An ironclad warship came from a distance, and the guards hurried back to report it.

Xu Tianhu took a look with his glasses, and saw the soldiers above making sign language, meaning their own people, asking to dock.

He ordered someone to receive him, and the person who came up was Yun Tianhua.

Xu Tianhu saluted and said, "Good chief!"

Yun Tianhua also returned a military salute and said, "Heavenly Tiger! , I haven't seen you for a year, and my body has become a lot stronger.

Xu Tianhu said: "Chief, please inside."

Yun Tianhua entered the house, saw the decoration inside, and said, "It's not bad, there are still a lot of changes."

Xu Tianhu said: "The chief has won the award."

Yun Tianhua: "What about me coming this time?" It was brought the order of the director. Then the documents were handed to him

Xu Tianhu opened the letter, looked at it and said, "Chief, aren't we a regular army now?" Why are you doing this robbery now!

Yun Tianhua: "Let me ask you a question.

Xu Tianhu said: "I'm listening!"

Yun Tianhua: "Should the ill-gotten gains of those corrupt officials or gentry be used in practice?"

Xu Tianhu said: "Yes, but this seems to be the emperor's business!"

Yun Tianhua: "Then what if the emperor can't control it!"

Xu Tianhu understood in a second, feeling that the Shandong government was planning to loot these wealth and add bricks and tiles to itself.

He said: "Isn't this a bit more than the ancestors?"

Yun Tianhua: "This emperor can't do something for the people, and now it's up to us to do it, that's accumulating some virtue for those corrupt officials."

Xu Tianhu said: "I'm a big old man, I don't understand anything. But as long as I can do something for the people, I am the first to agree.

Five days later, Sun Chuanting heard the news that all the silver trumpets and official mansions had arrived, and all the gentry had been looted and suffered heavy losses.

He ordered the guards to investigate, but found nothing. It seems to be acting in unison, and then disappearing in unison, and acting quickly. It made him think it was a premeditated robbery. What he found most incredible was that the robbers only lost silver and gold, and nothing else. After the investigation was fruitless, he had to report to the court for decision.

Ten days ago, Hong Chengchou and the generals thought twice and decided to divide the troops into water and land, two roads of men and horses, each with 40 armies, intending to catch Shandong Zhang's father and son off guard. But what he didn't expect was that four years ago, Zhang Zhongmou had already built a large number of Lingbao and border fortresses along the Yellow River, and deployed strict military and armed forces. After receiving the news of the court's trouble, he sent a lot of mobile troops to guard it.

As one of the top ten generals of Hong Chengchou's account, Li Shantong has dozens of battles, but the naval battle is the first time, this time in order to go south to Hong Chengchou, a large number of civilian ships were collected, and a small number of their own 1000-ton water level warships, equipped with a few emperors, so that craftsmen can study the artillery and muskets that have not been long in coming.

Li Zhitong confidently led his troops to the entrance of the Yellow River in Shandong, but was unexpectedly discovered by the night patrol troops, and was beaten by a burst of cannons, and withdrew from the waters of the Yellow River into Bohai in embarrassment. The war turned his view of war upside down.

On the main battleship, Vice Admiral Huang Haibing said: "According to the Tanmalai report, the waters of the Yellow River along the coast of Shandong are all such Lingbao, and our ships cannot get close to within 500 meters at all.

Li Shandao said: "There is no place to dock.

Huang Haibing said: "No, this thief is really wealthy, and he has armed the entire Shandong like an iron bucket, and the water can't be splashed!"

Li Shantong said: "It seems that we can only dock in the coastal waters of Cangzhou.

Huang Haibing said: "General, the Zhang thief's artillery not only hit far, but also caused great damage, do we really have a chance to win?"

Li Shantong said: "If you can't beat it, you have to fight it!"

Huang Haibing said: "If you still play like this, it is equivalent to letting the brothers die."

Li Shantong said: "Let's go to Cangzhou first and defend the city." Wait for Governor Hong to come.

Huang Haibing said: "The subordinates obey the order."

Half a year later, the adjutant Zhang Rui of the Shandong Military Administration was reporting on the recent battle situation

According to the Shandong New Calendar, July 15, 1644, electricity.

The First Army, He Shouguang's Division, has fully occupied Henan Province and is currently resting there.

The Second Army, Su Xiaoguang's Division, has fully occupied Anhui Province and is currently resting there

The Third Army, Xu Tianhu's headquarters, has fully occupied Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and other places, and is waiting for the next instructions.

The Fourth Army, Zhang Zhuo's Division, had fully occupied Hubei and was confronting Hong Chengchou who was stationed in Tianjin.

Report complete.

Zhang Zhongmou said: "Call back, occupy the department, and all of them will be implemented according to the Shandong administrative system."

Zhang Rui gave a military salute and said, "Yes!" The hall director, after saying a trot, went out to generate electricity

Zhang Xun said: "Stinky boy, the speed is fast enough, in half a year, he will take half of the Ming Dynasty and approach the capital."

Zhang Zhongmou smiled, and said, "That's our foundation is good."

Zhang Xun said: "Yes! The three armies did not move, and the grain and grass went first.

Zhang Zhongmou: "Dad! Do you want to be Prime Minister?

Zhang Xun didn't think about it, and said, "I don't want to be!"

Zhang Zhongmou: "Why, this is the head of a country!"

Zhang Xun said: "Your wings are hard, but your father and I want to enjoy Qingfu and don't want to toss."

Zhang Zhongmou: "It seems that the plan has to be shelved.

Zhang Xun said: "It's not that my father, I don't want to help you, but for my father, I can't suppress the field." If you want to pull the emperor off the horse, the monarch is the constitution, you must have someone who can suppress the scene.

Zhang Zhongmou's eyes lit up and said, "You mean father-in-law."

Zhang Xun said: "Even if you are not stupid, your father-in-law is the number one person in the Donglin Party, and the Donglin Party has many protégés in Daming, and they are intertwined." If he is there, he can achieve the best effect with the least effort.

September 1644, Forbidden City, Imperial Study.

Zhu Youzhen was losing his temper, and for more than half a year, he received news that Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, and other places had fallen one after another.

At this time, he received an unacceptable result, Tianjin fell, Hong Chengchou was killed, and the army approached the capital.

At this time, the people in the capital were panicked, and some people had packed up their things and were ready to flee.

At this time, the Ministry of Industry waited for Lang Li Yuanzhong's house

Senior officials of the Donglin Party gathered and were discussing something.

Lu Yuandao, the head of the household department: "It seems that this Ming Dynasty is probably coming to an end, and the capital will definitely not be able to hold it."

Shang Shutian of the Ministry of War said: "I can't see that this old son-in-law of Qian Ge is so powerful; In just over half a year, it has connected three provinces, two governments and one county.

Li Yuanzhong, who was waiting for the Ministry of Works, said: "Yes! Hiding deep enough, even the way out is cut off.

Lu Yuandao: "It's better to persuade the emperor to surrender before the army arrives."

Tian Shuangxi said: "You mean to force the palace and let the emperor abdicate."

Li Yuanzhong said: "It's not that simple, the Ming Dynasty has a tradition of not surrendering, not making peace, and the monarch dies."

Tian Shuangxi said: "That's right, maybe if we go to the book, we will be cut directly, so what is called injustice?"

Lu Yuandao: "Perhaps, we can find someone to try the emperor's attitude for the dead ghost, if it happens, it will be a good thing; Even if it doesn't work, we have nothing to lose.

Li Yuanzhong said: "This can be considered."

Tian Shuangxi said: "It's just that who should this person choose?"

Lu Yuandao: "I have a candidate.

Li Yuanzhong said: "Who is it!"

Lu Yuandao: "Chen Liang in the matter, this person is brave and unscrupulous, but he is very afraid of death.

Tian Shuangxi said: "Will he be fooled?"

Lu Yuandao: "This is simple, coercion and temptation, I'm not afraid that he won't obey."

Li Yuanzhong said: "Okay, just do it!"

Early the next morning, on the Jinluan Palace, the ministers began to discuss after kneeling.

Zhu Youzhen said: "The Zhang family has judged that the thief has approached the capital, what is the best way for Aiqing to retreat from the enemy."

There was silence in the audience.