When Li Zicheng went east, the troops were approaching Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen wanted to go south, but he was blocked by Guang Shiheng and others, and finally he didn't make it, and hanged himself on a tree with a crooked neck.

The emperor's younger brother did not succeed and was martyred, and Guang Shiheng, who was righteous and blocked Chongzhen's southward journey, first took refuge in Li Zicheng, and then fled to Nanjing.

This kind of behavior was naturally defined as a traitorous minister, and was "tried to prevent the southward migration, resulting in the death of the first emperor." "For this reason, he was killed in the city.

Ma Shiying came up and said so, which means that if any of you want to stop the emperor from leaving, you are a traitor like Guang Shiheng.

Now in the Nanjing Imperial Court, the Ma Party is the largest and has the largest number of personnel.

As soon as he said this, the people in the palace who wanted to persuade the emperor to stay were not easy to speak, and they didn't want to be defined as traitors.

If Nanjing is defended, the name of the traitor can be washed away, and if it is not defended, it will really be wronged.

The emperor is the father of all the people, as long as the emperor is there, the court is there, the Ming Dynasty is there, and the subjects have a hope and hope.

Now the situation is so dangerous, if the Qing army really crosses the river, like Li Zicheng fought Beijing, and is putting the Nanjing court in a pot, then what should the Ming Dynasty do? Isn't that all over?

In the face of such a crisis, even the main battle faction has to admit that Ma Shiying's scruples are not completely missing.

This is also the reason why no one stood up against it, after all, Jiangbei fought too poorly, and the courtiers had little confidence.

As soon as Ma Shiying finished speaking, Ruan Dacheng said again: "Your Majesty, for the sake of Sheji, let's go to Zhejiang Central to avoid the soldiers for the time being!" ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head, closed his eyes and said, "Beijing is lost, I can come to Nanjing, Nanjing is lost, where can I go?" The mausoleum of Taizu is in Nanjing, and I can't lose the first emperor and the face of Taizu's ancestors. If I leave, I will inevitably shake the morale of the army and fear losing the hearts of the army and the people. ”

Zhu Cihong's tone was not very resolute, and his heart swayed, feeling that if he left, he would shake the morale of the army and lose the support of the people.

After hearing this, many ministers in the hall were anxious. The Qing army is fierce, obviously can't beat others, what are you trying to do stupidly, don't you run and wait for someone to arrest you?

In the face of the current situation, there is no shame in escaping, and when encountering this kind of thing for generations, it is a two-word run.

Look at how thoroughly and simply Tang Xuanzong ran, the people slipped away, the officials and honor guards didn't know, and they were ready to go to court the next day.

Besides, Song Gaozong, the Jin army searched the mountains and inspected the sea to arrest Zhao Gou, but he didn't catch him, if Zhao Gou didn't run and was caught, then Song was almost over.

Now the emperor must be taken away, not only for the sake of the Ming, but also for their own sake.

After all, if the emperor doesn't leave, they can't go either, and they and their families can only stay in Nanjing.

Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng glanced at each other, Ma Shiying was worthy of being an old bureaucrat, and immediately heard the hesitation in the emperor's heart, and immediately knocked on the ground with his head, and said bitterly: "Your Majesty guards Nanjing, protects the heart of the temple, and the ministers understand, but for the sake of the country, the ministers are willing to ask Your Majesty to forbear for the time being, and avoid the Eastern Capture Army first." Your Majesty left Nanjing only for the sake of safety, as long as Your Majesty is safe, there will always be a day when the world will recover. Moreover, His Majesty only went to Zhezhong to take refuge temporarily, not to give up Nanjing. ”

Saying that, Ma Shiying wiped his tears and looked up at He Tengjiao who was standing next to him, "He Ge Lao has been a soldier in Huguang, and he is an old supervisor of the soldiers, and the minister thinks that it is enough to let He Ge Lao stay in Nanjing." After His Majesty arrived in central Zhejiang, the minister sent people to deal with the Qing army and let the Qing army retreat in order to survive the crisis. ”

He Tengjiao, who was standing, listened to Ma Shiying's words, his face was stunned, and he became angry in an instant. It's really fucking shameless, if you want to talk about knowing soldiers, I'm definitely not as good as Ma Shoufu you.

Originally, so many ministers were persuading the emperor to leave Beijing, and He Tengjiao was not good at coming out to oppose it, but Ma Shiying was too much of a thing, and he actually wanted him to stay in Nanjing, which was really shameless.

At this time, He Tengjiao also understood Ma Shiying's intentions, and the imperial court first fled to Zhezhong to ensure his safety, and then sent envoys to negotiate peace with the Qing army, and then walked back to the road at the beginning of the founding of Nanjing.

Zhu Cihong actually lacked confidence in the war in Jiangbei, he hoped to see the Ming army in Jiangbei fight a victory and stop the iron hooves of the Qing army, but he was really worried that the Ming army in Jiangbei would disappoint him and not be able to defend Nanjing.

After all, the people who are afraid of the Qing army are not only the Ming army on the front line, Zhu Cihong has often heard the news that the Ming army was defeated by the Qing army since he was sensible, and he is also a little uncertain about the war in Jiangbei.

At this time, many officials in the hall began to echo Ma Shiying's words, and tried hard to persuade Zhu Cihong to leave Nanjing, and Zhu Cihong cast an inquiring glance at his team.

Ma Shiying wanted to leave He Tengjiao in Nanjing, and he and the emperor went to Zhejiang, which was really beautiful.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the war in Jiangbei is a critical moment, and at this time, the first thing is to boost the morale of the soldiers, and Your Majesty cannot evacuate Nanjing for the time being!" He Tengjiao came out to salute Zhu Cihong, and then glanced at Ma Shiying again, as if to say, if you don't take me away, then everyone don't go, just fight it.

Ma Shiying was furious and said sharply: "The war situation has been ruined to this point, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all thinking about Your Majesty, thinking about the Ming Dynasty, but you want to leave Your Majesty in the dangerous land of Nanjing, and want to achieve your reputation, what are your intentions!" ”

He Tengjiao said: "Ma Gelao's meaning is nothing more than to retreat to central Zhejiang, and then seek peace with the east, but throughout history, the north and the south are opposed, but there are examples of the north winning and giving up the south to conquer the south?" Almost nothing! His Majesty wants to evacuate Nanjing, the consequences are unimaginable, most of the Jiangfang will collapse, how can the Ma Ge Department seek peace at that time? Your Majesty, the minister thought that in order to keep the country, he had to show his strength, so that Dongyu felt that he could not defeat our dynasty before he had a chance to negotiate. The situation is bad now, but it's not time to give up! ”

Ma Shiying was said to be thinking about the center, and his old face turned red, he really had the intention of cutting land and paying compensation in exchange for the Qing army's retreat.

Seeing this, Ruan Dacheng was about to speak, Zhu Cihong listened to He Tengjiao's words, but his eyes were firmer, and he raised his hand to stop Ruan Dacheng, but asked He Tengjiao: "What does He Gebu mean that Jiangbei can still hold onto?" ”

He Tengjiao said: "Your Majesty is evacuated now, the river defense is bound to collapse, and when the eastern captives cross the river, the south of the Yangtze River will fall into the hands of the captives, how can the eastern captives negotiate with our DPRK?" At this time, the Gaoge Department was still guarding Yangzhou, and the Yasukuni Gong was holding Luzhou and Hezhou, and it was difficult for the Qing army to capture it for a while. The minister thought that as long as he could hold it for a while, there would be a turnaround, and if he really couldn't hold it, it would not be too late for the imperial court to evacuate Nanjing! ”

He Tengjiao originally wanted to say that if he held on for a period of time and waited for Gao Yihuan to send troops, the battle could still be fought, but Gao Yihuan had become Zhu Quanzhong of the Ming Dynasty in the eyes of the monarchs and ministers of Nanjing, so he was unwilling to improve Yihuan and wanted to gradually get rid of the connection with Gao Yihuan, so as not to implicate him in the future.

Zhu Cihong clenched his hands into fists, put them on the armrests of the dragon chair, frowned tightly and did not speak.

What He Tengjiao said makes sense, Jiangfang is still there, there is no need to evacuate in such a hurry, Zhu Cihong also knows what the turning point He Tengjiao said.

is to ask him to ask Gao Jingzhong, and ask Gao Jingzhong to send troops to help the Ming Dynasty. This hurt Zhu Cihong's self-esteem a little, and he had already asked He Tengjiao to write a letter, expressing his hope that Gao Jingzhong would send troops, but Gao Jingzhong did not move.

This shows that Gao Jingzhong, a traitor, will not send troops easily, and Zhu Cihong must come up with something that can make Gao Jingzhong tempted.

Now is the critical moment for the survival of the imperial court, and it is time to sacrifice some people and things.

Zhu Cihong sighed in his heart, "Kunxing, I can only wronged you." ”

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