Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 31 Temporary Compromise, New Developments

If it weren't for Liu Bao's words, Zhu Cihong would never have guessed who Qian Qianyi was and what he did.

"Then what should we do, the crown prince is here, if you don't ascend the throne, who else has the qualifications?" Zhang Ruowang, a member of Donggong She, stood up and said.

"The throne cannot be lost. I am the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. If someone else is allowed to be the emperor, even if I agree, no one in the world will agree." Zhu Cixuan said righteously.

"However, for the present plan, there is only a temporary compromise."

In the current situation, Zhu Cihong couldn't see any hope. The power gap between him and Fu Wang was too great. He had to go through a period of development before he could see the day when he would wrestle with his arms and regain his own palace.

"Alas, it's all because of our useless loyal ministers that the government is controlled by villains, and now there is a risk that the country will lose its generals." When Li Wenkui heard Zhu Cixiang's words, he slapped his thigh and said.

"I've only heard that the father dies and the son succeeds the son, and the brother ends up with the younger brother. How can the brother end up with the younger brother? It's really a reversal of yin and yang."

King Fu is older than Chongzhen, and is actually Chongzhen's half-brother. From Tianqi to Chongzhen, to Hongguang, brothers were emperors in three consecutive dynasties, which is a rare thing in history.

Li Wenkui's words touched the hearts of Li Jin and Zhang Ruowang. They also felt that King Fu's behavior was very inappropriate. Where was the etiquette for his own selfish interests?

It turned out that Zhu Cihong was the crown prince, and he was in the top rank. No prince in the world can compare with him.

But King Fu wanted to suppress Zhu Cihong with the honor of supervising the country, so that he could not ascend the throne, so that he could become an uncrowned emperor, and even wait until the people who were more qualified to be emperor than him died, he would sit on the throne of the emperor and proclaim himself emperor Change yuan.

When the three of them were about to say something again, Zhu Cihong suddenly stood up and said, "That's enough, that's it, the contest between me and King Fu will not end overnight."

"Ma Shiying's party, the eunuch party and the warlords of the four towns have decided to support him. No matter what they say, they will never give up because it is related to their personal interests."

"I want to ascend the throne and inherit the great treasure. Unless I have enough strength and military power, even if I become the emperor, I will still be a puppet."

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, Li Wenkui and the others lowered their heads and said nothing.

Zhu Cixiang's words were too humiliating. As the saying goes, the master humiliates his ministers to death. Although they are just helpless literati, when encountering such a situation, they all feel that they are being slapped in the face.

At this time, a burst of hearty laughter suddenly came. When everyone looked up, they found that it was Zhou Yuantong, laughing.

"What are you laughing at, you wild Taoist?" Li Wenkui stood up and said.

Zhou Yuantong ignored Li Wenkui, and instead stood in front of Zhu Cihong and said, "His Royal Highness, King Fu has Ma Shiying and the Eunuch Party. Don't you also have Shi Kefa and Donglin Fushe?"

"He has four towns in Jiangbei, you can also have Zuo Liangyu and Zheng Zhilong."

Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "You and I thought of going together."

This is not Zhu Cilang's pretense, but he thought of it before going south, but he never told anyone else.

The political forces in the officialdom at the end of the Ming Dynasty were complex, far more than the faction of Ma Shiying and the eunuch party, there were also Donglin, Fushe, and Xungui at a distance, and the Nandu ministers at a distance.

There are also many military leaders in various places. Except for the four towns in Jiangbei, Shi Kefa can also be regarded as a small military leader. After all, he serves as a supervisor and has soldiers on hand.

In addition, there are Huguang Zuo Liangyu, Fujian Zheng Zhilong, Jinling's local honorable commander's troops, and a little farther away there are southwest chieftains. Although they are small in number, their combat effectiveness is acceptable, such as Qin Liangyu's white-armed soldiers .

"You are very smart, Zhou Yuantong, but you are not suitable for officialdom." Zhu Cihong said.

Zhou Yuantong didn't say anything about it, he just smiled and nodded to show that Zhu Cihong was right.

"I lack eyes and ears, and I don't have an organized intelligence and detective agency. In this way, I will set up a sticky office in the mansion, and you will be the director." Zhu Cihong thought of imitating Yongzheng to set up an intelligence and detective agency in the mansion.

Zhou Yuantong was from a martial arts background and was proficient in heresy, so he was suitable for this job, so a suitable place was arranged for him.

"Obey." Zhou Yuantong accepted Zhu Cihong's appointment. He knew it would be a very important courage, but he still had no hesitation.

Because this is a rare opportunity. There are many opportunities in the great era. Sometimes if you grasp it, you will soar into the sky, and if you fail to grasp it, you will break into the mundane world.

Anyway, he was originally a low-ranking person who ran the rivers and lakes, so he would naturally seize the opportunity, and it would not be so bad if he failed anyway.

"By the way, Li Jin, Wang Funen's filial gold and silver must have been shipped here. From now on, an internal affairs department will be established in the mansion, and you will be the director, responsible for managing the warehouse, account books and other matters."

Now that Zhu Cihong has settled down in Jinling, he has to start building his own system and influence.

In order to invest in Zhu Cihong, Wang Fuen spent a lot of money. He shipped 10,000+ taels of silver to Zhu Cihong alone, thousands of taels of gold, and hundreds of pieces of gold, silver and porcelain.

These utensils are not used by ordinary people. They are all top-quality porcelain produced in official kilns. A small part of them were given to Wang Fuen by the late emperor. People are filial.

These things provided Zhu Cilang with the first start-up capital, otherwise it would be difficult for his hundreds of people to support him.

There are people who have horses. Although the soldiers of the system do not need to pay salaries, which saves a lot of expenses, the least cost of raising soldiers since ancient times is the salaries.

Armor, knives and guns, people eat horse chews, that part is no more powerful than this salary.

"Yes." Li Jin accepted the order.

"Let's do this for the time being. By the way, Zhou Yuantong, you quickly recruit people to set up a stick-sticking office. I want you to find a few people for me in Jinling City first. As for who to find, I will wait until you set up the stick-sticking office. Tell you."

Zhu Cihong repeatedly urged, and Zhou Yuantong could hear that Zhu Cihong was very eager for the new department of the sticky pole, as if he wanted to use it now.

After arranging all this, Zhu Cihong ordered Zhang Zhong to be his Prince's Mansion Guard Hundred Households. In name, they were Hundred Households, but in fact they ruled over the centurions summoned by Zhu Cihong.

They are Zhu Cixi's most trusted troops. They are produced by the system. They are soldiers who obey Zhu Cixi unconditionally and will not frown even if they are forced to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire.

That's why Zhu Cihong assured Zhang Zhong to lead all the guards in the mansion alone.

Instead of being divided into front, back, and inner courtyards like the usual emperor's house, the guardians of the courtyard are divided into servants, gatekeepers, guards and so on.

(End of this chapter)