"I didn't expect that all this really made Shang Yi tell the truth." Ye Xingshi paced back and forth in the yard with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky, and murmured to himself: "But I can't see anything."
, So how did he do it?"
Ye Yaoying chuckled and said, "It's so difficult that grandpa can't see anything now?"
Ye Xingshi smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, ten years ago, I could roughly see the changes in the current situation in the next twenty years from the star statue, but since Shang Yi appeared, the star statue began to change.
Many results have changed. In the past, I could see some clues, but now the changes in the star image are becoming more and more chaotic, which has made me unable to see anything."
It turned out that Shang Yi had a secret talk with Ye Xingshi and Ye Yaowang the night before leaving Hangzhou, and directly stated that after the city of Beijing was broken, officials in Nanjing would inevitably form a new court, and Chongzhen and his three sons
It is impossible to reach Nanjing, and they can only support the vassal king as the new monarch. Then surrounding the throne will inevitably lead to a open and secret struggle. Therefore, Shang Yi repeatedly reminded Ye Yao to say that the merchant army should protect its territory and industry.
Don’t participate in any struggle for inheritance of the throne. This is also the biggest reason why Ye Yaoyan rejected Zhou Shaoqing’s proposal.
The current situation has been very obvious. The Donglin Party, King Fu, King Gui and other forces are showing their magical powers and fighting fiercely. Although Shang Yi did not foresee that King Fu would come to pull himself up, it was not in advance.
Both judgments and response strategies are very appropriate, so it is no wonder that Ye Xingshi was amazed.
Ye Yaoying said again: "So where can grandpa see now?"
Ye Xingshi paused and said, "The last step I can see is that the Qing Dynasty outside the pass will immediately go out of the pass and invade the south. And this time, it will no longer just robbery and retreat to the pass, but will enter the Central Plains.
, As a result, I really can't see anything when it will develop in the future."
Ye Yaoying was silent for a while before finally saying: "Then after the Qing Dynasty went south, they would definitely follow him out of seclusion."
Ye Xingshi nodded and smiled bitterly: "Of course, they have been waiting outside the pass for more than 300 years, just for this moment, not to mention that there were prophecies I made for them at the beginning, and from the current appearance
Looking at it, the alternation of Qingming tripods is almost inevitable. How can they let go of such an opportunity?" After a pause, they said: "In fact, since ten years ago, they have already started to secretly
The arrangement was made, and besides me, who else can see the changes in the star statue?"
Ye Yaoying said again: "What about my prophecy? Can you tell me now? Will there be any change?"
Ye Xingshi shook his head and said, "I didn't do your prophecy, but you know it will not be of any benefit to you. Don't ask too much. When it's time to let you know, I will tell you. However,
I don’t know if this prophecy will change, because there is actually a big difference between the face and the star image. If Shang Yi is really the person who changes the star image, then he might also be able to change your prophecy.
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Ye Yaoying was silent for a while before saying, "I don't know what my prophecy is? But my choice will not change."
Ye Xingshi smiled and said, "Shang Yi is indeed a person worth entrusting his life, and I can see that he loves you very much. Unfortunately, as his power continues to increase, the women around him will become more and more.
More and more, I'm afraid you will regret it all the day?"
Ye Yaoyun looked up at the starry sky and said slowly: "No woman would be willing to share the same man with other women, but I have determined that it is him. Even if there are many women around him, I will do it."
I can only accept it, so I will not only not stop him, but on the contrary, I will accept all his women and treat each of them well, because the more I do this, the stronger my position in his heart will be.
He will always be the most important person in his heart. This was originally my choice, so I will never regret it."
Ye Xingshi smiled bitterly and never spoke again.
The next morning, Lin Fengwu set off for the road and returned to Suzhou. Ye Yaoying also sent her out of the city in person, and the two of them fared away. At this moment, Sun Hejing, who was in charge of finance, hurried outside the city and saw
He went to Ye Yaoying and said, "Madam, Feiyu No. 1 is back. He also brought back a letter from the adults." He said that and delivered the letter.
Ye Yaowang took the letter and opened it and saw that it was not only written for himself, but also for all the officials of the Zhejiang Merchants Army. First, he told them that his itinerary would return to Zhejiang in early May. Second,
It also solemnly warned all officials and soldiers of the Merchant Army not to participate in the succession and support of the throne in any form. Third, Feiyu No. 1 brought back 600,000 taels of silver to supply Zhejiang's needs.
Feiyu No. 1 arrived at the coast of Dagukou on the third day of April. The two newly launched flying scissors were also Feiyu No. 2 and Feiyu No. 3, and brought Ye Yaowang to inform Shang Yi.
The situation in the south.
During this period, Shang Yi was still stationed in Dagukou, waiting for the situation in Beijing to change, and then decided on the trend of the merchant army.
After receiving Ye Yaowang's letter, Shang Yi also considered that Nanjing would immediately choose a new king. Before Shang Yi left Hangzhou, he could not officially notify the entire army of this matter, so he could only use Ye Yao.
Wang and Ye Xingshi explained in private that if the news spread, someone might be moved, so they also made a special trip to write a letter and formally ordered all merchants to not participate in the struggle to support the throne.
At the same time, when the merchant army withdrew from Beijing, it also took away more than 600,000 taels of silver. Thinking that Suzhou had used a lot of silver to purchase raw silk at this time, Shang Yi asked Wu Quanfu to drive Feiyu No. 1 back to Hangzhou,
All the more than 600,000 taels of silver were brought back.
After reading Shang Yi's letter, Ye Yaoying was also very convinced that the proposition of "participating in the battle for the throne to achieve support" may not be Zhou Shaoqing alone. I believe that he has this idea within the merchant army.
There are many people, but once they all united to ask for instructions, it would be difficult for them to suppress them. Now with Shang Yi's letter, we can order all members of the Shang family army to be justified.
And the 600,000 taels of silver came very quickly. Although the first raw silk transaction with the Dutch has just been completed, there is no shortage of silver for the time being, but now in order to acquire raw silk, all aspects are tightening their money, and they are good reserves.
The expenses of the merchant army have reached a minimum limit. If an emergency occurs, it may be unable to support it. Once this batch of silver arrives, it can greatly alleviate financial pressure and have a lot of room for turnover.
After Lin Fengwu learned that she had earned another 600,000 taels of silver, she couldn't help but feel a lot of confidence. This time, she could still collect the more raw silk. So the two said goodbye again and set off on their way.
After seeing off Lin Fengwu, Ye Yaoying immediately ordered Shang Yi's letter to officials at all levels, and declared that anyone from the Shang army was strictly prohibited from participating in the struggle to support the emperor in any situation. Yuan Daxiang had to be disgraced. He returned to Fengyang and reported to Fengyang's garrison eunuch Lu Jiude.
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However, although the merchant army did not participate in this battle to support the emperor, the secret strategy of Lu Jiude and others would not stop because of the lack of the merchant army's participation. And all the civil and military officials in Nanjing were still confused at this time. In the drum.
In order to allow his plan to support King Gui to succeed the throne, Shi Kefa also made a special trip to Pukou to discuss disputes in various aspects and his compromise opinions with the Governor of Fengyang Ma Shiying, hoping to get his support. Because at this time, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and Gao Jie were all subordinates of Ma Shiying in famous discussions. Therefore, on the surface, Ma Shiying was the local official who held the greatest real power.
Ma Shiying also believed that this was a great opportunity for him to participate in the decision and occupy an important seat in the future court, so he agreed on the spot, and at the same time advised Shi Kefa to quickly take King Gui to Nanjing to succeed the throne.
It should be said that at this time, Ma Shiying didn't know that the secret actions of Lu Jiude and others were still inclined to the Donglin Party in terms of emotion, and was willing to live in the history and become the second person in the new court, which was not some historical materials. It was said that he was pretending to agree to Shi Kefa, but he was secretly preparing to make a conspiracy. Because after he reached an agreement with Shi Kefa, he also invited officials from various Nanjing departments to Pukou to announce the decision in person, so as to show that he was involved in the decision. The second person who welcomes the King of Gui.
But what Ma Shiying didn't expect was that the ministers of the six ministries of Nanjing all believed that the Governor of Fengyang was just a senior local official and had no right to call on the court ministers, so they ignored Ma Shiying, which also caused Ma Shiying to fall sharply. The situation was just these unintentional ones. There have been subtle changes in the place between them.
Ma Shiying, who was disappointed, returned to Fengyang and learned that Lu Jiude had already colluded with Gao Jie, Huang Degong, and Liu Liangzuo decided to support King Fu as emperor. He was shocked at first. Although Gao Jie, Huang Degong, and Liu Liangzuo were all Ma Shiying in the famous discussion. But in fact, each of them has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Ma Shiying does not have the ability to completely control them, so things obviously cannot be changed. At the same time, Ma Shiying also realized that another greater opportunity appeared in his own In front of him, Ma Shiying immediately turned around and swore to support King Fu in front of the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum.
At this time, Shi Kefa did not know that Ma Shiying had changed his mind. In his letter to Ma Shiying, he stated that Zhu Yousong's "seven sins" - greed, lust, alcoholism, unfiliality, abuse, not studying, and interfering with the officials. As a result, this letter was written. Xin Yexu was the means and evidence for Ma Shiying to threaten Shi Kefa.
As a result, Ma Shiying, in the name of the Governor of Fengyang and the Three Towns, officially wrote a letter to the eunuch of Nanjing's garrison, Han Zanzhou, announcing that he would support King Fu Zhu Yousong as the emperor. In order to shock the officials in Nanjing, he also said: "I heard that some people in Jiangnan still have objections, so I would like to lead 50,000 troops. , stationed in the river bank to prepare for extraordinary things, and the intention is to coerce force.
When the ministers in Nanjing heard the news, they were all shocked, but in the troubled times, they had no soldiers in their hands and could only leave their fate. Although some people also suggested that Shang Yi, his troops would enter Nanjing to fight against the three towns of men. But it was opposed by some people. First, it was too late to go up, and second, who knew what the merchant army would make at this time. Even Wu Qing did not support this opinion, so he could only accept and support Zhu against his will. The fact that Song became emperor was the first. Shi Kefa could only cross the river in person and took Zhu Shengsong to Nanjing to succeed the throne.