A middle-aged man in a brocade robe walked towards Zhu Yousong surrounded by several big men, and when he came to Zhu Yousong, he said: "Your Highness, all the ministers in Nanjing are waiting for Your Highness at Chaoyangmen of Yanziji, and I will escort you all the way." ”

Zhu Yousong looked back at Lu Jiude, who saw that the Nanjing group had sent someone to answer him, and knew that there would be no fraud, so he said, "Then please let Your Highness get in the car." ”

Zhu Yousong got up from a very luxurious carriage, and Zhou Hao and the others were arranged in several other cars.

Lu Jiude secretly ordered all the sergeants to prepare for battle, in case of accidents, so the knights immediately straddled their swords and waited for them to come out of the sheath at any time.

Although Lu Jiude and Ma Shiying and others made various preparations, their hearts still jumped suddenly, after all, their subordinates only brought more than 2,000 people, once the Nanjing ministers secretly opposed King Fu and set a trap, how could the 2,000 people be able to withstand it.

Lu Jiude secretly whispered to Zhou Hao beside him: "Brother Zhou, you are good, once something happens after a while, you must protect King Fu as soon as possible, and don't let him have any accidents." ”

Zhou Hao had already brought a pistol on his southward trip, and the gun was full of bullets, in case of an accident in Nanjing, he could get out at any time, and then he heard Lu Jiude say, and said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely protect King Fu to the death." ”

Lu Jiude said: "After a while, we will arrive at Yanziji, and Yanziji is close to the Chaoyang Gate of Nanjing City, and the ministers of Nanjing will meet at the Chaoyang Gate, and then welcome His Highness into the city, when His Highness receives the ministers, we cannot follow, I mean that you are the personal bodyguard of His Highness to meet with him, in case there is an assassination on the spot, you must rescue His Highness at all costs, if you rescue His Highness at that time, I will kill you, understand!" ”

The last sentence was murderous, Zhou Hao listened to it bluntly, knowing that Lu Jiude would not joke with him at this time, so he said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, to say a selfish word, Zhou's future prosperity will depend on His Royal Highness King Fu, even if it is for me, Zhou will work hard." ”

Lu Jiude knew that Zhou Hao was also telling the truth, so he didn't say anything anymore, his heart was still beating wildly, you must know that this is a huge political adventure, King Lifu was originally opposed by all the Nanjing bureaucrats, and he relied on the strength of the four towns to force Nanjing to accept the reality, if they temporarily repented, they could be on other people's territory.

Soon arrived at Yanziji, Zhou Hao and others got out of the car, a wide river in front of them, and the towering city walls and towers were faintly visible on the opposite bank. Zhou Hao knew that this was Nanjing's moat, but this moat was too wide, and if Nanjing was captured from the north, it would be extremely difficult under the military conditions at that time. Zhou Hao sighed secretly, no wonder Nanjing is called the dragon and the tiger, and it is not the capital of the emperor.

At this time, Zhu Yousong also got off the boat, and the chief said to Lu Jiude: "Your Excellency's soldiers and horses have come from afar, and the long distance is extremely hard, go to the hotel to rest for a while, and please go to Chaoyang Gate to meet the ministers of Nanjing." ”

Lu Jiude said: "I deeply feel that Nanjing is thoughtful, His Royal Highness has always been timid, rarely see a big scene, this brother is His Royal Highness's playmate since childhood, accompanied by him, His Royal Highness will be much more courageous when he arrives." ”

Lu Jiude pointed at Zhou Hao and said, Zhou Hao didn't know how to respond, so he stood aside and didn't say a word.

When the general saw that Zhou Hao was tall, he guessed seven or eight points about Lu Jiude's meaning, and said with a smile: "This is okay, but only this brother is allowed." ”

As soon as Zhu Yousong heard that Zhou Hao accompanied him to meet the ministers in Nanjing, he was immediately very happy, he didn't like this kind of scene, with Zhou Hao here, so he wouldn't let himself be too lonely in a very strange environment.

Zhou Hao looked at Zhu Yousong's worryless appearance, and secretly complained in his heart, if an accident really happened, could he rescue this stupid prince, I am afraid that even he will fall into the hands of the enemy, and his life will not be guaranteed. Thinking of this, Zhou Hao quietly touched the pistol on his body.

Zhou Hao accompanied Zhu Yousong to the boat, and when he was leaving, Lu Jiude signaled to Zhou Hao with his eyes, and Zhou Hao nodded.

Soon, the boat arrived on the opposite shore, as soon as it went ashore, the tall and majestic city wall appeared in Zhou Hao's eyes, it was not a loss to be the capital of the Ming Empire, and the momentum was so great that it was far above the Huai'an City that he had seen.

However, at this time, Zhou Hao was not in the slightest mood to appreciate the ancient city of Nanjing more than 300 years ago, because soon a very important event fell on him. Zhou Hao touched the gun on his body again, ensuring that he could draw the pistol at the first time.

After turning a few jungle winding paths, there was an empty field in front of them, and hundreds of people in brocade clothes lined up. Zhou Hao was shocked, he must be a group of officials in Nanjing.

Zhou Hao followed closely behind Zhu Yousong and accelerated forward.

Those people obviously saw Zhu Yousong, and a man in gorgeous clothes stepped forward and greeted King Fu.

When he got closer, Zhou Hao saw it clearly, the person who ushered in him was old, he looked like he was fifty or sixty, hanging down a few wisps of white beard, and as soon as he approached Zhu Yousong, he hugged and said: "Nanjing Military Department Shangshu Shi Kefa welcomes King Fu!" ”

Zhu Yousong hurriedly returned the gift.

Zhou Hao and the rest of the guards stood beside him, and when they heard it, they were Shi Kefa, who led the soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou to fight against the Manchu army for dozens of days and finally died in history. Zhou Hao couldn't help but look at this person carefully, only to see a brocade robe painted with fairy birds, wearing a black gauze hat, a clear face, and a faint bookish atmosphere between his eyebrows.

Shi Kefa led Zhu Yousong to the welcoming ministers, and waited to get close to the ministers. The ministers who greeted him said in unison: "Greetings to His Royal Highness King Fu." ”

Zhou Hao saw such a scene for the first time in ancient times, and he was a little overwhelmed, but he saw that Zhu Yousong was not chaotic at all, his demeanor was moderate, and he had a faint royal style, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for this playboy.

Seeing such a scene, Zhou Hao also relaxed a little, he imagined that several black-clothed people suddenly flew out from all directions, swords and swords, all rolled towards himself and Zhu Yousong, such a picture did not appear, it seems that he has watched too many martial arts TV series, but Zhou Hao still does not relax his vigilance at all.

After the ministers saw each other, Shi Kefa said to Zhu Yousong: "It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty that His Royal Highness can personally go to Nanjing to supervise the country." ”

After Shi Kefa finished speaking, the rest of the ministers also echoed one after another, to the effect that if Zhu Yousong could not come to Nanjing alive to supervise the country, the Ming Dynasty would be finished.

Shi Kefa introduced Zhu Yousong to the ministers, and pointed to a middle-aged man in a brocade robe: "This is Lord Qian Yiqian, the waiter of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites." ”

"This is Gao Hongtu, the head of the household department in Nanjing."

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The ministers who were introduced stepped forward to meet one by one, and Zhu Yousong also returned the salute one by one.

Zhou Hao was standing upright, standing in the guards, and among the ministers he was introduced, he took a closer look at Qian Yiqian, the leader of the legendary Middle East Forest Party. I saw Qian Yiqian's face with a Chinese character, he seemed to be about fifty years old, with a graceful bearing and a Confucian spirit.

Zhou Hao sighed secretly, this is a little inconsistent with the sour Confucianism in the history books and Qian Yiqian, who only fought for the portal, but the smile on Qian Yiqian's face at this time was obviously reluctant, and he was somewhat faintly lost.

Zhou Hao saw that Zhu Yousong was wearing a shabby horn scarf, and his clothes were very obvious compared with the magnificence of the ministers, but he could talk eloquently with the ministers, which was completely different from the naughty boy when he got along with him on weekdays, and he did not lose the demeanor of the royal family, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly, the ancient prince was deeply affected by this noble atmosphere since he was a child, and his bearing was really extraordinary.

After Zhu Yousong and the ministers met, Shi Kefa sent Zhu Yousong on a very gorgeous sedan chair and went to the city.

Zhou Hao saw that the ministers were very gentle towards King Fu, and he couldn't see that there was a plot to kill King Fu, but he breathed a sigh of relief, and as a guard, he followed King Fu's sedan chair and marched towards the city.

As soon as he entered Chaoyang Gate, there were crowds of people on both sides of the road, men, women and children crowded to look at King Fu's sedan chair, Zhou Hao watched the six roads, listened to all directions, and paid attention to the situation from all sides at any time.

The more you go inside, the more you see the layers of palaces inside, Zhou Hao feels that he is approaching the Forbidden City, with red walls and green tiles, and vermilion pavilions, in fact, after Ming Chengzu Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, he retained the various palace patterns in Nanjing, which is almost no different from the palaces in Beijing, and Nanjing, as a companion capital, also retains a set of official yamen corresponding to the capital, but the various yamen in Beijing have real power, and Nanjing is mostly ineffective.

When he came to a palace, the sedan chair stopped, Zhu Yousong got down from the sedan chair, and Shi Kefa stepped forward and said: "It's getting late, Your Highness will rest in the Inner Garrison Mansion tonight." ”

Zhou Hao accompanied Zhu Yousong into the palace, only to see that the lights and candles inside were bright, and the brocade bed was embroidered, but the room was very large, giving people a sense of emptiness with chills.

It seems that Zhou Hao is going to take turns with other guards on duty to guard King Fu, standing next to the door, Zhou Hao breathed a long sigh, fortunately King Fu was safe all the way, and his hanging heart was also put down, but his own box was still thrown in the car, and he might arrange a stay for himself as a guard tomorrow, and hurriedly moved the box over.

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The night shrouded the city of Nanjing, the sky was full of stars, and the night breeze was blowing, but the sky in Beijing at this time was dim, without stars and moon.

Wu Sangui was pacing back and forth in the hall, looking anxious and expectant, looking back at the door from time to time.

At this time, he was waiting for his beloved concubine Chen Yuanyuan, who had been thinking about it day and night, and since he entered Beijing this morning, he couldn't wait to send his subordinates to look for him all over the city.

At that time, after Li Zicheng occupied Beijing, he imprisoned all Wu Sangui's family, and Wu Sangui's beauty Chen Yuanyuan was quickly dedicated to Li Zicheng by his subordinates. Li Zicheng only loves Concubine Dou in his heart, but he is very indifferent to the woman who may become his opponent, and Wu Sangui heard that his concubine Chen Yuanyuan was snatched away by Li Zicheng in the three customs, and when he heard the news, he almost went crazy, and he wanted to cut Li Zicheng with a thousand knives, a few days ago I heard that Li Zicheng did not kill Chen Yuanyuan when he withdrew from Beijing, and he was ecstatic, so he accompanied Dolgon into Beijing, and ordered his subordinates to search the whole city, and soon, a letter left by Chen Yuanyuan came to Wu Sangui, to the effect that he had been defiled by Li Zicheng, Seeing Wu Sangui without face, he wanted to find suicide or something, and when he got this letter, Wu Sangui went even more crazy and sent thousands of people to search, and a while ago, a soldier came to report, saying that he had found it from a farmer's house, and Wu Sangui immediately ordered his subordinates to send it to his house.

Suddenly, there were several noises, obviously his own guards came, Wu Sangui was about to go out from the door to take a look, suddenly, a woman came in the door, her face was extremely delicate, it was not Chen Yuanyuan.

Wu Sangui hugged Chen Yuanyuan in his arms, crying with joy, and Chen Yuanyuan also cried.

After a while, Wu Sangui let go of Chen Yuanyuan, only to see that his beloved woman's face was still so beautiful, but her face was a little pale, and she said emotionally: "Yuanyuan, I thought I would never see you again." ”

Chen Yuanyuan wiped away his tears and said, "How can a cheap concubine have the face to meet an adult." ”

Wu Sangui said: "It's not your fault, don't worry, sooner or later, I will cut Li Thief with a thousand knives." ”

At this time, Chen Yuanyuan realized that Wu Sangui had already shaved the hairstyle of the Manchu people, she had heard that Wu Sangui had descended to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and at this time, the man who saw her for the first time suddenly changed from clothing to hairstyle, and his expression was a little weird, and said: "My lord......"

Wu Sangui saw Chen Yuanyuan's somewhat strange eyes, and said: "If there is no power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, I will die in the hands of Li Zicheng, you can rest assured, no matter what force I serve in the future, I will definitely give you happiness." ”

As he spoke, he kissed Chen Yuanyuan's jade cheek lightly and held her in his arms again.

It was late at night, Wu Sangui closed the door, blew out several candles on the candlestick, leaving only one candle in front of the bed, the room looked dark and charming, picked up Chen Yuanyuan's waist, gently put it on the bed, and pulled down the curtain.