Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 110 Choose Ming Lord, Tang Wang supervises the country
Hangzhou was overthrown, after Lu Jian Kingdom surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court lost its new master again, Zuo Maodi, Huang Daozhou and more than 20 ministers who withdrew from Hangzhou were worried for a while, and suddenly felt that the road ahead was uncertain.

In the boat warehouse, Zuo Maodi sat opposite to Huang Daozhou and others, "My fellow ministers, the country cannot be without a king for a day. Now that the Lujian Kingdom has surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, we should quickly establish a new leader, stabilize people's hearts, and compete with the Qing court. .I don’t know what you think, gentlemen, so let everyone listen quickly.”

After the fall of Hangzhou, Ma Shiying was taken away by the officers and soldiers of the Fang Ministry, and Ruan Dacheng and Zhu Dian fled to Wuzhou. The officials who escaped from Hangzhou now hold the highest official position in Zuo Maodi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, so he presided over the matter of supporting the new master .

"Master Zuo's words are really urgent!" Huang Mingjun, deputy censor of Youqin Capital, followed suit: "Now that Hangzhou has fallen, people's hearts are unstable, but supporting the Jian State is a major national event, and we should not act hastily. I think it should be done according to the Ming Dynasty. The law of the country, the order of blood, and the establishment of a supervisory state! The uncles and brothers of the late emperor, only the king of Gui is left, and I thought that if the Guifan was established, the world would be united!"

After hearing his words, the ministers discussed slightly, Huang Daozhou, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Kuang Wang is far away in Guangxi, but now in Bandang in the southeast, he is far away from the water and can't quench his thirst. Embrace the Lord so that we can clean up the mess as soon as possible."

"Master Huang's words are reasonable!" Su Guansheng, head of the household department, said: "The center of the Ming Dynasty is in the southeast, and the Qing court's army is stationed in Yuhang. We must make a decision immediately!"

In ancient dynasties, the most important thing was that the country should not be without a king for a day, and King Gui was indeed too far away. When they sent people to meet King Gui, and waited for King Gui to reach the southeast, it would take at least two months. At that time, the Qing army did not know where to go. up.

Zuo Maodi heard what everyone said, and then made a decision: "The situation is urgent, we should do it cheaply, so we will elect a vassal king from the nearby vassals, and immediately take over the post of supervisor of the country, leading the overall situation of resisting the Qing Dynasty. You can try to say , which vassal should be established?"

Seeing that Zuo Maodi had already set the tone, all the ministers pondered and discussed for a while, and finally Su Guansheng said: "Azige sent people to appease the vassals who occupied Zhejiang Province. King Zhou, King Chong, and King Hui all Since the fall of the Qing Dynasty, only the king of Lu and the king of Tang are at large, but the king of Lu is heading to Taizhou, and we cannot find his trace, but the king of Tang is with us, so I think the king of Tang can be established."

Huang Daozhou heard the words, nodded and said: "Recently, we have been walking with the King of Tang, and I have observed it secretly. I think His Highness is very extraordinary, has great ambitions, can listen to people's words, and is very wise. He is the master of Zhongxing. Act of!"

Tang Wang Zhu Yujian is completely different from other vassals who were raised within the high walls. He suffered from childhood, grew up in adversity, knew the sufferings of the people, and cared about the world. Best suited for a monarch who can turn the tide.

When Zuo Maodi heard the words, he also thought it was true, and said to everyone: "Nanyang, the domain of the Tang Dynasty, is the hometown of Guangwu and Liu Xiu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and His Royal Highness Tang Wang also has the general plan of Guangwu. Those who start from Nanyang will restore the Han family's business. We are asking to see His Royal Highness the King of Tang, and embrace him to supervise the country!"

"Good!" All the ministers and workers got up together with Zuo Maoyi, bowed slightly, and went out of the boathouse together to look for the king of Tang.

After they escaped from Hangzhou on August 20, they went upstream along the Qiantang River. On August [-], when the boat arrived at Quzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, more than [-] ministers including Zuo Maodi and Huang Daozhou, according to the number of etiquette, three times The memo asked the king of the Tang Dynasty to supervise the country, and said: "Hulu invaded the south, stole the artifact, and the whole country shared the shame of masking. Thinking about the difficulties of Taizu's entrepreneurship, every step back was lost, and the plan for ZTE's recovery was as easy as it was earlier. Today The north is lost, and then the southeast is lost. The country is in danger, and it is necessary to know the king and turn the tide. The artifact cannot last long, and the country cannot be without a king. I implore your highness to come to Jianguo and restore the Han Dynasty."

Tang Wang Zhu Yujian was originally a man with great ambitions. After three persuasions from the ministers, he agreed to supervise the country on the thirteenth, and swore, "Respectfully seek to restore the imperial family, expel the northern captives, and save my ancestor's career. .” Said that he would carry out the Sixth Division in person for the Northern Expedition. (Historically, Zheng Hongkui supported the establishment of the Tang King and supervised the country. In this book, this king committed suicide after being defeated in Zhenjiang.)
Just when the king of Tang came to Jianguo, Prince Azige of Qing Tingying, who was in Hangzhou, also learned that the king of Tang and Zuo Maodi and other important officials had fled together, and quickly sent several elite teams to hunt down the fled to Quzhou. The king of Tang, and the king of Lu who rushed to Taizhou, must drive out the clan of the Ming Dynasty.

The king of Tang and his entourage reached the border of Quzhou, landed with the abandoned boat, and entered the city of Quzhou to rest for a while. identity, but into the city in plain clothes.

Now the king of Tang regards you as the supervisor of the country, but he doesn't even have guards and horses around him. It's very unsafe to move, let alone fight against the Qing army. This makes the king of Tang feel depressed. Ascend to the treasure of the prison country, but there are no soldiers or money in hand, and Zuo Qing and his party are the only ones who can be relied on. This king wants to restore thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, but he doesn't know how to start, and I hope Zuo Qing will teach him."

His Royal Highness the King of Tang was still trapped in the Fengyang Royal Prison a year ago, and now he has become a supervisor of the country. He lacks confidantes, and does not have enough bloodlines. He wants to rely on his own strength to rebuild the Ming Dynasty, but it is very difficult, or even impossible. impossible.

Zuo Maodi heard the words of the king of Tang and knew that under the current situation, the king of Tang must find strong support before he can do something. Zuo Maodi already knew this foreign aid well, "Wang Shiheng is utterly loyal and has strong soldiers in his hands. Wan, and extremely capable of fighting, if His Highness gets his help, he will definitely be able to rejuvenate Daming."

"This king and the Zhongyonghou once had a relationship, and his love for the people, I am very fond of it!" His Highness Tang Wang agreed deeply, nodded and said: "The Zhongyonghou's reputation of resisting the Qing Dynasty is also deeply respected by this king. If you can get it His help should be Xie Anshi, my king!"

"Your Highness, Wang Shiheng is now leading the army and the people, marching side by side by sea and land, and the speed of marching is not fast. Your Highness is here without soldiers and horses to guard him, and secondly, he is very close to the Qing army. I think that only by chasing Wang Shiheng quickly can we be in an invincible position. " Zuo Maodi saluted.

"Zuo Qing is old enough to be a certain country!" King Tang nodded, agreeing: "I will follow the advice of Qing's family, stay in the city for a short time to rest, eat some food, and then order people to buy some dry food, and then immediately leave the city to chase after Zhongyonghou. !"

Tang Wang and his party chose a restaurant at random, and sat down in a corner of the lobby without entering an expensive restaurant, ordered some simple food, and began to eat.

Zuo Maodi and other ministers saw that Tang Wang only ate some simple cakes and pickles, and he was very different from Hongguang Emperor, who loved to listen to operas, and Lu Jianguo, who loved to play chess and antiques, and was very moved in his heart, " This is also the master of Zhongxing!" (Historically, after the Tang king ascended the throne, he was very frugal and only wore common clothes, which were woven by the queen himself.)
(End of this chapter)