Because there may still be resistance forces in the city of Nanjing that are trying to resist stubbornly, Fang Yuan's entry into the city at this time cannot ensure safety.

Jing Jie asked Fang Yuan to wait at the post station outside Nanjing, and he would enter the city first to settle the people, recruit and rebel, and after the situation was stable, Fang Yuan would enter the city again to preside over the overall situation.

In two days, Zhao Mingyi of the Jinling Merchant Gang and Liu Jing, the representative of the squire, went to the post station outside Nanjing to meet Fang Yuan at the first time. Their plan to dedicate the city went wrong, and if Fang Yuan used the topic to go crazy, he could completely copy another big raid of Shaoxing Mansion.

When the two of them saw Fang Yuan, they cried and knelt on the ground, kowtowing more than once, "Governor Fang, we were detained by the garrison eunuch Han Zanzhou, not colluding with Ruan Dacheng and Han Zanzhou to lure Governor Fang into the bureau, please Governor Fang!" ”

Fang Yuan didn't believe that they had already taken refuge, and when the matter came, he went to play with two sides and three knives, so he accepted their statement, and hurriedly got up to help the two of them, and soothed them with kind words, "The so-called planning is in the sky, and any plan may have unexpected changes, right!" I can be relieved that the Governor has never blamed you. At the beginning of the war, the Jinling merchant gang cooperated with the Xuanjia army to settle the people in Nanjing; Liu Lao united the squires of various counties to appease the people in the township, and they should be the same as before, and they should not be frightened and chaotic. ”

The two of them got his forgiveness, and finally passed the test, and they were grateful for his generosity, and hurriedly bowed their heads and thanked them.

Three days later, news came from Jing Jie in Nanjing City that Ruan Dacheng had escaped from Nanjing City and went to join Ma Shiying in Quarry Rock.

The city of Nanjing has also returned to its pre-war order, shops have begun to open as usual, and the people have begun to go out to make a living.

The only difficult thing is that Gao Hongtu, the head of the household department of Nanjing City, Jiang Yueguang, the Zhan Shi of the Hanlin Academy, and Lu Daqi, the former governor of Nanzhili, led the civil and military officials of Nanjing City to guard in front of the big square in front of Chengtian Gate, and resolutely did not let the Xuanjia Army step into Chengtianmen for half a step.

The layout of the Forbidden City in Nanjing is almost the same as that in Beijing, since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court has not spent money on repairing the Forbidden City due to financial constraints, and most of the palaces have been abandoned. It is really still in use, and only the main hall of Fengtian Palace, the five office areas on the east side of the Chengtianmen Square, the five military governor's mansions on the west side, and several palaces in the harem that are specially used for palace maids and eunuchs to live.

The reason why the ministers of Nanjing resolutely did not let Fang Yuan step into the Chengtian Gate was because inside the Chengtian Gate, which was the palace of the imperial palace, and he was not allowed to enter unless summoned by the emperor. If Fang Yuan trespassed into the Chengtian Gate, it would be a great crime of rebellion.

Fang Yuan was quite helpless about these stubborn and conservative ministers, just going to the palace like this, there would inevitably be a conflict with them, this was not something that could solve the problem with anyone's fist. And when it comes to the truth, he attacked Nanjing City without authorization as a court horse, which was also a trespasser.

Fang Yuan asked Zhu Cihuan, the king of Wuyue in Suzhou City, and Princess Kunxing from the Taihu base to bring them to Nanjing City, and briefly informed the two of them of the scene in front of the Nanjing Palace, hoping that the two could come forward on behalf of the royal family to persuade these ministers who were not retreating.

Zhu Cihuan and Princess Kunxing were willing to accompany him to the palace.

Under the escort of the Xuanjia Army, everyone went to the main square and met the officials of Nanjing City who were holding a sit-in demonstration. He raised his eyes and saw that there were at least hundreds of officials gathered in the large square in front of Chengtian Gate. Because Ma Shiying was not in the city, the garrison eunuch Han Zanzhou had also died in battle, and the highest position in Nanjing City was now Gao Hongtu, the head of the household.

Gao Hongtu saw that Fang Yuan and his party had arrived, and he had never seen Zhu Cihuan and Princess Kunxing, he only knew Fang Yuan, so he immediately rushed up, pointed at Fang Yuan's door and scolded, "Fang Yuan, you are a chaotic minister and thief, you dare to lead your troops to attack Nanjing City, are you going to rebel?!" ”

With Gao Hongtu taking the lead, Jiang Yueguang and Lu Daqi gathered the ministers who were sitting together to get up one after another, waving their fists in indignation, and were about to rush up to fight Fang Yuan, but they were all separated by the big shield of the Xuanjia Army, and they couldn't get close.

Before Fang Yuan could speak, Zhu Cihuan on the side had already said coldly, "Gao Shangshu, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng have turned Nanjing City into a miasma, wantonly blackmailing the rich gentry and the people, and I don't see you full of righteous indignation. Governor Fang is just hanging the people and killing the people, but you add up evil words, are you dizzy? ”

Princess Kunxing also said angrily, "Gao Hongtu, what do you mean by a chaotic minister and a thief?" The horse is a first-class official position, the governor of Zhejiang, no matter the official rank, or the grade is above you, the household book. The imperial court has not yet characterized the horse, you are just a second-grade scholar, and you dare to arrange the horse at will is a chaotic minister and thief?! I think you're the real thief! ”

Gao Hongtu was scolded by Zhu Cihuan and the others, stunned on the spot, and didn't know the identities of the two, and asked hesitantly, "Who are you?" ”

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice, "Gao Shangshu, they are Zhu Cihuan, the king of Wuyue, the princess of Kunxing!" Gao Shangshu prides himself as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and when he saw the prince and princess of the Ming Dynasty, he not only did not salute, but also shouted, what kind of Ming etiquette is this? ”

Gao Hongtu was taken aback, only then did he realize that he didn't know Mount Tai with his eyes, and he looked at the two of them deeply, "The old minister visited the king and princess of Wu Yue, and the old minister was clumsy for a while, and asked the prince and the princess to forgive their sins." ”

Fang Yuan took out the 10,000-word letter signed by the Jinling Merchant Gang and the Nanjing Squire and the Nanjing Squire, threw it in front of Gao Hongtu, and said sharply, "Gao Shangshu, this is the people's accusation against Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, you can see it clearly." As a second-grade high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty, and a self-proclaimed Qingliu master, have you ever admonished or stopped it? ”

Gao Hongtu took the book of 10,000 words and reviewed them one by one, as soon as such a book of 10,000 people came out, the accusations of the people fell on them, the ministers who supported Ma Shiying.

The cold sweat on his forehead flowed, and he trembled and handed the book of ten thousand words back to Fang Yuan, "Governor Fang, this, the old minister thinks that this is also an expedient measure for the enemy's soldiers to come to the city, so he didn't stop it." ”

Fang Yuan said coldly, "The enemy soldiers are coming to the city? The implication of Gao Shangshu's words is that the governor, the prince, and the princess are your enemies?! What the princess said is not false at all, the real rebels and thieves turned out to be your Gao Shangshu party! ”

He directly called Gao Hongtu a chaotic minister and thief, and even charged him with forming a party for personal gain, Gao Hongtu was so frightened that his face was bloodless, and he said in a trembling voice, "This, the old minister is confused, he doesn't choose what to say, and I hope that the prince, the princess, and the horse will forgive their sins!" ”

Jiang Yueguang secretly called luck, this fire did not burn on his head, and he was also informed and stopped talking.

Only Lu Daqi, who is a member of the Donglin Party, is a close friend with Qian Qianyi and others on weekdays, and he has long hated the other party for a long time. Princess, the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, if you marry a chicken and follow a chicken, you should teach your husband and children in the boudoir, and you dare to come out and scold the minister, which is not to obey women's morality; And you Fang Yuan, as a concubine and the governor of Zhejiang, but secretly colluded with Zuo Liangyu, you are not a rebellious minister and thief, who is a rebellious minister and thief? ! ”

As soon as he said this, the spearhead was pointed at Fang Yuan, Zhu Cihuan, and Princess Kunxing, and he was extremely ruthless.

Zhu Cihuan was already trembling with anger, and Princess Kunxing pointed to the door in front of him and said, "You, you are simply disrespectful to the old and disregard the etiquette law. ”

Lu Daqi retorted sharply, "It's better than a princess hen Si Chen, and the harem is in a bright and upright manner." ”

The ministers looked at each other, and they didn't dare to say a word.

Princess Kunxing was scolded by him in public, this was something she had never encountered, her pink face was red with anger, her eyes flashed with tears from grievance, and she almost cried.

Fang Yuan stared at Lu Daqi coldly, Princess Kunxing was reluctant to say a word more than him, this self-proclaimed Donglin Party member, who disregarded Sven as a scholar, and humiliated his woman unscrupulously in front of him, that is damned!

However, Lu Daqi's mind was originally clear, and his behavior of scolding in public was clearly deliberately looking for death, wanting to fulfill the reputation of his ministers. He wanted to die to gain fame and reputation, but Fang Yuan would not give him this opportunity to make a name for himself, and secretly sneered, "Lu Daqi, you want to die, I just don't want you to die, I want you to live for 10,000 years, life is better than death!" ”