Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 46 Arriving in Jiangnan ([-])

According to the plan.

After leaving Yangzhou, the next stop is Zhenjiang.

Once you arrive in Zhenjiang, you can abandon the boat and go ashore and go directly to Nanjing City, the capital of Tianfu, by land.

Zhu Youjian was a little tired after sitting on the boat for several days.

Tired of looking at the vast river, I just lay on the wicker chair to enjoy the cool.

"It's a beautiful day, but what kind of day is it, who's house is a pleasure..."

At this time, Zhu Youjian would ask Chen Yuanyuan to sing a few lines of Kunqu Opera.

Chen Yuanyuan, who was born in Liyuan, has a round accent and a round accent, and is especially good at Danjiao, so singing Peony Pavilion has a special flavor.

What's more, it is also a kind of enjoyment to look at her alluring face while listening to her melodious and crisp voice.

Concubine Yuan Gui would always put the peeled lychees into Zhu Youjian's mouth at this time.

And Empress Zhou was still sitting dignifiedly beside the boat pavilion.

She smiled only when Princess Changping appeared in front of her.

Perhaps for Queen Zhou.

She couldn't enjoy the tranquility brought by Jiangnan like other concubines.

What she always cared about in her heart was the old capital city and the past years.

At this time, He Xin, the imperial horse inspector, came in: "Your Majesty, news came from Nanjing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived in Shanghai County ten days ago, and has now arrived in Nanjing ahead of schedule; Jingnan Bo Huang Degong also sent back news that King Yue and Ning Wang has also arrived in Nanchang."

After hearing this, Zhu Youjian nodded and didn't say much.

After all, now that the emperor has safely entered the south of the Yangtze River, it means that the entire southward move has been successful.

Even though the crown prince Zhu Cihong and the other two princes had reached the south, it was of little political significance.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian didn't have much reaction.

However, as a mother, Empress Zhou was more excited than Zhu Youjian. When she heard that her emperor's son had arrived in Nanjing safely, she stood up happily.

"His Royal Highness, how are they doing now? Are there any injuries? Do the bureaucrats in the south of the Yangtze River look down on them?"

Queen Zhou asked this question.

He Xin, the imperial horse inspector, hurriedly replied: "Mrs., the three highnesses were not injured. The former ministers of the East Palace, Nanjing Rites Minister Wang Duo and Nanjing Household Minister Zhang Shenyan, took the Jiangnan officials to Qingpu County to pick up His Royal Highness, Fengyang. Governor Ma Shiying, Governor of Huguang He Tengjiao and other officials personally received His Royal Highnesses King Yue and King Ning in Bozhou City."

"That's good." When Queen Zhou heard that there were important ministers protecting her, she was naturally relieved.

But Zhu Youjian keenly noticed something was wrong.

The strong wind starts at the end of Qingping, and sometimes a slight gap can make people feel something is wrong.

"Where are we now?"

After Zhu Youjian asked a question, he turned on the fan and kept fanning. He felt that the weather in June was getting hotter and hotter. It seemed that just a little spark would set the whole world on fire.

He Xin hurriedly replied: "Now we have arrived in Dantu, Zhenjiang."

"Let me ask you, how far is it from Nanjing to Qingpu, and how far is it from Nanjing to Zhenjiang?"

Zhu Youjian suddenly looked at He Xin seriously. ,

"Returning to Your Majesty, it takes three days to travel from Nanjing to Qingpu, and only one day to travel from Nanjing to Zhenjiang Dantu."

Just after He Xin answered Zhu Youjian's words, he also noticed that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "It's not right, why did the officials in Nanjing go to Qingpu, which is nearly a thousand miles away, to meet and drive His Highness the Prince, but they never came? The nearest Zhenjiang will pick you up?"

At this time, Zhu Youjian also felt that the civil and military officials in Nanjing did not seem to welcome him as the emperor.

Although Zhu Youjian didn't know why these civil and military officials in Nanjing didn't welcome him, he knew that he definitely didn't welcome him because he didn't meet their interests.

This is the same reason that many officials in the capital prevented him from moving south. They didn't want to be the emperor to control their colorful world.

"Now that the prince has arrived in Nanjing, and the prince has always been gentle and deceitful, but I have always been stubborn. They feel that they don't need themselves as emperor."

Zhu Youjian couldn't help snorting as he spoke: "Well, he is really a good minister of mine, and he doesn't even give me the face of the emperor."

"Your Majesty! I am worried that they will even have even more rebellious actions. Don't forget, Your Majesty, Emperor Wu Zong, Emperor Guang Zong, and the late Emperor who have died so far."

What He Xin said suddenly made Zhu Youjian feel the seriousness of the matter even more.

Just like He Xin, the imperial horse inspector, said.

Always loved martial arts, Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty who was strong and strong, died shortly after he fell into the water, and Emperor Guangzong, Emperor Taichang, died suddenly within a month after ascending the throne, which was said to be caused by indulgence; his own emperor brother was Tianqi Zhu Youxiao also died because of the pill given by civil servant Huo Weihua.

Thinking of Li Mingrui and other civil officials' revenge against the Confucian government, the more Zhu Youjian thinks about it now, the more he feels that coming to Jiangnan does not seem to mean that he can enter a short period of peace and tranquility.

There seems to be an undercurrent raging under the calm water.

Those officials who don't want to go to the south of the Yangtze River like an emperor who likes to monopolize power are probably already planning how to make themselves disappear from this world forever, and then help the young prince to ascend the throne, so that their southern officials, especially the Donglin Party, are so independent. Bing Chao Gang.

"If these people really dare to be so insane, don't blame me for being too cruel in the future!"

Zhu Youjian said something harshly.

But at this time, seeing His Majesty Zhu Youjian's sullen expression, Chen Yuanyuan didn't dare to sing any more, and stood aside obediently.

Concubine Yuan Gui also stopped peeling the lychees.

Empress Zhou was very calm: "Maybe all this is just your majesty's speculation, but you have to be on guard. Please leave here quickly, don't worry about your concubines and concubines."

"Your Majesty, let me make an order. Just in case, I will go and arrest all the boatmen on this imperial boat for strict interrogation!"

As soon as He Xin said this, Zhu Youjian waved his hands: "Don't be in a hurry, so as not to startle the snake."

"We are just skeptical now, but if there are really rebels who want to attack me, they will definitely not act rashly. After all, I have an army of [-] by my side. The most important thing now is that the enemy is in the dark, and we are in the open. We don’t know when they’re going to do it, but they’re definitely biding their time, and what we’re going to do is disrupt their deployment and not give them a chance to do it.”

After Zhu Youjian said that, he ordered He Xinsu to prepare a few small boats, and added a few guards officers and soldiers who could swim on the grounds of strengthening the guard.

Then, more than a dozen people on the royal boat, including Zhu Youjian and Queen Zhou, pretended to be officers and soldiers and quietly left the royal boat in the middle of the night.

According to Zhu Youjian's opinion, the most unreliable people around him and who may pose a threat to him are these temporarily recruited boatmen.

Because no one knows if there are gangsters among them.

Zhu Youjian decided to use his tricks, and left the imperial boat by posing as guards officers and soldiers on shift, and then quietly ambushed many guards officers and soldiers who were good at swimming in the imperial boat, so as to capture the gangsters who were likely to appear.

Of course, this might just be a misunderstanding by Zhu Youjian, and nothing happened to Yu Zhou from the beginning to the end.

However, in that case, it’s okay. After all, Zhu Youjian finally landed safely and quietly, so that those with ulterior motives in Nanjing would never guess that the Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian would suddenly leave the southward retreat team and rush to the south in secret. Nanjing city.

(End of this chapter)