Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 279 Nanjing's top nobles, Kunxing's strange stories
Baoguo Gongfu.

Zhu Guobi Zhenghe invited Zhao Zhilong, Marquis of Xincheng, and Tang Guozuo, Marquis of Lingbi, to a banquet.

In the magnificent living room, there are delicious food and wine, as well as musicians and dancers, and the three of them also have a beautiful woman in their arms to accompany the wine, so happy.

The so-called things gather together and people are divided into groups. There is a reason why these three Nanjing nobles can get together.

The leader of the three, Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, was originally the Marquis of Funing who had been inherited during the Wanli period.

In the early years of Chongzhen, he was the garrison of Nanjing and the governor of Nanjing Jingying. He was confiscated for participating in party struggles and accepting bribes.

Chongzhen was activated again in the 17th year, admiral of water transportation, and guarding Huai'an.

Hearing that Beijing had fallen, he intercepted 10 taels of silver shipped from Fujian to Beijing for his own use.

Afterwards, together with Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, etc., he supported King Fu, and because of his merits in supporting him, he became the Duke of Baoguo, led the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army, and assisted in the Beijing camp, becoming the head of Nanjing's nobles.

As for Xu Wenjue, Duke of the State of Wei, the old leader of Nanjing's nobles, who only came to the throne this year, he is in no way comparable to Zhu Guobi, and he is not even favored by him.

Zhao Zhilong, Marquis of Xincheng, is another honorable man from Nanjing who has contributed to making decisions.

Zhao Zhilong was originally a garrison officer in Nanjing, and now he is in charge of the military affairs of the Chinese army and the military affairs of the Beijing camp.

Speaking of Nanjing's garrison, it is actually divided into three official positions.

They are the Nanjing garrison eunuch, the coordinating Nanjing garrison (must be Gong, Hou, and Bo Xunchen), and the Nanjing garrison counselor. The post of counselor is generally held concurrently by the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing.

Therefore, it can be said that Zhao Zhilong is now the top three minds in the Nanjing military.

Moreover, he has a very good relationship with Ruan Dayue, the current Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Gao Qiqian, the eunuch who supervised the military affairs of the Beijing camp.

Even if Zhu Guobi has a good relationship with Ma Shiying and the four towns in Jiangbei, and supports the honorable person who has made the most contributions, he still has to make good friends with Zhao Zhilong.

In fact, the relationship between the two was not bad at first.

As for Tang Guozuo, Marquis of Lingbi, he was very good at drilling camps, and he had some friendship with important ministers such as the eunuch Ruan Dayue and Qian Qianyi (who had defected to Ma Shiying at this time), so he squeezed into the small circle of Zhu and Zhao.

Several people were having fun, when suddenly an old steward came in and whispered something into Zhu Guobi's ear.

Zhu Guobi immediately changed his face, and said in amazement: "Is this true?"

The old steward did not answer.

Zhao Zhilong squinted his eyes and asked with a smile: "Brother Zhu, what can't I and Brother Tang hear? Could it be that my brother took another concubine?"

Zhu Guobi pondered for a while, and said: "I think you will know about this matter soon, it's okay if I say it first.

Just now there was news from the Palace that Jiangxi Governor Yuan Jixian reported that the late emperor's daughter, Princess Kunxing, supervised the country in Sichuan last year, and now she led an army of [-] to Wuchang, where she defeated Zuo Liangyu, and it is likely that she will continue to come east to Nanjing. "

"what?!"

Zhao Zhilong and Tang Guozuo were both dumbfounded and shocked when they heard this.

When he came back to his senses, Zhao Zhilong said: "How does this matter sound so fake? How can the princess supervise the country? Not to mention leading an army of [-] to defeat Zuo Liangyu - those storytellers dare not make up such a story, right?"

Tang Guozuo said: "Last year the city of Beijing was breached by intruders, the news of the late emperor's death is certain, there is no news about the three princes, but a fake prince came out.

That Princess Kunxing was only a young girl, how did she escape when the city of Beijing was broken?And how could they supervise the country in Sichuan thousands of miles away?I think this is absolutely false. "

Zhu Guobi smiled and said, "Do you know how Your Majesty and Yuanfu handled this matter?"

Tang Guozuo answered, "Isn't it true that you don't believe it?"

Zhu Guobi said: "Just now the imperial decree was urgently sent out by eight hundred li in the palace, it was for Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo.

Although I don't know the specific content, I think the two must lead the troops to intercept Princess Kunxing's army. "

"This..." Zhao Zhilong and Tang Guozuo both had incredible expressions on their faces.

Immediately Zhao Zhilong said: "It can't be true, right? The princess is in charge of the country? Isn't this a big joke in the world?

Besides, we have already established His Majesty as emperor in Nanjing, so what does Kunxing mean by being called Jian Guo?
Don't you know that Jian Guo is acting on behalf of the monarchy, and after Jing Nan, only the crown prince can be in charge? "

Zhu Guobi thought that he was the No. 1 noble who supported Hongguang, so he couldn't help frowning at this time, and said: "It doesn't matter whether Princess Kunxing supervises the country or not. The important thing is that she really has a hundred thousand troops. Can he defeat Zuo Liangyu?
Didn't everyone say that Zuo Liangyu had an army of 80, which frightened Zhang and the intruders so much that they didn't dare to look around? "

After finishing speaking, seeing that Zhao Zhilong and Tang Guozuo were also silent, he looked at the old steward and asked, "Guard Yang, what do you think about this matter?"

Generally, the stewards in the mansion are housekeepers, at most they are in charge of outside business, but this steward Yang is actually a master of Shaoxing, who has been in charge of official affairs for Zhu Guobi for many years, and has won Zhu Guobi's trust.

Guanshi Yang said: "My lord, since Yuan Jixian reported this matter and Yuan Fu has already dealt with it, it is likely that it cannot be faked.

In fact, I had heard some rumors about Princess Kunxing outside before, and I thought they were all made up, but now I feel that they are not groundless. "

"Oh, what are these rumors, why haven't you heard of them?" Zhu Guobi asked.

Zhao Zhilong and Tang Guozuo also showed curiosity.

Guanshi Yang said: "Some news came from the north. It is said that when Beijing was besieged by thieves, Princess Kunxing was sent as an envoy to thieves.

Some said it was to negotiate a peace, and even said that the first emperor wanted to marry the princess to Li Zicheng.

Others said that the princess was going to assassinate, but no one knew what the final result would be.

If this is true, I think the princess probably left the city before the city was broken, or perhaps escaped during the camp. "

Zhao Zhilong said: "According to what you said, the three princes were lost in Beijing, but it is possible for Kunxing to escape to Sichuan."

Tang Guozuo asked: "Is there any rumor about the princess?"

Guanshi Yang said: "There are still some weird stories made up by the people - some say that Princess Kunxing is a fairy who came down to earth and mastered many kinds of magic weapons, and some say that the princess lived among the people and got strange people to teach witchcraft and Taoism.

It is said that Zhang Xianzhong was invited by the princess to the divine bird, and he was burned to death by the fire from the sky. Only then did Zhang Xianzhong defeat Zhang thief in Sichuan.

Others said that the princess had clairvoyant eyes, shunfeng ears, thunder gods and lightning mothers and other immortals to help out.

In short, it was unbelievable once I heard it, and I put it behind me after hearing it, so I didn't tell the father-in-law. "

Zhu Guobi laughed and said, "The rumor that the princess escaped from Beijing is a bit reliable, but what the hell are you talking about later? Maybe it's a new story made up by a storyteller from a restaurant?"

Steward Yang smiled politely and said nothing more.

Zhao Zhilong said: "Don't care about Princess Kunxing's details, since Yuanfu sent Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo to intercept her, she probably won't be able to come to Nanjing."

Zhu Guobi said: "Not necessarily, maybe she came to seek refuge with His Majesty? After all, His Majesty is her uncle who has not yet given up five clothes."

Tang Guozuo hesitated for a while, and said: "What if Princess Kunxing intends to compete with His Majesty for the throne, defeats Huang Degong and Liu Langzuo, and leads an army to Nanjing?"

Zhu Guobi and Zhao Zhilong were taken aback when they heard this, and then they laughed together.

Zhao Zhilong said first: "Brother Tang, what joke are you kidding? Let's not talk about Huang Degong's good fighting skills, so how can Kunxing's people beat him?"

Even if she could really fight, why would she compete with His Majesty for the throne when she came to Nanjing?
She is a princess, not a prince.She wants to sit on the throne, who in the world will recognize it? "

"That's right." Zhu Guobi followed suit, "If she really brought a hundred thousand troops here, handed over the military power honestly, and retired from the title of supervisor, then our Majesty can still find her a good son-in-law.

If she really dares to covet the throne, even if she can gain power for a while with the help of her army, sooner or later we will tell her to betray her relatives and end up in a miserable and embarrassing end! "

At the end, Zhu Guobi's cloudy old eyes flashed a stern look.

Chongzhen deprived him of his title and official position back then, but it made him feel useless for a long time.

Therefore, he will not be polite to Chongzhen's daughter.

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Other dignitaries and officials in Nanjing learned about Princess Kunxing from the palace later than Zhu Guobi, Zhao Zhilong and others.

Even if they knew that the news came from the palace, but because it was too bizarre, even after hearing it, many people doubted whether it was true or not, and didn't take it too seriously.

However, the news spread to the people in the next few days. Some strange stories about the princess from the north or west were brought up by some people again, and more and more people knew about it.

For the people in Nanjing, Princess Kunxing is still just a rumor and has not been affected in any way.

But Huang Degong, who led the army to Hezhou, was already affected by this incident.

Earlier, when Huang Degong heard that Gao Jie had died, he led his troops to Yizheng (north of the Yangtze River, south of Yangzhou).

One is to avenge Gao Jie's previous interception and killing; the other is to rob Gao Jie's money, soldiers and horses; the third is to take the opportunity to bring Yangzhou under his control and collect money and food.

Who made them who are leading the war now need to raise their own wages? Huang Degong didn't want to plunder ordinary people like the other three feudal towns, so he could only take aim at the legacy left by Gao Jie.

He heard that Gao Jie had accumulated a large amount of private wealth by plundering the people in the past few years.

Now that Gao Jie is dead, and the soldiers and horses are divided among his subordinates, his wife, Xing, is going to bring those private wealth back to her hometown so that she can raise Gao Jie's cub.

He didn't intend to let the hatred affect Gao Jie's family, but he really needed those gold and silver treasures.

It's a pity that the court responded quickly and sent eunuch Lu Jiude to bring a batch of money and food to make peace.

He still has some friendship with Lu Jiude, after listening to some persuasion, he took the small amount of money and food, then gave up his original idea, and was ordered to move to Luzhou Mansion to guard against Zuo Liangyu.

But he didn't expect that now that he led the army to Yuxi Town, Hezhou, the imperial court issued a new order, and it was still eight hundred miles to hurry.

Seeing that it was Lu Jiude, an old acquaintance, who delivered the decree, Huang Degong couldn't help grinning, and asked loudly on his horse: "Old Lu, what's going on in the imperial court? Why don't you let me move to Luzhou? Change your mind and transfer me to another place?"

Although Huang Degong listened to most of the words of the Nanjing court, he had no respect for the ministers in Nanjing, and even that majesty.

Just like the birds of Nanjing's monarchs and ministers, he couldn't stand in awe even if he wanted to.

Lu Jiude knew that Huang Degong had such a temper, and he was used to it, so he didn't mind, and he had no right to mind.

So he reluctantly smiled and said hello, then took out the imperial decree and said loudly: "Jingnan Hou Huang Degong accepts the decree!"

　It still takes too much time to check the information.

　　good night.

　　
　　
　
(End of this chapter)