Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 130 The Contribution of Support
Chongzhen 17 years, at the end of March.

The grass grows and the warblers fly, everything revives, the canals are overcrowded, and a large number of ships, carrying soldiers, are ready to leave.

Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, was looking at the Nanjing soldiers boarding the ship one after another with bright eyes, and murmured involuntarily:

"This time King Qin must persuade His Majesty to move south!"

Immediately, he remembered that in the early years of Chongzhen, the city was besieged by slaves, and the siege of Beijing was lifted. Guan Ning's cavalry, Xuanfu soldiers and horses, tens of thousands, should not be a problem if they persist for a year or so.

Shi Kefa could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He never slacked off when the imperial court sent out the imperial edict. There were only 60,000 people in Nanzhili, and nearly 30,000 people set out from Pukou to raise money and food, select soldiers and generals.

Already tried my best.

"Minister, something is wrong!"

At this time, suddenly a staff member ran over in a hurry, yelling.

"The army is about to go out, what is your status?"

Shi Kefa said displeased.

"It's really shocking to be rude."

The staff said in panic.

Shi Kefa was taken aback for a moment, and quickly took a look. After a while, he cried, "Your Majesty, why did you abandon the world?"

As he spoke, he knelt in the north direction and kowtowed to the pillar with his head, bleeding continuously.

For a while, the dock became panicky, and the generals got off the ship one after another, trying to figure out what was going on.

Later, I finally understood that Emperor Chongzhen of Beijing hanged himself and died, and the city of Beijing was destroyed.

The army instantly became uneasy, and the noise was endless.

Under the persuasion of the crowd, Shi Kefa calmed down and went to the funeral for Emperor Chongzhen himself.

As soon as the funeral went out, the news of Chongzhen's death spread throughout Nanjing in an instant.

The Donglin party members instantly realized that this was a good opportunity, a good opportunity for Conglong Zhigong, a good opportunity for regaining power.

In the third year of Chongzhen, because of Yuan Chonghuan's case, the scene of all Zheng Yingchao was disintegrated, and Donglin party members demoted their officials one after another, or went south to take up posts in Nanjing.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen died and ended up in such a situation, because they did not trust their Donglin party members, and they were jealous, so the government was in great trouble.

For a moment, they didn't care about being sad for Emperor Chongzhen, or they just wanted to laugh, and the Donglin party members took action one after another, full of enthusiasm for Daming.

As the controller of the military power in Southern Zhili, Shi Kefa's right to speak is extremely important.

Zhang Shenyan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, Lu Daqi, Governor of Jiangxi Province, Jiang Yueguang, Director of the Imperial Academy, and other Donglin leaders sent letters one after another:
"Although Fu Wang Zhu Yousong is the grandson of Emperor Shenzong, he should be established as a king according to his seniority and ranking, but he has seven major shortcomings: greed, prostitution, alcoholism, unfilial piety, abuse of subordinates, non-education, and interference with officials.

Zhu Changhao, king of Lu, is the nephew of Shenzong. He is virtuous and intelligent, so he should be made king. "

Shi Kefa took it for granted.

However, Shi Kefa considered that there were not many soldiers under his command, and if he united with Fengyang Governor Ma Shiying, he would be sure.

So, in Pukou, the two secretly met.

Ma Shiying said, Fu Wang Lun Xu should be established.

But Shi Kefa said: "Back then, the "Demon Book", "Strike", "Move the Palace" and other cases were full of excitement. If King Fu pursues his grievances in the future, will the court be safe?"

Ma Shiying refused to accept it and said: "King Lu is Shenzong's nephew, he is the same generation as Guangzong, a generation older than the late emperor, and his blood is far away, how can he convince everyone?"

Therefore, the two disagreed, discussed for a long time, and finally compromised and reached a compromise plan that would not offend, that is, to abandon King Fu and King Lu, and support King Gui Zhu Changying.

So, he wrote back to Nanjing, expressing his words about the matter of King Gui, and asked Nanjing to send someone to welcome King Gui immediately.

This time, the hornet's nest was stabbed immediately, the Donglin Party was in chaos, and the Supporting Lu faction was furious.

King Lu and King Gui belong to the Changzi generation, and they are both distant clans. What is the difference?

Besides, King Gui is in Guangxi, so far away that the day lily is cold.

Therefore, Shi Kefa offended the Yonglu faction and had to go to Yizhen and flee Nanjing.

Back in Fengyang, after knowing Shi Kefa's result, Ma Shiying sneered:
"Shi Butang, you are still too immature and irresponsible. If you have half the ability of your teacher Zuo Guangdou, why are you here?"

Ma Shiying is not a member of the Donglin Party, but has a good friendship with the so-called eunuch Ruan Dacheng.

Back then, they raised funds for Zhou Yanru to return to the cabinet, but the Donglin Party did not agree with Ruan Dacheng's comeback, so Ruan recommended Ma Shiying to come back.

Ruan Dacheng has great kindness to Ma Shiying, so he has no feelings for the Donglin Party.

Since he couldn't get along with the Donglin Party and didn't want to share the merits of supporting him, Ma Shiying decided to go to Huai'an to support King Fu first.

At that time, there were four generals in Huaibei, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, and Liu Zeqing.

Gao Jie finally slipped away from Shanxi and didn't dare to go to Gyeonggi, so he fled to the south and returned to his historical track.

For Fenglu Governor Ma Shiying's suggestion, he quite recognized it, and they made an appointment to revolt and share the merits of support.

And Ma Shiying made friends with Han Zanzhou, the eunuch defending Nanjing, and Liu Kongzhao, the Xunchen, and gave them benefits.

Eunuchs, Wu Xun, generals, and him, a civil servant, are fully represented and headed for Huai'an.

Lu Zhenfei, the Governor of Water Transport, was half helpless, half excited, and together supported King Fu to go south to succeed him.

……

Qian Qianyi was arrested for cheating when he was the chief examiner in Zhejiang Province for ten years since Chongzhen, so he had to take the blame and resign, and he was raised in the village.

Yushan, Jiangyun Tower, the golden house built by Qian Qianyi after the famous prostitute Liu Rushi.

"It makes no sense—"

At this time, there was a howl from inside the house, which disturbed the gray geese in the pond, and also scared the wandering servants.

"Husband, why are you so upset?"

On the side, a graceful young woman with red lips and thin eyebrows was looking at Qian Qianyi, who had a trembling beard, and couldn't help asking curiously.

"There are no intruders in Beijing, and His Majesty is dead."

Qian Qianyi came over slowly, with an angry look on his face: "The Ministry of Military Affairs actually abandoned Lu and embraced Guizhou!"

Liu Rushi was shocked, and hurriedly said, "Then, what will happen?"

Qian Qianyi cheered up and said: "A country cannot be without a king for a day! The crown prince and the second king have not gone south, and now the only ones who can support him are King Lu and King Fu."

"King Gui is far away in Guangxi, and he won't be here for a few months, while King Lu is in Huai'an, only a few days away, how can you look far away?"

"How about King Fu? What about King Lu?"

Liu Rushi understood, a smile appeared on her pale face.

"Fu Wang, when the Emperor Shenzong abolished the elders and established the younger ones, and deviated from the ancestral system, he was the chief culprit. How can he be established again?"

Qian Qianyi spit out, his words were full of dissatisfaction.

"King Lu is humble and has both ability and political integrity. Although his rank is not as high as that of King Fu, he is the best candidate for the throne."

"But the ancestral system, according to the order of ranking, it should be King Fu." Liu Rushi was puzzled.

"I've said it all. The building is about to collapse. We need an emperor with both ability and political integrity. It's better to choose talented people. King Fu is not suitable, and the ancestral system also needs to be modified."

Qian Qianyi said seriously.

Immediately, he wrote several letters, and conspired with the Donglin party members in Nanjing to support Lu Wang, and once again achieved the situation of all being positive and prosperous.

It's a pity that they conspired too much, and they were still too far away after all.

(End of this chapter)