Martial law in Jinling City has lasted for three days.

Gu Jiang looked at the gloomy sky, scolded, and tightened the clothes on his body.

In the past three days, he didn't go out of the door, and an ominous feeling made him very irritable, and he completely lost the demeanor of Mr. Gu, who was eye-catching in Shilin, but returned to the appearance of "Gu Wei" two years earlier.

He was born with double eyes, white and black, and a temperament, so he has the nickname of Gu Wei.

"Mr. Gu, we can't send out the newspapers we printed." The workers next to him frowned, although the remuneration they had been given in the past three days was the same, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that if the newspaper could no longer send out the printed "People's Livelihood Express," then it would lose money, and it would be difficult to say whether the owner would default on their wages.

Even if the big owner behind Mr. Gu is not in arrears, if they close their doors and close down, where will they find such a job again!

"Wait and see, if it doesn't work out, you can only take the name assassin to meet the government."

As he was talking, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside, and then a man stumbled open the door and broke in.

"Mr. Gu, it's a bad thing, it's a bad thing, the government sent a large number of people to wait, saying that they want to take over the newspaper!"

The person who came was a student in the Nan'jing Guozi Prison, whose surname was Fu, his name was straight, and his words were correct. Since the publication of "Storm Collection" and other publications, their influence has been very widespread, and "Storm Collection" and "People's Livelihood Express" did not have the bad habit of "a dog bites a person is not news, a dog bites a dog is news, and if a person does not bite a dog reporter, he will personally bite and create news". Most of the people reported are righteous in the world, and those who are stabbed are justified, so they are extremely popular. Therefore, after learning that the government was going to raid the newspaper, Fu Zhigan took a big risk and rushed to report the news.

"Huh?"

"The sentient beings in the Guozi Prison have already stopped the officials, but they may not be able to stop it for long. Mr. Gu, let's go! ”

"Let's go? I'm not leaving, I'm going to see who dares to take over this newspaper. "Gu Jiang's strange Gu Wei name is not for nothing. He sneered: "What's more, I'm not one of those civil officials who cheated on the court staff and sold my reputation for fame." On the surface, it is to resist the king's order, but in fact it is just for my own selfish interests, I act frankly, report things and act frankly, what are I afraid of! ”

"But ......"

At this time, the subordinates of the Liudu Dynasty did not think about how to go north to King Qin, save the king from fire and water, and save Li Shu from the general, but they came to embarrass with me as a scholar and a newspaper. Who's going to do this? ”

"Why should Mr. Gu be stubborn, Jingshi...... Kyoshi ......"

Fu Zhizheng was hesitating whether to tell his conjecture, when suddenly a landslide and tsunami voice came from around: "Jingshi has fallen!" ”

In an instant, this voice swept through the entire Jinling City, in the streets and alleys. Everywhere there was a cry of "the fall of Jingshi".

In the past three hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the second time the Jingshi fell, the last time was Chengzu Jingnan, and he invaded Jinling, and this time Chongzhen lost the country and lost Yanjing!

"What?" Even Gu Jiang was so shocked that he almost sat on the ground. Then he began to cry.

Gu Jiang accepted Xinxiang's practical learning, and Jingliu was like a celestial, but he was still a scholar of the Ming Dynasty in essence, and he just hoped that the Ming court would accept Xinxiang's practical learning, regain his spirit, and make the whole country rejuvenated. He presided over the newspapers and periodicals, and he never had the idea of spreading the word to the world: perhaps one day the Son of Heaven Chongzhen knew his reputation and ideas, and summoned him to Beijing to play the right game, he could directly enter the core of the ruling class, display his life's ambitions, and bring the Ming Dynasty to a new stage.

But now, that dream is shattered.

Immediately, he suddenly woke up: those people in the capital knew that Jingshi had fallen, so they were afraid that the "Minsheng Express" would publish their opinions at this time and affect their arrangements for dealing with the aftermath!

Especially in the recent issues of "People's Livelihood Miscellaneous Records" and "People's Livelihood Express", Gu Jiang severely criticized the inaction of the ministers and generals who stayed in the capital, especially Shi Kefa and Zhang Guowei, Shi Kefa is Huaifu, and Zhang Guowei is the governor of Jiangnan, all of whom have been in power for more than six years, but the two have not trained as a soldier and a soldier, and have not increased their salaries and grains, so they can't move the king and retreat to support the state. Gu Jiang even criticized the two of them for being empty and agreeing to Donglin, but they were corpses and vegetarian meals, and their words were fierce and unprecedented.

If he knew that the Jingshi had fallen, he was afraid that the words would be more intense, and he would even accuse the Liudu ministers of having bad intentions and not saving them from death - from the beginning of the thieves breaking through Xu'zhou to prepare for the Northern Expedition, it has been four months now, and for such a long time, Liudu has not sent a single reinforcement to the Beijing Division, and even when the reinforcements from Si'chuan and Huguang passed through Liudu, they also caused mutiny and rebellion because of insufficient food supply, this is not the responsibility of the Liudu ministers or anyone!

As soon as he thought of this, Gu Jiang immediately jumped up and said sharply: "The princes who stayed in the capital misled the country, and now they want to control their speech and mislead the people?" Fu Zhengzhi, you go and ask the students of Taixue to hold on for another half an hour, and I will publish the latest issue of "People's Livelihood Express"! ”

"Good, good!" Fu Zhi also realized this, and responded loudly: "Mr. Gu is not afraid of death, but Fu is not afraid of it!" ”

He turned around and ran away, Gu Jiang strode towards the typesetting room: "Come on, the ink and lead are ready, the printing press is started, and the paper is on the machine!" ”

He thought as he walked, and his thoughts poured out like a spring, from the courtyard to the typesetting room, it was only more than ten steps, and then he pushed open the door and said loudly: "I dictate, you typesetting, don't be confused, don't be missing!" ”

Just when Gu Jiang was busy printing the last issue of "Minsheng Express" in Jinling, the Nanjing Town Guard Division was in chaos, and the forces of various factions were shouting and shouting, and no one could hear it clearly.

The one who fights is only who to appoint as the new king.

As soon as they learned of the fall of Jingshi, they didn't even know whether Chongzhen was alive or dead, and they had already decided to set up a new king. In their opinion, even if Chongzhen lived, he would become a prisoner of the thieves, just like when Emperor Yingzong was a prisoner of Vala, and they had to appoint a new monarch in order to deal with the possible extortion of the intruding army.

Whether it is Shi Kefa and Zhang Guowei from the Donglin Party, or Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng from the Eunuch Party, or Liu Kongzhao and Xu Hongji from Xungui, they are completely consistent on this point, and even the eunuchs of Nanjing Town Shousi agree with this.

In other words, without knowing Chongzhen's life and death, all the courtiers in the south had completely abandoned him, including his heirs, who had been excluded from the candidates for the succession to the throne.

However, on the question of who to appoint as emperor, the opinions of all parties cannot be unanimous.

But according to the Gangchang, Chongzhen and his family have lost the throne, and Zhu Yousong, the Fuwang who has the longest relationship with them, should of course succeed to the throne, and Zhu Yousong has another advantage in succeeding to the throne, he fled from He'nan and is currently in Huai'an, and he can be picked up immediately if he wants to be established. However, the Donglin Party, which has always oppressed people with the principles of loyalty and filial piety, and the general ethics of the festival, refused to establish a successor and a long man at this time, and abandoned the principles in the "Great Rites Discussion" and "National Capital Dispute", but insisted on "establishing virtues", and the reason was nothing more than that Zhu Yousong would seek them to settle the old accounts that forced his father to leave the capital and failed to succeed to the throne after he came to power.

Those who harm the state with selfishness, Donglin also, those who mislead the people with selfishness, Donglin also!

But the relatives insisted on Lifu Wang, and among them, Ruan Dacheng, who saw the opportunity, jumped up and down, with little force.

"The country can't be without a king for a day, if there is no conclusion at this time, and the ministers elsewhere support a distant branch as the emperor, do you recognize it or not?" For Ruan Dacheng, this is his only chance to turn over, so he said sharply: "Dacheng is now a cloth cloth, Shang Si serves the country and is loyal to the king, everyone is favored by the emperor of Daxing, but you are so neglectful of state affairs, are you not afraid of the wrath of the heavens and the resentment of the people?" ”

"Emperor Daxing?" Qian Qianyi, who was also deposed, sneered: "The life and death of the Son of Heaven is not known, so you say that he is a great act, is it a curse or a grievance?" ”

"Light literati, no inkmen, are still pestering these at this time. Qian Muzhai, you can go to find the Son of Heaven to accuse me of disrespect, but I want to see if you are punished for ignoring the overall situation, or if I am dedicated to serving the country! ”

"Alright, alright, you two have been fighting for so long, what else is there to fight?" Next to him, Xu Hongji persuaded: "King Fu is in Huai'an, whether it is a successor or a chief, it should be King Fu......"

"At this time, the country is in danger, and it is better to establish a successor than to establish a virtuous, when the king of Lilu, the king of Lu is also in Huai'an, and it can be ushered in!" Gao Hongtu, the former minister of Donglin who was revived at the beginning of this year, said loudly.

"What did Shi Kefa say?" Leng Buding, Liu Kong called.

Now relying on Jinling, the most powerful force is Shi Kefa, Shi Kefa has been in Nanzhili for many years, although he has not trained into any elite soldiers, but now the imperial court still has the strength of the army, such as Zuo Liangyu, have served under his subordinates, and he also has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, as long as he makes up his mind, no matter who he sets up, it is a very simple matter.

"Shi Daolin thought that he could establish King Gui." Someone laughed and said: "In the scholar's opinion, it is nothing more than this, King Gui is thousands of miles away, and he is ready to stand up with the guard of honor, and it will be a few months later, but now that the thieves have captured the Beijing Division, they are mobilizing troops and horses, and are preparing to go south, where can they wait for these few months?" ”

"What did Governor Ma say?"

Governor Ma is Ma Shiying, who is the governor of Fengyang, replacing Zhu Dadian. He also has a lot of strength in his hands, so his opinion is also extremely important.

"Governor Ma is heading south." Ruan Dacheng sneered.

Ma Shiying is indeed heading south, and there are tens of thousands of troops with him. This army belonged to the generals Liu Liangzuo, Huang Degong, Gao Jie, and Zu Kuan, who was lucky enough to save his life in the battle of Chongzhen's 12th year of Jianlu's invasion of Shandong.

And there was another man in the midst of their army, fat in body and lustful in his eyes, and sat there without a moment's silence. But this person wears a crown to the sky, a yellow dragon robe, and is dressed like an emperor.

"Your Majesty, it has arrived at Yizhen, and the minister sent someone to make an appointment with Shi Kefa to meet in Yizhen, as long as Shi Kefa supports him again, the world's major events can be decided." Ma Shiying respectfully knelt in front of this person and played.

"Ah...... Okay, good...... Is there really a beauty? Fu Wang Zhu Yousong asked. (To be continued)