Nanjing, the palace of Emperor Jianwu.In the main hall, Zhu Yihai, who was heroic and high-spirited in the past, seemed to have aged more than ten years in the past six months, like an old man.The battle did not go well, and the defeat was highlighted, which made Zhu Yihai's heart haggard and consumed his spirit.Now, the battle line has been pushed back to Nanzhili by Longwu from Jiangxi, which means that Zhu Yihai's war to overthrow Longwu has failed.The army of the Longwu Imperial Court, from several roads, slowly approached Nanjing, and the more fatal thing, the Eastern Qing Dynasty Azig also called the fire robbery, and invaded the two Huai.Earlier, Azig watched the civil strife in the Southern Ming Dynasty, so he intended to go south, loot, and enrich the depleted treasury, not wanting the Western Qing to mutate, so he changed his mind and decided to unify the north first.After all, once Wu Sangui and the others gain a firm foothold, it will be difficult to unify the north in the future.Therefore, Azig led the army to attack Hedong, but the battle of unification did not last in the end.The defeat of the king of Liangshun, coupled with Jiang Xiang's reinforcements, made Azig have to withdraw to Hebei.Although Azig was in Shanxi, he captured a lot, but he couldn't stand the Eastern Qing Dynasty treasury beyond making ends meet, so Azig didn't wait long, he led his troops south, invaded Lianghuai, looted money and grain, and abducted people.This can be described as a fatal blow to the Jianwu Imperial Court, which has exhausted its war potential, and makes Zhu Yihai feel powerless, and the Jianwu Imperial Court, which has just been established for less than two years, is facing the biggest crisis since its establishment.Now to the west of the Jianwu Dynasty, there is the approaching Longwu army, the north is the Eastern Qing army that has invaded Lianghuai, and the east and south are the unreliable courtiers who are not very reliable.Not surprisingly, the situation continues to develop, and the Jianwu Imperial Court may not survive next spring.At this time, in the main hall, Zhu Yihai's face was gloomy, he sat upright and was silent, and many Jianwu ministers of His Royal Highness stood on both sides to discuss the strategy of resisting the enemy."
At present, if we want to turn the tide of the war, I think that we can only stabilize the situation by waiting for an opportunity to move back to a city near Anqing in the west!"
The old handsome Zhang Mingzhen spoke.Wu Zhaosheng couldn't help but say, "What about the north?"
The Qing army has already entered!
”Jiangbei is the nest of Zhejiang, and many families still stay in Jiangbei, and everyone is buying property in Jiangbei, and they have a lot of land and wealth."
I can only rely on the Jiangbei garrison!"
Zhang Mingzhen said in a deep voice."
Rely on the Jiangbei garrison?"
Someone questioned.In order to win this battle for the throne, the Jianwu Imperial Court transferred the elite of Jiangbei and requisitioned several strong men, and the Jiangbei defenders were only old, weak, sick and disabled.Relying on the Jiangbei garrison is tantamount to letting Jiangbei fend for itself.There was an uproar in the palace, and many people stood up to oppose Zhang Mingzhen's suggestion.Zhu Yihai saw the noise in the palace, which made him even more irritable, so he said angrily: "Quiet!
”Seeing that Zhu Yihai was angry, everyone in the palace hurriedly quieted down and returned to their respective positions.At this time, Zhu Yihai asked in a deep voice, "Zhang Qing, the Qing army has invaded Jiangbei, relying only on the Jiangbei garrison, I'm afraid it will be difficult to expel the Qing army!"
”It is difficult to expel it is a light statement, I am afraid that many cities will be broken by the Qing army and sacked.Zhang Mingzhen was also very painful, but now that the Longwu army is approaching, if he returns to Jiangbei, the Jianwu Imperial Court will definitely be finished."
Your Majesty, if you want to win, you can only do this!"
Zhang Mingzhen said in a deep voice: "We must gather elite soldiers on the Western Front to have a chance of winning!"
”Zhu Yihai is also a long-time battle-hardened person, how can he not understand what Zhang Mingzhen means.In fact, Zhu Yihai's meaning was not to reinforce Jiangbei, but to concentrate his forces and fight a counterattack near Anqing.In the past, the Qing army went south in order to destroy the Ming Dynasty and occupy Jiangnan, but this time the Qing army went south, Zhu Yihai could see that it was very different from the past.Azig entered the army this time and returned to the era of Nurhachi and Huang Taiji, with the purpose of only plundering.At present, with the strength of the Eastern Qing Dynasty, it is more difficult to maintain the existing territory, and it is no longer able to swallow Jiangbei and Jiangnan, and blind expansion will be dragged down because of eating too much land.Therefore, Zhu Yihai judged that Azig would not occupy Jiangbei, so he put up with it and waited for the Qing army to withdraw by itself.Azig's purpose is to plunder, and it does not pose a mortal threat to Zhu Yihai, and the Longwu army, which is approaching step by step, is the real threat.Therefore, Zhu Yihai is not in favor of returning to Jiangbei, because when he returns to Jiangbei, the army of Longwu will drive straight in, and he will definitely perish, and if he does not return to the division, if he can win a battle near Anqing, he may last for a while longer.However, in this way, it is equivalent to allowing Azig to plunder in Jiangbei, and the courtiers of the Jianwu court, as well as the Jiangbei army, many people's interests are in Jiangbei, which will inevitably be hated.Therefore, if you don't go back to Jiangbei, you can't say this to Zhu Yihai, someone else has to insist on it.Zhu Yihai saw Zhang Mingzhen say this, so he immediately asked: "Everyone, do you have any objections!"
”Zhang Mingzhen is a veteran in the army, with the highest qualifications, in the four great kings of Zhejiang, Zhao Ming, the king of the Han Dynasty, set up his own door, and Li Chengdong, the king of loyalty, was besieged in Nanchang, Zhang Mingzhen was already the head of the military generals of the Jianwu court.When he said this, although everyone was dissatisfied, they were all veterans on the battlefield, and they all understood that Zhang Mingzhen was right.Seeing this, Zhu Yihai immediately said: "Since this is the case, then then~" At this time, Zhu Yihai was about to make up his mind, but a eunuch hurriedly came in from the side door and whispered in his ear.Zhu Yihai's face turned pale, and then he pretended to be calm again, his heart was bitter, and he couldn't speak for a while.The ministers of the palace, not knowing what was going on, couldn't help but stare at Zhu Yihai with their eyes.In the middle of the sound, Zhu Yihai suddenly got up from the throne and said with a calm face: "Today's discussion is here!"
Scatter the dynasty!
”After finishing speaking, Zhu Yihai left the hall, and the eunuch hurriedly sang "Scatter the Dynasty", and followed Zhu Yihai quickly.In the main hall, all the ministers looked at each other and discussed, not knowing what was going on, but looking at the emperor's face, it must not be a good thing.The ministers discussed for a while, but they had no clue, so they could only leave the palace one after another, and Zhang Mingzhen and others were also preparing to leave the palace.However, when several people arrived at the gate of the palace, they were stopped by the eunuch again, saying that Zhu Yihai was waiting in the imperial study.In the imperial study, there are only Zhu Yihai, Zhang Mingzhen, Wu Zhaosheng and a few other henchmen.Facing the inquiring eyes of several courtiers, Zhu Yihai said a thunderous bad news, "King Zhongwu has defected to the enemy!"
”"What?"
Zhang Mingzhen and others were taken aback.Wu Zhaosheng's face was hideous, "King Zhongwu is deeply favored by the emperor, how can he defect to the enemy!"
”The news of Li Chengdong's surrender to the Longwu Imperial Court can be said to be an earthquake for the Jianwu Imperial Court.Once the news is announced, the imperial court will inevitably be panicked, and Li Chengdong's defection to the enemy indicates that Jin Shenghuan and Zheng Chenggong, who were pinned down in Jiangxi, will be able to enter Nanzhili.In this way, in the Anqing area, the Longwu army will have an absolute advantage, and Zhang Mingzhen's plan to gather the elite and fight a counterattack has also failed.In the imperial study, the monarchs and ministers were speechless, and they all realized that the end of the Jianwu Imperial Court was approaching.At this time, Xia Wanchun said: "Why didn't Your Majesty ask the King of Han for help, the Han Kingdom is a vassal of Your Majesty!"
”Zhu Yihai said angrily: "Zhao Boan refuses to send troops, what can I do?"
”Xia Wanchun said: "This is not what it used to be, King Han will definitely send troops to rescue!"
”Zhu Yihai didn't speak, his eyes were deep, he had already thought about it, but he had a lot of worries in his heart, worried that once Zhao Ming was recruited, Zhao Ming would become Zhu Wen and take away his Zhu family, but now, he seemed to have no choice.()