In Nanjing, the killing array against Zhu Cihong is also quietly unfolding.

It needs to be explained here that not all the nobles of Nandu particularly want to fight with Zhu Cihong. Although everyone ruthlessly robbed Zhu Cihong of their interests, the number of interests that were usurped by each family varied. There are a group of Taizu and Chengzu who have been passed down during the years, and the nobles who have not been broken in the middle are powerful and have many interests, so they naturally have the capital to resist.

Another part of the honorable is the first seal of the Taizu period, and then interrupted for various reasons, until the Jiajing period to continue the descendants of the meritorious heroes, such as Huaiyuan Marquis Chang Yanling, Lingbi Marquis Tang Guozuo, sincerity Bo Liu Kongzhao and others. Just because the seal was renewed too late, the benefits of the Southeast Guard Station were all shared, they couldn't get in at all, and the salt profits they received were not much, so naturally there was nothing worth defending with their lives. At the critical moment, he either walked away, or became a turtle with a shrunken head, and couldn't get out.

Therefore, those who are now gathered in the relatively cold outer city of Nanjing, somewhere in the Guanyin Gate that belongs to the Xu family, are Xu Hongji, Zhao Zhilong, Xu Yunjue, Xu Yongji, Liu Zuochang (Marquis of An Yuan), Guo Zuoyong, and Huang Shu and Lu Jiude, who have just come from Fengyang, the former Nanjing official Shangshu, Zhang Shenyan, an old minister who is only seventy years old, and Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of Nanjing.

Zhang Shenyan and Han Zan Zhoudu's true loyalty, even if they were mentioned by Chongzhen when they were in Yangzhou, after returning to Nanjing, they still devoted themselves to the cause of "protecting the emperor and pitting the Ming Dynasty" without hesitation.

"Greed, immorality, unfilial piety, murderous love, cunning, tyranny, and wickedness...... The prince has a total of seven major faults, even if he has the merit of protecting the southern tour, it is not enough to compensate for the faults. What's more, he still has the crime of blackmailing his father and brother, and he should be abolished in any dynasty. There is no need to worry about the fact that the Holy Lord has no children on his side, King Yong and the Fifth Prince already have news and can try to redeem it from the thieves. And the Son of Heaven is already pregnant, and maybe he can give birth to a prince. ”

The one who was talking was Zhang Shenyan, an old minister with white hair and a righteous body. Now that the Sixth Ministry of Nanjing has been abolished, the vast majority of the officials of the Sixth Ministry have either been appointed to other positions, or have been elected to wait for their posts, or have simply gone home to retire.

And this old minister who entered the Wanli Dynasty and went through the Wanli, Taichang, Tianqi, and Chongzhen dynasties had to stay in Nanjing because he was too old and in poor health, and his hometown Shanxi was occupied by Li Zicheng. And because he has a close relationship with Zhao Nanxing, the former leader of the Donglin Party, he is also considered to be a member of the Donglin Party, and has a good relationship with the Donglin and Fushe gentlemen in Nanjing. After taking a turn in Yangzhou, he had seen through Zhu Cihong's true face, and officially admitted the seven sins that Huang Shu summarized for Zhu Cihong.

With the certification of Mr. Miaoshan Zhang Shenyan, Zhu Cihong's identity as an evil prince is a certainty!

"What the old gentleman said is very true!" Huang Shu, who had just returned to Nanjing, nodded proudly, "Mr. Ma and Mr. Huang have already sent 6,000 elite soldiers south, and they will soon be able to reach Nanjing!" There are also soldiers of Zhao Zongrong and Guo Zongrong in Nanjing, as well as the family members of Wei Guofu, as well as the men and horses put together by each family, there are 60,000 people! And Nandu Shilin also supports us! In the past few days, the talented people of Shilin have hated the prince for being unfilial and disloyal, and they all want to get rid of him quickly! ”

Zhang Shenyan stroked his snow-white beard, nodded lightly, and said, "It's okay to waste it, but you can't hurt its life." ”

"That's what the old gentleman said." The old gentleman spoke, Zhao Zhilong had no choice but to nod his head and said, "It's just that the prince also has some soldiers and horses, and most of them will resist when the time comes, this sword and gun have no eyes......"

"Zhao Zongrong still wants to fight?" Zhang Shenyan looked at Zhao Zhilong, "Since you know that the sword and gun have no eyes, aren't you afraid of hurting the saint?" If there is anything in the Holy Heavens, we will be guilty of death without atonement! ”

"Don't you fight...... Zhao Zhilong was stunned, "What's wrong with not fighting this matter?" ”

Zhang Shenyan said: "You can't fight, you can only force!" ”

"Forced?" Zhao Zhilong asked, "How to force it?" ”

Zhang Shenyan said: "Of course, it is to show him a killing array, forcing him to repent and return to the saint!" ”

"But what is a nirvana?"

After listening to Zhang Shenyan's words, Zhao Zhilong was still confused. To be honest, there is still a certain gap between him and Zhu Chunchen and Li Guozhen, the general Rong of Beijing, not to mention fighting with Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu, the father and son who escaped from the pile of dead.

With his ability, what else can he put on a killing array?

cough cough cough ......

Old man Xu's cough suddenly sounded, and then he heard the old man speak: "It's not easy to kill the array?" If the prince does not enter Nanjing City, it will not be easy to deal with. But as long as you enter the city, it will be our world! With less than 20,000 soldiers and horses, can he compete with our more than 60,000 people? ”

"Guogong, if you have any tricks, just tell me quickly!" Zhao Zhilong looked at Xu Hongji, who was sick and confused, and he couldn't scold him, so he could only follow his words and ask him to make a move.

Lao Xu stroked his beard and asked, "The prince's party is taking the land route this time, right?" ”

"It's by land." Han Zan said, "Cross the river in Guazhou first, and then take the road between Zhenjiang and Yingtian to enter Beijing." ”

Old man Xu said with a smile: "If you want to take the main road, you should enter from the Qilin Gate or Xianhe Gate in the southeast of the outer outline, and then walk along the outer wall of the filial piety tomb to Chaoyang Gate, and enter Chaoyang Gate is the imperial city."

And in the middle of the car into Chaoyangmen, there are Purple Mountain, Xiaolingwei (castle) in the north, there are large altars and mountains and rivers in the south, there are Chaoyangmen urn cities in the west, and there are rivers of the Qinhuai River in the east. As long as we set up the elite soldiers in the Purple Mountain, Xiaolingwei, the Great Shrine, the Mountain and River Altar, and the Chaoyang Gate, and then ambush the dead on the Qinhuai River. Wait until the crown prince and the saint's car enter and then fight together, are you afraid that you can't force the prince to return to power? ”

Zhao Zhilong nodded: "If you can really do this, you will win...... I'm afraid that the prince won't be in the trap! The crown prince is known for his cunning and cruelty, and after so many days of tossing and turning in Jinling, he will not know anything? Will it be so easy to be fooled? ”

Xu Hongji stroked his beard, "If he is not fooled, it will be a big deal for us to collect troops into the inner city." With Nanjing Jiancheng and against him! As long as the general is willing to come along the river, we still have a chance to win. ”

"What the Guogong said is extremely true!" Huang Shu took over the topic, "Xiaguan and General Ping Thief have a good relationship, you can go to Wuchang and persuade General Ping Thief to send troops to Qingjun's side." ”

"But General Ping Thief has already taken refuge in the prince." Han Zanzhou reminded, "The prince also made the general of the thief a thief and became the marquis of Wuchang and gave him half of Huguang. ”

"Hahaha," Huang Shu laughed, "The prince is a bright reward and a secret robbery!" Now Huguang Province is the territory of the Ping Thief General, but the prince handed over the southern part of Huguang to He Tengjiao and Huaiyuan Hou to govern, and also let Cheng Chengbo garrison Jiujiang, making it clear that he did not trust the Ping Thief General.

As for the vassal or something, it's all empty, so it's better to reward him with hundreds of thousands of taels of silver! This prince has scraped so much in Yangzhou and Huai'an, and he doesn't know how to give points to the thief general, it's really short-sighted! ”

"Not only did General Ping Thief get no benefits, but Huang Chuangzi didn't get anything either." Lu Jiude, the eunuch guarding Fengyang Town, interjected, "The prince only said that the horse army should raise military salaries in Fengyang Mansion, which is obviously to starve Huang Chuangzi's 30,000 army!" ”

Huang Shu said loudly: "With the help of General Ping Thief and Huang Zongrong, even if we start a war in Nanjing, we will definitely win!" ”

"Yes!" Old man Xu nodded heavily, "We have Nanjing Jiancheng in our hands, reinforcements from two towns outside, and the righteous name of King Qin...... Even if the prince has 20,000 new troops, what can he do to me? ”

Zhao Zhilong still frowned, "But the Holy Lord and the Prince are coming, and we should welcome them." What should we do if the prince picks someone up while I'm waiting to go out of the city to greet him? ”

That's a problem!

Zhang Shenyan smiled at this time: "This matter is easy to do, the old man is the head of the civil officials in Nanjing, the general Rong is the head of the Nanjing garrison and the head of the nobles in Nanjing, and Gonggong Han is the eunuch of the Nanjing garrison." As long as the three of us come forward, the other families can just send someone to deal with it. Grandpa Han, what do you think? ”

Han Zanzhou said loudly: "Our family is not afraid! ”

Zhao Zhilong looked at the two people in front of him who were not afraid of death, and said in his heart that I am not afraid either! I've been undercover for a long time...... If the prince sees through the conspiracy of the Nanjing nobles, I am an undercover loyal minister, if not, then I am a loyal minister of the saint, I am so smart!