Seeing two generals coming from a distance, Dashun Xiangjing Sima clenched his fists and shouted: "The last general will see General Zuo, the former general." ”

After the founding of the Great Shun, the title of Ming Governor, Governor Tongzhi, and Governor of the Ming Dynasty was abolished, and the title of Governor was changed to Sima, and the title of the most senior general was originally Niu Jinxing wanted to use power, system, and Yi General, because Xu Ping felt that it was not majestic enough, so he simply imitated the Han system with large, front, left, right, and rear generals. Xiangyang is the capital of the five capitals in the Dashun plan, and Xiangjing Sima knows the relationship between Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo, so he deliberately mentions General Zuo before the former general when he is called.

Former general Li Dingguo and general Sun Kewang turned over and dismounted together, and Xiangjing had already stayed behind and ran over to lead the horses for the two, and the Shun army in the city and under the city stood straight one by one, and thousands of soldiers paid attention to the two generals silently.

After the two entered the military camp in the city, Sima Xiangjing immediately reported: "The two lords of Qiqi, the left thief has left Wuchang and went down the river to Nanjing. ”

"Oh." Along the way, Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang planned several plans to attack the Chu army, and along the way, the two of them were still expanding the army, expanding the Sanxi Battalion to more than 24,000 people. At the same time, they also recruited local Shun soldiers and people to accompany them, and now the total number of Shun troops along the way has exceeded 50,000. Although it may be very small, if it encounters Zuo Liangyu's resolute resistance, Li Dingguo still needs to recruit more people to transport grain, if the city is besieged, this Shun army may consume 100,000 catties of rice, beans, grain and grass every day: "Is the left thief going to reinforce Nanjing and preparing to resist the general?" ”

"No," Xiangjing Sima held the Zuo Liangyu text he had just received and sent it to Sun Kewang: "The left thief took up the Chu army and smashed Nanjing, claiming to kill Ma Shiying, Qing Jun's side." ”

"Qingjun's side?" Sun Kewang laughed and said, "Why is the left thief also reversed? ”

After a quick look at Zuo Liangyu's text, Sun Kewang had a deeper smile on his face: "It's obvious that scolding King Fu is even more powerful than scolding Ma Shiying." ”

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Before the Chu army left Wuchang, it first plundered the city, and the young women and the people were robbed by the Ming army and loaded onto the river boats, and then the Ming army set fire to the city, and almost no one escaped the people who did not have time to escape from the city or hide in the shadows to avoid the Ming army's looting.

Zuo Liangyu advanced by land and water, for a time, on the Yangtze River and the south bank of the banner to cover the wilderness, the prefectures and counties encountered along the way were broken by the Ming army, women and property were rewarded to the meritorious people who attacked the city, and the men were coerced into the army, when they encountered a new city below, these new Ming troops who were forcibly conscripted into the army would be sent to take the lead, if they were meritorious, they could take the lead in robbing in the city, and if they could not bear to attack the people, they would be beheaded to show the public. Along the way, sailors and their ships were constantly captured by the Ming army, and they were also incorporated into the Chu army's naval division, loaded with full soldiers and rushed downstream. The rich waterways in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have become a ruin in a blink of an eye, and there are no chickens and dogs left where the Ming army passed.

"The Yangtze River is the heart of the world and the essence of China." Zuo Liangyu, the marshal of the Ming court, sat in his own warship, looking at the army walking on the south bank and the huge fleet that covered the Yangtze River behind him, and said to the surrounding henchmen with pride: "The boat of the Yangtze River is full of water divisions, and the wealth of the Yangtze River is used to reward the heroes, why worry about the big thing?" ”

When Zuo Liangyu sat in Wuchang, he could receive letters from Nanjing and Zhejiang every day, and the Donglin scholars of the Southern Ming Dynasty urged Zuo Liangyu and Huangshi, the generals who were close to Donglin, to raise troops against Que, and crusade against Emperor Hongguang and Ma Shiying, the first assistant of the faint monarch and traitorous ministers, and the traitorous party in the Southern Ming Dynasty was fierce to save the Ming Dynasty from danger.

"Huang Hou's side, there is no news yet." One of the staff members was a little worried that Huang Shi would not be in the same breath as Zuo Liangyu, or that his slow action would cause the Qing Jun's army to not be able to eliminate the traitorous party in time.

"Don't be afraid, Huang Hou is trusted by Wang Huazhen Jianba, Sun Chengzong Reuse, and Zhang Heming, and the relationship between Ben Shuai and Donglin Qunxian is even better. In particular, Huang Hou's refusal to accept the knighthood of the faint monarch made the righteous people and gentlemen in the world raise their eyebrows and praise it. "When the Hongguang court was first established, in order to boost the morale of the army and win over the military, the Hongguang Emperor rewarded a large number of knighthoods to military attaches from all over the country, and there were many generals in Jiangbei, but when the Hongguang court wanted to promote Huangshi as the prince of the country, he was politely refused by Huangshi, saying that the heavy weapons of the court should not be lightly with, and he refused. The righteous men and gentlemen of the government and the opposition applauded, believing that this proved that Huang Hou was not compatible with Hongguang and Ma Shiying.

Zuo Liangyu accepted the title of Emperor Hongguang, and when he heard the self-deprecation in the words of the marshal, the staff hurriedly explained: "The marshal is just a faint king, a traitorous minister, and a snake, and the so-called art of war: surprise and attack unprepared." If it weren't for the wisdom of the marshal, how could the traitorous party send all the soldiers and horses to Huaiyang? ”

Zuo Liangyu laughed, the pride was overflowing, Emperor Hongguang and Ma Shiying sent more than 200,000 of the main force of the Jiangbei Army to the Huaihe River defense line, most of the troops in Nanjing City were commanded by the generals of Donglin from the heart, and the most reliable army was only Huang Degong's department, and the Huang Department only had more than 10,000 people, and was still stationed on the north bank of the Yangtze River at this time and was ready to go to Yangzhou at any time to reinforce Shi Kefa: "Huang Degong is the same township and clan of Huanghou, and at this time he may have received a letter from Huang Hou, ready to join us in the righteous act and crusade against the traitorous party." ”

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Since ascending the throne, Emperor Hongguang of the early dynasty has never been late, and after seeing Ma Shiying standing in front of him with a gloomy face today, Emperor Hongguang was taken aback, and the only little sleepiness on his body immediately disappeared, and he hurriedly asked: "Have the thieves attacked the Huaiyang defense line?" ”

"Qi Yu pen, not yet." Ma Shiying replied.

"Oh, that's fine." Emperor Hongguang's heart was relieved, but Ma Shiying's face was obviously not for no reason, and he asked, "Why is it playing today?" ”

Ma Shiying's palms were in cold sweat, and he only received the report after he got up, and he always wanted to think about how to make a statement on the way to the court, but he hadn't thought about it yet, he threw it in his heart and pondered the countermeasures, while picking out other things first, and said: "Your Majesty, there are rumors circulating in the Beijing Division now." ”

"What's the rumor?" Emperor Hongguang's nerves immediately tensed, a few days ago, there was a group of imperial historians in a heart-wrenching tone to reproach him for exterminating humanity, actually did not recognize his old wife, and was reluctant to give even a mouthful of food and a place to live, Emperor Hongguang was very angry: is it not that the husband and wife must be admitted by both of them to count, and no one can claim to be the princess and have to arrange a place to live, then this palace will sooner or later be unable to live again, not to mention that if this is the case, he will definitely scold the emperor for being extravagant.

"It is said that Your Majesty rejects Zhongliang, and the pro-villain - that is, Weichen, Yuanxian Chen- is Shi Kefa, because he doesn't trust Shi Gelao, so he is driven out of the capital."

"Oh, since I ascended the throne, I have collected taxes, donations, and treasury storage, and there are a total of 3.6 million taels of silver," these money also include the income of Emperor Hongguang from the sale of the original King Fuwang property and the Southern Imperial Village, in order to make up the military salary, the first thing Emperor Hongguang did after succeeding to the throne was to count the Imperial Village, and try to sell it to get cash, which Emperor Hongguang was unwilling to mention in the early dynasty so as not to lose the system of the Heavenly Family, but theoretically, with the dignity of the emperor, he should not even complain: "Three million was given to the Shi Pavilion Department as military funds, All the 200,000 troops under my command were handed over to the Cabinet Department because I didn't trust him! ”

"Your Majesty, the overall situation is important." The other pavilion elders behind Ma Shiying heard that the emperor was actually complaining in front of the public, and they all reminded him: "This is an eventful time. ”

"Yes, the big picture matters." Emperor Hongguang took a deep breath and said in his heart: "I have not been the emperor for a few months, and the kung fu of this shrinking turtle has been perfected. ”

Emperor Hongguang, who had restored the majesty of the emperor, straightened his back and sat upright on the throne, and asked Ma Shiying again: "What else is the matter with Aiqing?" ”

"There are rumors in Jingshi," Ma Shiying felt that he was really unable to hand over Zuo Liangyu's inscription, he felt that once the emperor saw the song, the consequences would be unpredictable, and when he was thinking about it, he was asked by the emperor and blurted out: "It is said that Your Majesty catches shrimp clams to make ***, and the Yushitai and the six parts are played, and I want to ask Your Majesty to put state affairs first and stop doing ***." ”

"Isn't catching shrimp and clams during the New Year's holidays an old practice in the palace?" Emperor Hongguang said in surprise, this routine was not deliberately proposed by him, nor did he deliberately prohibit it, and even he never asked about such a trivial matter, this is the same as hanging lanterns for a celebration, as the son of heaven, Emperor Hongguang of course will not care about how to hang a lamp to catch clams.

"Yes, but the first emperors of the past dynasties are for the sake of celebrating, and Your Majesty is for the sake of being ***." Ma Shiying didn't dare to tell Emperor Hongguang that he had already been nicknamed "Toad Son of Heaven" outside.

"What does this have to do with me?" After all, Emperor Hongguang was not long enough when he ascended the throne, and this self-cultivation and qi cultivation kung fu was not yet at home, and Ma Shiying said that he was going to start to get excited again.

"Your Majesty, focus on the overall situation."

Seeing that the emperor began to lose his temper again, the courtiers once again admonished together.

"What the Aiqing said is extremely true." Emperor Hongguang no longer argues, he will be scolded for being a big tomorrow, think about his grandfather and grandmother, he is not bad at the moment.

Besides, these things are trivial, and the news that there is no Shun army to break through the Huaiyang defense line is the biggest good news, and Emperor Hongguang suddenly brightened his heart when he thought of this: "The so-called folk wealth and disaster avoidance, as the Son of Heaven can be scolded is a good thing, if the ancestral industry is lost, then if you want others to scold no one will scold you." ”

Emperor Hongguang, who was in a good mood, looked at Ma Shiying: "Is there anything else going on with Yuanfu?" ”

Ma Shiying stood still motionless, he had nothing else to say to delay time.

"Motosuke?" Emperor Hongguang asked again.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Ma Shiying, and he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Chu Shuai Zuo Liangyu has a watch. ”

"Oh? Why not say it sooner? Emperor Hongguang was also worried about the war in Huguang, and he immediately asked Ma Shiying to take Zuo Liangyu's inscription, which he thought was a piece of music, and hurriedly spread it on the imperial case, wondering where Li Dingguo's headquarters were.

It stands to reason that in the early dynasties, even if the emperor himself watched the cantata, Shousuke should also give a briefing to the other ministers so that everyone knew what was going on.

But today Ma Shiying has been strangely silent, when Emperor Hongguang looked at the concerto, he ignored everyone's surprised eyes, and stood there like a stone without saying a word.

After a long time, the courtiers heard a long sigh from Emperor Hongguang.

Emperor Ming raised his head, his eyes were full of complicated feelings, as if he was both sad and angry: "Yuanfu, the ministers are not used by me, what can I do?" How? ”

Emperor Hongguang waved his hand weakly, and the eunuch behind him took Zuo Liangyu's inscription from the imperial case, walked down the imperial front and handed it to the other courtiers, so that they could take turns to look at it.

The text angrily denounced the three major crimes after Hongguang's southern crossing: the house arrest of Prince Chongzhen, intending to seek to usurp the throne; abandon his wife, like the new and hate the old; The most outrageous thing is that the queen of fornication with the mother, the beast is not as good, and put forward a bold conjecture, that is, Hongguang Tianzi is simply an impostor, the real Fu Wang Shizi has been martyred in Luoyang with the old Fu Wang, and now he is the concubine of Princess Fu, pretending to be the emperor's harem, stealing the supreme.

"The ministers are not used by me," Hongguang Tianzi, who was sitting on the throne, suddenly bent down and held the table with his hands without the dignity of an emperor, and sighed sadly: "What? ”

"Your Majesty, focus on the overall situation."

The courtiers who had read the text shouted in unison for the third time.

"Bang!"

Emperor Hongguang suddenly slapped the imperial case, and the person had already stood up, with a look of fury on his face: "No one has ever been able to humiliate me like this!" ”

"The Holy One is angry!"

The courtiers knelt on the ground together, and there was no way but to persuade the Ming Emperor to refrain from it.

Shousuke slowly turned around and turned his back to Emperor Hongguang to face the ministers.

"Order, let the Shi Pavilion Department command the army, continue to hold Huaiyang, and resist the thieves."

The 200,000 troops of the Huaiyang defense line are still not allowed to move, and if Shi Kefa is allowed to withdraw at this time, it will be to give up Jianghuai: "Let Huang Degong return to the division immediately." ”

"Yuanfu, if General Huang returns to the division, then in case Huaiyang is in an emergency, who can go to the aid of the Shi Pavilion Department?" Huang Degong was loyal to the Hongguang Imperial Court, and although his subordinates were also not accustomed to war, it was still relatively reliable to have such a commanding army, so he was left in the rear by Shi Kefa as a general reserve, even if the front was unfavorable, he could count on Huang Degong to reinforce in time, and not flee as soon as he saw the crisis of the situation. Moreover, having such an army in the rear can also play a role in supervising the battle, so that the less reliable army in the front will not flee from the battle.

"Motosuke, focus on the overall situation."

Seeing that Emperor Hongguang was so angry that he couldn't speak, many people began to persuade Ma Shiying: "This is an eventful time, let's send a capable minister to persuade Zuo Shuai to change his mind." ”

"The big picture is important, Motosuke."

"My monarch and minister would rather die to rebel than kill the left thief," Ma Shiying really couldn't hold back: "Quickly order Huang to get credit, and quickly pacify the left rebellion." ”

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