Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1115 Prepare to flee

Jin Shenghuan failed in the ambush and decided to turn to Nanjing. Naturally, he had to send someone to inform His Highness the King of Tang.

Entrusted by Jin Shenghuan, Zhang Jiayu rushed to Nanjing first and reported to His Royal Highness the King of Tang, informing him of the great change in the situation, so that the King of Tang could prepare quickly, seek cooperation with the King of Lu, and control Nanjing before Wang Yan returned to the army. After his army arrived, The two rely on Nanjing, and they can still compete with Wang Yan.

Not long after Zhang Jiayu entered the city, Jin Yiwei presented the conclusive evidence of Tang Wang's rebellion to the cabinet. Gao Yigong and Jin Yiwei mobilized at the same time, and began to purge Tang Wang's forces in the city.

He came one step late, and at this step, King Tang completely lost the chance to turn the tables.

Now that Jin Shenghuan already knew that Wang Yan led the snake out of the cave, they all made a bad plan. He naturally knew that King Tang was in a very dangerous situation. When he arrived at the city of Nanjing, King Tang might have been controlled by the court, so he suggested that King Tang and King Lu cooperate. Before that, he offered the city and let King Lu enter the city.

Although this made King Lu cheaper, it was the only chance for them and King Lu. As long as Nanjing was captured, they would still have a chance, otherwise they would have to be wiped out by Wang Yan.

Jin Shenghuan can also be regarded as a relatively capable person. His ideas can be said to be very discerning.It's just a pity that their movements were a little bit slower.

Tang Wang stayed in Nanjing, thinking it was a second move, but after knowing that everything was deliberately designed by Chu Wang, it was extremely stupid for Tang Wang to stay in Nanjing.

Knowing that King Tang was in danger, Zhang Jiayu got Jin Shenghuan's entrustment and rushed towards Nanjing, but just as he entered the city, there was already chaos in the city, Jin Yiwei and the soldiers of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion blocked the gate of King Tang's mansion.

This indicates that the imperial court decided to take action against King Tang. Zhang Jiayu knew that the situation was urgent. In order to see King Tang, he could only let a few of his subordinates create chaos at the main entrance to attract Jin Yiwei's attention, while he fled over the wall. Enter Tang Wangfu.

In the study, when Tang Wang saw Zhang Jiayu coming, he was overjoyed immediately, stepped forward hurriedly, and grabbed his hand.

There are many civil servants in the Tang support faction, but they are gradually alienated from the Tang king. Only a few are still with the Tang king, and Zhang Jiayu is one of them.

Zhang Jiayu is a loyal person in history, one of the three loyal people in Lingnan, who generously devoted himself to righteousness in the struggle against the Qing Dynasty.

Emperor Gaozong appointed Tang Wang to inherit the Datong in Ma'anshan, but Wang Yan helped the young emperor to ascend the throne. This made him very dissatisfied, thinking that Wang Yan had the heart of disobedience, and the country needed a mature and stable monarch. , there is a dream of Mingjun in his heart, which makes him identify as the king of Tang.

Mingjun dream, blue sky dream, knight's dream, this represents the thoughts of the vast majority of people in ancient China.

First of all, they hope that the country can have a virtuous monarch, so that under the rule of Mingjun, the people will suffer less suffering. However, there are so many emperors in China, and there are only a few who can be called Mingjun. Something that is not human is ruling this country.

When the dream of the Mingjun was broken and the emperor was not so wise, the common people began to dream of the blue sky again, hoping to produce a young official who could make decisions for them. After suffering like this, there is still something to reason about.

After both Mingjun Dream and Qingguan Dream were shattered, the common people were living in dire straits. At this time, they would have their last dream, hoping that there would be such a hero who could kill all injustices and make decisions for them.

These three dreams, gradually lowering the requirements, make people feel a little sad, and deeply feel the suffering suffered by ordinary people in this land.

These three dreams are all passive, always hoping and waiting, and the thoughts are completely imprisoned.

In this political struggle of the Ming Dynasty, from the perspective of future generations, Wang Yan is changing the passivity of the people and emancipating the mind. It seems that the thinking is more advanced, but at this time, there is no right or wrong, both For what you firmly believe in, you just take a different path.

Tang Wang grabbed Zhang Jiayu, and said incoherently with joy: "Great, Zhiyuan, you are here, did Hu Chen succeed? If he succeeds, the situation can be changed!"

Zhang Jiayu didn't expect that Tang Wang hadn't reacted at this time, and he couldn't answer for a while.

Zhang Jiayu saw Tang Wang like this, his face was tangled, hesitated for a while, and said: "Your Highness, we have fallen for the trick. The Chu king did not go to Anqing at all. He went to Jiujiang, and then suddenly turned south and occupied Nanchang."

King Tang was taken aback for a moment, and panic immediately appeared on his face. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. He couldn't react for a while.

But Zhang Jiayu didn't give him time to digest, and continued: "Your Highness, from the very beginning, this was a game set up by the King of Chu. He waited for us to jump in so as to draw out all those who opposed him. Now the King of Chu The goal has been achieved, the troops from Huguang have entered Jiangxi, and he will lead the troops back to Nanjing soon!"

King Tang heard that Jin Shenghuan's ambush failed, and he was struck by lightning. With King Tang's ability, the city moved, and Jin Yiwei and Gao Yigong began to hunt and kill his people, and he already realized that something went wrong.

It's just that he is too eager to succeed, hoping to defeat Wang Yan and become the master of Damin, so he instinctively refuses to admit defeat. He still imagines that Jin Shenghuan may still succeed, but Zhang Jiayu's words completely shattered him. The expectation made him have to accept the reality.

Now Jin Yiwei has blocked the outside, Tang Wang's mansion is surrounded by officers and soldiers, and many staff members heard that Jin Shenghuan's ambush failed and Wang Yan took Jiangxi instead.

Wang Huacheng panicked, "Your Highness, what should we do now?"

Gao Yigong and Jin Yiwei cleaned up King Tang's influence in Nanjing, and sent troops to surround the mansion of King Tang. King Tang was already a turtle in the urn, so there was nothing he could do for a while.

He looked around at the crowd, and finally set his sights on Zhang Jiayu. It was impossible for Jin Shenghuan to send such an important figure as Zhang Jiayu just to tell him that the ambush had failed. Do you have any good suggestions to help orphans through this crisis."

Zhang Jiayu sighed, "Jin Duzhen originally wanted His Royal Highness to let the King of Lu enter Nanjing to show his sincerity and promote the two companies to cooperate again, and then rely on Nanjing to jointly fight against the King of Chu. , before seeing His Highness in the future, Jin Yiwei has already made a move."

Tang Wang put Lu Wang together, the two parties want to cooperate, there is no basis for trust, but if Tang Wang acts as an internal response and helps Lu Wang enter Nanjing, it will show enough sincerity, and the two families may still stand together .

Jin Shenghuan's suggestion can be said to be very good, but it's a pity that he was a step too late, and Tang Wang also heaved a long sigh when he heard it.

"Then what should we do now?" King Tang couldn't protect himself, and it was impossible to let King Lu enter the city.

The aides who were working in the field had no plans, but Zhang Jiayu said at this time: "Your Highness, we have already lost this time! Now the only way to survive is to escape from Nanjing and hide in the King Lu's army!"

Although he doesn't want to admit it, Zhang Jiayu is telling the truth. He really lost this time, and if he loses this time, he will never have a chance to stand up again. He will lose completely.

Tang Wang was silent for a while. In the past few years, he has been in charge of the state in Guangzhou to abdicated and returned to the vassal. From adhering to the will of his elder brother to inherit the Ming dynasty, to the three kings who missed the throne, and finally to this coup, he missed the opportunity to become emperor three times. .

In this power struggle, he was close to the top several times, but he fell heavily again. He didn't know how his opponents Wang Yan and Zhu Yihai were feeling, anyway, his face was full of bitterness now.

Finally, finally, the dream he had had for several years was shattered, and this years-long contest was finally over.

Although the result made King Tang feel bitter, he suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.

At this moment, he didn't want to compete with Wang Yan anymore, he thought he could land safely and get out of this turmoil, "Nanjing City has been controlled by Gao Yigong, can we escape? Even if we escape, what will King Lu do to King Gu?" ?”

King Tang asked repeatedly, especially if he escaped, would King Lu give him a good face?He was also a little embarrassed to see King Lu!

Now there is no other way but to escape, Zhang Jiayu solemnly clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, there must be loyal and trustworthy people in a town of ten houses. Is there no one who can be used by Your Highness in a majestic capital? A lowly job, untrustworthy and powerful traitors can cover the sky with one hand, and we will protect Your Highness." Go straight to the city gate and see who dares to stop His Highness! As long as I go all out and protect His Highness to leave Nanjing, the King of Lu will not be able to fight Chu Fan with his own strength, and he will certainly not hurt His Highness."

King Tang frowned, and Zhang Jiayu's expression made him tremble. The people who were loyal to the imperial family during the Ming Dynasty's more than two hundred years of grace did not die.

"What if I escaped?" King Tang's heart trembled, but in the face of reality, his heart couldn't get hotter. "If you can't occupy Nanjing, even if Gu escapes and cooperates with King Lu, he will not be an opponent of King Chu. It will only bring greater disaster to the world, and the northern captives will be cheap for nothing!"

But Zhang Jiayu said: "Your Highness, although it is impossible for us to defeat the King of Chu, it is impossible for the King of Chu to completely defeat His Highness. The navy of Zhejiang and the navy of Zheng Guo are far better than the navy of Chu Fan. However, we can still occupy Taiwan Island and Luzon, and leave a spark for the Ming Dynasty."

When King Tang heard this, he sighed in his heart. When Zhu Yihai instigated him to ambush Wang Yan and seize power, he said that even if they failed, they could still go to sea.

Right now they still control Fujian and Zhejiang. It is impossible for Wang Yan to occupy all of their territory for a while. Now they are starting to transport supplies overseas and relocate people. There is still some time.

"Have all our people been exposed? Is there anyone who hasn't been discovered?" King Tang asked suddenly.

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