With the failure of the Jiannu army to attack Yangzhou, the wind direction of Nanjing City changed instantly, and the once extremely depressed Nanjing City became popular.

This is followed by a series of exciting celebrations, in addition to the dedication and reward of meritorious officials, another festive event is also waiting to make Nanjing people excited; The eldest daughter of Zhu Youzhen, the king of Yixuan, entered the palace as the eldest daughter of the emperor, and immediately held a grand ceremony, and was immediately canonized as the princess of Yongqing. An even greater shock followed, and Emperor Bixia announced to the world that Princess Yongqing gave marriage to Zhou Huchen, the eldest son of Fuchenghou, and chose an auspicious day to get married.

The wedding date was not announced, but this is equivalent to a reservation, Zhou Huchen actually does not suffer a loss, and there are many benefits brought by this marriage. The princess is a concubine, Zhou Huchen's concubine is a little special, he is the general who leads the troops, the real chief soldier, and the court is enough to give Zhou Yuji face. Zhou Huchen was directly kidnapped by Emperor Hongguang and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, and even gave Zhou Huchen, who was less than twenty years old, a knighthood; Dongchang Hou.

The meaning of the Marquis of Dongchang is to give Zhou Huchen a fief; Dongchang Mansion. Dongchang Mansion is in the northwesternmost part of Shandong, six hundred miles away from the northern capital, the meaning of this fief is not difficult to understand, Dongchang Mansion is still in the hands of Jiannu, want to fief, we will go north, all the way to the north to drive the northern capital.

Ma Shiying, who was put on the table by Zhou Huchen, looked very low-key, and he got along very well with Zhou Yuji. Lord Shoufu is very helpful, in addition to being busy all day long in charge of government affairs, Ma Shoufu is very concerned about Zhou Yuji, whether it is about meritorious deeds, or giving marriage and knighthood to Zhou Huchen, he has shown all kinds of supportive attitudes. Ma Shoufu was always the first to raise his hand in favor of these things, which made the good old man Zhou Yuji very grateful and felt a little embarrassed.

In fact, the news of the emperor's marriage has already been consciously revealed, but this confirmed news is enough to encourage people in Nanjing and the actual control of the Ming Dynasty, this news is equivalent to announcing that Zhou Yuji will become the commander of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has Zhou Yuji as a backer, and the whole world situation will be very good. What is Jiannu? Able to defeat Dodor. Fu Chenghou will definitely be able to defeat Azig, and he will definitely be able to take the entire northern land, and it is only a matter of time before Jiannu and the recovery of the northern capital are destroyed.

In addition to Zhou Huchen's affairs, the court is also constantly changing. The important position of the secretary of the military department belonged to Zhang Guowei, Zhu Dadian was stationed in Jiujiang, and the governors of Jiangxi, Huguang, Anqing, Yingtian (Nanjing) and other military affairs. But Zhu Dadian can't go to Jiujiang now, because Zuo Mengeng has already surrendered Jiannu, Yuan Jixian's life and death are unknown, and Jiujiang is still in the hands of the Qing army. Zhu Dadian has to wait for him to take office. In addition to these high-ranking civil officials, some middle- and low-level officials in the DPRK are also constantly changing, and these changes indicate that the court situation can no longer be Ma Shiying's word.

The time when Zuo Mengeng led his troops to surrender to the Azig Department was in mid-May of the first year of Hongguang, at that time, the Qing army was not rushing to Zuo Mengeng, but in order to catch up with the remnants of Li Zicheng, this Zuo Menggeng, who was afraid of the enemy like a tiger, was frightened and surrendered.

At the same time that the dust had just settled on these matters, Zhou Yuji's army, under the leadership of Wang Deyong, Mo Xiancheng and Liu Qi, cleanly controlled Fengyang, Huai'an and Xuzhou. Time does not wait for me, Shandong is close at hand. Under the instruction of Zhou Huchen, the army had begun to recall those prisoners of the newly attached Han army, and these newly trained soldiers and veterans began to slowly advance towards Shandong, which meant that the army had entered a period of training and replenishment.

The army is expanding rapidly. The workshop in Zhenjiang is at full capacity. In Huai'an, Yu Dahu successfully took over the Qingjiangpu Shipyard, the largest shipbuilding base in the Ming Dynasty, to Zhou Huchen.

Mo Xiancheng and Liu Qi did not stop, his target was Henan. Although there are not many garrisons of Jiannu in the ruined Henan, the local ruling power actually belongs to Jiannu. So Mo Xiancheng needs to slowly clear these obstacles. With the actual control of these places, the army he led had already taken control of Runing Province, and the surrounding Nanyang and Kaifeng provinces also began to have troops entering, this strategy was very simple, clear the hostile shili of the place, and then Mo Xiancheng waited, waited for Zhou Huchen, and waited for Azig to arrive.

With Wang Deyong approaching Shandong and beginning to threaten the Jingshi in the north, this is equivalent to containing the Azig division galloping in Huguang, and Azig must return to the division in order to keep the northern capital, and a big war is not far away.

The army temporarily fell into a relatively calm phase, the Qing army of the Azig army was still relatively far away, and Liu Fuzhi and Jiang Can, the staff of Zhou Yuji's army, withdrew to Yangzhou in the front.

June is the hottest period of time, Zhou Huchen in Yangzhou is undoubtedly enjoying, he doesn't have to suffer in the army, and he is tired of being with a little beauty who is obedient all day long, which is completely a fairy-like life.

The retreat of Liu Fuzhi and Jiang Can was Zhou Huchen's intention, and of course, Zhou Huchen had his purpose.

"Would the two gentlemen wish to go to Nanjing?" These two came back, and Zhou Huchen got straight to the point when they entered the door.

This is a person, Liu Fuzhi and Jiang Can both know, of course, they are not afraid that Zhou Huchen will sell them, the identities of the two are not worth it now, and they are not worth Zhou Huchen's hands, the key is what are the actual actions of this trip to Nanjing, the two are full of questions, and they are also looking forward to it.

Smiling, Zhou Huchen continued: "Ruan's beard is dead, Nanjing will be peaceful for a while, so peace is not good, the pattern of the court and China should be changed, and the two gentlemen should go to Nanjing to explore."

Unexpectedly. ”

Jiang Can was in a hurry, and he said directly: "Since it is the meaning of Xiaohu, I would like to hear it in detail." ”

"This matter is very important, the court needs to change in order to unite as one, and I have hope in the Ming Dynasty, this is a major event for the benefit of the country and the people" The three of them got together, and Zhou Huchen whispered in a low voice.

There is no need to be clever in his words, Zhou Huchen only needs to show that he is powerful, because the cake is attractive enough, and there are several saints in the world, not to mention, this seems to coincide with the original intention of the two, and it also carries the name of eradicating treacherous justice. Ruan Dacheng was killed by Zhou Huchen's "miss", Ma Shiying kept a lot of low profile, Liu Fuzhi and Jiang Can couldn't wait to go to Nanjing to make peace, and the two were willing.

In fact, everyone in Donglin Fushe is like that, and they are also mixed. The people of Donglin Fushe have always attributed all the responsibility to Hongguang's mediocrity and Ma Ruan's chaotic government, and they advertised themselves as righteous men and gentlemen, but in fact, they themselves were also a group of experts in chasing fame and fortune and creating overthrowing, and they were directly responsible for the downfall of the Hongguang court. And Ma Ruan is not a good person, Ruan Dacheng needless to say, a standard villain, and Ma Shiying is ambitious, not open-minded, not a material to be the first assistant, but in general he is not a ferocious person, and Ruan Dacheng's alliance belongs to repaying gratitude, and at the same time, he is also forced by the Donglin people, Ma Shiying likes power, he likes this feeling of being superior.

Liu Fuzhi and Jiang Can nodded frequently, and then the two showed joy. Liu Fuzhi said in a low voice: "The old man has always had a friendship with Qian Muzhai, the old man went to find Qian Muzhai, although this old man is a little unbearable, but he can still use it."

Qian Muzhai is Qian Qianyi, a native of Donglin, this Qian Qianyi is a first-class jinshi, once served as the waiter of the Ministry of Rites of the Chongzhen Dynasty, one of the leaders of Donglin, and now he is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. The only thing I'm worried about is whether this suppressed Qian Qianyi has the courage to stand up.

Jiang Can also quickly spoke: "I heard that Huang Taichong was released, this Huang Taichong has a good relationship with the old man, has a wide range of knowledge, and has a wide range of contacts in Shilin, so it's completely okay."

Huang Taichong is Huang Zongxi, this Huang Zongxi's status is not high, he is just a prisoner of the country, but his father is Huang Zunsu, a giant of Donglin, and his teacher is Liu Zongzhou, a master of Confucianism, and he is an important figure in the Restoration Society, so Huang Zongxi's appeal in the Donglin Restoration Society is self-evident. Huang Zongxi is extremely knowledgeable, profound in thought, and rich in writings, and later known as the three major thinkers in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties together with Gu Yanwu and Wang Fuzhi; and his younger brother Huang Zongyan and Huang Zonghui are known as the three yellows in eastern Zhejiang; Together with Gu Yanwu, Fang Yizhi, Wang Fuzhi, and Zhu Shunshui, he is known as the "Five Masters of the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties", and also has the reputation of "the father of Chinese ideological enlightenment". It was when Ruan Dacheng served as the squire of the military department to compile the "Locust Record", according to the signature of "Staying in the Capital to Prevent Chaos and Public Exposure", Huang Zongxi and many other people in the Donglin Restoration Society were arrested and imprisoned. Now, Huang Zongxi has been released, with Zhou Huchen, Liu Fuzhi and Jiang Can adding fuel to the fire, once something happens, countless people and students in Shilin will participate, I am afraid it will set off boundless storms.

Zhou Huchen has been smiling, and this smile is full of conspiracy. Liu Fuzhi and Jiang Can looked at Zhou Huchen's sinister expression and shuddered a little, if they didn't know Zhou Huchen better, Zhou Huchen never did anything that endangered the country, this kind of expression would probably make the two of them retreat directly.

But the cake was too tempting, Liu Fuzhi and Jiang Can couldn't resist this temptation, the general direction and details were clear, the two hurriedly said goodbye to Zhou Huchen, and then quickly entered Nanjing by water.

Zhou Huchen pointed out the direction, and then just had to wait and see what happened. This is a condensation of hundreds of years of experience in struggle, including many essence tactics, the people in the Donglin Restoration Society are good at these things, and with Zhou Huchen fueling the troubles, these suppressed liliang will appear in an explosive manner.

To put it bluntly, this is an all-round public opinion war. (To be continued......)