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Chapter 301 Entering Nanjing ([-])

Zuo Liangyu's head rolled to the ground, his face full of shock and unwillingness.

"father!"

Zuo Mengeng screamed, then woke up and ran out of the tent.

Hao Xiaozhong strode forward, grabbed him by the collar, and stabbed him in the left lower back.

Only then did several Zuo Liangyu's servants in the tent react and subconsciously wanted to rush up and fight with Hao Xiaozhong.

Hao Xiaozhong held the bloody knife and shouted: "I killed Zuo Liangyu to seek a way out for us. What, do you want to go down to accompany Zuo and his son?!"

When several people heard this, they immediately hesitated.

It's not that they can't defeat Hao Zhongzhong, but they don't know if their companions have Hao Zhongzhong here - Hao Zhongzhong is the commander of Zuo Liangyu's servants after all. Who knows how many people he has secretly conquered?
Hao Xiaozhong saw that several people were afraid and did not dare to come forward, so he handed over to the Hou family and his son.

But Hou Xun and Hou Fangyu were so frightened that they retreated repeatedly.

When they saw Hao Xiaozhong killing Zuo and his son like a chicken, they were afraid that they would also be slaughtered.

"Two special envoys, Hao Xiaozhong is willing to lead more than [-] servants from the left to surrender!"

Hou Xun finally came to his senses, swallowed his dry throat, and responded: "Okay, okay."

Zuo Liangyu is the backbone of the remaining [-] to [-] Ming troops, and his more than [-] servants are the most powerful team among these Ming troops.

If Hao Xiaozhong could really lead these more than [-] servants to surrender, most of the remaining Ming army troops would also surrender.

In this way, his mission of persuading Hou Xun to surrender can be considered completed, right?

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Nanjing City.

March [-].

This was the fifth day that the Yi army took over the city defense.

Because Nanjing is a huge city with a population of one million, and many poor people have to buy firewood and rice every few days, so the army ended military control yesterday, allowing businesses to open, people to take to the streets, and pedestrians to enter and exit the city.

However, carriages and ships entering and leaving the city will be strictly searched and interrogated to prevent Nanjing dignitaries and wealthy businessmen from transferring their property on a large scale.

Because after entering the city, the Yi army not only quickly put down the military and civil disturbances, but also maintained strict discipline and did not harm innocent people. They even treated many people who were injured in the chaos and gained the initial trust of the Nanjing people.

In addition, many poor families need to rely on daily income (daily income) to maintain their household needs. Therefore, after the end of military control, many people went out of the city to get busy.

Although the city is not as prosperous as before, it has recovered to [-]-[-]%.

Chengxian Street, Juxian Building.

Yang Tingshu, Xu Qian, He Kai, and Li Mo gathered together in a private room on the second floor, eating food and wine, chatting and drinking tea, and occasionally observing the patrol team of the Yi army passing by on the street through the window.

Three of the four were Jinshi, Xu Qian was idle at home, and He Kai and Li Mo were serving as supervisors (from the eighth rank) and Dianshu (from the ninth rank) in the Zuojin Imperial College respectively.

The four people are similar in age, both in their 50s and [-]s.But in terms of fame, Yang Tingshu is the most famous among the people.

Firstly, Yang Tingshu was the leader of the Southern Zhili Township Examination in the third year of Chongzhen. Secondly, since last year, Fushe League advocate Pu died of illness and Zhang Cai ignored the affairs. Yang Tingshu, as one of the core members of the former Fushe League, has the potential to become the new leader of the League. .

In order to more conveniently watch the Wei army in the city, several people stood by the window.

Li Mo, the oldest and gray-haired man, said: "I see that the patrols and interrogations of the Yi army in the city have been relaxed a lot today. Weidou (Yang Tingshu) and Jiuyi (Xu Qian), it is better to leave the city and return to Suzhou as soon as possible."

Xu Qian remained silent.

He and Yang Tingshu were both from Changzhou, Suzhou Prefecture (Wuxian County and Changzhou in Suzhou City were both affiliated with Guo). They had been friends since childhood. The reason why they appeared in Nanjing was purely to accompany Yang Tingshu.

As for Yang Tingshu, he came to Nanjing because he heard that the Wei army was coming from Huguangdong and was about to attack Nanzhili, so he came to Nanjing to serve the country.

But what he saw, heard, and experienced after arriving in Nanjing made Yang Tingshu disappointed.

Some of his suggestions were sent to the Yamen of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. Not to mention that the city defense of Nanjing was suddenly taken over by Zuo Liangyu!

During that time, soldiers from various departments of the Left Army often bullied the people in the city, and even looted in the streets, but the Nanjing Penal Department Yamen, Fu Yamen, and County Yamen did not dare to stop them!
Only then did Yang Tingshu and others understand that the Ming court had lost control of Zuo Liangyu and other generals, and most of them had become warlords!

Then the situation took a turn for the worse. After Zuo Liangyu retreated into southern Zhili, he was still unable to stop the Wei army. He was defeated again and again. In less than a month, the city of Nanjing was lost!
Yang Tingshu and others originally thought that Nanjing would be in disaster if it was occupied by thieves. They didn't know how many people would die.

Unexpectedly, after the Yi army entered the city, not only did they quickly put down the chaos, but their strict discipline was far superior to that of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. They did not mess with the good people, and quickly restored order in the city.

At the same time, several people were secretly surprised by the fighting power displayed by the Yi army in exterminating the rebel soldiers and civilians.

Some of the thoughts in my mind also underwent subversive changes.

At this time, Yang Tingshu heard the words and said: "I still want to stay in Nanjing for a while - although the Yi army occupied Nanjing, Zuo Liangyu and many other Ming generals escaped after all, and the war in Southern Zhili may continue again. "

Hearing this, Supervisor He Kai sneered: "How can there be repetition? With the virtues of Zuo Liangyu and others, is it possible that they can be beaten back to Nanjing?"

Yang Tingshu said: "There is no need for them to fight back to Nanjing. As long as they can withdraw into Zhejiang, maybe Susongchang and Jiaxing, Huzhou and other places in Zhejiang will become battlefields.

We must understand the situation before we can lead the Suzhou elders to respond. "

He Kai was a native of Zhenhai, Fujian. He and Li Mo were Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi. He was famous for his forthright speeches in the court at that time, and he especially liked to impeach powerful officials.

However, he did not complain randomly. Instead, he seized on others' shortcomings and stains to complain. He successively impeached two governors and a patrol commissioner. Later, he also participated in the impeachment of Wen Tiren and Wang Yingxiong.

Later, when Yang Sichang gained power, he impeached Yang Sichang.Little did they know that Chongzhen was counting on Yang Sichang to exterminate the bandits, so he was kicked out of the iron plate and was directly demoted to the Imperial Academy of Nanjing.

Now that Yang Sichang is dead, He Kai still has anger towards Chongzhen in his heart.

Hearing the words at this time, he said: "In my opinion, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed someday. You two don't need to think too much. Just wait for the Wei army to arrive and bring the Suzhou officials and gentry to surrender to Wei."

Yang Tingshu frowned slightly after hearing this.

Although he also felt that Daming was dying, he still had some thoughts in his heart.If Daming can still be saved, he may not be able to destroy the family to relieve the disaster.

Just when he opened his mouth to say something, he heard the sound of horse hooves approaching rapidly in the distance, and someone shouted loudly——

"Great victory in Maoshan!"

"Both Zuo Liangyu and Zuo Mengeng are dead, and [-] to [-] Ming troops surrender!"

The people on the street and the merchants in the shops couldn't help but follow the sound, with shock on their faces.

Immediately, discussions and exclamations arose.

"Zuo Liangyu died like this?"

"Didn't you hear that? Sixty to seventy thousand officers and soldiers have surrendered. How can this be false?"

"I've said it a long time ago. The officers and soldiers don't dare to fight against the Yi army when they are relying on Nanjing. What's more, if they escape, they will lose!"

"I'm afraid no one in Jiangnan will be a match for the Yi army now..."

It wasn't until the victorious cavalry passed through Chengxian Street and ran to other streets holding the cloth that Yang Tingshu and others upstairs came to their senses.

"I really didn't expect that Zuo Liangyu died in Maoshan." Yang Tingshu had complicated emotions at the moment.

On the one hand, he hated warlords like Zuo Liangyu who disobeyed the court's orders and caused harm to the local area.

On the other hand, after all, Zuo Liangyu was Ning Nanbo of the Ming Dynasty. He could be said to be the most powerful general in the Ming Dynasty. He died after fighting for the Ming Dynasty for 20 years. It is a bit sad for someone like him who still has the Ming Dynasty in his heart. .

He Kai patted the railing and said with a smile: "Zuo Liangyu and other [-] to [-] Ming troops have surrendered. From now on, not only Southern Zhili, but also Zhejiang may spread the message!"

Li Mo on the side heard this and couldn't help but asked: "Xuanzi (He Kaiji) has decided to retire?"

He Kai said: "That man in the capital is fatuous and unprincipled, and the Ming Dynasty will surely perish in his hands, while Liu Wei has the potential to dominate the world.

In this case, why didn't you and I surrender earlier and help Liu Wei calm down the world as soon as possible, so that the people would suffer less from the war? "

After hearing this, Li Mo was quite moved for a moment.

He is from Wuxian County, Suzhou, and is considered the same hometown as Yang Tingshu and Xu Qian. With the current situation, the Lei army may be able to capture Suzhou easily.If he becomes an official, it will also be good for the family.

In addition, he was originally a supervisory censor, but he was impeached several times because he could not stand the eunuch Chen Zhenyi insulting the generals, deducting military pay, plundering troops, and selling off his officials.

As a result, nothing happened to Chen Zhenyi, but he was closely monitored by the eunuchs and targeted everywhere.Because he could not be found guilty of any crime at the moment, he was demoted to the Nanjing Imperial College for the unfounded crime of forming a clique.

This kind of court really gives up any expectations. Maybe only a change of dynasty can make everything better.

Although Yin Zhangkuang of the Yingtian Prefecture appointed by King Xingmei has not visited He Kai and low-ranking officials like him, he has already spread the word that now all the yamen in Nanjing are in need of officials. Officials from the old Ming Dynasty and those with merit and fame, if they are officials in the Yuan Dynasty, Anyone can submit a letter to the government office to recommend themselves.

Yang Tingshu and Xu Qian couldn't help but look at each other after listening to He Kai and Li Mo's conversation.

Xu Qian then said: "Weidou, maybe we should go back. Tell the Suzhou elders about what happened in Nanjing earlier, so that they will not be confused about the situation, fight against the Yi army, and cause big trouble."

Upon hearing this, Yang Tingshu knew that Xu Qian had also decided to surrender to Wei, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Forget it, we will go back today."

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Imperial City.

Fengtian Temple.

However, Liu Sheng learned the news of "Zuo Liangyu's death and the surrender of Maoshan Ming Army" before the people in the city.

Because the news was delivered to him first, he asked the rider to parade through the streets with a rube to report his victory.

Liu Sheng didn't have many people in Nanjing with whom he could discuss important matters, so he called Ma Shiying and Zhang Kuang over.

After the two came to the Fengtian Hall to see the ceremony, Ma Shiying said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, this great victory in Maoshan will definitely be spread to the remaining prefectures in South Zhili!"

Liu Sheng smiled after hearing this and said: "It would be great if the message can be passed on. But this message must be written by someone with good writing skills and enough reputation. I wonder if there is anyone who can recommend the two of you?"

The last time Ma Shiying recommended two people, Liu Sheng only accepted half of them. This time, he was more cautious and said nothing for a while.

Zhang Kuang had learned more about the former Ming officials in Nanjing in the past few days, and immediately said: "Wei Chen thought that Jiang Yueguang might be able to write a memorial."

"Jiang Yueguang?"

Liu Sheng vaguely remembered that this person seemed to be one of the important ministers of the Hongguang Dynasty of the Southern Ming Dynasty in history, but he could not remember the specific information.

Is this person in Nanjing now?

　First more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)