Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Sixth South
"What's the trouble with Ma Shiying? The old guy is doing well in the prime minister. I didn't even deliver a single military salary I asked for. I was just about to settle the score with him!"
Gu Zhenhua was not polite to Ma Shiying at all, but Fang Jianming didn't dare to do so, so he could only lower his head and said, "Dude, you can't escape this matter. Nanjing has two consecutive cases, and the fingers are all directed at you and Yuan Fu."
"What?" Gu Zhenhua immediately frowned: "What the hell is going on?"
"The news from the king of the country has just been sent from Nanjing. A month ago, a monk Dayue ran to Nanjing and claimed to be the King of Qi personally conferred by the late emperor. He said that he had been recruited by the late emperor to the capital, and saw the late emperor's will and appointed King Lu to ascend the throne."
"Nothing nonsense, how can there be any King of Qi?" Gu Zhenhua sneered: "When the late emperor was alive, the three princes were there. How could a vassal king ascend the throne? Moreover, such major matters as the will of the internal and external ministers are all under the control of the internal and external ministers. When will it be the turn of a King of Qi who came out of nowhere to speak!"
"The prince Gao Jian, after being interrogated, the six ministers and nine ministers of Nanjing were found to be fake and had been beheaded."
Gu Zhenhua sneered: "In the troubled times, all kinds of cats and dogs pop up. If you kill such monsters, do you have any problems?"
"Mr. Guo, you heard the villain finish his words. After the case of the Great Compassion Monk was over, another case came out. Mu Hu, a family member of Gao Mengji, the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, returned from the north and met a boy on the way. He walked with him. When he was sleeping at night, he found that there were dragon patterns on his underwear. After questioning, the boy said that he was the prince Zhu Cilang. He took him all the way to Nanjing. He originally wanted to interrogate secretly, but because of the leak in advance, he had to publicly identify it. The senior officials of the ministry and the eunuchs in the palace were all present. He found that this guy was not the prince at all. He was also vague about some things, so he decided that it was fake. After some questioning, the guy admitted that he was named Wang Qiming. He was ordered by someone."
Gu Zhenhua narrowed his eyes slightly, his mind kept turning, and after a while, he said, "Jianming. I'm afraid someone is using this to make a fuss?"
"The prince of the country is indeed so. Recently, rumors spread in the south. Some people say that the prince is dead. The current prince is... yes..."
“What is it?”
Fang Jianming took a sneak peek at Gu Zhenhua and said, "It's your child!"
"Nonsense!" Gu Zhenhua immediately widened his eyes. He looked only in his early twenties. The prince was already fifteen years old. Can this be his son?
"Does anyone believe this kind of rumor? Even if I have children, I can't grow up so big if I put them in the greenhouse every day!"
Gu Zhenhua was completely angry and turned around on the ground. Fang Jianming couldn't help but say, "Dude, this is not obvious. Someone wants to slander you, and he wants to attack the emperor."
"Where is Ma Shiying? How do he be the prime minister? Do you leave these rumors and troubles alone?"
"Sir, Yuan Fu was dizzy by these two cases. At first, he also suppressed him strongly, but then a large number of censors impeached him. The number was as many as dozens."
"What are you impeached?"
"The eunuchs made friends with foreign ministers, were domineering and arrogant, ignored the blood hatred of the late emperor, were greedy for power, harmed colleagues, appointed private people, and were greedy..."
"Stop talking!"
Gu Zhenhua waved his hand irritably, leaned on the mahogany seat, slightly closed his sides, and the memories in his mind surged out like a tide.
Three major cases of Nandu!
The Hongguang court is really sad to say. From the first moment of its establishment, it was trapped in party struggles, and even after its destruction, the struggle continued to stop.
Due to the failure of the Donglin Party on the decision-making issue, Ma Shiying took power. As a result, the case of the Great Compassion Monk, the Fake Prince, and the Tong Concubine Case appeared, which collectively referred to as the three major cases of Nandu. The goal was very clear, and it was to shake the legitimacy of Emperor Hongguang and slander Emperor Hongguang's fake, and then proved that Ma Shiying and others did not hesitate to support the fake emperor for their own glory and wealth, and ignored the real virtuous king.
Judging from various operating methods, it is exactly the same as the Hongwan case, the palace case and the attack case in Beiting. The Donglin Party members fanned the flames and jumped up and down, fearing that the world would not be in chaos.
The three major cases of Nandushi greatly restrained the energy of Hongguang Dynasty, and Ma Shiying had to focus on internal fighting. As a result, the weapons were not in place and the army was not trained. When the Qing soldiers came, the natural danger of the Yangtze River was broken and the Hongguang Dynasty was destroyed. The Donglin Party, who wanted to seize power, was also stunned, but some of the shrewd people simply shaved their hair and became ministers for the Qing Dynasty.
Gu Zhenhua silently calculated with his fingers. Now there are two cases in the three major cases in Nandu that are related to him. It seems that the other party wants to defeat him and Ma Shiying!
"The clear stream will ruin the country, and success is not enough to make trouble!" Gu Zhenhua let out a sigh of relief: "Jianming, can Ma Shiying hold on?"
"Mr., if he could hold on, he wouldn't send you a letter. I think Ma Shiying wants to ask you for help!"
"Then do you think you should save me?"
"Dude, according to my opinion, An** is training new recruits and urgently needs the support of the court. With Ma Shiying in the court, we have whatever we want, but if Ma Shiying falls, I'm afraid that Nanjing will not only not help, but will also pull back."
Gu Zhenhua thought for a while and looked at the style of the Donglin Party. He always had the interests of the group overriding national interests, fighting internally and externally fighting outsiders. The most disgusting thing was that he was obviously a bunch of villains who were selfish, but he also packaged himself as a gentleman and made a fussy statement. It was really hateful!
"Jianming, go and prepare. I will take my men to Nanjing!"
Fang Jianming turned around and was about to leave, and Gu Zhenhua called him again: "Jianming, go and invite Mr. Li and Mr. Xu over. I want to discuss things with him."
"Abide by the order!"
Fang Jianming agreed to leave in a hurry, and within a short while Li Jibo and Xu Fang rushed over.
"Duke, I am busy explaining policies to merchants. Many of them are interested in investment. It seems that the Duke has taken the right step. Shen Degong has sent people to Yanzhou, and thousands of Shandong people are about to flock to Henan!"
"Mr. Li, let this go in advance. You are always good but not good. When bad things are said, there will be trouble in the other end of Nanjing. Dozens of censors impeached my master!"
"Impulse, it's too fast!" Li Jibo was also shocked: "We confiscate the land, kill the traitors, pass it to Nanjing, and then submit the memorial. It will take ten days and half a month!"
"If someone wants to fight you, just make a fuss out of nothing. Do you have to grab your braid?" Gu Zhenhua sneered and introduced the two major cases to them.
"Now the prince has become my son. I, Gu Zhenhua, have a great honor to be Lu Buwei once!" Gu Zhenhua's words were filled with anger and sadness.
Xu Fang was on the side, his fists clenched and he slapped his thighs hard: "When is this? We can't help each other and we can't save half of the country. We are actually thinking about internal fighting and attacking Your Majesty is crazy. Don't they understand that the throne is shaken and the government is not in line with, so we will destroy the country!"
"What can they do?" Li Jibo sneered: "When Wang Jingluo and Sun Chengzong debated the Balipu city wall, Sun Chengzong was speechless when he was refuted. As a result, he actually said with a shy face that Wang Jingluo did not have the ability to be a great master. He was the dignified emperor and mastered the Ministry of Works in Liaodong for several years. How much financial resources were wasted. Without the Donglin Party and other people, the Qing Tartars would not be able to get into the pass!"
Old man Li Jibo did not admire others, but he was obsessed with the benefactor Wang Zaijin. Gu Zhenhua waved his hand: "Mr. Li, don't mention these scattered grains. Let's talk about it before you. Ma Shiying sent someone to expedite it with 600 miles to send an impeachment memorial and also explained the two major cases in detail. What exactly did he want to do?"
"Isn't this simple? I naturally think that the Lord is taking action!" Xu Fang said with a smile: "You have experience in dealing with the Donglin Party. Didn't Qian Qianyi be killed by you? Yuan Fu wants you to take action again. As the saying goes, the matter of eliminating evil is gone. This time, you can't be polite to the Donglin Party. You must break the bones and tendons and look for teeth all over the ground!"
Li Jibo was not so optimistic. He looked carefully at Ma Shiying's handwritten letter and said, "Dude, just the Donglin Party, Ma Shiying will not be distracted. I read the letter Ma Shiying wrote about the whole country and talked a lot. Of course, this Jiangbei is not us, but most of it refers to the four towns in Jiangbei. As I saw, these four towns may have been interfered, which made Ma Shiying take the opportunity to attack you and have to find you!"
Listening to Li Jibo's analysis, Gu Zhenhua had to nod. The old fox was right. Originally, all the four towns in Jiangbei heard about Ma Shiying. But now that he appeared, Ma Shiying and his alliance would naturally cause some people to be unhappy, the army was unstable, and there would be endless troubles.
"Mr. Li, your analysis is too reasonable, but how should I deal with it?"
Li Jibo thought for a while and said, "Dude, you might as well bring thousands of elite soldiers back to Nanjing overnight. Whoever dares to make trouble will kill anyone. Just like in Guide, killing big and slashing. It is best to cut the gossip along the Yangtze River, so that the world will be peaceful!"
"In this way, my name will be ruined by fame and fortune!"
Gu Zhenhua said bluntly: "The Donglin Party controls public opinion and has no strong evidence. Just killing people like this. I can guarantee that no one can attract talents in the future. Sigh alone can drown us."
As he spoke, Gu Zhenhua also saw the strange smile on the corner of the old fox's mouth. Gu Zhenhua immediately woke up: "Old Li, you are deliberately coming up with a bad idea!"
"Hahaha, Duke, I am also afraid that you will be really reckless. In my opinion, when you go to Nanjing, you will probably add fuel to the fire. I am afraid that it will backfire. Let's wait and see if it changes!"
Gu Zhenhua was also lowering his head to think, but suddenly his subordinates rushed in and ran in.
"Dude, something is wrong. Our purchasing fleet has been detained. These ships are urgently needed for transporting iron ore, sulfur, Glauber's salt!"
Gu Zhenhua took the letter, glanced at it, and then immediately smashed the teapot and bowl to pieces.
"It's too much to deceive people, you force me to start a massacre!" Gu Zhenhua shouted: "Come on, order me two battalions of troops, I'm going south immediately!"
"Dude, don't be impulsive!" Li Jibo grabbed Gu Zhenhua's sleeve and said anxiously: "No matter what, the army attacks the unarmed scholars. That is an eternal infamous! Zhengde Jiajing used the court stick and was scolded by many people. If you use the knife directly, you will be very uproar in public opinion and will collapse without fighting!"
"Mr. Li, we take the overall situation into consideration, but they don't care. All the pickled methods are used. Can I still be a turtle with a head-reducing turtle?"
When Li Jibo heard this, he became anxious and immediately opened his arms and blocked the door.
"Gu Zhenhua, let me tell you, Daming is not yours alone. I can't watch you finish Daming!"
At this moment, the pace was rushed, Li Xu, Guo Yunlong, Yue Polu, Zhou Yingjie and the others all arrived.
"Dad, what's going on? Why are you quarreling with the Duke again?"
Li Jibo glared at him and said loudly: "You bastards are all out of your way, don't get involved in anything!"
The scolding made the group of people confused. Li Jibo turned his head and stared at Gu Zhenhua and said, "Don't tell these little kids about the matter, otherwise they must go to Nanjing immediately. Listen to my advice, you can calm down for a day and think about it carefully, what should you do!"
Chapter completed!