"We are waiting to welcome King Wulie!"

Only then did we see the Nanjing City Wall. Fengyang Governor Ma Shiying had already led a large number of Nanjing civil and military officials out of the city to greet them. The scene looked quite grand.

"Commander He Lao Ma greets you personally." Ding Yunyi smiled and jumped off his horse.

At this time, Ma Shiying had been appointed by Zhu Yousong as a bachelor of Dongge University and a censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and was still in charge of military affairs in Fengyang and other places.

Seeing that Ding Yunyi only brought a hundred people, Ma Shiying was finally relieved. One hundred people would not be able to make waves in Nanjing no matter what.

He introduced the officials behind him to Ding Yunyi one by one: Jingnan Bo Huang Degong, Xingping Bo Gaojie and other four towns in Jiangbei all arrived, as well as Shi Kefa who came back specially to greet the martial king Ding Yunyi.

Ding Yunyi also seemed to have no airs, and nodded slightly as he saw each one.

Ding Yunyi was welcomed into Nanjing with great force. Ma Shiying did not arrange for Ding Yunyi to meet Zhu Yousong first, but held a rather spectacular welcome banquet for him.

Most of the people here had just met Ding Yunyi for the first time and were full of curiosity about this legendary prince.

There are too many legends about King Wu Lie Ding Yunyi.

There were many princes in the Ming Dynasty, but there was no one like Ding Yunyi who climbed from an inspection to the prince position step by step and was still so young.

That year, Ding Yunyi, the mighty king of the Ming Dynasty, was only twenty-nine years old!

The banquet was filled with flattering words, which were nothing more than compliments on how brilliant Ding Yunyi was and how he single-handedly saved the Ming Dynasty. Ding Yunyi's ears were about to get calloused when he heard these words.

After paying attention, only Shi Kefa and a few others remained silent.

"The Holy One is extremely grateful to King Wu Lie." Ma Shiying finally said: "King Wu Lie was loyal and brave, and led the Tiger Guards to fight in the south and north, and fought bloody battlefields. Without King Wu Lie, there would be no Ming Dynasty today. The Holy One said, wait until he returns to Beijing

We must reward King Wu Lie generously, and please take good care of King Wu Lie when the time comes."

He kept saying "Holy Lord", as if Zhu Yousong had already secured this position.

"Easy to say, easy to say." Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "Ma Dushuai's merits in supporting him are extraordinary. It is the king who wants to ask Ma Dushuai to take care of him."

The two of them were very happy to compliment me and I to praise you. Ma Shiying didn't say when he was going to see Zhu Yousong, and Ding Yunyi didn't ask a word either.

The two of them were both acting, and Shi Kefa, who was acting aside, frowned, but couldn't get a word in.

Ding Yunyi suddenly said: "I remember that I came to Nanjing before. Ten miles away from the Qinhuai River, the scenery is endless and makes people forget to leave. This time I came to Nanjing. If I were not in a hurry to see the Holy Emperor, I would have to take a good tour."

"Ah, King Wu Lie is just visiting. I arranged for someone to accompany King Wu Lie." Ma Shiying hurriedly said: "To be honest with King Wu Lie, Your Majesty felt cold yesterday. I'm afraid he won't be able to see King Wu Lie for a while.

.”

This point had already been planned by Ding Yunyi, and he smiled slightly at the moment: "In this way, we will have Commander-in-Chief Lao Ma."

Shi Kefa sighed in his heart. He originally had unlimited expectations for Ding Yunyi. Ding Yunyi was famous all over the world for his bravery and loyalty. During the battle to support Nanjing, Shi Kefa was plotted by Ma Shiying and others. In the end, he was expelled even before he got what he wanted.

After leaving Nanjing, I felt depressed and agitated.

After I heard that King Wu Lie had come to Nanjing, a glimmer of hope arose in my heart. If I could use King Wu Lie's power, I might be able to turn things around.

However, when Ding Yunyi appeared, he only wanted to visit the scenery of Nanjing and relive the romance of the past. He was not at all concerned about the country and the people. How could this not make Shi Kefa sad?

Are all Daming people really like this?

Ma Shiying breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It seemed that although Ding Yunyi was brave and invincible, he was just a general and didn't know anything else.

Such people are easier to control.

In the next day, Ding Yunyi was just traveling around. He was famous all over the world. He did not deliberately hide his whereabouts, so wherever he went, he always aroused micro-celebrations from the people. But in one day, all the people in Nanjing were cheering.

I learned that King Wu Lie Ding Yunyi came to Nanjing!

What kind of person was Ding Yunyi? He was King Wu Lie of the Ming Dynasty, the hero who single-handedly saved the Ming Dynasty! In addition to his previous rescue of refugees and other things, Ding Yunyi's name was being recited everywhere in Nanjing for a while.

After a day of fun, when he returned to his temporary residence, Shi Kefa was already waiting for him there.

Although he failed against Ding Yunyi, Shi Kefa still took a chance and hoped that Ding Yunyi could become a "loyal minister" "for the country and the people" under his persuasion.

"Master Shi, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" When he saw Shi Kefa, Ding Yunyi said with a smile on his face: "Oh, I haven't been to Nanjing for a long time. This time I come to Nanjing, and I will not be able to leave. It really makes Master Shi wait for a long time."

"It doesn't matter, Shi Kefa is guilty of disturbing the prince's interest." Shi Kefa said with a forced smile.

Although he is famous, compared with Ding Yunyi's status, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.

After ordering people to serve tea, Ding Yunyi praised Nanjing endlessly as soon as they sat down. Shi Kefa was so preoccupied that he barely managed a few words and couldn't wait to bring the topic to the purpose of his visit:

"What do you think of the crowning of Prince Fu as emperor this time?"

"Prince Fu? Very good, very good!" Ding Yunyi smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I have a good relationship with the old Prince Fu. It is very good, very good to make the son of the old Prince Fu the emperor. Mr. Shi, I have no

A little bit of objection.”

Huge disappointment clearly appeared in Shi Kefa's eyes: "What does King Wu Lie think of King Lu?"

Here we go again, another battle between King Fu and King Lu! Ding Yunyi said with a calm face: "Although I am King Wu Lie, I have lived in a remote place in Fujian for a long time, and I really don't know much about the situation in the Central Plains."

Shi Kefa did not give up: "King Lu was of good character and generous, so it was a pity that he could not inherit the throne. And King Gui was also a loyal man. Both could have been emperors, but he chose King Fu...

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Ding Yunyi listened with a smile.

But he did not dare to agree with Shi Kefa on this point. Even before finding Chongzhen's son, Ma Shiying's approach of supporting King Fu was actually correct.

The reason is very simple. First of all, the father of Fu Wang Zhu Yousong, the old Fu Wang Zhu Changxun, was older than Hui Wang Zhu Changrun and Gui Wang Zhu Changying. Zhu Yousong was his eldest son and was of the same generation as Chongzhen, so he was Chongzhen's biological father-in-law.

Brother, so whether in terms of elders or in terms of the precedent of "older brothers succeeding to younger brothers" in Jiajing's succession, he is obviously superior to the two kings Hui and Gui.

As for King Zhu Changzi of Lu, not only is he separated by blood, but he is also a generation older than Chongzhen, so it is unlikely that he will get his turn. However, at this time, a considerable number of Donglin Party members kept silent about the Jiajing "Great Dispute"

When "Li" and Wanli "struggled for the foundation of the country", their ethical code, which was regarded as "the law of all times", was normal, but they began to talk about "establishing virtuous people".

So Shi Kefa secretly made an appointment with Ma Shiying and had a secret conversation with him in Pukou.

And Ma Shiying also wanted to make a great contribution. So the two quickly reached an agreement and secretly agreed on a compromise plan that would not offend both sides, that is, to abandon King Fu and King Lu and support King Zhu Changying of Gui. Shi Kefa then arrived at Pukou on the first day. The next day, he wrote a letter back to Nanjing, proposing a plan to support the King of Gui and at the same time, let King Lu temporarily command the troops and horses according to the ancient military and horse marshal system.

As for the Donglin forces entrenched in Nanjing, as long as it was not King Fu Zhu Yousong who succeeded him, they would have no objection to whoever they chose. So as soon as they received Shi Kefa's plan, the Ministry of Rites immediately prepared various ceremonial guards and planned to set off for Guangxi. He took King Gui to Nanjing and succeeded to the throne.

It is a pity that the most powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty, Shi Kefa Shi, performed extremely disappointingly on such a major political issue related to the security of the country.

After his above remarks were leaked, the "supporting Lu" people became aggressive and the public opinion was in an uproar. Shi Kefa did not dare to express his political attitude, but argued with reason. He frankly said that King Fu's Lunxu should be established, and the "supporting Lu" might start the war. , did not dare to stick to their own views and stand up to explain their understanding of this issue in order to dispel everyone's doubts and fears about "supporting the direct descendants". Instead, they were timid and "did not say anything". In the end, they came up with A nondescript "supporting the crown" plan that tries to avoid offending both sides.

This "supporting Gui" plan is inconsistent with the order of ethics. It did not establish Emperor Chongzhen's cousins, but instead established Emperor Chongzhen's uncle. Although they were all descendants of the Wanli Emperor, this set up Tianqi and the two emperors Chongzhen. Where? Where to place the King of Fortune? To drive him away or to kill him? Therefore, its essence is not much different from "supporting Lu".

Second, it is extremely lacking in operability, even worse than "Yong Lu".

After all, the King of Lu, Zhu Changzi, is just like King Fu. They are both close to Huai'an and can reach Nanjing in a few days. But the King of Gui is thousands of miles away in Guangxi, and the current situation is not very clear. The full set of ceremonial guards was put out, and it would take several months to go back and forth. By then, I am afraid that the Dashun army or the Qing army would have already arrived in Nanjing before the King of Gui arrived in Nanjing.

In this matter, Shi Kefa's own knowledge and political methods showed that although he had some understanding, he was indecisive and worried, without any politician's determination and courage. He did not dare to cut through the mess quickly and stabilize the situation, and later had to leave Beijing to avoid trouble. , Kong Zi lost the great opportunity to reorganize the imperial court; from the perspective of integrity and character, he was not able to serve the country wholeheartedly or die for Emperor Chongzhen. When encountering resistance and opposition, he did not even have the courage to speak out and just asked for nothing. Offending all forces. Compared with his teacher Zuo Guangdou, this is thousands of miles away.

Ding Yunyi did not criticize, but nodded repeatedly: "What Mr. Shi said is reasonable, what Mr. Shi said is reasonable, it is good to support King Lu, and it is good to support King Lu."

When Shi Kefa saw Ding Yunyi's sudden change of attitude, hope was rekindled in his heart: "Does King Wu Lie also think it is good to support King Lu? Alas, what a pity, King Fu has already proclaimed himself emperor."

"King Lu is good, King Lu is good, ah, King Gui is also good." Ding Yunyi didn't know when he became a yes man: "Although King Fu is the emperor, he may not be unable to change."

Shi Kefa stood up with a bang: "What did you say, King Wu Lie?"

"Ah, I say that if Mr. Shi must support King Lu or King Gui, things may not turn around." Ding Yunyi still smiled: "In short, I will definitely be on Mr. Shi's side. Whoever opposes Mr. Shi

, must be my enemy, and I shall mobilize all the elite Tiger Guards to attack him!"

As if he suddenly saw the light in the darkness, Shi Kefa bowed deeply to Ding Yunyi: "King Wu Lie's kindness will always be remembered by Shi Kefa. I will go back and make preparations. I also ask King Wu Lie not to break his promise!"

"Master Shi, please go slowly. Come and see Master Shi off!" Ding Yunyi sent Shi Kefa out with a smile on his face.

As soon as he came back, Duan San'er also came in: "Xingping Bo Gaojie, Guangchang Bo Liu Liangzuo, and Dongping Bo Liu Zeqing want to see you."

"See you!" Ding Yunyi said with a cold face.

As soon as Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing came in, they met Ding Yunyi according to the courtesy of subordinates. They also exchanged greetings. Gao Jie and the other three people only praised the cliche that Ding Yunyi, the King of Martial Arts, was invincible.

Ding Yunyi was perfunctory while waiting for them to reveal their true purpose.

As expected, they chatted there for half an hour. Gao Jie then said slowly and authentically: "The prince has just come to Nanjing, so I am afraid that there are some things that are not clear to me. The current emperor is the son of the old Prince Fu, so it is most appropriate for him to be the emperor. But

There are some people in the court who always like to make irresponsible remarks, lest the world be in chaos. They wish they could go to some inexplicable place to find someone to inherit the throne. This is a major matter for the court. How can we be so careless? These people all have the court in their hearts.

No."

"Extremely yes, extremely yes." Ding Yunyi said repeatedly.

Seeing Ding Yunyi's humble attitude, the three of them felt relieved. Liu Liangzuo said: "The emperor has been established. How can we change it? But those Donglin Party members are always plotting to change the emperor and regard the great cause of the imperial court as nothing. These people

They are all hateful and can be killed! Now that King Wulie is here, everything will be easier to handle. King Wulie is powerful in the world and is famous in the government and the public. If the prince is willing to express his position, who will dare to object? Besides, I heard that the prince and the old man

King Fu is also a good friend."

"Yes, yes, I have been friends with Old King Fu for many years." Ding Yunyi looked very emotional: "Every time I think of Old King Fu, I can't help crying. Now he's better, his son is like this

Make a fortune."

Gao Jie and the other two were overjoyed, and Liu Zeqing asked tentatively: "Does the prince also agree to support Prince Fu?"

"Hello, King Fu! Hello, King Fu!" Ding Yunyi nodded repeatedly: "Whoever refuses to support King Fu is trying to disrupt our government. I bear the kindness of the late emperor and am the marshal-in-chief of the world's soldiers and horses. How can I see that?

Such a thing happened? If anyone opposes King Fu, I will mobilize all the elite Tiger Guards to attack him!"

Gao Jie and the other three were overjoyed!

"Shi Kefa is so confused!" Liu Liangzuo said loudly: "You actually let King Lu be the marshal of the world's troops and horses. Don't you know that the late emperor had already regarded the prince as the marshal of the world's troops and horses? What position do you put the late emperor in? What position do you put the prince in? I
To be continued...