Hangzhou Mansion, Zhejiang, in the city of Hangzhou.

In the palace, in the main hall, there are many civil and military generals, as well as four vassal kings, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng are impressively among the ministers, and directly above is Zhu Yousong's mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager Zou of Kezhen Renshou.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were all focused on the body of Zhu Changshu, the king of Lu, and Ma Shiying said with great interest: "Lord, now the situation is critical, the court is in turmoil, the emperor is in prison, and he is captured by the chaotic army. ”

After some words, Ma Shiying spoke extremely smoothly, as if he had rehearsed thousands of times, Ruan Dacheng even looked forward to it with his horse's head, followed closely behind, and echoed: "Yes, Lord Wang, I hope to quickly take on the heavy responsibility of supervising the country, so as to stabilize the hearts of the ministers and gather the public opinion of the people in the world, so as to resist the chaotic army and continue to move south, and keep the Ming Dynasty." ”

At this moment, some people among the ministers couldn't help but slander for a while, these two bastards are really good at drilling camps and opportunistic, always thinking about being the first to get the merit of supporting the establishment, Zhu Yousong is not dead yet, so he can't wait to support King Lu.

However, in the face of the actions of Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, the two villains, everyone was helpless, and letting Zhu Changshu take charge of the country as soon as possible was the most urgent task to avoid the rebellious army from threatening Zhu Yousong, commanding the world, and ordering hundreds of officials in the south to be attached.

Therefore, although he knew what Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng had to fight, and disdained to be with them, he was helpless, and it was impossible for others to refute anything, so he had to help echo and persuade Zhu Changshu, the king of Lu, to take the throne.

Tang King Zhu Yujian also stood up and said persuasively: "King Lu, you are the elder of the three of us, no one is more suitable for the position of superintendent than you, so don't shirk it, the country is important!" ”

Zhu Changshu's brows were about to wrinkle into a pimple, and his face was full of sadness, but he did not have the slightest joy because of everyone's support for his own prison and his ascension to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and he had scruples, and he couldn't help but think of some history.

Not to mention, even in the history of the Ming Dynasty, it is not that there has been no same situation, the emperor was arrested, and the ministers were to protect the Jiangshan Sheji, avoid being coerced by the enemy, and support the crown prince.

The result?

As a talented vassal king who knows music and rhythm, how could Zhu Changshu not know that history?

Therefore, King Lu Zhu Changshu hesitated, hesitated, although he had the heart to aspire to the position of the Ninety-Five, but he didn't want to be a short-lived emperor, if the chaotic army also came so suddenly, he just took charge of the country, or just ascended the throne and became the emperor, and then released Zhu Yousong back, he must not be finished?

The meaning of sitting on wax is nothing more than that!

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Changshu became even more hesitant, the hundred officials didn't care about this, and they didn't consider what he was thinking and what he was worried about, and they persuaded one after another, each more excited than the other, as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.

In the end, the Empress Dowager Kezhen Renshou also spoke, and said loudly: "King Lu, you are the emperor's own uncle, the virtuous crown of the vassals, and the prestige is far and wide. In the past, Xuan's eastern expedition was in Zongmiao, King Xiang and King Zheng were supplemented, and Zu Xian was gathered, and now it can be followed, so why should the prince postpone it? What is there to be afraid of? ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother opened her mouth and vigorously supported her, Zhu Changshu was obviously moved, and her heart was no longer so resistant.

After all, compared with the ministers and other vassal kings, the support of the queen mother is more powerful, which makes him feel a little more confident, and in the future, even if Zhu Yousong comes back, he will also take the queen mother, and his responsibility will be much smaller.

However, despite this, Zhu Changshu still kept an eye on it, thought for a while, and under the gaze of everyone, he said slowly: "This king can act as the supervisor of the country, but it must be stated in advance that this is only a temporary prison of the country, once the emperor returns, this king will return to the emperor and return to the position of vassal king." ”

Hearing this, among the hundreds of officials present, even the most stupid and unresponsive people understood why King Lu repeatedly refused to agree to the prison country.

The reason is very simple, Zhu Yousong is not dead, whether it is the prison of the country, or the great treasure, it is to put himself on the sword mountain and the sea of fire, once the emperor returns, but he will be unlucky, and the bloody lesson makes it impossible to ignore that period of history!

Obviously, the prince, who is worthy of being known for his virtuousness, not only has both talent and virtue, but also thinks more long-term, and is not tempted by the big position in front of him to fascinate his mind.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up, admiring Zhu Changshu's wisdom and foresight, as well as this means, he didn't do things perfectly, and after figuring this out, the ministers didn't say anything more and agreed to Zhu Changshu's proposal.

Therefore, for a while, the atmosphere in the main hall became relaxed.

At this time, Zhu Changshu turned his head, faced everyone, backed by the Empress Dowager Zou, with a solemn look on his face, and asked: "Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is imminent, the Dashun army has attacked Suzhou Mansion and Changzhou Mansion, and it will go south in the near future, and the troops will come to Hangzhou, what should we do now?" ”

I have to say that this is a realistic and acute problem, as Zhu Changshu said, it is imminent and unavoidable.

Most of the hundreds of officials in the hall have absconded here, knowing the power of the Dashun army, and they can't afford to have the slightest sense of confrontation in their hearts.

Contrary to the performance of the vast majority of people, Ma Shiying's expression seemed very confident, with a look of being a bamboo in his chest, he was so relaxed, without a sense of crisis, Zhu Changshu's words just fell, and seeing that no one was responding, he walked straight out and said in an astonishing voice: "Lord Wang, Weichen thinks that in the current situation, the best choice is to negotiate peace with the Dashun army." ”

In an instant, there was a commotion in the hall, taken by Ma Shiying's past obscenity, most of the people still did not say anything to refute, and when some people were about to say something, Ma Shiying's voice raised a few points, and echoed in the hall again.

"Only in this way can we get more respite, so that we can gather our forces, integrate all the armies, and command the generals to resist the attack of the rebellious army. If you blindly take a hard line, it will only accelerate the southward movement of the rebellious army, which is extremely unfavorable to the imperial court. ”

It is reasonable and convincing, even those officials who dislike Ma Shiying also approve of this proposal in their hearts, and Zhu Changshu is the same.

"In that case, Master Ma, in your opinion, who should be sent to discuss peace?"

Obviously, Ma Shiying had already been prepared, and as soon as Zhu Changshu asked, he replied without thinking: "Lord Qiqi, in the opinion of Weichen, who to send to negotiate peace with the Dashun army, Chen Hongfan as the representative, Zuo Maodi as the deputy envoy, is the most suitable choice, and it is the only choice." ”

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The palace meeting was over, and the temporary residence of Zhu Yujian, the king of Tang, Zhu Yujian, Zheng Hongkui, the chief soldier of Zhenjiang, and Su Guansheng, the head of the household, sat down as the hosts, and sat alone in the house, talking softly, talking about the national disaster, and couldn't help crying.

"Hey... I really didn't expect that in less than a year, my Ming Dynasty would be in such a situation, losing half of the country, but now I can only surrender to the rebellious army, in order to get a temporary peace, I am really ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors. ”

As soon as Zhu Yujian's words fell, Su Guansheng also sighed, his face was full of melancholy, and he said seriously: "Lord Wang, this is not the worst, what Weichen didn't expect the most is that traitors like Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng not only did not pursue their crimes of losing the city, but they were actually reused, which is really chilling, worrying about the future of the imperial court~!" ”

Zheng Hongkui's eyes flashed with a hint of discoloration, which was much different from Su Guansheng's emotion, but he looked at Zhu Yujian directly, and said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, this is a place of right and wrong, it is not appropriate to stay for a long time, and the general thinks that we should leave Hangzhou quickly, rush to Fujian, and defect to Zheng Zhilong." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yujian's eyes suddenly lit up, and his heart moved.