Iron blood Suiming

Hearing the arrival of Nanjing soldiers and horses, Li Kaiguo and Wei Chuping's expression did not change at all. Even the guards blocking the courtyard gate had no intention of fleeing, but were vigilant to see if the officers and soldiers rushed in.

Zhu Yousong was secretly startled. The more he looked at Li Jianguo, the more he felt that he had met a strange person, and there were not many people in the world who could remain calm in front of soldiers and horses.Hearing the voices of soldiers outside approaching, Zhu Yousong gritted his teeth. Compared with what happened just now, the position of prince is more important.

He took out a jade token from his body, walked to the gate of the courtyard, handed it to the guards and said, "When the soldiers arrive, show them this and let them exit."

The guard looked at Li Jianguo, and Li Jianguo nodded.The guard then took it, turned and walked out.Gu Hengbo hurriedly led a few terrified sisters into the courtyard with dishes.Plates of exquisite dishes were carefully arranged, and the five-year-old Bibo wine was poured into a small white jade cup, and a scent of the wine wafted into his nose slowly. Taste it, but worry about whether there is medicine in the wine.

Li Jianguo just glanced at it, picked up a glass of wine, and drank it dry in one gulp. He picked up a piece of tiger skin and ate it. He found it fresh, crispy and delicious, and he couldn't help but praise: "Good."

Wei Chuping saw Li Jianguo moving his chopsticks, so he dared to take a bite of a piece of crispy candy that was five cents long, three cents wide, and one cent thick. He felt that the outside was yellow and the inside was crispy, sweet but not greasy. : "Good sugar, only Jiangnan snacks can make such exquisite taste."

Zhu Yousong said patiently, "This tiger skin meat and Dong candy are both made by Dong Xiaowan himself. Of course the taste is good. Are you from the north, sir?"

Wei Chuping came to Nanjing for the first time, he didn't know who Dong Xiaowan was, he just thought she was a cook.However, Li Jianguo knew that Dong Xiaowan was a famous prostitute in history and one of the eight beauties of Qinhuai.He didn't think of it.In addition to her looks, the real Dong Xiaowan also cooks well.

Looking closely at the dishes on the table, you can see that fire meat has the smell of pine and cypress, wind fish has the smell of muntjac deer, drunken clams are like peach blossoms, pine shrimps are like dragon whiskers, oily pomfrets are like sturgeon, baked rabbit and crispy chicken are like Cake bait is wonderful.

Li Jianguo ate happily, and it was rare for him to do anything other than kill.Fortunately, a bite to eat.Before becoming an emperor, of course they didn't pay much attention to food and clothing, but now they are emperors, of course they have to be extremely particular about clothing and food.After staying to eat a few more chopsticks, he stopped chopsticks and said to Gu Hengbo: "Miss Xiaowan's dishes are very thoughtful, let her come and see." This is very blunt.But Gu Hengbo knew that this request could only be agreed.Can't refuse.It's just that my mother was very sad about that test. She wanted to say that Li Jianguo had once again brought out a twelve tael ingot of gold and motioned her to go quickly.

Gu Hengbo had no choice but to go, but she was not afraid that Xiaowan would come.What kind of harm will they suffer? Although the three people in front of them are fierce, they will not hurt innocent women like them.With these twelve taels of gold, it is enough to make my mother tempted.

At this time, Zhu Yousong's jade card had already played a role.The noise outside was gone.Zhu Yousong couldn't hold back his thoughts any longer, stood up and bowed deeply, and said: "Yousong really wants to solve this doubt about what the gentleman said just now, please give me your advice, and you will be rewarded generously."

Li Jianguo smiled slightly. After tasting these delicacies just now, he was already [-]% full. He took a sip of tea and said, "Please sit down, my lord. I will speak slowly when I wait for you." Although Zhu Yousong listened to this The word "Ye" was very harsh, but for the sake of the crown prince, I had no choice but to endure it, forced myself to sit down with a smile, and put on an attitude of listening attentively.

Li Jianguo shook his folding fan, took another sip of tea, and said with a slight smile, "The three of you, the prince and his brother, who does the prince's father like?"

Zhu Yousong frowned and said, "You mean Youqu and Youhua? Although they are more favored by the father than this king, but this king is the eldest son and the first son. The ancestral system of our Ming Dynasty is that the eldest son comes first." Yes." He also thought about this reason, but he just thought of the ancestral system, and he passed it by, as long as he didn't die, it was absolutely impossible for the two younger brothers to be crowned princes.

Li Jianguo laughed so hard that Zhu Yousong blushed. He knew he was wrong in Li Jianguo's laughter, but he didn't know where he was wrong.

Li Jianguo just laughed a few times, then stood up, facing the already skewed daylight, and said lightly: "The lord has forgotten, who is the father of the lord?" Just like Huang Zhong Dalu, Zhu Yousong was awakened immediately, and he understood immediately, and his face turned pale immediately.

The current Emperor Hongguang, Zhu Changxun, is the third son of Emperor Wanli. Back then, he and Ming Guangzong fought for the foundation of the country, causing a fight that lasted for more than ten years.For this matter, Zhu Changxun has always been brooding about it. Now that he has become the emperor and sits on the world, how can he take the system of the first son and eldest son in his eyes?

Moreover, Zhu Changxun has always disliked Zhu Yousong, but prefers Zhu Youqu and Zhu Youhua's two younger brothers.Thinking of this, Zhu Changxun suddenly became cheerful about not making him the prince in time, and immediately let Zhu Yousong understand the problem.

Zhu Yousong's face was pale, and he felt bitterness in his mouth.Seeing his appearance, Wei Chuping could only sigh secretly in his heart, the emperor is the emperor, no matter what time it seemed, a difficult problem would be easily solved in the hands of the emperor.

Li Jianguo saw that Zhu Yousong was so frightened by him, so he added another heavy stone to press Zhu Yousong's heart, "The only reason Emperor Guangzong was able to defeat your father and succeed in ascending the throne was because of the help of civil servants who died. .Does the prince now have the same fortune as Guangzong did?"

Zhu Yousong smiled sadly, and said: "This king has been locked up in the mansion since he was a child. He never dared to make friends with ministers, and even dared not step out of the city gate. Where would there be civil servants who would help this king? It seems that this king I'm afraid I won't live long."

Li Kaiguo said indifferently: "Why did the lord make such a statement?"

Zhu Yousong gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't that clear? If the emperor wants to appoint one of the two younger brothers to be the crown prince, the eldest son of this king will be their hindrance. How can I allow this king to live?" Arriving here, it was a broad daylight in August, and the weather was very hot, but I also shivered, apparently frightened by what I said.

Li Jianguo went back to his seat and sat down, and said, "Then, can the prince change the situation?"

At this moment, Zhu Yousong was very upset. He had been imprisoned in the Fan Palace all his life.He was able to come to Nanjing now, thanks to the death of Emperor Chongzhen, let him come up with an idea at this time.How can it be?

But he is by no means an idiot. Although he was upset, he could hear some clues. With a look of expectation, Zhu Yousong suddenly stood up, gave Li Kaiguo a big gift, and said: "Yousong was ignorant before and offended Mr. At this time, You Song is in danger, so please give him some advice. If You Song becomes the crown prince in the future, he will definitely win high officials and honors for the two gentlemen. In return for your great kindness."

Li Kaiguo pretended to be overjoyed, stepped forward to gently support Zhu Yousong with a folding fan, and said with a smile: "My lord, don't worry, this is exactly why these two people came here to assist you to ascend to the crown prince."

Zhu Yousong felt relieved.As expected, the last trace of doubt in my heart was eliminated.If Li Jianguo and the two came here without asking.He couldn't believe it.If you come here for the official title, the credibility will be greatly improved. After all, if you do nothing, you will come to help him do this kind of thing. There may be such people in the world, but Zhu Yousong doesn't think he will such luck.Come across two at once.

Now that the words have come to this point, Zhu Yousong confided in Li Kaiguo and Li Kaiguo. First, he asked them their names, and when he learned that one was Li Kaiguo.After one named Wei Ping, Zhu Yousong couldn't wait to say to Li Jianguo: "Mr. Li, what do you think this king should do now to get the crown prince?"

Li Jianguo smiled and said: "My lord, don't worry. In fact, as I said just now, if your lord wants to fight against the emperor, you must start with the ministers and win all the civil and military officials to support you like Emperor Guangzong. If the emperor doesn't want the prince to be the prince, it won't work."

Zhu Yousong frowned upon hearing this, of course he knew that this was the best way.But is it so easy to make friends with ministers?

Li Jianguo said: "The prince is worried about how to make friends with civil and military officials?"

Zhu Yousong cheered up. Usually such words have a meaning, that is, the person who said these words has a solution.He hurriedly said: "That's right, sir, please teach me." Having said that, Gu Hengbo finally brought a stunning girl into the small courtyard.

The reason why I say she is a stunning girl is because she looks only about ten years old, but she has already shown her beautiful face. Although her head is lowered, the woman's curiosity cannot be restrained. Occasionally, when she looks up and peeks, she will see her winking. The charm is natural, and she will be a beautiful woman when she grows up.

Gu Hengbo led the stunning girl to come closer, bowed lightly, and said in a low voice: "This is Xiaowan, please forgive me, she is still young and has not grown up, so she cannot serve you on the couch. "She was afraid that Li Jianguo and others would have the bad habit of destroying children, so she said it in front.

Li Jianguo ignored her, and just said to Xiaowan: "You made these dishes?" Dong Xiaowan said in a low voice: "These are all done in free time, if they don't suit the taste of the masters, please return them." Forgive me." Her voice was mellow and polyphonic, and she also had a girl's unique whine, which was exceptionally nice.

When Li Jianguo heard the answer, he ignored her and said to Zhu Yousong: "My lord, now I have a good opportunity to deepen the impression of the lord on the civil and military officials, and to aggravate the favor of the emperor on the lord. It depends on whether the prince has the courage to do it."

Zhu Yousong was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "In such a situation, life and death are within a short time, why is this king afraid? Please tell me quickly, sir, and this king is all ears."

Li Kaiguo said: "Does the lord know that Ma Shiying has brought the soldiers from the four towns in Jiangbei to Hongze Lake to prevent the Han army from going south?"

Zhu Yousong was startled, then shook his head, he really didn't know about this.Although he is also a prince, he has no confidants, no capable subordinates, and no ministers who deliberately make friends with him. Otherwise, how could he be allowed to come to the brothel to tarnish his reputation?

Li Jianguo sneered, and said again: "Does the prince know that the Seventh Governor is planning to use Ma Shiying as a bait to set up an ambush with 50 soldiers to encircle and suppress the Han army?"

Zhu Yousong's face showed anger, he didn't know about this at all, for a person who was determined to become a prince, he didn't know about these military and state affairs, and no one came to inform him, how could he not be angry?In fact, the seventh governor set up this plan, and even Ma Shiying, who was close at hand, didn't notice it, so how could Zhu Yousong know.It was Li Jianguo who learned the details of the Seventh Governor's plan when he used his ability to find Zhu Yousong in Nanjing City.Although as early as a long time ago, Ma Ying had such a guess.

Seeing this, Li Kaiguo knew that it was almost done, and then smiled and said: "The prince does not need to be angry, I just need the prince to present a strategy in front of the emperor, and it will immediately have the effect of turning the world around."

Zhu Yousong's brows were filled with joy when he heard this, and his heart itched unbearably. He had long forgotten that there were two brothel girls beside him, even if he still remembered.He doesn't care about it either, they are just two beautiful women, so what if they sound like secrets, they will kill them later, although they are a bit violent and not sympathetic enough.But compared with the crown prince, what are these?

On the contrary, Gu Hengbo and Dong Xiaowan's complexions turned paler, they are all intelligent women, how could they not know that what the three of them were talking about must not be leaked, and they wanted to leave without listening.But where can I go?Therefore, his complexion turned pale immediately, adding a bit of frailty, which was very lovable.

Zhu Yousong said anxiously: "Please don't keep it up, sir, and tell this king."

Li Jianguo smiled mysteriously and said: "Okay. So I told the prince that although the seven governors were counting first this time, and the sum of the soldiers from the four towns in the north of the Ma Shiying River, it was three times the attacking force of the Han army, but a certain I can say for sure that the Han army will win this battle, and the Ming army of 70 will definitely be defeated."

Zhu Yousong was startled, and really jumped up.He shouted: "Impossible, 70 hits 27, and it's an ambush. Even if we lose, it's impossible to lose."

Li Kaiguo sneered, and said: "It turns out that the lord knew this way, but he was very wrong. Someone asked the lord, when Emperor Chongzhen was in power, he held millions of Ming troops in his hands. Even Liaodong had The Ming army had as many as 40 elite troops, why did the Tatars only have a force of more than 20 troops, yet the imperial court suffered repeated defeats and was beaten twice to the capital by the Tartars?"

"As for Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other rogues, at the time of the largest number, the army of the refugees reached as many as one million, while the Ming army only had 30 to [-] and could drive the rogues everywhere. Why? It can be seen that the two armies are fighting, can they win? It does not depend on the number of troops, but on whether the troops are strong or not, and the generals can strategize."

"Who did the Tartars and rogues who caused the Ming army such a headache, hated them so much, and could not catch them? It was the Han army. It was almost effortless for the Han army to fight against the Tartars and rogues, and they all It's a streak of victories, not even a single defeat. Hearing this, the prince still thinks that the 70 Ming army can defeat the 27 Han army?"

Zhu Yousong and Dong Xiaowan yelled together: "Of course not." Zhu Yousong said that, that's all, but Dong Xiaowan also yelled this sentence, and all four of them looked at her at once.

Dong Xiaowan was engrossed in listening to it just now, but now she realized that she had slipped her words, two blushes suddenly appeared on her pale face, and she quickly hid behind Gu Hengbo.

Gu Hengbo gritted his teeth secretly, he knew in his heart that the little girl was unreliable, the two of them were already on the verge of life and death, this time Dong Xiaowan interrupted without authorization, which made them one step closer to death.Gu Hengbo hastily said: "Xiao Wan doesn't understand anything, she slipped a word just now, please forgive her once." The language was gentle, and he used all his skills to charm the very dangerous three people in front of him.

Li Kaiguo would take care of her there, and said to Zhu Yousong: "My lord is right. Once the 70 Ming army retreats, what will happen to Nanjing? Can it block the attack of the Han army? At that time, let alone your lord, it will be your father." Wang, I'm afraid I will be in a hurry and don't know what to do."

Gu Hengbo saw that Li Jianguo ignored them, as if he hadn't heard her words, he was relieved, but at the same time he was so angry that she, a beautiful and beautiful woman, ignored her existence, which really shocked her Confidence in your own beauty.

The more Zhu Yousong thought about it, the more he felt that what Li Jianguo said made sense. He thought that if Nanjing was captured by the Han army, where would their father and son go?Continue to retreat south?Or go west?And where is there such a place with natural dangers as Nanjing?Thinking about it, he was dripping with cold sweat.

Li Kaiguo said: "Your Highness, do you know that Nanjing has natural dangers and great rivers, why is it so easy to fall into danger?"

Zhu Yousong murmured: "Why? I don't know." At this time, Li Jianguo brought his whole mind into the net, and his thinking was completely in accordance with Li Jianguo's thinking.

Li Kaiguo chuckled and said, "That's because there are no warships in Nanjing."

Zhu Yousong was startled, slapped his thigh suddenly, and said, "That's right, I'm going to play the role of my father and build more warships." He thought he had found a solution, and his face was full of joy.

Li Jianguo laughed and said, "My lord, it's too late to make it now. Even if it's too late, where did you go to find the navy to drive the warship?"

Zhu Yousong immediately fell into distress again, and said, "That's right. Sir, since you brought up this matter, there must be a solution. Tell me, there is a navy in that river?"

Li Jianguo shook his head and said: "There will be on the river, but there will be on the sea. You may have heard of Zheng Zhilong, the prince. He has thousands of warships and tens of thousands of sailors. Go straight to the middle of the big river, and thousands of warships guard the river, no matter how powerful the Han army is, without the same warships, how can they cross the big river and threaten Nanjing?"

Of course Zhu Yousong has heard of Zheng Zhilong, and he has long known that he has a navy.Hearing Li Jianguo's words at this time, he jumped up with joy and shouted: "It's wonderful, it's wonderful, it's really wonderful."

Suddenly thought of something again.Hastily said: "Sir, then Zheng Zhilong used to listen to the instructions but not to the announcement. Now if my father orders him to guard Nanjing, what will happen if he doesn't come?"

Li Jianguo smiled slightly and said: "It's easy. The prince may not know that Zheng Zhilong and the Han army have enmity. The Han army once burned his boat and killed his soldiers. If the prince can persuade the emperor to give him a military department The false title of Shangshu, plus the free trade rights along the coast of Fuzhou. He will never pay taxes, so why should he not come?"

Where does Zhu Yousong know about free trade rights and never paying taxes?But Li Jianguo would explain it to him, and he immediately understood how much oil and water there was.Fu Wang's greedy nature was immediately revealed, he hesitated to give Zheng Zhilong so much money?

Li Jianguo guessed his psychology.With a sneer, he said, "My lord, if the Seventh Governor and Ma Shiying are defeated, Nanjing will be in danger immediately. At that time, with the foresight of the lord, Zheng Zhilong's navy will be dispatched to defend Nanjing, and the danger of Nanjing will be resolved. What do ministers think? Common people What do you think? What do you think of the emperor? This is a real military achievement. With this incident alone, the title of prince can be replaced. How can the title of prince be as important as a mere money?"

Zhu Yousong woke up immediately, and immediately thought of his power and status after he really became a prince.Immediately laughed loudly and said: "What Mr. Li said is that this king is a little short-sighted."

Li Jianguo nodded slightly, as if he was praising Zhu Yousong.Then he said: "This matter must be done in secret. My lord, you must secretly persuade the emperor about the transfer of Zheng Zhilong's navy. One is to keep it secret, so that it will not be known by the Han army. Don't be known by the seventh governor and Ma Shiying. They will definitely feel resentful when they learn about this without being defeated. Second, the right to free trade and the non-payment of taxes can only be promised secretly, and cannot be said publicly. Even the gentry will not agree, and there will be a lot of discussions in the world, and it will hurt the emperor's name. Third, it is best for the prince to obtain an order for this matter and implement it himself, so that all the merits will belong to the prince. In this way, It is even more necessary to keep it secret, otherwise if the two younger brothers of the prince know..."

Speaking of this, Li Jianguo didn't need to go any further, Zhu Yousong already understood with a face, nodded repeatedly, but gritted his teeth when he mentioned the two younger brothers.Wei Chuping, who had been silent beside him, sighed inwardly. Once he touched the throne, his father, son, and brother would lose all affection.

Li Jianguo stood up and said: "Since the lord has understood, I will leave now. When the lord becomes a prince, XX will naturally appear in front of the lord. In order to keep it secret, Dong Xiaowan took it away, and Miss Gu will help the lord." disposal."

Zhu Yousong was excited, of course he agreed, not to mention just a brothel girl, Li Jianguo wanted his sister, and he gave it to Li Jianguo without hesitation.

Li Jianguo pointed at Dong Xiaowan and said, "Follow me." Dong Xiaowan didn't resist, and immediately came to Li Jianguo and said, "Master, my little girl has a good sister who helps her with cooking on weekdays." , please allow me to take her with me, too."

Li Kaiguo said lightly: "Yes." He took her to the gate of the courtyard, and said to the guard: "Follow her and take a little sister with you. If anyone dares to stop, they will all be killed." The guard immediately stood up. Dao followed Dong Xiaowan.

Zhu Yousong also said viciously to Gu Hengbo: "You know all about my king's secrets today. If you don't want to die, just obediently follow me back to the mansion, otherwise you will only die once." Gu Hengbo is a snobbish and shameless person. A person who is greedy for profit, and has long been a broken bitch.At this time, if you can enter the future prince's mansion, is there anyone who is not willing?He smiled happily at the moment, and he didn't mean to be forced at all. Instead, he immediately swore and swore that he would never reveal a word about what happened today.

In history, Gu Hengbo married Gong Dingzi. Gong Dingzi first surrendered to Li Zicheng, and then surrendered to the Qing Dynasty with Chongzhen in May 17th.His wife, Mrs. Dong, did not want to be ordered by the Qing Dynasty because she was ordered by the Ming Dynasty.Gong Dingzi asked the imperial court to make Gu Hengbo the first-rank wife, and Gu Hengbo gladly accepted it.

Gu Hengbo once had a private life-long talent who died because of her betrayal of the alliance. Later, her husband Gong Dingzi, who served in the Ming Dynasty and was not guaranteed at the end of the festival, said to everyone, "I want to die, but my concubine refuses to do anything." ", which shows that she has no integrity, a born bitch.

There was a guard holding a knife, and Dong Xiaowan soon returned with a girl who was one year older than her.As soon as Wei Chuping saw this girl, his chest trembled immediately, his heart was full of enthusiasm, and he couldn't help thinking: "How can there be such a beautiful girl in the world? Got it?"

Dong Xiaowan and Gu Hengbo are already first-class beauties, but compared with this girl, they are like pearls and wax pills.Standing beside her, Dong Xiaowan's beauty disappeared and she became an ordinary woman.

Dong Xiaowan said in a low voice: "This is the little girl's elder sister, Chen Yuanyuan, she is a gentleman. Yuanyuan, hurry up and meet the two gentlemen." Wei Chuping blushed, and hurriedly said: "No...no, see... ...I've seen...Master Li is." In front of Chen Yuanyuan's beauty, he couldn't even finish his sentence.

Chen Yuanyuan saluted lightly, and the ring made a ding-dong sound, but it was not as good as her voice. She murmured, "Yuanyuan met Master Li."

Li Jianguo was also quite shocked by Chen Yuanyuan's beauty, but when he heard her name, he immediately understood that it must have such an alluring appearance to make Emperor Chongzhen, Li Zicheng, and Wu Sangui fascinated.Although he is not lustful, but if such a unique beauty in the world wants to follow him, he will naturally not rush out.

Li Jianguo said lightly: "Go and hire four small sedan chairs, let's go now." The guard put the knife back into the sheath, and there was still blood on the sheath. If he wanted to take Chen Yuanyuan away, he must have killed someone.Also, everyone knows that such a woman is hard to find in the world, how can she let go?

The guards came back quickly, and there were small sedan chairs rented out at the entrance of Milou for many years, for the convenience of clients and prostitutes.Two small sedan chairs were brought in, and Dong Xiaowan and Chen Yuanyuan each carried one.It wasn't until Chen Yuanyuan got into the sedan chair that Wei Chuping breathed out a long breath. He had been afraid to look at Chen Yuanyuan just now, and now there was a floor of sedan chairs behind him, so it was much more natural.

Li Jianguo didn't care about him, and he wouldn't give Wei Chuping this girl just because Wei Chuping liked Chen Yuanyuan.No one can afford a woman like Chen Yuanyuan except him.No matter who got Chen Yuanyuan, if he had no strength to protect her, it would definitely end in a disastrous end. Wei Chuping was still useful at this time, and Li Jianguo didn't want him to die young.

It was not the end of the day (around 15:00), the sky was still early, and the purpose of coming to Nanjing had been achieved. Five people and four sedan chairs went along the street to Taipingmen. At that time, Taipingmen changed its appearance. (To be continued..)