Negotiation? Shi Kefa's face showed a solemn expression.

"Under the banner of the Qing monarch, the Duke of Qi is doing a rebellion, in order to seek the world of the Ming Dynasty, how can negotiations eliminate his ambitions?" Pavilion Old Wang Duo couldn't help but say.

"The old man of the Wang Pavilion said that the Duke of Qi wants to seize the country of the Ming Dynasty, this is just our speculation, I am afraid that no one knows what the truth is, maybe the Duke of Qi is just dissatisfied with our election of the vassal king as the prince, after all, His Majesty is still here. Only after contacting and negotiating with Qi Guogong can we figure out his true intentions, and it is not too late to decide whether to fight or peace. Even if Qi Guogong is really a rebellion, we can delay the time for his attack through negotiations, so that we can repair the city defense and purge the army. ”

Zuo Maodi's words were reasonable, and Wang Duo could no longer insist on opposing them.

Shi Kefa also nodded when he heard this, "In this case, I will do what you say, Lord Zuo, but who is this negotiator?" ”

"Negotiating with the Duke of Qi Guo, the officials sent are of low grade and unequal and cannot be taken seriously, Qian Ge Lao is not there, and Yuan Fu and Wang Ge Lao have to sit in the center to deal with various affairs, Sumeru can't leave, the lower officials are not talented, lick the squire of the military department on behalf of Wang Hengshan Gong to take charge of the affairs of the military department, so it is most appropriate for the lower officials to go." Since he came up with his own idea, Zuo Maodi took the initiative to ask Ying and was willing to negotiate with the camp of the Duke of Qi.

Since Chen Yue rebelled, his attitude towards the court officials was unknown, and he might be in danger of his life when he went to the camp of the Duke of Qi.

"Okay, just work hard, Lord Zuo, you can go. If the negotiation succeeds in eliminating this military disaster, the imperial court will not forget your merits. ”

Zuo Maodi shook his head slightly, "The lower officials are not for meritorious service and promotion, but they don't want to see the same room fighting and fighting in the same room, and they just want to keep some vitality for my Daming!" ”

"Zuo Zhong and the ministers of true loyalty!" Looking at the back of Zuo Maodi's departure, even Shi Kefa couldn't help but praise.

After receiving the holy decree, Zuo Maodi went straight out of the city with a few retinues, got on a river boat, went upstream, and went upstream, because at this moment the army of Qi Guogong had not yet arrived in Nanjing.

The march of the army has a law from beginning to end, marching in the morning and camping in the evening, even if most of the army is in boat, and in the evening it is necessary to set up a water village. It is not safe to sail at night on the Yangtze River, although there is not much wind and waves, ships can collide and run aground, and if there are enemy ships sneak attack at night, there is a risk of rout.

Therefore, although the army went down the river, it only traveled more than 60 miles a day, and the speed of the march was far less than that of a single river boat.

When the army arrived in Wuhu, Yang Jingnong, the governor of Taiping Prefecture, led Shen Duan, the prefect of Wuhu County, and other officials to surrender the city, and they kept saying that they would follow the Duke of Qi to raise troops on the side of the Qing monarch.

Yang Jingnong was even more flattering to Chen Yue, and couldn't stop praising Chen Yue's exploits and martial arts prestige, saying that there were too many traitorous ministers in the cabinet and the court, and that the rise of the army of Qi Guogong was really a crime of hanging the people, and it was actually a move to respond to the people, and it was bound to be supported by the people in heaven's favor, and it was easy to take Nanjing.

If Chen Yue hadn't stopped him, I don't know what shameless words this guy would have said.

"If you can't stop Zhang Xianzhong, and he leads the army down the river, I'm afraid these officials will also cry to welcome Zhang Xianzhong." Gu Junen said to Chen Yue disdainfully.

"I worked hard to take the Xiucai exam, and I finally became an official, and no one wanted to lose their official life. What does it matter who sits in this world, it is serious to keep the official who has won it with great difficulty. Chen Yue said disapprerovingly.

Chen Yue naturally knew the thoughts of these officials in the Taiping Mansion, and they knew that they were unable to resist so they simply surrendered, in order to join the command of the Duke of Qi earlier and occupy a position to leave a good impression on Chen Yue, and when Chen Yue conquered Nanjing, they would establish themselves as emperors, and they would also be good heroes of the founding of the country. These people are no different from the ministers who cried and shouted surrender before and after Li Zicheng took Beijing, they are all the same shameless and undignified.

Chen Yue also knew that in the eyes of these people, he was probably an out-and-out traitor, and everyone believed that he was really going to rebel and seize the Ming Dynasty. Chen Yue was disdainful of such misunderstandings, and although Chen Yue looked down on these people, he had to be vain, because he couldn't push everyone to the opposite side.

The army left the territory of Taiping Mansion and went down the river into Yingtianfu, which was not far from Nanjing. didn't go far, and met Xu Qingtian, who was sent by Liu Neng to greet him. Only then did I know that Liu Neng had led his troops out of Nanjing.

From Xu Qingtian's mouth, Chen Yue knew how Liu Neng led the army out of Nanjing, and couldn't help but admire.

"Is the garrison of Nanjing City so poor that hundreds of people can rampage out of the city?" Even Lu Zhenfei couldn't help but ask.

"It's not that the defenders are poorly garrisoned, I'm afraid it's the big guy who issued the order in the court didn't expect the Jinyi Guard to be so strong, and he didn't inform the defenders." Gu Junen said with a smile.

"The two adults are right, but there is another reason, a thousand households guarding the outer city are our people, and we also have internal responses in Yingtianfu, long before Yin Yao Sixiao of Yingtianfu led the troops to attack, our Jinyi Guard's internal response got the news, and the commander immediately sent someone to contact the thousands of households guarding the Fengtai Gate in the outer city, and the thousand households took the opportunity to leave their posts and took away several hundred household officers. Fengtaimen did not have the officers leading the troops, so naturally they could not be our enemies, and as soon as we arrived, the defenders scattered in a hurry. Xu Qingtian replied with a smile.

"Where is Liu Neng now?" Chen Yue nodded and asked.

"Commander Liu led his brothers to win the Great Victory Pass, and now he is guarding there, sending his subordinates to meet the Guogong army." Xu Qingtian said.

Dashengguan is located on the east bank of the Yangtze River in the southwest of Nanjing, and is the main port city and military fortress in the southwest of Nanjing, and the terrain is very dangerous. From Dashengguan to directly threaten the fleet in the Yangtze River, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang defeated Chen Youliang's army in Dashengguan and drove Chen Youliang back to Jiangxi.

Liu Neng led his troops out of Nanjing City and directly seized the port pass, which shows the accuracy of his gaze. And with the victory in hand, the army can directly go ashore and camp there, and use this as the basis to launch a strategy against Nanjing.

The army continued to march towards Nanjing, and after half a day they arrived at Dasheng Pass, and the originally prosperous port was now quiet, knowing that a big war was about to break out here, whether it was fishermen or merchants, they all fled from here.

The city was very small, there were originally hundreds of military households stationed inside, when Liu Neng attacked the city, these hundreds of military soldiers also surrendered, in addition, there were many houses and shops around the port, all of which were closed and locked, and their owners had long been missing. When Chen Yue entered the port of Guancheng by boat, he saw such a scene.

Before the army could set up camp and settle down, a soldier came to report that the imperial court sent an envoy for peace talks.