The Most Powerful Man in the World

Just when Han Bao blew up the Praetorian Guards with thunder, he was watching the battle from a distance, and was about to watch Li Zhenshan lead the Praetorian Guards to show off their skills and destroy the imperial army, when the sound of thunder was like a thunderbolt. It made Ning Wang, Li Shishi, Liu Yangzheng and others dumbfounded.

King Ning's original smile froze directly on his face, and his eyes were full of unbelievable expressions. As for the other ministers of civil and military affairs, their faces were sluggish.

"My janitor... This is impossible, an illusion, it must be an illusion..."

King Ning was unwilling to believe what he saw. It was because King Ning had high hopes for the Guards. In King Ning's mind, the Guards were his last resort.

Especially when the Imperial Guards came out, it could be said that the imperial army that had attacked the city wall was wiped out cleanly. The ease made King Ning feel that as long as there were the Imperial Guards, then Nanjing would be very easy. The city is as stable as Mount Tai, and the imperial army will never attempt to break through the city of Nanjing.

But this feeling didn't last long, that is, it took more than an hour. When the imperial army attacked the city wall again, King Ning originally wanted to continue watching the scene of the imperial guards brutally killing the imperial army.

As a result, the imperial army turned and killed the Guards under his command, especially when the thunderous explosion came. It can be said that every roar made King Ning's heart tremble.

Because every roar means that at least several Guard soldiers were killed.King Ning looked at the soldiers of the Imperial Guard who were engulfed in gunpowder smoke and screamed incessantly, his heart seemed to be dripping blood.

"I'm too angry, castrated thief, return to the imperial guards..."

King Ning yelled angrily, and Liu Yangzheng and Li Shishi came back to their senses. Seeing King Ning jumping and scolding, each of them turned pale.

Especially when you see the roaring sound from the distant city wall and the smoke of gunpowder, then look at the guards guarding the city one by one, and then look at the constant stream of imperial troops climbing up the city wall from under the city wall. It's a fool, and I can realize that when I see this scene, Nanjing City can't be held anymore.

Li Shishi gritted his teeth and said to the generals: "I am afraid that Nanjing city will not be able to hold. Several generals, quickly rectify the army, and we will escort Your Majesty to leave Nanjing city."

Those generals have long lost their backbone. They are all confidants of King Ning. Even if they join the imperial court, they will probably be dragged out by the imperial court and have their heads chopped off. Therefore, they say that the city of Nanjing is not guaranteed. There was no thought of beheading King Ning to get the merit.

Hearing Li Shishi's words at this moment, he reacted one by one, stepped forward to set up King Ning and left.

King Ning said angrily while struggling: "What do you want to do, let go of me, I want to live and die with Nanjing City, let me go..."

Li Shishi persuaded King Ning: "Your Majesty, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood!"

In this way, King Ning struggled to be dragged away by several generals, and a team of elite imperial guards directly escorted King Ning and more than a dozen civil and military officials away.

There was chaos on the city wall, and I don't know who shouted: "It's not good, Your Majesty has escaped, Your Majesty has escaped!"

Originally, the rebels were already in chaos, and now I learned that King Ning had escaped. Now that's good. All the rebels have no heart to resist. Either they kneel down and surrender directly, or they drop their weapons. , turn around and run away.

Nanjing City is so big, these soldiers lost their weapons and took off their uniforms, and in a flash they became ordinary people in Nanjing City.

More and more imperial troops climbed the city wall, and then chased down those fleeing soldiers and entered the city of Nanjing.

The soldiers who originally guarded the city gates of Nanjing City abandoned the city gates and fled one by one after learning that the city walls had fallen and the imperial army had entered Nanjing City.

When the imperial army reached the city gate, they did not see a single rebel soldier.

In the creaking sound, the city gate opened, and the army who had been waiting outside the city wall suddenly rushed into the city of Nanjing.

Chu Yi, Fang Li, Qi Hu and others who were watching the battle from a distance couldn't help showing some smiles on their faces.

Fang Li said to Chu Yi: "Congratulations to the Chief, Nanjing City is broken!"

Chu Yi nodded calmly and said: "Nanjing City is broken as expected, the key is what to do after the city is broken!"

Fang Li's expression suddenly became awe-inspiring when he heard this. The city of Nanjing was attacked by King Ning. I don't know how many dignitaries and gentry in the city chose to attach themselves to King Ning. How to deal with it is naturally in Chu Yi's thoughts.

Based on Fang Li's understanding of Chu Yi, Fang Li looked at Nanjing City, and vaguely felt that the sky above Nanjing City was filled with blood.

In the city of Nanjing, those lords and dignitaries who chose to belong to King Ning had a hard time these days.

Before King Ning raised the army, many of them were flirting with King Ning. After King Ning raised the army, these people were even more excited, and even tried their best to support King Ning.

It can be said that if there were no such people as King Ning's inner responders, it would not be a problem to defend Nanjing City with the arrangement of Duke Wei.

But with the existence of these people, Nanjing City fell into the hands of King Ning without even sticking to it for a day. It can be said that it is rare for King Ning to gain the city of Nanjing.

When King Ning ascended the throne, it can be said that these dignitaries and gentry who chose to support King Ning in Nanjing City cheered him for a while.

King Ning was not stingy with these people.

It's a pity that these days are not long. It didn't take long for Chu Yi to lead the army to appear under the city of Nanjing. In the first battle, Li Zhen's army was destroyed by tens of thousands. Then Wang Shouren broke the city of Nanchang, went down to Jiujiang, and plundered Anqing. outside Nanjing.

At this time, these dignitaries and gentry had just woken up like a dream. The King Ning they supported and hoped for was not as powerful as they imagined. Facing the imperial court's anti-rebel army, there was not much resistance.

The city of Nanjing was besieged. These dignitaries and gentry lived like a year, and many of them secretly sent letters to Chu Yi, crying bitterly, saying that they were persecuted by King Ning. Loyal to Daming, willing to act as an inner responder, open the gate of Nanjing city, and welcome the imperial army to enter the city to quell the rebellion.

It's a pity that Chu Yi didn't respond to them at all, which made the hearts of a group of dignitaries and lords sink. However, quite a few dignitaries and lords thought that Chu Yi might kill some people, but it was absolutely impossible to give them all. Killed, after all, the huge Jiangnan still needs people to help govern. The city of Nanjing cannot be separated from them. The big deal is that they will bite their teeth and let blood and donate some of their family wealth. As long as they can get through the current difficulties, they can easily make a comeback in the future.

The former Nanjing City Rites Minister Liu Zhu is now Ning Wang's Minister of Rites, and the former War Minister is now the War Minister Xiang Ping, and more than a dozen officials are listening to the chaos in the city, and their faces are a little ugly.

Liu Zhu stroked his beard and glanced at everyone and said, "Everyone, when King Ning is defeated, Chu Yi will enter the city at any time. The old man decided to go to greet the chief general. Would you like to go with us?"

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Xiang Ping nodded slightly and said, "Sir Liu is very true. Now is my last chance. No matter what, as long as Director Chu can open up the net, I will protect the family's wealth."

Said Xiang Ping, showing a bit of a smile to the crowd: "Actually, there is no need for everyone to worry so much. It is true that Chu Yi has broken through Nanjing City, but this Nanjing City will eventually be governed by someone, no matter what he does, it is impossible. Let's kill everyone, so this is our chance, as long as I can surrender first, I will definitely be able to win the attention of the chief executive, maybe it is not impossible for everyone to rise steadily."

Originally, many people were uneasy in their hearts, but after Xiangping and Liu Zhu said this, they felt a lot more at ease.

An official's eyes flashed brightly and said: "Everyone, we can go to greet Director Chu, but if I can go with credit, will it be more valued by Director Chu?"

Xiang Ping and Liu Zhu couldn't help but look at this official. This person was a guerrilla general in Nanjing. Nanjing was previously attacked by King Ning. Under the general trend, Jiang Ning, a guerrilla general, chose to follow the general trend. King Ning, and in King Ning's army, kept his original position and was still a guerrilla general.

Several people looked at Jiang Ning, only to hear Xiang Ping say: "Mr. Jiang don't know what you think? You might as well say it bluntly!"

Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes, glanced at everyone and said slowly: "Everyone, you said that if we take King Ning down and give it to the Chief Manager of Chu, will the Chief Manager treat us differently?"

An official couldn't help clapping his hands when he heard the words and said, "Wonderful, if there is King Ning as a greeting, I believe that Director Chu will definitely accept us."

King Ning is definitely the perfect stepping stone. Even if Chu Yi has any dissatisfaction with them, as long as they can capture King Ning and present it to Chu Yi, they can guarantee that Chu Yi will definitely treat them differently.

Whether it was Liu Zhu or Xiang Ping or even other officials, they all showed their emotions.

Squeezing his beard, Xiang Ping frowned slightly and said, "That's what I said, but King Ning is afraid that he has already escaped from Nanjing City. Even if I am willing, I am powerless!"

Jiang Ning shook his head and said: "Impossible, according to the judgment, even if King Ning wants to escape, it is absolutely impossible to escape Nanjing City in time, otherwise, the Director of Chu should enter the city now."

Among the officials present, Jiang Ning was a general. Now that Jiang Ning was so sure, Liu Zhu and Xiang Ping couldn't help but look at each other with excitement in their eyes.

If King Ning is defeated, then he himself will become the target of countless people. It can be said that apart from his confidants, there are definitely not a few people who are attacking King Ning's idea at this time.

It's just that it's not that easy to win King Ning as a means of promotion. King Ning has a group of confidants by his side, so it's naturally not easy to win King Ning.

Of course, if King Ning was taken down so easily, it would not be their turn to attack King Ning.

Xiang Ping slapped the table, and a bright light flashed in his eyes: "Everyone, it's settled. Let's unite and find a way to win King Ning and present it to Director Chu. How will we fight here in the future!"

These people are all powerful and noble in Nanjing city. It can be said that they are deeply rooted in Nanjing city and have a dense network of relationships. When these people are united, it is really not difficult to inquire about the news about King Ning.

Soon there was news about King Ning.

I saw a domestic servant panting and saying to the crowd: "Masters, King Ning is coming out of the palace at this moment, escorted by the imperial guards, and a group of civil and military officers are heading towards the South City Gate. At most half an hour. Then you will be able to leave Nanjing City.”

From the imperial palace to the south gate of Nanjing City, it would take at least a few miles. If King Ning had only a dozen people in light clothing, then he would be able to get out of the city with a few minutes of tea time on a fast horse.

But King Ning obviously didn't have the courage to give up everything, and he couldn't give up everything. At least he had to bring some of the trusted officials who were attached to him, plus some property, and thousands of imperial guards. Swing at least thousands of people.

The more people there are, the more things will happen, and the speed will naturally slow down. Therefore, it will take at least half an hour for King Ning to leave the city, which gives Liu Zhu, Jiang Ning and others time to start.

Liu Zhu narrowed his eyes, looked at Jiang Ning and said, "Master Jiang, I wonder if you have any way to capture your King Ning?"

Jiang Ning sneered a bit at the corner of his mouth and said, "King Ning was defeated. Who do you think King Ning and others are most afraid of at this moment?"

An official said with a smile without even thinking about it: "Then there's no need to say that, what King Ning and others are most afraid of at this moment is naturally Chu Yi and the imperial army."

Jiang Ning nodded and said: "Yes, King Ning and others must be panicking at this moment. Once they see the imperial troops and horses, they are afraid that they will collapse on the spot, even those Guards, it is impossible to give Ning again. The king sacrificed his life."

Xiang Ping was stunned for a moment. He seemed to understand Jiang Ning's intentions. He looked at Jiang Ning with a look of astonishment on his face and said, "You...you don't want us to pretend to be the imperial army!"

Jiang Ning chuckled and said, "I'm not pretending, we are soldiers and horses of the imperial court, we just pretended to surrender due to the fierceness of King Ning. Now that the imperial army is here, I will naturally want to set things right and return. Court camp."

A group of people looked at Jiang Ning with a serious face and an impassioned look. They didn't know if they were hypnotized by Jiang Ning, or if they were hypnotized by themselves. Good, we are in Cao Ying and the heart is in Han, now it is time to set things right and return to the court camp."

Originally, everyone gathered a large number of people, but now, under the leadership of Jiang Ning and others, they played the banner of the imperial court, and they went after King Ning under the crowd of thousands of soldiers and horses.

King Ning sat in the carriage and listened to the noise around him, his face was very pale and panicked.

From King Ning's point of view, all this is like a dream. When he started his army, he was like a broken bamboo. Even the cities of Anqing and Nanjing fell in one fell swoop. At first, King Ning thought that he was really the destiny Return is the destiny of the Son of Heaven.

Therefore, after conquering the city of Nanjing, he did not hesitate and directly ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. However, when he proclaimed himself emperor, it seemed that all the good fortune had been used up at once, followed by continuous bad news.

Whether it was Nanchang City being broken, Jiujiang and Anqing being broken by Wang Shouren, or Chu Yi leading an army to destroy Li Zhen's army of tens of thousands in one battle.

Anyway, since he ascended the throne, everything has changed, as if God had abandoned him directly.

I thought I could sit in the city of Nanjing, then unify the south of the Yangtze River, lead the army north, conquer the capital, and truly become the master of the world.

As a result, it only took more than half a month, and the world was turned upside down. Even the city of Nanjing was breached by the imperial court, and he suddenly changed from an aloof emperor to a desperate emperor.

He punched the coffee table beside him, and King Ning gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Chu Yi, Chu Yi, I wish I could smash your corpse into ten thousand pieces!"

Wan Rui, who was sitting beside him, lowered his head and sighed in his heart.

As the most trusted servant of King Ning, he is naturally a high-ranking man in the new dynasty established by King Ning. Even if he lost Nanchang City, he was just scolded by King Ning, and then he handed over the imperial palace to the imperial court. Put him in charge.

He hadn't experienced the feeling of being aloof for a long time, and as a result, he had to accompany King Ning and escaped. That kind of gap naturally made Wan Rui very uncomfortable.

The city was in chaos, and many defeated troops burned, killed and looted directly in the city. After all, the chaos of the army was the most terrifying, especially in the case of a major defeat, the demons that many soldiers had suppressed in their hearts were released.

Originally, when King Ning entered the city, some nobles and powerful families were devastated by the chaos of soldiers. It was only half a month.

Even with the previous lessons, many dignitaries and gentry families have strengthened their defenses, but in the final analysis, there are really not many dignitaries and gentry families who can withstand a large number of chaotic troops.

The huge city of Nanjing, when the chaotic army was still in turmoil, did not know how many people suffered military disasters.

King Ning even saw with his own eyes a group of chaotic troops rushing into a large mansion through the window above the carriage.

It's a pity that even if he sees such a situation, King Ning is powerless to those chaotic troops, even King Ning himself does not dare to gather these chaotic troops at this time.

King Ning didn't forget that Chu Yi had previously offered a reward to his head in front of many large armies. That was the temptation of Uncle Feng. He couldn't even believe these cronies under him, let alone those chaotic armies. .

People's hearts are separated from each other. If he gathers a group of chaotic troops, and as a result, these chaotic troops are instigated by others, they cut him off, and then dedicate it to Chu Yi as a reward for his promotion. Wouldn't he be wronged to death? .

Therefore, when King Ning saw the scene of the chaotic army being evil, he did not mean to send someone to gather and restrain the chaotic army, but urged the Guards to speed up.

Seeing that the city gate in front was in sight, it was only more than a hundred feet away, and a shout suddenly came from behind: "Your Majesty, stay, Your Majesty, stay!"

The shout made King Ning stunned for a moment, and looked at Wan Rui suspiciously.

Wan Rui quickly got off the carriage, but in the blink of an eye, he heard Wan Rui say to King Ning: "Your Majesty, it is Lord Xiang, Lord Liu and others, they are calling for Your Majesty!"

There was a bit of puzzlement on King Ning's face, but all his cronies were on the road with the team at the moment, and the people like Xiang Ping, Liu Zhu and others that Wan Rui said were not his confidants, so King Ning thought I don't understand what these people are calling themselves to do.

But King Ning said to Wan Rui: "You send someone to ask what they want to do!"

Naturally, the team that originally left the city stopped, and Wan Rui sent someone to ask what Xiang Pingping wanted to do.