Chaoyang Gate, the city gate was wide open, and a group of heavily armed Pingnan soldiers crossed the suspension bridge and drove towards the city.

On the side of the suspension bridge, Chen Yue got off his horse and met Qian Qianyi and others who were waiting here.

"Xiaguan Qian Qianyi has seen Pingnanhou!" Qian Qianyi bowed to Chen Yue with a smile on his face, but his attitude was neither arrogant nor humble, and he did not grovel at all as Chen Yue imagined.

For Qian Qianyi now, face is very important, he opened the city gate, not to surrender, but to set things right. And he put a lot of effort into burying the chess piece of Hou Fangyu in advance, so there is no need to bow down and be small and flatter Chen Yue at the moment, because it will not be good for him to spread it like that.

Chen Yue is a super marquis, and his status in the imperial court is far above that of him, the former servant of the Chongzhen Dynasty, and it is natural for him to be the first to salute. Of course, the official position of the deputy cabinet assistant should not be mentioned.

"Hehe, Lord Qian understands righteousness, and Ben Hou admires it." Chen Yue smiled and comforted, since people have helped him a lot, he naturally has to appreciate it, so Chen Yue is not hesitant to give a smile.

Hou Fangyu had already reported Qian Qianyi's deeds, and there was no need to say more at this moment. The two looked at each other and smiled, and Qian Qianyi stretched out his hand to ask Chen Yue to take the lead in entering the city.

Han Zanzhou took the initiative to greet Chen Yue with a smile on his face, but Chen Yue just smiled faintly and dealt with it casually.

"By the way, who is the guard of this capital, why haven't you seen it?"

Seeing that most of the people who followed Qian Qianyi were dressed as civil officials, but the generals didn't see a few, Chen Yue couldn't help asking.

"This is the Duke of Xinguo, that is, the original Xincheng Bozhao Zhilong." Qian Qianyi smiled bitterly and replied in a low voice.

"Oh, what about Zhao Zhilong? Why didn't you see him? Chen Yue realized that something was wrong. Zhao Zhilong is the garrison of Nanjing and the supreme general of the inner city, but now he has not seen others, but it is Qian Qianyi who led the team to surrender, which must be strange!

"Zhao Zhilong, he went to the palace to catch King Fu and Ma Shiying!"

Before Qian Qianyi could speak, Han Zanzhou interjected.

"What?" Chen Yue couldn't help but change his face greatly, "What a boldness!" ”

This Zhao Zhilong dared to rob himself of his own credit, he was really tired of being crooked!

"Hehe, Uncle Xin Cheng is also earnest, and he wants to show his loyalty to His Majesty, Master Hou, don't care." Qian Qianyi said with a smile.

"Hmph, do you want to help Ben Hou catch King Fu or escape with King Fu, that's not necessarily!" Chen Yue said coldly, and glanced at Qian Qianyi as he spoke. This surnamed Qian is obviously helping Zhao Zhilong speak, and he doesn't know what he has in mind.

"The order, ordering the adjutant general Jin Shenghuan to occupy the various gates of the inner city with the regimental training camp, it turns out that all the guards will put down their weapons and return to the camp, and those who disobey will be killed!

The two battalions of Jin Xin and Li Yi, together with the guard battalion, accompanied me to the palace to arrest a rebel! ”

Chen Yue gave orders continuously, ignored Qian Qianyi, and led the team to the palace.

Looking at Chen Yue's back, the smile on Qian Qianyi's face became even greater.

"Master Hou, this Qian Qianyi is a little abnormal, it seems to be luring us to arrest Zhao Zhilong."

On the way, Wang Yin, who was accompanying him, said to Chen Yue.

"Hmph, of course I know, this guy will definitely not deal with Zhao Zhilong. But so what, Zhao Zhilong, as a garrison of Nanjing, is trusted by His Majesty and is responsible for defending Nanjing, but he conspires against Ma Shiying and his gang. Now that the general trend has gone, but thinking about catching King Fu to atone for his sins, how can there be such a cheap thing! ”

Chen Yue said coldly, "This Qian Qianyi is not a good bird, now for his sake of opening the city gate, I will ignore him, and if he dares to calculate me in the future, I will settle accounts with him again!" ”

"Lord Hou, with all due respect, it's better not to touch him for this Qian Qianyi, Lord Hou, if you want to gain a foothold in the imperial court, you must have many ministers who support you, but you can't be isolated and helpless when there is a situation in Beijing. Qian Qianyi is sleek and unscrupulous for the sake of interests, but after all, he has some relationship with Hou Ye, and he will definitely not go against you in the court in the future, because arm help is still possible. ”

Wang Yin persuaded.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Yue nodded, what Wang Yin said made sense.

"Also, since you are determined to take down Zhao Zhilong, then simply do it bigger, not only Zhao Zhilong, but also Liu Kongzhao, the Duke of Wei, Xu Jiujue, and Zhang Gongri, the Marquis of Longping, these Nanjing nobles are all taken down on the charge of rebellion!"

Wang Yin said with murderous intent.

"This?" Chen Yue was stunned for a moment, "According to Jinyiwei's investigation, Liu Kongzhao and Zhao Zhilong are the ones who really support King Fu's accession to the throne, Xu Jiujue and Zhang Gongri and others have no big evil, can they be implicated so much?" ”

According to Wang Yin's proposal, this is to wipe out all the nobles in Nanjing, this thing has been done a little too much, Chen Yue couldn't help but hesitate.

"These people are not evil, but they have stayed in Nanjing for too long, like the Duke of Wei, which has existed since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, for more than two hundred years, a small half of the shops in Nanjing City are his home, in Yingtianfu Taiping Mansion, Wei Mansion owns hundreds of thousands of acres of cultivated land. These leeches that are adsorbed on Da Ming's body, these tumors have existed for too long, and it is precisely because of them that Da Ming is getting weaker and weaker.

If you take down these nobles and raid their homes, you can easily get millions or even tens of millions of wealth, as well as a large amount of arable land, which is too important for the current Ming Dynasty. Master Hou, didn't you keep saying that the nobles and gentry of the clan were the cancer of the Ming Dynasty? The gentry are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and there is nothing they can do right now, and they can't be moved, but these nobles are the best time to deal with them! As long as he is taken down on the charge of rebellion, no one will have anything to say! ”

Wang Yin's voice was very low and gentle, but when the words were heard in Chen Yue's ears, they rang like bells and drums, making the blood in his whole body boil.

"What Mr. said is very true, when Zhao Zhilong takes control of the army in Nanjing City, he will take these nobles one by one!" Chen Yue said categorically, "But do you want to talk to Your Majesty about this matter first?" ”

Wang Yin shook his head: "I can't say that Your Majesty is hesitant and suspicious, and he may not be willing to agree." Winning so many nobles without a big mistake will damage the name of His Majesty's benevolence and righteousness, and will also provoke criticism from the Manchu Dynasty.

His Majesty was happy to see this happen, but he could not make an explicit decree, so he could only do it first, and then tell His Majesty. ”

Chen Yue nodded, understanding the meaning of Wang Yin's words. But if he really doesn't tell him, it will definitely arouse Chongzhen's suspicion and will leave him with suspicion of being arrogant in his heart. After thinking about it repeatedly, Chen Yue hesitated.

"Master Hou, don't you think this time is too great?" Seeing the hesitation in Chen Yue's heart, Wang Yin suddenly said, "You are now the Marquis of Pingnan, and this time you captured Nanjing and captured King Fu, Your Majesty will definitely continue to reward you, and such a great merit will definitely crown you as the prince of the country." You are only in your twenties, and you have been crowned the prince of the country, what should you do in the future? Is it impossible to be crowned king?

So it's best for you to make a mistake right now. ”