"What? Li Zicheng let Yue Le cross the border to deal with Gu. How dare he say that he is loyal to the Ming Dynasty? How dare he ask for the title of Zhongwang? Does he want to be shameless? Gu has never seen such a shameless person, and Gu will never confer Li Zicheng the title He is loyal to the king! He is not loyal or unjust at all!"
"Prince Ding, you have misunderstood. The leader of the Li family army in Huguang is not King Chuang, but the crown prince of Xingguo Gong. The one who asked you to be crowned Prince Zhong is also our crown prince."
"You're talking nonsense! Who doesn't know that those who occupy Wuchang, Hanyang, Yuezhou, Huangzhou and other places are members of the bandit gang, and the one in power is Li Zichen himself?"
In Nanjing City, in the palace of Prince Ding of the Supervisor State, Prince Ding Zhu Cijiong, who had just watched the Qing soldiers crossing the river outside Nanjing City, was furious at Li Zicheng's envoy Huang Zhisheng!
To be honest, the third prince Zhu Cijiong has a good temper and rarely gets angry at his subordinates, not to mention that Li Zicheng is not a "subordinate" at all, but one of the men behind Zhu Cijiong!
But Li Zicheng went too far this time! He actually let Yue Le lead the Jingzhou Army of the Qing Dynasty through the Yangtze River in Wuchang, Hanyang, and Yuezhou, and all came to Jiangsu.
The Jingzhou Legion of the Qing Dynasty was not the "second-line Tatars" here in Liangjiang, but the first-line elite of the Qing Dynasty. Their old base was the Eight Banners New Army of Fengtai Camp. They were the elites trained by Kangxi to deal with Wu Sangui!
Although it later proved that these elites could not defeat Wu Sangui, the fact that Li Zicheng, Wu Guogui, and Wu Yingxiong did not send troops to deal with them during the days they stayed in Jingzhou probably shows that they still have some fighting ability.
In addition, this army did not suffer any losses when Li Zicheng took Wuchang and Wu Yingxiong took Xiangyang. It was just that he was transferred to the south of the Yangtze River by a wrong command to raid Li Zicheng's lair, but failed, allowing Wu Yingxiong and Li Zicheng to seize the opportunity to counterattack.
Although the Jingzhou Legion fought in a confused manner, their strength is still there!
After Yue Le took office, he reorganized the chaotic Jingzhou Army and reorganized the Eight Banners New Army, garrison flag camp, Eight Banners domestic slaves and green camp soldiers according to the standards of the Eight Banners New Army, forming a total of three The Eight Banners Association, one Banner Slave Association, two Green Camp Associations and one personal soldier standard, compiled a total of 27,800 elite soldiers!
Now that all these elite soldiers have been sent to Liangjiang by Li Zicheng, can the Third Prince Zhu still be able to safely serve as Emperor Xian?
How can Prince Zhu not be angry if he doesn't even let people take good care of him?
Not only was the Third Prince Zhu angry, but even the preparatory East King Geng Jingzhong and the preparatory Northern King Liu Jinzhong among the "big guys" behind the Third Prince Zhu were also very angry. The Third Prince Zhu had just finished his attack, and they also started shouting. Woke up.
"Li Zicheng is the first rebel in history. Now he has sent Qing soldiers eastward to threaten Nanyingtian. How dare he be so shy as to ask for the title of loyal king? He is so loyal! When I have completed my Jiangbei regiment, I will definitely send troops to conquer the west and cut down Kill this old thief to worship the late emperor’s spirit in heaven!”
"If this thief like Li Zicheng is not eliminated, the world will be in trouble! Your Royal Highness, we must not make him a loyal king now. Not only can we not make him a loyal king, but we should also issue an edict to punish him!"
But after Geng Jingzhong and Liu Jinzhong finished their quarrel, there was suddenly silence in the lobby of the Supervisory Office. No one followed, no one spoke, and there was silence.
Everyone turned their attention to Wang Zhongxiao, Lu Sanhao, and Chen Yonghua—although the three of them could not be ranked among the "Six Kings of the Ming Dynasty's Revival (East, South, West, Bei, Yi, and Ding)", they all had the full authority to represent a king. Qualifications!
Moreover, Wang Fuchen, Wu Sangui, and Zheng Jing, who they represent, are the truly important kings among the six rejuvenation kings. Especially if Wang Fuchen and Wu Sangui do not want to send troops to attack Li Zicheng, then any edict issued by the Ming Dynasty Supervisor King Ding will be in vain.
Geng Jingzhong's troops are now stretched thin, and even Lu Sanhao's Yingtian Tuanlian may not be able to win it, so don't even think about sending troops to Wuchang. And Liu Jinzhong has just established a foothold in Jiangpu and Liuhe in Jiangbei. Those two counties are almost close to the Jiangbei camp of the Qing Dynasty. It is difficult for him to protect himself with the few troops he has.
The silence in the lobby of the Jianguo Mansion did not last long. Wang Zhongxiao smiled and asked Lu Sanhao: "Brother Sanhao, what does the King of the West mean? Do you want to send troops to avenge Duke Wu Zhongzhuang?"
Lu Sanhao shook his head and said: "When the King of the West was in Yunnan, he often taught us juniors to unite! If we want to achieve great things, we must unite. We must not start fighting with ourselves before the great things are accomplished.
The old man said that the reason why Nanming failed to gain a firm foothold was because its own people were attacking their own people. Before the Manchus came over, Zuo Liangyu sent troops to clear the emperor's side! How can we fight among ourselves before this powerful enemy is defeated?
Moreover, his old man also told us that if a man wants to leave his name in history, he should put the world first and his private affairs first. He should never abandon public affairs for private purposes, thereby ruining major events.
The old man also said that if everything in the world is in ruins, no matter how good the personal affairs are, they will not be any better. If tomorrow comes, how can the family affairs of the Han people in the world be better? "
Wang Zhongxiao smiled and asked: "So, the Western King was also involved in Yue Lehe's transaction of exchanging the land of Jingzhou, Anlu, and De'an for the road to the east?"
Lu San said with a smile, "I don't know, but as soon as Yue Le leaves, Prince Xi Wang's army will have no worries and can go north from Xiangyang to capture Wan and Luo!"
Chen Yonghua smiled and cupped his hands, "Congratulations to the King of the West! When the King of the West marches from Longxi to Guanzhong, Kangxi will be attacked from both sides, and it will be difficult to look at both ends. It seems that we Han people will be able to regain all their lands in a short time. Got it!"
Lu San turned his head with a smile and said to Prince Zhu San: "Your Highness Prince Ding, I feel that Li Zicheng is indeed not suitable to be a loyal king, but now it is not Li Zicheng who is asking for the title, but Li Laishun. He is the posthumous son of Li Xingguo, a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. How can the adopted brother of the loyal Li Linguo not be a loyal king?"
Wang Zhongxiao also nodded, and then smiled and said to Zhu Cijiong: "Your Highness King Ding, why are King Wu Xi, King Li Zhong, King Geng Dong, King Liu Bei, my father the South King of the Ming Dynasty, and the fledgling King Zheng Yi of the Ming Dynasty... The reason why you can become the prince of Ming Dynasty is not because you are granted the title of the emperor of Ming Dynasty, but only if they become the prince of Ming Dynasty, then Ming Dynasty can have an emperor, and you can become the emperor of Ming Dynasty!"
The third prince Zhu was stunned, "Then, doesn't that mean that the ministers have elected the emperor?"
Wang Zhongxiao smiled and said: "Your Majesty is the original monarch who rules from the top down, not the hero who conquers the world with his bow and horse. The reason why the original monarch can become the king is because the heroes of the world want a communist who can carry the banner of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. The Lord is the hero of the world and wants to be the Lord together, rather than you recruiting the heroes of the world for your own use!"
What he said was quite rude!
It is the heroes of the world who want Prince Zhu to be the emperor, so he can be the emperor! If the heroes don't want him to be emperor, he won't be emperor!
Therefore, whether Li Zicheng or Li Laishun can be the loyal king is up to Prince Zhu.
And Li Zicheng has the final say on whether Prince Zhu San can be the Emperor Xian of the Ming Dynasty!
Of course the third prince Zhu understood what Wang Zhongxiao meant, and Zhu Cijiong also understood it thoroughly in "The Theory of the World as a Public".
However, he originally thought that the principles in "The World is Public" may not be fully implemented, but the reality is always so cruel. Donggeng, Xiwu, Nanwang, Beiliu, Zhongli, and Yizheng turned out to be the princes of Ming Dynasty. , is actually the Ming Dynasty Emperor!
Where are the Six Fu Ming Kings? He is simply the Sixth Father of the Ming Dynasty!
But having said that, there is a good thing about having more emperors, that is, they can "control their fathers with their fathers." If any "father" wants to seek the throne and usurp the throne, other fathers will not agree.
After all, without Prince Zhu San as the son emperor, who will become the emperor?
If Wu Sangui usurped the throne, it would be impossible for him to recognize Dong Geng, Nan Wang, Bei Liu, Zhong Li, and Yizheng as his fathers, right?
After understanding this truth, Prince Zhu no longer resisted the "fatherly love" of his fathers, but smiled and said to Huang Zhisheng: "Since Li Laishun is a loyal son of the Ming Dynasty, he now has Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Yuezhou, Jingzhou and other prefectures. Then I will grant you the title, no, please invite Duke Xingguo to be my loyal king in the 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, King of the East, King of the South, King of the North, King of Zhong and King of Wings are not the ones that Prince Zhu can seal. He can only invite. Invite someone to be the king. No, It’s time to be a dad!
"Your Majesty, I would like to thank you for your invitation on behalf of His Royal Highness Prince Zhong!" Huang Zhisheng quickly bowed and took out a memorial, "This is the memorial that His Highness Prince Zhong led by Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Yue The scholars and people of Zhouzhou, Jingzhou and other prefectures have come forward to express their sincere hope that the king can ascend the throne as soon as possible and proclaim himself emperor in order to bring peace to the world."
When Geng Jingzhong and Liu Jinzhong saw Huang Zhisheng urging Li Laishun to come in, they quickly took out the memorial they had prepared and bowed to Prince Zhu.
"Your Majesty, I also advise you to become emperor as soon as possible! Now there is a young Emperor Kangxi in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and we have almost half of the Ming Dynasty. It is time for you to ascend the throne and compete with Kangxi."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Geng Jingzhong, respectfully invites Your Majesty to ascend the throne as soon as possible, so as to spread the hope of the world!"
Very good!
Three dads have already persuaded me to join!
Prince Zhu's mood immediately improved, but he didn't dare to agree yet. Who asked his father to do more? Wang Zhongxiao, Chen Yonghua, and especially Lu Sanhao haven't nodded yet!
Wang Zhongxiao did his part, and was the first to pour cold water on Prince Zhu Third: "The meeting to restore the Ming Dynasty has not yet been held, and the agreement to restore the Ming Dynasty has not yet been established. Isn't it a little urgent to ask the king to ascend the throne now?"
Chen Yonghua also laughed and said: "Prince Ding will definitely ascend the throne, but now that the heroes who have received the hero invitations and are going to come to Nanjing to participate in the conference have not yet arrived, it will not be grand to hold His Highness Prince Ding's enthronement ceremony!"
Lu San said with a smile: "Yes! We must first review how the previous Ming Dynasty died, and then discuss how the new Ming Dynasty should avoid making the same mistakes again, and then it is not too late for King Ding to ascend the throne!"
knew! The three of them are part of the "acting father" group!
And the three of them must have discussed it, and they must act according to the principles of "original monarch", "original minister", "original law" and so on in "The Theory of the Universal Doctrine of the World"!
The next step is to hold a general meeting, make a treaty, and finally to publicly recommend a new emperor and establish a cabinet with real power!
Prince Zhu now understood that life was not easy for this man with "too many fathers"!
But now he has to think about the beauties in the harem, the living expenses of ten thousand taels a month, and such a big house. Compared with the past days of eating pickles and rolling tofu during the Chinese New Year, I don't know how much better it is!
When he thought of pickles and rolled tofu, Prince Zhu was still a little hungry, so he smiled and said: "Okay, let's hold the Fuming meeting first. If there is nothing else to do today, let's break up the class. I still have to read the sages' books for a while!"
After saying that, he stood up with a smile. The two "fathers" and the four "acting fathers" below all saluted him and respectfully sent the alternate emperor off.
And just as the third prince Zhu left the palace lobby and walked briskly towards the joyful harem, another official who wanted to be his "acting father" was sitting in a mansion in Yangzhou City. , while enjoying Huaiyang delicacies, while having a heart-to-heart talk with a "Qin Hui" who sneaked over from Nanjing.
This "Qin Hui" is Li Guangdi. He looked inexplicably surprised at this moment. He looked at Mingzhu and couldn't even speak: "Ming, Ming, Ming Caoshuai, what did you say? I, I have nothing to do with the Qing Dynasty. Zhongxin, why did he become Qin Hui?"
He never imagined that he was so loyal to the Qing Dynasty, that he was in the Ming camp and his heart was with the Qing Dynasty, and that he would take such a big risk to come to Yangzhou to report the news, only to be mistaken for Qin Hui!
Is this Qin Hui that loyal?
Mingzhu, who was enjoying a stewed crab meat and lion's head, heard this and immediately put down the bowl and chopsticks and replied with a smile: "Qing Jin, this Qin Hui is also loyal to the Jin Dynasty!"
"this"
Mingzhu said again: "Qing Jin, this Qin Hui was loyal to the Jin Dynasty in the Southern Song Dynasty. He killed Yue Fei on unfounded charges, leaving the Southern Song Dynasty without a famous general who could focus on the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains. He made the greatest contribution to the Jin Dynasty! You are now in the Ming camp. , should we follow Qin Hui’s example and kill a few famous generals who resisted the Qing Dynasty?”
Harm whom?
Li Guang Dixin said: Yue Fei is a loyal minister, and only loyal ministers can frame him. But now there is no such person in Nanming. Those who led troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty are all worse than the traitorous ministers, and more sinister than Qin Hui!
Dong Geng, Xi Wu, Nan Wang, Bei Liu, and Zhong Li are simply the "fathers" of the third prince Zhu!
If Yue Fei is Zhao Gou's "father", how can you harm Qin Hui?
"Qing Jin, you must be flexible!" Mingzhu smiled and said, "You can use trumped-up crimes to harm Yue Fei, but you can use other methods to harm those princes who support troops and seize power. For example, use a king to control a king!"
Li Guang nodded, thinking: Isn't it just using one father to cheat one's father, and uniting one father to fight another father?
But will this method be useful against the two old foxes Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng, against the human spirit Zheng Jing, against the lively Lu Bu like Wang Fuchen and the little lively Lu Bu like Wang Zhongxiao?
"Besides, Jin Qing, have you gained the trust of Prince Zhu recently?" Mingzhu asked again about the relationship between Li Guangdi and Zhu Cijiong.
"Xiaguan He Zezhen (Chen Menglei) is indeed trusted by the Third Prince Zhu." Li Guang said, "But this Third Prince Zhu does not have any real power."
"Who is in power in Nanjing now?" Mingzhu asked.
"All major matters in Nanjing are discussed by four people including Geng Jingzhong, Lu Sanhao, Chen Yonghua, and Wang Zhongxiao." Li Guang said, "However, Wang Zhongxiao and Chen Yonghua sent by Dayuan Island are already preparing to leave Nanjing after the Fuming Conference. .”
Mingzhu snorted: "You sense something is going wrong, so are you ready to run away?"
"Commander Cao, you are wise."
Mingzhu thought for a while: "Then will Prince Zhu be willing to be the son-emperor of the Qing Dynasty?"
"That's impossible." Li Guangdi shook his head and thought: Prince Zhu is the "father", so where can he still have the "fathership" for Kangxi?
"Doesn't he have no real power?" Mingzhu asked again, "Don't he want to rely on the support of the Qing Dynasty to become a powerful son-emperor like Zhao Gou?"
"Well," Li Guangdi thought about it for a moment, "Maybe he really wants it in his heart, but he really can't make the decision."
Mingzhu smiled and said: "He doesn't have to make the decision. For 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 eastward and Wu Sangui can't take care of Li Zicheng and can't stop Li Zicheng from attacking Jinling. This matter is right Isn't it difficult for you, Li Jinqing, to do it?"
"You can give it a try!"
"Okay, you and Chen Zezhen should do your best together!" Mingzhu said, "I have obtained the emperor's order, and will soon cross the river to Nanjing in the name of Jiangnan Envoy. Then we will find an opportunity to go to Nanjing again." Let’s talk!”
"嗻!"
"Father, my father has just received a secret report. Kangxi has appointed Mingzhu as the envoy of Jiangnan and the governor of water transportation!"
In the Prince's Mansion in Xiangyang, Wu Yingxiong walked into Wu Sangui's study holding a secret report that had just been sent from Nanyang. Wu Sangui was writing letters to Wang Fuchen, Kong Sizhen and Sun Yanling in the study.
During this period, Wang Zhongxiao was enjoying himself making trouble in Nanjing. Wang Fuchen went to war with Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong in Guangxi.
How strong is Wang Fuchen's fighting ability!
Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong are no match for him at all. Now they are losing ground and are about to be unable to hold on. So Sun Yanling had no choice but to ask Wu Sanwei to come forward to make peace between the two parties, and expressed his willingness to divorce his wife and give Kong Sizhen to Wang Fuchen!
But Wang Fuchen is not stupid either. He stole someone's wife, grabbed someone's territory, gave Sun Yanling a black nose and a swollen face, and now he has concluded an extremely humiliating peace treaty with Sun Yanling (Sun Yanling). How could Sun Yanling give up?
Therefore, Wang Fuchen had already become murderous. Not only did he not agree to the reconciliation, he also mobilized tens of thousands of rural troops from Guangdong to prepare to destroy Sun in one fell swoop.
Seeing that his words were of no use, Wu Sanwei had no choice but 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 could not let them go.
So Wu Sangui had no choice but to bite the bullet and write letters to all parties on the battlefield in Guangxi.
But this letter was really difficult to write. Wang Fuchen was so angry that he turned his beauty into a beauty! Wu Sangui is too embarrassed to educate others, what should I do?
(End of chapter)
