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Chapter 298 Entering Nanjing ([-])

"Since Sir wants to persuade He Yingrui to surrender tomorrow, he will go and talk to Ma Shiying. As for Zhang Shenyan, if he doesn't want to surrender, there is no need to force it."

"Yes."

"It's late at night. If you don't have anything else to do, sir, please go to bed early."

"Wei Chen retire."

After Zhang Kuang left Fengtian Hall, Liu Sheng personally sorted out the documents on the desk, and then led the bodyguard group to inspect the imperial city.

After confirming that there were no omissions in the defense of the imperial city, I rested in Fengtian Hall...

It was already past nine o'clock, and Liu Sheng went to bed early, but there were still many people in Nanjing who couldn't sleep.

In an elegant small courtyard on Shangyuan Street in the inner city.

The Hou family father and son were talking at night.

"Dad, why are you just unwilling to admit it? Then Liu Sheng asked you to persuade Zuo Liangyu to surrender. It was clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult. How could he have the slightest sense of trust?"

Hou Fangyu frowned, impatient and helpless.

He had been persuading him all night, but Hou Xun just couldn't listen.

Hou Xun sighed and said, "Why don't you know that this is a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for you? But it is also an opportunity. Your Majesty probably also thinks that your father can't do it, but if you succeed, your Majesty will definitely take a high look and feel sorry for you." With heavy responsibility.”

Hou Fangyu asked anxiously: "My father doesn't know who Zuo Liangyu is? Liu Sheng not only doesn't allow him to have any official title, but also deprives him of his military rights. How can he surrender to Wei?"

"If he falls into a desperate situation, he may agree to surrender in order to survive."

"Father!" Hou Fangyu couldn't help it. He didn't care about the offence, and asked: "The Ming Dynasty still has the north, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou. As the governor of the Ming Dynasty, my father, not to mention such an early surrender, will bear the responsibility." With so much infamy, how can we be sure that Liu Sheng will be able to dominate the world?!"

In later generations, I lost face even when my son accused me of it, let alone the late Ming Dynasty when the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Principles were prevalent.

Hou Xun's face darkened instantly, and he scolded: "You traitor! How much knowledge do you have, and what do you know?
The Ming Dynasty has been a country for nearly three hundred years, and it is difficult to reverse the long-standing disadvantages. Even without Liu Wei, the country would have been destroyed!

Among those who compete in the world today, only Liu Sheng has the most kingly appearance and will definitely be able to change dynasties.

I am called "a good minister who chooses his master". I may suffer temporary infamy, but I will still be able to make a good name in history, and I will ensure that my family will be rich for generations! "

Speaking of which, although Hou Xun came from a family of officials, he was imprisoned twice when the brothers Tianqi and Chongzhen were in power.

He was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli. He served as a traveler and an imperial envoy successively. He was valued by Zou Yuanbiao, the leader of the Donglin Party. He was quickly promoted and became a key official of the Donglin Party in the government.

But in the late period of Tianqi, he was attacked by Wei Zhongxian because of this, and his father, Taichang Temple Qinghou Zhipu, and his younger brother, Hanlin editor Hou Ke, were dismissed from office.

He waited until the first year of Chongzhen to rise again and became the censor of Guangxi.In the fifth year of Chongzhen's reign, he was promoted to the high position of Minister of Household Affairs. In the ninth year of Chongzhen's reign, he was about to enter the cabinet. However, he was jointly attacked by Wen Tiren and Xue Guoguan, and was imprisoned.

Historically, it was not until the 15th year of Chongzhen that Chongzhen released him from prison. He wanted to use his relationship with Zuo Liangyu to supervise Zuo Liangyu's tribe to suppress thieves.

This time and space was released from prison last winter, but he was actually in prison for six or seven years.

Historically, he supervised Zuo Liangyu's tribe to no avail. He was afraid that Chongzhen would catch him again and be beheaded or imprisoned, so he fled directly.

In the end, he was arrested in Yangzhou and sent to Beijing to be imprisoned.

It happened that Li Zicheng conquered Beijing and was released from prison.

After this incident, he was probably hit too hard. He neither surrendered nor became an official. He retired in his hometown and died more than ten years later.

Now that he has not suffered the last blow, he still intends to pursue an official career, and feels that Weibu can succeed. Naturally, he wants to board the ship of Weibu and become the founding official of the country, so as to retain a good reputation and protect the wealth of his family.

Seeing Hou Xun's anger, Hou Fangyu gave up persuading him, but he moved in his heart and said: "My father is old after all. If I want to go to persuade Zuo Liangyu, my son please come with me."

Hou Xun felt better when he saw Hou Fangyu surrendering. He nodded and said, "That's okay. You have a flexible mind and you can help a lot when the time comes."

"Son, please retire. Father, please rest early."

"You should go to bed early, maybe we will set off tomorrow."

"Yes."

After leaving Hou Xun's house, Hou Fangyu sighed first, and then shook his head.

He really didn't understand why Hou Xun fell into decline so quickly. The most important thing was that he thought the Ming Dynasty was very good - he used to travel to the south of the Yangtze River to study and make friends, fall in love with famous prostitutes, and live a very carefree life.

If it weren't for the rebels such as Chuang and Wei who brought chaos to the world, he might have passed the Henan Provincial Examination this spring, then won the Jinshi, and entered an official career with great success.

As for Liu Sheng, he just didn't pay attention to his father and deliberately made things difficult for him.

Under such circumstances, his father must be an old fool if he insists on surrendering.

'As a son, you must never let your father get confused and take the wrong path! '

After firming up his thoughts, Hou Fangyu went back to his room to rest.

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money house.

Qian Qianyi couldn't sleep for a while when he thought about what he had experienced during the day, and then when he thought about the scene where the Yi army entered the city and killed the rebel soldiers and civilians, declaring peace for the people.

Liu Rushi was very nervous during the day and tired for a long time, but she fell asleep quickly.

When he woke up, he saw Qian Qianyi sitting in the study, so he came over with his coat on.

"Why don't you sleep, Master?"

"I can't sleep." Qian Qianyi sighed, grabbed Liu Rushi's white and tender hand, stroked it and said, "Confucian scholar, do you want me to recommend myself to King Xingmei tomorrow?"

"Absolutely not!" Liu Rushi said quickly, "Although the master was dismissed from office before, he was once the courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and he was also the minister of the Ministry of Rites. If he took the initiative to surrender early, I am afraid he would be burdened with infamy." Hearing this. Qian Qianyi's eyes lit up when he said this, "Don't Confucian scholars object to my defection?"

Liu Rushi thought of what the Wei army did after entering the city during the day, and smiled and said: "The Wei army is benevolent and powerful. Now it has occupied Huguang, Jiangxi, South Zhili and half of Henan. It is indeed possible to aspire to dominate the world.

If Zhu Ming dies, the new dynasty will most likely be Liu Wei.If I can serve in the new dynasty, it will be beneficial to the world. "

Qian Qianyi smiled and said, "Confucian scholars can understand, and I feel relieved - then when is the right time for me to commit suicide?"

Liu Rushi thought for a while and said: "When Liu Wei first decided to set up Jiangnan, he must be short of officials, and he will definitely be recruiting talents after a while.

At that time, the master can find one or two officials who have already served to introduce him, so that he can be appointed by King Xingmei without being too conspicuous and criticized by the scholars. "

After hearing this, Qian Qianyi felt reassured and said happily: "Confucian scholar, you are really my virtuous wife."

"It's settled, Master, let's take a rest early."

"Okay, okay." Qian Qianyi's expression became a little unnatural again as he was held by Liu Rushi's hand.

He was frightened during the day, and with his old arms and legs, he might not be able to do it tonight...
The next day.

It took the Tai army a long time to finally clear out the rioters and civilians in Nanjing.

At the same time, news about Zuo Liangyu and the remnants of his generals also came from Xunfengwei one after another.

"Liu Liangzuo and Mou Wenshou broke through Shijiu Lake in Taiping Prefecture and fled to the border area of ​​Ningguo Prefecture and Guangzhou, and may escape into Zhejiang."

"Zuo Liangyu led 3000 servants to meet Zuo Mengeng in Chunhua Town, and then fled to Maoshan. On the way, he met Lu Guangzu, Xu Ensheng, and Chen Xueguan, Gao Maoming and others who had fled from Jurong County."

"In addition, after Wu Xueli and Zhang Yingxiang's tens of thousands of Ming troops originally stationed in Zhenjiang Prefecture were defeated by the First and Second Divisions, the remaining troops also fled into Maoshan."

"Zhang Yingyuan, who was stationed in Danyang, led his troops to surrender and is currently being reorganized locally."

"As for the remnants of the Chang Deng and Xu Yuxian naval divisions who fled from the river to Zhenjiang Prefecture, they also surrendered to our army this morning and are currently being reorganized at Dantu Port."

Imperial City, inside the Guards camp.

As Liu Sheng pointed at the map with a laser pointer and explained the current traces of the remaining Ming army units one by one, the situation on the battlefield in South Zhili became increasingly clear.

Liu Changhe, who came to the meeting, asked: "Your Majesty, so basically all the remaining troops under Zuo Liangyu's command have fled into Maoshan?"

"Yes." Liu Sheng nodded, "For them, escaping into Maoshan is the best option to escape our army's pursuit.

The Maoshan Mountains extend from Jurong to the north and to Lishui and Liyang in the south - our forces in Lishui and Liyang are somewhat weak. If they move quickly enough, they will most likely escape through the southern foothills of Maoshan and into the vast mountainous area southeast of Liyang.

Beyond this mountainous area is Guangzhou, and further to the southeast is Zhejiang.If they escape into Zhejiang, it will be impossible for our army to annihilate them in a short time.

Therefore, the key to whether we can annihilate the remnants of the Left Army depends on whether our army can trap them in Maoshan! "

After speaking, Liu Sheng made military arrangements one by one.

The main purpose was to let the accompanying group of Cavalry Guards from Nanjing set off first and go to the northern part of Liyang County to set up defenses.

There is a small plain there, which is quite suitable for cavalry combat. If Zuo Liangyu's troops break out from Maoshan, the heroic cavalry guards can intercept them.

Later, the remaining two regiments of Shengjie Guard were also sent to Maoshan.

Shengjiewei is good at fighting in mountains and cities. If the remnants of the left army resist in the mountains, Shengjiewei can become a sharp weapon to defeat the enemy.

As for the First Regiment of Shengjie Guard, they had already gone to Lishui, Donglushan, and Shangxingbu areas with the surrendered Jin Shenghuan troops to set up defenses, and cooperated with the recorded troops of the First Division and the Second Division to form an encirclement on Maoshan.

After the meeting, the generals dispersed, the Xiaoqi Guards and the Shengjie Guards sent out troops, and the imperial city camp was filled with the sound of horses.

Ma Shiying followed Zhang Kuang into the military camp and happened to see this scene. He found that these soldiers and horses were more elite than the soldiers of the Yangtze River Navy who entered the city first yesterday.

I couldn't help but sigh: "As expected of the King's own army, I am afraid that the only elite soldiers in the world can compare with it."

Zhang Kuang smiled and said: "Even the elite slave builders have to fight to know who is stronger."

While talking, he led Ma Shiying into the king's tent.

Seeing a tall and mighty young man sitting behind a desk processing documents, Ma Shiying immediately followed Zhang Kuang in saluting, "(Ma Shiying) See you, Your Majesty!"

"Hahaha," Liu Sheng laughed loudly, came over to help Ma Shiying, and said, "Mr. Ma can name me Toou Wei, which makes me feel very happy. You're welcome, please sit down and talk with Mr. Zhang."

"Thank you king!"

When Ma Shiying saw Zhang Kuang sitting down on a stool, he also sat down, but he only dared to sit down halfway.

Liu Sheng was not surprised that Ma Shiying was so easily persuaded to surrender by Zhang Kuang, because according to his understanding, this person was a bit of an official fan.

But also very principled.

In later history, Wang Duo, Qian Qianyi, Ruan Dayue and others offered the city to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but he escaped, spent all his wealth to recruit troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and died unyieldingly after being captured by the Qing army.

The main reason why Wei was surrendered so quickly now is probably because his subordinates belong to Han forces. The secondary reason may be that he did not sit as the chief assistant of the Southern Ming Dynasty like in history, so there was not much psychological burden on him when he surrendered.

Ma Shiying is 52 years old this year, with slightly gray beard and hair and not many wrinkles.

Liu Sheng looked at it for a while and then started talking straight to the point.

"I know Mr. Ma's resume. He was a Jinshi during the Wanli period. In the Ming Dynasty, he served as a pedestrian, county magistrate, head of the household department, doctor, magistrate, deputy envoy, governor, and governor.

It can be said that we started from prefectures and counties, step by step, and have rich experience in local governance.Today, our army has just moved to Nanzhili, and there is a shortage of officials. Is Mr. Ma willing to take up the post of governor of Nanzhili? "

　First more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)