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Chapter 154 Determined to Be a Good Emperor
After singing and dancing, the remnant seats were removed, and Zhu Yousong, who was already full of blood, entered the imperial tent with a beautiful left hand and a right hand.

Like a conditioned reflex, Ermei and Zhu Yousong were a little excited when they arrived at the dragon bed.

Two female servants and one male, dry firewood meets raging fire, the three who can make the wind make the wind, and the one who can make the rain make the rain.Hearty after the cloud and rain.

When Zhu Yousong told Ermei that he would leave Beijing for a few more days without taking them with him, Queen Jin and Chan'er knew that the emperor was busy again, so naturally they didn't dare to ask more questions. The only thing they could do was to use all their strength The solution is to serve the emperor well, it can be counted as compensation for the emperor's departure from Beijing for a few days.

Before driving, Zhu Yousong made careful arrangements. The government affairs of the DPRK and China were handed over to the cabinet headed by Gao Hongtu, and the military affairs were handed over to the Governor's Office of the Five Armies and the Ministry of War. Hongtu is jointly responsible.

Of course, this refers to routine and routine government and military affairs. If a major event occurs and cannot be adjudicated, they still need to report to Zhu Yousong for imperial approval.

Of course, the training of the Imperial Battalion cannot be neglected. During the period when Liu Zhaoji was away from Beijing, a deputy general was temporarily appointed to take charge.

A few days later, Zhu Yousong drove away from Beijing with Lu Jiude and a group of maids from the inner eunuch, and Liu Zhaoji and Li Quan escorted them with [-] imperial guards.

Claiming to the outside world that he will be in the capital, and the emperor will go back to his hometown, which is justified.

Civil and military officials and the Golden Empress went out of the city to see them off, and the common people lined up spontaneously in long queues in the streets, and most of them wanted to see Longyan off, and most of them wanted to see off the emperor and pray for blessings.

Zhu Yousong is very popular now. Although he has not taken any measures to benefit the people, such as reducing rent and tax in the past few months, he has suppressed traitors, especially the rebellion of Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo, and removed several scourges for the common people. Of course the people will praise him.

Zhu Yousong's heart warmed every time the common people greeted and sent him off spontaneously, and he became more and more determined to be a good emperor and make a big difference. Good people, no crime.

Zhu Yousong waved to them frequently on the horse.

Not far from Beijing, we arrived at the riverside. Xu Wenjue, the admiral of the Caojiang Navy, Liu Kongzhao, the Nanjing Bingbeidao and the deputy general of the Caojiang Navy, and Zheng Cai, the censor of the Jiandu of the Caojiang Navy, led their troops to meet him in the river.

Thousands of warships are densely packed, covering the river.Tens of thousands of sailors are wearing hard and sharp, and welcome the holy driver.

How far away is it? Xu Wenjue, Liu Kongzhao, and Zheng Cai led the generals to kneel on both sides of the official road. This time Liu Liangzuo was killed, the Caojiang Marine Division contributed a lot. The three generals and the [-] Navy Division received royal awards. Let them lie flat, patted the three generals on the shoulder, and encouraged them.

Under the guidance of the three generals, Zhu Yousong boarded the largest boat, followed by Lu Jiude, Liu Zhaoji, Li Quan and a group of guards of the imperial guards who were fully armed.

This big ship is more than 30 meters long and more than ten meters wide. The height of the ship's side from the river is more than one foot. On the bow, there are thousands of golden Flang machines, soldiers with swords and guns, bowmen, gunners, and gunners. They are neatly arranged and majestic.

National flags, general flags, army formation sequence flags, and five-color flags fluttered in the wind in the air, hunting.

Zhu Yousong got on the warship with his men and horses, and more than [-] soldiers, soldiers, inner eunuchs and maids who accompanied him also boarded the ship.

Under Zhu Yousong's decree, the mighty fleet set sail, the water beat the boat, the boat pressed the water waves, and sailed to the opposite side.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Zhu Yousong faced the rolling Yangtze River, and then looked back at Nanjing, the imperial capital standing on the bank of the river. He remembered that the ancients drank horses from the Yangtze River, broke their halberds and sank into the sand. .

After abandoning the ship and landing on the shore, farewell to the Caojiang navy.Zhu Yousong's group of more than 3000 people continued on their way, but after dozens of miles, they met for ten days and parted ways.

That is to say, around October [-]th, Zhu Yousong was going to complete the assassination of Liu Zeqing, while Lu Jiude and Huang Degong were going to complete the military deployment in Huai'an, and both groups gave them ten days.

Because the success of this beheading operation is not only to kill Liu Zeqing, but also to control his [-] troops. Otherwise, in theory, if Liu Zeqing is killed, a second Liu Zeqing will appear.

Most of the troops were led by Lu Jiude, including the accompanying palace maids. This group of troops came to Fengyang.

Lu Jiude came to Fengyang with a secret decree, first to deceive people, and more importantly, to see Huang Degong deliver the decree, and arrange for the deployment of Qin Wang's divisions in Kaifeng, Xuzhou, Sizhou, Zhenjiang and other places in Henan to cooperate with Zhu Yousong's beheading action.

There were only 500 troops on the other side, all of them were cavalry. On the surface, Liu Zhaoji was in command, and with two imperial doctors, they went to Huai'an to diagnose and treat Liu Zeqing's illness.

One of the two imperial physicians was Zhu Yousong, the emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and the other was Li Quan, who was in command of Jin Yiwei and was in charge of Qianhu in Dongchang.

In order for Zhu Yousong to make himself more mature, old is the most valuable doctor, let alone an imperial doctor. If he is a white-faced scholar in his twenties, how can he have the qualifications and style of an imperial doctor?

Therefore, Zhu Yousong specially trimmed his beard for himself, and matched it with the outfit of an imperial doctor. People who are not very familiar with Zhu Yongsong really can't tell that this is His Majesty today.

As for Li Quan, it doesn't matter. As Zhu Yousong's assistant or disciple, it is reasonable for him to be younger.Just put on the imperial doctor's hat, put on the imperial doctor's uniform, and carry the small medicine box.Of course, Liu Liangzuo's subordinates are not familiar with him, so they don't need to deliberately put on makeup.

Zhu Yousong, Liu Zhaoji, Li Quan and others looked at each other, and there was nothing wrong with it. Liu Zhaoji took the imperial decree and led more than [-] riders to Huai'an.

Once Zhu Yousong calculated this time, it was only four to five hundred miles away from Huai'an. Ten days was too much time. The reason why he arranged such a long time was mainly to dispatch troops for Lu Jiude and Huang Degong. Free up time to complete military deployments.

But Zhu Yousong and the others don't need to worry at all, because if they arrive in Huai'an one day earlier, they will have to lurk for one more day, and there will be one more day of danger.

Therefore, Zhu Yousong's 500 men and horses were not in a hurry at all. They traveled around the mountains and rivers, stayed overnight at Xiaoxing, walked in the car, and came slowly to Huai'an...

Huai'an, located in the north-central part of Jiangsu Province, is a famous historical city with a history of more than 2000 years and a collection of humanities.The government of the Ming Dynasty was located in today's Shanyang County.

After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the entire Yellow River seized the Huaihe River, floods intensified in the territory, agriculture declined, and the prosperity of the land of fish and rice no longer existed.Both the Ming and Qing Dynasties appointed officials to be stationed in the Huai River to control the river.Huai'an's opportunity to transport troughs, salt transport, river workers, and postal stations entered its heyday, and together with Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, it was called the "four major cities" on the canal line.The prosperity of the city of Huai'an has brought about a gathering of humanities.

It is precisely because of the city's reputation that Uncle Dongping placed his residence here.

However, due to the looting by Liu Zeqing's troops in the current Linhuai area, the fish and meat people are no longer prosperous.

However, a large amount of wealth was looted to the Huai'an Mansion, and Liu Zeqing cleverly set up a pretext to ask for a part of the official silver from the court. In addition, he often withheld the rations of his brothers in the army. Therefore, this big tiger in the army quickly amassed a huge amount of wealth.

Part of the funds was used to expand troops and buy horses. In just a few months, the number of soldiers under his command reached [-].

But most of the wealth is used for personal squandering. His Earl's Mansion is decorated on a grand scale, resplendent with gold and jade, and the pavilions are second to none, comparable to the No. [-] imperial palace.

However, he was not satisfied and still wanted to expand.In addition, this person is particularly lustful.In addition to the wives and concubines in groups, there are as many as four or fifty people who are kept by prostitutes.

He didn't think about training soldiers, and didn't plan to defend the border. He was addicted to drinking and sex all day long.

The downfall of the former old neighbor Gao Jie aroused his vigilance, and he had to restrain himself. The emperor issued an order for him to send troops to Shandong to recover the lost ground.

He laughed hehe, threw the imperial decree into the trash can, wrote a note to the court and lied about being sick, and thought it was over, but Liu Liangzuo lost his head in a flash, which made him panic.

(End of this chapter)