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The Rising Sun Chapter 446: Substituting the Heaven for the Sun (7)

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    "It's hit, sir!" The guard who was watching on the horse shouted happily: "Even if he is not King Yi, he should be a county king!" Jiang Siwei also saw it clearly and sighed secretly, "What a pity!" He  Knowing that there would be no chance again, he jumped on his horse and shouted: "Get out!" The group of people immediately rode away.  On the hill, Wu Liangcai sighed with regret, "What a pity." Zou Yigui sighed: "Jiang Siwei's family's magical skills are indeed well-deserved, and it seems that even Dongxing Port's muskets cannot match them." "Jiang Siwei has been growing up since he was a child.  Decades of hard training." Wu Liangcai glanced at him and said calmly: "Not many people can draw his big bow, but everyone can use Dongxing Port's musket. It only takes a little training. Look.  No cavalry can get close." As he spoke, he changed his mind and asked, "Who should be hit by the arrow?" Zou Yigui thought carefully and said, "The person standing on the right of the three of them should be Jin.  Prince Xi" After killing the prince, he could barely make it. Wu Liangcai nodded and said in a deep voice: "Ming Jin withdraws the troops." Hearing that he finally gave the order to withdraw the troops, Zou Yigui couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.  He knew that Wu Liangcai delayed ordering the withdrawal of troops in order to create opportunities for Jiang Siwei. The situation on the battlefield had actually turned into a one-sided massacre of the Dongxing Port Guards.  Under almost constant fire, the soldiers had no chance to even get close, let alone break the formation. Fortunately, Dongxing Gang did not dare to move the formation, otherwise they would have collapsed long ago.  As the sound of troops withdrawing sounded on the battlefield, the officers and soldiers immediately dispersed in all directions. They evacuated cleanly in an instant. The battlefield soon became quiet and everyone looked around.  There were corpses scattered everywhere, which was unbearable to see, because the water was deliberately released. Seeing this miserable scene, Hu Wanli couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.  He quietly ordered Wu Zishun to gather his troops and leave the battlefield.  After the battle, the casualties of the escort team were no more than a hundred, and most of them were minor injuries. However, the officers, soldiers and guards of the three palaces including Prince Yi's Palace were almost completely wiped out. They gathered their troops and counted them.  There were only more than 700 people left out of 3,000. More than 40 military attach¨¦s, including the commander of the Guard Department Gong Yigui, were killed in the battle. Zhu Houhuang, the king of Jinxi County, was shot to death, and all the family members of the three prefectures were killed. Fortunately,  It's just a few little princes who are fine.  Looking at the few more than 300 guard soldiers, looking at the dead body of his third brother Jinxi County King Zhu Houhuang.  The faces of Yi Wang Zhu Houye and Chongren County Prince Zhu Houxuan were extremely pale. The Dongxing Port soldiers they saw were all busy. Zhu Houxuan said with a gloomy expression: "Brother Wang, there is something fishy about this battle. I feel that Dongxing Port did it deliberately!" "  Don't talk nonsense." Zhu Houye scolded softly, but he was also a little skeptical.  He had been watching the situation on the battlefield. Dongxing Port did not refuse to save people. The front and rear troops risked their lives to rescue them. After thinking for a while, he said: "The officers and soldiers of the guard station are obviously coming for us. They know it."  He was no match for the soldiers in Dongxing Port, so he tried to kill me in one fell swoop. The third brother blocked the arrow for me. "Dongxing Port knew that there was a war, but he still let his family members ride in the carriage." Zhu Houxuan said solemnly.  It is also very inappropriate for the Guardsmen to be placed alone in the middle. "Does it mean that the soldiers from Dongxing Port are mixed with them?" Zhu Houye said dissatisfied: "Didn't my second brother notice that the soldiers from Dongxing Port must be arranged in a dense manner?"  Only in the battle formation can the power of the muskets be unleashed, so we can't mention this again." With that said, he turned and left to appease the guards.  Before Zhu Houxuan could say anything more, his guard chief Qian Shangxin calmly pulled the sleeve of his robe and whispered: "King Yi has no heir." In a gentle word.  Zhu Houxuan was dumbfounded when he heard this. Zhu Houye had no heirs. If Jingnan was successful, the throne would most likely fall to a descendant of his brothers. The fourth son, Zhu Houyi, was a concubine, and they were the only siblings from the same mother.  Now that Zhu Houhuang is dead, the most likely person is his half-brother!  Seeing that he remained silent, Qian Shangxin continued: "Hearing is false, seeing is believing. Today's battle, I finally saw the true color of Dongxing Port. It is so powerful without artillery. If it is equipped with artillery, there will be no one in the world."  If we can stop it, the guard department will lose more than 2,000 people, and the opponent's losses will be even greater, at least 3,000 casualties. Today's battle is the first battle of Jingnan, and it will definitely be widely praised." Zhu Houxuan knew that he was hinting to King Yi and the enemy.  Dongxing Port joins forces, and the world is at their fingertips. It also hints to him that they have no retreat at all and can only cooperate with Dongxing Port. He doesn't know these truths. Zhu Houye did not hide it from him. He told him everything in detail. However, he has always been a little bit  I can't believe it. How can such a cheap thing happen in the world? Who dares to believe that a throne will fall from the sky?  The casualties of Nanchang Guard and Ganzhou Guard far exceeded Lai Qian Shangxin's expectation. At dusk, Wu Liangcai gathered his troops and only had more than 4,000 people, not even 5,000. Looking at the statisticsAfter reporting the report, Wu Liangcai couldn't help but get angry. There were 12,000 people when he came, but only more than 4,000 people were left in the two battles, not even a guard. How could he deliver the report?  Seeing his unkind expression, Zou Yigui said cautiously: "Master Dusi, we have carefully counted the battlefield and found that the number of casualties is only more than 3,200" It was common for soldiers in the guard to flee. Wu Liangcai had expected that there would be soldiers.  He took advantage of the fighting to escape, but more than two thousand people fled in one battle. This is too shocking. He said solemnly: "Send fast horses to search nearby towns and villages overnight!" "My lord, there are also many people from the Royal Guards Department who have escaped.  "Zou Yigui pondered and said: "According to a soldier who pretended to be dead, the person shot by Jiang Siwei was Jinxi King Zhu Houhuang With this credit, my subordinates secretly thought that they should slightly exaggerate the losses.  It's good. Only in this way can we attract enough attention from the court. We and King Yi are fighting to the death. We can't let the court take it lightly. By the way, we can also get some benefits." After a moment of silence, Wu Liangcai nodded slightly and said: "Then let's go with the existing situation.  Statistics and report truthfully. "Not long after Hu Wanli and his party entered Fujian, King Yi united with Dongxing Port to rebel, and defeated the officers and soldiers of the Jiangxi Guards in Nancheng. The news that they killed 8,000 enemies in one battle and King Yi Zhu Houye's demand for surrender soon spread.  Come, it spread quickly throughout Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, and South Zhili, and the southeastern half of the country was shaken!  The great fighting power of Dongxing Port is unknown to everyone in the southeastern coastal provinces of the Ming Dynasty, and no one expected it.  After Dongxing Port lost the restraint of Hu Wanli, it would join forces with King Yi so quickly to recreate Emperor Wen Zhu Di's Jingnan campaign. Thinking of Dongxing Port's record of attacking Guangzhou and Fuzhou and destroying the city in half a day, the officials and gentry on the southeast coast  Businessmen all talk about it and their expressions change.  People are panicked!  In the city of Nanjing, officials, big and small, prayed for various reasons to retire from office or take sick leave. Everyone knew in their hearts that the city of Nanjing was in doom this time, and a war was inevitable, not only in Nanjing.  I am afraid that the entire Southeast will inevitably be involved in this peace battle. Dongxing Port is not the idiot of Prince Ning.  In a large house by the Qinhuai River, Zhou Zhiwei, the president of the Charity Federation, was shaking his folding fan and pacing back and forth under the shade of the trees in the yard uneasily. He never expected that Dongxing Port would cause such a big fuss.  of chaos.  This is clearly a rebellion!  How will the Charity Association deal with this situation?  What made him even more angry was that the reputation that the Charity Association and Dongxing Port had accumulated over the years were completely destroyed in one fell swoop!  The concierge boy walked up quickly and bowed: "Sir, President Zhao of Suzhou is here. This is the third time Mr. Wang from the Ministry of Rites has come to the association." After thinking for a while, Zhou Zhiwei said: "Bring President Zhao from the backyard.  Pick him up in a boat. Tell Mr. Wang that I am not in the house. Send someone to tell him my address. " Not long after, Zhao Wenhua, wearing a long gown, shook a folding fan quickly and quickly, and walked over in a hurry.  Knowing that he was anxious or because the weather was hot, when they met, he bowed slightly and said: "Brother Benzhong, Dongxing Hong Kong is promoting chaos. How will the Charity Association deal with it?" Zhou Zhiwei asked right from the beginning: "The bank account in the name of the Charity Association  "Have the cash been transferred?" "Don't worry, as soon as I get the word, it will all be transferred to other banks." Zhao Wenhua said with a smile: "Did Dongxing Port notify Brother Benzhong in advance? Will the charity be in trouble?"  "What I'm worried about is the imperial court." Zhou Zhiwei said solemnly: "The charity association has been well-known in recent years, and the imperial treasury is empty. If there is a war in the southeast, I am worried that the imperial court will take advantage of the charity association." Zhao Wenhua said suddenly.  "Brother Benzhong is optimistic about Dongxing Port?" "I am not optimistic about anyone." Zhou Zhiwei said solemnly: "But without Hu Changqing and without Dongxing Port, there would be no charity association." After hesitating for a long time, Zhao Wenhua said solemnly: "Ben  Brother Zhong is not worried that the charity will be banned by the court?" After staring at him for a while, Zhou Zhiwei said slowly: "Six months ago, the court was pursuing the title of Changqing. I went to Hanwu, and Xue Liangfu, Mr. Xue, came specifically with me.  After a long talk, he said that it is not easy for the Charity Association to be in the situation it is today. No matter what happens, the Charity Association must remain neutral and cannot be involved in political disputes. The people of the Ming Dynasty cannot do without the Charity Association, and the merchants of the Ming Dynasty cannot do without it.  It is also inseparable from the bank account of the charity association. Connecting the world is a major event that benefits the country and the people." After a slight pause, he continued: "Now that I think about it, Dongxing Port should have been working on a plan to join forces with King Yi six months ago.  , Dongxing Port did not ask the Charity Association to support them, what reason do we have to support the imperial court instead?" Zhao Wenhua muttered dissatisfied: "The Charity Association remains neutral, which is actually supporting Dongxing Port and the governments under the Charity Association's bank account?  All the banks in the county are from Dongxing Port." After hearing this, Zhou Zhiwei's heart sank, but he chuckled and said: "This was Changqing's proposal back then. The charity's bank account has a limited amount of money.  Strength cannot unite the world, one must be good atOnly by cooperating with the banks below can we connect the world and gain maximum profits. How powerful is Dongxing Port?  Can you open banks all over the world?  "Seeing that he refused to admit it, Zhao Wenhua sighed and said: "Changqing is no longer here, and Dongxing Port is now promoting chaos in the southeast. We are also considering the future of the charity association and our own future, wandering outside the court.  , there are huge bank accounts and huge profits, just like a child holding gold in the busy market, there are many people coveting it.  Zhou Zhiwei smiled and said, "Brother Fu Zhi, what are you talking about?"  There are two major backers behind the Charity Association, one is the imperial court and the other is Dongxing Port. Who dares to covet it?  Now that the imperial court and Dongxing Port are at odds with each other, we must stay out of the matter. Leaving either side will lead to the destruction of the Charity Association.  " As he spoke, he closed the folding fan with a swipe, and said with a smile: "I just talked about business as soon as I came in, but I lacked etiquette.  "With that said, he called out: "Xiao Qi¡ª¡ª.  "A young man opened the courtyard door neatly and came in. He bowed and said, "What are your orders, sir?  Zhou Zhiwei said with a smile: "Bring us two bowls of iced sour plum soup."  " After Xiao Qi stepped back, he said with a smile: "Daozong should be here in the next two days. We have rarely gotten together in recent years. This is a rare opportunity.  Have a nice reunion.  " "Nanjing is probably not safe.  "Zhao Wenhua pondered for a moment, then said: "Suzhou and Hangzhou are richest in the world, so they should be Dongxing Port's first choice. Although most of the cash is dispersed and transferred, the bank's personnel must also arrange an escape route for them.  It would be a big joke if the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple.  " As he spoke, Xiao Qi brought up two bowls of iced bayberry soup, "This stuff relieves the heat.  "Zhou Zhiwei said and extended his hand to show courtesy. Zhao Wenhua was indeed a little thirsty along the way. When Dang even took a big sip, he felt a chill going down his throat and into his stomach. He couldn't help but praise softly, "It's pleasant!  Zhou Zhiwei looked at him, smiled, and said, "The weather in Nanjing is bad."  It's stuffy and hot, and the most comfortable thing is to stay in a cool place.  " "What do you mean? Zhao Wenhua didn't care. He just thought it was a casual chat. After drinking a bowl of bayberry soup, he felt dizzy. At this time, Xiao Qi bowed and said: "Master Wang is already here, in the living room."  " "Transfer him to Zhuangzi outside the city and place him under house arrest.  Don't make things difficult for him.  "After Zhou Zhiwei ordered Xiao Qi, he got up and walked towards the courtyard gate. Wang Tingxiang had to greet him personally. He came three times. It was probably urgent. He still trusted Wang Tingxiang, at least he would not harm him. "  Zhao Wenhua was put under house arrest because he sensed danger. This guy actually wanted to use the charity association as a bargaining chip to cater to the court. This had violated his bottom line. At this juncture, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest. He walked quickly into the hall.  , I saw Wang Tingxiang sitting in a green shirt and drinking tea. Zhou Zhiwei bowed his head with a smile and said: "I am so late, I hope Duke Junchuan will forgive me."  "Wang Tingxiang glanced at him sideways and said dissatisfied: "It's not that difficult to meet President Zhou now. I only had to visit the thatched cottage three times to meet him!"  " "Mr. Junchuan, please forgive me.  "Zhou Zhiwei bowed his hands again and said with a smile on his face: "Dongxing Port is promoting chaos. The Charity Association is now at the forefront of the storm. What I am most afraid of seeing is the high-ranking officials in Nanjing City.  Wang Tingxiang said jokingly: "Are you afraid of asking for money, or are you afraid of having your house confiscated?"  " "Mr. Junchuan shouldn't be here to ask for money, right?  Zhou Zhiwei returned the favor and then smiled and said: "Now that the appeal has been spread all over the world, there is no room for peace talks at all. Why doesn't Mr. Junchuan also serve as an official and return to his hometown?"  " "How can I miss this great show?  "Wang Tingxiang looked around as he spoke, and when he saw no one in the hall, he leaned forward slightly and whispered: "Chang Qing is cheating to death!  "Fake death? Zhou Zhiwei raised his brows and said happily: "How did Mr. Junchuan make the decision?  "Wang Tingxiang was anxious to see Zhou Zhiwei because he was suspicious and wanted to find some flaws in Zhou Zhiwei. He knew that the relationship between Zhou Zhiwei, Dongxing Port and Hu Wanli was not ordinary, and the Charity Association had a large amount of money exchanges with Dongxing Port. So,  It was impossible for Dongxing Port not to use money during a big war. Logically, this matter would not be hidden from Zhou Zhiwei. As he was talking, he kept paying attention to the change in Zhou Zhiwei's expression. He was very disappointed when he saw that he was not surprised.  Hu Wanli was either really dead, or even Zhou Zhiwei had concealed it. Didn't Dongxing Port allocate silver from the Charity Association? After thinking for a moment, he said, "Didn't I read Yi Wang Zhu Houye's request for payment?  " "Of course I have read it.  Zhou Zhiwei said puzzledly: "What's wrong?"  " "Of course it's inappropriate.  Wang Tingxiang said in a low voice: "Not to mention the previous ones, the second part of the memorandum promises that within three years, the northwestern Tatars will be wiped out, the sea will be opened to promote commerce, the military and craftsman registrations will be abolished, the military system will be reformed, the corvee will be reduced, the poll tax will be abolished, and the official system will be refreshed."  , this Yi Wang Zhu Houye has no ambitions, does not know the sufferings of the people, let alone military affairs, how can heDo you have this knowledge and thoughts?  Besides Hu Changqing, who else in Dongxing Port would have such ambitions?  " After hearing this reason, Zhou Zhiwei couldn't help but feel disappointed. He sat up straighter and said: "These measures are currently being implemented in Xiaoliuqiu. These measures are proposed in the statement just to win the hearts and minds of the people.  "Seeing the disappointed look on his face, Wang Tingxiang couldn't help but sneer and said: "It seems that I am paranoid. However, after Hu Changqing's death, Dongxing Port made such a big move, which always feels a bit strange.  Zhou Zhiwei sighed softly and then said: "Without Changqing, if Dongxing Port and others lose their backbone, and the court acts too hastily and presses too hard, Dongxing Port will naturally not sit still and wait for death."  " Hearing these words, Wang Tingxiang was also speechless, secretly thinking that he was really paranoid? After thinking for a while, he smiled to himself and said: "I'm old, it's better to watch the show with peace of mind.  " Capital, outside the gate of Qianqing Palace, a group of eunuchs knelt at the door, listening to the sound of smashing porcelain one after another in the palace, and the faint roar of Jiajing coming from the palace, "Dongchang, are the Jinyiwei all a bunch of trash?  " Huang Jin wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve robe, stood up and retreated to the corridors on both sides to kneel down. A group of eunuchs followed quietly and knelt down in the distance. They all looked pale.  I don't know what big thing happened again, which made Jiajing so furious. Gao Zhong, the director of the East Factory, and Chen Yin, the commander of Jinyiwei, knelt in the hall. They were so frightened that they didn't dare to say a word, and they lay low.  On the ground, the chest and back were soaked, and the entire palace could be heard echoing Jiajing's roar, "Thousands of soldiers from Dongxing Port sneaked into Jianchang Mansion and colluded with the vassal king. Could this be a matter of one or two days?"  Are all factory guards blind?  " "The ancestral training of Emperor Gao, those are the soldiers of the Guards Station, Zhu Houye colluded with Dongxing Port, and he still had the nerve to support Wang Qingjun!  He still has the nerve to imitate the French Emperor!  His ancestors were all disgraced!  "
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