The Guangxi Governor's Yamen is located in Guilin. In addition to the Ming Dynasty, Guangxi Governor Qu Shisi, there are two relatives of the royal family in the provincial capital.

One is Zhu Changrun, the sixth son of Emperor Shenzong, and the other is Zhu Changrun, the same brother of Zhu Changrun, the son of Zhu Changying, the king of Yongming, and Zhu Youlang.

The year before yesterday, Lu King Zhu Changxi inherited the throne with his descendants and ascended the throne in Nanjing to worship Xiaolingling as the emperor's reign. In addition to the fact that many officials in the Nandu City felt that the inheritance of Lu King was not in line with etiquette and law, Ding Kuichu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, who were far away in Guangdong, was also believed that the governor of Guangxi, Wang Huacheng and other officials also believed that Lu King was not responsible for the inheritance of the throne.

Governor Ding Kuichu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was originally appointed by the Chongli Dynasty, the governor of Henan, Huguang, and the governors Chengtian, De'an and Xiangyang. However, before he took office, Beijing was already broken by Li Zicheng. The court was gone, so how could Ding Kuichu, the governor of Henan, Huguang take office?

When the Hongguang Dynasty was established, Ding Kuichu, the former Henan Governor of Huguang, was changed to the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi by Shi Kefa, the chief minister of the cabinet.

For the provinces in the world, except for Henan, which is not under the control of Hongguang Dynasty, the land of Huguang is definitely more important than the land of Guangdong and Guangxi. Therefore, the good governor of Huguang became the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Ding Kuichu was naturally dissatisfied with Nandu.

However, Ding Kuichu did not show this dissatisfaction at the beginning. After arriving in Guangdong, the governor did not think about government affairs and made fun of it every day. In order to provide personal enjoyment, he sent a navy to Lingyang Gorge near Zhaoqing to release dry river water and pick up inkstones in the old pit at the foot of Fuke Mountain.

When choosing officials, there are many disadvantages. They roughly set prices clearly and are free from deceptions, making the government of Guangdong and Guangxi a mess.

After about half a year, a letter from Fengyang made Ding Kuichu suddenly cheer up.

The letter was sent by Ma Shiying, Governor of Fengyang. The letter told Ding Kuichu that Prince Chongzhen was still there, so the Lu Wang regime in Nandu was illegal and in accordance with the order of ethics.

"For national affairs, we should establish a new king."

Ma Shiying's implication was that Guangdong and Guangxi should cooperate with Fengyang to jointly overthrow the Lu Wang regime in the Nandu and support the late emperor's crown prince ascend the throne as emperor. He also clearly told Ding Kuichu that Fengyang had contacted Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang, and the Marquis of Pingnan was also very dissatisfied with the King of Lu's stolen residence in the Grand Tutor and was willing to lead a large army along the Yangtze River to rectify the national government.

What Ma Shiying told Ding Kuichu was really overjoyed, and he did not doubt the authenticity of what Ma Shiying said about Prince Chongzhen, because he had a strong personal relationship with Ma Shiying, and it can even be said that without Ma Shiying, there would be no Ding Kuichu.

The reason was that in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Ding Kuichu became the governor of Hebei. However, in the same year, the Qing army Ajige led more than 80,000 troops to invade from Dushikou, attacked Yanqing, Changping and other places, invaded the capital, and plundered 180,000 people and animals to return to the east.

As the governor of Hebei, Ding Kuichu did not dare to lead his troops to fight against the Qing army, nor did he dare to bring people to rescue the people and animals captured by the Qing army, so he was imprisoned and sent to guard the border guards. In the end, Ding Kuichu paid the money to the court and was released, and then he was dismissed from his hometown Yongcheng.

That is, during the time of home furnishing in Yongcheng, the rebellion of General Liu Chao occurred.

At that time, the one who led the army to suppress the rebellion was Ma Shiying, and Ding Kuichu and his colleagues helped Ma Shiying set up a plan to lure surrender and exempt them from crimes, and captured Liu Chao. Due to this contribution, Ding Kuichu was regained as the governor of Henan Huguang and the title of Minister of War. At the same time, due to the "sweet" work with Ma Shiying in suppressing the rebellion, he became the best friends with Ma Shiying and had a very close relationship.

Now my friend Ma Shiying is preparing to build a "big guy". In addition to Fengyang's elite soldiers and tens of thousands of powerful generals, Zuo Liangyu's army can rely on, and the possibility of success is at least 60 to 70%. Ding Kuichu's original "cold" mind was naturally very active, and he wanted to take the opportunity to return to the center and drive Shi Kefa and other Donglin Party members out of the court.

Therefore, Ding Kuichu secretly sent someone to contact Ma Shiying, preparing to echo Fengyang and Pingnan with Guangdong and Guangxi.

However, Ding Kuichu said that Guangdong and Guangxi will start a joint incident, but until Zuo Liangyu's army set off, Guangdong and Guangxi did not have any practical actions on the matter of the foundation of the country, and even the officialdom and the people did not have any preparation for "public opinion" to question Lu Wang.

The Guangdong governor Gu Yuanjing wanted to incite the storm first, but he was sent by the Governor to Chaozhou to deal with the flood.

Ding Kuichu was obviously thinking that she would not reach out to her. She didn't want to wait and see the limelight and then bet again.

Because Zuo Liangyu suddenly died.

Without Zuo Liangyu, the hundreds of thousands of troops that Ma Shiying originally relied on as the "mainland" have suddenly become a disaster that threatens the country and poisons the living beings.

Everyone knows that Zuo Liangyu's son Zuo Menggeng could not control his father's arrogant soldiers and generals at all. Therefore, as long as these tigers and wolves escape to the city of Nanjing, the wealthy Southeast will inevitably be destroyed by these tigers and wolves.

Ma Shiying, who was afraid that hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves in the left army would suffer after entering the southeast, stopped the battle and changed from "leading wolves" to "resisting wolves". Under his deployment and dispatch, the generals of Huaixi finally blocked the left army in the Anqing area. After that, the Nandu Ling Shi Kefa supervised his troops as the Chief Minister's Office to quell the rebellion. In the end, the biggest threat in Nandu was relieved by the "bandits".

Zuo Menggeng was named king, Ajige was named king, and Wu Sangui was named king. Dozens of dukes and marquises appeared overnight in Hongguang, which caused a huge uproar in the world.

Those with knowledge all said that the court was not wise, and this move undoubtedly caused the country's famous tools to spread, which further shaking the foundation of the country. Moreover, whether it was the army under Zuo Menggeng, the Manchu soldiers under Ajige, or the Guanning army under Wu Sangui, all three were essentially rebels of the Ming Dynasty. The three families surrendered at the same time because of the great power of the north, so why did they really want to protect the country and country of the Ming Dynasty?

Therefore, even if the court wants to accept the three families, it must implement balanced control and seizure strategies, either separate soldiers and generals, or control their money and food lifelines. However, today, looking at the actions of local governors, they all rely on the rebels as the main force, and in turn, they use the help of winning over the rebels to consolidate their own power and ask the court for this and that, and what is the atmosphere of revival?

Many people say that if the court continues to do things in a random way, the world will be in a state of tolerance.

Ding Kuichu didn't think there was anything wrong with the random rewards from Nandu and the large-scale rewards of the captives, and wanted to "use the captives to control the enemy."

Because if this is not the case, what will Nandu deal with it?

"If you can't lure it, you're the enemy."

Qingliu talked about it in a long time, saying that this was not good or that was not good, but asking them to actually do things would probably be a way to help them.

Even if the fire starts, it will not burn Governor Ding, who is far away in Guangdong and Guangxi.

However, his friend Ma Shiying changed his mind at the time of the battle, or escaped at the time of the battle, which made Ding Kuichu, who was determined to return to the center, was very dissatisfied. However, without Ma Shiying taking the lead, what could Ding Kuichu be able to stay away in Guangdong?

At this time, something big happened in Guangxi.

Zhu Hengjia, the King of Jingjiang who was granted the title of Guilin, Guangxi, heard that Nandu actually surrendered to the Manchu Ajige and even named him King Zhong. He was angry and raised an army to claim to be the governor of Guilin.

General Yang Guowei and other Guangxi generals also hated the Nandu court's act of acquiring enemies for their relatives, so they led their troops to support King Jingjiang.

Before the rebellion, Zhu Hengjia sent his confidant Sun Jinding to persuade Guangxi Governor Qu Shisi to preside over the support, but he refused, so he imprisoned Qu Shisi. The anxious Qu Shisi secretly sent people to contact Ding Kuichu, Chen Bangfu and Yang Guowei's subordinate Jiao Lian to quickly quell the rebellion.

After receiving Qu Shisi's request for help, Ding Kuichu was not vague. He did not recognize the successor of King Lu, but King Jingjiang was nothing. So he sent troops to kill Yang Guowei and captured Zhu Hengjia, who was rebelling and independent.

After the incident was reported to the Southern Capital, Emperor Hongguang appointed Ding Kuichu as the throne of Pingyue after the court's discussion.

However, Hongguang never dreamed that the person he had named Ping Yue Bo was conspiring to support others as the new monarch with the governor of Guangxi Qu Shisi.

Qu Shisi was a member of the Donglin Party and a disciple of Qian Qianyi, the leader of Jiangnan literary world. He was a member of the Ministry of Education in his early years. Later, he impeached Wen Tiren with his teacher Qian Qianyi, and Zhou Yanru and others were demoted and dismissed and returned to Changshu with his teacher.

Qu Shisi, who had no official position, sent his life to Changshu with poetry and wine every day, and lived a leisurely life. Later, Li Zicheng conquered Beijing, and King Lu ascended the throne in the southern capital. In order to consolidate the court without any foundation in the southeast, Lu Wang, who had no foundation in the southeast, trusted the Donglin Party members very much. Therefore, with the recommendation of his teacher Qian Qianyi, Qu Shisi was appointed as the Chief of Yingtian Prefecture. Later, with Qian Qianyi's efforts, he was promoted to the right censor and served as the governor of Guangxi.

Qian Qianyi and others had no choice but to give up in Fengyang to support the King of Tang because King Lu was protected by the Northern Army. Although King Lu handed over the government to the Donglin Party after he ascended the throne, he also used the generals from the north and other officials, and eventually forced the chief assistant Shi Kefa to go out to supervise the army.

This incident made Qian Qianyi extremely angry and regretted the support of Lu Wang as emperor. As a student, Qu Shisi must be clear about the teacher's intentions, and in his eyes, he always believed that the one who could inherit the throne must be the closest family of the late emperor Chongzhen, that is, the blood of the Shenzong. Therefore, he believed that the four heirs of the Shenzong, Fufan, Huifan, Guifan, and Ruifan, were qualified to become the new king of the Ming Dynasty.

Because of Concubine Zheng, Qu Shixi was definitely unwilling to support Fufan, and the whereabouts of King Fu were unknown, most of them were already dead.

King Rui Zhu Changhao was originally enthroned in Hanzhong, Shaanxi. In the 16th year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng invaded Tongguan, and Changhao fled to Chongqing, Sichuan. The following year, Zhang Xianzhong's army conquered Chongqing, and Chang Hao's family was killed, and Ruifan was cut off.

However, Hui and Gui were still there, so no matter how much they were, they could not be the one who was far-reaching.

The rebellion of King Zhu Hengjia of Jingjiang made Qu Shishi realize that not only the royal family was dissatisfied with King Lu, but many people in the world were also dissatisfied with King Lu's inheritance of the throne.

In addition, the southern capital has had great problems in terms of governance and national policies recently. Party struggles are constantly in the court, and the government is not accredited lords outside the court, leading wolves into the house. The imperial court's taxes are also everywhere, and slaves are rampant. After more than a month of slave changes, no soldiers and soldiers are out of the Nandu, and no plans are made. Qu Shili, who is far away in Guangxi, is worried that if this continues, the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed by bandits, but by itself.

The root of all this chaos is attributed to the incorrect rule of Lu Wang.

If the direct bloodline of the Shenzong is the emperor, how could the people in the world not accept it, and how could they not obey?

Whether it is Huifan or Guifan ascended the throne, there may not be a disaster that Zuo Liangyu led his army eastward. If Zuo Liangyu did not go eastward, how could there be Shi Kefa who would be in the future? If Shigong did not go outside, how could the court be so chaotic that the small slaves would become corrupt in more than a month, which would shake the foundation of the country.

After quelling the rebellion of King Jingjiang, Qu Shizi finally decided to acquire a new king to clarify the current chaos and open up the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty.

The first candidate he thought of was definitely Zhu Changrun, King Hui.

However, after some contact, Qu Shixi discovered that King Hui was not a person who could be established, because he believed in Buddhism like King Lu, and also held a ceremony of conversion, worshiping Buddha and meditation all day long, and did not understand the principles of the world and knew nothing about the government.

Such a person will not have any responsibility to be the emperor.

The Hui family cannot do it, and the only one left is Gui family.

King Gui Zhu Changying was the seventh son of the Shenzong. He was originally in Hengzhou, Hunan. He became a vassal in the seventh year of Tianqi. In the 16th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Xianzhong's troops marched into Hunan, and Zhu Changying fled to Guangxi. Due to the panic, the riots took the opportunity to rob. Zhu Changying only fled to Wuzhou, Guangxi with his third son, King Anren.

The fourth son, Zhu Youlang, the king of Yongming, was captured by the Daxi Army in Yongzhou. When his life was in danger, he was secretly protected by a Ming Dynasty official who had been involved in the Daxi regime. It happened that Zhang Xianzhong decided to make a strategic transfer and led the Daxi Army into Sichuan.

After the Western Army entered Sichuan, Yang Guowei, the general of the Guangxi barbarian expedition in the Ming Dynasty, and Jiao Lian, led more than 4,000 soldiers to Yongzhou, Hunan and other places. Zhu Youlang was able to survive and was escorted to Wuzhou to gather with his father. Soon, King Gui Zhu Changying died of illness in Wuzhou, and King Anren Zhu Youyou was in charge of the affairs of the palace.

So Qu Shixi decided to support Zhu Youyan, the King of An Ren who was in charge of Gui's vassal affairs. He did not expect that Zhu Youyan would not be ill like his father and died soon after. In the end, Zhu Youlang, the King of Yongming, was left alone in Gui's vassal.

During his contact with Zhu Youlang, Qu Shixi felt that this Yongming King was handsome and had an emperor, which made people feel the urge to bow down when they saw him. Judging from his conversation, he was also generous and decent, and had considerable opinions on national affairs. He was definitely the most suitable candidate for the new Ming Dynasty.

However, Qu Shixi was just the governor of Guangxi and lacked support, so he wanted to get the support of Ding Kuichu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Because he didn't know Ding Kuichu's attitude towards the successor, Qu Shixi secretly contacted Guangdong governor Gu Yuanjing, who ended up very much in favor of supporting Gui Fan as emperor. Then Gu Yuanjing reported this to Ding Kuichu. After hearing this, the Governor refused to comment. He neither said that he could be established nor said that he could be established.

But I remind Gu Yuanjing that although King Yongming was the only heir to the Gui Fan, he is still King Yongming and is not a relative.

The implication is that Yongming is not King Gui, and like King Zhu Hengjia of Jingjiang, he is a small clan.

How could the small clan inherit the great throne?

Gu Yuanjing suddenly realized and immediately wrote a book on Guangxi, asking Qu Shishi to write a letter to Nandu to ask King Yongming to be named King Gui, thinking that he was a relative vassal.

Qu Shixi also scolded himself for being confused. He immediately wrote a memorial to Zhu Youlang for the title of King Gui, and ordered a quick horse to hand it to Nandu.

At this time, in the Nandu City, Emperor Hongguang was kneeling in front of a Buddha statue and praying devoutly.

After kneeling for more than an hour, he rushed to the front guard Wang Duo and the scholars of the cabinet who were waiting outside.

But the emperor ceremonies the great service of Buddhism, so how dare the ministers go in and interrupt easily?

Finally, Emperor Lu, who had finished worshiping Buddha, came out of the hall surrounded by eunuchs. Seeing that the chief minister and others were still waiting, Emperor Lu took off the long sheath from his fingers, sighed and said to the ministers: "Wu'an has made contributions to quelling the rebellion. I think he should be willing to give the title of king and reward. The cabinet will draw an edict."

Upon hearing this, Wang Duo breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked, "Your Majesty thinks you should be granted the title of King?"

"oh,"
Chapter completed!