"Admiral, please take a seat." Zhu Cixiang looked at Wu Xiang with a smile and pointed to an empty chair in front of him.

"I'm scared." Wu Xiang declined quickly.

"The admiral and his son are both meritorious ministers and pillars of the country. How can they not sit down?" Zhu Cixiang knew that Wu Xiang was not being humble, but that he really did not dare to sit down. Because his superior Wang Chengen was still standing honestly, how could he sit down?

?

"Master Qiansui asked you to sit down, so just sit down." Wang Chengen also said with a smile. Wu Xiang will soon be the "old royal relative", and he is also the father-in-law of the country with a large number of troops. I am afraid he will also have a seat in front of the emperor.

"I thank you for your seat." Wu Xiang didn't hesitate anymore and sat down on the chair opposite the prince, but only half of his buttocks were touched.

As for Wu Sanfu, he can only stand behind his father honestly.

"Has the Admiral heard about the proposal to move south?" Zhu Cixiang looked at Wu Xiang and asked.

"Moving south?" Wu Xiang was shocked, "Absolutely not! The capital is the foundation of the country. How can we abandon the former emperor's mausoleum where it is?"

Zhu Cixiang just smiled out of habit, as if approving Wu Xiang's stance. But in his heart, he was like a mirror, knowing what his future father-in-law was planning?

The foundation of the country and the late emperor’s mausoleum have little to do with the old Wu family. What the Wu family really cares about is the millions of liao wages a year!

Now the Wu family is the largest military leader in Guan Ning's army. Among the millions of Liao pay, excluding the portion of filial piety to superior officers at all levels, it is all at the disposal of the Wu family. At least dozens of them are put into the pockets of the Wu family and his son.

Ten thousand, right?

If the imperial court moves south, Ji Liao will naturally give up, and Guan Ning's army will either escort him south or surrender to Li Chuang. Regardless of whether he goes south or surrenders, the Liao's millions of salary a year will definitely be gone. Therefore, the Wu family opposes moving south.

The position is conceivable!

However, when there is really no way to defend the city of Beijing, escorting them to escape south should be the best way out for the Wu family. Because no matter whether they surrender to Shun or surrender to the Qing Dynasty, no one will give the Wu family millions of Liao wages a year. Not only is there no

They will be treated as cannon fodder even if they are not paid enough.

If the Wu family surrenders, they will be the vanguard of the battle between Li Chuang and Qing soldiers. On the contrary, they will be the vanguard of the Qing army entering the pass to attack Li Chuang. Only those who follow the Ming Dynasty and move south will be regarded as direct descendants and be fed and raised well.

.It is even possible to go one step further...Zhu and Wu, share the world!

Because as long as the 30,000 to 40,000 Guan Ning troops in Wu Sangui's hands are pulled to the south, they will be invincible!

At that time, the Ming court will rely on the Wu family's army to survive. Shouldn't the wealth of Jiangnan be left to the Wu family?

It's just that Wu Sangui in history couldn't make up his mind at the critical moment, and lost his historical opportunity in delaying and waiting. As a result, he became a sinner through the ages and ruined most of the Wu family.

From this point of view, Wu Sangui was not a clever politician, and it was destined to be defeated in the Battle of San Francisco.

"My father is determined to move south!" Zhu Cixi said word by word, "Today, the secret decree will be conveyed to Wang Yongji and his son, escorted by Guan Ning's army, and leave for Tianjin Weinanxing! Feng Yuanyang has prepared 200 large ships.

, thousands of naval personnel are ready to escort you to Denglai at any time."

"What!?" Wu Xiang gasped, "All the ministers in the court...all agree to move south?"

Zhu Cixiang's father-in-law had only been in the capital for a month. He didn't know Chongzhen's temper and thought that Chongzhen was really a good emperor who obeyed his advice. Therefore, in his view, the obstacle to moving south was the opposition of the ministers, not the opposition of the ministers.

Chongzhen shirks the blame in an unethical manner.

"Since it is a secret decree, of course we cannot let the ministers in the court know about it." Zhu Cihong continued to deceive, "If the news is leaked, Chuangtui will definitely use light cavalry to stop him in a roundabout way, and Lu Chou may also take the opportunity to attack. And among the capital,

It is inevitable to be frightened, and a landslide is inevitable."

"The courtiers don't know, how can we escape in such a hurry?" Cold sweat broke out on Wu Xiang's forehead. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Besides, Quanzi's troops have only just entered Shanhaiguan, and there are many Liao people accompanying them.

Up to hundreds of thousands..."

Wu Xiang didn't care how many courtiers escaped, but most of the Liao people who followed Wu Sangui were military dependents, so it didn't mean he could ignore them.

"Didn't the admiral tell my father a month ago that we only have 3,000 soldiers?" Zhu Cixiang, still smiling, without any fear of impending disaster, said eloquently, "Three thousand brave men will not be able to survive."

Hundreds of thousands of family members, right? Even if we are a little richer and escorted by five thousand brave warriors, the number of accompanying military family members is enough. The mules, horses and carts owned by Guan Ning's army are not enough to count twenty thousand.

Will it be used by thousands of people?”

Wu Xiang was speechless by Zhu Cixiang, and was also surprised by Zhu Cixiang's composure.

His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, is young, but his courage and courage are extraordinary!

Zhu Cixiang went on to say: "It's not about having too many soldiers, but about being good. But good soldiers must be used in the right places! If the three thousand servants of the admiral and his son are used for rebellion and as vanguards to fight against the captives, how much can they do? If so,

How can it be used by the captives to enter the pass and fight to the death with the old camp of the rogue bandits, attack fortified cities, and fight in the wilderness?"

Wu Xiang couldn't sit still after hearing Zhu Cixiang's words. He stood up and said, "Why did your Highness say this? My father and I are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and will not join the rebels..."

Zhu Cixiang looked at Wu Xiang and said slowly: "Admiral Shaoan, I know that the admiral and his son are loyal. You and your son are not only loyal, but also smart. They know that being rebellious and being used by the captors will lead to death! Even if you are lucky enough to survive, you will inevitably be poor.

Down and out.

The three thousand servants of the admiral and his son were raised with a salary of millions... The only one in the world who can give the admiral and his son a salary of one million is the Ming Dynasty! There is the old camp for rebellion, and the Eight Banners for the captives. The admiral and his son surrendered, but

How can you become a confidant if you are used as a vanguard? How can the old camp and the Eight Banners have a salary of one million? How much less you and others?

Only if I and my father go to the south of the Yangtze River, only the admiral, father and son, and the brave guard camp led by Huang Degong can rely on, and the rest are of no use. The admiral, father and son, and Huang Degong are the backbone of the Ming Dynasty!

But the world is in chaos and the Central Plains is in ruins. Only Jiangnan can support your three thousand servants! If your father and son can lead thousands of servants to protect Nanxing, they will be the pillars of the country, and we should share the wealth of Jiangnan!"

Zhu Cixiang's tone and expression suddenly changed, and he said categorically: "Nan Xing's plan has been decided, there is no doubt that the secret decree will be sent to Shanhaiguan today. I only ask the admiral and his son whether they will follow the dragon or not!"

Is this true?

Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu, father and son, also felt suffocated...This is because the Zhu family wants to share the south of the Yangtze River with the Wu family!

Wu Xiang could not imagine or dare to think about taking the emperor, commanding the princes, and plotting to usurp the throne. However, Wu Xiang could only dream of going to the south of the Yangtze River to make money.

Nowadays, all the people in the world are poor but Jiangnan, where Fujian and Guangdong are rich. If you can go to Jiangnan to make a fortune, who will miss the miserable Shanhaiguan?

And how long can the situation in Shanhaiguan last? Once Beijing falls, if the Wu family cannot escort them to escape south in time, they will have to choose between Shunqing. But no matter who they choose, they are both big and annoying cannon fodder.

Sooner or later, they will all be consumed - of course, in history, Wu Sangui, Wu Xiang, Wu Sanfu and Wu Sangui himself could not even dream of their future as king of Pingxi.

Judging from the current situation, in the world, only people like Daming would spend millions a year to support Guan Ning's army... This account is really easy to settle.

So once Chongzhen made up his mind, there was no question of whether Wu Xiang and Wu Sangui would follow or not.

Since they had no choice, Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu looked at each other and bowed in obeisance: "I and my son are willing to risk their lives to protect Nan Xing!"

"Okay!" Zhu Cixi smiled, "The admiral and his son are indeed the pillars of the country!

By the way, there is one more thing to tell the admiral and his son. Juyongguan... has fallen into the hands of the rebels! The rebel soldiers will arrive at the capital city in ten days. Therefore, Nan Xing's matter cannot be delayed, and they will most likely break through and leave!

Are the Admiral and his son scary?"

What? Is there such a thing? Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu looked at Zhu Cixiang in surprise, speechless.

Afraid... Of course Wu Xiang and Wu Sanfu were afraid, but they were even more surprised because they could not see a trace of fear or sadness on Zhu Cixiang's face.

The prince grew up in a deep palace, was raised by a woman, and was in the hands of internal officials. Shouldn't he be timid?
Chapter completed!