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Part One: Penghu Chapter 584 Arrangement of Nanjing

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    "We are waiting to welcome King Wulie!"

    Only then did we see the Nanjing City Wall. Fengyang Governor Ma Shiying had already led a large number of Nanjing civil and military officials out of the city to greet them. The scene looked quite grand.

    "Commander He Laoma welcomes you personally." Ding Yunyi smiled and jumped off his horse.

    At this time, Ma Shiying had been appointed by Zhu Yousong as a bachelor of Dongge University and a censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and was still in charge of military affairs in Fengyang and other places.

    Seeing that Ding Yunyi only brought a hundred people, Ma Shiying finally felt relieved.  One hundred people cannot make waves in Nanjing no matter what.

    ??Introduced the officials behind him to Ding Yunyi one by one: Jingnan Bo Huang Degong, Xingping Bo Gaojie and other four towns in Jiangbei all arrived, as well as Shi Kefa who rushed back to greet the King of Wu Lie Ding Yunyi.

    Ding Yunyi also seemed to have no airs, and nodded slightly as he saw each other.

    Ding Yunyi was welcomed into Nanjing with great force. Ma Shiying did not arrange for Ding Yunyi to meet Zhu Yousong first, but held a rather spectacular welcome banquet for him.

    Most of the people here had just met Ding Yunyi for the first time and were full of curiosity about this legendary prince.

    There are too many legends about King Wu Lie Ding Yunyi.

    There are many princes in the Ming Dynasty, but there is no one like Ding Yunyi who has climbed from an inspector to the prince position step by step and is still so young.

    That year, Ding Yunyi, the mighty king of the Ming Dynasty, was only twenty-nine years old!

    The banquet was full of flattery, which was nothing more than complimenting Ding Yunyi on how wise and powerful he was, and how he single-handedly saved the Ming Dynasty.  Ding Yunyi's ears were about to get calluses hearing these words.

    After paying attention, only Shi Kefa and a few others remained silent.

    "The Holy One is extremely grateful to King Wu Lie." Ma Shiying finally said: "King Wu Lie was loyal and brave, and he led the Tiger Guards to fight in the north and south, and fought bloody battlefields. Without King Wu Lie, there would be no Ming Dynasty today. The Holy One said that after returning to Beijing,  We must reward King Wu Lie generously, and please take care of him when the time comes."

    He kept saying "Holy Lord" one after another, as if Zhu Yousong had already secured his position.

    "Easy to say, easy to talk about." Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "Ma Dushuai has the merit of supporting him, which is extraordinary. It is the king who wants to ask Ma Dushuai to take care of him."

    "You two praise me, and I praise you, and you are very happy to say it.  Ma Shiying didn't say when he was going to see Zhu Yousong, and Ding Yunyi didn't ask a word.

    The two of them were both acting, and Shi Kefa on the other side frowned.  But he couldn't speak.

    Ding Yunyi suddenly said: "I remember that I came to Nanjing before. The Qinhuai River is ten miles away, and the scenery is endless, which makes people forget to leave. This time I came to Nanjing. If I were not anxious to see the Holy Emperor, I would have to take a good tour."

    "Ah, King Wu Lie is just visiting. I arranged for someone to accompany King Wu Lie." Ma Shiying hurriedly said: "To be honest with King Wu Lie, Your Majesty felt cold yesterday. I'm afraid I won't be able to see King Wu Lie for a while.  ¡±

    This was already part of Ding Yunyi's calculations, and he smiled slightly at the moment: "In this case, I will have Commander-in-Chief Lao Ma."

    Shi Kefa sighed in his heart.  He originally had unlimited expectations for Ding Yunyi.  Ding Yunyi was famous all over the world for his bravery and loyalty. During the battle to support Nanjing, Shi Kefa was plotted by Ma Shiying and others. In the end, his wish was not fulfilled. He himself was kicked out of Nanjing, feeling depressed and agitated.

    "After hearing that King Wu Lie came to Nanjing, a glimmer of hope arose in my heart, if I could use King Wu Lie's power.  Maybe it can turn things around.

    However, when Ding Yunyi appeared, he only wanted to visit the scenery of Nanjing and relive the romance of the past. He was not at all concerned about the country and the people.  How can this not make Shi Kefa sad?

    Are all Daming people really like this?

    Ma Shiying breathed a sigh of relief.  It seems that although Ding Yunyi is brave and invincible, he is just a general and knows nothing else.

    Such people are easier to control.

    In the next day, Ding Yunyi just traveled around.  He himself is famous all over the world.  He doesn't deliberately hide his whereabouts, so he goes wherever he goes.  It always arouses microscopic cheers from the people.  In just one day, all the people in Nanjing knew that King Wu Lie Ding Yunyi had arrived in Nanjing!

    What kind of person is Ding Yunyi?  That was King Wu Lie of the Ming Dynasty, the hero who single-handedly saved the Ming Dynasty!  Coupled with his previous voluntary rescue of refugees and other things, Ding Yunyi's name was being recited everywhere in Nanjing for a while.

    After a day of fun, when he returned to his temporary residence, Shi Kefa was already waiting for him there.

    Although he failed against Ding Yunyi, Shi Kefa still held a trace of luck, hoping that Ding Yunyi could persuade him to do it.Be a great "loyal minister" who "serves the country and the people".

    "Master Shi, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" When he saw Shi Kefa, Ding Yunyi said with a smile on his face: "Oh, I haven't been to Nanjing for a long time. When I come here this time, I will not be able to leave. I have really waited for you for a long time, Master Shi."

    "It doesn't matter, Shi Kefa is guilty of disturbing the prince's interest." Shi Kefa said with a forced smile.

    Although he is famous, compared with Ding Yunyi's status, one is in the sky and the other is in the earth.

    After ordering tea to be served, Ding Yunyi praised Nanjing endlessly and said nothing else as soon as the two parties sat down.  Shi Kefa was worried, so he managed to say a few perfunctory words, and then couldn't wait to bring the topic to the purpose of his visit:

    "What does the prince think of this time of enthroning King Fu as emperor?"

    "Prince Fu? Very good, very good!" Ding Yunyi smiled and said: "Speaking of which, this king and the old Prince Fu have a good relationship. It is very good, very good to make the son of the old Prince Fu the emperor. Mr. Shi, this king has no  A little bit of objection.¡±

    Huge disappointment clearly appeared in Shi Kefa¡¯s eyes: ¡°What does King Wu Lie think of King Lu?¡±

    It¡¯s here again, another battle between King Fu and King Lu!  Ding Yunyi's face remained calm: "Although I am King Wu Lie, I have lived in a remote place in Fujian for a long time, and I really don't know much about the situation in the Central Plains."

    Shi Kefa did not give up: "King Lu was of good character and generous, so it is a pity that he could not inherit the throne. And King Gui was also a loyal man. Both could have been emperors, but he chose King Fu"  ¡±

    Ding Yunyi listened with a smile.

    But he did not dare to agree with Shi Kefa on this point. Even before finding Chongzhen's son, Ma Shiying's approach of supporting King Fu was actually correct.

    The reason is very simple. First of all, the father of Fu Wang Zhu Yousong, the old Fu Wang Zhu Changxun, lived longer than Hui Wang Zhu Changrun and Gui Wang Zhu Changying. Zhu Yousong was his eldest son and was of the same generation as Chongzhen, so he was Chongzhen's cousin.  Brother, so whether it is in terms of elders or in terms of the precedent of "older brothers succeeding to younger brothers" in Jiajing's succession, he is obviously superior to the two kings Hui and Gui.

    As for the king of Lu, Zhu Changxi.  Not only is there a gap in blood relationship, but he is also one generation older than Chongzhen, so it is unlikely that he will get his turn.  But at this time, a considerable number of Donglin Party members stopped talking about the "Great Etiquette" of Jiajing and the "Struggle for the Country" in Wanli.  "coming.

    So Shi Kefa secretly made an appointment with Ma Shiying and had a secret conversation with him in Pukou.

    And Ma Shiying also wanted to make a great contribution.  So the two quickly reached an agreement.  They secretly agreed on a compromise plan that would not offend both sides, that is, to abandon King Fu and King Lu and support King Zhu Changying of Gui.  Shi Kefa then wrote a letter back to Nanjing the next day after arriving in Pukou.  A plan was put forward to support King Gui, and at the same time, King Lu would temporarily command the troops and horses according to the ancient military and horse marshal system.

    As for the Donglin forces entrenched in Nanjing, in fact, as long as it is not King Fu Zhu Yousong who succeeds to the throne, they will not have any objection no matter who they choose, so they received Shi Kefa's plan.  The Ministry of Rites immediately prepared various ceremonial guards and planned to set off to Guangxi to pick up King Gui and succeed him to the throne in Nanjing.

    It is a pity that the most powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty, Shi Kefa Shi, performed extremely disappointingly on such a major political issue related to the security of the country.

    After his above remarks were leaked, the "supporters of Lu" became aggressive and the public opinion was in an uproar. Shi Kefa did not dare to express his political attitude and argued hard.  Frankly admitting that King Fu's Lunxu was about to be established and "supporting Lu" might start a war, he did not dare to stick to his own point of view and stand up to explain his understanding of this issue in order to dispel everyone's doubts and fears about "supporting the direct descendants".  Rather, they are so timid that they "do nothing to avoid them."  In the end, a nondescript "supporting the crown" plan was devised that tried to avoid offending both sides.

    This "supporting Gui" plan is unethical and does not allow for the establishment of Emperor Chongzhen's cousins.  But he went to establish Emperor Chongzhen's uncle, even though they were all descendants of Emperor Wanli.  But where does this leave the two emperors Tianqi and Chongzhen?  Where to place the blessed king?  Should we drive them away or kill them?  Therefore, its essence is not much different from "Yong Lu".

    Second, it is extremely lacking in operability, even worse than "Yong Lu".

    King Zhu Changzi of Lu is at least as close to Huai'an as King Fu, and can reach Nanjing in a few days.  But King Gui is thousands of miles away in Guangxi, and the current situation is not very clear. In addition, with the full set of ceremonial guards put out to welcome him, it will always take several months to go back and forth. I am afraid that this will happen.  Before King Gui arrived in Nanjing, the Dashun Army or the Qing Army had already arrived at the city.

    In this matter, Shi Kefa's own knowledge and political methods showed that although he had some understanding, he was indecisive and worried, without any politician's determination and courage. He did not dare to cut through the mess quickly and stabilize the situation, and later had to leave Beijing to avoid trouble.  , Kong Zi lost the great opportunity to reorganize the court;From the perspective of integrity and character, he was not able to serve the country wholeheartedly or die for Emperor Chongzhen. When encountering resistance and opposition, he did not even have the courage to speak up and just wanted not to offend all forces.  This is thousands of miles away from his teacher Zuo Guangdou.

    Ding Yunyi did not criticize, but nodded repeatedly: "What Mr. Shi said is reasonable, what Mr. Shi said is reasonable, it is good to support King Lu, and it is good to support King Lu."

    When Shi Kefa saw Ding Yunyi's sudden change of attitude, his hope was rekindled: "Does King Wu Lie also think it is good to support King Lu? Alas, what a pity, King Fu has already proclaimed himself emperor."

    "King Lu is good, King Lu is good, ah, King Gui is also good." Ding Yunyi didn't know when he became a yes man: "Although King Fu is the emperor, he may not be unable to change."

    Shi Kefa stood up with a bang: "What did you say, King Wu Lie?"

    "Ah, I say that if Mr. Shi must support King Lu or King Gui, things may not turn around." Ding Yunyi still smiled: "In short, I will definitely stand by Mr. Shi. Whoever opposes Mr. Shi  , must be my enemy, I will use all the elite Tiger Guards to attack him!"

    As if he suddenly saw the light in the darkness, Shi Kefa bowed deeply to Ding Yunyi: "King Wu Lie is so kind, Shi Kefa will always remember it in my heart. I will go back to prepare now, and I also ask King Wu Lie not to break his promise!"

    "Master Shi, please walk slowly. Come and see Master Shi off!" Ding Yunyi sent Shi Kefa out with a smile on his face.

    As soon as he came back, Duan Saner also came in: "Xingping Bo Gaojie, Guangchang Bo Liu Liangzuo, and Dongping Bo Liu Zeqing want to see you."

    "See you!" Ding Yunyi said with a cold face.

    As soon as Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing came in, they met Ding Yunyi according to the courtesy of subordinates. They also exchanged greetings. Gao Jie and the other three people only praised the cliche that Ding Yunyi, the king of martial arts, was invincible.

    Ding Yunyi was perfunctory while waiting for them to reveal their true purpose.

    As expected, we chatted there for half an hour.  Gao Jie then said slowly and authentically: "Your Majesty has just come to Nanjing, so I'm afraid some things are not clear to you. The current Holy Emperor is the son of the old Prince Fu, so it is most appropriate for him to be the emperor. But some people in the court always like to say three things.  Dao Si is afraid that the world will not be in chaos. I can't wait to find someone to inherit the throne. How can these people be so careless? "

    "Extremely yes, extremely yes." Ding Yunyi said repeatedly.

    Seeing Ding Yunyi's humble attitude, the three of them felt relieved. Liu Liangzuo said: "The emperor has been established. How can it be changed? But those Donglin Party members are always plotting to change the emperor and regard the great cause of the imperial court as nothing. These people  They are all hateful and can be killed! Now that King Wu Lie is here, everything will be easier. King Wu Lie is powerful and famous in the world. If the prince is willing to take a stand, who will dare to oppose it?  King Fu is also a good friend.¡±

    "Yes, yes, I have been friends with Old King Fu for many years." Ding Yunyi looked very emotional: "Every time I think of Old King Fu, I can't help crying. Now he's better, his son is like this  Promise."

    Gao Jie and the other two were overjoyed, and Liu Zeqing asked tentatively: "Does the prince also agree to support Prince Fu?"

    "Hello, King Fu, hello, King Fu!" Ding Yunyi nodded repeatedly: "Whoever refuses to support King Fu is trying to disrupt our government. I bear the kindness of the late emperor and am the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses. How can I see that?  If something like this happens? If anyone opposes King Fu, I will mobilize all the elite troops of the Tiger Guard to attack him!"

    Gao Jie and the other three were overjoyed!

    "Shi Kefa is confused!" Liu Liangzuo said loudly: "You actually let King Lu be the marshal of the world's troops and horses. Don't you know that the late emperor had already regarded the prince as the marshal of the world's troops and horses? What position does this put the late emperor? What position does the prince have? I  Although the three of them are not talented, they are still willing to defend the imperial edict to the death!"

    These three people are "loyal and loyal", as if they have formed a front with King Wu Lie at this time.

    Ding Yunyi sighed: "What kind of marshal is the general of the world's soldiers and horses? I don't value that at all. As long as it can make our Ming Dynasty as stable as Mount Tai, that is enough. The three commanders don't have to worry. I will naturally know what to do after I meet your Majesty."  How to do it."

    Gao Jie and the other three were satisfied and stood up to leave.

    Looking at the backs of the three people.  Ding Yunyi sneered, shook his head, and called Duan Saner in: "Who else wants to see me?"

    "The Minister of War, Lu Daqi. And the censor of the right capital, Zhang Shenyan, and Zhan Shijiang Yueguang."

    "See you, I will meet anyone who wants to see you today!" Ding Yunyi said with a sneer.

    Lu Daqi, the minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Shenyan, the imperial censor of the right capital, and Jiang Yueguang, the official secretary of the Ministry of War, burst into tears as soon as they came in:

    "King Wulie, King Gui has gone."?¡±

    "Ah!" Although he had known that something like this would happen, Ding Yunyi immediately looked shocked.

    Lu Daqi wiped his eyes and spoke out in tears.

    It turns out that the rogue bandit Zhang Xianzhong led his troops from Wuhan to Hunan. They conquered Yuezhou and Changsha and went straight to Hengzhou, the vassal palace of Ming Gui King Zhu Changying.

    Hengzhou is the place where King Zhu Changying of Gui was granted the title of king. Zhu Changying was the seventh son of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty. In the year of Tianqi, he took the third prince Zhu Youju and the fourth prince Zhu Youlang to leave the capital and join Hengzhou.  Later, the third prince Zhu Youju of Gui Wang Zhu Changying was named King Anren, and the fourth prince Zhu Youlang was named King Yongming.  King Gui Zhu Changying came to Hengzhou, where he carried out extensive construction and built a palace, which is the most luxurious building in Hunan.  Hengzhou is a hereditary fiefdom of the Gui King who is self-respecting in military affairs. It has the royal palace second only to the capital and the most complete and powerful army in the Southern Ming Dynasty. It has become the main target of Zhang Xianzhong's rebel army.  The commander-in-chief of the Daxi Army, Zhang Xianzhong, personally led the army to attack Hunan, and Prince Gui's Mansion in Hengzhou was the first to bear the brunt.

    King Zhu Changying of Gui ordered Liu Xizuo, the patrol commander of Huguang who was guarding Hunan, to withdraw the Ming army stationed in Yuezhou, Changsha and other places to Hengzhou, and concentrated its superior forces to defend Hengzhou.  After receiving the order from King Gui to defend Hengzhou, Liu Xizuo gathered the garrison troops stationed in Yuezhou, Changsha and other places in Hunan to Hengzhou to prepare for a decisive battle with Zhang Xianzhong in Hengzhou to defend the palace of King Gui.

    Zhang Xianzhong led his troops Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu to attack Hengzhou City, and the ladder rushed to the top of the city.  Liu Xizhuo, the general of the Ming army who defended the city, commanded the counterattack and first used artillery to bombard the attacking enemy.  The Ming army stood high on the city, firing cannons and arrows. The Daxi army suffered heavy casualties, but they still moved forward bravely.  Kill towards the city head.  Eunuch Yang Shouchun panicked and reported to King Gui: Zhang Xianzhong's Western Army had reached the Hengzhou City Tower.

    King Zhu Changying of Gui is seriously ill, and King Zhu Youli of Anren is also seriously ill. Prince Yongming Zhu Youlang has the final say in all matters in the palace.  When King Yongming Zhu Youlang saw that his father and brother were both seriously ill, he ordered the royal family members to evacuate Hengzhou.

    Liu Xizuo heard that King Gui had withdrawn and ordered the army to withdraw southward.  The Daxi Army launched a full-scale attack.  Attack the city again.  The city of Hengzhou was broken, and the Three Route Army invaded Prince Gui's Mansion.

    King Gui Zhu Changying, together with his sons Zhu Youmu, King Anren, and Zhu Youlang, King Yongming, fled Hengzhou City from the south gate, left the royal fiefdom, and fled southwest to Yongzhou.  Liu Xizhuo, the guard who had evacuated Hengzhou City, also led his troops to catch up.  In order to cover the escape of King Gui and King Yongming, Liu Xizuo led his troops to fight with Zhang Xianzhong. Seeing King Gui walking away, Liu Xizuo led his troops to retreat to Yongzhou, and Zhang Xianzhong caught up with him on horseback.  Liu Xizhuo fought and retreated.  After retreating to Yongzhou City, he immediately ordered his subordinates to close the city gate.  Before the Yongzhou city gate was closed, Zhang Xianzhong rushed to the city gate first. Liu Xizuo was caught off guard and was stabbed to death by Zhang Xianzhong.  General Liu Xizhuo died in the battle. The Ming army was leaderless and surrendered without any intention of fighting. The Daxi Army quickly occupied Yongzhou City.

    When Liu Wenxiu saw Zhang Xianzhong fighting against Liu Xizuo, he immediately led his troops to pursue King Gui.  The palace guards were dispersed.

    King Gui Zhu Changying and King Anren Zhu Youli escaped towards Guangxi. Zhu Youlang was divided and surrounded by Liu Wenxiu. All the guards following King Gui died in the battle. Zhu Youlang was captured and taken to Yongzhou City.

    The Daxi Army occupied Yongzhou City.  Generals from all walks of life discussed the future of the Great Western Army.  Finally, Zhang Xianzhong decided to lead the main force westward to Sichuan, the Kingdom of Abundance. Since ancient times, the Kingdom of Heaven can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating.  Sun Kewang, the general who stayed on the right, led a small number of troops to hold on to Hunan.  Yang Guowei and Jiao Lian followed Sun Kewang to stay in Yongzhou.

    Yang Guowei and Jiao Lian led their troops to kill the guards and rescued King Yongming.  When he left the city, he was discovered by Sun Kewang, and a battle broke out between the two sides.  When Sun Kewang was fighting hard with Yang Guowei and General Jiao Lian, Jin Yiwei Ma Jixiang led his troops to kill the general from outside the city.

    Jiao Lian withdrew his troops and retreated south, rushing to Wuzhou overnight.  King Zhu Chang of Gui was extremely excited when he received the report.  King Gui Zhu Changying was already seriously ill, and due to this excitement, his body collapsed. He called the third prince Anren, Wang Zhu Youpu, and the fourth prince Zhu Youlang to his side to teach his children to regain their consciousness and become emperor.  He died in Wuzhou immediately.  Anren King Zhu Youju succeeded to the throne of Gui King, and soon the second Gui King Zhu Youju also died suddenly, leaving only the third Gui King Zhu Youlang, the youngest son of Gui King Zhu Changying.

    As soon as King Gui died, the hope of supporting the Gui faction was instantly dashed.

    "O King Gui!" Ding Yunyi burst into tears suddenly: "O King Gui, once you die, who will come to revive our Ming Dynasty! Heaven is jealous of the talents, and Heaven is jealous of the sage!"

    "Who will come to revive our Ming Dynasty! Heaven is jealous of talents, Heaven is jealous of sage kings!" As soon as these words came out, Lu Daqi and others were surprised and happy. Could it be that King Wu Lie was also a supporter of Gui?

    Lu Daqi asked tentatively: "What King Wu Lie means is that if King Gui is here, he can"

    Before he could finish speaking, Ding Yunyi said: "Hello, King Gui, hello, King Gui! King Gui ascends to the throne, that is what the people of the country hope for! What a pity, what a pity. But although the old King Gui has gone, King Yongming is still there!"

    Lu Daqi and others instantly understood what Ding Yunyi meant!

    This is about letting King Yongming take over from King Lao Gui.Ding Yunyi suddenly said loudly: "King Yongming will inherit the throne, and it is destiny! If anyone opposes King Yongming, I will mobilize all the elite Tiger Guards to attack him!"

    This is the third time Ding Yunyi has said such words today.

    Once they heard that King Wulie actually supported Yonggui, Lu Daqi and others were ecstatic and thanked him repeatedly.  Ding Yunyi also told them impassionedly that as long as he was around, he would never let the Gui Supporters down.

    Lu Daqi and others felt relieved. Seeing that they had delayed King Wu Lie for a long time and it was inconvenient to stay for a long time, they stood up to leave.

    "No more today, right?" The injury has not healed yet. Ding Yunyi looked a little tired. Seeing Duan San'er nodded, he smiled and said: "Batch after batch, those who support King Fu, those who support King Lu, those who support King Lu.  , Yonggui Wang, all of them seem to be loyal and generous, but in fact they are just for their own selfish reasons. "

    "No one is really for the imperial court." Duan San'er also saw it early: "Everyone is for themselves."

    "Yes, Duan San, you understand this too" Ding Yunyi closed his eyes and rested for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes: "Get me casual clothes and go to Mr. Ximing's place."

    Zhang Pu left the capital early. After arriving in Jiangnan, he gathered scholars according to Ding Yunyi's wishes, because he arrived in Nanjing only a few days earlier than Ding Yunyi.

    As soon as he saw Ding Yunyi coming, Zhang Pu hurriedly invited him into the inner room: "Your Majesty, everything was done as you ordered. More than a thousand famous scholars and more than two thousand others arrived in the capital one after another. Jiangnan  All the elite scholars are here!¡±

    Ding Yunyi nodded: "Have you made Ma Shiying and others suspicious?"

    "No!" Zhang Pu shook his head and said, "Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng came to see me, but they were all excused by me on the grounds that they came to pay homage to the new emperor."

    "Okay, Mr. Ximing did a good job!" Ding Yunyi was very satisfied: "We can't show any flaws for the time being. When my arrangements are completed, I will naturally send someone to inform Mr. Ximing. Whether we can restore the Ming Dynasty's orthodoxy depends on this.  Once!¡±

    Zhang Pu agreed repeatedly.

    Ding Yunyi immediately smiled and said: "I am very busy today. People like Shi Kefa, Gao Jie, and Lu Daqi have all come to visit me, just to decide who to support. Although Zhu Yousong sat in that position, he only  I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t be able to sit still for a whole day.¡±

    Zhang Pu also smiled and said: "King Wu Lie has the best soldiers in the world, and your every move can affect the situation of the world. These people will naturally come to test your attitude!"

    Ding Yunyi¡¯s expression straightened: ¡°But there is one person who has never come to visit me, Jingnan Bohuang Degong!¡±

    "I have heard of this man." Zhang Pu pondered: "This man has always been loyal and righteous, and he is incompatible with Gao Jie and other generals who surrendered from the bandits. However, he has a share in supporting Prince Fu. Does the prince want to  Will Huang Degong win over to us? "

    "Yes, that's what I mean." Ding Yunyi did not deny it at all: "If you want to get things done smoothly in Nanjing, Huang Degong is very important. Mr. Ximing, if he doesn't come to visit me, I will go visit him with you!  "

    Zhang Pu laughed out loud. King Wu Lie was probably thinking again.  .  .  .  .  

    "What, King Wu Lie and Zhang Ximing are here?" When he heard the news, Huang Degong couldn't help being shocked, stood up quickly, and hurried out to greet them.  As soon as he saw Ding Yunyi and Zhang Pu, he hurriedly took two steps forward:

    "I have met King Wu Lie, I have met Mr. Xi Ming, but I have not come far to welcome you. I forgive you for my sins!"

    "Why is Uncle Jingnan so polite?" Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "We happened to be passing by here. Thinking that you, Uncle Jingnan, also live here, we came here to visit."

    "Afraid, afraid, please come in with King Wu Lie and Mr. Xi Ming." Huang Degong said repeatedly.

    Entered the house.  After being served tea, Ding Yunyi said slowly: "Uncle Jingnan. Do you understand your guilt?"

    Huang Degong was startled and immediately came to his senses: "I heard that Gao Jie and the others went to see King Wu Lie, but Degong didn't go. It's really not that they meant to offend, but they didn't come to inform me."

    "Oh, why that?" Ding Yunyi asked as if he didn't know the inside story.

    Huang Degong smiled bitterly: "Because Degong and them are not from the same group."

    "That's not what I'm talking about when you get the merit." Ding Yunyi smiled, and suddenly his face darkened: "Let me ask you, do you have any part in supporting the establishment of King Fu?"

    Huang Degong was silent for a moment, then nodded.

    "Huang Degong, you bastard!" Ding Yunyi yelled angrily.

    Huang Degong was startled and stood up quickly. Ding Yunyi said darkly.He said with a face: "What qualifications does Zhu Yousong have to be the emperor? He is mediocre and incompetent. He only knows about debauchery and enjoyment. Is such a person worthy of ascending to that position?"

    Ding Yunyi's expression suddenly changed, making Huang Degong's back feel cold.  Although Ding Yunyi only led a hundred people to Nanjing, behind him were hundreds of thousands of elite Tiger Guards.  Huang Degong wiped his sweat quietly: "Is the prince a supporter of the Lu or Gui faction?"

    "You are so presumptuous!" Ding Yunyi's tone became more and more frightening: "What Yonglu Faction and Yonggui Faction! Who is the emperor? It's Emperor Chongzhen! Although Emperor Chongzhen controls the dragon, his heirs are still alive! Don't you know how to search for the late emperor's heirs with all your heart?  , but you are still supporting Lu and blessing, do you still seem to be my ministers of the Ming Dynasty? "

    Huang Degong's head was lowered there; "Your Majesty, please calm down. After the late Emperor Long Yu, we also wanted to look for him, but at the right time the capital was controlled by intruders, so this matter was delayed."

    "That's sheer nonsense!" Zhang Pu couldn't help but said angrily: "When the capital fell, the prince traveled thousands of miles to send troops from Fujian to recover the capital. Are the four towns in the north of the Yangtze River even further away than the prince?"

    Huang Degong lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.

    Ding Yunyi sighed: "Huang Degong, you are a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how come you are mixed up with Gao Jie and the generals who are among the bandits? Do you still look like a minister of the Ming Dynasty?"

    This is the most helpless thing for Huang Degong.

    Among the four towns in Jiangbei, Gao Jie is the most powerful. Liu Liangzuo and Liu Zeqing are also in the same group as Gao Jie. If the three towns unite, they will definitely not be their opponent.  Therefore, they threatened him to join forces with them that day, and he could only agree to it.

    Now that King Wu Lie said this, I feel even more ashamed.

    "You are my minister of the Ming Dynasty, Uncle Jingnan." Ding Yunyi's tone softened slightly: "As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, you will die as a ghost of the Ming Dynasty. Serve the country with all your loyalty. You will die. Do you know that you are wrong?"

    "Your Majesty, Degong knows that he was wrong!" Huang Degong originally felt guilty, but he was an out-and-out loyal minister, coupled with the majesty of King Wu Lie.  He knelt down on the ground unconsciously: "As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, Degong did such a ridiculous thing. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

    "Get up."

    Ding Yunyi sighed and asked Huang Degong to stand up: "Degong, I know you have your difficulties. I also know your difficulties, but this is no excuse. You have already done one thing wrong, do you still want to continue?  Are you wrong? Do you know why I came here in person today? Is it true that I was passing by? No, because I think you are still a loyal minister of my Ming Dynasty. Even if you accidentally go astray, you will still be a loyal minister!"

    King Wu Lie's words softened immediately, making Huang Degong feel grateful and ashamed at the same time: "Your Majesty wants me to make amends for my sins, just tell me!"

    Ding Yunyi did not answer immediately, but asked slowly: "Thank you. Do you think that if I use all the Tiger Guards, can the four towns in Jiangbei defend Nanjing with you?"

    "We can't hold it." Huang Degong said without thinking: "Hu Ben Guards are the elite troops in the world. They destroyed the bandits, destroyed the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and dominated the world. They have never been defeated. Even with the strength of our four towns in the north of the Yangtze River, we can't stop Huben."  Wei's full blow!"

    "It's good that you know this!" Ding Yunyi nodded: "Then do you know why I only brought a hundred people to Nanjing?"

    Huang Degong shook his head in confusion.

    "Because I don't want Nanjing to be destroyed by artillery fire." Ding Yunyi's eyes were deep: "You have never seen how terrifying my artillery is. Shengjing is so strong. It only took me half a day to blast through the city wall! Shanhaiguan is so strong.  , it fell into my hands within a few days. If I open fire and destroy half of the city, it will be terrible, and the people will be the ones who suffer."

    Huang Degong didn¡¯t quite understand, so why did King Wu Lie come to Nanjing?

    "I don't want to bombard Nanjing because I don't want this city to be destroyed in my hands." Ding Yunyi said firmly: "But I'm still here, and I want to clear the emperor!"

    Huang Degong was shocked. Could it be that he only relied on more than a hundred people to defeat the emperor?  He said hurriedly: "King Wu Lie, think twice! Although the Tiger Guards are invincible in the world, and although the prince has never been defeated, there are really too few people around the prince."

    "So I want to borrow your strength!" Ding Yunyi interrupted him and said: "I know that the four towns in Jiangbei have troops stationed in Nanjing. Your uncle Jingnan has 10,000 elite soldiers in Nanjing. These 10,000 elite soldiers are my Qingjun side.  Mainly rely on the strength! ¡±

    Huang Degong remained silent.

    Yes, according to the previous agreement, the four towns in Jiangbei each stationed 10,000 troops in Nanjing. Firstly, they can defend Nanjing, and secondly, they can contain each other.

    But Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo,Liu Zeqing is a group, and they have a total of 30,000 people in their hands!

    "I'm not afraid, so why should you be afraid?" Ding Yunyi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you know one thing. My Huben Guard Navy is approaching Nanjing."

    Huang Degong trembled, and then listened to Ding Yunyi continue to say: "The Huben Guard Navy is the most elite force in the Huben Guards. Once it arrives, it can bombard the four towns in Jiangbei and bombard Nanjing. I can guarantee that Jiangbei will be attacked within one day.  Four towns are gone!¡±

    The fear in Huang Degong's heart cannot be described in words at all.  He knew that since King Wu Lie could say such words, he must be fully confident and was definitely not threatening himself.

    Ding Yunyi smiled faintly: "Not only my navy, but also my infantry are approaching Nanjing. Do you think you can block my attack with your four towns in Jiangbei? In the eyes of people like Zhu Yousong and Ma Shiying, the four towns in Jiangbei are the most reliable  power, but in my eyes, once the artillery fire is fired, the four towns in Jiangbei will be wiped out!"

    Huang Degong's cold sweat fell layer by layer from his forehead.

    Ding Yunyi continued there: "I'm not afraid to tell you again. In the city of Nanjing, thousands of my musketeers have sneaked in. When you see the musketeers, you will know that I am not threatening you at all. Huang Degong,  Is there anything else you want to say to me now?"

    Huang Degong understood very well that there were only two options before him: one was to kill Ding Yunyi immediately, and the other was to serve him.

    Lu Huang Degong was never willing to leave, and he did not hesitate at the moment: "Huang Degong made a mistake once, and he will never make a mistake a second time. Please give me your instructions. No matter what the prince wants me to do, Huang Degong will never frown!"

    Ding Yunyi nodded with satisfaction: "Immediately take control of your 10,000 elite soldiers and wait for my orders. News came from Zhu Yousong and Ma Shiying that Zhu Yousong will summon me in about three days. You will  Ten thousand elite soldiers secretly ambush outside the Nanjing Imperial Palace. As soon as I give my signal, they will attack and take control of the palace! "

    "Yes!" Huang Degong responded loudly: "I can also allocate a thousand people to serve as the prince's bodyguard."

    "I don't need it, I can do it alone!" Ding Yunyi said decisively: "If I really want to do something, even thousands of troops and horses can't stop me, let alone those clowns around Zhu Yousong.  Woolen cloth?"

    As he said that, in order to strengthen Huang Degong's confidence, Ding Yunyi asked Duan San'er to take out a short blazing gun, fired a shot at the table in front of him, and then handed the short blazing gun to Huang Degong: "Degong  Ah, this is my short fire gun."

    Zhang Pu and Huang Degong were both shocked. A corner of the table was blown off. If this shot had hit someone, would it have been a good thing?

    Huang Degong took the short-fire gun in surprise and turned it over and over to look at it carefully. No wonder the Tiger Guards were invincible. The power of this short-fire gun was really amazing.

    If thousands of people are armed with such weapons, who else in the world can resist them?  Huang Degong couldn't help but secretly rejoice. Fortunately, he made a decisive decision, otherwise he would have been really in trouble.

    "Okay, Huang Degong, go get ready." Ding Yunyi stood up and said: "By helping me, you are not only helping the court, but you are also helping yourself. I heard that you and Gao Jie have a grudge, and this time is just to get revenge.  It¡¯s time!¡±

    As soon as he heard the two words Gao Jie, Huang Degong's eyes suddenly burst into anger: "My lord, please feel free to rest assured. Huang Degong will go through fire and water, but he will definitely help your lord achieve his great cause!"

    This means that Huang Degong and Ding Yunyi are officially in the same boat.

    When leaving Huang Degong's residence, Zhang Pu was still a little uneasy: "My lord, do you really believe in Huang Degong? What if he betrays you?"

    "He won't. Firstly, he has enmity with Gao Jie, and secondly, he can be regarded as a loyal minister after all." Ding Yunyi smiled slightly: "Thirdly, he is afraid of me and my Tiger Guards. He is a smart man,  Know what choices to make at times like this.¡±

    Zhang Pu nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

    At this time, several people wearing Jinyiwei uniforms came over. As soon as the leader came to Ding Yunyi, he whispered: "Your Majesty, we are all from the Golden Sword Guards. We have received the order from the commander, Golden Sword Guards."  The three thousand brothers who are guarding Nanjing are waiting for the prince's dispatch at any time."

    Zhang Pu was shocked when he heard this. No wonder King Wu Lie could be so brazen and brought only a thousand people to Nanjing. It turned out that just one Golden Sword Guard had the strength of three thousand people here.

    King Wulie¡¯s seemingly reckless actions were actually all planned before!

    Ding Yunyi nodded slightly and said: "Okay, I understand. We must strictly control everything inside and outside the palace.Once I take action, I won't let a fish slip through the net!  "
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