Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 776

By saying this, Wan Ji expressed his attitude and asked King Lu not to fight. Longwu, as the orthodox in name, left a will, and King Tang should inherit the rule.

Wang Yan said three things, and deliberately put the new emperor's enthronement at the end, but both parties skipped the first two and directly talked about the third, which shows that the position is uncertain and people's hearts are uneasy.

The situation in Nanjing has just arrived, and the situation is very good. Wang Yan, a paper general, can't watch the two sides break up at this time.

Conquering Nanjing is just a matter of doing something. His family does not have the ability to swallow up so much territory at once. It is necessary for the three parties to continue to cooperate to regain the south of the river, and then prepare to attack the two Huaihe Rivers. If the two completely fall out, I am afraid that the follow-up The action was about to be cut in half, and Dorgon had another chance to breathe.

The biggest enemy of the Han people will always be himself. Wang Yan must deal with it, maintain a unified mind, and keep the stalls together. This is why he did not clearly support any side at the beginning.

However, it is not easy to unify the two ideas.

King Lu and Long Wu came to the throne almost at the same time. Before Long Wu was alive, he opposed Long Wu and never abdicated.

Sure enough, after Wanji finished speaking, Zhang Kentang immediately retorted: "Old Wange's words are a bit inappropriate. The Emperor Daxing had already said that he would hand over the world to my lord in the future. The emperor's golden words should not be repeated! Besides, my lord Four years of anti-Qing Dynasty, the prestige is widespread, and when the country is in turmoil, it is natural to rely on a mature, stable and experienced monarch." He glanced at Tang Wang, and then said: "Although His Royal Highness Tang was in Guangzhou, he once supervised China, but compared to the four years I have been in charge of the country, the situation of independently supporting Zhejiang Province to resist the Qing Dynasty is still far behind, so no matter from which point of view, I should be the leader to succeed!"

What is far away?Zhang Kentang said that no matter how good-tempered King Tang is, he would still be angry. He wanted to go back in anger, but his status was not suitable for fighting in person. For a while, King Tang's face darkened instantly.

At the beginning of the dispute between Tang and Lu, in order to stabilize the king of Lu and prevent him from proclaiming himself emperor, Long Wu once said that he would hand over the world to him in the future, but the same words, Long Wu also said to King Gui that this is just a political means, a tactic to slow down the army. But now that the King of Lu insists on using this as an argument, it is not unreasonable.

This time, the lineage of the Tang family followed Wang Yan to recover Nanjing. Even if King Gui came to fight, he would not be able to compete with King Tang, but King Lu was a little different. The Jiangbei campaign he commanded was also part of the entire Jiangnan campaign. They are all good protagonists.

Zhang Kentang was originally a member of the Longwu court, but after the change of Fujing, he went to sea and took refuge in the King of Lu. He was soon convinced by the King of Lu. There are a large number of people who are willing to die around him, and he is indeed capable of fighting for the position.

On Tang Wang's side, the situation is not bad. Long Wu has laid a good foundation for Tang Fan's lineage, and the two can be said to be evenly matched.

What Zhang Kentang said immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the ministers who supported the Tang faction. This was to openly belittle the king of Tang and promote the king of Lu, and the smell of gunpowder between the two factions immediately became intense.

Zheng Chenggong immediately let out a cold snort, stood up and said with a sneer: "His Royal Highness Tang is the younger brother of Emperor Daxing, and his brother will eventually be his younger brother, which is in line with the law. Zhang Gebu said that His Royal Highness Tang is not as good as His Royal Highness Lu, which is even more nonsense. His Royal Highness Tang, He supervised the country in Guangzhou and resisted the siege of [-] Qing soldiers for several months, his reputation spread far and wide, and his ability is obvious to all, so he should succeed him!"

As the matter concerns his own interests, Jin Shenghuan also stood up and glared and said, "Emperor Daxing ruled the country for four years and turned the tide. Now he has regained Nanjing. He has made great contributions to the world. The Tang dynasty is a lineage and the legal system is solid. He should be the king of Tang Dynasty."

The two princes who supported the Tang faction and held the soldiers spoke in support of the Tang king, and the civil servants who supported the Tang faction suddenly gained confidence. Gu Yuanjing immediately sneered: "The line of Emperor Daxing has restored Chu and Jiangxi and fought against Bamin. Zhuo Zhu, what did His Royal Highness King Lu do even though he supervised the country for several years?"

This is to question the regime of King Lu and contribute to the fight against Qing Dynasty.

It is inconvenient for the two princes to go to battle in person, so the able-bodied generals on King Tang's side will appear one by one, and King Lu's side is not bad either, after all, a good man needs three helpers.

After hearing Gu Yuanjing's words, Zhang Mingzhen was furious. Lu Fan's faction was indeed inferior to Tang Fan in terms of achievements, but it was too much to say that he had done nothing.

This not only insulted the king of Lu, but also insulted the tens of thousands of soldiers under the command of the king of Lu.

Zhang Mingzhen stepped forward suddenly, angrily tore off his clothes, and stood bare-chested in front of the crowd. He saw numerous wounds on his body, and the four big characters of "serve the country with a heart" on his back were particularly conspicuous.

He looked around the crowd and shouted angrily: "My Lord entered the Yangtze River three times, led the Zhezhi uprising dozens of times, and killed countless men from eastern Zhejiang in battle. In the two battles between Chu and Jiangxi, you won the battle without the athletes from eastern Zhejiang to restrain you?"

On King Lu's side, several generals, such as Ruan Jin, Ma Tai and others also stepped forward one after another, stripping off their clothes to show others, their bodies covered with scars.

Jiangnan was an important place for the Qing army to garrison. It was not easy for King Lu's family to fight in Zhezhi for four years. Looking at the numerous scars, it is the best evidence of contributing to the country and the world.

On the side of King Lu, he took off his clothes at the first word of disagreement, and immediately stunned the Yongtang faction. The hall immediately fell silent, but this silence only lasted for a few breaths. Suddenly, Wang Deren yelled, "You just wait!" Are you hurt?" The silence was broken in an instant.

Compared with the scars, King Tang was naturally not to be outdone. Wang Deren hurried forward, grabbed Zhang Mingzhen, and suddenly removed the armor on his chest. A wound deep into the skin was particularly eye-catching.

The two parties were like fierce beasts in a cage, staring at each other angrily, neither of them convinced the other, for a while, the ministers of the two factions gathered in the center of the hall, quarreling everywhere, and it was a mess, but no one could convince the other.

Zhang Kentang and Wanji spat against each other for a while, but Nanjing is the home court of the Tang faction after all, he alone was no match for Wanji and Gu Yuanjing, his face turned red and he was speechless after being sprayed.

Suddenly, in desperation, Zhang Kentang gave up his two opponents, knelt down in front of King Lu, and saluted loudly: "Emperor Daxing died, and His Highness supervised the country before him. It is in accordance with the law to be enthroned at this time. The country cannot last a day." There is no king, the old minister asks His Highness to ascend the throne immediately and inherit the great rule!"

When he did this, Shi Potian was startled, and the hall suddenly became quiet. All the ministers sent by the King of Lu, reacted, and immediately bowed down one by one, and shouted loudly, "Your Highness is in charge of the country, and my ministers, please Your Highness ascend the throne immediately!"

The Tang King faction was stunned for a moment, how could King Lu be allowed to ascend the throne, Gu Yuanjing and Wan Ji immediately went to the Tang King, and said anxiously: "Emperor Daxing's legacy will be for His Royal Highness to succeed, and I beseech His Highness to follow the instructions of Emperor Daxing. According to the decree, succeed immediately!"

Both sides are fighting against the Qing Dynasty, and they are both contributing to the country, but they cannot come together and form a core.

The main hall where there had been arguing just now fell silent instantly, and the ministers of the two factions bowed down one after another, leaving only Wang Yan and the officials of the Chu Party standing still.

Wang Yan frowned when he saw the quarrel between the two parties.

Tang Wang and Lu Wang naturally did not speak at this time, but Wang Yan suddenly shouted loudly: "Duoduo is still in Jiangbei, and there are still Zhang Cunren, Tan Tai, and Xiao Qihui in Jiangnan. You have to do it yourself first." fight?"

As soon as he drank, he suppressed all the voices in the hall asking for enthronement, and everyone looked at him, but Wang Yan glanced at them sternly, and then said with a flick of his sleeves: "I'm keeping my word today, who dares to stir up internal strife?" , whoever dares not to discuss with all parties, and ascends the throne first, the Five Loyalists will fight first!"

(I went out for a while today, that’s all, I’ll add another [-] tomorrow, thanks to Long Min and Chaoyang Khitan for their rewards, and thank you for your subscriptions, monthly tickets, and recommendations.)
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