The Eastern Palace of Geng Jingzhong, the Eastern King of the Ming Dynasty, was located in the former site of General Jiangning's Office of the Qing Dynasty in Nanjing. The location of General Jiangning's Office was within the Imperial City of Nanjing and outside the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City. This General's Office was built during the Shunzhi period and occupies a large area. When it was first built, the 4,800 Eight Banners officers and soldiers stationed in Jiangning by the Qing Dynasty, together with their families, could all gather into the office. There are also tall walls built around it. It is actually a small castle. The bricks and stones used to build the General's Office were taken from the buildings in the Imperial City of Nanjing. They were all made of the finest materials, so the General's Office was built quite solidly.
When Geng Jingzhong led his troops to attack Jiangning Mancheng, because the General's Office was too close to the inner city of Nanjing, the mortars fired by Wang Zhongxiao's earlier deployment on the outer city tower repeatedly hit the Eight Banners in the General's Office. The soldiers and their families all moved into the Forbidden City. Therefore, when Geng Jingzhong's troops attacked Jiangning Mancheng, the general's office was basically preserved.
After Geng Jingzhong captured the city of Jiangning, he also took a fancy to the strength of the general office and its location in a corner of Jiangning, which would allow him to "separate one side" in Nanjing City, so he changed the name of the general office in Jiangning to Dongwangfu. , and also conveniently designated the original Jiangning Mancheng, including the original Ming Dynasty Imperial City, as his own defense zone.
This imperial city belongs to him. The prophecy of the emperor's clone, Erhuo, must be true, right?
Probably in order to experience what it would be like to be an emperor in advance, Geng Jingzhong had tonight's New Year's Eve dinner served in the Wuying Hall, the only remaining room in the Forbidden City in Nanjing that could barely be used.
At this time, dozens of warming tents have been set up in the open space outside Wuying Hall. In each tent, a brazier is lit for heating, red lanterns are hung for lighting, and several banquet tables are set up. Except for a few " Most of the soldiers, generals and staff who came to Nanjing with Geng Jingzhong, including "King Geng's soldiers working overtime to guard the gate", were either eating and drinking in these sheds, or they were having a banquet in the main hall of Wuying Palace.
As for Geng Jingzhong himself, he was eating and chatting together in a private room in the Wuying Hall with several close relatives, friends, including Shang Zhixin, Shang Zhijie, Shang Zhiying, Shang Shuying, Deng Guangming, Yu Renying, Li Daoren, etc.
Talk about holding the emperor hostage to gain disloyalty.
But the chat was not very good, because the group of people chatted back and forth, and later they found out that there are quite a lot of "disloyal people" nowadays, but they seemed to be unable to defeat anyone!
Not to mention Wu Sangui, he was already on the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains according to the "Longzhong Dui" handed down by Zhuge Liang! How can Geng Jingzhong and Liu Jinzhong defeat others with their little strength?
Li Zicheng, who is entrenched in Wuchang, Hanyang, Huangzhou, Yuezhou, and Jingzhou, also looks very powerful. Although he has not fought any tough battles since his comeback, and he could not defeat Jiujiang City after repeated fights, but with the three "Li Zicheng" This word should be quite powerful.
As for Wang Fuchen, the king of the South, it is gratifying to beat Shang Zhixin, and Shang Zhixin is just a joke. Geng Jingzhong will definitely not be able to please him.
And Wing King Zheng Jing has now captured Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, which are the hometown of their Hokkien people. With the two states of Zhang and Quan, the Zheng family army will not be short of manpower!
The Zheng family was able to make money, and the troops had sufficient military pay and well-equipped equipment. However, they lacked major generals and could not fight a war of attrition. Now that there is no shortage of family members, are you still afraid of Geng Jingzhong's attack?
However, although Geng Jingzhong and his group could not dissuade any disloyal people, it seemed that those dissidents could not deal with him for a while.
"My lord, have you noticed that the situation you are facing now is very similar to that when Zhu Hongwu occupied Jiqing Road!" It was the Taoist Li who was scheming against Geng Jingzhong with his fingers. This Taoist priest now gave himself a name The "number" is called "Bowen".
Now that there is "Bo Wen", there must be a "Yuan Zhang".
And this "Yuan Zhang", according to Li Bowen's calculations, seems to be in Nanjing!
There is no doubt that this Yuanzhang is Geng Yuanzhang!
"Where does it look like?" When Geng Jingzhong heard this, he immediately became interested. Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to have a difficult time at the beginning, much more difficult than Geng Jingzhong. He was able to get up after taking Nanjing. There is no reason why Geng Jingzhong can't. !
"The main reason is that the situation is similar." Li Daoren said, "At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang's territory was also limited to the area around Jinling, with Xu Shouhui and Chen Youliang in the west, Zhang Shicheng in the east, and Yang Wanzhe in the south. In Huizhou and Chizhou, there were still many red scarfs. The leader of the army. At the same time, between Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu and Chen, there was Yu Que who was loyal to the Yuan Dynasty. Today, there is Yue Le to the east of Jinling, and Li Zhifang to the south. Chizhou, Huizhou, and Taipingfu are all under the prince's command. of princes.
Jiujiang and Anqing were controlled by Jieshu from the Jiangxi camp of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This Jieshu was like Yu Que at the end of the Yuan Dynasty! I think back then, Yu Queyi's military control strangled Anqing and blocked Xu Shouhui and Chen Youliang upstream for several years, so Zhu Yuanzhang was given time to grow in Jinling. "
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Renying, who was wearing a feather fan and a turban and dressed as Zhuge Kongming, also took over the topic and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think it is very difficult to succeed in demarcating the Yangtze River. The Qing government is probably trying to delay the war. , it is impossible to ask them to give up the prosperous land in Jiangdong. Kangxi's purpose is just to prevent us from disturbing Su Song's prosperous land in Zhejiang, so that he can concentrate on the decisive battle with Wu Sangui. Your Majesty, why don't you come to a virtual In response, while slowly negotiating with Yue Le and Mingzhu, he accelerated the consolidation of Taiping, Chizhou, Huizhou, Ningguo and Guangzhou. At the same time, he ordered the Northern King to attack Chuzhou, Hezhou, Luzhou and other places, but not to cooperate with Li Zicheng's attack. Jiujiang and Anqing, let Jieshu Yuque hang around for a few more years, and don't rush to attack Yue Le Yue Shicheng. Let him live happily in Suzhou for a few years. There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. No matter how powerful the soldiers are, If you keep it there for a few years, it will become useless!"
Geng Jingzhong listened to the suggestions of the two copycat versions of Zhuge Liang and the copycat version of Liu Bowen, and immediately felt that he was very good. When he was about to make some high-level remarks, the voice of Xu Wenhuan, the guard commander of the East Palace, suddenly sounded outside the door: "Your Majesty, Purple Mountain The beacon fire is on!"
"What?" Geng Jingzhong was stunned, "Purple Mountain? Is there a war going on?"
The voice coming from outside seemed very anxious, "Yes, it's Daqi!"
"Could it be Yue Le?" Geng Jingzhong's expression changed drastically.
He turned around and looked at the copycat version of Zhuge Liang and the copycat version of Liu Bowen. These two guys seemed to have "a legacy plan." He didn't expect that "Yue Shicheng" Yue Le would come to raid Jinling!
Taoist Li and Yu Renying were startled at first, and then quickly changed their expressions into joy.
"Your Majesty, this is a good thing!"
"That's right, Your Majesty, this is God's help for Your Majesty to take control of Jinling!"
"How do you say this?" Geng Jingzhong asked puzzledly.
"Your Majesty," Li Daoren said, "if you are worse than Zhu Chongba back then, it is that you are unable to fully control Jinling City. Now there are Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao soldiers in Jinling City! This time, we are just right Use Yue Le's knife to consume them both!"
Yu Renying also shook his feather fan and said: "Your Majesty, you can also sit in the center and dispatch the command. Move Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao's troops and horses out of Nanjing City, so that our people can firmly control the city.
Then, as long as you can command the army to defeat Yue Le, all the power of the court will be vested in the prince! "
"Okay!" Geng Jingzhong clapped his hands, "The two military advisors are really clever. But how should I dispatch my troops to defeat Yue Le's army?"
This problem seems to be a bit difficult for the copycat version of Zhuge Liang and the copycat version of Liu Bowen!
Just when the two "copycats" were speechless for a moment, Shang Zhixin suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, you just need to sit in Jinling, and then send Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao to send troops to withstand the front, and then let Brother Zhijie and others Ying, my sister Shuying will lead the troops across the river, and together with the King of the North, we will go to Gaoyou Lake to march towards Huai'an, and implement the strategy of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao, and we can force Yue Le to retreat!"
"Invasion into Huai'an?" Geng Jingzhong frowned, "But the city of Huai'an is strong and there is a lieutenant stationed there all year round. It will not be easy to attack!"
Shang Zhixin smiled and said: "The King of the North does not need to capture Huai'an City, he only needs to capture Gaojiayan. Yue Le will have to return to Jiangbei!"
"Gaojiayan? I'm telling you, what do you want?"
Shang Zhixin smiled and said: "We have no choice but to do so. If Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao can defeat Yue Le, you naturally don't have to do this! Otherwise"
"What? Yue, Yue Le's army has entered Xia Shu Town? This, this, what should we do?"
In Prince Ding's Mansion in Nanjing, Zhu Cijiong, Prince Ding of the Ming Dynasty, had just finished his New Year's Eve dinner and was taking his wife and children to pay homage to his ancestors when Lu Sanhao, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and Yin Lu Sanhao of Yingtian Prefecture, anxiously came to report the news of Yue Le's troops.
This good news about Lu San is much more accurate than the news about Wang Zhongxiao and Geng Jingzhong!
He even knew that Yue Le's army had entered Xia Shu Town!
But this is normal, he is Yin Tian Fu Yin, and he is also the chief leader of Ying Tian Tuan Lian, and Xia Shu Town is his territory. Wang Zhongxiao and Geng Jingzhong could only tell what was going on from the fire on the beacon tower (which Lu Sanhao also had people build), and then guessed that it was Yue Le who had come to make a sneak attack.
But Lu Sanhao received an urgent military report sent by a fast horse from the regiment training leader in Xia Shu Town!
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I have already made arrangements!"
Lu Sanhao was calm and confident.
"Okay, Sanhao, you are indeed my loyal minister. Do you have any clever ideas for defeating the enemy? Tell me quickly."
Lu San said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have already had a galley boat prepared at the pier of Waijinchuan Gate. As long as you get on this boat, you can retreat up the river to the territory of His Highness the King of Huguangxi. Come on! With the protection of the King of the West, you will be safe!"
After hearing this, the third prince Zhu felt so sad and disappointed in his heart!
What kind of powerful minister?
This is simply ulterior motives!
Get on the boat and run upstream. This story sounds like it is the version of Xiao Ming Wang Han Lin'er?
Later, he drowned on the road, or was caught and chopped by Li Zicheng. Then Wu Sangui had to laugh and wake up? Now Wu Sangui no longer needs the banner of Prince Zhu.
If he died, Wu Sangui would be very happy!
These are all leftovers from Prince Zhu’s ancestors. Now you still want to use this trick against Prince Zhu? Beautiful thought!
After understanding the key, Prince Zhu's face darkened, and he said righteously: "The Gu family will not leave! The Gu family wants the emperor to guard the country, not the emperor, but to supervise the country and guard the country!"
Ah, the emperor guards the country?
Lu San said kindly: Why don't you learn from your father Chongzhen's lesson?
He still wanted to give some advice, but the "mature palace maid" standing guard outside suddenly shouted: "His Royal Highness Dong Wang, Li Zhongtang, and Chen Zhongtang are here!"
It turned out that Geng Jingzhong, Wang Zhongxiao, and Chen Yonghua came together.
"Your Majesty, you only need to sit quietly in the palace, while foreign enemies have their own ministers to command the three armies to defeat them!"
In the lobby of Prince Ding's Mansion, Geng Jingzhong was patting his chest and asking for orders from the Third Prince Zhu!
Although his title as King of the East is the same as that of King Yang Dong in history, it is inferior to King Yang Dong in two points. First, he does not have the position of "Zuo Fu Zhengjunshi", which can command the entire army; second, he does not know how to command the entire army. Even if you know the "Chongzhen possession" trick, it's useless! What are the qualities of this gang of rebels in Nanjing City now? Huang Zongxi, Zhu Shunshui, Gu Yanwu, Wang Fuzhi, Tang Zhen and so on are all here! Can they believe the lie about "Chongzhen's possession"?
Therefore, he could not speak for Chongzhen now, so he could only rely on deceiving the third prince Zhu to obtain the title of "commander-in-chief of the enemy before the Battle of Nanjing".
As soon as Prince Zhu heard what Geng Jingzhong said, he immediately showed a relaxed expression. Just when he was about to nod in agreement, Chen Yonghua suddenly interjected: "Your Majesty, I suggest that you conquer the country yourself! Now that the army is approaching, people are panicked, and The people of Jinling don’t know your majesty, my king. Only if you personally march and lead the three armies out of the city to meet the enemy can it be possible to destroy Yue Le’s troops in one fell swoop!”
Upon hearing Chen Yonghua's suggestion, Prince Zhu San and Geng Jingzhong were not happy.
As soon as Prince Zhu San left the city, what would Geng Jingzhong do? He can't hide in the city alone, right? Then everyone needs to get out! When the time comes, if he wins the battle, Prince Zhu's third prince's prestige will increase. If he loses, everyone will die together!
The Third Prince Zhu frowned and said, "Nanjing has a strong city to rely on. I'm just afraid of leaving the city."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Geng Jingzhong said, "If I keep the prison country and defend the city, everything will be safe. Li Zhongtang, Lu Zhongtang, you two each lead your own troops to meet the enemy!"
Of course Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao were not happy either.
There is no problem in facing the enemy, but why should only the two of them lead the attack? Doesn't this consume their strength? This Geng Jingzhong has no good intentions!
Thinking of this, Wang Zhongxiao said: "Your Majesty, since we are leaving the city, let's all leave the city together! Let's have a grand battle with Yue Le!"
Lu Sanhao also said: "My lord, if you don't dare to go, let His Highness Prince Ding take me and Brother Shikai with us. We can search for it, and we can still pull out 20,000 elites, enough for a battle!"
Wang Zhongxiao also nodded and said: "Without the prince's thousands of men, as long as His Highness the Supervisor's banner inspires the morale of the army, this battle will be won without a doubt!"
Geng Jingzhong did not have many troops in Nanjing. The troops he led to Nanjing were only more than 10,000. Later, Zeng Yangxing led 5,000 troops to attack Ningguofu and Guangzhou, and some more troops were sent to Taipingfu and Chizhou. Mansion garrison. Fortunately, Shang Zhixin's two brothers were expelled by Wang Fuchen and ran all the way from Jiangxi across prefectures and counties to Nanjing to seek refuge, bringing another two thousand people with them.
That's why Geng Jingzhong was able to gather 5,000 people in Nanjing.
Of course, there are still more than 10,000 people loyal to Geng Jingzhong in Taiping, Chizhou, and Huizhou. Together, he can still recruit more than 20,000 people.
Lu Sanhao, the leader of the regiment, has more than 10,000 people, and Wang Zhongxiao also pulled out Xiao Wuqian. Together, they have more than 20,000 people. Similar to Geng Jingzhong.
However, most of Wang Zhongxiao and Lu Sanhao's more than 20,000 soldiers were new recruits who had not been tempered by war and were a little worse than Geng Jingzhong's veterans.
Of course Geng Jingzhong refused to lead his troops out of the city. How could he "take command" from the center? He only had 5,000 men and commanded 20,000 others? Beautiful thought!
So he just shook his head: "If that's the case, then just defend Nanjing City and no one can go out!"
This meeting is going to happen. We are about to start fighting with our own people!
The third prince Zhu frowned, but he did not dare to go out of the city to fight. If he had such courage, he would have left the mountain before Nanming collapsed.
Seeing the appearance of these people present, Wang Zhongxiao thought to himself: This is it. He is really enough of a "former king" and a "former minister". No one will obey anyone!
"Okay," Wang Zhongxiao said, "Sanhao, King Dong, don't leave the city. Chen Zhongtang and I will lead 10,000 troops to resist Yue Le! But I only have 5,000 people, and there are still 5,000 needed. Jiangnan group training. Sanhao, can you give me five thousand people?"
Lu Sanhao glanced at Geng Jingzhong, then nodded: "Okay! Shikai, I will send you five thousand elite soldiers!"
Wang Zhongxiao nodded, and then gave Prince Zhu a fist in his arms: "Jian Guo, you also give me an order, I want the right to do things conveniently outside Nanjing!"
"Okay, everyone outside Nanjing will listen to you!" Prince Zhu nodded quickly and agreed.
(End of chapter)
