Zhu Yihai personally went to the beach to greet Zhang Guowei, Liu Zongzhou and other ministers.
When the king and his ministers met, they looked at each other for a long time.
"See you again, Mr. Boss. Are you feeling well?"
Zhu Yihai first greeted Zhang Guowei. Zhang Guowei, who had gray hair and beard, had just looked at Zhu Yihai for a long time with a strange look in his eyes. It seems that this was not the first time that the two met, and they even had some connections.
Zhang Guowei was ordered to leave Beijing one month before the fall of Beijing, and went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to recruit troops and raise wages. He also had an errand, which was to go to Yanzhou, Shandong with the eunuch Pang Tianshou to announce the decree to the general Zhu Yihai and confer him the eleventh generation of the Ming Dynasty.
King Lu.
Just over a year later, Zhang Guowei could hardly recognize the young man in his original impression.
They are completely different.
At that time, Zhu Yihai was a young clan member who spoke well and had great ambitions. However, although he was ambitious, his talk was a bit exaggerated. He even liked to be hospitable and extravagant and loved to show off. What impressed him most was that His Royal Highness King Lu, although he could let go
Although he still had long nails, he even showed him his collection of more than a hundred pairs of finger cots made of gold, jade and various precious materials.
King Lu's finger cots can compete with King Lu's guqin. Although it is not as good as King Lu's 3,000 guqins, he still has 800 sets of finger cots.
At that time, Zhang Guowei's evaluation of this man was rare in the clan, but he was a bit too high-minded and ignorant of the sufferings of the people. However, during this period, he heard a lot about King Lu's various behaviors, but he was always at odds with the person in his impression.
No. 1. When he saw it today, he felt this change more intuitively.
I originally thought that the legends outside were too beautified and exaggerated about King Lu, but now I can clearly feel the changes in him.
"I still want to leave this broken body to work for the Ming Dynasty and His Highness."
Zhu Yihai helped Zhang Guowei up and said with emotion, "On that day, the old man went south with the decree and passed through Yanzhou to announce the decree. I am afraid that you and I could not have imagined that the world would change so drastically. In just one year, the Ming Dynasty would collapse and be in danger."
"Fortunately, His Highness is wise and powerful and can turn the tide!" Zhang Guowei said.
"Old man, there is no need to flatter me. What I am doing now is just trying my best, but there is still a huge disparity in strength. I can only survive. Fortunately, there are old men and others who come to help me, and I can gain a little more."
confidence."
Zhang Guowei was very moved when he heard this, Ming Dynasty really produced a good prisoner.
"I rushed to Yuyao, but His Highness had already crossed the sea, so I had to follow him all the way. I have a piece of advice, please return to Shaoxing and ascend to the throne."
Zhu Yihai shook his head.
He looked at Zhang Guowei, Liu Zongzhou, Qi Biaojia and other very prestigious ministers, "Zhuge Liang once said in his apprenticeship list that the king's industry is not partial to peace, and Gu strongly agrees with it."
"Especially now, it is impossible to be on the safe side. Wangye is not on the safe side. ZTE is making progress!"
Liu Zongzhou on the side heard this and couldn't help but high-five him.
"His Royal Highness's enterprising spirit and his ministers praised him. Last year, when Nanjing was established, he sent a petition saying that today's situation on the left side of the Yangtze River is not a safe place, and it is advisable to move to the north of the Yangtze River. Although Huai'an, Fengyang, Anqing, and Xiangyang have established heavy troops, they have especially heavy troops.
The army stationed in Fengyang will control Huai and Xu in the east, Yuzhou in the north, Jing and Hunan in the west, and Jinling in the south is not far away. With this gradual progress, Qin, Jin, Yan and Qi will definitely respond..."
"Liu Gong's memorial has also been read by Shugu, and he deeply agrees with it, especially the sentence: What happened today is not to avenge the thieves, so it cannot express His Majesty's intention to cross the river, and it is not to decide on a personal expedition, so it cannot show his loyalty. At that time,
After Gu Bai read it, I suddenly felt the pores in my whole body open and tremble with it. I have always kept it in my mind and dare not forget it, so now that I have been in charge of the country, the first thing I need to do is to cross the sea and personally conduct the Northern Expedition!"
Liu Zongzhou came here to persuade Zhu Yihai to return to Shaoxing or Taizhou. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yihai actually silenced him with the same words he used to persuade Hongguang. Instead, he used his spear to attack his shield, leaving him speechless.
Zhu Yihai held up Zhang Guowei with his left hand and Liu Zongzhou with his right hand, and said, "When the martyred emperor died for his country, Nanjing supported King Fu to build the title. At that time, many people were prosperous in the dynasty, both civil and military. Many ministers gave good advice, but it is a pity that Hongguang failed to implement it.
.The situation in the southeast has collapsed, the world is in danger, and there is no room for any more mistakes."
"You gentlemen, who have just come from Yuyao, must have seen with your own eyes the heads of the Tartars there, and also know the details of the Meishan victory, right? The Tartars are not incapable of fighting, but we have to take the initiative to attack."
"To be honest, my lords, I know that there are still loyal soldiers and civilians guarding the Haining Acropolis, but the Hangzhou commander has sent 5,000 men to attack, and the person leading the troops is none other than Sizhou guard Li Yuchun, who was the traitor back then.
He surrendered to Sizhou without a fight, and even went to the city walls of Yangzhou to persuade him to surrender. After the city was broken, he participated in the massacre of Yangzhou. Now he has joined the banner of Jianqiu, returned to the Han army and put up a yellow flag. If he betrays his ancestors and forgets his lineage, he will be punished and killed personally!"
Qi Biaojia, who had been ordered to patrol the south of the Yangtze River, persuaded, "Warriors are the responsibility of generals. Your Highness is now the supervisor of the country and can easily control the government. How can you be a vanguard?"
Zhu Yihai said sincerely, "In the current situation, although Gu is called to supervise the country, in fact he is only temporarily ordering Ning Shaotai, while the Tartars are stationed in Jinling and hundreds of thousands of people in Hangzhou. It is like an overwhelming force. We may be destroyed at any time."
It’s dangerous. So I won’t talk about that at this time.”
"The war has begun. The land does not distinguish between north and south, and people regardless of age or age. No matter who they are, they have the responsibility to defend the land and resist the war. They should be determined to sacrifice everything. At this critical moment, we can only rely on the unity of the superiors and the whole country.
We are united in fighting against the Tartars. Being alone as a prisoner of the country and marching on the front lines can better inspire the soldiers and the people, so why should there be any hesitation?"
"On the other hand, gentlemen, you are all the pillars of the country, and I still rely on you to preside over the political affairs of the court."
Zhang Guowei said, "As the king of the country and the country, your highness is still willing to fight on the front line. How can we, the ministers of the country, fall behind others? Where your highness is, my ministers will also be there."
Liu Zongzhou and others also agreed. Since they couldn't persuade Zhu Yihai to go back, they wouldn't leave either.
Zhu Yihai thought for a while and said, "I have already issued an order to appoint Mr. Zhang as a Grand Scholar, Minister of the Ministry of War, Governor of Zhejiang, and Supervisor of all the troops on the river. This task is very important. Although facing the Tartars, there is no hope for us to rely on the river to defend ourselves."
Yes, but for now, it is very necessary to set up defenses along the river, attack with surprise troops all the way, and alternate between good and strange, so I also ask the boss to return to Shaoxing to supervise the division. You are highly respected and this important task belongs to you!"
"Song Gong, Qi Gong, Fang Gong, Chen Gong, etc. also ask you to return to Taizhou and be responsible for rebuilding the six departments and offices, so that the center can resume normal operation as soon as possible, and also Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Hunan, Huguang, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan as soon as possible
Let’s unite as one and fight against the Qing Dynasty together.”
"Soldiers on the front line fight, but they also need support from the rear, especially money, food and military pay. These are all dependent on the princes."
The first assistant Song Zhipu, the second assistant Qi Biaojia, the group assistant Fang Fengnian, Chen Meng, Chen Hanhui and Ke Xiaqing were all named, and they could not refute.
If Zhu Yihai is no longer here, then this small court needs ministers to be in charge.
"Liu Gong, you are popular in the country. The current situation is turbulent, people's hearts are in chaos, and the officials are also good and bad. We must rely on Liu Gong to lead the Metropolitan Procuratorate and supervise the civil and military affairs of all officials. At this time, we will be more stable internally."
"How can there be no one around His Highness? I would like to stay with you." Chen Hanhui said.
Ke Xiaqing, the first Yiyuan Cong, also expressed his willingness to stay and assist.
However, Zhu Yihai did not want the two of them to stay. These two people were regarded as his chief collaborators and absolute confidants. Therefore, among the ministers who stayed behind, he hoped that his confidants would be there to prevent the left-behind court from going astray.
Chen Hanhui is a bachelor and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Ke Xiaqing is a bachelor and the Minister of Military Affairs and the Assistant Director of the Rongzheng in Beijing. These are two important positions. If they are accompanying them, the real power of these two important positions may fall to others.
Although Zhu Yihai doesn't take the small imperial court in eastern Zhejiang seriously yet, and feels that he still has to rely on troops to establish territory in order to have a follow-up, he can't give up completely now.
"How about Yu Dafu, the general envoy of general administration, stays, and the other Gu Zai worships Shen Chenquan as a bachelor of Dongge University. The two of them will accompany Gu Gu and be responsible for liaising with the ministers who are staying behind. How about that?" Zhu Yihai suggested.
Zhang Guowei, Liu Zongzhou and others all wanted to stay, but Zhu Yihai's words also made sense.
Finally, the monarchs and ministers reached an agreement over a simple lunch, and Zhang Guowei and others returned.
Zhang Guowei, a bachelor and governor of Zhejiang, supervised the troops of Ning Shaotai and was responsible for the Qiantang River defense line.
Zhu Dadian, a great scholar, was also the governor of Anhui and the commander of the troops and horses of the Yan tribe in Jinqu.
Wang Zhiren, the governor of the capital camp, and a scholar and minister of military affairs, and Ke Xiaqing, the associate governor of the capital camp, were responsible for rebuilding the capital camp and maintaining public order in Zhejiang provinces, while also guarding against Zhoushan Huang Binqing.
Other academicians must not only rule the eight prefectures in eastern Zhejiang, collect grain, collect taxes, and supply military supplies, but also contact other areas that have not been occupied by the Tartars so that they can all support the Lu Supervisor State and report to them. Eastern Zhejiang sent troops to serve the king and provided food and silver.
Everyone has their own division of labor and each performs his or her own responsibilities.
Because since the uprising, Zhu Yihai was able to quickly gain the support and allegiance of several generals, and was able to integrate the Ningshaotai area so quickly. He even personally fought several victorious battles, quelled the rebels and annihilated the Tartars. Therefore, these ministers are now Speaking in front of others also carries a lot of weight.
He was determined to go north to fight in person. Although the ministers were always reluctant to support him, they still compromised in the end.
Zhu Yihai finally rejected Zhang Guowei and others' proposal to send a few more troops from Shaoxing for reinforcements. This time he went northward not with a big fanfare, but as a surprise surprise attack. These 10,000 troops were enough.
"It would be great if we could prepare some armor, swords, guns, muskets and ammunition."
At the end of the simple lunch, Liu Zongzhou mentioned King Yiyang who was supervising the country in Chongming and King Nanyang who was recruiting troops in Qu.
"On the matter of King Yiyang supervising the country in Chongming, I have sent Dong Zhining and Hua Xia as special envoys. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, we must first join forces to fight against the captives. In the future, whoever enters Guanzhong first will be king."
"As for the King of Nanyang, he was loyal and brave. I also sent an envoy to convey the decree, and he was crowned King Deng. He paid homage to the general who conquered the captives and took charge of the governor's office of the Chinese army. He was allowed to recruit troops to supplement the three guards of the palace and guard Quzhou. Huang Daozhou awarded him gold. Governor of Qu."
Zhang Guowei couldn't help but said, "His Royal Highness's handling of King Yiyang was inappropriate. I feel that I am not upright in my position and cannot command the world, so I am considering the rise of Empress Du."
"His Highness proposes that the king enter Guanzhong first. This will cause trouble later."
Zhu Yihai glanced at all the ministers. All of them were highly virtuous and respected, and some of them had even served as bachelors in the cabinet before. For example, Fang Fengnian had served as chief minister, at least as governor and minister.
Zhu Yihai's self-established supervisory state now actually needs the endorsement of these former high-ranking officials of the imperial court.
After all, right now, anyone can be king and emperor.
It depends on who can get more support from ministers and elders.
"I have been thinking about this for a long time. If I decide to let King Yiyang abdicate and return to the feudal clan, will he be willing? Even if he is willing, will the two hundred thousand soldiers who support him be willing?"
"If we refuse, won't civil strife break out first?"
"So after thinking about it, I can only ignore it for the time being and join forces to fight against the invaders first. Whoever captures the two capitals first will be the emperor."
"Your Highness, if this happens, what if the clans in Fujian, Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan declare themselves kings and don't obey orders?" Zhang Guowei asked.
Zhu Yihai said calmly and calmly, "As long as they are willing to unite to fight against the foreign invaders and restore the Ming Dynasty, as I said, whoever enters the Guanzhong first will be the king. But if they just want to fight for the throne, seize the throne, establish their own name, and then stab themselves in the back, then
It will be conquered and annihilated when the time comes.”
"Why didn't His Highness change his title earlier and formally ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?"
"It is not too late to proclaim the emperor after retaking Nanjing." Zhu Yihai said. There are pros and cons in rushing to proclaim the emperor now. The advantage is that if he does not proclaim the emperor for the time being, there will be room for relaxation with King Yiyang and others. This is what Zhu Yihai is doing now.
What is most needed is that he is going north to Sanwu to cause trouble in the newly occupied area of the Qing army. Therefore, he needs to unite with the people of King Yiyang instead of fighting with them first.
In addition, Zhu Yihai was convinced that King Yiyang, a small court supported by a group of generals who had fled after defeat, would not last long, so he was not in a hurry to proclaim himself emperor.
When he wins more victories, when King Yiyang and his companions are defeated again, he will become emperor again, and he will be even more worthy of it.
