Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 72

Menshan Island.

Zhu Yihai personally went to the beach to greet Zhang Guowei, Liu Zongzhou and other ministers.

When the monarchs and ministers met, they looked at each other for a long time.

"See you again, my lord, is your body still safe?"

Zhu Yihai greeted Zhang Guowei first. The gray-haired Zhang Guoan looked at Zhu Yihai for a long time just now, and there was a strange look in his eyes.It's not the first time the two have met, and they even have a relationship.

One month before the fall of Beijing, Zhang Guowei was ordered to go out of Beijing to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to recruit soldiers and raise wages. He also took on an errand, that is, went to Yanzhou, Shandong Province with the eunuch Pang Tianshou to pass the decree to Zhu Yihai, the general of Zhenguo, and canonized him as the No.11 generation of Ming Dynasty. King Lu.

After just over a year, Zhang Guowei hardly recognized the young man in his original impression.

It's like two people.

At that time, Zhu Yihai was a young clan with great conversation and ambitions, but although he was ambitious, he was a bit exaggerated, even hospitable and extravagant, and he was most impressed by His Royal Highness King Lu. He can shoot guns, but he still has long nails. He even showed him more than a hundred pairs of finger cots made of gold, jade and various precious materials in his collection.

King Lu's fingertips can compete with King Lu's guqin. Although it is not as good as Lu Wang's guqin with [-] pieces, he still has [-] sets of fingertips.

At that time, Zhang Guowei's evaluation of this man was rare in the clan with ambitions, but he was somewhat superior and did not know the sufferings of the people. However, during this period of time, he heard a lot of Lu Wang's various behaviors, but he always disagreed with the person in his impression. On the number.Seeing him today, he felt this change more intuitively.

I thought that the legends outside were too beautified and exaggerated King Lu, but now I can clearly feel his changes from him.

"The old minister still wants to leave this remnant body to run for Daming and His Highness."

Zhu Yihai helped Zhang Guowei up, and said with emotion, "My lord was ordered to go south that day, and passed through Yanzhou to announce the decree. I'm afraid you and I would never have imagined such a drastic change in the world. In just one year, the Great Ming Dynasty has collapsed and is in danger."

"Fortunately, His Royal Highness is wise and powerful, and turned the tide!" Zhang Guowei said.

"Master, you don't have to flatter Gu. What Gu is doing now is just doing his best, but there is still a huge gap in strength, so he can only try to survive. Fortunately, Mr. Gu is waiting to come out to help, so that Gu will add a little bit more. confidence."

Zhang Guowei was very emotional when he heard this, Daming really made a good supervisor.

"I arrived in Yuyao, but His Highness had already crossed the sea, so I had to follow all the way. I have a piece of advice, please return to Shaoxing to take the throne."

Zhu Yihai shook his head.

He looked at Zhang Guowei, Liu Zongzhou, Qi Biaojia and other very famous ministers, "Zhuge Liang's list of teachers once said that Wang Ye is not partial, and Gu agrees very much."

"Especially nowadays, it is impossible to be partial to security. Wang Ye is not partial to security, and ZTE is making progress!"

When Liu Zongzhou on the side heard this, he couldn't help clapping his hands and stepped forward.

"His Royal Highness, the enterprising ministers, etc. praised. Last year when Nanjing was established, the ministers sent a petition, saying that today's situation on the left side of the Yangtze River is not a slant industry, and it is appropriate to enter the north of the Jiangjiang River. Although Huai'an, Fengyang, Anqing, and Xiangyang have heavy troops, they are especially important. The troops stationed in Fengyang will control Huai and Xu in the east, Yuzhou in the north, Jing and Xiang in the west, and not far from Jinling in the south. With this gradual progress, Qin, Jin, Yan, and Qi will surely respond..."

"Liu Gong's melody has also been read by Shugu, and I think it is true, especially the sentence, today's matter is not to seek revenge from the thief, it is not to show His Majesty's heart to cross the river, not to make a personal decision, and it is not to be loyal. Back then After Gu Bai read it, I suddenly felt the pores of my whole body open, and I trembled. I kept it in my heart and dared not forget it, so now after the Gu Jian Kingdom, the first thing to do is to cross the sea and conquer the Northern Expedition!"

Liu Zongzhou came to persuade Zhu Yihai to go back to Shaoxing or Taizhou, but now Zhu Yihai actually used the words he had advised Hongguang to block his mouth, and instead used one spear to attack the other shield, leaving him speechless.

Zhu Yihai took Zhang Guowei with his left hand, and Liu Zongzhou with his right hand, and said, "At the time when the Emperor Lie died for his country, Nanjing embraced the title of King Fu, and there was a time when the dynasty was full of prosperity, with both civil and military skills, and all the ministers offered good words of gold and jade. It's a pity that Hongguang failed to implement it." .The situation in the southeast has collapsed, and the world is at stake, and there is no room for mistakes."

"My lords, you just came from Yuyao, you should have witnessed the leaders of the Tartars there, and you know the details of the Meishan victory, right? The Tartars are not incapable of fighting, but we have to be more proactive."

"To be honest, my lords, I know that there are still loyal soldiers and common people guarding Haining Weicheng, and the Hangzhou Marshal has sent 5000 people to attack, but the man who commands the troops is Li Yuchun, the Sizhou guard. He surrendered to Sizhou after the war, and also took the initiative to go to the city of Yangzhou to persuade him to surrender. After the city was destroyed, he participated in the Yangzhou massacre. Now he is registered as a prisoner with a flag, and he belongs to the Han army with a yellow flag.

Qi Biaojia, who once served as the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, persuaded, "Conquest is the responsibility of generals. Your Highness is now in charge of the country, so it is convenient for him to control the government. How can he be a vanguard?"

Zhu Yihai said very sincerely, "In the current situation, even though Gu is known as the supervisor of the country, he is actually only temporarily ordering Ning, Shaotai, and the Tartars stationed troops in Jinling and Hangzhou with hundreds of thousands of people. danger. So I won’t talk about that at this time.”

"The war has begun. There is no distinction between the north and the south, and there is no distinction between people, old or young. No matter who you are, everyone has the responsibility to defend the land and fight against the war. Everyone should be determined to sacrifice everything. At this critical time, we must rely on the unity of the whole country. Unanimity, to fight against the Tartars together. Being alone in charge of the country, conquering the front line in person can motivate the soldiers and inspire the people, so why hesitate?"

"On the contrary, my lords, you are the pillars of the country, and the government still relies on you to preside over the affairs of the court."

Zhang Guowei said, "His Royal Highness, as the king of the country, is still willing to fight on the front line. How can we, the ministers of the country, fall behind others. Wherever your highness is, the ministers will be there."

Liu Zongzhou and others also agreed, since they couldn't persuade Zhu Yihai to go back, then they didn't leave either.

Zhu Yihai thought for a while, "Gu has already issued an order before, worship Mrs. Zhang as a scholar, secretary of the Ministry of War, governor of Zhejiang, and supervise all the troops on the river. This task is very important. Although facing the Tartars, it is hopeless for us to rely on the river to defend blindly." Yes, but right now, it is very necessary to set up defenses along the river, to attack with strange soldiers all the way, and to be in harmony with each other, so I invite the boss to return to Shaoxing to supervise, you have high morals and prestige, and this important task belongs to you!"

"Song Gong, Qi Gong, Fang Gong, Chen Gong, etc., please return to Taizhou and take charge of rebuilding the six departments, so that the central government can resume normal operation as soon as possible, and also bring Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Huguang, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places as soon as possible. Unite as one and fight against the Qing Dynasty together.”

"Soldiers on the front line are fighting, but they also need support from the rear, especially money, food and military salaries. These are all up to you."

The first assistant Song Zhipu, the second assistant Qi Biaojia, and the group assistants Fang Fengnian, Chen Meng, Chen Hanhui, and Ke Xiaqing who were named could not refute.

If Zhu Yihai is not good at it, then this small imperial court needs cabinet ministers even more.

"Liu Gong, you are popular in the country. Now the situation is turbulent, people's hearts are chaotic, and the officials are also good and bad. We have to rely heavily on Liu Gong to lead the Metropolitan Procuratorate and supervise the civil and military affairs of all officials. At this time, our internal affairs are more stable."

"How can there be no one around His Highness? I would like to stay with you." Chen Hanhui said.

Ke Xiaqing, the head righteous Yuan Cong, also expressed his willingness to stay and assist.

However, Zhu Yihai didn't want the two of them to stay, they were his co-conspirators, Yuan Cong, absolute confidants, so he hoped that his confidants would be there among the left-behind cabinet ministers, so as not to stay behind and go astray.

Chen Hanhui is a scholar and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Ke Xiaqing is a scholar and assistant manager of Rongzheng and Rongzheng. These are two important positions. If they accompany them, the real power of these two important positions may fall to others.

Although Zhu Yihai still doesn't care much about the small court in eastern Zhejiang, and feels that he still has to rely on soldiers to fight the territory to have a follow-up, but now he can't easily give up completely.

"Yu Dafu, the envoy of the administration, stays, and Gu pays homage to Shen Chenquan as a scholar of Dongge University. The two of them accompany Gu and are in charge of contacting the remaining ministers, how about it?" Zhu Yihai suggested.

Zhang Guowei, Liu Zongzhou and others wanted to stay, but what Zhu Yihai said made sense.

In the end, the monarchs and ministers reached an agreement after eating a simple lunch, and Zhang Guowei and others returned.

Zhang Guowei, a bachelor and governor of Zhejiang, supervised the troops of Ning Shaotai and was in charge of the Qiantang River defense line.

Zhu Dadian, a bachelor, is also the governor of Anhui, and supervised the troops of Jin Quyan's troops.

Governor Wang Zhiren of the Beijing Camp, and Ke Xiaqing, a bachelor, minister of military affairs, and associate manager of the Beijing Camp, were responsible for rebuilding the Beijing Camp and maintaining law and order in Zhejiang provinces, while guarding Zhoushan Huang Binqing.

The other great scholars not only want to rule the eight prefectures in eastern Zhejiang, collect food and taxes, and supply military supplies, but also have to contact other areas that have not been occupied by the Tartars, so that they can support the Lu Jian Kingdom and submit to the army. Eastern Zhejiang sent troops to serve the king, supplying food and paying silver.

Everyone has their own division of labor and perform their own responsibilities.

Because since the uprising, Zhu Yihai was able to quickly win the support and loyalty of several generals who led the army, and he was able to integrate the Ningshaotai area so quickly, and even fought several victories in person, suppressing the rebellion and annihilating the Tartars. In front of you, speaking is also very important.

He insisted on going north to conquer in person. Although the ministers were always not very supportive, they finally compromised.

Zhu Yihai finally rejected the proposal of Zhang Guowei and others to send a few more troops from Shaoxing for reinforcements. This time the northward trip was not a big fanfare, but a surprise attack. The 1 troops were enough.

"It would be great if we could prepare some armor, knives, guns, guns and ammunition."

At the end of the simple lunch, Liu Zongzhou still mentioned King Yiyang who was in Chongming to supervise the country and King Nanyang who was recruiting soldiers in Qu.

"King Yiyang has already sent Dong Zhining and Huaxia as special envoys regarding the matter of King Yiyang supervising the country in Chongming. Now that the enemy is at hand, let's join forces to resist the captives first. In the future, the king who enters Guanzhong first."

"As for the King of Nanyang, he was loyal and brave. Gu Ye sent envoys to preach the decree, and named him King Deng, worshiped the general who conquered the captives and led the Chinese army's governor's mansion, and allowed him to recruit troops to supplement the three guards of the king's mansion to guard Quzhou. Huang Daozhou awarded him gold. Governor Qu."

Zhang Guowei couldn't help but said, "Your Highness's handling of Yiyang King was inappropriate. I think it's unfair to call on the world, and Du will rise up."

"His Royal Highness proposes that the king who enters Guanzhong first will cause future troubles."

Zhu Yihai glanced at the ministers, all of them were highly respected, and some of them had even been admitted to the cabinet before.

Zhu Yihai's self-reliant supervisory state now actually needs the endorsement of these former high-ranking officials.

After all, right now, anyone can be king or emperor.

It depends on who can get the support of more ministers and veterans.

"This matter has been considered for a long time. If the decree is abandoned now and King Yiyang abdicates and returns to the vassal, will he be willing? If he is willing, will the 20 soldiers who supported him be willing?"

"If you refuse, won't civil strife start first?"

"So after thinking about it, I can only ignore these things for the time being, and first join forces to fight against the captives. Then, whoever takes down the two capitals first will be the emperor."

"Your Highness, in this way, what if the clans in Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan all establish themselves as kings and refuse to obey orders?" Zhang Guowei asked.

Zhu Yihai said calmly and calmly, "As long as they are willing to unanimously fight against the captives and regain their enlightenment, I still say that the one who enters Guanzhong first will be the king. But if they just want to fight for the throne and grab the dragon chair, establish their own name and then stab a knife in the back, then At that time, the crusade will be eliminated."

"Your Highness, why didn't you rectify your name and formally succeed to the throne?"

"It's not too late to proclaim the emperor after recovering Nanjing." Zhu Yihai said, there are advantages and disadvantages to rushing to proclaim the emperor right now. What is most needed is that he went north to the Three Wus to make waves in this newly occupied area of ​​the Qing army, so he needs to unite with the troops of King Yiyang instead of fighting with them first.

In addition, Zhu Yihai was quite sure that King Yiyang, a small court supported by a group of defeated soldiers and fleeing generals, would not last long, so he was not in a hurry to proclaim himself emperor.

When he wins more victories, when King Yiyang and the others are defeated again, he will be called emperor again, and it will be even more well-deserved.

(End of this chapter)