Chapter 373: Chaos (4) (Text)

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From Nanjing to Wuchang to find Zuo Liangyu, it is impossible to go back and forth for a month, and there is also Jingnan Bohuang stationed in Wuhu on the way.

The matter of contacting Zuo Liangyu was not successful in a few days, and it was Zhai Zhe himself who really made Ma Shiying jealous.

The front foot detected that Zhai Zhe quickly whipped his horse and went south, and Ma Shiying on the back foot contacted Zhu Youxiang, the king of fortune who was still in Huai'an. If it was really Ning Shaojunzhen who sent King Lu from Hangzhou to Nanjing, the Donglin Party rushed up and shouted long live, this matter really couldn't be done.

Huai'an is in Jiangbei, which can not catch up with the prosperity of Nanjing.

Across from a green brick courtyard is a green rice paddy field, in which some farmers bend barefoot to pull weeds.

Fu Wang Zhu Youxiang leaned on the bamboo chair at the entrance of the hall and looked at the willow trees in the courtyard.

A year ago, Luoyang's Fuwang Mansion was broken by Li Zicheng, and the old Fuwang was thrown into the pot by thieves to cook and eat, he fled to Huai'an, destitute, and panicked, at that time he could not live in such a good house. I can only spend the night in the ruined temple, and the grass is overgrown in front of the door, and there is not even a person to help. After succeeding to the throne of King Fu, he improved slightly, at least he didn't have to worry about eating and drinking, but he lost his fiefdom and had no financial resources, and no one came to care except for a few loyal servants and eunuchs.

No one thought that a year later, he would become a popular candidate to succeed him.

"Why haven't you come yet!" Zhu Youxiang muttered in his mouth, but his body was rarely moved.

His massive body had lost a little weight when he fled, but now it was back to its original state. Chongzhen died in Beijing, the whereabouts of the crown prince are unknown, in Zhu Youxiang's opinion, no one is more qualified than him to succeed to the throne, and this is indeed the case.

But the news from Nanjing City was confusing, first saying that someone would come to welcome him into the southern capital immediately, but he couldn't wait, and he couldn't wait, which made Zhu Youxiang a little flustered. There are many scholars in the Jiangnan Restoration Society, and King Lu's voice is getting louder and louder, which makes Zhu Youxiang angry and frightened.

In any case, now that he is one of the three possible candidates to succeed to the throne, the prefect of Huai'an does not dare to slack off, and his situation is immediately much better. But at the moment, no matter how good the food is, it doesn't taste good, and no matter how luxurious the house is, you can't sleep well.

Is there anything more **** in this world than the throne!

After more than ten days of restless sleep, the brocade guards in fresh clothes and angry horses rushed to Huai'an with a black beard and white beard and a shriveled old man like a bamboo pole.

"Lord Wang!" When the old man saw the blessed king, he fell to the ground and wept in pain.

Seeing Zhu Youxiang staring at a pair of fish bladder eyes, he couldn't recognize who it was, the old man was prostrate on the ground, and said in a mournful voice: "The slave is Lu Jiude, the eunuch guarding Fengyang Town."

"Grandpa Lu, please get up!" Zhu Youxiang immediately stepped forward to help, as if he had seen a big savior.

"The saint is in trouble, every time he thinks of the emperor's grace, the slave and maid can't wait to follow him." Lu Jiude is still recounting his grief.

Zhu Youxiang could only accompany him to shed a few tears, since Lu Jiude came, there must be heavy news, he was anxious, but it was not good to ask directly.

"The country can't be without a king for a day, and those Wenchen in the capital are still arguing about the establishment of a virtuous and long-term leader, aren't you a virtuous king?" Lu Jiude put away his grief, argued indignantly, and said that his emaciated body shook in anger, which made Zhu Youxiang worry that another gust of wind would blow him down.

"I have always respected the "Lun order", otherwise how could I serve the world, the Donglin Party is now blinded by lard, and I will come to do this master for them. Lu Jiude's voice was sharp, and his shriveled body looked more powerful than the fat Zhu Youxiang.

"Please teach me!" Zhu Youxiang really wanted to hug Lu Jiude in his arms.

"I have contacted the four commanders of Fengyang, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing and Gao Jie, and all four of them are willing to support the prince as the king."

The eunuch guarding Fengyang Town was responsible for monitoring Ma Shiying and the general soldiers of the four towns stationed for the emperor, and Lu Jiude did this just easily. With the help of the military town, even if this matter is eighty percent certain, the rest is how to enter Nanjing decently.

"Gonggong Lu is really my loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Youxiang's heart was full of joy, half of the big stone in his heart fell to the ground, and half of it could not fall until he sat in that position.

Junzhen is a double-edged sword, and the warriors are domineering, and Zhu Youxiang and Lu Jiude are very clear. If the Jiangbei army is allowed to support King Fu into Nanjing, it will be the worst situation. Not only did the civil officials look down on King Fu, but those generals may not be controlled by King Fu.

The two carefully planned and discussed countermeasures.

Lu Jiude was confident, and said with a dry smile: "The prince doesn't want the Jiangbei army to embrace you into the capital, and those civil officials don't want to." As long as this news is revealed, someone will inevitably come to welcome the prince into the capital. ”

"Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, is still a clear-minded person, and he is not confused in major matters, but he is surrounded by the many scholars of the Jiangnan Donglin Restoration Society, and there is no way. With a push from behind, he knew what to do. ”

Zhu Youxiang only nodded vigorously. Sit on the throne first, and the rest will have to wait for the long term.

Only two days later, Ma Shiying's envoy followed closely to Huai'an, and Lu Jiude brought the envoy back to Nanjing with the letter of allegiance signed by the general soldiers of the four towns.

The white flags fluttered in the warm breeze of late spring, and the city of Nanjing was enveloped in a sad atmosphere. But if you look closely, you can stay in the streets and alleys of the capital, in the courtyard of the deep palace, everyone is like an aggressive rooster, stretching their necks, and when there is a disagreement, they will scold and argue.

Since I heard that Beijing City had fallen and Chongzhen had hanged himself in the coal mountain, more than 20 days have passed now. There were still debates in Nanjing, King Lu's voice was getting louder and louder, and Shi Kefa also changed his original mind and walked into the same front as Qian Qianyi, advocating that King Lu be the king.

After receiving the secret letter from Jiangbei, Ma Shiying hid in the house and closed the door, as if he had tacitly acquiesced to his failure, which made those Fushe scholars who paid attention to him happy.

If the words that Zhai Zhe said during his late-night visit made him anxious, then the letter of allegiance from the four towns of Jiangbei to King Fu forced him into a corner. Shi Kefa had to give in when he got this, but now he has taken the initiative.

"Blessed King! It's time to wait for me! Ma Shiying wanted to laugh, but he grinned a few times, but he didn't laugh.

"Someone, prepare a sedan chair!" He instructed the butler outside the door, "First hand over the name to the Chengyi Bo and Xincheng Bo's mansion." "Zhao Zhilong and Liu Kongzhao were in charge of the garrison barracks in Nanjing.

When the scholars of the Fushe Society were full of ambition and secretly discussing where they wanted to hold an official position, Ma Shiying took the allegiance documents of the four towns of Jiangbei and the garrison of Nanjing and put them in front of Shi Kefa.

Faced with an irreversible form, the courtiers, eunuchs, and emperor gathered around and ended the controversy in a dignified way.

At the end of April, the weather was sometimes rainy and sometimes sunny, and there was some mud on the official road, and the road was very difficult to walk.

A clear-cut procession headed to Jiangbei, and Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa went to Huai'an to welcome the Fu King Zhu Youxiang into Nanjing. On May 3, King Fu was appointed as the supervisor of the country, hundreds of officials were served, King Fu made a salute to heaven, and Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, entered the "treasure of the prison country".

On May 15, the blessed king Zhu Youxiang ascended the throne, and changed the following year to Hongguang, and rewarded him for his meritorious deeds.

Lu Jiude was a eunuch, he couldn't get it on the table, and was named the commander of the Jingying Camp by Zhu Youxiang, Ma Shiying became a minister of meritorious service, promoted to the secretary of the military department and led the cabinet assistant, Gao Hongtu was the secretary of the household department, and Qian Qianyi was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Shi Kefa insulted King Fu many times before, but he couldn't compete with Ma Shiying, so he invited himself to Yangzhou in Jiangbei to supervise the four towns and arrange Jiangbei defense.

Three days later, he was awarded the titles of Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyuyuan, and Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo were uncles. Shi Kefa was just about to go to Jiangbei, and asked for orders to give the four towns copper armor, copper pots, regimental plates, red-clothed cannons and other military supplies.

The junction of Shaoxing and Hangzhou.

The Qiantang River on the opposite side is galloping like thousands of horses, but it can't hide the singing of Ning Shao's soldiers.

"Batch iron armor, carry a long knife. The battle with the son is long.

Fight with the enemy, die and live together. Fight with your son, and your heart will not be slack.

Step on the swallow and chase the beard. Fight with the son, and sing fearlessly. ”

The singing voice is full of vitality and makes people feel uplifted.

It has been a month since Zhai Zhe came back, and on the side of the Qiantang River in Chen Bing, Ningshaojun Town, has been practicing endlessly and bluffing.

Zhai Zhe has been waiting, and when he heard that Ma Shiying recommended Ruan Dacheng as a squire in the military department, he wrote to ask him to go to Jiangbei to guard the palace, and asked for an additional 20,000 soldiers, and asked for this year's military salary.

During this time of Nanjing's enthronement ceremony, things were too busy, and Zhai Zhe was not in a hurry to disturb Ma Shiying. The Donglin Party has deep roots in Jiangnan, such as Gao Hongtu and Qian Qianyi both entered the cabinet to do things, and when Ma Shiying appointed Ruan Dacheng, it indicated that he had basically completed his control over the government.

Liu Suifeng has been staying in Nanjing for activities, and is still in contact with the Donglin Party members and Zuo Liangyu and others. Although the battle for the throne has been settled, starting from Ma Shiying's appointment of Ruan Dacheng, the struggle between the eunuchs and the Donglin party will be inevitable.

Zhai Zhe is a pro-Donglin military town, and in Ma Shiying's eyes, he is a person who can be bought. He has both a heart to solicit and a heart to be guarded. Zuo Liangyu is in Wuchang and Zhai Zhe is in the hinterland of eastern Zhejiang, if the two defenses are overwhelmed, it is inevitable that they will be unable to do so, but Zhai Zhe's appearance the day before yesterday shows that he is not monolithic with the Donglin Party.

Zhai Zhe secretly regretted that if Ma Shiying did not use Ruan Dacheng, the rift between him and the Donglin Party would not be irreparable, after all, his brother-in-law Yang Wencong was friendly with the Donglin Party, and he himself was not a member of the Eunuch Party. But back then, he was able to mourn for Zhang Pu, and now that he is in power, of course, he will not forget his former benefactor. Ma Shiying is such a person, otherwise he can still remember Zhai Zhe's point?

The weather became hot, and the war situation in Jiangbei turned upside down. Huang Taiji was dead, and Wu Sangui led the Manchu regent Dolgon into the pass, defeated Li Zicheng at a stone at the end of April, and attacked the city of Beijing, while Wu Sangui continued to pursue the Dashun soldiers and horses.

In mid-June, Emperor Hongguang drafted a decree that Wu Sangui, the chief soldier of the original Shanhaiguan, was the Duke of Jiguo, and Zhai Zhe, the chief soldier of Ningshao, was the Bo of Donghai.

didn't catch up with the first wave of knighthoods, Ma Shiying finally remembered Zhai Zhe on the second wave. At this time, the title was no longer as prestigious as it used to be, but with the title it was qualified to sit on an equal footing with civil officials such as governors.

Chen Zilong, who was re-appointed as a military officer, was ordered to come to Ningbo Mansion to deliver the decree, and at the same time brought a rewarding military salary.