On the river at this time.

Jin Xuan, the head of the Hanlin Academy and the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, looked at the Yuzhou that was burned to a wreckage in a blank manner, and the whole person wanted to cry without tears.

Household left waiter Dang Chongya also stood on the bow of the boat.

Shen Jiayun of Taifu Temple almost wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the sea, and died of martyrdom, so as to follow the Ming Emperor Zhu Youzhen underground.

And Ying Tianfu Yin Chengde knelt on the board, knocked his head on the ground, and cried:

"Oh my God! Why are you so disbless my Daming, Your Majesty finally came to your senses, you have the legacy of Taizu, and you are about to turn the tide, but you let Your Majesty die in the sea of fire, why do you do this! Whining! ”

Most of the officials who retreated south with him were heartbroken when they learned that His Majesty the Ming Emperor Zhu Youzhen was likely to be killed, and they almost sought their lives.

After all, most of them, as officials from the north, chose to follow Zhu Youzhen to the south because of their loyalty to the monarch.

And now the king who had led them south was suddenly killed.

Coupled with the blow just now because of the Confucian Mansion, for these officials who retreated south, it was as if the whole sky had collapsed, and they suddenly lost their backbone.

Only the military department secretly laughed in Gong Dingyu's heart, but he also had to shed a few tears fiercely.

Then, Gong Dingyu shouted loudly: "Everyone, now is not the time to be sad, although Your Majesty is unfortunately killed, but His Majesty the Crown Prince has fortunately arrived in Nanjing, we should quickly block the news of His Majesty's death, and then rush to Nanjing, support the crown prince to ascend the throne, and complete His Majesty's unfinished business!" ”

"What Gong said is very true, it is better for me to rush to Nanjing as soon as possible, but we must also leave someone to continue to salvage His Majesty's corpse."

Jin Xuan, the current head of the southern retreat team, nodded.

However, at this time, He Xin, the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, appeared at the bow of the ship: "Slow! ”

Jin Xuan, the left attendant of the ministry, saw He Xin appear: "Gonggong He, you came just in time, Your Majesty, the dragon has returned to heaven!" Whining! ”

Then, the ministers couldn't help but cry again.

He Xin did not persuade these ministers, but waved his hand: "Give the military department to Gong Dingyu and the third battalion of the Second Guards Army guerrilla talk and pass the pearl to this officer!" ”

"Yes!"

Gong Dingyu and Tan Chuanzhu were wiping away their tears and crying with the ministers, but they didn't expect that He Xin's personal soldiers had quickly dragged the two out of the ministers.

Gong Dingyu couldn't help but be surprised: "Father-in-law He, what are you doing here?" ”

"What to do, what you do yourself, you know yourself!"

He Xin said a word, and shouted loudly to the ministers: "Everyone, Your Majesty was not killed, Your Majesty was stationed in Dantu Town in advance last night before the imperial boat caught fire, and it has now been identified that the arson of the imperial boat is a prisoner, and this Gong Dingyu and Tan Chuanzhu is one of them, Your Majesty has a will, immediately rush to Nanjing, there must be no mistake!" ”

"Your Majesty is not dead?"

Gong Dingyu's whole person was instantly stunned.

But Jin Xuan and other officials smiled happily: "Your Majesty is still alive, it's really good, I have a hope!" ”

"Phew!"

I don't know who spat at Gong Dingyu first.

Immediately afterwards, the officials who followed it all spat at Gong Dingyu: "No king, no father, traitorous minister!" I didn't expect you Gong Dingyu to be such a person! ”

……

Li Xiangjun's brocade bed is very soft and fragrant.

Zhu Youzhen slept on it very steadily, and it was easy for him to get confused, so he had a few spring breezes with Queen Zhou last night.

In early summer, the dawn is very early.

Zhu Youzhen sat in front of the diora used by Li Xiangjun with long hair, looking at the stubble on his face: "It's quite handsome!" ”

"Poof!"

A coquettish smile came from Zhu Youzhen's ears.

Zhu Youzhen looked back, but it was Chen Yuanyuan holding a basin of clear water and pursing his lips and smiling.

After washing up, Zhu Youzhen hurried downstairs after the queen changed her clothes herself.

At the moment, Zhu Youzhen doesn't know if there will be any changes in Nanjing, he, the emperor, has to appear immediately, so naturally he can't delay for a moment.

Li Xiangjun and others have been waiting in the doorway.

Zhu Youzhen walked up to her and took off a Nine Dragons jade pendant: "I have rewarded you, if he wants to find me in the future, he can use this thing to find Gonggong He of the Imperial Horse Supervisor." ”

After speaking, Zhu Youzhen stepped out of the pavilion, and as soon as he breathed the vitality of the morning, he was already in good spirits.

Wu Weiye, Gong Dingyu, Hou Fangyu, Tan Chuanzhu, and Dong Zuyuan were each escorted in a prisoner van and followed the retreating army to Nanjing.

Wu Weiye looked lonely, he naturally knew what the end of murdering the king was, he thought about biting his tongue and killing himself, but his mouth was stuffed with cloth.

Gong Dingyu knocked on the prisoner car, wanted to shout a few words, and wanted to explain and intercede with Zhu Youzhen, but what he attracted would only be the soldier's whip.

Hou Fangyu was a little disappointed, because Li Xiangjun was not in the prison car, which showed that His Majesty the Emperor still didn't really believe his words.

Tan Chuanzhu was silent, he felt that he was very wronged, but he just collected some money to make it convenient for others, how could he be charged with rebellion and murder.

Dong Zuyuan was in tears, he thought to himself that he was a person who walked sideways in the township, but because he was not admitted to the Jinshi, he wanted to rely on Qian Qianyi to get an official position, but he didn't expect to get on the thief ship because of this.

At one time, the southward retreat army arrived at Zhenjiang Fucheng, and the Zhenjiang prefect went out to kneel to greet him, but Zhu Youzhen did not stop, and ordered the southward retreat army to continue to move forward.

After Zhu Youzhen passed the Longtan and traveled for two hours, he had already seen the large Nanjing City in sight.

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but sigh.

From leaving Beijing to Nanjing, it took him three months on the way.

But this month is as long as three or even thirty years.

Transferred troops into the capital, killed the first assistant Wei Zaode, Zhang Jinyan and other traitorous ministers of the military department, appeased Liu Fangliang's troops, booby-trapped Liu Zeqing, and the soldiers and horses surged to 200,000.

This journey can be regarded as magnificent, like singing a big opera.

It's just that at this time, Nanjing City did not have a grand ceremony to welcome the Ming Emperor into the city.

He Xin, the imperial horse supervisor, had already led a large army to control the outskirts of Nanjing City in advance.

The entire city of Nanjing has been strictly controlled, and the officers and soldiers are lined up under the city wall, and there is an atmosphere of slaughter.

It wasn't until Zhu Youzhen's royal car appeared that the city gate was suddenly opened.

He Xin, the imperial horse supervisor, and Chen Chunde, the imperial historian of the left capital, rode towards Zhu Youzhen.

"Your Majesty, Nanjing City has been controlled, none of the hundred officials have left the city, some perpetrators have been arrested by Weichen first, and Qian Qianyi has also been secretly monitored!"

After He Xinyu reported, Zhu Youzhen waved his big hand: "Enter the city!" ”

Zhu Youzhen gave an order, and the troops retreating south entered the city one after another.

The officials and concubines couldn't help but look excited.

The blue sky and white clouds above their heads and the grassy land under their feet seemed to have made them forget the smoke that was burning all over the north at this time.