Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 719 The Emperor's Will

The ancients did not say they were young at fifty, but Zhu Yujian is now seventy-seven at forty, nearly half a hundred years old.

Since ascending to the throne of the Son of Heaven, he has devoted himself to restoring the foundation of his ancestors and continuing Zhu Ming's country. The hearts of the people in the court were unstable, and the civil servants of the outer court and the inner court were fighting again. He was eager to divert the conflict, and went eastward with the Sixth Division of Daxing in an attempt to recover Nanjing.

After more than 270 years of the Ming Dynasty, the dynasty was in decline, various problems piled up and became ill, and it was already dying. Externally, there were Jianyi stalking, internally, the princes were young, powerful ministers emerged in large numbers, and the towns were divided. It can be described as internal and external troubles.

Emperor Longwu was eager to use the little time left to clear away some haze for the prince and Zhu Ming's country, so he urgently needed to recover Nanjing.

In this way, externally, he can drive Jianyi to the north of the Yangtze River, eliminating the danger of national subjugation. Internally, he can rely on the great prestige of recovering Nanjing to subdue powerful officials and lay a good foundation for future generations. Defeated, reduced to a dream bubble.

The army retreated to Ma'anshan, where Jin Shenghuan and Wang Deren led troops to defend.

The situation of the Central Route Army was very good, all the way to Wuhu, the gentry and people in the south of the Yangtze River were full of people, and there were not a few people who secretly helped the army. As long as they fought steadily and advanced layer by layer, the hope of recovering Nanjing was very possible.

But Emperor Longwu was too eager to win, Wang Yan sent Wu Jinxi to persuade him not to go deep alone, and to distance himself from the left and right wings too much. Unfortunately, at that time, the central army won successive victories and their morale reached the peak, which made him mistakenly think that Wang Yan didn't want to see When he regained Nanjing, he not only didn't listen to it, but urged Jin Shenghuan to enter the army, which resulted in this defeat.

The army retreated to Ma'anshan, and people reported that the university scholar Zeng Ying who accompanied the army, the left governor Lu Zhenfei, the left governor Yang Dingqing, the general officer Lin Cha, the commander of the Panshi Battalion of the Wuwei Left Army Xu Qiren and other generals and ministers were all killed by the king. In this incident, more than half of the army in the middle road was killed or injured. Emperor Longwu was so sad that he felt speechless to say goodbye to his officials and Jiangxi soldiers and civilians.

The army was trapped in Ma'anshan, and Long Wu couldn't afford it. He vomited blood every day. The imperial physician was helpless, and his condition worsened day by day.

He knew that the disease had entered the limbs and penetrated deep into the internal organs, and he was not long in the world, so he ordered his servants to call Jin Shenghuan and others to come in and obey his last order.

Jin Shenghuan came into the house, worshiped under the dragon couch, choked up and called out, not long after, all the embarrassed ministers and generals also entered the house to bow down, there were many crying and sobbing.

Emperor Longwu lay reclined on the bed, and only a while after his servants went out, he fell asleep again. Now he heard the sound of sobbing, and woke up leisurely. : "Since the two capitals fell to Anzong and Beishou, I inherited the Datong. After four years of painstaking efforts, and the help of various ministers, I was lucky to keep a corner in the southwest and restore Chu, Jiangxi, and eastern Sichuan. The situation was originally good. But I am self-willed, my knowledge is shallow, I don’t accept loyal words, and I am self-defeating. Now the situation is reversed, internal and external troubles, I regretted and died, but the prince is young, it is difficult to take on the big responsibility, and the crisis is now, I will not regret my death, Daming But Guozuo cannot be cut off. I am here today, and I have to entrust you with important matters."

After Long Wu finished speaking, his face was covered with tears. The remorse and unwillingness in his heart were beyond words. Tears flowed from his sunken eye sockets and slid down his pale cheeks. The old emperor was really worried about what happened behind him.

Jin Shenghuan, Wanji and other civil and military ministers had already burst into tears, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, take care of the body of the dragon. Jianyi is not destroyed, and the two capitals are not restored. All the subjects in the world wait for your Majesty to wash away the smell and dust."

Emperor Longwu glanced at the ministers, saw Tang Wang kneeling beside him, and called him to come closer: "Imperial Brother, come here."

The king of Tang hurriedly went forward to worship and fell under the dragon couch, tears streaming down his face. The emperor stroked his back with his thin hands and said: "The emperor once supervised the country in Guangzhou and resisted Jianyi's attack on Guangdong, and his reputation spread in the court and the public. Beng Si, the emperor's son Lin Yuan is young, it is difficult to take on the big job, and the situation is also the master of the country, so the emperor's younger brother can inherit the great rule."

After hearing this, the king of Tang was shocked, and hurriedly wept and bowed in the tunnel: "My brother An dares to have such unreasonable thoughts, and he will definitely try his best to assist the emperor's nephew in order to show his loyalty."

Now that the eldest son Zhu Linyuan is less than two years old, Emperor Longwu naturally wants to be succeeded by the prince, but now he has no time to build a stable country for the eldest son.

In the current situation of internal and external troubles, insisting on passing the throne to the eldest son of the emperor will undoubtedly harm Zhu Linyuan instead.

The shortcoming of Longwu is that his ancestry is alienated. In addition, he was imprisoned in the high wall of Fengyang in his early years without his own team. He has been emperor for nearly four years. minister.

If Wang Yan was still by his side, he might be able to take on the task of Tuo Gu, but now he and Wang Yan have almost broken up, and Wan Ji, Zuo Maodi, Jin Shenghuan, and Zheng Chenggong are unable to take on the task of Tuo Gu.

If the eldest son of the emperor succeeds to the throne, he is very likely to become a plaything of eunuchs or powerful officials, and he cannot support this country at all.

There are many officials in the court who secretly support King Tang, and most of them have seen this. The eldest son of the emperor is too young to guarantee the interests of ministers who support the Tang faction. Only King Tang can take on this responsibility.

Long Wu had some understanding of the actions of Su Guansheng and others, but he also knew that he was old and sick, and the ministers of the Tang faction needed the presence of Tang Wang to stabilize people's hearts, so he did not attack Tang Tang. Just suppress it a little.

The king of Tang acted very cautiously. After he abdicated and returned to the vassal, he seldom interfered in state affairs, just to avoid the emperor's doubts about him.

Long Wu listened to Tang Wang's words, and felt sad in his heart. The royal family is really ruthless. If you tell the truth when you are dying, your brothers will doubt whether they have ulterior motives.

The emperor coughed, and the waiter at the side hurriedly handed over a white towel and picked up the basin. The emperor spat out blood, but his face turned red instead.

All the ministers and the king of Tang exclaimed, the emperor panted for a while, waved his hands, sighed, patted the king of Tang on the shoulder and said: "When a bird is about to die, its song is mournful; when a man is about to die, his words are kind. Brother, don't worry, I am dead now, and what I say is the words of my confidant. I am determined to restore the foundation of my ancestors and drive Jianyi out of the Central Plains. However, God will not protect me, so I will leave the middle way. Now I can inherit the great rule and protect my ancestors The founders are the Gui Fan, the Lu Fan, and the emperor's younger brother. Although the Gui Fan is the descendant of the gods, but I look at them, they flee when they hear the enemy, and they have no responsibility. They are not the masters of ZTE. The foundation of my ancestors. Although Lu Fan has the resources of a master, his power is weak and he is alone overseas. Although I have been defeated, Jiangxi and Fujian are both present. The ministers and generals in the court must not agree to the succession of Lu Fan. I have grown up since I was young, but I have never seen that I have grown up since I was young, so the only one who can take on the big job is the emperor's younger brother!"

After the king of Tang heard this, Fubai wept bitterly, bleeding from his head.

Long Wu waved him back to the side, and said to the ministers: "After I collapse, Qing and others should embrace the emperor to break through, and do our best to assist, and don't disappoint me."

After finishing speaking, Long Wu looked at Prince Long, the commander of Jin Yiwei who was standing beside him, and said: "You have followed me from Fujing to this day. After I die, you should remember my kindness, take care of the prince sooner or later, and don't let me down." Trust."

Although the emperor handed over the reign to his younger brother Tang Wang, he was still worried about the prince Zhu Linyuan.

Wang Zilong immediately cried and said: "I dare not do the work of dogs and horses!"

After explaining this, Long Wu turned his attention to Jin Shenghuan, "Tiger Minister, come closer."

When Jin Shenghuan heard the sound, he hurriedly got up and went to pay his respects under the dragon couch: "The minister is here!"

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