Shang Shuying still ran away, but her two brothers Shang Zhijie and Shang Zhiying were gone!
The night battle she saw last night was between her two good brothers and their father and son, Lu Bu. He was found in the woods where he was hiding and his head was cut off on the spot! Looking at the painful expressions on the faces of the two dead heads, you can tell that beheading is a very painful thing.
The Third Prince Zhu looked at the human head that was placed in front of him on a pretty tray, and just sighed softly, thinking: If he hadn't met such loyal people as Wang Datou, Chen Yonghua, and Chang Mingyue, my head would probably be too. Will be put on a plate
Thinking of this, the third prince waved his hand and ordered to find two more beautiful boxes, put the heads of Shang Zhijie and Shang Zhiying in them, and then bury them with Shang Zhixin's bodies outside the outer city of Nanjing.
Seeing the two bloody human heads being taken away by two guards, Prince Zhu said to Lu Bu and his son, who had already found chairs to sit down on their own: "King Nan, King Ying, you two came just in time. I am talking to a few gentlemen." Let’s discuss the country together!”
"How's the discussion going?" Li Fuchen asked with a smile, "Has the discussion about who will be the emperor finished?"
What? Can this matter be discussed? What Prince Zhu said to Li Fuchen made him tremble with fright.
"Father, there is no need to discuss this matter. The third prince must be the emperor." Li Zhongshan quickly gave Zhu the third prince reassurance, "But how to govern this country still needs to be carefully discussed."
"Yes, yes," Prince Zhu San said, "Just now, Mr. Lizhou was suggesting a republican administrative state. I also think that a republic is good. We share blessings and share hardships. Harmony is beautiful."
"It's not a blessing to share," Li Zhongshan corrected the third prince with a smile, "it's a right to share. That's what it means to share the world with them. And the harmony of Gonghe means harmony, harmony, and harmony is the most precious. Adding together, then It is the king who shares the world with the people and the people of the country. The king and his ministers are in harmony and the four peoples are united. If there are major issues in the country, the king, his ministers and the people of the country will discuss them together. Supervise the country, my father, do you think this republic is good?"
"Okay, okay, that's very good. It's in line with everyone's wishes." How dare Prince Zhu say something bad?
This is the unanimous opinion of Mr. San Zhongtang and Mr. Four. How dare he, a little alternate original emperor, dare to object?
"This." Li Fuchen frowned. This republic doesn't seem to be very good! For major state affairs, the vassal king and his courtiers can just discuss it. Why do they need to bring people and scholars along with them?
But since it was his second son who pushed for this matter, it would be hard for him to go against his second son. His surname is Li now, and his second son is Li Er! You have to be coaxed!
Thinking of this, Li Fuchen nodded: "This is not bad. But no matter how we discuss the republic, there will always be a leader in the court, right? Is the leader called the General Lu Shangshu? Also, how to govern this place? ? Should Fangzhen be widely established? When Mr. Lizhou founded the Reform School in Guangdong in the past, he advocated that the prime minister should manage the government and Fangzhen control the border. Mr. Shunshui has always advocated that the general and shogunate should manage the government and Fangzhen should control the country. It’s all along the coast. I think it’s pretty good!”
Of course Li Fuchen wanted to "rule the world", but he did not have the same obsession as Geng Jingzhong. Instead, he believed that if he could be the emperor, he would be the emperor; The attitude that it is okay to be the Lord of Fang Town.
Moreover, Geng Jingzhong, the Eastern King, had just been defeated and fled because he wanted to be the emperor, so Lao Li was not very interested in becoming the emperor, so he became the first choice to open a shogunate and become a general.
Of course, he didn't want to be a general himself, but he wanted Li Zhongshan to be a general, and he could just go back to Guangdong and Guangxi and become the leader of a large vassal.
How could Prince Zhu not understand what Li Fuchen meant? But he has no say in this matter. He is a candidate for the original emperor and has no real power!
"King of England, what do you think is the official title of the person in charge of the center?" Prince Zhu kicked the ball to Li Zhongshan again.
Li Zhongshan said: "The power of the central government should be divided into deliberation and administration. All major military and state affairs should be submitted to the meeting first, and then handled by the Prime Minister's Office or the General's Office. As for what is the name of the minister who manages the central government? What I mean is that today is a troubled time. In troubled times, we must first develop the army and practice martial arts. The first and second minister should be called the general, and add the title of governor of the Chinese and foreign military. When the world is calmed down in the future and the four seas are unified, the general should be changed to the prime minister."
"That's good," Li Fuchen said with a smile, "but who is the right general?"
As he spoke, he looked at his son Li Zhongshan - although he always quarreled with Li Zhongshan and showed his love for Li Jiqing everywhere. But in his mind, Li Zhongshan actually ranked first, followed by the eldest son Li Jizhen, the youngest son Li Jiyong, and Li Jiqing could only be ranked first among the concubines. As for Li Jiqing's position as Fang Zhen, it was actually his mother Kong Sizhen who gave it to him.
"Whoever becomes the general should be elected by the Fuming Assembly." Li Zhongshan spoke to set the tone before Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu and others recommended him. "In addition, Fang Zhen and the general cannot hold both positions! The general sits at the center and controls the world. The army is in charge of all the Chinese and foreign armies, so there is no reason to command a town at the same time."
"Second brother," Li Fuchen quickly reminded, "you are the Jiedushi of Guangdong Town!"
"Father," Li Zhongshan said, "My son will resign as the Commander-in-Chief of the Guangdong Navy after he ascends the throne of the Supervisory State."
His meaning was very clear, he wanted to become a general and no longer served as the military commander of the Guangdong Navy.
"Who will the Guangdong Navy give it to?" Li Fuchen asked, "Is it to Xiuqing?"
"How can a child like Xiuqing be a military governor?" Li Zhongshan laughed and said, "Father, after my son ascends the throne in the supervision of the country, he will propose the removal of the vassal towns in Guangdong and hand over Guangfu and Shaozhou to the jurisdiction of the Guangdong governor's office!"
"What?" Li Fuchen was stunned, "Second brother, you really don't want Guangfu anymore? That's Guangfu!"
Li Zhongshan said with a smile: "Every town in the world is the land of the country, and it is just an escrow for the country. Moreover, Guangfu is the heart of Guangdong. If Fangzhen is established in Guangfu, it does not mean that the General's Office cannot control it. We can’t get the wealth of Guangdong if we do things in Guangdong? If by extension, there are Fangzhen everywhere outside Yingtian Mansion, then what does the court care about? What does the general care about?"
Since Li Zhongshan is aiming for the position of general, of course he must strengthen the power and financial resources of the central government!
Moreover, he does not believe that the Chinese people can tolerate warlord separatism. Instead of being eliminated by history in the future, it is better to take the initiative to transform now and merge the Guangdong Navy, Huaixi Army, Yingtian Army, Yanghuai Army, Yangtze Navy and other departments into the General's Office. Directly administered military.
Correspondingly, Guangfu, Shaozhou, Huaixi, Huaidong and Yingtianfu, as well as the Jiangnan Prefecture that is about to be recovered, will become the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty!
"Second brother, have you discussed this matter with King Bei?" Li Fuchen did not raise any objections. After all, in his opinion, the general and shogunate will also be named Li in the future! But this method will hit Northern King Liu Jinzhong a bit hard!
The King of the North was also a minister who had contributed a lot to quelling the chaos, and he also divorced in an upright manner. He married a wife. Now he might not be able to become a general, and he can't expand his territory. Isn't he at a big loss?
"Not yet," Li Zhongshan asked, "Where is King Bei?"
"Reporting to King Ying," Liu Shuochuan, the governor of Jinyiwei, replied hurriedly, "The King of the North led his troops to the east to pursue Geng Jingzhong. They should have arrived at Zhenjiang Mansion by now."
Li Zhongshan nodded and said: "Let him chase him first and wait until he is finished chasing him, and then invite him back to discuss the country together, right?"
After saying this, Li Zhongshan cupped his hands towards Prince Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, my father and I are a little tired after chasing the enemy all night. We would like to go back to the mansion to rest first, and come back to the Supervisor's Mansion tomorrow to discuss important matters!"
Prince Zhu smiled and nodded: "Okay, King Nan and King Ying, you have all worked hard and made great achievements. You must have a good rest."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Fuchen, Li Zhongshan, Li Jiqing and his son stood up together, said their thanks, and hurriedly left the Jianguo Mansion and returned to their Mochou Lake Prince's Mansion.
Li Zhongshan returned to Mochou Lake Palace. He had just finished washing and changing clothes. Before he could even take a nap, Yang Xiaohuan opened the door and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Zhongtang and Chen Zhongtang would like to see you."
"Haha," Li Zhongshan smiled, "the two of them are so well-informed that they really don't have a moment to spare! Ask them to wait at Shengqi Tower while I go to my father's place."
Lu Sanhao and Chen Yonghua also stayed up all night, but they didn't feel sleepy at all. From early yesterday morning to now, the city of Nanjing, no, the entire Ming Dynasty, and even the sky had changed!
Real change!
"Tomorrow", "Qingtian" and "Zhoutian" will all be replaced by "Yuantian"!
The two of them are the core figures of "Changing Heavens", how can they sleep? There’s a lot to do!
Seeing Li Fuchen and Li Zhongshan, father and son, arriving together, Lu Sanhao and Chen Yonghua quickly stood up and saluted. Li Zhongshan waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite. Time is urgent. We don't need to use polite greetings. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
Time is urgent?
Lu Sanhao and Chen Yonghua understood immediately!
Now that Geng Jingzhong has been defeated, the only one who can threaten Ying Tianfu is of course Liu Jinzhong!
Although Liu Jinzhong is loyal to Daming, it does not mean that he will listen to the words of the three great halls.
"Two princes," Lu Sanhao said, "now the inner city of Nanjing and the western outer city are under our control. The most critical imperial city is guarded by the Huaidong regiment led by Chang Zongzhen, and the western outer city is guarded by Luo Zongzhen. The commander-in-chief Huaixi Red Scarf is guarding the inner city, while the inner city is guarded by Yingtian Tuanlian of Xiaguan. In addition, there are at least 60,000 Yingtian troops who have not been disbanded, commanded by Changzong Town, Luozong Town and Xiaguan respectively. Everything is urgent. Commander Jiang of the Navy controls the Yangtze River near Yingtian and is ready to receive reinforcements from the north of the Yangtze River to cross the river."
Chen Yonghua said: "Two princes, King Liu Bei has made a great contribution this time, so he must be properly appeased. If King Bei cannot be allowed to get involved in the center, then he must not suffer losses in the territory."
As he spoke, his brows were already knitted a little.
This is easier said than done.
How is the territory divided? The Jiangbei part of Anhui is the source of the Huaixi Red Scarf, and it must be directly controlled by the imperial court. Otherwise, the Huaixi Red Scarf will not become a vassal army? And the state capitals of Yangzhou, Huai'an, and Tongzhou in Jiangsu, which are the hometowns of Huaiyang team training that Chen Yonghua relies on, cannot be assigned to Liu Jinzhong. And Yingtian Mansion is the foundation of Yingtian Tuanlian, and it is also the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, Liu Jinzhong cannot get involved.
As for the state capitals such as Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Suzhou, Songjiang, and Taicang, they are also the land of plenty in southern Jiangsu. It is absolutely impossible to give them to Liu Jinzhong!
In this way, Liu Jinzhong only had two state capitals: Xuzhou and Haizhou. Didn't he suffer a big loss?
"Let's discuss it carefully after King Bei comes back," Li Zhongshan said thoughtfully, "If King Liu Bei is willing to invade Zhejiang, we can temporarily allocate Zhejiang to him as a vassal."
Now that Geng Jingzhong is not completely finished, Li Zhongshan estimates that he will run to Zhejiang, and Liu Jinzhong's pursuit will almost reach Suzhou and Songjiang. It is unlikely that he will pursue all the way to Zhejiang, let alone capture all of Zhejiang. Down.
Therefore, although the situation of the Ming Dynasty is good, it still has not unified Jiangnan, and its territory on paper is even smaller than before the Battle of Nanjing.
Li Fuchen, who had been silent before, also frowned at this time and said: "There are indeed a lot of territories to be conquered, and Anqing is still a breath away from taking them. The five prefectures of Taiping, Chizhou, Huizhou, Ningguo and Guangde are now about It will become a bandit territory again, and the entire province of Zhejiang plus the eastern part of Fujian will probably have to lose all the good fights it can have at the end of the new year! If King Liu Bei makes trouble again."
If Liu Jinzhong is dissatisfied with Li Zhongshan's arrangements, then the fun will be great! The Ming Dynasty really "returned to the Year of the Dragon and Phoenix overnight" - if we don't count the separated Guangdong and Guangxi and part of Fujian, it was almost the territory where Zhu Yuanzhang was the political minister of Pingzhang, Jiangnan Province of Han and Song Dynasties.
"We can't let him make trouble!" Li Zhongshan said after careful consideration, "I will send an envoy to Liu Jinzhong's army to have a good talk with him later."
Li Fuchen said: "Send Zhou Peigong or Yao Qisheng. They both have clever mouths."
Zhou Peigong and Yao Qisheng are now outside Anqing City. Zhou Peigong is Li Zhongshan's military adviser, and Yao Qisheng is Li Fuchen's military adviser. Before returning to Nanjing, they both handed over the frontline troops to the command of these two military advisers and continued to besiege Anqing.
"They can't move," Li Zhongshan shook his head, "Anqing guard Mang Yitu is very difficult to deal with. Zhou Peigong and Yao Qisheng must watch carefully! Moreover, it is difficult for them to persuade Liu Jinzhong. To stabilize Liu Jinzhong, the only way is to ask Shun Mr. Shui takes action."
"Zhu Shunshui?" Chen Yonghua was stunned, "This old gentleman is not particularly eloquent, and he may not be willing to be your lobbyist."
He was very familiar with Zhu Shunshui, because Zhu Shunshui had been in exile in Japan these years, and Zheng Jing sent people to invite him back. Therefore, he belonged to the Chen Yonghua and Zheng Jing school of scholars, and his opinions were different from those of the "Four Gentlemen".
Although the four gentlemen all agree with the establishment of Fangzhen, they also advocate maintaining centralization of power. Moreover, they are not very "feudal", but prefer Chinese politics. This is very progressive, and even the progressive ones don't know how to do it?
Zhu Shunshui investigated politics in Japan and felt that Japan's vassal feudal system had certain merits, and that it could change the ruler of the world without changing the emperor. This is very suitable for the current Ming Dynasty. The emperor is still surnamed Zhu, but he is not in power. The shogunate can be surnamed Li. In the current Ming Dynasty, the Li family is very powerful. There are three princes alone: the Southern King Li Fuchen and the British King Li Zhongshan. Loyal King Li Laishun! This Li Fuchen is from the same clan as Li Zicheng, so these three "Kings Li" are all from the same clan!
Therefore, in Zhu Shunshui's mind, only one of the three kings of the Li family could be the shogun.
In addition, now that the two kings of the East and West have rebelled, the only three Li kings who can restrain the three Li kings are Yi Wang Zheng Jing and Bei Wang Liu Jinzhong. Therefore, these two kings are the ones who split the land and lead the vassals to balance the Li family and protect the Ming Dynasty. Best idea!
If they want to compete with the Li family for the center, they will definitely be destroyed!
Since Zhu Shunshui truly believed in this vassal system, he was the most convincing person to come forward.
Moreover, Zhu Shunshui's reputation is much better than that of Zhou Peigong and Yao Qisheng. Zhu Shunshui is recognized as a sage and gentleman, while Zhou Peigong and Yao Qisheng are "poisonous men". Only Liu Jinzhong can believe them. He doesn't believe in anything, let alone Zhou Peigong and Yao Qisheng, even if Zhuge Kongming is resurrected, it will be useless! If he is impulsive again and kills Zhou Peigong and Yao Qisheng, then the Li family and his son will suffer a huge loss.
Thinking of this, Li Zhongshan smiled and said to Chen Yonghua: "Fufu, you, King Yi and Mr. Shunshui are one. You should also write a personal letter to Mr. Shunshui and bring it to King Liu Bei, telling him that we Li Even if we fight for the central power, we will not give him more land on the two rivers. It is best for him to develop in Zhejiang! The King of Yi is in Fujian and the King of Bei is in Zhejiang. They are each other's horns and together they can restrain the Li shogunate!"
Chen Yonghua already understood what Li Zhongshan meant, nodded and said: "If this is the case, then Mr. Shunshui will definitely be willing to come forward and take this opportunity."
(End of chapter)
