also my Zheng family's army in Nanjing City, even if it is hard to push the Tang King to the throne of the emperor!" Zheng Zhibao said with a smile.