The next morning, the city of Nanjing was extremely lively, there was a strange scene, many officials flocked to the noon gate, there were hundreds of officials, such a scene, the people in the city were amazed, and there were many discussions.

"What the hell is going on? I have never seen such a scene, there are constantly officials gathering at the noon gate, even if it is the emperor's early dynasty, I am afraid that there will not be so many officials in the Jinluan Palace, right? ”

"Hey~hey~ You don't know yet? According to the grapevine, the prince of the north entered the city of Nanjing, and the reason why hundreds of civil and military officials gathered at noon gate at once was to interrogate the authenticity of that person's identity, whether he was really the prince of the north? ”

"Huh? What you say is true or false? How is this possible? It's simply sensational, if it's really the crown prince of the north, wouldn't the situation of the new emperor be very embarrassing? How did he get into town? ”

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Gradually, the lively scene in Nanjing became a little strange, and the people in the city changed from the initial heated discussion, full of puzzlement, to whispering, looking like a good show.

"If that person is really the prince of the north, then the fun will be great, the new emperor is like sitting on wax, he can't go up, he can't go down."

"Hehe, if it's really as you said, Nanjing City is lively again, and those officials have to argue with red faces!"

"It's really strange, in the face of such a temptation as the emperor's throne, it's really incomprehensible, how did the northern prince get into this Nanjing City? How could the new emperor let so many officials interrogate the authenticity of that person's identity, or with great fanfare, lest the world not know! It stands to reason that the smart thing to do should not be interrogated in secret? ”

"Hehe... You don't know this, because of the matter of the prince in the north, just last night, there was a big earthquake in the officialdom, and there was a lot of uproar, and the people of the two factions fought openly and secretly, and secretly I don't know how many times they fought each other. ”

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In one of the restaurants closest to the noon gate, one of the boxes can be seen from a distance outside the noon gate by the window, and you can vaguely see the general situation in the square, crowded with people, and there are officials wearing official uniforms everywhere.

At this time, Li Laiheng was standing by the window, looking at the direction of the noon gate from afar, in the box, there were Wang Fuzhi, Huang Zongxi and several other people, and a person dressed as a small servant was reporting.

"Report to the general, the news has been inquired clearly, the reason why there is this matter now, outside the noon gate, the authenticity of the interrogation of Zhu Cihong's identity by hundreds of officials was not fought for by the Donglin Party people led by Shi Kefa, but by Zhu Yousong, the Hongguang Emperor, on his own initiative. As for the specific reason, why Zhu Yousong did this, I have not yet inquired. ”

Obviously, everyone in the box showed a look of surprise, no one expected this to be the case, Li Laiheng turned around, stared at the little guy in surprise, and asked word by word: "What you said is true?" ”

"Yes, General!"

The little servant replied very firmly, seeing that Li Laiheng was still a little unbelievable, and then added: "At the beginning, my subordinates didn't believe it, and I checked several of our people in a row, not only the officials who participated in the early dynasty today, but also the eunuchs in the palace, they were all in the same voice, and the answer was exactly the same. ”

"This is strange, according to the normal situation, Zhu Yousong should delay as much time as possible, even if he can't delay, he should reduce the scale of the interrogation, so that he can control the situation and minimize Zhu Cihong's impact."

Li Laiheng didn't need to ask any more urgently, but lowered his head and muttered to himself, his brows were deeply locked, and after a while, Huang Zongxi on the side seemed to think of something, looked straight at the little guy, and suddenly asked: "Is there any movement in the Ming army around Nanjing City?" ”

Without waiting for the little guy to answer, as if he felt that his question was too general, Huang Zongxi added: "I mean, has there been a Ming army entering the city?" In other words, has there been any change in the commander of the city defense battalion in Nanjing? ”

"No~"

The little guy shook his head and replied in the affirmative.

At the same time, the others were also attracted by Huang Zongxi's sudden question, and seemed to be reminded and thought of others, and at that moment, they all thought that Zhu Yousong would use thunderous means to stabilize his throne recklessly.

However, the little girl's answer disappointed them at the same time, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, if Zhu Yousong really had that kind of decisive courage, he would not hesitate to use iron-fisted means to make hundreds of officials surrender, and directly insisted that Zhu Cihong was an impostor, and anyone who opposed it would be directly killed and all opposition voices in Nanjing City would be eliminated.

If Zhu Yousong is really like this, he will become a strong enemy of the Dashun army, and if he wants to go south to the south of the Yangtze River, he will pay a greater price and take more time, but these are definitely not what the emperor of the Dashun Dynasty wants.

Fortunately, everything is if, Zhu Yousong didn't do that!

"Alright, you go out, and explore again!" Li Laiheng waved his hand, signaling that the little guy could leave, and before he left, he added: "Strictly plan the movements of people on both sides, and if there is any suspicious behavior, or if there is a result of the interrogation, come and report it immediately." ”

"Yes, General, your subordinates have orders!"

Inside the Forbidden City, inside the Wuying Palace.

At this time, there were only four people in the hall: Zhu Yousong, Lu Jiude, Ma Shiying and Huang Degong, and the hall was quiet, and the atmosphere was so tense and depressing, it was almost suffocating.

Zhu Yousong couldn't hold back any longer, his face was full of anxiety, and he asked uneasily: "Gonggong Lu, can your method work?" If something unforeseen happens, and the final result is that my identity is true, my situation will be even more delicate and awkward. ”

"Hey, hey... Your Majesty, you just put a hundred and twenty hearts, there will be no accidents, and the final result must be what we think. ”

Lu Jiude smiled freely, said extremely confidently, and saw Zhu Yousong's expression was still nervous, and then added reassurance: "Your Majesty, there are hundreds of officials involved in the interrogation, except for those who have never entered the capital, there are only so many people who have entered the capital, even if they have entered the capital, they may not have seen the emperor, let alone the prince." Moreover, more than half of those officials support the emperor. ”

Although the words are over, there is no exhaustive description, but Zhu Yousong has been much more stable and understands the deep meaning, as long as more than half of the people cannot identify Zhu Cihong's identity and confirm that he is the crown prince appointed by the previous emperor, then he, the new emperor, can justifiably say that it is fake.

Therefore, the more officials involved in the interrogation, the better it is for him.

However, Huang Degong was not relieved by these words, and like Ma Shiying, he looked worried, hesitated again and again, and said again: "Your Majesty, for the sake of safety, let the last general lead his troops into the city, if there is an accident in the result, it can also be just in case?" ”

"No~"

Zhu Yousong immediately rejected Huang Degong's suggestion, and his head shook like a rattle.

Hearing such an answer, Huang Degong couldn't hide his disappointment, and glanced at Ma Shiying, the corners of both of them showed a helpless wry smile, and they both had a common voice in their hearts, shouting in their bodies: "What a dou who can't be helped!" ”