Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pioneer (I)
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"Ladies and gentlemen, don't quarrel, listen to our family, the old slave hasn't met the little master yet, and please be loyal and brave to guide you." Lu Jiude also spoke.
Gu Zhenhua smiled and stretched out his hand: "Everyone, please come here!" ”
Lu Jiude immediately followed quickly, Lu Daqi and Huang Daozhou followed closely, although Ma Shiying had also seen it, but he was afraid that these people would play some tricks, so he didn't leave one step, and the big guy went to see Zhu Cihong again.
After meeting the prince and verifying it, it was all true. The old eunuch Lu Jiude lay on the ground, hugged the prince's legs, and cried bitterly.
"Little master, the old slave is late, and you have suffered, follow the old slave back to the palace, let the old slave honor you!"
Lu Jiude was about to pull Zhu Cihong out as he spoke, when Lu Daqi and Huang Daozhou walked over, blocking the way as if they were two generals.
"Father-in-law Lu, do it slowly."
"Two adults, it is only natural for the prince to return to the palace, why did you stop our family?"
"Hahaha, Gonggong Lu, you seem to be mistaken, this time the prince is not playing outside for a while, and it is as simple as going back to the palace to rest, but to ascend the throne and become the emperor and inherit the unification. Such important matters are decided by the ministers, and the ministers are not allowed to say more. ”
Lu Jiude didn't give it for nothing, his brows immediately stood up, and he sneered: "Two adults, I just want to laugh at our family and people." Our family is in the name of the first emperor and guards Nanjing, there is nothing that our family can't manage! ”
"Old gelding, do you want to learn from Wei Zhongxian?" In a hurry, Lu Daqi also tore his face.
"If Wei Zhongxian hadn't been harmed by you Donglin Party, Daming would not have been where he is today, and you would be the disaster of the troubled country!"
The more they talked, the more choked they became, and the two groups raised their fists one by one, and they almost started to move.
At this time, Ma Shiying suddenly said coldly: "What are you all doing, and whether there is a system of the imperial court, welcoming the prince to the throne is not something that can be said in a sentence or two, Gonggong Lu, Lord Lu, you should all come up with a set of plans, I will rule the country with courtesy, even if I let the prince follow you, but I don't even have a car, just go back to Beijing in such a gray way, what kind of decency is there?" ”
Ma Shiying questioned loudly, and the three military leaders behind him held down the hilt of their swords one after another, glaring angrily.
Lu Jiude and Lu Daqi's arrogance finally subsided a little, but Lu Daqi was still unconvinced, and said angrily: "Master Ma, what should I do according to you?" ”
"What else can I do, immediately send a letter to Master Shi, let the Ministry of Rites draw up a plan, and solemnly welcome the prince into Beijing."
Huang Daozhou thought for a while and nodded: "This is the best, but the prince must stay in the barracks and no problems are allowed." ”
"That's nature." Ma Shiying said without hesitation, but what he thought in his heart, Lu Daqi obviously didn't know.
After finishing speaking, Lu Daqi and Huang Daozhou left in a hurry, and Lu Jiude also shed tears and hurried back to Nanjing to report to King Fu. The two groups came and went like the wind, but only Ma Shiying stayed in the barracks.
"Lord Gu, I'm smiling at you!" Ma Shiying arched his hand slightly, his face was full of shame, a group of court officials, moral articles and world-famous figures, it is really not a glorious thing.
Gu Zhenhua also smiled: "Master Ma, if it weren't for that, Daming would not have fallen to today." My lord, you should have made a decision as soon as possible, and sent the prince back to Nanjing as soon as possible to ascend the throne and become emperor. Only when people's hearts are settled down can things be done! ”
Ma Shiying also smiled and said: "Don't worry, Lord Gu, I will arrange it now to escort the prince to Nanjing overnight, and I will not give the Donglin Party any time!" ”
Obviously, Ma Shiying played a hand of Ming Xiu Plank Road Darkness Chen Cang, this guy's wrist is much more powerful than Donglin's mouth cannon.
Ma Shiying asked people to arrange it, and then asked: "Lord Gu, what is the situation in the north now, there are many rumors, and there is no consensus, what you wrote in the letter is also brief, I really don't know." ”
"Adults are worried about national affairs, and they are much better than those who just want to make decisions."
Gu Zhenhua was also very emotional, sitting opposite Ma Shiying, starting from Li Zicheng's entry into Beijing, and all the way to Wu Sangui colluding with the Manchu Qing Dynasty and defeating the Dashun army. In less than two months, the fate of the dynasty took a dramatic turn, and the rabbits of the three parties rose and fell, and Ma Shiying also opened his mouth wide.
"Lord Gu, are you saying that Wu Sangui is sure to be cleared?"
"That's right, Wu Sangui has been shaved and subdued, and he has been named the king of Pingxi, and the Guanning army under his command has become a pawn of the Manchu Qing Dynasty except for some loyal people who came out with me."
"Damn!" Ma Shiying slammed his fist on the table, and said hatefully: "The Guan Ning Army is a strong force built by our dynasty at great expense, but I didn't expect it to become the leader of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it's really hateful!" ”
Ma Shiying thought for a while, and then asked, "Lord Gu, do you think that this Manchu Qing entry is just a robbery, or do you want to conquer the city?" ”
"Neither!" Gu Zhenhua waved his hand without hesitation.
Ma Shiying's face was suddenly surprised, he really couldn't think of any other plans for the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
"Lord Ma, the wolf ambitions of the Manchu Qing are unimaginable, and I heard that they are ready to move the capital to Beijing."
"Ahh Ma Shiying was so frightened that he trembled, and hurriedly asked, "Do they want to follow the example of the Jin State to destroy the Northern Song Dynasty?" “
"Not only that, I'm afraid they will be like a second Mongolia and occupy splendid China!"
"So, how about that?"
Gu Zhenhua said with a smile: "Master Ma, in my opinion, the top priority is to integrate the southern military forces, immediately drive the expedition in person, and fight a few battles while the Tartars are still exterminating the Dashun army." ”
When Ma Shiying heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand: "Lord Gu, I'm afraid this won't work, the southern generals are outnumbered, not to mention that isn't doing this to help the rogues, where is the enemy's hatred place?" ”
"Master Ma, dare to fight to make peace, dare not fight, can only die, if we fight with more than 100,000 horses, we can organize a few big battles in the Central Plains, and severely damage the morale of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who cares if we lose, we can still rely on the Yangtze River to defend half of the country, if we don't even dare to fight, wait until the Manchu Iron Cavalry comes over, and we can't do it if we want to do the Southern Song Dynasty!"
Ma Shiying frowned and spun back and forth on the ground. Gu Zhenhua also stared at him closely, Ma Shiying held military power, and among the civilian officials, he was also influential, maybe he was the only one who could save Nanming. If you can listen to your own words, maybe the people of Jiangnan can suffer a little less. If you don't listen, even if you have the confidence to defeat the Manchus in the end, I'm afraid that the common people will have to pay a heavy price.
Ma Shiying turned around a few times before he said with a sad face: "Lord Gu, this kind of matter is very important, and it is not something we can decide, I think we still have to support the crown prince first and ascend to the throne before we can talk about these things." ”
Gu Zhenhua sighed secretly in his heart, Ma Shiying is playing tricks, most of the monarchs and ministers of Nanming can't count on it, and they have to look at themselves.
Gu Zhenhua thought of this, and he didn't care about anything else, he just had to fight for his own interests, so he smiled and said: "Master Ma, with the skill of planning, your promotion to assistant is just around the corner, and Gu Mou only has one thing to ask for." ”
"Lord Gu, please speak."
"I want to command the troops in the next place, and put the main force of An ** between Shandong and Henan, if the Tartars go south, I am willing to lead the soldiers and fight them to the end!"
"No problem, the country is in turmoil and loyal ministers, Lord Gu is dedicated to serving the country, and Ma will definitely help!"
After the two of them negotiated, Gu Zhenhua immediately selected a thousand cavalry and a thousand firecrackers in the barracks, a total of 2,000 people, all of whom had two horses and bright armor. Gu Zhenhua took Yue Poyu and Zhou Yingjie to protect the prince together, and An's camp was temporarily handed over to Li Xu and Guo Yunlong.
Although the soldiers were very tired, but several big victories in a row, coupled with Gu Zhenhua's careful communication along the way, and the soldiers were heart-to-heart, sharing weal and woe, An ** has quietly undergone qualitative changes.
Two thousand horses came out, and the men were like tigers, and the horses were like dragons. All of them are majestic and majestic, and they all look stupid at Ma Shiying and others.
Where is this army fleeing and retreating, it is clearly a victorious hero who is returning south with the spoils of war!
"Good soldier! Good horse! Good weapons! ”
Huang Degong said three good things in a row, and he smiled and said: "Lord Gu, aren't these two thousand soldiers all family?" ”
Gu Zhenhua smiled brightly: "Brother Huang, back then, the Yue family army had no family to fight against the Jin army, and I became an ancestor of Kaiji's Taizu, and I could sweep Meng Yuan without a family member." There are only brothers and siblings up and down, and there are no domestic servants. There are only those who stand tall, and there are no groveling slaves! ”
"Hooray, hooray!" The soldiers shouted together, and the sound reverberated the world.
Gu Zhenhua's words were very polite, Huang Degong and they all raised a lot of family members, and their cronies were the backbone of their battle, and these people were angry one by one.
But when they saw these soldiers shouting in unison, thousands of people were the same, their morale was like a rainbow, and Huang Degong chose to shut up. Ma Shiying was also shocked when he saw it, he thought that Gu Zhenhua only had one card for the prince, where did he think that this person still had such a powerful military force!
If you want to sit firmly in your position at this time, you can't do without the support of the army.
"Lord Gu, how many soldiers does An ** have?"
"Master Ma, An ** currently has 2,500 cavalry, 2,000 infantry, and 11 battalions of the new military camp, 5,500 people."
Ma Shiying nodded: "It's almost 10,000 people, it's really a lot!" ”
If Ma Shiying knew that in addition to these horses, Gu Zhenhua also had more than 10,000 Cao transport soldiers, and the total strength had exceeded 20,000, which was not bad at all compared with the four towns in Jiangbei. I'm afraid he'll drop his jaw.
Gu Zhenhua dispatched 2,000 people, Huang Degong and they also mobilized men and horses, and the team to protect Zhu Cihong was huge, with tens of thousands of people, from Xuzhou to the south, all the way to Nanjing.
Along the way, An ** rushed to the forefront, anything that didn't open his eyes, he couldn't carry the cavalry to walk through, and the combat effectiveness of the Guanning Iron Cavalry was perfectly waved out, invincible.
The army was mighty and went directly to Yangzhou, and suddenly ran in front of Gu Zhenhua's horse without collecting it all night.
"Sir, there is a large army in Yangzhou that is defending to the death, under the banner of Shandong soldiers."
"Hmph, don't care who it is, dare to stop An**, there is only one way to die!"