The key to the north, the gateway to the south. The fleet is vast and the military city is Xuzhou in front of you.

Compared with later generations, due to the issue of the Yellow River diverting, the Yellow River in the late Ming Dynasty seized the Huai River and entered the sea through Xuzhou, adding another value to this important military city.

Gu Zhenhua was also worried along the way, fearing that the Qing Dynasty would pursue them at all costs, so along the way, Gu Zhenhua was promoting the news that the Qing Dynasty had entered the pass.

The notice "Leave your hair without leaving your head, leave your head without leaving your hair" was everywhere. Countless businessmen gathered on both sides of the originally prosperous canal. When they heard the news, they all fled in scattered areas.

Without the common people, the Qing Dynasty would not be able to catch civilians. Gu Zhenhua was still worried. Every time he walked out, he would sink ships, block the river channel, and try to delay the speed of the army's southward movement.

Finally, God paid off. After half a month of sailing, the forward An** arrived in Xuzhou without any danger and entered the territory of Nanzhili. Gu Zhenhua also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zhenhua, this period of time can be said to be completely decided, but you still ignore the only one thing." Li Jibo said with a smile.

"Mr. Li, I have any omissions? Why didn't you mention it earlier?"

Li Jibo coughed awkwardly: "Didn't I expect it?"

"Then talk about it quickly and see if it can be remedy."

Li Jibo said: "Actually, when we run out of Shanhaiguan, we should send people south immediately to contact the ministers in Nanjing and tell them the news that the prince will be able to ascend the throne smoothly. I just heard that King Fu has already served as the governor of the country, and the next step is to ascend the throne and become emperor. It is a bit too late to send the prince here."

"Hahaha, Old Li, you didn't understand this. We're here just right now. If we come too early, it's going to be troublesome!"

Li Jibo was also shocked when he heard this. They were clearly holding the prince in their hands, and they were a big card. Naturally, the more stable the throne, the greater the benefits, but why didn’t Gu Zhenhua think about this?

Looking at Li Jibo who was confused, Gu Zhenhua laughed. This old fox was also confused, and Gu Zhenhua was very proud.

"Mr. Li, I ask you, even if we spread the news earlier, can we win the great merits with our power?"

"It's hard!" Li Jibo said without hesitation: "Although we have thousands of soldiers and a lot of money, the officials in Nanjing are mixed and there are many parties. We went rashly, relying on a prince without power and power to reach a high position, it was a delusion, and even if we ascend the throne and become emperor."

"That's right." Gu Zhenhua laughed and said, "If you hold the emperor to order the princes, you must have the power like Cao Cao, otherwise you will cause trouble for yourself and we must share the great achievements with others, otherwise we will not be able to eat this piece of fat."

Although Li Jibo is sophisticated and shrewd, he is still a master after all, and he doesn't see so much intrigue from the senior executives. Now that Gu Zhenhua said that, the old man's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Only with competition can it be valuable. Only then can we wait for the price. To put it bluntly, the world of the Ming Dynasty was not the Old Zhu family, but the civil officials. They had to figure out their thoughts and eat the meat into their stomachs!"

"It won't be soon." Li Jibo said with a smile: "In the troubled times, there are all forces, and only soldiers can bring everything. It was only now that I realized that you don't take the prince to ride south alone, but instead insist on pulling the troops with money and food, and have a good understanding. No matter how good the loyal minister is, he can't compare to the powerful minister who has self-respecting troops!"

While he was talking, Yue Polu suddenly ran over in three steps.

"Brother Seven, Governor Ma Shiying of Fengyang asked for a visit."

Ma Shiying is considered the top figure in the Nanming Dynasty. Naturally, Gu Zhenhua did not dare to neglect it, so he hurriedly took his subordinates and responded together.

A long way away, Gu Zhenhua saw a group of soldiers surrounding an old man in a dark red official robe. He was in his early fifties, with a red face, three wisps of ink beard, graceful and majestic.

When Gu Zhenhua saw that this person was probably Ma Shiying, Gu Zhenhua hurriedly dismounted. Just when Gu Zhenhua got off the horse, Ma Shiying also dismounted quickly and quickly stepped in front of Gu Zhenhua.

"You are Governor Ma of Fengyang, you are so kind!"

Gu Zhenhua was about to bow and salute, but Ma Shiying hurriedly smiled and helped Gu Zhenhua.

"Are you the loyal and courageous uncle Gu? It's my husband who gave you a gift. He only saved the Lord and held the sky with his own hands. This contribution is really unprecedented in the world. If the Ming Dynasty has a day of revival, it will depend on the loyal and courageous uncle!"

"Mr. Ma praised me. My loyal and brave uncle was just in a hurry and was sealed for orders to command his subordinates. He should not be truly aware of it."

"No, the country is hard to meet loyal ministers. Justice Gu, with your merits, you can be granted a marquis or a duke. If it weren't for the ancestral system, you should have even been granted the title of king!"

Very generous! Gu Zhenhua was also secretly happy in his heart. It seemed that it was right to cooperate with Ma Shiying. Gu Zhenhua smiled and bowed: "Gu is from a humble background and suddenly rises to a high position. He is so worried. Please give me more tips."

"I didn't say that, such a loyal and brave man is rare in the world, and I admire him very much."

As he said that, Ma Shiying turned around, several generals behind him also walked over. The one who walked in front was the black man, very strong and burly. It was Jingnan Bo Huang Degong. The two behind him, one of them was a deer-headed and mouse-headed smile, and it was Gao Jie, the former general of Li Zicheng, and the other was extremely ugly. There was a scar on his face. It was Liu Liangzuo. Three towns in Jiangbei came to the four towns. This lineup was powerful.

Gu Zhenhua greeted them one by one, and these people were extremely polite, especially Huang Degong, who even grabbed Gu Zhenhua's hand.

"Huang was given the kindness of the late emperor's grace, and the country was in a state of drastic change, but he failed to achieve the size of his size. I am really ashamed!"

After a few greetings, Gu Zhenhua led them to pay homage to Zhu Ciyang. Ma Shiying had been impatient. He said so lively. The most important thing was that if the prince was real, otherwise everything would be nonsense.

Zhu Cilang, the soy sauce king, was really unlucky. He had been wandering from the capital and almost lost his life in Shanhaiguan. He ran all the way to the south, losing more than a dozen pounds, with high cheekbones and big eyes, and was stunned and unconscious.

These days, I was still a little seasick when I was on the boat. In addition, I was not used to the local environment, vomited and had diarrhea, and almost lost my child. Ma Shiying specially picked two of the eunuchs in Fengyang and identified Zhu Cixuan together.

Although she was so thin, her outline was still there, and the eunuch recognized her at a glance. She was definitely the genuine prince.

"Sir Gu, I thank you for the people of the world!"

Ma Shiying had seen the prince and cried bitterly. Her acting skills came to Gu Zhenhua and even knelt down on both knees.

Gu Zhenhua was also very obedient. The more this happened, the more humble he was. Gu Zhenhua also pointed his knees and supported Ma Shiying.

"Master Ma, you have ruined Gu!"

After helping Ma Shiying up, Gu Zhenhua said again: "Master Ma, the late emperor also gave me the jade seal and the will."

"Where, let me see!" Ma Shiying blurted out, but after saying it, he felt a little anxious and hurriedly said: "Sir Gu, I have no other intentions, it's just that Nanjing is in chaos."

Gu Zhenhua didn't say much, and smiled and asked someone to take the jade seal and the will. Ma Shiying checked it and it was all true. Ma Shiying bowed to Gu Zhenhua again and thanked him repeatedly. The same was true for the three military leaders Huang Degong, and he was very polite.

Gu Zhenhua naturally saw through their thoughts and said with a smile: "Mr. Ma, everyone has worked hard. We have made great contributions to welcome the prince. The prince ascended the throne successfully, and we have to rely on the help of several adults!"

In one sentence, it was equivalent to giving the great contribution to four people, and Ma Shiying and the others immediately smiled.

But at this moment, Yue Polu hurriedly ran in again.

"Brother Seven, a father-in-law came to ask for a meeting with him."

Gu Zhenhua had no choice but to bring people out to greet him. Ma Shiying and others followed closely. When they arrived at the camp gate, they saw an old eunuch with gray hair waiting anxiously under the protection of the people.

As soon as Gu Zhenhua came out, the old eunuch burst into tears: "Where is the prince? Where is it? The old slave is late, so I have made the little master suffer!"

This old eunuch is Lu Jiude, the eunuch in Nanjing. When he saw Gu Zhenhua, he smiled and said, "What a loyal and brave uncle, what a brilliant man. We really admire him for being able to rescue the prince in danger!"

Before Gu Zhenhua could say a few words of politeness, there were dust flying not far away, and hundreds of cavalry ran over. The leaders were two civil officials, who did not know Gu Zhenhua, but Ma Shiying and Lu Jiude were all familiar with each other. These two were loyal members of the Donglin Party, Lu Daqi and Huang Daozhou.

Gu Zhenhua sent a letter to Ma Shiying. Ma Shiying naturally knew that the decision was so great, so he hurriedly invited three generals to come together, hoping to grab the credit.

Shi Kefa also knew Ma Shiying’s plan, so he did not hesitate and immediately asked the two ministers of Donglin to come. As for the eunuch Lu Jiude, he was even more agile. The three of them gathered together in An** camp, all trying to seize the great achievements of the sky!

After Lu Daqi and Huang Daozhou arrived, their faces suddenly darkened as soon as they saw Ma Shiying and Lu Jiude.

"Who is Gu Zhenhua?"

They were not polite at all, and a hint of displeasure flashed across Gu Zhenhua's face, but he bowed and bowed.

"That's it!"

"Where is the prince?"

“In the camp.”

"Okay, why don't you take me to see the prince quickly?"

These two men seemed to have arrived at their own house and were about to break into it. Ma Shiying walked over with a smile and stopped them.

"Two, Mr. Gu has the merit of protecting the world, so how can you let me change it?"

When Lu Daqi heard this, he frowned: "I don't know whether the prince is true or not. If it is confirmed, we will naturally ask for a decree and reward him."

"Haha, don't bother you anymore. I have seen the prince, and it is true. I am preparing to send the prince to Nanjing with my colleagues to ascend the throne."

"Nonsense!" Huang Daozhou stood up without hesitation: "Ma Shiying, you are just a foreign minister and the governor of Fengyang. There are six ministers and nine ministers in the major affairs of the throne, and there is no room for you to intervene!"

"Hmph, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, I can manage the affairs of the Ming Dynasty!"

The two sides started arguing at the camp gate, while Gu Zhenhua held his shoulders and watched the fun on the side.
Chapter completed!