After the overthrow of Hangzhou and the fall of the Lu Jian State, the imperial court lost its new master, and more than 20 ministers who withdrew from Hangzhou, such as Zuo Maodi and Huang Daozhou, were worried for a while, and suddenly felt that the road ahead was boundless.

In the cabin, Zuo Maodi, Huang Daozhou and others sat opposite each other, "Ladies and gentlemen, the country cannot be without a king for a day. I don't know what the princes think, let everyone hear it. ”

After the fall of Hangzhou, Ma Shiying was carried away by the officers and soldiers of the Fang Department, Ruan Dacheng and Zhu Dadian fled to Wuzhou, and the officials who escaped from Hangzhou are now the largest official position of Zuo Maodi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, so he presided over the establishment of the new lord.

"Lord Zuo's words are really a top priority!" Huang Mingjun, deputy imperial historian of the right du, said: "Now Hangzhou has fallen, and the people's hearts are unstable, but supporting the establishment of the prison country is a major matter of the country, and you should not act rashly. The uncle and brother of the first emperor, now only King Gui remains, I think that when the Gui domain is established, the world is also united! ”

When the ministers heard his words, after discussing slightly, Huang Daozhou, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, said: "The king is far away in Guangxi, and now the southeast is swinging, but the water is far away and the thirst is not quenched. ”

"Lord Huang's words are reasonable!" Su Guansheng, the head of the household department, said: "The center of the Ming Dynasty is in the southeast, and the Qing court army is in Yuhang, so we must make a decision immediately!" ”

In ancient dynasties, the first major thing was that the country could not be without a king for a day, and King Gui was indeed too far away, waiting for them to send people to meet King Gui, waiting for King Gui to go to the southeast, the time was at least two months, and at that time the Qing army did not know where to fight.

Hearing the words of everyone's discussion, Zuo Maodi made a decision and said: "The situation is urgent, we should do it cheaply, so we will elect the vassal king from the nearby vassals, and immediately take up the post of superintendent of the country and lead the overall situation of resisting the Qing Dynasty." The princes can try to say, which vassal king should be appointed? ”

Seeing that Zuo Maodi had set the tone, the ministers thought for a while, discussed for a while, and finally Su Guansheng said first: "Azig sent people to appease the vassal domains who occupied Zhejiang Province, the king of Zhou, the king of Chong, and the king of Hui all surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and the king of Wei Lu and the king of Tang were on the run, and the king of Lu was going to Taizhou, and we could not find his traces, but the king of Tang walked with us, and I thought that the king of Tang could also be established." ”

When Huang Daozhou heard this, he nodded and said: "Recently, we have walked with the King of Tang, I secretly look at it, and feel that His Royal Highness is very extraordinary, ambitious, able to listen to people's words, and very wise, is the lord of Zhongxing, I agree with the move of His Royal Highness the King of Tang!" ”

Tang King Zhu Yujian is completely different from other vassal kings raised within the high walls, he has suffered since childhood, grew up in adversity, knows the suffering of the people, and also has the world in mind.

When Zuo Maodi heard this, he also thought it was true, and said to everyone: "Nanyang, the fief of the Tang Dynasty, is the hometown of Guangwu Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and His Royal Highness the King of Tang also has a general strategy of Guangwu. ”

"Good!" All the ministers, with Zuo Mao's first get up, with a slight wave, they went out of the cabin together to find the king of Tang.

On August 5, after everyone escaped from Hangzhou, they went upriver along the Qiantang River, and on August 10, when the boat was traveling to Quzhou Mansion in Zhejiang Province, more than 20 ministers, including Zuo Maodi and Huang Daozhou, asked the Tang Dynasty to supervise the country three times according to the number of rites, and said: "Hu Lu invaded the south, stole the artifact, the whole country was ashamed of masking the face, and it was difficult for Taizu to start a business. Now the north is lost, and then the southeast is lost, the country is in danger like a tired egg, and it is necessary to Mingjun to turn the tide. The artifact cannot be open for a long time, the country cannot be without a king, and the ministers and others implore His Highness to ascend to the prison country and restore the Han Dynasty. ”

Zhu Yujian, the king of the Tang Dynasty, was originally a person with great ambitions, and after the three persuasions of the ministers, he agreed to supervise the country on the 13th, and swore an oath, "Gong Xingtian to seek revenge, to restore the imperial family, to expel the northern captives, and to restrain the cause of my Taizu." "It said that the Sixth Division would be personally mentioned for the Northern Expedition. (Historically, Zheng Hongkui supported the establishment of the Tang Dynasty as the superintendent of the state, and this monarch committed suicide in this book by defeating Zhenjiang.) ）

Just when the king of Tang ascended to the prison state, Prince Azig of Qing Tingying, who was sitting in Hangzhou, also learned that the king of Tang and Zuo Maodi and other important ministers fled together, and quickly sent several capable teams to chase and kill the king of Tang who fled to Quzhou, as well as the king of Lu who ran to Taizhou, so as to kill all the Ming Dynasty clans.

Tang Wang and his entourage, after reaching the boundary of Quzhou, landed with the abandoned boat and entered the city of Quzhou to rest, but there were not many soldiers and horses in the city, and now the Qing court is appeasing the whole Zhejiang, the people's hearts are unpredictable, Tang Wang and his party did not dare to expose their identities, but entered the city in plain clothes.

Now the king of Tang is the prisoner of the country, but there is no guard around him, and the action is very unsafe, let alone fighting against the Qing army, which makes the king of Tang depressed, and asks Ji Zuo Maodi to say: "Although this king is on the treasure of the prison country, but there is no soldier and no money in his hands, only Zuo Qing and his ministers are only, this king wants to recover thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, but he doesn't know how to start, and he hopes that Zuo Qing will teach him." ”

His Royal Highness Tang Wang was still trapped in the Fengyang Imperial Prison a year ago, and now he has become a prison country, lacking both a confidant team and not enough reputation in blood, and wants to rely on his own strength to rebuild the Ming Dynasty, but it is very difficult, or even impossible.

Zuo Maodi heard the words of the Tang King, knowing that with the current situation, the Tang King must find strong support in order to make a difference, and for this foreign aid, Zuo Maodi has long been aware of it, "Wang Shiheng is brave and loyal, has tens of thousands of strong soldiers in his hands, and is extremely capable of fighting, if His Royal Highness gets his help, he will definitely be able to prosper the Ming Dynasty." ”

"This king and the Marquis of Zhongyong have had a relationship, and his love for the people is very fancy in his heart!" His Royal Highness the King of Tang thought so, nodded and said: "And the prestige of the loyal and brave Marquis against the Qing Dynasty, this king also deeply respects it, if he can get his help, he should be the king's Xie Anshiye!" ”

"Your Royal Highness, now Wang Shiheng leads the army and civilians, sea and land parallel, the speed of the march is not fast, His Royal Highness is here, there is no soldiers and horses to escort, and the second is very close to the Qing army, and the minister thinks that he should quickly catch up with Wang Shiheng in order to be in an invincible position." Zuo Maodi saluted.

"Zuo Qing has become a certain country!" King Tang nodded and agreed: "According to the words of the Qing family, this king will stay in the city for a short time to rest, eat some food, and then order someone to purchase some dry food, and then immediately go out of the city to chase the loyal and brave marquis!" ”

Tang Wang and his entourage chose a restaurant, and they didn't go into the expensive room, so they sat down in the corner of the lobby, ordered some simple food casually, and ate it.

Zuo Maodi and other ministers, seeing that the Tang King just ate some simple cakes and pickles, and Emperor Hongguang, who loves to listen to operas, and Lu Jianguo, who loves to play chess and antiques, are simply worlds apart, and their hearts are suddenly greatly moved, "This lord of Zhongxing is also!" (Historically, after the Tang King ascended the throne, he was very thrifty, only wearing cloth clothes, or the queen herself knitted.) ）