Prince Ning was immediately moved to tears. He was helped up by Zuo Mengeng's men and pulled aside to protect him. The battle continued. The soldiers of the Zuo Army were all wearing black fish skins and holding fish in their hands.
Forks, Emei thorns and other underwater weapons,
Like ghosts, they fought together with the Taibao. They were all sons of riverside fishermen carefully selected by Zuo Menggeng. They had good water skills and strong martial arts, so they would not be inferior in a fight.
At the same time, the warships of the Zuo Army also approached and had a fierce battle with the navy controlled by the Taibao. The Zuo Army had many ships and many ships, and King Ning's army was outnumbered. The battle situation showed a one-sided situation. In fact, there were still more soldiers in King Ning's army.
Many of them were innocent people who did not know the truth, but in the chaotic battle, it was impossible to tell who was truly loyal to King Ning. Each party believed that the other was the rebel. This chaotic battle destroyed King Ning's remaining few thousand troops.
There wasn't much left.
Although the Taibos were highly skilled in martial arts, they were all good at land combat. They could not gain any advantage by fighting on the swaying deck. They stood and retreated, jumped onto a small speedboat nearby, pulled up the sail and tried to escape. Zuo Meng
How could Geng allow them to escape? With a wave of his flag, the two left army crossbow boats approached and fired wildly. The powerful crossbow arrows shot the speedboat like a hedgehog, and the planks, tarpaulins and sails were all set ablaze.
, a raging fire was ignited by the wind. The Taibao people were covered in fire. They jumped out of the cabin screaming in fear and fell into the lake to extinguish the flames on their bodies. However, when the fire was extinguished, they were greeted by dense crossbow arrows. Not long after, this
Several of the eunuchs who had been arrogant for a while were shot into honeycombs. After the rebellion subsided, King Ning, escorted by Zuo Jun, went out of the cabin to take a look. He saw that the water was covered with corpses, and the flames on many warships had not been extinguished.
Smoke rose straight into the sky, and his army had been completely wiped out. Now he could only rely on Zuo Mengeng, the twelve Taibao.
Fortunately, although Zuo Mengeng was in control of the situation, he was still respectful to King Ning. He presented the treasure map he found from the corpses of the five eunuchs to King Ning and said: "Father, the eunuchs are causing trouble, and I have no choice but to kill them."
, which frightened the father."
Prince Ning said: "My son, Meng Geng, you are the most loyal. From now on, you will be my crown prince. Let's go back to Nanchang, give away the treasure, and make a comeback."
Although King Ning had many concubines, he had no heirs, so he accepted so many godsons. Now he wants to make Zuo Menggeng the crown prince. On the one hand, he feels that he is indeed loyal and filial, and on the other hand, it is also to win over him. After all,
Now Prince Ning is already the polished commander.
Naturally, Zuo Mengeng didn't care about the title of "Crown Prince". Like other Taibao, he was concerned about Prince Ning's treasure, but his methods were more sophisticated.
After some civil strife, the strength of this navy on Poyang Lake has shrunk greatly. If you continue to stay in Jiangxi, you can only sit back and wait for death. There is only one way to go now, and that is to flee south and overseas, and follow the example of Emperor Jianwen back then, and slowly stay overseas.
Slowly expand your strength and wait for the right opportunity to fight back to the Central Plains.
Zuo Menggeng mentioned this idea to King Ning. King Ning was "brave" but not wise. After a brief consideration, he agreed. They divided their troops into two groups and drove to the direction of Jingdezhen to attract the enemy's attention. Zuo Menggeng
He personally took Prince Ning back to Nanchang to dig for treasures.
Over the years, Prince Ning has collected many rare treasures, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. Coupled with the collections of successive Princes of Ning and the rewards from successive emperors, there are quite a few treasures hidden in his family. There are hundreds of thousands of taels of silver alone in the cellar of the palace.
, but the more important treasures are placed in Prince Teng’s Pavilion outside the city.
Prince Teng's Pavilion has actually been turned into Prince Ning's villa. The building is filled with expensive calligraphy and paintings, and the shelves are full of antiques. When Wu Sangui's army occupied Nanchang, he immediately sent troops to take over Prince Teng's Pavilion and protected it tightly so that no one could touch a single thing inside.
Yimu, Liu Ziguang did not immediately search his house after arriving. He was waiting for the order from Nanjing. After all, the court has not officially removed Prince Ning's title. His palace and other properties cannot be searched at will, and the family members of the palace cannot be searched at will.
Be patient and serve me well.
In the evening, King Ning and Zuo Mengeng wore ordinary people's clothes and were escorted by more than a dozen elite soldiers to a small forest near Prince Teng's Pavilion. It had just rained and the forest was muddy. Everyone stepped in and out.
As they walked, it was said that this was the exit of the secret passage in Prince Teng's Pavilion. All the emperor's relatives had a hobby of digging secret passages for escape, and Prince Ning was no exception. He took the map and followed the map to find an inconspicuous tomb, and signaled his men to pull the trigger.
When the tombstone was moved, a dark entrance suddenly appeared in the brick tomb.
, just as Zuo Menggeng was about to go down, King Ning waved his hand and asked someone to hang a lit candle in a basket. The candle flickered twice and then went out. King Ning said: "The secret passage will be poisonous if it is not used for a long time. Wait for the poisonous gas."
You can enter only after you have dispersed.”
Zuo Mengeng nodded gratefully. Although Prince Ning was sometimes crazy and ignorant, his character was indeed not bad. When he needed to make a decision in the future, he could consider letting him live.
Zuo Mengeng had different ambitions, but King Ning was unaware of it. After a while, he asked someone to put a candle down again. This time the candle was not extinguished. King Ning said: "You can go down now."
This time Zuo Mengeng was not so stunned. He sent one of his men to climb down first, and then went down in person when he saw that nothing was wrong. Prince Ning also followed him down, and four or five people climbed along the secret passage to Prince Teng's Pavilion. The exit of the tomb outside was
It was temporarily closed, leaving only a few people crying and kneeling in front of the grave to burn paper. They were actually watching for the wind.
The secret passage was neatly built, with a vaulted roof and blue brick floor. The next person who could accommodate it walked forward hunched over. I don’t know how long I walked. Finally, I reached the end. There was a nanmu box in the small space. I opened the box.
I only saw two sets of clothes on it, one was a monk's cassock, and the other was common people's commoners. It seemed that this was preparation for escape. I took off the clothes and the things underneath shone under the candlelight. Eggs
Large pearls, spotless green emeralds, red sapphires, diamonds and agates, ivory cat's eyes, all are dazzling, all of them are valuable treasures. In addition, there are also a large number of gold ingots that are highly negotiable.
In the silent space, clear sounds of swallowing could be heard. Zuo Mengeng secretly observed the eyes of several men around him, and they all glowed with greedy wolves. His heart trembled, and he quickly closed the box and asked: "Father, King
,Are there any others?”
Ning Wang said: "There are no more in the secret room, but there are many interesting things in Prince Teng's Pavilion. If you are brave, you can go out and get some."
People in front of treasures will become very courageous. Zuo Mengeng gritted his teeth and decided to take the risk. He pushed open the baffle above the secret room and climbed out. It was Prince Ning's bedroom in Prince Teng's Pavilion. The entrance to the secret passage happened to be on the bed.
Zuo Mengeng quietly opened a corner of the bed board and took a peek. He saw no one in the room, so he crept out and walked around. He saw a seal on the door and hundreds of officers and soldiers standing downstairs. It seemed that
The imperial court just sealed the place and had no intention of expropriating it.
Prince Ning also climbed out quietly. He was familiar with the roads and knew where the treasures were. He directed Zuo Mengeng and others to pick off the calligraphy and paintings on the wall one by one, and put the treasures on the ancient shelves into his pockets quietly.
They swept away all the valuable things and then returned to the secret passage. The box containing the treasures was too heavy. They stuffed the treasures into the pockets they brought with them and returned to the starting point along the secret passage.
By the time they climbed out of the tomb, it was already late at night. They had no time to rest, so they mounted their horses and rode straight to the south overnight.
On Poyang Lake, the imperial airship had been paying close attention to the movements of King Ning's army from a distance. As expected, they had a fight after receiving the leaflets, and their strength was reduced by half. After the battle, the navy advanced eastward, and the airship hurriedly
Notified the imperial navy that was following behind in an attempt to wait for work, and quickly maneuvered eastward. Unexpectedly, the Zuojun navy suddenly divided into separate groups, some heading east, some heading west, and some heading south, making the airships unable to move.
It was easy to follow. I had to choose the one with the most boats and follow them. After these people landed, they neither set up camp nor attacked the county town. They just disappeared in pieces in the mountains and forests.
The reply from the imperial court came quickly. Prince Ning's title was abolished, he was demoted to a commoner, and all his family property was confiscated. Liu Ziguang got the order and happily brought Wu Sangui to the Tengwang Pavilion. The soldiers tore off the seal and opened the iron lock. Everyone
When I walked in and took a look, I was stunned.
"I remember that there was a piece of Su Shi's handwritten "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" hanging in the middle hall. Why is it missing?" Wu Sangui asked, pointing to the empty wall. The sentry officer on duty was speechless and hemmed and hawed.
Wu Sangui looked around angrily and became even more angry: "Where are the antiques on the ancient bookshelf? Where are the ancient books on the bookshelf? You dare to guard and steal, aren't you afraid of military law?" The soldiers were so frightened that they knelt down together, saying they were wronged.
Liu Ziguang was calmer. He looked at the door and window carefully and said, "It's definitely not the thief outside, but it may not be our officers and soldiers. I think this thief is someone else."
Wu Sangui knew that Liu Ziguang had the reputation of Liu Qingtian and was a master in solving crimes in the Ming Dynasty, so he quickly asked: "Brother, look at who did it?" Because the people guarding Tengwang Pavilion were Wu Sangui's men, and he was unwilling to take the responsibility.
Naturally, Liu Ziguang hopes that Liu Ziguang can help these soldiers get rid of the charges of lax military service.
Liu Ziguang asked everyone to exit the lobby. He observed carefully alone. The "Preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion" was hung very high. It would be difficult to take it off without climbing to a high place. The best place to climb is on the wall. Liu Ziguang
I walked over and took a look, and sure enough, there were clear footprints on the machine, with some dried soil. Then I looked at the Taishi chair next to me, and there was a similar footprint.
Liu Ziguang called over a soldier who was guarding Prince Teng's Pavilion, and asked him to lift his feet and look at the soles of his shoes. After taking a quick look, he let him go down. Then he looked around for a while, and finally seemed to follow some traces when he went upstairs. After a while, it came out that