Chapter 17: Abandon the city
Zhao Zhilong has already got what he wants, so naturally he will not follow the Donglin Party to do anything Qingjun.
No one expected that just now he came to Jiming Temple with the army and shouted Zhao Zhilong on the side of the Qing monarch, and he turned into a royalist again.
Such a change is really a fire and ice for the Donglin Party.
Especially Wang Duo and Gao Hongtu, although they had expected it in advance and knew that Zhao Zhilong was a mercenary villain, they didn't expect that this product would have no bottom line.
Sold the two of them without blinking an eyelid.
Now that he turned his head, he was actually shouting to catch the thief, and he became the one who spoke up.
Isn't this kind of thing generally supposed to be done by them, the Donglin Party?
Gao Hongtu had long been unhappy with Zhao Zhilong, and he sneered: "Uncle Xin Cheng, you must know that this will of His Majesty is only a middle will. β
"Without our cabinet vote, you, the marquis, can't be counted."
When Zhao Zhilong heard this, he hesitated slightly, and the vicious look on Fang Cai's face became a little unpredictable.
Then, he turned around and said with a little temptation: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang and Lord Gao, the crime is not to death, right?" β
Zhu Cihong's face was slightly displeased, and Han Zanzhou said at this time: "Xinchenghou, the holy decree has been issued. β
"You are now my Ming Dynasty's Hou Ye, today's events are all instigated by these two people, if the Hou Ye does not correct the law, I am afraid that the name will not be right."
Zhao Zhilong thought about it, but he really didn't want to completely offend the Donglin Party, after all, Wang Duo and Gao Hongtu, the prestige of these two people was too high.
The protΓ©gΓ©s of the Donglin Party are all over the world, and they will definitely be used in the future.
So he thought of a way to get the best of both worlds, and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers look at today's events, all of them were instigated by Gao Hongtu alone, what does Your Majesty think?" β
This can be regarded as Zhao Zhilong taking a step back, and Zhu Cihong also knows that this is not bad, so he softened his face and said with a smile:
"Xin Chenghou is right, I mean so."
At this time, Gao Hongtu was not calm at all, he looked at Wang Duo, as if to say, you are saying something for me.
Wang Duo rolled his eyes, he had nothing to do with himself, so what else did he talk about?
Wang Duo did open his mouth, but instead of interceding for him as Gao Hongtu expected, he knelt down and pleaded guilty.
"If the minister is guilty, the minister will ask for a one-year fine to set an example."
This is easy to do, both parties are satisfied, Zhao Zhilong is also happy to get the title, he walked towards Gao Hongtu and sneered:
"Senior Scholar, do you have any last words?"
Gao Hongtu understood that he couldn't do anything, and he sold his own people to him.
He trembled and pointed at Zhao Zhilong and scolded: "The people who are consumed by the desire for profit are not enough to be of great use, not enough to be of great use!" β
looked at Wang Duo again, and said coldly: "In vain, I also compare you to a friend, if I die today, I will not let you go if I turn into a ghost!" β
When Wang Duo did this kind of thing, his face was already red and out of breath, and he didn't even take a second look.
Zhu Cihong said: "Xin Chenghou, what are you waiting for? β
Zhao Zhilong ordered his subordinates to press the scolding Gao Hongtu on the tiger's head, and then with an order, the intestines and internal organs mixed with minced meat flowed all over the ground, and the blood flowed like a river.
Half of Gao Hongtu's body was still crawling painfully in a pool of blood, and when Wang Duo saw that it was coming towards him, he was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated, and he was caught off guard by a stone and fell to the ground.
His face was full of shock, watching half of his former colleague's body die in front of him, and finally he couldn't stop vomiting.
Gao Hongtu, a scholar of Dongge University and a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, was abandoned in this way.
No one expected that these two Qingjun sides would end with such a dramatic ending.
For the first time, Zuo Liangyu was known as the Qing Jun, but he died of illness on the way, and his son Zuo Mengeng led the 600,000 troops on the left to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
The second time, Zhao Zhilong, Wang Duo, and Gao Hongtu were known as the Qing monarchs, and the one who wanted to kill was originally Han Zanzhou, the eunuch who was in charge of the seal, but the last one who died became Gao Hongtu.
Zhao Zhilong got the Jin Jue he dreamed of, and he seemed to have become the number one magnate in Nanjing, and even the Donglin Party had to cooperate with him if he wanted to succeed.
And the situation of Shaowu Emperor Zhu Cihong's rule in Jiming Temple seems to have become a foregone conclusion.
The ministers in the court had to accept a new situation, that is, in the future, they had to be notified first, and then enter the Jiming Temple to discuss with the emperor.
Guarded by loyal pro-military guards, the emperor's dormitory was no longer something they could enter at will.
The music from all over the south of the Yangtze River also began to be sent to the Jiming Temple in a steady stream.
But Zhao Zhilong's good life did not last long, and on the third day after he was promoted to the knighthood, a fast horse galloped in from Bei'anmen, bringing the news that Zhu Cihong wanted the most.
For Zhao Zhilong, this is definitely bad news.
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"Report ββ!"
A pro-army guard soldier walked into the main hall quickly, half-kneeling and shouting: "Your Majesty, Jingnan Houhuang has arrived!" β
"I'm outside the temple at the moment, waiting to be summoned!"
Zhu Cihong was lying on the couch reading a book, and when he heard this, he was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly said: "Call him in to see me!" β
Han Zanzhou stood at the door and shouted sharply: "Summoning Huang Degong to meet you!" β
After a while, a heavy footstep quickly approached the main hall, and a tall figure wearing heavy iron armor walked in.
I saw that this person's face was yellow and red, his appearance was loyal, his pace was steady, and before he came in, his personal belongings such as swords and daggers had been confiscated by the pro-military guards.
As soon as he walked in, he knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "Chen Jingnan waits for Huang to be meritorious, and he is ordered to lead his troops to see the king!" β
"Hooray, hooray!"
"Hurry up." Zhu Cihong stayed down, personally helped him up, and said, "Sit!" β
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Huang Degong was very grateful and sat down.
Zhu Cihong looked at Huang Degong carefully, how do you think and how you like it, with him by his side, what are you afraid of Zhao Zhilong?
What are you afraid of the Donglin Party?
Huang Degong's subordinates, that is the army of tigers and wolves who fought against the Qing soldiers, not the rabble in Zhao Zhilong's hands.
Zhu Cihong asked, "Have Jing Nanhou's subordinates entered the city?" β
Huang Degong said with a straight look: "No, according to the imperial court system, foreign service troops are not allowed to enter the capital without an edict." β
"I intend to let your subordinates take over the defense of Nanjing, let you take over Zhao Zhilong's army, what does Jing Nanhou think?"
When Huang Degong heard this, he didn't seem surprised, and asked directly: "Doesn't Your Majesty trust Xin Chenghou?" β
Zhu Cihong sneered in his heart, not to mention distrust, I only hated that I couldn't directly cut off this person at both ends of the first rat.
Generally speaking, this kind of thing cannot be said directly to a courtier.
But Zhu Cihong believed in Huang Degong, a loyal minister who died in the war and martyrdom in history, thought about it and said: "Zhao Zhilong holds the city defense army, and I have to believe it if I don't believe it." β
When Huang Degong heard this, he was shocked.
His eyes were a little red, he sat up from his chair, and knelt on the ground with a puff, and choked up:
"Jiashen is in trouble, the first emperor was martyred, you were first captured by the thieves, and then you were captured by the Qing captives, and now you have been transferred to Nanjing, and you still have to be coerced by this guy."
"The Ming Dynasty is going to be like this, this is the ineffective combat of these military generals, and they can't chase the captives north and pacify the Liukou."
"Your Majesty, you have suffered...!"
Although Zhu Cihong was not the real prince of Chongzhen in history, he was also a little distracted by this sudden remark.
Seeing this, Huang Degong thought that the old prince was missing Chongzhen, and he was deeply affectionate, so he hurriedly said:
"The world is so big, how can there be thousands of military generals? Your Majesty simply asked me to come to see the King of Driving, which shows his trust in me. β
"Your Majesty has this trust in me, and the minister will swear to repay it! In the future, with my Huang Degong in one day, I will not be able to make Zhao Zhilong arrogant to this point! β