Anqing Mansion is located in the upper reaches of Nanjing, is the last barrier of Nanjing, since ancient times along the Yangtze River down the army, if to capture Anqing, Nanjing must be in the bag. [No pop-up novel network]

In the later Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Zeng Guoquan, the younger brother of Zeng Guofan, stormed Anqing City, although the soldiers were lost, and the time lasted for a long time, but he did not leave until he collapsed the city wall and occupied the city, only then did he look up to the sky and shout: "The thief is broken!" ”

shouldering a heavy responsibility, but Zhang Wenjin, the prefect of Anqing, was not happy at all, now is not the time of peace, King Ning rebelled, Jiangnan was in chaos, but the emperor ran to play the royal drive again, is there still a mess in this world?

Especially a few days ago, news came from Jiujiang that Zhu Chenhao's 80,000 troops had already conquered Jiujiang in front of the day, and he was currently collecting ships, not to mention that he was about to go down the river.

Whether to fight or surrender, or abandon the official and run away, the only three choices were placed in front of him, which made him think hard.

War, then there must be soldiers, right? Don't look at it as the gateway to Nanjing, a military important place, but there are really not many soldiers in Anqing Mansion. This is originally the mainland, how can it be possible to hoard an army? Even if the court is relieved, Zhang Wenjin himself is not at ease.

Descend, rebellion will leave a reputation for eternity! Especially the kind that fails, does King Ning have a chance of success? Zhang Wenjin was not sure, although he had also received a letter from the capital, and if there was a hint to him, the prospect of King Ning's rebellion was quite bright, and it actually looked quite good.

But Zhang Wenjin is not very optimistic about Zhu Chenhao, this person's reputation in the local area is not good. Although the reputation of the vassal king is not very good, and few have a good reputation, it is quite rare to scrape the ground like King Ning and make people angry.

Moreover, the main force of Zhu Chenhao's rebellion is also a bit problematic, among which the elite people are the palace guards, and the others are all green forest heroes and ruffians, and the so-called palace guards are actually from the green forest road.

Zhang Wenjin is not a good man who distinguishes people by identity and discriminates against Green Forest Road, but these people don't look like they can achieve great things.

"My lord, the news from Jiujiang is very clear, the reason why King Ning did not immediately enter Anqing, the ship problem is only a secondary factor, the main reason is that he is plundering in Jiujiang, how can this be a big thing?"

"Junjie, why doesn't the old man know about this?" Looking at his staff, Zhang Wenjin shook his head. Zhu Chenhao has been able to plan for so long, and after becoming Jing Nan, the first rebel vassal king of the Ming Dynasty will naturally not be a fool.

Zhang Wenjin couldn't imagine that the other party would give up the strategy of attacking Anqing and advancing Nanjing because of the small profit of sacking Jiujiang, even if he didn't know about military affairs, he knew very well that for King Ning, it was the best strategy to enter Nanjing as soon as possible before returning to Beijing. In that case, no matter how the situation in the north changes, Zhu Chenhao will have plenty of time to deal with it.

Zhu Chenhao may not know clearly, or he may not be able to command effectively, it is not easy to lead an army of 100,000, and he may not have any good generals, the most troublesome thing is that the formation of the army is still such a group of scourges, and it is strange to be able to command like an arm.

"It's just that although Chenhao is not a big thing, Anqing is only two hundred miles away from Jiujiang, and there are big rivers connected to it, but the disaster in front of him can't be escaped." Zhang Wenjin sighed.

Although it is difficult to succeed, the combat effectiveness of the scourge corps is still very strong, and Jiujiang is also an important town in the south of the Yangtze River, and the garrison troops and Anqing are only between them. Since Jiujiang was overcome, how could he have the confidence to keep Anqing from falling?

Could it be that in the end, there is only one way left for me to abandon my official position and escape? Doing so will also not leave a good reputation, but at least it is a little stronger than the rebellion, and there will be no danger of the Nine Clans.

Zhang Wenjin also heard about the matter in Jiangnan, his hometown is in Shandong, which is one of the spheres of influence that Xie Hong has expanded this year, if he descends, Anqiu Zhang's eight achievements will be destroyed, as long as he thinks about it a little, he shuddered.

"My lord, in the student's opinion, things are not so bad." The staff member smiled slightly, seeing that he had attracted Zhang Wenjin's attention, he continued to explain: "Jiujiang is too close to Nanchang after all, and the local officials have neglected to take precautions for various reasons, but Chenhao has been gathering momentum for a long time, so he has only succeeded in one blow. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Wenjin nodded, there are many reasons for negligence, some are subjective and some are objective, and he is not the only one who received a letter from Beijing.

"But it's different when you change to Anqing, Anqing is strong and has time to prepare, and after King Ning's army raged in Jiujiang, its sharpness has been lost, and it shouldn't be difficult to keep it out of the city."

"It may not be difficult to count a dozen, but if it takes a long time......" Zhang Wenjin groaned for a while, and it was still difficult to break: "Does Junjie mean that he wants to wait for news from the north?" However, even if the holy car returns to Beijing smoothly, when the news comes, I am afraid that you and I will ...... It's not proper, it's not proper. ”

"My lord Mingjian," the staff member said calmly: "What is going on in the north, the students dare not speculate in vain, they can only pray for the safety of the holy car and return with great victory, but the students of Jiangnan affairs can assert that as long as the adults have the heart to serve the country and defend Anqing, within ten days, reinforcements will come, and the situation in Jiangnan will also change greatly." ”

"Why did Jun Jie say this...... Zhang Wenjin was taken aback, although he was young, he was born in a family, and he was by his side to accumulate some qualifications, and he still had to go to Beijing for scientific research in the future, and the other party had always been cautious in his words and deeds, so he was relieved to discuss these confidential matters with him, but who would have thought that the other party would suddenly come up with such an astonishing sentence.

Zhang Wenjin also turned countless thoughts for a while, guessing the identity of the other party, and he was fine? Internal? It can't be a factory guard, right?

"Don't worry, adults," Zhang Wenjin's reaction was a little big, and the staff hurriedly reassured: "You should also know about the joint letter of the Jiangnan family to open the sea, and the student is a child of the Zheng family, and he has never hidden it from the adults, so ......"

Zhang Wenjin was slightly relieved when he heard this, and wondered: "That's not because you were plagued...... Is it caused by Lord Xie's persecution? ”

"No, no, my lord, there are often fallacies in rumors, and it is not enough to believe it, dare to teach adults to know that today's Jiangnan ......"

Zheng Jie briefly described the content of the Ningbo meeting, and said: "There is a letter in the Jiangnan family before, saying that the Governor's Office has a response to the Jiangnan matter, and it will be fully launched if it is not said, and all the families have responded. ”

"But ......" Zhang Wenjin was dumbfounded when he heard it, if it was really those families who had been mobilized, then the viable surname of Shou Anqing was still very strong. However, from a sworn enemy to a sworn friend, the Jiangnan family has changed too quickly, right? What are these people trying to do? Could it be that the emperor has offered some generous conditions that are difficult to refuse? How credible is this?

Picking up and putting down the teacup, repeating it several times, Zhang Wenjin was able to stabilize his mind, he suddenly looked directly at Zheng Jie, and asked: "Junjie, you have been assisting the old man for some years, and the old man treats you well, what do you think?" ”

"The adults appreciate the grace of promotion, Zheng Jie dare not forget it for a while."

Zhang Wenjin said in a deep voice: "The old man doesn't want you to return anything else, today's matter, you give the old man a secret, what kind of benefits did Lord Xie promise you, and what kind of chances do you have, so that the Jiangnan family can respond?" It's not that the old man doesn't believe you, this thing is really a bit unbelievable. ”

He is not very capable, but he has an advantage, that is, he is willing to trust professionals, and he can put it off the shelf. At this very moment, he decided to ask straight to the point, the matter was urgent, and there was no time for him to go around.

"My lord, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and it is difficult to say the odds of victory, but from what my father has seen, whether it is Jiangnan or Saibei, Hou Ye has some success in his heart......"

Since Zheng Jie put forward his opinions unusually, he is also fully prepared to persuade Zhang Wenjin, he speaks in a low voice, but with full confidence, this gesture is quite infectious, but the most infectious thing is what he said.

"My lord knows that after the Ningbo meeting, Hou Ye originally said that he would preside over Jiangnan for a while, and he would not leave until all the construction was on the right track, but about a month before the holy car left Beijing, Hou Ye suddenly returned to Beijing, which shows that Hou Ye had already arranged and predicted the changes on the grassland. Now, Lord Wang, who was sent by the Hou Ye to preside over the overall situation, has also arrived......"

"Which Lord Wang, it is ......"

"Yes, it's the King of Rites." Zheng Jie replied with a smile, "It turned out to be him, Lord Wang's name, and the old man has been famous for a long time." Zhang Wenjin nodded slowly.

Wang Shouren's experience is already legendary, coupled with the reputation of the Ivy Academy, as the head of the academy, Wang Shouren's reputation is even more out of control. No matter whether he can afford to look down on the academy or look down on the academy, no one can deny that this man is a great talent, which can be seen from the textbooks he wrote.

Fully prepared, coupled with Xie Hong's consistent performance in the past, the odds of winning are indeed there, but Zhang Wenjin did not completely relieve his doubts, and what puzzled him the most was where the motivation of the Jiangnan family came from.

"As for the promise, in fact, Lord Wang just reaffirmed the spirit of the Ningbo Conference, and set the standard for obtaining contributions in response to the chaos in Jiangnan." Zheng Jie also knew his thoughts, so he quickly talked about this section.

"This contribution again? Isn't this thing related to sea trade, how can it be ......" Zhang Wenjin didn't know anything about sea trade, he knew that there were some profits, but the risk was not small, just for this little thing, those families uncharacteristically gave up waiting and watching, and devoted themselves to Xie Hong's camp?

"That's the contribution, my lord, this thing is not just about business, the future of the Ming Dynasty, it can play a big role......" Zheng Jie began to explain in detail.

(To be continued)