In comparison, Xu Pengju, who was chosen as the next generation of Wei Guogong, was far behind. After learning about Chen Ke's arrival, Xu Pengju was obviously a little panicked.
Glancing at Xu Pengju lightly, Xu Ru said: "Why are you panicking? Isn't it just a commander of the Jinyi Guards? Is our Duke of Wei still afraid of a mere commander of the Jinyi Guards?"
I have to say that there is really nothing wrong with what Xu said. As long as the Duke of Wei is not involved in any major rebellion, they really are not afraid of the Jin Yiwei.
After listening to Xu's words, Xu Pengju calmed down a little at this time, with a look of shame on his face.
However, Xu didn't mean to blame Xu Pengju. After all, Xu Pengju was young, and his previous reaction was also a normal reaction. If it was really as calm and calm as him, that would be weird.
While talking, there was a sound of footsteps, and then a figure was seen walking into the study.
Chen Ke, who was dressed in casual clothes, saw Xu sitting there at a glance.
If it were any other official, he would have been extremely panicked when Chen Ke, the commander of the Imperial Guard, came to visit him. Even if he had nothing to do wrong, he would have stood up to greet him.
However, given Xu's identity, it was naturally impossible for him to get up to greet Chen Ke.
Chen Ke was not surprised that Xu Laoshen was sitting there. If he really got up to greet him, Chen Ke would probably suspect that Xu Yan had some conspiracy.
Taking a few steps forward, Chen Ke saluted Xu and said, "I have met Wei Guogong before. I am really getting stronger with age!"
"Hahaha! Mr. Chen is so polite!"
Xu let out a burst of loud laughter, asked Chen Ke to sit down, and then said: "Master Chen, is there something that comes here this time?"
Chen Ke obviously had no intention of playing tricks with Xu, so he directly said: "This time I came to Nanjing on the order of my lord, and my lord specially ordered me to come and pay homage to the old Duke." Xu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this.
, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he said: "Oh, the champion has his heart."
Although Chen Ke felt that Xu was a bit reliant on his elders, he had to admit that Xu really had such qualifications. As the head of Nanjing's nobles, he had always been relied upon by the royal family. Otherwise, he would not have been able to do so for decades.
He also served as a garrison in Nanjing.
It is conceivable that if he was not deeply trusted by the royal family, how could one person hold such an important position as Nanjing garrison for such a long time.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Ke took out a secret letter from his arms and said: "This is a letter between my lord and the old Duke. I would like to ask the old Duke to read it."
Seeing this, Xu Pengju stepped forward and took the secret letter from Chen Ke's hand, then presented it to Xu Dao: "Grandpa!"
Xu squinted his eyes, and a faint flash of wisdom could be seen. He looked at the secret letter in front of him, slowly opened it, and then read it carefully.
Xu Pengju on the side could clearly notice that his grandfather seemed to be a little different after seeing the secret letter, but he couldn't describe the change.
Even Xu stared at the secret letter, as if he was stunned, and did not react for a while, while Chen Ke sat there with a calm expression, as if he did not see Xu Yu's reaction.
generally.
On the contrary, Xu Pengju saw his grandfather reacting so strangely and didn't respond for a long time. He couldn't help but whispered: "Grandpa, you"
It seemed that he was awakened by Xu Pengju's words, or that he had made some decision in his heart. As Xu Pengju's words fell, Wei Guogong Xu Pu came back to his senses, and first smiled at Xu Pengju, whose eyes were full of doubts and worries.
Smiling, his eyes fell on Chen Ke who was sitting there drinking tea.
"Master Chen, how do you like this tea?"
Chen Ke put down the tea in his hand and exclaimed with some aftertaste: "Good tea, really good tea!"
Xu Wenyan smiled and said, "It's good tea. You might as well take a portion with you when Mr. Chen leaves later!"
Chen Ke looked at Xu with a smile on his face and said, "I don't dare to invite you as I wish!"
I saw Xu placing the secret letter on the table with a somewhat solemn look on his face.
Zhise said: "Please tell Mr. Chen to inform the champion, just say that I will not let the champion down."
Chen Ke also said to Xu with a serious look on his face: "I will definitely bring the message to you on behalf of the old Duke."
Watching Chen Ke leave, Xu Pengju sent Chen Ke out of the courtyard. When he hurried back to the study, he saw his grandfather sitting there in a trance, his eyes scanning the secret letter on the desk. Xu Pengju couldn't help but stepped forward and said
: "Grandpa, what did champion Hou Xinzhong say to grandpa?"
It would be strange to say that Xu Pengju was not curious about the content of the letter, not to mention that after reading the letter, Xu's reaction was so obvious. Xu Li smiled at Xu Pengju and said, "If you are curious, you might as well take a look for yourself."
After hearing this, Xu Pengju reached out and took the letter without hesitation, and then read it carefully. Xu Pengju's expression gradually became serious.
Exhaling a breath, Xu Pengju looked at Xu Dao: "Grandpa, do you really agree to Li Huan's request? You must know that he is taking risks. If you are not careful, the city of Nanjing will be in danger of falling.
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Xu stroked his beard and smiled and said: "You can think of it, couldn't grandpa have thought of it, couldn't Li Huan have thought of this!"
Xu Pengju looked at Xu Er and couldn't help but said: "My grandson naturally knows this, but according to Li Huan's plan, it would be too dangerous. He is risking the safety of the entire city of Nanjing." Xu was already standing at this moment.
He stood up and walked out of the study. He put his hands behind his back and looked at the sunset gradually setting on the horizon. A ray of afterglow shone on Xu Er, only dyeing his whole body with a glow.
"The rain is about to come and the wind is blowing all over the building!"
Outside Nanjing
The mighty Ning Wang rebels swept in like a torrent and gathered at the gate of Nanjing.
It had only been about half a month since King Ning divided his forces to raid Nanjing City. The rebels, who originally only had 40,000 to 50,000 people, now expanded crazily like blowing up balloons. In a short period of time, they suddenly surged to the current number of 150,000 people.
Among the 150,000 rebels, except for some of the young men captured along the way, it can be said that at least half of them brought their own money, food, and troops to join Prince Ning in the past half month.
The place is powerful and brought by the gentry.
These people were like gamblers. Seeing King Ning's hope of conquering the world, they could no longer hold back and chose to take the initiative to bring money, food and troops to join King Ning.
If we say that at the beginning, those powerful gentry only needed to provide King Ning with money and food before they could board King Ning's big ship, but after King Ning raised his troops, everything progressed more and more smoothly, and people saw that King Ning won the
The hope of the world, as a latecomer, if you want to board the big ship of Prince Ning, you will naturally have to pay a higher price.
It is conceivable that in this situation, if you want to bet on Prince Ning, the best way is to take the initiative to bring money, food, and people.
A large number of local powerful and gentry people chose to bet on Prince Ning one by one, either out of dissatisfaction with the new policies of the imperial court or seeing old friends around them, and finally chose to support Prince Ning. After this wave, it can be said that
In most of the land south of the Yangtze River, almost half of the gentry and powerful people jumped out on their own initiative and boarded Prince Ning's ship with their own practical actions.
It has to be said that the foundation and strength of these powerful gentry should not be underestimated. In a short period of time, they raised a strong young army of nearly 100,000 people and donated tens of millions of taels of silver.
There are so many grains, and the amount of grain and grass is tens of millions of dan, which is almost equal to the grain tax that the Ming Dynasty could collect in one season in the past.
Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered under the Nanjing City, having completed the siege of Nanjing City. At this moment, the proud King Ning stood on horseback under the Nanjing City surrounded by a crowd of people, looking at him from a distance.
Nanjing City, my heart is full of joy and longing.
As long as he conquered the city in front of him, Prince Ning would have completely established his foundation. With so many gentry from the south to help them, and with the city of Nanjing in hand, I dare not say that there are more, at least one can cross the river.
The governance situation can still be anticipated.
Prince Ning, who was still a little worried when he raised the army, had already put that worry behind him.
Everything after he started the army went really smoothly, as if he was blessed with destiny, no matter what
It could be the local powerful, officials, gentry who surrendered wherever they passed, or the imperial army who came to suppress the rebellion but only marched dozens of miles a day.
He had already led the army to Nanjing City, but the counter-rebellion army led by Li Huan had not yet entered the border of Southern Zhili. It would take at least ten days and a half to reach Nanjing City.
In these ten days and a half, I am afraid that I have completely occupied Nanjing City. By then, Li Huan will lead an army of 100,000 to Nanjing City, and he will be completely sure of defeating it. Thinking of this,
The smile on Prince Ning's face became even brighter.
Looking away from the majestic Nanjing City wall in front of him, King Ning was filled with emotion. Nanjing City is really easy to defend and difficult to attack. If the defenders in the city insist on holding on, most of the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command will be killed or injured.
It may not be possible to capture it.
However, King Ning never thought about attacking the city of Nanjing. His eyes swept across the figures on the high city wall. King Ning's lips slightly curled up and he said to the person next to him: "Uncle Xi Ning, I don't know Uncle Yongchang, Marquis of Dingyang."
When will they raise their troops to welcome me to the capital?"
After King Ning finished speaking, he heard a slight cough from someone beside him. Who could it be if it wasn't Wang Hao?
Wang Hao glanced at the people around him with an indifferent expression, looked at Prince Ning and said, "My lord, we should wait until we get back to talk about such secrets."
King Ning was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and looked at Wang Hao and said with a smile: "Old Wang Ge was too cautious. The army of the lonely king came to the city. Not to mention whether the defenders in the city had the intention to defend the city, but Wei Guogong Xu
If you suddenly become ill and unable to manage your affairs, it is already destined that the city of Nanjing will be acquired by me."
As he said this, King Ning looked around at the people around him. Many of them were officials, local powerful people, and gentry who had taken refuge with him along the way. It was with the support of these people that he, King Ning, gained the momentum he has today. With a wave of his hand,
King Ning said with a trusting look: "King Gu believes that all the kings have the same intentions. If King Gu can't even trust you, then who else can I trust?"
Hearing what Prince Ning said, no matter what they thought in their hearts, everyone around them had moved expressions on their faces, and patted their chests to express their loyalty to Prince Ning.
Xining Bo Zhao Tong originally did not intend to tell the secret in public. After all, it was related to the time of Yongchang Bo and Dingyang Hou in the city to raise their troops. If this was leaked, who knows what might happen.
But King Ning just asked him in front of everyone. At this time, under the gazes of many people, even Zhao Tong had to sigh secretly in his heart, glanced at King Ning, and slowly said: "Reply.
The prince, Marquis of Dingyang, and Bo Yongchang have decided to raise their troops in the early hours of tomorrow, open the south gate, and welcome the prince's army into the city."
Upon hearing this, King Ning couldn't help but his eyes lit up, he clapped his hands and praised, "Okay, Uncle Yongchang, Marquis Dingyang's contribution to the city, I will definitely remember it in my heart."
Prince Ning, who was in a good mood, looked at Liu Yangzheng beside him and said, "Mr. Liu, do you know where the soldiers and horses of the female thief Li Huan are now?"
Liu Yangzheng said immediately: "Back to my lord, a spy came to report not long ago that the imperial army has just entered Jiangsu territory. It will take at least ten days to reach Nanjing!"
Prince Ning took a deep breath and said with a gleam in his eyes: "When King Gu first captures the city of Nanjing, and then kills the young emperor's favored female official, King Gu will let the world know that King Gu is the one to whom destiny belongs.
Tomorrow."
Seeing the high-spirited look of Prince Ning, Liu Yangzheng bowed to Prince Ning and said, "Your Majesty is destined to be a great hero. I wish you long live the Emperor!"
It has to be said that Liu Yangzheng's compliments stunned Prince Ning. He was indeed ambitious and had never concealed his desire for the throne, but in the end he did not conquer the world. After all, he was still a vassal king.
Who would have thought that Liu Yangzheng would shout long live in front of so many people.
Not only was Prince Ning stunned, but everyone around him was also stunned. Especially Li Shishi, who had been fighting with Liu Yangzheng for several years, looked at Liu Yangzheng who was lying there and shouting long live, his eyes rolled.
She turned red all of a sudden and wanted to go up and strangle Liu Yangzheng to death and replace him.
This was a real achievement in supporting the establishment, but in the end, Liu Yangzheng took away the first place in supporting the establishment.
Needless to say, at this moment Liu Yangzheng
His actions will definitely be remembered by Prince Ning, and the city that was the first to stand up to support him will not be able to take over Liu Yangzheng's role.
After giving Liu Yangzheng a hateful look, Li Shishi almost followed Liu Yangzheng and lay down, shouting "long live the mountain" in the same breath.
The rest of the people also reacted at this time. You looked at me, I looked at you, and then they looked back at Prince Ning, whose face was obviously filled with joy, and Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng who were lying on the ground.
Unable to bear it, he immediately lay down and shouted long live to Ningwang Mountain.