nanming man

Chapter 546 Kunxing Wronged You
Back then when Li Zicheng marched eastward, his troops were heading straight for Beijing. Emperor Chongzhen wanted to go south, but was blocked by Guang Shiheng and others. In the end, he failed and hanged himself on a crooked neck tree.

The emperor failed, and died for the country. At that time, Guang Shiheng, who blocked Chongzhen from going south with righteous words, first took refuge in Li Zicheng, and then fled to Nanjing.

This kind of behavior is naturally defined as a traitor, and was beheaded in the city by the Nanjing court on the grounds of "resisting the southward migration, and causing the first emperor to perish the country."

Ma Shiying said that when he came up, meaning that anyone of you who wants to stop the emperor from going is a traitor like Guang Shiheng.

Now the Nanjing imperial court has the largest Ma Party and the largest number of personnel.

When he said this, those in the palace who wanted to persuade the emperor to stay would not be able to open their mouths, and they didn't want to be defined as traitors.

If Nanjing is defended, the name of the treacherous minister can be wiped out, but if it is not defended, it will be wronged.

The emperor is the father of all the people. As long as the emperor is there, the court will be there, and the Ming Dynasty will be there, and the subjects will have hope and hope.

Now that the situation is so dangerous, if the Qing army really came across the river, just like Li Zicheng fought Beijing, and took over the Nanjing court, what would Ming do?Isn't it all over?

Faced with such a dangerous situation, even the main fighters have to admit that Ma Shiying's scruples are not completely out of place.

This is also the reason why few people stood up to oppose it. After all, Jiangbei played so badly that the courtiers didn't have much confidence.

As soon as Ma Shiying finished speaking, Ruan Dacheng said again: "Your Majesty, for the sake of the country, go to the center of Zhejiang to avoid the front of the army first!"

But Zhu Cihong shook his head, closed his eyes and said, "If Beijing is lost, I can come to Nanjing. If Nanjing is lost, where can I go? The mausoleum of the Taizu is in Nanjing. I can't lose the face of the late emperor and the great ancestors. If I leave, the morale of the army will be shaken, and I fear losing the hearts of the army and the people."

Previously, Zhu Cihong put aside his rhetoric in order to stabilize the morale of the army, but considering the actual situation, his tone was not very firm, and he was wavering in his heart. If he wanted to stay, he was afraid that he would not be able to defend it. If he left, he felt that he would shake the morale of the army and lose the hearts of the people.

After hearing this, many ministers in the hall became impatient.The Qing army was fierce and obviously couldn't beat them, so why did they fight so stupidly, wouldn't they run away and wait for someone to catch them?
Facing the current situation, there is no shame in running away. For the past dynasties, when encountering this kind of thing, the word is to run away.

Look at how thorough and straightforward Tang Xuanzong ran, he slipped away, officials and guards of honor didn't know, and he was going to court the next day.

Besides, Song Gaozong, the Jin army searched the mountains and seas to arrest Zhao Gou, but they didn't catch him. If Zhao Gou didn't run away and was caught, then Song would be almost over.

Now the emperor must be taken away, not only for Daming, but also for themselves.

After all, if the emperor doesn't leave, they can't leave either. They and their families can only stay in Nanjing.

Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng looked at each other. As expected of an old bureaucrat, Ma Shiying immediately heard the hesitation in the emperor's heart, and immediately knocked his head on the ground, and said in a painful voice: "Your Majesty guards Nanjing and protects the heart of the ancestral temple. I understand, but For the sake of the country and the country, I would like to ask your Majesty to be patient for the time being, and to avoid the eastern barbarians first. Your Majesty left Nanjing just for the sake of safety. As long as your Majesty is safe, the world will recover one day. Besides, Your Majesty is only going to Zhejiang to take refuge temporarily, not Nanjing must be abandoned."

As Ma Shiying wiped his tears, he raised his head and glanced at He Tengjiao who was standing next to him, "Old He Ge had commanded troops in Huguang and was an old supervisor who knew the soldiers. I think it is enough for Old He Ge to stay in Nanjing. Your Majesty arrived in Central Zhejiang. , the minister is sending people to deal with the Qing army and let the Qing army retreat so that we can survive this crisis."

He Tengjiao who was standing was stunned when he heard Ma Shiying's words, and instantly became angry.How fucking shameless, if you want to talk about Zhibing, I'm definitely not as good as you, Ma Shoufu.

Originally, so many ministers were persuading the emperor to leave Beijing, and He Tengjiao could not stand up against it, but Ma Shiying was too worthless, and it was really shameless to want him to stay in Nanjing.

At this time, He Tengjiao also understood Ma Shiying's intentions. The court first fled to Zhejiang to ensure its own safety, and then sent envoys to discuss peace with the Qing army, and then went back to Nanjing when the country was founded.

Zhu Cihong actually lacked confidence in the war in Jiangbei. He hoped to see the Jiangbei Ming army win a battle and stop the Qing army's iron heels, but he was really worried that the Jiangbei Ming army would disappoint him and fail to defend Nanjing.

After all, the people who were afraid of the Qing army were not just the Ming army on the front line. Since Zhu Cihong was sensible, he had often heard news that the Ming army was defeated by the Qing army. He also had no idea about the war in Jiangbei.

At this time, many officials in the hall began to echo Ma Shiying's words, trying hard to persuade Zhu Cihong to leave Nanjing, and Zhu Cihong cast a questioning look at his team.

Ma Shiying wanted to keep He Tengjiao in Nanjing, and he and the emperor went to Zhejiang, which was really a good idea.

"Your Majesty, I think the Jiangbei War is at a critical moment. At this time, the first thing to do is to boost the morale of the soldiers. Your Majesty cannot evacuate Nanjing yet!" He Tengjiao came out to salute Zhu Cihong, and then glanced at Ma Shiying, as if to say, don't take me away , then everyone don't leave, just fight and forget.

Ma Shiying was furious, and said sharply: "The war situation has deteriorated to this point, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all thinking about His Majesty and the great Ming Dynasty, but you want to keep His Majesty in a dangerous place in Nanjing, and want to make your reputation, what is your intention!"

He Tengjiao said: "Old Ma Ge meant nothing more than to retreat to the middle of Zhejiang Province and seek peace from the Eastern captives. However, looking at the past history, the north and the south were confronted. Is there any example where the north won and gave up attacking the south? There are almost no examples. Right! Your Majesty wants to evacuate Nanjing, the consequences will be unimaginable, and Jiang Fang will probably collapse. How can the Mage Ministry seek peace at that time? Your Majesty, I think that in order to keep the country, we must show our strength, so that Donglu feels that we cannot attack our dynasty. Only then can we have a chance to negotiate. Although the situation is bad now, it is not time to give up!"

Ma Shiying's old face turned red when he was told about his thoughts. He really had the intention of ceding land and paying compensation in exchange for the retreat of the Qing army.

Seeing this, Ruan Dacheng was about to speak immediately. After hearing He Tengjiao's words, Zhu Cihong's eyes became firmer. He raised his hand to stop Ruan Dacheng, but asked He Tengjiao, "What does He Gebu mean that Jiangbei can still hold on?"

He Tengjiao said: "Your Majesty is evacuating now, and Jiang's defense is bound to collapse. When the Eastern captives cross the river, Jiangnan will fall into captive hands. How can the Eastern captives negotiate with us? At this time, the Gaoge Department is still guarding Yangzhou, and Lord Jingguo is guarding Luzhou, Hezhou, the Qing army is difficult to capture for a while, and there is a river defense division in the middle of the river, not to mention that it can repel the Eastern captives. I think there is no problem in resisting for a while. I think that as long as we can hold for a while, there will be a turning point. If you really can't hold on, it won't be too late for the imperial court to leave Nanjing!"

He Tengjiao originally wanted to say, hold on for a while, and wait for Gao Yihuan to send troops, and the battle can still be fought, but Gao Yihuan has become the Ming Dynasty's Zhu Quanzhong in the eyes of Nanjing's monarchs and ministers, so he is unwilling to improve Yihuan, and wants to gradually get rid of the connection with Gao Yihuan, so as not to implicate him later.

Zhu Cihong clenched his hands into fists and placed them on the armrest of the dragon chair, frowning tightly and did not speak.

What He Tengjiao said made sense, Jiang Fang was still there, there was no need to evacuate in such a hurry, and Zhu Cihong also knew what He Tengjiao was talking about.

It is to ask him to ask Gao Jingzhong, ask Gao Jingzhong to send troops to help Daming.This hurt Zhu Cihong's self-esteem a bit, and he had asked He Tengjiao to write a letter expressing his hope that Gao Jingzhong would send troops, but Gao Jingzhong did not move.

This shows that Gao Jingzhong, a treacherous official, will not send troops easily, and Zhu Cihong must come up with something that can make Gao Jingzhong tempted.

Now is the critical moment for the survival of the court, and it is time to sacrifice some people and things.

Zhu Cihong sighed in his heart, "Kunxing, I can only wrong you."

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