"Fake prince?"

Zhu Changfang's heart jumped, and he hurriedly motioned for the housekeeper to go out.

There were only two people left in the room, Zhu Changfang and Lang Zhong, and Zhu Changfang asked in a low voice, "How does Mr. know that the prince is a fake?" ”

Lang Zhong said: "The real prince has died in Yanjing prison, how can he come to Nanjing to succeed to the throne?" ”

"Huh?" Zhu Changfang lost his voice and said, "The true prince has died in Yanjing Prison?" However, how can Lord Wang Duo and the review of the Hanlin Academy say that the crown prince is true? ”

Lang Zhong said: "This is not simple, why is it difficult to find a person with a similar appearance in the world?" Besides, what Wang Duo and the Hanlin Academy reviewed must be true? With the power of Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu, it is not easy to coerce or buy two sesame petty officials. ”

Zhu Changfang said: "But in addition to the crown prince, there are also King Yong, King Ding, and Princess Changping......"

Lang Zhong interrupted unceremoniously: "Lord, are you sure that King Yong, King Ding, and Princess Changping are real?" ”

"This ......" Zhu Changfang was stunned when he heard this, and asked in a low voice after a while, "Dare to ask who Mr. is?" ”

Lang Zhong smiled slightly, and pretended to be profound: "The person who specializes in guiding the maze for the prince." ”

Zhu Changfang's face suddenly became solemn, he was not a fool, of course he would not easily trust a person he met for the first time because of a few words, and immediately said in a deep voice: "Sir, just based on the big rebellious words you just said, if you let the Jinyi Wei of the Zhenfu Division know, you will die!" ”

Lang Zhong smiled and said, "Lord Wang, don't you believe it?" ”

Zhu Changfang said: "Sir, this king is very suspicious of your intentions. ”

"When we met for the first time, the prince didn't believe that it was normal for people to be here." Lang Zhong nodded, suddenly took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhu Changfang, and said, "The prince might as well take a look at this." ”

Zhu Changfang took the letter and hurriedly read it, and then his face changed greatly: "Ping Xibo Wu Sangui's handwritten letter!" ...... is the sir? ”

Lang Zhong dusted off his sleeves and said, "Join the army in front of the Pingxibo tent...... Cheng Wenfan. ”

Zhu Changfang said solemnly: "It turned out that Cheng joined the army. ”

Cheng Wenfan asked Zhu Changfang: "Lord Wang, what do you think about Ping Xibo's introduction of Jiannu into the customs?" ”

Zhu Changfang thought for a while and said: "Ping Xibo borrowed the Qing soldiers to deal with the thieves, but unfortunately the situation got out of control after the Qing soldiers entered the customs, and Ping Xibo was afraid that he couldn't help himself." ”

Cheng Wenfan said solemnly: "If you can get the understanding of the prince, it is worth it for Ping Xibo to suffer no matter how much he is wronged." ”

Zhu Changfang said in a condensed voice: "What Mr. means ......"

Cheng Wenfan said: "Lord Wang, Ping Xibo borrowed the Qing soldiers to enter the customs in order to exterminate the thieves and avenge the first emperor, but it is a pity that the Qing soldiers lost control after entering the customs, but now the prince has won the trust of Jiannu, and he leads a province in Shanxi, and there are 100,000 elite Guanning iron horsemen under his command, and he is planning to return to the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Oh, that's a good thing."

Although Zhu Changfang said that it was a good thing, his tone was very cold, the current Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not him Zhu Changfang, whether Wu Sangui returned to the Ming Dynasty or not, what does it have to do with him?

"However......" Cheng Wenfan continued in a paused tone, "Ping Xibo was deeply puzzled by the sudden appearance of the crown prince in Nanjing and inherited the throne, because after the Guan Ning army conquered Yanjing, Ping Xibo had seen the corpses of the crown prince, Yongwang and Dingwang in the prison, so he sent his subordinates to Nanjing to secretly investigate. ”

Zhu Changfang had completely believed Cheng Wenfan's words, and asked in a lost voice, "So...... Is it really an imposter today? ”

Cheng Wenfan said categorically: "It's definitely an impostor!" ”

"How can it be!" Zhu Changfang took the case and said angrily, "Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu, the two rebellious ministers and thieves, are too bold, they dare to use an impostor to pretend to be the prince, and they also put this impostor on the throne. ”

Cheng Wenfan said: "This fake emperor is just a puppet in the hands of Wang Pu, when the time is ripe, Wang Pu will definitely usurp the Ming Dynasty and stand on his own, and at that time, the Ming Dynasty will not be surnamed Zhu, but will change his surname to Wang!" ”

Zhu Changfang clenched his fists and hissed: "This king will never let Wang Pu, the thief, succeed, this king will go to Master Ma, Master Gao, as well as Xingpingbo, Dongpingbo and Guangchangbo, this king will contact all the officials who can be contacted, and shake out the criminal deeds of Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu......"

After that, Zhu Changfang was about to rush out.

"Lord Wang." Cheng Wenfan hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Changfang and persuaded, "Now that the court is full of people from Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu, I'm afraid that no one will believe your words, and if you tell the truth, isn't that forcing yourself to a dead end?" Can Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu spare you? ”

Zhu Changfang didn't really want to find someone to reveal the truth, it was just a show, and Cheng Wenfan did it as soon as he pulled him, but the surface article had to continue to be done, and he burst into tears at that time: "Alas, this king is ashamed to be the descendant of the Zhu family, and he is ashamed to the ancestors and ancestors under Jiuquan......

"Lord Wang." Cheng Wenfan persuaded: "The criminal conspiracy of Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu must be exposed, but the power of the two in the court is too huge, so this matter needs to be considered in the long run." ”

Zhu Changfang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve and asked, "I don't know if Mr. has a good plan?" ”

Cheng Wenfan paced back and forth a few steps with his hands in his hands, stopped and said: "It's been a few days since I came down to Nanjing, according to the inquiries and observations in the next few days, the powerful Donglin Restoration Society seems to have secretly taken refuge in Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu, so it is impossible to expect the Donglin Restoration Society to overturn the case, and now the only opportunity is to launch a military admonition!" ”

"Soldiers?" Zhu Changfang lost his voice and said, "This is even more impossible, Sun Chuanting, Wang Pu and his son firmly control the 100,000 most elite Central Army, and launch troops in Nanjing, isn't that looking for death?" Who has the guts? ”

"Why do you want to launch a military attack in Nanjing?" Cheng Wenfan said, "Didn't the prince forget that Shanxi still has 100,000 Guan Ning Iron Cavalry in Pingxibo?" What's more, Wuchang still has the 800,000 army of Ningnan Hou Zuo Liangyu! As long as the prince repairs a book, he can go to Wuchang with the prince's handwritten letter, and persuade Ning Nanhou and Ping Xibo to raise troops together with their incorruptible tongues, enter Nanjing to support the prince on the throne, and restore Zhu Mingguozuo. ”

Zhu Changfang was overjoyed when he heard this: "Is this true? ”

"Seriously." Cheng Wenfan said solemnly, "I came here to Nanjing to adjust the case of the fake prince, now that the truth of the case has been revealed, of course Ping Xibo will raise troops for Zhu Ming's orthodoxy, as long as Ningnan Hou Zuo Liangyu is also willing to raise troops, nearly a million troops will go to Nanjing, Sun Chuanting and Wang Pu are only 100,000 central troops, how to resist?" ”

Zhu Changfang is a complete idiot to the military, he only has a simple comparison of the number of troops in his mind, and he doesn't understand the training, equipment, and logistics at all.

Looking at Zhu Changfang's hard work, Cheng Wenfan's eyes couldn't help but pass a cold smile.

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Liaocheng, Dolgon's residence.

A few days passed, and the Ming army still did not take the initiative to attack, which made Dolgon's mood even heavier, it seemed that Wang Pu was determined to fight with him for endurance, but Dolgon knew his strength and endurance, he would never be able to fight Wang Pu, and the Qing Dynasty would never be able to fight Nanming.

Now, Dolgon can only pin his only hope on Fan Wencheng.

But can Fan Wencheng really provoke the Nanming party dispute? Can party strife really force Wang Pu to withdraw from the army? What if Fan Wencheng misses? What if the party struggle can't force Wang Pu to quit? Dolgon's heart was in turmoil, his head was as big as a fight, and everything was in disarray.

As his uncle's regent, the de facto supreme ruler of the Qing Dynasty, Dolgon couldn't help but prepare for the worst!

Jiang Pin, Wang Chengyin, and Tang Tong have always been three unstable factors, and even Wu Sangui may have betrayed the Qing Dynasty, if it weren't for the blood feud between Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng, Dolgon would not have left Wu Sangui to guard Shanxi at all, and with the former Ming army of these four towns waiting on the side, Yanjing City would always be in danger.

It is undoubtedly very dangerous to have only Azig and 20,000 Eight Banner soldiers stationed in Yanjing, once Jiang Ping, Wang Chengyin, and Tang Tong join forces to attack Yanjing, only 20,000 people will not be able to resist it no matter what.

Dolgon had enough reason to believe that for the time being, Jiang Jian would never dare to rebel, but if Liaocheng was defeated or the war dragged on for a long time, it would be difficult to say.

Dorgon was caught between a rock and a hard place.

If the troops are withdrawn from Liaocheng in order to protect Yanjing, just like Fan Wencheng's analysis, nothing can be saved in the end, and the 60,000 elites of the Eight Banners will also be buried in the pass, which will definitely be a catastrophe for Jiannu! If he continued to confront Wang Pu in Liaocheng, Dolgon was worried that he would not be able to hold it first.

Do you want to divide your troops and return to Beijing to strengthen Yanjing's defense?

The thought flashed through Dorgon's mind.

Now there are more than 40,000 Eight Banner soldiers and more than 90,000 Mongolian cavalry left under Dolgon, with these 130,000 elites, Dolgon has enough confidence to block the attack of the Ming army, but if he divides his troops to return to the Beijing Division, even if only 50,000 Mongolian cavalry is sent, Dolgon also feels that the balance of Liaocheng will be broken.

If only one or two thousand Mongolian cavalry were sent back, it would not be enough to reverse the situation in Yanjing.

Dolgon felt very embarrassed, he obviously had 130,000 elite banners under his command, but there was no way to take Wang Pu's more than 40,000 Ming troops, and he had to be on guard against the attack of the Ming army at all times, and he had an absolute advantage in the army but could only carry out passive defense, just thinking about it could make people crazy.

As Dorgon was pondering and trying to solve the dilemma in front of him, Dorgon suddenly walked in in a rage.

As soon as he saw Duoduo's angry appearance, Dolgon's heart jumped suddenly, and his heart was broken, it must have been something wrong with Yanjing!

Sure enough, when Duoduo entered the door, he shouted, "Brother Fourteen, it's broken! ”

Dorgon took a breath and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?" ”

Duoduo said: "Wu Sangui sent an urgent delivery to the Beijing division with an expedited amount of eight hundred miles, saying that Jiang Zhuo, the chief soldier of Datong, was preparing to rebel!" His grandmother's knew this earlier, when she chased and suppressed the thieves into Shanxi, she should have taken advantage of the situation to defeat Datong and exterminate this bastard bastard. ”

Dorgon's heart was relieved when he heard this, preparing to rebel and rebelling are two different things!

As long as Jiang Yan has not officially rebelled, the matter has not reached the point of no return, who is Dolgon? He knows Jiang Ping, Wang Chengyin, and Tang Tong too well about these repeated villains, as long as the battle of Liaocheng has not yet been decided, they will never act rashly for the sake of their own net worth.

"Report ......" Dolgon had just breathed a sigh of relief, and a terrible trumpet suddenly sounded outside the door, and then Goshha hurriedly stepped inside, kneeling on the ground and calling a thousand words, "Master, the real Dingfu is urgent." ”

"Zhendingfu?" Dolgon said urgently, "What's wrong with Zhendingfu?" ”

Goshha gasped: "The Red Lady of Henan Thief Chieftain crossed the Yellow River north with at least 50,000 thief soldiers, and successively captured Guangping and Shunde Mansions, and now he has entered Zhending Mansion. ”

"What? Henan Thieves!? ”

Dorgon and Duoduo were taken aback at the same time, the brothers really didn't expect that the thieves in Henan would plug in at this time, isn't Henan the territory of the thieves? The thieves and Wu Sangui are blood feuds, even if the thieves in Henan send troops, they should cooperate with Li Zicheng to besiege Wu Sangui in Taiyuan, how could they go north to attack Yanjing?

Dolgon and Duoduo were surprised and puzzled, they didn't know that the Red Lady had become enemies with the thief, and they didn't know that the Red Lady had gotten along with Wang Pu, and a woman who fell in love was irrational, and now as long as Wang Pu said a word, she would like to let the Red Lady do anything.

This unexpected circumstance disrupted Dorgon's entire plan.

Originally, the forces of all parties had fallen into a strategic stalemate, Dolgon and Wang Pu confronted each other in Liaocheng, Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng contained each other, Jiang Pin, Wang Chengyin, and Tang Tong did not dare to act rashly before the battle of Liaocheng was divided, and only waited for Fan Wencheng to provoke the party struggle in the Southern Ming court, this balance would be broken, and Wang Pu would be forced to withdraw his troops.

Once Wang Pu withdrew his troops, although it was impossible for Dolgon to take advantage of the fire to rob and annihilate Wang Pu's army, he would at least be able to free up his hands to clean up Jiang Ping, Wang Chengyin and Tang Tong, and sweep away his worries first, plus Wu Sangui to contain Li Zicheng, Dolgon would be able to concentrate on dealing with Nanming and Wang Pu.

But now the Henan Army suddenly attacked northward, but it broke this strategic stalemate all of a sudden.

The tens of thousands of thieves of the Henan thief chief Red Lady may not be enough to threaten the safety of Yanjing, but what Dolgon is really worried about is the chain reaction caused by this.

A terrible answer is already coming out, Jiang Ji and they will definitely rebel and stab Jiannu in the back.

What to do? Now Dorgon must make a final choice!

"Big brother, let's withdraw!" Duoduo was so anxious that he almost jumped to his feet, "The Henan thieves are attacking, Jiang Pin, Wang Chengyin, and Tang Tong, the three white-eyed wolves, will definitely follow the rebellion, and when the time comes, the four-way army will attack Yanjing, and Yanjing will be in danger!" While the situation is not out of control, hurry back to Yanjing. ”

Dorgon pondered for a long time, and then suddenly shouted, "No, it's all at this juncture, and you must not give up easily!" Old fifteen, you take five thousand white flags and iron horses back to Yanjing, and let the twelfth brother come to Liaocheng! Yanjing will be handed over to you, Brother Fourteen will give you four words, and you can't stick to it!

(To be continued)