In Nanjing, Li Laiheng and others were staying in the box of the restaurant, and the little guy was reporting the results of the interrogation of Zhu Cihong by hundreds of officials.

"General, Zhu Cihong's identity has been judged to be false, and now he has been sent back to the prison of the Soldiers and Horses Division to be closely guarded."

In an instant, whether it was Li Laiheng, Wang Fuzhi, Huang Zongxi and others, they were all shocked, and Li Laiheng exclaimed: "How is this possible? In such a big city of Nanjing, among so many officials, how could no one know Zhu Cihong? ”

Hearing Li Laiheng's repeated questions, Xiao Xiao's face was full of bitterness, as if he had thought of something ridiculous, shook his head slightly, and replied at the same time: "General, although there are many officials interrogated, there are very few people who confirm Zhu Cihong's identity, it can be said that there are only a few people, even if Qian Qianyi and these Donglin Party people want to sit down, they can't withstand the doubts and refutations of Ma Shiying and others. ”

"Moreover, the final interrogation results not only confirmed that Zhu Cihong was a pseudo-prince, but also said that he was a personal entourage of the prince's mansion, named Wang Zhiming, who was the nephew of the late Duwei of the horse, and was instigated by Ding Muhu, the family of Gao Mengqing, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, to falsely claim the title of prince."

Li Laiheng had already woken up from the shock and regained his senses, and there was a hazy feeling in his heart, as if he could fully understand as long as he pierced through the window paper.

The most famous thinker and historian, Huang Zongxi, has already reacted, sniffed out the cattiness, and exclaimed with emotion: "Gao, this hand is really high, wonderful, it seems that the overall situation is not good for him, but he is already secretly acting and controlling the development of the situation." ”

Meng Chengshun couldn't sit still at first, and complained dissatisfiedly: "Huang Zongxi, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing?" Do you see something? Don't sell it, let's talk about it, why did this ending happen? ”

Obviously, Huang Zongxi's words successfully attracted everyone's attention and aroused the curiosity in their hearts, and Meng Chengshun even asked everyone's common doubts, so that all eyes were focused on Huang Zongxi, waiting for his answer.

"General, brothers, think about it a little, this matter is actually very simple, although Zhu Yousong has just ascended the throne for less than two days, he has been in charge of the country for nearly a month, and the officialdom in Nanjing City has long been full of his wings, and seven or eight out of ten are people he promoted."

Wake up the person in the dream with a word, Wang Fuzhi then reacted, understood the reason, and couldn't help but admire: "Yes~ No matter whether Zhu Cihong's identity is true or false, even if it is confirmed that he is the real prince, he still can't compete with Zhu Yousong." With the strong support of the commanders of the four towns in Jiangbei, and the powerful ministers such as Ma Shiying, Liu Kongzhao, and Ruan Dacheng in the city to deter and mediate, under such a general trend, some officials have to consider carefully, even if they know Zhu Cihong, they dare not stand up to prove it. ”

"Yes, that's true..."Li Laiheng echoed, nodded lightly with understanding, and then said: "For Zhu Yousong, who has already ascended the throne, he is a symbol of imperial power, and he can justifiably issue an edict and promulgate a holy decree, even if Zhu Cihong has the position of the crown prince and is sealed by Zhu Youzhen, it is difficult to reverse the situation." ”

"Hey..."

At this time, the little servant sighed and said faintly: "General, gentlemen, it's really like this, all the officials who came out to confirm Zhu Cihong's identity were inexplicably arrested before the interrogation was over, or just after it ended. ”

Meng Chengshun didn't dwell on this issue anymore, looked at Li Laiheng, and said earnestly: "General, since the matter is irreversible, then we can't delay this matter any longer, we should think about it in the long term and find another plan." ”

"No, no... The matter is not over yet, we can still do some tricks in Zhu Cihong. Huang Zongxi took the lead and vetoed Meng Chengshun's proposal, and then added: "Don't look at the overall situation now, Zhu Cihong has no chance of turning the tables and can regain the throne that belongs to him." However, this does not prevent us from continuing to make a fuss about it. ”

"What do you mean?" Li Laiheng's eyes lit up, and he asked at the right time.

"Hey, hey... General, it's like this, on the surface, it is also a fact, Zhu Cihong has no chance to turn over, and he may be secretly killed at any time. However, the results of today's interrogation may not convince everyone, as long as we spread the news, secretly add fuel to the fire, and expose the conspiracy, everything is secretly controlled by Zhu Yousong, there will be today's result, and Nanjing City will inevitably ......."

Syllable!

Li Laiheng slapped his palms suddenly, his eyes lit up, his eyes were full of excitement, and at the same time he excitedly exclaimed: "Yes, no matter where it is, there has never been a shortage of that kind of brainless person, the kind of self-proclaimed defender of orthodoxy, once they get the news and know that Zhu Cihong's identity is true, even if they don't dare to fight against Zhu Yousong openly, they will secretly do their best to rescue Zhu Cihong." At that time, there will be a lot of chaos in Nanjing. ”

After Li Laiheng said this, Wang Fuzhi's thinking also became active, and he added: "As long as this force is properly controlled, it can become an opportunity for the emperor to attack the city!" When the time comes, there will be chaos in Nanjing, and with us as the internal response, the emperor will easily conquer Nanjing. ”

At this moment, everyone in the box was excited, and they couldn't help themselves, and they had a feeling of gearing up and wanting to do a big job!

After some discussion, it can be described as a twist and turn, turning the disadvantage into an advantage, although it has been very different from the original plan, but the result is still very good, consistent with the ultimate goal, is to allow the Dashun army to conquer Nanjing City.

At the same time, in Shi Kefa's mansion, he was secretly discussing with Qian Qianyi, Liu Zongzhou and other Donglin Party figures, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn, filled with a faint smell of gunsmoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have lost a game, and we can no longer support the crown prince to ascend the throne. However, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world, we can't afford to lose anymore, and we can't afford to lose! ”

"What Master Shi said is right, tomorrow's morning dynasty, regarding the election of the cabinet people, must be victorious, and Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, Liu Kongzhao and other traitors cannot be allowed to enter the cabinet. Otherwise, the imperial court will never have peace, how can we defeat the thieves and recover the lost territory in the north? ”

"Yes, no matter what, anyone can enter the cabinet, but those who manipulate the government are not allowed to enter the cabinet. Otherwise, Nanjing's officialdom will be dark, and it will no longer be possible to integrate the national strength of the south. ”

......

Almost everyone gritted their teeth and said this, looking indignant, hating the roots of their teeth, holding a breath in their hearts, and a trace of sadness and helplessness.

In today's imperial court, Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, Liu Kongzhao and others are all meritorious servants and have the merit of supporting the emperor, Zhu Yousong will really do things according to the rules, do what the ministers have discussed, and decide on the candidates for the cabinet?

Although the discussion was very intense and full of confidence, there was obviously a hint of lack of confidence in his tone.