"It's over!"

After saying these two words, Zhu Guoqiang felt a chill in his heart.

How could I forget this biggest variable?

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?"

"Nanjing can no longer hold on!"

The reason why Zhu Guoqiang made such a judgment was because he knew what Shi Kefa did when he was guarding Yangzhou - nothing!

Before Duduo ordered the attack on the city, he had already "consciously made a mistake" and left the military affairs to his staff. Then, Yangzhou was destroyed in one day, and the millions of lives in Yangzhou fulfilled Shi Kefa's name of loyalty!

The two biggest highlights in Shi Kefa's life are: being honest and diligent as an official and being unyielding and heroic in his sacrifice. His loyalty to death is touching and admirable. If we look at it realistically, we can see that Shi Kefa made many mistakes when making decisions in his position, and was helpless in the face of battle.

Only "I will die to repay the king".

Pointing to such a person to defeat Abate?

It's just a big joke.

Once Shi Kefa was defeated and saw that there was no hope of rescue, what would those "Southern Hunkers" in Nanjing do?

In peacetime, he keeps his hands open and talks about his character, but in times of crisis, he dies to repay the king.

There are not many loyal people who can be as loyal as Shi Kefa! If those Southern Hunkers have the consciousness of death and want to defend the city, it is not impossible. At least they can hold on for a few days until they pass.

But can Nanjing be defended by relying on the hopeless Southerners?

This is really a joke...

But the reality is so cruel. As soon as he received the urgent letter from Nanjing asking for help from the Donglu troops approaching the city, Shi Kefa could lead his troops south. Zhongdu was important, but Nanjing was even more important. It was not only the capital of the Ming Dynasty, but also the Xiaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Gao.

, in case it breaks...

However, he led his troops south to guard against the Donglu's attack on Zhongdu. After arriving in Dingyuan, the magistrate of Dingyuan did not turn away the Nanjing War Ministry Shangshu Superintendent. After giving out grain, grass and money to reward the army, he

Shi Kefa and his party settled in a gentleman's house for the night outside the city.

After handing over the food, grass and money to reward the army, Wang Xiuchu came to report to the ministry. However, seeing that the ministry was absent-minded, he asked.

"Does Da Sima have something on his mind?"

Facing the questions from his staff, Shi Kefa sighed.

"Chengji, you see, as soon as I got here, I felt strange in my heart. Someone wrote Prime Minister Wen's "Song of Righteousness" on the screen behind the seats in the hall, as if this was my fate."

After Yizhu came in and saw this "Song of Righteousness", he felt an ominous feeling in his heart.

It is precisely because of this that his mood seems extremely heavy.

"Da Sima! You are concerned about the safety of the country, why do you say such ominous words?"

Wang Xiuchu quickly persuaded him that as a close aide of Shi Kefa, he did not leave any achievements in history, but he left behind "Ten Diaries of Yangzhou" that makes people cry and read every word, which makes people feel like they are in hell and forget about the world.

We have witnessed the Qing army's killings, and it was even this book discovered by foreign students in Japan that set off the upsurge of revolutionary martyrs in the late Qing Dynasty to resist colonial rule. It turned those young people who studied in Japan under the influence of the Manchu Qing into a

A revolutionary martyr, it can be said that this book, written with tears in his eyes, gave birth to the freedom of the Han nation.

However, his character is not worthy of evaluation. As Shi Kefa's staff, he had no intention of dying with his lord after the city was destroyed. Of course, the ants were greedy for life and just wanted to surrender. But what he did next was really unbearable.

Comment. He said to his wife: "When the soldiers enter the city, if something unexpected happens, you should commit suicide." Look, the Han people's world will be destroyed, the Zhu family's country will be destroyed, and Shi Gong's Yangzhou will be lost.

.It doesn’t matter.

But your wife is your private property. Even if you can't protect it, you must not let others get involved. You have to die! You have to preserve your reputation!

Then he saw a middle-aged Yangzhou woman making clothes in the Qing army's military palace. When the woman was mending clothes, she found something good, so she begged the Qing army soldiers for it. She served people with flattering words and flattered them with words.

He was definitely flattering the Qing army. When he saw this, he immediately became angry and said, "I wish I could seize the soldier's sword and end this murder." Seeing the Tatars slaughtering compatriots, he was just horrified and frightened, but when he saw a woman committing herself to a foreign race, he was immediately filled with righteous indignation.

, I wish I could kill him with a knife, he is really a "warrior".

Moreover, Wang Xiuchu was not only "brave", but also "wisdom". "The soldiers once said to people: 'We conquered Goryeo, captured tens of thousands of women, and none of them lost their integrity. How can China be so shameless?' Wow, this is China.

The reason for the chaos." In the past, when literati discussed the rise and fall of the world, they could at most only talk about the problems of the emperor and his concubines.

But he had other insights and saw that the reason for the chaos in China was that too many women were unscrupulous, which led to the invasion of the Tatars. If it hadn't been for those women, the Manchu Qing Dynasty would not have invaded the Central Plains. People like Wang Xiuchu "

"Having both political integrity and talent", I don't know how much better than Shui Tailiang and others.

Of course, Wang Xiuchu is not yet in a hurry to express his "great courage" and "great wisdom" in the book. Of course, he will not have this opportunity in the future. However, as Shi Kefa's confidant, he naturally has to use his "great wisdom".

"Oh, this is the number of days!"

Shi Kefa sighed again,

"ah?……"

Wang Xiuchu said in shock.

"Shi has been physically and mentally exhausted since he became the governor. Unfortunately, the enemy forces are getting stronger and stronger, and they are beyond our control. Today, the enemy troops are crossing the river to Nanjing, and the capital is in danger. As the governor, I have to go south to help the capital.

No, most of the Donglu are now concentrated in Nanjing. If they take advantage of me to cross the river and attack halfway across the river... wouldn't it be a fate to be in such a situation?"

After saying that, Shi Kefa stared at Zhengqi Ge again and thought to himself, is this really a destiny?

"As the Chief Superintendent, there is still room for improvement in the overall situation, so we should not be so discouraged."

Wang Chuxiu advised.

"Da Sima has an army of 100,000, and Donglu only has 30,000 troops. You should not be so discouraged!"

In Wang Chuxiu's view, the current situation is promising, and there is nothing to be afraid of. Although Donglu has strong soldiers and horses, our side is not weak either. After all, there is an army of 100,000!

He couldn't see anything that could make people discouraged.

"The Jurchens are full of dissatisfaction and are absolutely invincible. There are tens of thousands of elites in front of you and me. But I only have a hundred thousand weak troops under my command. The border troops dare not fight in the field with Donglu, let alone the weak troops in the south? To tell you the truth,

From now on, I can only dedicate myself to death and leave it to God." After a pause, Shi Kefa asked worriedly,

"Chengji, do you think Prince De will rush to Nanjing's aid?"

He was the one who seized the military power from Prince De and kicked him to Yangzhou. It is also he who asked Prince De to help Nanjing when he went south. However, if he knew that Prince De was leading the army in Liaodong, I don't know what he would think.

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"Prince De, who is worried about state affairs, will definitely lead troops to help. After all, that is the Xiaoling Mausoleum, where the ancestors' tombs are. Prince De will definitely not sit back and watch."

Wang Chuxiu's words are extremely reasonable. How could his son, Prince De, not save Nanjing? There are the graves of their ancestors there. Even if they complain to everyone, the graves of their ancestors must be preserved!

"I hope, if Prince De can rush to Nanjing, when the Donglu troops retreat, Shi will write a letter to protect him. He extorted merchants and people in Yangzhou, and even crossed the river to rob civilian girls. It is really not the behavior of a good king.

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In fact, the prince of the Ming Dynasty really cannot be a virtuous king, otherwise there will definitely be censors who will impeach him for "preserving fame and reputation." Being a virtuous king in the Ming Dynasty is also a sin. Just like Prince De, who loyally killed captives to serve the country, and

What is the result?

When a good king "keeps his fame and hopes", he extorts business people, robs women of the people, preys on the people... There are still people who impeach him, well, anyway, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, to put it bluntly, Zhu Bajie is not a human being when he looks in the mirror.

Afterwards, Shi Kefa and Wang Chuxiu talked about some other issues, sighing from time to time. About three o'clock in the morning, Shi Kefa had food and wine brought over again, and he and Wang Chuxiu had a few drinks. It turned out that he had a good drinking capacity, but he

Shi Kefa had not tasted a drop of wine since he became the governor. Today, Shi Kefa, who was in a heavy mood, wanted to drink two glasses. When the wine was strong, he shook his head toward the north and said:

"Heaven and earth serve as a warning. This time the governor rushes to Nanjing, I, Shi Kefa, will never let down the Lord's kindness, and I will die to serve the world!"
Chapter completed!