Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 51 Entering Nanjing City

On the surface of the river at this time.

Jin Xuan, the academician in charge of the Imperial Academy and the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, looked blankly at the burnt wreckage of Yu Zhou, wanting to cry without tears.

Dang Chongya, the left servant of Hubu, also stood at the bow of the boat blankly.

Shen Jiayun, the prime minister of the Taipu Temple, wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the sea, and died as a martyr, so that he could follow the Ming emperor Zhu Youjian underground.

On the other hand, Ying Tianfu Yin Chengde knelt on the board of the boat, knocked his head on the ground, and cried:

"Heaven! Why are you so ungrateful to me, Daming? Your Majesty has finally come to realize that there is a great legacy of Taizu. Seeing that you are about to turn the tide, you let your Majesty be buried in a sea of ​​​​flames. Why did you do this! Wuwu !"

Most of the officials who followed to the south were heartbroken when they learned that His Majesty Zhu Youjian, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, was likely to die, and they almost wanted to seek death and life.

After all, most of them, as northern officials, chose to follow Zhu Youjian to the south because of their loyalty to the emperor.

But now the king who brought them south suddenly died.

Coupled with the blow just now because of the Confucian Mansion, for these officials who retreated south, it seemed that the whole sky had collapsed, and they lost their backbone all of a sudden.

Gong Dingzi secretly laughed in his heart during the Bingke incident, but he had to shed a few tears.

Then, Gong Dingzi shouted loudly: "Everyone, it is not time to be sad. Although His Majesty died unfortunately, His Majesty the Prince has arrived in Nanjing. We should quickly block the news of His Majesty's death, and then rush to Nanjing to embrace the Prince." Ascend to the throne, and complete His Majesty's unfinished business!"

"What Gong Ge said is very true. It is better for me to rush to Nanjing as soon as possible, but I have to leave someone behind to continue salvaging His Majesty's corpse."

Jin Xuan, the current general manager of the south withdrawal team, nodded.

However, at this time, He Xin, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, appeared at the bow of the boat: "Wait!"

Jin Xuan, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, saw He Xin appear: "Eunuch He, you came just in time, Your Majesty, Long Yu has returned to heaven! Woohoo!"

Then, the officials couldn't help crying again.

He Xin did not persuade these ministers, but waved his hand: "Give all the military departments to Gong Dingzi and the third battalion guerrilla Tan Chuanzhu of the Second Guards Army and the third battalion guerrilla Tan Chuanzhu to this official!"

"Yes!"

Gong Dingzi and Tan Chuanzhu were wiping their tears and crying along with the officials, but they didn't expect that He Xin's personal soldiers had quickly dragged them out of the officials.

Gong Dingzi couldn't help being surprised: "Eunuch He, what are you doing?"

"What are you doing, you know what you did!"

After He Xin said something, he shouted loudly to the officials: "Everyone, Your Majesty was not killed. Your Majesty stayed in Dantu Town last night before the Yuzhou caught fire, and the culprit who set the Yuzhou on fire has been identified. Gong Dingzi and Tan Chuanzhu are one of them, His Majesty has an order to rush to Nanjing immediately, there must be no mistakes!"

"Your Majesty is not dead?"

Gong Dingzi was instantly stunned.

However, Jin Xuan and other officials in the retinue beamed with joy: "Your Majesty is still alive, it's really great, I am hopeful!"

"Pooh!"

I don't know who spat at Gong Dingzi first.

Immediately afterwards, all the accompanying officials spat at Gong Dingzi: "No king, no father, treacherous minister! I never thought that you, Gong Dingzi, are such a person!"

……

Li Xiangjun's brocade bed is very soft and fragrant.

Zhu Youjian was very comfortable sleeping on it, and it was easy for him to be distracted, and because of this, he had a few spring breeze with Queen Zhou last night.

In early summer, the dawn is very early.

Zhu Youjian sat in front of the diorama used by Li Xiangjun with his long hair, looking at the stubble on his face: "It's pretty handsome!"

"Pfft!"

A delicate smile came from Zhu Youjian's ear.

Zhu Youjian looked back, but it was Chen Yuanyuan holding a basin of clear water and pursing his lips and smiling.

After washing, Zhu Youjian hurried downstairs after the queen changed her clothes in person.

Right now, Zhu Youjian didn't know if there would be any changes in Nanjing. He, the emperor, had to appear immediately, so naturally he couldn't delay for a while.

Li Xiangjun and others have been waiting in the hall.

Zhu Youjian walked up to her and took down a Nine Dragon Jade Pendant: "I rewarded you with this. If you want to find me in the future, you can use this to find Eunuch He from the Imperial Horse Supervisor."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Youjian stepped out of the pavilion, and he was already full of energy as soon as he breathed in the vitality of the morning.

Wu Weiye, Gong Dingzi, Hou Fangyu, Tan Chuanzhu, and Dong Zuyuan were each escorted into a prison car and followed the southward retreating army to Nanjing.

Wu Weiye looked lonely. He naturally knew what would happen to murdering the king. He thought about biting his tongue to kill himself, but his mouth was stuffed with a cloth.

Gong Dingzi knocked on the prison car, wanted to shout a few words, wanted to explain to Zhu Youjian to intercede, but all he got was the soldier's whip.

Hou Fangyu was a little disappointed, because Li Xiangjun was not in the prison car, which showed that His Majesty the Emperor still didn't really believe what he said.

Tan Chuanzhu remained silent. He felt that he was wronged, but he was just collecting some money for convenience, so he was charged with treason and regicide.

Dong Zuyuan burst into tears. He thought to himself that he was a one-sided person in the village, but he wanted to rely on Qian Qianyi to find an official position just because he failed the Jinshi exam, but he didn't expect to get into a bandit because of this.

When the southward retreating army arrived at Zhenjiang Fucheng, the Zhenjiang magistrate went out to greet him on his knees, but Zhu Youjian did not stop, and ordered the southward retreating army to continue moving forward.

After Zhu Youjian passed Longtan and walked for two hours, he saw the big Nanjing city coming into view.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but sigh.

From leaving the capital to Nanjing, it took him three months on the way.

But this month seems to be as long as three years or even 30 years.

He dispatched troops to the capital, killed the chief assistant Wei Zaode, Zhang Jinyan and other treacherous ministers, recruited Liu Fangliang's troops, trapped and killed Liu Zeqing, and the number of troops surged to 20.

This journey can be regarded as magnificent and magnificent, like singing a big drama.

It's just that Nanjing City at this time did not have a grand ceremony to welcome the Ming Emperor into the city.

He Xin, the imperial horse inspector, has led an army to control the outskirts of Nanjing City in advance.

The entire city of Nanjing has been strictly controlled, and officers and soldiers are lined up under the city wall with a murderous look.

Until Zhu Youjian's imperial driver appeared, the city gate opened wide.

He Xin, the horse inspector, and Chen Chunde, the censor of Zuodu, rode towards Zhu Youjian on horseback.

"Your Majesty, the city of Nanjing has been brought under control. None of the officials have left the city. Some of the perpetrators have been arrested by the officials. Qian Qianyi has also been secretly monitored!"

After He Xin reported, Zhu Youjian waved his big hand: "Enter the city!"

With Zhu Youjian's order, the troops withdrawing from the south entered the city one after another.

The accompanying officials and concubines could not help showing excitement.

The blue sky and white clouds above their heads and the green grass and land under their feet seemed to have made them forget the beacon smoke that was burning all over the north at this time.

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