This night is destined to be uneasy. Shang Yi had just sent Wu Yan away and welcomed the third batch of guests tonight. This time it was Akishiji, the leader of the Xuanhuang Sect.
Shang Yi had expected this. If no one cares about it, the Xuanhuang Sect would definitely send someone to find him. After seeing Akishiji, Shang Yi was not polite and asked directly: "Who brought me into Nanjing?"
Is it what you did?"
Akishi Ji smiled bitterly and said, "What are the benefits of pulling you into Nanjing? We have enough trouble now, so I want to involve you too. This time it is indeed not what we did.
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Shang Yi frowned and said, "This time I am obviously going to bring me in and become an enemy with Donglin. Who else will be besides you? It's definitely not Donglin? They should be very clear. Once the princess enters.
In Jing, he would immediately point out that the prince was fake. He would never really be spontaneous?"
Akihiko shook her head and said, "Of course it's not spontaneous, but someone is indeed secretly whispering, and not just this time I've brought you in. This fake prince, but also the monk Dayue and Concubine Tong, seem to be there.
Instruction behind the scenes”
Shang Yi suddenly moved his heart and said, "Can it be someone sent by the Qing court?"
A trace of praise appeared in Akishi's eyes, he nodded and said, "It is very likely, because these three people have one common characteristic, that is, they all come from the north, we have found some clues, but I want to
It may take some time to find out thoroughly. But the most urgent thing is what to do now. Zuo Liangyu has sent troops to advance eastward, and what will you plan to deal with this matter this time when you enter Beijing?"
Shang Yi said: "Zuo Liangyu is known as the army of 800,000, but in fact he is just a bluff of his power. It would be great if he can have 150,000 or 60,000. Moreover, his tribes are mixed, and they are all mobs, so
Not to worry, I also heard that Zuo Liangyu is now seriously ill, and Nanjing City is Jian and Huang Degong is also available. It is not difficult for Liu Liangzuo to defeat Zuo Liangyu. As for my visit to Beijing this time, don't worry, it's not
I have a way to make no one say anything, but you need your cooperation.”
After listening to Shang Yi's words, Akashi Ji nodded and said, "Your method is really good. We have nothing to say. I really want to thank you this time."
Shang Yi said: "It's nothing. Now Duoduo's army has already entered Guide and may go south at any time. I must settle the matter here as soon as possible, and then cross the river to fight the Qing army. Now Huang Degong and Liu Liangzuo are all transferred back and forth.
Aid to Nanjing, Jiangbei is empty. Have you ever thought about how to fight the Qing army to the south?"
Akishi Ji smiled bitterly and said, "We can only take one step at a time now. We should take into account the current urgent needs. If there is no way, we can only retreat to the Yangtze River and use the natural danger of the Yangtze River as a barrier to resist the Qing army."
Shang Yi shook his head repeatedly and said, "With your military level, you dare to have the ambition to compete for the world. Since ancient times, Jianghuai has been integrated with Jianghuai. If you defend the river, you must first defend the Huaihei first. If the Huaihe lost the river, it will be difficult to protect. If the natural danger of the Yangtze River is really insurmountable, the world will be
It has long been divided into north and south."
Akishi Ji was so hard that he could not refute a word, so he could only ask him humbly and said, "Then what do you think you should do?"
Shang Yi said: "Huaixi must not be able to defend it anymore. I will protect Huaidong and can block Duoduo's army. Shi Kefa should not let him return to Nanjing. He stayed in Yangzhou and could more or less stabilize the hearts of the people.
But there are Huguang and Jiujiang front lines, and I can't draw enough troops for the time being. I can only send a part of the navy to defend the Yangtze River. Therefore, after defeating Zuo Liangyu, I immediately asked Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong to return to defend Jiangbei to ensure that they
Ask He Tengjiao to replace Zuo Liangyu and defend Jiangnan in Huguang, but He Tengjiao must not be able to stop Ajige. So now Ma sent someone to make peace with Li Zicheng and give him food and money support.
He guarded the Jingxiang line in Jiangbei, and only he could stop Ajige's men."
Akishi Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Everything else is easy to deal with, but it may be a bit troublesome to make peace with Li Zicheng."
Shang Yi said: "That's your business. I have already done the solution. It's up to you to decide whether to do so. But if you can defend Nanjing or not, I have no other way. I'll just wait for the Qing army to capture Nanjing."
Akashiji almost begged: "You know, once you make peace with Li Zicheng, the Donglin Party will probably rise up and attack them again. Now we are in the same boat, and we are all dead, Nanjing
If you lose your Zhejiang, you can't hold it. Therefore, we should be open and honest and work together."
Shang Yi glanced at her and smiled and said, "Do you have so confidence in me?"
Akishi Ji said: "Now who doesn't know that only your merchant army can stop the Qing army in the whole south. I know you must have a way."
Shang Yi smiled and said, "I'm not wearing anything but flattery. This is absolutely true. And you finally understand the word "jointly" together. It's better than the Donglin Party. I'll teach you a way.
, It is inevitable to join forces with Li Zicheng, but let Ma Shiying take the blame. I have only one way to do this. No matter how much you take it, you can't take it."
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The next morning, Zhu Yousong rose to court to discuss matters in the Nanjing Imperial Palace.
Shang Yi also went to the palace to worship with civil and military officials. After the ceremony, they were arranged on both sides according to shifts. He saw Zhu Yousong sitting upright in the middle, as if he was a round weightier than when he was the emperor.
.And on the side of Zhu Yousong's dragon chaise, a side seat was added, so that Zhu's mother, who was wearing a phoenix crown on her head and was wearing a gorgeous palace outfit, sat down. However, under the phoenix crown, there were more than a dozen beaded necklaces hanging down, making people unable to see her clearly
appearance.
Zhu Shengsong cleared his throat and said, "Dear friends, for several days, the court has been arguing about the prince coming from the north. However, the late emperor and I have no resentment at first. How could I harm my blood because of my greed for the world!
The world of Taizu cannot be confused by the naughty boys in different surnames! Therefore, I have invited the daughter of the late emperor from Zhejiang to distinguish the authenticity of the princess Kunguan to make the world clear. I originally had no son, but if the prince is the truth, he would be my son, thinking that
Crown Lord, I will never break my promise. If I am too alone, I will never let you go. What do you think?"
The ministers said in unison: "The Emperor's Holy Spirit."
Zhu Yousong nodded and was about to pass an order to select the Prince's Palace. At this time, Zhu Mom stood up and said, "Uncle, niece has a few words to say to her in person."
Zhu Yousong's fat face squeezed out a smile and said, "Emperor, just say anything if you have anything."
Zhu Mai then faced the ministers and opened Zhu Lian who was blocking her face and said, "My sir, before I can defend Taiji, I will ask you to make sure that your identity is correct. If it is true, you can do it. After deciding on the authenticity of the prince, someone once again verified that the identity of this palace was false. Isn’t this hard work today doing useless achievements?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Yousong said, "It's right, it's right. Don't wait for a while to recognize it, but someone will refuse to admit it."
At this time, Wu Qing took the list and said, "How can the princess have the last emperor's will prove it, so how can it be false? I dare to protect the life of the whole family. The princess's identity will definitely be decided. Otherwise, I will be beheaded by my husband's family and the city without any complaints. ”
Zhu Meiyu smiled slightly and said, "Ge Wu is so serious."
After Wu said this, he also took out Chongzhen's will and said something. What else can others say? And if he questioned Zhu Mai's identity now, it would be obvious that he felt guilty. Therefore, all the ministers had to admit that Zhu Mai was The identity is correct.
Zhu Mai also nodded and said, "Although all the lords have admitted that our identity is correct, it is difficult to guarantee that there are still people in the civil society who believe that our identity is fake. If this happens, what should we do?"
Zhu Yousong immediately said: "The emperor's identity is truly true. If anyone dares to question it, no matter who it is, he should be punished for being disrespectful. What do you think?"
Can the officials say no if they are forced to do this? Therefore, they all had to nod. Several Donglin officials also gave each other a look. They had originally planned that if Zhu Dayu's defense result was not consistent Their request was to question Zhu Meiyu's identity. If they were not good at making a name for themselves, they would let people without official positions make trouble among the people. Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhu Meiyu appeared, she blocked the road tightly and could not leak.
Huang Zongxi glanced at Shang Yi in the crowd and thought to himself, was the princess’ words just now taught by Shang Yi? It seems that this person’s plan is really unpredictable. And this time it’s hard to tell.
At this time, Zhu Mai said again: "Since all the identities of this palace are confirmed to be correct, then I can also distinguish the prince. However, only I am the one who identified the prince, and no one is proof of it. I am afraid that I will identify Taiji. After the truth is true or false, some people will say that this palace is engaged in private fraud. It is clearly the real prince, but it is pointed out that it is false by the palace, or the fake prince is pointed out as true. Therefore, this palace does not intend to personally identify the authenticity of the prince."
Even Zhu Qingsong was a little stupid now. He didn't understand what Zhu Xi said meant, and a series of discussion sounded from the hall.
At this time, Zhu Niu hit the high fives gently and three women who were wearing the same palace clothes and phoenix crown as her were from behind the screen, but even the maids around each had the same clothes. However, everyone could see clearly , Everyone's appearance is very different from Zhu Mei, so although the clothes are the same, they are also very easy to identify.
Zhu Ma said: "My plan is to let the prince identify me. If the prince is true, he will definitely be able to recognize me from this group of people. I wonder what you all think of this kind of defense?"
No one expected that what happened today would turn out like this, and they were all at a loss. After the hall was silent for a long time, Zhu Qingsong slapped the armrest of the dragon chaise and said, "A good idea, only this method is the fairest, no one can tell. What come? Come and invite the prince over and let him argue with Princess Kunxing in person."