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Chapter 344
Liu Liangzuo's reckless recklessness was cut off by Zhang Mingzhen. Finally, the three towns of Liu Liangzuo, Xu Dingguo, and Liu Zeqing in Jiangbei were not immediately forced to confront the Nanjing court.

But the distance between the two sides was completely torn apart, and there was only the last fig leaf and the last step down.

At this point in the chain of suspicion, the Fu Wang family must be extremely guarded against the Lu Wang regime who is about to take over.

In this conflict, it is impossible for the army to stop with a few words from the coach.

On the river defense line that stretched for several miles, when the two sides finally pulled apart, two small boats on Liu Liangzuo's side had already been sunk, dozens of soldiers were killed in total, and over a hundred were injured and fell into the river.

On Zhang Mingzhen's side, one of the warships sank. At most, a few boards were damaged by a few hulls being shot by muskets, bows and crossbows, and a few soldiers were killed in battle. The casualty exchange ratio was at least ten times higher.

The Northern Army is not familiar with water warfare and has no professional warships. It is normal to fight like this.

And this level of friction and conflict was not uncommon in the early Southern Ming Dynasty in history——

In the original time and space, after Gao Jie moved to Lianghuai, he fought with Huang Degong for the rich defense area near Yangzhou.Gao Jie once even tried to set up a banquet to trap and ambushed and killed more than a hundred of Huang Degong's confidant guards and elites.

If this scene was made into a TV series, with the subtitles blocked and the lines turned off, the audience might watch it as the Hongmen Banquet plot used by Zhu Wen and Li Ke.

But in the end, Huang Degong also had to be persuaded by Shi Kefa, and Gao Jie made an apology and paid a large sum of pension money, so that the grievance was exposed.At that time, the domineering generals of the feudal towns can be seen.

Now that Liu Liangzuo was killed and wounded, a hundred people retreated, and the casualties themselves were nothing at all.

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As a result of Zhang Mingzhen's volley, he was sent back to Nanjing within three hours.

Shi Kefa, Shen Tingyang, and even Wang Duo and other ministers also breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time became more and more afraid.

If there is a bloody conflict, it is necessary to ensure that Lu Wang succeeds in taking the position, otherwise, once Fu Wang comes back, everyone will be liquidated.

Shi Kefa could only continue to send another [-] miles to rush Zhu Shuren to hurry up.

Zhu Shuren had just arrived in Hefei at this time. One day later, on the way back with King Lu, Zhu Shuren heard that King Fu wanted to enter the capital near Chaohu Lake.

Prior to this, Zhu Shuren did not dare to push King Lu too much, day and night, because he could not bear hardships.After getting this information, I couldn't care less about it.

He immediately had a showdown with his old father-in-law. Zhu Changpan also knew the severity and knew that there was no way out, so he gritted his teeth and had a hard time, and asked someone to bring a fast horse. A cavalry general with excellent riding skills and a relatively light body would ride with him. To protect Zhu Changping, who is not good at riding, from falling off his horse while galloping.

Because I carried two people at the same time, I had to change a horse every [-] miles. Fortunately, there were enough good horses, and I galloped from Chaohu to Wuhu in half a day.Zhu Changqian also gritted his teeth, he was pampered since he was a child, he almost vomited bile.

After arriving in Wuhu and boarding a warship crossing the river, the situation was slightly better.The battleship also went down the river, with full sails and the sailors spared no effort to row the oars, without resting for a moment overnight, and arrived in Nanjing City the next morning.

Shi Kefa, Shen Tingyang, and Wang Duo led the way and greeted them directly at the Yangtze River Wharf at the mouth of the Qinhuai River.As soon as Zhu Changqin, who was walking on a shaky foot, stepped on the solid ground of the wharf trestle under the protection of Zhu Shuren, several elders and ministers couldn't wait to greet him and salute.

Needless to say, there were some small twists and turns in the process, Shi Kefa and others quickly sent Zhu Changqian to board the chariot, first went to Zijin Mountain to visit the mausoleum, and then entered the city and palace.

Yeling, even going to the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum to pay respects to Zhu Yuanzhang, there is no other way. The emperors who ascended the throne in Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty had to go through this process, which was the case when Zhu Di usurped the throne.Although Zhu Changqian was in charge of the country, he could not save it.

Along the way, Shi Kefa also took advantage of the gaps in red tape to discuss with Zhu Shuren and ask Zhu Changqian for instructions, hoping to see how he would characterize the matter of King Fu's attempt to advance to Nanjing two days ago.

After all, when it comes to the grievances and grievances of the closest vassals in the clan, the cabinet has become foreign ministers, so it is not easy to act arbitrarily.

Zhu Changqian was cowardly and had no opinion, and he refused to answer Shi Kefa directly. He just took another opportunity to distract him and asked his son-in-law in private:
"The son-in-law thinks, how should we deal with the matter of King Fu? Is it possible not to tear up the face? They are all the clan of the Ming Dynasty. In this autumn of national calamity, I really don't want to plot against each other anymore. Liu Liangzuo retreated anyway, is there any? How to reassure them?"

Zhu Shuren sighed slightly, his father-in-law was really cowardly and fearful.The other party wanted to grab the throne, but he just wanted to pretend that there was no conflict.

However, it can be regarded as a crooked attack. From the perspective of the overall interests of the nation, there is really no need to fight too hard. This is the potential for future cooperation in fighting the Qing Dynasty.

Even if it was the ideal state that Zhu Shuren originally pursued, that is, to deal with only a few culprits, the people below should try to win over as many as possible.

Zhu Shuren thought about it for a while, and then said calmly: "Father doesn't want to get involved, so you can consider calling Fu Wang to Beijing to explain after completing the ceremony. If Fu Wang is willing to come, others will naturally be pardoned.

Especially Ma Shiying, I feel that this person still has a bit of national righteousness. Although he is being used by King Fu now, it may not be because of his sincerity, or he may be coerced by several generals under his command.

Among the civil officials, only Ruan Dacheng was despicable and shameless, he was good at instigating internal strife, and he would never be spared in the future. Among the generals, except for Liu Liangzuo, the others have not been revealed this time, and they can try to show favor in the future. "

It is also rare for Zhu Shuren to speak directly to a conclusion. A considerable part of his basis is based on his foresight of history, relying on his knowledge that Ruan Dacheng and Liu Liangzuo were all hardcore traitors in history, and Ma Shiying persisted in resisting the Qing Dynasty to the end.

If it was the era when Chongzhen was in power, Zhu Shuren would never have dared to be so blunt, but now it will be his father-in-law's turn to take power. His father-in-law has no sons yet, so he is allowed to give the answer so boldly.

After all, there is no close relationship. As long as his words are reasonable and can be justified, the father-in-law must also be inclined to believe him.

Zhu Changqian knew very well in his heart that only Zhu Shuren in the court would never harm him, and everyone's interests were bound together.

Sure enough, hearing what he said with confidence at this moment, Zhu Changqian was also determined in his heart, no longer afraid of wolves and tigers, and quickly finished the process of visiting the mausoleum.

In the next three days, Shi Kefa presided over the overall situation and completely completed the procedures for King Lu to supervise the country.
The six ministers were still in use, and the ministers Shi Kefa and Wang Duo wanted to promote were also officially ratified, and the formation of the cabinet was reconfirmed by the edict of the Supervisor of the Kingdom, which improved the legality of the law, and made people inside and outside the city of Nanjing breathe a sigh of relief.

Later, Zhu Changqian officially issued an edict to supervise the country, and sent people to build a royal garden at the former site of Fenghuang Mountain in Hangzhou and the Southern Song Dynasty, and housed Empress Yi'an to spend her old age in secret.Before the garden was completed, Shen Tingyang, Minister of the Household Department, first donated his manor in Suzhou for the temporary residence of Empress Yi'an (that is, she has lived in it now)
There will also be a Buddhist hall in the garden, where the widowed emperors and empresses can pray for Emperor Tianqi and others. It is said that the spirits of the former emperors in the sky will bless the restoration of Daming Shenzhou.In this way, the embarrassment of the prison king's uncle and his nephew and queen being in the palace was avoided, and the biggest legal hidden danger of Lu Wang's regime was solved.

In contrast, the identity of Princess Kunxing Zhu Xi is not so sensitive, and there is no need to worry about her seniority.Zhu Changxi directly took Zhu Xi to the Nanjing Imperial Palace as a granddaughter, and still enjoyed all the treatment of a princess.
This also shows that he gives absolute preferential treatment to the children left behind by Chongzhen, which is consistent with what he said in the gift of accepting the status of supervisor——

At the ceremony, Zhu Changbai swore to Tianmeng when he was ordered that the reason why he accepted the late emperor's will was to help the late emperor take good care of the orphan.If either King Yong or King Ding escaped, he would definitely help them ascend to the throne, and then, as the uncle and regent, preside over the overall situation until the grandnephew Ruoguan became an adult, and then return the power of supervising the country and let the young master rule in person.

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On the Jiangbei side, after Zhu Yousong was escorted by Liu Liangzuo to retreat, he was also very nervous. Liu Liangzuo knew that he had lost the bet, and feared being liquidated, he frantically prepared the army every day.
In order to prevent the morale of the army from being unstable, he only said to the outside world that it was to prevent Liu Fangliang from going south, so training and discipline needed to be strengthened.And these excuses were obviously thought up by Ruan Dacheng, who was in collusion.

But Liu Liangzuo didn't do anything to stop Liu Fangliang when he pierced through his defense area to attack Chongzhen before, but now he pretends to be fighting Liu Fangliang to the death.

At this juncture, in the city of Nanjing, after Zhu Changbin had firmly established his power, he naturally had to make some countermeasures.

On the eighth day of March, on the fifth day after becoming a state supervisor, Zhu Changqian asked Shi Kefa, expressing his hope that he would properly handle the matter of Liu Liangzuo escorting King Fu's nephew to the south, so that Shi Kefa could think of a way to avoid the occurrence of the vassal king's rebellion in the future. The friction of entering Beijing casually.

After discussing with the cabinet members, Shi Kefa also felt that it was possible to issue an imperial edict calling for King Fu to go to Beijing to have an audience with him to explain.

In addition, Shi Kefa will naturally put in more effort and post a series of articles, euphemistically expressing that Ma Shiying and others can let go of the past, but also to divide and disintegrate potential opponents.

After the edict was issued, it was sent to Fengyang within three days, but the reply was procrastinated. Finally, it was delayed for at least five or six days. What waited was a man who was "frightened and sick, bedridden and unable to move". Sincerely plead guilty.

Obviously, Fu Wang was worried that he would go back to Nanjing alone to explain without bringing troops, and he would be placed under house arrest or even questioned.So I can't afford to be sick.

When the news spread back to Nanjing, those Donglin officials who had the worst relationship with King Fu's family at the beginning were naturally excited. King Fu's forces ruled by mercenaries.

But Shi Kefa is still relatively stable, lest he will further stimulate the other party, temporarily suppress all these radical remarks.He knew very well in his heart that many of those Donglin Qingliu just wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge, not entirely out of selfishness.

Shi Kefa considered the Donglin to be more considerate of the overall situation, so naturally he would not let these people mess around.

On the other hand, it is also caused by Shi Kefa's indecision - in history, he has been indecisive for a long time on the issue of supporting King Lu and King Fu. " compromise.

However, although Shi Kefa was indecisive, he was also worried that Lu Wang Jianguo would not let it go, so when he entered the palace to play the countermeasures, he was still a little uneasy.

Fortunately, Zhu Changping was also a cowardly and fearful person, and he didn't actually intend to kill his nephew. After Shi Kefa explained his intentions, he made love with him in an unprincipled manner, which made Shi Kefa heave a sigh of relief.

In the end, Zhu Shuren, who was more considerate of the overall situation, jumped out to help them check and fill in the gaps:

"Father, Shi Ge Department, you are unwilling to provoke the King Fu who is sick because of the overall situation. It is indeed a prudent strategy for the country. But if this matter happens, if you don't warn, it will inevitably lead to the local government's contempt and more instability in the future. .

In my opinion, it is better to take the opportunity to summon the surviving kings of the southern provinces, and let them move to Nanzhili as much as possible in the name of paying homage to the mausoleum, and then gradually settle them in Yangzhou, Chuzhou, Wuhu, Taipingfu and other places around Nanjing. .

In this way, the kings are hundreds of miles away, and they cannot easily enter the capital. They are not afraid of changes in the court, and they are also prevented from being supported by the big officials and local military officials in the distant borders.

After all, the first emperor did not leave a clear edict to inherit the throne, and ambitious people still have to guard against it.It turns out that if King Fu came to Beijing obediently, we might as well take this opportunity to call all the kings together to confine him.

Now that King Fu said he was sick, he gave the court an excuse!The imperial court was provoked by King Fu's suspicious behavior, so it was a temporary intention to do so, not that the imperial court wanted to break through the ancestral system! "

The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty would not be summoned at ordinary times, and stayed in the fief all the time, which was also the ancestral motto left by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Therefore, if Zhu Changqian did not have any strong excuses and directly called the kings to come to Zhili in the south, he might be regarded as wanting to cut down the vassal like Zhu Yunqi and Zhu Di.

But now, King Fu claimed that he was sick and made excuses. Zhu Changqian wanted to summon all the kings because he was taking precautions against the passing of time and drawing inferences from one instance.If the kings want to hate, let them hate the troublesome King Fu!

Of course, among the other kings, there must be some Xuefu kings who claimed to be sick, but no matter what, at least half of the surviving southern feudal kings would never dare to resist.If the mainstream can be accepted first, the remaining thorns will be solved much faster.

Zhu Shuren knew very well that one of the most important reasons why Nanming was unable to resist in history was that there were too many vassal kings who could support them!
If it was like the Southern Song Dynasty, when Jingkang was shamed, all the kings were imprisoned in the pigpen in Kaifeng, and when the Jin soldiers came, they were all in one pot, and only one Zhao Gou escaped, and no one competed for the throne, then Nanming could be united for a long time.

It is because there are too many princes, and the warlords can support the vassal kings in their own defense area for their own benefit, which led to the continuous civil war among the Han people!

In today's situation, to save Daming, the key is to gather all the princes who raise pigs, and not leave "potential resources" for local warlords!
Moreover, only when all the kings are under control can Zhu Shuren allow his son to adopt the throne of his old father-in-law in the future!

In this autumn of national calamity, the only way to save the nation is to follow the line of one country, one nation, one army, and one leader by taking the military alone!
Of course, this kind of control is limited to the kings.As for the local civil, military, military and civilians of the Ming Dynasty, of course they must be completely united, and they must not fight internally in the process of controlling the kings.

Only the pig-raising princes of Lao Zhu's family were the only ones who were internalized.

(End of this chapter)