"What? Li Zicheng let Yue Le cross the border to deal with Lone, and he dared to say that he was loyal to Daming? Dare to ask for King Fengzhong? Does he want to be shameless? Lone has never seen such a brazen person, and Lone will never make Li Zicheng a loyal king! He is not faithful or righteous at all! ”

"King Ding, you misunderstood, the main general of the Li family army in Huguang is not King Chuang, but the prince of Xingguo. The one who asked you to be the king of loyalty is also our prince. ”

"You talk nonsense! Who doesn't know that it is the thieves who are entrenched in Wuchang, Hanyang, Yuezhou, Huangzhou and other places, and it is Li Ziben himself who is in power? ”

In Nanjing City, in the palace of the king of Dingguo, Zhu Cijiong, the king of Ding, who had just seen the Qing soldiers crossing the river outside Nanjing, was angry at Li Zicheng's envoy Huang Zhisheng at this moment!

To tell the truth, this third prince Zhu Cijiong's temper is very good, and he rarely gets angry at the people below, not to mention that Li Zicheng is not a "subordinate" at all, but one of the men behind Zhu Cijiong!

But Li Zicheng did too much this time! He actually let Yue Le take the Jingzhou army of the Qing Dynasty through the Yangtze River in Wuchang, Hanyang, and Yuezhou, and ran to Jiangsu with all his beards and tails.

The Jingzhou Army of the Qing Dynasty is not the "second-line Tartar" here in Liangjiang, but the first-line elite of the Qing Dynasty, and their old foundation is the Eight Banners New Army of the Fengtai Battalion. It was Kangxi who trained in order to clean up Wu Sangui's elite!

Although it turned out later that these elites still couldn't beat Wu Sangui, but they were guarding Jingzhou for so many days, Li Zicheng, Wu Guogui, and Wu Yingxiong didn't send troops to clean them up, I'm afraid it can also show that they still have some combat effectiveness.

In addition, this army did not suffer any losses when Li Zicheng took Wuchang and Wu Yingxiong took Xiangyang. was just transferred to the south of the Yangtze River by the wrong command to copy Li Zicheng's lair, but it turned out to be empty, so that Wu Yingxiong and Li Zicheng seized the opportunity to copy back.

Although the battle of the Jingzhou Legion was confused, their strength was still there!

After Yue Le took office, he carried out a round of sorting out the chaotic Jingzhou Army, and reorganized the Eight Banners New Army, the garrison flag battalion, the Eight Banners house slaves and the green battalion soldiers in accordance with the standards of the Eight Banners New Army, and formed a total of three Eight Banner Associations, one Flag Slave Association, two Green Battalion Associations and one pro-soldier standard, a total of 27,800 elite soldiers!

Now that all this elite army has been put in Liangjiang by Li Zicheng, can this third prince of Zhu still be an emperor in peace?

Emperor Xian doesn't let people take care of it, can the third prince of Zhu not be angry?

Not only was the third prince Zhu annoyed, but even Geng Jingzhong, the king of the East and Liu Jinzhong, the king of the north, in the "big guy group" behind the third prince of Zhu, were also on fire.

"Li Zicheng is the first thief in the past, and now he has released the Qing soldiers to the east to threaten the southern capital Yingtian, how dare he ask for the king of loyalty with a shy face? He's a fart! When Lao Tzu's Jiangbei regiment is trained, he must send troops to the west and cut down this old thief to sacrifice the spirit of the emperor in the sky! ”

"If Li Zicheng doesn't get rid of this thief, the world will be uneasy! His Royal Highness, we must not make him a loyal king now, not only can we not seal him, but we should also issue an edict to crusade against him! ”

But after Geng Jingzhong and Liu Jinzhong finished arguing, the lobby of the prison mansion suddenly fell silent, no one followed the trend, no one spoke, and there was silence.

Everyone set their eyes on Wang Zhongxiao, Lu Sanhao, and Chen Yonghua - although they cannot be ranked among the "Six Kings of the Ming Dynasty Revival (East, South, West, North, Wing, Ding)", they all have the qualifications to represent a king with full powers!

Moreover, Wang Fuchen, Wu Sangui, and Zheng Jing that they represent are the real kings of the six kings of the revival, especially if Wang Fuchen and Wu Sangui do not want to send troops to attack Li Zicheng, then any edict issued by the king of the Ming Dynasty will be in vain.

Geng Jingzhong's troops are now overstretched, and he may not even be able to take Lu Sanhao's Yingtian regimental training, so don't think about sending troops to Wuchang. And Liu Jinzhong has just gained a firm foothold in Jiangpu and Liuhe in Jiangbei, and those two counties are almost attached to the Jiangbei camp in the Qing Dynasty, and it is difficult for the little soldiers in his hands to even protect themselves.

The silence in the hall of the prison mansion did not last long, Wang Zhongxiao asked Lu Sanhao with a smile: "Brother Sanhao, what does the king of the west mean?" Do you want to send troops to avenge Wu Zhongzhuang? ”

Lu Sanhao shook his head and said, "When the King of the West was in Yunnan, he often taught us juniors to be united!" If we want to achieve great things, we must be united, and we must not pinch ourselves and ourselves before we have achieved great things.

His old man said that the reason why Nanming did not gain a firm foothold was because his own people beat his own people, and the Manchurians had not yet beaten him, so Zuo Liangyu sent troops to Qingjun's side first! If this strong enemy is not destroyed, how can you do it if your own people first fight among themselves?

Moreover, his old man also told us that if a male husband wants to leave a name in history, he should put the world first and his private affairs lightly, and he must not abolish the public because of his private interests, so as to corrupt major affairs.

He also said that if everything in the world is bad, no matter how good the private affairs are, it will not be any better. ”

Wang Zhongxiao smiled and asked, "Speaking of which, Yue Lehe's transaction of exchanging Jingzhou, Anlu, and De'an for the road to the east also has the West King involved?" ”

Lu San smiled and said: "I don't know, but as soon as Yue Le leaves, the army of the prince of the West will have no worries, and you can go north from Xiangyang to take Wan and Luo!" ”

Chen Yonghua smiled and arched his hand, "Then congratulations to King Xi!" When the time comes, the king of the west will march from Longxi to Guanzhong, and Kangxi will be attacked by the enemy on his back, and it will be difficult to take care of both the beginning and the end. It seems that it won't be long before all the rivers and mountains of our Han people are recovered! ”

Lu San turned his head with a smile and said to the third prince of Zhu: "His Royal Highness King Ding, the minister thinks that Li Zicheng is indeed not suitable to be a loyal king, but now it is not Li Zicheng who asks for the title, but Li Laishun, he is the widow of Li Xingguo, a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the adoptive brother of Li Linguo, a loyal martyr of the Ming Dynasty, how can he not be a loyal king?" ”

Wang Zhongxiao also nodded, and then said to Zhu Cijiong with a smile: "Your Royal Highness King Ding, this King Wuxi, King Li Zhong, King Gengdong, King Liu Bei and his father King Nan of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the winged King Zheng Yi can become the prince of the Ming Dynasty, not because they have been awarded the title of the Ming Emperor, but only if they become the princes of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty can have an emperor, and you can become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

The third prince of Zhu was stunned, "Then, wouldn't that become a courtier and promote the emperor?" ”

Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile: "The king is the original monarch who rules by hanging the arch, not the male lord who takes the world with a bow and horse. And the reason why Yuan Jun can become a monarch is because the heroes of the world want a co-owner who can carry the banner of anti-Qing and Ming restoration, and the heroes of the world want to be the co-master, not that you recruit the heroes of the world for your own use! ”

His words were quite unkind!

It is the heroes of the world who want the third prince Zhu to be the emperor, so that he can be the emperor! If the heroes don't want him to be an emperor, he doesn't have an emperor!

So whether Li Zicheng or Li Laishun can be loyal kings, he Zhu Third Prince said it doesn't count!

And whether he, the third prince of Zhu, can be the emperor of Ming Xian, Li Zicheng has the final say!

Of course, the third prince of Zhu understood what Wang Zhongxiao meant, and Zhu Cijiong also understood "The World is Public".

However, he originally thought that the truth in "The World is Justice" would not be fully implemented, but the reality is always so cruel. This Donggeng, Xiwu, Nanwang, Beiliu, Zhongli, and Yizheng were originally named Prince Daming, and they were actually the emperors of Daming!

Where are the six kings of the restored sight? It's the six fathers of the Ming Dynasty at all!

But then again, there are also good things about how many emperors are too great, that is, they can "control their fathers with their fathers", and any "father" wants to seek a dynasty and usurp the throne, and other fathers will not agree.

After all, without the third prince of Zhu, the emperor, who will the big guy be the emperor?

Wu Sangui is going to usurp the throne, and it is impossible to recognize Donggeng, Nanwang, Beiliu, Zhongli, and Yizheng as fathers, right?

Thinking about this truth, the third prince of Zhu no longer resisted his father's "father's love", but smiled and said to Huang Zhisheng: "Since Li Laishun is a loyal son of the Ming Dynasty, he now owns Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Yuezhou, Jingzhou and other prefectures. That lonely will be sealed, no, it is to invite the Duke of Xingguo to come to be the loyal king of my new Ming Dynasty! ”

The emperor here has a good attitude!

Geng Jingzhong, Liu Jinzhong, Wang Zhongxiao, Lu Sanhao, Chen Yonghua and others all showed satisfied smiles.

The word "please" is used well, the king of the west, the king of the east, the king of the south, the king of the north, the king of loyalty, and the king of the wings are not something that the third prince of Zhu can move, but can only please. Invite someone to be the king, no, it's the father!

"Your Majesty, the minister would like to thank you for your invitation on behalf of His Royal Highness King Zhong!" Huang Zhisheng hurriedly bowed, and took out a notebook, "This is the persuasion table led by His Royal Highness King Zhong to Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Yuezhou, Jingzhou and other prefectures. I respectfully invite the king to take the throne as soon as possible, and be crowned emperor to settle the world. ”

Geng Jingzhong and Liu Jinzhong saw that Huang Zhisheng persuaded Li Laishun on behalf of Li Laishun, so they hurriedly took out the recital that had been prepared a long time ago, and also bowed to the third prince of Zhu.

"Your Majesty, the minister also advises you to become the emperor as soon as possible! Now there is a little emperor Kangxi in the Manchu Dynasty, and we have almost half of the Ming Dynasty. It's also time for you to ascend the throne and sing against Kangxi. ”

"The king, the minister Geng Jingzhong respectfully invites the king to ascend to the great treasure as soon as possible, so as to raise the hope of the world!"

That's great!

The three dads have been persuaded to enter!

Third Prince Zhu's mood suddenly improved, but he didn't dare to agree. Who made him more dad? Wang Zhongxiao, Chen Yonghua, especially Lu Sanhao haven't nodded yet!

Wang Zhongxiao was the first to pour cold water on the third prince of Zhu: "Now that the restoration conference has not been held, and the law for the restoration of vision has not yet been established, is it a little anxious to ask the king to ascend the throne now?" ”

Chen Yonghua also smiled: "King Ding is definitely going to ascend the throne, but now the heroes who have got the hero post and are going to come to Nanjing to participate in the conference have not yet arrived, and the enthronement ceremony of His Royal Highness King Ding is not grand!" ”

Lu San smiled and said, "Yes! It is always necessary to review how the former Ming Dynasty died, and then discuss how the new Ming Dynasty should avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, and then it is not too late to set the king to ascend the throne again! ”

Got it! They are a gang of "surrogate dads"!

Moreover, they must have discussed it well, and they must act according to the great principles of "the original monarch", "the original minister", "the original law" and so on in the "The World is Public"!

The next step is to hold a congress, make a covenant, and finally elect a new emperor and set up a cabinet with real power!

The third prince of Zhu understands now, this "father" is not having a good time!

But now he has to think about opening a little bit of the beauty in the harem, living expenses of 10,000 taels of silver a month, and such a big house, I don't know how much better than the days when he ate pickles and rolled tofu during the Chinese New Year!

Thinking of pickles and rolling tofu, the third prince of Zhu was still a little hungry, so he smiled and said: "Okay, then let's hold a meeting to restore the Ming Dynasty first, if there is nothing to do today, just leave the class, and I have to read the sage book for a while!" ”

After speaking, he stood up with a smile, and the two "fathers" and the four "acting fathers" all saluted him together and sent him off, the alternate emperor.

And just when the third prince of Zhu walked out of the palace hall and walked briskly towards the harem full of joy, another member who tried to be his "surrogate father" was sitting in a mansion in Yangzhou City, enjoying Huaiyang food while talking to a "Qin Hui" who quietly slipped over from Nanjing.

This "Qin Hui" is Li Guangdi, his face was inexplicable at this moment, looking at Mingzhu, he couldn't even say anything: "Ming, Ming, Ming Caoshuai, what did you say?" I, I'm loyal to the Qing Dynasty, why did I become Qin Hui? ”

He never thought that he was so loyal to the Qing Dynasty, he was in Mingying, and he took such a big risk to come to Yangzhou to report the news, but he was still regarded as Qin Hui!

This Qin juniper. Is it that faithful?

Mingzhu, who was enjoying a stewed crab roe with a lion's head, heard this, immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks, and replied with a smile: "Jin Qing, this Qin Hui is also loyal to the Jin Dynasty!" ”

"This"

Mingzhu said again: "Jin Qing, this Qin Hui was loyal to the Jin Dynasty in the Southern Song Dynasty, and killed Yue Fei on trumped-up charges, so that the Southern Song Dynasty no longer has a famous general who can devote himself to the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and he has made great contributions to the Jin Dynasty!" Now that you are in the Ming camp, should you follow Qin Hui and kill a few famous generals who resisted the Qing Dynasty? ”

Hurt whom?

Li Guangdixin said: Yue Fei is a loyal minister, and only loyal ministers can be framed. But now there is no such person on Nanming's side, and those who led troops against the Qing Dynasty are all worse than traitors and worse than Qin Hui!

And Dong Geng, Xi Wu, Nanwang, North Liu, and Zhong Li are simply the "fathers" of the third prince of Zhu!

If Yue Fei is Zhao Go's "father", how can you harm Qin Hui?

"Jin Qing, you have to be flexible!" Mingzhu smiled and said, "You can use trumped-up crimes to harm Yue Fei, and you can use a different way to harm those princes who support the army and seize power. For example, the king is king! ”

Li Guang nodded, thinking: Isn't it just to use a father to cheat a father and unite one father to fight another father?

But can this set be useful against the two old foxes of Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng, against the human spirit of Zheng Jing, and against the living Lu Bu of Wang Fuchen and the little living Lu Bu of Wang Zhongxiao?

"Besides, Jin Qing, you have won the trust of Third Prince Zhu recently, right?" Mingzhu asked about the relationship between Li Guangdi and Zhu Cijiong at this time.

"Xiaguan and Zezhen (Chen Menglei) are indeed quite trusted by the third prince of Zhu." Li Guang said, "But this third prince Zhu doesn't have any real power. ”

"Who is in power in Nanjing now?" Mingzhu asked.

"The major events in Nanjing are all discussed by Geng Jingzhong, Lu Sanhao, Chen Yonghua, Wang Zhongxiao and other four people." Li Guang said, "However, Wang Zhongxiao and Chen Yonghua, who was sent by Dayuandao, are already preparing to leave Nanjing after the Restoration of Sight Conference." ”

Mingzhu snorted: "This is smelling something wrong, so you're going to run away, right?" ”

"Cao Shuai, you Shengming."

Mingzhu thought for a while: "Then will the third prince of Zhu be willing to be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty?" ”

"That can't be." Li Guangdi shook his head and thought: The third prince of Zhu is "Daduo", where is there still a "father" for Kangxi?

"Doesn't he have real power?" Mingzhu asked again, "Doesn't he want to rely on the support of the Qing Dynasty to be the same as Zhao Gou, to be a powerful emperor?" ”

"Well," Li Guangdi pondered for a moment, "I may really want to, but he really can't be the master." ”

Mingzhu said with a smile: "You don't have to make his decision, right now, as long as he and Geng Jingzhong believe that the Qing Dynasty and Wu Sangui are about to start a desperate battle, they really have no time to look east and Wu Sangui can't take care of Li Zicheng, and they can't stop Li Zicheng from attacking Jinling." This is not difficult for you Li Jinqing, right? ”

"You can give it a try!"

"Okay, you can do your best with Chen Zezhen!" Mingzhu said, "This official has received the emperor's will, and he will cross the river to Nanjing in the name of the Jiangnan Propaganda Envoy in the near future, let's find a chance to talk about it again!" ”

"Huh!"

"Father, my father just received a secret report, Kangxi has named Mingzhu as the Jiangnan Propaganda Envoy and the Governor of Caoyun!"

In the prince's mansion in Xiangyang, Wu Yingxiong pinched a secret report that had just been sent from Nanyang and walked into Wu Sangui's study. Wu Sangui was writing letters to Wang Fuchen, Kong Sizhen, and Sun Yanling in the study.

During this time, Wang Zhongxiao was very happy to engage in wind and rain in Nanjing. Wang Fuchen fought with Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong in Guangxi.

How strong Wang Fuchen's combat power is!

Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong are not his opponents at all, and now they are losing and retreating, and they are about to be unable to bear it. So Sun Yanling had no choice but to ask Wu Sanwei to come forward to make peace for the two sides, and also expressed his willingness to divorce his wife and give Kong Sizhen to Wang Fuchen!

But Wang Fuchen is not stupid, he snatched people's wives, grabbed people's territory, beat Sun Yanling with a blue nose and swollen face, and now he has concluded an extremely humiliating (Sun Yanling) peace agreement with Sun Yanling, how can Sun Yanling give up?

Therefore, Wang Fuchen has already become murderous, not only did not agree to reconciliation, but also mobilized tens of thousands of township troops from Guangdong, preparing to destroy Sun in one fell swoop.

And Wu Sanwei saw that his words didn't work, so he had to write a letter to his "brother" and ask Wu Sangui to come out and say something - after all, Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong were his nominal subordinates, and he couldn't leave it alone.

Therefore, Wu Sangui had no choice but to write letters to all parties on the battlefield in Guangxi

But this letter is really hard to write, Wang Fuchen is angry at the crown! Wu Sangui is also embarrassed to educate others, what can I do?

(End of chapter)