Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 626 A pen is not as big as a gun

It is not an exaggeration to borrow Zhuge Liang's "Teacher's Biao" to describe the present in the autumn of life and death!

The capital has fallen, and now I don’t know that Jiannu’s group of hungry wolves are also targeting the Huahua River and Mountains of Ming Dynasty. In the north, the threat of millions of Dashun troops is imminent. In the southwest, Zhang Xianzhong’s army occupied Changsha, and immediately entered Shu all the way. The big province of grain, rice and taxation in the Ming Dynasty was also in the front of the Great Western Army. When Cao Wei destroyed Wu and Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, they both occupied Sichuan in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. For Remnant Ming, who was lingering in the south of the Yangtze River, it was like having a sling tied around his neck.

But at this time when it is most necessary to quickly come up with countermeasures to lead the overall situation, Yingtian's officials, big and small, are still arguing over who will succeed.

The Donglin Party is indeed very powerful. Qian Qianyi gathered a group of old men, and these old men brought a large number of disciples. Thousands of Jiang You's disciples crowded into Yingtian City, and they could be seen gathering and rioting everywhere. , It really has the demeanor of the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution. These crazy scholars are loudly exposing Fu Wang's stupidity, greed, and laziness on the street, posting big-character posters everywhere, regardless of whether the citizens can understand their obscure classical Chinese. The benefits are brought into full play by them.

However, what obstructed the Donglin Party was precisely because of this rationale. King Lu was the grandson of Emperor Muzong, and he already belonged to a remote branch, and he abandoned his nephew and established an uncle?So where do the three emperors, Emperor Chongzhen, Tianqi, and Wanli belong? People first gathered together for literary fights, cockfighting and taunting each other, then it simply turned into hooligans shouting and cursing, and then they simply staged a full-scale martial arts.

Not only in the marketplace, but also the hard-won peace in the courtroom was torn apart by Qian Qianyi, Lu Daqi, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, Gao Hongtu, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, Zhang Shenyan, Yushi of Youdu, Jiang Yueguang, Zhan Shifu and Zhan Shifu, etc. An important official was persuaded to support Lilu and Lixian, and the daily gathering in Wenyuan Pavilion turned into a meeting where the two factions argued and abused each other.

The golden time passed by bit by bit again, the first day of May, the fifth day of May, and the tenth day of May, almost two full months have passed since the fall of the capital.

Shi Kefa is indeed a hero. In history, he guarded Yangzhou alone, refused to surrender, lived and died with millions of people in Yangzhou, and died heroically. Among the three important ministers left behind in the southern capital, he is the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing who is the most powerful. On the surface, tens of thousands of Nanjing forbidden troops are also in his hands, and he has the strength to decide the world. For more than half a month, it was a waste of precious time.

Shi Kefa is indeed in a dilemma. Zuo Guangdou, one of the six gentlemen of his teacher, is a veteran general of Donglin. Emotionally, Shi Kefa is more inclined to Li Lu Wang. It is possible to tear the remnants of the Ming Dynasty to pieces. After looking forward and backward for more than ten days, on May [-]th, Shi Kefa belatedly came up with a compromise plan, making Zhu Youlang, the king of Guigui, the emperor!
The only concern of the Donglin Party is the enmity with King Fu in the past, and King Lu happened to be the son of Emperor Shenzong who happened to be near Jiangnan, while the Lifu faction insisted on establishing relatives and peers, and King Gui Zhu Youlang happened to fit the two. According to the requirements of the parties, this compromise plan finally won the joint support of the Donglin Party and the conservative faction.

The only flaw is that King Gui was beaten out of Hengyang by Zhang Xianzhong, and now he is far away in Guangxi. After coming and going, he will not be able to complete the great event of inheriting the great unification within two or three months. three months.

However, Shi Kefa was relieved to bid farewell to the Emperor Ying team formed by the Ministry of Rites, standing at the gate of Guang'an and looking towards Nanjimu. When he turned his head, he finally faced Gao Hongtu who was following him, and Jiang Riguang hugged his fists helplessly.

"Follow the public's will, the big event is settled!"

Although the distant clan of King Lu was not established, as long as King Fu is not on the throne, even if the Donglin Party wins, there will be a kind of joy of victory. , I will revive Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty and regain the northern capital, and it is just around the corner! The contribution of Master Shi’s decision-making today is indisputable!"

They were so beaten that they couldn't find the North, the whole North was lost, and I really don't know where the Donglin gentlemen like Gao Hongtu and Jiang Riguang got their confidence?But the matter has come to this point, Shi Kefa can only silently nod in agreement.

But just when a group of ministers were satisfied, they clasped their hands at the gate of the city, thinking about what kind of status they could get after King Gui ascended the throne, the team that came to see him off suddenly became chaotic. Fangzhong, a doctor from the Ministry of Military Affairs, was sweating profusely, trying his best to push away from the crowd, and squeezed in front of Shi Kefa in panic.

"My lord, something is wrong! King Fu landed from Huai Town, Shan Town, Jin Town and Lu Town with soldiers and horses, and landed from Yanziji!"

As soon as this painting came out, the faces of the ministers of the six ministers in Nanjing and the officials below were all pale.

From the beginning of supporting the establishment, these Jiangnan literati have never asked about the meaning of the martial arts, not to mention Gao Jie, Song Qingshu, Liu Liangzuo, and even Ma Shiying, the governor of Lufeng who was originally crucial in the support of the establishment, was ridiculed as a lackey of the martial arts. outside.

But Shi Kefa and Qian Qianyi have forgotten that this is no longer the time for their civil servants to cover the sky with one hand, and the history is surprisingly similar. Although it is in name, Ma Shiying played a crucial role in this support.

In the port of Yanziji, the majestic gunboats and galleons occupy almost half of the Yangtze River. The cannons that were deliberately pushed out of the gun windows exude a cold metal light, and teams of soldiers and horses continue to land from the ships. The orderly and fortified formation on the shore, although it is said that there are four towns of troops, is still dominated by Song Qingshu's Huai Town. After all, Yingtian is his territory, and the other three towns only send a few hundred troops to make It's just an embellishment, but even so, when the flags of the four towns are swung there, they are still majestic and frightening.

A few days ago, the two factions in the south of the Yangtze River were very happy to pinch each other, but most of the lower class citizens in Yingtian were in the mood of watching the fun, leisurely in front of the melon-eating crowd, as many as 30 to [-] business owners, buddy, Workers and other lower-class people gathered in Yanziji, paying homage to King Fu loudly, and the momentum was overwhelming.

Riding a tall horse and standing at the forefront of the army, Song Qingshu proudly folded his arms. Behind him, Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing were all behind him. Not to mention them, even Sima Shiying, the nominal boss of the Four Towns, It is half a horse's head behind Song Qingshu, and the respectful feeling is clear at a glance.

Among these people, there is still a special existence, Lu Jiude, the eunuch of the Lianghuai Supervising Army.Among the eunuchs, this man can be regarded as a truly capable and not bad person. He successively imprisoned Huang Degong, Liu Zeqing, Zuo Liangyujun, and defeated Cao Cao and Luo Rucai. The leader of the army can be regarded as a great military exploit.

Moreover, Lu Jiude used to be an errand in Fu Wang's mansion in the early years and served the old Fu Wang. This time it was really a coincidence. This Song Qingshu planned to welcome Fu Wang, and the other Lu Jiude also secretly contacted Liu Zeqing and other three towns, planning to support Fu Wang , In this matter, Sun Chuanting, who was in charge of handling this matter, almost fought in the three towns first. There was no way, Zhu Yousong was in Gao Jie's hands.

But time is running out, the civil servants of the two factions were having a great time fighting, and Song Qingshu led the main force to quickly return to Songjiang. In order to save time, the begging army made a compromise with the three towns, and the four towns jointly supported King Fu. Yingtian, share the merits of this decision-making support.

But in terms of power, the three of them are not as big as Song Qingshu when they are tied together. Song Qingshu benefits the most from standing up for King Xiaofu. He looked proudly at his army rolling forward.

Deliberately displaying military prestige, the four divisions of Sun Chuanting and the nine divisions brought back by Song Qingshu from the Kingdom of Wa, nearly [-] troops, landed on Yanziji for a long time. Surrounded by a large number of Yingtian people, twelve square formations were neat They headed towards the North Gate of Yingtian.

The heavy cannon carts rolled on the cement road built in recent years, and the neat bayonets pointed obliquely like a shaking mountain of knives on a sunny day, especially Song Qingshu demanded orderliness, every row of beggars marched forward The pace is almost exactly the same. The more orderly the army, the greater the pressure on people. The more than 20 Yingtian citizens in front are already scared. Seeing this army again, the gatekeeper Longping Hou Zhang Gongri directly ordered The subordinates ran away and gave up the north gate to Song Qingshu. The empty Shangyuan gate was immediately taken over by the Qihuo army, and the outer city was easily captured.

How many years, this is the first time that Song Qingshu has brought an army into Nanjing City. He felt proud and elated. The army rolled forward, surrounded by countless citizens, almost at the speed of marching. The Marquis of Huaiyuan in the inner city, Chang Yanling, also handed over his hands. Open the city gate and let Song Qingshu enter the city.

For these few days, the Donglin Party members who practice martial arts in various parts of the city every day, in front of the army, disappeared completely like insects when the blizzard came, and I don’t know where they all hid. One dared to come out and say something None of the four, in the Wenyuan Pavilion of the imperial city, the general accompanying ministers were also panicked like ants on a hot pot, anxious and anxious, one by one with their hands behind their backs, going back and forth in circles.

"Master Shi, you are the minister who accompanied the capital to stay in defense. These martial arts are approaching with King Fu in their arms. Could it be that you want to make a quick decision!"

Hearing Jiang Riguang spread out his hands anxiously to invite him, Shi Kefa managed to restrain himself from rolling his eyes, and when his mother hugged each other, they were more noisy than toads. At this time, he knew to let the official make up his mind. , I can think of that bird's idea?
But in the end it was a helpless sigh, Shi Kefa smiled helplessly, bowed to many ministers, and said bitterly.

"Everyone, this is the end of the matter, and it will be useless to struggle any more. Everyone should be ready to welcome King Fu to supervise the country at the gate of the palace!"

(End of this chapter)