Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 185 Hongguang False Emperor Wants to Save Yangzhou

After returning to Chengyun Palace, Zhu Yu sent someone to recruit Li Yan, Hong Niangzi, and Governor Long Wenguang.

These three people can be said to be the core executives of Aimee Zhu's subordinates in Chengdu.

Among them, Li Yan and Hong Niangzi were respectively in charge of the civil and military affairs of the Supervisory Mansion, and Long Wenguang was the top official official in Sichuan in the Ming Dynasty.

Although Aimee Zhu's current prestige means she can say what she says in Chengdu, but if she wants to do something, she still has to communicate with these three people so that things can be executed better.

After all, she can't do everything by herself.

She is not Sun Wukong.

Not long after, the three of them arrived at the Chengyun Hall.

After seeing the ceremony, Aunt Zhu said: "The three of you are here today mainly to discuss some things we will do within this year and next year."

This is to discuss the future development plan under the supervision of the Jian Guofu.

Long Wenguang couldn't help but secretly excited when he heard Aimee Zhu's words.

Being able to participate in this small meeting with only four monarchs and ministers undoubtedly shows that he has become a truly trusted minister of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

You know, the closest relationship with the princess was Hong Niangzi and Li Yan. Even Ma Ke failed to enter this core circle. I didn't expect him to come in first now.

In this way, it is also possible for him to join the cabinet and become a cabinet elder and assistant minister in the future.

When Long Wenguang was excited, Auntie Zhu glanced at him and said, "I have received the definite news that King Fu was proclaimed emperor by the left-behind ministers in Nanjing in May and changed to Yuan Hongguang. Of course, it won't be until next year." The first year of Hongguang."

After finishing speaking, Aimee Zhu paid attention to Long Wenguang's expression.

Because on the way back to Sichuan, she told Hong Niangzi and Li Yan about it, but she didn't disclose it to others.

Hong Niangzi and Li Yan are her staunch followers. Whether Hongguang succeeds to the throne as in history has little influence on these two people.

But it is not necessarily the case for official officials of the Ming Dynasty like Long Wenguang.

Therefore, Aimee Zhu never mentioned this matter after coming to Chengdu.

Of course, she has another reason for not mentioning this—the history of Sichuan has been changed by her. Although her actions should have little impact on Nanjing, she cannot be sure whether King Fu Succession as in history.

But just yesterday, the Beizhen Fusi spies in charge of Gao Shengqi received definite news about this matter.

In addition, what Aimee Zhu is going to do next requires the cooperation of all the yamen of the Daming government headed by Long Wenguang, so she revealed this matter today.

I saw that Long Wenguang's face was dull at first, apparently shocked by the news.

Immediately, he showed an angry expression, and said excitedly: "Since the late emperor has ordered His Royal Highness to supervise the country, how can King Fu take over the throne? Your Highness, he is a false emperor, and he should be punished!"

Auntie Zhu smiled.

She saw that Long Wenguang's expression was exaggerated and had elements of acting, but it was enough for him to make such a clear statement.

"Father ordered me to supervise the country. At that time, only a few trusted ministers in the capital knew about it. Now those people are afraid that they will all die for the country.

For the rest, Eunuch Fang was the only one who listened lightly to what the late emperor had said about it—of course, that edict was the best proof that this palace was the late emperor's order to supervise the country.

The officials left behind in Nanjing and King Fu probably did not know about this matter, so it is not wrong for them to support King Fu as emperor when they learned that my father died for the country. "

The Ming Dynasty had a set of established rules for choosing the successor to the throne, and generally there would be no civil strife because of this.

The rule is to choose someone who is close to the blood of the late emperor.

Taking Chongzhen as an example, the princes of Chongzhen were the most entitled to inherit after his death.

If the princes are all missing, or fall into the enemy's hands, then support Chongzhen's brother.

But Chongzhen had no living brothers.

Therefore, he can only support his father's generation, that is, the sons of Emperor Wanli.

Wanli had eight sons, three of whom died young.

The eldest son Zhu Changluo, that is, Grandpa Zhu Yu, died on the belly of a woman because of the "red pill" within a month of succeeding to the throne.

The third son, Zhu Changxun, was the most favored by Wanli, and was named King Fu in Luoyang, but was boiled by the peasant army, and the eldest son Zhu Yousong succeeded to the throne.

The fifth son Zhu Changhao, Feng Ruiwang, was beheaded by Zhang Xianzhong in Chongqing in June.It is said that he was not hacked to death with a knife, so his death was a bit painful.

The sixth son, Zhu Changrun, was named King Hui, and he came to Jingzhou when Chongzhen succeeded to the throne.

Zhang Xianzhong broke Jingzhou, he was lucky enough to escape, and now he should be eating fast and reciting Buddha in Shaoxing.

It has to be said that this guy is more addicted to Buddhism than Rui Wang Zhu Changhao.

When the news of Chongzhen's martyrdom came out, some people wanted to support him, but seeing that he was obsessed with Buddhism and didn't care about anything, they gave up.

The seventh son, Zhu Changying, was granted the title of King Guiduan, and he became a vassal in Hengzhou in the seventh year of the Apocalypse.

Last year when Zhang Xianzhong broke Hengzhou, Zhu Changying fled to Wuzhou, Guangxi ahead of time because of his early preparations, and then fell ill.Historically, the next year will burp, and the throne will be passed on to the eldest son Zhu Youlang.

Jurisprudentially, Hui Wang Zhu Changrun should be the most qualified to inherit the throne after the death of Chongzhen. However, Zhu Changrun was a little transparent among the princes before, and Fu Wang was involved in party disputes and had a powerful legacy.

In addition, Zhu Yousong, the second generation of Fu Wang at that time, was close to Nanjing, so it was reasonable for the officials in the capital to support him.

Of course, what made this matter truly reasonable and recognized by all parties in Nanming was the support of hundreds of thousands of troops from the four towns in Jiangbei and eunuch officials headed by Ma Shiying and others.

Long Wenguang can understand the above principles once he thinks about it.

But he knows exactly where his ass sits and for whom to speak.

So he said solemnly: "Even so, King Fu and the officials in Nanjing should let King Fu go to the throne after they know the late emperor's death, and ask His Highness to take charge of state affairs in the name of supervising the country!"

Auntie Zhu smiled.

The red lady glared at Long Wenguang, and said, "Your Highness is now the supervisor of the country, and he will still be the supervisor of the country in Nanjing? Then King Fu is proclaimed emperor. After His Highness let him go to the throne, he should succeed as emperor!"

Long Wenguang put on a smiling face and said, "Your Highness must succeed to the throne, but there must be a process."

Hearing what Long Wenguang said, Auntie Zhu was satisfied, and immediately asked, "Is this palace a princess? Governor Long really thinks that this palace should succeed me as emperor?"

Long Wenguang said: "Your Highness's succession to the throne is not only the last emperor's will, but also the order of the heavens. If anyone refuses to obey, it is a violation of the late emperor's last order, go against the sky, and be punished!"

At the end, Long Wenguang remembered the battle where Aunt Zhu ordered the drone to defeat Zhang Xianzhong's hundreds of thousands of troops, and his tone became extremely firm.

He really thinks so.

Aimee Zhu changed the subject, and said: "Since the matter of King Fu proclaiming himself emperor has happened, the other events that will be recorded in history in later generations, if there is no external interference, most of them will happen as well.

In March next year, after the Qing army captured Xi'an, Duoduo led the army from Shandong to Xusi and Huaiyang, and the momentum was like a broken bamboo.

By the end of May, Nanjing will be broken by the Qing army, and King Fu will also be captured a few days later and sent to Beijing for execution. "

Hearing this, Long Wenguang really wanted to say, since the Hongguang court will be finished in May next year, and even Zhu Yousong will die, wouldn't it be just right?

Her Royal Highness the Princess can wait until next May when she learns that Nanjing has been captured by the Qing army, and then step forward to clean up the mess and ascend the throne as the supervisor of the country.

But Long Wenguang didn't say anything.

He knew very well that even if King Fu became a pseudo-emperor, he was still from the Zhu family, and he was Zhu Aimee's pro-cousin, and it was not his turn to be a courtier to discuss his life or death.

Because Li Yan and Hong Niangzi came to Sichuan, they had a fragmented understanding of the Qing army going south. After hearing what Auntie Zhu said, Li Yan asked, "Your Highness wants to stop the Qing army?"

"That's right." Aunt Zhu nodded, "King Fu has usurped the title of emperor, of course he needs to abdicate and take the title of emperor, but this matter should be done by this palace, not by the Qing army to capture him and execute him.

Most importantly, if the Qing army was allowed to go south as it did in later history, there would be many massacres.

Ten days in Yangzhou, three massacres in Jiading, Kunshan, Jiaxing, Changshu, 81 days in Jiangyin, etc.

If I don't wait to stop it, the Qing army going south this time will slaughter millions of soldiers and civilians in the south of the Yangtze River, causing tens of millions of people to suffer! "

Even if it was just talking about it, Auntie Zhu felt uncomfortable, and her heart burst into anger.

She absolutely cannot bear this matter, let alone sit back and watch it happen!
Li Yan and Hong Niangzi were originally people who cared about the common people. Aimed at by Aimee Zhu's expression and tone, they immediately clasped their fists together and said, "Your Highness, please make a decision. We will follow!"

Although Long Wenguang is old and has been in the ups and downs of his career for many years, he suddenly heard that the Qing army would carry out so many appalling massacres, killing hundreds of millions of people, and he couldn't help being shocked.

Immediately there was uncontrollable anger.

Immediately followed up and expressed his position: "The minister is also willing to go through fire and water with His Highness!"

Auntie Zhu took a deep breath to calm down, and then said: "Since all three agree, this matter is settled.

As far as I know, in history, Yangzhou was the first place where the Qing army paused before crossing the Yangtze River. That's why the "Ten Days of Yangzhou" came into being.

Therefore, we have to try to participate in the battle of Yangzhou at the latest, so as to prevent the "Ten Days of Yangzhou" from happening. "

At this moment, Long Wenguang calmed down again. Hearing what Auntie Zhu said, he couldn't help asking: "May I ask Your Highness, when exactly did the 'Ten Days of Yangzhou' happen?"

Aunt Zhu frowned slightly, and said, "Historical records, at first it was the rebel general Li Chengdong who surrounded Yangzhou on April [-]th, and then the Qing army led by Duoduo arrived one after another.

There are different opinions on when the Qing army attacked the city, but it is not clear, but it should have been captured on April 25. "

"That is to say, our army can arrive at Yangzhou no later than April 25th?" Long Wenguang frowned as he spoke, and said, "Chengdu and Yangzhou are thousands of miles apart. , I am afraid it will take more than a month.

If there is a delay on the road, it will take longer, so it is best to start in the first month of next year.

However, after leaving Sichuan, Huguang, Jiangxi, and Nanzhili, which the waterway needs to pass through, may have already listened to the order of the Nanjing court.

But I don't know what attitude these local officials and soldiers will have towards our army after they know that His Highness is supervising the country. "

Aunt Zhu said: "No matter what the attitude of the local government or Nanjing is, as long as we are strong enough, we will have nothing to fear.

There is no doubt that the elites of the Imperial Forest Army, Imperial Guard Army, and Frontier Defense Army that were reorganized before.

But since it is convenient to go to Nanjing and Yangzhou by water, we still need a sufficiently elite navy.

And the navy has the first heavy warships, so I am planning to transform a batch of iron-clad warships. "

Ironclad warship?

Long Wenguang was surprised when he heard this.

I thought to myself, can this warship also wear iron armor?

Even if it doesn't sink, it will reduce the volume of warships, right?
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