Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 782
It is indeed a good move for the Tang-supporting faction to determine the status of the king of Tang by elevating Longwu's status.

This is not only possible, but also confirms the legal order, and it is also in line with Wang Yan's intention.

King Lu thought, if he were the King of Tang, he would definitely take this step and continue to fight. This is tantamount to a big detour, avoiding the frontal resistance.

This is definitely a good opportunity for Tang Wang, but Wang Yan said that the support of Tang faction was really put on hold for the time being, which still surprised Lu Wang.

At this time, the Tang support faction retreated to the side, and King Lu lost his opponent at once, so he was a little at a loss, but King Tang did not fight, but he wanted to fight.

Seeing that the Tang faction was silent, King Lu gave Zhang Kentang a wink. Seeing this, the latter cleared his throat, and said, "Everyone, since the proposal of Elder Wange has been put on hold for the time being, it's time to talk about it." The court has come to mention it."

The ministers on King Tang's side snorted coldly and ignored him, which made Zhang Kentang a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Wang Yan raised his hand, "Speak, Mr. Zhang Ge!"

Zhang Kentang nodded and calmed down, "What King Hengyang said before is reasonable. The current situation is of great benefit to our Ming Dynasty. We must reach an agreement as soon as possible, reorganize the cabinet, and restore laws and regulations so that political affairs can be carried out. We must not waste this great opportunity."

He was flattering Wang Yan first, to ease Wang Yan's impression of Lu Wang's family.

"But if we want to form a new cabinet, Tongji has to be decided!" Zhang Kentang went on to say: "Only when the new emperor is confirmed, can this cabinet be formed. clear."

What he said was a bit level, like what he said from the bottom of his heart, and it was not easy for King Tang to refute, so he asked him to continue with a cold face.

Zhang Kentang paused, and then Yang Sheng said: "Now Duoduo is still eyeing Jiangbei, Zhang Cunren is still in Jiangnan, Tan Tai is still alive, and fighting against Qing Dynasty is still the top priority of our dynasty. Candidates must be able to undertake the great cause of fighting the Qing Dynasty in the future, and I am the best candidate."

"It's nonsense, why did Mr. Zhang say that His Royal Highness Tang Wang can't undertake the cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty?" Wan Ji heard what he said, and couldn't hold back an immediate rebuttal.

All the supporters of the Tang faction were ready to fight back, but the Tang king standing in front waved his hand, "It's just a matter of discussion, let Master Zhang finish."

Just now the fight for the posthumous title was unsuccessful, although Wang Yan suppressed the supporters of the Tang Dynasty, the ministers felt a little unwilling, but the Tang king was afraid of causing another dispute and making Wang Yan unhappy, so he waved his hand to stop it.

At this moment, King Tang has calmed down, and analyzed King Hengyang's thoughts yesterday. Although Lu Fan is not bad, as long as Hengyang Fan doesn't support him, then he can secure his seat on Diaoyutai, and there is no need to rush to fight to make Wang Yan unhappy.

At this time, King Tang didn't care what King Lu's faction said. What he thought was how to let the rebellious King Lu understand that the attitude of Hengyang Fan made King Lu see the situation clearly. No matter whether it was a literary fight or a martial fight, King Lu had no chance of winning. , and then forced King Lu to submit.

King Tang waved his hand, and the supporters of the Tang faction who were about to step forward to fight for it stopped immediately, and retreated with a flick of their sleeves and a cold snort.

Seeing this, Zhang Kentang felt a little wary in his heart, but since Tang Fan asked him to say it, he has no reason not to say it, "Everyone, after the recovery of Nanjing, the key point for the Ming Dynasty to compete with the Eastern Captives in the future will be Jiangbei, and Jiangbei must be guarded since ancient times. Huai, my lord has tens of thousands of people in the north of the Yangtze River. They are fighting fiercely with the Qing army. They are on the front line. In the future, they must be the main force in the war against the Qing. , Zhezhi will become the center of gravity of the Ming Dynasty, and my lord is familiar with the situation in Lianghuai and Jiangnan, so I feel that my lord should inherit the Datong."

Tang Wang frowned when he heard this, and even Wang Yan was slightly taken aback.

At the beginning of the dispute between Tang and Lu, a very important reason why the king of Lu could not compete with the king of Tang was that when the south of the Yangtze River was broken, the anti-Qing center moved to the southwest, and the king of Lu could not get in touch with the southwest, so the struggle for unification failed.

Now that Nanjing is restored, Jiangnan will inevitably become the economic, cultural and political center of the Ming Dynasty again. It seems that the Lu Wang faction has worked hard to think of this.

These words made King Tang feel fluctuated. He felt that the Diaoyutai seemed to be unsteady, so he hurriedly played tricks on Zheng Chenggong.

Zheng Chenggong understood, and immediately came out and said: "We have always been the main force in the fight against the Qing Dynasty. If the center of gravity has moved to the south of the Yangtze River, can we not send troops? What Zhang Gebu said is unreasonable."

After hearing this, Zhang Kentang smiled and said, "Zheng Guo's surname is right. In the past, you were the main force, but the situation is different now. This time, Jiangxi's elite soldiers lost more than half of their troops in the attack on the south of the Yangtze River. You can't pick it up anymore."

Jin Shenghuan blushed when he heard this, full of anger, "We are sitting on two provinces, even if the loss is not small this time, we can make up for it soon, and you can't wait for an isolated island in Zhoushan, four or five small counties in Jiangbei, If you want to support the overall situation, it is a joke!"

"You~" Zhang Kentang's face was furious, but he immediately put away his anger, and suddenly smiled proudly: "Who said that my master only has Zhoushan and Jiangbei counties, and immediately the whole of Zhejiang, plus the [-] to [-] Qing in Zhejiang and Fujian?" The army will all belong to my lord."

"What?" After hearing this, Tang Yongpai let out an exclamation.

The current king of Lu is difficult enough to be dealt with, and he can be evenly matched with the king of Tang. If he is allowed to win Zhejiang and [-] to [-] Qing soldiers, it will be even more difficult to deal with.

Originally, King Tang had a greater advantage over King Lu, but in this way, his advantage was smoothed out.

This made him realize that the resistance to his ascension to the throne has greatly increased. As long as the King of Lu does not compromise with him, he will not be able to ascend to the throne. The Hengyang Fan sees that the King of Lu controls Zhejiang, and has [-] more elite soldiers. He dared not express his position even more, and would not allow force to solve it.

Thinking of this, Tang Wang's face darkened, and he finally said in person: "The battle of Nanjing was the contribution of all parties. How to distribute the land in the south of the Yangtze River after the war should also be discussed by all parties. King Lu is carrying Gu and King Hengyang on his back like this. Is it wrong to accept Zhejiang first?"

Tang Wang's voice was very cold, but Lu Wang didn't take it seriously, and replied in a deep voice: "Zhejiang is the place where solitary activities have been. After Hongguang, the entire anti-Qing movement in Zhejiang has been led by solitary leaders. What's wrong with solitary acceptance of Zhejiang? .And the king of Tang has always refused to give in. This unification cannot be settled, and the next battle cannot be carried out. Could it be that after the influence of the recovery of Nanjing passes, Zhang Cunren and the others stabilize Zhejiang, and then spend their troops to fight?"

"Gu Nai Daxing Emperor's edict, the prince who was appointed as the successor, if Gu Ruo did not back down and disregarded the overall situation, he had already ascended the throne in Ma'anshan. It was you, King Lu, who really made trouble for no reason and didn't know how to advance or retreat!" Tang Wang was anxious and completely annoyed , he pointed at King Lu and reprimanded loudly.

For a moment, the two kings faced each other directly, and the smell of gunpowder in the hall immediately became stronger. If you are not careful, your gun may go off, and nearly half of the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty may be involved in the vortex of King Tang and King Lu competing for the throne. .

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control again, the Minister of the Chu Party finally stood up at this time.

"The two Highnesses are fighting so endlessly and are unwilling to give in. I thought that for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the country's destiny, it is better for each to take a step back and establish the eldest son of the emperor as the emperor!" Gu Yanwu and others suddenly shouted loudly.

The Chu Party is now stronger than both of them combined. At the critical juncture of the inextricable struggle between King Tang and King Lu, the Chu Party proposed a new plan for the eldest son of the emperor to inherit the throne.

Now more than half of the financial power and military power of Ming Dynasty are in the hands of the Chu Party. This new plan is the rising Hengyang Fan faction group. When the two Fans are unwilling to compromise, the final plan put forward must be accepted by all parties. If you don't accept it, then you have to start fighting.

The hall fell silent for a moment, King Tang's face turned pale, and King Lu was also shocked, "Let me set up a child, Hengyang Fan wants to be Cao Cao?"

Wang Yan looked at the two of them, and at this moment he walked in front of the two kings step by step, holding the other with each hand, "Your Highness, if you can't argue, it will hurt the fate of the country in the long run, so it's better to take a step back and make the eldest son of the emperor the emperor. The eldest son of the emperor is young, and the government of the country should be managed by the three families!"

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