Nanjing, Jiandi Emperor Palace.

In the hall, Zhu Yihai, who was once very heroic and energetic, has seemed to have become more than ten years old in the past six months, like an old man.

The war was not going well and the defeat was prominent, which made Zhu Yihai exhausted and consumed his energy.

Now, the front line has been pushed back from Jiangxi by Longwu to Nanzhili, which means that the war to overthrow Longwu by Zhu Yihai has failed.

The army of the Longwu court slowly approached Nanjing from several routes, and the more deadly thing, the Eastern Qing Dynasty Ajige also called the fire robbery and invaded Lianghuai.

Earlier, Ajige looked at the civil strife in Nanming and intended to go south, rob and enrich the exhausted treasury. He did not want Xiqing to make a sudden change, so he changed his mind and decided to unify the north first.

After all, once Wu Sangui and others gain a foothold, it will be difficult to unify the north in the future.

Therefore, Ajige led his army to attack Hedong, but the battle of unification did not continue in the end.

The failure of the Liangshun Kings, coupled with Jiang Xiang's return to help, made Ajige had to withdraw back to Hebei.

Although Ajige was in Shanxi and had a lot of confiscations, he could not stand the Dongqing treasury and was unable to make ends meet. So Ajige led his troops south to attack Lianghuai, plundering money and grain, and abducting the population.

This was a fatal blow to the Jianwu court, which had already exhausted the potential of war, and made Zhu Yihai feel powerless. The Jianwu court, which had just been established less than two years ago, was facing the biggest crisis since its establishment.

Now to the west of Jianwu, there are the approaching Longwu army, the north is the Eastern Qing army that invaded the Lianghuai River, and to the east and south are the secret soldiers who remain unmoved and are not very reliable.

If nothing unexpected happens, if the situation continues to develop, the Jianwu court may not be able to survive next spring.

At this time, in the hall, Zhu Yihai's face was gloomy and he sat upright without saying a word. His Highness had many Jianwu ministers standing on both sides to discuss strategies to fight against the enemy.

"The current situation is necessary to reverse the situation. I think that only near Anqing to the west, waiting for an opportunity to move back to a city can the situation be stabilized!" The old coach Zhang Mingzhen said.

Wu Zhaosheng couldn't help but say, "What should I do in the north? The Qing army has already rushed in!"

Jiangbei is the old nest of the Zhejiang system. Many families still stay in Jiangbei, and everyone buys property in Jiangbei, and they have a lot of land and wealth.

"I can only rely on the garrison in Jiangbei!" Zhang Mingzhen said in a deep voice.

"Rely on the garrison in Jiangbei?" Someone questioned.

In order to win this battle for the throne, the Jianwu court drew all the elite troops in Jiangbei and recruited several strong men. The Jiangbei defenders were only the elderly, weak, sick and disabled.

Relying on Jiangbei to garrison troops is like letting Jiangbei die.

There was an uproar in the hall, and many people stood up to oppose Zhang Mingzhen's suggestion.

When Zhu Yihai saw the noisy in the hall, he felt even more irritable, so he said angrily: "Quiet!"

When everyone in the hall saw Zhu Yihai getting angry, they hurriedly returned to their positions.

At this time, Zhu Yihai asked in a deep voice, "Zhang Qing, the Qing army attacked Jiangbei, relying solely on Jiangbei's troops, I'm afraid it will be difficult to expel the Qing army!"

It is too easy to expel, and I am afraid that many cities will be captured by the Qing army and robbed.

Zhang Mingzhen was also very painful, but now that Longwu's army is approaching, if he returns to Jiangbei, the Jianwu court will definitely be finished.

"Your Majesty, if you want to win, you can only do this!" Zhang Mingzhen said in a deep voice: "We must gather elite troops on the western front to have a chance of winning!"

Zhu Yihai is also a man who has experienced many battles, so why don’t he understand what Zhang Mingzhen means?

In fact, Zhu Yihai's intention was to not reinforce Jiangbei, concentrate his strength and fight a counterattack near Anqing.

This time the Qing army's invasion was still different from the past. In the past, the Qing army went south to destroy the Ming Dynasty and occupied the south of the Yangtze River. However, Zhu Yihai could see that the Qing army's advance south was very different from the past.

This time, Ajige's invasion returned to the era of Nurhaci and Huang Taiji, with the purpose of robbery.

At present, it is difficult to maintain the existing territory with the strength of Dongqing. It can no longer swallow Jiangbei and Jiangnan. If it expands blindly, it will be dragged down by eating too much land.

Therefore, Zhu Yihai judged that Ajige would not occupy Jiangbei, so he would endure it and wait for the Qing army to evacuate itself.

Ajige's purpose is to plunder and does not pose a fatal threat to Zhu Yihai, but the Longwu army, which is pressing step by step, is the real threat.

Therefore, Zhu Yihai did not agree to return to Jiangbei, because when he returned to Jiangbei, Longwu's army advanced straight into him, and he would definitely perish and would not return to his army. If he could win a battle near Anqing, he might have been able to hold on for a while.

However, in this way, it would be like allowing Ajige to plunder in Jiangbei. Many of the ministers of the Jianwu court, as well as the Jiangbei army, had the interests of many people in Jiangbei, which would inevitably be hated.

Therefore, if you don’t go back to Jiangbei, you can’t say this, and someone else must insist on it.

When Zhu Yihai saw Zhang Mingzhen say this, he immediately asked, "You guys, have any objections!"

Zhang Mingzhen is a veteran in the army and has the highest qualifications. He is in the Zhejiang four major kings. King Zhao Ming of Han established his own family. After King Zhongwu Li Chengdong was besieged in Nanchang, Zhang Mingzhen was already the leader of the military generals of the Jianwu court.

Although everyone was dissatisfied with what he said, they were all long-time generals on the battlefield. In fact, they all understood that Zhang Mingzhen was right.

Seeing this, Zhu Yihai immediately said, "Since that's the case, then~"

At this time, Zhu Yihai was about to make up his mind, but an eunuch hurriedly came in through the side door and whispered.

Zhu Yihai's face turned pale, and then he pretended to be calm again. He felt bitter in his heart and could not speak for a moment.

The ministers in the palace, not knowing what happened, couldn't help but stare at Zhu Yihai with one another.

After a while, Zhu Yihai suddenly stood up from the throne and said with a calm face: "Today's discussion is over! Disperse the court!"

After speaking, Zhu Yihai left the hall. The eunuch hurriedly sang "Sanchao" and followed Zhu Yihai quickly.

In the hall, the ministers looked at each other and discussed, not knowing what had happened, but looking at the emperor's face, it must be nothing good.

The ministers were talking for a while, but had no idea and had to leave the palace one after another. Zhang Mingzhen and others were also preparing to leave the palace.

However, when several people arrived at the palace gate, they were called by the eunuch and said that Zhu Yihai was waiting in the imperial study room.

In the imperial study room, there were only Zhu Yihai, Zhang Mingzhen, Wu Zhaosheng and other confidants.

Facing the inquiring eyes of several ministers, Zhu Yihai spoke a thunderous news, "King Zhongwu has rebelled and surrendered to the enemy!"

"What?" Zhang Mingzhen and others were shocked.

Wu Zhaosheng's face was ferocious, "King Zhongwu was deeply favored by the emperor, how could he betrayed the enemy!"

The news that Li Chengdong surrendered to the Longwu court was an earthquake for the Jianwu court.

Once the news was announced, the court would inevitably be in panic, and Li Chengdong surrendered to the enemy, which indicates that Jin Shenghuan, who was trapped in Jiangxi, could enter Nanzhili.

In this way, the Longwu army will have an absolute advantage in the Anqing area, and Zhang Mingzhen's plan to gather elite troops and fight a counterattack will also fail.

In the imperial study room, the monarch and ministers were speechless, and they all realized that the end of the Jianwu court was coming.

At this time, Xia Wanchun said: "Why didn't Your Majesty ask for help from the King of Han? Han State is your Majesty's vassal!"

Zhu Yihai said angrily: "Zhao Bo'an refuses to send troops, what can I do?"

Xia Wanchun said: "Now is different now, and the King of Han will definitely send troops to rescue him!"
Chapter completed!