On the banks of the Nanjing River, a 1,500-ton Spanish galleon is parked on the dock of the shipyard for renovation. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info The ship is a new one that is only five years old, but a second-hand boat bought from the Spaniards. The ship will be completely refitted and turned into a sea palace ready to welcome the Holy Rider home.

The captain's cabin at the stern will be enlarged and renovated, connecting the officer's dining room and the captain's cabin in front of the ship, and converted into the emperor's bedroom, small living room and study. The small cabin on the upper floor of the emperor's bedroom was converted into the residence of the queen mother; On the lower floor of the emperor's bedroom, half of the gun deck in the front half of the cannon deck was dismantled and replaced with a hall for temporary court meetings and banquets. The lower crew dining hall and senior crew quarters in the second half were changed to the quarters of the queen, the crown prince and several senior court ladies. The lower deck of the artillery deck was converted into a cabin for accompanying officers, and the two cargo compartments below were converted into crew quarters and the first floor was converted into a storage room for food and various daily necessities.

After the ship is rebuilt, it will sail to Hindu, Myanmar to welcome the Holy Driver.

Considering that it takes more than a month to sail from Hindu to Nanjing, it is necessary to prepare a large number of items on the ship, and also raise live chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, pigs and other livestock. At that time, the ship will also stop at Singapore, Coconut City, Yanping City, Xiamen and Shanghai, receiving supplies and fresh water along the way, and ending in Nanjing.

At the same time as the ship was being renovated, the Ying Tianfu Palace was also being renovated. Since the Qing army crossed the river, captured Nanjing, and the Hongguang court was destroyed, the original Emperor Palace was occupied by the Qing army, and the Qing court changed the palace into a full city, and many halls were demolished, and the residences of the banner people were built on them; Some open squares were also destroyed, and houses were built on them. Now that it is necessary to welcome back the holy car, it has been transformed into a palace full of cities by the Qing court, and it is natural to repair and renovate.

Tens of thousands of migrant workers were busy demolishing the banner houses built on the foundation of the original hall and preparing to restore the original hall; The houses built by the Qing court on the original square were also demolished, and the houses were ready to be demolished, the foundations were filled, and the stones were paved to restore the original square.

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Thousands of miles away in Hanzhong.

"Lord Wang, the student's eyeliner has just returned from Nanjing, and he found that the king of Nanhai County is building a large number of buildings and repairing the palace; Plus, they have a big ship that's being converted into a dragon ship! It seems that they want to welcome the holy driving day! Wu Sangui's advisor Fang Guangchen was in Wu Sangui's study, reporting the matter to Wu Sangui.

Wu Sangui said disappreciatively: "The king of Nanhai County has the greatest credit, and he has recovered Yingtianfu. His Majesty the Emperor should have responded to Tianfu, why not? ”

Fang Guangchen said anxiously: "Lord Wang! This is to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes! Now the king of the South China Sea is the strongest, if the emperor falls into the hands of this thief, our lives will be worried, and our heads will fall to the ground at any time! Originally, our forces were inferior to others, if this thief controlled the emperor again, then this thief would not become Cao Mengde? When the Tartars are expelled, it will be the day when the prince's head will fall to the ground! ”

"What should we do with what we see?" Wu Sangui asked.

Fang Guangchen said: "Lord Wang, the student thinks that you should send Ma Bao and Xuan Chu to Myanmar to welcome back the holy car before the king of Nanhai County!" Only by controlling the emperor in our hands can we compete with the king thief! Otherwise, I will wait for the Pingxi Wangfu to die sooner or later without a place to be buried! ”

Wu Sangui said worriedly: "But Wang Wei repaired Yingtianfu, which was originally my southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, if the emperor didn't go to live there, where else could he go?" After Wang Wei repaired Ying Tianfu, it was a matter of course to welcome back the emperor! ”

Fang Guangchen said: "Lord Wang, the king has Yingtianfu, but we can defeat Shuntianfu!" Originally, Lord Chongzhen lost the Shuntian Mansion, causing the imperial city to fall backwards into the hands of thieves and Tartars. Now the prince can recover the Shuntian Mansion and welcome the holy car to return to the capital directly to settle in the Forbidden City! So morality is on our side. Although the king's strength is strong, as long as he does not rebel openly, he will not dare to attack you, the prince. ”

"But the Shuntian Mansion is still in the hands of the Tartars, so we will welcome back the emperor?" Wu Sangui shook his head.

"What's the matter?" Fang Guangchen's eyes showed a sense of firmness and decisiveness, "As long as you control the emperor in your hands first, you will take the emperor to go on the Northern Expedition and take the capital by yourself, and the righteousness of the world will be on your side, the prince!" ”

"But will Li Dinghui release him?" Wu Sangui asked. After all, Wu Sangui and Li Dingguo once fought to the death, and the hatred between the two families is not shallow.

Fang Guangchen said: "It is precisely because of Li Dingguo that I let Xuan Chu and Ma Bao go." Ma Bao was originally a general in Xiying; Xuan Chu was once under the command of the King of Shu (Liu Wenxiu), and these two people will be able to persuade Li Dingguo! If the situation is like today, I believe Li Dingguo can also understand that he can only cooperate with us! ”

Fang Guangchen paused for a moment, and then continued: "Xuan Chu's eloquence is not under the students, I believe that if he goes to Burma, he will be able to convince Li Dingguo!" ”

"Okay then, this clan will let Ma Bao and Xuan Chu go to Burma! Plus Wang Shirong, with the three of them, this trip is foolproof! Wu Sangui nodded.

After Liu Xuanchu received Wu Sangui's secret order, he agreed to come down, saying that he would be able to welcome back the holy car. After all, Liu Xuanchu was originally the person of Liu Wenxiu, the king of Shu, if the situation is very clear today, the world is divided, with the Qiongzhou army being the most powerful, followed by Wu Sangui and the Manchu Qing Dynasty, if Wu Sangui and the Manchu Qing Dynasty fight, the strength of both sides will be damaged, but Wu Sangui is no longer able to cooperate with the Manchu Qing. In addition to these three, there are also Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan, Kui Dongchuang Ying, Shang Zhixin, Geng Jingzhong and other warlords. Wu Sangui is only able to join forces with Li Dingguo.

Wu Sangui asked: "Xuan Chu, but Chuang Ying and I are mortal enemies, and it is impossible to cooperate; Shang Zhixin was scared, and it was impossible for him to betray Wang Zhixin; Geng Jingzhong swayed left and right, just relying on our army and Li Dingguo, can he compete with Wang Yi and the three families of Monk Zhixin? If the difference in strength is too great, even if the emperor is in his hands, there is nothing to be done! ”

Liu Xuanchu analyzed: "Shang Zhixin doesn't dare to betray, but Shang Zhixiao can cooperate with us!" That Geng Jingzhong, the prince can also fight for it, after all, the relationship between Zu Zepu and Zu Zeqing and the prince is ......."

"The old man understands, Geng Jingzhong can also fight for it!" Wu Sangui nodded.

Liu Xuanchu said: "Brought to the expulsion of the Tartars, Dashuai, you, Li Dingguo, Geng Jingzhong is my Ming vassal king, the three feudatories join forces, plus a Shang Zhixiao who caused trouble to Shang Zhixin, and the emperor is in hand, he can deal with Wang Yi and break into the camp." And that camp and Wang Rebellion are not of the same heart, even if we can't defeat them, at least we can be in a corner and keep the glory and wealth of the king's children and grandchildren. ”