Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 743
Long Wu himself wiped the blood on the corners of his mouth and beard with trembling hands, his expression was a little sad, and he sighed, "You don't deceive me!"

He hoped to hear Wang Yan's thoughts, but after hearing it, he felt very disappointed.

After the defeat of the Ming army in Jiangxi, Wang Yan was able to control the situation in the current Ming Dynasty, and even abolished the Zhu family.

Wang Yan didn't say anything, he had already made a promise to the emperor, and it was up to the emperor himself to decide what to do.

At this time, Long Wu was slightly silent. After he understood Wang Yan's thoughts, he felt regretful in his heart. If he had properly delegated power back then, given Wang Yan more trust, and not hindered him in everything, maybe he could have helped Wang Yan achieve co-governance by the monarch and his ministers. ideal.

In this way, he might be able to push Wang Yan to the height of Wang Yangming, or even directly sanctify him, set him up, restrain him with the standards of a saint, and Zhu Ming's world may last for a hundred years.

It's a pity that he is not broad-minded enough after all, he was born in a sparsely populated area, and the legal system is unstable, which makes him lack the self-confidence of a great emperor, and he is eager to extinguish all potential threats.

At this time, it was too late, but Wang Yan's words gave him a little bit of peace of mind.

He knew that what Wang Yan said was correct. The change of dynasties is a historical norm, and the Zhu family cannot last for thousands of years. It will end sooner or later. The only difference is whether they are pulled down and the whole family is slaughtered, or they retreat bravely and save their lives wisely.

At this time, Longwu suddenly thought of the two-year-old eldest son of the emperor, and tears welled up in his eyes again. He could not tell Emperor Yizong that after making the world into a mess, he ignored his descendants and died. , I hope that the offspring can survive and avoid being killed in the regime change.

But even though he had such an idea, he couldn't be the master of the Zhu family. King Tang and King Lu had their own ideas, and the change of regime would not be that simple.

Long Wu calmed down his emotions, and then said to Wang Yan: "I am very relieved to hear what you said, I just hope that you will always remember the old feelings, and don't break your promise."

Wang Yan hurriedly said: "I dare not, Your Majesty can rest assured!"

Long Wu smiled helplessly, how could he feel at ease, "I don't have much time, and I barely hold on to meet Qing. There are two things in my heart that I am worried about, one is the future generations, and the other is the great cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty."

Wang Yan listened carefully to what he said, knowing that the topic was finally coming back.

Long Wu was probably calm now, and he said slowly: "For future generations, with a word from Qing's family, I feel at ease, and Wang Qing must treat my son well. Besides, I know your talents, so I entrust the state affairs to the king of Tang, and I still I hope that Qing can assist him to realize the joint governance of the monarch and his ministers, if the King of Tang cannot assist, then Qing will make a decision."

When Long Wu said this, he was planning for the worst in his heart, and with Wang Yan's promise, the worst may not necessarily be the worst.

After listening to Long Wu's words, Wang Yan didn't pretend to say that he didn't dare.

Just now, Wang Yan heard outside that the ministers called Tang Wang the supervisor of the country. It turned out that Longwu had already appointed Tang Wang as the successor.

To be honest, Long Wu's critical illness was a bit too sudden for Wang Yan and even Daming.

The reason for the rapid collapse of Nanming is another very important problem, that is, it did not form a core. This problem must also be blamed on Emperor Yizong. Whenever he sent a son to the south, Nanming's situation would not be so passive.

At this time, the prestige of the Tang family was not enough. The king of Gui was a light pole, and it all depended on Wang Yan's attitude. The king of Lu was outside the center and was basically marginalized. None of them are convincing enough to form a center.

If Longwu could live for a few more years, Tang Fan's lineage and accumulated enough prestige might be able to consolidate the legal system, but now that he has just suffered a big defeat, it is obviously not possible.

Seeing that Wang Yan was silent, Long Wu frowned and pondered. He seemed to have guessed his thoughts in his heart, and sighed: "My mistake caused the current situation. This is a major event, and the Qing family needs to deal with it, so as not to make Ming Dynasty fall apart."

When Wang Yan came to his senses, he didn't know whether the emperor reminded him not to hold Gui Gui and split Ming Dynasty, or he hoped that he could help Tang Wang stabilize the situation.

Wang Yan didn't think about it, but Wang Yan also didn't want Daming to split, he hurriedly saluted, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best."

Long Wu nodded slightly, and then said: "The other thing is to resist the Qing Dynasty. In the past five years since the Northern Prisoners entered the pass, the situation in the Anti-Qing Dynasty has gradually improved, but this defeat has been in vain. The Northern Prisoners controlled the territory and population. , The resources are far superior to the imperial court, if because of this battle, the northern captives are given four or five years to manage the south of the Yangtze River, I am afraid that the southwest will not be easy to stick to."

Long Wu paused for a moment, pulled Wang Yan, and said, "I support your continued attack on Nanjing, but I don't know what chance you have of winning?"

Hearing this, Wang Yan's heart moved, and he also clenched Longwu's hand, "Your Majesty, the battle of national destiny is either life or death. If you retreat to the southwest, you will only live on your last breath. Although I am not absolutely sure, the outcome is at least five or five." between!"

"Only [-]%?" Long Wu was slightly silent, but he also knew that what Wang Yan said was reasonable. If he retreated to the southwest this time, unless he could win the Chu-Jiang war once or twice in the future, it would be difficult to win. The chance of soldiers coming to Nanjing may even be dragged down by the Manchu Qing's population and resources, and even if the Qing army is useless, it is impossible to fail every time it attacks Chu and Jiangxi.

Wang Yan looked at Long Wu, with some eagerness in his eyes, Long Wu pondered for a while, and then said: "How does the Qing family want me to support you?"

Wang Yan was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "I invite you to take the title of General, so that you can command the troops, and then ask your majesty to issue a will to order the troops to take revenge. Your majesty's coffin will only be buried in Nanjing!"

"I will only be buried in Nanjing!" Long Wu's eyes were wet and hot, and he squeezed Wang Yan's hand tightly, "Okay! I will only be buried in Nanjing!"

As he spoke, Long Wu raised his hand, pointed to the inside of the dragon couch, and said to Wang Yan: "The Qing family lift up the blanket."

Wang Yan got up and opened the blanket, only to see a long small box covered underneath, Wang Yan took it out, Long Wu motioned for him to open it, Wang Yan saw that there was an imperial decree inside, he opened it, and the contents were right It is the imperial edict to seal him as a general.

The Great General is equal to the Grand Marshal of the world's soldiers and horses in the Song and Jin Dynasties, Wang Yan couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

At this time, Long Wu said: "I originally only left a letter for Qing, because I felt that I could no longer give Qing's family orders, but when I was dying, I suddenly asked Qing's family to come to rescue you again, my heart~ I knew in my heart that Qing respected the righteousness of the emperor and ministers, so I wrote this imperial decree. I originally wanted to hand it over to the King of Tang, and let him decide whether to hand it over to the Qing family according to the situation, but now I have talked with the Qing family, and decided to give it to the Qing family personally Qing, I hope that you will not betray my entrustment to restore Nanjing, and hope that you will not live up to your words."

Wang Yan was greatly moved by this, tears flashed in his eyes, but Long Wu waved his hand weakly, "Let all the ministers come in!"

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