Wang Chaodong and Zhang Hong's movements were extremely fast, and their hands and feet were also neat, and after the robbery, they immediately withdrew to Qinghe, and the gold, silver and jewelry on the boat were quickly replaced on the carriage that escorted them, and the transport boats were given to the water bandits in Hongze Lake along the way.

In a few days, when the army enters Hongze Lake to suppress bandits for the sake of Chongzhen's southern hunting, these ships will become real thief ships.

And after they basically dealt with these things, Lu Zhenfei escorted Chongzhen's car into Huai'an Mansion, and the vassal kings who had killed several eunuchs and guards heard the news of the holy car entering the city, and they all cried and shouted to face the saint for justice.

But with Zhou Shixian in front of him, their demands changed several times, and then changed from "asking Chongzhen to be the master for them, severely punish the rebels, and find the goods" to "ask Chongzhen to punish those reckless Jinyi guards for them, withdraw the will of picketing, and help them recover their lost goods".

Of course, Chongzhen is not stupid, Zhou Shixian pretended to be a good person in front, no one can be offended, he also pretended to be confused in the back, not only did he not get angry because of this, but he also immediately made a will to appease these now penniless vassal kings, and each of them was rewarded with one hundred taels of silver to show his bearing.

Investigation, it must be investigated, severe punishment must be severely punished, the will has been made, and the emperor's attitude is also very clear, but no specific person has been arranged to do this.

Zhou Shixian saw it, he knew what was going on, he naturally truthfully reported the seized "thief money", when Emperor Chongzhen was in the capital, he was deeply troubled by the lack of money and food, and the army was difficult to fight, and now he saw that his son-in-law was so capable, and he was not greedy for ink in private, so he naturally acquiesced to this matter - the fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, and he robbed it or his own.

Anyway, if something happens in the end, this pot Chongzhen can also be thrown to Zhou Shixian, and he can also take advantage of the situation to knock on this son-in-law who he can only rely on now, but it is difficult to fully trust.

For people who have no strength and countless assets, no matter how reasonable his demands are and how unreasonable his encounters are, he will inevitably become the fate of a big fat sheep to be slaughtered.

It's a big deal, send them all to Fengyang and guard the emperor's mausoleum for the ancestors, Chongzhen has long wanted to rectify these guys who have a lot of money but watch the country fall.

At noon on this day, Shi Kefa finally led the Beijing camp to Huai'an to greet him, and Zhou Shixian had another army and horse that could deter other military leaders.

In the original history, Baoying County, south of Huai'an City, was the place where Zhang Huangyan led his troops to the north to King Qin, and after learning the bad news of the emperor's death, he cried filial piety.

And Tianchang County, between Baoying and Nanjing, is the place where Shi Kefa cried filial piety on the way to King Qin with Jingying in the north.

Shi Kefa doesn't care about this person's origin, but in terms of morality and integrity, there is nothing to say, and it is also a chess piece that Zhou Shixian can use to suppress the Donglin Party and balance the forces of all parties.

Such people are the easiest to grasp and the best to use.

And Shi Kefa came, after facing the saint, he naturally investigated the so-called "rebels" with Lu Zhenfei, he was the chief official in Nanjing, and the deterrent effect on the various army leaders was much greater than that of Lu Zhenfei, and the effect of beating was better.

Although Zhou Shixian did not plan to rely on these people as the main force to resist the Qing army in the future, in a short period of time, he still needed them to support the scene and maintain a long front.

In wartime, it is used as flank cover, or even auxiliaries, and all must establish prestige now, otherwise it will be difficult to command and kill people in the future.

Of course, in addition to investigating and dealing with the rebels, what is more important is to contact the various factions in Nanjing City and come to King Qin to face the saint.

At the same time, he was also responsible for consulting with his ministers, drafting a holy decree, and officially announcing to the world that Emperor Chongzhen had arrived in Nanjing, and the news that the Ming Dynasty was expected to prosper.

"Horses, just talking about the footsteps, it will take about five days for the officials in Nanjing to arrive in Huai'an. The lower officials have already asked Lord Lu Zhenfei, the materials in Huai'an City are still sufficient, and they will be able to prepare within five days, so that the Holy Wind and Scenery can meet with the hundred officials. Shi Kefa bowed his waist slightly, and folded his sleeves.

"In addition, the Holy Palace, Weichen has also sent someone to order Nanjing Yousi to speed up the repair, and a palace will be sorted out within ten days, so that the Holy Lord and Niangniang can live calmly. Other places ......"

"Don't worry about other places for the time being, the most important thing now is to reorganize the army and resist the rogues and the Tartars who are about to enter the customs, there are too many places to spend money, and the palace can be repaired later." Zhou Shixian immediately said, this is also what Chongzhen meant.

"Don't worry, the palace in Nanjing is well preserved, you only need to send someone to clean and repair it, you can move in immediately, although Nanjing has been the capital of the two hundred years, but all the divisions are loyal to their duties, and the repair and maintenance of the palace has not fallen at all."

Emperor Chongzhen had just said something heart-to-hearted, and he had already said Shi Kefa with tears in his eyes, and he almost made a poisonous oath to express his determination to swear allegiance to the death. How could he let Chongzhen live in a rotten house now? Naturally, I tried to find a way to repair it as quickly as possible.

"Hmm."

Zhou Shixian pretended to be very satisfied and nodded, but he didn't know where - the ministers of Nanjing were idle every day, doing nothing, repairing the palace, which was a fat difference of more than 100,000 taels of silver every year, these courtiers would naturally not let it go, otherwise in two hundred years, those palaces would not know how rotten they were.

"Heavenly family south hunting, it is very important, must be carefully arranged, carefully scrutinized, if something goes wrong, the consequences are unimaginable, and it is also a big damage to the majesty of the heavenly family. Nothing like this can happen. ”

This is the result of the agreement between Zhou Shixian and the ministers, and the consent of Emperor Chongzhen has long been obtained.

The holy driving team fled all the way south, although under Zhou Shixian's careful arrangement, it was not much embarrassing, but at this time it had already arrived in Nanzhili, arrived in Huai'an, and the military leaders of all parties had also come to Nazhong, so there was no reason to rush to Nanjing in a hurry and let others see the joke.

You must know that not only those military generals need to get off the horse, but also the Donglin Party officials and nobles in Nanjing City also need to be beaten well.

Otherwise, there will be people who will hold on to their own merits and will not listen to commands.

In other words, both Chongzhen and Zhou Shixian are trying their best to re-establish the absolute prestige of the supremacy of the imperial power, so as to ensure that when the country is in danger again, it will avoid party disputes and poor military orders.

In order to show his strength, Emperor Chongzhen listened to Zhou Shixian's suggestion and gave Zhu Maozhen, Xue Changfu, Wang Chaodong, Zhang Hong, Wu Xingye, Li Daxi, Sun Hu, Weng Dajie and others all added officials to the knighthood.

Xue Lao Er was directly promoted to the commander of the Jinyi Guard, although his subordinates were still the hundreds of people, and Zhang Hong officially became the chief officer of the Beijing camp, commanding the entire army of the Beijing camp.

Zhou Shixian's right-hand men, in their respective systems, have all risen to the top. Wang Chaodong, Wu Xingye, and Sun Hu were promoted several levels in succession, and became the commanders of the cavalry battalion, the sentry cavalry battalion, and the musket battalion respectively.

Of course, the reorganization of the army with official positions has not yet begun, and these official titles mixed with the old and new Beijing camp establishments are just used to bluff people.

But Zhou Shixian has already fulfilled his original promise, and even far exceeded the expectations of these subordinates. After all, as long as the Ming Dynasty is still there, these official positions of theirs can come true sooner or later, instead of the current bare-pole commander.

Now the strength in Zhou Shixian's hands is too huge, nearly 20,000 slender men have been transferred to Qinghe for resettlement, the original nearly 3,000 soldiers and horses, and the surrender of more than 2,000 Lu Jiude, Ma Huabao's department, these all need to be reorganized and trained in order to form combat effectiveness.

And now he has to prepare for Chongzhen to shoot wild ducks in Hongze Lake and meet with hundreds of officials, and he has no land and will in his hands, so he can only send Wang Chaodong, Zhang Huangyan, and Li Daxi and others to temporarily manage the troops and slender men.

The others were to stay in Huai'an to escort them.

"Don't worry, with the presence of the lower officials and Lord Lu, this matter will definitely be done in a lively and grand manner, without losing the majesty of heaven." Shi Kefa swore by it.

"Let everyone in the world know that my Ming dynasty has not fallen, and the Son of Heaven is still there."

"Okay, with Lord Shi's words, this horse will be relieved."

Zhou Shixian smiled, "Lord Shi stabilized the situation in Nanjing at a time when the country was in danger, and the leader of the hundred officials, and now he is leading the Beijing camp to meet him, and his merits are prominent. ”

Shi Kefa listened, although his heart had already blossomed, but the shirk on his face did not decrease at all, and he hurriedly bowed his head and explained: "The lower officials don't dare, the lower officials are willing to do their best for Your Majesty, and after death, they don't dare to covet fame and fortune." ”

"Hahaha, Lord Shi's loyalty, that is known to the world, this is earned by the adults with their ability."

Zhou Shixian said, his expression suddenly dimmed, and he sighed: "The current situation, as long as the court needs it, the saint needs it, don't say it's Lord Shi, it's the horse, you should go to war, you have to go to war." ”

Shi Kefa looked at Zhou Shixian's appearance, and admired this troubled horse in his heart, and immediately encouraged: "Don't worry, the horses, Jingying, Jiangbei departments, there are still 200,000 male soldiers, as long as the thieves and Tartars dare to come, we will let them have no return." ”

Zhou Shixian looked at Shi Kefa's serious face, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, it seems that this loyal minister really doesn't know how to fight!

"Is there really 60,000 soldiers in Nanjing Jingying now?" Zhou Shixian got straight to the point, he had to wake up this Shi Daren, and when he rebuilt the military camp by himself in the future, he still needed to deal with all forces, and the support of this important minister in Nanjing was indispensable.

"Horse ......"

Shi Kefa's expression was a little anxious, how could he not know that there were only seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses in the Nanjing Jingying camp, and the real elite was less than three thousand, but in order to appease Chongzhen and strengthen the determination of the other party to resist, he reported the numbers on the book, and now in front of the horses, he naturally can't change his words.

"Master Shi, you have to understand that this horse was able to escape from the capital with the saint and thousands of people and arrive in Huai'an safely, and the team expanded to tens of thousands, relying on luck."

Zhou Shixian's eyes also became fierce, and he stared at Shi Kefa's eyes tightly and said: "The situation of the thief, the situation of Mantar, the capital Jingying, Liu Zeqing, and Lu Jiude, none of them can escape the eyes of this horse, if Lord Shi is really for the sake of Da Ming, he should tell this horse the truth."