The next time, the sky is bright, the civil and military officials in the guidance of the inner servant respectively from the Donghua Gate, Xihua Gate into the palace, although the Longwu Emperor is young, but the Chongzhen Emperor diligent tradition of the fine tradition of the government, and so on the hundred officials in order to enter the Fengtian Palace, he has already sat on the dragon chair early.

Since ancient times, only hundreds of officials have waited for the emperor, and since Emperor Chongzhen, there has been a precedent for the emperor to wait for hundreds of officials.

The civil and military officials knelt down under the Danqi in order, and only after three calls and nine knocks did they get up and divide into two shifts, and Zhang Zi'an, the eunuch who was in charge of the seal of the celebrant supervisor, stepped forward and shouted in a sharp voice: "Long live the purpose, there is something to play early, and there is nothing to retreat ......."

"Hooray." Zhang Zi'an's voice fell, and the newly promoted Ying Tianfu Yin Qu style came out of the class and said, "The minister has this music." ”

Originally, Yin Wei Daben of Tianfu had been promoted to the imperial history of the right capital, and he was sent to the governor of Fujian, and Qu Shiyun had just taken over, although this guy was not a member of the Donglin Party, but he had a deep relationship with the Donglin Party.

Emperor Longwu solemnly said, "What is the matter?" ”

Qu Shiyun said solemnly: "The minister captured two annihilators last night, and after the torture, he was shocked to learn of a shocking conspiracy. ”

Emperor Longwu said in horror: "What conspiracy? ”

Qu Shiyun said in a deep voice: "Someone wants to rebel!" ”

"What?" Emperor Longwu was young after all, and when he heard that someone was going to rebel, Long Yan was shocked and lost his voice, "Who, who wants to rebel?" ”

Qu Shiyun said: "Ningnan Marquis Zuo Liangyu, and several relatives of the court and the central government are secretly colluding with him!" ”

"Nonsense!" Qu Shiyun's voice fell, and Gao Hongtu, who had a good relationship with Zuo Liangyu, went out to retort, "The Marquis of Ning Nan is loyal to the imperial court, how can he rebel?" ”

Qu Shiyun slightly turned his head and looked at Qian Qianyi standing at the head of the civil official class out of the corner of his eye, Qian Qianyi's right hand in the sleeve suddenly stretched out, and made a gesture of cutting down with a knife, Qu Shiyun understood and immediately knelt on the ground and played: "Long live, not only Ningnan Hou Zuo Liangyu wants to rebel, but there are also his comrades in the court!" ”

Qu Shiyun's words came out immediately, except for those who had already known in their hearts, the rest of the officials were taken aback.

"Report ......"

God seemed to deliberately want to confirm Qu Shiyun's words, Qu Shiyun's voice fell, and the eunuch Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of the Si Lilin Bingbi, trotted into the Fengtian Temple, knelt on the ground and said incoherently, "Long live the lord, it's not good, it's not good, it's not good, it's not good, it's a rebellion, Zuo Liangyu has rebelled!" ”

"Huh?"

"This?"

"It's really the other way around?"

"Oh my God, how is this good?"

"Yes, Governor Wang is not here, who can resist Zuo Liangyu?"

The Manchu civil and military forces immediately blew up.

Of course, this scene was carefully planned by Qian Qianyi, and it must be said that Qian Qianyi is still quite capable in terms of intrigue, first let Ying Tianfu find out the "inside story" of Zuo Liangyu and the collusion between officials in the DPRK and China to try to rebel, and then arrange for the news of Zuo Liangyu's rebellion to enter the palace, the order of the two things has been changed, and the effect is completely different!

If the news of Zuo Liangyu's rebellion entered the palace first, and Qu Shiyun reported the "rebellion case" later, then Qu Shiyun would be suspected of chasing after the wind, but now let Qian Qianyi make such a mess and change the order of the two things, and the news of Zuo Liangyu's rebellion will immediately become ironclad evidence of Qu Shiyun's "rebellion case"!

"Ladies and gentlemen." Shi Kefa, the secretary of the military department, couldn't look down on it, and said, "You don't have to panic, although Governor Wang is not in the court, and the most elite central army is not in Nanjing, but after all, there are still 60,000 central troops in the Yanziji camp, plus the 60,000 Jiangbei troops who are being trained in the battalion, it is more than enough to hold Nanjing." ”

Ma Shiying's reaction was also very fast, and he immediately went out to play: "Long live, the minister has this performance." ”

Emperor Longwu said: "Ma Aiqing, please speak." ”

Ma Shiying said: "The 60,000 Jiangbei elite soldiers who are being trained in the Yanziji camp are the old troops of Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing. ”

Shi Kefa said: "What Master Ma said is extremely true, and the minister seconded it. ”

Gao Hongtu and some officials who were not dealing with the Donglin Restoration Society also came out one after another to echo and said: "The ministers and others also seconded the proposal. ”

Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing couldn't help but show a hint of joy on their faces, with the joint recommendation of Shi Kefa, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Gao Hongtu, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Ma Shiying, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, there is great hope for the restoration of military power, as long as the military power is restored, the first thing the three of them will do is to kill Wang Pu!

Sun Chuanting, the first assistant of the cabinet standing at the head of the civil official class, was shocked, and at the same time, he couldn't help but admire Wang Pu's old spiciness, if it wasn't for Wang Pu's repeated advice in the flying pigeon biography, if it wasn't for Qian Qianyi and Lu Daqi who made arrangements in advance last night, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, and Gao Hongtu suddenly joined forces again, Sun Chuanting and Donglin Fushe would definitely be in chaos, if one was not handled properly, it would not be impossible for Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu to turn the situation around!

Fortunately, Wang Pu was prescient, and fortunately, Sun Chuanting and they had already made arrangements for a rainy day.

"No!"

A thunderous shout suddenly sounded on the Fengtian Palace, Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu and others were shocked, and when they looked back hurriedly, they saw Qu Shi's beard and hair, his face was pale, and his eyes looked at them as if he had seen the enemy who killed his father.

"Long live, my lords, you must not let Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing command the troops!"

Ma Shiying said angrily: "Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing have been in the army for many years and have experienced a hundred battles, and the 60,000 Jiangbei elite soldiers are the old troops who have followed them for many years, and they are naturally handy in command and dispatch. ”

Qu Shiyun said in a loud voice: "What Ma Shi said is true, but Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and Zuo Liangyu are accomplices, and they handed over the old department to their command, isn't that digging their own grave?" ”

Gao Jie's faces changed greatly, and they hurriedly went out to fight back.

Gao Jie shouted: "Qu Shiyun, you are spewing blood!" ”

Liu Liangzuo roared like a bear: "Qu Shiyun, you are a son of a bitch, do you have any evidence?" ”

"Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing!" Qu Shiyun said coldly, "Since this official dares to say that you are Zuo Liangyu's accomplices, of course there is ironclad evidence in your hand!" ”

"Hooray!" Qu Shiyun said to Emperor Longwu again, "The minister dares to ask the imperial driver and all the adults to go to Yingtianfu, and Rong Chen will put out the ironclad evidence!" ”

Gao Hongtu hurriedly said: "Long live, I have a big matter, and I can't listen to Lord Qu's words." ”

"Tall, sir!" Qu Shiyun said coldly, "You have spoken for the three rebellious ministers and thieves several times, what is your intention?" ”

"You ......"

Gao Hongtu was speechless, he really shouldn't speak for them anymore at this time, in case Gao Jie and they really colluded with Zuo Liangyu secretly, then he Gao Hongtu couldn't wash it even if he jumped into the Yellow River, for the same consideration, Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa didn't dare to say anything more.

Lu Daqi glanced at Zhang Pu behind him again, Zhang Pu understood, put his right hand behind his back and shook it, the situation was already under the palm of his hand, so there was no need to draw snakes and add more accusations to Gao Jie. Although they were helpless, Gao Hongtu and they had to face the reality, and now the government has been completely controlled by Sun Chuanting and the Donglin Party.

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Jining, Caoyun Wharf.

Scarface stood in front of Wang Pu like a javelin, Wang Pu patted Scarface's shoulder, a rare smile appeared on his face, and said in a harmonious voice: "Scarface, how many years have you been with me?" ”

"Go back to the Hou Ye." Scarface said proudly, "It's been five years!" ”

"It's been five years." Wang Pu nodded and said thoughtfully, "It's really fast, five years have passed in a flash." ”

Scarface was confused and asked, "Master Hou, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Nothing." Wang Pu said abruptly, "I just think of the beard." ”

Scarface was silent, and it was a pity that the bearded man died in battle, otherwise the brothers followed Hou Ye to drink in a big bowl, how beautiful would it be to eat meat in a big piece?

Wang Pu quickly put away his emotion and said solemnly: "Scarface, Jining will be handed over to you." ”

Scarface straightened his body and said loudly, "Please rest assured." ”

Wang Pu nodded, and said: "Jining is the bridgehead of the Central Army out of Shandong, there is no room for loss, I will give you a spear battalion, plus 500 guns and 20,000 dragon cannons, you have to be nailed here like a nail, even if Dolgon comes to attack with hundreds of thousands of Jiannu troops, you are not allowed to abandon the city and escape." ”

"Master Hou, don't worry." Scarface replied in a sinister voice, "As long as I have a breath of Scarface, Jining will never fall into the hands of Jiannu." ”

"Hmm." Wang Pu thought for a while, and then advised, "There is a hall of the White Lotus Sect in Jining City, if there is an emergency, let the people of the White Lotus Sect give me a flying pigeon to pass the book, and the monk is in Kaifeng, it is not far from you, if Jining really wants to have something, I will let him come with cavalry to meet you." ”

"What?" Scarface was surprised, "The monk is in Kaifeng?" Isn't Kaifeng the territory of thieves? ”

Monk Zhang's trip to Henan is top secret, except for a few people such as Monk Zhang, Wang Pu, Liu Qingyan and so on, almost all the generals in the army, including Scarface, don't know, even Sun Chuanting, the first assistant of the cabinet.

Wang Pu smiled slightly and said, "Don't ask about this." ”

Scarface immediately responded, "Yes." ”

Wang Pu said again: "But you don't have to worry too much, Jiang Pin, Wang Chengyin, and Tang Tong raised troops to rebel at the same time, enough for Dolgon to drink a pot, even if he can't overturn Dolgon this time, he can be greatly injured, in my opinion, without a year and a half of recuperation, it is impossible for Jiannu to go south in a big way." ”

"Master Hou, don't worry." Scarface clenched his iron fist and said loudly, "As long as I have Scarface guarded, Dolgon wants to take Jining, hehe, he still lacks a good pair of teeth!" ”

"Okay, there's a lot of energy." Wang Pu nodded and said, "But you also have to remember that once the Jiannu army is overwhelmed, the only thing you have to do is to hold on and wait for reinforcements, and you must not fight!" ”

Scarface said proudly, "Yes!" ”

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Huangzhou.

Zuo Liangyu climbed the head of Huangzhou City under the support of the numb-faced master, Fan Wencheng, Lu Guangzu, Li Guoyong and other civil and military generals, stood on the city tower and looked down, only to see the vast Yangtze River on the surface of the 10,000 boats racing down, the sails were like clouds, the scene was extremely spectacular, and there were also groups of soldiers of the Left Army on both sides of the Yangtze River lined up in a long line, passing by.

Zuo Liangyu's army is indeed huge, Jin Shengtan's army has already fought through Jiujiang, and the baggage team loyal to the escort has not yet left Wuchang City.

Looking at the soldiers of the Left Army who drove at the foot of the city wall, Zuo Liangyu couldn't help but feel proud, turned back to Fan Wencheng and said: "Mr. Cheng, you are from Nanjing, you must have seen the two military parades of the Central Army in Nanjing, Mr. What do you think is the army of Benhou compared to the Central Army?" ”

Fan Wencheng could only smile bitterly.

To be honest, Fan Wencheng had heard of Zuo Liangyu's name very early, and knew that this person was a member of the Ming Dynasty who could fight well, Fan Wencheng thought that since Zuo Liangyu had 800,000 male soldiers, it should be more than enough to take Nanjing while Wang Pu was leading the troops, so it can be seen that after knowing the "military might" of the left army, Fan Wencheng knew that he was too optimistic.

However, Fan Wencheng did not regret his decision, Jiannu neither failed to exterminate the thieves in Guanzhong in time, nor was he able to annihilate Wang Pu's central army in Liaocheng in one fell swoop.

Because of this, Fan Wencheng did not hesitate to abandon Dolgon and Jiannu.

Fan Wencheng's ability to cherish himself is far more than everything, in his eyes, there is no distinction between right and wrong, whoever has hope to win the world, he will give his life to whom. Because of this, when Fan Wencheng saw that Zuo Liangyu had the opportunity to control the politics of the Southern Ming Dynasty, he did not hesitate to take refuge in Zuo Liangyu.

However, now Fan Wencheng found that Zuo Liangyu was not so reliable, his 800,000 male soldiers were completely boasted, and the most people who really had combat effectiveness were only 100,000 at most, and the remaining 450,000 people were all thieves who defected from Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, with corrupt military discipline and inferior equipment, because of the lack of food and salary, they were even unwilling to obey Zuo Liangyu's reprimand.

The Left Army was completely incompatible with Wang Pu's Central Army in terms of military discipline and equipment, and its only advantage was that there were too many people.

Seeing that Fan Wencheng didn't answer for a long time, Zuo Liangyu's eyes couldn't help revealing a trace of gloom, and said in a deep voice: "Why, Mr. Cheng thinks that our army is not as good as the Central Army?" ”

"Of course not."

For the sake of his own life, Fan Wencheng could only say things against his will, "The Central Army is all recruits and has never been on the battlefield, but Hou Ye's army is an iron-blooded army that has experienced a hundred battles, and every soldier has a murderous aura of a hundred battles, which can be compared with those recruits of the Central Army." ”

"Hahaha." Zuo Liangyu laughed when he heard this, "It's worthy of Mr. Cheng, in a word!" ”

Fan Wencheng smiled bitterly in his heart, the master will be like this, there is no need to say much about the soldiers below, it seems that Zuo Liangyu is also a wasted person, this guy's military exploits and reputation are mostly deceived by killing unarmed people, and if he really bumps into hard stubble like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, he should be deflated.

"Mr. Cheng." Zuo Liangyu put away his smile and suddenly said, "Don't go back to King Lu, stay and be the master of Benhou, and wait for Benhou to sit in the Dragon Court in Nanjing, and then make you a big official." ”

Fan Wencheng hurriedly said: "I don't dare to ask for what I want." ”

……

(To be continued)