Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 90 Chen Zilong, Said Wang Shiheng
Wang Yan walked out of Prince Lu's mansion in a daze, he didn't even notice the steps under his feet, he stepped on the ground, but fortunately Dai Zhifan who came up to him gave him a support so he wouldn't fall to the ground.

"Master Hou!" Seeing the thrilling scene just now, the guards hurriedly gathered around and greeted anxiously.

Wang Yan, however, acted as if nothing had happened just now, ignoring everyone, and walked towards the station in a daze.

Dai Zhifan and the others saw him walking with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and his back was full of silence, they couldn't help being startled, but they didn't dare to ask, so they could only silently follow behind Wang Yan, following his obviously lost figure, all the way Back to camp.

When he returned to the barracks, Wang Yan just sat silently in his seat without saying a word.

For a long time, Wang Yan has been the backbone of his subordinates, who once brought hope to the desperate soldiers and civilians of Yangzhou, but everyone has never seen such a lost side of him today.

When Dai Zhifan saw this, he became worried, but he was only a warrior, he didn't know why Wang Yan was like this, and he didn't know how to deal with it, so he summoned a few soldiers and told them to invite Chen Zilong and others over.

Just when Wang Yan lost his mind, under the auspices of Ma Shiying, Zhang Bingzhen rode a large ship flying the banner of "envoy to the Qing Dynasty", plenipotentiary on behalf of Lu Fan and the newly established court in Hangzhou, and rushed to Nanjing to discuss peace with Duoduo who had returned north. matters.

Ma Shiying and others attributed Duoduo's return to the north to themselves, spread the news of peace in the city of Hangzhou, and ordered the cavalry to go out, telling the southern governments not to conflict with the northern soldiers, so as not to affect the peace talks.

Not long after Zhang Bingzhen set off, rumors spread throughout Hangzhou that the imperial court wanted to discuss peace with the Qing court. Ministers such as Zuo Maodi and Huang Daozhou in the city suddenly heard the news, and they all thought it was misrepresented by the people. Sir, do the six ministers ask for peace and I don't know?"

The matter of peace negotiation was confirmed by Ma Ruan's party without the knowledge of the ministers in charge of the war. After everyone reacted, it could not be changed, which immediately made people feel heartbroken.

Chen Zilong was sent to the camp by Dai Zhifan, and seeing Wang Yan sitting there in a trance, he knew that it was because of the peace talks that made Wang Yan disheartened, so he said, "This is the end of the matter, why bother Shi Heng?"

Hearing the sound, Wang Yan looked at Chen Zilong slowly with free eyes, and then he reacted a little slowly, and said, "Mr. Dazun is here."

Chen Zilong and Wang Yan had a deep friendship. Seeing him coming, Wang Yan had to pull himself out of the extremely lost state and let Chen Zilong sit down to talk.

Knowing that he didn't hear his words clearly, Chen Zilong said, "Since the peace talks are a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed, what's the use of Shi Heng doing this?"

"Mr. Da Zun doesn't know something. What I worry about is that the peace talks are a foregone conclusion, and both the court and the people take this as true." Wang Yan reluctantly raised his spirits, and sighed helplessly: "Now the court is at a time when it is weak. , Beilu has no reason to negotiate peace, I am worried that Beilu is not sincerely negotiating peace, it is really paralyzing my monarch and ministers!"

Hearing this, Chen Zilong couldn't help frowning slightly, and immediately said: "Shi Heng is not unreasonable to be worried. The barbarians outside the pass have no faith at all since ancient times, but it is precisely because of this that Shi Heng must cheer up and guard against repeated captives."

"I also know this truth, but I feel tired and powerless. Even if I am strong, the situation will not change!" The Ming Dynasty has been riddled with holes, but the people inside are still divided, and Wang Yan feels helpless.

"Since Ma Fu came to power, he blindly made peace with the north, Nanjing fell, and His Majesty was taken into captivity. He still didn't learn his lesson and insisted on negotiating peace. It really discouraged people with lofty ideals!" Chen Zilong also sighed, but then changed his tone. : "However, it is precisely because the current situation is difficult that our ministers must work hard to deal with it! Shi Heng forgot what he said to me when he was in Nanjing? How can we just sit back and watch?"

At the beginning in Nanjing, Chen Zilong wrote more than [-] memorials for the Ministry of Military Affairs, asking the imperial court to guard against the northern captives and forge ahead in the land of Shandong and Henan. No audio.

When Chen Zilong was disheartened, he resigned and went back to hiding. It was at the Qinhuai River that he met Wang Yan. , and later raised troops to aid Yang in his hometown of Songjiang.

It is precisely because of this experience that although Chen Zilong is far from Wang Yan in age, he has long been regarded as a confidant.

At this time, Wang Yan heard Chen Zilong's sincere words, and he also felt something in his heart. He slowly found his original intention, and couldn't help standing up and bowing to Chen Zilong, saying: "*******, don't you avoid it because of misfortune and good fortune! Mr. Otaru's words made Yan feel deeply, and he deserves to be worshipped!"

Hearing Wang Yan's words, Chen Zilong's eyes lit up, he quickly stood up and held Wang Yan's hand, and said excitedly: "Shiheng has done a good poem, and our family and country are in danger. We, scholars and bureaucrats, have a duty to do it. Now Shiheng can find his original heart, my heart Very comforting!"

The conversation between the two finally cheered Wang Yan up again.

Not long after, Zuo Maodi, Xia Yunyi and others came again, and they were all very angry, but the order of the emperor, ministers, father and son, and the court order, although they were dissatisfied with the peace negotiation and had criticisms, they could not change it. In the end, the imperial court had no choice but to accept the facts like Wang Yan did.

For the future, everyone discussed in Wang Yan's camp and decided on a strategy. They all believed that preventing the northern captives from cheating is the top priority.

Wang Yan then recruited Dai Zhifan to come in and ordered him to send scouts to monitor the Duduo army returning to the north, and sent agents to enter Nanjing to inquire about the news.

Secondly, everyone thinks that the court's top priority is to restore its strength, and since ancient times, if the name is not correct, the words will not go well. If the Hangzhou court wants to restore the rule of Ming Dynasty, it must first solve the problem that the country cannot live without a king.

After the Hongguang court collapsed and the emperor was taken away, Lu Fan had become the person with the least controversy over the issue of succession to the throne. According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, he should be the emperor.

At the moment, everyone decided to invite the supervisor to ascend to the throne as soon as possible, restore the court's rule over the local area, obtain taxes, and train a new army to cope with future changes.

Wang Yan and others accepted the fact of the peace talks, and played Lufan on the next day, please take the throne as the emperor, so that the officials and officials can look forward to it.

Ma Shiying, who was accustomed to party struggles, was already prepared to deal with the counterattack of the minister in charge, but he didn't want Wang Yan and others to entangle in the peace negotiation, and instead advised to consolidate the foundation of the court.

Ma Shiying had been fighting with Donglin for more than a year, and he was already used to party struggles, so after Wang Yan entered Zhejiang, he instinctively regarded him as an opponent in the court, but he did not expect that Wang Yan would not fight with Ben.

Wang Yan's actions made Ma Shiying secretly praise in his heart: "National scholars are unparalleled!" But he didn't show mercy, instead he took the opportunity to send Chen Zilong, Xia Yunyi and others out of Hangzhou to Qianqiu Ridge, Dusong Pass, Si'an Town and other places, recruit soldiers to guard.

(Thanks to Tang Doudou 123 for the reward, thanks to Qidian book friends, thanks to Chuangshi book friends, QQ book friends.)
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