312. Undercurrent

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"Please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to respectfully ask the emperor to move the capital to Yingtian as soon as possible."

Looking at the respectful and respectful few people in front of him, Zhu Ciene's face was a little suspicious, these people in front of him were trying their best to delay the trip to the north not long ago, how could there be a contradictory situation in the blink of an eye?

"What do you mean? Could it be that Nanjing's palace has been renovated? ”

Looking at the future Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in front of him with a dull sense of smell, Huang Zongyan's son, who experienced Huang Baigu's hatred of iron and steel, said: "Your Highness, King Xia has decided to go on the Northern Expedition, if it is left to work, the story of Liu Jinu's plot to usurp the throne is about to reappear, and please let His Highness know it." ”

Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty Liu Yu started with the soldiers of the Northern Mansion, and then forced the Jin Dynasty to give in on the way to the Central Plains of the Northern Expedition, but this historical fact is extremely similar to the current shape, so Zhu Ciene's face suddenly became ugly, and he muttered after a long time: "The expulsion of the Tartars from the Central Plains of the Northern Expedition is a major national and national event, but the meaning of the Qing and the others is to let me wait for the father and son to stop it because of their own selfishness?" ”

Zhu Cien's words sounded righteous and stern, but the next sentence immediately exposed his true thoughts: "Besides, King Xia has been prepared, even if his father goes north, what can be done about it, it is better to stay in Fujing and get by, and have as much fun as possible." ”

"Your Highness's words are wrong," Qu Dajun was immediately anxious when he saw Zhu Cien's resigned appearance. "It is the selfish desire of the ministers of Xia to send troops on his own, and if His Majesty returns to Yingtian and then gives him the order of the Northern Expedition, it can show where the orthodoxy is. In this way, King Xia should be afraid of the hearts of the people in the world, and he will never dare to immediately do something rebellious. ”

"Going north and giving orders can really curb King Xia's ambitions a little?" Zhu Ciene couldn't believe it. "I'm afraid it's not necessarily."

Chen Gongyin also stepped forward and persuaded him: "Your Highness, the matter has come to this point, you have to give it a go." ”

Zhu Ciene was still hesitating, and at this time, the chamberlain came over to report that Zhu Qi, the king of Ning, and Zhu Daoming, the king of Yiyang, came to meet him.

"King Ning?" Zhu Ciene frowned, Wuding Emperor Zhu Youge's warning was still in his ears, so he didn't dare to interact too much with the Zhu clan, let alone the Zhu brothers, who had been extremely dissatisfied and vigilant against Zheng Fan from the beginning. "Let's just say that I am not feeling well alone, please go back to the two princes."

"Never." Qu Dajun eagerly stopped. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, now only King Ning still has the strength to contend with King Xia in the old department of Huguang, and King Ning's Mansion and Yiyang Palace's Mansion each have a hundred strong cronies and guards, these guards have nothing to do with King Xia, they are the most loyal, and they are also a great force available at critical times."

Two hundred elite guards are naturally inconspicuous in tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of troops, but a thunderous blow in the palace is also a key force that can turn things around, so when he heard Qu Dajun specifically mention that these guards were not the people of King Xia, Zhu Cien's eyelids jumped wildly.

So after thinking about it again, Zhu Ciene changed his original mind: "Let's invite King Ning and King Yiyang to come in and talk." ”

"The minister has good news for His Royal Highness the Prince." The two kings were introduced into the side hall, and after bowing down to Zhu Ciene to stop them, Zhu Daoming was the translator, and Zhu Qian began to gesture. "Deputy General Guangwei, Commander of Huguang Commander Tongzhi, and Deputy General of Huguang Liu Ning'an recently recovered Hanyang Mansion City." Hanyang and Wuchang face each other across the river, which was originally a stinger in Liu Ning's head, but now it can be removed, which is of great benefit to the next further Northern Expedition or the conservative defense of Jianghan. "The minister thinks that Deputy General Liu has made such a great contribution or can be promoted to the earl."

Since Zhu Jie is the ninth grandson of Zhu Quan, the first king of Ning, he is a figure of Zhu Ciene's great-grandfather's generation in terms of generation, but Zhu Ciene is the emperor's heir after all, so it is not easy to use the people's generation to show respect, so Zhu Ciene just nodded indifferently and agreed: "What King Ning said is very true, don't let the soldiers in front of you chill your heart, so let's report to my father and the emperor, and the Ministry of War will discuss it with the Ministry of Officials and the Cabinet." ”

Although it is now the lackeys of Zheng Domain's subordinates who control the key departments in Fujing, but in view of Zheng Kezang's tenderness towards the Zhu family, Zhu Ciene came forward to greet him, and the people of Zheng Domain, who have not received the order to turn their faces for the time being, should give some face: "Apart from this matter, what else does King Ning have to do?" ”

"King Xia's Northern Expedition is imminent, and the ministers ask the emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to go north as soon as possible to preside over the plan."

Zhu Ciene looked at Zhu Qi with a strange face, he didn't expect that Zhu Qi, who had always been at odds with Zheng Fan, would also go north by himself, so he asked thoughtfully: "I don't know what King Ning means by this?" ”

Zhu Qian looked at the inner supervisors standing around, Zhu Ciene retreated from everyone knowingly, only to see Zhu Daoming take out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone from his arms, melt some water from the ice cubes placed in the corner of the wall, and then grind it, and then Zhu Qi took a pen and dipped it in ink on the paper: "Wang Xinhua, the deputy general of the town army, Xinfengbo, and the deputy general of Hunan, asked Ying Tian a few days ago to ask for a boat to enter the cloud dream, and was very angry. ”

Zhu Ciene took the pen from Zhu Qi's hand and wrote on the paper: "What opportunity? ”

"The Northern Expedition of the Great Army, Ying Tian was already empty, and after the Yangtze River Naval Division went west, there were no unstoppable ships on the river, and Liu Bu could go down the river to take over the defense of Nanjing in one fell swoop, such a major event can be determined."

Zhu Ciene gasped, and then his heart beat wildly, and he smeared the whole paper with ink, but even so, he was not at ease, and reached out to shred the paper. Seeing this, Zhu Qian made a gesture to stop it, and then took out the fire sickle to turn the waste paper that had been recorded as a heavy secret into ashes.

After taking two steps in the hall and stabilizing his mind, he once again raised his pen and wrote on a new piece of paper: "This plan is very good, but first, Liu Bu is not credible; Second, will Liu Bu's eastward journey be hindered, after all, once he goes east, he will not be able to hide people's eyes and ears, and once the matter is leaked, it will be a big deal for Yingtian to mobilize a sea boat into the river; third, even if Liu Bushun arrived in Nanjing, how to enter the city; Fourth, what should the Ying Tian defenders do if they notice that things have changed and enter the imperial city? ”

"The minister used his life to ensure that Liu was credible." Zhu Qian replied one by one. "Second, the Qing captives are hundred-legged insects that die but do not stiffen, the Northern Expedition of the King of Xia will inevitably fight the rabbit with the power of the lion and tiger, so that there must be few defense troops in the south and along the river in Jiangxi, even if it is present, the King of Xia has no troops to adjust, as long as he enters Nanjing before the army of the King of Xia returns to the division, and the King of Xia has no way to defend the city, not to mention that the Northern Captives may not be able to watch the Zheng family turn back safely."

When Zhu Qi wrote this, Zhu Cien's eyes were already shining, and Zhu Qi continued to write: "There are two hundred strong people in the palace of the minister and Yiyang, and there are more or less dozens of guards in each palace, adding up to more than five hundred. As for guarding the city and guarding the city soldiers from entering the palace directly, first, you can close the palace gate with the eunuchs, and second, on the day of the move, you can ask the emperor and the prince to change their clothes and leave the palace, so Zheng Fan may not be able to take hostages."

Zhu Ciene was much more stable this time, he unhurriedly took the flint in Zhu Qi's hand and lit the paper again, looking at the rising green smoke, he suddenly knelt down to Zhu Qi: "To save the Ming Dynasty, my nephew will rely on King Ning." ”

Zhu Qian and Zhu Daoming hurriedly knelt down, and the two sides suddenly formed a situation of worshipping each other, and at the same time, Zhu Daoming responded for Zhu Qi: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have to be like this, it is what the descendants of the Zhu family should do to clear the power and traitors of the Qing Dynasty."

Sending away Brother Zhu Qi, Zhu Ciene's face showed a rare lightness, and his expression naturally fell into the eyes of Qu Dajun and the others who came back from the side hall. ”

Zhu Ciene opened his mouth to reveal the conversation and the discourse just now, but he also knew the truth that the king did not lose the country, so he covered it up and said: "King Ning is here to ask for credit for Liu Ning'an, the deputy general of Huguang, of course, Liu Ning'an is King Ning's person, and naturally he is a loyal minister of my Zhu Ming royal family. ”

Qu Dajun was fooled, but Huang Baigu glanced at Zhu Ciene deeply, bowed down and said: "Your Highness, the reason why Emperor Hongguang lost the country back then, in the final analysis, was that the four towns in Jiangbei killed each other and gave the Qing captives an opportunity. ”

Huang Baigu's words made Zhu Ciene very displeased, but after all, Huang Baigu was a loyal minister of the Ming family and a famous uncle was a symbol of Shilin, so he was not good at reprimanding him clearly, so he had to say perfunctorily: "How could Huang Qing think like this, how can he be one of those Donglin scholars who only know that the party is the same and different." ”

Strictly speaking, Zhu Ciene's words should be a bit of a reference to Sang scolding Huai, you must know that Huang Baigu's grandfather Huang Zunsu is a member of the Donglin Party, and his uncle Huang Zongxi is also a member of the Donglin Yu Restoration Party, and even his father Huang Zongyan was also confiscated by Liu Zongzhou, a giant in Donglin, and strictly speaking, he is also a member of the Donglin Party.

"Senior Brother Nong, I'm afraid you're worrying about nothing." Seeing Huang Baigu's flushed face, Chen Gongyin hurriedly explained. "His Royal Highness shoulders the mandate of reorganizing the Ming Dynasty, how can he do this thing that the relatives and enemies are happy." Speaking of this, Chen Gongyin bowed to Zhu Ciene again. "Please also ask Your Highness to understand Lord Huang's loyalty."

There are only a few irons around Zhu Cien, of course he doesn't want to have a few less, so he pretended to be a big belly and waved his hand: "It's inappropriate to be a lonely metaphor, Huang Qing doesn't have to worry about it." ”

"Minister," Huang Baigu lowered his head and clenched his fists. "Shame on the subject"