Chapter 27: Zhu Chenggong (2)
A bunch of brocade clothes and waist cards disguised as leaf cards and a bundle of short-barreled flintlock pistols were placed in front of Zhu Chenggong.
If it is a Tartar spy from Nanjing, not to mention that there is no need for the Tartars to bring this kind of magic weapon "capital enemy", this brocade guard waist card is not easy to imitate. After Yongli ascended the throne, he changed the waist card once, and gave King Yanping a set of templates in case of emergency. Zhu Chenggong asked people to put a piece of waist cards into the template one after another, and the waist cards were tightly pasted in the grooves of the template, so that people could not see the slightest subtle difference.
Zhu Chenggong had to confirm that the group of people who were "resting" in the side room were genuine angels, Jinyiwei. With the natural obedience to the imperial power and the respect for the experience of the Qincha in their lives, Zhu Chenggong hurriedly ran into the side room without even putting on his shoes, and gave a long swipe to the Qincha who were sitting or lying: "This king is ignorant, and he actually rushed into the Qincha, so he came here to ask for guilt." ”
Zhu Chenggong's attitude made Zhang Gongji very useful: Liu Xiang, Liu Xiang, even the dignified King of Yanping has to make a fool of the official, what are you clamoring for in front of the official? glared fiercely at Liu Xiang, who had broken his leg, Zhang Gongji hurriedly got off the donkey down the slope and returned a salute. "Where do you dare to be a prince!" said that he didn't dare to be, but his face was smiling.
Liu Xiang didn't bother to care about the micro-expression on Zhang Gongji's face, but asked Zhu Chenggong to quickly set up the incense case and lead the generals to receive the order.
Zhu Chenggong's own soldiers rushed to the barracks to convey centralized orders, while the original servants of the government cleaned the courtyard and placed an incense case with toxic aerosols. Now that Zhenjiang Fucheng has been captured, the material conditions can be more exquisite. The servants brought a few large wooden barrels filled with hot water, and asked a few Qincha who were in charge of directly announcing the will to "bathe and change clothes", take a hot bath, and change into clean official clothes.
Patting the dust that accidentally stuck to his sleeves, Zhang Gongji was dressed in civilian clothes, hanging a brocade shirt and waist card to prove his identity, and strode up to the main hall of the mansion.
Seeing the yellow silk in Zhang Gongji's hand, Zhu Chenggong knelt down with all the generals.
"King of Yanping County, recruit the general Zhu Chenggong and the generals to welcome the holy decree!"
Zhang Gongji's face was proud, and he unfolded Huang Aya with full of energy: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: Since the martyrdom of the martyred emperor, thousands of soldiers and civilians in the Ming Dynasty have not stopped resisting for a moment." There is Datong Yuyuan in the north, and there are two generals in the south; Those who sacrifice their lives to take righteousness do not know how many, and those who go to the country together are all over the world; With the unremitting efforts of the guards inside, and the loyal people forget about themselves, there is still one out of ten in the Ming Dynasty today. Among the people with lofty ideals in the world, the king of Yanping County is the most. Hanging alone, not forgetting the heart of serving the country, the Northern Expedition of thousands of miles, just to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty; Although I am weak, I must not reward and punish my faults, so as to encourage the hearts of loyal ministers. However, Shenzhou overturned, the two capitals and thirteen provinces went to fourteen, the world fell, and 50 million people lost their nineteenth. At this critical time of survival, I am stretched thin, and there is no reward. The ancients said: Fame and fortune are the patents of kings, and they are sealed when they are spoken; Gold and jade jewels are the labor of the people, sitting and eating the mountains. The treasury of the government was exhausted, so I had to seal a false name: Zhu Chenggong, the king of Yanping County, turned the tide, saved the Ming Dynasty from peril, and relieved the people from hanging upside down. Zhu Chenggong, the king of Yanping, is hereby crowned as the king of Fujian, and the governor and the following officials can be appointed and reported on their own. When the two capitals are recovered, I will do it again. Chin this. ”
This painting style is weird, and the half-written decree makes Zhu Chenggong look confused: How did he become a prince? As for the authority given by the emperor to appoint officials, it is normal, Yunnan and Fujian are already separated by Tatars. However, he was just a Northern Expedition, and he became a prince?
You must know that Li Dingguo and Zhu Chenggong have tried to join forces to attack Guangdong more than once, and each time Zhu Chenggong did not send troops in time, which cannot but be said that there is no Li Dingguo is the prince, and Zhu Chenggong is the king of the county.
Now, his title is the same as Li Dingguo's?
You must know that this national hero in history has always been selfish, and just five years ago, he was still negotiating peace with the Qing court, which indirectly led to the failure of Li Dingguo's attack on Xinhui.
Getting the title of prince made Zhu Chenggong's selfishness greatly satisfied--- Wu Sangui of this plane was not named Prince Pingxi, but was arrested by Yongli to persuade the Tusi of Yunnan to surrender, in Zhu Chenggong's cognition, even if he surrendered to the Manchu Qing now, the Qing court would give him a county king at most.
With a sudden excitement, Zhu Chenggong trembled and took over the holy decree, and all the generals congratulated Zhu Chenggong one after another.
Zhang Gongji was obviously more capable of being a person than his deputy, and it was not until a circle of people congratulated Zhu Chenggong that he took out another volume of holy decrees. "King Min, Xiaguan has another volume of holy decrees here."
Zhu Chenggong didn't know how to feel it, and led the generals to kneel down again.
Looking at the words on it that were all in the vernacular, Zhang Gongji couldn't help but glance at the location of the seal.
"The seal is right, but the words on it are so vulgar and unwritten, is it the legendary Taizu legacy?"
Holding back the power of the spit that was about to gush out of his chest, Zhang Gongji read it at a glance. “… When the army marched to Nanjing and other places, the rear of the eastern captives was empty, and they had to retreat to the fortified city of Nanjing. If the city says that he will surrender in dozens of days, he must not listen to him, just attack and recapture Nanjing for me. The Tartars are capricious, and this will be a treacherous ploy. Although I don't know much about military affairs, I also deeply doubt that if the Tartars are divided into four routes, one by water and three by land, two of which cut off the retreat of our army, and the other two besiege the main force, our army is good at water warfare but not good at land warfare, and if you leave the ships, if you camp your family together, wouldn't the Tartars copy the nest of the whole army... If you fall short, don't you regret it? ”
This edict, written in vernacular, is more than 1,000 words long, and it was copied down by Zhu Youlang, and not a single word has been changed. Zhu Chenggong was a little perfunctory at first, feeling that the emperor did not understand military affairs, and even if he did, it was impossible to know the situation of the Zheng army thousands of miles away. But the more Zhu Chenggong listened, the more solemn his expression became. By the time he got up to receive the decree, his back was soaked with sweat.
"What Liu Tongzhi said is true! Liu Tongzhi said in the inn that day that the Son of Heaven was born to know it, and there was no need for divination. This king received the edict today and learned that the Son of Heaven could predict the deployment of our army a few months ago, and give guidance, Your Majesty is really a genius of heaven! ”
As he spoke, Zhu Chenggong led the generals who acted as the background to kowtow three times in a row in the southwest direction.
Zhang Gongji smiled on his face, and MMP in his heart: Yanping... No, King Min, why do you want to praise this thorn again, it is still public, if Liu Xiang is on an equal footing with me, where is my face?
"Your Majesty is a nobleman of the heavens, the bloodline of the Divine Sect, the Holy Son of Heaven is in the court, and the Ming Dynasty will inevitably prosper!" Liu Xiang didn't quite know what to say, just said a beautiful word.
"Yes, yes, since the Tatars entered the customs, they have wantonly brutalized the Huangming clan; Now the only bloodline that the Divine Sect has passed down to the world is His Majesty. ”
Zhu Chenggong listened to the two snatching white, and couldn't help but think of the story of the Southern Song Dynasty. He once heard that the reason why the Southern Song Dynasty was able to continue for more than a hundred years was because the only child of Song Huizong was Zhao Gou, King Kang. At the beginning of the death of Emperor Lie, King Fu and King Lu competed for the throne, and there were King Tang and King Lu, King of the New Tang Dynasty and today's son; Now, King Lu has gone to the prison country, King Fu, King Lu, and the two Tang kings have been martyred. And since King Lu went to prison the country, there has been no one in the Ming Dynasty to compete for the throne.
Zhu Chenggong's eyes seemed to pass through the courtyard walls, and he saw the deep mansions and pavilions behind the Nanjing city wall. "Maybe the Ming Dynasty can still have more than 100 years of national fortune... There will definitely be, hasn't this king already hit Nanjing..."
"But, could it be that the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty was based on the slaughter of the clan by the Tartars?" Thinking of the contrast between the Southern Song Dynasty and the present, Zhu Chenggong's heart became melancholy.