In the afternoon of the same day, with an iron horse galloping into the city of Nanjing, the city of Nanjing was like a sudden earthquake, the situation suddenly changed sharply, became extremely tense, the whole city of Nanjing was shrouded in an atmosphere of mountain rain about to come and the wind was full of buildings, and the palace was in a gloomy atmosphere.

For a while, the streets and alleys were filled with all kinds of discussions, and the people were talking quietly and vigilantly.

"Hi ~ Did you hear about it? News has just come from the Yangtze River that the Dashun army has hit the Yangtze River and is approaching Nanjing? ”

"How is this possible? If the Dashun army had really crossed the Yangtze River, why hadn't there been a little bit of news coming back before? ”

"Who knows? Anyway, I have already seen the defeated soldiers who have come back from the collapse of the imperial court, and nine times out of ten things are true, the news should not be fake. Ay... No matter who wins or loses, it is our people who suffer. ”

"This is not necessarily, it is said that the Dashun Army is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, Li Zicheng is a Ming Jun comparable to Li Shimin, who is dedicated to our people, saves the people of Li who are suffering from disasters in the world, and kills those powerful people who are rich and unkind, and bullies who are in trouble!"

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When there was a lot of discussion in Nanjing, about the crossing of the Yangtze River by the Dashun army without warning, there were both frightened and inexplicable people, and there were also excited people, full of expectations.

However, in the palace, above the Wuying Palace, Zhu Yousong was like an ant on a hot fire, anxious, his heart was already in turmoil, he had no idea for a while, he kept muttering, pacing back and forth.

"What can I do? I haven't been the emperor for a few days, the dragon chair hasn't been hot, and I haven't enjoyed it enough, why did the Dashun army suddenly come in? ”

At this moment, without anyone informing him, Ma Shiying broke straight in, and the soldiers behind him still stayed outside the main hall.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Weichen will lead hundreds of officials to swear to defend this Nanjing City!"

Ma Shiying strode in, he didn't feel that his words and deeds were rude, and he didn't think how inappropriate the sword hanging from his waist was, seeing that Zhu Yousong was still flustered, he didn't have the demeanor of an emperor at all, not only secretly disdainful in his heart, but he still said heartily: "Your Majesty, as long as you hold on for ten days and half a month, the soldiers of the king of Qin from all over the country will come and will be able to repel the rebellious army." ”

"Can you hold it?"

As if grasping the last straw, Zhu Yousong asked with anticipation, but there was some apprehension, hesitation and uneasiness in his heart, and his heart could not be calmed down, and he was very tormented.

"Yes~ Sure!"

Ma Shiying blurted out without hesitation, and the answer was so sure and affirmative, the whole person had stopped, standing not far from Zhu Yousong, and added loudly: "With the height and wall of Nanjing City, there is also a large amount of grain, grass, and equipment, plus the city defense battalion in the city, and then recruit some soldiers, and recruit people, don't say that it will stick to ten days and eight months, that is, it will be three months and half a year, and it is also easy!" ”

When he said these words, Ma Shiying certainly had confidence in his heart, Jiangnan has been the land of water and rice since ancient times, rich in products, and the granaries and treasury of Nanjing City can be said to be extremely full, enough for the military and civilians in the city to consume for a year!

The most important thing is that Nanjing City is the capital of the Ming Dynasty when it was founded, the city is high, the wall is thick, not to mention for the time being, only the Guo City outside the city of Nanjing, surrounded by the surroundings, there are eighteen city gates, showing the trend of defending the city of Nanjing.

All this, for Ma Shiying, how can he not have the confidence to stick to Nanjing City?

Of course, there is the most critical point, the eighteen outer city gates, once they can't hold Nanjing City, it means that there are eighteen life gates, which are completely enough for him to retreat calmly, and he will always be invincible and save his life.

Obviously, Ma Shiying's confident answer and calm attitude affected Zhu Yousong, as if he had given him a reassuring pill, and he felt a lot more at ease, but his voice still trembled a little and said: "Okay, everything depends on Shoufu, and my net worth and life will be in your hands, Master Ma." ”

"Although rest assured, the emperor, Weichen will do the work of dogs and horses, coexist with Nanjing City, and report to the emperor Zhou Quan!"

Ma Shiying bowed and saluted, the sound of Lang Lang continued to echo, it seemed so sonorous and powerful, and the sword on his waist made a light sound, which made Zhu Yousong's eyes stagnate, his body shrank slightly, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

At this time, Ma Shiying had already stood up straight, taking in Zhu Yousong's series of cowardly performances, a trace of contempt suddenly flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, outlining a sneer.

Soon after, Zhu Yousong appeared in the harem, sitting on the bed, and lying opposite was his mother Zou.

After telling the matter just now, Zhu Yousong's angry face was shaking, and he said with hatred: "Queen Mother, Ma Shiying, these people are getting more and more excessive, and they don't take me into their eyes more and more. ”

The more he talked, the more angry he became, and suddenly, Zhu Yousong was like a deflated balloon, the whole person became cowardly, his head drooped decadently, he was about to cry, and said in a dumb voice: "Mother, at the beginning, my son really had no intention of competing for the throne, as long as he could live in peace, just eat and drink without worrying, all of them were bewitched by those people, what do you have to fight for the throne?" ”

Zou, who was already the queen mother, sat up, moved to Zhu Yousong's side, took him in his arms, patted his back, sighed a little, and said softly: "Emperor, it's really hard for you, the queen mother understands that being able to win this throne is already the limit of your ability, and you can't control these important ministers at all, especially people like Huang Degong and Ma Shiying, who hold military power." ”

At this moment, Zhu Yousong really regretted it, his bowels of regret were almost green, he really shouldn't have expelled Shi Kefa from this Nanjing City and stayed away from this court. Otherwise, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng would not dare to be so unscrupulous, and they would definitely be restrained, and their own situation would not be like this.

How is it different from a puppet emperor?

Zhu Yousong hated, secretly hated his incompetence, secretly hated why he didn't have the same talent as Taizu and Chengzu?

If Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang is alive, or if Chengzu is in such a situation, he will definitely be able to settle such a situation, and while balancing the forces of all parties, he can constantly weaken the strength of these warlords!

However, all of this, just if, he Zhu Yousong does not have that kind of talent, he can only be angry.

At this time, Zou straightened Zhu Yousong's body, put his slender jade hand on Zhu Yousong's shoulders, his expression was constricted, his face was solemn, and he said seriously: "Emperor, you have to plan early, even if Ma Shiying can really hold this Nanjing City and block the rebellious army, if you don't want to continue like this, if you don't want to be a puppet emperor, you must plan early." ”

It seems that all the depression has been vented, and my heart is a little more comfortable, or because of my mother's love, Zhu Yousong is a spirit, suddenly became stronger, and his brain became bright, and he looked at his mother suspiciously: "Queen Mother, what do you mean...?" ”