On the way south, the situation is completely different from what you see in the north.

First of all, the scenery of Jiangnan on this road really made Zhu Cilang linger.

Secondly, the people here live a wealthy life, which is completely different from those in Jiangbei. Of course, this is also because there is no disaster here.

Seeing everything in front of him, Zhu Cilang felt a little regretful. If Zhu Yousong could work hard to govern and Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa could assist him well, it would be unlikely that the Qing Dynasty would go south to Jiangnan so quickly.

Unfortunately, these guys have forgotten their original intentions and only know how to fight for power and profit.

Before the Qing people came, they almost lifted the roof of the court. After the Qing people arrived, these people shirked responsibility for each other, resulting in the destruction of the Ming Dynasty.

"Report to the Crown Prince, the Yangzhou governor Shi Kefa came to surrender."

While Zhu Cixuan was thinking about things, he heard the people below come and say back and forth.

Shi Kefa?

This person was a hero in the late Ming Dynasty and a rare talent.

Originally, Zhu Yousong was the Minister of War, but who knew that he was defeated in the struggle with Ma Shiying and was excluded from Yangzhou to become the governor.

Although this person is not talented, his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty is beyond doubt. He always goes north to avenge the emperor. However, he is a little bit pedantic and is still a useful minister.

Zhu Cilang nodded and signaled to bring the person over.

Now that I have just arrived in Jiangnan, I try to gather all those who can gather together, which will be useful to the entire Ming Dynasty in the future.

Of course, we must adhere to the principle of not having anything but being too bad. If it is a bad mind, no matter how useful it is, we will not do it here.

"My minister Shi Kefa bowed to the crown prince..."

Shi Kefa kowtowed to Zhu Cilang in fear. When he supported Zhu Yousong that day, he also heard that the capital was broken and no one ran out.

The court cannot be without a king for a day, so he became Ma Shiying and did not stop King Fu from ascending the throne.

If His Royal Highness wants to pursue this matter, Shi Kefa will be a death sentence no matter how he calculates it.

Fortunately, Zhu Cixuan did not pursue this matter, but only asked about the specific situation in Nanjing.

Shi Kefa has just left Nanjing and is clear about the matter there, so his answer is quite appropriate.

Now the Southern Ming Dynasty court mainly does two things: one is to prevent Zhu Cixuan from going south, and the second is to hold the ministers of the Southern Dynasty accountable.

Zhu Cilang understood this first thing very well. If he took it himself, it means that the court they formed was not orthodox enough and the people would definitely have objections.

The second thing is also the focus of the debate between Skefa and Ma Shiying.

Shi Kefa believes that at this time of crisis, the court should not hold the ministers from the north accountable.

After all, it is not their responsibility to lose territory. The courts in the north no longer exist, so there is no use to hold this responsibility accountable.

Everyone should be united so that the south can be consolidated.

But Ma Shiying didn't think so. Ma Shiying believed that these people lost their territory and could not escape the blame.

All of these people should be arrested and punished so that they can serve as a warning and let all the Ming Dynasty ministers fight against the enemy together.

On the surface, both of them were for the Ming Dynasty, but Shi Kefa had no selfishness, and Ma Shiying was for himself.

If the ministers from the north do not hold them accountable, they must arrange positions for them.

These ministers in Nanjing are idle ministers themselves. In terms of talent and ability, how can they compare with these ministers from the north?

Do we want to give way to them?

So in this case, most people have to support Ma Shiying, and no one wants to give it to others just after sitting on the hot bench.

This incident happened to the Fu King Zhu Yousong. Zhu Yousong was not a fool. The reason why he was able to ascend the throne was that Ma Shiying and the gentry of Jiangnan made great efforts.

If you don’t give them some sweet things in this matter, Ma Shiying and the others may bring out other kings. Is it not easy to find someone to ascend the throne? Do you have to choose you?

In addition to these two points, there are some other differences, of course, not as important as these two points. Anyway, what Shi Kefa said does not match the wishes of King Fu, so it is normal to be sent to Yangzhou.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Weichen did not allow him to build the palace, but it was to save silver. Whether Li Zicheng or the Qing Dynasty went south, it would have an impact on Jiangnan. But the Fu King did not listen to Weichen, and gathered a large amount of financial resources in the future to start renovating the Nanjing Palace..."

Shi Kefa is a straightforward person. Zhu Cilang asked him to tell the story about Nanjing. This guy talked from beginning to end, and there was nothing he could hide.

What we are talking about renovating the palace is now mentioned. There are a total of 3.5 million taels of silver in the treasury of the Southern Ming court. King Fu actually took out 3 million silver to renovate the palace. How could the Southern Ming court persist?

How to be undefeated to the Qing Dynasty?

"I have asked Shige to come forward. I know a lot about Nanjing. I understand these suggestions from you and will never do anything like that."

Zhu Cilang's few words were considered to have given this guy a calming pill.

He was also afraid that Zhu Cilang would be like King Fu, and he was actually testing Zhu Cilang just now. If Zhu Cilang was really like King Fu, at worst, he would hit him and die here to give advice.

After hearing Zhu Cilang's words, Shi Kefa was so excited that he kowtowed repeatedly. His Royal Highness was the orthodox Ming Dynasty. He was so sensible, which was much better than the blessing king.

Besides, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is young and can rush out of the capital with such a few people. This is not something that King Fu Zhu Yousong can compare to. Following His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future is definitely much better than following King Fu.

"What is the military situation in Nanjing?"

Zhu Cixuan remembered this question. Although Gao Jie and the others were also generals of the Southern Ming Dynasty, they certainly did not know much about the situation in Nanjing.

What I just mentioned is political issues. Now we are talking about military issues and imminent issues, because they are about to kill Nanjing immediately, and only by knowing themselves and others can they win every battle.

Shi Kefa himself is the Minister of War and is well aware of the situation in Nanjing.

Currently, the army in Nanjing is divided into two parts, part of which is Zhu Yousong's Imperial Guard. This part has very few people and is almost negligible.

Another part is that Ma Shiying has just formed the Yonggu Army, and their total number is about 150,000, which is the largest powerful faction in Nanjing City.
Chapter completed!