Since Emperor Chengzu seized the throne as a vassal king, the Ming Dynasty has been quite strict with the management of the feudal domains and the children of the clan.

Many vassal kings could not participate in the government and were confined to fiefdoms, and the court used silver money to support them, so that they could have no worries about food and clothing.

There is a way to be born in sorrow and die in peace, these vassal kings have nothing to do all day long, eat and drink ****, in the hotbed, they are raised to be wasted, even if there are individual princes with ambitions, but they can only be trapped in the mansion, and over time they will be consumed by wine, and finally they will become more people who eat and wait for death.

When the prince of the Ming Dynasty was about fifteen years old, he had to go to other places to serve as a vassal, and only the prince could be trained by the orthodox emperor, and it was difficult for other clans to be educated.

In history, Guangzong and Xizong were all educated because of the lack of effective ministers, and finally left a faint name, Emperor Sizong did not have any famous teachers to teach before he took the throne, if he could cultivate from an early age, Emperor Sizong would not be so suspicious.

Emperor Hongguang used to be the son of the Fu Domain, and the old Fu King himself was a promiscuity, he thought that to be a feudal king, and there was no need to govern the world, so naturally he did not give Emperor Hongguang any education, so that he became a standard mediocre person.

With the talent of Emperor Hongguang, he is not a master of great talent, he is like the old Fu King, and he also likes beauty, naturally he is not a famous king, and even very stupid, but as the king of a country, he is unwilling to save the Ming Dynasty, and he is not willing to keep the foundation of his ancestors for more than 200 years?

Obviously, Hongguang has the heart of Zhongxing Daming, but he lacks ability, lacks strategic vision, and can't control the desire for wine, so he has done nothing so far.

After Emperor Hongguang finished reading Wang Yan's book, in which the protection of the country and the people's hearts, as well as the tragedy of Yangzhou alone facing hundreds of thousands of Qing troops, the helplessness of the Southern Division repeatedly did not come, which made the heart of this mediocre son churn.

When the court quarreled all day long, his people, his generals and troops were fighting bloodily with the Beiyu, defending his country, he couldn't help but be touched in his heart, and then put down the request for help, looked up at His Royal Highness's ministers, and said word by word: "Yangzhou must be saved!" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, the military and civilians of Yangzhou have resisted the Qing army for more than a month, and it has been difficult to hold on for a long time. Emperor Hongguang looked down at the ministers, it was rare to make a decision, he straightened his body, and said loudly: "I have decided to help, Ma Qing, Qian Qing, quickly come up with a solution!" ”

Since Wang Yan recaptured Yangzhou, the princes of the court have been discussing it for more than a month, and Ma Fu and Donglin have earned more than a month, and there has been no solution.

Now that the matter of the aid has burned his eyebrows, how could the two parties suddenly come up with countermeasures, and the ministers heard the emperor's words, and their heads suddenly bowed.

"Your Majesty!" Qian Qianyi was named by the emperor, knowing that he couldn't avoid it, he hugged the ivory wat and said: "Yangzhou crisis, it's too late to transfer soldiers and horses to other places, and now the closest to Nanjing is the soldiers and horses under the command of the Marquis of Jingnan, and the minister still thinks that the soldiers and horses of the Marquis of Jingnan should be withdrawn to aid Yang!" ”

The five major feudal towns of the Hongguang Dynasty, one rebellion and three surrenders, only Huang Degong was left with one town, guarding Zuo Town in the Wuhu area of Chizhou, Qian Qianyi had no choice but to bring up the old things again.

Whether to transfer Huang Zhen to help, the court has been arguing for more than a month, and Qian Qianyi's mention of it immediately triggered another attack by the two parties.

"Your Majesty!" Ruan Dacheng, the secretary of the military department, came out of the column and said: "The northern captives of the Azig department broke through the thieves in Jiujiang, and now they are about to go east, the Anqing rebels have not fought with it, and it seems that there is a tendency to fall to the Qing court, and the soldiers and horses of the Marquis of Jingnan will not move!" ”

In history, Duoduo's army fell into Nanjing first, and then Zuozhen surrendered to the Qing court, but in today's history, Duoduo was blocked by Wang Yan in Jiangbei, but the history of the western front has not changed.

Hongguang heard the words of the two, both of them made sense, and his indecisive nature was revealed again, and he couldn't help but be afraid of his legs and said: "Since this is the case, what should I do?" ”

"You don't need my strategy, you can have soldiers and horses to save Yangzhou!" Qian Qianyi listened to the emperor's words, looked at Ruan Dacheng with squinted eyes, and said sarcastically.

"Your Majesty!" Ruan Dacheng ignored Qian Qianyi, held the ivory wat and saluted Emperor Hongguang, and said again: "Zuo Shilang recruited thousands of troops in Zhejiang Province, and all the provinces in Nanzhili have practiced village bravery, and Your Majesty can pass on the edict to all places and recruit the gentry of Jiangnan to raise troops and serve the king!" ”

"No!" When Wang Duo, a member of the Donglin Party and a scholar heard this, he suddenly came out of the ranks, pointed at Ruan Dacheng and scolded: "The remnants of the eunuch party want to repeat the secession of the late Han Dynasty? ”

Ruan Dacheng was immediately furious and retorted: "Now that the Marquis of Jingnan has 40,000 soldiers and horses defending the western front, facing the 150,000 troops of the left and the left, Jiujiang and nearly 100,000 captives in the north are watching carelessly. Er Donglin wants to transfer Jingnanhou's people, if there are less, he can't solve the siege of Yangzhou, if there are more, the left and the north will go east, how can Jingnanhou resist? ”

Most of the people in Donglin are civil ministers, mainly in charge of the Ministry of Rites, Households, and Labor, and they only know very little about military affairs.

"Your Majesty!" Ma Shiying saw that the time was ripe, so he came out to support Ruan Dacheng and said: "The minister thinks that Ruan Shangshu's words are reasonable, and the imperial court has no soldiers to send, so it can only send orders to all places and recruit soldiers and horses from the king!" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister also seconded it!"

A group of Ma Party officials took advantage of the situation to bow down.

Emperor Hongguang saw that the ministers in the court instantly knelt down halfway, and his heart suddenly became excited, and he stood up from the dragon throne and said in a loud voice: "Ruan Aiqing's words are reasonable, and I have made up my mind, so the military department has ordered the southern Zhili and the governments of Zhejiang Province to raise troops and serve the king!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Seeing the emperor's support, Ruan Dacheng was overjoyed, and saluted with an ivory wat and said: "The minister thinks that he wants to let the gentry and gentry in Jiangnan do their best to aid Yang, and the court should promise heavy benefits, and can send orders to all provinces, and lead ten people to help to seal the small flag, fifty people to seal the general flag, one hundred people to seal one hundred households, one thousand people to seal thousands of households, and the highest can be the commander of the Sanpin Battalion, so the people of Jiangnan will definitely be enthusiastic to help!" ”

"Quasi-play!" Hongguang was already close to Ma Ruan's party, and he was on the rise, so he immediately waved his hand and agreed.

"Your Majesty! Arbitrarily sealing the official position, this way to take trouble, the minister thinks that it is absolutely impossible! Qian Qianyi saw that the emperor agreed with Ruan Dacheng's policy, and hurriedly came out to oppose it.

A group of people in Donglin also felt that it was easy for the people to recruit soldiers and horses on their own, and to allow them to take official positions, so they would easily make the central power fall aside, and they came out to oppose it one after another.

"Now there are nearly 600,000 soldiers and horses in the north and left, and there are only 70,000 or 80,000 soldiers and horses near Nanjing, how to block the enemy's soldiers! Er Donglin's people, can they handle the knife and draw the bow? Ruan Dacheng saw that Emperor Hongguang seemed to be moved by Donglin's words again, and he was about to change his words, so he hurriedly defended himself: "The minister's strategy, although there are far-reaching worries, can quench the thirst of the near, so that the imperial court will have hundreds of thousands of more horses in Jiangnan in an instant, and solve the embarrassment that the imperial court has no soldiers available." ”

"The king of the palace can also be ordered, but the official position must not be sealed without permission, and this is the way to destroy the country!" Qian Qianyi retreated and said: "There is no such case in the national dynasty, and the law of the ancestors must not be broken!" ”

Hongguang saw that the two parties would continue to discuss endlessly, and his face couldn't help but be a little ugly, and he had no patience to look at it any longer, so he still chose to support Ma Ruan's party, which he was closer to, as before.

"That's it!" Hongguang was a little annoyed and lined up the dragon chair to stop the argument in the court, and then said: "I have decided, Naruan Aiqing's words, you don't have to talk about it!" I will leave the specific affairs to Ruan Aiqing to handle with full authority! ”

"Minister, Ruan Dacheng commands!"