On 14 December, when the soldiers and civilians in Nanjing learned that the pro-conquest army had returned to the division in triumph and was about to land at Longjiang Pass outside the city, the soldiers and civilians in the city cheered, and tens of thousands of people flocked to the Longjiang Pass wharf to greet the triumphant army. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In view of the fact that there were too many people who took the initiative to welcome them, Zhao Zhilong, the Marquis of Xincheng, and Liu Kongzhao, the Marquis of Sincerity, had to dispatch the Beijing camp to maintain order.

The officials surrendered to Ma Shiying, Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, Han Zanzhou, and the courtiers above the seventh rank in Nanjing, as well as the dukes, marquis, Boxungui and ministers in Nanjing, all of whom were organized to break up with the car, sprinkled with hundreds of thousands of people, covered with black gauze, crimson and green, so lively.

As soon as everyone arrived at Longjiang Pass, they saw thousands of large and small river boats on the river, flying down from the upstream, and on the leading 800-material ship, there was a striking bright yellow dragon flag and the honor guard of the Son of Heaven!

"The Holy Driver is Coming......

Both the officials and the people present were very nervous, and the docks, which were originally crowded, suddenly became very quiet, and everyone involuntarily stood on tiptoe, stretched their heads out, and waited for Wang Shi.

Ma Shiying bit her lip lightly, her fists clenched tightly, and her whole body trembled faintly, showing that her heart was extremely uncalm.

When he opened his eyes and saw Emperor Zhu Youhua standing on the front deck of the ship, dressed in Yuan-blue dragon pattern silk armor, smiling at him, he couldn't care about the dust on the ground, and couldn't help but kneel down on the spot.

"Minister Ma Shiying, knock on His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Minister Ruan Dacheng, knock to see His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Chenlu Zhenfei ......"

"The ...... of the Ministers"

"Minister Xu Hongji ......"

"Slave Han Zan Zhou ......"

"Slave Lu Jiude ......"

In the center of the dock, with the beginning of the first assistant Ma Shiying, the ministers followed closely behind, and slowly bowed down with the most solemn attitude.

There was no need for the officials to give special orders, and then the gentry and people around the wharf also brushed together, and took the initiative to bow down, and the sound of the mountain was endless, resounding in the sky, although it was not very neat, but the pious posture was visible to anyone at a glance.

Ma Shiying lay on the bluestone floor of the pier, tears flashing in the corners of her eyes.

The Holy Lord returned triumphantly, and the days of fear were over, and he suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was light, and everyone floated up with some excitement.

"Three hundred years of the emperor's reign, sure enough, the people's hearts still exist, and it is not in vain for me to die and go on the expedition!"

Zhu Youhua, who was standing on the boat, was also moved when he saw the heartfelt enthusiasm of the officials and people on the dock, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes. After more than a month of fighting, the wind and rain made Zhu Youhua's originally handsome and fair face a little black, but his eyes became more and more focused.

The fierce enthusiasm of the military and civilians made Zhu Youhua very pleased, and he also secretly made up his mind in his heart that in the future, he must make great efforts to expel the Tartars, recover Shenjing, and bring back the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty! Let the people of the Ming Dynasty be spared from being ravaged by the Tartars, and let Yangzhou not happen again in ten days, and the tragedy of the three massacres in Jiading will not happen again! There has never been a moment when Zhu Youhua has such a strong sense of mission.

If I live, I will let the people prosper, and if I die, I will not let the people perish!

As the fleet docked, put on the pedal, the guards propped up the Huangluo umbrella cover, and Zhu Youhua walked along the pedal to the dock with a solemn expression. The clothes and armor are bright, the weapons are dazzling, and the elite sergeants of the very mighty and majestic Gongsheng Battalion act as the imperial guards, and disembark from the ship, and the Jinyi guards are arranged to the second echelon.

As soon as Zhu Youhua got off the boat, there were accompanying Honglu Temple salute officials shouting loudly to order the ministers and the people to be even. Then there was another mountain cry.

After the salute, the guides composed of Han, Zhan, Ke, and Dao guided the holy car back to Beijing. The soldiers stood in the middle of the road, and camped in front of the Great Church Field and the Filial Piety Tomb respectively to prevent accidents.

Wherever the car came, all the people cheered, and the sound was heard for miles. The people greeted them with hundreds of yarn lanterns, and from time to time there were people and people lying on the side of the road. The common people rushed to tell each other: today's colorful clouds appeared, yesterday there were big stars and thousands of big trees floating in the river, these are all auspicious signs, it seems that the prosperity of the country is hopeful. Previously, the left rebelled against the army, and the people were uneasy, but now the Holy Lord and the army returned triumphantly, and the people were happy to show joy on their faces.

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Jinyi Wei edict prison.

"Why is it so lively outside? Didn't Zuo Shuai's army come over? ”

Huang Zongxi, Hou Fangyu and others knelt in the dim prison cell, whispering to each other, through the iron window, faintly heard the sound of the mountain and the tsunami outside, thinking that Zuo Liangyu's army had reached the city of Nanjing, and each showed a little joy.

But when they saw the Jinyi lieutenants on duty outside the prison room, although they were in a hurry, they didn't see much panic and fear, they couldn't help but have a trace of doubt, they didn't know what was going on outside, but subjectively, they didn't believe that the faint monarch would be the opponent of the battlefield general Zuo Liangyu, they preferred to believe that Zuo Liangyu led the hundreds of thousands of troops on the side of the Qing monarch to attack Nanjing, at this moment, the people must have taken the initiative to open the door and surrender under the leadership of Donglin's friends.

Just when they were speculating in their hearts, a noisy sound suddenly appeared in the edict prison, accompanied by the shouting and scolding of the captain in Jinyi, the sound became closer and louder, and through the cell, it gradually fell into the ears of Hou Fangyu and Huang Zongxi and others.

Hou Fangyu originally had some time to listen, but suddenly, he showed a look of horror on his face, pointed to the direction where the voice came from outside the prison and said tremblingly: "Then, that voice is so familiar, isn't it the voice of Brother Zifang (Gu Gao) and Brother Dingsheng (Chen Zhenhui)?" ”

Huang Zongxi and Zuo Guangxian also pricked up their ears to listen when they heard the words, and the more they listened, the more solemn their faces became, and they no longer regained their joy and happiness.

"There are indeed the voices of a few members of the club." Huang Zongxi's brows were furrowed, and his face was frighteningly cold.

"Didn't they successfully escape the capture of Jinyiwei and take refuge in the Ningnan Hou army? Listening to the captain's scolding, it seems that they have also been arrested? Zuo Guangxian said with a very depressed expression.

Everyone was silent, and suddenly there was a dead silence in the cell. If it is really as Zuo Guangxian said, if they are arrested, it means that Ningnan Hou Zuo Liangyu has been defeated, and this result is definitely a nightmare for them, and they don't want to see it. Once Zuo Liangyu is defeated, they will no longer have room for maneuver, and the outcome is already conceivable.

"Maybe a few of the brothers came to the prison to rescue us, but I don't know." Hou Fangyu smiled miserably, at this moment, even he didn't believe it.