Aspiration

Chapter 198

Zuo Liangyu ignored Lao Jiu's request.Lao Jiu just came to send a letter this time, and the task was basically completed, because he knew what was going to happen to Zuo Liangyu, and that was enough.

Lao Jiu returned to Henan and told the story of the south.Li Laiheng smiled, let them make trouble first, let's contact Mrs. Gao first.

After Li Zicheng disappeared, Mrs. Gao became the leader, and all the generals got in touch with Mrs. Gao one after another, but they were all separated in different places.

Li Laiheng is going to establish a loose alliance with Mrs. Gao first, and wait for the development of the current situation.

Just when Lao Jiu rushed to Xupu, Hunan to meet Mrs. Gao, Zuo Liangyu started a major military campaign to conquer Nanjing.The reason for his eastward expedition to Nanjing this time was "the side of the Qing emperor" to eliminate the treacherous ministers Ma Shiying and Huang Degong.In fact, he is preparing for the big event of "abolishing the establishment".

Huang Shu was a minister of the Nanming Dynasty. He had great conflicts with Ma Shiying. He encouraged Zuo Liangyu to send troops to Nanjing.This Huang Shu and his group fabricated a fake "prince" and asked Zuo Liangyu to help the prince ascend the throne.In fact, the real prince had already been killed by Dorgon as a "fake" prince. A man named Wang Zhimin in Nanjing claimed to be the real prince and was used by Huang Shu and others.But Zuo Liangyu didn't know about it, so, with such a reason, he had a reason to send troops to Nanjing.

Zuo Menglong said to his father: "Now the prince has been arrested and imprisoned. He was tortured and beaten in prison. If we go a few days late, the prince will die in prison. My lord, my Zuo family has received all the grace of the emperor, and the prince will die. How can we repay the emperor's kindness?" Zuo Menglong is the one who is most eager to march eastward, and if he wants the waves behind the Yangtze River to push the waves ahead, he must go to a higher level and make the Zuo family's foundation bigger and stronger.With Ma Shiying and others around, Zuo Menglong will become a prisoner sooner or later. Emperor Hongguang is still there, and his Zuo family has no bright future. Therefore, to change the situation in Nanming, we must abolish the old and establish the new, and support a charismatic person to be the new emperor.Of course, the most charismatic person can only be the prince.

Zuo Liangyu didn't hesitate any longer. He was fifty-five this year, not too old, but he was plagued by illnesses, and it was hard to predict how long he would live.He knew in his heart that if he died of illness, the generals might disperse immediately. Although his son Zuo Menglong received the seal of "General Ping Thieves", due to insufficient qualifications, he would be unable to control the generals, and sooner or later the generals would go their separate ways. future.Therefore, for the sake of his son's future, Zuo Liangyu must act quickly. As long as his son has a high position in the court, all the generals will not go their separate ways.

However, the biggest obstacle for Zuo Liangyu to send troops to Nanjing was He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang and a meritorious minister who supported Emperor Hongguang.He Tengjiao's prestige is very high, if he clearly opposes Zuo Liangyu's "Qing Emperor's side", it will be very troublesome for Zuo Liangyu.

At this time, He Tengjiao was frowning tightly, looking at the collected "calling papers".Zuo Liangyu secretly prepared a "call for abolishing the old and establishing the new", and He Tengjiao's spies brought him a copy.

He Tengjiao would not be influenced by Zuo Liangyu. He said angrily to his staff: "The country has reached this point. There are barbarians occupying our great rivers and mountains outside. There are remnants of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and other thieves inside, as well as traitors and traitors." The four feudal lords have done evil, and now Marquis Ningnan has been fooled by a villain, and he has acted so absurdly, the affairs of the world will be out of control."

He Tengjiao knew that he could not stop Zuo Liangyu from sending troops to Nanjing, and he also had no ability to stop Azig's attack after Zuo Liangyu went east to Nanjing. Therefore, He Tengjiao was exhausted at this time and had no proper way.

Of course, what he was more worried about was that Zuo Liangyu would kill him as part of the "Qing Emperor's Side".

When he was in doubt, suddenly Zuo Liangyu's soldiers knocked on the gate of his governor's mansion, asking to come in.The door didn't open, Zuo Liangyu's men climbed over the wall, surrounded by brave officers and soldiers.

"At the end of the day, under the order of Ning Nanhou, the Governor-General is invited to meet on the ship. There are important national affairs to discuss." A school official stepped forward and said.

"You are so rude, Ning Nanhou acted like this, there is nothing to discuss." He Tengjiao yelled loudly.

"Ningnanhou doesn't necessarily want you to go to Nanjing. We just want to see you before we part, say a few words, and say goodbye. Don't you think your lord won't give you this bit of face?" Don't provoke them to suffer in front of such villains. If there are no sympathizers, it won't be worth it. Therefore, He Tengjiao had no choice but to hold back his anger and go to see Zuo Liangyu.

Once on the boat, Zuo Liangyu greeted him with a smile, invited He Tengjiao into the cabin and said to him: "My lord, I didn't discuss it with you beforehand. Today I, Zuo Liangyu, left in a hurry. Please, the governor, go to Nanjing with me. I wish to ask your lord for advice at any time on the way. After arriving in Nanjing, I still need your lord's help, so don't refuse me, lord Wanwang."

He Tengjiao said: "Mr. Ningnan went to Nanjing and declared that he would be on the side of the Qing Dynasty. I hope the Marquis will be cautious about such a major event. You think, the country can only be regarded as lingering, with internal and external troubles. Such a big move must not be repeated. "

Zuo Liangyu said: "Your Excellency is right. The country is currently in a state of internal and external difficulties, and the word lingering is just right, but our court is full of treacherous people who put a good prince in prison. Severe torture, how can we be worthy of the first emperor? Master He, just because the country will not be the country, so we must first organize the government, in order to defend against the enemy, in order to clean up the rivers, or the death of Yue Fei in the Southern Song Dynasty will reappear in our dynasty. This point The truth, Mr. He, Governor He, you should understand, right?"

"The prince has long been beheaded by Dorgon as a 'fake' prince in Beijing. The prince here is a fake one. How can we not distinguish right from wrong and kill each other for a fake prince?" He Tengjiao was still reasoning.

"What? You also said that the crown prince is fake!" Huang Shu was furious, "Master He, how much have you benefited from Ma Shiying?"

"Master Huang, please don't yell at me, He Tengjiao. You know in your heart whether the crown prince is fake or real. I don't want to discuss this issue with you. I want to ask Lord Hou, when you leave Wuchang, take a good Is the city left to Azig?" He Tengjiao said.

Zuo Liangyu said, "As long as the Chao Gang is rectified, it is only a matter of time before the mountains and rivers are regained. There is no rush. The crown prince was tortured by them, and his life is dying. If we don't go east as soon as possible, if the crown prince cannot survive, we will It's too late to regret."

After a long time of theory, He Tengjiao knew that he couldn't hold them back. He thought, since he has been kidnapped by them now, there is no hope of going back. Besides, his home has been raided by them, and now he is alone, so he pretended to Compromised, agreed to go east with Zuo Liangyu.In the middle of the night, when the boat was near Jiujiang, He Tengjiao jumped into the river.

Soon, he was rescued and sent to a mountain.On the mountain, a stretch of thatched huts turned out to be a large military camp, and a handsome general sat in the lobby.

This person is Yuan Zongdi, Li Zicheng's former subordinate.

(End of this chapter)