Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 291 Wanting to Surrender

Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi, as the governor and vice-governor (assistant) of the Nanjing Jingying, received the tribute of the generals below them every month, so they naturally knew the details of the Jingying better than other ministers in the court.

The so-called 20 people are just numbers on paper.

They don't know the actual number of people, but it is estimated that there are about [-] people.

And among the hundreds of thousands of people, nearly half of them are improvised—these people receive one or two, two or three cents of the military salary, and they only need to come to respond when they are in the upper colonel, and just put on a show. Their own livelihood needs to be managed.

However, after all, Nanjing's management was reorganized after the new emperor ascended the throne last year. It is estimated that there are still [-] to [-] soldiers who can carry the city wall to fight.

As for those who can bring elite soldiers out of the city and the four towns of Jiangbei to fight in the field, it is estimated that there may not be [-].

Thinking of this, Zhu Guobi couldn't help saying: "If there is a strong enemy approaching the city, we don't need to fight, we can just surrender. Maybe others can keep our wealth when they see us surrendering voluntarily."

"Brother Zhu is right." Zhao Zhilong agreed with this.

The two had a lot of in-depth exchanges of ideas on "how to deal with a strong enemy approaching the city" along the way, and finally came to the outside of Jinshen Palace.

The layout of the Nanjing Imperial Palace in the Ming Dynasty is roughly similar to that of the Beijing Imperial Palace.

Unlike Chongzhen who liked to stay in Wuying Hall in the southwest of the palace city to handle government affairs, Zhu Yousong preferred to stay in Jinshen Hall after becoming emperor, not only because Jinshen Hall was bigger, but also because it was close enough to the harem.

After Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi entered the hall, they subconsciously glanced up, and they were all stunned.

I saw several female soldiers surrounded by Zhu Yousong, all of whom were holding short knives.

Before they could react, the door of the temple was closed.

Only then did the two notice that Ma Shiying, Lu Jiude, and a young general they didn't know were also in the hall, and there were about twenty other female soldiers guarding the hall.

Zhao Zhilong was younger, and his brain reacted faster than the old Zhu Guobi. When he guessed something, he couldn't help but glared at Ma Shiying, and asked in horror: "Ma Shiying, you want to rebel?!"

Ma signaled his expression to be calm, and said: "The late emperor ordered Princess Kunxing to supervise the country, King Fu is a false emperor, and now the old man is just controlling the false emperor for the purpose of supervising the country. How can it be rebellion?"

These words made Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi stunned again.

If Ma Shiying hadn't mentioned it, the two of them would not have thought of Princess Kunxing for a moment—in their subconscious minds, they still didn't believe that the princess could supervise the country and lead an army of [-] to Nanzhili.

Therefore, after about three or four breaths, Zhao Zhilong said in disbelief: "You actually took refuge in Princess Kunxing? Lu Jiude, you are also... Could it be that Huang Degong also voted for Princess Kunxing?!"

Lu Jiude laughed and said, "It seems that Marquis Xincheng is not stupid."

Quan Zhixuan said: "The supervisory army will arrive in Nanjing tomorrow, if the two of you want to survive, you should write a letter here to the trusted generals in the army, and ask them to control the Beijing camp and obey orders."

Zhao Zhilong asked: "Who are you?"

"I am Quan Zhixuan, the first town guerrilla of the Imperial Guard under the Supervisory Kingdom."

Hearing the answer, Zhao Zhilong rolled his eyes, and suddenly turned to Quan Zhi and said: "General Quan doesn't know something, after Benhou heard that Her Royal Highness was entrusted by the late Emperor to supervise the country, he also thought that King Fu should abdicate.

So, what are you guys doing all this fussing about?This Marquis is willing to lead the Beijing camp to seek refuge with Her Royal Highness the Princess! "

After speaking, he did not forget to poke Zhu Guobi next to him.

Only then did Zhu Guobi recover from the shock, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, we are willing to bring the Beijing camp to seek refuge with Your Highness the Princess."

Quan Zhixuan looked at the two of them without speaking, but he remembered one thing that Jian Guo told him before he left - Zhu Guobi and Zhao Zhilong try not to surrender.

He understood that Jian Guo was probably thinking about getting rid of these two old honorable men who supported King Fu.

So he glanced at Ma Shiying and said: "I heard from Ma Dushi that although you are the governor and assistant manager of the Beijing camp, you actually don't take care of the affairs of the Beijing camp on weekdays.

Therefore, your control over the Beijing camp has not yet been raised by eunuchs.But Gao Qiqian had already gone to Beijing camp when you entered the palace. "

Hearing these words, Zhao Zhilong couldn't help saying angrily: "That old eunuch Gao Qiqian is really dishonest, why didn't you inform us when he wanted to lead the Beijing camp to seek refuge with the princess?"

Ma Shiying, Lu Jiude, and Quan Zhixuan couldn't help being speechless when they heard the words, thinking: What kind of brain circuit is this Zhao Zhilong, so angry that Gao Qiqian snatched his chance to surrender?

Even Zhu Yousong, who had been watching the drama with cold eyes, couldn't help it anymore, and cursed: "Idiot! Gao Qiqian went to transfer the Jingying soldiers Ma Qinwang to escort him. He thought they were all like you, and they wanted to fight without seeing the enemy." Do you want to surrender?!"

Zhao Zhilong was taken aback by the scolding, and then said: "Call us stupid? Your Highness Fu Wang should think about how to save his life!"

Quan Zhixuan was too lazy to listen to the bickering, and frowned, "Stop rambling, write letters to your trusted generals in the Beijing camp!"

"Of course we can cooperate in writing, but I don't know if this is a crime or meritorious service?" Zhao Zhilong asked.

Quan Zhixuan said: "That depends on how useful your letter will be after sending it. Don't blame me for not reminding you, the later the letter is sent, the less effect it will have."

Hearing this, Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi have nothing else to say, and immediately want to write a letter with pen, ink, paper and inkstone...

But Gao Qiqian, because the eunuch Li Xuan leaked the news, after learning that Ma Shiying and Lu Jiude brought a group of Princess Kunxing's people into the palace to kidnap Zhu Yousong, he wanted to use Zhu Yousong's hand to lure him into the palace. All he thought about for a moment was to control the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp.

Having been a leading eunuch for decades, he knows very well that no matter what happens, mastering soldiers and horses is the first priority.

As long as he is in control of the Beijing camp, King Jin Keqin rescues him, and guards Nanjing, he will surpass all the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, and he will be crowned king as an eunuch!
You can also bring the Beijing camp to seek refuge with Princess Nakunxing in order to seek self-protection, and even keep your power and wealth.

Fortunately, he is different from Zhao Zhilong and Zhu Guobi who indulged in drinking and sex all day long, he still pays more attention to the Beijing camp.

In the few months since he took over the military affairs of the Beijing camp, he took advantage of his position to subdue several generals who were willing to join him, and arranged a group of cronies as middle-level generals.

In addition, during the reign of Chongzhen, he served as the supervisor of the army many times, and even led the army to fight. He also knows military affairs very well, and he has some prestige in the army.

So, after arriving at the Beijing camp, Gao Qiqian quickly contacted seven or eight trusted generals and asked them to gather troops.

These generals couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, and then asked in a hurry——

"Junmen, why do you let me wait to gather troops this late at night?"

"That's right. At this time, many men are not in the camp. Gathering troops is very troublesome."

"Junmen, could it be that the enemy is approaching Nanjing City, and His Majesty wants to send me to defend against the enemy?"

"···"

Hearing these generals find all kinds of excuses for not wanting to gather troops, and instead ask him for secrets, Gao Qiqian, already grizzled, couldn't help trembling with anger.

Fortunately, there are some capable soldiers around him.

Seeing Gao Qiqian's unhappy expression, the leader of the soldiers immediately shouted: "Be quiet!"

Only then did the generals of the Beijing camp quiet down.

Gao Qiqian knew very well that he could not reveal the truth to these people for the time being, otherwise these generals who only wanted to make money all day would probably have other thoughts, or would not listen to his orders, or plan to collaborate with the enemy.

You must let these people get on his boat first, and become grasshoppers on the same rope with him.

So, he glanced at the generals, and said: "Recently a group of rebels appeared in Yingtian Mansion. It was just a trivial matter, but today dozens of people sneaked into the palace and took His Majesty hostage.

During the crisis, His Majesty sent someone to tell our family to bring troops to rescue us immediately, and at the same time close the gates of the city and strengthen the city defense to prevent bandits from taking the opportunity to invade the capital.

This is a great achievement in rescuing you - as long as you can save His Majesty and stop the thieves who might attack the capital, you will be granted a knighthood.

Now, does anyone still find it troublesome to gather troops at night?If you still have this idea, go back to sleep, it just happens that the credit is not enough. "

Most of these Beijing camp generals came in to make money through their connections, and none of them had real skills.

Coupled with the fact that Gao Qiqian is now the most powerful eunuch in the Hongguang court, almost all the generals present believed him.

One or two people had doubts, but they didn't dare to ask more questions.

Immediately, one by one excitedly stated that they were going to gather troops.

Gao Qiqian reminded again: "Rescue needs to be timely, we only give you half an hour.

After half an hour, no matter how many soldiers come to the barracks to listen to orders, our family will lead troops into the palace to rescue him.

As for the rest of the people, they will be responsible for closing the city gates and patrolling the city walls. "

As soon as these generals heard this, they immediately rushed to gather troops—obviously, the rescue was the most important, and it was relatively easy to obtain, after all, there were only a few dozen thieves who held His Majesty hostage.

As for the city defense, who knows if there will be thieves attacking the city?Even if there is, how can the merit of defending the city be compared with the merit of saving the driver?
Driven by the heart of utilitarianism, these seven or eight generals gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in less than half an hour.

These people certainly couldn't all be brought into the palace, so Gao Qiqian ordered the parade horses on the grounds of the Beijing Camp, and prepared to select three to five thousand "elites" to take away.

The campus is brightly lit.

With the support of dozens of potential soldiers, Gao Qi went up to the point of view and looked down, and couldn't help frowning.

There was a lot of noise below, it was completely gathered in groups, there was no shape of a queue at all.

Most of the people didn't wear armor, not to mention, there were even a small number of people who didn't even have weapons, whether they didn't have them in the first place, or they forgot to bring them.

Those generals also felt shameful, and they were afraid that Gao Qiqian would look down on their mistakes, so they didn't bring them to save them, so they hurriedly led their servants and shouted to form a team.

Someone once suggested that the generals of various ministries should take their servants to the palace to rescue him, but Gao Qiqian rejected it.

If Gao Qiqian is really for rescue, seven or eight generals and hundreds of family members are indeed enough to act.

But in fact, Gao Qiqian wanted to use the name of rescue, to surround and seal off the palace with these troops, and then wait and see the situation. Naturally, this is not something hundreds or thousands of people can do, and three to five thousand people is enough use.

What's more, the high defense of the capital is also very important-if he can firmly grasp the defense of the capital, the city of Nanjing will also become his political capital.

Just when Gao Qiqian and Dianjiangtai closed their eyes and rested their minds, suppressing their impatience and waiting for the troops to be assembled, they did not know that four people sneaked into the shadow of more than 100 steps away from the Dianjiangtai...

　Third more.

　　Three thousand words.

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