In the early autumn of September, the city of Nanjing has been spread with the news that Zhu Ping'an, the king of Rui, is going to return, this time the northern expedition, the homeland of Liaodong has all recovered, and the Manchu court that has shaken the Ming Dynasty has also been wiped out, and Zhu Ping'an's great contribution to the revival of the whole world has been sideways.

Yang Tinglin incorporated the remnants of the Great Western Army Sun Kewang, Ai Nengqi, Liu Wenxiu and other departments, together with Wang Yingxiong, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, pacified Hong Chengchou's department, and on the day Chengdu was conquered, Hong Chengchou drew his sword and killed himself, Bayan and Li Guohan were killed by the Ming army, and the rank of the three will also be brought back to Nanjing by Yang Tinglin's victorious army.

After Wu Sangui's death, the rest of the department was reorganized by Zhang Mingzhen and included in the Ming sequence, and Guangxi and Sichuan returned to the Ming Dynasty. After the end of the war, Yunnan Mu Tianbo and Wu Zhaoyuan also rushed to Nanjing non-stop to express their loyalty to Emperor Longwu, and since then, the war in the entire Ming territory has subsided, and the world has returned to its proper track.

The Cabinet and the Military Aircraft Department have already spread the news that Zhu Ping'an, the king of Rui, will arrive in Nanjing at the end of the month, and will welcome Zhu Yujian, the emperor of Longwu, to return to Beijing in the north. The people rejoiced, but in a corner of Nanjing, some people were anxious.

Gao Yigong, since Li Zicheng's death, turned to the Huguang front line at the beginning of the period, and later took refuge in He Tengjiao. When the Qing army went south, He Tengjiao died in battle and was martyred, Gao Yigong refused to surrender to the Qing court, so he led a group of Shun army generals to Xinghua Bo to block Yinxi and surrendered to Nanming. The defeat of the plug Yinxi retreated to the Liangguang line, and died of illness in the army. When Zhang Mingzhen counterattacked, Gao Yigong followed his subordinates, and then came to Nanjing.

At this time, Gao Yigong was no longer the fierce general who followed Li Zicheng to dominate the world, as Li Zicheng's wife and brother, Gao Yigong has always been regarded as Li Zicheng's successor by some of the Shun generals who followed. After Li Zicheng's wife Gao committed suicide, everyone looked at him even more. But at this time, Gao Yigong was forced to be anxious.

After Zhang Mingzhen's army defeated Wu Sangui, he began to reorganize all walks of life, and Gao Yigong and other Shun troops naturally took the brunt of it, and were scattered and incorporated into the rest of the departments, and Gao Yigong and others' private soldiers were no exception. He knows it well. It is difficult to clean the brand of Shunjun on his body, as if he is like himself, he can still save his life now, and he will be able to mix with an official and a half-job in the future. It's a blessing. The ambition of the year has long been gone, and he also knows that he must not be able to live the second half of his life peacefully with Li Yan's current high school.

But fate didn't let him get his satisfaction. Take the present as an example, a group of veterans of the Shun army came to visit the same thing, but for the same thing.

"Brother Gao, you have to come up with an idea!" Yuan Zongdi chattered on the side. "I saw Zhang Nai himself last night, he broke a leg, and swore that in Wufeng Mountain that day, it was not Yuan Jixian's people who killed King Chuang, he saw it really clearly, it was Cao Xiaozi Luo Rucai's people, even Luo Rucai was among them at that time! King Chuang's retinue was killed cleanly, and if he hadn't fallen into the deep valley, I'm afraid he would have become a ghost under the sword! ”

Yuan Jixian hasn't finished speaking. Wu Ruyi stood up suddenly, his eyes widened like copper bells. "Damn, Luo Rucai descended to Zheng Zhilong first, and then to Wu Sangui, and now, Wu Sangui died in Yunyang Mountain for no apparent reason. At this time, a fool can see at a glance that this Luo Rucai has been Zhu Ping'an's person from the beginning! Perhaps, the matter of King Chuang is to listen to Zhu Ping'an's orders......! ”

Gao Yigong was startled, and hurriedly got up to silence everyone. He quickly closed the door. "You're crazy! This is Nanjing, and now the north and south of the river are under the Rui King, and there are hundreds of thousands of people under his command, and even His Majesty Longwu today has to consult everything. He is going to sit in the world, and now, even if we know these things, what can we do? Do you think it's still the Yongchang period? ”

Yuan Zongdi sneered, and the rest of the generals Zhongtian Hu, Dang Shousu and others also looked disdainful. "Brother Gao, since King Chuang's death. We are like children without a mother, sending people everywhere under the fence, and receiving people's eyes, such as Liu Fangliang, Niu Wancai, Wang Jinzhong, Liu Tichun, Hao Shaoqi, and those people have already become cannon fodder in the Ming and Qing wars. We can't be compared with Li Yan, Li Guo, Bai Wang, and He Jin. Now they have all become the generals under Zhu Ping'an, in charge of one side. But we are all old brothers who followed King Chuang's army, and the word 'anti-thief' is engraved on the door of each head! If we don't toss the world into chaos, how can we have a way out? ”

"That's right! What Brother Yuan said is extremely true! ”

"How can we still have a chance ...... in this world?" Gao Yigong originally planned to persuade a few more words, but when the words came to his mouth, he let out a long sigh and couldn't say it anymore.

"Since Brother Gao is unwilling to 'go with us', the brothers are not reluctant, and they are willing to follow me to avenge King Chuang, and if they rise up again, they will follow me. Now there are many brothers in our old camp outside Nanjing, although they have been scattered, but they are all iron-clad men. At worst, we will kill the Nara dwarf. The world is so big, where can we go, let's continue to be our rogue! ”

Yuan Zongdi coldly dropped a sentence, and took Tian Hu, Dang Shousu and others to stride out, took two steps, and stopped. "However, for the sake of safety, we still have to install some people in Big Brother Gao's mansion, lest anyone under Big Brother Gao spoil our brother's big affairs for their own glory and wealth!"

Gao Yigong slumped softly on the chair and waved his hand weakly, "Go with you!" ”

……

In the Imperial City Kunning Palace, the Empress Zeng seemed a little restless, and kept walking back and forth in the palace all morning, and even her son Zhu Linyuan, the king of Qin, seemed a little absent-minded when he came to greet him.

At noon, fine rain began to drift in the sky, and the chamberlain came to report, and Zhou Zhifan came to meet him. Zeng hurriedly summoned him in.

"How's it going? Have you seen Uncle Zhongxiao? After the Zeng family gave the seat, he asked eagerly without waiting for Zhou Zhifan to sit down.

Zhou Zhifan hurriedly got up again, "I saw it!" Some of the old Liukou troops in the city have already been instigated, and now when Zhu Ping'an enters the city, they can set off a rebellion, and the 30,000 troops loyal to Bo can take advantage of the situation to enter and seize the whole of Nanjing. As long as Zhu Ping'an dies, his generals with heavy troops will inevitably be gone, and when the time comes, His Majesty will ascend to the heights and lead his troops to exterminate those rogue generals, and he will be able to regain the power of the court in the name of justice! ”

"You didn't tell Your Majesty about these things, did you?" Zeng was still a little worried. She never dared to tell her husband about these things in the plot, Zhu Yujian and Zhu Ping'an were father and son after all, she was afraid that Zhu Yujian would be compassionate at the last moment and ruin her own big thing. Now, if Zhu Ping'an is allowed to ascend to the throne smoothly. Then she and Zhu Linyuan, the king of Qin, are destined to never be able to turn over. Therefore, no matter what, Zeng has to do his best to Bo once.

Zhou Zhifan shook his head decisively, and then the Zeng family put his mind at ease and ordered his henchman to bring a box. solemnly handed over to Zhou Zhifan's hands. "This is some of the bodies that the palace has accumulated over the years, and now the court and the outside are controlled by Zhu Ping'an's party, and there are also many of their eyes and ears in the inner palace. All this silver will be handed over to you, and everything will be taken care of in the inner palace, and this palace has instructed Zou Jing to assist you with all his might! ”

"The minister will live up to the trust of the mother!" Zhou Zhifan hugged the wooden box tightly and bowed down.

"Niangniang, Grandpa Zou has already come, just ask to see him outside the palace gate!" The chamberlain hurriedly came to report.

"Alright. You go back to the decoration first! There are still some things to explain to Zou Jing in this palace! Zeng said to Zhou Zhifan.

Zhou Zhifan held the wooden box, said goodbye, Zeng sent it all the way out, and when he walked to the palace gate, he saw Zou Jing coming towards the palace gate of Kunning Palace with several internal officials from a distance.

Seeing Zhou Zhifan come out of the palace, the muscles on Zou Jing's old face twitched slightly, and in an instant, he was replaced by a warm smile.

Zeng Shi looked at Zhou Zhifan's back from a distance, and at this moment, he only felt that all the hope of his body was pressed on that person's back, and his heart couldn't help beating violently.

Zhou Zhifan and Zou Jing passed by, holding the box with both hands. So he could only nod politely, but Zou Jing stood on the side of the road and got out of the way with several internal officials behind him.

But just as Zhou Zhifan had just walked by, a shout suddenly came from behind Zou Jing: "Take it!" ”

In an instant. The three internal officials rushed up and tripped Zhou Zhifan to the ground with lightning speed, Zhou Zhifan was unguarded, and the box in his hand was also taken away by the internal officials, and he was firmly pressed to the ground by them, and his hands were tightly tied.

Time. Zou Jing's waist bent even more, and he didn't dare to look at Zhou Zhifan's appearance, so he could only stand in place with his head bowed, while a gray-clothed officer behind him straightened his waist and put his hands behind his back, which was diametrically opposed to the respectful appearance just now.

An internal official presented the snatched box with both hands, and the gray-clothed internal official opened the lid with two fingers and looked at it, snorted coldly in his mouth, and clearly spit out two words: "Kill!" ”

Before Zou Jing could come to his senses, the two internal officials who controlled Zhou Zhifan had already pulled out daggers from their trousers, one left and one right, and stabbed into Zhou Zhifan's left and right ribs at the same time, and one of the internal officials covered his mouth tightly with one palm.

After a muffled snort, Zhou Zhifan's eyes widened with fear and incredulity, and he collapsed to the ground in despair.

All of this was clearly born in front of Zeng's family, a female streamer, how could he have ever seen such a scene, his body was weak, and he was firmly held by the female officials and chamberlains around him.

Zou Jing's whole body trembled, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. And the gray-clothed inner officer behind him slowly walked towards the gate of Kunning Palace, and when he passed by Zou Jing's side, he casually left a sentence.

"Our family is old, and we have already handed over to His Royal Highness King Rui the recital of returning to his hometown. After working hard for most of my life, I just want to return to my hometown in a beautiful way to entertain my grandchildren and enjoy the joy of family. Today's errand is well done, and the position of the celebrant palm print will be yours in the future. But you have to remember one thing, the position of Xi Bingbi's eunuch is Huaide, what to do, you had better think carefully in advance, so as not to make a mistake and disregard Qingqing's life! ”

As soon as these words entered his ears, Zou Jing's teeth began to fight, and in an instant, he fell to his knees and touched the ground with his head. "His Royal Highness King Xie Rui and Duke Lu are raised, and the slaves and maids must know the balance of advance and retreat!"

Lu Jiude nodded with satisfaction, and as he walked, he took off the gray clothes on his body under the service of the internal officials around him, revealing the big red python robe inside.

When he arrived at the gate of the palace, Lu Jiude did not call for a salute, but carefully looked at Zeng's pale face and crumbling body, and then said loudly: "King Rui is pure filial piety, the grievances of the past have long since melted away. Niangniang is so desperate to go against the sky, what she has done is a bit excessive. However, after all, King Rui has the name of mother and son with you, and he can't bear to harm you. Therefore, please live in Kunning Palace, King Qin. You can rest assured that King Wise is not a man who kills his brothers. This time, because of the difference between Niangniang's thoughts, Zhou Zhifan made the first sacrifice. I don't know how many people will fall to the ground inside and outside the palace, and the people will be wiped out, and I hope that the mother will learn from the pain, and after that, the Buddha will be sincere. lest you injure your relatives! ”

After saying this, Lu Jiude bowed slightly, "Slave and maid farewell!" Look at the chamberlains and female officials beside Zeng's side, "Serve well, if something goes wrong, weigh it yourself, the court battles in the palace and the torture of the factory guards are not decorations!" ”

Watching Lu Jiude slowly turn around and leave, the frightened Zeng family came to his senses, the matter had just begun, but he didn't expect to be suppressed by Zhu Ping'an with thunder. Zeng's thoughts were so discouraged that he couldn't help crying bitterly, but the cry suddenly became quieter, and the servants around him had already put him back into the hall, and the door was slammed shut.

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As the rain intensified, the sky gradually darkened. Regarding the plans of Yuan Zong's first group and others, Gao Yigong knew very well that there was no possibility of success. Now it is no longer the apocalypse, the chaos in the world during the Chongzhen period, frequent natural disasters, and the people's livelihood. After such a long period of war, the people have settled their minds, and the Longwu court has unified the world, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt. Who wants to follow them and be a rogue?

The people left by Yuan Zongdi were in the mansion to monitor Gao Yigong and his family, and they did not leave an inch. Gao Yigong's heart was full of sorrow, one day a thief and a lifetime thief, even if Zhu Ping'an put down the rebellion in the future. I'm afraid I won't be able to end up with any good results. Looking at his depressed family members, Gao Yigong was disillusioned at this time.

When the sky had just darkened, it suddenly became noisy outside the mansion, and Gao Yigong suddenly became nervous, and even his family and Yuan Zongdi's subordinates were a little nervous.

After a short time, there was a sound of "puff pong" at the gate of the house. In an instant, the two doors of the mansion were smashed open from the outside, and a large number of Ming soldiers with swords and guns rushed in.

Yuan Zongdi's subordinates were startled, and hurriedly stood beside Gao Yigong and his family, and put the swords in their hands across their necks. Gao Yigong sighed and did not resist.

The soldiers and horses came to the front hall in a blink of an eye, and before Yuan Zongdi's men could speak, the crowd of Ming soldiers and soldiers sounded the sound of fire that shook their eardrums, and more than ten of Yuan Zongdi's subordinates were shot and fell to the ground, wailing, and then Ming soldiers dragged them out.

"Brother Bizheng!"

Gao Yigong made a stir, followed the sound and looked, but it was Li Yan who strode over, Li Yan was dressed in a robe, not wearing armor, and stepped forward to support Gao Yigong, the two glanced at each other, and then smiled bitterly.

Li Yan said: "Brother Bizheng, His Highness has already arranged for today's matter. General Yuan, they just threw themselves into the net. His Royal Highness means to let me stay out of the matter, who is right and wrong, he can see it very clearly, let's not ask more, just stay in the mansion honestly. Your Highness will instruct the soldiers and horses to protect it! ”

Gao Yigong couldn't help but burst into tears, holding Li Yan's hand tightly and refusing to let go.

On one side, Wang Jin had already commanded his soldiers to behead Yuan Zongdi's men who had been caught, and under the flashing of Daoguang, more than a dozen heads fell to the ground.

At this time, even if Gao Yigong had the heart to ask about the whereabouts of Yuan Zongdi and the others, he didn't have the courage to speak.

……

The autumn rain continued, and this rain was all night. It was night in Nanjing, a little noisy, but it did not affect the lives of the people. It was only in the early morning that the people who had been working in the early days pushed the door out, and only then did they appear, and the streets and alleys were full of heavily armed Ming soldiers patrolling back and forth, and there seemed to be some remnants of scarlet color on the streets and alleys where the rain was gathered. I don't know what happened last night.

The former Yanping Bo Mansion, which is now the Zhongxiao Bo Mansion, has been surrounded by thousands of households on the left and right, the Jinyi pro-army, and the soldiers and horses of the Military Intelligence Department.

Zhang Mingzhen, who had already entered the city, led the soldiers and horses to meet Xiao Yuanteng and the others, and couldn't help frowning when he looked at the loyal Bofu who had no movement.

"His Royal Highness also mentioned earlier that Zheng Sen is loyal to His Majesty, and when Zheng Zhilong is in trouble, he can make it generally, that is, my courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, and he will always use it in the future. But I didn't expect that this thief was not dead, and he was still delusional about plotting chaos, which was really innocent! ”

Xiao Yuanteng, who had just taken over the Military Intelligence Department, nodded, and deeply sympathized with Zhang Mingzhen's words, "Zhang Nai, who rebelled against the remnants, sneaked back to Beijing and colluded with Zheng Sen to start a rebellion when His Highness returned to Nanjing. He also instigated Yuan Zongdi and other generals to surrender to the army as internal aid. Now, Zhang Nai has been captured alive, Yuan Zongdi and others have also been awarded, and tens of thousands of remnants of the Zheng family have also been disarmed by the commander's army. This Zheng Sen has become a lonely person, just now I have ordered someone to shout to let him give up resistance and come out to surrender, but there is no movement inside! ”

Shi Lang next to him said with a cold face: "Zheng Sen, this person, has always been arrogant, no one in his eyes, and has a violent temper, over the years, he has been defeated by His Highness several times, and today he is even more defeated, I think I have already broken myself at this time!" ”

Everyone was stunned, Xiao Yuanteng immediately sent troops into the mansion to check, and sure enough, Zheng Sen had committed suicide by taking poison in his study. And his henchmen such as Gan Hui, Zhou Quanbin, Chen Ze and others all killed themselves in front of the hall.

……

Overnight, the rebellion of Zheng Sen, Zhang Nai, Yuan Zongdi and others was put down. After sitting in the palace for a day, Zhu Yujian announced that he was feeling cold and entrusted all military and political affairs to the cabinet and the military aircraft department, while he hid in the deep palace.

On September 26, Zhu Ping'an led the Northern Expeditionary Army, one of which was the elite first guard of the new army, returned to Nanjing, and on the tenth day of October, Zhu Yujian returned to Beijing.

After arriving in Beijing, Zhu Yujian officially announced to the world at the first court meeting that Zhu Ping'an was appointed as the crown prince of the prison country and Mu Yuling was the crown princess, entrusted to the military and political affairs of the imperial court. And he lived in the inner palace, and never asked about state affairs again.

In the fifth year of Longwu, Empress Zeng died of illness, and Zhu Yujian, the emperor of Longwu, was in a trance and lingered on the sickbed. Tell the world and pass the throne to the crown prince Zhu Ping'an.

In the same year, Zhu Ping'an ascended the throne as the emperor, changed the "Dragon Age", canonized Mu Yuling as the queen, Xing Yuan as the concubine, and the eldest son Zhu Chengyou as the crown prince.

(End of book) (To be continued.) )

PS: From September last year to today, after more than a year, this book is finally finished. In one year, only 1.5 million words were spoken, and the intensity of the update was really embarrassing. Because of work and family, in the later stage, the update was slow and delayed, and Res would like to solemnly apologize to all the book friends. Today, this book is finished, and it can be regarded as the end of my second online work. Next, RIGHT will make every effort to cope with the assessment and reporting work at the end of the year, and start preparing for the new book in January, and strive to present the new works as soon as possible! Thank you all for your support, thank you!

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