Chapter 443: It's Hard to Descend (Text)

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It is difficult for a person with a face to win in a court battle.

King Lu walked out of the hall angrily, and Ma Shiying and the others sent them off with their buttocks.

Zhu Dadian didn't expect King Lu to be so easy to deal with. If you don't know enough, you are irritable, and on the way to fight for that highest position, how can you give up any possible hope because of the betrayal of your courtiers?

In the past six months, King Lu has almost obeyed Wenchen Wu, and the changes in today's ministers have surprised him. But eastern Zhejiang was dominated by Zhai Zhe, the general of Pinglu, and before General Pinglu did not make a clear statement, he should have gone straight to the city of Nanjing, facing Zhai Zhe's verification in person, or leading the army as the superintendent of eastern Zhejiang, and fighting to the death.

But King Lu left and ran to Taizhou.

Of course, Zhu Dadian would not intercept him, and the farther King Lu went, the less trouble he had. Zhai Zhe and Tang Wang both promised him, but forcing the monarch to abdicate was extremely risky and had a bad reputation.

No one came to stop him. The eyes of the people in the room fell on Liu Zhongzao, and all the ministers also wanted to hear what was in the holy decree of King Tang.

Liu Zhongzao opened the holy decree, his voice was loud, and he read it in a low voice.

Everyone listened carefully, not missing a word or even a word. After Liu Zhongzao listened, everyone had an expression, as if they were stunned, as if they were relieved, as if they were happy, and as if they were confused.

Liu Zhongzao put away the holy decree and arched his hand around and said: "Your Majesty agrees with the official titles and titles that King Lu has conferred, and the Zhu Pavilion Department, the Zhang Pavilion Department, the Ma Pavilion Department and the Song Pavilion Department are still cabinet scholars. The lords of Ning Shao are still in their positions for the time being, and after the army recovers Nanjing, they will be rewarded separately. ”

His words have already revealed that Zhai Zhe and Tang Wang have already reached an agreement, indicating that this matter is a certainty.

Zhu Dadian made a gesture and said; "From now on, there is only one emperor in the Ming Dynasty, and the courtiers should focus on state affairs and restore the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible."

He spoke as a minister of the Tang King, and he couldn't hide his victory. Tang Lu is one, and he will become the one who will gain the most benefits. Whether it is Tang Wang or Zhai Zhe, he is an acceptable candidate for both sides, and the position of cabinet assistant is beckoning to him.

Zhang Guowei, Song Zhipu, Qian Sule and others were silent, they were still preparing for King Lu's accession to the throne yesterday, but today the sky has changed.

Zhu Dadian led the army here, and he didn't dare to move King Lu, but it was difficult for others to say. At this time, it may not be much dangerous to jump out and be loyal to King Lu, but it may be difficult to seek a decent position in the court in the future.

Zhu Dadian bowed his hand to Zhang Guowei: "Please ask Zhang Gebu to draft an edict for King Lu to retire from prison." ”

"Phew!" Zhang Guowei spat hard and said, "I have a bad arm recently and can't hold a pen, please be smart." ”

He was a supplement in the Lu Dynasty, and he worked hard for half a year, but in the end he was pressed by Zhu Dadian, and it was not bad if he didn't tear his face with Zhu Dadian in person, where would he do such a thing.

"You!" Zhu Dadian was about to do it, and when he saw that everyone was looking at him with hostile eyes, he was faintly uneasy, held back his violent temper, looked at Ma Shiying, and said, "Ma Gebu, it's up to you to draft." ”

Ma Shiying shook his head and said: "King Lu has a very high prestige in eastern Zhejiang, although I am in the cabinet, but I have never acted in eastern Zhejiang, and I am afraid that I will not be able to convince the people of Zhejiang." "He is extremely shrewd, and knowing who did this is equivalent to standing on the opposite side of the loyal Lu Wang Wenchen. Zhai Zhe is hiding under the city of Nanjing, which is hundreds of miles away, how dare he come out. In his judgment, General Pingyu is now the weather vane, as long as he keeps an eye on Zhai Zhe's intentions, there will be a place for him in the court.

Zhu Dadian looked around, saw that everyone lowered their heads, and sneered: "You are even prevaricating such a trivial matter, how can you be loyal to the court." He turned to the soldiers behind him, "Bring pen, ink, paper, and inkstone." ”

The war was not over yet, and many ministers began to stare at the results to be harvested.

Several scholars in King Lu's cabinet were already holding back their strength, but they didn't expect that in the end, the bamboo basket would be empty, and it was inevitable that they would lose their hearts. But until the dust falls, everyone is still hopeful

At the end of October, 40,000 Zheng's sailors marched north from the East China Sea, and their warships blocked the flow of the Yangtze River.

Wu Shengzhao, the governor of Suzhou in the Qing court, did not retreat for a long time, and when he came back to his senses, it was too late, and after being besieged for ten days, he led his soldiers and horses to cut off their braids, and asked the Ming army to surrender and return to the command of the general. In the past few days, the recruits selected by the counties also arrived at Changzhou Mansion in 6, and Zhai Zhedu's 150,000 troops entered the city of Nanjing, and Zheng Zhilong divided the water 6 and marched in two ways.

At the same time, Dolgon urgently mobilized 100,000 soldiers and horses to garrison the Beijing Division, with Azig as the commander, and reached the boundary of Yangzhou Prefecture.

Hundreds of thousands of troops confronted each other across the river, and only the defenders in Nanjing were panicked.

But neither the Qing court nor the Ming army was willing to fight another decisive battle.

Jiangnan has gained and lost, and after the intensification of the shaving order, the people's will is no longer the same as it was half a year ago. Without adequate preparation, Dorgon did not dare to plunge the elite soldiers at the bottom of the box into this quagmire again.

Zhai Zhe also didn't want to fight a decisive battle with Qing Yu. He commanded an army of 150,000, half of which were newly recruited rebels, and he could fight a smooth battle, but he really had to face off with the hundreds of thousands of elites of the Qing court, and he was afraid that he would not be able to catch it.

Zheng's sailors will arrive at the boundary of Zhenjiang the day after tomorrow.

Twenty miles outside the city of Nanjing.

Zhai Zhe will be promoted.

On the left side are Xiao Zhiyan, Zuo Ruo, Feng Qin, Li Zhi'an, Fang Guoan, Zhang Mingzhen, Meng Kang, Yuan Qizhou, Chen Huwei, Gu San and other old generals, and on the right stand Yan Yingyuan, Chen Mingyu and Wu Yi and other rebel army commanders, as well as Yang Shouzhuang and Wu Shengzhao. These people are the heroes of his recovery of Jiangnan, and they are also the strength he will rely on.

Except for Fang Guoan and Wang Zhiren, everyone else will be under the command of General Pingyu.

The tent discussion only lasted for a moment, and Zhai Zhe ordered: "The army will attack the city tomorrow, Zuoruo will attack the south gate, Fengqin will attack the east gate, and Fang Guoan will attack the west gate." ”

The huge cannons under the city of Hangzhou have been transported to the city of Nanjing, and it is time to put some pressure on the defenders. When Zheng Zhilong arrives, at least make some movement for the Fujian people to see.

The city of Nanjing, which was standing on the dragon plate, trembled in the sound of cannons.

Zhai Zhe placed more than 100 cannons outside the south gate, forming an overwhelming advantage over the artillery fire at the head of the city. The iron ball blasted open the outer city gate, and the defenders at the head of the city hid under the city wall like the Ming army in Hangzhou City. The difference is that at that time, the city of Hangzhou was united, and now they still need to take strict precautions against the city.

The bombardment lasted a whole day, and Bolo personally supervised the battle at the south gate.

In the middle of the afternoon, a soldier hurried up to the city and whispered a few words in his ear.

Bolo's face instantly turned pale.

Another hour later, the Ming army collected its troops, and he quickly returned to the governor's palace and ordered Liu Liangzuo to be summoned.

Today, Liu Liangzuo was ordered to guard the West Gate, the battle was not very fierce, and he confronted Fang Guoan and danced a fist embroidered legs. After receiving Bolo's order, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately set off to meet him.

When he arrived at the governor's palace, some soldiers placed him in a side room and waited, serving tea, and did not say when Bolo would meet him.

Left and right waited for no one to summon, the courtyard and under the corridor, there was no one, and Liu Liangzuo's heart gradually became a little hairy.

After waiting for about half an hour, the sky gradually darkened, and two armorers with bright armor walked in, raised their eyebrows, and did not see the courtesy, and said in a rough voice: "Liu Liangzuo, Lord Belle wants to see you." ”

The Jurchens have always been arrogant towards the Han people, and Liu Liangzuo has long been used to it, so he hurriedly got up.

The two armor soldiers one after the other, as if escorting the prisoners, brought Liu Liangzuo into the mansion.

Candles were lit in the main hall of the Governor's Palace, and a row of mighty soldiers stood on each side, as if they were being judged in three halls.

Liu Liangzuo beat the drum in his heart, entered the main hall, bent his knees involuntarily, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and said, "Meet Lord Belle." ”

"Liu Liangzuo, can you punish the crime?"

Bolo's words were like a thunderbolt on Liu Liangzuo's head on a sunny day.

"What is the sin of the last general?"

"There are only people in Jiangyin City, and there are no soldiers of the Ming thief, I said no wonder you have not made progress there for two months, it turns out that you have already colluded with the Ming thief."

Bolo gritted his teeth and said this, and Liu Liangzuo felt like he was in an ice cellar after hearing it, as if the guillotine with a severed head was already on his neck. He swallowed a mouthful of spit and complained incoherently: "The last general is wronged, there are more than 100,000 righteous troops in Jiangyin City, and the last general has besieged the city for two months and lost five or six thousand soldiers, but it is really because of limited ability." ”

"Shut up!" Bolo shouted angrily and threw down the two-inch-tall letters piled up on the desk.

The letter was like a piece of fallen leaves in the autumn maple forest, fluttering in the wind and falling in front of Liu Liangzuo's eyes.

"In just ten days, Yan Yingyuan, the thief of Jiangyin City, has written ten letters to you, and he is still thanking you for showing mercy to Jiangyin City's subordinates and letting the reinforcements from eastern Zhejiang transport grain and grass into Jiangyin City."

Bolo's words were like knives piercing Liu Liangzuo's heart, his hands flew in the air, as if he was grasping a life-saving straw, and wanted to receive a letter in his hand, but his hands were really trembling, and he didn't even catch a letter. These letters were clearly hidden in the tightest part of the barracks, and only the closest family members knew why they had fallen into the hands of Bolo.

"What else do you have to say?"

Liu Liangzuo touched his head to the ground, turned red, and said: "I once knew Yan Yingyuan, so he wrote a letter to persuade him to surrender, but the last general was loyal to the Qing Dynasty and never gave him a reply. ”

Bolo clapped his hands and said, "Bring it in!" ”

Two Qing soldiers walked in from outside the Governor's Mansion with two bloody soldiers, Liu Liangzuo turned his head, judging from the uniforms, these two people were the sergeants of his own battalion.

"The two of them have already been recruited, when you were stationed in Zhenjiang Mansion, Yan Yingyuan once personally came to visit you in the barracks. The two of you have made a friendship! Bolo scoffed.

Only then did Liu Liangzuo see that these two people were soldiers in the battalion.

"Lord Belle, wronged, I have indeed met Yan Yingyuan, but I have never had the idea of betraying the Qing Dynasty, otherwise I would not have entered Nanjing City." He has been on the battlefield for more than ten years, but for some reason, since he surrendered to the Qing captives, his courage has become smaller and smaller.

"I know the purpose of your entry into Nanjing City!" Bolo's face was heavy, and he ordered: "Come and put him in prison." ”