Wang Shiyuan's real name is Zhu Cihuan, is the fifth prince of Emperor Chongzhen, Li Zicheng defeated Běijīng, his third brother and fourth brother do not know their whereabouts, Wang Shiyuan is also Zhu Cihuan, commonly known as Zhu Third Prince. Although Zhang Huangyan and the third prince of Zhu had never met, as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, he would naturally pay a big salute when he saw Wang Shiyuan.

Zhang Huangyan had also heard about the third prince of Zhu hiding in the house of Hu Jinshen in Yuyao, and sent people to the house of his old friend Hu Jinshen several times to try to take the third prince to the Ming army base in Zhoushan, but each time he returned in vain. Not only did he not receive anyone, but Hu Jinshen also repeatedly instructed Zhang Huangyan's secret envoys not to publicize it.

Zhang Huangyan was quite dissatisfied with this, feeling that Hu Jinshen did not take the safety of the third prince to heart, but he was also unable to attack Yuyao and lead troops to protect the third prince from the Qing army-controlled area. When he was under the city of Nanjing, Deng Ming gave Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Chenggong notes recording blasting skills to Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Chenggong, and helped the Zhejiang army train thousands of armor soldiers, so that Zhang Huangyan's strength was far stronger than before the army. After Ma Fengzhi's uprising, he did not dare to stay in Jiangsu for a long time, and did not dare to cross the Yangtze River to attack Jiangbei, so he led his soldiers and horses south to besiege Hangzhou. Taking advantage of Ma Fengzhi's attraction of the main force of the Qing army in Zhejiang, Zhang Huangyan landed in Hangzhou Bay and took Yuyao directly, on the one hand, to echo Ma Fengzhi's headquarters under the city of Hangzhou, and on the other hand, to protect the third prince of Zhu.

Zhang Huangyan did not dare to say that he could withstand the counterattack of the Qing army, and he did not know whether Hu Jinshen was willing to abandon his industry and go to Zhoushan. If the latter was unwilling to leave his hometown, Zhang Huangyan planned to secretly take the third prince of Zhu away without revealing Hu Jinshen's righteous deeds, so as not to let his family suffer retaliation from the Qing army.

After the salute, Zhang Huangyan stood up, asked Wang Shiyuan about his experience over the years, and then vented his dissatisfaction a little, reproaching Hu Jinshen and said: "Why don't you let the king go to Zhoushan for a long time?" Putting the king in danger, is it the work of loyal ministers and filial sons? ”

Hu Jinshen's face showed some embarrassment, and he was speechless.

And Wang Shiyuan opened his mouth and said: "Zhang Shangshu, I don't want to go to Zhoushan." ”

"Ahh Zhang Huangyan was startled, became more angry after a little thought, and continued to reproach Hu Jinshen: "Are you worried that the Third Taizu will encounter danger on the road?" You are really confused, since I sent someone to pick up the third prince, I must be sure, won't I encounter danger here? ”

"I think it's safer here, and the Tartars can't think I'll hide under their noses." It is still Wang Shiyuan who answers, his external identity is Wang Shiyuan's son-in-law, and like the concubine's son, this identity is also extremely despised. Even the identity of the son-in-law may be worse, he took the initiative to give up his ancestors and recognize his wife's ancestors as ancestors, and in this era, ordinary people are not willing to make this decision even when they are poor and desperate. If Wang Shiyuan does this, it will make the people around him think that he is a little person with no prospects, since no one can afford to look down on his son-in-law, then naturally no one will pay attention to him.

Several times before, Zhang Huangyan secretly sent people to Hu Jinshen, but Wang Shiyuan refused to meet with the envoy and did not want Zhang Huangyan to continue to contact him. He thinks that Zhang Huangyan just wants to use his identity as a banner to call on more gentry and people to rise up against the Manchu rule, and Wang Shiyuan doesn't want to be this banner at all, so he needs to let Zhang Huangyan die this heart: "I have changed my name and surname, I am not a king anymore, I just want to live well with my wife and children, and I ask Zhang Shangshu not to be forced to force each other." ”

"This ......" Zhang Huangyan was so surprised that he couldn't speak, he couldn't believe his ears, Zhang Huangyan himself was a hero, he stepped forward in his twenties, took a huge risk to persuade the generals who had surrendered to the Qing court anyway, and later personally led troops to fight with the Qing court, repeatedly defeated and defeated, and sneered at the Qing court's persuasion to surrender again and again, and his determination to resist foreign races and revitalize China has never wavered. It is precisely because Zhang Huangyan is such a person that it is difficult for him to understand why Wang Shiyuan is willing to live secretly, and the others are just fine, but Wang Shiyuan is the prince of the Ming Dynasty and the orphan of Chongzhen, and after a while, Zhang Huangyan once again threw his anger at Hu Jinshen: "It's you!" It must be you bewitching the king, you thief, I, Zhang Huangyan, are inseparable from you! ”

"Master Zhang is quieter." Hearing Zhang Huangyan's voice getting higher and higher-pitched, Wang Shiyuan said anxiously: "Don't let the people around you hear it!" ”

After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Huangyan persuaded again: "King, this world is your ancestral industry, and it was obtained by your ancestors through the wind and rain. The king is the prince of the Lie Emperor, if the people of the world know that even the king is unwilling to fight for the ancestral cause, then what will so many soldiers think in their hearts? ”

"Then don't let the world know that I am the prince of the first emperor." Wang Shiyuan shook his head and said: "Lord Zhang, I don't have the surname Zhu anymore, now my surname is Wang, and I am the son-in-law of the Hu family." ”

"But the loyal and righteous people of the world ......" Zhang Huangyan still did not give up.

"The loyal and righteous people in Zhang's mouth, do they also include thieves?" Wang Shiyuan's eyes suddenly showed anger, and he said hatefully: "This time under the city of Nanjing, did Lord Zhang also join forces with the thieves, and then drink and talk?" Zhang Da kept saying how the Emperor Lie was, how was it, but do you remember who forced my father to death? ”

"The Li thief who advocated the rebellion has been ambushed," although Wang Shiyuan's tone was full of reproach, but Zhang Huangyan rose up with new hope, after all, as long as Wang Shiyuan still remembered his father, he still had a chance to persuade: "Now the remnants of the camp have returned to the imperial court......"

"It's the Qing soldiers who avenged my father, not you!" Wang Shiyuan interrupted Zhang Huangyan and shouted: "The western thief is just that, Kelongwu and Yongli, in order to fight for the world for themselves and for the throne of my father, even the thieves have taken in, do they still have my father in their hearts?" ”

"The King's ......"

Zhang Huangyan wanted to persuade again, but Wang Shiyuan was already impatient, and stood up and made a gesture of sending off the guest: "If Lord Zhang still remembers Emperor Lie's words, please don't reveal my life experience, and don't affect my father-in-law and wife." ”

After finishing speaking, Wang Shiyuan turned around and walked back to the bedroom, while Hu Jinshen pulled Zhang Huangyan out of his son-in-law's room.

The two came to Hu Jinshen's study, and when they saw that Zhang Huangyan still looked lost and depressed, Hu Jinshen persuaded him: "Now that the Son of Heaven is on the throne, you don't necessarily need a king." ”

"Today's saint, alas," Zhang Huangyan shook his head, he wanted to send a prison to this old friend who he hadn't seen for many years, and talk about the cowardice of today's son, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was not the duty of a courtier after all, so he stopped again: "Fortunately, Deng Ming, the governor of Jiangnan, still has a bit of a clan's appearance, which makes the hearts of people in the sea feel uplifted." Zhang Huangyan thinks that this name is a pseudonym, so he doesn't shy away from talking about it.

"Deng Ming," now that this name has spread all over the world, Hu Jinshen was also shocked after hearing Zhang Huangyan's words: "If you want to say that the death of the Hong thief is really happy, I drank a few cups after hearing about it, at that time I didn't know that Deng Ming was a pseudonym, I thought it was Emperor Taizu Gao's apparition, and he sent a good general to Sheji; Later, after Deng Mingwei shook Huguang and beheaded Hu Quancai, I heard rumors that he was actually an incognito clan; It wasn't until Deng Ming besieged Nanjing that I learned that he was the King of Shaofu. ”

"I'm afraid it's not the Shaofu Wang......" Zhang Huangyan shook his head and said, he told Hu Jinshen that the Fu Wang's family had been arrested by the Qing army, and he had never heard of rumors that a young son had slipped through the net before, this was probably a misunderstanding: "And Deng Ming did not claim to be the Shaofu King." ”

"Then which king is he?" Hu Jinshen asked curiously.

"I don't know." Zhang Huangyan admitted frankly: "I guess it's probably a distant branch, and it doesn't have much appeal, so I didn't mention it." ”

"Is that Lord Zhang definitely from the clan?" Hu Jinshen said with some unease.

"He talks well, has a heavenly demeanor in his demeanor, and Inspector Wen is not a reckless person...... Zhang Huangyan listed some of Deng Ming's expressions, as well as Zheng Chenggong and Li Laiheng's attitude towards Deng Ming: "And Deng Ming also speaks Fengyang dialect, if it is not a clan, how can a Sichuan person say Huiyin?" ”

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This is actually Zhang Huangyan's misunderstanding, Deng Ming is a native of Tianjin, and he often uses Tianjin native language when he speaks cross talk to the army, and Tianjin dialect is very similar to Anhui dialect. In addition to Zhang Huangyan, many other people also think that Deng Ming speaks Fengyang dialect, as for the difference in details between the two, these people either can't hear it, and even if they do, they think it's normal - Deng Ming's palace may not be in Anhui, and the accent will of course be affected by the local dialect.

"I heard that after the Son of Heaven abandoned the country, the hearts of the people in my army were also fluctuating, and the soldiers were all discussing in private, even the emperor didn't want to work hard for the ancestral industry, what did they throw their blood for?" Speaking of Deng Ming, Zhang Huangyan's face suddenly gave birth to excitement: "And Deng Ming took the lead, forgetting his life, seeing the children of the clan going into battle in person, the soldiers also had fighting spirit, knowing that the Mandate of Heaven was still favoring the Ming Dynasty, otherwise why would he descend such a clan?" Everyone knows that no matter how arrogant the Tartars are, in the end we will be able to expel the Tartars and restore China. ”

As soon as the conversation box was opened, Zhang Huangyan spoke brightly about Deng Ming's various expressions around Nanjing, and Hu Jinshen was also fascinated when he heard it, and sighed again and again on the side: "Emperor Gao has appeared, Emperor Gao has appeared." ”

"It is precisely that as long as they see the clan going into battle, the soldiers are full of confidence, and the loyal and righteous people are also deeply encouraged; A distant branch clan can have such an effect, let alone the Son of Heaven and the Prince? I have written to the Son of Heaven and ask him to return to Luan no matter what, and clean up people's hearts; He also sent a letter to King Lu and Zheng Yanping, hoping that King Lu would be able to return to the front line. Speaking of King Lu, Zhang Huangyan's expression darkened slightly, but it was only for a moment, and said: "If the five princes can come out and raise their arms, the hearts of the people of Zhejiang will be greatly excited." Zhang Huangyan felt that when the southeastern scholars and people saw the third prince appear in Zhejiang like a god descending from heaven, there would definitely be many people who thought that this was a sign of the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Han officials who had joined the Qing court, I am afraid that they would also be greatly shocked: "Brother Hu must help me, no, you must help the Ming Dynasty, this is also good for Brother Hu's daughter and grandson, Ming Zhongxing, how can the five princes also be princes, isn't Ling Yan the princess?" ”

"What Brother Zhang said is true!" Hu Jinshen was also infected by heroism at this time, and generously said: "Brother Zhang, go back first, I will definitely persuade the king to come out and call on the loyal and righteous people in Zhejiang." ”

"There's Brother Laohu." Zhang Huangyan bowed deeply to his old friend.

"Brother Zhang's words are serious, the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband." Hu Jinshen stood up excitedly, and when he and Zhang Huangyan looked at each other and smiled, there were faint tears in their eyes.

It's a pity that neither Zhang Shangshu nor Hu Jinshen knew that in Deng Ming's original world, Wang Shiyuan had no idea of resisting the rule of the Qing court at all, and he avoided the anti-Qing movement, lest he be burned. In that world, every time Wang Shiyuan leaked his words, his identity would rekindle the fighting spirit of the people around him, and the fire of enthusiasm to resist foreign rule would ignite in their chests; Whether it is Siming Mountain, Ningbo, or Cixi, every time Wang Shiyuan hides under a pseudonym, someone will stand up and fight to the death against the behemoth of the Qing court; Another example is in Zhenhai, Zhang Yuehuai was originally just an ordinary person, after learning that the tenant was the third prince of Zhu incognito, Landlord Zhang sold his property and wanted to contact Haojie to support Wang Shiyuan and fight against the Qing court...... It's a pity that Wang Shiyuan disappointed these people who sacrificed their lives every time, and every time Wang Shiyuan heard that someone else was going to leave a qiē to help him expel the Tartars, he immediately fled in a hurry.

After reaching an agreement with Hu Jinshen, Zhang Huangyan returned to the barracks. After handling military affairs the next day, Zhang Huangyan hesitated a little, not knowing whether he should openly take people to Hufu during the day -- yesterday Wang Shiyuan made it clear that he did not want Zhang Huangyan to disclose his identity, and even brought out Emperor Chongzhen.

Just when Zhang Huangyan was hesitating, it was suddenly reported outside that a gentleman surnamed Hu was visiting.

"Please." After Zhang Huangyan saw the famous post, he was overjoyed and hurriedly asked the guards to bring Hu Jinshen in.

"It's already ......" After seeing Hu Jinshen, Zhang Huangyan wanted to ask if the other party had completed the persuasion work, and whether Wang Shiyuan had agreed to change his name back to Zhu Cihuan, but Zhang Huangyan stopped after spitting out two words, and he saw that his old friend's face was full of frustration.

Hu Jinshen told Zhang Huangyan that his son-in-law had taken his wife to the countryside early this morning to take refuge, and before leaving, he repeatedly ordered his father-in-law not to reveal his whereabouts to the Ming army, and that even this matter would not be reported to Zhang Huangyan until the afternoon.

"Ahh After listening to Hu Jinshen's words, Zhang Huangyan felt as if he had knocked over the five-flavor bottle, and now Wang Shiyuan must have been far away from Yuyao, and the only one who knew where he was going was Hu Jinshen, obviously this insider had no intention of suing Zhang Huangyan.

For Hu Jinshen, who does not forget the Ming Dynasty, since Wang Shiyuan is the prince of Emperor Lie, he is still his father, since it is Wang Shiyuan's order, then Hu Jinshen will definitely not disobey, even if Zhang Huangyan tortures and interrogates him, he will definitely not confide a word. As for Zhang Huangyan, although he did not regard Wang Shiyuan as his father, as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, he would never force the prince to do anything, so he could only try his best to convince, and if he couldn't persuade him, he had to give up.

"In that case, there is no need for me to stay in Yuyao any longer." Zhang Huangyan shook his head helplessly, after seeing Deng Ming's appearance and the morale he aroused, Zhang Huangyan has always fantasized about repeating such a feat in eastern Zhejiang, fantasizing about being able to raise the banner of the Ming clan in the Zhejiang army, so that the soldiers and the people can see the prince with the armor in his armor.

Zhang Huangyan ordered that the people of Yuyao should be moved to the coast as much as possible, and then moved to Zhoushan, while the people who were really unwilling to leave were evacuated to take refuge outside the city: "Then send someone to Governor Ma of Hangzhou." ”

Ma Fengzhi had been in the city for a long time, and Da Su had arrived in Nanjing not long ago, Zhang Huangyan felt that if Ma Fengzhi could not take Hangzhou in the short term, then it was time to consider retreating to the coast.

"Go and ask Admiral Ma, if he is willing to join me as a teacher, and then attack Ningbo Mansion together, well, and then reveal a little to Admiral Ma, I have a way to quickly break through the walls of Ningbo." Zhang Huangyan did not share Deng Ming's blasting technique with Ma Fengzhi, after all, the other party was still a former high-ranking official of the Qing court just now, Zhang Huangyan lacked trust in him, and was even more worried that his subordinates would surrender back to the Qing court when they saw that the situation was not good: "Until the point is over, don't sue him too much." ”

…… In Nanjing, the Manchu general Dasu, who had been ordered to reinforce the southeast, was deeply shocked by the situation in the southeast after inquiring about the defense of the Yangtze River.

"Jiangning, Su Song, and Jiangxi's sailors have all been wiped out?" Dasu knew it was going to be bad, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

After Zheng Chenggong entered the Yangtze River, Su Song's naval division has been avoiding the battle, but after Zheng Chenggong attacked Chongming Island, the defenders only had the strength to hold the core fortress, in order to prevent the Zheng army from getting the naval division, the defenders could only destroy the ships themselves. As for the sailors in Nanjing and Jiangxi, most of them were burned by a fire in Deng Ming, and the rest were captured by the Ming army and brought back to Wuchang.

"yes." Jiang Guozhu told Sù Dasu that not only was the entire naval division destroyed, but the main force of the Qing army in the southeast was also heavily damaged, and it was completely powerless to suppress Ma Fengzhi's rebellion. Fortunately, the city of Suzhou was strong, and Ma Fengzhi also raised troops in a hurry, and failed to take Suzhou due to lack of preparation.

When Deng Ming left, he released the captured prefect of Anqing, and returned the Qing soldiers who were captured with the prefect to him, so that they could return to the Qing court camp with Anqing, and Wuhu and other places did the same.

Jiang Guozhu also retained all these civil and military officials -- he did not dare to take these people into custody for questioning, lest they would jump over the wall and rebel with Ma Fengzhi, and if such a thing really happened, Nanjing would not have the troops to suppress them.

Not only did he not dare to deal with it, Jiang Guozhu also pleaded with the Qing court on their behalf, saying that although these people were captured and insulted, they did not betray the court like Lang Tingzuo. Jiang Guozhu also said that if the imperial court must investigate the sins of these people, then the officials who will be defeated in the future will know that there is no way to live, and they will completely fall to the Ming army.

This time, Dasu took 10,000 northern green battalions to the south, and the Qing court probably sent him another reinforcement of a similar number, and gave him the task of attacking the Zhejiang army and the Fujian army as much as possible to reduce the possibility of them invading the Yangtze River again.

"Although Ma Fengzhi claims to be 100,000, they are actually a rabble," Jiang Guozhu and Liang Huafeng complimented Dasu vigorously: "Once the general enters Zhejiang, he can destroy Ma Wei without much effort." ”

"It's just that now that the Southeast Naval Division is completely destroyed, it is unlikely that the general will attack Zhoushan," Liang Huafeng gave Da Su a plan: "In the opinion of the last general, the general can write to the imperial court, requesting that the army be moved to Fujian and go straight to Zheng Yi's lair." ”

Da Su frowned slightly when he heard this, and asked with some puzzlement: "Isn't Zheng Rei's strength stronger than Zhang Rei?" You say I can't beat Zhoushan, but I can beat Jinxia? ”

"Zheng Wei and Zhang Wei have no power in land warfare, and they only rely on the sea to separate," Jiang Guozhu immediately analyzed Da Su: "But Geng Fan's naval division is strong, and he was originally between Zheng and Zheng, and this Jiangning battle, Zheng Zhishui's division also suffered a lot of losses, and Geng Fan is enough to deal with it." Besides, there is a big general in charge, Zheng Reverse jumps off the beam clown, what is the way? ”

"Exactly, Jinxia and the mainland are only separated by a water, and they can be spent in two hours, as long as they get on the ground of Jinxia, Zheng Yi can only be captured." Liang Huafeng also had a sneer on his face: "Under Jiangning City, Zheng Rebell's 200,000 army was defeated by the last general's 3,000 men and horses, how can it withstand the general's thunderous blow?" ”