Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 299 Straight to Anqing Mansion

Among the four ancient capitals, Luoyang, Chang'an, Beijing, and Nanjing, only in terms of cities, Nanjing has the strongest defense capability.

Especially after Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's various repairs, it can be said to be extremely strong.

For example, the outer wall of Nanjing reached an exaggerated 120 kilometers, which was the highest in the world at that time.

In this way, Nanjing's outer wall is useless, and it is impossible to find so many soldiers and horses to garrison, and the strength of the troops is diluted, but it is easy to break through one by one.

So Huang Degong had no choice but to give up the outer wall and just guard the inner city. Even so, his strength was still weak.

The north of the inner city is the Yangtze River, the east is Zhongshan, Shihuishan, and Houhu, which form a natural barrier, and the west is the Qinhuai River.

In this way, all the pressure is concentrated in the south of the city.

The cannons are rumbling, but the drums are silent.

In this land that has been peaceful for hundreds of years, war is ushered in again.

So bloody, abrupt, and unbelievable.

Huang Degong managed to maintain it.

Of course, this is stronger than the original history.

After Emperor Hongguang learned that Zhenjiang had fallen, he immediately discussed with Ma Shiying, left Nanjing secretly, and headed west.

But now, Zuo Liangyu never rebelled, and Huang Degong served as king in time, which made the entire Hongguang court much more stable.

Even so, the city of Nanjing was still full of fear, and the terrifying record of the Manchus made them fearful.

At this time, Donglin-Fushe, this deformed combination, was already undercurrents surging when Nanjing was in danger.

Fushe, Jishe, etc. are composed of scholars and juren, and are controlled by the second generation of officials of the Donglin Party. They have no official positions and are only responsible for guiding public opinion.

The Donglin Party is composed entirely of officials, and more than [-]% are from Southern Zhili, with distinct local characteristics.

Qian Qianyi, the wealthy son of Donglin, looked compassionate, took a sip of tea, and sighed: "The fate of the country is difficult..."

"There are traitors inside the court and Tartars outside. How can there be no reason for invincibility?"

The Minister of the Household Department, Wang Duo, a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion, said indignantly: "The eunuchs are wronging the country, and the eunuchs are wronging the country!"

Qian Qianyi is helpless, at this moment, it is useless to talk too much, and he still has to consider the next situation.

University scholar Cai Yichen shook his head and sighed: "The situation has reached such a point, it's better to consider it for the court."

"In the past when the Southern Song Dynasty was defeated, Wen Tianxiang and others persisted for more than ten years when they were loyal. We can also emulate one or two."

On the side, Li Zhan, the imperial censor of Zuodu, nodded slightly, showing a smile: "The country has supported the servants for three hundred years, and it's time to repay the service."

Qian Qianyi shook his head slightly, noncommittal.

Of course, he understood what these people meant. The subtext was to keep a useful body and leave Nanjing, so as to support another vassal king as emperor and persist in resisting the Qing Dynasty.

Of course, the first step is to leave Nanjing, and the rest will be discussed later.

Euphemistic yet decent, the scholar has a lot of thoughts.

"Nowadays the court is cloudy and windy, and there are not many vassal kings in other places who are promising kings!"

Qian Qianyi smiled slightly and said lightly.

"Where is King Yu?"

At this time, Wang Duo suddenly said: "Huguang is doing pretty well now."

"A domineering person!"

Qian Qianyi shook his head, with disgust in his eyes: "Although martial arts are good, but it is not the appearance of a wise king, so it is not advisable."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

For civil servants like them, Mingjun must be obedient, such as Xiaozong and Muzong.

Besides, the domineering King Yu himself has a team, how can they occupy the core position?
Therefore, even if he has the image of Zhongxing, everyone does not favor him.

"Hangzhou's King Lu is not bad."

Li Zhan said casually.

Qian Qianyi nodded slightly, although he didn't say a word, everything was in his mind.

At this time, everyone picked up the tea together, took a sip, and had endless aftertaste.

At this time, Ma Shiying, the chief assistant of the cabinet, also discussed the future with Ruan Dacheng.

Don't look at Huang Degong and others, he looks like he is holding a wisdom pearl, but in fact he has become an old dog in a panic.

How Yangzhou City was destroyed, the Nanjing court knew very well, and the artillery fired a volley, and the effort was gone in a few days.

He didn't think Nanjing could resist the past.

"Now, the biggest confidence in our hands is the emperor."

Ruan Dacheng was full of thought, and said decisively.

"Emperor, Emperor—"

Ma Shiying murmured, he paced eagerly, and said anxiously: "Now that things are going on, the emperor can't protect himself..."

"No, you mean slavery?"

Ma Shiying's eyes were sharp for a moment, he stared at Ruan Dacheng firmly, and warned: "How can I be a second minister after I have read poetry and books? How can I forget the kindness of the emperor?"

"Of course I understand." Ruan Dacheng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I mean, take His Majesty out of Nanjing City."

"In Jiangxi, Huguang, and Lingnan, there are loyal court officials everywhere. If we resist every day, the country of the 300-year Ming Dynasty will not perish like that."

Only then did Ma Shiying's expression soften a lot, and he revealed the truth:
"The monarch and the ministers are one. Although I, Ma Shiying, love power, I am a minister after all..."

Ruan Dacheng quickly agreed, but he was very contemptuous in his heart. With the appearance of Emperor Hongguang, can Daming still be saved?
On the other side, the nobles of Nanjing City are also discussing the future.

If we say that civil servants are still discussing the choice, including Xin Chengbo Zhao Zhilong, Baoguo Gong Zhu Guobi, Wei Guogong Xu Jiujue, Longping Marquis Zhang Gongri and other nobles, all sat down one after another.

Among them, the Nanjing guard is Xin Chengbo Zhao Zhilong, whose ancestors were born in a hundred households, and accompanied by the ancestor Zhu Di Jingnan's Xun Chen.

These nobles are different from the cover of the literati. They belong to the family and the family, and the wealth is continuous.

Therefore, the greatest hope is to preserve the wealth, whether it is the emperor or the Ming Dynasty, they can all be sold.

In a short period of time, the charter for surrender was finalized.

The three forces in Nanjing have all lost their expectations for Nanjing. Only Huang Degong was kept in the dark and still worked diligently.

At the same time, the search department had already passed on the slaughter of Yangzhou and the fall of Zhenjiang to Xiangyang.

Zhao Shu sits in Xiangyang, and after hearing the news, he decisively issued a military order, asking Hui Dengxiang and Bai Wang of Jiujiang to immediately raise all their troops and send troops to Anqing Mansion.

As the throat city in the upper reaches of Nanjing, the importance of Anqing is self-evident.

Once Anqing is occupied, it will take the initiative in Nanjing, so that it can go down the river without any resistance.

"Hahaha!"

Prime Minister Hui Deng laughed, and the military order in his hand made him inexplicably excited: "I have been in Jiujiang for more than a year, and I can finally exercise my muscles and bones."

"My sons and daughters, there is Zhou Lang in Chibi, and there is also me Huilang in the battle of Anqing!!!"

After finishing speaking, the feather fan in his hand swayed more and more, saliva splashed all over, and his face was full of complacency.

Half a day later, Bai Wang from Huangmei County gathered an army, joined him, and directly raided Anqing City, taking this important city directly.

As for whether this is a rebellion, they don't care.

(End of this chapter)