Prince of a different surname!

Chen Wen is not the number one in Nanming, but he is also the second place after Sun Kewang's King of Qin.

Of course, Yue is not a big country like Qin, Jin, Qi, and Chu in the traditional sense. Even if it is a little inferior to Han, Zhao, Wei, and others, it is probably stronger than Shu, Jing, Chen, and Cai.

However, Chen Wen started in the land of Wu and Yue. King Wu was used by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, before ascending the throne. During the Ming Dynasty, only two royal families were granted titles, and they were quickly renamed or removed from titles. Just like King Yan of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, the King of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, it was absolutely impossible to grant it to ministers. In this case, King Yue became a relatively reasonable title.

Chen Wen never expected Sun Kewang to be appointed as the title of King Jin, King Qi or King Chu on behalf of Emperor Yongli, and other titles that could be on par with him. It was not as good as Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty to be named King Jing. He was personally quite satisfied with this. After all, the prince was different from the prince. Even when the titles of the Southern Ming Dynasty reached such a level, only Sun Kewang was the minister. Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu, the three kings of Xiying, were obtained, and neither Zheng Chenggong's Chao King nor Wu Sangui's King Ji, and it sounded worse than that of King Yue.

With just a few people, Chen Wen has entered the peak class of the Ming Dynasty ministers, and it is not without it. For example, like the Qin lord Sun Kewang in recent years, or Li Dingguo who was accused of Huang Yue during the southern hunting of Yongli, he has the right to supervise the country, or even replaced it with the Ming Dynasty. However, at this stage, the prince is already the highest position that Chen Wen can reach.

However, unlike the contented Chen Wen, his relatives and generals immediately began to sweep the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces after they received the title of King Yue.

A bandit who had not made a name for himself, was granted the title of King Qin by his house arrest; Chen Wen recovered the territory of several southeastern provinces from nothing, recovered Nanjing, and killed many famous Qing officials and generals including Jiergalang, Yue Le and Hong Chengchou, but in the end, there was only one King Yue.

Why?!

Zhou Yueying didn't say anything. Chen Wen's will was her will. Chen Wen did not express dissatisfaction. Although she felt unfair, she did not express any displeasure to other military generals and officials' wives. However, as the head of the Propaganda Department, Zhou Jingting instructed Lu Liuliang to start publicizing the difference between Anlong Qianhu Office and Guiyang Qinwang Mansion in the mansion in the residence, as well as Sun Kewang's control of the government affairs.

This is the second season of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to promote the anti-Sun Kewang. The last time was to promote the incident of Sun Kewang coming to make trouble during the decisive battle between Chen Wen and Yue Le. This time, it even hinted to the gentry and people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang that Sun Kewang's unjustly spirit was no less than twice as strong.

This time, all the generals under Chen Wen also obtained the titles. The four ranks of Li Ruixin, Wu Dengke, Yin Yue and Zhang Zisheng have been promoted to Dukes, and the others have also had titles of marquis and counts. As for imperial edicts, there are countless gifts.

However, these gifts did not make them grateful to Sun Kewang, who was in charge of the government. In their opinion, the injustice against Chen Wen was a provocation to the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army Group. A bandit was qualified to be named King of Qin, but their generals did not even get the King of Chu, King of Qi, or something. It was really unreasonable.

The dibao pointed to the people. The gentry did not object to Chen Wen's title, but their news was more informative. Sun Kewang's ambition to take the light and replace him had long been revealed from many places, and the insults of this bandit suddenly echoed in the Southeast Shilin; while ordinary people were indignant about the title and disgusted with Sun Kewang, a talentless reserve team who was usurped by both.

In short, the people's anti-Sun sentiment is rising, and the military is brewing even greater dissatisfaction.

In fact, King Yue is nothing, after all, he is also a prince with a title that is neither high nor low. But it cannot be compared. Once compared with Sun Kewang's title, everything will not be so simple.

The strength of both sides has reversed. The original strongest vassal of the Southern Ming Dynasty, the Xiying, has now been overtaken by the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the gap in strength between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger. Even if we do not mention our strength, Chen Wen recovered more lost land than the generals of the Xiying camp, and the Tartars they killed are higher in terms of quantity and quality than them.

As for the Qin Prince's Mansion, there would be no room for comparison. If it weren't for the two famous kings in Li Dingguo, Xiying would have been compared by Chen Wen's long ago. Even the southern part of Huguang recovered by Sun Kewang, it was actually a region that Fan Wencheng gave up due to Chen Wen's breach. Anyone with a discerning eye could see who the Nanming could have made today.

After all, it was the end of the month after the enthronement, but by February, the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang land had already begun to regard Sun Kewang as the number one enemy of the Ming army below the Qing Dynasty, and wanted to get rid of it quickly.

Compared with that time, the civil and military officials of the Ming Army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang had higher expectations for their own positioning and future. This is a matter of course. After working hard and achieving merits, they deserved to gain more abundant fame and fortune. However, people outside the Ming Army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang were more simply disgusted with Sun Kewang and dissatisfaction with Sun and Chen.

Through the Supervision Office, Chen Wen could clearly see all this happening when he sat in the current Prince Yue Mansion. Sooner or later, there would be a battle between him and Sun Kewang. Now the trend is still under control, and then the trend will be completely aroused.

However, according to his estimate, Sun Kewang pinched his nose and gave him the title of King Yue. He probably didn't expect to fall into such a situation. Put himself in his shoes, if Sun Kewang knew, he might also say something like "The baby is in pain, the baby doesn't want to say it."

King Yue was the key to the entire enthronement, but what Chen Wen saw was not just that. The military affairs of several provinces, including wolf soldiers, storms and local soldiers, were also subject to Chen Wen's restraint, which was very different from the previous admiral's military affairs. The provinces responsible for military affairs also included Shandong and Henan, both provinces in the north. Sun Kewang wanted to lead his disaster to other places as always. Is this arrogance? I'm afraid it's not that simple.

In the months since Chen Wen recovered Nanjing, Sun Kewang from southern Huguang has not taken action, but agents from the Military Information Department have already set up posts in Huguang.

According to the information, news of Chen Wen's recovery of Nanjing came, and the Qin Prince's Mansion was like a sweeping away his parents. Now, in addition to having a narrow-minded emperor to command the princes, Sun Kewang has completely lost the strength to compete with Chen Wen. Even by the end of the year, Sun Kewang had left Changsha and returned to Guiyang to take charge - to the east, to the south, and to the north, not only may he not be able to fight, but also to worry that the nearby Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang had completely failed the third game of the Luping. The strategy set by Sun Kewang after regaining Changsha was also shattered, so it is safer to return to Guiyang.

The restoration of Nanjing was an unbearable loss for the Qing Dynasty, and for all forces south of the Yangtze River, it was a symbol of the complete breaking of the balance of power. Chen Wen was in the era of dominance in the south of the Yangtze River. As the news gradually was confirmed by various forces, after a brief shock, the interactions between them suddenly became frequent.

At the end of September, Anlong Mansion in Guizhou was only a few years old as a prefecture-level unit, but while it was upgraded to a prefecture, it took on the heavy responsibility of the emperor. However, the original Anlong Qianhu Office was incredibly ruined, and the difference between the two words "新官网" was too far away, even getting farther and farther away.

In the hall, the Emperor Yongli, the common ruler of the world held by various groups in the Nanming Dynasty, sat dejectedly on the dragon throne. There were only a few ministers left in the hall. It was not that they didn't want to come, but that they really couldn't come - there was no way to be separated by heaven and man forever.

In March last year, the secret operation of planning to induce Li Dingguo to fight against Sun Kewang was leaked. Sun Kewang sent his confidant Zheng Guo to recruit Grand Secretary Wu Zhenyu, military department clerk Zhang Juan, Hanlin Academy's review of Jiang Jiechang, Li Kaiyuan, Ministry of Personnel's minister Xu Ji, Dali Temple's minister Yang Zhong, Taipu Temple's minister Zhao Gengyu, Guanglu Temple's minister Cai Ji, Wu'an Hou Zheng Yunyuan, Jiangxi Road Censor Zhou Yunji, Censor Li Qi, Zhu Yipu, Fujian Road Censor Hu Shirui, Wuxuan's doctor Zhu Dongdan, Zhongshu Ren Douxu, Yi Shijia, Sili eunuch Zhang Fulu, Quanwei's eunuch, Quanwei's minister, etc. for the crime of "deception of the king and stealing treasures and forgery of imperial edicts". He was given the cabinet's chief assistant Wu Zhenyu, internal supervisor Zhang Fulu, Quanwei's minister Zhang Juan, three of the criminal and criminal department clerk Zhang Juan were executed in a slander, and the rest were executed.

There were not many ministers who joined Guizhou with Yongli. The Grand Secretary Wen'an was the governor of Sichuan and Hubei. Some officials also entered Guangdong from Li Dingguo. Now, these eighteen ministers were suddenly killed by Sun Kewang, and there were not many left in the hall.

The number of people was getting fewer and fewer, and the authority had been robbed by Sun Kewang long ago. The court had become a form. I knew there would be nothing worth discussing. The more I looked at the empty hall, the more painful it was, Yongli had to let the eunuch around him announce his retreat to the court.

Unexpectedly, just after leaving the hall, Pang Tianshou, the eunuch of the Admiral Warriors camp, bowed to Yongli, with his etiquette as always.

Yongli was particularly disgusted with this eunuch. It was nothing else, but the servants of the Tian family were charming Sun Kewang's living Cao Cao, which was strange to not dislike him. However, now Pang Tianshou and Wen'an Hou Ma Jixiang are here as Sun Kewang's eyewitnesses, and it is not in line with his personality when they have sex in person.

"Pang Fan is exempt from gifts, can you report anything?"

Hearing the sound, Pang Tianshou thanked him, and quickly stood up and winked at the eunuchs who followed Yongli. These eunuchs who had been assigned to the imperial front for only half a year later retreated timidly.

"Your Majesty, it's Marquis Wen'an who wants to meet alone."

Ma Jixiang, the Marquis of Wen'an, was born in the Jinyiwei. He is now an important official in the Yongli court, especially as Sun Kewang's eyewitness, and is also a person in Anlong Mansion who is about to shake three times when he stomped his feet. And Ma Jixiang even betrayed Wu Zhenyu and others to Sun Kewang, so that once he heard this person, Yongli's heart immediately became angry.

Anger was inevitable, but Yongli didn't dare to say anything. He nodded and followed Pang Tianshou to a room not far away.

This was obviously very prepared. Seeing Yongli coming in, Ma Jixiang hurriedly fell to the ground. His etiquette was meticulous and no one could find any mistakes.

"Ma Aiqing asked me to get up, what exactly should I say to you separately?"

Hearing the words of mercy, Ma Jixiang slowly stood up, then lowered his eyebrows and said to Yongli with a pleasing look: "I have just returned to the journey, so I'll come to pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Where Ma Jixiang went, for Yongli today, he had lost the channel to get news, and he could not know, but as long as he thought about it, the answer was actually not that difficult.

"Well, Ma Aiqing is intent."

Yongli's words were a pun. Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou were both human geniuses, so how could they not know? However, Yongli himself did not need to hide his dissatisfaction, and the two had to listen with a downward look on their faces.

"I went to Guiyang this time and found out about it. I wanted to report it to Your Majesty."

"oh?"

This is a very rare thing. Ma Jixiang fell over not long after Yongli was under house arrest by Sun Kewang, and even pulled Pang Tianshou over. In recent years, only Ma Jixiang monitored Yongli for Sun Kewang and reported the matter to the Qin Palace. He had no news from outside that he had reported to Yongli, and could not help but be surprised.

Yongli's surprise is normal. If he is not surprised, Ma Jixiang would be suspicious. Seeing this, Ma Jixiang lowered his voice and said to Yongli: "I was in Guiyang before and found out that the Prince of Kuaiji from Zhejiang had killed Yue Le first last year and then killed Jier Harang. Now he has recovered Nanjing. The army crossed the Yangtze River and confronted the Tartars across the Huai River!"

"What did you say?!"

This news really shocked Yongli. Since Mr. Eighteen was imprisoned last year, he has never received any news outside Anlong Mansion. However, in less than a year, the situation in the world has changed so tremendously, which really made him unexpected.

Upon hearing this news, Yongli immediately believed that it was Ma Jixiang's deception, but then he thought that it was no need. Moreover, since Chen Wen was able to kill Hong Chengchou and recover the territory of a province in Jiangxi, it is still unknown whether he really went north to recover Nanjing and killed one or two slave chiefs. However, Jiergalang was an old slave chief, and it was really unbelievable that he was killed by Chen Wen.

Yongli's face changed from white to red, from red to white several times, and finally suppressed the ecstasy and suspicion in his heart. Ma Jixiang observed Yongli's expression with his light, and continued to say: "When I heard this news, I thought it was spreading rumors, but after careful investigation, I found that no matter whether it was true, there were many details missing, such as Yue Le, the prince of Kuaiji, who was actually killed on the battlefield, and the slave chief of Jiergalang was captured by Kuaiji County on the battlefield, and then pulled to Xiaoling to be killed..."

Next, Ma Jixiang brought the truth he knew one by one, and Yongli's suspicion and fear were quickly swallowed up by this surprise. In his eyes when he looked at Ma Jixiang, the disgust from the bottom of his heart subsided a little.

Nanjing, that's Nanjing. Three years ago, Li Dingguo's two famous kings were not yet strategically expanded, and at least they did not take advantage of this trend to regain more lost territory. Although Yongli was not very clear about the truth, if you think about it carefully, you can see that Sun Kewang's methods are naturally indispensable. Now, Chen Wen is also two famous kings, but he quickly regained Nanjing, a crucial place for the Ming Dynasty, and the situation in the world is completely different!

However, he only learned such a great news from Ma Jixiang until now, which is really ironic.

Perhaps, it was precisely because Sun Kewang knew what this news meant that he specifically blocked the source of information from Anlong Mansion to prevent him from having any other thoughts. Ma Jixiang's words later confirmed this.

"When I was in Guiyang, I heard that the King of Qin had sent an envoy to enthrone the Prince of Kuaiji as King of Yue on behalf of Your Majesty, in order to repay this extraordinary achievement."
Chapter completed!