Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 740
Politics is a cruel thing, and people have to grow. When Wang Yan was moved by Long Wu's words, he was actually thinking about what he could get.

Longwu's critical illness was really sudden to him, which caught him off guard.

Wang Yanxing went eastward. He originally wanted to surround Longwu, the nominal co-lord, after defeating Boluo, and order all parties to besiege Nanjing, but now the entire plan will be disrupted.

Emperor Bintian, this is a big deal for Daming, and Wang Yan personally does not have the title to command Lu Wang and Zheng Chenggong. Whether the Jiangnan battle can be fought or not will be a big problem.

At this time, Wang Yan was also a little confused, he listened to Long Wu's words, and comforted him: "Your Majesty is good at protecting the body of the dragon, and he will soon be Huo Ran."

Hearing what Wang Yan said, Longwu felt a little desolate in his heart. He is an emperor, but he can change in real time, but now he seems to be begging Wang Yan, "I have been on the throne for four years, and Lai Qing was able to keep the half of the foundation in the southwest. I am critically ill now. Can't you regain the love you had back then, and let me go with peace of mind?"

After finishing speaking, Long Wu's face flushed, and Wang Yan hurriedly said: "If your majesty has anything to say, if I can do it, I will definitely die!"

Wang Yan also has feelings for Long Wu. If he was really cruel, he would not rush over non-stop after learning that Long Wu was critically ill. What does he have to say.

But after all, Wang Yan is no longer the naive, romantic and thoughtless Wang Yan. When he faces Long Wu again, he still has many other considerations.

Long Wu's hands gripped him tightly, and he didn't know where the strength came from his thin body.

Wang Yan didn't say that he would do it, but Long Wu was relieved to hear him say that. He didn't let Tang Wang and others come in because he was afraid that the ministers would be there. See Wang Yan's true thoughts.

Now there are only the two of them in the room, he hopes to have a heart-to-heart talk with Wang Yan, even if Wang Yan tells him to replace him, he still has to listen to Wang Yan's heart.

Long Wu coughed slightly, Wang Yan hurriedly got up and stroked his back, and when he got better, he listened to Long Wu: "I heard from King Tang that Qing has defeated the main force of Boluo, and you can really be my Han Yue."

Hearing this, Wang Yan was indecisive, and heard Long Wu say: "No, Qing's achievements today have already far surpassed Han Yue. Now that Boluo is defeated, if I have some longevity, even if it is only a few months, I will surely If you want to follow the army to conquer Nanjing, even if you enter the city and collapse, I will have no regrets, but God's will is so, I feel helpless..."

As Long Wu said, his sunken eye sockets were filled with muddy tears again.

Wang Yan recalled that in Chaozhou, when Longwu supervised the country, Longwu went up to the altar to worship the sky, and set up a "respect to heaven, restore the imperial family, drive out the Tartars, and save the cause of our ancestors. Purge the northern captives, restore the two capitals, and rejuvenate the country." Da Ming" oath, he could feel the unwillingness in Long Wu's heart.

At this time, Wang Yan suddenly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will let His Majesty be the first to enter Nanjing!"

Long Wu was slightly taken aback when he heard this, perhaps because his head was dazed and he didn't react for a while.

Wang Yan picked up the white handkerchief next to the dragon couch and wiped away his dirty tears. A gleam of light suddenly appeared in his cloudy eyes, staring at Wang Yan, holding his right hand tightly, and said: "After I die, the Qing family still wants to Hit Nanjing?"

"The war lasted for less than half a year, and I, Ming Dynasty, put out all the best, which blocked the national fortune and the people's morale. If Nanjing does not go down, the morale will definitely be demoralized. If you want to fight back, it will be even more difficult!" Wang Yan said seriously.

"After I collapsed, the morale of the army will be demoralized. The Qing family must not act out of loyalty and repeat my mistakes. I think..." Long Wu said while looking at Wang Yan. Although he didn't want Wang Yan to take back Nanjing However, if Wang Yan loses again at this time, then Daming will really be doomed.

Long Wu was talking, talking, seeing that Wang Yan's face didn't change, obviously he had made up his mind, he stopped suddenly, and after a while, he said: "Would you like to be mourned if you want to keep it secret?"

Wang Yan shook his head. Most of the tens of thousands of people down the mountain knew about the emperor's situation, and it was inevitable that some of them were the secret work of King Lu. There might be some ministers who had good friends with King Lu, and they couldn't even hide it from themselves, let alone the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.

Suddenly, Wang Yan withdrew his hand, stood up from the dragon couch, took a step back, and solemnly bowed: "Your Majesty, looking at Nanjing now, it is indeed a critical moment for our Ming Dynasty to revive the national destiny since Jiashen. , I need a title!"

While talking with Long Wu, Wang Yan gradually cleared up his thoughts.

Although he has defeated Boluo now, if King Lu and Zheng Chenggong don't cooperate with him, and King Tang, Jin Shenghuan, and Sun Shoufa don't support him, then the battle of Jiangnan will be impossible with the strength of his family.

If the Jiangnan War is to continue, he needs a name to integrate the forces of all parties. Only with a name can he negotiate with King Lu, King Tang, Zheng Chenggong, Jin Shenghuan and others to find a condition that is acceptable to all parties. .

And with a name, he will have the legitimacy to control the Ming regime in the future.

Wang Yan even had an idea in his heart. If Longwu gave him a name, after he conquered Nanjing, he would not only let Longwu's body enter Nanjing first, but also make a big fuss about posthumous names, temple names, etc. Longwu's status is infinitely high, as long as he has the status of Song Gaozong at least, and even has to be tied with Chengzu.

Seeing this, Long Wu moved his mouth, raised his hand, and suddenly stopped when he wanted to speak. After a while, he didn't answer Wang Yan's request, but said in a trembling voice: "I originally thought that this trip to Ming Dynasty was due to my help." If you make a mistake, you will be severely injured. It will be difficult to recover in four or five years. If you don’t want the Qing family to turn the tide. It’s my luck and the society’s luck to have you in the Ming Dynasty. You will be able to fulfill my last will. In the corner of Western Shu, Emperor Zhaolie dragged himself to Zhuge Kongming, Kongming was so loyal until death. I should have entrusted Qing with important matters, but I was worried and ashamed to my ancestors Confession."

Wang Yan understood what the emperor meant, and was afraid that he would have too much power and achievements, and would take away his Zhu family's land. It was this kind of worry that made the monarch and his ministers go further and further apart.

"Your Majesty, I have no other ambition than to restore the Han Dynasty!" Wang Yan said hurriedly.

His words were not convincing to Long Wu. Cao Mengde was not the same for the first half of his life, but people will change, and people's hearts are even more unpredictable. One year ago and one year later, the thinking may have been completely different.

Long Wu didn't let Wang Yan get up this time, he looked at Wang Yan with cloudy eyes, as if he wanted to see through him, "Qing has no other intentions, what does Qing want to do?"

When Long Wu asked this question, it was as if the monarch and his ministers really wanted to meet each other honestly.

(End of this chapter)