Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 13 Yangzhou Summons Shi Ge Department

Feng Guerzilla knelt aside, unable to understand the meaning of what Zhu Cihong said, but when he saw Zhang Yong drawing out his scimitar and smiling maliciously, he knew that what was waiting for him must not be a good thing, so he was so frightened that he shed tears .

Zhang Yong's movements were very crisp and neat, and he lifted Feng Guerzhan's head in his hands with a slap in the face, then rode his horse across the battlefield just now, pulled out a spear from the ground and inserted it into the head, and then Then stick the spear into the soft ground on the bank of the river, and the errand is done.

After the battlefield was cleaned up, Zhu Cihong asked Zhang Zhong and Zhang Yong to take the horse and infantry aboard.

Li Wenkui heard that Zhu Cihuang had killed Feng Guerzilla, and after defeating his [-] infantry, he hurried over to meet him and said, "Why did your Highness kill that man? Now we are on the canal and don't know the outside information. It is a blessing to kill him." It’s hard to say if it’s a disaster.”

After hearing this, Zhu Cihong knew that he was doing it for his own good, but he was too cautious, so he said, "If you kill it, you will kill it. It's just a chicken and a dog. Don't be too nervous about Li Xima."

"What's more, who said we don't know the information from the outside world?"

When Li Wenkui heard Zhu Cihong's words, he immediately retorted, "Liu Zeqing sent troops to stop us on the canal. There must be some reason. Maybe something happened in Nanzhili that we don't know about. I don't know. We are nothing like blind people." the difference."

Zhu Cihong didn't expect Li Wenkui to be so smart. He guessed that something unexpected happened in Nanzhili, so he decided to tell him what he knew, "You are quite smart, let me tell you the truth."

"My good uncle is now in South Zhili. Guess who supported him, and how many people have interests with him?"

Li Wenkui didn't know who Zhu Cihong was talking about. After all, there were several vassal kings in Zhu Cihong's generation, but when he heard that someone supported him and had an interest in him, Li Wenkui guessed that someone must be supporting him, so he said "You mean? There are people who want to do something to stand up for."

"That's right. There are only four towns and the Shige Department of soldiers in Jiangbei, and Donglin party members like Ma Shiying and Qian Qianyi are the ones talking in Jinling City."

"The more important thing is where is King Fu? Today is May [-]th. I heard that King Fu was already in Jinling to oversee the country on May [-]st. At this juncture, Liu Zeqing sent troops to stop me. Guess what they mean." Zhu Cilang asked Li Wenkui.

Hearing this, Li Wenkui already understood the situation in the south of the Yangtze River. He thought that these warlords and bureaucrats would be so vicious, and for the sake of his support, they would actually want to block the prince from going south. ah.

"Then what should we do? The situation in Jinling must be very dangerous. If we go there, it will be very dangerous. Do we want to stay elsewhere temporarily?" Li Wenkui said.

Zhu Cihong categorically rejected Li Wenkui's suggestion. He said, "No, we have to go to Jinling, and the sooner the better, the head of anyone who dares to stop him will be killed. Let them see that the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty is not easy to bully."

In the night, under the bright moonlight, the water surface of the canal looked like a flat mirror, and Zhu Cihong's fleet was like a sharp knife, cutting the water surface, and flying silver shavings fell on both sides.

After sailing for a day and a night, the fleet finally arrived at Yangzhou Prefecture, where Zhu Cihong got an unexpected harvest.

Shi Kefa, Shangshu of the Jinling Ministry of War guarding Yangzhou, heard that Zhu Cihong was coming, and wanted to see if it was real or a liar who came to bluff, so he boarded the ship to ask to see him.

It happened that Zhu Cihong also wanted to meet Shi Kefa, to see if he could bring him some help, so that he could have a better chance of winning in the upcoming Jinling battle, so he ordered people to park the fleet at the Yangzhou pier, waiting for Shi Kefa's arrival Goodbye.

Not long after Zhu Cihuang's fleet docked, Shi Kefa came in a sedan chair and dressed in casual clothes. The captain next to him came to the bottom of the boat first and shouted, "Jinling Military Minister, Shi Kefa, please see me."

Because he was not sure about Zhu Cihong's identity on the fleet, Shi Kefa didn't dare to let people say the word "Prince".

Zhu Cihong, who was sitting in the cabin, opened the window and saw Shi Kefa in casual clothes, and said, "Finally here, Liu Bao, let him in."

After hearing Zhu Cihuang's words, Liu Bao walked out of the cabin alone without saying a word, and said to Shi Kefa, "Master Shi, Your Highness orders you to go in."

Shi Kefa originally had doubts about the identity of the people on board, not knowing whether it was true or not, and wanted to bring the guards up, but after seeing Liu Bao's face, he immediately confirmed Zhu Cihong's identity.

He had met Liu Bao before when he went to the capital to report on his duties. As a eunuch, Liu Bao was very lucky. He was selected as the prince's personal eunuch and was adopted as his adopted son by Chongzhen's eldest companion Wang Chengen. Even many scholars were envious of him. His good luck.

"You are Liu Bao." Shi Kefa couldn't help asking, he couldn't believe that the crown prince had escaped from the encirclement of thousands of troops.

Seeing his gaffe, Liu Bao couldn't help but find it funny, but for the sake of business, he suppressed a smile and said, "It's me, please go in quickly, Your Highness is already waiting for you."

After hearing this, Shi Kefa hurriedly walked up the gangway and boarded the boat, even forgetting to bring his entourage and guards with him.

As soon as Shi Kefa entered the cabin, what Shi Kefa saw was Zhu Cihong sitting in the south. Standing beside him were two warriors in armor and holding sharp knives. They were Zhang Zhong and Zhang Yong. Li Wenkui, Zhang Ruowang and Li Jin were sitting on the east and west sides. .

Shi Kefa did not forget the etiquette. When he saw Zhu Cihong, he quickly knelt down and said, "My minister Shi Kefa paid homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I didn't know that the Crown Prince was going south. I was far away to welcome him. Please forgive me for being rude."

Seeing that Shi Kefa had a straight face, his eyes were piercing, and he was not angry, Zhu Cihong looked like a hero, so he hurriedly said, "Master Shi, sit down quickly, the capital has fallen, I am just a lost dog today."

Shi Kefa heard that Zhu Cihong compared himself to a dog who lost his family, and quickly persuaded him, "Your Highness, why should you underestimate yourself, you are the prince of Ming Dynasty."

After hearing this, Zhu Cihong laughed and said, "Prince, what kind of prince, does anyone still regard me as a prince now? Is my good uncle Zhu Yousong planning to become emperor in a few days?"

"What am I then? Can I still be the prince? I'm afraid I'm going to lose my life!" After finishing speaking, Zhu Cihong slapped the table violently, with a ferocious expression on his face like a mad beast, terrified. All the people present trembled unconsciously.

Seeing that Shi Kefa was speechless, Zhu Cihong went on to say, "I heard that King Fu was crowned emperor, and you agree with it, and have you participated in it?"

Shi Kefa quickly explained, "Your Highness, I didn't know that you were still alive at that time, and Ma Shiying and the others suddenly joined forces with several major military towns to support you, so I had no choice but to follow the crowd."

(End of this chapter)