Chapter 321 Ying Tian

"My lord, is this news really confirmed?"

Ruan Dacheng frowned: "Can the rebel army really be so brutal?!"

Xu Hongji coughed and said, "Ma Shiying, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zhaoji, Mou Wenshou, etc. all learned from their mistakes. Don't you understand, Mr. Ruan, now?"

The people Xu Hongji talked about were all civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty who died in the battle of Fengyang, Zhongdu. Ma Shiying was the governor of Fengyang, and Liu Zeqing and others were the commander-in-chief of the town. And their enemies only number in the tens of thousands. With the upright soldiers, they were crushed like broken bamboo, with several generals, and almost all the nearly 100,000 troops from the canal-line states were destroyed.

Even Shi Kefa was almost captured.

Sure enough, when Xu Hongji mentioned this matter, Shi Kefa in the hall suddenly turned blue and red. Shi Kefa was really embarrassed by the huge defeat.

"But..." Zhang Shenyan hesitated for a moment and said: "The rebels can defeat Ma Shiying and others, but the slave builder is not Liu Zeqing and his ilk."

This is interesting.

Everyone here understands that the army of the Ming Dynasty was made of paper. All the wars with Donglu ended in defeat. The so-called several great victories are nothing more than a fig leaf. For example, in Yuan Chonghuan's great victory, I heard that Nurhaci was killed with a cannon, but his body was not recovered. Who knows? Killing a hundred or ten people can be called a great victory, but compared to one's own losses, this achievement is completely negligible.

Earlier, when Ying Yi took control of the capital, Chongzhen abdicated and destroyed the Ming Dynasty. It was also heard that Ying Yi was going to fight the Donglu. Now all the old ministers in the world were celebrating, thinking that dog bites dog, the rebels are powerful, and the Donglu are not bad at all, so they are just in time to fight. Both sides will suffer losses, and these old ministers can jump out of the situation.

But the ending was something no one expected.

The rebels are powerful, but in their minds, they are probably even worse than the Donglu who have been wreaking havoc for many years.

However, Donglu is also papery.

How can I jump out now? !

"Now that the matter has come to this, there is nothing more to say." Gao Hongtu said: "Duke Wei, colleagues, the traitors forced the emperor to abdicate. This is a treasonous act that cannot be tolerated by heaven. I, Xingyi Division, am afraid that he will come!"

"Scholar's words." Ruan Dacheng sneered: "You have the ability to let God kill that Ying Yi with a thunder, wouldn't it be even better?"

Gao Hongtu suddenly blushed and was about to reorganize, but he heard Ruan Dacheng say: "The rebels are fierce. Now that the Tartars have been defeated, there will be no more foreign troubles. They have taken control of the north of the river and are ready! But the current plan is not to discuss how to send troops to conquer. Instead, be prepared for him to send troops across the river to attack!"

Ruan Dacheng is a man with a deep mind and good at power, but he is not without talent. As soon as he said this, many people couldn't help but nod in agreement.

The enemy is strong and we are weak. The initiative is in the enemy's hands, not in theirs. Taking the initiative to attack is a delusion, and the battle of Fengyang is the vanguard. The best way now is to build a defense line based on the natural dangers of the river to resist the enemy's attack, and then plan for it slowly.

"What Mr. Ruan said is absolutely true."

Xu Hongji sighed: "But now we know that this is the case. However, the river is naturally dangerous and still needs naval guards. You all know the situation of Yingtian Navy and it is not suitable for use."

"Fujian Navy Commander Zheng Zhilong is very useful!" Shi Kefa suddenly said.

Xu Hongji twisted his beard and muttered: "Zheng Zhilong is indeed useful. However, I am afraid that this person is not easy to get along with. When Xiong Tingbi was here, he had a good relationship with Zheng Zhilong, so that the court could try its best to recruit this person. However, this person has always listened to orders and not to propaganda. , how to make him lead his army and willingly resist the rebels?!"

Ruan Dacheng's expression changed and he said: "At this point, no matter how difficult it is to change the situation, it is better to sink the boat. That Zheng Zhilong is also an ambitious person and was a pirate. He has no moral principles and only interests can move his heart. You might as well appoint him as the governor of Fujian or the governor. All military and political matters in Fujian."

"No!" Shi Kefa retorted: "Master Ruan's move is to raise a tiger's risk. Giving Fujian to Zheng Zhilong is inconsistent with national law, and secondly, how could Master Ruan predict that Zheng Zhilong would not become the second traitor! ?”

"Confused!"

Ruan Dacheng said: "Now that things have happened, do you still have any good ideas? Are you still going to lead troops to Fengyang to fight the rebels?!"

Shi Kefa was so angry that he became arrogant.

Ruan Dacheng added: "I can't predict whether Zheng Zhilong will be the second traitor, but he is not now. The traitor Ying Yi is powerful and is the main enemy. Just because Zheng Zhilong may be a traitor, he cannot be ignored. Otherwise, who will resist the Xia thief?! Are you giving up eating because of choking?!"

He said to Xu Hongji: "In the past, the overlords could only defeat the Qin Dynasty by burning cauldrons and sinking ships. Today, it is great to give up Fujian and gain a chance to breathe!"

Xu Hongji thought about it and nodded slowly: "Okay."

Most of the old ministers agreed, and the matter was settled.

Shi Kefa and other pedantic people can only accept it helplessly.

Xu Hongji said: "We will send people to Fujian later." Then he said: "The rebels have defeated the Tartars and the situation has become overwhelming. If you and I want to resist them here, King Fu must have a place to settle down so that his name can be justified. I mean. Encourage King Fu to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, inherit the great rule of Hongwu, control the states in the south of the Yangtze River, and unite as one to fight against the rebels."

At this point, we must have an understanding of King Fu’s affairs. If we continue to argue, it will be too late by the time the call comes from the north.

All the old ministers knew it well, and they all reluctantly agreed with it without saying anything more after hearing it.

So it was decided to choose a day to invite King Fu Zhu Yousong to offer sacrifices to Xiaoling, and then he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, inheriting the rule of Hongwu.

It was agreed upon here that money, food and supplies would also be discussed. The old ministers of Yingtian all have great fortunes, but the small court that is about to be established is very poor.

We have no choice but to contribute as much as we can, spend money if we have the money, and put up the frame as soon as possible.

This session seemed to be quite fruitful, but after the old ministers dispersed and turned their backs to others, all of them looked very heavy.

Is Zheng Zhilong worthy of use? Can you stop Ying Yi? !

Is King Fu the master of enlightenment? Is he wise? !

Can everyone work together? Can power be condensed?

All are questions.

When Chongzhen announced the end of the Ming Dynasty, he promoted Zhu Yousong to the throne, which was actually untenable in legal terms. Just borrowing the last trace of Ming Ting's shadow.

As the sun sets, is there any hope?

Reflecting history, the current situation is roughly clear. Then Ying Yi may be able to fulfill his boast of being the leader of all the summers.

More than a thousand years ago, on the eve of the Guandu battle between Cao Mengde and Yuan Shao, many of his civil servants sent private messages to Yuan Shao. And at this time, is it not a reincarnation? !

Inducing Zheng Zhilong, pushing Zhu Yousong to the top, and providing money and food, all of which could not cover up the decline. After this day, I don’t know how many people made many small actions secretly.

——On the ferry from the south to the north of the Yangtze River, there were many more passengers.

——The Zheng family of Jinhua gentry is full of people.

But the Zheng family's ancestral home in Jinhua only had one old servant and a few healthy women. Even so, I don’t know how many people came to visit and left many gifts and various letters.