On the sixth day of the eighth month of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, on the third day of the arrival of the crown prince Zhu Cihong in Shandong, a news that shook the world came, Ma Shiying, Shi Kefa, Liu Liangzuo, Huang Degong, Nanjing garrison eunuch Lu Jiude, former ceremonial supervisor Bingbi Han Zanzhou, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji and others officially announced that the world would support the blessed king Zhu Yousong to inherit the throne. ⊙ Top Novel, www.

The result of such a game in the center of Nanjing surprised many people. Originally, with the support of the Donglin Party, Zhu Changshu, the king of Lu, who had a high reputation, was defeated and lost, and this qiē was due to the addition of Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong, the two major military towns in Jiangbei.

The Donglin Party, who had the chance to win, was slapped in the face. Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong sat on tens of thousands of strong soldiers, and after a clear attitude expressed that they would support the Fuwang Zhu Yousong, the shape shì came to a 180-degree turn. Ma Shiying, the governor of Lufeng, was the first to defect and join the camp of King Fu and became the first minister of Dingce. Shi Kefa, who was originally fooled by the Donglin Party to support King Lu, was caught off guard, but in the face of powerful force, he could only helplessly admit the reality, Ma Shiying's army immediately rushed to Huai'an with murderous spirits, and Lu Jiude, Han Zanzhou, scholar Li Zhan, sincerity Bo Liu Kongzhao and others welcomed Zhu Yousong to Nanjing to succeed to the throne.

And the frustrated King of Lu, Zhu Changshu, on the night when Ma Shiying, Lu Jiude and others arrived at Hongze Lake, they inexplicably "died of a violent illness".

When the news reached Jinan, Zhu Cihong, who had just returned from the struggle for power, was furious. Li Shichun, Yao Minggong, Wu Weiye and others hurriedly came to visit.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, it is not a way for us to spend so much in Shandong, the situation here has been difficult to change, and it is better to rush to Nanjing as much as possible! Otherwise, if we really want to be driven in front by King Fu, then we will ......! Yao Minggong said worriedly.

"But will Zhu Ping'an watch us go to Nanjing so easily?" After experiencing the defeat of Jiushan Town, a group of prince's subordinates in the East Palace realized it. Compared with the powerful Zhu Ping'an, the righteous name of the imperial court they carry is too insignificant, and if they continue to stay in Shandong, they can only become a chess piece in Zhu Ping'an's hands.

Zhu Changshu's lesson has shown that at this time, if there is no strong military support. In the end, it can only be a bamboo basket for nothing. But will Zhu Ping'an let go of such an opportunity? "Coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes" is a sure-fire deal, will he lightly allow Zhu Cihong and others to go to Nanjing to compete for the throne? Besides, now when you go to Nanjing to compete for the position, what are the chips in your hand? You can't just go to Nanjing with empty words, right? In that case, it can only be a dead end.

Everyone looked at each other, and everyone's heart was clear, Zhu Cihong had already torn his face with Zhu Ping'an, and it might not be so easy to go to Nanjing safely and securely.

Just when everyone was at a loss, the newspaper came from outside the door. But it was Yang Tinglin and Wang Pin who came together.

If you don't listen to it, as soon as you hear these two names, Zhu Cihong's anger suddenly adds fuel to the fire. These two people, who have followed him for several years, have been planning and arranging in Shandong, but they have found nothing, and they have just gotten off the boat, and they were beaten by Zhu Ping'an for nothing.

Feng Da and Zhu Yihai were imprisoned, and Liu Zhicun's brother died. The team that had been accumulated with great difficulty was swept away in an instant, and they were fine. One followed Zhu Ping'an's side and didn't even dare to let out a fart, and the other nested in Dengzhou, and he didn't dare to make a sound. It's good now, two people appear together, and it's a fart!

"No, no, two ungrateful villains. How could this palace be interested in meeting the two of them! ”

The subordinates of the East Palace also scolded constantly, and they were going to drown the two of them with spittle stars.

The eunuch who came to deliver the letter was a little hesitant, "Your Royal Highness, the prince and Lord Yang came with General Zhu, and they also brought a lot of soldiers and horses. It ...... situation! ”

"What!" Zhu Cihong stood up, "He, Zhu Ping'an, is coming to force the palace!" Hehe, he finally couldn't hold it back, is he going to make a move? ”

Zhu Cihong laughed angrily: "What my father said is right, those who mislead the country are all ministers!" ”

The eunuch who delivered the letter didn't expect Zhu Cihong to have such a big reaction, but he was interrupted by Zhu Cihong when he spoke, and he didn't dare to speak at will, so he could only wait patiently for Zhu Cihong to vent his tears on his face and collapse on the chair when he gasped for breath.

"Your Highness, General Zhu said, please Your Highness and all your lords pack up, we are about to leave for Nanzhili!"

"A bunch of ......!" Zhu Cihong was about to continue scolding, but he was stunned on the spot, "What did you say?" ”

"Mr. Zhu said, let's go south as much as possible!" The eunuch prostrate on the ground, for fear that if he said the wrong thing, he would end up with a rod.

There was a sudden silence in the main hall, and everyone looked at each other in disbelief, and for a moment no one believed that this was reality.

Zhu Ping'an wants to escort the prince south! Are you kidding! When the chaos in Jiushan Town, Zhu Ping'an no longer concealed his feudal town actions, imprisoned the feudal king and the eunuchs of the prison army, and killed the prince's henchmen. What kind of crazy thing is this Zhu Ping'an, how could he suddenly change his personality and want to let the prince go south to supervise the country and inherit the throne?

For a long time, not one of the people dared to speak. Li Shichun is the oldest, he really can't bear it, so he simply stood up and built it, since Zhu Ping'an is here, the prince might as well see it, anyway, there is nothing to do now, it is better to listen to what he says.

After a while, Yang Tinglin, Wang Pin, Zhu Ping'an and others came in, Zhu Ping'an was still followed by the personal guards of the brigade, and only a few people entered the main hall, such as Huaide, Wang Jinfa and Shen Ke.

After Zhu Ping'an led everyone to pay respects, he stood up, a strange look appeared on his face, and asked directly: "Why hasn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince packed up yet?" The first emperor's will was to let His Royal Highness go to Nanjing to supervise the country as soon as possible, and now it has been three days in Shandong, why has His Royal Highness not issued an edict to go south? ”

This question almost made Zhu Cihong spurt blood, but he couldn't say it. Is it because I don't want to go south? As soon as I arrived in Shandong, you gave me a dismount, now there are no soldiers, no food, no money, how to go to Nanjing?

"What do you think?" Zhu Cihong could only pretend to be confused.

"Now that the situation is critical, the Fu King Zhu Yousong is rebellious, and he intends to establish himself as the emperor at the instigation of the ministers. The gentry and people in Jiangnan didn't know the truth, and they even seconded it. The minister thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should rush to Nanjing as much as possible to inherit the national capital and settle the hearts of the people! ”

"Mr. Zhu is right, then when will we leave?" Li Shichun replied without yin or yang.

"The prince's carriage and horse honor guard, the minister has already prepared, and the internal silver of the Dengzhou City Bo Division has also been loaded, and he can set off at any time!"

Looking at what Zhu Ping'an said, Zhu Cihong was taken aback, "You really let this palace go to Nanjing?" ”

Yang Tinglin was full of grief and had nowhere to confide, and in the face of the prince, he simply opened the skylight and said brightly, "Your Highness doesn't have to doubt it, what General Zhu said is the truth." Shandong has dispatched 10,000 elite soldiers, and the assembly has stopped in the past two days, and His Highness can leave for the south today! ”

Zhu Ping'an nodded, "Your Highness may not know that Lord Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces appointed by the first emperor, has arrived in Shenqiu with 10,000 troops, and is about to enter Nanzhili, Lord Huang Gongfu of Hubei Military Reserve Road has also led troops to Nanjing, and the soldiers and horses of Lord Huaiyang Governor Lu have also been assembled, although it is possible to mobilize and escort the prince south." The ministers also plan to pass on the news that the crown prince will go to Nanjing to supervise the country, and the courtiers and the people will definitely see the truth of the facts and support the prince's accession to the throne! ”

Zhu Ping'an's words made Zhu Cihong and the subordinates of the East Palace instantly excited, and they didn't think that there would be a chance to go south to supervise the country, Zhu Ping'an said these news seem to be the truth, it must be the loyal ministers and generals from all over the country who learned the news of the prince's arrival in Shandong, and responded one after another, giving Zhu Ping'an a lot of pressure, and giving him the decision to escort the prince south, so as to make a name for himself as the first nobleman and clan relative, and hold the power and status of Shandong.

Zhu Cihong suppressed his excitement, his heart suddenly opened up, and praised Zhu Ping'an a few words. The most important thing is to return to Nanjing now, and the situation in Shandong is already like this, and it is difficult to change. Zhu Ping'an is in charge of Shandong in the name of the prince of the domain, and there is no way to change it lightly at the moment, but as long as he has a firm foothold in Nanjing and ascends the throne smoothly, he Zhu Ping'an is just a local feudal town. In the future, when the big event has been decided, it will not be easy to gather the strength of the whole country to deal with a feudal town, and it will be up to him to live happily for a while.

"What about Wang Pin and Mr. Yang? Are you going south with the main shrine? Zhu Cihong looked at Wang Pin and Yang Tinglin.

"The slave is willing to go south with His Highness!" Wang Pin smiled bitterly, and then replied resolutely, completely ignoring Zhu Ping'an's somewhat unconcerned look. He also knew that Zhu Ping'an was willing to let the prince go south, which definitely had an ulterior motive, although he knew that Zhu Ping'an attached great importance to himself and tried his best to keep him, and he also knew that Zhu Cihong's trip to Nanjing might not have any good results, but Wang Pin was grateful for Zhu Cihong's kindness and would never abandon him.

"Your Royal Highness, Lord Yang is currently in the Shandong General Staff, and he is busy with affairs, and the minister has a lot of things to rely on him, so for the time being, he will not follow the prince south!" Wang Pin ran away, so he couldn't let Yang Tinglin go, Zhu Ping'an hurriedly said first.

Hearing Zhu Ping'an's words, Yang Tinglin almost jumped up angrily, but the prince gave him a cold look, and then waved his hand, "You can do this matter, I won't force it!" ”

It was this sentence that made Yang Tinglin, who originally planned to refuse Zhu Ping'an and follow Zhu Cihong to Nanjing, as if his heart was poured with a basin of cold water in an instant, and he no longer had the strength to speak.

"But Fang Yuegong, the governor of Shandong, this palace must be taken away!" Zhu Cihong still remembered Chongzhen's advice, and specially added a sentence, and he suddenly had an illusion, as if he was bargaining with Zhu Ping'an.

Speaking of Fang Yuegong, Zhu Ping'an had no choice. This person belongs to the guy who admits death, although his ability is first-class, but he does not hit the south wall and does not look back, and he can only be subservient to Zhu Ping'an in Shandong, so he has already packed up his salute and followed the prince Zhu Cihong to Nanjing.

Therefore, Zhu Ping'an could only reluctantly agree. (To be continued......)