The deeds of the persuasion of the hundred officials continued to spread outward, and soon spread to Jiangxi, Huguang and several other provinces in the south, and Zhang Huangyan and Zhang Mingzhen in the north also learned the news.

Zhang Huangyan had already expected this day to come, but he didn't expect it to be so soon, if it was before the assassination, he would definitely abandon the official and run away because of opposition, but after the assassination, he also lost hope in the Zhu Ming clan.

Therefore, he just let out a flat expression and put the newspaper on the table.

In contrast, Zhang Mingzhen's reaction was more intense, unlike his younger brother who served as the governor of Jiangxi, Zhang Mingyang accepted all this calmly, and decided to continue to serve Su Yan, who had reused him, Zhang Mingzhen could not accept it at first, and was ready to return to Nanjing alone to ask Su Yan for clarification.

At this time, the Ming army in Henan had defeated Li Benshen of the Wu army and successfully recovered Henan Mansion, Li Benshen retreated westward in a hurry, and Zhang Mingzhen's return to Nanjing at this time would not have much impact, but his deputy general Liu Shixun of An Yang stopped him.

He said to Zhang Mingzhen: "Now that the king of Chu is the desire of the people, and the emperor is also taking advantage of the trend, what can he do if the governor goes back? And the assassination case has only been over for a short time, and the people have spurned the unscrupulous clan and supported the king of Chu, if the governor wants to dissuade the king of Chu, he will definitely be regarded as a female cadre and a rebel against the party, so why bother."

When Zhang Mingzhen heard his words, he could only sigh and dispel the idea of returning to Beijing, so he gave up.

In the south, Jiangxi, Huguang, Liangguang and Yunnan-Guichuan remained stable after the news spread one after another, and no one stood up to openly oppose Su Yan's claim to be emperor.

Li Dingguo, the king of Xining stationed in northern Vietnam, left Nanping as soon as possible and returned to Nanjing by sea, no one knew what his intentions were, and the soldiers and horses of the Shu State Public Department stationed in Jianchang were also far away in Nanjing because Liu Wenxiu's father and son were still far away, and there was no change.

The governor of Sichuan, Liu Tichun, and the thirteen families of Kuidong had long been heartbroken by the Ming court's differential treatment of them, and some of them even secretly applauded, rubbing their hands in anticipation of the reward of the new court.

Su Dingyuan seemed to be the last to know, he was overjoyed, and sighed that their Su family was finally going to produce an emperor, in order to present a great gift to Su Yan, who was about to ascend the throne, he personally went to the front line, intending to lead the soldiers and horses to storm the defense line of the Wu army and completely recover the entire territory of Sichuan.

Zhu Chenggong, who was far away on the island of Taiwan, also finally forced the stubborn Dutch army in the city of Gelanza to surrender not long ago, and the Dutch governor of Taiwan, Kuyi, signed the surrender, and the Dutch army handed over all the castles, weapons, supplies, and all Dutch soldiers and civilians, including the wounded and sick, and finally evacuated Taiwan by boat led by Yuyi.

This day was June 8, 1654, the twenty-third day of the fourth month of the second year of the prison year, and the Dutch colonial rule in Taiwan for 30 years came to an end.

After the surrender, Zhu Chenggong considered that Su Yan was about to ascend to the foundation of the country, and this matter was important, so after setting up officials in Taiwan, he returned to Nanjing by boat.

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Nanjing, seeing that Su Yan was about to become the emperor, Wen Anzhi dispelled the idea of becoming an official, he used all his savings to buy a small courtyard in the suburbs of Nanjing, and decided to live here to see the development and changes of the new dynasty in the future, and by the way, he could often go to Xiaoling to worship Emperor Taizu, and fulfill his responsibilities as an official of the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Wenxiu, father and son, who had been living in the post house, also went to the palace of the king of Chu to meet the future new emperor, Liu Wenxiu understood that once the new dynasty was established, it was impossible for his Shu army to exist alone.

Therefore, he took the initiative to disband the Shu army and disperse his subordinates into other places, but Su Yan politely rejected his proposal, he smiled and comforted Liu Wenxiu, and said:

"Duke Shu doesn't need to be nervous, Lone is not a narrow-minded person, your Shu army can continue to keep the system, Lone has other plans for it, do you want to hear Lone's thoughts?"

"How dare the minister disobey?"

Su Yan nodded, and he said: "The southern Donghu, Lancang, and Annam countries are weak and powerless, occupying rich lands without a wise lord, and the people of my Han family have always had the tradition of going to Nanyang to make a living, and the people of the Han family in the southern countries are oppressed.

Li Dingguo, the king of Xining, had already stationed troops in the northern part of Annan for training, and when the soldiers got used to the climate of Annan, they would wave their troops south to recover Annan

In the southern homeland, he wants to use the Duke of Shu to garrison Yunnan, attack Meng Gen and Sun Rebellion, and then turn to attack Donghu, collect all the land of Burma, and make immortal achievements."

Speaking of this, his tone obviously became excited, Su Yan stood up, and continued: "The eldest husband should aim to expand the territory and destroy the four yi, follow the example of the champion Hou Feng Wolf Juxu, and leave his name in history, instead of fighting in the same room, what does the Duke of Shu think?"

"What Your Highness says is very true." Liu Wenxiu's morale was also mobilized by him, he then stood up, knelt in front of Su Yan, and said, "If Your Highness does not suspect that the minister is from a humble background and entrusts him with a heavy responsibility, the minister will definitely die in front of the army and fight for His Highness the enemies of the Quartet!"

"Good!"

Su Yan stepped forward to help Liu Wenxiu up, he held Liu Wenxiu's arm, and said seriously: "With the words of the Duke of Shu, Gu will be satisfied, and after next month, you will return to Jianchang to lead the army south."

"Yes." Liu Wenxiu hugged his fists and promised.

He was just about to say goodbye and leave, but Su Yan suddenly let go of him and let go of him, with a vague sad look on his face, Liu Wenxiu's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Why did Your Highness sigh?"

"Lone just thought of the matter of the king of Xining, he is a loyal man with a life, if he does not want to be used by Lone, he will have to fight in the same room, which will only increase the grievance." Su Yan pretended to be sad and replied.

When Liu Wenxiu heard his words, he couldn't help but hesitate, and his brain spun rapidly, thinking about how to deal with Su Yan's words.

After thinking about it, he said tentatively, "Your Highness, the minister and the king of Xining were once sworn brothers, and the minister can go and talk to the king of Xining and persuade him to submit to His Highness."

"I'm afraid that the Duke of Shu won't be able to move him." Su Yan sighed again, noncommittal.

Hearing this, Liu Wenxiu strengthened his tone and said, "Your Highness, the minister and the king of Xining have known each other for many years, if the minister comes out, the king of Xining will definitely be convinced and submit to His Highness."

"This ......" Su Yan still hesitated, as if he had strengthened his determination, and said, "Since this is the case, it all depends on the Duke of Shu."

"Your Highness will not be disappointed."

Liu Wenxiu really fell into Su Yan's trap, and said with his fists clenched.

After these words with Liu Wenxiu, Liu Wenxiu and the soldiers and horses under his command were naturally incorporated into the influence of the system and became an army loyal to Su Yan.

……

During the period of time when the hundred officials persuaded to enter the first day of the seventh month of the enthronement ceremony, Nanjing, or the whole country, did not have much influence, and people just talked about the fact that the virtuous king of Chu was about to ascend the throne as emperor, looking forward to the new atmosphere brought by the new dynasty.

Although some people who still have the Ming family in their hearts have a slight complaint, their number is still too small, so they can only complain secretly, or follow the example of the remnants of the Ming Dynasty who lived in seclusion in the mountains after the entry of the Qing army into the customs and refused to live under the rule of the new dynasty.

In any case, as the first day of the seventh month gradually approached, Zhu Chenggong and Li Dingguo also returned to Nanjing one after another.