Episode 39 Whitewashing

Zhu Yourong had just moved into the Purple Mountain Fortress, and because of a great victory from night to early morning, the People's Guard Army had completely annihilated the Eight Banners and Six Divisions of the Qing Army, and the battle situation along the river was also developing in a good direction, and it seemed that the danger of the Qing captives breaking through Nanjing was decreasing, and she was in a very happy mood, she slept late last night, but woke up very early this morning.

It was the commander of the Qing Capture Division who was not caught, and it is reported that he also slaughtered dozens of villagers, which made Zhu Yourong more annoyed. If it hadn't been for that, it would have been a perfect morning.

She had already issued an order, and the division commander could not grasp it for a while, but it was necessary to identify all the other arrangers and perpetrators of the massacre as soon as possible, and convened an open military court in Nanjing, inviting journalists from various countries to participate, and forming a major political offensive against the Manchus.

Zhu Yourong was eating breakfast in his room. Her original plan was to have breakfast with everyone in the ordinary officers' cafeteria, just like her previous image of being close to the people. But this idea was not said until after getting up, and the commander of the fortress was caught off guard and did not have time to arrange it in advance. Like other key departments, there must be a lot of captured spies in the Purple Mountain Fortress, and it is definitely dangerous to go deep into the ranks of ordinary officers without preparation. Zhu Yourong had no choice but to give up this idea and eat breakfast in his room instead.

But after living in the fortress, life is much simpler. Because of the limited space, Zhu Yourong only brought two imperial chefs, plus the coarse standard military kitchen in the fortress, the conditions really can't be compared with the palace, and the delicate dim sum with many processes is simplified a lot. It is no longer the Evian mineral water that was brought from France, but the groundwater from the belly of the Purple Mountain. Because it is also a mountain spring, the taste is okay, but it belongs to hard water, and there is too much alkali in boiled water, and it tastes a little sandy.

But Zhu Yourong was still very happy. Life in the fortress, although simple, is much more exciting than being in the palace all day.

Zheng Gongyin sat next to him and smiled and repeated the old words - an old saying that has been repeatedly mentioned for more than half a month, and asked his niece to be a matchmaker for his baby son Zheng Yujiao.

"Rong Rong," Zheng Gongyin said with a smile as he peeled the oranges for her and put them on a plate one by one, "As the saying goes: Fertilizer and water do not leave outsiders' fields." Your cousin is in his twenties, and it's rare to take a fancy to a girl...... You said that such a girl who wants to have good looks, talents, and identity has an identity, how can she be picked by our own family first...... It's so cheap for outsiders, what's the matter! …… Hey, Rong Rong, are you right? ”

Zhu Yourong picked up the oranges one by one and ate them, and said with a smile:

"I said uncle, we are not ordinary people's families, and we still 'leave no outsiders with fertile water', hehehe...... Alas, Cousin Yujiao is too, who attracts bees and butterflies on weekdays, hehehe...... Are you really emotionally invested this time? ”

"Not really! From the first time I saw it when I was canonized, I was enchanted, and when I went back, he pestered me and told me to tell you...... Alas, this has been grinding me for almost a month, if it is for those women who usually play on the spot, how can he be so attentive? Uncle is just such a son, and the major events of his life will be handed over to you, Rong Rong, you can watch it! ”

Zhu Yourong frowned and sighed lightly:

"Uncle, the problem is, Cousin Yujiao has a crush on Princess Liaoyang! Now that we're at war again, it's going to be a lot of trouble if you don't get it right...... It is safer to discuss it with Shen Ge Lao and them. ”

Zheng Gongyin knew that once he discussed it with the cabinet courtiers, there would be a lot of opposition. He also knew that his son was not interested in the "original" Daming princess - it would be easy if it were. That's the Manchu Gege, the big spy head at the original sticky pole! Coupled with the fact that there is a war between the two sides, and an important member of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty marries such a person, I don't know if the front-line soldiers and the people of the whole country will feel betrayed.

But after his baby son saw her for the first time from the canonization ceremony of Princess Liaoyang, he didn't think about tea and dinner when he came back, his mind was full of Princess Liaoyang, and he noisily asked his father to tell His Majesty and let His Majesty give him a marriage. Jung Kyung-in is not a fool, he knows what the consequences of this incident will be. But seeing that his baby son was about to die of lovesickness, he couldn't care so much. Bad impact? If it's not good, it's not good, at most it will affect morale, the war will be fought for a longer time, and people will die a little more, which is not as important as the baby son.

Fortunately, Zhu Yourong doesn't seem to know each other well, and he doesn't resolutely oppose it, but he feels a little inappropriate between his words, and he may be able to do it if he steps up.

郑恭寅 says:

"Rong Rong, you think, we can't just stare at people's previous backgrounds, since we have made her Princess Daming, then she is Princess Daming. Let's marry her into the door, doesn't it seem that we don't look at her differently, and it shows that we have a mind that accommodates the four seas? This can also encourage more important people in the pseudo-Qing Dynasty to vote! You see, Princess Liaoyang is 25 years old this year, and your cousin Yujiao is 27 years old, which is also the right age......"

Zhu Yourong smiled:

"The problem is that Shang Rong, the prince of the Ryukyus, also took a fancy to Princess Liaoyang at the canonization ceremony...... I have promised the Ryukyu princess to leave Princess Liaoyang in Nanjing, and then invite them all to the ball or something, and create some opportunities for them...... In fact, the Ryukyu Shang family is the royal family of Fanbang, and if the princess of Liaoyang marries the Shang family, the impact will be much better than marrying the Zheng family......"

Zheng Gongyin is now angry at the mention of the Ryukyus family, and they are all exiled to the Ming Dynasty, and they are not honest, and they are still fighting with their sons for women...... There is no good thing in the Ryukyu family, and the current Ryukyu king Shanggui is an old pervert, I heard that his son Shangrong was still an illegitimate child, and he knew that it was a son, so he married the current princess back......

Zheng Gongyin smiled:

"Although we say so, it depends on Princess Liaoyang's own meaning after all, right?"

Zhu Yourong nodded and smiled:

"Of course, it's the twentieth century now."

That's easy to do, Zheng Gongyin said with a smile:

"Then if you invite Princess Liaoyang to dinner or something, your uncle will also bring your cousin Yujiao, this kind of thing, after all, Princess Liaoyang has to see it herself."

Zhu Yourong was stunned, smiled dumbly, lowered his head and continued to eat the fried egg, noncommittal.

Zheng Gongyin is also very helpless that his son has fallen in love with such a person. How troublesome Princess Liaoyang is! But the baby son likes it, and the father can only fight for him desperately. He was very confident that he would win over Shang Rong's kid. Shang Rong's kid was dark and thin, and he looked like a big smoker. And like his father, he spends all day drinking, gambling all day long, and I heard that he stole all the heirlooms as ...... Can Princess Liaoyang take a fancy to him?

His son Zheng Yujiao is much better, although he is also relatively gentle, but he is dignified, and his Zheng family, whether it is family wealth, power, or the relationship with the Zhu family's dragon vein, is incomparable to the Shang family. He knew that Princess Liaoyang was a realistic person, she had just come to Daming, and her background was so problematic, she must be panicking all day long and wanted to find a backer. Marrying into the Zheng family is undoubtedly the best choice.

At this moment, Zhu Yourong's personal palace maid came in, with a different face, glanced at Zheng Gongyin, did not shy away from him, and reported a major incident to His Majesty.

After hearing this, the two looked at each other in amazement, stunned on the spot.

……

In the fastest time, the director of the Second Bureau of Dongchang and Xiang Xiaoqiang each rushed to the fortress with a group of people. Everyone sat at the conference table and watched carefully as Zhu Yourong paced irritably.

Zheng Gongyin also sat at the table, holding the tea cup and scraping the tea leaves sullenly. Just said that he would help his son fight for Princess Liaoyang, and Princess Liaoyang had an accident. And it's a girl surnamed Shang who got into trouble. It's really annoying.

Xiang Xiaoqiang is speaking:

"Now I know that the person who kidnapped Princess Liaoyang was the fugitive commander of the Eight Banners Division of the Qing Dynasty, and the culprit who slaughtered more than 40 villagers in Zhangjia Village. Now he has made a request that we prepare a car to take him to the river, and then prepare a boat for him to cross the river. He said that he would release Princess Liaoyang by the river. But I myself don't think it's credible. What do you think? ”

Everyone nodded hesitantly.

Xiang Xiaoqiang continued:

"Obviously, this move by the commander of the Qing Dynasty should be a temporary intention. The Sixth Division of the Eight Banners was completely annihilated by our troops in the southern suburbs this morning, and only the division commander escaped disguised as our officers. He knew that his hands were full of blood, and he was caught by our army and had no way to live, and even if he fled back to the Northern Qing Dynasty in this way, the whole division was wiped out, and the Qing court couldn't spare him, so the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, wanting to set up a 'miracle feat' here, a miraculous feat that was enough to compensate for the annihilation of the whole army. fled back like this, he was a great hero of the Northern Qing Dynasty. There is no escape, at least his family will not be implicated. So, what is this 'miracle'? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked around at the people at the conference table, and finally moved his gaze to Zhu Yourong's face, and said slowly:

"That is the assassination of His Majesty."

When a sentence was spoken, the people in the room whispered, quite surprised. Zhu Yourong was also stunned, pointed to the tip of his nose and asked:

"I? He's going to assassinate me? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang said very seriously:

"It's crazy, it's unrealistic. But at that time, when the commander of the Qing division was desperate, it was entirely possible to have this crazy idea. This can be confirmed by Miss Shang Xiu, a female officer at the headquarters of the People's Guard. Miss Shang was abducted in the hospital by the commander of the Qing Dynasty. Knowing that she could often contact the Commander, and that the Commander could see His Majesty, the Commander wanted to hijack the Commander through her, and then hijack the Commander to enter the Purple Mountain Fortress and wait for an opportunity to assassinate His Majesty. The plan was rushed, bold, and had little chance of success, but it was possible to succeed after all. In the absence of a way out, it is entirely possible for the commander of the Qing division to make such a fight. ”

After Xiang Xiaoqiang's mouth said this, everyone present, including Zhu Yourong, secretly nodded yes. What used to be a far-fetched reason doesn't feel so far-fetched now.

"Miss Shang had just been discharged from the hospital and was very weak, with a grenade around her neck and a muzzle on her back. But Miss Shang was very witty and calm, and she found out in time that this person was the head of the Qing Dynasty. Miss Shang knew that even if she died, she would never bring this murderer into the fortress. Nor will this executioner be allowed to escape from Nanjing. She only knew that there was a heavily guarded place nearby, and there were also a large number of People's Guard soldiers stationed, and once the commander of the Qing Capture Division was brought in, it would be impossible for him to come out properly. Of course, Miss Shang's own life will be in danger, but she can't care about it. …… This place is the Princess Mansion of Liaoyang. ”

Zhu Yourong suddenly interjected:

"This Miss Shang, if I remember correctly, is the one who pretended to be 14 Gege in Pukou and skillfully cooperated with Xiang Qing to rescue the 12 crew members...... That communications officer, Sang-so, right? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was secretly happy and replied:

"Your Majesty has a good memory, it is her."

Zhu Yourong smiled and said:

"Sure enough, he is calm and not afraid of danger. After this incident, regardless of the outcome, I will see this Miss Shang again and give her another medal. ”

Okay, Xiang Xiaoqiang originally just wanted to wash away Xiuxiuchuang's troubles, but he didn't expect this girl to be so good at cultivation that he actually mixed up another medal......

He coughed twice and said:

But Miss Shang is young after all, and her thoughts are still very simple, she wants Princess Liaoyang to use the identity of Fourteen Gege to reprimand and persuade the commander of the Qing Dynasty to let him put down the butcher knife. But Miss Shang underestimated the cruelty and stubbornness of the Qing Commander, because at this time, the fourteen Gege was no longer Manchu Gege in his eyes, but was already an out-and-out Ming princess. ”

Zhu Yourong is a little unnatural:

"Well, actually, it is. …… Since the day I canonized her as the princess of Liaoyang, she has been the real princess of Daming. I never thought of her as a Manchu Gege. ”

After she said this, she unconsciously looked at Zheng Gongyin, and her face turned red. Zheng Gongyin's face was pale, and he said secretly in his heart: How about it, you said it yourself, you have nothing to say, right? Hehe, if Princess Liaoyang is still alive in the past, she will have to be hired. There's not much more to say now.

Xiang Xiaoqiang bowed slightly and said with a smile:

"What Your Majesty said is exactly what your subordinates think. Now it seems that the Manchu division commander just wants to take this Ming princess as a hostage and cover himself to escape back to the Northern Qing Dynasty. …… In fact, this matter had nothing to do with Princess Liaoyang, even if the commander of the Qing Dynasty had already come in at that time, she could have ordered the guards to take it down for her own safety. But she didn't. She knew that Miss Shang and the guards would be in danger that way.

Princess Liaoyang immediately made a decision, took all the danger on herself, and ordered the guards to withdraw from the house with Miss Shang, and stay with the commander of the Qing Division. …… Your Majesty, this minister has to say that Princess Liaoyang can do this, and she can't do it if she changes to other so-called "real" Daming princesses. Now, even the Qing Lu doesn't regard her as a Manchu Gege. If our Ming subjects don't regard her as the Ming princess, then the Liaoyang princess is too pitiful. ”

Zhu Yourong was very moved when he heard this, and he couldn't help nodding.

Hearing Xiang Xiaoqiang say this, she also felt that Princess Liaoyang was too pitiful. After the canonization, he "threw her into the warehouse", except for allocating her annuity, etc., he didn't treat her as Daming's own princess at all. I didn't invite her to dinner once, I participated in a royal event, and when I persuaded her to come over, I said that I wanted to play tennis with her, but now people don't even touch the racket. Zhu Yourong secretly made up his mind that after this incident, he must care more about Princess Liaoyang and socialize with her more.

Zheng Gongyin was very satisfied with what Xiang Xiaoqiang said. That's what he wants now. He looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, couldn't help smiling and nodding, he had already planned in his heart, if his baby son could really get his wish and marry Princess Liaoyang and go home, he would really prepare a generous gift for Xiang Xiaoqiang when the time came, and thank him well. In the future, how his People's Guard needs to develop, he will support him in front of His Majesty.

After saying something to Xiaoqiang, after whitewashing Xiuxiu and Fourteen Gege, it was time to cut to the chase and propose a solution. He said:

"Your Majesty, my lords, now that the commander of the Qing Dynasty has asked us to send him across the river, this is obviously impossible. I, Princess Daming, will never allow to be taken out of Nanjing by the Qing captives. And this executioner, whose hands are stained with the blood of my innocent people, we will never allow him to leave alive. ”

He looked around, and there was a fierce glint in his eyes.

Liu Shuping, director of the Second Bureau of Dongchang, who had not spoken, leaned back in his chair and asked:

"Lord Xiang, but there is a way?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang coughed and said:

"Now that Princess Liaoyang has asked everyone to withdraw outside the house, only Princess Liaoyang is in the hands of the commander of Qingyu. Princess Liaoyang did this in a timely manner, and it can be said that she minimized the difficulties for us. Now it's up to us to rescue her. The commander of the Qing division relied on the same pistol and the same grenade. But I think the most important thing is the pistol. It is much more dangerous than a grenade. It can be said that if the pistol is removed, Princess Liaoyang will be saved. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and in everyone's feelings, the most dangerous thing should be the grenade. A pistol doesn't always hit, and a hit isn't necessarily fatal. As soon as the grenade went off, how many people died.

Xiang Xiaoqiang turned his head and asked Li Gensheng who came with him:

"Commander Li, you used to be a commando and are most familiar with weapons, you come to tell everyone, how long is the fuse time of the wooden-handled grenades used by the Qing army and our army now."

Li Gensheng stood up, coughed and said:

"Your Majesty, my Excellency, the current Type 1921 grenade of the Qing Army, from the time the fuse is pulled out to the explosion of the projectile, the time is 6 seconds. The Tokuyong eight-year grenade of our army, this time is 7 seconds. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang nodded and said:

In other words, as long as she finds a way to get rid of the pistol, even if the commander of the Qingyu division pulls out the grenade, Princess Liaoyang will have 6 to 7 seconds to escape from the house. As far as I know about Princess Liaoyang, with her skills, this is enough time. ”

There was a moment of silence in the conference room, and there was a whisper. Many people are nodding their heads, thinking that this principle is both simple and feasible.

Liu Shuping from the East Factory asked again:

"What if the commander of the Qinglu division is determined to die with Princess Liaoyang, and after pulling the strings, he will chase after Princess Liaoyang?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang says:

"It's up to us to figure it out. As long as he doesn't have a gun in his hand, we can just hit him with a gun and knock him to the ground. Even if he was dying and pulled a grenade, he could only blow himself up. ”

Zhu Yourong put his hands behind his back and paced a few laps behind the chair, feeling that what Xiang Xiaoqiang said was very good. In this way, Princess Liaoyang's chances of escaping have greatly increased.

She was excited, put her hands on the back of her chair, and asked:

"Xiang Qing is confident, but there is a way?"

Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled humbly and nodded.