After the Ming army recovered Beijing, it quickly swept away the remnants of the Qing army in Hebei.

For a time, the bandits and rebels in Hebei prefectures and counties were surrendered.

Zhao Ming then left the Grand Governor Xie Qian, leading an army of 100,000 to guard Beijing, and he led the army, as well as the rare treasures, cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings, and precious classics seized from Beijing, and returned to Jiangnan in a mighty way to suppress the rebels in Nanjing.

Zhao Ming returned victoriously and the army returned. His heart was turbulent in the south and he was immediately stable. The news of Zhao Ming's army returning to the south naturally came to Nanjing.

At this time, in Nanjing, more and more rebels had gathered over time.

The survival of Nanjing City is related to the interests of the Zhu royal family. Under Zhu Yihai's persuasion, the various vassals could only donate money and give it a try.

As the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing had a population of hundreds of thousands and was already rich. King Zhu Linyuan of E was also rich. Several vassals in the south who had not been affected by the war also had a lot of wealth.

With the donation of money from all parties, Zhu Yihai received more than 4 million taels of silver, so he was allowed to raise a flag to recruit old subordinates, and there were also young and strong soldiers to join the army.

For a time, a large number of old Jiangbei Army members came to serve. In addition, many gangsters, unemployed vagrants, and bandits, the Qing army was tempted by money and came to join the army.

In recent years, Jiangnan has developed commercial development and land annexation has been serious. Many people who are not good at managing have lost their land and cannot adapt to the city. From morning to night to employment, they have become unemployed gangsters in the city.

For money, these people rushed to Nanjing, making Nanjing crowded with people coming to apply for the recruitment.

Of course, in addition to these people, there are also a large number of people who have lost their official positions, intending to turn the tables on the scene.

At this time, at a recruiting point, a tall, mighty middle-aged man walked into the recruiting point and separated the people in front of him everywhere.

This made the people who came to apply for the recruitment look at each other and whisper, thinking about where this person came from.

The middle-aged man walked straight to the table, sat down directly, and said to the clerk who had made the registration book and said in a deep voice: "Fang Guoan is here to serve!"

"Duke of Yue!" The clerk exclaimed and quickly stood up to salute.

Fang Guoan turned out to be one of the four major kings of Zhejiang. He had a higher qualification than Zhao Ming. Later, he betrayed Zhu Yihai and defected to Longwu.

In the Jinling Spring Formation, Longwu was defeated by Zhao Ming, and many Longwu troops were reorganized by Zhao Ming, but Zhao Ming only selected some soldiers, a large number of old officers, and the old warlords were eliminated and left the country, losing their salary and military power.

When everyone recruited, they heard that it was Fang Guoan, they exclaimed in surprise.

The clerk hurriedly said, "The Duke of Yue has a salary of 5,000 taels!"

Fang Guoan signed a big name, and immediately a clerk led him away and arranged a house for him.

"The Duke of Yue is here!"

"I don't know who else will come!"

The recruiting crowd was talking, and soon, a man wearing a straw hat walked in surrounded by several people everywhere.

"Guangfeng, Wu Liuqi, come and serve!" The man took off his hat and showed a rough black face.

Recruiting personnel immediately took out the roster, looked through for a while, and found Wu Liuqi's name, which recorded his information.

This man turned out to be a general of the Ming Dynasty. Later, he surrendered to the Qing army and served as general. After the Qing Dynasty was defeated, he became a bandit. Now he saw that Nanjing recruiting people, and thought it was an opportunity, so he came to surrender.

"General Wu!" The clerk said excitedly: "I hope you can die for the Ming Dynasty!"

After saying that, the soldiers next to him took out a wooden box and placed it in front of the table. Then they opened it in front of Wu Liuqi, revealing a box of silver that was neatly stacked.

Wu Liuqi's eyes fell on the silver, and there was a light flashing in his eyes, showing a satisfied smile.

The Jiangbei Army, Qing Army, and local gangsters who came out to apply for recruitment could not help but talk, and even the powerful generals of the Qing army came.

Not long after, another person came in, wearing a Taoist suit and a square scarf.

He came to Taoist dressed up, stood at the table, and said in a deep voice: "Yuyao Zheng Zunqian, come and serve!"

When the clerk heard the sound, he checked the list and showed excitement. Zheng Zunqian was an old man from Zhejiang and one of the ministers from Zhejiang who supported Zhu Yihai back then.

"Boy Xingyi, the Supreme Emperor has been waiting for you for a long time!" The clerk also presented a box of gold.

Zhu Yihai recruited a lot of money, and the people who came to apply for the recruitment were given a lot of money according to their original official position.

At this time, in the palace, Zhu Yihai, Zhu Yue and Zhu Yuyou sat and discussed.

"There must be a brave man under the heavy reward! Not only those who have been favored by the Supreme Emperor and Emperor Xiangzong have come to serve, but many Qing generals have also come to serve!" Zhu Yue said in a deep voice.

Over the years, Zhao Ming has defeated many opponents and destroyed many jobs in his rise.

In the south, during the Jinling Spring Formation, many people lost their official positions and military power due to defeat in the war. Later, Zhao Ming forced Zhu Yihai to abdicate, and a large number of Zhejiang personnel were also excluded from the court.

In the north, when the Ming army defeated the Qing army, many Green Camp soldiers also lost their jobs.

Now, Zhu Yihai and others are recruiting a lot of money, and those who are unwilling to fail come to Nanjing to apply for the recruitment.

Zhu Yuyou said: "At present, our vassal soldiers, plus those who came to apply for the recruitment, have gathered 150,000. Even if Zhao Ming returns to the army, he can still fight."

Zhu Yihai shook his head, "Although there are many people, there are mixed fish and dragons. There is still a lack of a commander to command the entire army before he can fight against Zhao Ming!"

In Nanjing, Zhu Yihai gathered more than 100,000 people with a large amount of money. Some of them were his former deployment and were unwilling to fail, while others were loyal to the Zhu Ming royal family, believing that Zhao Ming would sooner or later usurp the throne, and if he got it, he was simply attracted by money.

Such an army is obviously incomparable to Zhao Ming's elite soldiers, and there is no capable person in the city who can command this mixed army of fish and dragons.

Zhu Yuyou nodded, but then said, "Don't worry about this, the Supreme Emperor, there will be someone coming to Nanjing soon!"

Zhu Yihai couldn't help but ask, "Who is it?"

Zhu Yuyou said: "Former Jiangyin Dianshi, the governor of Emperor Xiangzong, Yan Yingyuan."

When Zhu Yihai heard the words, he raised his eyebrows and said excitedly: "What? Mr. Yan is here too?"

Xuzhou.

At the end of July, Zhao Ming led a large army to Xuzhou and stopped.

Zhao Ming could have attacked with the victory and quickly pacified Nanjing, but Zhao Ming did not order the army to move forward quickly, but instead marched slowly.

This is the Northern Expedition of the army, and the soldiers need to rest. Second, Zhao Ming still wants to wait.

At this time, Wang Yi, who was guarding Xuzhou, reported to Zhao Ming, "Your Highness, in the city of Nanjing, there are more than 100,000 rebels."

Zhao Ming sneered, "But some of the defeated soldiers are just a mob!"

Wang Yi said: "Although they are all defeated players, more than 100,000 are not a minority, and they still need to be extinguished as soon as possible!"

Zhao Ming shook his head and smiled and said, "No hurry! Gu has been delaying for half a year, and I don't care about waiting for a while. When they get together, Gu will just wipe out together!"

Zhao Ming is confident. How can he compete with him who controls the world in Nanjing?

At this time, Hu Weizong quickly stepped into the hall and reported urgently: "Your Highness, news came from Borneo that Yan Yingyuan left Yanping's vassal and secretly returned to the Ming Dynasty."
Chapter completed!