Dashun Yongchang

On October 10, five nearby villages sent personnel to express their surrender to the Shun army. Under the continuous attacks of the Spaniards and the Dutch, these natives chose to surrender early this time instead of passively waiting for a new ruler. Come and tell them what to do.

From these local people, Xu Dingguo and others learned of the whereabouts of the Dutch army. It turned out that it was going to the south. It seems that in addition to making the northern villages submit to the Dutch, they also wanted to get through to the southern part of Taiwan. land passage.

On October 10th, some of the ships unloaded with supplies and personnel were preparing to return to the mainland. Nearly a hundred captured Europeans were also escorted onto the ship separately. released.At the same time, Shi Fu also led the team south along the coastline, looking for traces of the Dutch army.Xu Dingguo was stationed at the estuary of the Tamsui River, building fortresses and appeasing the nearby villages.

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Since Ruan Dacheng brought King Lu back to Nanjing, the city suddenly became lively.Lu Wang Zhu Yihai refused to enter the city after he arrived at the Jiangdong Station outside Jiangdong Gate, saying that he is now the representative of His Royal Highness the Prince, and Fu Fan should go out of the city to greet him in person, which is the proper way.

Ruan Dacheng had no choice but to go to the city first to return to the king's decision.However, Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, made a big show that he was the representative of the prince of Ming Dynasty, and the voice of asking Emperor Hongguang to abdicate spread throughout Nanjing City.

Although Ming Chengzu moved the capital to Beijing, which greatly weakened the population of Nanjing, Nanjing City is still the first-class city of Ming Dynasty.When Zhu Yuanzhang built the city of Nanjing, it was built as a foundation for all ages. Therefore, the city wall of the capital alone cost a lot of money. The perimeter is known as a hundred miles, and the old Jinling City and several small county towns are surrounded by the inside.

Inside the capital, there are two walls, the imperial city and the palace city, and an outer gate was built outside the capital, forming a multiple defense system of four walls and moats.It can be said that the residents in the city can persist for several years just by guarding the city of Nanjing.However, from a historical point of view, the two fall of Nanjing were not defeated, but surrendered internally. It can be said that Lao Zhu's hard work was in vain.

The first fall of Nanjing City was taken by Ming Chengzu, and the second fall has not yet happened, but the people in Nanjing City have been confused by the news from the north.

At the beginning, the fall of Beijing made the people in Nanjing feel terrified, but it has not yet reached the level of panic, because there is still a minister of the Ministry of War, Shi Kefa, who presides over the overall situation in the city, and the six departments of Nanjing are almost all well-known Qingliu.Therefore, the people of Nanjing feel that although the fall of the capital is difficult to accept, at least we still have famous ministers like Shi Kefa, so the Ming Dynasty will not end so quickly.

Afterwards, King Fu crossed the river and entered the city to supervise the country. Although he acted quickly, the people of Nanjing felt that it was not the time to talk about etiquette. King Fu finally had a backbone to supervise the country, and it was time to send troops to the north to quell the chaos.But soon, the vicious fight between Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa and others, Fu Wang didn't want to think about the Northern Expedition but was busy enthroning and collecting Luo beauties to fill the palace ban, all made the people of Nanjing disappointed with Fu Wang.

It is not a problem for King Fu to find a few maids to serve him, after all, the palace has its own laws.However, while the people of Nanjing were still waiting for King Fu to issue a political declaration that would reassure them, King Fu was busy looking for young women to enrich the harem, which is unreasonable.What's more, the first emperor had just died for his country, so you, a cousin who is not in the right position, is so eager to find a woman, you can't justify it.

In addition, Ma Shiying and his supporters were either military generals or Guizhou natives. Although Ruan Dacheng was from the south of the Yangtze River, he was rejected by the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, the politics of the Hongguang Dynasty repeated the scene of the late apocalypse, and the gentleman was squeezed out of the center In addition, Ma Shiying's strong support for Ruan Dacheng, the Donglin Party and Fushe immediately described Ma Shiying's party as a revived eunuch.

The hatred of the gentry in Jiangnan for the eunuchs has not changed even after nearly 20 years, because they were severely hit by the eunuchs in the late Tianqi period. If the Emperor Tianqi died early, many famous families in Jiangnan would not be able to survive. up.

After all, the backbone of these famous families were persecuted to death by the eunuchs, and their children and disciples were classified into separate books. Apocalypse can live for at least 30 to [-] years without accidents, and it is almost impossible for these people to become officials. , it will be difficult for the family to maintain local influence.

The Donglin Party and Fushe's attack on Ma Shiying's party immediately stimulated the memories of these Jiangnan gentry. Naturally, they were unwilling to have another person like Wei Zhongxian, so it was difficult for the Hongguang court's decree to spread outside Nanjing. The place in the south of the Yangtze River is on the way.

However, when Qingliu, a gentry from the south of the Yangtze River, and Ma Shiying were fighting vigorously, Li Zicheng actually went south with the coffins of the prince and the first emperor.The people in Jiangnan, especially the people in Nanjing, who were already dissatisfied with the political struggle at the top, felt that Ma Shiying's party and Qingliu's party did not seem to be loyal ministers, because the prince was still there, and they were actually concerned about the issue of King Lifu or King Lu. After arguing for several months, King Fu has been on the throne for several months, and he still refuses to compromise.

The population of Nanjing City, including the Outer Kingdom, is close to 40. If slaves and hermits are counted, there are at least 60 to 60.The food and drink expenses of these [-] million people come from other places. Even if the imperial court can't find a way to meet the needs of these people, at least it can't cause trouble for their lives.However, the political struggle of the Hongguang Dynasty has already affected the lives of Nanjing citizens.

In fact, the problems in Nanjing are the same as those in Yangzhou, Suzhou and other cities in the south of the Yangtze River. Because the degree of commodity economy in the Jiangnan area is relatively high, the urban population is not a pure consumer population like Beijing. In order to obtain income, income must be exchanged through labor.

But the bureaucrats in the feudal society would not pay attention to this. They are used to "treating the head when a head hurts, and treating the foot when a foot hurts."At present, it is necessary to prevent the four towns and the peasant army from going south, so the Yangtze River transportation will be cut off; as for the livelihood of the people, it is enough to give out porridge; if the supplies are insufficient, the people will be forced to donate.As for the continuous loss reaction caused by cutting off the Yangtze River waterway, they will not think about it.

Therefore, when Lu Wang Zhu Yihai arrived at Nanjing Jiangdong Station as the representative of the prince, those Nanjing merchants who were disappointed with the Hongguang court began to go to Jiangdong Station to pay homage to King Lu in large numbers.After this trend spread to the palace and the scholar-bureaucrat's residence, it caused a great shock.

Although Lu Wang Zhu Yihai didn't know why the prince's reputation was so good among the people in Nanjing, he accepted the kindness without thinking about it, and promised the people in Nanjing that he would pass on their voices to His Highness the Prince.As a result, even King Lu's prestige rose sharply in Nanjing, surpassing King Lu, the virtuous king.

Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong was the most dissatisfied with the disturbance caused by King Lu and his party. What made him even more angry was that Ruan Dacheng, representatives of the southern capital, dared to agree to abdicate for him without his consent. condition.So when he heard about this, he immediately ordered Ruan Dacheng and Zhou Bi to be sent to prison. Pang Tianshou didn't come back, so he had no choice.

It’s just that Zhu Yousong’s behavior was not recognized by Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa. Pang Tianshou who really defected was not punished, and Ruan Dacheng and Zhou Bi who returned to their lives were sent to prison instead. This is obviously encouraging the courtiers to completely abandon Hongguang The imperial court is not deterring them.

It's just that Zhu Yousong was angry, and Ma Shiying, who couldn't persuade him, finally asked his son Ma Luan to imprison the two of them, but it was said that they were imprisoned, but in fact, Shi Kefa supervised Zhou Bi, and he himself supervised Ruan Dacheng.

On the matter of negotiating with the prince, Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa still maintained the same agreement. With Li Zicheng conquering the four towns in Jiangbei and Zuo Liangyu declaring support for the prince, it was impossible for them to continue to fight against the prince.Especially when the citizens of Nanjing openly supported the prince, how could they defend the thirteen city gates inside Nanjing and the eighteen city gates outside?

If it really angered Li Zicheng to go south, then they will really be buried for Emperor Hongguang, and they will still be rebellious officials and thieves.Neither Ma Shiying nor Shi Kefa could accept such a bad result.

Ruan Dacheng, who followed Ma Shiying back to Ma's mansion, was not worried about his situation. He even sent servants to his mansion to call the magic troupe to Ma's mansion, saying that he was going to rehearse a new play.Ma Shiying was also a little confused about Ruan Dacheng's temper. He was very surprised and asked this friend: "Are you still in the mood to rehearse? Do you know that your life is almost lost, when will you change?" Are you so bold?"

Ruan Dacheng said with a chuckle: "Since Pang Tianshou refused to come back, he told the palace that he was the real prince. It is impossible for eunuch Han and the others to let Fu Jianguo kill me, otherwise wouldn't they be at odds with the prince? There is nothing to be afraid of. Well, I have been on the road for the past few days and got a lot of dust, I will wash up first, and then I will have a night of wine with you."

Ma Shiying had no choice but to have someone take Ruan Dacheng to the guest room to wash up.After Ruan Dacheng finished washing, he was taken by the servants to a small pavilion near the lake. In addition to the banquet, Ma Shiying’s brother-in-law Yang Wencong was also sitting in the pavilion. The three of them were drinking and talking. Ruan Dacheng gave a brief account of his trip to Yangzhou After a while, he focused on describing the prince and Li Zicheng.

After listening to Ruan Dacheng's narration, Yang Wencong couldn't help sighing and said: "The former emperor loved the crown prince, and often said that the crown prince was benevolent and intelligent. Now it seems that he is indeed in line with the late emperor's evaluation. If Li Zicheng can really send the crown prince back, the two countries will draw the river to rule. Not impossible."

Ma Shiying was not as naive as his brother-in-law. He asked Ruan Dacheng suspiciously: "What is the benefit of Li Zicheng's doing this? Song Taizu once said that people are not allowed to snore on the side of the couch. Now that he has recovered the four towns, the Yangtze River is unstoppable." , is it still necessary for him to fulfill his promise?"

Ruan Dacheng first took a look at Yang Wencong, and then said slowly: "Li Zicheng is already 39 years old. He started his army in the third year of Chongzhen and fought for 14 years. The Taizu of this dynasty started his army at the age of 25. He fought for 15 years and finally pacified the world. It is an anomaly in the past.

What do you think, given the current state of the world, how many years will it take for Li Zicheng to calm down the world?After pacifying the world, how much time does he have to establish a new dynasty system?What's more, to this day, he only has one daughter under his knees.

Li Zicheng needs to end the chaos in the world as soon as possible, so as to avoid the situation where heroes from all over the world rise together.It is easy to cross the Yangtze River, but what can he use to resist the soldiers in the north?The northern soldiers followed his footsteps to the south. Didn't Li Zicheng become the vanguard to clear the way for the northern soldiers?That's why he didn't want to cross the river.Because once the Shun army crossed the river, the defense line in the north would be completely collapsed, and the south would lose order due to the collapse of the imperial court in the southern capital, and the world would be in chaos. "

Yang Wencong subconsciously nodded and echoed, "That's true. Although Li Zicheng came from a reckless background, he has such a vision. No wonder..."

Ma Shiying thought for a while and didn't continue to ask. The three chatted a few more words and ended the banquet tonight.But after his brother-in-law Yang Wencong left, Ma Shiying invited Ruan Dacheng to his study to drink a cup of tea to sober up.

So the two of them walked through the garden under the guidance of the servants, and turned a few turns along the corridor to a quiet courtyard.The maid waiting in the small courtyard quickly lit the lamps and candles in the study, and then another maid brought a charcoal stove and tea set, boiled water to make tea for the two, and then quietly exited the study.

After drinking a cup of tea, Ma Shiying put down the teacup and said, "You seem to have something difficult to say at the table just now, should you be able to say it now?"

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Ruan Dacheng looked at the teacup in his hand for a few breaths, and finally asked, "Yaocao, what do you think of the rule of three generations?"

A question mark popped out of Ma Shiying's head, and when he recovered, he immediately said with some dissatisfaction: "If you want to say something, just say it. It's just you and me here, and you're still playing tricks on me?"

Ruan Dacheng hurriedly put down the teacup to make amends, and then continued: "It's not that I want to show off, I really don't know where to start, so I want to ask your opinion on the governance of the Three Dynasties. Got it." I can tell you what you think."

After a few seconds of silence, Ma Shiying said: "Those so-called gentlemen always talk about the rule of three generations, but I think this rule of three generations is probably just a high-level theory in their mouths, to attract young people who don't know much about the world. Okay, but if you really want to ask them what the rule of three generations is, no one can say why.

Therefore, the rule of three generations that existed in ancient times and the rule of three generations that gentlemen talk about today are definitely not the same thing.The rule of three generations that gentlemen talk about today is just a speech tool they use to party with each other and fight against dissidents.Anyone who supports the rule of three generations advocated by them is a gentleman, and anyone who questions it is a villain.

However, what is the relationship between what you want to say and the rule of three generations?Do you also have new ideas about the rule of three generations? "

Ruan Dacheng lightly clapped his hands and praised: "What Yaocao said is very true. Those gentlemen have long been out of touch with reality, and regard the learning of saints as a wall to monopolize knowledge. Anyone who questions them has become a sage. Learning villain.

What I want to say is not a new idea about the rule of three generations, but it is inseparable from the rule of three generations.Yaocao should know that the current system of prefectures and counties came from the first emperor and not from the three generations. "

A thought suddenly came to Ma Shiying's mind, and he looked at Ruan Dacheng suspiciously and asked, "Isn't Li Zicheng going to abolish counties and re-establish feudalism? This will never work. Yuan Hai, you made a big mistake this time." Very wrong."

Ruan Dacheng laughed a few times and said: "How could I make such a mistake? Since the first emperor abolished the feudal title and established counties, the county system has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for thousands of years. Those who tried to restore it in the past dynasties did not end well. How could I To step into such a big pit."

Ma Shiying also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, but he still asked cautiously: "Then what do you mean by talking about the rule of three generations?"

After pondering for a long time, Ruan Dacheng finally said: "Emperor Yongchang thought that it could be used in the opposite way, using the name of the rule of the three generations to mess with the world and bring the world back to peace."

Ma Shiying was really confused this time, he couldn't help asking: "Why?"

Ruan Dacheng said: "During the three dynasties, there were emperors first and then princes. Today, there are princes in the world but no emperor. If it is common sense, the princes will fight until one person stands out and sweeps the world, and the emperor will emerge. However, in this process, we These civil servants are useless, and it is the warriors who decide the world.

Emperor Yongchang gave us another way to establish a country based on Dashun and Ming Dynasty, gather representatives of the people from all over the world, and elect a new emperor.Then take this country as the basis to annex and eliminate the princes of the world, complete the great cause of unifying the world, and bring the world back into unity.

Today, seventy-eight out of ten of the territory and population are in Dashun and Daming. As long as Dashun and Daming can be unified, the princes from all over the world can only bow their heads and profess their ministers. This is the fastest way to pacify the world. "

Ma Shiying was shocked at first, and then felt ridiculous. He said to Ruan Dacheng: "Yuan Hai, would you believe in such a whimsical thing? The emperor was either born or punched out. When was it elected by the people of the world?" Who would be convinced by such an emperor? Moreover, who is willing to give up the princes who have the ability to aspire to the top..."

Ma Shiying suddenly stopped talking and fell into deep thought, Ruan Dacheng said calmly: "He who is strong in the world, only Emperor Yongchang came to see him today. Since he is willing to use the position of emperor to lure the princes of the world to take the bait, naturally he will not." No precautions will be taken."

Ma Shiying finally figured it out. Li Zicheng said that the people in the world should nominate him, but there were only two candidates, Li Zicheng and the prince.No matter what the result of this election is, as long as the election process is started, other people will be cut off from the throne.

Li Zicheng is 39 years old and has no children. The prince is 16 years old and has no strength to govern himself.From this point of view, Li Zicheng has a great chance of winning. Even if he loses the election, Li Zicheng will definitely get the chance to govern.However, with such an option that could capsize, why would Li Zicheng bring it up?Judging from the process by which he easily conquered the four towns in Jiangbei, it is not a big problem for him to use force to pacify the south.

Ma Shiying asked Ruan Dacheng in bewilderment: "If it is only by force, the final winner will probably be Li Zicheng? Is it necessary for him to make such a move? If the final election result is not what he wants, if he wants to go back on his word?" , and become the target of public criticism.”

Ruan Dacheng smiled and said, "From Emperor Yongchang's point of view, it is true. But from our point of view, it may not be so. This is our opportunity."

Ma Shiying stared at each other with wide eyes: "?"

Ruan Dacheng said: "Because the result of the election is not [-]%, His Majesty asked me to give you a message for Yaocao, as long as you support him in the election, then after the new empire is built, he will nominate you to form the No. An imperial cabinet."

Ma Shiying felt even more confused, he asked: "What do you mean?"

Ruan Dacheng looked left and right, then leaned towards Ma Shiying, lowered his voice and said, "The point is not who is the emperor, but whether a new country can be established. Do you really care whether the emperor's surname is Li or Zhu?

And in this new country, no matter who is the son, it is impossible to be the supreme father of the past.Restore the prime minister system to divide the imperial power, and establish an imperial council to check the monarch and prime minister. This is the separation of powers.You need your majesty's support, and your majesty also needs our support, so that we will have a place in the new country, and we will no longer be spectators under the stage. "

Ma Shiying's mind suddenly cleared up, as if he had been enlightened.Looking at it from my own point of view, this is indeed the most beneficial plan for them. Otherwise, no matter if it is Dashun, the Ming Dynasty ruling the river, or Dashun annexing the world, their prospects will not be so optimistic.

After Ma Shiying was silent for a long time, he asked Ruan Dacheng suspiciously: "Is this the promise that Emperor Yongchang himself made to you, or is it your guess?"

Ruan Dacheng asked back: "Will I use my wealth and life to fabricate this lie? What good will it do me?"

Ma Shiying still couldn't believe it and said: "But why? Why did Emperor Yongchang give such a condition, which is completely harming himself and benefiting others, and he is not a living Bodhisattva. He has been fighting for more than ten years, just to let us enjoy it?"

Ruan Dacheng opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say for a moment, and he said after a long while: "The condition given by Emperor Yongchang is not unlimited, he asked us to complete it before May next year, otherwise he will impose on us Promises are void."

"Next year in May? Why next year in May? Oh..." Ma Shiying was just wondering, but suddenly something flashed in his heart.

At this time, Ruan Dacheng also reacted, and said to his old friend: "It turns out that Emperor Yongchang was not fully sure about going north to fight against Jiannu, so he came up with such a plan for us."

Ma Shiying also nodded and said, "Emperor Yongchang doesn't want us to have nothing to do until May next year, so he uses this plan to make us have no time to take care of the north. Or should we wait and see?"

Ruan Dacheng also hesitated now. He didn't take the matter of Jiannu going north to heart before, because at this time, including him, the southern scholars had never thought about the possibility of Jiannu entering China.So Li Zicheng put on a stance to win him over, and he bumped into him. After all, he didn't get such preferential treatment on Daming's side.

Now, under Ma Shiying's reminder, he realized that Li Zicheng did not attract him because of his talent, but because he hugged him and let him pull the hind legs of those honest gentlemen here in Nandu. He immediately felt a little discouraged. .

Ma Shiying suddenly sat up straight, and said with a long breath: "Brother Yuanhai's words are wrong, this is indeed our opportunity. It is precisely because Emperor Yongchang is asking me to wait now, so we don't have to worry about him tearing up the own commitment.

The plan given by Emperor Yongchang is indeed the best opportunity for us. If we miss this time period, he will no longer need our support.Now until May next year is the key. If Emperor Yongchang loses, we can support the crown prince, and he has nothing to say. Instead, he will rely on our support to occupy the Central Plains.If Emperor Yongchang wins, the loss will definitely be not small. At this time, he can only fulfill his promise, because he needs us to supplement him with various resources.

To establish a new country based on Dashun and Ming Dynasty, indeed, this will be a brand new country.Can we pass up this opportunity?If this new country is established, then some of the burdens of our past can be thrown away.Because this is also the country we created, not the current Da Ming, and it is not a complete Da Shun. We can build it according to our own ideas, it is nothing more than a little more or a little less.

Once this new country is established, Donglin, Fushe, and Zuozhen will no longer be our threats, because they will no longer have the excuse of the Qing emperor, nor will they have the righteousness of the law of the ancestors.Next, it is time for us to concoct them well. "

Ruan Dacheng's attention was immediately attracted by Ma Shiying's words, and he couldn't help nodding his head in agreement: "Indeed, after the new country is established, I can see how they will turn over the old case with us..."

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Shi Kefa brought Zhou Bi back to his mansion, and after listening to Zhou Bi's account of the mission, he said to him: "Since Your Majesty ordered me to supervise you, although it may be offensive, I'd like to explain it first.

There is a small courtyard in the northeast corner of my mansion that is clean enough to accommodate Zhong Yu. If Zhong Yu needs anything, he can order the servants, but please don’t leave the courtyard.As for His Majesty, I will try my best to persuade him to lift your supervision order as soon as possible. "

For Shi Kefa's rigidity, Zhou Biao could only get up to thank him, and asked for some pens and ink to write a letter to his family in Nanjing, asking them to send some personal clothes and daily necessities.

When Zhou Bi followed the servant and left the living room, Shi Kefa asked the two people who were listening, "What do you two think?"

The two people Shi Kefa asked, one was Ouyang Binyuan, his hired staff, and the other was Peng Shiwang who had just been summoned by Ouyang Binyuan's recommendation. Shi Kefa let both of them participate in the meeting based on the principle of trusting others. And hope to use this to test Peng Shiwang's ability.

Although Ouyang Binyuan was a scholar, he was praised by Cai Maode and Hou Tong, and highly respected by Jiang Yueguang and Yang Tinglin in Tongyi, so he was famous far and wide when he was young.When King Fu entered Nanjing, he came to Nanjing from Lu Daqi, and most of Lu Daqi's memorials during this period were drafted for him.Among them was the article on Ma Shiying's 24 major crimes, which angered Ma Shiying.

Lu Daqi was retaliated against by Ma Shiying, so Ouyang Binyuan could only hide in Shi Kefa's curtain, and Shi Kefa accepted him after the test.Peng Shiwang was his good friend. Seeing that Shi Kefa was leaving the capital to supervise Yangzhou, Ouyang Binyuan recommended this friend to Shi Kefa. When Shi Kefa wrote to invite him, he was trapped in Beijing by Ma Shiying.

Peng Shiwang also understood Shi Kefa's question. After thinking for a while, he said: "The news brought back by Zhou Shilang shows two things. The first thing is that that person is the real prince; the second thing is Yes, Ma Yaocao and Ruan Yuanhai are about to abandon His Majesty. Shigong, you need to make a quick decision at this time, don't let Ma Yaocao pass the credit for supporting Fufan into Nanzhong to the public, otherwise there will be a war among scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. Big shock."

Shi Kefa pondered for a moment and then asked: "How to make a decision?"

Peng Shiwang said: "Jiangbei Huangzhen and Wuchang Zuozhen, they all advocate supporting the prince. At this time, Shi Gong should write letters to the two towns in the name of flattering the prince, summoning them to Nanjing to arrest Ma Ruan's party, please leave In the palace, I will remove my honorary title, and wait for the prince to get rid of it.

In this way, the demon atmosphere in Nanjing can be clarified in one fell swoop, and the public can regain control of Nandu to assist the prince, and the hearts of the people in Jiangnan will settle down, and we will have the capital to rule the river with Li Zicheng.Otherwise, if Ma Shiying and Li Zicheng are allowed to collude, the prince and I will be in danger. "

Shi Kefa was inexplicably shocked when he heard that, since he entered his official career, he has always come with the idea that "thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king". Not to mention the late emperor's order, he dared not violate it, even the unspoken rules of the court. To destroy it, otherwise Ma Shiying would not have taken the initiative to support Dai Fuwang in such a good situation.

He knew that Peng Shiwang ran around for Huang Dao, who was in prison, and he was quite chivalrous, but he really didn't expect that the other party would be so courageous. He was just a student, and he dared to plan such a mutiny.

Shi Kefa concealed his feelings, and asked Ouyang Binyuan next to him, "What do you think of what Gong'an said?"

Having lived in Shi Kefa's mansion for so long, Ouyang Binyuan already knew that Shi Kefa's character would make it impossible to take such a bold move, but he felt that what his friend said was actually good, except for this step, Shi Kefa was unlikely to make a quick comeback.

After all, after Shi Kefa, whom the late emperor placed high hopes on, embraced King Fu as the throne, he actually hated the prince more than Ma Shiying, because this was a real betrayal.What's more, Shi Kefa did not insist on his allegiance to the prince when he fought against King Fu's entry into the Datong. Instead, he brought out King Lu and King Fu to fight against each other. performance in the event.

Therefore, now Shi Kefa can only show the prince that he is just waiting for time to work for the prince only by categorically attracting foreign troops into Nanjing to wipe out Ma Shiying's party and force King Fu to step down.Although the crown prince may not fully believe it, it is better than being unclear with King Fu now.So Ouyang Binyuan finally nodded and said: "Shi Gong, what Gong'an said is feasible."

Shi Kefa finally said seriously to the two of them: "When you are young and vigorous, how can you be pure?"

After speaking, Shi Kefa flung his sleeves and left. He felt that if he stayed with these two people again, his heart would be polluted.Facing Shi Kefa's accusation, Peng Shiwang watched the other party's figure disappear into the doorway, and then said with a wry smile: "It seems that Shi Gong still has lingering fears about the rumors about me, Xianwan, it seems that I have to leave."

Ouyang Binyuan knew what the rumors about his friends were. When the news of the peasant army besieging Beijing came from the north, Yang Tinglin of Jiangxi tried to recruit soldiers to go north to King Qin. Find someone to impeach Yang Tinglin for attempting to rebel, forcing Yang Tinglin to disband the recruited army.

At that time, Peng Shiwang had recruited soldiers for Yang Tinglin. Under the pressure of the court, he had to give up participating in this matter.However, the reputation of the two trying to rebel has spread, and now Shi Kefa's reaction is obviously to take this matter seriously.

After being silent for a long time, Ouyang Binyuan suddenly suggested to his friend: "Since you don't want to stay in Nanjing, you might as well go to Yangzhou and meet the prince."

Peng Shiwang looked at him in surprise and asked, "To Yangzhou?"

Ouyang Binyuan said: "After Li Zicheng pushed the prince out, there is no righteousness in the city of Nanjing. Since Ma Yaocao and Ruan Yuanhai have the possibility of falling for the prince, His Majesty's abdication is inevitable. In fact, the citizens of Nanjing went to see King Lu Judging from the momentum, the noble clans in Nanjing may change their positions soon. How long can His Majesty stay in the palace? Since the crown prince is the key to everything, we should get closer to this key."

After being silent for a long time, Peng Shiwang suddenly smiled and said to his friend, "Indeed, the key now lies in Yangzhou, not Nanjing. If so, I'll go back and pack my things, and say goodbye to Shi Gong officially tomorrow..."

On October 10th, the merchant fleet from Yangzhou finally arrived at the north bank of Hanshuikou. At this time, Hankou was still a small town surrounded by swamps, Hanshui River and Yangtze River, but the prosperity of Hankou Town was not inferior to that of ordinary prefectural cities. .Daming had four towns with extremely prosperous commodity economy, Zhuxian Town in Henan Province, Jingde Town in Jiangxi Province, Foshan Town in Guangdong Province, and then Hankou Town.

The development of Hankou Town depends entirely on its position as a transportation center. At the intersection of the Han River and the Yangtze River, Sichuan in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Shaanxi and Henan in the upper reaches of the Han River, Huguang and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River all gather here for exchange.Although the position of Wuchang City is dangerous, Hanshuikou is more suitable for ships to berth, so Hankou Town has continued to develop from a small village.

However, because of the military chaos, there are fewer merchants in Hankou Town than in the past. This year, Li Zicheng conquered the city of Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen was martyred, and Nandu ordered the blockade of the Yangtze River waterway. Therefore, the merchants and people in Hankou Town this year are even more difficult. up.However, seeing such a large fleet coming up from the lower reaches has finally cheered up the merchants and residents of Hankou Town. As long as there are ships coming, the business can continue, and this year there will be no crop failure.

The officers and soldiers of Zuo Liangyu stationed in Hankou Town were also happy to face the arrival of the fleet. This not only means taxes, but also means that they can finally buy some necessities.Compared with the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Huguang is still a relatively backward place after all. Except for grain and timber, it hardly produces any daily necessities.To put it simply, apart from food and drink, it is difficult to spend money on other aspects.

However, when these officers and soldiers ran to the pier to try to collect taxes, they saw a man in official uniform coming down from the boat and asked them, "Call Zuozhen for me to cross the river? Just say that Qiu Lei has arrived."

The officers and soldiers of Zuozhen excitedly came here to take advantage of it, looked at Qiu Lei's official uniform and finally did not dare to get angry, so the hundred households leading the team asked someone to cross the river to report, and Qiu Lei was invited to go to the inn in the town to rest .However, Qiu Lei didn't let the hundreds of households run away for nothing, and asked his subordinates to take out 20 pieces of cotton cloth as a reward to the team of Zuozhen officers and soldiers.