Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 285 The Eastern King kills the Ding King, and the Qing Dynasty returns! (Seeking a monthly pass, asking for a subscription)
In the 47th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, in late December, Yingtianfu, Nanjing City.

With the end of the defense of Nanjing, which lasted more than half a year, and the initial determination of the overall situation in the southeast, this southeastern city has returned to its former prosperity.

As the new year approaches, the Chinese people in Nanjing wear brand-new "national robes" - a red round-neck gown, with a "national sword" - a three-foot sword hanging from their belts, swaggering back and forth on the streets, forming a It created a landscape that is quite "the world is for the public".These "national robes" and "national swords" are not just worn casually, but symbols of the status of Chinese and national scholars. Only those who have passed the exam or been awarded the honor of a national scholar (scholar) can use the red robe and long sword, which is very majestic.

In addition to prestige, the status of nationals and national scholars has other advantages. First, nationals and national scholars have the privilege of not worshiping officials and being interrogated without corporal punishment; Third, Chinese citizens and national scholars have the right to enroll in government schools or to send a nephew to official school; fourth, national scholars have the qualifications to participate in the Political Council and the Restoration Conference, and to serve as officials, while Chinese people only need to pay a certain amount of donations Or graduate from a designated government school and pass the exam to obtain the status of a national scholar.

In short, the benefits of becoming a Chinese and a scholar are obvious!

In the city of Nanjing, if any big man didn't seize the opportunity when Nanjing was besieged by the Qing army last time to join the militia or donate military pay, and establish himself as a national or national scholar, it would be too late to regret it now!
Now that the Battle of Nanjing is over, the number of the Nanjing Civil Army has been reduced to two to 3000 people—it’s just a shelf and a city battalion, and the members are all training soldiers (regular troops). If you are on duty in the city, shoot a few arrows, wave the flag and shout, you can pretend to be a Chinese, and there is no door.

As for participating in the Yingtianfu military training, firstly, the number of places is limited, and secondly, the military training involves long-term service, and the military discipline is strict. Citizens in Nanjing who have livelihoods and businesses are not willing to be able to train in the army.

So now those unidentified men in Nanjing City can't hold their heads up when they see Chinese people and scholars all over the street. If the family's money is not very poor, even if they donate, they have to donate an identity!

And those who became citizens and scholars of the country also had a lot of fun, so Daming had their share!

The representatives they elected could go to the Ming Fuming Congress, and they could also attend the Nanjing Political Council. They had a say in both national and local affairs.And to be an official, you must be a national or a national scholar. This feeling that I am the emperor's own family is really good.

In addition to feeling good, the income of handicraftsmen and small businessmen in Nanjing has also risen to a higher level after the victory of the Nanjing Defense War!

Nanjing is the capital of silk, an important trade hub on the Yangtze River, and a metropolis in the southeast.However, during the period between the victory of the Nanjing Defense War and the Qing Dynasty's entry into Nanjing, due to the fact that Nanjing's foreign trade was choked by the Qing Dynasty, silk could not be sold at a high price, and the interests of the Yangtze River trade hub also dropped sharply, and the southeastern metropolis was even worse. Not to mention that the landlords in the southeast either died in the troubled times or shrank from the fear of the Qing Dynasty's literary inquisition. Who would dare to come to Nanjing to make public?

So those older people in Nanjing do not miss Daming. Now that Ming is back, Nanjing is the capital of the country again, and overseas trade has become much smoother. After the end of the Nanjing War, the gentry in the southeast also flocked here. If you don't come, you will be regarded as a local rich man by the scholars!And if you don't come to Nanjing, how can you donate to the country?If you don't donate to the country, how can you become an official and a master in the future?

Now that the Ming Dynasty has just been restored, many officials must be needed, so this opportunity must not be missed!
So, after the end of the defense war, the market in Nanjing has prospered visibly. The whole city is really full of vitality, and everything is competing!

But it was such a good time that "everyone is happy", rumors began to spread in Nanjing that "the East King will live forever" and "the East King will kill the King, and the Qing Dynasty will return"!

When this rumor first came out, the people in Nanjing didn’t really believe it—now that they are all “Yuanjun and Yuanchen”, even if King Ding ascended the throne, he would be a Xujun who will rule under the roof. According to the Fuming Conference, it has been finalized According to the principled "Original Law of the Ming Dynasty", the major national affairs of the Ming Dynasty will be discussed and decided by a meeting called the "Grand Duke Council" to discuss and decide, and then the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will nod and stamp.The daily affairs of the country are also managed by the Cabinet Office elected by the Grand Council, and the head of the Cabinet Office is called the Prime Minister.The real power of this prime minister is much greater than that of the emperor!

Geng Jingzhong wants to seize power, can't he find a way to become a prime minister?Why bother killing the king for long live?If King Ding wants to be a "Long Live Seal", he might as well be the prime minister or even the Eastern King!If he wants to be a real power Long Live, although the Western King Wu Sangui is now the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, regardless of Ming's affairs, there are still King Nan, King Zhong, King Ying, and King Yi. Oh, and King North, and King Lu Zhongtang, Chen Zhongtang, can they agree?Even if the North King and East King get close and support him in the end, then the opposition force is not small!

If one is not good, the group of Great Kings, Zhongtang, and Jiedu Envoys of Ming Dynasty will be killed together, and the Qing Dynasty may really come back by then!
But on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, as the northern princess Shang Shuying with silver helmets and silver armor led five thousand northern kings to land from the wharf of Waijinchuanmen in Nanjing, and then marched into Shence Gate in a mighty manner, "East The rumors of "long live the king will be" and "the king of the east will kill the king, and the Qing Dynasty will return" suddenly spread wildly in Nanjing.

However, there are still many people who still don't quite believe that Geng Jingzhong wants to rebel and kill Jian Guo to become the emperor.

And on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, which is today, Yue Le, the Jiedu envoy of Susong Township, Li Zhifang, the envoy of East Zhejiang Observation, Fan Chengmo, the envoy of Western Zhejiang Observation, Liu Bingzheng, the envoy of Fujian Observation, led their troops to Beijing under the decree of the Eastern King, and the army is entering Nanjing. The news of the upper gate of the city suddenly spread throughout the inner city of Nanjing like a frying pan, and now everyone knew something was wrong!

The "national crowd in red" on the streets of Nanjing's inner city not only carried swords, some even brought newly bought flintlock pistols when they went to the streets!

The blacksmith street outside the Dinghuai Gate in the inner city of Nanjing is even more red, and they are all nationals who bought cloth armor and chain mail at their own expense. , you can also buy armor, of course, the number is limited, and you must have the "national card" and "national soldier card" to purchase, the purchased armor, muskets, bows and crossbows must also be engraved with the national or national soldier name and brand number.

And on the street outside Dinghuai Gate where Chinese people and scholars gathered, the rumors spread even more violently.

"Have you heard? Geng Dongwang is really about to rebel. The old imperial city he occupied has been under martial law. Without Dongwang's order, no one is allowed to enter or leave!"

"Isn't that right? I saw with my own eyes on the upper bridge yesterday that Yue Le, Li Zhifang, Fan Chengmo, and Liu Bingzheng's troops marched in large numbers. The total number of people is ten to twenty thousand!"

"Eastern King's Army is also mobilizing to Nanjing these days, and there are troops coming in from Xianhe Gate every day!"

"The Northern Prince's soldiers are here too! The Northern Prince's Mansion inside the Jinchuan Gate is almost turning into a barracks. The Northern Princess Shang Shuying who brought the soldiers back is the sister of Sima Shangzhixin of the Eastern Prince's Mansion!"

"Reverse, if it is reversed, he is a traitor!"

"What are you afraid of? Do they have as many people as we have? There are tens of thousands of soldiers in Nanjing, and no less than 15 Chinese and national scholars. There are also tens of thousands of troops from the King of England and the King of Nan in Anqing! The Huaiyang Regiment in Zhongtang is training the army. If anyone surnamed Geng dares to rebel, we will destroy him!"

"Yes, kill him!"

Most of the Nanjing people and national scholars were baptized after more than half a year of war, and they really regarded themselves as members of Ming Dynasty. Now of course they have to take up arms to defend the newborn Ming Dynasty people and national scholars regime!

Moreover, Yue Le, Li Zhifang, and Fan Chengmo were all defeated generals of the Nanjing Guozhong. They led so many troops to fight for more than half a year, but they didn't touch the edge of Nanjing's inner city. Now there are only 2 people. What is there to be afraid of?

As for Geng Jingzhong, the people of Nanjing also looked down on him, and privately nicknamed him "Mouse King".

The reason for this nickname is because Geng Jingzhong looks a bit like a rat, looking like a mouse.

Second, Geng Jingzhong is a villain.

On the one hand, he wanted to be Long Live—everyone knew about it; on the other hand, he was a little timid, always afraid that others would murder him.

So Geng Jingzhong hid in the Nanjing Imperial City all day long, and rarely went out, even if he went out, he went out quietly at night. He was a bit like a mouse king.

Even if such a mouse king turns out to be a fluke, he will definitely not be able to hold on to the situation, and Da Qing might come back!
Of course, Geng Jingzhong himself doesn't think he has "mouse nature". He also thinks that he has planned well and should be foolproof!

Just when the Nanjing Guozhong Sect began to strengthen their armed forces spontaneously, this King Geng Dong was still in his palace with Yue Le, Fan Chengmo, Li Zhifang, Liu Bingzheng, Shang Shuying, and his confidant Shang Zhi who had just entered the city. Xin, Yu Renying, Li Daoren, Bai Xianzhong, Xu Wenyao, Wang Shiyu and others conspired to rebel.

"My lord, now there are [-] of your army in Nanjing, [-] of Yue Shuai, Li Guan, Fan Guan, and Liu Guan, and [-] of Beiwang's army, a total of [-]. There is only Lu Sanhao on the opposite side. Our [-] regiments and two to three thousand militiamen, we have a great advantage!"

"My lord, now Dashengguan, Dangtu, Caishiji, Wuhu, Tongling, Guichi, etc. are all under the control of Marshal Zeng, and Lu Bu's soldiers, big and small, are still under the city of Anqing. As for Lu Sanhao, he fell into embarrassment because Wu Sangui claimed to be the emperor of Zhou. Our people impeached him, and he was entangled by people from the Fuming Conference every day. In Nanjing, there is no one who can My lord, the person you are fighting against!"

"My lord, you don't have to worry about Huo Lu Bu and his son. They won't come to Nanjing at all. My North Prince led five thousand elite troops to guard the camp at Puzikou! Huo Lu Bu and his son don't have a navy, how can they come here?"

"My lord, don't worry about the return of the Qing Dynasty. The country of the Qing Dynasty is also in chaos. Kangxi and his second brother Regent Wang Fuquan are already at war. There will be a war after the spring of next year. They can't fight themselves. Will you take care of our business?"

"Wu Sangui doesn't have to worry, the first thing he has to deal with is Li Zicheng, these two old enemies, it is impossible to make peace, there will be a battle between dragons and tigers!"

"Kang Kang in Jiangxi will not be our enemy. He has been besieged by Lu Bu and his son and Li Zicheng for so long, and it is difficult to protect himself! As for King Yi in Fujian, he has always been a housekeeper, and his vision cannot go beyond southern Fujian. There is no need to worry. "

"My lord, the right time, place and people are all on our side. Let's do it!"

Geng Jingzhong listened to his subordinates analyze from various aspects, the result is of course very sure, as long as you let go and do it, there is a high probability of success.

It seems that the admonition that the Son of Heaven is split into ears is not wrong at all!
Since he was right, Geng Jingzhong also made up his mind!
He looked at a group of cronies and allies in the hall, nodded his head and said: "Da Ming's power is exhausted, and the southeast is actually a land without owner. If I don't want to take it, after Huo Lu Bu and his son conquer Anqing and take Jiujiang, they will definitely join forces with Li Zicheng." Come to fetch. They have now restored the Li surname, and they have become a joint clan with Li Zi, and they are already one. In addition, there is a prophecy saying that "Eighteen Sons Have the World". It's the eighteen sons! The widow has now decided to act first!
Are you all willing to work together with Geng to clean up the world? "

This is what everyone is waiting for!

So they all got up and knelt down, clasped their fists together, and shouted to Geng Jingzhong: "The ministers are willing to follow the Eastern King to conquer the world!"

Geng Jingzhong nodded: "Okay! Each battalion will have a full meal tonight, and troops will attack Dingwangfu at midnight tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

"嗻"

Dingwangfu, the back garden.

Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong was sitting in a secluded pavilion at this time, looking at Lu Sanhao, Chang Wei, and Luo Dawei in front of him with a look of helplessness.

It was spread all over the city of Nanjing that Geng Jingzhong wanted to rebel, and it was still "Eastern King Killing King Ding". This is not to let people be Ming Xiandi!After Emperor Xian was abolished, there was still a prince in Shanyang County. How could he have to be beheaded?

This can't be done!

He's dying!Have to work hard to survive!Had to take a bite!
But he, the king of Ding, has no soldiers or generals, so he can only rely on the loyal ministers below, and it is the powerful ministers to help!
But the problem is that apart from Lu Sanhao, there are no powerful ministers in Nanjing now. Chen Yonghua was in Jiangbei, so he sent a gentle and refined Chang Wei to help.Li Zhongshan was still besieging Anqing, so he sent a kind-faced, easy-going and weak Luo Dawei to escort him.

What made the Third Prince Zhu speechless the most was that these three men did not have many troops. Lu Sanhao only had 1 people, Luo Dawei and Chang Wei each brought back 3000 people, and there were also some militiamen. Then there were no more!

There are less than 2 people in total, and Geng Jingzhong's side is at least [-] to [-], which is nothing!

The Ming Dynasty is about to end, and Emperor Xian of the Ming Dynasty is about to perish!

"Don't worry, my lord," Lu Sanhao said calmly, "Although King Geng Dong has 5 to 10,000 horses, there are still [-]+ Chinese and national scholars in Nanjing. As long as we can resist a little, the Chinese and national scholars in Beijing will gather Get up, and you will be able to eradicate the traitor in one fell swoop."

Luo Dawei said with a gentle face: "My lord, all of our Huaixi Red Scarf Army can fight, and one can count as ten. We are not afraid of Geng Jingzhong's recklessness. If he dares to rebel, I will capture him alive for you!"

The Third Prince Zhu, who was quite good at bragging, looked at Chang Wei again, and it seemed that he was even more hopeless. He was dressed as a scribe, and he looked like a scholar!
Chang Wei said with a smile: "Since ancient times, those who won the hearts of the people won the world. Now the hearts of Jinling belong to the king and not to King Geng. If King Geng dares to rebel, the people of Jinling will not spare him!"

Third Prince Zhu nodded: "Okay, then hurry back to the barracks to catch the troops. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, the thief Geng Jingzhong will turn against him!"

After finishing speaking, he waved Lu Sanhao, Luo Dawei, and Chang Wei to leave.

Seeing them walking away, Third Prince Zhu coughed again, and then he saw Jin Yiwei Zhenfu Liu Shuochuan sneaking out of the nearby woods and quietly approaching Third Prince Zhu.

"Your Majesty, Geng Jingzhong will rebel early tomorrow morning!" Liu Shuochuan said in a low voice.

"Really?" Zhu Cijiong glanced at him.

"It's absolutely true!" Liu Shuochuan said, "I planted eyeliner in the Northern King's army."

"Then Beishou's boat is ready?" Third Prince Zhu asked.

Liu Shuochuan nodded: "It's ready! Your Majesty, shall we set off right away?"

Third Prince Zhu sighed, and said in a low voice: "Wait, wait, wait until it gets dark! I never thought that it would be so difficult for me to become Emperor Xian!"

(End of this chapter)