In Yingtian Mansion, soldiers are being recruited.

Chen Zilong’s goal is 30,000 people.

This goal is not high. For a southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, 30,000 soldiers will only take a few days.

In fact, Wu Zheng blamed Chen Zilong and others incorrectly.

When Qian Sule returned to Beijing, they conveyed Wu Zheng's strategy of using more than 20,000 imperial guards as bait to attract the main force of the Qing army in Jiangbei and thus recovering Zhenjiang City in one battle. Chen Zilong and others not only did not object, but also strongly agreed.

If Zhenjiang can be recaptured and completely controlled the south of the Yangtze River, no longer surrounded by enemies, not to mention 20,000 people, even if it doubles, it will be worth it.

This is also the reason why the Qian family's uncle and nephew were able to quickly lead the army to fight, and Wang Zhiren immediately cooperated to lead the navy to attack Jiangxin Island regardless of the casualties.

The emperor and his subjects have the same heart and virtue, and nothing can be accomplished.

Of course, there is another important reason for this, that is, Chen Zilong and his literati changed their views on Wu Zheng.

It was not because of Wu Zheng's achievements in regaining the entire territory of Shaoxing Prefecture, nor because Wu Zheng was ordered to send Zhoushan Navy to reinforce Yingtian Prefecture, nor because Wu Zheng is now enterprising and intends to regain Zhenjiang.

The reason is very simple, it is Wu Zheng’s “identity”.

Although it has not been confirmed, the weight of Taizu's will and the jade seal of the country has been half believed by Chen Zilong and others.

Today is different from the past.

If it is in a peaceful and prosperous era, it depends on the emperor's intention, or a royal title is awarded to a throne or a house arrest. Of course, it is not ruled out that the cold son dies after being killed by sudden illness.

But now, the royal family is in decline, and more than two hundred years have passed, and the original supporters of Huizong have been suppressed. Even if they want to counterattack, they will not be able to find anyone. No matter who is the emperor, the ministers are in front of them, and the emperor is the emperor and the ministers are in the moment. This sentence makes the situation in front of them not very applicable.

Therefore, for Chen Zilong and other pioneers in the Baoming Room, Wu Zheng can indeed become one of the candidates.

Moreover, if Wu Zheng was supported, there would be no possibility that Wu Zheng would usurp the throne. There would be no one who usurps himself, right?

In addition to the Qingtai Dynasty, Wu Zheng was too powerful.

If he really supports him as emperor, maybe everything will be natural.

The news that the three emperors in Guangzhou shared a great stimulation of the Qingtai court officials, who longed for an emperor.

But among these people, there are also people who have different opinions, such as the Henan Dao Censor (God knows how he takes office), the deputy chief censor Wang Yi, and the military officer Dong Zhining, the civil servant, represented the civil servants. They did not agree to support Wu Zheng, but they believed that it was necessary to approve the authenticity of the imperial seal to confirm the authenticity of Wu Zheng's identity. Otherwise, if you make a mistake, the Ming Dynasty would be completely lost.

I dare not refute this disagreement.

Just like no one dares to openly question Wu Zheng’s identity.

Because as long as Wu Zheng recognizes his identity as a royal clan, unless Wu Zheng has no power, he has to question him first.

However, to verify the authenticity of the imperial seal, you have to compare the documents from more than 200 years ago, which obviously cannot be done for a long time.

It is precisely because of this that literati, including Chen Zilong, are hesitating.

But this does not prevent them from taking practical actions to help Wu fight for Zhenjiang. After all, this matter is beneficial to both public and private.

However, with the departure of the Qian family's uncle and nephew, there was only one imperial guard in Yingtian Prefecture, Liao Zhongping, and it was hard to support it alone.

Since the beginning of this battle, there has been no war in Yingtian Mansion, but it is a capital city after all. When the war really happens, it is not far from death.

Therefore, Chen Zilong proposed to conquer another 30,000 new troops, firstly to guard against the Qing army breaking through the blockade of Xingguo Duke Navy and attacking ashore. Secondly, everyone understands that Jiangbeiyi's real Ming army will not be able to return, so there will be a new army that fills the gap.

This is related to everyone's safety, so naturally no one objected.

But the question is, can the court afford it?

Chen Zilong's reputation in Jiangnan was indeed strong. Within five days, he recruited 30,000 new recruits. What is surprising is that the recruitment of these 30,000 new recruits was not paid, which means that they only need to give them a bite of food.

This shows how powerful the appeal of Chen Zilong and others is.

This is not the end. There are soldiers, but military uniforms and equipment also cost money.

OK, Chen Zilong and dozens of others went to Xuanwu Lake for two consecutive days to hold two "lectures" and raised more than 300,000 taels of silver. Not only did the equipment of the new army be solved, but it also accumulated a lot of them, which shows that its reputation is amazing.

At this time, the news of the restoration of Zhenjiang City reached Yingtian Prefecture.

The messenger who had three pennant flags on his back almost rolled and crawled into Fengtian Hall, and gasped and told the news.

The entire hall was silent.

After a while, cheers burst out from the palace. This is everyone's achievements. Almost everyone is doing this for this battle.

The army's food, military preparations, people's mobilization, recruitment of civilians, etc.

This is a big project, which is completely different from Wu Zheng launching a war in Hangzhou and Shaoxing.

Simply put, Wu Zheng implemented the military government in Hangzhou, but it was different from Yingtianfu. It was a court with complete yamen.

Wu Zheng could order a small war at any time. Of course, if there were no deep-rooted forces of the Mo family and to do logistics for Wu Zheng, Wu Zheng would not be so easy to recover Shaoxing if he wanted to recover Shaoxing.

Therefore, when everyone heard that Zhenjiang Prefecture was restored, they felt honored.

The cheers continued for a full incense stick, and many excited old men slapped their high-highs to congratulate each other.

On the steps of the palace, Zhu Moe, the supervisor, was filled with tears in his eyes. At this time, everyone lost their composure.

No one will accuse anyone of the wrongdoing.

Zhu Ma's eyes focused on the void outside the Fengtian Hall gate, and his red lips were moving, "Father, did you hear it? We finally have a firm foothold in Jiangnan again. You are in the sky, so you must bless the revival of the Ming Dynasty..."

But many times, things will go beyond expectations.

No one expected that, perhaps Chen Zilong himself would not have thought in advance that he would at this time, in front of the governor and the civil and military officials of the court, to support Wu Zheng as the emperor.

Chen Zilong's voice fell back above Fengtian Hall, and the whole hall was silent as if dead, and silent.

It was so sudden that no one could have expected, even the civil servants who had proposed this initiative during a private gathering.

Perhaps it was because of the three emperors in Guangzhou who gave Chen Zilong a sense of urgency.

Maybe it's because of this victory that everyone has been looking forward to.

Compared with the liberation of Yingtian Mansion, this victory made them even more excited.

Because they participated together.

Chen Zilong's initiative is extraordinary, he is the chief minister of the cabinet.
Chapter completed!